Completed John Biddulph
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2026 11:50 am
Private 313798 John Biddulph
Abt 1885 -12/11/1918 (32)
https://www.tiptonremembers.net/index.php/biddulph-john
Dob abt 1885
Baptism
Staffordshire Tividale St Michael the Archangel
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 749
Birth date 1885
Baptism date 30 Aug 1887
Person forename John
Person sex ?
Father forename Alfred
Mother forename Sarah
Father surname BIDDULPH
Person abode 21 Hopkins St
Father occupation Iron Worker
Notes Note in margin: 'Private baptism.1 yr & 8mo old.' Transcriber's note: GRO Birth Registration is in the December qtr of 1885, Dudley RD.
Parents Alfred Biddulph & Sarah Evans Evans
Parents Marriage 22/9/1878
Alfred Biddulph
GenderMale
Age 24
Birth Date abt 1854
Marriage Date22 Sep 1878
Marriage Place Birmingham, Immanuel, Warwickshire, England
Father John Biddulph
Spouse Sarah Evans
Gender Female
Age 28
Birth Date abt 1850
Father William Evans
1901 21 Hopkins Street, Burnt Tree, Tipton, Staffs.
Alfred Biddulph (46, Saw Mill Labourer, born Birmingham), his wife Sarah (49, born Birmingham), and their 2 children: Alfred (17, Telegraph Messenger, born Birmingham), and John (15, Tailor's Errand Boy, born Tipton).
1911 19 Hope Terrace, Whitehouse Street, Burnt Tree, Tipton, Staffs.
Alfred Biddulph (58, General Labourer, born Birmingham), his wife Sarah (60, born Birmingham), and 2 of their 4 children: Alfred (26, Postman, born Birmingham), and John (25, General Labourer, born Tipton).
WW1 Records
Private 313798 John Biddulph
Died on Tuesday, 12th November 1918, age 32.
Medically discharged
Buried in Grave C. Ded. 44. at Tipton Cemetery, Staffordshire, United Kingdom.
Labour Corps.
Born: Tipton, Enlisted: Tipton, Resident: Tipton.
Never served abroad.
Medal entitlement: No medal entitlement.
Soldier's Papers at National Archives survived and transcribed.
Dod 12/11/1918 (32) Medically Discharged
Buried in Grave C. Ded. 44. at Tipton Cemetery, Staffordshire, United Kingdom.
www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/395334/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124 ... n-biddulph
Commemorated Not commemorated on any Tipton memorial.
Any other info
John's health never did appear to be robust, and he was never thought fit enough to serve overseas. He served for a short time on Home Service but was discharged, it was recorded that his disability was aggravated by Military Service.
Abt 1885 -12/11/1918 (32)
https://www.tiptonremembers.net/index.php/biddulph-john
Dob abt 1885
Baptism
Staffordshire Tividale St Michael the Archangel
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 749
Birth date 1885
Baptism date 30 Aug 1887
Person forename John
Person sex ?
Father forename Alfred
Mother forename Sarah
Father surname BIDDULPH
Person abode 21 Hopkins St
Father occupation Iron Worker
Notes Note in margin: 'Private baptism.1 yr & 8mo old.' Transcriber's note: GRO Birth Registration is in the December qtr of 1885, Dudley RD.
Parents Alfred Biddulph & Sarah Evans Evans
Parents Marriage 22/9/1878
Alfred Biddulph
GenderMale
Age 24
Birth Date abt 1854
Marriage Date22 Sep 1878
Marriage Place Birmingham, Immanuel, Warwickshire, England
Father John Biddulph
Spouse Sarah Evans
Gender Female
Age 28
Birth Date abt 1850
Father William Evans
1901 21 Hopkins Street, Burnt Tree, Tipton, Staffs.
Alfred Biddulph (46, Saw Mill Labourer, born Birmingham), his wife Sarah (49, born Birmingham), and their 2 children: Alfred (17, Telegraph Messenger, born Birmingham), and John (15, Tailor's Errand Boy, born Tipton).
1911 19 Hope Terrace, Whitehouse Street, Burnt Tree, Tipton, Staffs.
Alfred Biddulph (58, General Labourer, born Birmingham), his wife Sarah (60, born Birmingham), and 2 of their 4 children: Alfred (26, Postman, born Birmingham), and John (25, General Labourer, born Tipton).
WW1 Records
Private 313798 John Biddulph
Died on Tuesday, 12th November 1918, age 32.
Medically discharged
Buried in Grave C. Ded. 44. at Tipton Cemetery, Staffordshire, United Kingdom.
Labour Corps.
Born: Tipton, Enlisted: Tipton, Resident: Tipton.
Never served abroad.
Medal entitlement: No medal entitlement.
Soldier's Papers at National Archives survived and transcribed.
Dod 12/11/1918 (32) Medically Discharged
Buried in Grave C. Ded. 44. at Tipton Cemetery, Staffordshire, United Kingdom.
www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/395334/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124 ... n-biddulph
Commemorated Not commemorated on any Tipton memorial.
Any other info
John's health never did appear to be robust, and he was never thought fit enough to serve overseas. He served for a short time on Home Service but was discharged, it was recorded that his disability was aggravated by Military Service.