Completed William Amos
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2026 1:09 pm
Private 20801 William Amos
Abt1881- 24/8/1916 (34)
https://www.tiptonremembers.net/index.php/amos-william
Dob abt 1881 Dudley
Baptism -
Parents Frederick Amos & Sarah Ann Shipton
Parents Marriage 8 Feb 1875 St James Dudley
Freereg
Worcestershire Dudley
Church name St James
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 243
Marriage date 08 Feb 1875
Groom forename Frederick
Groom surname AMOS
Groom age 31
Groom condition bachelor
Groom occupation Puddler
Groom abode Dudley
Bride forename Sarah Ann
Bride surname SHIPTON
Bride age 32
Bride condition spinster
Groom father forename Frederick
Groom father surname AMOS
Groom father occupation Navy
Bride father forename Thomas
Bride father surname SHIPTON
Bride father occupation Miner
Witness 1 Jno. BODDISON
Witness 2 Ruth JEWKES
Notes Groom, Bride & Witness 2 sign X. Bride's Abode is not entered
Frederick Amos
Gender Male
Marital Status Single
Age 31
Birth Date 1844
Marriage Date 8 Feb 1875
Marriage Place Dudley, Worcester, England
Father Frederick Amos
Spouse Sarah Ann Shipton
Gender Female
Marital Status Single
Age 32
Birth Date 1843
Father Thomas Shipton
FHL Film Number 1470600
Reference ID243 p 122
Frederick Amos
Sarah Ann Shipton
Registration Year 1875
Registration Quarter Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration District Dudley
Inferred County Staffordshire
Volume 6c Page 43
1881 3 The Courtyard, Sedgley Road East, Tipton.
Frederick Amos
Sarah wife
1891 2 The City, Dudley Port, Tipton, Staffs.
Frederick Amos (46, Puddler in Ironworks, born Tipton), his wife Sarah (46, born Dudley), and their 3 children: Frederick (16, Ironworker in Mill, born Tipton), William (10, Scholar, born Tipton), and Elizabeth (4, Scholar, born Tipton).
1901 1 Court 1 House, Coneygree Road, Tipton, Staffs.
Frederick Amos (56, Roadman Labourer, born Tipton), his wife Sarah (56, born Dudley), and their 3 children: Frederick (25, Ironworks Puddler, Deaf, born Tipton), William (20, Labourer in Ironworks, born Tipton), and Elizabeth (13, Deaf, born Tipton).
Marriage 8/5/1910 St.Thomas, Dudley
William Amos
Clara Poole
1910 Dudley, St Thomas
Dudley Register Office 204/044/51
8 May 1910 St Thomas Dudley
William Henry AMOS 28 B Labourer 6 Church Street Father Frederick Amos Labourer
Clara POOLE 22 S 12 Church Street Father John Poole (Dec) –
After Banns Both Signed
Wit; John Henry Grinsill / Fanny Hudd
William Henry Amos
Gender Male
Marital Status Single
Age 28
Birth Date 1882
Marriage Date 8 May 1910
Marriage Place Dudley, Worchester, England
Father Frederick Amos
Spouse Clara Poole
Gender Female
Marital Status Single
Age 22
Birth Date 1888
Father John Poole
FHL Film Number 378790
Reference IDv 113 p 26 n 51
1911 17a Earl Street, Dudley, Worcs.
William Amos (29, Labourer in Ironworks, born Tipton), and his wife Clara (24, born Dudley).
WW1 Records
Private 20801 William Amos
Killed in Action on Thursday, 24th August 1916, age 34. France
3rd Bn., Worcestershire Regiment. 7th Brigade of 25th Division.
Husband of Mrs Clara Amos.
Born: Dudley Port, Enlisted: Worcester, Resident: Dudley.
Soldier's Papers at National Archives did not survive.
Dod 24/8/1916 (34) KIA France
Burial William Amos has no known grave
www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/773492/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123 ... lliam-amos
Commemorated on Pier and Face 5 A and 6 C of Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
Commemorated on the Dudley Clock Tower Memorial.
Commemorated here because his death was reported in the Tipton Herald.
Any other info
On 24th August, 1 Officer and 31 Other Ranks were killed. This number included Private William Amos and Lance-Corporal Harold Oakley, both Tipton men. Neither has a known grave and are commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing.
Tipton Herald 9th September 1916
A DUDLEY PORT SOLDIER KILLED.
To the ever increasing death toll of the war has to be added a Dudley Port soldier. Private William Amos joined the 3rd Worcesters a year last January, and when he had been at the front six months he was wounded. He was in hospital for some time, and on complete recovery he went back into the fighting line, and on the 24th August he was killed in action. He had only returned to the front some seven weeks when he fell. Information received by his wife shows that the death was instantaneous. Before joining the colours, Private Amos - who was a native of Tipton - was employed at Messrs Holcrofts' works at Tividale. He leaves a widow and two children, for whom much sympathy is felt.
