201296 Private Edward ADNUM Royal Army Medical Corps

Died 12th June 1920

Born 1899

His Attestation paper, signed on 3^rd February 1919, has his address being 53 Adelaide Street Luton Bedfordshire.

On the 24^th October 1919 he was in the RAMC 8 Coy. Then A Coy.

Then proceeded to the Black Sea on 11^th February 1920

He disembarked at Constantinople on 28^th February 1920

By the 19^th April 1920 he was dangerously ill and sent to Netley. He died on 12^th June 1920 of Paratyphoid, Ribranitis?? And Peritonitis.

Burial no 2032 Church of England

Second Lieutenant R.F. AKERMAN

11th Battalion London Regiment (Finsbury Rifles)

Died 3rd October 1915

Ralph Portland Akerman was born in 1888 to Ada nee BAKER and Portland Board AKERMAN, a solicitor in London.

Burial record states that he died in the Welsh hospital aged 27.

Burial no. 1738 Church of England

19951 Corporal G. ALBERTS

Royal Army Medical Corps

11th April 1916

George is listed as 1995 Sergeant on the burial records age 35.

1911 census taken on 2^nd April has George aged 29 at the Royal Victoria Hospital Hound. He was born in 1887.

Burial record 872 Roman Catholic.

D/11030 Private J. ALLEN

The Hampshire Regiment

18th May 1940

Age 52

Married to Maud nee Purchase? From Portswood Southampton in 1901 census.

I had a lovely message from Marie on Ancestry.co.uk:

Hi Julie

My Mother and I go to the grave once a year to payour respects I have done this since my teens when Great Gran was no longer well enough to go and its just carry on from there.     

James Allen was my Great Grandfather he was born in Birkenhead, Liverpool one of three sons his father was Irish working in the navy he died don’t know when yet but their mother sent the three boys to military school in Portsmouth where he went on to be a stoker on torpedo boats for the royal navy, he was pensioned out of the navy but in the second world war he was in the home guard. He died in 1940 from thrombosis, Great Gran could not afford the funeral costs so the British legion paid for the funeral and that is why he is buried at Victoria Park.   

Hope this helps.

Thank you Marie.

Burial no. 2198 Church of England.

05398 Private W. ALLEN

Royal Army Ordnance Corps

1st February 1916

05398 Private William ALLEN Royal Army Ordnance Corps died 1^st February 1916

Married to Beatrice Louisa Mitchell who was born in Guernsey.

I have been contacted by Karen who is William's great grandaughter who has given me some more information.

His eldest daughters were born in Guernsey.

Florence Beatrice Allen in 1904
Winnifred Ellen Allen in 1907

Agnes Louise Allen (My late Grandmother) was born prematurely on 16/3/1916 in Southampton (Beatrice went over for the funeral and was still there in March)  the shock of his death brought about her early birth.

William was born in Leicestershire. 

Joined 3rd Militia Leicestershire battalion 21/11/1898 Regimental #6852.
Joined 2nd Leicestershire Regiment 5/1/1899 Regimental #5435.
Regiment spent time in Guernsey (where he met and married Beatrice Mitchell and from then on resided in Guernsey).

He left the regiment after 8 years’ service with 2nd Leicestershire Regiment in 1907
He re-applied in 1910 but was denied due to a health issue.

1914 – Joins the AOC with Regimental # 05398.

1/2/1916 Dies in Southampton, of aortic aneurysm and pneumonia (after time spent in Dardanelles near Gallipoli)

Thank you Karen.

Burial no. 1781 Church of England.

Burial record states that William died in the University War Hospital in Highfield Lane Southampton aged 39.

200416 Private F. ANDREWS

Kings Shropshire L.I.

9th August 1917 age 25

He Is Not Dead But Sleepeth

1911 census has Frank age 19 living with his parents Francis and Mary and sisters Bessie and Minnie. Frank is a stoker at the colliery in Salop.

Resting against the CWG headstone is another headstone with:

In Loving Memory of

Pte Frank Andrews

1st 4th K.S.L.I.

Who Died in Southampton Isolation Hospital August 9th 1917 aged 25 years

Burial no 1902 Wesleyan - Rev. J Laversack led the service.

