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The names of the fifty men at the heart of my research
are shown below (along with surnames that are related to their
families). If any of these names ring any bells with you, please contact me - I'm
always on the look-out for connections. Click on any of their names to
see some brief details about each of them (I'm keeping most of the
details so that there's something left to put in the book!): | Leslie Herman BERLEIN | William Howe BISSLEY | Geoffrey Heslop BLACK | | Ronald William BRAKSPEAR | Brian Dudley BRIGG | Hugh Kennedy CASSELS | | Wilfrid Lawson CLARKE | Cecil Stedman CLOAKE | Harold COHEN | | George Bertrand COOTE | Richard Markham COOTE | Alfred Percival DOBSON | | Lionel Huddlestone EDWARDS | Douglas Eric FOOT | Frederic Clifford GARDENNER | | Cyril GENTRY-BIRCH | David Corse GLEN | Douglas Murray HANNA | | William Gray HAYNES | George Henry HEWITT | Basil Perrin HICKS | | William George HOBBS | William Franklin George JOSEPH | | Harold Charles Linford KEABLE | Louis Arthur KLEMANTASKI | | Thomas Bernard LAWRENCE | Gordon Fraser MARSH | Peter McGIBBON | | Wilfred Southey Deare OLDMAN | Charles Gordon PARAMORE | | Thomas Gordon PEACOCK | Richard Stephen Pierrepont POYNTZ | | Mervyn Phippen PUGH | Thomas Gerald ROBINSON | Aubyn Redmond ROUSE | | Clifford SALMAN | Cyril SPARTALI | Donald Fenwick STILEMAN | | Frank Mariner SUMPSTER | Edward Sidney Beaumont TAVENER | | Morice Bell THOMPSON | Henry Cyril THORNE | Douglas TOSETTI | | William Crawford WALTON | Charles Randolph WATSON | | Cyril Arthur WILLIAMSON | Harold Vivian WOODFORD | Thomas Edward ALLEN Originally from Ireland, he managed to survive the War, despite bullet wounds in his right biceps, right chest, and left thigh, a bayonet wound in the right side of his abdomen, and chlorine gas inhalation - all on the first day of the Battle of Loos. Related surnames: Hanbidge, Mitchell, Synge, Morawetz, Seddon See on new website: www.groupphoto.co.uk/background/thomas-edward-allen/ Back to the Top of the Page James BARROW Originally from Culcheth in Lancashire, he was one of the oldest in the photograph, having had a full career in the ranks (including service in the Boer War). He was the battalion's Quartermaster, and served in France until his death on 1st June 1916. He left a wife and five children. Related surnames: Cleworth, Townley, Simpson, Ribton, Johnson, Jackson See on new website: www.groupphoto.co.uk/background/james-barrow/ Back to the Top of the Page Charles Frederick Napier BARTLETT He was second-in-command of the 8th Royal Berkshires when they went out to France in 1915, fought at Loos and the Somme, and was interim Commanding Officer at various times. At the end of the War he was working at the Ministry of National Service, and retired with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Related surnames: Robinson, McNair, Fraser, Barran, Napier, Kirkland, Saunders See on new website: www.groupphoto.co.uk/background/charles-frederick-napier-bartlett/ Back to the Top of the Page Leslie Herman BERLEIN Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, he was a law student at Cambridge when war broke out. When my grandmother visited the battalion during her school holidays in the summer of 1915, he gave her a ride in his sidecar. He was a very popular officer, but sadly was killed on the first day at Loos. Related surnames: Woods, Gustorf See on new website: www.groupphoto.co.uk/background/leslie-herman-berlein/ Back to the Top of the Page William Howe BISSLEY Was on the point of sitting his final examinations for a Geography degree, when war broke out. He was killed on the Somme in August 1916, only four days before his daughter was born. One of his great-granddaughters got married in June 1998. Related surnames: Beaumont, Brown, Leftley, Lawrence, Howe See on new website: www.groupphoto.co.uk/background/william-howe-bissley/ Back to the Top of the Page Geoffrey Heslop BLACK Seems to have had a life with no fixed roots (both during and after the War) - almost every piece of information I have about him comes from a different address, or refers to a different employment or posting. He survived the War, having served with the 8th, 9th, and 5th Royal Berkshires, the Cheshires, and the Machine Gun Corps (and having been shot in the neck in March 1916). Related surnames: Brennan, Hickes, Roberts, Heslop, Wright See on new website: www.groupphoto.co.uk/background/geoffrey-heslop-black/ Back to the Top of the Page Ronald William BRAKSPEAR Was a company director of