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Pte. Edward Delargy
British Army 1/8th Btn. Royal Scots
from:Fife, Scotland
(d.6th Sep 1917)
Edward Delargy served with the 1st/8th Battalion Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) during WW1. He was executed for desertion on the 6th September 1917, aged 19 and buried in Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery in Belgium He was the son of Mrs. Winnifred Delargy, of 42, Mount Pleasant, Leslie, Fife.
Pte. LÃ?opold Delisle
Canadian Expeditionary Forces 22nd Btn. Canadian Infantry
(d.21st May 1918)
Leopard Delisle was executed for desertion on 21st May 1918 aged 25 and is buried in the Bellacourt Military Cemetery in Bellacourt, France.
Léopold Delisle was born in Montreal in 1893. Following the outbreak of war, Delisle tried to enlist three times before he was finally accepted for overseas service in April 1915. One month later, Delisle sailed with the 22nd (French-Canadian) Battalion. Delisle had a number of offences on his conduct sheet. On 29th March 1918 Delisle's unit was ordered forward to attempt to stem the German advance on Arras. However, when the roll call was made Delisle was absent. Delisle was arrested just outside Arras five days later. Delisle's court-martial found him guilty of desertion and sentenced him to be shot dead.
Pte. Charles Dell
British Army 16th Battalion Middlesex Regiment
from:Isleworth
(d.4th October 1917)
Charles Dell is my great great uncle and I have been researching him for many years. I recently came across a newspaper article written about him on 12th November 2017. The church, where he was a bell ringer during his younger years, rang their bells in his memory as he died on 4th of October 1917 at the Battle of Broodseinde. He was in the 16th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment.
Pte. Ernest Dellar
British Army 8th Btn. Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
from:23 Holmbrook St., Homerton, London
(d.8th Jan 1916)
My gradfather, Private Ernest Dellar, served with the 8th Bn, Royal Fusiliers. According to his medal transcript, he entered the theatre of war in France, on 24th of Novemeber 1915. He died of wounds on 8th of January 1916, aged 33, but we do not know how he was wounded or in which engagement. He is buried in Béthune town cemetery. He left behind a young handicapped son of nearly 3, and my grandmother pregnant with my father who was born in April 1916.
2nd Lt. Richard Dellow
British Army 19th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Gateshead
(d.8th Jul 1919)
Second Lieutenant Richard Dellow of the 19th Btn, Northumberland Fusiliers died of sickness on 8th of July 1919. Aged 25 years. He is buried in Gateshead East Cemetery with a Family Gravestone, not a CWGC one, in the Catholic side of the cemetery. Take the path from the rear of the Catholic chapel, take 2nd left and it's just on the left. He was the son of Richard and Theresa Dellow of 7 High West St, Gateshead.
The 19th Battalion records show that 2nd Lt Dellow, joined the Battalion in France on 15th of February 1917 and was later evacuated to England as he was sick. He died on 8th July 1919. From the 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers Roll of Honour.
Pte. George Reuben Delmage
Canadian Expeditionary Force 44th Battalion
Pte. Charles Delplanque
British Army 1st Btn. Irish Guards
(d.21st October 1914)
Charles Delplanque was a shirt cutter from Dublin and was 34 years of age when he was killed.
Pte. ArsÃÆ?Ã?¨ne Joseph Delvaux
Canadian Expeditionary Force. 1st Canadian Tunnelling Company
(d.27th Aug 1918)
Arsène Delvaux was a Belgian immigrant to Canada, born March 4th, 1879 at Marcinelle. He was a miner by profession, working at Joggins Mines, N.S. He enlisted for the CEF, on March 4th 1916, his 37th birthday. He was transferred to 1st Canadian Tunneling Company on Jan 20th 1917. He served with the 1st Tunneling Company until October 12th 1917 when he transferred to 22nd Bn CEF. He was killed in action on August 27th, 1918.
