Rfn Charles William Mayatt

[Guest Hill 60]

SDGW:

S/27068 Rifleman Charles William Mayatt

13th Bn Rifle Brigade

Born & enlisted: Lewisham, Kent

Residence: Catford, Kent

Killed in Action.

Formerly: R/24231 KRRC

[Guest Hill 60]

CWGC:

Name: MAYATT, CHARLES WILLIAM

Initials: C W

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Rifleman

Regiment: Rifle Brigade

Unit Text: 13th Bn.

Date of Death: 21/01/1917

Service No: S/27068

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 129

Cemetery: LOOS MEMORIAL

Country: France

Locality: Pas de Calais

Location Information: The Loos Memorial forms the side and back of Dud Corner Cemetery, and commemorates over 20,000 officers and men who have no known grave, who fell in the area from the River Lys to the old southern boundary of the First Army, east and west of Grenay. Loos-en-Gohelle is a village 5 kilometres north-west of Lens, and Dud Corner Cemetery is located about 1 kilometre west of the village, to the north-east of the N43 the main Lens to Bethune road.

Historical Information: Dud Corner Cemetery stands almost on the site of a German strong point, the Lens Road Redoubt, captured by the 15th (Scottish) Division on the first day of the battle. The name "Dud Corner" is believed to be due to the large number of unexploded enemy shells found in the neighbourhood after the Armistice. On either side of the cemetery is a wall 15 feet high, to which are fixed tablets on which are carved the names of those commemorated. At the back are four small circular courts, open to the sky, in which the lines of tablets are continued, and between these courts are three semicircular walls or apses, two of which carry tablets, while on the centre apse is erected the Cross of Sacrifice.

No. of Identified Casualties: 20596

Note: Both the SDGW and the CWGC have his name as Mayatt, it would appear to be a typo on the Forum page.

[Terry Denham]

Lee

Correct. A typo - mine.

[Guest Hill 60]

Terry - Thanks for changing the name, it had confused for a while

[Terry Denham]

No problem, Lee. It was my error.

I am now busy ploughing through the remaining 350 or so names for 2004 to avoid a repetition!

[christine liava'a]

Most of the Mayatts in the 1881 census come from various places in Kent, and there seem to be at least 2 other Kentish Mayatts who died in WW1

Joseph Henry Mayatt ,of Milton, Kent

in Jerusalem 23 December 1917 2nd/18th Batt London Irish

and WALTER M. MAYATT, Private 8315, 2nd Bn., The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Killed in action, aged 29. Son of [Edward Phillip Mayatt, paper mill machine man, born c.1848, St Mary Cray; bur. Snodland Cemetery 16-08-1913, aged 66; grave 594; and] Mrs. Ellen Mayatt, born Snodland, c.1852; bur. Snodland Cemetery 20-11-1946, aged 93; grave 594; of 3, East St., Snodland, Kent. Baptised, All Saints, Snodland, 13-01-1886; enlisted Chatham; residence: Snodland. No known grave; memorials: Le Touquet-Paris Plage Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France, Panel 1. A. 32; All Saints, Snodland; War Memorial, Snodland Cemetery.

Perhaps they were related

[Guest Pete Wood]

Alonzo Mayatt, who was married in 1884, was running the Post Office in Southend (district of) Catford in 1914.

I believe Alonzo was the father of Charles....

[Guest Debra]

I am the Grandaughter of Nellie Mayatt born ST Mary Cray Kent and have the MAYATT family tree. ALL the men named in these posts WERE related.

Alonzo George Mayatt and Charles William Mayatt were brothers - twins to be exact the sons of Alonzo Mayatt [born Russia] and Esther Florence nee BELCHAM. You are correct that they were postmaster at Catford. Alonzo George Mayatt went on to be awarded a Knighthood for his services to the post office by the King at St James Palace on 21/11/1947. He married Kate Wickenden in 1921.

Joseph Henry Mayatt was a cousin of Alonzo and Charles.

I have 2 war records of the MAYATT. Henry/Harry William Mayatt enlisted and "forgot" to tell his wife. He also "forgot" to tell the army he was married . I have letters written to the army by his wife asking that they make some sort of payments to her. An order for stoppages was made and states" I hereby order that no.903 Rank and Name Private Henry William Mayatt Corps 3rd Bn Royal West Kent Regiment, be placed under a stoppage of pay at the rate of 6 pence per day from the date of this order to support his wife . Should the soldier attain the rank of serjeant or if a serjeant be reduced below that rank the stoppages will be increased to 10 pence per day or reduced to

whichever the case may be from the date of such promotion or reduction in rank".

The MAYATT line took a heavy toll during the war. Not only were 3 brothers killed along with their cousins but also the sons of married female MAYATT also fell. Most of them served in the same units. This includes ALBERT HENRY BISHOP private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 2nd/4th Bn. Service No: 205051 CHARLES JOHN PRINGLE 9TH BATTALION ROYAL WEST SUSSEX REGINMENT G/3872, SUSSEX ; John HUCKS The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 8th Bn Service No: G/14501; FERGUS O'CONNOR BONSER husband of Ada Mayatt Service number 15135 9TH BATTALION LEICESTERSHIRE Regiment, LEICESTERSHIRE just to name but a few.

If you would like further details let me know.

Cheers

Debra

[Guest snelling]

Hi, We have the Mayatt's on our tree Which is about the Crowther's.

Deleted_Debra_*

Do you have your tree online and are you willing and able to share it please? Which were the three brothers killed in WW1 and who were the cousins please. I would like to get the full picture if you don't mind.

Kind regards

Sally

[Michelle Young]

Sally, Debra is no longer an active member on the forum ( hence the deleted)and this post is over 9 years old. I'm sorry but I very much doubt if Debra will see this