The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

Mike Morley · Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2015 1:43 pm Post subject:

Name: RUCK, JOHN EGERTON
Initials: JE
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Major
Regiment/Service: Gloucestershire Regiment, 7th Bn
Date of Death: 8/8/1915
Panel Reference: Panel 101 to 104
Memorial: Helles Memorial

Mike Morley · Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2015 1:43 pm Post subject:

Name: JAMIESON, GERALD ALISTER
Initials: GA
Nationality: Indian
Rank: Major
Regiment/Service: 9th Bhopal Infantry
Awards: Mentioned in Despatches
Date of Death: 28/2/1916
Age: 40
Additional information: Son of Col. A. W. Jamieson and Mrs. Jamieson; husband of Ruth M. D. Cam. (formerly Jamieson, nee Cobbold), of Alton House, Ross, Hereford and Worcester.
Panel Reference: Face G
Memorial: Kirkee 1914-1918 Memorial

Mike Morley · Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2015 1:45 pm Post subject:

Name: HUGHES-ONSLOW, DENZIL
Initials: D
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Major
Regiment/Service: Dorsetshire Regiment, 6th Bn
Date of Death: 10/7/1916
Age: 52
Additional information: Son of the late Henry John and Judith C. Hughes Onslow, of Balkissock, Ayrshire; husband of Marion Hughes-Onslow, of Laggan, Ballantrae, Ayrshire.
Grave Reference: D12
Cemetery: Meaulte Military Cemetery

Mike Morley · Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2015 1:46 pm Post subject:

Name: ASHMORE, GEOFFREY WILLIAM PALEY
Initials: GWP
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: Royal Engineers, Western Signal Coy
Date of Death: 4/5/1917
Age: 42
Additional information: Husband of Edith Ashmore of 4, Conduit Rd., Bedford.
Grave Reference: E22
Cemetery: Savona Town Cemetery

Source: Leigh & District Historical Society: Lieutenant, Western Signal coy., Royal Engineers. Gained one campaign medal. Drowned 4th May 1917 aged 42 while being transferred from Savona, Italy to Salonika, Greece on the Transylvania. Buried in Savona Town Cemetery, Italy .
Born in London on the 7 August 1875 to Fitzroy Paley Ashmore, Barrister-at-Law, and Marian Ashmore (formerly Bailey). Attended Eton College 1889-1892, winning the Open Croquet Championship in 1909. Recorded in the 1901 census as a Farmer staying at the Railway Inn Chiddingstone Causeway. Was living at Camp Hill, Leigh with his wife Edith when he enlisted in May 1915.

On 4 May 1917 , the Hired Transport ” Transylvania “, proceeding to Salonika (northeast Greece ) with reinforcements, was sunk by torpedo off Cape Vado , a few kilometres south of Savona (northwest Italy ) with the loss of more than 400 lives. The bodies recovered at Savona were buried two days later, from the Hospital of San Paulo , in a special plot in the town cemetery.

Remembered on the Chiddingstone Causeway and Edenbridge Hospital War Memorials.

Mike Morley · Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2015 1:46 pm Post subject:

Name: BAYLEY, WILLIAM KERCHEVAL
Initials: WK
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Major
Regiment/Service: Royal Berkshire Regiment, 5th Bn
Date of Death: 13/10/1915
Age: 35
Additional information: Son of the late William Bayley, J.P., of Highfield, Prenton, Cheshire.
Panel Reference: Panel 93 to 95
Memorial: Loos Memorial

Mike Morley · Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2015 1:47 pm Post subject:

Name: BATES, HARRY CECIL
Initials: HC
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Major
Regiment/Service: Manchester Regiment, 11th Bn
Date of Death: 7/8/1915
Age: 39
Additional information: Son of Ralph and Eliza Jane Bates.
Grave Reference: Panel 158 to 170
Cemetery: Helles Memorial

Mike Morley · Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2015 1:47 pm Post subject:

Name: CHURCH, AGW
Initials: AGW
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Captain
Regiment/Service: Devonshire Regiment, 1st/5th Bn
Date of Death: 20/7/1918
Age: 24
Additional information: Son of Maj. C. T. W. Church, (Royal Sussex Regt.), of "Gortlee", Dawlish, Devon.
Grave Reference: I H 10
Cemetery: Marfaux British Cemetery
Named on Dawlish War Memorial

Mike Morley · Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2015 1:48 pm Post subject:

Name: FENNING, ALGERNON ESME HAL
Initials: AEH
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Major
Regiment/Service: York and Lancaster Regiment, 6th Bn
Date of Death: 6/8/1915
Panel Reference: Panel 171 to 173
Memorial: Helles Memorial

