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Browning C Le C Pte Royal Fusiliers Comm Royal Naval Air Service. Taken on 16th Feb 1915. Photo copied and cropped from The Past on Glass at Sutton Archives. Photographer David Knights-Whittome. Shared under the Creative Commons Non Commercial.
Born 29th Jan 1883 Hampstead Middlesex. Parents George & Fanny Browning.
Married Violet Mary Byass April 1911.
Enlisted in Royal Fusiliers.
Commisioned Royal Naval Air Service.
Died 23rd Mar 1953 Age 70.
Brooke H J Sergt 19th Royal Fusiliers. Taken on 24th Feb 1915. Photo copied and cropped from The Past on Glass at Sutton Archives. Photographer David Knights-Whittome. Shared under the Creative Commons Non Commercial.
Brooke Herbert Julian Sergt PS/127 19th Royal Fusiliers
Born 1889 St Leonards On Sea. Son of Herbert Richards & Gertrude Alice Brooke
To France With 19th Royal Fusiliers 14th Nov 1915
Comm King’s African Rifles 22nd Jun 1916
Awarded Military Cross. London Gazette dated 18th February, 1918, the following are the statement of service for which the decoration was conferred:-For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He crawled out to a dangerously wounded N.C.O. Under heavy fire, and carried him on his back to a position under cover where stretcher bearers could reach him when they arrived. He showed splendid courage and devotion to duty.
Wounded Gun Shot Wound Right Leg. Leg amputated at Right Thigh.
Address in 1920 Crediton, Plumtree, S. Rhodesia.
Died 24th Sep 1961 Western Australia. Age 72.
Brockwell W W R Pte Royal Fusiliers. Taken on 23rd Jan 1915
Photo copied and cropped from The Past on Glass at Sutton Archives. Photographer David Knights-Whittome. Shared under the Creative Commons Non Commercial
Brockwell Walter William Rose Pte Royal Fusiliers
Born 22nd Apr 1892 Greenwich, London.
To France 14th Nov 1915 With 21st Royal Fusiliers.
Comm 4th Sep 1916 Machine Gun Corps
Address in 1920 186 Tressillion Road, Brockley, SE4.
Married Vera Priscilla Mason Sep 1929
1939 Occupation Bank Clerk. Address 35, Shirley Avenue, Croydon, Surr
Died 9th Apr 1976 in Oakleigh Victoria Australia Age 84
Bradley E S Sergt G/472 Queen’s Royal West Surrey Regiment. Photo copied and cropped from The Past on Glass at Sutton Archives. Photographer David Knights-Whittome. Shared under the Creative Commons Non Commercial
Bradley Edwin Seabright Sergt G/472 6th Queen’s Royal West Surrey Regiment
Born 10th Dec 1891 in Epsom, Surrey. Parents William Joseph & Rosina Bradley.
To France With 6th Queen’s Royal West Surrey Regiment 1st Jun 1915
Discharged 14th Dec 1918
Married Katherine Davidson July 1933
Died Sep 1947 Exeter Devon. Age 55.
Bowling A Pte PS/6006 20th Royal Fusiliers. Taken on 12th Feb 1915 Photo copied and cropped from The Past on Glass at Sutton Archives. Photographer David Knights-Whittome. Shared under the Creative Commons Non Commercial
Bowling Alan Pte PS/6006 20th Royal Fusiliers
Born 1895 Son Of Benjamin & Clara Bowling of Broughton, Lancashire.
To France With 20th Royal Fusiliers 14th Nov 1915
Wounded 15th Jul 1918
Transferred to Reserve Royal Fusiliers 12th Feb 1919
Bowe L H Pte PS/4507 19th Royal Fusiliers. Taken on 20th May 1915. Photo copied and cropped from The Past on Glass at Sutton Archives. Photographer David Knights-Whittome. Shared under the Creative Commons Non Commercial
Bowe Lawrence Henry Pte PS/4507 19th Royal Fusiliers
Born Moscow Russia 2nd Jun 1891
To France with 19th Royal Fusiliers 12th Nov 1915
Comm Army Ordnance Corps 25th Sep 1916 & Royal Air Force 22nd May 1918
Address Hope Lodge, Church Street, Epsom, Surrey.
Emigrated to New Zealand 26th Mar 1926
Married Alice Dorothy Mills 25th Nov 1929 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Died 16th Aug 1963 Wellington, New Zealand Age 72
Bowden T H Pte PS/1292 18th Royal Fusiliers. Photo copied and cropped from The Past on Glass at Sutton Archives. Photographer David Knights-Whittome. Shared under the Creative Commons Non Commercial Licence.
