
BATH COLLEGE, BATH ABBEY, WAR MEMORIAL
World
War 1 - Detailed information
Compiled
and Copyright © Martin Edwards 2008
other information Clifton
Rugby Football Club - History
The
Bath College World War 1 memorial is to be found within Bath Abbey,
High Street, Bath and takes the form of a white, marble, plaque. It
was unveiled in March 1925 by Prebendary L Fish, the architect being
Mr E M Hick and the builders Messrs. Hayward & Wooster. Details
can be found in the Bath Weekly Chronicle 17th January 1925, 7th March
1925 and also 23 December 1923. The names listed are for World War 1
only. There are 76 names listed.
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QVIA
POSSE
POSSVNT VIDENTVE
NOMINA ALVMNORVM
COLLEGII BATHONENSIS
QVI IN MAGNO BELLO
PRO PATRIA MORTEM OPPETIERVNT
MCMXIV - MCMXVIII
1914-1919
ARBUTHNOT |
Kenneth
Wyndham |
Major,
2nd Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-Shire Buffs). Killed in
action 25 April 1915. Aged 40. Son of W. R. Arbuthnot of Plawhatch,
Sussex; husband of Janet Elspeth Arbuthnot (nee Sinclair Wemyss),
of Shipka, North Berwick. Served in the Chitral Expedition 1895,
Soudan 1896-7, and South Africa 1899-1902. Brevet Major 1902. Mentioned
in Despatches 1902. Buried in SEAFORTH CEMETERY, CHEDDAR VILLA,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot/Row/Section A. Grave 5.
Extract
from De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918:
ARBUTHNOT,
KENNETH WINDHAM, Major, 2nd Battn. Seaforth Hlghlanders,
6th s. of William Reierson Arbuthnot, late of Plawhatch,
East Grinstead, co. Sussex, by his wife, Mary Helen, dau. of Philip
Anstruther, late Colonial Secretary of Ceylon (by his wife, née
StewartMackenzie, of Kintail, granddau. of Francis Lord Seaforth,
and a descendant of the Sir Walter Scott who originally raised the
Seaforth Highlanders); b. 23 July, 1873; educ. privately,
at Bath College and Sandhurst; obtained a commission as 2nd Lieut.
in the Seaforth Highlanders, 19 July, 1893, and was promoted Lieut.
3 July, 1895; Capt. 29 April, 1900; Brevet Major 22 Aug. 1902: and
Major 10 June, 1909. He took part in the operations in Chitral in
1895, serving with the Relief Force and receiving the medal with
clasp; and with the Sudan Expedition, 1893. He was present at the
Battle of Khartoum, and for his services received the King’s
medal with clasp and the Egyptian medal. In the South African war,
1901-2, he was employed with the Mounted Infantry, taking part in
the operations in Cape Colony (Feb. 1901), the Orange Free State
(Feb-March, 1901), and the Transvaal (March, 1901-31 May, 1902).
He was mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 29 July, 1902],
given the brevet of Major and the Queen’s medal with five
clasps. Aftir his return to England he acted as Adjutant of the
4th Volunteer Battn. of his regt., 10 Aug. 1907 to 31 March, 1908,
and of the Territorials, 1 April. 1908, to 9 June, 1909 , and was
Brigade-Major, Gordon Infantry Brigade (Scottish Command), 12 Oct.
1911, to 9 Aug. 1914. On the declaration of war he rejoined his
regt., went to the Front in Nov., and was killed in action at the
second Battle of Ypres, 25 April, 1915. He was buried on the left
side of the St. Jean-St. Julien Road, about 1,000 yards south of
St. Julien. Major Arhuthnot m. on 26 April, 1911, Janet
Elspeth, dau. of Major Sinclair Wemyss, Gordon Highlanders, and
had two children : John Wemyss, b. 11 Feb. 1912, and Robert
Michael Wemyss, b. 9 March, 1914.
Extract
from British Army, Bond of Sacrifice: Officers Died in the Great
War 1914-1916:
MAJOR
KENNETH WINDHAM ARBUTHNOT, 2nd BATTN. SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS (ROSS-SHIRE
BUFFS, THE DUKE OF ALBANY'S), who was born on the 23rd
July, 1874, was the son of William Rieirson Arbuthnot, late of Plawhatch,
East Grinstead, Sussex. He received his first appointment in the
Army in July, 1893, when he was gazetted 2nd Lieutenant in the Seaforth
Highlanders from the R M.C., Sandhurst, and posted to the 2nd Battalion.
He was promoted Lieutenant in July, 1895, and in that year was on
active service for the first time, taking part in operations in
Chitral with the Relief Force, for which he received the medal with
clasp. In 1898 he was again on active service with the Nile Expedition,
and was present at the Battle of Khartoum. For his services there
he received the Sudan and Egyptian medals. In April, 1900, he was
promoted Captain, and from 1901 to 1902 he took part in the South
African War, where he was employed with the Mounted Infantry in
operations in the Transvaal, Orange River Colony, and Cape Colony.
He was mentioned in Despatches (" London Gazette," 29th
July, 1902), receiving the Queen's medal with five clasps and his
brevet of Major. From August, 1907, to June, 1909, Major Arbuthnot
was an Adjutant of Volunteers and of the Territorial Force, receiving
his substantive majority in the latter month. In October, 1911,
he was appointed Brigade Major, Gordon Infantry Brigade, Scottish
Command, an appointment which he still held when war was delared
against Germany in August, 1914. Major Arbuthnot accompanied his
battalion to France for active service in the Great War. His battalion
was brigaded with the Indian Expeditionary Force, which took part
in the heavy fighting near Ypres, and Major Arbuthnot was killed
in the second battle at that town on the 25th April, 1915. He was
buried a mile and a half north-east of Wieltje, a village about
two miles north-east of Ypres.
Major Arbuthnot married Janet Elspeth, daughter of Major Sinclair-Wemyss,
Gordon Highlanders, and left two sons : John Wemyss, born in 1912,
and Robert Michael Wemyss, born in 1914. |
BLAKE |
Gerald
Henry Hinuber |
Private
PS/9349, 17th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City Of London Regiment).
Killed in action 5 August 1916. Aged 17. Born Yeovil, enlisted Bath.
Son of Lyndon H. E. and Millicent Blake, of 15, Forester Road, Bath.
In the 1911 census he was aged 12, born Hendford House, Yeovil,
Somerset, at school, resident with his mother, Millicent, at 19,
Forester Road, Bath. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL,
Somme, France. Pier and Face 8 C 9 A and 16 A. See also Bath |
BANNING |
Percy
Stuart |
Captain,
2nd Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers. Killed in action 4 November
1914. Aged 27. Son of Lt. Col. S. T. Banning, C.B.E., LL.D. (late
Royal Munster Fusiliers), and Mrs. I. M. Banning; husband of Mona
Mary Henry (formerly Banning), of 50, Kensington Mansions, Earl's
Court, London. Buried in YPRES TOWN CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Plot/Row/Section E2. Grave 2.
Extract
from De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918:
BANNING,
PERCY STUART, Capt., 2nd Battn. Royal Munster Fusiliers,
only child of Lieut.-Col. Stephen Thomas Banning, of 50, Kensington
Mansions, Earl's Court, LL.D., late Royal Munster Fusiliers, by
his wife, Isabel Margaret, dau. of the late Rev. Denis Moriarty
; b. at Yorktown, co. Surrey, 22 June, 1887 ; educ. Westward
Ho ! Bath College and Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and received
his commission in the Monsters, 19 Sept. 1908, being gazetted Lieut.
19 March, 1910, and Capt. (posthumously), 30 Aug. 1914. He went
to the front with the first Expeditionary Force as battn. transport
officer, and was killed in action at Ypres, Belgium, 4 Nov. 1914,
while attached to Sir Douglas Haig's staff. Capt. Banning was an
all-round athlete and a good cross-country runner. While at Sandhurst
he won the two miles in the Woolwich and Sandhurst Sports in record
time. He was also a first-rate horseman, and won the point-to-point
race at the Mounted Infantry School In Jan. 1911. He m.
25 March, 1913, Mona Mary, only dau. of the late Alfred Chaplin,
of Henfield, Sussex ; s.p.
Extract
from British Army, Bond of Sacrifice: Officers Died in the Great
War 1914-1916:
LIEUTENANT
PERCY STUART BANNING, 2nd BATTN. ROYAL MUNSTER FUSILIERS, who
was killed in action on the 4th November, 1914, was born on the
22nd June, 1887.
He obtained his first appointment in the Army in September, 1908,
when he was gazetted 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Munster Fusiliers
and was posted to the 1st Battalion of that Regiment. His promotion
to Lieutenant was gazetted in March, 1910. For active service in
the Great War, Lieutenant Banning accompanied his battalion to France,
where he took part in operations in October, 1914. |
BARTELT |
Friedrich
Wilhelm |
Captain,
2nd/4th Battalion (Territorial), Prince Albert's (Somerset Light
Infantry). Died 11 September 1916. Aged 28. Born Keynsham Resitration
District, Somerset 1887. Husband of Gertrude H. Bartelt, of 6, Clifton
Rd., Southbourne, Bournemouth. In the 1901 census he is aged 13,
born Corston, Somerset, son of Friedrich L and Amy I L Bartelt,
resident Corston Lodge, Corston, Keynsham, Somerset. Buried in CORSTON
(ALL SAINTS) CHURCHYARD, Somerset. See also Clifton
RFC History |
BIGGS |
Geoffrey
Nepean |
Lieut-Commander,
H.M. Submarine "E30", Royal Navy. Presumed to have lost
his life while on duty 22 November 1916. Born 12 June 1885, baptised
16 July 1885 in Cardiff, St Andrew, Glamorganshire, son of John
and Emily Sophia Biggs. Enrolled in the Navy 15 January 1900, became
a Sub-Lieutenant 15 July 1904, Lieutenant 15 April 1906. Awarded
the Crois de Chevalier by President of the French Republic in recognition
of services during the war [London Lgazette 15 September 1916].
Awarded the Japanese Order of the Rising Sun 11th Class [London
gazette 29 August 1917]. His Naval records him as being zeralous,
knowledgeable, determined, careful and capable, very skilful and
dashing in making attacks, fine physique, First Class at Rugby Football.
On 13 December 1910 the Navy received a Bankruptcy order again Lt.
Biggs where 1/5th of his pay was set aside for the benefit of his
creditors; document sates that he made a very undesirable marriage.
Married Daisy Elizabeth Boye in Cardiff July to September Quarter
1907. In the 1911 census he was aged 25, born Cardiff, Glamorganshire,
Wales, married, Lieutenant - Royal Navy, resident with his in-laws
at 53 Winter Road, Southsea, Eastney, Portsmouth, Hampshire. In
the 1901 census he was a Naval Cadet, aged 15, born Cardiff, resident
H.M.S. "Britannia", Portsmouth. No known grave. Commemorated
on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel 10.
Extract
from National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),
1917:
BIGGS
Geoffrey Nepean of The Laurels London-road Bath
lieutenant-commander R.N. died 22 November 1916 at sea on H.M. Submarine
E30 on active service Administration (with Will) London
16 March to Daisy Elizabeth Biggs widow. Effects £458. |
BOWRING |
Robert |
Private
M2/152654, 648th M.T. Company, Royal Army Service Corps. Died in
South Africa 29 July 1918. Aged 25. Resident Keynsham, Somerset,
enlisted Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Baptised 25 March 1893
at Penarth, Glaqmorganshire, son of Robert Alan and Norah Carilda
Bowring. Son of R. A. and Norah C. Bowring, of Rockhill, Keynsham,
Bristol. Buried in CAPE TOWN (MAITLAND) CEMETERY, South Africa.
Section 4. Grave 97456B. |
BROWNE |
George
Hubert |
Gunner
22128, 50th Company, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died 19 September
1915. Born Limerick, enlisted Worcester. No known grave. Commemorated
on FREETOWN (KING TOM) CEMETERY MEMORIAL, Sierra Leone. |
BROWNE |
Walter
Charles |
Rifleman
2548, 18th (County of London) Battalion (London Irish Rifles), London
Regiment. Died in Shirley Is. Hospital, Southampton, 11 July 1916.
Aged 22. Enlisted Chelsea, resident Bexley Heath. Son of Reginald
and Jemima Browne, of Brampton Villa, Brampton Rd., Bexleyheath.
Buried in BEXLEYHEATH CEMETERY, Kent. Grave 1990. |
CLARK |
R
K |
No
further information currently available |
CLOTHIER |
Robert
Frank |
Captain
& Adjutant, 13th Rajputs (Shekhawati Regiment), Indian Army.
Killed in action 3 November 1914. Born 7 September 1884, baptised
13 November 1884 in St. george Church, Madras, son of Robert Trubairn
and Florence Frances Clothier. Buried in TANGA MEMORIAL CEMETERY,
Tanzania.
Extract
from De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918:
CLOTHIER,
ROBERT FRANK, Capt., 13th Rajputs (The Shekhawati Regt.),
I.A. : b. 7 Sept. 1884 ; gazetted 2nd Lieut., Unattached List, 9
Jan. 1904 ; posted to the Indian Army 1 March, 1905 ; promoted Lieut.
9 April, 1906, and Capt. 9 Jan. 1913 ; served with the Indian Expeditionary
Force in East Africa, and was killed in action 2 Nov. 1914.
Extract
from British Army, Bond of Sacrifice: Officers Died in the Great
War 1914-1916:
CAPTAIN
ROBERT FRANK CLOTHIER, 13th RAJPUTS (THE SHEKHAWATL REGT.), INDIAN
ARMY, who was killed in action on the 2nd November, 1914,
was born on the 7th September, 1884, and received an unattached
Second-Lieutenancy in January, 1904. In March of the following year
he joined t he Indian Army. and. became Lieu tenant in April, 1906.
Captain Clothier, who reached that rank in January. 1913. was Adjutant
of his regiment when he was killed.
Extract
from British India Office Wills & Probate:
Copy
of Will. No will or copy of will can be found by the board. |
COLLIER |
Samuel
Robert |
Second
Lieutenant, 6th Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal
Berkshire Regimen). Killed in action 20 July 1916. Aged 23. Son
of Emma P. Collier, of 198, Tilehurst Rd., Reading, Berks, and the
late S. George Collier. In the 1911 census he was aged 18, born
Reading, berkshire, Apprentice to his father a Brick Tile And Pottery
Manufacturer, resident with his parents, Samuel George and Emma
Priscilla Collier, at4 Brownlow Road, Reading, Berkshire. No known
grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and
Face 11 D. |
COLLINS |
Arthur
Edward Jeune |
[Jeune
is referred to as James in the Clifton College Register] Captain,
5th Field Company, Royal Engineers. Killed in action 11 November
1914. Mentioned in Despatches. Son of the late A. H. Collins, I.C.S.,
and Mrs. Collins; husband of Ethel A. Collins, of 11, Park Mansions,
Bath. In 1899 Arthur Edward Jeune Collins scored 628 not out in
a house cricket match at Clifton College, which remains the highest
individual score ever recorded anywhere in the world. No known grave.
Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Panel 9. See also Clifton
RFC History
Extract
from De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918:
COLLINS,
ARTHUR EDWARD JEUNE, Capt., R.E., eldest R. of the late
Arthur Herbert Collins, I.C.S. ; b. India, 18 Aug. 1885:
educ. Clifton College, and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich
; was gazetted 2nd Lieut. R.E. 21 Dec. 1904: promoted Lieut. 23
June, 1907, and Capt. posthumously, antedated 30 Oct. 1914 ; served
in India, also with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders,
and was killed in action at Polygon Wood, near Ypres, 11 Nov. 1914.
