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1915. It was while at London University that he entered the Officers’

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Training Corps, in which he spent three years until April, 1914, when he accepted a commission as 2nd Lieut. in the 1st East Yorkshires. He entered barracks in June, left for the Front the beginning of Sept. a few days after his marriage, and was killed in action at the Battle of the Aisne, 23 Sept. 1914. He was elected to membership of the South London Harriers in 1911, and was known mostly to the cross-country members, having been a regular attendant at headquarters. He avoided racing not being keen on it, nevertheless he finished 26th in the match against the Ranelagh Harriers in 1912. He _m._ at Cambridge, 29 Aug. 1914, Eveline Mary, only dau. of William Henry Gibson, of The Hollins, Sowerby Bridge; _s.p._ [Illustration: =Thomas R. Bottomley.=] =BOUCHER, HAROLD ERNEST=, Private, No. 7065, 3rd Battn. Coldstream Guards, _s._ of the late Arthur Boucher, by his wife, Helena, dau. of James Whitehouse; _b._ Birmingham, 17 Aug. 1886; enlisted in 1st Battn. 28 Dec. 1906, and exchanged into the 3rd Battn. when he went to Egypt, serving seven years with the colours. On the outbreak of war he was called up from the Reserve, and died at Viviers, Landrecies, 2 Sept. 1914, of wounds received in action. He _m._ at Windsor, 4 Dec. 1912, Gertrude Annie (4, Park View, Winson Street, Dudley Road, Birmingham), dau. of George Hawkins, and had two children: Frances Annetta Gregson, _b._ 11 Oct. 1913; and Kathleen Gertrude Magdalen, _b._ (posthumous) 27 April, 1915. [Illustration: =Harold Ernest Boucher.=] =BOUGHTON, ERNEST GEORGE=, Rifleman, No. 3226, No. 2 Platoon, 1/17th Battn. (Poplar and Stepney Rifles) The London Regt., 3rd _s._ of Horace John Boughton, of 15, Auckland Road, Bow, E., by his wife, Ann, dau. of George Parrot; _b._ Bow, London, E., 22 May, 1896; educ. Chisenhale Road Council School; was a Shop Assistant; enlisted 11 Sept. 1914; went to France, 9 March, 1915, and died in hospital at Bethune, 15 May, 1915, of wounds received in action at La Bassée the previous day; _unm._ Buried in Bethune Cemetery. His Platoon Officer, Lieut. W. A. Piercey, wrote: “He was wounded to-day. He was struck twice by a German sniper while out of the trench under my orders. Rifleman Gowers, who was with him, acted in a very cool and soldierly way in assisting his comrade under fire, and your son bore up most bravely under the pain and discomfort inevitable in being brought in under such circumstances. We have every reason to be proud of them both.” [Illustration: =Ernest George Boughton.=] =BOULDEN, REUBEN WILLIAM HENRY=, Leading Seaman, 237607, H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =BOULOGNE, JORDAN=, Stoker (Native), H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in the action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =BOULT, THOMAS=, Corpl., No. 1639, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry; a native of Seaham Harbour, Durham; went to Canada from West Hartlepool about 1910; volunteered on the outbreak of war and joined Princess Patricia’s Light Infantry; was severely wounded at Ypres, where he had a leg shot off, and died in hospital at Boulogne, 15 May, 1915. Three of his brothers are on service, two in the Army and one in the Navy. =BOULTON, JAMES FORSTER=, Midshipman, R.N., H.M.S. Monmouth, yr. _s._ of Alexander Claude Forster Boulton, of 28, Ranelagh Avenue, Barnes, J.P., Barrister-at-Law, Inner Temple, formerly M.P., North Hunts, by his wife, Florence Marion, dau. of Henry Harmes; _b._ Putney, 3 April, 1899; educ. Willington School, Putney, and the Osborne and Dartmouth Royal Naval Colleges. He was appointed to H.M.S. Monmouth on the outbreak of war, as a Naval Cadet, and was advanced to the rank of Midshipman only a few days before he was lost in the sinking of H.M.S. Monmouth, while in action off the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. Entering Willington School as its youngest boy in May, 1905, he left it as head boy at Christmas, 1911, after being head of Form V and prize-winner the previous July. Having entered Osborne Royal Naval College in Jan. 1912, he was second of his year at Easter and first of his year at Midsummer. He was top in bookwork in the Christmas term, and third in the final order for the year. He played for the Soccer XI in various “forward” positions. In the following year he won the fly-weight boxing, and passed out second of the 70 Cadets of his “year.” In Jan., 1914, he entered Dartmouth College, where he was also first in bookwork in his first term. His aggregate position at both colleges was generally second--a highly creditable record when one remembers the number of Cadets. [Illustration: =James Forster Boulton.=] =BOURGES, JOHN (JEAN)=, Private, No. 67214, 25th Battn. Canadian Expeditionary Force, _s._ of Gabriel Bourges, of Cancale, Ille et Vilaine, France; _b._ Cancale, 3 May, 1890; educ. there, and left France on a French fishing vessel in 1904 for Canada, and on account of ill-treatment remained there and worked as a sailor, and never returned to France until he came with the Canadian Expeditionary Force. On the outbreak of war in Aug. 1914, he at once volunteered, crossed to France in Sept., and was killed in action 27 Dec. 1915, by the bursting of a shell in his trench; _unm._ He was buried in the cemetery of the 25th Battn. by the Rev. Father Doyen, of the 5th Brigade. [Illustration: =John (Jean) Bourges.=] =BOURKE, BERTRAM WALTER=, Capt., 5th, attd. 2nd, Battn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers, only surviving _s._ of the late Major William Henry Bourke, of Heathfield, Ballina, co. Mayo, Connaught Rangers, by his wife, Sarah Louisa, dau. of James John Young; _b._ 9 Dec. 1882; educ. in Saint Servant, France; served with the Royal Engineers (Militia) from which he exchanged into the 5th Battn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers in 1904; passed the school of instruction for employment with the Regular Forces, and obtained the rank of Capt. 24 Feb. 1912. He left for the Front on 2 May, 1915, was attached to the 2nd Battn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers, and was killed in action while gallantly leading his men near Ypres, just a week later, 9 May, 1915. Capt. Bourke _m._ at Stapletown, Carlow, 19 April, 1913, Eileen, dau. of George Neville Usher, of Carlow, and had two daus.: Vivienne Neville, _b._ 29 Jan. 1914; and Patricia Bertram, _b._ 4 Nov. 1915. =BOURKE, EUSTACE GEORGE WALTER=, Capt. and Adjutant, 1st Battn. King’s Royal Rifle Corps, eldest _s._ of Walter Longley Bourke, of Monycrower, Maidenhead, late Major, Duke of Lancaster’s Own Imperial Yeomanry, by his wife, Ethel Kathleen Jane, only dau. of the late Capt. John W... Freeman, of Rockfield, co. Hereford, 16th Regt., and grandson of Rev. the Hon. George Wingfield Bourke, M.A., [4th _s._ of Robert, 5th Earl of Mayo]; _b._ 24 June, 1888; educ. at Mr. Arnold’s School at Wixenford, Uppingham and Sandhurst, and received his commission as 2nd Lieut. in the 1st Battn. King’s Royal Rifle Corps, 6 Feb. 1909, becoming Lieut. 20 Aug. 1912, and Capt. 18 May,
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1. Chapter 1 2. 1911. Sergt. Abbott’s brother-in-law, Corpl. Frank R. Gorbey, D.C.M., 3. 1911. There he joined the Commonwealth Forces as a Staff-Sergt.-Major, 4. 53. Private Appleyard escaped without a scratch, though a bullet passed 5. 1911. At the outbreak of war he volunteered, and was killed in action 6. 1914. Lieut.-Col. Clinton-Baker was one of four officers R.I.R.--out 7. 1915. At the Battle of St. Julien the 10th Battn. was assigned the 8. 1915. Commander Ballard was last seen on the bridge of the Formidable 9. 1912. He afterwards went to Burmah, Norway, Spain, etc. On the outbreak 10. 1894. He was Sub-Lieut. of the last-named ship, flying the broad 11. 1914. Major W. A. Payn (his commanding officer), writing to his widow, 12. 1912. He saw much foreign service, serving in Crete, Malta, Gibraltar, 13. 1914. “On a particular occasion,” 20 Sept., during the Battle of the 14. 1914. His two brothers are (1916) on active service--Prince Alexander 15. 1915. He _m._ at Liverpool, 7 Oct. 1899, Margaret (14, Bowles 16. 1914. A noted boxer in the Service, he was in 1910 the heavyweight 17. 1913. He saw foreign service in China and the Cape, and was also with 18. 1914. His battn. was selected to lead the attack near Hulluch on 25 19. 1883. He commenced his education at the Grange (Preparatory) School, 20. 1913. After the outbreak of war he joined the Canadian Expeditionary 21. 1909. He was connected mainly with the Oval Road Boys’ School, and 22. 1915. It was while at London University that he entered the Officers’ 23. 1915. For some time he was A.D.C. to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, 24. 1915. He was buried at a farm on the north side of the Rue Wasselot, 25. 1914. He served in South Africa, Mauritius and India, and with the 26. 1902. He _m._ at Colgate, Faygate, Sussex, 25 Nov. 1909, Elsie 27. 