Thiepval Memorial to the missing

Titus enlisted in Wolverhampton and originally joined the 7th Bn. South Staffordshire Regiment, he eventually found his way into the 2nd Bn. He was married to Catherine and they had 3 young children, Jane, Mary and Kitty, Before the war he sold fish from a horse and cart and could often be seen around Wolverhampton shouting "Fish alive-O". Titus served in the Balkans and Gallipolli in 1915 and France and Flanders in 1916 where he was killed. His family received the 1914-15 star and the Victory and British War medals.

Son of Frederic and Violet Boncker, of 35, Whitworth Rd., South Norwood, London.

Son of Alfred George and Alice Maud Greenhead, of 71, Dennett Rd., West Croydon, Surrey.

Son of Horace and Janet Waterman, of 27, Grange Park Rd., Thornton Heath, Surrey; husband of Marjorie E. Wildish (formerly Waterman), of 19, Murray Rd., Frindsbury, Rochester, Kent.

Son of George Henry and Susan Halliday, of 12, Selhurst Rd., South Norwood, London.

Husband of Frances Eleanor Hitchins (formerly Richards), of 88, Brearley St., Birmingham.

Son of Munro and Bridget Watt Gove, of Scotston of Kirkside, St. Cyrus, Montrose, Forfarshire.

Sydney Albert Dymond. Born 1st May 1894 in Hendon, died, aged 21, 10th July 1916. Son of Thomas William Dymond and Grace Maud Dymond. Beloved husband to Elsie Dymond, he was married June 26th 1915 . Residence 69 Harlesden, Middlesex. He was the father of Grace Eva Mourd Dymond who was born 13/01/16 and who he never got to see but he was never forgotten. He fell whilst serving under the 34th Division on 10th July south of La Boisselle. The 13th Rifle Brigade found itself attacking from the old British front line at 8.45pm, not as part of a co-ordinated action but alone, they became the focus of every German machine gun and artillery piece in La Boisselle, due to a message reaching them to late. 20 officers and 380 other ranks were killed along with the companies second in command and the four company commanders.

Born 02 March 1888 to Walter and Sarah Saye, of Great Wigborough, Tolleshunt
D'Arcy, Essex. (Brother of Tommy Saye who is buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery in Belgium. Follow link for an image of Tommy Saye.)
Killed in action on 15 September 1916 during the Battle of
Flers-Courcelette, when tanks were used for the first time in history.
Lost his life with fellow Guardsmen, at Les Boeufs.

Commemorated at Tolleshunt D'Arcy Parish Church.
Remembered by Niece Pamela Brodie and Great Niece Heather Johnson.

He enlisted at Southport on 03/09/1914 and served in France from 1914 - 1916.

'Monty' joined the Royal East Kent Mounted Riles (a Yeomanry battalion) in 1909 whilst he was an apprentice shipwright at Chatham dockyard. By 1915 he had attained the rank of Sergeant and after the decimation of the Battle of the Somme in 1916 he volunteered to transfer to the 7th Buffs who had suffered many casualties in the battle. His young wife Jessie pleaded for him not to go as they had only recently been married in June 1916. However Monty felt it was his duty as a Sergeant to go. My grandfather William Daniel, who was 12 at the time, remembers him taking him to the local shop for sweets before he left for France in September 1916. Monty arrived in the front line on October 20th 1916. He took up position in the captured Fabeck Graben trench and was killed instantly by a German shell on the 26th October. A year later Jessie was still arguing with the army over her pension, as despite his rank of Sergeant in the REKMR, the army said that this rank had not been confirmed in the Buffs at the time of his death.

Son of Henry and Caroline E. Berry, of 3, St. James's St., Piccadilly, London;

George was the son of Private Joseph Colclough who died on 22nd November 1915, and is buried at Hedge Row Trench Cemetery, near Ypres, Belgium, and Ellen Colclough of Tunstall, Stoke on Trent Staffs, England and the elder brother of my father Thomas Colclough. He was 17, and went to war as a result of three girls from the same street as him sending him a white feather. They were never forgiven. He was only there a few weeks when he was killed. This war took my grandfather, two uncles, one great uncle and several of my father's cousins. Almost an entire generation from one family.

Son of the late Henry James Randle and of Emma Randle (stepmother), of 5, Belmont St.,

Born in Bradley (Wolverhampton). Enlisted at Birmingham September 1914. An original Birmingham Pal.

Oldest son of William Thomas Tatem and Emma Jessie Miles Tatem, born at Spanish Point, Pembroke, Bermuda 30 July 1892.

He had been on active service for only a month at the time of his death in the vicinity of Ration Trench.

