Today | News | Books | Recipes Adventure | Science Fiction | Ghost stories | Poetry | Children | History Book886; educ. there; enlisted 7 Aug. 1902, and was killed in action 1½ miles S.E. of Tyron, 20 Sept. 1914. He _m._ at Southowram, 13 Aug. 1910, Emma Jane (5, Elland Road, Brookfoot, Brighouse, co. York), dau. of (--), and had three daus., Mary, _b._ 9 Feb. 1911; Mabel, _b._ 5 Jan. 1913; and Muriel, _b._ 6 Oct. 1914. [Illustration: =Charley Briggs.=] =BRIGGS, GEORGE CLARK=, Capt., 1st Battn. Royal Scots Fusiliers, only _s._ of Francis Briggs, of Huntington, near Haddington, Teak Merchant and Shipowner, by his wife, Esther White, dau. of James Munro, of Moffat, M.D. [by his wife (--), dau. of Dr. George Smith, Fleet Surgeon, R.N., who at one time served with Nelson]; _b._ at Edinburgh, 4 March, 1878; educ. Edinburgh Academy, Malvern College and Clare College, Cambridge; gazetted 2nd Lieut. to the 1st Battn. of the Royal Scots Fusiliers, 3 May, 1899, and promoted Lieut. 24 Feb. 1900, and Capt. 18 April, 1915. He served in the South African War, 1899-1902, taking part in the Relief of Ladysmith and was taken prisoner at Colenso, but was released on the entry of Lord Roberts into Pretoria. He was sent with Boer prisoners to Ceylon. On his return he took part in the operations in the Transvaal, west of Pretoria, including the actions at Frederickstad, 17-25 Oct. 1900, and was employed with the Rand Rifles from Dec. 1901, to June, 1902, and was then chosen for the Mounted Infantry. For his services he received the Queen's medal with four clasps and the King's medal with two. He afterwards served in India, again in South Africa and accompanied the first Expeditionary Force to France. He was killed in action at Vailly-sur-Aisne, 14 Sept. 1914, while extracting his men out of a position from which they had to retire. Capt. Briggs was mentioned in F.M. Sir John (now Lord) French's Despatch of 8 Oct. 1914, for gallant conduct during the retreat from Mons. Corpl. T. Gibson and Private Cox of the Royal Scots Fusiliers, both home wounded, related in The Scotsman of 17 Oct. the following incident: "In the retreat from Jemappes the Germans were pressing the Fusiliers closely, and towards evening the coy. reached the village, dead beat after a long march. Capt. Briggs got the men together and gave the order to fix bayonets. At the same time he spoke a few patriotic words with regard to the regt. and its illustrious history, pointing out that it had never been known to surrender. The Capt. said he was prepared to make a last stand and with bayonets fixed the men waited on the enemy coming through. The last stand was not needed, however, as the Germans did not press home their advantages." [Illustration: =George Clark Briggs.=] =BRIMBLE, CYRIL GEORGE MICHAEL=, Private, No 72029, Machine Gun Section, 27th Battn. (Winnipeg L.I.), 6th Brigade, Canadian Expeditionary Force; 4th and yst. _s._ of Edward Henry Brimble, of Milton, Weston-super-Mare, retired Banker, by his wife, Agnes Edith, dau. of George Shadbolt, P.R.M.S.; _b._ Fish Ponds, co. Gloucester, 11 Sept. 1888; educ. Lewisham School, Weston-super-Mare; went to Canada in March, 1911, and settled at Winnipeg. In Feb. 1915, he volunteered and joined the Winnipeg L.I., and was killed in action at Neuve Eglise, 16 Oct. 1915, being the first of his battn. to fall; _unm._ He was buried in Locre churchyard the following day with full military honours. [Illustration: =Cyril G. M. Brimble.