Other Information:Samuel began his education at Keighley Trade and Grammar School in 891. He was 8 years old, and was living at 54 South Street, Keighley (Woodfield House) with his Grandparents, parents and cousins at the time. He left there in 1897, and shortly after attended Giggleswick Grammar School. In 1901, at the age of 18 years old he was employed as a Timber Merchant and Trader. Samuel enlisted into the R.A.M.C. Territorial Force, 1st West Riding Divisional Field Ambulance, on 16th September 1914. He was 32 years and 4 months old. On the 13th April 1915, he embarked at Southampton, then disembarking at Le Havre the next day, entered the war in France on 14th April 1915. He was killed instantaneously by a bursting of a shell - Lt Anderson, R.A.M.C. wrote to his family, “I am very greatly distressed to have to inform you that your son Private S. Scaife was killed this morning. A shell entered his dugout and killed him instantaneously. Your son had won the highest regard of all the members of the ambulance, and we all feel his death most keenly. His comrades in his section who were out on duty at the time were terribly upset, and his death has cast a gloom over all the ambulance. You have at least the consolation of knowing that your son did his duty, and did it bravely and willingly. Please accept the deepest sympathy of all his officers and comrades.” Samuel was the eldest son of Joseph (a Timber Merchant) and Mary Scaife of Marfleet House, Bingley. [Information researched and kindly provided by Andy Wade]
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