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Kings Royal Rifle Corps




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Those known to have served with

Kings Royal Rifle Corps

during the Great War 1914-1918.

  • Abbott Geoffrey Robinson. Rfm. 18th Btn. (d.31st Jul 1917)
  • Adams John. Rflmn. 10th Battalion (d.3rd October 1916)
  • Agnew Arthur. Rfmn. 7th Btn. (d.19th Aug 1916)
  • Allcock Henry. Cpl. 1st Battalion (d.10th Mar, 1915)
  • Allsop Arthur E.. Rfln. 12th Btn. (d.15th Jun 1917)
  • Almond Albert. Pte. 16th Btn. (d.20th Jul 1916)
  • Anderson Thomas Edward. Rfm. 18th Btn. (d.7th Jun 1917)
  • Anderton Alfred Reuben. L/Cpl. 7th Btn. (d.6th December 1917)
  • Ash William. Pte. 12th Btn. (d.12th Jun 1916)
  • Asher Herbert. Rfmn. 7th Btn. (d.6th Jul 1915)
  • Aspden Albert. Rflmn. 16th Btn. (d.15th July 1916)
  • Atkinson Arthur. Rfn 17th Btn (d.3rd Sep 1916)
  • Ayres Robert John. Rfmn. 4th Btn. (d.16th Nov 1918)
  • Badetscher John Henry. L/Cpl. 7th (Service) Btn. (d.30th Jul 1915)
  • Bailey Reginald. Sgt. 17th Btn. (d.15th Oct 1916)
  • Bailey MM Robert Leslie. Sgt. 18th Btn.
  • Bailey Thomas Arthur. Rflmn. 18th (Arts and Crafts) Battalion
  • Bailey W.. L/Cpl. 4th Btn.
  • Bainbridge MM. Thomas Leslie. Sgt. 20th (British Empire Pioneers) Btn.
  • Baker Godfrey Richard. Pte. 8th Btn.
  • Banks William. Rfm. 21st (Yeoman Rifles) Btn.
  • Bardrick John Oram. Rflmn. 11th Btn. (d.30th Nov 1917)
  • Barker Albert Aspden. Rflmn. 3rd Btn. (d.28th Oct 1917)
  • Barratt Frederick Martin. Rflmn. 7th Btn. (d.10th Jul 1917)
  • Barrell Reginald Percy. Rflmn. 21st Btn. att. 41st Machine Gun Corps. (d.26th March 1918)
  • Bass Matthew Henry. L/Cpl. 10th Battalion (d.20th September 1917)
  • Baverstock John. Rfmn. 13th Btn. (d.23rd Apr 1917)
  • Baxter Robert Samuel. L/Cpl. 1st Btn. (d.27th Oct 1914)
  • Beckett William. Rfn 2nd Btn (d.30th Mar 1918)
  • Bedson Albert Clarence. Rifleman 16th Btn. (d.20th May 1917)
  • Bellamy W.. Rflmn. 1st Btn. (d.16th Jul 1915)
  • Belt James Arthur. Pte.
  • Benford A T. Rfn. 7th (Service) Btn. (d.6th Jul 1915)
  • Bennett Frederick. Pte. (d.22nd March 1918)
  • Bennett Frederick George. Pte. 9th Btn.
  • Benson MM William. L.Cpl 16th Btn.
  • Bicknell Harold. Rflmn. 13th Btn. (d.19th November 1916)
  • Bixby Charles. Rflmn. 17th Btn (d.19th Dec 1916)
  • Blackham Clarence. 2nd Lt.
  • Bland Roy Maurice. Rflmn. 2nd Battalion (d.28th Oct 1918)
  • Bland William Arthur. Rflmn. 2nd Battalion (d.7th Aug 1916)
  • Blomeley Frederick George. Sgt. 21st (Yeoman Rifles) Btn. (d.17th Sep 1916)
  • Bolster C. Hawkes. Capt. 9th Btn. (d.8th Dec 1914)
  • Bonsall Harold Reevely. L/Sgt. 21st (Yeoman Rifles) Btn. (d.17th September 1916)
  • Booth John Partington. Pte. 8th Btn. (d.6th Nov 1915)
  • Boswell David. Rfm. 10th Bat, B Coy (d.29th Feb 1916)
  • Boswell David. Pte. 10th Btn. (d.29th Feb 1916)
  • Bousfield MM Edward Albany. L/Cpl 21st (Yeoman Rifles) Btn.
  • Bowater Thomas. Rfn. 9th (Service) Btn. (d.1st Sep 1916)
  • Bowman Henry Frederick. Rifleman 16th Btn. (d.23rd Apr 1917)
  • Boxall Joseph John. Rflmn 4th Battalion
  • Brading Henry Thomas. Rifleman 21st Btn. (d.20th September 1917)
  • Briley Joseph. Rfn. 7th (Service) Btn. (d.9th Sept 1914)
  • Brinn Felix John. Rfm. 16th Btn. (d.17th Apr 1918)
  • Broughton Thomas Robert. Pte. 12th Battalion (d.5th Aug 1916)
  • Brown Arthur Benjamin. Rfmn. 12th Btn.
  • Brown Arthur Benjamin. Rfmn. 12th Battalion
  • Brown Ernest. Rflmn. 8th Btn. (d.6th August 1915)
  • Brown Reuben Joseph. Rifleman 2nd Battalion (d.23rd October 1914)
  • Brown William. Rfmn. 1st Battalion (d.27th July 1916)
  • Bryan William. L/Cpl. 1st Btn.
  • Bryning John William. Pte 17th (British Empire League) Battalion (d.18 November 1917)
  • Bullivant Frank Godfrey. Rflmn. 11th Battalion (d.14th June 1917)
  • Bullock Walter Charles. Rflmn. 11th Btn (d.17th June 1916)
  • Burdett Alfred. Rfmn. 7th (Service) Btn. (d.6th Jul 1915)
  • Burns Spensley. Pte.
  • Burt MiD. Leonard. CSM. 2nd Btn. (d.26th October 1918)
  • Bury Edmond William. Captain 11th Btn. (d.5th Dec 1915)
  • Butler Charles. Pte 8th Battalion
  • Butler James. Rifleman 8th Btn
  • Butler VC DSO. John Fitzhardinge Paul. Capt. 2nd Btn. (d.5th Sep 1916)
  • Buttery Edward. Rflmn. 4th Btn. (d.18th Oct 1918)
  • Cadreman Willie Earnest. Pte. 8th Btn.
  • Callard Alfred J.. Cpl. 13th Btn. (d.22nd November 1916)
  • Cantell George Ernest. Pte. (d.28th Oct 1914)
  • Card E. A.. Rflmn. 20th Btn. (d.22nd Sep 1916)
  • Carter William. Pte. 8th Btn. (d.30th Mar 1917)
  • Carter William. Pte. 8th Btn. (d.30th March 1917)
  • Caulfield Thomas. Rfmn. 1st Btn (d.14th Nov 1916)
  • Chalmers Thomas. Cpl. 4th Btn (d.25th May 1915)
  • Chandler Charles Henry. L/Sgt. 12th Btn (d.2nd Jun 1916)
  • Chandler Percy Reginald. Rflm. 12th Btn. (d.20th Mar 1916)
