Lewis Edward Drake Posted 13 December 2014 by Departed MemberLewis Edward Drake was born in Gomersal, Yorkshire in 1877, the younger son of John Drake and Nancy (formerly Nancy Yeadon Butler) who were married on 29 Sep 1861 at Calverley St Wilfrid, and grandson of Joseph Drake of Charlotte (formerly Haley), who were married 6 May 1838 at Calverley St Wilfrid. Lewis emigrated to Canada and was a Private in the [Click to continue…]
Bertie Hagger Posted 11 February 2014 by Peter HaggerBertie Hagger – killed in action 23 July 1916, France / Flanders Service No.: 19512, Private, Enlisted - Deptford Awarded Victory and British War medals. Regiment: Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, 1st Battalion – 15th August 1914 Mobilised for war and landed in Havre and engaged in various actions on the Western front including; 1914 - The Battle [Click to continue…]
William Alfred Rushen Posted 27 December 2013 by Peter RushenWilliam Alfred Rushen was born in Weymouth in 1892, one of six sons born to Edwin Rushen and Lucy Catherine Randell. He joined the 1st Battalion Dorsetshire Regiment on 5 December 1910 at the age of seventeen years and nine months. On Attestation he was five feet seven and a half inches tall, weighed one hundred and thirteen pounds, with a chest measurement [Click to continue…]
Leonard William Howes Posted 29 December 2013 by Paul HowesThis is one of four stories about sibling members of a Howes family, compiled and contributed to www.howesfamilies.com by John Howes, the grandson of one of them. The four siblings, all of whom had their lives profoundly affected by the war are (Peter) Frank Howes, Leonard William Howes, Cyril Frank Howes and Eleanor Margaret Howes. (Clicking [Click to continue…]