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Tpr E. Victor Humphriss L/Cpl William Hunts Pte Cyril Hurleq Ernest Jenkins Herbert Jenkins Bglr Percy Leary Pte Matthew MacMillan S.S. William Mann Ernest Martin Claude McDonald John McDonald Gnr Charles A. Merry Pte Frank Moore Pte Frank E. Norton Capt. Arthur Godfrey Paynton Guy A. Perry Pte Alfred Pratt Pte Samuel H. Print Dvr Frank Print Pte David Reeves Sgt Harry Reeves Pte Reginald Reeves Ernest R. Reger Sgt Harry G. Russell L/Cpl Harry Sale

L/Cpl Fred Sandford Cpl Harry Sandford Percy Saville Bdms Edward Shear Pte Dudley Sheasby Pte William Sismore Pte Hubert Smith Bdr Fred Southey Harry Steel

Tpr Robert Taylor Pte Henry Thistleton Pte Norman Thistleton Bdr Arthur Toney Pte Euclid Wager Pte Herbert Walder

CQMS James Wallsgrove Pte William Wallsgrove Pte Alfred Wheeler Pte Leslie Wilson

Sgt Tom Wood Spr Charles Woodfield Spr William Woodfield Pte Tom Wooley

Pte George M. Wright Pte Fred Young

Warwickshire Yeomanry 12th Cavalry Reserve London Fusiliers Royal Horse Guards Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Warwickshire Yeomanry Royal Warwickshire Regiment Warks Royal Horse Artillery

Royal Navy Royal Engineers Royal Horse Artillery Royal Warwickshire Regiment Royal Warwickshire Regiment Royal Warwickshire Regiment University & Public Schools Corps Royal Warwickshire Regiment Royal Warwickshire Regiment Warks Royal Horse Artillery Royal Warwickshire Regiment Warks Royal Horse Artillery Royal Warwickshire Regiment Malay Rifle Volunteers 6th City of London Rifles 6th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment Royal Warwickshire Regiment Warwickshire Yeomanry HMS Ablemarle, Royal Navy Royal Warwickshire Regiment Dorsetshire Regiment Royal Warwickshire Regiment Royal Warwickshire Regiment Warks Royal Horse Artillery 3rd Battalion, City of London Regiment Warwickshire Yeomanry Royal Warwickshire Regiment Royal Warwickshire Regiment Royal Garrison Artillery Royal Field Artillery Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Royal Welsh Fusiliers Rifle Brigade Royal Warwickshire Regiment Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Royal Engineers Royal Engineers 52nd Field Ambulance, Army Medical Corps Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Royal Warwickshire Regiment

ST. MARY'S SCHOOL ROLL OF HONOUR

T H E GREAT WAR

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Pte Walter Akerman Pte Bertie Allsopp Sgt Frederick Astley Pte Richard Bayliss Pte Henry Eaton Pte Ishmael Eaton Gnr Patrick Fitzgerald Pte Thomas Goodwin Pte Wilfrid Harriott

12th Royal Lancers. 2nd/7th Battalion, Royal Warks Regt.

Royal Warwickshire Regiment.

Warwickshire Royal Horse Artillery.

L/Cpl Percy King 1st Battalion, Royal Warks Regt. Pte Alfred Manning 1st Battalion, Royal Warks Regt. Pte Stephen Manning 1st Battalion, Royal Warks Regt. Bdms William Masterman 2nd Battalion, Royal Warks Regt. Pte George Rhodes 1st Battalion, Royal Warks Regt. Pte Augustine Shute Army Medical Corps. Pte Philip Welch Bdms Thomas A.G. Welch 2nd Battalion, Glos. Regt. (Killed). Bdms William Welch 2nd Battalion, Glos. Regt.

WARWICK SCHOOL

T H E GREAT WAR

The Archdeacon of Coventry dedicated a gallery and vestry, forming an extension to the west end of the chapel as a memorial to the eighty-four old boys and masters who fell during the Great War on Wednesday 11 November 1925. On the stone front of the gallery are inscribed the names of the fallen, arranged in columns on either side of the inscription-"This extension of the chapel consisting of gallery and vestry, has been erected in memory of Old Warwickians who lost their lives in the service of their country during the Great War, 1914-1918".

The chief feature of the memorial is the stained-glass window at the west end, which was given by the Headmaster and Mrs. Pyne in memory of their son, Eric Wilfred Pyne. It is a five-light window with traceries. At the bottom is inscribed the School motto, "Altiora peto," with the coat of arms immediately above. The principle representations are Edward the Confessor, as the early founder and patron of the school, in the centre, Ethelfreda, Lady of the Mercians and the daughter of King Alfred, who founded Warwick Castle, and who was a still earlier founder of the School, on the right, with Henry Vlll, the chief patron, on the other side. Intertwining the whole is the English oak, giving way to the emblem of sacrifice at the top-a pelican feeding its young with the blood from its own breast. This emblematic conception, from the School and its motto, through its patrons to the symbol of sacrifice, has been beautifully executed in rich tones, blues and reds predominating.

1914

Baker, Thomas Edwin 1337 Lance Corporal, 2nd Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 22nd Brigade, 7th Division. Killed in action during the Battle of Gheluvelt on Thursday 29 October 1914. He was born and enlisted in Birmingham. He arrived in France on Sunday 4 October 1914. Buried in the Poelcapelle British Cemetery, Langemark-Poelkapelle, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. 1914 Star and Clasp, British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Crowther, Sidney Nelson 28164 Corporal, 2nd Signal Troop, Royal Engineers. Killed by enemy shellfire whilst taking a despatch at L'Epinette on Sunday 18 October 1914. Age 39. He was born on 29 December 1874. He entered Warwick School in 1887 and left in 1892. Upon leaving school he went into business in London, but then went into the medical profession. He entered Westminster Hospital in 1898. At the outbreak of war he enlisted as a motorcycle despatch rider, and he left for France on Saturday 12 September 1914, being attached to the 2nd Cavalry Brigade, Royal Engineers. He went out to South Africa with the Imperial Yeomanry Field Hospital, and was captured by De Witt at Roodcoal. He returned to England and took a medical degree in 1903, later becoming senior house physician at Westminster Hospital. In 1904 he was a member of the British Rugby Team, which toured Australia and New Zealand. He did not return to England after the tour and secured an appointment as surgeon to the Empire SS Company. During the Russo-Japanese war he volunteered his services as surgeon to the Japanese Army, but his services were declined. He was the first Old Warwickian to die in the War. Commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. 1914 Star and Clasp, British War Medal, Victory Medal.

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Denny, Barry Maynard Rynr 38188 Second Lieutenant, 1 st Battalion, The Kings (Liverpool Regiment). 6th Brigade, 2nd Division. Died of wounds on Monday 26 October 1914. Age 29. The third son of Reverend Edward and Alma May (nee Chesshyre) Denny, of Drumlone, Southborne, Bournemouth. He was born at Pontnewydd Parsonage on 2 January 1885. He was educated at King's College, Taunton and London University. He was assistant master and bursar at Warwick School between September 1909 and April 1910. He enlisted in Worksop. He arrived in France on Wednesday 12 August 1914. He had been wounded on Saturday 24 October 1914 and never recovered. He had been gazetted to the Special Reserve in April 1914. Buried in the Ypres Town Cemetery, leper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.

1914 Star and Clasp, British War Medal, Victory Medal.

1915

Cass, Leonard Francis 120522 Captain, 7th (Service) Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. 36th Brigade, 12th (Eastern) Division. Killed in action near Festubert on Monday 13 December 1915. The youngest son of Reverend W. A. and Mrs. Cass, of Burford, Oxfordshire. The brother of Reverend Gilbert Henning Cass, St. John's Rectory, Coventry. He was born on Thursday 18 July 1878. Upon leaving Warwick School he went to Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he was a member of the Officer Training Corps. He went on to hold posts at Denstone College and Eltham School. When war broke out he was housemaster at St. Edwards School, Oxford. He joined the Royal Sussex Regiment and was commissioned on Sunday 21 June

1914. He arrived in France in 1915. Buried in the Brown's Road Military Cemetery, Festubert, Pas de Calais, France. 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Dixon, Charles George 30217 Lieutenant, 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles. 25th Brigade, 8th Division. Killed in action during the Battle of Aubers on Sunday 9 May 1915. Age 19. The only son of Major Charles Joseph, Royal Irish Rifles, and Sarah Dixon, of Bawnaglough, Clondulane, Fermoy. He was born in Bawnaglough, Fermoy, Ireland, on Monday 9 November 1896. He entered Warwick School in 1910 and was a Colour Sergeant in the Officer Training Corps. He entered the Royal Military College on Wednesday 19 August 1914. He arrived in France on Saturday 13 March 1915. Commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium. 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Huggard, Hewitt 26896 Lieutenant, 6th (Service) Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment. Pioneer Battalion, 11th (Northern) Division. Killed in action during the landings at Suvla on Monday 9 August 1915. Age 26. The son of Reverend Richard and Frances Marion Huggard, John's Vicarage, Barnsley, B.A. (Oxon). He was educated at Bromsgrove School and Merton College, Oxford, where he graduated with a BA in 1911. He had been a member of the University Officer Training Corps. Before the war he was a teacher at Warwick School from 1913 until he enlisted in September 1914. He arrived in Gallipoli on Thursday 15 July 1915. Commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey.

1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Hunt, Rowland Francis 52459 Second Lieutenant, 3rd (Reserve) Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Killed in action leading his men on Sunday 25 April 1915- Age 26. The son of Reverend Oliver, Vicar of Budbrooke and acting Chaplain at Budbrooke Barracks and Mrs. Hunt. He was born in 1889, and he was educated at Warwick School from May 1901 until July 1906. Upon leaving school he emigrated to Canada where he joined the 72nd Seaforth Highlanders. He came to England with the first Canadian contingent, and in January

1915 he obtained a commission in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment. He arrived in France on Wednesday 10 February 1915. Commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, leper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. He is also commemorated on the Budbrooke War Memorial and the Budbrooke Roll of Honour. 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Kemp, Alfred Greatrex 2289 Second Lieutenant, 9th (Service) Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 39th Brigade, 13th (Western) Division. Killed in action during a Turkish attack on Koja Chemen Tepe during the Battle of Sari Bair on Tuesday 10 August 1915. Age 28. The son ofThomas and Mary Ann Kemp, 24 Coton End, Warwick. He was educated at Warwick School and he emigrated to Canada in 1911, but returned to enlist into the Middlesex Regiment in November 1914, whilst awaiting a commission. He was commissioned into the Warwickshire Regiment in December 1914. He sailed from Avonmouth on iht Royal Edward onThursd^y 24 June 1915, arriving at Alexandria on Monday 5 July 1915. He landed at "V" Beach, Gallipoli on Wednesday 14 July 1915. Commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey. He is also commemorated on the Warwick War Memorial. 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Ledbrook, Sydney William Deal/527(S) Sapper, No.2 Field Company, Royal Marine Engineers. Royal Naval Division. Died of wounds on Thursday 24 June 1915. Age 28. The second son of Joseph, a butcher, and Ellen Ledbrook, 9 Swan Street, Warwick. He was educated at Warwick School and Birmingham University, where he gained a Bsc. Before the war he worked as an engineer at the Bryncethin Mine, South Wales. He enlisted in November 1914, and took part in the first landings in the Dardenelles. He was struck by shell shrapnel and never recovered from his wounds. He had been recommended for a commission shortly before his death. Buried in the Skew Bridge Cemetery, Turkey. He is also commemorated on the Westgate School Roll of Honour and the Warwick War Memorial. 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.

McLeod, Alexander Sub-Lieutenant (A), Collingwood Battalion, Royal Navy Division, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Killed in action in the Dardenelles on Friday 4 June 1915. Age 26. The youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. McLeod, "Rosebank House", Maryhill, Glasgow. He was educated at Glasgow High School and Warwick School. He went to London in 1910 and was employed by Messrs. Napier & Co, Motor Car Manufacturers. He then moved to the Royal Aircraft Factory, Farnborough. When war broke out he tried to obtain a commission in the Royal Flying Corps, but due to the delay preferred to enlist into the Royal Naval Division. He arrived in the Dardenelles on Saturday 29 May 1915. Commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey. 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Nelson, Walter Second Lieutenant, "B" Company, lst/6th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. (T.F.). 137th (Staffordshire) Brigade, 46th (North Midland) Division. Killed during the actions of the Hohenzollern Redoubt on Wednesday 13 October 1915. Age 45. The fourth son of George Henry and Helen Augusta Nelson, 38 High Street, Warwick. He was a nephew of Sir Montague Nelson KCMG. He was born on Saturday 27 August 1870 and was educated at Warwick School and Cambridge University. He enlisted on Wednesday 9 February 1916. He had been the managing director of the firm Nelson, Dale & Company, but he resigned and went to live in France. He was a member of the Warwick Town Council, and for three years he was the Chairman of the Warwick Chamber of Trade. He was also a member of the Shakespeare Lodge of Freemasons. At the outbreak of war he enlisted into the French Foreign Legion, and served in the trenches from Sunday 11 July 1915. He returned to England in late 1915 and received a commission in the British Army. Commemorated on the Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. He is also commemorated on the Memorial Screen, All Saints Church, Warwick, and on the Warwick War Memorial. 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Ravenhall, John 1842 Lance Sergeant, Maxim Gun Section, 1st/1st Warwickshire Yeomanry. 1st Mounted Brigade, (1st South Midland) Division. Killed in action at Messa Matruhi on Saturday 11 December 1915. Age 22. The second son of James, Superintendent of Police, and Fanny Ravenhall, of Barrack Street, Warwick. He had served in the Warwickshire Yeomanry for four years. On Friday 10 September 1915 he was shot through the neck whilst manning his

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gun on Chocolate Hill, Gallipoli. He was moved to Cairo Hospital and then a convalescence camp where he fully recovered. He volunteered to stay with his regiment rather than return home. In December he was attached to a composite regiment to round up the remaining rebels. Commemorated on the Jerusalem Memorial, Israel. 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Walker, George Henry Lieutenant, lst/4th Battalion, King's Own (Royal Lancashire Regiment). (T.F.). 154th (North Lancashire) Brigade, 51st (Highland) Division. Killed in action during the Second action ofGivenchy on Wednesday 16June 1915. Age 20.The son of George and Mrs. S. A. Walker, 22 Westbourne Road, Birkdale, Lancashire. London Gazette June 1913. He arrived in France on Monday 3 May 1915. Commemorated on the Le Tourer Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Williams, Edmund Styant Major, 1st Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment. 84th Brigade, 28th Division. Killed in action during the Battle of Frezenberg on Saturdays May 1915. Age 39. The only son of George Waters, Justice of the Peace and Mrs. Williams, of Llanfrechfa, Monmouthshire. He was born on Tuesday 13 July 1875 at Gold Tops, Newport, Monmouthshire. He was educated at Warwick School between 1890 and 1893. He was a school prefect and a member of the School Officer Training Corps. He arrived in France on Saturday 13 February 1915. He had served nearly twenty years in the Monmouthshire Volunteers. Commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, leper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.

1916

Arnold-Wallinger, Geoffrey Seldon 8778 Lance Corporal, Inns of Court O . T C . Died in Aylesbury Hospital on Sunday 24 September 1916. Age 27. The son of Robert Nasmyth and Maud Arnold-Wallinger, of Kitts Croft, Writtle. At the time of his death he was a clerk in Holy Orders. Buried in the Writtle (All Saints) Churchyard, Essex, England.