Mike Morley · Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2015 1:48 pm Post subject:

Name: HOLDSWORTH, ARTHUR MERVYN
Initials: AM
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Regiment/Service: Royal Berkshire Regiment, 2nd Bn
Awards: Mentioned in Despatches
Date of Death: 7/7/1916
Age: 40
Additional information: Eldest son of Arthur Frederick and Florence Anne Holdsworth, of Widdicombe, Kingsbridge, Devon.
Grave Reference: I A 33
Cemetery: Etaples Military Cemetery
Named on Stokenham War Memorial

Mike Morley · Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2015 1:49 pm Post subject:

Name: HURLBATT, EDGAR SIMM
Initials: ES
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Regiment/Service: Manchester Regiment, Commanding 2nd/8th Bn attd 2nd/8th Bn
Awards: MC
Date of Death: 27/3/1918
Age: 40
Additional information: Son of the late Charles and Sophia Margaret Hurlbatt.
Panel Reference: Panel 64 to 67
Memorial: Pozieres Memorial

Mike Morley · Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2015 1:49 pm Post subject:

Name: LEES, ALFRED ROBIN MARTYN
Initials: ARM
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Army Service Corps, attd 2nd/1st North Midland Field Amb. Royal Army Medical Corps
Date of Death: 22/3/1918
Age: 34
Service Number: M2/017097
Additional information: Son of James Arthur Lees, J.P., and Lucy Jane Lees, of The Moor House, Biddulph, Stoke-on-Trent. Educated at Stubbington and Malvern Colleges. Enlisted Aug., 1914.
Panel Reference: Panel 95
Memorial: Pozieres Memorial
More information about Robin Lees can be found at: http://bdghs.org.uk/Great%20War/thefallen/lees.php

Mike Morley · Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2015 1:49 pm Post subject:

Name: LYLE, WILLIAM
Initials: W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Regiment/Service: Northumberland Fusiliers, 23rd (Tyneside Scottish ) Bn
Date of Death: 1/7/1916
Age: 40
Additional information: Son of William Park Lyle; husband of Edith M. Lyle, of Springvale, Hythe, Kent.
Grave Reference: I G 1
Cemetery: Bapaume Post Military Cemetery, Albert
Note: The window shows William Lyle as serving with the Lancashire Fusiliers. The Lancashire Fusiliers Annual 1916 reported William Lyle's death stating that he was attached to the Northumberland Fusiliers.

Mike Morley · Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2015 1:50 pm Post subject:

Name: MANSERGH, WILMSDORFF GEORGE
Initials: WG
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: Manchester Regiment, 2nd Bn
Date of Death: 26/8/1914
Age: 32
Additional information: Son of Major W.G. Mansergh, of Castletownroche, Co. Cork. Served in the South African War.
Memorial: La-Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial

Source: Shrewsbury.org.uk: Lieutenant Wilmsdorff George Mansergh, 2nd Bn. Manchester Regiment.
Dayboys, left in 1896. While serving in the South African War (including the action at Wittebergen), he received the Queen’s Medal with 3 clasps. In the battle at Le Cateau, after being wounded, he met his end gallantly giving shelter to another wounded man. Another OS, RT Miller, was also present and writes: “He was hit in the leg… and chanced to fall near an enemy trench and managed to crawl in to it… Shortly after, another man, also in the regiment, crawled up, whereupon Mansergh pulled him in and got the fellow underneath him. It was a shallow trench, for kneeling. Mansergh was now exposed. A shell burst just in front of the trench and Mansergh was killed on the spot.”

Mike Morley · Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2015 1:50 pm Post subject:

Name: MARTIN, CLAUDE
Initials: C
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: Coldstream Guards, 3rd Bn
Date of Death: 1/12/1917
Age: 40
Additional information: Son of Thomas and Harriette Martin, of Treverbyn, Plympton, Devon.
Grave Reference: II. E. 10
Cemetery: Metz-en-Couture Communal Cemetery British Extension

Named on Shaugh Prior War Memorial

Mike Morley · Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2015 1:51 pm Post subject:

Name: PALIN, HENRY WILLIAM BOURNE
Initials: HWB
Nationality: New Zealand
Rank: Lance Corporal
Regiment/Service: Canterbury Regiment, NZEF, 1st Bn
Date of Death: 27/9/16
Age: 32
Service Number: 6/319
Additional information: Son of Edward and Brita Palin.
Memorial: Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial

Apparently the Great Uncle of broadcaster Michael Palin. For more information see: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/3329304/Michael-Palin-My-guilt-over-my-great-uncle-who-died-in-the-First-World-War.html