LUCKETT+W.

Luckett, William Henry, Private, 417220, 1st/1st North Midland Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps Born Derby Enlisted Derby Died of wounds 7th May 1917 aged 26 Husband of Mrs. A. Freestone (formerly Luckett), of 10, Colville St., Derby. Buried in Noeux les Mines Communal Cemetery, I, R, 4

1911 Census A locksmith and whitesmith Son of William, a house painter, and Mary Luckett, of 59, Langley Street, Derby

(Further information and photograph of William's grave contributed by Karen Haseldine)

Private, 417220 & 2359, in 1st/1st (North Midlands) Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps attached to 1/5th Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regt) Territorial Force. He was born in Derby and enlisted in Derby. He was killed in action 7th May 1917. His age was 26. He died of wounds in the field. He was the son of William Henry and Mary Jane Luckett. He was husband of Ada Luckett of 31 Ponsonby Terrace, Derby and father to one daughter Annie Kathleen Luckett, born Jul to Sept 1914 just before he enlisted 6th Oct 1914. Ada later remarried and became Ada Freestone residing at 10 Colville Street, Derby. He was buried in Noeux-les-Mines Community Cemetery, 6 kilometres south of Bethune on the main road to Arras, Pas de Calais, France. Grave ref: Plot 1. Row R. Grave 4.

Service record: <span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">William Luckett enlisted 6th Oct 1914, age 23 years and 6 months, being given the number 2389. He gave his home address as 31 Ponsonby Terrace, Derby and occupation of locksmith and whitesmith. He was 5’ 7” in height. Arriving in France 2nd Mar 1915, he served there until he was killed in action in the field on 7th May 1917 as a result of wounds to his leg and face. <span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">His wife was given: <span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">his scroll and plaque on 18th Feb 1920, his British War and Victory medals on 25th Mar 1922 and his 1914-15 star on 6th Nov 1928. <span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Ada was awarded a pension of 18s 9d per week for her daughter and herself. The Congregational minister Rev James Perry, 11 Markeaton Street, signed a form that Ada had completed stating who all William’s relatives were, in order to claim the pension.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">1911 census: William Luckett, age 20, was a locksmith and whitesmith to a general whitesmith. He lived at 59 Langley Street, Derby. He was the son of William Henry Luckett, a house painter from Farringdon, Berkshire and Mary Jane Luckett, from Derby. He has two younger brothers, three younger sisters, including twins. Two other younger brothers had died before 1911.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">1901 census: Age 10 at school and listed as William H Luckett (same as his father), living at 59 Langley Street, Derby. <span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">He was christened William Henry at St Barnabas Church, 24th April 1891.
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