
LEAMINGTON
SPA ST JOHN THE BAPTIST WAR MEMORIAL
World War 1 - Detailed
information
Compiled and copyright © Alan Orton 2010
The
Leamington Spa St John the Baptist memorial is in the form of a screen
inscribed with the names inside the church. The names are listed in
alphabetical order within the year of death.
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Photograph
copyright © Alan Orton 2014 with the assitance of Allan
Jennings
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In
Grateful Memory to those who gave their lives
from the Parish of St. John the Baptist
Leamington Priors
in The Great War
1914 - 1918
THEIR
NAMES LIVETH EVERMORE
1914 |
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BENCH |
Charles
Percy |
Private,
10812, 1st Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Killed in action aged
20 during the Battle of Langemarck, Wednesday 21st of October 1914.
Commemorated on the Ypres Memorial, Belgium. The son of Edwin and
Bessie Bench, 11, Eagle Street, Leamington Spa. |
COTTERILL |
Sydney
E |
Private,
8288, 2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards. Killed in action aged 28
near Le Touret, Friday 25th of December 1914. Buried in Le Touret
Military Cemetery, France. The third son of Henry and Louisa Cotterill,
6, Southsea Place, Leamington Spa. |
HEATH |
William
E |
Lance
Corporal, 8105, 1st Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Killed
in action aged 26 during The Battle of The Marne, Thursday 10th
of September 1914. Buried in Montreuil-Aux-Lions Cemetery, France.
The eldest son of John and Annie Heath, 31, Court Road, Leamington
Spa. |
HUBBARD |
Ernest
|
Private,
7527, 2nd Battalion, The Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire
Regiment). Killed in action aged 27near near Rouge Maison, Sunday
20th of September 1914. Commemorated on the La Ferte-sous-Jouarre
Memorial, France. Son of Hannah Clarke, 3, Warneford Terrace, Leamington
Spa. |
LUCAS |
William
G |
Rifleman,
8843, 2nd Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Died of wounds aged
24, Monday 14th of September 1914. Commemorated on the La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre
Memorial, France. The son of Arthur and Elizabeth Lucas, 53, St.
George's Road. Leamington Spa. |
RUSSELL |
George
J |
Lance
Corporal, 9925, 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Killed
in action aged 31, Wednesday 25th of November 1914. Buried in the
Strand Military Cemetery, Belgium. The second son of William and
Sarah Russell, 2, Albion Row, Leamington Spa. The first of four
brothers who fell. |
VARNEY |
Thomas
|
Private,
7400, 2nd Battalion, The Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire
Regiment). Killed in action near Klein Zillebeke aged 23, Saturday
7th of November 1914. Commemorated on the Ypres Memorial, Belgium.
Son of Tom and Emma Varney, 50 King Street, Leamington Spa. |
VINCENT |
Charles
W |
Private,
7400, 2nd Battalion, The Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire
Regiment). Killed in action near Chassemy, Friday 25th of September
1914, Commemorated on the La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial, France.
Husband of Lily Vincent of Leamington Spa. |
WARD |
Arthur
|
2nd
Lieutenant, 1st Battalion, King's (Liverpool Regiment). Killed in
action at Poelcapelle aged 25, Tuesday 20th of October 1914. Buried
in the Poelcapelle British Cemetery, Belgium. The son of William
and Ellen Ward, 37, Tachbrook Street, Leamington Spa. |
WISE |
John
Henry |
Private,
2008, 2nd Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Killed in action
during the Battle of Gheluvelt, Saturday 31st of October 1914. Commemorated
on the Ypres Memorial, Belgium. |
1915 |
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AITKEN |
Charles
H |
Private,
18443, 5th (Service) Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire
Light Infantry. Killed in action at Bellewaarde aged 29, Saturday
25th of September 1915. Commemorated on the Ypres Memorial, Belgium.
Husband of Amy Aitken, 4, Althorpe Street, Leamington Spa. |
BUNN |
James
Francis |
Corporal,
777, 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Killed in action
aged 27, Tuesday 23rd of March. Buried in the Ration Farm Annexe
Cemetery, Belgium. The son of James and Emma Bunn, 71, Shrubland
Street, Leamington Spa. |
BUTCHER |
William
|
Private,
L/8466, 4th Battalion, The Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment).
Killed in action near Armentieres aged 31, Monday 6th of December
1915. Buried in the Chapelle-d'Armentieres New Military Cemetery,
France. Eldest son of William and Dinah Butcher, 46, Court Street,
Leamington Spa. |
CASWELL |
Charles
HJ |
Private,
23158, 6th (Service) Battalion, The King's Own (Yorkshire Light
Infantry). Died of wounds aged 21, Monday 20th of September 1915.
Buried in the Poperinge New Military Cemetery, Belgium. The son
of Harry and Mary Ann Caswell, 8, Charles Street, Leamington Spa. |
HUGHES |
William
A |
Serjeant,
3761, 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays). Killed in action at Ypres,
Thursday 15th of May 1915. Commemorated on the Ypres Memorial, Belgium.
Resided at "Apple Tree Cottage", Grove Place, Leamington
Spa. |
LENTON |
William
F |
Private,
47154, 15th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment).
Killed in action at St. Julien aged 27, Tuesday 27th of April 1915.
Commemorated on the Ypres Memorial, Belgium. The third son of John
and Mary Lenton, 31, Comyn Street, Leamington Spa. Husband of Gertrude
Lenton, 10, Warneford Place, Leamington Spa. |
LUGGAR |
Gerald
Percy |
Private,
2589, 1st/1st Warwickshire Yeomanry. Killed in action at Hill 112
Suvla Bay aged 25, Saturday 21st of August 1915. Commemorated on
the Helles Memorial, Turkey. The son of Walter and Elizabeth Luggar,
97, Lower Tachbrook Street, Leamington Spa. The husband of Gertrude
Luggar of Leamington Spa. |
OSBORNE |
Charles
W |
Private,
12/208, Auckland Regiment, New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Died
aged 18, Thursday 15th of July 1915. Buried in the East Mudros Military
Cemetery, Mudros, Greece. The third son of Charles and Harriett
Osborne, 25, Althorpe Street, Leamington Spa. |
PHIPPS |
Sydney
George |
Private,
15422, 8th (Service) Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal
Berkshire Regiment). Killed in action at the Battle of Loos aged
27, Saturday 25th of September 1915. Commemorated on the Loos Memorial,
France. The son of George and Mary Phipps, 46, Rushmore Street,
Leamington Spa. One of three brothers to fall. |
ROBERTS |
Thomas
|
Rifleman,
8141, 4th battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Killed in action
at the Battle of Frezenberg aged 26, Saturday 8th of May 1915. Buried
in the Poelcapelle British Cemetery, Belgium. The son of Frederick
and Sarah Roberts, 1, Gent's Buildings, Grove Place, Leamington
Spa. |
RUSSELL |
Frederick
|
Private,
8962, 1st Battalion, The King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment).
Died of wounds aged 24, Saturday 29th of May 1915. Buried in the
Hazebrouck Communual Cemetery, France. The son of William and Sarah
Russell, 2, Albion Row, Leamington Spa. Husband of Mrs. H. Russell
of 25 Charles Street, Leamington Spa. The third of four brothers
who fell. |
RUSSELL |
William
T |
Lance
Serjeant, 181, 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Killed
by sniper fire aged 33, Monday 15th of March 1915. Commemorated
on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium. The eldest son of Thomas and
Sarah Russell, 2, Albion Row, Leamington Spa. Husband of Mrs. Russell,
the second of four brothers who fell. |
SAVAGE |
Samuel
W |
Leading
Stoker, K/4909, H.M.S. Natal, Royal Navy. Lost at sea when his ship
blew up at anchor at Cromarty Forth aged 25, Commemorated on the
Chatham Naval Memorial, England. The only son Of Tom and Priscilla
Savage, 17, Grove Place, Leamington Spa. |
WARREN |
Ernest
|
Private,
24311, 13th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment). Killed
in action at the Battle of Festubert aged 21, Thursday 20th of May
1915. Commemorated on the Vimy Memorial, France. Son of Frederick
and Sarah Warren, 8, Union Walk, Leamington Spa. |
1916 |
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BARLOW |
Albert
W |
Private,
15571, 9th (Service) Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Died
in Mesopotamia aged 39, Sunday 24th of September 1916. Buried in
the Basra War Cemetery, Iraq. Son of George and Elisabeth Barlow,
46, Clarence Street, Leamington Spa. The husband of Elizabeth Winifred
Barlow, 24a, Shrubland Street, Leamington Spa. |
BULL |
Albert
Edward |
Private,
STK/1771, 10th (Service) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London
Regiment). Died of wounds aged 19, Wednesday 12th of July 1916.
