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War Memorial - Claines, Worcestershire, England


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Arthur Banner
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Private
240716
abt. 1888
03 December 1917
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2nd/8th Bn. Worcestershire Regiment
Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, France
Son of Herbert Banner,
of 33, The Drive, Checketts Lane, Claines, Worcester,
and the late Jane Banner.
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Hubert Earle Barnard
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Private
37914
abt. 1897
29 June 1918
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7th Bn. Somerset Light Infantry
Berlin South-Western Cemetery, Germany
Son of Frederick M. and K. Maud Barnard,
of Bevere Green Farm, Claines, Worcester.
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W. I. T. Bradley
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H. W. Brown
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Private
50223

23 August 1918

16th Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont, France
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Frederick Severnoaks (CWGC: Sevenoaks)
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Shipwright 4th Class
P/MX 71190
abt. 1904
12 November 1942
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Royal Navy, H. M. S. "Hecla"
Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire
Son of James Frederick and Ann Emily Sevenoaks,
husband of Margaret Victoria Sevenoaks,
of Claines, Worcestershire.
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Douglas Frederick Slocombe
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Serjeant
6142909
abt. 1924
12 February 1945
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1st Bn. East Surrey Regiment
Claines (St. John the Baptist) Churchyard
Son of George Frederick and Dorothy Mary Slocombe,
of Worcester.
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Eric Fielder Thomas
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Pilot Officer
117131
abt. 1919
14 September 1942
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12 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Runnymede Memorial, Surrey
Son of Frederick Robert Herbert and Ethel Thomas,
of Bevere, Worcestershire.
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A. E. Williams
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Francis Bullen
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Walter Bullock
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Gunner
846286
abt. 1894
21 July 1917
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61st Div. Ammunition Col. Royal Field Artillery
Bard Cottage Cemetery, Belgium
Son of George and Ellen Bullock,
of Bilford Lane, Claines, Worcester.
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Arthur George Burrow
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Private
39727
abt. 1893
05 November 1916
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"W" Coy. 4th Bn. Worcestershire Regiment
Bois-Guillaume Communal Cemetery, France
Son of Arthur and Mary Elizabeth Burrow,
of Park Farm Cottages, Hallow, near Worcester.
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George Trevor Cartland
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Captain

abt. 1893
01 July 1916
23
Adjutant 1st Bn. Rifle Brigade
Serre Road Cemetery No. 2, France
Son of George and Lilian Cartland,
of Bevere Cottage, near Worcester.
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Charles Henry Conn
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Private
20063
abt. 1890
08 May 1916
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3rd Bn. Worcestershire Regiment
Etaples Military Cemetery, France
Son of Charles and Ann Conn,
of Fernhill Heath, Worcester,
husband of Edith Susannah Conn,
of 6, St. Stephen St., Barbourne, Worcester.
Native of Fernhill Heath.
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David Merlin Purser
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Major
69731
abt. 1917
07 April 1943
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3 Field Sqn. Royal Engineers
Enfidaville War Cemetery, Tunisia
Son of Edmund George and Edith Merle Purser,
of Salwarpe, Droitwich, Worcestershire.
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Hugh Edmund Vaughan Purser
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Captain
219705
abt. 1920
26 July 1944
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Royal Engineers
Imphal War Cemetery, India
Son of Edmund George and Edith Merle Purser,
of Old Colwyn, Denbighshire.
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Frank Rhodes
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Leading Sick Berth Attendant
D/MX 67445
abt. 1921
31 December 1942
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Royal Navy, H. M. S. "Bramble"
Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon
Son of Walter and Winifred Edith Rhodes,
of Fernhill Heath, Worcestershire.
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Frederick Gwatkin Oldham Curtler
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Lieutenant

abt. 1892
21 October 1914
22
5th Bn. attd. 2nd Bn. Worcestershire Regiment
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium
Son of Frederick Lewis Curtler and Nannie McClelland Curtler,
of Bevere House, Worcester.
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CWGC: Percy John Gore Divers
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Lance Corporal
325522

01 October 1916

Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars (Worcester Yeomanry)
Jerusalem Memorial, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza)
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Thomas Dowdeswell
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Serjeant
9367
abt. 1877
25 April 1917
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11th Bn. Worcestershire Regiment
Doiran Memorial, Greece
Son of Thomas and Harriet Dowdeswell,
of Tibberton, Worcester,
husband of Alice Mary Dowdeswell,
of Perdiswell Cottages, Droitwich Rd., Worcester.
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Walter Richard Garland
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Corporal
325422
abt. 1896
23 April 1916
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Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars (Worcester Yeomanry)
Jerusalem Memorial, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza)
Son of Mr. T. and Mrs. K. Garland,
of Hawbridge, Claines, Worcester.
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Cecil Haines
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George Joseph Pitt
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Private
14723220
abt. 1923
10 February 1945
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1st Bn. Middlesex Regiment
Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Netherlands
Son of Daniel and Alice Pitt,
of Fernhill Heath, Worcestershire.

