Main CPGW Record
Surname: BALDOCK
Forename(s): Ernest
Place of Birth: Skipton, Yorkshire
Service No: 62279
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
Battalion / Unit: 2nd Battalion
Division: 8th Division
Age: 19
Date of Death: 1918-06-14
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Q. I. E. 15.
CWGC Cemetery: ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: SKIPTON, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Ernest Baldock was the son of Henry Thomas and Sarah Elizabeth Baldock, née Cowman. Henry was born at Brenchley, Kent and Sarah at Skipton, Yorkshire.
1901 Skipton, Yorkshire Census: 23, Primrose Hill - Ernest Baldock, aged 1 year, son of Henry Thomas and Sarah Elizabeth Baldock.
1911 Skipton, Yorkshire Census: 12, Sackville Street - Ernest Baldock, aged 11 years, born Skipton, son of Henry Thos and Sarah Elizabeth Baldock.
The British Army Service Record for Ernest Baldock exists but may be incomplete.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte Ernest Baldock, 62279, W. York. R.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte Ernest Baldock, 62279, 2nd W. York. R. Died of Wounds 14.6.18.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte Ernest Baldock, 62279, 2nd Bn W. Yorks. Date and Place of Death: 14.6.18. France. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Father - Henry T. £8 16s. 7d.
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) exist for Ernest. Name(s) on card(s): Dependant: Sarah Elizabeth Baldock. Relationship: Mother. Address: 12, Sackville Street, Skipton.
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
BALDOCK, Ernest, aged 18, West Yorks. Regt., son of Mr. and Mrs. Hy. Baldock, 12, Sackville Street, [Skipton], died of wounds, June 14, 1918.
---
Click the thumbnail below to view a larger image.
Private Ernest BALDOCK
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 8th Division
---
Comment on this Soldier Record
You can leave comments on this soldier record. Please note all comments will be manually approved before they appear on the website.
No comments yet.