
SHIPSTON ON STOUR WAR MEMORIAL
World War 1 & 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed
information
Compiled and copyright © Malcolm Davies 2006
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The Shipston
on Stour memorial stands outside St Edmund's Parish Church in Church
Street. It takes the form of a gable headed stone mounment rising
from a low brisk wall affixed to which are bronze name panels. The
memorial is incised with cross and tracery (roses and foilage) with
bronze wreaths in the upper corners. There are 32 names for World
War 1 listed by year died, surname, initial, rank and Regiment (listed
here in alphabetical order for each of reading) and 12 for World War
2 by surname, initial, rank and Regiment. The memorial was first unveiled
by Commander B Eyres Monsell on 13th August 1920, dedicated by the
Bishop of Coventry, and re-dedicated 12th November 1950 by local clergy
and dignitaries. The memorial originally cost £333 17s 1d, the
architect was Mr Edward Adams, sculptors were Messrs E M and H Nuttall
and the builder Mr G E Adams.
Photographs
Copyright © Malcom Davies 2006
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“Erected
By The Townspeople In The Memory of Those Who Fought in The Great War”
“
Greater
Love Hath No Man Than This That A Man Lay Down His Life For His Friends”
John.XV.13
ADAMS |
George
Perrins |
Private
59207, 25th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers.
Formerly 08219 Army Ordnance Corps. Died 23rd March 1918. Age
28. Born Shipston on Stour, enlisted Birmingham. Son of Sarah
Adams, of Church St., Shipton-on-Stour, Worcs, and the late Thomas
Henry Adams. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France.
Bay 2 and 3. |
BARRETT |
C |
Sergeant
9167, 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire. 25th April 1915. Born
Weston-on-Avon, Warwicks, enlisted Warwick, resident Shipston
on Stour. Buried in NEW IRISH FARM CEMETERY. Plot VII. Row A.
Grave 4. |
BATCHELOR |
Sidney
[John] |
Lance
Corporal 240418, 1st/5th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment.
Died 17th June 1918. Age 23. Born Shipston on Stour, enlisted
Shipston on Stour. Son of William and Mary Ann Batchelor, of Shipton-on-Stour,
Worcestershire. Buried in MONTECCHIO PRECALCINO COMMUNAL CEMETERY
EXTENSION. Plot 3. Row A. Grave 9. |
BEGLEY |
Samuel |
Serjeant
7216, 2nd/7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Died 19th
August 1918. Age 26. Born Shipston on Stour, enlisted Birmingham,
resident Shipston on Stour. Son of Samuel and Emma Begley, of
Shipston-on-Stour. Husband of Olive Begley, of New Street, Shipston-on-Stour,
Worcestershire. Buried in TANNAY BRITISH CEMETERY, THIENNES. Plot
5. Row E. Grave 10. |
BRADLEY |
Albert |
Rifleman
11789, 1st Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Died 10th March
1915. Age 18. Born Shipston on Stour, enlisted Warwick, resident
Shipston on Stour. Brother of Mrs. L. Hemmings, of Stratford Rd.,
Shipston-on-Stour. Commemorated on LE TOURET MEMORIAL. Panel 32
and 33. |
BRADLEY |
Herbert |
Sergeant
Major, Canadian Regiment 1918 - No further information currently
available |
BRADLEY |
James |
Corporal
T4/242655, 241st Company, Royal Army Service Corps. Died 10th
July 1919. Age 36. Born at Shipston-on-Stour. Husband of Frances
Miriam Bradley, of Elm Terrace, Shipston-on-Stour, Worcs. Buried
in COLCHESTER CEMETERY. Plot N. Row 3. Grave 60. |
BRADLEY |
Owen
[George] |
Driver
T3/025010, 192nd Company, Army Service Corps. Died 31st August
1917. Age 22. Born Manchester, enlisted York, resident Shipston
on Stour. Son of Owen and Louisa Bradley, of Stratford Rd., Shipston-on-Stour,
Worcs. Buried in THE HUTS CEMETERY. Plot IV. Row C. Grave 3. |
BURY |
Wilfred
Roland |
Private
2217, Northamptonshire Yeomanry transferred to (466855) 90th Company,
Labour Corps. Died 9th August 1919. Age 26. Son of Thomas and
Annie Bury, of 5, Moreton Terrace, Telegraph St., Shipston-on-Stour.
