Private William Edwin Maw b. Between Apr and Jun 1894 Gloucester, , Gloucestershire, England d. 27 Apr 1922 23 Central Road, Gloucester, , Gloucestershire, England: The Maw family

1894 - 1922 (~ 27 years)

Name	William Edwin Maw
Prefix	Private
Birth	Between Apr and Jun 1894	Gloucester, , Gloucestershire, England [1]
	Name: Mother's Maiden Surname: MAW, WILLIAM EDWIN COOMBS GRO Reference: 1894 J Quarter in GLOUCESTER Volume 06A Page 277 First name(s) William Edwin Last name Maw Birth quarter 2 Birth year 1894 Mother's maiden name - District Gloucester County Gloucestershire Country England Volume 6A Page 277 Record set England & Wales Births 1837-2006 Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory Civil Births Collections from United Kingdom, England Â© brightsolid online publishing ltd
Christening	8 Jul 1894	Northampton, , Northamptonshire, England [2, 3]
	First name(s) William Edwin Last name Maw Sex Male Baptism year 1894 Baptism date 08 Jul 1894 Place Northampton County Northamptonshire Country England Father's first name(s) Edwin Charles Father's last name Maw Mother's first name(s) Sarah Hannah Record set England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975 Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory Parish Baptisms Collections from England, United Kingdom Index Â© IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl First name(s) William Edwin Last name Maw Sex Male Baptism year 1894 Baptism date 08 Jul 1894 Residence Northampton, Northampton, England Place Northampton County Northamptonshire Country England Father's first name(s) Edwin Charles Father's last name Maw Mother's first name(s) Sarah Hannah Record set England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975 Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory Parish Baptisms Collections from England, United Kingdom Index Â© IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl
Gender	Male
Census	31 Mar 1901	86 Conduit Street, Gloucester, , Gloucestershire, England [4]
	St Paul
Census	2 Apr 1911	Coombshurst, 23 Central Road, Gloucester, , Gloucestershire, England [5]
	MAW, Edwin Charles Head Married M 46 1865 Secretary To Limited Liability Co Stamfordlincoln Rutland and Northampton MAW, Sarah Hannah Wife Married 20 years F 45 1866 New Bodwell Bucks MAW, William Edwin Son Single M 16 1895 Commercial Clerk Gloucester Glostershire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RG number: RG14 Piece: 15305 Reference: RG14PN15305 RG78PN926 RD325 SD3 ED11 SN142 Registration District: Gloucester Sub District: Gloucester Southern Enumeration District: 11 Parish: Gloucester Address: 23 Central Road Gloucester County: Gloucestershire
Occupation	2 Apr 1911	Coombshurst, 23 Central Road, Gloucester, , Gloucestershire, England [5]
	Commercial Clerk
	MAW, Edwin Charles Head Married M 46 1865 Secretary To Limited Liability Co Stamfordlincoln Rutland and Northampton MAW, Sarah Hannah Wife Married 20 years F 45 1866 New Bodwell Bucks MAW, William Edwin Son Single M 16 1895 Commercial Clerk Gloucester Glostershire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RG number: RG14 Piece: 15305 Reference: RG14PN15305 RG78PN926 RD325 SD3 ED11 SN142 Registration District: Gloucester Sub District: Gloucester Southern Enumeration District: 11 Parish: Gloucester Address: 23 Central Road Gloucester County: Gloucestershire
Military Service	1914-1917 [6]
	WWI
	William Edwin Maw - MILITARY SERVICE Private 2765 (later 240761) 1/5th battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. Enlisted 01/09/14. Joined C Company Entered France 29/03/15, going overseas with B Company Discharged through wounds 04/07/17, receiving Silver War Badge No 231760 (showing he had served). Sent to Brighton hospital Died 27/04/22 of wounds received 28/08/16 Buried 02/05/22, Gloucester Cemetery Probate - left £484 8s 5d to father On the night of 27-28/08/16, A, B and C Companies of the 1/5th Gloucesters attacked a trench near Moquet Farm on the Somme, in support of the Anzac Corps' assault on Pozieres, and captured it. Battalion War Diary: 27/08/16 7pm "The battalion was ordered to attack trench from R32C50 - 33. C Coy attacked on the right and B Coy attacked on the left, both in two lines across the open. A Coy. Two platoons advanced up communications trench X2A19 - R32C31. intense barrage for three minutes (this is a preliminary British barrage of the German trenches). Right Coy entered trench in their own barrage and left Coy at the moment it lifted. The bombing platoons met with considerable opposition in the communicator and a large party of Germans held out between Points 31 and 51 but were immediately forced to retire across the open when our Lewis guns accounted for all but three. Several dug-outs were bombed and the trench was consolidated and held. About 50 prisoners were taken and the enemy's other losses were estimated at about 200 killed or wounded and 1 machine gun captured. (It then lists the officers killed and wounded and mentions that 14 ORs were killed, 84 wounded - which would include William - and 10 missing) The trench and communicator were heavily shelled during the night. The prisoners belonged to the 5th Grenadier Guards Regiment." It appears that William was wounded by a grenade (grenades, or bombs, as they were called, were used extensively in trench warfare, and more so than rifles later in the war). I imagine his wounds must have been pretty serious for him to be invalided out of the army. SCHOOL: Entered King's as a Pembroke or Mitchinson Exhibitioner in January 1906 Address given as Coombehurst, Central Road, Gloucester Joined with Herbert Beacall (killed in action 1st July 1916, with the Accrington Pals at Serre) and Ian Jones (died of meningitis whilst in training)
Census	19 Jun 1921	23 Central Road, Gloucester, , Gloucestershire, England [7]
