Josiah Clifton Stredder (1877-1959)

		Josiah Clifton Stredder

		Born: May 20, 1877, Preston, Lancaster
		Died: February 09, 1959, Acocks Green, Birmingham





Father:		Josiah Clifton Stredder (1813-1876)
Mother:		Agnes Cowap (1850-?)

Spouse:		Gertrude Alice Smith (1873-1945), married: June 16, 1897, Richmond, Surrey

Children:		Frederick Owen (1899) Gertrude Mary Alice (1901) May (1901) Josiah Clifton (1904) Albert Bryan (1907) unnamed girl (1913) Nancy (1914)

Occupation:		1897 - Insurance Manager 1899 - Insurance Clerk 1904 - Book Keeper 1907 - Insurance Accountant

Military:		Distinguished Conduct Medal Citation 446309 Sjt. J.C. Stredder 439th (Ches.) Fld. Coy., R.E., T.F. (Birkenhead) (LG 3 Sept. 1919). For gallantry and continuous good service and devotion to duty. On the night of August 22nd, 1918, while bridging the River Lys, he and his men were subjected to an intense bombardment of high explosive and gas shells; notwithstanding having to leave the bridge several times and having to wear gas masks continuously he continued the work. It was entirely due to his coolness and determination that the bridge was completed.

Residence:		1877 - Penwortham, England 1881 - 43 Rawcliffe Road, Walton-On-Hill, Cheshire, England 1891 - 66 Chorley New Road, Little Bolton, Lancashire, England 1897 - 110 Queen's Road, Richmond 1899 - 119 Alexander Road, Edgbaston 1904 - 4 Melrose, St Margaret's, Isleworth 1907 - 27 Plymouth Avenue, South Manchester 1910 - Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 1911 - Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 1913 - 9 Vernon Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 1919 - 9 Vernon Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 1920 - 9 Vernon Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 1945 - 15201 Le Claire Av, Oak Forest, Illinois 1947 - 6 Sherbourne Rd, Acocks Green, Birmingham, England 1948 - 6 Sherbourne Rd, Acocks Green, Birmingham, England 1952 - 6 Sherbourne Rd, Acocks Green, Birmingham, England 1959 - 6 Sherbourne Rd, Acocks Green, Birmingham, England

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