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=DALE, HARRY=, A.B. (R.F.R., B. 2537), 193695, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =DALE, JAMES WILLIAM=, A.B., J. 1782, H.M.S. Arethusa; killed in action in the Heligoland Bight, 28 Aug. 1914. =DALE, JOHN CECIL=, Sergt., No. 46, Honourable Artillery Coy., elder _s._ of the late John Dale, of Chiswell Street, E.C., by his wife, Harriet (107, West End Lane, West Hampstead); served with the C.I.V.’s in the South African War, 1900; and with the Honourable Artillery Coy. in the European War, 1914; killed in action at Kemmel, Belgium, 26 Oct. 1914, being shot by a sniper; _m._ =DALE, WELLINGTON TREVELYAN=, Sub-Lieut., R.N.R., only _s._ of the late Wellington Dale, of Penzance, by his wife, the late Louisa Harrison, dau. of the late Col. Harrington Astley Trevelyan, 7th Hussars; _b._ Penzance, 24 Jan. 1888; trained on H.M.S. Conway, and after a short period in a sailing vessel entered the service of the P. & O. Co. He joined the Royal Naval Reserve, 4 Aug. 1906. On the outbreak of war he was on the hospital ship Soudan; later he was appointed to H.M.S. Excellent for a short gunnery course; from there he received a submarine appointment, subsequently going out to the Dardanelles, where he was appointed Beach Officer to assist in the landing operations at Gallipoli. He was taken ill with acute appendicitis while out there, and died in No. 17 Hospital at Alexandria, 11 May, 1915. An extract from his commander’s letter said: “He was always so very efficient and keen at his work, and an officer and messmate of the sort we cannot afford to lose”; and a brother officer wrote: “He was one who helped to make our days brighter and our work lighter.” Lieut. Dale had the Royal Humane Society’s medal for saving life. He _m._ at Wymondham, 10 Sept. 1912, Florence (Tobé) (2, Meadow Road, Pinner), dau. of the late Harry Borras, and had a dau., Gwen Trevelyan, _b._ 10 July, 1913. [Illustration: =Wellington Trevelyan Dale.=] =DALEY, HERBERT=, Ordinary Seaman, S.S. 4321, H.M.S. Pathfinder; lost when that ship was sunk by a mine, about 20 miles off the East Coast, 5 Sept. 1914. =DALEY, MICHAEL=, Private, No. 7909, 1st Battn. Highland L.I., _s._ of Michael Daley, Ironworker (who served seven years with the Colours and on the outbreak of war re-enlisted and is now (1916) on active service), by his wife, Rose Ann (46b, Dalziel Street, Motherwell), dau. of James Murphy, of Coatbridge; _b._ Coatbridge, co. Lanark, 8 Feb. 1896; educ. Our Lady of Good Aid Roman Catholic School there; enlisted 19 Feb. 1914; went to the Front in Nov. 1914, and was killed in action at Neuve Chapelle between 11 and 18 March, 1915. [Illustration: =Michael Daley.=] =DALEY, WILLIAM=, Private, No. 8025, att. 3rd Battn. Coldstream Guards, 2nd _s._ of Michael Daley, who served for 21 years in the Somerset L.I.; _b._ Accrington, co. Lancaster, 14 Dec. 1891; educ. St. Peters R.C. School, Blackburn; enlisted 1 Sept. 1908; went to France 1 Sept. 1914, and was killed in the trench at Givenchy, 5 April, 1915, by a bullet through the head. He _m._ at Windsor, 4 Aug. 1911, Elizabeth Annie, 2nd dau. of George Frederick Humphries, of Four Oakes Common, co. Warwick, and had a son, Vincent, _b._ 3 March, 1914. =DALGLISH, CHARLES ANTOINE DE GUERRY=, Capt., 1st Battn. The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), _s._ of the late James Campsie Dalglish, of Wandara, Goulburn, New South Wales, by his wife, Marie Sophie (now wife of W. Dalglish Bellasis, of Sundorne Castle, Shrewsbury), dau. of the Marquis de Guerry de Lauret; _b._ Goulburn, N.S.W., 11 Feb. 1883; educ. Oratory School, Edgbaston; gazetted 2nd Lieut. to the Black Watch from the Militia, 5 Jan. 1901, and promoted Lieut. 29 Oct. 1903, and Capt. 8 Jan. 1910; served in the South African War, 1901–2, taking part in the operations in the Transvaal, Dec. 1900, and in the Orange Free State, Dec. 1900 to 31 May, 1902 (Queen’s medal with four clasps); and with the Expeditionary Force in France, Aug.-Sept. 1914; and died at Sablonnières, 9 Sept. 1914, of wounds received in action. He _m._ at The Oratory, South Kensington, Caroline, dau. of George Hurdes Purves, of the Middle Temple. =DALLAS, ALEXANDER=, Private, No. 13994, 2nd Battn. The Royal Scots, _s._ of William Dallas, by his wife, Mary, dau. of (--) Livingstone; _b._ Glasgow, 14 Feb. 1871; educ. Milton Street Public School there; enlisted 2 Sept. 1914, and was killed in France, 18 June, 1915, while on sentry duty. He _m._ at Glasgow, 12 July, 1895, Elizabeth (384, Dobbies Loan, Glasgow), dau. of Thomas Williamson, and had five children: Alexander, _b._ 13 Jan. 1899; Thomas, _b._ 24 Feb. 1905; Mary, _b._ 25 Feb. 1902; Christina, _b._ 24 Feb. 1905; and Elizabeth, _b._ 13 Feb. 1913. =DALLY, WILLIAM HENRY=, Private, R.M.L.I., Ch. 17408. H.M.S. Hawke; lost when that ship was torpedoed in the North Sea, 15 Oct. 1914. =DALMAHOY, JOHN FRANCIS CECIL=, Capt., 40th Pathans, Indian Army, yr. _s._ of Major-Gen. Patrick Carfrae Dalmahoy, Indian Army, of 13, Buckingham Terrace, Edinburgh, by his wife, Emily, dau. of Edward Michael Wylly, Bengal Civil Service; _b._ Allahabad, India, 25 Feb. 1881; educ Edinburgh Academy and Royal Military College, Sandhurst; joined the Indian Army, 8 Jan. 1901; promoted Lieut. 