	First name(s) Last name Relationship to head Sex Birth year Age in years Birth place Occupation Employer Edwin Charles Maw Head Male 1864 57 Stamford, Lincolnshire, England Secretary Wm Gardener & Sons (Gloucester) Flour Mill Engineers Sarah Maw Wife Female 1865 55 New Bradwell, Buckinghamshire, England Home Duties - William Edwin Maw Son Male 1894 27 Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England Railway Carriage & Wagon Draughtsman Gloucester Wagon Company Caroline Fanny Maw Daughter Female 1891 29 Staffordshire, England Elementary School Assistant Mistress Gloucester City Education Committee First name(s) William Edwin Last name Maw Sex Male Birth year 1894 Census date 19 June 1921 Age in years 27 Age in months 2 Age as transcribed 27 y 2 m Relationship to head Son Marital status Single Birth place Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England Birth town Gloucester Birth county Gloucestershire Birth country England Birth place as transcribed Gloucestershire, Gloucester Occupation Railway Carriage & Wagon Draughtsman Occupation code 932 Occupation code with suffix 932/6 Employer Gloucester Wagon Company Employer code 173 Place of work Bristol Road, Gloucester Language used to complete form English Person making return Mr Maw House number 23 Street Central Road Address 23 Central Road Full address as transcribed 23 Central Rd, Gloucester Parish Gloucester Registration district Gloucester Registration district number 325 Sub-district Gloucester Southern Sub-district number 3 Enumeration district number 6 County Gloucestershire Country England Ward of borough or urban district Southend Parliamentary borough or division Gloucester PB Archive The National Archives Archive series RG 15 Piece number 12024 Schedule number 153 District reference RD 325 RS 3 ED 6 Schedule type code E Schedule type England household, single page, 10 entries Other household member's first name(s) Caroline Fanny, Edwin Charles, Sarah Other household member's last name Maw Record set 1921 Census Of England & Wales Category Census, land & surveys Subcategory Census Collections from Great Britain, England
Occupation	19 Jun 1921	23 Central Road, Gloucester, , Gloucestershire, England [7]
	Railway Carriage & Wagon Draughtsman at Gloucester Wagon Company
	First name(s) Last name Relationship to head Sex Birth year Age in years Birth place Occupation Employer Edwin Charles Maw Head Male 1864 57 Stamford, Lincolnshire, England Secretary Wm Gardener & Sons (Gloucester) Flour Mill Engineers Sarah Maw Wife Female 1865 55 New Bradwell, Buckinghamshire, England Home Duties - William Edwin Maw Son Male 1894 27 Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England Railway Carriage & Wagon Draughtsman Gloucester Wagon Company Caroline Fanny Maw Daughter Female 1891 29 Staffordshire, England Elementary School Assistant Mistress Gloucester City Education Committee First name(s) William Edwin Last name Maw Sex Male Birth year 1894 Census date 19 June 1921 Age in years 27 Age in months 2 Age as transcribed 27 y 2 m Relationship to head Son Marital status Single Birth place Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England Birth town Gloucester Birth county Gloucestershire Birth country England Birth place as transcribed Gloucestershire, Gloucester Occupation Railway Carriage & Wagon Draughtsman Occupation code 932 Occupation code with suffix 932/6 Employer Gloucester Wagon Company Employer code 173 Place of work Bristol Road, Gloucester Language used to complete form English Person making return Mr Maw House number 23 Street Central Road Address 23 Central Road Full address as transcribed 23 Central Rd, Gloucester Parish Gloucester Registration district Gloucester Registration district number 325 Sub-district Gloucester Southern Sub-district number 3 Enumeration district number 6 County Gloucestershire Country England Ward of borough or urban district Southend Parliamentary borough or division Gloucester PB Archive The National Archives Archive series RG 15 Piece number 12024 Schedule number 153 District reference RD 325 RS 3 ED 6 Schedule type code E Schedule type England household, single page, 10 entries Other household member's first name(s) Caroline Fanny, Edwin Charles, Sarah Other household member's last name Maw Record set 1921 Census Of England & Wales Category Census, land & surveys Subcategory Census Collections from Great Britain, England
Burial	Apr 1922	All Saints Church, Barton Street, Gloucester, , Gloucestershire, England
		MMI - I13537 - William Edwin Maw MMI - I13537 - William Edwin Maw
Death	27 Apr 1922	23 Central Road, Gloucester, , Gloucestershire, England [8]
	First name(s) William E Last name Maw Sex Male Birth year 1894 Age 28 Death quarter 2 Death year 1922 District Gloucester County Gloucestershire Volume 6A Page 380 Country England Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials Collections from United Kingdom, England Â© Findmypast First name(s) William Edwin Last name Maw Death year 1922 Death date 27 Apr 1922 Probate year 1922 Probate date 26 May 1922 Probate registry Gloucester Residence town Gloucester County Gloucestershire Country England Linked persons Edwin Charles Maw Record set England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019 Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials Collections from United Kingdom, England Â© Findmypast
		I13537 - Death William Edwin Maw I13537 - Death William Edwin Maw
		23 Central Road, Gloucester, , Gloucestershire, England 23 Central Road, Gloucester, , Gloucestershire, England
Probate	26 May 1922	Gloucester, , Gloucestershire, England
	Maw William Edwin of Coombehurst 23 Central Road Goucester died 27 April 1922 Administration (with Will) Gloucester 26 May 1922 to Edwin Charles Maw secretary to public company. Effects £484 8s. 5d. First name(s) William Edwin Last name Maw Death year 1922 Death date 27 Apr 1922 Probate year 1922 Probate date 26 May 1922 Probate registry Gloucester Residence town Gloucester County Gloucestershire Country England Linked persons Edwin Charles Maw Record set England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019 Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials Collections from United Kingdom, England Â© Findmypast
Obituary	17 Apr 1923	All Saints Church, Barton Street, Gloucester, , Gloucestershire, England [9]
	Marble Tablet in memory of William Edwin Maw
	IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM EDWIN MAW, DEARLY LOVED AND ONLY SON OF EDWIN AND SARAH MAW OF THIS CITY. PRIVATE 1/5 GLOUCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT WHO VOLUNTEERED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GREAT WAR, WAS SEVERELY WOUNDED IN FRANCE AUGUST 27th 1916 DIED APRIL 27th; 1922 AND WAS BURIED IN GLOUCESTER CEMETERY AGED 28 YEARS. `ON THE RESURRECTION MORNING, FATHER, MOTHER, SISTER, BROTHER MEET ONCE MORE'
_UID	8E31886AD039458499285D87AE9D3E2CDD02
Person ID	I13537	The Maw Family Tree
Last Modified	29 Dec 2023

