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The Parish of
Great Bedwyn
Roll
of
Honour
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
1914 - 1918
1939 – 1945
HENRY BARTHOLMEW
JOSEPH BIGGS
ALBERT BROADWAY
GERALD BULL
FREDERICK BUSHNELL
WALTER BUSHNELL
FRED COPE
FRANK EDWARDS
ALBERT FRENCH
JOHN GIGG
JOHN GOODMAN
LEONARD HART
ALFRED HATTER
HERBERT HATTER
WILLIAM HOARE
FRANK HUNT
ALLAN HUNT
ERNEST LOVELOCK
FREDERICK LOVELOCK
HENRY MILLS
FREDERICK ROGERS
GEORGE SKIPPENCE
GEORGE STAGG
GEORGE WEBSTER
THOMAS WEBSTER
LEONARD WILLIAMS
REGINALD BURGESS
FRANK CAMBRIDGE
JAMES COLLIER
WILLIAM COPE
DONALD CRAIK
RONALD FRUEN
WILLIAM GRACE
JAMES HOLT
ALFRED LAWRENCE
DESMOND TRENCH
1914 ‐ 1918 HENRY JAMES BARTHOLOMEW DCM
Regimental Serjeant Major
10298
6th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment
died on
Tuesday 8th May 1917
aged 37
Additional information in the
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Register
HENRY JAMES BARTHOLOMEW
Husband of Florence Minnie Bartholomew of 1 Villiers Road, Shirley, Southampton
HENRY JAMES BARTHOLOMEW
is buried in
LONDON CEMETERY, NEUVILLE-VITASSE
France
London Cemetery in Neuville-Vitasse stands in a shallow valley, 5 kilometres south-east of Arras. The village was captured on 9th
April 1917, lost at the end of March 1918 and regained at the end of August 1918. The London Cemetery was made by the 56th
Division in April 1917 and extended after the Armistice by the concentration of graves from other sites. There are nearly 750
war casualties commemorated on this site. Henry Bartholomew is buried in Grave I B 49
Henry James Bartholomew was born in Great Bedwyn in 1879.
He was one of the twelve children of Francis and Susan
Bartholomew. The family lived in Bedwyn Common before
moving to Church Street, and later moving to Newtown. His
father Francis was a woodman. Henry enlisted in the Berkshire
Regiment at the age of 18 and described his occupation as farm
labourer. Henry served in Gibraltar and West Africa and went
into the Army Reserve in 1910. He married Florence May Roles
in 1907 and at the time of the 1911 census they were living in
Southampton and he was a Town Sergeant. He was called up at
the start of the war and rose to the rank of Acting Sergeant
Major. He was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal in
1916. Henry James Bartholomew was killed in the Rookery
Trench complex near Arras by a shell whilst issuing supplies.
LONDON GAZETTE
20th October 1916
Distinguished Conduct Medal
For conspicuous gallantry during operations, when he organised and maintained
a constant supply of ammunition and
bombs, and on many occasions went
fearlessly through the enemy’s barrage,
utterly indifferent to personal danger.
JOSEPH BIGGS
Corporal
275269
"V" 17th Heavy Trench Mortar Battery
Royal Garrison Artillery
died on
Thursday 21st March 1918
aged 38
Additional information in the
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Register
JOSEPH BIGGS
Husband of Florence Kate Biggs, of 27 Forest Hill, Great Bedwyn, Hungerford
JOSEPH BIGGS
is buried in
FAUBOURG D‘AMIENS CEMETERY, ARRAS
France
Faubourg d‘Amiens Cemetery is in the western part of Arras in the Boulevard General de Gaulle. There are over 2,500 war
casualties commemorated in the cemetery. Joseph Biggs is buried in grave VII B 13. John Gigg of Great Bedwyn and Charles
Harris of Little Bedwyn are commemorated on the Arras Memorial which surrounds the cemetery. The Arras Memorial has the
names of over 35,000 war casualties who have no known grave.
Joseph Biggs was born in Brighton in 1879. In 1911 he was
living in London and is occupation is recorded as General
Dealer. When he enlisted in August 1914 he stated that he
was a member of the Royal Garrison Artillery Territorial
Force and that he was a casual labourer. He went out with
the BEF in May 1915 and received a shell wound in his leg in
July 1915. He married Florence Kate Gregory of Forest
Cottages, Great Bedwyn in August 1917. Joseph Biggs was
killed in March 1918 and his widow Florence was awarded a
pension of 15/- a week.
Letter from Joseph’s widow requesting
more information regarding his death
ALBERT BROADWAY
Private
35869
1st/4th Battalion (T.F.), Wiltshire Regiment
died on
Saturday 21st December 1918
aged 37
Additional information in the
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Register
ALBERT BROADWAY
Son of Mr and Mrs W Broadway; husband of Mrs T M Broadway of Newtown Shalbourn Hungerford, Berks.
ALBERT BROADWAY
is buried in
KANTARA WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY
Egypt
The Kantara War Memorial Cemetery is at Kantara East (El Qanata) on the eastern side of the Suez Canal, 165 kilometres northeast of Cairo and 50 kilometres south of Port Said. The village is on the old caravan route between Egypt and Syria. In the early
days of the 1914 -1918 War it was an important fortified point in the defence of Suez against the Turkish attacks on Egypt.
