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SUTTON-UNDER-BRAILES WAR MEMORIAL

World War 1 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © Simon Bartlett 2014

The parish of Sutton-under-Brailes, with a population of less than 100, is separated from the centre of Stourton by just a couple of fields. After the Wesleyan Methodist chapel at Stourton was closed (it was later converted into a private dwelling), the memorial to members of its congregation was taken to the Parish Church of St Thomas à Becket at Sutton. This relocation in 1986 may seem a little surprising in view of the fact that only four of the nineteen men on the chapel memorial were from Sutton families. A stone memorial was also erected on the village green to two soldiers who died for their country. A further Roll of Honour exists in Sutton Church.

Photographs Copyright © Simon Bartlett 2014
Photograph above Copyright © Gill Cannell and Andrew Dishman 2019

TO THE
GLORY OF GOD
AND IN
SACRED MEMORY
OF THE UNDERMENTIONED MEBERS
OF THIS CHURCH AND CONGREGATION WHO
GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE COURSE OF FREEDOM
DURING THE GREAT WAR, 1914-1919

THORNETT

John [Edward] aka Jack

[Spelt THORNET on memroial] Private 12415, 11th (Pioneer/Service) Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Killed in action 30th April 1916 recorded as 1st May 1916. Aged 41. Born and resident Mount Sorrell, Leicestershire, enlisted Warwick. Son of Alfred Henry and Sarah Ann (nee Bailey) and first cousin of Sgt Harry Bailey. Formerly 6671, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Buried in Mazingarbe Communal Cem. Extension, Pas De Calais, France. He is also commemorated on the Mount Sorrell war memorial and Cherington Memorial

BAILEY

James

Private 23663, 10th (Service) Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. Killed in action 27 June 1916. Aged 21. Born Stourton, enlisted Stow-on-the-Wold. Son of David & "Bess" (née Elizabeth Hunt) of Stourton and first cousin of Harry Bailey. Buried in Loos British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. He is also commemorated on the Cherington Memorial

GODSON

Joseph aka Joe

Private 10025, 11th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, Killed in action with his brother Albert (above) on 9 October 1917 in 3rd battle of Ypres. Born Snowshill, Gloucestershire, resident Cherington, enlisted Stratford-on-Avon. No known grave. Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. He is also commemorated on the Cherington Memorial

JARRETT

Thomas

Private 10018, 14th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Died of wounds 3 September 1916 in the Battle of the Somme, (July to Nov. 1916). Born Cherington, enlisted Stratford-on-Avon, resident Shipston-on-Stour.[1901: poss. son of Charles & Sarah A. Jarrett.] Unknown grave. Commemorated with more than 72,000 others on the Thiepval Memorial. He is also commemorated on the Cherington Memorial

JARRETT

Frederick [Stephen] aka Fred

Private 51014, 12th (West Somerset Yeomanry) Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert's). Died of wounds 24 October 1918. Aged 18. Born Cherington, enlisted Stratford-on-Avon, resident Shipston-on-Stour. "Son of the late Thomas Jarrett of Stourton" [1901, haulier, wife Elizabeth][1901, aged "2".]. Buried in Estaires Communal Cemetery Extension, nr. Armentieres, France. He is also commemorated on the Cherington Memorial

GODSON

Albert aka Bert

Private 10026, 11th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Killed in action 9 October 1917 in 3rd battle of Ypres. Born and resident Cherington, enlisted Stratford-on-Avon. Brother of Joseph below. No known grave. Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. He is also commemorated on the Cherington Memorial
MEMORIAL IN THE VILLAGE
"IN MEMORY OF"
CAREY Albert
Lance Corporal 12897, 9th Battalion, Warwickshire Regiment. Killed in action in Mesopotamia Wednesday 5 April 1916. Aged 25. Born and resident Sutton-Under-Brailes, enlisted Warwick. No known grave. Commemorated on Basra Memorial, Iraq. Panel 9.

Portrait from the Evesham Journal and Four Shires Advertiser, 27 May 1916.

HARRIS Albert
Gunner 110127, 227th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed in action Monday 2 July 917. Aged 35. Born Sutton, Warwickshire, enlisted Straford-on-Avon, resident Banbury, Oxfordshire. Son of Thomas & Ann (née Nason) of Sutton. Husband of Amelia Harris (née Pratt?) of Sutton. Buried in Strand Military Cemetery, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium.

"WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 TO 1918
FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH"

THE FOLLOWING ALSO SERVED IN H.M. FORCES

WALKER
Walter
Wounded twice
HARRIS
Ernest
SUTTON
Hargreaves
BAILEY
Frank
 
BAILEY
George
 
GODSON
Percy
 
WOOLAMS
Albert
 
COMPTON
Harry
BAILEY
David
 
GODSON
Charles
 
BARTLETT
Harold
TAYLOR
Albert
 
SUTTON
William James
CHURCH OF ST THOMAS A BECKET
SUTTON
ROLL OF HONOUR
MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO HAVE SERVED IN
THE GREAT WAR, 1914-1919
BRYAN Lister Royal Garrison Artillery
BARTLETT Harry Allen Army Service Corps See also Memorial
CAREY Albert 9th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. See village memorial above
COMPTON Harry 9th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. See also Memorial
HARRIS Edgar Edward 1st Welsh Guards
HARRIS Ernest 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. See also Memorial
HARRIS George Victor 9th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment.
HARRIS Percy Fred 12th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment.
HARRIS Albert Royal Garrison Artillery. See village memorial above
SUTTON Hargreaves 12th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. See also Memorial
SUTTON William James Coldstream Guards. See also Memorial

Last updated 26 August, 2022

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