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World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great 1914 1918 first battalion regiment
Pte. Joseph Albert Foleder
British Army 12th Btn. Royal Fusiliers
from:London, Streatham
Sgt. Bernard Foley
British Army 15th Battalion Cheshire Regiment
from:Ryhope, Sunderland
(d.14th Oct 1918)
Barney Foley was part of the 15th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment, one of the Bantam Battalions. He was pony driver underground in the Ryhope Pit before joining the War. He lived with his mother, father and sister Mary in Ryhope, Sunderland. As he was unmarried he left his keeper ring with his mother when he left for the war. Unfortunately, he was never to return and collect his ring. His mother passed it to his sister Mary, who then passed it to her daughter Margaret (Peggy), my Nana. She is 92 and still has it today.
Pte. Edward Foley
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Durham City
(d.16th Sep 1916)
Edward Foley is named on the Thiepval Memorial
Quarter Master Sjt. Jack James Foley
British Army Royal Engineers
from:Birmingham
Jack Foley enlisted at Suffolk St, Birmingham Recruitment Office in 1916 aged 17. He was discharged 23rd Oct 1919.
Drvr. Michael Foley
British Army attd. 7th Dragoon Guards (Princess Royal's) Army Service Corps.
from:Rathfarnham, Co. Dublin
(d.13th June 1918)
Michael Foley died of Spanish influenza on 13th June 1918, aged 33. Buried in the St Sever Cemetery extension in France, he was the son of Catherine Foley, of 21 St. Patrick's Cottages, Rathfarnham, Co. Dublin
Michael was obviously very ill judging by this photo as he looks unwell and is surrounded by Medical personnel. This building in background is probably the Hospital and we wonder if the statue with orator and admirer helps you to let me know precise location. We understand that a Spanish influenza was rampant at the time and claimed his life finally. He is mentioned by name in a play about Francis Ledwidge by Irish writer Dermot Bolger "Walking the road" By a strange co-incidence Ledwidge himself,as a youth was a shop boy in Michael's home district of Rathfarnham, South Co.Dublin.
Pte. Thomas William Foley
British Army 1st Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment
from:Birmingham
(d.5th Nov 1914)
William Foley was the son of William and Edith Foley, one of fourteen siblings. He arrived in France on the 4th of October 1914 and was killed in the first battle of Ypres on 05th Nov 1914, aged 22.
L/Sgt. William Foley
British Army 11th Btn. South Wales Borderers
from:Swansea
(d.10th Dec 1917)
William Foley served with the 11th Btn. South Wales Borderers
Major. Hubert Francis Fitzwilliam Brabazon Foljambe
British Army 3rd Btn. King's Royal Rifle Corps
(d.14th Sep 1914)
Major Hubert Foljambe served with the King's Royal Rifle Corps 3rd Battalion. He was killed in action in the 1st Battle of Aisne in September 1914.
Stkr. William Charles Follett
Royal Navy HMS Bittern
from:Custom House, London.
(d.4th April 1918)
My uncle William Follett was a Stoker 1st Class on HMS Bittern. He was my mum's older brother, he was killed when the Bittern was sunk as a result of a collision with SS Kenilworth, a merchant navy ship. I have found online the report of the sinking in the Times and a report of the inquest into the accident. I also have my uncle Will's navy record card which states 'drowned on duty'.
L/Cpl. D. Fonn
British Army
Lance Corporal D. Fonn is commemorated on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church Jarrow. Does anyone have any additional information?
Pte. Cecil William Arthur Foot
British Army 1st Battalion Gloucestershire
from:Southampton
Pte. Cecil George Foot MM.
British Army 11th Btn. Hampshire Regiment
from:New Milton, Hampshire
My uncle Cecil Foot served with the 11th Hampshires, divisional pioneers for the 16th (Irish) Division. He would not take up arms to kill but would do anything to save life, so he was made a stretcher bearer. He was awarded the Military Medal for, according to his citation, 'Gallant conduct and devotion to duty in the field on 7th June 1917.' it is assumed that he was awarded the MM in respect of the Battle of Messines, but he never mentioned it to me while still alive.
Pte. Frederick John Foot
British Army 7th Btn. Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry
from:St Winnolls
Fred Foot joined up in Saltash on the 17th of November 1915 giving his occupation as a rabbit catcher. On the 28th of October 1917 he gave witness statement re the death of L.Cpl Dixon. Fred was injured in 1918 and was discharged on the 10th of December 1918 due to wounds. He died of war wounds on the 6th of May when the metal plate moved while working as an estate gardener and gangrene set in. He was 32 years old and is buried in East Coker, Somerset. He is not mentioned on any war memorial.
L/Cpl. Samuel Ashburner Foot
British Army 16th Btn. Middlesex Rgt.
from:Strood
(d.1st July 1916)
Gnr. William Forber
British Army 228th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillary
from:Thatto Heath, St Helens
(d.4th Apr 1918)
Sgt. Alexander W. Forbes DCM.
British Army 1st Btn. Gordon Highlanders
from:Aberdeen
Citation of the Distinguished Conduct Medal 1914-1920, S/6948 Sgt. A.W. Forbes (Aberdeen). "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty whilst commanding a platoon. The enemy posts in front of his platoon had not been knocked out by the artillery barrage. These he rushed at the point of the bayonet and accounted for many of the enemy. Then, with five machine guns against him and two thirds of his platoon becoming casualties, he led on through all opposition to the final objective, where he arranged his dispositions with great skill, gaining touch with the unit on his left and protecting his right flank, which remained in the air for some considerable time. (3.10.18)." I'm currently researching my grandfather's combat in WW1. I believe his DCM was from the first phase of the 1918 Battle of the Somme.
