Name
Warren Levick Sims Massey
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
24/04/1918
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Corporal
205330
The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
7th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
POZIERES MEMORIAL
Panel 58 and 59.
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Not on the Watford memorials
Pre War
Son of Annie Maria (nee SIMS) and the late Warren MASSEY; husband of Katherine (nee SMALLEY) MASSEY.
His parents married 12 November 1888 at Holy Trinity, Oswestry, Salop. Warren died 23 June 1917 in Market Drayton, Salop, aged 62; Annie died 1941 in the Birmingham district aged 76.
Warren was born 1889 in Market Drayton, and baptised 5 December 1889 at St Mary’s, Market Drayton. He married 1911 in the Croydon, Surrey, district, and again 1913 in the Hampstead, London, district; they had two children. Katherine never remarried and died 20 December 1956 in Watford aged 78.
On the 1891 Census, aged 1 he lived in Drayton-in-Hales/Market Drayton, with his parents and one sibling. On the 1901 Census, aged 11 he lived in Birmingham, with his parents and one sibling. On the 1911 Census, a chemistry student aged 21, he lived in Market Drayton, with his parents and one sibling.
Officially recorded as born in Market Drayton, Salop and was living in Watford when he enlisted in London.
Wartime Service
He enlisted in London, and was formerly 508 West Kent Yeomanry.
He was entitled to the Victory and British War medals, and was killed in action.
Additional Information
Unfortunately, Warren’s Service Record appears to be one that did not survive the World War Two bombing.
Acknowledgments
Sue Carter (Research) and Watford Museum (ROH on line via www.ourwatfordhistory.org.uk)
