Gunner 348879, 8th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery. Died of wounds at No. 42 Casulaty Clearing Station 1 October 1917. Aged 24. Born 21 December 1894. Son of Frederick Evelyn and Mary Cowles, of The Square, Tollesbury, Essex. Resident 164, Mansfield Street, Montreal, Quebec. Bank Clerk by trade. Unmarried. Attested 6 March 1916 in KIngston, Ontario, Canada, aged 21 years 4 months, height 5 feet 8½ inches, chest 33036 inches, fair complexion, blue eyes, light brown hair, religious denomination Church of England. Embarked Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 28 March 1917, disembarked Liverpool 7 April 1917. Buried in AUBIGNY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Pas de Calais, France. Plot III. Row F. Grave 17. Canadian Archives Accession Reference: Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF), RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 2075 - 15

Private 18042, 8th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. Died of wounds in General Hospital, Etaples, 28 February 1916. Aged 20. Born and resident Haughley, Suffolk, enlisted Colchester, Essex. Son of Ernest Harry and Caroline Denny, of Haughley, Suffolk. Buried in ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot VI. Row D. Grave 26A.

No service details found. Died at 25, Murieston Crescent, Edinburgh, 15 December 1918. Aged 26. In the 1901 census he was aged 9, born Tollesbury, Essex, son of James T and Selina A H Drake, resident Ash Crescent, 2, East Street, Tollesbury, Maldon, Essex. In the 1911 census he was aged 19, born Tollesbury, Essex, a Shipwright student part time, son of James Tummer (a widower), resident Woodrope Road, Tollesbury, Essex. Buried 20 December 1918 in TOLLESBURY (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD, Essex.

Extract from England and Wales Government Probate Death Index 1919:

DRAKE James Cyril Capps of Ash-crescent Tollesbury Essex died 15 December 1918 at 25 Murieston-crescent Edinburgh Administration London 12 June to Charlotte May Drake widow. Effects £265 2s.

Private 202536, 4th (Reserve) Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) attached to 10th (Royal East Kent and West Kent Yeomanry) Battalion. Drowned at sea as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 4 May 1917. Aged 26. Born and enlisted Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Maldon, Essex, resident Tollesbury, Essex. Son of James and Elizabeth Fenner; husband of Rose Fenner, of West St., Tollesbury, Essex. Buried in SAVONA TOWN CEMETERY, Italy. Row C. Grave 21.

[Listed as Archibald Clayde LEWIS on R.A.F. Museum Records] Corporal (Mechanic) 203446, 242nd Squadron, Royal Air Force formerly F3446, Royal Naval Air Service. Died from pneumonia 6 November 1918 in Naval Hospital, Newhaven. Aged 22. Born 11 May 1896 in Tollesbury, Essex. Son of George Dorrington and Emily Lewis, of 6, Council Houses, Mell Rd, Tollesbury. Brother of Louis Charles Lewis (below). Civilian trade Seaman. In the 1918 Register of Electors he is listed as being resident New Road, Tollesbury. Next of kin listed as George Dorrington, of 3, Hartley Terrace, New Road, Tollesbury, Essex. Transferred to Royal Flying Corps 1 August 1917, enlisted Royal Naval Air Service 10 March 1915 for duration of hostilities, height 5 feet 4½ inches, chest 34 inches, brown hair, brown eyes, fresh complexion. Buried 10 November 1918 in TOLLESBURY (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD, Essex.

Lieutenant Acting Major, "C" Battery, 189th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Died of wounds at No 55 Casualty Clearing Station 15 December 1917. Aged 28. In the 1891 census he was aged 2, born Boxted, Essex, son of Charles and Mary Maskell, resident Shop, North Road, Tollesbury, Maldon, Essex. In the 1901 census he was aged 11, born Boxted, Essex, son of Charles and Mary Maskell, resident North Road, Tollesbury, Maldon, Essex. Awards Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) [London Gazette 17 December 1917] , Military Cross (M.C.) and Bar [London Gazette 3 June 1916 and London Gazette 25 August 1917 (C)]. Buried in TINCOURT NEW BRITISH CEMETERY, Somme, France. Plot IV. Row B. Grave 37.

