Armstrong G Pte 24649 1st Border Regiment

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Armstrong G Pte 1st Border Regiment

ARMSTRONG, GEORGE, Private, No. 24649, 1st Battn. (34th Foot), The Border Regt., s. of Robert Armstrong, of Carlatton Demesne Farm, Cumwhitton, Cumberland, Farmer, by his wife, Ann (—); b. Moss Foot, Cumwhitton aforesaid, 28 March, 1892; educ. Cumrew Village School; joined the 1st Border Regt. 8 April, 1916; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders 14 July following, and died at No. 10 Casualty Clearing Station, France, 1 Sept. of the same year, from wounds received in action at Ypres; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Armour J L/Cpl 9th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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ARMOUR, JOHN, L.-Corpl., No. 21016, 9th (Service) Battn. The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, elder s. of the late John Armour, by his wife, Rachel (32, Skirving Street, Shawlands, Glasgow), dau. of the late David Hannington; b. Glasgow, co. Lanark, 9 Feb. 1893; educ. Provincial Training College there; was an Apprentice Engineer; enlisted in the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 13 April, 1915. served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from the following Oct. where he was subsequently employed as a Battalion Scout, and was killed in action by a shell at Huille 15 Oct. 1918. Buried where he fell. His Commanding Office wrote: “Your son was my senior N.C.O. and my right-hand man. We were together in many dangerous places, and his constant courage and cheeriness were of the greatest assistance to me. I myself have lost a friend and helper who cannot be replaced.” Unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Archibald J Cpl 43606 16th Highland Light Infantry

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Archibald J Cpl 16th Highland Light Infantry

Source : Edinburgh University Roll Of Honour 1914-1918

ARCHIBALD, JAMES, Corpl., No. 43606, 16th (Service) Battn. The Highland Light Infantry, eldest 8. of James Archibald, of Limefield, Mains, West Calder, Joiner, by his wife, Joan, dau. of William Law, of Spalefield, Fife; b. Limefield, West Calder, Midlothian, 20 June, 1890; educ. Boroughmuir Higher Grade School, and The University, Edinburgh was a Schoolmaster at Castle Douglas, near Kirkcudbright; joined the 7th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 5 May, 1916; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from April, 1917; was wounded during the Cambrai advance the following Aug., and invalided home; transferred to the Highland Light Infantry in May, 1918; returned to France that month, and died at No. 41 Casualty Clearing Station 26 Aug. following, of wounds received when he was hit by a piece of shrapnel, while behind the lines near Albert. Buried in Daours Communal Extension Cemetery, five and a half miles from Amiens; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Arbon A J Pte 2/035385 Army Service Corps

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ARBON, ALFRED JOHN, Private, No. 2/035385, Mechanical Transport, Royal Army Service Corps, s. of Arthur A. Arbon, of Foxearth, co, Essex, by his wife, Elizabeth (-); b. Cavendish, co. Suffolk, 27 Aug. 1888; educ. C.C. School, Foxearth; volunteered for active service soon after the outbreak of war, and enlisted in the Army Service Corps 9 Sept. 1914; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 16 July, 1915, and was killed in action by the explosion of a shell, near St. Waast, 8 Nov. 1918. Buried at Breaugies, north-east of Le Quesnoy. His Major wrote: “Private Arbon had a high sense of duty, and was a most excellent driver, useful man, and good comrade. His lorry was the show lorry of the company, and the amount of care he bestowed in keeping it ready at all times for the road was incredible,” and the Captain: “We had been in the same company since Oct. 1914, and I can assure you there was no more popular man in the company; he was always happy and cheerful, and his loss is very greatly felt.. He died like a gallant man, doing his duty for his country.” He m. at Marlborough, 15 July, 1915, Jessie (Cavendish Road, Glemsford, co. Suffolk), dau. of (-) Golding.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Antram H W Lt Royal Naval Reserve

