233473 Saddler Sgt. Ernest Lindop British Army 124th Brigade Royal Field Artillery from:7 The Mount, Chester Ernest Lindop was born in Chester, Cheshire, England on 24th October 1880. He was one of thirteen children born to William Bufton Lindop, (saddler and harness maker) and Elizabeth Cooper. The family resided in Chester. He was my great grandmother Mary Emma Lindop's younger brother.
My interest, in addition to the family connection, was a Field Post from Sgt Lindop sent to my great grandmother, who after marriage, had emigrated to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. The Field Post was reflective of his physical state indicated by striking out negative phrases (i.e. I am sick, I am well, etc). The post card bore the Royal Arms and had been a treasure to me with my interest in the military at the time, and subsequent service in the US Army for 21 years.
Ernest was initially a member of the Cheshire Yeomanry, also serving as a saddler sergeant, service number 541. He subsequently was posted to the 124th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery and entered France on 22nd November 1915. He served through to the end of the war, and received the 1915 Star Medal and the Victory Medal. I was extremely fortunate to be advised a couple of years ago that Sgt Lindop's medals were for sale, by auction, on an internet site in the United Kingdom. I obtained his medals and afterward reported to my third cousins in the UK that the medals were on the way to America.
After the war, Ernest Lindop was employed as a saddler to the Duke of Westminster in Cheshire. He was married to Mary Ann Vickers in 1910.
Ernest visited my great grandmother with the idea of emigrating to the United States but, after a short visit, returned to the United Kingdom.
Ernest Lindop died on 28th April 1960 in Chester. A proud and honoured soldier of the Great War.
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