Joseph Sheppard Lasbury, IV

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• Baptism: 14 Oct 1915, Kingswood, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK; Address:
  Holy Trinity Church, Kingswood, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Englan
• Residence: 1921, Kingswood, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK; Address:
  122 Hopewell Hill, Kingswood, Somerset, England, UK
• Occupation: 1939, Kingswood, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK; Painter & Decorator
• Probate: 24 Apr 1985, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK

Joseph married Ethel Joyce Woodruff in 1957 in Kingswood, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK. Ethel was born on 17 Jan 1922 in Chertsey, Surrey, England, UK; died in Jan 1984 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Joseph Sheppard Lasbury, V
2. Timothy John Sheppard Lasbury

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• FindaGrave ID: 56455569
• Baptism: 14 Mar 1880, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK; Address:
  Holy Trinity Church, Kingswood, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Englan
• Residence: 1881, Bitton, Gloucestershire, England, UK; Address:
  Cockshot Public House, Bitton, Gloucestershire, England, UK
• Military Service: 1897; 3rd Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment
• Military Service: 1897; Royal Welch Fusiliers
• Military Service: 29 Dec 1897, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK; Attestation
• Occupation: 1911, Kingswood, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK; Boot Maker
• Military Service: Between 1914 and 1915, France; Corporal - 6th Battalion - Somerset Light Infantry

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Military Service:
Joseph Sheppard Lasbury
Birth Place: Oldland, Bristol
Death Date: 12 Aug 1915
Death Location: France & Flanders
Enlistment Location: Bristol
Rank: Corporal
Regiment: Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry)
Battalion: 6th Battalion
Number: 9979
Type of Casualty: Died of wounds
Theatre of War: Western European Theatre

Buried:
Note:
Corporal, 'B' Coy. 6th Bn. Somerset Light Infantry.
Died of wounds. Age 35.

Husband of Margaret Lasbury, of 122, Bird In View, Hopewell Hill, Kingswood, Bristol.
Served in the South African Campaign.

Burial:
Poperinghe New Military Cemetery
Poperinge, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen) Province, Belgium
Plot: I.A.13.

The town of Poperinghe (now Poperinge) was of great importance during the First World War because, although occasionally bombed or bombarded at long range, it was the nearest place to Ypres (now Ieper) which was both considerable in size and reasonably safe. It was at first a centre for Casualty Clearing Stations, but by 1916 it became necessary to move these units further back and field ambulances took their places. The earliest Commonwealth graves in the town are in the communal cemetery. The Old Military Cemetery was made in the course of the First Battle of Ypres and was closed, so far as Commonwealth burials are concerned, at the beginning of May 1915. The New Military Cemetery was established in June 1915. The New Military Cemetery contains 677 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and 271 French war graves. The cemetery was designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield.

Joseph married Margaret Sheppard on 25 Dec 1914 in Kingswood, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK. Margaret (daughter of Edwin Sheppard and Elizabeth Hopkins) was born on 4 Dec 1883 in Blackwood, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK; died in 1965 in Kingswood, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Employer: 1921; Worked for Mr Llewellyn
• Occupation: 1921; Domestic Servant
• Residence: 1921, Kingswood, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK; Address:
  122 Hopewell Hill, Kingswood, Somerset, England, UK
• Residence: Sep 1939, Kingswood, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK

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• Military Service: Royal Navy
• Baptism: 12 Jul 1829, East Harptree, Somerset, England, UK; Address:
  St. Lawrence Church, East Harptree, Somerset, England, UK
• Residence: 1841, East Harptree, Somerset, England, UK; Address:
  Smitham Hill, East Harptree, Somerset, England, UK
• Occupation: 1851, West Harptree, Somerset, England, UK; Servant
• Residence: 1871, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK; Address:
  St. Philip & St. Jacob Church, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
  Bristol, Gloucestershire
  UK
• Occupation: 1881, Bitton, Gloucestershire, England, UK; Labourer at Avonside Engine Works
• Residence: 1881, Bitton, Gloucestershire, England, UK; Address:
  Cockshot Public House, Bitton, Gloucestershire, England, UK
  Bitton, Gloucestershire
  UK
• Occupation: 1891, Oldland, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK; General Labourer
• Occupation: 1901, Kingswood, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK; Naval pensioner

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Military Service:
Served on the gunboat Viper and on the Indus.

Died:
The Last Post was sounded at Holy Trinity, Kingswood on Saturday, when Mr. Joseph Sheppard Lasbury, a Crimean veteran, was laid to rest. He was born at East Harptree when King George IV was King.

When 22 years of age he joined the gunboat Viper, and was on active service in the Baltic during the Crimean war. Discipline was maintained with much rigour in the Navy in those days, and for a trifling offence that would have merely met with a reprimand today, he was flogged. As some consolation he was later given the Baltic War medal. He also served on the Indus, and was engaged in running down slave traders on the African coast.

On leaving the marine service in the winter of 1864, he was married and took his wife to America, where he settled for a time.

He returned to England forty years ago, and has since resided in Kingswood.

His death was accelerated by a fall in the street three weeks ago.

Joseph married Mary Jones Perry on 12 Feb 1865 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK. Mary (daughter of James Perry) was born in 1841 in Langford, Somerset, England, UK; died in 1910 in Keynsham, Somerset, England, UK; was buried on 16 Apr 1910 in Kingswood, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: 1871, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK; Address:
  St. Philip & St. Jacob Church, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
• Residence: 1881, Bitton, Gloucestershire, England, UK; Address:
  Cockshot Public House, Bitton, Gloucestershire, England, UK
  Bitton, Gloucestershire
  UK

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• Employer: 1921; Own Account
• Occupation: 1921; Beer Seller
• Residence: 1921, Kingswood, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK; Address:
  122 Hopewell Hill, Kingswood, Somerset, England, UK

Edwin married Elizabeth Hopkins in 1874 in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. Elizabeth was born in 1850 in Blackwood, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1921, Kingswood, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK; Address:
  122 Hopewell Hill, Kingswood, Somerset, England, UK

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• Occupation: Carpenter
• Baptism: 7 Nov 1799, East Harptree, Somerset, England, UK; Address:
  St. Lawrence Church, East Harptree, Somerset, England, UK
• Occupation: 1841, East Harptree, Somerset, England, UK; Lead Ore Miner
• Residence: 1841, East Harptree, Somerset, England, UK; Address:
  Smitham Hill, East Harptree, Somerset, England, UK
• Probate: 8 Mar 1878, Wells, Somerset, England, UK

Joseph married Jane Griffin on 30 Dec 1824 in East Harptree, Somerset, England, UK. Jane (daughter of William Griffin and Betty) was born in 1801 in East Harptree, Somerset, England, UK; died in 1863 in East Harptree, Somerset, England, UK; was buried on 3 Jun 1863 in East Harptree, Somerset, England, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 19 Oct 1820, East Harptree, Somerset, England, UK; Address:
  St. Lawrence Church, East Harptree, Somerset, England, UK
• Residence: 1841, East Harptree, Somerset, England, UK; Address:
  Smitham Hill, East Harptree, Somerset, England, UK