Basic Details
Surname
Hoose
Forenames
W H
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
William Henry
Served or died
Died
Notes
The Roll lists his address "Late of Peterborough". It states he died serving in the Notts and Derbys, which differs from official records.

(CWGC records that Corporal W H Hoose, regimental number 207404, died on 22/8/1918 while serving in 7th Battalion The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), and is now buried in grave II.P.5 in Bouzincourt Ridge Cemetery at Albert in France, having been reinterred after the War. Soldiers Died in the Great War records that William Henry Hoose, a native of Derby, had served in the 5th Battalion of the Notts and Derby Regiment under regimental number 4366 before joining the 7th Battalion East Kent Regiment. The Army Registers of Soldiers Effects record that his legatee was his widow Ada. On the 1911 census William had been aged 20, living with his parents Frederick and Elizabeth at 16 Leonard Street in Derby. His marriage to Ada Nelson in Derby was registered in 1914).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Notts and Derbys
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on memorial
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Cpl
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Not stated
Country of burial
Not Stated on Memorial
Cemetery
Not Stated on Memorial
Year of death
1918
Month of death
August
Day of death
22
Manner of death as stated
Killed in action
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action
Personal Details
Address
LATE OF PETERBOROUGH
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial