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Armourer Sjt. A. Eves
Army Durham Light Infantry
Pte. Roland Eves MM.
Canadian Expeditionary Force 20th Battalion
from:Toronto, Canada
Roly Eves was awarded the Military Medal.
Pte. Francis Evetts
British Army 1st Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers
from:Birmingham
(d.1st July 1916)
Frank Evetts was one of five brothers involved in the Great War; dying aged 21 at Beaumont Hamel. On his gravestone For King and Country. Finding the death penny led me to research with the guidance of the Tamworth Ancestral Club.
Cpl. George Cooper Evison
British Army 5th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment
from:Grimsby, Lincolnshire
George Evison enlisted in the Scots Guards on 24th February 1899, just short of his 17th birthday. In the 1901 census he is stationed at Wellington Barracks, Westminster, London. I do not know much about his service in the Guards, but I do know that he served in South Africa during the Boer war as he qualified for the Queens South Africa medal which was confirmed in his later military records. George left the Guards on 23rd February 1906 and returned home. He remained on the reserve list for the Scots Guards for 5 years until February 1911. In March 1911, he signed up, for 5 years, to the Territorial Army, the 5th Battalion of the Lincolnshire regiment, which was based at Grimsby. He attended a fortnights training camp in 1911, 1912 and 1913.
On the 5th August 1914, at the onset of the First World War, the 4th (based at Lincoln) and the 5th Territorial Battalions of the Lincolnshire regiment were mobilised and started preparing for war. The 5th Battalion arrived in France on the 1st March 1915. George was promoted to Corporal on 22nd March 1915 (this was despite being arrested twice for Drunk and Disorderly in November and December 1914, for which he was reprimanded). According to The History of the Lincolnshire Regiment 1914-1918, by Major-General C.R.Simpson, the 4th and 5th Battalions spent some training on trench duties before going to the front line on 9th April.
George was injured in action and hospitalised sometime on or just prior to 2nd July 1915. His injury was described as a scalded foot and he was transported home on the 8th July. According to Major-General Simpson’s book. the battalion at that time was in a position close to Sanctuary Wood and the Germans were attacking with ‘liquid fire’. Whether or not this was the cause of his injury would be pure conjecture.
George returned to France on 20th December 1915, having recovered from his injuries. He remained with the regiment until 1st April 1916, when he returned home for discharge, as his 5-year enlistment was complete. You might think that was enough for a 34-year-old man but no, George decided to re-enlist, joining the Royal Artillery on 7th June 1916. Once again his military record is intact. He joined the 59th Division Training Battery at Ripon where he remained for the remainder of the war.
At the completion of the war, he requested to remain in the army, which was granted. His reward for such loyalty was involvement in the Afghanistan war of 1919. The Afghans, sensing British war weariness, had attacked British garrisons and a short war followed. So, in addition to his Great War medals he was awarded the General Service medal and clasp Afghanistan N.W.F.1919.
He was eventually discharged from the Royal Artillery with the rank of Bombardier on 31st March 1920. However, he did rejoin the Territorial Army for 5 years on 24th June 1920.
Pte. Alexander Ewan
British Army 2nd Btn Seaforth Highlanders
from:Burntisland, Fife, Scotland
(d.13th Apr 1917)
Alec Ewan is my wife's great uncle and he is buried in the military cemetery at Aubigny-en-Artois near Arras. We don't know much, but we do know he "died of wounds" so we suspect he succumbed to his injuries at a Casualty Clearing Station, of which there appears to have been three at Aubigny (No's 24, 30 and 42) around this time.
The 2nd Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders were in action on 11 April 1917 between Fampoux and Roeux (part of the Battle of Arras) and we can only surmise that he was wounded there, removed from the field to the CCS where he died two days later. Alec was 19.
Pte. Alexander Ewan
British Army 2nd Btn. Seaforth Highlanders
from:Burntisland, Fifeshire
(d.13th April 1917)
Alexander Ewen was killed in action on the 13th of April 1917, aged 19. Buried in Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France, he was the son of James and Marion Ewan, of Craigrothie, Aberdour Rd., Burntisland, Fifeshire
Pte. Joseph Ewan
British Army 12th Btn. Highland Light Infantry
from:43 Dundee Terrace, Edinburgh
(d.31st Jul 1917)
Joe Ewan was the son of George and Mary Ewan, husband to Janet Ewan and father to Joseph Ewan, born December 1917. He was buried in Potijze Chateau Grounds Cemetery.
