World War I Roll of Honour - The Clove Club Hackney Downs School

1988, Wilshaw, Dudley George.
HDS: 04.05.08. - -.07.10 Aged 13 yrs 6 mths D.o.B. 03.11.94. Father: Accountant.
Home: 49, Leighton Villas, Waltham Cross.
Trooper, 1st Bn Hertfordshire Yeomanry (88/16)
It is with deepest sorrow that we have to record the loss of Dudley Wilshaw, who was
at the School for seven terms in 1908-10. He also attended Holt House School, Cheshunt.
Always fond of open-air life, he chose an agricultural career, and was articled to Messrs. P. and G.Oyler,
of Theobald’s Farm, Waltham Cross, and Spitalfields, with whom he worked until 1914.
As the outbreak of war young Wilshaw promptly enlisted. For some ten months he underwent training
at Hertford, during which he suffered two severe illnesses. In June, with others of his regiment, he
volunteered for foreign service to replace those in Egypt of the 1st Division, and on July 5th he left
England, and arrived at Cairo about the 20th of that month. Here his parents hoped he might be located
for a time to enable him to thoroughly recover his health. Duty, however, called him almost at once to
vigorous work, and early in August he was off with his regiment to the Dardanelles. Here he was in action,
and on September 7th reports were current which led his parents to communicate with the War Office as to
his whereabouts. Not until September 28th was a letter received from a convalescent patient at
Alexandria stating that Trooper Wilshaw was in hospital there, was improving, and that there was no cause
for alarm. This was followed by a cheery note from Trooper Wilshaw to his parents, the last,
unfortunately, which he wrote. He was afterwards taken ill with dysentery, and on a Thursday in
October, 1915, in reply to urgent inquiries, telegraphic advice was received from Egypt that he had left for
England by a hospital ship on September 20th. On Saturday morning, October 9th, Mr. and Mrs. Wilshaw
were leaving to meet the ship when the sad news was received that their son just approaching his 21st birthday
- had died on September 29th, and had been buried at sea.
Trooper Wilshaw died on 29th September, aged 20, and was buried at sea as described above.
He is commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey, Panel 18.
Cutting by courtesy of Pam and Ken Linge, Northumberland