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The Roll of Honour, Volume 1 : A biographical record of all members of His…

1915. He _m._ at The Oratory, Brompton, London, 26 April, 1906,

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Nancy, 4th dau. of John Joseph Whyte, of Loughbrickland, co. Down, D.L., and had two sons and two daus.; Marcus, _b._ 29 Aug. 1907; Edward, _b._ 15 Jan. 1909; Dorothy, _b._ 25 June, 1910; and May, _b._ 29 Dec. 1912. A brother officer wrote: “Our position was on the railway about 4 miles N.E. of Ypres, and it was going back to see the first line ... about ½ a mile along the track that the shelling took place. It was more or less a chance shell but there was a good deal all three days. I can only repeat how much Capt. Corbally is regretted and missed by all ranks in the Battery. One has to censor their letters and the sympathetic allusions to him have been very touching. As you know the funeral was at Bailleul in France.” [Illustration: =Louis William Corbally.=] =CORBET, SIR ROLAND JAMES=, 5th Bart., Lieut., 3rd Battn. Coldstream Guards, yr. and only surviving _s._ of the late Sir Walter Orlando Corbet, of Moreton Corbet, 4th Bart., Capt., Coldstream Guards, by his wife, Caroline Douglas (now wife of Reginald Basil Astley, of Compton Beauchamp, Shrivenham), only child of the late Capt. James Affleck Stewart, of St. Fort, Fife, 11th Hussars; _b._ 19 Park Lane, W., 19 Aug. 1892; educ. Malvern and Sandhurst; suc. his father, 20 Dec. 1910; gazetted 2nd Lieut. 3rd Battn. Coldstream Guards, 22 Jan. 1913, and promoted Lieut. 9 Dec. 1914; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders, 1914–15, and was severely wounded at La Tretoire, near Rebais, on 8 Sept. and invalided home. From 28 Oct. to 22 Dec. 1914, he was on light duty at Windsor, returning to the Front on the latter date. On 6 Feb. 1915, he led successfully a most gallant attack on the Brickfields, for which he was mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 22 June, 1915], and was killed in action at Givenchy, France, 15 April, 1915; _unm._ [Illustration: =Sir Roland James Corbet.=] =CORBETT, GEORGE=, Stoker, 2nd Class, K. 20391, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =CORBETT, MICHAEL PATRICK=, Leading Stoker, 305374, H.M.S. Pathfinder; lost when that ship was sunk by a mine, about 20 miles off the East Coast, 5 Sept. 1914. =CORBIN, ALONZO JOSEPH=, Seaman, R.N.R., 4187A, H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =CORBYN, VERNON HECTOR=, Midshipman, R.N., only _s._ of the late Major Hector Corbyn, R.H.A., by his wife, Lylie Evelyn (Stair Lodge, Wokingham, Berks.), dau. of Samuel Orby Carey: _b._ Ely Court, Llandaff, 16 Jan. 1898; educ. “Fonthill,” East Grinstead, Osborne, 1911, and Dartmouth; joined H.M.S. Cressy, 3 Aug. 1914, with which he went down in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. [Illustration: =Vernon Hector Corbyn.=] =CORDER, ERNEST=, Ordinary Seaman (R.N.V.R.), 297 (Sussex), H.M.S. Hawke; lost when that ship was torpedoed in the North Sea, 15 Oct. 1914. =CORDER, HUGH GERALD ANNERLY=, Lieut., 2nd Battn. The Welsh Regt., only surviving _s._ of Major Arthur Annerly Corder, of Glendoone, Havant, Hants., A.O.D., D.A.D.O.S. (who served with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force at the Dardanelles), by his wife, Lucy Ellen, dau. of George Armitage; _b._ Maesyneuadd Hall, co. Merioneth, 24 Jan. 1894: educ. Plymouth College and Sandhurst; was gazetted 2nd Lieut. in the Welsh Regt. 17 Sept. 1913, and promoted Lieut. 4 Nov. 1914; went to France with the original Expeditionary Force, took part in the retreat from Mons and the Battles of the Aisne, the Marne and Ypres, being wounded by shrapnel at the latter place on 2 Nov. and was invalided home. He returned to the Front on 9 April, and was killed while leading his men into action at Richebourg l’Avoue, 9 May, 1915; _unm._ He was buried in the British cemetery near Rue de Bois. [Illustration: =Hugh Gerald A. Corder.