War Dead Databases

[museumtom]

GUSTINE, Clyde, Excelsior Springs, MISSOURI, Private, DIED OF WOUNDS.

Clyde Gustine

Private First Class, U.S. Army

168th Infantry Regiment, 42nd Infantry Division

Entered the Service from: Missouri

Died: May 27, 1918

Buried at: Plot H Row 18 Grave 7

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery

Romagne, France

HAWKINS, HOMER I., WASHINGTON, IOWA, Private, DIED OF WOUNDS

Homer I. Hawkins

Private, U.S. Army

166th Infantry Regiment, 42nd Infantry Division

Entered the Service from: Iowa

Died: July 28, 1918

Buried at: Plot A Row 8 Grave 24

Aisne-Marne American Cemetery

Belleau, France

MORGAN, Glenn A., Williamsburg., OHIO, Private, DIED OF DISEASE

Glen A. Morgan

Private, U.S. Army

168th Infantry Regiment, 42nd Infantry Division

Entered the Service from: Iowa

Died: September 12, 1918

Buried at: Plot C Row 16 Grave 15

St. Mihiel American Cemetery

Thiaucourt, France

KEIPER, Howard C., Ainsworth., IOWA, Corporal, DIED OF DISEASE

BEATTY, Leon, Washington., IOWA, Private, KILLED IN ACTION

Thats all I can find on these gusy.

Glad to help.

regards.

Tom

[museumtom]

I searched the books and there are no pictures of these men in there.

Sorry.

Tom.

[BottsGreys]

Tom:

Thanks so much for your time & effort--info is very useful and greatly appreciated.

Chris

[Neil Burns]

Hi Chris,

I will check the 42nd Division History for additional information for you. Things are a bit hectic so give me a day or two.

Take care,

Neil

[BottsGreys]

Neil:

Super! Thanks.

Chris

[Neil Burns]

Little more detail:

Clyde Gustine: 42nd in the Baccarat sector the 168th suffered a combined phosgene/chlorine gas attack on May 27th 1918.

Glen Morgan: 168th attacking near Panne.

Homer Hawkins:168th attacking German positions on the far side of the Ourcq. They entered the line on July 25th.

[BottsGreys]

Neil:

Thanks for the additional info--I appreciate your efforts.

Chris

[DaveBrigg]

Hi Tom

If at all possible, could you see if you have information on any of the following. They were all pupils or teachers at Brigg Grammar School.

Private Edward S B Adair 28th Bn London Regt died 05/11/1918 (died in UK)

Private Willaim Harold Baines (or Bains) 10th Bn Sherwood Foresters died 08/08/1917

Private (or L/Cpl?) George Harold Brown 41st CCS, RAMC died 06/06/1917

Lt Kenneth Foster Bean, 7th Royal Scots died 12/04/1918

Lt William Stuart Bean, 30 Sqn RFC died 21/01/1917

Trooper M H Campion, possibly Lincs Yeomanry, died 1917

Ordinary Telegraphist Joseph Alec Denton, died 21/12/1916

Richard Percival Eminson, RFA, died 02/03/1918 (before completing officer training - never saw active service)

Private Sydney Goates, 14th Bn London Regt (London Scottish) died 01/07/1916

Private Douglas Albert Henderson, 1st Bn East Yorks Regt, (possibly West Yorks) died 28/05/1918

Captain Frederick J Huskinson, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, died 01/07/1916

Private William H Kenning RAMC invalided out summer 1916, died Jan 1917

2nd Lt Percy Margetts, 9th (attd 6th) Bn Lincolnshire Regt, died 05/12/1915

Gunner Fred a Maltby, 95th Bde RFA, died 21/03/1918

2nd Lt William Nainby, Lincs regt attd 62nd LTM battery, died 25/05/1918

Rifleman Joseph Neall, 21st Bn KRRC, died 15/09/1916

L/Cpl Harold Oglesby, 2nd KOYLI, died 18/10/1914

Private Harold Rayner, 6th Lincs, died 04/11/1915

J R Salisbury, possibly of Northumberland Fusiliers

L/Cpl John Brasier Sherriff, 15th Bn Sherwood Foresters, died 14/10/1918

2nd Lt Francis Ingle Sowter, 4th Bn East Kent Regt (The Buffs) died 09/08/1917

Capt George H Sowter, 1/5th Lincs, died 13/10/1915

Cpl Henry Spilman, 8th East Yorks, died 02/05/1917

2nd Lt Reginald Herbert westoby, 3rd Lincs, died 04/10/1917

Sorry to give so many

Many thanks

dave

[museumtom]

Tell me what information you have on these already .i.e. SDGW CWGC etc.

