Notes
Note for: Edward George DRIVER, abt 1878 - Index
Living at Church Cottage Wilby Suffolk at time of marriage
Notes
Note for: Eliza BRADLEY, 01 JUL 1890 - Index
1891 Tuddenham Census Age 1
Notes
Note for: John BRADLEY, abt 1887 - Index
1891 Census Tuddenham Age 4,
Notes
Note for: James BRADLAUGH, abt 1857 - abt 1930 Index
Born Jun Qtr 1857 Plomesgate 4a 675
1891 Tuddenham Census age 34 Name Bradley, 1861 Brandeston census age 4,
1871 Brandeston census age 16, 1881 Brandeston census age 24,
Notes
Note for: Emily SMITH, abt 1864 - abt 1943 Index
1871 Leiston census age 6, 1891 Tuddenham census age 27, No trace Leiston 1881
census
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Note for: Henry De Ville DAWSON, Bef 1870 - Bef 1901 Index
Shown as occupation on marriage certificate of Lillian.
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Note for: Alfred (De Ville) DAWSON, abt 1892 - 09 AUG 1915 Index
ALFRED (DE VILLE) DAWSON
Abt 1892 - 9/8/1915
Alfred was about 1892 in Willington Quay Northumberland. His date
of birth has been computed from his age given on his death certificate.
There is no trace of his Birth registration at the Family Records
Centre.
According to official records he enlisted into the Army at Ferryhill,
County Durham. He joined the 6th (Service) Battalion East Yorkshire
Regiment (Pioneers) as a private and his service number was 15322.
The Battalion arived in the Balkans on 14th July 1915 and on 9th
August 1915 he was killed in action at Tekke Ridge Gallipoli.
He was awarded the 1914/15 Star, which was issued to all who
served in a theatre of war between 5/8/1914 and 31/12/1915 and
also the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
According to Company war diaries an attack was launched on Tekke Tepe
Ridge by Headquarters and "D" Company. They advanced with little
opposition. "A", "B", and "C" followed,but because of the exhausted state of
the men were unable to keep up with the leading wave, they also came under
heavy fire from all sides which could not be located. "D" company was
surrounded and surrendered
Casualties -Officers 6 killed, 5 wounded, 3 taken prisoner; Other ranks, 20
killed, 104 wounded, 28 wounded and missing, 183 missing.
There is no known grave and his name is inscribed at the Helles Memorial
Gallipoli.
The following extract is taken from the book by Ray Westlake, "British
Regiments at Gallipoli".
Attack on Tekke Tepe Ridge (9th).Headquarters with "D" Company advanced
with little opposiition at first. Remaining companies, War Diary notes,
followed and due to their being in an extreme. state of exhaustion and without
explicit instructions failed to keep touch with.leading wave. Various reports by
officers leading "A" "B"and "C".Companies record the exhausted state of the
men. Also coming under heavy fire from side. front and rear which could not
be located "D" moved up lower slope "the fire poured in from concealed
Turkish trenches and our men were unable to hold their ground " Battalion
withdrew and concentrated at The Cut on "A" Beach. Casualties Lieutenant-
Colonel H G A Moore, Captain N D. Pringle, Lieutenants H. Huggard, S
Jalland Second-Lieutenant J.S Newman, R P. Wilson killed; Major C L
Estridge, Captains A Grant H. L Willats; Second-Lieutenants Underhill, J C
Banks,wounded; Captain R D Elliot, Lieutenants R. A Rawstorne, J Still taken
prisoner; 20 other ranks killed, 104 wounded, 28 wounded and missing, 183
missing. In his war history of the East Yorkshire Regiment, Everard Wyrall
records how "D" Company became surrounded and cut off and were forced to
surrender Colonel Moore, having sat down exhausted, was then attacked by
a single Turk and bayoneted in the back He died almost instantly The same
individual also fired on Captain Elliot from about 10 yards but missed.In his
book A Prisoner inTurkey Lieutenant John Still records the advance as being
over rough ground, some of the men getting lost among the prickly scrub The
enemy's fire from the right and front, increased "In that hour my admiration for
the splendid courage of the men rose to a pitch of exaltation.They w ere
Yorkshire miners for the most part dogged hard men of the sturdiest breed on
earth " John Slill also notes how the wounded remained where they fell, those
that were able moved on their only complaint being that no enemy could be
seen to fire on.