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World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great 1914 1918 first battalion regiment
Pte. Thomas Ward
British Army 8th/10th Btn. Gordon Highlanders
(d.16th Oct 1917)
Thomas Ward served with the Gordon Highlanders 8th/10th Battalion. He was executed for desertion on 16th Ocgober1917 aged 23 and is buried in St. Nicolas British Cemetery, St. Nicolas, France.
Pte. Thomas Henry Ward
British Army 10th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
from:Conset, Co Durham
(d.29th Aug 1916)
My Grandad Thomas Ward was a miner from Consett Co,Durham. Married with one son who was born in May 1916 and he never saw.
Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial. Never forgotten
Pte. Thomas Baily Ward
British Army 2nd Btn. Kings Own Scottish Borderers
from:Person, Felling
My Grandfather Thomas Ward served some time in Dubin with the KOSBS, where he met my grandmother. I dont have much to go on but I would like to know more about his time with the 2nd Btn. I understand that in August 1914 he was sent to France. He made it though the war. He passed away sometime in the 70's.
Pte. Thomas George Ward
British Army 7th Btn. Border Regiment
from:Norwich
(d.23rd April 1917)
Cpl. Thomas Cornelius Ward
British Army 95th Seige Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery
(d.21st March 1918)
Corporal Thomas Ward was the son of Henry Edward and Jane Ward. He died, aged 28, at 29 Casualty Clearing Station, Grevillers on 21st March 1918. He is buried in Grevillers British Cemetery, Grave XI.E.14.
Dvr. William Ward
British Army 102nd Brigade 'B' Battery Royal Field Artillery
(d.10th Mar 1919)
William Ward died Pneumonia 10/3/19.
L/Cpl. William Henry Ward
British Army 8th Btn. York and Lancaster Rgt.
from:Rotherham
(d.1st July 1916)
Pte. John Wardell
British Army 9th Btn. East Surrey Regiment
from:Tooting, London
(d.16th October 1918)
Pte. Joseph Wardell
British Army East Yorkshire Regiment
from:Cambell Street, Hull
My father, Joe Wardell served was in India, Messaptamia and was in France in 1915, he also was the Regimental Boxing Champion. I have been trying without any success to find any details I now reside in Australia, have no living relatives, but would like to leave his records together with mine with my decedents.
Rfmn. Frank Wardhaugh
British Army 8th Btn. Rifle Brigade
from:Jarrow
(d.30th July 1915)
Frank Wardhaugh, Rifleman 9829, enlisted at Jarrow and served in the 2nd Battalion The Rifle Brigade. He was killed in action age 18 on the 30th July 1915 and is remembered at Palmer Cenotaph, St. Paul's Church and Ypres(Menin Gate) Panel 46 - 48 and 50. His medal car records the award of the 1915 Star, War and Victory Medals.
Frank was born in Jarrow 1896, son of George and Frances Ann Wardhaugh nee Lauder of 62 Albert Road, Jarrow. In the 1911 census the family is living at 19 Victor Street, Jarrow with George(44) a joiner in Building Contractors, his wife of 19 years Frances Ann(44) who had 4 children of whom 2 survived. Frank(14) is an office boy in shipbuilders and Janet is 9 years old.
Pte. Charles Wardlaw
British Army 1st Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers
from:Scotland
(d.29th July 1916)
Charles Wardlaw is remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres.
Rflmn. Albert Henry Wardle
British Army 1st Battalion Rifle Brigade
from:Southfields
(d.6th April 1918)
I'd just like to think that my Great Uncle, Albert Wardle was remembered ....
L/Cpl. Andrew Wardle
British Army 18th Btn. Manchester Regiment
from:Ashton under Lyme
(d.29th July 1917)
Edward Wardle
Pte. G. Wardle
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Felling
(d.2nd Dec.1918)
G Wardle is burried in Heworth, St.Marys church yard. He was wounded in 1916
Pte. George Graham Wardle
British Army 14th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
from:41 Morgan Street, Southwick, Sunderland
George Wardle was wounded in both legs. His left leg was amputated at Princess Louise Hospital in Erskine, Scotland. A blacksmith before the war, he became a colliery clerk. I would like to have a photograph of him.
