France

Events for France

'Unknown' means that events cannot be definitively placed.

22 Apr 1916; Death; Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, France
Stanley Percival Darch, Second Lieutenant, 10th Bn., Gloucestershire Regiment, who died on Friday, 22nd April 1916. Age 23, son of William Henry and Mary A. Darch, of 81, Park End Rd., Gloucester.
Identified People:
Parent: William Henry Darch (1853 Pilton, DEV, ENG - 1930 Gloucester, GLO, ENG)
Parent: Mary Ann Bishop (1854~ Ireland -)
Person: Stanley Percival Darch (1893 Gloucester, GLO, ENG - 1916 France)

12 Jul 1916; Death; Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, France
Alfred Darch (b Bideford, Devon, enlisted Swansea, resided Barry) , private 1841 19th Battalion Welsh Regiment, died of wounds Tuesday 12 July 1916, France and Flanders.

22 Aug 1916; Death; Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, France
William Henry Darch killed in action, 2nd Battalion. Devonshire Regiment, born Abbotsham, enlisted Barnstaple, Army Number 9763, Private, Son of Thomas Darch, of Lovacott, Newton Tracey, Barnstaple.
No clues, would have been too young to be the son of John and Eliza or Thomas and Catherine, the two known Abbotsham families.

14 Sep 1916; Death; Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, France
Frederick Darch (b Aldershot, enlisted Reading), Private 21905, 2nd Bn., Royal Berkshire Regiment, killed in action, France and Flanders on Wednesday, 14th September 1916. Age 27, son of William and Agnes Darch, of Reading.
Identified People:
Parent: William Richard Darch (1859 Uffculme, DEV, ENG - 1901 Reading, BER, ENG)
Parent: Ellen Agnes unknown (1865~ Frimley, SUR, ENG - 1901 Reading, BER, ENG)
Person: Frederick Darch (1889 Aldershot, HAM, ENG - 1916 France)

24 Apr 1917; Death; Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, France
Herbert Leonard Darch (b Combe Martin, enlisted Barnstaple, resided Combe Martin), Private 202233, 1st/7th Bn., Worcestershire Regiment, killed in action, France and Flanders on Monday, 24th April 1917. Age 21, son of Matthew and Sarah Darch, of Glenwood, Combe Martin, Devon.
Identified People:
Parent: Matthew Darch (1865 Combe Martin, DEV, ENG -)
Parent: Sarah Rooke (1865~ Kentisbury, DEV, ENG -)
Person: Herbert Leonard Darch (1895~ Combe Martin, DEV, ENG - 1917 France)

21 May 1917; Death; Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, France
Robert Joseph Darch, Private 123937, 18th Bn., Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regt.), who died on Sunday, 21st May 1917. Age 21, son of Henry and Mary Ann Darch, of 60, St. George's Rd., Southwark, London, England.

15 Apr 1918; Death; Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, France
Albert Darch (b Yarnscombe, Devon, enlisted Barnstaple, resided Torrington) Private 20583, 6th Bn., Dorsetshire Regiment, who died on Sunday, 15th April 1918, killed in action France and Flanders.
Landkey family.
Identified People:
Parent: Albert Darch (1873 Yarnscombe, DEV, ENG - 1951 Yarnscombe, DEV, ENG)
Parent: Emily Ethel Denford (1878~ Tawstock, DEV, ENG - 1960 Torrington, DEV, ENG)
Person: Albert Darch (1899 Yarnscombe, DEV, ENG - 1918 France)

27 Jul 1918; Death; Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, France
William George Darch (b Kennington, Surrey, enlisted Camberwell, resided Peckham), Private G/11273, 11th Bn., The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regt.), killed in action in France and Flanders on Friday, 27th July 1918.
Identified People:
Parent: James Darch (1843 Catcott, SOM, ENG - 1912 Camberwell, LON, ENG)
Parent: Mary Marsh (1845~ Stroud, GLO, ENG -)
Person: William George Darch (1877 Newington, LON, ENG - 1918 France)

7 Sep 1918; Death; St. Sever, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France
Walter Charles Darch 1/6th Devon Regiment, aged 29
Walter Charles Darch, enlisted Barnstaple, 345918, Private, Husband of Annie Darch, of 58, Littabourne Cottage, Pilton. Barnstaple, Devon.
Died 7 Sep 1918, aged 29, 16th Bn. Devonshire Regt. Cemetery name : ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN Grave reference : R. II. M. 23. Country : France Locality/Area : Seine-Maritime
Landkey family, Pilton. This is the son of Thomas and Jane Mountjoy, and he has an unrecorded wife 'Annie'.
Identified People:
Parent: Thomas Darch (1849 Pilton, DEV, ENG - 1922 Pilton, DEV, ENG)
Parent: Jane Mountjoy (1850~ Heanton Punchardon, DEV, ENG - 1922 Pilton, DEV, ENG)
Person: Walter Charles Darch (1890 Pilton, DEV, ENG - 1918 St. Sever, FRA)
Partner: Ann Tucker (1891<-)

1 Nov 1918; Death; Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, France
Alfred Charles Darch (b Camberwell, enlisted Deptford), Lance Corporal 52042, 1st/7th Bn., West Yorkshire Regt (Prince of Wales's Own), killed in action on Thursday, 1st November 1918, Frances and Flanders. Son of Mrs. A. Darch, of 5, Dennetts Grove, Dennetts Rd., New Cross, London.

6 Nov 1918; Death; Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, France
John Darch (b Notts, enlisted Chesterfield), Private 268514, 1st Bn., Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regt.), Labour Corps, who died in France and Flanders on Tuesday, 6th November 1918. Age 27, son of William J. and Sarah Darch. Native of Nottingham.
Identified People:
Parent: William John Draper Darch (1857 Tetbury, GLO, ENG - 1917 Nottingham, NOT, ENG)
Parent: Sarah Anne Bishop (1857~ Nottingham, NOT, ENG - 1905 Nottingham, NOT, ENG)
Person: John Darch (1891 Nottingham, NOT, ENG - 1918 France)

11 October 2009
Dick Glover, Cambridge, England.