William Claude Farndale
29 July 1897 to 19 July 1953
FAR00682
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Abingdon
1897
William Claude
Farndale, son of William and Mary (nee Carter) Farndale (FAR00498) was born in Abingdon District on 29 July 1897 (1939 Register)
and was baptised at Long Wittenham near Sutton
Courtenay (south of Oxford). William Claud Farndale’s birth was registered in
Abingdon District, Berkshire in the third quarter of 1897 (GRO Vol 2c page 306).
1901
1901
Census – Milton Mill, Sutton Courtney, Abingdon
William
Farndale, 31, domestic gardener
Mary
A Farndale , 29
Herbert
A Farndale, 7
William
C Farndale, 4
Norwich
1911
Census
1911 – 90 Anley Street, Norwich
William
Farndale, father, aged 41, gardener domestic (born Stockton on Tees, Durham) (FAR00498)
Mary
Farndale, mother aged 39
Herbert
Arthur Farndale, aged 17, mustard packer with a mustard manufacturer (born
Sutton Courtney, Berkshire) (FAR00664)
William
Claude Farndale, aged 12 (born Sutton Courtney, Berkshire)
Mary
Amelia Farndale, daughter – 1 year (born Norwich)
1913
Army
No: 1813, 475088
Service:
Private, 1/2 East Anglian Area Field Ambulance Company, Royal Army Medical
Corps
Attested
on 16 September 1913 at Norwich, age 17 years and 2 months (in fact he was 16,
so perhaps gave an older age in order to enlist?), a tinsmith at Barrow Works.
He lived at 19 Onley Street.
The
Gallipoli campaign, the Dardanelles campaign, the Defence of Gallipoli or the
Battle of Gallipoli was a military campaign in the First World War on the
Gallipoli peninsula (now Gelibolu) from 19 February 1915 to 9 January 1916. On
17 February 1915, a British seaplane from HMS Ark Royal flew a
reconnaissance sortie over the Straits. Two days later, the first attack on the
Dardanelles began when an Anglo-French flotilla, including the British
dreadnought HMS Queen Elizabeth, began a long-range bombardment of
Ottoman coastal artillery batteries. Royal Marines were landed to destroy guns
at Kum Kale and Seddülbahir, while the naval
bombardment shifted to batteries between Kum Kale and Kephez.
After the failure of the naval attacks, troops were assembled to eliminate the
Ottoman mobile artillery, which was preventing the Entente minesweepers from
clearing the way for the larger vessels. Kitchener appointed General Sir Ian
Hamilton to command the 78,000 men of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (“MEF”). Scheduled for 23 April but postponed until 25 April
due to bad weather, landings were to be made at five beaches on the peninsula.
1919
There
is a record on 7 May 1919 of his bounty of £15, with £5 for present use and £10
to be issued subsequently as laid down in the Army Order.
His Medal
Records show he served in the
Balkans and was awarded the Victory Medal and British War Medal and 15
Star. He was demobilised on 3 August 1919.
1921
Census 1921 – Norwich
William
Farndale, 51, married, born Bedale, gardener at no fixed place
Mary
Ann Farndale, 49, born Berkshire
Herbert
Arthur Farndale, 26, born Sutton Courtenay, mustard worker
William
Claude Farndale, 23, saw mill
Mary
Amelia Farndale, 10, at school
1926
William Claude Farndale, 29, a tinsmith,
bachelor married Gladys May Browne, 29, spinster of 111 Cambridge
Street (daughter of Walter James Browne, a bricklayer) at Holy Trinity, Heigham
on 18 September 1926 (Norwich
PR). His father William was a gardener.
1931
Beryl G Farndale (FAR00917) was born in Norwich District on 23
July 1931 (death
record). Her birth was registered in Norwich District in the third
quarter of 1931 (GRO Vol 4B Page 209).
1933
Brian W
Farndale (FAR00928) was born in Norwich District on 10 November 1933 (death record). His birth was registered in Norwich
District (GRO Vol 4B Page 188). He later emigrated to New Zealand.
1939
1939
Register – 63 Earlham Grove, Norwich
William C Farndale, born 29 July 1897, general
labourer
Gladys M Farndale, born 11 August 1897, unpaid domestic
duties
1953
William C Farndale, died age 55, at Norwich
on 19 July 1953 (Probate Index).
Probate: FARNDALE William Claude of 63 Earlham Grove
Norwich died 19 July 1953 Administration Norwich 8 August to Gladys May
Farndale widow. Effects £415.
1961
Gladys May Farndale died in Norwich on 22 July 1961 (Probate
Index).
