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Pte. Foster Thomas Weldon MM
British Army 1st Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Newcastle upon Tyne
(d.23rd December 1916)
Rifleman John Jackson Weldon
British Army 21st (Yeoman Rifles) Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps
from:Ellerby, Yorkshire
(d.15th Sep 1916)
Jack Weldon is believed to have died of his wounds on 15th of September 1916. He was an unmarried farmer from Ellerby, Yorkshire. Upon his death his father got his effects. The family had been farming in the area for hundreds of years and the only other child, a son, Henry Lazenby Weldon, also served in the Great War.
We are distant relations from NZ and found out about John Weldon on Ancestry. It seemed appropriate to see that his sacrifices were acknowledged.
Pte. John "Chock" Weldon
British Army 2nd/5th Btn. Sherwood Foresters
from:Draycott, Derbyshire
John Weldon joined up on 29th of October 1914. His right leg was badly shattered by shrapnel and he was medically discharged in October 1918.
Pte Reginald Welford
British Army 54th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps
from:Wolverton, Bucks
(d.25th Apr 1918)
Sgt. Arthur Stanley Welham
British Army 120th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
from:70 Sirdar Road, Ipswich
Arthur Welham served with 120th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. He died in 1966.
Gnr. George Welham
British Army 24th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
Harry Frederick Welham
British Army 7th Btn. Norfolk Regiment
(d.13th Oct 1915)
Serving with the 7th Btn. Norfolk Regiment, Harry Welham died on the 13th of October 1915 aged 18. Son of George and Elizabeth Welham of 118 Blackfriars Rd, Gt Yarmouth. He is remembered on the Loos Memorial
Pte. Thomas Henry Wellard
British Army 8th Btn. Royal Fusiliers
from:London
(d.2nd Mar 1916)
Gnr Charles Henry Weller
British Army Royal Garrison Artillery
from:London
Pte. Ernest Weller
British Army 11th Btn. Leicestershire Regiment
from:Leicester
(d.3rd June 1916)
Ernest Weller was my paternal grandfather's youngest brother. My grandfather told me that following a family row involving harsh words he had enlisted. My grandfather and his parents had huge regrets about this.
L/Cpl. Reginald Henry Weller
British Army 7th Btn. Royal Fusiliers
from:Camberwell London
(d.14th November 1916)
Pte. Thomas Weller
British Army 13th Btn. Royal Berkshire Regiment
from:Loosley Row, Bucks
Thomas Weller was my grandfather. He enlisted in 1916 aged 31. I presume he was not fit enough for active service as he was posted to a Labour Battalion of the Royal Berkshires. He served with the BEF and was discharged in 1919 in Valenciennes, but there are no further details as I gather. He had four young boys, the oldest being my father, who was 11. The family had always been poor and with even less income, my father had to leave school aged 12, as soon as he reached the required standard, to work on a farm. Grandfather Tom spent the rest of his life as a general labourer and died in 1948, aged 63. As I was only 4 at the time, I have only very vague memories of him.
Maj. Edward Victor Colley William Wellesley MC.
British Army 178th Tunnelling Company Royal Engineers
from:Delgany, Co. Wicklow
(d.2nd Octo 1916)
Edward Wellesley was accidentally killed in France.
Sgt. Samuel Charles Wellings
British Army 3rd Btn. Worcestershire Regiment
(d.21st Sept 1914)
Cpl. Alfred George Wells
British Army 175 Tunnel Coy. Royal Engineers
from:Dudley, Northumberland
(d.26th Jun 1917)
Alfred George Wells, Corporal 102244, enlisted London and served in 175th Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers. He was killed in action age 38 on the 26th June 1917 and is remembered at Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. His medal card records the award of the 1915 Star, War and Victory Medals and that he was killed in action.
Alfred was born in Jarrow 1879. He was married to Dorothy Durey (formerly Wells nee Wandless) of 8 Mears Terrace, Burradon, Dudley, Northumberland.
Pte. Alfred George Daniel Wells
British Army 7th Btn. East Surrey Regiment
from:Putney, London
(d.30th Nov 1917)
Pte. Arthur Douglas Wells
British Army 1st/5th Btn. Hampshire Regiment
from:Lee on the Solent
(d.7th Oct 1917)
I never knew my Granddad and my mother never spoke of him. Arthur Douglas Wells married my Grandma in 1908, whom I did know, Lily Perkins. They had three children all girls. Gertrude Lily 1908, Dora Hilda Annie 1912 (my Mum)and Constance Emily 1915. All that survived was the photo he carried with him of him, his wife and first child which I discovered much later on.
He re-enlisted for WW1 and was sent to India where he died in 1917. My mother died when I was 14 so when I had the opportunity later in life to look up my family, I uncovered and discovered all about my mother and father's families.
Pte. Charles William Wells
British Army 8th Btn. York & Lancaster Regiment
My paternal grandfather, Charles William Wells, was wounded at Ovillers on 1st July 1916.
On his recovery, he worked as a miner (work of national importance) and was not transferred to the Royal Scots as intended.
