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223826 Sgt. Joseph Hussey British Army B Sqdn. Queens 9th Royal Lancers from:Wilcox Road, Lambeth (d.24th May 1915) Joseph William Hussey was born in 1878 in Thorncombe, Dorset to Job and Ann Hussey (nee Wellman). He joined the Lancers in 1899 and fought in the Boer War. He was invalided out in April 1900, returning again in April 1901. He then worked on the railways until he rejoined at Sevenoaks for the 1914-1918 conflict. Joseph had married Elsie Ann Cameron in the later half of 1912, they had no children. Joseph was promoted to sergeant in November 1914. B squadron was led by Captain Francis Grenfell VC who was wounded and died. Sergeant Hussey was gassed and died on 24th May 1915. Both were originally interred in the cemetery at Vlamertinghe, Belgium. Sergeant Hussey was later reburied in the Hop Store Cemetery in Belgium. Both are commemorated at Canterbury Cathedral. Sergeant Hussey is also remembered at Waterloo Station and his name appears in the book about the Grenfell twins written by the author John Buchan of `39 Steps' fame. Regrettably we have no photos of my great-uncle Sergeant J W Hussey. He was mentioned in dispatches on 31st of May 1915 and was posthumously awarded The Cross of St George 4th class in August 1915. Additional Information: Joseph was my great-great uncle, my grandfather was named after him with the same middle name as his uncle, Joseph Wellman (I see the text here is incorrect as he was Joseph Wellman Hussey not William) and my father spoke of his great uncle Joe on many occasions because my grandfather had taken him to see the memorial in Canterbury cathedral on which he is mentioned when he was young. In 2015 a hundred years after his death, my father and I then in his late Eighties (he will be 95 years young soon ) visited my Aunty (my fathers younger sister) who had most of my grandfathers keep-sakes when he passed away many years ago so she had many photos in his collection, one of which had no date or details however she seemed to recall that he had said it was his uncle Joe whom he was named after and she commented on the hat badge that the uniformed man in the photo is wearing. I researched the hat badge and indeed is looks to be the 9th Lancers badge of the early 1900 so I feel My Aunty has a picture of Joseph wellman Hussey B squadron 9th Lancers and would like to submit/display a copy of it here. Trevor C Hussey Reply Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**