Brierley Hill war memorial names: O to T

Packwood, Sydney
– Saturday, February 10, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Courcelles-au-Bois Communal Cemetery Extension

Service number: 20181
Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
Battalion: 10th

Son of Edward and Frances Packwood, of 9, William St., Brierley Hill, Staffs.

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Page, Noah
– Wednesday, April 19, 1916
Cemetery or memorial: Basra Memorial

Service number: 20657
Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
Battalion: 9th

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Page, James
– Friday, August 23, 1918
Cemetery or memorial: Bucquoy Road Cemetery, Ficheux

Service number: 31215
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 2nd

Son of Samuel and Mary Ann Page, of 18, Parkes St., Brierley Hill, Staffs.

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Page, Arthur
– Sunday, April 22, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Jeancourt Communal Cemetery Extension

Service number: 200690
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 2/5th (T.F.)

Son of Samuel and Mary Ann Page, of 18, Parkes St., Brierley Hill, Staffs

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Page, Ernest
– Wednesday, October 21, 1914
Cemetery or memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

Service number: 11573
Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
Battalion: 2nd

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Parker, Robert
– Sunday, March 24, 1918
Cemetery or memorial: St Souplet British Cemetery

Service number: 103094
Regiment: Machine Gun Corps
Battalion: (Infantry)

Son of Mrs Mary Ann Parker of 93, Fenton St., Brierley Hill, Staffs.

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Parkes, Charles Isaac
– Friday, November 30, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery

Service number: 102804
Regiment: Corps of Royal Engineers
Battalion: 254th tunnelling coy

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Parry , Lewis John
– Friday, October 26, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial

Service number: 20498
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 1st Battalion

Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Parry; husband of Sarah Heath (formerly Parry), of 41, Fullwood Crescent, Holly Hall, Dudley, Worcs.

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Payne, Edward
– Tuesday, October 03, 1916
Cemetery or memorial: Contay British Cemetery, Contay, Somme

Service number: 11943
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 7th

Husband of Edith Payne, of 15 Toster St., Moor Lane, Brierley Hill, Staffs.

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Pearson, Dudley
– Thursday, October 07, 1915
Cemetery or memorial: Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery

Service number: 21773
Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
Battalion: 4th

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Pearson, Thomas Rueben
– Friday, August 23, 1918
Cemetery or memorial: Douchy-Les-Ayette British Cemetery

Service number: 9046
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 2nd

Son of Thomas Pearson, of “Croakleigh,” Bank St., Brierley Hill, Staffs.

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Pearson, Walter
– Monday, August 30, 1915
Cemetery or memorial: Longuenesse (St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery

Service number: 9415
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 1/5th (Territorial Force)

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Pearson, James Henry
– Wednesday, April 11, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen

Service number: 201568
Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
Battalion: 2/7th

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Pearson, Charles
– Tuesday, October 09, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial

Service number: 201779
Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
Battalion: 1/7th

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Pemberton, Arthur
– Thursday, January 25, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Amara War Cemetery

Service number: 21507
Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
Battalion: 9th

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Phillips, Christopher
– Sunday, September 03, 1916
Cemetery or memorial: Thiepval Memorial

Service number: 202680
Regiment: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)
Battalion: 1/4th

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Pigott, Henry
– Monday, August 21, 1916
Cemetery or memorial: Thiepval Memorial

Service number: 2165
Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
Battalion: 1/7th

Son of Mrs. A. Young (formerly Pigott), of 60, Fenton St., Brierley Hill, Staffs., and the late George Pigott.

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Pitchford, Henry
– Monday, August 20, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Ypres Resevoir Cemetery

Service number: 102099
Regiment: Corps of Royal Engineers
Battalion: 171st tunnelling coy

Husband of Eliza Pitchford, of 2, A Court, Fenton St., Brierley Hill, Staffs.

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Plant, James
– Wednesday, January 31, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Couin New British Cemetery

Service number: 17905
Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
Battalion: 10th

Husband of Mrs. S. Plant, of 120, Moor St., Brierley Hill, Staffs.

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Plant, Daniel
– Saturday, September 30, 1916
Cemetery or memorial: Lonsdale Cemetery, Authuille

Service number: 17340
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 7th Service Battalion

Son of James Plant, wife of Lilian Plant, 37 The Delph, Brierley Hill

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Plant, GE

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Poole, George
– Wednesday, May 17, 1916
Cemetery or memorial: Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St Elois

Service number: 21596
Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
Battalion: 3rd

Son of Henry and Louisa Poole, of Brierley Hill, Staffs.

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Poston, Andrew
– Friday, August 10, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

Service number: 40762
Regiment: Bedfordshire
Battalion: 7th

Son of John Henry and Susana Poston, of 70, Bull St., Briedey Hill, Staffs.

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Powell, Samuel
– Tuesday, October 29, 1918
Cemetery or memorial: Vis-En-Artois Memorial

Service number: 78422
Regiment: Durham Light Infantry
Battalion: 13th

Son of Henry Powell, of 1, Albion St, Brierley Hill, Staffs

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Price, John Thomas
– Monday, April 23, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Arras Memorial

Service number: 30460
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 8th Service

Husband of Eliza Price, of 100, Mill St., Brierley Hill, Staffs.

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Priest, Joseph Thomas
– Saturday, April 03, 1915
Cemetery or memorial: St Sever Cemetery, Rouen

Service number: 10207
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 1st Battalion

Joseph and Elizabeth Priest, of Netherton, Dudley, Worcs

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Prosser, Samuel
– Wednesday, October 21, 1914
Cemetery or memorial: Birr Cross Roads Cemetery

Service number: 6652
Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
Battalion: 2nd

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Rea, Victor George William
– Tuesday, April 24, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: London Cemetery, Neuville-Vitasse

Service number: 99857
Regiment: Royal Garrison Artillery
Battalion:

Son of George and Annie Rea, of 94, Bull St., Brierley Hill, Staffs.

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Rea, Joseph Spencer
– Friday, February 09, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Warloy-Bailon Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme,

Service number: 8018
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 1/5th (Territorial Force)

Son of George and Annie Rea, of 94, Bull St., Brierley Hill, Staffs.

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Richards, George
– Monday, March 26, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Brierley Hill (St Michael) Churchyard

Service number: 16564
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 7th Service Battalion

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Richardson, Edward J
– Saturday, September 25, 1915
Cemetery or memorial: Loos Memorial

Service number: 12087
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 1st Battalion

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Roberts, James H
– Monday, September 27, 1915
Cemetery or memorial: Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery

Service number: 18692
Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
Battalion: 3rd

Son of John and Jane Roberts of 17, Moor Street

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Rooker, Sidney Clifford
– Monday, February 28, 1916
Cemetery or memorial: Prouville Churchyard

Service number: 7986
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 1/5th (Territorial Force)

Son of Thomas and Ester Ann Rooker, of 128, Station Road, Brierley Hill, Staffs.

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Roughton, Bert
– Thursday, August 22, 1918
Cemetery or memorial: Warloy-Bailon Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme,

Service number: 4266
Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
Battalion: 1/7th

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Round, Daniel Barnett
– Monday, September 24, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial

Service number: 37890
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 2/6th (T.F.) Battalion

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Round, B

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Battalion: Check out CWGC site again. Two B Rounds, one of which is from Dudley

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Rowley, John Thomas
– Tuesday, December 14, 1915
Cemetery or memorial: Brierley Hill (St Michael) Churchyard

Service number: 7985
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 1/5th (Territorial Force)

Son of John and Rose Rowley, of 37, Albion St., Brierley Hill.

