Edmund Silverton
Royal Navy
Colin Boyd has provided the following:
Edmund was born on 26th July 1892. He was a surface worker and was living at 27, Gees Houses, Cambois when he enlisted in the Northumberland Fusiliers on 2nd September 1914.
His next of kin was noted as his father, John of 5, Boca Chica, Cambois.
Edmund transferred to the RNVR on 10th September 1914 and joined the Anson Battalion on 16th January 1915. He was posted as missing assumed killed in action in Gallipoli on 4th June 1915.
Derek Johnstone and Carole Fife have added more, together with the photograph.
Edmund Silverton was born at Cambois, Northumberland on 26th July 1892 and baptised on 14th August in the same year. His parents were John Silverton, born at Southwold, Suffolk and Mary Jane Silverton (nee Sharp), born at Seaton Sluice, Northumberland. His father was a hewer in the coal mines.
Edmund's mother died in 1895 and his father married Mary Ann Thompson in 1899.
In 1901, Edmund was 8 years old and living with his parents (father and step mother) at 5, Boca Chica, Cambois. In the house at this time were siblings Robert 26, Thomas 19, Fred 16 and Charles aged 12.
Edmund was the youngest of 10 Silverton brothers and the 1891 Census shows James 23, Joseph 20, John 18, Robert 16, William 14, George 12, Thomas 10, Fred 7 and Charles aged 2 were living with their parents at Southwold, Suffolk. The census of 1911 shows Edmund aged 18, to be working as a mine labourer and single. He was still living in his parents’ house at 5, Boca Chica, Cambois.
Edmund originally enlisted into the Northumberland Fusiliers 2nd September 1914 and transferred to RNVR (Anson Battalion) at Crystal Palace 10th September 1914. He served with Anson Battalion from 16th January 1915 until his death at the Third battle of Krithia.
His brother Charles also fought in Gallipoli with the Australian Forces as an Aussie; Charles had moved to Australia and joined up there.
Thomas, another brother, awarded a Military Medal, was killed in the Somme.
Navy records show Edmund resided at 27, Gees Houses, Cambois Colliery and his next of kin was his father (indicating he was not married)
Edmund Silverton is remembered in Cambois on C6.02 and as Edward Silverton on C6.04
