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Selected Biographies
Deeks, Charlie John ‘Karl’ – Born: Stoke-by-Clare, Suffolk on 21.1.1881.[1] Parents: Charles Deeks (Farmer) and Louisa Elizabeth [née Leech]. Family Connections: Brother to George Charles Deeks [b1878]; also, brother-in-law of Arthur Leslie Drage [b1896] and Donald Frederick Pratt Viall [b1893]. Home: Canham’s Farm, Stoke-by-Clare, Suffolk (1881 to 1901), 28 The Priory, Sudbury, Suffolk (1911), Brickyard Farm, Chilton, Suffolk (1921), Willows Farm, Assington, Suffolk (1939), Greylands, Harrow Street, Leavenheath, Suffolk [1957]. Occupation: Auctioneer (1901), Farmer (1911 to 1939). Married: Elsie Maud Sillitoe in 1907. Service Record: Karl was a Special Constable during the Second World War.[2] Died: Essex County Hospital, Colchester, Essex on 19.1.1957.[3]
Deeks, Clair Spencer – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 25.2.1918.[4] Parents: Spencer Albon Deeks of Clare, Suffolk (Saddler and Harness Maker) [see below for details] and Emily Constance [née Shelley]. Family Connections: Nephew of Harry James Bowyer Deeks [b1887]. Home: Saddler’s Shop, The Posting House, Hall Street, Long Melford (1921 to 1939). Occupation: Organ and Piano Tuner (1939). Married: Dorothy Shelley in 1942. Service Record: Clair was an Ambulance Driver in Long Melford during the Second World War.[5] Died: Walnut Tree Hospital, Sudbury, Suffolk on 20.8.1972.[6]
Deeks, Ernest – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 10.1.1875.[7] Parents: John James Deeks (Agricultural Labourer) and Mary Ann [née Joslin]. Family Connections: Brother to Herbert Deeks [b1874]; also, cousin of George Deeks [b1878] and Willie Deeks [b1882]. Home: Rodbridge Street, Long Melford (1881 to 1911). Occupation: Agricultural Labourer (1891 to 1911). Service Record: Ernest enlisted in 1895 as Gnr.1757 with the Suffolk Artillery, being discharged in 1900. He re-enlisted in 1902 as Gnr.2684 of the Royal Garrison Artillery, receiving his discharge in 1906. It is not known if Ernest saw service during the First World War as no definitive military record has been found.[8] Died: Sudbury, Suffolk in 1938.
Deeks, Ernest George – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 12.7.1883.[9] Parents: Bowers James Deeks (Agricultural Labourer) and Harriett [née Newman]. Family Connections: Brother to Walter John Deeks [b1885]; also, brother-in-law of George Edward Barson [b1887] and cousin of Walter Henry Deeks [b1890]. Home: Rodbridge Street, Long Melford (1891 to 1939). Occupation: Agricultural Labourer (1901), Maltster’s Labourer (1911 to 1939). Married: Florence Sheerman in 1907. Service Record: Ernest enlisted on 17.3.1915 as Pte.18697 with 3rd [Reserve] Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, transferring to 1st Battalion, Suffolks on 3.10.1915 and posted to France as part of 84th Brigade, 28th Division. On 23.10.1915 he was posted with his battalion to Salonika and in November 1916 was transferred to 84th Trench Mortar Battery until 13.1.1919 being discharged three months later.[10] In October 1919 he was diagnosed with malaria, which had been contracted while he was on active service in Salonika.[11] Died: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk in 1957.
Deeks, Francis Tom – Born: Thornham Magna, Suffolk in 23.10.1889.[12] Parents: Frank Deeks of Long Melford (Collector of Rates and Taxes) [see below for record] and Elizabeth [née Fuller] (Milliner). Home: Hall Street, Long Melford (1891 to 1901), Moorland, Langborne Road, Worcester, Worcestershire [1915], Piers Wal College, Great Malvern, Worcestershire (1921), 14 Arle Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (1939). Occupation: Chauffeur [1915] to (1921), Commercial Artist (1939). Married: Maude Millicent Skilbeck in 1915. Service Record: Francis was conscripted on 28.10.1915 as an Aircraftsman with the Royal Flying Corps. He was posted to France from 24.1.1917, transferring as No. 11989 to the Royal Air Force on 1.4.1918, receiving his discharge in April 1920.[13] Died: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire in 1979.