Abt1881- 24/8/1916 (34)
https://www.tiptonremembers.net/index.php/amos-william
Dob abt 1881 Dudley
Baptism -
Parents Frederick Amos & Sarah Ann Shipton
Parents Marriage 8 Feb 1875 St James Dudley
Freereg
Worcestershire Dudley
Church name St James
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 243
Marriage date 08 Feb 1875
Groom forename Frederick
Groom surname AMOS
Groom age 31
Groom condition bachelor
Groom occupation Puddler
Groom abode Dudley
Bride forename Sarah Ann
Bride surname SHIPTON
Bride age 32
Bride condition spinster
Groom father forename Frederick
Groom father surname AMOS
Groom father occupation Navy
Bride father forename Thomas
Bride father surname SHIPTON
Bride father occupation Miner
Witness 1 Jno. BODDISON
Witness 2 Ruth JEWKES
Notes Groom, Bride & Witness 2 sign X. Bride's Abode is not entered
Frederick Amos
Gender Male
Marital Status Single
Age 31
Birth Date 1844
Marriage Date 8 Feb 1875
Marriage Place Dudley, Worcester, England
Father Frederick Amos
Spouse Sarah Ann Shipton
Gender Female
Marital Status Single
Age 32
Birth Date 1843
Father Thomas Shipton
FHL Film Number 1470600
Reference ID243 p 122
Frederick Amos
Sarah Ann Shipton
Registration Year 1875
Registration Quarter Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration District Dudley
Inferred County Staffordshire
Volume 6c Page 43
1881 3 The Courtyard, Sedgley Road East, Tipton.
Frederick Amos
Sarah wife
1891 2 The City, Dudley Port, Tipton, Staffs.
Frederick Amos (46, Puddler in Ironworks, born Tipton), his wife Sarah (46, born Dudley), and their 3 children: Frederick (16, Ironworker in Mill, born Tipton), William (10, Scholar, born Tipton), and Elizabeth (4, Scholar, born Tipton).
1901 1 Court 1 House, Coneygree Road, Tipton, Staffs.
Frederick Amos (56, Roadman Labourer, born Tipton), his wife Sarah (56, born Dudley), and their 3 children: Frederick (25, Ironworks Puddler, Deaf, born Tipton), William (20, Labourer in Ironworks, born Tipton), and Elizabeth (13, Deaf, born Tipton).
Marriage 8/5/1910 St.Thomas, Dudley
William Amos
Clara Poole
1910 Dudley, St Thomas
Dudley Register Office 204/044/51
8 May 1910 St Thomas Dudley
William Henry AMOS 28 B Labourer 6 Church Street Father Frederick Amos Labourer
Clara POOLE 22 S 12 Church Street Father John Poole (Dec) –
After Banns Both Signed
Wit; John Henry Grinsill / Fanny Hudd
William Henry Amos
Gender Male
Marital Status Single
Age 28
Birth Date 1882
Marriage Date 8 May 1910
Marriage Place Dudley, Worchester, England
Father Frederick Amos
Spouse Clara Poole
Gender Female
Marital Status Single
Age 22
Birth Date 1888
Father John Poole
FHL Film Number 378790
Reference IDv 113 p 26 n 51
1911 17a Earl Street, Dudley, Worcs.
William Amos (29, Labourer in Ironworks, born Tipton), and his wife Clara (24, born Dudley).
WW1 Records
Private 20801 William Amos
Killed in Action on Thursday, 24th August 1916, age 34. France
3rd Bn., Worcestershire Regiment. 7th Brigade of 25th Division.
Husband of Mrs Clara Amos.
Born: Dudley Port, Enlisted: Worcester, Resident: Dudley.
Soldier's Papers at National Archives did not survive.
Dod 24/8/1916 (34) KIA France
Burial William Amos has no known grave
www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/773492/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123 ... lliam-amos
Commemorated on Pier and Face 5 A and 6 C of Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
Commemorated on the Dudley Clock Tower Memorial.
Commemorated here because his death was reported in the Tipton Herald.
Any other info
On 24th August, 1 Officer and 31 Other Ranks were killed. This number included Private William Amos and Lance-Corporal Harold Oakley, both Tipton men. Neither has a known grave and are commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing.
Tipton Herald 9th September 1916
A DUDLEY PORT SOLDIER KILLED.
To the ever increasing death toll of the war has to be added a Dudley Port soldier. Private William Amos joined the 3rd Worcesters a year last January, and when he had been at the front six months he was wounded. He was in hospital for some time, and on complete recovery he went back into the fighting line, and on the 24th August he was killed in action. He had only returned to the front some seven weeks when he fell. Information received by his wife shows that the death was instantaneous. Before joining the colours, Private Amos - who was a native of Tipton - was employed at Messrs Holcrofts' works at Tividale. He leaves a widow and two children, for whom much sympathy is felt.
