Today | News | Books | Recipes Adventure | Science Fiction | Ghost stories | Poetry | Children | History Booket, Leicester, Framework Knitter, by his wife, Ann, dau. of Thomas Bowby; _b._ Leicester, 24 Oct. 1878; educ. Cottage Homes, Counterthorpe, Leicestershire; enlisted in the Leicestershire Regt. 20 years ago, and after serving his time went to Australia in 1910. On the outbreak of war he joined the Australian Imperial Force, and was killed in action at Gallipoli, 7 Aug. 1915; _unm._ [Illustration: =Joseph Bloxam.=] =BLOXSOM, WILLIAM JABEZ=, Petty Officer, 1st Class, 164154, H.M.S. Hawke; lost in action in the North Sea, 15 Oct. 1914. =BLUE, DOUGALL=, Capt., 3rd, attached 2nd, Battn. Scottish Rifles (The Cameronians), _s._ of Dugald Blue, of Glasgow; _b._ Glasgow, 10 June, 1878. He graduated M.A. at Glasgow in 1900, and three years later he accepted a scholastic appointment in Rhodesia. Whilst there he organised and commanded the first Cadet Corps ever formed in that country. He also held a commission in the Southern Rhodesian Volunteers. Returning to Glasgow in 1910, he became classical master in the High School, and received a commission in the School's Contingent of the Officers' Training Corps. In 1913, he became classical master in Hutchesons' Grammar School, and there organised a Cadet Corps, which was affiliated to the 7th Battn. Scottish Rifles, Capt. Blue being appointed its first commanding officer. When the war broke out he received a captain's commission in the 3rd Scottish Rifles, 3 Dec. 1914, proceeding shortly afterwards to France where he was attached to the 2nd Battn. Scottish Rifles. He was wounded in action near Fromelles, 9 May, 1915, and died two days later, and was buried in Merville Cemetery. He _m._ at Airdrie, 6 Jan. 1915, Katharine Armit, dau. of Thomas Swan, of Springhill House, Airdrie, Banker; _s.p._ =BLYDE, MICHAEL JOHN=, Private, No. 280, 1st Newfoundland Regt., 4th _s._ of John Blyde, of 49, Fleming Street, St. John's, Newfoundland, employee of St. John's Municipal Council, by his wife, Mary, dau. of Philip Grouchy, Fisherman, and grandson of George Blyde (who served through the Crimean War, and after completing his 21 years' service settled at St. John's, Newfoundland); _b._ St. John's afsd., 19 Feb. 1895; educ. Christian Brothers' Schools there; was a member of the Catholic Cadet Corps and the local Boys' Brigade, and also a Bugler in the local corps of the Legion of Frontiersmen; and on the outbreak of the European War volunteered for Imperial service with the 1st Newfoundland Regt.; left for England, 6 Oct. 1914; went to the Dardanelles, 20 Aug. 1915, and died 26 Sept. 1915, of wounds received in action at Gallipoli; _unm._ [Illustration: =Michael John Blyde.=] =BLYTH, REGINALD CROMMELIN POPHAM=, Capt., 1st Battn. Gloucestershire Regt., attd. 2nd Battn. Royal Fusiliers, only _s._ of the Rt. Rev. George Francis Popham Blyth, D.D., late Bishop in Jerusalem and the East, by his wife, Mary, dau. of Col. James Arden Crommelin, R.E., and gdson. of the Rev. George Blanshard Blyth, by his wife (--), dau. of Col. Samuel Taylor Popham, 28th (now Gloucestershire) Regt., who served on the Duke of Wellington's Staff [nephew of Gen. William Popham, who took Gwalior, and of Admiral Sir Home Popham, whose signalling code, still in use in the Navy, was used by Nelson for his famous signal to the Fleet at Trafalgar]; _b._ Darjeeling, India, 24 June, 1877; educ. St. Edward's School, Oxford, and Brasenose College, Oxford; entered the Gloucestershire Regt. from the Militia 18 April, 1900; gazetted Lieut. 25 Oct. 1903, and received his company 14 Jan. 1911. Served in South Africa 1899-1900, taking part in the operations in Natal and the Orange Free State, and received the Queen's medal with clasp. Capt. Blyth was with his regt. in India for some years, and acted as Divisional Staff Signalling Officer. In 1908 he was attached to the Egyptian Army for service in the Sudan, and was made a Bey. On the outbreak of the European War he was attached to the Royal Fusiliers, and was killed in action in Gallipoli, 4 June, 1915. He _m._ in London, 2 Aug. 1911, Norah (18, St. Leonard's Road, Bexhill-on-Sea), dau. of Louis Edmund Hassells Yates, of Crawley, Sussex, and had one son, Lionel Popham, _b._ 16 June, 1912. [Illustration: =Reginald C. P. Blyth.=] =BOAG, HUGH=, Stoker, P.O. (R.F.R., Ch. B. 4547), 279684, H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =BOARDMAN, ALBERT=, Gunner, R.M.A., 10135, H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =BOATMAN, JAMES=, Trimmer, 39810, H.M.S. Clan McNaughton; lost in that ship, Feb. 1915. =BOBBETT, ALFRED=, Stoker, 2nd Class, K. 19166, H.M.S. Monmouth; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =BOBBINS, HARRY=, Private, No. 6899, 1st Battn. Middlesex Regt.; served with the Expeditionary Force in France, etc., died 13 Jan. 1915, of wounds received in action; _m._ =BOCK, ROBERT HENRY=, Stoker, 1st Class, S.S. 111828, H.M.S. Pathfinder; lost when that ship was sunk by a mine, about 20 miles off the East Coast, 5 Sept. 1914. =BODDY, TOM=, Private, No. 8170, 1st Battn. East Yorkshire Regt., _s._ of the late John Thomas Boddy, of 69, West Parade, Hull, E. Yorks., Chronometer Maker to the Wilson Line of steamers, by his wife, Mary Artis, dau. of Capt. Ambrose White, R.N.R.; _b._ Hull, 22 Nov. 1887; entered the Army 13 July, 1905, served at home from 1905-7, and in India from 1907-13; returned to England in Dec. 1913, and joined the Special Reserve; mobilised 4 Aug. 1914, went to the front 7 Sept. 1914, was killed in action at La Courronne during the Battle of the Aisne, 16 Oct. 1914; unm. The commander of the section in which Boddy was serving writes: "My section under my command were sent out on point duty to the battn., that is about 200 yards in front, so as to prevent surprise. Tom and I were working as one pair in the centre, and I split up the others, ten men on each flank; we went along nicely until we came to the village of La Courronne, when we sighted a few Germans. These we drove along in front of us, for a distance of about half a mile. We then saw the enemy advancing towards us in large numbers, and a long shot wounded one of my men; we then took cover behind a house, and opened rapid fire to check their advance. I sent two men back immediately for reinforcements, another man was wounded, so this left me with only six men, and the enemy were within 400 yards of us, so I again sent for reinforcements which never came, so I made up my mind to try and get the wounded away with my remaining men, and I am sorry to say that it was whilst Tom and I were firing to cover the rescue party that poor Tom was killed." [Illustration: =Tom Boddy.=] =BODIMEADE, HENRY CHARLES=, Private, No. 3776, 7th Battn. The Middlesex Regt. (T.F.); served with the Expeditionary Force in France, etc.; killed in action, 10 June. 1915; _m._ =BODKIN, GEOFFREY=, A.B., 182664, H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =BODY, WILLIAM HENRY=, Chief Armourer, No. |