Buried in the Heilly Station Cemetery, France. The son of Joseph
and Mary Ann Bull, 5, Tachbrook Street, Leamington Spa. |
BURDEN |
Edward
H |
Private,
2290, 1st/7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment (T.F.). Died
of wounds, Wednesday 8th of November 1916. Buried in the Bazentin-le-Petit
Military Cemetery, France. The son of William Burden. |
BRYAN |
Walter
G |
Private,
18238, 6th (Service) Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in
action at Pozieres aged 30, Saturday 15th of July 1916. Buried in
Pozieres British Cemetery, France. Son of James and Priscilla Bryan,
5, Eagle Street, Leamington Spa. One of two brothers to fall. |
BARNWELL |
Harold
J |
Private,
6679, 1st Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Killed in action
on The Somme aged 29, Wednesday of August 1916. Buried in the Auchonvillers
Military Cemetery, France. The second son of William and Amelia
Barnwell of Wolverhampton. |
CHAPMAN |
Edward
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Private,
9950, 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Killed in action
on The Somme aged 27, Sunday 30th of July 1916. Commemorated on
the Thievpal Memorial, France. Son of William and Mary Chapman,
11, Charles Street, Leamington Spa. |
CHAPMAN |
Robert
|
Corporal,
2382, 1st/7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment (T.F.). Died
of wounds aged 27, Saturday 8th of July 1916. Buried in Couin British
Cemetery, France. Son of Alex and Margaret Chapman, 43, Wathen Road,
Leamington Spa. Resided at 19, Charles Street, Leamington Spa. Native
of Aberdeen. |
COMPTON |
William
|
Private,
10421, 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Died of wounds
aged 19, Friday 20th of October 1916. Buried in Grove Town Cemetery,
France. The second son of James and Lizzie Compton, 10, White Street,
Leamington Spa. |
DRAKE |
John
James |
Private,
4669, 1st/7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment (T.F.). Killed
in action at Ovillers aged 20, Friday 14th of July 1916. Commemorated
on the Thievpal Memorial, France. Only son of James and Emma Drake,
16, Grove Place, Leamington Spa. |
ENGLAND |
Joseph
|
Private,
18886, 6th (Service) Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry.
Killed in action at Delville Wood aged 19, Friday 18th of August
1916. Commemorated on the Thievpal Memorial, France. Son of Caleb
and Sophia England, 28, Ranelegh Terrace, Leamington Spa. |
GRIMWOOD
|
Frank
C |
Corporal,
S/653, 10th (Service) Battalion, The Rifle Brigade. Killed in action
near Ginchy aged 26, Monday 18th of September 1916. Buried in the
Guard's Cemetery, France. The son of Frank and Elizabeth Grimwood,
32, Charles Street, Leamington Spa. |
HARRIS |
Charles
H |
Private,
8209, 11th (Service) Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Died
in Bradford War Hospital aged 17, Friday 14th of January 1916. Buried
in the Whitnash Road Cemetery, Leamington Spa. The son of Arthur
and Louisa Jane Harris, 14, Charles Street, Leamington Spa. |
HARVEY |
George
|
Private,
18067, 5th (Service) Battalion, Princes Charlotte of Wales's (Royal
Berkshire Regiment ). Died of wounds aged 34, Saturday 2nd of December
1916. Buried in the Faubourg D'Amiens Cemetery, France. Husband
of Elizabeth Harvey, 22, Althorpe Street, Leamington Spa. |
HEATH |
John
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Serjeant,
4679, 10th (Service) Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Killed
in action during the Battle of Albert , Sunday 2nd of July 1916.
Commemorated on the Thievpal Memorial, France. The son of John and
Annie Heath, 31, Court Street, Leamington Spa. |
HOLLINS |
Frederick
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Private,
1523, 1st/7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment (T.F.). Died
of wounds aged 20, Sunday 25th of June 1916. Buried in Couin British
Cemetery, France. Grandson of Maria Sylvester of Draycote, Bourton
on Dunsmore. |
JORDAN |
Arthur
J |
Private,
23050, 1st Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. Killed in action
near High Wood aged 31, Sunday 20th of August 1916. Buried in the
Delville Wood Cemetery, France. The son of James and Sarah Jordan
of Beckley, Oxfordshire. |
KEEN |
Enoch
J |
Corporal,
377, 31st (Queennsland, Victoria) Battalion, Australian Infantry.
