1914-1918

ASHTON

Edgar Charles

Private 3/9077, "A" Company, 1st Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment). Killed in action 3rd September 1916. Aged 25. Born Beckhampton, enlisted Swindon, resident Wroughton. Son of Mrs. E. Ashton, of 52, Swindon Road, Wroughton; brother of Percy Frederick and Ernest (below). No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 13 A.

ASHTON

Ernest

Private 6755, 2nd Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment). Died 24th February 1919. Son of Mrs. E. Ashton, of 52, Swindon Road, Wroughton; brother of Edgar Charles (above) and Percy Frederick (below) Buried in SS. JOHN THE BAPTIST AND HELEN CHURCHYARD, WROUGHTON. Plot 5. Grave 25.

6755  Private
E.  Ashton
Wiltshire Regiment
24th February 1919

ASHTON

Percy Frederick

Private 9084, 1st Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment). Killed in action 24th August 1914. Aged 21. Born Farringdon, Berkshire, enlisted Devizes, resident Wroughton. Son of Eliza Ashton, of 52, Swindon Road, North Wroughton, Wiltshire, and the late Richard Ashton; brother of Edgar Charles and Ernest (above). No known grave. Commemorated on LA FERTE-SOUS-JOUARRE MEMORIAL, Seine-et-Marne, France.

BALL

Joseph

Private G/8929, 24th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Killed in action 23rd August 1918. Aged 32. Born 1885 in Hanley, Staffordshire, resident Sandbach, enlisted Stoke-On-Trent. Baptised 2nd December 1885 in St Mark's Anglican Church, Shelton, Staffordshire. Son of Joshua and Ann Ball; husband of Amy Elizabeth Ludkin (formerly Ball)(nee Coster), of 33, Romborough Way, Lewisham, London, married 5th August 1918 in St John the Baptist and St Helen's Parish Church, Wroughton, Wiltshire (18 days befoe his death). Buried in GOMIECOURT SOUTH CEMETERY, Pas-de-Calais, France. Plot II. Row B. Grave 6.

BATHE

William Herbert

Private G/55130, 4th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) formerly M2/196793, Motor Transport, Army Service Corps. Killed in action 9th April 1917. Aged 19. Born and resident Wroughton, enlisted Grove Park. Son of William and Emma Bathe, of 53, Priors Hill, Wroughton. He was a Machinist, a Railway Worker, a member of the Swindon 2 branch of the National Union of Railwaymen, admitted to the Union 9th July 1915. Buried in TILLOY BRITISH CEMETERY, TILLOY-LES-MOFFLAINES, Pas de Calais, France. Plot IV. Row G. Grave 15.

BULLOCK

Charles W

Private 61293, Royal Welsh Fusiliers transferred to 532361, 361st Reserve Employment Company, Labour Corps. Died 3rd November 1918. Born Lydiard Tregoze, Wiltshire. Son of Henry Thomas Bullock, of Clyde Cottage, Swindon Road, Wroughton, Wiltshire. Enlisted 30th November 1915, aged 31 years 8 months. Religious denomination Church of England. Joined from Army Reserve 19th March 1917. Occupation Miner. Single. Served in France from 5th July 1917 to 18th September 1917. Discharged, under Para 392 (xvi) King's Regulations, as physically unfit due to burns to both hands from a stray smoke bomb, almost received ounds in left elbow, face and head 24th May 1918 at Nottingham, aged 32, height 5 feet 7½ inches, chest 33-36 inches, sallow complexion, grey eyes, black hair, trade Miner, intended place of residence 79, Swindon Road, Wroughton, Wiltshire. Buried in SS. JOHN THE BAPTIST AND HELEN CHURCHYARD, WROUGHTON. Plot 4. Grave 24.

61293  Private
C.W.  Bullock
Royal Welsh Fusiliers
3rd November 1918

BURFORD

Paul

Private 21911, 3rd (Reserve) Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. Died in an accident in the United Kingdom 17th May 1917. Aged 19. Born in Gloucestershire, enlisted Swindon. Son of the late Joseph Burford and of Isabel Ann Burford, late of Barrow Farm, Sandhurst, near Gloucester. Buried in SS. JOHN THE BAPTIST AND HELEN CHURCHYARD, WROUGHTON. Plot 6. Grave 22.

21911  Private
P.  Burford
Gloucestershire Regiment
17th May 1917  Age 19

Extract from North Wilts Herald - Friday 25th May 1917, page 4:

WROUGHTON.

DEATH OF A WROUGHTON SOLDIER LAD.— Much sympathy was manifested in the village last weke-end (sic - s/b weekend) when the sad news was received of the death of Gunner Paul Burford as the result of an accident while at machine-gun practice. The deceased was the brother of Mr. Roger Burford, of High Street, and was 19 years of age. Previous to joining the Army he lived with his brother and belonged to the Scouts Brigade. Afterwards he joined the Volunteer Corps in Swindon, and at the age of 17 years he enlisted in the Gloucestershire Regiment. After six months' training he was sent to France, and a few months later was invalided home and remained in hospital for about six months. He was then transferred to the Royal Berks Regiment, and thence into the Gloucestershire Regiment, being stationed at Sittingbourne The accident occurred whilst he was at machine gun practice on Monday, May 14th, and the unfortunate lad succumbed to his injures on the following Thursday. The deceased was held in high esteem among his comrades and officers of his regiment, awl was accorded a full military funeral service at Sittingbourne. The body afterwards brought to Wroughton for interment on Tuesday. The service was conducted by the Vicar (the Rev. A. Clarke-Kennedy). …details of the wreaths and those offering condolences followed…

CLARK

Oliver

[Spelt CLARKE on memorial] Private 320595, 12th (Norfolk Yeomanry) Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Died of wounds 31st October 1918. Aged 32. Enlisted Malmesbury. Son of John and Susan Clark, of Tan House, Sherston, Malmesbury; husband of Annie Clark (nee Payne), of 27, Swindon Road, Wroughton, married July-September Quarter 1918 in Malmesbury Registration District, Wiltshire (he was resident Sherston Magna). In the 1911 census he was aged 25, born Sherston, Wiltshire, single, assisting his father a skin dealer, resident with his parents at Tanners Hill, Sherston, Malmesbury, Wiltshire. Buried in KEZELBERG MILITARY CEMETERY, Wevelgem, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot I. Row B. Grave 3.

