Henry Robert Rayment Posted 19 August 2017 by Roy RaymentHenry Robert Rayment (who came to be known by friends and family alike as "Bob") was born on 7th October 1892 at Bermondsey in London, the fifth son of Joseph Thomas Rayment, a foreman letter press compositor, and his wife Chrissie Ellen Rayment née Hayward. When he was about four years old his family moved from London to Ulverston, a small town [Click to continue…]
Charles Messent Posted 11 February 2014 by Bob CumberbatchThe WW1 service record of Charles Messent might never have been found but for the Guild of One-Name Studies. The World War 1 service record of Charles Messent Private 10450 3rd Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment popped up in my study purely by luck. Unfortunately, more than half of the service records of WW1 soldiers were destroyed in September [Click to continue…]
James Oliver Drake Posted 8 January 2015 by Departed MemberJames Oliver Drake was born in 1898 in Weymouth, Dorset, the older son of James and Blanche (formerly Oliver). James was a Private with the 1st Battalion of the King's Liverpool Regiment, and died 16 Apr 1918. His name is on the Arras Memorial (Bay 3) For more on this Dorset family contact me on drake@one-name.org
Frederick William Greathead Posted 28 November 2013 by Jan CooperFrederick’s parents were Henry Percy and Eliza Greathead née Hunt both born in England. They married on 3 March 1889 and in April they set off on the Steam Ship Lusitania in April 1889 on an unassisted passage arriving in Sydney on 4 May 1889 to set up home in Australia. Their first son was born on 28 January 1890 but died shortly after. Frederick [Click to continue…]