Ernest Christopher Dennison was born on June 17th, 1872 in Penrith, Cumbria, England to John D. and Jane Dennison. His father was a local timber merchant and lawyer.
After immigrating to the United States, Ernest settled in St. Louis, Missouri with his wife Mary E. (Ducksbury) Dennison. Ernest worked as an electrician and lived with his family at 5891 Easton Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri. Ernest and Mary had four children: Norman , John Redvers , Gwendolyn Margaret, and Audrey.
In October 1917, Ernest traveled to Toronto, Ontario to enlist in the army and was sworn in on the 29th of that same month. During World War I, Ernest served as a sapper in the Canadian Engineers. According to Ernest's Attestation Paper, he was 5 ft. 7 ½ in., he had blue eyes, dark brown hair, and he belonged to the Church of England. Due to his late enlistment, Ernest never saw combat in Continental Europe and remained in Seaford, England with the Canadian Engineers Training Depot for the duration of World War I.
After being discharged on December 11, 1918, Ernest was given the British World War I service and victory medals, though the location of the victory medal remains unknown.
Sometime after coming home from Europe, Ernest and Mary moved to 5623 Cote Brilliant Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri. Mary died at this home on January 27, 1945. Sometime later, Ernest married Florence (Cliff) Dennison .
In the fall of 1953, Ernest and Florence traveled to England to vacation and visit family. On August 23, Ernest and his second wife boarded a motor coach to travel from Penrith to Morecambe along the A6. They hoped to see the Morecambe illuminations (buildings decorated with the British equivalent of Christmas lights).
Unfortunately, as the motor coach came to a turn in the road known as Huck's Brow (which is located along the notoriously dangerous stretch of A6 known as Shap Fell), it careened off the road and somersaulted 300 feet into the valley below. Florence died of the wounds suffered during this accident, known as the Huck's Brow Tragedy, and Ernest died from his injuries a few months later on October 18, 1954 in Rock Island, Illinois.
Ernest was sent back to St. Louis, Missouri and interred at Valhalla Cemetery on October 22, 1954. (Florence's final resting place remains unknown).
After immigrating to the United States, Ernest settled in St. Louis, Missouri with his wife Mary E. (Ducksbury) Dennison. Ernest worked as an electrician and lived with his family at 5891 Easton Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri. Ernest and Mary had four children: Norman , John Redvers , Gwendolyn Margaret, and Audrey.
In October 1917, Ernest traveled to Toronto, Ontario to enlist in the army and was sworn in on the 29th of that same month. During World War I, Ernest served as a sapper in the Canadian Engineers. According to Ernest's Attestation Paper, he was 5 ft. 7 ½ in., he had blue eyes, dark brown hair, and he belonged to the Church of England. Due to his late enlistment, Ernest never saw combat in Continental Europe and remained in Seaford, England with the Canadian Engineers Training Depot for the duration of World War I.
After being discharged on December 11, 1918, Ernest was given the British World War I service and victory medals, though the location of the victory medal remains unknown.
Sometime after coming home from Europe, Ernest and Mary moved to 5623 Cote Brilliant Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri. Mary died at this home on January 27, 1945. Sometime later, Ernest married Florence (Cliff) Dennison .
In the fall of 1953, Ernest and Florence traveled to England to vacation and visit family. On August 23, Ernest and his second wife boarded a motor coach to travel from Penrith to Morecambe along the A6. They hoped to see the Morecambe illuminations (buildings decorated with the British equivalent of Christmas lights).
Unfortunately, as the motor coach came to a turn in the road known as Huck's Brow (which is located along the notoriously dangerous stretch of A6 known as Shap Fell), it careened off the road and somersaulted 300 feet into the valley below. Florence died of the wounds suffered during this accident, known as the Huck's Brow Tragedy, and Ernest died from his injuries a few months later on October 18, 1954 in Rock Island, Illinois.
Ernest was sent back to St. Louis, Missouri and interred at Valhalla Cemetery on October 22, 1954. (Florence's final resting place remains unknown).
