See also
Name:
Sex:
Male
Father:
Mother:
Robert John Fenton Commonwealth War Grave burial
Occupation:
shop assistant3
Birth:
Q2 1893
1901 census says born in Woodford
Baptism:
6 Sep 1893 (age 0)
Holy Trinity Church, 185 Hermon Hill, Woodford, Essex, England2
son of Robert Fenton (labourer) and Clara of Winifred Terrace (difficult to read), baptised with siblings Pleasance, Louisa, Maria and Ethel
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 8)
38 Oxford Terrace, Chigwell Road, Woodford, Essex, England4
son attending school and living in three rooms with his parents Robert and Clara, sisters Pleasance, Maria and Ethel, and brothers Edward and David. Born in Woodford Essex
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 19)
3 Gordon Villas, Gordon Road, South Woodford, Essex, England3
unmarried son working as an ironmongers shop assistant and living in four rooms with his parents Robert and Clara, brothers Edward and David, and sisters Ethol (sic) and Pleasant. Born in Wanstead Essex
Death:
16 Feb 1916 (age 22)
11th General Hospital, Boulougne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France5,6
Cause: of wounds
He was serving with the 13th Middlesex Regiment at Sanctuary Wood when he sustained a severe gunshot wound to his back on or about 30th January 1916. His parents received a telegram on 12th February 1916 saying he was dangerously ill and they could visit him at public expense if they could not afford the fare. On the morning of 15th February they were on a ship heading for Boulogne, Hopefully they arrived in time before he passed away
Burial:
Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Rue de Dringhen, Boulougne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France7
a private in 13th Middlesex Regiment no:4518 as Robert John Fenton died on 16th February 1916 aged 24, son of Robert and Clara Fenton, of Woodford Essex. His inscription reads "There is a Link Death Cannot Sever His Loving Memory Lasts Forever"
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). West Ham 1893 quarter:2 volume:4a page:279. Cit. Date: 2 March 2019.
Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Woodford Holy Trinity baptisms 1887-1899 ref:D/P 558/1/1 page:51 entry:404 image:28. Cit. Date: 6 July 2019.
England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:9758 class:RG78 piece:514B registration district:188 sub-district:10 enumeration district:84 schedule:248. Cit. Date: 2 March 2019.
England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1636 folio:8 page:8. Cit. Date: 2 March 2019.
Paul Cook personal communication. email dated 31st December 2020. Cit. Date: 31 December 2020.
Redbridge Museum, (on-line at www.redbridgefirstworldwar.org.uk). www.redbridgefirstworldwar.org.uk/the-war-dead/robert-john-fenton. Cit. Date: 31 December 2020.
Commonwealth War Grave Commission, (on-line at www.cwgc.org). Boulogne Eastern Cemetery VIII.D.55. Cit. Date: 1 January 2021.