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Boggis

Selected Biographies

Boggis, Arthur James – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 27.2.1904.[1]  Parents: James Boggis (Coconut Mat Maker) and Elizabeth [née Pettitt] (Horsehair Weaver).  Family Connections: Brother to Percy James Boggis [b1892] and William Boggis [b1895]; also, nephew of Walter Boggis [b1870] and Bernard Horace Hurst [b1860], and cousin of Leonard Alexander Hurst [b1898], and brother-in-law of Bertie James Mudge [b1888], William Frederick Valentine [b1888], Augustus Rowland Watkinson [b1889], Henry James Treves [b1890] and Percy Tuffen [b1899].  Home: Station Road, Long Melford (1911), 191 Eardley Road, Wandsworth, London (1939).  Occupation: Miller [1927], Milk Bottle Washer and ARP Squad member at the United Dairies (1939).  Married: Nellie Elizabeth Watson in 1931.  Service Record: Arthur enlisted on 25.11.1927 as Gnr.776869 with the Royal Artillery, receiving his discharge in December 1929.[2]  Died: Croydon, Surrey in 1982.

Boggis, Percy James – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 27.10.1892.[3]  Parents: James Boggis (Coconut Mat Maker) and Elizabeth [née Pettitt] (Horsehair Weaver).  Family Connections: Brother to William Boggis [b1895] and Arthur Boggis [b1904]; also, nephew of Walter Boggis [b1870] and Bernard Horace Hurst [b1860], and cousin of Leonard Alexander Hurst [b1898], and brother-in-law of Bertie James Mudge [b1888], William Frederick Valentine [b1888], Augustus Rowland Watkinson [b1889], Henry James Treves [b1890] and Percy Tuffen [b1899].  Home: Station Road, Long Melford (1901 and 1911), 24 Primrose Hill, Chelmsford, Essex (1939) to [1971].  Occupation: Miller (1911), Miller and Stone Dresser (1939).  Married: Mabel Bezant in 1915.  Service Record: Percy enlisted in September 1914 as Pte.2438 with ‘D’ Company, 1/5th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment and was posted to Suvla Bay, Gallipoli from 10.8.1915 as part of 163rd Brigade, 54th [East Anglian] Division.  Within hours of landing his unit was moved forward into frontline trenches on the south face of a steep and rocky hill called Karakol Dagh.  At dawn two days later the Suffolks and the three other untested battalions of 163rd Brigade were ordered to secure the heights to the east.  Advancing nearly a mile through a hail of Turkish artillery and machine gun fire, by the end of the day the enemy had been held at bay and a secure forward defence line established.  When Harry and his companions were finally relieved by fresh troops after three gruelling days, they were found in a sorry state, having baked under the searing heat they had run desperately short of drinking water and been plagued by swarms of flies attracted by the dead and dying around them. When the Roll was called it was found that the Suffolks alone had lost 186 men either dead or wounded with a further 150 laid low by dysentery.[4]  In December the Battalion was evacuated to Egypt, spending the summer guarding the Suez Canal. By 1917 he had been promoted and given a new number, and as L/Cpl.240586 took part in the invasion of Palestine, his battalion seeing action at the First, Second and Third Battles of Gaza, the Battle of Sharon and the capture of Jerusalem.[5]  Died: Chelmsford, Essex on 7.2.1971.[6]

Boggis, Walter – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 16.12.1870.[7]  Parents: Frederick Boggis (Agricultural Labourer) and Jane [née Pryke].  Family Connections: Uncle of Percy James Boggis [b1892], William Boggis [b1895] and Arthur Boggis [b1904]; also, brother-in-law of Bernard Horace Hurst [b1860] and uncle of Lionel Alexander Hurst [b1898].  Home: The Green, Long Melford (1871, 1881), Church Walk, Long Melford (1891), 66 Herbert Road, East Ham, London (1901), Third Avenue, Manor Park, London (1911 to 1939).  Occupation: Coconut Mat Weaver (1891), Railway Shunter (1901) to [1936].  Married: Ada Nice in 1900.  Service Record: Walter was a member of the National Union of Railwaymen from 1913 until his retirement in 1936.  No definitive military record has been found.  Died: Brentwood, Essex in 1943.

