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Selected Biographies
Name, Alfred – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk in 1838. Parents: William Salter (Agricultural Labourer) and Hannah [née Leeks]. Service Record: Alfred enlisted with 54th [West Norfolk] Regiment of Foot in October 1857, transferring as Dvr.1237 to 4th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery in February 1858, spending a year in China during the Second Opium War before receiving his discharge in September 1863.[1]
Salter, Alfred George – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 11.1.1875.[2] Parents: Alfred Salter (Mat Weaver) and Maria [née Schofield] (Horsehair Weaver). Home: The Green, Long Melford (1881), 97 Harrison Street, St Pancras, London [1898], 14 Kenton Street, Grays Inn Lane, St Pancras, London (1901), 5 Guards Street, Islington, London [1915], Keystone Crescent, Islington [1918 to 1939].[3] Occupation: Groom (1901) Horsekeeper [1915], Stall Man (1921). Married: Emily Whitehead in 1898. Service Record: Alfred was conscripted on 27.11.1915 as Dvr.T4/235276 with 668th [Horse Transport] Company, Army Service Corps, being posted to Salonika from 3.1.1917 and then to Palestine from 23.6.1917, transferring to the Army Reserve in 1919. When he was examined in November 1919, the medical report stated that he was suffering from a malarial debility that had contributed to his deafness, the illness having been contracted in July 1918 while on active service in the Jordan Valley.[4] Died: Islington, London in 1931.
Salter, Arthur – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 18.1.1899.[5] Parents: Harry William Salter (Coconut Mat Maker) [see below for military details] and Adelaide [née Salter]. Family Connections: Brother to Harry William Joseph Salter [b1895] and brother-in-law of Dermot Arthur Chatters [b1910]. Home: Rotten Row, Long Melford [1899], St Catherines Road, Long Melford (1901 and 1911), School Lane/Street, Sudbury, Suffolk [1916] to (1939). Occupation: Factory Hand [1916], unemployed Silk Warper (1921), General Labourer (1939). Married: Ivy Mildred Woodgate in 1928. Service Record: Arthur was conscripted on 11.10.1916 as Pte.27475 with 30th [Training Reserve] Battalion, transferring as Pte.459905 to 483rd [Home Service Employment] Company, Labour Corps, being discharged on 11.3.1918 as ‘no longer physically fit for War Service’. His Medical Report records him to be only 4 feet 11 inches in height and weighing less than six stone.[6] Died: Sudbury, Suffolk in 1988.
Salter, Arthur – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 8.7.1905.[7] Parents: William Salter (Coconut Mat Weaver) and Rosina [née Eady] (Horsehair Weaver). Family Connections: Brother to Willie Salter [b1899] and Bert Charles Salter [b1907]; also, nephew of Mark Piper Salter [b1869] and cousin of William Charles Salter [b1890]. Home: St Marys Street, Long Melford (1911 to 1921), 17 Martins Rise, Long Melford (1939). Occupation: Coconut Mat Maker (1921) to [1926] for Armes & Son of Sudbury, Builder’s Labourer (1939). Service Record: Arthur enlisted in June 1926 as Gnr.770913 with the Royal Artillery, receiving his discharge in December 1929.[8]
Salter, Arthur ‘Albert’ – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 16.5.1874.[9] Parents: Amos Salter (Agricultural Labourer) and Ellen [née Beales] (Horsehair Weaver). Family Connections: Father-in-law of William Samuel Ambrose Varley [b1887]. Home: Rodbridge Street, Long Melford (1881), 13 Croft Row, Sudbury, Suffolk (1891), Ewshott Barracks, Farnham, Hampshire (1911), Lynford Terrace, Reading Road, Fleet, Hampshire [1917], 13 Lynford Terrace, Compton Road, Crookham, Fleet (1939) to [1949].[10] Occupation: Labourer (1891), [1893], Soldier (1911), Engine Driver’s Mate [1914], Motor Driver (1921), Public Works Labourer (1939). Married: Leila Daisy Coldham [d1910] in 1907 and Fanny Mary Ann Smith in 1917. Service Record: Albert enlisted in 1893 as Gnr.98050 with 68th Battery, Royal Field Artillery, being posted to India from 1911 with 131st Battery, RFA and discharged on 6.7.1914. He re-enlisted on 8.10.1914 as Pte.MS/4564 of the Mechanical Transport [MT] section of the Army Service Corps [ASC] and was posted to France from 12.10.1914 being attached to 8th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. By 1916 he had been transferred to 317th [MT] Company, ASC attached to 1st ASC Repair Workshop in Paris, receiving his discharge in 1919.[11] By 1921 he is again in the military, as a driver in 52nd Company, Royal Army Service Corps. Died: Fleet, Hampshire in 1949 and buried in Christchurch, Crookham, Hampshire.
