Name
Robert Bruce Hounslow
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
03/11/1918
27
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Lance Corporal
235189
Lincolnshire Regiment
8th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
GHISSIGNIES BRITISH CEMETERY
Row A, Grave 47.
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Watford Borough Roll of Honour
Pre War
Son of the late George and Robina Edith (nee BRICKWOOD) HOUNSLOW; husband of Clara Elizabeth (nee SAUNDERS) HOUNSLOW.
His parents married 13 November 1883 at St Pancras Old Church, London. Robina died 1896 in the Islington, London, district aged 35, and was buried 13 February in Islington Cemetery. George remarried 27 January 1897 at St Lawrence’s, Bovingdon, Herts, to Sarah Jane YOUNG. He died 1912 in Chorleywood, Herts, aged 64, and was buried 18 June at Christ Church, Chorleywood; Sarah died 1927 in the Hemel Hempstead, Herts, district aged 79.
Robert was born 23 June 1891 in Finsbury Park or Holloway, Middx, and baptised 20 November 1895 at St Silas’, Pentonville, London. He married 1915 in the Watford district; they had one child. Clara remarried 1941 in the Watford district to Edward S HOLLIS; she died 18 February 1972 in Watford aged 78, and was buried 22 February in North Watford Cemetery.
On the 1901 Census, aged 9 he lived in Chorleywood, with his father, step-mother and two siblings. On the 1911 Census, a labourer aged 19, he still lived in Chorleywood, with his father, step-mother and one sibling.
Wartime Service
He enlisted in Watford, and was formerly Private 4816 Cambridgeshire Regiment.
He was entitled to the Victory and British War medals, and was killed in action.
Additional Information
There is an article about and a Death announcement for Robert in the West Herts and Watford Observer dated 30 November 1918. Unfortunately, Robert’s Service Record appears to be one that did not survive the Worlds War Two bombing.
Acknowledgments
Sue Carter (Research) and Watford Museum (ROH on line via www.ourwatfordhistory.org.uk)
