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Major WILLIAM OSCAR MONTGOMERY, M.C.Bar. Creux de Guerre

Male 1888 - 1959  (70 years)

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  • Name Major WILLIAM OSCAR MONTGOMERY  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13] 
    Suffix M.C.Bar. Creux de Guerre 
    Birth 16 Oct 1888  From birth certificate. Haven't found out why./57, Linnaeus street, Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence April 5th 1891  1891 Census. George Linton Sanderson and family next door at 60, Leonard Street./61, Leonard Street Hull, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1901  Age: 12Relation to Head of House Henry Hulse: Stepson. George Linton Sanderson and family next door at 60, Leonard Street./61, Leonard Street, Hull, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    At school 1903  Brampton House, Hornsea, East Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Baptism 1904  Also his sister Mab./Hornsea, East Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1911  Stockbroker's Clerk. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 2 Apr 1911  Age in 1911: 22Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Step Son; Age: 22; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Step Son/9, Alexandra Road, Hornsea, Yorkshire-East Riding, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Preview Last Report 4th December 1915  Beverley, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    5 feet 4 inches. From WW1 Short service Attestation. 
    WW1 Short Service Attestation 4th December 1915  Beverley, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mobilized and Posted 22nd March 1916  Private.3/ 5th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers./ Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military Aug 1916  Cadet training/Harrogate, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Transferred 1st September 1916  From 5th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers to 4th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers./ Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Attached number 5 Officers Cadet Blue 8th December 1916  Until March 1917/Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Unspecified Q1-Jan-Feb-Mar 1917  [5] 
    Discharged to Commission. 27th March 1917 
    Military 28th March 1917  Received Commission./ Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Officer Cadet to Temp, 2nd Lieutenant. 28th March 1917  Cadet William Oscar Montgomery to be 2nd Lieutenant./ Find all individuals with events at this location 
    At Farrago Abt Apr 1917  Farrago 6 Wilton Road Hornsea, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    East Yorkshire Regiment 20th April 1917  Officer Cadet Montgomery previously of 4th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers to East Yorkshire Regiment/Cambridge Find all individuals with events at this location 
    March to Maroeuil 3rd June 1917  13 Batt. E. Yorks. relieved by 18th Batt. W. Yorks. 13th E. Yorks march to Maroeuil and take over billets from 18th Durham Light Infantry./France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    At Vimy Ridge 12th July 1917 
    Attached to A Coy, 13th E. Yorks. 1st July 1917  Until further orders./France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Wounded 1st July 1917  Remained at duty./France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Moved to Springvale Camp 6th September 1917  France Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Military 1918  [12] 
    13th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment disbanded 8th February 1918  W O Montgomery placed in 4th Entrenching Battalion./France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    11 Batt. E. Yorks. War Diaries 10th April 1918  War Diaries of the 11th E Yorks. 10th-14th April 1918. Mentioning William Oscar Montgomery. 13th E Yorks. Att. 92nd T M B./France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Awarded The Military Cross 12th April 1918  France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Battle of the Lys 11th April 1918  Until 13th April/France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    92nd TMB training accident. 8th August 1918  France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Assumed command of 92nd TMB 9th August 1918  Upon death of Captain Oake./ Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Citation 9th September 1918  France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Bar to The Military Cross 9 Sep 1918  France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Dinner at The Royal Hotel 3rd April 1926  Scarborough, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military Military Cross with bar/ Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military Movement Orders Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Occupation 1939  Builders Merchant Clerk./ Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1939  Marital Status: Widowed/9, Alexandra Road, Hornsea, Yorkshire (East Riding), England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Oscar with Andrew. 1951  Sands Lane, Hornsea, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1958  Clerk of Works./R.A.F. Sutton, Sutton On Hull, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 1959  Stone placed by his grandson John even though he had said that he didn't want one. Andrew and I both thought it was a good idea to place the stone but Andrew didn't agree with the wording./Southgate Hornsea Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 19 Aug 1959  Mum said that he was too ill to go to work and should stay at home. He didn't and collapsed at Sutton station./Hull Royal Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 8] 
    Person ID I69553  Clan Montgomery
    Last Modified 29 Apr 2019 

    Father WILLIAM ASHTON MONTGOMERY,   b. Jul 1848, Drypool Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Nov 1891, Prostate disease/Sculcoates, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years) 
    Mother EMILY GREENHAM,   b. Jul 1857, Hull, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Nov 1928, cerebral haemorrhage/Sculcoates, Yorkshire East Riding, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage Apr 1878  Sculcoates, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [14, 15] 
    Family ID F39545  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family MAUD MARIE WATTS,   b. 5 Apr 1897, Hessle HES/37/262/84, Edinburgh Street, Hull, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jun 1938, Age: 41/War Memorial Cottage Hospital, Hornsea, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years) 
    Marriage 24 Feb 1917  Residing at Farrago. Previously at 49, St. Mathew Street, Hull./Coltman St Methodist Chapel Kingston upon Hull Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Children 
    >1. MICHAEL ASHTON MONTGOMERY, BEM,   b. 30 Jun 1919, Farrago 6 Wilton Road Hornsea, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Feb 2007, Summercourt/Summercourt, Football Green, Hornsea, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
     2. Antony John (Tony) Montgomery,   b. 15 Aug 1927, Eastbourne Villa Eastbourne Road Hornsea, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jun 2011, Calpe, Alicante, Pais Valenciano, Spain Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    Family ID F39667  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Apr 2019 

  • Sources 
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      Residence date: Residence place: England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland

    2. [S3149] Ancestry.com, 1891 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc;), Class: RG12; Piece: 3928; Folio: 123; Page: 19; GSU Roll: 6099038 (Reliability: 0).

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    5. [S3102] Ancestry.com, England & Wales, Marriage Index, 1916-2005, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc;).

    6. [S3125] Ancestry.com, 1911 England Census, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, In c., 2011.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911. Ke w, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA), 1911. Dat a imaged from the National Archives, London, England. ;), Class: RG14; Piece: 28845 (Reliability: 0).

    7. [S3154] Ancestry.com, 1901 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc;), Class: RG13; Piece: 4491; Folio: 128; Page: 24 (Reliability: 0).

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    13. [S3106] (Name: Naval and Military Press;), William Oscar Montgomery (Reliability: 0).

    14. [S3104] FreeBMD, England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc , 2006.Original data - General Register Office. England and Wales Civi l Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Cr own copyright. Published by permission of the Contro;) (Reliability: 0).
      Marriage date: Apr 1878 Marriage place: Yorkshire East Riding

    15. [S3104] FreeBMD, England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc , 2006.Original data - General Register Office. England and Wales Civi l Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Cr own copyright. Published by permission of the Contro;).


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