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Cyril Fearn Silvester

Male 1894 - 1916  (21 years)


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  • Name Cyril Fearn Silvester 
    Birth 22 Sep 1894  Stafford, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Christening 11 Oct 1894  Stafford, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Name: Cyril Fearn Silvester
      Birth date: 22 Sep 1894
      Baptism date: 11 Oct 1894
      Baptism place: Stafford, Christ Church
      County: Staffordshire
      Denomination: Anglican
      Father's name: John
      Mother's name: Emily
      Abode: 1 Alliance Street
      Quality, Trade, or Profession: Shoemaker
      Archive reference: D3387/4
      Page: 102
    Gender Male 
    Residence 31 Mar 1901  Northampton, Northamptonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Address:
    39 Symington Street, Dallington 
    Death 17 Sep 1916  Baghdad, Iraq Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    SILVESTER, Cyril: CWGC - Grave Registration
    SILVESTER, Cyril: CWGC - Grave Registration
    Extract from the Grave Registration Document showing details for Cyril Silvester
    Commemorated 28 Oct 1922  Lichfield, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    • SILVESTER, C F

      Memorial
      Stafford (WMR 2117)
      Stafford
      Staffordshire

      Bronze figure of soldier raising helmet aloft in right hand and holding rifle in left hand and standing on heaped debris, upon a tall square plinth.

      Square outside Stafford Crown Court
      Crown Court, Earl Street, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 2AQ

      (Unveiled 28 Oct 1922)
    Burial Baghdad, Iraq Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • SILVESTER, C
      Rank: Private
      Service No: 6637
      Date of Death: 17/09/1916
      Age: 24
      Regiment/Service: 14th (King's) Hussars
      Grave Reference: XXI. Q. 21.
      Cemetery: BAGHDAD (NORTH GATE) WAR CEMETERY
      Additional Information: Son of John and Emily Silvester, of 18, Hemlock St., St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada. Born at Stafford, England.
    Person ID I10508  Gilbert
    Last Modified 17 Dec 2020 

    Father John Silvester,   b. 1868, Stafford, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Emily Fearn,   b. 1866, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 6 Jun 1892  Horninglow, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5699  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 22 Sep 1894 - Stafford, Staffordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 11 Oct 1894 - Stafford, Staffordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Address:
    39 Symington Street, Dallington - 31 Mar 1901 - Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
    Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 17 Sep 1916 - Baghdad, Iraq Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCommemorated - 28 Oct 1922 - Lichfield, Staffordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Baghdad, Iraq Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    SILVESTER, Cyril: World War 1 Medal Index Card
    SILVESTER, Cyril: World War 1 Medal Index Card
    World War 1 medal index card for Cyril SILVESTER. He was a Private in the 14th (King's) Hussars. He entered the theatre of war in Asia on 26 Oct 1915. He was awarded the Victory Medal, the British War Medal, and the 1914-15 Star.

    UK, British Army World War I Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920 (ancestry.co.uk)

  • Sources 
    1. [S129] General Register Office (England and Wales), GRO Online Index (Births) - England and Wales, Silvester, Cyril Fearn; Mother's Maiden Surname: Fearn; GRO Reference: 1894 D Quarter in STAFFORD Volume 06B Page 8 (accessed 30 Sep 2017).

    2. [S193] Staffordshire Baptisms (FindMyPast), Silvester, Cyril Fearn; Birth year: 1894; Baptism year: 1894; Father's name: John; Mother's name: Emily; Baptism place: Stafford, Christ Church (accessed 2 Nov 2017).

    3. [S7] 1901 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Silvester, Cyril F; Birth year: 1894; Birth county: Staffordshire; Reg dist: Northampton; Parish: Dallington St James; County: Northamptonshire; Ref: RG13; Piece: 1429; Folio: 94; Page: 39 (accessed 13 May 2018).

    4. [S38] Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), Silvester, C; Country: Iraq; Cemetery or memorial: Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery; Service number: 6637; Regiment: 14th (King's) Hussars; First World War (accessed 21 Aug 2018).

    5. [S382] War Memorials Register (FindMyPast), Silvester, C F; Death year: 1916; County: Staffordshire; Country: England (accessed 17 Dec 2020).

    6. [S383] War Memorials Register (Imperial War Museum - IWM), Silvester, C F; Memorial county: Staffordshire; Memorial town: Stafford (accessed 17 Dec 2020).