Adenbrooke, Arthur 32193 Captain, 14th (Service) Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. (1st Birmingham). 13th Brigade, 5th Division. Died of shock in the 4th London General Hospital on Thursday 5 October 1916. Age 34. The son of Doctor Edward Homfray and Marianne Adenbrooke, The Platts, Kidderminster. He was born on 30 May 1882. He was educated at Warwick School and Oxford University. At the outbreak of war he was a housemaster at Epsom College, and held a commission in the Officer Training Corps. He arrived in France in November 1915. He received gunshot wounds to both legs at Falfemont Farm on Sunday 3 September 1916, which resulted in his foot being amputated. He was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazetted on 4 January 1917). His brother Captain R.G. Adenbrooke served and survived the war. Buried in the Kidderminster (St. John the Baptist) Churchyard, Worcestershire. He is also commemorated on the Warwick School Roll of Honour. 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Alderson, Alexander George Jermyn 1455 Second Lieutenant, 1st/ 5th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Pioneer Battalion, 61st (2nd South Midland) Division. Accidentally killed during bombing practice at Grantham, Lincolnshire on Thursday 19 October 1916. The son of Reverend Alexander George Jermyn and Eliza Alderson, 14 Alva Choice Road, Bournemouth. At the time of his death he was attached to the Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). He did not serve overseas and has no medal entitlement. Buried in the Branksome Park (All Saints) Churchyard, Dorset, England.

Baly, Cyril James Price Tyson Sugar 114153 Lieutenant, 1st Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). 16th Brigade, 6th Division. Killed in action during an attack on the Quadrilateral during the Battle of Flers-Courcelette on Friday 15 September 1916. Age 19. The eldest son of Price Prichard Baly, a Surgeon, and Florence

Jane Baly, 33 Jury Street, Warwick. The Grandson of Doctor J. S. Baly, of Warwick. He was born on Thursday 10 June 1897. He was educated at Warwick School, and was a Corporal in the Officer Training Corps. He was commissioned on Wednesday 30 December 1914 and promoted to Lieutenant on Wednesday 27 January 1916. He arrived in France on Friday 6 August 1915. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. He is also commemorated on the Warwick War Memorial. 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Bennett MM, John Edwin Frank Theodore Second Lieutenant. 1st/ 8th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. (T.F.). I43rd (Warwickshire) Brigade, 48th (South Midland) Division. Killed in action by an enemy shell on Monday 24 July 1916. Age 26. The son of John Theodore, a baker and Maria Elizabeth Bennett, of Queen Street, Cubbington. He was educated at Warwick School. Before the war he was employed as a teacher in the Steward Street Council School, having completed his training at Saltley College between 1908 and 1910. He was commissioned on Thursday 22 June 1915 and formerly served as 1694 Sergeant, Machine Gun Section, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. He arrived in France on Monday 22 March

1915. At the time of his death he was attached to the 143rd Brigade, Machine Gun Corps. Buried in the Bapaume Post Military Cemetery, Albert, Somme, France. He is also commemorated on the Cubbington War Memorial. Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Bromfield DSC, Harry Hickman 149062 Major, Prince of Wales's Company, 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards. 3rd Guards Brigade, Guards Division. Killed in action near Ginchy on Sunday 10 September 1916. The eldest son of Charles Henry and Mrs. Bromfield, of Newbold Pacey. The husband of Ethel Phillippa Bromfield (nee Philipps), of Rydalcroft, Llandrondod Wells, Wales. He was married on Thursday 19 July 1906. He was an honorary Major in the Special Reserve and he was awarded the rank of Temporary Major on Monday 15 February 1915. He arrived in France in August 1916. He was initially reported as missing but was later confirmed as being killed in action. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Distinguished Service Order, British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Butler, Thomas Arthur 512 Private, 16th (Service) Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment (3rd Birmingham). 15th Brigade, 5th Division. Killed in action near Longueval on Sunday 30 July 1916. Age 20. The son ofThomas Henry, a local confectioner and Elizabeth Butler, 37 Smith Street, Warwick. He was born and resided in Warwick and he enlisted in Leamington Spa in October 1914. He had been a choir man at Saint Nicholas Church, Warwick. He arrived in France on Sunday 21 November 1915. Buried in the Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz, Somme, France. He is also commemorated on the Warwick War Memorial, the Memorial Screen, Saint Nicholas Church, Warwick and on a plaque in the choir stalls. Saint Nicholas Church, Warwick. 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Carty, William George 7798 Second Lieutenant, 10th (Service) Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 57th Brigade, 19th (Western) Division. Killed in action on Saturday 25 March 1916. Age 25. The son of William James and Lucy Carty, 8 Guys Cliffe Terrace, Warwick. He was born on Tuesday 30 December 1890. He served in the Warwick School Officer Training Corps for three years and he won the Sir Michael Lakin Bowl for best shot. He had been a choir man at Saint Nicholas Church, Warwick. Before the war he worked for Lloyds Bank, Coventry. He enlisted in Warwick on Thursday 17 September 1914, and initially served as a Corporal in the 15th (Service) Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. (2nd Birmingham). He was commissioned on Friday 22 January 1915, and he arrived in France in December 1915. Buried in the Rue-du-Bacquerot No.l Military Cemetery, Laventie, Pas de Calais, France. He is also commemorated on the Warwick War Memorial, the Memorial Screen, Saint Nicholas Church, Warwick, and on a plaque

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in the choir stalls. Saint Nicholas Church, "Warwick. His brother Bertram Samuel Carry also fell. 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Dudley, Robert 10788 Lance Corporal, 8th (Service) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. 36th Brigade, 12th (Eastern) Division. Killed in action during the Battle of Le Transloy on Saturday 7 October 1916. Age 35. The only son of Robert Dudley JP, a local corn merchant and Mrs. Dudley, 5 Emscote Road, Warwick. The husband of Catherine Dudley, of Warwick. He was educated at Warwick School and Rossall School. Upon leaving school he was anicled to a firm of chartered accountants in Birmingham, but later returned to manage his fathers business. He took a great interest in the Warwick Boat Club, and was honorary treasurer at the time he enlisted in to the Public Schools Battalion, Royal Fusiliers in Warwick. He went to France in August 1916. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Foss, Gilbert Harry 61551 Second Lieutenant, 8th (Service) Battalion, Border Regiment. 75th Brigade, 25th Division. Killed in action near Thiepval on Monday 3 July 1916. The son of Charles Gravatus, an accountant and Annie Foss, "Eckington Villa", 51 Russell Terrace, Leamington Spa. Before the war he was a special apprentice of the B. T. H. Works, Rugby. He formerly served as 13438 Corporal, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. He was commissioned on Sunday 24 January 1915. He arrived in France in 1915. He was shot in the head by a sniper as he dressed the wounds of one of his men even though he was wounded himself Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. He is also commemorated on the Leamington Spa War Memorial and the B. T. H. Memorial. His brother Frederick George Foss also fell. 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Godfrey-Payton, Arthur Captain, "C" Company, lst/7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. (T.F.). 143rd (Warwickshire) Brigade, 48th (South Midland) Division. Died of wounds on Tuesday 29 August 1916. Age 27. The second son of Harry George, a local land agent and Janet Park Godfrey-Payton (nee Moffat), "The Bridge House", Myton, Warwick. He was born in Warwick on Friday 29 March 1889. He was educated at Warwick School, and was an Associate of the Surveyors Institution and valuer on the staff of the Valuation Department, Inland Revenue, Coventry. He enlisted on Wednesday 13 December 1911. He had been attached to the 4th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps in June 1915 for training in adjutant duties. Buried in the Puchevillers British Cemetery, Somme, France. He is also commemorated on the Warwick War Memorial, and the Memorial Screen, Saint Nicholas Church, Warwick. British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Hutton, William Richard 557 Sergeant, 23rd Battalion, Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force. ICiUed in action on Thursday 24 August 1916. Age 26. The second son of Robert, an estate agent and auctioneer and Harriett Hutton, 17 Jury Street, Warwick. He was born in Chesterton, Warwickshire in 1896. He emigrated to Australia at the age of 19 where he resided in Victoria. Before the war he was employed as a farmer. His brother Robert Hutton served with the Canadian Expeditionary Force and survived the war. Buried in the Sunken Road Cemetery, Contalmaison, Somme, France. He is also commemorated on the Warwick War Memorial.

Jephcott, Arthur Boobbyer 1380 Private, 18th Battalion, Australian Infantry. Australian Imperial Force. 5th (New South Wales) Brigade, 2nd Australian Division. Killed in action by shellfire at Pozieres on Friday 4 August 1916. Age 26. The son of Edward, a local valuer and auctioneer and Agnes Jephcott, "Icknield House", Alcester. He was educated at Alcester Grammar School and Warwick School, serving in both the school fire brigade and the Officer Training Corps. Upon leaving school in July 1906 he studied electrical engineering and in 1912 he went to Sydney, New South Wales, where he held a post with the Government Railways and Tramways Department. He enlisted at North Sydney, New South Wales on Wednesday 27 January

1915, and served in Egypt and then Gallipoli, where he was wounded. After recovering at the King George Hospital in London, he was sent back out to Egypt and then France, where he was again slightly wounded in the arm. His brother Second Lieutenant Robert Crake Jephcott MC, 9th (Service) Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment survived the war. Commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Somme, France. He is also commemorated on the Alcester War Memorial, the Memorial Screen, Saint Nicholas Church, Alcester and on a memorial plaque. Saint Nicholas Church, Alcester. 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Mann, Albert James 79196 Private, 31 st Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment). Killed in action at Courgelette on Wednesday 27 September 1916. Age 32. The son of James Wight Mann JP, a local Iron Monger and Mrs. Mann, "Clevedale", 64 Emscote Road, Warwick. The shop was situated at 25 Market Place, Warwick. He had previously been wounded in 1915, and spent time in hospital in Boulogne. His younger brother Gordon Wight Mann served and survived the war. Commemorated on the Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. He is also commemorated on the Warwick War Memorial. His brother Ernest William Mann also fell. 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Neville, Walter Edward J/17134 Able Seaman, H.M.S. "Black Prince", Royal Navy. Lost at sea during the Battle of Jutland on Wednesday 31 May 1916. Age 20. The son of Frank and Kate Neville, "Rose View", Waterworks Lane, Farlington, Hants. He was born in Hartley Wintney, Hampshire. The Duke of Edinburgh Class Armoured Cruiser HMS Black Prince was sunk by heavy gunfire from the German battle ship Thuringen in the North Sea off Jutland Point with the loss of eight hundred and sixty-two crew. Commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire. 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Patterson, Philip Leslie 110053 Second Lieutenant, 1st Battahon, The Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment) 72nd Brigade, 24th Division. Killed in action at Wulverghem on Sunday 4 June 1916. Age 21 . The son of William Ernest and Mrs. A. Patterson, The Ards, Knowle, Warwickshire. He was born in Acocks Green on Tuesday 30 December 1890. Before the war he was employed as a silversmith. He enlisted in Birmingham on Monday 31 August 1914, as 2488, 6th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. He was commissioned on Sunday 29 August 1915. He arrived in France Monday 22 March 1915. Buried in the Dranoutre Military Cemetery, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Sharp, Leon Owen 1033070 Second Lieutenant, 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, 25th Brigade, 8th Division. Killed in action during the attack on Ovillers during the Battle of Albert on Saturday 1 July 1916. Age 22. The son ofThomas, a local painter and decorator and Ada Annie Sharp (nee Weaver), "Oakdale", 5a Regent Street, Leamington Spa. He was born in Leamington Spa on Thursday 26 October 1893, and was educated at Leamington College for Boys and Warwick School. Before the war he was employed at the Metropolitan Bank, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire. He initially enlisted into the Army Service Corps on Tuesday 4 August 1914 and transferred to the Royal Flying Corpsasl618,2nd ClassAir Mechanic on Wednesday 19 August 1914. He arrived in France on Saturday 3 April 1915. He was commissioned on Friday 23 April 1915. Buried in the Lonsdale Cemetery, Authuile, Somme, France. He is also commemorated on the Leamington College for Boys War Memorial, the Leamington Spa War Memorial and the Moreton in Marsh & Batsford War Memorial. 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Ward, Edward Leslie 109461 Second Lieutenant, 1st Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. 91st Brigade, 7th Division. Killed in action during the Battle of Bazentin on Saturday 15 July 1916. Age 20. The only son ofThomas Edward, a theatrical manager and Maud Ward (nee Smith), The Stage, 16 York Street, Covent Garden, London. He was born in Derby on Tuesday 29 October

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1893, and he enlisted in Plymouth on Wednesday 17 March 1915. He had been at Warwick School for four years. He was one of the most brilliant science scholars the school has produced. He gained a county major scholarship for science in 1913 and in the same year he was elected to open scholar at Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He was successful in the higher certificate examination on two separate occasions and obtained a distinction in divinity and chemistry. He obtained a Fulke Weale exhibition in 1914 and was elected to an open scholarship for science at New College, Oxford. He proceeded to Oxford in 1914. He was in the first XI and he was a splendid athlete. He was a member of the O.T.C., holding the rank of Colour Sergeant. He served overseas some time after the Saturday 1 January 1916. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. He is also commemorated on a wall-mounted plaque in the School Chapel. British War Medal, Victory Medal.

