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

was killed in action, 23 April, 1915. [Illustration: =Charles Thomas Abbott.=] =ABBOTT, ERNEST WILLIAM=, Private, No. 16125, 1st Coy. Grenadier Guards, eldest _s._ of William Abbott, of 123, Ranelagh Road, Ipswich; killed in action in France, 26 Oct. 1914, aged 20. =ABBOTT, FREDERICK CHARLES=, Corpl., No. 20738, 10th Battn. 1st Canadian Contingent, yr. _s._ of Frederick Charles Abbott, of S. Mildred’s, Salters Hill, Norwood, S.E., Solicitor; _b._ Brixton, 2 Feb. 1885; educ. at Dulwich College; was Assistant Baggage Master, C.P. Railway, at Medicine Hat, Alberta. On the outbreak of war joined the Canadian Contingent, Sept. 1914, was promoted Corpl. April, 1915, and was killed in action in the second Battle of Ypres, 23 April, 1915; _unm._ [Illustration: =Frederick Charles Abbott.=] =ABBOTT, ROBERT=, A.B., 211311, H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =ABBOTTS, HARRY=, Private No. 16814, 5th Battn. Shropshire L.I., _s._ of David Abbotts, of Brierley Hill, co. Stafford, and Hampton Charles, co. Hereford, by his wife, Jane (_d._ 19 May, 1912), dau. of Richard Bedford, of Bromyard, co. Hereford; _b._ Hampton Charles, 4 May, 1896; educ. Bockleton National School; enlisted, 3 Feb. 1914; was sent to the Front at his own repeated request, and died of wounds received in a bayonet charge at the Battle of Loos, 25 Sept. 1914. After being wounded he was removed to the trench occupied by the Durhams, where he died. Corpl. R. J. Smith wrote: “At 3 a.m. on 25 Sept. the big guns started to clear the way for the R.B.’s, O. and C.’s, Bucks and Shropshires to get over the parapet ... all too eager they went before it was intended, and the R.B.’s fell to a man, principally owing to a mine being exploded. Five only crawled back. The O. and C.’s and Bucks in the middle found no support for them, but still went on with the Shropshires on the right, and gained their goal, ‘but owing to the heavy losses and no supports being forthcoming’ the ground gained had to be left again, and most of the casualties of the Shropshires happened then. Your brother managed to get back to our lines, and everything possible was done for him and others, but this was not much in the trenches in the daytime. He died 8.30 a.m. 26 Sept. in the traverse I was in charge of.” [Illustration: =Harry Abbotts.=] =ABBS, TOM WILLIAM ROBERT=, S.B.A., M. 4398, H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =ABEL, CLAUD CECIL=, Private, R.M.L.I. (R.F.R., B.1884), Ch. 12162, H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =ABERCROMBIE, ROBERT HENRY CHESTER=, 2nd Lieut., 1/8th Battn. Middlesex Regt., only _s._ of Chester Abercrombie, of Ashberrie, Ruislip, Middlesex, by his wife Ada, dau. of Robert Large Baker, of Leamington, M.D.; _b._ Willesden, N.W.; educ. at Woodriding School, Pinner, and Elstow School, where he was a member of the O.T.C. On leaving school he entered the London County & Westminster Bank, and was successively in the St. John’s Wood, Hanover Square, Uxbridge and Hastings branches, and after the outbreak of war joined the 2/9th Battn. of the Middlesex Regt. in Oct. 1914; was promoted Corpl. in Nov. and Sergt. in Dec.; obtained his commission as 2nd Lieut. with the 3/8th Battn. of the same regt. in March, 1915, and the following month was transferred to the 1/8th Battn., then in Flanders. In the fighting at Frezenberg, near Ypres, 3 May, 1915, the company were detached as escort to the artillery, and he was killed while in command (the other company officers having been all killed or disabled) in the act of helping a wounded comrade. Buried in Poperinghe Cemetery; _unm._ [Illustration: =Robert H. C. Abercrombie.=] =ABERDEEN, JAMES=, Corpl., No. 5391, B Coy., 2nd Battn. Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders, _s._ of (--); _b._ Durham, 8 June, 1880; joined Army 10 July, 1900, served nine years with the Colours and five years in the Reserve, and had a medal with 4 clasps for the South African Campaign. On the outbreak of war he was called up, and after going through the Battle of Ypres, was killed by a shell on 30 April, 1915, while resting in a wood. He _m._ 20 March, 1900, Brandon, co. Durham, Margaret Hannah, dau. of George Stringer, of New Brancepeth, Durham, and had two children: James Gordon, _b._ 16 May, 1913, and Vera Rebecca, _b._ 19 Oct. 1911. [Illustration: =James Aberdeen.