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Barber C A Lt 1st R.M Bn R.N Div Royal Marine Light Infantry

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BARBER, CHARLES ASSHETON, Lieut., Royal Marine Light Infantry, 2nd 8. of Thomas Richard Barber, of Tatton View, Withington, Manchester, by his wife, Ada, dau. of Thomas Kinder; b. Fallowfield, Manchester, 13 Oct. 1894; educ. Ducie Avenue Higher Elementary Schools, Whitworth Park; joined the Plymouth Section, Royal Marines, 28 Sept. 1914; served with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force at Gallipoli from the following April, 1915; was invalided to England in Oct., and on recovery appointed to patrol duty on one of H.M. Cruisers off the American coast; returned to England in March, 1917, and after a period of training at Aldershot, was gazetted 2nd Lieut. Royal Marine Light Infantry 26 Sept. of the same year; served with the Expedition-ary Force in France and Flanders from April, 1918, and was killed in action near Achiet-le-Grand 21 Aug. following. Buried there. Lieut. Barber was keenly interested in the Scout movement, and was scoutmaster of the Platt, Rusholme, Manchester, Troop; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Bannon J S Gnr 27163 Australian Field Artillery

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BANNON, JOHN STANLEY, Gunner, No. 27163, Australian Field Artillery, Australian Imperial Force, eldest s. of James Percy Bannon, of Anna Cottage, Upper Clanbrassil Street, Dublin, Legal Accountant, by his wife, Ellen, dau. of Nicholas Liston; b. Dublin, 18 Dec. 1893; educ. Christian Brothers’ School there; went to Australia in June, 1914, being employed at Muswellbrook, on a farm; enlisted 13 March, 1916; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from Jan. 1917; was gassed at Ypres 31 Oct. of the same year, and invalided to England; on recovery in May, 1918, returned to his unit in France, and was killed in action at Villers Bretonneux 7 Aug. following. Buried in the Glisy Cemetery, near Amiens; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Bannister C H Pte 441353 5th Canadian Expeditionary Force

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Bannister C H Pte 5th Canadian Expeditionary Force

BANNISTER, CHARLES HUBERT, Private, No. 441353, 5th Battn. Canadian Western Cavalry, Canadian Expeditionary Force, yr. 8. of William Bannister, of Tumby, Mareham-le-Fen, Boston, co. Lincoln, Farmer, by his wife, Elizabeth, dau. of William Jarvis; b. Northaw, Potter’s Bar, co. Hertford, 8 Sept. 1886; educ. Northaw aforesaid; Mareham-le-Fen, and Horncastle, co. Lincoln; went to Canada in 1909, and settled at Saskatchewan as a Farmer enlisted in June, 1915; came to England with the 32nd Battn. Canadian Contingent; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from early in 1916, and was killed in action east of Heudecourt-les-Cagnicourt, 1 Sept. 1918. Buried in the Upton Wood Canadian Cemetery, near Arras. A comrade wrote: “Hubert was a gallant boy, he was admired by everyone; always with a happy smile and a cheery word, no matter what the difficulty or danger; always ready to help and refusing to take the credit for anything he did, and was the finest example of a hero and soldier that I have met.” Unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Bannister A E Rfn 608415 18th London Regiment

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Bannister A E Rfn 18th London Regiment

BANNISTER, ALBERT ERNEST, Rifleman, No. 608415, 18th Battn. (London Irish Rifles) The London Regt. (T.F.), 8. of Alfred John Bannister, of 63, Millbrook Road, Lower Edmonton; b. Edmonton, London, N., 26 Oct. 1898; educ. Latymer Secondary School there was a Clerk in the Port of London Authority; joined the 18th London Regt. 12 Feb. 1917; served with the Expeditionary Force in France from 7 Nov. following, and died in Edmonton Military Hospital 15 July, 1918, from wounds received in action at St. Quentin. Buried at Edmonton.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Banks J Pte 16867 1st Scots Guards

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BANKS, JAMES, Private, No. 16867, 1st Battn. Scots Guards, s. of the late Archibald Banks, of Musselburgh, by his wife. Margaret (Hyvots Bank, Liberton, Midlothian), dau. of James Chisholm: b. Newbigging, Musselburgh, Midlothian. 27 Dec. 1892; educ. Public School there was a Pottery Worker; enlisted in the Scots Guards 6 June, 1917: served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 20 Sept., and was killed in action at Villers Pol 4 Nov. following. Buried in Villers Pol Communal Cemetery Extension, six miles south-east of Valenciennes; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Banks F E Sergt 9544 1st Northumberland Fusiliers

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BANKS, FREDERICK EDWIN, Sergt., No. 9544, 1st Battn. (5th Foot) The Northumberland Fusiliers, s. of Frederick Banks, of 154, Thorney Hedge Road. Chiswick, W., Commercial Traveller; b. Knightsbridge, London, S.W., 24 April. 1879; served in the South African War, 1899-1902 (King’s and Queen’s Medals): on the conclusion of the war joined the Reserve; rejoined his old regiment 5 Oct. 1914; trained at Scott’s Camp, Newcastle; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 26 May, 1917, and was killed in action 24 Sept. following. He m. at Hammersmith, London, W., Ada Alice (7. Dean’s Road, Hanwell), dau. of Henry Edward Bacon, and had a son, Frederick, b. 15 Sept. 1910.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Banister W H Pte 2nd Middlesex Regiment

