Lieut. William Bolstridge

Other Events and Attributes:

• 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; 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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William married Nellie Allsop on 7 Jul 1916 in Registrar's Office, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Nellie (daughter of John Allsop and Mary Ann Slaney) was born in 1884 in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]