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Pte. G V Vainstein
British Army 23rd Btn. London Regiment
(d.10th November 1915)
Private G. V. Vainstein, at the time of his death was serving with the 23rd Battalion London Regiment. On the 4th of November 1915 the 23rd London Regiment of the 142 Brigade, 47th Division, were relieved from the front line near Loos in Northern France and moved back to the reserve trenches. From there they moved to Philosophe, Mazingarbe, France.
On the 10th November 1915 a shell landed on one of the billets occupied by C Company, 23rd Battalion London Regiment killing seven men outright including Private Vainstein. He is buried in the Philosophe British Cemetery, Mazingarbe, Pas de Calais, France. The personalised inscription on his headstone simply says "Mother with you".
Pte. Edward Charles Vale
British Army Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
from:Stretham, Cambs
(d.9th Oct 1917)
Edward Vale was born in 1890 at Ely, Cambridgeshire, son of William and Ellen Vale. He previously served with 2nd Royal Fusiliers and 2nd and 6th Battalions Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry before transferring to the 1/4th Battalion. His name appears on the War Office Daily Casualty List (Wounded), 24th September 1917, Edward died at Knightshayes V.A.D. Hospital, near Tiverton, Devon, of wounds received in France, 9th of October 1917. Buried in Chevithorne (St Thomas) Churchyard, Devon, he is remembered on the Stretham, Cambs War Memorial.
Pte. Alfred Russen Valentine
British Army 9th Corps Coy Army Cyclist Corps
from:Oldham
(d.5th October 1918)
Edward Valentine
British Army Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
Pte. Henry Valentine
British Army 6th Btn. Gordon Highlanders
from:Knock, Scotland
Henry Valentine was a loving father of three. He was a baker in the village of Knock, Banffshire, Scotland. He enlisted on 14th of July 1915 into the 6th (Banff and Donside) Battalion, Gordon Highlanders.
In the 1917 Battle of Arras, he was injured twice, once on April 9th at Rocincourt, and again on May 16th at the Chemical Works near Roeux. He was discharged on 12th of November and passed away several years later, around 1944, from persistent complications due to injuries he sustained in war.
Pte. Ralph Valentine
British Army 7th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment
from:Adlington
(d.25th July 1916)
L/Cpl. Reginald Valentine
British Army 13th Btn. Middlesex Regiment
from:245 Shrewsbury Road, Forest Gate, Essex
(d.3rd Aug 1917)
Reggie Valentine was killed in action following the Battle of Pilckem Ridge on 3 Aug 1917. He had enlisted on 9 Sep 1914 at East Ham. He was the son of William & Sophia Valentine and my first cousin once removed. He had four brothers and three sisters.
Reggie's brother William Valentine died in South Africa in 1921 as a result of a medical condition from his service in the 6th Bn. Essex Regt. and 54th Div Sig Coy, Royal Engineers. He enlisted on 25 Sep 1914 at Chatham.
Pte. Robert Valentine
British Army Royal Irish Fusiliers
Private Robert Valentine served with the Royal Irish Fusiliers. He died at the Down County Infirmary on 12 April 1920 from wounds received at the Battle of the Somme; he was 22 years old. Robert was interred in Loughinisland, Co. Down on 14 April 1920.
Pte. William Valentine
British Army 13th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Newcastle
(d.26th September 1915)
Ord.Sea. Harry Alfred William Vallance
Royal Navy HMS Racoon
from:Greenwich, London
(d.9th January 1918)
Ordinary Seaman Vallance was the Son of H. Vallance, of 70, Bridge St., Greenwich.
He was 20 when he died and is buried in the south east part of the Greencastle (St. Finian) Church of Ireland Churchyard, Lower Moville, Co. Donegal, Ireland.
Pvt 1st Class George D. Vallen
US Army Company F 146th Infantry Rgt
from:Akron, OH. USA
My paternal grandfather George D. Vallen Sr. was a Private 1st Class of the 4th Army Corps-37th Division-73rd Brigade-146th Infantry-Company F. I have many pictures taken from his enlistment time where he originally reported to Camp Akron at Silver Lake, Ohio where they spent a few weeks organizing and beginning their training. They were then transferred to Camp Sherman in Montgomery, Alabama for further training. That's where the pictures ended. From there they went to Camp Lee in Virginia and prepared for embarcation. They left Camp Lee on June 12, 1918 bound for New Jersey where they boarded the USS Leviathan bound for France.
