WW1 Casualty: Lance Sergeant 1190 Edgar Hoyle - Lance Sergeant 1190 Edgar Hoyle
| Unit/Regiment |
Honourable Artillery Company |
| Date of Death |
04/04/1915 |
Age at Death |
31 |
Burial/Memorial
& Reference |
Voormezeele Enclosure No 3
XIV J 17 |
| CWGC Family Details (if shown) |
Son of John and Louise Hoyle, of Gravesend, Kent; husband of Violet M. Hoyle, of 27, Camden St., Middlesborough.
CWGC Headstone Inscription:-
PEACE |
| Census Details |
1911 Census -
Edgar was recorded as a 28 year old Civil and Electrical Engineer and lived with his wife Violet at the home of her mother, Anne Bean, in 27, Camden Street, Middlesborough.
Although living in Middlesborough, he recorded his employer as "British Insulated and Helsby Cables Co"
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| Birth/Marriage/Death Registrations |
Edward married Violet Maud Bean in the March quarter of 1909 in Gravesend.
They had twin daughters, Edna an Ruth, in the spring of 1911 but Ruth passed away when just a few months old. |
| SDGW - Where Born |
Greenhithe |
| Enlisted |
Armoury House |
| Resided |
Gravesend |
| How Died |
Killed In Action |
Theatre of War |
France & Flanders |
| Research Ref. No. |
BI-067 |
Service DetailsEdgar Hoyle is remembered on the BICC Memorial
Edgar Hoyle was listed in the "Link" magazine in August 1914
In February 1915, the "Link" reported from Edgar Hoyle, as shown above
Extract from 'The Link' magazine reporting Edgar Hoyle's death
The Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) holds a First World War Roll of Honour in which Edgar Hoyle is commemorated. This commemoration reports,
'Lance-Sergeant Edgar Hoyle of the Honourable Artillery Company was born in Greenhithe, Kent in 1883. He was educated at Kings College, Strand, London in 1899 and completed a three year course in electrical engineering. After his education in 1903 he entered the service of The British Insulated and Helsby Cables Ltd of Prescot. By 1906 he had been promoted to Resident Engineer and supervised the 'extra high tension' distribution system for the Cleveland and Durham Electric Power Company as well as other major works on tramways and electric power distribution.
When war was declared in 1914 he relinquished his appointment to serve in the Army. His Battalion was among the first of the Territorial units to be ordered to France and he crossed the Channel on 20 September 1914. His Battalion joined the Indian Corps to help strengthen their position along the line north of Givenchy. After repeated advances the German troops succeeded in establishing their trenches only 50 yards from the line held by the Indian Corps. In November 1914 his Battalion was transferred to the 3rd Division under the II Corps to help the embattled 1st and 2nd Divisions south of Ypres. By the end of November his Battalion took their turn on duty in the trenches. Bitter trench-warfare ensued but ceased temporarily during winter and they were put to work improving the defences. By March 1915 Hoyle received a promotion and was appointed Lance-Sergeant.
On 5 April 1915 Hoyle's Division was in the line north of Kemmel. Having arrived at the point of line to be held by his Company he superintended the movement of his men into the bays. Hoyle had just begun to speak to his brother, Leonard Arthur Hoyle (AMIEE) also serving in his Battalion, when the enemy opened fire. He was hit in the chest by a rifle bullet and died moments later. Lance-Sergeant Edgar Hoyle became a Student Member of the IEE in 1902 and an Associate Member in 1910. He died aged 31 survived by his widow and their young daughter, born only a few weeks before he enlisted in the Army.'
He is also commemorated on the King's College, London memorial, with an online entry here http://kingscollections.org/warmemorials/kings-college/memorials/hoyle-edgar
Edgar's widow, Violet, died on 7th July 1954 in Middlesborough.
Edgar Hoyle's entry in the National Probate Register
Images of Edgar Hoyle's grave, courtesy of Aurel Sercu
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