Duke of cornwalls light infantry 1891

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  1. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

    How about a family picture

    Albert & Phoebe Hyman & some of theirfamily
    c1950
    7 Burrows Hill Close, Stanwell
    L- R back row, Harold, Henry, Gladys, Fred, Phoebe (known as Cissie) L- R seated, Mary (known as Polly), Albert jnr, Phoebe (nee Knight) Albert snr, Andrew, Ivy and Pluto the dog Total of 17 children, 3 died in infancy , 1 died in WW1 & 1 died in WW2. They were one of very few families that lost a son to each war.
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    TD
     
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  2. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

    Albert Hyman
    1873–1968
    BIRTH 17 DEC 1873 • Stanwell, Middx
    DEATH ABT 1968

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    Marriage details
    Name Albert Hyman
    Estimated Birth Year abt 1874
    Age 21
    Spouse Phoebe Knights
    Spouse Age 20
    Record Type Marriage
    Event Date 12 May 1895
    Parish St Clement, Notting Hill
    Borough Kensington and Chelsea
    Father Name William Hyman Hyman
    Spouse Father John Knights
    Register Type Parish Register
    Household Members
    Name Age
    Phoebe Knights
    Albert Hyman

    Reference link to the family tree for future reference - https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/13253450/person/5000089405/facts

    Kerry it seems we have found you some long lost family
    TD

    Edited to add:
    There are in fact 27 family trees on Ancestry that include his details - thats not to say they are all by different people, sometimes more than 1 tree is started by the same person.
     
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  3. Kikaoshea

    Kikaoshea Member

    Yes. Thank you so much TD.
    Very unique to lose a son in two wars.
    I thought I saw that Albert senior' s dad served as well. So it was in the blood.
    Henry, in the picture , was in a uniform also , in a photo somewhere.
    Yes, you were right about George William,
    In Loos chalk pit area, he was severely wounded by shrapnel, 4/10/1915. Partial laceration of the spine. Came home paralysed from waist down .died 24/4/16.
    Sad really, for his mum and dad too. Same age as my son now. Very moving.
    Thanks again.
     
  4. Kikaoshea

    Kikaoshea Member

    From the family tree you linked me to;
    Albert and Arthur were brothers.
    As far as I can tell, they probably joined up together. Arthur , looks like, went to Africa, but we are not sure about Albert.
    Their brother was in the Colstream guards.
     
  5. Hi Kikaoshea,
    Don't know if you have tried Duke of Cornwall Regimental Museum, Bodmin, they have a Webb site, they also have a researcher by the name of Major Hugo White,there are 10s of thousands records of the regiment dating back to when they were the 32nd of Foot,
     
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  6. LucyJW

    LucyJW New Member

    Hi I am a great great niece of George, Hedley (Eddie) and Henry Hyman. George appears on the war memorial in stanwell where I live, Noah's ark cottage where Phoebe & Albert lived is still there, Phoebe used to make cider in her cellar and sell it from her horse & cart! Please get in touch there are lots of extended family
     
  7. FlyingPickett

    FlyingPickett New Member

    The Arthur E Hyman (service number 3265) with the DoCLI is interesting. Her is initially serving with the 1st battalion who did a lot of service in India (whilst the 2nd battalion were home from the time of Arthur joining until they went to South Africa for the Boer War at the end of 1899)

    Arthur had done his 7 years with the colours which was extended to 8 (per the rules) because he was abroad and was therefore in reserve by January 1899. He then gets recalled because of the Boer War.

    It is interesting he is recalled and placed in the 2nd Battalion rather than back in the 1st Battalion with whom he had served for 8 years until his reserve just 10 months previously (as both the 1st and 2nd went to South Africa?)
     

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