Individual Details

James EUSTACE

(16 Jun 1882 - )

Events

Birth16 Jun 1882Crowmarsh, Oxfordshire, England
Baptism23 Feb 1883Bensington, Oxfordshire, England
Census1891Scholar - Bensington, Oxfordshire, England
OccupationAbt Jan 1900Labourer
MilitaryFrom 22 Jan 1900 to 14 Sep 1919Rifle Brigade, British Army

Families

FatherWilliam EUSTACE (1847 - )
MotherEliza FREWIN (1854 - )
SiblingSarah Ann EUSTACE (1877 - 1877)
SiblingSarah Ann EUSTACE (1878 - 1878)
SiblingCatherine Kate "Kate" EUSTACE (1879 - )
SiblingWalter Charles EUSTACE (1885 - 1955)
SiblingFrank "Francis" EUSTACE (1889 - 1916)
SiblingLily EUSTACE (1892 - 1892)
SiblingJesse EUSTACE (1892 - 1892)
SiblingEllen Maria EUSTACE (1894 - )
SiblingWilliam Thomas EUSTACE (1898 - 1899)

Notes

Baptism

Extract from parish register: Baptisms solemnized in the parish of Bensington in the county of Oxford in the years 1882-3

No: 654
Date: 23 February 1883 - Born: 16 June 1882
Name: James
Parents: William & Elizabeth
Surname: Eustace
Address: Roke
Father's occupation: Labourer
By: J E Field, Vicar

Military

Extract from British Army Pension Records.
Attestation Form - dated: 22 January 1900
No: 7807
Name: James Eustace
Corps: R.A.M.C.
Where born: Crowmarsh, Oxford, Oxon
Age: 18 years 7 months
Occupation: Labourer
Do you belong to Her Majesty's Army etc.: Yes - 3rd Bn Royal Berkshire Regiment - Militia (still serving).
What Corps are you willing to enlist: Rifle Brigade

Description on enlistment: Height: 5 ft 5¼ins - Weight: 123lbs - Chest: Min 33 ins - Max Expansion: 35 ins - Complexion: Fresh - Eyes: Hazel - Hair: Brown - Religion: Church of England. Marks: Scar right head, Lt forearm Heart Arrow etc.

History Sheet:
Home: 22 Jan 1900 - 15 Dec 1901 = 1 year 328 days
S. Africa: 16 Dec 1901 - 3 Feb 1903 = 1 year 50 days
Home: 4 Feb 1903 - 18 Aug 1914 =
B.E.F. France: 19 Aug 1914 - 24 May 1917 = 2 years 279 days
Home: 25 May 1917 - 27 Nov 1917
East Africa E.F.: 28 Nov 1917 - 25 Feb 1919 = 1 year 90 days
Home: 26 Feb 1919

Passed classes at instruction:
Gold ? Longford 14 Oct 1901
R.A.M.C. Training School Strenrall?, 7 April 1909
Campaigns: S. Africa
Wounded: Action 13 May 1917 g.s.w. ?
Medals:
Queens S. Africa - Clasp for C.C. O.F.S. & 1902
1914 Star Auth. A.O. 350/1917

Next of kin: Father: William Eustace - Roke, near Benson, Wallingford, Berks

Demobilized: 14 September 1919


Endnotes

1. GRO (England & Wales) Birth Registrations Index, 1882 Jul/Sept - Wallingford - Vol: 2c Page: 319.

2. Oxfordshire, England - Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813 - 1915, Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR28/1/R2/2.

3. Oxfordshire, England - Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813 - 1915, Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR28/1/R2/2.

4. 1891 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG12; Piece: 986; Folio: 93; Page: 7; .

5. British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920, WO364; Piece: 1147.

6. British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920, WO364; Piece: 1147.