Name
Ernest William Stevens
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
15/09/1916
34
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
22435
Bedfordshire Regiment
"C" Coy. 8th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
SERRE ROAD CEMETERY No.2
XXXIII F 9
France
UK & Other Memorials
Flamstead Village Memorial
St Mary the Virgin Church Roll of Honour, Flamstead
St Leonard's Church Roll of Honour, Flamstead
Not on the Markyate memorials
Luton Hoo Memorial, Luton, Beds.
Pre War
Son of William and Amy (nee Clifton) Stevens of Pie Corner, Flamstead. Married to Clara Jane (nee Bandy). Worked in Clerk of Works Dept on Luton Hoo Estate.
Wartime Service
Relieved 8th Middlesex in trenches north-east of Leuze Wood (12/9). Two attacks made on The Quadrilateral (13/9) - B Company bombing its way about 100 yards along german trench at 6am but forced to retire. Later, in frontal attack,enemy driven in from his advance post butQuadrilateral not taken.. Renewed attck (15/9) also failed.. Withdrew to reseve trenches south-east of Guillemont. Casualties since (13/9) - about 400 To Maltz Horn Farm (16/9), trenches south-east of Guillemontin reserve (18/9).
Acknowledgments
Jonty Wild, Simon Goodwin, Gareth Hughes, Anne & Gordon Mead, Felicity Brimblecombe
