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Lt. Henry Eggleton
British Army 56th MG Btn. Machine Gun Corps
from:Jarrow
Henry Eggleton Lieutenant served in the 56th Machine Gun Battalion, Machine Gun Corps part of the Divisional Troops in the 56th London Division (Territorial Force). He died age 23 on the 26th January 1921 and his grave is at Jarrow Cemetery. 9.352. Henry was Born in Newcastle, son of Henry James and Sarah Ellen Eggleton (nee Leonard)of Jarrow. His death is recorded on BMD Index: Deaths Quarter Jan - Mar 1921. Henry Eggleton age 22 S. Shields 10a 1084.
In the 1911 Census the family is living at 86 Bede Burn Road, Jarrow with Henry J. Eggleton age 48 Secretary & Commission Agent for Building Society born St. Nicholas, Durham and Sarah E. Eggleton his wife age 46 born Seaham Harbour. Their eldest daughter is Ellen E. Eggleton, age 21 a Typist & Shorthand writer and their son Henry Eggleton, age 13 were both born in Heaton, Newcastle. Their other daughter Winifred Eggleton, age 8 was born at Forest Hall, Northumberland.
Pte. Thomas "Bones" Eglington
British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Irish Regiment
from:Wolfe Tone Avenue, Kingstown, Dublin
(d.7th Aug 1917)
My dad's uncle, Thomas Eglington fought in World War 1 and his brother my father fought in World War 2. Dad was a sailor on HMS Matchless. It took me some time to track Thomas down because they have his name spelt wrong in records. They left out the second G.
Thomas Eglington served with the 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment during WW1 and died, age 21, on the 7th August 1917. He is remembered on the Ypres Menin Gate Memorial, Belgium. Thomas was the son of Patrick and Annie Eglinton, of 12 Wolfe Tone Avenue, Kingstown (Dun Laoghaire), Dublin, Ireland.
Pte Fredrick Charles Eighteen
British Army 5th Btn. Suffolk Regiment
from:Hadliegh Suffolk
(d.10th Mar 1916)
Pte. Joseph Eke
British Army 4th (Extra Reserve) Btn. B Coy. South Staffordshire Regiment
I recently purchased some WW1 training manuals at auction. Two were stamped 4th South Staffords Regiment, and the third had the handwritten details of Pte Joseph Eke, 9027 stating that his address at the time was The Grand Hotel, St Heliers, Jersey. (It's highly likely that all three manuals once belonged to Private Eke). This all ties in very nicely with the information contained in your website that the 4th South Staffs Regiment were based in Jersey at some point in the war.
AM2. Albert Walter Ekins
Royal Flying Corps 100 Squadron
(d.6th May 1917)
Albert Ekins was the only son of Albert Alexander and Ada Ekins of Roxton, St. Neots, Hunts. He served with No. 100 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and was reported missing whilst flying in a Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2b Biplane, serial no.A5480 and confirmed dead on the 6th of May 1917 age 19 years. He is buried in Douai British Cemetery, Cuincy. A pupil of Bedford Modern School 1911-13, he is commemorated on the School War Memorial, which was unveiled in 1923 and in the Roll of Honour, published in The Eagle, December 1923. Information courtesy of www.roll-of-honour.com.
Pte. Clarence Elbourne
Australian Imperial Force D Coy. 36th Battalion
from:Wingham, NSW
Clarence Elbourne served with D Company, 36th Battalion.
Pte. Francis Willie Elcock
British Army 11th Btn. Sherwood Foresters
from:Eckington, Derbyshire
(d.9th Jun 1917)
Francis was born in 1896 in Eckington, Derbyshire. He died from his wounds, aged 21 and is buried at Etaples Military Cemetery. The headstone carries the inscription "Forever in our Thoughts".
Pte. David Elder
British Army 1/13th Btn. London Regiment
from:Fulham, London
My Nana had 2 brothers who served during the WW1. One was missing in action and the other was killed in action. Unfortunately, since her death the box she kept their photos in and memorabilia has gone missing. I now only have one medal with David Elders details around the edge.
