Deaths in the 1910s
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Petrus Basteleus
1881–1916 (age 35)
Adinkerke
Petrus Basteleus was a military personnel who gave his life during the First World War.
Wilhelm Cobobus
d. 1915
Langemark German war cemetery
Wilhelm Cobobus, who died in 1915, is commemorated at Langemark German war cemetery among the soldiers of that year.
Hugh McKenzie
1885–1917 (age 32)
Menin Gate
Hugh McKenzie was a military personnel who died in 1917 and is commemorated at the Menin Gate.
Dennis George Wyldbore Hewitt
1897–1917 (age 20)
Menin Gate
Dennis George Wyldbore Hewitt, born 1897 and died 1917, is remembered at the Menin Gate for his gallantry.
Frederick William Hall
1885–1915 (age 30)
Menin Gate
Frederick William Hall was a military personnel who died in 1915 and is commemorated at the Menin Gate.
Gerard Anderson
1889–1914 (age 25)
Menin Gate
Gerard Anderson, 1889–1914, remains honoured at the Menin Gate for his athletic spirit and service.
Jack Cooper
1889–1917 (age 28)
Menin Gate
Jack Cooper was an Australian rules football player who died in 1917 and is commemorated at the Menin Gate.
Les James
1890–1917 (age 27)
Menin Gate
Les James, 1890–1917, is remembered at the Menin Gate for bringing sporting resilience to his wartime service.
Les Lee
1894–1917 (age 23)
Menin Gate
Les Lee was an Australian rules football player who died in 1917 and is commemorated at the Menin Gate.
Tom McCluskey
1890–1917 (age 27)
Menin Gate
Australian rules footballer whose promise was cut short in the Great War.
Bill Maxwell
1882–1917 (age 35)
Menin Gate
Bill Maxwell was an Australian rules football player who died in 1917 and is commemorated at the Menin Gate.
John Graham, Jr.
1877–1915 (age 38)
Menin Gate
Golfer and sportsman remembered at the Menin Gate after falling in 1915.
Frank Smith Brown
1893–1915 (age 22)
Menin Gate
Frank Smith Brown was a poet who died in 1915 and is commemorated at the Menin Gate.
Gerald William Grenfell
1890–1915 (age 25)
Menin Gate
Military officer commemorated at the Menin Gate for his service in 1915.
Lord Spencer Douglas Compton
1893–1915 (age 22)
Menin Gate
Lord Spencer Douglas Compton died in 1915 and is commemorated at the Menin Gate.
Arthur Herbert Posden Burn
1892–1914 (age 22)
Menin Gate
Served in the early months of the war and is honored at the Menin Gate.
Francis Edward Bradshaw-Isherwood
1869–1915 (age 46)
Menin Gate
Francis Edward Bradshaw-Isherwood was a military officer who died in 1915 and is commemorated at the Menin Gate.
Euan Lucie-Smith
1889–1915 (age 26)
Menin Gate
Military officer remembered at the Menin Gate for his leadership in 1915.
Walter Gabriel Home
1872–1914 (age 42)
Menin Gate
Walter Gabriel Home was a military officer who served in the First World War.
Francis Lempriere Davy
1887–1917 (age 30)
Menin Gate
Military officer honored at the Menin Gate after his death in 1917.
Joseph Frain Webster
1892–1914 (age 22)
Menin Gate
Joseph Frain Webster was a young Scottish man who died during the early months of World War I.
Pierre Ginisty
1884–1914 (age 30)
Saint-Charles de Potyze Military Cemetery
Lawyer honored at Saint-Charles de Potyze Military Cemetery after his death in 1914.
Frederick George Havill
1892–1917 (age 25)
Westhof Farm Cemetery
Frederick George Havill lived from 1892 to 1917 and served during the First World War.
Ralph Curtis
1898–1917 (age 19)
Harlebeke New British Cemetery
Flying ace commemorated at Harlebeke New British Cemetery after his death in 1917.
Hugh Dawnay
1875–1914 (age 39)
Harlebeke New British Cemetery
Hugh Dawnay was a military officer who served during the First World War.
William Thomas Leggett
1891–1914 (age 23)
Harlebeke New British Cemetery
Soldier remembered at Harlebeke New British Cemetery for his service in 1914.
