Tyson Brothers

Edward Haslam Tyson

The family lived at Mill Yard, Cark-in-Cartmel, later at 3 Lawley Street, Barrow-in-Furness and then Flookburgh. Benjamin, the father was an agricultural worker and later a farm horseman. It is known that at least some of their children followed similar careers. Richard became a miller’s carter, Harry a farm labourer and Tom a groom with a horse breeder.

Tom P. Tyson

Benjamin Tyson, Elizabeth Chandler’s grandfather, was born at Cark-in-Cartmel on the 11^th June 1887. He began school on the 24^th August 1891 at Flookburgh. Benjamin’s first job at the age of fourteen was as a cattleman for the Robinson family, local farmers.

Benjamin Tyson

Later Benjamin appeared to have his own company, the Carter Trading Company. At the age of 23 he worked as a general carter for the Cragg family who lived at 2 Biggar Village, Walney Island. One of the Cragg’s children was Agnes, five years younger than Benjamin. On the 18^th April 1911 Benjamin and Agnes married. They had three children, Edward, Edna and the first, Mary Elizabeth, born on the 9^th February 1913, Elizabeth Chandler’s mother. They lived at 1 Hood Street, Barrow.

On the 28^th January 1915 Benjamin enlisted in the army. At the age of 27, one hundred and fifty-six pounds in weight and five feet eight and half inches in height Benjamin became 56906 Private Tyson of the 219^th Company, Army Service Corps. His skills with animals and particularly horses were noted as being good and he passed as an efficient farrier or shoeing smith and placed on a higher rate of pay from 11^th November 1915. On the 27^th December Benjamin embarked at Devonport on the cargo ship “Pera” bound for Port Said where he arrived on the 12^th January 1916. He was attached to the 94^th Field Ambulance.

At the outset of the war in 1914 the Army had 25,000 horses. By the end of the War in 1918 they had need of 6 million horses. Horses were used to pull heavy guns, transport weapons and supplies, carry the wounded and dying to hospital and to mount cavalry charges. The loss of horses was very great, and the supply had to be constantly replenished. For example, half a million horses were sent from the United States of America.

Farriers such as Benjamin were thus greatly needed. His time in Egypt was comparatively short as on the 1^st March 1916 Benjamin set sail from Port Said for Marseilles where on the 24^th June he joined the 2^nd Company Army Service Corps of the rear echelon of the 21^st Division. Two months later on the 18^th he was transferred to the 1^st Company of the 31^st Division. Little is known of his other service though on the 8^th September 1918 he was granted a good conduct badge which entitled him to an extra penny a day in pay. On the 19^th November he was recorded as having influenza. By the 28^th he was at Boulogne for travel to home. Two days later he was in a reception camp awaiting demobilisation. This happened at Woolwich Dockyard on the 21^st April 1919 when Farrier Driver Tyson was allowed home and placed in the reserve. His family now lived at 9 Jason Street, Walney Island, Barrow where he spent the rest of his life until he died in September 1967 aged 80

Harry Tyson

Harry Tyson has an interesting career in the Furness Railway and Salonica building railways. (see pic Harry is rear at the back with pipe) He passed away in Dalton railway tunnel suddenly working at trade as a plate layer.

We are now searching for the medals and possibly the death penny of Edward.

Pte Benjamin Tyson 056906 ( great grandfather) Army Service Corp

Farrier and carter. Missing medals.

Sapper Harry tyson 295734

Worked for Furness Railway before and after the war as a Rail plate layer. Missing medals

Pte William P Tyson 378451 Army Service Corp

Missing Medals.

Gunner Tom P Tyson Royal Artillery.5382

Missing medals.

Edward Haslam Tyson I am.the custodian of Edwards Medals I'm searching for his Death penny.

stuart hartley <steelstor@hotmail.com>

William P.Tyson

Below : Edward's War and Victory Medals