Brierley Hill WW1 hero’s story which inspired painting

Last year it was revealed that Dudley Council had lost the historic painting of Sg William Jordan’s act of heroism in saving a wounded colleague. The painting was by Francis Gibbons, an artist of some renown who had exhibited at the Royal Academy and had also started the Gibbons and Hinton tile works at Buckpool. Now a trawl through Dudley archives have a revealed and article in The Advertiser of 21st August 1915 in which Sgt Jordan told of the exploits which were to inspire the painting.

It is interesting to compare the scenes depicted in the painting with the words of Sgt Jordan.

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Here are the words of Sgt Jordan:

During the battle of Festubert, which took place on 16th, 17th and 18th of May last, the 2nd Brigade to which I am attached received orders for attack, ands successful were we that the enemy opposite us were completely demoralised and two lines of their trenches fell into our hands.

A flanking movement led by myself was chiefly responsible for this, but whether I was commended for the brilliance of this manoeuvre or for what ultimately happened I cannot say.

It appears that part of the German line had been cut off, and whilst my platoon was in the enemy communication trench we discovered we were being fired at from the rear.

Observations discovered a German maxim gun on the bridge of a trench, and we doubled towards it.

I was then with a Corporal of the Welsh Fusiliers, and on driving the Germans from the maxim gun I tried to break it with my rifle.

We advanced down the trench, and six gas bombs were thrown at the Corporal and me, and I just had time to clap my mouth pad on.

I got a whiff of the gas, and I can tell you it was nasty.

Soon after the Corporal was hit in the head whilst on the parapet of the trench.

After that I held the trench till reinforcements came. Still we bagged about 98 prisoners, and we found fifty in one dug-out. I shouted to the Germans to surrender as soon as I got there, and some threw up their hands but others opened fire.

The were bags of German Helmets in the trenches belonging presumably to the Prussian Guard.

After that we held the 1st firing trench and the communication trench for two days, and we were shelled the whole of the time, our artillery effectively responding. We then made an advance in order to re-build the parapets of the trench, and whilst there we were warned that the enemy were coming to attack us in large numbers. Naturally we had to retire on account of superior numbers.

A Valorous Deed

The Germans hoping to recapture the trenches we had taken, submitted us to a galling fire.

In these trenches lay a poor lad of the Royal Welsh, wounded in three places and who much have been there two or three days.

My officer having been wounded, I was left in sole charge of my platoon, and on Monday, May 17th, with a number of my men, I went into the trenches in search of any equipment that had been left behind.

A lad named Beresford, of Hart’s Hill, was with me, and pointing to something said “That fellow is alive.”

I ran up to him, and after chafing his hands succeeded in getting him round.

The poor lad was wounded in the eye, breast, and leg, and I asked him if he thought he would be able to move.

I began improvising a stretcher in order to carry him to safety, when the Germans bombarded us.

At this juncture I thought our own battalion were attacking again and my captain would be needing me.

But something told me not to leave the lad, so I asked him if he could get on my back, and I would carry him. He said he would try, and as I got him on my should the poor fellow called out with pain from his wounds.

I had to carry him a distance of 500 yards, and in some cases across open ground.

I do not wish to appear egotistical, but I can tell you the task was far from easy, for the ground was all blown up, and the wire entanglements caught my clothing added to which was the danger of being hit any moment, for a regular battle was now raging.

Still, I carried the lad to safety and gave him over to our first Company, where he had something to drink.

So parched and thirsty was he that he drank the tea boiling hot.

He blessed me for what I had done and said he should never forget me.

Nor shall I forget him.

Next day I saw him carried away, and thank God he was still living although I have not seen or heard anything of him since, I believe he would pull through, for he was a cheerful lad.

As soon as I could I quickly found my captain, and he learned the story he said: ‘I am quite proud of you.’

One thing I have forgotten to relate.

Whilst the lad was lying in the trenches a shell carried a part of the trench by him right away, leaving him exposed to fire, and it is a miraculous thin he was not shattered.

