War Memorial - Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire, England

Henry Frank Milton
	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 8185 bapt. 27 January 1888, Bourton-on-the-Water 21 October 1914 26 2nd Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment (CWGC: 1st Bn.) Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium Son of Mrs. Jane Middlicott, nee Milton, of 3, Clayton St., Newport, Mon. 7 years service.

England Census 1891 about Henry F. Milton and family Residence: Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
John Milton Sarah Milton John C. Milton Henry F. Milton	Head Wife Son Grandson	Married Married Single Single	54 53 17 3	abt. 1837 abt. 1838 abt. 1874 abt. 1888	Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire Lower Slaughter, Gloucestershire Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire

James Gerald Willoughby
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Captain 13 October 1883, India 03 March 1915 31 33rd Queen Victoria's Own Light Cavalry (India) Basra War Cemetery, Iraq Only son of the late Maj. Gen. James Fortnom Willoughby (I. A.) (33rd Queen Victoria's Own Light Cavalry Hon. Col. of the Regiment).

James Gerald Willoughby was a member of the lodge "Orion in the West" in Poona, Bombay, India.

Wills and Administrations, 1915
Willoughby, James Gerald, of Gabari, Cheltenham, captain, H. M. 33rd Queen Victoria's Light Cavalry, died 03 March 1915 in the Persian Gulf.
Probate London 17 June to James Fortnom Willoughby, major-general, H. M. Army, retired.
Effects £6423.

Thomas Henry Pettifer
	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Company Quartermaster Serjeant 7621 abt. 1884 08 August 1915 31 2nd Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment (CWGC: 7th Bn.) Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli) Husband of Elizabeth Clemison (formerly Pettifer), of 3, Council Villas, Kirton-in-Lindsey, Lincs.

Thomas Henry Pettifer was born in the Union Workhouse in Winchcomb, Gloucestershire, England on 06 February 1885. His marriage to Elizabeth Rodd was registered in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England during the third quarter of 1908.

England Census 1901 about Thomas Pettifer and family Residence: Sherbourne Street, Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Thomas Orchard Maria Orchard Emily Orchard Elizabeth Orchard Frank Orchard Harry Orchard Ethel Orchard Percy Orchard Daisy Orchard Fredrick Orchard Thomas Pettifer George Pettifer	Head Wife Daughter Daughter Son Son Daughter Son Daughter Son Stepson Stepson	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	53 38 16 15 13 10 7 4 3 8 mo. 16 11	abt. 1848 abt. 1863 abt. 1885 abt. 1886 abt. 1888 abt. 1891 abt. 1894 abt. 1897 abt. 1898 abt. 1900 abt. 1885 abt. 1890	Dogester, Oxfordshire Great Barrington, Gloucestershire Fulbrook, Oxfordshire Fulbrook, Oxfordshire Fulbrook, Oxfordshire Fulbrook, Oxfordshire Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire Winchcombe, Gloucestershire Burford, Oxfordshire

William Dixon
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 23686 bapt. 30 July 1882, Bourton on the Water 14 May 1916 35 10th Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment Bethune Town Cemetery, France Son of William and Sarah Ann Dixon, of Bourton-on-the-Water, husband of Rose Ellen Dixon, of Lansdown Cottages, Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire.

The birth of William Dixon was registered in Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire, England during the second quarter of 1882 and was baptised in Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire, England on 30 July 1882. His parents were William and Sarah Ann Dixon. He was married to Rose Ellen Hill in Madley, Herefordshire, England on 24 November 1900.

England Census 1891 about William Dixon and family Residence: Naunton, Gloucestershire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Dixon Sarah A. Dixon Abslom Dixon Septimus Dixon Benie Dixon William Dixon Emma Dixon Henry Dixon	Head Wife Son Son Daughter Son Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single	49 46 15 12 10 8 6 2	abt. 1842 abt. 1845 abt. 1876 abt. 1879 abt. 1881 abt. 1883 abt. 1885 abt. 1889	Westcote, Gloucestershire Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire

England Census 1911 about William Dixon and family Residence: Stone Wall, Mansel Lacy, Herefordshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Dixon Rose Dixon Edith Dixon Ellis Dixon	Head Wife Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single	28 36 9 6	abt. 1883 abt. 1875 abt. 1902 abt. 1905	Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire Fulham, Madley, Herefordshire Fulham, Madley, Herefordshire

John Thomas Roulston
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Corporal 17665 abt. 1880 23 July 1916 36 8th Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment Thiepval Memorial, France Son of George and Maria Ann Roulston, nee Hill, husband of Emily Roulston, nee Meadows.

