A List of the Men by Surname: A-C

Francis Wyatt Abbot-Anderson 1871 - 1916;

Born at Cambridge Town (now Camberley), Surrey on the 24th of February 1871.

Baptised by Reverend F. M. Middleton at St. Michael's, Yorktown, Camberley, Surrey on the 11th of April 1871.

Living at 25 & 26 The Terrace, Royal Military College, Camberley, Surrey in the 1871 census. Francis' Father is a Captain with the 18th Royal Irish Regiment.

Boarder and Scholar at Moorlands, Camberley, Surrey in the 1881 census.

Educated at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, admitted as a Gentleman Cadet in 1890.

Living at Brackenhurst, Gordon Road, Camberley, Surrey in the 1891 census.

Francis now aged 20 is still a Gentleman Cadet at the R.M.C. Sandhurst.

Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant, Manchester Regiment on the 21st of October 1891. Reported in the London Gazette, published on the 20th of October 1891.

"Honorary Queen's Cadet Francis Wyatt Abbot Anderson, from the Royal Military College, to be Second Lieutenant, in succession to Lieutenant V. N. FitzGibbon."

Promoted to Lieutenant, Manchester Regiment on the 14th of December 1894.

Passed School of Instruction on Range Finding at Aldershot, Hampshire, in 1894.

Posted to Gibraltar, disembarking on the 18th of November 1897.

Married Amy Christina Parker, on the 14th of July 1898, at Killaloe Cathedral, County Clare, Ireland.

Posted to Britain, disembarking on the 12th of September 1899.

Promoted to Captain, Manchester Regiment on the 11th of March 1899.

Living at 6 East Somerville Place, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland in the 1901 census.

Promoted to Major, Manchester Regiment on the 1st of June 1906.

Instructor with a Company of Gentlemen Cadets at the R.M.C. Sandhurst, from the 28th of June 1907 until the 22nd of February 1908.

Posted to the 2nd Battalion, King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment on the 2nd of February 1908.

Visitor at Dewhurst Lodge, Wadhurst, Sussex in the 1911 census.

Appointed Commanding Officer of the , King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regimental Depot at Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, Lancastershire, between 1911 and 1912.

The 2nd Battalion, King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment was posted to India in 1912.

Promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel, King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment, on the 3rd of September 1914.

With the outbreak of war the 2nd Battalion was posted to England, disembarking on the 22nd of December 1914.

Appointed Officer Commanding of the 6th (Service) Battalion, King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment.

Posted to the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force at Gallipoli, disembarking July 1915.

Lieutenant-Colonel Abbot Anderson, Officer Commanding ordered a Court of Enquiry, assembled aboard H.M.H.T. Olympic at Mudros, (on the Greek Island of Lemnos), 27th of November 1915, for the purpose of enquiring into the circumstances under which a Private from the 11^th (for 6^th) Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regtiment was found with his throat cut on the 26^th November 1915. Witness statements were taken, and the enquiry was of the opinion that the wound was self-inflicted. The Private survived his wounds and was invalided back to England and discharged.

Posted or Evacuated to Egypt, unknown date.

Died on the 1st of January 1916, aged 45.

Buried at Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.

Grave Reference: D. 243.

Probate records give an address for Francis as, Roydon Lodge, Camberley, Surrey.

Remembered on the Christ Church War Memorial, Bray, Wicklow, Ireland.

Remembered on the Camberley War Memorial.

Remembered on the St. George's Memorial, Camberley, Surrey. (St.George's was demolished in 1971. Stone Tablets recording those that fell are kept safe at St. Michael's, Camberley, Surrey.)

Son of Edward and Lavinia Abbot-Anderson (nee Barr), of Roydon Lodge, Camberley, Surrey. Husband of Mrs F. W. A. Anderson, of Waverley, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland.

Francis came from a distinguished military family dating back to the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Four of Francis' brothers served in the military, three of those during the Great War. One brother became a Physician to the late Princess Royal (Duchess of Fife), while another brother Edward Abbot-Anderson was an actor, better known by his stage name Allan Aynesworth, who appeared in a number of films, including The Iron Duke (1934) with George Arliss, Brewster's Millions (1935) with Jack Buchanan and Lili Damita, Young Man's Fancy (1939) and The Last Days of Dolwyn (1949), his last picture, with Richard Burton, Emlyn Williams, and Edith Evans.

William Walter Abrey 1896 - 1917;

Born at Theale, Berkshire.

Living at 3 Church Terrace, Theale, Berkshire in the 1901 census.

Living at 6 Church Terrace, Theale, Berkshire in the 1911 census.

Enlisted at Reading, Berkshire, unknown date.

304th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery.

Rank: Gunner.

Service No: 39780.

Promoted to Bombardier, unknown date.

Posted to the M.E.F. in Italy, unknown date.

Killed In Action 10th August 1917, Aged 21.

Originally Buried at Gradisca Communal Cemetery, Italy.

In 1973 William was exhumed and reburied at Ravenna.

Buried at Ravenna War Cemetery, Italy.

Grave Reference; 1. H. 22.

Remembered on the Yateley War Memorial.

Son of Esther L. Abery, of Elm Bank Cottage, Yateley, Hants, and the late Walter C. Abery. Only surviving relative - Mrs Kathleen Abery of 81 Manor Park Drive, Yateley, Camberley, Surrey. (Yateley, Hampshire)

George Alexander 1875- 1915;

Born at Yorktown, Camberley, Surrey, between October and December 1875, Registered at Farnham, Surrey.

Baptised at St. Peter's, Frimley, Surrey, on the 2nd of January 1876. George's father James is working as a College Servant at the Royal Military College Sandhurst.

Living at Crooksbury, Seale, Surrey, in the 1881 census. George aged 5 is living with his parents and siblings and is attending school.

Living at West Heath, Cove, Surrey, in the 1891 census. George now aged 12 is attending school.

Living at Hatch Mill, Farnham, Surrey, on enlisting in 1893, and was working as a Labourer.

Enlisted into the 3rd Battalion Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment, on the 2nd of January 1892, at Guildford, Surrey.

Rank: Private

Service No: 7170

Discharged by purchase, on the 23rd of January 1893.

Enlisted into the Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment, at Guildford, Surrey, on the 19th of May 1894. Age given as 19 years.

Rank: Private.

Service No: 4399.

Discharged by purchase of £10 within 3 months of attestation, on the 2nd of August 1894.

Re-enlisted on the 8th of January 1901, at Guildford, Surrey. £5 refunded from previous discharge payment.

4th Battalion Manchester Regiment

Rank: Private.

Service No: 6269.

Transferred to the 2nd Battalion Manchester Regiment, unknown date.

Living at Fort Gomer, Gosport, Hampshire in the 1901 census.

Discharged from military Service, unknown date. (7 years service with the Colours is the usual service term)

Married Minnie Honeysett at St. Peter's. Farnborough, Hampshire on the 13th of June 1908. George gave his occupation as Gardener, age given as 34, and is living at Drakes Cottages, Frimley Bridges, Farnborough, Hampshire.

Living at 2 Brookside Villas, Frimley Bridges, Farnborough, Hampshire in the 1911 census. George age now given as 38 years, is still a Gardener but is now also an employer.

Called up from the Reserve at Aldershot, Hampshire, August 1914.

2nd Battalion Manchester Regiment.

Rank: Private.

Service No: 6269.

Posted to the B.E.F. in France, disembarking on the 27th of October 1914.

Wounded in Action, unknown date.

Died of Wounds on the 18th of October 1915, aged 42.

George's death was reported in the Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser, the 3rd of November 1915.

Buried at Suzanne Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France.

Grave Reference: C.7.

Remembered on the Camberley War Memorial.

Remembered on the St. Peter's Memorial, St. Peter's, Frimley, Surrey.

Remembered on the St. Peter's Memorial, St. Peter's, Farnborough, Hampshire.

Son of James and Jane Alexander (nee Finch); Husband of Minnie Alexander, of 2, Brookside Villas, Frimley Bridges, Farnborough, Hants.

Ernest Alfred Allen 1890 - 1916;

Born at Frimley, Surrey on the 1st of October 1890.

Baptised at St. Peter's, Frimley, Surrey on the 7th of December 1890.

Living at Bowling Green, Frimley Green Road, Frimley, Surrey in the 1891 census.

Living at Bowling Green, Frimley Green Road, Frimley, Surrey in the 1901 census.

Ernest aged 18, married Maud Pearce aged 23, at St. Peter's, Frimley, Surrey on the 13th of March 1909. Ernest gave his occupation as Groom.

Living at 7 Vale Road, York Town, Camberley, Surrey in the 1911 census. Ernest now aged 20, was living with his wife's family and working as a domestic Groom.

Enlisted into the Royal Navy at Portsmouth, Hampshire, on the 25th of September 1911.

Service No: K.12783. (Po).

Rank: Stoker 2nd Class.

Posted to H.M.S. Victory II, was a shore based training establishment, on the 25th of September 1911.

Posted to H.M.S. Renown, on the 15th of October 1911. H.M.S. Renown was used as a stoker's training ship since 1909.

Posted to H.M.S. Victory II, on the 3rd of December 1911.

Posted to H.M.S. Bonaventure, on the 15th of February 1912. H.M.S. Benaventure was a submarine depot ship.

Posted to H.M.S. Victory II, on the 7th of August 1912.

Promoted to Stoker First Class on the 25th of September 1912.

Posted to H.M.S. Grafton, on the 18th of May 1913. H.M.S. Grafton was serving with the Training Squadron, based at Queenstown (now Cobh), Ireland.

Posted to H.M.S. Victory II, on the 14th of September of 1913.

Posted to H.M.S. Europa, a Cruiser serving with the 3rd Fleet, on the 16th of December 1913.

Posted to H.M.S. Hampshire, a Cruiser on the 27th of January 1914.

Appointed Acting Leading Stoker, on the 18th of November 1914.

Promoted to Leading Stoker, on the 18th of May 1916.

Killed In Action on the 5th of June 1916, Aged 26.

Lord Kitchener transferred to the Hampshire on the 5th of June 1916 and was en-route to Russia on a diplomatic mission. H.M.S. Hampshire struck a mine just before 7.30pm in a Force 9 Gale and sunk north west of the Orkney's. Lord Kitchener and his staff, along with 643 from the ships roster of 655 men died from drowning or exposure. Only 11 survivors were rescued.

Remembered on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Panel 16.

William George Allen 1880 - 1916;

Born at Creech St. Michael, Somerset on the 18th of March 1880. William was the son of Eliza Pattimore and was born out of wedlock.

Living at Creech St. Michael, Somerset, in the 1881 census. William's surname is Pattimore.

Baptised on the 10th of April 1881 at St. Michael's, Creech St. Michael, Somerset. Father's details are given as William Allen a Labourer. William is now given the surname Allen.

Living at Creech St. Michael, Somerset in the 1891 census. William's mother is now a Widow and working as a Charwoman, while William is attending school.

Enlisted into the Militia at Taunton, Somerset, joining the 3rd Battalion Somerset Light Infantry regiment, on the 17th of November 1896. William gave his age as 18 years and 2 months but had only turned 16 years in March 1896.

Rank: Private

Service No: 1397.

Re-enlisted into the Militia on the 26th of July 1898.

Present at Annual Training camp in 1897, 1898 and 1899.

Enlisted into the Royal Marine Artillery, on the 13th of January 1900.

Rank: Gunner.

Service No: R.M.A./8650 (Po)

Living at Eastney Barracks, Portsmouth, Hampshire in the 1901 census.

William married Daisy Leah May Peppin, on the 15th of February 1903 at St. Mary Magdalene, Taunton, Somerset.

I have not found William in the 1911 census, but Daisy is living at 7 Languard Road, Eastney, Portsmouth, Hampshire.

Discharged on completion of 12 years service, on the 12th of January 1912.

Enrolled into the Royal Fleet Reserve on the 13th of January 1912.

Called up for Service from the Reserve on the outbreak of War, August 1914.

Posted to the B.E.F. in France, disembarking on the 27th of August 1914.

The Royal Marine Artillery were posted Ostend, Belgium as part of the Royal Naval Division. Withdrawn back to England on the 31st of August 1914.

Embarked H.M.S. Queen Mary, on the 28th of September 1914.

H.M.S. Queen Mary was a battlecruiser, serving with the 1st Battlecruiser Squadron, Grand Fleet.

Killed In Action on the 31st of May 1916, aged 36, during the Battle of Jutland.

H.M.S Queen Mary exploded and sunk, after being hit by salvos fired by the German ships SMS Seydlitz and SMS Derfflinger, causing the Queen Mary's forward magazine to explode. 1266 crew were lost with only 19 survivors picked up.

Remembered on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial

Panel Reference: 21.

Remembered on the Camberley War Memorial.

Remembered on the St. Peter's Memorial, St. Peter's, Frimley, Surrey.

Son of William and Eliza Allen (nee Pattimore); Wife of Daisy Leah May Allen (nee Peppin), 6, Abbetts Cottages, Frimley Road, York Town, Camberley, Surrey

James Hay Anderson 1871 - 1916;

Born at Sandhurst, Berkshire.

Living at Weston Place, Sandhurst, Berkshire in the 1881 census.

Living at Yorktown Road, Sandhurst, Berkshire in the 1891 census.

Living at High Street, Sandhurst, Berkshire in the 1901 census. James now aged 21 is working as a Postman.

Living at Newtown, Sandhurst, Camberley, Surrey in the 1911 cenus. James now aged 31 is living with his brother and working as a Gardener.

Living at 15 Mitfield Street, Roehampton, London on enlistment.

Enlisted on the 31st of May 1915, at Kingston upon Thames, Surrey.

East Surrey Regiment.

Rank: Private.

Service No: G/9425.

Transferred to 1st Battalion Border Regiment, unknown date.

Rank: Private.

Service No: 22844.

Posted to the M.E.F. in Gallipoli, disembarking on the 24th of November 1915.

The 1st Battalion Border Regiment evacuated Gallipoli, via Mudros to Egypt in January 1916.

Posted to the B.E.F. in France, March 1916.

Killed In Action 1st of July 1916, Aged 45, first day of the Battle of the Somme.

Buried at Hawthorn Ridge Cemetery No.2, Somme, France

Grave Reference; B. 76.

Son of James and Caroline Anderson, of Sandhurst, Camberley, Surrey.

William Andress 1893 - 1917;

Born between April and June 1893 at Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. Registered at Nottingham, Nottinghamshire.

William's parents, William and Elizabeth Ann (nee Hurst) married between April and June 1893. Registered at Nottingham, Nottinghamshire.

Wiilam's father died in 1897.

William's mother was a grocer living at 42 Newthorpe Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, since at least the 1891 census until her death on the 11th of January 1918.

Living at 15 Warsop Road, Mansfield Woodhouse, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, in the 1901 census. William aged 7 is shown as a Boarder.

Living with his Aunt Susan at 76 Southgate, Eckington, Sheffield, Derbyshire, England in the 1911 census. William now aged 17, works for the Royal Mail as a postal telegraph messenger.

William moved to Frimley Green, Surrey, in 1914 to take up duties at the Post Office there.

Enlisted at London in January 1916.

8th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Post Office Rifles).

Rank: Rifleman.

Service No. 5100.

Posted to the B.E.F in France, disembarking on the 6th of July 1916.

Transferred to the 16th (Queen's Westminster Rifles) Battalion, London Regiment, on the 15th of July 1916.

Transferred to the 8th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Post Office Rifles), unknown date.

William was given a new Regimental Service No. 372461 on the 31st of December 1916.

Killed In Action on the 7th of June 1917, during the Battle of Messines.

Buried at Voormezeele Enclosure No.3, Ypres, Belgium.

Grave Reference: XVI. A. 1.

William's death was reported in the Belper News and Derbyshire Telephone on the 6th of July 1917;

"Dinnington Signaller Killed

Signaller W. Andress, London Regiment, has been killed in action. He formerly resided with his aunt, Mrs. C. Barker, 76, Southgate, Eckington, and was employed at the Post Office there. He left Eckington about 3 years ago to take up duties in the Post Office, Frimley Green, Surrey. He joined the Army in January 1916, and has been out about twelve months. The following is a copy of a letter sent by his officer to his fiancee: "May I take this opporturnity of expressing my sympathy with you in the lose of your fiancee, Signaller Andress, who was killed in the great advance on the 7th of June. As his company officer it has been my duty to look after him before going into action, and I know you will be glad to know that he was always a good boy at his work, and in his conduct in the regiment and off duty. He has given his life. with so many other good men, so that England may be free and the gospel of love remain victorious - and in that must your comfort rest".

Remembered on the St. Andrew's Lych Gate Memorial, Frimley Green, Surrey.

Remembered on the Camberley War Memorial.

Remembered on the St. Peter's Memorial, St. Peter's, Frimley, Surrey.

Remembered on the Aldershot Postal Area Memorial (Now Lost).

Remembered on the Aldershot Postal Area Memorial, Aldershot Delivery Office, 48 Station Road, Aldershot, Hampshire.

Remembered on the Eckington War Memorial, Eckington, Sheffield, Derbyshire.

Son of the late William and Elizabeth Ann (nee Hurst), 42 Newthorpe Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. Nephew of Susan Backas Barker (nee Hurst) of 76 Southgate, Eckington, Sheffield, Derbyshire.

Victor George Apps 1899 - 1916;

Known as George.

Born at Frimley, Surrey, on the 5th of December 1899

Baptised at St. Bartholomew, Horley, Surrey, on the 25th of February 1900.

Living at Albert Road, Horley, Surrey, in the 1901 census.

Living at Hartfield Cottages, High Ashurst, Mickleham, Surrey, in the 1911 census. George now aged 11, is a part-time school boy and part-time News boy.

Enlisted at Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, August 1915. George was living at Epsom, Surrey.

George was aged 15 when he joined up.

East Surrey Regiment.

Rank : Private.

Service No: 9258.

Transferred to the Border Regiment.

Rank :Private.

Service No: 22804.

Posted to the M.E.F. in Gallipoli, disembarking on the 10th of December 1915.

Posted to Egypt, January 1916.

Posted to the B.E.F. in France, July 1916.

Wounded in Action, unknown date.

Died of Wounds on the 27th of September 1916, aged 16.

Buried at Puchevillers British Cememtery, Somme, France.

Grave Reference: IV. E. 30.

On the 14th of October 1916 the Surrey Advertiser reported George's death;

"New has been received that Pte. George Apps, the Border Regiment, grandson of Mrs Martin, Rosedean, Guildford-road, Frimley Green, has died of gunshot wounds received on September 27th. Deceased, who was only 16 years of age, enlisted into the East Surrey Regiment in August 1915, but was transferred to the Border Regiment. His parents reside at 7, Mayfield-terrace, Epsom. Mrs Martin lost her son, Pte. J. Martin, some time ago."

Remembered on the St. Andrew's Lych Gate Memorial, Frimley Green, Surrey.

Remembered on the Camberley War Memorial.

Remembered on the St. Peter's Memorial, St. Peter's, Frimley, Surrey.

Son of Mary Ann (nee Martin) and Albert Apps, of 7 Mayfield Terrace, Epsom, Surrey. Grandson of John and Amelia Martha Martin (nee Parker), of 8, Rosedean, Guildford Road, Frimley Green, Surrey. Uncles John and James Martin both fell. (See Surnames M-O).

George's parents divorced and Mary Ann, who was born in Frimley, remarried in 1923, at St. Peter's, Frimley, Surrey.

Thomas Edward Arthey 1888 - 1920;

Born at Ardleigh, Colchester, Essex on the 18th of January 1888.

Baptised at St Mary the Virgin Church, Ardleigh, Essex, on the 25th of March 1888.

Living at Burnt Heath, Ardleigh, Essex, in the 1891 census.

Living at Burnt Heath, Ardleigh, Essex, in the 1901 census.

Working as a General Labourer on enlistment.

Enlisted into the 3rd Battalion King's Royal Rifles on the 28th of September 1906 at Colchester, Essex.

Rank: Rifleman.

Service No: 311854.

Transferred to the 16th (Queens) Lancers, on the 11th of January 1907.

Thomas was trained as a Farrier and rose through the ranks until promoted to Staff Serjeant.

Service No given as 311884, 311854 and L/8

Posted to France with the B.E.F on the 17th August 1914.

Thomas married Sarah Coombs, between July and September 1917. Registered at Farnham, Surrey.

Posted to England, 1919.

Posted to Syria and Palestine. Embarked at Liverpool, England on the 24th of June 1919. Disembarked at Port Said, Egypt and travelled via train to Homs, Syria.

Whilst in Syria the regiment was heavily infected by Malaria. By December 1919 the 16th (Queens) Lancers were still suffering from malaria and were posted away from other troops to stop infection. Travelling by train they were posted to a camp at Bellbeis, Egypt.

Died on the 18th November 1920, Aged 32.

Buried at Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.

Grave Reference: P.111.

Son of William Henry and Annie Arthey (nee Munson); husband of Sarah Arthey (nee Coombs), of 4, Charles Street, Camberley, Surrey.

Edward Attewell 1888 - 1916;

Born between October and December 1888 at Frimley, Surrey. Registered at

Living at Frimley Road, Frimley, Surrey, in the 1891 census.

Living at Brookside, Frimley Road, Frimley, Surrey, in the 1901 census. Edward is living with his elder brother Fred's family.

Boarder at No. 1 Warren Cottages, Portsmouth Road, Camberley, Surrey, in the 1911 census. Edward now aged 22, is working as a Messenger.

Enlisted at Camberley, Surrey, unknown date.

B Company, 1/5th Battalion, Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment.

Rank: Private.

Service No: T/4504.

Posted to the Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force, unknown date.

Died on the 13th of July 1916, Aged 27.

The War Diary for the 1/5th Battalion Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment recorded the following on the 13th of July 1916.

"4504 Pte. E. Attewell B Coy died of cholera & was buried on return to camp of the Battn. after the Brigade route march on the 14th".

Buried at Basra War Cemetery, Basra, Iraq.

Grave Reference: III. Q. 1.

Whilst the current climate of political instability persists it is not possible for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission to manage or maintain its cemeteries and memorials located within Iraq. Alternative arrangements for commemoration have therefore been implemented and a two volume Roll of Honour listing all casualties buried and commemorated in Iraq has been produced. These volumes are on display at the Commission's Head Office in Maidenhead and are available for the public to view.

Remembered on the Camberley War Memorial.

Son of the late Albert and late Elizabeth Attewell (nee Milsom), of Frimley, Surrey.

William Edmund Godfrey Atkinson 1878 - 1916;

Born between July and August 1878 at Camberley, Surrey. Registered at Farnham, Surrey.

Living at Portesbery Hill, London Road, Camberley, Surrey, in the 1881 census. William's father was a Professor of Applied Sciences at the Staff College, Camberley.

Living at Portesbery Hill, London Road, Camberley, Surrey, in the 1891 census.

Educated at Clifton and the South East Agriculture College, Wye, Kent, admitted autumn term 1898.

Boarder at Church Street, Wye, Kent, in the 1901 census. William aged 22, is a student of agriculture.

Awarded a First Class Diploma and received prizes for general science, botany and chemistry. Also awarded a First Class Diploma in Dairying, Summer 1902.

After leaving education, William was employed by the Lawes Agricultural Trust, at Roehampton, Wandsworth, London. William conducted experimental work on wheat-growing for the Miller's Association.

Lecturer at Reading University Agricultural College, unknown date.

In 1909, William and his brother Roland took on a farm at Sedlescombe, near to Battle, Sussex.

Living at Spilsteds Farm, Sedlescombe, Sussex, in the 1911 census. William now aged 32, is working on a farm with his brother.

William and his brother Roland moved from their farm in Sussex to a smallholding at Chickendon, Oxfordshire.

William married Edith Kate Lelacheur, between July and September 1912, registered at Battle, Sussex.

Enlisted into the Berkshire Yeomanry, on the outbreak of war, attached to the Machine Gun Section. William began training at Churn Camp, until November 1914.

Commissioned as a Temporary Lieutenant in the 9th (Reserve) Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Regiment, on the 14th of November 1914.

Training completed at Falmouth, Devon.

Promoted to Captain, May 1915.

Posted to the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force in Gallipoli, Turkey, disembarking on the 16th of June 1915. Attached to the 4th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment.

Killed In Action on the 6th of August 1915, aged 37.

At 15:40 on the 6th of August 1915, the 4th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment attacked the Turkish trenches across Worcester Flat in what was to become known as the Battle of Krithia. Exact numbers are not known, but somewhere in the region of 850 men went over the top. By the end of the afternoon, 768 had become casualties of whom at least 364 were killed. The 4th Battalion was effectively annihilated in an afternoon.

No known grave.

Remembered on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey.

Panel Reference: Panel 117.

Remembered on the Wye College Memorial, Wye, Kent.

Remembered on the Reading University College, Clock Tower Memorial, Reading, Berkshire.

Remembered on the Camberley War Memorial.

Remembered on the St. George's Memorial, Camberley, Surrey. (St. George's was demolished in 1971. Stone Tablets recording those that fell are kept safe at St. Michael's, Camberley, Surrey.)

Remembered on the Stokenchurch War Memorial, Stokenchurch, Buckinghamshire. (As G. Atkinson)

Remembered on the St. Peter and St. Paul Church Memorial, Stokenchurch, Buckinghamshire. (As Godfrey Atkinson)

Son of Dr. Edmund Atkinson and Mary Lang Atkinson (nee Thomas) of Portesbery Hill, Camberley, Surrey. Husband of Edith Kate Atkinson (nee Lelacheur) of, Studley Green Farm, Stokenchurch, Buckinghamshire.

Charles John Joseph Baker 1891 - 1916;

Born between July and September 1891 at Winkfield, Berkshire. Registered at Easthampstead, Berkshire.

Living at Barossa Road, Camberley, Surrey, in the 1901 census.

Living at 13 Barossa Road, Camberley, Surrey, in the 1911 census. Charles now aged 19, is working as an Assistant Steward at a Golf Links.

Enlisted at Aldershot, Hampshire, unknown date.

Royal Garrison Artillery.

Rank: Gunner.

Service No: 66590

Posted to the B.E.F. in France, unknown date. (After January 1916).

Posted to the 102nd Siege Battery. The 102nd landed in France on the 18th of May 1916.

Wounded In Action, unknown date.

Died of Wounds on the 29th of May 1916, aged 24.

Buried at Bavincourt Common Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France.

Grave Reference: 5.

Charles is one of five soldiers that are buried at Bavincourt Communal Cemetery.

Remembered on the Camberley War Memorial.

Son of Charles John and Kate Baker (nee Hammond), of Holly Cottages, Hatchet Lane, Wirfield, Windsor.

Frederick William Naunton Baker 1876 - 1915;

Born on the 8th of December 1876 at Lowestoft, Suffolk. Registered at Mutford, Suffolk.

Baptised on the 4th of February 1877, at Southwold, Suffolk.

Living at New Nelson Street, Lowestoft, Suffolk, in the 1881 census. Frederick's father is working as a Master Ship's Smith and employs 3 men and 2 boys.

Living at 118 Denmark Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, in the 1891 census. William age given as 14 years, is working as an Apprentice for his father.

Enlisted into the Suffolk (Lowestoft) Volunteer Rifles, unknown date.

Enlisted into the Royal Engineers as a Sapper on 2nd March 1895.

Rank: Sapper

Service No: 44.

Posted to Bermuda, unknown date.

Posted to Canada, unknown date.

Posted to Aldershot, England, unknown date.

Posted to South Africa 1899 - 1902 (Second Boer War)

William married Maud Elizabeth Fisher, on the 26th of November 1904, at Broadstairs, Kent.

Living at Gibraltar Barracks, Stanhope Lines, Aldershot, Hampshire, in the 1911 census. William now aged 34 is a Corporal with the Royal Engineers.

Posted to the B.E.F. in France and Flanders, 1914.

Killed In Action 7th January 1915 near Fleurbaix, shot by a sniper, Aged 38.

Originally buried at Fleurbaix on the Bois Grenier Road.

Now buried at Ration Farm Cemetery, La Chapelle-d'Armentieres, Nord, France.

Grave Reference: I. A. 19.

Lieutenant Colonel D.S. MacInnes, DSO, wrote;

"Sergt. W. Baker, when I knew him, was section Sergt. of the 54th Coy., R.E. He was particularly capable and resourceful, and inspired great confidence in the men of his section. His bravery when making wire entanglements in the face of the enemy, and in other dangerous work was beyond all praise".

(Lieutenant-Colonel Duncan Sayre MacInnes is also commemorated on this website. See surnames M-O.)

Awarded the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal with Crossed Swords.

19 Years Army Service.

Son of Frederick William and Caroline Jane Baker (nee Naunton), of Lowestoft, Suffolk; husband of Maud Elizabeth Baker (nee Fisher) , of The Ridge Cottage, Crawley Hill, Camberley, Surrey. Father to 3 sons and 2 daughters.

Hugh Laurents Chenevix Baldwin 1878 - 1914;

Born at the Castle, Cape Town, South Africa, on the 13th of June 1878.

Living at Providene Villas, Sunny Hill, Streatham, London, in the 1881 census.

Educated at Connaught House School, Weymouth, Dorset.

Boarder at Connaught House School, Weymouth, Dorset in the 1891 census.

Educated at Melvill House, Haileybury School, Hertford, Hertfordshire between 1892 and 1893.

Educated as Gentleman Cadet at the Royal Military College Sandhurst.

Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant, Unattached List on the 20th of July 1898, then attached to the Middlesex Regiment.

Posted to the Indian Army 1899, joining the 27th Madras Infantry.

Promoted to Lieutenant, 20th October 1900.

Transferred to the 58th Vaughan's Rifles, 1901.

Present on the Waziristan Expedition on the North West Frontier on operations against Darwesh Khel Waziris between 1901 and 1902.

Awarded the India Medal with Clasp Waziristan.

Awarded “Special” Signalling and Mounted Infantry Certificate, 1903.

Promoted to Captain, 20th July 1904.

Awarded “Distinguished” Musketry certificate in 1906.

On the outbreak of the Great War, Captain Hugh L.C. Baldwin was on home leave in England and volunteered for Active Service.

Appointed Company Commander in the newly formed 7th (Service) Battalion, The Rifle Brigade.

Posted to the B.E.F. in France, 7th November 1914, rejoining his own Regiment, the 58th Vaughan's Rifles (Frontier Force).

Killed In Action 23rd November 1914, near Festubert, whilst leading a charge against German trenches, Aged 36.

Mentioned In Despatches on the 14th of January 1915 by Field Marshall French, "For gallant and distinguished service in the field". Published in the London Gazette 17th February 1915.

A keen hockey and football player, and Captain of the Regimental team on several occasions.

Buried at Bethune Town Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference: I. A. 17.

Remembered on the Haileybury School War Memorial, Hertford, Hertfordshire.

Remembered on the Camberley War Memorial.

Remembered on the St. George's Memorial, Camberley, Surrey. (St.George's was demolished in 1971. Stone Tablets recording those that fell are kept safe at St. Michael's, Camberley, Surrey.)

Son of Civil Rosalind Baldwin (nee Hobson), of Lancefield, Camberley, Surrey, and the late Major Frederick Chenevix Baldwin (Connaught Rangers).

Frampton Joesph Banks 1882 - 1915;

Born between January and March at Wraxall, Dorchester, Dorset. Registered at Beaminster, Dorset.

Living at Lower Wraxall in the 1891 census. Frampton aged 9 is attending school.

Enlisted on the 5th of November 1900 at Dorchester, Dorset, age given as 17 years 11 months, Occupation: Labourer

3rd Battalion Dorsetshire Regiment (Militia)

Rank: Private

Service No: 4284.

Posted to Regimental Depot and completes 49 days drill instruction from the 5th of November until the 23rd of December 1900.

