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We remember Hedley Bruce New
We remember Hedley Bruce New
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Timeline
1891
sibling
Alleyne Crane New
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1st November 1891
1893
1895
sibling
Athelstan William New
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21st March 1895
1902
education
Hertford Grammar School
Hertford, Herts
United Kingdom
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1902 - 1904
1904
education
Whitgift Grammar School
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1904 - 1910
1910
education
Certificate of Competency - Steam & the Steam Engine
Certificate of Merit - Pattern Making & Foundry Work
Crystal Palace Engineering School
United Kingdom
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1910
1917
dates
Age 24
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31st October 1917
1917
missing
He is commemorated at the Arras Flying Service Memorial
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31st October 1917
1917
missing
Lt H B New was flying Sopwith Camel B2425 on a Corps Offensive Patrol during morning of Wednesday 31 October 1917. Seen near Wancourt
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31st October 1917
1917
service
British Army
Lieutenant
Royal Flying Corps
No 3 Squadron
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31st October 1917
employment
Engineer
Buenos Aires Pacific Railway
Bahia Blanca
Argentina
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service
British Army
Lieutenant
Essex Regiment
4 Battalion
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1917
death
Killed in Action
Wancourt, Nr. Arras.
France
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31st October 1917
burial
Pas de Calais.
France
Stone C/2
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Details
Details
Names
Gender
| Gender | Source |
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| Male |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
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| British Army | Essex Regiment | 4 Battalion | Lieutenant | ||
| British Army | Royal Flying Corps | No 3 Squadron | Lieutenant |
Awards
| Award | Type | Source |
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| British War Medal | First World War Campaign/Service Medal | |
| Victory Medal | First World War Campaign/Service Medal |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
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| Elizabeth Crane COLES | mother | ||
| George Hedley NEW | father |
Siblings
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athelstan William New | brother | 21st March 1895 | |
| Alleyne Crane New | sister | 1st November 1891 |
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Portrait photograph of Hedley Bruce NewLieutenant Hedley Bruce New 4 Battalion, Essex Regiment He was attached to No 3 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. He was recorded as missing on 31 October 1917 aged 24. He is commemorated at the Arras Flying Service Memorial.
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Memorial CrossCross stands outside St. Marys Church, Shenfield, EssexContributed by:
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Crystal Palace School of EngineeringLetter to Hedley's father, George Hedley NewContributed by:
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Richard Raymond BarkerPage 1 of Letter informing Hedley's father that he was missingContributed by:
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Richard Raymond BarkerPage 2 of Letter informing Hedley's father that he was missingContributed by:
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Arras Flying MemorialPhoto kindly taken for us by Pierre Vandervelden http://www.inmemories.com/Cemeteries/arrasflyingmem.htm Thanks Pierre.Contributed by:
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Iford Camp, nr. BournemouthHedley showing his mother and sister roundContributed by:
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Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
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| Medal Index Card |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
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| Athelstan William NEW | Peter34996 | |
| Memorial Plaque | Jocelyn104876 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
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| Portrait photograph of Hedley Bruce New | Charlotte33 | |
| Memorial Cross | Jocelyn104876 | |
| War Office | Jocelyn104876 | |
| War Office | Jocelyn104876 | |
| C.W.G.C. | Jocelyn104876 | |
| C.W.G.C. | Jocelyn104876 | |
| Crystal Palace School of Engineering | Jocelyn104876 | |
| Crystal Palace School | Jocelyn104876 | |
| Crystal Palace School | Jocelyn104876 | |
| Crystal Palace School | Jocelyn104876 | |
| Richard Raymond Barker | Jocelyn104876 | |
| Richard Raymond Barker | Jocelyn104876 | |
| Arras Flying Memorial | Jocelyn104876 | |
| Iford Camp, nr. Bournemouth | Jocelyn104876 | |
| Hedley in Egypt | Jocelyn104876 | |
| 54th E.A.D.R.E. | Jocelyn104876 | |
| Athelstan, sister Alleyne and Hedley | Jocelyn104876 | |
| Sedgeford, Norfolk | Jocelyn104876 | |
| Wymondham Camp | Jocelyn104876 |
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We remember Hedley Bruce New
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