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613 Sapper
GEORGE HUDSWELL STALLWORTHY
Royal Engineers

by
Ó Lieutenant Colonel Edward De Santis, 2006.

1. INTRODUCTION

This research paper was prompted by the acquisition of a Soldier’s Account Book or Pocket Ledger, wrapped in its original leather case with buckle clasp.[1] When rolled in the case the account book measures 7 inches long by 2¾ inches wide by ½ inch thick. The account book contains the following pages or sections:

This soldier’s book dates back to pre-Boer War days and I believe it to be one of the most complete examples of such books that I have seen.

Unless where otherwise noted, the biographical and military service data contained in the research are taken from Sapper Stallworthy’s account book.

2. EARLY LIFE

George Hudswell Stallworthy was born in the town of Wells, Norfolk in 1877.[2] He was the first child of George and Alice Stallworthy of Newgate Lane, Wells Next Sea. The elder George Stallworthy was an independent minister who had been born in Samoa, South Pacific in 1845. The Reverend Stallworthy was a British subject, whose father probably was also a clergyman who had been posted to preach on the island of Samoa. Alice Stallworthy had been born in Leeds, Yorkshire in 1846.

The Reverend Stallworthy had a sister named Rebecca who was also born in Samoa. Rebecca was born in 1852.

The Reverend and Mrs. Stallworthy returned to England sometime before young George’s birth in 1877. The Stallworthy’s second child, a daughter named Alice M., was born in 1878 in Wells, Norfolk, as was their third child, a son named William W. who was born in 1880.

The 1881 British Census shows that the Stallworthy family lived on Newgate Lane, Wells Next Sea in Norfolk at the time of the census. In addition to The Reverend and Mrs. Stallworthy and their three children, Alice Stallworthy’s aunt, Mary Hudswell (Houdswell), aged 69, was also living in the household.[3] Mary Hudswell was from Bingley, Yorkshire and was supporting herself on income from an annuity. The Reverend’s sister Rebecca, now aged 29 years, apparently had returned with her brother from Samoa and was employed as the governess for the Stallworthy children.

There were three servants in the household: Mary E. Ransom, a domestic servant, age 19; Elizabeth Lack, a general domestic servant, age 18; and Martha M. Hudson, a monthly nurse, age 58. All three servants were from Wells, Norfolk.

The Reverend and Mrs. Stallworthy had moved to Broadstone in Dorset by 1897. Young George was off on his own at this time and appears to have been living in the Leeds, Yorkshire area where he was working as an Engineer.[4] George was a member of the Church of England.[5]

3. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

At the time of his enlistment in the Army at the age of 20 years and 4 months, George Hudswell Stallworthy was 5 feet 9½ inches tall and weighed 149 pounds. His chest measurements were 34 inches minimum and 36 inches at maximum expansion. He had a fresh complexion, blue eyes and light brown hair. His distinguishing marks consisted of a mole on the front of his upper right arm. A sample of his signature indicates that George Stallworthy was left-handed.[6]

When he joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force in 1915 George was 39 years of age. He was examined at Barriefield Camp, Kingston, Ontario and was found fit for overseas service. At the time of his enlistment in the Canadian Army he was noted to be 5 feet 10¾ inches tall. He had a chest measurement of 33 inches minimum and 35¾ inches at maximum expansion. His complexion was noted to be medium. Stallworthy declared his religious denomination as Congregationalist.

4. ENLISTMENT AND TRAINING

George Hudswell Stallworthy was recruited for service in the Army by Sergeant W.J. Lane, Royal Artillery.[7] He enlisted in the Royal Engineers at Leeds in Yorkshire on the 18^th of January 1897. His enlistment was for a period of 3 years with the Colours and 9 years in the Reserve.[8] Stallworthy swore the Oath of Attestation on the same day that he was recruited, with Sergeant Lane acting as witness.

One must wonder about George’s enlistment. He appears to have been from a well-to-do family; that is, the family of a minister who could afford to pay for two domestic servants and a nurse. He probably was afforded the opportunity for a public school education. Instead he chose to become a skilled tradesman and then to join the Army as a private soldier rather than as an officer. Had he enlisted in 1899 out of a sense of duty to serve in the South African War, his actions would be more understandable. His enlistment in early 1897, however, does not support this reason for enlisting. George’s motivation for enlisting will never be known. One can imagine, however, that his parents may not have been happy at all about his decision.

