Chapter XLIII: Part 43

=HENSELEIT, FREDERICK=, Ordinary Seaman, J. 16799, H.M.S. Pathfinder; lost when that ship was sunk by a mine, about 20 miles off the East Coast, 5 Sept. 1914.

=HENSHAW, WILLIAM FREDERICK=, Sapper, No. 1617, 2nd Home Counties F.C., R.E. (T.F.), _s._ of William Frederick Henshaw; _b._ Ashford, co. Kent, 27 Aug. 1874; was a Bricklayer; served in South Africa with the 1st Cinque Ports Rifle Volunteer Corps (Sussex Regt.), 1901–02, and with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders, 22 Dec. 1914, to 20 April, 1915; took part in the attack on Hill 60, and was killed by a shell on returning to billets, 20 April, 1915. He _m._ at Crowborough, 16 Aug. 1902, Lilian Mary (23, Cornwall Road, Bexhill-on-Sea), dau. of George Martin, and had three children: Harold William George, _b._ 9 May, 1903; Arthur Roy, _b._ 21 June, 1907; and Gladys Evelyn May, _b._ 12 May, 1911.

=HENSON, HERBERT EDWARD=, Ship’s Corpl., 1st Class, 187848, H.M.S. Hogue; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.

=HENSON, LEONARD=, Private, No. 7290, 2nd Battn. Coldstream Guards, _s._ of the late Frank Henson, of Loughborough, Labourer, by his wife, Ann; _b._ Loughborough, 7 Aug. 1890; educ. Emmanuel Boys’ School there; enlisted 11 June, 1907, served seven years and then joined the Leicestershire Constabulary, and at the time of the outbreak of the war was stationed at New Swannington. He rejoined on mobilisation, was wounded on 23 Sept. 1914, by a shell at the Battle of the Aisne, and died in Claridge’s Hotel, Paris, two days later; _unm._ The doctor wrote that he was brought in on the night of the 23rd, and that after being “very brave and patient, he passed away quietly at half-past four on Friday the 25th.” He was buried in the Plantin Cemetery; a company of French soldiers followed and fired the last shots.

=HENSON, STANLEY BENSKIN=, 2nd Lieut., 1st Battn. Somerset L.I., only _s._ of William John Henson, of 2, Derby Street, Mayfair, W., and Elmsett Hall, Wedmore, co. Somerset, Physician, by his wife, Minnie, dau. of the late George Niesigh, of Beckenham, Kent; _b._ Upper Norwood, 17 June, 1888; educ. King’s School, Bruton, Somerset, and Pembroke College, Oxford; and obtained a commission in the Colonial Police in 1909, and was stationed at Singapore and Penang. He joined the Special Reserve of Officers of the Somerset L.I., 17 Sept. 1913, and failing to obtain leave from the Straits Authorities, resigned his post there, came home to England at his own expense, and obtained a commission in the 1st Battn. Somerset L.I., in Oct. 1914; went to France in Nov., and was killed in action in an attack on the German trenches at Ploegsteert, 19 Dec. 1914. In this attack, made over 200 yards of open ground, he (in the words of his Commanding Officer) exhibited such dashing bravery that he outstripped his company by a full 20 yards, but fell with a bullet through his heart. Buried in Ploegsteert Wood; _unm._

=HEPBURN, ARCHIBALD JAMES=, Capt., 8th (Ardwick) Battn. Manchester Regt. (T.F.), only _s._ of William Archibald Hepburn, of Dane-in-Shaw, Elms Avenue, Lytham, Bleacher’s Manager, by his wife, Sarah, dau. of the Rev. William Burnett, of Half Morton, Dumfriesshire; _b._ Ramsbottom, co. Lancaster, 26 June, 1882; educ. Sedbergh Preparatory School and Manchester Grammar School; and from 1906 to 1914 was Manager under Bleachers’ Association, Ltd., of Hepburn & Co., Ltd., Square Works, Ramsbottom, succeeding his father in that position. On the institution of the Territorial Force, he obtained a commission in the 8th Battn. Manchester Regt. and received his Captaincy 5 Feb. 1913. On the outbreak of war he was in command of C Coy.; volunteered with his regt. for foreign service, and left for Egypt, as part of the East Lancashire Division, 10 Sept. 1914. Part of the battn. was ordered to Cyprus, 19 Oct. 1914, and till its return to Egypt three months later (including the annexation of the island, 7 Nov. 1914), Capt. Hepburn was officer commanding troops at Nicosia, the seat of Government. The Division left for the Gallipoli Peninsula, 2 May, 1915, and he was killed in action there, 29 May, 1915, being shot through the head while strengthening parapet of front line trench south of Krithia. He was buried at “Clapham Junction” military cemetery there. Capt. Hepburn qualified as a musketry instructor at Hythe in Nov. and Dec., 1911, and was well known as an amateur actor in the Manchester district. He _m._ at Altrincham, co. Chester, 28 Feb. 1911, Lilias Una, only child of Alfred Tarbolton, of Bowdon, co. Chester, and Manchester, J.P., Solicitor, and had a son and dau., Philip Archibald, _b._ 23 March, 1915; and Patricia, _b._ 6 March, 1915. At the outbreak of war they resided at 2, Crumpsall Green, Manchester.

=HEPINSTALL, GEORGE=, Private, No. 10959, 6th (Service) Battn. Yorkshire Regt., eldest _s._ of the late George Hepinstall, of Southwick-on-Wear, Riveter, by his wife, Mary Ellen (13, Brougham Street, Southwick-on-Wear), dau. of John Leach, of Southwick; _b._ Southwick, 15 Jan. 1894; educ. Southwick Board School; was employed at the Sunderland Bottle Works; enlisted 24 Aug. 1914, trained at Grantham and was killed in action at the Dardanelles, 21 Aug 1915; _unm._ The same day his great friend and schoolfellow, J. C. Robinson, with whom he had been brought up, enlisted, and gone to the front, was killed at Chocolate Hill.

=HEPWORTH, PERCY=, Stoker, 1st Class (R.F.R., B. 1843), 293062, H.M.S. Hawke; lost when that ship was torpedoed in the North Sea, 15 Oct. 1914; _m._

=HERBERT, ERNEST=, A. B. (R.F.R., Ch. B. 2093), 189862, H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.

=HERBERT, FREDERICK DANIEL=, Private, R.M.L.I., Po. 10169, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914.

