Born: 9 February 1888
Died: 7 September 1917
Buried: Heninel Communal Cemetery Extension
Address: 59 Charnwood Road, Eccleshill
Parents: William & Clara, nee Rhodes
Spouse: Elsie, nee Benson
Siblings: James, Walter, Tom, George, Herbert, Frank
Occupation: Woollen warehouseman
Organisations/clubs:
Military
Rank: Pte
Medals/awards:
Rolls of Honour: Eccleshill, Park and St Luke’s
Children:
Regiment: ¼ Northumberland Fusiliers
Ernest Fogden
Ernest Fogden was born on the 9th
of February 1888 and baptised at St
Luke, Eccleshill on the 6th October
1888. He was the son of William
Joseph and Clara nee Rhodes of 56
Charnwood Road, Eccleshill.
By 1891 the couple had six
children: James, William, Walter,
Tom, George and Ernest. Two
further children were born, Herbert
in 1889 and Frank in 1892.
William Joseph died in 1900 at the
age of 41 and by 1911 the family
were living at 48 Hatfield Road.
All the family were working and
Ernest at 23 years of age was
working as a woollen
warehouseman.
Ernest married in Bradford in 1914
to Elsie Benson who had been born
in Bradford in 1889 and they went
to live at 59 Charnwood Road.
Ernest enlisted on the 30th July
1916 as Private 235224 in the
1st/4th Battalion of the
Northumberland Fusiliers.
His battalion took part in the third
battle of Ypres 31st July to 10th
October 1917 which comprised of
8 phases and is more commonly
known by the Battle of Passchen-
daele.
He was killed in action on the 7th
September 1917 during a lull in
fighting between the Battle of
Menin Road Bridge and the Battle
of Polygon Wood. Many casualties
on both the Allied and German
sides were killed in the fighting
during the Third Battle of Ypres.
He was 29 years of age and is
buried at Heninel communal
cemetery extension. The cemetery
extension was begun in April 1917
and was used by fighting units until
the following November.
His effects were left to his widow
and sole legatee Elsie who received
£1.18s in October 1917 and a War
Gratuity of £3.0.0d on the 3rd July
1917 and £1.0.0d on the 26th
January 1920.
Researched and written by Jean
Britteon, to whom many thanks