Deeks, Frank – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk in 1861. Parents: Francis Deeks of Cavendish, Suffolk (Innkeeper) and Sarah [née Bird]. Family Connections: Father to Francis Tom Deeks [b1889]. Home: Cock and Bell Inn, Hall Street, Long Melford (1861 to 1911), Hall Street, Long Melford (1921) to [1935]. Occupation: Hotel Manager (1891 and 1901), Collector of Rates and Taxes (1911 to 1921).[14] Married: Elizabeth Fuller in 1889. Service Record: Frank was a member of the Long Melford Volunteer Training Corps in 1915 and sat as a member on the Long Melford Suffolk Prisoners of War Relief Committee in 1916.[15] Died: Long Melford, Suffolk on 14.1.1935.[16]
Deeks, George – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 9.3.1878.[17] Parents: Thomas Deeks (Agricultural Labourer) and Ann Maria [née March] (Horsehair Weaver). Family Connections: Brother to Willie Deeks [b1882]: also, cousin of Herbert Deeks [b1874] and Ernest Deeks [b1875]. Home: Rodbridge Street, Long Melford (1881 to 1891), Farnborough, Hampshire (1901), 48 Grove Hill Road, Camberwell, London [1907] to (1921), 27 Cotsford Avenue, New Maldon, Surrey (1939). Occupation: Valet (1901) – Civil Service Messenger (1911 to 1939). Married: Annie Elizabeth Montague in 1908. Service Record: George enlisted in 1903 as No. 362097 with the Royal Navy, receiving his discharge in 1907.[18] It is not known if he saw service during the First World War as no definitive military record has been found. Died: Mid-Eastern Surrey in 1960.
Deeks, George Charles – Born: Stoke by Clare, Suffolk on 25.5.1878.[19] Parents: Charles Deeks (Farmer) and Louisa Elizabeth [née Leech]. Family Connections: Brother to Charlie John Deeks [b1881]; also, brother-in-law of Arthur Leslie Drage [b1896] and Donald Frederick Pratt Viall [b1893]. Home: Canham’s Farm, Stoke by Clare, Suffolk (1881 to 1901), Stettles Farm, Belchamp Otten, Essex (1911), High Street Farm, Long Melford (1921 to 1939), Hill House, Rodbridge, Long Melford [1957]. Occupation: Farmer (1911 to 1939). Married: Kathleen Dudley Goodchild [see below for details] in 1907. Service Record: George Deeks was a member of the Long Melford Volunteer Training Corps in 1915. At the Melford Military Service Tribunal in June 1916 Deeks applied for his own exemption, and for several of his workers. As a farmer and employer, he was granted a conditional exemption.[20] The Tribunal’s treatment of one of the other men, Melford resident Thomas Howe [b1886], can be found elsewhere in this study. He also sat on the Melford War Agricultural Sub-Committee from February 1918. Died: Long Melford, Suffolk on 6.6.1957.[21]
Deeks, Harry James Bowyer – Born: Clare, Suffolk on 2.9.1887.[22] Parents: Harry James Deeks of Clare, Suffolk (Coach Trimmer) and Alice [née Bowyer]. Family Connections: Brother to Spencer Albon Deeks of Long Melford [b1890], also, uncle of Clair Spencer Deeks of Long Melford [b1918] and brother-in-law of Frederick Benjamin Lee [b1883]. Home: Market Hill, Clare, Suffolk (1891) Station Road, Clare (1901), 26 Third Avenue, Acton, Middlesex (1921), Market Hill, Clare, Suffolk (1939) to [1962]. Occupation: Coach Motor Body Maker (1921), Tobacconist (1939). Service Record: Harry was a member of the Royal Observer Corps in Clare during the Second World War.[23] Died: St Leonards Hospital, Sudbury, Suffolk on 28.1.1962.[24]
Deeks, Herbert – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 5.3.1874.[25] Parents: John James Deeks (Agricultural Labourer) and Mary Ann [née Joslin]. Family Connections: Brother to Ernest Deeks [b1875]; also, cousin of George Deeks [b1878] and Willie Deeks [b1882]. Home: Rodbridge Street, Long Melford (1881 to 1891), 11 Grosvenor Buildings, Cotton Street, Poplar, London [1909], a patient in Convalescent Home, Herne Bay, Kent (1911), 46 Buchan Street, St Leonards Road, Poplar, London [1914] to (1921). Occupation: Agricultural Labourer (1891), Stableman for London and Northwestern Railway (1911 to 1921). Married: Ruth Fanny Mayhew in 1904. Service Record: Before 1892 Herbert was a member of 2nd [Volunteer] Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. He enlisted in 1892 as Gnr.93734 in 52nd Field Battery, Royal Artillery, serving in India, and in South Africa during the Second Anglo-Boer War. He took part in the Defence of Ladysmith, also seeing action at Laings Nek and in the Orange Free State, receiving his discharge in 1909. On 5.9.1914 he re-enlisted as Dvr.14687 with 79th Battery, Royal Field Artillery and was posted to France from 10.2.1915 to 8.6.1918. While stationed on the Western Front he transferred to 5th Divisional Ammunition Column, seeing action during the Somme Offensive of 1916, receiving his discharge in 1919.[26] Died: Stepney, London 1934.