=HERDMAN, ARTHUR WIDDRINGTON=, Lieut., 1st Battn. King’s Own Shropshire L.I., only _s._ of the late Rev. Robert Morrison Herdman, Vicar of Holy Trinity, North Shields, by his wife, Mary (Sunnyholme, Ripon), dau. of Thomas Wearmouth, of Gainford; _b._ Holy Trinity Vicarage, North Shields, 31 Jan. 1886; educ. Trent College, and Corpus Christi College, Oxford; gazetted 2nd Lieut. 1st Shropshire L.I., 18 Sept. 1909, and promoted Lieut., 30 Oct. 1913; went to France with the 6th Division, Sept. 1914, and was killed in action near Lille. 25 Oct. following; _unm._ The Commanding Officer and Major of his regt., in their letters to his mother, spoke of his popularity with his men, and his orderly, who, when he was missing, went out to look for him and found him dead, and was himself wounded while looking for him. wrote: “When I told his men that he was dead they all took it very hard, because he was the best friend we ever had.” By his will Lieut. Herdman left £1,000 to the Council of Trent College, £500 to the K.S.L.I. Regimental Aid Society, a recreation ground for Ewhurst, and other bequests.

=HERION, ARTHUR=, Stoker, 1st Class (R.F.R., Ch. B. 9319), S.S. 106537, H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.

=HERN, WILLIAM HENRY=, Leading Stoker (Boatman, C.G.), 310613 (Dev.), H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.

=HERON, WILLIAM=, Sergt., No. 1753, 3rd Battn. Australian Imperial Force, 6th _s._ of Richard Heron, of Dryden Place, New York, Newcastle-on-Tyne, by his wife, Ada, dau. of Amos Wright; _b._ New Seaham, co. Durham, 2 Feb. 1891; educ. there; was in the Special Reserve; emigrated to Australia about 1913, and settled at Fremantle, West Australia: volunteered at the outbreak of war, and joined the Commonwealth Expeditionary Force; left for Egypt, 17 March, 1915; went to the Dardanelles about July, and died at sea, 11 Aug. 1915; _unm._

=HERRIDGE, WILLIAM=, Gunner, R.M.A., 8569, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914.

=HERRING, EDWARD EDGAR=, L.-Corpl., No. 939, D Coy., 3rd Battn. 1st Infantry Brigade, Australian Imperial Force, 4th _s._ of Gerard Edgar Herring, of Cromer, England, late Under-secretary for Mines Department, Sydney, N.S.W., by his wife, Caroline Elizabeth; _b._ Gladesville, New South Wales, 26 April, 1891; educ. Sydney Grammar School; was a Bank Accountant, and volunteered on the outbreak of war, and enlisted 20 Aug. 1914: left for Egypt with the 1st Division, 30 Oct. 1914; went to the Dardanelles, 25 April, 1915; was wounded in the assault on Lone Pine Hill, 6 Aug. 1915, and died of wounds on the hospital ship Delta, on the 9th; _unm._ Buried at sea.

=HESTER, WILLIAM HENRY=, Chief Sick Berth Steward, 350550, H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.

=HETHERINGTON, JOHN ROBERT=, Private, No. 10176, 1st Battn. Coldstream Guards, _s._ of Joseph Hetherington, of 49, Ancrum Street, Spital Tongues, Newcastle-on-Tyne, by his wife, Frances, dau. of William Pallan; _b._ Spital Tongues aforesaid, 5 May. 1896; educ. Newcastle Council School; enlisted 5 June, 1913; went to the Front 8 Oct. 1914, and was reported missing after the fighting at Givenchy, 25 Jan. 1915. Confirmation of his death was received in June, when Sergt. F. Millman reported that he had been by his side when he was mortally wounded and added, “he was a fine type of manhood and a credit to the regt.” He was _unm._

=HEWETSON, GEORGE HAYTON=, Chaplain, R.N., elder _s._ of the late Rev. John Hewetson, Vicar of Chadworth, by his wife, Isabella (Dromore, Putney, S.W.), dau. of the Rev. George Henry Heslop; _b._ Chester, 26 Jan. 1877; educ. Bradfield and Worcester College, Oxford; entered the Royal Navy, 1 Aug. 1906, and was Chaplain H.M.S. Britannia, H.M.S. Minotaur, the Flagship of the China Squadron, Feb. 1910–12, and to the Royal Naval Barracks, Portsmouth, 1912 to July, 1914; appointed to H.M.S. Bulwark, 29 July, 1914; lost when that ship was blown up at Sheerness, 26 Nov. 1914. He _m._ at High Harrogate, 3 Feb. 1914, Lilian Mary (The Vicarage, High Harrogate), dau. of the Rev. Douglas Sherwood Guy, Vicar of Christchurch, High Harrogate, and had a dau., Mary Hayton, _b._ 10 Jan. 1915.

=HEWETT, JOHN EDWARD=, Private, No. 862. 1st/5th Battn. (London Rifle Brigade), The London Regt. (T.F.), only _s._ of the late George Hulbert Hewett, of 61, Rathcoole Gardens, Hornsey, N., a Mercantile Clerk in the employ of the British India Steamship Navigation Co., by his wife, Olivia, dau. of William Clarke; _b._ Highbury, N., 15 Jan. 1894; educ. Hornsey County School, enlisted 9 Sept. 1914, and was killed in action at Ypres, 28 April, 1915; _unm._ He was buried near Fortuin.

=HEWITT, ERNEST HENRY=, Lieut., 1/4th Battn. King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regt. (T.F.), 2nd _s._ of James Henry Hewitt, of Altamont, Bangor, co. Down, Ireland; _b._ Belfast, 5 Nov. 1885; educ. Bangor Grammar School; St. Jude’s School, Belfast; and the Royal Academical Institution, Belfast; was a member of the Queen’s University Officers Training Corps, and Vice-Capt. of the North of Ireland Rugby Football Club; offered his services to the War Office the day after war was declared; gazetted 2nd Lieut., 22 Aug. 1914; and Lieut. 1 Dec. 1914; went to France with his Battn. in April, 1915; took part in the attack on the enemy near Festubert, on the night of 15 June, 1915; was seen to fall on his left side, apparently mortally wounded, while heroically leading his men between the second and third German trenches, and not heard of since. He is officially reported missing. His Commanding officer wrote: “Lieut. Hewitt since he joined us has become the most popular officer in the Battn. He was a splendid soldier.” He was mentioned in Despatches by F.M. Sir John (now Lord) French [London Gazette, 1 Jan. 1916], for gallant and distinguished service in the field.

=HEWITT, JAMES FRANCIS=, Lieut., 1st Battn. The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), eldest _s._ of the Hon. William James Hewitt, of St. Colme House, Aberdour, Fife [s. of 6th James, 4th Viscount Lifford], by his wife Evelyn Frances, yst. dau. of Lieut.-Gen. Francis Carey; _b._ Gatehouse-of-Fleet, co. Kirkcudbright, 22 Jan. 1888; educ. Winton House, Winchester and Haileybury College; gazetted 2nd Lieut. from the 3rd Battn. to the 1st Cameronians, 26 Feb. 1908, and promoted Lieut., 12 March, 1910; went to France, 26 Aug., and was killed in action at La Boutillerie during the first Battle of Ypres, 26 Oct. 1914, and was buried there; _unm._ His Colonel wrote: “We have lost one of our very best officers and most lovable of comrades. He was always so capable and keen at all work and sport.”