1913. When war was declared he volunteered for Imperial Service, was 28. 1907. After the outbreak of war he volunteered for Imperial service, 29. 1914. His body was brought home and buried at St. Margaret’s Cemetery, 30. 1900. He served through the Waziri Campaign in 1901, for which he 31. 1915. He was killed in action at Neuve Chapelle 10 March, 1915, and was 32. 1914. Major Buckingham _m._ at Harrietsham, 2 June, 1908, Mabel 33. 1915. He was buried in the cemetery Noeux des Mines; _unm._ His 34. 1915. Buried side by side with two of his cousins, who were killed in 35. 1914. In the fighting near Neuve Chapelle on 12 March, 1915, he was 36. 1908. On the outbreak of the European War he went to France with the 37. 1915. He was buried in the military cemetery there; _unm._ 38. 1914. He was the third Member of the Commons killed in action. His next 39. 1906. He served in the South African War, going to the Cape in 1901; 40. 1914. The Capt. wrote that he was just returning to his place in the 41. 1910. Leaving England on the outbreak of war, he was attached to and 42. 1912. Capt. Glover wrote: “I personally have known the Sergt.-Major for 43. 1913. He was constructing engineer on the Central Argentine Railway, 44. 1914. He went to France and subsequently to Belgium, and was in the 45. 1914. On the morning of 13 Oct. he was wounded, but he fought gallantly 46. 1914. He was promoted Tempy. Lieut. 14 Jan. 1915, and Lieut. 1 Feb. 47. 1915. On the latter date he was one of a party of volunteers sent to 48. 1915. Private Coles _m._ at Leiston, Suffolk, 4 March, 1911, 49. 1908. There he was for some time in the North-West Mounted Police, and 50. 1912. He then undertook work in connection with the Irish Department 51. 20. He was full of keenness and enthusiasm about it, as he was always 52. 1914. He left New Zealand with the Main Expeditionary Force, was 53. 1915. He _m._ at The Oratory, Brompton, London, 26 April, 1906, 54. 1915. He served in France and Flanders, was seriously wounded in action 55. 1914. 2nd Lieut. Hewett wrote: “He was with my platoon when he was 56. 1910. He joined the Commonwealth Expeditionary Force on the outbreak of 57. 1915. A brother officer wrote: “I can assure you your husband was a 58. 1901. On the outbreak of the European War he was appointed a General 59. 26. Buried at Lillebeck. 60. 1915. He was a keen cricketer and fond of sports generally, and was a 61. 1909. He took a leading part as an officer in Worksop College Cadet 62. 1911. He served with the 2nd Battn. of his regt. through the retreat 63. 1915. A companion wrote that he and the officer whose servant he was, 64. 1915. Buried in the Military Cemetery, Shorncliffe. He _m._ 65. 1915. A brother officer wrote: “Bob went up again to the trenches, and 66. 1914. He _m._ at Glasgow, 31 Dec. 1909 (--) (11, Martin Street, 67. 1913. He went to the Front with the first Expeditionary Force in Aug. 68. 1905. His next elder brother, Capt. J. S. S. Dunlop, had been killed in 69. 1915. His Col. wrote very highly of him and his work. 70. 1914. He was only 18, and was _unm._ 71. 1915. He _m._ at Montreal, 19 Dec. 1894, May L. (791, University 72. 1915. He was buried in the grounds of the Chateau of Elzenwalle, near 73. 1906. Quartermaster-Sergt. Finch had the Long Service and Good Conduct 74. 1905. He _m._ at St. Paul’s Church, Knightsbridge, 17 Feb. 1892, 75. 1915. He was mentioned in F.M. Sir J. French’s Despatch of 14 Jan. 76. 1915. He _m._ at Kenmare, 2 Sept. 1902, Elizabeth, dau. of Timothy 77. 1911. He was Commander of the London, as flagship of Rear-Admiral 78. 1914. He _m._ at Shorncliffe, 1904, Louisa, dau. of Henry Kent; 79. 1909. On the outbreak of war he volunteered for Imperial Service; was 80. 1914. He died at Verneuil, 16 Sept. 1914, of wounds received at the 81. 1914. He was appointed Corpl., left for Malta three days later (4 82. 1900. He passed through the Staff College 1902 to Dec. 1903; served in 83. 1915. He obtained a Junior Classical Scholarship at Cheltenham College, 84. 1902. He played in the Freshman’s Association Match at Cambridge, 1902, 85. 1915. He _m._ at Sparkbrook, Birmingham, 6 Aug. 1910, Alice, dau. 86. 1915. He was killed in action there, 9 Aug. 1915, and was buried in the 87. 1915. He _m._ at St. Philip’s Church, Milltown, Dublin, Jane 88. 1915. He was buried in Estaires Cemetery; _unm._ 89. 1913. He took a keen interest in rowing, and was spare man for both his 90. 1915. He _m._ at Brounton Hill, Liverpool, 6 June, 1908, Constance 91. 1915. He _m._ at Holy Trinity Church, Brompton, 3 July, 1905,

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