Individual Stories – WW1 Unfortunately not much is known regarding the activities of the following individuals, five of which are shown in the initial photograph. It would seem that all survived the First World War. Major Edward Montague Marvin 27 years old on entering Royal Engineers ‘Mont’ was the brother of Reginald Dibdin’s wife Elsie Marvin. Like many of the Dibdins, he joined the Royal Engineers, but there is no record at present of what he did in the field. He kept in touch with Rex and one letter from Rex to Lionel near the end of 1916 suggests that he was ‘crocked’ and was being looked after by his sister at the family house 5 Somerfield Terrace in Maidstone. Addresses after the war : 21 Old Broad Street London EC1 Southview, Daws Lane Mill Hill NW ( His sister was staying and this address (with him while Rex was in hospital ) in 1923) 28 years old on entering Royal Field Artillery Born in Australia Son of Robert Lowes Dibdin and Grandson of T.C.Dibdin so would be the nephew of W.J.Dibdin, the Patriarch in the First picture of the article. It is assumed that he come over from Australia address given in England: 47 Redington Rd Hampstead NW3 Lieutenant Arthur Coleman Dibdin 25 years old on entering Born in Australia The youngest son of Robert Lowes Dibdin and Grandson of T.C.Dibdin so would be the nephew of W.J.Dibdin, the Patriarch in the first picture of the article. It is assumed that he come over from Australia Major Lewis George Dibdin 31 years old on entering The Queen's Regiment (West Surrey), Royal West Surrey Regiment Another descendent of Charles Dibdin senior but from the Charles Mungo Dibdin line as opposed to the Thomas Dibdin Line. He was know to Lionel Dibdin and after the First World War he did a considerable amount of work on the Dibdin Family Tree and passed the information on to Lionel Dibdin and to another relation who forwarded it to Robert Charles Dibdin whose son has developed it further. No further information can be found regarding Lewis George Dibdin’s activity in the war. It was first thought that Major Heseltine must have been a grandson T C Dibdin, and a son of Eve Mary Dibdin, one of W.J.Dibdin’s sisters. She was married to William Heseltine.
No information can be found regarding Major Heseltine’s activity in the war. Background to the two Severn brothers. In 1871 Alice Fanny Dibdin, the sister of William Joseph Dibdin, was visiting Montague Severn’s family home when he was 23 years old; at 24 Lime Street, St Pancras. They were married in 1874 Montague Dibdin Severn was born at St Martin in The Fields, London in 1875 In 1891 he was at school in Christ Hospital, Resident of Christchurch Newgate Street, London Ernest Michael Severn was born two years later in 1877. At the age of 5 he was living as a nephew with Ellen and William Maxwell, a Law Publisher No 4 Temple Sheen Upper Sheen. 3 others, Clara and Emily Bennett and Martha Payne lived in the house as maids and 4 other members of the Bennett family lived in the coach house. A well endowed household. At the age of 14, he was attending school, Herne House, Arthur Road, in Margate belonging to William Taylor Jones, son of Rev William Taylor Jones whose sister was married to T.C.Dibdin. Also at the school, at that time, were 2 Heseltine children, Claude and Stuart. Their eldest brother, John W D Heseltine was educated at Herne House some time before. Sydenham College and Herne House educated a number of the children that married into the Dibdin Family. Their father Montague Severn died in 1880 so two young brothers were fatherless. It is unclear what happened to Fanny Alice Dibdin although she died under that name in 1924. Lieutenant Montague Dibdin Severn 39 years old on entering No information can be found regarding Montague’s activity in the war. Captain Ernest Michael Severn 37 years old on entering No information can be found regarding Ernest’s activity in the war.
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