The birth of John Thomas Roulston was registered in Bodenham, Herefordshire, England in 1880. He was married to Emily Meadows in Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire, England on 26 February 1906.

England Census 1891 about John Thos Roulstone and family Residence: Wormelow Tump, Allensmore, Much Birch, Herefordshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
George Roulstone Maria A. Roulstone John Thos. Roulstone Fredrick W. Roulstone	Head Wife Son Son	Married Married Single Single	32 37 11 6	abt. 1859 abt. 1854 abt. 1880 abt. 1885	Newton Regis, Tamworth Bodenham, Herefordshire Bodenham, Herefordshire Much Birch, Herefordshire

England Census 1911 about John Thomas Roulston and family Residence: Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Keziah Meadows John Thomas Roulston Emily Roulston May Roulston Vera Roulston Beryl Roulston	Head Son-in-Law Daughter Granddaughter Granddaughter Granddaughter	Widowed Married Married Single Single Single	77 32 34 4 2 9 mo.	abt. 1834 abt. 1879 abt. 1877 abt. 1907 abt. 1908 abt. 1910	Little Rissington, Gloucestershire Bodenham, Herefordshire Bourton On The Water, Gloucestershire Bourton On The Water, Gloucestershire Bourton On The Water, Gloucestershire Bourton On The Water, Gloucestershire

Alfred George Wilsdon
© Peter H	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 21279 abt. 1899, Bourton on the Water 23 July 1916 17 "D" Coy. 10th Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment Puchevillers British Cemetery, France Son of Joseph Hopkins Wilsdon and Ellen Wilsdon, nee Simpson, of Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire.

Alfred George Wilsdon was baptised in Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire, England on 17 May 1902.

England Census 1911 about Alfred George Wilsdon and family Residence: Bourton On The Water, Gloucestershire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Joseph Hopkins Wilsdon Ellen Wilsdon Joseph Henry Wilsdon Eleanor Spencer Wilsdon Alfred George Wilsdon Sidney William Albert Wilsdon Owen Frederick Agnes Higgott	Head Wife Son Daughter Son Son Boarder	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single	54 52 25 15 12 8 17	abt. 1857 abt. 1859 abt. 1886 abt. 1895 abt. 1899 abt. 1903 abt. 1894	Bourton On The Water, Gloucestershire Fifield, Gloucestershire Bourton On The Water, Gloucestershire Bourton On The Water, Gloucestershire Bourton On The Water, Gloucestershire Bourton On The Water, Gloucestershire Hampton On Shams

Alan Charles Bartlett
	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 22601 abt. 1890 09 August 1916 26 1st Bn. Somerset Light Infantry Essex Farm Cemetery, Belgium Son of Charles and Mary E. Bartlett, of Clapton Rd., Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire.

The birth of Alan Charles Bartlett was registered in Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire, England during the fourth quarter of 1889.

England Census 1901 about Alan C. Bartlett and family Residence: Butcher Shop, Sherbourne Street, Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Charles Bartlett Mary E. Bartlett Alan C. Bartlett Marjorie H. A. Bartlett	Head Wife Son Daughter	Married Married Single Single	46 36 11 10	abt. 1855 abt. 1865 abt. 1890 abt. 1891	Winterbourne Abbas, Dorset Great Rissington, Gloucestershire Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire

John Edward Dormer
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Lance Corporal (CWGC: Private) 18099 abt. 1897, Bourton-on-the-Water 24 August 1916 19 7th Coy. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) formerly 18728, Worcestershire Regiment A. I. F. Burial Ground, Flers, France Son of Richard and Elizabeth Dormer.

England Census 1911 about John Edward Dormer and family Residence: Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Richard Dormer Elizabeth Dormer Ellen Dormer John Edward Dormer	Head Wife Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single	46 44 16 14	abt. 1865 abt. 1867 abt. 1895 abt. 1897	Ireland, County Carlow Sharlton Kings, Gloucestershire Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire

Thomas William Harrap
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 11849 02 May 1891, Bourton-on-the-Water 08 September 1916 25 10th Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment (CWGC: 1st Bn.) Thiepval Memorial, France Son of William and Jane Harrap, of Aston Mill House, Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire.

