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16 August 1917 : Lt Colonel Sir Robert Benyon Nevill Gunter
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Born 4 August 1871 in Wetherby, Yorkshire, Robert (known as Nevill) was the son of the MP for Barkston Ash Division, Sir Robert Gunter, the owners of Wetherby Grange, Yorkshire with estates in Earl’s Court and Brompton and Jane Margaret (née Benyon). He had two brothers and a sister. His father and uncle had both served in the Crimea. Nevill...
28 November 1917 : James Metcalfe
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James Metcalfe was born at Cray, Yorkshire on 5 November 1883. Aged 17, he emigrated to Masterston, New Zealand. At the outbreak of war in 1914 he was employed as a labourer in Whakatane. He enlisted into the New Zealand Rifle Brigade on 12 October 1915 and embarked for Egypt on 5 February 1916. After several weeks in Egypt, he was transferred...
Sentenced to Death. The Public Record Office Court Martial Files.
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[This article originally appeared in Gun Fire No.31. It has been lightly edited for the purposes of publishing on the WFA's website. Illustrations have been added that did not appear in the original. All of these magazines are now available to WFA members via the Member Login. Joining the Western Front Association gives you access not only to th...
25 February 1915: Lieut. Colin Edward Cumming
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Edward was born in Stafford in March 1880. His parents were Robert (a bank manager) and Margaret (née Duff). He was one of six children. He was educated at Royal High School, Edinburgh and Edinburgh University. He was an active member of the OTC and commissioned in the RFA Reserve 16 Sept 1909. Before the war, he took an engineering cadetship...
13 June 1917 : Major Alfred Osborn Wraith
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Alfred Wraith was born Moor House, Spennymoor, County Durham 17 July 1883, the second son of George (Colliery Director, Weardale Steel, Coal and Coke Co. Ltd) and Fanny (née Osborn) He was educated at the North Eastern County School and Barnard Castle School. He served 10 years with the Durham Light Infantry Territorials. He was a keen athlete...