Part 107

=HYNES, JAMES JOSEPH=, Private, No. 1095, D Coy. 1st Newfoundland Regt., only _s._ of the late John Hynes [_b._ St. John’s, Newfoundland, died Halifax, N.S., 1900], by his wife, Margaret (now wife of John Paul Francis, of 285, South Side, St. John’s, Newfoundland), dau. of Stephen Fitzgerald; _b._ Halifax, Nova Scotia, 12 Dec. 1896; educ. Christian Brothers’ Schools there; was serving his time as a Cooper with Mr. E. G. Cousens, Mercantile Cooperage, St. John’s, when war broke out; volunteered for Imperial service, joined the Newfoundland Expeditionary Force, 8 Feb. 1915; left for England, 20 March, went to the Dardanelles, 12 Sept., and was killed in action there, 18 Nov. 1915; _unm._ Buried Borderers Ravine, 117 J. 3 Grave 41. A comrade wrote that they were having a rest in the support trench just behind the firing line, when at 9 a.m. they were sent up to the firing line to dig some dug-outs. They had been working for an hour when they were discovered by a Turkish sniper and Hynes was struck, being killed instantly, adding “Jimmie was one of the finest young men in our regt.; well liked by all.”

=IMRIE, JAMES WALTER=, Private, No. 63470, 13th Battn. (Royal Highlanders of Canada) Canadian Expeditionary Force, yst. _s._ of James Harrison Imrie, retired Civil Engineer, Poona, India, by his wife, Letitia Ellen, dau. of the late Thomas Edward Kelly, Indian Police (who had the Mutiny medal of 1857); _b._ Khandwa, Central Provinces, India, 14 March, 1887; educ. Blairlodge School, Polmont, Stirlingshire, where he won several prizes for shooting and also the Spencer Cup at Bisley in 1903, and upon leaving there studied Civil Engineering in Scotland, and later went through a course of training at the Crystal Palace School of Engineering. He left for Canada in the autumn of 1910, being employed in Civil Engineering in various towns there, and on the outbreak of war volunteered for Imperial service and joined the 23rd Battn. Canadian Expeditionary Force. He came over with the second contingent in March, 1915, and was drafted to the 13th Battn. Royal Highlanders then at the Front. He went into action on 15 May, and was killed in action a week later during the active operations at the Orchard, 23 May, 1915; _unm._ He was buried by a shell in the communication trench leading to the Orchard at Festubert, and the official statement concluded “unfortunately there are no marks by which the place can be located.”

=IMS, ROBERT THOMAS=, Rifleman, No. 1577, 16th Battn. (Queen’s Westminster Rifles) The London Regt. (T.F.), 4th _s._ of the late Edwin George Ims, by his wife, Sarah Homred (34, Besborough Place, Pimlico), dau. of John Henley, of Broadway, Westminster; _b._ Westminster, 23 May, 1895; educ. Christ Church, Westminster, and Westminster City School; was a second grade Clerk in the Board of Education (Scottish Department); joined the Queen’s Westminster Rifles in 1912, having previously served in a Yeomanry Corps and the Civil Service Cadets; volunteered for foreign service on the outbreak of war in Aug. 1914; trained at St. Albans; went to France in Oct. 1914; took part in the First Battle of Ypres, Oct. and Nov.; the Battle of Festubert, Second Battle of Ypres, and the Battle of Hooge; went through his course of training as a bomber, and then through the Machine Gun School, where it was requested that he should be lent to the School as an Instructor, but his commanding officer could not spare him, and was killed in action at Ypres, 23 Aug. 1915, by shell fire; _unm._ Buried at Ypres. He had been recommended for a commission, and the papers were found in his pockets and sent to his mother.

=INGATE, WALTER WILLIAM=, Seaman, R.N.R., 4050B, H.M.S. Hogue; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.

