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Bilston, France, Greencroft, Jabez Bromley, Joseph Sankey & Sons Ltd, South Staffordshire Regiment, St Leonard's Church
Jabez was born in Wolverhampton in 1894, the son of Mary A. and William Bromley. In 1901 they were living at 36 Greencroft, Bilston, along with Jabez’s siblings George H., Benjamin, Mary A., Harriet and John. They were at the same address in 1911, and Jabez was working as an errand boy for a baker.
Jabez enlisted as a Private in the 2nd Battalion of the South Staffordshire Regiment (number 9765), first serving in France from January 1915. He was killed in action on 10 March 1915. He is remembered at the Le Touret Memorial in France, as well as on the Sankey War Memorials at St Leonard’s Church, Bilston (who he presumably worked for) and the Bilston Town Hall Ward Roll of Honour
Wolverhampton's War 
Regarding Alfred Tonks: Army Order 209 of July 1916 (A.O. 209/1916) provided that any warrant officer, non-commissioned officer or man whose terms of engagement had expired would, should they continue to serve, be paid a bounty.
Those with service of 22 years or more were offered £25.0s 0d; those with service of between 12 and 20 years £20.0s.0d; and those with less than 12 years service £15.0s.0d.
The bounty was not paid in one lump sum: those soldiers who agreed to extend their service were paid one-third immediately, the balance being paid on his discharge or death.
Sgt James Dyke is remembered on the war memorial outside Christ Church, Coseley.