Through our research into the 221 men commemorated by the organ we are discovering new information all the time. Our volunteer researcher’s blog, Meet the Soldier, highlights some of these stories from the past.
The Edwards Family
My great-uncles Herbert and John Edwards are among the soldiers commemorated by the Hunter memorial organ at St Mellitus, or…
Lance Corporal Cyril McNeill
Imst in the Austrian Tyrol: a picture-postcard place a long way from the Western Front. What was Lance Corporal Cyril…
Surgeon Lieutenant George Murray Heiron
Having researched seven fallen soldiers, George Murray Heiron was one of the first soldiers who returned home after the First…
Daniel William James Brown
At first glance, writing Daniel Brown’s entry for the database on this site appeared a straightforward task. Relatively few records…
The Alford Brothers: Percy & Alfred
When I emigrated to Australia in 1974, my grandfather Percy came to see me off at Heathrow. I have fond…
Campbell Bunk Soldiers
I first heard of Campbell Bunk some time in 1971. I was then a public health inspector working for Islington…
Arthur William Norton
First, a caveat: this section of the website invites you to Meet the Soldier, but this blog will introduce you…
Thomas Ivor Hall
Archival research is an often solitary occupation, never more so than in spring of 2020 when I was stuck at…
Henry Cross
In September 2018, I picked up a flyer at St Mellitus Church. It invited parishioners to join a new research…
Harry Creighton
Henry Richard Creighton, known as Harry, was one of the first soldiers I researched who came back from the war.…