William Muston Haggar – Killed 21 March 1918, Pozieres Memorial. Corporal in Worcestershire Regiment. Born 1890 Rugby son of James Haggar and Hannah Marie (nee Leeson). Was living at 10 Alexander Road, Rugby with parents and brother Percy and was shown as a Baker at the time of 1911 census. Was one of ten children. William is a descendent of [Click to continue…]

George Henry Armitage was born on 17 January 1898 in Stoke Newington, North London, the youngest child of Robert Melton Armitage (1846-1910) and Ellen Armitage nee Pinnuck (1855-1913). George had three brothers and three sisters that survived into adulthood. His siblings were Robert (1881-1916), Emma (1883-1970), William (1884-1940), Florence (1887-1945), [Click to continue…]

During her two-year period of service, Florence spent time in France, Egypt and Salonika, Greece.

This is one of four stories about sibling members of a Howes family, compiled and contributed to www.howesfamilies.com by John Howes, the grandson of one of them.  The four siblings, all of whom had their lives profoundly affected by the war are (Peter) Frank Howes,  Leonard William Howes,  Cyril Frank Howes and Eleanor Margaret Howes. (Clicking [Click to continue…]

Lieutenant Colonel Arnold Henry Grant Kemball was born on the 4th January 1861 in Belgaum, India, the son of Major General John Shaw and Dora Kemball. After completing his formal education at Sandhurst in 1880, he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in 1st Battalion Royal Scots Regiment. Joining the 5th Gurkha Rifles of the Indian Army he rose to [Click to continue…]