Month: November 2016

✟ ≠ Cpl 1/1 West Riding Field Coy R.E. 7/6/1915 died of wounds received in the Dardanelles. He died aboard the Hospital Ship Grantully Castle, and is buried in East Mudos Military Cemetery, Lemnos, Greece. (DC 28/6/1915 died age 34) (Belper News 16/7/1915; he had been in the ‘Sheffield Engineers’ for many years and as a member of the Old Volunteer Force he received the long service medal, and continued his connection with the Corps after the passing of the Territorial Act. He went through the South African (Boer) war and again offered his services on the commencement of the present war. He was sent out to the Dardenelles a short time ago.  He also had a brother who went through the South African war). (DC 10/7/1915; worked for Vickers Ltd., lived at 111 Newman Road, Wincobank, Sheffield. He leaves a widow and four children). b 1880 Sheffield, he was the second son of Samuel and Mary Ellen who lived at ‘Elmhirst’ (Ninelands Road), Hathersage.

Joined up in Canada, Aug 1915. 10447 44 Bn Canadian Expeditionary Force, later 3 Bn.  b22/6/1886 Sheffield. 1905 UK Electrical Engineers list living at Nether Padley, Hathersage. 1901C at boarding school, Barrow on Soar, Leics. 1911C family living at Grindleford.

Joined up 1883 and was a Sgt Farrier 38187 RFA, re-enlisted Nov 1914 aged 46, FQMS 52288 RFA. Discharged 12/12/1916 due to illness. b 1869 Barbados, father of Erskine Henry Muton above. (Buxton Advertiser 19/11/1910; Mr Muton sang at the Hathersage School Social evening, with Mr Beaumont).

Served with the Merchant Marine; 1914-1918 and 1939-1945, and is on the medals list for both. 6/2/1917 he was serving on the SS Tyndareus, a troop ship when it struck a mine that had been laid by the German raider ‘Wolf’ off the coast of South Africa. The ship went down but all hands rescued. (Google; ’Tyndareus’ for details).

After WW1 he worked for the White Star shipping line and was held by the Japanese when they invaded China. He was a prisoner of the Japanese at the notorious “Bridge House” prison and torture centre in Shanghai (see ‘Target Tokyo’, James M Scott notes; Prisoner Experiences from Written Statements). 1924 awarded Masters & Mates Certificate. WW2 as a civilian Lighter Pilot for the Brunei State Marine he was awarded the MBE for his part in Limbang Raid there in Dec 1962, guiding in two vessels of British Commandos to quell the revolt. b 1900 Leeds, father; Henry George Muton, below. Buxton Advertiser 2/7/1910; Empire Day Celebrations in Hathersage, he, his sister Emily and mother mentioned. The article virtually lists all the ‘great and the good’ who were in Hathersage at the time. 1911C in Paignton Devon.

Pte 495615 13/6/ Bns London Regt. Enlisted 10/12/1915, mobilised 6/6/1917 (they must have been getting desperate as he was never fit and suffered with trench fever). b Brixton 1885. 1911C a printer. His mother was Caroline Middleton, b1851 Hathersage, sister of William Henry and Mary (Jennison) Middleton.

Pte Mower of A Coy 5 Volunteer (Hathersage) Battalion. Listed attending Arthur Dobney King’s funeral Nov 1918.

ă 4630 Pte 6 Sec. A.O.C. (HPN 30/12/1916; Sgt Frederick Morton, Royal Army Transport, visited his home in Hathersage last week), and (D.C 27/7/1918; F Morton, Sgt Army Ordnance Corps., on leave this week).  b 1882 Sheffield. 1911C living at Downing Row, Hathersage, a hotel barman, brother of Arthur Sanderson Morton (above) and George. Wife, Isabella. His 1918 absent voters address, Downing Cottages.

ă 52029 Pte 2/7 Northumberland Fusiliers. b 1879  Sheffield. 1911C a commercial traveller, living at Station Hotel (Little John Inn), Hathersage, (where George, his father was landlord), together with his brother George and widowed sister, and her three young children. Brother also of James Frederick Morton, below. His 1918 absent voters address was, Station Road, Hathersage.

Red Cross record; from Hope, head cook at Hathersage VAD hospital. She could be Florence Jane Marrison, b 1888 Hathersage, 1911C at The Leach, Hathersage?

Pte 7266 Cheshire Regt. He had already served with the Cheshire Regt 1903-1908 so was on the reserve list and was sent to France 14/8/1914.Within two weeks he was officially listed as missing 24/8/1914 at the Battle of Mons.  The army did not know he was a POW until 6/3/1915. German records show he was captured 24/8/1914 and held prisoner at Soltau POW Camp, Lower Saxon. Soltau was the largest German POW camp holding some 35,000 prisoners. The 24/8/1914 was an auspicious day for the Cheshire Regt and is classed as their ‘Regimental Day’. The 1st Bn suffered 78% casualties, killed, wounded or missing there at Audregnies, Mons, fighting a heroic rear-guard action. Fred was repatriated 5/1/1919, so he served virtually the whole of the war period in enemy hands. b 1885 Hyde.  1911C a cotton mule piecer, living in Stockport with his wife Florence Ada and parents in law, George Ronksley Hallam, (b1861 Hathersage, 1871C living at The Hill, Outseats), and Elizabeth (Stringer) (b1857, 1871C living at The Dale, Hathersage).