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The War Archive
This page is a record of family members that have fought and served in the military and various historical battles and campaigns, mainly to help me organise my research in these areas further. Not everyone is included due to lack of information on some branches, and many, who almost certainly fought in World War I, are not listed as I have no information yet on their service history. They are listed in chronological order (by campaign).
| UNKNOWN SERVICE |
| HIGSON, Thomas |
A soldier at Waterside, Colne in Lancashire c.1800. |
| HUNDRED DAYS' WAR 1815 |
| CAMPBELL, Donald |
A sergeant in the 42nd Foot (The Black Watch), likely served at Waterloo. |
| INDIA |
| PRITCHARD, Thomas |
Photograph, possibly c.1880s shows Thomas as a corporal, unknown regiment, Lucknow (studio W D Holmes). |
| 2ND AFGHAN WAR (1878-1880) and EGYPT (1882) |
| CAMERON, Alexander |
Colour sergeant in the 72nd Foot in Afghanistan. Sergeant in Egypt (72nd now Seaforth Highlanders). Afghan War Medal with clasps for Charasiab, Kabul and Kandahar, Bronze Star, Egyptian Medal (Tel-el-Kebir) and the Khedives Bronze Star. |
| CAMERON, Donald |
In India with the 72nd Foot from 1871 and regimental piper during part of the 2nd Afghan Campaign (see photo below). Also in Egypt 1882. Afghan War Medal with clasps for Peiwar Kotal, Charasiab, Kabul and Kandahar, Bronze Star, Egyptian Medal (Tel-el-Kebir) and the Khedives Bronze Star. |
Piper Donald Cameron stands at the far left of this group of Seaforth Highlanders at Parkhurst in 1883, a picture of General Roberts, who led them on the march to Kandahar 3 years earlier, hangs from the barrack wall.
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| WORLD WAR I (1914-1918) visit family war memorial |
| BAGNALL, Sidney |
Served in the Royal Army Medical Corps. |
| CAMERON, David Horsburgh |
1918: corporal Motor Transit Army Service Corps. |
| CAMERON, Mark William |
Seaman from 1899 on a variety of ships, aboard HMS Excellent by 1913, officer gunner aboard HMS Invincible during Great War. Battles included Heliogoland Bight (28 Aug 1914), Falklands (8 Dec 1914) and Jutland (31 May 1916) where he was killed when the Invincible sank. |
| CAMERON, Peter McDougall |
Driver with Army Service Corps (Motor Transit). Served in France (abroad July 1918 - Aug 1919), but postcards also from Belgium (Coutrai 1918-19) Germany (the Rhein), served with the XIX Corps - a letter includes the shield with three question marks, I believe this is a badge of Sir Herbert Watts’s 19th Corps. Victory medal. |
| CAMERON, Robert Leishman |
Private in the Royal Army Medical Corps (T.F), 1/3rd (Reserve) Highland Field Ambulance. Prisoner of War at Stammlager [Pouchim] and then Stammlager [Friestuie..feld] (1918). |
| CAMERON, Walter |
Private in the Scots Guards. Wounded in action on 10 Sep 1916 (France), probably at Ginchy. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal, Silver War Badge. |
| DRUMMOND, James Horsburgh |
Enlisted Seaforth Highlanders Nov 1914, transferred to North Staffordshire Regiment, then Labour Corps - discharged Nov 1918. Served in France May-Aug 1915, hospital in UK with a sprained ankle Aug-Sep 1915, back in France May 1916-Nov 1918. |
| EWING, Alexander |
Private with the Black Watch (14th Battalion), died 4 Dec 1917. Deir El Belah War Cemetery, Israel. Think he was previously in the Fife & Forfar Yeomanry. |
| EWING, David |
Private in the Royal Army Medical Corps with the 3rd Highland Field Ambulance. Enlisted with brother John, May 1915, discharged July 1917. |
| EWING, James |
Still a bit of research needed to sort out some confusion here... a service record states served Black Watch and 5th Sco. Prov. Bttn. A death also matches this James - 2 Mar 1917, buried at Burntisland, served with Seaforth Highlanders... |
| EWING, John Bruce |
Private in the Royal Army Medical Corps, enlisted with brother David, May 1915, discharged May 1919. |
| GRIFFIN, Horace |
Lance Corporal in 53rd (YS) Bn. T. R. Notts & Derby Rgt; also papers for Royal Flying Corps. First joined for duty 1 Dec 1917, RFC Sep 1918. Not sure if went abroad at all. |
| HODGKINS, Charles |
Private 4th North Staffordshire Regiment, transferred to 7th Batallion at Gallipoli (Aug 1915), trenches at Sulajik. Medals: 1914-15 Star, Victory Medal, British War Medal and Silver War Badge. Retired from service due to pleurisy and pneumonia (1916). Hospital in Malta, then Whittington at Lichfield. |
| HODGKINS, Edward |
North Staffordshire Regiment, probably Lance Corporal (see photo below). |
| HOLLAND, Henry |
Territorial service with 5th Notts & Derby (from 1912). Expeditionary Force to France Feb 1915 5th Leicestershire Rgt. Wounded back and abdomen (field hospital 16 May 1915), home Jun 1915. Discharged as unfit Jun 1916. Died from wounds 29 Aug 1918. |
| PHILLIP, William |
Private in the Black Watch with the 8th Battalion. Killed 19 Jul 1918. |
| PRITCHARD, Thomas Page |
Sapper in the Australian Army, 16th Light Rail Operating Company. |
| SHERRIFF, Ernest |
Private in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment (Aug-Nov 1914), then in the Royal Garrison Artillery (Nov 1914-Mar 1916). |
| SHERRIFF, Horace |
Private in the Durham Light Infantry Aug 1914 - Feb 1915. |
| SHERRIFF, Hope |
3rd Battalion Sherwood Foresters c.1900. |
| SHERRIFF, Thomas |
Private in the 2nd Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers, age 24, killed 1 July 1916 (presume Somme). c.1900 was a private in the 3rd Battalion Sherwood Foresters. |
| SHERRIFF, Uriah |
Private in Notts & Derby Regiment and Corporal in Royal Defence Corps. Victory Medal, British War Medal, 1915 Star, SWB (family story says wounded in France). Theatre served in: Balkans, date of entry: 2 Aug 1915. |
| STEWART, Henry (Harry) |
Lance Corporal in 5th Battalion Highland Light Infantry. Served at Gallipoli, killed 14 July 1915. |
| STEWART, Andrew Phillip |
Lieutenant in 9th Kings Own Scottish Borderers (previously in 5th Scottish Rifles). Awarded Military Cross ("For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in a difficult rearguard action, when his tactical handling of men caused the enemy to suffer heavy casualties and enabled his own men to withdraw with a minimum of loss. He was wounded just as the last remnant of his command had reached safety."). Died 2 June 1918, memorial Glasgow Western Necropolis. |
This photo shows 'Platoon 14' of the North Staffordshires. Edward Hodgkins sits in the exact centre, arms folded.
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| WORLD WAR II (1939-1945) |
| HIGSON, Benjamin Walter |
Royal Army Pay Corps (later a Major). Served in the UK during the war (stationed in Scotland) and abroad afterwards (West Africa, Egypt, Malta, Cyprus, Tripoli, Trieste). |
| PRITCHARD, Gilbert Henry |
Australian Army Special Unit. |
Links of interest:
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Gallipoli
World War One.com
The March to Kandahar
| Family main page |
© Garen Ewing 2010
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