Roll of Honour - Warwickshire - Coventry, Holy Trinity, World War 1

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COVENTRY, HOLY TRINITY, WAR MEMORIAL

Detailed information for World War 1
Compiled and copyright © Martin Edwards 2022

The memorial is to be found within Holy Trinity Church in the centre of Coventry beside the cathedral. It takes the form of an elaborate panelled memorial with three angels holding carbed marble decorations with three columns of names separated by regimental cap badges including those for the Royal Field Artillery, Leicestershire Regiment, East Lancashire Regiment, Durham Light Infantry, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, Welsh Fusiliers, Machine Gun Corps, Royal Berkshire Regiment, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), Worcestershire Regiment, Somerset Light Infantry, Royal Welch Fusiliers, Seaforth Highlanders and The Rifle Brigade. There are 60 names listed for World War 1 only.

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ATKINS	Alec	[Listed as Alick on war records] Private 31887, 14th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. Died of wounds 10 February 1917. Aged 33. Born and enlisted Coventry. Son of Emma and the late George Atkins, of Coventry. Buried in WIMEREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot II. Row D. Grave 6A.
BAKER	Alfred	Private 18722, 5th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Killed in action 25 September 1915. Born and enlisted Coventry. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 37 and 39.
BEALES	[Archibald] George	Gunner 249183, "C" Battery, 285th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action 30 September 1918. Aged 38. Resident and enlisted Coventry. Son of Archibald George Beales, of 2, Chauntry Place, Coventry. Buried in NAVES COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Nord, France. Plot II. Row E. Grave 13.
BEALES	William	Private 16391, 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Killed in action 17 April 1917. Born and enlisted Coventry. Buried in SUNKEN ROAD CEMETERY, FAMPOUX, Pas de Calais, France. Grave lost. Special memorial Row B. Grave 7.
BEAUFOY	Horace	Private 17/1529, 17th Battalion, Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment). Killed in action 30 July 1916. Aged 18. Born Coventry, enlisted Leeds. Son of Mrs. Emily Beaufoy; of 3, St. Agnes Lane, Coventry. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 2 A 2 C and 2 D.
BURNETT	Samuel	Private 10637, 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Killed in action 3 May 1917. Aged 26. Born St. Michael's, Coventry, enlisted Coventry. Son of Mr. S. and Mrs. C. Burnett, of 15, Chapel St., Coventry. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 3.
CASHMORE, MM	George	Acting Company Sergeant Major 266361, 2nd/7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Died of wounds 2 April 1918. Born West Bromwich, Staffshire, resident Foleshill, Warwickshire, enlisted Coventry, Warwickshire. Awarded the Military Medal (M.M.). Buried in ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN, Seine-Maritime, France. Section P. Plot IX. Row O. Grave 2B.
COOK	Gravenall	No further information currently available
COX	Frank	Lance Corporal M2/079979 [SDGW] or M2/097979 [CWGC], 708th Mechanised Transport Company, Royal Army Service Corps. Died on service in the Balkans 22 October 1918. Aged 29. Born and resident Blackburn, Lancashire, enlisted Coventry. Son of Walter and Emma Cox; husband of Elizabeth J. B. Cox, of 7, Pine St., Blackburn. Buried in SKOPJE BRITISH CEMETERY, Republic of North Macedonia. Section J. Grave 3.
CRIPPS	James	Gunner 136191, 290th Siege Battery,Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed in action 17 September 1918. Aged 18. Born and enlisted Coventry. Son of Mrs. E. Cripps, of 15, Chauntry Place, Coventry. Buried in QUEANT COMMUNAL CEMETERY BRITISH EXTENSION, Pas de Calais, France. Row A. Grave 35.
DILNOTT	John Oliver	[Listed on SDGW and CWGC as DILNOT] Driver 11522, "C" Battery, 66th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Died on service in Mesopotamia 3 September 1917. Born and enlisted Coventry. Buried in BAGHDAD (NORTH GATE) WAR CEMETERY, Iraq. Plot XII. Row C. Grave 4.
DILNOTT	William Henry	Corporal 8821, 1st Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Killed in action 30 June 1916. Aged 30. Born Trinity, Coventry, enlisted Coventry. Son of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Dilnott, of Coventry. Buried in CITADEL NEW MILITARY CEMETERY, FRICOURT, Somme, France. Plot II. Row D. Grave 20.
DINGLEY	John	Private 16855, 15th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Died of wounds 3 September 1916. Aged 23. Born and enlisted Coventry, Warwickshire. Son of Henry and Elizabeth Dingley, of 19, Stephen Street, Coventry. Buried in CORBIE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Somme, France. Plot 2. Row B. Grave 22.