Kantara was a hospital base until 1920 and the cemetery was begun in February 1916. There are over 1500 1914 - 1918 war
casualties commemorated in this cemetery. Albert Broadway is buried in Grave E 376.
Albert Edward Broadway was born in Durley in
1881, the son of William and Hannah Broadway.
William Broadway was a gamekeeper and the
family were living on Bedwyn Brail in 1891. Albert
also became a gamekeeper. He married Laura
Wyld in 1907 and was living with his parents- inlaw at Newtown at the time of the 1911 census.
There is some doubt as to which Regiment he
joined. He is recorded as enlisting into the Royal
Berkshire Regiment (16862), but his medal record
card puts him down in the Royal Warwickshire
Regiment (14212) He served in Egypt from 1915
with the Wiltshire Regiment, serving for a time as
a stretcher bearer. He died of pneumonia in
Kantara in December 1918.
GERALD GEORGE BULL
Private
12262
A Company
7th Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment
died on
Tuesday 24th April 1917
aged 31
GERALD BULL
is commemorated on the
DOIRAN MEMORIAL
Greece
The Doiran Memorial stands near the south-east shore of Lake Doiran which is situated in the north of Greece close to the
Yugoslav border. The Memorial stands on a hill and can be seen as a landmark from some distance. It is the memorial to the
2,160 British dead in Macedonia whose graves are not known. The Memorial is an obelisk 12 metres high guarded by two
recumbent stone lions. It stands on a platform, the sides of which are marked by shorter piers, and the names of the dead are
inscribed on marble panels sunk into these piers. The Memorial is roughly in the centre of the line occupied for two years by the
Allied troops in Macedonia. George Bull‘s name is inscribed on the pier with the other men of the Wiltshire Regiment whose
graves are not known.
Gerald George Bull was born in Fyfield in 1885, one of the
six children of Edgar and Emma Bull. His mother Emma died
in 1887. His father Edgar, who was a gamekeeper,
remarried and the enlarged family were living in Overton in
1901. Gerald Bull was living in Great Bedwyn when he
enlisted in the 7th (Service) Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment
which was formed in Devizes in September 1914. They were
first billeted in Marlborough and then embarked for France.
They landed in France in July 1915. The Regiment moved
to Salonika in November 1915. Gerald Bull died in Salonika
and is commemorated on the Doiran Memorial.
Gerald George Bull
FREDERICK CHARLES BUSHNELL
Private
9274
5th Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment
died on
Friday 14th May 1915
aged 18
Additional information
in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Register
FREDERICK CHARLES BUSHNELL
Son of Charles and Alice Bushnell of Shalbourn Barracks, Hungerford,Berks.
FREDERICK BUSHNELL
is buried in
ALDERSHOT MILITARY CEMETERY
Surrey
Aldershot Military Cemetery stands on a hill overlooking the railway a mile and a half from the station. It
was in use before the 1914 -1918 War and is still in use today. The earliest 1914 -1918 War Grave is dated
5th August 1914 and the latest 11th August 1921. There are 714 First World War Graves and the Cross of
Sacrifice stands on the edge of a steep slope on the south-east side of the large cemetery overlooking Plot
AF which is where Frederick Bushnell is buried. The Cemetery is planted with evergreen trees, and
Frederick Bushnell lies under the shadow of one of these trees in Grave AF 1875.
Frederick Charles Bushnell was born in Great Bedwyn in March
1897, the son of Charles and Alice Bushnell. He was baptised in
St Mary’s in May 1897. In 1911 the family were living at 84
Jubilee Street and Charles Bushnell was a Garden Labourer.
Frederick is listed in the census as being aged 14 and a Carter
Boy on Farm. He enlisted in Devizes into the 5th Battalion
Wiltshire Regiment. He died in May 1915 and is buried in
Aldershot Military Cemetery.
WALTER THOMAS BUSHNELL
Lance Serjeant
17808
1st Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment
died on
Sunday 11th August 1918
aged 31
Additional information
in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Register
WALTER THOMAS BUSHNELL
Son of Edward and Lydia Bushnell of Hungerford Berkshire
WALTER BUSHNELL
is buried in
BOUCHOIR NEW BRITISH CEMETERY
France
Bouchoir New British Cemetery is near the village of Bouchoir, between Amiens and Roye. Bouchoir was
captured by the Germans on 27th March 1918 and was recaptured on 9th August 1918. The cemetery
was made after the Armistice, by the concentration of several small British cemeteries and other graves
from the battle fields around Bouchoir. There are over 750 war casualties commemorated here; over 200
of whom are unidentified. Walter Bushnell‘s grave is in Plot III Row D Grave 86.
Walter Thomas Bushnell was born in
Hungerford in 1887 the son of Edward and
Lydia Bushnell. Edward was a Coffee House
Keeper in the High Street, Hungerford in 1891.
By 1911 Edward was widowed and was a
County Court Bailiff. Walter was a Skating Rink
Instructor living at home in Hungerford on the
1911 census. He enlisted in Hungerford into
the Dorsetshire Regiment. He was killed in
action in August 1918 and is buried in Bouchoir
New British Cemetery.
FRED COPE
Lance Corporal
1327
3rd Company
Australian Machine Gun Corps
died on
Friday 21st September 1917
aged 29
Additional information
in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Register
FRED COPE
Son of Ambrose and Susan Cope, of Folly Farm,
Shalbourne, Hungerford, Berks, England. Native of Great Bedwin, Berks, England.
