Sherren Family Tree » Hugh Godwin Sherren (Maj.) (1883-1920)

Personal data Hugh Godwin Sherren (Maj.) 

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Household of Hugh Godwin Sherren (Maj.)


Notes about Hugh Godwin Sherren (Maj.)

Hugh was with the Royal Army Medical Corps.

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Certificate:

"In Memory of Major HUGH GODWIN SHERREN
Mentioned in Despatches Royal Army Medical Corps
who died age 37 on 28 February 1920
Son of Mr. F. G. and Mrs. Ellie K. Sherren,
of 31, Grange Rd., Ramsgate. Born at Dover.
Remembered with honour,
HAIDAR PASHA CEMETERY"

Hugh Godwin Sherren died of typhus on 28th February 1920, when he was 37. He was a Major, mentioned in dispatches, in the Royal Army Medical Corps. He is buried at Haidar Pasha Cemetery, Turkey.

He was born in Dover but his mother later moved to 31 Grange Road, Ramsgate. He was brother to Arthur

Probate of the Will:
Sherren Hugh Godwin of 14 St. Mildreds road Ramsgate died 28 Feb. 1920 at Constantinople, Turkey. Probate london 15 Dec. 1920 to John Jones civil servant. Effects 4,585 pounds

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Hugh Godwin Sherren

James Sherren
1813-1874
Mary Courtney
1812-1878
Richard Edgar Bishop
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Sarah Anne Moss
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Hugh Godwin Sherren
1883-1920


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Sources

  1. British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  2. UK, Medical and Dental Students Registers, 1882-1937, Ancestry.com, The Wellcome Trust; London, England; Medical Students Register; Reference Number: b24389602_i13752832 / Ancestry.com
  3. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915, FreeBMD / Ancestry.com
  4. Web: International, Find A Grave Index, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  5. UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  6. Scotland, National Probate Index (Calendar of Confirmations and Inventories), 1876-1936, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  7. Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  8. Thea Clayton's book: The Sherrens of Broadmayne, Courtenay Book, pg. 4/G

Historical events

Day of death February 28, 1920

  • The temperature on February 28, 1920 was between -0.9 °C and 8.4 °C and averaged 3.9 °C. There was 7.1 hours of sunshine (66%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1920: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
    • January 28 » Foundation of the Spanish Legion.
    • February 13 » The Negro National League is formed.
    • June 15 » Following the 1920 Schleswig plebiscites, Northern Schleswig is transferred from Germany to Denmark.
    • August 11 » The Latvian–Soviet Peace Treaty, which relinquished Russia's authority and pretenses to Latvia, is signed, ending the Latvian War of Independence.
    • August 20 » The National Football League is organized as the American Professional Football Conference in Canton, Ohio
    • December 24 » Gabriele D'Annunzio surrendered the Italian Regency of Carnaro in the city of Fiume to Italian armed forces.

Day of burial March 1, 1920

  • The temperature on March 1, 1920 was between 1.9 °C and 15.6 °C and averaged 8.3 °C. There was 8.8 hours of sunshine (81%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1920: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
    • January 17 » Alcohol Prohibition begins in the United States as the Volstead Act goes into effect.
    • January 26 » Former Ford Motor Company executive Henry Leland launches the Lincoln Motor Company which he later sold to his former employer.
    • February 14 » The League of Women Voters is founded in Chicago.
    • February 24 » The Nazi Party (NSDAP) was founded by Adolf Hitler in the Hofbräuhaus beer hall in Munich, Germany
    • April 28 » Azerbaijan is added to the Soviet Union.
    • August 18 » The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing women's suffrage.


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