4 Aug. 1903, and Capt. 8 Jan. 1910; was attached for one year to the King’s Royal Rifles at Rawal Pindi, then for a short time was with the 18th Bengal Lancers, being afterwards posted to the 40th Pathans in 1902, with which last named regt. he served in the Tibet campaign of 1904, taking prominent part in several engagements, including the action of Niani, the operations at Gyantse, and in the march to Lhassa, for which he received the medal with clasp. He again saw service in 1908 in the Mohmand campaign on the North-West Frontier of India, in the Khyber Pass, his coolness under fire being commented upon by his commanding officer (medal with clasp). On the outbreak of the European War his regt., which was at Hong Kong, was despatched to France, landing there on 1 April, 1915, its first action being the Battle north of Ypres, 26 April, 1915, when nearly all the officers were killed or wounded, including Capt. Dalmahoy, who lost his life while leading his double company to the attack. Although wounded in six places and advised to go back, he refused to do so, but continued to lead his men till he fell under machine-gun fire. His noble death is spoken of with admiration by the officers and men of the regt. and by others. “Eye-Witness.” in his report of the battle published in the “Times” of 6 May, 1915, speaks of the gallantry of a Pathan battn. Capt. Dalmahoy is specially mentioned in a letter published in “The Times” of 7 May, also by Mr. John Buchan in the account of the battle given in “The Times” of 13 July, and also in the seventh volume of his “History of the War.” Capt. Dalmahoy _m._ at St. Andrew’s, Fife, 19 Sept. 1911, Violet Cecily, dau. of the Rev. R. Arthur Hull; _s.p._ [Illustration: =John F. C. Dalmahoy.=] =DALTON, WILLIAM HENRY=, Trooper, No. 7/185, C Coy., 10th Regt. (Canterbury Mounted Rifles) New Zealand Expeditionary Force, eldest _s._ of William Henry Dalton, Farmer (died 9 Oct. 1915), by his wife, Annie (Canvastown, Marlborough, New Zealand), dau. of James Twidle; _b._ Canvastown, Marlborough, New Zealand, 3 May, 1885; educ. Canvastown School. He was a member of the Canvastown Defence Club and had been Capt. for the last three years, and on the outbreak of war volunteered for Imperial Service; joined the Canterbury Mounted Rifles, and was killed in action at the Dardanelles, 19 May, 1915. His commanding officer wrote: “On the 19th, my troop was holding an outpost position Nelson Hill, we were under a heavy rifle fire, which we were returning to the best of our ability, when your son was instantaneously killed by a bullet. Your son was one of the most trustworthy men in the troop, and at the time of his death was taking part very gallantly in the defence of our post.” [Illustration: =William H. Dalton.=] =DALY, FRANCIS=, Corpl., No. 16949, 10th (Service) Battn. Highland L.I., _s._ of Patrick Daly, of Level Crossing, Carbury, co. Kildare, by his wife, Mary Bridget, dau. of Thomas Williams; _b._ Carbury, 13 Dec. 1891; educ. Derenturn National School, and was a post boy; enlisted 15 Aug. 1914, and was killed at the Battle of Loos, 25 Sept. 1915; _unm._ [Illustration: =Francis Daly.=] =DAMES, JAMES WILLIAM, D.C.M.=, Sergt.-Major, No. 1315, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, 2nd _s._ of John Joseph Dames, of London, England, by his wife, Mary Ann, dau. of James Raysbrook; _b._ London, 20 Nov. 1871; and enlisted in the Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regt.) in 1885 at the age of 14. In 1897 he was sent to India as Sergeant in charge of a draft for the 2nd Battn., and took part in the Tirah Campaign, receiving the medal. He was at Malta on the way back to England when the Boer War broke out, and at once volunteered for active service; went to South Africa with the Malta Mounted Infantry and served through that campaign. He was twice wounded and was three times mentioned in Dispatches, being awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal and the Queen’s Medal with 3 bars. He was invalided home in 1901, and after being employed as a clerk at the War Office for eight years, went to Canada and settled at Derby town, Alberta. On the outbreak of the European War he again volunteered for active service and enlisted in Princess Patricia’s L.I.; came over with the 1st Canadian Contingent; went to France Dec. 1914, and was killed in action at Bellewaarde Lake, near Ypres, 8 May, 1915. Sergt.