Category Archives: Registered War Grave

William Lawrence & Frank Lawrence

Army, Canadian, Other Regiments, Registered War Grave

William Lawrence
Sapper 150378
Railway Troops Depot

Frank Lawrence
Sapper 782136
13th Battalion Canadian Railway Troops

War Plot
Division 71 & 72

Lawrence Wm photo Lawrence F photo

The brothers were the sons of Jonas and Louisa Lawrence of Diddenham Cottages, Grazeley. Frank was the younger of their two sons. They boys had three sisters. The 1911 census indicates that only Frank and his sister May were living at home. Frank and his father both worked with horses at a farm in Aldermaston.

William died of blood poisoning on 22 July 1916 aged 25. It is not known how this was contracted.

Frank died of influenza and broncho-pneumonia on 13/2/1919, aged 23. He is buried in Division 64 VI E. 2. Sainte Marie Cemetery Le Harve. Le Harve was the main British base and home to three general and two stationary hospitals as well as four convelescent depots.

 

Thomas John Leicester

Berkshire Yeomanry, Registered War Grave

Thomas John Leicester
Regimental Serjeant Major 70898
2nd/ 1st  Berkshire Yeomanry

War Plot
Divisions 71 & 72

Leicester TJ group photo

Thomas John Leicester was the husband of Fanny Elizabeth Leicester, of 36, Waylin Street, Reading.

Thomas Leicester had served in the Boer War and had obtained a Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.  He died on 31st March 1918.  Cause of death is not given, it is possible that it was influenza, there was a serious epidemic at the time.

George Thomas Jones

Registered War Grave, Royal Berkshire Regiment

George Thomas Jones
Private 34085
3rd Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment

 Division 38

 

 George Thomas Jones,  was the son of  Inkerman and Harriet Jones, of Drayton, Berkshire; and husband of Emily Champion (formerly Jones), of 62, Norton Road, Reading.  His is a registered war grave with a CWGC war pattern headstone, number 10766.

Private Jones died of sickness on 17th February 1917.  He had only been in the army one month.