MIZEN, William George


No.33350, Private, William George MIZEN
Aged 25


6th Battalion, Green Howards (Yorkshire Regiment
Died of his Illness on Tuesday, 10th May 1921


William George Mizen was born in Helions Bumpstead ( Risbridge Q3-1895 4A:741) son of William and Sarah Lily MIZEN (née WOODLEY).

1901 census...Aged 5, he was at Boblow Farm, Helions Bumpstead with his father William MIZON [32] farmer; his mother Sarah Lily [31] born Steeple Bumpstead; sisters Kate S [10] and Beatrice O [1]; brothers Herbert J W[8] and Ernest [2]. All except his mother were born in Helions Bumpstead.

1911 census...Aged 16, son on farm, he was at Bench Barn Farm, Clare with his parents; sister Beatrice; brothers Herbert (working on farm), Ernest and Oliver [8] born Clare. All 6 siblings survive.

He married Jessie BRUTY in Sudbury on 13th August 1916. They lived at Burnt House, Stoke by Clare and their son Edward William was born on 25th August 1918. His headstone however says he died at Bench Farm. In 1925 his widow married Ernest JAY of Farmers Farm, Stoke by Clare.

The pension card states he died of heart disease, contracted after discharge, pension refused




Dying after the war he is not in "Soldiers Died" but some of his service record has been found. He enlisted in Bury St Edmunds on 10th February 1916 and was place on Reserves. Mobilised into the 3/4th Suffolks on 27th March 1916 he was posted to the 1st/4th Suffolks on 3rd October and joined the BEF in France. Posted to 6th Bn Yorkshire regiment on 14th October 1916, he was moved to the 2nd Battalion, Yorkshire Regt on 16th May when he was evacuated sick to UK Clare.
He was demobbed 16th March 1919, but there is no medical record shown. So far no evidence has been found as to the cause of death, but it must have been attributable to military service for his name to be on the CWGC records
His widow was awarded a weekly pension of 28 shillings 6 pence [£1:43] for herself and ten shillings [50p] for her son and when he was wounded. Presumably a successful appeal had been made, hence his name being on CWGC.





William Mizen is buried in Clare Cemetery, grave 614

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