Buried in CAUDRY BRITISH CEMETERY. Plot III. Row B. Grave 25. |
CHAPPLE |
Reginald
Charles |
Second
Lieutenant, 4th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry.
Died 12th April 1918. Age 30. Son of Charlie and Bessie Douglas
Chapple, of Rydal House, Shipston-on-Stour, Worcestershire. Commemorated
on PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL. Panel 6. |
COE |
Kingston
[Bertram Charles] |
[Listed
as Trooper] Private 2127, Warwickshire Yeomanry. Died 21st August
1915 at Gallipoli. Born Shipston on Stour, enlisted Shipston on
Stour, resident Shipston on Stour. Not yet located on CWGC |
FISHER,
MM |
Hubert
John |
Serjeant
268147, 2nd/7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Died 14/th
April 1918. Age 21. Born Shipston on Stour, enlisted Stratford
Upon Avon. Son of Mrs. Gertrude Fisher, of 5, Wellington Terrace,
Moreton-in-Marsh, Glos. Awarded the Military Medal (M.M.). Commemorated
on PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL. Panel 2 and 3. |
GARDNER |
George
|
Private
7300, 10th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Died 28th February
1916 in France & Flanders. Born Shipston on Stour, enlisted Birmingham,
resident Shipston on Stour. |
HADDON |
Richard
Percy |
[P
R HADDON on memorial] Rifleman R/9744, 9th Battalion, King's Royal
Rifle Corps. Died 25th September 1915. Age 21. Born Shipston on
Stour, enlisted Stratford, Essex, resident Shipston on Stour.
Commemorated on Panel 51 and 53. YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL |
HANDS |
Charles |
Private
51071, 11th Squadron, Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry). Formerly 5726
2nd Cavalry Reserve. Died 31st May 1917. Born Shipston on Stour,
enlisted Birmingham, resident Shipston on Stour. Buried in TEMPLEUX-LE-GUERARD
COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION. Plot/Row Section B. Grave 7. |
HANDS |
Harry |
Corporal
2037, 1st/1st Battalion, Warwickshire Yeomanry. Died 9th January
1917. Born Shipston on Stour, enlisted Shipston on Stour, resident
Shipston on Stour. Buried in KANTARA WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY. Plot/Row/Section
F. Grave 55. |
HUNT |
R
F |
[Listed
a F R GARDNER on CWGC] Stoker 1st Class K/22106, HMS Glory, Royal
Navy. Died 25th June 1916. Age 22. Son of John and Emma Hunt,
of Back St., Shipston-on-Stour, Worcs. Buried in HASLAR ROYAL
NAVAL CEMETERY. Plot E. Row 24. Grave 27. |
LANGLEY |
H |
Private,
Royal Fusiliers 1917 – No further information currently available. |
LANGLEY |
Reginald |
Lance
Sergeant 240033, 1st/5th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment.
Died 15th July 1916 in France & Flanders. Born Shipston on Stour,
enlisted Shipston on Stour. No yet located on CWGC. |
LLOYD |
Francis
[Burrows] |
[Listed
on memorial as Lieutenant, 1st Devon R] Second Lieutenant, 2nd
Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Died 3rd October 1916. Age 21.
Native of Shipston-on-Stour. Son of The Rev. D. and Margaret A.
Lloyd, of Shipston-on-Stour, Worcestershire. Buried in PHILOSOPHE
BRITISH CEMETERY, MAZINGARBE. Plot I. Row G. Grave 8. |
MANDERS |
Francis
George |
Lance
Corporal 116769, 38th Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Formerly
42679 Lancashire Fusiliers. Died 27th October 1918. Age 26. Born
Shipston on Stour, enlisted Birmingham. Son of Mr. and Mrs. T.
