Today | News | Books | Recipes Adventure | Science Fiction | Ghost stories | Poetry | Children | History Book1914; _unm._ He was buried at Ypres Menin. His commanding officer wrote: "He was one of the nicest men to work with I have ever met, and all the officers on the staff think the same. He was always cheerful and keen to do his best, which was very good." [Illustration: =Hugh Stanley Cannon.=] =CANNONS, FRANK JOHN=, Stoker, 1st Class (R.F.R., B. 3952), S.S. 101990, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =CANTON, CHARLES JOHN=, Gunner, No. 2/299, 1st Battery New Zealand Field Artillery, 3rd _s._ of the late George Canton, of Palmerston North, New Zealand, Farmer, by his wife, Mary, dau. of James Roberts, of Nelson, New Zealand; _b._ Ngatimoti, Nelson, New Zealand, 22 Aug. 1876; educ. Public School there. On the outbreak of war joined the New Zealand E.F., 8 Aug. 1914, and was killed in action at the Dardanelles, 19 May, 1915; _unm._ Col. Meldrum wrote he "was hit and killed instantly by a Turkish bullet on the 19th., I met him two days previously, he had put in three weeks' work with his guns. He was happy and elated, he was having the time of his life"; and Major McGilp, O.C. 1st Battery: "His grave is on the heights of Anzac, in a nice spot close to the battery, which enables our men to keep it in proper order. We obtained a large wooden cross from Egypt, which will answer the purpose until a more permanent memorial can be erected." He was a County Councillor, member of the Wellington Land Board, etc., and a keen and enthusiastic sportsman. [Illustration: =Charles John Canton.=] =CANTON, HERBERT WESTRUP=, Lieut., 1st Battn. East Lancashire Regt., only _s._ of Frank Canton, Merchant (of a Huguenot family), by his wife, Florence; _b._ Walton-on-Thames, 6 March, 1892; educ. Magdalen College School, Oxford, and Sandhurst; gazetted 2nd Lieut. 13 March, 1912; went to the Front with the Expeditionary Force in Aug. 1914; first came under fire at Le Cateau, where his platoon suffered heavy casualties; took part in the retreat from Mons, and was present at the Battles of the Marne and the Aisne. Through the winter of 1914 he was with his regt. in the trenches near Armentières, and was killed in action in the trenches near Ypres, 13 May, 1915, after repelling a strong German attack. He was buried at Wieltje; unm. Though promoted to the command of his company from 5 Mar. 1915, his appointment to rank as from 31 March, 1915, was only gazetted after his death. =CAPELL, ARTHUR GEORGE CONINGSBY=, Capt., 2nd Northamptonshire Regt., only _s._ of the Rev. George Marie Capell, Rector of Passenham, co. Northampton (_d._ 1 Feb. 1915), by his wife, Annie, dau. of Peter Stanley Lowe, of Whitehall Churchstow, co. Devon, and gdson. of the Hon. Adolphus Capell, brother of Arthur Algernon, 6th Earl of Essex; _b._ Passenham, Stony Stratford, 28 June, 1879; educ. by private tutor; joined the Northamptonshire Imperial Yeomanry in Jan. 1900, sailing with them for South Africa, 16 March the same year; took part in the operations in the Transvaal (Queen's medal with five clasps); returned in June, 1901, and 12 months later joined 3rd Battn. Northants Militia, obtaining one of the late Earl Roberts' commissions, 17 May, 1902, for which he was specially recommended by his Adjutant. He was promoted Lieut. 27 Feb. 1904, and obtained his company 20 Nov. 1910. On the outbreak of war he was with his regt. in Alexandria; they returned to England and went to France, 4 Nov. 1914. In the fighting near Neuve Chapelle on 12 March, 1915, he was twice wounded in the hand and side, but refused to fall out, and went on leading and cheering his men till finally shot through the head, falling into the arms of his colonel, Col. C. Richard, D.S.O., C.B. He was buried behind the lines at Neuve Chapelle with his great friend, Capt. H. Power, adjutant to the regt., and 19 men of his company who fell that same day. The second in command wrote: "He was a brilliant officer, and deeply regretted by all the regt." Capt. Capell _m._ at Whatstandwell, 20 Oct. 1914, Phyllis, dau. of Maurice Deacon, of Chase Cliffe, Whatstandwell, co. Derby, _s.p._ Capt. Capell was mentioned in F.M. Sir John French's Despatches [London Gazette, 22 June, 1915] for gallant and distinguished services. [Illustration: =Arthur G. C. Capell.=] =CAPPER, WILLIAM=, Stoker, 1st Class (R.F.R., B. 4253), S.S. 102941, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914; _m._ =CARBAN, WILLIAM HENRY=, A.B. (R.F.R., B. 2796), 165857, H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914; _m._ =CARBERY, MILES BERTIE CUNNINGHAME=, Capt., 1st Battn. Princess Victoria's Royal Irish Fusiliers, yst. _s._ of the late William Edward Carbery, of 17, Hartington Mansions, Eastbourne, by his wife, Florence, dau. of the late Charles William Jebb, formerly in the 60th Rifles; _b._ at Bangalore, 6 June, 1877; educ. at the Oxford Military College; gazetted 2nd Lieut. from the Militia to the Royal Irish Fusiliers, 1 Dec. 1897, and promoted Lieut., 1 Dec. 1899, and Capt., 17 Feb. 1903, and was Adjutant to the Special Reserve, 10 March, 1910, to 2 Nov. 1913; served in South African War, 1899-1900; was present at the operations in Natal, including the action at Talana, where he was dangerously wounded (Queen's medal with clasp); and with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders, from Aug. 1914; was killed in action at Houplines, Northern France, 17 Oct. 1914, while bravely leading his men. He _m._ at St. Columba's, Pont Street, S.W., 24 Sept. 1908, Dora, dau. of the late Right Hon. Thomas Sinclair, P.C., of Hopefield House, Belfast; _s.p._ [Illustration: =Miles B. C. Carbery.=] =CARDEN, DERRICK ALFRED=, Major, 2nd Battn. Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs), and temp. Lieut.-Col., 7th Battn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, yst. _s._ of the late Sir John Craven Carden, of Templemore Abbey, 4th Bt., by his 2nd wife, Julia Isabella (Wertown, Straffan, co. Kildare), dau. of Admiral Charles Gepp Robinson; _b._ Templemore Abbey, co. Tipperary, 27 March, 1875; educ. Wellington College; gazetted 2nd Lieut. Seaforth Highlanders from the Militia, 7 Dec. 1895, and promoted Lieut., 30 Aug. 1899, Capt., 3 July, 1901, and Major, 23 May, 1915, and was Adjutant from 10 May, 1911, to 9 May, 1914. He served in the Nile Expedition, 1898, and was present at the Battles of Atbara and Khartoum; and subsequently on the North-West Frontier of India, 1908, and during the operations in the Zakka Khel country (medal with clasp). On the outbreak of the European War he went to France with the Expeditionary Force, and was wounded on the Aisne in Sept. 1914, and was invalided home; returning to the Front in Dec. On 7 March, 1915, he was given command of the 7th Battn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, with the rank of Lieut.-Col., and died of wounds received in action near Ypres, 25 May, 1915; _unm._ Buried in the Military Cemetery at Hazebrouck. =CARDY, GEORGE JAMES=, Stoker, 1st Class, 302500, H.M.S. Pathfi |