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Edward Harold De Fontaine

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anne

anne Report 9 Jul 2012 16:30

Eringobragh, thankyou very much,just been to the link you sent, very touching, Best wishes Anne

Eringobragh1916

Eringobragh1916 Report 9 Jul 2012 16:17

anne....go to this site..all you need to know plus photogragh...any problems let me know and will send info to you...

http://www.hambo.org/lancing/view_man.php?id=291

anne

anne Report 9 Jul 2012 15:37

Thankyou annielaurie :-D

was plain ann now annielaurie

was plain ann now annielaurie Report 9 Jul 2012 15:20

There's an officers file for who I would imagine is him at the National Archives

WO 374/19078 DE FONTAINE, Lieut E H

You would have to go there as it's not online, get someone to go for you or request a price from them for copies.

anne

anne Report 9 Jul 2012 14:44

Thankyou Choccy

anne

anne Report 9 Jul 2012 14:42

Thankyou GlitterBaby

Choccy

Choccy Report 9 Jul 2012 14:42

cwgc site

DE FONTAINE, EDWARD HAROLD
Rank:Lieutenant
Date of Death:17/11/1915
Age:21
Regiment/Service:London Regiment
19th Bn.
Grave ReferencePlot 2. Row O. Grave 25.
CemeteryLE TREPORT MILITARY CEMETERY

Additional Information:
Son of Rev. A. H. De Fontaine, Rector of Blechingley, Surrey, and Sara his wife. Scholar of Magdalen College, Oxford.

anne

anne Report 9 Jul 2012 14:40

Thankyou brummiejan.

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 9 Jul 2012 14:38

You probably know about this:


UK, De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour, 1914-1924 about Edward Harold De Fontaine
Name: Edward Harold De Fontaine
Volume: Volume 2
Page: 121

Researching:
Myatt, Hanks, Eccleston, Powell, Clungunford, Birmingham

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 9 Jul 2012 14:38

Name: Edward Harold De Fontaine
Death Date: 17 Nov 1915
Rank: Lieutenant
Regiment: London Regiment
Battalion: 19th (County of London) Battalion (St Pancras)
Type of Casualty: Died of wounds

Researching:
Myatt, Hanks, Eccleston, Powell, Clungunford, Birmingham

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 9 Jul 2012 14:37

Name: Edward Harold De Fontaine
Death Date: 17 Nov 1915
Rank: Lieutenant
Regiment: London Regiment
Battalion: 19th (County of London) Battalion (St Pancras)
Type of Casualty: Died of wounds

Researching:
PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 9 Jul 2012 14:37

There isn't much - his address is 16 St. James's St SW1

Researching:
Myatt, Hanks, Eccleston, Powell, Clungunford, Birmingham

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 9 Jul 2012 14:36

Name: Edward Harold De Fontaine
Regiment or Corps: 19th London Regiment (Territorial Forces)


I have never figured out attachments on here, so if you send me your email addy I can send the image to you.

Jan

Researching:
Myatt, Hanks, Eccleston, Powell, Clungunford, Birmingham

anne

anne Report 9 Jul 2012 14:33

Hi,
Please can anyone with access to military on ancestry find info on Edward Harold De Fontaine born c1894 St Saviour Southwark Surrey, son of Alfred Hutchings De Fontaine and Sarah Tilsley.
Thankyou Anne