COOK

Edwin Frank

Private 40542, "D" Company, 1st/8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. Killed in action in the field, France, 6th November 1917. Aged 25. Born and resident Swindon, enlisted Sunderland. Son of Henry and Mary Elizabeth Cook, of 7, Moredon Road, Rodbourne Cheney, Swindon. Enlisted 22nd May 1917, he was a Relief Porter for North Eastern Railway, single, aged 24 years 10 months, height 5 feet 9¼ inches, chest 33½-35½ inches, four brothers. In the 1911 census he was aged 18, born Wroughton, Wiltshire, single, working shunting train on railway, son of Henry and Mary Elizabeth, resident Swindon Road, Rodbourne Cheney, Wiltshire. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 128 to 131 and 162 and 162A.

COOK

William H

possibly William John COOK, Private 7669, 1st Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment). Died of wounds 19th September 1914. Born Burderop, enlisted Swindon, resident Wroughton. No known grave. Commemorated on LA FERTE-SOUS-JOUARRE MEMORIAL, Seine-et-Marne, France.

There was a William Henry COOK, Private 8194, 2nd Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment, of 8, John Street, Swindon, Wiltshire, who in 1914 was aged 28, a Prisoner of War in Gottingen, Germany, captured 1914, occupation prior to enlistment "Lemonade Manufacturer." He provided a lengthy statement as to his imprisonmentand survived until at least 27th August 1917. There is not a CWGC record for this man.

COWLEY

Charles

Private 23657, 5th Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment). Died of wounds 18th October 1916. Born and resident Wroughton, enlisted Swindon. In the 1911 census he was aged 19, born Wroughton, Wiltshire, single, a Warehouse clerk Great Western Railway works, brother in law of Charles Stone, brother of Thirza Stone, resident High St Wroughton, Wroughton, Wiltshire. Buried in LONGUEVAL ROAD CEMETERY, Somme, France. Row F. Grave 12.

COX

Ernest Sidney

Private 449, "E" Company, 16th Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Killed in action when he was shot by a sniper in the Monash Valley in the Dardenelles 29 April 1915. Aged 21 years 9 months. Born Swindon, Wiltshire. Son of James and Lucy Cox, of 22, Wharf Road, Wroughton, Wiltshire; brother of Amy Elizabeth Cox, of 52, Avenue Roade, Swindon, Wiltshire. Resident Perth, Western Australia, Australia. In the 1911 census he was aged 17, born Bath Road, Swindon, Witlshire, a Farmers Son working on farm, son of James and Lucy Jane Cox, resident Ryelands Farm, Wootton Bassett, Lydiard Tregoze, Wiltshire. Educated Wroughton Boys School. Emigrated aged 20. Farmer in Australia. Religious denomination Church of England. Enlisted 23rd September 1914. Embarked aboard H.M.A.T. Ceramic A40 at Melbourne 22nd December 1914. No known grave. Commemorated on LONE PINE MEMORIAL, Turkey (including Gallipoli). Panel 52. Australian Circular

COXON

Johnaka Jack

Sergeant TT/0408, Royal Army Veterinary Corps. Died 19th March 1920. In the 1911 census he was aged 39, born Ileston, Derbyshire, single, boarding at 30, Wellington Street, Swindon, Wiltshire. Married Jane Pickett in the May to June Quarter 1911 in Swindon Registration District, Wiltshire. In the 1914 and 1915 Electoral Registers he was resident in rented accomodation consisting of one sitting and one bedroom, ground and first floors, furnished, at Brimble Hill, Wroughton, Wiltshire, owned by Miss G. Pickett, Brimble Hill. Buried in SS. JOHN THE BAPTIST AND HELEN CHURCHYARD, WROUGHTON. Plot 8. Grave 22.

DANCE

Ernest Thomas

Private 8890, 1st Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment). Killed in action 26th February 1915. Born Stroud, Gloucestershire, enlisted Devizes, resident Wroughton. In the 1911 census he was aged 16, born Stroud, Gloucestershire, son of Charles and Sara Jane Dance, resident The Pitchens, Wroughton, Wiltshire. Buried in KEMMEL CHATEAU MILITARY CEMETERY, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Row G. Grave 23.

DAVIS

Ernest T

No further information currently available

DENNY

L

No further information currently available

DIXON

William

Private 7158, Depot, Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment). Died 2nd November 1918. Buried in SS. JOHN THE BAPTIST AND HELEN CHURCHYARD, WROUGHTON. Plot 7. Grave 6.

7158   Private
W.  Dixon
Wiltshire Regiment
2nd November 1918

EACOTT

Herbert George

[Listed as ACOTT on both CWGC and SDGW] Private 12160, 6th Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment). Killed in action 25 September 1915. Born 1895 in Hammersmith, London, resident and enlisted Swindon. Baptised 21 August 1895 in Hammersmith, London. Son of Ernest and Fanny Eacott. In the 1901 census he was aged 6, born Wroughton, Wiltshire, grandson of John and Caroline Eacott, resident Wharf Road, Wroughton, Swindon, Wiltshire. No known grave. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de calais, France. Panel 102.

EDWARDS

Joseph Garrett

Private 220210, 8th Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment) formerly 202735, Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment). Killed in action 23rd August 1918. Aged 24. Born Wroughton, enlisted Devizes, resident Spatley, Worcestershire. Son of Mrs. Mary Jane Edwards, of 5, Marlborough Road, Wroughton. In the 1901 census he was aged 7, born Wroughton, Wiltshir, son of James and Mary Jane Edwards, resident Marlborough Road, Wroughton, Swindon, Wiltshire. Buried in ALBERT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Somme, France. Plot II. Row A. Grave 20.

FRANKLIN

Charles Stanley

Private 22646, 1st Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment). Died 3rd September 1916. Aged 20. Son of George Robert and Sophia (nee Flippance) Franklin, of 38, Priors Hill, Wroughton. In the 1911 census he was aged 15, born Ilts, Swindon, a Gardener Domestic, son of George Robert and Sophjia Frankin, resident Priors Hill, Wroughton, Wiltshire. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 13 A.

FREEBURY

Edward

Private 7159, "D" Company, 1st Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment). Killed in action 27th December 1914. Aged 27. Born Wroughton, enlisted and resident Swindon. Son of John and Louisa Freebury, of 14, Union Street, Swindon. In the 1911 census he was aged 26, born Wroughton, Wiltshire, single, serving with 1st Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment, billetted at Pretermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 53.

