Goschen C G Captain 4th Grenadier Guards

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Goschen C G Captain 4th Grenadier Guards

CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER GERARD GOSCHEN, son of Henry Goschen of Addington, Surrey, was born in 1881 and educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford, where he graduated in 1903. He was called to the Bar in 1905, but relinquished his work there after a few years to enter the Stock Exchange, of which he became a Member in the Spring of 1910. He joined the firm of Cohen, Laming, Goschen and Co. in that year and remained with them until the outbreak of war, when he obtained a commission in the Grenadier Guards and went to the Front shortly before Christmas, 1914.

During the months that followed he took part in the fighting at Festubert and Neuve Chapelle and in some of the most arduous operations in the Ypres Salient and elsewhere. Soon after he was promoted to a captaincy in the 4th Battalion.

He was twice wounded. On the second occasion he was so anxious to get back to the Front that he refused the sick leave that was offered to him. He rejoined his regiment on 24 September 1916 and was killed on the following day while leading his men in a very severe action during the battle of the Somme.

His Commanding Officer wrote: “Chris’s loss to the regiment is indeed a great one. He was loved by his brother officers and esteemed and respected by his men. He has done extremely well and I have rarely seen a man who took hold of the hearts of all with whom he was associated like he did. His place amongst us will not easily be filled.”

A brother officer concludes a letter about him by saying “he was one of the best and truest of English gentlemen, was so straight and an example to the younger ones.”

Source : The Stock Exchange War Memorial 1914-1918

Goschen C G Captain 4th Grenadier Guards

Christopher Gerard Goschen

He was the son of Henry Goschen, of Heathfield, Addington, and nephew of the first Lord Goschen. At Eton he was in Mr. A. C. Benson’s House, and they were always great friends. Chris came up to Balliol in 1899, a slight and rather shy boy, but during his four years at Oxford he developed a great deal physically and mentally. He took a First in History in 1903. He was not good at games, but he was a keen sportsman, going nearly every year to the Highlands, and loving out-door and country life. He was fond of travel, of wandering about in France or Italy with friends, but he was happiest of all at home, devoted to his family and enjoying with his father a delightful companionship. He made great friends at Oxford and kept them for the rest of his life. During the ten years or so between Oxford and the war he was almost the centre of a group of Balliol friends, one of whom, Ambrose Mavrogordato, died during that time, and many of whom fell in the war.

After leaving Oxford he spent some years at the Bar, but ultimately he became a partner in an important financial firm, where his sound judgment and knowledge of men made him very effective. On the outbreak of war he received a Commission in the Grenadier Guards and went to the Front at the end of 1914. Except for an interval when he was at home recovering from a wound he remained with his battalion till his death in September 1916, going through the battles of Festubert and Neuve Chapelle and some of the heaviest fighting round Ypres. This was a long period of active service compared with that of most of his fellow-officers in those sorely-tried battalions of the Guards. Thoughtful and sensitive, older, and in a short time more experienced than most Company Officers, he could be both an admirable soldier and yet fully alive to the tragedies of war. These he hated, and, quoting Miss Lawless, would long to go to the place of green fields “where old Leisure sits knee-deep in grass.” Yet when at home on leave he was always anxious to get back to play his part. In May 1916 he was given his Captaincy, and was proud to command No. 1 Company in the 4th Battalion of His Majesty’s First Regiment of Foot Guards. The thought of his responsibility and of his men was never really out of his mind. His letters are full of admiration for them, and they were devoted to him. The younger officers found in him constant help and sympathy. Quite early in his time at the Front he refers to “the strange and rather splendid feeling of comradeship which one reveres.”

On September 11, 1916, he was wounded, though slightly, in the head and was sent to a base hospital near Boulogne. But he made every effort to return to his Company rather than be invalided home, and he rejoined on September 24. Next day he was killed while leading his men in a severe but successful action at Les Boeufs.

Source : Balliol College War Memorial Book 1914-1919

Grenadier Guards Officers

ALL IN THE ROLL OF HONOUR.

This photograph of six officers in the Grenadier Guards, which was taken shortly before they left for the front, has a pathetic interest today. All have been either killed or wounded. The three in the back row, Second-Lieut. C. Creed (left), Second-Lieut. the Hon. E. W. Tennant, and Second-Lieut. C. Goschen were killed, and in the front row Second-Lieut. J. Denny was wounded, Second-Lieut. P. Battye was twice wounded, and Second-Lieut. C. Guthrie was seriously wounded. (Photographed by Langfier.)

Source : The Graphic

Gilson G 2nd Lt 5th London Regiment Attd 2/4th London Regiment

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Gilson G 2nd Lt 5th London Regiment Attd 2/4th London Regiment

SECOND LIEUTENANT GEORGE GILSON, 2/4th London Regiment, son of Joseph Gilson of Southend-on-Sea, as born in 1880 and educated at Christ’s Hospital, where he was a keen Rugby footballer. He was connected for twenty years with the Stock Exchange and became a member in 1904, being a partner in the firm of Isaacs and Bray. An amateur actor, he was for many years associated with the Southend Operatic and Dramatic Society.

He was twice medically rejected before being passed fit for general service in December 1916. He enlisted in the 3rd Bedfordshire Regiment and trained with them at Felixstowe. Having been made a N.C.O., he was recommended for a commission and sent to the O.T.C. at Oxford. He was gazetted to the London Rifle Brigade in January 1918 and left for France on 2 August, being transferred to the 2/4th London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers).

A month later he was killed at the head of his men, on his first day in action, near Beaucheresnes on the Bapaume-Peronne road.

“Everyone,” wrote his Colonel to his widow, “speaks most highly of the gallant way in which he behaved during the attack. His platoon fought splendidly and gained their objective in a brilliant fashion.”

Source : The Stock Exchange War Memorial 1914-1918

Giles G 2nd Lt 2nd Gordon Highlanders

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Giles G 2nd Lt 2nd Gordon Highlanders

SECOND LIEUTENANT GEOFFREY Gordon Highlanders, was born in 1888. He became a member of the Stock Exchange in 1911.

He had been a member of the Artists Rifles before the war, and rejoined at the outbreak of war.

Early in 1915 he was given a commission in the 2nd Gordon Highlanders and was wounded in May of that year.

After recovering from his wounds he returned to the Front and was killed on 1 July 1916-the fiercest day in the history of the British army-in the attack on Mametz.

Source : The Stock Exchange War Memorial 1914-1918

Gibbs W L Paymaster Army Pay Corps

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Gibbs W L Paymaster Army Pay Corps

ACTING PAYMASTER WALTER LESLIE GIBBS, Army Pay Department, son of Clement Gibbs, was born in 1875 and educated privately.

He joined the firm of Beckhusen and Gibbs in 1891, and became a partner and a member of the Stock Exchange in 1899.

Soon after war broke out he was taken seriously ill and forced to take a year’s rest.

In September 1915 he was appointed Acting-Paymaster and served in the Pay Office at Preston.

He died of pneumonia on 22 December 1916, and left a widow.

His Commanding Officer spoke of his keenness and loyalty to duty, and a brother officer wrote of his lovable nature which had endeared him to all those under him and to his colleagues who had the privilege of his friendship.

Source : The Stock Exchange War Memorial 1914-1918

 

Gardom J C Lt Essex Regiment

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Gardom J C Lt Essex Regiment

L IEUTENANT JOHN CHARLES GARDOM, Essex Regi- ment, was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Gardom of Tadworth, Surrey.

He was born in 1884 and educated at Malvern College. After leaving school he joined his father’s firm C. H. Gardom and Co., and became a member of the Stock Exchange in 1909.

Lieutenant Gardom was a magnificent skater, and won the gold medal of the National Skating Association in 1911.

On the outbreak of war he joined the Honourable Artillery Company, and went to France with them in September 1914.

He was given his commission in the 12th Battalion Essex Regiment in the following February; he was sent out to join the 1st Battalion of his regiment at Gallipoli in May, and was killed at Achi Baba on 6th August, 1915.

Source : The Stock Exchange War Memorial 1914-1918

Gardom J Lt 12th Attd 1st Essex Regiment

Source : Activities of the British Community in Argentina During the Great War 1914-1919

Gardom J C Lt 1st Essex Regiment

Source : The War Illustrated Vol 5

 

Frymann G A Sergt 624817 2nd Honourable Artillery Company

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Frymann G A Sergt 624817 2nd Honourable Artillery Company

ERGEANT GUSTAV ALBERT FRYMANN, Honourable Artillery Company, was born and educated in London.

He began his Stock Exchange career with T. J. Ive and later joined the firm of Albert A. Bendon and Co., becoming a member in 1912.

Ón the outbreak of war he made several attempts to join up, but was each time rejected as unfit. He succeeded at last in joining the H.A.C. as a driver. He rose to the rank of sergeant, but refused a commission, though offered it several times.

After three years service at home he went to the front in June 1917, and was killed by a shell on 4 October, during an attack on the Passchendaele Ridge. He was Acting-Sergeant-Major at the time of his death.

His Captain wrote: “He was a splendid soldier and died a noble death. I could tell you countless incidents when he has shown the utmost contempt of danger. I cannot speak too highly of his courage and devotion to duty. He had earned a decoration many times over. He told the men who were dressing his wounds to leave him and attend to the other men who had more chance of life.”