41735 Private H. ANSELL

Lincolnshire Regiment

22nd December 1917 age 29

In the 1911 census, Herbert age 23 was living at home with parents Thomas and Martha and brothers William, Thomas, George, Frederick and John. He is a labourer. They are living at 9 Spencer Street Hertford.

Burial no. 1935 Church of England

9045 Private J. ARMSTRONG

Royal Lancaster Regiment

6th May 1917 age 29

In Loving Memoory Of My Son John

This headstone is attributed to a 9045 J.Armstrong but according to the burial record the name should be 9045 Pte. A. Armstrong 2/ K.O.R.L. Maybe he was known as Alfred John.

On Ancestry.co.uk there is an Alfred Armstrong born in Manchester. He died on 6th May 1917 in Mesopotamia. He enlisted in Ashton-under-lyne. His number was 9045 and he was in the King's Own (Royal Lancashire Regt).

Alfred was the son of Mary Seddon living in Manchester.

Alison Bartholomew is researching the men commemorated on the War Memorial in St Chad’s RC Church Cheetham, Manchester and very kindly sent me this information:

Born 1888 Manchester; son of Robert and Mary.

In the censuses of 1891 and 1901 the family were living at 79 Bignor St, Cheetham, a couple of streets away from the church. In 1891 John was the 2^nd youngest of 9 children and in 1901 the 2^nd youngest of 6 children, his father Robert was a carpenter and joiner.  In the census of 1911 Mary, a widow by this time, was living across the city centre with 5 children at 41 Albany Rd, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, John a shipping clerk. 3 older sisters, Mary, Constance and Gertrude all elementary teachers.

John’s mother received pay owed of £22 2s 7d and war gratuity of £16.

John enlisted in Ashton under Lyne, embarking for France 15^th Jan 1915.

Thank you Alison

Burial no 900 Roman Catholic



S9429 Private W ARMSTRONG

Seaforth Highlanders

29th August 1916

William was born in Ayrshire

Burial no 368 Presbyterian

R4/124811 Pte. M.N. ARWINE

Royal Army Service Corps

Died 18th August 1915

 Pte.Marion Newton ARWINE was born in Canada.

Burial record states that he was 28 years of age and in the ASC Remounts.

He died at the University War Hospital in Southampton.

Burial no 1717 Church Of England

5909 Private W.ASHMORE

Lincolnshire Regiment

25th February 1915

Possible William ASHMORE in 1911 census living in the Victoria Barracks in Portsmouth. He is single and in the 2nd Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment.

Source Citation: Class: RG14; Piece: 5620

Burial no.327 Wesleyan

320053 Private T.ATKINSON

Durham Light Infantry

8th October 1917

Thomas was born in Stainton, Lancashire and enlisted in Consett, County Durham according to Ancestry.co.uk

Age 36.

Burial no. 1928 Church of England

In Loving Memory Of Private William AUCKLAND

Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

Late 1st/8th Durham Light Infantry

Died at Sea

On H.M.H.S. Aberdonian

November 13th 1916

Aged 39 years

According to Ancestry.co.uk William was born in Knottingley and enlisted in Pontefract. His number was 6116, formerly 29894 K.O.Y.L.I.

In 1911 census william was living with his father John, a music hall worker in Castleford. William was 34, single and a marine store dealer.

Source Citation: Class: RG14; Piece: 28338

Burial no 1876 Church of England

6686 Pte. W. AYLETT

Royal Scots

Died 27th December 1914 

In his Attestation Papers for the 15^th February 1899, William was described as being 22 years old, five feet four and three quarters tall, 117 llbs in weight, and having fresh complexion, blue eyes and brown hair. He joined the Royal Scots on that date.

He was home from 15^th February 1899 to 17^th February 1900.

In South Africa from May 18^th 1900 to March 24^th 1902.

India from March 25^th 1902 to 1^st March 1907.

Back home from 2^nd March 1907 to 9^th August 1914.

He was in the army reserve from 4^th March 1907 and was transferred and re-engaged several times.

He was then in France from 10^th August to 27^th December 1914.