1914: Brierley Hill soldiers describe the famous Christmas Truce

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Brierley Hill war memorial in the snow

These extracts from the County Express 100 years ago contain letters from Brierley Hill soldiers who were serving at the front in 1914 when the famous Christmas Truce took place. There is also an article which describes how much the town raised to send parcels to serving soldiers and where they were stationed.


Christmas Day
Peace in the Trenches

British and Germans Fraternise

Writing to his brother at Brettell Lane, Pt. A. Gill, 2nd Monmouth Regiment states:

“We spent Christmas Day in the trenches, and came out at night, so the mince pies and chocolate had a good innings.

“On Christmas Day the Germans got out of the trenches; we left ours afterwards, and meeting them halfway shook hands and gave them bully beef.

“The Germans do not get looked after like we do. The one to whom we were talking with his hands the way they hold rifle and said “English dam good!””

“Whilst they were out the Germans buried their dead, a good 200 of them, but I wonder if they would have allowed us the same privilege.

“We have all received a present from Princess Mary, consisting of a pint, tobacco, and fags.

“We have also had a Christmas pudding each, and they were fine.”

County Express 9th January 1915

 


 

A BROCKMOOR SOLDIER

Meets German Waiter from Birmingham
In Christmas Truce.

Pte William Hubble Has visited his home, 30 Cressett Lane, Brockmoor, convalescent after being eight weeks under hospital treatment suffering chiefly from frostbite and also from a shrapnel wound.

He was an under hand puddler, employed by the Hart’s Hill Iron and Steel Company when war broke out, and when men were asked for Lord Kitchener’s army he enlisted…his company becoming attached to the 1st South Staffordshires.

“We did enjoy ourselves on Christmas Day.

“Early in the morning a German came from the enemy’s trenches carrying a white flag.

“When he reached our trenches we blindfolded him so he could not see our positions, and then in English, he asked if we would like to have a drink with them.

“Some of our fellows readily said ‘yes,’ and the German replied ‘Meet us halfway; carry no arms. ‘

“So we left our rifles and trenches and met the Germans between our respective lines. We took some bully beef and exchanged this for cigars and cigarettes.

“They then brought two bottles of whiskey from their trench and we had a drink with them.

“One German told us that before the war he was a waiter in one of the big Birmingham hotels, and he said he wished he was back in Brum, and also that the Germans were ‘getting fed up with the war. ‘

“We made a football out of some old shirts and formed a side. We made goalposts with great coats from 20 to 30 aside took part in the match – English on the one side and Germans on the other.

“It was a draw, neither side scoring; in fact, you couldn’t shoot with the ‘ball ‘when you tried.”

Prior to the last season Private Hubble was a member of the Moor Lane Albion football Club, Brierley Hill.

“The truce” Private Hubble added, “lasted until 9 o’clock on the morning following, so that after having breakfast, we and the Germans were enemies again, shooting one another whenever the chance came.”

The officers, he said, looked sympathetically on the unofficial truce, but apart from a visit to the ‘playing ground‘ between the trenches, they took no part in it and remained in their dugouts nearly all the time…

County Express 06 Mar 1915


 

Wordsley’s Soldier’s Thanks

Peace on Christmas Day.

Pte. Adams, of the 3rd Worcesters, and formerly of Brettell Lane, states in a letter to a friend at Wordsley:-

“It is with great pleasure that I write to tell the parishioners of Wordsley that I received the Christmas card on Christmas morning. I cannot express the feelings which that day brought, but I am proud that there are people in Wordsley whose thoughts are for the men who are doing their best of the country’s sake. I was in the trenches on Christmas Day. There were six of us trying to get a warm from three pieces of wood we had alight in a bucket, when the Germans gave us a tune on a violin. Of course we gave them a cheer. We thought we should have a quiet day, although hold days are their fighting days; and we were right, for there was hardly a shot fired.”

County Express 09 Jan 1915


 

During the whole of the war effort local residents gave great support for the men in the services – and there are many letters throughout this time from soldiers expressing their gratitude for gifts received from the town.