Brakspear's brewery in Henley. Soon after the battalion went into the trenches, he made use of his Henley Rifle Club skills by shooting a German sniper. He was grievously wounded on the first day of Loos, and died only a matter of minutes after his mother and brother arrived to visit him in hospital in Etaples. The brewery is still going strong. Related surnames: Perry, Pike, Phillips, Young, Hayward See on new website: www.groupphoto.co.uk/background/ronald-william-brakspear/ Back to the Top of the Page Brian Dudley BRIGG Served with the Berkshires throughout the Great War. In civilian life, he was a solicitor and was married with two children. He also served in the Second World War, having an emergency commission with the Royal Army Service Corps. Having survived both wars, he died in 1947 aged only 55. Related surnames: Eyles, Haigh, Field, Hinchliffe See on new website: www.groupphoto.co.uk/background/brian-dudley-brigg/ Back to the Top of the Page Hugh Kennedy CASSELS His father came from Oporto in Portugal but emigrated to South America. Hugh was born in Buenos Aires, one of eleven children. He was a battalion machine-gun officer, and was killed on the first day at Loos. Related surnames: Dashwood, Gannon, Harris, Trillia, Cox, Chance, Jones/Johnes, Simons, Manning See on new website: www.groupphoto.co.uk/background/hugh-kennedy-cassels/ Back to the Top of the Page Wilfrid Lawson CLARKE From very humble beginnings, he rose to be an assistant master at Sonning Boys School. He served in the trenches with the Berkshires, but towards the end of the War he became an Educational Instructor. He then had a full career with the Army Education Corps (including being headmaster at Queen Victoria School, Dunblane) and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel, living in Knowle Close, Caversham, Berkshire. Related surnames: Hodder See on new website: www.groupphoto.co.uk/background/wilfrid-lawson-clarke/ Back to the Top of the Page Cecil Stedman CLOAKE Was studying medicine in London when war broke out. Served with the 8th Royal Berkshires, being Adjutant from September 1915 to January 1918 (earning the Military Cross on the Somme). He then responded to a call for a medical students to return to their studies, due to a potential shortage of doctors. After the War, he went on to become a much-loved and respected GP in Wimbledon. Related surnames: Newling, Saunders, Woollard, Maplesden, Ball, Powter See on new website: www.groupphoto.co.uk/background/cecil-stedman-cloake/ Back to the Top of the Page Harold COHEN Was the first casualty from the photograph - he fell ill, possibly connected to having had appendicitis a few years before, and died of blood-poisoning and double pneumonia in July 1915, aged only 19. He is buried in Golders Green Jewish Cemetery. His father Percy was President of the Reading Hebrew Congregation at Reading Synagogue. Related surnames: Broadbridge, Weiller, Newnham, Marlow, Turner See on new website: www.groupphoto.co.uk/background/harold-cohen/ Back to the Top of the Page George Bertrand COOTE Was the youngest of four brothers (including Richard Markham COOTE ). Served in France with the 8th Royal Berkshires, before transferring to the Machine Gun Corps. He was wounded in July 1917 when he was buried by a collapsing wall after it had been hit by a shell. He was killed in May 1918 during the German offensive near Soissons. Related surnames: Kruger, Sheppard, Markham, Lewis See on new website: www.groupphoto.co.uk/background/george-bertrand-coote/ Back to the Top of the Page Richard Markham COOTE (Not actually in the photograph, but listed as absent when the photograph was taken.) Was the second of four brothers (including George Bertrand COOTE ). Before the war, he was a barrister-at-law in Lincoln's Inn. At 6' 3½" tall, he must have towered over most of the men in the battalion. He was killed on 13th October 1915 during the battalion's second attack at Loos. Related surnames: Kruger, Sheppard, Markham, Lewis Back to the Top of the Page Alfred Percival DOBSON Unusual amongst the officers in the photograph, in that he came from the Newcastle area. He served in France with the 1st Royal Berkshires and the Machine Gun Corps, and was awarded the Military Cross in 1917. Not only survived active service through the nearly the whole of the First World War, but also the entire Second World War with the Pioneer Corps - even managing to save himself from the sinking of the Lancastria (Britain's biggest ever maritime disaster as the result of German bombing as thousands were being evacuated from St Nazaire on 17th June 1940 - more lives were lost than in the Titanic and Lusitania disasters combined - but it is not well known because Churchill ordered the news to be kept out of the papers at the time in the interests of morale). Related surnames: Hall, Boden, Hayles, Browne See on new website: www.groupphoto.co.uk/background/alfred-percival-dobson/ Back to the Top of the Page Lionel Huddlestone EDWARDS Was an advertising agent like his father. He was badly wounded during the battalion's second attack at Loos. The resulting gangrene led to the necessity for a severe operation, after which he was declared permanently unfit for general service. He did however serve on the staff in Egypt. After the War, he returned to advertising and married late in life. He was buried at South Mimms church. Related surnames: Rabnett, Robbins, Huddlestone, Hall, Wrenn See on new website: www.groupphoto.co.uk/background/lionel-huddlestone-edwards/ Back to the Top of the Page Douglas Eric FOOT The youngest of those pictured in the photograph, he was only 18 when he was killed on 13th October 1915 (only 8 days after he had joined the battalion in France). His brother served in the RFC and RAF (reaching the rank of Major and earning the Military Cross), and, although the Germans did not manage to hurt him, he was injured in a motor accident and a flying accident, and finally killed in a further flying accident in 1923. Related surnames: Bray, Fraser, Hauang, Cooper, Cocker See on new website: www.groupphoto.co.uk/background/douglas-eric-foot/ Back to the Top of the Page Frederic Clifford GARDENNER Was a dental student at the outbreak of the war. He went out to France in October 1915, and was very badly wounded by a shell in March 1916. This forced him to relinquish his commission, but he later recovered enough to go into practice as a dentist, and was a very active member of his local community. There was a big turn-out for his funeral after he died from cancer aged only 44. Related surnames: Cave, Thomas, Crocker See on new website: www.groupphoto.co.uk/background/frederic-clifford-gardenner/ Back to the Top of the Page Cyril GENTRY-BIRCH (Not actually in the photograph, but listed as absent when the photograph was taken.) Was a key member of the 8th Royal Berkshires, winning the Military Cross at Loos, and fighting on the Somme and at Passchendaele. He became a prisoner-of-war during the German Spring Offensive of 1918. In 1936, he re-joined the Army as a Major in the Cheshires, and eventually retired after the Second World War as a Colonel. In retirement he lived in Chalkhouse Green and Caversham in Berkshire and had connections with Pangbourne & District Rifle Club. At the time of his death he was a resident of an old people's home in Finchampstead, Berkshire. Related surnames: Girdler, Pickering Back to the Top of the Page David Corse GLEN Born in Scotland, he had completed an Engineering Diploma in London just before the outbreak of the War. He was killed on the first day of the Battle of Loos, aged 21. Related surnames: Virtue, Newton, Brockbank, King-Smith See on new website: www.groupphoto.co.uk/background/david-corse-glen/ Back to the Top of the Page Douglas Murray HANNA Before the War, he was a partner of Messrs Gow, Somerville & Co., a tea company in Ceylon. He was also quite an athlete, and was a member of the Colombo Town Guard before returning to England at the beginning of 1915. He was killed on the first day at Loos. Related surnames: Hull, Murray, Greenshields, Baxter See on new website: www.groupphoto.co.uk/background/douglas-murray-hanna/ Back to the Top of the Page William Gray HAYNES (Not actually in the photograph, but listed as absent when the photograph was taken.) Was an athlete of some distinction in his time at Reading School, setting a record for the mile race that remained unbeaten for several years. He also played for the Berkshire Wanderers rugby club and Berkshire Hockey Club. In between school and the war, he worked in his father's ironmongery shop. He was killed on the first day at Loos. Related surnames: Almond, Biss, Cook, Gray, Gude, Smith, Thomas Back to the Top of the Page George Henry HEWITT Was Chaplain with the 8th Royal Berkshires only briefly - after going to France, he became Divisional Chaplain of 26th Division. He survived the war, despite an attack of malarial influenza when in Salonika. He was vicar of Cobridge, and of Pirton near Hitchin. His son was a Chaplain to the Queen from 1969 to 1982. Related surnames: Cammack, Baines, Caparn See on