I'd appreciate any help please .... thanking you in advance ! Annie Name: O'RORKE, The Rev. BENJAMIN GARNISS Initials: B G Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Chaplain 2nd Class Regiment/Service: Army Chaplains' Department Age: 43 Date of Death: 25/12/1918 Awards: D S O Additional information: Son of J. W. and Annie O'Rorke; husband of Myra Roberta O'Rorke, of 17, Evelyn Court, Cheltenham. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: L. B. 9. Cemetery: FALMOUTH CEMETERY, Cornwall I know he wrote this book and a few others also ..... but would like anything else that can be found about this Chaplain please ! In the Hands of the Enemy - Benjamin G. O'Rorke; Longmans Green and Co; London; 1916 The Rev O’Rourke was taken prisoner at Landrecies in 1914. Taken to Fort Brückenkopf at Torgau then moved to Burg and finally Magdeburg before he was released. Apart from descriptions of the camps there is a detailed plan of Ft Brückenkopf showing the places where the various nationalities were housed in 1914. Fellow prisoners are named throughout, both officers and orderlies. There is also a plan of the battlefield at Landrecies made by Cpt the Hon Keppel of the Coldstream Guards.
Here's the London Gazette entries I can find, but can't check them as the Internet is playing up at the moment: Issue 29886; Page 25 (29th Dec 1916) Issue 29890; Page 251 (2nd Jan 1917) Issue 29826; Page 11125 (14th Nov 1916)
A mention in The Times 29th June 1915 on his arrival at Roosendaal Station along with other exchanged PoWs.
Here I am again... 1901 33 St Peter Street, Tiverton, Devon John Sydenham, Head, 48, Smith & Wheelwright Ellen Sydenham, Wife, 50, Willand Devon Arthur H Sydenham, Son, 22, S, Engineer's Fitter Edith Sydenham, Daughter, 23, S, Milliner Gertrude Sydenham, Daughter, 17, S, Draper's Assistant Benjamin G O'Rorke, Lodger, 25, S, Clergyman of the Church of England, Nottingham Nottinghamshire All others born Tiveton RG13/2135 F 12 P 16 All Census information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
Theres a picture of his stone at the British War Graves Project .... but's it's small and not a CWGC headstone ... which is a bit peculiar don't you think ?? ! http://www.twgpp.org/information.php?id=1457451 Annie
