Menin Gate Memorial
Roll of Honour
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1749 Rifleman
Wilfred Francis Santler
1st/9th Bn. London Regiment
1st January 1915, aged 17.
Panel 54.
Son of Henry Dutton Santler & Ellen Santler of Bexley Heath, Kent.
If anyone requires information concerning W.F.X. Santler, his brother Denis A.W. who served in India and Afghanistan, or their cousin William Amos Santler, Killed in action June 1916, I shall be happy to provide all that I have. I also have an amount of information on Marchant men, from Ireland, who served in WW1 should anybody be interested.
This information is submitted on behalf of his cousin Mme. Nicole Vigouroux, of Lyon, France. By Andrew Wallace.
Wilfred Francis Santler
1st/9th Bn. London Regiment
1st January 1915, aged 17.
Panel 54.
Son of Henry Dutton Santler & Ellen Santler of Bexley Heath, Kent.
If anyone requires information concerning W.F.X. Santler, his brother Denis A.W. who served in India and Afghanistan, or their cousin William Amos Santler, Killed in action June 1916, I shall be happy to provide all that I have. I also have an amount of information on Marchant men, from Ireland, who served in WW1 should anybody be interested.
This information is submitted on behalf of his cousin Mme. Nicole Vigouroux, of Lyon, France. By Andrew Wallace.
176 Private
Charles Schmitzer
34th Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
8th June 1917, aged 23.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of Joseph and Elizabeth Schmitzer. Native of Mitchell's Island, New South Wales.
Charles Schmitzer
34th Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
8th June 1917, aged 23.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of Joseph and Elizabeth Schmitzer. Native of Mitchell's Island, New South Wales.
2782 Corporal
Claude Greybrook Schwonberg
17th Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
9th October 1917, aged 29.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of Francis Henry and Helen Stuart Schwonberg, of Maclean, Clarence River, New South Wales.
Claude Greybrook Schwonberg
17th Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
9th October 1917, aged 29.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of Francis Henry and Helen Stuart Schwonberg, of Maclean, Clarence River, New South Wales.
20868 Private
William Scrivens
10th Bn. South Wales Borderers
31st July 1917.
Panel 22.
William Scrivens
10th Bn. South Wales Borderers
31st July 1917.
Panel 22.
3129 Private
Harold Thomas Sell
33rd Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
12th October 1917, aged 24.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of Harry and Mary Ann Sell, of The Avenue, Granville, New South Wales. Native of Picton, New South Wales.
Harold Thomas Sell
33rd Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
12th October 1917, aged 24.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of Harry and Mary Ann Sell, of The Avenue, Granville, New South Wales. Native of Picton, New South Wales.
235353 Private
Edwin Shackleton
2/5th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
31st July 1917, aged 30.
Panel 33.
Husband of M. Shackleton, of 84, Burnley Rd., Harle Syke, Burnley, Lancashire.
Edwin Shackleton
2/5th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
31st July 1917, aged 30.
Panel 33.
Husband of M. Shackleton, of 84, Burnley Rd., Harle Syke, Burnley, Lancashire.
200162 Private
Harold Shard
2nd/5th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
31st July 1917
Panel 33.
Picture courtesy of Martin Ashworth
Harold Shard
2nd/5th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
31st July 1917
Panel 33.
Picture courtesy of Martin Ashworth
87044 Private
George Charles Sharp
17 Coy. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
15th June 1917.
Panel 56.
George Charles Sharp
17 Coy. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
15th June 1917.
Panel 56.
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Lieutenant
William Francis Waugh Shields
9th Bn. attached to 5th Bn. King's Shropshire Light Infantry
25th September 1915, aged 22.
Panel 47 and 49.
The information below supplied by 'The Ellesmerian Club', the alumni organisation for Ellesmere College where William was a pupil.
