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Rank : Private

Army Number : 10391

Unit : 6th Bn

Biography :

Enlisted Hinckley, Leicestershire. Home address given as Chelsea, London. Served with the 6th Battalion during World War One, entering France on 29.7.1915. Killed in Action in France on 29.9.1916, aged 26 years. His body not having been recovered, he is commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.

The following information is with kind permission of Hinckley & District Museum:
Killed in Action 31.10.1916
6th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment
Thiepval Memorial to the Missing
Pier 2 Face C Pier 3 Face A
Born Fulham, London Enlisted Hinckley Living Chelsea, London
Leicestershire Roll of Honour (Leicester Cathedral)
1911 Census: He is living at 7 Clarendon Road, Hinckley and is employed as a Domestic Groom to the Stubbs family.
Medal Card Index: Victory Medal, British War Medal and 1914-1915 Star. He first went to France on 29th July 1915.
Service Record: He was aged 26 and was employed as a chauffeur. He had previous service in the Leicestershire Regiment. He rejoined the Regiment on 28.8.1914. He was relieved of 3 days pay for misconduct on 29.9.1914 and again he was deprived of 7 days pay for misconduct on 2.6.1915. He was 5ft 31/2 inches tall. He was admitted to the 48th Field Ambulance on 30.8.1915 with scabies and was discharged on 10.9.1915. His mother, Mrs Harriet Amey lived at 1 Blantyre Street, Chelsea, London, where his brother Alfred Amey also lived. His sister lived at 17 Clarendon Road, Hinckley.
Army Registers of Effects: His Mother received a payment of £4 11s 9d on 19.2.1917 and a war gratuity of £9 on 10.10.1919.

Date of Birth : c1890

Place of Birth : Fulham, London

Date of Death : 29.9.1916

Place of Death : The Somme, France

Civil Occupation : groom, chauffeur

Period of Service : 1914-16

Conflicts : WW1

Places Served : France