Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameEdward Woollard Penistone LAMB
, 3C2R
, 3C2RBirth9 Jun 1892, Wandsworth, London, England
Death24 Apr 1918, Heuzecourt, Doullens, France
BurialDoullens, Department de la Somme, Picardie, France
FatherEdward Beckitt LAMB (1857-1934)
MotherBathea Emily WOOLLARD (~1864-1949)
Notes for Edward Woollard Penistone LAMB
In the July to September 1892 birth index Edward Woollard P. Lamb, Greenwich, volume 1d, page 1075.
In the 1901 census 7 Barn Street Marlborough, Wiltshire.
Head Edward Beckitt [as spelled] Lamb, age 43, Architect Designer Artist, worker, born Wandsworth London.
Wife Bathea Emily Lamb, age 36, born Faversham Kent.
Son Penistine Edward Woollard Lamb, age 8, born Wandsworth London.
Daughter Caroline Emily Lamb, age 4, born Wndsworth.
1 servant.
In the 1911 census 9 Endwell Road, Brockley S.E., Deptford, London.
Head Edward Beckitt Lamb, age 53, architect, Her Majesty’s Office of Works, born Marylebone, London.
Wife Bathea Emily Lamb, age 47, married 25 years, 4 children born alive 3 still living, born Faversham, Kent.
Daughter Thedwa Magdalen Lamb, age 22, single, born Wandsworth.
Son Edward Woollard Penistone Lamb, age 18, single, indexing clerk Lloyd’s Insurance, born Brockley.
Daughter Caroline Emily Lamb, age 14, school, born Brockley.
1 boarder a student teacher in training.
Their dwelling had 8 rooms.
Royal Aero Club Aviators’ Certificates
2nd Lieutenant Edward Woollard Penistone Lamb R.F.C. 5449 15 November 1917.
Born 9th June 1892 at London
Nationality British
Certificate taken on Maurice Farman Biplane
at Military School, Ruislip
Killed in action 17th May 1918. [This date contradicts the date in 3 other sources]
Death year from the Danbys by Selby Whittingham.
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War
Second Lieutenant E. W. P. Lamb, died April 24, 1918
Commonwealth War Graves
Edward Woollard Penistone Lamb, 2nd Lieutenant. General List and 11th Squadron Royal Air Force. Killed in action 24th April, 1918. Age 25. Son of Edward Beckitt Lamb and Bathea Emily Lamb, of Tulse Hill, London
British Army Medal Rolls
E. W. P. Lamb 2/Lieut.
Died 24/4/18
Victory Medal and British Medal
Address 1 Romola Road, London S.E. 24
National Probate Calendar
Edward Woollard Penistone Lamb of 1 Romola-road Herne Hill Surrey second-lieutenant R.A.F. died 24 April 1918 in France Administration (with Will) London 30 August 1918 to Edward Beckitt Lamb architect. Effects 280 pounds 7 shillings 6 pence
Findagrave.com
Second Lieutenant Edward Woollard Penistone Lamb VVeteran
Birth 9 Jun 1892, Brockley, London Borough of Lewisham, Greater London, England
Death 24 Apr 1918 (aged 25)
Burial Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No. 1, Doullens, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France, Plot VI. A. 42.
Memorial ID 56532727
Age: 25.
Royal Air Force
'Son of Edward Beckitt Lamb, an architect with the Office of Works, and Bathea Emily (née Woollard) Lamb of 1 Romola Road, Herne Hill, London
He worked as an indexing clerk for the Lloyd's Shipping Branch of the Lloyd's Staff.
Edward enlisted at the Royal Flying Corps Recruits Depot, South Farnborough as Aircraftsman 2nd Class 11364 on the 27th of October 1915. At a medical examination, which was held on the same day, it was recorded that he was 5ft 10.5 inches tall, weighed 146lbs. He went to France where he served with 22 Squadron as a motorcycle
despatch rider. He was promoted to Aircraftsman 1st Class on the 1st of September 1916, to Acting Corporal on the 1st of December 1916 and to Corporal on the 1st of April 1917. On the 21st of March 1917 he applied for a commission in the Royal Flying Corps, supported by Rear Admiral E.F. Inglefield, Secretary of Lloyd's.
Edward returned from France for officer training on the 11th of June 1917.
On the 12th of July 1917 he was posted to South Farnborough and on the 23rd of July he was posted to No. 1 Officer Cadet Wing at West Down.
He was posted to Denham Camp in Buckinghamshire on the 13th of August and on the 15th of August he was graded as being suitable to be a pilot. On the 7th of
September 1917, Edward was posted to the School of Military Aeronautics at Oxford and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant on probation in the Royal Flying Corps on
the 25th of October 1917. He was next posted to 2 Training Squadron on the 30th of October 1917 and obtained his Aero Certificate (5449) on the 15th of November 1917 at
the Military School Ruislip flying a Maurice Farman Biplane.
Edward was further posted to No. 3 Flying School on the 18th of November 1917 and was promoted to Flying Officer on the 14th of February 1918. He was posted to 2 School of Air Gunnery on the 26th of February 1918. On the 30th of March 1918 he was posted to 11 Squadron and joined them in France.