DIXON	Charles A	Private 20322, 7th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry formerly 3615, Royal Warwickshire Reigment. Killed in action 3 September 1916. Born St. Michaels, Coventry, Warwickshire, enlisted Coventry. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 6 B.
EVANS	George	No further information currently available
FELTHAM	William [Henry]	Private 2443, 1st/7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Killed in action 6 September 1915. Aged 20. Born St. Michael's, Coventry, enlisted Coventry. Son of William Henry and Elizabeth Feltham, of Coventry. Buried in FONCQUEVILLERS MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row D. Grave 28.
FRIDAY	James Edward	Private 4135, 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards. Died of wounds 24 August 1918. Aged 32. Born and enlisted Coventry, Warwickshire. Buried in MOYENNEVILLE (TWO TREE) CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Row B. Grave 4.
FRISBY	Edward Hedley	Private 4338, 1st/7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Died of wounds 1 September 1916. Aged 26. Born Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, resident Radford, Coventry, enlisted Coventry. Son of George and Lucy Letitia Frisby, of 14, Sydney St., Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. Buried in COUIN BRITISH CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot II. Row D. Grave 20.
GARDNER	Thomas	more than one GARDNER in records. Cannot identify.
GREEN	Maurice	No further information currently available
GREENSTREET	George [Weston]	Private 16100, 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Killed in action 28 April 1917. Born Coventry, resident Stoke, Warwickshire. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 6 and 7.
HOLTON	Edward	Private 19719, 11th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Killed in action 22 July 1917. Aged 34. Born Combroke, Warwickshire, enlisted Coventry, Warwickshire. Son of William and Mary Holton, of Coventry; husband of Lucy Holton, of 5 Court, 15 House, Chauntry Place, Coventry. Buried in DERRY HOUSE CEMETERY NO.2, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot I. Row A. Grave 16.
HOLTON	Enoch	[Listed as Enock HOLTOM on CWGC] Private 18581, 6th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Killed in action 20 November 1917. Born Cumbrook, Warwickshire, enlisted Coventry. No known grave. Commemorated on CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL, Nord, France. Panel 7.
HUMPHREYS	Cyril	No further information currently available
KEIGHTLEY	Frank	No further information currently available
KELSEY, MM	Edmund	Signaller/Gunner 95978, 211th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died of wounds 31 October 1918. Aged 23. Born and enlisted Coventry. Son of John and Matilda Kelsey, of 96, Foleshill Rd., Coventry. Awarded the Military Medal (M.M.). Buried in TOURGEVILLE MILITARY CEMETERY, Calvados, France. Plot IV. Row F. Grave 9.
KING	John	Private 34900, "C" Company, 10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. Killed in action 7 July 1917. Aged 32. Born Birmingham, resident and enlisted Coventry, Warwickshire. Son of Caroline King, of 7, Chauntry Place, Coventry, and the late James King. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 34.
LAURESTON	Hamilton	[Spelt LAURISTON on CWGC and SDGW] Sapper 98203, 90th Field Company, Royal Engineers. Killed in action 14 July 1916. Born Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, enlisted Coventry, Warwickshire. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 8 A and 8 D.
MASON	Edward [Ernest]	Served as Edward Flynn (FLYNN). Driver 87870, Royal Artillery. Died of wounds 23 July 1917. Aged 18. Resident and enlisted Coventry, Warwickshire. Son of Frederick William and Esther Mason, of Earlsdon, Coventry. Buried in BRANDHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot I. Row N. Grave 19.
MENCE	Frederick Henry	Private 1802, 1st/7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Killed in action 8 October 1915. Aged 22. Born and enlisted Coventry. on of Frederick Henry and Mary M. Elizabeth Mence, of 35, Priory St., Coventry. Buried in FONCQUEVILLERS MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row D. Grave 24.
MINSTRELL	Herbert	Private 42135, 2nd/6th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Killed in action 3 September 1918. Aged 20. Born and listed Coventry, Warwickshire, resident Hillfields, Coventry. Son of Henry and Mary Charlotte Minstrell, of 2, Aylesford St., Hill Fields, Coventry. Buried in ROYAL IRISH RIFLES GRAVEYARD, LAVENTIE, Pas de Calais, France. Plot II. Row K. Grave 10.
