Alfred Joynes
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Alfred Joynes (junior) was born on 10th September 1895 at Newark and was the son of Alfred Joynes (senior) a boiler maker and Sophia Joynes née Catley of 3 King Street, Newark. His father Alfred Joynes (senior) was born in 1865 at Lincoln, his mother Sophie Catley was born in 1867 at Newark, they were married in 1887 at Newark and went on to have 8 children, sadly two died in infancy or early childhood, their surviving children were, Annie b1888, Harry b1889, Albert b1891, Walter b1893, Alfred b1895, Nellie b1898 and Kittie b1902, all were born in Newark. In the 1911 census the family are living at 3 King Street, Newark and are shown as. Alfred 46 yrs a boilermaker at a foundry, he is living with his wife Sophia 44 yrs and their children, Albert 20 yrs a maltsters labourer, Alfred 14 yrs a domestic gardener, Nellie 13 yrs a scholar and Kittie 9 yrs a scholar.
Private Alfred Joynes enlisted on 10th September 1914 at Newark (his 19th birthday) His next of kin was his mother Sophia Joynes of 3 King Street, Newark. He initially served with the Sherwood Foresters Regiment however on 16th September 1914 he was transferred to the Royal Marines Light Infantry. Joynes was one of 'Kitchener's Marines' who were transferred from the Sherwood Foresters to the RMLI. He was killed in action on 1st May 1915 he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey.
Des Turner notes '600 RMLI transfers came from 2 regiments - 200 from the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (KOYLI) and 400 from the Sherwood Foresters. They were predominantly ex-miners and labourers, fit men wanted for their ability to dig trenches and tunnels. The 200 KOYLI recruits were transferred to Plymouth Division RMLI and were given service numbers PLY/1(S) to PLY200(S). This was also the case for the Sherwood Foresters 200 who were dispatched to Portsmouth where already 30 men were recruited and so they became PO/31(S) to PO/230(S). 200 remaining Foresters went to Chatham and were numbered CH/1 to CH/200(S).' Article published 5th June 1915 in the Newark Herald :- Son of Alfred & Sophia Joynes, 3 King Street, Newark. As a boy attended Christ Church School, during which period he was a member of Mr. W. Tidd Pratt’s football team. About this time, he entered a scholars’ race at Newark Athletic Sports, securing the first prize, a tea set. On leaving school he was employed by Mr Harry Martin, baker and grocer, Bowbridge Road. At the commencement of war he was working for the Farrar Boiler Works Co., where his father is also engaged.
