1914. He was appointed Corpl., left for Malta three days later (4

Sept.); went to France in Jan. 1915; was promoted Sergt. in April, and died at Rouen, 26 May, 1915, of wounds received in action at Armentières on the 19th. Buried at St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France. He _m._ at Walcot, Bath, 7 June, 1903, Ada Emily (172, Trevelyan Road, Tooting, S.W.), eldest dau. of Harry Brewer, of Walcot, and had two sons and a dau.: Stanley Herbert, _b._ 15 June, 1905; Lewis Henry, _b._ 4 April, 1907; and Phyllis Margaret, _b._ 15 Dec. 1910. [Illustration: =Henry Gant.=] =GARBUTT, CHARLES WILLIAM=, Petty Officer, Tel., 230021, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =GARD, ALFRED WILLIAM=, Stoker, P.O., 311869 (Devon); H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =GARDINER, ALEC=, Major, R.E., elder _s._ of Lieut.-Col. Richard Gardiner, of 28, Barkston Gardens, S.W., R.E. (ret.), by his wife, Agnes Hay, dau. of Major-Gen. Alexander Irving, C.B., Royal Artillery, who served right through the Siege of Sebastopol from start to finish; _b._ Ulwar, Rajputana, India, 28 June, 1873; educ. privately and at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich; gazetted 2nd Lieut. to the R.E., 24 July, 1891, and promoted Lieut., 24 July, 1894, Capt., 24 July, 1902, and Major, 24 July, 1911. After completing the usual courses at Chatham he was ordered to India, and joined the Railway Branch of the Government of India, and continued to serve on the Construction and Administration of Railways up to the outbreak of the present War, with a short interval of war service at Suakin (British and Egyptian medals). When War was declared in Aug. 1914, Major Gardiner was officiating Agent (Chief Administrative Officer) of the Oudh and Rohilkund State Railway, and had been since 1909 Lieut.-Col. commanding that railway’s Volunteer Rifle Corps, devoting his spare time to training the Corps to a recognised state of efficiency while under his command. The services of Major Gardiner were placed at the disposal of the Military Department, and he was ordered to England, but was intercepted in the Mediterranean, and sent straight to the Front, where he was appointed a field engineer, and was mentioned in Despatches by F.M. Sir John (now Lord) French [London Gazette, 22 June, 1915]. He was reported to have been last spoken with near the fighting line on the morning of 20 Dec. 1914, when the Germans broke through and carried the British lines up to Givenchy village. He was included in the list of missing, and it was long hoped he might be in the enemy’s hands, but his fate was ultimately set at rest through the discovery of his body by the 176th Mining Company, R.E., during operations carried on by them in front of Givenchy. The body was exposed by the explosion of one of the German heavy shells, was identified, and was buried near the Red House, on the sunken road to Givenchy. All who knew him spoke highly of his untiring devotion to his work and duty. One of his senior officers wrote: “No braver or better soldier ever fought for England, and so nobly died--I knew him well--absolutely fearless for himself, his whole mind concentrated on the success of the undertaking, he nobly met his death. Not only at the Front but through the whole of his career work and duty came first. No man ever maintained such untiring zeal or devoted his life more unselfishly to the work he undertook for his country. His death is a grievous loss to all who knew him officially and unofficially.” He was a keen rifle shot, and interested himself in the members of his Volunteer Corps becoming first-class shots. In Oct. 1913 he was appointed to the Executive Council of the Bengal Presidency Rifle Association in recognition of his interest and work in connection with musketry. He attended the Annual Meetings held at Meerut, won the Field Officers’ Cup in 1912, and his teams of Volunteers won the Army versus