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British Library digitised image from page 122 of "Album of Scottish Scenery: a series of views, illustrating several places of interest mentioned in Sir W. Scott's Poems and Novels. By D. Roberts, W. Westall, J. M. W. Turner ... With descriptions by J. Ti from British Library uploaded May 2018
British Library digitised image from page 40 of "Chambers's New Geographical Readers" from British Library uploaded December 2017
British Library digitised image from page 219 of "A Gazetteer of the World ... Edited by a member of the Royal Geographical Society, etc" from British Library uploaded November 2017
British Library digitised image from page 324 of "Two Thousand Miles of Wandering in the Border Country, Lakeland and Ribblesdale, etc" from British Library uploaded September 2017
British Library digitised image from page 766 of "The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland; or Dictionary of Scottish Topography ... Edited by the Rev. J. M. Wilson" from British Library uploaded January 2016
British Library digitised image from page 10 of "The History and Antiquities of Roxburghshire and adjacent districts, from the most remote period to the present time" from British Library uploaded November 2013
British Library digitised image from page 652 of "The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott ... With a memoir of the author. Illustrated by many engravings, etc" from British Library uploaded November 2013
British Library digitised image from page 170 of "Scott and Scotland: or, historical and romantic Illustrations of Scottish Story ... With ... steel engravings" from British Library uploaded November 2013
Lieutenant Herbert Cecil Ainger from IWM Collections uploaded April 2013

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Lieutenant Herbert Cecil Ainger

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Denise Jackson said:
His father, Francis Edward Ainger had died at the age of 46 in 1905 whilst at Whitley Bay, Northumberland. Catherine Mary Grey Ainger died in 1942 in Edinburgh. She was the daughter of the Right Rev. Henry Alexander Douglas, Bishop of Bombay and had been born in Cape Colony (Cape Town). Relative named as Rev Walter Henry Ainger was her brother-in-law. There is an online family tree which shows that FE was born at St Bees, Cumberland and married CMG in 1894 in London. The tree only shows one son: Henry Douglas born in 1899 in Sparsholt, Hampshire. National Archives holds a WWII SOE file on HD born 28 May 1899 discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=C9... Herbert was also born in Sparshot in 1895. At the time of the 1901 census he and Caroline Ainger aged 4 were at an address in St Bride's, Pembrokeshire where they were described as cousins of 58 year old Grace Elizabeth, Baroness Kensington. By 1911 he was a 16 year old pupil at Giggleswick School in Yorkshire. He is also shown on the return with his mother and siblings at Duncraig, Ben Rhydding, Ilkley.
Denise Jackson said:
MIC shows he entered the war 31 Oct 1915 in Gallipoli. Gazetted 14 April 1915 The undermentioned Cadets and ex-Cadets of the Officers Training Corps to be Second Lieutenants (on probation): — Herbert Cecil Ainger, 3rd Battalion, Royal Scots. www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29127/pages/3589/page.pdf Gazetted 20 January 1916 The undermentioned Second Lieutenants (on probation) are confirmed in their rank:— INFANTRY. The Royal Scots. Herbert Cecil Ainger. www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29444/supplements/835/pag... Commemorated at Arras Flying Services Memorial
Denise Jackson said:
Herbert's sister, Elsie Caroline Mary Ainger died 20 Jul 1988 at the age of 92. Born 19 May 1896 in Sparsholt.
Gary Donaldson said:
Herbert Cecil Ainger (b. 1895) was a Cadet in Giggleswick School. O.T.C. 1910-11 (aged 15-16). Student of Science, at Edinburgh University 1913-14. O.T.C. Engineers, Dec. 1913 to Nov. 1914. Enlisted in 1st/5th Royal Scots, as a Private soldier Sept. 1914. Commissioned into 3rd Battalion Royal Scots as a 2nd Lieut. March 1915; Transferred as a Lieutenant in 1916. to the R.F.C. as an Observer, 1916; Qualified as a Pilot March 1917. France. Killed in Flanders on 4th October 1917. //
Charlotte Czyzyk said:
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