DOLPHIN Edgar Wakeman G

Egbert Dolphin was born in Feckenham, Worcestershire; his birth is registered as Egbert Wakeman G. Dolphin in the September Quarter 1878 under the Alcester Registration District.  He was the son of David and Mary Ann Dolphin and he was one of at least 8 children, including a brother named Edgar Ernest A. Dolphin.  On the 1881 and 1891 census, Egbert lived at home with his parents and siblings in Feckenham. An Edgar Dolphin is registered in records as sailing from Liverpool, England bound for Quebec, Canada on 7th July 1906 on the Empress of Ireland.  On the ship’s passenger list and Canadian Immigration records his age is given as 27 years old and his status as single. Canadian Immigration records record his final destination in Canada as Winnipeg and his occupation as a general labourer.  Egbert’s brother Edgar married Sarah Ann Hooper in 1900 and the couple appear on the 1911 census residing in Yorkshire so it is probable that the entry for Edgar in the immigration records relates to Egbert Dolphin.  The death of Edgar Ernest A Dolphin aged 81 is registered in 1957 under the Evesham Registration District.

Egbert Dolphin enlisted as a Private in the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force on 28th February 1916 at St Thomas, Ontario.  On his attestation paper his name is given as Egbert Dolphin, his date of birth as 30th June 1877 in Feckenham, Worcestershire, his occupation as a Car Repairer and his next of kin as his mother, Mary Ann Dolphin of Feckenham, near Redditch, England.  Egbert was 5 feet 8¾ inches tall with a medium complexion, brown eyes and dark brown hair.

National Archives of Canada reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 2574 – 45

The Canada War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty) records the following information on Private Egbert Dolphin, 190015:
“Previously for official purposes presumed to have died now reported Killed in Action”.
Location of unit at time of casualty: Attack near Courcelette.

The Canada Commonwealth War Graves Registers record the following information on Private E. Dolphin:
Previously reported Wounded and Missing now for official purposes presumed to have died. Killed in Action. Nest of kin: Mary A. Dolphin, Feckenham, near Redditch, Worcestershire. Place of Burial About ¾ mile N. Of Courcelette 5¾ miles N.E. of Albert. Exhumation Burial Report: Regina Trench Cemetery 5½ miles N.E. of Albert, Plot 2, Row G, Grave 7.