Volunteers Competition. Major Gardiner was also conspicuous in connection with the work of St. John Ambulance Association in India, especially in the training of the men of the O.R. Ry. Vol. Rifles, teams of whom successfully carried off the Railway Shield in 1911, 1912, and 1913. In recognition of his services he was made a Serving Brother of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem and received the decoration of the order from the Viceroy of India. In the English Railway World Major Gardiner was known as having, in 1908, brought forward a system of cab signals and the automatic electrical control of moving trains as a safeguard against the failure of the human machine. He was a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers and also of the Institute of Electrical Engineers. He _m._ at Lucknow, 24 March, 1897, Edith May (The Retreat, Sutherland Avenue, Bexhill), dau. of Campbell Thomson, M.I.C.E., late Chief Engineer of the N.W. of India State Railway, and had three children: Richard, _b._ 28 Oct. 1900; John Campbell, _b._ 20 Nov. 1905; and Dorothy Agnes, _b._ 11 April, 1903. [Illustration: =Alec Gardiner.=] =GARDINER, ANDREW=, Private, No. 68450, 25th Battn. Canadian Expeditionary Force, _s._ of Michael Gardiner, of Reserve Mines; _b._ Reserve Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, 2 Feb. 1887; educ. Reserve Public School; was a Coal Miner and settled at Sidney Mines where he worked in No. 1 Colliery; volunteered after the outbreak of war and joined the 40th Battn., 25 Feb. 1915; was drafted to 25th Battn., 17 May, came over with one of the later Contingents, and died, 12 Nov. 1915, of wounds received in action on the 3rd. Sergt. Mowyr, 5th Brigade Mining Section, wrote: “We were in an exposed position, but the work we were engaged in had to be done, and required men of nerve--fearless men--to do it. With others we were getting along fine, when snipers picked off a couple of our brave fellows. I had to call for volunteers to replace the fellows who died. Scarcely before I gave the order than poor Andrew jumped forward and worked like a hero. Ho was only at the job but a short time, when a sniper’s bullet tore a hole across his forehead rendering him unconscious.... Andrew was one of the bravest boys in the regiment. He was admired and respected by all the officers and men, and was a general favourite with the crowd.” Gardiner was prominent in athletics, being well known player in the Reserve Mines ball team and later in the Sydney Mines’ Victorias. He _m._ at Sydney Mines, 15 Feb. 1908, Eveline (Crescent Street, Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia), dau. of George Bonnar, and had four children: George W., _b._ 6 June, 1910; John Joseph, _b._ 13 Dec. 1914; Viola, _b._ 24 Oct, 1908; and Eveline, _b._ 19 Sept. 1912. [Illustration: =Andrew Gardiner.=] =GARDINER, ERNEST FREDERIC (ERIC)=, Private, No. 2312, Honourable Artillery Company, yr. _s._ of Frederic John Gardiner, J.P., co. Camb., Proprietor and Editor “Isle of Ely and Wisbech Advertiser,” by his wife, Amelia, dau. of Fredrick Charles Southwell, of Selborne House, Wisbech; _b._ Wisbech (Cambs), 22 April, 1892; educ. Barton School, Wisbech, and Mill Hill School, London; joined the H.A.C. after the outbreak of war, Sept. 1914, proceeded to the Front at the end of January, and was killed in action in the trenches at St. Eloi, Belgium, 20 April, 1915; _unm._ He was buried in the grounds of the Château d’Elzenwalle, near Ypres, on his 23rd birthday. [Illustration: =Ernest F. Gardiner.