Extract for Bar from Supplement to London Gazette 25 August 1917, page 8805:

Extract from Cornish Guardian 18 January 1918:

Major William Charles Maskell, M.C., D.S.O., who died of wounds on Dec. 15th. aged 28, was the youngest son of Mr. Charles Maskell, of Fallesbury. He joined the Army in 1907, and on the outbreak of war went to Flanders with the first British Expeditionary Force. He got a commission for serving his gun during the retreat from Mons, and was personally congratulated by five generals for his conspicuous bravery. Gasetted second-lieutenant for service in the field in October, 1914, he became lieutenant in June, 1915, was mentioned in despatches in January, 1916, and was awarded the M.C. in June of the same year, and an additional bar in Sept. , 1917. In November he was awarded the D.S.O. He was very popular with his own men, and much esteemed by his brother officers. His Colonel, writing to his father, says: "I have only known him for three months, but that was quite long enough for one to realise what a splendidly gallant man he was. I cannot tell you what a loss he is to me. He was always cheerful, even under most trying circumstances, and if a thing was humanely possible I could rely on him to do it." Young Haskell was well-known at Fowey, he being the nephew of the late Capt. Peake and also of Mrs. W. H. Heller, of North Street.

Extract from England and Wales Government Probate Death Index 1918:

MASKELL William Charles of Tollesbury Essex lieutenant (acting major) Royal Field Artillery D.S.O. M.C. died 15 December 1917 at 55 Casualty Clearing Station France Probate Ipswich 19 August to Bertie Walter Redhouse bootmaker.
Effects £533 16s. 11d.

Deck Hand 3458SD, H.M. Drifter "Jean," Royal Naval Reserve. Killed when his ship was sunk by a mine in Mediterranean Sea, 17 October 1917. Aged 33. Born 9 August 1884 in Tollesbury, Essex. Son of George Albert and Emma Rice, of West Street, Tollesbury, Essex. In the 1901 census he was aged 16, born Tollesbury, Essex, a Mariner, son of Emma Rice, resident West Street, Tollesbury, Maldon, Essex. No known grave. Commemorated on CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent. Panel 26.

Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1918:

RICE Ritchie Percy of Tollesbury Essex deckhand R.N.R. 3458 S.D. died 17 October 1917 at sea Administration Ipswich 18 June to George Ablett Rice fisherman.
Effects £240 6s. 3d.

Trimmer 276/TS, H.M. Trawler " Edward VII," Royal Naval Reserve. Died 8 September 1915 in the North Sea. Aged 24. Born at Haverfordwest. Son of John and Anna Walters, of 224, Neath Rd., Landore, Swansea. Buried in TOLLESBURY (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD, Essex.

Extract from De Ruvigny's Roll Of Honour 1914-1918, volume 2, page 304:

WALTERS, THOMAS GEORGE, Sec. Engineer, No. 276, R.N.R., 2nd s. of the late John Walters, of Haverfordwest, by his wife. Anna.(now wife of Joseph Cooze, of 8, Evans Terrace, Trewyddfa Road, Landore, Swansea). dau. of George Cozens; b. Porfleld, Haverford-west, 18 Jan. 1891 ; educ. Cardiff Board School ; was 2nd Engineer, Fishing Trawler. trading Milford ; joined the Navy in Jan. 1914 ; served on the Mine-sweeper H.M.S. Edward VII., and was drowned in the North Sea 8 Sept. 1915, being thrown overboard by the explosion of a mine. His body was washed ashore at Woodrope, Essex, and he was buried in the Tollesbury Churchyard ; unm.

