CAVILL Walter George. Private, SS/16984, 25th Labour Coy., Royal Army Service Corps, died 8th January 1917. He was born in Chigwell, Essex Some notes from what remains of his army record. He joined at Aldershot on the 22nd September 1915 aged 40. He was by occupation a labourer and he lived with his wife and children at 39, Chatsworth Road, Stratford. He was married on the 28th September 1908 to Jane Margaret Winkworth at West Ham, Plaistow, Essex They had the following children. Rosalind Annie Jesse born 22nd August 1906, Jane Violet Nelson, born 13th March 1908, Jess Maud, born 11th October 1911, Daisy Margaret, born 13th September 1912 and Nellie, born 14th May 1914 all in the registration district of West Ham. On the 21st October 1915 from Devonport on ship, "Kinfauns Castle", disembarked at Mudros on the 6th November 1915 and was posted to 24th Labour Corps. The 12th February 1916 he embarked Mudros for Alexandria , on the 29th February in Alexandria he was transferred to Base Horse Transport (HT) Depot. 28th March 1916 he was on the move again from Alexandria on ship, H T Caledonia bound for Salonica. He disembarked on the 1st April 1916 and was posted to No 3 Base H.T. depot, the next day he was transferred to 25th Labour Corps and was attached to (looks like Sangueue) Supply Depot on the 6th June 1916. The 30th September 1916 he was admitted to 28th General Hospital, Salonica with Malaria, on the 14th October 1916 he was admitted into Floriana Military Hospital, from Malta on Hospital Ship, Dover Castle. He died in hospital of Malaria on the 8th January 1917.
WROE William. Private, 4680, 13th, Manchester Regiment. He was wounded in Salonica and died in Malta on the 3rd January 1917. He was born in Skelmersdale, Lancashire and is at rest in Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta. A search was made on Ancestry.co.uk. and an army record was found for a Private 4680, Manchester Regiment. How ever as you proceed through what is left of these records there is another Private 166655, Formerly of the Manchester Regiment , he later was transferred to the East Lances Regiment. His cover form (Short Service) shows two numbers 4680 which has been crossed out and new number written down 16655. I have saved several copy documents. Private 16655 was transferred to Class Z on the 23rd January 1919. Most of the record refers to 16655. Two medal cards were found , both separate numbers and they also show 4680 deceased and the date the other 16655 to Class Z with date. it appears Army records got slightly mixed up with these two soldiers.
MORTON William. Sapper, 50333, 139th Army Train Coy, Royal Engineers, died 22nd December 1916. Born at Hugh Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
All at rest in Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta. Plot D Row XVII Grave 2