=INGHAM, JOHN THOMAS=, Private, No. 1559, 5th Battn. Supernumerary West Yorkshire Regt. (T.F.); _b._ co. Lancaster, 28 Feb. 1853; served in the 14th, 15th and 7th Hussars; took part in the Afghan War, 1878–80 (Afghan medal); the Boer War, 1881, and with the Royal Reserve Hussars; in the South African War, 1899; joined the National Reserve in Leeds, soon after its formation, and was accepted in April, 1915, at the age of 62, as medically fit for Reserve Service, and attached to the 5th Supernumerary West Yorkshire Regt. He died in North Ormesby Hospital, Middlesbrough, 25 June, 1915. He _m._ at Barwick-in-Elmet, Yorkshire, Eliza (6, Shepherd’s Place, Harehills Avenue, Leeds), dau. of Thomas Laford, of Garforth, Yorkshire, and had three surviving children. His second son, Sergt.-Major Ingham, is now (1916) on active service with the West Yorkshire Regt.

=INGLES, ALEXANDER WIGHTON=, Major, 1st Battn. West Yorkshire Regt., only _s._ of the Rev. Canon David Ingles, Vicar of Witham, co. Essex, M.A., by his wife, Anna, dau. of the Rev. Arthur Scrivener; _b._ at Apsley End, co. Herts, 20 May, 1869; educ. Haileybury; gazetted 2nd Lieut. to the West Yorkshire Regt., from the Militia, 12 March, 1892; and promoted Lieut. 1 Feb. 1894; Capt. 26 March, 1900, and Major 7 March, 1914, was Adjutant of volunteers from 10 Jan. 1902, to 9 Jan. 1907; served in the South African War, 1899–1901, including operations in the Transvaal, 30 Nov. 1900–Dec. 1901 (Queen’s medal with clasp); and with the Expeditionary Force in France, and was killed in action at the Battle of the Aisne, 24 Sept. 1914. The second in Command of the 1st West Yorkshires wrote: “You will be proud to know that he died a glorious death at the head of his Coy. The companies on the firing line were tricked by the Germans, who advanced under cover of the white flag, and then opened fire and enfiladed our men in the trenches. Your husband then shouted out, ‘All who will not surrender follow me,’ and retired fighting to the trenches on the left and was soon shot down and killed by a rifle bullet. He was buried where he fell with others of the Coy. I know no more details as no officers have returned in A, B, or D Coy.” Major Ingles _m._ at Hartley Wintney, Winchfield, Hants, Eugenia Ellen (93, Chelsea Gardens, Chelsea, S.W.), dau. of Major-Gen. Charles Henry Owen, late R.A., of Camberley, co. Surrey.

=INGLIS, CHARLES NORTH DALRYMPLE=, Lieut., Indian Army Reserve of Officers, attd. 2/8th Gurkha Rifles, 4th _s._ of Robert Inglis, Lovestone, Girvan, Ayrshire, J.P., by his wife, Isabella F., dau. of the Rev. Alexander Willison; _b._ Lovestone afsd., 17 June, 1880; educ. Ayr Academy, and afterwards went through an engineering course in Glasgow, on completing which he obtained a Government appointment in India in 1904, on the Eastern Bengal State Railway. He took a great interest in the Volunteer movement and was a Capt. in the Railway Volunteers. After the outbreak of war he was gazetted Lieut. to the Indian Reserve of Officers in Feb. 1915. He left India for France attached to the 2/8th Gurkha Rifles, in March, 1915, and was killed in action near Neuve Chapelle, 25 Sept. 1915; _unm._ Buried in a trench at the corner of Bois de Biez Wood. On this occasion the 2/8th Gurkhas lost their Col. and eleven of their officers killed and wounded and only 100 out of 600 of the regiment escaped. Inglis was a keen Rugby player; was a member of Turnberry Golf Club, and played in many matches. He was also an excellent tennis player. He and his brother (Capt. David Inglis, also killed, see following notice) did a good deal of shooting together in India, and both secured some fine big game trophies.

