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Skipworth, BW

(1891 - 1918)

Lieutenant

3rd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment

Bernard was born on August 20th 1891, the elder of two children, and only son, of William Skipworth, who worked in the dry goods trade,…

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Smith, HC

(1871 - 1916)

Private

54th Kootenay Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Born on January 18th 1871 in Kirknewton, Scotland, Henry was the son of Major-General William Smith and his wife, Emma. He spent two years at…

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Smith, R

(1892 - 1916)

Lieutenant

Royal Flying Corps

Reginald was born on October 25th 1892, the son of Hamilton Smith, and his wife, Rachel. He came to the College in the spring of…

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Smith, WT

(1888 - 1917)

Lieutenant

Royal Engineers

Born on December 4th 1888 in Bridgewater, Somerset, William was the second of four sons, all of whom would go on to be Alleynians, among…

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Smither, H

(1893 - 1917)

2nd Lieutenant

Royal Flying Corps

Harold was born on November 24th 1893, the youngest of six children of a carman, Henry Smither, and his wife, Louisa. He came to the…

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Smyly, GE

(1893 - 1917)

Lance Corporal

Honourable Artillery Company (Infantry)

Born on July 11th 1893, George was the youngest of five children of the Reverend William Smyly, at that point vicar of St. John the…

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Solomon, LB

(1896 - 1918)

Lieutenant

Royal Air Force

Born 12th February 1896 in Oakland, California, Louis was the second child, but first son, of Philip and Fanny Solomon. Not long after his birth…

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Sparenborg, HR

(1876 - 1914)

Captain

1st Battalion, The King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

Hans was born in Calcutta, India, on November 2nd 1876, the eldest of four children of a German-born merchant, Johan Sparenborg, who would go on…

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Speedy, J

(1877 - 1916)

Rifleman

12th (Rangers) Battalion, London Regiment

Born 22nd December 1877, James was the son of Frederick and Mary Speedy and was one of four children. Having joined the school in 1892,…

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Spencer, WBP

(1897 - 1915)

Lieutenant

2nd Battalion, The Duke of Edinburgh's Wiltshire Regiment

Born on March 24th 1897, in Bangor, North Wales, Wilbert was the fourth of five children born to Frederic Spencer, a modern language teacher and…

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