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| ISAAC |
John
Edmund [Valentine] |
 Captain,
2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade. Born 14th February 1880 at Powick Court,
Worcestershire, died 9th May 1915 at Rouge Bancs, Fromelles Ridge,
Armentieres, France. Awarded the DSO. New Irish Farm Cemetery XXXI.
F. 13. First team member for Orange Free State 1906/07 and Worcestershire
County Cricket Club from 1907-1908. Also appears on Worcester
Guildhall, and Worcester
St John in Bedwardine memorials and Worcester
Cathedral cloister windows and Lords
Cricket Members World War 1 Memorial.
Extract
from Distinguished Service Order 1886-1915 published by
Naval & Military Press:
ISAAC,
JOHN EDMUND VALENTINE, Capt., was born 14 Feb. 1880, at
Powyke Court, Worcestershire, son of John Swinton Isaac, D.L., of
Boughton Park, Worcester, Banker, and Amelia Alicia Anne, daughter
of Major-General R. H. Crofton, Royal Artillery. He was educated
at Wixenford and Harrow, and was gazetted to the 5th Northumberland
Fusiliers at York 9 May, 1900. He joined his Regiment in South Africa,
on active service, leaving England on 28 June, 1900. He was dangerously
wounded at Nooitgedacht (General Clements' action on the Mahaliesburg
13 Dec. 1900); and, after two years' sick leave, went back to duty.
He had been gazetted Lieutenant 28 Nov. 1900, and became Captain
1 April, 1905. On the disbandment of his battalion he was gazetted
to the Rifle Brigade 24 June, 1908, and subsequently served in Malta
and Egypt. In the autumn of 1911 he sent in his papers, and went
to Vancouver, British Columbia. On rumours of war he at once returned
to England, and joined the Rifle Brigade, Reserve of Officers, 1
Sept. 1914. Capt. J. E. V. Isaac was appointed A.D.C. to Major-General
Sir Thompson Capper, Commanding the 7th Division, and went to Flanders
on his Staff in Oct. 1914. He was present at the First Battle of
Ypres, where he was badly wounded in the left arm. For his services
at that time he was mentioned in Despatches, and created a Companion
of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 1 Dec. 1914]:
"John Edmund Valentine Isaac, Capt., Reserve of Officers, The
Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own). He has shown conspicuous
gallantry on all occasions, and has always obtained reliable and
valuable information when required. On 24 Oct. he guided a unit
to a critical point with great skill, which resulted in checking
the enemy. He was wounded in the engagement." With his arm
still rather useless, he returned to duty on 19 Dec. 1914, and obtained
leave to rejoin his Regiment, 2nd Battn. Rifle Brigade, 5 May, 1915.
Four days later he was killed, leading his men, on the Fromelles
Ridge. The " Athletic News " of 6 Sept. 1915, says: "Capt.
J. E. V. Isaac (Rifle Brigade), unofficially reported killed, was
a member of the well-known Worcestershire cricketing family. Since
1903 lie had been a member of the M.C.C. In Nov. last he received
the D.S.O." Capt. Isaac was a good cricketer; played for his
county and his Regiment. He was a member of I Zingari and the Free
Foresters' Club. He won the Cairo Grand National in 1911, while
with his Regiment in Egypt. He was a keen huntsman and hunted with
the Worcestershire, Pytchley, York and Ainsty, etc., etc.
See
his statistics on CricInfo
Extract
from The Bond of Sacrifice Volume 2:
 CAPTAIN
JOHN EDMUND VALENTINI ISAAC, D.S.O., RESERVE OF OFFICERS attd. 2nd
BATTN. RIFLE BRIGADE (THE PRINCE CONSORT'S OWN, third son
of John Swinton Isaac, Esq., D.L., of Boughton Park, Worcester,
was born at Powyke Court, near Worcester on the 14th February, 1880.
He was educated at Wixenford and at Harrow, and was gazetted to
the Northumberland Fusiliers from the Militia in April, 1900, and,
being posted to the 2nd Battalion, sailed in June to join it in
South Africa. Thus he began his military career on active service
in the Boer War, in the course of which he was severely wounded
in December, 1900, at Nooitgedacht. He was present at operations
in the Transvaal, Orange River Colony, and Cape Colony between May,
1900, and March, 1901. For his services he received the Queen's
medal with four clasps. He was promoted Lieutenant in November,
1900, and Captain in April, 1905. On the disbandment of his battalion
of the Northumberland Fusiliers he was transferred, in June, 1908,
to the Rifle Brigade.
In 1911 Captain Isaac retired from the Army, and went to Vancouver,
British Columbia, where he made many friends. On hearing rumours
of war he returned to England in August, 1914, and in a fortnight
joined the Special Reserve of Officers. Shortly afterwards he was
appointed A.D.C. to Major-General Sir T. Capper, Commanding the
VIIth Division, and proceeded to the front in October, 1914. He
was wounded on the 24th October at the first Battle of Ypres. For
his behaviour there he was awarded the D.S.O., receiving the decoration
at the hands of the King on the 15th April, 1915.
The following is the official record of the award: “Has
shown conspicuous gallantry on all occasions. Has always obtained
reliable and valuable information when required. On October 24th
he guided a unit to a critical point with great skill, which resulted
in checking the enemy. He was wounded in the engagement."
He was also mentioned in Sir John French's Despatch of the 14th
January, 1915. On recovering from his wound he returned to his duties
on the Staff in December, 1914, rejoining his Regiment on the 7th
May, 1915. He was killed on the 9th May near Fromelles while leading
his men. He fell just after they took the German trench, but it
was not possible to recover his body.
Captain Isaac, who was a member of the Bath Club, was a good cricketer,
playing occasionally for his county, and belonging to the I Zingari,
the Free Foresters, and the M.C.C. He was also a good rider, and
won the Cairo Grand National in February, 1911. |
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Corporal,
"A" Company 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. Service
No 37186. Died aged 27 on 25th September 1918. Son of Mr. and Mrs
Arthur Rowe, of Worcester; husband of Elsie May Rowe, 84 Hylton
Rd., Worcester. Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, Grave VI. H. 72.
Also appears on Worcester
Guildhall memorial and Worcester
St Clements |
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| ALSO
IN MEMORY OF
THOSE WHO HAVE FALLEN SINCE
IN THE EVERLASTING
FIGHT FOR FREEDOM
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| ALSO
THOSE
WHO FELL
IN THE 1939-45
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| JENNINGS |
Ernest |
Private,
4th Battalion King’s Shropshire Light Infantry. Service No 4036482.
Died aged 26 0n 5th September 1944. Son of Edward and Annie Rosetta
Jennings, of Worcester, husband of Irene Helen Jennings, of St John’s,
Worcester. Schoonselhof Cemetery II. D. 21. Also on St
Clements, Worcester, memorial. |
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