Deeks, Mrs Kathleen Dudley [née Goodchild] – Born: Clare, Suffolk on 31.5.1877.[27] Parents: George Walter Goodchild (Butcher) and Eliza [née Frost]. Home: Stettles Farm, Belchamp Otten, Essex (1911), High Street Farm, Long Melford (1921 to 1939), Hill House, Rodbridge, Long Melford [1953]. Married: George Charles Deeks [see above for details] in 1907. Service Record: Mrs Deeks was a member of the Long Melford Women’s Institute when it was founded May 1918. Died: Long Melford, Suffolk on 2.11.1953.[28]
Deeks, Reginald Albert – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 14.7.1909.[29] Parents: Walter John Deeks (Agricultural Labourer) [see below for military details] and Emma [née Steggles]. Family Connections: Nephew of Ernest George Deeks [b1883] and cousin of Walter Henry Deeks [b1890]. Home: Station Road, Long Melford (1911 to 1921), Spicers Lane, Hall Street, Long Melford (1939), Southgate Street, Long Melford [1981]. Occupation: Brewery Hand [1926]. Married: Florence Maud Ringer in 1936.[30] Service Record: Reginald enlisted in 1926 for a period of four years as Gnr.772272 with the Territorial section of the Royal Artillery.[31] At the end of his term in 1928 he re-enlisted with 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment, his unit being posted to France in 1940 as part of 17th Infantry Brigade, 5th Infantry Division. Following evacuation from Dunkirk he was stationed in Egypt before joining the invasion force of Sicily and Italy in 1943. Private Deeks was wounded in action in Italy on 15.12.1943.[32] Died: Sudbury in 1981.
Deeks, Spencer Albon – Born: Clare, Suffolk on 5.5.1890.[33] Parents: Harry James Deeks (Coach Trimmer) and Alice [née Bowyer]. Family Connections: Father to Clair Spencer Deeks [b1918]; also, brother of Harry James Bowyer [b1887] and brother-in-law of Frederick Benjamin Lee [b1883]. Home: Clare (1901 to 1911), Saddler’s Shop, The Posting House, Hall Street, Long Melford [1916] to (1939). Occupation: Saddler and Harness Maker in Long Melford and Hartest [1916] to (1939).[34] Married: Emily Constance Shelley in 1915. Service Record: At the Melford Military Service Tribunal in April 1916 Spencer Deeks applied for exemption from conscription. He employed an apprentice and did work for four hundred horses and binder canvasses on farms in the district. He was attested but granted six months delay before his conscription.[35] In August 1917 he had to re-apply for exemption, which was granted on the condition a substitute was found to take his place in the Army. It is not known if a substitute was forthcoming or has an extant military record been found. Died: Sudbury, Suffolk in 1972.
