Liverpool Pals Who Died on This Day
From: Liverpool
D.O.W (108 Years this day)
Sunday 10th September 1916.
20 years old
Robert Nelson Boyde was born in the last quarter of 1896 in Dingle, Liverpool. His CWGC record states, son of John and Christian Boyde, of Maple Cottage, Ballaugh, Isle of Man. However, it appears he was their grandson, and his parents were Robert William Boyde and Clara (née Christian).
When Robert was four years old his father died at the age of 25 on 27th January 1901 in Toxteth Park. His body was repatriated to the IOM for burial at Ballaugh New Yard where he is remembered on the family gravestone alongside his father John who died in 1896.
On the 1901 census his widowed mother is found at 29 Hawkestone Street, Toxteth Park, with George and Alice Charnock, next door to his paternal aunt Christian and Levi Houghton. Clara is 29, living on her own means, Ethel is 6, and Robert 4.
His mother married Edward Hughes on the 28th February, 1903 at St Paul’s Church of England Church, Princes Park, Liverpool. He was aged 43, born 1860 and was an engine driver and lived at 44 Hawkstone Street.
The 1911 Census shows the family living at 29 Hawkstone Street, Liverpool. Robert's mother Clara is a widow aged 42, born 1869 occupation office cleaner and was born in Ramsey, Isle of Man. She had been married for 17 years and had three children. Ethel aged 16, born 1895 is an apprentice tailoress and was also born in Ramsey, Robert aged 14, born 1897 and Lawrence aged 7, born 1904 are both at school. Lawrence, although listed as Boyde, was born Hughes, the son of her second husband.
His mother, Clara, died in 1914.
Robert enlisted in Knowsley joining the 19th Battalion of The King's Liverpool Regiment as Private No 25551.
He arrived in France on 07th November 1915, disembarking at Boulogne.
He was wounded at Bray on 27th January 1916. At some point, possibly after recuperating from his wounds, he was posted to the 20th Battalion K.L.R.
Robert died of wounds on the 10th September 1916, aged 20, during the Somme offensive.
He now rests at Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension in France, where his headstone bears the epitaph:
“TO MEMORY EVER DEAR”
Corbie was about 20 kilometres behind the front when Commonwealth forces took over the line from Berles-au-Bois southward to the Somme in July 1915. The town immediately became a medical centre, with Nos 5 and 21 Casualty Clearing Stations based at La Neuville (the suburb across the Ancre) until October 1916 and April 1917 respectively. In November 1916 the front moved east, but the German advance in the Spring of 1918 came within 10 kilometres of the town and brought with it field ambulances of the 47th Division and the 12th Australian Field Ambulance. The communal cemetery was used for burials until May 1916, when the plot set aside was filled and the extension opened. The majority of the graves in the extension are of officers and men who died of wounds in the 1916 Battle of the Somme. The remainder relate to the fighting of 1918. The communal cemetery contains 249 First World War burials, the extension 918. The extension was designed by Charles Holden.
The CWGC Graves Registration shows 2551 (sic) Boyd 22nd Bn. (perhaps having been posted to the 22nd (Reserve) Bn. whilst recuperating in the U.K.)
His death was reported in the Isle of Man Times on 27th September 1916:
Private Robert Nelson Boyde.
A telegram was received last Friday by Mrs Boyde, Maple Cottage, Glen-road, Ballaugh, that her grandson, Robert Nelson Boyde, King's Liverpool Regiment, was killed in action on September 10th. He joined the British Expeditionary Force in 1914, when he was in his 18th year. He was wounded in the spring of this year, and returned to the Front only last month. He was a very promising young man. Mrs Boyde also has a son in the Navy.
Also in the Peel City Guardian on 30th September 1916:
Mrs Boyde, Maple Cottage, Ballaugh, has received the news that her son(sic), Pte. Robert Nelson Boyde, King's Liverpool Regt., was killed in action on Sept. 10th. He joined the Army in 1914, when he was in his 18th year. He was wounded last spring, and returned to the front in August.
A War Gratuity of £7 was awarded.
Soldiers Effects to his sister Ethel.
A pension card has not been found. It appears that his mother had died, although no death record has been found.
His grandmother Christian Boyde died in 1923 at Maple Cottage, Ballaugh.
Robert is commemorated on the following Memorials:
Ballaugh Parish War Memorial
St Mary's Church in Ballaugh
Manx National Memorial.