He died on board SS Oxfordshire from gunshot wound to the back, frost bite and pneumonia on 27^th December 1914.

His wife Mrs. A.E. Aylett was living at 4 Forrest Street, Forest Gate, London E.7

Burial no 1656 Church Of England Has his age as 26 but should be 36?



1729641 Gunner F.A. AYLMER

2^ND (HANTS) Hy. A.A REGT

ROYAL ARTILLERY

Died 11^th March 1941 age 31

The 1911 census has Frank age 1 living with parents George and Florence and siblings Florence, Edwin and Frederick at 39 Henrietta Street Southsea. George is a lamplighter for Portsea gas company.

Frank Albert was married to Rosa from Fareham.

Burial record states that Frank Albert was killed in action in an air raid. He was in Lymington Cottage Hospital.

Burial no 2207 Church of England



LEST WE FORGET is a poem by A. N. Cole who was Uncle to Charles W. CARR mentioned in the Passing Through section.

This item is from The First World War Poetry Digital Archive, University of Oxford (www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit); © [The Great War Archive].

18184 Driver A. BAGGS

Royal Field Artillery

Died 13th February 1916

Arthur was born in Chippenham in 1880

The 1911 census has Arthur age 28 living with mother Elizabeth age 48 and siblings George, Rhoda, Frederick and grandson William at 6 Prince of Wales Rd, Weymouth Dorset. Arthur was a general labourer.

Burial no. 1785 Church of England



S/8529 Lance Corporal G.BAILEY

Royal West Kent Regiment

Died 30th April 1915

George

Burial no 1682 Church of England

7340064 Serjeant W. BAKER

Royal Army Medical Corps

Died 7th October 1940

Burial no 2205 Church of England age 33

I found William's nephew Carl on Ancestry and he very kindly let me have a photograph and said that William died due to a faulty gas boiler in his home.

Thank you Carl.



In Loving Memory of

James BALDIE

1^st London Scottish

Eldest Son of

John & Elizabeth BALDIE

Of Royal Bank House Markinch, Fife

Who died May 20^th 1915

Of wounds received in France

Aged 24 years

His Duty Done

Service no 3695

Burial no 333 Presbyterian

In Loving Memory of John Edwin BALME

(15^th West Yorks)

Of “Outwood” Wakefield

Who Died July 8^th 1916

From Wounds Received

In France. Age 26 Years

Regiment no.15/1093

1911 census has John aged 21 living with parents George and
Mary and siblings Francis, Emily, Frances, Marian and George. Father George is
a Colliery Owner and they all live in Newton Lane, Outwood, near Wakefield.

Burial no.1803 Church of England

10243 Pte. A.BANNISTER

Loyal North Lancs. Regt

Died 22nd August 1918

Burial no. 918 Roman Catholic age 24

Alfred enlisted in Preston



1844183 Sapper J.H. BARCLAY

Royal Engineers

Died 9th May 1921

Joseph

Burial no. 2049  Church of England age 26

20851 Pte F. BARNES

Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

Died 20th July 1916

Frank

Burial no. 363 Wesleyan age 28

WR/275209 Sapper W.A. BARNES

Royal Engineers

Died 15th August 1919 age 27

To Memory Ever Dear

 William

Husband of Eleanor from Rockcliffe, Carlisle.

Burial no. 2016 Church of England age 28 Service taken by Reverend Mercier

William was a Lengthman on the North Eastern Railway. Findmypast.

T4/071757 Driver H. BARNETT

Royal Army Service Corps

Died 5th October 1915 age 17

 Henry

Son of Henry George and Emily Barnett of Bethnal Green London.

Burial no 1739 Church of England.

7293 Pte. W. BARNETT

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

Died 28th September 1914

William was born in Hackney and was a Carman. His wife was Julia Marie. He died from gunshot wounds.

Burial no. 1593 Church of England

William was a cleaner on the London and North Western Railway. Findmypast.

