Name
WILLIAM RICHARD SHAMBROOK
1892
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
15/09/1916
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Lance Corporal
3574
London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)
1st Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
M M
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
COMBLES COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
III. B. 18.
France
Headstone Inscription
He has no family inscription on his Headstone.
UK & Other Memorials
Not on the Cheshunt Town Memorial, Not on the Cuffley Memorial, Not on the Northaw Memorial, Not on the Waltham Cross Memorial
Pre War
William Richard Shambrook was born in 1892, in Waltham
Cross, Hertfordshire, son of Susan Shambrook (nee South). One of five children.
Baptised on 2nd April 1893, in Northaw, Herts, at
the time of his Baptism he was recorded as living in Cuffley, Herts.
In the early part of 1895, his mother Susan remarried to
Henry Stubbs a Gardener.
1901 Census record William as Richard, aged 9, living with
his Grandparents William and Sarah Ann Shambrook, his sisters Daisy (11) and
Rachel (8), are also living with their Grandparents, in Cuffley, Herts.
1911 Census records William aged 18, working as a Domestic
Gardener, living with his mother Susan, Stepfather
Henry Stubbs and half-sister Frances Mary Stubbs (15) at, 11 Dale Cottages,
East Barnet Road, Enfield, Middx.
Wartime Service
In February 1915, William travelled to Handle Street,
Bloomsbury, London, the HQ of the 1st (City of London) Battalion (Royal
Fusiliers) to enlist, issued with the service number 3574. On completion of his
training William arrived in France on 19th April 1915, later
promoted to Lance Corporal. William was Killed in Action on 15th September
1916, possible at the Battle of Flers-Courcelette (15th – 22nd
September 1916) part of the Battle of the Somme (1st July – 18th
November 1916).
William was awarded the Military Medal for Bravery, Gazetted
in the London Gazette, on 11th November 1916. Details of the action
or Citation are not known as the Military Medal records were destroyed during
the bombings of WW II.
Additional Information
His effects of 15/2, pay owing and his war gratuity of £7,
went to his mother Susan Stubbs.
His two elder brothers, Private 8364 Alfred Shambrook of the
Bedfordshire regiment, died on 6th January 1919, from the effects of
Gas poisoning received while on active service and Private 19677 John Shambrook
of the Royal West Kent Regiment died on 5th February 1918 of wounds
received in action.
Acknowledgments
Stuart Osborne
