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

1915. He _m._ at Sparkbrook, Birmingham, 6 Aug. 1910, Alice, dau.

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of William (and Alice) Herrick, and had two children: Harry Stanley, _b._ 8 Aug. 1912, and Doris May, _b._ 18 May, 1911. [Illustration: =Harry S. Gilderthorp.=] =GILES, FRANK WILLIAM=, Leading Signalman (R.F.R., B. 9960), 201561, H.M.S. Hogue; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =GILES, JAMES=, Stoker (R.F.R., B. 1866), 160023, H.M.S. Hawke; lost when that ship was torpedoed in the North Sea, 15 Oct. 1914; _m._ =GILES, SIDNEY=, Leading Stoker, K. 1042, H.M.S. Hogue; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =GILES, SIDNEY DUNCAN=, Private, No. 707, 1st Battn. (Royal Fusiliers) The London Regt. (T.F.); educ. St. John’s School, Red Lion Square, Holborn, London; joined the 1st London Regt., and died 13 July, 1915, of wounds received in action; buried in the Military Cemetery, Bailleul (Grave No. 1488). He _m._ at All Saints’ Church, Caledonian Road, London, Isabella, dau. of (--), and had a son and a dau.: Sidney Walton, _b._ 14 Aug. 1908; and Dorothy Constance, _b._ 1 Aug. 1914. =GILHAM, HENRY=, Stoker, 1st Class (R.F.R., B. 7611), 102992, H.M.S. Hawke; lost when that ship was torpedoed in the North Sea, 15 Oct. 1914. =GILL, FREDERICK WILLIAM=, Stoker, 1st Class, K. 8734 (Po.), H.M.S. Hogue; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =GILL, GEORGE ROBERT=, Stoker, 1st Class (R.F.R., B. 8912), S.S. 105666, H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =GILLAM, CECIL THOMAS=, Stoker, 1st Class (R.F.R., B. 7686), S.S. 103002, H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =GILLARD, WILLIAM JAMES=, A.B. (R.F.R., B. 5641), 191989, H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =GILFILLAN, JOHN ALFRED ALISON=, Private, No. 2528, 14th Battn. (The London Scottish) The London Regt. (T.F.), _s._ of Archibald MacAlpine Gilfillan, of Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, by his wife, Mary Elliott, dau. of John Brown; _b._ Edinburgh, 9 Sept. 1881; educ. Tollington Park College, and Finsbury Technical College, and was an electrical engineer by profession. He had joined the London Scottish, rising to the rank of Corpl., but had to retire in 1910, owing to pressure of work. On the outbreak of war, however, he rejoined in Aug. 1914; went to the Front, 13 Sept. 1914, and was wounded and taken prisoner at Messines, 1 Nov. 1914, and died a prisoner of war at Gustrow, Mecklenburg, 6 Dec. following; _unm._ =GILLESPIE, ALEXANDER DOUGLAS=, 2nd Lieut., 2nd Battn. Princess Louise’s (93rd) Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, elder and only surviving _s._ (see next column) of Thomas Paterson Gillespie, of Longcroft, Linlithgow, by his wife, Elizabeth Hall, dau. of Thomas Chalmers, of Longcroft, and gdson. of the late Alexander Gillespie, of Biggar Park, co. Lanark; _b._ at Woolaston, co. Gloucester, 23 June, 1889, and was educ. Cargilfield and Winchester College, for which latter he took a scholarship, winning among other honours while there, the King’s Gold and the King’s Silver Medals; passed on from Winchester to New College, Oxford, again with a scholarship, and also an exhibition, and there in 1910 proved himself the 1st Classical Scholar of his year by taking the much-coveted Ireland and 1st Craven Scholarships. On leaving Oxford he travelled for nine months, visiting East Africa, China, Korea, Japan, and returning by Canada and the United States. When war broke out he was reading for the Bar, International Law being the branch which he hoped ultimately to follow. Some months previously he had joined the Inns of Court Cavalry, but impatient of delay in getting a commission in a Cavalry Regt. he enlisted in the 4th Seaforth Highlanders, and after training with them at Bedford for two months, was given a commission in the 4th (Extra Reserve) Battn. of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 21 Oct. 1914. He went to the Front, Feb. 1915, being there attd. to the 2nd Battn., and was killed in action near La Bassée, 25 Sept. 1915, being seen to fall on reaching the German trench, the only officer to get there. He was _unm._ [Illustration: =Alexander D. Gillespie.=] =GILLESPIE, FRANKLIN MACAULAY=, Lt.-Col., 4th (Service) Battn. South Wales Borderers, 2nd _s._ of Lieut.-Col. Franklin Gillespie, of Health Hollow, Camberley, R.A.M.C., by his wife, Harriet Eliza Phillis, dau. of the late General Sampson Freeth, R.E., and granddau. of General Sir James Freeth, K.C.B., K.H.; _b._ Colchester, 19 Aug. 1872; educ. Dover College, and Sandhurst; gazetted 2nd. Lieut. South Wales Borderers, 25 July, 1891; and promoted Lieut. 22 Feb. 1893, Capt. 6 March, 1898, and Major, 26 Sept. 1909. He was on special extra regimental duty from 14 Nov. 1896 to 5 April, 1897, and from 5 Feb. 1898 to 31 March, 1900, was employed with the West African Frontier Force; was sent up the Niger on Special Service in 1897 to Egbon, Bida, and Ilorin, when the growing menace of the great slave-trading Fulah Power threatened to drive us into the sea. He was in the fight at the capture of the capital of Nupe and the subjugation of the smaller States, and was awarded the medal with three clasps. He then served in Borgu with the West African Frontier Force, 1897–8, being mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 2 Jan. 1900], and receiving medal with a clasp. He remained with them until March, 1900, when he rejoined his regt. and went to South Africa, and served through that campaign. He was Commandant at Roodeval Spruit to 10 Feb. 1901, and took part in the operations in the Orange Free State, July, 1900 to June, 1901, and in the Transvaal, June, 1901 to 31 May, 1902 (Queen’s medal with three clasps and King’s medal with two clasps). After the war he was Adjutant of the 5th Volunteer Battn. (now the 7th Royal Welsh Fusiliers) of his regt. from 18 April, 1903 to 14 July, 1908, at Newtown, and on relinquishing this appointment, was posted to the 2nd Battn. at Aldershot, later going with it to Chatham and Pretoria, South Africa. He next joined the 1st Battn. and returned to Chatham, and from Feb. to Aug. 1914, was in Command of the Regimental Depôt at Brecon. After the outbreak of war he was appointed (19 Aug. 1914) to the Command of the 4th (Service) Battn. and went with it to the Dardanelles, 30 June,
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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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