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Pte. Charles Vickers
British Army 3rd Btn. South Lancashire Regiment
(d.31st Oct 1918)
George Fosbery Vickers
British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
from:Greenfield, Flintshire
George Vickers served with the 2nd Royal Welsh Fusiliers. His brother Percy was killed alongside him in the Battle for Bouzincourt Ridge. George survived the war and married Margaret Elizabeth Smith. They had two daughters.
Rflmn. Harry Edward "Flannelfoot" Vickers
British Army Rifle Brigade
Harry Vickers served with the Rifle Brigade in the Great War.
Pte. Henry Vickers
British Army 1st Btn. Royal Scots Fusiliers
from:46 Aberdeen Street, Sheffield
(d.27th March 1916)
Pte. Percival Vickers
British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
from:Greenfield, Flintshire
(d.22nd Apr 1918)
Percy Vickers fought in the trenches alongside his brother George. Percy is buried in Bouzincourt Ridge Cemetery.
Cpl. William Vickers
Australian Imperial Force 32nd Btn
from:Kalgoorlie, Australia
(d.16th Mar 1918)
Gnr. W. E. Vickery
British Army 173rd Brigade, A Ă‚Â Bty Royal Field Artillery
(d.18th July 1917)
Gunner Vickery is buried in Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery, Belgium, Grave I.G.19.
Capt. Vidal
British Army Royal Army Medical Corps
Captain Vidal, RAMC, was sent to Wittenberg POW Camp to help during the typhus epidemic in 1915.
Pte. Francis George Vie
British Army 3rd Battalion Middlesex Regt (Cambridge's Own)
from:Acton
(d.4th June 1915)
My Great Grandad was Pvt G7541 Francis George Vie enlisted in Hounslow Middlesex. We know he was in the 3rd Battalion Middlesex Regt (Duke of Cambridge's Own). He was as far as we know a Coal man who having had his horse requisitioned for the war enlisted himself. All we know is that he was in France from 18/05/15 and was killed on 04/06/15 near Ypres. He is buried in Ridge Wood Cemetery.
As for any other detail we have nothing other than a few family tales and half remembered stories. The reason being that his newly wed bride who had recently given birth to my Grandad got rid of any photos medals etc etc. Francis' family saw little of her after his death and she herself died when my Grandad was a young boy. My father found his younger brother still alive in the 80's and he was able to tell my Grandad more about his dad and told him that he was shot in the head after looking over the top of the trench. I have a feeling this is possibly what most relatives were told! Unfortunately, my poor research skills have not been up to the task of finding anything more about the Battalion's movements and activities during his very brief time with them.
Pte. Francis George Vie
British Army 8th Btn. Middlesex Regiment
from:Acton
(d.7th June 1915)
Frank Vie was sent to France in April 1915 as a replacement for some of the casualties the Battalion had suffered during the 2nd Battle of Ypres. He was shot carrying out repair work to the trenches in Vierstraat and is buried in Ridgewood Military Cemetery. He was 19 and left a baby son and wife. His wife died a few years later leaving his son to be brought up by his wife's family.
He was lost to us as a family for many years until my father found his grave in the 80's whilst researching the family tree.
2Lt. Agostinho de Sa Vieira
Portuguese Army 13th Infantry Battalion
from:Sano Miguel, Azores
Agostinho de Sa Vieira served during the great war, details from the process of the Portuguese official and the German POW certificate.
Pte. Henry Abraham Vigus
British Army 214 Coy. Machine Gun Corps
from:Herne Hill, London
(d.20th September 1917)
The Battle for Menin Road Ridge began on 20th of September 1917, the day my Grandfather, Henry Vigus, was killed. It lasted for 7 days until 26th of September 1917 resulting in a victory for the British. He was 26 years of age and one of so many brave young men who lost their lives in the conflict. He is remembered at the Tyne Cot memorial, Zonnebeke, Ypres Salient, Belgium.
He was married to Cecelia Emma (nee Butler) and had 3 children. My father, Henry Frederick, his brother Charles Ernest and a girl, Rose Cecelia Louisa (born 8th January 1916 but who sadly only survived around 1 year).
Cpl. Stanley Gilbert Gordon Vince
British Army 20th Battalion Manchester Regiment
from:Monks Eleigh, Suffolk
Stanley Gilbert Gordon Vince was born in Monks Eleigh, Suffolk in 1895. In the early years of World War One, Stanley worked as a Clerk in the Packing Room of Henry Poole & Co, tailors in London’s Saville Row. His responsibilities included the processing, packing and despatch of customer orders and his salary was £52 per annum. Working for a tailor he was always immaculately dressed.