  • Chappell William. Cpl. 16th Btn. (d.31st Jan 1916)
  • Chappell William. Pte. 16th Btn. (d.31st Jan 1916)
  • Chatterton Henry. Pte. 18th Btn. (d.21st Sept 1917)
  • Cheeseman F. W.. Rflm. 18th Btn. (d.20th Oct 1917)
  • Clarke Alfred. Rfmn.
  • Clarke Charles. Pte. 2nd Btn.
  • Clarke William. Rfmn. 1st Btn. (d.15 May 1915)
  • Clayton Matthew. Rflmn. 9th Btn. (d.22nd November 1915)
  • Cleak Frederick George. Pte. 74th Coy. (d.2nd September 1918)
  • Clegg Harry Hindle. Pte. 2/4th Btn. (d.21st November 1917)
  • Clinton Walter L.. Capt. 1st Btn. attchd. 2nd Btn.
  • Clinton Walter. Capt. 1st Bn. attd. 2nd Bn. (d.22nd November 1918)
  • Cobb John. L/Sgt. 9th Btn. (d.24th August 1916)
  • Cobden William James. Sgt 16th (Church Lads Brigade) Btn (d.23rd Apr 1917)
  • Coles George Edward. Rfn 9th Btn (d.25th Sept 1915)
  • Corrie Ernest. Rfmn. 11th Battalion (d.24th March 1918)
  • Cosford Joseph Henry. Rflmn. 9th Btn. (d.21st March 1918)
  • Cotton Walter. Pte. 12th Battalion (d.27th Oct 1918)
  • Cove John. Rflmn. 9th Battalion (d.25th Sep 1915)
  • Covill Edward Emmanuel. Pte. 52nd Btn. (d.29 November 1918)
  • Cowles Walter Edward. Sgt. 9th Btn. (d.25th Sept 1915)
  • Cox John Benjamin. Rflmn. 12th Btn. (d.12th Sep 1915)
  • Crabtree John. Rflmn. 9th Btn. (d.18th August 1917)
  • Cranidge John Johnson. Rflmn. 12th Btn. (d.29th March 1918)
  • Curd MM. Esli Jonathan . Sgt. 18th Btn.
  • Curzon Frederick Barton. Pte. 18th (Arts & Crafts) Btn (d.12th February 1917)
  • Dale MM Charles William. Rflmn 13th Battalion (d.14th July 1916)
  • Davidson John. Rfmn. 16th Btn (d.29th Sep 1918)
  • Davies Harry Grenville. Pte.
  • Davis MC Melville Allen Duff. 2nd Lt. (d.28th May 1918)
  • Davis William J.. Capt. 8th Btn. (d.31st July 1915)
  • Day Charles. Rflmn. 2nd Battalion (d.9th May 1915)
  • Deadman Frank. Rflmn. 16th Btn. (d.25th October 1917)
  • Dean Frederick George. Rflmn. 8th Btn. (d.29th September 1917)
  • Dempster Harry Skeel Duncan. L/Cpl. 7th Btn. (d.3rd Aug 1915)
  • Denison MM. Thomas William. L/Cpl. 21st Btn. "B" Coy. (d.5th to 10th Oct. 1916)
  • Dibsdale Reginald Morden. Pte.
  • Didcock Reuben. CSM. 9th Battalion (d.August 1916)
  • Didcock Reuben. CSM. 9th Btn. (d.24th Aug 1916)
  • Dimmer VC, MC John Henry Stephen. Lt.Col. att. 2nd/4th Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment (d.21st March 1918)
  • Donald William Alexander. Pte. 7th Btn. (d.15th Sep 1916)
  • Donkin Harry Semmons. Private (d.17 May 1918 )
  • Donovan Thomas. Rflm. 16th Btn. (d.31st Oct 1917)
  • Dowden Joseph George. Rfmn. 7th Btn. (d.18th Jul 1916)
  • Dowling Alfred William. Rflmn. 2nd Btn. (d.10th July 1917)
  • Dry James Robert. Rflmn. 7th Battalion (d.20th Sep 1917)
  • Dunn James. Pte 16th (Church Lads Brigade) Battalion
  • Dunsmore MC. Henry Ephraim. Capt. 16th Btn
  • East Albert James. Pte. 20th Battalion (d.July 1916)
  • East Albert James. Rflmn. 20th Btn. (d.26th July 1916)
  • Eden MC. Robert Anthony. Capt. 21st Battalion
  • Edwards Harold Brinley. Rflmn. 1st Btn. (d.7th Sept 1915)
  • Edwards Joseph. Pte. 8th Btn. (d.15th Sept 1916)
  • Edwards MM. Walter Stannard. Sgt. 16th Btn. (d.12th Jan 1918)
  • Ellett William. Rflmn. 1st Btn. (d.9th Oct 1916)
  • Elliott Samuel James. Rflm. 13th Btn. (d.23rd Apr 1917)
  • Elliott Thomas. Pte. 12th Btn. (d.19th September 1916)
  • Elvin Thomas. Pte.
  • England William James. Rfmn. 10th Btn. (d.18th Jun 1918)
  • Evans William. Pte. 9th Battalion (d.22nd Oct 1917)
  • Evans William. Rfm. 9th Btn. (d.22nd Oct 1917)
  • Everall Harold. Rfmn. 10th Btn. (d.23rd December 1915)
  • Everritt Albert Victor. Rflmn. 16th Btn. (d.21st Dec 1916)
  • Fairlie Edward. Maj. 17th (British Empire League) Btn. (d.30th Mar 1918)
  • Farr Aaron. Rflmn.
  • Fear Arnold Hubert. Pte. 1st Btn. (d.29th September 1918)
  • Felix Arthur Edward. Rflmn. 11th Btn.
  • Fenn Charles Fredrick. Rflmn. 9th Btn. (d.24th March 1918)
  • Ferguson George. Sgt. 2nd Btn. (d.15th Aug 1916)
  • Firth Benjamin. Rflmn. 9th Btn (d.17th March 1918)
  • Flymm Maurice. Pte. 1st Btn.
  • Foljambe Hubert Francis Fitzwilliam Brabazon. Major. 3rd Btn. (d.14th Sep 1914)
  • Foster Arthur. 12th Btn. att RE 131st Tunneling Coy.
  • Fowler George Glyn. 2nd Lt. (d.25th Sep 1915)
  • Fowler George Glyn. Lt. (d.25th Sep 1915)
  • Fowler Robert Wilfrid. 11th Btn. (d.30th Nov 1917)
  • Francis Charles. Cpl. 13th Btn. (d.10th Mar 1918)
  • Franklin Arthur Charles. Rfm. 1st Battalion (d.3rd May 1917)
  • Franks Jacob. Rfmn. 2/2nd Btn. (d.1st Sep 1918)
  • Fromant Charles Henry. Pte. 12th Battalion
  • Fromant Charles Henry. Pte. 12th Battalion
  • Fry J.. Rfm. (d.12th Nov 1918)
  • Gains Tom. Pte. 21st Battalion (d.17th Sep 1916)
  • Gardiner James Arthur. Rfm. 18th Btn. (d.14th Jun 1917)
  • Gargini Jack. Rflmn. 7th Battalion (d.11th May 1917)
  • Gaydon Edward Alfred. 8th Battalion
  • Gaydon Edward.
