Private Edward Cyril "Cy" Hessel
01 Jul 1894 - 11 Feb 1968
Profile Picture
Profile picture
Biography
Left before stand down when the Patrol was disbanded. He is wrongly recorded on the nominal roll as C.E. Hessel.
A WW1 veteran he served as a Lieutenant in Canadian Expeditionary Force. In July 1916, he received a shrapnel wound to his right arm and the arm was amputated 3 inches above the elbow while in the trenches at Ypres. He studied agriculture in Canada and returned to England to farm.
Postings
| Unit or location | Role | Posted from | until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spaldington Patrol | Patrol member | Unknown | 1943 |
National ID
JCKB 59/1
Occupation
Farmer
Address
Manor Farm, Harlthorpe, East Riding, Yorkshire
Other information
The family moved during the war to Codlaw Hill, Wall, Northumberland (around 1943) where he took a post with MAFF to advise farmers on food production and new farming techniques.
He died in 1968 at Kingclere, Hampshire aged 72.
Other pictures
Profile picture
Caption & credit
Hessel during WW1 (from Claire Walker)
References
TNA ref WO199/3389
1939 Register
Granddaughter Claire Walker