Arthur William Malbon Posted 31 March 2022 by Dianne Shenton This is the story as dictated to me by my late Father about getting home from Dunkirk. THE LAST TWO MEN OFF DUNKIRK BEACH. Gordon Stevens (Left) and Arthur William Malbon (Right) were the last men off Dunkirk Beach as photographed in Paignton on their return. Both were members of the 1st 6th South Staffs Regiment B Company. We subsequently found [Click to continue…]
Mark Adamthwaite Posted 26 October 2014 by Sue MastelMark Adamthwaite (sometimes known as William Adams) is one of the most colourful characters I have come across to date in my one-name study. He was definitely a bad lad, but must have been quite a charmer to get away with all his lies. The photo of Mark in uniform was taken in London (probably in 1915) and shows him with his sister-in-law Alice [Click to continue…]
Eric Newman Haggar Posted 13 April 2020 by Peter HaggerKilled in action on 20th March 1917 in the area of the Somme in France and commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial. When he signed up in 1915 it shows he had previously been in the Australian Army for 5 years as Corporal in the light Horse. It appears he was made Lieutenant when he re-enlisted in the Australian Infantry. His mother Isabella [Click to continue…]
Claude Dicksee Posted 14 March 2019 by Departed MemberClaude served in France during WW1 and also, in 1919, the Russian Revolution where he was shot and consequently had his left leg amputated. After the war he became a clerk in the civil service. Two of his daughters still have his army notebook which is full of snippets about his day to day life during wartime and the reference he makes to his injuries [Click to continue…]
Charles Reuben Euridge Posted 24 November 2013 by Teresa PaskCharles Reuben EURIDGE was born in 1887 at Tottenham, Middlesex. He was the fourth son of John William and Mary Jane EURIDGE née HARE. He had seven brothers and sisters: Charlotte Annie EURIDGE (1878-1936) William Harry EURIDGE (16 Mar 1880- 25 Dec 1949) Thomas James EURIDGE (1881-1882) Lizzie Louisa EURIDGE (13 Jan 1883-1971) Flora [Click to continue…]