Killed in action at Fromelles aged 22, Thursday 20th of July 1916.
Buried in the Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, France. The son of
Enoch and Henrietta Keen, 51, Brunswick Street, Leamington Spa. |
KEMP |
Alexander
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Gunner,
60230, "Z" 2nd Trench Mortar Battery, Royal Field Artillery.
Killed in action on The Somme, Saturday 7th of October 1916. Buried
in the Sucerie Military Cemetery. Native of Ellon, Aberdeen. |
LAWRENCE |
George
G |
Private,
20219, 1st/4th (City of Bristol) Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment
(T.F.). Killed in action on The Somme aged 32, Thursday 9th of November
1916 Commemorated on the Thievpal Memorial, France. Eldest son of
George and Clara Lawrence, 43,Tachbrook Street, Leamington Spa. |
PHIPPS |
John
Henry |
Gunner,
22854, 35th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed in action
Friday 11th of August 1916. Buried in the Becordel Military Cemetery,
France. The son of Sydney George and Mary Phipps, 28, Grove Place,
Leamington Spa. Husband of Eleanor May Phipps, 14, Grove Place,
Leamington Spa. Second of three brothers to fall. |
PHIPPS |
William
H |
Lance
Corporal, 18952, 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire
Light Infantry. Died of wounds aged 24, Wednesday 16th of August
1916. Buried in the Abbeville Communal Cemetery, France. The son
of Sydney George and Mary Phipps, 28, Grove Place, Leamington Spa.
The third of three brothers to fall. |
POYNTER |
William
J |
Sapper,
43822, 20th Signal Division Company, Royal Engineers. Died of wounds
aged 24, Saturday 22nd of July 1916. Buried in the Lijssenthoek
Military Cemetery, Belgium. The son of William and Louisa Poynter.
Husband of Francis May Poynter of Leamington Spa. |
ROE |
Arthur
Edward C |
Private,
SPTS/4501, 23rd (Service) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London
Regiment). Killed in action at Delville Wood aged 20, Thursday 27th
of July 1916. Commemorated on the Thievpal Memorial, France. The
sixth son of William and Elizabeth Roe, 15, Shrubland Street, Leamington
Spa. |
STANTON |
Joseph
J |
Private,
18874, 6th (Service) Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry.
Killed in action near Gueudecourt aged 19, Saturday 16th of September
1916. Commemorated on the Thievpal Memorial, France. The son of
William and Mary Stanton, 13, Charles Street, Leamington Spa. |
STEVENSON |
Arthur
|
Lance
Corporal, 1007, 16th (Service) Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment.
Died of wounds aged 21, Thursday 3rd of August 1916. Buried in the
Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension, France. the son of Charles and
Charlotte Stevenson, 51, Tachbrook Road, Leamington Spa. |
WARD |
George
|
Private,
14985, 10th (Service) Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Died
of wounds aged 25, Friday 15th of July 1916. Buried in the Bailleul
Communal Cemetery, France. Son of Thomas and Emily Ward, 10, Court
Street, Leamington Spa. |
WOODWARD |
Frederick
|
Company
Quartermaster Serjeant, 7915, 1st Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers.
Killed in action during the Battle of Ginchy, Saturday 9th of September
1916. Commemorated on the Thievpal Memorial, France. Resident of
Leamington Spa. Native of Nottingham. |
WRIGHT |
William
H |
Private,
2826, 1st/6th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment (T.F.). Killed
in action at the Battle of Albert aged 22, Saturday 1st of July
1916. Buried in the Serre Road Cemetery, France. The son of Edwin
and Emily Wright, 42, Court Street, Leamington Spa. |
1917
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BARNES |
Herbert
J E |
Private,
266703, 1st/7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Killed in
action at the Battle of Broodseinde aged 29, Thursday 4th of October
1917. Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium. The eldest
son of James and Mary Barnes, 3, Wathen Road, Leamington Spa. Husband
of Ethel L. Barnes, 23, Charles Street, Leamington Spa. |
BENCH |
Frederick
G |
Private,
22675, 14th (Service) Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Killed
in action aged 26, Saturday 10th of March 1917. Buried in Brown's
Road Military Cemetery, France. The son of Edwin and Bessie Bench,
11, Eagle Street, Leamington Spa. |
BOUCHER |
Ernest
C |
Private,
202836, 2nd/6th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Killed in
action near to St. Julien aged 19, Sunday 26th of August 1917. Commemorated
on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium. The son of William and Emma Boucher,
10, Priory Street, Leamington Spa. |
DANCER |
John
R |
Private,
242298 2nd/6th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Killed in
action during the Battle of Ypres aged 34, Thursday 6th of September
1917. Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium. Native of
Staffordshire. |
ENOCK |
William |
Private,
292567, Labour Corps. Killed in action aged 47, Wednesday 17th of
October 1917. Buried in the La Brique Military Cemetery No. 2, Belgium.
