Arthur Hagger – died in France 27th March 1918 Buried in the Crucifix Corner Cemetery, Villers-bretonneux, France. Commemorated on Clock Tower War memorial, Coalville, Leicestershire. Northumberland Fusiliers, rank Private, Service No. 267297. Born 1897 in Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire the son of Arthur Hagger and Agnes Priscilla (nee Sharp). [Click to continue…]

Reginald George Rayment was born on 24th January 1891 at Bengeo in Hertfordshire, England, the seventh and last child of a coachman named Isaac Rayment and his wife Jane Rayment née Knight. Reginald married Ethel Mary Fortnum at St Michael and All Angels Church in Paddington, London on 2nd August 1913 and they then worked together at Hertford [Click to continue…]

Charles Ernest Dorling was born in 1892 in Earlsfield, Surrey, the eldest son of Robert Charles Dorling (born 1869 Great Ashfield, Suffolk) and Mary Ann nee Spears.  He is part of the Bacton branch of the Dorling family. Charles's first service date was 11 Mar 1910 & his first ship was Victory II.  In 1911, age 19, Charles was a Stoker 2nd [Click to continue…]

Lieutenant Colonel Arnold Henry Grant Kemball was born on the 4th January 1861 in Belgaum, India, the son of Major General John Shaw and Dora Kemball. After completing his formal education at Sandhurst in 1880, he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in 1st Battalion Royal Scots Regiment. Joining the 5th Gurkha Rifles of the Indian Army he rose to [Click to continue…]

Reginald Robert Drake was born 13 Sep 1893 in Freshwater, Isle of Wight, the son of George Drake and Eliza Jane (formerly Merwood). George was a blacksmith. Reginald's grandparents were Robert Drake and Amelia (formerly Wells) who married in 1853 at the Wesleyan Chapel, Quay Street, Newport, Isle of Wight. Early in 1916, Reginald married Agnes Freda [Click to continue…]