Carpenter, J
JAMES CARPENTER
Remembered with honour Villers-Faucon Communal Cemetery: Row D, Grave 61.
He enlisted in Watford, and was formerly Private 23622 Bedfordshire Regiment. He was entitled to the Victory and British War medals, and was killed in action. Unfortunately, James’ Service Record appears to be one that did not survive the World War Two bombing.
There is an article about and two Death announcements for James in the West Herts and Watford Observer dated 21 April 1917; plus In Memoriams in the issues dated 13 April 1918 and 12 April 1919.
Son of James and Martha Ann (nee MEAD) CARPENTER of Watford; husband of Elizabeth Sarah FEATHERSTONE (formerly CARPENTER, nee FARMAN) of Sleaford, Lincs.
His parents married 31 October 1885 at St James’, Bushey, Herts. James died 1944 in Watford aged 84, and was buried 12 August in Vicarage Road Cemetery, Watford; Martha died 1947 in Watford aged 82, and was buried 22 February, also in Vicarage Road Cemetery.
James was born 13 November 1891 in Watford, and baptised 8 January 1892 at St Mary’s, Watford. He attended Beechen Grove Board School, Watford, from 2 March 1903 to 3 November 1905. He married 25 November 1915 at St Michael’s, Watford. Elizabeth remarried 1918 in the Sleaford district to John C FEATHERSTONE and died 1951 in the Watford district aged 57.
On the 1901 Census, aged 9 he lived in Watford, with his parents and eight siblings. On the 1911 Census, a general labourer in an ice factory aged 19, he still lived in Watford, with his parents and eight siblings.
Service number
31474Rank
PrivateUnit
144th CompanyRegiment
Place buried
Date of death
10/04/1917Age at death
25Place of death
Memorial(s)
Notes
Recorded as serving in the Bedfordshire Regiment in the Borough Roll of Honour (a former regiment)- 1st S.W. Herts Scout Troop [in St Mary's Parish Church Watford] (4)
- Abbot's Langley Herts War Memorial (17)
- Aldbury Herts War Memorial (1)
- Aldenham Herts War Memorial (located in Letchmore Heath Herts) (8)
- All Saints Church Croxley Green Herts (12)
- All Saints Church Harrow Weald Middx (2)
- All Saints Church Hertford (1)
- All Saints Church King's Langley Herts (1)
- All Saints Church Leavesden Herts (31)
- All Saints Church Witham Essex (3)