Today we remember …
| 8th August 1918
James Payne, A Social 1902, Lt, 1st Bn, Tank Corps (attd), formerly Seaforth Highlanders. Killed in action, Battle of Amiens After leaving Radley in 1905 he went into business, and became Assistant Manager to J. and N. Phillips & Co., Manchester. Since 1912 he was farming in British Columbia. He was a Lieutenant in the Tank Corps when he was killed on Aug. 8. Aged 30 |
Today we remember …
| 10th November 1917
Gilbert Vawdrey, C Social 1911. 2nd Lt, 2nd Bn, Welsh Regiment. Killed in action, Passchendaele He was a Prefect and a member of Radley’s first Rugby XV. In 1916, he went to Sandhurst. He obtained his commission in the Welsh Regiment in August of the same year, and went to the front in September, 1916, where he has been ever since. A senior officer writes : – “At the time he was killed he was carrying a most important message, and was on his way to headquarters. During the whole day he had been doing most gallant and useful work.“ Aged 20 AND John Boswell, E Social 1904. Gunner, E Company, Tank Corps. Killed in action near Gaza, Palestine He served as a career officer with the Royal Bucks Hussars Yeomanry from 1909-1911. In 1911 he went to Ceylon (modern Sri Lanka) as a planter. He re-joined his regiment in 1915. He suffered from a stammer which may have caused him to resign his commission. He applied to join the newly formed Tank Corps, and served with E Corps under Allenby in Palestine. He married Alfreda Hurley in 1916. Aged 28 |
 2nd Lt Gilbert Vawdrey, Welsh Regt. kia Passchendaele  Gilbert Vawdrey, member of Radley’s earliest Rugby XV, 1914 |
The grave of Gilbert Vawdrey ar Duhallow. Photographed for Marching in Memory, July 2015
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