Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry

Harry Rendell

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 5 Jan 1891 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁴⁸⁰ ^,1099 Christening: 1 Mar 1891 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁴⁸⁰ ^,1099 Death: Burial: Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: Arthur Stephen Rendell ⁴⁸⁰ Mother: Christina Lilla Matilda Stabb ⁴⁸⁰

Spouses and Children

1. Living Children: 1. Living 2. Living 3. Living 4. Living 5. Living

Living

Sex: M

Parents

Father: Harry Rendell ⁴⁸⁰ ^,1099 Mother: Living

Helen Elizabeth Mortimer Rendell

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1850 - Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹¹⁵ ^,425 Christening: Death: 1 Nov 1851 - Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( about age 1) ⁴²⁵ Burial: After 1 Nov 1851 - Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: William Rendell ¹⁰ ^,115 ^,168 ^,983 Mother: Fanny Rendell Carter ¹⁰ ^,33 ^,141 ^,142 ^,278 ^,292 ^,728 ^,2511 Marriage Did Not Marry

Notes
General:

041006: Died young - Carter Family Tree

From Jean Caarter Stirling Family Tree
DEATH:Newspaper,Courier of Nov 1,1851 - Rendell, Helen
Elizabeth Mortimer, (young) daughter of William Rendell.

Henry Rendell

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1819 - Shaldon with Ringmore, Devon, England ⁴²⁵ Christening: Death: 12 Dec 1875 - Figueira, Aveiro, Portugal ( about age 56) ⁴²⁵ Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Census: 1861 England Census, Household of Eliabeth Rendell, Widow, 1861, Ringmore, Devon, England, United Kingdom. (Household Member)
• Occupation: Merchant, 1861, Ringmore, Devon, England, United Kingdom.

Parents

Father: John Rendell ¹⁰ ^,168 ^,425 ^,459 Mother: Elizabeth Mortimer ¹⁰ ^,168 ^,425 ^,459 Marriage Did Not Marry

Notes
General:

NOT MARRIED. Mentioned in letters to Sarah (Rendell) Carter in St. Joh n's, his
aunt
\

Henry Woolcombe Rendell

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 18 Sep 1858 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁴²⁵ Christening: 18 Sep 1858 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Death: 4 Apr 1942 - London, Greater London, England ( at age 83) ⁴²⁵ Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt. Birth: Cir 1858.
• Census: 1881 England Census Household of William Rendell, Retired Merchant, 1881, Islington, Middlesex, England. (Household Member)
• Occupation: Commercial Clerk, 1881, Islington, Middlesex, England.
• Occupation: Insurance Broker, 11 Mar 1893, Wallasey, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England.
• Probate: Estate valued at £13,102 /7s/ 8p, 7 Apr 1893, London, Greater London, England. (Executor)
• Occupation: Insurance Broker, 7 Kelross Rd. N., 24 Jun 1903, London, Greater London, England.
• Census: 147 Highbury New Park, 1911, Islington, Middlesex, England. Secretary of Public Company.
• Alt. Death: Cir 1942.

Parents

Father: William Rendell ¹⁰ ^,115 ^,168 ^,983 Mother: Fanny Rendell Carter ¹⁰ ^,33 ^,141 ^,142 ^,278 ^,292 ^,728 ^,2511

Spouses and Children

1. *Lillian Maud Allt ¹¹⁵ ^,142 ^,425 Marriage: 24 Jun 1903 - Highbury, Middlesex, England ⁴²⁵ ^,1367 Children: 1. Lillian Fanny Rendell

Notes
General:

!CHRISTENING: NF Archives, Registry Vol 26A

According to JRSmallwood Research, this individual married Lillian Mau d Allt -
amd had at least one child, Lillian Fanny
\

Dr. Herbert Rendell ISO, OBE

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 9 Nov 1858 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁶⁷¹ Christening: Death: 8 Mar 1952 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 93) ¹⁶⁷¹ ^,7826 Burial: After 8 Mar 1952 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ³⁴⁹⁴ Cause of Death: Chronic Myocarditis/Valvular Disease of Heart ⁷⁸²⁶
Events
• Alt. Birth: Cir 1858, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Membership: Inducted as a member of the St. John's Lodge, Freemasons, 2 Aug 1885, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Herbert Rendell
in the England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921
England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921
Name:Herbert Rendell
Gender:Male
Initiation Date:2 Oct 1885
First Payment Year on Register:1885
Year Range:1863-1887
Profession:Physician
Lodge:St. Johns Lodge
Lodge Location:St Johns, Newfoundland
Lodge Number:579, 844
Folio Number:274.
• Occupation: Medical practitioner, 22 Jun 1889, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Membership: Inducted as a member of the St. John's Lodge, Freemasons, 3 May 1912, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Hubert Reudell
in the England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921

England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921
Name:Hubert Reudell
Gender:Male
Initiation Date:3 May 1912
First Payment Year on Register:1912
Year Range:1910-1921
Profession:Physician
Lodge:St. John's Lodge
Lodge Location:Newfoundland
Lodge Number:579
Folio Number:206.
• Occupation: Physician, 3 May 1912, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Census: Household of Dr. Herbert Rendell, Physician at Tuberculosis Sanatorium, 1921, St. John's, Newfoundland.
• Census: Lodgers at Palks [?] Hill, 1935, St. John's, Newfoundland.
• Occupation: Superintendent of TB Sanatorium, Cir 1937, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Honors: Imperial Service Order, 11 May 1937, London, Greater London, England.
• Census: Herbert and son Edgar both single boarders, 1945, St. John's, Newfoundland. Herbert Rendell

in the Newfoundland, Canada, Census, 1945
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Name Herbert Rendell
Gender Male
Age 87
Marital Status Widowed
Relation to Head Boarder
Birth Date 1858
Birth Place St John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Residence Year 1945
Residence Place St John's West, St. John's West, Newfoundland, Canada
Household Members (Name) Age Relation
Peter H Cowan

67

Head
Hattie Cowan

63

Wife
Muriel Cowan

39

Daughter
Herbert Rendell 87 Boarder
Edgar Rendell

55

Son.
• Occupation: Retired Medical Doctor, 37 Topsail Rd., 1945, St. John's, Newfoundland.
• Alt. Death: Cir 1952, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: Hon. Stephen Rendell ⁴⁸⁰ ^,1154 Mother: Catherine Norris ⁴⁸⁰

Spouses and Children

1. *Eliza Ehlers Clift ⁴⁸⁰ Marriage: 22 Jun 1889 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁴⁸⁰ ^,481
Marriage Events
• Minister/Priest: Ambrose Heygate, 22 Jun 1889, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Witnesses: Reginald F. Heygate, Mary Elizabeth Whieway, 22 Jun 1889, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Children: 1. Capt. Herbert Rendell M.C., MID 2. Edgar Rendell 3. Lieut. Clifford Rendell RNR

Notes
General:

200116:

Awarded the Imperial Service Order (ISO) for his role as Superintendent of the TB Sanatorium according to:

AWARDS to NEWFOUNDLANDERS by the BRITISH GOVERNMENT
NFLD - 2014
Updated: 12 February 2014
Pages: 9
Prepared by: John Blatherwick
http://www.blatherwick.net/documents/british%20orders%20to%20canadians/Newfoundland%20Honours%20&%20Awards%202014.pdf

140324:
His gravestone found on Find A Grave today says that he was also awarded the OBE. Note that he and his wife are not buried together for some reason though both are in the Forest Rd. Cemetery.

Capt. Herbert Rendell M.C., MID

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 12 Jul 1890 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁶⁷¹ Christening: Death: 29 Sep 1918 - Keiberg, West-Vlaanderen, Vlaanderen, Belgium ( at age 28) Burial: After 29 Sep 1918 - Dadizeele, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium ²⁰⁰³ Cause of Death: Died in battle in WWI - gunshot wound to the throat
Events
• Alt. Birth: Cir 1890.
• Membership: Inducted as a member of the Whiteway Lodge, Freemasons, 23 May 1913, Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Herbert Rendell
in the England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921

England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921
Name:Herbert Rendell
Gender:Male
Initiation Age:22
Birth Year:abt 1891
Initiation Date:23 May 1913
First Payment Year on Register:1913
Year Range:1910-1921
Profession:Clerk
Lodge:Whiteway Lodge
Lodge Location:St Johns, Newfoundland
Lodge Number:3541
Folio Number:65.
• Occupation: Clerk, 23 May 1913, Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Military: Capt. in RNR. Won the Military Cross. Died in action, Between 1914 and 29 Sep 1918.
• Alt. Death: Cir 1918.

Parents

Father: Dr. Herbert Rendell ISO, OBE ⁴⁸⁰ Mother: Eliza Ehlers Clift ⁴⁸⁰

Notes
General:

120615 from Commonwealth War Graves Commission website:

Rank: Captain
Date of Death: 29/09/1918
Age: 29
Regiment/Service: Royal Newfoundland Regiment, 1st Bn.
Awards: M C
Grave Reference: VI. F. 16.
Cemetery:
DADIZEELE NEW BRITISH CEMETERY </find-a-cemetery/cemetery/16201/DADIZEELE NEW BRITISH CEMETERY>
Additional Information:
Son of Herbert and Lizzie Rendell, of St. John's, Newfoundland.

In "The Fighting Newfoundlander", Gerald Nicholson describes how Rendell lost his life at the battle of Keiberg Ridge:
"A tragic loss came with the death of "D" Company Commander, Captain Herbert Rendell, M.C., an officer of long experience in the Regiment, who was killed by a sniper's bullet."

Actually according to an eye witness (2nd Lieut. McHenry) and his military file he was shot by a machine gun bullet in the throat and died within 2 minutes and was buried where he fell and a cross put over his grave. Nicholson based his claim on the report of his Officer in Command who did not witness the shooting. I suppose it sounded more dramatic to say he was singled out by a sniper, presumably due to his rank, rather than just being machine gun fodder like any ordinary soldier.

130615:
In his military file which I have downloaded from The Rooms website it gives this commendation which led to his Military Cross and Mention in Disptach:

"10/11/17
Displayed great coolness under heavy MG fire and sniping. During our advance he overcame severe opposition on his flank thereby preventing our attack being checked. He displayed very high qualities of leadership in commanding his Company & the success of the consolidation throughout the night was due chiefly to his personal energy, example and devotion to duty."

The actual statement of the reason for his receiving the medal is quite different and reads:

"For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He was in command of a strong point which was very heavily bombarded. When his trench was entirely blown in he withdrew his survivors to a neighbouring trench. When the shelling ceased he led a bombing party, drove out the enemy, and re-established the position. By his initiative and determination he saved a vital position."

140615:
Stanley Frost has this to say about Herbert's death:

H. Rendell (Captain Herb) MC. Killed 29 September 1918 at Keiberg Ridge.

Frost, Sydney (2014-11-10). A Blue Puttee at War: The Memoir of Captain Sydney Frost, MC (Kindle Location 4470). Flanker Press. Kindle Edition.

A brief conference of Company Commanders and the afternoon advance was in progress. The Church spire of the Town of Dadizele acted as a guide for the extreme right of the Battalion. Several farms were captured with little opposition until the valley beyond had been reached; when, all of a sudden we came under intense machine-gun fire from several directions. Even worse, was the appearance of an enemy aeroplane flying very low, which showered our troops with machine-gun bullets. Resistance increased and the advance for the time being was at a standstill. . . . At this juncture, Captain Herbert Rendell, MC, O/ C "B" Company was shot by a sniper and died immediately. He was the senior Officer in the line at the time and the Regiment could ill afford to lose a man of his calibre. He had been in the thick of the fight from the day we landed at Suvla Bay and a more capable and highly respected Officer was not to be found in the Regiment. He and a brother Clifford, who was killed at Beaumont Hamel, were sons of Herbert Rendell of St. John's.

Frost, Sydney (2014-11-10). A Blue Puttee at War: The Memoir of Captain Sydney Frost, MC (Kindle Locations 5616-5623). Flanker Press. Kindle Edition.

In reference to the defining moment of the regiment at Cambrai he writes:

