Cameron D Pte 50633 17th Royal Scots

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CAMERON, DONALD, Private, No. 50633, 17th (Service) Battn. The Royal Scots (Lothian Regt.), s. of Ewen Cameron, of 22, Cromwell Street, Glasgow, and Riverview, Strontian, by his wife, Margaret, dau. of Ronald McDougall; b. North Kelvinside, 9 Nov. 1898; educ. Dunard Street Public School: Strontian Public School, and North Kelvinside Higher Grade School; was Assistant Librarian at Mitchell Library, Glasgow; enlisted in the Cameronians 17 Feb. 1917: transferring to the Royal Scots, he served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from the following Nov., where he took part in much severe fighting, volunteering for stretcher service, during the retreat of March, 1918, and died at No. 3 General Hospital, Stobhill, Glasgow, on 28 Nov. following, of double pneumonia, contracted while on service. Buried at Drumintorran, Strontian. His Commanding Officer wrote: Your son was recommended for very valuable services in the field, and would certainly have been decorated the next time the battalion went into action. He was commended for his good work. With my personal sympathy, and that of my battalion, for the loss of a good soldier and comrade.” Unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Cameron D M Pte 10206 10th Argyll And Sutherland Highlanders

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CAMERON, DAVID MORTON, Private, No. 10206, 10th (Service) Battn. Princess Louise’s (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders), s. of the late Allan Cameron, by his wife, Mary Morton, dau. of David Morton. of Paisley; b. Glasgow, 26 Sept. 1888: educ. Overnewton Public School there was employed by a firm of Sanitary Engineers; enlisted in Feb. 1916; served with the Expeditionary Force in France from Feb. 1916, and was killed in action near Ypres 12 Oct. 1917; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Cameron C Pte 241445 5th Gordon Highlanders

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CAMERON, COLIN, Private, No. 241445, 5th (Territorial) Battn. The Gordon Highlanders, s. of William Cameron, of Woodpark, Edingight, Grange, Keith, Shepherd; b. Portree, Isle of Skye, 27 July, 1897; educ. Glenfoundland National School was a Shepherd joined the Gordon Highlanders 29 May. 1916: served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from the following Oct.; was wounded three times, and was killed in action near Tien-St.-Amand, north-east of Cambrai, 14 Oct. 1918. Buried in the British Military Cemetery, Thun-St.-Martin. A comrade wrote: He and I were great chums, and I must say I have lost a most dear and loved chum.” Unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Cameron A Deck Hand 21698 HMS Victory Royal Naval Reserve

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CAMERON, ALEXANDER, Deck Hand, No. 21698, H.M.S. Victory, s. of Norman Cameron, of Colove, Bracadale, Skye, by his wife, Flora. dau. of Charles McIntosh; b. Bracadale aforesaid, 20 Νο. 1894 educ. Struan, Skye was a Ploughman; joined the Navy in July, 1918, and died at Haslar Naval Hospital, Gosport, 30 Sept. following, from pneumonia, contracted while on service. Buried in the Naval Cemetery, Haslar, Gosport; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Caldwell R S 2nd Lt Army Cyclist Corps

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Caldwell R S 2nd Lt Army Cyclist Corps

CALDWELL, ROBERT SEDDON, 2nd Lient, Army Cyclist Corps, 4th . of the late John Shepherd Caldwell, by his wife, Anne Allee (Brookfield, Westhoughton), dau, of T. H. Seddon; 6. Platt Bridge, near Wigan, co. Lancaster, 15 June, 1894 edne. Church Institute, Bolton, and Denstone College was articled to the Estate Agents at Huntingdon. Messrs. Looker & Theakston; volunteered for active service on the outbreak of war, and enlisted in the Huntingdon Cyclist Corps (T.F.). 6 Aug. 1914; transferring to the Army Cyclist Corps, he served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from the following Dec., and saw much service there, taking part in the engagements at Ypres, Neuve Chapelle, Festubert. Given chy, Lo Loos, and on the Somme with the 7th Division; received a commission, and was gazetted 2nd Lieut. Army Cyclist Corps in Feb. 1918, and was killed in action while leading his men near Chateau Thierry 10 June following. Buried at Vaudières-sur-Marne. His Commanding Officer wrote: Although he had only been with us a very short time, we all felt his loss very much Indeed. He was very good at his work, and very plucky in the face of the enemy. He was killed when we were attacking a wood held by the Germans. A machine gun opened on his platoon: he immediately ordered his men to charge, leading them himself. He was killed instantaneously by a bullet through the brain. On a previous occasion your son captured a machine gun, and behaved very very bravely. He was a lad whom anyone might have been proud of, and a thoroughly good soldier.” He was awarded the French Croix de la Guerre avec Palme as an “Officier de la plus grande bravoure,” by General Berthelot commanding the 5th French Army; Unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Cade W A Pte 6548 4th Middlesex Regiment

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Cade W A Pte 6548 4th Middlesex Regiment

CADE, WILLIAM ALBERT, Private, No. 6548, 4th Battn. The Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regt.), 3rd s. of Walter Cade, of 18, Sperling Road, Bruce Grove, Tottenham, N., by his wife, Mary, dau. of Charles Tilbrook; b. London, 3 Feb. 1895; educ, Silver Street School, Edmonton. N.; was Foreman at Lebus & Co., Tottenham, N.; enlisted in the Middlesex Regt. in Nov. 1913; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 1914, and was killed in action at Neuve Chapelle 26 March, 1915. Buried where he fell; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Byrne E S F Midshipman Royal Naval Reserve

