Today | News | Books | Recipes Adventure | Science Fiction | Ghost stories | Poetry | Children | History Booktown, Marlborough, New Zealand, 12 May, 1913, Margaret Isobel (Gray Street, Shortland, Thames, New Zealand), dau. of James Brydon, and had issue a son, Richard Evelyn, _b._ Oamaru, New Zealand, 22 Feb. 1914. [Illustration: =W. E. F. di D. Flower.=] =FLOWERDAY, SAMUEL=, A.B., 219736, H.M.S. Liberty; died of wounds received in the Heligoland Bight, 28 Aug. 1914. =FLOWERS, GEORGE=, Joiner, 341781, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =FLOYD, WILLIAM=, Colour-Sergt., No 6350, Royal Marine L.I., Marine Brigade, Portsmouth Battn., only _s._ of the late William Floyd, of 25, Haymarket, London, and York Road, Weybridge, for over 30 years with Messrs. Garrads & Co., Crown Jewellers, by his wife, Martha (Yarborough Villa, Sandown, Isle of Wight), dau. of Henry Jones, of Westbury Leigh, Wilts; _b._ Pimlico, London, 1 Sept. 1873; educ. Weybridge, Surrey, and after working for a few years with a firm of Goldsmiths in London, joined the Royal Marines, 23 April, 1894. He became Colour-Sergt. 1909, left England for France with Marine Brigade in the early days of the war, and returned to Dover after the fall of Antwerp; went to the Dardanelles the following March, took part in the landing there 25-26 April, and was killed in action, 10 June, 1915; _unm._ An officer wrote that "he felt he had lost a brother, let alone a comrade, as they had been together since the formation of the Battn."; and another officer wrote of him as "a gallant and well-beloved old soldier whom the whole Battn. mourned." [Illustration: =William Floyd.=] =FLUCKER, THOMAS=, A.B., 213727, H.M.S. Pathfinder; lost when that ship was sunk by a mine, about 20 miles off the East Coast, 5 Sept. 1914. =FLUKE, ARTHUR CHARLES=, Lieut., 116th Battery, Royal Field Artillery, elder _s._ of Arthur John Fluke, of Nunnery Road, Canterbury, by his wife, Sarah; _b._ Nasirabad, India, 9 Sept. 1891; educ. King's School, Canterbury, and Royal Military Academy, Woolwich; gazetted 2nd Lieut., 19 July, 1912, and promoted Lieut. shortly before his death; went to France, 14 Aug. 1914, and was killed in action at Cuinchy, 10 Jan. 1915; _unm._ He met his death while rallying some men of another regt., their own officers having all been killed or wounded. Lieut. Fluke, with one N.C.O., stuck to his mortar, and continued to work it till it was put out of action, although he himself was wounded in four places, and then, unarmed and wounded as he was, he rallied the men who had been driven out of their trenches and led them back to the attack, only to fall himself by the fifth and fatal wound at the moment of success. Capt. Guy B. Oliver wrote: "I felt I must write you a few lines to tell how very greatly I feel for you in the terrible loss you have sustained. I am the only representative now in the Battery who has been with it since the beginning of the war, and before that at Aldershot, and the loss of your brave son has been a great personal loss to me, and as I know to all ranks in the Battery, for his presence had helped to reduce the various trials of this campaign. Much as we deplore his loss, the Battery is proud in the knowledge of the very gallant way your son conducted himself, and it is very sad indeed to think that he has not been spared to enjoy the honour he so richly deserved. Major Charlton has, I know, written to you and given you details. I am so sorry that none of us were with him at the last, but, as you know, the particular work he was on took him right away from the Battery. From what I can gather, he cannot have suffered much, and his death must have been almost instantaneous." He was mentioned in F.M. Sir John (now Lord) French's Despatch of 31 May, 1915, and Major C. A. Graham Charlton, Commanding 116th Battery, wrote he "was killed yesterday evening in rallying some men of the 60th Rifles, who were driven out of their trenches after all their officers had been killed or wounded. I have not heard many details yet, but, from what I hear, your son behaved in a very gallant manner, and, had he been spared, I am sure his heroism would have been rewarded. Many artillery officers have been trained in the use of trench mortars, and yesterday afternoon an order came for your son to proceed to the front trenches, occupied by the 60th Rifles, with one of these mortars. He had an artillery non-commissioned officer with him. There had been an attack earlier in the day, when this particular trench had been taken from the Germans. After dark the latter counter-attacked, and the 60th were driven out of their forward trenches after all their officers had been killed or wounded. Your son, however, with his N.C.O., stuck to his mortar and continued to work it, although he was wounded in four places. The mortar was then put out of action, and he then, wounded as he was, rallied some men of the 60th and led them back to the attack. He died, being wounded in five places. I cannot tell you how much all his brother officers feel his loss, and on behalf of them I send you our deepest sympathy. The only consolation I can offer you in your great sorrow is that he died a noble and gallant death, a credit to his Battery and his regt." He was in the XI and XV at King's School, Canterbury. He was third in the batting averages in 1908 with 38·23, second in 1909 with 30·11. and first in 1910 with 39·40. He was also in the XI at Woolwich, and was a member of the famous Woolwich Rugby XV in 1911, which K. F. Q. Perkins, of the Engineers, captained. [Illustration: =Arthur Charles Fluke.=] =FLUX, HENRY JOHN=, A.B. (R.F.R., Ch. B. 9068), S.S. 2129, H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =FLUX, HENRY JOHN=, Leading Cook's Mate, M. 65, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =FLYNN, JAMES=, Stoker, R.N.R., 1894T, H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =FOLEY, MARTIN=, Private, No. 19717, 10th Battn. Canadian Expeditionary Force, _s._ of James Foley, of Kilmurry, Kenmare, co. Kerry, Shoemaker, by his wife, Margaret; _b._ Killarney, co. Kerry, 15 June, 1874; educ. there; went to Canada, 10 May, 1911, settled at Brandon, Manitoba, was a Butcher; enlisted, 4 Sept. 1914; went to France, 1 Feb. 1915, and was killed in action there, 21 May, 1915. He _m._ at Kenmare, 2 Sept. 1902, Elizabeth, dau. of Timothy Callaghan, and had five children: James, _b._ 8 Sept. 1903; Timothy, _b._ 20 Sept. 1904; Mary Angela, _b._ 15 Sept. 1906; Margaret, _b._ 20 June, 1908; and Elizabeth, _b._ 10 April, 1911. =FOLEY, THOMAS ALGERNON FITZGERALD=, Lieut., 1st Battn. The Norfolk Regt., only _s._ of the late Vice-Admiral Francis John Foley, by his wife, Frances Jane (The Moat, Britford, Salisbury), dau. of De La Bère P. Blayne, and gdson. of Admiral the Hon. Fitzgerald Algernon Charles Foley [4th _s._ of Thomas, 3rd Baron Foley, P.C.]; _b._ Egerton Gardens, London, S.W., 29 Dec. 1889; and went to Eton (Mr. F. H. Rawlins' and Mr. H. d |