Those Who Served
Pte. William Thomas Lacey . Royal Marine Light Infantry HMS Hussar (d.6th Aug 1914) |
Private James Lafferty . British Army 1/1st Lothian and Borders Horse from Edinburgh (d.31st Dec 1918) All I can tell you is that James Lafferty was my mother's great uncle, who went through the whole war and was stationed in Solonaka in Greece and died on the 31st Decmber 1918 of Phuemonia aged just 23. What I can gather is a lot of soldiers over there at that time died from various ilnesses |
Sjt. J. Laidlaw . Army 8th Btn. Durham Light Infantry |
Laing . Army 7th Btn. Durham Light Infantry |
Lt. Leonard William Henry Lamaison . British Army 2/5th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment from Southwold, Kenley, Surrey (d.2nd Jul 1916) Leonard Lamasion was the son of the late William and Marian Lamaison, of Southwold, Kenley, Surrey. He was 40 years old when he was killed during an intense bombardment of the front line at Moated Grange, Laventie, his friend Lt Truman was killed and another friend James Budd was badly injured. His wife Charlotte Florence Barton (formerly Lamaison) lived at Esmeryl, Dehra Dun, India. He was buried in the Rue-du-Bacquerot no.1 military cemetery at Laventie |
Pte. D. Lamb . Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry Pte Lamb was wounded whilst serving at Heugh Battery during the Bombardment of the Hartlepools on the 16th December 1914. |
Ordinary Seaman Peter James Lambell . Royal Navy HMS Amphion from 6, Back Street, Woolwich, London (d.6th Aug 1914)
My great uncle, Ordinary Seaman Peter Lambell, went to HMS Ganges when he was 16. He served on HMS Donegal, Vivid and Magnificent and on 2nd April 1913 went to HMS Amphion. He died on his 18th birthday, the 6th of August 1914. He was the son of Peter James and Mary Lambell, of 6 Back Lane, Woolwich, London.
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Pte. John William Lambert . Australian Army D Coy. 33rd Btn. from Perth, Western Australia (d.7th Jun 1917) John Lambert was born in Sheffield, England and came to Australia when he was 23. He was married and was working in Manufacturing in Perth when he enlisted. He was killed on the 7th of June 1917 during the Battle of Messines and is listed amongst the missing on the Menin Gate in Ypres. |
Deck hand James Nicholson Lambie . from Fort St, South Shields (d.31st Oct 1915) My Dad was only 7 years old at the time his brother James Lambie was lost, but even in his 91st year, still cried when he recalled the time the family were told of the loss his brother "Jimma". A survivor had recalled seeing him clinging to a piece of wood, but he was never rescued. |
William Henry Bonser "Harry" Lamin . Army 9th Btn. C Company, 12 Platoon York & Lancaster Regiment |
Spr. J. T. Landrigan . Australian Imperial Forces 1st Australian Tunnelling Coy. |
John Lang . Army Royal Field Artillery My great grandfather was John Lang, a soldier with the RFA. I don't know much about him other than he was born in Scoltland. The connectin to Shorncliffe camp is that my grandmother was born there in 1908. On her birth certificate it says John was a bombadier.
John married a Kent girl from Warhehorne, Kate Mannings. On their marriage cert (1903)he gives his ocupation as gunner RFA. He was 33 at time of marriage.
Apparently John died when my gran was a child. The story goes that his gun back-fired while he was cleaning/inspecting it. I have not been able to find a death cert & have no idea which year this would have been.
If anyone can shed some light on this mystery I'd be most grateful.
