Major Arthur Harold Hobbs, 1st Battalion, the Welsh Regiment, son of Lt.-Col. Arthur and Agnes Hobbs of The Mount, Saltford, was the first Saltford casuality. Killed in Action (K. i. A.) during the first battle of Loos on 2nd October 1915, aged 34, he is listed on Loos Memorial. His family commissioned the stain glass window in St. Mary's church, Saltford in memory of him and the Saltford fallen.
(Text was copied from an information board that can be found next to the memorial.)

Arthur Harold Hobbs was baptised in the church of St. Mary Magdalen in Stoke Bishop, Gloucestershire, England on 12 December 1880. His parents were Arthur Henry Hobbs and Agnes Maria Anna Hobbs.

Captain John Gilmore and 2nd Lieutnants Henry Gale & Frank Hoycraft enlisted as soldiers before being commissioned:
John, husband of Gladys, enlisted in September 1914; commissioned in February 1915, he was K. i. A. at Thiepval, on 22 August 1916, aged 25.
(Text was copied from an information board that can be found next to the memorial.)

John Kenneth Gilmore was baptised in the church of St. Mary in Saltford, Somerset, England on 25 October 1890. His parents were John Crosby Gilmore and Mary Eleanor Gilmore. He was married to Gladys M. Willows in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England during the 3rd quarter of 1914.

Wills and Administrations, 1916
Gilmore, John Kenneth, of Tortworth House, 92 Queen's-road, Clifton, Bristol, captain, 1/6 battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, died 22 August 1916, killed in France.
Admin istration Bristol 24 October to Gladys Mary Gilmore, widow.
Effects £121 15s. 3d.

Captain John Gilmore and 2nd Lieutnants Henry Gale & Frank Hoycraft enlisted as soldiers before being commissioned:
Henry, fiancé of Gladys Hudson, enlisted in 1915; commissioned in June 1917, he was K. i. A. on the Somme on 21 March 1918, aged 23.
(Text was copied from an information board that can be found next to the memorial.)

Captain John Gilmore and 2nd Lieutnants Henry Gale & Frank Hoycraft enlisted as soldiers before being commissioned:
Frank, son of Alice, lived at The Craig, Saltford, was also killed in action during the 3rd Battle of Ypres, on 10 August 1917, aged 27.
(Text was copied from an information board that can be found next to the memorial.)

The birth of Frank Alexander Haycroft was registered in Barton Regis, Gloucestershire, England during the second quarter of 1890. He was baptised in the church of St. John the Evangelist in Clifton, Gloucester, England on 04 May 1890. His parents were Charles and Alice Haycroft, nee Scott.

Wills and Administrations, 1918
Haycroft, Frank Alexander, of 2, Elmdale-road, Tyndalls Park, Clifton, Bristol, second lieutenant, K. R. R., died 12 August 1917 in France.
Administration (with Will) Bristol 03 December to Alice Haycroft, widow.
Effects £612 6s. 9d.

2nd Lieutenant Henry Tarr, the oldest casualty, lived with his wife Charity at the Tunnel House. Enlisted in 1917 he joined the Egypt Expeditionary Force in February 1918. He died at Ras-el-Tin hospital in February 1919 just before his 46th birthday and is buried in Alexandria.
(Text was copied from an information board that can be found next to the memorial.)

The birth of Henry Charles Hardiman Tarr was registered in Clifton, Gloucestershire, England during the second quarter of 1873. He was baptised in the Redland Chapel in Westbury On Trym, Gloucestershire, England on 23 March 1873. His parents were Francis John and Sarah Amelia Tarr. His marriage to Charity Petter was registered in Keynsham, Somerset during the third quarter of 1903.

Wills and Administrations, 1919
Tarr, Henry Charles Hardiman, of Tunnel House, Salford, Somersetshire, second lieutenant, A. S. C., died 02 February 1919 at Alexandria.
Probate Bristol 07 October to Charity Tarr, widow.
Effects £464 1s. 1d.

Lance Sergeant Harold Andrews of Broadmoor Corrage, Saltford worked as a market gardener before he joined the Dorset Regiment. Harold died of his wounds, aged 21, on 23rd November 1917 and is buried in the Jerusalem war cemetery.
(Text was copied from an information board that can be found next to the memorial.)

