Alderton's WW1 War Dead
Below are the biographical and military details of the sixteen men listed on the Alderton War memorial. I have also included two men whose names do not appear on the Alderton village memorial. Only one of the two Grimmett brothers appears on the memorial, so details of both are included below, and Jesse James, who was born in Alderton but lived in Stanton, where he is commemorated.
Name/Rank: Private John (Jack) Hall
Regiment/Battalion: 2/5th battalion Gloucestershire regiment
Service No: 4517
Date died: 21st June 1916
Buried/Commemorated: Royal Irish Rifles cemetery in Laventie, in northern France
Commemorated: Alderton War memorial, the Winchcombe War memorial and the 1/5th & 2/5th Gloucestershire regiment memorial in Gloucester Park
John Hall was born on 15th July 1893 in Winchcombe. His parents Thomas and Elizabeth Hall also had five daughters Elsie, Lydia, Kate, Una and Matilda. By 1901 the whole family were living at Silk Mill Lane, Winchcombe and Thomas Hall’s occupation was gardener. In 1911 John, now aged 17, was still living at home with his parents and three youngest sisters and his occupation was a clerk in a jam factory. Their address on the 1911 census is listed as Tanyard, Winchcombe. There was a Tannery in Silk Mill Lane during this period, but whether this was the same address as in 1901 is unknown.
According to the Llanelli Great Western Railway (GWR) memorial site John Hall moved to Llanelli in September 1914 and worked as a fire cleaner at the GWR locomotive and carriage department, and later became a stores man. According to this site he enlisted in August 1915 and was posted to D company 2/5th Gloucestershire regiment. At some point in early 1916 John married Matilda Banks from Alderton, probably just before he left for France with his regiment.
The 2/5th Gloucestershire regiment was a territorial battalion formed initially in Gloucester in September 1914 and part of 184th brigade, 61st Division. Following a period of training in England the battalion landed in France in May 1916. At the end of the month, they went into the trenches near Laventie in northern France. On 15th June they entered the trenches in the Fauquissart sector and on the evening of the 20th they carried out a raid on the German lines, with the purpose of identifying the enemy regiments. During this raid John Hall was killed alongside nine of his battalion pals, five of whom are buried alongside him in the Royal Irish Rifles cemetery in Laventie.
Whilst serving in the 2/5th Gloucestershire battalion John became friends with the poet Ivor Gurney who wrote a poem commemorating John and his friend Ernest Skillern - ‘To Certain Comrades’ (ES and JH) who were killed in action on 20th and 21st June respectively.
John’s death is listed in the casualty list in the Gloucester Echo of Friday 14th July 1916. Gloucestershire regiment- Killed - Pte J Hall, Alderton
Matilda received a pension of 10s a week from the 8th January 1917. Sometime after the war Matilda married again to Garnet Holmes becoming Matilda Holmes and having a daughter Joyce, born in 1925. Matilda was still living in Alderton in 1939.
Following John’s death, the Army record of soldiers’ effects lists two amounts of £2 8s 5d & £3 that were paid to his wife Matilda in 1916 and 1919 respectively. The first payment would likely have been the remains of John’s army pay and the second a war gratuity paid out to soldiers and their dependants.
John Hall was entitled to the two standard WW1 service medals, the Victory medal and the British War medal.
John Hall is commemorated on the Alderton War memorial, the Winchcombe War memorial and the 1/5th & 2/5th Gloucestershire regiment memorial in Gloucester Park, and is buried in the Royal Irish Rifles cemetery in Laventie, in northern France.
Regiment/Battalion: 2/5th battalion Gloucestershire regiment
Service No: 4517
Date died: 21st June 1916
Buried/Commemorated: Royal Irish Rifles cemetery in Laventie, in northern France
Commemorated: Alderton War memorial, the Winchcombe War memorial and the 1/5th & 2/5th Gloucestershire regiment memorial in Gloucester Park
John Hall was born on 15th July 1893 in Winchcombe. His parents Thomas and Elizabeth Hall also had five daughters Elsie, Lydia, Kate, Una and Matilda. By 1901 the whole family were living at Silk Mill Lane, Winchcombe and Thomas Hall’s occupation was gardener. In 1911 John, now aged 17, was still living at home with his parents and three youngest sisters and his occupation was a clerk in a jam factory. Their address on the 1911 census is listed as Tanyard, Winchcombe. There was a Tannery in Silk Mill Lane during this period, but whether this was the same address as in 1901 is unknown.
According to the Llanelli Great Western Railway (GWR) memorial site John Hall moved to Llanelli in September 1914 and worked as a fire cleaner at the GWR locomotive and carriage department, and later became a stores man. According to this site he enlisted in August 1915 and was posted to D company 2/5th Gloucestershire regiment. At some point in early 1916 John married Matilda Banks from Alderton, probably just before he left for France with his regiment.
The 2/5th Gloucestershire regiment was a territorial battalion formed initially in Gloucester in September 1914 and part of 184th brigade, 61st Division. Following a period of training in England the battalion landed in France in May 1916. At the end of the month, they went into the trenches near Laventie in northern France. On 15th June they entered the trenches in the Fauquissart sector and on the evening of the 20th they carried out a raid on the German lines, with the purpose of identifying the enemy regiments. During this raid John Hall was killed alongside nine of his battalion pals, five of whom are buried alongside him in the Royal Irish Rifles cemetery in Laventie.
Whilst serving in the 2/5th Gloucestershire battalion John became friends with the poet Ivor Gurney who wrote a poem commemorating John and his friend Ernest Skillern - ‘To Certain Comrades’ (ES and JH) who were killed in action on 20th and 21st June respectively.
John’s death is listed in the casualty list in the Gloucester Echo of Friday 14th July 1916. Gloucestershire regiment- Killed - Pte J Hall, Alderton
Matilda received a pension of 10s a week from the 8th January 1917. Sometime after the war Matilda married again to Garnet Holmes becoming Matilda Holmes and having a daughter Joyce, born in 1925. Matilda was still living in Alderton in 1939.
Following John’s death, the Army record of soldiers’ effects lists two amounts of £2 8s 5d & £3 that were paid to his wife Matilda in 1916 and 1919 respectively. The first payment would likely have been the remains of John’s army pay and the second a war gratuity paid out to soldiers and their dependants.
John Hall was entitled to the two standard WW1 service medals, the Victory medal and the British War medal.
John Hall is commemorated on the Alderton War memorial, the Winchcombe War memorial and the 1/5th & 2/5th Gloucestershire regiment memorial in Gloucester Park, and is buried in the Royal Irish Rifles cemetery in Laventie, in northern France.
Name/Rank: Private Jesse James
Regiment/Battalion: 13th battalion Gloucestershire regiment
Service No: 18248
Date died: 22-23rd March 1918
Buried/Commemorated: Perrone Communal Cemetery Extension
Commemorated: Stanton War memorial located in the boundary wall of Stanton Court, in the centre of Stanton. Jesse James is not currently listed on the Alderton War memorial.
