Menin Gate Memorial
Roll of Honour
N - P
F/1558 Private
Edwin Richard Nation
2nd Bn. Middlesex Regiment
31st July 1917, aged 25.
Panel 49 and 51.
Son of William and Elizabeth Nation, of Style Rd., Wiveliscombe, Somerset.
Edwin Richard Nation
2nd Bn. Middlesex Regiment
31st July 1917, aged 25.
Panel 49 and 51.
Son of William and Elizabeth Nation, of Style Rd., Wiveliscombe, Somerset.
305704 Serjeant
Charles Naylor
1st/8th Bn. The King's (Liverpool) Regiment.
31st July 1917, aged 24.
Panels 4 and 6.
Son of James Louis and Sarah Agnes Naylor, of 221, Station Rd., Bamber Bridge, Preston.
Charles Naylor
1st/8th Bn. The King's (Liverpool) Regiment.
31st July 1917, aged 24.
Panels 4 and 6.
Son of James Louis and Sarah Agnes Naylor, of 221, Station Rd., Bamber Bridge, Preston.
Lieutenant
Bryon Fitzgerald Nicholas, M. C.
24th Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
9th October 1917, aged 24.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of Mr. J. P. and Mrs. M. E. Nicholas, of Sunshine, Victoria. Native of Ballarat, Victoria.
Bryon Fitzgerald Nicholas, M. C.
24th Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
9th October 1917, aged 24.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of Mr. J. P. and Mrs. M. E. Nicholas, of Sunshine, Victoria. Native of Ballarat, Victoria.
8004 Private
Walter Nutter
2nd Bn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
8th May 1915, aged 30.
Panel 12.
Son of the late Elkanah and Jane Nutter.
Walter Nutter
2nd Bn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
8th May 1915, aged 30.
Panel 12.
Son of the late Elkanah and Jane Nutter.
3216 Private
Michael Patrick O'Loughlin
45th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
28th September 1917, aged 24.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of Michael Martin O'Loughlin and Catharine Therisa O'Loughlin, of Dagmar St., Grenfell, New South Wales.
Michael Patrick O'Loughlin
45th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
28th September 1917, aged 24.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of Michael Martin O'Loughlin and Catharine Therisa O'Loughlin, of Dagmar St., Grenfell, New South Wales.
7773 Private
John William Ormerod
1st Bn. Royal Highlanders (Black Watch)
26th October 1914 ,aged 33.
Panel 37.
Lived at 23 Marlborough St. Burnley & later 21 Engine St. Burnley Lancashire.
John William Ormerod
1st Bn. Royal Highlanders (Black Watch)
26th October 1914 ,aged 33.
Panel 37.
Lived at 23 Marlborough St. Burnley & later 21 Engine St. Burnley Lancashire.
L/8106 Lance Corporal
James Page
2nd Bn. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
29th October 1914.
Panel 11 - 13 and 14.
Was killed in action at Gheluvelt Belgium, First Battle of Ypres.
Son of Henry & Elizabeth Page. Born Frensham, Surrey 18th October 1887.
Remembered by Great Nephew Steve and wife Kelly. We never met you but remember your name with pride"Gone but not forgotten"
James Page
2nd Bn. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
29th October 1914.
Panel 11 - 13 and 14.
Was killed in action at Gheluvelt Belgium, First Battle of Ypres.
Son of Henry & Elizabeth Page. Born Frensham, Surrey 18th October 1887.
Remembered by Great Nephew Steve and wife Kelly. We never met you but remember your name with pride"Gone but not forgotten"
7193 Sergeant
Percy Painter
36th Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
12th October 1917, aged 27.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of William and Emily Painter, of Old Basing, Basingstoke, Hants, England.
Percy Painter
36th Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
12th October 1917, aged 27.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of William and Emily Painter, of Old Basing, Basingstoke, Hants, England.
1428 Private
Oliver George Pearce
33rd Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
13th October 1917, aged 20.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of Charles Frederick and Mary Anna Pearce, of Pine Vale Farm, Narrandera, New South Wales.
Oliver George Pearce
33rd Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
13th October 1917, aged 20.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of Charles Frederick and Mary Anna Pearce, of Pine Vale Farm, Narrandera, New South Wales.
7346 Private
William Perkins
2nd Bn. Royal Scots Fusiliers
31st October 1914, aged 29.
Panel 19 and 33.
Image courtesy of Patricia Bell, great niece of this soldier.
William Perkins
2nd Bn. Royal Scots Fusiliers
31st October 1914, aged 29.
Panel 19 and 33.
Image courtesy of Patricia Bell, great niece of this soldier.
6065 Private
Arthur Edward Perry
5th Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
20th September 1917, aged 28.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of James and Maria Ann Perry; husband of Ruby Gladys Perry, of Renmark, South Australia. Native of Mildura, Victoria.