This report of the 1916 town effort is interesting as it gives a glimpse of where soldiers from Brierley Hill were serving. It also gives an indication of the scale of the collecting which took place. £251 is the equivalent of £15,264 at today’s prices:

 

Report of Brierley Hill effort

The report, read by Mr Waldron, said the committee acknowledged with sincere and hearty thanks the assistance rendered by the ladies and gentlemen who voluntarily undertook work in connection with the various efforts for raising funds, and also packing and despatching the parcels to their destinations.

Some 735 parcels were forwarded to the addresses sent in to the committee by Mr T Williams, who undertook to complete the list of men serving with HM forces.

Every effort was made by means of circulars, advertisements in local papers, and by personal applications to get a complete list, and the committee could safely say that if any name has been missed it was entirely the fault of those who neglected to send in the names and addresses required.

The parcels were dispatched as follows:

Mesopotamia 8

India 12

HM Naval Forces 17,

Egypt 12

France and Belgium 370

Salonika 20

England, Scotland and Wales 267

Ireland 29

Some 50 parcels were returned by the postal authorities, as persons to whom they were sent could not be traced, and the parcels were readdressed and forwarded.

About 45 new parcels and a few pipes, packets of tobacco, cigarettes and chocolate still remains to be disposed of.

The financial statements showed the amount collected and subscribed this year was £251 4 s 10d.

… This was very gratifying and spoke volumes for the goodwill and generosity of the bridal public, and been fused the answer of the workers.

County Express 16 April 1917

 

Riots in Quarry Bank – leading councillor’s premises attacked

High summer temperatures; a feeling of injustice; heavy handed policing; insensitive politicians. Classic ingredients for public unrest. In August 1914, in Quarry Bank, hard pressed workers were outraged when shopkeepers increased food prices upon the outbreak of war. Even more so when two of the shop-keepers were local councillors. Cue the Quarry Bank Riots!

Context

As the start of the Great War is commemorated across the country a great deal of focus is understandably being placed on those soldiers who went away to war.

But what of those who stayed at home?

They were being hit hard too: there was no welfare state to speak of, so if you were out of work you were pretty much on your own, desperate to find ways in which to feed yourself and your family; there was high levels of poverty and unemployment in any case, but with the start of the war export markets were closed down, orders lost and workers laid off – left to fend for themselves and their families.

Additionally, those in the territorial forces, who were mobilised at the outbreak of war, left wives and families behind amidst great confusion regarding separation allowances.

When a town meeting in Quarry Bank took place on Tuesday 25th August one resident, a Mr. Mason, set out how bad the situation was:

“…apart from the dependents of sailors and soldiers he knew there were 21 families, with 90 persons, in Quarry Bank at that time who were on the verge of starvation…Last Saturday about 20 women went to his house asking for relief. One woman with eight children had not had a particle of food or fire in the house during Saturday, and there was no prospect of any for the Sunday.” [1]

To make things worse there was panic buying when war broke out. Prices in the shops went up. Food was in short supply. In Brierley Hill the country’s biggest producer of cured ham and bacon, Marsh & Baxter, claimed that farmers were holding on to pigs in the hope of higher prices and bemoaned the fact that pigs had risen in price by more than 25s in the days following the outbreak of war.[2]

Already struggling, people suspecting profiteering was taking place. When two Quarry Bank shopkeepers – both local councillors – put their prices up tensions began to boil over.

With high summer temperatures, unemployment and financial hardship rife, a mistrust of politicans, a substantial intake of alcohol and some arguably insensitive policing the conditions were set for the Quarry Bank Riots of 1914.

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Caption: this picture appeared in the Black Country Bugle in April 1981 and shows some of the damage caused by the Quarry Bank Riots.

