 1894 - 1918 (24 years)
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| Name |
Gerald Watson FAILES |
| Suffix |
DSO, MC |
| Born |
1894 |
Tilney St Lawrence, Norfolk  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
1 Apr 1901 |
Moreditch Field, Tilney St Lawrence, Norfolk |
| Census |
1 Apr 1911 |
The Limes, Moreditch, Tilney St Lawrence, Norfolk |
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Watson Failes & family
1911 census |
| Military |
1918 |
| Captain, 9th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment |
| Died |
15 Apr 1918 |
France |
- Name: FAILES, GERALD WATSON Initials: G W Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Captain Regiment/Service: Norfolk Regiment Unit Text: 9th Bn. Force: --> Date of Death: 15/04/1918 Awards: D S O, M C Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 34 to 35 and 162A. Memorial: TYNE COT MEMORIAL
Source www.cwgc.org
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Eastern Daily Press - Friday 26 April 1918
LOCAL OFFICERS IN RECENT FIGHTING
Captain G Watson Failes
Captain Gerald Watson Failes, Norfolk Regiment, was killed in action on the 15th Inst. He was 23 years of age and was the son of Mr Watson Failes, of the Limes, Tilney St Lawrence, Kings Lynn. He had been on active service for over 3 years, and had previously been wounded. At the outbreak of war he enlisted as a trooper in a cavalry Regiment, and was later given a commission. He was awarded the Military Cross for a particularly brilliant exploit, and was regarded as an extremely capable officer, and was held in high esteem by his men.
Source: http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Norfolk/TilneyAllSaintsMemorial.html
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Parish Church, All Saints, Tilney All Saints, Norfolk
Commemorative window |
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Captain G. W Failes D.S.O., M.C.
Source: http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Norfolk/TilneyAllSaintsMemorial.html |
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Tilney All Saints War Memorial plaque WW1
Photo by BE 9/2020 |
| Buried |
Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Person ID |
I19143 |
1. Essex Ennevers |
| Last Modified |
23 Jun 2012 |
| Father |
Watson FAILES, Born: 1852, Tilney All Saints, Norfolk , Died: 1 Jun 1926 (Age 74 years) |
| Mother |
Mary Saddleton MARSTERS, Born: 1869, South Lynn, Norfolk , Died: Yes, date unknown |
| Married |
1889 |
Downham District, Norfolk |
| Family ID |
F5835 |
Family Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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