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Carlisle A L Lt Army Service Corps Attd Royal Berkshire Regiment

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CARLISLE, ARTHUR LEWIS, Lieut., Army Service Corps, attd. 2nd Battn. (66th Foot) Foot) Princess Charlotte of Wales’s (Royal Berkshire Regt.), yst. s. of the late Edward Carlisle, of 7, Lexham Gardens, W., M.A., by his wife, Sarah (6, Overstrand Mansions, Battersea Park, S.W.), dau, of the late William Clegg, of Highbury, N.; and brother to Capt. Gordon Carlisle (see Vol. I., page 70); b. Willesden, 12 March, 1890; educ. Colet Court, Hammersmith, W. and Churcher’s College, Petersfield; went to Canada in 1911, and returned to England in July, 1914; enlisted in the Middlesex Regt. 7 Aug. 1914; went to the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, the following Nov., and was gazetted 2nd Lieut. Army Service Corps in April, 1915; promoted Lieut. in Nov. 1916; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from July, 1915; returned home in 1917, and after a period of training at Northampton and Bedford was transferred to the Rifle Brigade in March, 1918; went back to France the following April, being temporarily attached to the Royal Berkshire Regt., and was killed in action 29 Aug. 1918. Buried in the Roclincourt Military Cemetery, north-east of Arras. His Commanding Officer wrote: “He will be very much missed by all ranks, and his gallant conduct was an example to all. He was always very cheery and happy in the battalion, and I regarded him as quite one of my best officers,” and the Chaplain: “All who knew your son speak most highly of him, and especially of his bravery in the field.” His Company Commander also wrote: “Through his good leadership the platoon was enabled to reach its objective.” Unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

 

Cargill D C 2nd Lt MC 2nd Seaforth Highlanders

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CARGILL, DUNCAN CAMPBELL, M.C.. 2nd Lieut.. 2nd Battn. (78th Foot) Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs. The Duke of Albany’s), s. of the late William Cargill. of Edinburgh, S.S.C., by his wife, Agnes Davidson (31, Scotland Street, Edinburgh), dau, of James (and Helen) Hunter, of Taymount; b. Edinburgh, 8 June, 1896; edue. View Park School, and Edinburgh Academy: volunteered for active service, and enlisted in the 10th Seaforth Highlanders in Feb. 1916; served with the Expeditionary Force in and France Flanders from the following Sept., returning home in Jan. 1917, to train for a commission; gazetted 2nd Lieut. 3rd Seaforth Highlanders the following July; proceeded to France in Sept., and was subsequently transferred to the 2nd Battn.: was wounded in Dec. of the same year, and invalided home, rejoining his battalion in France in June, 1918, and was killed in action near Présean 2 Nov. following. after the taking of that village. Buried in Saulzoir Military Cemetery, nine miles north of Arras. He was awarded the Military Cross for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Cardy D J Pte 19257 10th Essex Regiment

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CARDY, DAVID JAMES, Private, No. 19257, 10th (Service) Battn. The Essex Regt., s. of David Cardy, of 3, East Stockwell Street, Colchester, by his wife, Alice: b. Colchester, 9 April, 1894; educ. Colchester Blue School; was a Labourer; enlisted in the Essex Regt. 22 May, 1915: served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders, and died at No. 5 Casualty Clearing Station 10 April, 1918, from wounds received in action. Buried in Rocquigny British Military Cemetery, north-west of Amiens; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Carden J Lt Col CMG 5th Wiltshire Regiment

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CARDEN, JOHN, C.M.G., Lieut.-Col. 5th (Service) Battn. The Duke of Edinburgh’s (Wiltshire Regt.), s. of the late Capt. Charles Wilson Carden, of Barnane, co. Tipperary, by his wife. Jane, dau. of Bolton Edward King; b. at Southam, co. Warwick, 13 May. 1870; educ. at Royal Naval School, New Cross, S.E.; joined the British South African Forces in 1890: served in Matabele Wars, 1893-1896, as Capt. and Adjutant of Bulawayo Field Force (Medal and clasp), and the South African War, 1899-1902 (Queen’s and King’s Medals with clasps); was appointed Commandant of the Northern Rhodesia Police in 1906, which post he held until he retired in 1912; volunteered for Imperial Service on the outbreak of the European War in Aug. 1914, being gazetted Lieut.-Col. 5th Wiltshire Regt. in April, 1915; served with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force at Gallipoli from 16 July, and was killed in action at Chunuk Bhair 11 Aug. 1915. He was mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 28 Jan. 1916] by General Sir Ian Hamilton, for gallant and distinguished service in the field. Lieut.-Col. Carden was also invested with the C.M.G. by the Duke of Connaught on his visit to Rhodesia in 1910. He m. at St. Barnabas’ Church, Pimlico, 25 Oct. 1909. Susan (53, Egerton Gardens, London, S.W.), dau. of the late Drury Wake, of Pitsford House, co. Northampton, and had a son, Andrew, b. 4 Aug. 1910.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Cardell E P Major MC Royal Field Artillery

