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Wells-Cole Neville William
British Major 28th Bde. Royal Field Artillery 26 30 november 1891 6 january 1918 Second son of Gervas Frederic Wells-Cole and Mary Beatrice Wells-Cole , of Stones Place, near Lincoln He arrived at Winchester College (1905-10) from a preparatory school at Hindhead, and was a Commoner Prefect in his last year. He played in Lords in 1909 and 1910, being an excellent left-hand bowler – the best seen in many years – and he also played for the Public Schools. After Winchester, playing at Lord’s for the RA against the RE, he made a half-century, including two sixes. He also represented the Public Schools, the MCC, and Lincolnshire. Mentioned in despatches Canada Farm Cemetery Plot III , Row G , Stone 2 
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1910 21 august 1914 January 1915 May 1915 September 1917 6 january 1918 |
He passed into Woolwich and obtained a commission in the Royal Field Artillery. He went to France with the RFA, and served through the Retreat from Mons. He was tranferred to the Royal Horse Artillery as a Captain, serving at the front continuously for three and a half years Was mentioned in Despatches for his part in the Second Battle of Ypres. Took command of 65th Howitzer Battery in 28 Brigade of the RFA. 28 Brigade was an Army Brigade, not attached to any particular division but used to support major operations. Killed in action at Langemark |
Winchester College
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R.M.A . Woolwich
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Wilson Tom Bonhote
British Second Lieutenant 2nd Bn. Irish Guards 25 18 july 1917 Son of Henry Walter and Mary Wilson, of 21, Marlborough Hill, St. John's Wood, London. Canada Farm Cemetery Plot I , Row E , Stone 3 |
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Wise Colin Walter
British Second Lieutenant "A" Bty. 74th Bde. Royal Field Artillery 25 18 february 1892, Cuckfield , Sussex 31 july 1917 Son of Walter William and Edith Wise, of "Coastlands," Sidmouth, Devon. Educated at Brighton , College Entered Hampden House, in September, 1906, and left the College in June, 1909 Clerk by the Royal Mail Steam Company and latterly by AM Rothschild Canada Farm Cemetery Plot II , Row E , Stone 1 |
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February 1910 1915 November 1915 January 1916 February 1917 31 july 1917 |
Enlisted in the HAC, part of the newly formed territorial force, eventually rising to Sergeant After serving on the East Coast for some months, he sailed for Egypt In Egypt he was sent to a school of instruction, and was commissioned Left for Macedonia, and he was on the Bulgarian front in the Struma Valley until July, when his horse fell on him, and broke his ankle. He was invalided to Malta, and finally to England Left for France He was sitting in a trench with several other officers of the Battery, when a shell burst in their midst and killed them all. |
Brighton College
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