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(1896 - 1917)
2nd Lieutenant
4th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment
Born on February 6th 1896, Edwin was the eldest son of a postal contractor, also called Edwin Covington, and his wife Amy. He spent three…
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Lieutenant
3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards
Campbell was born on February 2nd 1897, the fourth and final son of Eyre MacDonnell Crabbe, a Brigadier-General in the Army, and his wife, Emily.…
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Private
2/7th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers
Holroyd was born in Oswestry, Shropshire, on February 7th 1890, the son of decorator Percy Crittall and his wife, Eliza. He was the eldest of…
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Captain
Royal Marine Artillery
Born on March 10th 1884 in Barnet, North London, Seymour was the seventh and final child of engineer and draughtsman John Cruddas and his wife,…
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Captain
72nd Punjabis, Indian Army (attached Royal Flying Corps)
Francis was born in Poona, India, on March 10th 1884, the middle of three children born to Richard Cubbon, a Captain in the Indian Army,…
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2nd Lieutenant
15th Battalion, Rifle Brigade
Born on May 8th 1880, Henry was the eldest child of Thomas and Sarah Cullis. During his time at Dulwich he was heavily involved in…
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Private
12th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment
Kenneth was born in Exeter on January 8th 1896, the eldest of five children of clergyman Samuel Cumming and his wife, Nellie. During his childhood…
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2nd Lieutenant
9th Battalion, Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Born 6th August 1891, he was the son of Joseph Cundall; unfortunately Stanley’s mother died before he was 10 years old, leaving him and his…
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2nd Lieutenant
7th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment (Territorial Force)
Born on St. George’s Day, April 23rd, 1882, Evelyn was the fourth child, and second son, of journalist and author George Curtis and his wife,…
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Captain
14th (Victoria) Battalion, Australian Infantry
Fred was born on September 6th 1878, the fourth child of lecturer Arthur Dadson and his wife Jessie, who passed away before Fred was three…
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