Severs A 2nd Lt Royal Flying Corps

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Severs A 2nd Lt Royal Flying Corps

COUNTY BOROUGH OF CROYDON ROLL OF HONOUR
NAME AND RANK. Severs, Alfred,
REGIMENT. Royal Flying Corps. (or other Service)
DATE OF BIRTH. 5th July 1893
DIED 28th March 1917
PARTICULARS:-
Killed in action.

Severs, Alfred George, 2/Lt., R.F.C.

b., 5 Jul., ’93 ; s., Mr. & Mrs. Severs, 11 Vincent Rd., Croydon.
Educ, M. Whitgift Sch., Croydon. Civil servant (National
Insur. Dept.). Joined Civil Serv. Cadets, ’12. Joined Inns of
Court O.T.C., ’15 ; gazetted to 15 Middlesex Regt. ; transf. to
R.F.C, being sent to France when qualified as an observer,
Dec, ’16. Fell, France, 28 Mar., ’17.

Source : Croydon In The Great War 1914-1919

Scott F T Cpl 1471 20th London Regiment

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Scott F T Cpl 1471 20th London Regiment

COUNTY BOROUGH OF CROYDON ROLL OF HONOUR
NAME AND RANK. Scott, Frederick Thomas. Corporal.
REGIMENT.  2/20th London Regiment..
DATE OF BIRTH. 26th Aug. 1894. DIED. 13th Aug.1916.
PARTICULARS:-
Killed in action, France.

Scott, Frederick Thomas, Cpl., 2/20 Lond. Regt.

b., 48 Bensham Grove, T. Heath, 26 Aug., ’94 ; 5., Mr. & Mrs.F. J. Scott, 48 Bensham Grove, T. Heath.

Educ, Beulah Rd. Sch., T. Heath, Boro. Sec. Sch., Croydon, & Goldsmiths’ Coll., Lond.

Single. Student.

Enl., in Territorials before war.
Fell, France, 13 Aug., ’16.

Source : Croydon In The Great War

Murphy C W CSM 323255 6th London Regiment

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Murphy C W CSM 323255 6th London Regiment

COUNTY BOROUGH OF CROYDON ROLL OF HONOUR
NAME AND RANK. Murphy, Charles William.C.S.M.
REGIMENT 1/6 (City of London)Regt.
DATE OF BIRTH. 21st Dec. 1889.
DIED. 30th Nov. 1917.
PARTICULARS:-
Killed in action at Bourlon Wood, France.

Aplin K S 2nd Lt 2nd Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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2nd Lieutenant R. S. Aplin, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, killed in action. He was born in 1892, and joined the 4th Battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers in 1913, and left for the front in September.

Source : Our Heroes Mons To The Somme August 1914-July 1916

Alexander H C Lt The Hon 5th Lancers

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Alexander H C Lt The Hon 5th Lancers

Lieutenant the Hon. Herbrand Charles Alexander, 5th Lancers, who has been mentioned in despatches, is the brother and heir-presumtive of the 5th Earl of Caledon. He was born on the 28th November, 1888, and was educated at R.M.C., Sandhurst. He entered the service on the 27th January.

Source : Our Heroes Mons To The Somme August 1914-July 1916

 

Allen J H Lt 13th Worcestershire Regiment

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Allen J H Lt 13th Worcestershire Regiment

ALLEN, JOHN HUGH, Lieut., 13th (Service) Battn. Worcestershire Regt., attd. Essex Regt., s. of Col. the Hon. James Allen, Minister of Defence, New Zealand, by his wife, Mary J., dau. of (-) Richards, of Alford, co. Somerset; b. Dunedin, N.Z., 1 March, 1887; educ. at Wanganiu Collegiate School and Otago University, and went to Jesus College, Cambridge, in 1907, where he took the degrees of B.A. and LL.B. in 1911. While at Cambridge he took a leading part in politics and public affairs, and was President of the Union and of the New Carlton Club. He was keenly interested in Imperial problems, and contributed articles to the “Saturday Review” and the “Oxford and Cambridge Review.” His intention was to devote himself to law and politics in New Zealand, and his early career gave promise of great service to the Empire. He was called to the Bar at the Inner Temple early in 1914, and his passage home was booked when war broke out in August. He at once joined the Inns of Court O.T.C., and after three months’ training with them was gazetted Lieut. 20 Oct. 1914. He was killed in action at the Dardanelles, near Krithia, Hellis, 6 June, 1915. while gallantly leading his men.

Allen J H Lt 13th Worcestershire Regiment Original Photo

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 1

Alexander J A E 2nd Lt 12th Highland Light Infantry

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Alexander J A E 2nd Lt 12th Highland Light Infantry

 

Alexander J A E 2nd Lt 12th Highland Light Infantry Original Photo

ALEXANDER, JOHN ALEXANDER ELLIOT (b. 1894).
George Watson’s College. O.T.C. 1908-12, Cadet Corporal. Shooting VIII. Student of Science, 1912-14. O.T.C. Infantry, Oct. 1912 to Sept. 1914, Cadet. 12th Highland Light Infantry, 2nd Lieut. Sept. 1914; Lieut. March 1915. France. Treacherously shot while trying to save a German on 15th August 1915 near Bethune.

Source : Edinburgh University Roll Of Honour 1914-1919