NELSON	Horace William	Private 47625, 1st Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment). Killed in action 29 May 1918. Aged 28. Born Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire, resident Coventry, enlisted Sunderland. Son of Charles and Martha Nelson, of 122, Harnell Lane East, Coventry; husband of Gladys Nelson, of 48, Highfield Rd., Coventry. No known grave. Commemorated on SOISSONS MEMORIAL, Aisne, France.
NEWBOLD	Edward Walter	Private 10079 [SDGW] or 10979 [CWGC], 10th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Killed in action 28 April 1917. Aged 26. Born, resident and enlisted Coventry. Son of Francis and Eliza Newbold, of Coventry; husband of Elsie Newbold, of 72, Humber Avenue, Coventry. Buried in CHILI TRENCH CEMETERY, GAVRELLE, Pas de Calais, France. Grave lost. Special Memorial Row A. Grave 7.
PAGE	Frederick [George]	Gunner 944531, 49th Battery, 40th Brigade (Territorial Force), Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action 16 September 1918. Aged 22. Resident and enlisted Coventry. Son of Frederick and Selina Page, of 13, Bond St., Coventry. Buried in MORCHIES AUSTRALIAN CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Row C. Grave 5.
PAXTON	Ralph	Private 7517, 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Died on service 4 November 1918. Aged 30. Born Blisworth, Northamptonshire, enlisted Northampton. Husband of Sarah Paxton, of 5 Court, 3 House, Chauntry Place, Coventry. Buried in BERLIN SOUTH-WESTERN CEMETERY, Brandenburg, Germany. Plot XIII. Row C. Grave 8.
PIGGOTT	Albert	Private 3269, 1st/7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Killed in action 25 June 1915. Aged 24. Enlisted Coventry, Warwickshire. Son of Joseph Piggott, of 29 Court, 4 House, Spon St., Coventry. Buried in RIFLE HOUSE CEMETERY, Hainaut, Belgium. Plot II. Row E. Grave 3.
PORTER	Ernest	Private 12889, 9th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Killed in action in Mesopotamia 5 April 1916. Aged 28. Born St. Michael's, Coventry, Warwicks, resident Little Heath, Coventry, enlisted Coventry. Son of Mr. F. and Mrs. P. Porter, of 95, Colchester St., Coventry; husband of Lizzie Porter, of 84, Station St. East, Coventry. No known grave. Commemorated on BASRA MEMORIAL, Iraq. Panel 9.
RICHARDS	Joseph	Actting Fitter Corporal 840249, 35th Battery, 22nd Brigade (Territorial Force), Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action in Italy 26 January 1918. Aged 21. Born and enlisted Coventry. Son of Joseph and Hannah Richards, of Coventry. Buried in GIAVERA BRITISH CEMETERY, ARCADE, Italy. Plot 2. Row D. Grave 3.
ROBINSON	William	Private 16034, 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Killed in action 3 May 1917. Born New Jersey, U.S.A., enlisted Coventry. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 3.
SHAFFIR, MiD	Herbert [Meredith]	Sergeant 266007, 2nd/7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Died of wounds 21 March 1918. Aged 21. Born and enlisted Coventry. Son of Mrs. Mary Adele Shaffir, of 67, Radford Rd., Coventry. Mentioned in Despatches (MiD). Buried in HAM BRITISH CEMETERY, MUILLE-VILLETTE, Somme, France. Plot I. Row E. Grave 26.
SHARLAND	Robert Montague	Corporal 614136, "Warwick" Battery, 15th Brigade (Territorial Force), Royal Horse Artillery. Killed in action 20 May 1917. Aged 28. Born Bournemouth, enlisted Newbury. Son of William Claridge Sharland and Hannah Sharland, of Bournemouth; husband of Elizabeth Ellen Sharland, of 29, King St., Coventry. Buried in MONCHY BRITISH CEMETERY, MONCHY-LE-PREUX, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row E. Grave 30.
SHEWARD	Henry	Sergeant 6465, 2nd Battalion, Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians). Killed in action 20 October 1914. Born and enlisted Coventry, Warwickshire. No known grave. Commemorated on PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL, Hainaut, Belgium. Panel 10.
STOKES	Charles [Henry]	Rifleman (Lance Corporal) R/1825, 11th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Killed in action 10 August 1917. Born St. Michaels, Coventry, resident Coventry, enlisted Nuneaton. Buried in ARTILLERY WOOD CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot IV. Row B. Grave 2.
