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Roll of Honour 1910S . Roll of Honour. 119 Badcock, Rector of Walgrave, Northamptonshire, and of Mrs Badcock of the Dial House, Walgrave. He was born at Walgrave Rectory 25 June 1894 and was educated at Radley College, commencing residence in October 1913, intending to study medicine. He won the Freshmen's Sculls in June 1914, his competitor being R. J. R. Richarclson,whose 1Roll of 1bonour. name also appears in this Roll. On the outbreak of war he was gazettecl Second Lieutenant in the 5th Battalion, The Northamptonshire Regiment 17 October 1914, but was after­ KENDRICK EDWARD DENISON AINLEY. wards transferred to the 6th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Lieutenant Light Infantry. Ainley, of the 1st East Lancashire Field Company He bad been in Flanders for five months and took part in of the Royal Engineers, was the only son of Mr Edwarcl some of the hardest fighting. Though not officially promoted Theodore Ainley of Rushbrooke, Bury St Edmunds. He was born he acted for a time as Company Commander. He had been at Birkenlreacl 5 January 1891 and received the greater at the Machine Gun School for a fortnight, and was made part of his edueation at King Edward VI. School, Bury Machine Gun officer a few clays before his death. St Edmunds, where he was senior prefect and played cricket, The following extract is taken from a letter written by football, and hockey for the school. In December 1912 Major Littledale, temporary Commanding Officer of the he was elected to an Open Scholarship for Mathematics at St John's, Battalion : u There had been a somewhat heavy bombard­ and commenced residence in October 1913, holding also ment by ourselves, and of course the Germans replied. But the Hewer Exhibition from his School. In June 1914 it had come to an end and he was walking down the trench he was placed in tbe First Class of Part I. of ihe Mathematical Tripos. when a belated shell came over and, bursting, killed him. It On struck him on the head and death was undoubtedly instan­ the outbreak of war he was gazettecl Second Lieutenant in the taneous. He was very much liked by everyone, and his loss 1st East Lancashire Field Company of the Royal Engineers 1s much felt. He was a very cool man indeed under fire, 5 September J 914 ; the headquarters of the Com­ pany are taking his risks absolutely calmly and yet not foolhardy nor at Old Trafford, Manchester, and he trained with the reserve companies rash. I will let you know later where he is buried-! do not at Southport. Towards the end of 1914 he left think I ought to mention the name of the place just yet. with a draft for Egypt, and on February 4 and 5 he was in the I hope it may be some consolation to know that he died hottest part of the fighting with the Turks ; his section a brave man and a good soldier." being the only one which had a man killed. From Egypt he went to the Dardanelles, reaching the Gallipoli Peuinsula on May S; he went into action on May 11, when he received wounds of which he died. GEORGE ENOCH BENSON. George Enoch Benson, who was killed in action on the 9th 10£ of Mr Joseph Benson; he was ARTHUR LAWRENCE BADCOCK. May last, was a son born in South London 31 December 1894 and was educated Lieutenant Lawrence Badcock, who was killed in action at St Olave's School, Southwark In June 1913 he was in Flanders on October 14, was a son of the late Rev. Thomas elected to an Open Exhibition for Mathematics and Natural 120 Roll of Honour. Roll of Houour. 121 Science and commenced residence in the following October. At Cranleigh School he was Senior Prefect, Col.-Sergt. in He obtained a Second Class in Part I. of the Mathematical the O.T.C., and captain of both cricket and football teams. Tripos in June 1914. He was a brilliant cricketer and played for several Lincoln­ On the outbreak of war he at once enlisted in the Rifle shire clubs. His sixth-form master at Cranleigh, himself in Brigade and in clue course went to France (he was ' Rifleman hospital, wrote to Brice-Smith's father: "A better fellow and Z 2980, C Company, 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade '). He fell a truer genlleman Cranleigh never turned out." in action on May 9th, near Fromelles, in the fight for the ALders ridge ; all the officers of C Company were killed or wounded. An officer of the Battalion, writing to Benson's father, says: "The Battalion did wonderfully well and got FREDERICK GODFREY BURR, B. A. through the German trenches to a road which had been allotted to them as their objective. The troops on