We remember Evelyn Herbert Lightfoot Southwell

We remember Evelyn Herbert Lightfoot Southwell

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Timeline

Timeline

1885
birth Lichfield, Staffordshire United Kingdom Source:7442571 Source:8699640 1885
1891
dates Age 5 Source:8789345 1891
1910
dates Age 24 Source:8762297 1910
1910
employment Schoolmaster Shrewsbury School Shrewsbury United Kingdom Source:8762297 1910 - 1915
1915
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:5289898 20th October 1915
1916
dates Age 31 Source:7442571 15th September 1916
1916
service British Army Captain Rifle Brigade 9th Battalion Source:8762776 15th September 1916
education Eton College Eton United Kingdom Source:8789351
education Magdalen College Oxford United Kingdom Source:8762297
service British Army Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade 9th Battalion Source:5289898
1916
death Killed in Action Killed by sniper fire while leading an attack. near Delville Wood, Somme France Source:7442571 Source:8762776 Source:8762297 15th September 1916
burial Thiepval Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France Pier and face 16B and 16C Source:7442571

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Evelyn Herbert Lightfoot
Initials EHL
Last Name Southwell
Source 5289898
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Rifle Brigade 9th Battalion Second Lieutenant
British Army Rifle Brigade 9th Battalion Captain
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Reverend Canon Herbert Burrows Southwell father
Annie Southwell nee Willis mother

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Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Ann39898
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Martin968
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Andrew43023
Britain School & University rolls 1914-1918 Transcription Andrew43023
Britain, Trade Union Members, Service & Casualties 1914-1918 Transcription Andrew43023

External Evidence

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Schoolmaster pals died on the Somme Andrew43023
The news 100 years ago - September 1916 Andrew43023

Multimedia

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Memorial Martin968

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We remember Evelyn Herbert Lightfoot Southwell