Henry Anstey
Memorial: Thornbury - Castle School
Regiment: Rifle Brigade
Medals: British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Second Lieutenant
Parents: Alfred Henry W and Mary L Anstey
Marital status: Married
Home address: The Elms, Tortworth, Glos
Pre-war occupation: Farmer
Date of birth: 1887
Place of birth: Buckover, Glos
Date of death: 11/04/1917
Buried/Commemorated at: Tigris Lane Cemetery Memorial (Ref. I. C. 23.), Wancourt, France
Age: 30
Further information:
H. Anstey – this was possibly Henry Anstey from Tortworth. Henry was born in 1887, the son of Alfred Henry W Anstey, a farmer and his wife, Mary L In 1901 they were living at Buckover. In early 1911 Henry married Dorothy Lydia Joslen Honnor who came from London. The 1911 Census shows them living in Falfield where Henry was a farmer. Henry was serving as a temporary Second Lieutenant in the Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own) when he was Killed in Action on 11th April 1917. He is listed on the Tigris Lane Cemetery Memorial at Wancourt in France. The probate record shows that their address as the Elms, Tortworth
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Thornbury Roots Website and Forces War Records