+CALLEN, SIDNEY J. ... Pte. … Hants, Sept. 1914, Pte. Egypt, Palestine. Killed in Action, Nov. 22, 1917. (13, Egbert Road)
CALLEN, Sidney James, Private, 200976, 2nd /4th Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 22 November 1917 aged 19.
Son of Sidney Ernest and Fanny Callen of 13, Egbert Road. Born at Botley in 1898. At school in 1911 aged 13. Enlisted on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, September 1914. Served in Egypt and Palestine. Killed in Action 22 November 1917. Buried in Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) (GR K. 77.). Memorial at St Bartholomew's.
+CANCELLOR, DESMOND B. … Lieut. … Hants, Apl. 1917, 2nd Lieut.
France. Wounded, July 23 and Aug. 22, 1917. M.C. 1918. Killed in Action, Nov. 118, near Préseau. (23, Edgar Road)
CANCELLOR, Desmond Bertram, Lieutenant, 3rd (Reserve) Bn attd 1st Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 1 November 1918 aged 20.
Son of Bertram Douglas Cancellor and Marion Effie Cancellor (formerly of 16, Christchurch Road) of Queen Anne Chambers, High Street, Winchester. Born 1899. At school at Twyford in 1911, aged 12. Enlisted in Winchester, April 1917. Served in France. Commissioned the same month he was wounded 23 July and 22 August 1917. Awarded the Military Cross. Killed in Action 1 November 1918 near Preseau. Buried in Denain Communal Cemetery, Nord, France (GR D. 7.). Memorials at Holy Trinity and Twyford Preparatory School.
Military Cross citation from The London Gazette, 3 October 1919:
‘2nd/Lt. Desmond Bertram Cancellor, Hampshire. R., Spec. Res., attd 1st Bn. For most conspicuous gallantry and fearless leadership. On the 24th October, 1918, at Monchaux when the bridging party was trying to bridge the river under heavy fire, he swam the river alone, and rushed the nearest machine-gun post. This splendid example of dash led other men to follow him across, and a bridge-head was gained. He undoubtedly saved a very critical situation.’
+CARTER, ARTHUR F. … L.-Corpl. … Hants (T.F.), 1894, Pte. Hants. India. Died, Feb. 15, 1916. (4, Penarth Place)
CARTER, Arthur Fred, Lance-Corporal, 102, 1st/4th Bn The Hampshire Regiment d. 15 February 1916 aged 48.
Son of Albert Carter of 4, Penarth Place, St Thomas Street. Born 1868. A Clerk in 1911 aged 43. Enlisted in Winchester 1894 and served in India. Awarded Territorial Efficiency Medal. Died of Wounds on 15 February 1916. Buried in Quetta Government. Cemetery (GR 2305). Commemorated on Delhi Memorial (India Gate). (PR Face 23). Memorial at St Thomas’s Church.
+CARTER, GEORGE ... Pte. … Hants, June 1916, Pte. France. Wounded, July 31, 117. Killed in Action, July 31, 1917, St. Julien. (13, Eastgate Street)
CARTER, George, Private, 24936, 14th (Service) Bn (1st Portsmouth) The Hampshire Regiment, d. 31 July 1917 age unknown.
Family at 46, North Walls in 1911, George not found. Enlisted in Winchester June 1916 and served on the Western Front. Killed in Action 31 July 1917 at St Julien. Buried in Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ypres (Ieper), West-Vlaanderen, Belgium (PR Panel 35.). Memorials at Holy Trinity and St John the Baptist.
+CARTER, JOHN ... Sig. … R.E., Sept. 1917, Sig. France. Killed.
(1, Queensland Terrace)
CARTER, John, Sapper, 325815, Corps of Royal Engineers, d. 2 May 1919 aged 41.
