Joseph Dyer

Name

Joseph Dyer
1891

Conflict

First World War

Date of Death / Age

14/06/1917

Rank, Service Number & Service Details

Gunner
110194
Royal Field Artillery
'D' Battery, 50th Brigade

Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards

British War and Victory medals

Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country

POINT-DU-JOUR MILITARY CEMETERY, ATHIES
I. F. 11.
France

Headstone Inscription

None

UK & Other Memorials

Berkhamsted Town Memorial, St Peter's Church Memorial, Berkhamsted, Northchurch Village Memorial, St Mary’s Church Window, Northchurch

Pre War

Joseph Dyer was born in 1891 in Aylesbury, Bucks, the son of William John  and Sarah Dyer  (nee Hicks). he was one of seven children, but one died in infancy. 


On the 1891 Census the family were living at 15 Prospect Place, Aylesbury where his father was working as a boatman on the canal. Joseph was then one month old. 


They had moved to 100 George Street, Northchurch by the 1901 Census and then to 2 George Street, Sunnyside, Berkhamsted by 1911, at which time Joseph was working as a gardener domestic. 


His mother died in 1912 and his father's address on pension records was Lock House, Raven's Lane, Berkhamsted.

Wartime Service

Joseph enlisted at Watford and joined the Royal Field Artillery as Gunner 110194 and is known to have served with 'D' Battery L (50th) Brigade. This was a Howitzer Battery and was present at the Battles of Arras and the Scarpe.


He was killed in action on 14 June 1917 and is buried in Pont-de-Jour Military Cemetery, Athies, France.

Additional Information

Mrs Georgina Kempster received a war gratuity of £7 10s and pay owing of £9 17s.

Pension records exist in respect of Joseph and his brother Walter with their father named as dependent, but give no indication of a pension being granted. 

Brother Walter served with the 1st Battalion, Norfolk Regiment and died of wounds on 23 March 1916. Brother Arthur served with the 11th Battalion, Essex Regiment and was killed in action on 23 September 1916.

Acknowledgments

Neil Cooper, Brenda Palmer
Jonty Wild,