new website: www.groupphoto.co.uk/background/george-henry-hewitt/ Back to the Top of the Page Basil Perrin HICKS Studied Modern Languages at Cambridge, and was fluent in French and German. He was killed on the first day at Loos. His father was Professor of Physics at Sheffield University, and created a memorial to his son in the form of the Basil Hicks Lectureship Fund that is still in existence today. Related surnames: Blincoe, Gripenberg, Rolston, Thesiger, Perrin, Story, Mitchinson See on new website: www.groupphoto.co.uk/background/basil-perrin-hicks/ Back to the Top of the Page William George HOBBS The son of the chief clerk of West London Police Court, he went on to become a solicitor. He was a keen lacrosse player, and went out on a tour to Sweden in before the War. He was amongst those killed on the first day at Loos. Related surnames: Archer, Ball, Stevenson, Tyler See on new website: www.groupphoto.co.uk/background/william-george-hobbs/ Back to the Top of the Page William Franklin George JOSEPH Was a solicitor in London. During the War, he served with the 8th, 9th, 3rd, 6th, and 2nd Royal Berkshires. He had a major period of illness in 1916, but survived until May 1918 when he was killed during the German offensive near Soissons. Related surnames: Cohen, Dennis, Franklin, Hemming, Sanderson, Waley, Selig See on new website: www.groupphoto.co.uk/background/william-franklin-george-joseph/ Back to the Top of the Page Harold Charles Linford KEABLE Was the son of the Vicar of Wrecclesham. He studied agriculture and then went out to work in Egypt for a couple of years before the War. He was killed on the first day at Loos. I have got a picture of the two dogs he left to his father in his will. Related surnames: Forbes, Linford, Pinniger See on new website: www.groupphoto.co.uk/background/harold-charles-linford-keable/ Back to the Top of the Page Louis Arthur KLEMANTASKI Was a gifted literary man, particularly specialising in musical criticism (he founded and edited his own musical quarterly 'Euterpe' when he was only 18). He was killed in May 1916 during a German night raid. During my recent research, I have discovered his poetry notebook - there are a few snippets of his own composition, but it mostly contains his favourite poems by other authors. I have met his first cousin, Louis Klemantaski (the photographer). Related surnames: Jaffa, Gallagher, Monro, Phillips, Powell, Taylor, Woodward, Bosman See on new website: www.groupphoto.co.uk/background/louis-arthur-klemantaski/ Back to the Top of the Page Thomas Bernard LAWRENCE Was born in Burma, but returned to England when his father retired from the Indian Transport Corps. Won the Military Cross at Loos, having taken over the command of the battalion on the first night despite being only 20 years old. He survived the war, after a career in India (including service in the Second World War), he died in Cornwall and is buried in Perranzabuloe. Related surnames: Carkeek, Hooper, Lynch, Downey See on new website: www.groupphoto.co.uk/background/thomas-bernard-lawrence/ Back to the Top of the Page Gordon Fraser MARSH Was wounded both at Loos and on the Somme, and was awarded the Military Cross in 1917. Survived the War and emigrated to Kenya. During the Second World War, he served as an adjutant in the prisoner-of-war camps out there. Related surnames: Fraser, Toms, Richmond See on new website: www.groupphoto.co.uk/background/gordon-fraser-marsh/ Back to the Top of the Page Peter McGIBBON (Not actually in the photograph, but was with the battalion at Loos.) Born in Canada, he originally qualified as a doctor there before he came to England to continue his studies. He was the 8th Royal Berkshire's Medical Officer, and was awarded the Military Cross for his work at the Battle of Loos. He survived the war and became an MP for Muskoka Riding in Canada, in addition to being the owner of the Muskoka Herald Publishing Co, President of the Bracebridge Board of Trade, Honorary President of the Ontario Lacrosse League, and a member of the Albany Club. Related surnames: Boyd, Brown Back to the Top of the Page Wilfred Southey Deare OLDMAN Served with the Ceylon Mounted Infantry and the South African Constabulary during the Boer War, and was a rancher in South Africa when war broke out. He was killed on the first day at Loos. His brother, Richard Deare Furley Oldman, became a Major-General. Related surnames: Deare, Randell, Ready, Upfill, Furley See on new website: www.groupphoto.co.uk/background/wilfred-southey-deare-oldman/ Back to the Top of the Page