Henry Hagger Posted 17 August 2015 by Peter HaggerHenry Hagger - Died 29 Oct 1918, France & Flanders, Gunner, Twice wounded Service No 156947, Royal Garrison Artillery, Buried at Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille. Enlisted Wimbledon, Surrey. Henry was born in the Strand Registration District in 1886 and married in either 1912 or 1913 as the Marriage Certificate clearly says 1912 but does [Click to continue…]
Eustace Gilbert Bowhay Posted 16 November 2014 by Departed MemberEustace Gilbert Bowhay Eustace Gilbert Bowhay was the son of Albert Bowhay and Edith (formerly Woodd) born in 1889 in Gunnislake, Calstock, Cornwall. He was a Captain in the Devonshire Regiment and died aged 26 (unmarried) on 8 Mar 1916 in Mesopotamia. Much is known about this prominent Cornwall family, and I will be pleased to share information. [Click to continue…]
William Charles Rayment Posted 15 August 2017 by Roy RaymentWilliam Charles Rayment was born at Mount Duneed in Victoria, Australia on 22nd January 1892, the fifth of seven children of 29-year-old James Rayment and his wife Harriett Frances Rayment née Ratten. His early life was not very easy, his mother having died when he was just five years old, but after leaving school he managed to get an apprenticeship [Click to continue…]
Thomas George Rayment Posted 19 August 2017 by Roy RaymentThomas George Rayment was born in November 1895 at Windeyer, New South Wales, Australia, to strict Methodists parents named Emily and Thomas George Rayment. The fact that he and his father had exactly the same names quickly proved to be a source of more than a little confusion, as a result of which Thomas George Rayment (Junior) soon became known [Click to continue…]