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Cpl. Patrick Daly
British Army 7th Battalion Leinster Regiment
from:Gaulmoylestown, Mullingar, Co Westmeath,Ireland
(d.8th Mar 1917)
Patrick Daly is interred in the Pond Farm Cemetery. On the day that he was killed the Battalion diary records that there was a heavy German Artillery bombardment lasting from 3.00pm to 6.00pm, as a result of which 1 officer and 11 other ranks were killed and 22 other ranks wounded.
Sgt. Patrick Daly MiD.
British Army 5th Sqdn. Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry)
(d.28th Nov 1917)
Patrick Daly was born on 17th June 1884 at 20 Phibsboro Road, Dublin, the second son of Timothy Daly and Sarah Levins. He was baptised in St. Mary's Pro Cathedral on 30th June 1884 and had 8 siblings. The family moved to Finglas Bridge and then to Glasnevin. He married Sarah Downes on 7th Aug 1910 at the Church of Our Lady of Dolours, Glasnevin. His sister Mary Daly and John Monohan were witnesses. According to the 1911 census, they lived on Phibsboro Road and Patrick was a labourer and ex-soldier on reserve for the 12th Lancers. It also states they could both read and write. They had 2 children: Mary, born 27th May 1911; and Patrick Columba, born 9th Jun 1915. Sadly, on 30th Sept 1915 Mary died at the age of 4 from bronchial pneumonia after having been ill for a week. They were living at 19 Wellington Street at the time of her death. Patrick had already embarked for France in May, so he probably never saw his son and wasn't at home when his daughter died.
With the outbreak of World War 1, Patrick re-enlisted into the 12th Lancers. He was 5ft 10, weighed 143lbs, chest 38 inches and had a fresh complexion with brown hair and blue eyes. He was posted with the 12th Lancers as part of the British Expeditionary Force to France. He embarked from Southampton on 23rd May and landed in Rouen a day later. He was promoted to Lance Corporal on 28th October that year and then Corporal on 26th Feb 1916 as part of the 5th Squadron Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry). He was further promoted to Sergeant on 29th Jan 1917.
Patrick was severely reprimanded by his Captain on 16th Mar 1917 for being drunk whilst on active service. He was mentioned in Sir Douglas Haig's Dispatch of 7th Nov 1917 as someone who deserved a special mention in the Third Supplement of the London Gazette. This was not published until 21st Dec 1917. (Supplement 30445, pg 13473)
The 5th MGC Cavalry took up positions in Bourlon Wood during the night of 26th/27th November as part of the Battle of Cambrai. These positions were heavily shelled on 28th of November 1917. Patrick, serving as a machine-gunner, died of wounds that day. He is remembered on the Cambrai Memorial at Louveral. On 16th Jan 1920 he was posthumously awarded the Victory Medal, British War Medal, and 1914/15 Star.
He left behind 7 siblings (his brother James, my great-grandfather, having died in 1914), his parents Timothy and Sarah Daly, his wife Sarah Daly, and their son Patrick Columba Daly.
2Lt Percy Arthur Daly
British Army 15th Battalion London Regiment
Percy Daly was Gazetted 2nd Lieutenant on 27th of March 1918.
RSM. Simeon Thomas "Tim" Daly
British Army 12th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment
from:York
(d.13th Apr 1917)
Pte. William Alfred Daly
British Army 13th Battalion Cheshire Regiment
from:Birkenhead
(d.16th July 1916)
Pte. Hugh Dalzell
British Army 9th Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers
from:Newtonards
(d.16th Aug 1917)
Pte Hugh Dalzell, 9th Bn Royal Irish Fusiliers was my great great uncle and I am keen to make sure his service is recorded. He joined the Army on 17th of March 1916 and arrived in France on 30th of June 1916 and was posted to D Coy 9th Btn, Royal Irish Fusiliers. He was killed in action on 16th of August 1917 during the 3rd Battle of Langemark. Gone but not forgotten - Faugh a Ballagh!
Dalziel
Army 7th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Pte. Horace Damms
British Army 2/4th Btn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment
(d.28th Sep 1917)
Horace Damms served with the 2/4th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment. On 27th September 1917 he died of wounds and was buried in Grevillers British Cemetery, France. He was 26 years old.
