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We remember J Massey
We remember J Massey
Timeline
Timeline
service
British Army
Gunner
SR/6408
Royal Garrison Artillery
Source:2961930
1962
death
Source:8717353
14th October 1962
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | J |
| Initials | J |
| Last Name | Massey |
| Source | 2961930 |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | SR/6408 | Royal Garrison Artillery | Gunner |
Media
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Medal Index CardShows entitlement to trio plus date of entry into overseas service in 1915.
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1891 CensusJoseph listed as a schoolboy with his family in Battersea. Sadly his three brothers all died young; Albert of Cholera whilst with the RFA in India, Harry KIA at Passchendaele in 1917 and Charles murdered by a vagrant in the street in Battersea.Contributed by:
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Attestation Page4Listed service history and once more a pencil note to re-enlistment as SR/6408 for the Great War.Contributed by:
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Attestation Page5Confirms his near 13 years service in the RGA prior to the war. Next of kin listed with his marriage and children noted below. Their eldest daughter sadly died in her early twenties of a brain haemorrhage and she is buried in Shoeburyness with parents Joseph and Mary, her brother Albert and my grandfather Leonard. Close by is the grave of Richard Gerreli and his wife. Richard was Mary's brother and is remembered on this site too.Contributed by:
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Attestation Page3Marriage details plus a note of the death of their son in 1909.Contributed by:
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Rest in peaceJoseph is buried in Shoeburyness with his wife and daughter whilst another son and his wife's brother rest nearby in the same churchyard.Contributed by:
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Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
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| Medal Index Card |
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Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | James91018 | |
| Medal roll entry | James91018 | |
| 1891 Census | James91018 | |
| Attestation 1901 | James91018 | |
| Attestation Page2 | James91018 | |
| Attestation Page4 | James91018 | |
| Attestation Page5 | James91018 | |
| Attestation Page3 | James91018 | |
| Medal Roll #2 | James91018 | |
| Rest in peace | James91018 | |
| Joseph Massey | James91018 |
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