Isaac Hague
He was a grinder in 1911.
Prior to enlistment he was working for Swift and Wass of Church Street, Basford as a presser out.
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Isaace Hague was born in 1893 at Nottingham, he was the son of Benjamin a warper and Laura Hague née Levers and the brother of Harold and Lily Hague of Hyson Green, Nottingham.
His father Benjamin was born in 1864 at Nottingham, his mother Laura Levers was born in 1886 also at Nottingham, they were married on 2nd December 1883 at St Saviours Church, Meadows, Nottingham, they had 7 children, sadly two were to die in infancy or early childhood.
In the 1911 census the family lived at 30 Bateman Street Hyson Green Nottingham. Benjamin 47 yrs is a warper, he is living with his wife Laura 45 yrs and their children, Isaac 18 yrs a griner, Harold 16 yrs a temperer and their married daughter Lilly Gibbons 24 yrs and her husbandWilliam Gibbons 24 yrs a general labourer
He was the husband of Jennie (née Francis) Hague whom he married on 27th May 1915, they lived at 117 Brushfield Street, Birkin Ave, Nottingham.
His widow received a letter dated 28th February 1918 from the ministry of pensions informing her that she would be paid a pension of 13shiilings and 9 pence for herself with effect from 18th February 1918.
Lance Corporal Isaac (Ike) Hague, enlisted on 19th August 1911 in Derby aged 18 yrs and 11 months , he was a carriage hand in a lace machine factory, he initially served with the service number 11840 in the territorial battalion of the Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment). At the outbreak of war he was embodied for service and landed in France on 11th December 1914. He was later injured, a crushed foot and returned to England for treatment . When he was fit again he once again embarked for France on 10th July 1916 and transferred on 30th August 1916 to the 9th Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers. On 3rd October 1916 he was promoted to Lance Corporal in the field. He died of wounds (gun shot wound to his chest ) on 13th August 1917 at No 44 Casualty Clearing Station . He is buried in Brandhoek New Military Cemetery.
His brother Sergeant Benjamin Hague enlisted at Nottingham served with the 2nd battalion Northumberland Fusiliers and landed in France on 27th October 1914 he was killed in action on 24th May 1915 having no known grave his name is commemorated on the Ypres Menin Gate Panels 8 and 12
In memoriam published 13th August 1918 in the Nottingham Evening Post :-
“HAGUE. – In proud and cherished memory of my dear husband, Lance-Cpl. Ike Hague, Irish Fusiliers, died of wounds August 13th, 1917. Duty nobly done. God will link the broken chain closer when we meet again. – Sorrowing wife Jennie and little Gladys.
“HAGUE. – In loving memory of our dear son-in-law, Lance-Cpl. Ike Hague, died of wounds August 13th, 1917. Ever in our thoughts. – Father and mother-in-law and family, old pal Alf in Mesopotamia, George in France.”
Above in memoriam are courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918
Isaac Hague
Photograph was published on 28th August 1917 in the Nottingham Evening Post and is courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918