After completing the Oath of Attestation, George was given a medical examination at Leeds on the 18^th of January 1894 by Major J.R. Dodd. He was found to be medically fit for service in the Army.[9] He was also given a primary military examination at Leeds on the 18^th of January. This examination determined that he was fit for service in the Royal Engineers. His trade or calling of "Engineer" must have made him particularly qualified to serve in that Corps. His attestation was certified by the Approving Field Officers at Leeds, also on the 18^th of January.

Following the administrative processes associated with his enlistment, George was assigned the rank of Sapper (Regimental Number 613) and was sent off to the Royal Engineers Training Battalion at Chatham. He arrived at Chatham on the 1^st of March 1897 and was assigned to "C" Company of the battalion to begin his training as an engineer soldier.[10] The officer signing him into the company was 2^nd Lieutenant C.B.O. Symons, R.E.[11] The Officer Commanding the Training Battalion Royal Engineers was Lieutenant Colonel H.W. Renny-Tailyour.[12]

5. ASSIGNMENTS AND CAMPAIGN SERVICE

Sapper Stallworthy completed his recruit training with "C" Company of the Training Battalion Royal Engineers in December of 1898. Upon completion of his training he was granted a furlough through the 11^th of January 1899 before he was to report to his unit at Aldershot in Hampshire.

On the 12^th of January 1899 Sapper Stallworthy reported to Aldershot and was further reassigned to the 30^th Company, Royal Engineers at Plymouth in Devonshire. The 30^th Company had been stationed at Plymouth since November of 1886 as a Submarine Mining Company. In May of 1892 the 30^th became the Central Company for the Submarine Mining School. At the time that Stallworthy joined the unit the Officer Commanding the 30^th Company was Captain F.L. Lloyd, R.E.[13] The Commander Royal Engineers at Plymouth during this period was Lieutenant Colonel T.R. Main, R.E.[14]

Sapper Stallworthy worked and trained as a Submarine Miner at Plymouth until he was assigned for service in the theatre of war in South Africa. Prior to embarkation for South Africa, Stallworthy was reassigned to the 45^th Fortress Company, Royal Engineers. This company had been raised in September of 1899 as a Fortress Company but was given the special mission of serving as a Steam Road Transport Company. The company was equipped with steam traction engines manufactured by three firms; Fowler, Burrell, and Maclaren. Off the three traction engines, the Fowlers were the most powerful traction engines used by the Royal Engineers in South Africa.[15]

A convoy of Fowler traction engines of the 45th Company, Royal Engineers outside
the Balloon Factory at Aldershot, preparing to travel to Southampton enroute to South Africa.

The unit was also equipped with wagons that very much resembled railroad cars, but which were able to travel on roads without the need for railroad tracks. The 45^th Company was also equipped with two Fowler Patented Steam Plough. These devices, when towed behind an engine, could cut a 30-inch furrow to form ditches or shell scrapes.[16]

The 45^th Company was mobilized at Aldershot on the 7^th of October 1899. Early in November of 1899 the company formed up in convoy outside the Balloon Factory in Aldershot in preparation for a march by road to Southampton.[17] The company departed for South Africa from Southampton on the 15^th of November on board the Goth.[18]

Upon its arrival in Cape Colony on the 13^th of December 1899, the 45^th Fortress Company was stationed at Frere, between Estcourt and Colenso, in Natal, under the command of Captain G.P. Scholfield.[19] By May of 1900 it was serving with Army Corps Troops on the Lines of Communication in the Orange Free State. Sir Redvers Buller had concentrated the Ladysmith relief force at Frere in November of 1899. The main task of the 45^th Company was to supply Buller’s column. They did this by moving many tons of stores from the railheads to the troops in the field, sometimes under fire. Some of the traction engines were even used as gun tractors. Sapper Stallworthy had qualified as an Engine Driver in July of 1900. It is safe to assume that he took an active part in the operations of the company in the field.

The Boer War was a great test for the use of steam powered engines in military operations. They proved invaluable in moving over rugged tracks and fording rivers and they were not vulnerable to the diseases such as rinderpest that often inflicted animal transport. By the end of the war steam road transport in South Africa comprised 46 traction engines and 730 men.[20]

On the 9^th of September 1902 Sapper Stallworthy embarked for England, arriving home on the 28^th of September 1902.[21] Upon his arrival in England he was posted to No. 5 (Tees) Section of the Coast Battalion Submarine Miners in Middlesbrough.[22] The commander of No. 5 (Tees) Section at the time was Captain A. Brissenden, R.E.[23]

For his services during the South African War of 1899-1902, Sapper Stallworthy was awarded the Queen’s South Africa medal with clasps [CAPE COLONY] and [ORANGE FREE STATE] on the 31^st of March 1903. His name appears on the roll for this medal that was prepared at Kimberley, South Africa on the 24^th of August 1901. The roll was prepared by Lieutenant E. Barnardiston, R.E.