  • Gilbert Charles Thomas. Rfmn. 2nd Batt (d.31st Oct 1914)
  • Giles Charles Elvin. Rfm. 7th Battalion, B Coy, No.6 section
  • Gill Albert. Sgt. 1st Btn (d.27th Jul 1916)
  • Gill Arthur Henry. Rflmn. 4th Btn. (d.3rd October 1918)
  • Gillespie George Andrew. Rfmn. 11th Btn. (d.8th Aug 1916)
  • Gillman Francis William. Pte 9th Battalion (d.24th Aug 1916)
  • Gledhill Herbert. Pte. 12th Battalion
  • Glover Humphrey William. Pte. 7th Btn. (d.4th December 1917)
  • Gough Albert Edward. Rfmn. 10th Btn. (d.27th Feb 1917)
  • Gover John Norman. L/Corporal 21st Battalion (d.30th July, 1917)
  • Grattan-Bellew MC,MID Charles Christopher. Lt.Col. 3rd Btn.
  • Gravenor John Edward. Pte. 3rd Btn. (d.29th Jul 1916)
  • Graves John. Pte. 8th Battalion (d.24th Aug 1917)
  • Gray George Henry. Rflm. 2nd Btn. (d.29th January 1915)
  • Green Charles Robert. Rfmn. 12th(Service) Division
  • Green Edward Francis. Rflm. 3rd Btn. (d.21st Nov 1916)
  • Green Henry Alfred. Attchd 5th Btn. Machine Gun Corps
  • Green Henry John. (d.24th August 1918)
  • Green William. L/Cpl. 11th Btn. (d.22nd Mar 1918)
  • Griffin Samuel Joseph. Bndmn. 4th Battalion (d.5th Jun 1915)
  • Griffiths Horace Henry. Pte. 13th Btn. (d.13th July 1916)
  • Grimley Leonard. Rflmn. 13th Btn. (d.28th April 1917)
  • Hadfield William. Rflmn. 11th Btn. (d.4th April 1917)
  • Haffenden Henry George. Pte. 21st Btn.
  • Halford James William. Rflmn. 10th Battalion (d.21st Feb 1916)
  • Hall Edwin. Pte 12th Btn
  • Hall Edwin. Pte 12th Btn
  • Hall Herbert. Pte. 5th Battalion
  • Hammer Edward Walter. Rflmn. 1st Battalion (d.14th September 1914)
  • Hammond MC and Bar. Walter. A/Capt. 23rd Btn.
  • Hampshire William. Rflm 16th (d.28th January 1916)
  • Hampshire William. Rflmn. 16th Btn. (d.28th January 1916)
  • Harding F.. Pte. 1st Btn. (d.29th June 1916)
  • Harris Alfred James. Pte 10th Battalion (d.9th Dec 1915)
  • Harris John. Pte. 19th Btn. (d.11th Jul 1917)
  • Harris John. Pte. 13th Btn. (d.11th Jul 1917)
  • Harris Richard. Rfmn. 1st Btn. (d.4th Oct 1914)
  • Harris Walter. Rflmn. 2nd Battalion (d.23rd November 1916)
  • Harrison John. Cpl
  • Hart Jack. Pte. 8th Btn (d.4th December 1917)
  • Hart Sidney Arthur. Rfl. 2nd Btn. (d.10th September 1918)
  • Harvey Edward Henry. Pte. 2nd Btn.
  • Harvey Thomas Frederick . Rfn. 10th Battalion (d.12th Aug 1917)
  • Haslam MM. William. L/Cpl. 8th Btn.
  • Hatcher George. Rfm. 1st Battalion (d.10th Mar 1915)
  • Hawkesworth Ernest Alfred. Cpl. 12th Btn. (d.16th August 1917)
  • Hawley Alexander Edward. Rfmn. 2nd Btn. (d.17th May 1916)
  • Hawley Arthur George. Rfmn. 7th (Service) Btn. (d.30th Jul 1915)
  • Hayden Thomas. Rflmn. 8th Battalion (d.1st Aug 1915)
  • Haynes John Joseph . Cpl. 18th Btn. (d.15th Sept 1916 )
  • Heath George Robert. Rfmn. 7th Batallion
  • Heaton John Henry. Rfmn. 8th Battalion (d.21st Sep 1915)
  • Heaver Harry Robert. L/Cpl. 7th Btn. (d.15th Sep 1916)
  • Hele Frederick. Private
  • Herbertson Andrew Hunter. Lt. 7th Btn. (d.15th May 1917)
  • Herrington Wilford George. Rflmn. 16th Btn. (d.26th June 1917)
  • Hewish John. Rfmn 2 Btn.
  • Hewish John. Pte
  • Hey Joe. Pte. 12th Btn. C Coy. (d.16th Aug 1917)
  • Heywood Edwin. Pte. 9th Battalion (d.9th April 1917)
  • Hibbert Francis Benjamin. Pte. 11th Battalion
  • High Gordon Alexander. Rflmn. 21st Btn. (d.8th Aug 1916)
  • Hill George. Rfm 16th Btn (d.3rd Mar 1916)
  • Hill MM John. L/Cpl. 13th Btn.
  • Hills Walter Edward. 2nd Lt. 16th Battalion (d.26th June 1917)
  • Hindley J.. Capt. 17th Btn.
  • Hiscox Frederick Herbert. Pte. 18th Btn. (d.15th Sep 1916)
  • Hodder MM. Benjamin Alfred. Cpl. 21st (Islington) Battalion
  • Hodge Geoffrey. Cpl. 9th Btn. (d.21st March 1918)
  • Hodge Percy Henry. Cpl. 8th Btn. (d.24th August 1916)
  • Holdsworth Joe Willie. Rfm. 18th Btn. (d.20th Sep 1917)
  • Holeyman Alfred. Rflmn. 18th Btn. (d.13th June 1917)
  • Hollis Arthur. Pte. 7th Battalion (d.30th July 1915)
  • Hopkins Arthur Martyn. Lt. 11th Battalion (d.29th March 1918)
  • Horne A. E.. Pte. 1st Btn.
  • Hornsby John Arthur. L/Cpl. A coy, 1st Btn.
  • Hornsby John William. L/Cpl. 1st Btn.
  • Horsman Samuel Beecher. Sergeant 21st Btn. (d.7th Aug 1917)
  • Horsnell Ernest. L/Cpl 13th Btn (d.1 May 1917)
  • Hose Albert. Rflmn. 10th Battalion (d.9th April 1918)
  • Hose Albert. Rflmn. 10th Battalion (d.9th April 1918)
  • Houchin Henry William. Rflmn. 13th Btn. (d.23rd April 1917)
  • Howe Edgar. Rflmn. 13th Battalion (d.10th Jan 1918)
  • Howitt Albert Edward. Cpl. 2nd Battalion
  • Hunt Robert. Pte. 12th Btn. (d.20th Nov 1917)
  • Hurley Timothy. Pte. 4th Btn.
  • Hutchins Wilfred Arthur. L/Cpl. 8th Btn (d.5th Jul 1915)
  • Hyde J. J.. Pte. (d.5th Sep 1917)
  • Hyslop William Joseph. Pte. 2nd Btn.
  • Ingram Charles Frederick . Sgt. 11th Battalion (d.30th November 1917)
  • Ingram Percival St.John. Rflmn. 13th Battalion (d.23rd April 1917)
