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

trench when he was shot in the back by a sniper, the bullet penetrating his left lung and killing him instantly. A letter was found on him and sent to his widow, in which the writer thanked Cheney and another man named Booth for attending to him when he was wounded, apparently in the right arm, for the letter was written with the left hand, and ran: “I can never tell you how grateful I am to you, old chap, for fixing me up at the critical moment, for I know that I should soon have bled to death.” He _m._ at St. George’s, Hanover Square, W., 26 Sept. 1912, Mary Martha (Silver Street, Ely), dau. of Samuel Tustin, of Hampton-in-Arden, and had two children: Joseph William John, _b._ 16 Sept. 1914; and Clara Lucy Anita, _b._ 7 July, 1913. His half-brother, Sergt. H. Allwood, 3rd Coldstream Guards, is now (1916) on Active Service with the British Expeditionary Force. [Illustration: =William John Cheney.=] =CHENNELL, ERNEST=, Stoker, 1st Class (R.F.R., B. 7424), 291447, H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =CHESTER, GREVILLE ARTHUR BAGOT=, 2nd Lieut., Special Reserve, 3rd Battn. North Staffordshire Regt, eldest _s._ of the Rev. John Greville Chester, M.A., Vicar of Gilling, Richmond, co. York [great-gdson. of Charles Bagot, afterwards Chester, brother of William, 1st Baron Bagot, and 2nd son of Sir Walter Wagstaffe Bagot, 5th Bart., by his wife, Amy, dau. of Arthur Hughes; _b._ Pyrton, co. Oxford, 3 April, 1891; educ. Rossall School and St. John’s College, Oxford; was gazetted 2nd Lieut. 3rd Battn. North Staffords, 5 Feb. 1913, and attached to the 1st Battn. on the outbreak of war. He was killed in action at Oulterstern, near Hazebrouk, 13 Oct. 1914, while leading his platoon in an attack on German rearguard, and was buried at Meris, Flanders; _unm._ Lieut. Chester’s commanding officer wrote: “The battn. was carrying out an attack on a German rearguard at Oulterstern, a small village a few miles east of Hazebrouk. Your boy’s company was in front, and stood the brunt of the attack, and his Capt., Hume Kelly (who was himself killed a few days later), told me he behaved exceedingly well, and showed not only courage but common sense in leading his platoon. I personally am very sorry to lose him, for he was not only a thoroughly nice lad, but had the making of a first-rate officer--willing, keen and reliable.” [Illustration: =Greville A. B. Chester.=] =CHESTER, WILLIAM JAMES=, Private, No. 40617, 3rd Battery, 1st Artillery Brigade, Canadian Expeditionary Force, _s._ of the late Thomas Chester (who served in the Nile Expedition); _b._ 1 Jan. 1891; educ. Brockville (P. Ontario) Public School: volunteered on the outbreak of war and enlisted 10 Aug. 1914; came over with the first contingent in Oct.; went to the Front in Feb., and died in No. 3 Casualty Clearing Hospital at Bailleul, 15 July, 1915, of wounds received in action. He _m._ at Gananoque, 24 May, 1910, Margaret Evelyn (Gananoque, Ontario, Canada), dau. of the late John MacDonald, and had two children: Margaret, _b._ 21 July, 1912; and Rita, _b._ 28 April, 1914. =CHESTNEY, ARTHUR=, A.B., 233864, H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =CHEVONS, JIM=, Private, R.M.L.I. (R.F.R., B. 446). Ch./8359, H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =CHEYNE, ANDREW=, L.-Corpl., No. 1972, 9th Battn. (Highlanders) Royal Scots (T.F.), yst. _s._ of Robert Cheyne, Chief Clerk of the Church of Scotland Foreign Mission Committee, Edinburgh (11, Denham Green Place, Trinity), by his wife, Violet, 4th dau. of the late Thomas Fairgrieve, of Musselburgh; _b._ Edinburgh, 4 April, 1896; educ. Royal High School, Edinburgh; enlisted on the outbreak of war, was promoted L.-Corpl. Jan. 1915, and died in hospital at Boulogne, 14 April, 1915, from wounds received in France (presumably at Ypres). He was buried at Boulogne; _unm._ An elder brother, L.-Corpl. Harry Cheyne, 6th Infantry Brigade, 2nd Contingent, Canadian Expeditionary Force, is now (1916) serving at the Front. [Illustration: =Andrew Cheyne.