Larner | Henry Meredith | | | Henry Meredith Larner was born in Woolwich, Kent on 4 June 1866, the son of Edward William Larner, a Commercial Broker, and Frances Larner, nee Salter. Educated at St. Paul’s and Pembroke College, Cambridge where he gained a B.A. in 1888. He attended the Cambridge Clerical Training School in 1888. Larner was ordained a Deacon in 1890 and was Curate of Witley, 1890-94, being ordained a Priest in 1891 and gaining a M.A. in 1892. He was then appointed Curate at All Saints, Cambridge, 1894-97 and was Chaplain to Pembroke College, Cambridge, 1896-97. His next appointment was as Curate of St. Peter’s, Eaton Square, 1897-98, then St. Mary Abbot’s, Kensington, 1898-1901. Larner then served as an Acting Chaplain of the Forces in South Africa, 1901-02, being attached to the Mounted Infantry and 3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards. Upon his return he was appointed Curate of Hursley, 1904-05 and then Rector of Busbridge, 1905-27. During the Great War he was employed as a Civil Chaplain at Calais, 1915-16 and a Temporary Chaplain to the Forces, 1917-18. Larner was then appointed Vicar of Milford-on-Sea, 1927-30 and was Rector of Dogmersfield in the Diocese of Winchester from 1932. The Reverend Henry Larner died in Cambridge on 10 March 1950.
QSA (2) CC SA02 (Rev), BWM, VM (Rev). DNW Jun 2007 £330. | Army Chaplain's Department |
Larner | J | 3233 | Corporal | Prisoner. Dewetsdorp, 23 November 1900
2nd Battalion. Released 5 December
Source: South African Field Force Casualty Roll | Gloucestershire Regiment |
Larner | J | | | 2nd Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | Gloucestershire Regiment |
Larner | J | | | 4th Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | (Prince of Wales's Own) West Yorkshire Regiment |
Larner | M | | | 1st Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | (King's) Liverpool Regiment |
Larner | R | 1586 | Lance Corporal | QSA (3) Tal DoL SA01
Provisional list of recipients
Source: Ladysmith Siege Account and Medal Roll | (Princess Victoria's) Royal Irish Fusiliers |
Larner | R | 1586 | Lance Corporal | QSA (3) QSA known to exist
Source: List of QSAs with the clasp Talana from the Talana book | (Princess Victoria's) Royal Irish Fusiliers |
Larner | R | 1586 | Lance Corporal | 1st Battalion
Source: QSA roll | (Princess Victoria's) Royal Irish Fusiliers |
Larner | T | | | 3rd Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | (Queen's) Royal West Surrey Regiment |
Larner | W | | | 2nd Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | Northamptonshire Regiment |
Larner | W | 5 | Private | QSA (5). From 10th Hussars No. 2780. Slight Wound, Olifantsfontein, 29 Mar 01.
Source: QSA medal rolls | 14th (The King's) Hussars |
Larner | Walter Henry | 6082 | Private | Source: QSA Medal Rolls | 39th Company, 10th Btn, IY |
Larner | William | 41365 | Trooper | No known Company. Served in 33rd Btn IY
Source: QSA Medal Rolls | Imperial Yeomanry |
Larney | B | | Private | Frontier Wars. SAGS (1) 1878 | Griqualand West Constabulary |
Larney | Bernard | 437 | Trooper | Source: Nominal roll in WO127 | Warren's Mounted Infantry |
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