Pte Thomas Hamilton Bowen PS/1292 18th Royal Fusiliers
Born 26th Oct 1894 Stockport Cheshire
Parents George Alfred And Mary Elizabeth (Nee Hamilton) Bowen
Enlisted in 18th (1st Public Schools Battalion) Royal Fusiliers
To France 14th Nov 1915
Commissioned 3rd Manchester Regiment 4th Sep 1916
Died 13th Dec 1957
Turner N P J Lt South Wales Borderers
Source : The Sphere 14th Aug 1915
Turner N P J Lt 1st South Wales Borderers
TURNER, NOEL PRICE JAMES, Lieut. 3rd (Reserve), att. 1st, Battn. South Wales Borderers, elder s. of the late Rev. John James Turner of Pentreheylin, Llandysilio, Montgomeryshire, by his wife, Harriett Augusta, dau. of Richard Price Harrison; b. Richmond, co. Surrey, 7 Dec. 1878; educ. Charterhouse and Keble College, Oxford; served in South African War as a trooper in the Montgomeryshire Imperial Yeomanry (Queen’s medal with four clasps); and on the outbreak of the European War enlisted in the 3rd South Wales Borderers, 19 Aug. 1914, and was gazetted 2nd Lieut. to that battn. (Special Reserve of Officers) 4 Sept. following. He left for France, 19 Dec., and was attd. to the 2nd Welsh, with whom he served until March 1915, when he was attd. to the 1st Battn. of his own regt. He died in hospital at Bethune, 9 May following, of wounds received in action near that place on 9 May. Buried in Bethune Cemetery. He was mentioned in F.M. Sir John (now Lord) French’s Despatches of 31 May, 1915 [London Gazette, 22 June, 1915], for distinguished conduct while attd. to the 2nd Welsh. Lieut. Turner was a prominent public man in Montgomeryshire ; a former member of the Montgomeryshire County Council; High Sheriff, 1909; and the owner of the Pentreheylin Estate. He resided at Sylfaen Hall, Welshpool. He m. at Guilsfield, near Welshpool, 25 Sept. 1902, Minnie, 2nd dau. of the late Edward Beck, of South Gippsland, Australia, and had two sons: John James, b. 5 Sept. 1907; and Richard Price, b. 16 Dec. 1908. A nephew of his, 2nd Lieut. Alan Langlands, of the 3rd South Wales Borderers, and also serving with the 1st Battn., was killed in action the same day.
Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 1
Turner M A F L/Cpl 3532 2nd Northumberland Fusiliers
TURNER, MONTAGUE ALWEYNE FISHER, L.-Corpl., No. 3532, 2nd Battn. Northumberland Fusiliers, 5th s. of Alweyne Turner, of Kobe, Catherine Road, Surbiton, late Government Advocate, of Lahore, India, by his wife, Violet Frances, dau. of Deputy Surgeon-Gen. Thorp; b. in Gulmery, Kashmir, 3 July, 1893; educ. Lancing College; enlisted 14 April, 1913; went to France in Jan. 1915, and was killed in action 25 April, 1915, being shot through the head in the trenches at Cross Roads, east of Zonnebeke, by a sniper. Buried at the Zonnebeke Dressing Station; unm.
A writer in the regimental journal said: “It is only necessary to record two or three instances of gallantry displayed by our comrades to show what our men are, when it comes to the crucial point, and these are only a few of many. The first to be mentioned is the gallantry of our bomb-throwers under L.-Corp. M. Turner during the attack on Hill 60 on the 21-22 April. They went to work like one man, and soon had the enemy on the move. The coolness and bravery of Turner was one outstanding feature and we believe he was highly commended for the excellent work performed by his bomb-throwing party.”
Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 1
Source : The Illustrated London News 31st Oct 1914
Turner J R Lt 1st Dorset Regiment
TURNER, JOHN REGINALD, Lieut., 3rd (Reserve), attd. 1st, Battn., Dorsetshire Regt., s. of John Mayer Burrow Turner, of Hartshill, Bournemouth, Solicitor; b. Stoke-on-Trent, co. Stafford, 20 Nov. 1892; educ. Bournemouth School, and on leaving there was articled to his father and had passed the Intermediate Law Examination when war broke out. He was given a commission as 2nd Lieut. in the 3rd Dorset Special Reserve Battn. 12 Dec. 1911, and became Lieut. 1 May 1913, and on the declaration of war volunteered for foreign service. He was attd. to the 1st Dorsets (15th Brigade, 5th Division) and went to France with the Expeditionary Force in Aug. 1914; took part in the Retreat from Mons, the Battles of the Marne and the Aisne, and was killed in action near Festubert,on the Pont Fixe Road, 13 Oct. 1914, on which day the 1st Dorsets sustained 400 casualties, 130 of them being killed. Buried in an orchard west of the Post Office of Pont Fixe; unm.
Lieut.-Col. Bols, C.B., D.S.O., commanding 1st Dorsets, wrote: “Practically the whole of B Coy. was destroyed on that awful 13th. We were all so very fond of him; he was always cheery and such an excellent soldier, qualities which he displayed to the full on the days following the 9th Sept. when he was left as senior officer in his company.” Capt. A. L. Ransome, 1st Dorsets, wrote: “Your son was one of our most promising young officers. His two previous Coy. Commanders were loud in his praises. He showed a power of command and common sense far above the average of his age and service.” Lieut. Turner held the office of Hon. Sec. to the Bournemouth and District Law Students’ Society, and had each year since its inception won the prize awarded to the best speaker amongst its members.
Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 1