Originally enlisted at Devizes, 29th January 1902, as 6813, 3rd Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment for South African (Boer) War at which time he was born and resident Wroughton, Wiltshire, aged 17 years 11 months, a Farm Labourer, single. Son of John Freebury, of Wroughton, Wiltshire; two brothers John, (serving in Wiltshire Regiment - older brother), and Frederick (younger brother).

FREEBURY

William

Private 18864, 1st Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Killed in action 3rd September 1916. Aged 35. Born Wroughton, enlisted Pontypridd, resident Llanfabon. Son of John Freebury, of 14, Union Street, Swindon. In the 1891 census he was aged 8, born Wroughton, Wiltshire, a Scholar, son of John and Louisa Freebury, resident Bakers Mill Lane, Wroughton, Highworth, Wiltshire. In the 1901 census he was aged 18, born Wroughton, Wiltshire, a Grrom (not Domestic), son of John and Louisa Freebury, resident Toomers Lane, Wroughton, Swindon, Wiltshire.In the 1911 census he was aged 28, born Swindon, Wiltshire, a Coal Miner Labourer, married, boarding at 4 Evans Square, Norton Bridge, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales. Buried in DELVILLE WOOD CEMETERY, LONGUEVAL, Somme, France. Plot XV. Row D. Grave 4.

GEE

Thomas aka Tom

Private 7337, 1st Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment). Killed in action 14th January 1915. Born 1888 in Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, resident Chiseldon, Wiltshire, enlisted Devizes, Wiltshire. Buried in WYTSCHAETE MILITARY CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot II. Row C. Grave 5.

GOGHAN

Herbert

Private 9087, 2nd Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment. Killed in action 17th November 1914 in Mesopotamia (Iraq). Born London, resident Bournemouth, Hampshire, enlisted Devizes, Wiltshire. In the 1901 census he was aged 6, born Bermondsey, Surrey, son of Thomas Goghan (a widower), resident 43, Avenue Road, Swindon, Wiltshire. Buried in BASRA WAR CEMETERY, Iraq. Plot III. Row B. Grave 18.

GOUGH

Frederick George

Private 6796, 2nd Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment). Killed in action 24th October 1914. Aged 27. Born 7 August 1886 in Wroughton, enlisted and resident Swindon. Son of the late John and Elizabeth Gough, of 21, Ferndale Road, Gorse Hill, Swindon; two brothers the eldest being John Edward. Originally enlisted 30th November 1903, aged 17 years 10 months, as 7339, Wiltshire Regiment, single, born Wroughton, Wiltshire, resident Swindon, Wiltshire, a Labourer for Great Northern Railway Company, height 5 feet 4¼ inches, chest 32-34 inches, fresh complexion, grey eyes, brown hair. Educated at Swindon, King William Street Church of England School, admitted 2 May 1892, son of John Gough, resident Black Horse Cottage, Wroughton. Issued a Swindon Labour Certificate 17 August 1889, resident Ferndale Road, father listed as John GOUDGE. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 53.

GRANT

William John

Private 31818, "B" Company, 5th Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment). Died on service in Mesopotamia (Iraq) 25th July 1917. Aged 23. Enlisted Swindon, resident Wroughton. Son of John and Emma Grant, of Wood Farm Cottages, Wroughton. In the 1911 census he was aged 17, born Aldbourne, Wiltshire, Working of farm as a plough boy, son of John and Emma Grant, resident Hackpen, Chisledon, Wiltshire. Buried in BAGHDAD (NORTH GATE) WAR CEMETERY, Iraq. Plot XVI. Row B. Grave 8.

HAINES

James

Private 7175, 1st Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment). Killed in action 24th October 1914. Aged 28. Born and resident Wroughton, enlisted Swindon. Son of William and Elizabeth Haines, of 9, Baker Road, Wroughton. No known grave. Commemorated on LE TOURET MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 33 and 34.

HAWKINS

Charles Titcombe

Private 35150, 6th Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment). Killed in action 10th April 1918. Born Swindon, enlisted Devizes, resident Wroughton. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 119 to 120.

HAWKINS

Cornelius

Private 3/9874, 2nd Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment). Killed in action 24th October 1914. Born 11th Octber 1895, and resident, Wroughton, Wiltshire, enlisted Swindon. Baptised 23rd February 1896 in Wrouhton, Wiltshire. Son of William A and Fanny Hawkins; brother of Tom Hawkins (below). No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 53.

HAWKINS

Edward Augustus

Private 28404, 8th Battalion, Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry. Killed in action 5th April 1918. Born and resident Wroughton, enlisted Swindon. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 4.

HAWKINS

Tom

Sergeant 18184, 5th Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment). Died of wounds in Mesopotamia (Iraq) 19th January 1917. Born 1894, and and resident, Wroughton, enlisted Swindon. Son of William A and Fanny Hawkins; brother of Cornelius Hawkins (above). Buried in AMARA WAR CEMETERY, Iraq. Plot XXIII. Row L. Grave 14.

HAWKINS

William H

No further information currently available

HOWELL

George

Private 46451, 2nd Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment). Killed in action 5th November 1918. Aged 20. Born Wroughton, enlisted Swindon. Son of Mrs. L. J. Howell, of 75, Swindon Road, Wroughton, and the late F. G. Howell. Buried in CROSS ROADS CEMETERY, FONTAINE-AU-BOIS, Nord, France. Plot I. Row E. Grave 19.

JENNER

Arthur John

Pioneer 148096, 5th Army H.Q. Signal company, Royal Engineers. Killed in action 27th October 1917. Enlisted Swindon, resident Wroughton. Buried in BARD COTTAGE CEMETERY, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot V. Row B. Grave 7.

KENT

William Richard

Private 3/9852, "C" Company, 1st Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment). Died of wounds 24th August 1916. Aged 20. Born and resident Wroughton. Son of Mrs. Fanny Kent, of 11, Perry's Lane, Wroughton, Swindon, Wiltshire. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Pier and Face 13 A.

KERR

William Frederick

Private 25779, "C" Company, 2nd Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment). Killed in action 21st March 1918. Aged 31. Born Wroughton, enlisted Malmesbury, resident Swindon. Son of William Henry and A. Kerr, of Wellington House, Wroughton; husband of Maud Esther Loveday (formerly Kerr), of 4, High Street, Wroughton, Wiltshire. No known grave. Commemorated on POZIERES MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Panel 64.

LEIGHFIELD

Jesse

No further information currently available

LOVELOCK

George [Henry]

Private 13961, 1st Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment). Died 1st June 1916. Born Broad Hinton, enlisted Swindon, resident Wroughton. Buried in ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot V. Row D. Grave 17.