Deeks, Walter Henry – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 5.11.1890.[36] Parent: Ellen Elizabeth Deeks (Horsehair Weaver) [married John Stanhope in 1902]. Family Connections: Stepson of John Stanhope [b1877]; also, cousin of Ernest George Deeks [b1883] and Walter John Deeks [b1885]. Home: Rotten Row, Long Melford (1891), lodging with Alice Stearns (aunt) in Back Lane, Long Melford (1901). Service Record: Walter enlisted in 1907 as Private, later Cpl.8755 with 1st Battalion, Cheshire Regiment,[37] being posted to France from 18.12.1914 as part of 15th Brigade, 5th Division. In 1915 his division saw action at the Second Battle of Ypres and the Capture of Hill 60.[38] Died: Walter died of wounds on 20.3.1916 at a Casualty Clearing Station at Doullens near Arras and is mentioned in the Battalion’s War Diary. Corporal Deeks is buried in Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No. 1 [grave ref: II.E.14], Somme, France and commemorated on the Long Melford War Memorial.[39]
Deeks, Walter John – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 2.11.1885.[40] Parents: Bowers James Deeks (Agricultural Labourer) and Harriett [née Newman]. Family Connections: Father to Reginald Albert Deeks [b1909] and brother of Ernest George Deeks [b1883]; also, cousin of Walter Henry Deeks [b1890] and brother-in-law of George Edward Barson [b1887]. Home: Rodbridge Street, Long Melford (1891 and 1901), Station Road, Long Melford (1911 to 1939). Occupation: Agricultural Labourer (1901), Ostler (1911), Brewery Labourer (1921), General Labourer (1939). Married: Emma Steggles in 1907. Service Record: Recorded as a soldier at the baptism of his daughter Harriett in April 1915.[41] His unit is not mentioned however Walter may have attested as A/Cpl.80826 with the Royal Engineers. If this assumption is correct, then he was part of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force from 21.8.1915.[42] Died: Sudbury, Suffolk in 1959.
Deeks, Willie – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk in 1882. Parents: Thomas Deeks (Agricultural Labourer) and Ann Maria [née March] (Horsehair Weaver). Family Connections: Brother to George Deeks [b1878]: also, cousin of Herbert Deeks [b1874] and Ernest Deeks [b1875]. Home: Rodbridge Street, Long Melford (1891). Occupation: Groom [1900]. Service Record: Willie enlisted in January 1900 as Pte.5492 with the Suffolk Regiment, joining 1st Battalion in August 1901 in South Africa and seeing action in Cape Colony, Orange Free State and Transvaal during the Second Anglo-Boer War. In March 1902 he was transferred to 2nd Battalion stationed in India, before returning to England in April 1904 where he re-joined 1st Battalion until his discharge six months later.[43] It is not known if he saw service during the First World War as no definitive military record has been found.
Related Biographies
Barson, George Edward – Born: Wellington, New Zealand on 25.2.1887.[44] Parents: Thomas and Emma Barson. Family Connections: Brother-in-law of Ernest George Deeks [b1883] and Walter John Deeks [b1885] both of Long Melford. Home: 73 Sperling Road, Tottenham, London [1917]. Occupation: Labourer [1914]. Married: Mary Charlotte Deeks of Long Melford in 1917. Service Record: George enlisted on 11.10.1915 as Rfn.26/384 with ‘B’ Company, 4th Battalion, 3rd New Zealand [Rifle] Brigade, embarking for Europe on 5.2.1916. He was posted to the Western Front, his unit seeing action during the Somme Offensive where he was wounded on 19.9.1916 at the Battle of Flers-Coucelette. Died: Rifleman Barson was killed in action at Polygon Wood on 4.1.1918 and is commemorated on the New Zealand Memorial [ref: Stone 11], Buttes New British Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. He is also remembered on the War Memorials in Featherston and Masterton in New Zealand. On the latter memorial in Wellington his name appears above that of his brother Henry John Barson, who was killed in action eight months later.[45]
Court, Sidney Herbert – Born: Tottenham, Middlesex on 12.5.1898.[46] Parents: Herbert Court (Weights and Measures Officer) and Ada [née Barelli]. Home: 33 Franklin Street, Tottenham, Middlesex (1901), Weights Measures Office, Lamb Lane, Greenwich, London (1911), visiting William Deeks [future father-in-law] at 32 Livingstone Road, Palmers Green, Middlesex (1921), 28 Old Cote Drive, Hounslow, Middlesex (1939), 61 Mount Road, Clive Vale, Hastings, Sussex [1962]. Occupation: Clerical Assistant to the London County Council Stores Department (1921 to 1939). Married: Alice Margaret Ada Deeks of Long Melford in 1921. Service Record: Sidney was conscripted on 22.6.1916 as Aircraftsman Second Class F.17246 with the Royal Naval Air Service, being posted to France from 25 9.1916. On 1.4.1918 he was transferred as No.217246 to the Royal Air Force remaining on the Western Front until he was placed on the RAF Reserve in September 1919.[47] Died: Hastings, Sussex on 24.7.1962.[48]