=HEWITT, ROBERT=, Stoker, 1st Class, K. 8192, H.M.S. Hogue; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.

=HEWITT, WILLIAM GEORGE=, 2nd Lieut., 3rd Battn. The Royal Scots, 2nd _s._ of the Hon. William James Hewitt, of St. Colme House, Aberdour, Fife [6th s. of James, 4th Viscount Lifford], by his wife Evelyn Frances, yst. dau. of Lieut.-Gen. Francis Carey: _b._ Gatehouse-of-Fleet, co. Kirkcudbright, 7 June, 1892; educ. Edinburgh Academy and Christ Church, Oxford; gazetted from the Officer’s Training Corps to the 3rd Royal Scots, 7 Aug. 1914; went to France, 27 Sept. and was killed in action near Neuve Chapelle during the 1st Battle of Ypres, 13 Oct. 1914, while helping a wounded soldier; _unm._ Whilst at Christ Church he ran with the beagles, and eventually became 1st Whip; he was also a member of the “Loders Club,” and interested himself keenly in all sport. Of him it was said: “He was most charming in manner, and it was always a pleasure to be with him; he has died nobly, and in his short time has lived a simple, straight life.” His eldest brother, Lieut. J. F. Hewitt, was killed in action, 26 Oct. 1914 (see his notice).

=HEWLETT, WILFRED ARTHUR=, Chief Electrical Artificer, 2nd Class, 345053, H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.

=HEYS, ARTHUR=, Petty Officer, 189420, H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.

=HEYWORTH, HEYWORTH POTTER LAWRENCE=, Capt., 2nd Battn. (98th) North Staffordshire Regt., only _s._ of the late Col. Lawrence Heyworth, Commanding 3rd Welsh Regt., by his wife, Rosina Kate (Colne Priory, Earl’s Colne), dau. of John Baskerville Mortimer, and grandson of Lawrence Heyworth, of Yewtree, Liverpool, J.P., M.P. for Derby, &c.; _b._ Wain Vaur, Risca, co. Monmouth, 20 Nov. 1877; educ. Aysgarth, Harrow, and Trinity College, Cambridge; received a commission in the 3rd South Wales Borderers (Militia), 1899, and was gazetted to the 2nd North Staffordshire Regt., 21 April, 1900, and promoted Lieut., 7 Jan. 1901, and Capt., 11 Sept. 1908. He served in the South African War, 1900–1902, taking part in the operations in the Orange Free State and in the Transvaal and Cape Colony, and received the Queen’s medal with three clasps and the King’s with two clasps. He went to India with his regiment in 1903, being stationed at Umballa, Multan and Peshawar, and was Master of the Peshawar Vale Hounds, 1911–12. In 1913 he returned to England on sick leave and retired on half-pay (21 Sept.), but on the outbreak of war in Aug. 1914, rejoined his old regt. and was appointed Adjutant of the 7th Battn. in Sept. They left for the Dardanelles in June, and he was killed in action there, near Sari Bair, 6 Aug. 1915, and buried in the Australian and New Zealand Cemetery, Gallipoli. His Commanding Officer wrote that he had proved “a very good adjutant,” and the second in Command: “He is a terrible loss to us, as he was quite the most popular man in the regt.” He _m._ at Partney Church, Lincolnshire, 21 Jan. 1915, Cecily Mabel (Dalby Hall, Spilsby, Lincolnshire), 2nd dau. of Major Bartholomew Claypon Garfit, of Dalby Hall, Lincolnshire, J.P.; _s.p._

=HIBBERT, SEPTIMUS=, M.A., M.B., B.Ch. Oxon, Surgeon, R.N.V.R., _s._ of Charles George Hibbert, of Marenioh, Talbot Avenue, Bournemouth, Merchant, by his wife, Clara, dau. of John Heseltine; _b._ Brasted, near Sevenoaks, Kent, 31 July, 1886: educ. Tonbridge School, University College, Oxford, and St. George’s Hospital, London, where he was House Surgeon and Physician; joined the Navy on the outbreak of war, was appointed Surgeon to H.M.S. Formidable, and was lost when that ship was sunk in the Channel, 1 Jan. 1915; _unm._

=HICKLING, EDWARD ROBERT EYRE=, Lieut., 3rd Battn. Gloucestershire Regt., att. North Lancashire Regt., only _s._ of the late John Bird Hickling, by his wife, Clara (4, Chestnut Avenue, Bournemouth), dau. of the late Alderman Robert Eyre Applegate Eyres; _b._ Lymington, 17 Aug. 1895; educ. privately (Mr. John Murray); Langharne House School, Victoria Road, Southsea and Bournemouth School (Dr. Fenwick) where he joined the School Corps in Jan. 1908; becoming L.-Corpl. Sept. 1911 and Corpl. Jan. 1912. He was gazetted 2nd Lieut. to the 3rd Gloucestershires, 8 Oct. 1913; and promoted Lieut. in Aug. 1914; went to France in Sept., and was att. to the North Lancashire Regt. He died at No. 4 Clearing Hospital, Poperinghe, about 2 Nov. 1914, of wounds received in action, 27–28 Oct. A brother officer wrote: “On the night of the 23rd we were in billets at a village quite near to ..., when we got the order to go forward suddenly and turn the enemy out of some of our trenches which they had captured near ..., and so we pushed forward at dawn of the 24th, and came under fire, and then I was told off with Hickling to act as a left flank-guard while the rest of the Battn. advanced, and there he and I stayed with half a company (100 men) until about 7.30 a.m. Then we, in turn, had the order to advance, and went forward over the turnip fields and then out on to open ploughed land without a vestige of cover anywhere, and bullets flying round us like bees. Then as we got to within 300 yards of the enemy’s trenches I got hit just above the knee and was, of course, to all intents and purposes, ‘down and out.’ But I yelled to Hickling to take the men on. Whether he heard me or not I can’t say, but I saw him afterwards running forward with his men, and I was told later that he got through alright. Then I lay there for about seven or eight hours unable to move until some ambulance people came along about 4 p.m., and took me back on a stretcher, and when I got back I heard that Hickling had been badly shot in the hip.”

=HICKLING, WILLIAM CHARLES=, Stoker, 1st Class (R.F.R., B. 3046), S.S. 100493, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914.