Son of Thomas and Jane Carter. Born at Collingbourne Ducis, Wiltshire, in 1878. Married Margaret Kathleen Rolph in 1907 and by 1911 had Leslie John born 1909 in Marlborough, Wiltshire. Worked in the Civil Service, Post Office Sorting in 1911, aged 33 when living at 111, Owens Road. Served in France and died 2 May 1919. Buried in Winchester (West Hill) Old Cemetery (GR 41. 16628.). No Winchester memorial found.
+CASSIDY, GERALD. ... Boy … R.N., 1913, Boy. H.M.S. Powerful and Crescent.Died, Mch. 1919. (13, Eastgate Street)
CASSIDY, Gerald, Boy 1st Class, 25703, HMS Victory, Powerful and Crescent. Royal Navy, d. March 1919 aged 20.
Son of John William and Jane Elizabeth Cassidy of 34, London Road, Southwark, London SE. Born at Southwark, London 27 April 1898. Aged 12 in 1911. Enlisted in 1913 and died of a disease of the nervous system in March 1919. Memorials at Holy Trinity and St John the Baptist.
His brother, John Alfred, served in France as a Private in the Royal Irish Rifles and survived the War.
+CAUSTON, JERVOISE P. ... Capt. … Hants, 1914, 2nd Lieut. India, France. Killed in Action, Apl. 22, 1918, near Bethune. (Master's Lodge, St. Cross)
CAUSTON, Jervoise Purefoy, Captain, 1st Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 22 April 1918 aged 24.
Son of Francis Jervoise Causton (Master of St Cross) and Laura Georgina Causton, of The Master's Lodge, St Cross. Born at Petersfield in 1894. At Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey in 1911, aged 17. Awarded Order of Merit there for Senior Scholarships in 1909. A recruit for the Rifle Corps Cadets in 1909 becoming a Lance-Serjeant in 1912. Enlisted in 1914 and served in India and France. Served in 6th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Battalion (Territorial). Killed in Action 22 April 1918 near Bethune serving with 1st Bn The Hampshire Regiment. Buried in Gonnehem British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France (GR B. 8.). Memorial at St Cross Chapel.
+CHALK, ARCHIBALD ... Rfn. … R.B., Aug. 4, 1914, Rfn. France. Killed in
Action, Aug. 26, 1914. (4, St. Clement Street)
CHALK, Archibald, Private, 9905, 1st Bn The Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own), d. 26 August 1914 aged 30.
Son of Thomas and Mary Chalk in 1891 of 5, St James’s Lane, later of 4, St Clement Street. Born at Aldershot in 1884. A Postman in 1911 aged 27. Enlisted in Winchester on 4 August 1914 and entered France on 23 August. Served on the Western Front. Listed as formerly 5847, The Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in Action, 26 August 1914. Commemorated on La Ferté-Sous-Jouarre Memorial, Seine-et-Marne, France. Memorial at St Bartholomew's.
His brother Frank Albert served as a Corporal in the Royal Flying Corps and survived the War.
+CHALK, ARTHUR … Pte. … R.M.L.I., Dec. 1916, Pte. France. Killed in
Action, Oct. 1917, Passchendaele. (75, Chesil Street)
CHALK, Arthur, Private, PLY/1789-S-, 2nd RM Bn RN Div. Royal Marine Light Infantry, d. 26 October 1917 aged 37.
Son of George Chalk of Cheriton. Born 1 January 1880. Not found in 1911. Enlisted 9 December 1915 and served on the Western Front. Temporarily posted to the Royal Berkshire Regiment 28 December 1916. Killed in Action 26 October 1917 at Passchendaele. Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium (PR Panel 1 and 162A.). No Winchester memorial found.
+CHANDLER, ERNEST ... Rfn. … R.B., 1888, Rfn. France. Killed in Action, Mch. 11, 1915, Neuve Chapelle. (7, Maidstone Terrace)
CHANDLER, Ernest C., Private, 7255, 2nd Bn The Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own), d. 11 March 1915 aged 33.