FRED COPE
is commemorated on the
MENIN GATE MEMORIAL
Belgium
The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial spans one of the two main gateways into the town. It was through the Menin Gate, a
roadway flanked by two stone lions, that hundreds of thousands of Commonwealth soldiers passed on their way to the
battlefields of the Salient. The Memorial bears the names of the men who were lost without trace during the defence of the
Ypres Salient. The panels inside the 135 foot long arch, the stairways and upper terraces bear the names of 54,000 war
casualties. Fred Cope is commemorated on Panel 31. Every evening at 8.00pm the traffic along the busy thoroughfare is
stopped and the Last Post is played by Belgian buglers under the Menin Gate.
Fred Cope was born in Great Bedwyn in 1888. His family
were living at 50 High Street, Great Bedwyn and his
father Ambrose was a Woodman. By 1901 Ambrose was
a Farmer at Folly Farm. Fred was apprenticed to Hoskins
Builders in Newbury. He was a Territorial with the 4th
Royal Berks and he obtained his discharge to emigrate to
Western Australia. On his attestation papers he is
described as a Railway Car Builder. He enlisted in
October 1914 and joined the Australian Machine Gun
Corps. He went with them to Gallipoli where he was
wounded, sent to hospital in Egypt and then returned to
Gallipoli. He was wounded again, and then on recovery
proceeded to France. He was wounded once more, but
returned to the Front and was killed in action in Belgium
in September 1917 during the Third Battle of Ypres. He is
commemorated on the Menin Gate.
FRANCIS HENRY EDWARDS
Private
12065
6th Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment
died on
Tuesday 2nd November 1915
aged 17
FRANK EDWARDS
is commemorated on
LOOS MEMORIAL
France
The Loos Memorial forms the sides and back of Dud Corner Cemetery where over 1,700 war casualties are
buried, the great majority of whom fell in the Battle of Loos. On either side of the cemetery are walls 15
feet high, to which are fixed tablets on which are carved the names of the 20,500 casualties
commemorated. At the back are four small circular courts, open to the sky, in which the lines of tablets
are continued and between the courts are three semi-circular apses two of which carry tablets and on the
central apse is the Cross of Sacrifice
Frank Edwards is commemorated on Panel 102 with Leonard Hart and George Stagg of Great Bedwyn, who
both died on September 25th 1915.
The Loos Memorial is at Loos-en-Gohelle a village about 5 kilometres north-west of Lens.
Francis Henry Edwards was born in Great
Bedwyn in 1897, the son of Henry and
Mary Edwards. The family lived first with
Mary’s parents, James and Ann
Bartholomew, on Bedwyn Brail, but by
1911 had moved to 178 Brook Street,
Great Bedwyn. Both Henry and Frank who
was aged 13 were recorded as Farm
Labourers on the census. Frank joined up
in Devizes on the same day as Leonard
Hart and George Stagg.
They have
adjacent regimental numbers. They all
enlisted in the 6th Battalion, Wiltshire
Regiment and went to France in July 1915.
Frank Edwards was killed at the Battle of
Loos and is commemorated on the Loos
Memorial.
ALBERT EDWARD FRENCH
Lance Corporal
9769
2nd Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment
died on
Tuesday 27th April 1915
aged 23
ALBERT EDWARD FRENCH
is commemorated on the
PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL
Belgium
The Ploegsteert Memorial in Berks Cemetery Extension bears the names of 11,447 British missing who died
near the Franco-Belgian border, about a mile away. It is a covered circular colonnade and its entrance is
guarded by two lions, one snarling and the other benign. The names of the war casualties are carved on
panels set into the walls of the colonnade. Albert French is commemorated on Panel 7 & 8. The
Ploegsteert Memorial is 12 kilometres south of Ieper (Ypres)
Albert Edward French was born in Great
Bedwyn in 1892 and was the son of
William and Elizabeth French. William
French was a farmer. In 1911 Albert was
boarding in Upper Colthrop, Thatcham
where he was an Under Carter on a farm.
Albert enlisted in Reading and joined the
Royal Berkshire Regiment. He went with
the 6th Battalion to France in November
1914 and he was killed in action in April
1915. Albert French is commemorated
on the Ploegsteert Memorial.
JOHN LEWIS GIGG
Lance Corporal
9541
1st Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment
died on
Saturday 28th April 1917
aged 19
Additional information in the
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Register
JOHN LEWIS GIGG
Son of Charles and Sarah Gigg of 67 Brook Street, Great Bedwyn, Wilts.
JOHN GIGG
is commemorated on the
ARRAS MEMORIAL
France
The Arras Memorial is in the Faubourg d‘Amiens Cemetery in Arras. The Memorial commemorates 35,928 war casualties
of the British, New Zealand, and South African Forces of the Third Army who died on the Arras front between Spring 1916
to August 7th 1918 and have no known grave. The design by Sir Edward Lutyens is built up on Doric columns and the
names of the casualties are carved on stone panels on the cloister walls. John Gigg is commemorated on Bay 7. Charles
Harris of Little Bedwyn is commemorated in the same Bay. Joseph Biggs of Great Bedwyn is buried in the Faubourg
d‘Amiens Cemetery.
