ROBERT WILLIAM BACKHOUSE
ROBERT WILLIAM BACKHOUSE funeral with full military honours.
Born: 1895, Ipswich.
Baptised on the 11th October 1896, at St. John the Baptist Church, Ipswich – family home at 4, Marsden Terrace, Ringham Road, Ipswich.
Died: 4th November 1919; age 23; died of Valvular Disease of the Heart and Heart Failure, at 43, Ringham Road, Ipswich. Served 4 years & 196 days.
Robert’s father, James Shibley Backhouse, was present at the death.
Residence: 43, Ringham Road, Ipswich.
Occupation: Groom for Sir Thomas Gooch at Benarce Park
Enlistment Details: Date: 6th September 1914; age: 19 years & 1 month; religion: CofE. Next of Kin: James Shibley Backhouse. Fair complexion, green eyes & brown hair.
Service:
Home: 7th September 1914 – 27th July 1915
BEF – France – 28th July 1915 – 17th February 1919.
Home – Britain 18th February 1919 – 21st March 1919.
Demobilised 21st March 1919 – entered the employment of Sir Thomas Gooch at Benacre Park – Groom.
Rank: Private; Service Number: G/2589.
Regiment: The Buffs, East Kent Regiment, 7th Battalion.
Medals Awarded: Victory, British War & 1914 – 1915 Star.
Grave Reference:
Ipswich.
Relatives Notified & Address: Son of James S. & Emma Backhouse, of 43, Ringham Road, Ipswich.
CENSUS
1901 43, Ringham Road, Ipswich.
Robert was 5 years old and living with his parents & siblings.
James Shibley Backhouse, 34, a Coachman – Domestic, born Kesgrave, Suffolk.
Emma Backhouse (nee Fulcher), 36, born Bealings, Suffolk.
Susan Ellen Backhouse, 3, born Ipswich.
Henry John Backhouse, 1, born Ipswich.
1911 43, Ringham Road, Ipswich.
Robert was 15 years old, a Van Boy Carman – Co-operative Society. He was living with his parents & siblings.
James, 42, a Jobbing Gardener – own account.
Emma, 48.
Susan, 13.
Henry, 12.
Albert Edward Backhouse, 10, born Ipswich.
Bessie Backhouse, 8, born Ipswich.
Suffolk Chronicle and Mercury – Friday, 14th November 1919 – The funeral of Robert William Backhouse, late of the 7th East Kent Regiment (The Buffs), took place on Friday in the Field of Honour at Ipswich Old Cemetery, with full military honours.
The coffin, covered with the Union Jack, and surmounted by the deceased’s cap and bandolier, was conveyed to the Cemetery on a guncarriage drawn by six black horses, by permission of Col. Bruce, C.M.G., D.S.O., the officer commanding the 37th Brigade, R.F.A., which unit also furnished the firing party and trumpeters. The committal service was read by the Reverend Canon H. W. Hinde, vicar of ST. John the Baptist Church.
Private Robert Blackhouse, who enlisted on the 12th September 1914, served throughout the war without being wounded, but unfortunately was slightly gassed, and this was responsible for his early death at the age of 23. On being demobilised, he entered the employment of Sir Thomas Gooch at Benarce Park, as groom. The funeral arrangements were carried out by E. S. Singleton, Ltd., of Ipswich.
EAST KENT REGIMENT 7th (Service) Battalion: http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/regiments-and-corps/the-british-infantry-regiments-of-1914-1918/buffs-east-kent-regiment/
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