Thomas Henry Wharton Posted 29 March 2014 by Departed MemberThomas Henry Wharton was the son of Herbert Edgar Wharton and Mary May. He was born in Great Bircham, Norfolk. Together with his cousin Sidney Alfred Wharton he joined the army and was one of the first to be killed during the Battle of the Somme. Thomas was in the 9th Battalion, Essex Regiment.
Ivan Orbell Posted 18 February 2014 by Departed MemberIvan Douglas Scott Orbell, to give him his full name, was born in New Zealand on the 18th July 1889. He was the 9th and youngest child of Henry Orbell and his wife Margaret. Henry was born in Suffolk and emigrated to New Zealand in 1849 with his parents when he was 18. The family were quite well to do by the 1890s and young Ivan was sent to school [Click to continue…]
Arthur Pearse Dicksee Posted 15 March 2019 by Departed MemberAwarded the Freedom of the City of London in 1915, Arthur served in the RE during WW1. After the war he became a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Born and married in London, he moved to Yorkshire in 1920 (possibly for work reasons) where he died in 1931. He was buried in Redcar Cemetery.
Henry Percy Greathead Posted 28 November 2013 by Jan CooperHenry’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. Henry Percy [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…]