Person Page - 1727

     She was born between April 1896 and June 1896 at Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England.^3,1,2
     Ivy Foreman appeared on the 1901 British Census of Cleethorpes, at Lincolnshire, England, at 42 Humber Street, in the household of her parents, William and Annie Foreman.²

Ivy Forman appeared on the 1911 British Census of Cleethorpes, at Lincolnshire, England, in the household of her parents, William and Annie Forman.¹

     He was born from January 1902 to March 1902 at Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England.^1,2
     Edward Forman appeared on the 1911 British Census of Cleethorpes, at Lincolnshire, England, in the household of his parents, William and Annie Forman.¹

     He was born circa 1882.¹ Percy married Mabel Baskcomb between October 1919 and December 1919 at the Grimsby district, Lincolnshire, England.^1,2
     Percy Sharpe died on 3 September 1972 at England.^3,1
     Percy Sharpe was buried at Scartho Road Cemetery, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England.¹      His estate was probated on 27 April 1973 at London, Middlesex, England; leaving his effects of £51047. No heir was identified.³

     Emma married Harry Osborne Beardsmore from July 1896 to September 1896 at Leicestershire, England.^1,2

     She was born circa June 1901.¹ She was baptized on 2 June 1901 at Church of England, Guilsborough Parish, Northamptonshire, England.¹

     She was born circa 1861.² Harriet married Thomas William White from January 1885 to March 1885 at the Louth district, Lincolnshire, England.^3,1,2
     Harriet Hildred died on 25 August 1941.^1,2
     Harriet Hildred was buried at Kopuatama Cemetery, Stratford District, New Zealand.²

     He was born on 13 February 1895 at New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand.^5,2
     Norman Gough White died on 9 August 1916 at Royal Infirmary Hospital, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, at age 21 after receiving gun shot wounds to his legs in action in France on July 29, 1916.^3,4,5,6
     Norman Gough White was buried on 12 August 1916 at Carlisle (Stanwix) Cemetery, Cumberland, England, The Royal British Legion, Carlisle and Stanwix branch, describes a memorial to 24 identified casualties of WWI and WWII that is in the same cemetery. The associated memorial page includes the following:
Private Norman Gough White, of the 2nd Battalion, Wellington Expeditionary Force, died of wounds on 9 August 1916, aged 21, and is buried in Stanwix Cemetery. Norman, who, according to the CWGC, was the son of Thomas W. White of 141 Devon Street, New Plymouth, New Zealand, was a plumber prior to enlisting. He embarked from Wellington, New Zealand, on 4 March 1916. He died from wounds at the Royal Infirmary, Leicester and was buried at Stanwix where his relatives lived.

Note by Rick - since we have not identified any Whilte family relatives in the area, the relatives mentioned above may have been on his mother's side of the family.^7,1,8
Norman White is remembered on a gravemarker at Kopuatama Cemetery, Stratford District, New Zealand, which read "Norman son of above (Thomas William and Harriet White) killed in action in France Aged 21 years."

Note that despite what it says above, he was not technically "Killed in Action." He was actually wounded in France, and died of his wounds after being evacuated to a hospital in England.⁴
     

Military Service

     Pvt. Norman Gough White began military service on 15 November 1915 at the age of 20 at Trentham, New Zealand, 2nd Battalion, Wellington Regiment.⁵
     Norman Gough White was commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission

     Norman left the following will on 11 July 1916: