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Rev. Lewen Street Tugwell, first missionary to B.C. vs. Rev. Lewen Tugwell, Rector of Stappleford Abbotts

Re: Lewen Tugwell of Canadian Expeditionary Forces

Posted: 3 Feb 2013 11:24AM GMT
Classification: Query
Thank you for the message. Yes, St Edmund's School was the Clergy Orphan School unti 1897 and Lewen Tugwell was there from 1904-11. The information I have on his death states that he was reported missing after the Second Battle of Ypres on May 15th 1915. Five weeks later his name was in the American Ambassador's list as a badly wounded prisoner, but nothing further was heard of him and his mother was informed that some mistake must have been made and it was assumed that he was either killed or had died of his wounds. One holiday at school he had cycled from Oxford to John O'Groats and back, and when he went to Canada he crossed the continent twice in the first 9 months. When war broke out he and his mother made their way from Graham Island to Prince Rupert and were wrecked, but fortunately saved! Interestingly, a number of St Edmund's Old Boys went to Canada after school and later returned to fight in the war with the Canadian Infantry.

Re: Lewen Tugwell of Canadian Expeditionary Forces

Posted: 4 Feb 2013 6:13PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Tugwell, Ketchlee
This is most interesting. He sounds like quite an athelete and adventurous. My father (another Lewen Tugwell!)used to relate stories of biking with his cousin on wonderful trips over England, armed with his mother's sandwiches! I expect the roads were far safer in those days!

Those channels are very deep - glad he and his mother managed to be saved at the time.

In 1936 the Royal Canadian Legion created its cenotaph memorial on Bowen island, the five names inscribed represented islanders who had died at that time, Lewen Tugwell was included. Bowen Island is listed as part of the Gulf Islands between the mainland and Vancouver Island. There is a fuss going on presently about a desire to 'move' this cenotaph

So young to be killed. Interestingly enough - Wikipedia lists the following battles of the "Second Battle of Ypres" which do not list May 15th, the day he was supposedly missing or killed:
The Second Battle of Ypres consisted of Six engagements:

The Battle of Gravenstafel: Thursday 22 April – Friday 23 April 1915
The Battle of Saint Julien: Saturday 24 April – 4 May 1915.
The Battle of Frezenberg: 8–13 May 1915
The First Battle of Bellewaarde: 24–25 May 1915
The Battle of Hooge 30th and 31st July 1915 -(First use of German Liquid Fire Attack-Flamethrowers)
The Second Attack on Bellewaarde 25th September 1915

I wonder if in fact he was killed at the end of the Battle of Frezenberg on May 13.

Would you have access to any photos of this Lewen Tugwell?

Re: Lewen Street Tugwell

Posted: 8 Nov 2013 4:08PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Tugwell
Needed information on Humphrey Tugwell as looking into history of Landford. Some of you may be interested to know that he held some 226 acres of land as the occupier of Landford Manor Farm according to the 1839 Tithe Map of Landford. The land was the property of Frances Elizabeth Eyre, Countess Nelson, the widow of the 2nd Earl Nelson. She was a large land owner in this part of Wiltshire. However, I cannot find Humphrey Tugwell in the corresponding 1841 Census records.
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