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Rubery, William Ernest
– Saturday, May 12, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Arras Memorial

Service number: 16876
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 1st Battalion

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Rudge, Arthur Edward
– Thursday, January 25, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Basra Memorial

Service number: 20930
Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
Battalion: 9th

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Rutter, James Henry
– Monday, May 28, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Bailleul Road East Cemetery, St Laurent-Blagny

Service number: 12614
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 8th Service

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Sault, Wilfred Lowe
– Friday, April 12, 1918
Cemetery or memorial: Ploegsteert Memorial

Service number: 62222
Regiment: Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
Battalion: 15th/17th Battalion

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Shakespeare, George
– Sunday, April 30, 1916
Cemetery or memorial: Bethune Town Cemetery

Service number: 11703
Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
Battalion: 2nd

Foster brother of Miss P. Geary, of 177, Dudley Rd., Hans Hill, Brierley Hill, Staffs.

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Share, William Benjamin Rusbadge
– Friday, May 14, 1915
Cemetery or memorial: St Quentin Cabaret Military cemetery, West Vlaanderen

Service number: 105
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 1/5th (Territorial Force)

Son of Benjamin and Alice Share,

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Shaw, Wilfred
– Wednesday, August 09, 1916
Cemetery or memorial: Thiepval Memorial

Service number: 18199
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 2nd

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Sheriff, Horace Victor
– Wednesday, May 02, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Cite Bon Jean Military Cemetery, Armentieres

Service number: 681606
Regiment: Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery
Battalion: Territorial Force

Son of Samuel Sheriff; husband of Mary Maria Sheriff, of 2, Victoria St., Brierley Hill, Staffs. Born at Brierley Hill.

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Simpson, George Henry
– Thursday, October 31, 1918
Cemetery or memorial: Brierley Hill (St Michael) Churchyard

Service number: 314361
Regiment: Royal Garrison Artillery
Battalion: South Midland (Warwickshire) Heavy Battery [RGA-(TF)]

Husband of A. M. Simpson, of 4, Gem Terrace, Icknield Port Rd., Birmingham.

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Simpson, James
– Wednesday, September 27, 1916
Cemetery or memorial: Carnoy Military Cemetery, Somme

Service number: 75752
Regiment: Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery
Battalion: A Bty. 76th Bde.

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Simpson, Joseph
– Wednesday, October 13, 1915
Cemetery or memorial: Loos Memorial

Service number: 9376
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 1/5th (Territorial Force)

Son of Joseph and Mary Hannah Simpson, of 20, Hill St., Brierley Hill, Staffs

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Siviter, Howard
– Tuesday, October 08, 1918
Cemetery or memorial: Vis-En-Artois Memorial

Service number: 4598
Regiment: Lincolnshire Regiment
Battalion: 2nd

Husband of Myra Siviter, of 42, Bent St., Brierley Hill, Staffs

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Skelton, William
– Friday, May 02, 1919
Cemetery or memorial: Brierley Hill (St Michael) Churchyard

Service number: 200134
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 5th

Son of David and margaret Ann Skelton, of 150, High St., Brierley Hill; husband of Frances Hilda Skelton, of High St., Kinver, Stourbridge

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Slater, Josiah
– Friday, August 06, 1915
Cemetery or memorial: Helles Memorial

Service number: 21379
Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
Battalion: 4th

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Smith, Walter T
– Saturday, March 03, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Cambrin Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais

Service number:
Regiment: Bedfordshire Regiment
Battalion: 8th

Son of Mrs Thomas Smith, Moor Street

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Smith, John Bernard
– Wednesday, June 20, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Favreuil British Cemetery

Service number: 17051
Regiment: King’s Shropshire Light Infantry
Battalion: 6th

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Smith, Edward
– Saturday, July 01, 1916
Cemetery or memorial: Serre Road Cemetery No. 2

Service number: 4590
Regiment: Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Battalion: 1/6th

Son of Mr. J. Smith, of 68 Level St., Brierley Hill, Staffs.

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Spiers, Arthur Henry
– Saturday, March 23, 1918
Cemetery or memorial: Grevillers British Cemetery

Service number: R/5562
Regiment: Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve
Battalion: Anson Bn. R. N. Div.

Wife, F. 28 Bull St., Silver End, Brierley Hill, Staffs

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Summers, George H
– Thursday, June 07, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

Service number: 73165
Regiment: Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)
Battalion: 11th

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Sutton, Charles
– Friday, June 22, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Arras Memorial

Service number: 30218
Regiment: Devonshire Regiment
Battalion: 9th (Service) Battalion

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Sutton, Harry
– Monday, April 02, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Arras Memorial

Service number: 33470
Regiment: Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own (Yorkshire Regiment)
Battalion: 2nd

Son of Walter Sutton, of 28, New St., Brierley Hill, Staffs, and the late Sarah Ann Sutton

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Thompson, Wilfred
– Saturday, August 07, 1915
Cemetery or memorial: Helles Memorial

Service number: 10517
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 7th Service Battalion

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Tolley, Edward
– Saturday, April 28, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Rouex British Cemetery

Service number: 203430
Regiment: Lincolnshire Regiment
Battalion: 4th

Son of Soloman and Sarah Ann Tolley, of 1, Stores Inn, Delph, Brierley Hill, Staffs.

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Tomlinson, Arthur
– Thursday, April 11, 1918
Cemetery or memorial: Ploegsteert Memorial

Service number: 69227
Regiment: Northumberland Fusiliers
Battalion: 1/6th

Son of Mrs. Lucy Tomlinson, of 63, Bank St., Brierley Hill, Staffs.

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Tompkins, William Henry
– Friday, June 29, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Arras Memorial

Service number: 200560
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 1/5th (Territorial Force)

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Tonks, Harold
– Tuesday, October 09, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial

Service number: 200413
Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
Battalion: 1/7th

Son of Mrs. M. A. Tonks, of 46, Amblecote Rd., Brierley Hill, Staffs., and the late John Tonks.

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Tubb, George
– Friday, September 21, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial

Service number: 55093
Regiment: Machine Gun Corps
Battalion: (Infantry) 194th Coy

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Tunley, Albert
– Saturday, August 18, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Longuenesse (St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery

Service number: G/19568
Regiment: Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
Battalion: 7th

Son of George and Elizabeth Tunley, of 11, Little Cottage St., Brierley Hill, Staffs.

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Turley, Edward
– Monday, June 07, 1915
Cemetery or memorial: Malta (Capuccini) Naval cemetery

Service number: 16403
Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
Battalion: 4th

Son of Enoch and Harriet Turley of 48 Albion St, Brierley Hill

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Turner, James Henry
– Monday, September 25, 1916
Cemetery or memorial: Guards Cemetery, Lesboeufs

Service number: 35005
Regiment: Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Battalion:

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Brierley Hill war memorial names: K to N

Kempson, Ernest Charles
– Saturday, November 18, 1916
Cemetery or memorial: Euston Road Cemetery, Colincamps

Service number: 77212
Regiment: Royal Army Medical Corps
Battalion:

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Kendrick, John Henry
– Thursday, May 09, 1918
Cemetery or memorial: Boulogne Eastern cemetery

Service number: 26770
Regiment: Hampshire Regiment
Battalion: 14th

Son of Mary Kirkham (formerley Kendrick), of 78 Dudley St, Round Oak, Brierley Hill, Staffs, and the late Jabizas Kendrick

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King, John William
– Monday, August 12, 1918
Cemetery or memorial: VILLERS-BRETONNEUX MILITARY CEMETERY, Somme

Service number: 203631
Regiment: Royal Field Artilery
Battalion: A Bty. 250th Bde

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Kinsell, John
– Tuesday, July 25, 1916
Cemetery or memorial: Brierley Hill (St Michael) Churchyard

Service number: 18908
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 1st Battalion

Son of William and Priscilla Kinsell; husband of Dinah Kinsell, of 107, Bank St., Brierley Hill. Born at Brierley Hill

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Lacey, Frederick
– Friday, November 30, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Cambrai Memorial, Louveral

Service number: 241654
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 2/6th (T.F.)