Salter, Bert Charles – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 27.2.1907.[12] Parents: William Salter (Coconut Mat Weaver) and Rosina [née Eady] (Horsehair Weaver). Family Connections: Brother to Willie Salter [b1899] and Arthur Salter [b1905]; also, nephew of Mark Piper Salter [b1869] and cousin of William Charles Salter [b1890]. Home: St Marys Street, Long Melford (1911 to 1921), 17 Martins Rise, Long Melford (1939). Occupation: Apprentice Harness Maker to Deeks of Long Melford (1921), Saddler’s Assistant (1939). Service Record: Bert is listed as a member of the Local Defence Volunteers in Long Melford, being part of ‘H’ Company, 10th Battalion, Suffolk Home Guard when it was formed in August 1942. His name is recorded in the official tribute to the organization entitled The Lion Roared his Defiance, photographed in and around Long Melford in 1944.[13]
Salter, Charles – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 26.1.1906.[14] Parents: James Salter (Agricultural Labourer) and Florence Mary [née Grainger]. Home: Borley Road, Rodbridge Corner, Long Melford (1911 to 1921). Occupation: Agricultural Labourer (1921). Service Record: Charles is listed as a member of the Local Defence Volunteers in Long Melford, being part of ‘H’ Company, 10th Battalion, Suffolk Home Guard when it was formed in August 1942. His name is recorded in the official tribute to the organization entitled The Lion Roared his Defiance, photographed in and around Long Melford in 1944.[15] Died: Sudbury, Suffolk in 1976.
Salter, Ernest – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 2.3.1891.[16] Parents: Henry Salter (House Painter) and Ellen [née Ives]. Family Connections: Brother to William Salter [b1887] and brother-in-law of Herbert James Riddlestone [b1897]. Home: St Catherines Road, Long Melford (1891), 42 Melford Road, Sudbury, Suffolk (1901), Queens Road, The Wints, Sudbury (1911), 34 Gainsborough Street, Sudbury [1916], 30 School Street, Sudbury (1921 to 1939). Occupation: House Painter (1911) [1916], Painter for W. Cardy, Plumber & Painter (1921), Decorator (1939). Married: Rosanna Long of Long Melford in 1914. Service Record: Ernest was conscripted on 17.2.1916 as Pte.24641 with 3rd [Reserve] Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, being posted to France as Pte.35833 with 69th Brigade Machine Gun Company, as part of 23rd Division. He saw action during the Somme Offensive of 1916 and the Third Battles of Ypres in the summer and autumn of 1917. He was promoted to Corporal on 25.9.1918, transferring to ‘A’ Company, 12th [Reserve] Battalion, MGC, then as Cpl.62466 to 2nd Battalion, Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders, before being placed on the Army Reserve in September 1919.[17] Died: Sudbury, Suffolk in 1956.
Salter, Francis Horace – Born: Clacton-on-Sea, Essex in 1898. Parents: Horace Gustavus Salter (Bricklayer) and Jane [née Mayhew]. Family Connections: Nephew of Herbert Wyatt Salter [b1873]. Home: 4 Milton Villas, Hayes Road, Great Clacton, Essex (1901 to 1911), 57 Alderney Street, St George’s Hanover Square, London (1921). Occupation: Bookkeeper (1921). Service Record: Although no definitive military record has been found Francis may have been conscripted as Pte.114720 and posted to the Machine Gun Corps. If this assumption is correct, then he was placed on the Army Reserve in November 1919.[18]
Salter, Frank Linley – Born: Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire on 8.4.1885.[19] Parents: Frederick Salter of Long Melford (Tile Maker) and Mary Ann [née Linley]. Family Connections: Brother to William Frederick Salter [b1892]. Home: Malt Kiln Road, Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire (1891), Deweys Brickyard, Barton-upon-Humber (1901), 43 Queens Avenue, Barton-upon-Humber (1911). Occupation: Engine Driver (1911), Process Worker at Chemist Works (1939). Married: Polly Gilfoy in 1916. Service Record: Frank was conscripted as Pte.45326 with 1/7th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment, receiving his discharge in October 1919. This battalion spent the duration of the Great War in India.[20] Died: Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire in 1942.
