Individual Details
Eric Wallace Cuthbert TAPPIN
(Abt Oct 1899 - 4 Aug 1963)
Events
| Birth | Abt Oct 1899 | Cuxham, Oxfordshire, England |  | ||
| Census | 1901 | Cuxham, Oxfordshire, England | | ||
| Census | 1911 | School - White House Farm, Watlington, Oxfordshire, England | | ||
| Military | From 17 May 1915 to 16 Jul 1915 | Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, British Army |  | | |
| Marriage | Abt Apr 1929 | (Registration District), Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England - Mary Elizabeth SODEN | | ||
| Residence | Abt Aug 1963 | White House Farm, Watlington, Oxfordshire, England | | ||
| Death | 4 Aug 1963 | Watlington, Oxfordshire, England | | ||
| Probate | 24 Mar 1964 | Oxford, Oxfordshire, England | | |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Elizabeth SODEN (1900 - ) |
| Father | Francis Abraham TAPPIN (1871 - 1952) |
| Mother | Susan HERITAGE (1869 - 1936) |
| Sibling | Cecil Francis Noel TAPPIN (1897 - ) |
| Sibling | Aubrey Walter Reginald TAPPIN (1898 - 1968) |
| Sibling | Eva Doris E TAPPIN (1900 - ) |
| Sibling | Winifred Blanche A "Winnie" TAPPIN (1903 - ) |
| Sibling | Geoffrey Ernest "Ernest" TAPPIN (1906 - ) |
| Sibling | Olive Elizabeth TAPPIN (1908 - 1997) |
| Sibling | Living |
Notes
Military
Extract from Service Records:Attestation form - dated: 17 May 1915
No: 18553
Corps: Ox & Bucks Light Infantry
Name: Tappin, Eric Cuthbert
Place of birth: Cuxham, Watlington, Oxon
Date of birth: 31 Aug 1895?
Occupation: Labourer
Descriptive report on enlistment:Age: 19 years 3 months - Height: 5ft 5½ins - Weight: 113 lbs - Chest expanded: 33 ins - Expansion: 2 ins - Complexion: Fair - Colour of eyes: Blue - Colour of hair: Dark - Religion: Church of England.
Considered fit for the Army - 17 May 1915.
Statement of Service:
Service towards limited engagement reckons from: 17 May 1915
Joined at Oxford: 17 May 1915
Attested - Private - 17 May 1915
Posted - Private - 20 May 1915
Discharged under paragraph 392(VI) a Kings Regulations. Having made an mis-statement as to age on enlistment - 16 July 1915
Military History sheet:
British - 17 May 1915 to 16 July 1915 = 61 days
Campaigns: Home.
Next of Kin:
Father: Francis Tappin - Brook Street, Watlington, Oxon
Mother: Susan Tappin
Brothers: Cecil; Aubrey; Ernest
Sisters: Doris; Winnie; Olive; Christine
Probate
Extract from probate calendar - Year: 1964Tappin Eric Wallis Cuthbert of Whitehouse Farm Watlington Oxfordshire died 4 August 1963 Probate Oxford 24 March to Mary Elizabeth Tappin widow. £5734
Endnotes
1. GRO (England & Wales) Birth Registrations Index, 1899 Oct/Dec - Henley - Vol: 3a Page: 860a.
2. 1901 Census of England and Wales , Class: RG13; Piece: 1372; Folio: 8; Page: 8.
3. 1911 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG14; Piece: 8073; Schedule Number: 110.
4. British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920, Tappin, Eric Cuthbert.
5. GRO (England & Wales) Marriage Registration Index , 1929 Apr/Jun - Henley - Vol: 3a Page: 2438.
6. England & Wales - National Probate Calendar 1858-1966, 1964 - Tappin, Eric Wallis Cuthbert.
7. GRO (England & Wales) Death Registrations, 1963 Jul/Sept - Ploughley - Vol: 6b Page: 916.
8. England & Wales - National Probate Calendar 1858-1966, 1964 - Tappin, Eric Wallis Cuthbert.
9. England & Wales - National Probate Calendar 1858-1966, 1964 - Tappin, Eric Wallis Cuthbert.