Wilfred Townshend Carless - Died 12 August 1915
Thursday 12 August 1915
Rank: MajorNumber: UnknownRegiment: 1st Battalion Herefordshire RegimentBorn: December 1875Died: 12th August 1915Age: 39Cause of Death: Missing, Presumed DeadPlace of Commemoration: Helles Memorial, TurkeyCommemorated at Hereford Cathedral School, Hereford Cathedral and Helles Memorial.Husband of Helen Carless, of Carfax, Hereford. THE LONDON GAZETTE, JUNE 4, 1907PURSUANT to an Order of the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice, made in the Matter of the estate of EDWIN EDWARD BOSLEY, and in an action Hooley and Another against Case and Others, 1906, BM No. 3074, the creditors of Edwin Edward Bosley, late of 32, Castle-street, in the city of Hereford, Gentleman, who died on the 12th May, 1902, are, on or before the 18th day of June, 1907, to send by post, prepaid, to Mr. Wilfred Townshend Carless, a Member of the firm of J. and W. T. Carless, Hereford, Solicitors for the plaintiffs, the surviving executors of the will of the said Edwin Edward Bosley, their Christian and surnames, addresses and descriptions, the full particulars of their claims, a statement of their accounts, and the nature of the securities (if any) held by them, or in default thereof they will be peremptorily excluded from the benefit of the said Order. Every creditor holding any security is to produce the same before Mr. Justice Neville, at his Chambers, the Royal Courts of Justice, London, on Tuesday, the 25th day of June, 1907, at 12 o'clock noon, being the time appointed for adjudicating on the claims.—Dated this 1st day of June, 1907 ANDREWS, FAWCUS, and CO., 18, Essexstreet, Strand, London, W.C. ; Agents for J. and W. T. CARLESS, Hereford, Solicitors for us the PlaintiffsRecords of Hereford Cathedral School, records Carless’ time at the school: Carless (1885-91) Wilfrid Townshend. –Born 1875. Registrar of the Hereford County court and High court of Justice. Deputy City and county Coroner. Prominent Freemason. Hereditary Freeman of City of Hereford. Joined Herefordshire Volunteers, 1897.Served in the War with Herefordshire Regt., and took command of the regiment a few hours after landing at Suvla Bay when the Colonel was wounded,Posted missing in August 1915.Territorial decoration and War Medals.Author of “The History of Hereford School,” published in 1914.