Archibald Hoare (abt. 1878 - 1917)

Born about 3 Apr 1878 in Quarley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia Mary (Hillier) Dobson — married 1907 in Christchurch, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Died 27 Nov 1917 at about age 39 in Tincourt-Boucly, Somme, Picardie, France

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Biography

Captain Archibald Hoare served in the British Army in World War I
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Archibald Hoare was born in England.

Archibald was born about 1878, son of George Hoare and Agnes Hillier.^[1]

Archibald joined the 3rd Battalion Hampshire Regiment on 16 Apr 1895 claiming to be 18 years old, although he was just 17.^[2] All his military records have his birth 3 Apr 1877, but his birth wasn’t registered until a year later in the Apr-Jun quarter of 1878.

Archibald Hoare married Lydia Mary Hillier in 1907 and their marriage was registered in Christchurch, Hampshire, England.^[3]

At the outbreak of the First World War, Archibald was serving as Second Lieutenant with the Kings Royal Rifles. By January 1915 he had been promoted to British Army Company Serjeant Major 9190 King's Royal Rifle Corps and was at Alma Barracks, Blackdown, Chertsey. He was promoted again to Captain before his death.^[4] He took part in a number of famous battles including the battle of the Somme, the advance to the Hindenburg Line in Spring 1917 and at the battle of Passchendaele in July and August 1917. , a more detailed account of his army career is given on the online war memorial for Grateley.^[5] He died in 1917, aged 39 a few days after being shot in the head. His orderly, rifleman Albert Shepherd, received the Victoria Cross for his subsequent actions.^{[6] [7]} Archibald was buried in France, but also has a memorial on his parents’ grave in Hampshire.

War Grave

“HOARE, Capt. Archibald. 12th Bn. King’s Royal Rifle Corps. Medaille Militaire (France). Died 27th Nov., 1917, of wounds received on 21st. Age 39. Son of George and Agnes Hoare, of, Grateley, Hants.; husband of Lydia Mary Hoare, of “Chez-Nous,” 7, Frensham Rd., Southsea. III. A. 13.”^[8]

Hampshire Memorial

His monument in St Leonard Church burial ground, Grateley, Hampshire, England reads:

“Capt Archibald Hoare KRRC 27/11/1917 Husband of Lydia Mary Hoare and dearly loved son of George and Agnes Hoare - died of wounds at Cambrai; France”^[9]

Probate

“HOARE Archibald of Alma Barracks Blackdown Hampshire Captain H. M. Army died 27 November 1917 in France Probate London 11 May to George Hoare civil servant and Rowland John Hoare baker. Effects £540 17s. 6d.”^[10]

Census

• 1881 England Census: Name Archibald Hoare; Sex Male; Age 2; Event Place Grately, Hampshire, England; Registration District Andover; Birth Year (Estimated) 1879; Birthplace Quarley, Hampshire, England; Marital Status Single; Relationship to Head of Household Son

George Hoare Head M 39 Wherwell, Hampshire, England

Agnes Hoare Wife F 43; Ludgershall, Wiltshire, England

Harry Augustus Hoare Son M 12 Grately, Hampshire, England

Horace Edmund Hoare Son M 8 Grately, Hampshire, England

Raymond George Hoare Son M 5 Grately, Hampshire, England

Archibald Hoare Son M 2 Quarley, Hampshire, England^[11]

• 1891 England Census: Address Grately Street; Name Archibald Hoare; Sex Male; Age 12; Event Place (Original) Grately, Hampshire, England; Registration District Andover; Birth Year (Estimated) 1879; Birthplace Hampshire, England; Marital Status Single; Occupation Scholar; Relationship to Head of Household Son

George Hoare Head M 49 Hampshire, England

Agnes Hoare Wife F 53; Ludgershall, Wiltshire, England

Horace E Hoare Son M 18 Hampshire, England

Raymond G Hoare Son M 15 Hampshire, England

Archibald Hoare Son 12 Hampshire, England

Sidney Hoare Son M 6 Hampshire, Gollard^[12]

Research Notes

Parents ‘ marriage: George Hoare married Agnes Hillier in 1865 and their marriage was registered in Andover, Hampshire, England.^[13]

Possible wife:

Lydia Mary Hillier was born in 1879:^[14]

Lydia Mary Hoare was living in Army quarters in 1911 in Cheriton, Kent^[15]

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp#Results HOARE, ARCHIBALD; Mother’s Maiden Name: HILLIER; GRO Reference: 1878 J Quarter in ANDOVER Volume 02C Page 211
2. ↑ https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBM%2FWO96%2F646%2F1371669 Archive reference WO 96; Series Wo 96 - Militia Service Records 1806-1915; Box 646; Box record number 208; Archive The National Archives
3. ↑ https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=hFBsAM14HOKit%2FHM3yigRw&scan=1
4. ↑ https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/1900551
5. ↑ http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Hampshire/Grateley.html
6. ↑ https://billiongraves.com/grave/A-Hoare/24890774
7. ↑ Find A Grave
8. ↑ Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Author: Peter Singlehurst; Series Title: British Commonwealth War Graves Registers, 1914-1918; Archive Name: London, United Kingdom
9. ↑ https://www.gravestonephotos.com/public/gravedetails.php?grave=299006
10. ↑ Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England. London, England
11. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27H-SR8H : 13 December 2017), Archibald Hoare in household of George Hoare, Grately, Hampshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 9, Piece/Folio 1261/55, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,560.
12. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4WSP-Z2M : 22 February 2021), Archibald Hoare in household of George Hoare, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Hampshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
13. ↑ https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=m5PxfWawmEYSqWWyrvGvwg&scan=1 and https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=uLWlExGWeV%2B4fvC2O3VFgg&scan=1
14. ↑ https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp#Results HILLIER, LYDIA MARY; Mother’s Maiden Name: PIPER; GRO Reference: 1879 S Quarter in POOLE Volume 05A Page 277
15. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW68-PB7 : 13 September 2019), Lydia Mary Hoare, Cheriton, Kent, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

See also:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King's_Royal_Rifle_Corps