Steane P H Pte 2631 15th London Regiment

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Steane P H Pte 2631 15th London Regiment

STEANE, PERCY HOWARD, Private No. 2631, 15th Battn. (Prince of Wales’s Own Civil Service Rifles) London Regt. (T.F.), only s. of Frederick Houston Steane, Solicitor’s Managing Clerk; b. Balham, 31 Oct. 1892; educ. Balham Grammar School; was in the service of the Ocean Insurance Company, but on the outbreak of war enlisted Aug. 1914, and was killed at Festubert, 18 May, 1915, while on sentry duty in the trenches. Capt. H. B. Farquhar wrote: “Your son was ever of the most conscientious character, doing his duty thoroughly and cheerfully, was ready to share all hardships and lighten the burdens of others.”

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 1

Steadman A Pte 2289 4th East Kent Regiment

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Steadman A Pte 2289 4th East Kent Regiment

STEADMAN, ALBERT, Private, No 2289, 1/4th Battn. East Kent Regt.

(The Buffs), eldest s. of Frederick Steadman, of 70, Beaver Road, South Ashford, Kent, employee in S. E. & C. Railway Works, Ashford, by his wife, Hannah Jane, dau. of Robert Hatton, of Dover; b. South Ashford aforesaid, 9 Dec. 1893; educ. S. E. & C. Railway Schools there; was a Clerk in the Ashford Branch of the Commercial Union Assurance Co., Ltd.; enlisted 4 Sept. 1914; went to India with his regt. in Dec. which was stationed at Mhow, Central India, till July 1915, when it was sent to Aden. He died of heatstroke at As Sela Sheikh Othman, 25 Sept. 1915, while taking part in the repulse of the Turkish attack on Aden; unm. He was fond of swimming, and represented his company in the regimental swimming contests at Mhow.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 1

 

Starr T A Pte 11380 8th Welsh Regiment

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STARR, THOMAS ADIN, Private, No. 11380, 8th Battn. Welsh Regt., only s. of Thomas Starr, of 2, Bolt Street, Newport, Monmouth; b. 4 Sept. 1887; served with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force at the Dardanelles from 14 June to 8 Aug. 1915, on which date he was killed in action there; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 1

Barber-Starkey W H J Captain Royal Field Artillery

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Barber-Starkey W H J Captain Royal Field Artillery

Barber-Starkey W H J Captain Royal Field Artillery

CAPTAIN W. H. J. BARBER-STARKEY Royal Field Artillery

Small Houses 94-96 Aged 34

Sept. 10th, 1914

ELDEST Son of William Joseph Starkey Barber-Starkey, J.P., B.A., of Aldenham Park, Bridgnorth, Co. Salop, and Margaret Aimée, third daughter of Sir George Kinloch, 1st Baronet, of Kinloch.

Trinity College, Cambridge.

Captain Barber-Starkey was gazetted to the Royal Field Artillery from the Forfarshire Militia in 1900, was promoted Lieutenant in 1903, and Captain in 1912. He went to France with the Expeditionary Force on August 17th, 1914. He died from wounds, received on August 26th, 1914, in the Battle of Le Cateau.

On September 2nd he was officially reported missing,’ and was twice afterwards unofficially reported a prisoner of war at Torgau, unwounded. His parents received information of his death through the Red Cross International Agency of Prisoners of War, Geneva. He died, on September 10th, 1914, in a German Field Hospital at Le Cateau, where he is buried.

Source : Harrow Memorials Of The Great War 1914-1918 Vol 1

 

Barber-Starkey W H J Captain Royal Field Artillery

Source : The Illustrated London News 21st Nov 1914

Barber-Starkey W H J Captain Royal Field Artillery

BARBER-STARKEY, WILLIAM HENRY JOSEPH, Capt., 52nd Battery, Royal Field Artillery, eldest s. of William Joseph Starkey Barber-Starkey, Aldenham Park, Bridgenorth, co. Salop, J.P., B.A., by his wife, Margaret Aimeé, 3rd dau. of Sir George Kinloch, of Kinloch, 1st Bart., J.P., D.L.; b. The Hall, Huttons Ambo, co. York, 4 March, 1880; educ. Harrow, and Trinity College, Cambridge; gazetted 2nd Lieut. in the R.F A. from the Militia, 6 Oct. 1900; promoted Lieut. 24 Oct. 1903, and Capt. 9 May, 1912; served with the Expeditionary Force in France, etc., from 17 Aug.1914, and died a prisoner of war in a German Field Hospital, 10 Sept. following, from wounds. received in action at Le Cateau, 26 Aug. previously; unm. Buried at Le Cateau.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 1

Starke H Sapper 2385 Royal Engineers

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Starke H Sapper 2385 Royal Engineers

STARKE, HARRY, Sapper, No. 2385, 1/3rd Coy. Kent Fortress R.E. (T.F.), only child of James Starke, of 9, Kenwood Road, Highgate, N., for 48 years Carman on G.N. Railway, by his wife, Martha, dau. of Andrew (and Mary) Smith; b. Holloway, 27 March, 1871; educ. Blundell Street L.C.C. School, Caledonian Road, Holloway, N.; was a Carpenter by trade; served in the 17th North Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps from 19 Feb. 1890 to 5 Jan. 1893, and after the outbreak of war enlisted, 31 May, 1915; went to the Dardanelles in the transport Hythe, and was drowned in a collision off Gallipoli, 28 Oct. 1915. He m. at St. Saviour’s Church, Hornsey Rise, 20 Feb. 1892, Emily (8, Montem Street, Upper Holloway, N.), dau. of William Root, Gardener for over 30 years to Mr. R. Gaskell, North Hill, Highgate, N., and had issue: Frederick James, b. 5 June, 1893; Harry William Alfred, b. 20 Oct. 1894; Emily Martha, b. 6 Nov. 1897; Florence Ivy, b. 17 June, 1899; and Catherine Alice, b. 9 Feb. 1901.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 1

Stannard G L/Cpl 7995 2nd Essex Regiment

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STANNARD, GORDON, L.-Corpl., No. 7995, 2nd Battn. Essex Regt., s. of David Stannard, of Kirton, near Ipswich, by his wife, Cecelia; b. Kirton, near Ipswich, 29 Dec. 1886; educ. Trimley Road School; enlisted at Ipswich, 5 July, 1904; went to France, 6 Jan. 1915, and died in Boulogne Hospital, 21 Feb. 1915, of wounds received in action. He m. at All Saints’ Church, Dovercourt, 9 Sept. 1914, Evelyn May (Red House Farm, Trimley St. Martin, near Ipswich), dau. of John (and Ellen) Churchyard, and had a dau.: Victoria Gladys May, b. 19 Dec. 1914, and d. 29 July, 1915.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 1

Stanley F H Rfn 2851 12th London Regiment

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STANLEY, FREDERICK HARRY, Rifleman, No. 2851, C Coy., 12th Battn.

(The Rangers) The London Regt. (T.F.), eldest s. of Harry Lawrence Stanley, of 111, Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate, by his wife, Elizabeth, dau. of George Cockburn; b. 14, Sebert Road, Forest Gate, Essex, 24 Nov. 1893; educ. Cooper’s School, Bow; was a Clerk; volunteered after the outbreak of war and joined The Rangers, 7 Sept. 1914; went to France, 24 Dec. 1914, and was killed in action near Ypres, 27 April, 1915; unm. Buried, Velorenhock.

Stahl E F Pte 2685 21st London Regiment

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Stahl E F Pte 2685 21st London Regiment

STAHL, ERNEST FRANK, Private, No.2685, 1/21st Battn. (1st Surrey Rifles) The London Regt. (T.F.), yst. s. of the late Councillor George Peter Stahl, of Lambeth, by his wife, Elizabeth Ada (26, Herbert Road, Stockwell Road, Brixton, S. W.), dau. of Charles Payne, of Southampton; b. Berkeley Street, Lambeth, S.E., 28 Nov. 1894; educ. Lambeth Parochial Schools; was an assistant at the Times Book Club, Oxford Street, W.; volunteered on the outbreak of war in Aug. 1914, and joined the Surrey Rifles in Sept.; went to France, 15 March, 1915, and was killed in action at Givenchy, 25 May, 1915, whilst trying to rescue a wounded comrade; unm. Buried near Givenchy. Capt. Arthur Hutchence wrote: “Your son’s death was a noble one; he was shot whilst trying to bring a wounded comrade into safety under a heavy fire. His loss is felt by all ranks of my company, and we all unite in offering you our sympathy.” He was a good all-round athlete.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 1

 

Sanderson R Pte PS/4224 21st Royal Fusiliers

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Sanderson R Pte PS/4224 21st Royal Fusiliers

PRIVATE ROBERT SANDERSON.

Entered the Company’s service at Manchester in October, 1907, and was a Clerk in the Fire Department. He enlisted in November, 1914, in the Public School Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers, and went out to France where he died of wounds received in action at Bethune on the 31st January, 1916. Age 24.

Source : The War Record Of The Northern Assurance Company 1914-1918

Pearce-Gould R Captain 21st Royal Fusiliers

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Captain R Pearce-Gould 21st Royal Fusiliers On Horseback In Ashtead Park, Surrey.

Source : WW1 Photos Collection

Captain Russell Pearce-Gould.

Appointed Captain 21st Royal Fusiliers 26th Oct 1914

Transferred to Army Cyclist Corps

To France 17th Nov 1915.