Father	Edwin Charles Maw, b. Between Jul and Sep 1864, Stamford, , Rutland, England d. 31 Mar 1938, Hillside, 151 Finlay Road, Gloucester, , Gloucestershire, England
Mother	Sarah Hannah Coombs, b. 3 Jul 1865, New Bradwell, , Buckinghamshire, England d. 9 Mar 1950, Hillside, 151 Finlay Road, Gloucester, , Gloucestershire, England (Age 84 years)
Marriage	13 Sep 1890	St Michael and All Angels, Northampton, , Northampton, England [10]
	Coombs Sarah Hannah Northampton 3b 158 MAW Edwin Charles Northampton 3b 158 Wallington Walter Northampton 3b 158 Wright Kate Northampton 3b 158
Family ID	F2154	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

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	Census - 19 Jun 1921 - 23 Central Road, Gloucester, , Gloucestershire, England
	Occupation - Railway Carriage & Wagon Draughtsman at Gloucester Wagon Company - 19 Jun 1921 - 23 Central Road, Gloucester, , Gloucestershire, England
	Death - 27 Apr 1922 - 23 Central Road, Gloucester, , Gloucestershire, England

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I13537 - William Edwin Maw
I13537 - William Edwin Maw

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From website:
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=040-gdr_4-2&cid=1-7-4-3&kw=maw#1-7-4-3

IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM EDWIN MAW, DEARLY LOVED AND ONLY SON OF EDWIN AND SARAH MAW OF THIS CITY. PRIVATE 1/5 GLOUCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT WHO VOLUNTEERED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GREAT WAR, WAS SEVERELY WOUNDED IN FRANCE AUGUST 27TH 1916 DIED APRIL 27TH 1922 AND WAS BURIED IN GLOUCESTER CEMETERY AGED 28 YEARS. 'ON THE RESURRECTION MORNING, FATHER, MOTHER, SISTER, BROTHER MEET ONCE MORE' GDR/F8/4/3 1999

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[S118] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, (FreeBMD. England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: Microfilm and microfiche of the England and Wales, Civil Registration Indexes created by the General Register Office, in London, England.), GRO Reference - District Gloucester - Volume 6a Page 277 (Reliability: 3).
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[S282] 1901 England Census (31 March 1901), (Source Information: Ancestry.co.uk. 1901 England Census [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. Indexed by MyFamily.com, Inc. from microfilmed schedules of the England 1901 Census. Data imaged from the National Archives, London, England. The National Archives gives no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or fitness for the purpose of the information provided. Images may be used only for purposes of research, private study or education. Applications for any other use should be made to the National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU. Infringement of the above condition may result in legal action. ), UK Cens 1901 - RG13-2431 - F 98 P 27 S 179 (Gloucester-South Hamlet) (Reliability: 3).
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Dear Johan,

I am in the process of researching the old boys of the King's School, Gloucester, listed on the school war memorial, a project that has been ongoing for many years. William Edwin Maw was one of the 59 I am looking at.

I reproduce below what I know so far, and attach a very poor quality photocopy of his obituary in "The Cheltenham Chronicle and Gloucestershire Graphic". At some time I must revisit Gloucester Record Office and get a better copy. If you have anything you can add, I would be most grateful. I hope to eventually get something published through the school to commemorate the old boys who died in both World Wars.

As an aside, he will have known my Grandfather, who also worked in the Waggon Works' drawing office and joined the same battalion.

I hope this is of some use.
If you have any further information about the Gloucester side of the family that you think may be relevant, please let me know.

Many thanks,

Bob Brunsdon

William Edwin Maw - MILITARY SERVICE

Private 2765 (later 240761) 1/5th battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment.
Enlisted 01/09/14. Joined C Company
Entered France 29/03/15, going overseas with B Company
Discharged through wounds 04/07/17, receiving Silver War Badge No 231760 (showing he had served).
Sent to Brighton hospital
Died 27/04/22 of wounds received 28/08/16
Buried 02/05/22, Gloucester Cemetery
Probate - left £484 8s 5d to father

On the night of 27-28/08/16, A, B and C Companies of the 1/5th Gloucesters attacked a trench near Moquet Farm on the Somme, in support of the Anzac Corps' assault on Pozieres, and captured it.

Battalion War Diary:
27/08/16 7pm
"The battalion was ordered to attack trench from R32C50 - 33. C Coy attacked on the right and B Coy attacked on the left, both in two lines across the open.
A Coy. Two platoons advanced up communications trench X2A19 - R32C31. intense barrage for three minutes (this is a preliminary British barrage of the German trenches). Right Coy entered trench in their own barrage and left Coy at the moment it lifted. The bombing platoons met with considerable opposition in the communicator and a large party of Germans held out between Points 31 and 51 but were immediately forced to retire across the open when our Lewis guns accounted for all but three. Several dug-outs were bombed and the trench was consolidated and held. About 50 prisoners were taken and the enemy's other losses were estimated at about 200 killed or wounded and 1 machine gun captured. (It then lists the officers killed and wounded and mentions that 14 ORs were killed, 84 wounded - which would include William - and 10 missing) The trench and communicator were heavily shelled during the night. The prisoners belonged to the 5th Grenadier Guards Regiment."

It appears that William was wounded by a grenade (grenades, or bombs, as they were called, were used extensively in trench warfare, and more so than rifles later in the war). I imagine his wounds must have been pretty serious for him to be invalided out of the army.

SCHOOL:
Entered King's as a Pembroke or Mitchinson Exhibitioner in January 1906
Address given as Coombehurst, Central Road, Gloucester
Joined with Herbert Beacall (killed in action 1st July 1916, with the Accrington Pals at Serre) and Ian Jones (died of meningitis whilst in training
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[S116] Gloucestershire Archives: Archives Online Catalogue, Gloucestershire Archives: Archives Online Catalogue, (http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqPos=2&dsqSearch=((text)='maw')).
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