=] =GARDINER, FRED=, Private, No. 77520, 15th Battn. (48th Highlanders), Canadian Expeditionary Force, 6th _s._ of the late James Gardiner, of Trowbridge, by his wife, Martha (9, Yerbury Street, Trowbridge), dau. of Charles Pitney; _b._ Trowbridge, co. Wilts, 25 Jan. 1886; educ. Church School there; was a G.W.R. Fireman; went to Canada in May, 1911; volunteered after the outbreak of War and joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force in Oct. 1914; came over with the 2nd Contingent on 20 Feb. 1915; trained at Shorncliffe; went to France, 2 May, and was killed in action at Festubert, 21 May, 1915; _unm._ =GARDINER, JOHN PHILIP=, Private, No. 9312, 5th Battn. (London Rifle Brigade) The London Regt. O.F., _s._ of Edwin Gardiner, of 56, Alexandra Road, Hornsey, N., Warehouseman, by his wife, Edith Maria, dau. of George Lamb, of Compton, Wolverhampton; _b._ Esher, co. Surrey, 7 March, 1895; educ. Stationers’ School, Hornsey, and on leaving there entered the employ of Messrs. John Howell & Co., Ltd., of St. Paul’s Churchyard; joined the London Rifle Brigade, 12 Oct. 1912, and volunteered for foreign service on the outbreak of war; went to France, 4 Nov. 1914, and was killed in action at Le Gheer, 16 Feb. 1915; _unm._ He was buried in the Regimental Cemetery at Ploegsteert. His Capt. wrote: “He was always so plucky and cheery and a very good little soldier.” [Illustration: =John Philip Gardiner.=] =GARDINER, LEWIS=, Stoker, Petty Officer (R.F.R., Ch. B. 8458), 294842, H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =GARDINER, PERCY HENRY=, Stoker, 2nd Class, K. 22103, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =GARDINER, WALTER ARTHUR=, Private, R.M.L.I., 13308, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =GARDNER, FREDERICK ALBERT=, Private, R.M.L.I., Ch./17521, H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =GARDNER, HENRY PATRICK=, Chief Stoker, 276293, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =GARDNER, JOHN=, A.B. (R.F.R., B. 2431), 179552, H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =GARDNER, ROBERT MACGREGOR STEWART=, Major, 1st Battn. The Gloucestershire Regt., 2nd _s._ of the late Francis William Gardner, of Thorpe, co. Surrey, Barrister-at-Law of the Middle Temple, by his wife, Jane, sister of General Sir Robert MacGregor Stewart, G.C.B., R.A., and dau. of John Stewart; _b._ Hornsey, co. Middlesex, 25 Aug. 1870; educ. Somerset College, and entered the Gloucestershire Regt. from the Militia 4 Feb. 1891, being promoted Lieut. 4 May, 1892; Capt. 24 Feb. 1900, and Major 25 July, 1914. He served with distinction through the South African War, 1899–1900, took part in the advance on, and relief of, Kimberley, and in the operations in the Orange Free State Feb. to May, 1900, including the actions at Paardeberg (17–26 Feb.), and Poplar Grove and Driefontein, and afterwards in operations in Natal, May-June, 1900. He was mentioned in despatches [London Gazette, 10 Sept. 1901], and received the Queen’s medal with four clasps. On the outbreak of the European War in Aug. 1914, Major Gardner went to France with the first Expeditionary Force, and was killed in action, at Gheluvelt, near Ypres, 31 Oct. 1914. His Colonel wrote: “We were heavily engaged on Oct. 31, and had to go to the assistance of the remainder of the Brigade. He dashed to the front with his company and was hit badly while leading them most gallantly. The previous day he also displayed the greatest bravery in penetrating to the front in making a counter-attack.” Another officer wrote of the valour and dash of his leading, adding: “He was always in front.” He _m._ at Clifton 25 Oct. 1910, Helen May Bridget, dau. of Charles Whitchurch Wasborough, of Clifton, and had two daus.: Stella Mary Bridget, _b._ 19 Nov. 1911; and Vere Daphne Stewart, _b._ posthumous, 11 Feb. 1915. [Illustration: =R. M. Stewart Gardner.=] =GARFIT, THOMAS NOEL CHENEY=, Lieut., 2nd Battn. Durham L.I., 2nd _s._ of Thomas Cheney Garfit, of Kenwick Hall, co. Lincoln, by his 3rd wife, Gertrude Arabella, dau. of the Hon. Henry Lewis Noel, and granddau. of Charles, 1st Earl of Gainsborough; _b._ London, W., 9 Sept. 1891; educ. Wellington College, and Trinity College, Cambridge (B.A. June, 1914); gazetted 2nd Lieut. 3rd (Special Reserve) Battn. Durham L.I., 28 Sept. 1913; promoted Lieut. 