James Bates

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Serjeant 8739 James Bates
Abt 1887 - 24/3/1918 (31)
https://www.tiptonremembers.net/index.php/bates-james

Dob abt 1887 Dudley

Baptism -

Parents James Bates & Mary Ann Fellows

Parents Marriage
Staffordshire Tipton St Martin
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 412
Marriage date 24 Aug 1873
Groom forename James
Groom surname BATES
Groom age 19
Groom condition bachelor
Groom occupation Engine driver
Groom abode Hurst Hill
Bride forename Mary Ann
Bride surname FELLOWS
Bride age 20
Bride condition spinster
Bride abode Swan Village
Groom father forename Thomas
Groom father surname BATES
Groom father occupation Brick maker
Bride father forename William
Bride father surname FELLOWS
Bride father occupation Furnace man
Witness1 Thomas BARNBROOK
Witness2 Sarah BATES
Notes Bride and both witnesses sign by mark

1891 48 Regent Street, Woodsetton, Coseley, Staffs.
James Bates (35, Engine Driver, born Hurst Hill), his wife Mary Ann (36, born Swan Village), and their 5 children: Betsey (16, Helps at Home, born Swan Village), William (12, Scholar, born Swan Village), James (4, born Swan Village), John (1, born Swan Village), and Benjamin (1 month, born Swan Village).

1901 2 George Street, Woodsetton, Coseley, Staffs.
James Bates (46, Engineer at a Brickworks, born Sedgley), his wife Mary Ann (47, born Sedgley), and their 4 children: James (14, born Sedgley), John (11, born Sedgley), Benjamin (10, born Sedgley), and Maria (7, born Sedgley).

Marriage
9/5/1909 Staffordshire Tipton St Paul
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 227
Marriage date 09 May 1909
Groom forename James
Groom surname BATE
Groom age 21
Groom condition bachelor
Groom occupation Engineer
Groom abode Waterloo St
Bride forename Ada
Bride surname HOLT
Bride age 18
Bride condition spinster
Bride abode Waterloo St
Groom father forename James
Groom father surname BATE
Groom father occupation Engineer
Bride father forename John
Bride father surname HOLT
Bride father occupation Chain maker
Witness1 Jesse ALLEN
Witness2 Isabella ALLEN

1911 18 & 19 Waterloo St, Tipton, Staffs. (probably as lodgers)
James Bates (24, Coal Miner Underground - Horse Driver, born Tipton), his wife Ada (19, born Tipton), and their 2 children: Sidney James (1, born Tipton on 29th July 1909) and Alice Winifred (2 months, born Tipton on 29th January 1911).
James and Ada had 3 more children: Mary Ann born 17th September 1912, Ada Maria born 28th March 1914, and Doris born 15th October 1916

WW1 Records
Serjeant 8739 James Bates
Died of Wounds on Sunday, 24th March 1918, age 31.
Buried in Grave VII. B. 28. at Cambrai East Military Cemetery, Nord, France.
10th Bn., Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 57th Brigade of 19th Division.
Formerly 8739 11th Royal Warwickshire Regiment, and 8739 1st Royal Warwickshire Regiment.
Husband of Mrs Ada Bates, of 7, Lion Yard, Park Lane West, Tipton, Staffs.
Born: Woodsetton, Enlisted: Dudley, Resident: Tipton.
First landed France & Flanders, 31st July 1915.
Medal entitlement: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Soldier's Papers at National Archives did not survive.

Dod 24/3/1918 (31) Died of wounds France

Buried in Grave VII. B. 28. at Cambrai East Military Cemetery, Nord, France.

www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/550722/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/561 ... ames-bates

Commemorated on the St. Matthew's, and Woodsetton memorials.
The Woodsetton (Swan Village) memorial incorrectly records his surname as Bate, he should be recorded as J Bates.

Any other info
James was wounded in June 1916, and gassed in January 1918.
In the weeks before his death it was known that a major German offensive was about to be launched. Many men, including James, took the opportunity to write an informal will "in actual military service" which was recognised by the War Department as constituting a valid will. James wrote:
"In the event of my death I give the whole of my belongings to my wife Mrs Ada Bates, 7 Lion Yard, Park Lane West, Tipton, Staffs. Signed: James Bates, Sgt 10th Royal Warwicks, 13-3-18".

