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World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great 1914 1918 first battalion regiment
Able Seaman Joseph Henry Avis
Royal Navy H.M.S. Bulwark.
(d.26 Nov 1914)
Joseph Avis served in H.M.S. Bulwark. Remembered at . WW1
Yeoman of Signals Ralph Cutts Avis
Royal Navy H.M.S. Cressy.
(d.22 Sep 1914)
Ralph Avis served in H.M.S. Cressy. Remembered at . WW1
Sergeant William Avis
Royal Marine Light Infantry H.M.S. Pathfinder.
(d.5 Sep 1914)
William Avis served in H.M.S. Pathfinder. Remembered at . WW1
Pte. Arthur Thomas Avison
British Army (Cavalry) Machine Gun Corps
(d.15th Nov 1917)
Arthur Thomas Avison was born in Dublin, the son of George Charles and Annie Amelia Avison, of Shandon, St. John's Rd., Sandymount, Dublin. He lived in Hampden Street, London, N.W. and enlisted in St. Swithin's Lane, London, Middx. He was formerly 2512, Royal Bucks Hussars.
He died of wounds in Egypt age 33 and is buried in Gaza War Cemetery, Israel.
Able Seaman Edmund Awcock
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Nelson Btn. Royal Naval Division
(d.2 Nov 1917)
Edmund Awcock served in Nelson Btn. Royal Naval Division Remembered at . WW1
Stoker Edward James Awcock
Royal Naval Reserve H.M.S. Newmarket.
(d.17 Jul 1917)
Edward Awcock served in H.M.S. Newmarket. Remembered at . WW1
VAD. Awdrey
Voluntary Aid Detachment No. 16 Stationary Hospital
Pte. George William Awty
British Army 7th Btn. Seaforth Highlanders
from:Beverley, Yorkshire
George Awty was born in 1899 and joined up in 1915. He was the holder of the silver war badge.
Gnr. Frederick T. Axcell
British Army Royal Field Artillery
from:Stoke Newington
Petty Officer Axe
Royal Navy H.M.S. Ardent.
(d.1 Jun 1916)
Axe served in H.M.S. Ardent. Remembered at . WW1
Able Seaman George Frederick Axe
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Nelson Btn. Royal Naval Division
(d.13 Nov 1916)
George Axe served in Nelson Btn. Royal Naval Division Remembered at . WW1
Dorothy NMI Axford
Womens Land Army
from:Elkton, Maryland
My mother, Dorothy Axford, was in the Land Army. She had attended Temple University, probably in Ambler, PA. She worked on a farm owned by people named Barnett. She died in 1984 in Florida.
Trimmer Ernest Axford
Royal Naval Reserve H.M. Trawler Kirkland.
(d.20 Aug 1917)
Ernest Axford served in H.M. Trawler Kirkland. Remembered at . WW1
Stoker 1st Class James William George Axon
Royal Navy H.M.S. Lynx.
(d.9 Aug 1915)
James Axon served in H.M.S. Lynx. Remembered at . WW1
Ships Corporal 1st Class Walter Henry Axon
Royal Navy H.M.S. Hawke.
(d.15 Oct 1914)
Walter Axon served in H.M.S. Hawke. Remembered at . WW1
Pte. Harry Axson
British Army 1/5th Btn. Kings (Liverpool) Regiment
Harry Axson, enlisted in the 1/5th Bn. King's Regiment (Liverpool) on 1st Sept 1914. He arrived in Le Havre on 21st Feb 1915. On the 3rd Jul 1915 he was received by the Field Ambulance and transferred to No 6 Casualty Clearing Station at Merville, France. From there, on 8th Jul 1915, he was transferred to No 5 General (Base) Hospital, at Rouen. On the 11th Jul 1915 he was transferred to England on board HMHS St Andrew from Rouen. After he had a period of hospitalisation in the UK he returned to France, only to be wounded in action, sent back to the lines and then gassed, and eventually casevac'd back to the UK again in 1917 on board the RMT Ville de Liege, a fast evacuation transport ship. Interestingly, by the end of the war when he was demobilised he was classed as A1 physically fit.