Lewis John Gigg, the son of Charles and Sarah Gigg was born in
Great Bedwyn on 31st December 1897. At 13 he was an errand boy
living with his family at 67 Brook Street. He enlisted in Reading in
September 1913, stating his age to be 17 years 2 months. He
joined the Royal Berkshire Regiment and went with the British
Expeditionary Force to France in September 1914. John Gigg was
killed in trench warfare around Arras in 1917.
JOHN GOODMAN
Private
325912
64th Motor Air Line Section
Royal Engineers
died on
Wednesday 3rd June 1918
aged 19
JOHN GOODMAN
is buried in
AUBIGNY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
France
Aubigny Communal Cemetery extension lies next to the village cemetery in Aubigny-en-Artois. There
are over 3,000 war casualties commemorated on this site. This was a French area before 1916 and
there is a plot of 327 French soldiers, but the majority of burials are from 1916 until the Armistice;
there were Casualty Clearing Stations nearby. John Goodman is buried in IV H 25. Cyril Wasey of St
Katharine‘s is also buried in this cemetery.
The name of J Goodman, Lance Corporal, Royal Engineers is
recorded on the First World War memorial in St Mary’s Churchyard.
There were no Royal Engineers with the rank of Lance Corporal who
died in the First World War. There is a John Goodman who was a
Pioneer with the 64th Motor Air Line Section, Royal Engineers, born
in Bermondsey, who enlisted in Paddington. Research has not
revealed any definite connection with Great Bedwyn, though there
were Goodmans living in the High Street in 1891 with London
connections. John Goodman died of wounds in June 1918.
LEONARD HART
Private
12063
6th Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment
died on
Saturday 25th September 1915
aged 18
LEONARD HART
is commemorated on the
LOOS MEMORIAL
France
Additional information in the
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Register
LEONARD HART
Son of Emily and George Hart of 81 Jubilee Street, Great Bedwyn, Wilts.
The Loos Memorial forms the sides and back of Dud Corner Cemetery where over 1,700 war casualties are buried, the
great majority of whom fell in the Battle of Loos. On either side of the cemetery are walls 15 feet high, to which are fixed
tablets on which are carved the names of the 20,500 casualties commemorated. At the back are four small circular
courts, open to the sky, in which the lines of tablets are continued and between the courts are three semi-circular apses
two of which carry tablets and on the central apse is the Cross of Sacrifice. Leonard Hart is commemorated on Panel 102
with George Stagg of Great Bedwyn, who died on the same day and Frank Edwards who died on 2nd November 1915.
Leonard Hart was born in Great Bedwyn in
1897, the son of George and Emily Hart.
George Hart was a Blacksmith and the
family lived in Jubilee Street. Leonard Hart
joined up in Devizes on the same day as
Frank Edwards and George Stagg. They
have adjacent regimental numbers. They
all enlisted in the 6th Battalion, Wiltshire
Regiment and went to France in July 1915.
Leonard Hart was killed at the Battle of
Loos and is commemorated on the Loos
Memorial.
ALFRED CHARLES HATTER
Private
59320
Northumberland Fusiliers
died on
Friday 2nd August 1918
aged 24
Additional information in the
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Register
ALFRED CHARLES HATTER
Depot, Son of George and Alice Hatter, of Great Bedwyn;
husband of Emily Hatter, of Southcott Road, Pewsey, Marlborough
ALFRED HATTER
is buried in
ST MARY‘S CHURCHYARD, GREAT BEDWYN
Alfred Charles Hatter was born in Great Bedwyn
on 18th June 1894. He was the son of George and
Alice Hatter. George Hatter was a Carpenter and
the family lived in the High Street. Alfred was a
journeyman Carpenter/Joiner at the time of the
1911 census, boarding in Marlborough. He
married Emily Deadman in 1914. Alfred Hatter
enlisted in Pewsey in December 1915 and joined
the Army Ordnance Corps. He was transferred to
the Northumberland Fusiliers. He was discharged
due to sickness and put on the Silver Badge List.
He died in August 1918 and is buried in St Mary’s
churchyard. His brother Herbert died in 1916.
HERBERT GEORGE HATTER
Private
5560
14th Battalion, London Regiment
(London Scottish)
died on
Wednesday 21st June 1916
aged 19
Additional information in the
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Register
HERBERT GEORGE HATTER
Son of George and Alice Hatter, of 47, High Street, Great Bedwyn;
HERBERT HATTER
is buried in
ST MARY‘S CHURCHYARD, GREAT BEDWYN
Herbert Charles Hatter was born in Great Bedwyn on 24th March 1897. He
was the son of George and Alice Hatter. George Hatter was a Carpenter and
the family lived in the High Street. Herbert was living with his mother and
seven of his siblings in the High Street at the time of the 1911 census. Herbert
Hatter enlisted in London in November 1915 and joined the 14th Battalion
London Regiment (London Scottish) He was discharged with a pension in
February 1916. He died in June 1916 and is buried in St Mary’s churchyard.
His elder brother Alfred died in 1918.
WILLIAM JOHN RICHARD HOARE
Private
9808
A Company
1st Battalion, Berkshire Regiment
died on
Wednesday 26th August 1914
aged 17
WILLIAM JOHN RICHARD HOARE
is buried in
MAROILLES COMMUNAL CEMETERY
France
Maroilles was the scene of fighting on 25th August 1914, during the Retreat from Mons. Maroilles was lost on 25th
August 1914 and it was captured by the 25th Division on the 5th November 1918. There are 20 1914 - 18 war casualties
commemorated on this site. Maroilles is west of Landrecies, Nord.
