Name
James William Ewington
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
07/11/1914
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
6856
Bedfordshire Regiment
1st Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
LE TOURET MEMORIAL
Panel 10 and 11.
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
St Leonard's Church Lychgate, Sandridge,
Not currently aware of any Burnham Green memorials
Not on the Datchworth memorials
Pre War
William was born in Datchworth in late 1890 to parents George and Mary. His father was a jobbing gardener. In 1901 they were living in Burnham Green. In 1911 they are still there and William was recorded as William Ernest, a farm labourer, and his mother was a widow. There was another son recorded.
In army records he residence was given as Sandridge when he died, so this accounts for his enlistment at Welwyn and probably accounts for the fact that he is not on the Datchworth Memorial.
Wartime Service
Enlisted at Welwyn and after training arrived in France 12 Sep 1914, for that date he mus5t have had previous military service, i.e. on the Reserve list.
Sadly, he didn't survive long.
Additional Information
Not to be confused with William James Ewington, born Preston, Hitchin
Back pay and gratuities £9 8s 11d paid to widow.
Acknowledgments
Taff Williams
Jonty Wild, June Colegrove, Adrian Pitts, Pat Bird