Son of Mrs. Louisa Fradgley, of 20, Little Cottage St., Brierley Hill, Staffs

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Lambert, James
– Sunday, May 09, 1915
Cemetery or memorial: Pont-du-Hem Military Cemetery, La Gorgue, Nord

Service number: 18085
Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
Battalion: 1st Battalion

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Lane, James
– Monday, September 24, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery

Service number: 14999
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 9th Service Battalion (Pioneers)

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Langford, Samuel
– Saturday, November 18, 1916
Cemetery or memorial: Grandcourt Road Cemetery, Grandcourt

Service number: 37066
Regiment: Gloucestershire Regiment
Battalion: 8th Battalion

Son of James and Elizabeth Langford, of 92 Bull Lane, Brierley Hill, Staffs.

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Large, Alfred
– Sunday, September 14, 1919
Cemetery or memorial: Brierley Hill (St Michael) Churchyard

Service number: 9167
Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
Battalion: 2nd

Son of Mrs Mary Ann Stokes, of 20, Cottage St., Brierley Hll

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Lester, Alec
– Thursday, June 03, 1915
Cemetery or memorial: Brierley Hill (St Michael) Churchyard

Service number: 10255
Regiment: 11th (Prince Albert’s Own) Hussars
Battalion: “B Sqn

Son of Mrs Hannah Marsh (formerley Lester), of 11 West Str., Stourbridge, Worcs, and the late John Lester. Born at Coventry.

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Lester, Ernest William
– Friday, April 12, 1918
Cemetery or memorial: Duhallow ADS Cemetery

Service number: 143703
Regiment: Corps of Royal Engineers
Battalion:

Son of Charles William Lester, of Dudley Port, Tipton; husband of Mabel Elsie Lester, of 23, Moor Lane, Brierley Hill, Staffs.

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Lewis, John Hentry
– Sunday, August 11, 1918
Cemetery or memorial: Fouquieres Churchyard Extension

Service number: 200305
Regiment: South Staffordshire
Battalion: 1st/5th

Son of William and Maria Lewis, of Hope House, South St., Brierley Hill, Staffs

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Lloyd, Richard E
– Friday, October 12, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial

Service number: 201626
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 8th Battalion

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Maiden, Aubrey
– Thursday, March 21, 1918
Cemetery or memorial: Arras Memorial

Service number: 302658
Regiment: Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment)
Battalion: 8th Battalion

Son of W. H. and Lenora Maiden, of 52, Church St., Brierley Hill, Staffs

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Maiden, Joseph
– Sunday, October 15, 1916
Cemetery or memorial: Warlincourt Halte British Cemetery, Saulty

Service number: 7981
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 1/5th (Territorial Force)

William Maiden and Lenora Maiden

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Mallen, Solomon
– Saturday, September 25, 1915
Cemetery or memorial: Loos Memorial

Service number: 17023
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 1st Battalion

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Mallen, William Charles
– Wednesday, October 18, 1916
Cemetery or memorial: Thiepval Memorial

Service number: 21631
Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
Battalion: 4th

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Mallen, Joseph Frederick
– Saturday, November 04, 1916
Cemetery or memorial: Knightsbridge Cemetery, Mensil-Martinsart

Service number: PO/91(S)
Regiment: Royal Marine Light Infantry
Battalion: 2nd RM Bn R.N.Div

Son of Esther Mallen formerly of 9 Albion Street

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Malpass, Enoch
– Monday, May 21, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Klein Vierstraat Britisch Cemetery

Service number: 5554
Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
Battalion: 10th

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Malpass, Hezekiah
– Thursday, June 01, 1916
Cemetery or memorial: Portsmouth Naval Memorial

Service number:
Regiment: Royal Navy
Battalion: The Ardent

Son of Hezekiah and Ann Maria Malpass, of 156, Moor St., Brierley Hill, Staffs

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Malpass, John
– Thursday, November 15, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Sunken Road Cemetery, Fampoux

Service number: 242193
Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
Battalion: 7/8th Battalion

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Marsh, John
– Tuesday, October 01, 1918
Cemetery or memorial:

Service number:
Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
Battalion:

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Marshall, Samuel Edward
– Friday, March 29, 1918
Cemetery or memorial: Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, Pas de Calais

Service number: 203950
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 2/6th (T.F.) Battalion

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Masters, Albert
– Saturday, September 25, 1915
Cemetery or memorial: Loos Memorial

Service number: 19258
Regiment: Leicestershire Regiment
Battalion: 2nd

Son of Albert and Sarah Ann Masters, of 9, Hill Crest Avenue, High Ercal, Brierley Hill, Staffs

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Meese, Henry Joseph
– Saturday, March 23, 1918
Cemetery or memorial: Pozieres Memorial

Service number: 102115
Regiment: Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)
Battalion: 1st Battalion

Son of Mrs. B. Meese, of 68, New St., Brierley Hill, Staffs, and the late Mr. B. Meese

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Morgan, William
– Sunday, August 06, 1916
Cemetery or memorial: Thiepval Memorial

Service number: 17366
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 2nd

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Morris, Arthur
– Wednesday, September 26, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Hogge Crater cemetery

Service number: 97761
Regiment: Machine Gun Corps
Battalion: 123rd Bn

Son of John and Mary Morris of Brierley Hill, Staffs

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Mullender, Livingstone
– Saturday, September 04, 1915
Cemetery or memorial: Brierley Hill (St Michael) Churchyard

Service number: 4227
Regiment: Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery
Battalion:

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Newton, Samuel Thomas
– Saturday, December 13, 1919
Cemetery or memorial: Stourbridge

Service number:
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 1/5th

Son of Samuel Newton, of Brierley Hill, and the late Mercy Newton

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Newton, Edward
– Tuesday, October 09, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial

Service number: 22680
Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
Battalion: 4th

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Brierley Hill war memorial names: F to J

Fereday, Harold
– Tuesday, September 22, 1914
Cemetery or memorial: Body not recovered for Burial

Service number: 12829
Regiment: Royal Naval Reserve
Battalion: The Hogue

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Fletcher, Isaac Edward
– Wednesday, September 05, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Lagnicourt Hedge Cemetery

Service number: 514455
Regiment: London Regiment
Battalion: 14th (County of London) Battalion (London Scottish)

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Fletcher, John Thomas
– Wednesday, May 12, 1915
Cemetery or memorial: Merville Communal Cemetery, Nord

Service number: 7605
Regiment: Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)
Battalion: 1st Battalion

Son of A Fletcher of 33 Granville Avenue, Long Eaton, Nottingham

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Foley, Edward
– Thursday, September 28, 1916
Cemetery or memorial: Thiepval Memorial

Service number: 73097
Regiment: Foresters
Battalion: 11th

Husband of Edith Foley, 137 Dudley Road, Harts Hill, Brierley Hill – Core maker brick works

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Fradgley, James Edwin
– Friday, January 07, 1916
Cemetery or memorial: Helles Memorial

Service number: 21753
Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
Battalion: 9th

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Gennard, Lewis
– Wednesday, October 18, 1916
Cemetery or memorial: Bancourt British Cemetery

Service number: 22078
Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
Battalion: 4th

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gennard, of 3, Potter St., Brierley Hill, Staffs; husband of Harriett Raker (formerly Gennard), of 27, Botts Lane, Lye, Stourbridge, Worcs.

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Gill, John William
– Thursday, March 21, 1918
Cemetery or memorial: Arras Memorial

Service number: 38139
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 2/6th (T.F.)

Son of John and Harriet Gill, of 48, Bull St., Brettel Lane, Brierley Hill, Staffs

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Gill, John Thomas
– Friday, June 23, 1916
Cemetery or memorial: Foncquevillers Military Cemetery

Service number: 9081
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 1/5th (Territorial Force)

Son of John Thomas and Mary Emily Gill, of 30, Fenton St., Brierley Hill, Staffs

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Goodhead, J

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Regiment: RAMC
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Gordon, John George
– Tuesday, May 15, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Arras Memorial

Service number: 9825
Regiment: Honourable Artillery Company
Battalion: (Infantry)

Son of Noah and Esther Emma Gordon, of “Honeybourne,” Moor Lane, Brierley Hill, Staffs

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Gould, Frederick Ernest
– Tuesday, November 12, 1918
Cemetery or memorial: St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen

Service number: 118202
Regiment: Royal Garrison Artillery
Battalion: 123rs Siege Bty

Husband of Mabel Gould, of 10 Prince St., Netherton, Dudley, Worcs

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Grazier, Ernest
– Tuesday, May 18, 1915
Cemetery or memorial: Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais

Service number: 13034
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 1st Battalion

Son of Isaac and Sebra Grazier of 170 Moor Street, Brierley Hill

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Grazier, George Harry
– Monday, November 13, 1916
Cemetery or memorial: Serre Road Cemetery No. 2

Service number: 12887
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 7th Service Battalion

Son of Mr. and Mrs. I. S. Grazier, of 170, Moor St., Brierley Hill, Staffs

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Green, Alfred Edward
– Tuesday, February 15, 1916
Cemetery or memorial: Oxford Road Cemetery

Service number: 48642
Regiment: Royal Garrison Artillery
Battalion: 47th Seige battry

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Green, Thomas
– Sunday, September 10, 1916
Cemetery or memorial: Thiepval Memorial

Service number: 632
Regiment: Welsh Guards
Battalion: 1st Battalion

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Griffiths, John George
– Thursday, September 07, 1916
Cemetery or memorial: ONTARIO CEMETERY, SAINS-LES-MARQUION, Pas de Calais

Service number: 11887
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 1st Battalion

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Grosvenor, William Henry
– Sunday, August 22, 1915
Cemetery or memorial: Helles Memorial

Service number: 10721
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 7th Service Battalion

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Groves, Bert
– Tuesday, May 18, 1915
Cemetery or memorial: Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais

Service number: 12808
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 1st Battalion

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Hankins, William Harry
– Wednesday, April 24, 1918
Cemetery or memorial: Loos Memorial

Service number: 42825
Regiment: Essex Regiment
Battalion: 2nd

Son of William and Mary Jane Hankins, of 15, Osborne Rd., West Bromwich

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Harbourne, George Ernest
– Friday, April 30, 1915
Cemetery or memorial: Brierley Hill (St Michael) Churchyard

Service number: 69245
Regiment: Corps of Royal Engineers
Battalion:

Son of George Henry Robert and Ethel Maude harbourne of 11 Cottage Street, Brierley Hill

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Hardwick, William Thomas
– Tuesday, August 21, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: St Marie Cemetery, Le Havre

Service number: 94258
Regiment: Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery
Battalion:

Son of William and Hannah Hardwick, of Wordsley, Stourbridge, Worcestershire; husband of Elizabeth Hardwick, of 36, West End, Brockmoor, Brierley Hill, Staffs.

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Hartland, Benjamin
– Wednesday, March 29, 1905
Cemetery or memorial: Guards cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuincy

Service number: 29
Regiment: Canadian Dragoons
Battalion:

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Hartland, Joseph
– Wednesday, March 03, 1915
Cemetery or memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

Service number: 17974
Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
Battalion: 3rd

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Hayward, Enoch
– Saturday, July 01, 1916
Cemetery or memorial: Thiepval Memorial

Service number: 9075
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 1/5th (Territorial Force)

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Heathcote, George Henry
– Friday, April 26, 1918
Cemetery or memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial

Service number: 12883
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 4th Speical Reserve

NB I believe under name of Heathcock in records

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Hewitt, Joseph
– Wednesday, May 15, 1918
Cemetery or memorial: Acheux British Cemetery

Service number: 28329
Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
Battalion: 14th

Husband of Edith Hewitt, of 103, Bank St., Brierley Hill, Staffordshire

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Higgs, Albert
– Thursday, March 21, 1918
Cemetery or memorial: Arras Memorial

Service number: 241487
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 2/6th (T.F.)

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Highfield, William George
– Sunday, December 23, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery

Service number: 16498
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 2nd

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Hipkiss, Albert Victor
– Tuesday, June 12, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

Service number: 2320
Regiment: Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
Battalion: 26th

Son of the late Joshua and Jane Hipkiss.

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Holloway, Fred
– Sunday, June 17, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Arras Memorial

Service number: 301510
Regiment: London Regiment
Battalion: 5th (City of London) Battalion (London Rifle Brigade)

Son of John and Susannah Holloway, of “Oakdene”, Church St., Brierley Hill; husband of Ethel Blanche Holloway, of 18, Bent St., Brierley Hill, Staffs.

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Holt, William Enoch
– Thursday, November 26, 1914
Cemetery or memorial: Portsmouth Naval Memorial

Service number: SS113683
Regiment: Royal Navy
Battalion: H.M.S. “Bulwark”

Son Alice Holt, of 56 Bell St., Brierley Hill, Staffs and the late Daniel Holt

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Homer, Charles Edward
– Saturday, February 26, 1916
Cemetery or memorial: Berles-au-Bois Churchyard Extension

Service number: 10701
Regiment: Leicestershire Regiment
Battalion: 6th

Son of James Henry and Mary Homer, of Brierley Hill, Staffs; husband of Edith Rebecca Homer, of 17, Chapel St., Pensnett, Dudley.

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Homer, William
– Wednesday, September 25, 1918
Cemetery or memorial: Le Touret Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L’Avoue

Service number: 201250
Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
Battalion: 3rd

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Hood, Frederick William
– Wednesday, August 01, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Bedford House Cemetery

Service number: 185093
Regiment: Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery
Battalion: B Battery, 86th Bde

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Horton, Sidney
– Tuesday, November 16, 1915
Cemetery or memorial: Menin Road South Military cemetery, Ypres (Ieper), West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium

Service number: 12882
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 8th Service

Son of Mary Ann Fletcher (formerley Horton) of 42 Hill St, Brierley Hill and the later George Horton

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Hudson, William
– Tuesday, May 28, 1918
Cemetery or memorial: Soissons Memorial

Service number: 42021
Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
Battalion: 3rd

Son of John and Hannah Hudson, of 40, Bricklyn St., Brierley Hill, Staffs

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Hughes, John
– Friday, February 15, 1918
Cemetery or memorial: Mory Abbey Military Cemetery

Service number: 30116
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 2/6th (T.F.)

Husband of Mrs. L. Hughes, of 19, Bell St., Brierley Hill, Staffs.

