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[frev]

Just trying to get this registered as last post!

[auchonvillerssomme]

Just trying to get this registered as last post!

No chance, haven't seen yet (although ive only quickly scanned the links
Euston Road cemetery Colincamps
WALSGROVE , F  Private  G/16084 Royal Sussex Regiment 23/09/1916 III. I. 6.
WALSGROVE , H  Private  G/16085 Royal Sussex Regiment 23/09/1916 III. I. 5.

[Terry Carter]

Brothers

Pte Harvey James Lowe   3190  1/8 Worcester
Pte Charles Henry Lowe   2853  1/8 Worcester

Died in the same heavy bombardment on 20 July 1916 and are commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.

They came from Roger's Hill, Worcestershire

Terry

[auchonvillerssomme]

I hope someones keeping a list of these, the odds are getting shorter, the way the list is going...probably safer not to join up with your brother!

Mick

[frev]

I hope someones keeping a list of these, the odds are getting shorter, the way the list is going...probably safer not to join up with your brother!

Mick

Mick
See here: http://www.1914-1918.net/heroes/brothers.htm
Cheers, Frev

[Cliff. Hobson]

On a visit to Ypres recently went into the Menin Road South Cemetery, just inside the entrance on the right are two Special Memorials to 11230 R.E.Barrington and 13774 L.S. Barrington who died on the 20th December 1915 both in the 7th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment, were previously interred in the Menin Road North Cemetery Numbers 26 & 27.

I thought at the time, looking at the date 20th December, 1915 it must have been a very bleak Christmas for the Parents.

[aliecoco]

Hi,

I have to say that when I started this thread I was very naive! I had absolutely no idea that so many sets of brothers would of died on the same day.

Since starting the thread, I have had a son of my own, and this thread is even more poignant. To lose two sons, just doesn't bear thinking about. Let alone on the same day.

Alie.

[Terry_Reeves]

Wilfred and Oliver Chenier of the CEF. They were from Buckingham, Quebec. Both enlisted on the same day in Ottawa and had consecutive numbers. Bother were killed on the same day in France and are buried side by side in Cabaret Rouge Cemetery, France.

Terry Reeves

[Steve Newman]

I have the medals to the Fippard Brothers, who were KIA on the same day, but in completely different theatres and regiments. One in Gallipoli one in F&F, the effect on the family I'm glad we can only imagine at today

Steve

[joseph]

The thread says two brothers perm any two from three.

51574
Pte  
Henry
HARPER
1st Bn. East Yorkshire Regiment
formerley N.F.s 78823 Son of Ezekiel & late Mary Harper 18 Emily St. Wheatley Hill Co. Durham
Wheatley Hill
KIA
10/09/1918
Commemorated on the Vis-en-Artois Memorial Haucourt France.

51575
Pte  
Joseph
HARPER
1st Bn. East Yorkshire Regiment
formerley N.F.s 78822 Son of Ezekiel & late Mary Harper 18 Emily St. Wheatley Hill Co. Durham
19
Wheatley Hill
KIA
10/09/1918
Commemorated on the Vis-en-Artois Memorial Hancourt France.

51576
Pte
John    
HARPER
1st Bn. East Yorkshire Regiment
formerley N.F.s 78821 Son of Ezekiel & late Mary Harper 18 Emily St. Wheatley Hill Co. Durham
20
Wheatley Hill
KIA
10/09/1918
Commemorated on the Vis-en-Artois Memorial Haucourt France.

Regards Charles

[Peter Bennett]

Name: CHRISTY
Initials: J W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Unit Text: 1st Bn.
Age: 21
Date of Death: 17/01/1917
Service No: 52988
Additional information: Son of Robert Christy, of 199, Every St., Ancoats, Manchester. His brother Robert, of the same regiment, also died on the same day and the brothers are buried together in the same grave.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: II. G. 3.
Cemetery: POZIERES BRITISH CEMETERY, OVILLERS-LA BOISSELLE


Name: CHRISTY, ROBERT
Initials: R
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Unit Text: 1st Bn.
Age: 25
Date of Death: 17/01/1917
Service No: 52986
Additional information: Son of Robert Christy, of 199, Every St., Ancoats, Manchester. His brother J W Christy, of the same regiment, also died on the same day and the brothers are buried together in the same grave.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: II. G. 3.
Cemetery: POZIERES BRITISH CEMETERY, OVILLERS-LA BOISSELLE

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[shaymen]

Came across these brothers, same day, same Regiment.

Name: SANDFORD, WALTER JAMES
Initials: W J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Serjeant
Regiment/Service: East Surrey Regiment
Unit Text: "A" Coy. 7th Bn.
Age: 25
Date of Death: 13/10/1915
Service No: 6
Additional information: Son of John and Eliza Sandford, of 15, Wind Hill, Bishop's Stortford, Herts.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 65 to 67.
Memorial: LOOS MEMORIAL

Name: SANDFORD, ERNEST ALFRED
Initials: E A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: East Surrey Regiment
Unit Text: "A" Coy. 7th Bn.
Age: 21
Date of Death: 13/10/1915
Service No: 2191
Additional information: Son of John and Eliza Sandford, of 15, Wind Hill, Bishop's Stortford, Herts.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 65 to 67.
Memorial: LOOS MEMORIAL

Glyn

[Dave T]

Another set of brothers.