James was wounded in action on 23rd March 1918, and was reported as missing since that date. Some 7 months later in October 1918, the Tipton Herald reported that the Royal Warwicks Infantry Record Office had informed Ada of her husband's death: "which occurred in the field hospital, Cambrai, on the 24th March 1918. The report is to the effect that he dies from a gun-shot wound in the stomach and left arm, and was buried in the cemetery at Cambrai." It is likely that the Red Cross was the source of this report.

James Bates was wounded on 23rd March and taken prisoner of war, possibly as the Germans surrounded Gribble's Company of the 10th Warwicks. He died at a German medical facility to the east of Cambrai, and is buried at Cambrai East Military Cemetery.

James Bates was wounded on 23rd March and taken prisoner of war, possibly as the Germans surrounded Gribble's Company of the 10th Warwicks. He died at a German medical facility to the east of Cambrai, and is buried at Cambrai East Military Cemetery.

Tipton Herald 22 July 1916
WOUNDED SOLDIERS.
The following Tipton soldier is reported wounded:- Sergeant J. Bates of the Warwicks.

Tipton Herald 19 October 1918
Tipton Sergeant dies from wounds.
Buried at Cambrai
Mrs Bates, of 7 Lion Yard, Park Lane West, Tipton, has received the following from the Infantry Record Office, Warwick:- "Madam, It is my painful duty to inform you that a report has been received from the War Office notifying the death of Sergt. James Bates, 10th Royal Warwickshire Regiment, which occurred in the field hospital, Cambrai, on the 24th March 1918. The report is to the effect that he dies from a gun-shot wound in the left arm, and was buried in the cemetery at Cambrai."
Sergeant Bates was 31 years of age. He enlisted in October 1914, and has been in France three times. He was wounded in June 1916, and gassed in January of this year. The deceased soldier had been reported wounded and missing since March 23rd. He leaves a widow and family. Before joining up, he was a miner in the employment of Mr William Elwell, and was greatly respected by his workmates and his many friends.

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Serjeant 8739 James Bates
Spouse Ada Holt
Abt 1888-

Dob Abt 1888

Baptism -

Parents John S Holt & Sarah A Priest

Parents Marriage
20/7/1890 Staffordshire Tipton St Martin
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 198
Marriage date 20 Jul 1890
Groom forename John
Groom surname HOLT
Groom age 24
Groom condition bachelor
Groom occupation Chain maker
Groom abode 39 Horseley Heath
Bride forename Sarah Ann
Bride surname PRIEST
Bride age 21
Bride condition spinster
Bride abode 5 Railway St
Groom father forename David
Groom father surname HOLT
Groom father occupation Chain maker
Bride father forename Peter
Bride father surname PRIEST
Bride father occupation Miner
Witness1 Richard WOODWARD
Witness2 Mary RICHARDS
Notes Witness 2 signs by mark

1891

1901

Marriage
9/5/1909 Staffordshire Tipton St Paul
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 227
Marriage date 09 May 1909
Groom forename James
Groom surname BATE
Groom age 21
Groom condition bachelor
Groom occupation Engineer
Groom abode Waterloo St
Bride forename Ada
Bride surname HOLT
Bride age 18
Bride condition spinster
Bride abode Waterloo St
Groom father forename James
Groom father surname BATE
Groom father occupation Engineer
Bride father forename John
Bride father surname HOLT
Bride father occupation Chain maker
Witness1 Jesse ALLEN
Witness2 Isabella ALLEN

1911 18 & 19 C/O George Priest Waterloo St, Tipton, Staffs. (probably as lodgers)
James Bates (24, Coal Miner Underground - Horse Driver, born Tipton), his wife Ada (19, born Tipton), and their 2 children: Sidney James (1, born Tipton on 29th July 1909) and Alice Winifred (2 months, born Tipton on 29th January 1911).