Ernest Christopher Dennison was born on June 17th, 1872 in Penrith, Cumbria, England to John D. and Jane Dennison. His father was a local timber merchant and lawyer.
After immigrating to the United States, Ernest settled in St. Louis, Missouri with his wife Mary E. (Ducksbury) Dennison. Ernest worked as an electrician and lived with his family at 5891 Easton Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri. Ernest and Mary had four children: Norman , John Redvers , Gwendolyn Margaret, and Audrey.
In October 1917, Ernest traveled to Toronto, Ontario to enlist in the army and was sworn in on the 29th of that same month. During World War I, Ernest served as a sapper in the Canadian Engineers. According to Ernest's Attestation Paper, he was 5 ft. 7 ½ in., he had blue eyes, dark brown hair, and he belonged to the Church of England. Due to his late enlistment, Ernest never saw combat in Continental Europe and remained in Seaford, England with the Canadian Engineers Training Depot for the duration of World War I.
After being discharged on December 11, 1918, Ernest was given the British World War I service and victory medals, though the location of the victory medal remains unknown.
Sometime after coming home from Europe, Ernest and Mary moved to 5623 Cote Brilliant Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri. Mary died at this home on January 27, 1945. Sometime later, Ernest married Florence (Cliff) Dennison .
In the fall of 1953, Ernest and Florence traveled to England to vacation and visit family. On August 23, Ernest and his second wife boarded a motor coach to travel from Penrith to Morecambe along the A6. They hoped to see the Morecambe illuminations (buildings decorated with the British equivalent of Christmas lights).
Unfortunately, as the motor coach came to a turn in the road known as Huck's Brow (which is located along the notoriously dangerous stretch of A6 known as Shap Fell), it careened off the road and somersaulted 300 feet into the valley below. Florence died of the wounds suffered during this accident, known as the Huck's Brow Tragedy, and Ernest died from his injuries a few months later on October 18, 1954 in Rock Island, Illinois.
Ernest was sent back to St. Louis, Missouri and interred at Valhalla Cemetery on October 22, 1954. (Florence's final resting place remains unknown).
After immigrating to the United States, Ernest settled in St. Louis, Missouri with his wife Mary E. (Ducksbury) Dennison. Ernest worked as an electrician and lived with his family at 5891 Easton Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri. Ernest and Mary had four children: Norman , John Redvers , Gwendolyn Margaret, and Audrey.
In October 1917, Ernest traveled to Toronto, Ontario to enlist in the army and was sworn in on the 29th of that same month. During World War I, Ernest served as a sapper in the Canadian Engineers. According to Ernest's Attestation Paper, he was 5 ft. 7 ½ in., he had blue eyes, dark brown hair, and he belonged to the Church of England. Due to his late enlistment, Ernest never saw combat in Continental Europe and remained in Seaford, England with the Canadian Engineers Training Depot for the duration of World War I.
After being discharged on December 11, 1918, Ernest was given the British World War I service and victory medals, though the location of the victory medal remains unknown.
Sometime after coming home from Europe, Ernest and Mary moved to 5623 Cote Brilliant Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri. Mary died at this home on January 27, 1945. Sometime later, Ernest married Florence (Cliff) Dennison .
In the fall of 1953, Ernest and Florence traveled to England to vacation and visit family. On August 23, Ernest and his second wife boarded a motor coach to travel from Penrith to Morecambe along the A6. They hoped to see the Morecambe illuminations (buildings decorated with the British equivalent of Christmas lights).
Unfortunately, as the motor coach came to a turn in the road known as Huck's Brow (which is located along the notoriously dangerous stretch of A6 known as Shap Fell), it careened off the road and somersaulted 300 feet into the valley below. Florence died of the wounds suffered during this accident, known as the Huck's Brow Tragedy, and Ernest died from his injuries a few months later on October 18, 1954 in Rock Island, Illinois.
Ernest was sent back to St. Louis, Missouri and interred at Valhalla Cemetery on October 22, 1954. (Florence's final resting place remains unknown).
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ERNEST C. DENNISON
1872-1954
