Henry John Ware 3610A

SAPPER HENRY JOHN WARE 3610a – Aust. Electrical & Mechanical Mining & Boring Company

Born in the 2nd quarter of 1884 at Torquay, Devon, England, Henry was the son of Henry, a carriage proprietor, and Mary Ann Ware.

The 1891 Census records the family living at 6 Albert Cottages, Torquay, father Henry is 35 years of age and Head of the house, Mary Ann is 39. Daughter Annie L is 15 and a dressmaker; Maude M., 13 and a scholar; Henrietta, 11; Elizabeth, 9 and Henry J., 7, are also at school. Boarding at the house are two Police Constables; Hellman and Burrow.

In 1901 most of the family are still at 6 Albert Cottages. Daughters Maude, Henrietta and Elizabeth are all dressmakers and Henry J. is a plumber’s apprentice. Police Constable Potter is boarding, as is Store Manager William Lear.

20-year-old Henry married 22-year-old Frances Ann Eales on 15 May 1904 in the Furrough Cross Church, St Mary Church, at Newton Abbott, according the rites of the Free Church. Frances was living at 35 Fore Street, Babbicombe; Henry at 6 Victoria Road, Ellacombe, Torquay. Frances was the daughter of Quarryman John Eales.

In 1911 Henry and Frances are living in the 5-room house at 6 Victoria Road, Ellacombe. Henry is now a qualified plumber working for the Torquay Water Works. Daughter Frances Lillian is 6 years old and Francis Henry John is aged 3 years.

Frances and the two children emigrated to Australia as 3rd Class passengers on board the Australind, departing London on 28 February 1914 and disembarking at Fremantle on 20 April.

The Electoral Roll of 1916 records Henry John Ware, plumber, living at Argyle Street, Victoria Park, Western Australia (WA), with his wife Frances Ann.

On 6 March 1916 Henry signed the ‘Attestation Paper of Persons Enlisted for Service Abroad’ and the Oath to ‘well and truly serve’ at Perth, WA.

A medical examination on the same day recorded that he was 31 years and 11 months of age; stood 5ft 5½ins tall and weighed 125 lbs. He had a dark complexion, hazel eyes and brown hair. Henry was of the Church of England faith.

He stated that he had served 11 years 8 months with the Volunteer Territorial Engineers in England, being discharged on coming to Australia. A Plumber by trade, he had completed a 5-year apprenticeship at Kitto, Torquay, Devon.

He named as his Next-of-Kin his wife Mrs. Frances Ann Ware of Argyle Street, Victoria Park.

His training began at 60 Depot Battalion on 3 April. On 16 April he was transferred to the Engineer Reinforcements with the rank of Driver.

On 24 June 1916 at Guildford, WA, he was appointed to the Tunnelling Company Reinforcements by 2Lt Peppercorn. In July he was transferred to the Miners Reinforcements at Seymour, Victoria and on 22 July he was promoted to Lance Corporal.

Henry embarked from Melbourne on 16 August 1916 on board RMS Orontes as a member of the 4th Reinforcements with the rank of Sapper.

The 81 Reinforcements embarked on the transport RMS Orontes on 16th August, 1916 from Melbourne, Vic. The mail ship docked at Adelaide, S.A. and Fremantle, W.A departing on August 23, 1916. After leaving the stormy Australian coast docked at the African ports of Durban, Capetown and St Vincent and after fifty-two days at sea of generally fine and mild weather arrived at Plymouth, England on October 2, 1916. They were detrained to Tidworth and marched in to No 3 Details Camp.

Henry proceeded overseas to France on 15 October 1916 and marched in to the Australian General Base Depot (AGBD) on 19 October. On 2 December 1916 he was attached to the Australian Electrical and Mechanical Mining and Boring Company (AEMMBC)

He reported injured on 19 March 1917 with accidental burns to his hand. He was treated at 1/1 West Riding Field Ambulance and then transferred to 11 C.R.S. on 24 March. He was discharged to duty on 27 March and rejoined his unit on 29 March.