Embodied on the 24th of December 1900. (Called up for service with the Regular Army).

Disembodied on the 13th of July 1901. (Discharged from Regular Army Service although Frampton remained a member of the Militia).

Present at annual training 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905 and 1906.

Discharged due to terms of engagement on the 14th of November 1906.

Boarder at High Street, Evershot, Dorchester, Dorset, in the 1911 census. Frampton now aged 28 is working as a Groom.

Frampton married Edith Caroline Smallbone on the 21st of September 1913. Registered at Beaminster, Dorset.

Enlisted unknown date.

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry.

Rank: Private.

No. 20036.

Posted to the B.E.F. in France and Flanders, disembarking on the 6th of May 1915.

Transferred to the 1st Battalion Dorsetshire Regiment, unknown date.

Lance Corporal.

No. 14794.

Killed In Action 5th July 1915, Aged 33.

Buried at Larchwood (Railway Cutting) Cemetery, Belgium.

Grave Reference: II. J. 16.

Remembered on the St. Osmund's War Memorial, Fore Street, Evershot, Dorset.

Son of Joseph John Banks, of Higher Wraxal, Rampisham, Dorchester; husband of Mrs Edith Caroline Banks (nee Smallbone), of 8, College Road, College Town, Camberley, Surrey.

William Stirling Bannatyne 1868 - 1914;

Born at Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland, on the 9th of December 1868.

Living at 6 Angus Lodge, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland in the 1871 Scotland census.

I have not found William in any other census records, prior to his military service.

Educated Privately in Switzerland, unknown dates.

Educated at the Royal Military College, unknown dates.

Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant, King's Liverpool Regiment, on the 22nd of August 1888.

Promoted to Lieutenant, on the 7th of May 1890.

Promoted to Captain, 1st Battalion, King's Liverpool Regiment, on the 22nd of January 1896.

Qualified as an interpreter of Modern Languages, including French and German, in 1897.

William married Ethel Louisa Winwood, at Christchurch, Walcot, Bath, Somerset, on the 18th of April 1899.

Posted to South Africa (2nd Boer War). Embarked on the S.S. Braemar Castle for Durban, Natal Province, August 1899.

Operations in Natal 1899, including actions at Rietfontein and Lombard's Kop.

Defence of Ladysmith, including actions on the 7th and 10th of December 1899 and the actions on the 6th of January 1900.

Operations in Natal, from March to June 1900, including actions at Laing's Nek, 6th to the 9th of June 1900.

Operations in Transvaal, from May to June 1900.

Operations in Transvaal, East of Pretoria, July to 29th of November 1900, including actions at Belfast, on the 26th and 27th of August and Lydenburg, from the 5th to the 8th of September 1900.

Operations in the Transvaal, from the 30th of November 1900 until the 31st of May 1902.

Mentioned In Despatches, published in the London Gazette, on the 8th of February 1901.

Appointed Assistant Provost Marshall (graded Deputy Assistant Adjutant General), on the 29th of March 1900 until the 26th of October 1902.

Awarded the Queen's South Africa Medal with Clasps, Belfast, Defence of Ladysmith and Laing's Nek.

Awarded the KIng's South Africa Medal with Clasps, South Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902.

Posted to Gibraltar and appointed Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General (D.A.A.G.) and General Staff Officer (2nd Grade), from the 11th of April 1903 until 10th of April 1907.

Promoted to Major, on the 17th of February 1904.

Appointed General Staff Officer (2nd Grade), 2nd London Division, London District, from the 2nd of January 1911, until the 16th of February 1912.

Living at 95 Queens Road, Brentwood, Essex, in the 1911 census.

Promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel, on the 17th of February 1912.

Appointed Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion, King's Liverpool Regiment, February 1912.

Mobilized at Talavera Barracks, Aldershot, Hampshire, on the outbreak of war, 4th of August 1914.

Posted to the B.E.F. in France. The 1st Battalion King's Liverpool Regiment, departed Talavera Barracks at 6.00am on the 12th of August 1914, and entrained at Farnborough Station, and departed for Southampton, Hampshire.

At Southampton the King's embarked the S.S. Irrawaddy, and sailed to Havre, France, disembarking on the 13th of August 1914.

Operations in France & Flanders included; the Battle of Mons, the retirement towards Paris, The Battle of the Marne and The Battle of the Aisne. With the German advance stopped, the 1st Battalion, King's Liverpool Regiment, moved north to Ypres.

Mentioned In Despatches, published in the London Gazette on the 20th of October 1914, page 8385.

Killed In Action on the 24th of October 1914, aged 45.

Lieutenant-Colonel William Stirling Bannatyne was shot through the heart by a sniper, whilst bringing his H.Q. section to a farm.

"On reaching the Zonnebeke road Colonel Bannatyne went off to the left, under cover of a hill, with the intention of getting to a farm which he was going to use as his Headquarters. The Adjutant (Capt. P. Hudson) went forward to "B" Company. He then climbed the hill to the left and found the Commanding Officer, who, instead of going to the farm, had apparently come over the top in order to see how the battalion was situated. Together, Colonel Bannatyne and Capt. Hudson advanced towards "A" Company and had just reached a fence near the road which ran into the main Zonnebeke-Becelaere road, when the former fell shot through the heart by a sniper's bullet; Capt. Hudson was also shot through the wrist. With the help of Lance-Corporal Jones, the Adjutant carried their gallant Commander to a shell-hole, for the enemy's rifle-fire was still heavy. But by the time a doctor was brought up the Colonel was dead. Later, he was buried in the little orchard of the farm where he intended making his Headquarters."

Field Marshall Sir John French, paid tribute to Lieutenant-Colonel W. S. Bannatyne, shortly after the King's Liverpool Regiment came out of the trenches near to Ypres, on the 10th of December 1914;

"Officers, non-commissioned officers and men of the King's Liverpool Regiment, it gives me great pleasure to be able to come here today to see you. I wish to tell you how deeply I sympathise with you on the loss of your gallant colonel. He died like the fine soldier he was at the head of his regiment for which he had done so much, leading you to success. You have lost a fine leader and we have lost a capable officer. His loss will be great."

Mentioned In Despatches, published in the London Gazette on the 17th of February 1915, page 1660.

William's grave was lost during the ensuing fighting of the next four years of war.

Remembered on the Ypres Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium.

Panel Reference: Panel Panel 4 and 6.

Remembered on the Camberley War Memorial.

Remembered on the St. George's Memorial, Camberley, Surrey. (St.George's was demolished in 1971. Stone Tablets recording those that fell are kept safe at St. Michael's, Camberley, Surrey.)

Remembered on the Christ Church Parishioners War Memorial, Bath, Somerset.

Son of the late Lieutenant-Colonel John Millar Bannatyne and Janet M. Bannatyne (nee Farie); husband of Ethel Louisa Bannatyne (nee Winwood), of Avenue Lodge, Wellington College Station, Berkshire.

Albert "Bertie" James Barrett 1895 - 1915;

Born between July and August 1895 at Bagshot, Surrey. Registered at Chertsey, Surrey.

Known as Bertie

Baptised at St. Anne's, Bagshot, Surrey, on the 11th of August 1895.

Living at College Ride, Bagshot, Surrey in the 1901 census.

Living at No. 9 The Mews, Belmont Road, Camberley, Surrey in the 1911 census. Bertie now aged 16 is working as a Domestic House Boy.

Resident at Camberley, Surrey, on enlistment.

Enlisted at Guildford, Surrey. (Unknown Date)

1st Battalion, The Queens (Royal West Surrey) Regiment.

Rank: Private.

Service No: L/10749.

Posted to the B.E.F in France, disembarking on the 1st of April 1915.

Killed In Action on the 25th of September 1915, Battle of Loos. Aged 19.

No Known Grave.

Remembered on the Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.

Panel: 13 to 15.

Remembered on the Camberley War Memorial.

Remembered on the St. Peter's Memorial, St. Peter's, Frimley, Surrey.

Son of the late Silas George Barrett and Emma Barrett (nee Draper) formerly of 58 London Road, Camberley, now of 2 Eagle Cottages, London Road, Camberley, Surrey.

Bertie's brother Lewis also fell (see below).

Lewis (Louis) John Barrett 1898 - 1918;

Born at Bagshot, Surrey.

Living at College Ride, Bagshot, Surrey in the 1901 census.

Living at No. 9 The Mews, Belmont Road, Camberley, Surrey in the 1911 census.

Enlisted at Woking, Surrey, unknown date. (Age would suggest about 1916).

16th (The Queen's) Lancers.

Rank: Private.

Service No: L/8579.

Posted to the B.E.F. in France & Flanders, unknown date.

Killed In Action on the 23rd of March 1918, aged 20.

No known grave.

Remembered on the Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France.

Panel Reference: Panel 5.

Remembered on the Camberley Memorial.

Remembered on the St. Peter's Memorial, St. Peter's, Frimley, Surrey.

Son of the late Silas George Barrett and Emma Barrett (nee Draper) formerly of 58 London Road, Camberley, now of 2 Eagle Cottages, London Road, Camberley, Surrey.

Ernest Wilfred Bartlett 1879 - 1917;

Born at Shepperton Mallett, Somerset, on the 20th of September 1879.

Baptised on the 19th of October 1879 at Shepperton Mallett, Somerset.

Living at Town Lane, Shepperton Mallett, Somerset, in the 1881 census.

Living at Coach House, Standlynch Park, Standlynch Wiltshire, in the 1891 census. Ernest age given as 11 is attending school.

Working as a Servant at Thenford House, Thenford, Northamptonshire, in the 1901 census. Ernest age given as 24 is employed by William Grazebrook. (Thenford House is now owned by Lord Michael Hesltine).

I have not found Ernest in the 1911 census.

Emigrated to Canada, embarking the 'Victorian' at Liverpool, on the 29th April 1914. Ernest disembarked at Quebec, Canada.

Living at Bornhart Vale, British Columbia, Canada. Ernest worked as a Driver.

Residence on Enlistment, Bornhart Vale, British Columbia.

Enlisted at Kamloops, British Columbia, 19th July 1916.

Canadian Engineers.

Rank: Sapper.

No.505698.

Posted to England, disembarking on the 11th of November 1916.

Posted to the Canadian Engineers Training Depot at Crowborough, Sussex, on the 12th of November 1916.

Posted to the C.E.F. in France and Flanders. Disembarked on the 12th of April 1917 and sent to the Canadian Base Depot.

Posted to the 1st Divisional Canadian Engineers, 2nd Field Company, on the 21st of April 1917.

Joined the 2nd Field Company on the frontlines on the 26th of April 1917.

Killed In Action on the 3rd of May 1917, Aged 38, during the Battle of Fresnoy, Pas-de-Calais, France.

No known Grave.

Remembered on the Canadian Vimy Memorial, France.

Remembered on the Camberley War Memorial.

2nd son of the late Shadrack Bartlett and Louisa Maria Bartlett (nee Goodall), of 120, London Road, Camberley, Surrey, England.

Harry Beaven 1892 - 1915;

Born at Sandhurst, Berkshire.

Resident at Woodmans Cottage, Royal Military College 1901 census. Harry's father is working as Foreman of Woodman.

Enlisted into the 5th Battalion Royal West Surrey Regiment (Territorial) Unknown date.

Harry was working as a French Polisher on enlisting full time into the army.

Enlisted at Bordon Camp, Hampshire, on the 30th of November 1909, aged 18 years and 3 months.

Posted to the 3rd Battalion Rifle Brigade, on the 1st of December 1909.

Rank: Rifleman.

Service No: 3566.

Posted to India disembarking on the 21st of January 1913. Harry joined the 4th Battalion Rifle Brigade based at Dagshai, India

The 4th Btn. Rifle Brigade was based in India at the outbreak of war. Sailed to Devonport, England, leaving on the 13th of October 1914 and arriving on the 18th of November 1914. Moved to Magdalen Hill Camp, Winchester, under orders of the 80th Brigade, 27th Division.

Posted to the B.E.F. in France and Flanders, disembarking on the 20th of December 1914.

Harry served with F Company, 4th Battalion, The Rifle Brigade.

Wounded In Action unknown date, Gunshot Wound to the thigh.

Evacuated to hospital in England, on the 27th of April 1915

Died of Wounds on the 11th of June 1915, aged 23. Harry was a patient at Rockwood Military Convalescent Hospital, Torquay, Devon.

Buried at Torquay Cemetery, Torquay, Devon.

Grave Reference: M. 6. 13926.

Remembered on the Camberley War Memorial.

Son of Harry and Frances Beaven, of 14 Watchetts Road, Camberley, Surrey.

Alfred Frederick Bedbrook 1889 - 1915;

Known as Frederick

Born on the 9th of January 1889 at Sandhurst, Berkshire. Registered between January and March 1889 at Easthampstrad, Berkshire.

Baptised on the 3rd of February 1889, at the College Chapel, Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire.

Living at New Married Quarters, Royal Military College, Sandhurst, 1891 census. Father is a Sergeant based at the R.M.C.

Living at Staff College Lodge, R.M.C, Sandhurst 1901 census. Father is now an Army pensioner and Gate Keeper at the R.M.C., Frederick now aged 12 is attending school.

Living at Grand Lodge, Staff College, London Road, Camberley 1911 census. Father is still Gate keeper at the R.M.C. Frederick now aged 22, is a Clerk for an Auctioneer.

Frederick played football and was Captain of the St. George's football team.

Enlisted at Camberley, Surrey, unknown date.

2nd/4th Queens (Royal West Surrey) Regiment.

Rank: Private

Service No. T/2888.

Promoted to Lance Corporal, unknown date.

Posted to the M.E.F., disembarking on the 17th of July 1915 at Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey.

Evacuated to Malta due to illness, unknown date. The sick and wounded from the campaign in Gallipoli were evacuated to Malta.

Died on the 8th of October 1915 at St. Andrew's Hospital, Malta, aged 26.

Cause of death was enteric fever (Typhoid Fever).

The Surrey Advertiser reported on the 16th of October 1915;

"FIVE SONS SERVING

CAMBERLEY FAMILY'S RECORD

Mr. and Mrs. Bedbrook, of Gordon Villas, Park Street, Camberley, have five sons and a son-in-law serving in the Army. One of their sons, Lance-Corpl. Frederick Bedbrook, 2/4th Queen's, is reported dangerously ill in St. Andrew's Hospital, Malta, and according to the last letter received from him when at the Dardanelles, he is believed to be suffering from dysentry. He is well known Camberley footballer, and was formerly in the employ of Mr. L. Permain, estate agent, Camberley."

Buried at Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta.

Grave Reference: A. XIII. 3.

Remembered on the Camberley War Memorial.

Remembered on the St. George's Memorial, Camberley, Surrey. (St.George's was demolished in 1971. Stone Tablets recording those that fell are kept safe at St. Michael's, Camberley, Surrey.)

Son of Charles William and Adela Mary Bedbrook (nee Cox), of 12, Park Street, Camberley, Surrey.

Arthur Ernest Bedbrook 1887 - 1932

Born on the 13th of June 1887, at Sandhurst, Berkshire. Registered at Easthampstead, Berkshire, between July and September 1887.

Baptised on the 17th of July 1887, at the College Chapel, Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire.

Living at New Married Quarters, Royal Military College, Sandhurst, 1891 census. Father is a Sergeant based at the R.M.C.

Living at Staff College Lodge, R.M.C, Sandhurst 1901 census. Father is now an Army pensioner and Gate Keeper at the R.M.C., Arthur now aged 13 is working as a Telegraph Messenger.

Living at Grand Lodge, Staff College, London Road, Camberley 1911 census. Father is still Gate keeper at the R.M.C. Arthur now aged 23, is working as a Gardener.

Arthur emigrated to Australia, between 1911 and 1914.

Arthur was working as a Groom and Gardener on enlisting.

Enlisted into the Australian Army on the 18th of August 1914, at South Melbourne, Victoria, aged 27 years and 3 months.

Rank: Private

Service No: 750

Posted to No: 3 Brigade Company, Divisional Train, Australian Army Service Corps.

Posted to England, embarking on troopship HMAT A24 Banella at the Port of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, on the 19th of October 1914. Whilst en-route to England the Australian Forces were diverted to Egypt.

Transferred to No. 1 Company, Divisional Train, Australian Army Service Corps, on the 1st of March 1915.

Arthur was wounded in March 1915 after being kicked by a horse. His injuries were ruptured ear drum and loss of hearing to right ear.

Posted to Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, embarking on the 5th of April 1915.

Posted to Western Frontier Force at Matruh, Egypt, on the 7th of December 1915.

On the 11th of December 1915, a hastily collected Western Frontier Force, composed of units currently stationed in Egypt and not employed on the Suez Canal, began to move out from Mersa Matruh under command of Major-General A. Wallace.

The Western Frontier Force consisted of a Composite Mounted Brigade under Brig-General J.D.T. Tyndale Briscoe (three composite Yeomanry Regiments from the details of 2nd Mounted Division, one composite Regiment of Australian Light Horse, the Nottinghamshire Battery Royal Horse Artillery, an ammunition column and assorted auxiliary services), a Composite Infantry Brigade under Brig-General the Earl of Lucan (1/6th Royal Scots, 2/7 and 2/8th Middlesex, 15th Sikhs and auxiliary services), a detachment of the Egyptian Army Military Works Department (no Royal Engineers being available), and the Divisional Train of the 1st Australian Division.

Posted to Alexandria, Egypt, on the 13th of January 1916.

Posted to Heliopolis, Egypt, on the 2nd of March 1916

Transferred to No.14 Company, 4th Divisional Train, Australian Army Service Corps, on the 10th of March 1916. Appointed to the Rank of Driver.

Posted to France, embarking on the S.S. Canada, at Alexandria, Egypt on the 1st of June 1916 and disembarking at Marseilles, France, on the 9th of June 1916.

Appointed as Acting Corporal on the 1st of July 1916.

Transferred to 4th Divisional Train Head-Quarters, on the 1st of July 1917.

Arthur married Ethel Norah Prince, on the 12th of August 1917, at St. Stephens, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.

Posted to Leave in England, on the 20th of June 1918, until the 7th of July 1918.

Posted to Australia on the 14th of September 1918, embarked at Taranto, Italy, on the 24th of September 1918. Arthur sailed via Suez, Egypt where he embarked the S.S. Devon on the 13th of October 1918 and disembarked in Melbourne, Australia, on the 23rd of November 1918.

Discharged from Army Service on the 24th of January 1919, at Melbourne, Australia.

Arthur died on the 23rd of April 1932, aged 44 years, at Coburg, Victoria, Australia.

Buried at Fawkner Memorial Park, Moreland City, Victoria, Australia.

Son of Son of Charles William and Adela Mary Bedbrook (nee Cox), of 12, Park Street, Camberley, Surrey. Husband of Ethel Norah Bedbrook (nee Prince), of 9 Mckay Street, Coburg, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Arthur's brother Alfred Frederick fell in the Great war (see above)

Charles William Bedbrook 1884 - 1954

Born on the 3rd of August 1884 at Blackwater, Hampshire. Registered at Hartney Wintney, Hampshire between July and September 1884.

Baptised on the 7th of August 1884, at Holy Trinity, Hawley, Hampshire.

Living at New Married Quarters, Royal Military College, Sandhurst, 1891 census. Father is a Sergeant based 'at the R.M.C., Charles aged 8 is attending school.

Living at Staff College Lodge, R.M.C, Sandhurst 1901 census. Father is now an Army pensioner and Gate Keeper at the R.M.C., Charles now aged 16 is working as an Engineers Clerk.

Charles married Mabel Annie Trowbridge, on the 25th of February 1907. Registered at Easthampstead, Berkshire.

Living at 174 London Road, Yorktown, Camberley, Surrey, in the 1911 census. Charles now aged 26, is working as a French Polisher. Living with his wife Mabel and his two sons William and Walter.

Enlisted into the 4th Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment, unknown date.

Charles doesn't appear to have served overseas as I cannot find a WW1 Medal Index Card for him.

Charles was a Clerk at Yeomanry House, Castle Hill, Reading, Berkshire. This was the Staff Headquarters for the 4th Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment.

On the 17th of August 1915, Charles' wife Mabel was fined £1 at Wokingham County Magistrates, Wokingham, Berkshire, for concealing an Army deserter named Alfred Noel Edgar Wyle Nash.

The Reading Observer reported on the 21st of August 1915;

"CONCEALING A DESERTER

WOMAN'S KINDLY IMPULSE

An extraordinary case case was heard by Wokingham County magistrates on Tuesday, when Mabel Bedbrooke, of Sandhurst, was summoned for assisting an Army deserter, Pte. Nash, of the A.S.C., to conceal himself at Sandhurst on August 10th.

Pte. William Kelly, 5th Lancers, said he lived three doors away from defendant's house. For some weeks he had seen a man named Albert Edgar Nash, who was in the A.S.C., continually in and out of the defendant's house. On the evening of August 10th he saw Nash being taken away from the house by the Sergeant.

William Cox, a servant at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, said that on the evening of August 10th he observed a man he knew was not her husbandstanding outside the defendant's door. He had no coat or waistcoat on.

DEFENDANT'S DENIALS

P.S. Salter, stationed at Sandhurst, said that Nash was gazetted on July 20th as a deserter from the A.S.C. since July 4th. On August 7th he called at the house and of the defendant and told her that he believed she had a soldier there by the name of Nash. She replied, "No I have not. He went back last night about 8.45, and has gone back to his regiment." He asked her if he had been there for some time, and the defendant replied, "About a couple of weeks," adding, "I knew he was an absentee, and I have been persuading him to go back." He told Mrs. Bedbrook, that if Nash came to her house again she was to acquaint the police immediately. On August 10th, about 6 p.m., he again visited the defendant's house. At the door he spoke to a little girl, who ran to the bottom of the stairs and called for Mrs. Bedbrook, who said that Nash was not on the premises. Witness said he did not believe a word she said, adding, "I'm going to search your house." Mrs. Bedbrook asked if he had a search warrant. He replied in the negative and walked into the house. Mrs. Bedbrook proceeded to the bottom of the stairs. He followed her, whereupon she called "Mr. Nash, I want you." Nash then came out of the back bedroom in his shirt-sleeves, and he told him to come downstairs, which he did. He then asked Nash, in the presence of Mrs. Bedbrook, where he had been since the previous Friday, and he replied, "All over the place." Mrs. Bedbrook then said she did not tell him that Nash was in the house, and said that he had only came there that day at 12.30. Witness then arrested Nash.

PC. Collier corrobrated.

"KINDLY CONSIDERATION"

Mrs. Bedbrook told the magistrates that Nash had lodged at her house for almost a year. He was a baker in the A.S.C., sometimes working in the day and sometimes at night. He came to her house whenever he desired and came as a lodger. As far as she knew he went backwards and forwards to Aldershot; he never stayed a whle 24 hours in the house. She did not know he was a deserter, and it was not until the Thursday that she was aware that he was an absentee, and she told him to go back. She did not see him anymore until the Tuesday, when she told him that the police had been for him, that she would not allow him to sleep there, and informed him that he would have to go back to Aldershot, which he promised to do. "I denied his presence in order to give the boy a fair chance to get back on his own when the police came." added Mrs. Bedbrooke.

The Chairman (Mr. G. A . Watson) said the defendant had been guilty of a very serious offence. She ought to have immediately informed the police that Nash was at her home, with the result that she would not have been charged that day. She had no doubt shown him kindly consideration. A fine of £1 would be imposed."

Charles' wife Mabel was again arrested this time in August 1918 charged with Bigamy.

The Reading Mercury reported on the 17th of August 1918;

"A CHARGE OF BIGAMY

Mabel A. Bedbrook was charged with going through a form of marriage on July 29th 1916, at Farnham, Surrey, with Private Alfred E. Nash, of A.S.C. , attached Royal Berks Regiment, stationed at Dublin, her lawful husband being then alive. Nash was charged with aiding and abetting.

Sergeant Bedbrook , Berks Territorials, serving at Yeomanry House, Reading, said that on February 25th, 1907, he married Mabel Annie Trowbridge (the female defendant) at Sandhurst Church. He lived with her until the outbreak of war at Yorktown, and then, on his enlistment, his wife moved to Sandhurst. Witness became acquainted with Nash when he found him in his home in 1915, when he (witness) was home on leave. Nash knew that he and Mabel Bedbrook were man and wife. At Easter, 1916, witness ordered Nash out of his house on account of something that was told him.

Private George Harrison deposed to being present at the Registry Office at Farnham, when the defendants went through the usual form of marriage.

P.S. Salter, stated that when the female defendant was arrested she said that she was in trouble, and that Nash married her in order that she might get the separation allowance. She drew it for a time for herself , and afterwards for her newly born baby as well. Nash has since paid it all back.

Supt. Goddard said that the separation allowance from her first husband had previously been stopped. P.S. Salter, continuing his evidence said the female defendant had been convicted of harbouring Nash when an absentee.

The female defendant said that her life with her husband had been very unhappy as he seldom came home to her after work, but stayed at his mother's house. When her husband heard she had given birth to a child on March 8th, 1916, of which Nash was the father, he turned her out of the house. Afterwards when she was expecting another child by Nash they decided to go through a form of marriage so that she might get the separation allowance.

The male defendant said he did not know that Bedbrook was alive, where he was or anything about him. Both defendants were committed for trial, the woman being granted bail in two sureties of £20, in order that she might look after her children."

On the 18th of Ocotber 1918, at Wokingham Magistrates Court, Wokingham, Berkshie, Mabel Bedbrook was found guilty of Bigamy and was sentenced to 4 months imprisonment with Hard Labour. Alfred Nash was convivted of aiding and abetting Mable and sentenced to 6 months imprisonment with Hard Labour.

Charles was discharged fro m the Army, unknown date.

Living at 12 Park Street, Camberley, Surrey, in the 1939 Register. Charles is living with his mother and is working as a Carpet and Linoleum Fitter.

Charles lived at Park Street, Camberley, Surrey, until his death.

Charles died between October and December 1956, aged 72 years. Registered at Surrey South Western.

Son of Charles William and Adela Mary Bedbrook (nee Cox), of 12, Park Street, Camberley, Surrey.

George Henry Bedbrook 1885 - 1950

Born on the 11th of September 1885 at Sandhurst, Berkshire. Registered between October and December 1885 at Easthampstead, Berkshire.

Baptised on the 4th of October 1885, at the College Chapel, Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire.

Living at New Married Quarters, Royal Military College, Sandhurst, 1891 census. Father is a Sergeant based at the R.M.C.

Living at Staff College Lodge, R.M.C, Sandhurst 1901 census. Father is now an Army pensioner and Gate Keeper at the R.M.C., George now aged 15 is working as a Greengrocers Assistant.

George enlisted into the 18th (Victoria Mary, Princess of Wales's Own) Hussars, on the 25th of July 1905 at Yorktown, Camberley, Surrey. George was aged 19 and gave his occupation as a Groom.

Rank: Private

Service No: 6289

George the 18th Hussars at York, Yorkshire, on the 7th of August 1905.

George passed the 3rd Class Army Certificate of Education, on the 11th of September 1905, at York, Yorkshire.

George married Beatrice Victoria Lewis, on the 9th of December 1905, at the Independent Chapel, Southampton, Hampshire. Registered at Southampton, Hampshire.

Transferred to the 7th (Queen’s Own) Hussars, on the 2nd of April 1906.

Transferred to the 3rd (The King's Own) Hussars based in India, disembarking on the 9th of March 1907.

Regimental Number changed to H/302

Granted 1st Good Conduct Badge on the 25th of July 1907.

Posted to South Africa, disembarking on the 6th of December 1907.

Discharged from Army Service by Purchase of £25, on the 17th of November 1908.

Living at Ferndale Cottage, Gordon Road, Curdridge Nr Botley, Hampshire, in the 1911 census. George gives his name as Henry, is aged 27 is working as a Groom.

Enlisted into the Army Service Corps, on the 2nd of November 1915 at the Remount Depot, Swaythling, Hampshire, aged 32 years, Occupation given as Groom.

Rank: Private

Service No: R/44497

Geroge served only in the U.K.

Awarded 1st Good Conduct Badge on the 30th of November 1917.

Discharge to Class Z Army Reserve, on the 23rd of September, 1919.

Living at Chalk Hill, Westend, Southampton, Hampshire, 1919.

Living at Portchester Road, Woolston, Southampton, Hampshire, in the 1939 Register. George was working as a Waterman at Southampton Docks and was also an Auxillary Fireman.

George died on the 6th of January 1950, whilst living at 84 Portchester Road, Woolston, Southampton, Hampshire.

Son of Son of Charles William and Adela Mary Bedbrook (nee Cox), of 12, Park Street, Camberley, Surrey. Husband of Beatrice Victoria Bedbrook (nee Lewis) of 84 Portchester Road, Woolston, Southampton, Hampshire.

Walter's brother Alfred Frederick fell in the Great War (see above)

Walter Denison Bedbrook 1891 - 1976

Born on the 25th of January 1891 at Sandhurst, Berkshire. Registered between January and March 1891, at Easthampstead, Berkshire.

Baptised on the 15th of February 1891, at the College Chapel, Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire.

Living at New Married Quarters, Royal Military College, Sandhurst, 1891 census. Father is a Sergeant based at the R.M.C.

Living at Staff College Lodge, R.M.C, Sandhurst 1901 census. Father is now an Army pensioner and Gate Keeper at the R.M.C. Walter now aged 10 is attending school.

Walter aged 18 is working for the Post Office at Bournemouth, Dorset, as a Learner. Recorded in the Post Office archives 1909.

Walter aged 19 is working for the Post Office at Marlborough, Wiltshire. Recorded in the Post Office archives 1910

Living at Grand Lodge, Staff College, London Road, Camberley 1911 census. Father is still Gate keeper at the R.M.C. Walter now aged 20, is working as a Post Office clerk.

Enlisted into the Army, unknown date. Newspaper reports for brother Alfred confirm all 5 siblings served during WW1.

Royal Engineers

Rank: Sapper

Service No: 72339

Posted to the Balkans, disembarking on the 28th of April 1915. (The Balkans Front included the fighting in Greek Macedonia, Serbia and Bulgaria).

Walter married Alice Margaret Little on the 15th of June 1918, at Preshute, Wiltshire.

Posted to Class Z Army Reserve on the 19th of April 1919.

Walter's wife Alice passed away on the 18th of February 1925, aged 33. Buried at St. George's, Preshute, Wiltshire.

Walter married Dothory Olive Pearce between July and September 1926. Registered at Marlborough, Wiltshire.

Elected as Chairman of Marlborough Town Football Club, July 1929. Reported in the North Wilts Herald on the 26th of July 1929.

Living at 37 St. Martins, Marlborough, Wiltshire, in the 1939 Register. Walter is working as an Overseer for the Post Office at Marlborough, Wiltshire.

Walter died on the 29th of December 1976. Living at 37 St. Martins, Marlborough, Wiltshire.

Son of Son of Charles William and Adela Mary Bedbrook (nee Cox), of 12, Park Street, Camberley, Surrey.

Walter's brother Alfred Frederick fell in the Great War (see above)

Robert James Begg 1891 - 1916;

Born at Frimley, Surrey. Registered between January and March 1891 at Farnham, Surrey.

Baptised at St. Annes, Bagshot, Surrey on the 6th of March 1891, address given as High Beeches, Frimley, Surrey.

Living at Bagshot Road, Frimley, Surrey, in the 1891 census. Robert's father works as a Gardener.

Living at Bagshot Road (near to Collingwood Mount), Camberley, Surrey, in the 1901 census.

Living at 2, Baden Villas, Prospect Road, Bognor Regis, Sussex in the 1911 census. James aged 20, was a boarder and his occupation was given as Shop Assistant.

