Today | News | Books | Recipes Adventure | Science Fiction | Ghost stories | Poetry | Children | History Book, JAMES FREDERICK=, A.B., J. 8750, H.M.S. Pathfinder; lost when that ship was sunk by a mine, about 20 miles off the East Coast, 5 Sept. 1914. =PYE, OSCAR GEORGE=, Trooper, No. 3080, 1st Life Guards, 3rd _s._ of William Pye, of Jeskyns Court, Cobham, Gravesend, Farmer and Landowner, by his wife, Mary, dau. of the late William Miskin; _b._ Cuxton, Rochester, co. Kent, 12 Aug. 1892; educ. Thanet College, Margate; was a Manager of Farms at Cuxton and Cobham, but after the outbreak of war in Aug. 1914, joined the 1st Life Guards, 5 Sept. following; went to France, 1 Nov. 1914; took part in the fighting during the winter of 1914-15, and was killed in action in the advance trenches near Ypres, 13 May, 1915; _unm._ He was buried on the battlefield about 1½ miles from Ypres, on the Ypres-Menin Road. An officer wrote: "Your son was in my troop from the time he came up from the base, and I have never known any man who was more liked and respected by all his comrades, myself included. He was always an example to everybody by his cheerfulness and the way he did his work, and the troop feel his loss very much"; and a comrade: "He was an exceedingly brave man, he never showed any sign of fear, and was always one of the first to volunteer for any dangerous or disagreeable job." [Illustration: =Oscar George Pye.=] =PYE, REGINALD EBE=, Rifleman, No. 3847, 1/18th Battn. (London Irish Rifles) The London Regt. (T.F.), 2nd _s._ of Ebenezer Clayton Pye, of 8, Britten Street, Chelsea, S.W., by his wife, Elizabeth Emma, dau. of William (and Elizabeth) Allsup; _b._ Chelsea, 8 Oct. 1896; educ. Marlborough Road L.C.C. School there; was Page to the Hon. Mr. Gathorne Hardy, of Cadogan Square, then to Dr. McConnell, of Hampstead; when 17 years old he was apprenticed to motor trade, and got his licence for driving the Saturday before war broke out; joined the London Irish Rifles in March, 1914; volunteered for foreign service on the outbreak of war in the Aug. following; went to France, 1 Sept. 1915, and was killed in action during the Battle of Loos, 25 Sept. 1915. =PYEFINCH, LEONARD THOMAS=, Private, No. 7861, 1st Battn. East Kent Regt. (The Buffs); served with the Expeditionary Force in France, etc.; killed in action, 20 Oct. 1914. =PYMAN, JAMES=, Capt., 3rd Battn. The Border Regt., attd. 2nd Battn. King's Own Yorkshire L.I., yr. _s._ of the late James Pyman, of Newcastle-on-Tyne, Shipowner, by his wife, Emily, dau. of the late John Sutcliffe, of Stallingbro' Manor, Lincoln; _b._ Newcastle-on-Tyne, 12 Aug. 1883; educ. Mill Hill and Hamelin, near Hanover; gazetted Lieut. 3rd (Militia) Borderers, 20 May, 1903, and Capt., 19 May, 1906; later joined the Reserve of Officers, but on the outbreak of war in Aug. 1914, rejoined his regt.; went to France, 14 Oct. 1914, attd. to the 2nd Battn. King's Own Yorkshire L.I., and was killed in action near Hooge, 18 Nov. following, by a high-explosive shell; _unm._ =QUEGAN, JOHN=, Private, No. 2009, 11th Battn. Australian Imperial Force, 2nd _s._ of William Quegan, of Kinnitty, King's County, Labourer, by his wife, Mary, dau. of Terence Higgins; _b._ Kinnitty aforesaid, 20 Oct. 1890; educ. Kinnitty National School; went to Australia in April, 1912, and worked on the Trans-Australian Railway; volunteered after the outbreak of war and joined the Commonwealth Expeditionary Force in Dec. and died on board H.M. hospital ship Sicilia, 6 Aug. 1915, from wounds received in action at Lone Pine, Gallipoli; _unm._ [Illustration: =John Quegan.