William John Richard Hoare was the eldest
son of John and Kate Hoare and he was born
in Great Bedwyn in 1896. His father John
Hoare was a postman in Great Bedwyn and
the family lived in the High Street. William
Hoare joined the 1st Battalion Royal
Berkshire Regiment and went to France with
the British Expeditionary Force in August
1914 landing in Rouen on 13th August. He
was killed in action during the withdrawal
which followed the battle of Mons. He is
buried in Maroilles Communal Cemetery
with 17 others of his Regiment.
ALLAN HUNT
Private
3822
4th Battalion
Royal Fusiliers
died on
Monday 10th January 1916
aged 25
Allan Hunt
is buried in
DICKEBUSCH NEW MILITARY CEMETERY
Belgium
Dikkebus (Dickebusch) is three miles south-west of Ieper (Ypres) and was Dickebusch New Military Cemetery was started
in February 1915 and was used until 1917 by units and Field Ambulances in the neighbourhood. There are over 600 war
casualties commemorated on this site.
Allan Hunt is buried in grave F 10.
Allan Hunt, one of the ten children of
Charles and Annie Hunt was born in Great
Bedwyn on 14th September 1891. The
family lived in Brook Street and Charles was
a Bricklayer. By 1911 Allan was a Farm
Labourer living with his family in Great
Bedwyn. Allan enlisted in Uxbridge and
joined the 4th Battalion of the Royal
Fusiliers. He was killed in action in Belgium
in January 1916. His brother Frank died in
April 1916.
FRANK HUNT
Private
11093
5th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment
died on
Wednesday, 5th April 1916
aged 19
FRANK HUNT
is commemorated on the
BASRA MEMORIAL
IRAQ
The Basra Memorial was originally sited within Basra War Cemetery, but in 1997 it was moved by presidential
decree. The move carried out by the authorities in Iraq, involved a considerable amount of manpower,
transport costs and sheer engineering on their part and the Memorial has now been re-erected in its entirety.
The Basra Memorial is now located 32 kilometres along the road to Nasiriyah in the middle of what was a
major battleground during the Gulf War. The Memorial consists of a roofed colonnade of white Indian stone,
80 metres long, with an obelisk 16 metres high as the central feature. The names are engraved on slate
panels fixed to the walls behind the columns. 40,705 British, Indian and West African war casualties who died
in the operations in Mesopotamia are commemorated on the Memorial. Frank Hunt‘s name commemorated
on Panel 30 and 64. Henry Mills of Great Bedwyn is also commemorated on the Basra Memorial.
Frank Hunt, one of the ten children of Charles
and Annie Hunt was born in Great Bedwyn on
6th May 1896. The family lived in Brook Street
and Charles was a Bricklayer. By 1911 Frank
was a Farm Labourer living with his family in
Great Bedwyn. Frank enlisted in Devizes and
joined the 5th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment and
the Regiment was transferred in June 1915
from England to join the Mediterranean
Expeditionary Force.
After the Battle of
Gallipoli the Wiltshire Regiment was withdrawn
to Egypt in January 1916 before being
dispatched to Mesopotamia. Frank Hunt was
killed in action in April 1916. His brother Allan
died in January 1916.
ERNEST CHARLES LOVELOCK
Gunner
109802
1st (Welsh) Heavy Battery
Royal Garrison Artillery
died on
Sunday 13th October 1918
aged 21
ERNEST CHARLES LOVELOCK
is buried in
RAMILLIES BRITISH CEMETERY
France
Ramillies British Cemetery is in Ramillies a village 3 kilometres north-east of Cambrai. Ramillies was captured by the
Canadian Corps on the night of 8th - 9th October 1918. There are nearly 200 war casualties commemorated in this
cemetery. The cemetery is situated in the middle of the village overlooking farm land. Edward Lovelock is buried in
grave D 5.
Ernest Charles Lovelock was born in
Great Bedwyn on 8th July 1897. He was
the son of James and Lavinia Cope
(Lavinia was also referred to as Lilian)
and the family lived at The Jockey Brail.
Ernest Charles Lovelock was known in
the family as Charles. On enlistment in
Marlborough February 1914 Charles
describes his occupation as horseman.
He joined the Machine Gun Corps. He
was died from wounds received in action
at High Field Ambulance Station near
Ramillies.
FREDERICK ALBERT LOVELOCK
Acting Bombardier
88714
A Battery 46th Brigade
Royal Field Artillery
died on
Sunday 8th August 1915
aged 30
Additional information in the
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Register
FREDERICK ALBERT LOVELOCK
Son of Charles and Sarah Lovelock of Great Bedwyn, Wilts;
husband of Charlotte A Lovelock, of Frounds Lane Aldermaston, Reading, Berks.
FREDERICK LOVELOCK
is buried in
DUHALLOW A.D.S. CEMETERY
Belgium
Duhallow Advanced Dressing Station was a medical post 1.6 kilometres from the town of Ypres. The cemetery covers an
area of 5,064 square metres and there are 1,595 war casualties commemorated in this site. It is located amongst houses
on the outskirts of Ieper (Ypres).
