Basic Details Surname Seekings Forenames Bertie Charles Gender Male Information stated on memorial War First World War (1914-1918) Served or died Died Notes Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra detail. He was originally from Huntingdonshire and was not married having worked as a colour matcher before he enlisted in October 1914. He was one of the many of the regiment and of Calderdale to be lost in the failed attack on the Schwaben Redoubt on 3/9/1916 and is also commemorated on IWM 2689 and the Thiepval memorial. Primary Service As stated on memorial Service (Primary - Stated) Not stated on the memorial Unit (Primary - Stated) Not stated on the memorial Rank / Title (Primary - Stated) Not stated on the memorial Our References Service (Primary - Our reference) British Army Unit (Primary - Our reference) The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference) Private Death and Burial details Country of death France Town of death Somme Year of death 1916 Month of death September Day of death 3 Age at death 20 Manner of death as stated Not stated on memorial Manner of death reference Killed in Action