Son of Mrs Harriet Chandler of 7, Maidstone Terrace, Culver Road. Born 1882. In 1911 serving at Fort William, Calcutta, India, aged 29. Enlisted in Winchester and served on the Western Front. Killed in Action 11 March 1915 at Neuve Chapelle, France. Commemorated on Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France (PR Panel 44.). Memorial at St Michael's.
He had two brothers who served in the War. Frank, listed below, was Killed in Action 19 December 1914. Herbert served in France as a Private in the Army Service Corps (Mechanical Transport) and survived the War.
+CHANDLER, FRANK ... Rfn. … Hants, 1902, Pte. R.B. France. Killed in
Action, Dec. 19, 1914, Armentières. (7, Maidstone Terrace)
CHANDLER, Frank S., Private, 3573, 1st Bn The Rifle Brigade, d. 19 December 1914 aged 25.
Son of Mrs Harriet Chandler of 7, Maidstone Terrace, Culver Road. Born 1889. In 1911 aged 22. Enlisted in Winchester and served on the Western Front. Transferred from The Hampshire Regiment. Killed in Action 19 December 1914 at Armentieres. Buried in Rifle House Cemetery, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium (GR IV. G. 15.). Memorial at St Michael's.
He had two brothers who served in the War. Ernest, listed above, was Killed in Action 11 March 1915 at Neuve Chapelle. Herbert served in France as a Private in the Army Service Corps (Mechanical Transport) and survived the War.
+CHAPMAN, FRANK J. ... Pte. … Hants, Sept. 1914, Pte. India, Persian
Gulf. Taken Prisoner by Turks, Apl. 29, 1916, Kut. Died of Enteric, Oct. 1916. (4, Andover Road)
CHAPMAN, Frank James, Private, 201058, 1st/4th Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 15 October 1916 aged 22.
Son of James and Catherine A. Chapman of White House, St Cross 1911, later 3, Front Street, St Cross. Born at Rustington, Sussex in 1894. A Law Clerk in 1911, living at 3, Front Street aged 17. Enlisted on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, September 1914. Served in India and the Persian Gulf. Taken prisoner by Turks on 29 April 1916 at Kut and died of enteric fever, 15 October 1916. Commemorated on Basra Memorial, Iraq (PR Panel 21 and 63.). Memorial at St Paul's.
+CHASTON, EDWARD A. … L.-Corpl. … Hants Y., Aug. 1914, Tpr. Hants. Italy, France, Killed in Action, Oct. 14, 1918, Menin. (13, Edgar Road)
CHASTON, Edward Alfred, Lance-Corporal, 204734, 15th (Service) Bn (2nd Portsmouth) The Hampshire Regiment. d. 14 October 1918 aged 22.
Eldest son of Alfred Edward and Lucy Waters Chaston of Triscombe,13, Edgar Road and 45, High Street. Born 1897. At Trafalgar House school, Winchester and, in 1911, at Dean Close, Cheltenham, aged 14. In 1914 pupil in the engineering works of the London and South-Western Railway at Eastleigh. Enlisted in Winchester, August 1914 and served in Italy and France for two and a half years before his death, ‘a bright and lovable disposition’. Transferred from Hampshire Yeomanry. Wounded Summer 1918 in the right arm. Died of Wounds from further wounds, 14 October 1918 in an ambulance en route to hospital. Buried in Ypres Reservoir Cemetery, Ypres (Ieper), West-Vlaanderen, Belgium (GR II. C. 10.). Memorials at Christ Church, two small brass plaques, same words on each, preacher and leader's pews.
His brother Richard D. enlisted on 26 September 1918 as a Private in The Royal Warwickshire Regiment and survived the War.
+CHATFIELD, WILLIAM L. … Pte. … Hants Y., Jan. 1915. Hants. France. Wounded, July 31, 1917. Killed in Action, Nov. 4, 1918, Beaudignies. (4, Ranelagh Road)
CHATFIELD, William Leslie, Private, 33124, 2nd/4th Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 4 November 1918 aged 21.
Son of Frederick William and Matilda Maria Chatfield of Branksome, 4, Ranelagh Road. Born 1897. At school in 1911, living at 38, Upper High Street, aged 14. Enlisted in Winchester, January 1915 and served on the Western Front. Transferred from the Hampshire Yeomanry. Wounded 31 July 1917 and Killed in Action 4 November 1918 at Beaudignies. Buried in Ruesnes Communal Cemetery, Nord, France (GR I. B. 23.). Memorial at St Cross Chapel.
+CHURCHER, HENRY T. … C.S.M. … Hants, 1914, Pte. Egypt, France. Killed
in Action, Sept. 19, 1918. M.M., 1918. (3, Avenue Road)
CHURCHER, Henry Thomas, Company Serjeant Major, 201109, 2nd/4th Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 19 September 1918 aged 28.
Son of Lot and Elizabeth Churcher of 3, Avenue Road. Born at Bemerton, Salisbury, Wiltshire in 1891. A Domestic Gardener in 1911 aged 20. Enlisted in Winchester in 1914. Served in Egypt, France and Flanders. Awarded the Military Medal in 1918. Died of Wounds, 19 September 1918. Buried in Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, Pas de Calais, France (GR IV. B. 4.). Memorials at St Matthew’s and St Paul's.
He had two brothers who served in the War. Ernest C. served in France as a Lance-Corporal in the Army Service Corps and was wounded 5 October 1918. Harold J. served in Egypt, Palestine, France and Germany as a Corporal in The Hampshire Regiment, was wounded 1 December 1917. Both survived the War.
+CLARK, GERALD M. … Major … O.T.C., 1900, Capt. Northants. France.
Despatches 1916. Killed in Action, July 14, 1916. (24, Ranelagh Road)
CLARK, Gerald Maitland, Major, 6th (Service) Bn The Northamptonshire Regiment, d. 14 July 1916 aged 35.
Son of the Rev. W. M. Clark and Mrs Annette L. Clark formerly of Kingsgate House (1891 and 1901 recorded at 51 and 52/1, Kingsgate Street). Born at Hampstead, Middlesex in 1880. A Schoolmaster in 1911 at St Andrews College (Workhouse and Workhouse Infirmary), Bradfield, Bucklebury, Reading, Berkshire, aged 31. Enlisted 1906 and transferred to The Northamptonshire Regiment from the Officer Training Corps. Served in France. Mentioned in Despatches in 1916. Killed in Action 14 July 1916. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France (PR Pier and Face 11 A and 11 D.). Memorials at St Cross Chapel and St Lawrence’s.
+CLARK, HENRY P. … Pte. … A.V.C., Jan. 1916, Pte. Oxf. and Bucks L.I.
France. Killed in Action, Dec. 22, 1917, Cambrai. (8, Mants Lane)
CLARKE, Henry P, Private, 27275, 5th Bn The Oxford and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, d. 22 December 1917 aged 23.
Son of the late Henry and Mary Clarke. Born Birmingham. Not found in 1911. Enlisted in January 1916 at Winchester, served in France. Transferred from the Army Veterinary Corps. Killed in Action 22 December 1917 at Cambrai. Commemorated on Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium (PR Panel 96 to 98.). No Winchester memorial found.
+CLARK, REGINALD J. ... Rfn. … R.A.O.C., June 1916, Pte. R.B. France.
Missing, Nov. 30, 1917. (40, Fairfield Road)
CLARK, Reginald James, Private, 33649, 12th Bn The Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own), d. 30 November 1917 aged 32.
Son of Harry Clark of Salisbury. Born at Salisbury,Wiltshire in 1885. Married to Millicent Clark of Rosebank, Easton, Winchester. An Ironmonger's Clerk in 1911, boarding at 17, Eastgate Street, aged 26. Enlisted in June 1916. Served on the Western Front. Listed as Formerly 019593, AOC and transferred from Royal Army Ordnance Corps. Killed in Action 30 November 1917. Commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, Nord, France (PR Panel 10 and 11.). Memorials at St Matthew's, and St Paul's.
