William Henry Sheward
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William Henry Sheward was born in 1897 at Nottingham, he was the son of Harvey James Sheward, born in 1870 at Fladbury, Worcestershire, working as a railway guard and Emma Sheward née Kemp born in 1875 at Halam, Nottinghamshire they were married C1896 at Nottingham and had 6 children, Walter Harvey, born in 1899 in Nottingham, Arthur Redvers, born in May 1901 and Francis Hector, born in 1903 in Nottingham.:Edith Alice, born in 1905 in Nottingham and Florence Maud, born in 1909 in Nottingham. The family lived at 7 Baden Terrace, Meadows, Nottingham before moving to 11 Newcastle Street, Meadows, Nottingham. In the 1911 census the family are living at 11 Newcastle Road, The Meadows, Nottingham, Harvey 38 yrs is a railway guard, he is living with his wife Emma 37 yrs and their 6 children including William Henry 14 yrs a scholar.
William Henry Sheward volunteered for service, enlisting at Newark. Following training he was drafted to France on 25/09/1915. 'A' Battery was situated at Becourt, near Albert when Acting Bombardier Sheward was seriously wounded on 29/07/1916 and died the same day at No 5 Australian Field Ambulance He was buried at Becourt Military Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt. His brother Walter served in Salonika.
In memoriam published 29th July 1919 in the Nottingham Evening Post :- “SHEWARD. – In loving memory of our dear son and brother, Bmdr. W. H. Sheward, who was killed in action July 29th, 1916. – Sadly missed at 11 Newcastle-road by his loving father and mother, brothers and sisters.” Above is courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918