Robert married Annie Greenfield on the 21st of September 1914. Registered at Westhampnett, Sussex. Robert gave his occupation as Shop Assistant.

Enlisted at Bognor Regis, Sussex, unknown date.

7th (Service) Battalion, Queens (Royal West Surrey) Regiment.

Rank: Private.

Service No: G/14190.

Posted to the B.E.F. in France and Flanders, unknown date.

Wounded In Action, unknown date.

Died from Wounds, at the 11th Stationary Hospital, Rouen, France, on the 1st of December 1916, Aged 26.

Buried at St.Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France.

Grave Reference: O. III. M. 8.

During the First World War, Allied army camps and hospitals were stationed on the southern outskirts of Rouen. A base supply depot and the 3rd Echelon of General Headquarters were also established in the city.

Almost all of the hospitals at Rouen remained there for practically the whole of the war. They included eight general, five stationary, one British Red Cross and one labour hospital, and No. 2 Convalescent Depot.

Son of Robert and Annie Begg, of High Beeches, Camberley, Surrey; husband of Annie Tomsett (formerly Begg, nee Greenfield), of "Lyola," Gordon Avenue, Bognor, Sussex.

William Walter Bell 1893 - 1916;

Born on the 5th of January 1893 at Owlsmoor, Berkshire. Registered between January and March at Easthampstead, Berkshire.

William attended Broadmoor County Primary School, Crowthorne, Berkshire until the 20th of October 1898, when he left due to ill health.

Living at Owlsmoor, Berkshire, in the 1901 census. William's father works as a Servant at the Royal Military College Sandhurst.

William was re-admitted into Broadmoor County Primary School, Crowthorne, Berkshire, and attended until the 11th of April 1904.

Living at Belmont Cottages, Owlsmoor, Camberley in the 1911 census. William aged 18 is a printer's apprentice at Wellington College.

Enlisted at Salisbury Plains, Wiltshire, unknown date.

Hampshire Regiment.

Rank: Private.

Service No.4/3255.

Posted to the 1st/4th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment, unknown date.

Rank: Private.

Service No. 201071.

1st/4th Battalion Hampshire Regiment was posted to India, landing in Karachi on the 11th November 1914. Attached to 4th (Rawalpindi) Brigade in 2nd (Rawalpindi) Division in January 1915.

Entered Asiatic Theatre of War, Landing at Basra, Mesopotamia (now Iraq) on the 18th of March 1915.

Killed In Action on the 21st January 1916, Aged 23, during the Battle of El -Hanna, No known grave.

On the 21st of January 1916, the Kut Relief Force (the Seige of Kut had begun on the 7th of December 1915) attacked at El-Hanna in atrocious conditions. Thick mud made the movement of troops and equipment difficult and the Turks had had time to improve their defences which were a mile in depth. Among the attacking British force were 345 men of the 1/4th Hampshires who were particularly eager for success given that many of their comrades were trapped inside Kut.

The attack was a disaster. After shelling the Turkish positions, the British and Indian troops advanced in heavy rain over flat ground which afforded neither cover nor surprise. The 9th Brigade, which four 1/4th Hampshires had managed to infiltrate, attempted to reinforce a group of around 60 men who had got within 50 yards of the Turkish trenches. However, they were quickly driven back. On a day of heavy casualties, the Hampshires suffered particularly badly. They went into battle with 16 officers and 339 other ranks and came out with three and 64 respectively.

Remembered on Basra Memorial, Iraq.

Panel: 21 and 63.

Until 1997 the Basra Memorial was located on the main quay of the naval dockyard at Maqil, on the west bank of the Shatt-al-Arab, about 4 miles north of Basra. Because of the sensitivity of the site, the Memorial was moved by presidential decree and the memorial is now located 19 miles along the road to Nasiriyah, in the middle of what was a major battleground during the first Gulf War.

Remembered on the Lychgate War Memorial, St. John's, Crowthorne, Berkshire.

Son of Walter John and Esther Charlotte Bell (nee Inwood), of "Bell View", Owlsmoor Road, College Town, Camberley, Surrey.v

Herbert William Binyon 1888 - 1917;

Born on the 3rd of August 1888 at Kingston, Surrey.

Baptised at St. Pauls, Kingston Hill, Surrey, on the 16th of August 1888.

Living at Kings Road, Kingston, Surrey, in the 1891 census. Herbert's father William, works as a Bankers Clerk.

Living at 59 Old Southend Road, Prittlewell, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, in the 1901 census. Herbert's father works as a Bankers Clerk.

Living at 74 Hunsdon Road, New Cross, London, in the 1911 census. Herbert's age given as 23 is an unemployed Clark.

Emigrated to Canada. Herbert sailed on the Royal Edward from Bristol, England, and disembarked at Quebec, Canada, on the 5th of July, 1911.

Mother Maria living at Bank House, Wallingford, Berkshire, England, on enlistment. Herbert's father William works for the London and County and Westminister Bank.

Enlisted at Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on the 27th of January 1916, aged 27. Herbert gave his occupation as an Assistant Agent.

82nd Battalion Canadian Infantry

Rank: Private.

Service No.161279.

Posted to England, embarking on the 'Empress of Britain' at Halifax, Canada on the 20th of June 1916 and disembarking in Liverpool, England on the 29th of June 1916.

Posted to the 9th Reserve Battalion, at Otterpool, Kent, on the 14th of July 1916.

Posted to the C.E.F. in France, disembarking at Le Havre, France,on the 20th of August 1916.

Drafted to the 102nd Battalion Canadian Infantry, on the 21st of August 1916.

Joined the 102nd Battalion, In The Field, on the 7th of September 1916.

Killed In Action on the 12th May 1917, aged 28.

Herbert's death was reported in the Berks and Oxon Advertiser on the 25th of May 1917;

"Death OF A YOUNG PATRIOT AT THE FRONT

We deeply regret to hear that Private Binyon, youngest son of Mr. W. J. Binyon, Manager of the Wallingford Branch of the London and County and Westminister Bank, has fallen in action at the Front in France. Like many other young Englishmen Overseas, he threw up everything when he found young men were urgently needed for the Army at home, and came over with a Canadian regiment, and was in a good deal of the fiercest fighting. No details are at present to hand, but there is unfortunately, no doubt as to the correctness of the sad news. We are sure that not only Mr. and Mrs. Binyon many friends but the entire neighbourhood will mourn with them in their irrepatable loss."

Buried at La Chaudiere Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France.

Grave Reference: VI. D. 9.

Son of William John and Maria Elizabeth Binyon (nee Peacock), of Bank House, York Town, Camberley, Surrey, England. Native of Wallingford, Berks, England.

Frederick Crozier Frazer Biscoe 1894 - 1915;

Born at Secunderabad, Madras, India, on the 10th of October 1894. Frederick's father William was working as Conservator of Forests at Indore, India.

Baptised at Secunderabad, Madras, India, on the 14th of November 1894.

Visitor at Wood End, Lymington, Hampshire, in the 1901 census.

Educated at Cheltenham College, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, admitted in 1908.

Boarder at Newick House, Upper Bath Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, in the 1911 census. Frederick now aged 16, is a Student at Cheltenham College.

Educated as a Gentleman Cadet at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire. Admitted in Summer 1913.

Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant, 2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment, on the 14th of August 1914. Reported in the London Gazette on the 14th of August 1914, Issue 28870, Page 6401.

Posted to the B.E.F. in France, disembarking on the 9th of September 1914.

By October 1914 the 2nd Btn. Worcestershire Regiment was near to Ypres, where the British Army, had made a stand against the German invasion. The Battle of Ypres, hinged on the village of Gheluvelt, the last point in the British line, from which the enemy’s line could be dominated.

By midday on the 31st of October, the Queens, the Royal Scots Fusiliers, the Welsh, and the Kings Royal Rifles had been overwhelmed, while on the right the South Wales Borderers had pulled back. The village of Gheluvelt was in German hands, and a serious gap had been created in the British lines.

At 1.00 p.m. the 2nd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment received orders to attack and retake Gheluvelt. Led by a guide from the Grenadier Guards, the men began to move at 1.45 p.m., whilst all around, the wounded and stragglers were making their way back to the rear and Artillery batteries could be seen limbering up, having received orders to pull back in preparation, of a general retreat.

The Worcestershire Regiment was the only British unit moving forward, and had to cross the Polderhoek ridge that was under heavy German fire. Major E. B. Hankey, the Battalion C.O., decided to cross this dangerous area as one large charge. As the men came into German view on the ridge, all enemy fire was directed at them, with over 100 being killed or wounded. The rest of the men pushed on, with the speed of the advance increasing as the men charged down the slope on the other side of the ridge, towards the chateau at Gheluvert.

The Germans were not prepared to face the charge, for they made no great attempt to stand their ground and face the counter-attack. They gave way at once before the onslaught of the Worcestershire battalion and crowded back out of the grounds of the chateau into the hedgerows beyond. 'C' Company led by Captain E. L. Bowring, followed closely by 2nd Lieutenant F. C. F. Biscoe, charged across the lawn, and here they met members of the South Wales Borderer's, that had made a gallant stand. All day they had held their ground at the Chateau and they were still stubbornly fighting although almost surrounded by the enemy. Their resistance had delayed and diverted the German advance, and the success of the Worcestershire's counter-attack was largely due to the brave and heroic defense by the South Wales Borderers.

The meeting of the two battalions was unexpected. The Worcestershire's had not known that any of the South Wales Borderers were still holding out. Major Hankey went over to their commander and found him to be Colonel H. E. Burleigh Leach, an old friend. With him was their second-in-command Major A. J. Reddie, brother of Major J. M. Reddie of the Worcestershire. "My God, fancy meeting you here," said Major Hankey, and Colonel Burleigh Leach replied quietly "Thank God you have come."

Although remnants of the Germans still held some positions around the village, the gap in the British lines had been plugged and the retreat of the British Army from Ypres and the Menin Road had been averted.

Appointed as Temporary Lieutenant, November 1914.

Mentioned In Despatches, published in the London Gazette on the 17th of February 1915, page 1663.

Promoted to Lieutenant, on the 15th of March 1915, published in the London Gazette 12th of May 1915, Issue 29160, page 4627.

Wounded In Action on the 17th of May 1915, during the Battle of Festubert.

The 2nd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment's machine gun section, led by Lieutenant F. C. F. Biscoe, were sent to aid the Inniskilling Fusiliers and the 2nd Oxford and Bucks L.I., in a captured German trench. The machine-gun detachment became involved in desperate fighting, and Lieutenant Biscoe was hit.

Died of Wounds on the 19th of May 1915, aged 20, at Bethune Hospital, Bethune, France.

Buried at Bethune Town Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France.

Grave Reference: II. H. 8.

Promoted to Captain, posthumously.

For much of the First World War, Bethune was comparatively free from bombardment and remained an important railway and hospital centre, as well as a corps and divisional headquarters. The 33rd Casualty Clearing Station was in the town until December 1917.

Probate records show that Frederick was living at 'Merton', Bath Road, Camberley, Surrey.

Remembered on the Camberley War Memorial.

Remembered on the College Chapel War Memorial, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Berkshire.

Son of William Fraser Biscoe and Mary Alice Biscoe.

Albert Charles Blake M.M. 1895 - 1918;

Born at Paddington, London, between July and September 1895. Registered at Paddington, London.

Living at Station Villa, Parkfield, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire, in the 1901 census. Albert's father is a Railway Signalman.

Living at 139A Kilburn Lane, Queens Park, London, in the 1911 census. Albert now aged 15, is working as a Great Western Railway Booking Lad.

Albert married Daisy Beatrice Browne at St John the Evangelist, Kensal Green, Paddington, London, on the 22nd of August 1915. Albert gave his occupation as Clerk, and was living at 180 Kilburn Lane, Queens Park, London.

Albert was working for the Great Western Railway,as a Clerk in the Traffic Department at Westbourne Park, London.

Enlisted into the 31st (Reserve) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, on the 3rd of November 1915 aged 20 years and 3 months. Albert was living at 80 Canterbury Road, West Kilburn, London.

Rank: Private

Service No: 1736

Joined the 31st (Reserve) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers at Whitehall, London, on the 13th of

Transferred to the Machine Gun Corp on the 8th of April 1916.

Rank: Private

Service No: 31102

Albert's son Jack was born on the 6th of March 1916. He was baptised on the 18th of June 1916 at St John the Evangelist, Kensal Green, Paddington, London.

Appointed as Lance Corporal (Unpaid) on the 24th of April 1916.

Appointed as Lance Corporal (Paid) on the 24th of May 1916.

Posted to the B.E.F. in France and Flanders, Embarked at Folkestone, Kent and disembarked Boulogne, France, on the 25th of June 1916,

Posted to the Base Depot, Camiers, France, on the 26th of June 1916.

Posted to 55th Company Machine Gun Corps, In The Field, on the 9th of July 1916.

Admitted to No.2 New Zealand Field Ambulance, on the 3rd of August 1916. Albert is suffering from Pleurisy.

Admitted to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, on the 3rd of August 1916.

Admitted to the 8th Stationary Hospital, Wimereux , France, on the 4th of August 1916.

Admitted to No.1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, France, on the 9th of August 1916.

Discharged to Base Depot, Boulogne, on the 10th of August 1916. Albert is now declared Fit.

Posted to the Base Depot at Camiers, France, on the 13th of August 1916.

Posted to 72nd Company Machine Gun Corps, In the Field, on the 7th of September 1916.

Admitted to Hospital on the 9th of November 1916.

Admitted to the 13th General Hospital, Boulogne, on the 11th of November 1916.

Discharged to No.1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, France, on the 31st of December 1916.

Posted to the Base Depot, Camiers, on the 5th of January 1917.

Posted to the 60th Company Machine Gun Corps, In the Field, on the 11th of February 1916.

Promoted to Corporal and Posted to the 60th Company Machine Gun Corps, on the 21st of February 1917.

Posted to Course at ?/A School at Camiers, on the 1st of October 1917.

Granted Leave to England from the 9th of November until the 24th of November 1917.

Granted Proficiency Pay on the 13th of November 1917.

Rejoined from leave, the 60th Company Machine Gun Corps, In The Field, on the 26th of November 1917.

Appointed Lance Serjeant on the 30th of November 1917.

Posted to 20th Company Machine Gun Corps, unknown date.

Killed In Action on the 1st of April 1918, aged 22 years.

Awarded the Military Medal for Bravery in the Field. Published in the London Gazette on the 26th of August 1918, Supplement 30873, Page 10115.

No known grave.

Remembered on the Pozieres Memorial, France

Panel Ref: Panel 90 to 93.

After the war in 1927 Albert's brother Edward wrote several letters to the Army regarding Albert having no known grave.

"Dear Sir,

I have been advised to write to you by the British Legion on the subject of the death in action on 31st March 1918 of my brother, Sergt, a. c. Blake, No. 31102, Machine Gun Corps.

I am extremely anxious to have the exact spot and circumstances of his death, and am able to give you the following particulars.

From what I can gather from the Imperial War Graves and other sources, my brother was killed at Hangard Wood, 10 miles south-east of Amiens, but no trace of the body has been found and consequently he has no known grave. Shortly after his death his mandoline (sic) was sent back from France autographed by the following names, some whom must have been with him at the time

Coy Sgt. Major T. Woodhouse

F. H???ston C.Q.M.S.

R. Buriton Sgt.

E. Garner Sgt.

C.J. Buck Sgt.

J. Killeen Sgt.

T.K. Dresser Sgt.

J.H. Collins Sgt.

C. Deacon Sgt.

A. Impey Sgt.

It is possible that you may be able to give me the present address one of or more of the above, or help me in some other way.

Hoping to hear from you.

yours faithfully

E. Blake."

Edward must have received a reply as he sent a further letter in January 1928, requesting a letter he wrote be forwarded to T.K Dresser and J. Killeen.

Albert is remembered on his parent's grave who had moved to Frimley Green, Surrey with his father passing away and buried at St. Peter's, Frimley, Surrey on the 13th of April 1948 and his mother buried there on the 2nd of February 1958. His mother had run the Post Office at Frimley Green, Surrey, and lived at Chartrence,, Guildford Road, Frimley Green, Surrey.

Husband of Daisy Beatrice Blake (nee Browne) of 80 Canterbury Road, Kilburn, London, England.

Frank Ridley Farrer Boileau 1867 - 1914;

Born at Lucknow, Bengal, India, on the 29th of November 1867.

Baptised at Lucknow, Begal, India, on the 23rd of December 1867.

Educated at Cheltenham College, Bath Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, from 1882 until 1885.

Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant, Royal Engineers, on the 16th of February 1887.

Posted to India, 1889.

Promoted to Lieutenant, on the 16th of February 1890.

Served on the Lushai Expedition 1892. Operations against the Eastern Lushai clans, in present day region of the Bangladesh, Burma and India borders.

Awarded the Indian General Service Medal, with Clasp Lushai. (This issue of the Indian GSM was first awarded in 1854 until 1895).

Appointed Assistant Field Engineer to the Divisional Troops, from the 28th of March until August 1895.

Served on the Chitral Expedition, April 1895. The Relief of Chitral, as the expedition became known, saw a British force sent to relieve the fort, that was under siege after a local coup. 543 men were besieged in the Chitral fort until it was relieved about a month later, by two expeditions, a small one from Gilgit and a large one from Peshawar.

Awarded the India Medal with Clasp, Relief of Chitral 1895.

Promoted to Captain, on the 27th of July 1897.

Appointed Fellow of the Huguenot Society, confirmed after a meeting held at The Hotel Windsor, Victoria Street, Westminster, London, on Wednesday 10th of November 1897. Frank was shown as living at 'Elstowe', Camberley, Surrey.

Posted to Central Africa and Appointed Assistant Commissioner , Anglo-German South-East African Boundary Commission, from the 9th of April 1898 until the 28th of February 1899.

Posted to South Africa serving in the 2nd Boer War, 1899.

Served in the following operations;

The advance on Kimberley, including actions at Belmont, Enslin, Modder River and Magersfontein.

Orange Free State, February to May 1900, including actions at Paardeberg 17th to the 26th of February, Poplar Grove, Dreifontein, Houtnek (Thoba Mountain), Vet River on the 5th and 6th May and Zand River.

Transvaal, May to June 1900, including actions near Johannesberg, Pretoria and Diamond Hill on the 11th and 12th of June 1900.

Appointed Deputy Assistant Adjutant General (D.A.A.G) on the 27th of June 1900.

Operations in the Transvaal, west of Pretoria, July to October 1900, including actions at Zillikat's Nek.

Promoted to Brevet Major, on the 29th of November 1900.

Awarded the Queen's South Africa Medal, with Clasps, Belmont, Modder River, Paardeberg, Drefontein, Johannesberg and Diamond Hill.

Mentioned In Despatches, published in the London Gazette on the 8th of February 1901.

Living at Staff College, Camberley, Surrey in the 1901 census. Frank is a student at the Staff College, and a serving Captain in the Royal Engineers.

Graduated from the Staff College (p.s.c.), Camberley, Surrey, unknown date. Frank was also a 2nd Class Interpreter in French.

Frank married Mary Aurora Tudor, at St. John, Lustleigh, Devon, between January and March 1902.

Appointed D.A.A.G., Royal Engineers, at the Headquarters of the Army (War Office), on the 6th of May 1902 until the 18th of July 1905.

Frank was part of the King's procession during the Coronation of King Edward VII, on the 9th of August 1902.

Promoted to Major, on the 12th of August 1905.

Promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel on half-pay and Appointed Professor at the Indian Staff College, Quetta, India on the 31st of March 1906 until January 1910.

Promoted to Brevet Major, March 1909.

Promoted to Colonel, on the 21st of January 1910, on half-pay.

Appointed General Staff Officer, 1st Grade, 3rd Division, Southern Command, on the 1st of July 1910.

Attended a Conference of General Staff Officers, at the Staff College, Camberley, Surrey, from the 15th to the 18th of January 1912.

Appointed Chief Staff Officer, 3rd Division, British Expeditionary Force, with the outbreak of war, August 1914.

Posted with the B.E.F. in France, disembarking August 1914.

Wounded In Action by Gunshot, on the 26th of August 1914, at Ham, France.

Died of Wounds on the 28th of August 1914, aged 46.

The Surrey Advertiser published the following on the 26th of September 1914;

"Col. Ridley Boileau, RE., Chief Staff Officer, 3rd Division, was the son of Col. F. W. Boileau, C.B., of Elstowe, Camberley, and was 46 years of age. In 1898-99 he served as Assistant Commissioner, Anglo-German South East Africa Boundary Commission. In 1892 he took part in operations against Eastern Lushai clans, and three years later was with the relief force in Chitral, as Assistant Field Engineer Divisional Troops. During the South African War he took part in the advance on Kimberley. He was also at Paarderberg, Poplar Grove, Dreifontein, Johannesburg, Pretoria and Diamond Hill. Afterwards he served on the Staff. His services were mentioned in despatches, and he received his brevet majority with the Queen's medal and six clasps."

Originally Buried at Ham Communal Cemetery, Somme, France. Frank was exhumed and reburied on the 27th of June 1968, at Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, Pas de Calais, France.

Grave Reference: 16. A.B. 1.

Remembered on the Camberley War Memorial.

Remembered on the St. George's Memorial, Camberley, Surrey. (St.George's was demolished in 1971. Stone Tablets recording those that fell are kept safe at St. Michael's, Camberley, Surrey.)

Remembered on the Hemel Hempstead War Memorial, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.

Son of Col. F. W. Boileau, C.B., and Letitia Boileau (nee Bradford), of 'Elstowe', Heathcote Road, Camberley; husband of Mary A. Boileau, of Windout Hill House, Exeter.

Frederick Hamilton Bligh Bond 1894 - 1915;

Born on the 8th of April 1894, at Aldershot, Hampshire.

Baptised at St. Marks, Farnborough, Hampshire, on the 16th May 1894.

Living at 16, Brock Street, Bath, Somerset in the 1901 census. Frederick's paternal Grandmother's house.

Educated at Cheltenham College.

Living at Newark House, Upper Bath Road, Bath Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, in the 1911 census. Boarder at Cheltenham College.

Educated at the Royal Military College Woolwich, London. Admitted in 1911, Frederick was in the gymnastic VIII between 1912 and 1913.

Frederick resigned his Commission in 1913 before completing his course and emigrated to Canada, working for the Bank of Montreal.

Frederick was working as a Bank Clerk for the Bank of Montreal, on enlisting.

Commissioned as Lieutenant in the Canadian Field Artillery, August or September 1914.

In order to reach the front line quicker, Frederick resigned his commission and enlisted into the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery which was leaving for England immediately.

Enlisted on the 23rd of September 1914 at Valcartier, Quebec, Canada.

Rank: Gunner

Service No: 6249

"A" Battery, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery.

Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant, on the 13th of December 1914.

Disembarked in France on the 7th of February 1915.

Posted to the 122nd Battery, Royal Field Artillery, January 1915.

Wounded in Action on the 12th of May 1915.

Frederick was severely wounded by an enemy shell fire as he returned from duty as Forward Observation Officer in an observation post in the front line trenches near Hill 60, Ypres.

Frederick died from his wounds the next day, the 13th of May 1915, aged 21 years.

Buried at White House Cemetery, St. Jean-Les-Ypres, Belgium.

Grave Reference: III. Q. 26.

Frederick's death was reported in the Cheltenham Chronicle and Gloucestershire Graphic, on the 22nd of May 1915.

Remembered on the Camberley War Memorial.

Remembered on the St. George's Memorial, Camberley, Surrey. (St.George's was demolished in 1971. Stone Tablets recording those that fell are kept safe at St. Michael's, Camberley, Surrey.)

Remembered on the St Jude's Church War Memorial, Earl's Court, London.

Son of Major General Sir Francis George Bond, K.B.E., C.B., C.M.G., and Alice Maud, his wife, of Stowe, Camberley, Surrey.

Distant relative of Vice Admiral William Bligh, famous as Commanding Lieutenant of HMS Bounty (Mutiny on the Bounty) and as Governor of Australia.

John George Bowles 1886 - 1916;

Born at St.Neots, Huntingdonshire (Now Cambridgeshire).

Living at New Town Street, Sandhurst, Berkshire in the 1891 census.

Living at Crowthorne, Berkshire, 1901 census. John aged 14 is now working as a Servant at Wellington College.

Not found in the 1911 census.

Enlisted into the Warwickshire Yeomanry, unknown date.

Rank: Private.

Service No. 2335.

Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant, on the 13th of February 1915.

7th Battalion, Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment).

Posted to the B.E.F and disembarking in France on the 24th of March 1916.

Killed In Action on the 1st of November 1916.

Buried at Grandcourt Road, Cemetery, Somme, France.

Grave Reference: A. 10.

Grandcourt Road Cemetery was made in the spring of 1917 when the Ancre battlefield was cleared.

Son of John and Elizabeth Bowles, of "Elmsdale," 22, Alexandra Avenue, Camberley, Surrey.

Joseph Bilson Bracey 1898 - 1918;

Born at St. Ippolyts, Hertfordshire, on the 19th of December 1897. Registered at Hitchin, Hertfordshire.

Living at Gosmore, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, in the 1901 census.

Joseph attended the Ippollitts National School, Hertfordshire. On the 21st of June 1910, he passed the Labour Exam.

On the 23rd of June 1910 won First prize after Mr. Amos inspected the Boy's garden.

Living at Gosmore, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, in the 1911 census. Joseph now aged 13 is working as a Domestic Gardner.

Residence given as Sandhurst, Berkshire on enlistment.

Enlisted at Wokingham, Berkshire, unknown date.

Royal Berkshire Regiment

Rank: Private.

Service No: 23881.

Transferred to "B" Company, 11th Battalion Hampshire Regiment, unknown date.

Rank: Private.

Service No: 33477.

Captured as Prisoner of War on the 22nd of March 1918 at St. Emilie, France.

Died on the 16th of October 1918, of heart failure and pneumonia at a German Military Hospital, aged 20 years.

Buried at Erquelinnes Communal Cemetery, Belgium.

Grave Reference: 43.

Erquelinnes Communal Cemetery contains 67 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, all of which were made by the Germans in October and November 1918.

Son of Jesse and Clara Emily Bracey (nee Prior), of Alphington Stables, Frimley, Surrey.

Albert Ernest Bracknell 1898 - 1953;

Born at Camberley, Surrey, 13th April 1898.

Baptised at St. Michaels, Camberley on the 19th of June 1898.

Living at 35 Princess Street, Camberley in the 1901 census.

Emigrated with Parents to Australia, Aged 12.

Embarked the SS Rimutaka, on the 30th November 1910, disembarking at Albany, Western Australia on the 8th of January 1911.

Living at Barossa Farm, Denmark, W. A., Australia on enlistment on the 14th of September 1918. Albert's Father gave his permission and signed military records, for Albert to serve as he was under 21 years.

4th Reinforcement (W), Australian Infantry.

Rank: Private.

Discharged due to cessation of hostilities, 24th December 1918.

Died on the 12th August 1953 at Swan, Western Australia, Australia.

Son of Alfred and Elizabeth Jane Bracknell, of Vancouver St., Albany, Western Australia. Native of Camberley, Surrey, England. Brother George Henry Bracknell fell in the war (see below).

George Henry Bracknell 1892 - 1916;

Born at Camberley, Surrey.

Baptised at St. Michaels, Camberley on the 17th of April 1892.

Emigrated with Parents to Australia, Aged 18.

Embarked the SS Rimutaka, on the 30th November 1910, disembarking at Albany, Western Australia on the 8th of January 1911.

Living at Barossa Farm, Denmark, W. A., Australia on enlistment, Occupation Farmer.

Enlisted at Black Hill, W.A., Australia on the 27th July 1915, Aged 23.

11th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement, Australian Infantry.

Rank: Private.

Regimental No: 3276.

Embarked at Freemantle, Western Australia, on the HMAT Ulysses (A38) on the 2nd of November 1915, Aged 23.

AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/28/3.

Posted to B Company, 11th Battalion, Australian Infantry, 2nd March 1916.

Disembarked in France on the 5th of April 1916.

Wounded In Action on the 20th of August 1916.

Died of Wounds on the 22nd August 1916, Aged 24.

Buried at Becourt Wood Cemetery, Now Called Becourt Military Cemetery, Somme, France.

Grave Reference: I. N. 20.

Remembered on the Kings Park War Memorial, Perth, Australia.

Remembered on the Camberley War Memorial (As C. Bracknell)

Son of Alfred and Elizabeth Jane Bracknell, of Vancouver St., Albany, Western Australia. Native of Camberley, Surrey, England.

Leonard Arthur Bracknell 1895 - 1959;

Born at Camberley, Surrey, September 1895.

Baptised at St. Michaels, Camberley on the 8th of March 1896.

Living at 35 Princess Street, Camberley in the 1901 census.

Emigrated with Parents to Australia, Aged 15.

Embarked the SS Rimutaka, on the 30th November 1910, disembarking at Albany, Western Australia on the 8th of January 1911.

Living at Barossa Farm, Denmark, W. A., Australia on enlistment, Occupation Farmer.

Enlisted at Black Hill, W.A., Australia on the 27th July 1915, Aged 19.

Leonard's Father gave permission and signed military record, for Leonard to serve as he was under 21 years.

11th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement, Australian Infantry.

Rank: Private.

Regimental No: 3275.

Embarked at Freemantle, Western Australia, on the HMAT Ulysses (A38) on the 2nd of November 1915, Aged 20.

AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/28/3.

Entered France on the 5th of April 1916.

Transferred to the 51st Battalion, Australian Infantry, 29th October 1916.

Wounded In Action on the 24th of April 1918. Gunshot wound to the left shoulder.

Admitted to the 47th Casualty Clearing Station, on the 25th and admitted to General Hospital in Rouen on the 26th of April 1918.

Evacuated to England on the 1st of May 1918 and admitted to Hospital the next day in Birmingham.

Discharged to return to Australia, Gunshot wound back.

Embarked at England on the 11th of December 1918, disembarked at Australia on the 20th of January 1919.

Died on the 4th of April 1959, Albany, Western Australia.

Son of Alfred and Elizabeth Jane Bracknell, of Vancouver St., Albany, Western Australia. Native of Camberley, Surrey, England. Brother George Henry Bracknell fell in the war (see above).

James Donaldson Dulany Brancker D.S.O. 1878 - 1917;

Born at Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America. British subject by Parentage.

Living at Baltimore, Maryland, USA, in the 1880 United States census. James' father's occupation is given as Merchant, and he later became British Vice-Consul in Baltimore.

I've not found James in American or British census results for 1890/91. But records show that his mother lived at 'Dilkhusha', Newquay, Cornwall, England.

Admitted to the Institution of Civil Engineers, London, England, on the 28th of November 1899.

Educated as a Gentleman Cadet, at the Royal Indian Engineering College, Cooper's Hill, Egham, Surrey.

Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant, Royal Garrison Artillery, on the 29th of August 1900. Published in the London Gazette on the 28th of August 1900. Issue 27224, Page 5321.

Living at Military Barracks, Sheerness, Kent, in the 1901 census.

Posted to Gibraltar, 1902.

Initiated into the Freemasons on the 2nd of February 1902. Hays Lodge, Wales. Residence given as Gibraltar.

Promoted to Lieutenant, on the 11th of October 1902.

Promoted to Captain, unknown date

Posted to India, 1910.

Living at Alexander Barracks, West Ridge, Rawalpindi, India, in the 1911 census. Captain with the No. 1 Mountain Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery.

Embarked the S.S. St Louis, at Southampton, Hampshire on the 21st of September 1912, traveled First Class with final destination being Bernardsville, New Jersey, USA.

Disembarked the Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse, at Plymouth, Devonshire, England on the 4th of November 1912.