They disembarked June 23rd at Brest, France. His group was involved in the following Battle deployments: Baccarat Sector, France – August 4 to September 16, 1918 Meuse-Argonne offensive, France – September 26 to 30, 1918 Meuse-Argonne offensive, France – October 7 to 16, 1918 Ypres-Lys offensive, Belgium – October 31 to November 4, 1918 Ypres-Lys offensive, Belgium – November 9 to 11, 1918 Embarked on the USS Maui on March 18, 1919 at Brest, France to return to the US. He was discharged the 13th of April. He also kept a journal from 1917 just prior to enlisting until he was mustered out in 1919.
He took it upon himself to convene a reunion of his Company beginning in the early 1940's and continued until about 1965. Because of that he was given some a record that had been used in their company headquarters that recorded the ins and outs of members of that Company. I have that book and have submitted it to RootsWeb.com so everyone will have access now to that information as it has a listing that containst the following information: Surname, First name, Middle initial, Serial no., DOB, DOD (which was upkept by my grandfather), Enlistment date, City reported to, Camp reported to, Initial rank, Rank as of Nov 1917 at Camp Sherman, Rank as of AEF October 1918, Remarks (many various: in hospital, training, AWOL, etc.),Rank as of AEF January 1919, Promotion, Date of Promotion, Transfers, Date transferred, Final assignment, Date, Next of kin, relationship, address, Soldier's address at enlistment, Previous company, date transferred, Furloughs/Leaves, and Other.
Capt. John Franks Vallentin VC MID.
British Army 1st Btn. South Staffordshire Regiment
from:London
(d.7th Nov 1914)
Captain John Vallentin served with the 1st Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment during WW1. He died on the 7th November 1914, Age: 32 and is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial in Belgium. He was the son of Lucy Vallentin, of 116, Albert Place Mansions, Battersea Park, London, and the late Grimble Vallentin.
An extract from The London Gazette, No. 29073, dated 16th Feb., 1915, records the following:-
For conspicuous bravery on 7th Nov., at Zillebeke. When leading the attack against the Germans under a very heavy fire he was struck down and on rising to continue the attack was immediately killed. The capture of the enemy's trenches which followed was in a great measure due to the confidence which the men had in their Captain, arising from his many previous acts of great bravery and ability.
Pte. William Frederick Valler
British Army 3rd Battalion Royal Fusiliers
from:Harlesden, Middlesex
William Valler was 17 when he enlisted into C Company, 3rd (City of London Regiment) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers on 4th September, 1914. The following year he took part in the first landing at Suvla Bay, Gallipoli, and later served in the Imperial Camel Corps in Egypt.
In September, 1916 he went to France where he took part in several important battles until March, 1918 when he was shot in the leg at Cambrai and taken prisoner. In December that year he was returned to England and demobilised. He was awarded the 1914-15 Star, BWM and Victory Medal.
Pte. Samuel Vamplew
British Army 6th Btn. Royal Irish Regiment
from:Alford, Lincolnshire
(d.7th Jun 1917)
Sjt. B. Van Praag
Army 15th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Gnr. Waldron Brewer Van-Iderstine
Canadian Expeditionary Force 98th Canadian Siege Battery
from:Charlottetown, PEI
(d.8th July 1917)
Lt. Ezekiel Vance
British Army 11th Btn., C Coy. Royal Irish Rifles
(d.15th July 1916)
Lt. Vance is buried in Caudry Old Communal Cemetery. He was the son of William and Elizabeth Suffern Vance, and the husband of Annie Morton West Vance of Antrim. He was 45 years old when he died.
Pte. Thomas Condra Vance
British Army 12th Btn. Highland Light Infantry
from:Bothwellhaugh
(d.15th November 1915)
Pte. Robert Vandal
British Army 11th Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
from:Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
(d.23rd April 1917)
When the Great War broke out in 1914, my uncle, Robert Vandal, and his elder brother George joined up to serve in the Sixth Territorial Battalion of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.
Robert caught influenza in 1916, was wounded on 30th of July 1916 and gassed 20th of August 1916. On his recovery, Robert appears to have returned to France with the 11th Battalion of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. On the 23rd of April 1917, he was killed in action during the Battle at Arras when the British Army suffered 10,000 casualties during the attempt to capture the village of Guemappe.
Mjr. Crofton Bury Vandeleur
British Army Cameronians Scottish Rifles
Major Vandeleur escaped from Crefeld POW camp.
