Paul Reed Posted 18 March , 2005 Share Posted 18 March , 2005 Details from CWGC: Name: LAWS, MORDEN EDWARD Initials: M E Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Rifleman Regiment: King's Royal Rifle Corps Unit Text: 4th Bn. Age: 23 Date of Death: 18/03/1915 Service No: 9775 Additional information: Son of Mr. W. E. Laws, of 28, Chequer Rd., East Grinstead, Sussex. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: C. 5. Cemetery: DICKEBUSCH NEW MILITARY CEMETERY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Reed Posted 18 March , 2005 Author Share Posted 18 March , 2005 He is commemorated on the East Grinstead War Memorial in West Sussex: http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Sussex/EastGrinstead.html LAWS Morden Edward Rifleman 9775 4th Battalion, The Kings Royal Rifle Corps. 27th Division. Died of wounds 18. 3.15. Aged 23. Son of Mr. and Mrs. W.E.Laws of 28, Chequers Road, East Grinstead. Born in Croydon and enlisted in Gosport, Hants. Buried Dickebusch New Military Cemetery, Belgium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Reed Posted 18 March , 2005 Author Share Posted 18 March , 2005 And what a surprise it was for me to see this man's name on the Forum today. Many years ago I used to frequent the junk shops of Sussex, in the days when no-one wanted Great War items. One of my best haunts was Worthing; there was a little shop by the War Memorial there, and during one of my regular visits I chanced across the Memorial Plaque to this man. With a name like Morden Edward Laws, I didn't think I would have any problems tracing him. I still have the plaque, but not to hand to scan today, nor the file of research I have on him. From memory he was a pre-war regular soldier soldier, who was serving in India on the outbreak of war. He landed in France in January 1915, and was wounded in the front line at St Eloi, dying at an ADS in Dickebusche, where he is now buried. I have visited his grave on many occasions; glad to see he is remembered here today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Nulty Posted 18 March , 2005 Share Posted 18 March , 2005 Paul That's excellent stuff. I bet you were pleasantly surprised to see his name staring at you from your screen this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Reed Posted 18 March , 2005 Author Share Posted 18 March , 2005 Yes Steve - I was! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebie9173 Posted 18 March , 2005 Share Posted 18 March , 2005 1901 Census Morden Edward Laws, age 7, son of William Laws, a 37 year old carpenter & Ellen Laws, brother of Nova Laws, age 3, Forest Row, East Grinstead, Sussex. Born Whytelafe, Surrey, March qtr 1894, Croydon District, 2a-287 Surprisingly enough, there is only one Morden Laws on the 1901 Census! (or any other Census for that matter) Steve Beeby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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