=HICKS, FREDERICK RICHARD=, Lieut.-Col., 1st Battn. Hampshire Regt., only surviving _s._ of the late Francis Hicks, of Lanhainsworth, St. Columb, co. Cornwall, by his wife, Catherine, dau. of the late John Hicks; _b._ Plymouth, 10 Sept. 1871; educ. Sherborne and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and received his commission in the Hampshire Regt. 8 Oct. 1890, being promoted Lieut. 10 Aug. 1892; Capt. 17 April, 1898; Brevet-Major, 22 Aug. 1902; Major, 8 Aug. 1908; and Lieut.-Col. -- Dec. 1914. He served in Uganda, 9 Jan. 1898, to 27 May, 1900 (medal), and was on Special Service in South Africa, 9 May to 26 July, 1900, being afterwards on the Staff of the Military Governor of Johannesburg (Major-Gen. Colin Mackenzie), and later (1 Dec. 1901 to 30 Nov. 1902) was employed with the Rand Rifles. For his services in this campaign he was mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 29 July, 1902], and received the Queen’s medal with three clasps and the King’s medal with two clasps. He served with the 2nd Hampshires at Malta and Bermuda, and with the 1st Battn. at Londonderry and Colchester, and from 10 Oct. 1909, to 8 March, 1912, was Brigade Major, 16th Brigade, Irish Command, and from 9 March, 1912, to 9 Oct. 1913, General Staff Officer (2nd Grade), Coast Defence, Southern Command. He was a Staff College Graduate, and a first-class interpreter. On the outbreak of the European War, he went to France, 22 Aug. 1914. and assumed command of the 1st Hampshires (the old 37th) after Col. Jackson was taken prisoner. He was wounded at Le Cateau a few days later (26 Aug.), and invalided home, but returned to the Front on 9 Nov. and was again wounded in action near Ypres on 8 May. He was sent home, and died in Guy’s Hospital, of enteric and wounds, 12 June, 1915. Col. Hicks _m._ at Winchester Cathedral, 2 Nov. 1903, Grace Winifred (Lanhainsworth, St. Columb, Cornwall), yst. dau. of the late Rev. William Henry Hewett, and had issue: John Nettleton, _b._ 3 May, 1906; Roger Bertram Nettleton, _b._ 27 Dec. 1909; and Mervyn Nettleton, _b._ 28 Jan. 1911.

=HICKS, JAMES THOMAS WILLIAM=, Private, No. 1849, 5th Batt. Royal Sussex Regt. (T.F.), _s._ of Albert Hicks, of 3, Clyde Villas, Ladbore Road, Rye, by his wife, Emma, dau. of James Tapp; _b._ Rye, co. Sussex, 16 Jan. 1895; educ. Rye Council School; enlisted 22 May, 1914; went to France 18 Feb. 1915, and died of wounds received in action at Cambray, 24 May, 1915; _unm._

=HICKS, WALTER GERALD=, 2nd Lieut., 8th (Service) Battn. Royal Fusiliers, only _s._ of the late Walter Hicks, of St. Austell, by his wife, Kattie, dau. of the late Samuel William Cooke; _b._ St. Austell, co. Cornwall, 2 Oct. 1893; educ. Blundell’s, and London University (at both of which he was a member of the O.T.C.); was studying at the University when war broke out; obtained a commission in the 8th Royal Fusiliers, 26 Aug. 1914; went to France 31 May, 1915, and died at Armentières, 11 Aug. 1915 of wounds received while scouting. His Colonel wrote: “He was one of the most gallant boys I have ever met and would go anywhere and do anything. His men adored him, and his Captain could not speak too highly of him. He was intensely gallant and did not know the word ‘fear.’” A brother officer wrote: “His men worshipped him, and no words of mine can describe to you what he did for them. I remember the platoon from the very start, and had never thought it possible that it could have been brought up to the pitch of efficiency that he had attained. He set a fine example of cool courage to us all--officers and men.”

=HIGGINBOTTOM, FRANK=, A.B. (R.F.R., B. 3228), S.S. 754, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914.

=HIGGINBOTTOM, THOMAS=, Private, No. 1635, 14th Battn. Australian Imperial Force, _s._ of James Samuel Higginbottom; _b._ Salford, co. Lancaster, 10 Nov. 1886; educ. St. Bartholomew’s Schools there; and served four years in the Manchester Territorials; went to Australia early in 1914, and being there when war began, volunteered and joined the Commonwealth Expeditionary Force, 13 Sept. 1914; took part in the landing at the Dardanelles, 25 April, 1915, and served there continuously for four months, being killed in action, 25 Aug. 1915, and was buried in Australia Valley. He _m._ 12 Sept. 1909, Margaret Ann (9, Crokell Street, Salford), dau, of Timothy Leniham, and had issue three children: Thomas, _b._ 17 Jan. 1911; Stanley, _b._ 19 Feb. 1913; and Margaret, _b._ 1 July, 1910.

=HIGGINS, FREDERIC=, Shipwright, 1st Class, 345691, H.M.S. Hogue; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.

=HIGGINS, HARRY=, Private, R.M.L.I. (R.F.R., Ch. B. 1987), H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.

=HIGGS, CHARLES=, Leading Stoker, 300794, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914.

=HIGH, GEORGE HENRY=, Boy, 1st Class, J. 22784, H.M.S. Pathfinder; lost when that ship was sunk by a mine, about 20 miles off the East Coast, 5 Sept. 1914.

=HILEY, HERBERT=, Stoker, R.N.R., 2196S., H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.

=HILDYARD, NONA MILDRED=, Nurse, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, dau. of William Hildyard, of Lyttleton, New Zealand, by his wife, Betsy Ann, dau. of John (and Harriet) Libballie; _b._ Lyttleton aforesaid, 4 Nov. 1890; educ. Lyttleton Public Schools; entered the Christ Church Hospital, New Zealand, where she soon attracted the attention of her superiors, and on the outbreak of war was one of the nurses specially selected by the Government to go to the Front with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. She left for Egypt 11 July, 1915, and was for some time engaged in the Base Hospital, Port Said. When the New Zealand troops were being transferred to Salonika, she sailed for that port with the other nurses of the hospital, and was lost on the troopship Marquetta, when that ship was torpedoed in the Gulf of Salonika 23 Oct. 1915. Doctors who were eye-witnesses of the disaster affirm that she displayed wonderful courage and fortitude, and sang “Tipperary” and “Are we downhearted? No!” to the last to keep up the spirits of her comrades.

=HILL, ALBERT=, Stoker, 1st Class, 225607, H.M.S. Pathfinder; lost when that ship was sunk by a mine, about 20 miles off the East Coast, 5 Sept. 1914.

