WORLD WAR I
Bingham War Memorial
Service Record
| 1438 41333 281924 |
Sgt. Major Hugh Lambert Tilt | South Notts. Hussars | Born 1862 |
| Service record | 7th Dragoon Guards Attested 7/6/1881. Trade: Butcher Hospitalised on many occasions with some “nasty” diseases Served in India (1883-93) Umballa, Mattra and Egypt (1882-3) & (1893-4) Home service (1894 – 1909) Transferred to South Notts Yeomanry 15/4/99 Discharged 28/2/09 as S Sgt. On his retirement from the army in 1909 he was awarded a pension of 33d. a day for life. S Notts Hussars: Territorial Force Attestation 14/9/1914 There was a restructuring of training regiments, some being amalgamated with other regiments. There were too many training officers and some were discharged. The reason for discharge was ‘to take up employment in civil life’. Hugh Tilt was described on discharge as being of very good character, thoroughly reliable, sober and willing. Employed as a Squadron Sergeant Major for 3yrs and 67 days. He was 55yrs old on discharge. |
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| Roll of Honour | Served on the home front |  |
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| Trades Directories |
Listed as Drill Instructor, Imperial Yeomanry South Notts Hussars in 1904
and 1908. The drill rooms were at what is now Long Acre Studios, on the corner of Fisher Lane and Long Acre. |
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Family history etc
| Hugh Lambert Tilt | |||
| 1862 | Born in Himbleton, Worcestershire | ||
| Census 1871 | Living in Himbleton with Grandfather: John Wedgbarrow, b.1799 Kempsey Worcs. Aunt: Mary Farmer, b.1830 Stoulton, Worcs. Cousin: Clara Farmer, b. 1859 Himbleton Stepfather: John Edgecombe, b.1843 Himbleton Mother: Emily Edgecombe, b.1841 Himbleton Siblings: William, b. B. 1864 Himbleton Roda, b.1868 Himbleton Emily, b.1870 Himbleton |
Woodman Agricultural labourer Shop keeper |
Father was Ezra Tilt, who died in 1865. Mother married John Edgecombe. Mother died in 1874 |
| 1881 | Joined 7th Dragoon Guards. | His trade was given as Pork Butcher. | |
| 1895 | 30th October he married Lily Keiller in Norwich | ||
| 1900 | Son Henry Lionel born in Bingham. | Baptised by Rev. Drooston 30/8/1900 | |
| Census 1901 | Living in Church Street with Wife: Lily,b.1879 Westminster, London Son: Henry, b.1900 Bingham Aunt: Mary Ann Keiller, b. 1843 Romney Marsh, Kent AND Florence Smith, b. 1887 Bingham |
Sergeant Major Hussars Living on own means Nurse domestic |
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| Census 1911 | Living at 5 The Banks with Wife: Lily Son: Henry Daughter: Mary Ethel, b. 1902 Bingham Spinster Aunt: Mary Ann Keiller |
Army Pensioner, Tobacconist | Mary Ethel was baptised 10/3/1902 by Rev. Drooston |
| 1917 | Son Henry died | ||
| 25/11/17 | Pension records give Lily’s address as 6 Carlton St. Nottingham | ||
| 1939 Register | The Banks, Bingham: Hugh Lambert Tilt, b 2 Feb. 1862, married Lily Tllt, b. 6 Jun 1879, married. |
Tobacconist shop keeper and… In notes column- top line blanked out by closed record, second line "Rank Squadron Srg't Major..." probably home guard or reserves or cadet force? Unpaid domestic duties and part time tobacconists' assistant. |
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| BHTA | See 5
The Banks On 15th April 1920 the Earl of Carnarvon sold the freehold of the property to Mary Ann Keiller. The Earl sold many freeholds in 1920, probably to raise funds for his excavations with Howard Carter of the tomb of Tutankhamun. Mary Ann died on 30 May 1920. The papers show that Tilt actually paid the money for the freehold. Mary Ethel Tilt later married Lewis Edward Cummings Walker. In 1947 Mary Ethel joined her mother as a trustee of her aunt’s estate. Hugh Tilt had held a lease on the property (from Miss Keiller) until his death on 23rd October 1942. |
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| 1942 | Hugh died 23/10/1942 aged 80 from Pneumonia contracted after breaking a rib falling from a pair of steps when gathering fruit from his garden. Probate granted to Lily £780 11s 6d | ||