FULLER, Robert
No. 320923, Corporal, Robert FULLER
Aged 37
1/5th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment
formerly #5150 2nd Battalion Suffolk Regiment.
Died of his Wounds on Wednesday 6th November 1918
Born in Chippenham in Q3-1881[Newmarket 3b:524], son of Henry and Elizabeth Hannah FULLER (née PAYNE), of Phantom, Chippenham, 1891 census...Robert [9] was at Phantom, Chippenham with his father Henry [36] Agr.Labourer born Chippenham..his mother Elizabeth H [35] born Isleham...brothers James H. [14] Agr labourer and William [12] Agr.Labourer , Frederick [7] and sisters Mary S [3] and Louisa [1]. All the children were born in Chippenham 1901 census...Robert had joined the Army in 1898, at 3 Jockey Club Cottages, Exning were his parents and brothers William [22] Frederick [17], sisters Louisa [11] and Julia [5] born Snailwell and brother Walter [2] born Exning. Sister Mary was at the Stores, Exning. 1911 census...Robert had left the Army and was a gas fitter, living with his parents, still at Jockey Club Cottages, and was a gas fitter, his sister Julia Annie and brother Walter. Frederick was in the Army and although apparently in UK, cannot be found in the census. He was married in Bury St Edmunds in Q2 of 1913 to Alice WEBB.(15-12-1886) (at 6 Field Terrace Road,Newmarket in 1919) The pension card initially has Alice at Hall Farm, Great Wilbraham but changed later to Douglas Lodge, Cheveley Road, Newmarket.
He was an elder brother of Frederick FULLER . |
Seems to be the last Exning casualty during hostilities. Given the date of his death it appears no-one submitted a claim for the clasp to his 1914 Star Impossible to say where or when he was wounded without his records. The last major operation of the battalion was taking Observation Hill near Wadi el Ayun, due east of Jaffa, on 19th September. An armistice with Turkey had come into effect 5 days before he died. |
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