|
|
This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this site you agree to accept cookies.
If you enjoy this site please consider making a donation.
Site Home
Help & FAQs
Features
Submissions
Information
Advertisements
World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great 1914 1918 first battalion regiment
Rfn Leonard T Uden
British Army 1st/5th Btn London Regiment
from:Drewstead Rd Streatham London
(d.3rd June 1917)
Leonard Uden served with the 1/5th Battalion, London Regiment in WW1. He died 3rd of June 1917. I have his death penny, and am researching him.
William James Udy
British Army Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
from:Conce Round, Lockingate, Bugle, St. Austell, Cornwall
William James kept a small diary of his service, now held at the DCLI museum, Bodmin, Cornwall. He served in Ypres.
L/Cpl. Willard Alexander Uglow
British Army 23rd Btn. London Regiment
from:Haddon Lodge, The Square, Woodford Green, Essex
(d.26th May 1915)
Rflmn. William Ernest Taylor Uglow
British Army 1/9th (Queen Victorias Rifles) Battalion London Regiment
from:Cuffley, Hertfordshire
(d.1st January 1915)
William Uglow died as a direct result of an incendiary attack on the barn in which he was sleeping early morning on 1st of January 1915 near Ypres. He has no known grave. His name recorded on the Menin Gate.
Private George Harold Ulbrich
Australian Imperial Force 43rd Battery Australian Field Artillery
from:Tasmania
George Harold Ulbrich was my grandfather on my mother's side. He returned from the World War 1 but suffered terribly physically and psychologically for the rest of his life. He died in 1969, when I was only 4 years of age. He lost a lot of his hair, suffered from excemza and lung problems from the mustard gas. I have one military photo of him but would love to turn up more and to know more about what and where he served in France. I have his record from the AWM and archives but cannot read most of it.
Pte. Joseph Edward Ullock
British Army 8th Btn. Y Coy. Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Ashington, Northumberland
(d.19th Aug 1915)
My Great uncle Joseph Edward Ullock served with Y Company 8th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers and died in the Turkish campaign in 1915. His name is commemorated on the Helles Memorial in Turkey, his body was never found.
George Ulyatt
British Army 9th Btn. Sherwood Foresters
from:Chesterfield
George Ulyatt was my great aun'ts first husband. He died in 1921 and was never well after being gassed in the War according to his obituary
Drvr. Harry Joseph Underhill
Royal Field Artillery 518th Coy. 60th Divisional Ammunition Column
from:Birmingham, Warwickshire
Joe Underhill married Edith Rose Hill on 18th of December 1915 and was conscripted under the 1916 Military Services Act. He was called into the colours to join the 7th Artillery Training School at Winchester on either 27th or 28th April 1916 and posted to Divisional Ammunition Column as a Driver. This was part of the 60th Divisional Ammunition Column in which 518th Company Army Service Corps, RFA and RASC Drivers would have been employed. As most small-arms ammunition was .303 calibre, it seems that Harry was involved in the passage of these stores from rear echelon ammunition dumps to the front areas for use by the infantry. According to the Long Trail website, orders were received on 14th June 1916 to send advance parties to Le Havre (15th June) and Boulogne (18th) to prepare for the Division to cross to France. The crossing was completed by 29th June and the Division concentrated in XVII Corps area.
On 1st November, the Division received orders to reorganise in preparation for a move to Salonika, Macedonia and it was about this time that Harry received news of the birth of his daughter Eileen, (16th October 1916). Units entrained at Longpre, France between 14th and 25th November and, going via Marseilles and Malta, they assembled at Salonika, Macedonia, on 25th December 1916.
Harry was hospitalized in the early part of 1917 and as family tradition has it that he was thrown from a horse, this could well have been the reason. We know he also contracted Paratyphoid A and possibly Malaria, while serving in Salonika, and was transferred to No. 3 Convalescent Depot on 9th April 1917. He returned to service on 29th June 1917.
The Division then remained in Salonika and took part in many engagements. After the Battle of Sharon in September 1918, the Divisional mounted units were engaged in pursuit of the broken enemy, while the rest of the Division remained on salvage and similar work. Divisional HQ moved to Mulebbis on 24th September and thence to Auja in early October. It moved (after the Armistice) on 3rd November to Lydda, then five days later a longer move via Qantara to Alexandria commenced. By 26th November the whole Division was at Alexandria. Demobilisation commenced. By 31st May 1919 the Division ceased to exist.
Sadly, shortly after returning home from the war, Eileen contracted whooping cough and broncho pneumonia and passed away on Sunday 16th November 1919. Harry suffered greatly during WWI and lost his elder sister Nellie, to dinitrophenol poisoning due to exposure to chemicals used in the munitions factory where she worked. He also lost his older brother Jack, (John George Underhill) on 15th October 1918 to disease contracted while still serving in France, but his greatest loss was undoubtedly Eileen, his first child who he hardly got to know.
