Edgar Wilfrid Moorman

Private Edgar Wilfrid Moorman
11 Mar 1910 - 06 May 1985
Biography

Like other Patrol members he was a keen Sea Scout, having joined in 1920 as a Wolf Cub.

Postings
Unit or location Role Posted from until
Sandown Patrol Patrol member 14 Aug 1941 03 Dec 1944
National ID
EPGJ 14/3
Occupation

Builder and estate agent

Address
(1939) at his family's Hotel at 16 Pier Street. Later 54 St John's Road, Sandown, Isle of Wight
Other information

In 1939 he is a Coastguard Auxiliary Watch Keeper. 

The Sandown Fire Brigade Roll of Honour records that he was a member of the Crescent Road Section 1939-1941, along with Rapkins and Hooper who were also Patrol members. Moorman and Rapkins attended the funeral of William David Batchelor in Jan 1942. He had died falling from a Fire Brigade vehicle while travelling for a training exercise. The newspaper report of the funeral said the two men had been part of the previous Hawksworth Auxiliary Fire Service patrol along with the deceased.

References

TNA ref WO199/3391,

1939 Register

1921 Census

Sandown Fire Brigade Roll of Honour

Funeral report

Scout Scoop No. 3 Jan 1956 (via B Groves)