Manders, of Shipston-on-Stour, Worcs.; husband of Annie Freeman
(formerly Manders), of 2, Woodland Terrace, Blockley, Worcs. Buried
in FOREST COMMUNAL CEMETERY. Plot/Row/Section A. 15. |
McMICHAEL |
Colin
John Wyld |
Private
514997, 14th Battalion, London Regiment (London Scottish). Died
6th September 1918. Age 19. Born Bridgnorth, enlisted Bridgnorth,
resident Shipston on Stour. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Colin McMichael,
of 32, High St., Bridgnorth. Buried in BRIDGNORTH CEMETERY. Grave
523 J. |
NASON |
Herbert
George |
Sergeant
Farrier/Shoeing Smith 61508, "V" Battery, Royal Horse Artillery.
Died 2nd March 1915. Age 27. Born Shipston on Stour, enlisted
Birmingham. Son of William and Emma Nason, of Shipston-on-Stour,
Worcestershire. Buried in AIRE COMMUNAL CEMETERY. Plot IV. Row
E. Grave 21. |
NICHOLLS |
Archibald
H |
Private
7930, 2nd Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. Died 10th May 1915.
Age 27. Born Shipston on Stour, enlisted Bristol. Son of W. J.
E. and Emma Nichols, of New St., Shipston-on-Stour, Worcs. Commemorated
on Panel 22 and 34. YPRES (MENIN GATE) |
RANDALL |
William
Thomas |
Gunner
107357, 269th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died 17th
July 1917. Age 30. Born Shipston on Stour, enlisted Stratford
Upon Avon, resident Shipston on Stour. Son of Thomas and Harriet
Randall, of Shipston-on-Stour; husband of Annie Maria Iliff Randall,
of West St., Shipston-on-Stour, Worcs. Buried in AMARA WAR CEMETERY.
Plot Plot XIII. Row J. Grave 13. |
ROUSE |
Arthur |
Private
28371, 4th Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Died 1st December 1917.
Age 37. Born Oxhill, Warwickshire enlisted Worcester. Son of John
and Elizabeth Rouse, of Oxhill, Kineton, Warwickshire; husband
of Mayden Rouse, of The Horse Shoe Inn, Shipston-on-Stour, Worcs.
Commemorated on CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL. Panel 2. |
SALISBURY |
Albert
Edward |
Lance
Corporal 96377, 11th Signal Company, Royal Engineers. Died 27th
March 1919. Age 25. Son of George and Ellen Salisbury, of Church
St., Shipston-on-Stour. Buried in SHIPSTON-ON-STOUR CEMETERY.
Grave C. 456. |
STEIN |
Charles
Disney Pender |
Sapper
45014, 3rd Field Company, 1st Battalion, Canadian Engineers. Died
24th May 1916. Age 25. Son of Charles Stein, O.B.E., M.D., and
Mary McKenzie Stein, A.R.R.C., of Park House, Shipston-on-Stour.
Buried in VLAMERTINGHE MILITARY CEMETERY. Plot I. Row A. Grave
19. Attestation details - Born 4th October 1890. Next of Kin Mary
McKenzie Stein. Attested: 26/09/1914 at Valcartier, Canada. Occupation:
Bank Clerk. Previous Military Experience: 1 year 2nd east Surrey
2½ years 6th Field Engineers. Physical Description: 5’ 7”tall,
dark complexion, grey eyes and brown hair. Canadian Archive Attestation
Papers for Stein http://data2.archives.ca/cef/gat3/119300a.gif |
STURCH |
Albert |
[Listed
on memorial as Private, Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry.]
Private 19709, 1st Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment. Died 6th July
1916. Age 27. Born Normanton, Yorkshire, enlisted Birmingham,
resident Winoma, Canada. Son of William Albert Sturch, of Shipston-on-Stour,
Worcestershire and the late Mary Ann Sturch. Commemorated on THIEPVAL
MEMORIAL. Somme, France. Pier and Face 13 A. |
STURCH |
E |
Private
7299, 10th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Died 26th March
1916. Born Shipston on Stour, enlisted Birmingham, resident Shipston
on Stour. Buried in MERVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY. Plot VI. Row Q.
Grave 4. |
SUMMERS
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Fred |
[Spelt
SUMNERS on CWGC] Lance Corporal 8166, 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire
Regiment. Died 28th April 1916. Age 33. Born Shipston on Stour,
enlisted Worcester, resident Birmingham. Son of Fred and Harriet
Sumners, of New St., Shipston-on-Stour, Worcestershire; husband
of Minnie Sumners, of Central Hotel, Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire.
Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 6.
