Samuel Groucutt 1891- 10/11/1918
Saw a post about this soldier earlier he died after discharge the day before the war ended, and was buried in Bilston Cemetery. So decided to do some reserach quite apt considering the day eh
We will remember them.
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire DistrictVolume:6bPage:630
Gender:Male
Rank:Pte
Record Type:Disability
Birth Date:1891
Residence Place:Tipton Staffs
Military Service Region:West Midlands, Midlands
Military Country:England
Discharge Date:14 Jan 1916
Service Number:16610
Corps, Regiment or Unit:South Staffordshire Regiment
Service Branch:Military (Army)
Title:WWI Pension Record Cards and Ledgers
Description:Pension Record Ledger
More info on CWWG
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find- ... -groucutt/
Samuel Benjamin Groucutt
Discharge and death:
service record says that he was discharged in 1916 because he had epilepsy; he died after discharge the day before the war ended, and was buried in Bilston Cemetery.
1901 Transcribed differently
Name Age
Jacob Growcudt 47
Elizabeth Growcudt 48
Elizabeth Growcudt 15
Saml Benjamin Growcudt 9
Florence Alice Growcudt 6
1911 Census
Benjamin S Groucutt
Age in 1911:19
Estimated Birth Year:abt 1892
Relation to Head:Son
Gender:Male
Birth Place:Bilston, Staffordshire
Civil Parish:Bilston
Street Address:1 House Back 20 Gozzard Street, Bilston, Staffordshire
Marital status:Single
Occupation:Labourer
Sub-registration District:Bilston
Household Members:
NameAge
Elizabeth Groucutt58
Benjamin S Groucutt19
Florence A Groucutt16
Samuel B Groucutt
Death Age:27Birth Date:abt 1891
Registration Date:Oct 1918
[Nov 1918]
[Dec 1918] Registration Quarter:Oct-Nov-DecRegistration District:WolverhamptonInferred County:StaffordshireVolume:6bPage:1379