Harold Hagger of Chelmsford Posted 17 February 2014 by Peter HaggerHarold Hagger of Chelmsford Killed in action 24 Mar 1917, France & Flanders, Rifleman, Service No 393007, 9th City of London Battalion (Queen Victoria's Rifles) London Regiment. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France. Enlisted Peterborough. Awarded Victory and British War medals. During 1917 the 9th Bat were involved in The German [Click to continue…]
Clarence George Bampton Posted 28 April 2014 by Philip TaylorClarence was born in the Buckinghamshire village of Chalvey, which is now a suburb of Slough. His birth was registered during the first 3 months of 1887. He was the second child of John Robert Bampton (b1864) and his wife Jane Maria nee Gregory (b1861). Clarence had an elder sister Mary Jane Bampton (b1885) and two younger brothers Fred Gregory Bampton [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…]
Charles Messent Posted 11 February 2014 by Bob CumberbatchThe WW1 service record of Charles Messent might never have been found but for the Guild of One-Name Studies. The World War 1 service record of Charles Messent Private 10450 3rd Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment popped up in my study purely by luck. Unfortunately, more than half of the service records of WW1 soldiers were destroyed in September [Click to continue…]
Henry Armistead Storey Posted 9 August 2018 by Karen BurnellOne of 4 children of Fred Storey of Barden Lane, Leyburn, North Yorkshire and his wife Maria (nee Armistead) Drew lots with his brother Maurice to decide who stayed to work on the farm and who joined up November 1915 sailed to Gallipoli where many of his comrades were killed The regiment then returned to France Wounded in Battle of Somme and died [Click to continue…]