William Frances Waugh Shields, the eldest son of the Reverend William Henry Shields and his wife, Margaret,was born at Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia on 29th October 1892 where his father was ‘locum tenens’ whilst the usual incumbent was in Europe. Four years earlier, on medical advice, the Rev. Shields had left England for New Zealand.
The family returned to England in 1894 and settled in the north east. They did return to Melbourne for a further incumbency but were resident in Shrewsbury, Shropshire by the time that William was to enter Ellesmere College in May 1905 when just twelve years old.
He took up his place in the ‘Harold’ dormitory and spent seven years at the college. He started making a name for himself in his very first term with his appearance in the first of many drama productions. Academically, he progressed well and went on to pass his Senior Oxford Local Examinations. Over the years he was awarded prizes in various subjects including Latin, French, Divinity and Public Speaking. He was an active member of the Debating Society at the same time progressing through the ranks of the Officer Training Corps, attaining the rank of Colour Sergeant in his final year.
Out on the playing fields there was hardly a sport that he was not involved in. He played cricket (ending up as Captain of the 1st XI) and a commentator for the school magazine for Worksop College in 1911 recorded “Ellesmere needed fourteen to win. These they quite failed to get, though Shields made a most plucky attempt to get the runs, and we were not comfortable until he found one from Spink too good for him”.
He was a familiar sight on the hockey and football pitches playing for both his dormitory and the college and he was also a regular on the tennis courts and athletics tracks. He was Captain of the Shooting VIII and was undisputed Chess Champion in the school for three years.
In 1909, he was appointed Dormitory Prefect and, over the course of his final two years, he was variously appointed Prefect of Hall, Prefect of Chapel, and, finally, Captain of School. He left Ellesmere in December 1911 and took up his place at Keble College, Oxford in the Lent term of 1912.
At Oxford, he also played a full part in university life and was a member of the 1st Association Football XI for the 1913-1914 season. He enlisted in the Officer Training Corps and, following the outbreak of war, received his commission as a 2nd Lieutenant on the same day as he received his degree.
He was gazetted to the 9th (Reserve) Battalion, the King’s Shropshire Light Infantry, attached to the 5thTerritorial Battalion K.S.L.I. that had been formed in August 1914 from the mass of enthusiastic volunteers that came forward to enlist in Kitchener’s Army – some 100,000 men volunteered and signed up in less than six weeks. The battalion trained at Aldershot then embarked for France. It landed at Boulogne in April 1915 and was involved in some of the fiercest fighting of the war in the Ypres Salient, the Somme in 1916, Arras and the 3rd Battle of Ypres in 1917.
William was training in South Wales with the 9th Battalion in January 1915. He embarked for France on 30thJuly and moved to the Front towards the end of August. He was killed in action only five weeks later, on 25thSeptember - the day that saw the British Army use gas for the first time.
William was awarded the Victory Medal, the British War Medal and the 1914-1915 Star. His life and sacrifice are commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, on the War Memorials at Ellesmere College, Keble College and St. Chad’s Church, Shrewsbury and on the Bacchus Marsh Avenue of Honour where an elm tree was planted. On 18th August 1918, over 1,000 people from Bacchus Marsh, Australia stood along two miles of the Avenue, starting near Woolpack Road. Commencing at the sound of a bugle, a total of 281 trees were planted in less than half an hour, each tree commemorating a life lost. Tree N 233, still flourishing and viewable on Google Earth, remembers William’s sacrifice.
He was one of the 4,710 men of the King’s Shropshire Light Infantry who died in the conflict and one of 10,297 Allied soldiers who lost their lives on that day.
William Francis Waugh Shields
9th Bn. attached to 5th Bn. King's Shropshire Light Infantry
25th September 1915, aged 22.
Panel 47 and 49.
The information below supplied by 'The Ellesmerian Club', the alumni organisation for Ellesmere College where William was a pupil.