=HILL, CHARLES HAYDOCK=, Private, No. 28739, 16th Battn. (Canadian Scottish), Canadian Expeditionary Force, yr. _s._ of the late James Catesworth Hill, of Barnwood, Gloucester, by his wife, Frances, dau. of Charles Bird; _b._ Hereford, 5 Sept. 1890; educ. South-Eastern College, Ramsgate; qualified as an Electrical Engineer at the Central Technical College, London; went to Canada in 1912, and entered the employ of the British Electrical Co.; joined 50th Gordons at Victoria in 1913; volunteered on the outbreak of war, and enlisted in the Canadian Scottish; came over with the 1st Contingent in Oct. 1914; went to France, Feb. 1915, and died at No. 8 Casualty Clearing Station, 28 April, 1915, of wounds received in action the previous day near Ypres, when a shell took off his right leg. Buried in Bailleul Cemetery; _unm._

=HILL, CHARLES WILLIAM JOHN=, A.B. (R.F.R., Ch. B. 9149), 204395, H.M.S. Aboukir, lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.

=HILL, GEORGE=, A.B. (R.F.R., B. 5058), S.S. 1835, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914.

=HILL, GEORGE PAYNE=, Sergt., No. 391, North Riding Battery, 2nd Northumbrian Brigade, Royal Field Artillery (T.F.), 3rd _s._ of Thomas Hill, of West Pier, Whitby, Sculptor, by his wife, Catherine, dau. of John Waller; _b._ Whitby, co. Yorks, 27 May, 1884; educ. Mount School, Whitby; was a Monumental Mason; joined the Volunteer Force in Feb. 1903, and transferred to the Territorials in 1908. On the outbreak of war he volunteered for foreign service; went with his battery to the Front, Sunday, 18 April, 1915, and died in hospital at Bailleul, 24 May, 1915, from wounds received in action at Ypres the same day. The gun detachment under Sergt. Hill was completely wiped out by a bursting shell, all the men who belonged to the Scarborough section being killed, the Sergt. surviving for a short time only. The gun which was damaged was eventually saved and brought safely back to the British line, by a detachment of the Whitby Territorial Force, who were supplying the guns still in action with ammunition, amidst a veritable hail of bursting shells. He was buried in Bailleul Cemetery. He was mentioned in F.M. Sir John French’s Despatch of 30 Nov. 1915. Sergt. Hill _m._ at St. Mary’s Parish Church, Whitby, 5 June, 1907, Margaret, dau. of the late Thomas Stott, Mariner, and had three children: Thomas Stott, _b._ 25 July, 1910; George, _b._ 31 March, 1913: and Mabel, _b._ 2 Jan. 1909. He had been a ringer at Whitby Parish Church since the formation of a change ringing company in 1909: he had taken part in peals of Plain Bob Triples and Major, Grandsire Triples and Caters, and Kent Treble Bob Major and Royal, and previous to the outbreak of war was looking forward to scoring his first peal of Stedman Triples.

=HILL, LEONARD AUGUSTUS=, Private, No. 1967, 1/8th Battn. The Middlesex Regt. (T.F.), _s._ of the late Edmund Hill, Engine Driver, G.W.R., by his wife Martha (38, Dudley Road, Southall Green, Middlesex), dau. of Richard Castle; _b._ Gloucester, 21 Sept. 1896; educ. Featherstone Road Boys’ School, Southall; was an Engineer; joined the Middlesex Territorials, 17 Feb. 1913; volunteered for foreign service on the outbreak of war in Aug. 1914; went to France, 8 March, 1915, and died in No. 10 Stationary Hospital, 29 April, 1915, from wounds received in action the previous day near Ypres. Sergt. A. Cornwell wrote: “He was one of my best men, and one of the most popular in the Coy.... Only two days before he shared the contents of his parcel amongst the boys. Always cheerful, always willing, one of the best of workers. We all miss him.... He was one of the first over the parapet after the Germans when he was killed.”

=HILL, LESLIE BROWNLOW=, Private, No. 28744, 16th Battn. (50th Gordon Highlanders, of Canada), Canadian Expeditionary Force, _s._ of the late Elvis Ford Hill, of London, Cigar and Tobacco Merchant, by his wife, Marie Klara (620, Battery Street, James Bay, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada), dau. of the late John Mathias Lerner, of London, England; _b._ Portland Place, London, W., 1 July, 1889; educ. Margate College; served for a short period with the North Staffordshire Regt. and afterwards in the Royal Navy, and having received his discharge, went to Canada in 1913, and settled at Victoria, B.C.; joined the 50th Gordon Highlanders, 16 June, 1914, and when war broke out, immediately volunteered for Imperial Service. He left Valcartier, for England, 28 Sept. 1914; went to France, 22 Feb. 1915; came safely through the Battle of Ypres, 25 April, 1915, but was wounded in the trenches by a fragment of shell two days later (27 April), and died the same day in No. 8 British Field Ambulance; _unm._ He was buried in Vlamertinghe Cemetery, Ypres (B192, Sec. 4). His brother, Elvis Ford Hill, No. 9352, is now (1916) on active service with the R.A.M.C.

=HILL, WALTER EDWARD=, Lieut., 3rd Battn. North Staffordshire Regt., only _s._ of the late Rev. Charles Rowland Haydock Hill, Rector of Holy Trinity, Dorchester, and Canon of Salisbury, by his wife, Ellen Maria (68, King’s Gate Street, Winchester), 2nd dau. of Hon. Edward Bennet Wrottesley [5th _s._ of John, 1st Baron Wrottesley]; _b._ Dorchester, co. Dorset, 6 Sept 1892; educ. Winchester; gazetted 2nd Lieut. Special Reserve, 3 May, 1911, and promoted Lieut. 17 April, 1913; went to France 8 Sept. 1914, and was killed in action at the Battle of the Aisne, 25 Sept. 1914; _unm._ Buried in Soupir Churchyard.

=HILL, WILLIAM DUDLEY=, Capt., 3rd (Reserve), attd. 1st, Battn. Loyal North Lancashire Regt., yst. _s._ of Col. Frederick Jacob Ponsonby Hill, of Cambridge Lodge, Southbourne, Hants, late 1st Royal Scots (who served in the Crimea and Indian Mutiny), by his wife, Elizabeth Newnham, dau. of Solomon Watson, of Ballingarrane, co. Tipperary; _b._ Cheltenham, 24 March, 1882; educ. Saugeen Preparatory School, Bournemouth, and (owing to temporary failure of eyesight) privately; gazetted 2nd Lieut. to the 3rd South Lancashire Regt. 11 June, 1900, and transferred to the 1st North Lancashires, 4 May, 1901; served in the South African War (Queen’s medal with three clasps and King’s medal with two clasps), and retired, 9 Oct. 1903. On the outbreak of war he rejoined his Regt. and was promoted Lieut. 9 Oct. 1914, and Capt. 3 Feb. 1915; was stationed at Felixstowe with the 3rd Battn. Sept. 1914 to March, 1915, when he went to France attd. to the 1st Battn. and died in hospital at Bethune, 13 May, 1915, of wounds received in action on the 9th at Rue du Bois, during the advance against the Aubers Ridge. Wounded at the commencement of the attack, he remained at the head of his men, until, again wounded, he fell. He was buried in Bethune Cemetery. His Commanding Officer wrote: “In your husband the Battn. has not only lost a keen and valuable officer, but a friend who had endeared himself to us all by his kindly and sympathetic nature.” The Commanding Officer of the 1st Battn. to which he was attd., wrote: “He was wounded in the spine and stomach on Sunday last, gallantly leading his company into action ... his loss is deeply deplored by all of us.” Other letters from his brother officers and the men of his regt. testify to his great popularity. A Sergt. wrote: “We all loved and respected him.” Capt. Dudley Hill was a keen sportsman and was particularly interested in steeplechasing. He trained many winners under National Hunt Rules, and rode winners himself in South Africa. He _m._ at Farnham, Surrey, 21 April, 1903, Florence Rachel (River View, Marlow, Bucks), yst. dau. of the late William Snow Clifton, of Houghton, Hants, and had two sons: Patrick William Dudley, _b._ 1 July, 1904; and Anthony Ponsonby Dudley, _b._ 17 April, 1907.