England Census 1901 about Thomas W. Harrap and family Residence: Rectory Lane, Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Harrap Jane Harrap Thomas W. Harrap Kathleen V. Harrap Ellen A. A. Harrap Dorothy R. M. Harrap	Head Wife Son Daughter Daughter Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single	35 32 9 8 6 3	abt. 1866 abt. 1869 abt. 1892 abt. 1893 abt. 1895 abt. 1898	Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire Aldsworth, Gloucestershire Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire

William Stratford
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 1853 bapt. 04 August 1895, Bourton on the Water 29 October 1916 21 14th Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment (CWGC: 1st Bn.) Grove Town Cemetery, Meaulte, France Son of William and Eliza Ann Stratford, nee Milton.

England Census 1911 about William E. Stratford and family Residence: Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Stratford Eliza A. Stratford Frances M. Stratford William E. Stratford Reginald Stratford Ethel Beatrice Stratford Annie M. Stratford John Milton	Head Wife Daughter Son Son Daughter Daughter Father-in-Law	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Widowed	45 46 17 15 13 10 6 76	abt. 1866 abt. 1865 abt. 1894 abt. 1896 abt. 1898 abt. 1901 abt. 1905 abt. 1835	Alderton, Gloucestershire Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire

Alfred Henry Fifield (Probably)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 14477 abt. 1895 16 September 1916 21 2nd Bn. Coldstream Guards Thiepval Memorial, France Son of Henry and Harriett Fifield, of 10, Lenborough Rd., Buckingham.

Probably:
The birth of Alfred Henry Fifield was registered in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England during the fourth quarter of 1894.

England Census 1911 about Alfred Henry Fifield and family Residence: Brill, Buckinghamshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Henry Fifield Harriett Sophia Fifield Alfred Henry Fifield Beatrice Winifred Fifield Elizabeth Gladys Fifield Doris Fifield Fifield	Head Wife Son Daughter Daughter Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single	47 45 16 14 11 6	abt. 1864 abt. 1866 abt. 1895 abt. 1897 abt. 1900 abt. 1905	Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire Singleborough Bucks, Buckinghamshire Leckhampstead Bucks, Buckinghamshire Leckhampstead Bucks, Buckinghamshire Leckhampstead Bucks, Buckinghamshire Leckhampstead Bucks, Buckinghamshire

Harry Olliffe
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Lance Corporal 25328 abt. 1897 19 November 1916 19 1st Bn. Grenadier Guards Grove Town Cemetery, Meaulte, France Son of John and Elizabeth Olliffe, of Lansdowne, Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire.

Probably:
The birth of Harry Olliffe was registered in Stow On The Wold, Gloucestershire, England during the fourth quarter of 1896.

England Census 1911 about Harry Olliffe and family Residence: Bourton On The Water, Gloucestershire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
John Olliffe Elizabeth Olliffe John Olliffe Sidney Olliffe Harry Olliffe Ellen Olliffe George Olliffe Margaret Olliffe	Head Wife Son Son Son Daughter Son Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single	47 44 18 16 14 12 9 5	abt. 1864 abt. 1867 abt. 1893 abt. 1895 abt. 1897 abt. 1899 abt. 1902 abt. 1906	Bourton On The Water, Gloucestershire Ascott under Wychwood, Oxfordshire Bourton On The Water, Gloucestershire Bourton On The Water, Gloucestershire Bourton On The Water, Gloucestershire Bourton On The Water, Gloucestershire Bourton On The Water, Gloucestershire Bourton On The Water, Gloucestershire

Harold George Stretton (Probably)
	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 24742 29 January 1888, Birmingham. Warwickshire 27 January 1917 29 3rd/4th Bn. Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) (CWGC: 6th Bn.) Faubourg D'Amiens Cemetery, Arras, France Son of Thomas and Ellen Stretton, of 7, Arthur St., Caerleon, Newport, Mon.