Charles Gordon PARAMORE Was an artist. He was killed on the first day of Loos, and his name is on the memorial at the entrance to the Royal Academy in London. He is mentioned in the diaries of his cousin Mrs Josiah (Florence Elizabeth) Lockwood, a well-known suffragist, pacifist, Liberal, Quaker, and artist. Related surnames: Clay, Hick, Lockwood, Smith, Williams, Allanson, Beall See on new website: www.groupphoto.co.uk/background/charles-gordon-paramore/ Back to the Top of the Page Thomas Gordon PEACOCK Despite only being 21, he was appointed Adjutant of the 8th Royal Berkshires. He was killed on the first day of Loos, and has no known grave. On the 82nd anniversary of the battle, a cold autumnal day, I saw a Peacock butterfly at the Loos Memorial to the Missing. His family's business was the leading provisions merchant, Nurdin & Peacock. Related surnames: Atkins, East, Nurdin, Ure, Wrench, Clubb See on new website: www.groupphoto.co.uk/background/thomas-gordon-peacock/ Back to the Top of the Page Richard Stephen Pierrepont POYNTZ Before the War, he was a political speaker for the National Service League and the Anti-Suffrage League, among others. He went out to the trenches in October 1915. In 1917 he moved into training and became Chief Instructor at a School of Instruction. After the war he became a schoolmaster. [ 'The Poyntz Family in India' is being researched by Ian Poyntz] Related names: Alban, Bull, Castleton, Newdigate, Rahere, Romola, Minor, Brinn, Pierrepont See on new website: www.groupphoto.co.uk/background/richard-stephen-pierrepont-poyntz/ Back to the Top of the Page Mervyn Phippen PUGH Despite having no previous military experience, he had a very distinguished war record with the 1st Royal Berkshires - reaching the rank of acting Major, and taking over command of the battalion on several occasions. He survived the war, having been awarded the Distinguished Service Order and the Military Cross, and went on to become Agent for the Director of Public Prosecutions in Birmingham. Related surnames: Cullwick, Baylis, Phippen, Lane, Richards See on new website: www.groupphoto.co.uk/background/mervyn-phippen-pugh/ Back to the Top of the Page Thomas Gerald ROBINSON Served throughout the War, being awarded the Military Cross in 1917, and in the latter part of the War was working in the Intelligence Corps. On completion of his service he returned to his occupation as a silk merchant. Related surnames: Alcock, Ashmore, Bullock, Cavendish, Curtis, Ewart, Galloway, Parshall See on new website: www.groupphoto.co.uk/background/thomas-gerald-robinson/ Back to the Top of the Page Aubyn Redmond ROUSE Went to school at Eton, and was a deputy underwriter at Lloyds at the outbreak of the war. He was badly wounded on the first day at Loos. After his recovery, he joined the Royal Flying Corps as an Equipment Officer. He returned to Lloyds after the War. His grave is among 260,000 others at Brookwood Cemetery. Related surnames: Clarke, Stiff, Saunders, Spooner, Bishop See on new website: www.groupphoto.co.uk/background/aubyn-redmond-rouse/ Back to the Top of the Page Clifford SALMAN The son of a draper in Reading, he attended Mirfield Theological College with a view to taking Holy Orders. He joined the battalion in the trenches on 5th October 1915, and only eight days later he was killed in action during the battalion's second attack at Loos. Related surnames: Clifford, de Gols, Fox, Birch See on new website: www.groupphoto.co.uk/background/clifford-salman/ Back to the Top of the Page Cyril SPARTALI Was one of twins, amongst a total of four children. Before the War, he was in business in India, but was invalided back to England with typhoid fever just as war was breaking out. He was killed on 13th October 1915, during the battalion's second attack at Loos. Related surnames: Binckes, Ellice-Clark, Florance, Ionides, Ralli, Varsami, Mavrogordato See on new website: www.groupphoto.co.uk/background/cyril-spartali/ Back to the Top of the Page Donald Fenwick STILEMAN Was the son of the first Bishop in Persia. He was badly wounded on the first day at Loos, and then again on the Somme. This latter wound left him with a dud right hand, but despite that, he had a full career in the Forestry Commission. He was the longest-surviving member of the photograph, and his descendants have numbered 4 children, 8 grandchildren, and 8 great-grandchildren. Related surnames: Fenwick, Gibbard, Hodgson, Dale, Kenwrick-Cox, Nettleton See on new website: www.groupphoto.co.uk/background/donald-fenwick-stileman/ Back to the Top of