Benjamin Bolstridge

1885 - 1917  (32 years)

• Name	Benjamin Bolstridge
  Birth	1885	Normanton, Derbyshire, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Benjamin Robinson
  GRO Birth Index	Dec 1885
  	Mansfield 7b - 69
  Occupation	Between 1901 and 1911
  	Coal Miner
  Residence	1911	22, Powell Street, Castleford, Yorkshire, England
  	Boarding with Father in Law Thomas Dunwell
  Miltary Service	1917  [3]
  	4th Batallion Grenadier Guards
  Service Number	1917  [4]
  	Guardsman 21025
  Burial	1917	Bluet Farm Cemetery, Belgium   [5]
  	The cemetery is located to the north west of the town of Ieper near a village called Elverdinge, this is on the N8 road between Ieper and Veurne, 3 kilometres from Ieper. Driving into the village from Ieper go to the traffic lights and turn right, this street is called Steenstraat, and after 50 metres follow the street to the right, called Boezingsestraat. The cemetery is 500 metres along this street on the left hand side.
  Death	21 Jul 1917	Belgium
  Notes	1911 Census 22 Powell Street Castleford DUNWELL, Thomas Head Married M 72 1839 Labourer Formerly General Labourer Yorks Kippax DUNWELL, Harriet Wife Married 49 years F 69 1842 Yorks Aberford BOLSTRIDGE, Benjamin Boarder Married M 25 1886 Coal Miner Hewer Derby S Normanton BOLSTRIDGE, Emily Boarder Married 2 years F 24 1887 Yorks Castleford BOLSTRIDGE, Stanley Boarder M 2 1909 Yorks Castleford DUNWELL, Annie Visitor Single F 19 1892 Pottery Works Hand Yorks Castleford DUNWELL, Elenor Visitor F 13 1898 Derby Alfreton ****************************************************************************************************** First World War Casualty Details Name: BOLSTRIDGE Initials: B Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Private Regiment: Grenadier Guards Unit Text: 4th Bn. Date of Death: 21/07/1917 Service No: 21025 Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: I. G. 9. Cemetery:Cemetery: BLEUET FARM CEMETERY pp The Commonwealth War Graves Commission Bleuet Farm was used as a dressing station during 1917 Allied offensive on this front. The cemetery was begun in a corner of the farm and was in use from June to December 1917, though a few of the burials are of later date. Two graves were brought into the cemetery after the Armistice from isolated positions close by. There are now 442 First World War burials in the cemetery and nine from the Second World War, all dating from the Allied retreat to Dunkirk in May 1940. The cemetery was designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield. ************************************************************
  Person ID	I720	bolstridge | Desley Reid Line
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Francis Thomas Bolstridge,   b. 28 Jan 1849, Bedworth, Warwickshire, England d. Jul 1891, Blackwell, Derbyshire, England (Age 42 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah Ann Gethings,   b. 1853, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England d. Aft 1901 (Age > 49 years)
  Relationship	natural
  GRO Index	Dec 1879
  	Coventry 6d - 639
  Marriage	25 Dec 1879	Holy Trinity, Coventry, Warwickshire, England   [6]
  Witness	William X Gethings
  Witness	Mary Ann X Bale
  Family ID	F1087	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emily Dunwell,   b. 1886, Castleford, Yorkshire, England
  Marriage	1908	Pontefract, : Registration District, England   [1]
  GRO Index	Mar 1908
  	Pontefract 9c - 134
  Children	+ 1. Stanley Bolstridge,   b. 18 Jun 1908, Pontefract, : Registration District, England d. Apr 1989, Pontefract, : Registration District, England (Age 80 years)  [natural]   2. Leslie Bolstridge,   b. 26 May 1913, Pontefract, : Registration District, England d. 1975, Pontefract, : Registration District, England (Age 61 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F996	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1885 - Normanton, Derbyshire, England Marriage - 1908 - Pontefract, : Registration District, England Child - Stanley Bolstridge - 18 Jun 1908 - Pontefract, : Registration District, England Residence - Boarding with Father in Law Thomas Dunwell - 1911 - 22, Powell Street, Castleford, Yorkshire, England Child - Leslie Bolstridge - 26 May 1913 - Pontefract, : Registration District, England Burial - 1917 - Bluet Farm Cemetery, Belgium Death - 21 Jul 1917 - Belgium  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S52] General Records Office, An Unrequested GRO Index, (Name: On Line at : www.findmypast.com;). [S36] Public Records Office, 1891 Census, (Name: Via Ancestry.co.uk;), RG 12. [S627] See Notes. [S645] War Office WO series, WWI Campaign Medals, (Name: PRO;), 1914-1920 WO 372/2. Medal card of Bolstridge, Ben Corps: Grenadier Guards Regiment No: 21025 Rank: Guardsman... [S144] Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Casualty Details First - Second World War, (Name: Debt of Honour Register;). [S565] Parish Registers WAR, Coventry Holy Trinity M 1837 - 1884, (Name: LDS Film of Original Registers;), 25 DEC 1879, FHL 1067415. By Banns Francis Bolstridge age 30 Widower Miner of Ironmonger Row son William Bolstridge miner = Sarah Ann X Gethings 26 Spin 2 House 1 Court Brewery Street dau William Gethings Blacksmith