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17 April 1917: Captain Reginald George Gregson-Ellis

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Born London 18 May 1884, Reginald was the elder son of Clarke (a barrister) and Mildred (née Scholefield) Educated Horris Hell preparatory school and Eton College,  Gregson-Ellis captained the cricket XI in 1902 and was President of the Eton Society.  On 23 September 1913 he married Miss Lucy Monica Reynolds. They had a daughter Gwyneth, born 9...


Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry On The Somme 1916 - Stephen Barker

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Stephen will be returning to give his talk on 'The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry on the Somme 1916' which highlights four significant battles of the campaign in which five Ox and Bucks LI battalions fought. The talk explains the political and military context, yet includes too a significant number of personal stories, anecdotes...