Gilbert Edward Ivall was born on 25th August1884 in Chalvey (a village which is now a district of Slough) to Thomas Ivall (1837 - 1908) and Lucy Ivall nee Hobden (1845 - 1929). He was baptised on 16 January 1885. Gilbert was the eleventh child of Thomas and Lucy who had a total of 15 children between 1868 and 1892, 12 of whom survived into adulthood. [Click to continue…]

Eustace 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…]

George Frampton was was born on 30 May 1884 in Kewell a small town in Victoria, Australia. He was the second of five children (2 boys and 3 girls). He enlisted in the Australian Army at Ararat, Victoria on 28 March 1916 to fight in the World War. His service record is on the National Archives of Australia website. The attestation paper gives his [Click to continue…]

Bertie 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…]