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General => Armed Forces => World War One => Topic started by: booger on Tuesday 02 November 04 11:14 GMT (UK)
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I don't have any yet, but my wife has three g.uncles (all brothers) killed in WWI.
:'(
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:( yes the one in my line is my greatgrand fathers brother ,
EDWARD B BALLARD DIED 10 5 1915
REMEMBERED YPRES MENIN GATE MEMORIAL
2nd ban Gloucester Regt .....
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Found this rather good memorial At Bream in Somerset uk
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As far as i know i have only one. He was'nt even a relative but my grandmothers 1st husband. His name was George Stringer Ellis and he died on the RMS Leinster when it was sank by torpedo in the irish sea. I have a memorial page on my site with pictures from Hollybrook cemetery in Southamton.
Here is the Leinsters official page
http://www.dun-laoghaire.com/mvleinster.html
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Our Family had just one member that died his name was John Crompton Service no 14710 (this was found with the help of Doug Lewis on Rootschat ~Thankyou).
John Died 5.7.1916 killed in action in France. His name is on the Thiepval Memorial.
My Brother in law is named after him also one of my Grandsons.
Matty :(
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Quite a handful of them in WW2 but just the one in WW1 so far. My great uncle Sidney Driscoll, Lance Corporal with the London Regiment. He died 7 June 1917 age 20 at the launch of the Battle of Messines when 19 underground mines were detonated along German lines and some 10,000 men lost their lives in the explosion alone.
Sidney was actually the start of my family history research. About a year ago my father told me a story about when he attended his sister's wedding in 1938. Dad remembers walking from the church to the reception when suddenly my grandfather Albert grabbed the bride's bouquet, leapt over some railings and laid the flowers at a WW1 memorial, saying "that's for Sidney"
The quest for Sidney snowballed into the obsession I have now ;) I sometimes wonder if I'm the only person to remember him at this time of year ....
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So far I have found four with two possibles waiting in the wings.
Brothers :-
James Gambling 10/3929, 1st Bn Wellington Regiment N.Z.E.F. 16 Sept 1916
John Gambling 2267, 5th Australian Pioneers, 10 May 1917.
Brothers :-
Alfred Astley Gambling 389, 3rd Bn Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 10 June 1915
Ernest Walter Gambling 12/3020, 1st Bn Auckland Regiment. 03 July 1916
07/11. Now confirmed
Sarjeant William Henry Gambling Kings Royal Rifle Corps. 16 Oct 1917
Earnest Gambling Royal Berkshire Regiment. 27 Aug 1918
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To date fortunately none, neither in WWI nor WWII.
I have however found 2 who died in fighting in Waterloo.
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I voted NONE, but it isn't strictly true. My gt gt grandfather was a soldier during WW1 and he was posted to France but he had shell shock and, in order to get him off the front line, he was given a commission and posted to Northumberland. He died in there in 1917, but I believe that his death was related to combat etc, and that it was likely he would have died then even if the war hadn't have been taking place. However, he has a CWGC headstone, so they class him as a war victim.... hmmmmm. Other than that no other WW1 deaths thanks goodness.
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Only found one so far - Leading Stoker, Samuel Clouting, died on RFA Slavol 27.10.1918.
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This is one of mine.
G/98134 Pte William Humphries 29th Bn., Royal Fusiliers
who died of Pnuemonia whilst recovering from wounds on Tuesday, 12th November 1918. Age 17 but listed as age 19 on CWGC.
Alan
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Two of my mother's uncles:
Harry Yarborough, West Yorks Regiment
T.W. Yarborough, West Yorks Regiment
... and the husband of my father's aunt:
Alfred Terry, King's Own Yorks Light Infantry
God bless all who gave their lives for their country.
Tim
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I have one, my great grandmother's brother. His name was Nathan Hill. He died in 1918 right after his only child was born, don't think he ever saw his son. He was one of three men from a Very small village in Vt. killed in W.W.1. That was unusual for such a small town.
