Joseph Raper (1885 - 1916)

Born 1885 in Stoneferry, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Lily (Marrow) Raper — married 1906 in Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire, England

Died 27 Mar 1916 at about age 31 in France and Flanders

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Biography

Joseph Raper was born in Yorkshire, England.

Private Joseph Raper served in the British Army in World War I
Service started: 1915
Unit(s): East Yorkshire Regiment, 8th Batalion, Western European Theater
Service ended: 27 Mar 1916 (KIA)

Joseph was born in Stoneferry, Yorkshire, England, in 1885. He was the son of Martin Raper and Sarah Lockwood.

Joseph married Lily Marrow in 1906. the marriage was registered in Sculcoates, East Riding, in the second quarter. Joseph and Lily would have four children between 1906, and 1913.

Joseph was a member of the British Army in World War I. He was a Private in the East Yorkshire Regiment, 8th Battalion, Regimental Number 13156. He was killed in action on March 27, 1916 in the Western European Theater. He received the British War Medal, Victory Medal, and 1914-1915 Star. His personal effects were left to wife Lily. Joseph was buried at Ypres (Ieper), Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium. His name appears on the memorial at the Menin Gate.

Sources

• England & Wales, Birth Index, 1837-1915: Vol. 9d page 114.

• England Census 1891: 7 Garbutts Row, Sutton, Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, East Riding. Age, 7.

• England Census 1901: 6 Garbutts Row, Sutton, Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, East Riding. Age, 16, occupation, "Laborer" in oil mill.

• England & Wales, Marriage Index, 1837-1915: Vol. 9d page 351.

• England Census 1911: 5 Minerva Terrace, Gibson Street, Hull, Yorkshire, East Riding. Age 26, occupation, "Laborer" in oil mill.

• UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919.

• UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929.

• British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920.

• International, Find A Grave Index for Select Locations, 1300s-Current

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• "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XGP-7JS : accessed 2 November 2015)], Joseph Raper, 1885; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Sculcoates, Yorkshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.

• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:75QC-RMM : accessed 2 November 2015)], Joseph Raper in household of Martin Raper, Sutton With Stoneferry, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (East Riding), England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (East Riding) county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSS9-94V : accessed 2 November 2015)], Joseph Raper in household of Martin Raper, Sculcoates, Yorkshire (East Riding), England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Sutton subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DCT-Z6F : accessed 2 November 2015)], Joseph Raper, 1906; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Marriage, Sculcoates, Yorkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7TQ-RCZ : accessed 2 November 2015)], Joseph Raper, Sculcoates, Hull, Yorkshire (East Riding), England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929 for Joseph Raper (Free Ancestry Image)

• UK, British Army World War I Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920 (Free Ancestry Image)

• UK, World War I Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920 for Joseph Raper (Free Ancestry Image)

• Find A Grave Memorial 12019766 Joseph Raper