The following MIs were kindly contributed by Alf Beard, 19th September 2005.
Entries supply name, date of death, and age. Abbreviations: w=wife; h=husband; s=son; d=daughter; &c.
William Glover RAWLINGS,
18 March 1915, 48
Mary Ann, w, 10 Oct 1944, 79
2nd Lieut Charles W.E. RAWLINGS,
1/5th Gloucestershire Regt, died of wounds
received in active service, 28 Sept 1917, 22
and was interred in France
Len, aged 21,
Killed in Action at Sea, 3 Dec 1942
Gone on his last commission to that
beautiful ship called Rest This Memorial is on the same grave for
Leading Seaman A. HALFORD [see below]
Elizabeth TEE, 16 Aug 1912, 51
Edwin, h, 11 Dec 1936, 75
In fond remembrance of my dear husband,
Cpl Charles A.A. BISHOP, Royal Army Medical Corps,
Killed in Action 3 August 1917 and interred at
Macedinia, Greece
Elizabeth, w/o James LEGG,
14 March 1915, 63
Cpl William Thomas LEGG, R.A.M.C,
2nd son of above. Died at Orwar-el Woska Military
Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt, 2 Jan 1916, 30
James, above, 18 Feb 1930, 80
Rose Ellen REEVES, youngest d,
20 Dec 1935, 41
Albert Reginald (Reg) COOK,
1/5th Gloucestershire Regt,
who died in the service of his Country,
22 March 1916, 21
Archibald William COOK, his cousin,
2/5th Gloucestershire Regt, fell in action,
30 June 1916, 24
Coy-Sgt Major (CSM) Job WALKER,
Who served nearly 26 years with the
1st Gloucesters (28th Regt),
born 1 May 1876 died 13 Sept 1922
Dorothy Emily, w, 22 March 1968, 83
Ernest Edward HUMPHRIES,
Died suddenly 10 June 1944
Albert William HUMPHRIES, s,
Sgt, Observer, R.A.F. Missing
from Air Operations, 15 Oct 1941
Amelia Ellen, widow of Ernest, 18 Feb 1975
Joseph William HICKING 16 Oct 1934, 74
Kate Florence, w, 17 Nov 1943, 78
Lieuts G.C & F.J. HICKING,
Who fell in the Great War on the same day,
1 July 1916
William SEATER, 18 Sept 1941, 81
Alice, w, 25 March 1956, 91
2nd Lt R.J. SEATER, son,
East Surrey Regt, killed in France,
3 May 1917, 22
Margaret, d, 10 Feb 1964, 72
Sgt Peter Louis GREGORY, R.A.F,
3 Nov 1940, 20
Lieut Arthur H.B. GREGORY, R.T.R,
Killed in Action in Normandy, 17 July 1944, 22
And his wife Maude Agnes GREGORY
7 Nov 1979, 93
Patrick CAMPBELL,
Of the family of Kinloch, Perthshire,
6 April 1844 - 30 Jan 1917
His son,
2nd Lieut Ian Patrick CAMPBELL,
1st Bn Cameron Highlanders,
Killed in Action at Richebourg L'Avoue, France,
9 May 1915, 18
Arthur, 2nd s/o Late Henry WORKMAN,
Of Cheltenham, 20 Feb 1861 - 2 Dec 1924
Kate, w, 21 Oct 1931, 72
L/Cpl Frederick York WORKMAN youngest son,
2/5th Batt Gloucestershire Regt, killed in France,
21 March 1918, 24
James LANDALE, M.D,
Deputy Surgeon General, R.A.M.C,
8 March 1916, 79
Harriet Rose (Violet) wife,
13 Jan 1926, 70
also his son,
James RUSSELL LANDES,
2nd Q.C. Rajput L.I.
