Bernard William Hagger Posted 23 January 2014 by Peter HaggerBernard William Hagger – died of wounds in Egypt, 27th Nov 1917. Hampshire Rgt., 3rd / 4th Battalion. Rank A/Corporal, service number 201706, enlisted Alton, Hampshire. Awarded Victory and British War medals. The 3rd / 4th Battalion were a a territorial unit. May 1915 formed at Winchester and then moved to Bournemouth. Kantara War Memorial [Click to continue…]
Sydney Kingston Gore Posted 19 November 2014 by Departed MemberSydney Gore was the eldest son of Dr Alfred Joseph Gore of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia (later of Folkestone, Kent) by his wife, Edith, daughter of Henry Tompkins, Civil Servant of Abingdon Street, Westminster, London. Sydney was born at Barry in Wales, where his father was a doctor, and educated at the Harvey Grammar School and Penfillan House, [Click to continue…]
Henry Hillman Posted 3 August 2017 by Jesse HillmanHenry Alfred Hillman – RFC-RAF Cook & Airman (or Mechanic?) with the North Russia Expeditionary Force in 1919 Henry Alfred Hillman survived World War One. Those who died gave their lives. Many of those who lived through it all gave the rest of their lives as the result of their horrific experiences! My Great Uncle – Henry Alfred Hillman [Click to continue…]
Albert Wilfred Rushen Posted 29 December 2013 by Peter RushenAlbert Wilfred Rushen Born 4th June 1893, All Saints, Witham, Essex. One of thirteen children born to Robert Arthur Rushen and Sarah Ann Carlick, both of Witham. 28th June 1911 – At the age of eighteen volunteered for 12 years service in the Royal Navy. Height 5'5", chest 34", brown hair, blue eyes, fair complexion. In the 1911 census Albert is [Click to continue…]
Frank Fermor Posted 7 January 2014 by Sheila Fermor ClarksonLance-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…]