Today | News | Books | Recipes Adventure | Science Fiction | Ghost stories | Poetry | Children | History Bookin 1908 in the Mohmand campaign on the North-West Frontier of India, in the Khyber Pass, his coolness under fire being commented upon by his commanding officer (medal with clasp). On the outbreak of the European War his regt., which was at Hong Kong, was despatched to France, landing there on 1 April, 1915, its first action being the Battle north of Ypres, 26 April, 1915, when nearly all the officers were killed or wounded, including Capt. Dalmahoy, who lost his life while leading his double company to the attack. Although wounded in six places and advised to go back, he refused to do so, but continued to lead his men till he fell under machine-gun fire. His noble death is spoken of with admiration by the officers and men of the regt. and by others. "Eye-Witness." in his report of the battle published in the "Times" of 6 May, 1915, speaks of the gallantry of a Pathan battn. Capt. Dalmahoy is specially mentioned in a letter published in "The Times" of 7 May, also by Mr. John Buchan in the account of the battle given in "The Times" of 13 July, and also in the seventh volume of his "History of the War." Capt. Dalmahoy _m._ at St. Andrew's, Fife, 19 Sept. 1911, Violet Cecily, dau. of the Rev. R. Arthur Hull; _s.p._ [Illustration: =John F. C. Dalmahoy.=] =DALTON, WILLIAM HENRY=, Trooper, No. 7/185, C Coy., 10th Regt. (Canterbury Mounted Rifles) New Zealand Expeditionary Force, eldest _s._ of William Henry Dalton, Farmer (died 9 Oct. 1915), by his wife, Annie (Canvastown, Marlborough, New Zealand), dau. of James Twidle; _b._ Canvastown, Marlborough, New Zealand, 3 May, 1885; educ. Canvastown School. He was a member of the Canvastown Defence Club and had been Capt. for the last three years, and on the outbreak of war volunteered for Imperial Service; joined the Canterbury Mounted Rifles, and was killed in action at the Dardanelles, 19 May, 1915. His commanding officer wrote: "On the 19th, my troop was holding an outpost position Nelson Hill, we were under a heavy rifle fire, which we were returning to the best of our ability, when your son was instantaneously killed by a bullet. Your son was one of the most trustworthy men in the troop, and at the time of his death was taking part very gallantly in the defence of our post." [Illustration: =William H. Dalton.=] =DALY, FRANCIS=, Corpl., No. 16949, 10th (Service) Battn. Highland L.I., _s._ of Patrick Daly, of Level Crossing, Carbury, co. Kildare, by his wife, Mary Bridget, dau. of Thomas Williams; _b._ Carbury, 13 Dec. 1891; educ. Derenturn National School, and was a post boy; enlisted 15 Aug. 1914, and was killed at the Battle of Loos, 25 Sept. 1915; _unm._ [Illustration: =Francis Daly.=] =DAMES, JAMES WILLIAM, D.C.M.=, Sergt.-Major, No. 1315, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, 2nd _s._ of John Joseph Dames, of London, England, by his wife, Mary Ann, dau. of James Raysbrook; _b._ London, 20 Nov. 1871; and enlisted in the Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regt.) in 1885 at the age of 14. In 1897 he was sent to India as Sergeant in charge of a draft for the 2nd Battn., and took part in the Tirah Campaign, receiving the medal. He was at Malta on the way back to England when the Boer War broke out, and at once volunteered for active service; went to South Africa with the Malta Mounted Infantry and served through that campaign. He was twice wounded and was three times mentioned in Dispatches, being awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal and the Queen's Medal with 3 bars. He was invalided home in 1901, and after being employed as a clerk at the War Office for eight years, went to Canada and settled at Derby town, Alberta. On the outbreak of the European War he again volunteered for active service and enlisted in Princess Patricia's L.I.; came over with the 1st Canadian Contingent; went to France Dec. 1914, and was killed in action at Bellewaarde Lake, near Ypres, 8 May, 1915. Sergt.-Major Dames _m._ at St. George's Church, Stonehouse, Plymouth, 26 July, 1897, Florence (Derbytown, Mound P. O., Alberta, Canada), yst. dau. of the late John Coneybeer, of Ivybridge, co. Devon, and had two sons: Frank Coneybeer, _b._ 15 Sept. 1899; and Harold Victor, _b._ 28 Sept. 1902. [Illustration: =James W. Dames.=] =DANIEL, ALFRED AUSTEN=, Private, No. 35, 5th Battn. (London Rifle Brigade) The London Regt. (T.F.), 2nd _s._ of Herbert Daniel of 50, Tunnel Avenue, East Greenwich, S.E., by his wife, Clara Matilda, dau. of William Austen, H.M. Customs; _b._ Rotherhithe, co. Surrey, 18 Nov. 1894; educ. Aske School, Hatcham, and matriculated at London University with second class honours in July, 1912. At the time war broke out he was with the Star Assurance Society; enlisted in the London Rifle Brigade with his two brothers, 6 Aug. 1914, the day following the declaration of war. He went with the battn. to France in Nov., and while doing fatigue duty was dangerously wounded on the evening of 24 Jan. 1915, and died fourteen hours later, on the 25th. His company officer wrote: "He was at all times a most willing and cheerful worker, a splendid example to others, and he will be much missed by all in the platoon, and by me as commander"; and a comrade: "He died as all soldiers would wish to die--on duty--and by that glorious death he has done all that a brave man could do for his country." A memorial, in the form of a copy in oils of the famous picture "The Great Sacrifice," was placed in St. John's Church, Isle of Dogs. E., of which church he was a Server, by the parishioners. At Aske School he was a prefect, played for the Champion House cricket team, 1910-11, in the school football second eleven, 1911-12, and in the Champion House football team, 1911-12. He was the first Askean to fall in the war. [Illustration: =Alfred Austen Daniel.=] =DANIELS, ERNEST=, Private, No. G. 2468, 12th (Service) Battn. Middlesex Regt., _s._ of William Daniels, of 5, Cardiff Road, Watford; served with the Expeditionary Force in France, etc.; killed in action, 5 May, 1915. =DANIELS, JAMES=, A.B., J. 1544, H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =DANIELS, JOHN=, S.P.O., 286387, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chilli, 1 Nov. 1914. =DANIELS, JOHN ALBERT=, Stoker, 1st Class, K. 14505, H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =DANN, DAVID GEORGE=, Private, No. 2249, 6th Battn. Royal Fusiliers, _s._ of the late David George Dann, Postman, by his wife, Annie (now wife of George Alfred Ernest Thorp, of 5, Boundary Road, Notting Hill, now serving with the 6th Royal Fusiliers), dau. of Henry George, Goldsmith; _b._ West Kensington, 8 April, 1897; educ. St. Paul's Church School, Hammersmith, and Saunders Road School, Notting Hill; enlisted in the 6th Battn. Royal Fusiliers in Sept. 1913; served with his regt. in France and Flanders, and was killed in action at Hill 60, 17 April, 1915; _unm._ A half-brother of his (James Baseley Goldsmith) is now (1916) on active service on H.M.S. Jun |