died of wounds in Mesopotamia,
9 March 1916, 35
In memory of son & daughters of
Samuel & Emma C. BREWIS,
Of Mount Waltham, Hampstead, London
and Church Stretton, Salop,
Capt Henry Wycliffe BREWIS M.C
10th Batt Glos Regt, 4 June 1918, 24
Nurse, Eleanor BREWIS
(St Johns Red Cross) 21 Oct 1918, 32
Nurse, Robina Emma BREWIS
(St Johns Red Cross) 30 April 1921, 29
They gave their lives in the Great War 1914-1919
In the universal defence of Empire, King and Freedom
Ethel BREWIS, 16 August 1969, 81
Edith Mary, widow of Henry Warwick TERRY,
24 Aug 1935
her sons,
Charles Warwick TERRY O.T.C,
5 Nov 1918 (see CWG)
Lt Commander F.G. TERRY, R.N,
H.M.S. "Fortune" Killed in Action,
1 June 1916
Henry Thomas DARTNALL, 18 Oct 1918, 28
A/Sgt H.T. DARTNALL, M.S.M, R.A.M.C,
2nd s/o H.T & S.A. DARTNALL,
accidentally killed in France, 19 Dec 1918, 27
at rest in the British Military Cemetery, Valengiennes
Mary, w/o Richard BETTERIDGE, 22 July 1915, 61
Sgt E.L. BETTERIDGE, son, 10th Gloucesters,
Killed in Action at Loos, 25 Sept 1915, 26
Richard BETTERIDGE, h, 24 Oct 19**
Martha Jane, w/o Joseph H. EDDEN,
27 April 1928, 53
Thomas Henry EDDEN, son,
Eng Room Artificer, R.N,
Who lost his life on H.M. Submarine, M/1
rammed off the Devonshire coast and sank with
all hands, 12 Nov 1925, 25
Edwin BROWNING, h/o Elizabeth Ann,
8 Dec 1920, 61
Elizabeth Ann, above, 16 Sept 1930, 66
Also their elder son,
Capt E.O. BROWNING, 7th Glos Regt
Killed in Action, at the relief of Kut, Mesopotamia,
20 April 1916, 23
youngest son,
Hugh Leslie, 31 July 1956, 57
Caroline Elizabeth, w/o Charles GATER,
27 March 1919, 62
Frances Elsie GATER, 3 March 1896, 1yr & 6 months
Edgar Alan GATER,
2nd Batt Royal Sussex Regt, Killed in Action and buried
in France near St Quentin, 24 Sept 1918, 29
Charles John GATER, 14 Jan 1939, 66
John Charles, only s/o
John & Annie ALDRIDGE,
Killed at Devenport Dockyard,
8 August 1914, 23
Annie, above, 20 March 1923, 62
John, above, 9 March 1938, 80
Revd James Elliot GRASETT,
For 46 years, Vicar of Allenshore [Allensmore], Herefordshire,
Died 12 Sept 1919, 86
Capt Elliot Blair GRASSETT, I.A. [Indian Army]
Killed on the 3rd Line German Trench, Galliliviliv [Gallipoli?]
Leading his men at the Battle of Loos, 25 Sept 1915, 25
Dorothy T**** Hope, w/o
Brig Gen H.M. THOMAS,
Late Royal Artillery, and d/o
Lt Col E.A. RAWSON of Carlow, Ireland
6 April 1880 - 23 March 1926
Major H. THOMAS, (Bob) M.V.O., R.H.A
Killed in Action, April 1941, 35
Joshua ROBINSON, 29 Aug 1905, 52
Betsy, widow, 19 Sept 1917, 53
Sgt George Ernest ROBINSON, 2nd s,
10th Bn Gloucestershire Regt,
who fell in action at the Battle of Loos, France,
25 Sept 1915, 23
James Halford LONG,
9 March 1829 - 11 May 1905
Mar, w, 31 Aug 1849 - 3 April 1934
Florence Mary, elder d,
3 Jan 1876 - 22 July 1967
Myrtle Augusta, younger d,
4 Aug 1883 - 4 Jan 1973
William Ernest, youngest son,
Killed in Action, 25 April 1918
L/Cpl Albert John (Jack) YEATES,
1/5 Gloster Regt, s/o Joseph & Amanda YEATES,
who fell in France, 10 April 1918, 29
Joseph, above, 23 Aug 1929, 59
Amanda, above, 14 Nov 1944, 92
Harriet Eliza Maria, w/o Samuel HOOPER,
19 March 1915, 65
Samuel, above, 9 Jan 1925, 76
Henry Guy HARPER, son,
1st Gloucesters Regt, KiA 1 July 1915, 39
Interred in France
Lieut Frederick James HAWKER,
8th Battalion of the Gloucestershire Regt who was
mortally wounded at the Battle of the Somme
July 1916, 26 and buried at Etaples, France
Lieut Albert Victor HAWKER
8th Battalion of the Gloucestershire Regt
died on active service 23 Dec 1918, 26
Buried at Marse[i]lles, France
George Alfred McGUSTY, K.C,
Of the Irish Bar, 21 June 1930, 65
Lieut George Ross McGUSTY, son,
8th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles,
who died 14 June 1916, 22 of wounds
received in action, He rests in the Military
Cemetery at Abbeville, France
Louisa Mary, widow & mother of above,
21 April 1948, 85
Matthew PEARCE Esq,
Died at Brampton, Cheltenham,
12 March 1885, 82
Euphemia, w, 30 March 1885, 74
Janet, d, 28 Oct 1915, 86
Captain John PEARCE, Lieut R.N.R,
Grandson of above, 14 July 1922, 56 [Ed: I wasn't aware of an area called Brampton
in Cheltenham, and I lived there for 20 years!