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Friend P E 2nd Lt Machine Gun Corps

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Friend P E 2nd Lt Machine Gun Corps

SECOND LIEUTENANT PHILIP EMLYN FRIEND, East Lancashire Regiment, was the only surviving son of the late W. Latton Friend, of Beckenham, and Mrs. Friend, of 6, Lexham Gardens.

Before the war he was with his uncle, Dale Womersley, on the Stock Exchange, having become a member in 1904.

He had always been a keen rider and on the outbreak of war enlisted in the 11th Hussars. Shortly after he was transferred to the Royal Scots Greys, with whom he trained at Dunbar. In April 1915 he was gazetted to the 3rd East Lancashire Regiment.

He went out in August to the 2nd Battalion, and served with them till January 1916, when he was transferred to the Machine Gun Corps. He was killed on 7 July 1916.

His Colonel wrote to his widow: “I put special value on his courage and constancy. During the heavy fighting last September, after a great part of the defensive works had been demolished by shell fire, he retained such power of command that his platoon manned what remained of the parapet with great gallantry and opened an effective flank fire which drove back every attempt to counter-attack from that quarter. He was always cheerful, and a great favourite.”

A brother officer wrote: “I wish you to know that both the officers and men of this Machine Gun Company feel his loss beyond words. I always thought him a soldier and a gentleman. I never wish to have a finer man under me.”

Source : The Stock Exchange War Memorial 1914-1918

Stumbles H G Cpl 990 25th Australian Imperial Force

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STUMBLES, HORACE GEORGE, Corpl. No. 990, D Coy., 25th Battn. 7th Infantry Brigade, Australian Imperial Forces, s. of Thomas George Stumbles, of 10, Godolphin Terrace, Devonport, Royal Naval Outfitter, by his wife, Kate Ellen, dau. of William Rockett; b. Stoke, Devonport, 17 July, 1892; educ. Devonport High School; went to Australia in June, 1911; enlisted 15 Feb. 1915, proceeded to the Dardanelles, where he was severely wounded in right leg, and died of dysentery and compound fracture of leg on board H.M.H.S. Aquitania, 20 Oct. 1915; buried Mudros East; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 1

Studd L F Captain 12th London Regiment

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Studd L F Captain Rev 12th London Regiment

CAPTAIN REV. LIONEL FAIRFAX STUDD LONDON REGIMENT

CAPTAIN REV. LIONEL FAIRFAX STUDD (A, 1904-1909)-son of J. E. K. Studd Esq., of 67 Harley Street, W.–was born on May 16th, 1891, and came to Winchester from Fonthill School, East Grinstead: he was a House Prefect his last year. He went to Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1909 and after taking his degree with Honours in History, studied for a year at Ridley Hall, where he was a double prizeman. Anxious to prepare himself more thoroughly for ordination and especially for work in the mission field (to which with a number of his Cambridge contemporaries he had resolved to devote himself) he entered as a student at the Polytechnic, with a view to obtaining some practical business experience. At the same time he joined the Polytechnic Company of the 12th Battalion London Regiment. He was ordained in St. Paul’s Cathedral on Trinity Sunday 1914, and went to work at St. James’, Holloway.

On the outbreak of war he immediately resolved to rejoin his regiment, and served for several weeks with them, in command of the guard at Waterloo Station. He fell in action near Ypres on February 14th, 1915.

Source : Wykehamists Who Died In The War 1914-1918 Vol 2

Studd L F Captain 12th London Regiment

STUDD, LIONEL FAIRFAX, Clerk in Holy Orders, and Capt. 12th Battn. (The Rangers) The London Regt. (T.F.), 3rd s. of John Edward Kynaston Studd, M.A. Camb., President and Chairman of the Polytechnic, Regent Street, by his wife, Hilda, dau. of Sir Thomas William Brograve Proctor-Beauchamp, 4th Bt., and the Hon. Caroline Esther Waldegrave, dau. of Granville George, 2nd Lord Radstock; b. 2, Cavendish Place, London, W., 16 May, 1891; educ. at Winchester and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he took Honours in History. He then studied for a year at Ridley Hall, where he was a double prizeman. On leaving Cambridge in 1913 preparatory to taking Orders in the following spring, he threw in his lot with the Polytechnic, in whose work he had always been interested, and to which he had ever given his help, notably in connection with the Christmas Dinner Fund and the Scottish Holiday Tours in Edinburgh. During the winter session of 1913-14 Capt. Studd, who had strong inclinations for a missionary life, determined to render himself more efficient by a course of practical business training. He entered as a student at the Polytechnic Business Training School, studying accounts, and then entered  the accounts department, where he helped with the books. During this time he became a regular member of the second hockey team and a constant attendant at the weekly Bible classes.