Sapper Stallworthy also was awarded the King’s South Africa Medal with clasps [SOUTH AFRICA 1901] and [SOUTH AFRICA 1902] on the 21^st of April 1903. The roll for this medal was prepared by Lieutenant Barnardiston at Kimberley on the 27^th of August 1901. Captain Brissenden presented Stallworthy with both of the medals while he was serving at Middlesbrough.

6. PROMOTIONS AND CONDUCT

Promotions: Sapper Stallworthy did not receive any promotions during his period of service in the Army. The fact that he did not receive any promotions during the seven years that he served with the Colours is rather unusual considering his good conduct and qualifications. The tables presented below give evidence of his exemplary conduct, education, training and skills. It may be that he elected not to be promoted above the rank of Sapper for reasons known only to him.

Conduct: Sapper Stallworthy received the following Good Conduct badges during his period of service with the Colours:[24]

7. EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

Education: During his time in service, Sapper Stallworthy received the following certificates of education:[25]

Notes: (*) This certificate was awarded for "Writing from Dictation – Requisite Proficiency from Standard III. Reader, or from other book of easy narratives. Arithmetic – Requisite proficiency in Notation and Numeration, and in the compound Rules and Reduction of Money." This certificate was signed by Lieutenant Colonel H.W. Renny-Tailyour, R.E., Commander Royal Engineers, Plymouth.

(**) This certificate was awarded for "Writing to Dictation. Arithmetic; Reduction of Weights and Measures; simple Practice and Proportion; Vulgar[26] and Decimal Fractions; Percentages and Averages; arranging and balancing Regimental and other Accounts." This certificate was signed for the CRE by Major W.F.H. Stafford, R.E., a staff officer in the office of the CRE Plymouth.[27]

Qualifications: Sapper Stallworthy received the following qualifications during his time in the Army:

8. MEDICAL INFORMATION

The only medical information available on Sapper Stallworthy is the entry in his Soldier’s Book that indicates that he received a slight contusion of the right knee when involved in some activity while not on duty. His Military History Sheet contains a similar entry and indicates that the injury was sustained on the 31^st of October 1897. It was also noted that a Court of Enquiry convened to investigate the cause of the injury. The court apparently concluded that the injury was accidental and not due to misconduct on Stallworthy’s part.

9. MARRIAGE AND PERSONAL INFORMATION

Sapper Stallworthy’s service papers do not indicate that he was married.

10. DISCHARGE

Sapper Stallworthy was transferred to the 1^st Class Army Reserve at Middlesbrough in the North Riding of Yorkshire[30] on the 17^th of January 1904 on the expiration of his period of limited engagement. He was awarded a gratuity of £7-0s-0d on his transfer to the Reserve. Stallworthy was picked up on the rolls of the 1^st Class Army Reserve on the following day by Lieutenant Charles Waldron, R.E., Assistant Superintendent of R.E. Records. At the time of his transfer he had served exactly seven years with the Colours. His enlistment obligation of 3 years with the Colours and 9 years in the Reserve had been changed to 7 years with the Colours and 5 years in the Reserve on the 9^th of January 1899 when he voluntary elected to extend his period of service with the Colours.[31]

An entry made on Stallworthy’s Statement of Services lists him as an "Absentee" on the 8^th of October 1905. This entry was made by Captain Waldron. He is shown as "Rejoined from Absence" on the 17^th of January 1909 in an entry made by Captain W.J. Shute, Assistant to the Officer in Charge R.E. Records. In both these instances his rank is still listed as Sapper.

Sapper Stallworthy was discharged from the Reserve on the 17^th of January 1909 on termination of his first period of limited engagement. His total service was reckoned at 12 years exactly, with seven years credited towards a pension. Stallworthy’s Military History Sheet shows the following periods of service at home and abroad:

11. SERVICE IN THE GREAT WAR

Great War Service Record

The details supplied in this section were extracted from the soldier’s service papers that were located in the National Archives of Canada. Mr. Arnold Kay of Gloucester, Ontario, obtained the papers for the author. Stallworthy's Great War records consisted of the following documents:

• Attestation Paper
• Description on Enlistment
• Casualty Form - Active Service
• Statement of Pay Account
• Medical History Sheet

Description on Enlistment

The following is a description of George Hudswell Stallworthy at the time he enlisted in the Canadian Army in 1915:

(*) NOTE: Congregationalism is a form of church government in which each congregation is independent in the management of its own affairs - also known as an Independent Church.