Capt. Collins was mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 17 Feb.
1915] by F.M. Sir John (now Lord) French, for gallant and distinguished
service in the field. He was a keen sportsman, and while in India
played polo, racquets and tennis but on returning to England took
up cricket again, having excelled at this sport while at College,
and played for the R.E. at Aldershot, also at Lord's against the
Royal Artillery. He m. in April, 1914, Ethel, dau. of the
late Stanley Slater.
Extract
from British Army, Bond of Sacrifice: Officers Died in the Great
War 1914-1916:
CAPTAIN
ARTHUR EDWARD JEUNE COLLINS, ROYAL ENGINEERS, eldest son
of the late Arthur Herbert Collins, Esq., Indian Civil Service,
was born on the 18th August, 1885, in India.
He was educated at Clifton College, and while there, astonished
the cricket world in 1899, at the age of 14, by scoring 628 not
out in a Junior House Match between Clarke's House and North Town.
When in the Senior School. he was in the 1st Cricket XI., the 1st
Football XV., the 1st racquet pair, and represented the school in
featherweight boxing at the Schools Competition at Aldershot. He
was !lead of his House, and at the age of 17 passed into Woolwich,
taking the fourth place in the list, of successful candidates.
He joined the Royal Engineers in December, 1904, and at the age
of 21 went to India, where he was stationed till April, 1914, when
he came home and was posted to Aldershot.
In India he played polo, racquets, and tennis, but on returning
to England took up cricket again, playing for the Royal Engineers
at Aldershot and at Lords against the Royal Artillery.
In August, 1914, he went to the front with the 5th Field Company,
Royal Engineers.
On
the 11th November his Company, of which lie was then in command
(his Senior Officers having been killed or wounded), was called
up to help thrust the enemy back at Polygon Wood, near Ypres. It
was whilst signalling for reinforcements during this action that
he was killed.
He was mentioned in Sir John French's Despatch of the 14th January,
1915, and was gazetted Captain after his death, to date from the
:30th October, 1914.
Captain Collins, who was a member of the Junior Army and Navy Club,
married in April, 1914. Ethel, daughter of the late Stanley Slater,
and granddaughter of the late Colonel Slater, 82nd Regiment. |
COTTERELL |
John
St Clair |
Private
898307, 10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry. Died 13 May 1917. Aged
26. Born 17 September 1891in the Barton Regis Registration District,
Gloucestershire. Husband of Gladys May Cotterell, of Beaver Mine,
Alberta, Canada. Farmer by trade. Attested 16 March 1916 at Pincher
Creek, Alberta, Canada. Height 5 feet 5 inches, chest 34 inches,
fair complexion, grey eyes, fair hair, religious denmination Church
of England. Buried in BATH ABBEY CEMETERY, Somerset. East border.
Plot 4. Row E. Grave 39. National Archives of Canada Accession Reference:
RG
150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 2034 - 44 |
EVANS |
Edward
Dare |
Sergeant
6/1526, Canterbury Regiment, N.Z.E.F. Died of wounds 30 May 1915.
Resident Brightwater, New Zealand. Served in the South African War.
Left a widow and child. Son of Mrs Mary Isabell Legh Evans, c/o
Vernon Rout, Nelson, New Zealand. Buried in ALEXANDRIA (CHATBY)
MILITARY AND WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY, Egypt. Section L. Grave 143.
Extract
from The Bath College Register 1878-1909, printed for the Old Bathonians
in 1948:
"Evans,
E. Dare.
Miller, Leicester. Went to New Zealand, 1912-13. Sergeant, Canterbury
Infantry Battn., New Zealand Forces. Served at the Dardanelles.
Died of wounds, 30th May, 1915."
Alongside the
entry it is annotated that Mr Evans left the College in July 1893. |
DELMEGE |
James
O'Grady |
Lieutenant,
4th Dragoon Guards (Royal Irish). Died 27 May 1915. Aged 24. Son
of the late James O'Grady Delmege and Mrs. Delemge, of Castle Park,
Limerick. Buried in BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, NORD,
Nord, France/ Plot I. Row F. Grave 39.
Extract
from De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918:
DELMEGE,
JAMES O'GRADY, Lieut., 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards,
2nd s. of Capt. James O'Grady DeImege, of Castle Park,
co. Limerick. J. P., D. L., late South of Ireland Imperial Yeomanry
and South Irish Horse, by his wife, Caroline, dau. and co-heir of
Marmaduke Coghill Cramer, of Rathmore, Kinsale, ; b. Limerick.
18 March, 1891 ; educ. Clifton, Bath College (where he took, when
14 years of age, 60l. and 40l. Scholarships, open
to all schools), and Trinity College, Dublin ; and was gazetted
2nd Lieut. to the 4th Dragoon Guards, 23 Jan. 1914, and promoted
Lieut. 15 Nov. following. After the outbreak of war he went to France
with the Expeditionary Force and was appointed Assistant Adjutant,
and put on the Headquarters Staff. On 24 May, 1915, the 4th Dragoon
Guards, after a long spell in the trenches, were relieved by the
18th Hussars, but Lieut. Delmege was left behind to instruct the
18th in the plan of the trenches. During the night and early morning
they were heavily gassed by the enemy, and he succumbed to gas poison,
on 27 May, 1915. He was buried at Bailleul ; unm. Numerous
letters received from all ranks testify to the estimation he was
held in. Major C. Hunter wrote : "I personally had a high opinion
of his prospects as a cavalry officer" ; and Lieut. E. G. Warlock.
4th Dragoon Guards : "He has left behind him a splendid name,
being so popular with all who knew him, not only officers, but N.C.Os.
and men. He was an officer of great promise, and had it not been
for his untimely death 'In Action,' would have had an illustrious
future." Sergt. W. Jones, 4th Dragoon Guards, also wrote :
"Lieut. Delmege was picked up unconscious. I was very, sorry
to hear of his death, as he was a brave young officer, so cheerful
and patient with all ranks, and I know he will be missed by all,
especially our Rugby team as he was a fine sportsman, and took a
great interest in his troop, and we were very sorry when he was
transferred front his troop to Head Quarters." Lieut C. Jackson,
York and Lancaster Regt. : "The last time I saw him, he was
going on in front with a patrol to find out where their place in
trenches was, in order to lead the regt up after dark, he was in
such good spirits, and I am sure enjoyed every minute of the war
" ; and Capt. It. I). Brownson, R.A.M.C. : "Being in hospital
with some of the regt., I thought you would like to hear what a
very high opinion they all seem to have had of him. He was so popular,
and such a good officer, in fact he was kept specially to go up
into any special trench or take any special message, because he
could always be trusted to get there, ' Somehow.' " |
DESPARD |
Marcus
Carden |
[1st
Battalion on CWGC] Second Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling
Fusiliers. Killed in action 19 July 1917. Aged 20. Born 26 February
1896. Son of Rev. A. V. and Mrs. E. A. Despard, of Vernon, British
Columbia. Raised from Officer Cadet to 2nd Lieutenant 25 January
1917. Formerly Private 77983, 7th Battalion, Canadian Infantry,
attested 23 March 1915, aged 19 years 1 month, height 6 feet 1½
inches, chest 37 inches, fair complexion, blue eyes, fair hair,
religious denomination Church of England. Unmarried. In the 1901
census he was aged 4, born Scotland, son of Rev. Arthur V and Edith
A Despard, resident 10, Burlington Street, Bath, Somerset. Buried
in TALANA FARM CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot I. Row A.
Grave 6. National Archives of Canada Accession Reference: RG
150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 2474 - 73 |
DOUGLAS |
William
Sholto |
[Major
on SDGW] Captain, Royal Engineers. Died of wounds 14th November
1914. Aged 39. Son of Colonel and Mrs. Douglas, of Lansdown House,
Lansdown, Bath. Buried in BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY, Pas de Calais,
France. Plot II. Row B. Grave 4. Also listed on the Bath
War Memorial and Middlesex
MMC Memorial.
Extract
from Du Ruvigny's Roll of Honour:
DOUGLAS,
WILLIAM SHOLTO, Major, R.E., of the Headquarters Staff,
only s. of Col. John Charles Douglas, of Lansdowne House, Bath,
late Worcester Regt., and nephew of General Sir Charles Douglas,
Chief of the Imperial General Staff ; b. St. Peter's, Jersey, 18
Sept. 1875 ; educ. Bath College ; joined the Royal Engineers as
2nd Lieut. 22 Oct. 1895 ; promoted Lieut. 22 Oct. 1898, Capt. 22
Oct. 1904, and Major, 30 Oct. 1914 ; was attached to the Egyptian
Army, 1898 ; served with the Nile Expedition, 1899 (Egyptian medal
and clasp), and in the South African War, 1899-1900, being present
during the operations in the Orange Free State, including the actions
at Wittebergen (1 to 19 July), where he was slightly wounded while
destroying arms (Queen's medal with two clasps). On his return home
at the end of 1900 he was specially employed in the Intelligence
Department at Headquarters, and from Aug. 1910, to 28 May, 1912,
he was Assistant Director of Army Signals (2nd Division) at Aldershot,
when he was appointed General Staff Officer (3rd Grade), Scottish
Command (29 May, 1914). On the outbreak of war he was appointed
to the Headquarters Staff of the 7th Division, Expeditionary Force,
was badly wounded in the action at Ypres, 2 Nov. 1914, and died
at Boulogne 14 Nov. following. He was mentioned in Sir John French's
Despatch of 14 Jan. 1915. Major Douglas m. King's Walden, Herts,
21 Oct. 1903, Gladys Mary, elder dau. of Thomas Fenwick Harrison,
Lord of the Manor and Patron of King's Walden, and had an only child,
John Willoughby Sholto, b. 17 Jan. 1906 ; died 13 Dec. 1913.
Extract
from The Bond of Sacrifice Volume 1:
MAJOR
WILLIAM SHOLTO DOUG- LAS, p.s.c., ROYAL ENGINEERS, who
died at Boulogne on the 14th November, 1914, of wounds received
in action near Ypres on the 2nd of that month, leaving a widow,
was the only son of Colonel and Mrs. Douglas, Lansdowne House, Bath.
He was born on the 18th September, 1875, and joined the Royal Engineers
in October, 1895, becoming Lieutenant in October, 1898. He saw much
Staff service, chiefly with the Intelligence Department, being a
Staff College graduate and a first-class interpreter in French.
From December, 1890, to September, 1899, he was specially employed
with the Egyptian Army, and from December, 1900, to September, 1901,
in the Intelligence Department at headquarters of the Army, becoming
in October in the latter year Staff Captain (Intelligence) at headquarters,
and remaining so employed till May,1906 having been promoted Captain
in October, 1904. In 1910 he was appointed Assistant Director of
Army Signals, IInd Division Aldershot Command, and in the Great
War he was employed as a General Staff Officer, 3rd grade. He was
gazetted to the rank of Major after his death, to date from the
30th October, 1914.
|
DUDLEY |
Bernard
John Cherelton |
Captain,
Dorsetshire Regiment attached to 3rd Nigeria Regiment, W.A.F.F.
Died 24 January 1917. In the 1891 census he was aged less than one,
born Somerset, son of William Edmondson and Ann M Dudley, resident
St Leonards, Weston, Bath; brother to Capt. L. G. Dudley (see below).
Departed 15 July 1914 from Liverpool to Lagos, Nigeria on the "Burutu",
aged 24, a Lieutenant. In the 1911 census he was aged 20, born Bath,
unmarried, a Lieutenant, Dorset Regiment (Army), resident with his
widowed father, William Edmondson Dudley, at 18 Portland Place,
Bath. No known grave. Commemorated on NAIROBI BRITISH AND INDIAN
MEMORIAL, Kenya. See also Bath
Extract
from De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918:
DUDLEY,
BERNARD JOHN CHARLESTON, Capt., 1st Battn. (39th Foot)
The Dorsetshire Regt., attd. 3rd Nigerian Regt., 3rd a. of Lieut.-Col.
William Edmondson Dudley, of 18, Portland Place, Bath, Brigade-
Surgeon, A.M.S. (ret.), by his wife, Anne Marion, dau. of General
George Prince Sealy, R.A. ; and brother to Capt. L. G. Dudley [see
Vol. I., page 117) ; b. Bath, co. Somerset, 27 May, 1890; educ.
Bath College, and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst ; gazetted
2nd Lieut. Dorsetshire Regt. 18 Sept. 1909; promoted Lieut. 8 June,
1013, and Capt. 1915 ; joined his regiment at Portsmouth 23 Oct.
1909 ; served with them at Blackdown, Aldershot, and in Belfast
; volunteered for service under the Colonial Office in May, 1914
; embarked for Nigeria, West Africa, 15 July, and on arrival there
was appointed to the 1st Nigerian Regd. ; served at Kaduna and Sokoto,
being Commanding Officer of the latter station during 1915-16 ;
came to England on furlough in May, 1916 ; returned to Nigeria in
Sept., when he volunteered for active service with the Overseas
Contingent then being formed for service in German East Africa ;
transferred to the 3rd Nigerian Regt., which he joined at Calabar
; arrived at Dar-es-Saleem in Dec. ; proceeded at once to the fighting
line on the River Ruflgi ; took part in the action of 3 Jan. 1917,
and in the action of 23rd and 24th, on which latter date he was
killed in action at Mgwembe, Nyandoti, about 15 miles south of Kibarnbawe.
Buried on the battlefield. His Colonel wrote "He was a very
tine chap, and a splendid officer," and a brother officer "He
was shot right through the centre of the chest, while gallantly
leading forward his company against a superior force of the enemy."
Unm. |
DUDLEY |
Leonard
Grey |
Captain,
6th Jat Light Infantry, Indian Army. Died 24 November 1914. Aged
31. Son of Bde. Surg. Lt. Col. William Edmondson Dudley and Annie
Marion Dudley; husband of Ada D. D. Dudley, of 11, St. Mark's Court,
Abercorn Place, St. John's Wood, London; brother of Bernard (above).
Buried in BETHUNE TOWN CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I.
Row A. Grave 16.
See also Bath
Extract
from De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918:
DUDLEY,
LEONARD GREY, Capt. and Adjutant, 6th Jat L.I., Indian
Army, 2nd s. of William Edmondson Dudley, of 18, Portland
Place, Bath, Brigade Surgeon, Lieut.-Col. A.M.S. (retired), by
his wife, Anne Marion, dau. of General George Prince Scaly, R.A.
; b. Poonah, India, on Lady Day (which that year was
also Easter Day), 25 March, 1883 ; educ. Bath College, and the
Royal Military College, Sandhurst, where he gained a good place
in the Competitive Examination, came out in the ilonours List
as 3rd of those winning commissions and was awarded the prize
for Military History. He was gazetted 2nd Lieut. on the unattached
list for the Indian Army, 27 Aug. 1902, and on arriving in India,
10 Dec. following, was appointed to the 93rd Sutherland Highlanders,
then at Calcutta. They left there in Oct. 1903, for Poona, where
he served with them till 3 Jan. 1904, when he was posted to the
6th Jats at Meerut. He was promoted Lieut. 27 Nov. 1904, and Capt.
27 Aug. 1911, being appointed Adjutant, 19 July, 1911. The Jats
were moved to Jhansi in 1905 and then to Secunderabad in 1910,
and on the declaration of war in Aug. 1914, formed part of the
Meerut Division which went with the Indian Expeditionary Force
to France. He died at Festubert, 24 Nov. 1914, of wounds received
four hours previously in recapturing a trench from the Germans,
in the early morning. He was keen on all sports, and the 6th Jats
were noted for their triumphs in hockey, cricket and tennis. Capt.
