Researching Ernest Egerton
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1471 people with the Egerton surname? In that year Egerton was ranked number 2190 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Ernest means "Earnest" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Ernest Egerton on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Ernest Egerton and the Egerton Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 2031 people with the Egerton surname in the UK? Egerton is now ranked number 2329 for popularity in the UK. |
Egerton Genealogy Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Egerton surname in the USA? Egerton is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Ernest Egerton
Ernest Albert Egerton
Ernest Albert Egerton VC (10 November 1897 – 14 February 1966) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Egerton was born on 10 November 1897. When he was 19 years old, and a Corporal in the 16th Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters (The Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), British Army during the First World War, he was awarded the VC for his actions during the Battle of Passchendaele.
On 20 September 1917 southeast of Ypres, Belgium: ...during an attack, visibility was bad owing to fog and smoke. As a result, the two leading waves of the attack passed over certain hostile dugouts without clearing them and enemy rifles and machine-guns from these dugouts were inflicting severe casualties. Corporal Egerton at once responded to a call for volunteers to help in clearing up the situation and he dashed for the dugouts under heavy fire at short range. He shot a rifleman, a bomber and a gunner, by which time support had arrived and 29 of the enemy surrendered.
He later achieved the rank of sergeant. He served in the Home Guard in World War II and died on 14 February 1966.
His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Sherwood Foresters Museum in Nottingham Castle.
Source: Ernest Albert Egerton, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Egerton
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