The roll of honourA biographical record of all members of His Majesty's naval and military forces who have fallen in the war . iiation ami the Entrance Examinationinlci the second year of the Citv and GuildsICiigimering College. On the outbreak of warhe immediately volunteered, and having hadIraining in the South African Defence Force,obtained a commission as 2nil Lieut, in the 12th(Service) Battn. Essex liegt. For the lirstmonth he did Captains work at Harwich, and \vas within three mimtlis (9 Dee. 1914) pr oted lieiit,. latir being appiiiiited instructor in iiiii^ketry. ami afterwa ds machin
The roll of honourA biographical record of all members of His Majesty's naval and military forces who have fallen in the war . iiation ami the Entrance Examinationinlci the second year of the Citv and GuildsICiigimering College. On the outbreak of warhe immediately volunteered, and having hadIraining in the South African Defence Force,obtained a commission as 2nil Lieut, in the 12th(Service) Battn. Essex liegt. For the lirstmonth he did Captains work at Harwich, and \vas within three mimtlis (9 Dee. 1914) pr oted lieiit,. latir being appiiiiited instructor in iiiii^ketry. ami afterwa ds machine gun ollicer. In the latter capacity he was seiil with ninforeements to the Dardanelles, and atlaehed to the 1st Battn. of his regt. He was killed in action while in charge of his gun. at (iailipoli. Letters received by his and brother otfieers all disposition, his courage, .\ private of his gun section wrote: He was the sort of olHeer any man would bi- willing to die for. and a sergt. of the section remarked to an officer: Lieut. ollieer we have ever had on the gun. Yes, was simply brilliant ; but what was even 17 .liine. 1915 ; (/)i/) from friendstestify to his cheerfuland great capabilities. Nevill de Vere Beauclerk. Beauclerk was tin- smart stwrote a brother officer, liehe was so lovable. BEAUFORT, FRANCIS HUGH, Capt., 2nd Battn. Oxfordshire andliiiekinghamshirc ft. of .Major Francis Beaufort, Royal .\rtillery. by his wife,-\dela Hastings, dau. of Edward Disett. of Bystoek, near Exmouth. .*. forExeter (18:12-64); b. Camherley, Surrev. , 1883; educ. St. Davids. Heigate, StoneHouse, Broadstairs, Wellington College, andChrist Church, Oxford ( 1904); while stillat Oxford he was attached to the DevonshireRegt. for military training (1904) ? was nominatedby the Iniversity for a commission, and wasgazetted to the 1st Battn. of the Oxford andBucks Regt. as 2nd Lieut., 16 Aug. 1905 ;served in India and Biirmah. being 10 Aug. 1907
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