William Frances Waugh Shields, the eldest son of the Reverend William Henry Shields and his wife, Margaret,was born at Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia on 29th October 1892 where his father was ‘locum tenens’ whilst the usual incumbent was in Europe. Four years earlier, on medical advice, the Rev. Shields had left England for New Zealand.
The family returned to England in 1894 and settled in the north east. They did return to Melbourne for a further incumbency but were resident in Shrewsbury, Shropshire by the time that William was to enter Ellesmere College in May 1905 when just twelve years old.
He took up his place in the ‘Harold’ dormitory and spent seven years at the college. He started making a name for himself in his very first term with his appearance in the first of many drama productions. Academically, he progressed well and went on to pass his Senior Oxford Local Examinations. Over the years he was awarded prizes in various subjects including Latin, French, Divinity and Public Speaking. He was an active member of the Debating Society at the same time progressing through the ranks of the Officer Training Corps, attaining the rank of Colour Sergeant in his final year.
Out on the playing fields there was hardly a sport that he was not involved in. He played cricket (ending up as Captain of the 1st XI) and a commentator for the school magazine for Worksop College in 1911 recorded “Ellesmere needed fourteen to win. These they quite failed to get, though Shields made a most plucky attempt to get the runs, and we were not comfortable until he found one from Spink too good for him”.
He was a familiar sight on the hockey and football pitches playing for both his dormitory and the college and he was also a regular on the tennis courts and athletics tracks. He was Captain of the Shooting VIII and was undisputed Chess Champion in the school for three years.
In 1909, he was appointed Dormitory Prefect and, over the course of his final two years, he was variously appointed Prefect of Hall, Prefect of Chapel, and, finally, Captain of School. He left Ellesmere in December 1911 and took up his place at Keble College, Oxford in the Lent term of 1912.
At Oxford, he also played a full part in university life and was a member of the 1st Association Football XI for the 1913-1914 season. He enlisted in the Officer Training Corps and, following the outbreak of war, received his commission as a 2nd Lieutenant on the same day as he received his degree.
He was gazetted to the 9th (Reserve) Battalion, the King’s Shropshire Light Infantry, attached to the 5thTerritorial Battalion K.S.L.I. that had been formed in August 1914 from the mass of enthusiastic volunteers that came forward to enlist in Kitchener’s Army – some 100,000 men volunteered and signed up in less than six weeks. The battalion trained at Aldershot then embarked for France. It landed at Boulogne in April 1915 and was involved in some of the fiercest fighting of the war in the Ypres Salient, the Somme in 1916, Arras and the 3rd Battle of Ypres in 1917.
William was training in South Wales with the 9th Battalion in January 1915. He embarked for France on 30thJuly and moved to the Front towards the end of August. He was killed in action only five weeks later, on 25thSeptember - the day that saw the British Army use gas for the first time.
William was awarded the Victory Medal, the British War Medal and the 1914-1915 Star. His life and sacrifice are commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, on the War Memorials at Ellesmere College, Keble College and St. Chad’s Church, Shrewsbury and on the Bacchus Marsh Avenue of Honour where an elm tree was planted. On 18th August 1918, over 1,000 people from Bacchus Marsh, Australia stood along two miles of the Avenue, starting near Woolpack Road. Commencing at the sound of a bugle, a total of 281 trees were planted in less than half an hour, each tree commemorating a life lost. Tree N 233, still flourishing and viewable on Google Earth, remembers William’s sacrifice.
He was one of the 4,710 men of the King’s Shropshire Light Infantry who died in the conflict and one of 10,297 Allied soldiers who lost their lives on that day.
