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Ernest Victor Hayward

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Regiment

Hayward

Ernest Victor 

15740

Cpl 7th Btn King's Shropshire Light Infantry

Born

Age

Enlisted at

Address

03/05/1894 Oswestry, Shropshire

23

Oswestry

Date of Death

Where killed

Cause of Death

02/06/1917

Tilloy, Killed in action

Cemetery

Plot

Country

Tilloy British Cemetery

I.D.2 France

Next of Kin

Next of kin address

Town

Thomas and Miriam Hayward (parents) 40, South Broadway St Burton-on-Trent

Notes

Hayward, Corporal Ernest Victor King's Shropshire Light Infantry

 

Second son of Mr&Mrs Hayward, Ashfield Road Chippenham and formerly of Welsh Walls, Oswestry. Corp Hayward enlisted in the first months of the war and had been on active service for over 18 months having many narrow escapes from death. The chaplain of his battalion writes to his parents 'Whilst in support we were shelled one morning and unfortunately some shells hit the trench. Six of our fellows were killed and amongst them was your son, He was instantly killed and we buried him in a military cemetery at Tilloy. A regimental cross is being placed over his grave. We are sorry at his death, as he was well known and much liked'.

 

Corp Hayward will be remembered best as a Sunday school teacher at the English Wesleyan Sunday School, Oswestry and also as organist at Nant Wesleyan Chapel for over 2 years. He was a brother of Mr A Hayward 7 Lloyd Street and a nephew of Mr A Hayward, Pool Quay and Mr W Hayward, Weston, Baschurch.

Originally from Shropshire, his parents moved to Chippenham and lived at Ashfield Road.

The Llangollen Advertiser 29 Jun 1917

The identification and details of Hayward have been supplied by Men on the Gates documenting the men listed on the Oswestry War Memorial Gates

Memorials Commemorated on:

Chippenham Town War Memorial

Yes

St Paul’s Church

Yes

St Andrew’s Church

Liberal Club

Hardenhuish Church

Causeway Methodist Church
Pewsham Street Yes
Boys School
Congregation Church

Last updated - 02/02/2017

 

 


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