Name
Bertie William John Shrimpton
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
07/02/1917
35
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
30327
Bedfordshire Regiment
4th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
VARENNES MILITARY CEMETERY
Plot I, Row H, Grave 58.
France
UK & Other Memorials
Watford Borough Roll of Honour,
Christ Church Memorial, Watford
Pre War
on of John and Emma (nee MARKHAM) SHRIMPTON of Watford; husband of Emily (nee MARTIN) SHRIMPTON of Trafford Park, Manchester.
His parents married 23 October 1880 at St Mary’s, Watford. Emma died 1926 in Watford aged 66, and was buried 6 October in Vicarage Road Cemetery, Watford; John died 1928 in Watford aged 70, and was buried 22 August, also in Vicarage Road Cemetery.
Bertie was born 1882 in Watford, and baptised 2 April 1882 at St Mary’s, Watford. He married 17 April 1911 at St Lawrence’s, Abbot’s Langley, Herts, and resided in Watford. Emily remarried 1919 in the Watford district to Thomas WESTERMAN, and died 23 April 1962 in Bristol aged 82.
On the 1891 Census, aged 9 he lived in Watford, with his parents and four siblings. On the 1901 Census, a general labourer aged 19, he still lived in Watford, with his parents and eight siblings. On the 1911 Census, a timber yard labourer aged 29, he still lived in Watford, with his parents and four siblings.
Wartime Service
He enlisted in Watford; was entitled to the Victory and British War medals, and died of wounds received in action.
Additional Information
Unfortunately, Bertie’s Service Record appears to be one that did not survive the World War Two bombing.
Service number appears as 30347 in some records.
Acknowledgments
Sue Carter (Research) and Watford Museum (ROH on line via www.ourwatfordhistory.org.uk)
