Accountants at Gallipoli

On the outbreak of war Mr. Brighten, who was twenty-two years of age, was serving his articles with the firm of Messrs. W. B. Peat & Co., Chartered Accountants, when he joined the H.A.C., his name appearing in our first list of articled clerks who had enlisted. After nearly five months’ service in Flanders he was granted a commission in the 1/5th Bedfordshire Regiment, which is commanded by his eldest brother, Lieut.-Col. E. H. Brighten. He was the youngest son of Captain Brighten (formerly of the H.A.C.), and was educated at Falmouth and at St Paul’s School, and matriculated in the First Division at the London University in 1909, after which he spent two years in Berlin and Paris, acquiring the languages. He was a freeman of the City of London and liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Bakers.

Mr F.T. Iveson, A.C.A., was a member of the firm J.A. & F.,T. Iveson, Chartered Accountants, of Hexham-on-Tyne. He was admitted a member of the Institute in August 1909. At the outbreak of the war he joined the Officers’ Training Corps in Newcastle, and in September 1914 was transferred to Epsom, to train with the University and Public School Corps. After serving in the ranks for only six weeks he was gazetted Second Lieutenant of the 16th Battalion of the Durham Light Infantry, and before the end of the year had been appointed Adjutant of his battalion, at the same time receiving promotion to the rank of Lieutenant. In May last he was attached to the 5th Manchester Regiment, and sent out to the Dardanelles.

Mr. Milroy was articled to Messrs. Mitchell & Bunting, Chartered Accountants, of Liverpool, in January 1912. For some two years previous to the outbreak of war he had been a member of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, and his name appeared in our first list of articled clerks who had joined the colours on 26th September 1914. Mr. Milroy went out with his company to take part in the defence of Antwerp, and before proceeding to the Dardanelles received a commission as Sub-Lieutenant of the Collingwood Battalion of the Royal Navy Division.

Mr. Sudell, who was 28 years of age, was articled to Messrs. Reeves, Parker & Co., and in May 1912 joined the staff of Messrs. Crewdson, Youatt & Howard at their London office. In February 1913 he was admitted an Associate of the Institute. Shortly after the outbreak of the war he obtained a temporary commission as Lieutenant in the Army Service Corps.

Mr Tucker, who was 24 years of age, was a descendant of Mortimer Tucker, who was secretary to Sir Sidney Smith, who forced the passage of the Dardanelles in 1807. At the outbreak of the war he was a member of the staff of Messrs. Turquand, Youngs & Co., Chartered Accountants, and at once joined the Honourable Artillery Company as a gunner. Subsequently, he was offered, and accepted, a commission in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.

Mr. Walker was in his 25th year, he was educated at the Manchester Grammar School, and was articled to Messrs. Dearden, Brewis & Bardsley, Chartered Accountants, Manchester. He passed his Final Examination with Honours in 1912, and shortly afterwards joined the staff of Messrs. W. B. Peat & Co., Ironmonger Lane, London, E.C. He had been a member of the 6th Battalion Manchester Territorial Regiment for about four years, resigning on his leaving Manchester for London. Immediately on the outbreak of war he rejoined his old Battalion in Manchester, and went out to Egypt with them last September; he was wounded on the 4th of June in Gallipoli, but, after about two months in hospital in Egypt, he returned to Gallipoli on the 14th August, and received his fatal wound a few days later, and was buried at sea off Cape Helles on the 26th of August.