Bdr. George Russell "Gordie" Elder
British Army 315 Brigade, A Bty. Royal Field Artillery
from:Newcastle-upon-Tyne
This book was written by my granfather, George Elder in six exercise books and was dedicted to his friend Teddy Watmough who died in action in 1917. The following extract from the book describes the event:-
My pal, Teddy Watmough and I, constructed our little dugout as we had been accustomed to sleeping together whenever the opportunity occurred. My Signallers had rigged up a telephone pit in the bank side, so we sat down at dusk around the inevitable petrol tin fire. Someone shouted "Elder you're wanted', I came out of the telephone pit to see our Major standing there. "Oh! Elder" he said "Your leave has come through so get packed and off you go at once". I was overjoyed and started to tremble at the thought of it and it didn't take me long to get my kit together. I went to my Pal Teddy Watmough, held out my hand and said: "Well. Ta Ta Ted". He said "Geordie, there's something going to happen to me here".
"Oh shut up man, don't be daft" I replied, "You'll be here all right when I come back",
"Oh well Geordie, I feel it" he said. After bucking him up as best I could, I promised to go and visit his mother when I got home. I then walked about 10 kilometres to the Station at Boyelles, where I boarded a train of cattle trucks going to Boulogne. Two days later, I stepped off the train at Newcastle at 11 pm and was soon in the arms of my wife and kiddies.
The following day I was walking through the streets of Newcastle with my wife, when I saw one of our Headquarters' Signallers coming towards us, we met and shook hands.
"Hello Geordie" he said, "Did you hear about Teddy?". I nearly dropped at those words, my wife took hold of my arm and asked me what was wrong. Those words of my pal Ted Watmough immediately flashed through my brain. "Geordie, there's something going to happen to me". Then the Headquarters' Signaller told me the same night that I left my Battery, Teddy and a Driver who took my place, had been literally blown to pieces by an 8 inch German shell that dropped on top of the dugout. Poor Ted, he must have known, a finer lad one couldn't find. I was sick and faint with the shock of the news. I could no more visit my pal's mother than I could fly. He was uppermost in my thoughts all my fortnight at home and when my time was up to leave my wife and kiddies, it made me think deeply.
The following extract describes the horrors of war:-
My O/C was looking through his binoculars and without taking them from his eyes, he asked me to get the Adjutant on the phone. I rang up the brigade and got the Adjutant. Being curious, I placed my eye to the telescope and what I saw was a wide road away to the German rear and a batch of German infantry. They were close together and seemed to be making for the same direction. I knew it must be this that my O/C had been watching. Having the ear piece of the phone strapped to my head, this is the conversation I heard between my O/C and the Adjutant “Hello Brown, Langen speakingâ€, my O/C said, “Well, Langen, what can I do for you?†the Adjutant replied. “I have got a very good target for our counter battery if you can get them for meâ€. “All right Langen, just hang on and I'll get the heavies for you†the Adjutant replied as he left the phone, in about two ticks someone spoke. “Hello Major, this is the officer of the heavies speakingâ€. Then my O/C said, “I am sorry to trouble you, but I have such a good target I don't want to miss it. I can't reach it myself, so I want your assistance if you don't mindâ€. “I want you to put about a dozen shells on (a map reference meaning the roadway previously mentioned) as quick as possibleâ€. “Alright major, just look out for them†replied the officer of the 8 inch Howitzer Battery and at that I immediately put the telescope to my eyes once more and my O/C had the binoculars to his eyes. Just as I got settled looking through the telescope, I hear the sound of six heavy shells going over our heads. On the road behind the German lines was the batch of German infantry still passing along. All I could see of the roadway was great billows of black and white smoke. I knew then where those six heavy shells were going. They had dropped dead on the road where the soldiers were marching along. This was repeated about twelve times at intervals of about thirty seconds. When the smoke did clear away, I couldn't see anything on the road. In all probability, the German infantry had been blown to pieces. During this, I heard my O/C say out loud “My God, My God, this is terribleâ€. He then got down and spoke to the officer of the heavy battery saying, “Thank you, and goodbyeâ€.
Pte. Robert Hamilton Elder
British Army 18th Battalion Highland Light Infantry
from:Corn Street, Glasgow.
(d.18th July 1916)
Robert Hamilton Elder, the son of David & Janet from Glasgow, was one of thousands of young men who went off to the Great War never to return. He was lost to the memory of the family, until I came across his birth and finally his tragic loss with the 18th Highland Infantry in Flanders. He is remembered on the Theipval Memorial.