Salter, Harry William Joseph – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 25.1.1895.[21] Parents: Henry William Salter (Mat Maker) [see below for his military details] and Adelaide [née Salter]. Family Connections: Brother to Arthur Salter [b1899]. Home: St Catherines Road, Long Melford (1901 and 1911). Occupation: Groom and Gardener (1911). Service Record: Harry was conscripted in November 1915 as Pte.5573, later Pte.511892 with 1/14th [County of London] Battalion [London Scottish], London Regiment, being posted to France from 30.6.1916 as part of 168th Brigade, 56th [1/1st London] Division. The Battalion saw action throughout the Somme Offensive of 1916 and at the First and Third Battles of the Scarpe in April and May 1917. It was only days after this last engagement that Private Salter lost his life, probably due to shell fire.[22] Died: Harry was killed in action on 7.5.1917 during the Arras Offensive and is buried in Tank Cemetery [grave ref: C.22], Guémappe, Pas-de-Calais, France, and commemorated on the Long Melford War Memorial.[23]
Salter, Henry William – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 16.10.1874.[24] Parents: Joseph Salter (Horsehair Weaver) and Eliza [née Oakley] (Horsehair Weaver). Family Connections: Father of Harry William Joseph Salter [b1895] and Arthur Salter [b1899]; also, cousin of Herbert Arthur Salter [b1881], father-in-law of Dermot Arthur Chatters [b1910], and brother-in-law of George Younger [b1879] and Harry Younger [b1889]. Home: Liston Lane, Long Melford (1881), St Catherines Road, Long Melford (1901 and 1911), 23 School Lane/St, Sudbury, Suffolk [1916] to (1939). Occupation: Coconut Mat Trimmer (1901), Coconut Mat Maker (1911), Mat Maker for William Armes of Chilton Mills, Sudbury, Suffolk [1916], retired Mat Maker (1939). Married: Adelaide Salter of Long Melford in 1895. Service Record: Henry enlisted in March 1911 as Pte.1488 with 5th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment [Territorial], mobilised on 17.9.1914 with 1/5th Battalion, Suffolks and posted to 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 Henry and his comrades 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 the Suffolks alone had lost 186 men either dead or wounded with a further 150 laid low by dysentery. After four months of grinding stalemate the British Government decided to evacuate all Allied troops to Egypt.[25] He was transferred on 13.7.1917 as Rfn.211680 to 21st [Midland] Battalion, Rifle Brigade [The Prince Consort’s Own], then on 28.9.1917 as Pte.357973 to 803rd [Area Employment] Company, Labour Corps; both units were attached to the Aliens Internment Camp at Sidi Bishr. In October 1917 he returned to England transferring on 2.2.1918 as Pte. T/420567 to 237th [Area Supply] Company, Army Service Corps, receiving his discharge in June 1919.[26] Died: Sudbury, Suffolk in 1961.