  • Irwin A F. Rfn. 7th (Service) Btn. (d.6th Jul 1915)
  • Jeffrey H.. Rflmn.
  • Jelf Arthur Sidney. 18th Battalion
  • Johnston James William. L/Cpl. 1st Battalion (d.3rd Oct 1915)
  • Jonas Solomon. Rflmn. 9th Btn. (d.31st March 1918)
  • Jones Frederick George. Rifleman 12th Service Battalion (d.17th Sep 1916)
  • Jones Frederick. Pte. 1st Battalion
  • Jones John Stanley. Rfmn.
  • Jones Joseph. Cpl.
  • Jones Robert. Rflmn. 17th Btn. (d.20th September 1917)
  • Jonsson Bror Edward Gunna. Pte. 53rd Btn.
  • Jordan Alexander. Pte. 10th Btn. (d.4th April 1917)
  • Jordan Squire. L/Cpl. 3rd Btn (d.10th May 1915)
  • Juniper James Samuel. Rflmn. 17th Battalion (d.18th April 1918)
  • Kay William Henry. Sgt. 10th Btn. (d.19th May 1918)
  • Keen James William. Rifleman 21st Btn. (d.14th Aug 1917)
  • Kelleher Frank. Pte. 13 Btn (d.25th August 1918)
  • King J.. Rflm. 7th Btn. (d.16th Mar 1917)
  • King Lucas Henry St. Aubyn. Lt. 4th Btn. (d.8th May 1915)
  • Kirk Ernest. Rflmn. 8th Battalion (d.6th August 1915)
  • Lake Arthur William. Cpl. 17th Btn. (d.25th December 1916)
  • Lamb Joseph. Cpl. 22nd Btn. B Coy. 8Plt.
  • Lambert George Henry. Rifleman 1st Battalion (d.17th Feb 1917)
  • Langston William.
  • Larkman Charles. Rfl. 8th Btn. (d.5th April 1918)
  • Laverick DCM Ernest. Sgt. 13th Btn. (d.28th July 1917)
  • Law Frank Edger. Sgt. 8th Battalion
  • Law George. Pte. 1st Btn. (d.31st Oct 1915)
  • Ledbrook Wilfred Oliver. Rflmn. 16th Btn. (d.24th Dec 1916)
  • Lee Harry. Rflmn. 7th Battalion (d.11th May 1917)
  • Leek David. Rfn. 12th (Service) Btn. (d.22nd Sep 1917)
  • Lepine Richard James. Sgt Mjr. 13th Btn. B Coy. (d.11th Apr 1917)
  • Livesey Benson. Rflmn. 10th Battalion (d.10th August 1917)
  • Lockie Regnald. Pte. 3rd Btn.
  • Loe Bertie. A/CQMS. 11th Btn. (d.26th August 1916)
  • London Frederick William. Rfm. 3rd Battalion (d.4th May 1915)
  • Longhurst Stephen George. Rifleman 8th Battalion (d.24th Mar 1918)
  • Lord James. Rfm.
  • Lord James. Rfm. 20th Btn.
  • Loveday Frederick George. 6th Btn. (d.6th Apr 1918)
  • Low Harold Ayling. Rflmn. 7th Battalion (d.21st March 1918)
  • Lowther Henry. Rfmn. 4th Btn. (d.25th May 1915)
  • Lyons Leo Daniel. L/Cpl. 6th Btn.
  • Lyons Leo Daniel. L/Cpl. 6th Battalion
  • Machin Reginald. RSM. 3rd Btn.
  • Mander John. Pte.
  • Mann Herbert Henry. Sgt 7th Battalion (d.1915)
  • Mann Percy Charles. 2nd Lt. 17th Btn. (d.31st Jul 1917)
  • Marchant Joseph John. Rfm 16th Bn (d.24th Aug 1916)
  • Mariner VC William. Rflmn. 2nd Btn. B Coy (d.1st July 1916)
  • Marron Andrew Joseph Patrick . L/Cpl. 21st Btn. (d.10th Oct 1916 )
  • Marron Andrew Joseph . L/Cpl. 21st Btn. (d.10th Oct 1916 )
  • Marson Richard. Pte. 8th Battalion
  • Martin Benjamin Walter. 4th Btn. (d.19th Oct 1918)
  • Maskrey John Henry. Rflmn. 10th Battalion (d.1st July 1916)
  • Mawer James Robinson. Rifleman 21st Btn. (d.20th Sep 1917)
  • Mayhew Ernest Edwin. Rflmn. 8th Battalion (d.12th Oct 1917)
  • McCarthy Albert Cornelius. Cpl. 8th Battalion
  • McCullough Andrew. Rflmn. 2nd Btn. (d.19th Oct 1918)
  • McEvoy John Stanislaus. L/Cpl. 21st Btn. (d.22nd June 1917)
  • McGavin Charles Abercrombie. 2nd Lt. 18th Btn (d.24th Nov 1917)
  • McIntosh MM. Robert. Rfn. 7th Bn
  • McRoy John George. Pte. 21st Battalion (d.17th Jun 1917)
  • Meardon Robert. Rfmn. 13th Btn. (d.18th Jul 1916)
  • Medhurst Arthur William. Sgt. 7th Btn. (d.30th July 1915)
  • Mersh Joseph. Pte 9th Battalion (d.22nd Aug 1917)
  • Miller Alfred Henry.
  • Miller Eli. Rfmn. 7th (Service) Btn. (d.6th Jul 1915)
  • Miller Frederick Thomas. Rfmn. 21st Btn. (d.14th Aug 1917)
  • Miller Thomas. Rflmn. 21st Btn.
  • Millest Edward William John. Rflmn. 12th Btn. (d.2nd April 1918)
  • Mills Walter. Rfmn. 7th Btn. (d.21st Mar 1918)
  • Minch Charles Spencer. Cpl. 13th Btn. (d.13th July 1916)
  • Mirfield Alfred John. Pte 5th Battalion
  • Mitchell Frederick George. L/Cpl 13th Btn (d.13th Sep 1918)
  • Moore William Frederick. Rflmn. 20th Btn., C Coy.
  • Moran John Michael. Sgt. 13th Btn.
  • Morton Alfred Edward. Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.9th April 1917)
  • Morton Alfred Edward. Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.9th Apr 1917)
  • Moss Thomas James. Pte. 3rd Battalion (d.16th May 1915)
  • Nash William Frederick. Act. Sgt. 9th Btn.
  • Needleman Maurice. Rfm
  • Nicholson Wilfred. Pte. 7th Btn (d.2nd Apr 1918)
  • O'Sullivan John. Pte 4th Btn
  • Oakden Frank. Rfmn. 7th Btn (d.18th Sep 1916)
  • Oakden Tom. Rfm 11th Btn. (d.17th Sep 1916)
  • Oldham Arthur. Rflm. 7th Btn. (d.30th Jul 1915)
  • Osborne Bertram. L/Cpl.
  • Pacey Arthur. Rifleman 2nd tBn. (d.12th Sept 1916)
  • Palmer Alfred Joseph. Rflmn. 10th Btn. (d.12th July 1917)
  • Palmer Rupert. Rfmn. 3rd Btn. (d.16th June 1918)
  • Palmer William George. 17th Btn
  • Parfitt Ronald George. Pte. 9th Btn. (d.1st Jul 1916)