Capt. C. F. K. Ewart
British Army 11th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles
P/O. Samuel Ewart
Royal Air Force 57 Squadron
from:Broxbourne, Scotland
(d.22nd June 1944)
Rueben Peter Ewell
East Kent Regiment 4th Btn.
from:Sillinbourne
Rueben Ewell was the youngest brother of my grandfather, Albert Henry Ewell.
Pte. George Skene Illingworth Ewen
British Army 11th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Torphins, Aberdeenshire
(d.15th June 1918)
Sgt. Richard Edmonston Ewen
British Army 4th Btn. Gordon Highlanders
(d.25th Sep 1915)
Richard Ewen is my great grandfather who was killed in action on the 25th of September 1915 and has no known grave. His widow brought me up and I bear his name. He was a regular soldier and fought in earlier campaigns in the north west frontier and several other battles. As far as I know he reached the rank of sergeant and was in the T.F. when the war started. Unfortunately I no longer have his medals, death coin or the one and only photograph my great gran had. To me his photograph was exactly the figure in the camp coffee bottle down to a tee.
I have visited and viewed his name on the Menin Gate and in the Scottish roll of honour in Edinburgh Castle. Fortunately the Gordon Highlanders museum provided me with copy of his war records including the dairy of the day he and his squad were killed.
Pte. Charles Richard Ewers
British Army 8th Btn. York and Lancaster Regiment
from:London
(d.14th Apr 1917)
Rflmn. James Ewing
British Army 2nd Btn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
from:Glasgow
(d.28th December 1914)
My grandfather was George Morrison Ronaldson, born in 1872. He was married to Sarah Casey, and had 3 children - Mary (my mother), Elizabeth and James. George was with his family in Glasgow, working on the tramcars in April 1911, according to the 1911 census. However, sometime after that he joined the Army under the name James Ewing. He enlisted in Hamilton, the Regimental depot just outside Glasgow. I have a photo of him in a group of 5 soldiers taken I believe in Malta, where the 2nd Battalion were garrisoned, when war broke out.
His age (42 in 1914) to me seems a bit old for a married man with small children to become a soldier. So the questions I have are - why did he change his name when joining up? Was it because he was married and married men were not allowed to enlist? Was there a scandal he was involved in and had to leave the family home?
Anyway, James Ewing (aka George Donaldson) was wounded in the head on the 27th December 1914, at the front, at a place called La Flinque, Chapigny in northern France. He made it to No 11 General Hospital, Boulogne on the 28th December but died that evening. The sister who nursed him was given his address in Glasgow and wrote to Sarah his wife about his last words, his wounds, and his death. So George had at some time communicated to his wife Sarah, and had exchanged letters, I presume, but as far as the Army was concerned he was James Ewing. I know the details of his battalion in December 1914 as I have a transcripted copy of the War Diary compiled by the Adjutant of the 2nd Scottish Rifles.
My grandmother Sarah maried William Docherty in 1920, it was her third marriage, she was previously married to Patrick Sweeney in 1916, he died in 1918. William was also a soldier in the 2nd Scottish Rifles, Patrick possibly was too.
Lt. John Ewing
Royal Navy
(d.31st May 1916)
John Ewing was Killed in Action in the Battle of Jutland
Pte. William Ewing
British Army 1st/8th Btn Durham Light Infantry
from:Jarrow
(d.9th Apr 1918)
William Ewing. Private 302871, 1st/8th Battalion Durham Light Infantry was the son of Hugh and Mary Ewing (nee Dorrian) and husband of Catherine Ewing (nee Hagan) of 63 Wansbeck Road Jarrow. William was born, enlisted and was living Jarrow. He died age 35 on 9th April 1918 and is remembered on the Ploegsteert Memorial. Panel 8 and 9
The 1911 Census shows him living at 74 Stothard Street Jarrow: William Ewing age 29 Master Fishmonger born Jarrow (married 2 months, children 0) and Catherine Ewing wife age 30 born Jarrow.
