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Herbert Silvester

Male 1891 - 1916  (25 years)


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  • Name Herbert Silvester 
    Birth 1891  Ellenhall, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Christening 26 Jul 1891  Ellenhall, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Name: Herbert Silvester
      Baptism date: 26 Jul 1891
      Baptism place: Ellenhall, St Mary
      County: Staffordshire
      Denomination: Anglican
      Father's name: James
      Mother's name: Mary
      Abode: Ellenhall
      Quality, Trade, or Profession: Labourer
      Archive reference: D5071/1
      Page: 85
    Gender Male 
    Residence 31 Mar 1901  Ellenhall, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 2 Apr 1911  Shallowford, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Occupation 2 Apr 1911  [4
    Labourer on farm 
    Death 25 Sep 1916  France Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    • Source: Gro War Death Army Other Ranks (1914 To 1921)
      Archive reference: ARR1
      Volume: I.42
      War: First World War, 1914-1918
      Record set: British Armed Forces And Overseas Deaths And Burials
      Name: Herbert Silvester
      Sex: Male
      Death year: 1916
      Service number: 20156
      Rank: Private
      Unit or regiment: York and Lancaster Regiment
      Type: Armed Forces
      Page: 172
      Records year range: 1916
      Line number: 147
    Commemorated Abt 1919  Bradley, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8
    • HERBERT SILVESTER

      Memorial
      Chebsey (WMR 38466)
      Chebsey
      Staffordshire

      Chebsey Church
      Chebsey, Stafford, Staffordshire

      Celtic Cross with Celtic engraving all over, including a sword. On three stepped base.
    Commemorated 1 Aug 1932  Thiepval, Somme, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 9
    • Rank: Private
      Service No: 20156
      Date of Death: 25/09/1916
      Age: 25
      Regiment/Service: York and Lancaster Regiment 2nd Bn.
      Panel Reference: Pier and Face 14 A and 14 B.
      Memorial: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
      Additional Information: Son of Mr and Mrs. J. Silvester, of Shallowford, Norton Bridge, Stone, Staffs.

      (Memorial Inaugurated 1 Aug 1932)
    Person ID I8699  Gilbert
    Last Modified 17 Dec 2020 

    Father James Silvester,   b. 1860, Ellenhall, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1931, Stone, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Mary Ann Talbot,   b. 1865, High Offley, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1936, Stone, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 20 Apr 1891  Stafford, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3665  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1891 - Ellenhall, Staffordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 26 Jul 1891 - Ellenhall, Staffordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 31 Mar 1901 - Ellenhall, Staffordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 2 Apr 1911 - Shallowford, Staffordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 25 Sep 1916 - France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCommemorated - Abt 1919 - Bradley, Staffordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCommemorated - 1 Aug 1932 - Thiepval, Somme, France Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    SILVESTER, Herbert: World War 1 Medal Index Card
    SILVESTER, Herbert: World War 1 Medal Index Card
    World War 1 medal index card for Herbert SILVESTER. He was a Private in the York and Lancaster Regiment. He entered the theatre of war in France on 4 May 1915 and was killed in action on 25 Sep 1916. 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, Herbert; Mother's Maiden Surname: Talbot; GRO Reference: 1891 S Quarter in STAFFORD Volume 06B Page 1 (accessed 29 Sep 2017).

    2. [S7] 1901 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Silvester, Herbert; Birth year: 1892; Birth town: Ellenhall; Birth county: Staffordshire; Reg dist: Stafford; Parish: Ellenhall; Town: Ellenham; County: Staffordshire; Ref: RG13; Piece: 2569; Folio: 7; Page: 3 (accessed 14 May 2018).

    3. [S193] Staffordshire Baptisms (FindMyPast), Silvester. Herbert; Baptism year: 1891; Father's name: James; Mother's name: Mary; Baptism place: Ellenhall, St Mary (accessed 1 Oct 2017).

    4. [S8] 1911 Census (FindMyPast) England and Wales, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Silvester, Herbert; Birth year: 1892; Birth place: Ellenhall Staffs; Reg dist: Stone; Parish: Chebsey; County: Staffordshire; Ref: RG14PN16397 RG78PN1015 RD358 SD2 ED11 SN71 (accessed 23 Mar 2018).

    5. [S137] British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths And Burials (FindMyPast), Silvester, Herbert; 1916; Archive reference: ARR1; Source: Gro War Death Army Other Ranks (1914 To 1921) (accessed 27 Oct 2018).

    6. [S38] Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), Silvester, Herbert; Country: France; Cemetery or memorial: Thiepval Memorial; Service number: 20156; Regiment: York and Lancaster Regiment; First World War (accessed 21 Aug 2018).

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

    8. [S383] War Memorials Register (Imperial War Museum - IWM), Silvester, H; Memorial county: Staffordshire; Memorial town: Chebsey (accessed 17 Dec 2020).

    9. [S163] Wikipedia, Wikipedia contributors, "Thiepval Memorial" Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiepval_Memorial) (accessed 16 Dec 2020).