17 February 1898 to 1976
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Stockport
1898
Harry Farndale,
son of William and Betsy (nee Jackson) Farndale (FAR00504A), was born on 17
February 1898 (death record) in Stockport
District and baptised at St Augustine, Stockport on 5 April 1898 (St Augustine, Stockport PR). Harry Farndale’s
birth was registered in Stockport District in the first quarter of 1898 (GRO Vol 8a page 83).
1901
1901
Census,
Stockport
He lived with his
uncle Samuel Timperley and Samuel’s wife Daisy at the age of 3 in Stockport.
Rhode Island, USA
1905
A Harry Farndale,
aged 8 (born about 1897) is shown arriving in USA.
1905
– there is a record of Harry Farndale (aged 8) travelling to USA on the same
ship as Martin Farndale (FAR00571),
aged 24.
France and Belgium
1914
He appears to have been a cleaner with the United States Cotton Company,
Foundry Street, Central Falls, Rhode Island, USA shortly before the first world
war.
Military Service:
Service Numbers: 18981, 577701
Units: 7th
Battalion, The East Lancashire Regiment
Medals and decorations: Victory medal, British
medal, 15 Star
1915
Harry enlisted on
15 February 1915 at Liverpool. His occupation on enlistment was a painter.
There is a record
of him sailing from Plymouth to France on 25 and 26 May 1915.
1916
He served in
France and Belgium from May 1915 to July 1916 and from May 1917 to April 1919.
He was taken to
Brook War Hospital and Garden Hurst Hospital. He took a bullet wound to his
left ankle on 1 July 1916. His arm was out of place caused by a broken arm,
which did not trouble him until it twisted out of place in 1917 by a fall at No
2 Rest Camp while playing football.
Another record
shows he was at Brook War Hospital, Woolwich from 5 July to 16 September 1916
for ‘comp fract of Tabia’. He was at Harfield,
Bristol from 7 to 12 December 1916 with Ballanitis.
The continuation
of his casualty form shows him at Etaples and in
the field and records a military court martial. His Regimental
Conduct Sheet reflects a colourful military career.
1917
A Casualty
Form entry shows him as 577701 Harry Farndale, enlisted 7th
Battalion, The East Lancashire Regiment. The form shows him embarking from
Folkstone to Boulogne on 3 May 1917. He was then posted to France and was at
Rouen and Etaples.
His casualty
form shows that he was wounded in action and evacuated to hospital with an
ankle, shoulder, leg injury. The record suggests that his next of kin was his
mother Bessie Curley, 467 Broad Street, Central Falls, Rhode Island, USA. Could
this link to the journey to USA aged 8?
1919
The record
continues showing him in hospital with influenza in March 1919.There is
another record showing him at Chester War Hospital with influenza admitted on
11 April 1919 and recorded well on 22 April and 4 May 1919. He was transferred
to the reserve on 5 June 1919.
His standard Disability
Form (completed by all soldiers at discharge) shows he finished his
military career with 225 Labour Corps. His permanent address was c/o Mrs
Jackson at 103 Manchester Road, Stockport.
The Medical
Report on his disabilities seems unsympathetic at page
1 and page 2 and page 3
and page
4. In any event he was free of influenza.
In his Statement
of his own case Harry restated his various wounds. See also page
2
The continuation of his Disability
Form showed that his last employer was the United States Cotton Company,
Foundry Street, Central Falls, Rhode Island where he was a cleaner. He was
engaged as a railway labourer and a painter before joining the Army.
His Medical
Record confirms he was born at Stockport.
577701 Private
Harry Farndale, 225
Company, Labour Corps, previously East Lancashire Regiment (No 18981), awarded
the British War Medal, the Victory medal and the 1914-15 Star. (Medal Rolls)
He was with 225 Company, the Labour Corps, on his
discharge. He was transferred to the Reserve on 5 June 1919. He had enlisted on
15 February 1915, at the age of 19 His mother is listed as Bessie Curley of 467
Broad Street, Central Falls, Rhode Island, USA. He was wounded in action with
shrapnel to his right shoulder in May 1916 and transferred to England. He was
posted to France on 3 May 1917 and posted to 2nd Battalion, the East
Lancashire Regiment. He was later a painter/railway labourer with 225 Company,
the Labour Corps. He served in France and Belgium between May 1915 to July 1916
and then from May 1917 to April 1919. He suffered a bullet wound in his left
ankle on 1 July 1916. He later suffered a broken arm when playing football. By
1919 he suffered from influenza. He has a series of casualty papers describing
his conditions. He was shown as well by May 1919.