L/Cpl. Charles Henry Ewington
British Army 2nd Btn. Middlesex Regiment
from:Greenwich, Kent
I know very little about my great grandfather, Charles Ewington, except what I remember hearing as a child and what I've found in my research. I found that in 1911 he was a Lance Corporal in the 2nd Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. He was born in 1888 and married to Maud Ewington from Guernesy (not sure of her maiden name). I believe they resided in Borden, Hampshire where they raised their children.
Pte Albert Hugill Excelby
British Army 5th Btn. Border Regiment
from:Stokesley
Albert Hugill Exelby, was one of four sons of George Exelby and Elizabeth Hurworth who served in the Great War: William (b 26/3/1894), George junior (31/3/1895), Joseph (20/4/1896) and Albert (22/5/1897). They also had two daughters, Mary (b 16/4/1899) and Jane (b 26/3/1901
Albert joined the Territorials on 1st April, 1914 giving his age as 17 years, though he was only 16. His medical examination records him as 5 foot 10 and a half with a 36" chest, good physical development and good vision. He spent two years in the 4th Yorkshire (Reserve) Battalion, before being transferred to the 3rd Border Regiment on 4th July, 1916, and was sent to France on 12th July. Two days later he was transferred to the 5th Battalion. On 19th September 1916, Albert received a gunshot wound to his left arm and was sent back to England, Albert was for a time a patient in the VAD hospital in Stokesley Manor House. He returned to his unit in France in December and was wounded on three further occasions, April 1917, October 1917 and May, 1918. He was officially demobed in February 1919, aged 21 and received an enhancement of 20% to his pension due to disability caused by a gunshot wound to the left thigh giving him a pension of 8 shillings and threepence per week.
Albert married Eliza Hindmarsh, nee Green in August 1922. Eliza had two daughters from a previous marriage and she and Albert had two more: Beatrice in 1923 and Margaret in 1929. Albert Exelby died in Middlesbrough in 1950.
Pte. George Hugill Excelby
British Army 20th Hussars
from:Stokesley
George Exelby was one of four sons of George and Elizabeth Excelby of Levenside, Stokesley who served in the Great War.
Gnr. Joseph Hugill Exelby
British Army Royal Field Artillery
from:Stokesley
Joseph Exelby was one of four sons of George and Elizabeth Exelby of Levenside, Stokesley to serve in the Great War. He went to France on the 7th of July 1915
Dvr. William Hugill Exelby
British Army 72nd Field Ambulance Corps Army Service Corps
from:Stokesley
William Exelby was one of four brothers to serve during the Great War. He attested at Stokesley on 6th January, 1915, stating his occupation as farm labourer. He was 20 years and 9 months old, 5'9" and weighed 136.5lb with a chest measurement of 37.5" and good physical development when he enlisted in January 1915. William trained as a driver with the Army Service Corps at Bradford and he was posted to France as an ambulance driver, leaving Southampton for le Havre where he arrived on 1st September 1915. He served 72nd Field Ambulance, attached to 24th Division. After the war William returned home to Stokesley.
Albert Exley
British Army 18th Btn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment
My Great Grandfather, Albert Exley, participated in a night attack on the 29th June 1916, and received a hand written commendation letter from his Commanding Officer
L/Cpl. Alfred Exley
British Army 10th Battalion Duke of Wellingtons West Riding Regiment
(d.18th October 1917)
I found Alfred Exley's memorial plaque when clearing the house of a deceased relative, Derek Weston, in Bury Greater Manchester. I have no idea who Alfred is or what the connection to Derek and Marion (nee Holt) Weston was. I now live in what was the West Riding of Yorkshire myself in Hebden Bridge and would love it if anyone can claim Alfred!