  • Parker Albert E.. Rfmn. 7th Btn. (d.15th May 1916)
  • Parker John George. Rfl.
  • Parsons John. Pte. 8th Btn. (d.24th Aug 1916)
  • Peachment VC. George. Rflemn. 2nd Btn. (d.25th Sep 1915)
  • Pearce Edward. L/Cpl 4th Btn (d.17th May 1915)
  • Pearson Fred. Rfmn. 16th Btn
  • Petty Silvester. Rflmn. 7th Btn. (d.26th Aug 1916)
  • Phenix Albert Price. Pte. 12th Btn. (d.15th Dec 1916)
  • Phillimore Edward Charles. Rflmn. 16th (Church Lads Brigade) Battalion (d.21st Jul 1916)
  • Phillips William. Rflmn. 1st Btn. A Company (d.17th Feb 1917)
  • Philpot C. W.. Pte. 1st Btn.
  • Pickles Thomas. Cpl. 16th Btn (CLB) (d.10th June 1918)
  • Plimmer John Charles. Pte. 9th Batallion (d.8th June 1915)
  • Plumb Arthur Samuel. Pte. 8th Service Battalion The Rifle Brigade (d.30th Oct 1915)
  • Podmore Samuel. L/Sgt. 8th Battalion
  • Podmore Samuel. L/Sgt. 8th Battalion
  • Polley Edward. Rfmn. 13th Btn. (d.23rd Aug 1918)
  • Pond Robert. Rflmn. 2nd Btn., B Coy. (d.9th May 1915)
  • Ponder Richard. Rflmn. 8th Battation (d.21st March 1918)
  • Powell Charles Henry. Rfmn. 21st Btn (d.17th Jun 1917)
  • Powell Percy. Pte. 12th Btn. (d.16th Aug 1917)
  • Poë Charley Vernon Leslie. Capt. 4th Btn. (d.1st March 1915)
  • Pracy James. Cpl. 16th Regiment (d.15th July 1916)
  • Preece Frederick Charles. Pte. 18th Btn. (d.15th June 1917)
  • Prestidge Arthur. Rfmn. 9th Btn. (d.15th Sep 1916)
  • Prince Maurice Victor Donald. Lt. 60th Btn. (d.27th Oct 1914)
  • Prior Samuel William. Cpl. 9th Btn. (d.15th Dec 1917)
  • Priske DCM. Thomas Benjamin. Pte. 3rd Battalion
  • Pritchard John David. Rflmn. 7th Btn.
  • Prowse George. Sgt. 7th Btn. (d.13th Aug 1915)
  • Prudence George Edwin. L/Cpl. 1st Btn. (d.7th August 1916)
  • Quarmby James Arthur. Rifleman 7th Battalion (d.15 Sep 1916)
  • Ramsay Keith Winton. Lt. 7th Btn. (d.3rf May 1916)
  • Read Albert Edward. Rfmn. 8th Btn (d.15th Sep 1916)
  • Rennie DSO & Bar MID George. 7th Btn.
  • Rennie DSO MID George Arthur. Brig.Gen. 7th Btn.
  • Rhodes James Charles. Rfmn. 13th Btn 15 Bde (d.18th Nov 1917)
  • Rhodes James Charles. Rfmn. 13th Btn. (d.18th Nov 1917)
  • Rhodes James Charles. Rfmn. 13th Btn. (d.18th Nov 1917)
  • Richards John Alfred. Pte 12th Btn. (d.18th August 1916)
  • Robinson OBE MC Albert Edward. QM Mjr.
  • Robinson Herbert. Rflmn. 4th Btn. (d.10th May 1915)
  • Robinson Robert. Rfmn. 2nd Battalion (d.6th Nov 1914)
  • Robson Joseph. L/Cpl. 4th Btn. (d.10th May 1915)
  • Rose Horace L.. L/Cpl. 16th Btn. (d.13th April 1918)
  • Rose Samuel. Rflmn. 12th Btn. (d.18th Sep 1916)
  • Rothwell A. J.. Rfmn. 10th Btn. D Coy. (d.12th Apr 1916)
  • Rush B.. Rfmn. 7th (Service) Btn. (d.6th Jul 1915)
  • Salusbury Richard Ernest. L/Sgt. 14th Btn. (d.20th March 1915)
  • Sapsford James Thomas. Pte. 4th Btn.
  • Savill Stanley Rust. Rfmn. 16th Btn. (d.27th Sep 1917)
  • Savill Stanley Rust. Rfn 16th Btn (d.27th Sep 1917)
  • Saward Charles Jay. Rflmn 7th Bn (d.18th August 1916)
  • Scadding Sydney. L/Cpl. 16th Btn. (d.28th Sep 1917)
  • Scarlett Leonard Thomas. Pte 9th Btn (d.24th Aug 1916)
  • Scott Thomas. Cpl. 21st Btn.
  • Scovell Wilfred Alban. Rflmn. (d.12th October 1918)
  • Sedgwick Joseph. Rfm. 7th Battalion (d.6th Jul 1915)
  • Shall Joseph James. Rflmn. 16th Btn. (d.8th October 1918)
  • Sharpe Ernest St.Clair. Rfmn. 21st Btn. (d.7th Jun 1917)
  • Shearing Thomas William. Pte. 1st Battalion (d.10th March 1915)
  • Sheldon Arthur. Rflmn. 8th Btn. (d.11th October 1917)
  • Shepherd William Alfred. Pte. 11th Btn.
  • Shewring Arthur. Rfmn. 1st Btn. A Company. (d.10th Mar 1915)
  • Shore John Denton.
  • Shufflebotham Charles. Rflmn 12th Btn. (d.2nd December 1917)
  • Sibley Albert Arthur. Rfm. 18th Btn. (d.7th June 1917)
  • Silk Thomas Edward. Rflmn. 18th (Arts and Crafts) Battalion (d.3rd June 1917)
  • Silver Mark. Cpl. (d.16th July 1916)
  • Simpson David Caldow. 2nd Lt.
  • Simpson Harry. Sgt. 16th Btn. (d.28th Jan 1916)
  • Simpson James Watson. Rfmn. 21st (Yeoman Rifles) Btn.
  • Smales Ben. Sgt. 2nd Btn. (d.17th Sept 1914)
  • Smith A. C.. Pte. 13th Btn.
  • Smith Edwin Charles. Pte 12th Btn
  • Smith Ernest. CSM 7th Btn. (d.11th Oct1917)
  • Smith Harold Stephen. Rifleman. 17th Btn. (d.29th Apr 1917)
  • Smith Thomas Nelson. Rflmn. 9th Battalion (d.29th Jun 1916)
  • Smith Thomas. Rflmn. 2nd Battalion (d.6th Nov 1914)
  • Smitheringale Joseph Henry. Rflmn. 12th Battalion (d.26th November 1918 )
  • Solomon Louis. R.S.M 10th Btn. (d.1917)
  • Somers-Smith Richard Willingdon. 2nd Lt. 7th (Service) Btn. (d.30th Jun 1915)
  • Speer Henry John. L/Sgt. 9th Btn. (d.22 Nov 1915)
  • Spencer Edwin. Rifleman 3rd Btn. (d.10th May 1915)
  • Standing Albert Henry. L/Cpl. 11th Btn. (d.28th Nov 1917)
  • Stead Thomas Albert. Pte. 7th Btn.
  • Stead Thomas Albert. Pte 7th Btn (d.1949)
  • Stearns Patrick Chillingworth. 2nd Lt. 5th Btn. att 7th Btn. (d.4th Dec 1917)