Appointed Railway Transport Officer from the Staff College, Camberley, unknown date.

Posted to the B.E.F. in France, with the Railway Transport Establishment, disembarking on the 10th of August 1914.

The Times published on Tuesday the 22nd of June 1915, reported the announcement of the forthcoming marriage of Captain James Donaldson Dulany Brancker to Bryda Millicent Pennycuick, the wedding to be "quiet".

James married Bryda, at St. Peter's, Frimley, Surrey, on the 26th of June 1915. James gives his residence as Newquay, Cornwall, and Bryda gives her residence as 'Silonrie' Branksome Park Road, Camberley, Surrey.

Promoted to Major, unknown date.

Posted to and Appointed Battery Commander, 116th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, in France & Flanders, unknown date.

Killed In Action on the 1st of May 1917, at Feuchy. France, aged 39.

Battery Commader Major J.D.D. Brancker was killed with 8 other ranks, when the Battery Command post was hit by shell fire.

Buried at Tilloy British Cemetery, Tilloy-Les-Mofflaines, Pas de Calais, France.

Grave Reference: I. D. 23.

Awarded the Distinguished Service Order, as reported in the London Gazette, published on the 4th of June 1917.

Remembered on the Newquay War Memorial, Cornwall.

Remembered on the Camberley War Memorial.

Remembered on the St. Peter's Memorial, St. Peter's, Frimley, Surrey.

Remembered on the Royal Regiment of Artillery Memorial, Hyde Park Corner, London.

Son of John Sefton Brancker and Anne Caroline Brancker; husband of Bryda Millicent Brancker, of 6, Abercorn Place, St. John's Wood, London. (James' widow, although born in India, had settled in Camberley with her family).

Harry Finch Brazier 1882 - 1918;

Born at Great Warley, Essex, on the 20th of June 1882. Registered at Romford, Essex.

Baptised at Christ Church, Great Warley, Essex, on the 13th of August 1882. Address given as Headley Common.

Living at Bagshot Road, Frimley, Surrey in the 1891 census. Harry aged 8 is attending school.

Married Ethel Moss at St. Peter's, Frimley, Surrey, on the 27th of August 1906. Harry was working as a Bricklayer.

Living at Moorlands Road, Yorktown, Camberley, Surrey, in 1909. Recorded in the Surrey Electoral Records.

Living at 11, Portesbery Road, Camberley, Surrey in the 1911 census. Harry is working as a bricklayer.

Enlisted at Camberley, Surrey, unknown date.

447th Field Company, Royal Engineers.

Rank: Sapper.

Service No.145477.

Harry's wife Ethel died on the 13th of September 1915. Buried at St. Michael's, Yorktown, Camberley, Surrey.

Posted to the B.E.F. in France and Flanders, after January 1916.

Wounded In Action, unknown date.

Transferred to England, unknown date.

Posted to the B.E.F. in France and Flanders, unknown date.

Wounded In Action, unknown date.

Transferred to England, unknown date.

Posted to the B.E.F. in France and Flanders, unknown date.

Captured as a Prisoner of War by the Germans, May 1917.

Died on the 17th of September 1918, aged 36, at the Prisoners of War Hospital, Darmstadt, Germany.

The Reading Mercury reported on the 30th of November 1918;

"Sapper H. F. Brazier, of Graitney Lodge, Camberley, has died at Darmstadt, after being a prisoner of war since May last."

Buried at Niederzwehren Cemetery, Kassel, Germany.

Grave Reference: I. E. 3.

Remembered on the Camberley War Memorial.

Remembered on the St. Peter's Memorial, St. Peter's, Frimley, Surrey.

Remembered on the St. George's Memorial, Camberley, Surrey. (St.George's was demolished in 1971. Stone Tablets recording those that fell are kept safe at St. Michael's, Camberley, Surrey.)

Son of Henry and Ruth Brazier (nee Freeborn), of 15, Ash Lodge, Crawley Ridge, Camberley; husband of the late Ethel Brazier nee (Moss).

Joseph Henry Brewer 1883 - 1914;

Born on the 24th of October 1883. Registered at Marylebone, Middlesex.

Baptised on the 23rd of December 1883, at Marylebone, Westminster, London. Address given as 3 Isleworth Street, Marylebone, London.

Living at Erin House, Horace Street, Marylebone, London in the 1891 census.

Living at 11 Erin House, Horace Street, Marylebone, London on enlistment.

Enlisted into the Militia on the 21st of March 1899, at London, age given as 18 years.

Occupation is given as Carman, working for Mr. Sherman of 44 Horace Street, Marylebone, London.

Service No: 6099

Rank: Private.

D Company, 7th Battalion King's Royal Rifles.

Joseph was Drilled for 49 days

Enlisted into the Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment on the 11th of May 1899.

Service No: L/5967.

Rank: Private.

Posted to South Africa (2nd Boer War) unknown date.

Joseph served with the 2nd Battalion Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment, which arrived in South Africa in November 1899.

Awarded the Queen's South Africa Medal 1899 - 1902 with clasps: Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal.

Awarded the KIng's South Africa Medal with clasps: South Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902.

Transferred to the Army Reserve, unknown date. (About 1908 if serving usual terms of 7 years with the Colours and 5 years on Reserve).

Living at Minden Barracks, Deepcut, Surrey, in the 1911 census. Joseph now aged 27 gives his occupation as Billiard Maker Institute.

Joseph married May Mabel Draper on the 27th of May 1912 at St. Peter's, Frimley, Surrey. Residence given as Frimley and Occupation given as Labourer. Joseph had served with May's three brothers in the Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment.

Living at Lisson Grove, Westminster, London, on the outbreak of war in August 1914.

Recalled from the Reserve with the outbreak of war in August 1914 and posted to the 1st Battalion (Royal West Surrey) Regiment.

Posted to the B.E.F. in France and Flanders, disembarking in France on the 3rd of September 1914.

Killed In Action on the 31st of October 1914, at Gheluvelt, Belgium, during the First Battle of Ypres, aged 28 years.

The First Battle of Ypres was fought between October and November 1914, and the battle was significant as it witnessed the destruction of the highly experienced and trained British Regular Army, 'The Old Contemptibles'.

The 1st Battalion Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment, was decimated by the German attack on the 31st of October 1914, losing 2 Officers Wounded and 9 Missing and 674 N.C.O's and Other Ranks, Killed, Wounded, or Missing. Joseph's brother-in-law William Draper, was also killed in this battle.

No known grave.

Remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium.

Panel Reference: Panel 11 - 13 and 14.

Remembered on the St. Andrew's Lych Gate Memorial, Frimley Green, Surrey. (As J.W. Brewer)

Remembered on the St. Peter's Memorial, St. Peter's, Frimley, Surrey.

Remembered on the Camberley War Memorial.

Son of Edmund and Emily Brewer. Wife of May Mabel Hortin (formerly Brewer, nee Draper) of 1 Hawthorn Cottages, Mytchett Road, Frimley, Surrey.

Joseph served in the 1st Battalion Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) with his three brothers-in-laws (all served pre-war) Albert, Bertie, and William. William was killed on the same day as Joseph. (See Surnames D-F)

William John Martin Brook 1888 - 1914;

Born between October and December 1888 at Yorktown, Camberley, Surrey.

Baptised at St. Michaels, Camberley on the 17th February 1889.

Living at Arch Cottages, London Road, Yorktown, Camberley in the 1891 census.

Living at Cromwell Villa, Mortlake, Surrey in the 1901 census.

Enlisted into the Prince of Wale's (North Staffordshire Regiment) between February 1906 and June 1907.

Rank: Private.

Service No. 8324.

Living at Miltary Base in India, North Staffordshire Regiment in the 1911 census.

Posted to Ireland with the 1st Battalion The Prince of Wale's (North Staffordshire Regiment), unknown date.

The 1st Btn. North Staffs. were based at Buttevant, Ireland at the outbreak of war in August 1914.

Posted to the B.E.F with the 1st Bt. North Staffordshire Regiment, entering France on the 10th of September 1914.

Killed In Action on the 30th of October 1914, Aged 26.

The 1st Battalion Prince of Wale' (North Staffordshire Regiment) were in the trenches at Rue de Bois, Fleurbaix, Pas de Calais, France, when about 1 a.m. the Germans shelled "A" Company's position killing 4 men including William, 1 Officer, and

No Known Grave.

Remembered on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium.

Panel: 8.

Remembered on the St. Andrew's Lych Gate Memorial, Frimley Green, Surrey.

Remembered on the Camberley War Memorial.

Remembered on the St. Peter's Memorial, St. Peter's, Frimley, Surrey. (As W. Brooke)

Remembered on the Frimley Green Working Man's Club Memorial. (As A. Brook)

Son of William Charles and Fanny Brook (nee Martin), of 1, Cook's Cottages, Mytchett Road, Frimley, Surrey.

Francis Cyril Brooks 1898 - 1917;

Born on the 16th of June 1898, in Bombay, India (Now Mumbai, India). Francis' father is shown as working as a Broker.

Baptised at St. Thomas's Cathedral, Bombay, India, on the 4th of August 1898.

Educated at Rugby School, Rugby, Warwickshire, between 1912 and 1915.

Educated as a Gentleman Cadet, at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, London, and was made Sergeant in 1915.

Commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant on the 10th of May 1916, Royal Regiment of Artillery. Published in the London Gazette on the 9th of May, Issue 29573, Page 4560.

Transferred immediately to the Royal Flying Corps, to be trained as an observer.

Posted to No: 36 Squadron R.F.C. based at Cramlington, Northumberland, on the 10th of May 1916.

Posted to the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force at Egypt, disembarking on the 6th of September 1916.

Posted to No. 47 Squadron, Salonika, Balkans Front, September 1916.

Francis was an Observer aboard a No 47. Squadron, Armstrong-Whitworth F.K.3., Serial No. 5528, on the 22nd of December 1916, when at about 10.30 a.m. the pilot William Hastings Farrow D.F.C., shot an enemy aircraft causing it to crash out of control.

Posted to England, arriving in June 1917 to complete training as a Pilot.

Posted to the 45th Training Squadron at Lincoln, as a scout pilot.

Killed on the 17th of August 1917, Aged 19, in a training accident at Lincoln, shortly after receiving orders to proceed to France.

Francis was flying an Airco DH5, Serial No: A9441 and while ascending on his final flight before receiving his Pilot's certificate, the engine failed.

A fellow Officer wrote;

"We, who have had the pleasure of calling ourselves friends, shall never cease to mourn his great loss. His eagerness in his work, his keen desire to out to France and to get into action again, won the deep and lasting admiration of his friends".

An Officer on the staff at Salonika wrote;

"He has done some splendid work since he joined the R.F.C., and on one occasion, thanks to his coolness, perseverance, and determination, and in very trying circumstances, he obtained some very valuable photographs of enemy emplacements: they caused quite a sensation".

His Pilot at Salonika wrote;

"Without any hesitation whatever I classify him among the stoutest fellows I have come across in the R.F.C. He was genuinely enthusiastic and competent, and had the heart of a lion. The Corps has lost one of its most promising Officers"

Buried at Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey on the 22nd of August 1917.

Grave Reference: E. 179678.

Remembered on the Camberley War Memorial.

Son of Captain Joshua Charles Brooks, 20th Battalion, The Rifle Brigade (Territorial Force) and Alice Marquerite of Sarsdenfield, Portesbery Road, Camberley.

Alfred Walter Bryan 1886 - 1916;

Born on the 17th of August at Blackwater, Hampshire. Registered at Hartley Wintney, Hampshire between October and December 1886.

Living with maternal Grandparents at 16, Plantation Road, Frimley in the 1891 census.

Baptised at St. Michaels, Camberley on the 15th of September 1895 at the same time as his younger brother Lawrence.

Living at 16, Plantation Road, Frimley in the 1901 census. Aged 14 and is working as an errand boy for a grocers.

Emigrated to Canada unknown date.

Living at 540, Adelaide Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada on enlistment, Occupation given as Teamster.

Alfred was an active member of the G.G.B.G. (Governor General's Body Guard) a militia unit.

Enlisted on the 3rd of January 1916 at Toronto, Canada.

Canadian Infantry.

Rank: Private.

Service No. 159655.

Posted to the 19th Battalion Canadian Infantry.

Entered France in June 1916.

Killed In Action on the 12th September 1916, Aged 30. Alfred was killed While on sentry duty in the front line trenches. He was shot and instantly killed by a bullet from the rifle of an enemy sniper.

Buried at Sunken Road Cemetery, Somme, France.

Grave Reference: II. B. 24.

Death Reported in the Toronto Star, 22nd September 1916;

Pte. A. W. Bryan Killed.

PTE. ALFRED WALTER BRYAN, has been killed in action after being in the trenches less than four months. He enlisted in Toronto about a year ago, and went to England in the spring. After going overseas he was drafted into a battalion that was sent to France in June. He gave no Toronto address when he left the city, and the casualty list today gives his kin as living in England.

Remembered on the Camberley War Memorial.

Remembered on the Humber Bay War Memorial, Etobicoke, Toronto, Canada.

Son of Walter and Lucy Bryan (nee Denyer), of 16, Plantation Road, Frimley Road, Camberley, England.

Lawrence Sydney Bryan 1888 - abt. 1972

Born on the 30th of November 1888, at Yorktown, Camberley, Surrey.

Living with maternal Grandparents at 16, Plantation Road, Frimley in the 1891 census.

Baptised at St. Michaels, Camberley on the 15th of September 1895 at the same time as his elder brother Alfred.

Living at 16, Plantation Road, Frimley in the 1901 census.

Emigrated to Canada. Embarking at Liverpool, England, on the Tunisian, Lawrence disembarked at Quebec, Canada, on the 20th of May 1909.

Enlisted into the 12th Regiment York Rangers. This is a Canadian Militia unit.

Living at Swansea, Ontario, Canada, on enlistment in January 1916. Lawrence was woking as a Labourer.

Enlisted on the 31st of January 1916, at Mimico, Ontario, Canada.

Rank: Sapper

Service No. 778601

Posted to the 127th Battalion (12th York Rangers.

Granted Furlough from the 8th of May until the 8th of June 1916.

Embarking the S.S. Olympic, at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, on the 21st of August 1916. Disembarked at Liverpool, England, on the 31st of August 1916.

Transferred to No. 1 Construction Battalion, on the 21st of October 1916, at Witley, Surrey

Posted to the C.E.F. in France and Flanders, disembarking in Le Harve, France, on the 26th of October 1916.

The designation of the No. 1 Construction Battalion changed to 1st Battalion, Canadian Railway Troops, on the 10th of February 1917.

Granted 14 days leave to the U.K. on the 29th of November 1917.

Rejoined Unit in the Field on the 17th of December 1917.

Awarded 1st Good Conduct Badge, on the 4th of March 1918.

Admitted to the 6th Stationary Hospital, at Frevent, Pas-de-Calais, France on the 11th of July 1918, suffering from Pyrexia of unknown origin, called Trench Fever by the men

Discharged from the 6th Stationary Hospital at Frevent, Pas-de-Calais, France and rejoined Unit in the Field, on the 23rd of July 1918.

Granted 14 Days Leave to the U.K. on the 16th of December 1918. Rejoined Unit in the Field on the 31st of December 1918.

Posted to the Canadian Infantry Base Depot on the 14th of January 1919.

Transferred to England and Posted to the Candian Railway Troops Depot, at Witley, Surrey.

Transferred to Canada for Demobilization, embarking at Rhyl, Wales, on the 19th 0f March 1919.

Discharged from Army Service at the No. 2 District Depot, Toronto, Canada, on the 29th of March 1919.

Living at 191 Windermere Avenue, Humber Bay, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Lawrence aged 61 years is working as a Die Setter. Registered in the Canada Voters List 1949.

Living at 191 Windermere Avenue, Humber Bay, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Lawrence aged 77 years is now Retired. Registered in the Canada Voters List 1972.

I haven't confirmed date of death for Lawrence. The last record I have found is the 1972 Canada Voters List.

Son of Walter and Lucy Bryan (nee Denyer), of 16, Plantation Road, Frimley Road, Camberley, England. Lawrence's brother Alfred fell in the Great War. (see above)

Albert Charles Budd 1888 - 1967

Born on the 3rd of September 1888, at Hawley, Hampshire. Registered between October and December 1888, at Hartley Wintney, Hampshire.

Baptised at St. John's, Cove, Farnborough, Hampshire, on the 26th of October 1888.

Living at 'Doglets', Cove, Hampshire, in the 1891 census.

Living at Gold Farm, Aldershot, Hampshire. in the 1901 census.

Enlisted into the Royal Engineers, unknown date and place. (Service numbers suggest a date between January 1909 and January 1910).

Rank: Sapper

Service No. 18227.

Posted to Hong Kong, unknown date.

Living at Wellington Barracks, Hong Kong, China, in the 1911 census. Albert aged 23 years, is a Bricklayer in the Royal Engineers.

Posted to the B.E.F. in France and Flanders, disembarking on the 13th of December 1914.

Albert served with the Royal Engineers, Railways Companies.

Promoted to Transport Sergeant, unknown date.

Albert married Violet Lillian Carpenter, on the 14th of November 1917, at St. Peter's, Frimley, Surrey.

Service No. changed to WR/126596, in 1918.

Demobbed from Army Service, unknown date. Albert was posted to the Reserve. (Class B)

Enlisted for a further 4 years of Section D Reserve Service on the 15th of December 1920.

Service No. changed to 1845255.

Trade: Bricklayer

Rejoined from the Reserve on the 11th of April 1921.

Transferred to Reserve (Class D) on the 9th of June 1921.

Discharged from the Reserve on the 14th of December 1924.

Living at Western Vale, Salisbury Grove, Mytchett, Surrey, December 1924.

Living at 120 Coleford Bridge Road, Mytchett, Surrey, in the 1939 Register. Albert is working as a Master Builder.

Albert volunteered for duty with the Home Guard during World War Two.

Albert served with No. 2 Platoon, A Company, 1st Surrey Home Guard.

Rank: Corporal.

The Home Guard was Stood Down in December 1944.

Albert continued to live at 120 Coleford Bridge Road, Mytchett, Surrey, until his death.

Albert died on the 14th of March 1967, aged 78 years. at Farnham Hospital, Farnham, Surrey.

Son of James and Fanny Budd (nee Soane), of Gable Cottages, Frimley Green Road, Frimley, Surrey; husband of Violet Lillian Budd (nee Carpenter) of 120 Coleford Bridge Road, Mytchett, Surrey. Brothers Leonard and Sidney both fell in the war (see below)

Arthur Budd 1892 - 1972

Born on the 4th of July 1892, at Aldershot, Hampshire.s

Living at Gold Farm, Aldershot, Hampshire. in the 1901 census.

Lodger at 9 Rose Villas, Devonshire Road, Mitcham, West Merton, Surrey, in the 1911 census. Arthur now aged 19 is working as a Bricklayer's Labourer.

Arthur joined Surrey Constabulary as a Police Constable, on the 4th of August 1914.

Appointment No. 1733.

Collar No. P.C. 55.

Enlisted into the Military Foot Police, on the 10th of June 1915.

Rank: Lance Corporal

Service No: P1563.

Posted to the B.E.F. in France and Flanders, disembarking in France on the 22nd of September 1915.

Arthur was Demobbed and Transferred to Class Z Reserve, 1919.

Arthur rejoined Surrey Constabulary on the 18th of August 1919.

Collar No. 299

Living at 22 Chapel Grove, Addlestone, Surrey, in 1920.

Arthur married Maud Rosa Dives, on the 6th of July 1920, at St. Paul's, Addlestone, Surrey.

Living at Police House, Limpsfield, Surrey. Surrey Electoral Roll 1937.

Living at 14 Craddocks Avenue, Ashtead, Surrey, in the 1939 Register. Arthur is now a Police Sergeant with Surrey Constabulary.

Arthur died on the 11th of July 1972 aged 80 years.

Son of James and Fanny Budd (nee Soane), of Gable Cottages, Frimley Green Road, Frimley, Surrey; husband of Violet Lillian Budd (nee Carpenter) of 120 Coleford Bridge Road, Mytchett, Surrey.

Brothers Leonard and Sidney both fell in the war (see below) while brothers, Albert served with the Military Foot Police and James was a Police Constable with Surry Constabulary.

James William Budd 1885 - 1959

Born on the 1st of May 1885, at Wimbledon, Surrey. Registered at Kingston, Surrey.

Living at 'Doglets', Cove, Hampshire, in the 1891 census. Named as William.

Baptised on the 28th of June 1885, at St. John's, Cove, Hampshire.

Living at Gold Farm, Aldershot, Hampshire. in the 1901 census. James aged 16, is working as a Railway Porter.

James joined the Surrey Constabulary at Guildford, Surrey in 1909.

Transferred to Leatherhead, in 1910.

Boarder at New Cottage, Kingston Road, Leatherhead, Surrey, in the 1911 census. James now aged 26, is a Police Constable.

Transferred to Bletchingley, Surrey in 1913.

Living at Sunny Bank, Barfields, Bletchingley, Surrey.

James married Kate Louisa Lifford, on the 15th of April 1914 at St. Mary and St. Nicholas, Leatherhead, Surrey.

James continued his service with Surrey Constabulary during WW1.

The war placed a considerable operational burden on the Surrey forces as they became responsible for such wartime measures as the control of aliens, air raid warning arrangements, and enforcement of blackout and licensing laws.

Promoted to Sergeant, by 1916.

Transferred to Tongham, Shamley Green, and Merrow, Surrey.

Transferred to Byfleet, Surrey, where in 1924 he took part in the arrest of the murderer Jean-Pierre Vaquier.

James was transferred to Ash, Surrey in 1927.

James retired from the Surrey Constabulary in 1935

Living at 6 Park Villas, Ash Street, Ash Vale, Surrey, in the 1939 Register. James is a Retired Police Pensioner.

James died on the 14th of February 1959, St. Luke's Hospital, Guildford, Surrey, aged 59 years,

James was cremated and his ashes buried at St. Peter's, Frimley, Surrey, on the 24th of February 1959.

Son of James and Fanny Budd, of Gable Cottages, Frimley Green Road, Frimley, Surrey. Husband of Kate Louisa Budd (nee Lifford) of 6 Park Villas, Ash Street, Ash Vale, Surrey

Brothers Leonard and Sidney both fell in the war. Albert served with the Military Foot Police, Arthur served with the Royal Engineers, and James was a Police Constable with Surry Constabulary.

Leonard Budd 1890 - 1918;

Born at Aldershot, Hampshire.

Baptised on the 9th of October 1890, at St. Michael the Archangel, Aldershot, Hampshire.

Living at 'Doglets', Cove, Hampshire, in the 1891 census.

Living at Gold Farm, Aldershot, Hampshire. in the 1901 census.

Educated at Ash School, Ash, Surrey.

Boarder at 4 South Cottages, York Road, Weybridge, Surrey, in the 1911 census. Leonard now aged 20, is working as a Labourer.

Leonard joined the East Sussex Constabulary as a Police Constable, on the 17th of December 1912, aged 22 years. Warrant Card No: 1289.

Leonard resigned from the East Sussex Constabulary on the 14th of June 1915.

Enlisted at Lewes, Sussex, on the 14th of June 1915.

Coldstream Guards.

Rank: Private.

Service No. 16341.

Posted to the 4th (Reserve) Battalion, Coldstream Guards, joining at Caterham, Surrey, on the 18th of June 1915.

Leonard married Ethel Dorcas Dee, at St. Peter's, Earley, Reading, Berkshire, on the 7th of July 1915.

Marriage records show that Leonard and his wife lived at 'Ringmore', Connaught Road, Frimley, Camberley, Surrey.

Posted to the 5th (Reserve) Battalion, Coldstream Guards, on the 12th of August 1915.

Appointed Lance Corporal on the 10th of November 1915.

Posted to the B.E.F. in France & Flanders, disembarking on the 29th of March 1916. Leonard joined the 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards.

Promoted to Corporal, on the 9th of September 1916.

Transferred to No.1 Company, Guards Machine Gun Regiment, joining the unit on the 1st of February 1917.

Rank: Corporal.

Service No. 454.

Appointed unpaid Lance Sergeant on the 25th of November 1916.

Deprived of Lance Stripe by Order of the Battalion O.C., 'Neglect of Duty', on the 16th of July 1917.

Appointed unpaid Lance Sergeant on the 23rd of July 1917.

Appointed Paid Acting Sergeant on the 21st of August 1917.

Ceases to be Acting Sergeant on the 7th of September 1917.

Appointed Paid Lance Sergeant on the 9th of October 1917.

On the 1st of March 1918, the four companies of the Guards Machine Gun Regiment were formed into a single unit renamed the 4th Battalion, Machine Gun Guards.

Wounded In Action, unknown date.

Died of Wounds received in action, on the 21st of August 1918, aged 27.

Buried at Bucquoy Road Cemetery, Ficheux, Pas de Calais, France.

Grave Reference: III. K. 1.

Remembered on the Camberley War Memorial.

Remembered on the St. Peter's Memorial, St. Peter's, Frimley, Surrey.

Remembered on the Sussex Police Headquarters, East Sussex Constabulary Memorial, Lewes, Sussex.

Son of James and Fanny Budd (nee Soane), of Gable Cottages, Frimley Green Road, Frimley, Surrey; husband of Ethel Dorcas Budd (nee Dee), of 38, Tunshill Cottages, Earley, Reading.

Leonard's brothers served during the Great War. Sidney fell in 1917 (see below), Albert served with the Military Foot Police, Arthur served with the Royal Engineers, and James was a Police Constable with Surry Constabulary.

Sidney Louis Budd 1894 - 1917;

Born on the 8th of September 1894 at Aldershot, Hampshire.

Baptised on the 7th of October 1894, at St Michael the Archangel, Aldershot, Hampshire.

Living at Gold Farm, Aldershot, Hampshire, in the 1901 census.

Sidney began an apprenticeship with John Drew the Stationers, Aldershot, Hampshire, in 1909

Living at 10 Fields Lane, Frimley Green, Surrey, in the 1911 census. Sidney now aged 16, is working as a Stationers Shop Assistant.

Enlisted at Grimsby, Lincolnshire (Now Humberside), on the 6th of October 1914.

10th (Service) Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Known as the Grimsby Chums.

Rank: Private.

Service No. 652.

Appointed Unpaid Lance Corporal on the 19th of March 1915.

Granted Pay of Lance Corporal on the 27th of March 1915.

Promoted to Corporal on the 10th of May 1915.

Appointed Paid Lance Sergeant on the 31st of July 1915.

Reverted to Corporal at Own Request, on the 25th of October 1915.

Posted to the B.E.F. in France, embarking at Southampton, Hampshire, on the 9th of January 1916.

Reverted to Private at Own Request, on the 30th of January 1916, In the Field.

Attached to the 101st Brigade, for Sanitary Work on the 3rd of May 1916.

Granted Leave from the 6th of October 1916 until the 15th of October 1916.

Appointed Paid Lance Corporal on the 24th of October 1916.

Appointed Acting Corporal and Acting Lance Sergeant with pay, on the 18th of April 1917.

Killed In Action on the 28th of April 1917, aged 22 years.

Sidney's death was reported in the Surrey Advertiser on the 2nd of June 1917;

"LCE-SERGT. BUDD KILLED

It had been officially notified that Lance-Sergt. Budd, of the Lincolnshire Regt. has been killed in action. He was the youngest of the four sons - all of whom are serving in the Expeditionary Force - of Mr. and Mrs. J. Budd, of The Gables Cottage, Frimley, Mr. Budd being sexton of the parish church. The deceased joined the army on Sept. 14, 1914, and previous to that was employed in one situation at Camberley for five years. He was a member of the St. George's Church football team, and of the Camberley Tradesman's Employees Wednesday football team."

Buried at Roeux British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France.

Grave Reference: C.71.

Remembered on the Ash War Memorial, Ash, Surrey.

Remembered on the Camberley War Memorial.

Remembered on the St. Peter's Memorial, St. Peter's, Frimley, Surrey.

Remembered on the Memorial to the Men of Ash Vale, St Mary’s Church, Ash Vale, Surrey.

Remembered on the 10th (Service) Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment Roll of Honour, St. James', Grimsby, Lincolnshire.

Son of James and Fanny Budd, of Gable Cottages, Frimley Green Road, Frimley, Surrey.

Sidney's brothers served during the Great War. Leonard fell in 1917 (see above) Albert served with the Military Foot Police, Arthur served with the Royal Engineers, and James was a Police Constable with Surry Constabulary.

George Bunce 1890 - 1915;

Born at Chobham, Surrey. Registered between April and June 1890.

Living at Folley, Chobham, Surrey in the 1891 census.

Living at Guildford Road, Bagshot, Surrey in the 1901 census.

Enlisted at Reading, between February and December 1910.

1st Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment).

Rank: Private.

Service No. 9303.

Based at Fort Burgoyne, The Red Huts, At Castle Hill And Broadlees, Langdon Fort, Guston, Dover, Kent in the 1911 census, Aged 20.

Transferred to the 2nd Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment based in India, unknown date.

The 2nd Battalion was in India, at the outbreak of war, disembarking at Liverpool, England, on the 22nd of October 1914.

Posted to the B.E.F. in France. Disembarked at Le Havre, France on the 6th of November 1914.

Wounded in Action, unknown date. The 2nd Battalion was in the trenches between Fauquissart and Levantie, Pas-de-Calais, France

Died of Wounds on the 27th of January 1915, at Merville, France.

Buried at Merville Communal Cemetery, France.

Grave Reference: I. K. 8.

Remembered on the Lightwater War Memorial, Lightwater, Surrey.

Son of George and Ellen Elizabeth Bunce (nee Wackett). Brother of Ernest Edward Bunce, of 3, Macdonald Road, Lightwater, Camberley, Surrey.

John Joseph Bunyan 1882 - 1916;

Born on the 27th of September 1882, at Yorktown, Camberley. Registered between October and December 1882 at Farnham, Surrey.

Baptised at St. Michaels, Camberley on the 3rd of December 1882.

John's father passed away on the 9th of October 1885

Living with maternal Grandparents, 2 Apply Place, Yorktown, Camberley, Surrey, in the 1891 census.

Living at North Road, Yorktown, Camberley in the 1901 census. John now aged 18 is living with his Uncle's family, his Mother, and Grandmother and is now working as a Bricklayers Labourer.

John enlisted into the Berkshire Rifle Volunteers (4th Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment), unknown date. John served for 4 years.

Emigrated to Canada, departing from Liverpool, England, on the Lake Champlain and disembarked at Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on the 18th of May 1906.

John married Isabella McWhirter on the 18th of November 1908.

John was a Brickmaker and living at Pilot Butte, Saskatchewan on enlistment.

Enlisted on the 19th of March 1915 at Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Rank: Private.

Service No. 426672.

46th (South Saskatchewan) Battalion, C.E.F.

Posted to Sewell Camp, Manitoba, Canada, on the 28th of May 1915. The 46th Battalion commenced Basic Training here.

Posted to England. Embarking the S.S. Lapland at Halifax, Canada, on the 23rd of October 1915 and disembarked in England on the 1st of November 1916.

The 46th Battalion was based at Bramshott, Hampshire.

Attached to the 32nd Reserve Battalion C.E.F., at Shorncliffe, Kent, England, on the 7th of February 1916.

John was drafted to the 3rd Brigade, Canadian Machine Gun Corps Company, on the 8th of March 1916.

Posted to the Canadian Expeditionary Force in France & Flanders, disembarking in Le Havre, France, on the 9th of March 1916.

Posted to the Canadian Base Depot, on the 9th of March 1916.

Joined the 3rd Brigade, Canadian Machine Gun Corps Company, In the Field, on the 21st of March 1916.