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Banister W H Pte 2nd Middlesex Regiment

BANISTER, WILLIAM HODSON, Private, No. 57380, 2nd Battn. (77th Foot) The Duke of Cambridge’s (Middlesex Regt.), yr. s. of William Banister, of 2, Henry Road, Finsbury Park, N., by his wife, Fanny, dau. of Robert Harvey, of Finsbury Park, London, N.; b. 23 Feb. 1899; educ. at St. John’s College, Green Lanes, Finsbury Park, N., and Caterham Congregational School, co. Surrey, where he was school captain, also captain of the football and hockey team, and played in the First XI. in cricket; he attested under the Derby scheme, and was called up while he was at Caterham School 24 March, 1917, and placed in the 103rd Training Corps; he tried for a commission, but was rejected on account of slight deafness; was transferred to the 2nd Middlesex Regt., and served with the Expeditionary Force in France from 1 April, 1918; was taken prisoner during the fighting at Villers Bretonneux on the 24th of the same month, and died a prisoner of war at Morchingen Hospital, Alsace-Lorraine, 22 July, 1918, of cardiac weakness and pneumonia, Buried in the cemetery there. A comrade wrote: “He was one of the most cheerful of the prisoners, and had a smile for everyone. Among them he was called ‘Captain, because of his knowledge of German. as he was able to translate the men’s complaints to those in command,” and another comrade wrote of his high Christian character. His former Head Master wrote: “William was exceedingly popular with everyone at school, and his life was of the best. I valued him and his influence more than I can tell you. His very gentleness was an asset.”

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Bamber J F Coy Sergt Maj 305408 8th King’s Liverpool Regiment

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BAMBER, JOHN FREDERICK, Coy. Sergt.-Major, No. (-), 1/8th (Territorial) Battn. (Irish) The King’s (Liverpool Regt.), eldest s. of the late Samuel Bamber, of Bebington, Decorator; b. Manchester, 23 Aug. 1873; educ. Lower Bebington Schools; joined the Navy, and served 22 years; served in the South African War, 1899-1902, with the Red Cross; was offered the post of Swimming Instructor for the Municipal Authorities in Johannesburg on the termination of hostilities, which he accepted and held for some time: returned to England, and volunteered for foreign service on the outbreak of the European War in Aug. 1914, being subsequently appointed Instructor for a few months; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from April, 1915; was wounded in the Second Battle of Ypres and invalided home; returned to France, and was reported missing after the fighting at Guillemont 8 Aug. 1916, and is now assumed to have been killed in action on that date. He m. at Liverpool, 13 Feb. 1910, Mary (9, King Street, Rock Ferry, Birkenhead), dau. of John Arrowsmith, and had three children: John, b. 1 Jan. 1912; Thomas, b. 29 Dec. 1913, and Ernest, b. 26 Aug. 1914. He was awarded the Royal Humane Society’s medal for saving life.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Balls E L/Cpl 10/2077 1st Wellington Rifles New Zealand Expeditionary Force

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BALLS, EDMUND, L.-Corpl., No. 10/2077, 1st Battn. Wellington Rifles, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, s. of the late Henry Sykes Balls, by his wife, Rhoda Ann, dau. of William Sandry; b. Stratton, co. Cornwall, 19 Aug. 1880; educ. Newton Abbot Grammar School; went to New Zealand in 1905, and settled at Wellington as a Farmer; volunteered for foreign service, and enlisted in the Wellington Rifles in Feb. 1915; served with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force at Gallipoli; subsequently proceeded to France, and was killed in action at Belle Vue Farm on the Selle, 12 Oct. 1918. Buried in Briastre Cemetery; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Ballam R C Cpl 22977 9th Royal Irish Fusiliers

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Ballam R C Cpl 9th Royal Irish Fusiliers

BALLAM, RICHARD CECIL, Corpl., No. 22977, 9th (Service) Battn. Princess Victoria’s (Royal Irish Fusiliers), yst. s. of Richard Ballam, of Richardstown, Dunleer, Coachman, by his wife, Sarah, dau. of Henry Shore Carlow, of Crettyard, Ireland; b. Salt Hill, co. Galway, 4 April, 1898; educ. Gortbratten Fornham; volunteered for active service, and enlisted in the Royal Irish Fusiliers 4 Nov. 1915; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from May, 1917, until severely wounded at the Battle of Ypres 16 Aug. 1917, being employed as a First Class Signaller; returned to France in Sept. 1918, where he served with great gallantry until the armistice was signed, and died at No. 10 Stationary Hospital, Arnike, 5 Dec. following, of influenza. Buried in Turcoing Civilian Cemetery; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5