Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension | Plot 2. Row D. Grave 47. | |
| 2. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 31B GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of George and Ellen Jolliffe, of 18 Northern Parade Portsmouth. Although records show William G, he is known as "William Henry" and "Henry William", but the key to understanding the correct man is that he was a "Coal Merchant" from Landport, just prior to the war.That Coal Merchant appears on the 1911 census as a 28 year old boarder with the Martell sisters.
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 23rd (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment |
2/23rd (County of London) Battalion Formed at Clapham Junction in August 1914. Record similar to 2/21st Bn until May 1918. By January 1915, in 2/6th London Brigade in 2/2nd London Division at Redhill. This formation was later retitled as 181st Brigade in 60th (2/2nd London) Division. Moved to St Albans in March 1915. Went on to Braintree (May 1915) and Sutton Veny (January 1916). June 1916 : landed at Le Havre. November 1916 : moved to Salonika. 2 July 1917 : moved to Egypt. 26 May 1918 : left Division and moved to France, arriving at Arques by 8 July and transferred to 21st Brigade in 30th Division. |
| Action : France & Flanders |
France & Flanders covers all the dates and corresponding locations which are outside the official battle nomenclature dates on the Western Front. Therefore the actions in which these men died could be considered 'normal' trench duty - the daily attrition losses which were an everyday fact of duty on the Western Front.
Detail :
6585 Private William [Henry] Jolliffe, 23rd (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment. Formerly 24058, Somerset Light Infantry.
Probate JOLLIFFE Henry William of 18 Northern-parade Portsmouth private London regiment died 9 October 1916 in France Probate London 25 January to John Thomas Rowland corset manufacturer. Effects £1874 3s. 8d.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Prince Edward No. 1903 E.C. | Hampshire & IOW |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
19th July 1910 | 16th August 1910 | 21st September 1910 |
Listed as a Coal Merchant resident at Landport, aged 24 years at the time of his initiation in 1910. No war service recorded in the contribution register, but he is shown as "Killed in Action Oct. 1916."
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley