Francis William Hagger Posted 1 August 2015 by Peter Hagger Francis William Hagger - Killed in action 01 Oct 1916, France & Flanders. Rifleman London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Riles) Service No 5500 Thiepval Memorial also Commemorated on Leytonstone War Memorial. Awarded Victory & British War Medal 1/16th (County of London) Battalion (Queen Westminster Rifles) in 1916 were inolved [Click to continue…]
Bert William Greathead Posted 28 November 2013 by Jan CooperBert’s parents were Henry Percy and Eliza Greathead née Hunt both born in England. They married on 3 March 1889 and in April they set off on the Steam Ship Lusitania in April 1889 on an unassisted passage arriving in Sydney on 4 May 1889 to set up home in Australia. Their first son was born on 28 January 1890 but died shortly after. Bert William [Click to continue…]
Kenneth Pickens Culbert Posted 27 July 2018 by Departed MemberCulbert's direct connection with the war began with his enrollment in the R.O.T.C., in which he rose, before the end of his senior year, to the rank of captain. Before that year ended, he left college to enter the U.S. Marine Corps training school at Quantico, Virginia. Here he received his commission as second lieutenant (M. C.), August 27, 1917, [Click to continue…]
Charles Robert Hagger Posted 11 February 2014 by Peter HaggerCharles Robert Hagger – Killed in action, 26 May 1915, France & Flanders. Commemorated on Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Private, Service No.: 1318, Enlisted Place: Stepney. Awarded 1914/15 Star, Victory and British War medals. Regiment: Household Cavalry Calvary of Line (incl Yeoman.) 16th Lancers (Queens) Battalion. Birth Place: Chelmsford, [Click to continue…]
James Edward Haggar Posted 27 April 2017 by Peter HaggerJames Edward Haggar – Able Seaman Royal Naval Reserve, Nelson Bn Died 29 April 1917 and commemorated on Arras Memorial. James Edward was born in Hackney on 21 Nov 1895 and baptised at St James the Great Church. His parents were James William Henry Haggar and Rebecca (nee Price). In 1901, age 5, he was living in Limehouse with his parents and [Click to continue…]