WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE WAR MEMORIAL GLOUCESTERSHIRE The honoured memory of the brave men of Wotton under Edge who gave their lives in the Great War 1914 1918 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends 1914-1918 ADAMS William Henry, Captain, Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regt) died 15/4/1918 age 42. Son of William Townsend and Elizabeth Mary nee Gibson of Bradley House, Wottonunder-Edge and husband of Amy Ellen, nee Phillips of The Bungalow, Gold Hill, Chalfont St Peter, Bucks. Buried in Seaford Cemetery, Susssex AMOS Helbert Edward Pte 2164 3 rd Monmouthshire Regt died 16/5/1915. At rest in Harlebeke New British Cemetery Germany XII.C.1 born in 1872, as Helbert Edward. CWGC listed as Herbert ANDREWS Lionel Frederick, Able Seaman J/26422 HMS Contest Royal Navy. Died 18/9/1917 age 20. Son of Richard & Clara, Dyers Brook House Wotton-under-Edge. Commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial ANNESLEY William Richard Norton, DSO, Major, Queens Own (Royal West Kent Regt) died 29/11/1914 age 51. Son Gen William Richard, husband of Edith Mackenzie Annesley 16 Greyfriars Garden St Andrews. Served in Egypt Campaign 1886. Buried in St Andrews Western Cemetery Fifeshire E.106 AVENELL John Edward, Cpl 2050 7th The Queen s (Royal West Surrey Regt) died 21/10/1917 age 40. Son of Thomas & Elizabeth Fernley????? Newark Wotton-under-Edge. Commemorated in New Irish Cemetery Belgium X.D.16 BALLINGER Macarthur, Able Seaman R/1102 Royal Navy Drake Bn. R.N died 21/8/1918. Buried in Achiet-Le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension France III.D.5 BECHER Henry Sullivan, Major, 2nd King Edward s Own Gurkha Rifles(The Sirmoor Rifles) also 34th Sikh Pioneers. Died 2/11/1914 age 38. Son of Col Sullivan, Kingswood House Wotton-under-Edge. Commemorated on the Neuve-Chapelle Memorial France Panel 18-20 BENGOUGH John Crosbie Captain, Royal Gloucestershire Hussars, Berkeley Troop B Sqdn attached to Dorset Yeomanry (Queen s Own) died 26/2/1916 age 27. Eldest son of John A G & Rosa M, Tocknells House, Painswick Glos. A.D.C to General Peyton. Born at Wotton. Buried in Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery Egypt G.25 BIGNALL John Pte 27304 Royal Warwickshire Regt died 13/3/1918. Son of Samuel & Emma, 102 Alfreton Road Nottingham. Commemorated on the Hollybrook Memorial Southampton BOW C Sapper. Unable to find the correct one
BOYCE F J Trooper Unable to find the correct one BROOKBANK P E Pte CWGC not listed BROWN Francis Charles Pte TF/242337 1/8 Middlesex Regt died 16/8/1917 age 30. Son of James & Elizabeth, Black Hall Berkeley Glos. Husband of Georgina Eleanor, Parsonage Street Dursley. Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial Belgium BURFORD George, Pte 204596 X Coy 2Bn Hampshire Regt. Died 6/9/1918 age 35. Son of Mrs & Mrs William Blizzard Burford, of Wotton under Edge, husband of Frances E, Pine House Stow-on-the-Wold Glos. Buried in Arneke British Cemetery France VIII.A.13 BUTCHER W Pte BUTLER A Pte BYE Albert William Stoker Royal Navy, CWGC not listed CANDY F Military Medal Pte CWGC not listed CANDY Alfred G, Pte 202628, 8th Gloucestershire Regt died 13/9/1918 age 31. Husband of Elizabeth Mary, Old Town, Wotton-under-Edge. Buried in Terlinctun British Cemetery Wimille France XVI.F.22 CHAPPELL H Pte CLISSOLD Edward Victor, Pte G/17073 12th Royal Sussex Regt died 24/9/1917 age 19. Son of Edward & Alice, Ludgate Hill, Wotton-under-Hill. Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial Belgium COOPER F Pte CORNOCK Archibald Alexander, Sgt 8540 1st Border Regt died 14/5/1915 age 26. Son of Charles & Ruth, Bearpacker s Cottages, Wotton under Edge. Commemorated on the Helles Memorial Turkey. Brother of Able Seaman Ralph KiA 1914 also Pte Sidney KiA 1916 CORNOCK Albert Edward, Pte 15531 10th Gloucestershire Regt died 9/4/1919 age 40. Son of John, husband of Bessie, Silver Street Sinwell Wotton under Edge. Buried in St Mary Churchyard, Wotton under Edge CORNOCK Ernest Charles, Able Seaman J/23989 HMS Vivid Royal Navy died 14/4/1919 age 22. Son of Charkes & Millicent, Valley Road, Wotton under Edge. Buried in St Mary Churchyard Wotton under Edge. Born 16 June 1896 CORNOCK Ralph Ernest, Able Seaman (P O., C G) 142188 HMS Monmouth Royal Navy died 1/11/1914 age 44. Son of Mrs Charles Cornock, Bear Packers Almshouses Wotton under Edge, husband of Mrs Cornock, La-Bassee Cotage Potters-Pouch Wotton. Commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial Devon. Born 24 June 1871. Brother of Sgt Archibald KiA 1915 and Pte Sidney KiA 1916
CORNOCK Sidney, Pte 18310 C Coy, 13 Gloucestershire Regt died 25/10/1916 age 32. Son of Charles & Ruth of Wotton husband of Agnes Maud, Church Lane High Street Berkeley Glos. Buried in Serre Road Cemetery No1 France VIII.C.21 Brother of Sgt Archibald KiA 1915 and Able Seaman Ralph Kia 1916. DANDO Henry M, L/Cpl 30646 14th Gloucestershire Regt died 17/7/1918. Buried in Cologne Southern Cemetery Germany XII.F.25 DAVIS James, L/Cpl 34075 62nd Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps died 26/8/1916 age 34. Son of Jesse & Bessie of Hillesley husband of Ethel B, Westview Hillesley Glos Buried in Carnoy Military Cemetery Somme H.24 DEACON E Pte DICKENSON Henry, Pte 267023 1/7 Royal Warwickshire Regt died 8/10/1917 age 40. Son of Mrs F Mann, Old Plough, Charfield Glos. Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial Belgium DOLMAN William Cpl 9446 1st Gloucestershire Regt died 9/9/1916 age 24. Son of Thomas & Eliza, Coombe Wotton. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial Somme ELLIOTT Harold Pte 4740 1 st /4th Gloucestershire Regt died 9/7/1916 age 18. Son of Alfred Thomas & Harriett, Valley Road Wotton. Buried in Sucrerie Military Cemetery Colincamps Somme I.E.28 EXCELL George Edward, Pte 18644 11th Worcestershire Regt died 12/10/1918 age 22. Son of Edwin & Elizabeth of Wotton under Edge, Buried in Doiran Military Cemetery Greece V.H.28 EXELL G Pte, EXELL Percy H, Pte 1789 1st Gloucestershire Regt died 15/2/1915 age 18. Son of Mrs Chillman, 7 Bradley Street Wotton.under Edge. Commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial France EXELL William, M.M, Cpl 235382 2nd Worcestershire Regt died 10/4/1918 age 23. Husband of Elizabeth, Gloucester Street Wotton under Edge. Buried in Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery Souchez France XX.B.19 FARMILOE Francis Frank, Able Seaman J/35987 HMS Anchusa Royal Navy died 16/7/1918 age 18. Son of Mrs E, Gloster Street Wotton. Commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial Devon FAY William Basil, Pte 10061 1st The Loyal North Lancashire Regt died 15/9/1914. Son of Thomas Ann nee Byett, Bradley Street Wotton. Commemorated on the La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial France FITZ William N, Pte 8120 1st Gloucestershire Regt died 29/10/1914 age 30. Son of William Goddard Emily Ellen. Commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial Ypres Belgium
FORD A E, Pte Albert Edward Ford, 14th battalion Gloucestershire regiment, who died on 27th July 1916 (listed on the Thiepval memorial) He was born 1894, the son of Clara Ford (father unknown.) FRAPE Henry G, Pte 202009 2/4 Gloucestershire Regt died 25/4/1917. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial Somme FRY Reginald Frank, Pte 39696 12th Gloucestershire Regt died 13/12/1917 age 19. Son of Edward & Elizabeth 26 Victoria Road, Redfield, Bristol. Buried in Les Baraques Military Cemetery Sangatte France II.B.10A GORDON F Cpl CWGC not listed GRANT WIlliam G, Sgt 365482, 285th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery died 28/3/1918. Commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, Somme GRIMES E Pte GRIMES G Pte GRIMES Reginald Charles, Pte 72624 19th Machine Gun Corps (Inf) died 21/3/1918 age 21. Son of George & Mary E R. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial France HEATH William Rufus Kennard, 2nd Lt 1st Gloucestershire Regt. Died 25/2/1916 age 29. Son of Mr & Mrs W, Bradley House Bradley Street Wotton. Buried in St Patrick s Cemetery Loos France III.C.32 HOLLINSTER E A Sgt CWGC not listed HYNER Frederick C Pte 28943 10th Gloucestershire Regt died 3/10/1916. Buried in St Sever Cemetery Extension Rouen France O.III.I.5 JOTCHAM Cyril Reginald, Trooper 235464 1st Royal Gloucestershire Hussars died 235464 died 16/6/1918 age 26. Son of Arthur & Eliza, Baden House Wotton. Commemorated on the Kantara War Memorial Cemetery Egypt F.31. Brother of Walter KiA 1917 JOTCHAM Fred, 2nd Lt, 4th Special Coy Royal Engineers died 27/9.1918 age 25. Son of Frederick John & Elizabeth Jane, Haw Street, Wotton. Buried in Le Grand Beaumart British Cemetery Steenwerck France I.D.14 Brother of Herbert KiA 1917 JOTCHAM Herbert, Pte 419227 1/2 (North Midland) Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps died 21/10/1917 age 29. Son of Fred & Elizabeth Jane Haw Street Wotton & brother of Fred KiA 1918. Buried in Fouquieres Churchyard Extension France II.D.1 JOTCHAM Walter Morse, 2nd Lt, 1/8 Worcestershire Regt died 19/8/1917 age 28. Son of Arthur & Eliza, Baden House Wotton brother Cyril KiA 1918. Buried in New Irish Farm Cemetery Belgium XIII.B.5
JOTCHAM William L/Cpl 26447 12 East Surrey Regt died 25/3/1918 age 26. Son of Mr Jotcham, Haw Street Wotton, husband Agnes Ellen 26 Carnarvon Road, Woodford, Essex. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial France KEYNTON William John, L/Cpl 44579 8th Royal Berkshire Regt died 8/8/1918 age 19. Son of Mr & Mrs Daniel, Haw Street, Wotton-under-Edge. Commemorated on the Vis-En-Artois Memorial France CWGC listed at Private KING Henry, Pte 12996 4th Worcestershire Regt died 29/4/1915. Son of Edmund & Elizabeth of Bradley Street Wotton under Edge. Commemorated on the Helles Memorial Turkey KINSON Albert E, Pte G/53123 20th Royal Fusiliers died 28/11/1917. Brother of Mrs Durn, Silver Street, Sinwell, Wotton under Edge. Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial Belgium XV.C.11 Prev served as S4/086065 Army Service Corps KNIGHT W C, Pte LACEY James, Pte 203779 5th North Staffs Regt died 9/4/1918 age 34. Son of John of W-u- E, husband of Ellen Elizabeth, 446 Moseley Road Birmingham. Buried in Tournai Communal Cemetery Allied Extension Belgium V.M.16 LAINCHBURY James Eli, Pte 40864 7th Norfolk Regt died 27/3/1918 age 36 husband of Florence, 4 Orchard Street W-u-E. Buried in Bouzincourt Ridge Cemetery, Albert France II.M.1 LEONARD H Pte LEONARD J Pte LEWIS M W F Pte 2193323 Princes Patricia s Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regt) Buried in Bouchoir British Cemetery Somme IV.B.52 MARSH Albert, Pte 308273 1st Tank Carrier Unit, Tank Corps. Died 24/12/1818 age 26. Son in Law of Jane Marsh, Gloucester Street Wotton under Edge. Buried in Duisans British Cemetery Etrum France VIII.B.59. Prev served as Pte 202333 Norfolk Regt MAY Henry George, Cpl, 18645 1st Worcestershire Regt died 1/4/1918 Commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial Somme MAY William N, Pte 34351 12th Gloucestershire Regt died 14/4/1918 age 27 husband of Elsie Florence, Rose Cottage, Kingswood Wotton under Edge. Commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial Belgium MEADOWS Thomas, Pte 24393 8th Gloucestershire Regt died 3/7/1916. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial Somme NEALE Frederick George, Pte 240654 1/5th Gloucestershire Regt. Died 16/8/1916 Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial Somme
