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L/Sjt. William Robert Marling
British Army 23rd Battalion (Tyneside Scottish) Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Wallsend
(d.1st July 1916)
William Robert Marling served as a Lance Serjeant with the 23rd Battalion (Tyneside Scottish) Northumberland Fusiliers. He was aged 31 when he died on 1st July 1916. Born in Jarrow in 1884, he enlisted in Wallsend. On the 1911 census he is listed as William Robert Marling age 26 Coal Miner Hewer living with his wife Annie Cooper Marling (nee Elvin) at 39 Hunter Street, Wallsend.
William is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial.
Pte. Archibald Marlow
British Army 11th Btn. Somerset Light Infantry
from:Oxfordshire
Sgt Francis John Marlow
British Army 2nd Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment
from:Warwick
(d.3rd April 1918)
Pte. George Marlow
British Army 1st Btn. Royal Berkshire Regiment
from:Burghfield Common, Mortimer, Berks
(d.13th November 1916)
Ord.Sea. John Joseph Harold Marlow
Royal Navy HMS Invincible
from:60 Ablewell St, Walsall
(d.31st May 1916)
John Marlow was lost at sea during the Battle of Jutland, he was the son of John and Florence Marlow.
Capt.. Percy Marlow
British Army 6th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment
from:Alton, Hants
(d.7th July 1917)
Percy Marlow was my great-great-uncle (brother of my maternal great-grandmother). He was killed in the Battle of Messines and is buried near Ypres in the Klein-Vierstaat Cemetery along with others killed on the same date. He is listed in De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour as below
Marloe, Percy, Capt., 6th (Service) Battn. The Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regt.), s. of Henry Marlow, of Netherton House, Alton, co. Hants, by his wife, Elizabeth; b. Alton aforesaid, 15 March, 1892; educ. Eggar's Grammar School; enlisted in the 2nd Life Guards 29 June, 1910; was at one time orderly to Queen Alexandra at Marlborough House; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from Aug. 1914; took part in several engagements; obtained a commission as 2nd Lieut. in the Wiltshire Regt. 22 Aug.1916, being promoted Captain in Feb 1917, and died at Kemmel 7 June following, of wounds received at Wytschaete, while leading his men. Buried in Klein Vierstraat Cemetery; unm.
Pte. Thomas Marlow
British Army 9th Battalion Welsh Regiment
from:London
(d.15th April 1918)
Thomas Marlow died of wounds at No.62 Casualty Clearing Station.
Pte Thomas Marlow
British Army 9th Btn. Welsh Regiment
from:Rotherithe
(d.15th Apr 1918)
Pte. W. Marlton
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
Pte. Herbert William Marple
British Army North Staffordshire Regiment
from:Wolverhampton
On 9th of June 1914, HerbertMarple, celebrated his 16th birthday by signing up to the North Staffordshire Regiment. He was too young to do active service, but two years later he was transferred to the Leicestershire Regiment, and like so many boys of his age, went off on an adventure to serve for his King & Country.
He fought in the Battle of the Somme, but was captured and imprisoned. Whilst a prisoner, he had the bridge of his nose smashed in by a guard who found him scavenging for food in the prison bins. He escaped from captivity by hiding himself in a coal truck, and immediately returned to fight on the front lines at Ypres. After the war, like millions of other survivors he never spoke about his terrible ordeal, or of the horrific things he must have experienced as a POW or during battle.
Herbert was my grandfather. Probably no different to millions of other teenagers who signed up to fight 100 years ago, a normal bloke. I never met him, he died before I was born, but by all accounts he was a thoroughly decent husband and father. I know he played the bugle as well as the drums, so I obviously share his likeness for loud, noisy instruments! Many of his other skills have been passed down through the genes, and show up in me at various times. Like his skill for escaping shows up in me whenever there is washing up to be done. His habit of scavenging for food, every time I walk past a Chip shop (I rarely walk past without entering). His impact on the world was probably not enormous, but I bet he would never have dreamt he would influence peoples lives for two minutes about a hundred years later. After all, if he had not escaped from that prison you wouldn't be reading this.
L/Cpl. George Edwin Marples
British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Scots Fusiliers
(d.30th July 1916)
Cpl. John William Marples MM.
British Army 9th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment
from:Bellmore Road, Woodhouse, Sheffield
Corporal John William Marples of the 9th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment was awarded the Military Medal in 1919.
