Walter Coe

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• Walter Ernest Coe. Born 2 Nov 1891 in Streatham, Lambeth, London.
• Died 17 Mar 1974 in Calvary Nursing Home, Harrow, Middx.
• Buried in Eastbourne Crem 2537.
• Occupation Dental Surgeon. King's Collage, Strand, London.
• Education Degree Dentistry Guy's Hospital, London And DMD Harvard, USA.
• When Sheila born lived at 76a Leigham court rd, Streatham Hill.
• Served 1st WW as captain with RAMC at St John's Ambulance Brigade Hospital, Etaples.
• Mentioned in Despatches - Going into burning tent to save man.
• 1950-74. 302 Kings Drive, Eastbourne

WALTER ERNEST COE, D.M.D., L.D.S. [obit Dentist Magazine]

WITH the passing of Walter Ernest Coe on March 17, King’s College Hospital Dental School lost the last of the team of staff appointed at its foundation in 1923. Born in 1891 in Streatham, W. E. Coe studied dentistry at King’s College and Guy’s Hospital Dental School, whence he qualified in 1914. He served in the army as a dental surgeon and encountered there V. H. Kazanjian who was instrumental in encouraging him after the war to spend a year studying at Harvard where he obtained the D.M.D.

On returning to London, he set up a practice in Brook Street and later joined the staff of King’s College Hospital as assistant to C. E. Wallis. It was quite natural, therefore, that he should be invited to join the staff of the new dental school when it was founded in 1923. He was appointed lecturer in ceramics, a position he held until his retirement from King’s in 1947. With the introduction of the National Health Service, he was tempted to seek a complete change of occupation and joined the Dental Estimates Board as a dental adviser; he was appointed one of the first dental advisers to deal solely with estimates for courses of orthodontic treatment.

His knowledge of all aspects of dentistry was of great help to the Board in its early years. At this time, he was a frequent visitor to colleagues in dental schools, maintaining a constant link between the Board and current teaching in orthodontics. He retired from the Dental Estimates Board in January 1966. He will be remembered by countless King’s students for his meticulous ceramic work and for his gentle kindness and tolerance. His wide knowledge of many subjects, especially the arts, made him a most interesting companion and colleague. All who knew him and worked with him would wish to extend their sympathy to his son and daughter. B. C. L.

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Name: Walter Ernest Coe Event Type: Death Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar Registration Year: 1974 Registration District: Harrow County: Middlesex Event Place: Harrow, Middlesex, England Age (available after 1866): Birth Date (available after June quarter 1969): 02 Nov 1891 Birth Year (Estimated): Volume: 5B Page: 2501 Line Number: 122

Citing this Record: "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCT-KPMV : 4 September 2014), Walter Ernest Coe, 1974; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Harrow, Middlesex, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

Name: Walter E Coe Event Type: Census Event Date: 1920 Event Place: Boston Ward 7, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Event Place (Original): Boston Ward 7, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Gender: Male Age: 30 Marital Status: Single Race: White Race (Original): White Can Read: Yes Can Write: Yes Birth Year (Estimated): 1890 Birthplace: England Immigration Year: 1919 Father's Birthplace: England Mother's Birthplace: England Relationship to Head of Household: Boarder Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Boarder Sheet Letter: B Sheet Number: 4

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

• Fannie Collins Head F 56 England
• James W Wainwright Nephew M 19 England
• Joseph Hennries Boarder M 25 Connecticut
• Walter E Coe Boarder M 30 England
• Raymond Glazier Boarder M 33 Pennsylvania
• Edward King Boarder M 37 Georgia
• Charles Manuel Boarder M 33 Vermont
• Mary Miles Boarder F 45 England

District: ED 213 Sheet Number and Letter: 4B Household ID: 133 Line Number: 60 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T625 Affiliate Film Number: 732 GS Film Number: 1820732 Digital Folder Number: 004966109 Image Number: 00904 Indexing Project (Batch) Number: N01872-1 Record Number: 41466

Citing this Record "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFMJ-KQN : accessed 15 October 2020), Walter E Coe in household of Fannie Collins, Boston Ward 7, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing ED 213, sheet 4B, line 60, family 133, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 732; FHL microfilm 1,820,732.

Given Name: Walter Ernest Surname: Coe Last Place of Residence: London, England Event Date: 13 Sep 1919 Age: 27y Nationality: England, English Departure Port: Southampton Arrival Port: New York Gender: Male Marital Status: S Citizenship Status: Ship Name: Aquitania Citing this Record: "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J642-K2Z : 6 December 2014), Walter Ernest Coe, 13 Sep 1919; citing departure port Southampton, arrival port New York, ship name Aquitania, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

Event Type: Census Sub-District Number: 5 District Number: 26 Name: John Coe Sex: Male Age: 56 Date: 1911 Place: Wandsworth, London, England, United Kingdom Subdistrict: Streatham Enumeration District: 41 Birth Year (Estimated): 1855 Birthplace: London Bethnal Green, London Marital Status: Married Occupation: WINE MERCHANT Number in Family: 8 Relationship to Head of Household: Head Document Type: 3 Page Number: 1 Source Page Type: 6 Piece/Folio: 439 Registration Number: RG14 Schedule Type: 219

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

• John Coe Head M 56 London Bethnal Green, London
• Harris Coe Wife F 52 London Bethnal Green, London
• Charles Coe Son M 20 London Peckham, London
• Walter Coe Son M 19 Streatham Middsx
• Jane Coe Daughter F 29 London Bishopsgate, London
• Elsie Coe Daughter F 9 Streatham Hill
• Caroline Cole Servant F 29 Tirle, Sussex
• Alice Barhurst Servant F 35 London Kennington, London

Household ID: 23260439 Record Type: Household Line Number: 1 Citing this Record "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW5V-5MH : 9 May 2019), John Coe, Wandsworth, London, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.