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CARDELL, EDMUND POWNE, M.C., Major, 14th Light Division, Royal Field Artillery, yst. s. of Edmund Harvey Cardell, of Great Paxton, St. Neot’s, co. Huntingdon, Farmer, by his wife, Elizabeth, dau. of F. P. Nickell; b. Launceston, co. Cornwall, 4 May, 1892; educ. East Anglian School, Bury St. Edmund’s, and Nottingham University; he took the degree of B.Sc. of the London University (Engineering), and was on the staff of the British Reinforced Concrete Company; gazetted 2nd Lieut. R.F.A. in Sept. 1914; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from May, 1915, and was killed in action near Passchendaele 21 March, 1918. His Colonel wrote: He was as brave as a lion, and his character was most exemplary. There was not an officer or man in the battery who did not love him.” He was three times mentioned in Despatches [London Gazettes, 15 June, 1916, 4 Jan. and 14 Dec. 1917] by F.M. Sir Douglas Haig, and was awarded the Military Cross for gallant and distin-guished service in the field; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Carberry J E Pte 27462 6th Seaforth Highlanders

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CARBERRY, JAMES EDGAR, Private, No. 27462, 6th (Territorial) Battn. Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany’s), yst. s. of William Breckenridge Carberry, of Garshake Water Works, Dumbarton, Water Works Superintendent, by his wife, Janet, dan. of James Edgar; b. Larkhall, co. Lanark, 25 Dec. 1898; educ. Dumbarton Academy; was an Apprenticed Engineer with Denny & Co., Dumbarton; enlisted in the Seaforth Highlanders 4 June, 1918; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 25 Sept., and was killed in action at Mainz, south of Valenciennes, 25 Oct. 1918. Buried in the British Cemetery there. His Commanding Officer wrote: “Your son was a good soldier, and a great favourite with officers and men alike.” Unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Cane W H Pte 58092 1st Cheshire Regiment

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CANE, WILLIAM HENRY, Private, No. 58092, 1st Battp. (22nd Foot) The Cheshire Regt., s. of the late William Henry Cane, Boot Factor, by his wife, Louisa; b. Clarendon Park, Leicester, 22 March, 1890; educ. Leicester; was a Boot Factor; enlisted as a Drummer in the 1st Cheshires 4 Oct. 1916; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from the following Dec.; proceeded to Italy in Dec. 1917, where he remained until April, 1918, when he returned to France, and was killed in action on 8 June following. Buried in Tannay British Cemetery, three and three-quarter miles west of Aire and six miles south-south-west of Hazebrouck. He m. at Bretby, 26 Dec. 1911, Maud (246, Conway Street. Birkenhead), dau. of William Adams, and had a son, Leslie, b. 2 June, 1912.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Campbell S P F Seaman 12323 Motor Patrol 247 Royal Naval Reserve

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CAMPBELL, STEWART PRINCE FALLS, Seaman, No. 12323, Motor Patrol 247, Royal Naval Reserve, only s. of Alexander Campbell, of 7. Charlotte Street, Ayr, Ship’s Steward, by his wife, Ellen Warner, dau. of the late William Warner, of Sutton, Chesterfield; b. Oban, co. Argyle, 24 July, 1894: educ. Ayr Grammar School; was employed as Foreman at Mr. Bryden’s Nursery, Ayr; joined the Royal Naval Reserve 4 Sept. 1916, and was drowned near St. Ives 29 Sept. 1918, while on active service. From the report accompanying the intimation of his death, it appears that the motor launch on which he was serving was running for shelter when, owing to a sudden change in the wind and very heavy sea. it was driven ashore on the south-west coast of England at 7.30p.m. on the 29th inst. and became a wreck. Lieut. P. C. L. Young, sole survivor of the launch, wrote: “He saved me from falling overboard when we were lifting the anchor, before we were all thrown into the water. I can only say that it would be hard indeed to find a more honest, reliable, hard-working or braver man than your son. He always volunteered for the most dangerous work. Everyone that came in contact with him are of the same opinion of him.. He never showed the least fear, and I may tell you that I admired your son more than any man I know.” He m. at Penzance, 19 Sept. 1918, Bessie Maud, dau. of Nicholas Uren, of 7, Wesley Street, Heamore; s.p.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Campbell R H C Pte 81014 Royal Army Medical Corps

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CAMPBELL, ROBERT HENRY CLARK, Private, No. 81014, 99th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps, only s. of the late Joan Campbell, of Slitrig Bank, Hawick, Tailor, by his wife, Sarah Isabella, dau. of the late James Batey, of Hexham ; b. Hawick, co. Roxburgh, 5 April, 1893; edur. St. Cuthbert’s Scottish Episcopal Church Schools there; was a Hosiery Boarder with Messrs. Peter Scott & Co., Ltd., Hawick; enlisted in the Royal Army Medical Corps 28 Oct. 1915; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 26 Jan. 1916, and died at Etrecourt 23 Sept. 1918, of wounds received in action the same day; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5