Biography of Private Louis Harold Pell (17029)
11th Battalion Suffolk Regiment
Died 1st July 1916
Soldier
- Name: Louis Harold Pell
- Date of birth: 1890
- Place of Birth: Witham on the Hill, Lincolnshire, England
- Date of Birth Registration: October – December 1890
- Place of Birth Registration: Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
Father
- Name: David Pell
- DOB: 1854
- Place of Birth: Witham on the Hill, Lincolnshire, England
- Occupation: Cowman on a farm
Mother
- Name: Elizabeth Ann Hotson
- DOB: 1859
- Place Of Birth: Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
- Marriage: 9th January 1877 Witham on the Hill, Lincolnshire, England
Siblings: (Name), (DOB), (POB)
- Ernest Emmanuel Hotson, 1874, Scuttlethorpe (half brother)
- Fred Pell, 1877, Witham on the Hill
- Charles Robert Pell, 1879, Witham on the Hill
- Lucy Ellen Pell, 1883, Witham on the Hill
- Walter Pell, 1884, Witham on the Hill
- George Thomas Pell, 1886, Witham on the Hill
- Percy Cyril Pell, 1888, Witham on the Hill
- Louis Harold Pell, 1890, Witham on the Hill
- Elizabeth Olive Pell, 1892, Witham on the Hill
- Eva Merrilion Pell, 1894, Witham on the Hill
- Hilda Emma Pell, 1901, Witham on the Hill
Census
- 1891: Louis is living with his parents in Witham on the Hill, Lincolnshire.
- 1901: Louis is living with his parents in Witham on the Hil, Lincolnshire.
- 1911: Louis can not be found at the moment
Relatives in services
- None found
Marriage
- No marriage for Louis has been found and because of his age we can assume that he never had the opportunity to marry.
Newspaper Mentions
- The Times Monday 11th September 1916
ROLL OF HONOUR
SECOND LIST
KILLED
Pell, 17029 H.
Military Records
Attestation Papers
- None found
Soldier’s Died In The Great War
- These records show that Private Harold Pell, 17029, 11th Bn Suffolk Regiment was killed in action on 1st July 1916 in the Western European Theatre in France and Flanders.
Pension Records
- Available
Effects Left To
- Father David
Medals
- The British Medal
The Victory Medal
Memorials
- UK:
- Witham on the Hill, Roll of Honour in St Andrew’s Church
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission:
- In memory of Private Harold Pell, 17029, 11th Bn., Suffolk Regiment who died on 1 July 1916 Age 24
- Son of David and Elizabeth Ann Pell, of Witham on the Hill, Bourne, Lincs.
- Remembered with honour, Thiepval Memorial
© Picture taken by South Lincolnshire War Memorials
© Picture taken by South Lincolnshire War Memorials
Military Service Timeline
- This is ongoing research and will be posted when completed
Sources
- WW1 Soldier’s Records (www.ancestry.co.uk)
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- British Newspaper Archive.