GS/35377, Lance Corporal, Benjamin Martin JEFFERY
Aged 29
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Born in Woodditton in Q1-1890 [Newmarket 3b:512] to Harry and Emma JEFFERY (née PARR) of 2 Stamford Terrace, Newmarket.
1891 census...Benjamin [1] was at 2 Stamford Terrace, Exning Road, Newmarket with his father Harry [26], farm labourer born Newmarket; his mother [28] born Fordham, brother Frederick [6] and sisters Nellie Rose, [5] and Gertrude Mary [3]. All the children were born in Woodditton. He was Benjamin JEFFERY in the 1891 census but thereafter can be often be seen as Martin. 1901 census...Benjamin (now Martin) [11] was still at Stamford Terrace with his parents; brothers Frederick (labourer) and Albert [9] and sisters Gertrude; Sarah [7]and Ida [4] and brother Dick [2 months] The last three given as Exning born, but in reality in Newmarket. 1911 census...Benjamin 'Martin' [21] a shop assistant, was still at 2 Stamford Terrace, Exning Road with his parents and brothers Albert (shop assistant) Dick and Alec [5] and sisters Sarah and Ida. They are all now recorded as Newmarket born. Married in Isleham on 4th June 1914 to Ellen Rebecca TAYLOR (who subsequently remarried as Ellen Rebecca FORDHAM of 4 Fordham Street, Soham). Benjamin and Ellen lived at 7 Gwynne Terrace, Exning Road, Newmarket and had one daughter, Phyllis Ella.(b.qtr 4 1914) |
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He registered in Newmarket on 2nd December 1915, posted to Army Reserves and was mobilised on 12th April 1916. Aged 26, weighing 125 lbs
(56.9 kg) and 5' 11 1/4" (180.9 cm)
tall,
he gave his occupation as warehouseman. Sent to the BEF in France on 20th July 1916, he received gunshot wounds to head and left shoulder on 22nd June 1917. He spent from 29th June to 15th September in Bath War Hospital before returning to France on 27th November 1917. He received shrapnel wound in front of his right ear on 29th March 1918 and was sent back to UK, again to Bath War Hospital, on 6th April 1918. The piece of shrapnel was not removed he and was discharged on 17th May 1918. He was adjudged to need Outpatient treatment at hospital, 100% unfit to be reviewed after 6 months, awarded pension for 26 weeks of 27/6 per week plus 6/8 child allowance. A grand total of £1.14s.2d per week (£1.21). After 6 months that was reduced to 70% disability, and the pension reduced for one year to 23/11per week (£1.16).He died however before that year was completed. At the time of his death in Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, he was living at 7 Gwynne Terrace, Exning Road, Newmarket The day before his last injury, his battalion had suffered 20 killed in the Battle of Arras (no identified graves, all are named on the Arras Memorial) |
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