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| BAILEY, William |
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William BAILEY, son of George BAILEY (c. 1860-c. 1936) and Alice Mary BRIGGS (c. 1868-c. 1950), was born on 7 April 1892 in Kenninghall, Norfolk. He was baptised on 22 May 1892 in Kenninghall - parents George and Alice Mary. The 1901 Census (held on 31 Mar 1901) shows William at Mill Pond in Garboldisham, Norfolk - 8, scholar, living with parents George (41, horseman on farm) and Alice (33), and siblings Daisy (12, scholar), Arthur (12, scholar) and Rosetta F (10, scholar). At the time of the 19..... View full FH text (See notes below) View Family Tree (See notes below) |
| Birth: | 07.04.1892 : Kenninghall, Norfolk : 1892 Q2 Guiltcross Norfolk Vol 4B Page 262 |
| Baptism: | 22.05.1892 : Kenninghall, Norfolk : parents George and Alice Mary. |
| 1901 Census: | Garboldisham, Norfolk : 8, scholar, living with parents George (41, horseman on farm) and Alice (33), and siblings Daisy (12, scholar), Arthur (12, scholar) and Rosetta F (10, scholar). (RG13 Piece 1866 Folio 46 Page 17 Schedule 109) |
| 1911 Census: | Garboldisham, Norfolk : 19, bricklayer's labourer, living with parents George (51, roadman) and Alice (43), brother Arthur (22, harness maker), and niece Olive Rose (2). (RG14 PN11742 RD239 SD2 ED15 SN84) |
| 1911 Census: | North Lopham, Norfolk : 29y 2m, teamman working for Mr. B WOODS farmer, living with wife Edna (24y 10m, home duties) and children Allen (7y 2m, scholar), Kitchener (5y 11m, scholar) and Iris (6m). (RG15 Piece 09901 Schedule 144 RD 239 RS 2 ED 18) |
| 1939 Reg.: | 42 Hall Cottage, Burston, Norfolk : b. 07 April 1892, farm foreman, living with wife Edna (b. 10 August 1894, domestic duties) and son Russell D (b. 01 June 1926, scholar). : farm foreman (RG101/6541G/002/17 Letter Code: TRED) |
| Death: | 10.02.1961 : St. Barnabas Hospital, Thetford, Norfolk : usual residence North Lopham. |
| Probate: | 16.06.1961 at Norwich, Norfolk : BAILEY William of Fortunes Well North Lopham Norfolk died `0 February 1961 at St. Barnabas Hospital Thetford Norfolk Probate Norwich 16 March to Willian Yates baker and Raymond Grant shop manager. Effects £990 11s. 1d. |
| Elect. Roll: | He was on the in 1918 Absent Voters List, living at The Green in North Lopham -
16895 Pte., 9th Nfks. |
| Military: | William was attested into the military on 22 April 1912 at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk - joined at Woolwich, a driver in the Army Service Corps. He transferred to the 4th Hussars of the Line on 15 July 1912. On 16 April 1913 he was dismissed for misconduct.He enlisted at Norwich on 27 November 1914 - Norfolk Regiment, Private 16895, and served on home soil until 22.06.1915. From 23 June 1915 he served in France with the B.E.F. On 16.07.1917 he received a gun shot wound to the right foot and returned to the U.K. Initially he was at the 3rd Western General Hospital in Cardiff recovering from his wound. From 8 May 1918 he returned to France, rejoining his Regiment. On 11 September 1918 he was thought to be missing in the field and his next of kin notified, but later was found to be a PoW and his wife was informed on 12.11.1918 with the news. On 22 November 1918 he was repatriated after release from the PoW camp, returning to Hull aboard the S.S. Porto (name unsure), and served on home soil until demobilization and transfer to Class “Z” Army Reserve on 10 Mar 1919. |
| Notes: | “Hussars of the Line” in World War I was a collective term for British Regular Army hussar regiments (3rd, 4th, 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 18th, 19th, 20th), representing non-Household cavalry. Enlisted into the “Corps of Hussars,” soldiers were allocated to specific units to serve as mobile reconnaissance, security, and mounted shock troops. |
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