BOTTOM, Osborne

Private 51827 Osborne Bottom of the 3rd South Staffordshire Regiment. He joined up on the 10th December 1915 was posted to the Army Reserve awaiting call up. He gave his home address as 147, Hendesford Road, Cannock, aged 25 years and 7 months and worked as stallman in W Cannack Colliery Co Ltd, Hednesford. His next of kin was his father, George of 92, West Hill Hednesford (his mother was called Ellen), and later his wife, Elizabeth May nee Patrick whom he married 10th June 1916 at Leicester and lived at 45 Hednesford Road, Cannock. They had one issue, Frank Leonard born 19th January 1918. On the 6th June 1918 he was called to the colours at Walsall. On the 9th December 1918 he was discharged from the army at Ripon to join his wife and son at 10, Upper Kent Street, Leicester. He only served in England which included his time in the Army reserve. His date of birth was the 10th May 1892.

He is at rest in Cannock Cemetery, Staffordshire

Thanks for posting graves such as this mate. It would be impossible for anybody seeing this grave to know of their service.
 
I like digging around. Without Ancestry (the site I use) it would be impossible to find any thing about them. Most of the time it's pot luck that I find ex soldiers when walking about burial sites.

Going off the subject a little and I ment to ask you before. Is there any album(s) you would like me to start which would be of help?. I'm going to sort out the Glosters and put them into a separate album.
 
My uncle was killed in France in 1917, he served with the Manchester's. An album of Manchester Regiment soldiers would be really great. I hope to get over to Cambrin Military Cemetery at some point next year to take some photos of his grave and other Manchester's, of course I will not limit my pics to the Manchester's though. I'm still trying to find out how he was killed.

 

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