Admitted to the 2nd Canadian Field Ambulance, on the 19th of May 1916. John was suffering from Influenza.

Discharged and returned to Unit in the Field, on the 27th of May 1916.

Wounded In Action, on the 14th of June 1916.

John was admitted into No. 17 Casualty Clearing Station, at Remy Sidings, Lijssenthoek, Belgium.

Died of Wounds at No. 17 Casualty Clearing Station, at Remy Sidings, Lijssenthoek, Belgium, on the 17th of June 1916, Aged 33.

John's death was reported in the Surrey Advertiser on the 1st of July 1916;

"DIED FROM WOUNDS

News has been received by his wife, at 2, Vale-road, Camberley, of the death from wounds of Pte. John Bunyan, 46th Canadian Battalion. Pte. Bunyan enlisted in Canada soon after the declaration of war, and on being drafted to England he was accompanied by his wife and family, who made their home in Camberley. During his four months on active service he has been through some heavy fighting. The chaplain of the hospital, in a letter to Mrs. Bunyan, assuring her of his deepest sympathy, writes that her husband's last words were of the wife and little ones he had left behind in England."

Buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, Belgium.

Grave Reference: VIII. A. 37 A.

Remembered on the Camberley War Memorial.

Son of John and Mary Ann Bunyan (nee Hampton) of Hyder Cottage, St. John's Road, Sandhurst, Berkshire; Husband of Isabella Bunyan (nee McWhirter), formerly of 18 Moorland Place, Vale Road, Camberley, Surrey, England, now of 120, 67th Avenue East, South Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Halford Gay Burdett 1878 - 1916;

Born on the 30th of January 1878 at Seaman's Hospital, Greenwich, Kent.

Baptised at Greenwich, London on the 6th of March 1878.

Visiting maternal Grandparents at 14 Grooms Hill, N.1 Ward, Greenwich, London in the 1881 census.

Educated at Wells Prep School, unknown admittance date.

Living at Wells House, Hanley Castle, Worcestershire in the 1891 census. Halford aged 13 is a boarder at school. Hanley Castle school is one of the oldest schools in England, founded about 1326.

Admission to Marlborough College, Wiltshire. Halford was assigned to House C2, Boys In-College, in September 1892.

Admission (Matric. Michs.*) to Pembroke College, Cambridge University in September 1895.

* Matric. Michs., or Matric. Lent, or Matric. Easter: Matriculation: the formal admission of a student into the University as distinguished from his admission into a College. It occurred in each of the three terms: Lent, Easter, and Michaelmas.

Admission to The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple (Inner Temple) in 1895.

The Inner Temple is one of the four Inns of Court (professional associations for barristers and judges) that an individual must belong to in order to be 'Called to the Bar' (defend/prosecute in a Court of Law).

Called to the Bar in 1899, as a Barrister at Law.

Living at The Lodge, Portchester Square, London.

Halford married Helena Georgina Jewesbury, at St. Stephen's, Paddington, London, on the 10th of April 1902.

Employed as aJunior Examiner at the Board of Education, Whitehall, London, in 1906.

Halford was a co-author on the book, The Laws of Charities and Mortmain (4th Edition of Tudor's Charitable Trusts). Published in 1906.

I have not found Halford in the 1911 census, although his wife and children are shown as living at Beverley, Park Street, Camberley, Surrey.

Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 2nd County of London Yeomanry, Westminster Dragoon (Reservists) on the 13th of June 1913.

The Westminster Dragoons was formed in 1901, from a need identified during the Second Boer War for a standing body of trained mounted infantry.

From the start, the unit was a smart unit, filled with the wealthy from the City and the West End of London. Their attitude and attire were such that, as they strutted across West London, members became known as the 'Piccadilly Peacocks'.

The Westminster Dragoons were on annual camp at the outbreak of the Great War and were immediately mobilized.

Promoted to Lieutenant in August 1914.

Promoted to Captain on the 11th of December 1914.

Appointed Assistant Provost Marshall to the 2nd Army Central Force Headquarters at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, 1915

Died from heart failure aged 38 at Edgecumbe House, Tunbridge Wells on the 3rd of March 1916, hours after a late night visit to the Soldiers laundry on his way home.

Buried at St. Paul's, Rusthall, Kent.

Grave Reference: 19. 5A.

Probate records show that Halford had a residence at Chestnut Lodge, Camberley, Surrey.

Remembered on the Camberley War Memorial.

Remembered on the St. George's Memorial, Camberley, Surrey. (St.George's was demolished in 1971. Stone Tablets recording those that fell are kept safe at St. Michael's, Camberley, Surrey.)

Remembered on the Wells Prep School Memorial, Malvern Wells Parish Chapel, Malvern Wells, Worcestershire.

Remembered on the Board of Education War Memorial, Department of Education H.Q., Sanctuary Buildings, Great Smith Street, City of Westminster, London, England.

Son of the late Sir Henry Burdett, K.C.B., K.C.V.O., and the late Lady Burdett; husband of Helena Burdett, of Roseneath, Camberley, Surrey.

Halford's son, Captain William Gay Burdett died during the Second World War in May 1940 and is Remembered on the Brookwood Memorial, Panel: 15. Column: 2.

Alfred Charles William Burrows 1898 - 1918;

Born at Lightwater, Camberley, Surrey. Registered at Chertsey, Surrey.

Baptised at St. Giles, Reading, Berkshire, on the 13th of November 1898

Visitor at 2, Gas Lane, Reading, Berkshire in the 1901 census. Alfred's parents are shown as living at 2, Updown Hill, Windlesham.

Living with his parents at Hatton Hill, Windlesham, Surrey, in the 1911 census. Name given as Charles, and is shown as a School Newsboy, Aged 12.

Enlisted at Camberley, Surrey, unknown date.

"A" Company, 2/7th Battalion, Manchester Regiment.

Rank: Private.

Regimental No. 53504.

Killed In Action on the 21st of March 1918, Aged 20.

Alfred's sister Miss E. Burrows, of The Ridge Cottage, Sunningdale, Berkshire, wrote to the British Red Cross to ask for any information on Alfred's whereabouts in May 1918. The Red Cross investigations replied to her on the 31st of May 1918 with a negative for any information.

Swiss Red Cross records do show that an I.D. disc was sent into the Central Office for Personal Belongings, by a German Rear Echelon Command, but this could not be used as proof of Alfred's death.

Army Register of Personal Effects records state: Officially accepted as a Prisoner of War on the 21st of March 1918.

Alfred was killed in action though and was buried near to where he fell in Peronne, Somme, France.

Peronne was taken by the German on the 24th of September 1914. On the 18th of March 1917, the 40th and 48th Divisions captured the town, but it was recovered by the Germans on the 23rd of March 1918. It changed hands for the last time on the 1st of September 1918.

After the war, Alfred was re-interred at Peronne Communal Cemetery, Somme, France.

Grave Reference: III. P. 29.

Remembered on the St. John the Baptist War Memorial (Lightwater Board),South Porch of church, Windlesham, Surrey.

Son of Alfred and Betsy Burrows, of 4, Charters Cottage, Sunningdale, Berkshire.

Assheton Biddulph Cadell 1894 -1916;

Born on the 18th of March 1894 at Clare House, Tiverton, Devon. The only child of Dr. Nevile Pottow Cadell and Gertrude Louisa, nee Biddulph.

Baptised at St. Peter's, Tiverton, Devon, on the 12th of April 1894.

Living at Foxlease, High Street, Camberley in the 1901 census.

Educated at the Reverend J.H. Wilkinson's school at Waynflete, Woodcote, near Pangbourne in Oxfordshire.

Educated at Lancing College, Lancing, West Sussex between September 1908 and April 1912.

Living at Headmasters House, Lancing College, Aged 17 in the 1911 census.

Private in the Officer Training Corps between September 1908 and April 1912 and won his sports colours also in 1912.

Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in 11th (Reserve) Battalion, Devonshire Regiment on the 17th March 1915.

Served with the Army Service Corps at Wareham, Dorset.

Attached to the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment in October 1915.

Posted to the B.E.F, entering France on the 6th of October 1915.

Attached to the 8th (Service) Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment.

Wounded In Action on the 19th of February 1916.

On the afternoon of the 19th of February, the 8th Battalion was in the Belgian Chateau dugouts, which they had taken over on the 16th. The Battalion had received orders to move at 5 p.m. to Sanctuary Wood in the Ypres Salient.

At 3 p.m. a shell fired from a long-range naval gun, landed near B Company H.Q. Another shell followed and scored a direct hit on the dugout, wounding two Officers, one fatally. D Coy's dugout was close by, so their Company Commander went to give assistance. He was about six yards from the dugout when another shell landed in the dugout's entrance, severely wounded its three occupants, 2nd Lieutenant Gareth Marsh Stanton, Lieutenant William Lewis Wigan, and 2nd Lieutenant Assheton Biddulph Cadell.

2nd Lt. A.B. Cadell was to be evacuated to the 10th Casualty Clearing Station, but he died in the ambulance on the journey, three hours after being wounded. The other Officers wounded with him both died from their wounds the next day.

Died of Wounds on the 19th of February 1916, aged 21.

The following telegram was sent to his parents from Rouen, France, dated the 20th of February;

"Deeply regret to inform you that 2/Lieut. A E Cadell Royal West Kent Regt. died of wounds 19th Feb. Lord Kitchener expresses his sympathy."

The Officer Commanding the 8th (Service) Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment wrote;

"It has been a great blow to me, and the battalion has lost a good officer."

The Battalion Adjutant wrote;

"I am very sorry to say that Cadell was wounded and died on his way to hospital. An H.E. shell burst in his dug-out while we were in support. We all miss him very much, as he was a cheery person and a good officer."

The Reverend G.W.B. Poole, Chaplain to the 8th Battalion also wrote;

"He will be much missed by us all, by his own men especially. I saw a good deal of your son and had the greatest respect and admiration for him. He was one of our communicants, and was always bright and cheerful whatever the circumstances."

And finally from Headquarters, Army Service Corps at Wareham;

"I have heard with deep regret the news that your son has died from wounds received. he was attached to me from the 11th Devons for some time before he went out. He was a most promising young officer, keen, zealous, and competent in his work. He endeared himself to us all, and I trust you will accept the sincere sympathy of myself and my brother officers in the loss you have sustained. I attach a copy of my Order, recording his death; it was the desire of all ranks that we should express our regret formally."

Buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poeringe, Belgium.Grave Reference: II. A. 36.

During the First World War, the village of Lijssenthoek was situated on the main communication line between the Allied military bases in the rear and the Ypres battlefields. Close to the Front, but out of the extreme range of most German field artillery, it became a natural place to establish casualty clearing stations.

Probate records for Assheton Biddulph Cadell show his residence as Foxlease, Camberley, Surrey.

Remembered on the Lancing College War Memorial.

Remembered on the Camberley War Memorial.

Son of Dr. Nevil Pottow Cadell and Gertrude Louisa Cadell, of "Foxlease," Camberley, Surrey.

Frederick William Callingham 1878 - 1914;

Born at Frimley, Surrey.

Baptised at St. Peter's, Frimley, Surrey, on the 6th of October 1878.

Frederick's mother Agnes, died in 1879.

Living at Mitchett Road, Frimley Green. Surrey, in the 1881 census. Frederick is called William in this census return and is living with his sister at their Aunt Mary Woods (nee Callingham).

Living at Stream Cottages, Field Lane, Frimley, Surrey, in the 1891 census. Frederick now aged 12, is still living with his Aunt, and working as a General Labourer.

Enlisted at Guildford, Surrey on the 27th of August 1897. Occupation given as Labourer.

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment.

Rank: Private

Service No: 5424.

Posted to the Regimental Depot at Staughton Barracks, Guildford, Surrey on the 27th of August 1897.

Posted to C Company, 2nd Battalion The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), on the 7th of January 1898.

Posted to South Africa (2nd Boer War) disembarking on the 20th of October 1899.

Appointed Lance Corporal on the 11th of January 1901.

Reverted to rank of Private at own request on the 23rd of May 1901.

Awarded the Queen's South Africa Medal with Clasps; Orange Free State, Transvaal, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith and Laing's Nek.

Awarded the King's South Africa Medal with Clasps; South Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902.

Posted to England, disembarking on the 8th of June 1904.

Discharged from the Army after 12 years service, due to terms of engagement, on the 26th of August 1909.

Living at 1 Lady Smith cottage, Coleford Bridge Road, Mychett, Surrey, in the 1911 census. Name given as William. Living with his father Benjamin and stepmother Sophia, is now aged 34, working as a General Labourer.

Recalled from the Reserve at Guildford, Surrey, August 1914. Residence given as Farnborough, Hampshire.

Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment.

Rank: Private.

Service No. G/83.

Posted to the B.E.F. in France & Flanders, disembarking on the 8th of November 1914.

Frederick was posted to the 2nd Battalion Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment. The battalion received a draft of 311 N.C.O.'s and men, on the 11th of November, at Merris, Pas-de-Calais, France.

Killed In Action on the 18th of December 1914, aged 36.

The 2nd Battlion Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment were in support of an attack by the Royal Warwickshire Regiment near to La Boutillerie, Fleurbaix, France.

"At 5 pm. an N.C.O. of WARWICKS came back asking for reinforcements C Coy and 1/2 D Coy were at once pushed forward in support, 1/2 Coy being kept back in case of a counter attack 3 Platoons from one of the left Coy's was ordered to take up place of C Coy. In the meantime several attempts had been made to obtain information as to what the attacking line was doing. At 5.50 pm a message came from "C" Coy. QUEENS that WARWICKS line was half way to enemy's trenches; reinforcements of WELSH FUSILIERS were then sent for to carry on the attack. A report came in at 6.12 pm that one Coy. WARWICKS had got to enemy's trenches but had to retire. As neither the WELSH FUSILIERS or the 3 platoons from B Coy. had arrived at 6.38 all Coy Comdrs were warned to be prepared for a counter attack & it was not until 6.50 pm that the first reliable information of the whereabouts of the WARWICKS was obtained:- Sgt. SPILLER (Queens) had just returned from the 1st line of the WARWICKS & stated their casualties were very heavy that they had got close to the first lot of wire & that they were scattered in groups all over the place & that there was no line behind them. In the meantime It was ascertained that out 1 1/2 Coys were also close to the enemy's position & had suffered heavily. At this time one Coy of WELSH FUSILIERS had arrived & I decided that it would be madness to push the attack further & informed Hdqrs. At 7.52 pm I withdrew the remainder of attacking party, sent out parties to collect wounded. Owing to the arrival in the trenches of 2 more Coys. WELSH FUSILIERS as well as wounded & also Queens and Warwicks returning, the trenches were very congested & great difficulty was experienced in reorganising the firing line & evacuating wounded. This was accomplished by about 2 am. Search parties were out all night collecting wounded. The fire was terrific 4 machine guns to our front & one enfilading attack to a certain extent. The fire dropped a bit towards midnight & altogether about 5 am. 22 Officers and 958 men.

19th (December)

At daybreak Germans were seen beckoning to our men to come out & collect wounded & bury dead. Several of our officers including the M.O. & 30 men went out. About 50 Germans & 10 German Officers also came out & there was a local armistice. A sniper on our right killed one officer of S. Staffords & one of our men but there was no firing from or front. The Germans buried a lot of our dead & we collected wounded, some of whom were taken into the German trenches & others into ours. As our dead & wounded were mostly near the German wire the enemy took possession of their rifles etc. Our officers conversed with the German officers & unfortunately two of our officers 2/Lt. Rought & 2/Lt. WALMISLEY were enticed into the German trenches & taken prisoners, so also were 7 stretcher bearers. These officers and men were not missed until after Armistice. The Armisitice was brought to a sudden close owing to one of our guns shelling the enemy's trenches.

Our losses were:-

Queens "C" Captain Fearon. Wounded

Queens "D" Captain Lee Wounded

Queens C Lieut. Allan Wounded

Queens C 2/Lt. Butterworth Wounded

Queens 2/Lt. Burkett Wounded

Queens D 2/lt. Ramsay Killed

Queens C 2/Lt. Rought Captured

Queens D 2/Lt. Walmisley

N.C.O.'s & Men

27 Killed

15 Missing

39 Wounded

7 Captured

Total. 8 Officers & 89 Other Ranks.

9 to Hospital. 2 to Prison. 14 Officers and 855 Other Ranks."

No known grave.

Remembered on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium.

Panel Reference: Panel 1 and 2.

Remembered on the St. Andrew's Lych Gate Memorial, Frimley Green, Surrey.

Remembered on the Camberley War Memorial.

Remembered on the St. Peter's Memorial, St. Peter's, Frimley, Surrey.

Son of the late Agnes Callingham (nee Potter) and Benjamin Callingham of, 1 Lady Smith Cottage, Coleford Bridge Road, Mytchett, Surrey. Frederick's half-brother George Charles Callingham also fought in the war (see below).

George Charles Callingham 1890 - 1952

Born on the 20th of April 1890, at Ash, Surrey. Registered at Farnham, Surrey.

Living at Lynchford Road, Ash Vale, Surrey, in the 1891 census.

Baptised on the 13th of September 1891, at St. Peter's, Ash, Surrey.

Living at Mitchett Road, Frimley Green, Surrey, in the 1901 census.

Enlisted into the Army on the 25th of August 1906, aged 16 years.

1st Battalion The Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment)

Rank: Private

Service No: 8294.

The 1st Battalion Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment) were based at Buttevant, Ireland, in August 1914.

Posted to England disembarking on the 16th of August. The 1st Battalion was based at Midsummer Common, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire and on the 31st of August moved to Newmarket, Suffolk.

Posted to the B.E.F. disembarking at St. Nazaire, France, on the 12th of September 1914.

The 1st Battalion arrived in France just in time to help the hard-pressed B.E.F. on the Aisne, before the whole army moved north into Flanders in the Race to the Sea.

George and the 1st Battalion Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment) were in the trenches in the Rue du Bois sector, near Armentieres, France at Christmas 1914 and took part in the informal Christmas Truce.

The War Diary Recorded;

"Xmas Day 25th Dec

Not a shot fired. Germans bury their dead our men go and help. Baccy and Cigars exchanged and Germans and our men walk about in the open together!! Return to trenches at 4 pm. Peace reigns until midnight."

Promoted to Lance Corporal, unknown date.

George married Sarah Florence Hoyle, on the 29th of January 1916, at St. Mark's, South Farnborough, Hampshire.

Posted back to the B.E.F. in France and Flanders, unknown date.

Admitted to No. 2 General Hospital at Le Havre, France, on the 23rd of February 1918. George was suffering from Nephritis (Inflammation of the kidneys).

Posted to hospital in England, disembarking on the 1st of March 1918.

Discharged from Army Service under King's Regulations, Para 392 (xvi), No Longer Physically Fit For Service, on the 27th of August 1918, aged 28 years.

Awarded the Silver War Badge, August 1918. Badge No: 443762. George's age is given as 31 years and 6 months on this record which indicates that he lied about his age on enlisting, George was 16 years but said he was 18 years old.

Living at 4 Batts Cottages, Winchester Street, North Camp, Farnborough, Hampshire, on discharge.

George was a Member of the Old Contemptibles Association, Aldershot Branch

Living at 22 Park Road, Farnborough, Hampshire, in the 1939 Register. George is working as a General Labourer at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, Hampshire.

George was awarded the Imperial Service Medal on the 4th of March 1952. Published in the London Gazette, on the 29th of February 1952, Issue No; 39483, Page 1267.

The Imperial Service Medal is presented to selected civil servants who have completed at least 25 years of meritorious service, upon their retirement. George was a Leading Hand Labourer I at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, Hampshire.

George died on the 19th of March 1952, aged 61 years.

Buried at St. Peter's, Frimley, Surrey, on the 24th of March 1952.

Son of Benjamin and Sophia Callingham (was Richardson, nee Richards) of 1 Lady Smith Cottage, Coleford Bridge Road, Mytchett, Surrey. Husband of Sarah Florence Callingham (nee Hoyle) of 22 Park Road, Farnborough, Hampshire.

Donald Campbell D.C.M. 1880 - 1918;

Born at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Enlisted in the Royal Field Artillery, on the 29th of November 1899.

Rank: Gunner.

Service No.2233

Donald served with the 28th Brigade Royal Field Artillery.

Married Caroline Goatley on the 24th of April 1905 at Frimley, Surrey.

Promoted to Driver, unknown date.

The 28th Brigade R.F.A. was based at Dundalk, Ireland at the outbreak of war on the 4th of August 1914.

The 28th Brigade left Dundalk on the 17th of November and by train went to Belfast, where they embarked the S.S. Mesaba at York Dock.

Posted to B.E.F disembarking in Le Havre, France on the 19th August 1914.

Promoted until reaching the Rank of Sergeant, unknown dates.

Transferred to the 120th Battery, 27th Brigade R.F.A., unknown date.

Donald was accidentally injured, unknown date.

Died of Injuries on the 12th of October 1918, aged 38 years, at the 18th Casualty Clearing Station, Ytres, Pas-de-Calais, France.

Buried at Rocquigney-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt, Somme, France.

Grave Reference: XII. B. 9.

Posthumously awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal, published in the London Gazette, Issue 31052, Page 14435, 5th of December 1918;

2233 Sjt. D.Campbell, 120th By., 27th Bde. R.F.A (Frimley).

"For conspicuous gallantry in action. When heavy enemy bombardment caused several casualties to his battery and ignited an ammunition dump, he called to the detachments to keep on firing, and ran and beat out the fire unaided; after which he extricated two severely wounded men from a gun pit and carried them to a place of safety. It was due to his cool courage and promptitude that the guns were kept in action throughout the shelling".

Remembered on the Camberley War Memorial.

Remembered on the St. Peter's Memorial, St. Peter's, Frimley, Surrey.

Son of William and Margaret Campbell, of Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; Husband of Caroline Campbell (nee Goatley), of 3, Malvern Terrace, Salisbury Grove, Mytchett, Frimley, Surrey.

Maurice Cane 1882 - 1917;

Born at 'St. Woolstons' Celbridge, County Kildare, Ireland, on the 22nd of December 1882.

Maurice's birth was registered at Portsea Island, Hampshire, in December 1882.

Baptised at Crosthwaite, Cumberland, England, on the 28th of January 1883.

Educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire between 1896 and 1901. (Birthplace given as Portsmouth, Hampshire).

Boarder at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, in the 1901 census.

Played the Field Game for the Eton College Field XI between 1900 and 1901 and was the Keeper (Captain) of the Field in 1901.

The Eton Field Game is a form of football/rugby, with the aim to score either a kicked goal or a rugby-like scrum and force the ball into the goal.

Educated at Trinity College, Oxford, Matriculated 1902.

Educated at the Camborne School of Mines, Cambourne, Penryn, Cornwall, between 1903 and 1906.

Maurice emigrated to Canada, to work as a Mining Engineer. Disembarked at Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on the 31st of August 1906.

Roomer (Boarder) at 818 Gordon Street, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, in the 1911 Canadian census. Maurice is working as a Mining Engineer.

Maurice married Hilda Jessie Bisset Kennedy, at Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, on the 12th of October 1911.

Maurice returned to England, embarking at Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and disembarking at Liverpool, England, on the 28th of October 1911.

Maurice returned to Canada, disembarking at Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, on the 13th of May 1912. Maurice gave his destination as Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Maurice enlisted into the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve, at Esquimalt, British Columbia, in August 1914.

Rank: Able Seaman

Service No: VR-620

Promoted to Leading Seaman, unknown date.

Discharged from Service, unknown date in 1915.

Maurice returned to England, embarking at New York, U.S.A., and disembarking at Liverpool, England, on the 6th of June 1915

Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery on the 5th of July 1915.

Posted to B.E.F in France & Flanders, disembarking in November 1915.

A battery, 153rd Brigade, 36th (Ulster) Division.

Posted on Sick Leave to England, unknown date.

Admitted to Queen Alexandra's Military Hospital, Millbank, Westminster, London, England, on the 6th of March 1917. Maurice was suffering from Laryngitis. Discharged on the 21st of March 1917.

Posted to the B.E.F. in France, July 1917. Maurice rejoined A battery, 153rd Brigade, 36th (Ulster) Division, In the Field, on the 4th of August 1917.

Killed In Action at Wieltje, Belgium on the 4th of August 1917, aged 35 years. Maurice was killed by shelling while manning the guns.

Maurice's death was reported in the Kilkenny Moderator, on the 25th of August 1917;

"ROLL OF HONOUR

The Late Second-Lieutenant Maurice Cane

Colonel Claude Cane, of St. Wolstan's, Celbridge, Co. Kildare, has received official intimation of the death in action of his only son, Maurice, born in 1882 and holder of a commission in the Royal Field Artillery. Lieutenant Cane was brother of Mrs. Isaac Bell, and frequently hunted with the Kilkenny Hounds, of which pack of foxhounds his brother-in-law, Mr. Bell, is M.F.H. He went out to France in November, 1915, and excepting for two periods at home on sick leave--the latter one only a few weeks ago--he had been on active service ever since. He was killed a little more than a week after his return from Ireland. Educated at Eton, Lieutenant Cane distinguished himself in athletics and games, especially at football, for he was a member of the "Field" for two years, being keeper with the Hon. George Lyttelton in his second season. He was also a member of the Oppidan Wall eleven, and keeper of the Association football. After running second in both the junior quarter and mile he occupied a similar position in the corresponding school events, and after a short spell at Oxford he went to the School of Mines at Cambrone (sic), where, while qualifying as a mining engineer, he played in the Rugby fifteen. Later he went to British Columbia, and while there played a good deal of cricket, his best performance being 100 not out in an inter-provincial match. In Ireland he was an invaluable member of the County Kildare eleven, and played many good games for the Na Shuler, a touring team of the standard I Zingari. Lieutenant Cane leaves a widow and a young son to mourn him.

Another writer in the "Irish Field" from which the above is re-printed, refers to this gallant officer's death as follows:--

Much sympathy will be expressed with Colonel Claude Cane, the oldest member of the Kennel Club living in Ireland, when it is heard that he has lost his only son in the war. Reference is made elsewhere to the doings of Second-Lieutenant Cane on the running track, and the cricket and football fields: he was no mean performer in any branch of athletics, but if there was one performance of his which gave the young sportman's father more pleasing reflections than another it was the killing of a stag on Ardlair Forest at the age of thirteen. The boy was also a clever angler at that age , and it cannot be wondered at that he made a mark on the playing fields of Eton. That the open-air life led in British Columbia had sharpened rathen than dulled the sporting spirit that was part of his nature was proved by his enlistment in the Canadian Naval Volunteers when the war broke out, and he saw considerable service as an A.B., and afterwards as a Leading seaman. In June 1915, when the Pacific was clear of Germans, he took his discharge, returned to his pleasant home in Ireland, and got a commission in his father's old regiment, the Royal Field Artillery. The story of his subsequent career can be summarised in very few words: he worked hard as a soldier; was wounded so seriously that twice he was invalided home and it is only a few weeks since he returned to duty for the last time."

Buried at New Irish Farm Cemetery, Belgium.

Grave Reference: III. H. 5.

At the Armistice, New Irish Farm Cemetery contained only 73 burials. There are now 4,715 Commonwealth burials here.

Probate Records show that Maurice was a shareholder in the Great Western Railway. His shares were worth £1700.

Remembered on the Stained Glass Window Memorial to Maurice Cane, at Christchurch, Celbridge, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland.

Remembered on the Eton College War Memorial, Eton, Berkshire.

Remembered on the Trinity College War Memorial, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.

Remembered on the Cambourne Mining School War Memorial, Cambourne, Penryn, Cornwall, England.

Son of Colonel Claude Cane and Eva Cane (nee Mackintosh), of "St. Wolstans," Celbridge, Co. Kildare; husband of Hilda Jessie Bisset Liddell (formerly Cane, nee Kennedy), of "Balgonie," Branksome Park Road, Camberley, Surrey.

Edwin Charles Percy Capner 1899 - 1918;

Born on the 26th of October 1899, at Yorktown, Camberley, Surrey. Registered between October and December 1899, at Farnham, Surrey.

Baptised at St. Giles, Reading, Berkshire, on the 14th of January 1900. Edwin and his family were living at Woodside Road, Camberley, Surrey, and his father Edwin was a Postman.

Living at Albany House, Yorktown, Camberley in the 1901 census.

Living at the Post Office, 148 London Road, Yorktown, Camberley in the 1911 census. Edwin's father was Sub Postmaster and a Wine and Spirit merchant.

Educated at Kendrick's School, Reading, Berkshire. Kendrick's is a grammar school for ages 11 to 18 years.

Edwin began working as a Book Keeper in the Ordnance Department, Royal Aircraft Factory, Farnborough, Hampshire, when he enlisted.

Enlisted at Camberley, Surrey, aged 18 years and 1 month, on the 27th November 1917.

53rd (Young Soldiers) Middlesex Regiment.

Rank: Private.

The 53rd (Y.S.) Middlesex Regiment was a basic recruit training unit based at Aldershot, it was part of the 23rd Reserve Brigade.

Posted to the B.E.F in France and Flanders, unknown date.

Transferred to the 1st Battalion Queen's Own (Royal West Kent) Regiment.

Rank: Private.

Service No. G/331131.

Edwin was a Lewis Gunner.

Killed In Action on the 28th of June 1918, aged 18.

The Surrey Advertiser reported Edwin's death on the 22nd of July 1918;

"KILLED IN ACTION

Pte. Edwin Charles Capner, Royal West Kent Regt., son of the late Mr. E. Capner, for many years the sub-postmaster at Yorktown, has been killed in action in France. He was only 18 years of age, and after being educated at Kendrick's School, Reading, joined the Ordnance Department of the Royal Aircraft Factory at Farnborough."

No known grave.

Remembered on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium.

Panel: 8.

Remembered on the Camberley War Memorial.

Remembered on his father Edwin's grave at St. Michael's, Yorktown, Camberley, Surrey.

Son of the late Edwin Joesph Capner and Ellen Stevenson (Was Capner, nee Brindley), of Albany House, York Town, Camberley, Surrey.

Miles Bertie Cunninghame Carbery 1877 - 1914;

Born on the 6th of June 1877, at Bangalore, India.

Living at Cottesmore Gardens, Kensington, London in the 1891 census. Miles father is an Assistant Bank Manager.

Educated at the Oxford Military College, unknown dates.

Oxford Military College was an all-male private boarding school and military academy in Cowley, Oxford between 1876 and 1896 when it was declared bankrupt. The school drew its cadets from the United Kingdom and the Colonies. Candidates, whether sons of officers or not, were prepared for commissions in the military service, or for any profession or business.

Served with the Militia.

Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant with the 1st Battalion Princess Victoria's Royal Irish Fusiliers on the 1st of December 1897.

Posted to South Africa during the 2nd Boer War, October 1899.

Wounded In Action the Battle of Talana Hill, Natal Colony, South Africa on the 20th of October 1899. Miles had received a gunshot wound to the face and shoulder.

The Battle of Talana Hill, also known as the Battle of Glencoe, was the first major clash of the Second Boer War. A frontal attack by British infantry supported by artillery drove the Boers from a hilltop position, but the British suffered heavy casualties in the process, including their commanding general Sir William Penn Symons. It was on the slopes of Talana Hill that the British army troops officially wore khaki uniforms for the first time in battle.

Admitted into the civilian Swedish House Mission hospital at Dundee. Natal, South Africa. Miles' condition was described as "borders on dangerous".

The Swedish House Mansion Hospital was originally intended for the wounded of the Town Guard, and was under Dr. Galbraith; after the battle, however, it became so full with wounded soldiers and Boers that it was put under an Army doctor.

British troops retreated to Ladysmith and the Boer forces occupied the town, renaming it Meyersdorp.

