2 July 1916 : L Cpl William Allen

2 July 1916 : L Cpl William Allen

02 Jul 1916

The third of six children of Robert Horace (a cotton carder) and Mary Allen.  At the time of the 1901 England Census …

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7 July 1916 : Pte. William Edward Foster

7 July 1916 : Pte. William Edward Foster

07 Jul 1916

At the 1891 Census William, only 1, appears to have been living at his grandmother's house with his mother and older s…

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8 July 1916 : Capitaine Augustin Cochin

8 July 1916 : Capitaine Augustin Cochin

08 Jul 1916

Son of Denys Cochin (a Parisian deputy in the National Assembly). Educated at the Ecole Nationale des Chartes. Augus…

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9 July 1916 :  2/Lieut: Harold Masters Brown MC

9 July 1916 : 2/Lieut: Harold Masters Brown MC

09 Jul 1916

The third son (of four) of parents William, Head Master of Slinfold Church of England School, Essex and Kezia Harriet …

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10 July 1916 : 2/Lt. Cyril Arthur Charles Aitkens

10 July 1916 : 2/Lt. Cyril Arthur Charles Aitkens

10 Jul 1916

Son of Albert John Aitkens, of Paddock Wood, Kent and Ada Louise (née Knight, daughter of the Lord Mayor of London). …

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12 July 1916 : A/Cpl. James Albert Jackson

12 July 1916 : A/Cpl. James Albert Jackson

12 Jul 1916

One of the five children of Benjamin (a Lancashire born general labourer) and Annie (née Dobson) from Yorkshire. 1881…

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13 July 1916 : Gnr William Greenwood

13 July 1916 : Gnr William Greenwood

13 Jul 1916

William was the youngest of six. His father Charles (a cotton cloth looker and later a gardener) died in July 1983 when …

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16 July 1916 : Pte John S.S. Huskisson

16 July 1916 : Pte John S.S. Huskisson

16 Jul 1916

The Daily Mail reported that John (one of eleven men to arrive in England from Barbados) had made up his mind to enlis…

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18 July 1916 : L/CPL Eugene Walter Linley

18 July 1916 : L/CPL Eugene Walter Linley

18 Jul 1916

His father Fred was from Huddersfield; his mother was Ellen Louisa.  At the 1901 Scotland census records show that th…

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19 July 1916 : Corporal John Beresford Bryson

19 July 1916 : Corporal John Beresford Bryson

19 Jul 1916

John was from of New South Wales, Australia, and he was the son of James and Emily Bryson, of Huskisson, New South Wal…

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20 July 1916 : Pte. Alexander McGregor McKenzie

20 July 1916 : Pte. Alexander McGregor McKenzie

20 Jul 1916

He was a farmer. He enlisted at Keswick, South Australia on 7 May 1915 and embarked on overseas service from Adelai…

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21 July 1916 : Pte Thomas Rigby

21 July 1916 : Pte Thomas Rigby

21 Jul 1916

Thomas was the son of Thomas E Rigby (a farmer) and Ellen (née Nutter) At the 1901 Census, age 11, Thomas (junior) wa…

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