1917

Atherton, Walter Lieutenant, l s t /4 th Battalion, The King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). (T.F.). 190th Brigade, 63rd (Royal Naval) Division. Died on Sunday 30 December 1917. Age 27. The son of Samuel, a mine owner and engineer and Emma Atherton, "Nobold House", Shrewsbury. He arrived in France on Sunday 29 July 1917. Buried in the Fifteen Ravine British Cemetery, Villers-Plouich, Nord, France. British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Beechey, Charles Reeve 58708 Private, 25th (Service) Battalion, The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). (Frontiersmen). Died of wounds in German East Africa on Saturday 20 October 1917. Age 39. The son of the Reverend P. W. Thomas Beechey and Amy Beechey, 197 Wragby Road, Lincoln. He joined the Public Schools Battalion, Royal Fusiliers and was in training in Edinburgh in June 1916. He arrived in France in August 1916. Before the war he was head of the Mathematics Department at Warwick School between 1906-1913. He was Captain of the school fire brigade and is credited with having saved the school from a serious fire in 1911. Four of his brothers were killed in the war and a fifth was discharged due to severe wounds. Buried in the Dar Es Salaam War Cemetery, Tanzania. British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Busswell, Francis 15/1575 Private, 11th (Service) Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 112th Brigade, 37th Division. Killed in action on Wednesday 25 April 1917. Age 20. The son of William, a local provisions dealer and Ann Busswell, "Endos", 2 Edward Street, Warwick. He was born and enlisted in Warwick. He served overseas at some time after Saturday 1 January 1916. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. He is also commemorated on the Warwick War Memorial and the St. Paul's Church War Memorial, Warwick. British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Coyne, Cecil Thomas 28031 Captain, "D" Company, 9th (Service) Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment. (Prince of Wales's Own). 32nd Brigade, 11th (Northern) Division. Killed in action during the local operations around St. Julien on Monday 27 August 1917. Age 23. The only son of Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Joseph (Royal Warwickshire Regiment) and Rachel Ann Coyne, "The White House", Hatton Hill, Warwick. He was born on Thursday 28 June 1894. He was educated at Warwick School between 1904 and 1913, and Cambridge University. He was a Colour Sergeant in the School Officer Training Corps. He enlisted on Wednesday 2 September 1914. He arrived in France on Saturday 10 July 1915. He was shot in the head whilst leading his Company. He had been wounded at Sulva Bay in 1915 where he was promoted to Lieutenant. After the evacuation from Gallipoli he was stationed in Egypt until July 1916. He was promoted to Captain in March 1917. His brother. Major. T. Coyne, 3rd Royal Warwickshire Regiment also served. Buried in the Cement House Cemetery, Langemark-Poelkapelle, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Davies, Harold Bellamy 249692 Second Lieutenant, ls t /4th Battalion, Essex Regiment. (T.F.). 161st (Essex) Brigade, 54th (East Anglian) Division. Killed in action during the capture of Gaza on Saturday 3 November 1917. Age 32. The eldest son of Mr. J. H. and Martha Davies, Wedegnock Farm Park, Warwick. He was born in Warwick on Monday 9 February 1885. Before the war he was employed as a farmer. He followed in his father's footsteps and enlisted into the Warwickshire Yeomanry in Warwick on Tuesday 12 May 1908 rising to the rank of Squadron Sergeant-Major. He arrived in France on Sunday 11 April 1915 he then served in Egypt from Tuesdays September 1916 until Thursday 16August 1917. He was commissioned into the Royal Warwickshire Regiment on Thursday 6th September 1917. He had seen service at Gallipoli, Egypt and the Sinai. He was admitted to hospital in October 1917 suffering with blood poisoning. His younger Edward Davies survived the war. Buried in the Gaza War Cemetery, Israel. 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Eborall, John Arthur 143060 Second Lieutenant, 32nd (Service) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. (East Ham). 124th Brigade, 41st Division. Died of wounds on Sunday 25 February 1917. Age 22. The only son of John, a camp polisher and Kate Eborall, 28 Coten End, Warwick. He was educated at Warwick School, and upon leaving he was articled to Mr. Melville Richards, Borough Surveyor of Warwick. Upon completion of training he went to Canada, but he returned to enlist as 2306, Warwickshire Yeomanry, and was sent to Egypt on Saturday 24 April 1915. He contracted jaundice and returned home where he was in hospital for six months. Upon discharge he was commissioned into the Royal Fusiliers on Tuesday 24 October 1916 (London Gazette Tuesday 14 November 1916), and spent three months in France before he was killed by a "whiz-bang". Buried in the La Clytte Military Cemetery, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. He is also commemorated on the Warwick War Memorial and the Memorial Screen, Saint Nicholas Church, Warwick. 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Ferguson, Douglas Chalmers 132987 Second Lieutenant, Highland Light Infantry. Died of wounds on Friday 26 January 1917. Age 19. The son of Thomas Chalmers and Maud Ferguson, "Noorwood Villa", West Park Road, Dundee. He was educated at Harris Academy Dundee and Warwick School. Upon leaving school he entered the office of Messrs. Mclntyre and Rae, of Reform Street, Dundee. He enlisted into the Artist Rifles in November 1915, and after a course he was commissioned into the Highland Light Infantry. He left for the Front in October 1916. Buried in the St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France. British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Foss, Frederick George 117278 Lieutenant, lst/6th (Carnarvonshire and Anglesey) Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers (T.F.). 158th (North Wales) Brigade, 53rd (Welsh) Division. Killed in action during the capture of Tell Khuweilfe on Tuesday 5 November 1917. Age 21. The sixth and youngest son of Charles Gravatus, an accountant and Annie Foss, "Eckington Villa", 51 Russell Terrace, Leamington Spa. He was born in Leamington Spa on Sunday 6 September 1896. He initially enlisted into the "Leamington Pals" as 2728, on Saturday 5 September 1914. He was commissioned into the 9th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment on Wednesday 3 November 1915. He arrived in France on Monday 22 March 1915. Before the war he was employed as an estate agent. His five brothers also served. Buried in the Beersheba War Cemetery, Israel. He is also commemorated on the Leamington Spa War Memorial. His brother Gilbert Harry Foss also fell. 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Horton, Thomas Whittaker Lieutenant, 2nd Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1st (New South Wales) Brigade, 1st Australian Division. Killed in action during the Battle of Broodseinde on Thursday 4 October 1917. The son of Mr. T. and Mrs. Horton, of Jury Street, Warwick. The nephew of Miss. Horton, of Avenue Road, Leamington Spa. He enlisted into the Australian Army during the early days of the war. Commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial,

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leper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. He is also commemorated on the Warwick War Memorial. 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Jackson, Harold 107422 Captain, Royal Flying Corps. Killed in action Thursday 7 June 1917. Age 21. At the outbreak of war he enlisted in to the 13th (Reserve) Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, but subsequently transferred to the Royal Flying Corps. He was promoted to Captain on Thursday 17 May 1917, and had been in France nearly eight months at the time of his death. Buried in the Chester Farm Cemetery, leper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Littlewood, Robert Ralph Victor 255365 Pioneer, Signal Depot, Royal Engineers. Died of bronchial-pneumonia at the 1st Southern General Hospital, Edgbaston on Tuesday 27 March 1917. Age 18. The only son of Frank and Ellen Maud Mary Littlewood, 4 Priory Road, Warwick. He was born in Belfast and he enlisted in Warwick. Only a few days before his death he had been told that he had passed the preliminary examination of the Institution of Civil Engineers. He was articled to the Borough of Stratford upon Avon. He did not serve overseas and has no medal entit lement. Buried in the Leamington Spa (Milverton) Cemetery, England. He is also commemorated on the Warwick War Memorial.

Mann, Albert Ernest A/34490 Sergeant, 10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry. (Alberta Regiment). 2nd Brigade, 1st Canadian Division. Killed in action at Vimy Ridge on Monday 9 April 1917. Age 25. The husband of Irene Annie Mann, St. Dunstan's School, Stoke Green, Coventry. The Grandson of George Mann, of Longbridge, Warwick. Commemorated on the Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. He is also commemorated on the Warwick War Memorial.

Mann, Ernest William G/20126 Private, 12th (Service) Battalion, The Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment). 54th Brigade, 18th (Eastern) Division. Died of enteric fever in Etaples Hospital on Wednesday 12 September 1917. Age 38. The second son of James Wight Mann JP, a local iron monger, and Mrs. Mann, "Clevedale", 64 Emscote Road, Warwick. He was educated at Warwick School from 1886 until 1893. Upon leaving school he entered Nottingham Joint Stock Bank, later merged into the London City & Midland Bank. He subsequently served at the Long Eaton, Leamington Spa and Birmingham branches. He served overseas at some time after Saturday 1 January 1916. He went through the Somme in 1916 and was present during the capture of Thiepval. His younger brother Gordon Wight Mann served and survived the war. Buried in the Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. His brother Albert James Mann also fell. British War Medal Victory Medal.

Pyne, Eric Wilfred M2/175884 Private, 906th Motor Transport Company, Army Service Corps. Lost at sea on Friday 4 May 1917. Age 20. The son of Horace Seymour Pyne, M.A. B.Sc and Hannah Huxley Pyne, of Warwick School. He was born in Castletown, Isle of Man, and he enlisted in Warwick. He was educated at Warwick School from 1906 until 1916 and he had been a member of the Officer Training Corps. He had been the senior prefect and captain of the school cricket and football teams. He was one of the three hundred and ninety-eight military casualties on board the hired ship Transylvania when it was sunk by torpedo off Cape Vado, Italy. His two brothers served and survived the war. Commemorated on the Savona Memorial, Italy. He is also commemorated on the Memorial Screen, Saint Nicholas Church, Warwick, and the Warwick School Roll of Honour. British War Medal.

Robinson, Horace Victor George 271970 Second Lieutenant, 2nd/ 7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. (T.E). 144th (Gloucester and Worcester) Brigade, 48th Division. Killed in action on Wednesday 24 October 1917. Age 23. The son of Walter James, a grocer and provision merchant and Elizabeth Ann Robinson, 14

Market Place, Warwick. The brother of Percy James Robinson, 37 Radford Road, Leamington Spa. Before the war he was employed as an articled pupil of H. J. Brown Solicitors, Warwick. He served overseas at some t ime after Sa tu rday 1 J anua ry 1916. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. He is also commemorated on the Warwick War Memorial. British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Sleath, John William Reginald 21816 Private, 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. 5th Brigade, 2nd Division. Killed in action during the Battle of Arleux on Saturday 28 April 1917. Age 24. The son of John William and Catherine Sleath, of Warwick. He was born in Warwick, and he enlisted in Leamington Spa. He served overseas at some time after Saturday 1 January 1916. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. He is also commemorated on the Warwick School Roll of Honour. British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Starr, Rupert Kelson Lieutenant, 4th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment). 1st Brigade, 1st Canadian Division. Killed in action at Farbus Wood, Vimy Ridge on Monday 9 April 1917. Age 31. The only son of Frederic William and Annie Starr (nee Mills), of Niagara Falls, Canada. The husband of Mabel Venita Starr (nee Gander), 3 White Avenue, Niagara Falls, Canada. He was born in Hull on Monday 14 September 1885. Before the war he was employed as an electrical operator. He enlisted in to the 98th Canadian Infantry at Niagara Falls on Sunday 12 March 1916. He transferred in to the 4th Battalion in October 1916. He had formerly served in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Buried in the Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St-Eloi, Pas de Calais, France. British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Stratton, George Bernard 46713 Major, 10th (Service) Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. (Cornwall Pioneers). 66th (2nd East Lancashire) Division. Killed in action at Coxyde on Friday 10 August 1917. Age 40. The son of Thomas Henry Marshall and Kathleen Helen Stratton (nee Scott). The husband of Gladys Stratton (Knowles), 17 Netdecombe Avenue, Southsea, Hampshire. The sister of Mrs. N. K. Sparrow, "The Laurels", Clay Cross, Chesterfield. He was born in New Seaham, County Durham on Tuesday 18 August 1896. Before the war he was the Manager of the Telong Rubber Company and he returned to England from the Straits Settlements to fight. He arrived in France on Tuesday 20 June 1916. He was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 4 January 1917) by General Sir Douglas Haig for gallant and distinguished service in the field. Buried in the Ramscappelle Road Military Cemetery, Nieuwpoort, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Tew, Percy 137493 Second Lieutenant, Royal Flying Corps. Killed in a flying accident at Rencombe Aerodrome, Gloucestershire on Saturday 16 June 1917. Age 28. The son of Walter Tom, Manager of the Warwick Gas Works and Harriet Tew, 63 Parkes Street, Warwick. He was born in Warwick on Wednesday 22 August 1888. Before the war he was employed as a gas manager's assistant in Leicester. He enlisted in Gloucester on Thursday 25 February 1915 as 6547, 19th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. He arrived in France on Thursday 4 November 1915, and he was commissioned on Monday 4 September 1916. Buried in the Warwick Cemetery, England. He is also commemorated on the Warwick War Memorial. 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Thistlewood, Percy 176873 Second Lieutenant, 9th (Service) Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own). 42nd Brigade, I4th (Light) Division. Killed in action on Saturday 25 August 1917. Age 26. The second son of Edwin, a dental surgeon and Annie Thistlewood, 10 The Parade, Leamington Spa. He was born in Warwick and he enlisted into the Oxford and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry in September 1914, and he was soon promoted to N C O rank. He formerly served as Sergeant 13423. He attained the rank of Company Sergeant Major before being commissioned into

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the Rifle Brigade on Tuesday 29 May 1917. He was educated at Warwick School and Leamington College for Boys. Before the war he was employed as an electrical engineer at Messrs. B. T. H. Rugby. He arrived in France on Thursday 22 July 1915. After many months of fighting he returned to England and was commissioned. Buried in the Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. He is also commemorated on the Leamington College for Boys War Memorial, the Leamington Spa War Memorial, and the B. T. H. War Memorial. 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Woolcock, William 28917, Private, 7th (Service) Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. 61st Brigade, 20th (Light) Division. Died of wounds on Wednesday 14 February 1917. Age 20. The son of James and Grace Woolcock, of Richmond Street, Heamoor, Penzance, Cornwall. He was born in Madron, he resided in Heamoor and he enlisted in Penzance. He served overseas at some time after Saturday 1 January 1916. Buried in the Grove Town Cemetery, Meaulte, Somme, France. British War Medal, Victory Medal.

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Birch, Arthur Thomas 406042 Private, lst/8th (Irish) Battalion, The King's (Liverpool Regiment). (T.F.). 171st (2nd Liverpool) Brigade, 57th (2nd West Lancashire) Division. Died of wounds on Saturday 14 September 1918. Age 20. The son of Frank and Juha Birch, 13 Ellesmere Avenue, Eccles, Manchester. He was born in Salford, and he resided and enlisted in Manchester. He served overseas at some time after Saturday 1 January 1916. Buried in the Bac-du-Sud British Cemetery, Bailleulval, Pas de Calais, France. British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Birkett-Barker, Allen Noel 50675 Sergeant, 66th Brigade, Head Quarters, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died on Thursday 12 September 1918. Age 24. The son of Tom, Justice of the Peace and Marian Martha Birkett-Barker, The Croft, Lapworth. He arrived in France on Thursday 1 October 1915. Buried in the Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, France. He is also commemorated on the Lapworth War Memorial. His brother Holroyd Birkett-Barker also fell. 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Bush, William Robert 9046 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. 24th Brigade, 8th Division. Died of wounds after discharge. Age 22. The son of William, a jeweller and Emily Bush, 19 Market Square, Warwick. He was born in Warwick in 1886. He enlisted in Warwick on Wednesday 28 January 1914. He had planned to emigrate to New Zealand as a farmer in 1913 but enlisted into the 5th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. Before the war he had been employed as a motor fitter. He was mobilised at the outbreak of war but did not serve overseas until Friday 27 July 1917. He was severely wounded in 1918. He was discharged from the army on Saturday 10 August 1918 as being no longer physically fit for war service. British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Chattaway, Charles Alfiied 242 Private, 1st Royal Canadian Drj^oons. Killed in action on Saturday 30 March 1918. Age 35. The son of William Chattaway, of Dorking, Surrey. He was born in Warwick on Saturday 29 July 1882. He enlisted in Valcartier on Tuesday 22 September 1914. His attestation papers state that he was a single man, five feet eight inches tall, fair complexion, blue eyes and light brown hair. He gave his occupation as a rancher. Commemorated on the Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. He is also commemorated on the Warwick School Roll of Honour. 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Coles, Wilfred Howard 122341 Private, 167th Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Killed in action on Thursday 28 March 1918. Age 19. The eldest son of Frederick William, a farmer and Mary Elizabeth Coles, 67 Radford Road, Leamington Spa. He was

born in Offchurch and he enlisted in Leamington Spa. He was educated at Warwick School between 1909 and March 1914, when he enlisted into the army. He had been a member of the School Officer Training Corps. He served overseas at some time after Saturday 1 January 1916. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. He is also commemorated on the Offchurch Memorial. British War Medal, Victory Medal.

