Name
Edward Lammas
20 Dec 1888
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
05/10/1916
30
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
L/11604
Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment)
11th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 (Mons) Star, British War and Victory Medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
Pier and Face 12 D and 13 B.
France
Headstone Inscription
No Report
UK & Other Memorials
Christchurch Memorial, Little Heath, Potters Bar, Little Heath & Bentley Heath Memorial, Potters Bar, All Souls Chapel Book of Remembrance, Potters Bar
Pre War
Arthur Edward Lammas (known as Edward) was born on 20 Dec 1888 in King’s Cross, London (baptised 13 Jan 1889 at All Saints. Battle Bridges, Islington) to Robert Lammas, a carman, and Martha Anne Sarah (nee Bowman). His birth was registered in Jan-Mar quarter of 1889.
On the 1891 Census the family of parents, Robert W (born 1886), Arthur Edward, and Albert (born 1890) were living at 33, Hanbury Road, Hornsey, Middx.
In 1907 he was employed by his uncle Fred Turner, Wood Merchant, Upton Road (today Coopers Road), Little Heath.
His parents later came to live at 12 Sixth Avenue, Bush Hill Park, Enfield, Middx.
He attested on 4 Oct 1906 at Stratford joining the Militia as Private 4859 with the 7th Battalion Royal Fusiliers. He lapsed his attendance and five months later attested as Private 5166 on 15 Mar 1907 at London joining the 5th Battalion (Duke of Cambridge’s) Middlesex Regiment (also Militia). Edward transferred on 4 May 1907 to the regular army at the Middlesex Regiment’s Mill Hill depot for a 7 year term as Private L/11604. He was posted to the 2nd Battalion on 27 Aug 1907. Edward was posted to Guernsey on 1 Oct 1907, and to Devonport on 18 Oct 1911. He was further posted to the 1st Battalion on 3 Sep 1913 and to Woolwich on 9 Oct 1913. Edward was placed on Reserve on 4 Feb 1914.
Wartime Service
At the outbreak of the Great War Edward was recalled to Service from the reserve and posted on 20 Aug 1914 to the 4th Battalion which had been in France with 8 Brigade 3 Division from 11 Aug 1914.
Ernest landed in France 31 Aug 1914. He was appointed Lance Corporal 1 Oct 1914. Edward was repatriated with gunshot wound to left arm to Northumberland War Hospital, Newcastle-on-Tyne from 3 – 23 Jun 1915. He was posted to the 6th (Reserve) Battalion on 30 Jun 1915. He reverted to Private at own request on 17 Jul 1915.
Edward returned to France on 4 Aug 1915 with a posting to the 11th (Service) Battalion. The Battalion was a unit of 12 (Eastern Division) and were initiated in Trench Warfare on 23 Jun 1915 and at the Battle of Loos (25 Sep - !8 Oct 1915). A period of Trench holding followed and Edward was wounded on 3 Nov 1915. The Division moved to the Somme Area in 1916 taking part in the Battle of Albert (1 – 12 Jul 1916) and Edward was again wounded in action on 4 Aug 1916 from a Shrapnel wound to hand and foot. He rejoined his unit from hospital on 22 Aug 1916. Edward was killed in action on 5 Oct 1916 during the Battle of the Transloy Ridges (1-18 Oct 1916) which was the 10th major offensive of the Battle of the Somme.
His remains were not recovered and he is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme.
Additional Information
War Gratuity of £12 10s and arrears of £14 1s 10d was paid to his father Robert.
Acknowledgments
Neil Cooper
Martin Cope
