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Richard R Tryon (1868 - 1915)

Captain Richard R Tryon
Born in Loddington, Leicestershire, Englandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 1894 in Paddington (registration district), London, Englandmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 46 in Quinchy, Francemap
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Biography

  • Roll of Honor
  • Killed in Action
    Roll of Honor
    Captain Richard Tryon was Killed in Action during World War I.
    Captain Richard Tryon served in the British Army in World War I
    Service started:
    Unit(s): King's Royal Rifle Corps
    Service ended: Jan 10, 1915 (KIA)

Richard was the first child and the eldest son of Richard Tryon and Jane Johnson.[1].

He attended Harrow School.

He married Edith Campbell Watson in 1894 [2] in Paddington, London, England. They had sons Richard George Lawrence Tryon in 1902 and Julian Guy Tryon in 1907. They are linked to parents through Edith's probate records [3].

Military Career

Gazetted to the Rifle Brigade in 1890, he retired in 1895, and was attached to the Reserve of Officers. In 1904 he joined the Northamptonshire Yeomanry as Major. When the War broke out he was posted to the 6th Battalion of the Rifle Brigade, and at the time of his death he was serving with the 2nd Kings Royal Rifle Corps. He was killed in action at Cuinchy, on January 10, 1915.[4][5][6] He is remembered at the memorial at Le Touret, Pas de Calais, France.[7] This memorial commemorates soldiers killed in this sector but who have no known grave.

His estate was probated to his widow on 23 Nov 1915, leaving effects worth £364 19s. 10d.[8]

Census

1871 Loddington, Leicestershire, England[9]
1901 Chelsea, London, Middlesex, England[10]


Sources

  1. "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NP46-5XK : accessed 11 November 2015), Richard Tryon, 17 May 1868; LODDINGTON,LEICESTER,ENGLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 592,568.
  2. England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DBP-7WJ), Richard Tryon, 1894; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); Marriage, Paddington, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
  3. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 for Edith Campbell Tryon, 1931, Richard George Lawrence Tryon and Julian Guy Tryon, heirs (ancestry.com)
  4. http://ww1photos.com/Names/T/TryonRCaptainRifleBrig.html
  5. UK, De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour, 1914-1919 Volume 4 page 216 (Ancestry.com)
  6. UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919 (Ancestry.com)
  7. Commonwealth War Graves Commission for Captain Richard Tryon
  8. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995 (Ancestry.com)
  9. "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFT8-T6C : accessed 11 November 2015), Richard Tryon in entry for Richard Tryon, 1871.
  10. England and Wales Census, 1901, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9HB-327), Richard Tryon, Chelsea, London, Middlesex, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); Chelsea North subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.




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Henry Tryon is probably a cousin, though Richard did have a brother Henry. There is a note in in the pictures web site that Richard was the nephew of Admiral Charles Tryon, may have had a son Henry as well. Obviously this branch of the Tryons were a military family! I will check it out.
posted by Laurie (Smith) Keller
http://www.theygavetheirtoday.com/oakham-town-wwi.html

Paragraph on his brother is inconsistent with other data (suggests a different father)

posted by Michael Maranda