Individual Details
Philip James HUSSEY
(1894 - 15 Sep 1916)
Philip worked for The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR) prior to enlisting for service in World War I. He was sent to France as a rifleman with the Queen's Westminster regiment and died from wounds sustained in the Battle of the Somme. His injuries had not been life-threatening, but conditions were such that he developed gangrene and died in a British army hospital in Rouen. He is buried in St. Sever Cemetery (not the adjoining St. Sever extension), Le Grand Quevilly, Rouen (Plot B, Row 19, Grave 3).
Philip's name appears on a World War I memorial plaque on a wall of Brook Green Church in Hammersmith where he had been an alter-server. His name was also included on a bronze panel at Victoria Station in London commemorating members of LB&SCR staff who were killed in the war.
Philip's mother, Jane, always carried with her the official letters regarding her son's death and was distraught when her handbag, containing the letters, was stolen. The thief must have realised their importance because some days later the letters were returned to her through her letterbox.
Ursula Staszynski has put together a tribute to her Hussey and Bishop relatives (including Philip) who served in World War I. It contains biographical information, stories and photographs and can be viewed at http://youtu.be/N_YXbvPOT4E
Philip's name appears on a World War I memorial plaque on a wall of Brook Green Church in Hammersmith where he had been an alter-server. His name was also included on a bronze panel at Victoria Station in London commemorating members of LB&SCR staff who were killed in the war.
Philip's mother, Jane, always carried with her the official letters regarding her son's death and was distraught when her handbag, containing the letters, was stolen. The thief must have realised their importance because some days later the letters were returned to her through her letterbox.
Ursula Staszynski has put together a tribute to her Hussey and Bishop relatives (including Philip) who served in World War I. It contains biographical information, stories and photographs and can be viewed at http://youtu.be/N_YXbvPOT4E
Events
| Birth | 1894 | Hammersmith, London | |||
| Death | 15 Sep 1916 | Rouen, France | |||
| Burial | St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen |
Families
| Father | James HUSSEY (1865 - 1936) |
| Mother | Jane Frances BUTLER (1867 - 1946) |
| Sibling | Michael Robert HUSSEY (1892 - 1980) |
| Sibling | Stephen Joseph HUSSEY (1895 - 1978) |
| Sibling | Anne (Nan, Annie) Mary HUSSEY (1899 - 1990) |
| Sibling | Martin James HUSSEY (1901 - 1971) |
| Sibling | Winifred (Winnie) M. HUSSEY (1902 - 1993) |
| Sibling | Augustine (Austin) Thomas HUSSEY (1907 - 1992) |