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We remember Hugh Dimsdale Etheridge
We remember Hugh Dimsdale Etheridge
Timeline
Timeline
1887
1911
location
Coombe Bissett, Salisbury
United Kingdom
their own address
Source:8938737
2nd April 1911
1914
dates
Age 27
Source:5504798
3rd September 1914
1914
enlistment
London, Public Schools Brigade
United Kingdom
Source:5504921
3rd September 1914
1914
service
British Army
2nd Lieutenant
PS/1462
Royal Fusiliers
London Regiment
Source:5504921
3rd September 1914 - 2nd October 1918
1914
theatres
France & Belgium: 1a
Source:5504754
1914 - 1918
1917
awards
Military Medal (MM)
British Award/Decoration
Source:5504921
June 1917
1918
commission
Regular
Source:5504921
June 1918
1918
dates
Age 31
Source:5504798
June 1918
1918
awards
Military Cross (MC)
British Award/Decoration
Source:5504921
3rd September 1918
1918
hospitalisation
Wounded in action
Hospital/Institution
Source:9023091
29th September 1918
1918
dates
Age 31
Source:5504798
2nd October 1918
appointments
Runner
Source:5504921
service
British Army
Private
PS/1462
Royal Fusiliers
18th Battalion
Source:1734431
service
British Army
Second Lieutenant
Royal Fusiliers
18th Battalion
Source:1734431
service
British Army
Second Lieutenant
Royal Fusiliers
17th Battalion
Source:9023091
1918
death
Died of wounds
Wounded in Action during the last victorious advance before CAMBRA and taken to the Advanced Casualty Post where he died.
Cambrai
France
Source:7200062
Source:5504798
2nd October 1918
burial
Pas de Calais
XV.C.2. Grevillers British Cemetary.
France
Source:7200062
Source:5504921
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Hugh Dimsdale |
| Initials | HD |
| Last Name | Etheridge |
| Source | 1734431 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coombe Bissett, Salisbury | United Kingdom | their own address | known 2nd April 1911 |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | PS/1462 | Royal Fusiliers | 18th Battalion | Private | |
| British Army | Royal Fusiliers | 18th Battalion | Second Lieutenant | ||
| British Army | PS/1462 | Royal Fusiliers | London Regiment | 2nd Lieutenant | |
| British Army | Royal Fusiliers | 17th Battalion | Second Lieutenant |
Awards
| Award | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Military Cross (MC) | British Award/Decoration | |
| Military Medal (MM) | British Award/Decoration |
Media
Media
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Names of deadNames in the church in Coombe-Bissett Wiltshire on the War Memorial.Contributed by:
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War diary entry about his deathDied of wounds received 29/9/18, see previous image. This page also shows that he received a Military Cross.Contributed by:
Edwin110085
Communities
Communities
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Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records | Imperial1 | |
| England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription | Ann39898 | |
| 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | Ann39898 | |
| Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription | Ann39898 |
No external evidence
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Obituary | GG17403 | |
| Addition to Obituary | GG17403 | |
| Times Obituary | GG17403 | |
| War Memorial | GG17403 | |
| Names of dead | GG17403 | |
| Hugh Etheridge | GG17403 | |
| War diary entry about him being wounded | Edwin110085 | |
| War diary entry about his death | Edwin110085 |
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