Sub-Lt. Leopold Edward Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone
Royal Navy
(d.31st May 1916)
Sub.Lt. Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone was killed in action in the Battle of Jutland age 19
Pte. David Francis Ellison Vane
British Army 16th (Service) Btn. Royal Welch Fusiliers
from:Treharris, Glamorganshire
Private Vane (32700) served in the 16th (Service) Battalion of the Royal Welch Fusiliers. He was discharged on 21st September 1917 with a Silver War Badge. Later in his life, he emigrated to New Zealand.
C. S. Vane-Tempest
Army 5th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Pte. Ernest Vangorph
British Army 2/4th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment
from:Bristol
(d.26th August 1917)
Lt.Col. Bernard William Vann VC, MC.
British Army 8th Btn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment)
from:Cirencester, Glos.
Bernard Vann was attached 1st/6th Bn. Sherwood Foresters when he was killed in action on the 3rd of October 1918 and buried in Bellicourt British Cemetery in France. He was awarded the Croix de Guerre (France). Son of Alfred George Collins Vann and Hannah Elizabeth Vann, he was the husband of Doris Victoria Vann, of Coates Rectory, Cirencester, Glos.
An extract from The London Gazette, No. 31067, dated 14th Dec., 1918, records the following:- "For most conspicuous bravery, devotion to duty and fine leadership during the attack at Bellenglise and Lehaucourt, on September 29th, 1918. He led his battalion with great skill across the Canal du Nord through a very thick fog and under heavy fire from field and machine guns. On reaching the high ground above Bellenglise the whole attack was held up by fire of all descriptions from the front and right flank. Realising that everything depended on the advance going forward with the barrage, Col. Vann rushed up to the firing line and with the greatest gallantry led the line forward. By his prompt action and absolute contempt for danger the whole situation was changed, the men were encouraged and the line swept forward. Later, he rushed a field-gun single-handed and knocked out three of the detachment. The success of the day was in no small degree due to the splendid gallantry and fine leadership displayed by this officer. Lt. Col. Vann, who had on all occasions set the highest example of valour, was killed near Ramicourt on 3rd October, 1918, when leading his battalion in attack."
Capt. Frank Vans-Agnew MC
British Army B. Btn. Tank Corps
from:Florida, USA
Frank Vans Agnew, my great uncle, was a remarkable man: He was 46 when he travelled from America in 1914 to enlist, having been a veterinary surgeon, a farrier in Roosevelt’s Roughriders, an assayer at gold and copper mines in Western Canada and Kazakhstan, and an orange grower in Florida. Posted to the front in May 1915 Frank was soon in the thick of the action and in 1917 was transferred to the Tank Corps, winning an MC at Messines. He was wounded and captured in November and spent 13 months in POW camps before a spell in Copenhagen helping to repatriate British soldiers.
His later career saw him in Belize, prospecting for chicle trees, ranching in New Mexico and growing daffodils in Cornwall before his retirement, which was interrupted by two years in the Home Guard and three in the Royal Observer Corps. He died in 1955. I only met him once, about a year before that. Veteran Volunteer. Memoir of the Trenches, Tanks and Captivity 1914 – 1919 by Frank Vans Agnew (Ed. Jamie Vans) is to be published in about April 2014 by Pen & Sword Books.
Burgher W. Van_der_Gryp
South African Forces Mounted Commandos
(d.18th November 1914)
Burher Van der Gryp is buried in the Bronkhorstfontein Farm Burial Ground, Allemanskraal, Free State, South Africa
SSM. F. H. Van_der_Hoven
South African Army Middelburg Commando
(d.20th March 1915)
Squadron Sergeant Major Van der Hoven is buried in the Bethal New Cemetery, Mpumalanga, South Africa
RQMS H. S. van_Heerden
South African Forces 8th Mounted Rifles (Midlandse Ruiters)
from:Cradock, Cape Province
(d.18th January 1915)
Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant van Heerden was the Son of Mr. J. B. and Mrs. E. E. Van Heerden, of Kaalplaats, Cradock, Cape Province.
He was 22 and is buried in the Kaalplaatz Farm Cemetery, Cradock District, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Burgher J. C. van_Jaarsveld
South African Forces Opperman's Commando Mounted Commandos
(d.7th December 1914)
Burgher van Jaarsveld is buried in the Loopspruit Farm Cemetery, Sybrandskraal, Mpumalanga, South Africa
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