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Carless, Henry Alfred, 1894-1976

  • GB-2014-WSA-04465
  • Person
  • 1894-1976

Carless, Henry Alfred, eldest son of Thomas Carless, of Richmond, Surrey, by Catherine Elizabeth, daughter of John Kingden, of Notting Hill, b. Sept. 26, 1894; adm. Sept. 26, 1907 (A); non-resident K.S. 1909; left July 1914; Trin. Hall, Camb., scholar, matric. Lent 1922; played lawn tennis against Oxford 1923, and hockey against Oxford 1924; 1st class Oriental Languages Trip., part 1, 1923; 2nd class, div. 2, Law Trip., part 2, 1924; B.A. and LL. B. 1924; Indian Police Service from 1914; A.D.C. to the Governor of the United Provinces 1917-8, served with 120th Rajputana Rifles July - Dec. 1918; transferred to Political Department for service with Khorasan Levy Corps, Meshed, Persia, 1919-20; Inspector-General of Police, Ajmer-Merwana, and Police Adviser to the Resident of Rajputana 1946; a Principal, Colonial Office 1949; C. l. E. Jan. 1, 1947; m. July 12, 1924, Gwendolen Mary, younger daughter of James Durie Pattullo, of Albury Heath, Surrey; d. 1976.

Carless, Hugh Dobbie, 1897-1917

  • GB-2014-WSA-04466
  • Person
  • 1897-1917

Carless, Hugh Dobbie, younger son of Albert Carless, M.B., F.R.C.S., of London, Professor of Surgery at King's Coll., London, and temp. Lieut.-Col. R.A.M.C., by Ada Bridger, daughter of General George Staple Dobbie, of the Madras Army; b. May 13, 1897 adm. Sept. 22, 1910 (A); exhibitioner 1911; non-resident K.S. 1912; left Dec. 1914; Trin. Coll. Camb. (adm. pensr. Michaelmas 1916); enlisted in the 14th Batt. the London Regt. (London Scottish) in Nov. 1914; 2nd Lieut. 3rd Batt. (Reserve) the Gordon Highlanders June 26, 1915; was attached to the 2nd Batt. and went out to the western front May 29, 1916; wounded at High Wood in the battle of the Somme July 21, 1916; returned to the front after his recovery Jan. 10, 1917, and was attached to the 7th Batt.; d. April 24, 1917, of wounds received in action on the Scarpe the previous day; unm.

Carmine, Fernie, 1902-?

  • GB-2014-WSA-04478
  • Person
  • 1902-?

Carmine, Fernie, son of P. A. Carmine, of Brondesbury, Middlesex; b. Aug. 10, 1902; adm. Jan. 18, 1917 (A); left Dec. 1919.

Carrick-Allan, Nigel Powell, 1914-1960

  • GB-2014-WSA-04507
  • Person
  • 1914-1960

Carrick-Allan, Nigel Powell, son of William Carrick-Allan MD of Dinard, Brittany, and Norah Rye, d. of Henry R. Powell of Bickley, Kent; b. 24 Aug, 1914; adm. Sept. 1928 (B), (A) Sept. 1931; left Apr. 1932; St Andrews Univ. 1936, MA 1941; Gunner RA, disch. for ill-health Nov. 1940; adm. an advocate (Scottish Bar) July 1944; m. 17 July 1939 Mary Swanson, d. of Angus Camp­bell of Auchdennan, Dumbartonshire; d. 14 Apr. 1960.

Carsley, William Early, 1882-?

  • GB-2014-WSA-04512
  • Person
  • 1882-?

Carsley, William Early, son of William Carsley, of West Hampstead; b. July 29, 1882; adm. as exhibitioner Sept. 24, 1896 (A); Q.S. (non-resident) Sept. 30, 1897; elected to Ch. Ch. Oxon. July 1901, matric. Michaelmas 1901; B.A. 1905; asst. master at Cambridge County School 1910; served during Great War I with the Canadian Army Medical Corps attached H. Q. Staff, 6th Brigade Canadian Field Artillery.

Carter, Rodney Martin, 1919-1976

  • GB-2014-WSA-04527
  • Person
  • 1919-1976

Carter, Rodney Martin, son of Ernest Campbell Carter LDS, of Chislehurst, Kent, and Hilda Newport, d. of John Rowland of Old Charlton, Kent; b. 15 Dec. 1919; adm. Sept. 1933 (A); left July 1937; FRICS, practised in Chislehurst until 1971; an underwriting member of Lloyd's; later res. in Portugal; m. 12 Apr. 1954 Joan Patricia, d. of Charles Cornforth of Blackpool; d. 22 Oct. 1976.

Carter-Locke, Harry Binstead Cockcroft, 1909-1971

  • GB-2014-WSA-04535
  • Person
  • 1909-1971

Carter-Locke, Harry Binstead Cockcroft, son of Henry Carter-Locke of Streatham and Minnie Claudia, d. of Robert Stone; b. 20 Mar. 1909; adm. Jan. 1923 (A); left July 1928; St Thom. Hosp. Med. Sch., MRCS LRCP 1935, MB BS 1936; DPH 1939; RAFVR (Med.) 1942-5 (Flt Lieut.); med. pract. in Wellingborough, Chelmsford and Dagenham; MOH Bromley, Kent, 1955; m. 4 Aug. 1942 Honora Rowland, d. of Jonathan Louis Ernest Graham Coxon of Romford, Essex; d. 11 July 1971.