=INGLIS, DAVID=, Capt. and Adjutant, 1st Battn. 4th Gurkha Rifles, yst. _s._ of Robert Inglis, Lovestone, Girvan, Ayrshire, J.P., by his wife, Isabella F., dau. of the Rev. Alexander Willison; _b._ Girvan afsd., 21 April, 1884; educ. Ayr Academy (1893–97); Glasgow Academy (1897–1900); and Bedford (1900–2), and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst (1902–3); gazetted 2nd Lieut., unattached, Indian Army, 19 Aug. 1903; served his first year with the Northamptonshire Regt., and was posted to the 4th Gurkhas at Bakloh, 18 Dec. 1904; promoted Lieut. 18 Nov. 1905, and Capt. 19 Aug. 1912; appointed Double Company Officer, 1 March, 1906, and Adjutant, 21 March, 1913; went to France with his regiment, leaving India 24 Aug. 1914, and was killed in action near Givenchy, 19 Dec. 1914; _unm._ He was mentioned in F.M. Sir John (now Lord) French’s Despatch of 31 May, 1915, for gallant and distinguished service in the field. His sports were Rugby, which he continued out in India, winning with the Gurkha team General Brown’s Cup in 1906; golf, member of Turnberry Golf Club, shooting and fishing.

=INGRAM, FREDERICK JAMES=, Acting E.R.A., 4th Class, M. 556, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914.

=INGRAM, GEORGE=, A.B. (R.F.R., B. 3705), S.S. 1032, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914.

=INGRAM, JAMES=, Private, No. 63467, 3rd Battn. (West Mounted Rifles) Canadian Expeditionary Force, eldest _s._ of John Jonas Ingram, of 15, Syphon Street, Porth, co. Glamorgan, Collier, by his wife, Mary Ann, dau. of late James Dyer; _b._ Porth, 25 July, 1894; educ. Winford and Dundry, near Bristol; emigrated to Montreal in 1912; joined the Canadian Grenadier Guards, for Home Defence, shortly after the declaration of war; was subsequently transferred to the West Mounted Rifles in order to go to the front; came over with the 2nd Contingent in Jan. 1915, went to France in May, and was killed in action at Givenchy, 16 June, 1915; _unm._ Buried at Ducks Bill there.

=INGRAM, WALTER=, Stoker, 1st Class, 293088, H.M.S. Laurel; killed in action in the Heligoland Bight, 28 Aug. 1914.

=INGRAM, WILLIAM HENRY=, Stoker, 1st Class, S.S. 111804, H.M.S. Hogue; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.

=INNES, ALEXANDER BEROWALD=, of Raemoir, Cowie, and Dunnottar, Lieut., 7th Battn. Gordon Highlander (T.F.), eldest _s._ of the late Alexander Innes, Younger of Raemoir, Cowie and Dunnottar, J.P., D.L., by his first wife, Helen Eytham, only child of the Rev. S. W. King, Rector of Saxlingham, Norfolk; _b._ Cowie House, Stonehaven, co. Kincardine, 10 Sept. 1872; educ. King’s College, Canterbury, and Trinity College, Glenalmond, and on leaving the latter, studied practical Engineering. He served in the South African War, 1901–2, with the Scottish Horse and received the Queen’s medal with three clasps. In 1900, he succeeded to the estates of Raemoir and Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, and was a J.P., and D.L. for that county, and a member of His Majesty’s Body Guard of Archers. On the outbreak of the European War he was gazetted Lieut. 7th Gordon Highlanders, 10 Oct. 1914; went to France, 1 May, 1915, and was killed in action at Festubert, 18 June, 1915. Buried, Le Touret. He _m._ at Dunfermline, 1 Dec. 1910, Mary, sister of 2nd Lieut. David Alexander Beveridge, R.F.A. (died on active service, 13 Sept. 1915), and only dau. of Erskine Beveridge, of St. Leonard’s Hill, Dunfermline, and Vallay, North Uist; LL.D.; _s.p._

=INNES, DANIEL COTTIER=, E.R.A., 1st Class (Pensioner), 269616, H.M.S. Hogue; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.