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SUTTON
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Thomas |
Private
19141, 1st Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. Died 1st
July 1916. Age 29. Born Shipston on Stour, enlisted Stratford
Upon Avon, resident Shipston on Stour. Son of Thomas and Eliza
Sutton, of Hartwells Yard, Telegraph St., Shipston-on-Stour, Worcestershire.
Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face
4 A and 4 D. |
1939-1945
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BAILEY |
Francis
Harry |
Trooper
7888698, 'A' Squadron, Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons), Royal
Armoured Corps. Died 10th September 1944. Age 33. Son of Francis
James Bailey and Emily Bailey, of Shipston-on-Stour, Worcestershire.
Buried in BRUSSELS TOWN CEMETERY. Plot X. Row 18. Grave 14. |
BLAND |
Ronald
Joseph |
Seaman
Deck Boy, M.V. Narragansett (London), Merchant Navy. Died 25th
March 1942. Age 19. Son of Fred and Ethel Bland, of Shipston-on-Stour,
Warwickshire. Commemorated on Tower Hill Memorial. Panel 72. |
BREWER
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Horace |
Gunner
4080834, 311 Battery, 90 Light A.A. Regiment, Royal Artillery.
Died 13th February 1944. Age 28. Son of Samuel and Frances Grace
Brewer, of Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire. Buried in ANZIO WAR
CEMETERY, Italy. Plot II. Row N. Grave 4. |
BURNELL |
F
A |
Trooper
5190753, 1st Royal Tank Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps. Died 31st
March 1945. Age 26. Buried in REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY,
Germany. Plot 43. Row D. Grave 14. |
CARTER |
Henry
Wilfred |
Private
14435733, 1/7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Died 30th
July 1944. Age 18. Son of Henry and Charlotte Carter, of Shipston-on-Stour,
Warwickshire. Commemorated on Bayeux Memorial. Panel 13, Column
1. |
CLIFFORD |
Granville
Augustus |
Leading
Airman FX86847, H.M.S. Kestrel, Royal Navy. Died 25th June 1943.
Age 18. Son of Angelo Augustus and Ellen Emily Clifford, of Shipston-on-Stour.
Buried in SHIPSTON-ON-STOUR CEMETERY. Section A. Grave 22. |
HIBBERD |
Cecil
Frederick |
Lance
Sergeant 4919920, 8th Battalion, Royal Scots. Died 29th April
1945. Age 28. Son of Frederick and Agnes Lambert Hibberd; husband
of Janet Mary Hibberd, of Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire. Buried
in HAMBURG CEMETERY, Germany. Plot 3A. Row A1. Grave 11. |
JOY |
Terrence
Wong |
Sergeant
(Observer) 123845, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 26th
June 1942. Age 20. Son of Wong Joy and of Gladys Wong Joy, of
North Crawley, Buckinghamshire. Buried in HARLINGEN GENERAL CEMETERY.
Plot E. Row 3. Grave 3. |
LOMAS |
Philip
Edwin |
Sergeant
(Navigator) 1581882, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 21st
April 1944. Age 21. Son of Thomas Edwin and Hilda Victoria Lomas,
of Tredington. Buried in SHIPSTON-ON-STOUR CEMETERY. Section D.
Grave 538. |
ROWETT |
John
Allan |
Driver
1942799, 152 Railway Construction Company, Royal Engineers. Died
18th June 1945. Age 24. Son of John William and Rosamund Rowett;
husband of Audrey Mary Rowett, of Redcar, Yorkshire. Buried in
JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY. Plot 23. Row I. Grave 7. |
SUTTON |
Leslie
John |
Leading
Airman FAA/FX 96096, H.M.S. Owl, Royal Navy. Died 7th June 1944.
Age 19 Son of Charles and Nellie Elizabeth Sutton, of Shipston-on-Stour,
Warwickshire. Commemorated on LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL, Hampshire.
Bay 5, Panel 3. |
WEBB |
Ernest
Arthur |
Corporal
5105579, 2nd Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Died 21st
May 1940. Age 29. Son of Ernest and Susan Nellie Webb; husband
of Iris Webb, of Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire. Buried in HOLLAIN
CHURCHYARD. Row A. Grave 7. |
Last
updated
28 June, 2008
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