Ayers,+Bertie+Robert

Bertie Robert Ayers

Born in 1877 he was killed in action on 7-10-1917. Served in the Duke of Wellingtons(West Riding ) regiment. !st and 5th Battalion. Service number 267758. His name is recorded on Panel 82-85 and 162A on Tyne Cot Memorial and on Oxenhope war memorial.

Bertie also served before the war in the Territorial Army and was awarded theTerritorial Efficiency Medal for long service. Awarded for at least 12 years service with the TA with war service counting as double.

He married Sarah Ellen nee Normington in 1901 and they had eight children- - Ethel 1902 -Herbert 1904 -Emily 1906 -Arthur 1907 -Alice 1909 -Ellen 1910 -Doris 1912 -Marjorie 1914 The family lived at 7 Ruby St Ingrow.

Bertie had moved with his mother, Eliza, and 7 siblings from Kent sometime before ,and all were registered as born in Deal. Father Henry was born in Dover in 1848 and died there in 1896. He was a stone mason. The couple had10 children in all. This was the only Ayers family in Oxenhope at that time.All excprt Emily who was a cook worked in textiles.