Hubert Irvin Hirst

Private 5360. 2nd/5th Battalion. Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment.

Born 1896.

Son of Mr. Mitchel Hirst.

Address: 13, Westend Road, Golcar.

Employed by Pearson Bros. Victoria Mills, Golcar.

Enlisted: 27th March 1916.

Killed in action 16th February 1917. Aged 21.

Buried at Auchonvillers Military Cemetery, France. Plot2. Row K. Grave 7.

Hubert's father received word from the army chaplain that his son had been killed instantaneously. He had been sent to France 6 weeks earlier and had only been a short period in the trenches.

Mr Hirst had another son in training who had been recently on draft leave.

Hubert was a member of Golcar Conservative Club. His name is on the Roll of Honour in St. John's Church, Golcar and Huddersfield Drill Hall.