L/Cpl. Charles Dance
British Army 2nd Btn. Durham Light Infantry
from:24 Faunce Street. Kennington Park. London
(d.21st March 1918)
My Great great Grandfather, Charles Dance served in the British Armed Forces part of the 2nd Battalion, Durham Light Infantry, enlisting on the 13th of June 1916. He died on the 21st March 1918 at Morchies, France. He was born on the 2nd November 1883 and died 21st March 1918 Age 34. He is buried in Vaulx Hill Cemetery, France.
Eye Witnesses to death include: Pte. Hammond. 204786. 2 D.L.I. I saw Dance killed on fire-step with a piece of shrapnel - at Morchies - I was standing by him - March 21 - 9.30 a.m We lost the trench and I was captured 1 1/2 hours later - near Bapaume.
David McCulloch. 9901. 2. D.L.I I saw him hit in the breast by shrapnel March 21st. at Morchies. We were captured then. He was an artist and came from London.
Pte. John. Tennant. 301797. 2 D.L.I I saw him killed by shrapnel in the back - carried his body on one side; on March 21/18
(Pte. John. Tennant. 301797. 2 D.L.I. letter to my Great great Grandmother Louisa Maud Dance): "On the 21st March we were in the front line trench when the Germans made an attack after a heavy bombardment in which your husband was struck by a piece of shrapnel in the back which killed him instantly. I then laid him on the side of the trench along with our other dead comrades. Soon after the Germans occupied the trench and I was taken away prisoner. I have seen the Germans bury English dead just the same as their own in a very acceptable manner. I should like a photo of your husband very much. I and he were very good friends".
L/Cpl. John Gibson. 45159. 2 D.L.I I knew Dance from October 1917 to March 1918. I was wounded on 21.3.18. and whilst in the dressing station I met Pte. William Gore. 2 D.L.I. (formerly a bandsman in the West Ridings) who was also wounded, and who told me he had seen Dance killed. I do not know Gore's number. He came to a hospital in Norwich, and would be able to give all information about Dance.
Pte. P. Wright. 36673. 2 D.L.I We were at Morchies on 21st March and I was in the same post as Dance. I saw him killed by shrapnel which hit him in the back. He died within a few minutes - unconscious. The post was captured 3 hours after and the body was then left.
L/Cpl. Sam Dance
British Army 8th Btn. North Staffordshire Regiment
Sam Dance served with the 8th North Staffordshire Regiment.
Cpl. Albert Dancer
British Army Royal Garrison Artillery
from:Wolverhampton
Albert Dancer became the second husband of my great grandmother, or Nan, as we called her. I never met him, although my mother remembers him as a jovial and friendly man. Albert was born in Wolverhampton in 1881, eldest son of Samuel and Elizabeth Dancer. He married in 1910 but my family never knew his first wife. He was relatively old to join up during the war, being in his mid-thirties, but he served in the RGA and reached the rank of acting-sergeant by the war's end.
After the Second World War he met my Nan, whose own first husband (my great grandfather) had died fairly young. They lived a very happy life together and Albert involved himself actively in amateur dramatics. He passed away in 1967.
Unfortunately, we know almost nothing of Albert's service in the Great War. Being in the RGA makes it very difficult to research his unit and we have no records of where he served. My family do, however, have his war medals which help us to remember the man who shared the last 20 years of his life with Nan.
Pte. Frederick George Dancox VC.
British Army 4th Btn. Worcestershire Regiment
from:Brabourne, Worcestershire
(d.30th Nov 1917)
Frederick Dancox was killed in action on the 30th of November aged 38, he is commemorated on The Cambrai Memorial, France. Native of Brabourne, Worcestershire
An extract from The London Gazette, dated 23rd Nov., 1917, records the following:- "For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty in attack. After the first objective had been captured and consolidation had been started, work was considerably hampered, and numerous casualties were caused, by an enemy machine gun firing from a concrete emplacement situated on the edge of our protective barrage. Pte. Dancox was one of a party of about ten men detailed as moppers-up. Owing to the position of the machine gun emplacement, it was extremely difficult to work round a flank. However, this man with great gallantry worked his way round through the barrage and entered the" Pillbox "from the rear, threatening the garrison with a Mills bomb. Shortly afterwards he reappeared with a machine gun under his arm, followed by about 40 enemy. The machine gun was brought back to our position by Pte. Dancox, and he kept it in action all day. By his resolution, absolute disregard of danger and cheerful disposition, the morale of his comrades was maintained at a very high standard under extremely trying circumstances."