Boggis, William – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 19.2.1895.[8]  Parents: James Boggis (Coconut Mat Maker) and Elizabeth [née Pettitt] (Horsehair Weaver).  Family Connections: Brother to Percy James Boggis [b1892] and Arthur Boggis [b1904]; also, nephew of Walter Boggis [b1870] and Bernard Horace Hurst [b1860]; also, cousin of Leonard Alexander Hurst [b1898], brother-in-law of Bertie James Mudge [b1888], William Frederick Valentine [b1888], Augustus Rowland Watkinson [b1889], Henry James Treves [b1890] and Percy Tuffen [b1899], and son-in-law of Harry Edward Lumley [b1871].  Home: Station Road, Long Melford (1901 to 1911), 2 Chapel Green, Long Melford (1921).  Married: Ethel May Lumley in 1917.  Service Record: Although no definitive military record has been found, William may have enlisted as Pte.7607 with the London Regiment.[9] Died: Sudbury, Suffolk 1937.

Related Biographies

Hurst, Alexander Burnett – Born: Cavendish, Suffolk in 1862.  Parents: Robert Hurst (Schoolmaster) and Margaret [née Burnett] (Schoolmistress).  Family Connections: Brother to Bernard Horace Hurst [b1860]: also, uncle of Lionel Alexander Hurst [b1898] and Percy James Boggis [b1892] and William Boggis [b1895].  Home: Grammar School, High Street, Cavendish (1871 and 1881), Hall Street, Long Melford (1891 and 1901), 134 Kennington Park Road, Kennington, London (1911) and [1917].  Occupation: Assistant Teacher (1881), Pianoforte Tuner (1891), Teacher of Music (1901), Piano Tuner (1911).  Married: Maud Thurston of Long Melford in 1900.  Service Record: Alexander was attested as Pte.2014 with 24th [County of London] Battalion [The Queen’s], London Regiment, transferring as Sgt.3223 to the Royal Defence Corps.  Died: Sergeant Hurst died from pneumonia in Lambeth, London on 26.2.1917 and is commemorated the Streatham Park Cemetery [screen wall 1.7135], Mitcham, Surrey.[10]

Hurst, Bernard Horace – Born: Barley, Hertfordshire in 1860.  Parents: Robert Hurst (Schoolmaster) and Margaret [née Burnett] (Schoolmistress).  Family Connections: Father of Lionel Alexander Hurst [b1898] and brother to Alexander Burnett Hurst [b1862]; also, brother-in-law of Walter Boggis [b1870], and uncle of Percy James Boggis [b1892] and William Boggis [b1895].  Home: High Street, Barley, Hertfordshire (1861), Grammar School, High Street, Cavendish, Suffolk (1871 and 1881), Hall Street, Long Melford (1891) to [1937].  Occupation: Organist (1891), Teacher of Music, Organist and Clerk to Long Melford Parish Council [1900 to 1937], Clerk to the Parish Council [1937].[11]  Married: Amelia Boggis of Long Melford in 1892.  Service Record: Bernard was a member of the Long Melford Volunteer Training Corps in 1915 and recorded as a Special Constable in July 1919.[12]  Died: Sudbury, Suffolk in 1939.

