reports photographs of fallen soldiers

[Lesley Robertson]

From cwgc:
427117 Private P F Sanders age 30 Canadian Infantry, 58th Btn, buried Courcelette British cemetery, France (the Somme). Son of Francis William & Julia Sanders of Hove, Brighton, native of Lee, Kent. d. 20 Sep 1916

2nd Lt Ralph Frederick Talbot RAF 8 Sqdn, son of Arthur Warburton & Caroline Eva Talbot of Quebec, Canada. He's on the Arras Flying Services memorial d. 2 Sep 1918

[S_Acourt]

Thanks - it is particularly useful to find out where he is buried as it would be nice to get a picture of his grave.

I think that your Charles H Price is actually Charles Leonard Price because the school is mentioned in his obit. in de Ruvigny's Roll of Honour. There's a picture of him which you can get at if your school or library has a subscription of Ancestry (or if your library has a copy). Flt Lt, only son of Charles George Price (Gen Manager of the Pavilion, Torquay) & his wife Lilian Woods. B Ramsgate 3 Jul 1899, educ Sir Roger Manwood's, appointed to RNAS, transferred to RAF on its formation in 1817, accidentally killed through engine trouble at Yatesbury, Buried Ramsgate. CWGC says he died 11 May 1918.

[christanel]

Norman Walter Akhurst (1909-11) Lieutenant Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment
Died of wounds, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry), Died of wounds 8 June 1918, aged 22 [Source: Sandwich War Memorial]
DOULLENS COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION NO.2, Somme

1911
46 New Street Sandwich
Walter James Akhurst 45 Ironmonger, Employer
Minnie Elizabeth Akhurst 45
Connie Akhurst 18
Norman Walter Akhurst 15 assistant in business. born Sandwich
Norman is one of only two children born to this couple. So they lost their only son in war.


His probate is on ancestry, granted to his father Walter James Akhurst Ironmonger. It states that Norman of The Priory Market Street Sandwich died on 6 June 1918 at West Front, Avuley Wood, France ( so there is a discrepancy of 2 days in the death date.)

Norman's medal roll card has 6865 as his regiment number and he entered France 23 Dec 1917. It has his date of death as the 8June 1918 He received the Victory and the British Star medals. His is one of the more interesting medal roll cards with lots of army numerical notations (which I don't understand)

[christanel]

John F. Anderson (00-03)

without anything to distinguish this man from all the others of this name it is difficult to find anything that seems relevant.

Christina

[christanel]

William A. Andrews (04-07) Sergeant Buffs
Commemorated LOOS MEMORIAL, Calais. Panel 15-19. Died 26 Sept 1915. Aged 24. Service number S/718

This is another one who is proving difficult to find especially as CWGC site is telling me the page can't be found at the moment. ancestry is not revealing a medal card for an Andrews (with any first name) in the The Buffs East Kent Regiment or any service man with the number S/718. Of course if no-one applied for his medals he won't have a card.
The only service record for a man of this name is for one in the marines so no luck there either.

However it looks as if This site may have a photograph of him if the school is willing to pay 3 pounds 95p.

Andrews W A Sergt 8th East Kent Reg…

Ah found him. It is G718 and he is transcribed with his initials only

W A Andrews
Regiment or Corps 8/E Kent R
Regimental Number G/718

He went in to France 31 August 1915. He received the British, Victory and 15 Star medals. In remarks says D Pres? 26 September 1915 So that is date of death probably which should make him easier to find on CWGC

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Sidney John Bell
Born Deal
Died France and Flanders 25 October 1915
Enlisted London
Rank - Rifleman
Regiment - London regiment
Battalion -9th (County of London) Battalion (Queen Victorias Rifles)
Regiment number - 1393
Type of casualty - Killed in action
Theatre of War - Western European Theatre

Medal Roll card

Sydney J Bell
Regiment or Corps - London Regiment
Regimental Number - 1393
He entered France 6 of June 1915
He received The Victory, British and 15 Star
Killed in action either 20/25/26 October 1915 The second digit of the day of death has been altered (badly)

On the back of the card (and most don't have anything written on the back) is this


1911 Census
131 and 132 New Bond Street W St George, Hanover Square
Thomas Cooper 48 Hosier
George Rowland Collin 27 Hosier
Sidney John Bell 21 single Hosier born Deal
Gordon Poulton 19
Mary Ann Manning 44
Alice Amy Elser 27

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Charles Brereton Oakley Beuttler (03) Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery
Died 24/12/1916 Aged 27
Commemorated Bethune Town Cemetary, III. K. 46.

