Chris Davies 1 Posted 21 August , 2015 Share Posted 21 August , 2015 Hi, I am trying to find any information on a chap called Soras All I know is that he is from Countess Thorney, Leicester and was killed in 1918. A long shot I know, I hope someone can help Kindest regards Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss002d6252 Posted 21 August , 2015 Share Posted 21 August , 2015 SDGW:Name: John Cawrey SoarsBirth Place: Countesthorpe, LeicsResidence: Countesthrope LeicsDeath Date: 12 Jun 1918Death Place: France and FlandersEnlistment Place: LeicesterRegiment: Leicestershire RegimentBattalion: 8th BattalionRegimental Number: 23147Type of Casualty: Died Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HERITAGE PLUS Posted 21 August , 2015 Share Posted 21 August , 2015 In support of Craig's post: http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Leicestershire/Countesthorpe.html Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langdon Posted 21 August , 2015 Share Posted 21 August , 2015 Also following Craig's post - he has Army Service Records on Ancestry: Name: John Cawrey Soars Gender: Male Birth Date: abt 1887 Enlistment Age: 28 Marriage Date: 19 Sep 1908 Marriage Place: Registry Office Leicester Staffs Document Year: 1915 Residence Place: Station Rd, Countesthorpe Regimental Number: 23149Leicester Regiment Name: Leicester Pioneers Number of Images: 13 Form Title: Short Service Attestation Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss002d6252 Posted 21 August , 2015 Share Posted 21 August , 2015 Find My Past has several pieces of service records for him. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langdon Posted 21 August , 2015 Share Posted 21 August , 2015 And here he is in the 1911 Census: Name: John Lous [John Soars] Age in 1911: 23 Estimated birth year: abt 1888 Relation to Head: Head Gender: Male Birth Place: Countesthorpe, Leicestershire, England Civil Parish: Countesthorpe Search Photos: Search for 'Countesthorpe' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection County/Island: Leicestershire Country: England Street address: Countesthorpe Marital Status: Married Occupation: Hosiery Hand Registration district: Blaby Registration District Number: 401 Sub-registration district: Wigston ED, institution, or vessel: 3 Piece: 18975 Household Members: Name Age John Lous 23 Isabel Lous 29 Kathleen Lous 3/12 Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBrook Posted 21 August , 2015 Share Posted 21 August , 2015 Buried Cologne Southern Cemetery. http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/330608/SOARS,%20JOHN%20CAWREY A prisoner of war from IRC p.o.w. records Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRC Posted 21 August , 2015 Share Posted 21 August , 2015 On the 1891 census the 3 year old John C, born Countesthorpe, was recorded at a dwelling on the Main Street near the Sir Robert Peel Beer House. Father Edward was aged 28 and a “Fm Wk”er from Countersthorpe. Mother Minnie K was aged 29 and from Kilby, Leicestershire. As well as John they have a daughter Augusta, aged 6 and born Countesthorpe. By the time of the 1901 census the family are living next to the Roebuck Inn on the Main Street. Coming from Norfolk I’d assumed father Edward was a Farm Worker, but on this census both he, Minnie K, Augusta E and John C are recorded with the occupation “Knitting Machine (Hosiery). Others on the same page have an occupation of “Frame Work – Knitter” or “Framework Knitter (Hosiery)” The marriage of a John Cawrey Soars to a Mary Isabel Harrold was recorded in the Blaby District of Leicestershire in the July to September quarter of 1908. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DFG-SVL John’s Army service commenced in 1915. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBR-X3XT As well as the daughter identified on the 1911 census, there is another potential child of John and Mary – a Harold J Soars whose birth was registered in the Blaby District of Leicestershire in the July to September quarter of 1918. His mothers maiden name was Harrold. This is the only instance of this combination of surname and mothers name I can find in the record of births in England and Wales from September 1911 onwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Davies 1 Posted 22 August , 2015 Author Share Posted 22 August , 2015 Thank you all for your time and efforts, that is the man. The potential child of John Soars was Harold John Soars, he was born in 1918, he was a pilot with 74 Sqn during the Battle of Britain. Once again I thank you all. Kindest regards Chris ALMOST FORGOTTEN The Search For Aviation Accidents In Northumberland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 16 December , 2016 Share Posted 16 December , 2016 I have just come across this site and these posts. I am a granddaughter of John Cawrey SOARS, and have undertaken extensive research of my family tree. Is your interest in him or in my uncle, Harold John SOARS, who was a fighter pilot during WW2? He was born in 1918 as you surmised and died in 1975. I attach a photo of my grandfather and his family on his last leave in 1918. He died in June 1918, a prisoner of war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langdon Posted 17 December , 2016 Share Posted 17 December , 2016 Welcome to the Forum and thanks for posting this moving family photograph. Hopefully Chris who originated the search will see your post and reply. Best wishes, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRC Posted 21 December , 2016 Share Posted 21 December , 2016 Great picture and welcome to the Forum. :-) BTW is the lady to his left in some kind of uniform? I can't work out if that's just a buckle in the middle of the band round her hat or a badge. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Davies 1 Posted 24 December , 2016 Author Share Posted 24 December , 2016 Hello JM Soars, Sorry for the late reply but I have just returned today from holiday. At first, I could not remember why I had posted originally. Then I checked the date, in August 2015 I had guests who were staying at my B&B in Northumberland. They asked if I could help in tracing an information regarding a WWII pilot and I was tracing background information to confirm I was lokking at the right pilot. My guest was Janet Todd. Regards Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 26 July , 2018 Share Posted 26 July , 2018 Two years late, I come across this reply! Your visitor was my sister, Janet Todd nee SOARS! As for the image, I’m not sure about the buckle and whether it indicated a uniform. She was John’s sister Augusta and she never married. It is now 2018 and I am travelling the French canals including the Somme. I visited Peronne where my grandfather was captured. It has all been very moving. If you are still looking for information on either John Cawrey SOARS or his son Harold John, the Battle of Britain pilot, let me know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Davies 1 Posted 14 November , 2018 Author Share Posted 14 November , 2018 HI JM My Great=Uncle is buried at Peronne. We were the first family members to ever visit his grave in 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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