Dudley m. in Bombay Cathedral, 12 Nov. 1908, Ada De la
Mere Doveton, only dau. of William John Deane, and had two children
: John Leonard Grey, b. (posthumous) 18 March, 1915,
and Monica Vivian Grey, b. 29 March, 1913.
Extract
from The Bond of Sacrifice Volume 1:
CAPTAIN
LEONARD GREY DUDLEY, 6th JAT LIGHT INFANTRY, INDIAN ARMY,
Adjutant of his regiment at the time of his death, was born on
Easter Day, 25th March, 1883, at Poona, India, the son of Brigade-Surgeon
Lieutenant-Colonel W. E. Dudley, A.M.S., of Sion Hill, Bath, and
Templemore, Ireland. He was a grandson of General George Prince
Sealy, Royal (late Bombay) Artillery, and had two brothers serving
in the Army.
He
was educated at Bath College, where he was Captain of the Cricket
XI for two years, and from which he entered the R.M.C., Sandhurst,
in 1901. Passing out in the Honours list in 1902, taking the third
place, and the prize for military history, he was appointed to
the Indian Army, and on arriving in India was attached for his
probation to the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (the old 93rd)
at Calcutta, moving with the battalion to Poona in 1903. In December,
1903, he was gazetted to the 6th Jat Light Infantry, and joined
his regiment at Meerut. After two years they moved to Jhansi,
where they remained four years, and then went to Secunderabad,
from which they went to France in October, 1914. He had become
Lieutenant in 1904, and had been appointed Adjutant of his regiment
in 1911.
Captain
Dudley died on the 24th November, 1914, from wounds received four
hours previously, when in action at Festubert, in Flanders, resisting
the German attempt to break through to Calais.
|
EALAND |
Frederick
John Arthur |
Second
Lieutenant, 8th Battalion, Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry).
Killed in action 26 September 1915. Aged 22. Son of John Mannett
Ealand and Alys Mary Ealand, of 1, St. James's Park, Bath. Undergraduate
Member of New College, Oxford. No known grave. Commemorated on LOOS
MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 38 and 39.
See also Bath
Extract
from De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918:
EALAND,
FREDERICK JOHN ARTHUR, 2nd Lieut., 8th (Service) Battn.
Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry), elder s. of
John Mannett Ealand, of 1, St. James's Park, Bath, by his wife,
Alye Mary, only dau. of John Hoskins Marsh, of Bath ; b.
Bath, co. Somerset, 30 Aug. 1893 ; educ. Bath College, 1901-10 ;
Bedford School, 1910-12, and New College, Oxford, 1912-14, where
he had just taken a Second Class in Class. Mods. when war broke
out ; was to have tried for the I.C.S., but joined the Oxford O.T.C.
in Oct. 1914, having previously served in both the schools' corps
; was gazetted 2nd Lieut. Somerset L.I. 23 Feb. 1915 ; served with
the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from the beginning
of Sept. 1915, and was killed in action near Loos on the 25th of
the same month. Buried on the battlefield ; unm.
|
EVERARD |
Christopher
Philip |
Captain,
3rd Battalion, Highland Light Infantry. Killed in action 11 January
1917. Aged 26. Son of Philip and Frances Catherine Everard, of Mittons,
Dulverton, Somerset. No known grave. Commemorated on BASRA MEMORIAL,
Iraq. Panel 35 and 64.
Extract
from British India Office Wills & Probate:
Re:
Christopher Philip Everard
deceased.
The
28th day of August 1917.
The last will and testament of Christopher Philip Everard late of
Miltons, Dulverton in the County of Somerset in England a Captain
in His Majesty's Regiment of Highland Light Infantry European inhabitant
a bachelor who was killed in action at Kut-el-Amara in Mesopotamia
on the 11th day of January 1917 was proved in the District Probate
Registry at Taunton in His Majesty's High Court of Justice in England
and Letters of Administration with the copy of the certified copy
of the said will annexed, having effect throughout the Province
of Bombay, of the property and credits of the sand deceased were
duly granted by His Majesty's High court of Judicature at Bombay
on the 25th day of August 1917 to Arthur Frederick Sells one of
the duly constituted attorneys of Philip Everard the natural and
lawful father of the said deceased the sole executor named in the
said will (for his use and benefit and limited until be should apply
for and obtain Probate of the said will granted to him from this
court) the said Arthur Frederick Sells having taken the oath required
in such a case and filed the usual Administration Bond.
Estate under Rupees 1,300/- |
FRERE |
Lionel
Basil |
Lieutenant,
Durham Light Infantry attached to 2nd Battalion, East Yorkshire
Regiment. Died of wounds 29 September 1915. Educated Durham University,
Member of Durham University Officers' Training Corps; Studied Medicine.
In the 1911 census he was aged 18, born Twickenham, Middlesex, a
Medical Student, resident with his uncle, William Bratton, in Parliament
Street, Consett, Durham. In the 1901 census he was aged 8, born
Twickenham, Middlesex, resident with his parents, Frederick Tobias
Reeve and Saretta Smythe Frere, in Holm Glen, Wellesley Road, Twickenham,
Brentford, Middlesex. No known grave. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL,
Pas de Calais, France. Panel 106 and 107. |
FROST |
Kingdon
Tregosse |
Lieutenant,
3rd Battalion attached to 1st Battalion, Cheshire Regiment. Died
25 August 1914 [CWGC] or Killed in action 4 September 1914 [SDGW].
Born circa 1877 in the Launceston, Cornwall, area. Educated Lincoln
College, Oxford University, Matriculated 1896. Buried in WIHERIES
COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Hainaut, Belgium. Grave lost. Special memorial.
Plot III. Row A. Grave 7. Also commemorated on the Borough Road
College, Isleworth, Middlesex.
Note:
the first date from the CWGC is the date he went missingm and the
second date from the SDGW is when he was delcared dead.
Extract
from De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918:
FROST,
K. T., Lieut., 3rd (Reseve) Battn. The Cheshire Regt.;
was gazetted 2nd Lieut. 3rd Cheshire Regt. in Sept. 1912, and promoted
Lieut. 29 June, 1913; served in the European War, and was killed
in action about Oct. 1914.
Extract
from The Bond of Sacrifice Volume 2:
LIEUTENANT
K. T. FROST, 3rd BATTN. CHESHIRE REGIMENT, whose name was
included in the monthly casualty list published in October among
officers "reported (unofficially) killed, or died of wounds
received in action," no date being given, became Lieutenant
in the 3rd BNattalion Cheshire Regiment in June, 1913, having joined
in September of the previous year. |
GARDNER |
Robert
MacGregor Stewart |
Major, 1st Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. Died 31 October
1914. Aged 44. Son of the late William Gardner; husband of May Gardner.
Mentioned in Despatches. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN
GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 22 and 34.
Extract
from De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918:
GARDNER,
ROBERT MACGREGOR STEWART, Major. 1st Battn. The Gloucestershire
Regt., 2nd s. of the late Francis William Gardner, of
Thorpe, Surrey, Barrister-at-Law of the Middle Temple, by his
wife, Jane, sister of General Sir Hobert MacGregor Stewart, G.C.B.,
ILA. , and dau. of John Stewart ; b. Hornsey, co. Middlesex,
25 Aug. 1870 ; educ. Somerset College, and entered the Gloucestershire
Regt. from the Militia 4 Feb. 1891, being promoted Lieut. 4 May,
1892 ; Capt. 24 Feb. 1900, and Major 25 July, 1914. He served
with distinction through the South African War. 1899s1900, took
part in the advance on, and relief of, Kimberley, and in the operations
in the Orange Free State Feb. to Slay, 1900, including the actions
at Paardeberg (17-26 Feb.), and Poplar Grove and Driefontein,
and afterwards in operations In Natal, May-June, 1900.. He was
mentioned in despatches [London Gazette, 10 Sept. 1901], and received
the Queen's medal with four clasps. On the outbreak of the European
War in Aug. 1914. Major Gardner went to France with the first
Expeditionary Force, and was killed in action, at Gheluvelt, near
Ypres, 31 Oct. 1914. His Colonel wrote: " We were heavily
engaged on Oct. 31. and had to go to the assistance of the remainder
of the Brigade. He dashed to the front with his company and was
hit badly while leading them most gallantly. The previous day
he also displayed the greatest. bravery in penetrating to the
front in making a counter-attack." Another officer wrote
of the valour and dash of his leading, adding "He was always
in front." He m. at Clifton 25 Oct. 1910, Helen
May Bridget, dau. of Charles Whitchurch Wasborough Clifton, and
had two daus. : Stella Mary Bridget, b. 19 Nov. 1911;
and Vere Daphne Stewart, b. posthumous, 11 Feb. 1915.
Extract
from The Bond of Sacrifice Volume 1:
MAJOR
ROBERT MACGREGOR STEWART GARDNER, 1st BATTN. GLOUCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT,
who was killed in action on the 31st October, 1914, was the second
son of the late Mr. William Gardner and Mrs. Gardner, of Thorpe,
Surrey, and a nephew of General Sir Robert Stewart, G.C.B. He
was born on the 25th August. 1870, and joined the Gloucestershire
Regiment from the Militia in February, 1891, becoming Lieutenant
in May, 1892, and getting his company in February, 1900.
He served in the South African War, being present at the relief
of Kimberley, at operations in the Orange Free State, at Paardeberg,
and at the actions of Poplar Grove and Driefontein ; also at operations
in Natal and Cape Colony. He was mentioned in Despatches ("London
Gazette," 10th September, 1901), and received the Queen's
medal with four clasps. He was promoted Major in July, 1914.
He proceeded to France with his regiment, at the beginning of
the Great War. On the 31st October his company was ordered to
retake a trench the Germans had captured at Gheluvelt. He led
his men close up to the Germans, and assembled for a further advance
in a sunken road. There Major Gardner gave the order to advance
and to charge the Germans. He was first up the bank, and was immediately
mortally wounded in the arm and side. On the previous day he had
led a counter-attack with what was described as "reckless
bravery," and those with him said he seemed that day to bear
a charmed life.
|
GEBBIE |
James
Francis Roy |
Lieutenant,
2nd Battalion, Prince Of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment).
Died of wounds 4 October 1914. Aged 26. Son of James Gebbie, of
Netherfield, Strathaven, Lanarkshire. In the 1911 census he was
aged 22, born Netherland, a Lieutenant H M Reg Forces, resident
Longmoor Camp, East Liss, Hampshire. Lanarkshire, In the 1891 census
he was aged 2, born Lanrkshire, resident with his parenst, James
and Julia Gebbie, in Netherfield, Avondale, Lanarkshire. Buried
in ST. NAZAIRE (TOUTES-AIDES) CEMETERY, Loire-Atlantique, France.
Plot/Row/Section E. Grave 91.
Extract
from De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918:
GEBBIE,
JAMES FRANCIS ROY,
Lieut., 2nd Battn. (82nd Foot) The Prince of Wales's Volunteers
(South Lancashire Regt.). s. of James Gebbie, of Netherfleld,
Strathaven, co. Lanark ; b. 27 June, 1888 ; educ. Bath
College, and the Royal Military
College, Sandhurst ; was gazetted 2nd Lieut. South Lancashire Regt
19 Sept. 1908, and promoted Limit. 1 Jan. 1910 ; served with the
Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders, and died at St. Nazaire
4 Oct. 1914. from wounds received in action while leading a bayonet
charge at Vailly 19 Sept.
Extract
from The Bond of Sacrifice Volume 1:
LIEUTENANT
JAMES FRANCIS ROY GEBBIE, 2nd BATTN. THE PRINCE OF WALES'S VOLUNTEERS
(SOUTH LANCASHIRE REGT.) was the son of Mr. James Gebbie,
of Netherfleld, Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland, and was born
t here on t he 27th June, 1888. He was educated at Bath College.
and t the R.M.C., Sandhurst, where he was in the revolver team.
Lieutenant Gebbie was gazetted to the South Lancashire Regiment
in September, 1908, becoming Lieutenant in January, 1910.
While
serving with the 2nd Battalion he was wounded on the 19th September
when leading a bayonet charge on the heights of Vailly, and died
of his wounds on the 4th October, 1914, at St. Nazaire, France.
Lieutenant
Gebbie was a member of the Junior United Service Club. |
GILMORE |
John
Kenneth |
Captain,
1st/6th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. Killed in action 22
August 1918. Aged 26. Son of Mary Eleanor Gilmore, of 56, St. John's
Rd., Clifton, Bristol, and the late John Crosby Gilmore. In the
1891 census he was aged less than one, born Somerset, resident with
his parents, John C and Mary Eleanor Gilmore in Thornecliffe Street,
Saltford, Keynsham, Somerset. IN the 1911 census he was aged 20,
a Clerk, born Saltford, Somerset, resident with his aunt, Annie
Eliza Hort, at 24, Small Street, Bristol, Bristol, Gloucestershire.
at No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France.
Pier and Face 5 A and 5 B. |
GIRDLESTONE |
Morrell
Andrew |
Captain,
41st Dogras, Indian Army. Died 25 March 1915. Baptised 15 June 1879
at Bathampton, Somerset, son of Rev. Henry and Eliza Jane Girdlestone.
In the 1891 census he was aged 11, a scholar, born Somerset, resident
with his parents, Henry and Eliza Jane Girdlestone, at The Vicarage,
Mount Pleasant, Bathampton, Bath, Somerset. Matriculated 1898, Magdalen
College, Oxford University. Buried in CABARET-ROUGE BRITISH CEMETERY,
SOUCHEZ, Pas de Calais, Frasnce. Plot XVII. Row A. Grave 44.See
also Bath |
GOLDIE |
George
Henry |
Lieutenant,
1st Battalion, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Killed in action
14 September 1914. Born 1 June 1888 in Oatikamund, India. Son of
R.H. Goldie, of South Lawn, College Road, Bath. In the 1911 census
he was aged 22, born 1889 in Oatikamund, India, resident Bhurtpore
Barracks, South Tedworth, Hampshire. Married May Anderson at St
Stephens, Bath. Passed out Royal Military College, 1906; Lieutenant
1907; Captain 1912. Educated Rugby School. No known grave. Commemorated
on LA FERTE-SOUS-JOUARRE MEMORIAL, Seine-et-Marne, France. See also
Bath |
HAYES,
MC |
John
Carolin |
Lieutenant,
2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards. Died 19 November 1918. Aged 35.
Son of John Carolin Hayes and Grace Hayes (nee Harte), of Dublin.
Surveyor to the British South African Company, Northern Rhodesia.
Awarded the Military Cross (M.C.). Formerly Private, 7, North Rhodesian
Forces. Buried in STE. MARIE CEMETERY, LE HAVRE, Seine-Maritime,
France. Division 62. Plot IV. Row C. Grave 1. |
HAYWARD |
Arthur
Everard |
Serjeant
6629, 7th Dragoon Guards (Princess Royal's) attached to 6th Battalion,
Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Killed in action 16 September
1916. Aged 31. Born Weston, Bath, enlisted Bath 18 March 1905, resident
East Tiverton. Son of John and Wyndham Elizabeth Hayward, of 43,
Caledonian Rd., East Twerton, Bath; brother of Doris Hayward. Enlisted
aged 19 years 4 months, a Stay Hand prior to enlistment. Height
5 feet 4¼ inches, weight 116 lbs (9st 5lbs), chest 35 inches,
dark complexion, blue eyes, brown hair, religious denomination Baptist.