On a recent visit to Duisan Cemetery I came across two graves next to each other for a 2nd Lt L C Strange of the Essex Regt and a Pte Laurence Linklater Strange 34253 of the Somerset Light Infantry who both died of wounds on 22 July 1917.   From exchanges on this forum it turns out they too were brothers.

Dave

[dhubthaigh]

BLAIRGOWRIE ADVERTISER: 24.02.17
On Tuesday Mrs David Grant, Terminus Street, Blairgowrie received official intimation that her grandson H.G. A.B. John Grant, Royal Naval Division, had been killed in action on 4th inst.; and the following day another official intimation came to hand announcing the death of his younger brother, A.B. Hugh Grant also of the R.N.D., on the same date.

Name: GRANT, JOHN
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Able Seaman
Regiment: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Unit Text: Hawke Bn. R.N. Div.
Date of Death: 04/02/1917
Service No: Clyde Z/3512
Additional information: Brother of David Grant, of Courthills Farm, Blairgowrie, Perthshire.  
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 1 A
Cemetery: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL

Name: GRANT, HUGH
Initials: H
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Able Seaman
Regiment: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Unit Text: Hawke Bn. R.N. Div.
Date of Death: 04/02/1917
Service No: Clyde Z/3495
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 1 A
Cemetery: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL

[gnr.ktrha]

Hello,
            I came across a William and James Neil. They were both Sergeants in the 2nd battalion of the Highland Light Infantry and were both Killed on the 17th May 1915. James was 33 years old [No. 7047] and William was number 7459, age not known. Both there names are recorded on the Le Touret Memorial. I have a press cutting about them somewhere.
    They also lost their brother George Harrison Neil. He was killed on the 25th Sept 1915, with the 2nd Black Watch, number 2130 aged 25. He was a private and his name is recorded on the Loos memorial.
      In 1919 their brother Robert died. he was a Driver, no.18417, in the 69th Field coy. Royal Engineers. He was 30 years old and is buried in Dundee.
     I will try and post a scan of the newspaper cutting relating to William and James later.
   Stewart

[Kooky]

13th reinforcements of 1st Bn 3rd NZ Rifle Brigade who joined the same day.

22750 Rifleman John Harold Bacchus aged 41
22751 Rifleman Ralph Lancelot Bacchus aged 38

Remembered on the Caterpillar Valley (NZ) Memorial

Sons of Mary Constance (nee Woolley) late of Bristol, UK and the late George Henry Bacchus, Sydney.

Both brother were reported as having been killed by the same shell as they were stretcher bearers.
15 September 1916.

An interesting note too is that their father served in Sarawak under Brooke the White Rajah.

[dhubthaigh]

The Craigie Brothers. Commemorated on Stanley War Memorial, Perthshire;

Name: CRAIGIE, GEORGE
Initials: G
Nationality: Canadian
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Unit Text: 75th Bn.
Age: 29
Date of Death: 31/03/1917
Service No: 760079
Additional information: Son of the late Arthur Craigie and of Mary Craigie, of Store St., Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland. His brother, John also fell.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Memorial: VIMY MEMORIAL

Name: CRAIGIE, JOHN
Initials: J
Nationality: Canadian
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Unit Text: 75th Bn.
Age: 21
Date of Death: 31/03/1917
Service No: 760080
Additional information: Son of the late Arthur Craigie and of Mary Craigie, of Store St., Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland. His brother, George also fell.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Memorial: VIMY MEMORIAL

[PBI]

Brothers MacBeth,KIA 15.09.16. High Wood,Both Buried in Caterpillar Valley Mil Cem.
Brothers Sim                                            ,Both Buried in Caterpillar Valley Mil Cem.

[dhubthaigh]

The following two brothers are commemorated on the Coupar Angus, Perthshire Public School Memorial and in the Town Hall Roll of Honour;

Name: FERGUSON, J. ROY
Initials: J R
Nationality: Canadian
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Regiment: Newfoundland Regiment
Age: 27
Date of Death: 01/07/1916
Additional information: Son of Daniel and Isabella Ferguson, of 39 Leslie Street, St. John's; husband of Jeannette Ferguson, of Grand Falls.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Cemetery: BEAUMONT-HAMEL (NEWFOUNDLAND) MEMORIAL

Name: FERGUSON, STEWART SMALL
Initials: S S
Nationality: Canadian
Rank: Sergeant
Regiment: Newfoundland Regiment
Age: 26
Date of Death: 01/07/1916
Service No: 95
Additional information: Son of Daniel and Isabella Ferguson, of 273, Southside, St. John's.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Cemetery: BEAUMONT-HAMEL (NEWFOUNDLAND) MEMORIAL

[potty5]

Dear Alie, did you know that twin brothers from Crewe the Villiers Russell boys both aged 29 both died on January 1, 1915 when HMS Formidable was sunk in the English Channel by U24.