+CLARKE, WILLIAM J. ... Pte. … Hants, Aug. 1914, Pte. Egypt, Mesopotamia. Drowned, Jan. 23, 1915. (85, Colebrook Street)
CLARKE, William John. Private, 2409, 1st/4th Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 23 January 1916.
Born at St Michael’s in 1883. Not found in 1911. Enlisted in Winchester. Died on 23 January 1916. Served in Mesopotamia. Commemorated on the Basra Memorial, Iraq (PR 21 and 64). No Winchester memorial found.
+CLOWES, CHARLES G. E. ... Lieut. … K.R.R.C., 1912, 2nd Lieut. France,
Belgium. Wounded, Oct. 8, 1914. Killed in Action, Feb. 15, 1915, Ypres. (Milnthorpe, Airlie Road)
CLOWES, Charles George Edric, Lieutenant, 1st Bn attd 3rd Bn The King's Royal Rifle Corps, d. 18 February 1915 aged 22.
Youngest son of Maj. Charles Edward Clowes (late 4th and 2nd Bns 60th Rifles, and 10th (Service) Bn The King's Royal Rifle Corps) and of Mrs Isa Clowes of Milnthorpe, Winchester. Born 28 February 1892. Married to Isa. Educated at Eton. A Gentleman Cadet in 1911, at Sandhurst, Camberley, Surrey, aged 19. Enlisted in 1912. Went to the Front with 2nd Bn on Mobilization Served in France and Belgium. Wounded 8 October 1914 in the trenches, invalided home. Rejoined his Bn in December. Mortally wounded at St Eloi on 15 February 1915 and Died of Wounds 18 February 1915 ‘a most promising young officer, and much esteemed by his comrades.’ Buried in Bailleul Communal Cemetery, Nord, France (GR F. 8.). Memorials at Christ Church, St Cross and Twyford Preparatory School.
His brother John L. served in France, Salonica, Belgium and Germany as a 2nd Lieutenant and Acting Major in The King's Royal Rifle Corps then transferred to the Machine Gun Corps. He was Mentioned in Despatches, won the Belgian Croix de Guerre and survived the War.
+COBB, JAMES A. … Tpr. … Hussars, Aug. 1914, Tpr. France, Belgium.
Killed in Action, May 13, 1915, Ypres. (3, Abbey Passage)
COBB, Arthur James, Private, 14479, 10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars. Household Cavalry and Cavalry of the Line, d. 13 May 1915 aged 27.
Son of James and Amelia Cobb of 3, Abbey Passage. Born 1888. A Carman, Corn Merchant in 1911 aged 23. Enlisted in Household Cavalry in Southampton, August 1914. Served in France and Belgium. Killed in Action 13 May 1915 at Ypres. ommemorated on Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ypres (Ieper), West-Vlaanderen, Belgium (PR Panel 5.). Memorial at St John the Baptist.
Two of his brothers served in the War. George served in the Hampshire Yeomanry. William P. served in France in the Hampshire Yeomanry, Border Regiment and East Lancashire Regiment and was promoted to Signaller. Both survived the War.
+COBERN, WESLEY V. ... Rfn. ... R.B., 1903, Rfn. France. Killed in Action,
Oct. 18, 1914, Armentières. (72, Parchment Street)
COBERN, Wesley Vincent, Private, 8502, 3rd Bn The Rifle Brigade, d. 18 October 1914 aged 31.
Son of Thomas William and Agnes Eliza Cobern of 72, Parchment Street. Born 1884. A Military Clerk in 1911. Enlisted in Winchester, 1903. Entered France 10 September 1914. Served on the Western Front and was Killed in Action 18 October 1914 at Armentieres. Commemorated on Ploegsteert Memorial, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium (PR Panel 10.). Memorials at Holy Trinity and Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, St Peter’s Street.