Probably: England Census 1901 about Harold George Stretton and family Residence: Smethwick, Staffordshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Ellen Stretton Harold George Stretton Mabel Helen Stretton Constance Stretton Ernest Steward Stretton	Wife Son Daughter Daughter Son	Married Single Single Single Single	36 13 11 9 7	abt. 1865 abt. 1888 abt. 1890 abt. 1892 abt. 1894	Aston, Warwickshire Birmingham, Warwickshire Birmingham, Warwickshire Sutton, Warwickshire Erdington, Warwickshire

Stephen John Arthur de Banks (CWGC: Arthur de Banks)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Corporal (CWGC: Private) 30483 bapt. 01 November 1896, Lower Slaughter, Gloucestershire 23 April 1917 20 2nd/6th Bn. Black Watch (CWGC: 51st Coy. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)) Arras Memorial, France Son of Jesse de Banks and Theresa Annie de Banks.

The birth of Stephen John Arthur de Banks was registered in Stow On The Wold, Gloucestershire, England during the third quarter of 1896.

England Census 1901 about Arthur de Banks and family Residence: High Street (South), Bourton On The Water, Gloucestershire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Mary A. Arthurs Theresa de Banks Albert Arthurs Katherine de Banks Arthur de Banks Francis de Banks Stephen Banning	Head Daughter Son Granddaughter Grandson Grandson Boarder	Widowed Married Single Single Single Single Single	59 29 24 6 4 2 49	abt. 1842 abt. 1872 abt. 1877 abt. 1895 abt. 1897 abt. 1899 abt. 1852	Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire

Cecil Henry Powell
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Second Lieutenant abt. 1895 15 June 1917 22 15th Sqdn. Royal Flying Corps and Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry Arras Flying Services Memorial, France Son of Thomas Powell, of Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire.

The birth of Cecil Henry Powell was registered in Stow On The Wold, Gloucestershire, England during the first quarter of 1895.

England Census 1901 about Cecil H. Powell and family Residence: High Street, Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Thomas Powell Emily E. Powell Edith E. Powell Cecil H. Powell Gertrude S. Mason	Head Wife Daughter Son Sister-in-Law	Married Married Single Single Single	43 44 8 6 40	abt. 1858 abt. 1857 abt. 1893 abt. 1895 abt. 1861	Cheltenham, Gloucestershire St. Lukes, London Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire St. Lukes, London

James Arkell Tayler (CWGC: Taylor)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Signaller (CWGC: Private) 240937 bapt. 26 April 1896, Turkdean, Gloucestershire 12 September 1917 21 2nd/5th Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium Son of Walter Harry and Elizabeth Tayler.

The birth of James Arkell Tayler was registered in Northleach, Gloucestershire, England during the second quarter of 1896.

England Census 1901 about James A. Tayler and family Residence: Turkdean, Gloucestershire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Walter H. Tayler Elizabeth Tayler James A. Tayler Harold W. Tayler	Head Wife Son Son	Married Married Single Single	40 35 4 7 mo.	abt. 1861 abt. 1866 abt. 1897 abt. 1900	Turkdean, Gloucestershire Dowdeswell, Gloucestershire Turkdean, Gloucestershire Turkdean, Gloucestershire

Alfred Ray
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 32403 abt. 1883 26 September 1917 34 7th Bn. King's Shropshire Light Infantry Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium Son of William and Jane Ray, of Lansdowne, Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, husband of Margaret Ray, of 19, Edith St., Nelson, Lancashire.

The birth of Alfred Ray was registered in Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire, England during the fourth quarter of 1881.

England Census 1911 about Alfred Ray Residence: Marsden Hall Private Asylum, Nelson, Lancashire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Alfred Ray	Gardener	Married	29	abt. 1882	Bourton On The Water, Gloucestershire

England Census 1911 about Margaret Ray Residence: Marsden Hall Private Asylum, Nelson, Lancashire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Margaret Ray	Wife	Married	27	abt. 1884	Granard, County Longford

Frank Palmer
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Serjeant 240931 abt. 1890 04 October 1917 27 "C" Coy. 1st/5th Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment Poelcapelle British Cemetery, Belgium Son of George and Ellen Palmer, of Station Rd., Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire.

