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Harry Jones

11 Thursday Aug 2022

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The son of Thomas and Ellen Jones, Harry was born in Wolverhampton in 1897 and baptised at St Luke’s Church on 16 September 1897. In 1901 they were living at 50 Cobden Lane in Wolverhampton, along with Harry’s sister, Annie. By 1911 they were at 44 Bridge Street in Heath Town, Wolverhampton, with an additional child, James.

Harry enlisted as a Private in the 10th Battalion of the Worcester Regiment (service number 39992). On 31 October 1916, Harry was killed in action. Harry is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial in France, as well as on the Heath Park memorial.

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Henry Elliott Cooke

30 Tuesday Apr 2019

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cookeThe son of Leah and Herbert Cooke, Henry was born in Liverpool on 14 December 1891. By 1911, they were living at 31 Dudley Road, Wolverhampton, along with Henry’s siblings Maud Coralie, Nellie, Ernest, Phyllis, Edna, Doris, Gladys and Vera. Henry was working as a Safe maker for Chubb’s Works in Wolverhampton.

Henry enlisted with the 1st/6th Battalion of the South Staffordshire Regiment (number 2583). He was killed in action on 4 May 1915. The Midland Counties Express reported on 29 May 1915 that Captain Adams wrote to his family, stating that when Henry was moving from one part of a trench to another, an unaimed shot came over the parapet and his him in the head, and death was practically instantaneous. Adams continued “He was a good comrade, and a good soldier.” Henry is buried at St Quentin Cabaret Military Cemetery in Belgium, and is remembered at the Heath Park memorial.

James Thomas Rabone

20 Wednesday Feb 2019

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James (later mainly known as Thomas) was born in Wolverhampton in 1877, the son of James and Margaret Rabone. They were living at 38 Heath Street, Heath Town, Wolverhampton, in 1901, along with Thomas’s siblings Florence, William, Mary, Lucy and Martha. Thomas was working as a maltster. He married Agnes Welch in Wolverhampton in 1902, and by 1911 they were living at 20 Heath Street with their three children – Florence, Thomas and Agnes.

Thomas enlisted in the 7th Service Battalion of the South Staffordshire Regiment (number 40166). He was wounded, and died of these wounds on 25 May 1918 in Belgium. He is buried at the Philosophe British Cemetery, Mazingarbe, in France, and remembered on the memorial at Heath Park.

William Henry Lloyd

06 Thursday Dec 2018

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The son of John Foxall and Annie Gertrude Lloyd, William was born in Wolverhampton on 12 March 1891. By 1911, they were living at North Farm, Prestwood Road, Heath Town, Wolverhampton, along with William’s siblings Amy Alice, John Eborn and Francis Charles. William was working as an electrician. He later become an engine fitter. William married Florence May Griffiths in Wolverhampton in 1918, and the couple moved to 59 Bush Street, Springfield, Wolverhampton

He enlisted with the Royal Navy (number M33834) and served from 2 September 1918 on the HMS Pembroke II. Unfortunately, he died of pneumonia on 26 October 1918. He is buried in Holy Trinity churchyard in Heath Town, as well as being remembered on the memorial at Heath Park.

Reuben Blunt

04 Tuesday Dec 2018

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bluntReuben was born in Wolverhampton in 1884, the son of Reuben and Rosa J. Blunt. In 1901, at the age of 17, he was already at the 38/64 Regimental Depot of the South Staffordshire Regiment in Whittington, and he served with the Militia for six years. In 1907, he married Louisa Colbourn, and they were living at 24 Heath Street, Heath Town, Wolverhampton, by 1911, together with their two children, William and Edna Louisa Blunt. Reuben was working as an edge tool grinder at the Chillington Tool Works. The couple had two more children – Reuben A. (1912) and Bert (1914), although Bert died in 1915 while still an infant.

On the outbreak of war, Reuben enlisted in the 7th South Staffordshire Regiment (service number 10069). He first served in the Balkans from 21 July 1915, but was killed in action at Gallipoli on 9 August 1915. He was featured in the Midland Counties Express on 18 September 1915. He is remembered at the Helles Memorial in Turkey, as well as on the memorial at Heath Park.