Emarked at Bombay 16 September 1914, disembarked Marseilles, 13
October 1914, wounded 2 November 1914, admitted to Cavalry Field
Ambulance with gunshot wounds to the left leg 2 November, transferred
to England aboard Hospita Ship "St Patrick" 8 November
1914; rejoined regiment 11 November 1915, promoted Serjeant 9 October
1915, admitted to hospital with Myalgia 20 November 1915, disharged
from hospital and rejoined unit 25 December 1915; attached to 6th
Battalion, D.C.L.I. 9 September 1916. In the 1901 census he was
aged 15, a Staymaker's Cutter, born Bath, Somerset, son of John
Hayward, resident 19, Denmark Road, Twerton, Bath, Somerset. No
known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier
and Face 1 A. See also Bath |
HENDERSON |
Albert
Norman |
Major,
10th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Killed in action 23
July 1916. No known grave. Commemorated at THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme,
France. Pier and Face 9 A 9 B and 10 B.
Extract
from The Bath College Register 1878-1909, printed for the Old Bathonians
in 1948:
"Henderson, Albert Norman.
J.P. for Warwickshire. Lt-Col. 10th Royal Warwicks. Served on the
Western Front (M.C., dispatches). Killed in action, 23rd July, 1916"
|
HENDERSON |
Norman
William Arthur |
Lieutenant,
1st Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Killed in action 10 November
1914. Aged 23. Born 23 October 1891, baptised 2 Decemkber 1891 at
St Peter, Eaton Square, Pimlico, Middlesex, of of Arthur and Gertrude
Marion Henderson. Son of Athur Henderson. No known grave. Commemorated
on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel
19 and 33.
Extract
from De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918:
HENDERSON,
NORMAN WILLIAM ARTHUR, Lieut., 1st Battn. (21st Foot)
The Royal Scots Fusiliers, eldest s. of Arthur Henderson,
late of Fairmile Court, Cobham, co. Surrey ; b. South
Kensington, S.W., 23 Oct. 1891 ; educ. Rugby, and the Royal Military
College, Sandhurst ; gazetted 2nd Lieut. Royal Scots Fusiliers
14 Feb. 1912 ; promoted Limit 12 June, 1913 ; served with the
Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 12 Aug. 1914 ;
took part in the Retreat from Mons, the Battle of Le Cateau, also
the Battles of the Marne and the Aisne, and was killed in action
at Ypres 10 Nov. following, while leading his platoon.
Extract
from The Bond of Sacrifice Volume 1:
LIEUTENANT
NORMAN WILLIAM ARTHUR HENDERSON, 1st BATTN. ROYAL SCOTS FUSILIERS,
who was killed in action on the 10th November, 1914, was the eldest
son of Arthur Henderson and his wife, Gareth, late of Fairmile
Court, Cobham, Surrey.
He was born at Rosary Gardens, South Kensington, on the 23rd October,
1891, and was educated at Rugby (S.H.), to which he went in 1906.
Proceeding to the R.M.C., Sandhurst, in 1911, he entered the Army
in February, 1912, and joined his regiment in South Africa, being
promoted Lieutenant in June, 1913. He left South Africa in February,
1914, and went to the front on the 12th August.
He was in the retirement from Mons, and took part in the Battle
of Canibrai, le Catcall, and also in the Battles of the Marne
and the Aisne. He was killed in the wood of Herenthals Chateau,
at Ypres, whilst leading his platoon. An attack was made by the
Prussian Guard ; some of the trenches had to be retaken by a counter-attack,
and it was during this attack that Lieutenant Henderson was killed.
Several of the few remaining officers of his regiment have testified
in letters to his bravery and splendid qualities as an officer.
|
HENSLEY |
Wilfred
Henry |
Captain,
6th Battalion, Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry). Killed
in action 21 March 1918. IN 1901 he was aged 6, born Warwick, Warwickshire,
son of Rev. Henry G and Alice A Hensley, resident 31, High Street,
Warwick, Warwick St Mary, Warwickshire. No known grave. Commemorate
don POZIERES MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Panel 25 and 26. See also
Bath
Extract
from De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918:
HENSLEY,
WILFRID HENRY, Capt., 6th (Service) Battn. Prince Albert's
(Somerset Light Infantry), only s. of the Rev. Henry
G. Hensley, of Great Andrée 14 July, 1894 ; educ. Warwick
School ; Bath College ; Dean Close School, and Emmanuel College,
Cambridge ; joined the Public Schools Battn. The Royal Fusiliers
in Sept. 1914 ; served with the Expeditionary Force in France
and Flanders from Nov. 1915 ; returned to England in March, 1916,
and after a period of training at Oxford, was gazetted 2nd Lieut.
6th Battn. The Somerset Light Infantry ; promoted Lieut. July
1916, and Capt. Dec. 1917; was again wounded near Arras 9 April,
1917, and invalided home ; went back to France in Dec., and was
killed in action north of Moy, near St. Quentin, 21 March, 1918;
unm.
|
HODSON,
CB, DSO |
George
Benjamin |
Brigadier
General, General Staff, Commanding 33rd Infantry Brigade of the
Indian Army. Died 25 January 1916. Aged 52. Born Raipore, India,
3 October 1863. Baptised 6 March 1964 at Raipore son of Benjamin
and Jane Hodson. Husband of Dorothy Clara Hodson, of Holly Cottage,
Knockholt, Kent. Became Lieutenant in 1st Battalion, South Staffordshire
Regiment, 10 May 1882. Awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)
Buried in PIETA MILITARY CEMETERY, Malta. Plot C. Row XII. Grave
1.
Extract
from The V.C. and D.S.O. Book Vol.II:
HODSON,
GEORGE BENJAMIN, Major, was born 3 Oct. 1863. He entered
the Army as a Lieutenant in the South Staffordshire Regt. 10 May.
1882; served in Egypt in 1882, including the reconnaissance of 5
Aug. 1882 (Medal; Bronze Star); became Lieutenant, Oxfordshire Light
Infantry, 29 Feb. 1884, and Indian Staff Corps 1 Sept. 1884. For
his services in the Burmese Expedition of 1885—87, Lieut.
Hodson was mentioned in Despatches ondon Gazette, 2 Sept. 1887];
also receiving the Medal and clasp, and he had another clasp for
Hazara in 1891. He became Captain 10 May, 1893; served in 1897—98
on the North-West Frontier of India— Malakand—in operations
in Bajaur and the Mamund country, and Buner. He was twice mentioned
in Despatches London Gazette, 11 Jan. and 18 March, 1898, and received
the Medal and clasp. He became Major 10 July, 1901, and in 1901
and 1902 again saw active service in Northern Nigeria in the Aro
Expedition. He was mentioned in Despatches 12 Sept. 1902; received
the Medal with clasp, and was created a Companion of the Distinguished
Service Order [London Gazette, 12 Sept. 1902]: “George Benjamin
Hodson, Major, Indian Staff Corps. For services during the Aro Expedition
in Southern Nigeria.” The Insignia, Warrant and Statutes were
sent to the Commander-in-Chief in India 10 Jan. 1903, and presented
by Major-General Sir C. Egerton at Mardan 28 Feb. 1903, at Ceremonial
Parade. He was promoted Lieutenant-Colonel 13 Nov. 1905; was created
a C.B. in 1911. Colonel G. B. Hodson was stationed for some time
with his regiment, the 57th Wilde’s Rifles, at Ferozepore
in the Punjab. He served in the European War, and died of wounds
at Malta 25 Jan. 1916. He married, in 1910, Dorothy Clara, daughter
of Mr. Murray, of 42, Clanricarde Gardens, London, S.W. |
HOLBROW,
MC |
Thomas
Leonard Stanley |
Major,
156th Field Company, Royal Engineers. Killed in action 28 March
1918. Aged 28. Born 22 february 1891, baptised 4 April 1891 at Christ
Church, Simal, Bangal, son of Stanley Charles and Katharine Gaille
[sic] Holbrow. Son of Stanley Charles and Katherine Yuille
Holbrow, of Charing, Kent. In the 1901 census he was aged 10, born
India, son of Stanley Charles and Katherine Yuille Holbrow, resident
Hillsborough, Bath, Somerset. Buried in BLANGY-TRONVILLE COMMUNAL
CEMETERY, Somme, France. Grave 32. |
HOOD-DANIEL |
Arnold
Frost |
Captain,
"C" Company, 2nd/5th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment).
Died 28 January 1917. Aged 35. Son of Harry and Margaret Hood Daniel,
of Henbury, Bristol; husband of Lucy Isabel Hood Daniel (nee Rayner),
of Gatesgarth, West Kirby, married 4 December 1910 in Wye, Kent,
married again on 29 December 1910 in Hoose, Cheshire. In the 1891
census he was aged 9, a scholar, resident with his father at Manor
House, Hill View, Keynsham, Somerset. In the 1901 census he was
aged 19, born Bristol, Gloucestershire Articled Pupil In Architecture,
resident with his parents, Harry A and Margaret, in Hill End Grove,
Henbury, Barton Regis, Gloucestershire. Buried in WEST KIRBY (ST.
BRIDGET) CHURCHYARD, Cheshire. Grave 895 A. |
HUNTER |
Melville
Adrian Cecil |
Second
Lieutenant, 4th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry attached to 7th
(Service) Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. Died of wounds
15 November 1915. Aged 21. Son of Hugh Barclay Hunter and Barbara,
his wife, of Netherdale, Gartmore, Perthshire. Buried in HILL 10
CEMETERY, Turkey (including Gallipoli). Plot I. Row B. Grave 9.
Extract
from De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918:
HUNTER,
MELVILLE ADRIAN CECIL, 2nd Lieut., 4th Battn. The Highland
Light Infantry, attd. 7th (Service) Battn. The South Staffordshire
Regt., yst. s. of Hugh Hunter, of Netherdale, Gortmore,
co. Perth, formerly of St. Lucia, British West Indies, by his
wife, Barbara, dau. of Alexander Gilzean ; b. Clifton,
Bristol, 19 Aug. 1894 ; educ. Bath College, and privately ; offered
his services on the outbreak of war, and was gazetted 2nd Lieut.
Highland L.I. 13 Aug. 1914 ; trained at Plymouth, where he came
out first in a course for subalterns in Feb. and Mareh, 1915,
and obtained distinction in a Machine Gun Course at Strensall
in June. In Aug. 1915 he took out a draft of the 1st Royal Munster
Fusiliers to the Dardanelles ; was then posted to the 7th South
Staffordshires, and died at Suvla Bay 15 Nov. following, from
wounds received in action. Col. Seckham, Commanding 7th South
Staffordshires, wrote : "It is with extreme sorrow that I
have to inform you of the death of your son, M. A. C. Hunter,
which took place on 15 Nov. at 2 a.m. You will no doubt have got
the War Office official intimation before this ; but I thought
perhaps a letter from me. would give you fuller details. Your
boy was shot in the head by a sniper in one of our advanced trenches
at about 2 p.m. on the 14th inst. and immediately became unconscious
; but, plucky lad as he was, he fought hard for his life, but
never recovered consciousness again, and passed peacefully away
at 2.a.m. on the 15th. He was buried by a Chaplain of the Church
of England. I was down to see his grave to-day, which is already
marked with a temporary cross bearing his name and regiment, and
I have given instructions for a sound wooden one to be erected,
which should certainly last till the war is over, and, I hope.
will be up in a few days. If I may say so. your boy is a great
loss to me. He was one of the original five officers who helped
me to reorganize the battalion after its cutting up on the landing
and subsequent fights. He took great interest in his work, and
trained no less than three machine-gun teams for me, there being
none when he started. He was in charge of his guns at the time
of his death. The Army has lost a good officer," and an article
in the "Highland Light Infantry Chronicle" states :
" The battalion heard with deep regret of the death from
wounds at the Dardanelles of 2nd Lieut. M. A. C. Hunter. He was
a keen soldier and a good sportsman, and his loss is much felt
by his many friends." Unm.
|
INMAN |
[Frank]
Desmond Hague |
Lieutenant,
80th Field Company, Royal Engineers. Killed in action 17 February
1917. Aged 23. Only son of Francis and Hannah Scholes Inman, of
The Grange, Scalby, Scarborough. Mining Engineer. Enlisted Sept.,
1914. In the 1911 census he was agd 17, born London, a Mining Student
(Tin), a boarder, resident Kings Road, Camborne, Cornwall. In the
1901 census he was aged 7, born Paddington, Middlesex, son of Hannah
Inman, resident Ashworth Mansions Flats, 38, Paddington, London.
Buried in REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY, GRANDCOURT, Somme, France. Plot
VII. Row G. Grave 29. See also Camborne
School of Mines
Extract
from England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of
Wills and Administrations), 1934:
INMAN
Frank Desmond Hague of 51 South Side Clapham Common Surrey
died 17 February 1917 at Miremont France Administration London
2 May to the Public Trustee.
Effects £3229 6s 8d. |
ISGAR |
Percy
Hawkes |
Major,
South African Field Post and Telegraph Corps. Died of disease 5
December 1918. Aged 33. Baptised 21 May 1885 in Wells, Somserset,
son of Robert and helen Isgar. Son of Robert and Helen Isgar. Buried
in BOURNEMOUTH EAST CEMETERY, Hampshire. Plot U. Row I. Grave 154.
|
KEMBLE,
DSO, MC |
Henry
Herbert |
Lieutenant
Colonel, Commanding 23rd Battalion, London Regiment formerly 15th
Battalion. Died of wounds received in action at Messines Ridge 7
June 1917. Aged 40.Born at Purneah, India, 11 May 1877, baptised
4 August 1877 in Purneah, Bengal, India, son of William and Elizabeth
Emma Kemble. Son of William Kemble, (I.C.S.), and Elizabeth Emma
Kemble. Awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) [London
Gazette 1 January 1917] and the Military Cross (M.C.). Educated
Queen's College, Oxford University, matriculated 1896. In the 1911
census he was aged 33. born Bengal, India, a Scoolmaster at Charterhouse
School, resident Hogsoniter, Godalming, Surrey. In the 1901 census
he was aged 23, born India, a Tutor, unmarried, resident with his
parents William, and Elizabeth Kemble, in Beechfield, Bathampton,
Bath, Somerset. In the 1891 census he was aged 13, born India, a
scholar, resident with his mother in Beechfield, The Elms, Bathampton,
Bath, Somerset. Buried in LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Plot X. Row A. Grave 46. See also Chartherhouse
School |
KERRICH |
John
Herbert |
Major,
"C" Company, 2nd Battalion, Welsh Regiment. Killed in
action 14 September 1914. Aged 40. Son of Gen. Walter D'Oyley Kerrich
and Louisa Jane Kerrich (nee Cleveland); husband of Gwendolen Katharine
(nee Elger) Kerrich, married 1908 in Midhurst, Sussex. Served in
the South African Campaign. In the 1891 census he was aged 19, a
scholar, born Gloucestershire, resident with his parents, Walter
D and Louisa J, in Edith Road, Fulham, London. Buried in VENDRESSE
BRITISH CEMETERY, Aisne, France. Plot II. Row J. Grave 1.
Extract
from De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918:
KERRICH,
JOHN HERBERT, Major, 2nd Battn. (69th Foot) The Welsh
Regt., 4th N. of General Walter D'Oyly Kerrich, Colonel Commandant
Royal (late Madras) Artillery, by his wife, Louisa Jane, dau.
of General John Wheeler Cleveland (Indian Army) ; b. Cheltenham,
14 March, 1874 ; ethic. St. Paul's School. and the Royal Military
College, Sandhurst ; gazetted 2nd Lieut. The Welsh Regt. 10 Oct.
1894, and promoted Lieut. 23 Dec. 1896, Capt. :30 Dec. 1900, and
Major 24 March, 1914 ; served in the South African War 1899-1902,
acting as Intelligence Officer from 8 April to 30 May, 1901 ;
took part in the operations in the Orange Free State April and
May, 1900, including actions at. Vet. River (5 and 6 May) and
'Land River ; operations in the Transvaal in May and June' 1900,
including actions near Johannesburg, Pretoria and Diamond Hill
(11 and 12 June) ; operations in the Transvaal east of Pretoria,
July to 29 Nov. 1900, including action at Belfast (26 and 27 Aug.,
and those iu the Transvaal :30 Nov. 1900, to 31 May, 1902, receiving
the Queen's Medal with five clasps, and the King's Medal with
two clasps. He served altogether 121/2 years abroad, in India,
South Africa, and later in Egypt and the Soudan (where he was
attached to the 1st Battn.) ; returned to England in March, 1914,
to take his majority in 2nd Battn., then stastioned at Borden
Camp, Hants ; went to France 12 Aug. 1914 ; took part in the retreat
from Mons, and was killed in action during the Battle of the Aisne
14 Sept. following, being buried at Beaulne-sur-Chivy, on the
north bank of the river Aisne. The Officer Commanding the Brigade
wrote : " Your only consolation must be that he has nobly
died for his country, and that he was loved and honoured by all
who knew him. His loss is one which will be felt by the whole
army as well as his regiment, and all those who knew and loved
him," and the Commanding Officer of the Regiment " Your
husband was doing his duty nobly and leading his men when he met
his death, which was instantaneous, and he did not suffer at all,
which may be a small consolation to you." Sergt. Brown of
Major Kerrich's Coy., made the following statement : " He
made them work, hard, but they did not mind that as he worked
so hard himself, and they all had such perfect confidence in him.
At the end of a day his first thought was for his men ; and any,
even ordinary, comforts they could not have, he would hims self
forego, in order to throw in his lot with his men. He very frequently
gave up his horse to his junior officers to ride. . . . On one
occasion during the great retreat from Mons, when Major Kerrich
overheard a man voicing a murmur about the long marching, he said
cheerily, ' It's no good, it's got to be done ! ' When the tired
loan suggested that his officer was riding a horse, Major Kerrich
replied the next day (on a still longer march of about 24 miles)
by walking every foot of the way himself, to exemplify that what
a Private was asked to do an officer could also do. On the morning
of 14 Sept. they started from a little village called Bourg-et-Comin
at 5.15 a.m., marched four miles, and immediately came into action.
which continued till dark. About 11 o'clock that morning the men
were all lying prone, firing (being in an open field with no cover),
the officers raising themselves occasionally to locate the enemy,
who were not more than 150 yards in front, as well as on their
right flank. Major Kerrich was raising himself on his knees to
direct his men's fire, when a bullet hit him in the mouth. killing
him instantly. His last words were, Keep cool, men ! Don't waste
your ammunition if you can't see them,' he evidently intended
to add, but fell back dead without finishing his directions."
Major Kerrich m. at Rogate, co. Sussex, 24 Sept. 1908,
Gwendolen Katherine, 2nd dau. of John Eiger, of Clayton Court.
East Liss, co. Hants, and had two children : Geoffrey John, b.
12 Aug. 1909, and Rosemary Katherine Gwynne, b. 31 May,
1914.
Extract
from The Bond of Sacrifice Volume 1:
MAJOR
JOHN HERBERT KERRICH, 2nd BATTN. THE WELSH REGIMENT, son
of General Walter D'Oyly Kerrich, Colonel Commandant, Royal (late
Madras) Artillery, was born at Cheltenham on the 14th March, 1874,
and was educated at St. Paul's School and t he R.M.C.. Sandhurst,.
He joined the Welsh Regiment in 1894, becoming Lieutenant in 1896
and Captain in December, 1900. He served in the South African
War, 1899-1902, acting as Intelligence Officer in April and May,
1901, being present at actions at Belfast, Diamond Hill, Johannesburg,
and taking part in operations in the Orange Free State, including
actions at Vet River and Zand River, and in Cape Colony. For his
services he was a warded the Queen's medal with five clasps and
the King' s medal with two clasps.
Major Kerrich, who had attained that rank in March, 1914, was
killed in action at the Battle of the Aisne, courageously exposing
himself to heavy lire in the open while directing his men. The
Officer Commanding the brigade of which his battalion formed part
wrote as follows to his widow " lie was loved and honoured
by all who knew him. His loss is one which will be felt by the
whole Army, as well as by his regiment and all those who knew
and loved him."
Major Kerrich was an excellent polo player and a good cricketer,
and was noticed by King Edward VII at an Aldershot review as a
particularly good rider. He was a member of the Army and Navy
Club.
He married, in 1908, Gwendolen Katherine, second daughter of Mr.
John Elger, of Clayton Court, East Liss, and left, two children
: Geoffrey John, born August, 1909 ; and Rosemary Katherine Gwyn,
born May, 1914.
|
LEWIS |
Arthur
Milton |
Captain,
Indian Army Reserve of Officersattached to 1st Battalion, 52nd Sikhs
(Frontier Force). Died of wounds received in action in Kurdistan,
Mesopotamia, 8 August 1919. Aged 24. Born 14 November 1894, baptised
6 February 1895 at Ford, St Mark, Devon, so of Walter Allen and
Annie Phoebe Campbell Lewis. Son of the Rev. Walter Allen Lewis,
M.A. and Annie Phoebe Campbell Lewis, of Goodleigh Rectory, Barnstaple.
Also served as 2nd Lt. 9th Bn. Devonshire Regt. Mentioned in Despatches.
In the 1911 cenus he was aged 15, a boarder, at school, born Ford,
Devon, resident Hostil No 3, King Williams College, Isle of Man.
In the 1901 census he was aged 6, born Devonport, Devon, Walter
Allen and Annie P C Lewis, resident (The Vicarage), Bridge Street,
Uffculme, Tiverton, Devon. No known grave. Commemorated on BASRA
MEMORIAL, Iraq. Panel 52. |
LEWIS |
Egbert |
Captain,
1st/4th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry. Died 8 March 1916. No
known grave. Commemorated at BASRA MEMORIAL, Iraq. Panel 12.
Extract
from The Bath College Register 1878-1909, printed for the Old Bathonians
in 1948:
"Lewis,
Egbert.
O.T.C. (Cpl.). Capt., 1st/4th Battn., P.A. Somerset L.I., 1914:
Served in India, 1914 and Mesopotamia. Killed in action, 8th March,
1916, during the assault on the Dujailah Redoubt in the attempt
to relieve Kut." |
LEWIS |
John
Walter |
Second
Lieutenant, "A" Company, 3rd Battalion attached to 8th
Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Died of wounds 15 July 1916. Aged
20. Son of the Rev. Walter Allen Lewis and Annie Phoebe Campbell
Lewis, of Goodleigh Rectory, Barnstaple. Native of Devonport. Buried
in DAOURS COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Somme, France . Plot II.
Row C. Grave 22.
Extract
from The Bath College Register 1878-1909, printed for the Old Bathonians
in 1948:
"Lewis,
John Walter.
2nd Lieut., 3rd Battn., Devonshire Regt., 15; Served in France.
Died of wounds received 15th July, 1918, at Bazentin-le-Grand."
Left
College in December 1909.
|
MACKENZIE |
Henry
Deedes Nutt |
Captain,
Royal Army Medical Corps attached to 95th Bde. Royal Field Artillery.
Killed in action 4 October 1917. Aged 48. Son of Charles Henry Nutt
Mackenzie, of East Harptree, Somerset; husband of Isabella Sophia
Nutt (nee Andrew). Served in the South African Campaign (Queen's
Medal, 4 clasps). MB, CM. 1893; M.D. 1897 at University of Edinburgh.
Buried in the THE HUTS CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot
X. Row A. Grave 3. |
MATTHEWS,
CB, CMG |
Godfrey
Estcourt |
Brigadier
General, General Staff commanding 198th Infantry Brigade late Royal
Marine Light Infantry. Died of wounds at 5.30pm 13 April 1917 in
a Casualty Clearing Station, received 5.9" shell wounds to
the head 12 April 1917. Aged 50. Born 17 June 1866 in Bathwick,
Somerset. Order of the Medjidie 3rd Class, Osmanieh 3rd Class and
Medjidie 2nd Class (Turkey). Son of Charles James and Mary Frances
Matthews, of Bath; husband of Mary F. Matthews, of Windmill, Milford-on-Sea,
Lymington. Seconded for service with Egyptian Army, 1897. Governor
of the Upper Nile, 1903-1909. Commandant of Khartoum District, 1910-1913.
Twice Mentioned in Despatches. Commissioned 1884; Seconded for service
with Egyptian Army 1897-1910 (twice MiD for Nile Ops. 1897); Officer
Commanding 11th Sudanese at the Atbara & Omdurman (Egypt Medal
with four Clasps & Sudan medal); Civil & Military Governor
Nile Province 1903-1910; 3rd Class Order of Medjidie [1901], 3rd
Class Order of Osmanieh [1907], & 2nd Class Order of the Medjidie
[1910] & title "El Lewa Matthews Pasha."; Officer
Commanding Plymouth Battalion at Ostend, Dunkirk & Defence of
Antwerp 1914; MEF 6 February 1915 to 12 July 1915 when he received
gunshot wounds to the nose, rejoined his Battalion (as Officer Commanding
Portsmouth/Plymouth Battalion) 8 August 1915 to 31 August 1915 when
he suffered from Glaucoma, invalided to United Kingdom 18 September
1915; Seconded to duty with Army 8 June 1916 appointed Officer Commanding
198th Infantry Brigade. In the 1881 census he was aged 14, born
Bath, a swcholar, resident with his parents, Charles J and Mary
F Matthews, at Lomond House, Bath Bathwick, Bath, Somerset. Buried
in BETHUNE TOWN CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot III. Row K.
Grave 56. |
MAUD,
DSO |
Charles
Carus |
[Added
later] Captain, 1st Battalion, Prince Alberts' (Somerset Light Infantry).
Died 19 December 1914. Aged 39. Son of the late Col. William Sherer
Maud, R.E., of Milton House, Bournemouth. Awarded the Distinguished
Service Order (D.S.O.). Buried in PLOEGSTEERT WOOD MILITARY CEMETERY,
Hainaut, Belgium. Plot II. Row B. Grave 2. See also Bath
Extract
from The Bond of Sacrifice Volume 1:
CAPTAIN
CHARLES CARUS MAUD, D.S.O., 1st BATTN. PRINCE ALBERT'S (SOMERSET
LIGHT INFANTRY), who was killed in action on the 19th December,
1914, was the youngest son of the late Colonel William Slaver Maud,
R.E., and of Mrs. Maud, of Milton House, Bournemouth.He
was born on the 15th January, 1875, and joined the Somerset Light
Infantry from the Militia in January, 1896, becoming Lieutenant
in 1899. He took part in the South African War. being present at
operations in the Transvaal in March and April, 1902, receiving
the Queen's medal with two clasps.
From December, 1902, to September, 1904, he was employed with the
West African Frontier Force, and in 1903 took part in the Kano-Sokoto
Campaign, for which he received the medal with clasp ; and also
in operations in the district east of Zaria. He was promoted Captain
in February, 1904, and in that year took part in the Sokoto-Burmi
operations, for which he was mentioned in Despatches ("London
Gazette," 24th January, 1905), and was awarded the D.S.O.
In 1908 he was in the Soudan, and was present at operations in the
Jebel Nyima district of Southern Kordofan, for which he received
the Egyptian medal with clasp, and was awarded the Medjidieh, 4th
class.
Extract
from The V.C. and D.S.O. Book Vol.II:
MAUD,
CHARLES CARUS, Capt., born 15 Jan. 1875, youngest son of
the late Lieut.-Colonel William Sheres Maud, R.E., and Mrs. W. S.
Maud, of Milton House, Bournemouth. He was educated at Wellington,
and received his commission in the Somerset Light Infantry from
the Militia 6 Jan. 1896, and became Lieutenant 12 Jan. 1899. He
served during the South African War, 1902, taking part in the operations
in the Transvaal. March and April, 1902, and received the Queen’s
Medal with two clasps. He served in West Africa (Northern Nigeria),
1903; during the Kano-Sokoto Campaign, taking part in the operations
in the district of the east of Zaria; received Medal with clasp.
He was promoted Captain 3 Feb. 1904; took part in the Sokoto-Burmi
operations; was mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 24 Jan.
1905], and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service
Order [London Gazette, 25 Aug. 1905]: “Charles Carus Maud,
Capt., The Prince Albert’s (Somerset Light Infantry). For
services during operations in Northern Nigeria, 1903-4.” In
the Sudan, in 1908, Capt. Maud took part in the operations in the
Jebal Nyima District of Southern Kordofan, and was awarded the Egyptian
Medal with clasp, and the 4th Class Medjidie. He was also mentioned
in Despatches. Capt. Maud was killed in action 19 Dec. 1914.
|
McENTIRE |
James
Virtue |
Second
Lieutenant, 14th Battalion, London Regiment (London Scottish). Died
in the Italian Hospital, Queen Square, Middlesex, 3 August 1915
in Middlesex, England. Aged 36. Born at Edinburgh. Son of James
V. and Charlotte McEntire, of 47, Inverna Court, Kensington, London.
Served as Trooper 13395, 68thy (Paget's Horse) Company, 19th Battalion,
Imperial Yeomanry in the South African Campaign. In the 1881 census
he was aged 1, born Edinburgh, Midlothian, son of James V and Charlotte
McEntire, resident 80, South Clerk Street, St Cuthberts, Newington,
Midlothian, Scotland. Attested 27 November 1915 in Edinburgh, resident
at 3 Savile Place, Newington, Edinburgh, a Brewer's Cashier and
Bookkeeper, married 21 August 1913 in Edinburgh, wife Elizabeth
Allison McEntire (nee Whigham), one son, Robert Whigham. Enlisted
aged 27 years 5 months, 5 feet 5¼ inches. weight 147 lbs,
chest 33½ inches. Buried in BROMPTON CEMETERY, London. Plot
W. Row 2. Grave 173237. Also listed on the St Mary Abbots Memorial,
Kensington, Middlesex.
Extract
from England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of
Wills and Administrations), 1934:
McENTIRE
James Virtue of 56 Artillery-mansions Victoria-street Westminster
Middlesex lieutenant London Scottish died 3 August
1915 at the Italian Hospital Queen-square Middlesex Administration
London 15 October to Mary Ada McEntire widow. Efects
£2862 4s 2d. |
MELHADO |
Owen
Stirling |
Second
Lieutenant, 5th Battalion (Territorial) attached to 11th Battalion,
Alexandra Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment). Died of
wounds in Military Hospital, Malta, 7 December 1915. Aged 23. Born
3 June 1892 in Old Harbour, Saint Catherine, Jamaica, British West
Indies. Commissioned on the Field 10 February 1915 [London Gazette
12 February 1915]. Son of Reginald and Irene Melhado, of Devon House,
Half Way Tree, Jamaica, British West Indies. Mentioned in Despatches.