Driver F. G. Delves
British Army 497th Kent Field Company Royal Engineers
from:Tunbridge Wells
I have a couple of postcards sent to Driver Delves from his wife; one from July 1917 and one from Feb 1918. He appears to have survived the War. I know this RE Company was involved in the HMS Hythe disaster and wonder if he survived that too - if so, a very lucky man.
Pte. William Henry Delves
British Army 6th Btn. South Wales Borderers
(d.3rd Aug 1917)
PO. Mariano Benedicto deMendonca
Royal Navy HMHS Gascon
from:Assonora, Goa
From verbal accounts, my grandfather, Mariano de Mendonca served on the HMHS Gascon which was torpedoed during the first world war. He was among two others who safely swam ashore and were hospitalised but died of pneumonia. I believe he was buried in Muscat. He was awarded a medal for surviving the sinking but I lost the medal sometime back.
Pte William George Dempsey
British Army 12th Battalion Manchester Regiment
from:Liverpool
(d.24th April 1917)
We know very little about William Dempsey. The only concrete thing we have found out about him is that he must have lied about his age to enlist. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission have his age as 22 when he was killed but he was actually 20 as he was born September 1896. He left a widow and an 11 month old son (my wife's father).
Dvr. Ephraim "Ginger" Dempster
British Army 7th Battalion Queens Own Royal West Kent
from:Woolwich, Kent
(d.23rd Jan 1917)
Ephraim Dempster is buried at Ovillers Military Cemetery.
L/Cpl. Harry Skeel Duncan Dempster
British Army 7th Btn. King's Royal Rifle Corps
from:Oak Cottage, Wiston Pembrokeshire
(d.3rd Aug 1915)
Harry Duncan Dempster was born in Bromyard, Herefordshire in 1889. The son of Robert Duncan Dempster and his wife Margaret. Prior to enlistment on 2nd Nov 1914 he was employed as a clerk. He was sent to the Rifle Depot at Winchester and was posted on strength of the 7th Btn KRRC on 10th of Nov 1914. Harry was promoted to L/Cpl on 28th Apr 1915 a month before the Battalion embarked for France.
According to telegrams sent to Winchester from the War Office on 3rd Aug 1915 Harry was a patient undergoing treatment at No. 24 General Hospital in Etaples and is reported as being dangerously ill following a gunshot wound to his head. This telegram is timed as received at 9.45am and suggests that his relatives were informed. A second telegram received at 1.31pm states that Harry had died from his wounds.
Harry was unmarried but on his death left behind his father, mother, 4 brothers and 5 sisters. L/Cpl Dempster is buried at Etaples Military Cemetery. His father had the following inscription carved on the cross that marks his grave 'Until The Day Dawns And The Shadows Flee Away'.
Pte. John Dempster
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
served with 18th & 14th DLI
Pte. Thomas Dempster
British Army 2nd Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
from:47 Broom Street, Belfast
My grandfather, Tom Dempster, was part of the BEF the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers arriving in France in August 1915. He fought at Le Cateux so was one of the Old Contemptables also in the Battles of the Aisne and at Festubert. He suffered from shell shock during the Somme offensive but returned, he was injured in October 1916 and was unable to return to the front. He had a brother William John who was in the Machine Gun Corps and Robert who was in the RASC all made it home.
I have a picture of him at around 18 years of age with two of his colleagues, I would like to know who they are but unfortunately there is probably little chance of finding out. I would like to hear from anyone who has any stories regarding the regiment in WW1 as I am trying to find out more about the men and what they must have gone through. I am immensely proud and grateful to all of these brave men.
Pte. William John Dempster
12th Btn Cheshire Regiment
(d.17th May 1917)
Capt. Charles Percival Denby MC.
British Army 155th Brigade Royal Field Artillery
from:Sherburn in Elmet
Percy Denby served throughout WW1 in the Royal Field Artillery winning the Military Cross.
He served in the RAF during WW2 becoming a squadron leader.
