Biography of William Goscombe John 1860-1952
Caernarfon Castle
Port Sunlight War Memorial
William Goscombe John 1860-1952 is in Sculptors.
On 21 Feb 1860 William Goscombe John was born to Thomas John and Elizabeth Smith in Canton, Cardiff.
In Aug 1890 William Goscombe John (age 30) and Marthe Weiss were married.
Academy Architecture 1905. 1905. A Drummer Boy, Dettingen, 1743, Part of the Memorial to the King's Liverpool Regiment. W. Goscombe John (age 44), A. R. A., Sculptor.
In 1911 William Goscombe John (age 50) was knighted during the investiture of Edward, Prince of Wales (age 16) at Caernarfon Castle [Map].
In 1915 [his son-in-law] Frederick Luke Val Fildes and [his daughter] Muriel John were married. She the daughter of William Goscombe John (age 54) and Marthe Weiss. He the son of Luke Fildes (age 71).
In 1923 [his wife] Marthe Weiss died. She was buried at Hampstead Cemetery.
On 15 Dec 1952 William Goscombe John (age 92) died. He was buried at Hampstead Cemetery.
The Port Sunlight War Memorial [Map] was unveiled in 1921. On the memorial are the names of all of the company's employees who died as a result of both World Wars. Sculpted by William Goscombe John. The memorial cost £10,000; it was paid for by Lever Brothers Ltd and through public subscription. The bronzes were cast by A. B. Burton. The stone is Devon granite.
[his daughter] Muriel John was born to William Goscombe John and Marthe Weiss.