A two-day exhibition commemorating the end of the First World will be staged in Ramsey Courthouse on October 25 and 25.

It is being organised by town commissioner Alby Oldham, who will open the event and talk about his recent visit to the Menin Gate in Ypres, Belgium, as a representative of the town’s branch of the Royal British Legion.

The commissioners have agreed to contribute up to £250 towards the cost of staging the exhibition.

Since 2014, the commissioners and RBL hold a simple ceremony at the war memorial on each 100th anniversary of the loss of every Ramsey resident who gave their life during the conflict. They will continue through October as follows:

October 13 will be the centenary of the loss of Lance Corporal Henry (Harry) Stothard, 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards. He was the youngest son of George and Henrietta Stothard who ran the Grosvenor Hotel, Andreas. Prior to enlisting, he worked as a plumber with Clague’s of Ramsey. He was reported missing on October 13, 1918. He had been in France a year. In March the following year, his brother, Gunner Orry Stothard discovered a grave bearing his name and number, which confirmed that he had been killed in action. He was 20 years old.

October 17 - Private Charles Edward Brown, 9th Battalion, Royal Scots, formerly of King Street, Ramsey. Before enlisting, he worked for the Maypole Dairy Company. He was killed in action in France, aged 21.

October 26 - Lance Corporal Arthur Henry Faragher, Army Ordnance Corps, son of John and Ann Faragher of Maughold. He was married to Selina Harrison Faragher, of Princes Road, Douglas and they had four children. Before the outbreak of war, he ran a grocery shop in Ramsey. He enlisted early on. After joining the Ordnance Corps he was sent to Egypt. Many of those who died there succumbed to wounds, disease or were army victims of naval actions in the region. Lance Corporal Faragher died of pneumonia and is buried in the war cemetery in Alexandria. He was 45.

October 26 - Private Charles Domaille Robert, 9th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. He was the youngest son of Mrs Florence Robert of 2, Riverside Ramsey and the late Reverend Thomas Nicholas Robert, former Superintendent of the Ramsey Methodist Circuit. Charles himself was a Wesleyan local preacher.

While fighting in France, he sustained a gunshot wound to the leg and died an hour or two after being admitted to hospital. He was 20.

October 30 - Lance Corporal John (Jack) Tupper, 1st Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). He was the son of Margaret Tupper, a dressmaker of Victoria Road, Ramsey. He was killed in action in France, aged 24.

A letter from his captain to his widow said: ’Your husband was badly wounded during some very heavy fighting we had. Every care was taken of him, and despite extremely heavy machine gun fire, the stretcher bearers attempted to get him away but he died on the journey.....His loss has been a great blow to us all, and it was due to his great presence of mind and skilful handling of a Lewis gun that a big German counter-attack was driven off. It was during this attack that he was wounded.’

Any relatives who wish to attend should contact Gemma Kelly at the town hall on 801100. Members of the public are also welcome to attend.