Frederick Lovelock is buried in grave VII E 9.
Frederick Albert Lovelock was one of the
seven children of Charles and Sarah
Lovelock and he was born in 1886.
Charles was an agricultural worker.
Fredrick was known as Albert and he was
a Railway Porter by 1911 when he was
living in Padworth, Berkshire with his
wife Charlotte and baby daughter Nellie.
Albert enlisted in Marlborough and
joined the Royal Field Artillery. He died
of wounds at the Dulhallow Advanced
Dressing Station in August 1915.
HENRY MILLS
Private
18333
D Company
5th Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment
died on
Wednesday 19th April 1916
aged 39
Additional information in the
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Register
HENRY MILLS
Son of the late William and Elizabeth Mills;
husband of Emily Hannah Mills, of 5, Council Houses, Chisbury, Little Bedwyn Hungerford, Berks.
HENRY MILLS
is commemorated on the
BASRA MEMORIAL
Iraq
The Basra Memorial was originally sited within Basra War Cemetery, but in 1997 it was moved by presidential decree.
The move carried out by the authorities in Iraq, involved a considerable amount of manpower, transport costs and sheer
engineering on their part and the Memorial has now been re-erected in its entirety. The Basra Memorial is now located
32 kilometres along the road to Nasiriyah in the middle of what was a major battleground during the Gulf War. 40,705
British, Indian and West African war casualties who died in the operations in Mesopotamia are commemorated on the
Memorial. Frank Hunt of Great Bedwyn is also commemorated on the Basra Memorial.
Henry Mills was born in Great Bedwyn on 10th January
in 1877. His parents were William and Elizabeth Mills.
William was an agricultural labourer. Henry also was a
farm labourer; he married Emily Dover in Great
Bedwyn in 1902. By the time of the 1911 census they
had four children and were living in Wanborough.
Henry enlisted in Devizes and joined the 5th Battalion
Wiltshire Regiment and the Regiment was transferred
in June 1915 from England to join the Mediterranean
Expeditionary Force. After the Battle of Gallipoli the
Wiltshire Regiment was withdrawn to Egypt in January
1916 before being dispatched to Mesopotamia. Henry
Mills was killed in action in April 1916.
FREDERICK WILLIAM ROGERS
Private
200789
1st/4th Battalion
King‘s Shropshire Light Infantry
died on
Sunday 20th October 1918
aged 37
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FREDERICK WILLIAM ROGERS
Son of Fredk. C and Emma Rogers, of 10, Cortayne Road, Fulham, London
FREDERICK ROGERS
is buried in
TERLINCTHUN BRITISH CEMETERY
France
Terlincthun British Cemetery is situated on the outskirts of Boulogne. The first British rest camps were established near
Terlincthun in August 1914 and during the whole of the war both Boulogne and Wimereux contained a number of British
hospitals. The cemetery was established in June 1918 was used until July 1920, mainly for the burial of men who died in
the hospitals. There are over 4,500 1914 - 1918 war casualties commemorated on this site. Frederick Rogers is buried in
Plot VL Row A Grave 28.
Frederick William Rogers was born in
Godalming in 1881. His father Frederick
Charles was a draughtsman. Frederick
married Louisa Jane Smart in Great Bedwyn in
1904. At the time of the 1911 census
Frederick William was a Gasfitter living in
Willesden and he and Emma had four
children. Frederick enlisted in Paddington and
joined the 10th County of London Rifles. He
was transferred to the King’s Shropshire Light
Infantry. He died of wounds and is buried in
Terlincthun British Cemetery.
GEORGE JAMES SKIPPENCE
Sapper
496811
475th Field Company
Royal Engineers
died on
Saturday 28th July 1917
aged 24
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GEORGE JAMES SKIPPENCE
Son of James and Eliza Ann Skippence, of Frogmore Farm, Great Bedwyn, Wilts.
GEORGE SKIPPENCE
is buried in
ABBEVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY
France
Abbeville Communal Cemetery stand on the outskirts of Abbeville overlooking the town. Abbeville was the headquarters
of the British Lines of Communication during the 1914 - 1918 War and there were three hospitals stationed here from
1915 to 1919. The Extension Cemetery was established in July 1916 and over 2,000. 1914 - 1918 war casualties are
commemorated on this site. George Skippence is buried in grave III B 21.
George James Skippence was born in
Great Bedwyn in 1893. He was one of
the four children of James and Eliza
Skippence who farmed at Frogmore. In
1911 George is recorded as working on
his father’s farm. He enlisted in
Marlborough and joined the Royal
Engineers. He died in the South African
General Hospital, Abbeville in July 1917
and he is buried in Abbeville Communal
Cemetery.
GEORGE JOHN STAGG
Private
12064
6th Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment
died on
Saturday 25th September 1915
aged 28
GEORGE JOHN STAGG
is commemorated on the
LOOS MEMORIAL
France
The Loos Memorial forms the sides and back of Dud Corner Cemetery where over 1,700 war casualties are buried, the
great majority of whom fell in the Battle of Loos On either side of the cemetery are walls 15 feet high, to which are fix
tablets on which are carved the names of the 20,500 casualties commemorated. At the back are four small circular
courts, open to the sky, in which the lines of tablets are continued and between the courts are three semi-circular apses
two of which carry tablets and on the central apse is the Cross of Sacrifice
George Stagg is commemorated on Panel 102 with Leonard Hart also of Great Bedwyn, who died on the same day. Frank
Edwards of Great Bedwyn is also commemorated on Panel 102; he died on 2nd November 1915.
