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1915. On the latter date he was one of a party of volunteers sent to

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clear and hold part of a Turkish trench at Quinn’s Post, and was among those killed in the attempt. He was _unm._ =COLE, GEORGE=, A.B. (R.F.R., B. 9802), 213861, H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =COLE, GEORGE HENRY=, Corpl., No. 8152, Signalling Section, 1st Battn. Bedfordshire Regt., eldest _s._ of Alma Cole, of Bramford Lane, Ipswich, Farm Labourer, by his wife, Annie, dau. of Joseph King; _b._ Sutton, Woodbridge, co. Suffolk, 12 Sept. 1886; educ. Bramford Road Board School, Ipswich; enlisted 14 Dec. 1904, and was killed in action at Hill 60, 16 Feb. 1915; buried at R.E. Farm, Wulverghem; _unm._ =COLE, SIDNEY LIONEL FLINN=, Assistant Paymaster, Royal Naval Reserve, only child of William George Cole, Chief Constructor (Royal Corps of Naval Constructors) H.M. Dockyard, Sheerness, and late of H.M. Dockyard, Gibraltar, by his wife, Emma Elizabeth, dau. of John Robert Flinn; _b._ Sheerness, co. Kent, 14 July, 1888; and was educ. Portsmouth Grammar School, and Oliver’s Mile End House School, Portsmouth. He entered the services of the Capital and Counties Bank, Ltd., at Newton Abbot, Devon, in Feb. 1906, and afterwards served at Ashburton, Haslemere, and Andover, from whence, at the outbreak of war, he joined the Navy for the period of the war, 5 Nov. 1914. He first served on H.M.S. Duke of Albany, and afterwards in the mine-layer H.M.S. Princess Irene, and was lost when that ship was blown up in Sheerness Harbour, 27 May, 1915. With the exception of a stoker, every officer and man, to the number of 280, including 78 Dockyard workmen from Sheerness Dockyard, were lost. Cole was the only officer whose body was (9 June) recovered, and it was interred in the Isle of Sheppey Cemetery with Naval honours on 12 June, preparatory to which a short service was held in the Royal Dockyard Chapel at Sheerness, where 27 years before he had been christened. He was _unm._ [Illustration: =Sidney Lionel Flinn Cole.=] =COLE, WILLIAM CHARLES=, Private, No. 4940, 1st Battn. Coldstream Guards, _s._ of Frederick Cole, of Long Newton, Tetbury, co. Gloucester, Labourer, by his wife, Mary Jane, dau. of Frederick Long, of Newton, near Tetbury; _b._ Bagpath, co. Gloucester, 21 March, 1880; educ. Cam, near Dursley; enlisted at Devizes, 30 Dec. 1902; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders, and died from shell wounds in left thigh, received in action, 27 Sept. 1914, being buried in Veill Arcy Cemetery. He _m._ at Tetbury, 28 Aug. 1912, Elizabeth Emily (New Church Street, Tetbury), dau. of William Baker, of Tetbury, and had a dau., Elizabeth Mary Florence, _b._ 3 Oct. 1912. [Illustration: =William Charles Cole.=] =COLEMAN, GEORGE HENRY=, Stoker, 2nd Class, K. 21846, H.M.S. Pathfinder; lost when that ship was sunk by a mine, about 20 miles off the East Coast, 5 Sept. 1914. =COLEMAN, GEORGE MANSFIELD=, Seaman, R.N.R., 3356A, H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =COLEMAN, JOHN MORRIS=, Private, No. 9832, 1st Battn. East Kent Regt. (The Buffs), _s._ of James Coleman, of 10, Erith Street, Dover; served with the Expeditionary Force in France, etc., died at Braisne 24 Sept. 1914, from wounds received in action. =COLEMAN, SAMUEL GEORGE=, Stoker, 1st Class (R.F.R., B. 4380), S.S. 103358, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in the action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =COLEMAN, THOMAS BARNES=, Private, No. 561, No. 1 Coy., 14th Battn. 4th Brigade, Australian Imperial Force, 2nd _s._ of Frank Coleman, of Marsh Green, Brighstone, Isle of Wight, Labourer, by his wife, Elizabeth, dau. of George Barnes; _b._ Marsh Green, 17 July, 1888; educ. National School, Brighstone; emigrated to Victoria in 1913, joined the Commonwealth Expeditionary Force after the outbreak of war, and was killed in action at Walker’s Ridge, north of Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, between 26 and 28 Aug. 1915; _unm._ =COLEMAN, WILLIAM=, Acting Leading Stoker, K. 9090, H.M.S. Pathfinder; lost when that ship was sunk by a mine, about 20 miles off the East Coast, 5 Sept. 1914. =COLEMAN, WILLIAM ALBERT=, Rifleman, No. 7512, 1st Battn. King’s Royal Rifles, only _s._ of Albert William Coleman, of Ipswich, Builder, by his wife, Emily, dau. of Thomas Whitmore; _b._ Ipswich, 4 May, 1886; educ. there; enlisted 10 May, 1906; went to France 20 Aug. 1914; was taken a prisoner at Ypres, 4 Nov. 1914, and _d._ of fever at the prisoners’ camp, Gustrow, Mecklenburg, 24 Jan. 1915. He _m._ at St. Luke’s Church, South Norwood, 18 Oct. 1913, Laura Harriet (19, Southcote Road, South Norwood), dau. of James Holdstock and had a dau., Evelyn Laura, _b._ 28 July, 1914. [Illustration: =William A. Coleman.=] =COLENUTT, ALBERT EDWARD=, Stoker, 1st Class, K. 14944 (Ports.), H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =COLES, CHARLES GEORGE=, Private, No. 1946, E. Coy., 4th Battn. Suffolk Regt. (T.F.), _s._ of James Coles, formerly of Hadlow, Kent, by his wife, Elizabeth, dau. of William Sewell; _b._ Deptford, London, 12 Sept. 1886; educ. Lucas Street Board School there; joined the Volunteer Force in 1903, and was later transferred to the Territorials. On the outbreak of war he enlisted in the 4th Battn. Suffolk Regt., and was killed in action at Neuve Chapelle, 11 March,
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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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