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BYRNE, ERL STANLEY FREDERIC, Midshipman. Royal Naval Reserve, eldest s. of Lient. Col. Stanley Cesnola Byrne, 11th London Regt.. of Elmira. Ribblesdale Road. Hornsey, N., by his wife. Evelyn Robertson, dau. of Charles George Yates King: b. London. 1 March, 1899; educ. Tollington School. Muswell Hill. N., and on H.M. Training Ship Worcester. off Greenhithe gazetted Midshipman Royal Naval Reserve 1 Jan. 1917: served on H.M.S. Excellent and H.M.S. Amphitrite: appointed to H.M.D. Torrent the following Feb., and was lost at sea when that ship was blown up in the North Sea 23 Dec. 1917, by a mine or enemy torpedo. He was mentioned in Despatches for coolness under fire during action in June. 1917, when an enemy destroyer was sunk. Midshipman Byrne was at one time put in charge of a captured enemy steamship with a small crew, and brought the ship into an English port, though it necessitated standing over the enemy stokers for a time with a loaded revolver. During a gale in Nov. he was washed overboard, and as all the boats were stove in it was impossible to attempt a rescue, but another wave washed him on beard again:

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Buttle A E Lt 2nd Royal Irish Rifles

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Buttle A E Lt 2nd Royal Irish Rifles

BUTTLE, ALBERT EDWARD, Lieut., 2nd Battn. The Royal Irish Rifles, yst. s. of John Buttle, of Templeshannon, Enniscorthy, Director of Messrs. Buttle, Brothers & Co., Ltd., Bacon Curers and Merchants: b. 6 Jan. 1895; educ. Newtown School, Waterford, and Model School, Enniscorthy: volunteered for active service, and enlisted in the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 1 April, 1915; received a commission, and was gazetted 2nd Lieut. 2nd Royal Irish Rifles 23 Aug. following; promoted Lieut. 1 July, 1917; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 16 June, 1916, taking part in the Battles of the Somme in July; was invalided home 9 Jan. 1917: was subsequently offered his discharge as being medically unfit, but again volunteered for foreign service, and rejoined his regiment in France 29 May, 1918, and died at No. 3 Australian Casualty Clearing Station 2 Oct. following, of wounds received in action the previous day. Buried in Haringhe (Bandaghem) Military Cemetery; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Butler J O 2nd Lt Royal Air Force

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Butler J O Lt Royal Air Force

2ND LIEUTENANT J. O. BUTLER Royal Air Force
Aged 19
ONLY son of the Rev. Robert Moore Peile Butler, of Priston Rectory, Bath, and of Mrs. Butler.
2nd Lieutenant Butler joined the Air Force on leaving School in April, 1917. He went to France in the following January and was reported missing on March 24th, 1918. He was mortally wounded on that day while flying over our own lines, and, when lifted out of his machine, he was found to be so badly hit that he had to be left behind, and was taken prisoner. He died on April 11th, 1918, in the Prisoner of War Hospital at Mons, and was buried in the Mons Municipal Cemetery.
His Captain wrote: “I remember very vividly the patrol on which Butler was missing. Six of us were doing great execution among large numbers of Huns on the ground south of Bapaume. We were so engrossed with shooting at people on the ground that we scarcely noticed several Albatross machines which were lurking in the clouds. Butler was seen attacking one of them whilst I was fighting an enemy two-seater. A few days later a message came through to No. 3 Squadron from a Major in the Naval Division who said he extricated Butler from his machine, but he was so seriously wounded in the back, and the enemy were so close to them, that he unfortunately had to be abandoned. I very much regret to say that this is all the news I have had of him. He was one of the very best pilots in my Flight. A day or two before, after a big fight, he collected and led several Naval Camels, and in another fight a few minutes afterwards, shot down an enemy Albatross, which crashed in our lines. He was so friendly to everyone, and, when all our pilots were very downhearted after the Hun push, he was so cheerful that he made us all less pessimistic.”

Source : Harrow Menorials Of The Great War 1914-1918 Vol 6

BUTLER, JOHN ORMONDE, 2nd Lieut., Royal Air Force, only s. of the Rev. Robert Moore Peile Butler, of Priston Rectory, Bath, M.A., by his wife, Annie Langsdale; b. Eaton, co. Chester, 11. Dec. 1898; educ. Harrow, and Trinity College, Cambridge; gazetted 2nd Lieut. Royal Air Force in July, 1917; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from Jan. 1918: wounded while flying over the German lines 24 March following, being taken prisoner, and died at the Prisoners of War Hospital, Mons, on the 11th of the following month. Buried in the Mons Cemetery; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Butler F M Captain Royal Field Artillery

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BUTLER, FRANCIS MOURILYAN, Capt., 93rd Army Brigade, Royal Field Artillery (Special Reserve), 2nd s. of the late Charles Butler, by his wife, Frances E. J.; b. Norbiton, co. Surrey, 27 Oct. 1876: educ. Charterhouse; obtained a commission 3 June, 1915: served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders, and was killed in action at Mont-du-Hibou, near Poel-cappelle, 8 Oct. 1917. Buried in Canada Farm, near Everdinghe. His Commanding Officer wrote: “I have lost a splendidly gallant and capable officer, a good friend and a man of sound judgment, who was mad keen on his work. He never spared himself, and was particularly loved by his men, as he must have been by his horses, for they were his first care. He was in command of his battery at the time,” and a brother officer: “He was always doing almost more than his bit in this hard struggle; the final chapter was indeed characteristic of him, for he was on the drag ropes hauling a gun into action under heavy shell fire.” He m. in New York, 15 Oct. 1902, Josephine Brown, dau. of the late Capt. Joseph J. Lawrence, and had three children: Vera Lawrence, b. 26 July, 1903; Patience Mourilyan, b. 20 April, 1908, and Francis Charles Joseph, b. 24 March, 1915.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5