Jesse James was born in Alderton in 1881. There is no record of his parents and between 1891 and 1901 he was living with his grandparents Israel and Charlotte Law in Stanton. By 1901 his occupation was a farm labourer. Jesse married Elizabeth sometime in 1902 and they lived in Stanton.
Analysis of Gloucestershire regiment army service numbers suggests that Jesse enlisted in the 13th Gloucestershire regiment, known as the Forest of Dean Pioneers, at Cheltenham in February 1915. The Dean Forest Mercury newspaper carried the news that the local MP, Sir Harry Webb, was to raise a new Pioneer Battalion from the men of the Forest of Dean. The job of a pioneer unit included digging trenches, wiring and building encampments for other troops, as well as ordinary infantry work. They were paid an extra tuppence a day. The battalion spent a period of training in Malvern and became the pioneer battalion for the 39th division. Following further recruitment and training they moved to France in March 1916.
By March 1918 the 13th Gloucestershire’s were carrying out their pioneer duties and preparing defences in the Templeux la Fosse area in readiness for the expected German Spring offensive. The huge German offensive commenced on 21st March and by the 22nd the 13th Gloucestershires had moved up to the line to fight as infantry. They fought a rear-guard action during the 22nd and 23rd March eventually retiring on Herbecourt, near Peronne. It was during these actions that Jesse James was very likely killed in action. Battalion casualties both killed, wounded and missing for the period between 22-31 March were 326 of whom over 80 were killed or later died of their wounds. Jesse James, along with other men of the 13th Gloucestershires appears on a German list of British soldiers buried by the Germans in the churchyard at Templeux la Fosse during this period. Commonwealth War Graves records show that following the end of the war a burial plot containing the remains of forty-one men was discovered at a map reference very close to the church in Templeux la Fosse, and these men were subsequently reburied in the Perrone Communal Cemetery Extension. We can safely assume that these bodies including Jesse James had been buried by the Germans, who had taken this area during their Spring offensive. The cemetery had originally been started by the British during their time in this region.
Jesse’s wife Elizabeth received a pension of 13s 9d paid weekly from 7th October 1918. In addition, the Army record of soldiers’ effects lists two amounts of £11 16s 3d and £14 that were paid to Elizabeth in August 1918 and December 1919 respectively. The first payment would likely have been the remains of Jesse’s army pay and the second a war gratuity paid out to soldiers and their dependants.
Jesse was entitled to the two standard WW1 service medals, the Victory medal and the British War medal.
Jesse James is commemorated on the Stanton War memorial located in the boundary wall of Stanton Court, in the centre of Stanton, and is buried in the Perrone Communal Cemetery Extension.
Regiment/Battalion: 13th battalion Gloucestershire regiment
Service No: 18248
Date died: 22-23rd March 1918
Buried/Commemorated: Perrone Communal Cemetery Extension
Commemorated: Stanton War memorial located in the boundary wall of Stanton Court, in the centre of Stanton. Jesse James is not currently listed on the Alderton War memorial.
Jesse James was born in Alderton in 1881. There is no record of his parents and between 1891 and 1901 he was living with his grandparents Israel and Charlotte Law in Stanton. By 1901 his occupation was a farm labourer. Jesse married Elizabeth sometime in 1902 and they lived in Stanton.
Analysis of Gloucestershire regiment army service numbers suggests that Jesse enlisted in the 13th Gloucestershire regiment, known as the Forest of Dean Pioneers, at Cheltenham in February 1915. The Dean Forest Mercury newspaper carried the news that the local MP, Sir Harry Webb, was to raise a new Pioneer Battalion from the men of the Forest of Dean. The job of a pioneer unit included digging trenches, wiring and building encampments for other troops, as well as ordinary infantry work. They were paid an extra tuppence a day. The battalion spent a period of training in Malvern and became the pioneer battalion for the 39th division. Following further recruitment and training they moved to France in March 1916.
By March 1918 the 13th Gloucestershire’s were carrying out their pioneer duties and preparing defences in the Templeux la Fosse area in readiness for the expected German Spring offensive. The huge German offensive commenced on 21st March and by the 22nd the 13th Gloucestershires had moved up to the line to fight as infantry. They fought a rear-guard action during the 22nd and 23rd March eventually retiring on Herbecourt, near Peronne. It was during these actions that Jesse James was very likely killed in action. Battalion casualties both killed, wounded and missing for the period between 22-31 March were 326 of whom over 80 were killed or later died of their wounds. Jesse James, along with other men of the 13th Gloucestershires appears on a German list of British soldiers buried by the Germans in the churchyard at Templeux la Fosse during this period. Commonwealth War Graves records show that following the end of the war a burial plot containing the remains of forty-one men was discovered at a map reference very close to the church in Templeux la Fosse, and these men were subsequently reburied in the Perrone Communal Cemetery Extension. We can safely assume that these bodies including Jesse James had been buried by the Germans, who had taken this area during their Spring offensive. The cemetery had originally been started by the British during their time in this region.
Jesse’s wife Elizabeth received a pension of 13s 9d paid weekly from 7th October 1918. In addition, the Army record of soldiers’ effects lists two amounts of £11 16s 3d and £14 that were paid to Elizabeth in August 1918 and December 1919 respectively. The first payment would likely have been the remains of Jesse’s army pay and the second a war gratuity paid out to soldiers and their dependants.
Jesse was entitled to the two standard WW1 service medals, the Victory medal and the British War medal.
Jesse James is commemorated on the Stanton War memorial located in the boundary wall of Stanton Court, in the centre of Stanton, and is buried in the Perrone Communal Cemetery Extension.
Name/Rank: Private William Lane
Regiment/Battalion: 2nd battalion Gloucestershire regiment
Service No: 16320
Date died: 21st October 1918
Buried/Commemorated: Mikra British Cemetery, Kalamaria, Salonika (Greece)
Commemorated: Alderton War memorial
William Lane was born in 1887 in Alstone, near Alderton. His parents William and Jane had three other sons, Hedley, Allen and Victor and a daughter Eunice who was blind from birth. In 1891 the family were living in Great Washbourne and William’s father’s occupation was a general labourer. William’s father died sometime after 1891, and the family later moved to Alstone and by 1911 all four sons were farm labourers.
Analysis of Gloucestershire regiment army service numbers suggests that William enlisted in the 2nd Gloucestershire regiment at Tewkesbury in December 1914. The 2/Gloucestershire were a regular battalion and on the outbreak of war were stationed in Tientsin, China. The battalion sailed back to the UK in September 1914 and became part of 81st brigade, 27th Division. They joined the rest of the British Expeditionary France (BEF) in France in December 1914. William joined the battalion in France in May 1915. In November 1915 the 2nd battalion embarked for Salonika (moving to the 82nd brigade) to join an allied force comprised of French, Serbian, Italian and British soldiers Although often considered a sideshow Salonika was the scene of several major battles against the Bulgarians, Austro-Hungarians and Germans between 1915 and the conclusion of the campaign in 1918. As well as enemy activity the troops also had to contend with extreme heat and disease such as malaria and influenza which combined for over hundred and thirty deaths in the battalion during its time in Salonika. William Lane was admitted to the 28th General Hospital in Salonika on 16th October 1918 suffering from bronchial pneumonia. He sadly died five days later with less than a month to go until the end of the war. He is buried at the Mikra British Cemetery, Kalamaria, Salonika (Greece).