LOVELOCK

Victor [Rowland]

Private 24210, 2nd Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment). Killed in action 8th May 1918. Aged 20. Born Broadhinton, enlisted and resident Swindon. Son of Mary Jane and the late George Lovelock. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 119 to 120.

LUKER

Eric

Private 32193, 3rd Battalion, Canterbury Regiment, N.Z.E.F. Killed in action 5th October 1917. Aged 23. Born Kingston Bagpuize, Berkshre. Son of Henry and Mary Luker, of 8, Green's Lane, Wroughton, Swindon. Embarked 15th Novrmber 1916, disembarked at Plymouth, Devon, 30th January 1917. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. N.Z. Apse, Panel 2.

MARTIN

Frederick

No further information currently available

MERCHANT

Frederick James

Private 44539, 18th Battalion, Welsh Regiment. Killed in action 24th March 1918. Born 1892 in Bishopstone, Wiltshire [Ophent on SDGW], enlisted Cardiff. Baptised 17 April 1892 in St Mary's, Bishopstone, Wiltshire. Son of William George and Emma Merchant; brother of Henry John (below). No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 6.

MERCHANT

Henry John

Private 958124, Royal Fusiliers posted to 2nd/2nd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) formerly 36494, 3rd Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment). Killed in action 8th August 1918. Born Broad Hilton, resident Rowton, Wiltshire, enlisted Devizes. Son of William George and Emma Merchant; brother of Frederick James (above). Buried in HEATH CEMETERY, HARBONNIERES, Somme, France. Plot VIII. Row C. Grave 16.

MIDDLETON

Theodore [Henry]

Private 10409, 3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards. Killed in action 25th December 1914. Born and resident Wroughton, enlisted Swindon. Buried in LE TOURET MILITARY CEMETERY, RICHEBOURG-L'AVOUE, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row B. Grave 13.

MILLS

Edward J

No further information currently available

MOODY

Christopher

Private 19335, "C" Company, 5th Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment). Killed in action 5th April 1916 in Mesopotamia (Iraq). Aged 16. Born Tooting, Middlesex, enlisted Devizes, resident Wroughton. Son of Mrs. P. E. Moody, of 45, Swindon Road, Wroughton, Wiltshire. No known grave. Commemorated on BASRA MEMORIAL, Iraq. Panel 30 and 64.

MOORE

George E

No further information currently available

MORGAN

Egbert [Walter]

Corporal 11248, 9th Battalion, Welsh Regiment. Died of wounds 9th July 1916. Aged 20. Born West Ham, Middlesex, enlisted Devizes, resident harlesden, Middlesex. Son of William and Ellen Morgan, of 10, St. Thomas's Road, Craven Park, Harlesden, London. Native of Wroughton, Swindon. Buried in BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot VIII. Row D. Grave 97.

NASH

Ernest J

Private 9364, 5th Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment). Killed in action at Gallipoli 10th August 1915. Aged 21. Born and resident Wroughton, enlisted Devizes. Son of John Nash, of 63, Swindon Road, Wroughton, Swindon. No known grave. Commemorated on HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey. Panel 156 to 158.

PAINTER

George

Sergeant 7990, Wiltshire Regiment transferred to 437328, Labour Corps. Died 15th February 1919. Aged 27. Son of Charles Painter, of Shipton, Moyne, Glos.; husband of Ellen Rosina Painter, of 34, Albion Street, Swindon, Wiltshire. Buried in WROUGHTON (SS. JOHN THE BAPTIST AND HELEN) CHURCHYARD, Wiltshiore. Section 5. Grave 24.

7990  Serjeant
G.  Painter
Wiltshire Regiment
15th February 1919 age 27

PICKETT

Frederick

Private 1107, 2nd Battalion, Leinster Regiment. Killed in action 1st September 1916. Born Wroughton, enlisted Swindon. Formerly 13409, Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment). No known grave. Commemorated on THIPEVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 16 C.

PICKETT

S

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PICKETT

Samuel George

Private 12399, 7th Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment). Killed in action 24th April 1917 at Salonika (Greece). Aged 21. Born and resident Wroughton, enlisted Swindon. Son of Samuel and Alice Pickett, of 41, High Street, Wroughton, Swindon, Wiltshire. No known grave. Commemorated on DOIRAN MEMORIAL, Greece.

PRYOR

Isaac William

Private 8394, 2nd Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment). Killed in action 24th October 1914. Aged 26. Born Wroughton, enlisted Swindon, resident Chiseldon. Son of Jacob Pryor, of 97, Montagu Street, Swindon, and the late Ann Pryor. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 53.

RICHARDS

James

Private 09793, 105th Company, Royal Army Ordanance Corps. Died 13th November 1918. Aged 46. Son of James and Anne Richards; husband of Alice Richards, of 81, Swindon Road, Wroughton. Buried in WROUGHTON (SS. JOHN THE BAPTIST AND HELEN) CHURCHYARD, Wiltshire. Section 6. Grave 23.

09793  Private
J.  Richards
Royal Army Ordanance Corps
13th November 1918 Age 46

SHEPPARD

P

there is Frank SHEPHERD, Private 5114, 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers. Killed in action 18th June 1917. Aged 30. Born Alveston Warwickshire, enlisted Swindon. Son of George Edward and Alice Mary Shepherd of The Lodge, Bassett Down, Wroughton. Buried in BULLY-GRENAY COMMUNAL CEMETERY, BRITISH EXTENSION, Pas de Calais, France. Plot IV. Row A. Grave 13.

SHERIDAN

Edward [Hill]

Rifleman 305242, "A" Company, 1/5th (City of London) Battalion (London Rifle Brigade), London Regiment. Died of wounds at Sauchy L'Estree 28th September 1918. Aged 36. Born Shepherds Bush, enlisted St. Pancras. Husband of Constance Sheridan, of 38, Quernmore Road, Stroud Green, London. Previously wounded in 1917. Buried in DUISANS BRITISH CEMETERY, ETRUN, Pas de Calais, France. Plot VII. Row A. Grave 31.

To the Glory of God
and in memory of
John Dudley Walters
10th Battalion Royal Fusiliers
Killed in action at Arras
12th February 1916 aged 22 years
also of
Edward Hill Sheridan
The London Rifle Brigade
Died of wounds at Sauchy L'Estree
29th September 1918 aged 36 years

SKINNER

Daniel

Private 25072 [SDGW} or 25972 [CWGC], 6th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Killed in action 20th September 1917. Born Cirencester, Gloucestershire, enlisted Oxford, resident Wroughton. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 96 to 98.