NOYES Ralph Elliot Major 10th Yorkshire Regt died 27/9/1915. Commemorated on the Loos Memorial France ORGAN Frederick Pte 24169, 2 nd Gloucestershire Regt attached to 9th Devonshire Regt died 4/9/1916 age 26. Son of Mr & Mrs Organ Market Street W-u-E. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial. Prev served as Pte 8436 1/5th Gloucestershire Regt PAGETT Walter George, PO/485(S) Portsmouth Bn, R.N.Div, Royal Marine Light Infantry died 28/s/1915 age 22. Son of George Simpson Pagett and Kate {agett, The Chippings, Wottonunder-Edge. Commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey PARKER A, Pte PARKINSON Joe Anthony Francis, Lt, 1st Dorset Regt died 13/10/1914 age 26. Son of Thomas & Ada Blanche, Newent Court, Newent Glos. Commemorated at Le Touret-Memorial France PEARCE F Pte PEARCE R J, Pte PERRY Francis Cpl (Bombardier) 76104 56 Bde Ammunition Col Royal Field Artillery died 22/7/1916 age 20. Son of John & Annie of Cardiff, husband of Isadora Ellen, Market Street Wotton under Edge. Buried at Basra War Cemetery Iraq V.E.11 POULTON Albert W, Sgt 18108 13th Gloucestershire Regt died 23/5/1916. Buried in Gorre British & Indian Cemetery France I.D.19 PROSSER H W, Bombardier 825670 C Bty 240th (South Midland) Bde Royal Field Artillery. Buried in Duhallow A D S Cemetery Belgium I.B.9 RICHINGS John, Sgt 235048 1st Royal Gloucester Hussars died 12/10/1918 age 24. Son of John B & Mary, 20 Long Street Wotton under Edge. Buried in Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery Syria. A.96. Prev served at Sgt 1836 Gloucestershire Yeomanry RICHINGS Elton Maurice, L/Cpl 20651 10th Yorkshire & Lancaster Regt died 16 /5/1916 age 22. Son of Albert & Blanche M 10 Long Street Wotton under Edge. Buried in Norfolk Cemetery Becordel-Becourt Somme I.A.53 RIDLEY Henry L, Pte 14768 12th Gloucestershire Regt died 29/7/1916. Commemorated on the London Cemetery & Extension Levgueval Somme 4.C.19 ROBINSON W Cpl, RODMAN Frederick, Drummer 136081 1st Garrison Bn Royal Warwickshire Regt died 26/12/1916 age 32. Son of John & E of Sinwell Wotton under Edge, husband of Lucy Nee Rowland. The Potteries Tortworth, Glos. Buried in Cairo War Cemetery Egypt F.174
RUDGE John Creed, Abel Seaman J/15444 HMS Torrent Royal Navy died 23/12/1917 age 22. Son of Mr C Rudge, Bradley Street Wotton under Edge. Commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial Hampshire SARGENT W, Pte SAUNDERS Walter Charles, Abel Seaman R/1694 Anson Bn R.N. Div Royal Navy died 1/1/1918 son of Charles & Dora, Middle Street Uplands Stroud Glos. Member of Cheltenham Division of the Gloucestershire Constabulary. Native of Eastcourt Wilts. Buried in Sunken Road Cemetery Villers-Plouich France A.28 SHORT Henry Lambert, Gunner 16333 D Bty 93rd Bde Royal Field Artillery died 5/10/1916 age 22. Son of Frank & Olive, Rockville, Bradley Street, Wotton under Edge. Buried in Grove Town Cemetery Meaulte Somme I.M.29 SMITH A E Pte SMITH F Rifleman SMITH George Henry, Pte 1574 1/5th Gloucestershire Regt. Died 17/8/1916 age 23 son of Henry & Annie, Ludgate Hill Wotton under Hill. Buried in Gezaincourt Communal Cemetery Extension Somme II.B.16 SPENCER S, Pte STEVENS Charles W, Pte10047 1st Gloucestershire Regt died 9/5/15. Commemorated on the Le-Touret Memorial France STINCHCOMBE Walter, Pte 8957 1st Gloucestershire Regt died 7/11/1914 age 26. Son of Morgan & Alice of Hawkesbury Upton Glos. Commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial Ypres Belgium TANNER Richard Harold, Sgt 313 Australian Inf A.I.F died 24/8/1916 age 32. Son of Charles & Charlotte. Native of W-u-E. Buried in Etaples Military Cemetery IX.F.16 TILLEY Arthur L Pte 2719 1/5th Gloucestershire Regt died 21/7/1916. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial Somme TOWNSEND H L, L/Cpl CWGC Not listed TROTMAN Victor V, Cpl 21572 14th Gloucestershire Regt died 19/7/1916 Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial Somme TUBBS Seymour Burnell, Capt, 5th Gloucestershire Regt died 22/8/1917. Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial Belgium TURNER C Pte