Enlistment and Training

George Hudswell Stallworthy moved to Canada with his family sometime between the end of the South African War and the beginning of the Great War of 1914-1918. He settled in Belleville, Ontario where he probably was employed as a marine engineer.

Stallworthy attested for service in the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force at Barriefield Camp near Kingston, Ontario on the 29^th of October 1915. On this same date he was given a physical examination and was determined to be fit for active service overseas. He enlisted in the rank of Sapper and was originally assigned Regimental Number 3079 after his attestation; however, this number was changed to 500828 almost immediately.

On the 2^nd of November 1915 Stallworthy's attestation was certified by a Lieutenant Bird who was acting for Major W.P. Wilgar, the officer commanding the 5^th Field Company, Canadian Engineers. Upon certification of his attestation, Sapper Stallworthy was transferred to the Canadian Engineer Training Depot (CETD) at Ottawa pending embarkation for England.

Assignments and Campaign Service

Stallworthy arrived in England on the 10^th of January 1916 aboard S.S. Metagamo with the 8^th Draft of Canadian Engineers to be posted overseas. On the following day he was taken on the strength of the Canadian Engineer Training Depot at Shorncliffe. He was appointed a Section Sergeant while at Shorncliffe, no doubt due to his prior service and experience in the Royal Engineers during the Boer War.

Sergeant Stallworthy embarked for France on the 23^rd of March 1916 and on the 25^th of March, while at sea, he was transferred to the 8^th Field Company, Canadian Engineers serving with the 3^rd Canadian Division. He disembarked in France on the 27^th of March and joined his company at Hooge.

Sergeant Stallworthy was with the 8^th Field Company during the actions at Mount Sorrel (2-3 June 1916) and Flers-Courcelette (15-22 September 1916). He came down with a fever on the 11^th of September 1916 and was taken from his unit by No. 10 Canadian Field Ambulance and transferred that same day to No. 5 Canadian Field Ambulance. On the 13^th of September he was transferred to No. 8 Canadian Field Ambulance. After a period of treatment and recuperation he rejoined his unit on the 21^st of September just in time for the Battle of Thiepval, which took place from the 26^th to the 28^th of September 1916.

Sergeant Stallworthy took part in the campaign for Ancre Heights from the 1^st of October to the 11^th of November 1916. During this period his company was involved in action at Le Transloy (1-18 October 1916).

Stallworthy was granted leave to England on the 12^th of December 1916. He returned to his company in France on the 24^th of December. On the 26^th of February 1917 he returned to England and was transferred to the Canadian Engineer Training Depot at Shorncliffe. On the 28^th of February he was taken on the strength of the CETD from the 8^th Field Company, Canadian Engineers at Crowborough, Essex, pending his discharge from the Army.

Promotions

George Hudswell Stallworthy received the following promotions during his time in service in the Canadian Army:

Medical Information

The following medical information was taken from Stallworthy's service records during his period of service in the Canadian Army:

Discharge

Sergeant George Hudswell Stallworthy was discharged from the Canadian Army at Crowborough, Essex on the 15^th of March 1917 pending an appointment in the Royal Navy. His appointment in the Royal Navy was certainly based on his previous experience as a Marine Engineer.

On the 9^th of April 1917 he was struck off the strength of the CETD and taken on the strength of the Canadian Engineers Reinforcement Depot (CERD), but attached to the CETD for duty. Two days later he was taken back on the strength and on command of the CETD pending his commissioning in the Royal Navy. On the 24^th of April 1917 Stallworthy proceeded to the Yacht Patrol Office of the Royal Navy and ceased his attachment to the CETD.

Stallworthy's total service in the Canadian Army was reckoned as shown in the tables below:

(+) NOTE: Stallworthy's army service papers do not show the amount of time he spent in the Royal Navy after he was commissioned.

For his service during the Great War, Sergeant Stallworthy would have been awarded the British War Medal and Victory Medal. The location of these medals, along with his Queen's and King's South Africa Medals, is not known.

12. POST SERVICE LIFE

George Hudswell Stallworthy became an officer on a merchant ship after the Great War. According to the records of ships entering New York through Ellis Island, Stallworthy was serving as the Chief Engineer aboard S.S. Royalite in 1919. A "List or Manifest of Aliens Employed on the Vessel as Members of Crew" available from www.ellisislandrecords.org shows the S.S. Royalite arriving in New York on the 11^th of October 1919 from the port of Montreal, Canada. A "Geo. H. Stallworthy" is listed 5^th of 25 crewmen on the manifest. The following information regarding him is shown on the document:

Also listed on the ship's manifest as number 25 is one Kenneth Stallworthy. This is most likely Kennard Stallworthy, George's son. The following information regarding him is shown on the document:

It should be noted that as Kennard Stallworthy was born in 1910, he would only have been nine years old in 1919. Either this Kenneth Stallworthy is not Kennard Stallworthy, or he and his father were lying about Kennard's age to avoid getting the ship's owner in trouble for employing underage children.

