Wilhelm Albert BODEKER^{[1, 2]}

1861 - 1949  (87 years)

• Name	Wilhelm Albert BODEKER
  Born	20 Sep 1861	St. Paul, Deptford, Greenwich, Kent, England   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	1949	Surrey South Eastern District, Surrey, England (5g, 841, aged 87)
  Person ID	I1880	Young Kent Ancestors
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2022

  
  

  Father	Heinrich Wilhelm Michael BODEKER,   b. 1816, Hamburg, Germany ,   d. 17 Aug 1864, 20 Alfred Place, Newington Causeway (Elephant & Castle), Southwark, Surrey, England  (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Emma (Sarah) HODGES,   c. 16 Jul 1826, Maidstone, Kent, England ,   d. June Qtr 1889, 2a, 455, Faversham, Kent, England
  Married	30 Jun 1850	Maidstone, Kent, England   [4]
  Family ID	F7	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Information from Ruth Busbridge (nee Bodeker) received via email during August 07, 2004: "You would have trouble finding anything about Wilhelm Albert because he changed his name to Osbourne. I met him when I was a very little girl and loved him. He was in the Boer war and took part in some famous battles. He also put his age down and went to France in WW1. " And in a subsequent email received on August 10, 2004 from Ruth: "Now, Albert Whilhelm, Known to me as Uncle Bill. When he changed his name I do not know but I have 3 WW2 medels and on the edge of each one is....23188 Pte W Osborne A.S.C." And in a further email received from Ruth on September 18, 2004: "Now the medals..... Star 1914-1915 with name and number on the back .....Victory Medal, an angel onfront and The Great War For Civilisation 1914-1919 on the back.........British War Medal, man on horseback on front 1914-1918 and the King's head on the back. I don't know if he changed his name when he volunteered for the army as he put his age down ... he was 53 and would never have been sent to the front line in France. There were other medals, apparently he sold the ones he got in the Boar War as he was very poor." British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Card, 1914-1920 Osborne, William ASC (Army Service Corps) Pte. 23188 Labour Corps - no rank - 307414 Medal Victory Medal on Roll LC/107 B109, page 11038, remarks discharged 18 Dec 1918 British Medal on Roll ditto, page ditto 15 Star Medal for service in ASC - Roll RC/107.C.6, p. 0/6/6 Theatre of War first served in France Date of entry therein 6 Dec 1915 No remarks on Correspondence section of reverse of card. Date 1914-1920 Catalogue reference WO 372/15 William Osborne WWI #307414 Unit A.S.C.L.C., age 47[?], original service #23188 Attestation: Addres: Aubrey Road, Merstham, Surrey British Subject? Yes Age 47 Trade or Calling - labourer Married? No Earlier Service - Militia H. Trans...? name and address of next of kin - 21 Brook Cottage, Mrs. Ayles[?], Redhill, Surrey, not married, no children joined Aldershot on 20.11.15 Attested Pte. 20.11.15 Depot Posted 20.11.15 Transferred to labour corp retain special rate of 3l- per diem - Pte. 1 Aug 1917 J.C.L.C. Posted Pte 20.9.18 Home 20.11.15 to 5.12.15 BEF France 6.12.15 discharged 8/12/18 BEING NO LONGER PHYSICALLY FIT FOR WAR SERVICE His address on discharge from Labour Corp '307414' in 1918 was to be 21 Brook Cottages, Redhill, Surrey, "being no longer physically fit for war service..." Discharged 18 Dec 1918 Birthplace Faversham, Kent character good amputation of right great toe disability due to age

  
  

• Sources

  [S53] 1871 Census, England and Wales, Office of National Statistics, Register General Office, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), LDS Film #0838717-0838718, Faversham, 2 Apr 1871. 5 Lime Cottages, Faversham: Emma Bodikar [sic], head, widow, 45, housekeeper, born at Maidstone Emma S., daughter, unmarried, 19, dressmaker, born at Maidstone Catherine, daughter, 13, scholar, born at Deptford Alfred, son, unmarried, 11, scholar, born at Deptford Wilhelm, son, 9, scholar, born at Deptford Charles, son, 6, scholar, born at Faversham Interesting to note that this same year at No. 11 Lime Cottages was the family of William and Eliza (nee Weller) Milsted. [S8] 1881 Census, England and Wales, Office of National Statistics, Kew, Surrey, England, (Salt Lake City, U.S.A.: Genealogical Society of Utah), Faversham, Kent, England, RG 11/969, ED. 7, fol. 18, p. 32, FHL film #1341230. , 3 Apr 1881. Household Sch. # 165, 19 Westgate Road: Emma Bodeker, head, widow, 54, nurse, born Maidstone, Kent Wilhelm Bodeker, son, unmarried, 18, labourer in gun cotton works, born Deptford, Kent Charles Bodeker, son, unmarried, 16, messenger in gun cotton works, born Faversham, Kent Catherin Osbourn, daughter, married, 23, no occupation, born Deptford, Kent [S7] Certified copy of an entry of Birth, (England, Kew: General Register Office), Certificate #BCAZ055702, dated 23 February 1995, 15 Oct 1861. Birth registration 20 September 1861, birth occurred at 13 Walpole Road, St. Paul's Deptford, of Alfred Heinrich Bodeker, father Heinrich Wilhelm Michael Bodeker, mother Emma Bodeker, formerly Hodges, occupation of father watchmaker master. Birth registered by H.W.M. Bodeker, father, usual residence 13 Walpole Road, Deptford. [S122] Certified Copy of an Entry of Marriage, (England, Kew: General Register Office), Certificate #MB434713, 30 Jun 1850. In the parish of Bearsted at the parish church, after banns: Henry William Michael Bodeker, of full age, bachelor, watchmaker, usual residence being at Bearsted, father William Bodeker, merchant deceased with Emma Hodges, of full age, spinster, no occupation, usual residence at Bearsted, father George Hodges a farmer. Witnesses were Richard Hills and Mary Pope. Vicar was F. St. Leger Baldwin.