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Coventry Street, Joseph Eastelow, Maddox Buildings, Moseley Village, Sherwood Foresters, South Staffordshire Regiment, Willenhall Road, Wolverhampton Railway Station
Joseph was born in Wolverhampton in 1886, the son of Joseph Eastelow. In 1901, he was living at 1 Maddox Buildings, Moseley Village, along with his father and siblings Arthur, Harriet and George. The 15-year-old Joseph was a labourer at an iron works. Joseph married Lily Goodhead in Wolverhampton in 1914.
Joseph initially enlisted with the South Staffordshire Regiment (number 7407), before transferring to the Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment) (service number 29918). He was killed in action on 31 July 1917. Lily later remarried, to a John R. Rhodes, and lived at 55 Coventry Street, Willenhall Road, Wolverhampton. Joseph is remembered at the Ypres (Menin Gate) memorial. He is also remembered on the memorial at Wolverhampton Railway Station, where he was employed as a goods porter, and the memorial on Deans Road.
The Midland Counties Express dated 23 October 1915 carried this photograph of the five sons of Mrs Smith, of 78 Neachells Lane, Wednesfield, who were serving in the Army:
The Midland Counties Express on 23 October 1915 carried this photograph of the four sons of Arthur Hayward, of High Street, Bilston:
Samuel was born in Dudley in 1894, the son of Samuel and Henrietta Jane Forrester. In 1901, Samuel was living with his parent and maternal grandparents Robert and Jane A. Smith at 85 Lunt Lane, Bilston. In 1911 they were living at 23 Queen Street, Bilston, along with Samuel’s sister, Jenny. Samuel was a bricklayer’s labourer.
This photograph appeared in the Midland Counties Express on 6 November 1915, the three sons of Mr and Mrs Ellis of 8 Wolverhampton Road, Priestfield:
On 6 November 1915, the Midland Counties Express printed the photographs above of the sons of Mrs Hudson of 31 Dartmouth Street, Wolverhampton:
Wolverhampton's War 