Carden R H 2nd Lt 2nd Wiltshire Regiment
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Carden J Lt Col CMG 5th Wiltshire Regiment
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.
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Cardell E P Major MC Royal Field Artillery
CARDELL, EDMUND POWNE, M.C., Major, 14th Light Division, Royal Field Artillery, yst. s. of Edmund Harvey Cardell, of Great Paxton, St. Neot’s, co. Huntingdon, Farmer, by his wife, Elizabeth, dau. of F. P. Nickell; b. Launceston, co. Cornwall, 4 May, 1892; educ. East Anglian School, Bury St. Edmund’s, and Nottingham University; he took the degree of B.Sc. of the London University (Engineering), and was on the staff of the British Reinforced Concrete Company; gazetted 2nd Lieut. R.F.A. in Sept. 1914; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from May, 1915, and was killed in action near Passchendaele 21 March, 1918. His Colonel wrote: He was as brave as a lion, and his character was most exemplary. There was not an officer or man in the battery who did not love him.” He was three times mentioned in Despatches [London Gazettes, 15 June, 1916, 4 Jan. and 14 Dec. 1917] by F.M. Sir Douglas Haig, and was awarded the Military Cross for gallant and distin-guished service in the field; unm.
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Carberry J E Pte 27462 6th Seaforth Highlanders
CARBERRY, JAMES EDGAR, Private, No. 27462, 6th (Territorial) Battn. Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany’s), yst. s. of William Breckenridge Carberry, of Garshake Water Works, Dumbarton, Water Works Superintendent, by his wife, Janet, dan. of James Edgar; b. Larkhall, co. Lanark, 25 Dec. 1898; educ. Dumbarton Academy; was an Apprenticed Engineer with Denny & Co., Dumbarton; enlisted in the Seaforth Highlanders 4 June, 1918; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 25 Sept., and was killed in action at Mainz, south of Valenciennes, 25 Oct. 1918. Buried in the British Cemetery there. His Commanding Officer wrote: “Your son was a good soldier, and a great favourite with officers and men alike.” Unm.
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Cane W H Pte 58092 1st Cheshire Regiment
CANE, WILLIAM HENRY, Private, No. 58092, 1st Battp. (22nd Foot) The Cheshire Regt., s. of the late William Henry Cane, Boot Factor, by his wife, Louisa; b. Clarendon Park, Leicester, 22 March, 1890; educ. Leicester; was a Boot Factor; enlisted as a Drummer in the 1st Cheshires 4 Oct. 1916; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from the following Dec.; proceeded to Italy in Dec. 1917, where he remained until April, 1918, when he returned to France, and was killed in action on 8 June following. Buried in Tannay British Cemetery, three and three-quarter miles west of Aire and six miles south-south-west of Hazebrouck. He m. at Bretby, 26 Dec. 1911, Maud (246, Conway Street. Birkenhead), dau. of William Adams, and had a son, Leslie, b. 2 June, 1912.
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Campbell S P F Seaman 12323 Motor Patrol 247 Royal Naval Reserve
CAMPBELL, STEWART PRINCE FALLS, Seaman, No. 12323, Motor Patrol 247, Royal Naval Reserve, only s. of Alexander Campbell, of 7. Charlotte Street, Ayr, Ship’s Steward, by his wife, Ellen Warner, dau. of the late William Warner, of Sutton, Chesterfield; b. Oban, co. Argyle, 24 July, 1894: educ. Ayr Grammar School; was employed as Foreman at Mr. Bryden’s Nursery, Ayr; joined the Royal Naval Reserve 4 Sept. 1916, and was drowned near St. Ives 29 Sept. 1918, while on active service. From the report accompanying the intimation of his death, it appears that the motor launch on which he was serving was running for shelter when, owing to a sudden change in the wind and very heavy sea. it was driven ashore on the south-west coast of England at 7.30p.m. on the 29th inst. and became a wreck. Lieut. P. C. L. Young, sole survivor of the launch, wrote: “He saved me from falling overboard when we were lifting the anchor, before we were all thrown into the water. I can only say that it would be hard indeed to find a more honest, reliable, hard-working or braver man than your son. He always volunteered for the most dangerous work. Everyone that came in contact with him are of the same opinion of him.. He never showed the least fear, and I may tell you that I admired your son more than any man I know.” He m. at Penzance, 19 Sept. 1918, Bessie Maud, dau. of Nicholas Uren, of 7, Wesley Street, Heamore; s.p.
