Basic Details
Surname
Duckworth
Forenames
Herbert
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. He was married to Lydia and they had 2 children. He was working as a lamp lighter in Halifax but was also an ex-regular with 9 years' service in India. He died after an operation for cancer of the jaw in a hospital in Birmingham and is also commemorated on IWM 2689.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army (British)
Unit (Primary - Stated)
W R Regt
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
1
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Pte
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
The Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Private
Death and Burial details
Country of death
England
Town of death
Birmingham
Country of burial
England
Town of burial
Halifax
Cemetery
Haley Hill
Year of death
1915
Month of death
October
Day of death
20
Age at death
34
Manner of death as stated
Not Stated on the Memorial
Manner of death reference
Other