We remember Eric Lewin Naylor

We remember Eric Lewin Naylor

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Timeline

Timeline

 
1898
birth United Kingdom Source:7090968 1898
1911
education Merchant Taylors School Charterhouse Square, London United Kingdom Source:3208910 1911 - 1914
service British Army Lance Corporal Officer Training Corps Source:3208910
service British Army Second Lieutenant South Staffordshire Regiment attached Royal Warwickshire Regiment Source:3208910
service British Army Lieutenant South Staffordshire Regiment attached Royal Warwickshire Regiment Source:3208910
service British Army Lieutenant South Staffordshire Regiment Source:7090968
location 37, Westmount Road, Eltham, London United Kingdom parents address Source:7090968
1917
death Killed in Action At 07.10 on 3rd December the enemy put down an intense barrage on the village and on the trench occupied by "A" Company HQ. He was killed in the trench and buried behind the trench where he had fallen La Vacquerie, Welsh Ridge France Source:7090968 Source:3208910 3rd December 1917
burial Cambrai Memorial, Louverval CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Nord France Source:7090968

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Eric Lewin
Initials EL
Last Name Naylor
Source 3208910
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
37, Westmount Road, Eltham, London United Kingdom parents address
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Officer Training Corps Lance Corporal
British Army South Staffordshire Regiment attached Royal Warwickshire Regiment Second Lieutenant
British Army South Staffordshire Regiment attached Royal Warwickshire Regiment Lieutenant
British Army South Staffordshire Regiment Lieutenant
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Kate Naylor mother
Major Alfred John Naylor father

Media

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  • Eric Lewin Naylor Photo
    Taken from his obituary

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    John25412

  • Call up telegram
    This is the is his call up telegram sent 21st July

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    John25412

  • Original trench map
    This is where we believe Eric was killed, there are 2 pencil crosses in the approximate are where he fell, we think he was buried behind the trench where he was killed and a later bombardment destroyed his grave.

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    John25412

  • Eric's dog tag
    Returned to the family we presume taken off him before he was buried

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    John25412

  • Eric's Wallet
    His wallet with shrapnel holes, blood stains and documents still inside

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    John25412

  • Bank account book
    The first entry is 7th July 1915, includes entries for his outfit allowance of £50 in July 1915, Officers mess bill of £1 & 8d in August 1915. In October 1917 he received £11. 5 shillings pay. In the December it looks like he sent £50 to his father, he received his December pay of £13.3.6d. The last entry being 29th November 1917, just a few days before he was killed.

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    John25412

  • Page 1 of his service history
    A summary of his service history

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  • Page 2 of his service history
    Summary page 2

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  • Page 3 of his service history
    Summary page 3

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  • Page 4 of his service history
    Summary page 4

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  • Obituaries
    A few newspaper cuttings announcing his death

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  • Regimental obituary
    Due to the number being killed a mass produced un-personal obituary from the regiment.

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  • Cambrai War Memorial
    Showing Eric's name on panel 7

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  • Certificate issuing his war medals
    His war and victory medals where issued 5 years after his death

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    John25412

  • Letter to IWGC
    A copy of a letter sent to the then Imperial War Graves Commission bu his father in 1922, still trying to establish if they had found his grave.

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    John25412

  • Eric's war medals

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  • Eric in his dress uniform
    Here is Eric in his full dress uniform

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  • Eric as a school boy
    From my family photo collection, Eric as a young boy

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Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1

External Evidence

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CWGC information John25412

Multimedia

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Eric Lewin Naylor Photo John25412
Call up telegram John25412
Original trench map John25412
Eric's dog tag John25412
Eric's Wallet John25412
Bank account book John25412
Page 1 of his service history John25412
Page 2 of his service history John25412
Page 3 of his service history John25412
Page 4 of his service history John25412
Obituaries John25412
Regimental obituary John25412
Cambrai War Memorial John25412
Certificate issuing his war medals John25412
Letter to IWGC John25412
Eric's war medals John25412
Eric in his dress uniform John25412
Eric as a school boy John25412

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