De Lacy-White, Cyril 47609 Captain, 13th (Service) Battalion, The Welsh Regiment. (2nd Rhondda). I l 4 th Brigade, 38th (Welsh) Division. Died of bronco- pneumonia in the 8th General Hospital, France on Thursday 27 June 1918. Age 36. The son of Reverend F. and Mrs. De Lacy-White, The Rectory, Mavesyn, Ridware, Staffordshire. The husband of Edith Amelia de Lacy-White (nee Marquand), "Will Close", Penylan, Cardiff He arrived in France on Thursday 2 December 1915. Buried in the St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France. 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Jenkins MC, Edgar Ernest 5162 Captain, ls t /5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers. (T.F.). 125th (Lancashire Fusiliers) Brigade, 42nd (East Lancashire) Division. Killed in action during the First Battle of Bapaume on Monday 25 March 1918. Age 31 . The eldest son of Ernest and Louisa Jenkins, 64 Brunswick Street, Leamington Spa. He enlisted into the "Leamington Pals" Company in 1914, and was awarded the Military Cross for gallant services in the field on Friday 4 January 1918. He arrived in France in September 1915. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. He is also commemorated on the Saint Mark's Church War Memorial, Leamington Spa, the Saint John's Church War Memorial and the Leamington Spa War Memorial. His brother Samuel CliflFord Jenkins also fell. Military Cross, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Jervis, Arthur Edward 47554 Private, 10th (Service) Battalion, Essex Regiment. 53rd Brigade. 18th (Eastern) Division. Died of chest wounds on his way to hospital on Friday 23 August 1918. Age 18. The son of George and Selina Jervis, of Claverdon Station, Warwick. He was born in Small Heath, Birmingham. He resided in Claverdon, and he enlisted in Stratford upon Avon on Friday 9 March 1917. He was educated at Warwick School from 1911. He was an exceptionally brilliant scholar, having passed the Oxford Senior examinations with honours in 1916. He qualified as a first class Lewis Gunner. Buried in the Becourt Military Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt, Somme, France. He is also commemorated on the Claverdon War Memorial. British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Jones, Alfred Roy 186674 Second Lieutenant, 2nd/7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. (T.F.). 182nd (2nd Warwickshire) Brigade, 61 st (2nd South Midland) Division. Killed in action during the Batrie of St. Quentin on Saturday 23 March 1918. The son of Captain Jones, Royal Engineers and Mrs. Jones, of Coventry Road, Warwick. At the time of enlistment in 1914, he was articled to Mr. E. Melville Richards, Borough surveyor of Warwick. He previously served as 266588, Private, lst/7th Royal Warwickshire Regiment. He arrived in France on Friday 5 May 1916. He was commissioned on Tuesday 26 June 1917. Commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France. He is also commemorated on the Warwick War Memorial. British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Jones, Basil Rust 261297 Lieutenant, 4th Squadron, Royal Air Force. Died on Saturday 28 September 1918. Age 20. The son of Frederick, manager of the Midlands Power and Light Company and Catherine Jones, 22 Waverley Road, Southsea, Hampshire. He was born in Leamington Spa on Wednesday 11 March 1896. Before the war he had been employed as a clerk at Lloyds Bank, Portsmouth. He had also been a scoutmaster in Portsmouth for six years. He enlisted in Portsmouth in 1915 as 73602, 11th Signal Company, Royal

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Engineers. He initially served as a despatch rider with the 11th (Northern) Division, and was he commissioned on Saturday 13 July 1918. Buried in the La Kreule Military Cemetery, Hazebrouck, Nord, France. His brother Leo Jones also fell.

McCartney, Robert Stuart 191778 Second Lieutenant, 17th (Service) Battalion, Welsh Regiment. (1st Glamorgan). 119th Brigade, 40th Division. Died of gun shot wounds at No. 49 Casualty Clearing Station on Wednesday 9 January 1918. Age 19. The youngest son of James Broil, a brewery owner and Jane Elizabeth McCartney, 2 Priory Road, Warwick. He was born in Warwick on Friday 12 August 1898. He was educated at Warwick School in 1909, where he was a Company Sergeant Major in the Officer Training Corps. He had been the honourable secretary of the cricket club in 1916. He was also an editor of the school "Portcullis" magazine, and a senior prefect. He previously served as 24842 Private, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, and he arrived in France on Tuesday 5 June 1917. He was commissioned on Tuesday 25 September 1917. His brotherJamesElvins McCartney served in the Royal Army Medical Corps and survived the war. Buried in the Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, France. He is also commemorated on the Warwick War Memorial, and the Memorial Screen, Saint Nicholas Church, Warwick. British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Richards, Harold Reyner Kirkpatrick 101958 Sapper, No. 2 Tele Construction Company, Royal Engineers. Died of pneumonia at Shorncliffe, Kent on Tuesday 8 January 1918. Age 19. The youngest son of Melville, a civil engineer and Mrs. Richards, of Warwick. He was born on Friday 9 January 1880. His father trained him as a civil engineer and he moved to Argentina with his wife and child. He arrived in France on Saturday 9 October 1915. Buried in the Shorncliffe Mili tary Cemetery, Kent, England. He is also commemorated on the Warwick War Memorial. 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Seaman, Leonard James Cameron 131959 Lieutenant, 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 10th Brigade, 4th Division. Killed in action near Remy during the Battle of the Scarpe on Friday 30 August 1918. Age 22. The eldest son of St. John, a grocer and Ada Elizabeth Seaman, 35 High Street, Warwick. He was born in Warwick on Monday 28 October 1895. He was educated at Warwick School from 1908 until 1914. Before the war he was employed as a schoolteacher. He enlisted into the Public Schools Battalion, Royal Fusiliers on Wednesday 16 September 1914 and served as 874 Lance Corporal. He arrived in France on Sunday 14 November 1915. He was commissioned into the Royal Warwickshire Regiment on Thursday 6 July 1916. He was wounded on Monday 27 August 1917, and returned to France in May 1918. He was shot whilst leading his Company in a charge and died instantly. The school magazine states that he was awarded he Albert Medal after rescuing four men who had fallen into the La Bassee canal, but no record of him receiving this award can be found. Buried in the Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery, Haucourt, Pas de Calais, France. He is also commemorated on the Westgate School Roll of Honour, the Warwick War Memorial and on the Memorial Screen, St. Paul's Church, Warwick. 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Smi th , Francis Edwin 288708 Capta in , 1/lst Battal ion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. 35th Brigade, 12th (Eastern) Division. Died at the Central Military Hospital, Eastbourne from double pneumonia, after being wounded in action on Monday 18 November 1918. Age 29. The son of Joseph and Frances Smith, 14 Wedgnock Green, Cape Road, Warwick He was a brilliant mathematician. He won a major scholarship (Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge) Fulke Weale Scholar. A fine athlete he captained and stroked his rowing VII, and played for the first XV. After graduating he worked firstly as a Housemaster at Edward VII Grammar School, Kings Lynn. He resided at Compton Terrace, Highbury, London. Before the war he became an articled accountant. He joined the 4th Battalion, Cameron Highlanders in December 1914, as 2185. He arrived in France on Friday 19 February 1915. He had previously been wounded at

Festubert in May 1915. He was promoted Second Lieutenant on Saturday 2 October 1915 and transferred to the Cambridgeshire Regiment. He was promoted to Captain on Wednesday 15 March 1916. Buried in the Warwick Cemetery, England. He is also commemorated on the Warwick War Memorial and on the Memorial Screen, Saint Nicholas Church, Warwick. 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Summerton, Cyril Edward D/16773 Private, 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays). 1st Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division. Killed in action on Sunday 10 March 1918. Age 21. The second son of George, an organist and Mrs. Summerton, 28 Avenue Road, Leamington Spa. He was born and resided in Leamington Spa, and he enlisted in Marylebone. He was a member of the Warwick School Officer Training Corps. Before the war he was employed at the Midland Bank, Leamington Spa. He enlisted in January 1916, and he had been at the front for eighteen months when he was killed by machine gunfire a few feet from the enemy wire after volunteering for a raiding party. His body was recovered and buried with others from the same raiding party in the British Cemetery. Buried in the Vadencourt British Cemetery, Maissemy, Aisne, France. He is also commemorated on the Leamington Spa War Memorial and the All Saint's Parish Church War Memorial, Leamington Spa. British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Tomlinson, Herbert Cecil 206370 Second Lieutenant, 39th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died of shrapnel wounds in No. 3 Australian Casualty Clearing Station on Thursday 21 March 1918. Age 21. The son of James A. and Ada Tomlinson, 37 Victoria Street, Warwick. He was born in Warwick on Friday 20 August 1897. He enlisted into the Royal Field Artillery in Coventry on Monday 11 January 1915, but transferred to Army Service Corps. He was a choir man at Saint Nicholas Church, Warwick. Before the war he was employed as a solicitors clerk in Coventry. He was a cadet, in training for a commission in France from May 1916 until April 1917 with the rank of acting sergeant. He served overseas at some time after Saturday 1 January 1916. He was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette Tuesday 29 May 1917). Buried in the Nine Elms British Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. He is also commemorated on the Warwick War Memorial, the Memorial Screen, Saint Nicholas Church, Warwick and on a plaque in the choir stalls. Saint Nicholas Church, Warwick. British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Williams MC, Frank Leonard 51477 Captain, 8th (Service) Battalion, Border Regiment. 75th Brigade, 25th Division. Died of wounds in No. 30 Hospital, Eperney on Thursday 30 May 1918. Age 28. The son of Alfred and Isabelle Williams, of Hatton, Warwick. The husband of Norah Marjorie Williams, 83 Malone Avenue, Belfast. Before the war he was employed in the Metropolitan Police. He enlisted as 18054 Guardsman, 4th (Reserve) Battalion, Grenadier Guards on Wednesday 2 September 1914. He was commissioned on Friday 12 March 1915. He arrived in France on Tuesday 16 May 1916. Buried in the Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, Pas de Calais, France. Military Cross, British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Wilson, James 25784 Private, 2nd/6th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. (T.F.). 182nd (2nd Warwickshire) Brigade, 61st (2nd South Midland) Division. Killed in action during the Battle of Estaires on Tuesday 9 April 1918. The husband of Mrs. Wilson, of Jury Street, Warwick. He enlisted in Warwick. He had initially been reported as missing, but was later confirmed as being killed in action. He served overseas at some time after Saturday 1 January 1916. Commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France. British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Wood, James 198597 Second Lieutenant, 10th (Service) Battahon, Essex Regiment. 53rd Brigade, 18th (Eastern) Division. Died of gun shot wounds in No. 53 Casualty Clearing Station on Sunday 11 August 1918. Age 23. The only son of James, a farm manager and Sarah Ann Wood (nee Bickley), 89 Friars Street, Warwick. The

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brother of Eleanor G. Wood, 28 Priory Road, Warwick. He was born in Warwick on Thursday 18 April 1895. Before the war he was employed as a schoolteacher in Stoke on Trent. He enlisted in Stoke on Trent on Sunday 29 November 1914 into the Sussex Regiment. He was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in 1915, he then transferred to the Cycle Corps. He was commissioned on Monday 17 December 1917. He arrived in France in April 1918. Buried in the Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France. He is also commemorated on the Warwick War Memorial, and the Memorial Screen, Saint Nicholas Church, Warwick. British War Medal, Victory Medal.

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Brown, Granville Albert 181263 Lieutenant, 69th X.C.C, Royal Army Ordnance Corps Died of influenza and bronchial-pneumonia in No. 54 Casualty Clearing Station on Tuesday 18 February 1919. The son of Albert and Elizabeth Brown, 3 High Street, Warwick. He was born in Middlesex on Wednesday 26 October 1881. Before the war he was employed as a clerk at the Leamington Brewery, and he had served in the Warwickshire Royal Horse Artillery from 1909 until 1912. He enlisted on Wednesday 2 September 1914 and served on active service on the Western Front from Thursday 31 December 1914, without suffering any illness or injury. He was promoted to the rank of Lance Corporal after ten days, and gained rapid promotion to the rank of Sub-Conductor. He arrived in France on Sunday 3 January 1915. He held this position for some time, and then on Tuesday 27 March 1917 he was commissioned in recognition of his ability and devotion to duty. He came home on leave to England on Tuesday 14 January 1919, and returned to Belgium on Thursday 6 February 1919. Buried in the Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. He is also commemorated on the Warwick War Memorial. 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Burden, Arthur Norman 2484 Sergeant, Lord Strathcona's Horse. Died suddenly onboard the SS Western Plains whilst returning home from the war on Tuesday 21 October 1919. Age 27. The second son of Tom, a local farmer and Emma Burden, Elmers Farm, Church End, Priors Hardwick. He was born in Priors Hardwick on Friday 1 July 1892. He emigrated to Canada before the war and he enlisted in Valcartier on Wednesday 23 September 1914. He had formerly served in the Royal Navy. His elder brother William Burden served in the Warwickshire Yeomanry and survived the war. He is commemorated on the Priors Hardwick War Memorial.

Terry, Leslie Ryder 7399 Lieutenant, lst/5th Battalion, Prince Alberts (Somerset Light Infantry). 233rd Brigade, 75th Division. Died of jaundice in the Nasrieh Officers Hospital, Cairo, Egypt on Thursday 7 August 1919. Age 26. The eldest son of Charles Edwin Ryder and Zipporah Terry, 39 Clarendon Square, Leamington Spa. He was born in Erdington, Birmingham on Friday 11 November 1892. He initially served as 4350, Inns of Court OTC between Monday 21 June 1915 and Monday 16 October 1915 when he was commissioned in the 2nd/5th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. He transferred to the lst/5th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry on the Wednesday 16 December 1918. Buried in the Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. He is also commemorated on the Leamington Spa War Memorial, and on the Saint Paul's Church War Memorial, Leamington Spa.

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Adams, S. Adenbrooke, A. Alderson, A. G. J. Allsop, B.G.K. Anderson, L.A.P. Andrews, C. R. Atherton, W. Aylmer, G. Arbory, J.W. Anscombe, A.W. Addenbrooke, R.G. Addenbrooke, A. Arnold-Wallinger, G. S. Baker, T. E. Baker, W. B. Baly, C. J. P. T. S. Bancroft, C. L. Bancroft, G.W.B. Bancroft, J.B.B. Beechey, C. R. Bennett, J. E. F. T. Birch, Birch, A. T. Birch, R. T. Birkett-Barker, F. R. Birkett-Barker, A. N. Birkett-Barker, G. Bishop, H. F. Blackall, A. K. Blakeman, G. W. Blenkinsop, G. Branston.J. Bromfield, H. H. Brown, G. A. Brown, G. W. H. L. Brown, R.P. Brownson, R. D. D. Bullock. Bullock, A. E. Bullock, A. H. Bullock, C. L. Bullock, T. M. 1 Burden, A. N. Burman, R. D. D. Bush, W. R. Butler, T. A. Butterworth, F. Butterworth, H. Campbell, S. R. Carter, W. T. Carry, G. H. Carry, W. G. Cass, L. F. Chadwick, E. L. Chadwick, H. L. Chadwick, L. M. Chattaway, W. H. Chattaway, C. A. Clutterbuck, M. I. Coldicott, H. H. Coles, W. H. Coltart, H. E. Cooee, F. Cooke, T. A. Cooper, F. Cox, C. E. L. Coyne, C. T.