The birth of Harold Andrews was registered in Wells, Somerset, England during the third quarter of 1896. He was baptised in Godney, Somerset, England on 01 November 1896. His parents were James and Emily Andrews.

Private Edward Barnett was born and raised in Saltford before he moved to Frome to work as a general labourer. The son of Sarah who lived at Saltford Brass Mills and husband of Florence, he died aged 24 on 19th July 1916 and is listed on the Thiepval memorial.
(Text was copied from an information board that can be found next to the memorial.)

Three members of the Goddard family lived at the Jolly Sailor Public House as they enlisted in the Royal Navy between 1903 & 1907.
Sidney died whilst serving on HMS Larkspur in November 1915 and is buried in St. Mary's Church graveyard in Salfort.
William joined aged 17; he died aged 30 on 31st May 1916 whilst serving on HMS Spitfire.
Maurice enlisted as a Royal Marine in 1907; he died aged 32 whilst serving on HMS Cornwall in September 1916 and is buried at the Kranji war memorial cemetery in Singapore.
(Text was copied from an information board that can be found next to the memorial.)

Private Oliver Dukes served with the Somerset Light Infantry. Oliver was killed in action, aged 24 during the battle on the Somme on 3rd September 1916 and is buried at Guillemont cemetery.
(Text was copied from an information board that can be found next to the memorial.)

Oliver George Dukes was baptised in North Barrow, Somerset, England on 05 May 1895. His parents were Samuel and Mary(?) Dukes. His birth was registered in Wincanton, Somerset, England during the second quarter of 1895. His marrige to Beatrice M. Webber was registered in Keynsham, Somerset during the second quarter of 1915.

Gunner Lionel King was 20 when he died alongside all but two of the 845 crew of HMS Vanguard when her armament magazines detonated in Scapa Flow just before midnight on 09 July 1917 in one of the most catastrophic accidental explosions in Royal Navy history.
(Text was copied from an information board that can be found next to the memorial.)

The birth of Lionel Alfred King was registered in Keynsham, Somerset, England during the first quarter of 1897.

Trooper Herbert Lock, son of local farmers James & Sarah Lock of Wick House, was K. i. A. aged 42 on 14 November 1917 whilst serving with the Wellington Mounted Rifles of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. He is buried in Ramleh Cemetery, Israel.
(Text was copied from an information board that can be found next to the memorial.)

Herbert James Hoddinott Lock was baptised in Evercreech, Somerset, England on 07 February 1875. His parents were James Candy Lock and Sarah Jane Lock.

Wills and Administrations, 1921
Lock, Herbert James Hoddinott, of Rangatana, Wellington, New Zealand, died 14 November 1917.
Administartion (with Will limited) London 16 September to The Public Trustee attorney of The Public Trustee of New Zealand.
Effects £900.

De Ruvignys Roll of Honour
Lock, Herbert James Hoddinott, Trooper, No. 11/1724, 2nd Battn. Wellington Mounted Rifles, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, son of the late James Candy Lock, Farmer, by his wife, Sarah Jane (Glenthorn, Saltford), daughter of George Hoddinott, of Norton St., Philip, co. Somerset; born Chesterblade, near Shepton Mallett, co. Somerset; educated Bristol Grammar School; went to New Zealand at the age of 18, and settled at Crofton, Marton, on a farm; fought with the 3rd and 7th New Zealand Contingents in the South African War; was wounded, and was for some time Despatch Rider to the late Colonel Kekewich; joined the Wellington Mounted Rifles in September 1915, although over age, and served with the Egyptian Expeditionary Force in Alexandria, and was killed in action at Ayankara, south of Jaffa, Palestine, 14 November 1917.    unm.

Private Reginald Lowman joined as infantryman before transferring to the newly formed Machine Gun Corps. Reginald, son of Joseph & Minnie of Maud Buildings, was the youngest Saltford casualty; killed in action aged 19 on the Somme on 22nd March 1918. He is listed on the Poizieres memorial to the missing.
(Text was copied from an information board that can be found next to the memorial.)

The birth of Reginald James Lowman was registered in Keynsham, Somerset, England during the fourth quarter of 1898. He was baptised in Saltford, Somerset, England on 30 October 1898.

Private Henry Mitchell died from his wounds, aged 25 at the Wiltshire Regiment Depot on 14th October 1917. The only son of shopkeepers George and Selina Mitchell of South View House Saltford. Henry is buried in St. Mary's Churchyard, Saltford.
(Text was copied from an information board that can be found next to the memorial.)