England Census 1911 about Frank Palmer and family Residence: Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
George Palmer Ellen Palmer Ellen Olivia Palmer Frank Palmer Hubert Palmer Kathleen Palmer	Head Wife Daughter Son Son Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single	54 52 24 21 15 8	abt. 1857 abt. 1859 abt. 1887 abt. 1890 abt. 1896 abt. 1903	Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire Oddington, Gloucestershire Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire

Herbert Paris Collett (CWGC: Pavis)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Corporal 242048 abt. 1893 23 March 1918 25 7th Bn. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) Chauny Communal Cemetery, France Son of Paris and Kate Collett.

The birth of Herbert Paris Collett was registered in Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire, England during the second quarter of 1893. His was married to Nora Middlecott in Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire, England on 04 August 1917.

England Census 1911 about Herbert Paris Collett and family Residence: Bourton On The Water, Gloucestershire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Paris Collett Kate Collett Herbert Paris Collett Arthur Edward Collett Walter George Collett Kathleen Elea Collett Amy Collett	Head Wife Son Son Son Daughter Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single	51 43 18 16 14 11 7	abt. 1860 abt. 1868 abt. 1893 abt. 1895 abt. 1897 abt. 1900 abt. 1904	Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire Lower Slaughter, Gloucestershire Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire

Charles Foster
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 45520 abt.1884 17 July 1918 34 1st/7th Bn. Essex Regiment Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt Son of Joseph and Helen Foster, of Cheltenham.

England Census 1901 about Charles Foster and family Residence: High Street, Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Joseph Foster Helen Foster Helen Foster James Foster Charles Foster Herbert Leaning R. G. Harrison T. H. Spanton H. Hailey E. Hebbron	Head Wife Daughter Son Son Servant Servant Servant Servant Servant	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	61 58 31 25 16 27 32 18 18 16	abt. 1840 abt. 1843 abt. 1870 abt. 1876 abt. 1885 abt. 1874 abt. 1869 abt. 1883 abt. 1883 abt. 1885	Starkley, Buckinghamshire Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Tealby, Lincolnshire Gillingham, Dorsetshire Dawley, Shropshire Abingdon, Buckinghamshire Middlesboro, Yorkshire

John Nolder Howse
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private (CWGC: Rifleman) 5762 abt. 1895 15 April 1918 23 4th Bn. Rifle Brigade Doiran Memorial, Greece Son of John Nolder Howse and Caroline Howse, nee Akers, of Clapton Rd., Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire.

Henry John Howse
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Gunner abt. 1888 Royal Field Artillery Son of John Nolder Howse and Caroline Howse, nee Akers.

England Census 1911 about John Nolder and Henry John Howse and family Residence: Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
John Nolder Howse Caroline Howse Henry John Howse Nellie Howse John Nolder Howse Thomas James Howse Lily Victoria Howse	Head Wife Son Daughter Son Son Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single	49 46 22 19 16 11 9	abt. 1862 abt. 1865 abt. 1889 abt. 1892 abt. 1895 abt. 1900 abt. 1902	Gt. Rissington, Gloucestershire Ramsden, Oxfordshire Gt. Rissington, Gloucestershire Gt. Rissington, Gloucestershire Gt. Rissington, Gloucestershire Gt. Rissington, Gloucestershire Gt. Rissington, Gloucestershire

Arthur Cecil Grafton Clarke
© Nancy Wright	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Second Lieutenant abt. 1891 28 May 1918 27 2nd/6th Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment Isbergues Communal Cemetery, France Son of Lucy M. Clarke and husband of Florence Vinnie Clarke, of Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire.

The birth of Arthur Cecil Grafton Clarke was registered in Derby, Derbyshire, England during the third quarter of 1891. He was married to Florence Vannie Hadfield in Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire, England on 28 December 1913.

England Census 1901 about Arthur C. G. Clarke and family Residence: Sackville Street, Normanton, Derbyshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Lucy M. Clarke William C. G. Clarke Arthur C. G. Clarke Archibald F. G. Clarke	Wife Son Son Son	Married Single Single Single	41 11 9 3	abt. 1860 abt. 1890 abt. 1892 abt. 1898	Parchester, Hampshire Derby, Derbyshire Derby, Derbyshire Derby, Derbyshire

James Townsend
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 28597 abt. 1900 11 July 1918 18 1st Bn. Hampshire Regiment Mont-Bernanchon British Cemetery, Gonnehem, France Son of Edwin and Eliza Jane Townsend.