=] =CHEYNEY, SYDNEY BERNARD=, Boy, 1st Class, J. 26788, H.M.S. Hawke; lost when that ship was torpedoed in the North Sea, 15 Oct. 1914. =CHILDS, CHARLES ROBERT=, A.B., 179912, H.M.S. Hawke; lost when that ship was torpedoed in the North Sea, 15 Oct. 1914. =CHILES, STANLEY MOORE=, Leading Seaman, 210508 H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =CHILMAN, EDWARD RENNE=, Seaman, R.N.R., 37453, H.M.S. Hogue; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =CHILTON, FRANK=, Lieut., 13th (Service) Battn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, only _s._ of Dr. Charles Chilton, M.A., D.Sc., LL.D., etc., Professor of Biology, Canterbury College, New Zealand, by his wife, Elizabeth, dau. of John Jack; _b._ Port Chalmers, New Zealand, 27 Sept. 1892: educ. West Christchurch District High School, Waitaki Boys’ High School and Edinburgh University, where he was a member of the O.T.C. Prior to the outbreak of war Lieut. Chilton was studying medicine, but he immediately applied for and received a commission in the 3rd Battn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 15 Aug. 1914; was promoted Lieut., 31 Oct. 1914, and transferred to the 13th (Service) Battn., and left for the Dardanelles in May, 1915, being attached for service to the 2nd Hampshires. He was killed in action there, 4 June, 1915; _unm._ =CHILTON, FREE=, Stoker, 1st Class (R.F.R., B. 7510), S.S. 102823, H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =CHILVERS, PERCY ERNEST=, Gunner, R.M.A., 13375, H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =CHING, HUGH= (_alias_ =HUGH WILLIAM POWER=), Private, No. 1631, 9th Battn. (Queen Victoria’s Rifles) The London Regiment (T.F.), only _s._ of Richard Ching, of 180, Esywn Road, Tooting, London, by his wife, Annie; _b._ London, 25 Jan. 1887; educ. Stockwell Board School, was an Advertising Expert and Agent; joined Queen Victoria’s Rifles in 1912; volunteered for foreign service on the outbreak of war in Aug. 1914; went to France, Oct. 1914, and died in Hospital at Ypres, 26 March, 1915, of wounds received in action at Ypres two days previously. Buried in the ramparts of Ypres. His Capt. wrote: “All who knew your husband appreciated him very much, he was in every way a good soldier, no higher praise can be given to a man”; and 2nd Lieut. K. Lloyd wrote: “I only joined the 1st Battn. here in Jan., but he was then on the list of ‘staunch ones,’ which my platoon sergt. gave me. Ever since that first night when he took out a listening patrol, he has been a great rock of comfort to me. It is just the men like him that give such a feeling of confidence to us when we feel a touch of downheartedness. I am glad to say I was able to go back to him for a moment after he had been hit and the last I heard of him was his calling ‘Good luck’ to his friends as they filed past him along the path.” He _m._ at Manchester, 2 May, 1914, Pollie (Meadowside, New Mills, Derbyshire), 4th dau. of James Henry Pimley; _s.p._ [Illustration: =H. Ching= (_alias_ =H. W. Power=).] =CHIPCHASE, CHARLES WILSON=, Private, No. 4333, 2nd Battn. Coldstream Guards, _s._ of Thomas Chipchase, of Hull, by his wife, Sarah, dau. of Charles Leadley; _b._ Scott Street, Hull, 12 Sept. 1880; educ. Charterhouse Lane Board School; enlisted 19 Aug. 1901; went to France with the Expeditionary Force, 12 Aug. 1914, and was killed in action at Rentel, Belgium, 5 Nov. 1914, being buried in Rentel Wood. He _m._ at St. Saviour’s Wilmington, Hull, 10 June, 1906, Elizabeth (31, Poplar Avenue, Poplar Road, Hull), dau. of Edward Pritchard, and left four children: Charles Edward, _b._ 2 Sept. 1907; Percy Pritchard, _b._ 15 Feb. 1909; Stanley Pritchard, _b._ 18 Nov. 1910; and David William, _b._ 20 Nov. 1912. =CHISHOLM, ALEXANDER=, A.B. (R.F.R., B. 4308), 188284, H.M.S. Hawke; lost when that ship was torpedoed in the North Sea, 15 Oct. 1914; _m._ =CHISIM, JOHN=, Stoker, 1st Class (R.F.R., B. 9121), S.S. 105949, H.M.S. Hawke; lost when that ship was torpedoed in the North Sea, 15 Oct. 1914. =CHISNALL, GEORGE HENRY=, M.B., B.S. (Lond.), F.R.C.S. (Eng.), Lieut., R.A.M.C., _s._ of Charles Henry Chisnall, of Frating Abbey, Colchester, co. Essex, by his wife, Eugénie Ellen (Frating Abbey, Colchester), dau. of Thomas Patrick Hitchcock, of Lavenham, co. Suffolk; _b._ Great Bentley, co. Essex, 4 April, 1886; educ. Framlingham College, Suffolk, and The London Hospital Medical College. He received his commission as temporary Lieut. in the R.A.M.C. on 6 Aug. 1914, having qualified in 1908, and taken the M.B. (Lond.) in