Salter, Herbert Arthur – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 8.3.1881.[27] Parents: Thomas Salter (Horsehair Weaver) and Susannah [née Howard] (Horsehair Weaver). Family Connections: Cousin of Henry William Salter [b1874]. Home: Hall Street, Long Melford (1881), St Catherines Road, Long Melford (1901), 74 Wellington Street, Bromley-by-Bow, London (1911). Occupation: Horsehair Presser (1901), Upholster (1911). Married: Ada Elizabeth Rayson in 1906 and Beatrice Alice Jacobs [née Hatchman] in 1913. Service Record: Herbert enlisted on 23.2.1915 as Pte.4042 with 3/2nd [City of London] Battalion, London Regiment [Royal Fusiliers], restyled as 2/2nd Battalion in 1916 and posted to France from 21.1.1917 as part of 173rd Brigade, 58th [2/1st London] Division. In the first half of May 1917 his unit saw action at the Battle of Bullecourt and followed only days later by large attacks against the Hindenburg Line, which did not end until 16.6.1917. On this day a final push was attempted with 2/2nd London mounting a pre-dawn attack from trenches near Bullecourt. Almost immediately the men came under a hail of fire from enemy machine guns, frustrating any further advance. It was during this maelstrom that Herbert received a gunshot wound to the abdomen, being sent to No. 3 Australian Casualty Clearing Station at Grévilliers and then on to No. 8 General Hospital at Rouen. By the end of the month Herbert had been invalided to England, transferring on his recovery as Pte.221489 to 1st [Reserve] Battalion. On 14.11.1917 he was issued with a Silver War Badge and discharged due to the severity of his wounds.[28]
Salter, Herbert Wyatt – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 19.1.1873.[29] Parents: Ebenezer Salter (Bricklayer) and Frances [née Whittle] (Horsehair Weaver). Family Connections: Uncle of Francis Horace Salter [b1898]. Home: Hall Street, Long Melford (1881), 39 Bayham Street, Camden Town, London (1901), 4 Hocroft, Chilcompton, Midsomer Norton, Somerset (1911), 268 Shirland Road, Maida Vale, London [1918 to 1955]. Occupation: Bricklayer (1901) to (1921), retired Building Contractor (1939). Married: Elizabeth Susan Lewis in 1915. Service Record: Herbert was conscripted on 31.7.1918 as Aircraft Mechanic No. 280024 with the Royal Air Force, receiving his discharge in April 1919.[30] Died: Maida Vale, London on 31.12.1955.[31]
Salter, James – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk in 1785. Parents: John and Elizabeth Salter. Home: Rodbridge Street, Long Melford (1841), Hall Street, Long Melford (1851). Occupation: Agricultural Labourer (1841). Service Record: James enlisted in August 1803 as a Private with 47th (Lancashire) Regiment of Foot and was posted to Ireland, transferring in December 1806 to 9th Garrison Battalion until September 1808 when the unit was redesignated as 103rd Regiment of Foot. In 1813 James sailed with his comrades to Canada where they formed the garrison at Quebec, seeing action against the United States during the War of 1812, at Pattersons Creek, Lundys Lane, the Siege of Fort Erie and through the Niagara Campaign. The regiment’s reputation had been sullied due to the high rate of desertion, earning the epithet of ‘The Worst regiment in Canada’ which may have contributed to its disbandment in October 1817, Private Salter receiving discharge at the same time.[32] Died: Long Melford, Suffolk in 1855.
Salter, Jeremiah – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk in 1783. Parents: Thomas Salter and Mary. Home: Southgate Street, Long Melford (1841 to 1851). Occupation: Labourer (1851). Married: Mary Piper in 1820. Service Record: Jeremiah enlisted in February 1801 as a Private with 12th Regiment of Foot, posted to India and taking part in the invasion of the Isle de France (later known as Mauritius) in November 1810, remaining as part of the garrison until his discharge in January 1818.[33] Died: Long Melford in 1855.
Salter*, Mark Piper (also recorded as Mark PIPER^) – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 1.8.1869.[34] Parents: Henry Salter (Factory Labourer) and Ann [née Ostler]. Family Connections: Uncle of William Charles Salter [b1890], William ‘Willie’ Salter [b1899], Arthur Salter [b1905] and Bert Charles Salter [b1907]. Home: Back Lane Cottages, Back Lane, Long Melford (1871* to 1881^), St Marys Street/Little St Marys, Long Melford (1891^ to 1911^), Sergents Yard, Hall Street, Long Melford [1914^] to (1921^), Woollards Gardens, Long Melford (1939*). Occupation: Bricklayer’s Labourer (1891 to 1901), Builders Labourer (1911), General Labourer for Palmer & Son, Wheelwright of Long Melford (1921). Service Record: He enlisted under the name Mark Piper on 14.10.1914 as Pte.2855 with 4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, transferring on 29.4.1916 as Pte.28870 to 100th, then 66th and finally to 55th Protection Company, Royal Defence Corps receiving his discharge in April 1919.[35] Died: Sudbury, Suffolk in 1942 as Mark Salter.