=HILLAND, JOSEPH=, Stoker, 1st Class (R.F.R., Ch. B. 9522), S.S. 106892, H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.

=HILLIER, ERNEST ALFRED=, Private, No. 9275, 1st Battn. Coldstream Guards, _s._ of Alfred Hillier, Gunner, No. 19392, No. 3 Battery, 1st Brigade, Lancashire Division, R.A.; by his wife, Mary (7, Sydney Place, Bathwick, Bath), dau. of John Martin, of Tiverton-on-Avon; _b._ Walcot, Bath, 3 June, 1892; educ. Bathwick Parochial School and the Blue Coat School, Bath; enlisted 13 Oct. 1911; went to France with the Expeditionary Force in Aug. 1914; served through the retreat from Mons, and was killed in action at the Battle of the Aisne, 4 Oct. 1914; _unm._ Buried at Braisne. He had the Crossed Flags for signalling.

=HILLIS, JAMES HERBERT=, Leading Stoker, K. 4837, H.M.S. Pathfinder; lost when that ship was sunk by a mine, about 20 miles off the East Coast, 5 Sept. 1914.

=HILLIS, SAMUEL DENYS=, M.Sc., Private, No. 3583, 10th (Liverpool Scottish) Battn. King’s Liverpool Regt. (T. F.), _s._ of Samuel Hillis, of 2, Green Lawn, Rock Ferry, Cheshire, Cotton Broker, by his wife, Emma Melene, dau. of the late George Benjamin Keyworth, of Marr Grange, Doncaster; _b._ Liverpool, 9 Oct. 1892; educ. Birkenhead School and Liverpool University, where he graduated B.Sc. in the Chemistry Honours School in July, 1913, and after a year’s research in Metallurgy, obtained the degree of M.Sc.; volunteered on the outbreak of war, and joined the Liverpool Scottish in Sept. 1914; went to Flanders the following January, and was killed in action in the great charge at Hooge, 16 June, 1915; _unm._

=HILLS, ALFRED THOMAS=, Private, No. 1248, 8th Battn. (90th Winnipeg Rifles), Canadian Expeditionary Force, yst. _s._ of Charles Thomas Hills, of Hornchurch, Essex, by his wife, Emily, dau. of John Webb; _b._ Hornchurch, 14 May, 1891; educ. Hornchurch; went to Canada in Feb. 1911, and settled at Fort William; volunteered after the outbreak of war, and joined the Canadian E.F. at Fort William in Aug. 1914; came over with the first contingent; went to France, 9 Feb. 1915, and died at Oxford Military Hospital, 2 May, 1915, of wounds received in action at Ypres, 23 April. He _m._ at Romford, 21 Dec. 1914, Ada Agnes, dau. of George Miller, of Chelmsford; _s.p._

=HILLS, FREDERICK=, Stoker, 1st Class (R.F.R., Ch. B. 7257), S.S. 102186, H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.

=HILLS, WILLIAM JESSE=, Private, R.M.L.I., Ch./17045, H.M.S. Hawke; lost when that ship was torpedoed in the North Sea, 15 Oct. 1914.

=HILLYER, THOMAS JAMES SELBY=, Sergt., No. 46007, 13th Battn. (Royal Highlanders of Canada) Canadian Expeditionary Force, only _s._ of Thomas Frederick Selby Hillyer, of London, Butler in private service, by his wife, Annie, dau. of Malachi Davis; _b._ Winkfield, near Windsor, 29 Nov. 1878; educ. Cranbourne Ranelagh School; enlisted in the 2nd Lancashire Fusiliers, 4 June, 1895; served in the Soudan Expedition, 1898 (Queen’s medal with clasp, also Khedive’s Star), and in the South African War, 1899–1902 (Queen’s medal with three clasps, “Tugela Heights,” “Relief of Ladysmith,” “Transvaal,” and King’s medal with two clasps, “South Africa, 1901,” “1902”), and after leaving the Colours in 1903, was nine years in the Reserve, and was employed during that period as a postman in Winkfield village; went to Canada, 1912, and settled at Amherst, Nova Scotia; volunteered on the outbreak of war, and joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force in Aug. 1914, and came over with the first contingent, Oct. 1914; went to France, Feb. 1915, and was killed in action near Festubert, 21 May following. Buried at Festubert. He _m._ at Cranbourne, Winkfield, 1 June, 1903, Kate (Lovel Road, Winkfield, near Windsor), dau. of the late William Sharpe, of Cranbourne, Winkfield, and had three children: Thomas William Selby, _b._ 8 July, 1905; John Ernest, _b._ 11 Sept. 1912; and Joyce, _b._ 11 March, 1908.

=HILSON, GEORGE WILLIAM=, Private, No. 9910, 3rd Battn. Coldstream Guards, _s._ of Joshua Thomas Hilson, of 44, Middle Street North, Driffield, co. York, formerly Royal Marine Artillery, by his wife, Harriet, dau. of William Burriell; _b._ Driffield, co. York, 29 April, 1895; educ. National School there; enlisted 1 Jan. 1913; went to France, Aug. 1914; died of wounds in No. 4 Clearing Station, Lillers, 24 Dec. 1914, and was buried in the cemetery there; _unm._

