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Name |
William Bolstridge |
Title |
Lieut. |
Birth |
Mar 1884 |
Ratcliffe Culey, Leicestershire, England [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Name |
William Boulstridge |
GRO Birth Index |
Mar 1884 |
Atherstone 6d - 473 |
Baptism |
28 Mar 1884 |
All Saints, Ratcliffe Culey, Leicestershire, England |
Occupation |
1901 |
Pony (Pit) Driver below ground |
Miltary Service |
Between 1905 and 1913 |
Abbasia, Cairo, Egypt [2] |
2nd Battery Royal Horse Artillery |
Miltary Service |
Between 1914 and 1919 |
Royal Field Artillery |
Service Number |
Between 1914 and 1917 |
Corporal 40090 |
Decoration |
1916 |
Military Medal |
Service Number |
1917 |
Lieutenant 40090 |
Notes |
- 1901 Census Stonehouse (2) Tamworth Road, Wilnecote (Adj Park Inn)
RG13/2650 Folio 12 page 16
James Wale Hd 63 Cowman on farm b. Astley WAR
Ann Wale Wife 60 b. Stafford STS
William Boulstridge Boarder 17 Pony Driver below Ground b. Ratcliffe Culey; LEI
(Found with same couple age 7 in 1891 census at Lower En St Austrey
RG12 - 2209 Page 10)
NB Ann wife of James Wale may well be Ann Latham, Williams Great Aunt
Reasons Ann fits d.o.b. and place of birth i.e. Stafford as seen in the 1851 Census
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1911 Census Abbasia, Cairo, Egypt
Listed as a Gunner in T Battery Royal Horse Artillery Stationed Abbasia Cairo Egypt
BOULSTRIDGE, William Single ? 26 1885 Bricklayers Labourer Atherstone Warwick
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PRO Files WO 339/129163 & WO 374/7862 Reveal the Following
William enlisted in the Royal Field Artillary at Derby on the 27 July 1905
At enlistment he was said to be 20 years and 5 Months and by trade a Brick Layer's Labourer and said to be born at Austrey??
he was promoted to a Bombadier 29 July 1910 after serving as a Gunner in India, Egypt and the Mediterranean
On the 10th April 1913 he was transferred to the reserve list
After the outbrake of war in 1914, william was mobilized at Woolwich on 5 Aug 1914
After a spell as a gunnery instructer he was posted to France as a Bombadier on 512 Sept 1914
Promoted to Corporal on 21 Sept 1914 and Serjeant on 28 June 1915
William served with distinction, was wounded in action twice 26/9/15 & 1 - 7/16
Awarded the Military Medal
Commissioned on 1st Nov 1917
William was transferred to the reserve list in 1919 where he remained untill 1935
A marriage was listed on the 7 July 1916 whilst on injury leave: details as follows
Spouse :Nellie Allsop a spinster age 20?
Location:Birmingham Registrar's Office
WitnessesJohn King & Alice Marshall
NB Alice Marshall formerly Bolstridge was his Aunt, her son Alix Bolstridge was killed in 1917
Prior to his marriage his next of kin was listed as Brother Thomas at the same address as he was in the 1901 census.
i.e. Stone House Kettlebrook Tamworth
Subsequent to his marriage his address was listed as 39 Upper Gungate Street, Tamworth till his removal from the reserve list in 1935
The files provide much information to detailed to list all here
Description 5'9 1/2 " Dark Complexion Grey Eyes & Dark hair 145 lbs
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Person ID |
I2006 |
bolstridge |
Last Modified |
19 Mar 2023 |
Mother |
Sarah Bolstridge, b. Feb 1864, Ratcliffe Culey, Leicestershire, England d. 20 Mar 1887, Ratcliffe Culey, Leicestershire, England (Age 23 years) |
Relationship |
natural |
Family ID |
F511 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Nellie Allsop, b. 1884, Tamworth, Staffordshire, England |
Marriage |
7 Jul 1916 |
Registrar's Office, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [3] |
Witness |
John King |
Witness |
Alice Marshall (Bolstridge) |
GRO Index |
Sep 1916 |
King's Norton 6d - 333 |
Family ID |
F149 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
19 Mar 2023 |
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Event Map |
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| Birth - Mar 1884 - Ratcliffe Culey, Leicestershire, England |
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| Baptism - 28 Mar 1884 - All Saints, Ratcliffe Culey, Leicestershire, England |
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| Miltary Service - 2nd Battery Royal Horse Artillery - Between 1905 and 1913 - Abbasia, Cairo, Egypt |
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| Marriage - 7 Jul 1916 - Registrar's Office, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England |
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Pin Legend |
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Sources |
- [S434] Parish Registers LEI, Ratcliffe Culey Baptisms 1813 - 1933, (Name: Original Register;), March 28 1884 P., DE 1621/18.
William son Sarah Received into the church Apr 13
- [S645] War Office WO series, WWI Campaign Medals, (Name: PRO;), 1914-1920 WO 372/2.
Medal card of Boulstridge, William
Corps: 2nd Battery Royal Horse Artillery
Regiment No: 40090
Rank: Corporal
- [S647] War Office WO series, WWI Soldiers? records, (Name: Public Records Office;), See Notes William Bolstridge, Wo series.
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