The riots

7th August

Early on the afternoon of Friday 7th August groups of men gathered and started speaking angrily of “…certain tradesmen in the district raising the prices of food stuffs.” As the afternoon wore on greater numbers gathered and by five o’clock many hundreds marches into New Street to the premises of one of those accused of raising prices – Mr. Joseph H. Goodwin, a local councillor and owner of a provisions shop.

As tensions rose, there was an exchange of words and a stone was thrown. Fortunately, on this occasion, the stone hit the wood holding the plate glass and bounced away.

But things were getting ugglier.

The crowd then moved to the premises of Cllr Yardley, the chairman of Quarry Bank UDC – another shop keeper.

In a short time two or three panes of glass were smashed.

Yardley promised to reduce prices, and did so. The windows of his shop were boarded up.

Police had arrived – Sergeants Beddoes and Tunnicliffe – and were said to have handled the crowd tactfully.

At length the vicar, Rev T. J. McNulty, left the vicarage and asked the crowds to go with him to Mr Barnes’ field at the top of High Street. Leaders of the mob proceeded with him, followed by several hundreds of people.

At the field McNulty tapped into the emotions of the time. Calling on the patriotic spirit of the crowd he stressed the need for unity at that time of crisis. Recognising the strength of feeling of injustice and fear amongst the crowd he also made a personal commitment to use all of his influence to help members of the working class and the poorer members of the community.

The vicars words were received “with great cordiality” and, for the moment, tensions were eased.

A public meeting was planned for later that night to peacefully consider the community’s grievances.

Accordingly, at seven thirty, the town bell was rung, summoning residents to an open air protest meeting at the top of Maughan Street.

By eight o’clock several hundreds had gathered listening to an address firstly by Mr. John Foxall, a member of the council, and then by Mr. James Neason, secretary of the local Brickmaker’s Society. Neason moved a resolution of protest and that an appeal be made to the Board of Trade. Mr Andrew Homer seconded and…

“…appealed all present to remain quiet and sober minded, and when they had nothing else to do to dig their back gardens rather than be getting into skirmishes such as they had had that day.”[3]

In the vanishing light of the summer’s evening the air resounded with a mighty “Aye” as the proposition was put the vote.

The crisis was averted. Calm returned to Quarry Bank.

For the moment.

McNulty
Caption: The Rev. T. J. McNulty whose words brought peace to Quarry Bank on the night of 7th August 1914, but was unable to quell the anger the following evening.

8th/9th August

Saturday, 8th August started quietly. But by the evening it was clear that, although many traders had dropped their prices there was still a lot of anger in the town.

The trigger for the second round of rioting occurred when two brothers, William Bucknall of High Street and Samuel Bucknall of Maughan Street, having been drinking, visited Goodwin’s shop at 9pm.

The County Express reported “…there conduct was such that the police felt it necessary to interfere, and eventually had to take them into custody.”

This police action didn’t go down well.

News of arrests spread and hostility and anger amongst the crowds quickly reached boiling point. Police reinforcements were called for and Brierley Hill Superintendent Johnson and some of his men arrived.

The belief was that Cllr Goodwin had instructed the arrests and “…no amount of reasoning sufficed to dispel this view”.

By eleven o’clock that Saturday night a crowd approaching 2,000 persons marched from High Street to Goodwin’s Shop in New Street:

“At one period there was approaching 2,000 persons in the vicinity of Mr Goodwin’s shop”

“Stone throwing started, and the thick plate glass windows of both shops were smashed. Again and again there were very ugly rushes, so much so that the comparatively small body of about a dozen policemen were powerless to stop them effectively.

Looting was commenced and large quantities of provisions, including hams and bacon, jams and other articles were taken from the shops and passed out to the crowd and carried away.

In the smaller shop of the two a ‘battering ram’ was used from inside, with which looters broke the window stays, and this act was followed by a general rush to wreck the premises and carry away the goods.

The crowd were frequently repulsed by the police, but their best effort could not prevent a continuance of the riotous behaviour of the wildest sections.”

Women cheered and sang when the windows were broken.

For the second night running the vicar, Rev. T. J. McNulty, attempted to intervene, asking the ringleaders to stay their hand.