George John Stagg was born in Great
Bedwyn 0n 8th August 1887, the son of
George and Elizabeth Stagg. George was a
Plate Layer on the railway and Elizabeth
was the Crossing Gate Keeper. They lived
in the Railway Cottage. In 1911 the family
was living at The Jockey, and George was a
General Labourer. George Stagg joined up
in Devizes on the same day as Frank
Edwards and Leonard Hart. They have
adjacent regimental numbers. They all
enlisted in the 6th Battalion, Wiltshire
Regiment and went to France in July 1915.
George Stagg was killed at the Battle of
Loos and is commemorated on the Loos
Memorial.
GEORGE WEBSTER
Private
PO/2216(S)
Royal Marine Light Infantry
died on
Friday 26th October 1917
aged 19
GEORGE WEBSTER
is commemorated on the
TYNE COT MEMORIAL
Belgium
The Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing forms the seemingly unending rear wall of the Tyne Cot
Cemetery. Tyne Cot, the largest British War Cemetery in the world, contains 11,871 graves. The
Tyne Cot Memorial is fourteen feet high and five hundred feet long; the 34,927 names inscribed on
panels on the curved walls and domed pavilions are those missing on the Salient from August 16th
1917.
George Webster is commemorated on Panel 1.
Tyne Cot Cemetery is on the forward slope of the Passchendale Ridge, nine kilometres from Ypres.
George Webster was born on 8th June 1898 the son of Joseph
and Emily Webster. Joseph was the GWR Gateman at Crofton in
1911. George enlisted in the Marine Light Infantry and joined
1st Royal Marines Battalion Royal Naval Division. He was killed
during the Third Battle of Ypres and is commemorated on the
Tyne Cot Memorial. His step-brother George died in 1919 and is
buried in St Mary’s churchyard.
THOMAS WEBSTER
Private
33791
Wiltshire Regiment
died on
Wednesday 11th June 1919
aged 50
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THOMAS WEBSTER
Depot, Son of Joseph Webster of 183 Brook Street, Great Bedwyn, and the late Martha Webster.
Born in Warwickshire
THOMAS WEBSTER
is buried in
ST MARY‘S CHURCHYARD, GREAT BEDWYN
George Webster was born in 1869 the
son of Joseph and Martha Webster.
Joseph was the GWR Gateman at Crofton
in 1911. George was living with his
father and stepmother at Crofton in
1911 and he was a Domestic Chauffeur.
He enlisted in the Devonshire Regiment
and served in France from 1915. He was
transferred to the Wilshire Regiment, but
was discharged as unfit for more military
service in September 1917 at the age of
48. He died in June 1919 and is buried in
St Mary’s churchyard. His step-brother
George was killed in October 1917.
LEONARD MONTAGUE WILLIAMS
Lance Corporal
66831
140th Field Ambulance,
Royal Army Medical Corps
died on
Monday 25th March 1918
aged 26
is buried in
DOULLENS COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION No 1
France
The Doullens Communal Cemetery and Cemetery Extensions lie on the eastern side of Doullens.
Doullens was Marshall Foch‘s Headquarters early in the 1914 - 1918 War and the scene of the
Conference of Unified Command in March 1918. The railhead here was important, and Doullens had
various hospitals and Casualty Clearing Stations. There are 1,800 war casualties commemorated in
this cemetery. Leonard Williams is buried in grave V B 64.
Leonard Montague Williams was born on 9th April 1892, the
son of Charles and Mary Williams who lived in York Road
Great Bedwyn. Charles was a Domestic Gardener. Leonard
was a Grocer’s Assistant living in Newbury in 1911. He
married Lucy Ellen Napper in 1915. He enlisted in Salisbury in
October 1915 and joined the Royal Army Medical Corps. He
served in France and Italy. Leonard Williams died at the
Canadian Stationary Hospital Doullens from wounds received
in action in March 1918.
1939 - 1945
REGINALD FRANCIS BURGESS
Petty Officer
P/J 113499
H.M. Submarine P.514. Royal Navy
died on
Sunday 21st June 1942
aged 33
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Son of Thomas and Annie Burgess;
husband of Margaret May Burgess of Troon, Ayrshire
REGINALD FRANCIS BURGESS
is commemorated on the
PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
After the First World War, an appropriate way had to be found of commemorating those members of the Royal
Navy who had no known grave, the majority of deaths having occurred at sea where no permanent memorial could
be provided. An Admiralty committee recommended that the three manning ports in Great Britain - Chatham,
Plymouth and Portsmouth - should each have an identical memorial of unmistakable naval form, an obelisk, which
would serve as a leading mark for shipping.
After the Second World War it was decided that the naval memorials should be extended to provide space for
commemorating the naval dead without graves of that war Portsmouth Naval Memorial commemorates around
10,000 sailors of the First World War and almost 15,000 of the Second World War.
Reginald Burgess is commemorated on Panel 62, Column 2.
