Individual Details

Edward (Ted) Wilfred HUSSEY

(1895 - 16 Aug 1917)

At the time of the 1911 census Ted was a 'boy clerk' in the Civil Service. He enlisted in the army in May or June of 1915, joining the Queens Westminsters Regiment. He had attained the rank of Lance Corporal when he was killed at thae age of 22 at Passchendaele, near Ieper (Ypres), Belgium in August 1917. He is buried in Tyne Cot Cemetery, Passchendaele (Plot XLVI, Row H, Grave 1). The cemetery, the largest Commonwealth war cemetery in the world in terms of burials, is situated 9km north east of Ieper (Ypres), near the village of Zonnebeek.

Ted's name is listed on a World War I memorial plaque on a wall of Brook Green Church in Hammersmith where he had been an alter-server.

Ursula Staszynski has put together a tribute to her Hussey and Bishop relatives (including Ted) who served in World War I. It contains biographical information, stories and photographs and can be viewed at http://youtu.be/N_YXbvPOT4E

Events

Birth1895probably Albert Hall Mansions, Kensington, London
Death16 Aug 1917Passchendaele, Belgium
BurialTyne Cot Cemetery, Passchendaele, Belgium

Families

FatherThomas Aloysius HUSSEY (1864 - 1916)
MotherMary Theresa BUTLER (1865 - 1953)
SiblingMary (Mamie) Agnes HUSSEY (1888 - 1953)
SiblingThomas (Tom) Leonard HUSSEY (1889 - 1909)
SiblingKathleen (Kate) Mary HUSSEY (1892 - 1977)
SiblingRobert (Bob) Edward HUSSEY (1893 - 1947)
SiblingLaurence (Laurie) Joseph HUSSEY (1896 - 1970)
SiblingEileen Mary HUSSEY (1903 - 1960)