Harold Vincent Yates

14 Tuesday Aug 2018

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yatesHarold was born in Wolverhampton in 1887 to Adam and Ellen Elizabeth Yates. The family were living at 9 Clarendon Street, Wolverhampton in 1901, and consisted of Harold, his parents, and siblings Edith W., Lucy E., Hilda J., Edward C., John D., James L., and Robert H. Harold attended the Higher Grade School in Wolverhampton.

Harold enlisted first with the Territorial Regiment, before becoming Clerk-Corporal in the 20th Hussars (service number 2911). According to an article in the in the Midland Counties Express on 16 December 1916, his “zeal as a soldier was evinced by his success in many directions”. He held the first-class Educational Certificate, was a “dashing horseman” and had seen success in various boxing competitions. He was killed in action at the age of 25 on 30 October 1914. His address when he died was Shirley, Fallings Park. He is listed on the Roll of Honour of the Higher Grade School.  He is remembered at the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, as well as on the memorial at Heath Park.

James Colley

02 Saturday Jun 2018

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The son of Henry and Ann Maria Colley, James was born in Wolverhampton in 1897. By 1911, they were living at Moseley Village, Willenhall Road, Portobello, along with James’s brother, Joseph.

James enlisted at Bilston as a Driver in the Royal Field Artillery (number 34568, later 77114)/ He then joined the South Wales Borderers (number 2546), before transferring to the “Q” Company, 4th Special Battalion of the Royal Engineers (number 192413), where he attained the rank of Pioneer. He was wounded, and died of these wounds on 14 May 1917 at the 53rd Field Ambulance in France. He is buried at Faubourg D’Amiens Cemetery, Arras. He is remembered on the roll of honour at Deans Road as well as the memorial at Heath Park.

William Isaac Knowles

29 Tuesday May 2018

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William was born in Aston, Birmingham, on 1 October 1879, the son of Charlotte and William Richard Knowles. In 1901 he married Edith Davies. By 1911 he was living at 122 All Saints Road, Wolverhampton, along with his mother and brother Sidney, and Sidney’s wife and children. William was a metal polisher working for a cycle works. I have not been able to find William living with his wife, either in 1911 or in 1939, but she was certainly still alive when he died in 1949.

William served during the First World War, as his name is listed on the memorial at Heath Park, but I have been unable to confirm details of his military service.

William survived the war, and died on 14 January 1949, by which date his address was 9 Pond Grove, Wolverhampton. The value of his effects was £219 4s. 7d.

Thomas Henry Carter Gough

18 Friday May 2018

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Thomas was born in Basford, Nottingham, on 15 March 1894. He was the son of Mary Elizabeth Slack, who married Alfred Carter in 1899. By 1911, Thomas was a flower pot maker, living with Alfred and Mary and siblings Jack, Polly and Frank Carter, at 3 Roman Yard, Quarry Road, Bulwell, Nottinghamshire. Thomas married Elsie M. Carter in Wolverhampton in 1916.

Thomas enlisted as a Private, first with the South Staffordshire Regiment (number 36327) and then with the 1st Battalion of the Lancashire Fusiliers (number 38641). He was killed in action in France on 12 August 1918. He is buried at Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension, Bailleul, France, and is remembered on the memorials at Heath Park and Deans Road.

Jack or John Moore

16 Wednesday May 2018

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mooreJohn (mainly known as Jack) was born in Wolverhampton in 1891, the son of Harriet Elizabeth and Edwin Moore. In 1901 they were living at 88 Bushbury Road, Wolverhampton, along with Jack’s brothers, William G., Harry, Walter and Albert, and sister, Leah. They were at the same address in 1911, but the only children living with their parents were Walter, Albert, Eric and Jack. By 1911, Jack was a tool fitter.

He enlisted as a Private with the 1st/6th Battalion of the South Staffordshire Regiment (number 2344), first serving in France from 5 March 1915. He died of wounds on 4 May 1915, and is buried at Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord. Both the Express & Star (18 May 1915) and the Midland Counties Express (22 May 1915) carried the same article, stating that he had been taking food up to the trenches and was shot in the head. He subsequently died in hospital. The article also mentioned that his brothers were also serving – two in France, another in the Royal Engineers, and yet another in the Boy Scouts engaged on military duties. Jack is remembered on the Heath Park memorial.

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