Henry was officially taken on strength of the AEMMBC on 18 August 1917 and his Blue Chevrons were due about this time. Each blue Service chevron denoted one year’s service from 1 January 1915. A Red chevron denoted service before 31 December 1914.

On 1 December 1917 the address of his Next-of-Kin was changed to C/o Mrs. Eales, 24 St. John Road, Babbicombe, Torquay, South Devon.

He was confirmed as being with his unit on 21 May 1918.

Henry enjoyed some leave to Paris from 18 to 27 November 1918. He again proceeded on leave on 15 December, rejoining his unit on 29 December. On 25 January 1919 he was charged with: (1) Whilst on Active Service (WOAS) not complying with an order given by a superior officer. (2) AWL (absent without leave) from 1300 21/1/19 until reporting in parade at 0800 23/1/19.

He was awarded 7 days forfeiture of pay, total forfeiture of being 9 days pay.

Henry marched out of his unit to being his repatriation to Australia and marched in to the AGBD at Havre, ending his service on the Western Front with the AEMMBC.

The AEMMBC, with a strength of little more than 300 men, was employed along the entire Western Front providing lighting and ventilation to dugouts and boring for water supplies where needed. They worked with all 5 Armies of the British Expeditionary Force.

He marched out of the AGBD to England (Educational) on 21 March 1919. Henry was granted Non- military Employment (NME) leave with pay and subsistence from 27 March until 27 June 1919 to study Motor Mechanics at W. E. Read Grand Garage, Torquay. Having returned from NME on the due date, he was granted pre-embarkation leave until 15 July.

Henry left London on 9 August 1919 on board HMAT A40 Ceramic, accompanied by his wife and 2 children, an extract of their marriage certificate being produced to validate the family returning with Henry. The family disembarked at Fremantle on 20 September 1919

Henry was discharged from the A.I.F. on 5 November 1919 entitled to wear the British War Medal and the Victory Medal

The Electoral Roll of 1925 records Henry John Ware, plumber, living at Hamilton Street, Queens Park

In January 1930 Henry’s medical and military service documents were provided to the Repatriation Commission, Perth. The Electoral Roll of 1931 records Henry John Ware, plumber, living at 325 Hay Street, Subiaco.

The West Australian – WA – Saturday 12 March 1932: Bankruptcy Court. A Plumber's Affairs. Henry John Ware, 46, plumber, of Austin-street, Subiaco, attributed his insolvency to not having kept any records in 1928 at a time when he was carrying out sewerage contracts in the Subiaco district for the Government and others. Clarksons, Ltd., were his largest creditors, with £645 due for material supplied. He took on work far too cheaply, in ignorance of the fact that he was doing so. He himself got money for the work he did and for the material, but really retrogressed with out knowing it. In December, 1920, he was incapacitated for ten months, and had to content himself with supervising, and afterwards he met with an accident to his hand. When pressed by his creditors, he filed his petition. He had been in Western Australia since 1912, and had served with the A.I.F. from 1916 to 1919. He was now receiving a weekly pension of 15/5½ owing to the effects of being gassed. He had been unable to pay the surgeon who operated on him in hospital, and had been living on the dole (in addition to his pension) since his bankruptcy. He was married and had one child dependent upon him. He admitted that, aggravated by his physical condition, he had resorted to alcohol in excess, which contributed to his failure. The examination was formally adjourned for a week.

The Daily News – Perth, WA – Friday 7 September 1934: MAN MISSING AT ORA BANDA KALGOORL1E. Friday Henry John Ware (59) went prospecting on a bicycle from the Lady Evelyn mine near Ora Banda at l p.m. yesterday, and has not yet returned. His son, Frank Ware, who reported the matter to the police at Kalgoorlie by ‘phone this morning, states that his father is not a bushman and that he must be lost. Search parties totalling 18 men are out, and Mounted Constable Munro and a black tracker are leaving to join in the search. The weather last night was clear and mild, and after the recent rains there is a fair amount of surface water lying about in the bush, so that provided the missing man has not met with an accident, there is as yet no cause for serious concern about him.

