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Leading Seaman William George Newman
Died aboard HMS Forester 2/5/1942

Albert Edward Brown
2nd Bn Rifle Brigade
Died 14/3/1915
Le Touret Memorial

Arthur James Parsons
Royal Sussex Regiment
Died 14/12/1915
Aged 19

And my Great uncle Alfred Newman
Wounded in the 2nd World War and suffered for the rest of his life.

Rest in peace

xx

Captain John Henry Batten, King's Liverpool Regt. 1875 -1914
Killed in action. 26/10/1914

Haven't found him yet.

Thank you Pauline.

Tina x

In memory of my husband's great uncle Charles Reader of the 13th Kensington Bn, London Regiment, who died aged 23 on the 30 December 1917. Remembered on the Chatby Memorial.

My great uncle William Cole (52)
and his daughter Doreen (18)

Died together in WW2 bombing in 1944

R.I.P

Gill

Private Arthur REDFEARN (my grandfather)
41435, 9th Bn., Yorkshire Regiment
who died age 32
on 23 July 1917
Son of Sam and Susan Redfearn, of Batley, Yorks; husband of Ellen J. Redfearn, of Healey Cottage, Kingston, Kingsbridge, Devon.
Remembered with honour
LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY

Private Charles Henry DABINETT (a cousin)
PLY/957 (S), 2nd R.M. Bn. R.N. Div., Royal Marine Light Infantry
who died
on 10 June 1916
Remembered with honour
MAZARGUES WAR CEMETERY, MARSEILLES

Private FRANK GENTLE (a cousin)
3/6069, 1st Bn., Somerset Light Infantry
who died
on 14 July 1916
Son of Mrs. Maria Gentle, of West St., Ilminster, Somerset.
Remembered with honour
THIEPVAL MEMORIAL

Private ALBERT JAMES GUMMER (a cousin)
17503, 1st Bn., Somerset Light Infantry
who died age 21
on 01 July 1916
Son of James and Alice Gummer, of 108, Calton Rd., Beechen Cliff, Bath.
Remembered with honour
THIEPVAL MEMORIAL

Rifleman ARTHUR JOSEPH MALE (a cousin)
4174, 7th Bn., Royal Irish Rifles
who died age 27
on 09 September 1916
Son of Joseph and Selina Male, of Hillside Cottages, First Tower, Jersey.
Remembered with honour
THIEPVAL MEMORIAL

Private Joseph William PRIOR (a cousin)
20030, 8th Bn., Devonshire Regiment
who died
on 01 July 1916
Remembered with honour
DEVONSHIRE CEMETERY, MAMETZ

In Remembrance of
HENRY JOHN FOWLE
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Able Seaman
Service Number: P/JX 158758
Date Joined Hood: Unknown,died 24 1941 aged 19
Biographical Information: Henry was the son of William and Ethel Fowle, of Darlington, County Durham.
This was during the sinking of the Bismarck

Also his twin brother

Able Seaman CHARLES ALBERT FOWLE

C/JX 157241, H.M.S. Ibis, Royal Navy
who died age 20
on 10 November 1942
Son of William George and Ethel Fowle, of Darlington, Co. Durham.
Remembered with honour

So sad to lose twin boys in one war!!!

Chief Stoker Joseph Baker, RN, who died in the Battle of Jutland, May 30th 1916, aboard the Queen Mary. of 27 Manchester Road, Portsmouth, remember on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.

Private Stanley Morse, 4th Battalion Essex Regiment, son of William and Christina Morse, of Liddington Road, West Ham, who died in Reichwald Forest, Germany, Feb 15th 1945.

Thank you.

John William Hobday born 10th Jan 1882 Lincoln,
Served with Linc's Reg and Royal Engineers gauge railway works coy.
Died 31 March 1918 buried St Sever cemetery Rouen France.
RIP
Thinking of all who lost their lives, and those who served in all wars.

My great uncle

J.W Mott died 19/10/1914 buried Le Touret cemetery

my uncle

Isaac Phillips aged 21 died 30/10/1942 buried Tehran War cemetery.