=] =CORDWELL, WILLIAM SAM=, Gunner, R.M.A. 7989 (R.F.R., B. 1103), H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =COREN, EDWARD WALKER=, 2nd Lieut., Royal Field Artillery, only _s._ of the late John William Coren, of Guyscliffe, Gloucester, Solicitor; _b._ Gloucester 8 Feb. 1893; educ. Cheltenham College, and on leaving there did 12 months’ training at Aldershot with the R.F.A. Special Reserve. He then went to the Malay States, but on the outbreak of war returned, and was gazetted 2nd Lieut. in the Special Reserve of the R.F.A., 23 Dec. 1914, and into the Regular Army, 25 May, 1915. He went to the Front in March, and was severely wounded on the night of 14 June, 1915, while out with a party of men laying telephone wires. They had had to take shelter three times owing to the heavy shell fire. Lieut. Coren made a fourth attempt to finish the work, but he and three out of the four men with him were so severely wounded that they died the following day. The fourth man, a driver, was seriously wounded, but survived. He was buried at Ypres; _unm._ His Col. wrote speaking very highly of the work he had done while under his command. Coren was a good all-round athlete and sportsman. At Cheltenham he was a prefect and in the cricket eleven, and was considered a good bowler. He also played football and won the High Jump two years in succession. He was also an exceptionally good horseman. [Illustration: =Edward Walker Coren.=] =CORFIELD, HARRY=, Private, No. 6063, 2nd Battn. Scots Guards; _b._ Annagh, co. Mayo; enlisted 22 May, 1905; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders; killed in action, 16 May, 1915; _unm._ =CORK, JOHN HENRY=, Leading Seaman, 223677, H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =CORKE, ARTHUR NOEL=, Rifleman, No. 1783, 1/18th (London Irish Rifles) Battn. The London Regt. (T.F.), 3rd _s._ of George Johnson Corke, of 9, Adelaide Road, Brentford, W., Commercial Traveller, by his wife, Clara Maria, dau. of the late John Boys; _b._ Chiswick, W., 25 Dec. 1893; educ. Gunnersbury College, Chiswick, and Rothschild School, Brentford; enlisted on 7 Aug. 1914, two days after the outbreak of war, served in France and Flanders, was wounded at Loos, 25 Sept. 1915, and died at Abbeville, 15 Oct. following, being buried there; _unm._ A comrade wrote: “Corke always had a quiet and gentlemanly air about him, and was thoroughly liked by all.... With regard to his life in the trenches, he did not seem to know the meaning of fear, and always took anything in that cool fashion of his which I have often envied during a heavy shelling.... In conclusion, one can say he was a good soldier, above all a good friend.” Four of his brothers joined the Army after war was declared: one the 10th Middlesex (T.F.), two the Australian Contingent, and a third the Queen Victoria Rifles. [Illustration: =Arthur Noel Corke.=] =CORKRAN, REGINALD SEYMOUR=, 2nd Lieut., 2nd Battn. Grenadier Guards, yst. _s._ of Col. Charles Seymour Corkran, of Chipstead, co. Surrey, late Grenadier Guards, by his wife, Florence, dau. of Sir Charles Lennox Peel, G.C.B., and gdson. of Charles Corkran, of Long Ditton, Surrey, by his wife, Georgiana Isabella, sister of the 5th Marquis of Hertford and dau. of Admiral Sir George Seymour; _b._ London, 28 June, 1890; educ. “Evelyns,” Uxbridge, and Eton. Was on the Stock Exchange, but on the outbreak of war enlisted in the Honourable Artillery Company, served eight months and was promoted Corpl. and Sergt., receiving a commission in 2nd Battn. Grenadier Guards, 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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