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The Kendrick and Sheldon family

20 Friday Apr 2018

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Albert Kendrick, Bailey Street, Bilston Road, France, Frank Sheldon, Great Western Railway, Grimstone Street, Harold Kendrick, London and North Western Railway, Lower Stafford Street, Maurice Kendrick, Midland Counties Express, Military Medal, North Midland Field Ambulance, Old Mill Street, Royal Army Medical Corps, Royal Engineers, Royal Field Artillery, Sidney Sheldon, Silver War Badge, Springfields, St James's Church

kendrick and sheldon

This image appears in the Midland Counties Express dated 15 January 1916. Three sons and two step-sons of Mrs Sheldon of 13 Grimstone Street, Springfields, were serving in the colours.

  • Sergeant-Major Morris Kendrick (aged 29), was in England with the R.A.M.C.
  • Private Harold Kendrick (aged 24) was in France with the R.A.M.C.
  • Driver Alfred Kendrick (aged 18) was with the R.F.A. in France
  • Private Sidney E. Sheldon (aged 24) was with the R.A.M.C. in England
  • Frank Sheldon had not had his photograph taken recently.

The Kendrick men (who will be covered in this blog post) are the sons of Edward and Elizabeth Maud Kendrick (later Sheldon), who lived at 261 Bilston Road in 1891. Edward died in 1896. Stephen Sheldon and Elizabeth Kendrick married in Walsall in 1901. By 1901 the combined families lived at 23 Old Mill Street, Wolverhampton, and the children were Albert S., Francis Henry, Sidney Edmund and George Henry Sheldon, and Maurice E., Harold and Albert Ernest Kendrick. They had moved to 1 Bailey Street by 1911, and Stephen and Elizabeth had had three further children – Percival Joseph, William Arthur and Maud Rebecca.

Maurice Edward was born in Wolverhampton in 1886. By 1901 he was an errand boy for an engraver’s. In 1906, he married Ann Nora Carey in Wolverhampton. By 1911, the couple were living at 42 Lower Stafford Street, Wolverhampton, with their two daughters, Dorothy Maud and Gladys Evelyn. Maurice was now an analyst’s assistant working for a brewer. The couple had a further five children – Edna M. (1913), Victor E. H. (1915), Laura E. (1916), Vera (1919) and Olive M. (1921). Maurice enlisted with the Royal Army Medical Corps (first number 321, later 421011). He became Acting Warrant Officer Class 1, and was awarded the Military Medal. He survived the war.

Harold was born on 6 June 1891. From 1907 until 1909 he worked as a cleaner for the Great Western Railway at Oxley station. By 1911, Harold was a railway porter, working for the London and North Western Railway. In March 1914, he enlisted with the 3rd North Midland Field Ambulance (number 2284, later 421140), by which date he was a porter and signalman. From 1915 he served in France. He later transferred to the Royal Engineers as a Sapper (WR/177084, later 491981). He was demobilised in 1919. On 4 January 1919, he married May Baugh at St James’s parish church in Wolverhampton. The couple had two children, Evelyn M. (1920) and Alan (1926). Harold died in 1979.

Albert was born in 1895. He was an errand boy in 1911. He enlisted as a Driver with the 250th Brigade of the Royal Field Artillery (number 185098) on 10 December 1915, and was discharged on 11 July 1918 due to sickness. He was issued with a Silver War Badge (number 422421) on 23 June 1918. He survived the war, but I have not been able to glean further details about him.

 

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Alfred Spittle

13 Friday Apr 2018

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Alfred Spittle, Express & Star, Fisher Street, Leslie Road, Park Village, Royal Engineers

Alfred was born in Wolverhampton on 9 June 1893, the son of Henry and Elizabeth or Eliza Spittle. They were living at 71 Fisher Street in 1901, along with Alfred’s siblings Harry, Mary A., Joseph and George S. The family were at 55 Leslie Road, Park Village, Wolverhampton, in 1911. Alfred was a moulder for a pump manufacturing company, and had additional siblings Annie, Evelyn, Gladys and Edward.

Alfred enlisted as a Sapper in the 38th Field Company of the Royal Engineers (number 23817). On 29 May 1917, his name was listed in the Express & Star as having been wounded. However, he recovered from his wounds and survived the war.

Alfred married Mary E. Rowley in Wolverhampton in 1922, and the couple had two children – Joseph H. (1922) and Patricia M. (1925). Alfred died in Wolverhampton in 1993.

John Henry Sidebotham

31 Saturday Mar 2018

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Express & Star, France, John Sidebotham, Moore Street, Peel Street, Royal Engineers, South Staffordshire Regiment

John was born in Wolverhampton in 1887, the son of Enoch and Jane Sidebotham. In 1901 they were living at Court 7, Moore Street, Wolverhampton, along with John’s siblings Charles, Ernest, Annie, Albert and Florence May. The 14-year-old John was employed “picking up bolts”. In 1901 he married Gertrude Chilton in Wolverhampon, and by 1911 he and his wife, along with their son, William, were living with her parents, Richard and Elizabeth Chilton, at 25a Peel Street, Wolverhampton. John was now a blast furnaceman at an iron works. The couple went on to have a further eight children – Reuben (1911), Ann (1913), Richard J. (1914), Elizabeth J. (1921), Enoch (1922), Ronald (1924), Albert (1926) and Reginald (1929).