The Regiment entered the Cambrai battles with a strength of 553. Two-thirds of our numbers became casualties, of which 115 were killed or died of wounds. Officers killed were Captain Rupert Bartlett, MC and Bar; Lieutenants Walter M. Greene, DCM; Arthur J. Herder; George Langmead; James J. Tobin; John F. Edens; and Second Lieutenant Vincent Cluett, all of whom were my close friends. Twenty-nine decorations were awarded, including a DSO to Captain Bert Butler, MC and Bar, who was wounded for the fourth time; MCs to Lieutenant Gerald Whitty, Captain Herbert Rendell, and Lieutenant James Mifflin; a Bar to the MC for Captain Grant Paterson; and three DCMs, eighteen MMs, and three Bars to MM. Besides these well-merited individual honours, high praise came from GHQ [General Headquarters] Despatches and war correspondents's reports at the time and, after the War in official histories, lauded the gallant conduct and soldierly performance of the Newfoundland Regiment in the Cambrai battles. Greatest of all, however, was the award to the Regiment itself, which came two weeks later. A passage in The Fighting Newfoundlander reads: . . . Two weeks after the battle had ended, Governor Harris [who had succeeded Davidson as Governor of Newfoundland] was notified by the Secretary of State for the Colonies that "His Majesty the King has been pleased to approve the grant of the title 'Royal' to the Newfoundland Regiment." It was a signal mark of the Royal favour in recognition of the splendid performance of the men of Newfoundland in the Ypres and Cambrai battles.

Frost, Sydney (2014-11-10). A Blue Puttee at War: The Memoir of Captain Sydney Frost, MC (Kindle Locations 4765-4776). Flanker Press. Kindle Edition.

In the final push to end the war the Newfoundlanders found themselves back in Ypres again. This is how he described Herbert's role in that engagement:

Heavy rain was falling as the Scottish Rifles and the Fusiliers began advancing behind the creeping barrage. It was soon apparent that the enemy had been taken completely by surprise: possibly the absence of a preliminary bombardment had deceived him into believing that the assault would be delivered only on the Belgian front. The Newfoundlanders followed closely on the heels of the assaulting battalions, "B" Company, commanded by Captain Sydney Frost, in the lead on the right, opposite Rifle Farm, and "D" (Captain Herbert Rendell) on the left. Now it was that the Battalion profited by the experience of officers who had been here in 1916: for their knowledge of the ground, from which all landmarks shown on the map had long been obliterated, enabled them to keep their platoons moving in the designated direction.

Frost, Sydney (2014-11-10). A Blue Puttee at War: The Memoir of Captain Sydney Frost, MC (Kindle Locations 5508-5513). Flanker Press. Kindle Edition.

250615:

250615:
Joy Cave makes a number of comments on him in her book "What Became of Corporal Pittman":

"In reference to the action at Monchy Le Preux: "The assaulting companies were "D", commanded by Captain Herbert Rendell on the left, and "C" under Captain Rex Rowsell on the right. "B" Company was in support. "A" Company, under Lieutenant J. G. Bemister, was given the job of securing the right flank of the attack..."

111015:
Frank Gogos also makes rather brief mention of the actions of Herbert Rendell in his book "The Royal Newfoundland Regiment in the Great War":

On pages 246-248, describing action at Marcoing, Gogos says:
"Separated from the core of the Regiment, HQ played catch-up as the impetus for the British attack was led by captains Herbert Rendell and Grant Paterson, along with the daring exploits of Captain Rupert Bartlett". [The latter was a casualty of this engagement.]..."During the morning, the Newfoundland Regiment was forced to retreat from "D" Company's trenches while "A" Company were copmpletely blown away, leaving a large open gap running from the road to the canal. After a short German occupation and advance down the road, a party of bombers led by "D" Company Captain Herbert Rendell took repossession of their trench."

131015:
In the article by Leo Murphy entitled "Newfoundland's Part in the Great War" in Volume 1 of the Book of Newfoundland, Hadow is quoted as indicating that during the evacuation at Suvla Bay "Lieut. H. Rendell and 2/Lieut. C. B. Clift (bombing officer) to be in charge of the last party to leave our trenches." The two were second cousins. Neither survived the war.

220816:
According to Richard Cramm in "The First Five Hundred", Captain Herbert Rendell and Lieutenant Cecil B. Clift and 30 men were the last Newfoundlanders to leave Suvla. There is no mention of the names of the enlisted men or the fact that Dad Morry was one of them. Similarly, he says that Capt. Rendell and Capt. Joe Nunns along with four men of the RNR were the last to leave Cape Helles and again Dad Morry is not mentioned. He also noted that Capt. Rendell was the first officer wounded in the war, being hit by shrapnel from a shell during the landings at Suvla Bay. He was sent to Mudros to recouperate but rejoined the Regiment later in Gallipoli.