=INNES, IAN CHARLES=, Lieut., 2nd Battn., 2nd King Edward’s Own Gurkha Rifles (Sirmoor Rifles), Indian Army, only surviving _s._ of the late Charles Innes, of Inverness, by his wife, Constance (Bishops Thorpe, Inverness), dau. of John Andrew; _b._ 23 Oct. 1885; educ. The College, Inverness, and Fettes College, Edinburgh; gazetted 2nd Lieut., East Kent Regt., from the Militia, 16 Jan. 1907, and promoted Lieut., 16 April, 1909; served at Harrismith, South Africa, and Hong Kong; transferred to the Indian Army in 1909; came to Europe with the Indian Expeditionary Force in Oct. 1914; and was killed in action at Neuve Chapelle, 2 Nov. 1914; _unm._ His Commanding Officer wrote: “His death was a gallant one, in keeping with his character and life. The enemy had, by high explosive shell fire, obliterated and rendered untenable the trenches occupied by us. Innes with a few others gathered together and made a final charge against the advancing Germans, and so met his death.” While at Fettes College he was in the cricket XI and Fives X.

=INNES, JAMES IAN=, Private, No. 2040, 1/14th Battn. (The London Scottish) The London Regt. (T.F.), 3rd _s._ of William Innes, of Clinterty, Kinnellar, co. Aberdeen, by his wife, Christina, dau. of James R. Grieve; _b._ Merriness, Tibbermore, co. Perth, 12 Aug. 1893; educ. Ashley Road School, and Gordon’s College, Aberdeen; served his apprenticeship in the Royal Bank there, and was appointed to the London Office of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 1 Sept. 1913; joined the London Scottish, 2 March, 1914; mobilised on the outbreak of war in Aug., and volunteered for foreign service; went to France with the 2nd draft of the 1st Battn. 23 Nov.; went into the trenches 22 Dec. and was killed in action at Givenchy, 3 Jan. 1915; _unm._ He was buried there in the vicinity of a farm outside the trenches. His company commander, Capt. Claude Low, D.S.O., in returning a testament found on him, wrote: “I was very sorry to lose such a fine soldier and I will ever bear in mind the calm way in which he and his comrades kept their ground with no sign of fear, and earned for us the thanks of those in higher authority.” He was a keen lover of sport, a member of the Bank’s cricket and football teams, and the secretary of the cricket club, in a letter of sympathy, said how highly he was esteemed by all who knew him, adding “to use a cricketing phrase, ‘he always played the straight bat in everything that he did.’”

=INNES, JOHN=, Private, No. 11068, 4th Battn. Canadian Expeditionary Force, _s._ of the late James Innes, Distillery Worker, and Mary Mason (758 Great Northern Road, Woodside, Aberdeen), dau. of the late James Thompson, of Botriphnie; _b._ Botriphnie, co. Banff, 17 Jan. 1894; educ. Keith Public School; went to Canada in June, 1911, and after working on the Railway at Winnipeg went to Oakville and entered the employ of the firm of James Langmuir; joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force on the outbreak of war in Aug. 1914; came over with the first contingent in Oct.; went to France in Feb., and died at the Casualty Clearing Station, 26 April, 1915, of wounds received in action in the Ypres; _unm._ Buried in Hazebrouck Cemetery. A Canadian Officer wrote: “Your son was one to be proud of. I knew him for years. He was a steady pushing young man, a keen soldier, and died a hero.”

=INNOCENT, JAMES ALFRED=, 2nd Yeoman of Signals (R.F.R., B. 1743), 206250, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914.

=INSTONE, LEONARD FREDERICK=, Private, No. 10128, 3rd Battn. Coldstream Guards, eldest _s._ of Louis Frederick Instone, now Coy. Sergt.-Major, 14th East Yorkshires, by his wife, Constance Evelyn (66, Seaton Street, Fountain Road, Hull), dau. of Allan Greenwood Cameron Templeton; _b._ Belgaum, India, 20 July, 1897; educ. Newland Avenue Council School, Hull; on 16 May, 1913, when barely 16, he enlisted in the 1st Battn. of the Coldstreams (giving his age as 18 years and 10 months) and on the outbreak of war in Aug. 1914, accompanied them to France, went through the retreat from Mons and came home slightly wounded in the foot; he was then attached to the 3rd Battn. and returned to the Front, 22 Oct. and was in the trenches off and on until 1 May, 1915, when he was shot through the head about 9 p.m. while trench digging at Givenchy. He was buried in the Military Cemetery, “Windy Corner,” Givenchy; _unm._ Instone was an exceptionally fine swimmer, winning the cup for the Junior Champion Swimmer of Hull, also a silver watch.

