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Cromer Servicemen and Servicewomen in the First World War

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NameCecil Charles Amis
WardCromer
Armed ForceNorfolk Imperial Yeomanry
NotesBorn and enlisted Cromer. Buried in Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Ref. V. D. 73. At the time of the 1911 census he was aged 14 and at school – he was son of Charles & Thirza Amis, Wellington House, New Street, Cromer
Service InformationHe was a trooper in the 1st Norfolk Yeomanry before the was and answered the call to the colours on August 5th 1914. He went to Gallipoli at the age of 19 and was one of the last six of his regiment to leave the peninsula. He then went to Egypt and Palestine and took an active part as a machine gunner in the battles of Gaza and Beersheba, and in the capture of Jerusalem and Jericho. In April 1918 he went with his regiment to France, where as a lance corporal in charge of a Lewis gun he was frequently in action. He was fatally wounded whilst fighting at Vieux Berguin on August 19th 1918 and died the next day in a Field Hopital, aged 22. At the time he was Corporal 320069. "B Company 12th Battalion Norfolk Regiment.
Date of Birth1897
Date of Death20/08/1918
SourceCromer Post 15th Jan 1915
An entry in the Norfolk Chronicle; Cecil Amis was one of the last Norfolk's to leave Gallipoli.An entry in the Norfolk Chronicle; Cecil Amis was one of the last Norfolk's to leave Gallipoli.
An entry in the Norfolk Chronicle for 30th August 1918. Cecil had served througout the war but would die as it approached its end.An entry in the Norfolk Chronicle for 30th August 1918. Cecil had served througout the war but would die as it approached its end.
Cecil was a student at the Paston School at North Walsham in the years 1911-12. This picture is from the Roll of Honour of the schoolCecil was a student at the Paston School at North Walsham in the years 1911-12. This picture is from the Roll of Honour of the school