Kalgoorlie Miner - WA - Saturday 8 September 1934: ITEMS OF NEWS Prospector. Missing. — The Kalgoorlie police authorities yesterday received advice by telephone from the post mistress at Ora Banda to the effect that Frank Ware had reported that his father, Henry John Ware (59) had been missing from Ora Banda since 1 o'clock Thursday. Ware left his camp near the Lady Evelyn gold mine on bicycle with the expressed intention of. going prospecting, but up till yesterday had not returned. The missing man was dressed in a grey suit, with black hat and shoes. A search party of 18 has been organised at Ora Banda, and yesterday afternoon Constable Tillotson left Kalgoorlie with a native tracker to participate in the search for Ware. Last night Constable Tillotson communicated with the Kalgoorlie police from Broad Arrow, to the effect that he had received advice that the missing man had been located a half-mile from his camp. Ware, it is understood, suffered no ill effects from, his long absence.

Kalgoorlie Miner - WA - Monday 10 September 1934: ITEMS OF NEWS Missing Man Found. — Henry John Ware (59), who left the Lady Evelyn mine, near Ora Banda on a bicycle at 1 p.m. on Thursday last, to go prospecting, and failed to return, was found, by searchers on Friday evening, only about half a mile from his starting point. He had become bushed and, abandoning his bicycle, wandered in a circle until found.

Henry John Ware died on 18 May 1936, his death deemed to be related to his war service. He was buried at Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Spiritualist section A A 56.

The West Australian – WA – Tuesday 19 May 1936: DEATHS WARE.- On May 18, at Repatriation Ward, Perth Hospital, Henry John Ware, late of Beach-road, Canning Bridge, and late No. 3610, A.E.M.M. and B. Company, dearly beloved husband of Francis, and loving father of Lily, Frank and Barry; aged 52 years. A patient sufferer at rest. The West Australian – WA – Wednesday 20 May 1936: FUNERAL NOTICES WARE. - The Friends of the late Mr. Henry John Ware, late of Beach-road, Canning Bridge, and late No. 3610A., E.M.M. and B. Company, A.I.F., dearly beloved husband of Frances, loving father of Lily, Frank and Barry, are respectfully invited to follow his remains to the place of interment, the Spiritualistic portion of the Karrakatta Cemetery. The Funeral is appointed to leave the Private Mortuary of Messrs. Gibb and Co., Undertakers, 289 Albany-road, Victoria Park, at 10.30 o'clock THIS (Wednesday) MORNING. Friends wishing to attend the Funeral may proceed by the 10.45 o'clock train leaving Perth. GIBB & CO., Undertakers, 289 Albany-road, Victoria Park, No. I Branch, Fremantle-road, South Perth. Tel. MI185 and MU390.

WEST AUSTRALIAN PLUMBERS AND SHEEITMETAL WORKERS' UNION. WARE. - Members of the above Union are respectfully informed that the remains of their late Fellow Member, Mr. Henry John Ware, late of Canning Bridge, will be interred in the Spiritualistic portion of the Karrakatta Cemetery at 11 o'clock THIS (Wednesday) MORNING. Members wishing to attend may proceed by the 10.45 o'clock train leaving Perth. B. WARBURTON, President J. CORAM, Secretary.

VICTORIA PARK SPIRITUALISTIC CHURCH. WARE. - Members of the above Church are respectfully invited to follow the remains of the late Mr. Henry John Ware, late of Canning Bridge, and late dearly beloved husband of their President, Mrs. Frances Ware, to the place of interment, the Spiritualistic portion of the Karrakatta Cemetery. The Funeral is appointed to leave the Private Mortuary of Messrs. Gibb and Co., Undertakers, 289 Albany road, Victoria Park, at 10.30 o'clock THIS (Wednesday) MORNING. Members wishing to attend the Funeral may proceed by the 10.45 o'clock train leaving Perth. MRS. SPENCER, Vice-president MRS. REEKS, Secretary.