Salter, Thomas – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 4.12.1874.[36] Parents: James Salter (Coconut Mat Maker) and Caroline [née Moss] (Horsehair Weaver). Family Connections: Cousin of Herbert Arthur Salter [b1881] and Henry William Salter [b1874]. Home: Back Lane Cottages, Back Lane, Long Melford (1881), Back Lane, Long Melford (1891), Smaley Lane, Long Melford (1901), Brook Street, Bures Hamlet, Essex (1939). Occupation: Coir Yarn Sorter (1891), Coconut Mat Maker (1901), Agricultural Labourer (1939). Service Record: Thomas is recorded as a member of the Melford Silver Band in 1900. He enlisted in 1904 as Pte.6499 with 3rd [Militia] Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, being discharged in 1907. Re-enlisting on 15.9.1914 as Pte.9811 of 9th [Service] Battalion, Suffolks, he received his discharge after only three months as ‘not likely to become an efficient soldier’ due to myopia.[37] Died: Sudbury, Suffolk in 1946.
Salter, Thomas – Born: Cavendish, Suffolk in 1876. Parents: Henry Salter (Horsehair Factory Foreman) and Elizabeth. Home: High Street, Cavendish, Suffolk (1881), Liston Lane, Long Melford (1891). Occupation: Stable Help (1891). Service Record: Thomas enlisted in 1896 as Pte.4742 with 1st Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment, being posted to South Africa and stationed in Natal Province at the outbreak of the Second Anglo-Boer War. In October 1899 the battalion saw action at the Battle of Glencoe before occupying Ladysmith where with other units they were besieged until the town was relieved in February 1900. Died: Private Salter was lost his life on 29.4.1900, it is not known if this was though wounds or disease.
Salter, William – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 1.4.1887.[38] Parents: Henry Salter (House Painter) and Ellen [née Ives]. Family Connections: Brother to Ernest Salter [b1891] and brother-in-law of Herbert James Riddlestone [b1897]. Home: St Catherines Road, Long Melford (1891), 42 Melford Road, Sudbury, Suffolk (1901), 7 Bartletts Buildings, Holborn Circus, City of London (1911), 31 Queens Road, Sudbury (1921). Occupation: Baker’s Errand Boy (1901), Drapery Warehouse Porter for Thomas Wallis & Co Ltd (1911), Disabled Soldier (1921). Service Record: William was conscripted in April 1916 as Pte. G/11090 with 10th [Reserve] Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment,[39] transferring to 9th [Service] Battalion and then to 7th [Service] Battalion as part of 36th Brigade in 12th (Eastern) Division. He was wounded in early 1918, possibly during the German Spring Offensive in late March; his injuries were severe enough to stop him gaining employment following his discharge from the Army in April.[40] Died: Sudbury, Suffolk in 1970.
Salter, William ‘Charles’ Samuel – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 3.6.1890.[41] Parents: Christopher Charles Salter (Bleacher of Coir Yarn) and Elizabeth [née Border] (Horsehair Weaver). Family Connections: Brother to Charles Salter [b1891]; also, cousin of Willie Salter [b1899], Athur Salter [b1905] and Bertie Charles Salter [b1907]. Home: Back Lane, Long Melford (1901 and 1911), Hyderabad Barracks, Colchester, Essex (1921). Occupation: Coconut Mat Maker’s Labourer [1905], Agricultural Labourer (1911), Soldier (1921). Service Record: William enlisted in 1905 as Pte.6954 with 3rd [Militia] Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, transferring in 1907 to the Cheshire Regiment. In 1915 he became a member of the Long Melford Volunteer Training Corps,[42] although he later appears to have been recalled to the Cheshire Regiment, as in 1921 he can be found serving with 1st Battalion at their barracks in Colchester.
Salter, William Frederick – Born: Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire in 1892. Parents: Frederick Salter of Long Melford (Tile Maker) and Mary Ann [née Linley]. Family Connections: Brother to Frank Linley Salter [b1885]. Home: Deweys Brickyard, Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire (1901), 43 Queens Avenue, Barton-upon-Humber (1911), Chemical Row, Barton-upon-Humber (1921). Occupation: Labourer (1911). Married: Elsie Horsfall in 1913. Service Record: William was conscripted on 9.12.1915 as Pte.62794 with 4th [Reserve] Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, receiving his discharge in January 1919.[43] Died: Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire on 23.7.1939.