Tom

[museumtom]

Additional info;

Private Edward Samuel Banker Adair ...should read;

Private Edward Samuel Baker Adair

I can also add that the 41st Casualty Clearing Station was located at GAILLY the day Private, George Harold Brown died of wounds.

[shaymen]

Tom

May I trouble you for a WW2 Soldiers died look up for the following.

I have CWGC details but am unsure what else can be found on the Soldiers died disk - I only have the WW1 version.

No hurry as the list is quite long.

Thanks

Glyn

Charles William Carter 10-01-1944

Frederick George Darby 03-04-1944

Herbert Charles Ellis 01-05-1943

James Frederick Kitchener 23-02-1945

William Rous Mallory 16-01-1945

Patrick Allen Snow 28-12-1940

Herbert William Patmore 23-07-1941

William Arthur Bill Gray 20-01-1942

Harold George Gunn 03-09-1942

George Bertram Ecclestone 07-09-1942

Thomas Stanley Ecclestone 11-05-1944

[DaveBrigg]

Enjoy.

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Many thanks for that, I will! The De Ruvigneys was really helpful, and I have passed it on to his family too. Do you ever sleep?

Best wishes

Dave

[museumtom]

Hello Dave.

You are welcome.

The funny thing is that..the family would have been the ones to have put his information into De Ruvigneys Roll of Honour in the first place, and to answer your last question, yes, I sleep like a baby............with my toe in my mouth!!

[museumtom]

Charles William Carter 10-01-1944, Essex regt, Born Hertfordshire, Residence Essex, Pte, Infantry, No 751178, Italy.

Frederick George Darby 03-04-1944, Gunner, RA, No 14576982, born SE London, residence Essex, died in the UK.

Herbert Charles Ellis 01-05-1943, The Sherwoods, born and lived in Lincs, DOD 22/8/43,in North Africa (the only HC Ellis in the database…maybe the wrong man).

James Frederick Kitchener 23-02-1945………no data

William Rous Mallory 16-01-1945……no data

Patrick Allen Snow 28-12-1940, Essex regt, No 6016202, Pte, born and lived in Essex,DoD 29/12/40 in the UK.

Herbert William Patmore 23-07-1941….no data

William Arthur Bill Gray 20-01-1942….no data

Harold George Gunn 03-09-1942, RAMC (other corps) Driver, No 254647, born Essex, lived in Hertfordshire, died in North Africa.

George Bertram Ecclestone 07-09-1942, West Kents,L/cpl, No6346144, born Suffolk, Lived in Essex, died in the Middle east.

Thomas Stanley Ecclestone 11-05-1944….no data

[shaymen]

Tom

Many thanks for checking those for me.

Much appreciated

Glyn

[Chris_B]

Tom,

Does this man have an entry in De Ruvigny's Roll?

Charles Garnett

WITHERS

Initials: C G

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Second Lieutenant

Regiment: South Lancashire Regiment

Unit Text: 9th Bn. attd. 2nd Bn.

Date of Death: 10/07/1916

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: XII. K. 9.

Cemetery: CONNAUGHT CEMETERY, THIEPVAL

Thanks,

Chris.

[The Plummed Goose]

Dear Tom,

Anything on this guy :

Pte (?) Ernest Galloway / 1/4th Cheshire Regiment. Supposedly died 10th August 1915 in Suvla / Gallipoli

Thanks in advance

eric

CWGC + National archives without success

[museumtom]

He is not listed in sdgw, nor are there any Galloways as casualties in the Cheshire regt nor is there any soldiers second name starting with the letter G listed as having died on the 10/8/15 in the Cheshire regt.

Sorry

Tom

[museumtom]

Lt CG Withers is not listed in De Ruvigneys..........sorry.

Tom

[Chris_B]

Lt CG Withers is not listed in De Ruvigneys..........sorry.

Tom

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Another bites the dust ... Thanks for looking

Chris.

