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I'm trying to help a friend find any info on 2 people. They are

Thomas Henry Ambler
B. 1880 Hull
Soldier no - 2255

Harry Overfield
B. 28 Dec 1873 Settrington, York's
D. 5 July 1916 France?

Any help would be most appreciated, thanks.

I assume you mean to fold 3.

I don’t have that. But a death in France and presumably a burial or memorial should be on the Commonwealth graves website : CWGC

PRIVATE
H OVERFIELD
Service Number: 19086
Regiment & Unit/Ship
East Yorkshire Regiment
7th Bn.
Date of Death
Died 05 July 1916
Buried or commemorated at
FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY
A. 12.
France
Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
Country of Service

Name: Thomas Henry Ambler
Gender: Male
Rank: Spr
Record Type: Disability
Birth Date: 1881
Residence Place: Duffield
Military Service Region: Yorkshire, North East
Military Country: England
Discharge Date: 23 Mar 1919
Service Number: 305002
Corps, Regiment or Unit: Royal Engineers
Service Branch: Military (Army)
Title: WWI Pension Record Cards and Ledgers
Description: PRC Ledgers
Reference Number: 4/MA/No.1631
Next of Kin:
Name Relation to Soldier
Thomas Henry Ambler


Afraid fold 3 is a subscription site

Thomas Henry
Country England
Last name Ambler
Volume 9D
Birth quarter 3
Page 246
Birth year 1880
Record set England & Wales Births 1837-2006
Mother's maiden name Laycock
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
District Hull
Subcategory Civil Births
County Yorkshire
Collections from Great Britain, England



1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Keel Industry Crgo Coal Mt with At Hempholme Lok, Hempholme, Skirlaugh, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (East Riding), England
Household members (5 people)

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
John Ambler Head Married Male 40 1841 Wateman barge Knottingley, Yorkshire, England
Sarah Ambler Wife Married Female 36 1845 - Bridlington, Yorkshire, England
Elma Ambler Daughter Single Female 3 1878 - Hull, Yorkshire, England
Thomas H Ambler Son Single Male 0 1881 - Hull, Yorkshire, England
George Laycock Servant Married Male 24 1857 Mate barge Bridlington, Yorkshire, England
Male
Transcript of Thomas H's record

Thank you.
Ah okay, I didn't know what fold 3 meant.

He moved around in his army career

Thomas H
Service record Soldier Number: 2255, Rank: Private, Corps: Yorkshire Regiment
Last name Ambler
Second service record Soldier Number: WR 305002, Rank: Sapper, Corps: Royal Engineers
Year 1914-20
Third service record Soldier Number: 478427, Rank: Sapper, Corps: Royal Engineers
Service number 2255, WR 305002, 478427
Image link http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D1026320
Second service number WR 305002
Country Great Britain
Third service number 478427
Medal type British Army Medal Index Cards, 1914-1920
Rank Private,Sapper,Sapper
Archive reference WO372/1
Second rank Sapper
Archive reference description Campaign Medal Index Cards and Silver War Badge Cards
Third rank Sapper
Record set Britain, Campaign, Gallantry & Long Service Medals & Awards
Regiment Yorkshire Regiment, Royal Engineers
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Second corps Royal Engineers
Subcategory Medal Rolls and Honours
Third corps Royal Engineers
Collections from Great Britain, UK None
The National Archives
Transcriptions copyright The National Archives

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First name(s) Last name(s) Birth date Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule sub number
Thomas Henry Ambler 08 Jun 1880 Male Cake & Oil Mill Press Bag Repairer Married 118 1
Ruth Ambler 07 Aug 1881 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 118 2
Richard Ambler 01 Mar 1908 Male Animal Food Operative Single 118 3
Eveline Hyde (Ambler) 20 Feb 1902 Female Hearthing Weaver Single 118 4
Alice Ambler 26 Feb 1906 Female Hearthing Weaver Single 118 5
Hilda Canthorne 02 Feb 1912 Female Daily Domestic Maid Single 118 6
John Richard J Canthorne 04 Dec 1914 Male Flour Mill Productive Process Operative Single 118 7


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AMBLER, RICHARD LEGARD
GRO Reference: 1908 M Quarter in DRIFFIELD Volume 09D Page 368

Thomas Henry
Spouse's father's first name(s) Samuel
Last name Ambler
Spouse's father's last name Legard
Birth year 1878
County Yorkshire (East Riding)
Age 23
Country England
Residence 12 Queen Street
Archive East Riding Archives & Local Studies Service
Marriage year 1901
Archive reference E-PE10-21
Marriage date 04 Dec 1901
Event type Marriages
Marriage place Great Driffield
Event year range 1892-1918
Spouse's first name(s) Annie
Page 89
Spouse's last name Legard
Record set Yorkshire Marriages
Spouse's age 23
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Spouse's residence 13 King Street
Subcategory Parish Marriages
Father's first name(s) John
Collections from England, Great Britain
Father's last name Ambler

