No.16023, Private, Arthur JOBSON
Aged 25
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Arthur JOBSON was born in Burton End, Haverhill (Risbridge Q4-1890 4A:594), son of Frederick and Harriett JOBSON (née SHIP). 1891 census...Aged 5 months, he was at 84 Burton End, Haverhill with his father Frederick JOBSON [32] labourer; his mother Harriett [32]; brothers Albert [8], Frederick [4] and Walter [3]. All were born in Haverhill. 1901 census...Aged 10, he was at 23 Burton End with his parents; brothers Albert, Frederick and Walter (all farm labourers like their father), Stanley [7] and William [1] 1911 census...Aged 20, he was at 116 Burton End with his parents; brothers Frederick, Stanley and William. All six children survived, but the war was to tragically change that, claiming 3 of them. He married Ellen OSBORNE (b.23-6-1893) in 1912 (Risbridge Q3-1912) who re-married in 1920 to Albert MARSH. There was one daughter of Ellen, Beatrice Elizabeth OSBORNE (b.16-8-1911) and their children, Elsie (b.10-10-1913) and Arthur Frederick (b.23-2-1915). His widow and the children were living at 35 Burton End, Haverhill on the pension card . His brother Frederick had married Ellen's sister Rose, and died of illness in Mesopotamia in 1917, see here and brother Stanley died of his wounds in Belgium in 1917, see here |
Pension card (just 3 children)
Arthur Jobson is buried in Carnoy Military Cemetery, The South West Suffolk Echo of 3rd June 1916 reported that:-
"Readers will regret to learn of the death of Pte. Arthur Jobson, with the BEF.. He resided at 35, Burton End, and the sympathy of all will
be extended to the family and relatives.
Writing from the trenches to Mr. J. Gurteen, Major Herbert Catchpole, Officer Commanding the Company in which Pte. Jobson was says:-
"I am sorry to trouble you, but I had the misfortune to lose one of my men, Pte. Jobson who lives at Haverhill, and I wonder if Mrs. Gurteen
or yourself would be kind enough to break the news to his wife, as I feel sure a telegram from the War Office would be such a shock. She
has four little children, and he was a splendid fellow and was always keen to do his duty. He was shot through the head by a machine gun
whilst on sentry at l a.m. this morning (28th. May). Having found a photo of his wife and three charming little children in his pocket, I
thought it would be nice to put in his hand, and it was buried with him. I appreciated him as a thoroughly good man who bore an exemplary
character. I am hoping this will reach you before the telegram arrives. He was laid to rest beside one of our officers who was killed the
day before, in the English Cemetery at Carnoy, near the Somme."
The South West Suffolk Echo also reported on 25th August 1917 that with the loss of their son Stanley on 20th August 1917 it brought
the loss to the family of Fred Jobson of 156 Burton End to 3 of their serving 6 sons, and two of the others had been wounded. Arthur was the first to go.
He enlisted in Haverhill.
On the 28th May the battalion was at Carnoy, the war diary has:-
"CARNOY - May 28th - 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm, Germans shelled left Coy H.Q. on Montauban Road with 4.2" and 5.9" shells.Enemy patrol approached
our saps near crater and was repelled with bombs. Reinforcements 49 OR joined the battalion."
CWGC show that Arthur was the only one of the battalion killed that day.
photo: Rodney Gibson
click here to go to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website for full cemetery/memorial details