George Hudswell Stallworthy and his wife Ruby and children may have immigrated to Canada at some time. This assumption is based on the fact that George divorced his wife in Canada in 1923. His daughter Donna must have remained with her mother in Canada while George continued his duties as a merchant seaman. He eventually returned to live in England and died at Portsmouth during the June quarter of 1960 at the age of 83.

Kennard Hudswell Stallworthy probably continued to work as a seaman along with his father. He too ultimately settled in England where he died in Bournemouth, Dorset in September of 1987 at the age of 77.

ADDENDUM NO. 1. Stallworthy Family Tree

Jean Hinder, a distant relative of George Hudswell Stallworthy, provided the following genealogical information regarding George's ancestors:^[1]

Parents

George Burnett Stallworthy (born 1845 in Samoa)(Congregational Minister)

Alice Stallworthy (nee Hudswell) (born 1846)

Grandparents

George Stallworthy (born 1809 in Preston Bissett, Buckinghamshire; died at Malua, Samoa in 1859)(Missionary)

Charlotte Stallworthy (nee Wilson) (died 1845)

Great Grandparents

William Stallworthy (1778 to 1820)

Elizabeth Stallworthy (nee Coney)

Great-Great Grandparents

John Stallworthy (1738 to 1806)

Ann Stallworthy (died 1821)

Great-Great-Great Grandparents

John Stallworthy (died 1744)

Ann Stallworthy (died 1771)

ENDNOTES TO ADDENDUM 1.

[1] Letter to the author from Jean Hinder, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, dated 9 November 2004.

ADDENDUM NO. 2. Marriage of George Hudswell Stallworthy

Jean Hinder, a distant relative of George Hudswell Stallworthy, provided the following information regarding George's marriage and family.^[1]

George Hudswell Stallworthy married Ruby Minnie Ridout on the 19^th of October 1907. Their marriage was solemnized at the Register Office in the District of Farnham in the Counties of Surrey and Southampton. George was a bachelor, 31 years of age, who listed his profession as Marine Engineer. He indicated that his address was The Manse, Hindhead, the address of his father's church. Ruby was a 24-year old Spinster from Ilford. George listed his father's profession as Independent Minister. Ruby's father was listed as a Journalist. The marriage ceremony was performed by Mr. John Robert Nash and witnessed by H. Reed and F. Mansey.

George and Ruby had a least two children; Kennard Hudswell., born in 1910 and Donna Ruby., born in 1911. Both children were born while the Stallworthys were living in Pontypridd, Wales.^[2]

George apparently became a Marine Engineer after his discharge from the Army. In a letter dated October 5^th, 1906, George's father tells his brother John that his son George had spent three weeks on Samoa when his ship put into port there.^[3]

^{George Hudswell and Ruby Minnie Stallworthy were divorced in Canada in 1923. Donna Ruby Stallworthy married one John Ralph Black (date of marriage unknown). They too were divorced in Canada in 1957.[4]}

ENDNOTES TO ADDENDUM 2.

[1] Letter to the author from Jean Hinder, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, dated 9 November 2004.

[2] Email to the author from Jean Hinder, dated 22 November 2004.

[3] Letter from George B. Stallworthy, The Free Church Manse, Hindhead, Haslemere, dated 5 October 1906 to his brother John Stallworthy in New Zealand.

[4] Statutes of Canada: Divorce in Canada (1841-1968), Databases of the Canadian Genealogy Centre.

ADDENDUM NO. 3. Possible Relatives of George Hudswell Stallworthy

On the 1st of January 2001 an email message was received from a Mr. Guy Stallworthy regarding his possible relationship to George Hudswell Stallworthy. Mr. Guy Stallworthy's branch of the family lived in Berkshire, Oxfordshire and South Wales during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He has identified two of his relatives who also served in the Royal Engineers during the Great War of 1914 to 1918. These men are:

450377 Sapper Maurice Stallworthy, R.E. who died at Etaple, France on the 18th of November 1918. Maurice Stallworthy was serving in the 124th Field Company, R.E. at the time of his death. The cause of his death is unknown. He was the great uncle of Guy Stallworthy.

151829 Sapper Cecil Herbert Stallworthy, R.E. who died in Frevent, France on the 27th of June 1918. Cecil Herbert Stallworthy was serving in "F" (VI) Corps Signal Company, R.E. at the time of his death. The cause of his death is not known. He was Guy Stallworthy's grandfather's cousin.