Stanley enlisted as a Private in the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) on the 11th January 1916. He was posted to the 24th Infantry Brigade at Etaples in France on 29th June 1916. On the 9th July he was attached to the Manchester Regiment 20th Battalion & on 25th October 1916 he was with them in the field. Stanley and other Royal Fusiliers from London were reinforcements to replace the heavy casualties suffered by the Manchester Regiment during the Somme campaign. As Stanley was in the field with the Manchester Regiment 20th Battalion during May 1917 there is a high probability that he took part in the battle for Bullecourt either on 4th May 1917 or the 13th May 1917.
Clive Mabbutt, Stanley’s grandson said that he never spoke of the war to him. However his grandmother, Lillian Vince, told him of Stanley’s involvement in ‘hand to hand fighting’ and ‘being buried alive’ by mud from an exploding shell.
Stanley’s war service record shows his appointment to Acting Corporal on 4th April 1918 and from 13th May 1918 he was in action with the Manchester Regiment on the Italian Front. On 30th November 1918 he was invalided out of the war after suffering a heart attack whilst serving with the 22nd Battalion in the Italian mountains. Two or more years enduring the horrors of war on the Western Front and on the Italian Front had taken their toll and severely affected his health.
Stanley returned to employment with Henry Poole & Co in their Counting House. Responsibilities now included billing customers, compiling ledgers and paying staff. For this he was paid Ă‚ÂŁ107.4.0, double what he received when he left them to enlist. In his war service record there is copy of a telegram sent to his employer confirming that he was suffering from a 'Dilated Heart with Valvular Disease'. Despite suffering heart problems Stanley volunteered service as a Special Constable immediately after the war giving 9 years unpaid service with at least 50 duties per year. In 1939 he received The Special Constabulary Long Service Medal with bar. When World War Two broke out it is believed that Stanley continued service as a Special Constable because at the end of the war he was awarded The Defence Medal.
From 1929 Stanley Vince owned the Post Office and General Stores in Monks Eleigh with his wife Lillian. In 1952 ill health and further heart problems arising from his World War One service forced him to retire and he moved to Plymouth with his wife and daughter, Doreen. He enjoyed watching cricket and boxing and the odd bottle of ‘Mackeson’ Milk Stout with a Woodbine!
Stanley Vince died in 1969 and was buried in the cemetery of St. Budeaux Church, Plymouth, Devon. His wife Lillian was buried with him in 1995.
Stanley in 1916, when he enlisted as a Royal Fusilier. There is damage to be seen to this photo. Stanley’s younger brother, Sydney Vince was an Able Seaman who served with Anson Battalion, Royal Naval Division and he carried this photo of Stanley in a wallet in a breast pocket of his RNVR uniform. It was returned to his family with his personal effects after he was killed in action. The damage is reputed to be from a bullet that killed him during the battle at Varlet Farm, near Passchendaele on 26th October 1917. Sydney has no known grave but he is thought to be in one of the thousands that are unidentified at Poelcapelle. His name is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial.
Stanley in 1918, with his Manchester Regiment Corporal Stripes.
Stanley’s older brother, Alfonso Vince, was killed in action whilst serving as a Private in the 1st Battalion of the Suffolk Regiment on 25th October 1915. He has no known grave but his name is commemorated on the Loos Memorial.
Sergeant Edward Walter Vincent
British Army Royal Fusiliers
from:Kensington
(d.22nd Jun 1915)
Edward Vincent was my grandfather. He died leaving his wife with five children under five years of age. He is buried in Ypres.
Pte. Edwin William Barratt Vincent
British Army 19th (3rd City) Btn. Kings Regiment (Liverpool)
from:Hull, Yorkshire
My cousin Edwin Vincent served with the 19th Battalion, Kings Liverpool Regiment. He was declared killed in action on 22md of March 1918. About three months later he arrived at Stendal camp and his family were notified that he was alive and a Prisoner of War. This information came from an interview in The Daily Independent on Saturday 11th of November 1933. An actor by trade the interview is under his stage name Edwin Beverley. It detailed that he was wounded then used as labour before being transported to the camp, his time in camp and joy at the Armistace.
Pte. J. Vincent
British Army 9th Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
(d.1st Jul 1916)
Gnr. J. Vincent
Royal Marine Artillery HMS Eileen
from:Horndean, Hants.
