Name
Joseph Stephen Clapham
1892
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
25/11/1915
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
G/10203
Royal Fusiliers *1
2nd (City of London) Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
HELLES MEMORIAL
Panel 38 to 42 or 328.
Turkey (including Gallipoli)
Headstone Inscription
He has no known grave. He is commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey/Gallipoli.
UK & Other Memorials
Not on the Cheshunt memorials, Not on the Waltham Cross Memorials
Pre War
Joseph Stephan Clapham was born in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, in 1892, son of Frederick William Clapham a, Market Garden Nurseryman and Ellen Elizabeth Clapham (nee Bonnett). One of five children although one died in infancy.
Baptised in the Parish of Cheshunt, Herts on 17th January 1892.
1901 Census records Joseph aged 9, living with his parents, Sister Edith (11), brothers Frederick (5) and Lawrence (3) at, 3 Holmwood Road, Enfield, Middx.
No 1911 Census record was found for Joseph. His parents, sister Edith, brothers Frederick and Lawrence were living at, 329 Pretoria Terrace, Hertford Road, Waltham Cross, Herts. His grandmother Mary Ann Bonnett was living with the family.
Wartime Service
Joseph enlisted at Tottenham, Middx, posted to the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) with the service number G/10203.
“The Battalion embarked at Avonmouth, Bristol, Gloucestershire, in March 1915, sailed via Malta to Alexandria, Egypt, then on to Mudros arriving in April. The Battalion landed at Cap Helles, on 25th April, they were involved in Heavy fighting there until evacuated on the night of 7th & 8th January 1916, when they returned to Egypt”.
Joseph was wounded during the heavy fighting and evacuated to H.M.H.S “Soudan” where he died of his wounds on 25th November 1915, while returning home for treatment, he was buried at sea. He has no grave and is commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey/Gallipoli, to the missing.
Additional Information
His effects of £7-6s-2d, Pay Owing and his War Gratuity went to his father Frederick Clapham.
*1 London Regiment
(Royal Fusiliers)
Acknowledgments
Stuart Osborne
Jonty Wild
