| Date of birth: | 1887 |
| Place of birth: | St Denys, Southampton |
| Regiment: | Hampshire |
| Battalion: | 10th |
| Rank / Service No: | Private, 10136 |
| Died: | 10th August 1915, aged 15 years |
| Commemorated: | Helles Memorial,Turkey) |
Joseph, a cabinet maker, was the sixth of 8 siblings born to George Frederick and Eliza Maria Gradidge (nee Betts), who married in Southampton in 1875.
The family appear to have lived around St. Denys / Bevois Valley continuously, latterly residing at 23 Clausentum Road.
George, a French polisher, was born in Southampton in 1845 and died in the city in 1905.
Eliza was also born in the city, in 1852. She passed away in 1926, in Southampton.
Siblings
Ada Annie A. b. 1876 Southampton d. 1954 Southampton
George Ernest b. 1878 Southampton d. 1881 Southampton
Emmeline Eliza b. 1880 Southampton d. 1882 Southampton
Ernest JOHN b. 1882 Southampton d. 1955 Southampton. Left £1950 2s 11d to his sister Elsie
Ethel Theresa b. 1885 Southampton d. 1929 Epsom Married Bertram Lawrence Pepper in Southampton in 1909.
Joseph Percival
William Clement b. 1890 Southampton d. 1951 Droxford
Elsie Maude b. 1893 Southampton d. 20 November 1955 Southampton. Left £1911 17s 2d to Derek George Pepper.
The 10th (Service) battalion was formed at Winchester in August 1914, as part of the K1 New Army. It moved immediately to Dublin and was attached to the 10th (Irish) Division.
The 10th Hants was transferred to the 29th Brigade in the 10th (Irish) Division in March 1915, and they moved to Basingstoke in May.
The Brigade sailed from Liverpool on 7 July 1915, and landed at Anzac Cove on 6 August.
Within a matter of days, the Brigade was involved in very heavy fighting with huge numbers of Turks at Sari Bair.
Not only did Joseph lose his life during this engagement, but the Battalion lost the majority of its fighting strength during the short time it was on the Peninsula.
| Researcher: | Mark Heritage |
| Published: | 4th August 2016 |
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