Reeves, William Henry
Summary
Father: Robert Henry REEVESMother: Agnes COOMBES
Birth: 1897
Birth Source: FreeBMD & Census
Death: 1916
Death Source: CWGC & GRO
Spouse1:
Narrative
William Henry REEVES is the fourth known child of Robert Henry Reeves and his wife Agnes (nee COOMBES). His birth was registered in the second quarter of 1897 in the Highworth Registration District.At the time of the 1901 census, he is listed as simply William Reeves in his parents home at Badbury Bottom, Badbury, Wiltshire. He is 4 years old and his place of birth is shown as Chisledon (sic Chiseldon), Wiltshire.
On the 1911 census, he is again living at home. He was initially recorded as William H. Reeves; his second given name was subsequently added in a different handwriting using the common abbreviation of Hy. He is 13 years old and was born at Badbury, Wiltshire. He is still at school.
William's death is recorded on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission's website. As Private 20874 he was serving with 14th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment in France and died in May 1916, aged 19. He was buried in the St Vaast Post Military Cemetery near the village of Richebourg-L'Avoue which is in the département of Pas De Calais in northern France (FR-62). The CWGC additionally notes "Son of Robert H. and Agnes Reeves".
William's sacrifice, along with that of his elder brother Montague John, is recorded on the Memorial Plaque in the Parish Church of The Holy Cross, Chiseldon, Wiltshire. See also Research Note 1
Research Notes
(1) See Chiseldon War MemorialSources
Birth: FreeBMD, 1897, June quarter, Highworth Registration DistrictBaptism:
Marriage:
Death: GRO Index to War Deaths 1914-1921 Army (Other Ranks) page 3014
CWGC http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/570354/REEVES,%20WILLIAM%20HENRY
1901 Census: RG13, Piece 1904, Folio 58 face, Page 7
1911 Census: RG14, Piece 11772, Reg.Dist. 240 (Swindon), Sub Dist. 2 (Swindon), Enum.Dist. 6, Schedule 25
Chiseldon Local History Group http://www.chiseldonlhg.org.uk/war-memorials.html