Pte. Arthur Anderson Dand
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Harold Geoffrey Dane
British Army The Hampshire Yeomanry (Carabiniers)
from:Erith, Kent
My father Harold (born Jan 16 1884)was an apprentice joiner in the shipyards, with John I Thornycroft. He enlisted Aug 4 1914, seeking adventure, and served initially in the Cavalry, seeing action in France. Group C, Southampton was disbanded and the members placed in the infantry.
However, dad had proved himself valuable with his carpentry skills and was given additional training (in 1916?) and assigned to Number 6 Observation Group, Field Survey Company, Royal Engineers, British Expeditionary Force, France (sapper #521715).
He spent the remainder of the war at the front, including 18 months at Paschendale.
His lucky number was 2: he was promoted from the ranks twice, and demoted twice; he was mentioned in dispatches twice, and he was a witness at two court-martials, and the accused were declared innocent in both cases (amazingly, the witnesses saw nothing).
Dad credited his survival to his Captain, an "upper-class" man who stood up for his men, persuading his superiors that they were too valuable to risk on full offensives, although they did do duty as scouts. I have in my possession a map of the Front, Belgium and Part of France, dated September 29, 1918 (Sheet 28 SW) complete with mud and dad's reference marks and notations. Following the war, armed with glowing references from his Captain, dad rejoined Thornycroft and completed his training, becoming a Master Joiner. However he had, in today's jargon, post-traumatic stress, and was unable to hold a job although he had many opportunities including a stint building airplanes. Shortly after the war he attended the Carabinier's reunion, and concluded that he was the only survivor of Group C.
Dad emigrated to Canada in 1920, joined his brother on his homestead on remote northern Vancouver Island, and after a year of isolation "was cured".
Pte. Maurice Surrey "R.E.Sanders" Dane
Australian Imperial Forces 37th Btn.
from:Kentish Town, England
(d.8th Jun 1917)
Maurice Dane was the son of Mrs. Ellen Marian Surrey Dane, of 20A, Lissenden Mansions, Highgate Road, Kentish Town, London, England. He served with the AIF under the name of R.E.Sanders and lost his life on the 8th of June 1917 during the Battle of Messines. He was 21 years old and is believed to be buried at Bethleem Farm Cemetery in Belgium where his name is commemorated on a special memorial.
Sgt. Harry C. Danes
British Army 12th Battery Royal Field Artillery
from:Woolwich
(d.14th July 1916 )
Harry Danes was the younger brother of my Great Grandfather, born in Maidstone Kent on 26th of Jan 1880. But because my Great Grandfather emigrated to Canada prior to the Great War, I knew nothing about Sergeant Danes' service during World War One. This is remarkable because my family knows my love of military history, especially my Grandmother. After I finished my own 35 year career in 2017 as an American Army Lieutenant Colonel I began researching my family history. I knew my Great Grand Father had one twin brother who stayed in England, but did not know he had any other siblings. After performing a DNA test I was linked through a genealogy website with my long lost English cousins and learned about Sergeant Harry Danes. Having a Bachelors Degree in Military History, and teaching Military History at a University, I was both dumbfounded that I knew nothing of Sgt Danes in my family history and delighted to learn that I had someone I could personally honor who was related to me before the the Centennial Anniversary of the Great War's end. Sadly I had to honor his death as a sacrifice in that terrible war. But honor him I now could and would. I had no other relatives on either side of my family fight in the War. This was also gratifying personally to me, as I am part of an organization in the United States that seeks to investigate, locate, recover and identify the remains of missing in action World War One American Service Members. I am the sole aviation expert of the organization and we are attempting, for the first time ever in our Nation's history since 1922, to locate, recover and identify an American Aviator that went missing in action on 14th of July 1917. Unfortunately the information I have is very little and I have no photos of Sgt Harry Danes, nor circumstances of his service or of his death. This I am working to correct and plan to share once I do have more information. The fact he was a Sergeant suggests he was no common Soldier.
Dvr. David James Daniel
British Army 5th Btn. South Wales Borderers
from:Llanfihangel-y-Creuddyn, Aberystwyth
David Daniel Enlisted in September 1914 and went to Flanders in July 1915. He went home on leave to Aberystwyth in 1917 where the local paper reported that Dvr Wm Davies and Dvr David Daniel "they were well, after two years in France and were unscathed" before returning to France and then discharge in February 1919.