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Hunt, Walter Isaac
– Tuesday, July 18, 1916
Cemetery or memorial: Thiepval Memorial

Service number: 4670
Regiment: Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Battalion: 1/6th Battalion-Territorial

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James, W

Cemetery or memorial:

Service number: 11513 possible
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion:

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Jones, Joseph
– Thursday, July 20, 1916
Cemetery or memorial: Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval

Service number: 17036
Regiment: Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Battalion:

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Jones, Enoch
– Sunday, October 13, 1918
Cemetery or memorial: Orchard Dump Cemetery, Arleux-en-Geholle

Service number: 12669
Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
Battalion: 1st Battalion

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Brierley Hill war memorial names: A to E

Allchurch, William
– Wednesday, October 10, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Godewaersvelde, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais

Service number: 12803
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 1st Battalion

Son of Elijah and Mary Ann Allchurch of 10 Stamford Rd, Amblecote, Brierley Hill, Staffs. Awarded the Military Medal. Age 32

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Allden, John
– Monday, June 24, 1918
Cemetery or memorial: Brierley Hill (St Michael) Churchyard

Service number:
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion:

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Allden , Arthur Victor
– Friday, July 26, 1918
Cemetery or memorial: Brierley Hill (St Michael) Churchyard

Service number: 2171
Regiment: Household Battalion
Battalion: 2nd L.G.

Thomas and Florence Aliwal Allden of 9 Albion Street, Brierley Hill

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Allen, Ernest George
– Wednesday, March 28, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Arras Memorial

Service number: 21736
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 1st Battalion

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Askins, William
– Monday, July 10, 1916
Cemetery or memorial: Thiepval Memorial

Service number: 12428
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 8th Service

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Baker, Albert William
– Thursday, February 15, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Thiepval Memorial

Service number: Ply/1162(S)
Regiment: Royal Marine Light Infantry
Battalion: 1st R.M. Bn. R.N.Div

Son of Mrs. Rebecca Jones, of 106, Level St., Brierley Hill, Staffs.

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Ball, Fred
– Friday, January 07, 1916
Cemetery or memorial: Helles Memorial

Service number: 20691
Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
Battalion: 9th

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Barker, Joseph
– Thursday, August 29, 1918
Cemetery or memorial: Glageon Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord

Service number: 203157
Regiment: Durham Light Infantry
Battalion: 1/5th

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Barnbrook, Harold
– Monday, November 19, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Solferino Farm Cemetery

Service number: 39403
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 8th Service

Grandson of Selina Maley

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Barnsley, William H
– Saturday, November 02, 1918
Cemetery or memorial: Brierley Hill (South Street) Baptist Chapel Yard

Service number: 50219
Regiment: Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Battalion: 16th Battalion

Son of Joseph Barnsley, of 36, Derry St., Brierley Hill.

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Bayliss, James
– Friday, October 01, 1915
Cemetery or memorial: Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery

Service number: 13958
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 8th Service

Husband of Agnes Bayliss, of I, B Court, Chapel St., Brierley Hill, Staffs.

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Bell, Harry Russell
– Sunday, July 04, 1915
Cemetery or memorial: Cambrin Military Cemetery, Pas De Calais

Service number: 2529
Regiment: The King’s (Liverpool Regiment)
Battalion: 7th

Son of Amy Buckle, of 38, High St., Brierley Hill, Staffs, stepson of William Buckle

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Benton, George Hubert
– Tuesday, April 13, 1915
Cemetery or memorial: Nieuwerke (Neuve-Eglise) Churchyard, West-Vlaanderen

Service number: 9088
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 1/5th (Territorial Force)

Son of George and Eliza Benton, of 6, William Street, Brierley Hill, Staffs

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Billingham, Wesley
– Wednesday, September 29, 1915
Cemetery or memorial: Fouquieres Churchyard Extension

Service number: 12811
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 1st Battalion

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Bishop, John Bernard
– Tuesday, October 08, 1918
Cemetery or memorial: Beaurevoir British Cemetery

Service number: 59467
Regiment: Durham Light Infantry
Battalion: 13th

Samuel Thomas and Hagar Bishop, of Pear Tree Villa, 6 Albion Street, Brierley Hill, Staffs

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Bishop, Joseph
– Friday, November 30, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Camrai Memorial, Louverval

Service number: 27999
Regiment: North Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 2/5 bn

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Bissel, George Herbert
– Sunday, September 29, 1918
Cemetery or memorial: St Aubert British Cemetery

Service number: 317571
Regiment: R.A.F.
Battalion: 22nd Squadron

Son of Mr. H. Bissel, of 105, High St., Amblecote, Stourbridge

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Bowen, James
– Thursday, August 16, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Brandhoek New Military Cemetery No 3, West Vlaanderen

Service number: 21890
Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
Battalion: 1st Battalion

Son of Elijah and Rachel Bowen; Husband of Amelia Bowen, of Brierley Hill

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Bradley, Joseph
– Monday, October 11, 1915
Cemetery or memorial: Longuenesse (St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery

Service number: 13033
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 1st Battalion

Son of William James and Zipporah Bradley, of Brierley Hill; husband of Edith Maria Bradley, of 5, Little Cottage St., Brierley Hill.

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Bradley, Wiliam
– Thursday, October 04, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial

Service number: 17679
Regiment: East Yorkshire Regiment
Battalion: 1st Battalion

Husband of Florence May Bradley, of 66, New St., Brierley Hill, Staffs.

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Bridgewater, Arthur Clifford
– Wednesday, May 01, 1918
Cemetery or memorial: Body not recovered for Burial

Service number: Bristol Z/10019 (Dev)
Regiment: Royal Navy
Battalion: HMS Blackmorevale

Father: Arthur T, 57 High Street, Brierley Hill, Staffs


Brookes, John Henry
– Wednesday, October 13, 1915
Cemetery or memorial: Loos Memorial

Service number: 193
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 1/5th (Territorial Force)

Son of Thomas Brookes; husband of Amanda Cecelia Brookes, of 51, Fenton St., Brierley Hill, Staffs.

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Brooks, George Henry
– Saturday, April 20, 1918
Cemetery or memorial: Tourcoing (Pont Neuville) Communal Cemetery

Service number: 50792
Regiment: Cheshire Regiment
Battalion: 11th

Prisoner of war.

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Brown, Albert Edward
– Thursday, October 04, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial

Service number: 19235
Regiment: Lincolnshire Regiment
Battalion: 1st Battalion

Frederick James J Brown and Rose Brown of 25, Adelaide St, Brierley Hill, Staffs

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Bryce, Frank
– Wednesday, October 13, 1915
Cemetery or memorial: Loos Memorial

Service number: 7959
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 1/5th (Territorial Force)

Son of Arthur and Lucy Bryce, of 2, Level St., Brierley Hill, Staffs

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Bull, Joseph David
– Thursday, October 04, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial

Service number: T/204857
Regiment: Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
Battalion: 3/4th

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Bull, of 7, High St., Brierley Hill, Staffs

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Campion, Thomas George
– Wednesday, December 12, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Favreuil British Cemetery

Service number: 235138
Regiment: King’s (Liverpool) Regiment
Battalion: 13th

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Cartwright, John Thomas
– Friday, July 27, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Boulogne Eastern Cemetery

Service number: 13053
Regiment: Grenadier Guards
Battalion: 3rd Battalion

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Cartwright, William Nebo
– Saturday, May 08, 1915
Cemetery or memorial: Efford Cemetery and Crematorium, Plymouth, Devon

Service number: 18155
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 3rd Special Reserve

Husband of Mrs Cartwright of 69 Delph, Brierley Hill

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Cartwright, Thomas
– Thursday, October 15, 1914
Cemetery or memorial: Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuincy

Service number: 13169
Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
Battalion: 3rd

Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Cartwright, of 6, Bell St., Brierley Hill, Staffs.

