9 April 1917: Colin Stewart Calder

9 April 1917: Colin Stewart Calder

09 Apr 1917

Parents Ronald and Mary (née Stewart) both originally from Dingwall, Ross-Shire, Scotland. Ronald was an assistant head …

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10 April 1917 : Staff Captain William Forbes Guild

10 April 1917 : Staff Captain William Forbes Guild

10 Apr 1917

He was the son of William (farmer) and Anna (née Lumsden) all of Scottish origins.  At the 1891 Census at home with h…

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11 April 1917: Lieut. Arthur Pole Godfrey

11 April 1917: Lieut. Arthur Pole Godfrey

11 Apr 1917

He was the only son of Charles Godfrey and Evelyn (née Browne). He was educated at Chigwell School and at a school in…

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11 April 1917 :  Trooper Samuel Hannah

11 April 1917 : Trooper Samuel Hannah

11 Apr 1917

His parents were Samuel Hannah Sr and Flora Struthers. Before the war he lived with his parents in Hamilton, Lanarksh…

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12 April 1917: L/Cpl. William Holland

12 April 1917: L/Cpl. William Holland

12 Apr 1917

Parents Henry and Hannah (née Jopp) of 27 Eaton Rise, Ealing. Grandson of General H W Holland. Educated at Tonbridge.…

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13 April 1917: Major William Milne M.C.

13 April 1917: Major William Milne M.C.

13 Apr 1917

Parents, James Milne of Mary Island, British Columbia and Henrietta (née Traquaiar) both from Scotland. In 1891, ag…

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17 April 1916 : 2/Lt  Edward Felix Baxter VC

17 April 1916 : 2/Lt Edward Felix Baxter VC

17 Apr 1917

The short biography that follows is based on the account which appears in Gerald Gliddon's 'VCs of the First World War: …

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17 April 1917 : 1536 Sgt.Fourier Maurice Alphonse Laniel, 1er Régiment de Marche de Tirailleurs

17 April 1917 : 1536 Sgt.Fourier Maurice Alphonse Laniel, 1er Rég…

17 Apr 1917

Born at Tiranges, Haute-Loire on 2 August 1878, Maurice entered the army on 5 November 1899 and served for three years w…

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17 April 1917: Captain Reginald George Gregson-Ellis

17 April 1917: Captain Reginald George Gregson-Ellis

17 Apr 1917

Elder son of Clarke (Barrister) and Mildred (née Scholefield) Educated Horris Hell preparatory school and Eton College …

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20 April 1918: Lieut Juan Manuel Aldana

20 April 1918: Lieut Juan Manuel Aldana

20 Apr 1917

He was the son of Abelardo Aldan of Porthcawl, South Wales, Consul of Colombia, Chile, Venezuela and Ecaudor and Eliza (…

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21 April 1917: Pte David John Rees

21 April 1917: Pte David John Rees

21 Apr 1917

David was the youngest son of Samuel Rees (a farmer in 1901 who died later that year) and Margaret (née Haries)  Educ…

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24 April 1917 : Pte George Kemp

24 April 1917 : Pte George Kemp

24 Apr 1917

Third son of Peter Kemp (a farm manager) and Isabella (née Sellar) and one of five boys and two girls.  George was …

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