Life story: Henry Luke | Lives of the First World War

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1884

sibling Mary Ann Dorcas Luke Source:5517673 30th October 1884

1886

sibling Elizabeth Emily Luke Source:5517680 10th January 1886

1888

sibling James Charles Luke Source:5517680 2nd August 1888

1890

birth Bethnal Green United Kingdom Source:5517635 8th September 1890

1890

location 50 Pundersons Gardens Bethnal Green United Kingdom parents address Source:5517635 8th September 1890

1891

dates Age 1 Source:5517694 5th April 1891

1892

sibling Thomas Joseph Luke Source:5517673 18th November 1892

1895

sibling Emily Rebecca Luke Source:5517673 2nd April 1895

1897

sibling Arthur Luke Source:5517673 7th May 1897

1899

sibling Annie Elizabeth Luke Source:5517673 23rd August 1899

1901

dates Age 10 Source:5517680 31st March 1901

1901

sibling Sarah Rebecca Luke Source:5517673 3rd October 1901

1903

sibling Ellen Luke Source:5517673 5th June 1903

1905

sibling William Walter Luke Source:5517673 29th April 1905

1909

sibling George Edward Richard Luke Source:5517673 21st March 1909

1911

dates Age 20 Source:5517673 2nd April 1911

1915

dates Age 24 Source:5517656 1st August 1915

1915

employment Clerk Stock Exchange London United Kingdom Source:5517656 1st August 1915

1915

marriage Eliza Ayres Source:5517656 1st August 1915

1915

location 64 Treadway Street Bethnal Green United Kingdom parents address Source:5517656 1st August 1915

1916

enlistment Not recorded United Kingdom Source:5517920 14th November 1916

1918

dates Age 27 Source:5517920 2nd March 1918

1918

discharge Source:5517920 2nd March 1918

1966

dates Age 75 Source:5517639 9th April 1966

service British Army Private 353935 London Regiment Source:2724520

1966

death Not War Related Cause of death: chronic bronchitis & right hemiplegia due to cerbral thrombosis. Died at home in his sleep in the early hours of Easter Saturday. Hackney United Kingdom Source:5517639 9th April 1966

burial City Of London Cemetery And Crematorium Non-War Cemetery Little Ilford London United Kingdom Source:5517639

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Names

Type	Name
First Names	Henry
Initials	H
Last Name	Luke
Source	2724520

Gender

Gender	Source
Male

Locations

Address	Country	Type	Date	Source
50 Pundersons Gardens Bethnal Green	United Kingdom	parents address	known 8th September 1890
64 Treadway Street Bethnal Green	United Kingdom	parents address	known 1st August 1915

Contribution

Military Service

Service	Number	Unit	Section	Rank	Source
British Army	353935	London Regiment		Private

Awards

Award	Type	Source
Silver War Badge	Honourable Discharge
British War Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal

Family

Parents

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Mary Ann Emily Jines	mother
James Luke	father

Siblings

Name	Relationship	Dates
Mary Ann Dorcas Luke	sister	30th October 1884
Thomas Joseph Luke	brother	18th November 1892
Emily Rebecca Luke	sister	2nd April 1895
Arthur Luke	brother	7th May 1897
Annie Elizabeth Luke	sister	23rd August 1899
Sarah Rebecca Luke	sister	3rd October 1901
Ellen Luke	sister	5th June 1903
William Walter Luke	brother	29th April 1905
George Edward Richard Luke	brother	21st March 1909
Elizabeth Emily Luke	sister	10th January 1886
James Charles Luke	brother	2nd August 1888

Spouse

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Eliza Ayres	wife	1st August 1915

Religion

Date	Religion	Source
1915-08-01	Anglican - Church of Eng, Irl, Wales or other

Media

Henry Luke recovering from wounds

Henry is in the bed in the foreground. Location is unknown.

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Henry Luke with nurses

Henry Luke is in the back row, third from left. Believed to have been taken in the grounds of Killingbeck Hospital, Leeds.

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Henry Luke at Killingbeck Hospital

Henry Luke is in the front row far right. believed to have been taken in the grounds of Killingbeck Hospital, Leeds.

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Henry Luke at Killingbeck Hospital

Henry Luke is in the second row, second person from right. Believed to have been taken in the grounds of Killingbeck Hospital, Leeds.

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Henry Luke recovering from wounds

Location uncertain. It is difficult to identify Henry in this photograph - he is possibly in the first bed on the left next to the standing nurse.

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Text identifying Killingbeck Hospital.

Text on the rear of one of the photographs in the family collection. Full text reads: Killingbeck 1917. G.J. Anthony, 2nd. Northern General Hospital, Killingbeck Section. York Road, Leeds. The identity of G.J. Anthony is not known.

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The wallet of Henry Luke

This is the wallet that Henry Luke had in the top pocket of his battledress when he received a shrapnel wound to the chest. The hole made by the shrapnel can be seen in the wallet and also in the photograph that was inside. The photograph is that of Eliza, Henry' wife.

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Official Records

Title	Connected by	More information
Medal Index Card
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription	John2352
England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription	John2352
England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription	John2352
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription	John2352
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription	John2352
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription	John2352

External Evidence

Reference	Connected by	More information
Silver War Badge	John2352
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards 1914 - 1920	John2352

Multimedia

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Henry Luke recovering from wounds	John2352
Henry Luke with nurses	John2352
Henry Luke at Killingbeck Hospital	John2352
Henry Luke at Killingbeck Hospital	John2352
Henry Luke recovering from wounds	John2352
Text identifying Killingbeck Hospital.	John2352
The wallet of Henry Luke	John2352

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