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Boucher A H Boy Mech 251890 Royal Naval Air Service

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Boucher A H Boy Mech 251890  Naval Air Service

BOUCHER, ALFRED HENRY, Boy Mechanic, Royal Air Service, only s. of William Boucher, of Malahide Coastguard Station, Petty Officer, Royal Navy, by his wife, L. Louise (-); b. Bunbeg, co. Donegal, 26 Oct. 1900; educ. Malahide National School; was a Paper Worker; joined the Royal Naval Air Service 5 March, 1918; trained at Fort Tregantle, Torpoint, and Cranwell, and was drowned by the torpedoing of the R.M.S. Leinster 10 Oct. 1918. Buried in Malahide Churchyard. His Commanding Officer wrote: .. Your loss is indeed ours, also the country’s. Had he lived, he would soon have made a name for himself, with his painstaking and persevering disposition, for he was soon to have been selected for a Cadetship, and to be made a flight officer.” Unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Botterill S Rfn 305557 5th London Regiment

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Botterill S Rfn 305557 5th London Regiment

Botterill S Rfn 305557 5th London Regiment

BOTTERILL, STUART, Rifleman, 5th Battn. (The London Rifle Brigade) The London Regt. (T.F.), yst. s. of the late William Richard Botterill, of Croydon, by his wife, Amy (Killarney, Purley); b. Croydon, 1 July, 1879; educ. The Whitgift Grammar School there was Local Manager for The Red Hand Composition Company, at Southampton, being for several years a volunteer in the London Rifle Brigade: rejoined 12 April, 1917; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 1 July, and was killed in action north-east of St. Julien 20 Sept. 1917. Buried near Ypres. He m. at Southampton, 29 April, 1915, Ethel (74, Belmont Road, Portswood, Southampton), dau. of Henry William Hoare, of Southampton.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

 

Bott G 2nd Lt 6th Rifle Brigade

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BOTT, GEORGE, 2nd Lieut., 3rd, attd. 6th (Reserve), Battn. The Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own), eldest s. of the Rev. Richard Bott, Clerk in Holy Orders, by his wife, Sarah; b. Hayton Rectory, Maryport, co. Cumberland, 30 Sept. 1886; educ. Carlisle Grammar School, and St. Edmund Hall, Oxford, where he graduated B.A., after which he became a Tutor with a view to taking Holy Orders; joined the Public Schools Battn. of the Royal Fusiliers 2 Sept. 1914, after the outbreak of war; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 14 Nov. 1915; returned to England in March, 1916, and after a period of training was gazetted 2nd Lieut. 3rd Rifle Brigade 7 July: went back to France 20 Sept. Sept., being attached to the 6th Battn., and was killed in action near Loos 9 Feb. 1917. Buried in the British Cemetery at Philosophe, Mazingarbe, near Bethune. His Commanding Officer wrote: “He was justly regarded as one of the most efficient officers of his battalion. He had won the very greatest personal popularity with both officers and men, and his men would have followed him anywhere. He had proved himself to them, and gained a name among them which they will not soon forget. The Commanding Officer had  a very high opinion of him,” and a brother officer: “He was absolutely fearless. All the little jobs that no one has to do and yet are everyone’s job always found him willing. He was always ready to work for the success of others.” His servant wrote: “I have been in France since the war began, and I have never met a better friend and soldier in an officer. He was everything in the way of cheerfulness and for helping others. His platoon miss him very much.” Unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Bothwell F Pte MM 54676 Royal Army Medical Corps

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BOTHWELL, FRANK, M.M., Private, No. 54676, No. 4 Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps, 2nd s. of Alexander Bothwell, of 13, Clonliffe Road, Dublin, Overseer in Newspaper Office, by his wife, Georgina Ellen, dau. of Simon Spearman, of Dublin; b. Dublin, 12 Oct. 1893; educ. St. Columba’s, and Central Model Schools, Dublin; was an Apprentice Compositor enlisted in the Royal Army Medical Corps in April, 1915; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 21 Nov. following, and was killed in action near Flesquières, 27 Sept. 1918. Buried at Lagnicourt. The Chaplain wrote: Your son will be greatly missed, as he was one of the bravest and most reliable of men. His decoration has already marked him out as of exceptional merit.” He was awarded the Military Medal, for distinguished bravery in the field, when he carried in the wounded under heavy fire, and behaved in the bravest manner.” Unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Bothwell D W Sapper 402949 Royal Engineers

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BOTHWELL, DUNCAN WILLIAM, Sapper, No. 402949, Royal Engineers (Highland), elder s. of William Bothwell, of Northaw, Whetstone, London, N., by his wife, Margaret Emma, dau. of the late Isaac Riches; b. North Finchley, London, N., 23 April, 1887; educ. Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Barnet; was a Clerk; joined the Royal Engineers 1 Nov. 1916; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from June, 1918, and was attached to the 98th Field Company at Beauquesne, Mailly, Labarque, Manancourt, etc., and died at Etaples 19 Oct. following, of wounds received in action at Banteaux (St. Quentin Canal), on the 8th. Buried at Etaples. He m. at Aberdeen, 11 April, 1914, Winifred Annie, dau. of W. G. Adams, of Montrose and Aberdeen.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Borst C L 2nd Lt 6th Queen’s Royal West Surrey Regiment

