Today | News | Books | Recipes Adventure | Science Fiction | Ghost stories | Poetry | Children | History BookSouth African War, 1899-1902, being acting Adjutant 1901-4, and again at the Discharge Depôt, Gosport, 1905-9; took part in the operations in Natal, 1899, the Orange Free State, April-May, 1900, and in the Transvaal, June, 1900, including the Relief of Ladysmith and the actions at Colenso, Spion Kop, Vaal Kranz, Tugela Heights (14-27 Feb. 1900), and Pieters Hill; twice mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 10 Sept. 1901, and 29 July, 1902], and received Queen's medal with five clasps and the King's medal with two clasps and the D.S.O. On the outbreak of the European War in Aug. 1914, he rejoined the 2nd Battn. of his regiment, and was killed in action 25 Oct. 1914. He _m._ 1902, Adeline Miriam, dau. of Isaac Garbutt Dickinson. =ALLEN, WILLIAM BENJAMIN=, Corpl., No. 24452, 13th Battn. (Royal Highlanders of Canada), Canadian Expeditionary Force, _s._ of the late Capt. William Benjamin Allen, of Albion Road, Rowhedge, Essex, Merchant Service, by his wife, Sarah, dau. of Daniel Potter; _b._ Rowhedge, co. Essex, 25 April, 1888. Was in business in New York when war was declared. He immediately proceeded to Montreal, joined the Royal Highlanders, and came over with the first Canadian Contingent in Oct. 1914. After training on Salisbury Plain during the winter, they went to France in February, where Allen was transferred to the machine gun section and later promoted Corpl. He served through the Battles of Ypres, St. Julien, etc., and was killed in action in the early morning, 11 July, 1915; _unm._ He was buried in the cemetery behind Ploegsteert Woods. [Illustration: =William Benjamin Allen.=] =ALLENBY, AUGUSTUS HEATHCOTE=, Lieut.-Col., 7th (Service) Battn. Royal Scots Fusiliers, 2nd _s._ of Major Robert Allenby, of St. Mary's Lodge, Bootham, York, J.P., by his wife, Agnes, dau. of Benjamin Blades Thompson, of Tadcaster, co. York; _b._ Halford, co. Warwick, 22 Nov. 1862; educ. Silsby and St. Peter's School, York; received his first commission in the York and Lancaster Regiment from the Durham Artillery Militia, 23 May, 1885, and was gazetted Lieut. to the Indian Staff Corps in April, 1887. He was promoted Capt. 23 May, 1896; Major, 23 May, 1903; and Lieut.-Col. 23 May, 1911, and retired under limitation of age rule in Nov. 1914, having been in command of the 83rd Wallajabad Light Infantry since May, 1911. He served in the Burmah Expedition, 1885-7, with the Upper Burmah Field Force, 1887-9, and in the Chin Hills Expedition, 1891-2, and received the Burmah medal with three clasps. On his return to England he at once offered his services with the New Armies, was gazetted to the command of the 7th Royal Scots Fusiliers 3 June, 1915, and left for the front the following month. Col. Allenby was killed in action at Le Philosophe, France, 7 Aug. 1915, by shell fire, and was buried in Mazingarbe Cemetery, Bethune. He _m._ at Secunderabad, India, 24 Sept. 1890, Margaret Maud, 4th dau. of the late Thomas Rowe, R.E. Dept.; _s.p._ [Illustration: =Augustus H. Allenby.=] =ALLEYN, JOSEPH=, Acting Sergt., No. 12874. 4th Battn. The Middlesex Regt.; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders; killed in action, 14 May, 1915. =ALLINSON, JOSEPH=, Leading Stoker (R.F.R., B. 3692), 301349, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in the action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =ALLISON, DAN WALTER=, Private, No. 7280, 1st Battn. Scots Guards, _s._ of William Allison, of Bawburgh, Norfolk; _b._ Cossey, near Norwich; enlisted 27 Nov. 1908; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders, and was reported missing after the fighting on 11 Nov. 1914; aged 21. =ALLISON, JOHN MALCOLM=, Gunner, No. 3158, 1st Field Artillery, Australian Imperial Force; killed in action at the Dardanelles, 9 May, 1915. =ALLISON, ROBERT=, Leading Carpenter's Crew, 119411, H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =ALLISON, WILLIAM GEORGE=, Private, No. 887, 2/5th Battn. (London Rifle Brigade), The London Regt., eldest _s._ of George William Allison, of the Central Telegraph Office, London, and 30, Cavendish Flats, Gilbert Street, Grosvenor Square, W., by his wife, Georginia Rose, dau. of the late William Dean; _b._ St. George's, Hanover Square, W., 20 Nov. 1890; educ. Polytechnic, Regent Street; and when war broke out was on the clerical staff of a City shipping firm. He joined the 2nd Battn. of the London Brigade, 2 Sept. 1914, and left for France on 27 March, 1915. The London Rifle Brigade supported the Canadians at Ypres when they re-took the guns which had been temporarily captured by the Germans, and after nine days in the trenches he fell a victim the very day they were relieved, being killed by shrapnel, 3 May, 1915; _unm._ Field-Marshal Sir John (now Lord) French, in his report, stated that the 5th City of London Regt. (London Rifle Brigade), although their losses were heavy, unfalteringly retained their position. [Illustration: =William George Allison.=] =ALLOWAY, WILLIAM HENRY=, Boy, 1st Class, J. 24691 (Devon.), H.M.S. Hawke; lost in action in the North Sea, 15 Oct. 1914. =ALLUM, GEORGE=, Stoker, 1st Class (R.F.R., B. 2174), 172241, H.M.S. Hawke; lost in action in the North Sea, 15 Oct. 1914: _m._ =ALLWRIGHT, ALFRED WALTER=, A.B. (R.F.R., Ch., B. 9238), 211594, H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =ALSBURY, JAMES=, Leading Seaman (R.F.R., B. 3635), 187202, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in the action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =AMBROSE, WILLIAM CHARLES JOHN=, Stoker, 1st Class (R.F.R., 10399), 299915, H.M.S. Hogue; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =AMES, JOHN=, Petty Officer, 1st Class, 181534, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in the action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =AMIES, STEPHEN JOHN=, Boy, 1st Class, J. 22634, H.M.S. Pathfinder; lost when that ship was sunk by a mine, about 20 miles off the East Coast, 5 Sept. 1914. =AMOS, ALBERT EDWARD=, Officers' Steward, 2nd Class, 365970, H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =AMOS, CHARLES BYRON=, L.-Corpl., No. 28951, E Coy., 16th Battn., 3rd Brigade, 1st Canadian Contingent, yst. _s._ of Henry Amos, of New House Farm, Sheldwich, Faversham, Kent, by his wife, Ellen Mary, dau. of John Byron, of Kirkby Green, Sleaford, co. Lincoln; _b._ Littles Manor, Sheldwich, 12 Aug. 1886; educ. Felsted School, Essex, and the Crystal Palace School of Engineering. Went to Canada in April, 1913, and on the outbreak of war in Aug. 1914, enlisted at Vancouver, B.C. He was killed in action near Ypres, 25 April, 1915. A comrade wrote: "Charlie was shot after we had recaptured the guns and were returning. We were sent out of one small fort and had to dig ourselves in about 100 yards in advance of the fort, and it was whilst doing this that Charlie got hit; in fact, we had just received the order to get back to the fort, and he and I were making our way down a small ditch when he fell; his death was instantaneous, as he was shot i |