William George Pinnuck was born during 1896 in Enfield. He was the second of nine children born to William Frederick Pinnuck and his wife Clara, whose maiden name was Livermore. The 1901 census shows William Pinnuck, aged 28, a builder’s labourer living in Enfield with his wife Clara (28) and their children Charles (6), William (4), Sarah (3), Bert [Click to continue…]

1886 John Edward Ashley, was born and raised in Barry, Glamorganshire, Wales, the son of Gracious Ashley and Mary Ann [ nee Powell]. He is thought to have first served with the Hussars, service no. 23380, but there is no further information about this. He enlisted at Barry and joined the Durham Light Infantry, 19th Battalion, service no. 25913 [date [Click to continue…]

Henry’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.  Henry [Click to continue…]

1869 Albert Allen Ashley, b. Aston Abbots, Buckinghamshire, the son of William Humphrey Ashley, livery servant, and Maria [nee Moore]. By 1881, age 11, he had left school and was working as a printers boy. 1891 he had left the family home. 1899 Albert married Emily May Howes, a local Barnsbury girl. 1901 their firstborn son was a year old and they [Click to continue…]