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Mal-Joseph Tranter pvt, 1st Battalion South Wales Borderers.

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Joseph Tranter
Private, 1st Battalion South Wales Borderers. Regimental Number 7886.
Died 26th September 1914, aged 29 years.

Joseph Tranter was the first name of many to be added to the future Cradley War Memorial.
When his father died suddenly in 1887, Joseph was only 3 years old. His mother later remarried and by the age of 17 Joseph was living at Banners Lane and working as an anchor smith striker and chainmaker. He married Eliza Detheridge at Holy Trinity Church, Cradley Heath in August 1913.
As a Reservist, Joseph was amongst the first called up to fight when war broke out. His Battalion went to France with the British Expeditionary Force, sailing to Havre on August 13th 1914. September 26th saw the battalion in waterlogged trenches on the Aisne near the Montfaucon and Vendresse Ridges. Early in the morning they were attacked by the enemy when hand to hand fighting took place with fierce bayonet skirmishes. Sadly Joseph aged 29 years was killed in the action and has no known grave.
He was one of 3,888 men of the British Expeditionary Force with no known grave who died in August, September and early October 1914 in the battles at Mons, Le Cateau, Marne and the Aisne.
Joseph was a founder member of Cradley Liberal Club and in his honour an enlarged photograph of him enclosed in a gold mount and inscribed oak frame was hung in the club’s premises. Joseph sang with the Cradley Baptist Church choir, where his brother was choirmaster, and also sang with Cradley Heath Male Voice Choir. His name is on the Roll of Honour of ex-pupils of Colley Lane School, Cradley and in the Welsh Book of Remembrance housed in the Temple of Peace, Cardiff.
Tragically during the war his half-brother Bert Bills, was killed in action and he is also named on Cradley War Memorial.

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Re: Joseph Tranter Private, 1st Battalion South Wales Border

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1911. Banners Lane, Overend, Cradley, Staffs.
David Bills 57. Fire brick setter.
Sarah Bills 56. Married 15 years. 5 children 1 died.
Frederick Tranter 28. Boarder. widow. Miner Clay.
Joseph Tranter 26. Boarder. Miner Clay. Brierley Hill.
Bert Bills 13. Son. Cradley.
Hilda Tranter 6. Dau. Quarry Bank.

Others born Lye.

1901. Beecher Road, Cradley.
David Bills 48. Fire brick setter.
Sarah Bills 47.
David Bills 20. Son. Fire brick setter.
George Tranter 19. Stepson. Lye.
Fred Tranter 17. Stepson. Lye.
Joseph Tranter 16. Stepson. Brierley Hill.
Florrie Bills 14. Dau.
Leah Bills 12. Son.
Rose M Bills 9. Dau.
Bert W Bills 3. Son.

Others born Cradley.

West Midlands Marriage indexes for the years: 1895.
BILLS David. TRANTER Sarah. Dudley Register Office. Dudley Register Office. DRO/015/100.

David Bills on BCC,

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Sarahs children indexed as Woodhouse, but Tranter on image.

1891.
Sarah Woodhouse 47. Widow. Pedmore.
Siberia Woodhouse 26.
Sarah Tranter 36. Boarder. Married.
George Tranter. 9. Son.
Frederick Tranter. 7. Son.
Joseph Tranter. 6. Son. Brettle Lane.

Others born Lye.

West Midlands Marriage indexes for the years: 1881.
TRANTER Joseph. WOODHOUSE Sarah. Amblecote, Holy Trinity. Dudley Register Office. 015/003/353.

1881. Badger Street, Lye.
Joseph Tranter 22. Brick maker. Lye.
Sarah Tranter 25. Lye.
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Re: Joseph Tranter Private, 1st Battalion South Wales Border

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CWGC.

BILLS, BERT WOODHOUSE.

Rank:
Private.
Service No:
202496.
Date of Death:
09/10/1917.
Age:
19.
Regiment/Service:
Worcestershire Regiment.

4th Bn.
Panel Reference:
Panel 75 to 77.
Memorial:
TYNE COT MEMORIAL.
Additional Information:
Son of David and Sarah Bills, of 4, Banner's Lane, Overend, Cradley Heath, Staffs.
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Re: Joseph Tranter Private, 1st Battalion South Wales Border

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Will add info to Bcc thanks
then will move back to military.

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27 Mar 1881 Holy Trinity Amblecote
Joseph TRANTER 21 B Brick Maker Amblecote Father George Tranter Brick Maker
Sarah WOODHOUSE 25 S Amblecote Father Isaiah Woodhouse Horse Nail Maker
After Banns The X Of Both
Wit; Abraham Wood X / Sarah Tranter X

8 Nov 1913 Holy Trinity Old Hill
Joseph TRANTER 28 B Clay Miner 80 Clifton St Father Joseph Tranter (Dec) Brick Maker
Eliza DETHERIDGE 25 S 50 Meredith St Father William Detheridge (Dec) Brass Moulder
After Banns Both signed
Wit; William Detheridge / Edith Alice Reece
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Thanks RF will sort this after new year :wink:
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Re: NL-Joseph Tranter pvt, 1st Battalion South Wales Bordere

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27 Mar 1881 Holy Trinity Amblecote
Joseph TRANTER 21 B Brick Maker Amblecote Father George Tranter Brick Maker
Sarah WOODHOUSE 25 S Amblecote Father Isaiah Woodhouse Horse Nail Maker
After Banns The X Of Both
Wit; Abraham Wood X / Sarah Tranter X


added this marriage to BCC and connected up Sarah to her father - http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... =992614883
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Re: NL-Joseph Tranter pvt, 1st Battalion South Wales Bordere

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I'll sort this one tomorrow ...

8 Nov 1913 Holy Trinity Old Hill
Joseph TRANTER 28 B Clay Miner 80 Clifton St Father Joseph Tranter (Dec) Brick Maker
Eliza DETHERIDGE 25 S 50 Meredith St Father William Detheridge (Dec) Brass Moulder
After Banns Both signed
Wit; William Detheridge / Edith Alice Reece
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Thanks Mally

if you can put completed on thread and then I can arc. when you done
will amend the title too :wink:
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adding this to Bcc now and will move to military,.
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