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Pte. Robert Dunsire VC
British Army 13th Btn. Royal Scots
(d.30th Jan 1916)
Robert Dunsire died on the 30th of January 1916, aged 24. An extract from the London Gazette, No. 29371, dated 16th Nov., 1915, records the following:- "For most conspicuous bravery on Hill 70 on 26th Sept., 1915. Pte. Dunsire went out under very heavy fire and rescued a wounded man from between the firing lines. Later, when another man considerably nearer the German lines was heard shouting for help, he crawled out again with utter disregard to the enemy's fire and carried him in also. Shortly afterwards the Germans attacked over this ground."
Capt. Henry Ephraim Dunsmore MC.
British Army 16th Btn Kings Royal Rifle Corps
from:Donegal
Henry Dunsmore was my great-uncle, joining up when a student at Trinity College, Dublin in April 1915. He was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant into the West Yorkshire Regiment before transferring to the KRRC. He was awardrd the Military Cross and was decommissioned as a Captain in 1920. I have various scanned documents referring to his service, mostly from the London Gazette.
2nd Lt. John Spencer Dunville VC
British Army 1st Royal Dragoons
from:Holywood, Co. Down
(d.26th June 1917)
John Dunville sied of wounds on 26th June 1917 aged 21 and is buried in the Villers-Faucon Communal Cemetery in France. He was the son of John and Violet Dunville, of Redburn, Holywood, Co. Down.
An extract from The London Gazette, No. 30215, dated 31st July, 1917, records the following:- "For most conspicuous bravery. When in charge of a party consisting of Scouts and Royal Engineers engaged in the demolition of the enemy's wire, this officer displayed great gallantry and disregard of all personal danger. In order to ensure the absolute success of the work entrusted to him, 2nd Lt. Dunville placed himself between the N.C.O. of the Royal Engineers and the enemy's fire, and thus protected, this N.C.O. was enabled to complete a work of great importance. 2nd Lt. Dunville, although severely wounded, continued to direct his men in the wire-cutting and general operations until the raid was successfully completed, thereby setting a magnificent example of courage, determination and devotion to duty, to all ranks under his command. This gallant officer has since succumbed to his wounds."
Gnr. Harry Dunwell
British Army Royal Garrison Artillery
(d.12th Nov 1918)
Harry Dunwell served with the Royal Garrison Artillery during WW1 and died on the 12th November 1918 age 32. He is buried in the Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. He was the husband of Annie Dunwell, of 15, Wolverden Rd., Husband of Annie Dunwell, of 15, Wolverden Rd., Briercliffe, Burnley..
Gunner Harry Dunwell
British Army Royal Garrison Artillery
from:Briercliffe, Burnley
(d.12th November 1918)
Harry Dunwell died on 12th November 1918 age 32and is buried in the Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery in Egypt. He lived at 15 Walverden Road, Briercliffe and was the Husband of Annie Dunwell.
2nd Lt. Samuel Dunwoody
British Army 16th (Service) Battalion Royal Irish Rifles
from:Penwortham, Lancs
(d.5th Oct 1918)
Samuel Dunwoody's father came from Monaghan, Ireland and moved to England where he worked in Customs and Excise. Samuel was born in Bamber Bridge, Lancashire, he was my Grandfather's cousin.
It looks like he signed up with Monmouthshires and gained a Temporary commission as a 2nd Lieutenant to the 16th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles in 1915 and went to France in Jan. '17. He was killed by shrapnel near Beclaere on 5 October 1918. He was a pupil of Preston Grammar School and his name on their WW1 Memorial which is now in Preston Minster. As member of the RIR he is listed among the Irish casualties of the war at the Dublin Rembrance Garden.
Pte. Edmond Dunworth
British Army 11th Btn. Royal Fusiliers
from:Pimlico, London
(d.23rd Nov 1916)
Edmond Dunworth served with the 11th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. I wish that I could have known you or at least have a picture of you.
Cpt. Patrick Joseph "Connaught" Dunworth M.C. Military Cross
British Army 2nd Battalion Royal Inniskiling Fusiliers
from:Arundel
Sgt. John A Duprey
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Newcastle
John Duprey was discharged in 1918
Pte. Sydney Durber
British Army 8th Btn. Warwickshire Regiment
from:Birmingham
(d.1st July 1916)
Sidney Durber was born in Birmingham. He joined the Territorial Army. Sadly, he was posted as missing in action, 1st July 1916. He was the son of Margaret and Frederick Durber of 157 Denen St. Vauxhall, Birmingham.
Pte Thomas Richard Durber
British Army 10th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment
from:Devon St, Saltley, Birmingham
(d.23rd October 1918)
L/Cpl. William Edward "Jack" Durbin MM.
British Army 1st Btn. Border Regiment
from:Cardiff
(d.15th Oct 1918)
William Durbin was awarded the Military Medal.
Pte. John William Durham
British Army 8th Btn. Somerset Light Infantry
from:Wickwar
(d.23rd April 1917)
Pte. William Durham
British Army 2nd/6th Btn West Yorkshire Regiment
from:Jarrow
(d.20th Nov 1917)
William Durham who died aged 21 was born in, lived in and enlisted at Jarrow. He was the son of John and Mary Jane Durham (nee Abbott) of 18 Percy Street Jarrow. On the 1911 census, William Durham, age 14, Office Boy in Steel Works Rolling Mills is listed as living with his parents John and Mary Jane Durham and family at 18 Percy Street, Jarrow.
William is buried in Grand Ravine British Cemetery and is commemorated on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church Jarrow.