-Major Dames _m._ at St. George’s Church, Stonehouse, Plymouth, 26 July, 1897, Florence (Derbytown, Mound P. O., Alberta, Canada), yst. dau. of the late John Coneybeer, of Ivybridge, co. Devon, and had two sons: Frank Coneybeer, _b._ 15 Sept. 1899; and Harold Victor, _b._ 28 Sept. 1902. [Illustration: =James W. Dames.=] =DANIEL, ALFRED AUSTEN=, Private, No. 35, 5th Battn. (London Rifle Brigade) The London Regt. (T.F.), 2nd _s._ of Herbert Daniel of 50, Tunnel Avenue, East Greenwich, S.E., by his wife, Clara Matilda, dau. of William Austen, H.M. Customs; _b._ Rotherhithe, co. Surrey, 18 Nov. 1894; educ. Aske School, Hatcham, and matriculated at London University with second class honours in July, 1912. At the time war broke out he was with the Star Assurance Society; enlisted in the London Rifle Brigade with his two brothers, 6 Aug. 1914, the day following the declaration of war. He went with the battn. to France in Nov., and while doing fatigue duty was dangerously wounded on the evening of 24 Jan. 1915, and died fourteen hours later, on the 25th. His company officer wrote: “He was at all times a most willing and cheerful worker, a splendid example to others, and he will be much missed by all in the platoon, and by me as commander”; and a comrade: “He died as all soldiers would wish to die--on duty--and by that glorious death he has done all that a brave man could do for his country.” A memorial, in the form of a copy in oils of the famous picture “The Great Sacrifice,” was placed in St. John’s Church, Isle of Dogs. E., of which church he was a Server, by the parishioners. At Aske School he was a prefect, played for the Champion House cricket team, 1910–11, in the school football second eleven, 1911–12, and in the Champion House football team, 1911–12. He was the first Askean to fall in the war. [Illustration: =Alfred Austen Daniel.=] =DANIELS, ERNEST=, Private, No. G. 2468, 12th (Service) Battn. Middlesex Regt., _s._ of William Daniels, of 5, Cardiff Road, Watford; served with the Expeditionary Force in France, etc.; killed in action, 5 May, 1915. =DANIELS, JAMES=, A.B., J. 1544, H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =DANIELS, JOHN=, S.P.O., 286387, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chilli, 1 Nov. 1914. =DANIELS, JOHN ALBERT=, Stoker, 1st Class, K. 14505, H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =DANN, DAVID GEORGE=, Private, No. 2249, 6th Battn. Royal Fusiliers, _s._ of the late David George Dann, Postman, by his wife, Annie (now wife of George Alfred Ernest Thorp, of 5, Boundary Road, Notting Hill, now serving with the 6th Royal Fusiliers), dau. of Henry George, Goldsmith; _b._ West Kensington, 8 April, 1897; educ. St. Paul’s Church School, Hammersmith, and Saunders Road School, Notting Hill; enlisted in the 6th Battn. Royal Fusiliers in Sept. 1913; served with his regt. in France and Flanders, and was killed in action at Hill 60, 17 April, 1915; _unm._ A half-brother of his (James Baseley Goldsmith) is now (1916) on active service on H.M.S. Juno, and two of his maternal uncles, B. H. Goldsmith and I. M. Goldsmith, were killed in action, the first being lost in the Aboukir, 22 Sept. 1914, and the second dying of wounds in France, 25 April, 1915. [Illustration: =David George Dann.=] =DANN, FRANCIS JOSEPH=, Private, R.M.L.I. (R.F.R., B. 628), late Ch./11623, H.M.S. Hogue; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914; _m._ =DARBY, MAURICE ALFRED ALEXANDER=, Lieut., 1st Battn. Grenadier Guards, only _s._ of Alfred Edmund William Darby, of Adcote and Coalbrookdale, co. Salop, J.P., D.L., by his wife, Frederica Louisa Juliana, dau. of the late Col. Sir Frederick Arthur, 2nd Bart. [by his wife, Lady Elizabeth, née Hay, dau. of Thomas Robert, 10th Earl of Kinnoull]; _b._ London, 6 May, 1894; educ. Eton and Royal Military College, Sandhurst; joined the Grenadier Guards on 24 Jan. 1914, and obtained his Lieutenancy on 15 Nov. 1914. He went to France in Oct. 1914, with the 7th Division of the Expeditionary Force, served in the trenches throughout the winter of 1914–15, and was killed in action near Neuve Chapelle, 11 March, 1915; _unm._ His body was brought home and interred in Little Ness Churchyard, near Adcote. Lieut. Darby was mentioned in F.M. Sir John (now Lord) French’s Despatch of 14 Jan.

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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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