SE/5687 Serjeant O.A. BARR

Royal Army Vet. Corps

Died 22nd August 1916 age 30

Gone But Not Forgotten

Burial no. 885 Roman Catholic

Oswald Alexander enlisted in Hounslow

330840 Pte. C.BARRIE

Royal Scots

Died 28th November 1918

Burial no. 1994 Church of England

Charles Allison Barrie enlisted st Glencorse Midlothian Scotland

He was born approx 1897

The following is from http://www.sonsofpenicuik.com/barrie-charles.html



WR/350319 Corporal J.W.BARRY

Royal Engineers

Died 14th June 1918

Burial no. 1955 Church of England

Joseph William enlisted in Chicago USA. He was in the Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport Battalion.



3060 Pte.
Henry Edward BARWOOD

Royal Army
Medical Corps

Died 4^th
May 1915



‘Henry Edward Barwood was born in Norwich during the year of 1897 to Ernest and Anna Barwood.

Later living in southwest London, it was in 1913 when aged 16 that Henry gained employment at the National Physical Laboratory*, though there is no surviving record stating the department where he worked. However, he put some of his spare time to great use by joining the Territorial Force at Surbiton and principally the 3rd Home Counties Divisional Field Ambulance. With the deteriorating situation in Europe through 1914, Great Britain found itself at war against Germany in early August and soon thereafter young Henry was mobilised for service with the Royal Army Medical Corps on the Western Front. Attached to the 2nd/3rd Home Counties Field Ambulance of the RAMC, Private Henry Barwood was posted to the British front line near Ypres.

A British eye-witness to the shelling at Ypres gives an idea of what young Henry Barwood had to experience.

“Shelling was now on the increase everywhere and all ranks had noticed it.On Monday 19th April the roads and bridges to north and east of Ypres had begun to receive attention.Now on Tuesday Ypres itself was being pounded.Enormous 1 ton shells from the German 42 cm howitzer had begun crashing into the old town.
This 'Big Bertha' fired at the rate of ten rounds per hour and caused horrendous damage.A shell landing in the open blew a crater 15 feet deep and 40 feet wide.”

In his role evacuating those caught in the shelling, Henry was pitifully exposed as the shells rained down and on that Tuesday he was very badly injured from an exploding shell. Hurriedly evacuated away from the frontline, Henry’s wounds required hospital treatment and very soon he was embarked upon a ship for passage across the English Channel to the Royal Victoria Military Hospital at Netley near to Southampton.

Bravely fighting for his life and despite the best efforts of hospital staff, 18 years old Henry succumbed to his wounds on 4th May. A military cemetery was already established in the hospital grounds and young Henry, NPL’s first war casualty was laid to rest there.

H E Barwood is commemorated on the NPL War Memorial outside Bushy House, Teddington, Middlesex, which takes the form of a plaque mounted on a roughly-hewn granite block standing on a concrete base.’

This information was taken from the Dept for Business Innovation & Skills website in 2010



*The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is the national measurement standards laboratory for the United Kingdom, based at Bushy Park in Teddington, London,  England. It is the largest applied physics organisation in the UK.

Burial no. 1684 Church Of England

8942 Pte. A. BATT

Royal Welch Fusiliers

Died 2nd July 1915 age 25



At Peace

Albert

Son of Alfred and Fanny Batt of Sheerness.

Burial no. Non. Comformist 339

Photos from the unveiling ceremony of the war memorial which has Albert's name on.

http://www.sheernessheritagecentre.com/page19warmemorial.htm

15242 Driver G.BAXTER

Royal Field Artillery

Died 21st August 1916

George was born in Rotherhithe

Burial no. 884 Roman Catholic

4545 Pte. J.BAYLISS

S.Staffordshire Regt.

Died 26th October 1916

John's parents were Alfred and Harriet

Burial no. 1870 Church of England

7109850 Pte. M. BEAKEY

Royal Irish Regiment

Died 22nd October 1920 age 21

May Jesus Have Mercy On His Soul

Martin was the son of Patrick and Bridget Beakey of Ennistymon, Co. Clare.

Burial no. 939 Roman Catholic

2nd Lieutenant R. S. BEALE

Royal Artillery

Died 26th September 1940 age 22

The Lord Of Hosts Is With Us

        Psalm XLVI.7 

Richard Stewart was the son of Charles Edward and Daisy Mary Stewart Beale.

