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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

Biography of Captain Bertram Allgood 1874-1914

Paternal Family Tree: Allgood

On 11th February 1874 Captain Bertram Allgood was born to Major-General George Allgood (age 46) and Elizabeth Clayton (age 37) at Bellingham [Map].

On 14th February 1874 [his mother] Elizabeth Clayton (age 37) died at Blindburn, Northumberland [Map].

On 15th May 1897 Captain Bertram Allgood (age 23) was appointed Second Lieutenant in the Royal Irish Rifles.

On 10th August 1898 Captain Bertram Allgood (age 24) was appointed Lieutenant in the Royal Irish Rifles.

On 6th February 1904 Captain Bertram Allgood (age 29) was appointed Captain in the Royal Irish Rifles.

Before 1905 Captain Bertram Allgood (age 30) was serving with the 1st Battalion at Calcutta, India during the South African War.

On 19th October 1906 [his father] Major-General George Allgood (age 78) died at Blindburn, Northumberland [Map].

On 19th November 1911 Captain Bertram Allgood (age 37) was appointedwas appointed Adjutant of the 4th Battalion at Newtownards which appointment until he retired from the Army in February 1914

In April 1913 Captain Bertram Allgood (age 39) and Isobel Edith Cochrane Bayly were married.

After 1914. St Mungo's Church, Simonburn [Map]. Memorial to Captain Bertram Allgood (age 39).

All About History Books

The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

In August 1914 [his daughter] Elizabeth Mary Cochrane Allgood was born to Captain Bertram Allgood (age 40) and [his wife] Isobel Edith Cochrane Bayly.

On 14th August 1914 Captain Bertram Allgood (age 40) was recalled and joined the 3rd Battalion Royal Irish Rifles.

On 7th November 1914 Captain Bertram Allgood (age 40) went to the Front.

On 7th December 1914 Captain Bertram Allgood (age 40) was killed in action at Ypres. He was shot by a sniper while taking his men into the trenches. He was the first officer serving with 1st Battalion Royal Irish Rifles to be killed. He was buried in a cemetery at Estaires near Ypres, Belgium.

In or after 1915 Charles Richard Sherriff and [his wife] Isobel Edith Cochrane Bayly were married.

Ancestors of Captain Bertram Allgood 1874-1914

Great x 4 Grandfather: Reverend Major Allgood

Great x 3 Grandfather: Isaac Allgood

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Pye

Great x 2 Grandfather: Lancelot Allgood

Great x 1 Grandfather: James Allgood

GrandFather: Robert Lancelot Allgood

Father: Major-General George Allgood

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Hunter of The Hermitage and Medomsley

GrandMother: Elizabeth Hunter

Captain Bertram Allgood

Mother: Elizabeth Clayton