Drage, Arthur ‘Leslie’ – Born: Chrishall, Essex on 11.2.1896.[49] Parents: Henry Thomas Drage (Farmer) and Florence Mason [née Prime]. Family Connections: Brother-in-law of George Charles Deeks of Long Melford [b1878] and Charles John Deeks [b1881]. Home: High Street, Chrishall, Royston, Essex (1911) to [1920],[50] Parsonage Farm, Chrishall (1921) to [1929],[51] Heydon Vale, Great Chishill, Cambridgeshire [1932][52] to (1939), New Buildings Farmhouse, Great Chishill [1967]. Occupation: Engineer [1914], Farmer (1921 to 1939). Married: Jessie Louise Deeks in 1923. Service Record: Leslie enlisted on 7.12.1914 as Spr.58164 with 100th [Field] Company, Royal Engineers, being posted to Salonika from 6.9.1915 as part of 22nd Division, receiving his discharge in March 1919.[53] During the Second World War Drage acted as an Air Raid Warden.[54] Died: Great Chishall, Cambridgeshire on 13.2.1967.[55]
Knight, Leonard Wilfred – Born: Cosham, Hampshire on 26.11.1898.[56] Parents: Samuel Knight (Baker) and Lottie Mary [née Leade]. Home: 8 Edinburgh Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire (1901), 116 Highland Road, Eastney, Portsmouth (1911), 26 Tudor Crescent, Cosham, Hampshire [1964].[57] Occupation: Hotel Porter [1916], Apprentice Engine Fitter (1921). Married: Kathleen Dorothy Deeks of Long Melford in 1926. Service Record: Leonard was conscripted on 20.7.1916 as Pte.19597 with the Royal Marine Light Infantry. He was posted to France from 12.10.1917 to 8.12.1918 with 1st Battalion, as part of 3rd [Royal Marine] Brigade, 63rd [Royal Naval] Division. Private Knight saw action during the Second Battle of Passchendaele and at Welsh Ridge in 1917, at the Battles of St Quentin and Bapaume in the following March, and the Battle of Albert in August where he received a gunshot wound to his right thigh on 22.8.1918.[58] Died: Southwest Surrey in 1981.
Lee, Francis Benjamin – Born: Gosfield, Essex on 22.7.1883.[59] Parents: Frederick Lee (Butler) and Eliza [née Lannan]. Family Connections: Brother-in-law of Harry Jame Bowyer Deeks [b1887] and Spencer Albon Deeks [b1890]. Home: Gosfield Street, Gosfield, Essex (1891 to 1901), 5 Egremont Street, Glemsford, Suffolk (1921 to 1939), Cock Farm, Brettenham, Suffolk [1963]. Occupation: Shop Assistant (1901), Shopkeeper (1911), Grocer and Draper (1921 to 1939). Married: Alice May Deeks in 1909. Service Record: Francis was conscripted on 5.9.1917 as Pte.95080 with the Royal Flying Corps, transferring to the Royal Air Force on 1.4.1918.[60] During the Second World War Lee was a Clerk for Air Raid Precaution Service in Glemsford.[61] Died: Melton, Suffolk on 12.2.1963.[62]
Stanhope, John – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 15.12.1877.[63] Parents: George Stanhope (Bricklayer) and Emma Jane [née Gridley]. Family Connections: Brother to James Stanhope [b1885]; also, brother-in-law of Cecil George Brooks [b1890] and stepfather of Walter Henry Deeks [b1890]. Home: High Street, Long Melford (1881 to 1939). Occupation: Agricultural Labourer (1891 to 1911), Maltster’s Labourer (1939). Married: Ellen Elizabeth Potter [née Deeks] in 1901. Service Record: Enlisting on 28.1.1915 as Pte.202540 with 3rd [Reserve] Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, John was transferred to 1st Battalion, Suffolks and posted to Salonika from 24.10.1915 as part of 84th Brigade, 28th Division. The first six months for his battalion was spent in hacking trenches into the rocky soil and laying out copious amounts of barbed wire. By June 1916 the Division began to advance on the Bulgarian Army in the Struma valley. The weather was blisteringly hot, and the line of march infested with flies and mosquitoes. British forces had not yet been supplied with mosquito nets and consequently hundreds of men contracted malaria.[64] It was probably at this time that Private Stanhope also fell prey to the disease. It was probably due to this illness that he was issued with a Silver War Badge and discharged in March 1919.[65] Died: Sudbury, Suffolk in 1964.
