Basic Details
Surname
Lumb
Forenames
Sam
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Samuel
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. Married, with a child, and working as an articled clerk and then partner at a firm of Solicitors in Halifax. He lived in Hipperholme - his parents lived in Luddendenfoot - and he was a member of the Lightcliffe Masons and Bowling Club. He died in hospital of Sepsis from a gunshot wound in his thigh. He is widely commemorated being on IWM 29414, 2760, 2763, 2765 and 2631.
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)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
England
Town of death
Orpington
Year of death
1917
Month of death
November
Day of death
2
Age at death
35
Manner of death as stated
Not stated on memorial
Manner of death reference
Died of Wounds