DIFFEY Chart 0400

This is a Chart for George Henry (Diffley) Diffey and Agnes Louisa Love

  married
1893
Register Office
Newport
Isle of Wight
Hampshire
March quarter
1893
Isle of Wight
district
Hampshire
1
GEORGE HENRY (DIFFLEY) DIFFEY

born about
23rd October 1871
Freshwater, Isle of Wight, Hampshire
baptised
10th December 1871
Freshwater
Isle of Wight Hampshire
occupation
1891 Agricultural Labourer
1901 Caretaker of National School
died about
1956
North West district
Isle of Wight, Hampshire
Aged 84
buried
4th April 1956
All Saints Church
Freshwater
Isle of Wight
Hampshire
  2
AGNES LOUISA LOVE
born about
1864
Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire
died about
1939
Calbourne district
Isle of Wight, Hampshire
Aged 78
buried
18th February 1939
All Saints Church
Freshwater
Isle of Wight
Hampshire

3
Albert Edward
LOVE
(DIFFEY)
born
16th August 1892
Freshwater
Isle of Wight
Hampshire
(registration not found)
baptised
8th February 1893
 Freshwater
Isle of Wight
 Hampshire 
died
June quarter
1924
Calbourne district
Isle of Wight
Hampshire
Aged 31
buried
12th April 1924
All Saints Church
Freshwater
Isle of Wight
Hampshire

4
Arthur
DIFFEY
born
5th April 1894
Freshwater
Isle of Wight
Hampshire
baptised
8th April 1894 
Freshwater
Isle of Wight
Hampshire
died
June quarter
1894
Calbourne district
Isle of Wight
Hampshire
Aged 1 month
5
Raymond George Donald
DIFFEY
born
29th April 1896
Freshwater
Isle of Wight
Hampshire
baptised
2nd July 1896 
Freshwater
Isle of Wight
Hampshire 
died
1977
Isle of Wight
Hampshire
Aged 81
buried
31st October 1977
All Saints Church
Freshwater
Isle of Wight
Hampshire

married
1923
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
Freshwater
Isle of Wight
Hampshire
registered
June quarter
1923
Isle of Wight
Hampshire
Lucy Minnie Emily
ROLF
born about
1899
died about
1986
St Mary's Hospital
Newport
Isle of Wight
Hampshire
Aged 87
ashes interred
15th January 1886
All Saints Church
Freshwater
Isle of Wight
Hampshire
6
May Beatrice
DIFFEY
born about
June quarter
1898
Freshwater
Isle of Wight
Hampshire
died about
1973
South East district
Isle of Wight
Aged 69
buried
17th October 1973
All Saints Church
Freshwater
Isle of Wight
Hampshire