Captured as a Prisoner of War by the Boers, when they occupied the town of Dundee, Natal, South Africa, on the 22nd ofOctober 1899.

Promoted to Lieutenant on the 1st of December 1899.

Evacuated by Boer Ambulance Train to Pretoria, South Africa, embarking on the 31st of December 1899 and disembarking on the 1st of January 1900.

Admitted into Burke's Hospital, Pretoria, South Africa, on the 1st of January 1900. This hospital, was run entirely by Mr. Burke, an Englishman and a resident of Pretoria. He was an extremely kind man; he saw that the wounded had everything required, and bore the whole expense himself.

Released under the terms of the Geneva Convention,on the 6th of March 1900, arriving in Durban, South Africa, on the 7th of March 1900, after being invalided from Pretoria, South Africa.

Awarded the Queens South Africa Medal, with Clasp Talana.

One of several Officers to accompany the soldiers of the Imperial Force visiting Australia, as reported in the Brisbane Courier on the 4th of January 1901. (Brisbane Courier is a daily newspaper now called the Courier-Mail).

Promoted to Captain on the 17th February 1903.

Based with the Royal Irish Fusiliers at Dublin, Ireland in 1906.

Married Elizabeth Dora Sinclair (daughter of the Right Honourable Thomas Sinclair) at St. Columba's, Pont Street, Kensington, London, England, on the 24th of September 1908.

Appointed Adjutant of the Territorial Force in 1910.

Living at 10 Victoria Street, Armagh, Ireland (now Northern Ireland) in the 1911 Irish census.

Rejoined the 1st Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers on completion of duties as Adjutant to the Territorial Force, 1913.

1st Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers were based at Shorncliffe, Kent on the outbreak of the Great War.

Posted to the B.E.F, disembarking in Boulogne, France, on the 22nd of August 1914.

Killed In Action on the 17th of October 1914.

The war diary for the 1st Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers recorded;

"At 6.45 a.m. on October 17th the battalion formed the advanced guard of the 10th Brigade, "B" Company, under Captain Bull, being the vanguard. The River Lys was crossed at Erquinghem, thew troops accompanied by a crowd of refugees. At 8.30 a.m. "C" Company under Captain Carberry, reinforced Captain Bull, and by 9.30 a.m. the whole battalion was acting as advanced guard, with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers in support, the whole under command of the Officer Commanding Royal Irish Fusiliers.

The welcome given to the troops was extraordinary; the poorest inhabitants literally overwhelmed the soldiers with bread, fruit, flowers, chocolates, etc., and would take no denial. But street fighting began soon after entering the town, which made progress slow. However, about noon Lieutenant Penrose, with his platoon of "C" Company, rushed the Farm Phillipeaux at La Ruage. Captain Carberry, coming up in support was mortally wounded- a most gallant officer, and great loss to Regiment. He had been severely wounded in the South African campaign. When Captain Carberry fell, Captain Elkin took over command of "C" Company and continued the attack on the farm, which he set on fire. This farm was held by a few Saxons, who refused to surrender, and from after events was known in the Regiment as Sydney Street, so called after a desperate fight which took place in London about this time."

Buried at Houplines Communal Cemetery Extension, France.

Grave Reference: I. B. 56.

Mentioned In Despatches; "Whilst gallantly leading the men of his company", published in the London Gazette on the 17th February 1915.

Remembered on the Carbery Memorial, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh, Northern Ireland.

Remembered on the Eastbourne War Memorial, Eastbourne, East Sussex.

Son of the late William Edward and Emily LeisterFlorence Carbery (nee Jebb), of 17, Hartington Mansions, Eastbourne; Husband of Elizabeth Dora Carbery, of " Ringmore," Connaught Road, Camberley.

Henry Herbert Carney 1889 - 1915;

Known as Harry.

Born at Yorktown, Camberley, Surrey. Registered at Farnham, Surrey, between July and September 1889

Living at 8 Alexander Place, Camberley, Surrey, in the 1891 census. Henry's father James works as a Valet Domestic Servant.

Living at 1 Alexander Place, Park Street, Camberley, Surrey, in the 1901 census.

Enlisted at Aldershot, Hampshire, 1908.

1st Battalion, Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians).

Rank: Private.

Service No. 8124

Promoted to Corporal, unknown date.

Living at Crownhill Hutments, Crownhill, RSO, Plymouth, Devon, in the 1911 census. Harry now aged 21, is a Corporal with the 1st Btn. Leinster Regiment.

Posted to India, 1911.

Promoted to Sergeant, unknown date.

At the outbreak of war on the 4th of August 1914, the 1st Battalion Leinster Regiment was based in Fyzabad, India.

Posted to England. Embarking at Bombay, India, on the 16th of October 1914, the 1st Battalion Leinster Regiment, sailed to Aden 23rd of October, Port Suez, Egypt 29th October, Port Said, Egypt, 31st of October, Gibraltar 8th of November and disembarked at Plymouth, Devon, on the 16th of November 1914. The Battalion moved to Morne Hill Camp. Winchester, Hampshire, to continue mobilization.

Posted to the B.E.F. in France, embarking on the SS Lake Michigan at Southampton, Hampshire and disembarked at Le Harve, France on the 19th of December 1914.

Killed In Action on the 15th of March 1915, aged 26. Harry was killed leading his platoon after his officer was killed, during a counter-attack to recapture the village of St. Eloi, Belgium.

At 6 p.m. on the 14th of March 1915, the Germans attacked St Eloi after exploding two mines and captured the village, trenches nearby and the Mound, a spoil heap about 30 ft (9.1 m) high and 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) in area, on the west side of a rise, south of the village. The Germans had held a salient 600 yd (550 m) wide and 100 yd (91 m) deep around the Mound. The salient was on a slight spur that ran down from the higher ground around Ypres, which gave the Germans a commanding view over the British lines. Just after midnight on the 15th of March, the 82nd Brigade which included the 1st Battalion Leinster Regiment launched a counter-attack and retook the village and the lost trenches. The Mound was not regained as the Germans had managed to consolidate and thus retained the advantage of observation from it.

Buried at Ramparts Cemetery, Lille Gate, Ypres (Ileper), Belgium.

Grave Reference: E. 14.

Remembered on the Camberley Memorial.

Son of James and Ellen Carney, of, 2 York Terrace, Frimley Road, Yorktown, Camberley, Surrey.

Charles Edward Casey 1885 - 1933;

Born on the 9th of December 1885 at Camberley, Surrey. Registered at Farnham, Surrey.

Baptised at St. Michael's. Yorktown, Camberley, Surrey, on the 7th of July 1886.

Living at Obelisk Street, Camberley, Surrey, in the 1891 census.

Living at No. 9 Cheltenham Place, Reading, Berkshire, in the 1901 census. Charles aged 15 is working as a Biscuit Factory Labourer.

Boarder at 41 Westbourne Road, Torquay, Devon, in the 1911 census. Charles now aged 25 is working as a Bricklayer.

Charles married Alice Maud Smith at Registry Office, Birmingham, on the 14th of August 1915.

Living at 16 Howe Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire, on enlistment.

Charles enlisted on the 4th of December 1915, aged 30 years. Occupation given as Labourer.

Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Service No: 23081

Rank: Private.

Posted to the Army Reserve on the 5th of December 1915.

Called up for Military Service on the 29th of November 1916

Posted to the 4th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment on the 2nd of December 1916.

Posted to the B.E.F. in France and Flanders, disembarking on the 18th of February 1917.

Posted to the 29th Infantry Base Depot at Rouen, France, 18th of February 1917. The IBD was a holding camp. Situated within easy distance of one the Channel ports, it received men on arrival from England and kept them in training while they awaiting posting to a unit at the front.

Posted to the 2nd Battalion Warwickshire Regiment, In the Field, on the 23rd of February 1917.

Charles was fined Two Days Wages for Deficiency of Kit, on the 23rd of February 1917.

Posted to "D" Company, 1st Battalion Warwickshire Regiment, In the Field, on the 29th of March 1917.

Missing In Action on the 3rd of May 1917, during the Battle of Arras.

Captured as a Prisoner of War by the Germans on the 2rd of May 1917. Charles had a Gunshot Wound to the left thigh.

Charles was held at Mannschaftslager –ordinary soldier's camps camps in Cassel (Kassel-Niederzwehren in central Germany) and Crossen an der Oder (present day Krosno, Lubuskie, in western Poland).

Charles was repatriated back to England, disembarking on the 13th of December 1918.

Transferred to the 6th Provisional Company, Dorsetshire Regiment, on the 15th of July 1919.

Service No: 47085

Rank: Private.

Discharged from Army Service and Posted to Class Z Reserve, on the 27th of November 1919 aged 33 years.

Charles was living at 2 Bartholomew Place, Newbury, Berkshire on demobilization and was awarded a pension of 8 Shillings and 2 Shillings for his wife which commenced and on the 28th of November 1919 and was to be reviewed in one year.

Charles lived alone after the war. It is possible his wife thinking he was Killed In Action in 1917 had remarried . I've not fund any trace of her in records.

Charles died aged 47 at Maghull House for Epileptics, Maghull, Liverpool. His death was registered between January and March 1933 at Ormskirk, Lancashire.

Buried at Liverpool Roman Catholic Cemetery, known as Ford Cemetery, Liverpool, Lancashire.

Grave Ref: 1571.

Son of the late John Richard Casey and Eliza Casey (nee Wareham), Husband of Alice Maud Casey (nee Smith)

Francis Frederick Casey 1879 - 1915;

Born at Camberley, Surrey. Registered between July and September 1879 at Farnham, Surrey.

Living at No. 9 Park Road, Camberley, Surrey, in the 1881 census. Name given as Frank aged 2.

Living at Obelisk Street, Camberley, Surrey, in the 1891 census. Name given as Frank.

Francis moved to No.2 Gordon Place, Gravesend, Kent, where he was living on enlisting.

Francis enlisted at Aldershot, Hampshire in 1894 at the age of 14 via an application made by his elder brother Walter to his Commanding Officer whilst Walter was stationed in India.

Northumberland Regiment

Service No: 4169

Rank: Boy

Posted to the 2nd Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers then stationed in Singapore, 1895.

Posted to England, disembarking on the 7th of January 1897.

Promoted to Private

Posted to South Africa (2nd Boer War), 1899.

Medal entitlement records show Francis joined the 1st Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers before mobilization.

The 1st Battalion sailed in the beginning of October 1899, and being early on the scene, was employed on garrison duty in Cape Colony till Lord Methuen commenced his advance from Orange River. Before that there had been little fighting on the borders of the colony, but in a reconnaissance from Orange River on 10th November 1899 the battalion lost Colonel Keith-Falconer killed and two other officers wounded.

In consequence of some of the brigades originally intended for Lord Methuen's command having been diverted to Natal for the relief of Ladysmith, a brigade, afterwards known as the 9th, was formed of troops which were available, the component parts being the 1st Northumberland Fusiliers, 2nd Northampton Regiment, 2nd Yorkshire Light Infantry, and part of the 1st Loyal North Lancashire.

The 9th Brigade formed the left of the infantry in the advance into action. Lord Methuen's orders were that they should advance on Table Mountain, and "having secured it, swing round left, then advance east to west"; but on account of one of the Guards battalions having taken a slightly different direction in the darkness from that originally intended, the first instructions, under which the 9th were to have "the lion's share of the work", were modified. The brigade moved into action with the Northumberland's on the left, the Northampton's on their right, the Yorkshire Light Infantry and two companies Munster Fusiliers being in rear. The two regiments in the front rank performed their task — a difficult one — in the most satisfactory way, dislodging the enemy from Table Mountain and other defensive positions in the best style. The casualties of the Fusiliers were 2 officers and 12 men killed, 4 officers and 36 men wounded.

During the next three months the 9th Brigade had little fighting, as until Lord Roberts was ready to advance from Modder River to Bloemfontein Lord Methuen remained quiescent in his camp. When the advance commenced that general and the 9th Brigade moved up to Kimberley and Warrenton. Sir Archibald Hunter's division then came round from Natal to the Kimberley district, and Lord Methuen was able to move farther east.

The Battle of Poplar Grove was an incident on the 7th of March 1900.It followed on from the Relief of Kimberley as the British moved to take the Boer capital of Bloemfontein. The Boers were demoralised following the surrender of Piet Cronjé at the Battle of Paardeberg. General Sir John French's cavalry attacked the Boer force from the rear while mounted infantry and horse artillery attacked from the right flank. The Boers abandoned their positions in panic before the cavalry.

French's plan was to make a wide sweep around the six thousand Boers' left flank, without making contact, and then attack them from the rear. The infantry and the artillery would then attack them from the right. French, the cavalry division, some mounted infantry units and the horse artillery with 42 guns, carried out their order. But the Boers "did not behave like well-bred pheasants". Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote of it: "The plan of action was based, however, upon one supposition which proved to be fallacious. It was that after having prepared so elaborate a position the enemy would stop at least a little time to defend it."

Francis was Invalided back to England, unknown date. This is shown on his Boer War Medal entitlement record.

Awarded the Queen's South Africa Medal with Clasps: Driefontein and Cape Colony.

The Driefontein Clasp was awarded to those with Army Headquarters, and Lieutenant General John French's column, which advanced from Poplar Grove in the Orange Free State.

After recuperating in England Francis was posted to the 4th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers, unknown date.

Appointed Lance Corporal, unknown date.

Living at York Infantry Barracks, Fulford Road, York, Yorkshire, in the 1901 census. Francis aged 20 is shown as a Lance Corporal.

Francis married Georgina Lilian Watkins between January and March 1904. Registered at Gravesend, Kent.

Francis had a son, also called Francis, born on the 12th of January 1905. Registered at Farnham, Surrey and he was Baptised at St Michael and St Sebastian Church, Aldershot, Hampshire, on the 13th of February 1905.

Posted to the 1st Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers, unknown date.

Posted to India, unknown date. The 1st Battalion were stationed in India from February 1906.

Appointed as Acting Sergeant, unknown date.

Posted to the North West Frontier of India, February 1908.

The 1st battalion took part in the Mohmand Expedition for which they were eligible for the Indian General Service Medal with clasp North West Frontier 1908.

Posted to Peshawar, India, May 1908.

Posted to Rawalpindi, India, 1911.

Living at Military Barracks, West Ridge, Rawalpindi, India, in the 1911 census. Francis age given as 34 is a Sergeant with the 1st Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers.

Posted to Cambridge Barracks, Portsmouth, Hampshire, October 1913, and were based here until the start of the Great War in August 1914.

Posted to the B.E.F. in France and Flanders, embarking the S.S. Norman and S.S. Italian Prince at Southampton, Hampshire on the 13th of August 1914, and disembarking at Le Havre on the 14th at about 5 a.m. Francis served with "Z" Company.

The 1st Battalion had moved into position on the Mon-Conde Canal by the 23rd of August 1914, which is the day the British and German army had their first contact at about 11 a.m. The 1st battalion thereafter saw action in all the major engagements of 1914 - Marne, Aisne, La Bassee, Armentieres and Ypres. Francis brother John also served with the 1st Battalion. (See John Casey below)

Francis was reported to be Missing In Action, October 1914. This was reported in the Newcastle Journal on the 31st of October 1914.

Appointed Acting Corporal on the 24th of October 1914.

Appointed Acting Sergeant on the 21st of November 1914.

Appointed Company Sergeant Major (Warrant Officer Class II) on the 21st of November 1914.

Killed In Action on the 16th of June 1915, aged 33.

Francis was killed during First Battle of Bellewaarde, also known as The Battle of Hooge which took place on the 16th June 1915. The 1st Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers war diary recorded the following:

"Our artillery started the bombardment at 2:50 Hrs. and with two pauses, continued till 4:15 Hrs. the time laid down for the attack to commence.

The enemy soon replied at first with shrapnel, later with heavy shell. His fire was mostly directed at RAILWAY WOOD, and a certain proportion of gas shells were fired.

Owing to the proximity of the enemy’s trenches and the necessity for low bursts to cut the barbed wire entanglements, our own artillery caused us a certain number of casualties before the attack commenced.

At 4.15 a.m. the attack was launched, the front line of the trenches was quickly taken also the alternative trenches behind. In front of the trenches a certain amount of resistance was offered, in others the enemy surrendered almost at once. The battalion suffered rather heavily, many prisoners were taken.

The battalion started for the 2nd line of the enemy’s trenches after a very short interval and letter Z, Co. which was in support came forward to the front line. Z, Co. suffered severely from the very heavy shell fire brought to bear on them by the German artillery, both light and heavy.

Letter W – Y Co. bore to the left and started bombing down the enemy’s trenches. Here there was severe fighting. The tide of battle ebbed and flowed, finally the enemy received reinforcements of men and bombs and that combined with strongly placed machine guns, forced us to abandon the idea of a further advance in that particular direction for the time being. (viz to Y7 and Y8, vide map appendix).

In the meanwhile portions of Z and X Cos. With some of the Liverpool and Scottish advanced and made good a line just W (west) of BELLEWARDE FARM. Here being exposed to sniping from both flanks and machine gun fire from the left flank they halted near old and shallow FRENCH trench and dug themselves in. This trench was only very lightly held owing to the paucity of men.

Casualties though not heavy were frequent. Captain Sloper and a party bombed down a communication trench and rushed the enemy’s third line of trenches. They remained here about an hour. The adjoining troops returned and a good many casualties occurred. So both flanks being in the air a retirement was made to the new trench dug behind BELLEWARDE FARM. Only thin metal entrenching tools were available to dig this trench and the ground was hard and there had not been time to finish digging the trench properly.

During this time the enemy heavily “Crumped” RAILWAY WOOD and BELLEWARDE.

There was a lull as regards direct fire on the advanced trenches for two or three hours, but casualties from fire from the left flank were frequent and RAILWAY WOOD and its vicinity were continually “Crumped”.

In the meantime on the left positions Cos. W and Y had consolidated the positions a little N (north) of Y.ll.

Early in the afternoon the enemy marched E (east) of BELLEWARDE FARM in their trenches and opened a heavy rifle and machine gun fire on our advanced position from close range. Attempts were made to block the assault up a CT (communication Trench) towards Y.ll. With bombs, but all our bombers were killed.

Finally the troops on our right having retired some time previously and so leaving us outflanked on both sides, the front line was withdrawn under heavy fire of rifles, machine guns and artillery, light and heavy, to the first line of GERMAN trenches captured in the morning, where the battalion was relieved after dark by the Royal Scots of 8th Infantry Brigade. A number of gas shells were fired during this retirement.

All four of the battalion’ s machine guns were knocked out quite early in the day."

Diary of the Great War by Pte Albert Williams 9122 also recorded;

"1st Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers

15/6/1915

....then on the night of the 15/June we left camp for Hooge, and were told we had 3 lines of trenches to take out at all costs. What a strafing our Artillery gave them, for hours they were at it, then off went the old ninth Brigade, the Seventh Royals, the Tenth Lincolns, Twenty First Scots Fusiliers and the Liverpool Scottish, we were issued with a new thing for cutting barbed wire, fixes on bayonets. The trenches were all taken, but what a strafing and sights.

We lost Capt. Bagshaw and Capt. Roddan and Sgt. Ashmore - all killed in the charge.

Sgt Major Casey, Pte McCabe in trench, and the following during the morning, Major Yatman wounded in face, Capt. Herbert wounded in foot, Leut. D Smith wounded, Leut. J. Lawson wounded right arm. Captain Sloper got one of his machine guns across to the Germans trench, but they put it out of action and when they counter attacked he strafed them with his revolvers, when found he had six wounds in him.

Leut. Scrotton led the bombers, and was wounded but carried on, got the Military Cross, and Le/Cpl. Joynsen got the D.C.M.

Sgt. Lloyd wounded by shell

Cpl Smith wounded by shell

Pte Denton killed by shell

Pte Fairbanks wounded, end of nose

Pte Reid wounded by shell

Pte Hendrick wounded by bullet

Le/Cpl Hall wounded by shell

Le/Cpl Marsden wounded by shell

Le/Cpl Pilkington wounded by shell.

Cpl Thompson, Cpl Hackett, Pte Jordan, Pte Scott, Pte Lockhart (twice ) and Cpl Hammond all buried alive but got out.

Sgt Hood carried a Pte of the Liverpool Scottish back to support trench and a Hun, and whilst helping me to dig out Cpl Hammond he got hit in the leg. I thought I was in for a good time as I had three German helmets and a bottle of wine and was going to have a good drink when the dirty devils buried me. I was dug out and lost everything, even my speech, what a row that shell made, good job it dropped in the traverse and buried me, a few more inches further and there would have been no Pte Williams to bury. What a glorious day was the 16 June 1915."

Francis was originally buried near to where he fell but was reburied at Poelcapelle British Cemetery, Belgium, after the armistice.

Grave Ref: LVI. E. 9.

Son of the late John Richard Casey and Eliza Casey (nee Wareham), Husband of Georgina Lilian Lukes (formerly Casey, nee Watkins ), of 2, Gordon Place, Gravesend, Kent.

John Richard Casey 1887 - 1958;

Born at Camberley, Surrey, on the 6th of February 1887. Registered at Farnham, Surrey.

Baptised at St. Michael's, Yorktown, Camberley, Surrey, on the 3rd of April 1887.

Living at Obelisk Street, Camberley, Surrey, in the 1891 census.

Living at No. 9 Cheltenham Place, Reading, Berkshire, in the 1901 census. John aged 14 is working as a Biscuit Factory Labourer.

Living at Jubilee Square, Reading, Berkshire, on enlistment. John gives his occupation as Biscuit Factory Labourer for Huntley & Palmers, at the time the world's largest biscuit company.

Enlisted into the Militia, aged17 and 11 months on the 26th of January 1905 at Reading Berkshire.

3rd Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment

Service No: 7336.

Rank: Private

Discharged by Purchase on the 7th of July 1905.

Living at 1 Union Court, Bartholomew Street, Newbury, Berkshire, on enlistment.

Enlisted into the Militia, aged 19 years and 4 months on the 1st of June 1906 at Aldershot, Hampshire.

Royal Army Medical Corps

Service No: 1775.

Rank: Private.

John completed 76 days training before enlisting into the Northumberland Fusiliers on the 23rd of August 1906 and joining the army proper and his brothers who were both already serving in the Regiment.

1st Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers

Service No: 2010

Rank: Private.

Living at 51st And 65th Regimental Depot, Pontefract Barracks, Wakefield Road, Pontefract, Yorkshire, in the 1911 census. John aged 24 is a Private with the Northumberland Fusiliers.

Posted to the B.E.F. in France and Flanders, embarking the S.S. Norman and S.S. Italian Prince at Southampton, Hampshire on the 13th of August 1914, and disembarking at Le Havre on the 14th at about 5 a.m. John's brother Francis was also with the 1st Battalion. (See Francis Casey Above).

Wounded In Action, October 1914.

Evacuated back to England on the 23rd of October 1914.

Admitted to the 3rd Northern General Hospital in Sheffield on the 23rd of October 1914.

Reported in the Sheffield Daily Telegraph on the 26th of October 1914;

"SICK AND WOUNDED

MEN BROUGHT TO SHEFFIELD HOSPITAL

The fifth convoy of wounded and sick soldiers from the fighting line in France reached the 3rd Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, on Friday. The names of the men, with their regiments and the character of their injuries appear below:

Casey, John (E.2010), private, 1st Northumberland Fusiliers, slight wound,."

Transferred to the Royal Defence Corps, unknown date. (After 17th of March 1916 when the Corps was created)

Service No: 50992.

Transferred to the Royal Engineers, unknown date.

Service No: 365273.

Promoted to Corporal, unknown date.

John married Florence Amelia Poole, at St John the Evangelist, Smith Square, Westminster, London, on the 20th of September 1919. John is a Corporal with the Royal Engineers and was living at Fort Victoria, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.

Promoted to Sergeant, unknown date.

Living at 18 St Albans Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, in the 1939 Register. John is a Sergeant with the 2nd London Divisional.

Service Number changed to 1856099, unknown date.

John served in Gibraltar, unknown date and West Africa until 1940.

John was discharged from Army Service in 1954.

John died between October and December 1958. Registered at Portsmouth, Hampshire.

Son of the late John Richard Casey and Eliza Casey (nee Wareham), Husband of Florence Amelia Casey (nee Poole)

Walter John Casey M.M. 1877 - 1946;

Born on the 31st of March 1877 at Camberley, Surrey. Registered at Farnham, Surrey,

Living at No. 9 Park Road, Camberley, Surrey, in the 1881 census. Walter aged 4 is attending School.

Living at Obelisk Street, Camberley, Surrey, in the 1891 census. Walter aged 14 is now working as an Errand Boy for the Post Office.

Enlisted at Aldershot, Hampshire, on the 21st October 1891, aged 14 years and 6 months. Occupation given as Page.

2nd Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers

Service No: 3079

Rank: Boy

Awarded Army Certificate of Education 3rd Class on the 25th of February 1892.

Posted to India, disembarking on the 17th of December 1892.

Appointed as Drummer 8th of September 1893.

Granted 1st Good Conduct Pay at 1d (1 Penny), on the 21st of October 1893.

Awarded Army Certificate of Education 2nd Class on the 3rd of October 1893

Posted to Singapore, disembarking on the 5th of March 1895.

Posted to England, disembarking on the 7th of January 1897.

Granted 2nd Good Conduct Pay at 2d (2 Pennies) on the 21st of October 1897.

Elected to come under the new messing rules, Special Army order of 2nd April 1898.

Appointed Unpaid Lance Corporal on the 16th of December 1898.

Appointed Paid Lance Corporal on the 15th of April 1899.

Passed Classes of Instruction for Corporal and subjects A, B, C, D, E, F, on the 1st of September 1899.

Posted to South Africa (2nd Boer War), disembarking the R.M.S. Kildonan Castle on the 4th of November 1899.

Wounded In Action on the 10th of December 1899, during the Battle of Stormberg.

The Battle of Stormberg was was the first British defeat of Black Week, in which three successive British forces were defeated by Boer irregulars in the Second Boer War. Stormberg, Magersfontein and Colenso were the British defeats that made up “Black Week”, a term coined by Fleet Street.

The 3rd Division commanded by Major General William Forbes Gatacre heard of the loss of Stormberg on the 8th of December 1899 at Graaff Reinet. He was determined to make an immediate counterattack to recover the area. A force of 3,000 was to be taken by train to Molteno, the nearest railway station to Stormberg still in British hands, and march by night to attack a hill known as the Kissieberg, which dominated the Boers' position. The force consisted of the 2nd Battalion, the Northumberland Fusiliers (960 men), the 2nd Battalion, the Royal Irish Rifles, (840 men), the 74th and 77th batteries of the Royal Field Artillery and 250 mounted infantry detached from various infantry battalions.

There was no time for reconnaissance, and preparations were rushed. Early the next day, the British troops hastily boarded the trains, but then sat for hours under a hot sun while locomotives were found. They were already tired when they reached Molteno, to set off on a night march with fixed bayonets after a hasty meal and very little rest. Gatacre's locally engaged guides were soon lost, and the force wandered about the veldt all night.

As dawn broke, the British at last came in sight of the Kissieberg. A small Boer picket with one 75mm Krupp gun under Sergeant Hendrik Muller of the Free State Artillery Corps, opened fire. Although Gatacre's force had merely to march around the hill to force the Boers to retreat, about half the infantry rushed forward without orders to storm it. They found that the hill was a typical kopje, ringed by a vertical rock face and it seems clear that the infantry climbing the Kissieberg in several places found they could make no further progress up the mountain due to the sheer stone ridges. The commanding officer of 2nd Northumberland Fusiliers gave orders that his battalion should withdraw off the hillside. Five companies of the Fusiliers received this order and began to climb down, but three of the battalion’s companies, of which Captain Wilmott was the senior officer, remained with the Royal Irish Rifles further up the mountain.

The gun batteries seeing the Fusiliers coming down into the valley assumed that there was a general retreat and that it was necessary to bring their fire down from the mountain crest. The directing gunner officers were considerably hampered by the dawn sun breaking over the top of the mountain, shining into their eyes and throwing the mountain side into darkness. The British artillery rounds began to fall among the Royal Irish Rifles and Fusiliers still near the top of the mountain. Lieutenant Colonel Eager, the commanding officer of 2nd Royal Irish Rifles, discussed the situation with Captain Wilmott who urged that the troops were nearly at the crest and that the attack should continue. Eager assembled his senior officers near the top of the mountainside to confer over what action to take when a British shrapnel shell burst over this conference wounding all the officers, Lieutenant-Colonel Eager, Major H. J. Seton, the second-in-command, Major Welman and Captain Bell, with Eager later dying of his wounds.

It would seem that at some points on the mountain there was very little preventing the British infantry from reaching the top of the Kissieberg and taking the Boer positions. A Boer official reported later that Boers were already leaving their positions due to the threat of being overrun, but with the main body of the attack withdrawing, it was clear to Gatacre that they were in no fit state to renew the attack and that a return to Molteno was necessary. The British troops began to march in to Molteno at 11am and the whole force was back by 12.30pm. The inhabitants of Molteno turned out to assist the returning exhausted soldiers, providing them with water and food.

Rolls were called and it was then realised that many troops could not have received the order to withdraw and been left on the mountainside in the confusion of the descent or collapsed in exhaustion on the route back. Of the force of 2,600 men, 13 officers and 548 men were missing, some killed but the majority Boer prisoners.

Walter was severely wounded but soon recovered and continued serving in South Africa.

Promoted to Corporal on augmentation on the 1st of March 1900.

Appointed Unpaid Lance Sergeant on the 9th of October 1901.

Appointed Paid Lance Sergeant on the 1st of August 1902.

Passed Classes of Instruction for Sergeant (Date unknown)

Promoted to Sergeant on the 16th of September 1902.

Posted to England, disembarking on the 11th of February 1903.

The 2nd Battalion were based at Milton Barracks, Gravesend, Kent.

Awarded the Queen's South Africa Medal with Clasps; Cape Colony, Orange Free State and Transvaal.

Awarded the King's South Africa Medal with Clasps: South Africa 1901 and 1902.

Walter married Mary Clancy on the 17th of March 1903. Registered at Weymouth, Dorset.

Re-engaged to complete 21 years with the Colours on the 21st of October 1903.

Appointed as Drum Sergeant on the 19th of November 1903.

Elected to come under the conditions of Army order 1902 to draw service pay, and Granted Service Pay Class I at 7d (7 Pennies) on the 1st of April 1904 .

Walter was photographed as Drum-Major on St. George's day 1904 and this photo was painted as a postcard in the famous Tuck's Oilettes series of postcards printed by Raphael Tuck & Sons.

Posted to Badajoz Barracks, Aldershot, Hampshire, June 1904.

Reverts to Duty at Own Request (Sergeant) on the 14th of November 1906.

Posted to The Citadel, Dover, Kent, October 1907.

Posted to the 7th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers on the 17th of September 1908.

Awarded the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal with Gratuity, April 1910.

Living at 2 Acklington Road, Amble, Northumberland, in the 1911 census. Walter is now an Army Sergeant Instructor, living with his wife Mary, 5 of his children, and his Father, Mother and Brother In Laws. Walter gives his place of birth as Kilkenny, Ireland.

Passed Classes of Instruction at the Royal Small Arms Factory, Enfield Lock, London, on the 19th of September 1911.

This course meant Walter could keep in working service order all types of Rifles, Magazine Lee-Metford and Lee-Enfield and also all Marks of Rifle Short M.L.E.

Permitted to continue service beyond 21 years with the Colours on the 19th of September 1912.

Promoted to Colour Sergeant on the 21st of October 1912.

Ceased to Draw Service Pay at 7d and Granted Proficiency pay at 6d on the 21st of October 1912.