2/Lt. E. Daniel
British Army 11th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles
2nd Lieut. Daniel joined the 11th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles from base on 28th April 1916.
Pte. Harry Thomas Daniel
Royal Flying Corps
from:Leigh-On-Sea, Essex.
(d.18th August 1917)
The grave of this young man, Harry Thomas Daniel, is in Leigh Cemetery, Leigh-On-Sea, Essex. Harry had previously served with the Essex Regiment before transferring to the RFC. His headstone has the correct date of death on it. However it appears an error was made on Graves Registration Report Form 245 from 15/12/1920 giving his death as being 17/08/1918. some records like Find My Past and CWGC show this date of death.
Pte. William H Daniell
British Army Hertfordshire Regiment
(d.15th July 1918)
Private William H Daniell, son of P. and Alice A. Daniell, 11 Austins Lane, Ampthill, Bedfordshire; born in London, living in Ampthill, enlisted Bedford. Served with the Hertfordshire Regiment (service no. 31901).
He was killed in action on 15th July 1918 in France and Flanders age 21 years and is buried in St Amand British Cemetery, France. He is remembered on both The War Memorial and The Alamada, St. Andrews Church, Ampthill.
Information courtesy of www.roll-of-honour.com
Capt. Frank Daniells
British Army 12th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment
from:Mentone Avenue, Aspley Guise
My Great-grandfather, Captain Frank Daniels was born at Holcombe, Somerset in the 3rd quarter of 1869. As a young man he worked as an agricultural worker before enlisting into the Army at some time during the late 1800s as a career soldier. We know that he married Clara Ann Hughes in the first quarter of 1893 and lived in East Claydon, Winslow in Buckinghamshire and by 1897 he was posted to Gibraltar where my grandmother, Alice Maude Daniels was born.
His first military deployment was with the “Leeds rifles” (West Yorkshire Regiment) we suspect serving as a Colour Sgt during the 2nd. South African Boer War, 1900 to 1902, although we have no further details of his involvement in this campaign. Following his return from overseas active service in South Africa we suspect he lived between East Claydon and Carlton Barracks where he became a military gymnastics instructor. The details on his competition medals identify him in 1905 as being a Colour Sergt. in the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the West Yorkshire Regiment. We also know in the same year the family was posted to Belfast where my great uncle, Harold Vincent Daniells was born.
In the 1911 census, the family is listed as living at the East Claydon address with Frank Daniells as an army pensioner and hedge senior. With the outbreak of World War I in August 1914, the then retired Colour Sergt. Frank Daniells, now aged 45, is offered a Captaincy and re-enlisted into the Army, we suspect, into the 12th Battalion of the West Yorkshire Regiment. This is supported with 2 pieces of evidence, firstly because the 12th Battalion were based and trained at Halton house training camp, in Buckinghamshire, close to East Claydon and the inscription written in pen inside of his Sam Browne belt, appears to read ‘‘Capt. F Daniells” “12 W York’s RGT”.
The West Yorkshire Regiment 12th Battalion was raised in York on the 16th of September 1914 and joined the 63rd Brigade of the 21st Division. The Division was concentrated in and around the Leighton Buzzard and Tring area, training at Halton Hall and then to Witley camp before mobilizing to France in September of 1915. They saw their first action that year as reserve to the British assault at Loos and in 1916 saw action on the Bluff and St Eloi Craters before entering the Somme for the Battle of Albert, the battle of Bazentin, Longueval, Delville wood and the Battle of Ancre Heights. During 1917 their action was at Arras before moving Northwards into Flanders. In 1918 they saw action at the battle for the Menin road and The third battle of Ypres before moving southwards for The battle of Cambrai.
The only family information that we have relating to his service is that at some point he suffered from shell-shock and had to be dragged out the trenches and saved by his men. Unfortunately none of his service records are available so we do not Know at which point this happened. Upon his return to England we know that he was living in Wing, Buckinghamshire as detailed on his War badge approval form, issued by the War office 28/01/1918 before moving to Braystone house and then to Mentone Avenue in Aspley Guise where he lived out his life until he passed away in 1935, aged 66.