=] =QUICK, ROBERT GEORGE=, Private, No. 2197, 4th Battn. (Royal Fusiliers) The London Regt. (T.F.), only _s._ of Robert Ernest Quick, L.-Corpl. No. 20592, Oxford and Bucks L.I., by his wife, Leonora (5, Stirling Road, Higham Hill, Walthamstow), dau. of George Bush; _b._ Higham Hill, Walthamstow, 30 Aug. 1896; educ. Higham Hill Council and the Higher Elementary (Scholar) Schools, there; was an apprentice to the wood machining; volunteered and joined the 4th City of London Royal Fusiliers, 10 Aug. 1914; sailed for Malta, 4 Sept. following; went to France from there early in 1915, and was killed in action at Ypres, 27 April, 1915; _unm._ Sergt.-Major Birch wrote speaking highly of him. [Illustration: =Robert George Quick.=] =QUIGLEY, HUGH DOMINIC=, S.B.A., M. 5012, H.M.S. Pathfinder; lost when that ship was sunk by a mine, about 20 miles off the East Coast, 5 Sept. 1914. =QUIN, JAMES EDWARD=, Private, No. 24640, 13th Battn. (5th Royal Highlanders of Canada), Canadian Expeditionary Force, elder _s._ of James Quin, of Corbally House, Limerick, J.P., Merchant, head of the firm of John Quin & Co., of Limerick, by his wife, Marian Frances, dau. of Nicholas James Lalor, of 33, FitzWilliam Place, Dublin, J.P.; _b._ 70, George Street, Limerick, 24 Nov. 1888; educ. Stonyhurst College and Louvain University (where he obtained his degree "faculté de droit"), and went to Canada in April, 1912; was a Salesman with Lindsay & Co., Montreal. On the outbreak of war in Aug. 1914, he immediately proceeded to Valcartier, and joined the 5th Royal Highlanders of Canada; came over with the first contingent in Oct. 1914; trained on Salisbury Plain, and went to the Front in Feb. 1915. He was reported missing after the Second Battle of Ypres, 22 April, 1915, when his battn. defended the cross-roads at Ypres, refusing to surrender, in spite of nearly all their number being killed, badly wounded, or taken prisoners, and he is now officially stated to have been killed in this action; _unm._ A comrade wrote: "I don't think I ever met a more good-natured, generous hearted and unselfish fellow.... No words of mine would fit tribute to his memory.... I know he was thought a lot of by his superiors"; and another: "He was always given the most dangerous tasks to perform, and to my knowledge he always performed them ably and well." [Illustration: =James Edward Quin.=] =QUIN, SIDNEY JOHN=, 2nd Writer, 347163, H.M.S. Pathfinder; lost when that ship was sunk by a mine, about 20 miles off the East Coast, 5 Sept. 1914. =QUIN, THOMAS=, Stoker, 1st Class (R.F.R., Ch. B. 5827), S.S. 100714, H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =QUINN, HENRY=, Private No. 2013, 9th Battn. Durham L.I. (T.F.), _s._ of the late Charles Quinn, by his wife, (--) (45, Renforth Street, Dunston), dau. of (--); _b._ Teams, 27 Aug. 1893; educ. St. Philip's R.C. School, Dunston; enlisted July, 1914; went to France, April, 1915, and was killed in action, 5 July, following; _unm._ [Illustration: =Henry Quinn.=] =QUINN, JAMES=, Leading Stoker (R.F.R., Ch. B. 8259), 293970, R.N., _s._ of Michael Quinn, Sugar Boiler in McFies, Liverpool; _b._ Liverpool, 10 April, 1878; educ. St. Joseph's School, Liverpool; served 12 years in the Royal Navy, including the operations in China at the time of the Boxer rebellion, and lost his life in H.M.S. Cressy, when that ship was torpedoed in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. He was well known as the sailor "Handcuff King," being a popu |