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Cartwright, Enoch
– Sunday, October 13, 1918
Cemetery or memorial: Montigny Communal Cemetery

Service number: 107667
Regiment: Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)
Battalion: 10th

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Cartwright, James
– Friday, November 12, 1915
Cemetery or memorial: Prowse Point Military Cemetery

Service number: 11687
Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
Battalion: 3rd

Mr F. Cartwright of 6, Bell St., Brierley Hill, Staffs

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Cartwright, Benjamin
– Friday, October 11, 1918
Cemetery or memorial: Wellington Cemetery, Rieux-En-Cambrisis

Service number: 3032127
Regiment: Canadian Infantry
Battalion: 19th

Son of Adelaide Maria Cartwright of Brierley Hill

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Casserley, John Herbert
– Thursday, November 18, 1915
Cemetery or memorial: Le Touret Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L’Avoue

Service number: 17945
Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
Battalion: 10th

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Chamberlain, Bertie
– Monday, March 20, 1916
Cemetery or memorial: Corbie Communal Cemetery, Corbie, Deparment de la Some, Picardie

Service number: 8639
Regiment: Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Battalion: 1st Battalion

Son of Alfred and Alice Chamberlain of Brierley Hill, Staffordshire; husband of Lucy Symonds, of 239, Minition Houses, Birmigham Road, Dudley, Worcester

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Chance, John Percival
– Tuesday, July 18, 1916
Cemetery or memorial: Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L’Abbe

Service number: 9230
Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
Battalion: 2nd

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Clarke, Samuel
– Monday, July 10, 1916
Cemetery or memorial: Thiepval Memorial

Service number: 9405
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 8th Service

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Collins, William Henry
– Wednesday, October 13, 1915
Cemetery or memorial: Loos Memorial

Service number: 7995
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 1/5th (Territorial Force)

Son of Thomas and Mary Collins, of 28, Trinity St., Brierley Hill, Staffs

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Cook, Hubert
– Friday, July 19, 1918
Cemetery or memorial: Fouquieres Churchyard Extension

Service number: 70494
Regiment: Machine Gun Corps
Battalion: Infantry

Son of James and Amy Cook, of 54, Moor Street, Brierley Hill, Staffs

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Couper, Rex Maxwell
– Monday, August 05, 1918
Cemetery or memorial: Wavans British Cemetery

Service number: 361040
Regiment: Royal Engineers
Battalion: Cavalry Corps Signal Sqn

Son of Frederick and Olivia L. Couper, of 28, Wilton Rd., Upper Shirley, Southampton

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Courtney, William
– Saturday, November 18, 1916
Cemetery or memorial: Grandcourt Road Cemetery, Grandcourt

Service number: 37226
Regiment: Gloucestershire Regiment
Battalion: 8th Service

Son of Isaac and Mary Courtney, of 75, John St., Brierley Hill, Staffs.

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Cox, William James
– Sunday, September 23, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial

Service number: 241530
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 2/6th (T.F.)

Son of Richard and Menorah Bourne Cox, of The Mount, Brettell Lane, Stourbridge

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Culshaw, David
– Saturday, July 14, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: Bard Cottage Cemetery

Service number: 40969
Regiment: Royal Dublin Fusiliers
Battalion: 1st Battalion

Son of Lewis and Sarah E. Culshaw, of 95, Delph, Brierley Hill, Staffs

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Culshaw, William Henry
– Thursday, June 15, 1916
Cemetery or memorial: Kemmel Château Military Cemetery

Service number: 147615
Regiment: Corps of Royal Engineers
Battalion: 250th tunneling coy

Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Culshaw, of Brierley Hill; husband of Elsie Culshaw, of 2, Plants Hollow, Brettell Lane, Brierley Hill, Staffs

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Dance, George Edward
– Tuesday, August 05, 1919
Cemetery or memorial:

Service number:
Regiment:
Battalion:

44 Parkes Street, Brierley Hill

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Darby, Joseph
– Friday, April 16, 1915
Cemetery or memorial: Bailleul Communal Cemetery

Service number: 8873
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 1/5th (Territorial Force)

Son of Sandis and Emma Jane Darby, of Wordsley, Staffs; husband of Phoebe Kemp (formerly Darby), of 8, Fenton St., Brierley Hill, Staffs

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Davies, George
– Saturday, October 12, 1918
Cemetery or memorial: Vis-En-Artois Memorial

Service number: 200672
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 1/5th (Territorial Force)

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Davies, Joseph
– Wednesday, October 21, 1914
Cemetery or memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

Service number: 8296
Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
Battalion: 2nd

Son of David and Sarah Davies, of The Green, Wordsley; Husband of Lydia Dingley (formerly Davies), of 73, Bank St., Brierley Hill, Staffs.

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Dovey, Charles Edward
– Friday, April 12, 1918
Cemetery or memorial: Anzac Cemetery, Sailly-Sur-La-Lys

Service number: 35133
Regiment: Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own (Yorkshire Regiment)
Battalion: 4th

Son of Joseph and Rosannah Dovey, of 35, High St., Quarry Bank, Brierley Hill, Staffs

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Duncombe, Isaac Henry
– Saturday, June 19, 1915
Cemetery or memorial: Cambrin Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais

Service number: 9440
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 2nd

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Dunn, Ernest
– Friday, May 31, 1918
Cemetery or memorial: Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille

Service number: 165529
Regiment: Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery
Battalion: B Battery, 88th Bde

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Edmunds, Albert
– Thursday, March 21, 1918
Cemetery or memorial: Arras Memorial

Service number: 39873
Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
Battalion: 10th

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Edwards, Ernest Osborne
– Wednesday, December 15, 1915
Cemetery or memorial: Azmac Cemetery, Suvla

Service number: 13275
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 7th Service Battalion

Son of John Henry and Jane Edwards, of 22, Level St., Brierley Hill, Staffs

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Edwards, William Evan
– Monday, April 23, 1917
Cemetery or memorial: The Arras memorial at Faubourg-D’Amiens Cemetery, Arras

Service number: 12621
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 8th Service

Son of Edgar W. Edwards, of 65, Pearson St., Brierley Hill, Staffs

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Everiss, Charles William
– Thursday, November 30, 1916
Cemetery or memorial: Thiepval Memorial

Service number: 12140
Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
Battalion: 4th

Son of Charles Everiss, of I, Sutton Rd., Kidderminster, Worcs.

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Plan submitted to turn The Plough into flats. What do you think?

The Plough

The owners of the locally listed Plough, Church Street, Brierley Hill have submitted a planning application to convert the nearly derelict building into four flats.

The building’s owners, Danbury Associates Ltd, Co Fermanagh, Ireland, submitted the application on 23rd May and it was registered on 13th June. The Planning Application Reference is P14/0789 and you can view it by clicking the link.

From a heritage point of view the plan would see the building renovated with its historic frontage remaining as it is now (see plan below).

This would seem to be a positive step to find a new use for a historic building whilst preserving some of its features. What do you think?

The Plour Proposal

Brierley Hill listed ghost pub facing dereliction crisis

Pushing open the unsecured door of The Plough in Church Street highlighted the sad state of this locally listed building. Despite its dereliction the rooms were still atmospheric as if haunted by the ghosts of past drinkers who still haunt their favourite venue. I remember it as a popular Simpkiss pub with a roaring fire. The local authority are pursuing the owners who are located in Ireland to persuade them to repair this historic building.

The sales cataloge from 1926 has this description:

“PLOUGH INN, Church Street ….. beerhouse on. Under management. A well erected double fronted property immediately adjoining the brewery, conveniently arranged for the trade, in a good class district on the main road just off the centre of town. The accommodation includes :- Smoke Room (front), Tap Room (front), Kitchen: Private Sitting Room. Two Cellars. Three Bedrooms. Bath Room. WC and Club Room. In a fully paved enclosed yard, with separate approach from Derry Street, is Scullery, Coal Place, Urinal and WC. The property is entirely self-contained and Electric Light is installed. Licence £13. Compensation Fund Levy £3. Rated with brewery”

Sale catalogue 23rd March 1926 – courtesy Hitchmoughs Black Country Pubs.