Pte. Charles Hyron Wells MM.
British Army 7th Battalion East Surrey Regiment
from:Cadoxton, Barry, Wales
Pte. Clarence Wells
British Army 12th Battalion Middlesex Regiment
from:Bradford, West Yorkshire
Clarence Wells was wounded in WW1 discharged on 9th August 1917. He was treated at Stanwick Park Auxiliary Hospital. Whilst there he met Lavinia Langton Lindsay of Aldbro St John. They were married at Stanwick Church on 18th of May 1918.
Pte Claude Shaw Wells
British Army 8th Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment
from:St. Pancras
(d.19th December 1915)
I believe Claude Wells, born 1896, was my father's cousin. His father was Claude Wells and his mother was Eliza Shaw, a widow. No marriage found. They lived in Midhope Buildings,St Pancras. I can only think I have the right person as war gratuities were paid to mother Eliza, sole legator. I know that Claude Wells senior spent some time in asylums during this period.
Claude Shaw Wells died at the age of 18 in Belgium, and his name appears on the Menin Gate Memorial. I shall remember him.
Gnr. Edward Thomas Raymond "Wellsy" Wells
Royal Garrison Artillery 170th Siege Battery
from:Wallasey
Pte. Edwin Wells
British Army 22nd Btn. London Regiment
from:27 Perseverance Street, Bermondsey, London
(d.10th Jan 1916)
Edwin Wells served with the A Company, 22nd Battalion, London Regiment during WW1 and died on the 10th January 1916, aged 24. He is buried in the Maroc British Cemetery, Grenay, near Bethune in France. He was the husband of Annie E. Wells, of 27, Perseverance St., Bermondsey, London.
Pte. Ernest Wells
British Army 2nd Btn. Norfolk Regiment
(d.9th Jun 1915)
Pte. Frederick George Wells MM.
British Army 1/15th Btn. London Regiment
from:Watford
I believe my grandfather Frederick Wells was at Messines, he was with the 1/15th Btn. from the beginning of the war, and won the Military Medal at some point, although I'm not sure for what action. He was certainly in the Battle of Amiens in 1918, and is mentioned in Rowland Fielding's book "War Letters to a Wife". I'd be very grateful if anyone could suggest any other relevant books covering his unit's service.
L/Cpl. Frederick Charles Wells
British Army 9th Btn. Sherwood Foresters
from:Park Street, Long Eaton, Derbyshire
(d.9th Aug 1915)
My Mother, Margaret Wells, is 94 and met Charles Wells' Mother Charlotte in Long Eaton. His Mother told her that Charles was musically gifted and was a bugler, leading the men into battle. He was killed at Gallipoli on 9th Aug 1915. He was 21 years old and had been a lacemaker in Long Eaton, Derbyshire. He was the son of Fred W. and Charlotte Elizabeth Wells of 22 Park Street, Long Eaton, Nottingham. He is remembered with Honour on The Helles Memorial. He received the 1914/15 Star, Victory Medal and British War Medal.
Pte George Wells
British Army 2nd/5th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment
from:Nettleham Lincoln
(d.26th September 1917)
George Wells was my father's cousin and I think he joined up at Louth with my Grandad Henry Hodson. He was he was killed in action in France and Flanders. I beleive that he was at Ypres when he was killed.
I know very little about George, only that he is remembered at Tyne Cot Memorial. His body was never found. My grandad talked very little about the war and he said that he was killed with a shell exploding.
Sgt. Harry Wells VC.
British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Sussex Regiment
(d.25th Sep 1915)
Harry Wells was killed in action on 25th September 1915 and is buried in the Dud Corner cemetery in France.
An extract from the London Gazette, No. 29371, dated 16th Nov., 1915, records the following:- "When his Platoon Officer had been killed he took command and led his men forward to within fifteen yards of the German wire. Nearly half the Platoon were killed or wounded, and the remainder were much shaken, but with the utmost coolness and bravery, Serjeant Wells rallied them and led them forward. Finally, when very few were left, he stood up and urged them forward once more, but while doing this he was killed. He gave a magnificent example of courage and determination."
Sgt. Harty James Wells MID.
British Army 137th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps
from:Luton
Harty Wells volunteered in the summer of 1915. He was underage at 17 years old, and was enlisted into the 137th Field Ambulance, RAMC. He served with the 137th Field Ambulance throughout his service, being promoted up to Serjeant, it is believed at one point he was the youngest serjeant on the Western Front.
According to the National Roll of Honour, he was wounded at the Battle of Cambrai and based on the Unit War Diary was probably wounded on or about the same date as Captain James O'Shaughnessy Beveridge was killed in Action ot Died of Wounds 22nd of December 1917.
Serjeant Wells was demobilized on his return to England in August 1919. In the same year he received a Mentioned in Despatches. He died aged 50 in 1948.
Capt. Hurleston Vesey Wells
British Army 2nd Battalion Royal Fusiliers
(d.12th April 1918)
Hurleston Wells is remembered on the Ploegsteert Memorial.
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