TURNER Henry Walter William, Pte 16512 HMS Black Prince Royal Marine Light Infantry Died 31/5/1916, son of Henry & Ruth of Wotton under Edge. Commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial Hampshire UPSTONE Cedric Donovan 2nd Lt, 1/4th Devonshire Regt died 11/7/1916. Commemorated on the Kirkee 1914-1918 Memorial India VENN Tom, Pte 21837 8th Royal Berkshire Regt died 21/3/1918. Commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial Somme VINES Wilfred, Pte 20921 15th Gloucestershire Regt died 5/11/1917 age 21. Son of John & Emma E, Bradley Street W-u-E and buried in St Mary Churchyard Wotton under Edge WALKER Daniel Sgt 16577 8th Gloucestershire Regt, died 28/7/1917. Commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial Ypres Belgium WATHEN Walter, Pte 2312 1st Gloucestershire Regt died 9/5/1915 age 20.Son of Mr & Mrs F Wathen, of Bear Street Wotton under Edge. Commemorated on the Le-Touret Memorial France WEBB T F Pte CWGC Not listed WELLICOME William Cecil, Sgt 3625 1/5th Seaforth Highlanders died 13/11/1916 age 27. Son of Emily, West View Marlow-on-Thames. Buried in Mailly Wood Cemetery Mailly- Maillet Somme I.H.22 WICKS Frederick J, Pte 15459 10th Gloucestershire Regt. Buried in Flatiron Copse Cemetery Mametz Somme I.F.24 WILLCOCK Herbert, Pte 2913 58th Australian Inf A I F died 24/9/1917 age 30 son of Walter & Elizabeth, Church Street W-u-E. Commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial Ypres Belgium WOOD William Bryan, 2nd Lt, B Coy 8th Gloucestershire Regt died 23/7/1916 age 22. Son of William Gent & Kate Annie Wood. The Hawthorns, Langley Road, Chippenham Wilts. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial Somme WOODLANDS Albert Henry, Pte PLY/1805(S) 2nd Royal Marine Bn Royal Navy Div, Royal Navy died 27/3/1918. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial France
1935-1945 BURROWS S Royal Air Force CWGC Not listed COLLINS Wilfred Arthur, Flt Sgt 1312970 203 Sqdn Royal Air Force died 20/3/1945 age 23. Son of Gordon & Mary, husband of Cynthia F E, of Gloucester. Commemorated at Singapore Memorial Singapore COOK Richard John, Pte 5729432 4th Dorset Regt died 5/12/1940 age 22. Son of William A & Ethel M of Wotton under Edge. Buried in Wotton-under-Edge Cemetery COOKE John James, Stoker 1st Class D/SKX988 HM Submarine Sickle, Royal Navy. Son of James & Susan Ann of Wotton under Edge. Commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial Devon DYSON John Bernard, Civilian (Home Guard) died 27/2/1941 age 30 Injured at Parnall Aircraft Ltd, Yate and died the same day at Bristol Royal Infirmary. Husband of Elsie M, 33 Vernn s Avenue, Wotton under Edge. Buried in Bristol County Cemetery FAULKNER F Royal Air Force CWGC Not listed KNIGHT H Royal Air Force LEACH H Army, MAUNDERS Jack Silvester, L/Cpl 5185423 9th Durham Light Infantry died 21/1/1945 age 23. Buried in Nederweert War Cemetery Limberg III.E.5 MUTTER Lewis Henry Sgt (Flt Eng) 612326 95th Sqdn Royal Air Force died 19/6/1943 age 22. Son of Frederick & Mary, husband of Olive Mary of W-u-E. Buried in Bel Air Cemetery, Dakar Sengal Sec 6 Row 8 Grave 3 OLIVER G Royal Navy SMITH Norman Army, CWGC not listed TWINNING Frederick Albert Aircraftman 1st Class 543541 (W.Op/Air Gnr) Royal Air Force died 6/11/1939 age 19. Son of Alfred & Florence of Wotton-under-Edge. Buried in Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany URQUHART Robert Flt Sgt (Air Gnr) R/90824 Royal Canadian Air Force, 61st (R.A.F) Sqdn died 18/8/1943 age 27. Son of Robert & Annie of Spanish, Ontario Canada. Buried in Berlin 1939-1945 Cemetery Joint Grave 7, G 26-27 Also found Sub-Lieutenant (A) Alexander Roy Urquhart HMS Heron Royal Navy died 26/11/1942 Buried in the Baptist Churchyard, Wotton under Edge. Unable to ascertain which is correct. WAKEFIELD F Royal Air Force.