Ebenezer's Story.
Ebenezer was born in Anderton, Cheshire on the 30th April 1885. He lived with his father Ebenezer, a labourer, and his mother Clara at 23 New Road. He had four brothers, John, George, Joseph & Sidney, and 8 sisters, Clara, Polly, Florence, Martha, Myrtle, Beatrice, Muriel & Maud. By 1911 he was boarding with the Dutton family at 15 Hambleton Terrace, Thornton le Fylde. He married Ethel White on the 3rd August 1912 and they had a daughter, Eileeen May.Ebenezer enlisted in Chester, originally into the Cheshire Regiment. He entered the Balkans theatre of war on the 8th July 1915. He was killed in action on the 24th July 1017. He is buried at Bard Cottage Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium.
The battalion war diary for that day:
Battalion in the front line. Again considerable artillery activity though less on the part of the enemy and fewer gas shells. Work continued as before. Welsh Harp shelled heavily. Battalion relieved in the front line at 2.30am by the 13th Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
Researcher: Darryl Porrino