A pension of 3s and 6d was awarded to William's mother and then sister effective from 29th April 1919 for life. William’s mother paid for a private inscription on his gravestone which reads "I Heard The Voice Of Jesus Say Come Unto Me And Rest".
Following William’s death, the Army record of soldiers’ effects lists an amount of £33 5s 11d which was paid to his mother Jane in 1919. This payment would likely have been the remains of William’s army pay and also included a war gratuity of £22 10s paid out to soldiers and their dependants.
William was entitled to the 1914-1915 Star and the two standard WW1 service medals, the Victory medal and the British War medal.
William is commemorated on the Alderton War memorial, and is buried at the Mikra British Cemetery, Kalamaria, Salonika (Greece).
Regiment/Battalion: 2nd battalion Gloucestershire regiment
Service No: 16320
Date died: 21st October 1918
Buried/Commemorated: Mikra British Cemetery, Kalamaria, Salonika (Greece)
Commemorated: Alderton War memorial
William Lane was born in 1887 in Alstone, near Alderton. His parents William and Jane had three other sons, Hedley, Allen and Victor and a daughter Eunice who was blind from birth. In 1891 the family were living in Great Washbourne and William’s father’s occupation was a general labourer. William’s father died sometime after 1891, and the family later moved to Alstone and by 1911 all four sons were farm labourers.
Analysis of Gloucestershire regiment army service numbers suggests that William enlisted in the 2nd Gloucestershire regiment at Tewkesbury in December 1914. The 2/Gloucestershire were a regular battalion and on the outbreak of war were stationed in Tientsin, China. The battalion sailed back to the UK in September 1914 and became part of 81st brigade, 27th Division. They joined the rest of the British Expeditionary France (BEF) in France in December 1914. William joined the battalion in France in May 1915. In November 1915 the 2nd battalion embarked for Salonika (moving to the 82nd brigade) to join an allied force comprised of French, Serbian, Italian and British soldiers Although often considered a sideshow Salonika was the scene of several major battles against the Bulgarians, Austro-Hungarians and Germans between 1915 and the conclusion of the campaign in 1918. As well as enemy activity the troops also had to contend with extreme heat and disease such as malaria and influenza which combined for over hundred and thirty deaths in the battalion during its time in Salonika. William Lane was admitted to the 28th General Hospital in Salonika on 16th October 1918 suffering from bronchial pneumonia. He sadly died five days later with less than a month to go until the end of the war. He is buried at the Mikra British Cemetery, Kalamaria, Salonika (Greece).
A pension of 3s and 6d was awarded to William's mother and then sister effective from 29th April 1919 for life. William’s mother paid for a private inscription on his gravestone which reads "I Heard The Voice Of Jesus Say Come Unto Me And Rest".
Following William’s death, the Army record of soldiers’ effects lists an amount of £33 5s 11d which was paid to his mother Jane in 1919. This payment would likely have been the remains of William’s army pay and also included a war gratuity of £22 10s paid out to soldiers and their dependants.
William was entitled to the 1914-1915 Star and the two standard WW1 service medals, the Victory medal and the British War medal.
William is commemorated on the Alderton War memorial, and is buried at the Mikra British Cemetery, Kalamaria, Salonika (Greece).
Name/Rank: Private William Pearson
Regiment/Battalion: 9th battalion Gloucestershire regiment
Service No: 19088
Date died: 22nd October 1916
Buried/Commemorated: Salonika (Lembet Road) Military Cemetery, (Greece)
Commemorated: Alderton War memorial
William Pearson was born in Winchcombe in 1875. His parents William and Julia had three other children Laura, Frederick and Harry. Between 1881 and 1901 the family lived in Bull Lane, Winchcombe, though by 1891 Wiliam’s father had died. The 1911 census records show that William had married Edith Jane Pearson and they had two children a daughter May and a son William Charles. William’s occupation was a shepherd and the family were living in Alderton.
Analysis of Gloucestershire regiment army service numbers suggests that William enlisted in the 9th battalion Gloucestershire regiment in January 1915. The battalion was formed in September 1914 as part of the 78th brigade and 26th Division. Following training in the UK William and the battalion embarked for France, arriving on 21st September 1915. However, the 26th Division were soon moved to Salonika in November 1915.
Although often considered a sideshow Salonika was the scene of several major battles against the Bulgarians, Austro-Hungarians and Germans between 1915 and the conclusion of the campaign. As well as enemy activity the troops also had to contend with extreme heat, malaria and influenza. William Pearson was taken sick with dysentery in September 1916, and he died on 22nd October 1916 as a result of this illness. He is buried in Salonika (Lembet Road) Military cemetery.
Following William’s death a pension of 22s 11d was paid to his wife Edith each week from 7th May 1917. Following William’s death, the Army record of soldiers’ effects lists two amounts of £7 14s 11d & £7 10s that were paid to his wife Edith in March/April 1917 and November 1919 respectively. The first payment would likely have been the remains of William’s army pay and the second a war gratuity paid out to soldiers and their dependants.
Edith paid for a private inscription on his gravestone in Salonika which reads "He died that we might live". At the time Edith’s address was 11 Hasfield, Nr. Gloucester. Edith Pearson died aged 79 on 9th December 1961, and she was living at 30 Sherwood Green, Longford, at the time of her death.
William’s death was also listed in the casualty list in the Gloucester Journal of Saturday 25th November 1916 and in the Gloucestershire Echo of Monday 20th November 1916.
William’s service in 1915 entitled him to the 1914-1915 Star as well as the Victory and British War medals.
William Pearson is commemorated on the Alderton War memorial, and is buried in Salonika (Lembet Road) Military cemetery.
Regiment/Battalion: 9th battalion Gloucestershire regiment
Service No: 19088
Date died: 22nd October 1916
Buried/Commemorated: Salonika (Lembet Road) Military Cemetery, (Greece)
Commemorated: Alderton War memorial
William Pearson was born in Winchcombe in 1875. His parents William and Julia had three other children Laura, Frederick and Harry. Between 1881 and 1901 the family lived in Bull Lane, Winchcombe, though by 1891 Wiliam’s father had died. The 1911 census records show that William had married Edith Jane Pearson and they had two children a daughter May and a son William Charles. William’s occupation was a shepherd and the family were living in Alderton.
Analysis of Gloucestershire regiment army service numbers suggests that William enlisted in the 9th battalion Gloucestershire regiment in January 1915. The battalion was formed in September 1914 as part of the 78th brigade and 26th Division. Following training in the UK William and the battalion embarked for France, arriving on 21st September 1915. However, the 26th Division were soon moved to Salonika in November 1915.