Four other Stallworthys are listed in the Register of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

5941 Sergeant W.J. Stallworthy, 2nd/6th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment died on the 20th of July 1916 and is buried at Laventie Military Cemetery, La Gorgue, Nord, France. He was the son of Mr. W. Stallworthy of The School, Scoulton, Norfolk. Scoulton is located due south of, and not many miles from Well-next-the-Sea where George Hudswell was born. There may be a family connection between these two men.

2nd Lieutenant Arthur Reynolds Stallworth, 3rd Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) attached to the 1st/5th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment died on the 30th of November 1917 and is commemorated at the Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, Nord, France.

VX44087 Private Hector Christopher Stallworthy, 2/29th Battalion Australian Infantry died on the 6th of August 1943 and is buried at Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand.

83359 Wren Eileen Mary Stallworthy, Women's Royal Navy Service died on the 30th of August 1945 and is buried at Mazargues War Cemetery, Marseilles, France. Eileen Mary Stallworthy was the niece of Ernest Walter Stallworthy. Her father was Ernest's younger brother, Harold Edgar Stallworthy.

ADDENDUM NO. 4. The Marriage of George Hudswell Stallworthy

Jean Hinder also provided the following information regarding George's marriage and family [1].

George Hudswell Stallworthy married Ruby Minnie Ridout on the 19th of October 1907. Their marriage was solemnized at the Register Office in the District of Farnham in the Counties of Surrey and Southampton. George was a bachelor, 31 years of age, who listed his profession as Marine Engineer. He indicated that his address was The Manse, Hindhead, the address of his father's church. Ruby was a 24-year old spinster from Ilford. George listed his father's profession as Independent Minister. Ruby's father was listed as a Journalist. The marriage ceremony was performed by Mr. John Robert Nash and witnessed by H. Reed and F. Mansey.

George and Ruby had at least two children, Kennard H., born in 1910 and Donna R., born in 1911. Both children were born while the Stallworthys were living in Pontypridd, Wales [2].

George apparently became a Marine Engineer after his discharge from the Royal Engineers. In a letter dated October 5th, 1906, George's father tells his brother John that his son George had spent three week on Somoa when his ship put into port there [3].

ENDNOTES TO ADDENDUM 4.

[1] Letter to the author from Jean Hinder, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, dated 9 November 2004.

[2] Email to the author from Jean Hinder, dated 22 November 2004.

[3] Letter from George B. Stallworthy, The Free Church, Manse, Hindhead, Haslemere, dated 5 October 1906 to his brother John Stallworthy in New Zealand.

ADDENDUM NO. 5. Notes from a New Zealand Family Member

The following notes are from the great grandson of John Stallworthy the stepbrother of the Reverend George Stallworthy, the grandfather of George Hudswell Stallworthy.

The Reverend George Stallworthy was ordained by the London Missionary Society (the Congregational church) and sailed from England out to Tahiti on the whaler, Tuscan in 1833. He married Charlotte Burnett Wilson, the daughter of a LMS missionary, in Samoa in 1844. Charlotte died a year later, shortly after the birth of their son George Burnett Stallworthy (George Hudswell's father).

George Stallworthy married for the second time in 1847 to Mary Anne Darling, the daughter of yet another LMS missionary. They had several children including Rebecca and John, all born on the island of Upolu, Samoa.

The Reverend George Stallworthy died at Malua, Samoa in 1859. His widow took the children back to England in 1860 on what must have been a harrowing journey - of the eight children, three died of diphtheria on the voyage. The family settled in Gravesend, Kent, from where the surviving children were sent to schools supported by the London Missionary Society for the children of missionaries.

George Burnett Stallworthy can be found on the 1861 Census of England at Milton, Gravesend, Kent (RG9/470 Folio 51 Page 42):

Name: George Stallworthy

Relation: Stepson

Age: 16 years

Place of Birth: Samoa

Occupation: Commercial Clerk

An entry can also be found for him in the 1871 Census of England at Berkshire (RG10/1288 Folio 65 page 6):

Name: George B. Stallworthy

Relation: Visitor

Age: 26 years

Place of birth: Samoa

Occupation: Visitor, single, student of theology, undergraduate of London University.

By the time of the 1881 Census of England the Reverend George Burnett Stallworthy was married and living in Wells-Next-Sea, Norfolk, with three children including George Hudswell Stallworthy and his stepsister Rebecca.

