See also
Husband:
John William Frederick Ransome (1924-1994)
Wife:
(unknown)
John William Frederick Ransome
Name:
Sex:
Male
Nickname:
Jack
Father:
Mother:
Executive Summary:
served in the Army during WWII as a radio operator in the Rifle Brigade then in Italy guarding PoWs and joined the reserve on demobilisation. In 1953 he marched as part of the Coronation parade in London. He was a clerk in the Motor Taxation Dept. of Ipswich Corporation circa 1954, then for Tooks bakery and finally Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies, becoming a computer programmer. Jack retired in 1990 and with his wife Molly made a pact, he would learn to dance if she learnt to swim, they both did
Occupation:
clerk then a computer programmer3
Birth:
1 Aug 1924
Education:
btw 19 Sep 1935 and 31 Jul 1940 (age 11-15)
-; Northgate Grammar School for Boys, Sidegate Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7 8
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 15)
41 Cavendish Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5
attending school and living with his widowed grandfather John S Butcher, and aunt Ellen Collison and two closed records (probably Ellen's daughters Mary and Margaret). Born 1st August 1924
Address:
1940 (app) (age 15-16)
83 Cavendish Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England8
durng his childhood
Military Beginning:
Nov 1942 (app) (age 18)9
in The Rifle Brigade being trained as a Radio Operator
Military Service:
1943 (age 18-19)
-9
serving in Italy until 1945 mainly guarding PoWs, ending up in Austria searching for war criminals and members of the SS
Hospital:
2 Jul 1946 (age 21)10
from No 70 FDS having been treated for Prim Atypical Pneumonia for 53 days
Military Service:
19 Aug 1947 (age 23)
-11
was released from full time service and transferred to the Rifle Brigade reserve
Medals:
21 Mar 194912
three standard WWII medals, the Italy Star, the 1939-45 Star and the War Medal 1939-45
Employment:
1952 (app) (age 27-28)
Motor Taxation Office, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4
a clerk
Military Service:
21 Jun 1952 (age 27)
-13
having reached the rank of Sergeant in The Rifle Brigade transferred to the Royal Auxiliary Air Force as a Corporal
Military Service:
2 Jun 1953 (age 28)
-14
marched as part of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation parade being billeted at the Earls Court Camp
Employment:
1954 (app) (age 29-30)
Ipswich Co-operative Dairy, Boss Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England15 4
a clerk
Military Ending:
21 Jun 1956 (age 31)16
leaving the Royal Auxiliary Air Force
Employment Continue:
btw 1958 and 1984 (age 33-60)
Ransomes Sims & Jefferies, Nacton Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England1 4
as a wages clerk becoming a computer programmer
Witness:
20 Sep 1975 (age 51)
John William Frederick Ransome witnessed the marriage of David Eric Wilkinson and Susan Patricia Ransome on Saturday on 20 September 1975 in St. Andrew's Church, Rushmere Street, Rushmere St. Andrew, Suffolk, England
Retirement:
1984 (app) (age 59-60)
Ransomes Sims & Jefferies, Nacton Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England1 4
Employment Continue:
btw 1984 and 1986 (age 59-62)
Akesters Garage, Woodbridge Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4
the accounts clerk
Death:
27 Apr 1994 (age 69)
Woodbridge Ward, Ipswich & East Suffolk Hospital, Heath Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England17 18 6 19
of prostate cancer
Cremation:
6 May 1994
Ipswich Crematorium North Chapel, Belvedere Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England20 19
at 12:15 pm
Interred:
Jun 1994
Grave of John Ransome, Ipswich Cemetery, Belvedere Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England21
Susan Patricia Wilkinson nee Ransome personal communication.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1924 quarter:3 volume:4a page:1702. Cit. Date: 3 January 2017.
David Eric Wilkinson.
Molly Joan Ransome nee Overett personal communication.
UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6607C page:22 line:27 letter code:TVNR. Cit. Date: 10 November 2021.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1994 quarter:2 district:7471A register:A12B entry:196 date:0494. Cit. Date: 3 January 2017.
John William Frederick Ransome records. letter from the Headmaster dated 6th October 1949. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.
School Report. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.
John William Frederick Ransome records. Story of his WWII experiences written circa 1992 for Christopher Wilkinson's school project. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.
Military Record. Discharge Certificate. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.
Ibid. Soldier's Release Book Class ""A"" and Certificate of Transfer. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.
John William Frederick Ransome records. and original box containing the medals. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.
Military Record. certificate of service, serial No 8485. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.
Ibid. Earls Court Camp booklet. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.
Ipswich and Norwich Co-Operative Society, People & Places: A Pictorial History, (2000). Photograph on page 72.
Military Record. Discharge certificate. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.
Gravestone. Old Cemetery, Ipswich, Suffolk.
Susan Patricia Wilkinson nee Ransome personal communication. present at death.
Newspaper item not in an archive. Ipswich Evening Star held by Molly Ransome. Cit. Date: 17 April 2017. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.
Susan Patricia Wilkinson nee Ransome personal communication. attended along with her husband David Eric Wilkinson.
Gravestone. TM 17339 45323.