Basic Details
Surname
Ulrich
Forenames
George Henry
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
The memorial states he worked as a Porter at Sowerby Bridge. He may have moved on from the railway as, according to Hornshaw and Fowler, the press reported he was a married man working in an ironworks in Elland before he enlisted in October 1914: he was killed by shellfire.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army (British)
Unit (Primary - Stated)
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
2/4th Battalion
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
The King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Private
Death and Burial details
Year of death
1918
Month of death
April
Day of death
11
Age at death
33
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action