Sharon |
Pte. Robert Langley . British Army Robert Langley is my Grandfather. He served on the western front and was gassed on the Somme. All his hair fell out and never grew back. He was a stretcher bearer and once had to fight hand to hand with a German in no man's land. I'm trying to find what Regiment and Batallion he was in. |
Major John Henry Langton DSO. British Army 1/4th Btn. Welsh Fusiliers from Cambridgeshire Served with the 1\4 RWF 2nd February 1917 through to end of hostilities, leading the Battalion as Lt Col in the final 100 days. |
2nd Lt. Owen Heckford Lapthorn . British Army 102nd Bde. D Bty Royal Field Artillery from "Glenelg," Gosport, Hants. (d.28th May 1917) |
Capt. Charles Stewart Touzeau Lavers DFC.. Royal Flying Corps 1 Sqd. |
David James Laverty . British Army 12th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles from Ballytober, Bushmills, Co Antrim, |
Pte. William Joseph Law . 11th Battallion (Pioneers) from 22 Balmoral Terrace, Felling, Co.Durham (d.3rd Sept 1916) My grandfather William Joseph Laws (correct name Law)was a miner at Heworth Colliery. He enlisted 31st August 1914, then aged 27 years 4 months. Entered the field of operations (France) on the 20th July 1915. In May & June 1916 he was treated for spinal fever at St. Omer. On Sunday 3rd September 1916, at the Battle of Guillemont,he was killed by a single bullet which pierced a photograph of himself which he carried in his battledress pocket. I have that photograph. He is buried in Plot 7, Row B, Guillemont Cemetery, France. The Battle of Guillemont was a subsidiary attack of the Somme offensive. With its maze of underground tunnels, dugouts and concrete emplacements it was a tough nut to crack. In the Second World War one of his sons, also named William Joseph Law joined the 9th Battalion D.L.I. (Private 4454416)and was also killed-in-action at Vimy Ridge, near Arras, on the retreat to Dunkirk. His name appears on the Dunkirk Memorial, Nord, France which commemorates those soldiers of the British Expeditionary Force who have no known grave. |
Pte. A. E. Lawrence . Army Northamptonshire Regiment |
Pte. Alexander John Lawrence . British Army Northumberland Fusiliers from Wolverhampton (d.12th May 1918) Any information on Alex would be gratefully received. Believed to have been killed accidentally by a colleague. |
L/Cpl. Charles Lawrence . Army 7th Btn. Durham Light Infantry |
S. G. Lawrence . Royal Naval Division Nelson Btn |
Alexander Lawrie . Army 3rd Btn. Seaforth Highlanders I would love to find out some information on my Grandfather Alexander Lawrie whom I know served in the 3rd Batt of the Seaforth Highlanders. I know he was there in 1917 as it is stated on his marriage certificate.
Can you help? |
Alexander Lawrie . British Army 3rd. Battalion Seaforth Highlanders I would love to find out some information on my Grandfather Alexander Lawrie whom I know served in the 3rd Battalion of the Seaforth Highlanders. I know he was there in 1917 as it is stated on his marriage certificate. |
Sjt. W. Lawson . Army 2/7th Btn. Durham Light Infantry |
Gunner Thomas Frederick "Pick" Lawton . British Army 45 &138 Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery from 45 Partidge street , Warrenby. Thomas Lawton, enlisted in the Army at Grange Road Middlesbrough on 9/10/11 when he was aged 18 years & 6months
He Trained at Newhaven & was posted to Bermuda from 14/11/12 to 14/11/14. Then he went to to France aboard the
SS. Oratava. His brothers James & George are named on Thomas' Military history sheet as next of Kin
They both served with the Royal Navy, James Henry Lawton for 22 years 1900 - 1922 and George Robert Lawton served 15 years from 1904 to 1919. |
James Montague Laxton . Royal Naval Divison Benbow Battalion |
Pte. George Lay . British Army 1st Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment from Clockwell St. Southwick, Sunderland From Pte. G. Lay (West Yorks) to his parents at 36, Clockwell Street:
“We are at present in the trenches, but we expect to be relieved on December 1st. We go back after five days rest and stay there till Christmas Day. We have each got a body shirt and a belt as a present from the Queen and the ladies of the Empire, and I can tell you we are getting well treated by the people of England … I am in the best of health and have not lost weight since I came away.”
In another letter Pte. Lay wrote to his parents from a Glasgow hospital December 1914:
“Just a line to let you know I am all right. I have been wounded in the back, but not badly. It was a lucky shot, but they nearly got me, as it was the back of my braces that kept me on my feet. We had a very canny trip over the channel and arrived in England about 6 o’clock on Sunday morning. I got all your birthday cards and cake and I got my shot the same day, so you will think it a rotten present indeed. I expect it will not be long before I see you all again. I will be home for Christmas and will have my pudding at home”
In addition to above I also received the following about my father from MOD 1978:
"I am to reply to your letter and in reply to state that it is recorded that 3/8157 Private George Lay, West Yorkshire Regiment, 1st Battalion, suffered Gun Shot wounds at Arras (France) on 30th April 1917." |
Pte. S. C. Lazarus . Army Durham Light Infantry |
Pte. James Le Doux . Army 7th Btn. North Staffordshire Regt (d.25th Jan 1917) I am researching my paternal family tree and came about this gt uncle about whom I knew nothing previously. I seems that he was killed in battle in the Balkans, and is remembered on the Basra Memorial. (If anyone has any photos I would be grateful for a look at them). Further research proved that he went to war leaving a very young wife and baby boy. The baby boy also died on 2nd August 1918 from diptheria. How sad this young wife and mother must have been! James had two brothers, William and Leonard, both of whom also served in the army. Both were invalided out. Leonard - RAFA Driver 698(my grandfather)- suffered deafness as a result of being 'promoted' to gunner. My father also served in the army duing WW2 and was involved in the 'cleaning up operation' after the relief of Belsen. He will not tell us anything - not even what he did before that (although I have been told that he was involved in detection of landmines) the whole thing probably brings back memories too awful for us to imagine so we dont push him for details. Until now I didnt realise just how brave our soldiers were back then - and the youth of today SHOULD remember and SHOULD be taught. I have nothing but honour and respect for all those men and their families |
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