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I have one who died, George Collinson, Lance Corporal in the Northumberland Fusilliers, 2nd Bn. died 24.5.1915, he is mentioned on the Menin Gate memorial.
And one, George's brother Thomas, who was wounded and was left with an arm that would not work, my mother remembers thinking as a young girl that he was very clever as he used to put his box of matches in the hand that would not work, and then strike the match with the hand that did.
My Grandmother was very fond of her brothers and never forgot George, she had no idea of where he was until my father (her son in law) made enquiries and found about the mention on the Menin Gate, my grandmother was so pleased that he had been remembered.
Lindy
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Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori.
Thankfully I have not found any in my direct lines, but should like very much to remember all who sacrificed themselves for our freedom. My great-grandfather died as a result of testing gas-masks in 1916 when my grandmother was seven. God rest his soul.
Especially, my cousins german, of whom I know:
Private William George Chasteauneuf Australian Infantry Force, 48th Battalion Died 7 Aug 1916 France;
Private Edward Horatio Bull Chasteauneuf East Surrey Regiment, 12th Battalion Died 1 Aug 1917, France;
Rifleman Frank Chasteauneuf 11th Battalion, Rifle Brigade Died 21 Mar 1918, France;
Lieutenant Humphrey St. Barbe Sydenham 2nd/4th Devonshire Regiment Died Iraq 8 Oct 1916;
Thomas Keith Swain Died 30 Oct 1916;
Captain Robert Henry Collyns Royal Engineers, Croix de Guerre Died June 1918 France;
Captain Richard Michael Ducat RN;
Major Gerald Norman Hunnybun 9th Battalion, Yorkshire Regt. Died 23 Oct 1918 Bois l'Eveque, nr. Le Cateau, Pommereuil, France.
And all those other countless millions who died from all sides.
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I've only got one family member, my G Uncle:-
Private John Frederick Jones, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Died 26 March 1917(age 22), Israel. Buried in the Jerusalem Memorial Cemetery, Israel.
Jan
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As yet I have not found an ancestor who died in action. One of my G-Grandmothers died relatively young though, she was a munitions worker in WWI so it is possible she was a victim of the war.
Kazza.
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Initially I didn't think this affected me that much but recent digging in some lines has established that at least 3 from close lines were killed in action while 1 was missing presumed killed at Ypres.
I recently downloaded several video clips of some of the war graves .... and I found myself with a catch in my throat as the scene moved through the gates to show the vast sea of white crosses.
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Oh how I would love to be able to answer this question!
My husband's grandfather served in the Royal Engineers (M & E Section). I have his army number and his medal card. Family rumour says he was gassed in the war and died shortly afterwards, but whether that is shortly after the war or shortly after he was gassed I don't know. I don't actually believe any of that! I think that is a smoke screen put about by his wife whom he is said to have deserted! He was in Mesopotamia in 1919 (so he clearly survived WW1) and as far as I have been able to ascertain gas was not used there! It would be lovely to prove that he was discharged from Kitchener's army and went on to live a long and healthy life - but how? I have to wait 3 months for a reply to my letter to the Royal Engineers!!!
Jill
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So Far I have found two Great uncles who died and one survived till 1981 I have photos of two in their uniforms, I'm still on the hunt for the third. I think I found his son in the Australian Honours List, but he's probably dead by now . I hope he had children who have his photo.
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My gfathers brother , he was George Pollard serving with the 2/6 Manchesters
KIA 21st. march 1918
Remembered at Pozieres Memorial
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One at Gallipoli and one near Villers Bretonneux. Three others wounded at Gallipoli, Palestine and France.
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So far I have found two, Stanley Victor Carthew Vincent from New Zealand and Walter William Janes from Bristol. Both were in their early twenties and handsome young men. Such a waste.
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I have one....Thomas Capes aged 27 years...Northumberland Fusiliers died in the first battle of Arras....he left a wife and 3 year old Daughter...I visited his grave when I visited the WW1 Battlefields in July.
Carol