Stearns, James – Born: Long Melford Suffolk in 1863. Parents: James Stearns (Bootmaker) and Elizabeth ‘Betsy’ [née Stanhope]. Family Connections: Uncle of William Stearns [b1877] and James Stearns [b1887]. Home: Holland, The Green, Long Melford (1871 to 1881), Back Lane, Long Melford (1901 to 1911). Occupation: Coconut Mat Maker (1881 to 1911). Married: Alice Mary Deeks in 1891. Service Record: James enlisted at Gibraltar Barracks in Bury St Edmunds on 16.8.1881 as Pte.28 with 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, transferring to 1st Battalion in December 1882, being posted to India until his discharge in June 1886. Before joining the Regular Army, he had been a volunteer, Pte.8897 with the Regiment’s 3rd [Militia] Battalion.[66] Died: Sudbury, Suffolk 1937.
Viall, Donald Frederick Pratt – Born: Cavendish, Suffolk on 2.6.1893.[67] Parents: Samuel Pratt Viall of Cavendish, Suffolk (Farm Steward) and Annie Elizabeth [née Mitchell]. Family Connections: Brother-in-law of George Charles Deeks of Long Melford [b1878] and Charles John Deeks [b1881]. Home: Great Coombe, Hastingleigh, East Ashford, Kent (1901), Odewells Farm, Great Mapelstead, Essex (1911) to [1919], Argyle House, Castle Hedingham, Essex (1921) to [1930], Borley Place, Borley, Essex [1931] to (1939), 33 Tenters Place, Lavenham, Suffolk [1973].[68] Occupation: Assisting on Farm (1911), Motor Engineer (1921 to 1939). Married: Marjorie Florence Deeks in 1919. Service Record: Donald enlisted as Pte.1130 with the Essex Yeomanry, being posted to France on 30.11.1914. On 21.1.1916 he was granted a commission as Second Lieutenant with 3/1st Lincolnshire Yeomanry, later attached to the Machine Gun Corps.[69] During the Second World War Viall was re-commissioned as Second Lieutenant No.100182 with the Royal Army Service Corps.[70] Died: Lavenham, Suffolk on 11.6.1973.[71]
Notes – [1] 1939 Register. [2] 1939 Register. [3] National Probate Calendar. [4] 1939 Register. [5] 1939 Register. [6] National Probate Calendar. [7] Date of birth from the Baptism Register 2.5.1875, Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford. [8] Soldiers’ Documents, First World War ‘Burnt Documents’ [WO 363]. [9] Date of birth from the Baptism Register 7.10.1883, Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford. [10] Soldiers’ Documents, First World War ‘Burnt Documents’ [WO 363] and Service Medal and Award Rolls 1914-1918 [WO 329] and Service Medal and Award Rolls Index Cards 1914-1922 [WO 372]. [11] For notification of malaria see the Infectious Diseases Register of Medical Certificates Received for 22.10.1919 [Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Record Office ref: EF501/4/20]. This document also lists other men who appear in this Nominal Roll and were diagnosed with malaria shortly after returning home, namely: William Charles Boar [b1877], George William Cook [b1897], Jack Eady [b1892], Ernest Hume [b1882], Arthur James Mills [b1879] and James Nice [b1878]. [12] Date of birth from 1939 Register for Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. [13] Air Member for Personnel and predecessors: Airman’s Records [AIR 79/146]. My thanks to Alan Simmonds of Sudbury for bringing this record to my attention. [14] Listed in Kelly’s Directory for Suffolk in 1916. [15] For Training Corps articles see Suffolk and Essex Free Press 10.3.1915 and 29.12.1915, also Suffolk and Essex Free Press 4.10.1916. [16] Date of death from the National Probate Calendar. [17] Date of birth from the Baptism Register 5.10.1879, Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford. [18] Royal Navy Registers of Seaman’s Services [ADM 188/551/362097]. [19] Date of birth from 1939 Register for Long Melford. [20] For Training Corps articles see Suffolk and Essex Free Press 10.3.1915 and 29.12.1915. [21] Date of death from the National Probate Calendar. [22] 