Mudge, Bertie James – Born: Brentford, Middlesex on 22.2.1888.  Parents: John Mudge (Engineer) and Sarah Priscilla Mary Ann [née Hunt].  Family Connections: Brother-in law of Percy James Boggis [b1892], William Boggis [b1895] and Arthur Boggis [b1904] all from Long Melford.  Home: 10 Grosvenor Road, Ealing, Middlesex (1891), 271 High Street, Brentford, Middlesex (1901), 5 Station Approach, Twickenham, Middlesex [1919], 151 Kneller Road, Twickenham, Middlesex (1939).  Occupation: Blacksmith’s Labourer (1911), Garage Mechanic (1939).  Married: Edith Maud Boggis of Long Melford in 1911 [divorced 1920] and Bessie Ann Stevenson in 1921.  Service Record: Bertie enlisted in 1906, serving in Egypt from 1907 to 1909.  On 20.9.1914 he was posted to France as SS.42892, a Shoeing Smith with the Royal Field Artillery, returning to England in May 1915.  He was issued with a Silver War Badge and discharged due to epilepsy on 21.10.1915.  Died: Middlesex South in 1956.[13]

Treeves, Henry James – Born: Brentford, Middlesex on 7.2.1890.[14]  Parents: George Treeves (Blacksmith’s Labourer) and Agnes Mary Ann [née Glover].  Family Connections: Brother-in law of Percy James Boggis [b1892], William Boggis [b1895] and Arthur Boggis [b1904] all from Long Melford.  Home: Distillery Road, Brentford, Middlesex (1891 to 1911), 26 Lothair Road, Ealing, Middlesex [1924 to 1926], 79A Cedar Grove, Ealing, [1931 to 1947], 9A Willow Road, Ealing [1948 to 1965].[15]  Occupation: Plumber’s Labourer (1911), Dairyman [1915].  Married: Kate Boggis of Long Melford in 1915.  Service Record: Henry enlisted on 23.10.1915 as Gnr.100697 with the Royal Field Artillery, later transferred to 173rd Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery.[16]  Died: Ealing, Middlesex on 6.5.1971.[17]

Tuffen, Percy – Born: Sudbury, Suffolk on 30.3.1899.[18]  Parents: William Gardiner Tuffen (Lime Burner) and Annie [née Ruggles].  Family Connections: Brother-in law of Percy James Boggis [b1892], William Boggis [b1895] and Arthur Boggis [b1904] all from Long Melford.  Home: 31 Girling Street, Sudbury, Suffolk [1899], 5 Church Row, Sudbury (1901), 10 Gooseberry Row, Sudbury (1911), 14 Garden Row, Sudbury [1919], 3 Bridge Terrace, Sudbury (1939).  Occupation: Bottle Washer [1916], Dyer (1939).  Married: Florence May Boggis of Long Melford in 1926.  Service Record: Percy was conscripted on 10.10.1916 as Pte.42965 with 27th [Training Reserve] Battalion.  On 1.4.1918 he was posted to France, joining 15th Battalion, Essex Regiment as part of 177th [2/1st Lincoln and Leicester] Brigade, 59th (2nd North Midland) Division.  In the late summer of 1918, his unit saw action at Albert in August and during the Final Advance in Artois and Flanders from October until the Armistice in November.  He received his discharge in December 1919.[19]

Valentine, William Frederick – Born: Stockwell, London in 1888.  Parents: Frederick Valentine (Plumber) and Emily [née Tricker].  Family Connections: Brother-in law of Percy James Boggis [b1892], William Boggis [b1895] and Arthur Boggis [b1904] all from Long Melford.  Home: 14 Love Lane, Stockwell, London (1891), 9 Tregenna Road, Brixton, London (1901), 20 Lulina Road, Brixton (1911), 64A Kingswood Road, Wandsworth, London (1939).  Occupation: Milkman (1911 to 1939).  Married: Annie Elizabeth Boggis of Long Melford in 1909.  Service Record: William was conscripted on 16.11.1916 into 5th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment, being posted to France as Pte.396259 with 19th [Service] Battalion, Durham Light Infantry from 30.11.1917 until his discharge in April 1919.  In 1918 his unit came under the command of 104th Brigade, 35th Division seeing action during the Final Advance in Flanders which lasted from late September until the Armistice in November.[20]  Died: Wandsworth, London in 1967.