=HILTON, HERBERT PHILIP=, Capt., 3rd Battn. Middlesex Regt., eldest _s._ of Ernest P. Hilton, of 188, Cromwell Road, S.W.; _b._ Sydenham, 13 Aug. 1873; educ. Malvern College, where he was in the Cadet Corps, and went to Canada, and served with the North-West Mounted Police for four years. He then returned to England and studied for the Bar at the Inner Temple and Gray’s Inn. In 1899 he went to South Africa and joined Roberts’ Horse, being given a commission as 2nd Lieut. Middlesex Regt., 19 May, 1901, and promoted Lieut. 12 Oct. following. He served through that campaign 1899–1902; took part in the advance on, and relief of, Kimberley; the operations in the Orange Free State, Feb. to May, 1900, including the actions at Paardeburg (17–26 Feb.), Poplar Grove, Dreifontein, Karee Siding, Houtnek (Thoba Mountain), Vet River (5–6 May), and Zand River; operations in the Transvaal, May-June, 1900, including actions near Johannesburg, Pretoria, and Diamond Hill (11–12 June); operations in the Transvaal, west of Pretoria, July to 29 Nov. 1900; including actions at Zilkaats Nek, Elands River (4–16 Aug.), and Venterstroom (7–9 Aug.); operations in the Orange River Colony, May to 29 Nov. 1900, including actions at Lindley (26 June), Bethlehem (6–7 July), and Wittebergen (1–29 July); operations in the Transvaal and Orange River Colony, 30 Nov. 1900 to 31 May, 1902, and those on the Zululand Frontier of Natal, Sept. and Oct. 1901, and was mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 16 April, 1901] and awarded the Queen’s medal with six clasps and the King’s medal with two clasps. He was with his regt. in India when the European War broke out, and returned to England in Dec. 1914; went to France the following Jan., and was killed in action, near Ypres, 14 Feb. 1915. He _m._ at Singapore, 1911, Hylda (53, Kenilsworth Avenue, Wimbledon Park), dau. of (--), and had three children.

=HILTON, THOMAS=, Stoker, 1st Class (R.F.R., B. 4658), S.S. 103860, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914.

=HILTON, WILLIAM ERNEST=, Stoker, 1st Class, K. 16301, H.M.S. Pathfinder; lost when that ship was sunk by a mine, about 20 miles off the East Coast, 5 Sept. 1914.

=HINDMARSH, ALBERT=, Private, No. 10268, 1st Battn. Coldstream Guards, 4th _s._ of the late Charles Hindmarsh, Fireman, Monkwearmouth Colliery, by his wife, Mary (28, Fulwell Road, Sunderland), dau. of James Archibald; _b._ Southwick-on-Wear, co. Durham, 25 Oct. 1893; educ. Southwick Board School; was a Miner, Monkwearmouth, enlisted 7 Aug. 1913; went to France, 10 Aug. 1914, and was killed in action at Ypres, 29 Oct. 1914; _unm._ His four brothers: Robert Hindmarsh, Private, No. 5454, 3rd Durham L.I.; William, Private, 14th Durham L.I.; John Hindmarsh, Driver, No. 690, R.G.A.; and Arthur Hindmarsh, Private, No. 15488, 14th Durham L.I. (wounded), are all on active service; and his brother-in-law, Thomas Elliott, Private, No. 14373, 10th Yorks, was killed in action.

=HINGSTON, FREDERIC LEONARD=, Capt., 1st Battn. Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, only _s._ of the late Frederic Hingston, of Cardiff, Banker, by his wife, Mary (St. Oswald’s, Selwyn Road, Eastbourne), dau. of Joseph Rome; _b._ Leicester, 6 June, 1877; educ. Llandaff Cathedral School and Malvern College; gazetted 2nd Lieut. from the Militia to the Duke of Cornwall’s L.I., 18 Oct. 1899, and promoted Lieut. 13 May, 1901, and Capt. 13 Feb. 1909; served in the South African War, 1900–1, and took part in the actions at Poplar Grove, Driefontein, Vet River, Zand River, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Diamond Hill and Belfast (mentioned in Despatches and Queen’s medal with six clasps); and with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders, 11 March to 26 April, 1915, and was killed in action on the latter date, during the second Battle of Ypres. The General commanding the Brigade wrote to Capt. Hingston’s widow: “I wanted, as Brigadier-General Commanding the Brigade, to tell you how very deeply and sincerely I sympathise with you in the heavy blow that has fallen upon you. Your husband belonged to a great Regt. which has given consistently splendid service throughout the campaign, and, if I may say so, he was one of the finest officers of a fine Regt. I had often spoken to your husband on the occasions of my frequent visits to the trenches, and had always been much struck by his earnestness and thoroughness, and by the keen interest which he took in all matters relating to his company and his men. To them I know his loss is a severe one, as it is indeed to all of us”; and a friend (“Eastbourne Gazette,” 26 May, 1915): “He was good and thorough in whatever he undertook. As an athlete he was just what a British Officer should be, strong, active, bold, enduring and honourable. In Switzerland he was well known as a remarkable fine ‘ski-er.’ In the winter, 1913–14, he had won the British Ski-ing Association Cup at Wengen; and he had won other trophies at this winter sport as well as at ice-hockey, at which he was an adept. He was also a keen lawn tennis player and golfer.” Capt. Hingston _m._ at St. James’, Piccadilly, 30 Nov. 1911, Essy, yst. dau. of the late Col. William Charles Plant, Indian Army; _s.p._