1939 Register. [23] 1939 Register. [24] National Probate Calendar. [25] Date of birth from the Baptism Register 6.9.1874 of Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford. [26] 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]. [27] 1939 Register for Long Melford. [28] National Probate Calendar. [29] Date of birth taken from his RA Record. [30] Melford Bride and Groom, Bury Free Press 15.8.1936. [31] Royal Artillery Attestations 1883-1942. [32] British Army Casualty Lists 1939-1945. [33] 1939 Register for Long Melford. [34] For business information see Kelly’s Directory Suffolk 1916 and 1925. [35] For the Tribunal’s rulings see Suffolk and Essex Free Press 5.4.1916 and 1.8.1917. [36] Date of birth from the Baptism Register 14.12.1890, St Gregorys Church, Sudbury, Suffolk. [37] His enlistment date is based on his regimental number see http://armyservicenumbers.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/ cheshire-regiment-1881-1914-1st-2nd.html. [38] For details of 1st Cheshire’s movements see War Diary [WO 95/1571/1]. See also his Service Medal and Award Rolls 1914-1918 [WO 329] and Service Medal and Award Rolls Index Cards 1914-1922 [WO 372]. [39] Commonwealth War Graves Commission record and British Army Registers of Soldiers’ Effects, 1901-1929 file [ref: 286958]. [40] Date of birth from the Baptism Register 6.12.1885, Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford. [41] For his daughter’s christening record see Baptism Register 7.4.1915, St Catherines Mission Church, Long Melford. [42] Service Medal and Award Rolls 1914-1918 [WO 329] and Service Medal and Award Rolls Index Cards 1914-1922 [WO 372]. [43] [WO 97] – Royal Hospital Chelsea: Soldiers Service Documents. [44] Date of birth taken from the New Zealand Online Cenotaph. [45] https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R22273064. [46] Date of birth from the 1939 Register and his RN Record. [47] British Royal Navy Seamen 1899-1924 [ADM 188/594/17246] and British Royal Air Force, Airmen’s Service Records 1912-1939 [AIR 79/1955]. [48] National Probate Calendar. [49] 1939 Register. [50] Electoral Roll of 1920. [51] Kelly’s Directory for Essex of 1929. [52] Electoral Roll of 1932. [53] Soldiers’ Documents, First World War ‘Burnt Documents’ [WO 363]. [54] 1939 Register. [55] National Probate Calendar. [56] Date of birth taken from his Death Record, his RM Record however, records it as 12.7.1898. [57] 1964 Telephone Directory. [58] Royal Marines: Register of Service [ADM 159/195/19597]. [59] 1939 Register. [60] Royal Air Force Airmens’ Service Records, 1918-1940 [AIR 79/862]. [61] 1939 Register. [62] National Probate Calendar. [63] Date of birth from the Baptism Register 3.2.1878, Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford. [64] For an account of 1st Suffolk’s movements during the Salonika Campaign see War Diary [WO 95/4916] and Lieutenant-Colonel C. C. R. Murphy The History of the Suffolk Regiment 1914-1927 [London: Hutchinson and Co, 1928], pp.155-64 and 303-10. [65] Service Medal and Award Rolls, First World War, Silver War Badge [WO 329] record [ref: B273188], Service Medal and Award Rolls 1914-1918 [WO 329] and Service Medal and Award Rolls Index Cards 1914-1922 [WO 372]. [66] His surname was amended to Starnes on his 1881 Attestation Papers see [Wo 97] – Chelsea Pensioners British Army Service Records 1760-1913. [67] Date of birth from the Baptism Register of 28.6.1893 for St Marys Church, Cavendish and the 1939 Register. [68] Some addresses from the Electoral Roll of 1930 and 1931. [69] Supplement to the London Gazette 26.1.1916; see also his Service Medal and Award Rolls 1914-1918 [WO 329] and Service Medal and Award Rolls Index Cards 1914-1922 [WO 372]. [70] Supplement to the London Gazette 20.10.1939. [71] National Probate Calendar.
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