Joseph Dunsmore
- Family History
- Military History
- Extra Information
- Photographs
Joseph Dunsmore was born in 1894 in Bingham and was the son of Joesph a foreman platelayer for the Great Northern Railway and the late Mary Ellen Dunsmore née Goodson of Spring Gardens, Bingham Nottinghamshire. His father Joseph was born in 1862 in Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire and his mother Mary Ellen Goodson was born in 1864 in Bottesford, Leicestershire, they were married in 1887 their marriage was recorded in the Grantham Registration District. They went on to have 7 children , George b1887 Nottingham, Gertrude b1890 Nottingham, William b1892 Bingham, Frank b1893 Bingham, Joseph b1894 Bingham, Susan b1896 Bingham and Richard b1898 Bingham. In the 1911 census the family is living at Long Acre, Bingham and are shown as Joseph 49 yrs a platelayer he is living with his wife Mary Ellen 47 yrs and his children Joseph 17 yrs a railway porter (GNR) and Richard 13 yrs a farm boy. His mother Mary Ellen died on 9th April 1915 aged 51 yrs she is buried in Bingham Cemetery. His father Joseph remarried in 1916 to Ann Coy, their marriage was recorded in the Melton Mowbray Registration District.
Private Joseph Dunsmore enlisted on 18th May 1915 at Mansfield, he gave his age as 21 yrs 54 days and his address as Spring Gardens, Bingham, his next of kin was his father Joseph of the same address, his occupation was that of a railway porter. He was posted to serve with the Sherwood Foresters Regiment. He landed in France on 6th March 1916 where he served until his return to England on 9th September 1916 where he was treated at Clacton on Sea Hospital. He returned to France on 31st December 1916 where he again served until once again being returned to England on 25th September 1917, on this occasion he was treated at King George Hospital in London. He finally returned to France on 9th January 1918 and was killed in action on 21st March 1918, he has no known grave, his name is commemorated on the Arras Memorial
Two of his brother , Richard served with the Royal Engineers during the Great War, he survived and Frank served with the Royal Garrison Artillery, he also survived, His brother George emigrated to American and served with the United States Forces , he also survived the war
