Sergeant Herbert Bunyan

Rank or Title

Date of Birth

1891

Date of Death

9 Aug 1915

Service Number

11446

Place of Birth

Caddington
United Kingdom

World War I Address

84 Langley Road
Luton
United Kingdom

Place of Death

France

Grave Location

Hooge
United Kingdom

War Memorial Location

Soldier or Civilian

  • Soldier

Source

The Luton News , 2nd September 1915
Sgt Herbert Bunyan

 

Sgt Herbert Bunyan, 11446, 2nd Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment), was killed in action at Hooge in Flanders on August 9th, 1915, and was buried in Sanctuary Wood.

He enlisted in the Midland Regiment about four years earlier when his family lived at 16 Park Place, Park Street, Luton. He was born in Caddington in 1891, although Press reports gave his age as 22.

News of Sgt Bunyan's death had reached parents Hugh and Eliza Bunyan, then living at 84 Langley Road, Luton, three weeks before the official notification arrived on August 31st.

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Sgt Herbert Bunyan

Author: Deejaya

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