Pte Charles Eldred
British Army 66th Battalion Machine Gun Corps
from:Buckhurst Hill, Essex
(d.22nd March 1918)
Pte. James Eldred
British Army Royal Warwickshire Regiment
James Eldred served with the Royal Warwicks
VAD. Eldridge
Voluntary Aid Detachment No. 16 Stationary Hospital
Cpl. Albert John Walter Eldridge
British Army 1st Btn. Hampshire Regiment
from:Niton, Isle of Wight
(d.22nd Apr 1918)
Albert Eldridge was my Grandfather. He enlisted on 22nd September 1914 and apparently was shot and killed by a sniper whilst being stretchered to hospital. He left a wife, 4 daughters and a son, my father. He is buried in Pont du Hem Military Cemetery, La Gorgue, near Le Bassee, France.
Bdr. Francis Alban Edward Eldridge
British Army 235th (5th London) Brigade Royal Field Artillery
from:London
Francis Eldridge enlisted on 14th of September 1914 and joined the 12th City of London Battery, 5th London Brigade, RFA. He served in France from 15th of March 1915, and was promoted to Bombardier on 28th of December 1917 while serving with B Battery, 235th Brigade RFA. On 24th of March 1918, he was evacuated to the 56th CCS, having been thrown from his horse by an exploding shell. He didn't return to France, and served with the 4th Reserve Brigade at High Wycombe.
Pte. William W. Eldridge
British Army 13th Battalion Royal Fusiliers
from:Battersea
(d.11th Apr 1917)
My great-grandfather, William Eldridge, left his wife Florence and their baby son (my grandfather, Bill) when he enlisted. He died of his wounds in a casualty clearing station on 4th of November 1917. I don't know very much about his life, and I have been unable to find much. As a child, I remember his widow's penny being prominently displayed around photos of all the great-grandchildren. We were always reminded of the sacrifice my great-grandfather made in service of his country.
As an adult, I have been able to find his grave site, he is buried at Duisans British cemetery, by using Google Earth and virtually walking along the country lane next to where he is buried. I was able to "look" over the hedgerow and find his actual grave. I hope to visit him next year, on the 100th anniversary of his death. I know from family anecdotes and personal experience that his death greatly affected my grandfather, Bill, who was raised by a single mother, as so many children were.
As an aside, I am a writer and director in media, including video games. A few years ago, I wrote a game called The Darkness, in which I set a number of playable levels in a version of the trenches of the Great War. I was able to create two AI (Artificial Intelligence) characters carrying the names of my two great grandfathers who were lost in the war. And once the game was finished, I was able to move across that landscape and find Great Granddad Bill, and visit with him for a while. It was a very emotional experience, thinking that in some way I had been able to keep his memory alive.
Sjt. Charles Henry Eley
Australian Imperial Forces 16th Battalion
from:Margaret River, Western Australia
Charles Eley served with 16th Battalion, 24th Reinforcements.
Fred Eley
Canadian Army 76th Overseas Battalion
from:Bingley, Yorkshire
Fred Eley (on the census as Ely, on other paper work as Healy, or Healey). He mentions on a attestation sheet when he signed up for the 76th Overseas Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, that he had been in the 6th North Staffordshires for 8 years. He was born in Bingley in Yorkshire in 1886.
Can you help or point me in the right direction? Fred Eley is my gran's brother.
Fred Eley
Canadian Army 76th Overseas Battalion
from:Bingley, Yorkshire
Fred Eley (on the census as Ely, on other paper work as Healy, or Healey). He mentions on his attestation sheet when he signed up for the 76th Overseas Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, that he had been in the 6th North Staffordshires for 8 years. He was born in Bingley in Yorkshire in 1886.
Can you help or point me in the right direction? Fred Eley is my gran's brother.
Pte. Walter Robert Eley
British Army D Coy., 6th Btn. Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry
from:29 Douglas Road, Maidstone, Kent
(d.26th Sep 1915)
Walter Eley served with D Coy., 6th Btn. Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry in the Great War.
