27 April 1917: Pte James Wormwell

27 April 1917: Pte James Wormwell

27 Apr 1917

James was employed as a weaver at J J Duckworth & Co before joining the army in August 1914. At the 1901 Census he …

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29 April 1917 : 2nd Lieut. John Guy Campbell

29 April 1917 : 2nd Lieut. John Guy Campbell

29 Apr 1917

Only son of John (an accountant) and Agnes (née Guy) of 48 Granville Park, Blackheath. At the 1901 Census, John and his …

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3 May 1917 Lieutenant Robert Grierson Combe VC

3 May 1917 Lieutenant Robert Grierson Combe VC

03 May 1917

Robert was the youngest of six children of Presbyterian parents James and Elizabeth Combe. On 24 April 1906, Robert e…

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Pte Peter Mahon, 1st Battalion, Cheshire Regiment

Pte Peter Mahon, 1st Battalion, Cheshire Regiment

07 May 1917

Peter Mahon’s family originated in Co. Roscommon in Ireland. His great-grandparents emigrated to Cheshire in the 1840’s …

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8 May 1917: Pte Arthur Chatterton

8 May 1917: Pte Arthur Chatterton

08 May 1917

Arthur was the son of Jabez, an agricultural labourer and Maria (née Brant) Chatteron. He was born into a family of bo…

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12 May 1917 : Lieut. Philip Martin Blake Collcutt

12 May 1917 : Lieut. Philip Martin Blake Collcutt

12 May 1917

He was the youngest son of Thomas (President of the Royal Society of Architects) and Emily Collcutt. At the 1881 and …

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14 May 1917 : 2nd Lieut. John Stewart Morrison

14 May 1917 : 2nd Lieut. John Stewart Morrison

14 May 1917

He was the son of the Kenneth and Christina (née Stewart) of 25 Hayburn Crescent, Partickhill, Glasgow. John went…

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16 May 1917 : Pte Tom Spencer

16 May 1917 : Pte Tom Spencer

16 May 1917

Tom was part of a large family, the sixth child of his father James (a farm bailiff) and his mother Kezia. According t…

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17 May 1917 :  Gnr Dennis Albert Holgate

17 May 1917 : Gnr Dennis Albert Holgate

17 May 1917

Son of Joseph Holgate (a limestone quarryman) from Yorkshire and Elizabeth. At the 1901 Census three-year-old Dennis …

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18 May 1917 : Richard John Grandin

18 May 1917 : Richard John Grandin

18 May 1917

Parents Elias Grandin and Louise (née Alix). Richard was educated first at Victoria College, Jersey and on the …

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19 May 1917 : American Nurses Helen Burnett and Edith Ayne

19 May 1917 : American Nurses Helen Burnett and Edith Ayne

19 May 1917

On 19 May 1917 two American nurses Helen Burnett and Edith Ayne were killed. They were aboard the transport ship SS Mong…

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20 May 1917 :  Pte James Ewart

20 May 1917 : Pte James Ewart

20 May 1917

His parents were John Ewes of 6 Romilly Road, Cardiff, a jeweller’s manager and Charlotte (née Ireland). James was …

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