SMITH

Frederick

Private 11695, 5th Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment). Killed in action at Gallipoli 10th August 1915. Aged 19. Born and resident Wroughton, enlisted Swindon. Son of Edward and Alice Louisa Smith, of 89, Swindon Road, Wroughton, Wiltshire. No known grave. Commemorated on HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey. Panel 156 to 158.

STEVENS

William Frederick

Private 9120, 1st Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment). Died of wounds in United Kingdom 21st October 1914. Aged 23. Born South cerney, Gloucestershire, enlisted Devizes, resident Swindon. Son of Mr. W. and Mrs. E. Stevens, of Overtown Lodge, Wroughton, Swindon. Buried in BOURNEMOUTH EAST CEMETERY, Hampshire. Plot O. Row I. Grave 154.

TARRANT

Alfred

Private 2003423 [SDGW] or 200342 [CWGC], 1st/4th (Territorial Force) Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Killed in action 21st January 1916. Born and resident Wroughton, enlisted Winchester. No known grave. Commemorated on BASRA MEMORIAL, Iraq. Panel 21 and 63.

TITCHENER

William Albert

Private 7880, 5th Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment). Killed in action 23rd August 1916 in Mesopotamia (Iraq). Aged 29. Born and resident Wroughton, enlisted Swindon. Son of Arthur William and Jane Woodruff Titchener, of Wroughton, Swindon, Wiltshire. Also served in France. Buried in AMARA WAR CEMETERY, Iraq. Plot XIV. Row E. Grave 7.

TOWNSEND

F Marsham

No further information currently available

TWINING

Walter J

Lance Corporal 23217, 10th (Prince of Wales' Own Royal) Hussars. Killed in action 17th November 1914. Born and resident Swindon, enlisted Cardiff. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 5.

WALTERS

John Dudley

[Also known as Jack] Private STK/266, 10th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Killed in action at Arras 12th February 1916. Aged 22. Born and resident Wstminster, enlisted London. Buried in DOUCHY-LES-AYETTE BRITISH CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row E. Grave 8.

To the Glory of God
and in memory of
John Dudley Walters
10th Battalion Royal Fusiliers
Killed in action at Arras
12th February 1916 aged 22 years
also of
Edward Hill Sheridan
The London Rifle Brigade
Died of wounds at Sauchy L'Estree
29th September 1918 aged 36 years

WILLOUGHBY

Jesse

Driver R4/066436, 42nd Remount Section, Royal Army Service Corps. Killed in action 4th March 1917 in the Balkans. Aged 24. Born and resident Wroughton, enlisted Shirehampton. Grandson of Mrs. H. Willoughby, of 15, Wharf Road, Wroughton, Wiltshire. Buried in SALONIKA (LEMBET ROAD) MILITARY CEMETERY, Greece. Grave 928.

1939-1945

BORMAN

Reginald [Patrick]

Gunner 4799445, 68 Ainti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery. Killed in action in North West Europe 6th August 1944. Aged 34. Born 16th March 1910 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, resident Swindon, Wiltshire. Baptised 5th May 1910 in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire. Son of Charles Richard and Elizabeth Ann Borman; husband of Alice Borman, of Wroughton, Wiltshire. In the 1921 census he was the son of Elizabeth Anne Borman, aged 11, born Lincolnshire, resident 193, Lovett Street, Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire. Buried in FONTENAY-LE-PESNEL WAR CEMETERY, TESSEL, Calvados, France. Plot I. Row C. Grave 7.

BOND

Leslie

Private 14660903, 1st Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment. Killed in action 11th June 1944. Aged 22. Born Preston, resident Wiltshire. Son of Robert and Gladys Bond; husband of Ruby Lillian Bond (nee Woodfield), of Swindon, Wiltshire, married April to June Quarter 1943 in Swindon Registration District, Wiltshire. In the 1939 Register he was the son of Robert and Gladys Bond, born 20th June 1921, single, a Rivet Hotter S W Railway, resident 50 Perry's Lane, Wroughton, Highworth R.D., Wiltshire. Buried in TILLY-SUR-SEULLES WAR CEMETERY, Calvados, France. PLot I. Row E. Grave 6.

BOWERING

Hedley

Leading Aircraftman 913557, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Balloon Command. Died based at Chessington, Surrey. 11th December 1942. Aged 23. Native of Wroughton, Wiltshire. Born 27th February 1919. Son of Frederick John and Eliza Annie Bowering, of Wroughton; husband of Doris May Bowering, of Moredon, Swindon. In the 1939 Register he was born 27th february 1919, a Steam Hammer Driver Railway Works, resident with his parents at 50 Swindon Road, Wroughton, Highworth R.D., Wiltshire,. Buried in WROUGHTON (SS. JOHN THE BAPTIST AND HELEN) CHURCHYARD, Wiltshire. New part. Row E.E. Grave 27.

913557 Leading Aircraftman
H. Bowering
Royal Air Force
11th December 1942 Age 23

BRIDGES

Arthur [Gerald David]

Private 5577246, 4th Battalion, The Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburgh's). Killed in action in North West Europe 6th August 1944. Aged 21. Born and resident Wiltshire. Son of William Henry and Fanny Louisa Bridges of Wroughton. In the 1939 Register he was the son of William H and Fanny L Bridges, born 31st October 1922, single, a Horseman on Farm, resident 4 Burderop New Road, Chiseldon, Highworth R.D., Wiltshire,. Buried in TILLY-SUR-SEULLES WAR CEMETERY, Calvados, France. Plot VI. Row D. Grave 9.

CODRINGTON

William Alexander Robert

Second Lieutenant,  3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards. Died in hospital from illness while on active service in Egypt 14th March 1941. Aged 21 years 10 months. Only son of Claude Alexander and Ethel May Codrington, of Swindon, Wiltshire. Buried in CAIRO WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY, Egypt. Section P. Grave 189.

In memory of
William Alexander Robert Codrington
2nd Lieutenant  Coldstream Guards
Died on active service in Egypt
March 14th 1941 age 21 years 10 months
Only son of
Claude and Ethel Codrington
of this parish

Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1942:

CODRINGTON William Alexander Robert of Wroughton House Wroughton Wiltshire died 14 March 1941 on war service Administration (with Will) Exeter 30 March to Nancy Elizabeth Codrington spinster. Effects £10794 17s.