The husband of Emma Enock, 61, St George's Road, Leamington Spa. |
FRIEND |
Thomas
F |
Private,
18270, 15th (Service) Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Died
of wounds aged 49, Friday 25th of May 1917. Buried in the Duisans
British Cemetery, France. The son of Thomas Friend, 103 Clarendon
Street, Leamington Spa. |
GASCOYNE,
DCM |
Harry
John |
Serjeant,
3360, 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards. Killed in action aged 34,
Monday 1st of January 1917. Buried in the Sailly-Saillisel British
Cemetery, France. The son of John and Mrs. Gascoyne. 78, Tachbrook
Street, Leamington Spa. Husband of Nellie Elsie Gascoyne, Henrietta
Street, London. |
GRIFFIN,
MM |
Albert
William |
Serjeant,
R/4003, 12th (Service) Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Died
of wounds aged 23, Wednesday, 28th of February 1917. Buried in the
Grove Town Cemetery, France. The second son of William and Rose
Griffin, 96, Tachbrook Street., Leamington Spa. |
GRIFFIN |
William |
Private,
267904, 11th (Service Battalion) Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Killed
in action aged 34, Wednesday 25th of April 1917. Commemorated on
the Arras Memorial, France. The son of Edward and Jane Griffin,
30, Shrubland Street, Leamington Spa. Husband of Susan Griffin,
The Althorpe Arms, Althorpe Street, Leamington Spa. |
GROOM |
Ernest |
Lance
Corporal, 17930, 15th (Service) Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment.
Died of wounds aged 27, Sunday 29th of July 1917. Buried in the
Duisans British Cemetery, France. The second son of Charles and
Emily Groom, 21, Clemens Street, Leamington Spa. Husband of Mrs.
E. M. Groom, 9, Eagle Street, Leamington Spa. |
HARRIS |
Arthur
C |
Corporal,
19792, 6th (Service) Battalion, The Duke Edinburgh's (Wiltshire
Regiment). Died of wounds in No.17 C.C.S. aged 25, Tuesday 12th
of June 1917. Buried in the Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium.
Husband of Mrs. A L. Harris, 8, Althorpe Street, Leamington Spa. |
HEWINS |
Frederick |
Private,
51005, 9th (Service) Battalion, Cheshire Regiment. Killed in action
aged 26, Monday 16th of July 1917. Commemorated on the Ypres Memorial,
Belgium. The son of William and Elizabeth Hewins, 14, Landsdowne
Street, Leamington Spa. Husband of Phyllis Elsie Hewins, 24, Eagle
Street, Leamington Spa. |
HOPKYNS |
Thomas
G |
Private,
14724, 1st Regiment, South African Infantry. Died aged 35, Thursday,
20th of September 1917. Buried in the White House Cemetery, Belgium. |
HORLEY |
Frank
C |
Gunner,
614180, 2nd/1st (Warwick) Battery, Royal Horse Artillery. Killed
in action aged 21, Monday 15th of October 1917. Commemorated on
the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium. The adopted son of Herbert and Mrs.
