Chum Charles Boswell Brown, London and South East Area: 1894-1990

Chum Charles Boswell BrownLondon and South East Area 1914: 10974 Private C. B. Brown1st Battalion, The Royal Welsh Fusiliers Born on 18 December 1894, Charles was working as a barber’s assistant when he attested for the 3rd (Special Reserve) Battalion, The Welsh Regiment at Cardiff on 10 October 1910. After completing of his four months’

Chum Charles William Joseph Francis, Uxbridge Branch: 1894-1968

Chum Charles William Joseph FrancisUxbridge Branch Born on 14 May 1894 at Nuffield in Oxfordshire, Charles Francis was working as a golf caddy when he attested for the 3rd (Special Reserve) Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales’s (Royal Berkshire Regiment) at Reading on 26 March 1911. After training at the Regimental Depot, he decided to enlist

Chum Ernest John Le Maistre M.C., D.C.M., Jersey Branch: 1888-1975

Chum Ernest John Le Maistre M.C., D.C.M.Jersey Branch Born on 31 May 1888 at Woolwich, Ernest Le Maistre was the son of Farrier-Serjeant George Alfred William Le Maistre, a Jerseyman serving with the Royal Artillery, and Nora Le Maistre (nee Joyce). He enlisted on Boy Service at Trimulgherry in June 1903 in the Royal Field

Chum William England, Brighton and Hove Branch: 1879-1946

Chum William EnglandBrighton and Hove Branch Born 1 December 1879 at Ratley in Warwickshire, William England, known as ‘Willie’ to his friends, attested for the Coldstream Guards at Birmingham on 29 May 1899. He stated at his enlistment that he was aged nineteen years and five months, and was working as a labourer. England arrived

Chum Herbert William (Bert) Mapson, New Westminster (British Columbia) Branch: 1895-1934

Chum Herbert William (Bert) MapsonNew Westminster (British Columbia) Branch 1914: H/8488 Private B. Mapson11th (Prince Albert’s Own) Hussars Born on 23 January 1895 at Witherley in Leicestershire, Herbert Mapson (known as Bertie or Bert), had been employed as a salesman for a fruiterer prior to enlisting for the Hussars of the Line in 1912. At

Chum John Punton, West Hartlepool Branch: 1886-1940

Chum John PuntonWest Hartlepool Branch Born at Newcastle-upon-Tyne on 8 February 1886, John Punton was working as a labourer when he joined The Durham Light Infantry in 1903 and was issued with the regimental number 8682. Mobilised from the Reserve following the declaration of war, he landed at St Nazaire with the 2nd Battalion on

Chum Emile Justin Thierrin, Basingstoke Branch: 1896-1953

Chum Emile Justin ThierrinBasingstoke Branch 1914: L/10723 Private E. J. Thierrin“C” Company, 1st Battalion, The East Surrey Regiment Born at Kensington on 16 July 1896, Emile, who was also known as George, was the son of Justin and Maria (Mina) Thierrin, who had both been born at Fribourg in Switzerland. He was employed as an

Chum Frederick James Dyson, Finchley Branch and London Area Holding Roll: 1890-1968

Chum Frederick James DysonFinchley Branch and London Area Holding Roll 1914: L/12903 Private F. J. Dyson1st Battalion, The Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment) Born at Islington on 20 February 1890, Frederick Dyson was the son of Frederick and Susannah Dyson. After leaving school he was employed as a van guard and in 1907 joined

Chum Walter William Fripp, Coventry Branch: 1890-1975

Chum Walter William Fripp Born on 19 July 1890 at Spetisbury in Dorset, Walter was the son of Samuel and Sarah Fripp. He moved to Coventry in 1909 and was employed as a motor driver and mechanic when he attested for the Army Service Corps Special Reserve, on a One Year Short Service Engagement (or

Chum Thomas Sydney Quick M.B.E.: 1895-1962

Chum Thomas Sydney Quick M.B.E. Born 24 March 1895, Thomas was the son of Benjamin Thomas Quick, a basket maker, and Sarah Elizabeth Quick. He was baptised in the Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Albans on 9 May 1897. Thomas joined the 3rd St Albans Troop of the Boy Scouts in 1909, and is