Life story: Henry William Huckle | Lives of the First World War

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1881

sibling Florence E. Huckle Source:8801602 1881

1885

sibling Arthur G. Huckle Source:8801602 1885

1886

birth Hitchin United Kingdom Source:7198131 Source:8709867 1886

1888

sibling Albert F. Huckle Source:8801619 1888

1890

sibling Frederick Huckle Source:8801619 1890

1891

location 29 Tilehouse Street, Hitchin, Hertfordshire United Kingdom parents address Source:8801602 6th April 1891

1893

sibling Alice Huckle Source:8801619 1893

1901

location 16 High Street, Hitchin, Hertfordshire United Kingdom parents address Source:8801619 1st April 1901

1907

education Ordinary BA with Languages Downing College, University of Cambridge Cambridge, Cambridgeshire United Kingdom Source:9335884 1907 - 1911

1911

employment Teacher Cardiff, Wales United Kingdom Source:8801620 3rd April 1911

1911

location 65 Malefant Street, Cathays, Cardiff, Wales United Kingdom their own address Source:8801620 3rd April 1911

1914

marriage Mary Ann Elizabeth Porter Source:8801643 2nd September 1914

1914

location 4 Warkworth Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire United Kingdom their own address Source:8801643 2nd September 1914

1915

children Minnie Elizabeth Huckle Source:8801929 1915

1915

location Tourmaline, Shelford Road, Trumpington, Cambridgeshire United Kingdom their own address Source:8801929 5th September 1915

1917

enlistment United Kingdom Source:8801626 March 1917

1917

children Betty Mary Huckle Source:8801952 1917

1917

service British Army Private 765792 London Regiment 28th Battalion Source:8801626 April 1917

1918

service British Army Second Lieutenant Cambridgeshire Regiment 1st Battalion Source:8802152 27th February 1918 - 5th September 1918

1918

education Hitchin Grammar School Hitchin, Hertfordshire United Kingdom Source:8801626 September 1918

employment Chief Clerk Oxford and Cambridge Schools Examination Board Cambridge, Cambridgeshire United Kingdom Source:8801626

theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8802127

1918

death Source:7198131 5th September 1918

burial Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France V. M. 4 Source:8802140

Details

Names

Type	Name
First Names	Henry William
Initials	HW
Last Name	Huckle
Source	1998653

Gender

Gender	Source
Male

Locations

Address	Country	Type	Date
16 High Street, Hitchin, Hertfordshire	United Kingdom	parents address	known 1st April 1901
29 Tilehouse Street, Hitchin, Hertfordshire	United Kingdom	parents address	known 6th April 1891
4 Warkworth Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire	United Kingdom	their own address	known 2nd September 1914
65 Malefant Street, Cathays, Cardiff, Wales	United Kingdom	their own address	known 3rd April 1911
Tourmaline, Shelford Road, Trumpington, Cambridgeshire	United Kingdom	their own address	known 5th September 1915

Contribution

Military Service

Service	Number	Unit	Section	Rank	Source
British Army	765792	London Regiment	28th Battalion	Private
British Army		Cambridgeshire Regiment	1st Battalion	Second Lieutenant

Awards

Award	Type	Source
British War Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal

Family

Children

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Minnie Elizabeth Huckle	daughter	1915
Betty Mary Huckle	daughter	1917

Parents

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Emma E. Huckle	mother
Henry Huckle	father

Siblings

Name	Relationship	Dates
Florence E. Huckle	sister	1881
Arthur G. Huckle	brother	1885
Alice Huckle	sister	1893
Albert F. Huckle	brother	1888
Frederick Huckle	brother	1890

Spouse

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Mary Ann Elizabeth Porter	wife	2nd September 1914

Media

Memorial Headstone

Memorial headstone in the same plot as his widow who dies in 1965/

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H. W. Huckle memorial, Trumpington

Photograph of the memorial to H. W. Huckle at Trumpington Churchyard Extension. He was killed in action at Nurlu, France, on 5 September 1918. The headstone marks the grave of his widow, Mary Ann Elizabeth (Bessie) Huckle, born 4 October 1880 and died on 13 March 1965. The churchyard extension is located at the junction of Hauxton Road and Shelford Road, Trumpington. Photograph: Wendy Roberts, 15 January 2015

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Wendy54828
Trumpington War Memorial

Trumpington War Memorial is located at the junction of Trumpington High Street and Church Lane. The name, William Huckle, is inscribed on the north face. Photograph: Andrew Roberts, 15 Jan 2015

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War Memorial, St George's Chapel, Ely Cathedral

In St George’s Chapel, Ely Cathedral, the name 'H. W. Huckle' was included in the Trumpington section of the war memorial wall plaque to World War I and II losses from Cambridgeshire. Photograph: Andrew Roberts, 31 August 2013

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Wendy54828
Medal Index card

Photo of the medal index card for Henry Huckle

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Cambridge134133
Henry William Huckle, 1910

Downing College 2nd Lent Boat, 1910

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Jenny59819

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Official Records

Title	Connected by	More information
Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records	Imperial1
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription	Cambridge134133

External Evidence

Reference	Connected by	More information
Birth record in Free BMD database	Wendy54828
Census 1891 England, Hertfordshire, Hitchin, District 5	Wendy54828
Census 1901 England, Hertfordshire, Hitchin, District 5	Wendy54828
1911 Census Wales, Glamorgan, Cardiff, Cardiff South, District 6	Wendy54828
Cambridge Independent Press, 20 September 1918, p.8	Wendy54828
Marriage record in Free BMD database	Wendy54828
Trumpington Parish Marriage Register 1914	Wendy54828
Trumpington Parish Baptism Register 1915	Wendy54828
Trumpington Parish Baptism Register 1917	Wendy54828
British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920, accessed via Ancestry	Wendy54828
UK, WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920, accessed via Ancestry	Wendy54828
Commonwealth War Graves Commission	Wendy54828
London Gazette Supplement to Issue 30589 22 March 1918 p.3585	Wendy54828
Hitchin War Memorial, Hertfordshire	Wendy54828
Ancestory	Cambridge134133
The Griffin, Downing College magazine, 1918	Jenny59819
Degree records	Jenny59819

Multimedia

Title	Connected by	More information
Memorial Headstone	Vic55717
H. W. Huckle memorial, Trumpington	Wendy54828
Trumpington War Memorial	Wendy54828
War Memorial, St George's Chapel, Ely Cathedral	Wendy54828
Medal Index card	Cambridge134133
Henry William Huckle, 1910	Jenny59819

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