His Citation reads: "Conspicuous gallantry during the advance on 29th October 1918, in the Piave Battle. His platoon was held up by an enemy machine gun. This N.C.O who was in charge of a Lewis Gun Team pushed his gun forward into action against the enemy post which enabled the remainder of the platoon to outflank and capture the post. During the advance he set a splendid example to his men"
Pte. Archibald Scott Marquis
British Army 2nd Btn. Durham Light Infantry
from:Bampton, Haughton le Skerne, Darlington
(d.21st June 1917)
Sgt. David Cecil Marquis
British Army Supply Branch (Butchery) Army Service Corps
from:Coatham Mundeville
AbleSea. Sid P. Marquis
Royal Navy HMS Cyclops
My step mother's father, Sid Marquis, served on HMS Cyclops. I don't know a great deal about his time on board, but I do have a letter dated 21st of March 1924 for a meal in honour of the racing boats' crews of HMS Cyclops at the White Ensign Club in Malta. It seems they won the race in Pollensa Bay.
I also have a winners medal, photo of his boat crew, and menu from the dinner which is signed by other crew members. I can make out the names: Bowen, O W Phillips, G Altwood, H Curtis, A Hale, and JS Prescall-Roberts who was Lieutenant Commander President Canteen Committee.
Sid died in 1982.
A Marr
British Army 24th Siege Royal Garrison Artillery
(d.12th November 1918)
Pte. Archibald Marr
British Army 1st Battalion Royal Scots
from:Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire
(d.12th May 1915)
Archibald Marr aged 18 was lost during fighting at Sanctuary Wood, Zillebeke. He was the son of William Marr of Mossnew Cottage, Dennyloanhead, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. He is remembered in Ypres at the Menin Gate.
Pte. George Marr
British Army 1st Btn. Royal Scots
(d.26th Feb 1915)
George Marr, Private 13866, is remembered on the Ypres Menin Gate Memorial.
Pte. Hugh Marr
British Army 6th Btn. Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
from:Motherwell, Lanarkshire
Hugh was born in 1893. He signed up on 11th September 1914 and served until December 1914.
William Marr
British Army
Pte. William Marr
British Army 18th Btn. Manchester Regiment
from:Deansgate, Manchester
(d.9th July 1916)
William Marr enlisted into the British Army, and served with the 18th (3rd City) Battalion, Manchester Regiment. Billy was the husband of Jane Marr of 32 Gillow St, Deansgate, Manchester. He died at the Battle of Somme, 9th of July 1916 aged 40 and is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial in France.
Pte. Edward Marram
British Army 5th Btn. Seaforth Highlanders
from:Stockton on Tees
(d.9th April 1917)
Rfmn. Andrew "Warner" Marriage
British Army 9th (Queen Victoria's Rifles) Btn London Regiment
from:51 Earl's Court Square, S W Kensignton
(d.28th Aug 1915)
Andrew Marriage was born on 22nd of March 1888 in Chelmsford and son to Andrew Marriage (hydraulic engineer) and Edith (nee Warner) Marriage. He attended Felsted School from May 1898 to July 1902 then migrated to Uppingham School. In 1911 Andrew is listed as living at 51 Earl's Court Square, S W Kensington, on the first floor in a one room furnished flat (his brother Robert had two rooms on the second floor) for 35s a week. They are described as Bell Founders and Directors and share the address with 24 other people.
Andrew enlisted under the name Andrew Warner and served with the 1st/9th Battalion, London Regt, known as the Queen Victoria's Rifles, in France and Flanders. He died of wounds received in the Second Battle of Ypres, in hospital at at Boulogne and is interred Boulogne Eastern Cemetery.
Pte. Henry Marriner
British Army 1st Btn. Border Regiment
from:Usworth, Co. Durham
(d.1st July 1916)
Henry Marriner served with 1st Battalion, Border Regiment.
L/Cpl. Arthur "Buzzer" Marriott
British Army 7th Btn. City of London Regt
from:Leicester
I eventually arrived back at my unit feeling more scared than ever and wondering if I would survive the war.
When I arrived at base I was told my unit was in the Front Line not far from Amiens and I was to join them at night going with the mule train which took up our rations and brought back the dead for burial.
