Those Who Served
L/Cpl. Graverra Haggas . British Army 8th Btn. York & Lancaster Regiment from 126 Whitby Road, Bradford (d.7th Jun 1917) |
Pte. Sidney Haigh . British Army 8th Btn Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry from Morley, Yorkshire. (d.8th Jun 1917) Sidney Haigh was 19 years old, married and had one daughter. He lost his life on the 8th of June 1917, he has no known grave and is remembered on the Menin Gate in Ypres. |
Capt. Owen Hairsine MC.. British Army 71st Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps (d.7th Jun 1917) |
Pte. Geoffrey Maurice Barnewall Hales . Australian Imperial Force 13th Australian Field Ambulance Geoffrey Hales was studying medicine at the University of Sydney when he enlisted on the 1st of September 1916. He left sailed for England on the 9th of November with the 8th Reinforcements, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column. He transferred to the 13th Australian Field Ambulance in April 1917 and served at Messines and Ypres. He returned to Australia on the 17th of April 1918 and resumed his medical studies. |
Hall . Army 9th Btn. Durham Light Infantry |
Pte. Albert Edward Hall . British Army Ayreshire Yeomanry |
L/Cpl. Arthur Edmund Hall . British Army 3rd Battalion Australian Imperial Force from Newcastle, Australia Arthur enlisted September 1915 and fought in Europe from during WW1 from August 1916 until the end of the War. He was wounded in May 1917 at Bullincourt and spent 2 months recuperating in England before returning to France and resuming his role as a stretcher bearer on the frontline for the duration of the War. He eventually returned to Australia in July 1919. |
Pte. C. Hall . British Army West Yorkshire Regiment We have a medal issued to above named soldier.
Can you tell me what is the medal and anything more about Pte. Hall.
Much appreciated. DB |
Sjt. G. W. Hall . Army 2/8th Btn. Durham Light Infantry |
Sjt. J. Hall . Army 8th Btn. Durham Light Infantry |
Pte. John William Hall . British Army 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers (d.11th May 1915) John William Hall died whilst held as a POW he is buried at Cologne Southern Cemetery. |
Pte. Robert Hall . British Army 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers (d.8th May 1915) |
Pte. Walter Sidney Hall . British Army 6th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment from 12, Wood St., Grimsby. (d.7th Jun 1917) |
Pte. George Hallam . British Army 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers (d.8th May 1915) |
Sargent William Herbert Hallam . Army 9th North Staffs |
Spr. John Walter Hallatt . British Army 23rd Signal Coy Royal Engineers from 2, Bloor St., Walkley, Sheffield. (d.7th Jun 1917) |
Pte. C. Halliday . British Army 8th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers (d.13th Jun 1917) |
Pte. George Edward Halliday . British Army 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers (d.8th May 1915) |
Pte. H. C. Halliday . Australian Imperial Forces 33rd Btn. (d.7th Jun 1917) |
2nd Lt Morrice Frederick John Halliday . Royal Flying Corps 6th Btn. (d.7th Jun 1917) |
Pte. Joseph Edwin Halls . Australian Imperial Forces C Coy. 33rd Btn. from 126 Brougham St, Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW I was trying to research my grandfather who died at Arras in 1917 and I found his brother Joseph who was born in London, emigrated and then joined the Australian Imperial force in 1916.
I am amazed that Joseph survived the WW1 as he had a shrapnel wound to the head, an infected foot and had been gassed twice. Possibly some dysentry as well as he did have symptoms. He was hospitalised a few times and was also hospitalised in England 1st Southern General Hospital Birmingham. and eventually was medically discharged as being unfit in 1919.