Pte. David Underwood
Grenadier Guards 4th Btn.
from:Stoke on Trent
(d.29th Sep 1916)
My Granddad, David Underwood was killed at the Somme, remembered with honour at Thiepval Memorial. He has no known grave.
Pte. Walter Underwood
British Army 4th Btn Hampshire Regiment
from:137 Leesland Road, Gosport, Hampshire
Before the war Walter worked as a Carter for the Urban Borough Council. He was married to Violet and had 9 children. He joined the army on 14/7/1916, joining the Hampshire Regiment before being transferred to the Labour Corps. He served in France from 14/8/1917 until 12/3/1919
Pte. Walter Underwood
British Army 12th Btn. Manchester Regiment
from:Welford, Northamptonshire
(d.5th Nov 1918)
My Grandfather, Walter Underwood, served with the 12th Manchester Regiment. He died just 6 days before the end of the war. He left behind a wife and 7 children, my father being the eldest at just 10 years of age. At this time they lived in the village of Welford, Northamptonshire.
Pte Walter Oliver Underwood
British Army 4th Btn Kings Royal Rifle Corps
(d.24th Apr 1915)
Walter Underwood is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) memorial.
Pte. Walter Roland Underwood
British Army 23rd (2nd Football) Btn. Middlesex Regiment
from:Finedon, Northants
My Grandfather Walter Roland Underwood was born on 29th October 1890 in Berry Green Yard Finedon and was married to my Grandmother, Ethel Violet Felce on 5th August 1911. He was a shoe hand as was his father before him and he enlisted in Finedon on 4th December 1915. His Army number was admission number was given as T29067 band and his service number was 204527. He received a gunshot wound to the shoulder and was transferred to a sick convoy on 31st July 1917 being later transferred to 139th Field Ambulance in the No12 Ambulance Train thereafter. He was taken prisioner on the 21st February 1918 and was taken to Germany and worked in a coalmine in the Essen area.
He was dishcharged honourably from the Army on the 7th May 1919, and thereafter worked in the shoe factory he left on enlistment for the rest of his working life.
He was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal but never wore them. In never talked about his army service although he did have a breakdowm towards the end of the second world war which was said to have been caused by his experiences during the first world war. He died on the 1st January 1969 in the yard where he was born having left 3 children and 10 granchildren of which I was the eldest.
Rfm William Underwood
British Army 10th Btn Kings Royal Rifles
from:Birmingham
(d.19th Feb 1916)
Rfmn. Cristian Arthur Ungerer MM.
British Army 1st Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps
from:Edmonton, Middlesex
(d.27th August 1918)
Christian Ungerer was born in Southwark London in March 1898. The eldest child of Charles Christian Ungerer, a German immigrant, and Frances Mary Ungerer (nee Smith). The family moved to Silver Street, Edmonton in Middlesex in or around 1903 where they owned and ran their own bakery. Christian had 3 younger brothers and 2 younger sisters. One of his sisters died at the age of 5 when Christian was 6 years old. None of his brothers fought in the Great War as they would have been too young.
As a baker Christian found himself serving with the Army Service Corps. I am not sure how long he served with them. He then joined the 1st Battalion, King's Royal Riffle Corps. When or why I do not know. It could have been down to a lack of front line soldiers. I know he changed his Service Number and that he was used as a runner for the Battalion. Christian also spoke German so he would have been useful to the Battalion as an interpreter.
Christian died of his wounds on the 27th of August 1918 aged 20 and was laid to rest at Etaples Military Cemetery. Christian was awarded the Military Medal for bravery.
Unknown
British Army 16th Btn. London Regiment
This picture was found behind a painting when taking it to be reframed. The badge looks like the queens westminsters and the painting is of a scene near conwy north wales. The home of the soldier may be similar but is unknown.
Unknown
Royal Navy HMT Lobelia II
We found this photo in old family photos box from loft a picture of nine uniformed sailors on deck of what appears to be HMT Lobelia II. We know of no family connection but we live near the old fishing town of Milford Haven and since this craft was a requisitioned trawler, it could well be connected to the port. The family have fishing connections going back many years.
Unknown
British Army Royal Field Artillery
I have no information on this fellow. I found the picture in an old cigar box of family pictures. The picture seems to have been taken in Bangalore, India. The RFA were in action in Bangalore during The Great War. The only possible connection is my Grandfather, Adam Stephens, Sgt. in the Welch Regiment, owned the cigar box. But the picture has no notes on the reverse.
Unknown
British Army Remount Depot Romsey Army Service Corps
I found this photo in my parents belongings after they had passed away, and I am just wondering why we had this photo as we come from Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. Although I am researching relatives who fought in WW1, I can find no connection to this picture, so wondered if anyone else can shed some light on it?