His conduct card
shows a number of entries including overstaying leave.
His last address before joining the army is shown as the United States Cotton
Company at Foundry Street, Central Falls, Rhode Island, where he was a cleaner.
Manchester
Harry Farndale, 21, married Ann Hulme, 19, on 9
August 1919 at All Saints Church, Heaton-Norris, Manchester, Lancashire (All Saints, Heaton-Norris PR). His father
was William Farndale.
Stockport
1920
Swindonia
Farndale (FAR00859) was
born in Stockport District on 29 February 1920 (1939 Register and death record). Her birth was registered in
Stockport District, Cheshire in the first quarter of 1920 (GRO Vol 8A Page 177).
1921
1921 Census – Stockport, Cheshire
Harry Farndale,
22, married, born Stockport, Slater labourer with William West Builders and
Contractors, Stockport
Ann Farndale, 21,
married, born Stockport, cotton spinner
Swindonia Farndale, 1 year
and 4 months, born Stockport in 1920
Harry Farndale (FAR00874) was born in 1921 and
his birth was registered in Stockport District in the fourth quarter of 1921 (GRO Vol
8A Page 95), but died he at birth.
1923
He was a football
referee by 1923: Macclesfield Times, 14 December
1923: TOMORROW’S MATCHES … STOCKPORT FA CUP COMPETITION (2ND
ROUND) … Gatley YMCA v Heaton Norris or Vernon United, H Farndale …
1924
William Farndale, (FAR00890)
was born in 1924 and his birth was registered in Stockport
district in the first quarter of 1924 (Vol 8A Page
138), but he died aged 0.
1925
Stockport
County Express, 19 February 1925: MATCHES AND REFEREES FOR SATURDAY, 21ST
… DIVISION III … Newcastle St Mary’s v St Andrew’s – H Farndale …
Alderley & Wilmslow Advertiser, 27 November
1925: STOCKPORT FOOTBALL COMBINATION & DISTRICT LEAGUE … DIVISION
2 … Cheadle Hulme Amateurs v Northern Etchells – H Farndale …
Stockport
County Express, 3 December 1925: MATCHES & REFEREES FOR SATURDAY, Dec 5 … DIVISION III –
SECTION A … SSS Res v Reddish Green Wes. Res – H Farndale …
1928
Elizabeth
Farndale (FAR00909)
was born in 1928 and her birth was registered in Stockport
District, Cheshire in the fourth quarter of 1928, but she died aged 2.
1933
Alderley
& Wilmslow Advertiser, 10 November 1933: MATCHES AND REFEREES FOR SATURDAY … Old Margaretians v Cheadle Hulme: H Farndale
1934
Derrick Farndale (FAR00930)
was born in 1934 and his birth was registered in Stockport
District, Cheshire in the first quarter of 1934 (GRO
Vol 8A Page 87).
1939 Register – 3
Lucy Street, Stockport
Harry Farndale, born 17 February 1898, was a fitter’s labourer
volunteering with the Air Raid Patrol
1947
(Stockport Express, 17 April 1947)
1961
Alderley
and Wilmslow and Knutsford Advertiser, 3 March 1961: WE PLAYED
TWO MATCHES IN ONE AFTERNOON. Just to prove the point I made earlier about
exciting finishes and records at the seasons end, this wants some beating...
The grounds we played on have mostly disappeared, such as Didsbury Road
opposite St Martins, the farm at the corner of Bankhall Road, Parsonage Road
behind the police box... Old referees bring back memories. We had
H Pickering... H Farndale... Their fee, 4s per match in any kind of
weather. What heroes! In those days we played football on ground that for
conditions under foot would not be tolerated today. We were enthusiasts and
keen and there were times when, owing to congestion of fixtures, we played two
matches in one afternoon!...
1976
Harry Farndale, born 17 Feb 1898, died, aged 77, in
1976 and his death was registered in the first quarter of 1976 in Stockport (GRO Vol 39 page 1912).