Living at Drill Hall, Amble, Northumberland, in 1913. Walter is training Sergeant for "E" Company, 7th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers.

Appointed Acting Sergeant Major, on the 26th of September 1914.

Appointed to Paid Regimental Sergeant Major (Warrant Officer Class I) on the 5th of August 1914.

Promoted to Company Sergeant Major (Warrant Officer Class II) on the 29th of January 1915.

Appointed to Acting Regimental Sergeant Major (Acting Warrant Officer Class I) on the 29th of January 1915.

Posted to the B.E.F. in France & Flanders, disembarking on the 20th of April 1915.

Regimental Sergeant-Major Walter John Casey was Mentioned In Despatches by General Haig on the 30th of April 1916. Published in the London Gazette on the 15th of June 1916, Supplement 29623, Page 5936.

Walter wrote the following letter to the local priest, Father Symthe, of one of the soldiers killed from the 7th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers in July 1915;

"Dear Padre, I regret to inform you that Corpl. John McVeigh of Berwick was killed on Monday, 5th of July. I have been requested to inform you by the men of his company, and the senior of the Battalion. I am always on the look-out when we down from the trenches for facilities in which our people may benefit. We cannot get a priest when we are on trench duty, and consequently they look to me to read some prayers at poor M'Veigh burial, which I hope is not wrong. I do so because a Church of England man will have a committal prayer read by an officer when buried if circumstances permit, and it prevents Church of England men thinking we Roman Catholics are hard-hearted. Corpl. M'Veigh was shot through the head, and was being conveyed to the dressing station when he died. C.S.M. Heslop immediately informed me, and asked what should be done about his burial. So I had a proper soldier's graveyard located, a grave dug, and with a few from his company and a few Catholics present, I read prayers from my Prayer Book. I also secured a piece of well-seasoned pitch pine and made a nice plain cross, with the inscription;

R.I.P.

In Memory of

No.1327, Corporal J. McVeigh

7th Northd. Fusiliers

Killed In action on 5th of July 1915

In addition we covered the mound neatly with fresh cut turf and put on some beautiful wreaths. I am informing you, Father, of these matters by request, to enable you to console his family. He is buried at St. Quentin, half a mile south of Dulverghem, and about three miles west of Neuve-Englise, Flanders. He was at communion, the last opportunity we had, and that was on 10th of June. His effects will be forwarded through the proper channels in due course. The details of how he was hit is a common thing out here. He was looking over his trench to ascertain that things were quiet and a sniper picked him off. He had recently been promoted Corporal: was a good, reliable and dutiful lad, and very keen to do his bit, and was one of most popular and best N.C.O's in his company. His loss was consequently much regretted by all. Personally I would like to express my own deep-felt sympathy to his family, so if you will favour me by conveying the same, I will be grateful. Hoping you are well , I beg to remain, your obedient servant,

Walter Casey

7th Northd. Fusiliers."

Awarded the Military Medal for "Acts of gallantry and devotion to duty under fire" as a Colour Sergeant (Acting Sergeant Major). Published in the London Gazette on the 27th of October 1916, Supplement 29805, Page 10477.

Discharged from Regular Service having been Commissioned as a Lieutenant on the General List , on the 26th of July 1917. Published in the London Gazette on the 10th of August 1917, Supplement 30226, Page 8193.

Posted to England, disembarking on the 27th of July 1917.

Walter was awarded an Army pension for his regular service at 34d (34 pennies) a day for life from the 27th of July 1917.

Walter served as a Lieutenant and Quartermaster for the Highland Light Infantry Regiment.

Relinquished Commission on completion of service at No.1 Dispersal Unit, Purfleet, Essex on the 13th of March 1920.

The undermentioned Lieutenant-Quartermaster to be Quartermaster with rank of Lieutenant on the 1st of March 1922 Walter John Casey. Published in the London Gazette on the 28th of February 1922, Supplement 32625, Page 1793.

On the 22nd of July 1922, Walter's son, also Walter, aged 16 years, drowned after being swept into sea at Amble Harbour.

The Alnwick and County Gazette reported on the 26th of July 1924;

AMBLE BOY DROWNED.

Heroic Efforts at Rescue Off the Pier.

Some sensation was caused at Amble Harbour on Tuesday evening by a sad drowning scene and heroic attempts at rescue - in which the son of a respected resident lost his life.

The boy Walter Casey, aged 16, was fishing at the end of the South Pier, at about 8 o'clock, when he was washed off the steps, there being a heavy sea at the time.

Harry Gardner, a member of the Swimming Club, who witnessed the incident, immediately jumped into the water, but his plucky efforts to save the lad were thwarted by the great swirl which came round the bottom of the pier. A disabled ex-serviceman, named Middlemiss, also made a gallant attempt to effect a rescue.

Gardner was himself nearly drowned, and was taken home in an exhausted condition. Dr. Lougridge, who was attending the meeting of the Amble Council, was summoned, and eventually Gardner recovered.

The deceased boy was the son of Quartermaster Casey, of Amble. He was employed by the Amble Co-operative Society."

Living at No. 8 Marine Road, Amble, Northumberland, in the 1939 Register. Walter is working as a Private Secretary and Colliery Clerk at Broomhall Colliery.

Walter commanded the Amble Detachment of the Home Guard during the Second World War. The Home Guard carried out various guard duties around Amble and the local district as well as weekend exercises in such locations as the moors at Longframlington and standing sentry at the Amble reservoir at Morwick, this was presumably to prevent the water supply being tampered with. By 1941 Walter was ranked as Captain.

After the war ended Walter continued working at the Broomhill Colliery and was President of Royal British Legion

Walter died whilst cycling to work at the end of September 1946 aged 69.

"The funeral took place on Monday in Amble West Cemetery of the later Walter John Casey, of New Link House, Amble. Mr. Casey who was 69 collapsed and died Friday when cycling to Broomhill Colliery where he was employed as private secretary to the Colliery agent Maj. A. M. Morrison. Born in Camberley near Sandhurst, Mr. Casey enlisted at the age of 15 as bugler in the 2nd Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers. He had 27 years in the army and served in India amd South Africa where he was wounded. As a drum-major he came from Aldershot to Alnwick to introduce the drums in the 7th Northumberland Fusiliers. About 1910 he came to Amble as instructor and went overseas with the battalion at the outbreak of war in 1914. He was commissioned in the field as Lieutenant-Quartermaster. Mr. Casey, who was president of the Royal British Legion was a devoted Roman Catholic."

Buried at West Amble Cemetery, Amble, Northumberland.

Son of the late John Richard Casey and Eliza Casey (nee Wareham), Husband of Mary Casey, of Amble, Northumberland.

Alfred George Cheshire 1899 - 1918;

Born at Frimley, Surrey.

Living at 2, Priory Cottages, High Street, Frimley in the 1901 census.

Educated at the Duke of York's Royal Military School at Guston, near Dover, Kent. Alfred was a boarder here in the 1911 census, aged 11.

Enlisted at Dover, unknown date. This would have been after Quarter 3 of 1917 as this when Alfred turned 18 years of age.

15th (Kings) Hussar's, Cavalry of the Line.

Trumpeter (Private).

No.10337.

Killed In Action on the 30th of March 1918, aged 18 years.

A letter was sent to Alfred's family, from a fellow soldier;

"He, together with six more of a party were sent out at dawn to reinforce a part of the line that had been reported by our officers to be a weak salient. It was while in the open that we unfortunately came under observation from a Bosch machine gun which accounted for four other fellows. Captain Arnett (killed later that day) and I managed to get your son under cover of the trench and although every endeavour was made to keep life going we failed and your son died a short while after being hit. His last words to my knowledge were 'mother, mother'. One consolation, if consolation it can be called, was that he died peacefully and without any pain or disfigurement. It was not until darkness set in that I buried him just over from where he had been killed. Ever since the offensive commenced I had your son alongside of me and to be so young was a credit to his regiment, knowing no fear, resourceful and tactful in critical moments and it affected me more than I like to admit when he got killed. His death left me practically without a pal, more so when I found myself the only survivor"

No known grave.

Remembered on the Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France.

Panel: 4 and 5.

The Memorial commemorates over 14,000 casualties of the United Kingdom and 300 of the South African Forces who have no known grave and who died on the Somme from 21 March to 7 August 1918.

Remembered on the Camberley War Memorial.

Son of Agnes Cheshire, of 11, Burford Road, Camberley, Surrey, and the late James Cheshire (15th Hussars).

Charles Cornwallis Chesney 1885 - 1915;

Born at Allahabad, Bengal, India, on the 16th of January 1885.

Baptised at Allahabad, Bengal, India, on the 21st of March 1885.

Living at Penywern Road, Kensington, London, in the 1891 census.

Student and Boarder at Army House, Bradfield College, Bradfield, Berkshire, in the 1901 census.

Educated at the South Eastern Agricultural College, Wye, Kent, unknown date.

Charles returned to India, departing the Port of London, aboard the Oceana, on the 5th of October 1905. Charles disembarked as Calcutta.

Charles married Phyllis Holl, at Allahabad, Bengal, India, on the 27th of November 1907.

Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant, Indian Army Reserve of Officers, on the 16th of July 1909.

Listed in the Indian Army Quarterly List, 1st of January 1912.

Called up from the Reserve and attached to the 117th Mahrattas, unknown date.

Posted to the M.E.F in Mesopotamia, unknown date.

Killed In Action on the 22nd of November 1914, aged 30, during the Battle of Ctesiphon.

Reported in The Standard, Wednesday the 1st of December 1915.

"Lieutenant CHARLES CORNWALLIS CHESNEY, of the 117th Mahrattas, Indian Army, who has been killed in action in Mesopotamia, was a Great-Nephew of General Francis Chesney, the first British explorer of the Euphrates, who devoted himself, after the peace of a century ago, to the development of the "overland route" to India, being the real pioneer of all the ideas of advancing from Europe to the Persian Gulf."

No known grave.

Remembered on the Basra Memorial, Basra, Iraq.

Panel Referemce: Panel 43 and 65.

Until 1997 the Basra Memorial was located on the main quay of the naval dockyard at Maqil, on the west bank of the Shatt-al-Arab, about 8 kilometres north of Basra.

Because of the sensitivity of the site, the Memorial was moved by presidential decree. The move, carried out by the authorities in Iraq, involved a considerable amount of manpower, transport costs and sheer engineering on their part, and the Memorial has been re-erected in its entirety.

The Basra Memorial is now located 19 miles along the road to Nasiriyah, in the middle of what was a major battleground during the first Gulf War.

Remembered on the Wye College Memorial, Wye, Kent.

Remembered on the Camberley War Memorial.

Remembered on the St. Peter's Memorial, St. Peter's, Frimley, Surrey.

Son of the late George T. and Annie L. Chesney, of, 'Ardrossan', Prior Road, Camberley, Surrey.

Charles Henry Childs 1888 - 1917;

Born at Ware, Hertfordshire.

Living at Baldock Street, Ware, Herts in the 1891 census.

Living at Windlesham, Surrey in the 1901 census.

Enlisted with the 3rd Militia Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment on the 11th of January 1904.

Attested into the 2nd Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment on the 29th of December 1904.

Not found in the 1911 census but the 2nd Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment were serving in India at the time of census.

Posted to the Reserve on the 13th of November 1912.

Joined the Surrey Constabulary on the 1st of April 1913 and was sworn in at Guildford on the 11th of April 1913.

Collar Number: 269.

Stationed at Dorking, Surrey.

Promoted from 3rd Class to 1st Constable during his service.

Recalled from Reserve, unknown date.

2nd Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment.

No. 7873.

Sergeant

Posted to the B.E.F, unknown date.

Killed In Action on the 2nd December 1917, Aged 29.

No known grave.

Remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.

Panel: 105 to 106 and 162.

Son of Charles and Elizabeth Childs, of Ling Cottage, Lightwater, Bagshot, Camberley, Surrey, husband of Maud E. Childs, of 14, Brooklyn Terrace, North Holmwood, Dorking.

Thomas James Childs 1895 - 1918;

Born at Ware, Hertfordshire.

Living at Windlesham, Surrey in the 1901 census.

Living at Ling Cottage, Guildford Road, Bagshot in the 1911 census. Thomas now aged 16 is working as a Carman (a driver of a horse-drawn delivery vehicle).

Enlisted at Guildford, Surrey, unknown date.

Royal Field Artillery

Rank: Gunner.

Service No.69867.

Posted to the B.E.F., disembarking in France on the 6th of November 1914 with the 51st Brigade R.F.A.

Promoted until reaching Rank of Sergeant, unknown dates.

Transferred to the 13th Battery, 5th Brigade R.F.A., unknown date.

Killed In Action on the 8th of August 1918, Aged 22.

Buried at Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France.

Grave Reference: IV. D. 16.

Son of the late Charles J. and Elizabeth Childs, of Ling Cottage, Lightwater, Bagshot, Camberley, Surrey.

Attached to the 40th Pathans, Indian Army on the 20th March 1905.

Took part in operations on the North-West Frontier, north of Peshawar against the Mohmands (Mohmand Field Force) during 1908.

Regimental Adjutant from 1911 until 1915.

Promoted to Captain on the 9th of January 1913.

Leonard was back in England in 1913 and married Edith Marian Bulman on the 4th of June at East Barnet, Hertfordshire.

On the outbreak of the Great War, the 40th Pathans were in Hong Kong. They were posted to France and Flanders, embarking at Kowloon, aboard the S.S Basilan on the 26th of February 1915 and disembarking at Marseille on the 1st of April.

Killed In Action on the 26th of April 1915, aged 31, during the 2nd Battle of Ypres.

His Colonel wrote;

"The Regiment was in the first line of attack, and had to cross over open ground for over 1,000 yards under a fearful fire of machine guns and shells, both front and flank.....A native officer of ours near him loosened his belt for him, and Chris said "Mehrbani" and died.....He performed his duty nobly to the end"

A brother Officer wrote;

"He was dearly loved in the regiment, and died a very gallant death at the head of his men, and helped make the regiment he loved so well famous in that reckless charge."

Leonard was originally buried in a farm, three quarters of a mile north-east of the village of St. Jean, near Ypres in Belgium.

The original resting place of Leonard was either lost, destroyed or was no longer identifiable.

Remembered on the Menin Gate, Memorial to the Missing at Ypres (now Ieper)

Panel: 2.

Son of Major General L. W. Christopher, C.B., and Mrs. Florence Christopher, of Brook House, Camberley; husband of Edith Christopher, of Trevor Hall, East Barnet.

Thomas George Church 1887 - 1918;

I've not confirmed records for G. T. Church. Commonwealth War Graves Commission have burial records for T. G. Church, Royal Engineers.

Remembered as G. T. Church, on the Camberley War Memorial.

Believed to be Thomas George Church.

Born at Wantage, Berkshire.

Living at Frimley Road, Camberley, Surrey, in the 1901 census. Thomas aged 14 is living with his Aunt and her family.

Enlisted, unknown date.

Royal Engineers.

Sapper.

No. 14917.

Living at 104 High Street, Cheriton, Kent, in the 1911 census. Thomas now aged 24 is a Lance Corporal with the Royal Engineers and married to Alice, with one child.

Promoted to Corporal, unknown date.

Posted to the B.E.F. in France, disembarking on the 23rd of August 1914.

Served with the 7th Field Company, Royal Engineers.

Appointed Acting Sergeant, unknown date.

Awarded the Meritorious Service Medal, as reported in the London Gazette, published on the 17th of October 1916, Supplement 29788, Page 10042.

Promoted to Company Quartermaster Sergeant, unknown date.

Died on the 3rd of December 1918, aged 31. (Unknown if wounded or sickness)

Buried at Dourlers Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France.

Grave Reference: I. A. 16.

Dourlers village was in German hands during almost the whole of the First World War. It was taken on the 7th of November 1918, after heavy fighting, by the 6th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and the 1st Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.

Remembered as Sergeant-Major G. T. Church on the Camberley War Memorial.

Husband of Alice Church, of 24, Somerset Rd., Cheriton, Folkestone.

Frederick John Clarke M.M. about 1895 - 1918;

Born at Lewisham, Kent.

I have not found Frederick in the 1901 census,

Living at Royal Albert Orphan Asylum, Portsmouth Road, Camberley, Surrey, in the 1911 census. Frederick age given as 14, is a scholar.

Living at Streatham, Surrey, on enlistment.

Enlisted at Lambeth, Surrey, unknown date.

11th (Service) Battalion (Lambeth), Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment.

Rank: Private:

Service No. G/10832.

The 11th (Service) Battalion (Lambeth), Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment was formed at Lambeth, Surrey, on the 16th of June 1915, by the Mayor and Borough of Lambeth.

Posted to the B.E.F. in France, unknown date. (The 11th Btn. Royal West Surrey Regiment disembarked at Harve, France, on the 5th of May 1916).

Awarded the Military Medal for bravery in battle. Reported in the Surrey Mirror on the 15th of December 1916.

Killed In Action on the 29th of August 1918, aged 23.

Buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, Belgium.

Grave Reference: XXV. J. 21.

Remembered on the Camberley War Memorial.

Remembered on the St. George's Memorial, Camberley, Surrey. (St.George's was demolished in 1971. Stone Tablets recording those that fell are kept safe at St. Michael's, Camberley, Surrey.)

Son of Arthur and Hannah Clarke.

Alfred Clarkson about 1878 - 1915;

Born at St. Peters, Oldham, Lancashire.

I have not confirmed census records for 1881 or 1891.

Enlisted on the 28th of June 1897, at Manchester, aged 19 years and 3 months. Occupation given as Piecer. (A Piecer worked in the textile industry. Responsible for repairing broken threads during weaving).

King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment.

Rank: Private.

Service No. 5419.

Posted to the Regimental Depot at Lancaster, Lancastershire, on the 1st of July 1897.

Posted to the 2nd Battalion King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment at Manchester, on the 5th of October 1897.

Posted to Singapore, joining the 1st Battalion King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment, disembarking at Singapore, on the 10th of December 1898.

Detained by Civil Powers on the 1st of June 1899, for;

1. House Trespass, entering the house of D.W. Rogers at North Bridge Road, Singapore, at 7.30pm. Offence Punishable under Section 448 of the Penal Code.

2. At the Same Place and Time, Using Criminal Force against G.G. Rogers.

Offence Punishable under Section 552 of the Penal Code.

3. At the Same Place and Time, Causing Hurt to D.W. Rogers.

Offence Punishable under Section 523 of the Penal Code.

Alfred was found Guilty of all 3 charges and was sentenced to either 28 days imprisonment or a $25 (Straits Dollar) fine. Alfred chose to pay the fine.

Returned to Duty on the 3rd of June 1899.

Posted to England, disembarking on the 27th of March 1900.

Appointed Lance Corporal, on the 14th of November 1900.

Living at Tournay Barracks, Farnborough, Hampshire, in the 1901 census. Alfred now aged 23, rank shown as Corporal.

Posted to South Africa (2nd Boer War), joining the 2nd Battalion King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment, disembarking on the 16th of May 1901.

Promoted to Corporal, on the 22nd of January 1903.

Posted to England, disembarking on the 10th of April 1903.

Awarded the Queen's South Africa Medal, with Clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State and Transvaal.

Alfred married Edith Ellen Try, at St. Michael's, Yorktown, Camberley, Surrey, on the 14th of September 1905. Both Alfred and Edith give their places of residence as Camberley, Surrey.

Alfred extended his service to Complete 12 years Service with the Colours, on the 9th of June 1906.

Appointed Paid Lance Sergeant, on the 19th of September 1907.

Deprived of Lance Stripe, for Misconduct, on the 20th July 1908.

Re-engaged to Complete 21 years service with the Colours, on the 2nd of March 1909, at Fort Regent, Jersey, Channel Islands.

Appointed Unpaid Lance Sergeant on the 26th of April 1910.

Appointed Paid Lance Sergeant on the 1st of May 1910.

Promoted to Sergeant on the 1st of October 1910.

Living at Fort Regent, Jersey, Channel Island, in the 1911 census. Alfred now aged 33 is Sergeant with the 2nd Battalion King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment.

Posted to India, disembarking on the 13th of November 1912.

At the outbreak of the war in August 1914, the 2nd Battalion King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment was based at Lebong, India. The Battalion returned to England, disembarking on the 22nd of December 1914.

Posted to the B.E.F. in France, disembarking on the 15th of January 1915.

Appointed Acting Company Sergeant Major on the 20th of February 1915.

Reverted to Sergeant on the 19th of April 1915.

Missing In Action on the 8th of May 1915, Aged 37.

Remembered on the Ypres Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres (Ileper), Belgium.

Panel Reference: Panel 12.

Remembered on the Camberley War Memorial.

Husband of Edith Ellen Clarkson (nee Try), of, 7 Cromwell Road, Camberley, Surrey, later of, 30 Cross Street, Camberley, Surrey, later of 23a Norbury Street, Gladwick Road, Oldham, Lancashire.

Frederick Thomas Clough 1882 - 1916;

Born between January and March 1882, Registered at Yarmouth, Norfolk.

Living at 113 Barrack Street, Norwich, Norfolk, in the 1891 census. Frederick aged 9 is attending school. Father's occupation given as Fishmonger.

Living at 54, Knowsley Road, Norwich, Norfolk, in the 1901 census. Frederick now aged 19 is working as an agent for Pearl Assurance.

Frederick married Gertrude Leah Agnes Doman, on the 19th of June 1905. Registered at Mutford, Suffolk.

Living at 12 Otway Street, Chatham, Kent, in the 1911 census. Frederick now aged 29 is working as a Tailor's Traveller.

Living at 125 Alma Road, Sheerness, Kent on enlistment, occupation given as Outfitters Manager.

Enlisted on the 2nd of March 1915, at Chatham, Kent.

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent) Regiment.

Rank: Private

Service No. G/5869.

Appointed (Unpaid) Lance Corporal on the 3rd of April 1915.

Appointed (Paid) Lance Corporal on the 11th of December 1915.

Posted to the B.E.F. in France and Flanders on the 26th of April 1916. Frederick served with the 6th (Service) Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent) Regiment.

Reverts to Private, on the 12th of May 1916.

Wounded In Action on the 3rd of July 1916, at the Battle of the Somme. Gunshot wounds to the spine.

Evacuated to England and admitted to hospital at Newcastle, Staffordshire, on the 9th of July 1916.

Died of Wounds on the 23rd of July 1916, aged 34.

Buried at St. Michael's, Yorktown, Camberley, Surrey.

Grave Reference: South of West end of Church.

Frederick's widow Gertrude was staying at her maternal grandparents house, Hollydene, Frimley Road, Yorktown, Camberley, Surrey, at the time of Frederick's death.

Remembered on the Camberley War Memorial.

Remembered on the St. George's Memorial, Camberley, Surrey. (St.George's was demolished in 1971. Stone Tablets recording those that fell are kept safe at St. Michael's, Camberley, Surrey.)

Husband of Gertrude Clough, of 91, Upper Milton Rd., Gillingham, Kent.

Charles Arthur James Coe 1898 - 1916;

Born at Yorktown, Camberley, Surrey. Registered at Farnham, Surrey.

Baptised at St. Michaels, Camberley on the 13th of March 1898.

Living at 3, Barossa Road, Camberley in the 1901 census.

Living at 6, Barossa Road, Camberley in the 1911 census. Living with Parents and sister Phyllis aged 9.

Enlisted at Camberley, Surrey, unknown date.

6th Battalion Queen's Own (Royal West Surrey) Regiment.

Private.

No. G/13202.

Killed In Action on the 5th of December 1916, Aged 18.

Buried at Wailly Orchard Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France.

Grave Reference: I. H. 10.

Remembered on the Camberley Post Office Memorial.

Remembered on the Camberley War Memorial.

Remembered on the St. Peter's Memorial, St. Peter's, Frimley, Surrey.

Son of Charles John and Alice Louisa Coe (nee James), of 6, Barossa Road, Camberley, Surrey.

Charles John Coe also served during the Great War.on Home Service with the Royal Defence Corps from the 6th of November 1914 until the 23rd of February 1919.

George William Charles Coe 1896 - 1916;

Born at Frimley, Surrey.

Baptised at St. Michaels, Camberley on the 15th of March 1896.

Living at 5, Kings Ride, Camberley in the 1901 census.

Living at Burghfield, Kings Ride, Camberley in the 1911 census. George now aged 15, is working for the G.P.O as a Postal Telegraph Messenger.

Enlisted at Reading, unknown date.

2nd Battalion Princess Charlotte of Wales's Royal Berkshire Regiment.

Rank: Private.

Service No.16930.

Killed In Action on the 7th of March 1916, Aged 20.

Buried at Rue-Petillon Military Cemeter, Fleurbaix, Pas de Calais, France.

Grave Reference: II. J. 7.

Remembered on the Camberley Post Office Memorial.

Remembered on the St. George's Camberley Memorial Slabs. (Church demolished)

Remembered on the Camberley War Memorial.

Remembered on the St. Peter's Memorial, St. Peter's, Frimley, Surrey.

Son of William Frederick and Ellen Mary Coe (nee Hawkins), of "Burghfield", Kings Ride, Camberley.

Alfred Coleman 1875 - 1918;

Believed to be this person;

Born at Crookham, Hampshire. Registered between July and September 1875 at Hartley Wintney, Hampshire.

Living at Crookham Knoll Lodge, Crookham, Hampshire, in the 1881 census. Alfred aged 5 is attending school.

Living at Crookham, Hampshire, in the 1891 census. Alfred now aged 15 is working as a Gardener.

Living at Gardeners Rooms, Nuneham Courtenay, Oxfordshire, in the 1901 census. Alfred now aged 25 is working as a Gardener.

Alfred married Adele Johanne Waldman, between January and February 1905. Registered Abingdon, Oxfordshire.

Living at Upton Grey, Hampshire, between 1905 and 1911.

Living at South Lodge, White Gates, Portsmouth Road, Camberley, Surrey, in the 1911 census. Alfred now aged 35 is still a gardener. His wife Adele gives her place of birth as Virviers, Belgium. They have two children, Alfred Waldman, aged 5 and Olga aged 4.

Enlisted into the East Surrey Regiment, unknown date.

Rank: Private

Service No: G/30592

Posted to the B.E.F. in France and Flanders

The 13th (Service) Battalion (Wandsworth), East Surrey Regiment were posted to France for the first time in June 1916.

Alfred served with B Company.

Captured as a Prisoner of War, unknown date.

Died on the 8th of October 1918, aged 43 of Marasmus (Malnutrition)

Buried at Tournai Community Cemetery Allied Extension, Hainaut, Belgium.

Grave Ref: III. B. 4. '

Remembered on the Camberley War Memorial. (Regiment given as Queens (Royal West Surrey) Regiment).

Remembered on the St. Peter's Memorial, St. Peter's, Frimley, Surrey.

Son of Richard and Emma Coleman (nee White) of Crookham, Hampshire; Husband of Adele Johanne Coleman, of South Lodge, Frimley Hall, Portsmouth Road, Camberley, Surrey

Alfred's wife Adele passed away in 1922 and was buried at St. Peter's, Frimley. Surrey. Their son Alfred Waldman Coleman was killed in action on the 26th of April 1943, at Deherine, North Africa, whilst serving with the 30th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. Buried at Medjez-el-Bab War Cemetery, Tunisia. Grave Ref: 6. D. 12.

George William Coleman 1880 - 1914;

Born at Aston, Birmingham, England.

Living at 6, Courthouse, Barker Street, Ladywood, Birmingham in the 1891 census.

Enlisted with the 3rd Battalion Worcestershire Militia, unknown date.

Enlisted with the Worcestershire Regiment on the 6th of April 1899, Age given as 18 years 3 months.

Rank: Private.

Service No. 5521.

Posted to the newly formed 4th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment at Blenheim Barracks, North Camp on the 23rd of February 1900.

Posted to Bermuda, embarking the S.S. Harlech Castle on the 18th February 1902, disembarking at Bermuda on the 4th of March. Whilst in Bermuda the 4th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment were employed in guarding Boer prisoners from the war in South Africa.

Posted to Barbados, arriving on the 6th of December 1903.

Appointed to paid Lance Corporal on the 9th of February 1904.

Extended to complete 8 years Service with the Colours on the 18th April 1904 at Barbados.

Promoted to Corporal on the 1st of December 1904 at Barbados.

Married Salomie Noakes at St. Patrick, Barbados in 1905.

Appointed unpaid Lance Sergeant on the 18th April 1905 at Barbados.

Posted to Malta, embarking the S.S. Zaria on the 13th of November 1905 and disembarking on the 2nd of December at Malta.

Posted to Egypt, embarking the S.S. Dilwara on the 8th May 1906 and disembarking on the 11th May. The 4th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment wee sent to Egypt as pre-caution due to civil unrest.

Posted to Malta, embarking the S.S. Dufferin on the 9th June 1906.

Extended to complete 12 years Service with the Colours on the 1st of January 1907 at Malta.

Posted to England, arriving on the 9th of March 1908.

Passed classes of Instruction; Cookery, on the 30th June 1908 at Aldershot, Hampshire.

Posted to India, rejoining the 4th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment November 1908.

Appointed paid Lance Sergeant on the 12th November 1908.

Promoted to Sergeant on the 16th of November 1909.

Extended to complete 21 years Service with the Colours on the 1st of April 1910.

Posted to England, arriving on the 11th of March 1914 and joining the 3rd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment.

Mobilized at Tidworth, Wiltshire on the 4th of August 1914.

Posted to the B.E.F in France, arriving on the 12th of August 1914.

Killed In Action on the 21st of September 1914, Aged 34.

No known grave.

Remembered on the La Ferté-sous-Jouarre Memorial to the Missing, Seine-et-Marne, France.

Remembered on the St. Peter's Memorial, St. Peter's, Frimley, Surrey.

Son of Alfred and Harriet Coleman, of 72, Chirk Green, Chirk, North Wales; husband of Salome Marie Ellis (formerly Coleman nee Noakes), of 16, Plantation Row, Camberley, Surrey.

Frederick Charles Coles 1895 - 1916;

Born on the 2nd of May 1895 at Yateley, Hampshire.

Baptised on the 14th of July 1895, at Holy Trinity, Hawley, Hampshire.

Living at Plantation Row, Camberley in the 1901 census.

Living at 19 Plantation Row, Yorktown, Camberley in the 1911 census.

Enlisted on the 9th of October 1911 at Reading, Berkshire, aged 15 years and 160 days.

3rd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment.

Rank: Boy.

Service No. 12710.

Passed the Army Education Certificate 3rd Class on the 2nd of April 1912.

Qualified Tailor. Rated as good twice in Army Records.

Attained the age of 18 years and placed on pay as a Private, 2nd May 1914.

Discharged as unlikely to become an efficient soldier on the 26th of May 1914.

A note in Frederick's Army Service Records states the following;

"Sir,

In view of the report of the Medical board, it would appear that this boy should not of been discharged. Since enlistment he has in 2 years 8 months grown

Height 2", Weight 28 lbs, Chest 3 1/2". They cannot afford to get rid of men like this" (Undated and unsigned).

Re-enlisted at Guildford, unknown date.

Queens (Royal West Surrey) Regiment.

Rank: Private.

Service No. G/6399.

Transferred to the 9th Depot Machine Gun Corps, unknown date.

Service No: 15996

Died on the 30th of December 1916, Aged 22.

Buried at St. John the Baptist Churchyard, Londonthorpe, Lincolnshire.

The Machine Gun Corps were based at Belton Park in Grantham, Lincs.

Remembered on the Camberley War Memorial.

Son of James and Annie Louisa Coles, of 19A, Plantation Row, Camberley, Surrey.

Reginald Charles Coles 1894 - 1916;

Known as Charles.

