Eric Newman Haggar Posted 22 May 2017 by Peter HaggerEric Newman Haggar – Killed in action on 20th March 1917 in the area of the Somme in France and commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial. When he signed up in 1915 it shows he had previously been in the Australian Army for 5 years as Corporal in the light Horse. It appears he was made Lieutenant when he re-enlisted. His mother Isabella was [Click to continue…]
William Charles Baggarley Posted 4 December 2016 by William was born in Camberwell, where his father was an Insurance agent. But sometime after 1901 and before 1911 the whole family moved to Chichester where William worked as an assistant in his father's refreshment bar. However William, who had attended the National School, Camberwell, emigrated on his own to Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at the [Click to continue…]
Robert Reginald Drake Posted 2 February 2015 by Departed MemberReginald Robert Drake was born 13 Sep 1893 in Freshwater, Isle of Wight, the son of George Drake and Eliza Jane (formerly Merwood). George was a blacksmith. Reginald's grandparents were Robert Drake and Amelia (formerly Wells) who married in 1853 at the Wesleyan Chapel, Quay Street, Newport, Isle of Wight. Early in 1916, Reginald married Agnes Freda [Click to continue…]
John Edgar Waterhouse Posted 7 November 2021 by Alan WaterhouseMailPoet newsletters are frequently sent to all members and an archive is maintained. Pages are defined by MailPoet plug-in.