Trafford

Born during the June quarter 1890 in the Manchester R.D. - ref: 8d/247, the
son of Frederick & Fanny Stokes (nee Burgess).

1901 Census - 25 Stockport Road, Altrincham    Son - aged: 10 - born:
Manchester.   Head of household - Frederick Stokes - Married - aged: 37 -
oc: Publican - born: Wolverhampton.   Also - Fanny Stokes - Wife - aged: 36
- occ: Helping in Business - born: Lymm.   Plus 3 younger siblings, a nurse
and 1 servant.

Attended Seamons Moss School and Lymm Grammar School.

1911 Census - 181 Manchester Road, Altrincham (Cheshire Cheese Hotel).  
Son - aged: 21 - occ: Clerk at Dynamo Engineering Works - born: Manchester.
  Head of household - Frederick Stokes - Married - aged: 46 - ooc: Beer and
Wine Retailer - born: Wolverhampton.   Also - Fanny Stokes - Wife - aged:
46 - occ: Helping in Business - born: Lymm.   Plus 2 younger siblings and 2
servants.

Enlisted in August 1914.     Attached to the HQ of the Army Service Corps.

MIC - states that he was posted to France on the 24th September 1915.  
Awarded the 15 Star, the BWM & the VM.

Killed on the 3rd day of the Battle of the Somme 1916 in the Thiepval Wood
area.  Death reported in the 04/08/1916 edition of the Altrincham
Guardian.

Listed as Jack Stokes on St. Alban's Vicar's typed list - John Stokes on
the Grammar School Memorial.

Listed in the Guardian Year Book - Roll of Honour for 1917.

M.I. - "In fondest memory of dearest Jack.  Thy will be done".