THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919
The Memorial Hall opened by the future King George VI & Queen Elizabeth on 7th July 1932.
Just names on the cloister wall,
Young men from long ago.
They were those, who fell at Mons, on the Aisne & Marne.
They died at Neuve Chapelle , Loos, Arras, Ypres
a hundred died in the battle of the Somme,
and they died in all those other bloody battles of Flanders .
They died in Gallipoli, East Africa, Italy, Salonika, Mesopotamia
and Palestine as well.
They were Gunners, Sappers Cavalrymen, Signallers and in tanks.
They were also the Poor Bloody Infantry.
There were Padres & Medics too.
They died at Sea and in primitive flying machines.
Let us not forget them.
The Memorial plaque issued to all British Forces in 1919
The records of the former pupils & Staff of Haileybury, who died in the Great War are listed under the year of their deaths. Please click on the appropriate title below.
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HAILEYBURY, UNITED SERVICES COLLEGE & ISC
THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919
Copyright Haileybury College
Tuesday, April 29, 2003