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Major · 3 Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regt)

Edmund Rochfort; 20.05.1876 Street

† 15/10/1916 · 40 jaar · Canada · Grove Town Cemetery, Meaulte, I.B.7

Persoonlijke gegevens

NaamStreet
InitialenE.R.
VoornaamEdmund Rochfort; 20.05.1876
Geboortedatum en -plaatsLondon, Ontario
Land van dienstCanada
BeroepCareer Soldier
FamilieSon of the Hon. William Puvis Rochfort, Judge of High Court, Ontario, and Eleanor (nee Smyth) Street, of 10, Mackenzie Avenue, Rosedale, Toronto, Canada

Extra informatie

Information
Served as Captain in the Hampshire Regiment at Multa, India. Also served in South Africa (1901)

Militaire gegevens

RangMajor
Regiment / Eenheid3 Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regt)
Sterfdatum
Leeftijd40
Begraafplaats / GedenktekenGrove Town Cemetery, Meaulte, I.B.7

Andere informatie

Information 1
Communicants' Roll: "Mrs Langton, 36 Dunbar Rd, Toronto - £10 Major Street". With this gift from Major Street's sister, a picture called 'Venez à Moi' was bought in St. Omer in 1916 and hung in the Upper Room as a memorial.
Information 2
On 05.12.1915, he came round with Tubby to explore the House, prior to its opening the following week. Signed Visitors' Book on 21.12.15.
Information 3
Early Jan. 1916, returning from leave in England, he brought over a portable harmonium for Talbot House. This 'groan-box' was used throughout the war both in the Upper Room and on Tubby's visits to the front line.
Information 4
"Killed in action. D.S.O. Mark XI, Mark Ic." - Mark XI = Leicester

Media

Bronnen

Source 1
Red Book, p.90v
Source 2
VB 1, p.6
Source 3
Liber Vitae 1923
Source 4
Liber Vitae 1928