The Bar

Entry door to bar

The Bar

The Bar 2

Window seat

Window seat

The old fireplace

The old fire place

The rear view from the bar

Rear view

The snug

The door to the snug

Old juke box play list

Jukebox

Window seat in snug

Window seat in snug

Old shelves

Old shelves in snug

Serving hatch in snug

Serving hatch in snug

Entrance hall, through bar to kitchen

![Entrance hall][Entrance hall](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2903/14310064818_445bddcda5_z.jpg“Entrance hall through bar to kitchen”)

Kitchen

Kitchen

Ceiling

Ceiling

Finally here is a video I filmed. Can you hear the ghosts?

Historic Brierley Hill paintings moved to place of safety

Good news received this morning. The historic painting by WW1 soldier Edward Warren in being retreived from Brierley Hill library and taken for safe keeping to Dudley Archives. It will then be assessed by the keeper of fine arts whilst its future is decided.

Edward Warren

The painting is one of two presented to the town during world war one. Its condition has been deteriorating and the concern is that almost 100 years after it was presented to the town it could be damaged beyond repair.

A second painting depicting Campbell Street, Brockmoor soldier Sgt. William H. Jordan heroically rescuing an injured comrade from no-man’s land remains missing. Sgt. Jordan was subsequently killed on the opening day of the Battle of Loos.

Jordan painting

Queen Elizabeth accession celebrated at Brierley Hill

Outside Brierley Hill Town Hall (where the library stands today) in 1952
Outside Brierley Hill Town Hall (where the library stands today) in 1952

Our Queen Elizabeth 2nd acceded to the throne on 6 February 1952 on the death of her father whilst she was in Kenya with her husband, Prince Phillip.

The photograph that has been loaned to me by Vera Wright (nee Dunn) shows a group of schoolchildren congregated in front of the old Town Hall in High Street. The children are from Brierley Hill Grammar School then located in nearby Mill Street. They are wearing coats so it may well have been within a short time after the accession. Note also the berets that were part of the school uniform.

With the aid of a magnifying glass the notice pinned in the front of the Civic Restaurant sign includes the words “accession” and “Queen”. One can only presume that this was the occasion of the official proclamation. As the official looking party on the platform seem to be exiting into the Town Hall and the children have their backs to the building it would appear that the proceedings have been concluded.

Second from left in the official party I recognise as Eric Gibbons who represented Kingswinford as a Councillor for many years. on the Brierley Hill Urban District Council.

Of the “children”, who would be about fourteen years of age at the time, apart from Vera the only other person I recognise is Brian Marshall who is the tallest lad in the crowd. Brian became a well-respected sports journalist.

It would be good if readers could confirm the date and also provide names to the faces.

Terry church

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Second historic WW1 Brierley Hill painting at risk

Christmas 1916. Percy and Kate Warren receive news that their son, William Edward Warren, has been wounded in action and is in hospital in France. Determined to visit his son, who served in the Gloucesters, Percy sets out from his Hill Street, Brierley Hill home and arrives in France in December.

At the military hospital Percy finds his son in a serious condition. He has suffered multiple wounds in his thigh, his back and his body. So bad are Pt Warren’s wounds that this is to be the last visit he receives.

Private W. E. Warren’s painting, a gift to the town and now in a perilous state.
Private W. E. Warren’s painting, a gift to the town and now in a perilous state.

On 28th December Pte Warren dies.

Back at home in Brierley Hill he is mourned. Pte Warren had been a star student at the local Art School and the local Higher Education Committee meet in their Moor Street premises to discuss what can be done to commemorate his life.

They decide to take one of his creations, a pen and ink drawing and have it framed and inscribed. In June 1917 the “splendid work” was hung in the art room. The local paper reported:

Brierley Hill Art School will be permanently enriched by the suspension on its walls of the pen and ink drawing executed by the late Private W. Warren, a student of exceptional promise. It was this gallant soldier’s last art effort, and has been suitably framed by direction of the Higher Education Committee.

County Express 23rd June 1917

Now, 97 years after the painting was gifted to the Art School and on the centenary of the start of World War 1 the work of art lies in the bottom draw of the maps cabinet in Brierley Hill library. It is torn and forgotten. It is at risk of disappearing altogether.

One painting has already been lost. Surely this unique work of art which has such a tale attached should be put somewhere safe where the public can view it and where it can be appreciated properly.

Council in hunt for ‘priceless’ lost WW1 painting of Brierley Hill hero

Jordan Painting Web

Librarians in Brierley Hill are contacting their colleagues in Archives after a ‘priceless’ Great War Painting disappeared from its collection.

Depicting local Brockmoor hero Sgt William Jordan – a resident of Campbell Street and a former pupil of Brockmoor School – rescuing a wounded comrade in May 1915, the painting was by award winning artist Francis Gibbon and was presented to the council in July 1917.  For   many years it hung in the reading room of the old library in Moor Street.  Sgt Jordan was promoted for distinguished conduct in the field and was mentioned by Sir John French in his final dispatch before relinquishing his office of Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force in 1915.

The picture above was snapped as part of a Great War research project for this blog in July last year.  By September the painting had gone missing and despite requests no-one at the library has managed to locate it.  Now Dudley Archives are being asked if they can solve the mystery.

Given the historical context of the painting it must be viewed as being irreplaceable and therefore priceless.  It would be a tragedy if it was lost for future generation.

 

 

More about Sgt W. J. Jordan

IMG_2877On 25th September 1915 The Country Express published extracts of a letter sent to the head teacher of Brockmoor School by Sgt Hoggart.  Headed ‘Our Position Very Favourable’ the letter said:

I have arrived back in France, and rejoined my regiment in the firing line. This last day or two we have had very cold, wet weather, I am just settling down to my work again, after having a most enjoyable time at home. Thank you very much for your welcome to me and the manner you entertained me it was the time of my life, and I shall never forget it as long as I live. I feel quite proud to belong to Brockmoor.

He added  that the position of the British is very favourable, and:

When I was at home I left some alter flags which are found amongst the ruins of a church in Flanders; if you would care to use them please ask my daughter to bring them to the school.

In a sad twist of fate Sgt Jordan was killed in action on the very day his letter  was published in the newspaper, 25th September 1915, the opening day of the Battle of Loos.

The regimental diary for that fateful day reads:

The first day of the Battle of Loos, north west of Lens. “C” Company led the attack at 6.30am from their trenches at Noyelles and were immediately hit by withering fire from concealed machine guns. The German forward and support trenches were seized along with a series of quarries behind them. No further gains were made following which the troops were heavily shelled in their captured positions. “A” and “B” Companies were pinned down only a matter of yards from their starting positions and were ordered to return to their lines. Casualties amounted to 430 other ranks killed or wounded, out of 729 who attacked, 9 officers killed, 8 wounded (1 died) and 1 gassed of the 21 who went into action.

The War Diary (in part) records,“25 September 1915 – There is very little to describe about the actual assault, but the facts stand out very clearly. The Regiment had to cross a fire zone of about 500 yards exposed to very heavy-gun, machine gun and rifle fire, and storm a powerful line of trenches protected by broad strong lines of thick barbed wire.There was a strong support line behind the front line on higher ground and behind this the famous ‘Quarries’ on still higher ground. The final objective was Cite St. Elie, behind a very powerfully entrenched and wired position.The gallant 1st Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment rose to their feet at 6.28am on 25 September 1915 on the order to ‘advance’ being given, they advanced in extended order at about 3 paces interval between men, and moved steadily forward against this almost impregnable position. They stormed it, took the 2nd or Support Line and what remained of this magnificent old regiment moved on and with other Corps mixed up with them captured the ‘Quarries’ and some of them under the C.O. went on up to within about 50 yards of the German position at Cite St. Elie.”

