POUNCETT John Henry

Appears on the Army casualties list for Worcestershire.

The birth of John H. Pouncett is registered in the June Quarter 1914 under the Evesham Registration District, mother’s maiden name: Bedenham.

The marriage of Charles Henry Pouncett to Lily Dora Bedenham is registered in the June Quarter 1903 under the Evesham Registration District.

The following information has been researched by John Barry:
1939 Register
16 Brickiln Street, Evesham
John H. Pouncett, born 18th May 1914, Window Cleaner
Emily Pouncett, born 6th December 1915, Unpaid Domestic Duties
Iris M. Pouncett, born 22nd September 1938

Evesham Standard, Saturday 26th August 1944:
Their Only Son
Killed on Active Service
Pte. John Henry Pouncett, aged 30, only son of Mr and Mrs C.H. Pouncett, 22 Montfort Street, Evesham, has been killed while on active service in France.
Born in Evesham and educated at Bengeworth Schools, Pte. Pouncett was employed by Mr Prentice, window cleaner, prior to entering the Army in 1940. He married Miss E. Bishop, youngest daughter of Mrs and the late Mr Bishop, of Malvern, in 1938, and they have two children, a girl aged 5 years and a boy aged two. His wife was informed of his death last week, and she immediately notified his parents. The last letter from him was dated July 28.
Reported with photo.

Evesham Standard, Saturday 14th July 1945:
To Mark Son’s Death In Action
Methodist Presentation to Mr J.L. Bates
An unusual chapter in the history of the Evesham Methodist Church Sunday School was written on Sunday, when Mr Harry Pouncett presented a copy of a special book of hymns, which the Sunday School had long cherished, to Mr J.L. Bates of the Sunday School staff, in memory of his son John (“Jack”) Pouncett, who was an old Sunday School member, and who was killed in Normandy a year ago.
Mr Pouncett, an old Sunday School teacher himself, and a preacher in the Methodist circuit, presented the book on behalf of his family and himself, and Mr Bates thanked him for his action, as the book had long been cherished by the Sunday School, who would always remember “Jack” Pouncett, who was well-known and loved by all who knew him.