(d.13th Feb 1919)
Gunner Vincent was the Husband of Fanny Vincent, of Horndean Hill, Horndean, Hants. He was 39 when he died. He is buried in the Westbury Cemetery, St. Michael, Barbados, Section FA.
Cpl. John Wright Vincent
British Army 9th Btn. Devonshire Regiment
from:Clayhidon, Devon
My grandfather was John Wright Vincent,who was born in 1889 in Clayhidon, Devon. He enlisted on the 6th of October 1914, and we believe that he was originally in the Royal 1st Yeomanry and was headquartered at Exeter. His regimental number was 45654, and on the 22nd November was transferred to the Devonshire Regiment and was posted to the 9th Devon Regiment, when crossed to France.
We do know that John was at the following battles:
- 1. Operations on the River Ancre, January 1917.
- 2. German withdrawal to the Hindenburg line, March 1917.
- 3. The Bullecourt ops during the Battle of Arras, May 1917.
- 4. The phases of the third battle of Ypres, known as the Battle of Polygon Wood, Sept 1917,
- Battle of Broudseinde, Oct 1917,
The battle of Poelcappelle, 9th Oct 1917,
- and the second battle of Passchendaele, 26th Oct 1917
John was hit and badly wounded during this last set of engagements, and we know that he was discharged on medical grounds on the 5th February 1918. I don't have any photos of him during his time in World War 1, but would love to know if anyone has any that they would be willing to share, and if they have any further information that might piece this story together more. He died 1st January 1960
Pte. Joshua Vincent
British Army 7th Battalion Somerset Light Infantry
from:Milton, Wookey, Somerset
(d.7th August 1917)
Joshua Vincent was my grandad's uncle.
Gnr. Percy Alfred Vincent
British Army 133rd Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
from:Wigan, Lancashire
Percy Vincent was my grandfather and he served in the Royal Garrison Artillery during the First World War. Whilst serving with 133rd Siege Battery in France he suffered a serious head injury whilst on R&R. Ironically, he had moved forward from his normal operating area to take R&R near Ypres and it was here that a German aircraft dropped a bomb which hit the tent in which he was resting. The bomb killed everyone in the tent except my grandfather who, although seriously injured with a shrapnel wound to the head, survived for many years. He received an honourable discharge due to his wounds on 1st of December 1917 under PARA J92 XVI of King's Regs. He enlisted originally on 3rd of December 1915.
He was treated and had a metal plate inserted in his head which, when I was a little boy, he used to use to stick paper notes to his forehead using a magnet much to my delight. After the war he recovered from his injury and continued to work as a pit-head brakeman at Wigan Colliery until his retirement in the 1950s. He subsequently died in 1968 after a short illness. His wife, Helen, pre-deceased him in 1967.
Capt. Seymour Livingston Vincent
British Army 168th Company Machine Gun Corps
2nd Lt Seymour Vincent, originally of the 1/13th London Regiment (Kensingtons) was evacuated from Le Havre on 5th July 1916 suffering from shell shock and shrapnel wounds to the right foot and left arm. He returned to France in May 1917 and served in Salonika with the 82nd Company, Machine Gun Corps. He was was born in 1890 and lived in Loughton, Essex.
He was seconded to the 168th Machine Gun Company on 16th March 1916. He died in strange circumstances in May 1921. He had been transferred to the 2nd Brigade, RFA, in December 1920 and had been serving at Fermoy in County Cork. He had applied for a transfer to the Army Educational Corps, before the war he was a teacher, and had then asked to resign his commission. He then disappeared without trace on 23rd May 1921. It was not until an anonymous letter was sent to the British Government in June 1924 containing details of the burial of a British officer in Lenihans Bog, Glenville, Co. Cork, that further investigations took place.
At the time of his disappearance the Colonel commanding the 16th Infantry Brigade based at Fermoy basically accused Vincent of lying about his intentions of going on leave but, within a week, another report, regretting several errors in the first, was issued which noted that Vincent had appeared somewhat disorientated before going on (approved) leave. It went on to report that five days after he left, three members of the 2nd Brigade of the IRA raided Fermoy Station and, breaking into the office there, had stolen various items from Vincents luggage, including a service revolver. Although the Royal Irish Constabulary were informed nothing was ever discovered about his whereabouts. It is thought that he, and possibly another man, were murdered by the IRA and buried at Lenihans Bog. Vincents body was later re-interred in Glenville Church of Ireland, Glenville, Co. Cork.
