Claude Choules ...........the last of the last

[Northern Lass]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/tele ... -Last.html

RIP

[mallosa]

What a remarkable man!

Here's some more - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/ ... story.html

[Jimmy]

1901. Bridge St, Pershore.
Harry Choules 39. Living on own means.
Madeline Choules 32.
Douglas Choules 7.
Henry L Choules 6.
Phyllis M Choules 2.
Eric H Choules 1. Pershore, Worcestershire.
Claude Stanley Choules 1 Month. Pershore, Worcestershire. not actually on image, but indexed.
Clara A Beavan 21. Nurse.
Jessie Soley 20. Serv.
Kate Fuller 18. Serv.

[mallosa]

He was born in Pershore, I wonder if this could be him with his parents ...not named on the image but has been added to the index

1901: Bridge Street, Pershore, St Andrews, Worc
Harry Choules 39 Head Living on his own means M Odiham? Hampshire
Madeline Choules 32 Wife Peterborough, Northants
Douglas Choules 7 Son
Henry L Choules 6 Son
Phyllis M Choules 2 Dau
Eric H Choules 1 Son
Claude Stanley Choules 1 Month Son Pershore (no Christian names on image but has since been added to index - member submitted)
Clara A Beavan 21 Nurse
Jessie Soley 20 Serv
Kate Fuller 18 Serv

[mallosa]

Are you reading my mind Jimmy?

[Rob]

That is so weird!!
Jimmy and Mally!!!

[MarkCDodd]

There were quite a few articles on him in Aussie papers but everything was overshadowed by Bin Laden's demise.

What a beutifull part of the world to live your life after experiencing two world wars.

He first appears in hte Australian Electoral Roles in 1931 in Freemantle, Western Australia and he is a Prison Officer.

During the war the Electoral Role lists him as a Staff Instructor at the Naval Depot.

He is still listed as that in 1954.

[Northern Lass]

I would love to add Claude to our tree as a mark of rememberance
but I can't see one of the ancestors there from the area of BC

If we think he should be added we can bend that rubber boundary a little

[Antie Em]

Yes - let's bend the boundaries a bit - we're bound to come across someone from the BC who is related to him. It would be an honour to have this wonderful man in our extended family.

[Northern Lass]

Yes - let's bend the boundaries a bit - we're bound to come across someone from the BC who is related to him. It would be an honour to have this wonderful man in our extended family.

I agree going to move this to BC and sticky it to add and run with

[snoopysue]

Here he is in 1911:

Wyre Pershore Worcs
Harry Choules, Head, Married, 48, Clerk To Market Gardener, Odiham Hants
Douglas Victor Choules, Son, Single, 17, Labourer To Market Gardener, Brighton Sussex
Henry Leslie Choules, Son, Single, 16, Farm Labourer, Hartley Wintney Hants
Claude Stanley Choules, Son, 10, Pershore Worcs

[snoopysue]

Found this on ancestry:


Name: Claude S Choules
Medal or Award: Victory Medal, British War Medal
Service Year: 1914-1920
Service Location: Europe
Campaign or Service: World War I
Service Number: J 60249

[Northern Lass]

anyone want to kickstart off adding this we can word something in the notes later and add a tribute
and hyperlink to the newspapers
but I dont have time to add at moment

[snoopysue]

Name: Mr Claude CHOULES
Date of departure: 25 February 1926
Port of departure: London
Passenger destination port: Cape, South Africa
Passenger destination: Cape, South Africa
Date of Birth: 1901 (calculated from age)
Age: 25
Marital status:
Sex: Male
Occupation: Petty Officer
Passenger recorded on: Page 2 of 19
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Ship: DIOGENES
Official Number: 144814
Master's name: A D Young
Steamship Line: Aberdeen Line
Where bound:Australia
Square feet:
Registered tonnage: 7339
Passengers on voyage:608



Claude and wife Ethel visited the UK in 1927:

Name: Claude Choules
Birth Date: abt 1902
Age:25
Port of Departure: Australia
Arrival Date: 6 Mar 1927
Port of Arrival: Hull, England
Ports of Voyage:Brisbane [Melbourne] [Sydney] [Hobart] [Colombo][Adelaide]
Ship Name: Jervis Bay

[Northern Lass]

Here he is in 1911:

Wyre Pershore Worcs
Harry Choules, Head, Married, 48, Clerk To Market Gardener, Odiham Hants
Douglas Victor Choules, Son, Single, 17, Labourer To Market Gardener, Brighton Sussex
Henry Leslie Choules, Son, Single, 16, Farm Labourer, Hartley Wintney Hants
Claude Stanley Choules, Son, 10, Pershore Worcs

No Madleine

it says in the Express and Star....

" His mother Madeline a welsh actress had walked out of the family home in Wyre Piddle near Pershore
when he was five. He was told she had died but in fact she had returned to the stage. Mr Choules never saw her again..."

I cant find a link to this online but I have it in yesterdays paper