17 May 1915

Lance Corporal Frank HARRADINE 1894-1915 Born Ashwell, Hertfordshire Died 17 May 1915, Age 21 years Regiment 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment Commemorated Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuinchy, France Occupation Farm Labourer Other 30 Nov 1912 Enlisted for army service 1914-15 Fought in France & Flanders 17 May 1915 Killed in action near Festubert, France during the 2nd Battle of Ypres. He was buried in a grave over which his comrades placed a cross inscribed “For King and Country”

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08 May 1915

Private Richard BONFIELD
Born	Baldock, Hertfordshire
Died	8 May 1915, Age 24 years
Regiment	2nd Battalion, East Surrey Regiment
Commemorated	Ypres (Menin) Gate Memorial
Occupation	Coremaker at Motor Works

Private William Douglas EVERSDEN
Born	Ashwell, Hertfordshire
Died	8 May 1915, Age 27 years
Regiment	2nd Battalion, East Surrey Regiment
Commemorated	Ypres (Menin) Gate Memorial
Occupation	Barrel Washer

Richard’s brother Julius EVERSDEN died on 23 December 1918, following service in WW1

WW1 Service Records (a selection)

Wing Commander Allan Hepburn DFC
Regiments		Artists Rifles, Royal Flying Corps
Occupation		Draftsman
Other
1915	Completed WW1 registration in Australia but did was forbidden to serve by his conscientious objector father Allan smuggled himself on to a ship to England, joined the Artists Rifles & fought in WW1 initially in the trenches in France. He learned to fly, and then joined the Royal Flying Corps.
1918	In the Royal Flying Corps his history as a WW1 Flying Ace took off and he went on to have 16 victories in a Bristol Fighter in 1918.  He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in October 1918.
He joined the RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force) after World War 1. In 1934 he became Wing Commander and in the latter part of his career became Regional director of Civil Aviation in New South Wales and the representative in Canada.

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05 May 1915

Corporal Frederick BAKER
Born	Layston, Hertfordshire
Died	5 May 1915, Age 22 years
Regiment	1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment
Commemorated	Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
Occupation	Labourer

WW1 Service Records (a selection)

Private Cyril Ellis FOLDS MM
Regiment	15th Battalion, London Regiment
Other
1915	Enlisted & served at home
1916-1919	Served in France, wounded at least once (record difficult to read)
11 Feb 1919	Awarded Military Medal for bravery in the Field

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