Royal Army Medical Corps Royal Warwickshire Regiment Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Army Service Corps Indian Army Royal Navy King's Shropshire Light Infantry Army Service Corps Warwickshire Yeomanry Royal Welsh Fusiliers

Royal Warwickshire Regiment Inns of Court O.T.C. Royal Warwickshire Regiment Indian Army The Buffs Royal Warwickshire Regiment Army Service Corps Royal Garrison Artillery Royal Fusiliers Royal Warwickshire Regiment Army Service Corps The King's Liverpool Regiment Wiltshire Regiment Warwickshire Yeomanry Royal Garrison Artillery Royal Warwickshire Regiment Army Veterinary Corps Royal Warwickshire Regiment Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars Royal Warwickshire Regtiment

Welsh Guards. Army Ordnance Corps

Chaplain's Corps Royal Army Medical Corps Warwickshire Yeomanry Royal Army Medical Corps South African Force Warwickshire Yeomanry Royal Warwickshire Regiment Lord Strathcona's Horse

Worcestershire Regtiment Royal Warwickshire Regiment Army Service Corps Army Service Corps Canadian Force South Staffs Regiment Royal Fusiliers Royal Warwickshire Regiment Royal Sussex Regiment Middlesex Regiment Middlesex Regiment Royal Warwickshire Regiment South African Force Canadian Force South Wales Borderers Royal Warwickshire Regiment Machine Gun Corps Australian Force Canadian Contingent Indian Contingent Royal Engineers British Guiana Regiment West Yorkshire Regiment.

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Crowther, S. N. Cunningham, R. H. Curie, C. L. Currall, H. Dashwood, E. G. Davies, E. King's Davies, E. J. Davies, H. B. Davis, W. E. Dawkes, A. H. De Lacy-White, C. Deakin, E. B. Deakin, R. G. Denny, B. M. R. Dermer, E. R. Dixon, C. G. Dobson, A. E. A. Douglas, W. J. Downes, G. Drake, C. K. Dudley, R. Dykes, A. L. Eardley-Wilmot Eborall,J.A. Ellis, G. H. Ellis, L. E Evans, R. R. Eveson, M. J. Farmer, E J. Penning, A. D. W. Ferguson, D. C. Forrest, A. L. Foss, G. H. Foss, F. G. Foss, W. E. Francis, E. J. D. Freeman, J. J. Freer-Ash, T. Freer-Ash, T. Frost, E. H. Garrett, L. T. Garrett, S. A. Gatehouse, G. J. W. Gausson, B. Gerrard, H. V. Gibbs, G. Gilbert, A. E. H. Glover, L. J. Glover, G. Godfrey-Payton, A. Green, G. T. Hadden, L. P. Hall, W. B. Halliwell,J.L. Hammond, W. H. Hardman, K. Harper, J. B. Harrison, J. E. Hart, R. G. Henderson-Roe, C. G. Hensley, W. H. Hewitt, A. S. Hevifitt, F. J. Hills, L. J. HiUs, R. T. Hobbs, T. E Holcroft, R. B. Holt, E B. Horswill, A. T. Horswill, E Horton, T. W.

Royal Engineers Canadian Contingent Royal Army Medical Corps Warwickshire Yeomanry Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire L. I. Liverpool Regiment Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire L. I. Essex Regiment

Royal Warwickshire Regiment Welsh Regiment Essex Regiment Dispatch Rider King's Liverpool Regiment Royal Army Medical Corps Royal Irish Regiment Royal Garrison Artillery Royal Warwickshire Regiment Royal Warwickshire Regiment Royal Warwickshire Regiment Royal Fusiliers Royal Army Medical Corps York & Lancaster Regiment Warwickshire Yeomanry 12 Royal Fusiliers Royal Naval Air Service Army Service Corps Royal Warwickshire Regiment Royal Warwickshire Regiment Public Schools Bn. Highland Light Infantry King's Royal Rifle Corps Border Regiment Royal Welsh Fusiliers Royal Warwickshire Regiment Canadian Contingent South Staffordshire Regiment Royal Engineers Royal Warwickshire Regiment King's Liverpool Regiment Canadian Contingent Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire L. I. Northumberland Fusiliers Royal Garrison Artillery Border Regiment Royal Warwickshire Regiment Royal Warwickshire Regiment Warwickshire Royal Horse Artillery Yorkshire Regiment Royal Warwickshire Regiment Warwickshire Yeomanry Army Service Corps East African Contingent Public Schools Bn.

Highland Light Infantry Lincolnshire Regiment 3rd Dragoon Guards Public Schools Battalion Royal West Kent Regiment Somerset Light Infantry Royal West Kent Regiment King's Royal Rifle Corps Warwickshire Royal Horse Artillery Royal Warwickshire Regiment Warwickshire Yeomanry Devonshire Regiment South African Force Warwickshire Royal Horse Artillery Royal Warwickshire Regiment Australian Contingent

Huggard, H. Hunt, A. L. Hunt, C. B. Hunt, R. E Hurlstone, L. Hutton, W. R. Icke, H. J. G. Iliffe, T. W. Ivens, A. Jackson, E. P. Jackson, H. Jackson, J. A. James, G. W. Jardine, R. F. Jenkins, E. E. Jephcott, A. B. Jervis, A. E. Johnson, P. W. Jones, A. R. Jones, B. R. Jones, E Jones, L. F. F. Jones, L.

Keightley, H. D. S. Keightley, V. A. S. Kemp, A. G. Kendall, H.J. Kennett, W. H. Kent, C. E H. Kerans, W. L. Lamplough, C. R. W. Latham, P. A. Leary, R T. S. Ledbrook, S. W. Leland, E W. G. Liddell, A. G. Lindsay, D. S. Litdewood, R. R. V. London, G. E. London, H. F. G. Lowe,

McCartney, J. E. McCartney, R. S. McLeod, A. Mann, A. E. Mann, A. J. Mann, E. W. Mann, G. W. Mann, S. L. Marsh, G. R. Marston, R. T. Masefield, J. Masters, G. Mayo, G. D. Miller, J. E Miller, W. H. Mills, H. C. Morgan, T. M. Morrish, R. G. Neal, A. E Nelson, W. Nelson, E. W. Neville, W. E. Newman, T. C. Nichols, R. S. Nichols, T. A.S. Nichols, W. S. Norris, G. Nugent, Oldham, E. G. Parker, F. L.

East Yorkshire Regiment Royal Field Artillery Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire L.I. Royal Warwickshire Regiment Royal Warwickshire Regiment Canadian Force Hampshire Regiment Warwickshire Yeomanry Warwickshire Yeomanry Royal Warwickshire Regiment Royal Flying Corps Army Service Corps Royal Air Force Royal Warwickshire Regiment Lancashire Fusiliers Australian Contingent Essex Regiment Royal Warwickshire Regiment Royal Warwickshire Regiment Royal Air Force Army Pay Corps Royal Fusiliers Royal Warwickshire Regiment Cavalry 18 Lancers Royal Warwickshire Regiment

6th Rifles Manchester Regiment Army Service Corps Royal Marines Tank Corps Warwickshire Yeomanry Royal Marine Engineers General Staff Queen's Westminsters Public Schools Bn. Royal Engineers Gloucestershire Regiment

Royal Army Medical Corps Welsh Regiment Royal Naval Division Canadian Contingent Canadian Force Middlesex Regiment Royal Warwickshire Regiment Warwickshire Royal Horse Artillery Royal Flying Corps Royal Engineers Red Cross Royal Warwickshire Regiment New Zealand Contingent Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Royal Engineers Royal Flying Corps Royal Warwickshire Regiment Royal Engineers French Foreign Legion Royal Warwickshire Regiment Royal Navy Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Royal Field Artillery Coldstream Guards Staffordshire Yeomanry Royal Warwickshire Regiment Nigerian Forces Warwickshire Yeomanry Public Schools Bn.

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Parker-Eborall, P. Partridge, R. E. Patterson, P. L. Pengelly, Perry, G. A. Peyton, Phillips, H. Phillips, W. D. Plant, A. E. Plant, C. A. Plant, W. G. PoUey, S. T. Pratt, C. H. Preston, C. S. Priday, N. H. Pyne, A. H. Pyne, E. W. Pyne, H. O. Ranee, F. Ravenhall,J. Reeve, J. W. Reger, E. R. Richards, E. R Richards, H. R. K. Ries, P. B. Robinson, H. V. G. Rowland, N. C. Russell, H. G. Sawyer, R. Seaman, L. J. C. Seymour, D. H. Sharp, L. O. Sharpe, Shaw, A. Simmonds, E. Simmonds, R. F. Sleath, J. W. R. Sleath, R. E. Smith, F. E. Smith, H. J. Smith, H. L. Smith, W. E. Snowden, H. P. Southorn, E. H. Southern, G. K. Starr, R. E Starr, R. K. Stratton, G. B. Strickland, E. R Summerton, C. E. Sumner, A. W. Sykes, C. H. TailbyJ.V. Tarver, A. L. Tarver, W. K. Terry, J. M. Terry, L. R. Tew, G. C. Tew, R

Thistlewood, F. Thistlewood, P. Tibbits, C. Tibbits, H. Tibbits, W. Tomlinson, H. C. Trefiisis, G. R. Trepess, F. Trepess, H. Troup, J. P. Unwin, G. U. L. Vale, F

Warwickshire Yeomanry

Royal Warwickshire Regiment Royal Warwickshire Regiment Public Schools Bn. Warwickshire Yeomanry Royal Warwickshire Regiment Royal Warwickshire Regiment Lancashire Yeomanry

North Lancashire Regiment Indian Army Warwickshire Yeomanry

Worcestershire Regiment Army Service Corps Public Schools Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment Warwickshire Yeomanry Royal Warwickshire Regiment Malay Forces Leicestershire Regiment Royal Engineers Seaforth Highlanders Worcestershire Regiment Royal Warwickshire Regiment London Rifles Royal Army Medical Corps Royal Warwickshire Regiment Somerset Yeomanry Royal Flying Corps Army Service Corps Australian Forces Warwickshire Yeomanry Army Service Corps Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire L.I. Royal Warwickshire Regiment Cameron Highlanders Royal Warwickshire Regiment Royal Engineers

Gloucestershire Regiment Canadian Contingent Royal Warwickshire Regiment The BufF's Canadian Contingent Duke of Cornwall's L.I. General List 2nd Dragoon Guards Oxfordshire 7 Buckinghamshire L.l. Royal Fusiliers Royal Fusiliers Indian Contingent Army Service Corps Royal Warwickshire Regiment Somerset Light Infantry Burmese Contingent Royal Flying Corps Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire L.I. Rifle Brigade Royal Navy Royal Army Medical Corps Royal Army Medical Corps Royal Field Artillery

Royal Navy Motor Scout Royal Engineers

Warwickshire Yeomanry

Wade, H. H. Royal Field Artillery Wagstaff, L. P. Royal Fusiliers Waldo, E. P. Canadian Contingent Walker, G. H. The King's Own Walker, G. K. Army Veterinary Corps Ward, E. L. South Staffordshire Regiment Watson, P. King's African Rifles Watts, J. H. Canadian Contingent West, A. T. Royal Engineers WTiidbourne, A. E. Hampshire Regiment Wilkins, L. G. Royal Warwickshire Regiment Williams, E. S. Monmouthshire Regiment Williams, F. L. Border Regiment Wilson, J. Royal Warwickshire Regiment Wilson, W. Royal Warwickshire Regiment Winkley, Royal Sussex Regiment Winters, R. B. Royal Warwickshire Regiment Womersley, W. Royal Warwickshire Regiment Wood, J. Essex Regiment Woolcock, W. C. Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Wright, J. Tank Corps

1939-1945

1939 Lines, Eric Francis 36224 Pilot Officer, 9 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Killed in action on Monday 18 December 1939. Age 24. The son of Major Ernest Walter, M.B.E. and Blanche Lines, of Brighton. He took off from RAF Honnington in Wellington L\, N2940 WS- for reconnaissance operations over Wilhelmshaven. The aircraft was lost with all five crew. Commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, England.

Thacker, Roger Ewart D/WRX 509 Telegraphist, Royal Naval Volunteer (Wireless) Reserve, H. M. Trawler Northern Rover. Lost at sea in the North Atlantic on Sunday 5 November 1939. Age 32. The son of Frederick Charles, a printer and Kate Thacker, of Knowle. The husband of Phyllis Thacker, of Hemel Hempstead , Hertfordshire. He enlisted in 1938, and had taken part in the Monte Carlo Rally before the war. The Northern Rover vias a deep-sea trawler that had been converted into an armed boarding vessel. Commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial, England. He is also commemorated on the Patrol Vessels Memorial, Lowestoft, England.

1940

Burton, Leslie Gilbert 78081 Pilot Officer (Observer) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died on Tuesday 24 December 1940. Age 26. The son of George Gilbert and Lilian Burton, of Stanwell, Middlesex. Buried in the Harborne (St. Peter) Churchyard, England.

Colbourne, Jack Herbert 114147 Captain, 671 General Construction Company, Royal Engineers. Killed in action during the Dunkirk evacuation on Wednesday 29 May 1940. Age 31. The son of CUr. R. G. and Mrs. Maud E. Colbourne, of Cliffe Hill, Warwick. The husband of Nancy Colbourne, of Leamington Spa. He was born in Warwickshire. Commemorated on the Dunkirk Memorial, Nord, France. He is also commemorated on the Leamington Spa War Memorial.

Cunynghame, Wilfred Bertam Stuart 41560 Pilot Officer. 214 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Killed in action on Friday 30 August 1940. Age 22. The son of Major Stuart and Dorothy Cunynghame, of Swindon Village, Gloucestershire. He took off from RAF Stradishall in Wellington IC, T2559 BU- for operation over Berlin. The aircraft crashed with the loss of all six crew. Buried in the Zelhem (Halle) Protestant Cemetery.

Green, Dennis Arthur 742573 Sergeant (Pilot), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Killed in action on Tuesday 2 July 1940. The son

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of Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Green, 16 Guy's Cliffe Avenue, Leamington Spa. Buried in the Stoke on Trent (Longton) Cemetery, England.

Hart, Ralph Gerald 647852 Sergeant (Wireless Operator), 22 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Died on Wednesday 18 December 1940. Buried in the North Cotes (St. Nicholas) Churchyard, England.

Joynson, Peter 5336849 Lance Corporal, 1st Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment. 6th Infantry Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division. Killed in action on Saturday 25 May 1940. Age 19. The son of Major Laurence Bright Joynson and Ethel Vera Joynson, 62 Emscote Road, Warwick. He was educated at Emscote Lawn Preparatory School and then Warwick School, where he was a sergeant in the Officer Training Corps. He enlisted in September 1938, and he left England with the British Expeditionary Force in September 1939. Buried in the Haverskerque British Cemetery, Nord, France. He is also commemorated on the Memorial Screen, Saint Paul's Church, Warwick and the Memorial Screen, All Saints Church, Warwick. 1939-1945 Star, War Medal 1939-1945.

McKenzie, William Louis Scottish Company, Hong Kong Defence Corps. Died in the Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong after a painful illness in 1940. Age 34. He was a chartered accountant employed by the Hong Kong Telephone Company Limited. Buried in Hong Kong.

Randall, John William Civilian. (ARP County Control Motor Cycle Messenger Service). Killed in a road traffic collision on Monday 29 April 1940. Age 18. The son of John Charles and Florence Arietta Randall, 28 Chapel Street, Warwick. Before the war he was employed as a clerk with the County Council. He was killed on the Banbury Road, Warwick, whilst overtaking an army lorry that was turning right into Bishops Tachbrook whilst on an A.R.P. exercise. He had served with distinction during the Blitz on Coventry. Buried in the Warwick Cemetery, England. He is also commemorated on the Warwick War Memorial. Defence Medal.

Rowan-Robinson, Derrick Paul Woodrow 39173 Flying Officer, 49 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Died on Thursday 25 April 1940. Age 22. The son of Kenneth Aubrey and Gladys Pringle McDonald Rowan-Robinson. He took off from RAF Scampton in Hampden I, L4092 EA- for mine laying operations in Kiel Bay. The aircraft crashed into the sea with the loss of all four crew. Commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, England.