Thank you

Jackie

Sergeant David William Tuffley
Died of sickness following wounds (gas)
21 December 1918. Age 40

Arthur William Black
Killed whilst on board a submarine or ship near Norway
19 May 1940. Age 26

Steve

In Memory of the three Gannaway brothers:

Sydney Gannaway (my great Grandfather) who suffered throughout his life as a consequence of those awful times.

Frank Gannaway blinded by mustard gas.

And to Corporal Henry Charles Gannaway who died as a result of his wounds on 11th July 1917. Buried in Richmond cemetery.

In memory of all those who served in every war.

Leanne.x

In memory of my Great Uncle Ted,
Edward Charles Lloyd KEY, MM & bar.
15th Btn Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regt).
Died aged 20 years on 28/09/1918.
Remembered with honour Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, France

Also my husband's grandfather,
Joseph Spiller SELDON, MM.
2nd Btn Devonshire Regt.
Died aged 32 years 24/04/1918 at the Somme.
Remembered with honour Adelaide Cemetery, Villiers-Bretonneux, France

Also my husband's Great Uncle,
John Boucher SELDON.
1st Btn Welsh Fusilliers.
Died aged 20 years 20/10/1914.
Remembered with honour Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial


In Flanders Fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders Fields.

by Lt Col John McCrae MD. (1872 - 1918)Canadian Army

We will remember them.

Sue
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My late father's cousin, Ern.

I would love to have met him as he was fondly spoken of by my parents, who recalled family sing songs with him round the piano.

TUERSLEY, JAMES ERNEST HARRY
Initials: J E H
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Warrant Engineer
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy
Unit Text: H.M.A.S. Perth
Age: 33
Date of Death: 01/03/1942
Additional information: Son of John James Tuersley and Bessie Jeanette Tuersley, of Portsmouth.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 62, Column 2.
Memorial: PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL

Gwyn

I saw a truely sad sight today .That made me cry.

We passed a remeberance site ..There stood a lonely figure of a gent aged about 80 yrs wearing his medals just paying his repects. In the pouring rain.


God bless every one of them xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Sgt. Thomas Albert Ernest Stevens. ("Tommy")
Born 28/03/1921.
Killed serving as rear gunner in a Lancaster of 467 squadron RAAF over Holland on 11/05/1944.
The plane blew up in mid air when attacked by a night fighter, no survivors.
Buried in Louvain, Belgium.
The cousin I never knew.

In loving memory of those who I have found in the search for my ancestors -

Fred Hine
Brother of my G Grandfather Ernest.
Corporal in the RAF, died age 41 on February 9th, 1919. Left a wife Harriet in Cardiff.

Windsor Jones
Brother in law of my G Grandfather Ernest Hine from Cardiff
Died before reaching adulthood in the Welsh Regiment.

Your picture brought me closer to knowing you and how you lost you life in Mesopotamia on 20th November 1917. You were only a child.

also your brothers:

Henry Jones
Died age 31 in Flanders leaving his wife Daisy.

and

John Jones, killed in Salonika in 1916.

Private William Coombs
1671, 13th Kensington Bn., London Regiment
who died age 24 on 2 February 1915 in Thanet Kent. He died of wounds received on the Western Front and was buried in Kensal Green (All Souls) Cemetery. He left a wife and 13 month old daughter. He was my Grandfather.

I went with some of my family to visit his grave today. We travelled up from the South Coast and made it in time for 11am. It's the first time I have been there and it was lovely to see his extremely well kept headstone, which is maintained by the War Graves Commission. They do a sterling job.

Linda

jacob thomas bourne
b30.3.1883 - d16.4.1916
my gt grandfather, shot accidently by friendly fire.
tina x

In loving memory of all mentioned above, and all that lost their lives fighting for ours, may they rest in peace.

Their Journey's Just Begun

Don't think of them as gone away-
their journey's just begun,
life holds so many facets--
this earth is only one.
Just think of them as resting
from the sorrows and the tears
in a place of warmth and comfort
where there are no days and years.
Think how they must be wishing
that we could know today
how nothing but our sadness
can really pass away.
and think of them as living
in the hearts of those they touched...
for nothing loved is ever lost--
and they was loved so much.x