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FREDERICK WILLIAM BRUMBY
Kingston upon Hull HU5 1HT
England
BORN WILLERBY 28/11/1885. SON OF FRED BRUMBY (1861-1925) & ANN GRANTHAM (1860-1948), OF FINKLE STREET, COTTINGHAM. HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND FOUR SISTERS.
HUSBAND OF ANNIE (PARKER) OF 7, EXCHANGE STREET, HULL & 301, BEVERLEY ROAD, HULL. THEY MARRIED AT CAISTOR, LINCOLNSHIRE, ON 25/06/1914.
HE JOINED DRAGOONS IN 1902. WORKED AS A RULLEYMAN, AT FINKLE STREET, COTTINGHAM. (1911 CENSUS).
HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 07/12/1915. DECRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 8 INCHES TALL, 40-42INCH CHEST, PEACOCK TATTOO ON LEFT FOREARM. SERVED IN THE 1ST EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. POSTED TO FRANCE, ON 23/08/1918. REPORTED MISSING AND KILLED , ON 10/09/1918, AGED 33.
HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE CAMBRAI MEMORIAL. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS WIDOW ANN AND DAUGHTER, DOROTHY.
HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 27/08/1919. *
HIS BROTHER, PRIVATE, HERBERT JACK BRUMBY, COLDSTREAM GUARDS, WAS KILLED IN ACTION, ON 23/10/1914, AGED 18.
| Name | Frederick William Brumby |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Willoughby, Yorks |
| Death Date | 10 Sep 1918 |
| Death Place | France and Flanders |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | East Yorkshire Regiment |
| Battalion | 1st Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 39697 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
Doignies 62147
Hauts-de-France
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