Although often considered a sideshow Salonika was the scene of several major battles against the Bulgarians, Austro-Hungarians and Germans between 1915 and the conclusion of the campaign. As well as enemy activity the troops also had to contend with extreme heat, malaria and influenza. William Pearson was taken sick with dysentery in September 1916, and he died on 22nd October 1916 as a result of this illness. He is buried in Salonika (Lembet Road) Military cemetery.
Following William’s death a pension of 22s 11d was paid to his wife Edith each week from 7th May 1917. Following William’s death, the Army record of soldiers’ effects lists two amounts of £7 14s 11d & £7 10s that were paid to his wife Edith in March/April 1917 and November 1919 respectively. The first payment would likely have been the remains of William’s army pay and the second a war gratuity paid out to soldiers and their dependants.
Edith paid for a private inscription on his gravestone in Salonika which reads "He died that we might live". At the time Edith’s address was 11 Hasfield, Nr. Gloucester. Edith Pearson died aged 79 on 9th December 1961, and she was living at 30 Sherwood Green, Longford, at the time of her death.
William’s death was also listed in the casualty list in the Gloucester Journal of Saturday 25th November 1916 and in the Gloucestershire Echo of Monday 20th November 1916.
William’s service in 1915 entitled him to the 1914-1915 Star as well as the Victory and British War medals.
William Pearson is commemorated on the Alderton War memorial, and is buried in Salonika (Lembet Road) Military cemetery.
Name/Rank: Private Victor George Pullom
Regiment/Battalion: 18th battalion Army Cyclist Corps
Service No: 22487
Date died: 26th June 1918
Buried/Commemorated: Terlincthun British cemetery, near Boulogne, France
Commemorated: Alderton War memorial and the Conderton and Overbury War memorial
Victor Pullom was born in Cutsdean on 23rd January 1899 and the 1901 census records show that he was still there in a house with his grandparents John and Jane, mother Rose, brother Frank and uncles Frederick and George. By 1911 Victor was living at Corner House in Alderton with his Father Frank John, mother and brother. Victor’s parents were both labourers in the fruit industry and his brother was a farm boy.
Victor attested for the military in January 1917 at Tewkesbury, when his address was Hollow Brooks, Conderton, Worcestershire and occupation was farm labourer. The records show he was 5ft 6in and in good physical condition. Victor initially enlisted into 2/1st Warks Yeomanry (No. 313817) in March 1917. However, following a period of training and recruitment the 2/1st Warwickshire Yeomanry became a cyclist unit in September 1917 and were attached to 214th brigade, 71st division. This brigade was formed into a special formation due for Murmansk in Russia, but in March 1918 all fit men in the brigade were drafted to France. Victor embarked from Southampton on 15th April 1918 arriving at Le Harve the next day and joined the Army Cyclist Corp at Rouen from where he was posted to the 18th battalion on 6th May 1918.
During June the battalion was supporting frontline troops in the Camblain L'Abbe area north of Arras. Between the 15-16th June they were setting up camouflage screens and suffered several casualties as a result of enemy shelling. Victor was reported wounded on the 16th with wounds to his back, right leg and left hand and due to a gas gangrene infection, his right leg was amputated from the thigh. Victor subsequently died of wounds on 26th June 1918 at 32 Stationary Hospital, Wimereux, a base hospital used to care for the wounded away from the front-line areas. Victor is buried in Terlincthun British cemetery, near Boulogne, a cemetery used mainly for burials from the nearby base hospitals.
A pension was paid to Victor's father from December 1918, though the records aren’t clear as to the exact amount. Unfortunately, Victor's mother, Rose, died in August 1918 in the Union Workhouse, Tewkesbury less than 2 months after his death.
Following Victor’s death, the Army record of soldiers’ effects lists two amounts of £10 4s 5d & £5 that were paid to his father in September 1918 and November 1919 respectively. The first payment would likely have been the remains of Victor’s army pay and the second a war gratuity paid out to soldiers and their dependants.
Victor was entitled to the two standard WW1 service medals, the Victory medal and the British War medal.
Victor's father paid for the following private inscription on his gravestone "Born January 23rd 1899".
Victor is commemorated on the Alderton War memorial and the Conderton and Overbury War memorial, and is buried in Terlincthun British cemetery, near Boulogne.
Regiment/Battalion: 18th battalion Army Cyclist Corps
Service No: 22487
Date died: 26th June 1918
Buried/Commemorated: Terlincthun British cemetery, near Boulogne, France
Commemorated: Alderton War memorial and the Conderton and Overbury War memorial
Victor Pullom was born in Cutsdean on 23rd January 1899 and the 1901 census records show that he was still there in a house with his grandparents John and Jane, mother Rose, brother Frank and uncles Frederick and George. By 1911 Victor was living at Corner House in Alderton with his Father Frank John, mother and brother. Victor’s parents were both labourers in the fruit industry and his brother was a farm boy.
Victor attested for the military in January 1917 at Tewkesbury, when his address was Hollow Brooks, Conderton, Worcestershire and occupation was farm labourer. The records show he was 5ft 6in and in good physical condition. Victor initially enlisted into 2/1st Warks Yeomanry (No. 313817) in March 1917. However, following a period of training and recruitment the 2/1st Warwickshire Yeomanry became a cyclist unit in September 1917 and were attached to 214th brigade, 71st division. This brigade was formed into a special formation due for Murmansk in Russia, but in March 1918 all fit men in the brigade were drafted to France. Victor embarked from Southampton on 15th April 1918 arriving at Le Harve the next day and joined the Army Cyclist Corp at Rouen from where he was posted to the 18th battalion on 6th May 1918.
During June the battalion was supporting frontline troops in the Camblain L'Abbe area north of Arras. Between the 15-16th June they were setting up camouflage screens and suffered several casualties as a result of enemy shelling. Victor was reported wounded on the 16th with wounds to his back, right leg and left hand and due to a gas gangrene infection, his right leg was amputated from the thigh. Victor subsequently died of wounds on 26th June 1918 at 32 Stationary Hospital, Wimereux, a base hospital used to care for the wounded away from the front-line areas. Victor is buried in Terlincthun British cemetery, near Boulogne, a cemetery used mainly for burials from the nearby base hospitals.
A pension was paid to Victor's father from December 1918, though the records aren’t clear as to the exact amount. Unfortunately, Victor's mother, Rose, died in August 1918 in the Union Workhouse, Tewkesbury less than 2 months after his death.
Following Victor’s death, the Army record of soldiers’ effects lists two amounts of £10 4s 5d & £5 that were paid to his father in September 1918 and November 1919 respectively. The first payment would likely have been the remains of Victor’s army pay and the second a war gratuity paid out to soldiers and their dependants.
Victor was entitled to the two standard WW1 service medals, the Victory medal and the British War medal.
Victor's father paid for the following private inscription on his gravestone "Born January 23rd 1899".
