Bradbury G Gnr 150106 Royal Garrison Artillery

BRADBURY, GEORGE, Gunner, No. 150106, 94th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, eldest s. of James Bradbury, of 45, Claughton Drive, Wallasey, Striker at Messrs. Grayson’s, by his wife, Jane, dau. of John Dutton; and brother to Private W. Bradbury (q.m.): b. Northwich, 24 Jan. 1895; educ. St. Mary’s School, Liscard, Wallasey was employed as Manager for Messrs. Irwin’s, of Birkenhead; enlisted 16 March, 1917; served with the Expeditionary Force in France from the following July, and died at No. 73 General Hospital 7 Nov. 1918, from illness contracted while on active service. Buried in Tousgeville Cemetery. He m. at St. Mary’s Church, Liscard, Wallasey, 18 Aug. 1913, Sarah (17, Kendle Road, Poulton), dau. of Edward Carroll, Carroll, and had had a dau.. Edith, b. 10 March, 1914.

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BILL, RODNEY EDWARD, 2nd Lient., 38th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. 2nd s. of Edward Walker Bill, of Radnor Lodge, Cobham Road, Gravesend, by his wife, Lucinda, dau. of Gwynne Humphreys b. Gravesend, co. Kent, 1 Jan. 1886; educ. Margate College was a Bank Clerk volunteered for active service on the outbreak of war, and joined the Royal West Kent Yeomanry in Aug. 1914: served in Egypt and in Gallipoli, taking part in many engagements; proceeded to England (being torpedoed on his way there) to train for a commission, and was gazetted 2nd Lieut. R.G.A. in July, 1917; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from the following Nov., and was killed in action near Arras while on patrol duty 26 Aug. 1918. Buried in the British Military Cemetery. Blairville, Arras; unm.

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BICKHAM, ARTHUR RUSHTON, Lieut. (Temp.), Acting Capt., 155th (Stockport) Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, s. of the late George Bickham, of Alderley Edge, by his wife, Maud, dau. of William Saxon; b. Alderley Edge, co. Chester, 2 Sept. 1885; educ. The Ryley’s School there, and Malvern College (Scholar); was sole partner of George Bickham & Son, Manchester, Indian Shippers; joined the Manchester University O.T.C. in Sept. 1914; gazetted 2nd Lieut. Lieut. (Temp.) R.G.A. 15 Nov. 1915; promoted Lieut. Aug. 1916, and Acting Capt. July, 1917; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from April, 1916; proceeded to Italy in Nov. 1917, and died at Altrincham 15 Feb. 1919, of septic pneumonia, contracted on his return from Italy. Buried in Lindon Churchyard, Wilmslow. He was mentioned in Despatches by General H. C. O. Plumer, for gallant and distinguished service in the field, and was awarded the Italian Silver Medal for military valour. Capt. Bickham was a fine gymnast and swimmer, and a keen follower of the Macclesfield Forest Beagles. He had, for many years before the war, devoted most of his spare time to teaching gymnastics, swimming and physical training to the Stockport and Alderley Edge Lads’ Clubs; unm.

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BERRY, ROBERT, Gunner, No. 106017, Royal Garrison Artillery, s. of William Berry, of 62, Evelyn Street, Liverpool, by his wife, Margaret, dau. of John Tunstall; and brother to Sergt. T. Berry (q.v.); b. Liverpool, 21 Feb. 1896; educ. St. Anthony’s School there; volunteered for active service, and enlisted in the R.G.A. in July, 1916; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from the following Dec.; was wounded Nov. 1917; returned to France again in Feb. 1918, and died at No. 8 Casualty Clearing Station 25 Nov. following of broncho-pneumonia, contracted while on active service. Buried in Tourcoing Cemetery, north of Lille. His Major wrote: “I am more sorry than I can say that we should have lost your boy. He always did his duty well.” Unm.

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BARKER, ARTHUR, 2nd Lieut., 150th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, only s. of Abraham Barker, of 19, Burnett Avenue, Bradford, Superintendent of Technical Instruction, by his wife, Mary Hannah, dau. of the late Henry Howe; b. Rochdale, co. Lancaster, 12 July, 1891; educ. Bradford Grammar School (Scholar), and Corpus Christi College, Oxford (Scholar), where he took First Class Honours in Classical Mods. and a Second Class in Litt. Humaniores; also the B.Litt., and Honours Diploma in Education; was Classical Master at Llandovery College; gazetted 2nd Lieut. R.G.A. 13 May, 1918; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 7 Sept. 1918, and died at Cologne 20 Dec. following of wounds accidentally received. Buried at Cologne; unm.