150718:
In an article written for the Downhome magazine, July 2018, by Gloria [Hellier] Brown this is how the death of Capt. Rendell is described to have taken place. This is according to the runner under his orders who was there at the time. She also goes on to describe the earlier death of his younger brother, Clifford, as a result of a wound received at Beaumont Hamel:

"In torrential rain the Regiment was holed up in muddy trenches under heavy machine gun fire. Andrew [Andrew Ralph Smith, the company runner], who had just run a message, reported to his captain, Herbert Rendell, that there were snipers everywhere. Instinctively, the captain rose to the top of the trench to view the situation. Andrew protested, "I wouldn't do that if I was you, sir", but it was too late. Rendell was shot in the throat. It was reported on Sunday, September 29, 1918, at 1:25 p.m. that 29-year old Captain Rendell, MC MID, was killed in action, near Zonnebeke at 11 a.m. He died in Andrew's arms.
An eyewitness report from Second Lieutenant McHenry stated that Rendell died instantly; the officer commanding the 1st Battalion reported he lived two minutes. Traditionally, only officers' names were recorded, so Andrew's name or his accounting of the incident would not be used in the report.
Rendell's parents were Dr. Herbert Sr. and Eliza (Clift) Rendell, a prominent St. John's family who lived on Duckworth St. Dr. Rendell was the first superintendent of the Sanitorium. They already lost their younger son, Lieutenant Clifford Rendell, who died as a result of wounds received at Beaumont Hamel. His right leg required amputation, and there were hopes of a recovery. Cablegrams reveal that a Hebert and a Miss Mary Rendell were at his side in a French hospital. Clifford died of septicemia (blood poisoning) on July 22, 1916. He was 21 years old." ⁵⁶⁴ ^,1529 ^,2696
Medical:

150718:
In an article written for the Downhome magazine, July 2018, by Gloria [Hellier] Brown this is how the death of Capt. Rendell is described to have taken place. This is according to the runner under his orders who was there at the time. She also goes on to describe the earlier death of his younger brother, Clifford, as a result of a wound received at Beaumont Hamel:

"In torrential rain the Regiment was holed up in muddy trenches under heavy machine gun fire. Andrew [Andrew Ralph Smith, the company runner], who had just run a message, reported to his captain, Herbert Rendell, that there were snipers everywhere. Instinctively, the captain rose to the top of the trench to view the situation. Andrew protested, "I wouldn't do that if I was you, sir", but it was too late. Rendell was shot in the throat. It was reported on Sunday, September 29, 1918, at 1:25 p.m. that 29-year old Captain Rendell, MC MID, was killed in action, near Zonnebeke at 11 a.m. He died in Andrew's arms.
An eyewitness report from Second Lieutenant McHenry stated that Rendell died instantly; the officer commanding the 1st Battalion reported he lived two minutes. Traditionally, only officers' names were recorded, so Andrew's name or his accounting of the incident would not be used in the report.
Rendell's parents were Dr. Herbert Sr. and Eliza (Clift) Rendell, a prominent St. John's family who lived on Duckworth St. Dr. Rendell was the first superintendent of the Sanitorium. They already lost their younger son, Lieutenant Clifford Rendell, who died as a result of wounds received at Beaumont Hamel. His right leg required amputation, and there were hopes of a recovery. Cablegrams reveal that a Hebert and a Miss Mary Rendell were at his side in a French hospital. Clifford died of septicemia (blood poisoning) on July 22, 1916. He was 21 years old." ⁶²²⁹

Hilda Margaret Rendell

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1895 ⁴²⁵ Christening: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: Pvt. Charles Mortimer Rendell 15th Bn., Canadian Inf. ¹⁰ ^,168 ^,425 Mother: Florence Green Simms ⁵³³¹

Hubert Francis Rendell

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1904 ⁴²⁵ Christening: Death: Cir 1932 - ( about age 28) ⁴²⁵ Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Residence: 25 Military Rd., 13 Mar 1909, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Occupant)

Parents

Father: Francis Edward Rendell ¹⁰ ^,168 ^,425 Mother: Lillian Maud Simms ⁴²⁵ ^,1913

Jack Arthur Rendell

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 11 Jan 1893 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²³ Christening: Death: 13 Jan 1893 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²³ Burial: After 13 Jan 1893 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²³ Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt. Birth: Cir 1897.
• Alt. Death: Cir 1897.

Parents

Father: George Arthur Rendell ¹⁰ ^,168 ^,425 Mother: Edith Elizabeth Mutch ²³ Marriage Did Not Marry

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