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Ayres C 2nd Lt 12th Rifle Brigade

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AYRES, CLEMENT, 2nd Lieut., 12th (Ser-vice) Battn. The Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own), eldest s. of Joseph Ayres, Fishmonger, by his wife, Florence, dau. of Jason Forbes b. Lee, co. Kent, 19 June, 1892; educ. Lewisham Bridge School; was a Chauffeur; joined the Royal Berkshire Regt. 20 Oct. 1914; served with the Expeditionary Force in France from April, 1916, attaining the rank of Sergt.; returned to England 27 Dec. following, and after a period of training was gazetted 2nd Lieut. Rifle Brigade 29 May, 1917; went back to France 18 July, and was killed in action on the Menin Road 20 Sept. 1917. One of his officers wrote: “He had not been very long with the battalion, but had become very popular with officers and men, and had proved himself a most excellent officer.” Unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Avery P Pte 13087 2nd Scots Guards

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Avery P Pte 13087 2nd Scots Guards

AVERY, PERCY Private, No. 13087, 2nd Battn. Scots Guards, yst. s. of the late Robert Avery, by his wife, Mary (74, Cleveland Street, Birkenhead), dau. of the late William Lamden Ufton, of Reading, co. Berks; b. Garston, near Liverpool, 8 Jan. 1882; educ. there; was employed as a Fireman on the L. and N. W. Railway; enlisted 12 Jan. 1915; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 18 May, 1916, and was killed in action at the Battle of the Somme 20 July following. An officer wrote: “He was killed instantly and suffered no pain. He was a most popular fellow and well liked by everyone, both officers and men, and his loss will be a real one to the battalion.” Unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Auld R Y Bmdr 145013 Royal Garrison Artillery

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AULD, ROBERT YEUDALL, Bombardier, No. 145013, 221st Siege Battery, R.G.A., 2nd s. of the late David Auld, by his wife, Martha (Parkend, Galston), dau. of Robert Yeudall, Joiner; b. Galston, co. Ayr, 18 April, 1878; educ. Galston Public School; was employed as Head Cutter in the Tailoring Department of the Civil Service Stores at Edinburgh; enlisted 12 March, 1917; trained with the 385th Siege Battery at Fort Standon, Horsham, Lydd and Codford; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 10 July, when he served with the 385th, 27th, 7th and 221st Batteries; was wounded in the shoulder 1 Aug., being in hospital for ten days, and was killed in action 18 Sept. 1917. Buried in Kliene Vierstraat Cemetery, Kemmel, south-west of Ypres. A comrade wrote: “Although only a short period with our battery, your husband had won the respect and affection of everyone.” He was a keen athlete, and won the Double Event 220 and 440 yards races at the Glasgow Exhibition in 1901. He m. at Glasgow, 13 Nov. 1906, Agnes (40, Braid Road, Edinburgh), dau. of William Woods, of Catrine, co. Ayr, and had four children: David, b. 18 Sept. 1907; William Woods, b. 22 Dec. 1908; Robert Yeudall, b. 12 Oct. 1912, and Margaret Seaton Woods, b. 16 Feb. 1914.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Audsley W T Gnr 114653 Royal Field Artillery

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AUDSLEY, WILLIAM THOMAS, Gunner, Royal Field Artillery, 3rd s. of Edward Audsley, of 72, High Street, Crayford, Labourer, by his wife, Annie, dau. of George Chapman; b. Crayford, co. Kent, 27 March, 1896; educ. Boys’ National School there; was an Apprentice Block Printer; enlisted in the R.F.A. 25 Oct. 1915; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 28 Feb. 1916, and was killed in action at Courcelette, on the Somme, 9 Feb. 1917. Buried in Avelney Communal Cemetery Extension. His Commanding Officer wrote: “He was a smart, bright boy, and we shall feel his loss very much indeed… I am writing to you, because I had the pleasure of being his section officer, for some considerable time, and I always admired the willing way he did his work, and the cheerful way he went about,” and some comrades also wrote: “During the time he has been with us he has always done his duty like a man, and we shall miss him very much.” Unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Auden G W Cadet Royal Air Force

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AUDEN, GEOFFREY WILLIAM, Cadet, Royal Air Force, yr. s. of the Rev. Alfred Millington Auden, Vicar of Church Broughton, co. Derby, by his wife, Edith Elizabeth, 2nd dau. of the late Rev. A. A. Jenkins, Rector of St. Peter’s, Galashiels; b. Clun, co. Salop, 11 Sept. 1900; educ. Clyngarth School, Chelten-ham, and Rossall School; joined the Royal Air Force as Cadet 23 Oct. 1918, and died in Hampstead Military Hospital 4 Nov. following, of pneumonia, following influenza, contracted while training. Buried at Church Broughton; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Atwell R E Lt 4/6th Connaught Rangers Attd 12th Royal Irish Rifles

