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    Here's one that came with officer's papers and was Mentioned In Dispatch.

    Captain John Ogle Gage Royal Engineers

    Born: 4 October 1875

    Temporary 2nd Lt., RE 4 February 1915

    Temporary LT., RE 12 September 1915

    Acting Captain, RE 21 April 1918 to 27 May1918

    Captain, RE 4 February 1919 to 9 January 1920

    Attended Officer's College in Hobart

    Appointed 2nd LT., Tasmania Mounted Infantry on 29 October 1904 and served with that unit until he voluntaily resigned in 1908.

    Then served 3 years with the Australian Light Horse

    to France on 8 July 1915, served with X corps Signal Company, Royal Engineers in France and after Armistice in Bonn, Germany.

    Mention in Dispatch: LG 11 December 1917

    Reliquished his commission on completion of services and granted the rank of Captain on 23 February 1920

    After the war he lived in West Firle, Old Beach, Tasmania]

    Sources:

    Army List

    Officer's Paper, PRO (WO339/24729)

    I did the Court - Mount.

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    Charles Henry Baker

    Royal Engineers

    British War Medal (Lieutenant)

    Temporary Lieutenant, R.E. 9 October 1915

    M.I.D. London Gazette 3 June 1919

    Mentioned in dispatches of Lt. General G.F. Milne, Commander-in-Chief, British Salonika Force "For Distinguished and Gallant service during period from 1st October to the 1st March, 1919".

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    Lieutenant Fredrick William Chapman, Royal Engineers

    WWI Victory medal

    Born Sheffield 4 July 1898

    2nd Lieutenant, RE TA 1 April 1917

    Lieutenant, RE 2 October 1918

    Born at Sheffield on 4 July 1998; the son of Frank William Chapman, an Architect's Assistant and Sophie Geraldine Chapman, Formerly Brice, of 39 Harcourt Road, Nether Hallam.

    Educated as a civil engineer at King Edward VII School in Sheffield and he served in the rank of Cadet Sergeant with the Sheffield University Senior Division, Officer's Training Corps from November 1915 to 23 October 1916. The Officer Commanding of the Sheffield University Contingent rated his General Efficiency as 'Good' and indicated that he was "a very smart man, possessing strength of character necessary for a leader. Has a quiet and gentlemanly manner, a good athlete." He qualified in Table A Musketry in 1916 and signaling by semaphore and Morse code at five words per minute.

    Served as a 2nd Lt., Royal Engineers with the 454th Field company, Northumbrian Royal Engineers in England from 1 April 1917 to 31 May 1917. Transferred to 169th Coast Works Company on 1 june 1917 and served with that unit until he embarked for France on 15 December 1917.

    On 25 december 1917 he was posted to the 529th field Company, E.R., Royal Engineers.

    On 26 December 1918 his commanding officer wrote that "this officer is in every way a very capable officer having a good power of leadership and is able to maintain good discipline. He has a good knowledge of French and also german, and is in every way physically fit for active service".

    Lt. Colonel R.P. Pakenham Walsh, R.E., Commander, Royal Engineers, 3rd Division on 27 December 1918 indicated that he was "a very promising officer. Is smart and a good disciplinarian and is not afraid of responsibility."

    On 29 July 1919 he was diagnosed with Gonorrhoea in Paris and evacuated to the united kingdom on the S.S. Victoria on 29 August 1919 and was admitted to the Special Hospital at Chisledon, Wilts on 9 September 1919.On 23 September 1919 was admitted to the Military Hospital at Hilsea, Hants and released on 26 October 1919

    From 27 October 1919 to 22 March 1920 he was posted to the School of Militaryu Engineering at Chatham.

    Gazetted out of the service at the Officers Dispersal Unit in London as a substantive Lieutenant on 23 March 1920.

    After the war he lived at "Brukke", Nithdale road, Weston, Supermare

    Sources:

    Medal Index Cards

    Army Lists

    Officers Papers, PRO(WO374/13231

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