=] =BRIMBLECOMBE, THOMAS=, Private, No. 91133, 7th (Service) Battn. Royal West Surrey Regt.; served with the Expeditionary Force in France, etc.; killed in action, 13 Aug. 1915. =BRINDLE, JAMES=, Private, No. 17367, 2nd Battn. King's Own Royal Lancashire Regt., _s._ of Hugh Brindle, of 29, Pickup Street, Blackburn, by his wife, Jane Eliza, dau. of Henry Tomlinson; _b._ Blackburn, 16 Sept. 1893; educ. Holy Trinity School there; prior to the outbreak of the war was employed as a weaver in Sparrow's Mill, Quarry Street; joined the Army 25 Jan. 1915, and was killed in action at Ypres, 8 May, 1915; _unm._ Five of his brothers are, or were, on active service, Private Joseph Brindle, 3rd Battn. East Lancashires; Ewen, 4th Battn. East Lancashires; and Alfred, Lancashire Fusiliers, are serving in France; George is in the Navy; and the yst., Private Thomas Brindle, Scottish Rifles, has been discharged, having had his finger blown off at the Battle of the Aisne. [Illustration: =James Brindle.=] =BRINDLEY, THOMAS LESLIE ST. JOHN=, Private, No. 12037, 2nd Battn. Coldstream Guards; _b._ Worcester; served with the Expeditionary Force in France, etc.; killed in action at Cuinchy, 1 Feb. 1915; _unm._ =BRINGLOE, THOMAS=, L.-Corpl., No. 470, 1/5th. Battn. (The Buffs) East Kent Regt. (T.F.), 5th _s._ of the late John Bringloe, of Cranbrook, co. Kent, by his wife, Mary (Lauriston, High Street, Cranbrook), dau. of Henry Curry of Foulden, Norfolk; _b._ Didlington, co. Norfolk, 6 April, 1891; educ. Didlington and Cranbrook National Schools, and was Gardener to Col. Alexander; joined the Cranbrook Territorials in 1906; volunteered for active service on the outbreak of war in Aug. 1914; left for India (Kamptee) in Oct. 1914; went to Mesopotamia, Dec. 1915; and died 8 Jan. 1916, from wounds received in action at the Battle of Sheikh Saad, the previous day; _unm._ He was bugler to Col. Munn-Mace. =BRISTOW, ARTHUR THOMAS=, Gunner, R.M.A., 10280, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =BRISTOWE, ROBERT OWEN=, Lieut., 2nd Battn. Devonshire Regt., only _s._ of the late Stanley Bristowe, Member of the London Stock Exchange, by his wife, Ethel (now wife of William Henry Harrison, of 13, Oakley Street, Chelsea, S.W.), dau. of John Pike, and grandson of Robert Henry Bristowe, of Wavertree, Sydenham Hill, S.E.; _b._ Sydenham, 5 Sept. 1888; educ. Parkfield, Haywards Heath; Charterhouse, and Sandhurst; gazetted 2nd Lieut. to the Devonshire Regt., 14 Oct. 1908, and joined at Plymouth 21 Nov. following; served in Crete, Malta and Egypt, and was promoted Lieut. 4 May, 1911. He obtained a "distinguished" in both the rifle and machine gun courses at the Hythe School of Musketry between Jan. and March, 1913, and was Acting Adjutant in Cairo and at the front. When the European War broke out he was home on leave from Cairo and was sent to the camp at Saltash, Cornwall. He rejoined his battn. on its return from Egypt, and proceeded with it to the front on 5 Nov. 1914; came home on short leave 21 Jan. 1915, returning to the front on the 27th of the month, and was killed in action at Neuve Chapelle, 10 March, 1915; _unm._ He was mentioned for gallant and distinguished conduct in the field in F.M. Sir John French's Despatch of 5 April, 1915 [London Gazette, 22 June, 1915]. The second in command of the battn. wrote: "His loss to the regt. is immense, and to me, personally, more than I can say...; he was always so cheery, and the whole of the officers, N.C.O.'s and men of the battalion share your grief.... He was cool and collected as he always was under a |