Herbert Summerhill
Memorial: Downend - Christ Church
Regiment: Kings Shropshire Light Infantry
Medals: British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private 30046
Parents: Stephen and Elizabeth Summerhill
Marital status: Married
Home address: Soundwell, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: Boot Trade Clicker
Date of birth: 1888
Place of birth: Bitton, Bristol
Date of death: 17/10/1918
Buried/Commemorated at: High Tree Cemetery (Ref. A. 10.), Montbrehain, Aisne, France
Age: 30
Further information:
Herbert Summerhill (Summerill in some records) was born in March 1888 in Bitton, Bristol. The son of Stephen and Elizabeth Summerhill, he was one of three children, his siblings were Stephen and Edward. The family home was in Soundwell, Bristol.
Herbert was married to Daisy (nee Leigh) in January 1910, they lived together in Gloucester Road, Soundwell, Bristol, with their daughter Elsie May.
Herbert was a Boot Trade Clicker until he joined up originally with the Shropshire Light Infantry, 1st Battalion (formerly Gloucester Regiment 51859) as a Private.
He was Killed in Action in Flanders, France at the age of 30 years and is buried at the High Tree Cemetery, Montbrehain, Aisne, France.
His brother Stephen died on 12 September 1918, after being injured in battle and invalided back to England. The cause of his death was attributed to military service.
Theatre of War - Western Europe Theatre.
Commemorated on the Christ Church Downend Memorial and the Staple Hill (Page Park) Memorial.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Ancestry.co.uk and Commonwealth War Graves Commission and Forces War Records