2nd Battn., 23 Oct. 1914; went to the Front, 2 Jan. 1915, and was killed in action by a rifle grenade in the trenches near Armentières, 30 April, 1915. Buried in Houpline Military Cemetery, near Armentières; _unm._ His Capt. wrote: “During all the time he was in my company he did his duty splendidly and was a great favourite with the N.C.O. and men, who all miss him dreadfully.” Lieut. Garfit was very good at sports and games and played racquets for Wellington at Queen’s Club. [Illustration: =Thomas N. C. Garfit.=] =GARNIER, JOHN WARREN=, Capt., 3rd, attd. 2nd, Battn. Queen’s Royal West Surrey Regt., 2nd _s._ of the late Rev. Thomas Parrey Garnier, Hon. Canon of Norwich, Rector of Cranworth, Norfolk, and fellow of All Souls’ College, Oxford [cadet of Garnier of Rookesbury, Hants], by his wife, the Hon. Louisa Warren, née Vernon, dau. of George John, 5th Lord Vernon; _b._ Cranworth, co. Norfolk, 2 June, 1877; educ. Haileybury College; gazetted 2nd Lieut. to the Queen’s, 16 April, 1901; served in the South African War, 1900–2, took part in the operations in Cape Colony, June, 1901, to March, 1902, receiving the Queen’s medal with three clasps, and retired with the rank of Capt. At the outbreak of the European War he rejoined his old regiment as Capt. 24 Sept. 1914, and was attd. to the 2nd Battn. for active service in Jan 1915. He went to France, 9 Jan. 1915, and died at the 1st London General Hospital, St. Gabriel’s College, Camberwell, 28 May, 1915, of wounds received in action at Festubert, 16 May; _unm._ [Illustration: =John Warren Garnier.=] =CARPENTER-GARNIER, JOHN TREFUSIS=, Major, Scots Guards, eldest _s._ of John Carpenter-Garnier, of Rookesbury Park, Wickham, co. Hants, J.P., D.L., M.P. for South Devon, 1873–84; by his wife, the Hon. Mary, née Trefusis, 2nd dau. of Charles Rudolph, 19th Lord Clinton; _b._ Rookesbury Park afsd., 2 Feb. 1874; educ. Harrow and Christ Church, Oxford; entered the Royal Scots Militia in 1894, and was gazetted 2nd Lieut. to the Scots Guards, 26 Aug. 1896, and promoted Lieut. 13 April, 1898; Capt. 25 Oct. 1902, and Major 10 Oct. 1908, and was Adjutant 1903–05, and Regimental Adjutant 1906 to 1909. He served through the South African War, 1900–2; took part in the operations in the Orange Free State from May to Nov. 1900, including the actions at Biddulphsberg and Wittebergen, and subsequently in those in the Transvaal, and received the Queen’s medal with three clasps and the King’s with two. On the outbreak of the European War he went to France with his regt., which formed part of the first Expeditionary Force on 13 Aug. 1914; served through the retreat from Mons, and was killed in action at the Battle of the Aisne, 15 Sept. 1914; _unm._ He was buried at Vendresse, France. [Illustration: =J. T. Carpenter-Garnier.=] =GARRETT, ALBERT ISAAC=, Gunner, R.M.A., 9742 (R.F.R., I.C. 36) H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =GARRETT, WALTER GEORGE=, Private, No. 4839, 2/8th Battn. Middlesex Regt. (T.F.), 3rd _s._ of the late Albert Garrett, by his wife, Clara (of Hambrough Terrace, Southall); _b._ Hayes, co. Middlesex, 3 Dec. 1884; educ. North Road School, Southall; enlisted 8 June, 1915; left England for the Dardanelles, 15 July, 1915, and died at Alexandria, 20 Dec. 1915, of pneumonia contracted while on active service; _unm._ [Illustration: =Walter George Garrett.