His brother Wilfred G., listed below, was Killed in Action 15 June 1915 at Basra.
+COBERN, WILFRED G. ... Corpl. … Hants (T.F.), Pte. Hants. India, Persian Gulf. Killed in Action, June 15, 1915, Basra. (72, Parchment Street)
COBERN, Wilfred George, Lance-Corporal, 2570, 1st/4th Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 15 June 1915 aged 37.
Son of Thomas William and Agnes Eliza Cobern of 72, Parchment Street. Born 1879. A Photographer in 1911 aged 32. Enlisted in Winchester. Served in India and the Persian Gulf. Transferred from The Hampshire Regiment (Territorial Force). Killed in Action15 June 1915 in Basra. Buried in Basra War Cemetery, Iraq (GR V. B. 4.). Memorials at Holy Trinity and Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, St Peter’s Street.
His brother Wesley V., listed above, was Killed in Action 18 October 1914 at Armentieres.
+COLES, FRANK ... C.S.M. … Hants (T.F.), Aug. 1914, Pte. India, Mesopotamia. Taken Prisoner by Turks, Apl. 29, 1916, Kut. Died of Dysentery, Sept. 18, 1916. (2, Andover Road)
COLES, Frank, Company Serjeant Major, 200011, A Coy. 1st/4th Bn The Hampshire Regiment (Territorial Force), d. 18 September 1915 aged 31.
Son of Charles and Elizabeth Coles of 2, Andover Road. Born at Alresford in 1885. A Printer’s Composition (sic) in 1911, aged 26. Enlisted in Winchester, August 1914. Served in India and Mesopotamia. Taken prisoner by Turks 29 April 1916 at Kut. Died of dysentery 18 September 1916. Buried in Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Iraq (GR XXI. K. 16.). Memorials at St Matthew's and St Paul's.
+COLES, SYDNEY J. ... Pte. … Hants, Sept. 1914, Pte. India, Mesopotamia.
Missing, believed killed, Jan. 21, 1916. (44, Western Road)
COLES, Sydney James, Private, 201057, 1st/4th Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 21 January 1916 aged 21.
Son of the late Thomas Henry Coles and Rose Flitton (formerly Coles) of 9, Gladstone Street. Born at Portsferry, Co. Down, Ireland, 1895. Worked as a Coach Trimmer in 1911, living with his grandmother etc, at 68, Western Road, aged 16. Enlisted on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, September 1914. Served in India and Mesopotamia and was Killed in Action at Shumran Bend 21 January 1916. Commemorated on Basra Memorial, Iraq (PR Panel 21 and 63.). Memorials at St Matthew's, St Paul's and St Thomas’s School.
+COLLINS, HERBERT F. ... Pte. … Hants Y. Nov. 1914, Tpr. Hants. France.
Killed in Action, Mch. 1918, Cambrai. (Park Road Nursery)
COLLINS, Herbert Frederick, Private, 33443, 11th Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 22 March 1918 aged 20.
Son of Edwin James Collins and Annie Collins of Park Road Nursery. Born at Winkfield, Berkshire in 1898. At school in 1911 aged 13. Enlisted in Winchester, November 1914 and served on the Western Front. Transferred from the Hampshire Yeomanry. Killed in Action 22 March 1918 at Cambrai. Commemorated on Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France (PR Panel 48.). Memorial at St Bartholomew's.
His brother Bernard W. served in India, Mesopotamia and Persia as a Private in The Hampshire Regiment, and survived the War.
+COOK, ARTHUR B. K. … 2nd Lieut. … R.F., Feb. 1915, 2nd Lieut. France.
Killed in Action, July 7, 1916, Ovillers. (6, The Close)
COOK, Arthur Basil Kemball, 2nd Lieutenant, 9th Bn Royal Fusiliers, d. 7 July 1916 aged 30.