James Henry Pitt
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Stoker 2nd Class
P/KX 95670
abt. 1921
21 January 1940
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Royal Navy, H.M. S. "Exmouth"
Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire
Son of Daniel and Alice Pitt.
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Thomas W. Pye
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Serjeant
2613961
abt. 1909
21 July 1944
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1st Bn. Grenadier Guards
Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery, France
Son of Thomas Henry Wilton Pye and Margaret Pye,
husband of Joyce Pye,
of Claines, Worcestershire.
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Gerald Haines
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Gilbert John Harding
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Corporal
242407

09 October 1917

1st/8th Bn. Worcestershire Regiment
Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium
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Harold Houghton
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Rifleman
54418
abt. 1897
11 November 1917
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1st/7th Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium
Son of William and Harriet Houghton,
of 61, Checkett's Lane, Worcester.
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Harvey W. Jones
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Private
17675
abt. 1893
16 September 1916
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2nd Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Claines (St. John the Baptist) Churchyard
Son of Mrs. Charlotte Jones,
of 73, Checketts Lane, Worcester.
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Robert Wallace Knott
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Private
H/2699
abt. 1888
13 June 1915
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8th (King's Royal Irish) Hussars
Perth Cemetery (China Wall), Belgium
Son of Edward and Elizabeth Knott.
Born at Worcester.
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Gordon Matthews
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Private
14327811
abt. 1924
17 September 1944
20
3rd Bn. The Parachute Regiment, A. A. C.
Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, Netherlands
Son of Frank and Hilda Isabella Matthews,
of Worcester.
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Robert George MacDonald
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Sergeant (Observer)
1380294
abt. 1909
10 October 1942
33
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Filey (St. Oswald) Churchyard, Yorkshire
Son of George and Sarah MacDonald,
husband of Kathleen MacDonald,
of Bevere, Worcestershire.
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Graham Warren MacDonald
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Captain
58979
abt. 1912
29 May 1940
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8th Bn. Worcestershire Regiment
Dunkirk Memorial, France
Son of Maj. James Kerr MacDonald and Emily Ann MacDonald,
of Worcester.
A. I. B.
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Harry Newton Loynes
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Private
M2/174561
abt. 1889
19 November 1916
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Army Service Corps
Wichenford (St. Laurence) Churchyard, Worcestershire
Son of Mary and the late James Loynes,
husband of Jane Maria Loynes,
of "Glencairn," 17, Albany Terrace, Worcester.
Born at Abberley.
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Samuel Munn
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Private
82823
abt. 1888
03 December 1917
29
177th Coy. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Anneux British Cemetery, France
Son of George and Alice Munn,
of 5, Whinfield Rd., Claines, Worcester,
husband of Rose Letitia Munn,
of School House, Mappleboro Green, Redditch, Worcs.
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James Munn
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Serjeant
240742

03 December 1917

2nd/8th Bn. Worcestershire Regiment
Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, France
Son of J. E. and Emily Randle,
of 21, Henwick Rd., Worcester.
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Ernest Randle
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Lance Corporal
242428
abt. 1895
27 August 1917
22
1st/8th Bn. Worcestershire Regiment
Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium
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Samuel Skillern
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Private
17893
abt. 1896
03 March 1916
20
"B" Coy. 10th Bn. Worcestershire Regiment
Rue-du-Bacquerot No. 1 Military Cemetery, Laventie, France
Youngest son of William and Maria Skillern,
of Worcestershire.
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D. V. G. William
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John Henry George
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Sergeant
626245
abt. 1919
20 August 1940
21
101 Sqdn. Royal Air Force
Runnymede Memorial, Surrey
Son of Arthur James George and of Annie George,
of Claines, Worcestershire.
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George Arthur Hextall
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Lieutenant
258230
abt. 1915
22 January 1945
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Royal Warwickshire Regiment
attd. 2nd Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment
Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar
Son of George Edward and Edith A. Hextall,
husband of Phyllis Ethel Hextall,
of Worcester.
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George Stone
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Geoffrey Robert Wallace
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Captain

Military Cross and Bar
abt. 1896
27 August 1917
21
7th Bn. Worcestershire Regiment
Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium
Son of L. A. and M. K. Wallace,
of 35, Lennox Gardens, Sloane Sq., London.
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John Watkins
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Gunner
3241
abt. 1894
18 June 1916
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3rd/2nd South Midland Bde. Royal Field Artillery
Claines (St. John the Baptist) Churchyard
Son of Agnes Watkins,
of Corn Meadow, Claines,
and the late Thomas Watkins.
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James Watkins
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Howard Alfred Cecil Barnes
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Private
7601849
abt. 1917
29 May 1940
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Royal Army Ordnance Corps
Dover (St. James) Cemetery, Kent
Son of Howard Richard and Annie Barnes,
of Bevere, Worcestershire,
husband of Hilda Barnes.
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Philip Harold Bullock
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Sergeant (Flight Engineer)
570264
abt. 1921
26 April 1942
21
218 Sqdn. Royal Air Force
Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany
Son of Harold Alfred and Ethel May Bullock,
of Worcester.
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William Edward Donovan (Probably)
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Aircraftman 1st Class
1195390

17 September 1941

115 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Charlbury Cemetery, Oxfordshire
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Robert James Drinkwater
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Sergeant (Flight Engineer)
1497401
abt. 1922
27 September 1943
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78 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Hannover War Cemetery, Germany
Son of James and Alice Drinkwater,
of Claines, Worcestershire.
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