Lance Corporal Hubert Edley Carrington

Rank or Title

Date of Birth

1884

Date of Death

20 Sep 1917

War time / or Pre War occupation

Driller

Employer

Balmforth & Co

Service Number

60126

Place of Birth

Luton
United Kingdom

World War I Address

98 Cambridge Street
Luton
United Kingdom

Place of Death

Belgium

Grave Location

No known grave
Belgium

War Memorial Location

Soldier or Civilian

  • Soldier

Source

The Luton News , 26th September 1918

L-Cpl Hubert Edley Carrington, 60126, 26th Battalion Royal Fusiliers, was killed in action on September 20th, 1917. But it was a year before the War Office confirmed his death on the Menin Road, near Ypres, to widow Ethel at 98 Cambridge Street, Luton.

Hubert had been a bandsman in the 5th Beds Volunteers. He was in camp with the regiment when war broke out, and he was mobilised with the Territorial Force (no. 40412).

Born in 1884, he was the third son of tailor Alfred Carrington (died 1915) and his wife Ann Hunter Carrington, of 44 Harcourt Street, Luton. Hubert had been employed as a boiler maker's driller by Messrs Balmforth & Co before he joined up.

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Author: Deejaya

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