Ebenezer Frank Tanton (1894 - 1917)

Born 26 Sep 1894 in West Hougham, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Died 25 Nov 1917 at age 23 in Tincourt-Boucly, Somme, Picardie, France

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Biography

Cpl Ebenezer Tanton served in the British Army in World War I
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Ebenezer Frank Tanton was born on 26 September 1894 in West Hougham, Kent, England, UK. He is the son of Ernest Henry Walter Tanton and his wife Mary Clark. His birth was registered in Dover, Kent, England, UK. ^[1]

In 1898 the family home, Apsley House, caught fire, destroying one third of it. ^[2]

On the 1901 England, Wales and Scotland Census Ebenezer was 6 and living in Aspley House, the home of his widowed grandmother, Susan Tanton, in West Hougham, Kent, England, UK. Also living there were his parents Ernest W Tanton (35) and Mary B Tanton (38), who worked as millers and bakers, and Ebenezer's siblings Ernest M (11), Benjamin C (9), Henry B (7), Elsie M (5) and Edward C (2). Ebenezer, Ernest, Benjamin and Elsie all attended school. The family also employed a 15 year old servant, Bessie Palmer. Ebenezer's mother was born in Australia. ^[3]

On the 1911 Census Ebenezer was 16 and worked as a farm labourer. He still lived at Apsley House with his parents Ernest (46) and Mary (48), and siblings Benjamin (19), Henry (17), Elsie (15), Edward (12) and Leonard 5. Ebenezer's father owned a flour mill and worked as a corn miller and baker. His brother Benjamin was a corn miller and Henry was a baker. Their home had 7 rooms. ^[4]

Ebenezer continued working on his father's farm until he enlisted in the Buff's (East Kent Regiment, 6th Battalion, Service Number 200593) on the 1st September 1914. He served in the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 9 Sept 1917 until he passed away at number 55 Casualty Clearing Station on 25 November 1917, following wounds he received at Cambrai. ^[5] He was buried at Tincourt New British Cemetery, France. ^{[6] [7]}.

Research Notes

Part of the house caught fire in 1898. http://www.fadedgenes.co.uk/HoughamFire.html

From www.findmypast.co.uk

"Son of Ernest Henry Walter Tanton, of Aspley House, West Hougham, near Dover, Miller and Farmer, by his wife Mary Bradley, daughter of Benjamin Clarke, born West Hougham, co. Kent 26 Sept, 1894.worked on his father's farm. Joined Buffs 1 Sept 1914. Served in Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 9 Sept 1917 Died at number 55 CCS 25 Nov following wounds received at Cambrai". Record Set British Army, De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Image

According to 1901/1911 censuses Ebenezers mother was born in Falmouth, Tasmania, Australia

First name(s) Ebenezer Frank Last name Tanton Birth year 1894 Death year 1917 Service number 200593 Regiment Buffs (East Kent Regt) Volume 5 Category Military, armed forces & conflict Subcategory First World War Collections from Great Britain, UK None

First name(s) Ebenezer Frank Last name Tanton Birth year 1894 Birth date 26 Sep 1894 Service number 200593 Rank Corporal Year 1914-18 Death year 1917 Death date 25 Nov 1917 Corps East Kent Regiment Service British Army Stories - Links Ebenezer Frank: Medal Index Card Source View the Source record Copyright - User facts Gender : Male Place of Birth : United Kingdom West Hougham, Kent First names : Ebenezer Frank Place of Death : France Nature of Death : Died of wounds Country Great Britain Record set Lives Of The First World War 1914-1918 Category Military, armed forces & conflict Subcategory First World War Collections from Great Britain, UK None

Sources

1. ↑ TANTON, EBENEZER FRANK CLARK GRO Reference: 1894 D Quarter in DOVER Volume 02A Page 967
2. ↑ http://www.fadedgenes.co.uk/HoughamFire.html
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9F6-VHD : 20 May 2019), Ebenezer F Tanton in household of Susan Tanton, Hougham, Kent, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Hougham subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW6Z-46L : 28 June 2019), Ebenezer Tanton in household of Ernest Tanton, Hougham, Kent, 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.
5. ↑ www.findmypast.co.uk Record Set British Army, De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Image
6. ↑ https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/256460/e-f-tanton/
7. ↑ https://billiongraves.com/grave/E-F-TANTON/26175987