Author Archives: Graham Conway

Lance Corporal 8708 Nunnick Peter Vannie Blake – ‘D’ Company. Captured:  24 August 1914    Repatriated: November 1918? Personal: Nunnick was born on 15th April 1893 in Aldershot, Hampshire. He was the son of George William (Private, Cheshire Regiment – see Footnote below) and … Continue reading →

Corporal Walter CROOKES – ‘C’ Company Wounded and Captured:  24 August 1914    Repatriated: 22 November 1918  Personal: Walter was born on 13th November 1893 probably at 29 Thomas Street, Eccleshall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire. He was the son of Walter (Pen … Continue reading →

Sergeant 4277 Arthur William Henry RAYNOR, D.C.M.                      ‘C’ Company Captured:  24 August 1914    Repatriated: 22 January 1919 Personal: Arthur was born in Fermoy, Ireland, on 19th December 1879. He was the son … Continue reading →

Major (later Colonel) Bryan Henry CHETWYND-STAPYLTON          Senior Major,    Awards:  M.i.D., C.B.E.         Captured: 24 August 1914       Repatriated: 16 November 1918 (?) Personal: Bryan was born on 10th June 1873 at Monkstown, Dublin, … Continue reading →

Lieut. (Major) James Chambers SPROULE, M.C.  (Quartermaster) Personal: James (known as ‘Mickey’) was born on 17th December 1872 at Ballymena, Antrim, Ireland. He was the son of William Thomas (Colour Sergeant, 54th Regiment) and Jane (née Chambers) Sproule. He had 3 older … Continue reading →

2/Lieutenant (Major) Richard Harry BOLTON – (‘D’ Company) Wounded and Captured: 24 August 1914        Repatriated: 16 November 1918 Personal: Richard was born on 19th February 1894 at Donald, British Columbia, Canada. He was the son of Samuel Henry (Civil Engineer) … Continue reading →

Captain (Major) Victor Richard TAHOURDIN  (Adjutant) Captured: 24 August 1914       Repatriated: 14 June 1918 Personal: Victor was born on 18th May 1881 at 9 Upper Cloister, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, where his father, Rev. Richard Tahourdin, was Honorary Chaplain to … Continue reading →

2/Lieutenant (Major) George Spencer JACOBS – (‘A’ Company) Captured: 24 August 1914        Repatriated: 17 November 1918 Personal: George was born on 7th March 1885 in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. He was the son of George Harvey (Foreman Cooper – … Continue reading →

Captain (Major) John Lintorn SHORE, D.S.O., O.B.E., L.d.H., M.i.D. –  (Officer Commanding ‘B’ Company) Captured: 13 October 1914       Repatriated: 4 March 1919 Personal: Lintorn Shore was born on 6th September 1880 at Whatley House, Frome, Somerset, and was the … Continue reading →

Lieutenant Colonel Dudley Coryndon BOGER –              (Commanding Officer – 1st Battalion, Cheshire Regiment) Captured: 24 August 1914     Repatriated: 23 September 1917 Personal: Dudley Boger was born in Gravesend, Kent, on 12th October 1865, the … Continue reading →