He joined the 12th Battn. of the London Regt. as a Subaltern in the “Poly” Coy., 15 Nov. 1909. On Trinity Sunday, 1914, he was ordained a Minister of the Church of England in St. Paul’s Cathedral by the Bishop of London, and commenced his work as a curate at St. James’s, Holloway, under the Rev. J. C. Banham. Here he worked assiduously during the summer months, and letters from the parish show that even in that short time he had gained the respect and affection of the very large congregation that worshipped there. Towards the end of the summer he had seriously thought of giving up his place in the 12th London Regt., and only held on hoping to be permitted to have a few more drills with his Poly” friends, and perhaps to go to camp with them. Before any further steps could be taken war was declared, and he felt it to be his duty to continue with his regt. He was gazetted Capt. on 2 Sept. 1914. This promotion, to his great regret, severed his connection with the Poly company, and though he had a few “Poly” boys in his company, he was able to see comparatively little of his old friends. For several weeks he was in charge of the guard at Waterloo station, and received the thanks of those in authority for the efficient way in which the work was done.

He and his company were in the trenches near Ypres on the night of 13 Feb. 1915. The following day a severe attack was made on the trenches, and he was struck by shrapnel in the head and died without suffering. The company received great praise for the steady way in which they had faced serious trouble. His old company were not in action on that day, but took their place under fire on the following day, the 15th, and then it was that their chief, Major V. R. Hoare, lost his life. They were buried in the same grave in a field adjoining the Cimetière de Menin, about half a mile east of Ypres, where they had previously been billeted. His commanding officer, Col. A. D. Bayliffe, wrote: “Lionel was one of my best officers and universally popular with all ranks in the battn. He and Vin have been laid side by side in the cemetery just outside the town where we were quartered at the time [Ypres]. In death they were not divided. It may be of some slight comfort to you, in your great distress, to know that the result of their good work in the past was shown in the gallant conduct and bearing of the Poly ‘lads and enabled them to stand firm and endure their ordeal so splendidly.”

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 1

 

Stuckley F Major 6th Hauraki Regiment New Zealand Expeditionary Force

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Stuckley F Major 6th Hauraki Regiment New Zealand Expeditionary Force

STUCKEY, FREDERICK, Major, 6th (Hauraki) Regt., New Zealand Expeditionary Force, s. of the late Samuel Stuckey, of Christchurch, New Zealand (a native of Somersetshire, England); b. Christchurch, New Zealand, 8 April, 1877; educ. Nelson College (where he was winner of the Gymnastic and Swimming Champion- ships); travelled in Europe for two years to qualify himself in French and German, and on his return joined the New Zealand T.F.; became Capt. 13 May, 1912; volunteered for Imperial service after the outbreak of war and was appointed Capt. 6th Regt. New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 1 Sept. 1915, and later Major; left for Egypt with the main body in Oct.; took part in the landing at the Dardanelles, 25 April, 1915, and was thereafter missing, and is now assumed to have been killed in action the same day.

The Col. wrote: “The last I saw of him was as he was gallantly leading his company up a ridge that ran to the left of Shrapnel Gully, and later in the day it was reported that he had been severely wounded (through the stomach, and if I remember correctly, through the chest), and that his men were unable to get him back. My report to the A.A.G. was missing and severely wounded, believed killed, but as rumours were about that he had been taken off to a hospital ship, this was altered to wounded. Personally, I do not think there is any chance that he is a prisoner in the hands of the Turks”; and an officer of the 3rd Auckland Regt. : “At the time he was wounded I was on the lookout for any New Zealand officers, especially those I knew. I was on duty on an Auxiliary Hospital Ship Lutzow. I had two trips in her, and we arrived in Alexandria in company with many other ships, all of which I visited each time. I had heard the Major was severely wounded, and was especially looking out for him, but never found a trace of him having landed back in Egypt, where practically all the wounded went. Neither could I find him in any hospital in Alexandria. I did hear that he was in a Cairo hospital, but on further enquiries could not trace him. I also asked our Base Commandant at Alexandria to make a thorough search, which I am sure he did. Several of the Hauraki men told me they had seen the Major put on board a lighter on the Anzac Beach, and I am quite prepared to believe this. It is more than probable that he died before reaching the hospital, and was taken away in a mine sweeper and buried at sea, without his name being noted in the fearful rush of wounded which came from shore the first day or two. The Major was very popular with men and officers alike, in fact almost the most popular, he was always so fair.” He was unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 1