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ANTRAM, HERBERT WILKINS, Lieut., R.N.R., s. of the Rev. Charles Edward Potts Antram, of Longport House, Canterbury, co. Kent, by his wife, Alice Hurry, dau. of Henry Hunter Golding; b. Liverpool, 8 April, 1892; educ. Guildford Grammar School Stonleigh, Woking, and Stanley House, Margate; was in the Merchant Service; received a commission in the Royal Naval Reserve in July, 1915, and was appointed to H.M.S. Pembroke 3 Aug. following; to H.M.S. Otway, 10th Cruiser Squadron, 20 Sept. of the same year; transferred to the submarine service in Nov. 1916; served on H.M.S. Titania and H.M.S. Dolphin, and was lost in collision in the North Sea 31 Jan. 1918. Hem. at Canterbury, 23 March, 1917, Marjorie Lester (Longport House, Canterbury), dau. of the late Alexander Buskin, of India, and had a dau., Monica Blyth Antram. b. (posthumous) 3 April, 1918.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Anthony T Dvr 218026 Royal Field Artillery

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ANTHONY, TOM, Driver, No. 218026, 189th Army Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, yr. s. of James Anthony, of 65, Fassie Street, Shawlands, Railway Goods Superintendent, by his wife, Agnes, dau. of Thomas Wilson, of Stewarton, co. Ayr, Painter; b. 29 May, 1893; educ. Kilmarnock Academy; enlisted in the R.F.A. 8 March, 1917; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 15 Nov. following, and died at Iway, near Cambrai, 16 Oct. 1918, of wounds received in action the previous day. Buried in the Military Cemetery, Quéant, Croisilles, west of Cambrai; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Angel H A E Pte 530799 15th London Regiment

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Angel H A E Pte 15th London Regiment

ANGEL, HORACE ALBERT EDWARD, Private, No. 530799, 15th Battn. (Civil Service Rifles) The London Regt. (T.F.), yst. s. of Alfred Angel, of 25, Arthur Road, Church Street, Lower Edmonton, co. Middlesex, by his wife, Sarah Rebecca, dau. of John Sherwood Clarke; b. Enfield, co. Middlesex, 29 July, 1892; educ. County School, Tottenham, N.; was a Draughtsman in the service of the Metropolitan Water Board; joined the London Regt. 30 Aug. 1914; served in Ireland during the Rebellion in the spring of 1916; proceeded to France the following June, and from thence to Salonika; transferred to Egypt; took an active part in the Palestine Campaign; returned to France in June, 1918, and was killed in action at Kemmel 5 Sept. following. Buried near Kemmel. Private Angel was an enthusiastic member of the Boy Scout movement, being an Assistant Scoutmaster. He was gifted with a fine voice, and for some time was leading chorister at All Saints’ Church, Edmonton; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Angas L G 2nd Lt 7th Bedfordshire Regiment

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ANGAS, LIONEL GEORGE, 2nd Lieut., 7th (Service) Battn. The Bedfordshire Regt., 2nd s. of George Sample Angas, of 1, Winchester Road, Highgate, N., Insurance Surveyor, by his wife, Charlotte Gertrude, dau. of Joseph William Bell b. Enfield, co. Middlesex, 7 Aug. 1889; educ. Council School, North Hil (Scholar); Owen’s School, Islington, N. (Scholar), and London University, where he obtained his B.A. degree, with Honours in History; was a Civil Service Clerk volunteered for active service soon after the outbreak of war, Sept. 1914; received a commission, and was gazetted 2nd Lieut. The Bedfordshire Regt. in Jan. 1915; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from Oct. 1916, being transferred to the 7th Battn., and was killed in action at the attack on Chérisy 3 May, 1917. Buried where he fell; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Andrews W C Pte 1542 7th Middlesex Regiment

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ANDREWS, ERNEST CHARLES, Private, 7th (Territorial) Battn. The Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regt.), s. of James Andrews; b. Wood Green, co. Middlesex, 8 Aug. 1892; educ. White Hart Lane Board School; joined the Middlesex Territorials in the spring of 1911; volunteered for foreign service after the outbreak of war in Aug. 1914; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders, and was killed in action 16 Sept. 1916; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Andrews H G Rfn 9300 20th King’s Royal Rifle Corps

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ANDREWS, HENRY GEORGE, Rifleman, No. 9300, 20th (Service) Battn. The King’s Royal Rifle Corps, s. of Henry Hall Andrews, Solicitor’s Clerk, by his wife, Frances, dau. of Charles Daniel Hubblock; b. Woolwich, co. Kent, 1 Oct. 1886; educ. Herbert Road C.C. School; was employed in the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich; joined the King’s Royal Rifle Corps in Oct. 1915; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders, and died 18 Oct. 1916, of wounds received in action on the Somme the same day. Buried in Corbie Communal Cemetery. He m. at Woolwich, S.E., 22 Sept. 1907, and had two children.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5