Victor is commemorated on the Alderton War memorial and the Conderton and Overbury War memorial, and is buried in Terlincthun British cemetery, near Boulogne.
Name/Rank: Private William Edward Shakespeare
Regiment/Battalion: 1st battalion Gloucestershire regiment
Service No: 16323
Date died: 26th September 1915
Buried/Commemorated: Loos Memorial to the Missing, France
Commemorated: Alderton War memorial and on his parent’s grave in St. Margaret’s church, Alderton
William Shakespeare was born in Alderton in 1893. His parents Thomas and Emily also had a daughter Mary who was two years younger than William. William was still living at home in 1911 and both he and his father were employed as general labourers.
Analysis of Gloucestershire regiment army service numbers suggests that William enlisted in the 1st battalion the Gloucestershire regiment at Tewkesbury in December 1914. The 1/Gloucestershire were a regular battalion and were part of the original BEF, landing in France in August 1914, forming part of 3rd brigade, 1st Division. William joined the battalion in France on 4th May 1915.
As part of the 1st Division the 1st battalion Gloucestershire regiment moved up to the trenches in the Loos area in preparation for the attack on the 25th September. The battalion followed up the initial assault with orders to take the Bois Hugo a wooded area south of the division's original attack. They consolidated the area and dug in overnight and were relieved on the 26th, during which they came under heavy machine gun fire. William was likely killed during this relief alongside fifteen of his battalion mates. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Loos Memorial to the missing in northern France.
Following William’s death a pension was awarded to his father, but no amount is recorded on the pension record. The Army record of soldiers’ effects lists two amounts of £6 2s 11d & £3 that were paid to his father Thomas in 1916 and 1919 respectively. The first payment would likely have been the remains of William’s army pay and the second a war gratuity paid out to soldiers and their dependants.
William was entitled to the 1914-1915 Star and the two standard WW1 service medals, the Victory medal and the British War medal.
William is commemorated on the Alderton War memorial and on his parent’s grave in St. Margaret’s church, Alderton and is commemorated on the Loos Memorial to the missing in northern France.
Regiment/Battalion: 1st battalion Gloucestershire regiment
Service No: 16323
Date died: 26th September 1915
Buried/Commemorated: Loos Memorial to the Missing, France
Commemorated: Alderton War memorial and on his parent’s grave in St. Margaret’s church, Alderton
William Shakespeare was born in Alderton in 1893. His parents Thomas and Emily also had a daughter Mary who was two years younger than William. William was still living at home in 1911 and both he and his father were employed as general labourers.
Analysis of Gloucestershire regiment army service numbers suggests that William enlisted in the 1st battalion the Gloucestershire regiment at Tewkesbury in December 1914. The 1/Gloucestershire were a regular battalion and were part of the original BEF, landing in France in August 1914, forming part of 3rd brigade, 1st Division. William joined the battalion in France on 4th May 1915.
As part of the 1st Division the 1st battalion Gloucestershire regiment moved up to the trenches in the Loos area in preparation for the attack on the 25th September. The battalion followed up the initial assault with orders to take the Bois Hugo a wooded area south of the division's original attack. They consolidated the area and dug in overnight and were relieved on the 26th, during which they came under heavy machine gun fire. William was likely killed during this relief alongside fifteen of his battalion mates. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Loos Memorial to the missing in northern France.
Following William’s death a pension was awarded to his father, but no amount is recorded on the pension record. The Army record of soldiers’ effects lists two amounts of £6 2s 11d & £3 that were paid to his father Thomas in 1916 and 1919 respectively. The first payment would likely have been the remains of William’s army pay and the second a war gratuity paid out to soldiers and their dependants.
William was entitled to the 1914-1915 Star and the two standard WW1 service medals, the Victory medal and the British War medal.
William is commemorated on the Alderton War memorial and on his parent’s grave in St. Margaret’s church, Alderton and is commemorated on the Loos Memorial to the missing in northern France.
Name/Rank: Private Albert Taylor
Regiment/Battalion: 2/6th battalion Royal Warwickshire regiment
Service No: 26580
Date died: 24th October 1918
Buried/Commemorated: Crucifix Cemetery, Vendegies-Sur-Ecaillon
Commemorated: Alderton War memorial
Albert Taylor was born in Toddington in 1899. His parents George and Sarah had thirteen children born between 1887 and 1909 though by 1911 only ten were still living. Albert’s father George was at times a groom and a farm labourer and from the birthplaces of the children it’s clear that the family moved around the Alderton area, with the children being born in Conderton, Winchcombe, Toddington, Greet and Pamington.
By 1911 Albert was at school and living in Oxenton with his parents and siblings Ellen, Henry, Florence, Annie, Ernest, Walter, Gertrude and a niece Emily. There were eleven people living in a four-room house. Sadly the 1911 census shows one of Albert’s sisters Margaret was living in the Tewkesbury Workhouse, Gloucester Road, with a son Arthur George aged two months. She was listed as a former domestic servant. Another sister Winifred was working as a servant at Middle Farm, Aston on Carrant, for the Yeend family. It’s likely that one of Margaret or Winnifred was the mother of Albert’s niece Emily.
Sometime between Albert leaving school and enlisting in the army he was working as a farm labourer, as Albert's picture from the Cheltenham graphic/Chronicle notes him working for a Mr. Mead of Dumbleton. The 1911 census has a Cuthbert John Mead living at Didcote Farm, Dumbleton and listed as a farmer. Albert was probably a farm labourer for him.
Albert enlisted at Cheltenham in the 2/6th Royal Warwickshire regiment sometime after the outbreak of war. The 2/6th Royal Warwickshires were a territorial battalion formed in Birmingham in 1914. They were part of the 182 brigade, 61st Division. Following a period of recruitment and training they arrived in France in May 1916. From analysis of Albert’s army service number, it’s likely he joined the battalion in either 1917 or 1918.
On the 23rd October 1918 the 2/6th battalion Royal Warwickshire regiment moved up to the front line in preparation for an attack. The following day the village of Vendegies was attacked and the river Ecaillon was crossed, but the battalion had to withdraw following strong enemy resistance. During this attack the battalion suffered over one hundred and eighty casualties of which thirty nine were killed in action or subsequently died of wounds. Albert Taylor was one of these and is buried alongside his battalion comrades in the small cemetery in the village of Vendegies-Sur-Ecaillon.
A pension of 5s was paid to Albert’s mother Sarah Taylor from 13th May 1919. Her address was Alderton, Nr. Tewkesbury.
Following Albert’s death, the Army record of soldiers’ effects lists two amounts of £7 9s 5d & £6 10s that were paid to his father George in 1919 and 1920 respectively. The first payment would likely have been the remains of Albert’s army pay and the second a war gratuity paid out to soldiers and their dependants.
Albert was entitled to the two standard WW1 service medals, the Victory medal and the British War medal.
Albert is commemorated on the Alderton War memorial and is buried in the Vendegies-Sur-Ecaillon village cemetery, northern France.
