Herbert Bumstead

Rank:

Driver

Regimental number:

305055

Unit at enlistment:

8th Brigade C.F.A., 40th Battery

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Yes

Cemetery:

Farringdon Cemetery, Brantford, Ontario

Birth country:

England

Birth county:

Sussex

Birth city:

Hastings

Address at enlistment:

16 North Park Street, Brantford, Ontario

Next of kin address:

16 North Park Street, Brantford, Ontario

Trade or calling:

Farmer

Religious denominations:

Church of England

Marital status:

Married

Age at enlistment:

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Letters and documents

BX September 28, 1918

Mrs. H. Bumstead has received a message that her husband Gunner Herbert Bumstead is in No. 8 Stationary Hospital, Wimereaux, France suffering from inflammation in the connective tissues of the right arm. Gunner Bumstead enlisted in the 32nd Battery in 1915, and although he has been through some heavy fighting he has been very fortunate till the present time, keeping his health and escaping injury. He was a farmer living at Pleasant Ridge, before he answered the call to battle.

BX October 10, 1947

Herbert John Bumstead

The death of Herbert J. Bumstead, 31 High Street, occurred at his home this morning, following a long illness. He was 59 years of age. Born in Hastings, England, he was as son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Bumstead. He had resided in Brantford for the past 42 years and was highly respected by all who knew him. He was a veteran of the First World War, enlisting in the 32nd Battery in Brantford in 1915 and serving overseas in France and Belgium for 4 years. Mr. Bumstead is survived by his widow, the former Doris Atkinson; four brothers, Christopher Bumstead, Mount Vernon, Percy Bumstead, Argentina, South America and George and William Bumstead, England and two sisters, Miss Mary Bumstead and Mrs. Fred Stickles, also in England. He is resting at the McCleister Funeral Home, where the service will be held Monday afternoon, with interment in Farringdon Burial Ground.

BX October 14, 1947

Herbert J. Bumstead

Funeral services for Herbert J. (Bert) Bumstead, 31 High Street were conducted Monday afternoon from the McCleister Funeral Home, where friends and relatives were in attendance from London, Toronto, Mount Vernon, as well as from Brantford. Rev. C.V. Tompkins, minister of St. Luke’s Anglican Church, was in charge and also officiated at the interment in Farringdon Burial Ground. Pallbearers were Jack Atkinson, Albert S. Robins, J.J. Stuart, Jon Hoe, Reginald Brayshaw and Warren Henderson.