=HINMAN, ARTHUR GURR=, Lieut., 15th Battn., 4th Brigade, Australian Imperial Force, 2nd _s._ of Arthur Hinman, of Moina, Elphin Road, Launceston, Tasmania, by his wife, Lucy Maud, dau. of William Gurr, of Launceston; _b._ Newstead, Launceston, Tasmania, 19 June, 1890; educ. at Launceston Church Grammar School, 1903–March, 1909, and on leaving there went to Ormond College, Melbourne University, for the course of Metallurgy and Mining Engineering. When he had finished his course there he did his practical work with the Mount Bischoff Tin Mining Company, Waratah, Tasmania, and took his degree of Bachelor of Mining Engineering at Melbourne University, 5 April, 1914. War breaking out the following Aug., he immediately volunteered for Imperial service; was given a commission, and left Melbourne for Egypt, 22 Dec. 1914. He took part in the landing at the Dardanelles, 25–26 April, 1915, and was killed in action at Quinn’s Post, 10 May, 1915; _unm._ On that night the 15th Battn. were ordered to carry the Turkish trenches directly in their front. This was accomplished but with heavy loss, and it was while gallantly leading his men in the charge that Hinman was shot dead. Writing to Mrs. Hinman, a brother officer, Capt. J. A. Good, said: “We landed, as no doubt you are aware, on the first day, and the various companies and platoons of the 15th Battn. were separated. Arthur’s platoon being out on the left, and apparently had a bad time. A few days after this we all rejoined the Battn., and took up our position on Pope’s Hill, but on the seventh day we were ordered to occupy the now famous position of Quinn’s Post. At this time he and I were the only officers of the original Tasmanian Companies in the 15th who remained, and often at night, as we sat in our dug-out, we wondered who would be the first to go, for it seemed impossible that we should remain long unwounded when so many had been hit. Arthur did splendid work on the post, and everyone sincerely regretted his death. The post was exceptionally difficult to hold owing to the close proximity of the Turkish trenches, which were only about 15 yards away in places. The position on the day prior to his death was as follows: The Turks held a line of trenches directly in front of our trenches; at either flank we were separated by about 50 yards, but in the centre our trenches were only 15 yards apart. Orders were issued that we were to go forward and occupy these trenches, and instructions were issued accordingly. Three parties, consisting of about 50 men each, were to be sent forward, one party to each flank and one to the centre. The intention being to occupy these trenches and dig communication trenches from our old lines to the new one. Lots were drawn by the Battn. officers to decide who would take charge of these parties, but Arthur drew a blank, and did not go with the first party, who had a comparatively easy time, as they surprised the Turks and captured the trenches, with the exception as we afterwards discovered of about 30 yards of trench in the left centre. Without capturing this extra line it was impossible to hold the remainder, and Arthur gallantly collected a number of men, and charged forward with the intention of securing this position. It was in this charge that he met his end. Although the conditions in Gallipoli were severe I never heard him once complain. He was ever ready and anxious to perform any work that was required. By his splendid work and control of his men (who speak highly of him and sympathise with you in your loss), he gallantly assisted to hold a position which was recognised by all as being the most difficult of all positions to hold”; and an officer of the 3rd L.H. Field Ambulance (Capt. G. Aberdeen) wrote: “The 15th Battn. had a bad time. It was owing to this fact that maybe none of them have been able to let you know details of Arthur that I am writing this. The 15th Battn. were stationed at Quinn’s Post, probably the most vulnerable and certainly the most dangerous part of our firing line, and had been stationed there almost since the day of landing. The Turkish trenches approach very closely to ours, at one spot being only 20 yards away. They are on the crest and we occupy the side of the hill. From the first day the position has been a real hell for our boys. A moment’s exposure meant a bullet, snipers, machine guns, shrapnel, high explosive, and hundreds of bombs are in almost daily use by the Turks in their endeavours to drive our men out of this important position. But in spite of the fact that about 40 officers and over 1,000 men out of a total of 1,400 have been hit, the 15th Battn. has never yielded up one inch of ground. The performance speaks for itself. Since our landing the Turks have been making persistent counter-attacks, and about 11 May they made a very determined and sustained one. At Quinn’s Post they were driven off time after time, and finally in a fine counter-attack our men went forward and seized their firing trenches. Arthur was in charge of ‘Supports’ who were brought up almost at once to dig in. Our men worked hard to make the trenches good. But the enemy had dug them very cleverly, and when daylight came commenced an enfilade of fire with hidden machine guns. The position soon became untenable. The order was given to retire to our own trenches, and our men obeyed it most unwillingly. Arthur saw all his own men safely started, but on the way back the hail of lead from the machine guns caught him, and in an instant he was gone. The Turkish losses had been so heavy that shortly after this fight they asked for an armistice to bury their dead. This was arranged. It may be some small comfort to you to know that Arthur’s body was recovered by his men, and that he was given a Christian burial by one of our Padres. He lies about 10 yards in front of No. 5 post, Quinn’s Post, a position which will be historic in Australian military history.” He was _unm._

=HINSON, OLIVER FRED=, A.B. (R.F.R., Ch. B. 5073), 180810, H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.

=HINTON, ERNEST HENRY=, Officer’s Steward, 3rd Class, L. 3046, H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.

=HINTON, SIDNEY ARTHUR=, Acting Bombardier, R.M.A., 12189, H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.

=HINVES, ALFRED EDMUND=, A.B. (R.F.R., Ch. B. 67213), 206243, H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.

=HIPPISLEY, HAROLD EDWIN=, 2nd Lieut., 1st. Battn. Gloucester Regt., yr. _s._ of William John Hippisley, of Northam House, Wells, Somerset, Land Agent, by his wife, Mary, dau. of the late Samuel Barnes, of Surlingham, Norfolk; _b._ Wells, 3 Sept. 1890; educ. King’s School, Bruton, Somerset, from which he passed the London University Matriculation Examination; and at the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, where he was Gold Medallist (Estate Management and Forestry), and obtained the National Diploma of Agriculture; admitted Professional Associate of Surveyors’ Institute and passed Fellowship Examination; gazetted 2nd Lieut. Special Reserve of Officers, Gloucester Regt., from the Royal Agricultural College, O.T.C. 3 Aug. 1912; and was attached to the 1st Battn. on the outbreak of war; went to France with the 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, of the Expeditionary Force in Aug. 1914; took part in the Battle of Mons, the subsequent retreat, the fighting on the Marne and the Aisne, and the advance into Belgium, and was killed in action at Langemarck, 23 Oct. 1914, on which occasion his platoon lost three-fifths of its strength, but succeeded in holding the position. Buried near Langemarck. He was an excellent all-round sportsman. He was capt. of the cricket and football teams at King’s School, Bruton, and of the cricket and hockey teams at the R.A.C., Cirencester, and played cricket and hockey for Somerset, and cricket for the United Kingdom. He _m._ at St. Cuthbert’s, Wells, 5 Aug. 1914, Ivy Gwendoline, dau. of the late J. Hussey Cooper, of the Lodge, Wheatley, Oxford; _s.p._

=HIRST, EDWARD=, Sick Berth Steward, 351015, H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.

=HISCOX, THOMAS ANDREW=, Private, No. 1369, 15th Battn. (Civil Service Rifles), The London Regt. (T.F.), eldest _s._ of William Thomas Hiscox, of H.M. Customs and Excise, and 18, Somerville Road, Bishopston, Bristol, by his wife, Jane E., dau. of Andrew Paterson, of Ayr; _b._ Charlestown, co. Cornwall, 4 Feb. 1891; educ. privately at Penzance and at Clark’s College, London; was appointed a 2nd Division Clerk in 1911, and when war began was a Clerk in the Treasury, Whitehall; joined the Civil Service Rifles in 1911; volunteered for foreign service; went to France, 17 March, 1915, and was killed in action at Festubert, 27 May following, being shot by a sniper while in an advanced trench; _unm._

=HITCHCOCK, EDWARD WILLIAM=, Stoker, P.O. 308869, H.M.S. Pathfinder; lost when that ship was sunk by a mine, about 20 miles off the East Coast, 5 Sept. 1914.

=HITCHEN, ARTHUR BENJAMIN=, Rifleman, No. 2804, 1/7th Battn. (Leeds Rifles), West Yorkshire Regt. (T.F.), _s._ of John William Hitchen, of 35, Meanwood Street, Leeds, by his wife, Charlotte Adelaide, dau. of Charles Smith Butcher, of Leeds; _b._ Leeds, 18 Dec. 1896; educ. St. Peter’s Square Board School there; joined the Leeds Rifles, 19 Sept. 1914; went to the Front, 15 April, 1915, and was killed in action at Laventie, 7 May, 1915; _unm._