=] =ABRAM, ERNEST WILLIAM=, P.O. (N.S.), 167361, H.M.S. Hawke; lost in action in the North Sea, 15 Oct. 1915; _m._ =ABRAMS, FREDERICK=, L.-Corpl., No. 9504, 2nd Battn. Duke of Cornwall’s L.I., 3rd _s._ of the late William Abrams, of Portsmouth; killed in action on the Western Front, 23 April, 1915, aged 23. =ABRAMS, HAROLD JAMES=, A.B., No. 233190, H.M.S. Good Hope, 2nd _s._ of the late William Abrams, of Portsmouth; lost in the naval action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914, aged 25. =ABRATTHAT, WILLIAM=, Private, R.M.L.I. (R.F.R.), B. 1999, H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =ACTON, WILLIAM ALBERT=, Private, No. 9952, 2nd Battn. L.N. Lancashire Regt., _s._ of William Samuel Acton, of 26, Stansfield Road, Brixton, S.W., Labourer; _b._ Bow, E., 2 June, 1891; joined the Army 28 Feb. 1910, served two years at Preston and Tidworth, was drafted to India in Sept. 1912, and whilst serving there gained certificates for signalling and firing; in Jan. 1915, accompanied the Indian Expeditionary Force to British East Africa, and was killed in action at Makton, 3 Sept. 1915; _unm._ [Illustration: =William Albert Acton.=] =ADAM, THOMAS=, Corpl., No. 5558, Royal Scots Greys, 2nd _s._ of the late George Adam, of Edinburgh, Merchant; killed in action on the Western Front, 10 Sept. 1914, aged 28. =ADAMS, CLARE ROBERT=, Boy, 1st Class, J. 27420, H.M.S. Hawke; lost in action in the North Sea, 15 Oct. 1914. =ADAMS, ERNEST ALEXANDER HECTOR=, Leading Seaman, 206926, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in the action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =ADAMS, FRANCIS HENRY=, Private, No. 10349, 1st Battn. Coldstream Guards, _s._ of Edwin Adams, of New Barn, Stanton Fitzwarren, Highworth, Wilts; reported missing between 29 Oct. and 2 Nov. 1914, and now assumed to have been killed in action in France between these dates. =ADAMS, FREDERICK=, Canteen Assistant, H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =ADAMS. GEOFFREY LLOYD=, Private, No. 1711, Princess Patricia’s Canadian L.I., 4th _s._ of the late George Frederick Adams, of Cardiff, M.Inst.C.E., by his wife, Ellen Gertrude, Ty-Draw, Parkstone, dau. of Frank Irwin, of Ebbw Vale, co. Monmouth, M.D.; _b._ Penarth, co. Glamorgan, 9 Aug. 1881; educ. Bedford Grammar School. While at Bedford School he was awarded the Royal Humane Society’s Certificate for saving the life of a little child at Cardington Mill, near Bedford. Enlisted in Princess Patricia’s L.I. in Ottawa after the outbreak of war, 1 Oct. 1914. Killed in action at Bellewarde Lake, near Ypres, 8 May, 1915. His Commanding Officer wrote: “He was loved and respected by his comrades and trusted by his officers. I say in all sincerity that no braver man ever lived than G. Lloyd Adams. He died facing the enemy with his rifle in his hand, and twice they drove them back.” [Illustration: =Geoffrey Lloyd Adams.=] =ADAMS, GEORGE=, Stoker, 1st Class, (R.F.R.), B. 2978, 299119, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =ADAMS, GEORGE STOPFORD=, Major, 1st Battn. Lancashire Fusiliers, elder and only surviving _s._ of the late Lieut.-Gen. Cadwallader Adams, C.B., late Col. 49th Foot (served in the Crimean War, wounded at Inkerman), by his wife, Ann Catherine Elizabeth (66, St. George’s Square, S.W.), dau. of Brig.-Gen. James Stopford, C.B., and grandson of the late Henry Cadwallader Adams, of Anstey Hall, co. Warwick, J.P., D.L.; _b._ Belgum, India, 2 July, 1872; educ. Wellington College, and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst; gazetted (Hon. Queen’s Cadet) as 2nd Lieut. Lancashire Fusiliers, 25 Feb. 1893, and promoted Lieut. 