Arthur Edward Commins Posted 7 March 2017 by John ComminsHe was born at I St Johns Rd Plymouth and worked in Charterhouse Sq as a wholesale drapers asst . He was a war time volunteer who joined the Royal Garrison Artillery as a gunner on 26 Aug 1914 and was discharged to a commission in the 11th Battalion Devonshire Regiment on 13 Aug 1915 . The 11th Devons were a home service unit and following the formation [Click to continue…]
William Duncan PATON Posted 4 December 2014 by Kim HouseEldest son of Alexander Paton and Helen Duncan, William was born October 1893 in Stone Rows, Oakley, Fifeshire, Scotland. William and his brother James found themselves in France during World War 1 Letters from William to his Father and Brother shows their closeness as a family, especially as their Mother had passed away in 1907. 14/9/1916 - [Click to continue…]
Gilbert Edward Ivall Posted 4 May 2014 by Philip TaylorGilbert Edward Ivall was born on 25th August1884 in Chalvey (a village which is now a district of Slough) to Thomas Ivall (1837 - 1908) and Lucy Ivall nee Hobden (1845 - 1929). He was baptised on 16 January 1885. Gilbert was the eleventh child of Thomas and Lucy who had a total of 15 children between 1868 and 1892, 12 of whom survived into adulthood. [Click to continue…]
Ernest John Pook Posted 10 February 2014 by Margaret SpillerErnest was born on 31st November 1874 in Tiverton, Devon, the son of James Pook and Ellen (nee Maeers). His father originated from Skilgate, Somerset and variously worked as a thatcher and a railway labourer. Ernest was the eldest of 11 children and by the time of the 1891 census he aged 16 and was working as a general labourer whilst still living [Click to continue…]
Herbert Charles Rayment Posted 7 August 2017 by Roy RaymentHerbert Charles Rayment, the third son of William Frank Rayment (a maltster) and Emily Rayment (née Fisher), was born on 8th January 1890 in the small village of Aspenden, which is situated just south of the town of Buntingford in Hertfordshire, England. A gardener, he lived in Aspenden for many years and on 3rd August 1914, at the age of 24, he [Click to continue…]