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Private

Samuel Wheat

Service Number 10699
Military Unit 2nd Bn Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment)
Date of birth Unknown
Date of Death 02 Mar 1919 (29 Years Old)
Place of Birth Nottingham
Employment, Education or Hobbies He was a career soldier
Family History

Samuel Wheat was born in 1890 he was the son of Thomas a general dealer and Ellen Wheat née Champion of St Marks Street, Nottingham. Thomas was born in 1854 at Nottingham, Ellen Champion was born in 1855 also at Nottingham, they were married in 1873 at Nottingham and went on to have 6 children. In the 1911 census we find that Samuel has left the family home and is in the Army , he is at Crownhill barracks in Devon, he is 21 yrs single and a private in the 2nd battalion Sherwood Foresters Regiment. Samuel married married Mabel West in O/N/D/1918 they lived at 17 Washington Street, Sneinton and later 8 Whitwell Road, Broxtowe 9both Nottingham.

Military History

Private Samuel Wheat enlisted in the Sherwood Foresters militia 6th January 1908 aged 18 years 3 months, he died on 2nd March 1919 at the 64th Casualty clearing station in France and is buried at Cologne Southern Cemetery Grave Reference: III B 4

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Thanks to Julian Putkowski for this identification

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