It is possibly therefore the name of a residence]
Keziz, w/o Samuel F. CARTER,
27 April 1903, 73
Samuel L, above, 3 Oct 1923, 95
Reginald F. RUCK, R.A.S.C,
Son of Ellen E. RUCK who was killed
In the Great War 3 Nov 1915, 25
Ellen Elizabeth RUCK, 13 March 1939, 84
John Alfred WHEELER,
Late Master of Hindlip Schools,
21 Sept 1908, 52
Pte Reginald Arthur WHEELER, son,
1/6 Gloucestershire Regt, who died of wounds
in Bo[u]logne Hospital, 20 Dec 1916, 27
Miriam Ann w/o above, 8 May 1924, 68
Rose Ada, w/o John Dudfield JAMES,
2 Nov 1895, 22
John Dudfield, above, died at Kimberley, South Africa,
31 August 1902, 32
John Thomas only son, Killed in Action
In France, 21 July 1916, 21
Thomas James, father of John Dudfield,
28 April 1919, 75
Mary Ann, widow of Thomas JAMES,
24 July 1932, 90
Emma, w/o Jesse GOUGH,
13 Jan 1957, 73
Stanley GOUGH, son,
Gloucestershire Regt, died of wounds
in Belgium, 24 June 1940, 22
Jesse Frank, h, 26 Nov 1973, 87
Frank Albert, h/o Caroline C. HAWKINS,
24 Nov 1916, 48
Caroline C, above, 16 Dec 1940, 72
Percival St Clair HAWKINS, 2nd son,
2/5 Glos Regt, 9 Oct 1917, 22
Mary Ann JACOBS,
31 Aug 1872 - 27 June 1918
Albert Harold JACOBS her only son,
Killed in Action and interred in France,
29 Sept 1899 - 4 Sept 1918
Edith Constance, her d,
16 March 1901 - 4 April 1947
Dear Aunty Louie,
20 August 1870 - 21 March 1950
Pte Arthur Thomas HIRON,
North Staffs Regt, h/o Emily
Who died of wounds 15 Oct 1918, 38
And was buried in Mount Huon Cemetery,
Le Triport, France
Thomas HIRON, father of above,
26 June 1899, 48
Lucy, w/o Thomas, 14 May 1927, 74
CWG (Family Memorial)
Douglas Richard HITCHMAN,
of H.M.S. Prince of Wales, 11 July 1941, 23
Ernest HITCHMAN, 10 Sept 1941, 58
Mary Maria, w, 22 June 1964, 82
CWG (Family Memorial)
Sgt, WO/AG Norman F. TAYLOR RAF.VR
Killed on active service 28 April 1941, 21
Eldest s/o Frank & Florrie TAYLOR [Auth: The original (CWG White Wooden Cross) still in situ]
Johanna H. PATERSON, Aug 1929, 82
Her husband Dr Alex Browning PATERSON MB.CM, 1941, 82
Captain Norman Alex Browning PATERSON, s,
R.F.A. and R.F.C. Killed in Action July 1916, 22
Eliza, w/o Samuel VICK, 21 August 1881, 67
Elizabeth Wilhelmina Annie, w/o
Benjamin VICK of Cheltenham, 9 August 1919, 59
Benjamin, above, 24 August 1925, 70
Edward, youngest son, Killed in Action, 9 July 1917, 23
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