Spr. Herbert Wardle MM.
British Army 234 Fld. Coy. Royal Engineers
from:61 Lunds Bank, Cockfield
(d.31st Jul 1917)
Spr. Herbert Wardle MM.
British Army 234th Coy. Royal Engineers
from:Lands Bank, Cockfield, Co Durham
(d.31st Jul 1917)
Herbert Wardle was my Great Uncle and won the Military Medal in August 1916 for "going over the parapet three times and rescuing three wounded comrades". He served with the Royal Engineers 234th Company and died on 31st July 1917.
Pte John Wardle
British Army 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers
(d.1st June 1918)
Wardle, John. Private, 31511, Killed on 1st June 1918, aged 29 years, believed in action in Aveluy Wood.
Buried in the Martinsart British Cemetery Somme, in grave I. B. 35.
Husband of Alice Wardle, of 69, Camborne Grove, Gateshead.
From the 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers Roll of Honour.
Pte. John Alfred Wardle
British Army 1/6th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
from:Tan Yard Cottages, Aycliffe
(d.1st October 1916)
Captain Thomas Erskine Wardle DSO
Royal Navy HMS Alcantara
from:Derbyshire
Thomas Wardle was my 2nd cousin twice removed, which although seems quite a distant relation, he and my father were very close. He was the officer commanding when the Alcantara was sunk by SMS Greif. He was awarded the DSO for his actions, but some stories say that it was bad seamanship and good luck that bought about the demise of the Greif. The loss of the Alcantara was hushed up, so Thomas was made into a hero.
Thomas was promoted and attached to the Australian squadron for nearly 2 years, and was also attached to the Greek Navy for some time. He was an Admiral by this time, but I'm not sure if this was an honorary rank. I am still trying to research this. On King George's birthday honours list 1926 he was awarded the Companion of the Order of the Bath. I do have a photo of him which I will send at a later date
Sjt. John William Wardman DCM, MM.
British Army 10th Btn. Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment
from:Steeton, Keighley
As far as I know, my great-grandfather, John Wardman, served in the 10th Battalion, the West Riding Regiment. I have his service records, but like many surviving from ww1 they are quite faded and difficult to read. He was awarded both the Distinguished Conduct Medal and the Military Medal for bravery but I have only the London Gazette listings for these, as I have not yet been able to view the war diaries to find out more information.
Pte. John Wardrope
British Army 20th (Tyneside Scottish) Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Newcastle upon Tyne
(d.19th April 1917)
John Wardrope died of wounds on the 19th of April 1917 and is buried in the Etaples Military Cemetery in France. He was the husband of Alice Wardrope of Newcastle upon Tyne and Father of Lucy.
Pte. William Reid Wards
British Army 8th Btn. Seaforth Highlanders
from:Laurcekirk
(d.28th July 1918)
William Wards was my great uncle who has no known grave but is commemorated on the Larecekirk War Memorial
Pte. Alick Ware
British Army 10th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment
from:Martin
(d.27th April 1917)
Pte. Alick Ware
British Army 10th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment
from:Martin, Lincolnshire
(d.28th April 1917)
Cpl. Sidney William Ware VC.
British Army 1st Btn. Seaforth Highlanders
from:Warminster, Wiltshire
(d.16th Apr 1916)
Sidney Ware was born on November 11th 1892 at Winterbourne, Whitechurch, Dorset, the son of William and Maud Ware of 1 Pine Cottage, Sutton Veny, Warminster, Wiltshire.
He was awarded the VC for his actions on the 6th of April 1916. An extract from The London Gazette, No. 29765, dated 26th September 1916, records the following:- "For most conspicuous bravery. An order was given to withdraw to the cover of a communication trench. Corporal Ware, whose cool gallantry had been very marked during the advance, was one of the few men remaining unwounded. He picked up a wounded man and carried him some 200 yards to cover, and then returned for others, moving to and fro under very heavy fire for more than two hours until he had brought in all the wounded and was completely exhausted."
