We remember Ernest William Ekens

We remember Ernest William Ekens

Timeline

Timeline

1876
birth Herne Hill, South East London United Kingdom Source:7513329 Source:9186581 1876
1903
children Winifred Lilian Ekens Source:9186581 1903
1909
marriage Ethel Leonora Vincent Source:9186593 September 1909
1911
children Elsie Leonora Ekens Source:9186581 1911
1911
employment Postman General Post Office London United Kingdom Source:9186581 April 1911
1911
location 235 Shakespeare Road, Herne Hill, South East London United Kingdom their own address Source:9186581 April 1911
1917
service British Army Rifleman 375716 London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) Source:7513329 1917 - 23rd March 1918
employment Postal Staff General Post Office Stockwell, South London United Kingdom Source:9186597
enlistment Lambeth, South West London United Kingdom Source:9186567
service British Army Private 375716 London Regiment Source:2435131
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:9186567
location Brixton, South West London United Kingdom Source:9186567
1918
death Killed in Action Somme France Source:7513329 Source:9186567 23rd March 1918
burial Pozieres Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France Panel 87 Source:7513329

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Ernest William
Initials EW
Last Name Ekens
Source 9186567
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
235 Shakespeare Road, Herne Hill, South East London United Kingdom their own address known April 1911
Brixton, South West London United Kingdom
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 375716 London Regiment Private
British Army 375716 London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) Rifleman
Family
Children
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Elsie Leonora Ekens daughter 1911
Winifred Lilian Ekens daughter 1903
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Ethel Leonora Vincent wife September 1909

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Valerie34433
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Valerie34433
England & Wales marriages 1837-2005 Transcription Valerie34433

External Evidence

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London - Stockwell Memorial Valerie34433

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