Samuel Lindley
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Samuel was the second son of Richard and Elizabeth Lindley (formerly Bunney née Baker). Richard was born in Mansfield in 1848, the son of Francis and Ann Lindley. Elizabeth Baker was born in Shipley, Derbyshire, in about 1858, the daughter or Saul and Mary. She married Thomas Bunney at Chesterfield Annunciation Roman Catholic Chapel in 1875 and they had four children: Mary Elizabeth b. 1876 and Ruth b. 1878 who were born in Barrow Hill, Derbyshire, George b. 1880 (reg. Chesterfield) d. 1892 (reg. Mansfield) and Edith b. Mansfield 1882 (d. 1883). Thomas, a coal miner, and Elizabeth and their three children were living in Stanton Hill, Skegby, in 1881; their daughter Edith was born the following year but died in 1883. Thomas died in 1882 and Elizabeth married Richard Lindley at Skegby St Andrew in October 1886. They had six children of whom five survived childhood: Frank b. 1886 St John the Evangelist 1889; Sarah Ann b. 1889 bap. St John 1889 d. 1891; Priscilla b. 1891 bap. St John 1891; Samuel b. 10 November 1893 bap. St Philip 24 December 1893; Ann Ada b. 1896 bap. St John 1896 and Irene Pamela b. 1903. All the children were born in Mansfield. Richard, an iron moulder, and Elizabeth were living at 12 Clumber Street, Mansfield, from at least 1889 (baptismal record). In 1891 they were living there with their son Frank and Elizabeth's children Ruth and George who were recorded on the census with the surname Lindley. George died the following year. Elizabeth's daughter, Mary Bunney, was living with her uncle, Jas. Henry Baker, a licensed victualler, his wife and daughter, and his parents at Brimington, Derbyshire. Richard, his wife, and their four children together with Richard's brother John, a painter, were still living at 12 Clumber Street in 1901. Mary Bunney was working as a nurse at Forest Hospital, Mansfield, while Ruth Bunney was a general domestic servant in Bradford in the household of John Cordingley, a worsted stuff merchant. By 1911 Richard and Elizabeth had moved to 38 Hornby's Cottages, Nursery Street, Mansfield. John Lindley was still living with them but only two of their children, Samuel, a hairdresser's assistant, and Irene Pamela who was school age. Frank, a plumber, had married Florence Anderson in 1909 and they and their son were living in Skegby. Priscilla was working as a domestic servant in the household of Edwin Birks, an ironmonger, at 36 The Park, Mansfield. Ann Ada has not yet been traced on the Census. Mary Bunney was a nurse at the Isle of Thanet Union Workhouse, near Ramsgate, although she returned to Mansfield during the war as she is mentioned in a local paper (Nurse ME Bunney) for voluntary work in the town. Her sister Ruth had married Albert Crossley in late 1901 (reg. Bradford) and they and their two sons were living in Northowram, Halifax. Richard Lindley died in 1913. The notice of his death in the local paper gave his address as Nursery Street, Mansfield. His widow and their children Samuel and Ann had moved to West Hill Drive, Mansfield, by 1916 when Samuel enlisted and were still at the same address when he died the following year. However, Elizabeth had probably left Mansfield by 1918, moving to Shelf, Halifax, West Riding, with her daughters Priscilla, Ann Ada and Irene. Elizabeth was living at 3 West Street, Stone Chain, Shelf, at the time of her death in July 1939 (buried Coley St John). Ann married Henry Coupe at Stone Chain, Northowram in 1919. He was a private in the Royal Marine Light Artillery (home address Mansfield Woodhouse) who had enlisted in the RMLI (Chatham Division) in May 1911. However, the couple had returned to live in Mansfield by 1939 when the England and Wales Register was compiled. Ann died in 1952 (reg. Mansfield). Priscilla married Cyril Wood in 1921 (reg. Halifax) and lived in Shelf where they were recorded in 1939 when the England & Wales Register was compiled. She died in 1948 and was buried in Shelf St Michael and All Angels churchyard. Irene was living at West Street, Shelf, in 1939; she had probably lived with her mother until Elizabeth's death earlier that year. Irene married in 1950 (Holmes, reg. Newark Nottinghamshire) and died in 1984. Frank and his wife were living in Skegby, Sutton in Ashfield, in 1939. He died ten years later. Mary Bunney was living in Holmfield, Halifax, at the time of her death in 1958. Her married sister, Ruth Crossley, died in 1928 (reg. Halifax)
