Amos Albert Solomon
A Gunner with 295th Siege Battery, Amos died on 26th of September 1917 at the age of 19.
Amos was born at Carlton Colville in 1898, a son of John and Sarah Solomon. In 1901 his family lived at Francis Terrace, Carlton Road, Carlton Colville. By 1911 they were living at 3 Dell Road, Oulton Broad. Amos’ mother died in 1913.
Amos enlisted in the Army at Bury St. Edmunds. He joined the Royal Garrison Artillery, service number 141850, and was posted to France to serve with 295 Siege Battery.
On the night of 21-22 September 1917 295 Siege Battery moved to Armagh Wood and were to provide fire support for the Battle of Polygon Wood. During the morning of 26 September five men were wounded. That afternoon one man was wounded and two killed, namely Amos and Corporal Alfred Charles.
Amos’ half-brother, also called Amos, served with the Royal Norfolk Regiment and died in 1943.
On a final note, I will just leave you with clarification of the link I made between the two Amos Solomons in "Our Fallen".
Amos Albert John Solomon (1898-1917) was the son of John William Solomon and his first wife Sarah Jane (mn Brooks), who died in 1913. Amos was killed on 26 Sep 1917, during the Battle of Polygon Wood (part of the wider Battle of Passchendaele or Third Ypres).
Widow John William Solomon had remarried to Ethel May Bullard. Their second child and first son Amos George John Solomon was born in Oulton Broad on 21 Feb 1919. He was captured at the Fall of Singapore on 15 Feb 1942 and died in captivity on 16 Jul 1943. Although the family were recorded as living at 12 Hadenham Terrace (Carlton Colville) in the 1939 Register, Amos' probate record (probate date 12 Nov 1945) gives his address as 34 Lowestoft Road, Carlton Colville. Not quite sure how to explain this apparent discrepancy, although probate was granted to his mother Ethel, so perhaps this was his parents' address in 1945 when the will was probated? To be clarified.
Anyway, as I mentioned during the presentation, the two Amos Solomons were half-brothers, with the younger boy being born after his brother's death and named for him. Both are also commemorated in Carlton Colville St Peters, the older Amos on the WW1 tablet, and the younger Amos in the WW2 Book of Remembrance. CREDIT:Andy Pearce
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Amos Solomon
3
Dell Road
Oulton Broad
United Kingdom
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