Blackmore, Remembering James Gosling. On This Day In History. 5 November 1916

James Gosling

War Memorial: Place and inscription -

Rank: Private

Regiment: Suffolk Regiment 2nd Garrison Battalion.  Service No: 30144 [CWGC]

Service Details: Born  Blackmore, Essex.  Enlisted  Romford Formerly 23863, Essex Regiment [Military genealogy / SDGW] No service record, either as Essex or Suffolk [Ancestry.com]

Personal and family information: His parents, James Gosling [born Stondon ca 1850, father William] and Hannah Hammond [born Doddinghurst, father William], were married at Doddinghurst 6th June 1868.  Blackmore’s Baptism Register [ERO D/P 266/1/11] records James William Gosling was baptised on 21st November 1869.  His parents were James, a labourer, and Hannah, of Blackmore. 1881 census.  James Gosling, haybinder, age 31. Born Stondon, with wife Hannah, age 41, born Doddinghurst; and son James W., age 12, born Blackmore lived in Kelvedon Hatch. 1911 census entry for Household:  James Gosling, age 61, born Ongar Essex [also there in 1901; agrees with 1879 marriage]; but son James b. 1869 age 42 is in Samford, Suffolk

Date of Death: 5th November 1916

Age: 47

Where died: Died at home

Place of Burial or Commemoration: Felixtowe New Cemetery [CWGC]

List of Sources: Ancestry.com, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Essex Record Office, Military genealogy / Soldiers who Died in the Great War.