Son of Arthur Kemball Cook and the late Lucy Frances Cook of Colebrook House. Born 1886. A Student Architect in 1911 living at 12, College Street aged 25. Commissioned into the Regiment in Winchester, February 1915. Served in France. Killed in Action 7 July 1916 at Ovillers. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France (PR Pier and Face 8 C 9 A and 16 A. ). No Winchester memorial found.
+COVEY, EDWIN H. … Pte. … A.I.F., Oct. 1914, Pte. Gallipoli, France. Killed
in Action, July 2, 1916, Armentières. (2, Westgate Lane)
COVEY, Edwin Harvey, Private, 1322, 3rd Bn Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Forces, d. 2 July 1916 aged 25.
Son of Edwin Covey and Annie Covey of 3, Churchill Terrace, Crondall, Farnham, Surrey (sic). Born at Chertsey, Surrey in 1893. An Errand Boy in 1911 aged 18. Family living at 2, Westgate Lane in 1911. Enlisted in October 1914. Served at Gallipoli (Dardanelles) and in France. Died of Wounds from a bomb 2 July 1916 at Armentieres. Buried in Sailly-sur-la-Lys Canadian Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France (GR I. A. 15.). No Winchester memorial found.
His brother, Percy, listed below, was Killed in Action, 6 August 1915. His brother Albert E. served in India and Mesopotamia as a Private in The Hampshire Regiment and survived the War.
+COVEY, PERCY … Pte. … A.I.F., Oct. 1914, Pte. Gallipoli, France. Killed in Action, Aug. 6, 1915. (2, Westgate Lane)
COVEY, Percy, Private, 1486, 4th Bn Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Forces, d. 6 August 1915 aged 21.
Son of Edwin and Annie Covey of 3, Churchill Terrace, Crondall, Farnham, Surrey (sic). Born at Chertsey, Surrey in 1895. An Errand Boy in 1911 aged 16. Family living at 2, Westgate Street in 1911. Enlisted in October 1914. Served at Gallipoli (Dardanelles) and was Killed in Action 6 August 1915. Commemorated at Lone Pine Cemetery, Anzac, Nr Gallipoli, Turkey (PR Sp. Mem. A. 4.). No Winchester memorial found.
His brother Edwin H., listed above, served at Gallipoli (Dardanelles) and France and was Killed in Action 2 July 1916. His brother Albert E. served in India and Mesopotamia as a Private in The Hampshire Regiment and survived the War.
+COWAN, DOUGLAS H. ... 2nd Lieut. … Hants 1912, 2nd Lieut. France. Killed Killed in Action, Aug. 26, 1914. Cambrai. (Little Meade, Cheriton Road)
COWAN, Douglas Henderson, 2nd Lieutenant, 1st Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 26 August 1914 aged 23.
Son of David T. Cowan, MA (Director of Education, Hampshire, The Castle Winchester) of Little Meade, Cheriton Road. Born at Beccles, Suffolk 10 October 1890. Listed as 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Hampshires in 1911 living at 9, Clifton Road, aged 20. Killed in Action 26 August 1914 at Cambrai. Buried in Fontaine-Au-Pire Communal Cemetery, Nord, France (GR I. B. 74.). Memorial at Christ Church and Peter Symonds School.
+COX, FRANK ... Pte. … N. Fus., Sept. 25, 1914, Pte. France. Killed in Action, Aug. 8, 1917, Nieuport. (1 Culver Road)
COX, Frank, Private, 16/967, 16th Bn The Northumberland Fusiliers, d. 9 August 1917 aged 24.
Son of George and Ellen Cox of 3, Bucklands Terrace, Leap Cross, Hailsham, Sussex. Born 1893. A Book Binder in 1911 living at St Swithuns Cottage, Maidstone Terrace, aged 18. His parents at 1, Culver Road in 1911. Enlisted in Winchester 25 September 1914. Served on the Western Front. Killed in Action 9 August 1917 at Nieupoort, near Albert. Buried in Ramscappelle Road Military Cemetery, Nieupoort, West-Vlaanderen,Belgium (GR I. B. 20.). Memorial at St Michael's.
