Edward George Charles Stupple (1896 - 1917)

Born 1896 in Sittingbourne, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 11 Oct 1917 at about age 21 in Belgium

Biography

Edward was born in Sittingbourne in 1896, the son of Charles John Stupple and Emma Jury Hills.^[1][2][3]

In the First World War, he joined the King's Royal Rifle Corps, 7th Battalion (service no. R/17878), and was killed in action on 11 Oct 1917 in Belgium.^[4] His name is listed at the Tyne Cot Memorial in Belgium.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2FQP-79P : 1 October 2014), Edward George C Stupple, 1896; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Milton, Kent, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9F8-N4K : 20 May 2019), Edward J C Stupple in household of Emma Stupple, Sittingbourne, Kent, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Milton subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWRG-ND6 : 10 May 2019), Edward Stupple in household of Charles Stupple, Plumstead, Greenwich, 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.
4. ↑ UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929 National Army Museum; Chelsea, London, England; Soldiers' Effects Records, 1901-60; NAM Accession Number: 1991-02-333; Record Number Ranges: 587501-589000; Reference: 343 Accessed on ancestry.ca, September 2021.
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5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11961721/edward-george_charles-stupple : accessed 24 September 2021), memorial page for Rifleman Edward George Charles Stupple (unknown–11 Oct 1917), Find a Grave Memorial ID 11961721, citing Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium ; Maintained by Paul R (contributor 47317162) .