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Facts and Events
Occupation: Insurance Official at Sun Alliance
From notes made by HDE and from papers:
1916 To School at Tanilba, Mundon with Misses Heap, with Honor, Phyllis, Betty & Joan Turtle.
Was taught piano without success.
Holidays at Gorleston near Yarmouth.
Each year went for 2 weeks to International Horse Show at Olympia
15 Aug 1922 Father died
Went to school at Maldon Grammar School. Fees £2 per term. Cycled 8 miles each day. Joined Cadet Corp
Gordon Lance came to lodge at Hales Farm. He attended Maldon Grammar School. His parents had moved to London.
May 1926 To Felsted School, Stocks (B) House after passing Common Entrance Exam.
Lower Certificate 1928 First Class in Additional Maths, Scripture, Physics & Chemistry, 2nd class French, Arithmetic, English & History
Joined Officer Training Corp.
Officer Training Corps Certificate A Nov 1928
Sep 1928 House prefect
1929 School Athletics colour. Won Mile in 4 Min 59. Half mile 2.26. 2nd 11 Hockey. Rugger
School Certificate A 1929 in English, French, Elementary Maths
July 1929 left Felsted School
23 Sep 1929 Joined Alliance Assurance Assurance, Bartholomew Lane in Secretarial Dept. £75 pa.
1 Jan 1930 Put on staff £90 pa. Annual increments £15
21 May 1930 Enlisted London Rifle Brigade Territorials as a Rifleman for 4 years (5th City of London Regiment). Weighed 160lb. Eyes Grey Chest 39.5 inches, expansion 3.5 inches. Gave address for communications as 360A King St, Hammersmith, London W1.
1932 Alliance gave HDE a special rise for good work £5 pa
In digs with Mr & Mrs Holland 36A King St, Hammersmith. Weekends back at Hales Farm to help with the farm.
25 May 1930 Enlisted 1st Battalion London Rifle Brigade C Coy (Machine Gun). as a Corporal
Digs with Arnolds, first at Morland Avenue, Croydon then at 58 Park Hill Rd, Croydon (now demolished)
Joan taught at Park Hill School, Lancaster Rd, Miss Holland's
Attended Annual Camps 1930-2
June 1932 Machine Gun Instructors course passed
15 Jul 1932 Promoted to Lance Corporal
Attended Annual Camps 1933-5
21 May 1934 Re-enlisted London Rifle Brigade Territorials for 1 year
21 May 1935 Re-enlisted London Rifle Brigade Territorials for 1 year
Dec 1935 Promoted to Corporal
Attended Annual Camps 1936-8
21 May 1936 Re-enlisted London Rifle Brigade Territorials for 1 year
21 May 1937 Re-enlisted London Rifle Brigade Territorials for 1 year
19 Feb 1938 HDE & JE got engaged
21 May 1938 Re-enlisted London Rifle Brigade Territorials for 1 year
July 1938 Drill Instructors course passed
Dec 1938 Motor Transport Maintenance course passed
Jan/Feb 1939 Rifle Maintenance course passed
March 1939 LMG (Light Machine Gun?) Maintenance course passed
1 Apr 1939 Married Johan Mackay. Rented a flat at 32 Lancaster Rd, South Norwood, Mrs Marshall, rent 21 s per week.
21 May 1939 Attended Annual camp and Re-enlisted London Rifle Brigade Territorials for 1 year
22 Jul 1939 Commissioned on the formation of the 2nd Battalion London Rifle Brigade as a Second Lieutenant. Service at that time 9 years 62 days.
London Gazette: 21 Jul 1939:
L.R.B., Rifle Bde.-Rfmn. Henry Dawn
EUREN (late Cadet Corpl., Felsted Sch.
Contgt., Jun. Div., O.T.C.) to be 2nd Lt.
22nd July 1939.
27 Aug 1939 Called up for service. Joan went with evacuated children to Newdigate near Dorking.
First 10 days at Wellington Barracks, then to Rifle Depot, Winchester.
9 Sep 1939 joined Motor Depot Winchester on posting from 2nd Bn LRB
15 Oct 1939 Rented flat 1/6 Clifton Lodge, Winchester Rent 25s per week
Letter HDE to Reg some time in 1940 'Very busy digging trenches'
10 Nov 1940 1/6 Clifton Lodge, Romsey Road, Winchester. Has whole company to look after.
12 June 1940 passed Medical Board Winchester “A” classification
1 Jan 1941 Promoted to War Substantive Lieutenant
Letter HDE to Reg 27 Jan 1941 Rifle Depot, Winchester: Due 3 Feb 1941 to be posted to Home Defence Unit with Thorneloe. at Sports Pavilion, Gt Chertsey, Chiswick London W4 to 'stiffen up on training' the 'old men'. Plans to see if can 'live out' and get Joan up there and let out the Winchester flat furnished. Mentioned Tip was apathetic about agreeing the debts due against the estate of AME. He 'appears broken up ' as this was shortly after Ann's death in Canada. Honor still in Canada.
3 Feb 1941 Posted to 30th Battalion Rifle Brigade. Croydon Aerodrome in charge Machine Gun Detachment. 70 men, 12 guns in pill boxes. Joan in digs with Mrs King, Link Lane.