Son of George and Louisa Freeman (nee Herbert), of Greens Norton, Towcester, Northamptonshire. George was a gardener. They had five children: Alice Freeman (b. 1879), Harry Herbert Freeman (b. 1881), Arthur George Freeman (b. 1885), Horace Freeman (b. 1888), Ray Freeman (b. 1891)

Resident of Greens Norton, Northamptonshire, Enlisted at Bletchley, Buckinghamshire.

Harry was a stonemasons labourer and lived at 11 Chelmer Place with his wife Sarah who live to be in her 80's they had 5 children Doris, Leslie, Olive George and Gladys the eldest at 13 She was given permission to leave school early and went to work and helped bring up the other children, she lived to be 94 and put flowers on a memorial to her father every week.

Picture courtesy of Martyn Tamkin, son of Gladys

Born George Revely on 05 Mar 1895 in Egglescliffe, Stockton on Tees, County Durham, he was the son of George and Jane Brownless Revely.

Joined the 21^st Kings Royal Rifles. He had only been in France a short time when he was reported lost on 15^th September 1916 at Flers, France.

The family owned a farm in North Yorkshire at the time of his enlistment, where he had worked since a boy. The farm is owned by my in-laws now. George moved there as a six year old and spent 15 years there before his death.

A memorial to him and others lost from their small North Yorkshire village is enshrined in St. Mary’s Church, Myton on Swale, North Yorkshire.

My Great Uncle Ed Brown was born at 32 Excise St., Belfast on 03/02/1896, later moving to Railway Street, Banbridge with his parents William Edward Brown and Agnes Brown and a number of brothers and sisters, including a younger brother Joseph and my grandmother Winifred. Following the outbreak of the war, Ed and his brother Joseph joined the 13th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles (Co. Down Volunteers) a battalion substantially formed from the ranks of the Ulster Volunteer Force in the area. Ed quickly rose to the rank of Lance Corporal.

At the battle of the Somme on the 1st of July 1916, the 13th Battalion attacked the northern side of the Schwaben Redoubt and suffered 595 casualties. Ed and sixteen fellow parishioners from Seapatrick Parish Church, Banbridge were killed during this first day of the battle. Ed has no known grave and is remembered on Pier and Face 15 A and 15 B of the Thiepval Memorial. Joseph survived the war and went on to live until his eightieth year. He rarely talked about his experiences.

Image courtesy of Raymond Glass, great nephew of Ed Brown

Son of William and Ellen Mary Spelman, of 6, Thirsk Rd., Lavender Hill, London.

Wilfred Cubitt Spelman was born at Richmond Surrey in 1885. He was admitted to the Honourable Artillery Company on 9th August 1915 and served in A (or No 1) Company of the 1st Battalion H. A. C. (Infantry) and left England for France as part of the 14th reinforcing draft on 5th January 1916

“Suffice to say that I am glad to have gone through it, but like a million and one others sincerely trust it will not be necessary again. Also an equally earnest hope that it is nearer the end than the beginning.”

Son of Jane Dodgson, of Town Foot, Preesall, Fleetwood, Lancs., and the late John Dodgson, brother of John Dodgson.

Son of Edward White, of 4, Albion Place, Ilkeston; husband of Alice White, of 15, Albion Place, Ilkeston, Derbyshire.

Son of Frederick and Mary Ann Warner. Married to Maude Garner and lived in North Mimms, Hertfordshire. Father of Albert Frederick Warner b. 1915 and never had the chance to get to know his father.

Forever in our thoughts from your Great Grandson Garry who has the honour of sharing his birthday on 8th May and will cherish the bible presented to you on your 21st birthday.

Slaney was born on July 28th 1895, whilst his parents lived at Prospect House, Lawley Bank, Shropshire, He had received a good education at Wellington Grammar school and had gone on to work for Lloyds Bank, He enlisted alongside his fellow workmate and best friend Percy Smith in September 1914.

Percy, L/Cpl 12488, 6th Battalion Royal Berkshire Regt was also killed on the 1st July 1916

Charles and his brother Sgt James Freeman MM. 200302, 1/4th KSLI were both KIA on the same day 30th December 1917 during the fighting for the Welsh Ridge near Cambrai it was only in death that they were separated as Charles body was never found and he is recorded on the Thiepval memorial Pier & Face 12A & 12D, James lies buried at Fifteen ravine Cemetery, grave II. D. 5.

Their sister Mrs W. Hawkins also lost her husband Pte W. H. Hawkins, 7179, 1st Battalion KSLI who died of wounds on June 27th 1915 leaving her a widow with 3 children.

Son of James Watt & Margaret Kerr. Husband of Janet Reid & father of Annie Reid Watt & James Watt. They lived at 96 Cardross Street, Dennistown, Glasgow.