6632 Private
Arthur John Sim
50th Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
18th October 1917, aged 24.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of George and Christina Sim, of 5, Bond St., West Hindmarsh. South Australia. Brother of William Robert who was killed on the same day. (Next picture)
Arthur John Sim
50th Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
18th October 1917, aged 24.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of George and Christina Sim, of 5, Bond St., West Hindmarsh. South Australia. Brother of William Robert who was killed on the same day. (Next picture)
6634 Private
William Robert Sim
50th Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
18th October 1917, aged 26.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of George and Christina Sim, of 5, Bond St., West Hindmarsh, South Australia. Brother of Arthur John who was killed on the same day. (Previous picture)
William Robert Sim
50th Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
18th October 1917, aged 26.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of George and Christina Sim, of 5, Bond St., West Hindmarsh, South Australia. Brother of Arthur John who was killed on the same day. (Previous picture)
13155 Private
William H. K. Skerry
5th Bn. Canadian Infantry
24th April 1915, aged 32.
Panel 18 - 26 - 28.
Son of James R. and Nora E. Skerry, of New Ross, Nova Scotia.
Picture courtesy of William's great great nephew Michael Steeves
William H. K. Skerry
5th Bn. Canadian Infantry
24th April 1915, aged 32.
Panel 18 - 26 - 28.
Son of James R. and Nora E. Skerry, of New Ross, Nova Scotia.
Picture courtesy of William's great great nephew Michael Steeves
5237 Serjeant
Cecil Archie Valentine England Smith
2nd Bn. Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays)
31st October 1914, aged 32.
Panel 3.
Husband of Edith May May (formerly Smith), of 29, Holmesdale Rd., Victoria Park, Bedminster, Bristol.
Picture courtesy of Chris Burke
Cecil Archie Valentine England Smith
2nd Bn. Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays)
31st October 1914, aged 32.
Panel 3.
Husband of Edith May May (formerly Smith), of 29, Holmesdale Rd., Victoria Park, Bedminster, Bristol.
Picture courtesy of Chris Burke
Second Lieutenant
Ellis Austin William Smith
28th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
20th September 1917, aged 23.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of William John and Adelaide Annie Margaretha Smith, of Otway and Franklin Streets, Claremont, Western Australia. Native of Perth.
Ellis Austin William Smith
28th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
20th September 1917, aged 23.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of William John and Adelaide Annie Margaretha Smith, of Otway and Franklin Streets, Claremont, Western Australia. Native of Perth.
1688 Private
Harold Gordon Smith
45th Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
7th June 1917, aged 24.
Addenda Panel 58.
Son of Albert Edward and Julia Theresa Smith, of Wongarbon, New South Wales.
Harold Gordon Smith
45th Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
7th June 1917, aged 24.
Addenda Panel 58.
Son of Albert Edward and Julia Theresa Smith, of Wongarbon, New South Wales.
6822 Private
Lot Smith
7th Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
20th September 1917, aged 37.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of Thomas and Mary Smith; husband of Mrs. F. A. Smith, of Culcairn, New South Wales. Native of Bonegilla, Victoria.
Lot Smith
7th Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
20th September 1917, aged 37.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of Thomas and Mary Smith; husband of Mrs. F. A. Smith, of Culcairn, New South Wales. Native of Bonegilla, Victoria.
3315 Private
William Arthur Edwin Smith
32nd Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
1st October 1917, aged 21.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of Amos and Susan Edith Smith, of Watervale, South Australia. Native of Watervale.
William Arthur Edwin Smith
32nd Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
1st October 1917, aged 21.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of Amos and Susan Edith Smith, of Watervale, South Australia. Native of Watervale.
38739 Private
Robert Edward Snider
13th Bn. Royal Scots
31st July 1917, aged 31.
Panel 11.
Son of the late George Henry and Agnes Archibald Snider.
Picture courtesy of Margaret Meredith, great niece.
Robert Edward Snider
13th Bn. Royal Scots
31st July 1917, aged 31.
Panel 11.
Son of the late George Henry and Agnes Archibald Snider.
Picture courtesy of Margaret Meredith, great niece.
Captain
Henry Southby
39th Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
12th October 1917, aged 42.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of Robert and Rose Helen Southby, of 15, Townsend St., Bendigo, Victoria. Native of Tarrawonga Station, New South Wales.