1/4th Bn King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry The Regiment raised 18 Reserve, Territorial and New Army battalions in the Great War, in addition to its existing 1st and 2nd Battalions. The 1/4th Battalion was a Territorial Froce Battalion and was part of 3rd West Riding Brigade, West Riding Division. The Battalion landed at Boulogne in April 1915 and the following month the formation became 148th Brigade, 49th (West Riding) Division. In 1917 the Battalion supported operations on the Flanders coast and the Battle of Poelcapelle (9 October), Third Battle of Ypres. Samuel enlisted in 1916 following an unsuccesful appeal to the Mansfield Military Tribunal, and served with the BEF France. He died at a Casualty Clearing Station on 21 November 1917 of wounds received in action and is buried in Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt, France (grave ref. II.F.6). He qualified for the British War Medal and Victory Medal. CWGC - History of Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery (extract): The two villages Rocquigny and Equancourt are about 13km from Peronne and 12km from Bapaum. 'Etricourt was occupied by Commonwealth troops at the beginning of April 1917 during the German withdrawal to the Hindenburg Line. It was lost on the 23 March 1918 when the Germans advanced, but regained at the beginning of September. The cemetery was begun in 1917 and used until March 1918, mainly by the 21st and 48th Casualty Clearing Stations posted at Ytres ... Burials were resumed by Commonwealth troops in September 1918.' (www.cwgc.org)
Mansfield Reporter, ‘Deaths’, 12 December 1913: ‘On the 9th inst., Richard Lindley, Nursery-street, aged 65 years.’ (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) Mansfield Reporter, 23 June 1916: ‘Mansfield Tribunal. Protest Against Exempting Young Men … Samuel Lindley, aged 22, of Westhill-drive, hairdresser, applied [for exemption]. The Military Representative said this case had given a good deal of trouble because the Appeal Court had lost the papers of the previous hearing, and asked the Mansfield Tribunal to again hear the case. But for the loss of the papers the applicant would have gone months ago. A refusal was the decision of the Court.’ (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) Mansfield Reporter, 14 December 1917 report with photograph: ‘Local Casualties. Signaller Samuel Lindley. News has been received in Mansfield of the death of Signaller Samuel Lindley, of West Hill Drive, who, prior to joining the army, was in business as a hairdresser in Ratcliffe-gate. He was in the KOYLI’s and joined up about two years ago. On November 21st he was wounded, and died in France. Letters were received from the matron at the hospital where he died, and the chaplain. Everything possibly was done for him says the matron, but he never rallied, and passed peacefully away, not appearing to suffer. He was buried in the military cemetery near by. The chaplain says that he was unconscious when he passed away.’ (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) Mansfield Reporter, ‘In Memoriam,’ 14 December 1917: ‘Lindley. In loving memory of Signaller Samuel Lindley (son of the late Richard and of Mrs Lindley, 21 West Hill Drive), who died of wounds in France, 21st November, 1917.’ (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) Mansfield Reporter, ‘In Memoriam’, 29 November 1918: ‘Lindley. In ever loving memory of our dear son and brother, Sig. Sam Lindley, who died of wounds at the Clearing Station in France, November 21st, 1917, aged 24. 'If those who made this awful war, Were the only ones to fight; A brighter world this would have been, For aching hearts to-night. In the bloom of life death claimed him, In the pride of his manhood days; None knew him but to love him. None mentioned his name but with praise. Some day we shall clasp his hand in the better land, never to part again.’ From his sorrowing Mother, Brother and Sisters, late of 21, West Hill Drive; also his sister Ruth, and Mrs Sheppard, of Halifax.’ (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) Mansfield Reporter, 14 November 1919, published a report of the Mansfield Swimming Club’s supper to welcome the return of those who returned. The speech of welcome by the Bath’s manager, Mr Walter H Hare, referred to the memorial tablet erected at the Baths to the memory of the following men who had fallen … Pte S Lindley, 2/4 KOYLI, July, 1916. Died of wounds,. France. Nov. 1917.’ (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) Mansfield Reporter, ‘In Memoriam’, 21 November 1919: ‘Lindley. In ever-loving memory of our dear son and brother, Sig. Samuel Lindley, who died of wounds at the Clearing Station in France, November 21st, 1917, aged 24. ‘Though lost to sight, to memory dear.’’ (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) The family also placed 'In Memoriam' notices in the Mansfield Reporter on 19 November 1920 and 18 November 1921, both noted ‘late of 21 West Hill Drive.' Registers of Soldiers' Effects: his mother Elizabeth was his sole legatee. WW1 Pension Ledgers: named his mother, Elizabeth Lindley, resident Shelf, near Halifax.