Arrived Liverpool, England, 17 January 1915 from New York, United
States, on the "St. Paul". Buried in MARSA JEWISH CEMETERY,
Malta. Grave 7. |
MELLODEW |
James |
[Added later] Lance Corporal PS/5308, "A" Company, 20th
Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Killed in
action 27 January 1916. Aged 28. Born and resident Oldham, enlisted
Manchester. Son of James Henry and Sarah Alice Mellowdew, of Moorside,
Oldham. In the 1901 census he was aged 13, born Oldham, Lancashire,
a Cscholar, resident with his parents, James Henry and Sarah A Mellodew,
at 648, Ripponden Road, Oldham, Lancashire. In the 1911 census he
was aged 23, born Oldham, Lancashire, a Cloth Clerk Cotton Spinning,
resident with his parents, James Henry and Ann Mellodew, at West
View, Ripponden Road, Oldham, Lancashire. Buried in CAMBRIN CHURCHYARD
EXTENSION, Pas de Calais, France. Plot/Row/Section E. Grave 1.
Extract
from De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918:
MELLODEW,
JAMES, L.-Corpl., No. 5308, 20th (Service) Battn. (3rd
Public Schools) The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regt.), 3rd
s. of James Henry Mellodew, Cotton Spinner and Manufacturer,
a Director of the firm of Messrs. Thomas Mellodew & Co., Ltd.,
Moorside Mills, Oldham, by his wife, Sarah Alice, dau. of James
Shaw Mallalue, of Moorside, Oldham ; b. Oldham, co. Lancaster,
24 Sept. 1887 ; educ. Bath College, and Rossall School ; was learning
the business of cotton spinning and manufacturing with the firm
of Thomas Mellodew & Co., Ltd. ; enlisted 17 Sept. 1914, after
the outbreak of war ; served with the Expeditionary Force in France
and Flanders from Nov. 1915, and was killed in action near Givenchy
27 Jan. 1916. Buried in Cambrin Churchyard. His Captain wrote
: "Soon after daybreak this morning the enemy began to strafe
us heavily with rifle grenades. One of these burst near your brother,
wounding him in the thigh and in the stomach. Everything possible
was done for him at the time by the stretcher-bearers and the
Medical Officer. He bore his pain bravely, and without a murmur
he passed quietly away as he was being carried down the trench.
L.-Corpl. Mellodew was a man for whom I had an infinite respect.
He was a strong, silent man, in whom one could place the utmost
confidence and reliance. One knew that work entrusted to him would
be done and done thoroughly. His Platoon Commander, fellow N.C.O.'s
and men all loved him." Unm.
|
MILLER |
Norman
Heath |
Lieutenant,
Howe Battalion, Royal Naval Division, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.
Killed in action in the Dardenelles 4 June 1915. Aged 23. Son of
Thomas Leven Miller and Alice Mary Heath Miller, of Red Roofs, Broughty
Ferry, Forfarshire. In 1912 he entered Emmanuel College, Cambridge.
Commissioned Sub-Lieutenant, Clyde Division, RNVR, 12 August 1912
and Temporary Lieutenant, RNVR, 24 December 1914, was with Howe
Battalion at Defence of Antwerp 1914, with the MEF from 1 March
1915. No known grave. Commemorated on HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey (including
Gallipoli). Panel 8 to 16. |
MILSOM |
Sidney |
Lieutenant,
8th Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own). Killed
in action 30 July 1915. Aged 29. Baptised 24 April 1886 resident
Woodlands, Swainswick, Somerset. Son of Francis Henry and Agnes
Mary Milsom, of Audley Lodge, Bath. No known grave. Commemorated
onYPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 46
- 48 and 50. See also Bath
After
the Battle of Hooge, July 31st, 1915, his Colonel wrote:
"It is a cruel story : it
was a sudden attack under cover of liquid gases, that set the trench
aflame. In spite of all the horror and confusion, your boy, apparently
with two other officers, Rae and Pawle, rallied the men at once,
and firing hard through the flames, held their ground. It was simply
heroic and just what we all knew could and would be done by your
boy at a tight corner. He had already proved himself quite fearless,
and what is more quite cool under fire, and his platoon loved him—a
roughish set of men who followed him anywhere—and he was always
chosen for any particular difficult digging task. He had a genius
for getting work done—and done well.
I was very fond of him personally, and feel I've lost a friend as
well as an efficient officer. He was popular with everyone, generous
and open-handed to an extraordinary degree." |
MINCHIN |
Herbert
Charles Loder |
Lieutenant,
125th Napier's Rifles, Indian Army. Died 20 December 1914. Aged
24. Born Bath, Somerset. Son of Carrie J Minchin, of 4, Sion Place,
Bath Hill, Bath, nephew of Rev. C. H. Minchin, of The Rectory, Woodstock,
Oxon; brother of M. H. Minchin of 45 Sikhs. His estate upon probate
was worth Rupees 804 5 7. In the 1911 census he was aged 20, born
Bath, 2nd Lieutenant, single, unattached to a regiment, with the
Overseas Miltary in Rawalpindi, Punjab, India. No known grave. Commemorated
on NEUVE-CHAPELLE MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 14. See
also Bath |
MOYSE |
John
Jenkins |
Captain
(Acting Major), 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds
8 February 1917. Aged 32. Son of Dr. Chas. E. and Jessie McDougall
Moyse, of Montreal, Canada. Mentioned in Despatches. In the 1911
census he is aged 26, born Montreal, Canada, a soldier, Lieutenant,
serving in with the 2nd Battalion, bedfordshire Regiment, in Prospect
N2, Hamilton, Bermuda, British West Indies. Buried in BETHUNE TOWN
CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot III. Row K. Grave 49. |
NEAVE |
Alexander
Lionel William |
Captain,
110th Mahratta Light Infantry, Indian Army attached to Queen Victoria's
Own Corps of Guides Infantry (F.F.) (Lumsden's). Died 19 September
1918. Next of kin Major C. A. Neave, of Nairobi, British East Africa
Protectorate. In the 1911 census he was aged 16, born San Francisco,
USA, a boarder, at school, resident Cilfton College, 26 College
Road, Clifton. Buried in RAMLEH WAR CEMETERY, Israel and Palestine
(including Gaza). Section U. Grave 131. |
OTTLEY,
DSO |
Geoffrey
Claude Langdale |
Lieutenant,
2nd Battalion, Scots Guards. Died of wounds 21 December 1914. Aged
18. Son of Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Ottley, K.C.M.G, C.B., M.V.O.
and Lady Ottley. Awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.),
Mentioned in Despatches. Buried in FORT WILLIAM (ST. ANDREW) EPISCOPALIAN
CHURCHYARD, Inverness-shire.
Extract
from De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918:
OTTLEY,
GEOFFREY CLAUDE LANGDALE, D.S.O., Lieut., 2nd Battn.
Scots Guards, only child of Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Langdale
Ottley, of 17, Queen's Gate Gardens, S.W., and Coruanan, Fort
William, Inverness-shire, K.C.M.G., C.B., M.V.O., by his wife,
Kathleen Margaret, dau. of Col. Alexander Stewart, R.A., and grandson
of the Rev. Lawrence Ottley, Canon of Ripon ; b. Southsea,
co. Hants, 20 Jan. 1898; educ. Harrow and the Royal Military College,
Sandhurst ; gazetted 2nd Lieut. 2nd Scots Guards, 1 Oct. 1914
; promoted Lieut. 10 Dec. (antedated to 9 Nov.); went to France,
7 Nov., and died in the Australian Voluntary Hospital, Wimereux,
near Boulogne, 21 Dec. 1914, of wounds received in action while
leading an attack on the enemy's trenches on the 18th. Lieut.
Ottley was mentioned in Sir John (now Lord) French's Despatch
of 20 Nov. 1914 [London Gazette, 17 Feb. 1915], and was awarded
the D.S.O for conspicuous gallantry and good reconnaissance work.
Extract
from The V.C. and D.S.O. Book Vol.II:
OTTLEY,
GEOFFREY CLAUDE LANGDALE, Lieut., was born at Southsea,
on the 20th Jan. 1896, sun of Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Langdale
Ottley, K.C.M.G., C.B., M.V.O., and Lady Ottley, daughter of Colonel
Alexander Stewart, L.A. He was educated at Harrow, from 1910-13,
and passed into Sandhurst direct from Harrow in Feb. 1914, being
the first of his bateh of Guards' Cadets, gaining a Prize Cadetship.
He served in the European War, and was appointed to the Distinguished
Service Order, for conspicuous gallantry, but did not live to
personally receive the decoration. Lieut. Ottley died in the Australian
Hospital at Wimereux, Boulogne, 21 Dec. 1914, aged 18 years and
11 months, a few hours only before the arrival of his father and
mother. It is believed Lieut. Ottley was one of the youngest,
if not the youngest, officer to receive the D.S.O. He was mentioned
in Sir John French's Despatch Geoffrey C. L. Ottley. ; of 14 Jan.
1915, and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service
Order [London Gazette, 18 Feb. 1915] : " Geoffrey Claude
Langdale Ottley, Lieut., late 2nd Battn. Scots Guards. For conspicuous
gallantry in endeavouring to take a portion of the enemy's trenehes
after a previous effort had failed. In this attempt he was severely
wounded, and has since died." Lieut. Ottley's body was brought
to his beloved home, to be buried at Lochaber on Christmas Day,
and at his funeral the pipers played " The Flowers of the
Forest " and " Lochaber No More."
The " Oban Times " for 2 Jan. 1915, says : " Lieut.
Geoffrey C. L. Ottley, of the 2nd B attn. Scots Guards, whose
death at the Front we deeply regret to announce, was the only
ehild of Rear-Admiral Sir Charles and Lady Ottley, of Coruanan
Lodge, Fort William, and 17, Queen's Gate Gardens, London, S.W.
Born on 20 Jan. 1896, he was educated at Harrow, and joined the
Royal Military College at Sandhurst in Feb. 1914, passing in first
of the batch of Guards' Cadets and obtaining a prize cadetship.
During the brief summer vacation which he was spending in his
Scottish home, the news of the impending outbreak of war arrived,
and he rejoined Sandhurst immediately, looking forward with intense
eagerness to the early prospect of seeing active service. His
hopes received almost immediate fulfilment, for on 1 Oct. he was
gazetted to a Second Lieutenancy in the Scots Guards. For five
weeks thereafter he remained in England, taking part in the stately
ceremonial drills and guard mountings at St. James's and Buckingham
Palace, but to his great delight he received on 7 Nov. the long-expected
order to leave with a draft of about 300 other officers and men
to make good casualties in the 2nd Battn of his regiment in France.
Letters since received from the Front indicate not merely his
efficiency and the affection and respect which his blithe spirit
and light-hearted courage inspired amongst his brother-officers
and the men under his command, but his own letters amid jocular
references to the hardships of the campaign, declared that he
would not be elsewhere for anything in the world. 'If I were brought
home by force,' he wrote recently, 'I should be absolutely wretched
until I got back here again into the cold and wet.' In the six
weeks of his campaigning experience, the gallant jocund schoolboy
had developed in character, daily growing in the habit of command.
Thus, on 9 Dec., he made a reconnaissance of the enemy's position
in front of his own trenches, creeping forward across the muddy,
fire-swept zone to within fifteen yards of the muzzles of the
German rifles, and bringing back information so valuable as to
invoke a special telegram of congratulation to Lieut. Ottley from
the General Officer Commanding. On the 10th Dec. he was gazetted
Lieutenant, and ante-dated to 15 Nov. On 16 Dec. came the long-looked-for
opportunity. An advance having been ordered, he led his men in
attack against the enemy's position, and fell actually on the
parapet of the German trenehes, mortally wounded. He was brought
back through the great gallantry of Corpl. Mitchell of the same
corps, who, though himself wounded, insisted on staying with and
assisting him, in spite of Lieut. Ottley's request that the Corporal
should leave him and so secure his own life. Lieut. Ottley died
in the Australian Hospital at Wimereux on 21 Dec., at 5 a.m.,
a few hours only before the arrival of his father and mother.
During his brief sojourn in the beautifully-arranged hospital
he had endeared himself to all, and the happy, calm, and peaceful
end illustrated once again the time-honoured maxim that has been
the guiding star of so many thousands of British officers - 'Dulce
et decorum est pro patria mori.' To Sir Charles and Lady Ottley
a pathetic tenderness will always attach to Christmas, for it
was on that day that the body of their well-beloved son was brought
from the scene of strife to be laid to rest amid the peace of
Lochaber—a domain which had for the young officer a perfervid
attachment. The special train which conveyed the funeral party
to Fort William was met at the station by a contingent of the
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, who shoulder-high bore the
coffin, palled by the Union Jack and surmounted by the sword and
cap of the deceased, to the Church of St. Andrew, where it was
placed in the chancel. A pipe and drum band, playing the 'Flowers
of the Forest,' led the van of the cortege, and there was a gripping
sadness prevailing as the procession made its way through the
main street. An impressive short service was conducted in the
chureh, which was crowded, and on its conclusion the soldiers
again carried the coffin to the graveside adjoining. When it had
been lowered to the ground, the customary volleys were fired,
between each of which a piper played 'Lochaber No More.' Thus
passed a young life nobly and gladly laid down for King and Country.
It might appropriately he said of him :
" This was the happy warrior ; this was he
Who every man in arms would wish to be ! '
"The chief mourners were Sir Charles and Lady Ottley, Mrs.
Ottley, Major Stewart, and Mr. Edward Drummond Hay, R.N."
|
PADDAY |
William
Hamilton |
Captain,
36th Sikhs attached 47th Sikhs, Indian Army. Died 21 December 1914.
Aged 33. Born 1881 in Stoke Damerel, Devon. Son of Alice Hamilton
Padday, of "Oakley," 17, De la Warr Rd., Bexhill-on-Sea,
Sussex, and the late Col. Arthur Charles Padday, R.E. (Bengal Engineers).
In the 1911 census he was ged 29, born Stoke Dunford, Plymouth,
Devon, Lieutenant 36th Sikks Indian Army 10 Years Service On Leave,
resident with his widowed mother, Alice, at 11 Alexandra Terrace
Exmouth, Littleham, Devon. No known grave. Commemorated on NEUVE-CHAPELLE
MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France.
Extract
from De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918:
PADDAY
WILLIAM HAMILTON, Capt., 36th, attd. 47th, Sikhs, Indian
Army, yr. s. of the late Col, Arthur Charles Padday,
Royal (late Bengal) Engineers, by his wife, Alice Hamilton (30.
Orsett Terrace, Hyde Park W.), dau. of the late Thomas Campbell
Foster, Q,C,, Bencher of the Middle Temple, and Recorder of Warwick
: b. Stoke, Devonport, 21 Sept, 1881 ; educ. Bath College
(where he was a prominent member of the football XV in 1898);
and the Royal Military College. Sandhurst (1900-01); gazetted
2nd Lieut. (unattd,) Indian Army, 8 Jan, 1901 ; served his first
year with the Queen's Royal West Surrey Regt, then In the Punjab
; was gazetted to the 36th Sikhs, 7 April, 1902, and promoted
Lieut. 8 April 1903, and Capt. 20 July, 1911 ; was for some time
attd. to the Military Police in Assam, but rejoined his regt.
in 1910. Home on leave when the European War broke out, he was
for a short time attd. to the 8th Service Battn. West Riding Regt,
at Belton Camp, but early in Nov, joined the 47th Sikhs in France,
and was serving with that regt. when he was killed in action near
Givenchy, 21 Dec, 1914; His Col, wrote that he "died a most
gallant death gallantly performing a difficult task" ; and
an officer who was in the trenches with him : “" His
coolness and great personal bravery alone commanded admiration,
and his unfailing cheerfulness under any circumstances" And
another : "When we had reached the bit of trench we had had
been told to re-take, the Germans were found to be in each end
of it with machine guns. On previous occasions it had been found
that the most effective method of turning the enemy out of such
positions was for parties of bomb-throwers to creep up to the
part occupied by the Germans, and by throwing bombs amongst them,
drive them out bit by bit. Your son was in charge of our regimental
party of bomb-throwers, whom he had personally trained, and he
went off with the party to try and dislodge the Germans. A Sepoy
who was with him says that lee had thrown two bombs and was preparing
a third, when he was shot at close range through the head. . .
