Name
Cecil Tyler
31 May 1897
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
14/08/1916
19
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
22868
Bedfordshire Regiment
7th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
RATION FARM MILITARY CEMETERY, LA CHAPELLE-D'ARMENTIERES
II. D. 5.
France
Headstone Inscription
THY WILL BE DONE 'TIS HARD TO SAY, WHEN THOSE YOU LOVE ARE CALLED AWAY MOTHER & DAD
UK & Other Memorials
All Saints Church, Datchworth, Roll of Honour, All Saints Church, Datchworth, Not currently aware of any Burnham Green memorials
Pre War
Cecil was born in 1897 at Datchworth, the son of William and Dinah Tyler of Burnham Green, Welwyn, Herts. In 1901 he was living with parents and his father is described as a woodman. In 1911 were living at Burnham Green, and his father is a dealer in firewood.
Wartime Service
Cecil enlisted at Hertford into the Bedfordshire Regt.
He is recorded as 7th Bn. who had been moved to position near the Armentieres-Lille road following participation in the Battles of the Somme. but there were no casualties recorded on 14th August 1916 in this Bn, but 3 ORs were killed on 15th, near Armentieres (where he is buried), probably by shelling, so perhaps that is the correct date.
Additional Information
His mother, Mrs. D. Tyler, Burnham Green, Welwyn, Herts. ordered his headstone inscription: "THY WILL BE DONE 'TIS HARD TO SAY, WHEN THOSE YOU LOVE ARE CALLED AWAY MOTHER & DAD". Brother Lewis also served in 4th Bed Regt. as Serjeant 15512 and was a POW. Brother Edward ( Ted) served in Leicester Regt. being wounded Nov 1917 and was also a POW.
Acknowledgments
Neil Cooper
June Colegrove, Adrian Pitts, Pat Bird