Sparrow, Alfred Harry 45247 Captain, 8th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. I43rd Infantry Brigade, 48th Infantry Division. Killed in action on Wednesday 22 May 1940. Age 38. The son of Alfred and Nellie May Sparrow, Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire. He was a member of the School Officer Training Corps. Before the war he was a member of Butchers Hyde, Skin and Wool Company. He had been in the Territorial Army for twelve years. Buried in the Calonne Communal Cemetery.

1941

Aldis, James Robin 33362 Flight Lieutenant (Pilot), 208 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Died on Sunday 8 June 1941. Age 22. The son of Arthur Cyril and Grace Aldis, of Knowle, Warwickshire. He enlisted into the Royal Air Force in 1936, and completed his training at Cranwell. He was shot down over Damascus by three Vichy French fighter aircraft whilst he was on a lone reconnaissance flight. Buried in the Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery.

Bentiey, George Leslie 956443 Sergeant (Observer), 57 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Killed in action on Tuesday 24 June 1941. He took off from RAF Feltwell in Wellington IC, R1608 DX- for operations over Kiel. The aircraft crashed in to the seas with the loss of all six crew. Buried in the Kiel War Cemetery.

Chambers, R. T. Sub Lt, Royal Naval Air Service. The Portcullis lists this man as being dead by the year 1942.

Charles-Jones, John Kenneth 44661 Pilot Officer, Photographic Reconnaissance Unit, Royal Air Force. Died on Sunday 27 July 1941. Age 23. The son of Ernest and Edith Pearl Charles-Jones, of Penhow, Monmouthshire. Commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, England.

Constable, Frederick Henry 2668 Sergeant, 24th Battalion, New Zealand Infantry. 6th New Zealand Infantry Brigade, 2nd New Zealand Division. Killed in action on Thursday 27 November 1941. Age 27. The son of William Ernest and Renee Kate Constable, of Bowling Green Street, Warwick. He had emigrated to New Zealand to farm at Te Kopura, where he enlisted into the Territorial Army. Buried in the Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma.

Goodwin, Peter William 901329 Sergeant (Pilot), 58 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Killed in action on Tuesday 8 July 1941. Age 21. The son of William Thomas and Mabel Goodwin, of West Norwood, London. He took off from RAF Linton-on-Ouse in Whitley V, Z6644 GE-O for operations over Osnabruck. The aircraft was shot down by a Germany night fighter with the loss of all five crew. Buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery.

Green, Alfred Edward Second Officer, Air Transport Auxiliary. Killed in a flying accident on Tuesday 9 December 1941. Age 25. The son of Edward and May Green. The husband of Joan Constance Green, Bridge House, CliflFe Hill, Warwick. He enlisted into the Air Transport Auxiliary after being rejected by the Royal Air Force due to defective eyesight. He had built his own aeroplane for flying practice. Buried in the Old Milverton (St. James) Churchyard, England.

Mansion, Ernest Edward 60549 Pilot Officer (Navigator), 10 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Killed in action on Tuesday 19 August 1941. He took off from RAF Teeming in Whitley V, Z6672 ZA- for operations over Koln. The aircraft crashed with the loss of three of the five crew. Buried in the Lanaye Communal Cemetery.

Measures, Herbert Thomas 328638 Second Lieutenant, King's African Rifles. Died on Sunday 27 July 1941. Age 26. The son of Arthur Henry, Master of Warwick Institution, and Ethel Measures, of Warwick. He was educated at Warwick School, and upon graduation from Oxford University he moved to Trinidad where he became a tropical agriculturist. He was then posted to Kenya under the Colonial Office where he enlisted and obtained a commission. Buried in the Addis Ababa War Cemetery. He is also commemorated on the Warwick War Memorial. His brother George Frederick Measures also fell.

Weeson, Thomas Edmund 70724 Flight Lieutenant (Pilot Instructor). Royal Air Force. Killed in a flying accident at Booker, near Marlow, Buckinghamshire, on Saturday 21 June 1941. Age 35. The son of Percy Edmund and Harriet Mary Wesson, 110 Cliflfe Hill, Warwick. The husband of Joan Alice Wesson, of Laleham, Middlesex. He became interested in flying when requested to ride as ballast in an aeroplane that had landed on Warwick Racecourse on its way to London in the 1930's. He was employed in the wireless department of the Eagle Engineering Works, and took flying lessons at Major Bonnisken's Aerodrome at Bishops Tachbrook. He also briefly worked as a wing walker with an aerial circus. He qualified as a pilot and joined the R.A.F.V.R. in 1939. Buried in the Warwick Cemetery, England. He is also commemorated on the Warwick War Memorial.

Whyte, John de Burgh 158279 Second Lieutenant, 1st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died on Friday 20 June 1941. Age 27. The son of Cecil Hugh de Burgh and Mary Lloyd Whyte, of Greystones, County Wicklow, Irish Republic. The grandson of Alderman and Mrs. Lloyd Evans, of Warwick. Buried in the Damascus Commonwealth war Cemetery.

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1942 Burn, Harry Byron 138257 Lieutenant, 6th Battalion, Green Howards (Yorkshire Regiment). 69th Infantry Brigade, 50th Infantry Division. DiedofgunshotwoundsonTuesday 23 June 1942. Age 25. The son of Charles and Evelyn Burn. He enlisted into the army in 1939. Buried in the Tel El Kebir War Memorial Cemetery.

Collier, Richard Theobald 37906 Squadron Leader, 156 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Died on Sunday 13 September 1942. Age 28. The son of Richard Hamilton and Florence Theobald Collier (nee Burbage), of Solihull. The husband of Moira Collier. He enlisted into the RAF in 1936. He took off from RAF Warboys in Wellington III, BJ789 GT- for operations over Bremen. The aircraft crashed with the loss of all five crew. At the time of his death he had completed thirty-two operational missions over enemy territory. Commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, England.

Davies DEM, John 126537 Flying Officer, 7 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died on Monday 21 December 1942. Age 20. The son of John and May Davies. The husband of Hazel Elizabeth Davies. He took off from RAF Oakington in Sterling I, W7632 MG-N for operations over Munchen. The aircraft crashed with the loss of all seven crew. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal (London Gazette Friday 24 April 1942) for bravery over Koln. Buried in the Jussecourt-Minecourt Churchyard.

Davies, Richard Edward 1238802 Leading Aircraftman, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died whilst training to be a pilot in the United States of America on Saturday 28 March 1942. Age 23. The son of J. B. and Lily Davies, of Kenilworth, Warwickshire. Buried in the Montgomery (Oakwood) Cemetery Annexe, Alabama, United States of America. He is also commemorated on the Kenilworth War Memorial.

Davis, R. W. Second Lieutenant, 5th (Kenya) Battalion, King's African Rifles. 22nd (East Africa) Infantry Brigade. Died of black water fever on Saturday 17 January 1942. He had fought in the Italian Somaliland. His five brothers also served and survived the war. Buried in the Nairobi War Cemetery, Kenya.

Home, Ronald Guy 949946 Sergeant, 77 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Killed in action on Thursday 11 June 1942. Age 21. The son of William and Florence Mary Home, Plumbing Station, Warwick. Commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, England. He is also commemorated on the Warwick War Memorial.

Hunt, John Howard 1191011 Sergeant (Pilot) 101 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Killed in action on Thursday 16 April 1942. Age 21 . The only son of Frederick Sydney and Jessie Hunt, 20 Avenue Road, Leamington Spa. Before the war he was employed at the Midland Bank, Warwick. He took off from RAF Bourn in Wellington III, X3694 SR-U for operations over Dortmund. The aircraft crashed with the loss of all six crew. Buried in the Charleroi Communal Cemetery, Charleroi, Hainaut, Belgium. He is also commemorated on the Leamington Spa War Memorial.

Measures, George Frederick Lieutenant (A), H.M.S. Indomitable, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Lost at sea on Wednesday 12 August 1942. Age 25. The son of Arthur Henry, Master ofWarwick Institution, and Ethel Measures, of Warwick. He lost his life on the illustrious class aircraft carrier Indomitable north of Cape Bon on route to Malta, when ships engaged the large convoy Operation Pedestal and came under sustained submarine and aircraft attack from the Italian Navy. Commemorated on the Lee-on-Solent Memorial, Hampshire, England. He is also commemorated on the Warwick War Memorial. His brother Herbert Thomas Measures (qv.) also fell.

Mitchell, Vernon Halstead Campbell Second Radio Officer, S. S. Thursobank (A. Weir & Co Glasgow), Merchant Navy. Lost at sea on Sunday 22 March 1942. Age 27. The SS Thursobank was sunk

east of Chesapeake Bay by U-373. Commemorated on the Tower Hill Memorial, England.

Redley, Roland Francis EC/1262 Captain, 2nd/8th Battalion, Gurkha Rifles. 21 St Independent Infantry Brigade. Died on Monday 29 June 1942. Age 22. The son of Harry and Mary Alice Redley, of Kenilworth. Buried in the El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt. He is also commemorated on the St. John the Evangelist Church Memorial, Kenilworth and the Warwick War Memorial.

Schooley, Charles Munroe A/22015 Lance Corporal, Essex Scottish Regiment. Died on Wednesday 19 August 1942. Age 26. The son of William and May Schooley. The husband of Marguerite Schooley, of Windsor, Ontario. Buried in the Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, Hautot Sur Mer.

Teall, Peter Granville 1191729 Sergeant (Pilot), 101 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died on Tuesday 28 July 1942. Age 19. The son of Granville Henry and Phebee Louisa Teall, of Sutton Coldfield. He took of from RAF Bourn in Wellington III, X3668 SR-for operations over Hamburg. The aircraft collided after take off with a Sterling I aircraft and crashed with the loss of all five crew. At the time of his death he had completed twenty missions over enemy territory. Buried in the Sutton Coldfield Cemetery, England.

Thornley, Robert Edward 111484 Pilot Office (Air Gunner), 115 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Killed in action on Wednesday 2 September 1942. Age 21 . The son of Robert Frank, proprietor of Thornley Brewery and Constance Mary Thornley, of Radford Hall, Leamington Spa. He was educated at Emscote Lawn and Warwick School. He enlisted in 1940. He took of from RAF Marham in Wellington III, BJ893 KO-C for operations over Saarbrucken. The aircraft crashed with the loss of all six crew. Buried in the Choloy War Cemetery, France. He is also commemorated on the Radford Semele War Memorial.

Tingle MC, Howard Grantley 88507 Captain, Royal Artillery. Died on Thursday 2 April 1942. Age 39. The son of Eustace Martin and Ada Sarah Tingle. The husband of Margot Tingle. Buried in the Durnbach War Cemetery.

1943

Adams, Richard 259270 Lieutenant, 1st Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment. 22nd Armoured Brigade, 7th Armoured Division. Killed in action on Wednesday 8 April 1943. The eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Adams. He was a member of the Warwickshire Yeomanry when war was declared. Buried in the Sfax War Cemetery.

Cowie, Frank Norman Simpson 1252153 Flight Sergeant (Air Gunner), 115 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Killed in action on Wednesday 20 October 1943. Age 24. The son of Willian Anson and Ida Isobel Cowie. He took off from RAF Little Snoring in Lancaster II, DS725 KO-F for operations over Leipzig. The aircraft crashed with the loss of all eight crew. Buried in the Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Germany.

Farman, Frank Donovan 7908442 Trooper, 48th Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment. 21st Army Tank Brigade, 4th Infantry Division. Died of illness on Friday 23 April 1943. Age 23. The son of Mrs. A. M. Perry, 145 Learn Terrace, Leamington Spa. Before the war he was employed at Joseph Lucas, of Birmingham and then became a partner in G. Orton and Company. He enlisted in March 1944. Buried in the Medjez El Bab War Cemetery.

Glover-Price, Leonard John 1652528 Sergeant (Air Gunner), 76 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Killed in action on Tuesday 29 June 1943. He took off from RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor in Halifax V, DK150 MP-E for operations over Koln. The aircraft crashed with the loss of all seven crew. Buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery.

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Harper, John Francis 1083168 Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) 78 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Killed in action on Saturday 31 July 1943. Age 30. The son of William and Fanny Harper. The husband of Margaret Harper, 2 Regent Street, Leamington Spa. He took off from RAF Breighton in Halifax II, JD329 EY-G for operations over Remscheid. The aircraft was shot down by a German night-fighter, with the loss of five of the seven crew. Buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. He is also commemorated on the Leamington Spa War Memorial.

Latimer DFC, Jerrard 39286 Squadron Leader, 106 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Killed in action on Thursday 15 April 1943. The husband of Winifred Mary Latimer, Elmarlyn, Harston Road, Newton, Cambridgeshire. He took of from RAF Syerston in Lancaster III, ED752 ZN-H for operations over Stuttgart. The aircraft crashed on its return flight with the loss of five of the eight crew. Squadron Leader Latimer was not a regular crewmember but accompanied the crew on the occasion as an observer. It is worthy of note that Mr. and Mrs. Latimer changed their names (London Gazette 7 February 1941) to Latimer from their original surname of Jefferies. Buried in the Sauvillers-Mongival Communal Cemetery, France.

1944

Andrews, Dennis Jennings 184593 Lieutenant, 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 32nd Independent Infantry Brigade. Died of wounds in a Regimental Aid Post on Tuesday 18 January 1944. Age 21. The son of Thomas Ernest and Martha Andrews, of Leicester. He was shot in the groin during an attack, and he never recovered from his injuries. Commemorated on the Rangoon Memorial.

Bancroft, John Bavis Beeston P/JS 2639 Aircraft Identifier, H.M.S. President III, Royal Navy. Buried at sea on Saturday 24 June 1944. The third son of William and Mary A. H. Bancroft, Mere Bank, Weaverham, Cheshire. He was born in 1896. He had initially served as the Chief Observer, Observer Corps , Blakeney, Gloucestershire. However, he volunteered to be a sea borne aircraft identifier for the D-Day invasion. His ship was lost but his body was recovered. He had served in the Royal Garrison Artillery during the Great War. Commemora ted on the Por tsmouth Naval Memorial, England.

Bishop DSC, Bernard 160649 Captain, 4th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery. Killed in a road traffic collision in Selkirk, Hawick, Rowburghshire, Scotland on Monday 3 April 1944. Age 28. The son of Bernard Victor and Amelia Kate Bishop, of Leamington Spa. The husband of Joan Audrey Bishop, 49 Warwick Street, Leamington Spa. He had fought in France, Middle East, Tunisia and North Africa. Buried in the Leamington Spa (Whitnash Road) Cemetery, England. He is also commemorated on the Leamington War Memorial.

Bradbury, Robert 182408 Pilot Officer (Pilot), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Killed in action on Sunday 10 September 1944. Age 2 1 . The son of William Henry Cave and Mabel Bradbury. The nephew of Miss. M. Bradbury, of Park Hill, Derbyshire. He joined the RAF in 1940 and completed his first mission over enemy territory in 1941. He was wounded by flak over Kiel and the aircraft had to make a crash-landing on its return. Buried in the Clichy Northern Cemetery. He is also commemorated on the Cubbington War Memorial and the Leamington Spa War Memorial.

Cardwell-Hill, Leonard 14542814 Trooper, 1st Royal Dragoons, Royal Armoured Corps. Killed in action on Tuesday 15 August 1944. Age 19. The son of Howard and Bertha Annie Cardwell-Hill, of Kenilworth, Warwickshire. Buried in the Banneville-La-Campagne War Cemetery.

