Thursday 15 April 2010

Sergeant J Seeley

30843 Sergeant J Seeley
151st Protection Corps, formerly 1 Battalion Suffolk Regiment.
Husband of Caroline C. Seeley, of Church Rd., Fordham, Colchester.

Died of Pleurisy, 19 February 1919.

Sergeant Seeley is buried at Aldham Church, Essex. He was formerly a sergeant major in the Suffolk Regiment and had served on the North West Frontier in India.

Captain Herbert Haydon Wilson

Captain Herbert Haydon Wilson
Royal Horse Guards
Died 11 April 1917
Age 42
Buried at the Faubourg d’Amiens Cemetery, Arras.

Youngest son of the late Sir Samuel Wilson, of Ireildoune, Victoria, Australia, and of Lady Wilson, of 77, Marine Parade, Brighton. Served in the South African Campaign (twice Mentioned in Despatches).

Wednesday 14 April 2010

Private GP McNamee

9029 Private GP McNamee
7th Battalion Suffolk Regiment
Died 3 July 1916
Buried at Ovillers Military Cemetery, Somme

Private McNamee is one of three casualties of the same surname whose names appear on the war memorial dedicated to the Catholic parishioners of Ipswich. The two others also served with the Suffolk Regiment.

Private RD Myhill

50973 Private RD Myhill
16th Battalion the Welsh Regiment
Died 16 October 1916

Buried at Essex Farm cemetery, Ypres.

16th Battalion the Welsh Regiment had been raised in Cardiff and was known as the Cardiff City Battalion.

Private Myhill was probably a native of St Pancras, London.

Lance Corporal William Myhill DCM

Lance Corporal William Myhill DCM
14th Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers
Died 18 September 1918
Age 38
Gouzeaucourt Military Cemetery

Son of Clara Myhill, of 35, Argyle Square, King's Cross, London, and the late Thomas Myhill. He was a native of St. Pancras and is commemorated on the war memorial near Argyle Square.

He was killed during the battle of Cambrai.

There is an R Myhill commemorated on the same memorial in Kings Cross, London.