See also
Name:
Sex:
Male
Father:
Mother:
Occupation:
metal bronzer6
Birth:
Q2 1877
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 3)
11 Albion Place, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7
son living with his parents John and Ann, brothers John, Starling and Henry, and sister Alice. Born in Ipswich Suffolk
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 14)
22 Albion Place, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6
unmarried son working as a bronzer and living in four rooms with his parents John and Ann, brothers John, Starling and Harry, and sister Florence. Born in Ipswich Suffolk
Military Beginning:
2 Oct 1894 (age 17)
Ipswich, Suffolk, England2
joined the Suffolk regiment as No.3967 aged 18 years and 4 months. 5' 5½" 129lbs chest 33½-36" fresh complexion hazel eyes light brown hair Wesleyan faith
Military Service:
2 Oct 1894 (age 17)
-2
served at home
Military Service:
21 Oct 1896 (age 19)
-2
served in India
Military Service:
2 Oct 1906 (age 29)
-2
awarded thee Good Conduct badges whilst in 2nd Battalion Suffolk Regiment
Military Service:
24 Sep 1908 (age 31)
-2
posted to 1st Battalion Suffolk Regimant
Military Service:
24 Sep 1908 (age 31)
-2
served in Malta
Military Service:
25 Jan 1911 (age 33)
-2
served in Egypt
Military Service:
7 Feb 1911 (age 33)
-2
served in Cyprus
Military Service:
15 Feb 1912 (age 34)
-2
served in Egypt
Military Service:
3 Jan 1913 (age 35)
-2
returned home prior to discharge
Military Ending:
18 Jan 1913 (age 35)2
discharged at his own request after 18 years service( with a view to Pension under the Pay Warrant)
Military Beginning:
24 Aug 1914 (age 37)2
rejoined Army serving at home as private 666212 in 3rd battalion Suffolk Regiment
Military Service:
19 Oct 1914 (age 37)
-2
transferred to 10th Battalion Suffolk Regiment
Military Service:
29 Oct 1914 (age 37)
-2
promoted to Corporal
Military Service:
11 Nov 1915 (age 38)
-2
tried and convicted of "on active service withour reasonable excuse allowing to escape a person committed to his charge ? ?"
Military Service:
1 Feb 1918 (age 40)
-2
went to France
Military Service:
21 Apr 1918 (age 40-41)
-2
returned home
Military Service:
23 Nov 1918 (age 41)
-2
went to France
Military Service:
8 Dec 1918 (age 41)
-2
returned home - note that there are many more details on the papers
Military Ending:
5 Mar 1919 (age 41)2
transferred to Class "Z" Army Reserve on demobilization, home address 16 Tomlin Road Ipswich Suffolk
Medals:
19198
awarded the Victory and British War Medals having been transferred to the North Staffordshire Regiment then the Labour Corps
Death:
4 Sep 1939 (age 62)
7 and 8 Bristol Hill, Shotley Gate, Shotley, Suffolk, England9 10
Cause: of carcinoma of the colon
a general store proprietor and army pensioner, informant W Hartley step-daughter of Jubilee Villa Shotley Gate Shotley
Probate:
29 Sep 1939
Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England11
of 7 Bristol Hill Shotley, effects of £735 (~£21,000 in 2005) to Amelia Jane Butcher widow
Name:
Amelia J Hartley1
Sex:
Female
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Occupation:
shop keeper12
Birth:
8 Nov 187612
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 62)
General Stores, Bristol Hill, Shotley Gate, Suffolk, England12
widowed born 8th November 1876, shop keeper living with three others and a closed record
Death:
6 Aug 1953 (age 81)
Probate:
2 Oct 1956
Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England14
of 7 Bristol Hill Shotley, effects of £1,809 4s 7d (~£31,500 in 2005) to Horace Robert Charles Hartley canteen manager
England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1918 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1953.
Ancestry British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk).
Steven John Ransome personal communication. Family Tree via email. Cit. Date: January 2003.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1877 quarter:2 volume:4a page:684.
England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:1873 folio:84 page:20.
England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1470 folio:81 page:18. Cit. Date: 8 February 2019.
England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:1873 folio:84 page:20. Cit. Date: 9 February 2019.
Ancestry UK WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls 1914-1920, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). class:WO329 piece:1875.
Death Certificate. included in Army Pension records on www.ancestry.co.uk. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Samford 1939 quarter:3 volume:4a page:1261.
UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). 1939 page:663.
UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6652J page:19 line:39 letter code:TXKR.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Samford 1956 quarter:3 volume:4b page:161.
UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). 1956 page:1061.