George Hudswell Stallworthy enlisted in Canada to serve in the Great War of 1914-1918. Four other men named Stallworthy also served in the Canadian Army during the Great War.^[1] William Wilson Stallworthy (born at Norfolk in 1888) is believed to be George Hudswell Stallworthy's brother. The other three Stallworthy names are from the same family line, all cousins two or three times removed. The cousins are named Henry Webb Stallworthy (born at Winson, Gloucestershire in 1893), James Archibald Stallworthy (born at Cirencester, Gloucestershire in 1893) and William Stallworthy (born at Cirencester, Gloucestershire in 1889).

Neither George Hudswell Stallworthy nor his brother appear on the Commonwealth Graves Commission website, so it can be assumed that they survived the war.

The following information is taken from the Attestation Papers, Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force for each of the men named above:

George Hudswell Stallworthy^[2]

1. Place of Birth: Norfolk County, England.

2. Next of Kin: Ruby Minnie Stallworthy (wife).

3. Address of Next of Kin: Trent Road, Belleville, Ontario, Canada.

4. Date of Birth: August 24, 1876.

5. Trade or Calling: Marine & Stationary Engineer.

6. Prior Service: 12 years with the Royal Engineers - South African Campaign.

7. Date of Attestation: October 29, 1915.

8. Place of Attestation: Barriefield Camp.

9. Unit: 5^th Field Company, Canadian Engineers.

William Wilson Stallworthy^[3]

1. Place of Birth: Norfolk, England.

2. Next of Kin: Lettie Stallworthy (wife).

3. Address of Next of Kin: 103 Park Street, Westfield, New Jersey, USA.

4. Date of Birth: August 9, 1888.^[4]

5. Trade or Calling: Designer.

6. Prior Service: 4½ years, Private, 1^st Surrey Rifle Volunteers.

7. Date of Attestation: July 3, 1917.

8. Place of Attestation: Toronto.

9. Unit: 10^th Regiment, R.G. Service Battalion.

 Henry ("Harry" Webb Stallworthy

1. Place of Birth: Winson, Gloucestershire, England.

2. Present Address: R.N.W.M.P., Regina, Saskatchewan.

3. Next of Kin: Mrs. F.F. Stallworthy (mother).^[5]

4. Address of Next of Kin: Fairford, Gloucestershire, England.

5. Date of Birth: January 20, 1893.

6. Trade or Calling: Mounted Police.

7. Prior Service: 3 year in the Gloucestershire Yeomanry.

8. Date of Attestation: May 9, 1918.

9. Place of Attestation: Regina.

10. Unit: Unknown.

The following information about Henry Webb Stallworthy's service with the Royal North West Mounted Police (R.N.W.M.P.) and later with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (R.C.M.P.) is taken from The University of Alberta Press Internet web site at www.uap.ualberta.ca regarding William Barr's book entitled RED SERGE AND POLAR BEAR PANTS: The Biography of Harry Stallworthy, RCMP.

"Harry Stallworthy spent 20 years in the Canadian North with the RCMP. While stationed at Bache Peninsula, Stallworthy led one of the longest arctic sledge patrols in the history of the Force, searching for traces of German geologist Dr. Hans Krüger. In 1934 he set off with the Oxford University Ellesmere Land Expedition. He was present at the historic meeting of Roosevelt and Churchill in Quebec in 1944 and in the late 1950s was in charge of security for the eastern half of the DEW line. From policing and prospecting in the Yukon to coordinating aerial surveillance patrols against rum-runners in the Gaspé, the story of Stallworthy's life was rarely uneventful."

James Archibald Stallworthy

1. Place of Birth: Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England.

2. Next of Kin: Florence Fanny Stallworthy (mother).^[6]

3. Address of Next of Kin: Cleve House, Eastington, near Cirencester, Gloucester, England.

4. Date of Birth: 1893.

5. Trade or Calling: Farmer.^[7]

6. Prior Service: None.

7. Date of Attestation: May 5, 1915.

8. Place of Attestation: Calgary.

9. Unit: Unknown.

William Stallworthy

1. Place of Birth: Cirencester, Gloucestershire.

2. Next of Kin: Mrs. F.F. Stallworthy (mother).^[8]

3. Address of Next of Kin: Eastington, Cirencester, Gloucestershire.

4. Date of Birth: March 13, 1889.

5. Trade or Calling: Farmer & Engineer.

6. Prior Service: 3 years, Gloucestershire Yeomanry.

7. Date of Attestation: June 7, 1915.

8. Place of Attestation: Calgary.

9. Unit: 12^th Regiment, Mounted Rifles, C.O.E.F.

ENDNOTES TO ADDENDUM 5:

[1] The National Archives of Canada contain attestation papers for the following individuals:

[2] The major subject of this research.