He suffered injury on 10th of April 1916 and died a few days later, aged 23. He is buried in the Amara War Cemetery in Iraq.
Pte. William Warford
British Army 5th Battalion Dorsetshire Regiment
from:Chew Stoke
(d.13th June 1917)
I have two postcards written in 1907 to my paternal grandmother, Kate Barrow, from her brother, William Warford, of Chew Stoke, Somerset. I knew she had two sisters but was unaware of her brother.
In researching William I discovered he was born in 1882 in Chew Stoke but I was unable to find a record of his death. The 1891 census showed William, age 8, was in Chew Stoke. In 1901 he was a house servant at Axbridge, and in 1911, now aged 28, he was a labourer back in Chew Stoke. In 1915 he married Victoria Grant at Axbridge, Somerset. For many years I could not find more information about him. When Military Records and Army Casualties WW1 became available on line I entered his name and was astonished at the information on the screen.
William Warford, was killed in action 13th of June 1917 in France, Flanders. Enlisted Taunton. Private in 5th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment Nr,19330. Formerly 25872 Somerset Light Infantry. His grave is in Lindenhoek Chalet Military Cemetery in Belgium. His war gratuity was paid to his widow and sole heir Victoria in 1919. I have never found his name on any war memorial. The 5th Battalion was in action at Messines Ridge in May and June 1917. Maybe my grandmother's brother was at the Battle at Messines.
All this because of postcards he wrote in 1907, and has been kept in the family for 100 years.
CSgt. Caleb Warham
Royal Navy Royal Marines Artillery
from:The Vine Hotel, Halmerend
A report from The Staffordshire Weekly Sentinel of 31st of October 1914:
Ć¢ā‚¬Å“Colour Sergeant C. Warham of the Royal Marine Artillery of The Vine Hotel, Halmerend, relates his experiences:
Colour Sergeant Warham stated that when they arrived at Ostend, the populace was in a state of ferment. The enemy had been 12 miles off, but had been repulsed by the Gendarmes. He was one of a few who had been selected to work with Commander Samson, the daring aviator, and Sergeant WarhamĆ¢ā‚¬ā„¢s company manned his armoured motor cars.
On several occasions they had patrol actions in France, and had encountered Uhlans, whom they killed or captured. During their stay in France, they visited the towns of Arras, Douai, Bethune, Lens and Hazebrouck, but were suddenly called to proceed from the latter place to Antwerp.
Sergeant Warham was very much impressed by the enthusiasm of the people on their arrival there. He has a rifle, and several trophies of interest, captured from the Uhlans and German Hussars.Ć¢ā‚¬Ā¯
Caleb Warham was born in 1868 at Audley and lived with his wife, Florence, and son Gilbert at The Vine Hotel at Halmerend, where he was the licensee. He had worked as a coal miner before joining the Royal Marine Artillery. Caleb had been discharged on the completion of his service in 14 March 1907 and at the outbreak of the war was a pensioner when he was mobilised. RMA/2569 Colour-Sergeant Caleb Warham, Royal Marine Artillery served with the R.M.A. Battalion at Ostend between 27th and 31st of August 1914 and also deployed to Antwerp with the R.N.A.S. Armoured Car Section. He was issued with his 1914 Star from R.M.A. Eastney on 8 March 1919, and with the clasp and roses for his 1914 Star on 21 April 1923, by which time his service number had changed to 12948 on the amalgamation of the R.M.A. and the Royal Marine Light Infantry. Caleb died at Basford in December 1939.
Pte. Harold Bown Warhurst
15th Service Battalion Royal Scots
from:Manchester
(d.1st Jul 1916)
I don't know a lot about Harold Warhurst. He was my grandmother's cousin and worked as a Junior Clerk in a Cotton Waste Mill in Manchester before joining up. He was killed on the first day of The Battle of the Somme. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial there. He was just 20 years old. Poignantly his only possessions found after his death, which were returned to his parents were a writing pad, a letter and his disc.
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