R. Langford, 44, Court Street, Leamington Spa. |
HYDON |
Edward
T |
Private,
43578, 9th (Service) Battalion, The King's Own (Yorkshire Light
Infantry). Killed in action at the Battle of Broodseinde aged 32,
Thursday 4th of October 1917. Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial,
Belgium. Husband of Emma Elizabeth Hydon, 6, Gas Street, Leamington
Spa. |
JONES,
MM |
Frederick
G |
Private,
SPTS/4500, 23rd (Service) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London
Regiment). Killed in action, Monday 31st of December 1917. Buried
in Hermies Hill British Cemetery, France. Resided in Leamington
Spa, Native of Birmingham. |
JONES |
George
|
Private,
18588 13th (Service) Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment (Pioneers)
Killed in action aged 40 Wednesday 14th of February 1917 Buried
in the Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery Belgium The son of Frederick
and Mary Jones 46 St George's Road Leamington Spa |
KNOTT |
Arthur
E |
Private,
267907, 10th (Service) Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Died
of wounds aged 40, Sunday 9th of September 1917. Buried in the Outtersteene
Communual Cemetery Extension, Belgium. The son of Harry Needam Knox
Knott of Dover. Husband of Fanny Knott, 11, Scotland Place, Leamington
Spa. |
LEWIN |
Harry |
Private,
235006, 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. Killed in action
at the Battle of Pilkem, Tuesday 31st of July 1917. Commemorated
on the Ypres Memorial, Belgium. Husband of Mrs. H. Lewins, 60, Court
Street, Leamington Spa. |
McKEAN |
William |
Private,
202195, 8th (Service) Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action
aged 20, Monday 22nd of October 1917. Buried in the Perth Cemetery
(China Wall ), Belgium. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry McKean, "The
Stoneleigh Arms", Clemens Street, Leamington Spa. |
MATTHEWS |
Thomas |
Private,
203308, 1st/4th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment (T.F.). Killed in action
during the Second Battle of Gaza aged 32, Thursday 19th of April
1917. Commemorated on the Jerusalem Memorial, Israel. The son of
John and Ellen Matthews, 88, New Street, Leamington Spa. Husband
of Daisy Matthews, 106, Lower Tachbrook Street, Leamington Spa. |
MILES |
Richard
H |
Private,
203336, 1st/5th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment (T.F.). Killed
in action aged 21, Tuesday 6th of February 1917. Buried in the Assevillers
New British Cemetery, France. The second son of Maurice and Adeline
Miles, 14, Shrubland Street, Leamington Spa. |
NEALE |
Albert |
Private,
18177, 11th(Service) Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. Killed
in action aged 29, Tuesday 27th of February 1917. Buried in the
Karasouli Military Cemetery, Greece. The son of George and Elizabeth
Neale, 20, East Grove, Leamington Spa. |
NEWEY |
John |
Private,
267756, 8th (Service) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Died
of wounds aged 34, Friday 17th of August 1917. Buried in the Brandhoek
New Military Cemetery, Belgium. The eldest son of John and Mrs.
Newey, 50, Court Street, Leamington Spa. Husband of Louisa Newey,
85, Cavendish Street, Old Whittington, Derbyshire. |
SALMON |
Tom |
Private,
35647, 1st/4th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry (T.F.).
Drowned at sea when the S.S. Transylvania was torpedoed in the Gulf
of Genoa aged 19, Commemorated on the Savona Memorial, Italy. Son
of George and Lillah Salmon, 60, Clemens Street, Leamington Spa. |
SAYWELL |
Ernest
H |
Private,
352938, 1st/7th (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment (T.F.).
Killed in action during the Battle of Messines aged 20, Thursday
7th of June 1917. Commemorated on the Ypres Memorial, Belgium. The
Grandson of John and Ellen Saywell, 2, Union Row, Brunswick Street,
Leamington Spa. |
SHIPWAY |
Herbert
R |
Private,
19529, 2nd Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Killed in action
aged 35, Thursday 11th of October 1917. Commemorated on the Tyne
Cot Memorial, Belgium. The son of James and Rose Shipway, Stroud,
Gloucestershire. Husband of Evelinda Shipway, 15, Hitchman Road,
Leamington Spa. |
STANTON |
Frederick
W |
Private,
202834, 2nd/6th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment (T.F.). Died
of Wounds aged 19, Wednesday 17th of October 1917. Buried in Duisans
British Cemetery, France. The eldest son of Mrs. A.L. Handy, 62,
Court Street, Leamington Spa. |
STOPPS |
Arthur |
Private,
203132, 2nd/5th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment (T.F.). Killed
in action at Cambrai, Monday 3rd of December 1917. Commemorated
on the Cambrai Memorial, France. Husband of Mrs. A. Stopps, 76,
Shrubland Street, Leamington Spa. The first of two brothers to fall.