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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.

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ALEXANDER, ARTHUR, Gunner. No. 365960, 65th Siege Battery. Royal Garrison Artillery, eldest s. of the late Gunner John Alexander, R.A.. by his wife. Thirza (14. Murray lane. Montrose), dan, of Samuel Ebbage: b. Montrose. co. Forfar. 2 Sept. 1895 educ. there; was a Porter at Montrose Station: joined the R.G.A. in 1910: was called up on mobilization 4 Aug. 1914: served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from Feb. 1916, and died at No. 3 Hospital, Le Tréport, 28 Oct. 1918, of gas-shell poisoning, received in action 7 Sept. previously. Buried in Mont Huon Cemetery; unm.

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Aitchison T F Bmdr 344652 Royal Garrison Artillery

AITCHISON, THOMAS FRANK, Bombardier, No. 344652, 376th Siege Battery R.G.A., 8. of the late Thomas Aitchison, Brewer, by his wife, Euphemia, dau. of G. Ritchie, Brewer; b. Edinburgh, 7 July, 1880; educ. Loretto, Musselburgh; was Director of Messrs. John Aitchison & Co., Ltd., Brewers, Edinburgh joined the R.G.A. in Feb. 1917; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders, being posted to the 376th Battery at Ypres in June, 1917, an isolated position which they held until Dec., after which they were sent to Arras, and became mobile during the retreat in March, 1918. In June they were attached to the Guards, and at the time of the Armistice being signed were at Maubeuge, when only 26 men and one officer were left out of the original 160. He was invalided home in Dec., and died at Edinburgh Castle Hospital 14 Jan. 1919, after an operation rendered necessary owing to illness contracted while on service in France. Buried in St. Cuthbert’s Churchyard, Edinburgh. Не m at St. Cuthbert’s Church, Edinburgh, 17 Jan. 1906, Beatrice Anne (10, Ann Street, Edinburgh), dau, of the late William Bladworth Hardie, of Edinburgh, Merchant, and had two children: William Francis Bladworth, b. 22 Aug. 1907, and Elizabeth Beatrice, b. 12 March, 1910.

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AGLIONBY, ARTHUR HUGH, M.C., Major (Acting), 219th Siege Battery, Dorsetshire Royal Garrison Artillery (T.F.), 4th s. of the Rev. Dr. Francis Keyes Aglionby, Vicar of Newbold Pacey, co. Warwick, by his wife, Amy, dau. of the Right Rev. E. H. Bickersteth, some time Bishop of Exeter; 6. London, 4 Nov. 1885; educ. Hastings: Westminster School, and Corpus Christi College, Oxford, where he took a Second Class in Lit. Hum.; was a Preparatory Schoolmaster at St. Andrew’s, Bournemouth, and subsequently at Port Hope, Ontario, Canada; joined the Dorset R.G.A. in 1912; ; volunteered for active service on the outbreak of war was promoted Lieut. in Dec. 1914, Capt. in 1917, and Acting Major, May 1918; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from Sept. 1916, and died at Roubais 7 Nov. 1918, of wounds received in action at Moen-on-the-Scheldt. Buried at Monvaux. A brother officer wrote: The story of his extraordinary courage and coolness during the retreat has been told a hundred times in the battery mess.” He was awarded the Military Cross [London Gazette, 1 Jan. 1919], for gallantry in the field, during the Battle of the Scheldt, when his battery: “Fired from the open at 1,000 yards’ range, got on to masses of Germars trying to advance, and completely broke them up, and the attack utterly failed.” Unm.

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Adler H G V Major Royal Garrison Artillery

ADLER, HARRY GEORGE VERGOT-TINI, Major, R.G.A., eldest s. of WilliamHenry Adler, of 66, Gloucester Crescent, Regent’s Park, N.W., by his wife, Cecilia, dau. of George Vergottini; b. at Winburg, South Africa; educ. Army House, Neunheim College, and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, but resigned after two years to study Mining and Metallurgy at the School of Mines, South Kensington, subsequently becoming a member of the Institutes of Civil Engineers and of Mining and Metallurgy, and held important positions in South Africa, Canada and Australia; returned to England in 1915; obtained a commission as 2nd Lieut. R.G.A.; was promoted Capt. in 1916, and Major 6 June, 1917; served with the Expeditionary Force in France from May, 1916, and was killed in action at Ypres 21 June, 1917. He m. at St. Mary Abbot’s, South Kensington, S.W., Ruby, yst. dau. of the late Edmund Escombe.

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