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1894 - 22/10/1918

Place of birth: Bromley, Kent
Last known address in Bromley: 22 Jackson Road

Military information

Regiment/Service: London Regiment
Battalion/Ship: (London Rifle Brigade) 1st/5th Bn
Rank: Rifleman
Number: 302083

Family information

Parents: William Charles & Jane Boxall (nee Holland(s))
Parents' occupation: Bricklayer
Siblings: (1) Lemon John Charles (d), Thomas Samuel (d), Clara Jane (2) Harriet, Charles William, John, Margaret Emma, Elsie Georgina , Lily Elmer, Herbert Edward
Relatives on War Memorial: BOXALL, J.D., WHITEHEAD, C.

Census information

1901
Address: 22 Jackson Road
1911
Address: 22 Jackson Road
Occupation: Shop assistant

Extra details

Bertie was the youngest of William and Jane Boxall's seven children. Jane had previously been married to Samuel Charles Morley, who died in 1881, with whom she had three children, only Clara Jane surviving. He was baptised at Holy Trinity, Bromley Common on 26th August 1894. Bertie attended the Bromley Common Schools and was a choir boy at Holy Trinity, Bromley Common. After leaving school he was employed at Bromley and Crays Co-operative Society.

He joined up on 22nd November 1915 and went to France on 14th July 1916 where he was wounded in the shoulder 17 days later. On recovery he re-joined his battalion, went into the line again and was taken prisoner at Oppy Wood on 28th March 1918. At this time he was batman to Captain J S Calder who died on this day. Nothing was heard of Bertie until news of his death was brought home by returning prisoners of war from his battalion who told his parents that Bertie had suffered from starvation and ill-treatment. While they were being moved by train Bertie jumped from the train, at the risk of being shot, to get some bread that some Belgian women were throwing to them. Subsequently he was moved into Mons Hospital but unfortunately it was too late as he died 24 hours later.

Bertie's cousins John Davis Boxall and Charles Whitehead also died