Reginald George Rayment was born on 24th January 1891 at Bengeo in Hertfordshire, England, the seventh and last child of a coachman named Isaac Rayment and his wife Jane Rayment née Knight. Reginald married Ethel Mary Fortnum at St Michael and All Angels Church in Paddington, London on 2nd August 1913 and they then worked together at Hertford [Click to continue…]

Arthur Ernest Bullock was born on 21 February 1889 in 87 Ladbroke Grove, Kensington, London, England. His father was a surgeon. He was the son of Joseph Ernest Bullock and Ada Eliza Greathead. Captain Arthur Ernest Bullock R A M C was educated at Colet Court and at St Paul's School, where he gained both junior and senior scholarships. He distinguished [Click to continue…]

Francis Octavius (left) and Riversdale Nonus Grenfell were twin sons born to Pascoe du Pre and Sophia Grenfell on 4 September 1880. On leaving Eton College in 1899 Francis wished to pursue a career in the Army and Riversdale, ‘Rivy’ chose a business career but trained with the Buckinghamshire Hussars. In October 1900 Francis joined the Seaforth [Click to continue…]

Joseph Drake born 1895 in Bradford, Yorkshire, was the elder son of William Henry Dixon Drake and Bertha Annie (formerly Jones) who married 29 Aug 1891 at Bradford St Peter. Joseph's grandparents were John Henry Drake and Elizabeth (formerly Dixon) who married 24 Jul 1869 at Bradford St Peter, and his great grandparents were William Drake and Mary [Click to continue…]