Henry Southby
39th Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
12th October 1917, aged 42.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of Robert and Rose Helen Southby, of 15, Townsend St., Bendigo, Victoria. Native of Tarrawonga Station, New South Wales.
20597 Private
Harry Spencer
2nd Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
31st July 1917.
Panel 34.
Lived at 20 Towneley Street, Burnley, Lancashire.
Harry Spencer
2nd Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
31st July 1917.
Panel 34.
Lived at 20 Towneley Street, Burnley, Lancashire.
8098 Private
Samuel Henderson Stallard
2nd Bn. Cameron Highlanders
Died of exposure 11th January 1915.
Panel 38 and 40.
Picture Courtesy of Joe O'Raw and William Kilgour
Samuel Henderson Stallard
2nd Bn. Cameron Highlanders
Died of exposure 11th January 1915.
Panel 38 and 40.
Picture Courtesy of Joe O'Raw and William Kilgour
5198 Private
Harry Stanmore
2nd Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
19th September 1917.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Harry Stanmore
2nd Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
19th September 1917.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
36939 Private
Herbert Stansfield
7th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
31st July 1917, aged 26.
Panel 34.
Lived in Church Street, Burnley, Lancashire. Son of the late James and Mary Stansfield.
Herbert Stansfield
7th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
31st July 1917, aged 26.
Panel 34.
Lived in Church Street, Burnley, Lancashire. Son of the late James and Mary Stansfield.
2479 Private
Roger Wodeland Strange
14th Coy. Australian Machine Gun Corps
27th September 1917.
Panel 31.
Roger Wodeland Strange
14th Coy. Australian Machine Gun Corps
27th September 1917.
Panel 31.
4372 Private
Raymond John Sutcliffe
2nd Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
8th November 1917, aged 23.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of Matthew Edward and Lucy Alice Sutcliffe, of 46, Underwood St., Paddington, New South Wales. Native of Waverley, New South Wales.
Raymond John Sutcliffe
2nd Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
8th November 1917, aged 23.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of Matthew Edward and Lucy Alice Sutcliffe, of 46, Underwood St., Paddington, New South Wales. Native of Waverley, New South Wales.
11886 Private
Walter Sutcliffe
7th Bn. East Yorkshire Regiment
16th February 1916, aged 21.
Panel 21 and 31.
Son of Annie Sutcliffe, of 4 Earles Row, Wilmington, Hull.
Picture courtesy of great niece, Marion Griffin Bulmer
Walter Sutcliffe
7th Bn. East Yorkshire Regiment
16th February 1916, aged 21.
Panel 21 and 31.
Son of Annie Sutcliffe, of 4 Earles Row, Wilmington, Hull.
Picture courtesy of great niece, Marion Griffin Bulmer
Dedications
4016 Company Quartermaster Serjeant William Sullivan, 1st Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 30th October 1914, aged 36.
Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. Son of the late Band Serjt. Martin Sullivan (4th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers) and Frances Sullivan; husband of Elizabeth Sullivan, of 3, Twthill Terrace, Carnarvon. Served in the South African War.
Remembered by great niece, Jenny Melides
29799 Private Frederick Sumner, 8th Bn. South Lancashire Regiment, 7th August 1917.
Remembered by niece Hilary Jones (formerly Sumner)
4016 Company Quartermaster Serjeant William Sullivan, 1st Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 30th October 1914, aged 36.
Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. Son of the late Band Serjt. Martin Sullivan (4th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers) and Frances Sullivan; husband of Elizabeth Sullivan, of 3, Twthill Terrace, Carnarvon. Served in the South African War.
Remembered by great niece, Jenny Melides
29799 Private Frederick Sumner, 8th Bn. South Lancashire Regiment, 7th August 1917.
Remembered by niece Hilary Jones (formerly Sumner)
