Chatfield, Ernest George Thomas

Birth Name Chatfield, Ernest George Thomas
Gender male
Age at Death 22 years, 5 months, 23 days

Narrative

Birth GRO 2nd qtr 1894
CHATFIELD, Ernest George T Croydon 2a 212
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Rifleman ERNEST GEORGE THOMAS CHATFIELD
King's Royal Rifle Corps
Died on 5 November 1916 Age 22
THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
Somme, France
Service No. C/1204
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CHATFIELD, Ernest George Thomas 12359605 b. 1894 d. Nov. 5, 1916. Thiepval Memorial, Thiepval, France. C/1204 Rifleman 16th (Service) Battalion The Kings Royal Rifle Corps. Enlisted at Tonbridge, Kent. Born in Croydon, Surrey 2nd Qtr 1894 2a 212. Resided at Sevenoaks, Kent. Killed in Action on the Somme in France Sunday 5 Nov 1916 aged 22 (16 KRRC attacked Lesboeufs that day). Son of William Ernest Chatfield and Emma Chatfield nee Knight of 2 Victoria Road, Sevenoaks, Kent. Listed on the Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 13A and 13B.
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England and Wales Census, 1911
Name Ernest Chatfield
County Kent
Parish Sevenoaks
Sub-District Sevenoaks
Registration District Sevenoaks
Gender Male
Age 17
Birthplace Croydon, Surrey
Record Type Household

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 13 May 1894 Croydon, Surrey, England    
Death 5 November 1916 Somme, Picardie, France    

Cause: WWI

Census 31 March 1901 Lower Glen Vue, East Grinstead, Sussex West, England    
Census 1911 Sevenoaks, Kent, England With parents.  

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Chatfield, William Ernest18671954
Mother Knight, Emma18661948
         Chatfield, Ernest George Thomas 13 May 1894 5 November 1916
    Brother     Chatfield, Albert Edwin 19 May 1896 1992
    Sister     Chatfield, Emily Mary Louise 6 January 1898 1981
    Brother     Chatfield, William Leonard 24 September 1901 1979
    Brother     Chatfield, Harold Sydney 1906 1977

Attributes

Type Value Notes Sources
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