Henry Hagger Posted 17 August 2015 by Peter HaggerHenry 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…]
Harold Hagger of Openshaw Posted 16 March 2014 by Peter HaggerHarold Hagger of Openshaw Killed in action 11 Apr 1917, France & Flanders, Private, Service No 200753, 2nd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders. Buried Brown’s Copse Cemetery, Roeux, France. Enlisted Manchester. Awarded Victory and British War medals. During 1917 the 2nd Battalion were involved inthe First and Third Battles of the Scarpe, The [Click to continue…]
Reginald Frank Dicksee Posted 14 March 2019 by Departed MemberFrank Reginald Dicksee (known as Reginald Frank) was killed in the attack on St. Quentin, France on 8th October 1918. He is buried at Brancourt-Le-Grand Military Cemetery at Aisne in France (pictured). The Battle of St Quentin Canal was a pivotal battle of World War I that began on 29 September 1918 and involved British, Australian and American [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…]
Bertie Hagger Posted 11 February 2014 by Peter HaggerBertie Hagger – killed in action 23 July 1916, France / Flanders Service No.: 19512, Private, Enlisted - Deptford Awarded Victory and British War medals. Regiment: Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, 1st Battalion – 15th August 1914 Mobilised for war and landed in Havre and engaged in various actions on the Western front including; 1914 - The Battle [Click to continue…]