married
1922
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
Freshwater
Isle of Wight
Hampshire
registered
June quarter
1922
Isle of Wight
Hampshire
John Brannagh
BYERS
born about
1894
died about
1963
South East district
Isle of Wight
Aged 75
buried
8th April 1963
All Saints Church
Freshwater
Isle of Wight
Hampshire
7
Douglas Godfrey
DIFFEY
born about
September quarter
1899
Freshwater
Isle of Wight
Hampshire
occupation
Private
Duke of Cambridge's Own
(London) 
Middlesex Regiment
Service No G/44655
and 
7th Battalion 
Hampshire Regiment
Service No 44346
died
8th August 1918
WWI
memorial
Heath Cemetery
Somme
Harbonnieres, France
  1. 1881 Church Place, Freshwater, Isle of Wight, Hampshire
    1891 School Green, Freshwater, Isle of Wight as DIFFEY. Mother Thirza was not with family
    1901 School Green, Freshwater, Isle of Wight
    1911 Isle of Wight, Hampshire
    1918 3 Clifton Terrace, Tennyson Road, Freshwater, Isle of Wight, Hampshire 
    1922 3, Clifton Terrace, Tennyson Rd., Freshwater, Isle of Wight, Hampshire. (Forces War Records for medals of son Douglas Godfrey
  2. 1901 School Green, Freshwater, Isle of Wight, Hampshire
    1911 Isle of Wight, Hampshire
    1918 3 Clifton Terrace, Tennyson Road, Freshwater, Isle of Wight, Hampshire 
    1922 3, Clifton Terrace, Tennyson Rd., Freshwater, Isle of Wight, Hampshire. (Forces War Records for medals of son Douglas Godfrey
  3. 1901 School Green, Freshwater, Isle of Wight, Hampshire as DIFFEY
    1911 Isle of Wight, Hampshire
  4.  
  5. 1901 School Green, Freshwater, Isle of Wight, Hampshire
    1911 Isle of Wight, Hampshire
    Revising this page on 2nd January 2009 I have found the deaths of Raymond and Lucy and also found that they had children. As these are likely to be alive I have only added name and birth year below
    Charles Raymond 1925 died 1990 aged 65
    Dorothea Lucy 1929
    Jean Marjorie 1933
    Margaret Rose 1938
    1977 5 Ainsworth Court, Freshwater (address at death)
  6. 1901 School Green, Freshwater, Isle of Wight, Hampshire
    1911 Isle of Wight, Hampshire
    It would appear that May and John had a child, Olive May in 1922 in Calbourne district, Isle of Wight.
  7. 1901 School Green, Freshwater, Isle of Wight, Hampshire
    1911 Isle of Wight, Hampshire
    Douglas appears on the WWI Roll of Medals, it appears as a Victory Medal?
    Information from Forces War Records sent by John TERRY 2/11/2014
    First Name: Douglas Godfrey 
    Initials: D G 
    Surname: DIFFEY
    DOB: Circa 1900 
    Age: 18 
    Birth Town: Freshwater, Hants 
    Resided Town: Winchester, Hants 
    Nationality: British 
    Date of Death: 08/08/1918 
    Fate: Killed in Action 
    Information: Parents: George Henry and Agnes Louisa DIFFEY, of 3, Clifton Terrace, Tennyson Rd., Freshwater, Isle of Wight. 
    Rank: Private 
    Service Number: G/44655 
    Duty Location: France And Flanders 
    Campaign Medals: 
    Victory Medal
    Given the information we have available it is likely that Douglas Godfrey DIFFEY was entitled to the Victory medal, also called the Inter Allied Victory Medal. This medal was awarded to all who received the 1914 Star or 1914-15 Star and, with certain exceptions, to those who received the British War Medal. It was never awarded alone. These three medals were sometimes irreverently referred to as Pip, Squeak and Wilfred.
    Eligibility for this award consisted of having been mobilised, fighting, having served in any of the theatres of operations, or at sea, between midnight 4th/5th August, 1914, and midnight, 11th/12th November, 1918. Women who served in any of the various military organisations in a theatre of operations were also eligible. 
    British War Medal
    From the information available to us, it is very possible that Douglas Godfrey DIFFEY was entitled to the British War Medal for service in World War One. This British Empire campaign medal was issued for services between 5th August 1914 and 11th November 1918.
    The medal was automatically awarded in the event of death on active service before the completion of this period. 
    Service: British Army 
    Regiment: Middlesex Regiment 
    Middlesex Regiment during World War 1
    Since 1815 the balance of power in Europe had been maintained by a series of treaties. In 1888 Wilhelm II was crowned ‘German Emperor and King of Prussia’ and moved from a policy of maintaining the status quo to a more aggressive position. He did not renew a treaty with Russia, aligned Germany with the declining Austro-Hungarian Empire and started to build a Navy rivalling that of Britain. These actions greatly concerned Germany’s neighbours, who quickly forged new treaties and alliances in the event of war. On 28th June 1914 Franz Ferdinand the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne was assassinated by the Bosnian-Serb nationalist group Young Bosnia who wanted pan-Serbian independence. Franz Joseph's the Austro-Hungarian Emperor (with the backing of Germany) responded aggressively, presenting Serbia with an intentionally unacceptable ultimatum, to provoke Serbia into war. Serbia agreed to 8 of the 10 terms and on the 28th July 1914 the Austro-Hungarian Empire declared war on Serbia, producing a cascade effect across Europe. Russia bound by treaty to Serbia declared war with Austro-Hungary, Germany declared war with Russia and France declared war with Germany. Germany’s army crossed into neutral Belgium in order to reach Paris, forcing Britain to declare war with Germany (due to the Treaty of London (1839) whereby Britain agreed to defend Belgium in the event of invasion). By the 4th August 1914 Britain and much of Europe were pulled into a war which would last 1,566 days, cost 8,528,831 lives and 28,938,073 casualties or missing on both sides.
    In the First World War, The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge’s Own) formed a total of 49 Battalions this was mainly due to a surplus of volunteers seeking to enlist. The Regiment received a total of 81 battle honours,5 Victoria Crosses and lost approximately 12,270 casualties during the course of the war.Battalions of the Middlesex Regiment during WW1
    1/7th Battalion Territorial Force
    04.08.1914 Stationed at Hornsea, Middlesex Brigade, Home Counties Division. 
    5-9.8.1914 Mobilised and moved to Isle of Grain, and then Sittingbourne, Kent.
    04.09.1914 Mobilised and moved to Gibraltar, Spain arriving 17.09.1914.
    13.02.1915 Returned to England, arrived at Avonmouth then moved to Barnet.
    13.03.1915 Mobilised for war and landed at Le Havre. 
    15.03.1915 Transferred to 23rd Brigade 8th Division. Where they were involved in the following action;
    The Battle of Neuve Chapelle, The Battle of Aubers, The action of Bois Grenier (a diversionary attack coinciding with the Battle of Loos).
    23.06-02.08.1915 Amalgamated with 1/8th Battalion.
    08.02.1916 Transferred to 167th Brigade in 56th Division.
    During 1916;
    01.07.1916: The diversionary attack at Gommecourt
    09.09.1916: The Battle of Ginchy
    15-22.09.1916: The Battle of Flers-Courcelette
    25-27.09.1916: The Battle of Morval
    11.09-09.10.1916: The Battle of the Transloy Ridges
    During 1917;
    14.03-05.04.1917: The German retreat to the Hindenburg Line
    09-14.04.1917: The First Battle of the Scarpe
    03-04.05.1917: The Third Battle of the Scarpe
    16-17.08.1917: The Battle of Langemarck
    21.11.1917: The capture of Tadpole Copse
    23-28.11.1917: The capture of Bourlon Wood
    30.11-02.12.1917: The German counter attacks
    During 1918
    28.03.1918: The First Battle of Arras
    23.08.1918: The Battle of Albert 
    26-30.08.1918: The Battle of the Scarpe
    27.09-01.10.1918: The Battle of the Canal du Nord
    08-09.10.1918: The Battle of the Cambrai
    09-12.10.1918: The pursuit to the Selle
    04.11.1918: The Battle of the Sambre
    05-07.11.1918: The passage of the Grand Honelle
    11.11.1918 Ended war in France, Le Dessous, Blaregnies, N.E. of Bavai. The Division was employed to repair road and railway in the Harveng area, therefore the final cadres did not leave for home until 18.05.1919.
    Battalion: 7th Battalion (London Regiment) 
    Regiment 2: London Regiment 
    Battalion 2: posted to 7th Battalion 
    Commemorated: Britain 
    Collections: Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 
    Information about other Battalions can be found on the Forces War Records web site
    The IWGC/CWGC Registers Collection

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