[stiletto_33853]

Two brothers who died on the same date, in the same battalion in the attack on the Hohenzollern Redoubt in October 1915.
Photographs and bio's both come from 'Memorials of Rugbeians who fell in the Great War' Volume 3. They are also both in Ruvigny's, I have not been able to fing them in the search engine so presume that they have not been entered before.

Lieutenant E.F.S. Handford.
8th Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters (T.F.)

Everard Francis Sale Handford was the youngest son of Henry Handford, M.D.,  F.R.C.P., Senior Consulting Physician to the General Hospital, Nottingham, County Medical Officer for Notts, Major R.A.M.C. (T.F.), and of the Hon. Mrs. Handford, third daughter of the first Lord Belper.
He entered the School in 1909 and left in 1913, and was in the XV in 1912 and 1913.
After leaving Rugby he passed his examinations for Trinity College, Cambridge, and was to have gone into residence in October, 1914, but feeling the call of duty at the outbreak of War he accepted a Commission in the 2/8th Sherwood Foresters.
After nine months training in England he was sent with a draft to France in June 1915, but was not allowed to stay. At his urgent request he was sent back to France early in July and joined the 1/8th Sherwood Foresters, near Ypres. He was gazetted Lieutenant from October 1st, 1915. He was killed in action during the attack upon a portion of the Hohenzollern Redoubt, near Vermelles, on October 14th, 1915. Age 20.
He was leading the Company, as the Major was wounded, and fell close to his Colonel (Lieutenant - Colonel G.H. Fowler, O.R.), who was subsequently killed. His elder brother, Captain H.B.S. Handford (O.R.), was killed in the same action.

"They were lovely and pleasant in their lives
And in their death they were not divided."

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[stiletto_33853]

Captain H.B.S. Handford
8th Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters (T.F.)

Henry Basil Sale Handford was the elder son of Henry Handford, M.D., F.R.C.P., Senior Consulting Physician to the General Hospital, Nottingham, County Medical Officer for Notts, Major R.A.M.C. (T.F.), and of the Hon. Mrs. Handford, third daughter of the first Lord Belper.
He entered the School in 1907 and left in 1912. He was in the XV in 1911, and in the XXII in 1910 and 1911, and was a Cadet Officer in the O.T.C. before he left. In October 1912, he proceeded to Trinity College, Cambridge, where he played cricket and football for his College, and took honours in the first part of the Law Tripos in 1914.
He received a Commission in the 8th Sherwood Foresters in July, 1912, and attended three of their annual Training Camps. He was in charge of the Signalling Section for two years, and trained them so well that they won the Cup in the Brigade Competition.
He went to the Front in France with the North Midland Territorial Division in March, 1915, and was for several months in different parts of the Ypres Salient where the trenches were exposed to fire from three directions, and on one accasion his trench was blown up. He was gazetted Captain in April, 1915. On September 10th he was slightly wounded, but continued on duty.
He was killed in action on October 14th, 1915, while bringing relief across the open in face of machine-gun fire to the Leicesters in the Hohenzollern Redoubt, near Vermelles. Age 21.
His younger brother, Lieut. E.F.S. Handford (O.R.), was killed in the same action.
The appreciation in which Captain and Lieutenant Handford were held by both Officers and men can be gathered from the following extracts from numerous letters :-

"It is indeed hard to lose two such boys. The elder I have known now well for some years. He was a splendid lad and a first-rate Officer, aalways keen and hard-working, and cheerful even under depressing circumstances. He was most popular with all, and his loss leaves a great blank in the Battalion. The younger brother I hardly knew, but the Chaplain said to me the day before his death 'he is the best boy we have had since Hollins died,' and this is very high praise in a Battalion where there are so many splendid boys. They both fell leading their men gallantly to the attack over the open, a death every soldier would be proud to die, and the trench, to gain which they gave their lives, was won and held by their Battalion and is still in our hands."

"Everyone in the Regiment says what a grand pair they were together, and the Regiment grioeves their loss as I do. How well they did in that attack !  We are all proud of the part they played."

I had got to know Basil so well, as he had been my Company Officer, and a more thorough and conscientious Officer I would never wish to be under. I shall miss him as a real friend. Everard, in the short time he has been with us, had won the affection of everyone by his charming personality."

Non-commissioned Officers also wrote expressing their admiration for both brothers, and speaking of their popularity with the men, owing to their helpfulness and sympathy, as well as their capacity.

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[Dave T]

Just been reading the "Brothers Died in the Great War" section on the Long Long Trail and noticed that not all those mentioned in this thread are included.  Can Chris advise if there are any plans to update the list?

Dave