Charles 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…]

‘Maunsell’, as he was known, was the only son of Robert John Maunsell Mayne, Police Superintendent in Madras, South India, and Mary Emily née Caldwell, from a Glasgow family with strong Irish roots. Maunsell was educated in Scotland where he was awarded an exhibition to Glenalmond School (1908-13). He became a professional soldier and was commissioned [Click to continue…]

William Charles Drake was born in 1889 in Ipswich, the grandson of Samuel Drake and Caroline (formerly Lucas). William was an unmarried Private with the Royal Lancaster Regiment serving in the Channel Islands in 1911, and was a Private with the same Regiment when he died. William died 28 Jun 1916 aged 26 and is buried at Bertrancourt Military Cemetery [Click to continue…]

Frank (as he was known within the family) was a very quiet unassuming man. He never talked about his army service experiences. It was only after his death that we obtained a copy of his WW2 service record and began to piece together what he had done. The "Recce" only existed for a relatively short period: they were formed in 1941, became part of the [Click to continue…]