HQ at 44 Redford Ave, Alternative to Croydon- Woolwich, Grand Depot (6 March) Barracks & School at Deptford and at Chislehurst C Company(1st May)
20 Mar 1941 Acting Captain
8-17 Apr 1941 Leave
May 1941 at Chislehurst and JM in Scotland for a few weeks (as reported in a letter from Reg to Tip) JM at 3 St Clair Gardens, Millport, Bute with Edith. (Jane born 26 Mar 1941)
6 June 1941 Croydon
20 June 1941 Promoted to Temporary Captain
11-17 Jul 1941 Leave
5 Sep 1941 Chislehurst E Company
25 Sep 1941 Woolwich Arsenal
Oct 1941 Croydon
Oct 1941 Anti-tank course No2. 1st Bn IG
11 -17 Oct 1941 Sick leave
Various courses 1940-1:Army Gas School, Winterbourn,Camouflage,
MMG Refresher
15-19 Dec 1941 Leave
29 Dec-2 Jan 1942 AA (LMG) Sch Seaford
Jan 1942 Hillcrest A Company
Mar 1942 Blackheath
28 Mar-3 Apr 1942 Leave
9 Apr 1942 Redwings
May 1942 at Croydon, Weapon Training Officer. Injured by grenade exploding prematurely. Burst eardrums leading to a degree of permanent deafness. Compensation £150.
24 May Beckenham
6 Jun 1942 Badminton House guarding Queen 30th Battalion Rifle Brigade
25 Jun-1 Jul 1942 Leave
25 Jul Monkton Farleigh
12 Aug 1942 To Badminton House again
30 Sep-8 Oct Leave - (must have been when JE got pregnant) JE at Bramley with Honor & Tip.
7 Oct 1942 Monkton Farleigh
2 Nov 1942 Reading, Brock Barracks.
21 Nov 42 Badminton - letter to JE at Bramley re being pregnant. Had been 'wooding' with Queen Mary.
30 Dec 1942-7 Jan 1943 Leave
6 Jan 1943 Flat in Winchester sublet furnished at £3 per week.
9-16 Apr 1943 Leave
19 Apr 1943 Battalion disbanded. To 2nd Motor Training Battalion, Retford, Notts
Relinquished temporary rank of Captain on disbandment of unit.
22 Jun 1943 Posted to 1st Bn Middlesex Reg, Amersham, Bucks.
25 Jun 1943 Provisionally regranted Temporary rank of Captain
7 Jul 1943 Sarah born at Bramley
30 Jul -9 Aug Compassionate leave
2 Oct 1943 Starbeck, near Harrogate North Yorkshire
16-23 Oct 1943 Leave
6 Nov 1943 Ripon
29 Dec 1943 -5 Jan 1944 Leave
24 Jan 1944 Barnard Castle - Humbleton Camp
28 Feb 1944 Relinquished temporary rank of Captain due to reorganisation.
2 Mar 1944 Ripon
18 Mar 1944 Otley C Coy 1st Bn Middlesex Reg.
28 Mar - 4 Apr 1944 Leave. NO - it started 5th Apr
Apr/May 1944 At Brighton
27 Apr 1944 regranted Temporary rank of Captain
30 Apr 1944 Glad to be a Captain again. Is a 'proper 2ic now'
Leave 14-15 May
31 May 1944 Relinquished temporary rank of Captain but this was cancelled 29 Sep 1944.
16 Jun 1944 Said in a letter he was a captain again.
17 Jun 1944 Embarked at Tilbury. Five days at sea off French coast. Landed 23rd. Second in command of C Coy
Aug 1944 Joan & Sarah to Brora
See War Diary.
Leave 25 Feb 1945 for 9 days.
Captain 11 Apr 1945- 3 Jan 1946
Leave Summer 1945 -Photos Brora - one with HDE & JE in the hut.
8 Oct 1945 Medically examined and found to be Class A1 fit for further service.
Disembarked 21 Oct 1945 Dover To Shorncliffe Camp.
Release Leave until 17 Dec 1945
Leave until 6 Jan 1946
Bought 9 Hawthorn Close, Petts Wood for £1450 and went to Brora. Returned on Christmas Day.
3 Jan 1946 Moved to 9 Hawthorn Close
6 Jan 1946 Resumed at Alliance.
12 Apr 1947 Judith Murray born at St Paul's Cray 12.30 am
2 Nov 1948 Awarded Territorial Decoration TD
July 1950 HDE was transferred to the unattached list Territorial Army Reserve of Officers.
Main holidays at Brora
Nov 1955 sold 9 Hawthorn Close for £1750. Bought Graystones, 59 Willett Way, Petts Wood for £4500. Mortgage from Alliance for £3000 @@ 3%
Gift from Birdie of Uncle Bob's Morris 10 BRJ815.
Sold Morris for £35. Bought Victor 127PKJ from Alliance for £525
Dec 1961 Discharged from Territorial Army Reserve of Officers on reaching the age of 50
Permission to retain the rank of Captain. So was officially Captain H D Euren TD
3 Aug 1981 Bought Bronnant
8 Sep 1981 Sold The Haven, Brora
Left Brora 1 Dec 1981
Visited Brora 2 Aug 1982-19 Aug 1982
From Driving Licences:
1933 Morland Ave, Croydon
1938 58 Park Hill Road, Croydon
1939 32 Lancaster Road, SE25
1945 Dec Masons Hill, Bromley (Betty & Joe)
References
- ↑ Certificate (1).
- ↑ Certificate (1).
Cause: Rupture of aortic aneurism
- (see notes).
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