Private A. Skinner served with the Somerset Light Infantry. Private Skinner was killed in action on the 19th December 1915 and is buried in the Chapelle d'Armienteres military Cemetery.
(Text was copied from an information board that can be found next to the memorial.)

Private Francis Weymouth joined as infantryman before transferring to the newly formed Machine Gun Corps. Francis was born and enlisted in Saltford where his parents lived at Thorncliffe Cottage; he died of his wounds 19 days later on 10th April 1918 aged 20 and is buried at the Etaples war cemetery.
(Text was copied from an information board that can be found next to the memorial.)

The birth of Francis George Weymouth was registered in Keynsham, Somerset, England during the second quarter of 1898. He was baptised in Saltford, Somerset, England on 03 April 1898. His parents were Henry George and Mary Ann Weymouth.

Sergeant Hamilton, son of Herbert & Nellie and husband to Rosemary, was the last Saltford WW2 casualty. He died on the 19th December 1945 aged 32 whilst serving as part of the Royal Artillery 3 Survey Regt. and is buried in St. Mary's Church, Saltford.
(Text was copied from an information board that can be found next to the memorial.)

George Robert Hamilton was born on 23 May 1913 and was baptised in the church of St. Anne in Brislington, Bristol, England on 22 June 1913. His parents were Herbert Daniel Hamilton and Nellie Hamilton. His marriage to Rosemary Walton was registered in Bristol, Gloucestershire during the second quarter of 1935.

Wills and Administrations, 1946
Hamilton, George Robert, of 6, Uplands-road, Saltford near Bristol, died 19 December 1945.
Administration Bristol 09 August to Rosemary Hamilton, widow.
Effects £660 9s. 5d.

Lieutenant John Hugh Hethey was the son of Mary Gray Michils of Saltford. He served with the Royal Armoured Corps and the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards before his death on 27th August 1944 and is commemorated on Panel 1 of the Cassino Memorial.
(Text was copied from an information board that can be found next to the memorial.)

The birth of John H. Hethey was registered in Newport, Wales during the third quarter of 1919. His parents were Axel Hethey and May Gray Michils, formerly Hethey, nee Stoll.

Wills and Administrations, 1950
Hethey, John Hughes, of The Den, Saltford near Bristol, died 27 August 1944 in Italy.
Administration London 12 January to May Michils (wife of Leonard Augustine Michils).
Effects £1064.

Able Seaman Jack Kelly served in the Royal Naval Special Reserve. He was 22 when he perished with 1,414 of his shipmates when HMS Hood was lost during combat with the German battleship Bismark in the Denmark Strait on 24th May 1941. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest John Kelly, Jack is listed alongside the rest of his crewmates on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.
(Text was copied from an information board that can be found next to the memorial.)

Aircraftman 1st Class John Canning Lewis, 240 Squadron RAF, was the first Saltford casualty of the war. Son of George and Marie Lewis of Saltford. John was 23 when he died on 3rd November 1939.
(Text was copied from an information board that can be found next to the memorial.)

The birth of John C. Lewis was registered in Bristol during the second quarter of 1916.

Captain Rogers served with 2nd Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment. He was killed on 29th July 1944 aged 30. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Willes Rogers and husband of Olga, of Bournemouth, Hampshire. He is buried in the Hottot Les Bagues Cemetery.
(Text was copied from an information board that can be found next to the memorial.)

Flying Officer Steer died on 17th July 1943 serving as part of the RAF Volunteer Reserve with 415 RCAF Sqdn. Son of Claude & Blanche and husband of Marjorie, of Redland, Gloucestershire. He is commemorated on Panel 129 of the Runnymede memorial.
(Text was copied from an information board that can be found next to the memorial.)

The birth of Vivian C. J. Steer was registered in Wellington, Somerset, England during the fourth quarter of 1911. His marriage to Marjorie L. Moore was registered in Bristol, Gloucestershire during the second quarter of 1941.

Wills and Administrations, 1944
Steer, Vivian Claude John, of 40 Upper Cranbrook-road, Redland, Bristol, died on or since 17 July 1943 on war service.
Probate Bristol 02 August to Marjorie Lilian Steer, widow.
Effects £600 10s. 9d.