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Dawlish World War One Project Allan MOSS Born East India, ca 1858 Died 10 October 1916 Major Worcestershire Regiment, 2 nd Battalion Allan Moss was the eldest of nine children of Thomas Moss (1828-1903) and Helen Lucretia Billings (1834-1913). Thomas had been born at Cawnpore, India and was working as a civil engineer. He married Helen L Billings in 1853 in Meerut, West Bengal and she was also born in East India. They are first shown on UK census returns in 1881 when Helen Lucretia Moss was head of household in Marygate, St Olave, York, with seven of their children, including Allan who is shown as a Lieutenant in the 36 th Regiment. Many of the children had been born in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. By 1901 Thomas Moss had rejoined his family and was living at 7 Barton Crescent, Dawlish, and is shown as a Retired Civil Engineer, Public Works Dept, India. His wife and two unmarried daughters, Jessie (1865- ) and Helen (1870- ) were at home. Thomas Moss died on 27 June 1903 and he left £6,211.10s.11d to his widow. Helen Lucretia died on 19 April 1913 and her daughter Jessie, spinster, was left £412.10s.od. The Misses Moss are listed in Kelly's 1914 Directory for Dawlish among “Residents” at 7 Barton Crescent. Further census entries for Allan Moss have not been found and we do not have a service record. It appears that he retired from active service and then volunteered to serve again at the outbreak of war. He does not appear to have married. His death is recorded as being from heart failure, and his grave is in Dawlish cemetery. Commonwealth War Graves entry: Moss A, Major, 10/10/1916 age 59 Worcestershire Regiment Son of Thomas and Helen Lucretia Moss Grave Registration Document: Buried in Dawlish cemetery – grave ref 2151 “Retired, but I understand joined up again.” “Died of heart failure.” He does not appear on the Devon Roll of Honour for Dawlish, nor is he shown on the Dawlish War Memorial Last known address: 7 Barton Crescent, Dawlish Next of kin: Miss Jessie Moss References: CWGC Census records National Probate Calendar Jouguet/Smart tree (Ancestry) and Johnston plus tree (Ancestry) MOSS A text rbv 160215 1

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Dawlish World War One Project

Allan MOSSBorn East India, ca 1858 Died 10 October 1916Major Worcestershire Regiment, 2nd Battalion

Allan Moss was the eldest of nine children of Thomas Moss (1828-1903) and Helen Lucretia Billings (1834-1913). Thomas had been born at Cawnpore, India and was working as a civil engineer. He married Helen L Billings in 1853 in Meerut, West Bengal and she was also born in East India. They are first shown on UK census returns in 1881 when Helen Lucretia Moss was head of household in Marygate, St Olave, York, with seven of their children, including Allan who is shown as a Lieutenant in the 36th Regiment. Many of the children had been born in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.

By 1901 Thomas Moss had rejoined his family and was living at 7 Barton Crescent, Dawlish, and is shown as a Retired Civil Engineer, Public Works Dept, India. His wife and two unmarried daughters, Jessie (1865- ) and Helen (1870- ) were at home.

Thomas Moss died on 27 June 1903 and he left £6,211.10s.11d to his widow. Helen Lucretia died on 19 April 1913 and her daughter Jessie, spinster, was left £412.10s.od.

The Misses Moss are listed in Kelly's 1914 Directory for Dawlish among “Residents” at 7 Barton Crescent.

Further census entries for Allan Moss have not been found and we do not have a service record. It appears that he retired from active service and then volunteered to serve again at the outbreak of war. He does not appear to have married.

His death is recorded as being from heart failure, and his grave is in Dawlish cemetery.

Commonwealth War Graves entry:Moss A, Major, 10/10/1916 age 59 Worcestershire Regiment Son of Thomas and Helen Lucretia MossGrave Registration Document: Buried in Dawlish cemetery – grave ref 2151“Retired, but I understand joined up again.” “Died of heart failure.”

He does not appear on the Devon Roll of Honour for Dawlish, nor is he shown on the Dawlish War MemorialLast known address: 7 Barton Crescent, Dawlish

Next of kin: Miss Jessie Moss

References: CWGC Census recordsNational Probate CalendarJouguet/Smart tree (Ancestry) and Johnston plus tree (Ancestry)

MOSS A text rbv 160215