Pte. V. Vincent
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
Richard J. Vine
British Army 10th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment
from:Ewhurst, Surrey
L/Cpl RJ Vine was blinded on 1st July 2016 at Fricourt. He enlisted on 4th September 1914 into the 10th West Yorks. A draughtsman before the war he retrained as a basket maker and later a telephonist. He was married and had two sons - they fought in the Second World War and came home safe and uninjured. His wife died in 1982. Below is one of his many poems. They are hauntingly beautiful.
The Eve of Call Up.
How lovely is the night; this final night of free resolve and clear, unfettered thought; these percious hours are mine in lone delight to pleasure joyful memories life has brought.
The night is mine; those silver stars that shine shattering the dark despondency above, will shine with steadfast light in days to be when all my soul shall crave one spark of love; and the friendly moon shall I see full and serene, spreading a glorious sheen over the heaving bosom of the sea. A glittering chain of restless, golden light; while sea-borne airs will gently breathe into my heart caresses of the night.
These are my friends; each in its fashion lends a lasting gift of lovely memories.
And other friends there be whom I revere whose goodly company will grant release from life's insistent tumult pressing near.
So shall I know, wherever I may go, to what far distant land my fortune leads, in lonely, quivering nights and hideous days, and fighting, fight again with desperate deeds till blind endurance fail and judgment cease, when faith burns low and hope has lost its glow, and in the days to come when sordid ease would seek to undermine my very soul, when evil men and women vainly please, who sear the flesh, yet leave the spirit whole.
Then shall I know the beauty of this hour so close will I enfold it to my breast; and friends shall crowd my thoughts with pleasant fare, firming resolved and granting perfect rest.
The night is mine, its beauty is my power.
RJV. Blind Veterans Review magazine that dating from July 1915 for those blinded in the First World War.
Pte. John Vineall
British Army 6th Btn. Border Regiment
from:Wallington
(d.17th Oct 1916)
Pte. John Viner
British Army 2nd Battalion Manchester Regiment
from:Ardwick, Lancashire
John Viner was born in Aston, Birmingham in Jun 1885 and by 1891 was living in Ardwick, Lancashire with his parents, Charles and Eliza. On the 20th October 1905, John enlisted in the 5th Battalion (Militia) The Manchester Regiment aged 17 years and 10 months and was given the regimental number of 460 and served for two years. When the 3rd and 4th Battalions were disbanded, John took the offer of joining the approximate 120 soldiers who transferred to the Royal Canadian Regiment. He left Liverpool on the 11th January 1907 on the SS Tunisian and arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia on the 21st January. The soldiers appear to have attested whilst aboard the ship on the 12th January 1907. John was given the army number 9175 and in 1909 married Miss Mary Maynard.
He returned to the UK after his 3 years service were up in 1910 but immediately re-enlisted on the outbreak of war on the 13th August 1914 into the 3rd Battalion The Manchester Regiment with the number 2658. He moved to Cleethorpes Garrison with the battalion as part of the Humber defences.
In April 1915, he was transferred to the 2nd Battalion and was sent to France on the 21st April 1915 to the Front. The 2nd Manchesters were in Ypres at the time and involved in the 2nd Battle of Ypres. The German Army had just started getting success with chemical warfare the previous week against the French army close by and on the 23rd April, the Germans launched another massive mustard gas attack against the Canadian and British forces in the area. John was shot and injured on the 2nd May 1915 and was returned to the UK on the 8th May. He was medically discharged from the army on the 16th June 1916.
After the war, he moved to London and his brother, James Viner, used to travel down from Manchester and spend weekends there to convalesce. James had been in the Army Service Corps and Royal Field Artillery from 1911 through the war to 1918.
Pte. Albert Viney
British Army 6th Btn. York and Lancaster Regiment
from:Ashton under Lyme
Sidney Charles Viney
British Army 10th Btn. Rifle Brigade
from:Ripley, Surrey
(d.23rd Sep 1917)
Pte. Hubert William Vinnicombe
British Army 10th Btn. Warwickshire Regiment
from:Otterton, Devon
(d.19th June 1917)
Hubert Vinnicombe served with the 10th Royal Warwickshire Regiment. I am compiling information of the men on our War Memorial in Otterton, Devon, and Hubert is one of these.
Sjt. T. Vint
Army 2/8th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
2/Lt. W. P. Vint
British Army 11th Btn., C Coy. Royal Irish Rifles
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