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Victor Bignell (1899 - 1918)

Victor Bignell
Born in Paulerspury, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdommap
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Died at about age 19 in Brandenburg, Prussia, German Empiremap
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Biography

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Victor Bignell was born in Northamptonshire, England.
Roll of Honor
Private Victor Bignell was killed in action during World War I.

Birth in the first quarter of 1899, registered in Potterspury, Northamptonshire, England.[1]

Census 1901 Living at Pury End New Row, Paulerspury, Potterspury, Northamptonshire, England[2][3]
John Bignell, Head, Married, age 32 (1869 Paulerspury, Northamptonshire, England, Telegraph Wireman Labourer
Emma Bignell, Wife, age 29 (1872), born in Paulerspury, Northamptonshire, England
Gerald J Bignell, Son, age 10 (1891), born in Paulerspury, Northamptonshire, England, Scholar
Walter C Bignell, Son, age 4 (1897), born in Paulerspury, Northamptonshire, England, Scholar
Victor Bignell, Son, age 2 (1899), born in Paulerspury, Northamptonshire, England -

Census 1911 Living at Paulerspury Towcester, Paulerspury, Northamptonshire, England[4][5]
John Bignell, Head, Married, age 42 (1869), born in Northamptonshire Paulerspury, Telegraph Wireman
Emma Bignell, Wife, age 39 (1872), born in Northamptonshire Paulerspury
Gerald Bignell, Son, Single, age 20 (1891), born in Northamptonshire Paulerspury, Garden Labourer
Walter Bignell, Son, age 14 (1897), born in Northamptonshire Paulerspury, Garden Labourer
Victor Bignell, Son, age 12 (1899), born in Northamptonshire Paulerspury, School
Vivian Bignell Son, age 5 (1906), born in Northamptonshire Paulerspury, School

Military Enlistment, 10 Nov 1916 Victor Bignell, aged 17 years 11 months, a wood turner by trade, of 34 Southampton Rd, Far Cotton Northampton[6][7]

Death Died of wounds on 25 May 1918 in the Great War 1914-18 in France & Flanders, serving as a Private with the 8th Battalion of the East Surrey Regiment[8]

Memorial Stone obelisk war memorial situated outside the Church of St Mary, Northampton reads "In memory of the men of this parish who died serving their country in the Great War. They gave all." ... Names listed include V Bignell[9]


Sources

  1. England & Wales Births 1837-2006 https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=BMD/B/1899/1/AZ/000052/055
  2. 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Image https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbc%2f1901%2f1411-1413%2f0572&parentid=gbc%2f1901%2f0010749782
  3. 1901 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1901"
    citing Potterspury subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
    FamilySearch Record: X9Y4-ZP5 (accessed 8 March 2023)
    FindMyPast Image
    Victor Bignell (2) son in household of John Bignell (32) in Paulerspury in Potterspury registration district in Northamptonshire, England. Born in Paulerspury, Northamptonshire.
  4. 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Image https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbc%2f1911%2frg14%2f08356%2f0161&parentid=gbc%2f1911%2frg14%2f08356%2f0161%2f2
  5. 1911 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1911"
    citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
    FamilySearch Record: X7GS-JL7 (accessed 8 March 2023)
    FindMyPast Image
    Victor Bignell (12) son, School, in household of John Bignell (42) in Paulerspury in Potterspury registration district in Northamptonshire, England. Born in Paulerspury, Northamptonshire.
  6. British Army Service Records ff 1914-1920 Image https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBM/WO363-4/007289843/00813&parentid=GBM/WO363-4/7289843/40/813
  7. Military: "United Kingdom, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920"
    citing , Northamptonshire, England, East Surrey Regiment, regiment #17542, publication WO 363, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 7,289,843.
    FamilySearch Record: QVBL-R67L (accessed 8 March 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9H7-K81W Image number 00813
    Name: Victor Bignell; Military Service Date: 1917; Birth Date: 1900; Birth Place: Paulerspury, Northamptonshire, England; Residence Place: , Northamptonshire, England; Age: 17; Mil Battalion: 4th, 31st Battalion; Mil Company Regiment: East Surrey Regiment; Mil Regiment: 17542.
  8. Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBM/WWISD/0136817
  9. Northamptonshire Memorial Inscriptions https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=NORTHANTS/MIS/3899

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Clive Cargill for creating WikiTree profile Bignell-230 through the import of CARGILL, a collection of family names 2013.ged.ged on May 19, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Clive and others.





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