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Name : Lawrence George Deptford. Son of Henry Deptford and Julia Deptford (née Joblin), of Whitwell, Isle of Wight. Born 1896, Godshill. |
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Census Information :
1901 : Henry and Julia Deptford, with their children including Lawrence aged 4, are at 1 Pit Field Terrace, Carisbrooke. Henry Deptford is a Police Constable. 1911 : Henry and Julia Deptford, with their children including Laurence [sic] aged 14, are at 2 Gladstone Cottages, Red Hill Lane, Whitwell. Henry Deptford is a Police Pensioner, Laurence Deptford is an Under Gardener (Domestic). |
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Service details : Private 205444 Lawrence George Deptford, 2/5th Bn. Hampshire Regiment. | |
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Died : 13 November 1917 aged 21. Commemorated at : Jerusalem Memorial, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza). CWGC record ... |
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Commemorated on these Memorials :
Whitwell War Memorial Whitwell, SS Mary & Rhadegund Church, War Memorial County War Memorial, Carisbrooke Castle (as DEPTFORD, H) * |
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Documents and Newspaper cuttings :
ISLE OF WIGHT MERCURY
Friday, December 3, 1915 Page 5 The following Whitwell men on active service are in hospital: Corpl. Alfred Attrill, Charles Warne, Charles Butcher and Lawrence Deptford.
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY PRESS
Saturday, December 1, 1917 KILLED IN ACTION, ETC DEPTFORD - Nov 13., killed in action in Palestine, Rfn. Lawrence George Deptford, Hants Regiment, of Whitwell, aged 21.
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY PRESS
Saturday, December 1, 1917 Page 8 THE ISLAND AND THE WAR WHITWELL Rfn. Lawrence George Deptford was killed in Palestine on November 13th. He was the fourth son of ex-P.C. H. Deptford, and before the war was footman to Mrs. Disney Leith, of the Orchard, Niton. When war broke out he joined the I.W. Rifles, and accompanied them to Gallipoli. He also served in Egypt and India before going to Palestine. |
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Notes :
* Only 1 person with the surname DEPTFORD appears in the CWGC records. It seems that the County War Memorial entry is therefore incorrect. |
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Acknowledgments :
Janet Griffin for additional newspaper research |
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Page last updated : 18 December 2014 (added additional report) |
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