Born at Yateley, Hampshire, between April and June 1894. Registered at Hartley Wintney, Hampshire.

Living at Clapper Oak, Elvetham, Hampshire in the 1901 census.

Enlisted with the 3rd (Special Reserve) Battalion Worcestershire Regiment, unknown date.

Living at Farnborough, Hampshire on enlistment.

Attested into the 1st Battalion Dorsetshire Regiment on the 12th of October 1911, at Aldershot, Hampshire.

Rank: Private.

Service No. 9275.

Posted to Blackdown Camp, Surrey on the 18th of October 1911.

Posted to Ireland, arriving in Belfast on the 11th of January 1913.

Posted to India, disembarking on the 11th of February 1914, joining the 2nd Battalion Dorsetshire Regiment based at Poona.

Mobilized with the outbreak of war in Europe.

Posted to Mesopotamia (now Iraq), disembarking on the 16th of October 1914.

The advance on Baghdad in November 1915 and the retreat of the British forces after the Battle of Ctesiphon lead to the Siege of Kut-al-Amara.

The Siege of Kut which begun the 7th of December 1915 and lasted 147 days before the British and Indian troops surrendered on the 29th of April 1916.

The ultimate surrender was due to starvation. The garrison had consumed all it's supplies, including every available animal. Sickness, in the form of scurvy, rheumatism, frost bite, diarrhoea and other digestive complaints were rife. The death rate amongst the British was very high, running at 30 per 1200 men and amongst the Indian troops it was even at higher, at 300 per 4000; this was mostly due to the Sepoy's refusal to eat horse flesh.

About 13,000 troops were captured and forced to march to Turkey, with 70% of the British and 50% of the Indian troops dying of disease or at the hands of their Ottoman guards during their captivity.

Charles was presumed for official reasons, to have died between the 29th of April 1916 and the 31st of December 1916, Aged 22.

Army Form D.P. states that there is evidence that Charles was a Prisoner of War, and that the next of kin should be informed that all enquiries which have been made have proved fruitless so far, and that no new information has been received to show that they are still alive, the Army Council fear they cannot have survived.

Remembered on the Basra Memorial, Iraq.

Panel: 22 and 63.

Until 1997 the Basra Memorial was located on the main quay of the naval dockyard at Maqil, on the west bank of the Shatt-al-Arab, about 4 miles north of Basra. Because of the sensitivity of the site, the Memorial was moved by presidential decree and the memorial is now located 19 miles along the road to Nasiriyah, in the middle of what was a major battleground during the first Gulf War.

Son of James and Blanche Coles, of 5, Council Houses, Yateley, Camberley, Hants.

Victor Claude Colgate 1896 - 1973;

Born at Camberley, Surrey, on the 4th of August 1896.

Baptised at St. Michael's, Yorktown, Camberley, Surrey, on the 27th of September 1896.

Visitor at Hicks Mill, South Petherwin, Cornwall, in the 1901 census. Victor is living with his maternal grandparents. Victor's father is shown to be a Soldier.

Educated at Yorktown School, Yorktown, Camberley, Surrey, unknown dates.

Living at Glencairn Stables, Castle Road, Camberley, Surrey, in the 1911 census. Victor now aged 14 is working as a Chemist Errand Boy.

Emigrated with parents and siblings to Australia, disembarking the 'Armadale', at Freemantle, Western Australia, on the 4th of January 1913.

The family settled at Ord Street, Nedlands, Perth, Australia.

Victor married Essie Isobel Baldry, at Plantagenet, Western Australia, 1917.

Enlisted at Albany, Western Australia, unknown date. (After Victor's was married as wife Essie is shown as next of kin).

Australian Imperial Forces.

Service No. W31011.

Victor's Army Service Records have not been released by the Australian Archives, Ref: B884, Citizen Military Forces Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947

Unknown if served overseas.

Remembered on the Camberley War Memorial.

There must have been some confusion after the end of the war, when names were being collected for the war memorial. Victor is named on the memorial, but he actually lived until the age of 77, and died in 1973, at Albany, Western Australia.

Victor was buried in Allambie Park Cemetery, Albany, W.A., Australia.

Son of John R. and Lucy Colgate, of, Albany, Western Australia, Australia, husband of Essie I. Colgate, of, Albany, Western Australia, Australia.

Victor's father served during the Great War, at Gallipoli and in France and Flanders. His brother Oscar fell at Gallipoli, 1915. (see above).

George Collins 1877 - 1917;

Born at Harwell, Berkshire.

Living at Stowell, Childrey, Berkshire, in the 1881 census.

Living at Westcott Lane, Westcott, Sparsholt, Berkshire, in the 1891 census.

Enlisted, unknown date.

Served with the Army Service Corps.

Private.

No. Unknown.

Living at Shorncliffe Camp, Cheriton, Kent, in the 1901 census.

Discharged from Army Service, unknown date.

George married Minnie Louisa Warsfold, at St, Michael's, Yorktown, Camberley, Surrey, on the 1st of August 1907

Living at 3 Eastney Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, in the 1911 census. George age given as 31, is working as a Chauffeur, and is also an employer.

Residence at enlistment given as Camberley, Surrey.

Enlisted at Portsmouth, Hampshire, unknown date.

Army Service Corps.

Rank: Private.

Service No. M2/108249 (CWGC Record No.M2/103249)

Posted to the B.E.F. in France and Flanders, unknown date. (After January 1916). Served with the 341st Motor Transport Company.

Appointed Lance Corporal.

Wounded In Action, unknown date.

Died of Wounds on the 18th of July 1917.

Originally Buried at Herzeele Churchyard, Herzeele, Pas de Calais, France.

In 1935 George was exhumed and buried at Croix-Rouge Military Cememtery, Quaedypre, Nord, France.

Grave Reference: II. C. 11.

Remembered on the Camberley War Memorial.

Son of Henry and Louisa Collins (nee Turner); Husband of Minnie Louisa Collins (nee Worsfold), of 41, Kingsley Road, Milton, Portsmouth, Hampshire. Minnie lived in Camberley, Surrey as a child and her parents lived there during WW1.

Sydney Walter Collins 1899 - 1918;

Born at Bagshot, Surrey.

Baptised at St. Anne's, Bagshot, Surrey, on the 8th of October 1899.

Living at London Road, Bagshot, Surrey (just along from the Bird In Hand Public house) in the 1901 census.

Living at Jenkins Hill, Bagshot, Surrey in the 1911 census.

Enlisted at Guildford, Surrey, unknown date.

6th Battalion The Buffs, East Kent Regiment.

Rank: Private.

Servce No. G/22032.

Wounded In Action, unknown date.

Died of Wounds on the 22nd of May 1918.

Buried at Bagneux British Cemetery, Somme, France.

Grave Reference: II. C. 10.

Son of Albert James and Lucy Kate Collins, of Westralia Villa, Grasmer Rd., Lightwater, Camberley, Surrey.

John Collyer 1881 - 1920;

Born at Frimley, Surrey.

Baptised at St. Peters, Frimley on the 1st of May 1881.

Living at Bridge Cottage, Frimley Green in the 1891 census.

Enlisted at Camberley on the 23rd of October 1899.

Royal Berkshire Regiment.

Rank: Private.

Service No. 5683

Posted to the Royal Berkshire Regiment Depot at Reading on the 25th of October 1899.

Posted to the 1st Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment, based at Gibraltar, arriving on the 4th of September 1900.

Posted to England, arriving on the S.S Sardinia at Southampton on the 26th of October 1902. Moved by rail to Woking.

Permitted to extend his service to 8 years with the Colours on the 31st March 1904.

Posted to Dublin, Ireland arriving on the 30th of September 1904. The 1st Battalion was based at Richmond and Portobello Barracks.

Transferred to 1st Class Army Reserve, Section B on the 23rd of October 1907.

Living at 9, Cambridge Street, Reading in the 1911 census.

Re-engaged for 4 more years on the Reserve on the 28th of June 1911 and transferred to Army Reserve, Section D on the 22nd of October 1911.

Mobilized on the 5th of August 1914, the day after war was declared.

Posted to the 3rd Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment on the 6th of August 1914.

Posted to the B.E.F with the 1st Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment, arriving in France on the 30th of August 1914.

Posted to England due to illness, arriving on the 1st of December 1915.

Discharged as No Longer Physically Fit for War Service, Tuberculosis of Lungs. Army Records state:

"Originated November 1914 Ypres,

While on transport duty he first complained of shortness of breath and pain in the chest, which remained more or less all the winter, but for which he did not go off duty. A similar attack commenced Nov 23/15, for which he was invalided home. Lungs R upper lobe affected. T.B. found in Sputum."

John's Army records show that he was 3/4 quarters incapacitated in extent to earning a full livelihood, with Total Incapacity within a year.

Discharged at Reading on the 29th of January 1916, after 16 years 99 days service.

John applied and was awarded the Silver War Badge, issued on the 11th of November 1916, Medal No. 50518.

John died on the 11th of November 1920, Aged 39.

Buried at St. Peters, Frimley on the 15th of January 1920.

Grave Reference: North-east part.

Son of Edwin and Caroline Collyer, of, Frimley, Surrey; Husband of Emma Elizabeth Knight (formerly Collyer), of 40, Obelisk Street, Camberley. John's younger brother Thomas also fell. (See below).

Thomas Augustus Collyer 1894 - 1916;

Born at Frimley, Surrey.

Baptised at St. Peter's, Frimley, Surrey, on the 7th of October 1894.

Living at Chobham Road, Frimley, Surrey, in the 1901 census.

Living at The Gordon Boys Home, West End, Chobham, Surrey in the 1911 census. Thomas now aged 16, is a part time Scholar and part time Tailor.

Resident of Camberley, Surrey, on enlistment.

Enlisted at Woking, Surrey, unknown date.

1st Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment.

Rank: Private.

Servie No. 9636.

Posted to the B.E.F. in France. Disemabrking at St. Nazaire, on the 8th of September 1914.

Returned to England, unknown date.

Thomas married Ethel Royals, registered at Yorkshire West Riding, between July and September 1915.

Posted to the B.E.F. in France and Flanders, unknown date.

Promoted to Corporal, unknown date.

Promoted to Sergeant, unknown date.

Killed In Action on the 25th of September 1916, aged 22.

No Known Grave.

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.

Panel Reference: Pier and Face 2 C.

Remembered on the Camberley War Memorial.

Son of Edwin and Caroline Collyer, of, Frimley, Surrey; Husband of Ethel Sheader (formerly Collyer), of 7, Chapman's Yard, Globe St., Scarborough, Yorks. Thomas' elder brother John died from illness in 1920 contracted on Active Service. (See Above).

Frederick George Comer 1883 - 1918;

Born at Yorktown, Camberley, Surrey.

Living at London Road, Yorktown, Camberley in the 1891 census.

Living at Ebenezer Terrace, London Road, Yorktown, Camberley in the 1901 census. Frederick now aged 17 is working as a Drapers Assistant.

Living at 166, London Road, Yorktown, Camberley in the 1911 census. Frederick now aged 27 is still living with his parents and working as a Shop Assistant Outfitter.

Unknown Enlistment date.

Royal Flying Corps.

Unknown Rank.

Service No. 28781.

Transferred to the 7th Battalion Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment, unknown date.

Rank: Private.

Service No. G/29981.

Killed In Action on the 27th of August 1918, Aged 35.

Buried at Bernafay Wood British Cemetery, Montauban, Somme, France.

Grave Reference: H. 2.

Montauban village was taken by the 30th and 18th Divisions on the 1st of July 1916 and it remained in Commonwealth hands until the end of March 1918. It was retaken on the 25th August 1918 by the 7th Buffs and the 11th Royal Fusiliers of the 18th Division.

The Bois De Bernafay is a pear-shaped wood close to the east end of Montauban village. It was taken on the 3rd and 4th of July 1916 by the 9th (Scottish) Division. On the 25th of March 1918, in the retreat to the Ancre, the same Division was driven from the wood but recaptured it for a time. On the 27th of August 1918 it was finally regained by the 18th Division.

Remembered on the Camberley War Memorial.

Husband of Charlotte J. Comer, of 37, Portesbury Rd., Camberley, Surrey.

George Compton 1887 - 1918:

Born at Honiton, Devonshire.

Living at High Street, Honiton, Devonshire, in the 1891 census.

Boarder at 1 Woolborough Street, Newton Abbott, Devonshire, in the 1901 census. George now aged 13, is working as a Bakers Apprentice.

Living at The Haven, West End Grove, Farnham, Surrey, in the 1911 census. George now aged 23, is a Confectioner and a Student at the Borough Polytechnic.

Living at 41 London Road, Camberley, Surrey, on enlistment.

Enlisted at Camberley, Surrey, unknown date.

1/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles), London Regiment.

Private.

No. 375084.

Posted to the B.E.F. in France and Flanders, unknown date. (After January 1916).

Killed In Action on the 10th of August 1918, aged 31, during the Battle of Amiens.

Buried at Beacon Cemetery, Sailly-Laurett, Somme, France.

Grave Reference: III. G. 6.

Remembered on the Camberley War Memorial.

Remembered on the St. George's Memorial, Camberley, Surrey. (St.George's was demolished in 1971. Stone Tablets recording those that fell are kept safe at St. Michael's, Camberley, Surrey.)

Son of John and Elizabeth Compton, of Farnham, Surrey; husband of Edith Lilian Compton, formerly of 41, London Road, Camberley, Surrey, now of 22, Moorland View Terrace, Plympton, Devon.

Sidney John Conduit 1896 - 1915;

Born at Yorktown, Camberley, Surrey.

Not found in the 1901 census.

Living at 128, London Road, Yorktown, Camberley in the 1911 census. Sidney aged 14 is a Tailors apprentice.

Enlisted at London, September 1914.

5th (City of London) Battalion (London Rifle Brigade).

Rank: Rifleman.

Service No. 384.

Wounded In Action near Ypres,unknown date.

Died of Wounds on the 15th of May 1915, Aged 19.

Buried at Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, France.

Grave Reference: I. A. 102.

Remembered on the St. George's Memorial, Camberley, Surrey. (St.George's was demolished in 1971. Stone Tablets recording those that fell are kept safe at St. Michael's, Camberley, Surrey.)

Son of Ernest William and Harriet Martha Conduit, 6, King's Ride, Camberley, Surrey.

Arthur Cook 1891 - 1916;

Born at Camberley, Surrey.

Baptised on the 31st of March 1891 at St. Michaels, Camberley.

Living at Dunstaville Cottages, Princes Street, Camberley in the 1891 census.

Living at Graitney Lodge East, Crawley Ridge, Camberley in the 1901 census.

Living at Graitney Lodge East, Crawley Ridge, Camberley in the 1911 census.

Arthur now aged 20, is working as a domestic gardener.

Attested into the 1/5th Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Surrey Regiment, unknown date.

Rank: Private.

Service No. T/240126

The 1/5th Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Surrey Regiment was formed at Guildford in August 1914. Posted to India in October 1914, it remained here until December 1915, when the Battalion was posted to Mesopotamia.

Arthur was attached to the 2nd Battalion Norfolk Regiment, unknown date.

The 2nd Btn. Norfolk Regiment was captured on the 29th of April 1916 after being besieged at Kut-al-Amara.

Arthur died on the 9th of May 1916, aged 24.

Remembered on the Basra Memorial, Iraq.

Panel: 10.

Until 1997 the Basra Memorial was located on the main quay of the naval dockyard at Maqil, on the west bank of the Shatt-al-Arab, about 4 miles north of Basra. Because of the sensitivity of the site, the Memorial was moved by presidential decree and the memorial is now located 19 miles along the road to Nasiriyah, in the middle of what was a major battleground during the first Gulf War.

Remembered on the Camberley Memorial.

Remembered on the St. Peter's Memorial, St. Peter's, Frimley, Surrey.

Son of the late Andrew and Sarah Cook, of 57, Princess Street, Camberley, Surrey. Arthur's brother Charles also fell. (See below).

Charles William Cook 1892 - 1917;

Born at Camberley, Surrey.

Baptised at St. Michael's, Yorktown, Camberley, Surrey, on the 2nd of October 1892.

Living at Graitney Lodge East, Camberley, Surrey, in the 1901 census.

Living at Graitney Lodge East, Camberley, Surrey, in the 1911 census. Charles aged 18, is a Clerk to a Nurseryman.

Resident of Chelmsford, Essex, on enlistment.

Enlisted at Camberley, Surrey, unknown date.

Army Service Corps.

Rank: Private.

Service No. S4/128289.

Promoted to Corporal, unknown date.

Promoted to Sergeant, unknown date.

Posted to the M.E.F. in Mesopotamia, unknown date. (After January 1916). Charles served with Base Supply Depot, Army Service Corps.

Wounded In Action, unknown date.

Died of Wounds on the 14th of July 1917, aged 25.

Buried at Basra War Cemetery, Iraq.

Grave Reference: IV. H. 20.

Whilst the current climate of political instability persists it is not possible for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission to manage or maintain its cemeteries and memorials located within Iraq. Alternative arrangements for commemoration have therefore been implemented and a two volume Roll of Honour listing all casualties buried and commemorated in Iraq has been produced. These volumes are on display at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission's Head Office in Maidenhead and are available for the public to view.

Remembered on the Camberley War Memorial.

Remembered on the St. Peter's Memorial, St. Peter's, Frimley, Surrey.

Son of the late Andrew and Sarah Cook, of 57, Princess Street, Camberley, Surrey. Charles' brother Arthur, also fell. (See above).

Henry Cook 1875 - 1917;

Born at Shepperton, Middlesex.

Living at Shepperton Green, Shepperton in the 1881 census.

I haven't been able to confirm the correct record for Henry in the 1891 census.

Boarder at 14 Princes Street, Camberley in the 1901 census. Henry now aged 25, is working as a domestic gardener.

Living at 75A Park Street, Camberley, in the 1911 census. Henry now aged 33, is married with two children. Still working as a domestic gardener.

Enlisted at Camberley, unknown date.

11th Battalion, Queens Own (Royal West Surrey) Regiment.

Rank: Private.

Service No. G/37537.

Embarked on the S.S. Caesarea, and disembarked at Havre in the early hours of the 5th of May 1916.

Wounded In Action, unknown date.

Died of wounds on the 9th of June 1916, aged 42.

Buried at Mendinghem Military Cemetery, Poperinghe, Belgium.

Grave Reference: I. E. 7.

Remembered on the Camberley Memorial.

Son of Edward and Mary Cook, of Camberley; husband of Kate Cook, of 75A, Park St., Camberley, Surrey.

J. H. Cook ? - ?;

I have not been able to confirm records for J. H. Cook.

Queens Own (Royal West Surrey) Regiment.

Remembered on the Camberley Memorial.

Henry Hinton Cooke 1876 - 1918;

Born between July and August 1876. Registered at Shepperton, Middlesex.

Baptised at St. Nicholas. Shepperton, Middlesex, on the 26th of December 1876.

Living at Shepperton Green, Middlesex, in the 1881 census. Henry is attending school and his father is a Police Constable.

Living at Shepperton Green, Middlesex, in the 1891 census. Henry aged 14 is still attending school.

Henry married Rose Curd, on the 6th of March 1895. Registered at Pancras, London.

Boarder at 24, Denham Road, Egham, Surrey in the 1901 census. Henry age shown as 29, is using his middle name Hinton, shown as single and working as a Grocers Clerk.

Henry filed for divorce on the 5th of March 1902 against spouse Rose and co-respondent Henry John Ball for Adultery. Decree Nisi was issued on the 30th of April 1902 and a Final Decree was issued on the 10th of November. Henry's marriage to Rose produced one son, Hinton Guy Cooke, born on the 6th of November 1895.

Henry married Nellie Caroline Clark, at Egham Hill Chapel, Egham, Surrey, on the 1st of May 1905.

Living at 6, Denham Road, Egham, Berkshire, in the 1911 census. Henry now aged 34, is shown as an unemployed Grocer's Assistant.

Living at 128 Brookwood Road, Southfields, London, on enlistment.

Enlisted at Whitehall, London on the 12th of December 1915, aged 35 years 5 months. Occupation given as Stores Manager.

Army Service Corps.

Service No: NAC/257145.

Rank: Private.

Posted to the Army Reserve on the 13th of December 1915.

Mobilised from the Army Reserve on the 2nd of November 1916.

Posted to the Egypt Expeditionary Force, embarking H.M.T. Worcestershire, at Liverpool, on the 22nd of December 1916 and disembarking at Port Said, Egypt, on the 4th of January 1917.

Posted to Kantara, Egypt, on the 1st of May 1917.

Appointed (Unpaid) Serjeant on the 16th of September 1917.

Transferred to the Navy and Army Canteen Board (Egypt), Army Service Corps, on the 23rd of September 1917.

Admitted to the 34th C.C.H. Hospital on the 21st of September 1918.

Transferred to the 47th Stationary hospital, Gaza, Palestine, on the 25th of September 1918.

Transferred to the 24th Stationary Hospital, Kantara, Egypt, on the 27th of September 1918.

Transferred to the Citadel Military Hospital, Cairo, Egypt, on the 1st of October 1918.

Died on the 10th of October 1918, aged 42.

Henry died from pyrexia of unknown origin. A letter in his army records states;

"CITADEL MILITARY HOSPITAL

No. NAC/257145 A/Sgt. Cook H.H. of the Navy and Army Canteen was admitted to the 34 C.C.H. on 21 September with a fever 101* at night and delirium which persisted. There was no evidence of Malaria. He had septic sores on the left hip and leg. Condition did not improve and he was transferred to 47 Stat. Hosptl on 25th Sept.

On 27-9-18, he was transferred to 24 Stat. Hpl. where Mental Symptoms were pronounced i.e. he was hearing voices and had delusions of persecution. On the 1st Oct. he was transferred as a mental case to this hospital in a "Typhoid State" and extremely weak. On the 2nd Oct. he was moved to a Medical Ward for serious cases, Persistent vomiting occurred and in spite of treatment he steadily became worse and died at 12,30pm on 10th October.

The condition in my opinion was one of septicaemia contracted on Active Service.".

Buried at Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt.

Grave Reference: O. 276.

Son of Henry and Lucy Maria Cooke, of Shepperton, Middlesex; Husband of Nellie Caroline Cooke (nee Clark), of 103, Gordon Avenue, Camberley, Surrey. Henry's son John fell during the Second World War. (See WW2 Surnames A-C).

Walter Coombes 1879 - 1918;

Born at Alvescott, Oxfordshire.

Living at Little Barrington, Gloucestershire, in the 1881 census.

Living at Mill Cottage, Little Barrington, Gloucestershire, in the 1891 census. Walter aged 12, is working as a Farm Servant.

I have not found Walter in the 1901 census.

Walter married Ellen Maria Bashford, at St. Anne's, Lambeth, London, on the 27th of August 1904.

Living at The Lodge, Collingwood Tower, Camberley, Surrey, in the 1911 census. Walter now aged 32, is working as a Chauffeur.

Enlisted, unknown place and date.

Army Service Corps.

Rank: Private.

Service No.M2/184008.

Posted to the B.E.F. in France and Flanders, unknown date. (After Janaury 1916). Walter served with the 67th Auxiliary Steam Company. Mechanical Transport.

Died on the 20th of December 1918, aged 39.

Buried at Charleroi Communal Cemetery, Belgium.

Grave Reference: Q. 22.

Remembered on the Camberley War Memorial.

Remembered on the St. Peter's Memorial, St. Peter's, Frimley, Surrey.

Husband of Mrs. Ellen Maria Coombes, formerly of, Collingwood Lodge, Camberley, Surrey, now of, 13, Riverdale Road, Erith, Kent.

Albert Reginald Cooper 1897 - 1915;

Born at either Mattersey, Yorkshire (Census Records) or Selborne, Hampshire (Military Records).

Living at 11 Cromwell Road, Camberley, Surrey in the 1901 census.

Living at Pendennis, Knoll Road, Camberley, Surrey, in the 1911 census.

Enlisted at Aldershot, Hampshire, Unknown date.

Queens Own (Royal West Surrey) Regiment.

Rank: Private.

Service No. G/1046.

Posted to the B.E.F., disembarking in France on the 29th June 1915, joining the 2nd Battalion Queens Own (Royal West Surrey) Regiment.

Promoted to Lance Corporal, unknown date.

Killed In Action on the 25th of September 1915, aged 18.

No known grave.

Remembered on the Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.

Panel: 13 to 15.

Remembered on the Camberley Memorial.

Son of Alfred and Louise Cooper, of "Pendennis", Camberley, Surrey.

Reginald Garret Cooper-King 1873 - 1914;

Born at Yorktown, Camberley, Surrey., on the 25th of March 1873. Registered at Farnham, Surrey.

Baptised at St. Michael's, Yorktown, Camberley, Surrey, on the 19th of April 1873. Reginald's father was a Lieutenant in the Royal Marine Artillery and the family were in living in the grounds of the Royal Military College Sandhurst.

Living at 14, The Terrace, Camberley, Surrey in the 1881 census.

Living at Kingsclear, Camberley, Surrey in the 1891 census. Reginald now aged 18, is a student in the Army.

Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant into the Prince of Wales's Own West Yorkshire Regiment on the 21st of January 1893.

Qualified in Musketry in 1893.

Promoted to Lieutenant in December 1894.

Posted to Gibraltar in January 1895.

Posted to Hong Kong in 1897

Reginald married Lelias Maxwell Black at the Registers General Office Hong Kong, on the 9th of November 1897.

Posted to Singapore in December 1897.

Posted to England in January 1899.

In February 1899, Reginald was employed by the Army Pay Department, until 1904.

Posted to South Africa, 2nd Boer War in February 1900

Promoted to Captain November 1900.

Awarded the Queen's South Africa Medal with three clasps and the King's South Africa Medal with two clasps.

Posted to England in February 1903.

Posted to India in January 1905.

Divorced to Lelias Maxwell Cooper-King due to Adultery and Desertion for 2 years and more. Decree Nisi issued May 1905.

Posted to England in December 1906.

Passed the Refreshers course in Musketry in 1909.

Educated at the London School of Economics from October 1910 until March 1911. Qualified in Economics.

Living at Sobaron Barracks, Circular Road, Colchester, Essex in the 1911 census. Reginald now 38, is serving as a Captain in the 2nd Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment.

Posted to Malta, disembarking on the 10th of January 1912

Promoted to Major, September 1914.

Posted to the B.E.F. in France September 1914.

Wounded In Action, on the 19th of December 1914.

Died of wounds 21st of December 1914, aged 41.

Buried at Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension, France.

Grave Reference: I. D. 9.

Remembered on the London School of Economics Memorial.

Son of Lt. Col. Charles Cooper-King and Harriet Cooper-King, of Camberley, Surrey.

John Henry Cox 1897 - 1918;

Born at Hertford Heath, Hertfordshire.

Living at the Grove, Frimley, Surrey, in the 1901 census.

Living at Grovefield Cottage, Frimley, Surrey in the 1911 census.

Enlisted at Farnborough, Hampshire, unknown date.

1st Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment.

Private.

No. 42352.

Posted to the B.E.F in France.

Killed In Action on the 25th of October 1918, aged 21.

No known grave.

Remembered on the Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.

Panel: 4.

Remembered on the Camberley Memorial.

Remembered on the St. Peter's Memorial, St. Peter's, Frimley, Surrey.

Son of Matthew and Sarah Cox, of Grovefield Cottage, Frimley, Surrey.

Victor Thomas Crawford 1897 - 1917;

Born at Wisborough Green, Sussex, between April and June 1897. Registered at Petworth, Sussex.

Living at School House, Wisborough Green, Petworth, Sussex , in the 1901 census. Victor's father is the School Master.

Living at School House, Wisborough Green, Sussex, in the 1911 census. Victor now 13 is attending school. His father is still the Headmaster.

Enlisted at Brighton Sussex, unknown date.

1/5th (Cinque Ports) Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment

Rank: Private

Service No: 4739.

Regimental Number changed to T/F 241277, 1917.

Posted to France and Flander, unknown date.

Promoted to Lance Corporal, unknown date.

Killed In Action on the 25th of April 1917, aged 20 years.

No known grave.

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.

Panel Ref: Pier and Face 7 C.

Remembered on the Wisborough Green Memorial, Wisborough Green, Sussex.

Son of Felix and Ethel Crawford (nee Robinson), of "Beechurst", Frimley Green, Surrey.

Ryves Alexander Mark Currie C.M.G. D.S.O. 1875 - 1920;

Born at Murree, Bengal, India, on the 18th of June 1875. (Diamond Anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo).

Baptised at Murree, Bengal, India, on the 15th of July 1875.

Living at Nelson Road South, Great Yarmouth, Norfolkshire, in the 1881 census.

Educated at Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire, between 1889 and 1892.

Visitor at 18 Wilson Grove, Portsmouth, Hampshire, in the 1891 census, Ryves now aged 15, is a staying with his uncle and grandmother.

Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant with the 1st Battalion, Prince Albert's (Somerset) Light Infantry Regiment, on the 6th of June 1896.

Posted to India, 1897. Served on the North-West Frontier until 1898, Under the Command of Sir William Lockhart. Was present at the engagement at Shabkadr and also served with the Mohmand Field Force, with the 1st Battalion, Prince Albert's (Somersetshire) Light Infantry Regiment.

Awarded the India Medal with Clasp, Punjab Frontier 1897-1898.

Promoted to Lieutenant, on the 14th of December 1898.

Promoted to Captain, on the 1st of January 1904.

Appointed Adjutant of the 1st Battalion, Prince Albert's (Somersetshire) Light Infantry Regiment, on the 1st of January 1904 until 31st of December 1906.

Ryves married Ida Melville Hatchell, at Kirkee, Bombay, India, on the 21st of September 1908.

Living at Myrtle Dene, The Avenue, Camberley, Surrey, in the 1911 census.

Promoted to Brevet Major, unknown date.

Appointed Brigade Major of the 13th Infantry Brigade, Irish Command, from the 18th of June 1912 until the 4th of August 1914.

Posted to the B.E.F. in France, disembarking on the 14th of August 1914.

Brigade Major, 13th Infantry Brigade, until the 24th of March 1915.

Appointed General Staff Officer (1st Grade) in 1915.

Awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.), reported in the London Gazette, on the 14th January 1916.

Awarded the French Legion d'Honneur, Croix de Chevalier, reported in the London Gazette, on the 3rd of May 1917. Rank shown as Major and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel.

Promoted to Battalion Lieutenant-Colonel, 1st of January 1917.

Appointed Commandant of the Officers Staff Course, at Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 1917.

Appointed Temporary Brigadier-General, on the 15th of August 1917.

Promoted to Colonel, 1st of January 1918.

Mentioned In Despatches, a total of 4 times.

Awarded the Croix de Guerre of Belgium, unknown date.

At the Armistice in 1918, Ryves Commanded a Brigade of the Army of Occupation on the Rhine, Germany.

Awarded the Chancery of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (C.M.G.), reported in the London Gazette, on the 2nd of January 1919.

Posted to Danzig, East Prussia (Gdansk, Poland), unknown date. Brigadier-General on the General Staff to General Haking.

Died on the 30th of March 1920, aged 44.

Originally Buried at Danzig Garrison Cemetery, Free City of Danzig.

In 1960 all the Burials at Danzig Garrison Cemetery were re-interred at Malbork Commonwealth War Cemetery, Poland.

Grave Reference: 8. A. 7.

Remembered on the Lords Cricket Ground MCC Members WW1 Memorial.

Remembered on the Camberley War Memorial.

Son of Lieutenant-Colonel F.A. Currie (Norfolk Regiment) and Geraldine Lucy (nee Graves); Husband of Ida Melville Currie (nee Hatchell), of, 'Merton', Camberley, Surrey.

Lest We Forget

Lee Thomas March 2021