10 July, 1895, Capt. 9 Oct. 1899, and Major 30 April, 1913, and was Adjutant of Volunteers, 15 July, 1904, to 14 Jan. 1908; served in the South African War, 30 Nov. 1900–31 May, 1902; took part in the operations in the Orange Free State and Cape Colony (Queen’s medal with four clasps), and with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 1915; was present at “Lancashire Landing” on Beach W, Gallipoli, 24–25 April, 1915, and was killed in action there 11 May following. On reaching the beach on the 25th, a withering fire from right left and centre was poured into them, and many were instantly killed, including the subaltern on his right, and the Sergt. with the wire-cutter on his left. Major Adams at once seized the wire-cutter from him and cut a lane through the barbed wire, through which he and the survivors of his company rushed. Owing to submersion in the water the breech mechanism of their rifles had become clogged. Major Adams therefore gave the order to fix bayonets, and they charged up the heights and drove the Turks from their trenches. The Colonel-in-Chief wrote: “I have heard from many in the regt. of the particularly fine behaviour and leading of your son, and I know that in his case the V.C. was thoroughly deserved.” The Colonel wrote: “It is far the worst loss we have suffered, and has cast a gloom over the whole battn., as he was so popular with all ranks.” He _m._ at St. Matthew’s Church, Denmark Hill, London, 12 July, 1905, Muriel Ada (3, Rectory Place, Guildford), dau. of John Cooke Harker, of Danehurst, Champion Hill, S.W., and had a son, Derric John Stopford, _b._ 17 Jan. 1907. [Illustration: =George Stopford Adams.=] =ADAMS, GEORGE THOMAS=, A.B. (R.F.R., B. 9765), 205993, H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =ADAMS, JOHN GOOLD=, Capt., 1st Battn. Prince of Wales’ Leinster Regt. (Royal Canadians), _s._ of the Ven. John Michael Goold Adams, Rector of Clonleigh, co. Donegal, and Archdeacon of Derry, by his wife, Emma, dau. of Robert McClintock, of Dunmore, co. Donegal, D.L.; _b._ Rossdowney Vicarage, Londonderry, 10 Oct. 1883; educ. Bilton Grange Preparatory School, Rugby, and Sandhurst; gazetted 2nd Lieut. Leinster Regt. 22 April, 1903, becoming Lieut. 15 Dec. 1904, and Capt. 21 Sept. 1912; served at Pretoria, 1903–4. with the Mounted Infantry at Harrismith, 1904–5, and in the Mauritius, 1905–6, and was employed with the West African Frontier Force in Northern Nigeria, 1908 to Nov. 1913. After the outbreak of war in Aug. 1914, he accompanied his regiment to France (Dec. 23), was wounded in Feb. 1915, and was killed in action at Hill 60, near Ypres, 4 May following. He _m._ at Moneyguyneen, Birr, King’s County, 5 Aug. 1913, Ierne Grace, dau. of Assheton Biddulph, M.F.H., of Moneyguyneen aforesaid; _s.p._ [Illustration: =John Goold Adams.=] =ADAMS, LAURENCE KINGSTON=, M.A., A.R.I.B.A., Lieut., 7th King’s Liverpool Regt., _s._ of William Adams, of Wyndcliffe, Birkdale, co. Lancs, by his wife, Celia; _b._ New Brighton, co. Chester, 10 Aug. 1886; educ. Elleray Park School, Wallasey, Cheshire, Shrewsbury School, and Liverpool Univ.; joined the 7th King’s Liverpool Regt. (T.F.) as 2nd Lieut. in 1908, becoming Lieut. four years later. On the outbreak of war the entire regiment volunteered for foreign service and proceeded to the front early in March, 1915. Lieut. Adams fell at the head of his platoon in the attack on the enemy’s trenches at Richebourg on the night of 15–16 May. They had gained the first trench, and he was shot dead on the parapet of the second trench. His brother-in-law, Capt. Marriott, of the same regiment, and six willing privates had his body removed and buried in the Rue du Bois, about two miles south-west of Neuve Chapelle. A cross bearing his name marks the spot. After leaving Shrewsbury he graduated at Liverpool Univ., taking his degree with first-class honours in architecture, later becoming an A.R.I.B.A. [Illustration: =Laurence K. Adams, M.A.