. Owing to the heavy fire the Germans opened on the party it was
quite impossible to remove the body. The party had to make their
way back, and just then a retirement was ordered and the trench
was evacuated. The subsequent counter-attack. in which the regt,
did not participate, did not reach that trench at all, so it was
never possible to recover the bodies of those who had died there,"
He was a keen sportsman, fond of shooting, fishing and yachting.
He was Hon. Secretary of both the Lucknow and Naini Tal Yacht
Clubs, and won several cups when racing in the latter club.
Extract
from The Bond of Sacrifice Volume 1:
CAPTAIN
WILLIAM HAMILTON PADDAY, 36th attd. 47th SIKHS, born at
Stoke, Devonport, on the 21st September, 1881, was the younger son
of the late Colonel A. C. Padday, Royal (late Bengal) Engineers,
and a grandson of Thomas Campbell Foster, Q.C., a Bencher of the
Middle Temple, and Recorder of Warwick.
He was educated at Bath College, and the R.M.C., Sandhurst. He was
a prominent member of the Bath College Football XV in 1898 ; and
at Sandhurst in 1900 ran with his company when it won the cross-country
race. He entered the R.M.C. in 1900, and from there in the following
year obtained his commission in the Indian Army, and was attached
to the Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), then serving in the
Punjab. After a year's service with this regiment he was gazetted
to the 38th Sikhs. Some years later, for a short time, he joined
the Military Police in Assam, rejoining his regiment in 1910.
He was a keen sportsman, fond of shooting, fishing, and yachting.
For a time he was the Honorary Secretary of the Lucknow and also
of the Naini Tal Yacht Clubs ; and while racing with the latter
club won several cups. He was also a member of the Junior Army and
Navy Club, London.
On the outbreak of the war with Germany he was at home on leave,
and was attached for a short time to the 8th (Service) Battalion
of the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment). Early in November
he joined the 47th Sikhs in France, and with them he was serving
when killed in action on the 21st December, 1914, near Givenchy.
The circumstances of his death were thus related by an officer of
the regiment : " On the night of the 20th and 21st December
the regiment had been ordered to take a trench, which was found
to be occupied at both ends by Germans with machine guns. Previous
experience had shown that the best way to dislodge the enemy from
such positions was by parties of bomb-throwers creeping up and throwing
bombs among them. Captain Padday was in charge of a regimental party
of bomb-throwers whom he had himself trained, and went off with
the party to dislodge the Germans. A Sepoy who was with him said
he had thrown two bombs, and was preparing to throw a third when
he was shot through the head at close range. It was impossible to
recover the body at the time, and a retirement being just then ordered
the party had to make their way back. As a subsequent counter-attack,
in which the 47th Sikhs did not participate, did not reach that
particular trench, it was never possible to recover the bodies of
those who died there."
His C.O. wrote that " he died a most gallant death, gallantly
performing a difficult task." Another officer wrote : "His
coolness and great personal bravery alone commanded admiration,
and his never-failing cheerfulness under any circumstances."
|
PARTRIDGE |
Charles
Burnett |
Captain,
H.M.S. "Good Hope", Royal Marine Light Infantry. Lost
with his ship 1 November 1914. In the 1881 census he was under one
year of age, born Portsmouth, son of Silvanus and Mary B Partridge,
resident Anchor Gate Lodge, Portsea, Portsea Island, Hampshire.
In the 1901 census he was aged 20, Lieut R.M.L.I., Members of Crew,
born Portsmouth,ampshire, resident on H.M.S. "Mars". No
known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel
4.
Extract
from De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918:
PARTRIDGE,
CHARLES BURNETT, Capt., Royal Marine L.I., Plymouth Division,
eldest surviving s. of Lieut.-Col. Sylvanus Roger Burnett
Partridge, of Homecroft, Fleet, Hants, late King's Own Scottish
Borderers, and Governor of His Majesty's Prison, Portland, by
his wife, Mary Bishopp, dau. of Edward Bishopp Dorman, M.D.; b.
Anchor Gate Lodge, Portsmouth, 29 May, 1880; educ. Bath College;
gazetted 2nd Lieut., R,M.L.I., 1 Jan, 1899, and promoted Lieut.,
1 Jan, 1900, and Capt., 1 Jan. 1910; was Instructor of Musketry
at Malta, 26 June, 1906-08, and later Swimming Instructor at the
Deal Depot; served in H.M. ships Mars, Gladiator, Egmont, Melpomene,
Hermione, Drake, and Good Hope, and was lost, when the last was
sunk in the action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov,
1914; unm, He had won many prizes for shooting, sailing
and golf. He made top score when the Marines won the United Service
Cup at Insley, and held the Marine Jewel. His eldest brother,
Lieut. Edward Louis Lort Partridge, died of enteric at Jullunder,
aged 20; and another brother, Lieut. Geoffrey Dorman Partridge,
2nd Welsh Regt., was reported missing after the Battle of Ypres,
on 3 Nov, 1914—since, presumed officially to have been then
killed. The remaining brother, Capt. Richard Evelegh Partridge,
Dorset Regt., is now (1916) on active service at the front, as
Brigade-Major, 12th Canadian Infantry Brigade, and has received
the Military Cross.
|
PENNINGTON |
Harold
Evelyn |
Second
Lieutenant, 9th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in action
27 September 1915. Born 18 September 1880, baptised 17 October 1880
in Palamcottah, Madras, India, son of James Burn and Bessie Sophia
Pennington; husband of Ruth Veronica Pennington.
Educated Trinity College, Trinity College, Matriculated
1900, H. E., B.A. (30,
December 1914). In the 1901 census
he was aged 20, born India, unmarried, resident with his parents,
James B and Bessie S Pennington, 29, Western Parade, Portsmouth,
Hampshire. No known grave. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de
Calais, France. Panel 69 to 73.
Extract
from England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of
Wills and Administrations), 1915:
PENNINGTON
Harold Evelyn of Tampin Federated Malay States
died 27 September 1915 in France killed in action Probate London
31 December to Ruth Veronica Pennington widow. Effects £1265
18s. 1d. |
PERKINS |
Reginald
Gabriel Beale |
Second
Lieutenant, 1st Battalion, Princes Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire
Regiment). Killed in action 14 September 1914. Aged 22. Son of Capt.
and Mrs. Gabriel Perkins, of Hopton Castle, Shropshire. No known
grave. Commemorated on LA FERTE-SOUS-JOUARRE MEMORIAL, Seine-et-Marne,
France.
Extract
from The Bond of Sacrifice Volume 1:
2nd
LIEUTENANT REGINALD GABRIEL BEALE PERKINS, 1st BATTN. PRINCESS CHARLOTTE
OF WALES'S (ROYAL BERKSHIRE REGIMENT), was born at Aldershot
on the 20th May, 1892, the son of Captain and Mrs. Gabriel Perkins,
and grandson of the late Thomas Selsey Beale, Esq., of Hop-ton Castle,
Shropshire. 2nd Lieutenant Perkins' descent from the Beales can
be traced back to the fifteenth century.
He was educated at Bath College and the R.M.C., Sandhurst, from
1910-11, obtaining his commission in the Royal Berkshire Regiment,
and joining them at Dover in September, 1911. He left for the front
on the 21st August, 1914, with the first draft of reinforcements.
He was killed while leading his men at the Battle of the Aisne on
the 14th September, 1914, and was buried in the French lines.
2nd Lieutenant Perkins was a member of the Berkshire Wanderers and
of the Rugby Football Club of the Aldershot Command.
|
PRICE,
MiD |
Robert
St John Locke |
[Listed on the CWGC as St. John L PRICE] Captain, 33rd Punjabis,
Indian Army. Died 25 September 1915. Mentioned in Despatches (MiD).
He was born 20 September 1885 and baptised 20 October 1885, at Alleppy,
Bangalore, Madras, India, son of Robert Locke Price and Elizabeth
Price, abode given as South Belgravia, London. Baptised in England
20 March 1901 in Bathwick St Mary, Somerset. He sailed from London
to Bombay, 1 October 1912, as a passenger on the Himalaya, his occupation
was given as Indian Army. No known grave. Commemorated at NEUVE-CHAPELLE
MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 28 and 29.
Extract
from England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of
Wills and Administrations), 1916:
PRICE
Robert St. John Locke of Delhi India died 25 September
1915 in France on active service Administration London
10 April to Frances Hamilton Bell (wife of Kenneth Frederick Hamilton
Hamilton Bell).
Effects £1106 8s. 6d.
Summarised extract from the web page, The
History of the Family of William Samuel Price (1812 – 1882),
by Tom Locke:
Only
son of Robert Locke Price and his wife, Elizabeth (nee Marsden)
Price. Born on 28 September 1885 in Alleppy, Madras, India, although
named Robert St John Locke Price, but was usually called ‘Robin’.
He was baptised in Alleppy, Madras, India, on 20th October and again
in England on 20th March 1901 at Bathwick St Mary. He was educated
at Bath College, where he joined the Officer Training Corps, and
then at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, where he was a King's
Cadet. He was commissioned on 5th August 1905 and was appointed
a Lieutenant in the 1st Battalion, Warwickshire Regiment. On 11th
November 1906 he was appointed as a Lieutenant in the 1st Battalion,
33rd Punjabis. On 6th February 1912 he was made Regimental Adjutant
and promoted to Captain on 5th August 1914, just before the Regiment
sailed from India in the Great War. It landed firstly in Egypt and
he took part in action on the banks of the Suez Canal against the
Turks. The Battalion then sailed for France and on to the Western
Front. The 33rd Punjabis saw their first action at the Battle of
Loos on 25th September 1915 and Robert St John Locke Price lost
his life, his body not being recovered from the battlefield. His
Regiment was in action in a diversionary attack at Moulin du Peitre,
a few miles from the main battle at Loos. His name appears on the
Indian Army War Memorial at Neuve-Chapelle, France (Panel 28/29).
His name also appears on the Bath College War Memorial. Robert's
Estate was £1,106 8s 6d, which was Administered by his sister,
Frances.

Officers of the 33rd Punjabis with an unidentified
Capt. Robert St John Locke Price – August 1914
|
REILLY |
Aubrey
Spranger Townsend |
Captain,
69th Punjabis attached 92nd Punjabis, Indian Army. Killed in action
22 February 1917 at Ticehurst, Sussex. Aged 23. Bachelor. Born 8
November 1893. Son of Maj. James Myles Townsend Reilly, O.B.E. and
Mrs. F. I. Reilly, of 18, Royal Crescent, Bath. Educated at Cheltenham
College and Royal Military College, Sandhurst. In the 1911 census
he was aged 17, a boarder, a student at Cheltenham College, resident
Mewick House, Upper Bath Road, Cheltenham. Buried in AMARA WAR CEMETERY,
Iraq. Plot XVI. Row F. Grave 9. See also Bath |
RICHARDS,
MC and Bar |
Paul |
Major,
61st Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Killed in action 3 October
1918. Aged 31. Baptised 15 May 1887, at Two Mile Hill, St Michael,
Bristol, son of Cahrles Edward and Janet Lee Richards. Eldest son
of Charles Edward and Jane Lee Richards, of Ottawa, Canada, formerly
of Charlton Musgrove, Somerset, England; husband of Enid M. R. Richards,
of Parksville, British Columbia. Educated at Bath College, Somerset.
Awarded the Military Cross (M.C.) and Bar. In the 1901 census he
was aged 14, a scholar, born Kingswood, Gloucestershire, resident
with his prenst Charles E and Jane Lee Richards, at Uplands, Keynshm
& Viz Stockwood, Keynsham, Somerset. Buried in MERVILLE COMMUNAL
CEMETERY EXTENSION, Nord, France. Plot III. Row E. Grave 49. |
ROSCOE |
Thomas
Le Breton |
Private
10742, 1st Regiment (Infantry), South African Infantry. Killed in
action 20 September 1917. In the 1881 census he is aged 12, a scholar,
son of Anna L (a widow), resident 5, Willow Road, Hampstead, London.
In the 1891 census he is aged 12, a scholar, born London, son of
Anna Latitia Roscoe (a widow), resident York Road, Edgbaston, Kings
Norton, Worcestershire. His death was reported in the Sussex, Eastbourne
Gazette Newspaper Notices 20 September 1917 "Death of Mr Thomas
le Breton Roscoe, son of the late Mr Francis James Roscoe and his
wife. Killed in action". No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES
(MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 15 - 16 and
16A. |
ROSE |
Ronald
Henry Ivon |
[Listed as Ronald Henry Evan
ROSE on SDGW & CWGC] Second Lieutenat, 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire
Regiment. Killed in action 28 April 1917. Born 19 April 1890, baptised
September 1890, at SS Peter & Paul, Bath, resident Gleneurin
House, Milleney Road, Bath, Somerset, son of Henry Fullwood and
Emily Rose. Matriculated Magdalen College, Oxford University 1909.
In the 1911 census he was aged 20, born 1891 in Bath, a Student
University Of Oxford, son of Henry Fulhood and Emily Louisa Rose,
resident 18 Grosvenor Place, Bath, Somerset. Married Alma Clear
in Franham, Surrey 1915. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL,
Pas de Calais, France. Bay 5. See also Bath |
SAXTON |
Arthur
Cyril |
Second
Lieutenant, 1st Battalion attached 2nd Battalion, King's Own Scottish
Borderers. Killed in action 30 July 1916. Aged 27. Son of the late
George Saxton (Ceylon Civil Service); husband of Beatrice Florence
Saxton. of The Fields, St. Briavels. Glos. No known grave. Commemorated
on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 4 A and 4 D.
Extract
from The Bath College Register 1878-1909, printed for the Old Bathonians
in 1948:
"Saxton,
Arthur Cyril.
Went to Clifton Coll. Planting in Ceylon, 1911. In 1914-18 War served
in Egypt (including Turkish attack on Canal) with Ceylon Planters'
Rifle Corps; afterwards 2nd Lieut., 1st (attached 2nd) Battn., King's
Own Scottish Borderers. Wounded at Gallipoli. Served on Western
Front from March, 1916. Killed in action at Delville Wood, 30th
July, 1916, while commanding company."
Left
the College in July 1901.
|
DALKEITH-SCOTT |
Charles |
Lieutenant
28795, Regimental Depot (Central Ontario), Canadian Infantry, and
70th Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. Missing assumed killed in action
30 September 1917 flying a Sopwith F.1 Camel B2398. Last seen over
Houthalst Forest during combat. Aged 28. Born 20 August 1889 in
Llanelly, South Wales. Son of Amy Dalkeith Scott, of 47, Rivers
St., Bath, and the late Capt. Dalkeith-Scott. Chauffeur by trade.
Atetsted 23 September 1914 in Vancouver, aged 25 years, heoght 5
feet 6 inches, chest 35½ inches, fair complexion, blue eyes,
brown hair, religious denomination Church of England. known grave.
Commemorated on ARRAS FLYING SERVICES MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France.
National Archives of Canada Accession Reference: Canadian
Expeditionary Force (CEF), RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 2269
- 24
Extract
from The Bath College Register 1878-1909, printed for the Old Bathonians
in 1948:
"Scott,
C. Dalkeith.
Cadet Corps. Farmed in Vancouver Island. Pricate, 16th Canadian
Highlanders; Served on the Western Front. Lieut., 48th Battn., 1916;
Twice wounded. Joined R.F.C., 1917. Killed in aerial combat behind
the German lines, near Langemarck, 30th September, 1917."