Burial no. 2204 Church of England

1142 Serjeant H.BELCHER

Surrey (O.M.R.) Yeomanry

Died 19th November 1914

Henry was born in Worcester to father Samuel. He was a farrier before the war and during it.

Burial no. 1631 Church of England

In Loving Memory of

Gwladys BELL V.A.D. Hereford 16 died at Netley 15^th October 1918 R.I.P.

On the 1911 census, there is a Gwladys Bell age 30, single living with sister Elsie Bell, also single.

Source Citation: Class: RG14; Piece: 15690; Schedule Number: 38.

Burial no 1978 Church of England

There is a death notice in The Times dated the 18th October 1918 that reads “BELL – On the 15th Oct., at Netley, B.R.C.S. Hospital, Gwladys (Hereford 16 detachment), of influenza and pneumonia, fifth daughter of late Mr and Mrs W.P. Bell”. Her death was registered in the fourth quarter 1918 in the South Stoneham (Hampshire) registration district. She is shown as aged 36. YMP6 under “Auxiliary Hospitals” as G. Bell.

 My thanks to Jim Strawbridge for his information about Gwladys.

Gwladys was brought "In from the cold" on the 21st November 2016.http://www.infromthecold.org/casualties.asp?from=search

2726 Pte. T. BELL

10th Hussars

Died 8th December 1914

Thomas left his effects to his father William Hudson.

Burial no. 1651 Church of England

4897 Pte. W.BELLOWS

Royal Army Service Corps

Died 9th July 1921

Burial no. 2056 Church of England

9057 Lance Cpl. A. BENNETT

Wiltshire Regiment

Died 1st June 1915 age 19

Died of wounds received on Hill 60. Son of Kate and the late Joseph Robert Bennett from Portsmouth.

Arthur

Burial no. 1698 Church of England

14178 Private J.C. BENNETT

Norfolk Regiment

Died 12th October 1914

John Chareles was the son of Robert and Theresa. John was a printer and born in Islington, London.

Burial no. 1604 Church of England

2153 Pte R.E. BILSBOROUGH

Army Cyclist Corps.

Died 30th September 1915

Age 25

Husband of Ellen Ann Ball from Preston.

Richard Ernest was aged 16 and a rubber crumb grinder at a rubber works in the 1911 census. He was living with his aunt in Lancashire.

According to the Army Registers of Soldier's Effects on Ancestry, Richard was in the 13th Division of the Army Cyclist Corps. The war diary states that they were in Suvla Bay Gallipoli in dugouts west of Lala Baba. Their duties were to be guides and guards. Presumably Richard was wounded there and then sent to Netley.

Burial no. 1733 Church of England

278547 Pte R. BLACK

Argyll & Southern Highlanders

Died 8th May 1919

Robert

Burial no. Non Comformist 419

1946 Rifleman Charles Gordon BLACKMAN

City of London Rifles

Died 29th May 1915 age 17

Son of James and Julia Florence Blackman of West Hampstead London.

Burial no. 1694 Church of England

Charles is one of three young soldiers aged 17 who are buried in the WWI cemetery.

2118 Sapper Frederick Stephen BLAKE

Royal Engineers

Died 5th November 1916

Burial no. 1873 Church of England

Burial record states that Frederick died from a fatal accident in Weston Lane Woolston. He was 41 years old.

1/11140 Pte John Edward BLANCHARD

The King's Liverpool Regiment

Died 31st October 1914 age 23

Eldest Son Of William & Alice Blanchard

              R.I.P.

Burial no. 808 Roman Catholic

R4/144337 Pte W.J. BLEW

Royal Army Service Corps

Died 19th February 1919

William John age 21, was a groom in the remount section at Swaythling according to his service records dated 19th October 1915.

His parents were Henry and Mary Ann who lived at School Lane, Leighton Buzzard.

Died from Influenza at Netley.

http://www.northstoneham.org.uk/warshrine/remount/index2.html

Burial no. 2004 Church of England

497050 Sapper Edward Henry BLUNDELL

Royal Engineers

Died 16th February 1918 age 35

         R.I.P.

Son of Joseph Blundell and husband of Ellen in Birmingham.

Burial no. 910 Roman Catholic