Harry Overfield
in the UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
Name: Harry Overfield
Birth Place: Settrington, Yorks
Residence: Middleton-on-wolds
Death Date: 5 Jul 1916
Death Place: France and Flanders
Enlistment Place: Beverley
Rank: Private
: East Yorkshire Regiment
Battalion: 7th Battalion
Regimental Number: 19086
Type of Casualty: Killed in action
Theatre of War: Western European Theatre


1911 - servant to the Sigsworth family:

Harry Overfield
in the 1911 England Census
Name: Harry Overfield
Age in 1911: 36
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1875
Relation to Head: Servant
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Setterington, Yorkshire, England
Civil Parish: Rievaulx and Scawton
County/Island: Yorkshire-North Riding
Country: England
Street Address: Stilton House Helmsley
Marital status: Single
Occupation: Beastman on farm
Registration District Number: 531
Sub-registration District: Helmsley
ED, institution, or vessel: 06
Piece: 29065



1901: shepherd at Hines House, Haywold:

Harry Overfield
in the 1901 England Census
Name: Harry Overfield
Age: 27
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1874
Relation to Head: Boarder
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Settington, Yorkshire, England
Civil parish: Huggate
Ecclesiastical parish: Huggate St Mary
Town: Huggate
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England
Registration district: Pocklington
Sub-registration district: Pocklington
ED, institution, or vessel: 12
Neighbors:
Piece: 4453
Folio: 78
Page number: 14
Household schedule number: 75


Harry Overfield
in the 1891 England Census
Name: Harry Overfield
Gender: Male
Age: 17
Relationship: Son
Birth Year: 1874
Father:
James Overfield
Mother:
Pauline Overfield
Birth Place: Littlington, Yorkshire, England [Setterington, Yorkshire]
Civil parish: Temple Bruer with Temple High Grange
Ecclesiastical parish: Temple Bruer with Temple High Grange
Residence Place: Wilsford, Temple Bruer with Temple High Grange, Lincolnshire, England
Registration district: Sleaford
Sub registration district: Leadenham
ED, Institution or Vessel: 4
Neighbors:
Piece: 2580
Folio: 43
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
James Overfield 46 Head
Pauline Overfield 40 Wife
Thomas Overfield 21 Son
Harry Overfield 17 Son
Sarah Overfield 11 Daughter
James Overfield 13 Son
Emily Overfield 10 Daughter
Lilian Overfield 9 Daughter
Gertrude Overfield 4 Daughter
Rose Annie Overfield 3 Daughter


Harry Overfield
in the 1881 England Census
Name: Harry Overfield
Age: 7
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1874
Relationship to Head: Son
Father: James Overfield
Mother: Pauline Overfield
Gender: Male
Where born: Setherington, Yorkshire, England
Civil Parish: North Frodingham
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England
Street Address: Conney Garth Hill
Education:
Employment status:
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Occupation: Scholar
Registration District: Driffield
ED, institution, or vessel: 1
Neighbors:
Piece: 4792
Folio: 8
Page Number: 9
Household Members:
Name Age
James Overfield 35
Pauline Overfield 31
Thomas Overfield 11
William Overfield 9
Harry Overfield 7
Sarah Overfield 5
James Overfield 3
Emily Arrabella Overfield 1
William Kidd 17
Thomas Fox 15


Harry Overfield
in the England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980
Name: Harry Overfield
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 22 Feb 1874
Christening Place: Settrington, Yorkshire, England
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Father: James Overfield
Mother: Paulina Overfield


James Overfield
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915
Name: James Overfield
Registration Year: 1869
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Registration District: Malton
Inferred County: Yorkshire North Riding
Volume: 9d
Page: 477
Records on Page:
Name
James Overfield
Paulina Shipley

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Very, very sad.

We regret to have to report that more of our fellow townsmen have been killed at the Front, one of whom is 19086 Pte. Harry Overfield of the East Yorkshire Regiment. He was reported wounded in July, but a letter received by his widowed mother on Tuesday morning states that he was killed in action on July 5. The deceased, who was 42 years of age, joined colours about 18 months ago, and went to France in Feb. last. He was the third son of the late Mr James Overfield and previous to joining up was farm foreman with the late Mr E Consitt, Middleton Wold. Mrs Overfield has received a letter of sympathy from the King.
09 September 1916 - Driffield Times - Driffield, Yorkshire, England



In loving memory of our dear brother, Pte. Harry Overfield, killed in action July 5th, 1916. We shall meet him some bright morning Resting by the waters fair. He is waiting for our coming In the upper garden there. Emily and Alf, Westgate, Driffield.

In loving memory of my dear son Private Harry Overfield, who was killed in action July 5th 1916.
Somewhere in France my dear son is laid
In a grave we may never see
Will some gentle hand in that far distant land
Place a flower on his grave for me

From his sorrowing mother and sisters, also Harold.
07 July 1923 - Driffield Times - Driffield, Yorkshire, England