Victor Joseph Cordy
Memorial: Patchway
Regiment: Royal Berkshire Regiment
Medals: British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private (Service No. 21841)
Parents: James and Ann (Nee Scott) Cordy
Marital status: Married
Home address: Home Address: 31 Sherbourne Road, St George, Bristol (Family home) Lived: 1901 Census, the family lived at 44 Lyppiatt Road, St George, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: Road Sweeper (1911 census)
Date of birth: 1893
Place of birth: St. George, Bristol
Date of death: 01/08/1917
Buried/Commemorated at: No Known Grave (Commemorated Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium
Further information:
Whereabouts Victor lived after 1911 is unknown, but he possibly moved to the Patchway area prior to joining up, or he found alternative employment in Patchway, as no direct link has been found. In 1911, his future wife Lottie (or Lotty) Hannah (Nee Pincott) lived in Redfield near St George. They were married 2nd Quarter 1915, Bristol. Victor and Lottie had one son Edwin Colston Cordy born 28.12.1915. After the war, Lottie married an Albert Barnett in 1919.
Victor died on 1/08/1917 (Killed in Action), age either 23 or 24.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Findmypast (Soldiers Died during the Great War, 1901 & 1911 Census etc), Researcher John Davis.