"We can truly say
that the whole circuit of the earth is girdled with the graves of our dead . .
. and, in the course of my pilgrimage, I have many times asked myself whether
there can be more potent advocates of peace upon earth through the years to
come, than this massed multitude of silent witnesses to the desolation of
war."
King George V, Flanders,
1922
1. Pre-World
War One
2. World War
One
3. Overseas
relatives
Served with the 13th
Light Dragoons, England, Spain and Northern Europe [see The Solder link for
details
1881 Harry was in the
Royal Artillery, Stoke Damerel, Devonshire
Joseph Seamark, 1899, A.S.C.C.T, V647 143
Doris Seamark , Colchester 1906, 39th rgt V1094 52
Nellie Seamark , Wellington, 1908, 39th rgt, V1094 52
Frank T Seamark , age 0 Madras, India, 1910 page 295
William J
Seamark, age 0 Poona, India, 1911, Page 252
Son of Ellen Seamarks
[nee Curtis / Later Purser] Survived World War One, Served on HMS Doris, France
and Malta. HMS Doris also saw active duty off Turkey.
Joined the Navy on
the 13 July 1909, Ships served on : Vivid [1909,1911,1917, 1918, 1919, 1921]
Sutley [1909], Defence [1911], Mutine [1911-1914], Challenger [1914] , Doris
[1914-1917], Wellington [1917] Thetis [1917-1918] Vigorous [1918]
After the War, based
on family information George moved to Plymouth. Alfred’s son [see photo section], William George died World War 2 on
HMS Galatea, sunk off Egypt.
Henry
Gilbert Seamarks, 1895 – 1918, Army
Son of Ellen Seamarks
[nee Curtis / Later Purser]
Serjeant , 15084 , 1st Bn., Bedfordshire Regiment, Died 28
September 1918 . Age 23 .
Son of Ada Jane Seamarks and Joseph Church
Private, 131421, 15th Bn., Machine Gun Corps (Inf) 23 September 1918
Husband of Rose Seamarks [formerly Cox, nee Pallant]
Private,17688, 4th Bn., Bedfordshire Regiment, died 27 March 1918. Age
27
“He volunteered in October 1914 and in the following July
was drafted to France, where he fought at Loo’s and Vimy Ridge. He was taken
ill and consequently invalided home, but on his recovery returned to the
western front and took part in the Battle of Combrai. He was unfortunately
reported missing and is now presumed to have been killed in action on March 27th
1918. He was entitled to the 1914-15 star and the General Service and Victory
Medal”.
“ A Valiant Soldier, with undaunted heart he breasted life’s
last hill”
George A
Seamark, 1900 –1918, Army
Son of George Herbert
Seamark and Helen Watton
Private , 28525, 1st/4th Bn., King's Shropshire Light
Infantry, Died 4 November 1918 . Age 18
.
Son of Frederick
Seamarks and Emily Seamarks [nee Webb]
Lance Corporal, 13537, 9th
Coy., Machine Gun Corps (Inf)
formerly, Oxford. and Bucks Light Infantry
Died 25 April 1918, age 24, Belgium
Son of Frederick
Seamarks and Emily Seamarks [nee Webb]
Private, 266671, 1st/6th Bn., Royal Welsh Fusiliers Died 10
June 1918, Egypt
Ernest Smith [sender
of many Postcards to Rose Seamark [nee Pallant formally Cox]]
Ernest died at Gallipoli 6th August 1915 service no 10728 4th Worc Regt prior to WW1 and Gallipoli, Ernest served in Bareilly India.
From the Commonwealth War Commission Ernest was aged 31 at time of death and is buried in Turkey [born 1884] Son of Charles and Esther Ann Smith, of Dean St., Brewood, Staffs.
Overseas
relatives
Born 1901.
Enlisted 1919 to the United States Naval Academy.
1939 in
Command of the Argonaut the largest mine laying sub in the US Fleet. At the
time of Pearl Harbour the Argonaut was in the Medway.
Award the Legion of Merit, a Bronze Star and the Nationalist Chinese Order of Merit.