Gunner 899881 Royal Horse Artillery 104 (The Essex Yeomanry) Regt. Killed in action in Cyrenaica 4 December 1941. Aged 22. Son of Walter and Edith Olive Bibby, of Tollesbury, Essex. Buried in TOBRUK WAR CEMETERY, Libya. Plot 7. Row L. Grave 14.

Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1942:

BIBBY Donald George of 2 Stanley Cottages North-road Tollesbury Essex died 4 December 1941 on war service Administration (with Will) Ipswich 25 September to Edith Olive Bibby widow.
Effects £271 9s. 1d.

Electrical Sub-Lieutenant, H.M. Motor Minesweeper 55, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Died when his ship was mined off Normandy, France, 10 July 1944. Aged 23. Son of James and Ella Olive Coates, of Tollesbury, Essex. No known grave. Commemorated on LOWESTOFT NAVAL MEMORIAL, Suffolk. Panel 13, Column 3.

Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1945:

COATES Nelson of 3 Spitzbergen Villas Mell-road Tollesbury Essex died on or since 10 July 1944 on war service Administration Ipswich 14 May to James Coates valet.
Effects £279.12s. 7d.

Captain IA/297, 7th Gurkha Rifles. Killed in action 21 June 1942. Aged 32. Son of William Hurlstone Hortin, J.P., and Lizzie Kate Hurlstone Hortin, of Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Essex. Commissioned 3 February 1934. No known grave. Commemorated on ALAMEIN MEMORIAL, Egypt. Column 207.

Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1943:

HORTIN Henry of 106 Derby-road Stapleford Nottinghamshire died 7 December 1943 Probate Nottingham 22 December to May Elizabeth Watt (wife of Oliver Israel Watt).
Effects £406 4s. 11d.

Seaman C/6075D, H.M.S. Rawalpindi, Royal Naval Reserve. Died at sea whern his ship was sunk in a surface action against the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau 23 November 1939. Aged 39. Born 25 September 1900 in Tollesbury, Essex. Baptised 7 April 1901 in Tollesbury, son of Walter Rose and Grace Ingate, resident Church Street, Tollesbury, Essex. Son of Walter and Grace Ingate; husband of Mrs. W. L. Ingate, of Tollesbury, Essex. His brothers Frederick Ingate and Joseph Ingate fell in the 1914-1918 War. In the 1901 census he was newborn, born Tollesbury, Essex, son of Grace Ingate, resident Church Street, Tollesbury, Maldon, Essex. In the 1911 census he was aged 10, born Tollesbury, Essex, at school, son of Walter and Grace Ingate, resident High Street, Tollesbury, Essex. His Merchant Navy tickets show he was 5 feet 8 inches tall, blue eyes, dark brown hair, dark complexion, born 1900 in Tollesbury, first voyage was on Chepstow Castle. Married Winifred L Gager October to December Quarter 1935 in Maldon Registration District, Essex. In the 1939 Register he was a Fisheran, married to Winifred Ingate, resident 24, Council House, Mell Road, Tollesbury, Maldon R.D., Essex. No known grave. Commemorated on CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent. Panel 34, Column 1.

Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1940:

INGATE Hector of 24 Council Houses Mell-road Tollesbury Essex died 23 November 1939 on war service Administration Ipswich 31 May to Winifred Louisa Ingate widow. Effects £205 18s.

Fourth Engineer Officer, M.V. "Scottish Standard" (London), Merchant Navy. Killed by bombing at sea 21 February 1941. Aged 25. Born 30 August 1915 in Tottesbury, Essex. Resident Burgess Villas, New Road, Tottesbury, Essex. Son of Sidney Lewis, and of Sarah Lewis, of Tollesbury, Essex. Height 5 feet 10 inches, grey eyes, dark brown hair, medium complexion. No known grave. Commemorated on TOWER HILL MEMORIAL, London. Panel 94.

Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1941:

LEWIS James Richard of 2 Burgess Villas New-road Tollesbury Essex died 21 February 1941 at sea Administration Ipswich 2 July to Sarah Lewis widow. Effects £340 19s. 10d.