Charles Boaden
He was a lace maker.
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Charles Boaden was born in 1886 at Nottingham, he was the son of George Boaden a lace maker and his first wife the late Elizabeth Boaden née Sparks of 72 Garfield Road, Nottingham.
His father George was born in 1858 at Rowley, Devon, his mother Elizabeth Sparks was born in 1855 at Chard, Somerset, she died in 1907 at Nottingham aged 52 yrs they were married in 1876 at Chard, Somerset, they had 9 children.
In the 1911 census father is living at 72 Garfield Road, Nottingham with his second wife, they are shown as George Boaden 53 yrs a lace maker, he is living with his second wife Jane 49 yrs and his children, Archie 20 yrs a threader and Ada 12 yrs a scholar.
In the same 1911 census Charles has left the family home, he is a boarder living at 8 Swanwick Street, St ANN’S Well Road, he is 25 yrs and is a lace maker and is single, he is living with Kate Scattergood 54 yrs a widow and card board box maker and her family which included her daughter Lilley 27 yrs of age also a card board box maker, (she would later become his wife.)
Charles married his wife Lilly Scattergood (born 26th October 1883) on 25th December 1912 at St Marks Church, Nottingham, they lived at 17 Cooper Street, Nottingham and had a daughter Lily born 16th January 1914.
Commencing 1st May 1916 his widow was awarded a pension of 15 Shillings a week she later lived at 25 Young Street, Blue Bell Hill Road, Nottingham.
Private Charles Boaden enlisted at Nottingham, he served with the 2nd battalion Sherwood Foresters Regiment, he went to France 19th September 191 and died 2nd February 1915, whilst a prisoner of war age 29.having no known grave his name is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium. Panel 7.
His brother Archibald Boaden Army Service record survives. Pte. Boaden joined the army 08/11/1912 at Nottingham, and was drafted with his battalion to France on 11/11/1914. During February 1915 the men were in trenches near Armentieres. Pte. Boaden received a gun shot wound to the chest and was taken to 19th Field Ambulance, but died the next day, 21/02/1915. He was buried at Cite Bon jean Military Cemetery, Armentieres.
Private Bertie Boaden Army Service record survives. Enlisted age 18y 2m in the Sherwood Foresters; engagement reckoned from 23 October 1908. Served in India 20 July 1910-2 September 1914. Home Service 3 September 1914 then to Expeditionary Force 4 November 1914. Appointed unpaid lance corporal 25 November 1914 and paid lance corporal 14 January 1915. He had two short periods of illness while in France, 10-15 January 1915 ('bad feet') and 25-27 February 1915 (influenza). He was killed in action and had no known grave but is commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial. He served a total of 6 years 141 days.
Nottingham Evening Post obituary (abridged) 30 October 1915: BOADEN, died as a prisoner of war, February 1915, Private C Boaden, 2nd Sherwood Foresters, 17 (-) Street, age 29 years. Wife and child.
Photo of Charles Boaden
Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium, courtesy of the cwgc