This site says this about him
Battery, 94th Brigade. The Royal Field Artillery. 21st Division. Died of wounds 24 December 1916. Aged 27 Youngest son of Thomas & Maud Buettler of "Roydene St Michaels Road, Worthing West Tarring, Parish Church War Memorial. Buried in Bethune Town Cemetery

In 1901 Charles is a boarding pupil at a school at no's 29 and 31 Eaton Place Brighton. The schoolmaster is a William Aldon(M?)
In the 1891 census his father is recorded as being born in India and his occupation Private ?? Charles has an older sister Sybil born Western Australia c 1883. An interesting family. They are living in Margate Kent in 1891.
FreeBMD has Charles' birth registration in Bedford in 1889.
Probate of his will was granted to his mother Maud, a widow. Charles address was given as Brereton Highdown Avenue Worthing

There is a medal roll card for him and he received the British and Victory medals. On the back of the card it has his father T B Beuttler Esq "Roydene" St Michael's Road W Worthing Sussex.
Charles entered France on 16 March 1916

No surviving service record that I can see.

UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919
Charles Brereton Oakley Beuttler
Death Date - 24 Dec 1916
Rank - 2 Lieutenant
Regiment - Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery
Type of Casualty - Died of wounds
Comments - 94 Bd

From a public tree on ancestry he was one of 5 children with a brother Bertram Breame Oakley Beuttler also born in Western Australia

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This is most likely your Arthur J Binks. Not born in Kent but is there in 1911 and at school as yours was. Unfortunately doesn't say which school
Civil Parish, Nonington, Kent
Vine Cottage, Frogham, Eythorne, Dover
John Charles Binks 42 Colliery Manager born Rawmarsh Yorkshire
Harriet Binks 34 Rawmarsh Yorkshire
Arthur John Binks 12 at school born Rawmarsh Yorkshire
Ethel Helena Binks 7
Evelyn Norah Binks 5
Samuel Clowes Harold Binks 3
Clifford Hartley Binks 1
Lillian Frettsome 14

In 1917 Arthur John Binks was a probationary flight officer

UK, Navy Lists, 1888-1970
Arthur John Binks
Year - 1917
Book Title - Navy List: August, 1917
Archive Name:Peter Singlehurst

The National Archives has a guide to researching the Royal Naval Air Service Here

Christina

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Eric Percy Blaxland (06-10) Private Prince of Wales’s Own Civil Service Rifles
Killed 16th August 1917, Commemorated Ypes (Menin Gate) Memorial. Panel 3 [or could be Panel 54 according to CWGC]. 15th Battalion, London Regiment, posted to 9th Battalion, London Regiment. [Source: Sandwich War Memorial

Medal Roll Index card has this
Eric P Blaxland
Regiment/Corps -London Regiment
Regimental Number - 535425

He received the British and Victory medals. There is very little information on this card and no indication of being in France or KIA.

There is only one birth registration for an Eric P Blaxland in the whole of the UK 1838 to 1985.
Eric Percy Blaxland birth registered Sept 1/4 1895 registration district Eastry Kent.

UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919
Eric Percy Blaxland
Birth Place - Sandwich
Residence - Sandwich
Death Date - 16 Aug 1917
Death Place:
France and Flanders
Enlistment Place - Falmouth
Rank - Private
Regiment - London Regiment
Battalion - 15th (County of London) Battalion (P.W.O. Civil Service Rifles)
Regimental Number - 535425
Type of Casualty - Killed in action
Theatre of War - Western European Theatre
Comments - Posted 1/9Th London Regt.

He is the son of William and Lily Blaxland (nee Moore) and his father died in 1919. Lily lost a husband and son in a short space of time.
According to the 1911 census his father was an Elementary school teacher employed by the Kent County Council and his sister Lily was a music teacher. They were the only two children to this couple. They were living at Council School House, Sandwich.

No service record for this man, just the medal card.

Christina

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Stewart Patrick Brown (05-10) 2nd Lieut. Royal Engineers (R.N.D.E.)
Died 31/12/1917 Aged 22
ROCQUIGNY-EQUANCOURT ROAD BRITISH CEMETERY, MANANCOURT, Somme

There is a medal card for this man who was awarded the British and Victory medals but best of all there is a service record for him!
Medal card
Stewart Patrick Brown
Regiment or Corps Naval Forces)63rd RNDE Reserve, Royal Engineers
Regimental Number Deal? S/1473, S/1473 He entered France 4 May 1917.
His service papers gives a regiment number 200079
He was an articled pupil design engineer I think it says. He was approved for service in the Royal Marines in 1915 and transferred to the Royal Engineers in 1917 although there is reference to him being discharged from the Marines in order to satisfy requirements of enlistment in to the Royal Engineers.

His father Thomas Walter Brown and mother Jane. In 1911 he is with his father and father's new wife of 2 years Mary Ann and Stewart is an architect's pupil. His father is a painter and house decorator.

Christanel