L/Sgt. John V. Durkan
British Army 4th Btn. Connaught Rangers
from:Killala
(d.22nd April 1916)
Lance Serjeant Durkan was the Son of P. W. Durkan, of Church St., Killala.
He was 18 when he died and is buried in the south east part of the Killalla (St. Patrick) Church of Ireland Churchyard, Killala, Co. Mayo, Ireland.
SPO. Thomas Joseph Durkin
Royal Navy HMS Magnolia
from:Aldershot
Thomas Joseph ended his service on 31st December 1928 aboard HMS Magnolia.
Pte. C H Durman
British Army 8th Btn. Somerset Light Infantry
(d.29th June 1916)
Pte. Harry Durn
British Army 6th Btn Wiltshire Regiment
from:Ruscombe, Stroud, Gloucestershire
(d.9th Jun 1917)
Harry died, age 18 when an explosive device went off during clearance of the field. This was documented in the regimental diary. Harry's name appears on the Menin Gate
Pte. Henry Charles Durnford
British Army 6th Btn. Somerset Regiment
from:Great Toller, Dorset
(d.16th September 1916)
Pte. Daniel Durnion
British Army 1st Btn. Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
(d.12th May 1915)
Pte David Lyall Durrand
British Army Gordon Highlanders
from:Leith, Edinburgh
Deck.Hand. James Durrand
Royal Naval Reserve HMS Campania
from:Wick, Caithness
(d.5th March 1917)
Cooper2. William Durrand
Royal Marines HMS Raglan
from:Wick, Caithness
(d.20th Jan 1918)
Sgt. A. S. Durrant
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
1st July 1916 Somme I reached the German trenches but I was wounded and I saw the entrance to a dugout, so I dragged myself along to the steps of the dugout and I thought lets see if I can get in there I managed somehow to get myself into a half sitting half lying possition on the steps leading down to the dugout. Suddenly the mouth of the dugout fell in. A high explosive shell must have burst near by and I was thown into a doubled up osition. I didnt seem to be hurt any further, but the entrance down to the dugout was blocked so I dragged myself out and rested in the open. This went on until the evening and I gradually dragged myself in the right direction, to the British Lines and eventually I crawled to safety. On arriving at what I thought was safety I saw an old college friend of mine, nicknamed Whiskers. I shouted Whiskers! he came along -hello what are you doing here?. He was in the Royal Army Medical Corps and he took charge of me and put me on a stretcher and conveyed me to a medical shelter.
Pte. Charles Thomas Durrant
British Army 25th (Tyneside Irish) Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
from:South Shields
(d.1st July 1916)
Charles Durrant, an ancestor of my wife was one of two brothers, the other William Dennis died in action 11/10/16, of the 5th Battalion Cameron Highlanders as they thought that separate regiments would be safer.
I also lost a great uncle, William Robinson of the 27th Tyneside Irish. He died also 01/07/16 in the same assault.
Pte. James William Durrant
British Army 7th Btn. Suffolk Regiment
from:Lound, Suffolk
(d.3rd July 1916)
2nd Lt. Oliver Torlesse Durrant
British Army 6th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment
from:Wetherby, Yorkshire
Oliver Durrant was my father. Immediately before the Great War, at the age of 18, he went out to work on a family rubber plantation in Ceylon. As soon as war was declared, he returned to England where he enlisted in the East Lancashire Regiment. He was fairly soon commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant. He served with the 6th East Lancs on Gallipoli and in Mesopotamia (Iraq). While there he became very ill with typhoid fever and was invalided out to Ceylon. On his return to Mesopotamia he was, for some reason, seconded to an Indian regiment the 130th Baluchis. At the end of the war he transferred permanently to the Indian Army with whom he served for the next 27 years, mostly on the North-West Frontier in what is now Pakistan. He retired with the rank of Colonel in 1946 and our family moved to Kenya, where I grew up. He died in Nairobi in 1978 at the age of 81.
He hardly ever spoke about his war service and, to my everlasting regret, I never really asked him much about it. The only story I remember him telling of his time on Gallipoli was when he went down to one of the jetties on the beach from where they could see the Royal Navy warships shelling Turkish positions. My Dad asked the rating if he knew which particular battleship that was currently just off the coast. He replied that it was HMS Canopus. My father asked if anyone ever come ashore from it. Occasionally, the rating replied, and in fact, as they watched, a picket boat came in to the jetty under the command of a Midshipman. That officer was my Dad's younger brother Humphrey, with whom he was very close (they were only 2 years apart). It was the last time they ever met. Canopus returned to the UK where she was decommissioned (she was quite an old battleship) and Humphrey in early May 1916 transferred to the pride of the Fleet, the new battlecruiser HMS Queen Mary. He lost his life when she was blown up 3 weeks later at the Battle of Jutland.
Pte. Thomas Durrant
British Army 2nd Battalion Royal Hampshire
from:Flackwell Heath, nr High Wycombe, Bucks
(d.6th Aug 1915)
Durrent
British Army Suffolk Regiment
(d.15th Sept 1916)
My grandfather was captured at Suvla Bay, Dardanelles, during the Galipolli campaign. He kept a diary during his captivity and writes of a time during Sept/Oct 1916 when many died of Malaria and Yellow Fever. He says "The first to die, Sept 15, was poor old Durrent of the Suffolks. He had a bad chest and used to talk very hoarse. A Matmaker by trade. He leaves a wife and six children. He died a couple of hours after admittance to hospital" Just thought there might be family who never knew what happened. There are any others he has named but none that specify the Suffolks.
Pte. George Henry Dutfield
British Army 8th Btn. Kings Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
from:91 Repton Street, Leicester
(d.13th Apr 1918)
George Dutfield served with the 8th Battalion, King's Own.
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