SUTTON	Hugh [Hinds]	Company Sergeant Major 205082, Tank Corps formerly 182, Mounted Machine Gun Corps and Royal Field Artillery. Died in United Kingdom 12 October 1918. Aged 35. Born St. Michael's, Coventry, Warwickshire, enlisted Coventry. Son of the late William and Emily Sutton, of Coventry. Buried in COVENTRY (LONDON ROAD) CEMETERY, Warwickshire. Square 54. Grave 6. Grave details see FindaGrave
TAYLOR	William	Several William TAYLOR's from Coventry. Cannot positively identify.
THOMPSON	Walter	Private 28446, 14th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Died of wounds 7 May 1917. Born Holy Trinity, Coventry, Warwickshire, enlisted Coventry. Buried in NINE ELMS MILITARY CEMETERY, THELUS, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row B. Grave 40.
THORNETT	Albert	Private 16581, 10th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Killed in action 10 April 1918. Aged 24. Born Llandwrog, Carnarvonshire, resident Coventry, Warwickshire, enlisted Birmingham. Son of Albert and Elizabeth Thornett, of 10, Drapers Fields, Coventry. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 23 to 28.
TURBITT	Ernest George	Driver 845188, 48th Divisional Ammunition Column (Territorial Force), Royal Field Artillery. Died on service in Italy 26 October 1918. Born and enlisted Coventry. Buried in MONTECCHIO PRECALCINO COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Italy. Plot 6. Row C. Grave 10.
WARD	Leonard	Corporal 242493, 2nd/6th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Killed in action 8 December 1917. Born and enlisted Coventry. Husband of Edith Ward, of 7, Rue Armand Carrel, Paris. Buried in METZ-EN-COUTURE COMMUNAL CEMETERY BRITISH EXTENSION, Pas de Calais, France. Plot II. Row F. Grave 15.
WARR	Alfred	Lance Corporal 2616, 16th Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own). Killed in action 26 April 1918. Born, resident and enlisted Coventry. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 145 to 147.
WEBBER	Frederick William aka Fred	Private 80069, 31st Battalion, Canadian Infantry. Killed in action 16 April 1916. Aged 23. Born 3 August 1892 at the Rectory, Port Glasgow, Scotland. Son of Rev. George Henry and Fanny Webber, of 5, Dean Street, Kingsway, Coventry. Enlisted 14 December 1914 at Calgary, Alberta, Canada, aged 22, Farmer by trade, height 5 feet 8½ inches, weight 167 lbs, chest 36-38 inches, dark complexion, brown eyes, light brown hair, religious denomination Church of England. Unit sailed from Canada 17 May 1915 aboard S.S. Northalnd. Admitted to 5th Field Ambulance Field Hospital at Otterpool with Bronchitis 9 September 1915, discharged from hospital 12 September 1915. Transferred from 9th (Reserve) Battalion to 31st Battalion 26 October 1915. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 24 - 28 - 30. National Archives of Canada Accession Reference: Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF), RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 10185 - 53
WHITE	William [Henry]	Private 11357, 2nd Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Died of wounds 8 May 1916. Aged 30. Born St. Michaels, Coventry, enlisted Coventry. Husband of Charlotte White, of 4, Irlam St., South Wigston, Leicester. Buried in ABBEVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Somme, France. Plot III. Row G. Grave 14.
WILKINS	John	More then one John WILKINS, cannot distinguish.
WILLIAMSON	Harold	No further information currently available
WINCOTT	Percy	Private 5811, 2nd Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment. Died of wounds 2 July 1915. Born Coventry, Warwickshire, enlisted Burnley, Lancashire. Buried in SAILLY-SUR-LA-LYS CANADIAN CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot II. Row G. Grave 147.
WING	Herbert John	Private 11164, 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Killed in action 16 May 1915. Born Stoke, Warwickshire, resident Ryton-On-Dunsmore, Warwickshire, enlisted Coventry. No known grave. Commemorated on LE TOURET MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 26.
WING	William [Francis]	Private 265828, 1st/7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Killed in action 16 June 1918. Aged 31. Enlisted Coventry. Son of Matthew John and Rebecca Wing, of 3, Queen Street, Coventry. Buried in MAGNABOSCHI BRITISH CEMETERY, Italy. Plot 1. Row C. Grave 4.
WORRALL	Charles [Thomas]	Private 20894, 1st/6th Battalion (Territorial), Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Killed in action 29 November 1916. Aged 25. Born and enlisted Coventry. Son of Charles and Ellen Worrall, of 23, Garden St., Butts, Coventry. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 9 A 9 B and 10 B.
YARDLEY	Frank	Second Lieutenant, 246th Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Killed in action 7 August 1917. Aged 29. Son of Laura E. Yardley, of 77, New George St., Coventry, and the late Walter Yardley. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 56.
YARNEY	James	No further information currently available

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