This time it was to no avail. The disturbances went on the two or three o’clock on Sunday morning.

“When Sunday morning dawned it was seen that great havoc had been wrought. Both Mr Goodwin’s shop windows were entirely wrecked and what goods remained in the shops were damaged. The windows in the private portions of the front elevation were also smashed.”[4]

Some years later Hartley Shaw, son of County Councillor Albert Shaw, the soft drinks magnate, recalled the event:

Rioting broke out in many places. One such happened in Quarry Bank where a grocer attracted much wrath. One night his shop was broken into by a crowd, and they smashed in the window, grabbing much of the stock from the shelves. Falling over each other, much was spilled onto the pavement outside. I was on holiday at the time and saw the next morning the evidence of the riot. Jam and other soft food were strewn on the pavement. When the crowd dispersed, the terrified grocer phoned Brierley Hill who ordered the members of the force who resided in Quarry Bank to investigate.

The protestors appear to have had support from local residents. As Shaw says:

“When they arrived on the scene in the early hours, astonishment showed on their faces. There was not a soul in sight apart from a few spectators from bedroom windows. When interrogated, these witnesses failed to recognise anyone in the crowd. Recounting the event some days later with me, the constable chuckled; he had a soft spot for the poor and no time for the profiteers, although he did not say so.”[5]

The court cases

On the Monday following the riots William and Samuel Bucknall whose arrest had triggered the second wave of rioting were charged at Brierley Hill Police Court with being drunk and disorderly. They were bound over for six months in the sum of £5.

The next day George Collins, aged 61, chain striker, and David Robinson, 25, labourer, of Sheffield Street; John Hutton, 21, galvaniser, of West Street and Benjamin Homer, 43, chain striker of Lower High Street were committed for trial at the Quarter Sessions on a charge that:

“On August 9th with divers other persons being riotously and tumultuously assembled together to the disturbance of the public peace, they did unlawfully and with force dame the shop of John Goodwin, New Street Quarry Bank.”[6]

The trial at Staffordshire Quarter sessions took place two months later on 16th October 1914. The prosecutor, Mr. H. G. Tarrant claimed that three thousand people had been involved in the riots and had caused damage estimated at £100 (just over £8,000 at today’s prices.)

“It was alleged that prisoners incited the crowd and assisted to help in the destruction of the shop. A witness stated that the shop was assailed with a constant shower of stones, and the crowd did not disperse until early on the Sunday morning. The women in the crowd cheered and sang when the windows were broken.”

Collins “who was considered the ringleader” received sentence of twelve months hard labour, Hutton and Homer nine months’ hard labour, and Robinson six month’s hard labour.[7]

Postscript

In The Times of 7th August 1914 the Prince of Wales made an urgent appeal for a relief fund recognising

“…that the present time of deep anxiety will be followed by one of considerable distress among the people of this country least able to bear it.”

Quarry Bank’s response to the appeal was initiated at a Town’s Meeting (referred to above) on 25th August.

At the meeting the Rev McNulty recognised the value of hop-picking.

“Instead of being kept at home without means, many would be able to go to the hop-fields and earn money with which they could keep their children whilst there, and for some time after they returned.”

He further appealed to Staffordshire Education Committee not to summon parents who took their children to the hop-fields.[8]

In the event the Education Committee ignored the request, creating anger amongst members of the Kingswinford School managers. At their meeting at the end of October County Councillor Albert Shaw raised the matter:

“It was pointed out that there was very great unrest in the district, and at the time the poor people went to the hop fields, there was considerable distress and agitation in the district and it was felt on all hands that perhaps one of the best things that could be done was for the people to go to the hop fields.”

“Poor people had given generously to the Prince of Wales’ Fund.