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Borst C L 2nd Lt 6th Queen’s Royal West Surrey Regiment

BORST, CHARLES LOUIS, 2nd Lieut., 6th (Service) Battn. The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regt.), eldest s. of Charles L. Borst, of 38, Leweston Place, Stamford Hill, N., by his wife, Ada Helen (-); b. Tottenham, Co Middlesex, 1896; educ. Hackney Downs School; joine joined the Honourable Artillery Company 17 March, 1916: was subsequently given a commission, and gazetted 2nd Lieut. 6th Royal West Surrey Regt.; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from Jan. 1917, and was killed in action before Cambrai 24 Nov. following. Buried in Cambrai Road Ceme-tery.

His Commanding Officer wrote: He did glorious work in the attack on the 20th… During the nine months he has been with us his cheery disposition and charming manner had endeared him to all of us.. Personally, I cannot express my sorrow at losing him, for our work, both training and fighting, had brought us very closely together, and we were great friends.” A brother officer also wrote: “… You will have no difficulty in realizing what a splendid type of boy he was. His men would have gone anywhere for him, and his work with the battalion has already been carried out with marked efficiency and ability. His death is a grievous loss to us.” Unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Booth J Sergt 1st Newfoundland Regiment

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BOOTH, JOHN, Sergt., No. 2405, 1st Battn. Newfoundland Regt., s. of James Booth, of 43, Marischal Street, Peterhead, co. Aberdeen, by his wife, Jessie, dau. of John English; b. Peterhead aforesaid, 21 Sept. 1889; educ. there was a Cooper; went to Newfoundland in Aug. 1914, and settled at Harry’s Harbour, Notre Dame Bay, as a Cooper; enlisted in Jan. 1915; came to England in May, 1916; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 23 June following and was killed in action at Monchy-le-Preux 14 April, 1917; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Boote J A L/Cpl 68857 Royal Fusiliers

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Boote J A L/Cpl 68857 24th Royal Fusiliers

BOOTE, JOHN ARTHUR, L.-Corpl., No. 68857, 24th (Service) Battn. The Royal Royal Fusiliers (City (City of of London London Regt.), only s. of John Henry Boote, of 47, Hillfield Avenue, Hornsey, London, N., by his wife, Edith Mary, dau, of Thomas Powell, of Burton-on-Trent; b. Hornsey aforesaid, 2 July, 1898; educ. there, and at Owen’s School, Islington, N., where he matriculated; was a Clerk at Barclay’s Bank; enlisted in Aug. 1916; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from Oct. 1917, and was killed in action near Arras 25 Aug. 1918. Buried at Behagnies; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Bone P J Cpl 231 38th Australian Imperial Force

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BONE, PERCY JOHN, Corpl., No. 231, A Coy., No. 4 Platoon, 38th Battn., 10th Infantry Brigade, Australian Imperial Force, yst. s. of Robert Thomas Bone, of 102, Farrant Avenue, Noel Park, Wood Green, N.; b. Marylebone, W. 31 Jan. 1884; educ. Noel Park School, Wood Green, N.; went to Australia; volunteered for Imperial Service, and joined the Australian Infantry in 1915; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders, and was killed in action at Vimy Ridge 29 May, 1917; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Bone A E Captain Royal Field Artillery

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BONE, ALBERT EDWARD, Capt., 242nd Army Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, s. of William Thomas Bone, of 215, Boleyn Road, Forest Gate, S.E., Builder, by his wife, Caroline (-); b. Camberwell, London, S.E., 9 Aug. 1882; educ. Board School there; enlisted in the R.F.A. 7 Feb. 1900; served in South Africa and India, also with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 18 Aug. 1914, taking part in the retreat from Mons, and in many other engagements; received a commission (for services in the field), and was gazetted 2nd Lieut. R.F.A. 10 Aug. 1915; promoted Lieut. 1 July, 1917, and Capt. 12 April, 1918, and died at No. 20 General Hospital, Camiers, 3 Nov. following, of pneumonia following influenza, contracted while on active service. Buried in Etaples Cemetery. His Commanding Officer wrote: “I am more grieved than I can say over the sad news of the death of your husband. He was Captain of my own battery, and was a splendid man in every way, and his death leaves a gap which I do not know how to fill.” He m. at Stowe Nine Churches, 27 Dec. 1902, Harriett Elizabeth, dau. of Alfred Oliver, and had two daus. Dorothy Rose, b. 22 July, 1904, and Maisie Olive, b. 14 June, 1912.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5