We remember Herbert Wells

We remember Herbert Wells

Timeline

Timeline

1890
sibling Harry Wells Source:9340869 1890
1892
sibling Ernest Wells Source:9340949 1892
1893
birth Burnham, Buckinghamshire United Kingdom Source:7347736 Source:6191996 1893
1896
sibling William Henry Wells Source:9340869 1896
1897
sibling Edward Wells Source:9340869 1897
1899
sibling Alfred Wells Source:9340949 1899
1901
sibling Kathleen Ellen Wells Source:9610583 March 1901
1901
dates Age 7 Source:9340949 March 1901
1901
location 9 The Gore, Burnham, Buckinghamshire United Kingdom parents address Source:9340949 March 1901
1903
sibling John Wells Source:9340869 1903
1905
sibling Annie Louisa Wells Source:9610583 1905
1911
sibling Mary Georgina Wells Source:9340869 January 1911
1911
dates Age 17 Source:9340869 April 1911
1911
employment Gardener United Kingdom Source:9340869 April 1911
1911
location The Gore, Burnham, Buckinghamshire United Kingdom parents address Source:9340869 April 1911
1914
dates Age 21 Source:9610583 31st August 1914
1914
employment Gardener Source:9610583 31st August 1914
1914
enlistment Bromley United Kingdom Source:9610583 31st August 1914
1915
service British Army Private G/571 Royal West Kent Regiment 6th Service Battalion Source:9610583 11th September 1915
1915
dates Age 22 Source:7347736 14th October 1915
service British Army Private GS/571 Royal West Kent Regiment Source:4693995
service British Army Private G/571 Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) Source:7347736
1915
death Killed in Action Source:7347736 Source:6191996 14th October 1915
burial Loos Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais France Source:7347736

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Herbert
Initials H
Last Name Wells
Source 4693995
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
9 The Gore, Burnham, Buckinghamshire United Kingdom parents address known March 1901
The Gore, Burnham, Buckinghamshire United Kingdom parents address known April 1911
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army GS/571 Royal West Kent Regiment Private
British Army G/571 Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) Private
British Army G/571 Royal West Kent Regiment 6th Service Battalion Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Henry Wells father
Annie Maria mother
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Mary Georgina Wells sister January 1911
John Wells brother 1903
Edward Wells brother 1897
William Henry Wells brother 1896
Harry Wells brother 1890
Alfred Wells brother 1899
Ernest Wells brother 1892
Kathleen Ellen Wells sister March 1901
Annie Louisa Wells sister 1905
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
Fresh Blue Dark
DateHeightSource
1914-08-31 5'3"

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Stephen4120
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription David35299
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription David35299
British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription David35299

External Evidence

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Link to brother, Edward Hugh19032
War Memorial, Hitcham, Buckinghamshire David35299

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