Name
Marshall Stuart Straight
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
24/12/1915
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Second Lieutenant
Essex Regiment
12th Bn., attached 1st Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
LANCASHIRE LANDING CEMETERY
L. 18.
Turkey (including Gallipoli)
UK & Other Memorials
Haileybury College Cloister Wall Memorial, Hertford Heath
Pre War
Born on 3 Oct 1889 in Springfield, Essex son of Arthur Brookes and Sarah Elizabeth (Durrant) Straight. Educated at Haileybury College 1904-08. He emigrated on 16 Aug 1913 from Liverpool to Montreal and was a land agent in Canada.
Wartime Service
He had served 3½ years as Lieutenant in 5th Essex. On the outbreak of war, he volunteered in Valcartier, Quebec, Canada on 23 Sep 1914 as Sergeant (21825) in the Canadian Infantry but regained a commission in the 12th Essex. Embarked from Avonmouth and arrived in the Dardanelles on 25 Apr 1915. He was killed in action at W Beach during the evacuation.
Acknowledgments
Malcolm Lennox, Karen Smith - Acting Director of External Relations www.haileybury.com/honour
