We remember Cecil Edward Metcalfe

We remember Cecil Edward Metcalfe

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1880
birth Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk United Kingdom Source:7962381 1880
1884
sibling John Henry Metcalfe Source:7962383 1884
1886
sibling Maures Metcalfe Source:7962383 1886
1889
sibling Evelyn Metcalfe Source:7962383 1889
1891
location Risbygate Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk United Kingdom parents address Source:7962383 1891
1892
sibling Zina Mary Metcalfe Source:7962383 1892
1900
awards Queen's South Africa Medal Other War Service Award Source:7962351 1900
1901
awards King's South Africa Medal Other War Service Award Source:7962351 1901
1902
service British Army Private 4505 Suffolk Regiment 1st Battalion Source:7962348 1902
1911
location Candahar Barracks, South Tedworth, Hampshire United Kingdom military residence address Source:7962384 1911
1914
service British Army Serjeant 9827 Duke of Wellington's Own West Riding Regiment 2nd Battalion Source:7962348 1914
1914
awards Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) British Award/Decoration Source:7962334 8th November 1914
1915
service British Army Acting Company Serjeant Major 9827 Duke of Wellington's Own West Riding Regiment 2nd Battalion Source:7962334 June 1915
1916
awards Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) British Award/Decoration Source:7962337 1st July 1916
1916
service British Army Company Serjeant Major 9827 Duke of Wellington's Own West Riding Regiment 2nd Battalion Source:7962337 25th September 1916
1918
awards Croix de Guerre - Belgium Other War Service Award Source:7962340 12th July 1918
1918
service British Army Regimental Serjeant Major 9827 Duke of Wellington's Own West Riding Regiment 2nd Battalion Source:7962340 12th July 1918
awards Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Other War Service Award Source:7962351
enlistment Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk United Kingdom Source:7962312
service British Army Colour Serjeant 9827 Duke of Wellington's Own West Riding Regiment 2nd Battalion Source:7962348
1918
death Killed in Action Pas de Calais France Source:7962312 Source:7962311 18th July 1918
burial Loos Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais France Source:7962311

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Cecil Edward
Initials CE
Last Name Metcalfe,
Source 7962308
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Candahar Barracks, South Tedworth, Hampshire United Kingdom military residence address known 1911
Risbygate Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk United Kingdom parents address known 1891
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 4505 Suffolk Regiment 1st Battalion Private
British Army 9827 Duke of Wellington's Own West Riding Regiment 2nd Battalion Colour Serjeant
British Army 9827 Duke of Wellington's Own West Riding Regiment 2nd Battalion Serjeant
British Army 9827 Duke of Wellington's Own West Riding Regiment 2nd Battalion Acting Company Serjeant Major
British Army 9827 Duke of Wellington's Own West Riding Regiment 2nd Battalion Company Serjeant Major
British Army 9827 Duke of Wellington's Own West Riding Regiment 2nd Battalion Regimental Serjeant Major
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914 Star with Clasp First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Other War Service Award
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Croix de Guerre - Belgium Other War Service Award
DCM and Bar British Award/Decoration
Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) British Award/Decoration
Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) British Award/Decoration
King's South Africa Medal Other War Service Award
Queen's South Africa Medal Other War Service Award
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Elizabeth Metcalfe mother
Alfred Albert Metcalfe father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Zina Mary Metcalfe sister 1892
John Henry Metcalfe brother 1884
Maures Metcalfe brother 1886
Evelyn Metcalfe sister 1889

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Medal Index Cards Transcription M2740
WWI Distinguished Conduct Medal Citations Transcription M2740
WWI Distinguished Conduct Medal Citations Transcription M2740
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription M2740
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription M2740
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription M2740
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription M2740
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription M2740

External Evidence

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Edinburgh Gazette - Award of Distinguished Conduct Medal (1915) M2740
Edinburgh Gazette - Award of Bar to Distinguished Conduct Medal (1916) M2740
Edinburgh Gazette - Award of Belgian Croix de Guerre (1918) M2740
Dix Noonan Web Medals Auction M2740

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RSM C E Metcalfe DCM* MM M2740
RSM Metcalfe - Medals M2740

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