VICTORIA PARK R.S.L. WOMEN'S AUXILIARY. WARE.-Members of the above Auxiliary are respectfully invited to follow the remains of the late Mr. Henry John Ware, late of Canning Bridge, and late dearly beloved husband of their Fellow Member, Mrs. Frances Ware, to the place of interment, the Spiritualistic portion of the Karrakatta Cemetery. The Funeral is appointed to leave the Private Mortuary of Messrs. Gibb and Co., Undertakers, 289 Albany-road, Victoria Park, at 10.30 o'clock THIS (Wednesday) MORNING. Members wishing to attend the Funeral may proceed by the 10.45 o'clock train leaving Perth. C. B. HOWARD, Hon. Secretary. E. TOLMIE, President

Western Mail – WA – Thursday 4 June 1936: The Western Front Henry John Ware, on May 18, at Repat. Ward, Perth Hospital, aged 52; late A.I.F. Article Abridged

The 1937 Electoral Roll records Frances Ann Ware living at beach Road, Canning Bridge and Francis Henry John Ware, plumber, living at Killian Road, Canning Bridge.

In 1943, Francis Henry John Ware, plumber, and Norah Jean Ware are living at 88 Addis Street, Kalgoorlie.

In 1949/1958 Francis Henry John Ware, plumber, and Norah Jean Ware are living at 82 North Terrace, Boulder.

In 1963 Francis Henry John Ware, plumber, Norah Jean Ware, and John Edward Ware, painter, are living at 88 Addis Street, Boulder. In 1968/1972 Francis Henry John Ware, plumber, and Norah Jean Ware are living at 191 Burt Street, Boulder.

In 1977 Francis Henry John Ware, no occupation, and Norah Jean Ware are living at 2 Meyers Way, Albany.

In 1980 Francis Henry John Ware, no occupation, Norah Jean Ware, and Raymond Arthur Ware, fisherman, are living at 2 Meyers Way, Albany.

Frances Ann Ware died in Perth in 1950.

The West Australian – WA – Thursday 10 August 1950: DEATHS WARE: On August 8, 1950, suddenly, at her residence, Harley street, Highgate, Frances Ann, widow of the late Henry John Ware, and devoted mother of Lily (Mrs. Robson), Frank (Kalgoorlie) and Barry: aged 68 years.

ADDENDUM

Kalgoorlie Miner – WA – Friday 5 December 1941: MINING NOTICES THE Mining Act, 1904. Notice of application for a Gold Mining Lease. No. 2214W. Notice is hereby given that Francis Henry John Ware of Grant's Patch, the under-signed, has made application this day for a Gold Mining Lease under the provisions of the Mining Act, 1904, of ground to be known as Lark, containing 6 acres, commencing at the most northerly corner of late P. A 4009W, thence 10 chains S.E., thence 6 chains S.W., thence 10 chains N.W., thence 6 chains N.E. to D.P. Dated at Kalgoorlie this 4th day of December, 1941. Signature of applicant: Frank Ware, Grant's Patch. Objections against the application above referred to must be lodged at the Warden's Office on or before the 3rd day of January, 1942, and the hearing of the application will take place on .the 27th day of January next. S. C. Bruce, Mining Registrar, Broad Arrow Goldfield.

Kalgoorlie Miner – WA – Wednesday 28 January 1942: MINING NEWS - Warden's Court - KALGOORLIE In the Warden's Court, on Tuesday, before Warden L. W. Stotter: — Application by Francis Henry John Ware, for G.M.L. 2214W, Grant's Patch. — Recommended. Article Abridged