Name
Reginald George Wiseman
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
28/09/1918
21
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
165884
Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
101st Bn. (Bucks and Berks)
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
PERTH CEMETERY (CHINA WALL)
Plot I, Row K, Grave 20.
Belgium
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Watford Borough Roll of Honour, Beechen Grove Baptist Church Memorial, Watford, St James' Church Memorial, Watford Fields, Not on the Bushey memorials
Pre War
Son of Henry and Jane (nee BROWNSELL) WISEMAN.
His parents married 1890 in the Hemel Hempstead, Herts, district. Jane died 21 July 1938 in Watford aged 72, and was buried 26 July in Vicarage Road Cemetery, Watford; Henry died 18 December 1938 in Watford aged 70, and was buried 21 December, also in Vicarage Road Cemetery.
Reginald was born 1896 in Bushey, Herts, and baptised 12 February 1903 at St John the Evangelist, Watford.
On the 1901 Census, aged 4 he lived in Watford, with his parents and three siblings. On the 1911 Census, a cardboard box cutter aged 14, he still lived in Watford, with his parents and six siblings.
Wartime Service
He enlisted in Watford, and was formerly Private 2710 Royal Bucks Hussars and Private 206171 Bucks Yeomanry.
He was entitled to the Victory and British War medals, and was killed in action.
Additional Information
Unfortunately, Reginald’s Service Record appears to be one that did not survive the World War Two bombing. There is a brief article about and a Death announcement for Reginald in the West Herts and Watford Observer dated 19 October 1918; plus an In Memoriam in the issue dated 27 September 1919.
Acknowledgments
Sue Carter (Research) and Watford Museum (ROH on line via www.ourwatfordhistory.org.uk), Jonty Wild