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Campbell R H C Pte 81014 Royal Army Medical Corps
CAMPBELL, ROBERT HENRY CLARK, Private, No. 81014, 99th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps, only s. of the late Joan Campbell, of Slitrig Bank, Hawick, Tailor, by his wife, Sarah Isabella, dau. of the late James Batey, of Hexham ; b. Hawick, co. Roxburgh, 5 April, 1893; edur. St. Cuthbert’s Scottish Episcopal Church Schools there; was a Hosiery Boarder with Messrs. Peter Scott & Co., Ltd., Hawick; enlisted in the Royal Army Medical Corps 28 Oct. 1915; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 26 Jan. 1916, and died at Etrecourt 23 Sept. 1918, of wounds received in action the same day; unm.
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Campbell N Pte 302509 6th Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
Campbell N Pte 302509 6th Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
CAMPBELL, NEIL, Private, No. 302509, 1/6th (Territorial) Battn. Princess Louise’s (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders), 3rd s. of John Campbell, of Common Mure, Inverary; b. Inverary, co. Argyle, 21 Jan. 1882; educ. there was Gamekeeper to the Duke of Argyll; volunteered for active service, and joined the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 16 Aug. 1916; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders, also in Italy, and was killed in action near Valenciennes 29 Oct. 1918. Buried in Aulnay Communal Cemetery, one and a half miles south of Valenciennes. He m. at Strachur, 20 Jan. 1911, Robina (Strathluchlan, Strachur), yst. dau. of the late Dugald McFadyen, and had a dau., Mary McKellar Wilkie, b. 1914 (d. 14 Dec. 1918).
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Campbell M C P Cpl 2878 59th Australian Imperial Force
CAMPBELL, MURDOCH CAMERON PRENTICE, Corpl., No. 2878, 59th Battn. Australian Imperial Force, yst. s. of James Campbell, of Kirkfieldbank, co. Lanark, by his wife, Jane Livingstone Wallace; b. Kirkfieldbank, co. Lanark, 26 April, 1892: educ. there; went to Australia in Aug. 1913, and settled at Campsie, Sydney, as a Government Employee: enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force 19 Sept. 1916; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from the following March, and was killed in action at Messines Ridge 29 Nov. 1917. Buried in Rose Trench, close to Kilo Farm, near Kemmel Hill. He had been recommended for the Military Medal for gallant and distinguished service in the field. He m. at Campsie, Sydney, 5 Dec. 1914, Louisa (Ella Cottage, Evelyne Street, Campsie, Sydney, New South Wales), yst. dau. of the late Provost William Hodge, of Rattray, Blairgowrie, co. Perth; s.p.
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Campbell C S Pte 14307 1st East Kent Regiment
CAMPBELL, CHARLES SIDNEY, Private, No. 14307, 1st Battn. (3rd Foot) The Buffs (East Kent Regt.). eldest s. of Charles Edward Campbell, of 6, Tottenham Square, Tottenham Road, Kingsland, N., by his wife, Alice Maud, dau. of Samuel Johnson; b. Hackney, London, E.; educ. Kingsland, N.; enlisted in Jan. 1918; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders, and was killed in action 2 Aug. 1918. Buried at Poperinghe. His Captain wrote: “Your son was killed by a machine-gun bullet and suffered no pain. He was a great favourite with all.” and the Head Master from the school at Kingsland: “He was one of our nicest boys, and was greatly liked by all with whom he came in contact.” Unm.
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