Name
Joshua R Camp
5 Jan 1894
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
03/05/1917
23
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
TF/202151
Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment)
1st/7th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
ARRAS MEMORIAL
Bay 7.
France
Headstone Inscription
No Report
UK & Other Memorials
Hertford Heath Village Memorial, Holy Trinity Church Memorial, Little Amwell
Pre War
Joshua Robert was born in Little Amwell on 5 Jan 1894 to William Camp, general labourer, and Kate (nee Deards). On the 1901 Census Joshua was living at Church Hill, Little Amwell with his parents, Brothers Sidney, Abel, Joe and sisters Matilda and Eliza. On the 1911 Census Joshua was listed as a manservant at Haileybury College, Great Amwell.
Aged 18 on 4 Jan 1912 he enlisted at Woolwich as Gunner 68133 for Service of 3 years & 9 years on Reserve with the Royal Horse & Royal Field Artillery. Joshua was posted to 55 Battery RFA at Woolwich on 4 Feb 1913. On 9 May 1914, Joshua was arrested, the charge against him was striking his superior officer being in the execution of his office, and appeared before a District Court Martial on 25th May. He was found guilty and sentenced to six months hard labour and sent to Woking Military Prison. At the completion of his sentence he was discharged from the army on 11th July 1914 for misconduct.
Wartime Service
No Service Record was found for Joshua. He enlisted in the Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex) Regiment as Private TF/6015 in 1/7 Battalion. His service number was probably issued in late 1915 and in the Territorial renumbering in 1917 he became 202151.
1/7 Battalion was a Territorial Force Unit and had been in France from Mar 1915. Joshua possibly joined them in the field and may have been involved in Battles of the Somme in 1916.
In 1917 his battalion were engage in the Battles of the Scarpe (Part of the larger battle of Arras) and on 3 May 1917 Joshua was reported as ‘Wounded and Missing’, and his death was later presumed. His remains were not recovered and he is remembered on the Arras Memorial.
Additional Information
War Gratuity of £4 and arrears of £ 2 12s 10d was paid to his father.
Brother Abel served with RFA (recalled from reserve) reaching rank of Sergeant, receiving Military Medal & Bar, Distinguished Service Medal. Survived to join Herts Police becoming Deputy Chief Constable. Brother Joseph (Joe) served in Bedfordshire Regiment in 5th Battalion (TF) and survived. Brother Sidney served in RFA (recalled from reserve) reaching rank of Sergeant, receiving Military Medal. Demobilised in Mar 1919.
Acknowledgments
Neil Cooper
Jonty Wild
