F.+G.+QUARRY

(Information kindly provided by his great great niece, Janet Sutton)

Frederick George Quarry Born 17 July 1884 at Merry Hill Lane, Bushey, Hertfordshire Baptised 31 August 1884 at St James Parish Church, Bushey, Hertfordshire Father - James Quarry Mother - Annie Quarry nee Stone

1891 Census at 76 Watford Fields, Watford, Hertfordshire, living with his sister and brother in law - a scholar

1901 Census at 136 Liverpool Road, Watford, Hertfordshire - a general labourer

1911 Census at 11 Cardiff Road, Watford, Hertfordshire (occupation - stoker - dust destructor - for the Urban District Council.)

Marriage - 4 June 1910 at St Marys Apsley End, Hertfordshire Spouse - Elizabeth Mary Lane His occupation - stoker

Died - 27 December 1921 at 9 providence Street, Ripley, Derbyshire Cause - Influenza and heart failure Occupation - engineman/stonecracker

Was a Corporal in the Royal Garrison Artillery Army Number - 16498 His medal index card says he was entitled to: 1914 Star, clasp and roses (latter not claimed - maybe due to death) British War Medal Victory Medal

Disembarked to France - 21st August 1914 as a Gunner and attached to No: 8 General Hospital (at Rouen??)

I had someone try and research his War history, but little information - army papers did not survived. They said he may have been attached to the hospital as an orderly, driver or similar role. He was probably a pre-war soldier (and may have completed his 12 year service and on Special Reserve), hence the early war entry date.

His later service was with 114 Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery.

It was said - in the family - that a doctor told him he was old before his time - due to his war service, as it was said that "he worked with the horses that pulled the guns out of the mud"

Incidentally, the village - Bushey - where he lived, was the home of an Art School, run by Hubert Von Herkomer. The art school used the villagers as models. So did Herkomer, and it is noted, in one of his pupils diary - that he used Mrs Quarry (Annie) and her baby as the model for the mother and child in his painting "Hard Times". The baby would be Frederick. The painting was first shown in 1885. It is in the City Art Gallery at Manchester.

His wife moved back down to Hertfordshire and died in 1926. Frederick and Elizabeth had moved to Derbyshire, because of his wifes health - she was asthmatic. They did not have any children and none of his brothers had sons, so my line of Quarrys died out.


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