Arthur Edward Perry
5th Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
20th September 1917, aged 28.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of James and Maria Ann Perry; husband of Ruby Gladys Perry, of Renmark, South Australia. Native of Mildura, Victoria.
47923 Private
Ira Sherman Perigo
13th Bn., Canadian Infantry
12th June 1916.
Panel 24 - 26 - 28 - 30.
Remembered by Ray Perigo
Ira Sherman Perigo
13th Bn., Canadian Infantry
12th June 1916.
Panel 24 - 26 - 28 - 30.
Remembered by Ray Perigo
22429 Lance Corporal
Major Phillips
11th Bn. South Wales Borderers
31/07/1917, aged 32.
Panel 22.
Son of George and Sarah Phillips, of Cinderhill St., Monmouth; husband of Florence Mary Phillips, of 20, Torfaen Terrace, Pontnewynydd, Mon.
Yn ango ni chant fod Gwyr y cledd, mawr eu clod
They shall not be forgotten. Men of the sword, great their fame
Also his brother, Richard George Phillips, killed in action 11.7.1916
My Grandfather's remains were never found, but, I understand that his name is listed with pride on The Menin Gate. He made for my mother a necklace out of ammunition shells and sent her a letter written in pencil , alas the letter is lost, but my niece in Australia has the necklace. My mother was 8 years old when he was killed, leaving a widow and 5 children at home between the ages of 12 yrs and 14 months old, Kenneth Major Phillips being born May 1916 .
Picture courtesy of granddaughter Shirley Spann
Major Phillips
11th Bn. South Wales Borderers
31/07/1917, aged 32.
Panel 22.
Son of George and Sarah Phillips, of Cinderhill St., Monmouth; husband of Florence Mary Phillips, of 20, Torfaen Terrace, Pontnewynydd, Mon.
Yn ango ni chant fod Gwyr y cledd, mawr eu clod
They shall not be forgotten. Men of the sword, great their fame
Also his brother, Richard George Phillips, killed in action 11.7.1916
My Grandfather's remains were never found, but, I understand that his name is listed with pride on The Menin Gate. He made for my mother a necklace out of ammunition shells and sent her a letter written in pencil , alas the letter is lost, but my niece in Australia has the necklace. My mother was 8 years old when he was killed, leaving a widow and 5 children at home between the ages of 12 yrs and 14 months old, Kenneth Major Phillips being born May 1916 .
Picture courtesy of granddaughter Shirley Spann
5092 Private
Albert Charles Pike
18th Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
9th October 1917, aged 24.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of George Thomas and Louise Jane Pike; husband of Annetta Pike, of 16, Loftus St., Leichhardt, Sydney. Native of Leichhardt, Sydney, New South Wales.
Albert Charles Pike
18th Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
9th October 1917, aged 24.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of George Thomas and Louise Jane Pike; husband of Annetta Pike, of 16, Loftus St., Leichhardt, Sydney. Native of Leichhardt, Sydney, New South Wales.
5431 Private
Lawrence Silvester Polomka
27th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
20th September 1917.
Addenda Panel 58.
Lawrence Silvester Polomka
27th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
20th September 1917.
Addenda Panel 58.
2426 Private
Lancelot Porter
30th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
30th September 1917, aged 32.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of William and Ellen Park Porter, of Laurieton, New South Wales. Native of Charters Towers, Queensland.
Lancelot Porter
30th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
30th September 1917, aged 32.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of William and Ellen Park Porter, of Laurieton, New South Wales. Native of Charters Towers, Queensland.
6135 Private
Walter Fitzroy Pratt
10th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
21st September 1917, aged 23.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of Charles William and Mary Pratt, of 8, 6th Avenue, St. Peters, South Australia. Native of Melbourne, Victoria.
Walter Fitzroy Pratt
10th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
21st September 1917, aged 23.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of Charles William and Mary Pratt, of 8, 6th Avenue, St. Peters, South Australia. Native of Melbourne, Victoria.
336 Lance Sergeant
Thomas Priest
2nd Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
20th September 1917, aged 29.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of Henry and Margaret Priest. Native of Euchareena, New South Wales.
Thomas Priest
2nd Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
20th September 1917, aged 29.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of Henry and Margaret Priest. Native of Euchareena, New South Wales.
3426 Corporal
Archibald Edgar Pringle
45th Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
7th June 1917.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Archibald Edgar Pringle
45th Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
7th June 1917.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
168470 Private
Thomas Leigh Pugh
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
5th June 1916, aged 30.
Panel 30, 32.
Son of Thomas E. and Annie E. Pugh, of Saddle Lake, Alberta.
The information below supplied by 'The Ellesmerian Club', the alumni organisation for Ellesmere College where Thomas was a pupil.