WW1 Records
Ada Reynolds
Gender Female
Birth Date 29 May 1891
Residence Place Tipton
Relation to Soldier Widow
Title WWI Pension Record Cards and Ledgers
Description Other Ranks Died Bates Ac-Batson Wg
Household members
James Bates
Ada Reynolds Widow
Sidney James Bates Child
Alice Winifred Bates Child
Mary Ann Bates Child
Ada Maria Bates Child

James Bates & Ada Holt
Children
Sidney James Bates
29/7/1909–1974

Alice Winifred Bates
29/1/1911–1991

Mary Ann Bates
19/9/1912–2002

Ada Maria Bates
28/3/1914

Doris Bates 15/10/1916

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Ada Holt/Bates Remarried
16/3/1919 Staffordshire Tipton St Matthew
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 285
Marriage date 16 Mar 1919
Groom forename John
Groom surname REYNOLDS
Groom age 26
Groom condition bachelor
Groom occupation Boatman
Groom abode 3 Castle Street
Bride forename Ada
Bride surname BATES
Bride age 27
Bride condition widow
Bride abode 7 Lion Yard, Park Lane West
Groom father forename Thomas
Groom father surname REYNOLDS
Groom father occupation Boatman
Bride father forename John
Bride father surname HOLT
Bride father occupation Chain striker
Witness1 Daniel DUFFIELD
Witness2 Elsie REYNOLDS
Notes Groom signed by mark

1921 7h 5 CT, Park Lane, W Tipton
John Reynolds 28 Yrs 4 Months Head
Canal Boat Man
Employer Rowater & Son, Coal Merchants
Place of Work Gr Bridge, Bowater & Son
Ada Reynolds 30 Yrs 1 Month Wife Home Duties
John J Reynolds 11 Months Son
Mary Ann Bates 8 Yrs 9 MonthsStep Daughter
Ada Bates 7 Yrs 3 Months Step Daughter
Winnie Bates 10 Years 5 Months Step Daughter)
Sidney J Bates 4 Yrs 4 Months Step Son
Doris Bates 4 Yrs 8 Months Step Daughter

1939 47 Laburnham Rd Tipton
John Rynolds 1893 Boatman Heavy work
Ada Rynolds Female 1891 Unpaid Domestic Duties
John T Rynolds 1920
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This record is officially closed.
This record is officially closed.
This record is officially closed

Spouse John Reynolds abt 1893 -abt 1967
Dob abt 1893
Baptism ??

Parents
Thomas Reynolds abt 1865–1926
Sarah Jane Turner abt 1869–1906

Parents Marriage ??

1901

1911

Marriage
16/3/1919 Staffordshire Tipton St Matthew
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 285
Marriage date 16 Mar 1919
Groom forename John
Groom surname REYNOLDS
Groom age 26
Groom condition bachelor
Groom occupation Boatman
Groom abode 3 Castle Street
Bride forename Ada
Bride surname BATES
Bride age 27
Bride condition widow
Bride abode 7 Lion Yard, Park Lane West
Groom father forename Thomas
Groom father surname REYNOLDS
Groom father occupation Boatman
Bride father forename John
Bride father surname HOLT
Bride father occupation Chain striker
Witness1 Daniel DUFFIELD
Witness2 Elsie REYNOLDS
Notes Groom signed by mark

1921 7h 5 CT, Park Lane, W Tipton
John Reynolds 28 Yrs 4 Months Head
Canal Boat Man
Employer Rowater & Son, Coal Merchants
Place of Work Gr Bridge, Bowater & Son
Ada Reynolds 30 Yrs 1 Month Wife Home Duties
John J Reynolds 11 Months Son
Mary Ann Bates 8 Yrs 9 MonthsStep Daughter
Ada Bates 7 Yrs 3 Months Step Daughter
Winnie Bates 10 Years 5 Months Step Daughter)
Sidney J Bates 4 Yrs 4 Months Step Son
Doris Bates 4 Yrs 8 Months Step Daughter

1939 47 Laburnham Rd Tipton
John Rynolds 1893 Boatman Heavy work
Ada Rynolds Female 1891 Unpaid Domestic Duties
John T Rynolds 1920
This record is officially closed.
This record is officially closed.
This record is officially closed.
This record is officially closed

Ada Holt/Bates & John Reynolds
Children
John Thomas Reynolds abt 1920 - 1991
Florence May Reynolds abt 1925
Joan Reynolds abt 1928 - 2017
Beatrice Reynolds abt 1930 -1961