=] =GARRETT, WILLIAM SYDNEY=, Private, No. 1536, D Coy., 4th Battn. Suffolk Regt. (T.F.), yr. _s._ of William Patterson Garrett, of 192, Foxhall Road, Ipswich, Engineer’s Pattern Maker, by his wife, Elizabeth, dau. of the late Frederick Baker Goodall; _b._ Ipswich, 11 Nov. 1897; educ. Clifford Road Council School there, and was an Engineer’s Pattern Maker Apprentice; joined the 4th Battn. Suffolk Regt. 1914; went to France, 9 Nov. 1914; was killed in action at Givenchy, 21 Dec. following; _unm._ His Commanding Officer, Capt. M. F. Mason, wrote, speaking highly of him, adding that he had “been a credit to his Company and Regiment.” =GARROD, ARTHUR JAMES=, Private, No. 9156, 1st Battn. Suffolk Regt., 2nd _s._ of William Garrod, of Bramford, Ipswich, Employee for 30 years at the Chemical Works, by his wife, Mary Anne, dau. of the late James Lay; _b._ Bramford, co. Suffolk, 17 Aug. 1896; educ. Voluntary School there; enlisted 10 Aug. 1914; went to France, 16 Jan. 1915, and was killed in action there, 24 April, 1915; and was buried on the Zonnebeke Road, near Ypres; _unm._ His brother was reported missing after the fighting on 8 May, 1915. =GARROD, CHARLES VALENTINE=, A.B. (R.F.R., 9185), 200552, H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =GARROD, ROLAND PERCIVAL=, 2nd Lieut., 6th Battn. (City of London Rifles) The London Regt. (T.F.), 4th and yst. _s._ of the late Herbert Baring Garrod, Barrister-at-Law, by his wife, Lucy Florence (13, Gainsborough Gardens, Well Walk, Hampstead), and gdsn. of Sir Alfred Baring Garrod, M.D., F.R.S.; _b._ West Hampstead, London, 31 May, 1895; and was educ. at Loudoun House School, St. John’s Wood, London, and Uppingham, which he entered as a scholar in 1909. He was elected to a Classical Scholarship at Clare College, Cambridge, and to the Archdeacon Johnson Exhibition at the same College, Dec. 1913. At Uppingham he had been a member of the O.T.C., and on the outbreak of War was given a commission, 26 Aug. 1914, in the 6th London Regt. He went to the Front, 16 March, 1915, and was killed in action while in charge of the machine-guns of his battn. at Festubert, France, 22 May, 1915, and buried in the English Cemetery there; _unm._ Lieut. Garrod was a cross-country runner of some mark in connection with Uppingham School Sports, and was also a good ’cello player and led the ’cellos in the Uppingham School Orchestra. [Illustration: =Roland Percival Garrod.=] =GARROWAY, ALFRED HENRY=, Stoker, 1st Class (R.F.R., Ch. B. 7210), S.S. 101907, H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =GARWOOD, BERTRAM=, L.-Corpl., No. 10042, No. 1 Coy., 1st Battn. Coldstream Guards, _s._ of the late Capt. John Thomas Garwood, 22nd (The Cheshire) Regt., and his wife Ellen (1, Star and Garter Mansions, Riverside, Putney, S.W.), dau. of George Wakeling; _b._ Bedford, 17 June, 1892; educ. St. Augustine’s High Grade School, Kilburn; served in the Grenadier Guards, 18 Sept. 1909 to 2 Nov. 1909 (discharged “By Purchase”); the Coldstream Guards, 17 March to 3 Oct. 1910 (discharged “By Purchase”), and the Northamptonshire Regt., 27 Aug. 1911 (discharged “By Purchase”); re-enlisted in the Coldstreams, 26 March, 1913; appointed L.-Corpl. 21 Jan. 1914; went to the Front, 13 Aug. 1914, and was killed in action at Givenchy, 22 Dec. 1914; _unm._ Buried half a mile S.W. of Givenchy Church. [Illustration: =Bertram Garwood.=] =GATER, WALTER FREDERICK=, Private, R.M.L.I., Ch. 17529, H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =GATES, FREDERICK JOHN=, A.B. (R.F.R., B. 4544), 202986, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =GATES, WILLIAM=, Private, No. G. 2654, 2nd Battn. East Surrey Regt., _s._ of Alfred Gates, of King Street, Cotton, Beds.; served with the Expeditionary Force in France, &c.; killed in action, 26 April, 1915. =GAUGHAN, JAMES=, Private, No. 1794, 2nd Battn. The Royal Scots, eldest _s._ of James Gaughan, of 141, High Street, Dunbar, now an employee of the Dunbar Corporation, formerly Northumberland Fusiliers (who saw active service in Afghanistan), by his wife, Mary, dau. of Patrick McGuinness; _b._ Dunbar, 18 Nov. 1891; educ. Public School there; and was a General Labourer; joined the 3rd (Special Reserve Battn.) Royal Scots, in 1908, and on the outbreak of war transferred to the 2nd Battn.; went to the Front at end of Aug. 1914, and was killed in action at the Battle of Loos, 25 Sept. 1915; _unm._ =GAUNT, CECIL=, Private, No. G. 10817, 3rd Battn. Royal Fusiliers, _s._ of Richard Gaunt, of 69, Rood Road, Walthamstow; served