Cpl. Alfred John Axtell
British Army 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Luton
(d.24th Aug 1916)
John Axtell was killed in action on 24th of August 1916. Aged 28 years. He is remembered on the Thiepval memorial. The 19th NF Battalion historical records shows him as buried at 100 yards north of Hardecourt Aux-Bois. He was the son of Alfred and Martha H. Axtell of 19 Biscot Rd, Luton.
From the 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers Roll of Honour.
Sgt. George Axtell
British Army Royal Engineers
from:Aston Clinton, Bucks
George Axtell, my wife's great grandfather, broke his arm "running and slipping on duck boards in a trench" on Christmas Eve in 1918 (I just hope he was having fun!). He was taken to 12 Stationary Hospital in St Pol, near Arras, and from their to the Military Convalescant Hospital, Woldingham from where he was discharged in 1919
Ordinary Seaman Charles Henry Axten
Royal Navy H.M.S. Natal.
(d.30 Dec 1915)
Charles Axten served in H.M.S. Natal. Remembered at . WW1
Capt. John William Axtens
Australian Imperial Force 30th Infantry Battalion
from:Australia
John William Axtens was born on 9th February 1895 in Sydney, New South Wales and worked as a draper before the outbreak of the First World War. He was 20 years old when he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 20th June 1915 and was assigned to the 30th Infantry Battalion. John Axtens departed Sydney aboard HMAT Beltana on 9th November 1915 and returned to Australia in 1919
Leading Signalman Victor Emanuel Axup
Royal Navy H.M.S. Pathfinder,
(d.5 Sep 1914)
Victor Axup served in H.M.S. Pathfinder, Remembered at . WW1
Able Seaman George Howard Axworthy
Royal Navy H.M.S. Monmouth.
(d.1 Nov 1914)
George Axworthy served in H.M.S. Monmouth. Remembered at . WW1
Petty Officer Albert Ernest Ayers
Royal Navy HMS H3.
(d.15 Jul 1916)
Albert Ayers served in HMS H3. Remembered at . WW1
Gunner Bertie Walter Ayers
Royal Marine Artillery H.M.S. Defence.
(d.31 May 1916)
Bertie Ayers served in H.M.S. Defence. Remembered at . WW1
Deck Hand George Henry Ayers
Royal Naval Reserve H.M. Drifter G.S.P.
(d.2 Feb 1917)
George Ayers served in H.M. Drifter G.S.P. Remembered at . WW1
Master at Arms Harold Ayers
Royal Navy H.M.S. Eagle
(d.12 Apr 1921)
Harold Ayers served in H.M.S. Eagle Remembered at . WW1
Sailmaker Herbert John Ayers
Royal Navy H.M.S. Natal.
(d.30 Dec 1915)
Herbert Ayers served in H.M.S. Natal. Remembered at . WW1
Deck Hand Sidney Richard Ayers
Royal Naval Reserve H.M. Drifter Launch Out.
(d.26 Oct 1916)
Sidney Ayers served in H.M. Drifter Launch Out. Remembered at . WW1
Pte. Victor Albert Ayers
Australian Imperial Force. 37th Btn.
from:Sydney
Victor Albert Ayers enlisted in the 4th Battalion AIF in late 1914 and landed at Gallipoli as part of the second wave later in the morning of 25th April 1915. He returned home sick in late 1915 and was medically discharged. He re-enlisted and served a second tour with 37th Battalion.
One of 3 brothers who served in ww1, Victor was the only one to return home at the end of the war. Another brother Charles enlisted in the 55th Battalion in Aug 1915 and was later killed in action at Polygon Wood in Belgium in Sept 1917. And the third brother Sydney enlisted in the Australian Flying Corps in Sept 1916 and was shot down near Cambrai in Nov 1917. He survived the crash in no mans land however was hit by shrapnel in the stomach running towards friendly lines and died the next day.
Pte. William Herbert Valentine Ayers
British Army 2nd Battalion Kings Own Royal Lancaster Regiment
from:London
(d.25th April 1915)
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