Salter, William ‘Willie’ – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk in 1899. Parents: William Salter (Coconut Mat Weaver) and Rosina [née Eady] (Horsehair Weaver). Family Connections: Brother to Arthur Salter [b1905] and Bert Charles Salter [b1907]; also, nephew of Mark Piper Salter [b1869] and cousin of William Charles Salter [b1890]. Home: St Marys Street/Little St Marys, Long Melford (1901 and 1911). Service Record: Willie was conscripted as Rfn.44805 with 12th [Service] Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps transferring to 1/13th [County of London] Battalion [Princess Louise’s Kensington], London Regiment and being posted to France as part of 168th [2nd London] Brigade, 56th [1/1st London] Division. On 3.11.1918 his battalion was ordered forward to contact enemy units falling back in the direction of Mons. Some fighting had taken place over the three days since the pursuit began but it was not until his unit entered the village of Angre in Belgium that any concerted resistance was encountered. A spirited German counterattack, followed by a well-placed barrage, forced the battalion to make a fighting withdrawal to higher ground. It was probably during this phase that he received his fatal wounds.[44] Died: Willie was killed in action on 6.11.1918 during what became known as the Final Advance in Picardy. He is buried in Denain Communal Cemetery [grave ref: D26], Nord, France and commemorated on the Long Melford War Memorial.[45]
Related Biographies
Chatters, Dermot Arthur – Born: Glemsford, Suffolk on 3.5.1910.[46] Parents: Bertie Chatters (Agricultural Labourer) and Gertrude Joanna [née Oakley]. Family Connections: Son-in-law to Henry William Salter [b1874] and brother-in-law of Arthur Salter [b1899]. Home: Fern Hill, Glemsford, Suffolk (1911), Low Street, Glemsford (1921), Elm Grove, Tye Green, Glemsford (1939) to [1982]. Occupation: Fish Frier Salesman (1939). Married: Mabel Adelaide Salter of Long Melford in 1933. Service Record: Dermot was conscripted on 31.10.1942 as Gnr.11430236 with ‘A’ Battery, 8th [Reserve] Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, later transferring to 400 Searchlight Battery, before receiving his discharge in December 1945.[47] Died: Glemsford, Suffolk on 15.9.1982.[48]
Riddlestone, Herbert James – Born: Sudbury, Suffolk on 3.7.1897.[49] Parents: Henry Lewis Riddlestone (Labourer) and Kate Charlotte [née Baker]. Family Connections: Brother-in-law of William Salter [b1887] and Ernest Salter [b1891]. Home: 2 School Street, Sudbury, Suffolk (1911), 18 Garden Row, Sudbury (1921), County Lunatic Asylum, St Audrey’s Hospital, Woodbridge, Suffolk (1939). Occupation: Fibre Winder at a Coconut Mat Factory (1911), Labourer [1916], General Labourer at Brunton Limited Engineering Works (1921), Stoker at a Silk Factory (1939). Married: Nellie Cross [d1926] in 1919 and to Lily Muriel Salter of Long Melford in 1938. Service Record: Herbert was conscripted on 9.3.1916 as Stoker Second Class No. K31415 with the Royal Navy, serving on the battleship HMS Swifsure from May 1916 to April 1917 as part of 9th Cruiser Squadron on patrolling duties in the Atlantic. After a brief spell ashore, he joined the Azalea Class Sloop HMS Clematis until the end of hostilities in 1918, receiving his discharge in the following August.[50] Died: Woodbridge, Suffolk in 1952.
Varley, William Samuel Ambrose – Born: Greenwich, London in 1887. Parents: James Varley (Agricultural Labourer) and Elizabeth [née Cook]. Family Connections: Son-in-law of Arthur Albert Salter [b1874]. Home: 15 Lenthorpe Road, Greenwich, London (1891), 13 Brighton Terrace, Lambeth, London (1901), 3 Inverine Road, Charlton, London (1921), 32 Anthony Road, Bexley, Kent (1939). Occupation: Riveter’s Apprentice [1905], Tug Fireman for the Mercantile Lighterage Company (1921), Tug Driver River Transport (1939). Married: Gladys Daisy Salter in 1930. Service Record: William enlisted in 1905 as No.223080 with the Royal Navy, rising to the rank of Petty Officer by the time of his discharge in 1921.[51] Died: Dartford, Kent in 1943.