Cartwright, Victor Henry, 1907-1924

  • GB-2014-WSA-04545
  • Person
  • 1907-1924

Cartwright, Victor Henry, son of Maj. Henry Robert Cartwright, Roy. Irish Rifles, Comman­dant of Police, Zanzibar; b. 16 June 1907; adm. Jan. 1921 (A); left July 1923; a cotton planter in S. Africa; d. in Kimberley Hospital after an accident 2 Dec. 1924.

Cashell, Geoffrey Thomas Willoughby, 1905-1994

  • GB-2014-WSA-04560
  • Person
  • 1905-1994

Cashell, Geoffrey Thomas Willoughby, son of Alfred Ernest Cashell of Beckenham and Minnie Barbara, d. of Thomas Lyle of Beckenham; b. 2 Sept. 1905; adm. Sept. 1919 (A); left July 1924; King's Coll. Hosp. Med. Sch., MRCS LRCP 1930, MB 1933; Edinburgh Roy. Infirmary, FRCS (Edin.) 1933; FRCS (Eng.) 1952; hon. consult. ophthalmic surgeon Roy. Berks Hosp. 1933-48; surgeon in charge Reading Sch. of Orthoptics 1935-70; ophth. consult. RAF 1942-6 (Wing Cdr); chief ophth. surgeon SEAC; consult. ophth. surgeon Reading & District 1948-70; post­ grad. clinical tutor Reading 1970-6; Master Worsh. Company of Apothecaries of London 1970; hon. DSc Univ. of Reading 1976; Kt of St John 1978; author of Handbook of Orthoptic Prin­ciples 1967; m. 19 Aug. 1933 Hilda Marian Macdonald Kinmont MBE SRN, d. of Patrick Kinmont MD FRCS, of Newark-on-Trent, Notts.; d. 21 Jan. 1994

Casper, Alexander Carl Peter, 1923-1944

  • GB-2014-WSA-04561
  • Person
  • 1923-1944

Casper, Alexander Carl Peter, son of Lieut.-Col. Emil Hans Casper and Una Margaret, d. of Sir Edward Parrott MP LLD, of Edinburgh; b. 23 Aug. 1923; adm. Jan. 1937 (A); left Apr. 1941; RM 1942-5 (Lieut.), 45th Commandos BLA; killed in action at the crossing of the Weser 6 Apr. 1945. Castellain, Geoffrey Charles, son of E. L. F. and Anne Castellain of Chelsea; b. 19 Feb. 1920; adm. Sept. 1933 (KS); left July 1938; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1938; 2nd Lieut. 16th/5th Lancers 1941, transf. SASR Apr. 1944; killed in action (W. Europe) Oct. 1944.

Alexander Carl Peter Casper was born on the 23rd of August 1923 the son of Lieutenant Colonel Emil Hans “Bill” Casper, Royal Artillery, and Una Margaret (nee Parrott) Casper of 11, Acacia Grove, Dulwich, London SE21. He was educated at Westminster School where he was up Ashburnham from January 1937 to April 1941.
On leaving school he was commissioned in the Royal Marines and was posted to No. 45 Royal Marine Commando.
At 4.30am on the morning of the 6th of April 1945, No. 45 Commando assembled at Stolzenau where they were briefed for an assault crossing of the River Weser where they were to pass through a weakly held bridgehead on the far side of the river and were to push on to capture the village of Leese, one and half miles inland. Once they were across the river a bridge was to be constructed across it to allow more British forces to cross the river. At 1.15pm, nine assault landing craft began crossing the river supported by artillery and machine gun fire. Although the landing craft were under continuous enemy fire during the crossing they suffered no casualties. Once they had landed on the far side the Commandos advanced south along the river bank under the cover of its steep banks. The German positions, which were held by the 12th SS Training Battalion, were set back some one hundred yards from the river bank across open ground which made it impossible to make a direct attack on them. After hand to hand fighting the men of D Troop gained a foothold in the enemy trenches nearest to the river after which A Troop passed through them and pressed on against “fanatical” opposition. At the same time, B Troop, with a Section of E Troop, made their way towards the cover of a nearby railway embankment but, by 4pm, the bulk of the Commandos were still pinned down and forward progress was painfully slow. It was decided to recall the men of B and E Troops from their forward position and to consolidate the positions on the river bank to await reinforcements. They came under heavy fire through the evening and into the night when they were told that there would be no fresh troops coming forward to support them. After midnight they received orders to fall back to the bridgehead area but while they were doing this they came under an attack from the SS at 3am which they drove off with heavy casualties among the enemy. They held the bridgehead for the remainder of the 7th of April.
Captain John Day of No. 45 Commando later wrote: - "At one of our brief pauses as we moved along the river bank I found myself crouching beside a young subaltern, Peter Casper, whose men were endeavouring to provide us with some covering fire. During a lull in the firing we heard shouting from the German positions. Peter said "They want to surrender", leapt to his feet, took off his beret, and waved it at the enemy. Two or three bullets cracked at us and Peter Casper fell dead at my feet."
He is buried at Hanover War Cemetery Plot 7, Row K Grave 7.

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