Pte. Daniel Exley
British Army 18th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment
from:Bradford
My Great Grandad Daniel Exley enlisted in the 2nd Bradford Pals, travelling initially to Egypt in 1915, before heading to France in 1916. He participated in a night raid on the night of 29th/30th June which was a disaster .... of the 4 Officers and 38 Men which took part in the raid, 13 were killed and 12 wounded. My Great Grandfather received a hand written commendation for his participation in this raid, and he survived the Somme battle, being wounded sometime in 1916 and medically discharged in 1917
Editor's Note – The war diary for the 18th Battalion of the West Yorkshire Regiment contains a report of the above incident, completed by Lieutenant M.Clough. The report states: -
Party left our front line trenches, as scheduled, 12.28am, 30/6/16. Advance was slow owing to numerous shell holes and flares. Apparently our party was seen almost as soon as we had left our own trenches, for they seemed prepared for us, & we were met by bombs when between 25 and 30 yards from their trenches. They sent up a single green rocket & formed a barrage of hand grenades in front of us and trench mortars and artillery behind us. The trenches seemed fairly knocked about, and the wire was cut, where we were, in sufficient quantity to allow the passage of troops. Their trenches seemed very full of men and, apparently, very deep.
Finding we could not get forward, I brought my party back as well and as soon as possible as I could. This took some two hours. As far as I can judge my casualties, at present, are about 10 killed and 12 wounded out of 38 men and 4 officers. At present 2 officers, Lieut. F.Watson and 2/lt Worsnop, are missing. I have been slightly wounded myself in two places.
Our H.E. shells were all dropping a little over half-way between our line and the German line, quite 20 yards short of their wire, and this was taking place during our scheduled hour for the raid. My watch was synchronised with an artillery officer sent by Col. Craven.
That report was signed by Lieutenant Mclough, following which there was the following addition: - Casualties as verified later : Missing: 2 officers (Lt F.Watson & 2/lt J.W.Worsnop), O.R. 9; Killed – O.R. 1; Wounded 18 (of whom 2 d. Of w., 1 S.W. at duty) 1 officer (Lt M.Clough)
Lieutenant Clough may be Morris Clough who reached the rank of Captain and was killed in action on 25th April 1918. He is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial.
L/Cpl. John Exon
British Army 7th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment
from:Hull
(d.16th Nov 1917)
My great uncle John Exon died when the East Yorkshires were fighting at Passchaendale. He was just 18 years old.
Pte. Charles Exton
British Army 33rd Casualty Clearing Station Royal Army Medical Corps
from:Padiham, Lancs.
(d.16th Jul 1918)
Private Charles Exton served with 33rd Casualty Clearing Station, Royal Army Medical Corps and was killed in action on the 16th July 1918. He is buried in Ramleh War Cemetery in Israel. He enlisted in Burnley, was the son of Oliver Exton, of 18, St. Giles St., Padiham and husband of Ellen Exton, of 38, Spenser St., Padiham, Lancs.
Pte. Charles Exton
British Army 33rd CCS. Royal Army Medical Corps
from:Padiham, Lancs.
(d.16th July 1918)
Charles Exton died on the 16th of July 1918 and is buried in the Ramleh War Cemetery in Israel. He had enlisted in Burnley and was the son of Oliver Exton, of 18, St. Giles St., Padiham husband of Ellen Exton of 38 Spenser St., Padiham, Lancs.
Pte. Thomas Richard James Exton
British Army 15th Battalion Durham Light Infantry
(d.16 September 1916)
Pte. Thomas Charles Eyles
British Army 5th Btn. Royal Berkshire
(d.15th Oct 1916)
Thomas Eyles is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing on the Somme.
2nd Lt. Harry Eyre
British Army 2nd Btn. Sherwood Foresters
from:Sheffield
(d.17th Sep 1918)
Second Lieutenant Harry Eyre served with the 2nd Battalion Sherwood Foresters during WW1. He was killed on the 17th September 1918 at or near Monchy Lagache and his name appears on panel 7 of the Vis-en-Artois Memorial in France. His body was never found.
He was the son of Sarah Anne and Samuel. Harry was a miner from Sheffield prior to enlisting with the East Yorkshire Regiment. He was then sent back to England for officer training, before being commissioned with the 2nd Battalion Sherwood Foresters as a 2nd Lieutenant.
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