Name
Victor Edward Ellingham
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
02/10/1917
29
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Second Lieutenant (Temporary Lieutenant)
Royal Leicestershire Regiment
8th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
TYNE COT MEMORIAL
Panel 50 to 51.
Belgium
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Watford Borough Roll of Honour, Christ Church Memorial, Watford, Watford Grammar School Memorial, Watford Grammar School Book of Remembrance
Pre War
Son of Edward (or Edwin) and Florence Mary (nee DICKENSON) ELLINGHAM of Watford; husband of Edith Annie (nee SAMM) ELLINGHAM of Watford.
His parents married 12 April 1887 at All Saints, Caddington, Beds. Florence died 6 January 1934 in Watford aged 67, and was buried 11 January in North Watford Cemetery; Edward died 18 May 1943 in Watford aged 79, and was buried 24 May, also in North Watford Cemetery.
Victor was born 10 December 1887 in St Saviour’s, Luton, Beds, and baptised 4 March 1888 at St Andrew’s, Woodside, Bedford.
On the 1891 Census, aged 3 he lived in Wealdstone, Middx, with his parents and no siblings. On the 1901 Census, aged 13 he lived in Watford, with his parents and two siblings. On the 1911 Census, a Civil Servant 2nd Division Clerk aged 23, he still lived in Watford, with his parents and three siblings.
He attended first St Andrew’s Infants’ School, Watford; then St Andrew’s Boys’ School from 23 January 1894 to 10 April 1895; then Callowland Board School, Watford, from 6 January 1896 to 4 September 1899, where he won a County Council Scholarship; and finally Watford Grammar School from September 1899 to April 1903. After an open competition on 11 July 1907, he was appointed an Assistant Clerk to the Local Government Board, England. He was amongst the Assignments of 2nd Division Clerks to the Board of Education 6 June 1911. He married 27 July 1915 at Christ Church, Watford. Edith never remarried, and died 26 June 1973 in Longham, Dorset, aged 86.
He attested in the Territorial Force 4 years service in the U.K. 8 February 1909: a civil servant aged 21, 5’8″ tall, of Watford, his next of kin was his father; Private 880 15th (County of London) Battalion London Regiment (Civil Service Rifles). He served at Home 8 February 1909 to 8 April 1915, during which time he re-engaged for one more year’s service, and was appointed Lance-Corporal 1 April 1913. He re-engaged again for another year’s service 23 January 1914, and was promoted Corporal 2 April 1914.
There is a Marriage announcement in the Observer dated 31 July 1915.
Wartime Service
He was discharged in consequence of having been appointed Second Lieutenant 13 April 1915 in the 9th (Service) Battalion Leicestershire Regiment. He went to France in April 1915 and was wounded at Loos in September 1916.
He was invalided home and went out again the following April. He was entitled to the Victory and British War medals, and was killed by a sniper 22 October 1917 or 1 October 1917, his next of kin then was his wife of Watford.
Additional Information
The published Watford Grammar School Book of Remembrance entry reads:
“ELLINGHAM, VICTOR EDWARD. School period: September, 1899, to Apri1,1903. Lieutenant, 9th Leicestershire Regiment. Went to France in April, 1915; wounded at Loos in September, 1916; invalided home, and went out again in following April; killed by a sniper, 22nd October, 1917.”
Acknowledgments
Sue Carter (Research) and Watford Museum (ROH on line via www.ourwatfordhistory.org.uk)
