Isaac English
Memorial: South Gloucestershire war dead not on a local memorial
Regiment: Royal Berkshire Regiment
Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Silver War Badge, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private 37668
Parents: William Henry and Sarah Jane English
Home address: Burchells Green Road, Two Mile Hill Road, Kingswood, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: Carrier
Date of birth: 14/09/1886
Place of birth: St. George, Bristol
Date of death: 03/08/1917
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at Beuvry Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, France. Not commemorated on a local memorial
Age: 30
Further information:
Isaac was born in St. George in Bristol, the son of a coal miner and a middle child of seven with three brothers and three sisters.
Isaac served with the 1st Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire) Regiment. Isaac's battalion mobilised to Belgium in 1914 and as part of the British Expeditionary Force they fought in various actions on the Western Front including the Battle of Mons, the Marne and the First Battle of Ypres where they suffered very heavy losses. They subsequently joined the 99th infantry brigade and fought with them for the rest of the war. Isaac was recorded as killed in action but as the brigade were not taking part in a specific engagement on that day, it is likely that he died in the ongoing trench warfare that resulted in around 300 deaths per day throughout the war.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/
Some information supplied by Kingswood Heritage Museum