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…]
Julian Grenfell Posted 17 January 2014 by Departed MemberJulian Henry Francis Grenfell was born 30 May 1888 the eldest son of William Henry, later Lord Desborough, and Ethel Ann Priscilla Grenfell. He had always wished for a military career and in 1910 was commissioned into the 1st Royal Dragoons and stationed in India. In 1911 the regiment was transferred to South Africa until August 1914 when it returned [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…]
William Charles Hamer Posted 13 May 2018 by Departed MemberPrivate William Charles Hamer, was born on the 4th April 1894, Cardiff. Baptised 19 February 1896, at St. Andrew, Cardiff. He enlisted in Carmarthenshire, Wales. Formerly Private - 5412 Pembrokeshire Yeomanry. Also Private 12040 and 55437 - Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Son of John Hamer and Sarah Jane (nee Needs) Hamer. Husband [Click to continue…]
Richard Appel Hoe Posted 7 July 2019 by Linda HoeRichard Appel Hoe was born the 2nd son of Garnet and Gladys Hoe in Batavia Genesee County New York in 1924. He attended LeRoy High school New York, where he was keen on sports - playing Football, Baseball, Golf, involved in track events, a gym exhibition, and the promotion of inter-class athletics. Richard was also keen on one particular girl at school [Click to continue…]