Watkinson, Augustus Rowland – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 3.3.1889.[21]  Parents: Rowland Watkinson (Coconut Mat Maker) and Sarah [née Woodgate] (Horsehair Weaver).  Family Connections: Brother-in-law of Percy James Boggis [b1892].  Home: Cock and Bell Lane, Long Melford (1891 and 1901), Spring Gardens, Long Melford (1911), Hall Street, Long Melford (1939).  Occupation: Labourer, later Galenical Maker for Stafford Allen and Sons, Distillers of Herbal Oils (1911 to 1939).  Married: Millie Boggis in 1915.  Service Record: During the Great War Augustus served as Private, later A/Cpl.80674 with the Royal Engineers.[22]  Died: Sudbury, Suffolk in 1961.

Notes – [1] Date of birth from the 1939 Register for Sudbury. [2] For military details see his Soldiers’ Documents, First World War ‘Burnt Documents’ [WO 363].  [3] Date of birth from the 1939 Register for Chelmsford, Essex, and the Death Index. [4] For details of the action see the battalion’s War Diary [WO 95/4325].  For the 1/5th Suffolk’s part in the Gallipoli Campaign see Service Medal and Award Rolls, Capt. A. Fair [MC] and Capt. E. D. Wolton [compiled by] “The Suffolk Regiment”: the history of the 1/5th Battalion [London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1923] pp.13-37.  [5] For details of 1/5th Suffolk’ movements in Gallipoli and Palestine see War Diaries [WO 95/4325 and WO 95/4658] and Capt. A. Fair [mc] and Capt. E. D. Wolton [compiled by] “The Suffolk Regiment”: the history of the 1/5th Battalion [London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1923], pp.13-107.  See also his Service Medal and Award Rolls 1914-1918 [WO 329] and Service Medal and Award Rolls Index Cards 1914-1922 [WO 372].  [6] National Probate Calendar.  [7] Date of birth taken from the Baptism Register of 3.9.1871 for Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford.  [8] Baptism Record of 19.9.1895 for St Catherines Mission Church, Long Melford.  [9] A photograph in the Long Melford Museum and Heritage Centre archive shows William in the uniform of a new army recruit, although no insignia is visible.  [10] See his Commonwealth War Graves Commission record and British Army Registers of Soldiers’ Effects, 1901-1929 file [ref: 439157].  [11] For his occupations see Kelly’s Directory for Suffolk from 1900 to 1925.  [12] For Training Corps articles see Suffolk and Essex Free Press 10.3.1915 and 29.12.1915.  For status as a special constable see SEFP 23.7.1919.  [13] Date of birth taken from the 1939 Register for Twickenham.  For military details see his Soldiers’ Documents, First World War ‘Burnt Documents’ [WO 363], Service Medal and Award Rolls Index Cards 1914-1922 [WO 372] and Service Medal and Award Rolls, First World War, Silver War Badge [WO 329] record [ref: 57194].  [14] Baptism Register 16.3.1890 for St Georges Church, Old Brentford, Middlesex.  [15] Selected addresses from the Electoral Register.  [16] Service Medal and Award Rolls 1914-1918 [WO 329] and Service Medal and Award Rolls Index Cards 1914-1922 [WO 372].  [17] National Probate Calendar.  [18] Baptism Register 25.4.1899 for St Peters Church, Market Hill, Sudbury.  [19] For military details see his Soldiers’ Documents, First World War ‘Burnt Documents’ [WO 363], Service Medal and Award Rolls 1914-1918 [WO 329], and Service Medal and Award Rolls Index Cards 1914-1922 [WO 372].  [20] Soldiers’ Documents, First World War ‘Burnt Documents’ [WO 363] and Service Medal and Award Rolls 1914-1918 [WO 329].  [21] Baptism Register 5.5.1889, Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford. [22] Service Medal and Award Rolls 1914-1918 [WO 329] and Service Medal and Award Rolls Index Cards 1914-1922 [WO 372].

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