George Haggar - Killed in action 27 July 1916. George was born in 1895 at Wallington, Hertfordshire to Charles and Hannah (nee Draper). He was living with his parents at the time of 1901 and 1911 census and was shown as a Farm Labourer in the 1911 census. He had eleven siblings. He enlisted on 30th January 1915 in Hitchin and he is recorded [Click to continue…]

George Leslie Rayment was born at Surrey Hills, Victoria, Australia in August 1894, the sixth child of James Rayment and Harriett Frances Rayment née Ratten. His mother died in 1897 and his father then re-married because the children were still quite young and in obvious need of a mother. After leaving school George became a Clerk until on 16th [Click to continue…]

Lance-Corporal Frank Alexander Fermor 1889-1917 Alexander Frank Fermor (known in later life as Frank) was born in 1889 at Ulcombe in the Weald of Kent. He was baptised on 10 March 1889 at the village church of All Saints together with cousins Albert Edward Fermor (my grandfather), Sidney John Fermor and May Fermor Bolton. He was the first son [Click to continue…]

Wilfred Haggar Born 1894 Conisborough, Yorkshire and died in 1916. He was 5ft 4 and three quarter inches tall, weighed 133lb and had a ‘good’ level of physical development with a pulse rate of 76 when he joined the army. He had a fully expanded chest measurement of 34 and a half inches, a pale complexion, blue eyes and brown hair. He was one of [Click to continue…]

What happened to our Joe? This is the story of Joe Cree, a young Australian farmer. But it could be the story of anyone who joined up to fight for his country. It is perhaps the archetypical story of war. Joseph Cree was born in Majorca, a little town in Victoria, in November 1894. His father Samuel Talbot Cree was born in County Down, Ireland, probably [Click to continue…]