Trafford

Born on the 13th July 1895, his birth registered during the September
quarter 1895 in the Chorlton R.D. - ref: 8c/763, the eldest son of William
& Henrietta Mortimore (nee Harris).

1901 Census - 21 Claremont Road, Didsbury, Manchester.   Son - aged: 5 -
born: Didsbury.  Head of household - William Mortimore - Married - aged: 33
- occ: Mechanical Engineer - born: Nottingham.   Also - Henrietta Mortimore
- Wife - aged: 34 - born: Sibford Ferris, Oxfordshire.  Plus 2 younger
brothers - Harold & Leonard, both born at Didsbury.

1911 Census - Hawthorne Villa, Grosvenor Road, Altrincham.   Son - aged: 15
- Scholar - born: Didsbury.   Head of household - William Mortimore -
Married - aged: 43 - occ: Mechanical Engineer - born: Nottingham.   Also -
Henrietta Mortimore - Wife - aged: 44 - born: Sibford Ferris, Oxfordshire. 
Plus 1 domestic servant.

Attended Ackworth Boarding School of the Society of Friends, Ackworth,
Pontefract, Yorkshire between the 12th January 1906 and the 4th July 1906
(2 terms).  His stay at the School was shortened by a Typhoid outbreak.  
He continnued his education at Penketh and Stramongate Schools, Kendal.  As
his attendance at Ackworth was so short, there are no school photos of
him.

Member of Timperley Hockey Club.    An enthusiastic Golfer.

Set up a business in Stafford, but enlisted into the 30th Field Ambulance,
during the early days of the war and was drafted to Gallipoli 6 weeks
previous to his death.   On the 4th August 1915, when going to bathe, he
stepped on a Turkish land mine and was fatyally wounded.   Evacuated to
Imbros, he died in a Military Hospital there 2 days later.

The 03/09/1915 edition of the local newspaper reports that "He has had a
'terrifying experience' - he was walking along the shore to bathe and near
to the waters edge he came into contact with a hidden land mine placed
there by the Turks.   He was blown several feet into the air, but
fortunately dropped into the sea and beyond a severe burning, was little
worse for his adventure".  He was actually dead by then !!!  

Post War, the CWGC list his parents as living at "Heather Lea", Hesketh
Road, Ashton on Mersey.

Listed in the Guardian Year Book - Roll of Honour for 1916.

I am indebted to Celia Wolfe from Ackworth School for much of the above
information.