with the Expeditionary Force in France; killed in action, 30 July, 1915. =GAUTREY, GEORGE WILLIAM=, Stoker, 1st Class (R.F.R., B. 2768), 300802, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =GAUTREY, THOMAS ARTHUR=, A.B. (R.F.R., B. 4911), 197584, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =GAWLER, GEORGE VICTOR=, Private, No. 2275, A. Coy., 4th Battn. (Royal Fusiliers) The London Regt. (T.F.), 3rd _s._ of George Edward Gawler (died 5 May, 1912), by his wife, Alice Mary Ann Matilda (83, Richmond Road, Barnsbury, N.), dau. of William Ingrey; _b._ Pentonville, 5 Jan. 1896; educ. Victoria Street Council School, Copenhagen Street, N.; was employed at the Home & Colonial Stores, Upper Street, Islington; volunteered and joined the 4th London Regt. on the outbreak of war in Aug. 1914; went to Malta and from thence to France, 23 Dec., and was killed in action at Ypres, 27 April, 1915; _unm._ =RATCLIFF-GAYLARD, CECIL CHARLES ALEXANDER=, Private, No. 167, 2nd Battn. Head Quarters Staff, 1st Infantry Division, Australian Imperial Force, elder _s._ of James Ratcliff-Gaylard, of Clifton Park, Birkenhead, M.D., Hon. Assoc, of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem in England, by his wife, Jeannie, eldest dau. of Alexander Watt, of Aberdeen; _b._ The Ferns, Shildon, co. Durham, 17 Sept. 1889; educ. Aberdeen and Manchester Grammar Schools and King’s College, Taunton, co. Somerset; went to Australia in Sept. 1911, and when War broke out was Assistant Manager on a “Station” in New South Wales. He immediately volunteered, being one of the first 200 to enlist in New South Wales; left for Egypt, Oct. 1914; went to the Dardanelles, April, 1915, and was killed in action during the great attack by the Turks on the Australian positions north of Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli, 19 May, 1915, and was buried behind the firing line in Victoria Gully, S.E. of Shrapnel Valley; _unm._ Letters from his Adjutant, the Chaplain, and many comrades, all testify to his popularity, and ever-readiness to help others. One comrade wrote: “He died with that fine, soldierly, good-humoured smile on his face, which it always possessed. He was always happy, and we all loved him.” He was a keen sportsman, rode straight to hounds, and was an excellent shot. At Aberdeen he was a member of the Vol. Battn. Gordon Highlanders (Students’ Section, Aberdeen University), and was “Victor Ludorum” in his last year at school and a member of the Bisley Eight. [Illustration: =C. C. A. Ratcliff-Gaylard.=] =GEARD, FREDERICK JOHN PARSONS=, Corpl., No. 47, Royal Flying Corps, 2nd _s._ of John Geard, of 45, Lascelles Road, Maxton, Dover, Stone Mason, by his wife, Amelia Emily, dau. of the late William Parsons, of Chislehurst, Kent; _b._ Mottingham, near Eltham, Kent, 1 Sept. 1892; educ. Herne Bay; enlisted in the Royal Engineers at Woolwich, 1 Sept. 1910, and after going through a course of training at Chatham was, in Jan. 1911, posted to the Balloon Section, R.E. at Aldershot. He then belonged to No. 1 Aeroplane Section (R.E.); was appointed Airman Rigger in Sept. 1911, and the following year transferred to the R.F.C. He was killed, while on active service, in an aeroplane accident at Peronne, France, 18 Aug. 1914; _unm._ [Illustration: =Frederick J. P. Geard.=] =GEARING, ALFRED=, Stoker, 1st Class, 312042, H.M.S. Hogue; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =GEDDES, AUGUSTUS DAVID=, Col., 2nd Battn. (The Buffs) East Kent Regt., 3rd _s._ of Col. John Geddes, of 4, Suffolk Square, Cheltenham, late 44th and 76th Regts., by his wife, Madeline Mary, dau. of John Augustus Hessing; _b._ Dover, 6 June, 1866; educ. Cheltenham College, and Sandhurst; gazetted to the 2nd East Kent Regt. 5 Feb. 1887, promoted Lieut. 21 Nov. 1889, Capt. 25 Oct. 1895, Major, 4 April, 1903, Lieut.-Col. 7 Feb. 1911, and Col. 7 Feb. 1915, with Seniority from 15 June, 1914; was Adjutant, 16 Feb. 1898 to 8 April,