Gnr Duff Forbes
British Army 216th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
from:Glasgow
(d.16th August 1917)
Pte. George "Highlander" Forbes
British Army 22nd Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Craghead, Durham
George Forbes was a piper with the 3rd Tyneside Scottish and was wounded at the Somme. We have his sporran, sword belt, broach and sgian dubh (dirk).
Pte. George Alexander Forbes
British Army 11th Ser.Btn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
from:Thurso, Scotland
(d.22nd August 1917)
George Alexander Forbes was born on 20th October, 1889 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland. His parents were William Alexander Forbes and Margaret (Maggie) Polson. He had three brothers: William Alexander Walker, David Alexander and John Sinclair. He married Margaret Dallas on 21st August, 1916 in Glasgow.
George served with the 5th Seaforth Highlanders but enlisted with the 11th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders on 10th December 1915. He served in France and Belgium, where he died during the Third Battle of Ypes on 22nd August 1917. His body was never recovered, probably due to the horrendous weather conditions that turned the battlefields into a quagmire. He is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial, stone no. 142.
His brother, John, also served with the Seaforth Highlanders in France, surviving the war.
Pte Gilbert Steel Forbes
British Army 15th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
from:Seaham, Co Durham
(d.7th Nov 1918)
My grandmother married Gilbert Forbes in 1918, after her first husband, Frederick Wood was killed at the Somme serving with the Yorkshire Regiment. Gilbert was killed a month later and is commemerated at Dourlers Communal Cemetery Extension in France.
John Sinclair Forbes
British Army Seaforth Highlanders
John Forbes was the son of William Alexander Forbes and Margaret Polson, He had three brothers, William Alexander Walker, David Alexander and George Alexander. He served with the Seaforth Highlanders in France, surviving the war. His brother George was serving with the 11th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders when he was killed in action on 22nd August 1917 during the 3rd Battle of Ypres.
VAD Nina Forbes
Voluntary Aid Detachment Yorks 42
from:Stokesley
Nina Forbes was brought up at Springfield Villas in Stokesley, North Yorkshire and worked as a governess. During the Great War she worked as a VAD at The Manor House Hospital in Stokesly. after the war she worked as a musician and lived until 1958. Her two younger brothers lost their lives, Alec died at Ginchy on the Somme whilst serving as a Captain with the Warwickshire Regiment William died from wounds in September 1918 whilst serving as a Major with the Royal Garrison Artillery.
Pte. Peter Carlton Forbes
British Army 22nd Brigade, "B" Battery Royal Field Artillery
(d.28th Sep 1918)
Peter Carlton Forbes was born to Peter Grassick Forbes of Dunfermline Scotland and the Late Jane Forbes who came from Broken Hill Australia. It is understood that on the outbreak of the WW1 a number of men including immigrants from the UK and, of course, Peter and his father left Australia to join the British Army and fight the war. He had married Margaret Elizabeth Magraw and fathered a child, named Peter Grassick Forbes. He came home to visit his son before going off on a campaign from which he never returned.
Peter Carlton Forbes was 24 when he was reported initially missing and subsequently confirmed dead on the 28th of September 1918. His remains are buried in Fins New British Cemetry, Sorel-Le-Grand. His widow was advised that because his family had emigrated to Australia she was not entitled to any War Widows pensions or assistance from the British Goverment.
Lt. Robert Abercromby Forbes-Sempill
British Army 5th Battalion Gordon Highlanders
(d.2nd Jun 1915)
Robert Abercromby Forbes-Sempill died from wounds. He is mentioned in book "The Aristocracy and the Great War".
Pte. A. E. Ford
British Army 6th Btn. Northamptonshire Regiment
(d.30th March 1918)
I live in the city of Evreux, Normandy, France where A.E Ford is buried. I am doing some research about him.
Amos George Ford
British Army Coldstream Guards
Amos Ford enlisted in the Coldstream Guards on 7th of March 1917 but was discharged on 26th April the same year with Inflammation of the Connective Tissue (ICT) of the left foot.
Dvr. Andrew Ford
British Army 166th Company Army Service Corps
from:South Shields
Pte. Benjamin A Ford
British Army 1st Battalion Manchester Regiment
from:Audenshaw, Manchester
(d.8th March 1916)
Benjamin Ford was already in the Army at the start of the war, and was serving in Italy. He was killed 2 months before the birth of his daughter, Alice. After his wife, Florence, was informed he was killed in action, a letter arrived, just before the baby's birth and written some time before his death, saying, if the baby is a girl, please call her Alice.
No one knew why he requested this, but thanks to modern research, we now know he had a baby sister called Alice. Too late for his wife and daughter to know, but his great great grandchildren, Benjamin and Alice, know the story to pass on to future generations, and he is remembered with pride.
Pte. Benjamin Ford
British Army 2nd Btn. Duke of Wellington's Regiment
from:Leeds
(d.24th August 1914)
Pte. Bernard John William Ford
British Army 1st Bn North Staffordshire Regigment
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