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TYLER |
William
A |
Lance
Corporal, 265351, 2nd/7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
(T.F.). Died of wounds aged 27, Thursday 4th of October 1917. Buried
in the Duisans British Cemetery, France. The son of Thomas and Elizabeth
Tyler, 11, Althorpe Street, Leamington Spa. |
WELCH |
Charles
H |
Private,
33170, 6th (Service) Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire
Light Infantry Killed in action aged 35, Tuesday 24th of April 1917
Buried in the Neuville-Bourjonval British Cemetery, France Husband
of Mrs ML Welch, 33, East Grove, Leamington Spa |
WRIGHT |
Samuel |
Sapper,
139440, 183rd Tunneling Company, Royal Engineers. Died of wounds
at St. Luke's War Hospital, Halifax aged 29, Sunday 2nd of December
1917. Buried in the Whitnash Rooad Cemetery, Leamington Spa. Husband
of Mrs. S. Wright, 49, St. George's Road, Leamington Spa. |
1918 |
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BARTHOLOMEW,
MM |
Ernest |
Corporal,
11971, 11th (Service) Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Died
of wounds aged 24, Wednesday, 24th of April 1918. Commemorated on
the Pozieres Memorial, France. The third son of Charles and Mary
Bartholomew, 20, Aylesford Street, Leamington Spa. The second of
three brothers to fall. |
BARTHOLEMEW |
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Private,
33640, 2nd/5th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment (T.F.). Percy
Killed in action during the Battle of St. Quentin aged 22, Thursday,
21st of March 1918. Commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, France,
The fourth son of Charles and Mary Bartholomew, 20, Aylesford Street,
Leamington Spa. The first of three brothers to fall. |
BARTHOLEMEW |
Regiment
William |
Private,
38895, 14th (Service) Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Christopher
Killed in action aged 19, Monday, 8th of July 1918. Buried in the
Tannay British Cemetery, France. The fifth son of Charles and Mary
Bartholomew, 20, Aylesford Street, Leamington Spa. The third of
three brothers to fall. |
BAYLEY |
Frederick
W |
Corporal,
95576, 77th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died of wounds
aged 37, Thursday, 7th of November 1918, Buried in the Mont Huon
Military Cemetery, France. The eldest son of Thomas and Charlotte
Bailey, 27, East Grove, Leamington Spa. The husband of Elizabeth
Bayley, 32, Clarence Street, Leamington Spa. |
BUTLER |
William
|
Private,
PLY/2431(S), 1st Royal Marine Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry.
Killed in action during the Battle of the Canal du Nord aged 20,
Sunday, 29th of September 1918. Commemorated on the Vis-en-Artois
Memorial, France. The son of William and Emily Butler, 14, St. John's
Road, Leamington Spa. |
CARVELL |
Edmund
H |
Private,
10442, 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Died of Wounds
aged 29, Tuesday, 30th of April 1918. Buried in the Etaples Military
Cemetery, France. The son of Charlotte Carvell, 1, Union Row, Brunswick
Street, Leamington Spa. |
DOUGHTY |
Christopher
|
Lance
Corporal, 9323, 2nd Battalion, Cheshire Regiment. Killed in action
in Greece aged 26, Monday, 15th of April 1918. Commemorated on the
Doiran Memorial, Greece. The son of Edwin and Ann Doughty, 21, St.
John's Road, Leamington Spa. |
DOWELL |
William
TF |
Private,
94945, Labour Corps, (Formerly 24430, Wiltshire Regiment and 23226,
Royal Berkshire Regiment). Killed in action aged 24, Saturday, 5th
of October 1918. Buried in the Queant Road Cemetery, France. The
only son of William and Jane Dowell, 14, Princes Street, Leamington
Spa. |
DUTTON |
Chelsea
|
Pioneer,
214643, "E" Special Company, Royal Engineers, Special
Brigade. Died of wounds aged 30, Sunday, 24th of March 1918. Buried
in the Roye New British Cemetery, France. The eldest son of Frederick
and Kate Dutton, 17, Albion Row, Leamington Spa. The first of two
brothers to fall. |
DUTTON |
Percy
|
Serjeant,
10077, 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Killed in action
during the Battle of Hazebrouck aged 24, Monday, 15th of April 1918.
Commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium. The second son
of Frederick and Kate Dutton, 17, Albion Row, Leamington Spa. The
second of two brothers to fall. |
GOODWAY |
Robert
W |
Private,
SPTS/4457, 23rd (Service) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London
Regiment). Killed in action aged 20, Friday, 14th of June 1918.
Buried in the St.