Thomas Leigh Pugh
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
5th June 1916, aged 30.
Panel 30, 32.
Son of Thomas E. and Annie E. Pugh, of Saddle Lake, Alberta.
The information below supplied by 'The Ellesmerian Club', the alumni organisation for Ellesmere College where Thomas was a pupil.
Thomas Leigh Pugh was one of the many Old Ellesmerians who after serving their time at college, went to Canada. He was unusual, however, in that his whole family made the journey with him. His father was Thomas Edward who had been a farmer at Postgate House, Shotwick, Cheshire and his mother, Annie Esther, who had taken charge of her father’s coal business on his death.
Thomas, born on 13th April 1886 at Saughall, Chester, spent four terms at Ellesmere College from January 1900 to April 1901. His younger brother, George Henry, was also in the ‘Woodard’ dormitory for one year in 1902. Such a brief stay has left very little in the pages of The Ellesmerian.
On 20th March 1907 Thomas and his three brothers, together with their father and mother, disembarked from RMS Empress of Ireland at St John, New Brunswick, Canada en-route for Inga, Alberta where the family started farming.
When war broke out in 1914, Thomas soon joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force, signing his Attestation Papers on 30th December 1914 in Edmonton. He was 27 years old, single, 6 feet 1 inch tall (1.82m) and of a ‘Ruddy’ complexion. As Trooper Pugh, Service No. 108470, he was assigned to the Canadian Mounted Rifles and arrived in France on 22nd September 1915. In 1916 the Rifles were converted to an infantry battalion and on 21st May Thomas was attached to 8th Canadian Infantry Trench Mortar Battery, 8th Canadian Brigade, 3rdCanadian Division.
Early the following month the Germans attacked the Canadian forces defending Mount Sorrel, a 30 metre wooded hill with a commanding position overlooking the city of Ypres and the road between Ypres and Menin.
The start of the attack on 2nd June was signalled by an artillery barrage and the detonation of two mines below the Canadian positions. German forces quickly overwhelmed the defenders and captured Mount Sorrel and the nearby Hills 61 and 62. Canadian casualties were heavy. For instance, of the 706 soldiers in the 4thCanadian Mounted Rifles who were in the trenches at the beginning of the attack only 76 were unhurt when the battle died away. Between 2nd and 14th June, more than 1,100 were killed at Mount Sorrel and more than 2,000 reported missing.
One of the missing was Thomas who was last seen alive on 5th June 1916 when his unit was located at St. Lawrence Camp, after being in the trenches at Sanctuary Wood.
His file reads as follows: ‘Previously reported “Missing” now for official purposes presumed to have “Died”.’ Thomas is remembered on the Menin Gate at Ypres.
Thomas, born on 13th April 1886 at Saughall, Chester, spent four terms at Ellesmere College from January 1900 to April 1901. His younger brother, George Henry, was also in the ‘Woodard’ dormitory for one year in 1902. Such a brief stay has left very little in the pages of The Ellesmerian.
On 20th March 1907 Thomas and his three brothers, together with their father and mother, disembarked from RMS Empress of Ireland at St John, New Brunswick, Canada en-route for Inga, Alberta where the family started farming.
When war broke out in 1914, Thomas soon joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force, signing his Attestation Papers on 30th December 1914 in Edmonton. He was 27 years old, single, 6 feet 1 inch tall (1.82m) and of a ‘Ruddy’ complexion. As Trooper Pugh, Service No. 108470, he was assigned to the Canadian Mounted Rifles and arrived in France on 22nd September 1915. In 1916 the Rifles were converted to an infantry battalion and on 21st May Thomas was attached to 8th Canadian Infantry Trench Mortar Battery, 8th Canadian Brigade, 3rdCanadian Division.
Early the following month the Germans attacked the Canadian forces defending Mount Sorrel, a 30 metre wooded hill with a commanding position overlooking the city of Ypres and the road between Ypres and Menin.
The start of the attack on 2nd June was signalled by an artillery barrage and the detonation of two mines below the Canadian positions. German forces quickly overwhelmed the defenders and captured Mount Sorrel and the nearby Hills 61 and 62. Canadian casualties were heavy. For instance, of the 706 soldiers in the 4thCanadian Mounted Rifles who were in the trenches at the beginning of the attack only 76 were unhurt when the battle died away. Between 2nd and 14th June, more than 1,100 were killed at Mount Sorrel and more than 2,000 reported missing.
One of the missing was Thomas who was last seen alive on 5th June 1916 when his unit was located at St. Lawrence Camp, after being in the trenches at Sanctuary Wood.
His file reads as follows: ‘Previously reported “Missing” now for official purposes presumed to have “Died”.’ Thomas is remembered on the Menin Gate at Ypres.