 

By early 1916 news had arrived home of the death of Sgt Jordan.

The late Sgt WH Jordan

Sgt WH Jordan, of the South Staffordshire Regiment, whose home was at Campbell Street, Brockmoor, and who was killed in France in September, was mentioned (for conspicuous and gallant conduct) in the last dispatch set by Sir John French before his recent relinquishing of the office of Commander-In-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force. Sgt Jordan’s many admirers will regret that this gallant soldier did not live to learn of this signal honour.
County Express 8th January 1916 

Later that year the offer of a painting was made to Brierley Hill Council.

Through Mr JJ Applebey, the chairman of Brierley Hill Council (Mr Ernest Marsh) has received from Mr Francis Gibbons, Wordsley, an offer of a gift to Brierley Hill of an oil painting depicting the late Sgt Jordan, a local man, in the act of rescuing a wounded comrade. Mr Marsh has formally accepted the gift in the Council’s name, and it is expected the picture will shortly be received and hung in the Council Chamber.
County Express 23rd of June 1917

The action of Mr Ernest Marsh, in accepting on behalf of Brierley Hill the gift of Mr Frank Gibbons of an oil painting depicting a local soldier in the act of rescuing a wounded comrades on the Western front, was officially confirmed on Monday. Arrangements are to be made for the picture to be hung in the Council Chamber.
County Express 7th July 1917

Gift of a Picture
At the General Purposes Committee Mr Marsh produced a letter addressed to him as chairman of the Council, from Mr JJ Applebey, asking on behalf of Mr Frank Gibbons, the Council’s acceptance of a picture painted by the latter gentleman. Mr Marsh said he had accepted the picture on the Council’s behalf, and it was resolved that his action in so doing be approved and confirmed, and the Council’s thanks be conveyed to Mr Applebey and Mr Gibbons for the gift.
The Chairman said the letter from Mr Appleby reached him immediately following the last Council meeting, but he took upon himself to accept the gift, and to thank Mr Gibbons and Mr Appleby most warmly. He asked the council to approve his action.
Mr Smith moved, and Mr Buckle seconded, that the Council cordially approve the chairman’s action, and this was carried.
Mr James said perhaps this acceptable gift would prove an inducement to others to present pictures of local or national interest. If so they would in turn be able to secure a collection if that building were extended, and have an art gallery on a small scale established.
County Express 7th of July 1917.

The oil painting by Mr Frank Gibbons depicting the rescue of a wounded comrade by Sgt Jordan, of Brockmoor, recently presented by the artist to Brierley Hill Council, is to be hung in the Reading Room of the Free Library. A special committee of members of the Council and outside gentlemen (including Mr Frank Gibbons) are deputed to obtain war momentoes from local heroes with a view to securing a permanent collection for the town.
County Express 28th of July 1917

Gift Picture
A letter from Mr F Gibbons was read at the General Purposes Committee, suggesting that his gift picture should be hung in the Library reading room. This was agreed to. A suggestion by him that a collection of mementos of the great war should be glossed together and placed on exhibition, was referred to a special committee consisting of Councillors Fereday, Williams, and Marsh – with power to co-opt members. It was resolved to write and ask Mr Gibbons to accept colour option on the committee.
County Express 18th of August 1917

The picture was duly displayed with the inscription:

A BRIERLEY HILL HERO
Sergt. W. H. Jordan (South Staffs. Regt.) of Brockmoor, Brierley Hill, with great bravery stole out one night in May 1915. ‘somewhere in France’ and brought in a wounded comrade, who for two days had lain in an exposed position in front of our lines.”Sergt. Jordan was subsequently killed in the battle of Loos.”His widow received a letter, written in the name of the King, on recommendation of Field Marshal Sir John French, in praise of her husband’s bravery.

It is very sad that the picture now seems to be lost.

 

More about the artist Francis Gibbons

An obituary published in the Country Express gives more information about Francis Gibbons:

DEATH OF MR FRANCIS GIBBONS.
Artist, Manufacturer, Philanthropist.

It is with very sincere regret, which we know will be widely shared, that we record the death of Mr Francis Gibbons, which occurred at his residence, Cliff House, Wordsley, yesterday evening week.

Born at Oaksey in 1852, the son of the late Mr James Gibbons, who removed to Cirencester in 1853, Mr Gibbons was the fourth son in a family, each member of which achieved remarkable success in the artistic and literary world. He spent his youth and early manhood in Cirencester, where he commenced training in art at the classes conducted in Dyer Street by Mr J Miller. He soon showed promise of high-capacity, and eventually obtained a training scholarship at the South Kensington Royal College of Art, where he studied under the talented Mr Moody for two years. On finishing his training he obtained a position as art director at Messrs Doulton’s Royal Pottery at Lambeth, where he designed many of their world renowned ceramic productions. He left Doulton’s to take the place of his brother Edward during his illness, as an art master at the Edinburgh School of Art. He relinquished this position on the latter’s return, and for experience sake he acted for a short time as artist at the Devon Where Factory at Torquay, and was also for a period manager of Messrs Allen’s Pottery in Broseley, Shropshire.

Local Work.

In 1885, in connection with his brother Owen, and brother-in-law, Mr WJ Hinton, he started a decorative tile factory at Brierley Hill, Staffordshire. Meeting with the greatest difficulty at the commencement, he with his partners, by dint of strenuous labour and artistic and technological merit made the name of the firm Gibbons, Hinton and co-, Ltd, widely known in the home and in the colonial markets. Mr Gibbons introduced many improvements in the declaration and mechanical production of tiles, and was an acknowledged expert in pottery chemistry on both empirical and scientific lines.

The variety of his capacities was only excelled by his own wearying perseverance. In art he won many highly coveted rewards. Among them the Goldsmiths travelling scholarship, the Plasterers Company prize in open competition £50 awarded annually for the best design in plaster, the South Kensington gold medal (three times), and many silver and bronze medals. He was particularly expert in oil and watercolour paintings, and had exhibited at the Royal Academy. An expert amateur photography – his productions were as perfect technically as they were artistic composition. He was an enthusiastic amateur gardener and botanist, and had an intense love of music, several of his compositions having being accepted and published by prominent London music publishers.

Varied Interests.

He was president of the Wordsley Liberal Club, a member of the Wordsley Committee of Our School Managers, and of the managers of the Wordsley Church of England Schools, the Brierley Hill Temperance Council, and Brierley Hill Congregational Church.

Of almost puritanical upbringing, he was a staunch Liberal and Nonconformist, and a lifelong abstainer, but he was remarkable for his broadness of mind and generous judgement. The soul of benevolence – only his most intimate friends had any inkling of the extent of his subscription list to deserving cases and causes. Notwithstanding his high talents and merited successes he was modest and unassuming to a high degree. He never married, he devoted his energies to the alleviation of the cares of others. He was a valued and frequent contributor to these columns on a great variety of subjects.

At His Brother’s Funeral.

His illness was a very brief one. He attended the funeral of his brother Edward at Cirencester on September 26, and travelling to and from Cirencester caught a cold which accentuated chronic bronchial trouble from which he died.

Public References.

At the Temperance Hall. Brierley Hill, on a Sunday evening Mr C Wilkes (President of the Temperance Council), made reference to the loss the temperance cause have sustained to the death of Mr Gibbons, who was a trustee of the hall, and a very good worker and supporter of the temperance movement.

The Funeral.

The funeral took place at Wordsley extension churchyard on Thursday afternoon.

County Express 12th of October 1918