Younger, George – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 20.7.1879.[52] Parents: Henry Younger (Labourer) and Susannah [née Oakley] (Horsehair Weaver). Family Connections: Brother to William Younger [b1886], Harry Younger [b1889] and Frederick John Younger [b1891]; also, brother-in-law of Harry William Salter [b1874]. Home: Westgate Street, Long Melford (1881), Hill Cottage, Westgate Lane, Long Melford (1891), Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich, Kent (1901), 24 London Road, East Grinstead, Sussex (1911), 24A Queens Road, East Grinstead (1916), 61 Fairfax Road, Swiss Cottage, Hampstead, London (1939). Occupation: Soldier (1901), Coachman and Chauffer (1911), Greengrocer (1939). Married: Rosina Salter of Long Melford in 1904. Service Record: George is recorded as a Driver in ‘A’ Depot Battery, Royal Horse Artillery in 1901. He was conscripted on 27.6.1916 as Pte.M2/192627 a driver in the Mechanical Transport section of the Army Service Corps and posted to East Africa from 14.7.1916 to 15.12.1918, where his main role was as a light driver at Kilindi on the island of Zanzibar, and at the base hospital in Mombasa in Tanganyika.[53] Died: Hampstead, London on 20.3.1962.[54]
Younger, Harry – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk in 25.2.1889.[55] Parents: Henry Younger (Labourer) and Susannah [née Oakley] (Horsehair Weaver). Family Connections: Brother to George Younger [b1879], William Younger [b1886] and Frederick John Younger [b1891]; also, brother-in-law of Harry William Salter [b1874]. Home: Hill Cottage, Westgate Lane, Long Melford (1891), Park Lodge, Polstead, Suffolk (1901), Military Barracks in India (1911), The Forge, Thurston Road, Beyton Green, Suffolk (1939), 96 Springfield Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk [1956]. Occupation: Shoeing Smith (1911), Master Blacksmith (1939). Married: Ada Salter of Long Melford in 1915.[56] Service Record: Harry enlisted as a Shoeing Smith with 93rd Battery, Royal Field Artillery stationed in India in 1911. By the opening of the Great War, he was serving as Shoeing/Sgt.44852 in XVIII Brigade, RFA, 3rd [Lahore] Division, being posted to France from 27.9.1914. His unit came under 3rd Canadian Division in 1916 and 4th Canadian Division up to August 1917, both divisions seeing action during the Somme Offensive of 1916. He is recorded as a Sergeant in the Royal Garrison Artillery at the baptism of his daughter in November 1918.[57] Died: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk on 27.10.1956.[58]
Notes – [1] [WO 97] – Chelsea Pensioners British Army Service Records 1760-1913. [2] Baptism Register 5.3.1876, Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford. [3] Addresses taken from Marriage Register 10.4.1898, Parish Church, Regent Square, St Pancras, London and the Electoral Roll for Islington, London. [4] Soldiers’ Documents and Pension Claims, First World War [WO 364], Service Medal and Award Rolls 1914-1918 [WO 329] and Service Medal and Award Rolls Index Cards 1914-1922 [WO 372]. [5] Baptism Register 2.3.1899, St Catherines Mission Church, Long Melford. [6] Soldiers’ Documents and Pension Claims, First World War [WO 364]. [7] 1939 Register. [8] Royal Artillery Attestations. [9] Date of birth from the Baptism Register 6.9.1874, Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford. [10] Recorded as Albert Salter on UK Census Returns for 1891 and 1911. [11] For details of 8th Siege Battery’s deployments see War Diary [WO 95/393/2-3]. Recorded as Albert Salter on Soldiers’ Documents, First World War ‘Burnt Documents’ [WO 363], Soldiers’ Documents and Pension Claims, First World War [WO 364], Service Medal and Award Rolls 1914-1918 [WO 329] and Service Medal and Award Rolls Index Cards 1914-1922 [WO 372]. [12] 1939 Register. [13] Published by Marten & Son, Ltd., of Market Hill, Sudbury, Suffolk in 1946. [14] Date of birth taken from the Admissions Register of 9.5.1910 for St Catherines Infants School, Long Melford. [15] Published by Marten & Son, Ltd., of Market Hill, Sudbury, Suffolk in 1946. [16] Baptism Register 7.5.1891, St Catherines Mission Church, Long Melford. [17] For details of 69th MG Company’s movements see War Diaries [WO 95/2184/5 and WO 95/4238]. See also 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]. [18] Service Medal and Award Rolls 1914-1918 [WO 329] and Service Medal and Award Rolls Index Cards 1914-1922 [WO 372]. [19] 1939 Register. [20] Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923 [ref: 7/MS/4157], Service Medal and Award Rolls 1914-1918 [WO 329] and Service Medal and Award Rolls Index Cards 