We started off and passed by the heavy Howitzer guns which were firing and scaring the mules to death. After we had gone so far the Sergeant told us we must now go by communication trench up to our Front Line. We were walking through the winding trenches for what seemed ages, so that we arrived at about “stand to” at 6am, and we were detailed to take up positions on the firing step looking out for any possible German attack.
After “stand down” I was back on my old job of inspecting our wire defences making a note of where we had to repair the gaps made by shell fire. To do this when Jerry was only a short distance away I had to use a box periscope, making a note of the gaps.
I would have some breakfast and get in my little dug-out and go to sleep very often to be awakened by a “close one”. Up in the evening again things seemed to be rather quiet, not a very good sign and usually a portent of things to come later on.
My gang was ready for going over with coils of barbed wire and stakes, when the Fighting Patrol Sergeant came and told me that they would be going out and not to mistake them for the enemy. He was a man with a charmed life. He held the Croix de Gare, Belgian Militaire, the Distinguished Conduct Medal and Military Medals (British). A quiet unassuming individual but very efficient. I assured him we would be on the look-out but at the same time not to cause a rumpus out there and get us all killed. “All right, don’t worry,” he replied.
We had finished our job and were creeping in at a given time so that our men in the front trench would not start firing at us or lobbing hand grenades over to us, when suddenly someone grabbed my arm. It was the Patrol Sergeant and he whispered: “Come with me I want to show you something.” I followed him but knowing him I was really scared, “very lights” seemed to increase in number as we went into the unknown, but he was a man who seemed to give one confidence with his quiet manner. He started to go down what seemed like a sunken road and I followed. Suddenly I realised that we were in a tunnel, I could see little pin points of light scurrying about and he said: “Don’t be afraid of the rats.” Then, to my horror, he shone torchlight in front of him. I said: “Put that bloody light out.” But he calmly replied: “You’re all right, they can’t see us in here”. He shone the light all around this German dug-out in the middle of “no man’s land”. The dug-out was well fitted out with wire beds in rows and I nearly screamed when I saw every bed was occupied by a German but the stench told me that they were all dead and the rats kept running away from the bodies when we approached the beds.
He took my arm and led me to the end cubicle occupied by the “Kammandant” who had with him female company, a French woman he had smuggled in for a night. The sergeant said that they had been there for months undisturbed only by death from poison gas. The bodies were so decomposed that they were frightful to look at and I was very glad to be out of there in the fresh night air.
The sergeant showed me the way back to our front line. I was expecting him to come with me, but he said he had more work to do. I found out afterwards that he had been in the German front line and brought back a box of oranges and a German prisoner. His method was stealth. By sneaking in on the enemy he would stun him and carry him over his shoulder back to our lines for interrogation, very often the sergeant would be missing for several days and nights.
Cpl. Arthur "Buzzer" Marriott
British Army 1/7th Btn. London Regiment
from:Leicester
Arthur Marriott was one of three Leicester pals who joined at same time,in March 1915. He was was attached to the Australian Diggers at Hill 60, then through Battle of Messines, being wounded in the knee & arm in 1917 near Croisilles. After the war he became an Engine driver on the railways.
Eve Marriott
Voluntary Aid Detachment
from:Cotesbach Hall, Lutterworth
2nd Lt. Fredeick Ernest Marriott
British Army 7th Battalion Rifle Brigade
from:Cotesbach, Leicestershire
(d.30th July 1915)
Pte. Harry Marriott
British Army 2nd Battalion, Machine Gun Section Border Regiment
from:Firgrove, Rochdale
(d.25th September 1915)
Died in heavy fighting during at Loos.
Sgt. Stanley Marriott
British Army 2nd Btn. London Regiment
from:Rotherhithe
My father Stanley Marriott joined the 2nd London Regiment at Tufton Street Westminster in 1914, above is only photo we have, taken at Epsom Race course in October 1914 whilst training. He never spoke of his wartime experiences,we knew that he fought in the Gallipoli campaign and on the Somme.
However, in 1978 he was interviewed by a Radio Humberside reporter, unfortunately his recorder malfunctioned and only bits were recovered but we were able to learn of his WW1 experiences. It appears that he served in Malta,Egypt, Gallipoli and France, mostly in the front line trenches and was wounded,in the back of the head, in the final advance on Cambrai. At the time the armistice was signed, he was in a Belgian hospital. When he died and was cremated several pieces of shrapnel were found amongst his ashes.
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