=IRELAND, WILLIAM=, A.B., R.F.R., 162585, H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.

=IRONS, ERNEST=, Ordinary Signalman, J. 8011, H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.

=IRONSIDE, ROBERT STEWART=, D.C.M., Battery-Sergt.-Major, No. 33255, 120th Battery, Royal Field Artillery, eldest _s._ of Coy.-Sergt.-Major William Stewart Ironside, of the Tynemouth Artillery Volunteers, by his wife, Hannah, dau. of Robert Roberts; _b._ Sheffield Barracks, 8 Oct. 1883; educ. Elementary Schools, Leeds and Scarborough. He enlisted in the Northumberland Fusiliers, 28 July, 1903, and was transferred to the R.F.A. in Nov. of the same year, joining his battery at Newbridge, Ireland. Drafted to India in Oct. 1906, he served first in Kirkee and then in Karachi, returning with the 29th Battery to Ireland. He was promoted Sergt. and sent to the 120th Battery, then serving in Newbridge, where he was when war was declared. Leaving with that Battery for the Front, he served in France and Flanders, was seriously wounded in action on 8 Nov. 1914, and died the following day, without recovering consciousness, in No. 2 Clearing Station, Bailleul; _unm._ Major L. Wilson wrote to his sister: “You will, I am sure, be proud to know of the splendid record he has left behind in his Battery. He had been promoted Battery-Sergt.-Major ten days or so ago, and only yesterday morning we received information that he had been awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal. He had just come back from seeing the General, who had sent for him to congratulate him on this distinction, when a shell fell in the trench where the Battery headquarters were, almost on the top of him, and he was dangerously wounded. You have the sympathy of the officers and men in the Battery. The Army can ill spare such a brave and capable soldier as your brother was.” He was awarded the D.C.M. [London Gazette, 11 Nov. 1914], the official record stating: “Although wounded at St. Ghislain on 23 Aug., 1914, he continued to act as No. 1 of his Sub-Section under heavy gun and rifle fire and for subsequent valuable work.” His younger brother, Sergt. William Stewart Ironside, was promoted Lieut. for service in the field, 1 Oct. 1914, and won the Military Cross at Hooge on 14 Aug. 1915.

=IRVEN, WALTER JAMES=, A.B. (R.F.R., Ch. B. 3648), 176302, H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.

=IRVINE, CHRISTOPHER THEODORE CORRIE=, Lieut., 25th Punjabis, yst. _s._ of the late Inspector-Gen. Gerard James Irvine, R.N., by his wife, Henrietta (St. Andrew’s, Naini Tal, India), dau. of William Byrom Corrie, of Cheltenham, and nephew of Charles Edward Robert Alexander Irvine, of Drumgoon Manor, co. Fermanagh; _b._ 27 Jan. 1889; gazetted 2nd Lieut. to the Connaught Rangers, from the Special Reserve, 11 Dec. 1909, and promoted Lieut. 11 Feb. 1911; transferred to the Indian Army in Aug. 1912, serving temporarily with the 25th Punjabi Cavalry; went to the Dardanelles, and was killed in action there, 28 June, 1915; _unm._ His eldest brother Capt. Gerard Byrom Corrie Irvine, Bopal Infantry, was wounded in the early part of the war.