Extract from North Wiltshire Herald - 28th March 1941, page 2:

LOST ON ACTIVE SERVICE.—News has been received of the loss, on active service. of Second Lieut. William A R. Codrington. Coldstream Guards, at the age of 21 years. He was the only son of Commander and Mrs. Claude Codrington. of Wroughton House. and of Hankelow Cheshire, and the sympathy of many friends will go out to Commander and Mrs. Codrington and their two daughters in their loss.

Extract from Crewe Chronicle - 29th March 1941, page 8:

THE LATE LIEUT.
CODRINGTON

Codrington: In March. 1941, died on active service. Middle East, William A. R. Codrington. 2nd Lieut., Coldstream Guards. only son of Commander and Mrs. Claude Codrington. of Wroughton, Wilts, and Hankelow, Cheshire. aged 21.

No letters. please.

This simple touching announcement appeared in "The Times" of Lieut. Codrington, who died in hospital from illness which he developed after serving in action in the Middle East. He was educated at Eton and Oxford. The Codringtons are a Wiltshire family, and Lieut. Codrington was heir to the Codrington estate in Wiltshire. His mother belongs to the Belfast family of Wolff, her father being a partner in the great shipbuilding firm of Harland and Wolff, Belfast. By her marriage to Commander Codrington. R.N. (retired) there were Lieut. Codrington Wolff and two daughters. Commander and Mrs. Codrington have lived at Hankelow Hall, Nantwich, for some years. They have taken a great interest in the National Lifeboat Institution, Mrs. Codrington being president of the Nantwich and South Cheshire Centre and her husband a co- worker in raising locally much money for the parent institution.

CARPENTER

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CARD

William [Frederick]

Gunner 1646045, 3 Battery, 6 Heavy A.A. Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died in the Far East as a Prisoner of War of the Japanese 5th March 1943. Aged 35. Born Chiseldon, Wiltshire, resident Wroughton, Swindon, Wiltshire. In the 1939 Register he was born 10th October 1907, single, a Pipe Fitter Assistant, resident with his widowed mother, Clara Card, at 6 Swindon Road, Wroughton, Highworth R.D., Wiltshire. Brother of Arthur Stanley and Percy Card (below). No known grave. Commemorated on SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore. Column 15.

CARD

Arthur [Stanley]

Lance Corporal 5577011, 1st Battalion, Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment. Killed in action in Italy 18th September 1944. Aged 21. Born and resident Wiltshire. Son of William and Clara Card, of Wroughton, Wiltshire. In the 1939 Register he was born 29th January 1922, single, a Waggon Painter, resident with his widowed mother, Clara Card, at 6 Swindon Road, Wroughton, Highworth R.D., Wiltshire. Brother of William Frederick Card (above) and Percy Card (below). Buried in GRADARA WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Plot II. Row A. Grave 54.

CARD

Percy [George]

Leading Signalman D/JX 184658, H.M.S. Albatross, Royal Navy. Died at sea 11th August 1944. Aged 20. Born 15th May 1924 in Swindon, Wiltshire. Son of William and Clara Card, of Wroughton, Wiltshire. In the 1939 Register he was born 15th May 1924, single, a Gramophone Factory Machinist, resident with his widowed mother, Clara Card, at 6 Swindon Road, Wroughton, Highworth R.D., Wiltshire. Brother of William Frederick Card and Arthur Stanley Card (above). No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 88, Column 2.

CARTER, DFC

[Albert] Leslie

Squadron Leader (Navigator) 44553, 582 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Bomber Command. Killed in action flying out of Little Staughton, Bedfordshire, in an Avro Lancaster III, serial number PB371, when the aircraft was shot down by flak in the target area during a daylight raid on the railway at Cologne, an air gunner survived and was captured, 23rd December 1944. Aged 29. Son of Thomas and Alice Emma Carter; husband of Ruby Eileen Carter, of Wroughton, Wiltshire. Awarded the Distiguished Flying Cross (D.F.C.). Buried in RHEINBERG WAR CEMETERY, Kamp Lintfort, Nordrhein-Westfal, Germany. Plot 14. Row C. Grave 10.

DAVIS

[Ilted] Charles [John]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class D/MX 73323, H.M.S. Dorsetshire, Royal Navy. Died at sea when his ship was hit by ten bombs and sunk by Japanese Dive Bombers 5th April 1942. Aged 21. Born 29th August 1920 in Wroughton, Wiltshire. Son of John Henry and Ellen Mary Davis, of Wroughton, Wiltshire. No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 68, Column 3.

Note: HMS Dorsetshire was a heavy cruiser, County class, Royal Navy. Launched on 29th January 1929 at Portsmouth Dockyard. In 1942, Dorsetshire was assigned to the Eastern Fleet in the Indian Ocean. In the Imperial Japanese Navy's Indian Ocean raid, she and her sister ship Cornwall were attacked by Japanese Navy dive bombers 320 km (200 mi) southwest of Ceylon on 5 April. Dorsetshire was hit by 10 bombs and sank stern first at about 13:50. Cornwall was hit eight times and sank bow first about 10 minutes later. Of Dorsetshire's crew, 234 men were killed in the attack; more than 500 survived in the water or on rafts, being picked up by the cruiser Enterprise and the destroyers Paladin and Panther the next day.

ELMS

William [George]

Trooper 14291838, 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards, Royal Armoured Corps. Killed in action in Western Europe 20th January 1945. Aged 21. Born 20th November 1923, and resident, in Wiltshire. Son of George Edward and Daisy May Elms, of Wroughton, Wiltshire. In the 1939 Register he was born 20 NOvember 1923, a Lorry Driver's Mate, single, resident with his parents at 6 Overtown Hill, Wroughton, Highworth R.D., Wiltshire. Buried in SITTARD WAR CEMETERY, Limburg, Netherlands. Section/Row/Plot G. Grave 16.

FOX

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HISCOCKS

Thomas [John Richard]

Corporal 5576992, 9th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Died after the end of the war 1st November 1945. Aged 22. In the 1939 Register he was the son of Thomas J M and Doris M Hiscocks, born 5th April 1923, single, working in Core Making Iron Foundry, resident 20 Brimble Hall, Wroughton, Highworth R.D., Wiltshire. Twice Mentioned in Despatches. Buried in TAIPING WAR CEMETERY, Perak, Malaysia. Plot 3. Row B. Grave 18.

Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1945:

HISCOCKS Thomas John Richard of 20 Brimble Hill Wroughton Wiltshire died 1 November 1945 on war service Administration Winchester 25 March to Thomas John Marks Hiscocks scaffolder. Effects £114 4s. 2d.

JONES

J

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JONES

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JONES

M

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JAMES

Gilbert

Gunner 848053, 124 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died from electrocution 17th October 1942. Aged 24. Son of Albert and Louise James, of 7 Clyde Cottages, Wroughton; husband of Lorna Constance James, of 4 Scarborough Road, Swindon, Wiltshire. Buried in SIDON WAR CEMETERY, Lebanese Republic. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 5.

Gilbert was born 4th January 1919, at 64 Swindon Road, Wroughton, the son of Albert Edward (a carpenter) and Louise Sophia (nee Osborne) James and in civilian life he was a wireman. He married Lorna Constance Webb, dau. of Herbert George Webb, on 1st January 1942 ay Swindon. He was aged 22 and she 18 years. Gilbert was then living at 37 Perrys Lane, Wroughton.

Gilbert enlisted into the Royal Artillery Territorial Army at Swindon aged 17 years 3months, he gave his occupation as Labourer. His height was 5 feet 8 inches, wieght 145lbs, complexion fresh, eyes brown and hair brown. Hie was posted to 220/55 (Wessex) Field Brigade 2nd May 1935, he attended Annual Camp for 15 days 1935, then Annual Camp for 15 days 1936, then Annual Camp for 15 days 1937 and then Annual Camp for 15 days 1938. The 220/55 (Wessex) Field Brigade became merged into 217/55 Field Brigade 2nd January 1939. Gilbert was re-engaged to complete 5 years service on 6th April 1939 and was posted to 220/112 Field Brigade 1st July 1939. He attended Annual Camp for 15 days in 1939 and was embodied 2nd September 1939. He was posted to 2nd Reserve Field 112/42 Field Brigade 2nd June 1942 and subsequently posted to 124 Field Brigade where he served until his death 17th October 1942. His Overseas Service saw him in the Middle East from 21st May 1942 until his death. Medals Issued to him were the 1939 - 45 Star, the Africa Star and War Medal 1939/45.

Details and photographs copyright © Carol Barnes 2008

JEFFERIES

[Graham] John

Corporal 642882, 6257 Servicing Echelon, Royal Air Force, 2 Tactical Air Force. Died based at B 70/Deurne, Belgium, 17th December 1944. Aged 24. Native of Wroughton, Wiltshire. Son of Edwin and Kate Jefferies, of Wroughton, Wiltshire; husband of Doreen Ivy Jefferies (nee Hale), of Swindon, Wiltshire, married January to March Quarter 1944 in Swindon Registration District, Wiltshire. Buried in SCHOONSELHOF CEMETERY, Antwerpen, Belgium. Plot I. Row C. Grave 27.

LEWIN

Frederick [Roberts Alexander]

Lieutenant 67054, 1st Battalion, Irish Guards. Killed in action at sea off Norway 15th May 1940. Aged 25. Resident Wiltshire. Son of Brigadier-General Henry Frederick Elliott Lewin, C.B., C.M.G., D.L., J.P., and of Ada Edwina Stewart Lewin, Countess Roberts, O.B.E., of Ascot, Berkshire. No known grave. Commemorated on BROOKWOOD 1939-1945 MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 8. Column 2.

Extract from Leeds Mercury - 22 December 1920, page 5:

Lord Roberts' Heirs.

The present holder of the title given to the late Lord Roberts, whose widow has just died, is their daughter, Aileen Mary. Countess Roberts is unmarried, and as the succession follows the female line in default of a male heir, her heir is her younger sister, Lady Ada Lewin, the wife of Major Henry Lewin. They have one son, Frederick Roberts Alexander Lewin, aged five, who one day will, in the ordinary course, be the second Earl Roberts of Kandahar, Pretoria, and Waterford,

Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1940:

LEWIN Frederick Roberts Alexander of Salthrop House Wroughton Wiltshire died 15 May 1940 on war service Probate Llandudno 16 November to Henry Frederick Elliott Lewin LB C.M.G. retired brigadier-general H.M. army. Effects £47232 3s. 10d.

MULLIS

Graham [Glyne]

Gunner 854003, 112 (The West Somerset Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. Killed in action in North West Europe 3rd October 1944. Aged 26 [CWGC] or 24 [RA Service Card]. Born Ogmore, Glamorgan, resident Swindon, Witlshire. Regukar soldier attested 1935. Son of Alfred and Alice Mullis; husband of Yosefa (Welsh name) or Josephine [Anglacised name] Mullis (nee Kalthuber), of Wroughton, Wiltshire, married April-June 1939 in Abingdon Registration District, Berkshire. In the 1921 census he was aged 1, born Ogmore Vale, Glamorganshire, Wales, son of Alfred James and Alice Clara Mullis, resident Station Road, Purton, Wiltshire. Buried in ARNHEM OOSTERBEEK WAR CEMETERY, Locality:, Netherlands. Plot 10. Row A. Grave 16.

ROBINSON

Douglas [Graham]

Private 14204819, 7th Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders). Killed in action in North West Europe 8th August 1944. Aged 21. Born 5th March 1923, and resident, in Wiltshire. Son of John James Robinson and E. S. Robinson, of Wroughton, Wiltshire. In the 1939 Register he was born 5th March 1923, a Farm Labourer or Stable Labourer, single, resident with his parents at 31 Pimps Lane, Wraughton, Wroughton, Highworth R.D., Wiltshire. Buried in BANNEVILLE-LA-CAMPAGNE WAR CEMETERY, Calvados, France. Plot XV. Row B. Grave 8.

Note: The 1st, 5th and 7th Battalions, Black Watch, part of the 51st Highland Division, were all landed in Normandy on or shortly after D Day, 6th June 1944. They were heavily involved in the actions leading to the breakout from Caen and the Falaise Gap, the 5th Battalion in particular experiencing severe fighting at Breville and Colombelles. There was then little action for the Regiment except for the capture of Le Havre until the autumn and winter fighting in the low lying country astride the River Maas in Holland.

TITCOMB, DSM

Ernest Arthur Robert

Petty Office D/JX 129550, H.M.S. Searcher, Royal Navy. Died from injuries sustained as the result of an accident on board H.M.S. Searcher 22nd January 1945. Aged 34. Born 31st December 1910 in Stockbridge, Southampton, Hampshire. Son of Arthur William and Jane Eliza Titcomb; husband of Margaret Titcomb, of Cardonald, Glasgow. Awarded the Distinguished Service Medal (D.S.M.). Buried in CARDONALD CEMETERY, GLASGOW, Scotland. Section E Joint grave 33.

