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Name : William John Stripp Son of John Austen Stripp and Charlotte Hannah Stripp (née Hunt), of Ventnor, Isle of Wight. Born 1890 Ventnor. |
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Census information : 1891 : John A. and Charlotte H. Stripp, with their children including William aged "under 4 months", are at 3, Cyprus Villas, Newport Road, Ventnor. John Stripp is a Draper's Assistant. 1901 : John A. and Charlotte H. Stripp, with their children including William aged 10, are at 3, Cyprus Villas, Newport Road, Ventnor. John Stripp is a Draper's Foreman. 1911 : William Stripp not found. His parents are at 3 Cyprus Villas, Newport Road, Ventnor |
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Service Details : Private 720916 William John Stripp, 24th Bn. London Regiment |
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Casualty Details : Died 2 May 1917, aged 26 Buried at : Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium CWGC Record |
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Commemorated on these Memorials :
Ventnor War Memorial County War Memorial (STRIPP, W S) |
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Documents :
ISLE OF WIGHT MERCURY
Friday, May 11, 1917 Page 4 KILLED IN ACTION STRIPP. - Killed in action on May 2nd, 1917, William John Stripp, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Stripp, 3, Cyprus Villas, Ventnor. - "We shall go to him, but he shall not return to us." Page 5 Mr. and Mrs. Stripp, of Cyprus villas, will receive the sincerest condolence and sympathy in the death of their youngest son, William John Stripp, 24th Battalion County of London Regiment, who was killed in action on May 2nd. - Mr. and Mrs. Stripp desire to thank many friends for expressions of sympathy.
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Friday, May 18, 1917 Page 3 Ventnor District Council. VOTES OF CONDOLENCE. The Chairman said before commencing the business he had to call the Council's attention to the loss which Ventnor had sustained in the death of two of its citizens, who had died for King and Country at the front. He asked them to pass votes of condolence with the relatives of Pte. William John Stripp, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Stripp, and Rifleman Edgar Westmore, son of Gunner Westmore. Continuing, the Chairman said he was sure all felt that these two men had made the greatest possible sacrifice in the interest of their country, and he thought it only right to recognise their services by a vote of condolence. There were also many in the town who were suffering a great deal of anxiety and sorrow with regard to their loved ones. A large number of the men of the Hants Regiment had suffered very seriously, and a great many had been wounded. The vote was carried in the usual way. (not all the report has been transcribed)
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Friday, June 15, 1917 Page 2 Ventnor District Council The following letter was read: - 3 Cyprus Villas, Ventnor, May 19th, 1917, Dear Sirs, - I beg respectfully to acknowledge receipt of the kind note of condolence passed by vote of your Council last Monday relative to the sad loss of our youngest son on the battlefield, and shall treasure your united recognition of the high services he rendered to our King and Country in this time of our greatest peril. Your letter has deeply touched our hearts. He was a brave boy on the Somme and elsewhere all through the severe winter. We miss and mourn for the dead one, who will never return but "we sorrow not as those who will have no hope." Sincerely thanking you, dear sir, and the members of your Council. Yours faithfully, J.A. STRIPP
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Friday, May 3, 1918 Page 2 IN MEMORIAM STRIPP. - In ever loving memory of William John Stripp, who was killed in France, May 2nd, 1917. - Sadly missed: yet ever living in the hearts that love him.
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Friday, May 2, 1919 Page 2 IN MEMORIAM STRIPP. - In ever loving memory of William John Stripp, killed in France, May 2, 1917. |
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Acknowledgements :
Janet Griffin for newspaper research |
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