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Name : Ernest George Primmer. Son of Henry Luke Primmer (died 1885) and Lavinia Primmer (néee Williams) of Ventnor, Isle of Wight. Born 1881, Ventnor, Isle of Wight. |
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Census Information :
1891 : Lavinia Primmer, widow, with her sons including Ernest aged 9, are at Roughstone House, Dudley Road, Ventnor. Lavinia Primmer is a Dressmaker. 1901 : Lavinia Primmer, widow, with her sons including Ernest George aged 19, are at Ashley House, Victoria Street, Ventnor. Lavinia Primmer is a Dressmaker, Ernest is a Bath Chair Proprietor. 1911 : Lavinia Primmer, widow, with her son Ernest George aged 29, are at Clarendon House, Ventnor. Lavinia Primmer is a Bath Chair Proprietoress, Ernest is a Bath Chair Attendant. |
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Service details : Rifleman 8/1268 (later 330351) Ernest George Primmer, 1/8th Bn Hampshire Regiment, (Isle of Wight Rifles). | |
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Casualty Details :
Died : 19th April 1917 aged 36 Commemorated at : Jerusalem Memorial, Palestine (now Israel). CWGC record ... |
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Commemorated on these Memorials :
Ventnor War Memorial Isle of Wight Rifles Memorial, Carisbrooke Castle Isle of Wight Rifles Memorial, Drill Hall, Newport |
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Documents :
ISLE OF WIGHT MERCURY
Friday, November 19, 1915 Page 4 Rifleman E.G. Primmer, of Ventnor, has been admitted to the 21st General Hospital at Alexandria suffering from dysentery.
ISLE OF WIGHT MERCURY
Friday, July 26, 1918 Page 1 Mrs. L. Primmer, 27, St Catherine's Street, has received news from the war office that her son, Rifleman Ernest George Primmer, who was posted as missing on April 19th, 1917, after the action at Gaza, was killed in action on that date. |
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Further Information :
His nephew, Henry George Primmer, also died during the Great War. |
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Acknowledgments :
Janet Griffin for newspaper research |
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Page status :
Page last updated : 2 November 2011 |
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