Sydney Alfred Wharton Posted 24 March 2014 by Departed MemberSydney is the eldest child of Arthur Philip Wharton (1867-1925) and Ellen Rose Matthews (1862-1925). He had one brother called Hugh Wharton (1896-1959) and a sister called Kathleen Wharton (1899-1986). He was christened at St Andrews Church, Bircham Tofts on 22 December 1895. In 1901 census, aged 6 he was living at Pond House in Bircham Tofts, [Click to continue…]
Edmund West Wadey DFM Posted 10 March 2017 by John ComminsEdmund West Wadey was born at 1 Beausley Rd Eastbourne to John Edmund Wadey & Ada Amelia West, the oldest sibling of 7 other brothers & sisters. In 1911 census he is listed as a laundry worker and this is the same occ as he has on his enlistment. He signed up for 12 yrs on 16 Sep 1913 at Eastbourne into the Navy as boy II then on 18 Jan 1914 [Click to continue…]
Charles Roope Posted 22 February 2014 by Departed MemberCharles Francis Roope was born on 24 December 1883 into a Roman Catholic family. After the birth of four older sisters, my grandmother Evelyn amongst them, he was no doubt more than welcome! He was followed a year later, by the arrival of a further sister, before the family was complete. His father Charles Henry Roope was a merchant banker in the [Click to continue…]
William Charles Baggarley Posted 4 December 2016 by William was born in Camberwell, where his father was an Insurance agent. But sometime after 1901 and before 1911 the whole family moved to Chichester where William worked as an assistant in his father's refreshment bar. However William, who had attended the National School, Camberwell, emigrated on his own to Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at the [Click to continue…]