the Page Frank Mariner SUMPSTER Was the son of a Railway Station Master. He first went to France in October 1915. He was wounded at least once during the period up until March 1918. He was killed during the German Spring Offensive of 1918. He left a wife and young daughter. Related surnames: Mitchell, Bradshaw, Goodwin, Gillman, Cranham, Green See on new website: www.groupphoto.co.uk/background/frank-mariner-sumpster/ Back to the Top of the Page Edward Sidney Beaumont TAVENER Served in France with the 5th Royal Berkshires. He was invalided home after catching dysentery after eating from a tin of McConachie meat ration that was not at peak freshness. He then served as a balloon officer in the Royal Flying Corps. After the war, he worked for the Indian Forest Service. Related surnames: Beaumont, Campbell-White, Duffield, Harrison, Francis, Brown See on new website: www.groupphoto.co.uk/background/edward-sidney-beaumont-tavener/ Back to the Top of the Page Morice Bell THOMPSON Had a very successful education at both school and university, excelling at both sport and academic work. After service in the Royal Berkshires and the Shropshire Light Infantry, he joined the Machine Gun Corps, and was killed during the Battle of Arras in May 1917. His brother, Treffry Owen Thompson, went on to be Colonel Commandant of the Royal Army Medical Corps. Related surnames: Bell, Winckworth, Smith See on new website: www.groupphoto.co.uk/background/morice-bell-thompson/ Back to the Top of the Page Henry Cyril THORNE Grew up in Reading, but initially served in the ranks with the Hampshire Regiment. He got married in December 1914, not long before he was commissioned in the Royal Berkshire Regiment. He joined the 1st Battalion in France, and was killed in June 1916 during a raid on the German trenches. Related surnames: Baple, Cox, Hopkins, Kelly, Meads, Philp See on new website: www.groupphoto.co.uk/background/henry-cyril-thorne/ Back to the Top of the Page Douglas TOSETTI Before the War, he was a champagne merchant. One of the stalwarts of the 8th Royal Berkshires, he fought at Loos (where he was wounded, but continued to lead his men - thus earning the Military Cross), and the Somme, and at Passchendaele. He was second-in-command of the battalion when he was killed during the German Spring Offensive of March 1918. Related surnames: Whytock, Newman, Folkes/Folks, Turner, Kiefer See on new website: www.groupphoto.co.uk/background/douglas-tosetti/ Back to the Top of the Page William Crawford WALTON Was Commanding Officer of the 8th Royal Berkshires, having had a full career in the Indian Army (being Commanding Officer of 104th Wellesley's Rifles from 1908 to 1914). He was the uncle of Charles Randolph WATSON . Three days into the Battle of Loos, he was posted to Aden, and became General Officer Commanding the Aden Infantry Brigade. He survived the war, and his descendants have numbered 4 children, 7 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, and 15 great-great-grandchildren. Related surnames: Dalzell, Dalzell-Walton, Lee, Tatham-Warter, Davison, Athill, Hamond See on new website: www.groupphoto.co.uk/background/william-crawford-walton/ Back to the Top of the Page Charles Randolph WATSON Was the nephew of the Commanding Officer, William Crawford WALTON . He was brought up in England, but at the outbreak of the War, he was working as an accountant in Canada. He went to France with the 8th Royal Berkshires, but was invalided out suffering from a disease of the foot, and returned to Canada. He was one of my grandmother's 31 first cousins. Related surnames: Collins, Walton, Dalzell, Stedman See on new website: www.groupphoto.co.uk/background/charles-randolph-watson/ Back to the Top of the Page Cyril Arthur WILLIAMSON Was the son of a school master. Served throughout the War, although from the middle of 1917 he was involved in training reserve units back in England. He went on to be a Company Director. Related surnames: Clarke, Poole, Holder See on new website: www.groupphoto.co.uk/background/cyril-arthur-williamson/ Back to the Top of the Page Harold Vivian WOODFORD At the outbreak of the War, he returned to England from Malaya, where he was working on Cicely Rubber Plantation. He went missing during the Battalion's second attack at Loos on 13th October 1915. His fate was not finally confirmed until his body was found on 26th December 1915. Related surnames: Hodgson, Milner, Palmer, Rogers, Spencer, Beatty See on new website: www.groupphoto.co.uk/background/harold-vivian-woodford/ Back to the Top of the Page |