Amand British Cemetery, France. The son of William and Annie
Goodway, 61, Grove Street, Leamington Spa. |
JENKINS,
MC |
Edgar
Ernest |
Captain,
5162, 1st/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers (T.F.). Killed in
action during The Battle of Bapaume aged 31, Monday, 25th of March
1918. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France. The eldest son
of Ernest and Louisa Jenkins, 64, Brunswick Street, Leamington Spa.
The first of two brothers to fall. |
JENKINS |
Samuel
C |
Second
Lieutenant, 228822, 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire
Regiment). Died of wounds aged 19, Wednesday, 23rd of August 1918.
Buried in the Pernes British Cemetery, France. The third son of
Ernest and Louisa Jenkins, 64, Brunswick Street, Leamington Spa.
The second of two brothers to fall. |
MILTON |
Reginald
|
Private,
283104, 1st/4th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders (T.F.). Killed in
action during the Battle of the Scarpe aged 19, Thursday, 29th of
August, 1918. Commemorated on the Vis-en-Artois Memorial, France.
The only son of James and Ellen Milton, 17, St. George's Road, Leamington
Spa. |
OWEN |
Albert
Thomas |
Private,
164973, 100th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps. Killed in action at
Epehy aged 36, Saturday, 21st of September 1918. Buried in Epehy
Wood Farm Cemetery, France. The son of Thomas and Mrs. Owen. |
PERRY |
Arthur
EC |
Second
Lieutenant, 221212, 248th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery.
Died of wounds aged 26, Thursday, 20th of June 1918. Buried in the
Hedauville Communual Cemetery, France. The son of James and Mary
Perry, 89, Tachbrook Road, Leamington Spa. |
SAUNDERS |
Edmund
|
Private,
28714, 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Killed in action
during the Battle of Hazebrouck aged 33, Monday, 15th of April 1918.
Buried in the Chocques Military Cemetery, France. The son of Harry
and Sarah Saunders, 54, Brunswick Street, Leamington Spa. |
SMITH |
Geoffrey
G |
Private,
81248, 4th (Reserve) Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Died in Ireland
aged 18, Friday 1st of November, 1918. Buried in the Whitnash Road
Cemetery, Leamington Spa. The second son of Charles and Mrs. Smith,
29, Eagle Street, Leamington Spa. |
STOPPS |
Harry
E |
Private,
24328, 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Killed in action
during The Battle of the Scarpe, aged 28, Friday, 30th of August
1918. Commemorated on the Vis-en-Artois Memorial, France. The husband
of Mrs. Stopps, St. George's Road, Leamington Spa. The second of
two brothers to fall. |
SUMMERS |
Ernest
W |
Bandsman,
2152, 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Died aged 20,
Sunday, 16th of December 1918. Commemorated on the Leamington Spa
War Memorial. The second son of William and Elizabeth Summers, 21,
St. John's Road, Leamington Spa. |
UNDERHILL |
Arthur
|
Rifleman,
15/152385, 15th (Service) Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles. Died aged
23, Saturday, 15th of June 1918. Buried in the Gwalia Cemetery,
Belgium. The third son of Stephen and Ada Underhill, 17, Court Street,
Leamington Spa. |
WILLIAMS |
Charles |
Lance
Corporal, 92833, 213th Army Troops Company, Royal Engineers. Killed
in action aged 32, Saturday, 30th of March 1918. Commemorated on
the Pozieres Memorial, France. The eldest son of Charles and Naomi
Williams, 89, Shrubland Street, Leamington Spa. |
WILLOUGHBY |
Frank
|
Gunner,
212791, "D" Battery, 74th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.
Killed in action aged 32, Sunday, 2nd of June 1918. Buried in the
Bienvillers Military Cemetery, France. The husband of Ada Willoughby,
41, Bath Street, Leamington Spa. |
WOODFIELD |
? |
Rifleman,
10585, 3rd Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Died in Greece aged
28, Sunday, 22nd of September 1918. Buried in the Mikra British
Cemetery, Greece. The son of Kate Woodfield, 48, Grove Place, Leamington
Spa. |
1919 |
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JAMES |
George
A |
Bombardier,
59231, "B" Instructional Battery, Royal Field Artillery.
Died at home aged 26, Friday, 27th of June 1919. Buried in the Whitnash
Road Cemetery, Leamington Spa. The eldest son of Francis and Agnes
James of Leamington Spa. The husband of Daisy Marie James, 54, St.
George's Road, Leamington Spa. |
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