Sholto George Pook Posted 10 February 2014 by Margaret SpillerSholto was born in York in 1876, the son of George Golby Pook and Mary Jane (nee Ellis). He was baptised on the 6th September 1876 at St. Thomas Church, York and was the eldest of seven children born to the couple. The Pook family originated in Portsmouth and Sholto's father, who had been born in Northamptonshire, was a commercial traveller. At some [Click to continue…]
Charles Robert Hagger Posted 11 February 2014 by Peter HaggerCharles Robert Hagger – Killed in action, 26 May 1915, France & Flanders. Commemorated on Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Private, Service No.: 1318, Enlisted Place: Stepney. Awarded 1914/15 Star, Victory and British War medals. Regiment: Household Cavalry Calvary of Line (incl Yeoman.) 16th Lancers (Queens) Battalion. Birth Place: Chelmsford, [Click to continue…]
Thomas Ignaitius Haggar Posted 11 February 2014 by Peter HaggerThomas Ignaitius Haggar - Died 8 Aug 1916 on the Somme, France. Buried in Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval, France. Private, Service No 303732, 1st / 8th Battalion, The Kings (Liverpool Regiment). Awarded Victory and 15 star medals. His death is also recorded on the Roll of Honour at the Harris Museum in Preston. Son of Joseph Richard and Alice [Click to continue…]
Edward Thomas Hyde Drake Posted 8 January 2015 by Departed MemberEdward Thomas Hyde Drake was born 17 Feb 1892 in Finchley, London, the older son of Thomas Hyde Drake and Ada (formerly Jeffreys). His parents married 9 Oct 1886 at Tottenham Parish Church. His grandparents were Edward Drake and Anne Fanny (formerly Hyde) who married in 1843 at Westminster St James. Edward served as a Private with the Canadian Infantry [Click to continue…]