Writing inside of Sam Browne
Pte. Rupert Joseph "Rubes" Daniells
British Army 13th Btn. Essex Regiment
from:Brentwood
(d.28th April 1917)
Pte. Albert Daniels
Royal Army Medical Corps 2nd Home Counties Field Ambulance
from:28 Strand Street, Sandwich, Kent
(d.9th Nov 1917 )
Pte. Bertie Daniels
British Army 1st Btn. Wiltshire Regiment
from:Frome, Somerset
My Grandfather, Bertie Daniels enlisted in the Army on 21st August 1905 and served with B Company the 1st Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment. He landed in Rouen, France on 21st November 1914. He was shot in the head and was taken to 4C Field Ambulance on 23rd November 1914. He was admitted to 7 Stat Hospital Boulogne and on 3rd Dec 1914 taken back to England on the Carisbrook Castle. He was eventualy transferred to the Northumberland Fusiliers 3rd Garrison Battalion. Bertie past away in 1946 in Frome, Somerset.
Dvr. Charles Arthur Daniels
British Army 103rd Bde. D Bty Royal Field Artillery
from:Brentford, Middlesex
(d.3rd Jun 1917)
Guardsman. Daniel Daniels
British Army 2nd Batt. D Coy, Grenadier Guards
from:Burslem, Stoke on trent
(d.1st Sep 1914)
Danny Daniels, my great uncle, was born on the 20th November 1893 at No 3 Hot Lane, Burslem, son of Alfred and Annie Elizabeth Daniels. He was previously a miners wagoner and a 5th Batt. N. Staffords Territorial soldier, his enlistment with the Colours was in April 1913. He was shipped to France in August 1914 from Chelsea Barracks onboard the Cawdor Castle, leaving Southampton for Le Havre in France along with the 4th Guards Brigade was part of 1 Corps under Gen.Douglas Haig.
He then commenced the long march retreat from Mons seeing limited action even at Landrecies where D Coy 4th Btn were covering a bridge south of the town. Arriving at Villers Cotterets on the 31st August he was part of the rear guard action at the Rond dela Reine in the Foret de Retz that took place the following day. Along with his brother soldier Guardsmen he was killed either in the action to the west of the clearing with some of the Coldstream Guardsmen when the fighting in the dense undergrowth was very confusing or during the bayonet charge led by 2Lt Edward Cecil as reported in his excellent book 'Fifteen Rounds a Minute' by Major 'Ma' Jeffries. Danny now lies in the Guards Grave along with ninety eight other fatalities suffered during the action, whilst others remain undiscovered to this day in the surrounding forest. On a recent visit in November 2014 we placed a wreath on the anniversary of his birthday and said a small prayer to his everlasting memory. Sadly the date recorded on his gravestone is shown as the 20th September because this was when his death was reported back to 3rd echelon just after his body was recovered
Guards Grave
Farr. Francis William Daniels
British Army 40th Division Ammunition Column Royal Field Artillery
Francis Daniels was my grandfather, who was born in 1897. As a boy, he was sent by his father into a 'Sea Training' organization. I have a photo of him, probably from around 1912, with the Royal Navy cap tally for HMS Pembroke (Chatham Dockyard). I have a record showing my grandfather’s wartime service on HMS Vienna and HMS Baralong (a letter from his Commanding Officer Lt. Cmdr. Godfrey Herbert dated 1924 supporting his application for the 1914-1915 Star). After the 'Baralong Incident' (which was considered by some to have been a war crime), he left the Royal Navy and shortly thereafter re-enlisted in the Royal Field Artillery as a farrier. I have a photograph dated 1916 titled '40th Div. Ammun. Column' showing all the 'lads' with him in a 'formal pose' and showing all ranks.
At the conclusion of the war he de-mobbed, but unable to find reliable work, he re-enlisted and was posted to India (Kerkee, India) where he was to serve for nearly 3 years before ending his association with the military. He died in March 1981 in Eastbourne, East Sussex.
Frederick Thomas Daniels
British Army Royal Field Artillery
from:Hatfield, Sheffield
Frederick Daniels served with the Royal Field Artillery.
Pte. George Arthur Daniels
British Army 11th Battalion Cheshire Regiment
2nd Lt. James Daniels
British Army 1st Btn. Cheshire Regiment
from:Water St, Ashton under Lyne
(d.28th Sep 1918)
James Daniels is bBuried in Gouzeaucort Cemetery in France. In 1995 my father was the only person ever to visit his cousins' grave. James was a 2nd Lieutenant and he died aged 21 years. His name is on the cenotaph in Hollinworth, Cheshire and in their Church.
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