Pte William Eley
British Army 9th Battalion Rifle Brigade
from:Barton Hill, Bristol
(d.18th Aug 1917)
The Diary of William Eley 1888 – 1917
Monday 26 My first early parade sick of cleaning butteris Vaccinated about 11.15 I should think about 50 of us in the same number of minutes. Commenced raining about 6.oc Stomach ache. Had first ??? from home Mr Newth had to leave first from old Ne?thh how worried he is
Tuesday 27 Kit issued in the afternoon Good day work just us on Platoon d??ln
Wednesday 28 Hardest day we have had First cold bath Hard thunder storm whilst having bath rifle issued
Thursday 29 Usual drill Raining so drilled us in hut Full kit and cat inspection
Friday 30 Usual drill for the first time we put on our pack for inspection L?? for tea, Pay day 3/-
Saturday 1 jul Acted as orderly called out at 11.30 for inoculation. Doctor said I had bad skin like a rhionsstrrus. Went to bed at 6.30. lovely weather
Sunday 2 July Stopped in bed until 10.30 Went on cliff in afternoon and out on platoon bridge in afternoon.
Monday 3rd Changed st?ir in beds 1st parade 2.00, got indgestion rotten and vaccination itching
Tuesday 4th Got on all right with drill all the platoon. Had lecture on stopping hemorage, first aid trench feet etc. Another lecture on trench tools etc and sab??ting
Wednesday 5 Had a rotten drill on ?????? the platoon anyhow put me squad leader. Rotten what did I ???? had 2nd hair cut. Had 100 cigarettes from H.G.T
Thursday 6th Had a decent day. Rifle exercise in Stand & Load position, Oh our arms. Rotten indigestion.
Friday 7th Good day kept us a bit late Pay day 4/- oh that 4/- Rotten indigestion left off eating meat
Saturday 8th Good mornings work, for physical drill we had a quick march striped shirt front open. Had tea at Seaford, Rotten indigestion
Sunday 9th Had rotten indigestion on Church Parade had tea at cottage close by what a change.
Monday 10th Reported sick with stomach troubles, had medicine and duty, fall in at 6.00 and were told to be careful as the army was too old to be bad at falling sick, but I was rotten
Tuesday 11th Decent day. Stomach a little better, went 4 time for medicine and managed to get one dose at last, which was far different to what I had had before.
Wednesday 12 Good day A good bit of rifle drill. Stomach a little better, put in for my first pass but very doubtful as we take on garrison work at weekend.
Thursday 13 Had good day. Lecture on history of Glos' got my first pass for weekend Indigestion much better
Friday 14 Good day 3/6 Nothing important
Saturday 15 First day on pass
Sunday 16 Home on Pass
Monday 17 Home on pass Returned to camp 11.10
Tuesday 18 Good day,nothing of importance
Wednesday 19 Half Holiday for sports, tea in Seaford
Thursday Fairly good day. Indigestion much better
Friday First day with rifles on Battalion parade, First day on miniature range (passed) Pay day 6/- X 3/-
Saturday 1st March With band and feet inspection Fine Out to tea
Sunday 20th Assistant orderly Out to tea Got a wisp on my eye
Monday 25th Orderley
Tuesday 26th As Usual
Wed 27 All wrong on Battalion Parade. Threatened to stop all passes in B company
Thursday 28th Blooming bad day a double march from 10.00 to 1.00 and then back with our shirts wet through sweat and striped and went on physical drill but with no ill effect Went to boxing bout.
Friday 29th not a bad day Pay day 3/-
Pte. Lawrence D. Elford
British Army 7/8th Btn. King's Own Scottish Borderers
(d.11th Oct 1918)
Lawrence Elford was executed for desertion 11/10/1918 age 28 and buried in Noeux-les-Mines Communal Cemetery Extension, Noeux-les-Mines, France.
Sjt. John Ernest Elgie
British Army 2nd Btn. Durham Light Infantry
from:13 Alexandria Road, Grangetown, Middlesbrough
John Ernest Elgie, was my Gt Grand father, Son of the late Tom Elgie, of Black Lion Hotel, Thirsk, Yorks.; husband of Lily Elgie, of 13, Alexandra Rd., Grangetown, Yorks.
Pte. Patrick Elkin
British Army 2nd Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers
from:Normanton
(d.12th October 1916)
Patrick Elkin served with the 2nd Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers in WW1. He died 12th of October 1916 and is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial in France.
