Saturday 11 July 2015

Roll of Honour - Sunday 11th July 1915



Killed in Action

1st Battalion: front line trenches near Hill 60, German mine blown up nearby

  • 10064 Private Frederick BAKER, 21, son of the late John and Eliza Baker, born Barnet [Hertfordshire], resided New Southgate [Middlesex] (Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres)
  • 4/7266 Private William CURRELL, born and resided Great Munden [Hertfordshire (Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres)
  • 6650 Private Ernest DEAR, 40, son of James Dear, husband of Rose Holmes (ex Dear) of 6 Moorland Cottages, High Street, Arlesey (Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres)
  • 10763 Private George DRAPER, born Markyate [Hertfordshire], resided Luton (Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres)
  • 14690 Private Robert FISHER, born and resided Battersea [London] (Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres)
  • Temporary Lieutenant Rupert Edward GASCOYNE-CECIL, 20, son of William Gascoyne-Cecil, Bishop of Exeter and Florence Cecil, born Hatfield [Hertfordshire] (Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm) Ypres); his brothers also died: Lieutenant Randle William Gascoyne-Cecil, Royal Horse Artillery, 1st December 1917 (Cambrai Memorial, Louverval) and Captain John Arthur Gascoyne-Cecil, 75th Field Battery, Royal Field Artillery, 27th August 1918 (Bucquoy Road Cemetery, Ficheux)
  • 10389 Private George William ROGERS, born Chesham [Buckinghamshire], resided Watford [Hertfordshire] (Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres)
  • 19913 Private Edward SOUTH, son of Eliza J South of Buckland [Hertfordshire](Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres)
  • 3/5650 Corporal Herbert WILSHER, 32, son of Minnie Millard of 368 Icknield Way, Letchworth [Hertfordshire], born Stotfold (Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres

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