[3] The brother of George Hudswell Stallworthy.

[4] He probably lied about his age. The 1881 census indicates he was born in 1880.

[5] Brother of James Archibald and William.

[6] Brother of Henry Webb and William.

[7] Probably worked the farm with his brother William in Calgary.

[8] Brother of James Archibald and Henry Webb.

REFERENCES

1. Soldier’s Account Book or Pocket Ledger, 613 Sapper George Hudswell Stallworthy, Royal Engineers.
2. 1881 British Census. Mormon Family History Library Film 1341479, Public Record Office Reference RG11, Piece 1988, Folio 35, Page 2.
3. GRIERSON, J.M. Scarlet Into Khaki: The British Army on the Eve of the Boer War. Greenhill Books, London, 1988.
4. SKELLEY, A.R. The Victorian Army at Home: The Recruitment and Terms and Conditions of the British Regular, 1859-1899. McGill-Queen’s University Press, Montreal, 1977.
5. CONOLLY, T.W.J. Roll of Officers of the Corps of Royal Engineers From 1660 to 1898. The Royal Engineers Institute, Chatham, Kent, 1898.
6. BAKER BROWN, W. History of Submarine Mining in the British Army. W. & J. Mackay & Co., Ltd., Chatham, 1910.
7. Monthly Army List, April 1903.
8. CIMA, K.H. Reflections from the Bridge. Baron Birch in conjunction with the Institution of Royal Engineers, 1994.
9. Short Service Attestation Papers, Army Form B. 217. WO97/5980, Public Record Office, Kew, Richmond, Surrey.
10. Medal Roll for the Queen’s South Africa Medal, dated Kimberley, South Africa, 24 August 1901.

ENDNOTES

[1] Hereafter referred to as the "Soldier’s Book."

[2] This town was also known as Wells Next Sea in the 19^th century. Today it is known as Wells-next-the Sea.

[3] Mary Hudswell’s name is spelled Houdswell in the 1881 British Census. The census appears to be incorrect. George’s middle name was apparently taken from the family name of his mother and aunt; hence, Hudswell would be correct spelling since this is how George spelled in on all his military documents.

[4] George Stallworthy listed "Engineer" as his trade or calling when he enlisted in the Army. It is not clear what this means. There is no evidence to indicate that he had received any formal schooling to earn a Bachelor’s Degree in engineering. He probably used the word "Engineer" to indicate that he was working in a technical trade of some sort.

[5] As an "independent minister," it is unknown whether George’s father was a minister in the Church of England.

[6] Signature on page 3 of the Soldier’s Book.

[7] Short Service Attestation papers, Army Form B. 217.

[8] See Periods of Enlistment for the Corps of Royal Engineers.

[9] See Age and Physical Requirements for Soldiers in the British Army (Victorian Period).

[10] See Engineer Recruit Training.

[11] 2^nd Lieutenant Charles Bertie Owen Symons, R.E.

[12] Later Colonel Henry Waugh Renny-Tailyour, R.E.

[13] Captain Frederick Lindsay Lloyd, R.E.

[14] Later Colonel Thomas Ryder Main, R.E.

[15] CIMA, K.H., pp. 69-76.

[16] Ibid.

[17] Colonel J.L.B. Templer, KRRC, late of the Balloon Factory Royal Engineers had been appointed Director of Steam Transport.

[18] In January of 1900 reinforcements for the 45^th Fortress Company were sent to South Africa aboard the SS Johannesburg.

[19] Captain George Peabody Scholfield, R.E.

[20] CIMA, K.H., pp. 69-76.

[21] As a matter of interest, the 45^th Fortress Company was sent to Gibraltar in December of 1902. It is most likely that the company reverted to traditional fortress company duties at this time. By 1905 the unit was employed as a traditional fortress company on electrical duties and was still serving at Gibraltar in 1912.

[22] The name of this town was frequently spelled "Middlesbro."

[23] Captain Albert Brissenden, R.E.

[23] See Good Conduct Pay.

[25] See Certificates of Education.

[26] The word "vulgar" used in this sense is meant to describe "common" or "simple" fractions.

[27] Later Lieutenant Colonel William Francis Howard Stafford, R.E.

[28] See Firing Practice for Engineer Recruits.

[29] In the Royal Engineers, extra (engineers’) pay was awarded in seven classes according to the skill of the individual in their different trades and special branches.

[30] Middlesbrough is now in the new County of Cleveland, which came into being in 1974.

[31] See Periods of Enlistment for the Corps of Royal Engineers and Extensions of Service of the Regular Army.