John served first with the South Staffordshire Regiment (number 11845) and then with the Royal Engineers (79969). He first served in France from 29 November 1914. John’s name appeared in the Express & Star on 20 January 1917 as having been wounded. However, he survived the war, and died in Wolverhampton in 1953.

The Lloyd brothers

14 Wednesday Mar 2018

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Badgers Fold Yard, Bilston, Graisley Lane, Heath Town, Joseph Lloyd, Kings Royal Rifle Corps, Leicestershire Regiment, Midland Counties Express, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment, Royal Engineers, Thomas Lloyd, Thorneycroft Lane, Vicarage Road, Wednesfield, Wood End

lloyd and turnerThe Midland Counties Express carried the above photographs on 11 December 1915, of the four sons and a son-in-law of Mr Lloyd of Vicarage Road, Wednesfield. These were:

  • Tom Lloyd (bootom left), aged 38, serving with the Notts and Derbys
  • Joe Lloyd (top, left), aged 35, and also with the Notts and Derbys
  • Alf Lloyd (top right), aged 30, serving with the Leicesters in France
  • William Lloyd (centre), aged 20, serving with the Royal Engineers and had been wounded and gassed in France
  • William Taylor (bottom, right), aged 24 and the son-in-law, with the King’s Royal Rifles

These were the children of James and Mary Ann Lloyd, living at 122 Wood End, Wednesfield, in 1891.

Thomas was born in 1877. He married Cissy Crutchley in Wolverhampton in 1899, and was living with his wife at 137 Wood End in 1901. They had a daughter, Lily, and son, Joseph. Thomas was a coal miner. In 1911, they were at 1 Badgers Fold Yard, Wood End, and had a further two children, Thomas and James. I have not been able to confirm details of his military service, but Thomas survived the war, and died in Bilston in 1956.

Joseph was born in 1880. He was still living with his parents in 1901, at 3 Graisley Lane, Wednesfield. He was a coal mine haulage engineer. He married Daisy Hewlett in Wolverhampton in 1904. By 1911, their address was 92 Thorneycroft Lane, Heath Town, Wolverhampton, along with their two children, Violet and Sammy. They had a further two children – James (1911) and Selina (1913). Joseph enlisted with the 15th Battalion of the Notts and Derby (Sherwood Foresters) Regiment (number 23489), but was killed in action on 30 May 1916. He is buried at the St. Vaast Post Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L’Avoue. He may also be the J. Lloyd who appears on the memorial at Heath Park.

Details of the other three members of the family will be posted tomorrow.

 

William Aaron Fellows

24 Saturday Feb 2018

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Dudley, France, Neachell's Lane, Royal Engineers, Wednesfield, William Fellows

William was born in Dudley in 1894, the son of Elizabeth Fellows. By 1911, he was living with his widowed mother at 111 Neachells Lane, Wednesfield, Wolverhampton, along with siblings Martha Elizabeth, Elsie Maud, John Howard, George, and Cyril. William was working as a general labourer in the tube trade.

William enlisted as a Driver with the Cable Section of the Royal Engineers (number 25988). He first served in France from 27 November 1914. Unfortunately, he died of wounds on 29 July 1917 in France. He is buried at the Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, and he is remembered on the Wednesfield Village roll of honour.

Thomas Henry Asprey

18 Sunday Feb 2018

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Aston, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Eagle Street, France, Monmoor and Victoria Works, Oxford Street, Royal Engineers, Silver War Badge, Thomas Asprey

Thomas was born in Aston in 1880, the son of William and Sarah Asprey. In 1901, they were living at 66 Oxford Street, Wolverhampton, along with Thomas’s siblings May Ann, William, Emily, Harry, Rebecca, Isaiah, Maud, Elsie and Samuel. In 1903, he married Harriet Darby in Wolverhampton, and they were living at No 13 House, 2 Court, Eagle Street, Wolverhampton, in 1911, along with two sons, Thomas Henry and Sampson William. Thomas was a blacksmith, working with iron fencing and working for agate and fencing manufacturer.

Thomas enlisted as a Sapper with the Royal Engineers (service number 89828), and first served in France from 12 September 1915. He suffered gas poisoning, and was discharged from the E.T.C. Newark on 11 July 1916. He was awarded a Silver War Badge (number 112,267) on 30 December 1916 (although the record has his initials incorrectly listed as “G. H.”).

Thomas died in Wolverhampton in 1921, at the age of 40. His name is not listed on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission site, but does appear in the Wolverhampton Roll of Honour, so it is possible that his death was attributed to his war service. His name also appears on the memorial of the Monmoor & Victoria Works, where he presumably worked.