I wondered about this man, did he ever marry, he was single when he joined up and only his father and sister in England as next of kin. I wondered if there were any children. Surely a man who fought in this terrible war deserved companionship. Again I was amazed, further research showed that Joseph had joined the army again in 1930 and giving a false younger age. This time he had a wife as a next of kin and it appears they married in the same year as being discharged. That made me feel happy. I still don't know if there were any children though. It seemed he lived until 1950 and died at age 66. |
Cpl. A. W. Halse . Army 6th Btn. Durham Light Infantry |
Sjt. Ivan Clarence "Chips" Hamblin MSM, MID.. British Army 2nd Btn. East Kent Regiment, The Buffs from "Chips" Hamblin was a regular army soldier. He was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for Gallantry during WW1 also mentioned in despatches and awarded Long Service and Good Conduct Medals. His other Medals include Victory Medal, 1914-15 Star, Great War Medal. Chips died at Catterick in 1928 due to influenza. |
L/Cpl John James Hamer . British Army 2/5th Btn. Manchester Regiment from Bolton, Lancashire John James “Jack” Hamer (200871) 1899-1962 joined the 2/5th on 7 December 1914 at Wigan; walking 8 miles from Bolton. While in training Jack was granted leave and went back home and married Isabella Billington on 17 Feb 1915. As a Private he also served, and ended the war, with the 12th Bn, Manchester Regiment. He stated that during the war he was a Postman, undoubtedly one of the duties as a Company Clerk for the Regiment. At one time, during the war Jack was listed as missing in action, most probably due to miscommunication of his whereabouts, but it was long enough that notification was sent to his wife. He survived without any wounds and was promoted to Lance Corporal or Acting Corporal by the end of the war. Jack was granted furlough from 19 Feb 1919 until he was demobilized on 19 March 1919. Jack and Isabella emigrated to Canada in 1929 with their only daughter, Joyce. |
Lt -Col A. S. Hamilton . Army 14th Btn. Durham Light Infantry |
Sgt. Claud Hamilton . Royal Air Force 82 Squadron from Bricket Wood, Garston, N'r Watford, Herts (d.10th Aug 1940) Having recovered the only known photograph of my uncle Claud Hamilton on my 71st birthday, I thought it relevant to make an entry of his active service as an air observer with 82 Squadron, at Watton, Norfolk. Claud was killed in action on Sat. 10th August 1940 along with his fellow crew members, Sgtn N.H. Smith and J.K. Blazier They were shot down over Cherbourg by Luftwaffe air ace Karl-Heinz Metz, of J2 / 8, Le Havre, Mess. B109e. His 8th. 'kill'. The others were in the Spanish Civil War flying with the Condor Legion. Claud was a/o in a Blenheim Mark iv. His family for whatever reasons chose not to recover his war medals. I retrieved them, along with those of my father Robert 'Pidge' Hamilton, Claud's older brother.
I can trace no 'orbs' for 82 Sqdn. and only two photographs of the airfield which I visited on 28 April 2011. Claud's medals were placed on the old runway and photographed for closure. Claud was only 22 and died in a bomber which I consider was not fit for purpose at the time, as it could not match Luftwaffe's fighter credentials, as the bomber was not fully protected or carrying proper machine guns for the purpose of combat. It was a mere token. I have read the bomber's technical specifications during extensive research I conducted for one year in the Imperial War Museum, 2010. Those facilities no longer exist. With Claud's medals, his service record, and now his photograph I have brought closure to this brave young man's career, but his memory will go on within our family, and on this web site.
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L/Cpl. John Hamilton . British Army Imperial Camel Corps from Dunfermline My grandfather Jack Hamilton, was an apprentice working at a Dunfermline Bank, he was initially in the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry but was then in the Imperial Camel Corp and was at Gallipoli. He had a camel which he named 'White Lightning', they would race their camels in any quiet periods to ease boredom but he complained his was very slow (it was also coloured black!). He also told me that they would keep 'pet' scorpions in match boxes. My dad has a book 'roll of honour' from the Commercial Bank of Scotland Ltd (Dunfermline branch) which lists my grandfather as: Hamilton John (L. Cpl. Imperial Camel Corp). He caught dysentry in the great war and nearly died, but for the care of a staff nurse who insisted on him regularly taking Castor oil. He went back to working in the bank when he returned from the war. He later went to work for the MOD at a dockyard in scotland and was awarded an MBE in 1960 for 'civil services'. My Grandfather survived both wars (in WWII he was in the Home Guard I believe) and died in 1984. |
Spr. Kenneth George Hamilton . Australian Imperial Forces 1st Australian Tunnelling Coy. from 124, Gore St., Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia. (d.26th Apr 1917) |
Signaller. R. J. Hamilton . British Army Ayrshire Yeomanry |
Pte. J. Hammond . British Army 9th Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (d.1st Jul 1916) |
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