16 June 1918 : Capt. William Ernest Dawson, RFC

16 June 1918 : Capt. William Ernest Dawson, RFC

16 Jun 1918

Son of William Frederick Dawson (Timber Importer) and Margaret (née Simkin) of Llantarnam Hall (now Rougemont School) nr…

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22 June 1918 : Pte A P Edwards MM

22 June 1918 : Pte A P Edwards MM

22 Jun 1918

Pte Allan Parish Edwards MM (4343) was a 32 years when he enlisted in the 13th Reinforcements to the 3rd Battalion on 28…

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27 June  : Nurse Sister, Margaret Jane 'Daisy' Fortescue

27 June  : Nurse Sister, Margaret Jane 'Daisy' Fortescue

27 Jun 1918

York Factory, Hudson Bay was, as described, a factory town established by the Hudson Bay Company.  Margaret was the y…

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29 June 1918 : Lieut. Reginald Edward Guise M.C.

29 June 1918 : Lieut. Reginald Edward Guise M.C.

29 Jun 1918

Reginald, the son of Rivett Francis Guise (Deputy Inspector-General, Indian Police) and Mary Elizabeth Maud (née Boiss…

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3 July 1918 : Pvt John L Vaughn

3 July 1918 : Pvt John L Vaughn

03 Jul 1918

Son of James Clinton (farmer) and Sarah Jane (née Lytle). Vaughn. John was one of 12 children in the family, of whom…

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4 July 1918 : Lord Ian Gawaine Basil Temple-Blackwood

4 July 1918 : Lord Ian Gawaine Basil Temple-Blackwood

04 Jul 1918

The fifth child and third son of Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood the 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, Governor Ge…

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5 July 1918 : Brevet Lt Col William Bovet, Royal Engineers

5 July 1918 : Brevet Lt Col William Bovet, Royal Engineers

05 Jul 1918

He was the second son and eldest child of five children of Frederick Bovet of London and Shanghai, China Merchant and Ma…

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14 July 1918 : Flight Lieut. Quentin Roosevelt

14 July 1918 : Flight Lieut. Quentin Roosevelt

14 Jul 1918

Father Theodore Roosevelt, mother Edith. Quentin was the youngest of six and was four years old when his father became U…

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17 July 1918 : Sgt Omer Albert Huntzinger

17 July 1918 : Sgt Omer Albert Huntzinger

17 Jul 1918

Omer enlisted into the army at Newcastle, Indiana on 7 December 7 1917. He trained at Fort Thomas, Kentucky and Cam…

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27 July 1917 : Lieutenant Ivan Beauclerk Hart-Davies

27 July 1917 : Lieutenant Ivan Beauclerk Hart-Davies

27 Jul 1918

Ivan was the 4th son of Rev. John Hart-Davies and Emily (née Beauclerk, daughter of Lord Charles Beauclerk) of South…

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29 July 1918 : Charles Foster

29 July 1918 : Charles Foster

29 Jul 1918

Second son of William Foster (who owned a brass foundry he had founded) and Emma (née Haig - no relation) At the 1881…

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8 August 1918 : Edward B Sargent

8 August 1918 : Edward B Sargent

08 Aug 1918

Mother Florence Sargent. According to his completed Jewish Servicemen Questionnaire Edward had been educated at public …

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