George Leslie Rayment was born at Surrey Hills, Victoria, Australia in August 1894, the sixth child of James Rayment and Harriett Frances Rayment née Ratten. His mother died in 1897 and his father then re-married because the children were still quite young and in obvious need of a mother. After leaving school George became a Clerk until on 16th [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…]

Henry Hagger - Died 29 Oct 1918, France & Flanders, Gunner, Twice wounded Service No 156947, Royal Garrison Artillery, Buried at Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille. Enlisted Wimbledon, Surrey. Henry was born in the Strand Registration District in 1886 and married in 1912 at Islington Registry Office to Minnie Beavis. He was one of seven [Click to continue…]

Son of William Laverick and Christiana (nee Clark) Laverick.   Emmanuel was born 16 October 1853, Redcar, Yorkshire and baptised 12 December 1853, Redcar, Yorkshire. He married Mary Hannah Harrison on 6 January 1887, at All Saints, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. He died at sea, he was washed ashore.  Vessel he served on was Holmtown. His son [Click to continue…]