Frederick William Fairclough

01 Thursday Feb 2018

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Egypt, Frederick Fairclough, Heath Town, Royal Engineers, Swan Street, Wolverhampton Railway Station, Wyrley Street

Frederick was born in Wolverhampton in 1891, the son of Frederick William and Amy Maria Fairclough. In 1901, Frederick, his brother George Edward, and his father, were boarding in the home of Emma Webb at 35 Swan Street, Wolverhampton. By 1911, he was at 5 Wyrley Street, Heath Town, Wolverhampton, together with both his parents, and siblings George Edward, John William, Charles Ambrose and Thomas Sydney. The names of two further children, William and Amy Maria, were written in and crossed out, with the word “dead” next to them. Frederick was an Edge Tool Fitter at an iron warehouse. Frederick married Amy M. Rutter in Wolverhampton in 1914, and the couple had three children – Mary H. (1912), James (1915) and Joseph (1916).

Frederick enlisted as a Sapper with the Royal Engineers (service number 284262). He served with the 98th Light Railway Train Crew Company. He drowned at sea on 31 December 1917. He is remembered at the Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery in Egypt, as well as on the memorial at Wolverhampton Railway Station.

Henry Powell

22 Friday Dec 2017

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Bilston, Bilston Town Hall, France, Henry Powell, Manchester, Midland Counties Express, Military Medal, Royal Engineers, St Leonard's Church, Wolverhampton Street

powellHenry was born in Manchester in about 1873. In 1899, he married Emma Jones in Wolverhampton, and by 1901 they were living at 103 Wolverhampton Street, Bilston (although the 1901 census says he was born in Codsall). The couple were at the same address in 1911, and in both censuses the household consisted of Henry, his wife, and a number of boarders. Henry’s trade was listed as a locomotive engine driver in 1901, and a miner and coal dealer in 1911.

In 1915 at the age of 42, Henry voluntarily enlisted with the Royal Engineers (number 136455), rising from Sapper to Sergeant. He first served in France from 22 November 1915. He was awarded the Military Medal for bravery in the field, having rescued two comrades from a tunnel which the Germans blew up. Unfortunately, he was wounded, and he died in hospital from wounds received in battle on 23 September 1917. This was reported in the Midland Counties Express on 27 October 1917. This mentioned that he had a surviving son as well as a widow, but I have not been able to confirm further details about him. He was serving with the 251st Tunnelling Company at the time.

The Express & Star on 5 August 1918 included details of a ceremony following a special service at St Leonard’s Church, Bilston, when a public presentation of Military Medals was made outside Bilston Town Hall. The Chairman of the District Council, W. Hughes, presented Henry’s widow with the medal, as well as presenting another Military Medal to a Corporal Hindley, also from Bilston.

Henry is buried at Chocques Military Cemetery, and is remembered on the High Town Ward Roll of Honour.

Charles Prosser Gibson

26 Sunday Nov 2017

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Charles Gibson, Darlington Street, Dorset, Express & Star, France, Institution of Civil Engineers, Military Cross, Royal Engineers

Charles was born in Wolverhampton on 2 May 1892, the son of Frederic[k] John and Gwenllian Bertha Gibson. In 1901 they were living at 93 Darlington Street, together with Charles’s siblings Mary Gwenllian, Ivor Frederic[k],  Harold Deighton, Kathleen Wulfrun and Ida Gladys They were at the same address in 1911. The 18-year-old Charles was listed as a student.

Charles enlisted with the Royal Engineers, and first served in France from 18 September 1915. As a Temporary Captain, he was mentioned in despatches, and his name appeared in the Express & Star on 4 January 1917. He later became Acting Major and was awarded the Military Cross.

Charles survived the war, and was elected as an Associate Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers on 16 September 1918 while still serving in the army. In 1922, he married Ethel A. Hughes in 1922, and they had a son, Charles H., in 1924. Charles himself died in Bridport, Dorset, in 1978.

Ernest Lawrence Cotterell

25 Saturday Nov 2017

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Ernest Cotterell, Great Brickkiln Street, Inland Water Transport Regiment, Penn Road Wesleyan Chapel, Rayleigh Road, Royal Engineers, Walsall

Ernest was born in Walsall in 1879. By 1901, he was boarding in the home of Charles Reynolds at 87 Great Brickkiln Street, Wolverhampton. Ernest was a carpenter’s joiner. On 9 August 1905, he married Edith Lucy Breeze in Walsall. In 1911, they were living at 58 Rayleigh Road, Wolverhampton, with their sons John Lawrence and Ernest William, and daughter Edith Beatrice. Ernest was now an architect’s assistant. They had another son, Thomas George, in 1914.

On 10 December 1915, he enlisted in the Inland Water Transport Regiment of the Royal Engineers (number 235725), due to his skills as a surveyor. He survived the war, and was demobilised on 26 March 1919. Ernest died in Wolverhampton in 1968. His name is listed on the war memorial at Penn Road Wesleyan Chapel.

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