Pte. Frederick Elkins
British Army 5th Btn. Dorsetshire Regiment
(d.19th Aug 1915)
Frederick Elkins was a chemist shop assistant in the sleepy Hampshire Town called Winchester who joined up and was sadly killed near Dead Mans House in Gallipoli.
11774 Private Frederick Elkins who served with the 5th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment during WW1 and died age 25 on the 19th August 1915. He is remembered on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey. He was the son of Mrs Emma Elkins of 16 Granville Place, Wharf Hill, Winchester.
Pte. Leonard Ell
British Army 2nd/5th Btn. Sherwood Foresters
from:Coventry, Warwickshire
(d.28th Sep 1917)
Leonard Ell was baptized at Coventry St. Peter, Warwickshire in Dec 1898, the son of Albert George Ell and Minnie Jane Dadley. He had siblings Bert, Edith Alice, Elizabeth Frances and Florence Mary.
He enlisted in 1916 with the Bedford Regiment and later transferred to the Sherwood Foresters. He died of wounds on 28th of September 1917 and is buried at Dozinghem Military Cemetery, Vleteren in Belgium.
2/Lt. Alfred Newsam Ella
British Army 180th Heavy Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery
from:South Africa
(d.18th November 1918)
Pte. Herbert John Ellams
British Army 3rd Btn. Middlesex Regiment
from:Acton, London
(d.30th September 1915)
Herbert Ellams was born 10th January 1895 in Acton son of John and Eliza Amelia Ellams. The 1911 census shows him living at 23 Steyne Road, he is a greengrocers assistant. On the 7th September 1914 he commenced employment with the Great Western Railway at Old Oak Common. He married Florence White at St Mary's Church on the 16th of December 1914, his marriage certificate describes him as an engine cleaner. It appears he resigned from his employment in December 1914.
He served with the 3rd Battalion Middlesex Regiment, arriving in France on the 18 May, 1915. He was killed in action on the 30th September 1915 (probably during the Battle of Loos), He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. He is remembered on the War Memorial, St Mary's Church, Acton, London.
CSM. Arthur William Ellen
British Army 5th (City of London) Battalion London Regiment
from:Weybridge
Arthur Ellen was the third and youngest and only surviving child of John Ellen and his wife Alice (nee Stone). Born on 22 July 1885 at 87, Corranes Road, Brixton, South London.Arthur was baptised on 4 October the same year at Christ Church, Brixton. The Census of 1891 shows him living with his parents at 85 Cornwall Road, Lambeth and the Census in 1901 records him still living with his parents at 20 Winterwell Road, Lambeth. Census 1911 shows him as a visitor at 90, Dunton Boat House, Weybridge, Surrey where he gives his occupation as a tailor, so he has followed in his father's footsteps.
On 20th of May 1915 he is described as being a Company Sergeant Major in the London Rifle Brigade, and is being nominated for Freedom of the City of London. He was also a member of the Freemasons' London Rifle Brigade Lodge, which he joined on 17th of October 1913, and so clearly his military (probably voluntary) service began before World War One. Married Ethel Eleanor Mundy on 25th of April 1914 at St James's Church, Weybridge. Both give their address as 1 Oxford Villas, New Road, Weybridge (Ethel's family address) and Arthur gives his occupation as being a tailor. There were two children of the union, William (b.1916) and Mary Ellen (b.1920).
He continued to serve in the Army during World War On and was wounded in fighting near Arras in April 1918. He was originally listed as missing in action on 28th of March 1918 but was subsequently found among a group of prisoners. He was later transferred on 12th of June 1918 from a camp at Pamur to a camp known as Munster II.
Electoral Registers show that they continued to live at New Road until 1922 when they moved to 47, Church Street, Weybridge. They remained there until at least 1929, the latest records I can currently locate. He died at 26 Ashby Road Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire on 31st of August 1941 leaving an estate of £2327.15s.5d. although his home address was 79 Warren Drive, Tolworth, Surrey. It also to be noted that at the time of his death he was a Lieutenant in the Royal Army Ordinance Corps, Service number 100800. He was buried at Weybridge Cemetery, Surrey.
Able Sea. J. C. Ellen
Royal Navy HMS Lapwing
(d.14th May 1918)
Able Seaman Ellen was 18 when he died and is buried in the Palermo British Cemetery in Italy.
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