  • Stephens Albert. Private
  • Stevens Samuel Edward. Rflmn. 11th Btn. (d.25th Sep 1917)
  • Still William Henry. Rflmn. 1st Btn. (d.3rd May 1917)
  • Stones William Oswald. Rflmn. (d.25th July 1916)
  • Strutton Charles. Rflmn. (d.22nd Oct 1915)
  • Styles William Charles. Rflmn 1st Battalion (d.8th October 1918)
  • Suggitt Benjamin. Rflmn. 10th Btn. (d.20th Sep 1917)
  • Sullivan Harry. Rifleman 16th Bn (d.26th Jun 1917)
  • Summers William James. Rifleman 17th Battalion (d.4th July 1916)
  • Surry Norman Frederic. 2nd Lt. 16th Btn. (d.12th Oct 1918)
  • Sutton John Thomas. L/Cpl. 1st Btn.
  • Swallow Herbert William. Rflmn. 1st Btn. (d.27th July 1916)
  • Sydee Alfred Henry. Rfn. 12th Btn. (d.23rd Sept 1918)
  • Thomas Henry George. Rfn. 12th Btn. (d.14th Dec 1917)
  • Thomas Joshua. Pte. 9th Btn. (d.22nd March 1918)
  • Thomas Leslie. Cpl. 16th Btn.
  • Thompson Harry. Rflmn. 21st (Yeoman Rifles) Btn. (d.15th Sep 1916)
  • Till Robert. Cpl. 6th Btn.
  • Tindall MM. Walter John. Sgt. 16th (Boys Brigade) Btn. (d.17th Apr 1918)
  • Titmas Bertie Edmund. L/Cpl. 12th Btn. (d.16th Aug 1917)
  • Tomlinson William. Rflmn. 7th Btn. (d.23rd April 1917)
  • Townend MM. John Alfred. L/Cpl. 8th Btn. (d.25th Aug 1917)
  • Townsend John. Rflmn. 7th Btn. (d.2nd Sep 1915)
  • Treeves Alfred Edward. Rfmn. 7th Btn. (d.3rd Aug 1915)
  • Tuckfield MC. Henry Charles. A/Capt. 15th Btn.
  • Tunnicliffe Fred Gustavus. Sgt. 16th Battalion (d.23rd April 1917)
  • Turk William. Rfm. 9th Btn. (d.24th Aug 1916)
  • Turner Edward Henry. Pte. 13th Battalion
  • Turner Ira William. L/Cpl. 2nd Btn. (d.10th Sep 1918)
  • Turner John Henry Edward. Rflmn. 13th Battalion
  • Turville Ralph Reginald. 15th Btn.
  • Underwood Walter Oliver. Pte 4th Btn (d.24th Apr 1915)
  • Underwood William. Rfm 10th Btn (d.19th Feb 1916)
  • Ungerer MM. Cristian Arthur. Rfmn. 1st Battalion (d.27th August 1918)
  • Upton John William. Rfmn. 16th (Service) Battalion (d.23rd Apr 1917)
  • Vose MID. Francis Albert. Rfm. 9th Btn.
  • Wagner Thomas Patrick. Rflmn. 16th (Church Lads Brigade) Btn. (d.6th Nov 1916)
  • Wain David Noel. Pte. 16th (Church Lads Brigade) Btn. (d.21st July 1916)
  • Walker MM John Joseph. Sgt 8th Btn. (d.3rd May 1917)
  • Walton William. L/Sgt. 2nd Btn. (d.23rd Mar 1915)
  • Ward Benjamin. Pte. 9th Battalion (d.1st July 1916)
  • Watson Ernest. Rfn 2nd Btn (d.5th of October 1916)
  • Watson William Albert. Rflmn. 1st Btn. (d.27th July 1916)
  • Watts James Albert. Rflmn. 16th Btn (d.22nd April 1917)
  • Weldon Edward. Pte. 11th Btn.
  • Weldon John Jackson. Rifleman 21st (Yeoman Rifles) Battalion (d.15th Sep 1916)
  • Welsted Charles. Rfm. 13th Btn.
  • West Henry. Rflmn. 11th Btn. (d.20th September 1917)
  • Westcott Mark. Private
  • Wetherill MM. Herbert Edward. L/Cpl. 21st (Yeoman Rifles) Battalion (d.3rd Sep 1918)
  • Whale Albert Edward. Cpl 4th Btn
  • Whatley Henry A. Rfmn. 8th Battalion (d.15th Oct 1917)
  • Wheat James. Pte. 4th Battalion, D Company. (d.6th Nov 1918)
  • Wheat James. 9th Battalion (d.6th Nov 1918)
  • Wheat William. Pte. 9th Battalion (d.21st Mar 1918)
  • White MM Eric H.. Pte. 16th (Church Lads) Btn.
  • White MM. Eric Hyde. Pte.
  • White James Heslop. Cpl. 2nd Btn. (d.25th Sep 1915)
  • Whiteman Charles. Rflmn. 10th Battalion (d.15th September 1916)
  • Wickes Charles. Rifleman. 7th Btn. (d.30th July 1915)
  • Wicks Harry. L/Cpl 11th Btn (d.16th Dec 1915)
  • Wigley Joseph Charles. Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.18th September 1916)
  • Wiles Cecil. Pte. 21st Battalion (d.8th Jul 1916)
  • Wilkinson Hedley Vickers. Rflmn. 11th Btn. (d.30th November 2017)
  • Williams Horace P.. Rflmn. 18th Btn. (d.1st April 1918)
  • Willis William John . L/Cpl. 10th Battalion, C Coy. (d.10th August 1917)
  • Williss James Henry. Rfmn. 16th Btn. (d.2nd July 1916)
  • Willson John Bertram.
  • Wilson Fred. Pte. 21st Btn., Platoon B Coy
  • Wilson John Bertram.
  • Wilson John Alpha. Cpl. 3rd Btn. (d.5th June 1917)
  • Wilson Joseph. Sgt. 3rd Battalion (d.8th May 1915)
  • Wilson Joseph. Sgt. 3rd Btn., D Company (d.8th May 1915)
  • Wilson Sidney. Rflm 2nd Btn, (d.12th May 1915)
  • Wilson Thomas. Pte. 1st Battalion (d.27th July 1916)
  • Winch James. Rflmn. 2nd Btn. (d.19th November 1917)
  • Wollerson Charles Arthur. Rifleman 4th Battalion (d.10th May 1915)
  • Womersley Harry. Pte. 21st Btn.
  • Woodburn Ernest. Cpl. 8th Btn. (d.8th Sept 1915)
  • Woodhouse John. Rflmn. 12th Btn. (d.4th Oct 1917)
  • Woolbard George Henry. Sgt. 8th Battalion, B Company (d.24th August 1917)
  • Wootton Leonard. L/Cpl. 2nd Btn. (d.30th October 1914)
  • Wraight Frank Ernest. Pte. 2nd Battalion (d.12th January 1915)
  • Wright William Wilson. Sgt.
  • Yates William. Rfmn. 13th Btn.
  • Young Benjamin George. Pte. 3rd Btn.
  • Young Joseph. Sergeant B Company