Davey, Eric William 1577501 Sergeant (Pilot), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died on Thursday 20 January 1944. Age 32. The son of Harry Leonard and Edith Lilian Davey, of Coventry. Buried in the Coventry (London Road) Cemetery, England.

Fantham, Maurice PO/X 114817 Marine, No. 40 Royal Marine Commando, Royal Marines. 2nd Special Service Brigade. Died of wounds on Friday 13 October 1944. Age 22. The son of Henry Harold and Jane Fantham, of Leamington Spa. Buried in the Bari War Cemetery.

Faulkner, George 849211 Sergeant (Flight Engineer) , 170 Squadron, Royal Air Force (Auxiliary Air Force). Killed in action on Friday 29 December 1944. Age 37. The son of George William and Nellie Faulkner. The husband of Nellie Faulkner, of Sutton Coldfield. Before the war he had been a member of the Auxiliary Air Force. He took off from RAF Hemswell in Lancaster I, PD206 TL-B for operations over Scholven-Buer. The aircraft crashed with the loss of all seven crew. Buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany.

Lean, Ross Carrock Richard 175495 Pilot Officer (Pilot), 56 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Killed in a flying accident on Friday 5 May 1944. The son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Lean, Harewoods House, Banbury Road, Lighthorne. Before the war he was employed by Lloyds Bank in Banbury and Kenilworth. He enlisted into the RAF in 1941. He completed his training in Pensacola, United States of America and he was awarded his wings in 1942. At the time of his death he was awaiting a commission. Buried in the Lighthorne (St. Lawrence) Churchyard, England. He is also commemorated on the Lighthorn War Memorial.

Lees, Peter John l43l6578Trooper, 53rd Regiment, Reconnaissance Corps, Royal Armoured Corps. Died on Tuesday 19 September 1944. Age 20. The son of Sydney Owen and Anne Marion Lees, of Leamington Spa. Buried in the Adegem Canadian War Cemetery.

Lewis, Jack 2356984 Lance Corporal, Royal Signals. Killed in action on Monday 25 September 1944. Age 24. The eldest son of Harry Cheadle and Ethel Mary Lewis, of Banbury Street, Kineton. He enlisted in 1940 and was killed during the march to Rome. Buried in the Castiglione South African Cemetery, Italy. He is also commemorated on the Kineton War Memorial.

London MBE, Peter Morris 299299 Lieutenant, North Staffordshire Regiment. Killed in action on Tuesday 19 September 1944. He was awarded the Member of the British Empire for gallantry when he rescued a crewmember of a Liberator, which had crashed into the sea in May 1943. Buried in the Leopoldsburg War Cemetery.

Marrack, Richard Fitzgerald 139943 Flight Lieutenant, 135 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died on Saturday 18 November 1944. Commemorated on the Singapore Memorial.

Mattinson, Michael Corbett 121310 Lieutenant, 5th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 11th Infantry Brigade, 78th Infantry Division. Killed in action during the Battle of Trasimene Line on Friday 16 June 1944. Age 25. The only son of Michael C. and Margaret H. Mattinson, of Burnt Heath, Offchurch, Warwickshire. He was attached to the Northamptonshire Regiment from his parent unit of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Buried in the Orvieto War Cemetery.

Pease, Ernest Montague 1436156 Sergeant (Air Bomber), 106 (Newcastle's Own) Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Killed in action on Sunday 2 January 1944. The son of Walter and Lizzie Pease, 73 Emscote Road, Warwick. Before the war he was an apprentice at Lockheed Hydraulic Brake Company. He also worked as a metallurgist at Messrs. Rootes, in Coventry on aircraft manufacture. He took off from RAF Metheringham in Lancaster Mark III, JB642 ZN-J for operations over Berlin. The aircraft crashed

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at Hoya, with only one of the seven-man crew surviving. Buried in the Hanover War Cemetery, Germany. He is also commemorated on the Warwick War Memorial and the Memorial Screen, All Saints Church, Warwick.

1945

Adams, Thomas Frederick 5989686 Corporal, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire and Herfordshire Regiment. 16th Infantry Brigade. Died on Saturday 6 January 1945. Age 23. Buried in the Faenza War Cemetery. He is also commemorated on the Warwick School Roll of Honour.

Coleman, John Breeden 14418916 Rifleman, 7th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 156th Infantry Brigade, 52nd Infantry Division. Died on Monday 22 January 1945. Age 20. The son of James Briggs and Bellie Coleman, of Nuneaton, Warwickshire. Buried in the Sittard War Cemetery.

Hardiman, Kenneth Walter Sub-Lieutenant (A), H.M.S. Victorious, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Lost at sea on Thursday 17 May 1945. Age 21. The son of Percy Charles and Martha Hardiman, of Trowbridge, Wiltshire. It should be noted that Thursday 17 May 1945 was the date of the last sea battle of the war. Commemorated on the Lee on Solent Memorial.

Hegan, Francis Joseph 163723 Flying Officer (Air Bomber), 115 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died on Thursday 15 February 1945. The son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hegan, 14 Bates Road, Coventry. He took of from RAF Witchford in Lancaster III, LM725 KO-X for operations over Chemnitz. The aircraft crashed with the loss of all seven crew. Buried in the Haveluy Communal Cemetery.

Prosser, Jack 851402 Leading Aircraftman, 5016 Airfield Construction Squadron, Royal Air Force. Died on Saturday 23 June 1945. Age 29. The son of Herbert E. and Edith E. Prosser, of Shrewley, Warwickshire. Buried in the Oslo Western Civil Cemetery, Norway. He is also commemorated on the Hatton War Memorial.

1946

Shiner, Leonard Lieutenant Colonel, Royal Indian Army Service Corps. Died on Wednesday 16 January 1946. Age 36. The son of James and Janet Shiner. The husband of Marjorie Hagger Shiner, of Sutton, Sussex. Buried in the Kuala Lumpur (Cheras Road) Civil Cemetery.

Gerrard, H. V. Despite extensive research the identity of this man cannot be established beyond all reasonable doubt.

Hensley, W. H. Despite extensive research the identity of this man cannot be established beyond all reasonable doubt.

Higgins, C. F. Despite extensive research the identity of this man cannot be established beyond all reasonable doubt.

Holcroft, R. B. Despite extensive research the identity of this man cannot be established beyond all reasonable doubt.

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Adams, J. F. Adams, J. W. Adams, R. Adams, T. F. Akerman, J. H. Aldington, Adiington, L.

1939 - 1945 RASC. Sub Lt, Royal Navy. Lt, Warks Yeo. * Beds & Herts Regt. F/O, RAF Sub Lt, Royal Navy. L/Cpl, RAPC.

Aldis,J. R. Allen, T. R. Andrews, D. Andrews, D. H. Andrews, W. D. Ansell, H. Appleton, G. F. Appleton, J. A. Arnold, J. L .D. Aspden, F. L. Aspden, G. L. Aspden, H. L. Asquith, M. R. Bailey, G. H. Bain, W. L. Baker, J. L. Baldwin, P. Baldwin, R. Baly, J. R Ball, E. J. Ball, R. A. Bancroft, C D . Bark, R. G. Barnacle, £. G. Barnett, A. C. A. Barr, B. H. Bartlett, C. H. Bates, S. F. Batty, A. Baynton, J. L. Beacham, F. C. Beale-Smith, H. C. Beale-Smith, H. C. Beard, D. Beard, P. G. Bebbington, F. W. Beeston-Bancroft, G. W Bell, E W. B. Bell, J. B. Bennett, B. R. Bennett F. J. Bentley, G. L. Bingham, J.E. Bingham, T. G. Bird, C. B. B. Bird, J. D. Bishop, A. Bishop DSO, B. V. Bishop, F. M. Bishop, G. Bishop, R. £. Blackham, N. Blennerhassett, E. W. Bodker, G. C. Boswell, W. L. Boulter, H. G. Bourne, A. Bradbury, R. Braine, D. J. Brentnall, A. H. Broad, F. S. Bromwich, F. J. Bromwich, R. A. Brookes, M. A. Browne, H. F. Brough, R R. Bruce, B. J. E. Budd, R R. Burn, H. B. Burton, L. G. Busby, R

F/O, RAF * Sgt, RA. Lt, Northants Regt. * RASC. Major, RAC. Lt, RA. Major, The King's Regt. RA. Lt, Royal Navy. ChiefP/O, Royal Navy. Sgt, RAF Lt, RINR. Cpl, RAF Sub Lt, Royal Navy. Capt, RASC. Lt, Jat Regt-Indian Army. Merchant Navy. RNAS. RAE Gnr, RA. Bdr, RA. RASC. RAFVR.

RAE Cpl, RAMC. RAE Major, RIASC. Gnr, RA. Spr, RE. Pte, RAMC. RAE RAE Lt, RIASC. Lt, RAC. Lt, RIASC. Major. Cadet. F/Sgt, RAF. F/O, RAF. Lt, RAC. (VOW). Sgt, RAF. *

Capt, RE. P/O, RAF. BSM, RA. LAC, RAF. Capt, RA. * Lt, Leics Regt. LAC, RAF. 2nd Lt, RA. Bdr, RA. Sig, R. Signals. Cadet, Royal Scots. F/Lt, RAE Major, Raj Rifles-Indian Army. P/O, RAF. Sgt, RAE * Major. Attached RAE RAF. Pte, RAMC. Gnr, RA. 2nd Lt, R. Warwicks Regt. S/Ldr, RAE W/Cdr, RAE Major, Mahratta L.I.-Indian Army. Radio Officer, Merchant Navy. Capt, Royal Marines. Lt, Green Howards. * P/O, RAE * RE.

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Button, F. C. Calcott, J. Callister.W.T. Camkin, W. J. Capewell, E. H. Cardwell-HiU, L. Cartwright-Clarke, J. R. Castle, D. S. V. Cave MM, H. L. Chambers, R. T. Chapman, D. C. Chappell. Chappie, E. Charles-Jones, D. M. Charles-Jones, J. K. Chermside, R. A. Chirnside, D. L. Chicken, J. D. Childs, R. Chivers, J. Churchill, R. E Clark, J. R. Clarke, A. W. Clarke, H. E Clarke, W. E Clayton, C. L. Cleaver, R C. Clement, J. C. S. Coburn, A. Coburn, A. R. Cohen, D. M. Colbourne, J. H. Colbourne, R. G. Coleman, J. B. Coldicott, H. H. Coles, H. A. Coles, J. CoUett, D. A. Collier, R. T. Constable, E H. Cook, R J. Cooke, J. D. Cooke, J. M. Cooke CBE, R. T. Cooper, D. Cooper, E Cordwell, E. J. Coy, G. R. Coy, N. A. R Crouch, B. I. Crouch, J. Crouch, R R. CuUis, L.

Cunynghame, C. K. Cunynghame, D. P. Cunynghame, W. B. S. Curie, A. L. Currall, A. E. Darby, R. Darley, E T. R. Davey, E. W. Davidson, G. Davies, D. A. Davies, E. Davies, R. E. Davies, R. G. Davies, W. T. Davies D.EM., J. Davis, R. W. Davison, J. E. DayJ .C .

Cpl, RASC. Lt, RASC. Cpl, RE. Sgt, RAE Gnr, RA. L/Cpl, RAC. * L/Bdr, RA. Capt, Mahratta L.I.-lndian Army.

Sub Lt, RNAS. * App, Merchant Navy

Major, Monmouth Regt. P/O, RAF * Capt, R. Signals. P/O, RAF CQMS, R. Signals. RAF. Gnr, RA. Cpl, RAMC. 2nd Lt. R. Warwick Regt. R. Signals. Sgt, RAE Capt, R. Warwicks Regt. RA. W/Cdr, RAE RASC. A/LA, RAE RNVR. Lt, RA. Capt, RE. * L/Cpl, R. Fus. (POW). Pte, Cameronians. * Lt. Col, South African Forces. 2nd Lt, RE. F/O, RAF F/O, RAE S/Ldr, RAF * Sgt, New Zealand Forces. * RA. Sgt, RMLI. RNAS. Brig, RASC. Royal Marines. Cpl, R Sigs. ERA/A, Royal Navy. Lt Comdr, Royal Navy. LAC, RAF. Capt, RAE L/Sgt, RE. 2nd Lt, Indian Army. S/Ldr, RAF Capt, 5th Mahratta L.I.-Indian Army. Lt, 17th Dogra Rifles-Indian Army. P/O, RAF * Cpl, RAF. Cadet, Royal Marines. ERA, Royal Navy. Lt Col, Leics Regt. Sgt, RAE *

Lt, RA. RNAS. RAF.* Lt. Capt, R. Warwicks Regt. P/O, RAF * 2nd Lt, King's African Rifles. * Sgt, Int Corps Indian Forces. RAE

Day, N. C. DayT.D. ,R.C. Deakin, E. B. Deykin, H. C. Dicker, J. EC. Dodd, E. E. Dodd D.EM., R. R B. Dodd M.C., W. M. Dodds, M. J. Dodds, T. C. Downes, A. L. Drage, R. G. T. Dugdale, E E. Dunkley, E. A. Dunnell, G. E. Dunnett, H. W. Dykes, A. H. Dyson, W . D . Eden, R. A. Edge, W. E Edwards, W. W. Edwards, A. E. W. Elkins, N. R. EUiman, J. N. Elliott, L. C. Evans, E. H. Evans, J. R. Evans, W. L. Everett, P. Everton, A. J. Everton, D. W. Fallon, J. E. Fancote, T. R. Farman, E D. Farr, D. C. Fisher, K.E J. Fletcher, C. A. Fletcher,J. M.S. Foott, K. Forbes, H. N. Forbes, R. C. Forestier-Walker, D. L. Forwood, H. Foss, W. E. Foster, A. H. Fox, J. A. Fox, R Fox, W. T. Franklin, D. E Freeman, P. H. Gammage, E. C. Garner, T. P. Ginger, D. Glanfield, B. GolbyJ.E. Goddard, H. Goddard.J. R Goodall, R E Goodwin, B. Goodwin, P. W. Gray, C. J. Green, A. E. Green, D. A. Green, R. K. Grimes, W. G. Gutch.J. H. M. Guy, R. Hackelton, D. Hackelton, D. R Hacking, J. T. Hadden, L. R

RAF. Sgt, RE. Major. Capt, Shrops L.I. Capt, RA. REME. F/O, RAF Capt. 2nd Officer, Merchant Navy. Capt, Shrops L.I. Capt, New Zealand Army. N.A.A /E, Royal Navy. RAF. O/Tel W/M, Royal Navy. LAC, RAF Cadet, RAR RAF. Lt, RAMC. RAF. RNR. Capt, Nigeria Regt. Pte, GSC. L/Bdr, RA. Cadet, RAE Spr, RE. Cpl, RAF. Lieut, RIASC. BQMS, R.A. Capt, Ox & Bucks L.I. Capt, R.A. Capt, R.A. LAC, R.A.E AC1,R.A.E Trooper, R.A.C. * Lt, Parachute Regt. Royal Navy. 3rd Officer, Merchant Navy. R A E Lt, North Irish Horse Cpl, R.E. Gnr, R.A. F/O, RAR Lt. Capt, Attached War Office. Pte, RAOC. F/O, RAE Sgt, RAR Royal Navy. 2nd Lt, RA. Lt, RASC. Tpr, Kings Hussars. Sgt, R.A.F Lt, Oxford Yeo. Royal Dragoon Guards. AC1,R.A.F L/Cpl, Rifle Brig. Merchant Navy. Capt. R.A. R.A.F * Pioneer Corps. R.A.F. Ferry Service. * Sgt, Pilot. RAR * RNAS. Sgt, RASC. L/C. RAF F/Lt, RAR RAF. RAF. Lt. Col, RAS.C. Capt, RASC.

