Carden R H 2nd Lt 2nd Wiltshire Regiment

Source : The Sphere 17th April 1915

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

BROCKWAY ROBERT WILLIAM, Private, No. 47325, 3rd (Reserve) Battn. The Duke of Edinburgh’s (Wiltshire Regt.), eldest 8. of James Thomas Brockway. of Bishop’s Fonthill, Salisbury, Carter; b. Swallowcliffe, co. Wilts, 3 Nov. 1889; educ. Bishop’s Fonthill aforesaid; enlisted 25 June, 1918, and died at the Voluntary Aid Detachment Hospital, Pembury, co. Kent, from illness contracted while on military service. Buried at Bishop’s Fonthill, co. Wilts; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Brine G W Pte 204395 6th Wiltshire Regiment

BRINE, GEORGE WILLIAM, Private, No. 204395, 6th (Service) Battn. The Duke of Edinburgh’s (Wiltshire Regt.), 8. of George Brine, of Marston Magna; b. Marston Magna, co. Somerset, 12 Feb. 1895; educ. County Council School there; was employed on the Great Western Railway; enlisted in the Wiltshire Regt. 30 April, 1917; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 12 Feb. 1918; was taken prisoner 23 March, and died a prisoner of war at Gelsenkerchin, Germany, 29 Dec. 1918, of pneumonia and paralysis of the heart. Buried in Gelsenkerchin Cemetery. A comrade wrote: “George was a very patient fellow during his illness, and a better chum no one could wish for. He was liked by all who knew him, for though in captivity, his cheery disposition won him many friends, and before taken ill he tried to make everyone around him happy, despite the trying circumstances we were in.” He m. at Marston Magna Parish Church, 18 April, 1917, Edith Lili Lilian (Broadway, (Broadway, Market Lavington), dau. of Henry Arnold; s.p.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Aldridge S Pte 1st Wiltshire Regiment

ALDRIDGE, STANLEY, Private, No. 27428, 1st Battn. (62nd Foot) The Duke of Edinburgh’s (Wiltshire Regt.), 2nd s. of the late (-) Aldridge, by his wife, Elizabeth (-) (60, Eleanor Road, Dalston Lane, Hackney, E.); b. Hackney, London, E., in 1898; educ. there; enlisted in the 18th Training Reserve in Feb. 1916; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders, where he was subsequently transferred to the Wiltshire Regt., and died at Rouen Stationary Hospital 29 Oct. 1918, of influenza contracted while on active service. Buried at Rouen; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Batchelor W Pte 4th Wiltshire Regiment

Batchelor William Pte DCM 200200 4th Wiltshire Regiment

Of Devizes

Source : The Vivid 17th Apr 1915

Born 5th Oct 1895. Son of Florence Batchelor.

DCM Citation

200200 Cpl. (A./Sjt.) W. BATCHELOR 1/4th Bn. Wilts R. T.F. (Devizes) (EGYPT)

During the attack on Et. Tiren on the 10th September 1918, he displayed great skill in handling his platoon, and when all the officers of the company were wounded he took command of half of the company, and continued to lead the men forward. When the commanding officer was wounded, he went to his assistance, and, although subject to machine-gun and rifle fire, he managed to get him under cover. (25.2.20)

Medal of “La Solidaridad”, 3rd Class (with Rosette). Conferred by the Government of the Republic of Panama. Gazette Date 13 Feb 1920.

Attained the rank of Acting Sergeant

Discharged from the army 19th Apr 1919 with a dislocated cartilage

Address 12 Deramore Row, Commercial Road, Devizes.

Married Mabel Legg Jul 1919

Died Jan 1973. Age 77