Albert Edward Townsend
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private PLY/15233 04 June 1892, Motgrove, Cheltenham 25 August 1918 26 1st Royal Marine Bn. Royal Navy Div. A. I. F. Burial Ground, Flers, France Son of Edwin and Eliza Townsend, of Lansdowne, Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire.

England Census 1901 about Albert Edward and James Townsend and family Residence: Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Edwin Townsend Eliza Townsend Albert E. Townsend Percy W. Townsend James Townsend	Head Wife Son Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single	31 27 8 4 1	abt. 1870 abt. 1874 abt. 1893 abt. 1897 abt. 1900	Kineton, Gloucestershire Shipton, Gloucestershire Notgrove, Gloucestershire Notgrove, Gloucestershire Notgrove, Gloucestershire

England Census 1911 about James Townsend and family Residence: Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Edwin Townsend Eliza Jane Townsend Percy William Townsend James Townsend Cecil George Townsend	Head Wife Son Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single	42 38 14 11 8	abt. 1869 abt. 1873 abt. 1897 abt. 1900 abt. 1903	Kineton, Gloucestershire Shipton Oliffe, Gloucestershire Notgrove, Gloucestershire Notgrove, Gloucestershire Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire

Claude Bridgett (Probably)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Second Lieutenant abt. 1900 13 September 1918 18 99th Sqdn. Royal Air Force Chambieres French National Cemetery, Metz, France Son of William Beddome Bridgett and Mary Georgina Crossley Bridgett, of Putney, London.

Probably: England Census 1901 about Claude Bridgett and family Residence: Woodboro Road, Putney, London, Middlesex, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William B. Bridgett Ronald Bridgett William P. Bridgett Claude Bridgett Ellen K. New Rosa E. Smith Emily A. Beasley	Head Son Son Son Servant Servant Servant	Married Single Single Single Single Single Single	42 9 6 1 20 17 24	abt. 1859 abt. 1892 abt. 1895 abt. 1900 abt. 1881 abt. 1884 abt. 1877	Clapham, London Wandsworth, London East Twickenham, Middlesex Putney, London Upper Mitton, Worcestershire Holbrook, Suffolk Draycott, Worcestershire

Alfred Astle
	Rank: Service No.: Awards: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Pilot Officer 177562 Distinguished Flying Cross 24 December 1914 24 September 1944 29 156 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Runnymede Memorial, UK Son of Arthur and Clara Kate Astle, husband of Dulcie Astle, nee Seager, of Swindon, Wiltshire.

Alfred Astle was born in Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire, England on 24 December 1914. His marriage to Dulcie Seager was registered in Swindon, Wiltshire, England during the third quarter of 1941.

William Clarke
© Michel Beckers	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Squadron Leader 70132 abt. 1911 03 February 1943 32 214 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Benschop General Cemetery, Netherlands Son of George Alfred and Tallulah Clarke, husband of Winefride Mary Clarke, of New Milton, Hampshire.

The birth of William Clarke was registered in Toxteth Park, Lancashire, England during the second quarter of 1910. The marriage of William Clarke to Winifride M. Harrison was registered in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England during the third quarter of 1939.

Shot down by a night fighter at Benschop, 9 miles southwest of Utrecht, during a raid on Hamburg, 4 of the crew survived and were captured.

CLARKE. - Missing on air operations, February 1943, now believed killed, Sqn. Ldr. William Clarke, R. A. F. V. R., eldest son of Capt. and Mrs. G. A. E. Clarke, of Vicar's Hill, Lymington, Hants, dearly loved husband of Winefride (nee Harrison), and father of Michael and William.

Cyril Jesse Clifford
	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Petty Officer D/JX 139196 abt. 1918, Bourton-on-the-Water 31 December 1942 23 Royal Navy, H. M. S. "Bramble" Plymouth Naval Memorial, UK Son of Cecil Mortimer and Lois Amy Clifford, nee Turner, and husband of Gladys G. Read.

The birth of Cyril Jesse Clifford was registered in Stow-on-Wold, Shropshire, England during the fourth quarter of 1918. His marriage to Gladys G. Read was registered in Weymouth, Dorset, England during the fourth quarter of 1942.

Edward George East
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Serjeant 1468451 13 May 1913, Bourton on the Water 24 July 1944 31 Royal Artillery Madras War Cemetery, Chennai, India Son of Thomas and Louise East, husband of Una Mary East, of Newmarket, Gloucestershire.

