Capt Charles N Ridley, Northumberland Hussars

Captain Charles Noel Ridley of the Northumberland Hussars died of wounds on the 7th October 1915. He was 30 years old, the husband of Daphne Pringle (formerly Ridley), of Knorren, Brampton, Cumberland. He was a native of Park End, Northumberland. He is buried in Longuenesse (St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

Sources:

Ancestry (MIC)
Officers Died in The Great War
Army Service Numbers
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission

209658 Pioneer Sijil Abdul Ali, RE

209658 Pioneer Sijil Abdul Ali of the Royal Engineers, was killed in action on the 1st October 1917. He was 28 years old, the son of Muhammad Hyder Abdul-Ali of England, and the husband of Daisy Marion Abdul-Ali (nee Payne) of 123 Brecknock Road, Tufnell Park, London. Sijil was born in St Bride's, Middlesex, and enlisted in Middlesex. He was serving with the RE Special Brigade when he was killed, and he is buried in the Longuenesse (St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

Sources:

Ancestry (MIC, WO 363)
Soldiers Died in The Great War
Army Service Numbers
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Maj Eric H G Leggett DSO, RFA

2,205 men died on the 30th July 1916 but Eric Henry George Leggett was the only major to lose his life on this day. He was serving with the 188th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery and was 35 years old. According to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission he was the:

"Son of Lt. Col. Frederick Octavius Leggett, (Late R.A.O.D.) and Maria Leggett, of High Grange, Hythe; husband of Mary Leggett, of Stonepitts, Ryde, Isle of Wight. One of three brothers who fell, and to whose memory the Chancel Screen and Memorial Cross in St. Martin's Church, Cheriton, are dedicated. See also, Alan Randall Aufrere and Wilfred Noel Legget."

He is buried in Longuenesse (St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

Sources:

Ancestry (MIC)
Officers Died in The Great War
Army Service Numbers
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission

G/23860 Pte John Thoms Jury, 1st Bn, Royal West Kent Regt

Two hundred and eighty one officers and men of the British Army died on this day in 1917, and Private John Jury of the 1st Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment was one of these casualties. He died of wounds on the 12th February 1917.

John Jury was 24 years old and the son of Walter and Jane Jury, of 91, Cannon Heath, Wateringbury, Maidstone. He was born in West Malling, Kent and was living there when he enlisted. His number appears to date to around November 1916 which in turn suggests that he would not have had a great deal of training before being sent overseas.

John Jury died in hospital and is buried in the Longuenesse (St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

Sources:

Ancestry.co.uk (MIC)
Army Service Numbers 1881-1918
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Soldiers Died in The Great War