their Captain Burr of the 7th Battalion, The Reyal Scots right and left did not succeed in reaching their objective, so Fusiliers, who fell in action on Hill 70, during the great that the Rifle Brigade, after holding on till the next morning, attack, between September 25 and 27, was the only son of had to retire back to their own lines to save what was left of Lieutenant- Colonel Frederick William Burr. He was born them .... After the action the Colonel (who was made at Horsemonden, Kent, 24· August 1890 and was at Harrow a Brigadier on the field) in addressing the Battalion said : from 1 <J04 to 1908, in his last year he was in the School ' I asked you to go like blazes, you did ! It was the most Shooting VIII. gallant, most glorious thing I've seen.' He asked the men to He entered St John's in 1908, just at the time when the follow the lead given by those who fell on May 9th, he would old University Volunteers had been transformed into the not ask for more .... You may be pleased to know that Officers Training Corps and took up the work with vigour. your son fell in a very gallant business. " He was one of the founders of the College Rifle Club (Eagle, xxx, 126). He was a member of the Cambridge Eight against Oxford at Bisley in 1909 and 1910, for which he got his 'Half Blue.' He became a Second Lieutenant in JOHN KENNETH BRICE-SMITH. the College (G) Company of the O. T. C. iu 1910 and was John Kenneth Brice-Smith, Second Lieutenant in the 7th gazetted Captain 27 April 1912. The numbers and efficiency Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, was shot through the head of the Company during this period were in a great measure by a German sniper on September lOth and died, in France, due to his energy as Company Commander, and the pages of the next clay. He was the youngest son of the Rev. Brice 'Our Chronicle ' about this time shew that the College was Smith, Rector of Hameringham, near Horncastle, and was very fully represented in shooting. born at the Rectory 2 November 1894. He was educated at After taking his degree Burr went to France to perfect Cranleigh School and was adtmttecl to the College in order himself in the language; just before the outbreak of war he to pass the Previous Examination before commencing resi­ Was appointed to a Mastership at Sedbergh School, but gave dence in October 1915; following in the College two elder this up to join his father's old regiment, The Royal Scots brothers-R. Brice-Smith (B. A. 1908) and H. F. Brice-Smith, Fusiliers, being gazetted Captain in the 7th Battalion 12 B. C. (B.A. 1911). On the outbreak of war, however, he October 1914. joined the Army straight from School and was gazettecl Captain Burr fell on Hill 70 during the attack at the end Second Lieuten ant 27 November 1914, leaving for Flanders of September and was there buried. During the operations in July 1915. the Battalion had gone right through Loos and had charged . Roll of Honour. 123 122 Roll of Honour. : "Your son at the time was explaining with the bayonet. A wounded officer who saw a great deal Call ender's father the officers and men of e mechanism of a hand grenade to of Captain Burr on the clay of his death reported that he did th killing platoons when the grenade exploded in his hand, excellent service ; it is well known that the losses of the two 's wounding two of-ficersand fourteen N. C.O. were very heavy. him instantly and Battalion promising officer, ener­ and men ....Your son was a most all his work. Besides getic, conscientious, and thorough in considerate disposition which he was of such a kindly and " He was earn the respect and esteem of all ranks. CALLENDER1 A. as to REGINALD HENRY B. Armenteires. buried in the Bon Jean Cemetery at Second Lieutenant Callender, son of Mr Henry Callender, was born at Bishopton, Durham, 31 August 1892 and was educated at the Grammar School, Stockton-on-Tees. He . took his degree in the Historical Tripos of 191 4 and bitd HAROLD CHELL, B. A. been appointed to a Mastership at a School at Bromley, but Chell of the 8th Battalion, The Royal obtained a Commission in the 17th Battalion, Durham Light Lieutenant Harold Regiment), who died on August lOth Infantry (being gazettecl Second Lieutenant 4 December 1914), Fusiliers (the London in the trenches on the previous day, was stationed at Barnard Castle; he went out to the front in of wounds received of the Rev. George Russell Chell (of St France, and at the time of his death was serving with the 9lh t!1e youngest son formerly Vicar of Kneesall, Notts.
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