=IRVINE, FRANCIS DUNCAN=, Major, R.E., Brigade Major, 1st Infantry Brigade, Australian Expeditionary Force, elder _s._ of Duncan Irvine, of 45, Cathcart Road, S.W., I.C.S. (ret.), by his wife, Emily Gertrudes, dau. of Thomas Maguire; _b._ Waltain, Madras Presidency, India, 20 Jan. 1875; educ. Clifton College, and Royal Military Academy, Woolwich; gazetted 2nd Lieut. R.E., 15 March, 1895; promoted Lieut. 15 March, 1898, Capt. 1 April, 1904, and Major 30 Oct. 1914; took part in the Waziristan Expedition, N.W. Frontier of India, 1901–2 (medal with clasp); served with his regt. at Bangalore, and elsewhere in India, until July, 1913, when he was appointed for duty with the Australian Forces, serving as a General Staff Officer (3rd Grade), and, on the outbreak of war in Aug. 1914, was appointed Brigade Major, 1st Infantry Brigade, A.I.F., under the command of Col. McLaurin; trained his Brigade in Egypt; took part in the landing at the Dardanelles, 24–25 April, 1915, and was killed in action on the 27th at Gaba Tepe, being shot by a sniper in the firing line. He was buried near the spot where he fell. Col. ... wrote: “To my great regret your son was killed on Tuesday, 22 April, while doing his duty sorting troops into trenches.... We, too, have suffered a loss, as your son had from the time of the organisation of the force laboured unceasingly, and it was greatly due to his efforts that the 1st Rifle Brigade had reached the standard of efficiency to which the supreme test showed it had attained. In your son I have lost a comrade to whom I was greatly indebted. He was General Staff Officer of the 2nd Military District (N.S.W.) and I am glad to be able to tell you in all sincerity that on the outbreak of war a vast amount of the work was put in hand smoothly and methodically by reason of the efficient preparation which your son had made. I can never be sufficiently grateful for the thorough and whole hearted help which he gave.” Major Irvine _m._ at The Oratory, Brompton, London, 23 Oct. 1906, Emily Marion, dau. of Col. Terence McGann, I.M.S., and had a son, Ian Robert, _b._ Bangalore, 14 Feb. 1910.

=IRVINE, STANNUS CHARLES EDWARD=, Lieut., Northern Rhodesian Rifles, 4th _s._ of the late Col. John Gerard Irvine, of Killadeas, co. Fermanagh, J.P., D.L., by his wife, Elizabeth Daniell (Killadeas, co. Fermanagh), dau. of William Daniell, of Ballymackney, co. Monaghan; _b._ Kingstown, co. Dublin, 18 June, 1873; educ. Trinity College, Dublin; was a Civil Engineer; went to Rhodesia in March, 1897 and afterwards took up farming; joined the Northern Rhodesian Rifles on the outbreak of the European War in Aug. 1914, and died at Fife, N.R., 18 April, 1915, from wounds received in action on the North-East Frontier, Northern Rhodesia, while capturing a German stockade; _unm._ He was the first to enter the stockade, and was buried in the cemetery at Fife, Northern Rhodesia, with full military honours.

=IRVINE, WILLIAM=, Stoker, 1st Class, K. 14223 (Ports.), H.M.S. Hogue; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.

=IRVING, JOHN VICTOR=, Private, No. 2650, 4th Battn. The Royal Scots (T.F.), _s._ of John Irving, of 31, Scotland Street, Edinburgh, by his wife, Jemima, dau. of the late James McIntosh, lessee Craigleith Quarry; _b._ Mossgiel, Corstorphine, co. Midlothian, 5 June, 1887; educ. Daniel Stewart’s College, Edinburgh; was a Clerk in the North British and Mercantile Insurance Office; volunteered after the outbreak of war and enlisted in the 4th Royal Scots in Nov. 1914; trained at Edinburgh; left for the Dardanelles, 23 May, 1915, and was killed in action there, 12 July, 1915, during a counter-attack on the Turkish position; _unm._ He was Organist and Choirmaster in the John Ker Memorial Church, Edinburgh.

=IRVING, WILLIAM CHARLES=, Leading Stoker, 300112, H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.

=IRWIN, GEORGE=, Petty Officer (N.S.), 154211, H.M.S. Hawke; lost when that ship was torpedoed in the North Sea, 15 Oct. 1914.

=ISAACS, ALFRED=, A.B. (R.F.R., B. 5295), 178510, H.M.S. Hogue; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.