His father Arthur William Titcomb was killed in World War 1. Private 40983, Depot, Royal Fusiliers. Died 29th January 1917. Aged 40. Son of Ralph and Alice Titcomb; husband of Eliza Jane Titcomb, of 30, Drew Street, Rodbourne, Swindon. Buried north of the church tower in HARTFIELD (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD, Sussex. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 17.

WISE

Maurice Thomas

Sapper 1887634, 990 Port Maintenance Company, Royal Engineers. Killed in an operational accident in Italy 20th December 1944. Aged 25. Born 3rd September 1919, and resident, Wiltshire. Son of Charles Henry and Ann Wise, of Wroughton, Wiltshire. Enlisted 13th November 1939. In the 1939 Register he was born 3rd September 1919, a Welder Apprentice with Great Western Railway, single, resident with his parents at 87, Lamp Lane, Wroughton, Highworth R.D., Wiltshire. Brother of J. R. Wise (below). Buried in ANCONA WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Plot II. Row E. Grave 14.

Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1945:

WISE Maurice Thomas of 87 Perrys-lane Wroughton Wiltshire died 20 December 1944 on war service Administration (with Will) Winchester 12 July to Anne Wise (wife of Charles Henry Wise). Effects £163 16s. 1d.

WISE

Joseph Ronald

Sergeant (Air Gunner) 1587408 [R.E. Cas. Card] or 1587400 [CWGC], 358 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, India/Burma Command. Killed in action flying out of Jessore, India, in a Consolidated Liberator, Serial number KH282, when the aircraft flew into high ground when descending through cloud 18 miles northwest of Bao Ha, Indo-China trying to find a DZ during a supply drop 20th February 1945. Son of Charles Henry and Ann Wise Wise, of 87, Perry's Lane, Wroughton, Wiltshire; brother of Maurice Thomas Wise (above). In the 1939 Register he was born 6th January 1921, an Apprentice Carpenter Body Builder Wheelwright, single, resident with his parents at 87, Lamp Lane, Wroughton, Highworth R.D., Wiltshire. [Details also listed on his brother's Royal Engineers Casualty Card]. Buried in KRANJI WAR CEMETERY, Singapore. Plot 34. Row D. Collective grave 5-13.

WILLIS

John [Victor William]

Private 4618514, 5th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshore and Derbyshire Regiment). Died 30th August 1944. Aged 25. Born 22nd July 1919, and resident, in Wiltshire. Son of William A. and Gladys M. Willis, of North Wroughton, Wiltshire. IN the 1939 Register he was born 22nd July 1919, a Public Works Construction General Labourer, single, resident with his parents at 80 Swindon Road, Wroughton, Highworth R.D., Wiltshire. Buried in MONTECCHIO WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Plot IV. Row D. Grave 5.

ROCHESTER

Audrey Edgar Perrin

Sergeant 1206439, 51 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 24 May 1943. Aged 33. Son of Edgar and Beatrice Maud Rochester; husband of Doris Temperance Rochester, of Swindon, Wiltshire. In the 1939 Register he was born 4 April 1910, an Insurance Agent, married to Doris S T Rochester with one son, David A Rochester who was under school age, resident 6 New Villas Prior's Hill, Wroughton, Highworth R.D., Wiltshire. Buried in OEGSTGEEST PROTESTANT CHURCHYARD, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Grave 9.

Buried in the graveyard but not on the memorial World War 1

JEFFERIES

G

Private 25937, 3rd Battalion, The Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburgh's). Died 8th November 1919. Buried in WROUGHTON (SS. JOHN THE BAPTIST AND HELEN) CHURCHYARD, Wiltwhisre. Section &. Grave 3.

25937  Private
G. Jefferies
Wiltshire Regiment
8th November 1919

PERRY

John William

Sergeant 8522, "C" Company, 2nd Battalion, The Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburgh's). Died 12th November 1920. Aged 41. Husband of Martha Alice Perry, of 6, Bath Street, Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand. Buried in the extension of WROUGHTON (SS. JOHN THE BAPTIST AND HELEN) CHURCHYARD, Wiltshire.

8522  Serjeant
J.W.  Perry
Wiltshire Regiment
12th November 1920 Age 41

Buried in the graveyard but not on the memorial World War 2

ANDERSON

Norman MacLeod

Leading Aircraftman 650857, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 17th November 1945. Aged 25. Son of James and Martha Anderson, of Giffnock, Renfrewshire. Buried in WROUGHTON (SS. JOHN THE BAPTIST AND HELEN) CHURCHYARD, Wiltshire. New part. Row E.E. Grave 11.

650857  Leading Aircraftman
N. M. Anderson
Royal Air Force
17th November 1945 Age 25

GALBRAITH

Ivor Scarlett Campbell

Flying Officer (Pilot) 101067, 175 Squadron, Royal Air ForceVolunteer Reserve. Died 5th January 1943. Aged 24. Son of Edward Scarlett Galbraith and Marjorie Edgill Galbraith, of Runaway Bay, Jamaica. Buried in WROUGHTON (SS. JOHN THE BAPTIST AND HELEN) CHURCHYARD, Wiltshire. New part. Row B.B. Grave 28.

Flying Officer
I.S.C. Galbraith
(of Jamaica)
Pilot
Royal Air Force
5th January 1943 age 24

HAMSON

Douglas Charles

Leading Aircraftman 1235027, Royal Air ForceVolunteer Reserve. Died 13th June 1945. Aged 22. Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. J. Hamson, of Camberwell, London. Buried in WROUGHTON (SS. JOHN THE BAPTIST AND HELEN) CHURCHYARD, Wiltshire. New part. Row E.E. Grave 5.

1235027  Leading Aircraftman
D. C. Hamson
Royal Air Force
13th June 1945 Age 22

HICKS

Francis Leslie

Flight Sergeant 408207, Royal Australian Air Force. Died 19th February 1943. Aged 30. Son of Mr. and Mrs. L. Hicks, of Latrobe, Tasmania; husband of Mavis Ellie Hicks, of Moonah, Tasmania, Australia. Buried in WROUGHTON (SS. JOHN THE BAPTIST AND HELEN) CHURCHYARD, Wiltshire. New part. Row E.E. Grave 2.

408207  Flight Sergeant
F. L.  Hicks
Royal Australian Air Force
19th February 1943 Aged 30