[stu]

Hi Tom,

Could you please look up for me Lt Arthur Charles Sotheron Escourt,M.C.

I know he was an observer in the RAF and he was kia on 8/8/18,and that he was previously with the 8th Glos.

Anything else you can give me will be much appreciated,especially any photos.

Many thanks.

Stu

[museumtom]

I cheacked de Ruvigneys and the Roll of honour for the RAF/RFC and he is not listed in either...however he is listed in the CGWC as SOTHERON-ESTCOURT, ARTHUR CHARLES;

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Lieutenant

Regiment: Royal Air Force

Unit Text: 5th Sqdn.

Secondary Regiment: Gloucestershire Regiment

Secondary Unit Text: formerly 8th Bn.

Age: 24

Date of Death: 08/08/1918

Awards: MC

Additional information: Son of the Rev. E. W. Sotheron-Estcourt, of "Windmill," Milford-on-Sea, Lymington, Hants. Scholar of Magdalene College, Cambridge. Gazetted Sept. 1916.,.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: I. A. 18.

Cemetery: CAIX BRITISH CEMETERY

Also;

From the London gazette;

Temporary 2nd Lieutenant Arthur Charles Sotheron Estcourt - MC (Lond. Gaz. 26 Sept. 1916)

"For conspicuous gallantry in action. He fought his battery with great effect under very heavy fire during the attack,dispersing many enemy bombing parties. He also knocked out a machine-gun which was holding up the advance of one of our bombing parties."

Regards.

Tom

[stu]

I cheacked de Ruvigneys and the Roll of honour for the RAF/RFC and he is not listed in either...however he is listed in the CGWC as SOTHERON-ESTCOURT, ARTHUR CHARLES;

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Lieutenant

Regiment: Royal Air Force

Unit Text: 5th Sqdn.

Secondary Regiment: Gloucestershire Regiment

Secondary Unit Text: formerly 8th Bn.

Age: 24

Date of Death: 08/08/1918

Awards: MC

Additional information: Son of the Rev. E. W. Sotheron-Estcourt, of "Windmill," Milford-on-Sea, Lymington, Hants. Scholar of Magdalene College, Cambridge. Gazetted Sept. 1916.,.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: I. A. 18.

Cemetery: CAIX BRITISH CEMETERY 

Also;

From the London gazette;

Temporary 2nd Lieutenant Arthur Charles Sotheron Estcourt - MC (Lond. Gaz. 26 Sept. 1916)

"For conspicuous gallantry in action. He fought his battery with great effect under very heavy fire during the attack,dispersing many enemy bombing parties. He also knocked out a machine-gun which was holding up the advance of one of our bombing parties."

Regards.

Tom

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Hi Tom,

Many thanks for your help.

Regards.

Stu

[Coldstreamer]

hello

have sent you a pm re sgt Guy

Ian

only add that he went to france 15/8/15 with the 4th Btn

Hi could you tell me what you have on:

14653 Sgt. Lawrence Walter Guy 1st Coy. 4th Bn. Coldstream Guards. Kia: 05/08/1917 aged 22.

S/2724 Pte. John Begbie, D Coy. 2nd Bn. Gordon Highlanders. Kia: 12/05/1916 aged 21.

Pte. G. W. Baker, 10th Bn. (Grimsby Chums) Lincs. Regt. Kia: 14/06/1918 aged 26.

Many thanks,

Jonathan

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Edited 8 October , 2005 by Coldstreamer

[museumtom]

Kenneth O'Gorman Harvard

2nd Lieutenant

2nd Bn Grenadier Guards of New Malden, Surrey

KIA 1 August 1917; buried Artilllery Wood CWGC

HARVARD, KENNETH O'GORMAN

Initials: K O

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Lieutenant

Regiment: Grenadier Guards

Unit Text: 2nd Bn.

Age: 20

Date of Death: 01/08/1917

Additional information: Son of Thomas Mawson Harvard, "Woodfield," New Malden, Surrey.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: X. E. 17.

Cemetery: ARTILLERY WOOD CEMETERY

Oliver Chetwode Stokes

2nd Lieutenant

2nd Bn Royal Munster Fusiliers

KIA 5 March 1917; buried Assevilliers New British Cemetery.

Mentioned with no new data in Irelands memorial records, page 82, Vol 8

These men are not in De Ruvigneys Roll of Honour.

Tom