Horace Rudkin
He was a coal miner
- Family History
- Military history
- Extra information
- Photographs
Horace Rudkin was born in Nottingham in 1899 the son of William Edward Tyas a coal miner hewer and Sarah Ann Rudkin née Smith.
He had two sisters and in the 1911 census he is living at 11 Park Lane,Pinxton Derbyshire along with his father, and his grandparents Thomas 66 yrs a coal miner hewer and Ruth 58 yrs , his father William Edward Tyas 36 yrs is a coal miner hewer, ) (there is no mention of his mother Sarah Ann Rudkin (née Smith ) who had died in 1904 aged 34 yrs ) Horace is 12 years of age and a scholar at Pinxton school
He enlisted at Nottingham on 15th May 1917 and served with the 10th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment. He gave his age as 18 years and 103 days and his occupation as miner and his address as 12 Fitzroy Terrace,Milton Street,Bulwell.
He served on home duties between 15th May 1917 and 29th March 1918. he went to France with his battalion on 30th March 1918 until 9th July 1918 when he was wounded in the neck by a gun shot. He was transferred back to England but died of his wounds and pneumonia on 14th July 1918 he is buried in New Basford Cemetery, Nottingham
additional information and research Peter Gillings
Photo of Horace Rudkin
Basford Cemetery, Nottingham