Regiment/Battalion: 2/6th battalion Royal Warwickshire regiment
Service No: 26580
Date died: 24th October 1918
Buried/Commemorated: Crucifix Cemetery, Vendegies-Sur-Ecaillon
Commemorated: Alderton War memorial
Albert Taylor was born in Toddington in 1899. His parents George and Sarah had thirteen children born between 1887 and 1909 though by 1911 only ten were still living. Albert’s father George was at times a groom and a farm labourer and from the birthplaces of the children it’s clear that the family moved around the Alderton area, with the children being born in Conderton, Winchcombe, Toddington, Greet and Pamington.
By 1911 Albert was at school and living in Oxenton with his parents and siblings Ellen, Henry, Florence, Annie, Ernest, Walter, Gertrude and a niece Emily. There were eleven people living in a four-room house. Sadly the 1911 census shows one of Albert’s sisters Margaret was living in the Tewkesbury Workhouse, Gloucester Road, with a son Arthur George aged two months. She was listed as a former domestic servant. Another sister Winifred was working as a servant at Middle Farm, Aston on Carrant, for the Yeend family. It’s likely that one of Margaret or Winnifred was the mother of Albert’s niece Emily.
Sometime between Albert leaving school and enlisting in the army he was working as a farm labourer, as Albert's picture from the Cheltenham graphic/Chronicle notes him working for a Mr. Mead of Dumbleton. The 1911 census has a Cuthbert John Mead living at Didcote Farm, Dumbleton and listed as a farmer. Albert was probably a farm labourer for him.
Albert enlisted at Cheltenham in the 2/6th Royal Warwickshire regiment sometime after the outbreak of war. The 2/6th Royal Warwickshires were a territorial battalion formed in Birmingham in 1914. They were part of the 182 brigade, 61st Division. Following a period of recruitment and training they arrived in France in May 1916. From analysis of Albert’s army service number, it’s likely he joined the battalion in either 1917 or 1918.
On the 23rd October 1918 the 2/6th battalion Royal Warwickshire regiment moved up to the front line in preparation for an attack. The following day the village of Vendegies was attacked and the river Ecaillon was crossed, but the battalion had to withdraw following strong enemy resistance. During this attack the battalion suffered over one hundred and eighty casualties of which thirty nine were killed in action or subsequently died of wounds. Albert Taylor was one of these and is buried alongside his battalion comrades in the small cemetery in the village of Vendegies-Sur-Ecaillon.
A pension of 5s was paid to Albert’s mother Sarah Taylor from 13th May 1919. Her address was Alderton, Nr. Tewkesbury.
Following Albert’s death, the Army record of soldiers’ effects lists two amounts of £7 9s 5d & £6 10s that were paid to his father George in 1919 and 1920 respectively. The first payment would likely have been the remains of Albert’s army pay and the second a war gratuity paid out to soldiers and their dependants.
Albert was entitled to the two standard WW1 service medals, the Victory medal and the British War medal.
Albert is commemorated on the Alderton War memorial and is buried in the Vendegies-Sur-Ecaillon village cemetery, northern France.
They Also Served
The following table includes details where available of those men from Alderton and the surrounding villages who also served in WW1. The names have been taken from two sources; a memorial book held at the Alderton village church St. Margaret’s of Antioch which lists those men from Alderton who served and the list of absent voters on military service from the Alderton area compiled for the General Election held in December 1918. There is understandably some duplication across both lists and individual entries in the table have been annotated with a † for the Alderton church list and a * for the absent voters list. There are some names within the table where military or other biographical information has not been traced, so these individuals will remain a “work in progress”.
If anyone reading this knows of any further information relevant to any of the names on this site, then please get in touch with me.
The following table includes details where available of those men from Alderton and the surrounding villages who also served in WW1. The names have been taken from two sources; a memorial book held at the Alderton village church St. Margaret’s of Antioch which lists those men from Alderton who served and the list of absent voters on military service from the Alderton area compiled for the General Election held in December 1918. There is understandably some duplication across both lists and individual entries in the table have been annotated with a † for the Alderton church list and a * for the absent voters list. There are some names within the table where military or other biographical information has not been traced, so these individuals will remain a “work in progress”.
If anyone reading this knows of any further information relevant to any of the names on this site, then please get in touch with me.
Name/Rank |
Residence |
Battalion/Regiment |
Attested/Enlisted |
Service No. |
Military service |
Private Cyril Ferdinand Adamson |
Alderton |
Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) |
16/11/1915 |
98626 |
Home service only with 327 Home Field Ambulance due to his being C1/B1 medical category. No medal entitlement |
Private Albert Edward Agg |
Alderton |
10th & 12th Gloucestershire & 1st East Surrey |
February 1915 |
19211 (Glos) & 29523 (East Surrey) |
Albert was the older brother of Reginald Agg and was gassed at Loos in 1915 and then later wounded in 1916 on the Somme. Albert was entitled to the 1914-15 Star, Victory medal & British War medal. |
Private Charles Frederick Agg |
Alderton |
Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC) |
Unknown |
18119 |
Entitled to the Victory medal and British War medal |
Private Frederick Robert Agg |
Alderton |
Royal Engineers (RE) & Labour Corps |
Unknown |
262580 (RE) & 596864 (Lab) |
Entitled to the Victory medal and British War medal |
Private George Andrew Agg |
Alderton |
1/4th Wiltshire |
Unknown |
200835 |
Entitled to the Victory medal and British War medal |
C Banks |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Sergeant Peter Banks |
Alderton |
895 Motor Transport Coy, Army Service Corps (ASC) |
23/08/1915 |
M2/119105 |
Entitled to the Victory medal and British War medal |
Private Richard Wilfred Banks |
Alderton & Manchester |
1st Gloucestershire |
March 1915 |
18814 |
Richard Banks was discharged on 11/12/1917 with a gun shot wound (GSW) to his right arm (60% incapacitated). Entitled to Silver War Badge (SWB). Entitled to 1914-15 Star, Victory medal & British War medal |
Private Thomas Lyndsay Banks |
Alderton |
2nd Gloucestershire & Suffolk |
December 1914 |
16325 (Glos) & 38695 (Suffolk) |
Entitled to the Victory medal and British War medal |
Private William James Banks |
Alderton |
Gloucestershire regiment, attached 1st Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry |
Unknown |
55330 |
Entitled to the Victory medal and British War medal |
Private Arthur John Banner |
Alderton |
3rd Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry |
Unknown |
3/6339 |
3/DCLI was a reserve battalion stationed in the UK, so Arthur never saw overseas service. Discharged 09/05/1918 with D.A.H – disease of action of the heart, which was aggravated by his military service. Entitled to a pension. |