Edward George East was born in Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire, England on 13 May 1913. He resided at South Lawn in North Cotswold, Gloucestershire, England in 1939. His marriage to Una Mary Pyart was registered in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England during the fourth quarter of 1940.

Ronald Arthur Fathers
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Driver T/5193932 abt. 1925 01 February 1945 20 Royal Army Service Corps Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerp, Belgium Son of Thomas and Norah Isabell Fathers, of Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire.

The birth of Ronald Arthur Fathers was registered in Stow-on-Wold, Shropshire, England during the second quarter of 1924.

Robert Foster
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Aircraftman 2nd Class 926791 abt. 1919 15 September 1940 21 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1 Recruits Centre, Flying Training Command Torquay Cemetery, Devon, UK Son of Robert and Jessie Marion Foster, of Bourton-on-Water, Gloucestershire.

The birth of Robert Foster was registered in Stow-on-Wold, Shropshire, England during the third quarter of 1919.

Douglas Hiscock
© julia&keld	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Sapper 1900706 27 November 1916, Steyning, West Sussex 18 August 1942 25 701 Gen. Constr. Coy. Royal Engineers Water Cemetery, Bourton-on-the Water, UK Son of Edwin Francis and Edith Emma Hiscock, husband of Constance Lottie Hiscock, nee Hill of Bourton-on-the-Water.

Douglas Hiscock was married to Coustance Lottie Hill in Clapton on the Hill, Gloucestershire, England on 21 June 1937. He resided with his wife Constance and his son Douglas K. at Station ??? in North Cotswold, Gloucestershire, England in 1939. He was buried in Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire, England on 22 August 1942.

Ronald Buckland Minchin
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Sergeant 1312801 4th quart. of 1920 27 June 1943 22 295 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Runnymede Memorial, UK Son of Bertram and Eliza Minchin.

Lost over the Bay of Biscay during the Operation Beggar while towing Horsa LG833 from Portreath to North Africa for use in Operation Husky.

John William Minchin
	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Sergeant 1181097 25 November 1915, Bourton-on-the-Water 17 May 1943 27 617 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany Son of Bertram and Eliza Minchin, husband of Jessie Kate Minchin, of Bedford.

John William Minchin was born in Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England on 29 November 1915. He was married to Jessie Kate Irving in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England on 28 May 1942.

Stanley Harold Shilcock
© Des Philippet	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 5387125 abt. 1919 30 May 1940 21 4th Bn. Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry Hotton War Cemetery, Belgium Son of Harold and Agnes Catherine Shilcock, husband of Joan Mildred Shilcock, of Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire.

The birth of Stanley Harold Shilcock was registered in Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, England during the third quarter of 1918. His marriage to Joan M. P. Willsdon was registered in North Cotswold, Gloucestershire, England during the fourth quarter of 1939.

John Frederick Spencer
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Flying Officer 124650 abt. 1921 29 March 1943 22 428 (R. C. A. F.) Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany Son of Henry Edward and Beatrice Louisa Spencer, nee House, of Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire.

The birth of John Frederick Spencer was registered in Monmouth, Monmouthshire during the first quarter of 1922.

Wills and Administrations, 1943
Spencer, John Frederick, of Lynecroft, Lansdown, Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, died 29 March 1943 on war service.
Administration Gloucester 08 December to Henry Edward Spencer, stationmaster.
Effects £136 9s. 3d.

Vickers Wellington III, BK564, NA-R,crashed near Gelsenkirchen during a raid on Bochum. One of the crew survived and was captured.

Thomas Sydney Tucker (Probably)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Captain 164610 abt. 1913 18 September 1943 30 2nd/5th Bn. Welch Regiment Dover (St. James) Cemetery, UK Son of Edward and Mary Emmett Tucker, nee Tayler, of Oxford, husband of Angela Tucker, nee Foster.

The birth of Thomas Sydney Tucker was registered in Faringdon, Berkshire, England during the second quarter of 1913. His marriage to Angela R. Foster was registered in Wantage, Oxfordshire, England during the second quarter of 1939.

Wills and Administrations, 1943
Tucker, Thomas Sidney, of 37, Templar-road, Oxford, died 18 September 1943 on war service.
Probate Gloucester 21 December to Lloyds Bank Limited.
Effects £1632 15s.

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