FRANK JOHN CAMBRIDGE
Baker
M.V. Highland Monarch (Belfast) Merchant Navy
died on
Sunday 12th December 1943
aged 47
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Son of Robert John and Minnie Cambridge
husband of Ethel May Cambridge of Great Bedwyn
FRANK JOHN CAMBRIDGE
is buried in
ST MARY‘S CHURCHYARD, GREAT BEDWYN
JAMES ARTHUR COLLIER
Warrant Officer Class II
5568754
5th Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment
died on
Thursday 8th March 1945
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Son of James and Marion Collier;
husband of Cordelia Collier, of Farnborough, Hampshire
JAMES ARTHUR COLLIER
is buried in
REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY
Germany
Reichswald Forest War Cemetery is in North Rhine Westphalia, 5 kilometres from Cleves (Kleve) on
the German-Dutch near Nijmegen. After the end of war in Europe in May 1945, thousands of
soldiers‘ and airmen’s bodies were brought in from burial places in western Germany. This is the
largest Commonwealth war cemetery of the 1939-1945 War. There are 7,654 war casualties
commemorated in this cemetery.
James Collier is buried in Plot 47 Row C Grave 7.
WILLIAM THOMAS GEORGE COPE
Petty Officer Stoker
P/KX 76720
H.M.S. Glowworm, Royal Navy
died on
Monday 8th April 1940
WILLIAM THOMAS GEORGE COPE
is commemorated on the
PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
After the First World War, an appropriate way had to be found of commemorating those members of the Royal
Navy who had no known grave, the majority of deaths having occurred at sea where no permanent memorial could
be provided. An Admiralty committee recommended that the three manning ports in Great Britain - Chatham,
Plymouth and Portsmouth - should each have an identical memorial of unmistakable naval form, an obelisk, which
would serve as a leading mark for shipping.
After the Second World War it was decided that the naval memorials should be extended to provide space for
commemorating the naval dead without graves of that war Portsmouth Naval Memorial commemorates around
10,000 sailors of the First World War and almost 15,000 of the Second World War.
William Cope is commemorated on Panel 41, Column 2.
DONALD McCLEOD CRAIK
Flying Officer
69492
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
died on
Tuesday 24th March 1942
aged 28
DONALD McLEOD CRAIK
is buried in
ST MARY‘S CHURCHYARD,GREAT BEDWYN
RONALD FRUEN
Corporal
5343619
2nd Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment
died on
Monday 28th January 1945
aged 30
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RONALD FRUEN
Son of Arthur John and Elizabeth Fruen, of Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire
RONALD FRUEN
is buried in
TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY
Mynamar (Burma)
Taukkyan War Cemetery is outside Yangon (formerly Rangoon). It is the largest of the three war cemeteries in
Burma and it commemorates 7,478 war casualties. Taukkyan cemetery contains casualties from four
battlefield cemeteries in areas difficult to maintain and the graves from each battlefield Akyab, Mandalay,
Meiktila and Sahmaw are grouped together. The cemetery contains many individual graves from jungle and
roadside burials.
Ronald Fruen is buried in Plot 26 Row C Grave 18.
WILLIAM GRACE
Sapper
5568629
Docks Operating Company,Royal Engineers
died on
Wednesday 7th June 1944
aged 32
WILLIAM GRACE
is buried in
HOULGATE (BEUZEVAL) COMMUNAL CEMETERY
France
Houlgate is a small town on the Normandy coast. Houlgate (Beuzeval) Communal Cemetery is two
miles east of Houlgate at Beuzeval on the Normandy Coast. There are number of war casualties
commemorated in this cemetery.
William Grace is buried in Plot 10 Grave 12
WILLIAM JAMES HOLT
Able Seaman
P/J 102622
H.M.S. Hyperion Royal Navy
died on
Sunday 10th September 1939
aged 35
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Son of Fredrick and Alice Holt;
husband of Lilian May Holt of Copnor, Portsmouth
WILLIAM JAMES HOLT
is commemorated on the
PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
After the First World War, an appropriate way had to be found of commemorating those members of the Royal
Navy who had no known grave, the majority of deaths having occurred at sea where no permanent memorial could
be provided. An Admiralty committee recommended that the three manning ports in Great Britain - Chatham,
Plymouth and Portsmouth - should each have an identical memorial of unmistakable naval form, an obelisk, which
would serve as a leading mark for shipping.
After the Second World War it was decided that the naval memorials should be extended to provide space for
commemorating the naval dead without graves of that war Portsmouth Naval Memorial commemorates around
10,000 sailors of the First World War and almost 15,000 of the Second World War.
James Holt is commemorated on Panel 33, Column 3.
PERCIVAL ALFRED DOWDING LAWRENCE
Sergeant
1850459
Air Gunner, 626 Squadron,
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
died on
Friday 23rd June 1944
aged 20
PERCIVAL ALFRED DOWDING LAWRENCE
is buried in
BELLOY CHURCHYARD
France
Air crew were often buried in the cemetery of the village where their aircraft came down. Alfred Lawrence is
buried with the rest of his crew in Belloy Churchyard, Oise.
DESMOND ERNEST CROSBIE TRENCH
Flight Lieutenant
37456
Royal Air Force
died on
Wednesday 26th February 1941
aged 30
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Son of Ernest Crosbie Trench and Netta C Trench;
husband of Kate Trench, of Chelsea, London
DESMOND ERNEST CROSBIE TRENCH
is buried in
ST KATHARINE‘S CHURCHYARD, SAVERNAKE FOREST