Monday, 28 December 2015

Webheath war memorial<  Names on the stone

To the memory of the men from Webheath and district.
T E Alexander                                                                            Lance Corporal
Service number                                                                           2556
Date of Death                                                                            16/09/1916
Regiment / Service                                                                     The Kings Regmentment ( Liverpool)
Grave reference                                                                                iv.D. 42
Cemetery                                                                                    Heilly Station Cemetery
                                                                                                   Mericort - LAbbe
                                                                                                   Somme France.

John Williams Andrews                                                        Company Sergeant Major                                               
Service number                                                                                 7237      
Date of Death                                                                    22/08/1918
Age                                                                                        35
Regiment / Service                                                           Worcestershire Regiment 4th Battalion   
Grave reference                                                                11.4.13
Cemetery                                                                             Borre British Cemetery
Husband of Maud Andrews, of Jubilee Villa, Heathfield Road, Webheath Redditch, Worc                                                                              

O scar Andrews                                                                 Corporal             
Service number                                                                 1078
Date of Death                                                                    01/ 09/1915
Age                                                                                        25
Regiment / Service                                                           Cheshire Regiment – 8th Battalion
Grave reference                                                             The North West Corner
Cemetery                                                                             St Bartholomew Churchyard  ,Tardebigge
                                                                                                 
Son of George Fredrick and Maria Andrews, Foxlydite Redditch.


A Baker                                                                                Private
Service number                                                                    50536
Date of Death                                                                      20/05/1918
Age                                                                                        19
Regiment / Service                                                               Royal Berkshire Regiment 2ND Battalion
Grave reference                                                                   North West Corner /
Cemetery                                                                             St Bartholomew Churchyard, Tardebigge
Son of Reuben and Fanny Barker, 29 Prospect Cottage Heathfield Road, Webheath.

T Beckensale ``                                                                
Service number
Date of Death
Regiment / Service
Grave reference
Cemetery

Harold  Morgan Bowen                                                 Private                                                                
Service number                                                                 22556
Date  of  Death                                                                  30/08/1916
Age                                                                                        27
Regiment / Service                                                           South Lancashire Regiment, 11 Battalion             
Grave reference                                                                North West Corner,
Cemetery                                                                             St Barthemow ,
Tardebigge
Son of the late John and Emma Bowen, Born Rose Cottage at Upper Bentley Redditch.

G Broom
Service number
Date of Death
Age
Regiment / Service
Grave reference
Cemetery

H G Cheape
Service number
Date of Death
age
Regiment / Service
Grave reference
Cemetery

Leslie  St Clair Cheape                                                                   Captain
Service number                                                                                
Date of Death                                                                                    23/04/1916
Age                                                                                                        33
Regiment / Service                                                                           1st (Kings) Dragon Guards
                                                                                                                Attached, Queens Own Worcester Hussars
                                                                                                                (Worcestershire Yeomanry)
Grave reference                                                                                Panel 2
Cemetery                                                                                             Jerusalem Memorial
Son of late Col G. C. Cheape, of Wellfield Gateside Fife, and Mrs Cheape of Bently Manor Worcestershire.

A J Clayton                                                                                          Sergeant
Service number                                                                                 5781
Date of Death                                                                                    26/04/1917
Age                                                                                                        33          
Regiment / Service                                                                           Royal Flying Corps
                                                                                                                20th Squadron 1st b
                                                                                                                Kings Royal Rifle Corps
Grave reference                                                                                no 3
Cemetery                                                                                             Watou Churchyard, Belgum
Son of William and Harriet of “Woodrow Lodge “,Redditch Road, Studley Warks, formally  at Tack Farm Cottage, Foxlidate.

Arthur William W Clayton                                                           Lance Corporal                                  ?
Service number                                                                                 25662
Date of Death                                                                                    24/08/1916
Age
Regiment / Service                                                                           Worcestershire Regiment 3rd Battalion
Grave reference                                                                                Pier and Face 5A 6c
Cemetery                                                                                             Thiepval Memorial France


C Furtrill
Service number
Date of Death
Age
Regiment / Service
Grave reference
Cemetery



W Furtrill
Service number
Date of Death
Age
Regiment / Service
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Cemetery

E Gibbs
Service number
Date of Death
Age
Regiment / Service
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Cemetery


F Griffin
Service number
Date of Death
Age
Regiment / Service
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Benjamin Harper                                                                             Private
Service number                                                                                 325232
Date of Death                                                                                    5/11/1917
Age                                                                                                        45
Regiment / Service                                                                           Queens Own Worcestershire Hussars
                                                                                                                (Worcestershire Yeomanry)
                                                                                                                1st Warwickshire Yeomanry
Grave reference                                                                                                D75
Cemetery                                                                                             Kantara War Memorial Cemetery Egypt.
Son of John and Ann Harper, husband of Annie Elizabeth Harper of Post Office Lane, Fernhill Heath Worcestershire. He served in the South Africa Campaign.

A Harris
Service number
Date of Death
Age
Regiment / Service
Grave reference
Cemetery


E T Hawthorne                                                                                  Private
Service number                                                                                 31945
Date of Death                                                                                    24/4/1917
Age                                                                                                        20
Regiment / Service                                                                           Hampshire Regiment
Grave reference                                                                                Doiran Memorial
Cemetery                                                                                             Greece
Son of  Thomas  and Elizabeth Hawthorn, Woodside Av , Bromsgrove.

E F Hunt
Service number
Date of Death
Age
Regiment / Service
Grave reference
Cemetery

S  James
Service number
Date of Death
Age
Regiment / Service
Grave reference
Cemetery

James Clifford Lee                                                                          Second Lietuent
Service number                                                                                
Date of Death                                                                                    01/08/1917
Age                                                                                                      19
Regiment / Service                                                                             Royal Berkshire Regiment (2nd Bat)
Grave reference                                                                                xiv.A14
Cemetery                                                                                            Lissen Thoek Military Cemetery Belgium.
Son of Howard and Maud Mary Lee, of Springvale of Foxlydiate, nr Redditch .   Second Lietuent  Lee, entered Sandhurst in August  1915 and Gazetted Royal Berks ,March  1916 at the age 18.

E  Smout                                                                                              Private
Service number                                                                                 15695
Date  of  Death                                                                                  23/07/1915
Age                                                                                                       
Regiment / Service                                                                            Worcestershire Regiment 3rd Battalion
Grave refrance                                                                                  vii,c,iii
Cemetery                                                                                           Voormezoele Enclosure
                                                                                                           West Vlamndern
Hill Top

Thomas Such                                                                                     Driver
Service number                                                                                  167301
Date of Death                                                                                    15/02/1919
Age                                                                                                         26
Regiment / Service                                                                              Royal Field Artillery
Grave reference                                                                                   ii.c.21
Cemetery                                                                                             Cologne, Southern Germany Cemetery.
Husband Daisy Such of Bromsgrove Road Webheath Redditch.

F Water
Service number
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NAMES on the war memorial  on the west wall of St Philips church Webheath Redditch .

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