The Ballaugh Memorial was unveiled in 1921. In November 1932 a well-attended remembrance service to Honour the town’s fallen was held at Ballaugh Parish Church. Ex-soldiers assembled in the village square and marched to the church. Robert was one of the 18 men from Ballaugh lost in the war.
We currently have no further information on Robert Nelson Boyde, If you have or know someone who may be able to add to the history of this soldier, please contact us.
From: Ossett, Yorks
K.I.A (107 Years this day)
Monday 10th September 1917.
28 years old
Herbert Hanson Johnson was born on the 26th January, 1889, in Ossett, Yorkshire and and was baptised on the 16th October 1889 at Ossett Holy Trinity Church. Herbert’s brother, James, born on the 17th December 1885 was baptised the same day. Herbert was the son of James Rowland Johnson and Eliza Hanson. James Rowland had married widow Alice Barker (formerly Austin) in February 1884 at Ilkeston, but sadly she died in late 1884. No record has been found of a marriage between James Rowland Johnson and Eliza Hanson.
By 1901 the family now with five children have moved to Swallow Nest, Aston with Aughton, near Rotherham. Father John R. aged 50, a stone or coal miner, mother Eliza 38, children James 14 a pony driver, Herbert Hanson 12, Ethel 11 b,Gawthorpe, Sarah 9 b.Alverthorpe, and Ruth G. 1 b.Swallow Nest.
On the 18th August 1915, Herbert married Edith Gatley Taylor at Oldham Registry Office. They had a son Herbert Vernon born 7th February 1917.
He enlisted in Sheffield as Private 14118 serving initially with the Lancashire Fusiliers, before being transferred to the 18th Battalion of The King’s Liverpool Regiment as Private No 58710. He was killed in action on the 10th September, 1917 aged 28 during the Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele).
He was posthumously awarded the British and Victory Medals but not the 1914/15 Star, indicating that he did not serve overseas before 31st December 1915.
He now rests at Torreken Farm Cemetery No 1, Belgium.
His widow Edith was living at 90, Dundas Road., Tinsley, Sheffield. Soldiers Effects and Pension to widow Edith G. and child Herbert Vernon.
From: Liverpool
D.O.W (107 Years this day)
Monday 10th September 1917.
20 years old
Richard Morris Silvey was born 08th October 1896 at Liverpool and was baptised 18th October 1896 at Kirkdale, Liverpool. He was the son of Joseph Charles and Ann Jane Silvey (nee Morris), of 77 Langham St, Kirkdale, Liverpool who had married at St Mary's Church, Kirkdale in 1891. He was educated at St Lawrence's Church of England School, Croylands Street.
The 1901 Census shows the family living at 77, Langham Street, Kirkdale, Liverpool. His father, Joseph Charles, is aged 38, and is a carter’s clerk, whilst his mother, Ann Jane, is aged 32, and has no occupation listed. At the time of the Census they have four children, Alfred Joseph aged 9, John Morris aged 7, Richard Morris aged 4, and Annie aged 2. They also have a servant Lydia Blackburn aged 23, born 1878 living at the address.
The 1911 Census shows the family living at 77 Langham St, Kirkdale, Liverpool. The father Joseph Charles aged 49, born 1862 is a clerk for a master carter who was born in Liverpool. His wife Ann Jane is aged 42, born 1869 also in Liverpool as were their children. They have been married for twenty years and have had eight children of which two died, Alfred Joseph aged 19, born 1892 an invoice clerk for an electrical supplies company, John Morris aged 17, born 1894 is a carter, Richard Morris aged 14, is a junior clerk at the Liverpool Stock Exchange, Charles aged 3, born 1908 and Stanley born 1911.
Richard enlisted in Liverpool and was serving in the 20th Battalion (D Company), The King’s Liverpool Regiment as Corporal No 200827 when he died of wounds on the 10th September, 1917, aged 20, during the Third Battle of Ypres.
He now lies in Outtersteene Communal Cemetery, Belgium.
His death was reported in the Liverpool Echo on 19th September 1917
SILVEY - September 10, died of wounds in France after 3 years service, Corporal Richard Morris Sylvey K.L.R., beloved son of Joseph C. and Annie Silvey of 77 Langham Street, Kirkdale. (Duty nobly done.)
Richard is commemorated on the Liverpool Stock Exchange and St Lawrence’s C. of E. School, Kirkdale.
His father died in the December quarter of 1930 aged 68.
His mother died oin the March quarter of 1945 aged 76.
We currently have no further information on Richard Morris Silvey, If you have or know someone who may be able to add to the history of this soldier, please contact us.