Pte John Edwin Denby
British Army 2nd Btn Yorkshire Regiment
from:Sheffield
(d.16th May 1915)
Pte. William Denby
British Army 10th Btn. Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment
(d.20 Sept 1917)
William Denby was my great uncle he is one of the lost souls still waiting to come in from the cold
Pte Alfred William Dench
British Army Royal Sussex Regiment
from:London
Henry Denford
British Army 3rd Btn Monmouthshire Regiment
from:Abertillery
L/Cpl. John Thomas Denford
British Army 1/3rd Btn. B Coy. Monmouthshire Regiment
from:Cwmtillery
(d.29th Dec 1915)
John Denford was born in Redcliffe, Bristol, Gloucestershire and enlisted at Abergavenny. He resided at 6 Brynmorgan Terrace, Cwmtillery and was the son of Francis and Florence E. Denford of Bristol, Gloucestershire, brother of Thomas George Denford who also gave his life for his country.
John died on 29th December 1915, age 22, and is buried at Ferme-Olivier Cemetery, Elverdinghe. He is commemorated on the Abertillery Central Memorial, Somerset Street, Abertillery, and also in the publication With Rifle and Pick, pictured in the South Wales Argus dated 24th of June 1915 and also pictured in the South Wales Gazette dated 25th of February 1916.
Pte. Thomas George Denford
British Army 3rd Btn. Monmouthshire Regiment
from:Abertillery
Pte. Harold Denham
British Army 5th Dragoon Guards
from:Teignmouth
(d.28th October 1918)
Prior to the War Harold Denham was working with Great Western Railway in the Signal Department, Taunton and is remembered on their roll of honour. One of the original BEF, he enlisted with 5th Dragoon Guards, service number D/152. He was att. Cavalry Brigade when he died of broncho pneumonia in hospital at Rouen on 28th of October 1918.
His younger brother, Wilfred, was killed in 1915. Buried in St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen and remembered on Seafront Memorial and St. James Church Window, Teignmouth.
Pte. Matthew Denham
British Army 4th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
from:Durham
Pte. William Denham
British Army 6th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
(d.26th April 1915)
William Denham was a Private in the 6th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry, landing France on the 20th of April 1915 and killed only 6 days later on the 26th of April 1915.
2nd. Lt. William Malcolm Denham
Royal Flying Corps
from:Bedford
(d.3rd January 1918)
William Denham was born on the 18th of June 1899 in Hampstead, London, only son of Frederic & Ethel H Denham, it would appear that he moved to Bedford as the the 1911 census shows him living with his mother at 7 Spenser Road, Bedford and he was educated at Bedford Modern School. His service records show that he later moved to 2 Cutcliffe Grove, Bedford.
On the 25th October 1916 he enlisted with the Royal Flying Corps as a Miscellaneous Aviator and 3rd class Air Mechanic. He was discharged on the 12th December 1917 at South Franborough and was appointed temporary commissioned Second Lieutenant on the General List for duty with the Royal Flying Corps.
On the 3rd January 1918 at Waddington, Lincolnshire, together with 2nd Lieutenant Reginald Foster, the D.H.6 bi-plane serial no.C2018, they were flying in failed to pull out of a steep dive and both men were killed. He was serving with 48 Training Squadron and was 18 years old. He is buried in Bedford Cemetery and is remembered on the War Memorial inside St. Peters church, Bedford. A pupil of Bedford Modern School 1912-16, he commemorated on the School War Memorial, which was unveiled in 1923 and in the Roll of Honour, published in The Eagle, December 1923. Information courtesy of www.roll-of-honour.com
2nd Lt. W. H. Denholm
Army 8th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Lt. John William Denison MC.
British Army 6th Btn. Duke of Wellingtons (West Riding) Regiment
from:Morecambe, Lancashire
(d.18th Sep 1918)
John Denison was originally from Highfield, Yeadon, Yorkshire, and was the son of John William and Elizabeth Denison.
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