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Hadley, W. T. Hall, B. Hammond, W. H. Hancocks, J. P. Harden, E. J. Harden, T. H. Hardy, R. Harrison, P. E. Harrison, T. V. Hart-Davies, J. B. Hartley, E J. Hartwell. Haselock, K. R Haselwood, K. W Hatton, M. N. Hawker, R. G. Hayward, B. P. Healey, B.S.C. Heke, R E. Henderson, W. E. Henning, D.E.H. Hepburn, E. G. Heritage, L. V. Heynes, P. L. Higgins, F. H. Hill, C. E. R Hill, T. C. E Hills, J. E. Hobbis, G. D. Hobbs, G. S. Hobson, H. S. Holland, W. W. HoUick, A. G. V. Holmes, C. Holmes, C. G. Holt, S. J. Holtom, J. B. Hopkins, P. Home, R. Home, R. G. Home, T. Howard, E L. Hunt, A. W. Hunt, R. Hunt, J. H. Hutchinson M.B.E., Hutchington. Hutchinson, K. Ives, N. M. James, A. H. Jarvis M. € . , B. S. Jerrim, T. L. W. Jessop, E Jessop, R. Johnson, B. I. Johnson, E. A. Johnson, R. R. Jones, L. Jones, L. H. Jones, J. T. R. Jones D.S.C., W.N. Joynson, P. Joynson, R. Jordan, C. K e l l e y D . E C R J . Kennan, J.J. Kennan, T. E Kent, E. A. Kent, J. Kemp, E. A. Kerr, E.J.

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RASC. Pre, Wilts Regt. Col, Indian Forces. W/O, RAE Ft/Sgt, RAE E/M, Royal Navy. E/M, Royal Navy. 2nd Lt, RA. Major, RIASC.

Capt, R Warwicks Regt. AC 1, RAE Cadet Officer, Indian Army Gnr, RA. (RO.W) Cadet Officer, (RO.W.) Cadet, Royal Navy. Pte, RAOC. Royal Navy. AB, Royal Navy. Sig, R. Sigs. Capt, R Warwicks Regt. (P.O.W.) Lt, R Warwicks Regt. F/O, RAF Pte. Capt, RASC. RASC. P/O, RAE Capt. Cadet, O.C.T.U. Major, R Warwicks Regt. Lt, RASC. Northants Regt. LNA, Royal Navy. L/Cpl, Ox & Bucks L.I. (RO.W.) CSM, R.E. Lt, Royal Navy. AC2, RAF. ACl.RAF. Cpl, RAE Sgt, RAE * Cpl, RAMC. F/O, RAE P/ O, Royal Navy. Gunner, RA. Sgt, RAE * Capt, RE. Sgt. Somerset Light Infantry Pte, Ox & Bucks. L.I. Capt, RFA. Capt, RE. R Warwicks Regt. Lt, RNVR. Ft/Lt, RAE Capt, S. Staffs Regt. Sgt, RASC. RNVR. Capt, R Warwicks Regt. Tech. Sgt, RAE RAF. Lt. (A), Royal Navy. L/Cpl, R. Berks. Regt. * Pte, CSC. A/LNA, Royal Navy, F/Lt, RAR R Warwicks Regt. P/O, RAE Cadet, RAE RAF. Cadet, RAR Capt, RAMC.

Kerr, G. H. Kirk, D. H. Kirkland, J. Knight, H. R. Knight, R. T. Kotch,J.K. Lamb, G. H. Lamley, J.H. Langston, J. N. Latham, I. H. Latimer, I. Latimer D . E C , J. Lean, R. R. Lee, D. H. Lees, R J. Leigh, K. G. Lendon, N. C. Lester, G. C. Lewis, C. W. Lewis, J. R. Lewis, J. H. Lewis, T. Lidington, M. O. Lilley, H. M. Lindsay, R. Lindsay, R. M. Lines, E. E Littlewood, G. C. B. Lloyd, A. M. Lloyd, B. W. Lloyd, K. B. Llywarch, A. London, P. M. London, R. E W. Lucock, R R. Lucas, P. J. A. Macaskie M. C , E G. Macaskie, J. A. Madge, J. R. R. Manison, E. E. Mann, G. W. Marchant, E. G. Marrack, R. E Marshall, J. M. A. Mason, A. F. Matthews, E. W Matthews, S. E W. Matthews, D. J. Mattinson, M. C. Mayman, Dr. B.J. McCartney, J. E. McGowran, P. S. McGuire, R H. McKenzie, A. L. McKenzie, D. R McKenzie, W. L. McManus. Measures, G. E Measures, H. T. Meeson, L. H. Megginson, H. A. Mejer, R. G. Meldrum, R. M. Meredith, A. D. Metcalfe, L, Miller, M. D. C. Mitchell, R. N. Moloney, P. J. Moon, C. W. Mooring, E. A. Morgan, K. A.

Craftsman, REME. 2nd Lt, Leics Regt. (RO.W.) RASC. L/Cpl, REME. Pte, R Warwicks Regt. Lt, RA. Sig, Royal Signals. Sig, Royal Signals. O/S, Royal Navy. Major, Sikhs-Indian Army. Lt, Green Howards. S/Ldr, RAF * Ft. Sgt, RAE * RAE Pte, Recce Corps. * 2nd Lt, Worcs Regt. (RO.W.) Major, RAMC. O/S, Royal Navy. AC.2, RAF Sig, Royal Signals. * Sgt, RAE LAC, RAE Lt, RAPC. Lt, Burma Rifles. Major, RE. Cadet, RAF. P/O, RAE * W/O, RAF Pte, ITC. Lt, Rhod. Regt. Lt, RAC. L/Cpl. 2nd Lt, N. Staffs Regt. * Lt, R Warwicks Regt. Sussex Regt. Lt, R Warwicks Regt. Lt. (RO.W). Radio Officer, Merchant Navy. 2nd Lt, R Warwicks Regt. P/O, RAE * S/Ldr. RAF Midshipman, Royal Navy. RAF.* Capt, RA. Lt, RE. Major, Rhod. Regt. Capt, Somerset. L. I. LAC, RAF Lt, R Warwicks Regt. * RASC. (RO.W.) Major, RAMC. P/O, RAE O/Tel, Royal Navy.

Capt. Hong Kong. *

Lt. (A), Royal Navy. * Lt, KAR. * 2nd Lt, RASC. 2nd Lt, Pioneer Corps. RASC. Bdr, RA. Sgt, RAE L/Cpl, RAC. Sub-Lt (A), Royal Navy. Lt, RA. Sgt, RA. S/Sgt, RE.

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Morris, K. D. Morrish, R. L. Moughton, W. E. Mountford, R. A. Mountford, G. Mudd,J.R. Muir, B, R. Mulley.F.W. Mullins, R. Mullins, B. R. Munnery, E. Musgrave, R. Nea leJ .C. Nightingale, A. Newton, R. N. Nicholls, R O. Nock, N. A. Nowell D.F.M. and

Bar, G. L. Palmer, R. M. A. Palmer D.EM. Pantry, G. Pantry.-Parry, T. Parsons, R. A. Passey, J. R. Pearman M.M, L. Pease, M.J. P e g g e D . E C C . O . J . Peregrine, E. B. Perring, R. Pettifor, E. M. Pettitt, D. R J. Peyton, A. E. Pitcher, R. H. Plant, A. E. Plant, I. Plant, W.J. Player, M. H. Plucknett, E. G. PoUey, D. A. Powell, E. Price, J. T. Pritchard, J. A. Pritchard, R C. Prosser, J. Rainbow, R. H. Rainbow, C. H. Rainbow, R. E. Rainbow, E Randall, G. R Randall, R. C. Rawlings, S. Reade, S. Redley, R. E Redley, W. G. Reeve, C. Reeve, D. J. Reeve, R. H. Rench, H. Richards, R L. Richardson, Ricketts, H. Rider, Rider, N. T. Rippon, J. E. Rivitt, W. D. Robertson, G. Robinson, B. Robinson, H. B.

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PO, Royal Navy. Lt, RE. LAC, RAF. F/O, RAE

Robinson, K. D. H. Rogers, E W Rogers, Rose, J. Rowan-Robinson DSC,

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C. R. K. Rowan-Robinson, P. W. Rudge, H. L. Russell, E M. B. Russell Dr, J. R Rutherford, R. Y. Salisbury, I. P. Sharp, G. M. Salkeld, D. Sampson, H. Sanders, W. E. Sapcote, B. W Sapcote, E. S. Sawyer, Rev. R. E J. Scarr, D. R R. Scarr, D. E. R. Schooley, R. G. Scrivens, R. Sewell, D. D. Sewell, Sewell, R. A. Shard, R. Shiner, L. Sleath, C. G. Smith, C. S. B. Smith, D. Smith, C. B. Smith, J. D. Smith, J. R Soutter, E. J. A. Spooner, B. R. Spooner, T. A. Stamps, R. S. Staite, A. D. Stringer, R. G. Stroud, T. Sturley, D. M. Talbot, A. Tandy, F. Tandy, E. Tarver, R. G. Taylor, H. R. Taylor, R. Taylor, R. J. Teall, R R G. Teasdale, J. R. Tebbit, H. Thacker, R. E. Thackeray, A. Thackeray, D. E. Thatcher M.C., F. Thirian, E. M. Thomas, M. E. Thomas, T. Thomas, P. Thorburn, D. Thornett, D. Thornley, R. E. Thornton, J. B. Thornton, M. S. Thurston, R. Tilleard,J.R. Timmings, B.

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Royal Navy. 2nd Lt, Cheshire Regt. -L/Cpl, RA. Driver, RASC. Capt, RASC. * F/O, RAR Royal Marines. Pte, Grenadier Guards. AC2, RAR

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Royal Navy. Major, Cyprus Regt. P/O, RAR * Trumpet, RA. Gnr, RA. Lt, RE. RAF. 2nd Lt.

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THE COUNTY OF WARWICKSHIRE ROLL OF HONOUR 1914- 2005

Tingle M.C. H. G. Tomlinson, W. A. Toone, P. Traherne, A. C. Treadaway, P. A. Treece, L. A. Tucker, G. E. Turrell, R TurreU, R. Tyler, E. G. Tyler, E. W. UnderhiU, A. W. E Unitt, M. W. Vick, D. O. Villiers, R. Virtue, R. M. H. Wade, R. P. Wakefield, A. J. Walsh, S. W. Ward, C. W Ward, G. W. Wardle, J. R Warltier, D. Warren, J. M. Wassell, H. D. Watson, L. J. Watson., Webb, R Welch, R H. Wells, L. V. Wesson, T. E. West, D. G. Wheeler, H. T. Wheeler,;. White, R H. White, D. W White, N. Whyte, E de B. Whyte, J. de B. Williams, D. Williams, D. G. Williams, G. A. WiUiams, T. C. WiUiams, W. G. WilUs, D. B. Wilson, H. A. Wimbush, R. A. Winters, G. Wintle, C. C. Wiseman, R H. L. Wood, T. M. Woodfield, E V. Woodford LS&GC, A. E. Woodhouse, C. A. Woodhouse, G. T Woodward, K. J. Woodward, J. P. Wormington, P. Worsley D.S.C., R. C. T. Worthington, C. L. Wright, D. H. Wright, E S. Wright, J. Wroth, E. C. Wyke, J. G. Yates, E R. Yeardley, R L. Young, H. S. Hincks, P. Tew, K. B.

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WARWICKSHIRE YEOMANRY WAR MEMORIAL

T H E GREAT WAR

The Warwickshire Yeomanry War Memorial was unveiled in St. Mary's Church, Warwick by Colonel the Earl of Warwick, on Sunday 11 June 1922. The Memorial takes the form of a tablet and is dedicated to the memory of the one hundred and twenty six officers, non-commissioned officers and men of the Warwickshire Yeomanry, who laid down their lives in the Great War. At the foot of the tablet, which is of brass, is a brass casket containing a scroll on which are inscribed the names of the fallen.

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Allbright, Alfred 1835 Trooper, Ist/lst Warwickshire Yeomanry. 1st South Midland Mounted Brigade, 2nd Mounted Division. Killed in action at Gallipoli on Saturday 28 August 1915. Age 34. The youngest son of Anne Allbright, 1 Tower Street, Leamington Spa. He was born and resided in Leamington Spa and he enlisted in Warwick. Before the war he was employed as a grocer's assistant. He arrived in Egypt on Tuesday 20 April 1915. He was a regimental bandsman and he was killed whilst acting as a stretcher-bearer. Buried in the Green Hill Cemetery, Turkey. He is also commemorated on the Leamington Spa War Memorial and the Leamington Spa Oddfellows Memorial. 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Aston, Robert Geoffrey 1949 Private, I s t / l s t Warwickshire Yeomanry. 1 st South Midland Brigade, 2nd Mounted Division. Lost at sea on Sunday 11 April 1915. Age 22. The son of Enoch James and Marion Ada Aston, of Church Lench, Evesham, Worcestershire. He was born in Church Lench, Evesham, he resided in Evesham and he enlisted in Warwick. He was one of four men lost at sea when the Wayfarer was torpedoed sixty miles north west of the Scillies. He served overseas at some time after Saturday 1 January 1916. Commemorated on the Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Hampshire, England. British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Beech, William Garfield 2161 Private, I s t / l s t Warwickshire Yeomanry. 1st South Midland Mounted Brigade, 2nd Mounted Division. Killed in action at Gallipoli on Tuesday 31 August 1915. Age 33. The son of William and Alice Beech, 51 Smith Street, Warwick. He was born and enlisted in Warwick. Before the war he was employed as a butcher. He sailed from Avonmouth on the Wayfarer on Sunday 11 April 1915, arriving at Alexandria, Egypt on Saturday 24 April 1915. He landed at "A" Beach, Suvla Bay, Gallipoli on Friday 20 August 1915. Buried in the Green Hill Cemetery, Turkey. He is also commemorated on the Warwick War Memorial and the Saint Nicholas Church War Memorial, Warwick. 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Berry, Harold 2685 Trooper, "B" Squadron, lst/2nd Warwickshire Yeomanry. 2nd/lst South Midland Mounted Brigade. Died of illness in Cirencester Hospital, Gloucestershire on Saturday 1 May 1915. Age 19. The youngest son of James and Elizabeth Berry, "Swans Nest Cottage", Stratford upon Avon. He enlisted in Warwick in November 1914. Before the war Mr. E. W. Bush, as an apprentice Jeweller, employed him. He did not serve overseas and has no medal entitlement. Buried in the Stratford upon Avon Cemetery, England. He is also commemorated on the Stratford upon Avon Cemetery War Memorial. His brother James Berry also fell.

Burton, Ernest 2133 Private, Ist/lst Warwickshire Yeomanry. 1st South Midland Mounted Brigade, 2nd Mounted Division. Killed in action during the attack on Hill 112 on Saturday 21 August 1915. Age 26. The second son of Frederick, an agricultural labourer and Ann Burton, of Heath End, Snitterfield. He was born in Snitterfield and he enlisted in Warwick. He arrived in Egypt on Friday 23 April 1915. Buried in the Green Hill Cemetery, Turkey. He is also

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