David was a private in the 12th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own), service number 14657 and died 27th September, 1915 no age was recorded. He is remembered with honour on the Loos Memorial, Dud Corner Cemetery. His dependants were listed as his Mother Caroline Johnston living in Glass Houghton. This service number refers to someone born in Leeds in approximately 1895, who signed on in Selby so his exact link with Hambleton has yet to be established.