2nd Lt. Cyril Joseph Unsworth
British Army 7th Btn. South Lancashire Regiment
from:St Helens
(d.7th Jul 1916)
Pte. John William Unsworth
British Army Machine Gun Corps
from:216 West Ferry Rd, Milwall
I know very little about my grandfather, John Unsworth. As far as I know he died from gas poisoning. He died after the war age 26 on the 29th April 1920. He is buried in Plumpstead Cemeter. I now live in Australia and have only discovered these details since my mother died and information from CWGC I have been back to the UK many times but have never visited the grave as I was unaware of its location. Now I know I hope to visit the grave this year 2015.
If anyone has any more information I can be contacted by below.
Gnr. William Unthank
British Army 150th (Rotherham) Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
from:Bolton upon Dearne, Rotherham
(d.29th Aug 1916)
William Unthank died as a result of an accident while serving at the Front.
Pte. James William Unwin
Royal Navy HMS Alacantra Royal Marine Light Infantry
(d.29th Feb 1916)
James Unwin died on 29th February 1916 whilst serving aboard. HMS Alacantra. He was aged just 18 when the ship sank. He is remembered with honour at the Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire, United Kingdom.He was my great great uncle and I still have a copy of the certificate showing all the details and where his name is remembered.
L/Cpl. William Unwin
Australian Army AIF 48th Btn. Australian Infantry
from:Wallaroo, South Australia
(d.29th March 1918)
Wiliam Unwin died on the 29th of March aged 27 and is buried in the Etaples Military Cemetery in France. he was the son of William and Katherine Unwin. Native of Wallaroo, South Australia.
Cpl. Dick Upex
British Army 17th (Footballers) Battalion Middlesex Regiment
from:Croydon, Surrey
Dick Upex joined the footballers battalion on the day it was formed in December 1914 at Fulham Town Hall. He was playing for Croydon Common FC at the time. He subsequently played for Clapton Orient, Tottenham Hotspur, Southend and Charlton. He survived the war and died aged 88 in 1979.
Pte. Ernest Upfold
British Army 32nd Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps
Ernest Upfold entered the Egyptian theatre on 19th of December 1915, as member of the Royal Army Medical Corps. As annotated on his first Service Medal and Award Roll (for the 1914-15 Star), he was assigned to the 32nd Field Ambulance until 25th of September 1916, when he was transferred to the Army Service Corps as a Driver, Horse Transport.
His second Service Medal and Award Roll (for British War Medal and Victory Medal) provides no new information, but does confirm Driver Upfold's transfer to the A.S.C. on 25th of September 1916. 32nd Field Ambulance was attached to the 10th (Irish) Division, and by the time Private Upfold joined the 32nd F.A., the 10th (Irish) Division had moved to the Salonika theatre.
As neither Ernest Upfold's service record nor a pension record were accessible, it cannot be determined whether or not he remained with the 10th (Irish) Division when it moved from Salonika back to Egypt in September 1917, before proceeding to the Palestine campaign. Based upon aforementioned records, he was transferred to "A.R.Cl.Z." status on 15th July 1919. For his service in both the R.A.M.C. and A.S.C. during the Great War, he was awarded the 1914-15 Star, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
Pte. Sidney Frank Uphill
British Army 7th Btn. B Company Somerset Light Infantry
from:3 Vellore Lane, Bath
(d.30th November 1917)
Sidney Uphill is remembered on the Cambrai Memorial.
Maj. Henry Albert Uprichard
British Army 13th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles
from:Co Down
(d.1st Jul 1916)
Major Henry Albert Uprichard
British Army 13th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles
from:Co Down
(d.1st July 1916)
Henry Uprichard is burried in Mill Road Cemetery on the Somme
L/Cpl. Stephen Upshall
British Army 1st Battalion Dorsetshire Regiment
from:Compton Valence, Dorset
(d.10th July 1916)
Next Page Last Page
Can you help us to add to our records?
The names and stories on this website have been submitted by their relatives and friends. If your relations are not listed please add their names so that others can read about them
Did your relative live through the Great War? Do you have any photos, newspaper clippings, postcards or letters from that period? Have you researched the names on your local or war memorial?
If so please let us know.
Do you know the location of a Great War "Roll of Honour?"We are very keen to track down these often forgotten documents and obtain photographs and transcriptions of the names recorded so that they will be available for all to remember.
Help us to build a database of information on those who served both at home and abroad so that future generations may learn of their sacrifice.
Celebrate your own Family History
Celebrate by honouring members of your family who served in the Great War both in the forces and at home. We love to hear about the soldiers, but also remember the many who served in support roles, nurses, doctors, land army, muntions workers etc.
Please use our Family History resources to find out more about your relatives. Then please send in a short article, with a photo if possible, so that they can be remembered on these pages.
The free section of The Wartime Memories Project is run by volunteers.
This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources and we currently have a huge backlog of submissions.
If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small to help with the costs of keeping the site running.
Hosted by:
The Wartime Memories Project Website
is archived for preservation by the British Library
Copyright MCMXCIX - MMXXIV
- All Rights Reserved -We do not permit the use of any content from this website for the training of LLMs or for use in Generative AI, it also may not be scraped for the purpose of creating other websites.
