Basic Details
Surname
Hoyle
Forenames
Harold
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler and myrastrick.com provide the extra details. He left the school in 1908 for university in Leeds and then Manchester, becoming an English teacher in Aldershot. he was commissioned in August 1915 and, on a raid, was first wounded and then killed by a second bullet as a Private tried to pull him into a shell hole. He is also commemorated on IWM 2753 and 2763.
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 Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Second Lieutenant
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Bazentit-le-Petit, Somme
Country of burial
France
Town of burial
Longueval
Cemetery
Caterpillar Valley British Military Cemetery
Year of death
1916
Month of death
July
Day of death
23
Age at death
26
Manner of death as stated
Not stated on memorial
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action