Kenneth Powell
1885–1915 (age 30)
Heuvelland
Kenneth Powell was a tennis player who served and died in the First World War.
Godefroid Kurth
1847–1916 (age 69)
Frassem
Historian honored at Frassem for his enduring contributions to historical scholarship.
Henri Francotte
1856–1918 (age 62)
Dalhem
Henri Francotte was a jurist who lived from 1856 to 1918.
Albert Thys
1849–1915 (age 66)
Dalhem
Albert Thys, Belgian businessperson, died in 1915 leaving a legacy of infrastructure that linked Belgium with Africa.
Louis McGuffie
1893–1918 (age 25)
Zantvoorde British Cemetery
Louis McGuffie was military personnel who served during the First World War.
Patrick Bugden
1897–1917 (age 20)
Hooge Crater Cemetery
Patrick Bugden, Australian Victoria Cross recipient, fell at Hooge Crater in 1917 while saving his comrades.
Christopher James Alexander
1887–1917 (age 30)
Hooge Crater Cemetery
Christopher James Alexander was an ornithologist who served and died in the First World War.
James Anson Otho Brooke
1884–1914 (age 30)
Zantvoorde British Cemetery
James Anson Otho Brooke, British officer, died in 1914 near Zantvoorde after giving calm leadership to his men.
Albert Stewart
1889–1917 (age 28)
Hooge Crater Cemetery
Albert Stewart was military personnel who served during the First World War.
Henry Crichton, Viscount Crichton
1872–1914 (age 42)
Zantvoorde British Cemetery
Henry Crichton, Viscount Crichton, heir to the Earldom, died leading men near Zantvoorde in 1914.
Paul Francis William Studholme
1898–1917 (age 19)
Hooge Crater Cemetery
Paul Francis William Studholme was a military officer who served during the First World War.
Beauchamp Tyndall Pell
d. 1914
Zantvoorde British Cemetery
Beauchamp Tyndall Pell, a young officer, died in 1914 during the opening campaigns and rests at Zantvoorde.
René Sturel
1885–1914 (age 29)
Belle-Motte French National Cemetery
René Sturel was a French teacher who died in 1914 during the First World War.
Lambert Schats
1893–1914 (age 21)
Ruisbroek
Lambert Schats, Belgian soldier, perished defending his homeland in 1914 and is honoured at Ruisbroek.
Francis Ledwidge
1887–1917 (age 30)
Artillery Wood Cemetery
Francis Ledwidge was an Irish writer and poet who died in 1917 during the First World War.
Hedd Wyn
1887–1917 (age 30)
Artillery Wood Cemetery
Hedd Wyn, the Welsh poet Ellis Humphrey Evans, fell at Passchendaele in 1917 before learning he had won the Eisteddfod.
Alex Decoteau
1887–1917 (age 30)
Passchendaele New British Cemetery
Alex Decoteau was a Canadian athletics competitor who died in 1917 during the First World War.
Bert O'Connell
1885–1917 (age 32)
Birr Cross Roads Cemetery
Bert O'Connell, etcher and soldier, died in 1917 and is remembered at Birr Cross Roads Cemetery.
Harold Ackroyd
1877–1917 (age 40)
Birr Cross Roads Cemetery
Harold Ackroyd was a military physician who died in 1917 during the First World War.
Albert Keppel
1898–1917 (age 19)
Aeroplane Cemetery
Albert Keppel, Royal Flying Corps airman, fell in 1917 and rests at the Aeroplane Cemetery.
Marcel Berger
1891–1914 (age 23)
Ethe
Marcel Berger died in 1914 during the First World War.
Nestor Jonet
1849–1913 (age 64)
Courcelles
Painter Nestor Jonet, born 1849, died 1913 and is remembered for his sensitive depictions of Belgian life.
Alphonse-Joseph van Steenkiste
1849–1919 (age 70)
Ixelles Cemetery
Alphonse-Joseph van Steenkiste was a Belgian architect who died in 1919.
Frédéric Neuhaus
1846–1912 (age 66)
Ixelles Cemetery
Frédéric Neuhaus was a devoted pharmacist whose steady care served the people of Ixelles.