Ainslie W G 2nd Lt Royal Field Artillery

AINSLIE, WALTER GORDON, 2nd Lieut., R.F.A., eldest s. of Walter Henry Otho Ainslie, of Ingledene, Purley, co. Surrey, by his wife, Janetta Antoinette, dau. of Isidore Boulanger; b. Orpington, co. Kent. 30 May, 1895; educ. Falconbury, Purley, and Eastbourne College; joined his college O.T.C., and was gazetted 2nd Lieut. R.F.A. in July, 1916; served with the Expeditionary Force in France from Sept., and was killed in action at Hébuterne 10 Nov. 1916. His Captain wrote: “He had been long enough in France to do some very good work, and to show himself a brave and efficient soldier. While he was in my battery, he was always keen and ready, and had a sound knowledge of his work. His death will be a big loss to us.” Unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

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