Today | News | Books | Recipes Adventure | Science Fiction | Ghost stories | Poetry | Children | History Bookate John Macwhirter, R.A.; _b._ Hammersmith, London, W., 17 Oct. 1898; educ. The Wells House, Malvern Wells; entered the Navy, Sept. 1911; appointed to H.M.S. Bulwark, 16 Aug. 1914, and was lost when that ship was blown up off Sheerness, 26 Nov. 1914. =SIMS, JOHN=, Stoker (Coastguard), 148321 (Ports.), H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =SIMS, WILLIAM JOHN=, Stoker, 1st Class, 304106, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =SIMSON, HERBERT=, Chief Petty Officer, 158864, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =SINCLAIR, WILLIAM JOHN=, Private, No. 10942, Machine Gun Section, 4th Battn. Canadian Expeditionary Force, yr. _s._ of George Thomas Sinclair, M.A., of 91, Comiston Road, Edinburgh, formerly of Craigengar, Culross, by his wife, Marian, dau. of John McEwen, Register House, Edinburgh, and grandson of the Rev. William Sinclair, of Kirkwall, Orkney; _b._ Sanquhar, co. Dumfries, 10 Oct. 1889; educ. High School, Dunfermline, and George Watson's College, Edinburgh, and on leaving there was employed in the British Linen Company's Bank, Dunfermline; went to Canada in 1910 to take up an appointment in the Bank of Montreal; volunteered for Imperial service on the outbreak of war, and joined the 4th Battn.; came over with the first contingent in Oct.; went to France in February, and was killed in action at St. Julien, near Ypres, 23 April, 1915; _unm._ Buried at Vlamertinghe, three miles west of Ypres. Lieut. Washington wrote. "He died a hero's death. Rushing to the aid of a wounded comrade he was hit, and died shortly after. He was absolutely fearless and game to the last, and his behaviour under terrific fire was splendid. His memory is much honoured by myself and the Machine Gun Section." His brother, Lieut. Fraser McEwen Sinclair, of Glencraig, co. Fife, R.A.M.C., is now (1916) on active service in Egypt. [Illustration: =William John Sinclair.=] =SINDALL, RICHARD ERNEST=, Capt. (Shelford Detachment), 1st Battn. Cambridgeshire Regt. (T.F.), 2nd _s._ of William Sindall, of The Elms, Shelford, Cambridgeshire, Contractor, and a Member of the Cambridge Town Council, by his wife, Henzell Margaret, dau. of Thomas Usher Crass; _b._ Cambridge, 11 April, 1889; educ. Perse School, Cambridge; gazetted 2nd Lieut. Cambridgeshire Regt., 1 Oct. 1908, promoted Lieut. 1 March, 1910, and Capt. 23 June, 1913; left for the Front with his regt., 14 Feb. 1915, was seriously wounded by the bursting of a shell on 26 June near Armentières, and died from his wounds, 1 July, 1915; buried at Bailleul; _unm._ The 1st Battn. of the Cambridgeshire Regt. was warmly congratulated by Brig.-Gen. Longley for the part it took in the Battle of St. Eloi. He stated that the way that they advanced under very heavy shell and rifle fire towards St. Eloi was splendid and that they were of the greatest assistance in holding the village when the German attack was at its worst. Col. Copeman, in a letter published by the Cambridge Daily News, said: "We were in the thick of the great fight last Sunday, and I am proud to tell you that the regt. did very well, so the General told me. It was an unexpected attack, and we were hurled into the midst of terrific shell and rifle fire which lasted from 4.30 on Sunday to about 5 a.m. Monday." A special correspondent with the Cambridgeshire Regt. wrote: "The people of Cambridgeshire must not be allowed to forget that the 1st Cambridgeshires took part in what has been reported as the greatest engagement of the present war and the world's history. At 10 p.m. amid the dull boom of our artillery and the terrific, earsplitting explosions of the French 75's, we went out ready to do our part. The officers in charge of the company were Capt. R. E. Sindall, Capt. Keenlyside, Lieut. Shaw, and Lieut. Bates. Lieut. Seaton and Lieut. Sir H. G. Butlin, also officers of the company, were already gaining experience in the trenches, and had a rough time of it. After drawing tools and sandbags, we went forward. Ceaseless numbers of 'flares' were sent up, and when passing a gate, the man with the biggest laugh in our company, L.-Corpl. E. Vawser, was hit. He was promptly attended to, and hopes were expressed that he would soon be better. An R.E. officer took charge of us, and we were allotted our job. All the while bullets and shells were flying around us, and one could mark the passage of the shells through the air by a streak of light from them. It was rather a terrifying experience for us to be baptized with such a hail of bullets, and I must say that I never saw one case of funk in the whole company. The boys may be heartily congratulated on their sang froid, and the Cambridgeshire people have good reason to be proud of them. After our spell close up, we manned some reserved trenches, eventually arriving 'home' at 8 a.m. after a good hard night's work." His brother, Capt. W. T. Sindall, of the same regt., was invalided home from the Front on 6 April, 1916. [Illustration: =Richard E. Sindall.=] =SINGER, JOHN=, A.B. (R.F.R., B. 6779), 194593, H.M.S. Hogue; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =SINGLETON, JOSHUA=, Leading Carpenter's Crew, 345952, H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =SINNOTT, PETER=, Private, No. 11726, 1st Battn. King's Own Scottish Borderers, _s._ of Peter Sinnott, of 1, Ellis on Street, Gateshead; _b._ Edinburgh, 17 March, 1896; enlisted 26 Nov. 1913; served with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, and was killed in action at the Dardanelles, in an attack on the Turkish trenches, 28 June, 1915; _unm._ [Illustration: =Private Sinnott.=] =WILMOT-SITWELL, STANTON DEGGE=, Lieut., Portsmouth Battn. Royal Marine L.I., 2nd _s._ of Francis Stanton Wilmot-Sitwell, of Monk's Well, Beaulieu, Barrister-at-Law, by his wife, Mary Innes, elder dau. of Capt. Charles Elliot Farquharson, 21st Lancers, and grandson of Robert Sacheverell Wilmot-Sitwell, of Stainsby House, co. Derby, J.P., D.L.; _b._ The Grove, Bolton's, London, S.W., 25 July, 1896; educ. Newlands, Seaford, and Malvern College, where he was a prefect; was given a 2nd Lieutenancy in the Royal Marines, 29 Aug. 1914, and promoted Lieut. 27 March, 1915; went out with the R.N.D. in the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Feb. 1915, landed at Gaba Tepe with the Anzacs, and was killed in action on the slopes of Achi Baba, 13 July following; _unm._ [Illustration: =Stanton D. Wilmot-Sitwell.=] =SIZER, WILLIAM JOHN THOMAS=, Seaman, R.N.R., 4851B., H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =SKARRATT, WILLIAM=, Private, R.M.L.I. (R.F.R., Ch. B. 1986), 12977, R.F.R., H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =SKEATES, ARTHUR WILLIAM=, Stoker, 1st Class, 309112, H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =SKELTON, HENRY=, Trimmer, No. 3376, Trawler Eagle, _s._ of John Skelton, of 31, James Street, Holderness Road |