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1206611

Lt.Col. John Henry Stephen Dimmer VC, MC att. 2nd/4th Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment King's Royal Rifle Corps (d.21st March 1918)

John Dimmer was killed in action on 21st March 1918 aged 35 and is buried in the Vadencourt British Cemetery in France. he was the husband of Dora Garvagh (formerly Dimmer), of Ashby Hall, Lincoln.

An extract from The London Gazette dated 19th Nov., 1914. records the following:- "This Officer served his machine gun during the attack on the 12th November at Klein Zillebeke until he had been shot five times - three times by shrapnel and twice by bullets, and continued at his post until his gun was destroyed."

s flynn




1206610

Rflmn. William Mariner VC 2nd Btn. B Coy King's Royal Rifle Corps (d.1st July 1916)

William Mariner died on the 1st July 1916, aged 34 and is commemorated on The Thiepval Memorial in France. he was the son of Mrs. Alice Wignall, of 18, Fletcher St., Lower Broughton, Manchester.

An extract from The London Gazette dated 23rd June, 1915, records the following:-"During a violent thunderstorm on the night of 22nd May, 1915, he left his trench near Cambrin, and crept out through the German wire entanglements till he reached the emplacement of a German machine gun which had been damaging our parapets and hindering our working parties. After climbing on the top of the German parapet he threw a bomb in under the roof of the gun emplacement and heard some groaning and the enemy running away. After about a quarter of an hour he heard some of them coming back again, and climbed up on the other side of the emplacement and threw another bomb among them left-handed. He then lay still while the Germans opened a heavy fire on the wire entanglement behind him, and it was only after about an hour that he was able to crawl back to his own trench. Before starting out he had requested a serjeant to open fire on the enemy's trenches as soon as he had thrown his bombs. Rifleman Mariner was out alone for one and half hours carrying out this gallant work".

s flynn




1206606

Rflmn. Albert James East 20th Btn. King's Royal Rifle Corps. (d.26th July 1916)

Albert East died on the 26th of July 1916, aged 35 and is buried in the Ste. Marie Cemetery in France. He was the husband of Ada East, of 22 Kentish Town Rd., Camden Town, London.

s flynn




1206555

Rflmn. John Cove 9th Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps (d.25th Sep 1915)

John Cove served with the 9th Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps and died on the 25th of September 1915.

Andrew Lane




1206507

Rflmn. William Hadfield 11th Btn. King's Royal Rifle Corps. (d.4th April 1917)

William Hadfield died on 4th of April 1917, he was the son of Mr. Thomas W. Hadfield, of 11 St. Stephens Rd., Blackburn, Lancs.

s flynn




1206453

Rflemn. George Peachment VC. 2nd Btn. King's Royal Rifle Corps (d.25th Sep 1915)

George Peachment was killed in action 25th of September 1915 age 18 and is commemorated on the Loos Memorial in France

An extract from The London Gazette, dated 18th Nov., 1915, records the following:-"For most conspicuous bravery near Hulluch on 25th Sept., 1915. During very heavy fighting, when our front line was compelled to retire in order to re-organise, Pte. Peachment, seeing his Company Commander, Captain Dubs, lying wounded, crawled to assist him. The enemy's fire was intense, but, though there was a shell hole quite close, in which a few men had taken cover, Pte. Peachment never thought of saving himself. He knelt in the open by his Officer and tried to help him, but while doing this he was first wounded by a bomb and a minute later mortally wounded by a rifle bullet. He was one of the youngest men in his battalion and gave this splendid example of courage and self-sacrifice."

s flynn




1206346

Pte. John Partington Booth 8th Btn. King's Royal Rifle Corps (d.6th Nov 1915)

Pte. John P. Booth portrait

Jack Booth was my grandma's favourite younger brother. He was 20 when he enlisted in May 1915 with the 8th King's Royal Rifles and died of his wounds on 6th November at Ypres, later that same year.

