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William Frederick George Neate

Army, Registered War Grave, Royal Berkshire Regiment

William Frederick George Neate
Pte. 9932
6th Royal Berkshire Regt.

Division 21

CIMG2093

William Neate was the husband  of Jessie Neate of 2, Red Lion Cottages, Harrow.  He had three children Albert, William and Lilian. He was the son of William and Elizabeth Neate. Access to Ancestry UK indicates a detailed set of service records including his original attestation papers when he enlisted at the age of 18 years in 1889. At that time he gave his trade as a baker. He served in Malta, Burmuda and Halifax Nova Scotia.

William Neate was born in Stoke Row, Oxfordshire. He served 12 years in the Royal Berkshire Regiment and was then part of the National Reserve force. In civilian life he held a number of  labouring positions.  On 24 August 1914 he attested for war special service, he was four days short of his 42 birthday. On 9 September he wastransferred to the 6th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment and on 25 July 1915 the unit was post to France. He was discharged from the army on 17 August 1916 as no longer fit for war service.

He died on 21st February 1919 aged 47 years. The circumstance of the death of William Neate  are not known.

His grave number is 21. 4661 and is marked with a CWGC war pattern headstone.

George Murley

Berkshire Yeomanry, Registered War Grave

George Murley
Lance Sergeant 70165 
Depot Berkshire Yeomanry

Division  35

Murley, G photo  CIMG2113

George Murley was educated at Kendrick School, and later at Ardingley College, Sussex. The good news that his wife, had delivered a daughter, Katie, was announced on  February 16th 1917. The family lived at The Gables, Upper Redlands Rd. He was the youngest son of Mr and Mrs William James Murley of 87, London St., Reading.

George joined the Yeomanry some time before the war, and on the outbreak of hostilities volunteered for foreign service.

He was sent to Egypt, and was stationed for some time in Cairo, where he met with an accident, his horse throwing him and he broke his ankle which necessitated his return to England.  He was thus unable to go to Gallipoli with his regiment.  On regaining some fitness he was given clerical employment at Yeomanry House, and afterwards was transferred to Canterbury. Ordered in October 1918 to take a draft of men to Ireland he got wet through and caught a severe chill, and on returning to Reading, where his young wife was living, he found he was too ill to proceed back to Canterbury.  He was taken  to Wilson Hospital on the Saturday, suffering form pneumonia, and died on the Tuesday. At the time his father was also lying seriously ill.  He was given a military funeral.

He was 30 and prior to the war worked in his fathers business.  His papers were through for a  commission and he would have been gazetted on the 26th November 1918, he died on 5th November 1918. His is aregistered war grave but with a headstone chosen by the family rather than the portland stone war pattern headstone.

Lieutenant Kenneth Bickersteth Murchison

Army, Commemorated name/s, Other Regiments

Lieutenant Kenneth Bickersteth Murchison
2nd Battalion (attached to 8th)
Seaforth Highlanders

Division 47/48

Kenneth Bickersteth Murchison   is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial Panel 38.  He was aged 19 when killed in action on 26th August 1917.  He was killed during the Third Battle of Ypres, exact details of the incident in which he was killed are not yet known.
His name is commemorated on the family grave.