William Jared was born on 24 May 1894 in Islington, London, the third of the five children of George Edward Jared (1865-1938) and Esther Sophia Jared, née Mitchell (1868-1938). His birth was registered in the 2nd quarter of 1894 in the Islington Registration District, London. His four siblings were: Esther Charlotte Jared (1891-1892); Annie Jared (1892-1977); Edward George Jared (1897-1984) and Frederick James Jared (1903-1968). He was baptised on 10 June 1894 at St. Mary Parish Church, Islington, where the baptismal register shows his family were living at 12 York Road, Islington and that his father was a hairdresser.
He is shown in the 1901 census as aged 6 years and still residing at 12 York Road, Islington, together with his parents and his sister Esther Jared and his brother Edward George Jared. His father was still listed as a hairdresser.
In October 1910 he was appointed as an Assistant Postman in the London Postal Service.
When his father completed his 1911 census return form he was shown as aged 16 years and a G.P.O. telegraph messenger, living in three rooms at 47 Ramsey Road, West Hendon, Middlesex (now Greater London), with his parents and his three surviving siblings: Annie Jared - a printer's book folder; Edward George Jared - a scholar and Frederick James Jared who was also a scholar.
He enlisted in the 8th (City of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (Post Office Rifles), service number, 2897 and entered France on 18 March 1915. His service number was later changed to 370938 and he was killed in action, aged 22 years, on 7 October 1916. His body was initially buried near where he fell but was later exhumed and reburied in Plot 1, Row H, Grave 38 , in the Warlencourt British Cemetery, Rte nationale, 62450 Warlencourt-Eaucourt, France.
On 2 October 1917 his army effects totalling £6-8s-2d were sent his mother who was also sent his £11-10s-0d war gratuity on 20 October 1919, who by then was living at 263 Broadway, West Hendon. He was posthumously awarded the 1914-15 Star, the British War Medal 1914-1918 and the Victory Medal.
He is shown as 'JARED, W.' on the Western Postal District war memorial in Mount Pleasant, London, WC1 and as 'JARED WM.' on the Hendon war memorial in Watford Way, Hendon, London, NW4 3AQ. He is also commemorated on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission's website, on the Imperial War Museum's Lives of the First World War website, on the A Street Near You website, on the London War Memorial website, on the Royal British Legion's Every One Remembered website, on the Hendon Roll of Honour website and on page 196 of the Post Office Fellowship of Remembrance's Book of Remembrance 1914-1920.
Credit for this entry to: Andrew Behan.
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