Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of Samuel Stokes Doubleday, a butcher, born 1864 in Langar, Nottinghamshire and Alice Doubleday (nee Cheshire, married in the 3rd quarter of 1890 in the Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire district), born 1864 in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. Samuel Cheshire was born in the 2nd quarter of 1892 in Whittlesey, his siblings were, Thomas William, born 1893, Alice Maud, born 1896 and Ethel May, born 1901, all his siblings were born in Whittlesey, in March 1901 he was residing at Whitemoor Street, Whittlesey, this being the family home of his maternal grandmother, Martha Barratt, a publican, born 1831 in Whittlesey, and her husband George Barratt, an innkeeper and farmer, born 1828 in Whittlesey, also residing in the family home of his maternal grandmother was his maternal aunt, Charlotte Cheshire, born 1862 in Whittlesey. In April 1911 Samuel was absent from the family home at Hickling, Nottinghamshire, residing there was his father a butcher, his mother and siblings, Elsie, a schoolgirl and Charlotte Eleanor, born 1905 in Hickling, Samuel was employed as a drapery shop assistant and was residing at 30, Whitemoor Street, Whittlesey, this being the family home of his maternal uncle, Thomas Cheshire, a drapery shopkeeper, born 1860 in Whittlesey and his wife Eleanor Claypole Cheshire, born 1859 in Whittlesey.
Samuel first entered the theatre of war on the 13th July 1915 in France, he was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War and Victory medals.
The War Diary records: 8 May-18 – YPRES. In Brigade Reserve. 6 Other Ranks killed. 6 Other Ranks wounded. 8 Wounded (Gas).
On Friday June 14th 1918 The Melton Mowbray Times & Vale of Belvoir Gazette published the following article under the heading. “MELTON AND THE WAR.” – LOCAL SOLDIERS KILLED. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Stoke Doubleday, 16, Market-place, Melton Mowbray, and formerly of Hickling, have been notified that their eldest son, Pte. Samuel Cheshire Doubleday, East Kent Buffs, was killed in action on May 8th. Deceased, who was 26 years of age, relinquished a good position in the drapery establishment of Messrs. Griggs and Co., Surbiton, London, in order to voluntarily join up three and a half years ago, and has taken part in many of the principal engagements during the last three years. He was wounded in the Battle of Hooge, also in the Battle of Loos, and he only recently left a convalescent home after suffering from bronchitis. And in the same issue under the heading. “BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.” _ DEATHS. – DOUBLEDAY. – In ever loving memory of Pte. Samuel Cheshire (Buffs), the dearly loved and eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Doubleday (late of Hickling), who was killed in action in France on May 8th, 1918, aged 26 years. And in the same issue under the heading. “BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.” – THANKS. Mr. and Mrs. Doubleday and family, 16, Market Place, Melton Mowbray, wish to thank all kind friends for sympathy extended to them in their sad bereavement.