1914-1922 [WO 372]. [21] Baptism Register 21.3.1895, Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford. [22] For details of 1/14th London’s movements see War Diary [WO 95/2956/1]. See also his Service Medal and Award Rolls 1914-1918 [WO 329] and Service Medal and Award Rolls Index Cards 1914-1922 [WO 372] in the name Harry Henry William Joseph Salter. [23] Commonwealth War Graves Commission record and British Army Registers of Soldiers’ Effects, 1901-1929 files [ref: 481666 and 922758]. [24] Baptism Register 6.12.1874, Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford. [25] For details of 1/5th Suffolks movements see their War Diary [WO 95/4325] and Capt. A. Fair and Capt. E. D. Wolton “The Suffolk Regiment”: the history of the 1/5th Battalion [London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1923]. [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] Baptism Register 3.4.1881, Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford. [28] For details of 2/2nd Royal Fusiliers movements during Herbert’s time in the Ypres Salient see War Diary [WO 95/3001/3]. Also see his Soldiers’ Documents, First World War ‘Burnt Documents’ [WO 363], Service Medal and Award Rolls, First World War, Silver War Badge [WO 329] record [ref: 269424], Service Medal and Award Rolls 1914-1918 [WO 329] and Service Medal and Award Rolls Index Cards 1914-1922 [WO 372]. [29] Date of birth from his RAF Record. [30] Air Member for Personnel and predecessors: Airman’s Records [AIR 79/2437], in the name of Herbert Whyart Salter [sic]. [31] National Probate Calendar. [32] Chelsea Pensioner [WO 97/10/70/171]. For Regimental details see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/103rd_Regiment _of_Foot. [33] Kilmainham: Pensioners’ Discharge Documents, 1783-1822 [WO 119]. [34] Baptism Register of 5.12.1869 for Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford as Mark Piper Salter. [35] Soldiers’ Documents, First World War ‘Burnt Documents’ [WO 363]. [36] Baptism Register 17.2.1875, Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford. [37] My thanks to Tim Seppings of Sudbury for showing Thomas’s connection to the Melford Silver Band. See also his Chelsea Hospital British Army Service Record [WO 97] up to 1907 and Soldiers’ Documents and Pension Claims, First World War [WO 364]. [38] Baptism Register of 5.6.1887 for Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford. [39] See https://armyservicenumbers.blogspot.com/2009/06/royal-sussex-regiment-service.html for an indication of when he was called for service. [40] Service Medal and Award Rolls 1914-1918 [WO 329] and Service Medal and Award Rolls Index Cards 1914-1922 [WO 372] and Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923 [ref:11/M/324461]. [41] Baptism Register 31.7.1890, St Catherines Mission Church, Long Melford. [42] Chelsea Hospital British Army Service Record [WO 97] up to 1907. For Training Corps article see Suffolk and Essex Free Press 10.3.1915. [43] Soldiers’ Documents, First World War ‘Burnt Documents’ [WO 363]. [44] Service Medal and Award Rolls 1914-1918 [WO 329] and Service Medal and Award Rolls Index Cards 1914-1922 [WO 372]. For details of 1/13th London’s movements around the time of Willie’s death see War Diary [WO 95/2955/6]. [45] Recorded as William on his Commonwealth War Graves Commission record and British Army Registers of Soldiers’ Effects, 1901-1929 file [ref: 807944]. [46] 1939 Register. [47] Royal Artillery attestations 1883-1942. [48] National Probate Calendar. My thanks to Jennifer Lyons for sharing the image of Dermot Chatters. [49] Date of birth from his RN Record. [50] Royal Navy Registers of Seaman’s Services [ADM 188/929]. [51] Royal Navy Registers of Seaman’s Services [ADM 188/393/223080]. [52] Date of birth from the Baptism Register 7.9.1879, Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford. [53] 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]. [54] Date of death from the National Probate Calendar. [55] Date of birth from the Baptism Register 7.4.1889, Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford. [56] Marriage Register 30.6.1915, Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford. [57] For details of 18th Brigade RFA’s movements on the Western Front see War Diary [WO 95/3918/4]. See also his Service Medal and Award Rolls 1914-1918 [WO 329] and Service Medal and Award Rolls Index Cards 1914-1922 [WO 372]. His rank and regiment taken from Baptism Register 17.11.1918, St Catherines Mission Church, Long Melford. [58] Date of death from the National Probate Calendar.
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