Left the College December 1907.
|
SCOTT |
Roger
Douglas |
Major,
2nd Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. Killed in action 13 October
1915. Aged 34. Son of Matthew Henry and Sarah Jane Scott, of 5,
Lansdown Place West, Bath; husband of Muriel Wortley (nee Owen)
Scott, of Grafton Place, Park Lane, Bath, married 1912. In the 1911
census he was aged 29, born Bombay, India, unmarried, serving overseas,
Lieutenant, 2nd Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment, resident Verdala
Barracks, Malta. In the 1891 census he was aged 9, born India, resident
with his mother at Imperial Square, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
Buried in DUD CORNER CEMETERY, LOOS, Pas de Calais, France. Plot
IV. Row A. Grave 20. See also Bath |
SHANNON |
Cyril
Richmond |
Captain,
101st Field Company, Royal Engineers. Killed in action 4 October
1915. Born 23 September 1885, baptised 16 October 1885 in Kolhapur,
Bombay, India, son of Robert James and Jane Fances Shannon. In the
1911 census he was aged 25, born Kothapu, Bombay, India, unmarried,
a Lieutenant, Royal Engineers, a boarder, resident 9 Alfred Place,
Plymouth, Devon. In the 1901 census he was aged 15, born India,
resident with his father, Robert J Shannon, in Abbey View House,
Bath, Somerset. No known grave. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas
de Calais, France. Panel 4 and 5. See also Bath |
SIMPSON |
Anthony
Bean Tracey |
Second
Lieutenant, 2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
Killed in action 6 May 1915. Born 11 JUne 1895, baptised 3 August
1895 at South Farnborough, St Mark, Surrey, son of James Tracey
and Emily Kate Simpson, of Alexandra Road, Farnborough. In the 1901
census he was aged 5, born Farnborough, Hampshire, resident with
his parents, James T and Emily K Simpson, at Kynance, Reading Road,
Farnborough, Hartley Wintney, Hampshire. No known grave. Commemorated
on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel
20. |
St
HILL |
George
Herbert |
Lieutenant
Colonel, Royal North Devon Hussars. Killed in action 8 July 1917.
Aged 52. Son of the Rev. Canon Woodford St. Hill; husband of Annabel
St. Hill (nee Maryon-Wilson), of 10, Wilbraham Place, London, S.W.1.
Served in the Royal North Devon Hussars for eighteen years and fought
in the Matabele, Angoni, and South African Campaigns. Also served
at Gallipoli, where he commanded the 6th Bn. Lincolnshire Regt.
at the evacuation of Suvla Bay. Mentioned in Despatches. In the
1911 census he was aged 45, married to Ammabel, one son and one
daughter, born Wellington Province, New Zeland, resident 156 Sloane
St No 7 Chelsea, Chelsea, London. In De Ruvigny's he is referred
to as Collis George Herbert St. Hill. Buried in NEUVILLE-BOURJONVAL
BRITISH CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot/Row/Section E. Grave
28.
Extract
from De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918:
ST.
HILL, COLLIS GEORGE HERBERT, Lieut.-Colonel, 2/5th (Territorial)
Battn. The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire
Regt.), 2nd s. of the late Rev. Canon Woodford St. Hill,
by his wife, Mary, dau. of Joseph Tanner, of Urchfont Manor, co.
Wilts ; and gdson. of Henry Charles St. Hill, of Bradninch Manor,
co. Devon ; b. 23 June, 1865 ; educ. Bath College ; was
gazetted 2nd Lieut. The Royal North Devon Hussars (Yeomanry) in
1892 ; promoted Lieut.-Colonel 16 June, 1916 ; served in the South
African War 1899-1902 (Queen's Medal with three clasps) ; was
Aide-de-Camp to Sir Gilbert Carter, K.C.M.G., Governor and Commander-in-Chief
of Barbados 1909-10 ; was sent to Gallipoli in Sept. 1915 ; transferred
to command of the 6th Battn. The Lincolnshire Regt. ; took part
in the evacuation of Suvla Bay ; afterwards rejoined his regiment
in Egypt ; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders
from Feb. 1917, and was killed in action 8 July following, by
a sniper near Beaucamp and Villers Plinch. Buried at Neuville
Bourjonval, near Ypres. He was awarded the Matabeleland Medal
1893, Matabele 1896 with clasp, and Central Africa with clasp
1898. He m. at Queen's Gate, London, S.W., 23 Jan. 1899,
Ammabel, dau. of the late Sir Spencer Maryon Wilson, of Charlton
House, co. Kent, 10th Bart., and had two children : Hereward,
b. 2 Nov. 1904, and Colline Ammabel, b. 16 Nov. 1899.
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STUART |
Charles
Erskine |
Captain,
2nd/6th (Cyclist) Battalion (Territorial), Suffolk Regiment. Died
of wounds 15 March 1917. Buried in VARENNES MILITARY CEMETERY, Somme,
France. Plot I. Row K. Grave 40.
Extract
from The Bath College Register 1878-1909, printed for the Old Bathonians
in 1948:
"Stuart, Charles Erskine - Head of the School. XI 1900-1
Cadet Corps. Major School., Trinity Coll., Cambridge, 1900. Ist
Cl., 1st Div., Clas. Trip., Part I., 1st Cl, Part II: special distinction
in Philosophy. Chancellor's Medcal for Classics, 1905. Craven Studentship,
1906-8. Played for Camb. Univ. at golf, 1903-5; lawn tennis, 1905.
Fellow of Trinity, 1907. Capt. 2/6th Battn., Suffolk Regt., attached
2/4th Battn., York and Lancaster Regt. Served on the Western Front.
Died 15th March, 1917, of wounds received at Miraumont 3 days before."
Left the College in July 1901.
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TRENCHARD |
Frederick
Alfred |
Lieutenant,
86th Battery, Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action 24 May 1915.
Aged 27. Son of Mr. Robert B. and and Mrs. Louisa Trenchard, of
"Pasadena," Branksome Park, Bournemouth; husband of Ann
Trenchard, of 15, Clarendon Rd., Redland, Bristol. Native of London.
Mentioned in Despatches. In the 1911 census he was aged 22, born
Fulham, London, unmarried, resident Deep Cut, Farnborough, Hampshire,
Second Lieutenant serving with 86th Battery, Royal Field Artillery.
In the 1901 census he was aged 12, born Fulham, Middlesex, living
with his parents, Robert B and Louisa Trenchard, at 62, Mount Ararat
Road, Richmond, Richmond upon Thames, Surrey. In the 1891 census
he was agd 2, living with his parents, Robert B and Louisa Trenchard,
in Perham Road, Fulham, London. Buried in LA BRIQUE MILITARY CEMETERY
NO.2, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot I. Row L. Grave 29.
Extract
from The Bond of Sacrifice Volume 2:
LIEUTENANT
FREDERICK ALFRED TRENCHARD, ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY, the
only son of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Trenchard, 1, Roland Houses, Old
Brompton Road, S.W., was born on the 12th April, 1888.
He was educated at Oundle School, afterwards entering Trinity Hall,
Cambridge, where he graduated. He was a keen sportsman, enjoyed
hunting, football, golf, and lawn tennis, and he obtained his half
blue for throwing the hammer in the Inter-University Sports. He
received his commission in the Royal Artillery in July, 1910, becoming
Lieutenant three years later. He accompanied his Battery, the 86th,
to the Continent in September, 1914, and was wounded in December,
being mentioned in Sir John French's Despatch of 14th January, 1915.
When his wound had healed he returned to duty and on the 24th May,
1915, was killed in action near Ypres under the following circumstances.
He was forward observing officer during a very heavy shelling and
was in the top room of a house carrying out his duties. Just as
he was in the act of speaking to his Major on the telephone, a shell
came into the room, exploded, and killed him.
Lieutenant Trenchard married in July, 1914, Frances Ann, daughter
of Mr. Harry H. and Mrs. Bessie Barnett, of Sturminster Newton,
Dorset.
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TURNER |
Henry
Hamilton Fyers |
Lieutenant
Colonel, 2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse), Indian Army. Died 1 December
1917. Born 26 January 1868, baptised 3 May 1868 at St Mary the Virgin,
Dover, Kent, son of Henry Fyers and Harriet Eliza Turner. In 1889
his father was resident at 14, Sydney Buildings, Bath, Somerset
and in 1893 his father was living in Yorkshire. From 1 September
1887 he was a Second Lieutenant with the East Lancashire Regiment,
then from 14 September 1887 with the Bengal Lancers, admitted Bengal
Staff Corps April 1889. In 1892 he was a Lieutenant, Indian Staff
Corps; 1902 Captain, Indian Staff Corps; 1914 Lieutenant Colonel,
Indian Army. Served as a Captain, 2nd Bengal Lancers during South
African War (1899-1902). Married Effin Campbell Boss 8 September
1896 in Naini Tal St John in the Wilderness, Bengal, India. Resident
in 1917 at 12, Ashburn Place, Cromwell Road, Middlesex. One His
only son, Reginald Hamilton Fyers Turner, Lieutenant in Royal berkshire
Regiment. Nephew of Archer Lloyd Marischal Turner. In the 1871 census
he was aged 3, born Dover, Kent, resident with his parenst, Henry
Fyers and Harrett E Turner, at Sydney Block, 35 East Cliff, Dover,
Kent. Buried in TINCOURT NEW BRITISH CEMETERY, Somme, France. Plot
III. Row C. Grave 22. See also Bath
Extract
from England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of
Wills and Administrations) 1918:
TURNER,
Henry Hamilton Fyers of 12 Ashburn-place Cromwell-road Middlesex
lieutenant-colonel 2nd Lncers Indian Army died 1 December 1917 in
France or Belgium Probate London 3 April to Archer
Lloyd Marischal Turner retired colonel R.A.. Effects £5381
6s. |
VANDERSPAR |
Edgar
Roland |
Lieutenant,
2nd Battalion, Manchester Regiment. Died of wounds 24 June 1915.
Aged 24. Son of George and Alice Vanderspar, of 155, Newbridge Hill,
Bath. Buried in CHESTER FARM CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Plot I. Row G. Grave 13. See also Bath
Extract
from England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of
Wills and Administrations) 1918:
VANDERSPAR
Edgar Roland of Warrington Newbridge-hill Bath
lieutenant H.M. Manchester regiment died 24 June 1915 in France
Administration London 7 August to George Augustus
Hunter Vanderspar esquire.
Effects £288. |
WEBB |
Samuel
Cecil |
Lieutenant,
6th Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers. Killed in action 3 October
1916. Aged 30. Son of Charles and Louisa Webb, of Park Place, Tashinny,
Co. Longford. Buried in STRUMA MILITARY CEMETERY, Greece. Plot III.
Row C. Grave 15.
Extract
from De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918:
WEBB,
SAMUEL CECIL, Lieut., 6th (Service) Battn. The Royal
Munster Fusiliers, yst. s. of the late Charles Webb.
of Park Place, Tashinny, co. Longford, by his wife, Louisa, dau.
of Ambrose Bole ; b. Boyle, co. Roscommon, 1 Oct. 1880
; educ. Bath College ; Bromsgrove School, and Trinity College,
Dublin ; was a Solicitor in Kilkenny ; obtained a commission as
2nd Lieut. The Royal Munster Fusiliers 14 Dec. 1914, and was promoted
Lieut.; served with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force at Gallipoli
; was wounded at Suvla Bay in Aug. 1915 ; proceeded to Salonika
the following month, and was killed in action at the taking of
the village of Jenikoi, Macedonia, 3 Oct. 1916. Buried at Mekes.
While at Trinity College he rowed in the Senior VIII., 1905-07
; graduated B.A. in 1907 (Gold Medal in Legal and Political Science);
LL.B. (1st Class, Part I.) in 1907, and passed the Solicitors'
Final Examination (1st Place and Silver Medal) in May, 1908; unm.
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WHITE,
MC |
Lewis
Scott |
Captain,
1883, 28 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. Killed in an aero accident
29 September 1917. Born Bath, 1896. Awarded the Military Cross (M.C.).
Attested 20 October 1914, resident Trinity, Bath, Somerset, aged
18 years 10 months. Formerly a Motor Fitter. Height 5 feet 4 inches,
weight 117¼ lbs, chest 37 inches, fesh complxion, brown eyes,
dark brown hair, religious denomination Church of England. Appointed
to 10 Squadron 1 April 1915. With the British Expeditionary Force
in France 23 July 1915 until 3 June 1916. Promoted to a Commission
as Second Lieutenant, R.F.C. 3 June 1916. Son of Edward and Fanny
White, of 2, Green Park, Bath; one elder brother Edward Lawson White.
In the 1901 census he was aged 5, born Bath, Somerset, son of Edward
and Fanny White, resident 2, Green Park, Bath, Somerset. In the
1911 census he was aged 15, born Bath, Somerset, at school, son
of Edward and Fanny, resident 2 Green Park, Bath, Somerset. Buried
in BATH (LOCKSBROOK) CEMETERY, Somerset. Plot F. Row X. Grave 1056.
See also Bath |
WILSON,
MC |
Cyril
Spencer |
Major,
Royal Engineers. Died in United Kingdom 27 October 1918 from wounds
received near Amiens, France. Aged 35. Son of Mrs. E. Wilson, of
Woodville, Lansdown, Bath, and the late J. H. Wilson (formerly President
of the Bath Law Society). Awarded the Military Cross [London Gazette
4 June 1917]. In the 1901 census he was aged 17, unmarried, born
Charlcombe, Somerset, resident with his parents, John Henry and
Edith Wilson, at Woodville, Charlcombe, Bath, Somerset. In the 1911
census he was aged 27, unmarried, born Charlcombe, Somerset, an
Assistant Manager Carriage Department Great Western Railway, resident
with his parents, John Henry and Edith Wilson, at Woodville, Lansdown,
Bath, Somerset. Buried in West part of Churchyard in CHARLCOMBE
(ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD, Somerset. |
WORTABET |
John
Cecil |
Private
1625, 9th Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Died of wounds
14 May 1915. Aged 29. Born Nicosia, Cyprus. Only son of Mr. and
Mrs. E. W. Wortabet, of 21 or 31, Redden Hill Rd., Babbacombe, Torquay,
Devon. Educated Bath College. Emigrated aged 23. No known grave.
Commemorated on LONE PINE MEMORIAL, Turkey (including Gallipoli).
Panel 32.
Extract
from De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918:
WORTABET,
JOHN CECIL, Private, No. 1625, 9th Battn. 3rd Brigade,
Australian Imperial Force, only s. of Emin Whiting Wortabet,
of Babbacombe, Torquay, co. Devon, formerly an Official of the
Imperial Ottoman Bank, by his wife, Emma Elizabeth (Marie), dau.
of Michael Constantinidi, of Liverpool and Nicosia. Cyprus. and
grandson of the late Dr. John Wortabet ; b. Nicosia,
Cyprus, 1 Nov. 1886 ; educ. The High School, Glasgow, and Bath
College : and on leaving there in 1904, joined the Cairo Branch
of the Imperial Ottoman Bank. but in 1909 went to Australia and
settled in Queensland as an Assistant in a Station ; volunsteered
for imperial service on the outbreak of war, and joined the 9th
Battn. A.I.F., left for Egypt with the third reinforcements, 13
Feb. 1915 ; went, to the Dardanelles, 29 April, 1915, and died
on the hospital ship Gascon, 14 May following, of wounds received
in action at Gaba Tepe on the previous day ; unm. He
was a good shot and an accomplished horseman.
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