At dawn on the 24th of April 1918 Edward Lamb took off for a reconnaissance mission in Bristol F2b Fighter C4673 with his Observer, Sergeant Bertie Joseph Maisey. The
aircraft crashed into trees in thick fog at Heuzecourt, due west of Doullens, killing them both'
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In the 1901 census 7 Barn Street Marlborough, Wiltshire.
Head Edward Beckitt [as spelled] Lamb, age 43, Architect Designer Artist, worker, born Wandsworth London.
Wife Bathea Emily Lamb, age 36, born Faversham Kent.
Son Penistine Edward Woollard Lamb, age 8, born Wandsworth London.
Daughter Caroline Emily Lamb, age 4, born Wndsworth.
1 servant.
In the 1911 census 9 Endwell Road, Brockley S.E., Deptford, London.
Head Edward Beckitt Lamb, age 53, architect, Her Majesty’s Office of Works, born Marylebone, London.
Wife Bathea Emily Lamb, age 47, married 25 years, 4 children born alive 3 still living, born Faversham, Kent.
Daughter Thedwa Magdalen Lamb, age 22, single, born Wandsworth.
Son Edward Woollard Penistone Lamb, age 18, single, indexing clerk Lloyd’s Insurance, born Brockley.
Daughter Caroline Emily Lamb, age 14, school, born Brockley.
1 boarder a student teacher in training.
Their dwelling had 8 rooms.
Royal Aero Club Aviators’ Certificates
2nd Lieutenant Edward Woollard Penistone Lamb R.F.C. 5449 15 November 1917.
Born 9th June 1892 at London
Nationality British
Certificate taken on Maurice Farman Biplane
at Military School, Ruislip
Killed in action 17th May 1918. [This date contradicts the date in 3 other sources]
Death year from the Danbys by Selby Whittingham.
UK Soldiers Died in the Great War
Second Lieutenant E. W. P. Lamb, died April 24, 1918
Commonwealth War Graves
Edward Woollard Penistone Lamb, 2nd Lieutenant. General List and 11th Squadron Royal Air Force. Killed in action 24th April, 1918. Age 25. Son of Edward Beckitt Lamb and Bathea Emily Lamb, of Tulse Hill, London
British Army Medal Rolls
E. W. P. Lamb 2/Lieut.
Died 24/4/18
Victory Medal and British Medal
Address 1 Romola Road, London S.E. 24
National Probate Calendar
Edward Woollard Penistone Lamb of 1 Romola-road Herne Hill Surrey second-lieutenant R.A.F. died 24 April 1918 in France Administration (with Will) London 30 August 1918 to Edward Beckitt Lamb architect. Effects 280 pounds 7 shillings 6 pence
Findagrave.com
Second Lieutenant Edward Woollard Penistone Lamb VVeteran
Birth 9 Jun 1892, Brockley, London Borough of Lewisham, Greater London, England
Death 24 Apr 1918 (aged 25)
Burial Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No. 1, Doullens, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France, Plot VI. A. 42.
Memorial ID 56532727
Age: 25.
Royal Air Force
'Son of Edward Beckitt Lamb, an architect with the Office of Works, and Bathea Emily (née Woollard) Lamb of 1 Romola Road, Herne Hill, London
He worked as an indexing clerk for the Lloyd's Shipping Branch of the Lloyd's Staff.
Edward enlisted at the Royal Flying Corps Recruits Depot, South Farnborough as Aircraftsman 2nd Class 11364 on the 27th of October 1915. At a medical examination, which was held on the same day, it was recorded that he was 5ft 10.5 inches tall, weighed 146lbs. He went to France where he served with 22 Squadron as a motorcycle
despatch rider. He was promoted to Aircraftsman 1st Class on the 1st of September 1916, to Acting Corporal on the 1st of December 1916 and to Corporal on the 1st of April 1917. On the 21st of March 1917 he applied for a commission in the Royal Flying Corps, supported by Rear Admiral E.F. Inglefield, Secretary of Lloyd's.
Edward returned from France for officer training on the 11th of June 1917.
On the 12th of July 1917 he was posted to South Farnborough and on the 23rd of July he was posted to No. 1 Officer Cadet Wing at West Down.
He was posted to Denham Camp in Buckinghamshire on the 13th of August and on the 15th of August he was graded as being suitable to be a pilot. On the 7th of
September 1917, Edward was posted to the School of Military Aeronautics at Oxford and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant on probation in the Royal Flying Corps on
the 25th of October 1917. He was next posted to 2 Training Squadron on the 30th of October 1917 and obtained his Aero Certificate (5449) on the 15th of November 1917 at
the Military School Ruislip flying a Maurice Farman Biplane.
Edward was further posted to No. 3 Flying School on the 18th of November 1917 and was promoted to Flying Officer on the 14th of February 1918. He was posted to 2 School of Air Gunnery on the 26th of February 1918. On the 30th of March 1918 he was posted to 11 Squadron and joined them in France.
At dawn on the 24th of April 1918 Edward Lamb took off for a reconnaissance mission in Bristol F2b Fighter C4673 with his Observer, Sergeant Bertie Joseph Maisey. The
aircraft crashed into trees in thick fog at Heuzecourt, due west of Doullens, killing them both'
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