Sergeant/Farrier Francis Samuel Bennett |
Paddington, London |
Royal Army Veterinary Corps (RAVC) |
Unknown |
SE/373 |
In 1911 Francis was a Farrier working on the railways in Paddington, London. Francis arrived in France on 04/10/14 so may have been a regular soldier at the outbreak of war. Entitled to 1914 Star, Victory medal & British War medal |
Henry Bennett |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Samuel Bennett |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Frederick Medcroft Betteridge |
Alderton |
2nd Gloucestershire |
December 1914 |
16324 |
Frederick Betteridge was discharged on 25/09/16 with GSW to both legs. Entitled to SWB issued 08/01/17 No. 106431. Entitled to 1914-15 Star, Victory medal and British War medal. |
Frank Betts |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Sapper George Grainger Brown |
Cheltenham |
Royal Engineers |
Regular soldier |
11240 |
To France on 23/08/14. Entitled to the 1914 Star, Victory medal and British War medal |
Charles Carter |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
George Carter |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Albert Henry Cashmore |
Alderton |
2nd Gloucstershire, 7th Gloucestershire & Labour Corps |
December 1914 |
16302 (Glos) & 486162 (Lab) |
Enlisted in 2nd Glos and suffered a GSW to his leg in May 1915 and then later transferred to 7th Glos. He was at Gallipoli between Sep-Nov 1915 and was injured with frostbite, later transferring to Macedonia. Later transferred to Lab Coy. Entitled to the 1914-15 Star, Victory medal & British War medal. |
Sapper Ernest Alfred Cashmore |
Unknown |
Royal Engineers (RE) |
Unknown |
560143 or 160660 |
Military records show two Ernest A Cashmores, both are in the RE. I have been unable to ascertain which is the Alderton one. |
Private Percy William Cashmore |
Alderton |
1st Gloucestershire & Machine Gun Corps (MGC) |
December 1914 |
16301 (Glos) & 147040 (MGC) |
Entitled to the 1914-15 Star, Victory medal & British War medal. |
Private/Sapper Albert George Chandler |
Alderton |
Worcestershire regiment & Royal Engineers |
Unknown |
26038 (Worc) & 312693 (RE) |
Entitled to the Victory medal & British War medal |
Private Arthur Robert Chandler |
Alderton |
10th & 8th Gloucestershire |
February 1915 |
19212 |
Entitled to the 1914-15 Star, Victory medal & British War medal |
Private Cecil Chandler |
Alderton |
2/5th Gloucestershire |
October-December 1915 |
4545(TF) & 241575 |
Cecil Chandler was medically discharged from the army in June 1918. Entitled to SWB No. 447113. Entitled to the Victory medal & British War medal |
Private Frederick William Chandler |
Alderton |
10th & 8th Gloucestershire |
5th September 1914 |
13338 |
Frederick Chandler was wounded on 06/11/1918 with GSWs to his left hand and right leg. Entitled to the 1914-15 Star, Victory medal & British War medal |
Private Hubert Chandler |
Alderton |
9th Devonshire |
Unknown |
31475 |
Entitled to the Victory medal & British War medal |
Private John Henry "Harry" Chandler |
Alderton |
10th & 8th Gloucestershire |
February 1915 |
19210 |
Entitled to the 1914-15 Star, Victory medal & British War medal |
Frederick Clarke |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Arthur Cook |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Cecil Cook |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Egbert Thomas Cook |
Beckford |
13th Devonshire (works) regiment, 3rd Labour Corps & Military Foot Police (MFP) |
June 1916 |
29826 (Devon), 140965 Lab) & P/10630 (MFP) |
Egbert Cook saw no overseas service. Discharged April 1920 after requesting to continue service. Entitled to a pension due to varicose veins, hernia & rheumatism caused by military service. |
Frederick Cook |
Birmingham |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Harry Cook |
Alderton |
8/Gloucestershire, 12/Gloucestershire, 1/Royal West Kent (RWK) |
Unknown |
32908 (Glos) & G/21633 (RWK) |
Wounded by gas 23/05/18. Awarded Military Medal (MM) whilst in 12th Glos. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30940/supplement/11826 Transferred to RWK in October 1918 after return from gas wound. Entitled to MM, Victory medal and British War medal. |
Private Harry Francis Cook |
Cheltenham |
8th Gloucestershire, 12th Gloucestershire, 1st Gloucestershire & 8th Gloucestershire |
December 1914 |
17262 |
Harry Cook was discharged on 15/03/1919 with a pension due to a GSW to his right thigh. Entitled to 1914-15 Star, Victory medal & British War medal |
James Reginald Cook |
Leicester |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
James Cook was a policeman in Leicester between 1909-1934. In 1911 he was living with his older brother Charles Cook who was also a policeman. There is a newspaper article and picture of James https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003330/19340116/005/0001 |
Stephen Cook |
Wales |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Lance Corporal Victor Cook |
Alderton |
8th Gloucestershire & Labour Corps |
Unknown |
30200 (Glos) & 630069 (Lab) |
Victor Cook suffered a GSW to his left leg in Aug 1917 & then later transferred to the Lab Coy. Entitled to SWB No. B306899 issued in Oct 1919. Entitled to the Victory medal & British War medal. |
Private William Cook |
Cinderford |
8th Gloucestershire, 1/5th Gloucestershire |
September 1914 |
13815 |
Transferred to 1/5th battallion in 1918. Entitled to 1915 Star, Victory medal & British War medal |
Maurice Day |
Gretton Fields |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Pioneer Edward Cecil Eaton |
Alderton |
Royal Engineers (RE) |
Unknown |
162574 & WR/255888 |
Cecil Eaton was a boarder in Alderton. Entitled to Victory medal and British War medal |
John Fletcher |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Phillip Fletcher |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private James Fluck |
Alderton |
1st Gloucestershire |
November-December 1915 |
25692 |
Entitled to the Victory medal & British War medal |
Private Henry "Harry" Richard Greening |
Gretton Fields |
11th Worcestershire |
September 1914 |
18308 |
To France 22/09/1915 & then to Salonika in Nov 1915 for the remainder of the war. Entitled to the 1915 Star, Victory medal & British War medal |
Company Sergeant Major Charles Grimmett |
Alderton |
1st Gloucestershire & 12th Gloucestershire |
August 1914 |
2586 |
Regular soldier between 1901 – 1913 when transferred to the reserve. Charles Grimmett was either recalled to the colours on the outbreak of war or re-enlisted. He was given the rank of L/Cpl and went to France on 19/01/1915. He later became a CSM with the 12th battalion. Entitled to 1915 Star, Victory medal & British War medal |
Private Henry "Harry" Grimmett |
Frampton Cottages |
7th Gloucestershire, 1/5th Gloucestershire, 14th Gloucestershire, 7th Royal West Kent (RWK) |
December 1914 |
16384, 20270, 242253 (Glos) & G/21529 (RWK) |
Served in Gallipoli with the 7th battalion from 23/09/15. Awarded the MM in 1918 whilst with the Glos regiment. London Gazette listing - https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30897/supplement/10765 Entitled to the MM, 1915 Star, Victory medal and British War medal. |
Corporal Arthur William Grimmitt |
Alderton |
12th Gloucestershire, 1st Gloucestershire, 18th Gloucestershire, 2/4th Gloucestershire & Northumberland Fusiliers |
11th March 1915 |
37243 (Glos) & 70032 (North) |