I'm lucky in that I have a lot of information about him. My great grandmother and the eldest daughter traveled to Ypres to see his grave and brought back postcards and other souvenirs; a brass dogcart, an anvil formed from a shell casing. Probably the one and only time they traveled from their thoroughly working class home. The women of the family had gold pendants with his photo inside, so I grew up knowing what he looked like and the fact 'a trip' had been made.

His records also survived and I have copies of the correspondence with his mother about his effects - a wristwatch (broken), purse, pipe, knife, gospel, letters and photos, and her grateful reply 'hoping if they get anything else as there is a few more things'. I also have the Btn's war diary and know that the working party he was with was shelled returning from repairing trenches and he was hit by shrapnel. I know where the Field Ambulance Station was where he died, where he was initially buried (an OS reference) and his final resting place in the Hop Store Cemetery just west of Ypres. A silk mourning token also found its way to us through a local newspaper story.

RIP John Partington Booth. Gone but not forgotten.

Gill Butterworth




1206305

Pte. Frederick Herbert Hiscox 18th Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps (d.15th Sep 1916)

Attestation 1915

Rifleman Frederick Hiscox of the KRRC would never know that his twin sister, Edith Emily, would emigrate to America, and that he would have many cousins there.

His was a short war - he enlisted early in 1915 at Romford, Essex, not far from the family home at Vange. By early 1916 his battalion was in France, and they would be engaged in one of the Somme battles. On September 15, 1916, he was posted as missing, and, as far as we are aware, his body was never found. Frederick, therefore, has no known grave, and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.

Brian A Hill




1206154

Sgt. William Henry Kay 10th Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps (d.19th May 1918)

William Henry Kay was from a large family that originated in Kimberworth, Yorkshire, having 11 brothers and sisters. He was married to Sarah and they had three children, James, Noah and Jane. He was a blast furnaceman in Middlesbrough before the war and they lived in Grangetown.

He started his military career in September 1914, when he joined the newly formed 10th Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps. In June 1916 he was promoted to Sergeant. In Aug 1916 he transferred to the Yorkshire and Lancashire Regiment then in September to the Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.

In March 1917 he was transferred again to the Durham Light Infantry, but was soon moved to the Labour Corps, probably due to ill health. By May 1918 he was back in DLI barracks in Newcastle where he died of a heart attack on the 19 May 1918. His son James, who was 14 when war broke out, also served, but I can not find any details. He survived the war but died in an accident a few years later.

Andrew Coles




1206101

Rflmn. Silvester Petty 7th Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps (d.26th Aug 1916)

Silvester Petty served with the 7th Kings Royal Rifle Corps.

Sandra Nuttall




1205747

Pte. David Boswell 10th Btn. Kings Royal Rifles Corps (d.29th Feb 1916)

David Boswell served with B Company, 10th Battalion, Kings Royal Rifle Corps during WW1 and died on the 29th February 1916, aged 21. He is buried in La Belle Alliance Cemetery in Belgium. He was the son of Thomas and Sarah Boswell, of 75, Sharp St., Warrington.

Steve




263610

Rfmn. Henry Lowther 4th Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps (d.25th May 1915)

Henry Lowther was born in Leeds. He was my great great Uncle on my dad's side of the family. His name is on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial as his body was unfortunately never recovered or found. We believe he may be in an unmarked grave at Hooge Crater.

Lucy-Jayne Brown




263398

Rflmn. Wilfred Oliver Ledbrook 16th Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps (d.24th Dec 1916)

On the day of his death, Wilfred Ledbrook was supposed to be on leave. He was single and gave his leave up to a friend (name unknown) so that the friend could be with his wife and family at Christmas.

I was born in 1947, and his sister (my grandmother) insisted that I be baptised Wilfred Oliver, in memory of her brother. I was always very close to my late Nan.

Wilfred Oliver James Puffett




263273

Rflmn. James Samuel Juniper 17th Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps (d.18th April 1918)

James Juniper is remembered at Tyne Cot Cemetery.





263030

Pte. Benjamin George Young 3rd Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps

George Young wonthe Novices Welterweight Boxing Championship whilst serving in the 3rd Battalion, KRRC.

Christopher Young




262850

Rfmn. Robert John Ayres 4th Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps (d.16th Nov 1918)

I have recently discovered that my great grandfather, Robert Ayres served his country and sadly passed away aged 36, in the Wharncliffe hospital, Sheffield. It appears that he died from the effects of gas, at the end of WW1 and is buried at Wadsley churchyard in Sheffield. Quite tragic to survive the fighting but then to die after the war ended.

I also discovered that he is on the war memorial at the church, so a couple of years ago I managed to have flowers placed there for Remembrance Sunday. I remember my late mother, his granddaughter, saying how sad it was when the family received the telegram with the tragic news. Bless them. I am glad I was able to find out more about him and do something in his memory.

Linda Phelps




262314

Pte John William Bryning 17th (British Empire League) Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps (d.18 November 1917)

John was in the 17th Kings Royal Rifle Corps on the 18th November 1917 the 17th relieved the 16th Rifle Brigade at the Polderhoeke Sector. He was killed by German shell fire or by a sniper. His body was never found but his name is on a wall at Tyne Cot.

Hazel Mitchell




262144

Pte. Timothy Hurley 4th Btn. King's Royal Rifle Corps

Timothy Hurley was born in 1894 and lived in Chelsea with his brother Daniel and his mother. His brother joined the Royal Field Artillery and died in 1916. Timothy survived, dying in 1963. Both boys attended Duke of York's RMS in Chelsea.





261751

Rflm. Samuel James Elliott 13th Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps (d.23rd Apr 1917)

Samuel Elliott

Samuel Elliott was born in April 1883 in Rotherhithe, Surrey. He joined the Army on 25th of May 1916. Regrettably, he died less than a year later on the first day of the Battle of Arras. He is commemorated on the Arras Memorial. He left a wife and 4 young children, the youngest being 3 years of age.





261418

L/Cpl. William Bryan 1st Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps

William Bryan

My great-great-uncle William Bryan. William fought in the Boer War and India prior to WW1. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has his date of death as 27th of October 1914. I visited Ypres and the Menin Gate last year to pay my respects to Bill, who was in the 1st Battalion KRRC. Incredibly, I have just found out that he is listed as a prisoner in Red Cross records dated 2nd of November 1914 and later in Güstrow POW Camp records dated 2nd of December 1914. After all these years, nobody alive today realized that 27th of October 1914 was not in fact his actual date of death.

So from today begins more research in the hope that we can now find out what really did happen to our Bill.









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