He had three brothers who served in the War. Thomas,listed below, was Killed in Action on 1 July 1916. Frederick G., listed below, was Killed in Action on 31 May 1916. Walter served in India as a Private in The Hampshire Regiment and survived the War.
+COX, FREDERICK G. … Stoker … R.N., 1904. H.M.S. Queen Mary. Killed in Action, May 31, 1916, Jutland. (1, Culver Road)
COX, Frederick George, Leading Stoker, 232313, HMS Queen Mary. Royal Navy, d. 31 May 1916 aged 28.
Son of George and Ellen Cox of 3, Bucklands Terrace, Leap Cross, Hailsham, Sussex. Born at High Barnet, Hertfordshire, 22 April 1888 according to his Naval Records. Enlisted in 1904. Listed as a Stoker 1st Class on HMS Essex, Fourth Cruiser Sqdn, Palma Bay, Balearic Islands in 1911 aged 22. 1911 parents living at 1, Culver Road. Given as his next of kin in Naval records. Killed in Action 31 May 1916 at the Battle of Jutland. Commemorated on Portsmouth Naval Memorial (PR 16.). Memorial at St Michael's.
He had three brothers who served in the War. Frank, listed above, was Killed in Action on 9 August 1917 at Nieuport. Thomas, listed below, was Killed in Action on 1 July 1916 at Albert. Walter served in India as a Private in The Hampshire Regiment and survived the War.
+COX, THOMAS … Pte. … R.A.M.C., Sept. 15, 1914, Pte. France. Killed in
Action, July 1, 1916, Albert. (1, Culver Road)
COX, Thomas, Private, 2041, 26th (3rd Wessex) Field Ambulance. Royal Army Medical Corps, d. 1 July 1916 aged 25.
Son of George and Ellen Cox of 3, Bucklands Terrace, Leap Cross, Hailsham, Sussex. Not found in 1911 but parents living at 1, Culver Road in 1911. Enlisted in Winchester 15 September 1914 and served in France. Killed in Action near Albert 1 July 1916 the first day of the Battle of the Somme. Buried in Albert Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France (GR I. H. 19.). Memorial at St Michael's.
He had three brothers who served in the War. Frank, listed above, was Killed in Action 9 August 1917. Frederick G., listed above, was Killed in Action 31 May 1916 Walter served in India as a Private in The Hampshire Regiment and survived the War.
+CROSS, ERNEST … Pte. … Hants, Sept. 1914, Pte. India, Persian Gulf.
Died, July 28, 1916, Quetta. (12, St. John's Street)
CROSS, Ernest, Private, 2820, 1st/4th Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 28 July 1916 aged 32.
Son of George Cross of 12, St Johns Street. Born 1884. A Bricklayer in 1911 aged 27. Enlisted in The Hampshire Regiment at Hamilton Camp September 1914. Served in India and the Persian Gulf. Died 28 July 1916 at Quetta. Buried in Quetta Govt Cemetery (GR 2386). Commemorated on Delhi Memorial (India Gate) (PR Face 23.). Memorial at St John the Baptist.
+CRUTE, WILLIAM H. … Pte. … Hants, Nov. 1914, Pte. Mesopotamia, France. Wounded, Jan. 21,1916. Killed in Action, 1917. (12, Lower Brook Street)
CRUTE, William Henry, Private, 32711, 2nd Bn The Hampshire Regiment, d. 4 September 1918 aged 27.
Son of Emily Kate Punter (formerly Crute) of 79, Lower Brook Street. Born 1892. A Boot Shop Assistant in 1911, heading the household, aged 19, with his mother. In 1901 living at same address with grandfather William M. Crute, there again in 1911. Enlisted in Winchester in November 1914 and served in Mesopotamia and on the Western Font. Wounded 21 January 1916 and Killed in Action 4 September 1918. Buried in Strand Military Cemetery, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium (GR VIII. B.10.). No Winchester memorial found.