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Commemorating the Fallen of WW1

Today we remember …

9th August 1915. Today we remember two Radleians who fell, one in France, the other at Gallipoli.

Basil Constable, E Social 1900. Captain, 1/4th Bn, Royal Sussex Regt. A career soldier, he died of wounds received at Gallipoli. Aged 31.

Basil Constable, Captain, 1/4th Bn, Royal Sussex Regt. Died of wounds 9 August 1915

The grave of Basil Constable at Green Hill Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsular. Photo David Bennett, 18 May 2015

Green Hill Cemetery. Grave of Basil Constable in foreground. Photo David Bennett, 18 May 2015

Gilbert Holcroft, 2nd Lt, 2nd Bn, Durham LI. kia 9 August 1915

Gilbert Holcroft, G Social 1909. 2nd Lt, 2nd Bn, Durham Light Infantry. Killed in action in the Actions of Hooge. ‘He was in his 21st year. He was educated at Radley College and Queens’ College, Cambridge. At the beginning of the war he left Cambridge for Sandhurst. He was a fine oar and rowed in his college boat at Cambridge.’. Aged 20

Commemorating the Fallen of WW1

Today we remember …

26th July 1915. Cecil Palmer, H & G Socials 1888. Lt-Col commanding, 9th Bn, Royal Warwickshire Regt. Killed in action at Gallipoli. The Warwickshires were one of Kitchener’s newly recruited forces. Cecil Palmer, a career soldier, was called up from retirement to command them. He left a widow and three children. Aged 42

Cecil Palmer. Lt-Col commanding 9th Bn, Royal Warwickshire Regt. kia 26 July 1915

The Helles Memorial. Photo David Bennett, 18 May 2015

Cecil Palmer commemorated on the Helles Memorial. Photo David Bennett, 18 May 2015

Commemorating the Fallen of WW1

Today we remember …

28th June 1915. Augustus Fitzclarence, C Social 1893. Captain, 2nd Bn, Royal Fusiliers. Killed in action at Gallipoli. He was a superb all-round sportsman. At Radley, he was Captain of Boats and competed at Henley, and in the Soccer XI:‘He was a fine athlete – a good boxer and long-distance runner. In latter years he went in for fencing and sabre play, competing at the Royal Naval and Military Tournament and winning the second prize in the epee in 1913 and second prize in the sabre v. sabre in 1914. In 1912 he was one of the representatives of this country at the Olympic Games.’He was a career soldier who fought in the Second South African War in 1900. Aged 35

Augustus Fitzclarence, Captain, 2nd Bn, Royal Fusiliers. kia 28 June 1915

Augustus Fitzclarence commemorated on the Helles Memorial. Photo David Bennett, 18 May 2015

The Helles Memorial. Photo David Bennett, 18 May 2015

Commemorating the Fallen of WW1

Today we remember …

4th February 1915. Richard Fitzgibbon, F Social 1904. Lt, 128th Pioneers, Indian Army. Died of wounds received in the Defence of the Suez Canal.

Mentioned in despatches. Record of a citation: Major General Sir A. Wilson’s recommendations: 128th Pioneers. Lieutenant R. A. Fitzgibbon behaved with conspicuous gallantry. When severely wounded he ran a considerable distance under fire to the 5th Egyptian Battery. He has since died of his wounds.

He twice coxed the Radley VIII at Henley Regatta.

Aged 25