In Memory of Lieutenant ALFRED FREDERICK MAYNARD Howe Bn. R.N. Div., Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve who died age 22 on 13 November 1916 Son of the late W. J. Maynard, Probate Registrar of Durham, and of Annie Maynard, of "Hillsborough", West Bay Rd., Bridport, Dorset. Former England International Rugby Football player. Remembered with honour THIEPVAL MEMORIAL http://therugbyhistorysociety.co.uk/maynard.html Howe Battalion Officers dated 8/1/1915 D Company T/Lt. Alfred Frederick MAYNARD RNVR Commissioned Temporary Sub Lieutenant 18/10/14, Temporary Lieutenant 11/8/15 Howe Bn. at Antwerp 1914 MEF 1/3/15-19/5/15 GSW left leg, discharged from Clearing Hospital "W" Beach 12/6/15 to C/O Maison Binderngeb, Bulkeley, to Base Details Alexandria 28/7/15 appointed Coding Officer, temporarily appointed to Base Record Office as Assistant to Lieutenant Hurford RMLI 10/10/15 vice Lieutenant Commander Ingleby. Rejoined Howe Bn. as Officer Commanding 'A' Company 19/4/16-13/11/16 DD. Killed in action 13/11/16 Thiepval Memorial This is is father William looks like Alfred had Rugby in his genes !! William Maynard - 1st Surrey Rifles FC Full name - William John Maynard Popular name - William Maynard Born - 18 March 1853 in Camberwell, London. Died - 2 September 1921, aged 68 Club(s) - 1st Surrey Rifles; Wanderers FC 1880-81; also represented Surrey in 1877. Player number - One of eleven who became the first players to appear for England. Position(s) - Goalkeeper and Forward; First match - No. 1, 30 November 1872, Scotland 0 England 0, friendly match at The West of Scotland Cricket Ground, Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow. Aged 19 years, 257 days. Last match - No. 5, 4 March 1876, Scotland 3 England 0, friendly match at The West of Scotland Cricket Ground, Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow. Aged 22 years, 351 days. Maynard was District Registrar of Durham from 1903 until his death. His son, Alfred Frederick Maynard, who lost his life in the Great War, was an England RU internationalist.
Maynard, Alfred Frederick played for England Internationals: 3 : 1914 W+ I+ S+ Alfred Maynard was born on 23 March 1894, in Anerley, Kent, son of W J Maynard, Probate Registrar of Durham, and Annie Maynard. Played as a Hooker for: Seaford School, Durham School, Cambridge University (Blue 1912-1913), Harlequins, Durham City, Durham Counties Profession: Remarks: Played for Cambridge University (0-24) v the 1912-1913 Springboks. Durham County Cricket Club. War service: Lieutenant, Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve, Howe Battalion, 188th Brigade, 63rd (Royal Naval) Division; served in the Defence of Antwerp 1914, the first Suez Canal Raid 1915, at Gallipoli (wounded) and the Western Front. At 05:45 on 13 November 1916, as the Battle of the Ancre commenced, the 1st Royal Marines and the Howe Battalion, with the 2nd Royal Marines and the Anson Battalion following, left their trenches to attack German positions between Beaumont Hamel and the River Ancre. The weather was misty, which hid the attackers from view by German observers at Thiepval. British artillery was shelling the German positions, but as the assault commenced, German artillery opened up on the British support trenches and no man’s land. The shell damaged land sloped down towards the German trenches and was muddy, which hindered progress. The attackers suffered heavy casualties; in the 1st Marines every company commander was killed before reaching the German line. By 06:30 the first two battalions had taken the first and second German lines, but many of the enemy were hidden in dugouts behind them; as they emerged they fired on the attackers from behind. Intense hand to hand and grenade fighting took place. The RND troops were mixed as the fighting continued, but continued to advance and take the German third line, here they suffered casualties from British artillery – it was not clear that the position had fallen – and had to withdraw. Despite heavy casualties, the ground gained was held, and the attack resumed the next day with support from two tanks, He was killed in action on 13 November 1916, at Beaumont Hamel, and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France [Pier and Face 1 A].