=] =ADAMS, ROBERT JOB=, Rifleman, 17th Battn. (Poplar and Stepney Rifles) The London Regiment, _s._ of William George Adams, of 139, Green Street, Bethnal Green, China and Hardware Dealer, by his wife, Jane Sophia, dau. of Robert Ormes; _b._ Bethnal Green, E., 19 Feb. 1895; educ. Bonner Street L.C.C. School, and became a clerk in the Wool Department of the Port of London Authority at the London Docks. Having originally joined the Poplar and Stepney Rifles 14 April, 1910, he rejoined 6 Aug. 1914, the day following the declaration of war, went to the Front with his regt., 17th County of London, and was killed in action at Le Philosophe, between 9 and 10 a.m. on 11 June, 1915; _unm._ His company officer (Capt. J. Evan Evans) wrote: “He was on sentry duty, and with great keenness was trying to locate a sniper who had been seen to move earlier in the morning, unfortunately too much of his head showed over the parapet which resulted in him being struck by a bullet believed to be an explosive one. I do hope this will be of some consolation to you to know that he played a man’s game and died a man’s death in face of the enemy. Death was instantaneous with no suffering whatever.” Adams was secretary of the Christian Endeavour Society of the Grove Road Baptist Chapel and was a good all-round athlete. He won his school prize for swimming at the age of eleven. =ADAMS, ROLAND=, Signal Boy, J. 23322, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in the action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =ADAMS, THOMAS HENRY=, A.B. (Ch. R.F.R., B. 6034), late No. 188155, R.N., _s._ of Thomas Henry Hicks Adams; _b._ Buxton, 8 Aug. 18--; entered Navy, April, 1897, and was lost on the Aboukir, 22 Sept. 1914. He _m._ Lancaster, 18 April, 1908, Mary Ellen, dau. of William Thomas Beattie, and leaves two sons: Thomas, _b._ 10 July, 1910, and Harry, _b._ 29 March, 1912. [Illustration: =Thomas Henry Adams.=] =ADAMS, WALTER=, Stoker, 1st Class (R.F.R., B. 3866), S.S. 101726, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in the action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =ADAMS, WALTER FREDERICK=, A.B. (R.F.R., B. 4909), 195243, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in the action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =ADAMS, WILLIAM=, L.-Corpl., No. 11241, 1st Battn. Coldstream Guards, _s._ of William James Adams, of 78, Brighton Road, Watford, Gardener, by his wife, Mary Jane, dau. of James Borthwick; _b._ East Finchley, N., 11 Jan. 1887; educ. St. Matthew’s School, Ipswich; enlisted after the declaration of war, in Aug. 1914, and was killed in action at Richébourg, 14 March, 1915; _unm._ He was buried in Bethune Cemetery. [Illustration: =William Adams.=] =ADAMS, WILLIAM FREDERICK=, Private, No. 7115, 29th Battn. Canadian Expeditionary Force, _s._ of William James Adams, of Middle Street, Preston, Canada (now on active service with the Canadian Expeditionary Force); _b._ London, 21 Sept. 1897; went to Canada; joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force on the outbreak of war; came over with the 1st Contingent in Oct.; crossed to France in Feb., and died 7 May, 1915, of wounds received in action at the Battle of Langemarck; _unm._ =ADAMSON, DAVID=, Private, No. 8233, 2nd Battn. Scots Guards, _s._ of William Adamson of 2, North George Street, Dundee; _b._ Pettenween, co. Fife; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders; killed in action 14 June, 1915. =ADAMSON, JOHN EDWARD=, No. 10473, 3rd Battn. Coldstream Guards, nephew and adopted _s._ of Stephen Adamson, of South View, South Pelaw, Chester-le-Street; _b._ Durham; _d._ 2 Feb. 1915, of wounds received in action at Cuinchy; _unm._ =ADAMSON, THOMAS=, formerly of the Bank of Scotland, Corpl., No. S/11312, 2nd Battn. Cameron Highlanders, yst. _s._ of Robert Adamson, of Garfield, Cardross; killed in action in France, 11 May, 1915, aged 24. =ADAMSON, WALTER BENJAMIN=, Boy, 1st Class, J. 27366, H.M.S. Hawke, _s._ of Samuel Adamson, of 4, London Road, Halesworth, co. Suffolk; lost in action in the North Sea, 15 Oct. 1914. =ADDLEY, EDWARD=, Officer’s Steward, 2nd Class, L. 3401, H.M.S. Pathfinder; lost when that ship was sunk by a mine, about 20 miles off the East Coast, 5 Sept. 1914. =ADDY, EDWARD=, Lieut., 9th Battn. Australian Imperial Force, eldest _s._ of Edward Addy, of Catfield, co. Norfolk, by his wife, Marion, dau. of John Garrod, of Swaffham, Norfolk; _b._ Ludham, co. Norfolk, 5 July, 1873; enlisted in the Norfolk Regt. in 1888, and served in that same regiment for twenty-two years, being for ten years Colour-Sergt.-Instructor at Bungay, Yarmouth, and Gorleston-on-Sea; was afterwards for seven years in India, and went to Australia in