Promoted to Corporal with 12th Gloucestershire battalion before transfer to Northumberland Fusiliers. Was likely wounded at some point as entitled to SWB No. B274267. Entitled to Victory medal and British War medal. |
Joseph Haines |
Gloucester |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Tom Haines |
Dixton |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Charles Harvey |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Frederick Harvey |
Alderton |
Devonshire regiment, Labour Corps |
August 1916 |
36207 (Devon) & 91949 (Lab) |
Posted to France January 1917. Transferred early on to the 648 Agricultural Coy, Labour Corps. Discharged in 1917 and reduced to C3 medical category. Entitled to Victory medal & British War medal. |
Private William Alfred Harvey |
Alderton |
11th Hampshire, 15th Hampshire & 2/4th Hampshire |
Unknown |
356640 |
William Harvey suffered a GSW to the face in August 1918. Entitled to Victory medal and British War medal. |
Corporal Frank Edmond Hobbs |
Alderton |
13th Gloucestershire, 12th Gloucestershire & 8th Gloucestershire |
February 1915 |
18409 |
Posted to France on 03/03/1916. GSW to head and legs in 1918 whilst with the 8th battalion and then discharged; entitled to SWB No B172227. Entitled to Victory medal & British War medal. Died in 1921 in Alderton of Phthisis/TB. |
William John Hobbs |
Frampton Cottages |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Frank Jeffries |
Alderton |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Cuthbert Robert Francis Jolley |
Gretton Fields |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Sergeant Frank Joyner |
Alderton |
2nd Gloucestershire, 1/6th Gloucestershire, 13th Gloucestershire & 14th Gloucestershire |
December 1914 |
16303 & 267425 |
Posted to the 2nd battalion in Salonika in November 1915. Frank was awarded the Distinguished Conduct medal in 1918. DCM citation read: For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. In a reconnoitring patrol prior to a raid he brought back most valuable information, and during the raid itself he showed powers of leadership and a fighting quality of the highest order, and undoubtedly the excellent work he performed was largely responsible for the success of the operation. (01/05/1918). Entitled to DCM, 1914-15 Star, Victory medal and British War medal. |
Albert Knight |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Frank James Marshall |
Alderton Fields |
2/1st Gloucestershire Hussars & 1/5th Yorkshire |
5th January 1917 |
236396 (Glos) & 35741 (Yorks) |
Arrived in France in April 1918 when he was transferred to 1/5th Yorkshires. Entitled to Victory medal & British War medal. |
Charles Milland |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Stephen Nash |
Gretton Fields |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Albert Parker |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Trooper Alfred Campbell Partridge |
Alderton |
Household Cavalry & Guards Machine Gun Corps |
10th January 1916 |
5042 |
Entitled to Victory medal & British War medal. |
Private Edward Leslie Philpott |
Frampton Cottages |
Royal Naval Voluntary Reserve |
26th October 1917 |
9235 |
Edward likely served in various UK naval stations and therefore has no medal entitlement. |
Private Seymour Thornlow Pulley |
Alderton |
10th Gloucestershire & Labour Corps |
September 1914 |
12105 (Glos) & 410237 (Lab) |
Entitled to the 1914-15 Star, Victory medal & British War medal |
Harry Richardson |
Frampton Cottages |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
William L Richardson |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Joseph Ricketts |
Alderton |
1st Gloucestershire |
August 1914 |
2293 |
Joseph Ricketts was an old soldier having served 13 years with the Worcestershire regiment between 1889-1902. He was a Boer war veteran. He was recalled to the colours on the outbreak of war in August 1914. He was issued a SWB in 13/07/1920, no. 478081. Entitled to the 1914-15 Star, Victory medal & British War medal. |
John Alfred Sadler |
Gretton Fields |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Alfred Sallis |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Charles Sallis |
Eldersfield |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private George Sallis |
Frampton Cottages |
93rd brigade Royal Field Artillery (RFA) |
September 1914 |
29361 |
Entitled to 1914-15 Star, Victory medal and British War medal |
Private William Redvers Sallis |
Frampton Cottages |
Grenadier Guards |
1916 |
25772 |
Lied about his age (he was born in February 1900) but his attestation form has year of birth as 1898. This was discovered and he was discharged as underage. No further military service found. |
Charles Shakespeare |
Alderton |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
John Slatter |
Frampton Farm |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private/Gunner Thomas Slatter |
Frampton Farm |
Royal Marines (or Royal Navy) |
18th January 1916 |
14866 |
Service records show service in RN/RM, looks like he was a gunner in the RM artillery. There is a newspaper article showing he served in the Royal Marines throughout the war. Entitled to Victory medal and British War medal. |
Private Cecil Stanley |
Gretton Fields |
Royal Marine Light Infantry (Chatham) |
December 1916 |
Chatham/21034 |
Served in the Chatham division and aboard HMS Hussar and HMS Royal Oak. Entitled to the Victory medal & British War medal. |
Private Joseph John Stayte |
Great Washbourne |
1st Gloucestershire, 7th Gloucestershire, 1st South Staffordshire |
August 1914 |
7666 (Glos) & 47147 (South Staff) |
Regular soldier between1904-1907 with the Gloucestershire regiment. Recalled to the colours in August 1914. Transferred to South Staffs in 1917. Discharged 09/12/18 with GSW right arm. Entitled to 1914 Star, Victory medal & British War medal. |
Albert Tandy |
Studley |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
William Townsend |
Lower Stanley/Gretton |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Henry Charles Tyler |
Alderton |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Charles White |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Geoffrey Owen White |
Alderton |
RAMC & 3rd Dorset |
April 1917 |
112727 (RAMC) & 44853 (Dorset) |
Geoffrey White didn’t serve overseas and was medically downgraded to B1 and transferred from the RAMC to the Dorset regiment (home battalion). No medal entitlement. |
Gunner Hubert Lewis White |
Alderton |
Royal Garrison Artillery (RGA) |
Unknown |
56944 |
Entitled to Victory medal and British War medal |
Private Lewis James White |
Alderton |
10th Gloucestershire |
February 1915 |
19209 |
Enlisted February 1915 but was discharged in September 1915 due to epilepsy. No medal entitlement. Living with his parents at Mill Cottage Alderton in 1939. |
Private Owen Lewis White |
Alderton |
Royal Army Service Corps Railhead Supply Detachment |
October 1915 |
S2/SR/04470 |
Entitled to Victory medal and British War medal |
Driver Albert John Wilkes |
Alderton |
Royal Army Service Corps |
March 1918 |
T/370643 |
Entitled to Victory medal and British War medal |
Frederick Williams |
Alderton |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Sapper Harry Williams |
Alderton |
Royal Engineers – Railway troops depot |
5th February 1917 |
239265 & WR/201295 |
Entitled to the Victory medal & British War medal. He was discharged on 16/09/18. Entitled to SWB. |