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ATWELL, ROBERT ERSKINE, Lieut., 4/6th (Service) Battn. The Connaught Rangers, attd. 12th (Service) Battn. Princess Victoria’s (Royal Irish Rifles), eldest surv. s. of the late Richard Atwell, of Glenart, Blackrock, co. Dublin, by his wife, Sarah Margretta (10, Braid Hills Road, Edinburgh), only dau. of the late Robert Wright, of Stirling; b. Sandymount, co. Dublin, 26 Oct. 1882; educ. Craigmount and Edinburgh Institutions; was employed in the Standard Life Insurance Company; volunteered for active service, and joined the Lothian and Border Horse in Dec. 1914; received a commission, and was gazetted 2nd Lieut. 6th Connaught Rangers 25 Jan. 1917, being promoted Lieut. in Aug. 1918; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from March, 1917, where he took part in many engagements; was invalided home, suffering from shell-shock, in Aug. of the same year; returned to France 22 April, 1918; was subsequently attached to the 12th Royal Irish Rifles, and was killed in action at Neuve Eglise 2 Sept. following, while leading his men under very heavy fire. Buried about one and a half miles from Neuve Eglise, beside the main road to Bailleul; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Attwell W H Coy Qtr Mst Sergt 153982 13th Royal Fusiliers

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ATTWELL, WILLIAM HENRY, Coy. Quartermaster-Sergt. No. 153982, The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regt.), eldest s. of the late William Henry Attwell, by his wife, Matilda Cooper (St. Clement, Thames Ditton), dau. of Joseph (and Matilda) Flaxman; educ. Holborn Estate Grammar School; was a Chartered Accountant; joined the Royal Fusiliers in 1915, being appointed Sergt.-Instructor to various regiments in England, and was subsequently employed in the Quarter-master’s Department at Eastbourne and High Wycombe Hospitals, and died at St. Albans War Hospital 26 March, 1919, of illness contracted while on service. Buried at Thames Ditton Cemetery. He served on the committee of the Thames Ditton Conservative Association, and was a prominent worker at parliamentary elections there. He was also interested in cricket, and was formerly honorary secretary of the local cricket club; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Atkinson W W Pte 322607 6th Royal Fusiliers

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ATKINSON, WALTER WILLIAM, Private, No. 322607, 6th (Reserve) Battn. The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regt.), s. of the late Walter Atkinson, of Hammersmith, W.; b. Hammersmith, W.; educ. there; enlisted 23 May, 1916; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders, and was killed in action 4 April, 1918. He m. at Hammersmith, W., Martha (47, Queen’s Street, Hammersmith, W.), dau. of John James Goater, and had two daughters, Florence and Dorothy.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Atkinson A F C Lt Royal Engineers

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ATKINSON, ARNOLD FRANCIS CROSSLEY, Lieut., Royal Engineers, eldest s. of the Rev. F. Atkinson, of Blackwater House, The College, Eastbourne, by his wife, Edith Blanche, dau. of the late John Crossley, J.P.; b. Musselburgh, co. Midlothian, 12 March, 1898; educ. Tyttenhanger Lodge, St. Albans; Eton (King’s Scholar), and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich; gazetted 2nd Lieut., Royal Engineers, 26 Aug. 1916; promoted Lieut. 26 Feb. 1918; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from July, 1917; proceeded to Italy in the following Dec., returning to France in April, 1918; was sent to India, being appointed to the 75th Coy., 3rd Sappers and Miners, in Nov. of the same year, and was accidentally killed at Kirgi, North-West Frontier Province, 22 Jan. 1919. Buried at Tank, North-West Frontier Province, India.. A brother officer wrote: “We all loved him in the company, a boy of extraordinary energy and courage. I remember him volunteering to blow up a bridge in No Man’s Land under heavy German fire, and doing the work most successfully,” and another: “A most promising young officer, of great capacity.” While at Eton he was head of the Army Class, gaining the Head Master’s Prize and the Hamilton Army Class Divinity Prize; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Atkins S J Pte 100279 Royal Engineers

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ATKINS, SIDNEY JAMES, Private, No. 100279. Royal Engineers, s. of the late George Atkins, of Tottenham, N.; b. Hastings, co. Sussex; educ. there joined the Royal Engineers in June, 1915; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders, and died at Edmonton in 1918, from influenza contracted while on service. Buried in Tottenham Cemetery; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5