Name
Robert Vernon Mortlock
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
04/11/1918
36
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
G/64083
Royal Fusiliers *1
7th (City of London) (Extra Reserve) Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
HARROW WEALD (ALL SAINTS) CHURCHYARD EXTENSION
East of the main path.
United Kingdom
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Watford Printers Memorial, Watford, Wealdstone War Memorial, Middlesex, Harrow Weald, Middlesex Street Shrine
Pre War
Son of Robert S and the late Elizabeth Jane (nee BUGDEN) MORTLOCK; husband of Maud Amelia (nee CALLARD) MORTLOCK of Wealdstone, Middx.
His parents married 1872 in the Islington, London, district. Elizabeth died 1915 in the Watford district aged 71; Robert died 29 October 1921 in Bushey, Herts, aged 80.
Robert was born 1880 in Pinner, Middx, and baptised 3 December 1882 at All Saints, Harrow Weald. He married 2 September 1911 at Holy Trinity, Wealdstone; they had one child. Maud never remarried, and died 5 December 1968 in Pavenham, Beds, aged 82.
On the 1881 Census, aged 11 months he lived in Hatch End, Middx, with his parents and three siblings. On the 1891 Census, a scholar aged 10 he still lived in Hatch End, with his parents and five siblings. On the 1901 Census, a machine minder at printing works aged 20, he still lived in Hatch End, with his parents and one sibling. On the 1911 Census, a printer machine minder aged 30, he lived in Bushey, with his parents and two siblings.
Wartime Service
He was entitled to the Victory and British War medals, and died at 3rd Western General Hospital, Newport, Monmouths, of wounds received in action.
Additional Information
Unfortunately, Robert’s Service Record appears to be one that did not survive the World War Two bombing.
*1 Probably more
correctly (City of London) Bn. London Regiment.
Acknowledgments
Sue Carter (Research) and Watford Museum (ROH on line via www.ourwatfordhistory.org.uk)