“The local managers felt that at this time it was above everything else necessary that people should be kept happy and contented, and the only way to do it was to act with leniency so long as law and order were preserved”[9]

The number of parents ordered to be summoned by Staffordshire County Education Committee increased from 39 to 111 in 1914 – %185.[10] This may reflect that more people were forced by circumstances to go away hop-picking – the County Express of 5th September reporting a record exodus. The Committee claimed that Quarry Bank had no special circumstances different to other towns and, even after receiving a delegation, hardened their stance.

Three years later further insensitivity by the authorities was shown.

Faced with being unable to feed the population following the success of the U-Boat campaign Food Control Committees were set up to manage food supplies in the UK.

Quarry Bank residents were outraged at the composition of their local committee set up the the local council. They were only satisfied after more workers were appointed and two members resigned.

The names of the two members? Cllrs Goodwin and Yardley.

References


  1. County Express 29th August 1914  ↩
  2. Nevertheless whilst complaining about increased prices and the difficulty in getting hold of pigs ( County Express 15th august 1914) Marsh & Baxter were delivering up to 10,000 hams a day following the outbreak of war and had won a contract with the government to supply the forces. A daily procession of lorries went to and from their premises conveying hams to special trains – destined for the various supply depots. (County Express 22nd August 1914)  ↩
  3. County Express 8th August 1914  ↩
  4. Country Express 15th August 1914  ↩
  5. Black Country Bugle 12th September 2012  ↩
  6. County Express 15th August 1914  ↩
  7. County Express 24th October 1914  ↩
  8. County Express 29th August 1914  ↩
  9. County Express 31st October 1914  ↩
  10. County Express 14th November 1914  ↩

Brierley Hill on the day war broke out and the departing of the first troops

On 4th August 1914 war was declared on Germany.

Two notices were placed in the Brierley Hill Post Office window (the building still exists and is now a cafe) – ordering the men to report for dutry.

Post Office
Caption: the post office building is still there today, and is now a cafe. The building to its right is the magistrates court and police station – where a special watch was kept for Zeppelin attacks.

The Brierley Hill, Brockmoor, Pensnett and Quarry Bank men of the Territorial army(E Company, 1st/5th Battalin, South Staffordshire Regiment) were summoned by a bugler being sent round the street and by cycle to the outlying areas. These were, afterall, the days when telephony was in its infancy and there was no radio and tv.

The response was strong. At the Drill Hall in Pearson Street (now part of ASDA car park) the men assembled.

As the night wore on crowds gathered at Five Ways and at the Junction of Pearson Street and High Street – illuminated by the hissing glow of the gas lights in the street.

“Rule Britannia” and other patriotice songs were sung, and kit was issued to the men – including entrenchment trowels, described by the County Express as “very handy little instrument” as if aware of what lay ahead.

By the following morning, 5th August, the men were ready to depart.

At the orders of their commander and with the good wishes of their townsfold the soldiers marched away. Many were never to return.

The rain drizzled down.

Here is the County Express article describing the incredibly moving events of 4th and 5th August 1914.


Brierley Hill Territorials

A Magnificent Response

The shrill blasts of a bugle in the principal streets of Brierley Hill summoned on Tuesday night the members of the local Territorial force (E Company) to arms.

At about eight o’clock there were posted in the windows at the post office two announcements issues by the authority of His Majesty the King, the one ordering the mobilisation of the army reservists and the other the embodying of the Territorials.

The orders were not altogether unexpected; indeed, before the men were dismissed to their homes following their return from camp at St. Asaph on Monday, there were told that the must hold themselves in readiness.

In addition to the publication of these orders there were despatched through the post summonses to all men, but in some cases these were not due to reach the men until first post on Wednesday morning.

Within half an hour of the posting on Tuesday night of the King’s orders at the post office Territorials were seen proceeding towards their headquarters, the new Drill Hall in Pearson Street, carrying their haversacks and other equipment on their backs.

At the hall, pending the arrival of the officers, the men were met my Sergt-Inst Smith and Colour-Sergt Bird, who, it will be remembered, was one of the many Brierley Hill Volunteers who went to the South African War.

As time rolled on more and more men presented themselves. Soon after nine o’clock Lieut. Allden arrived, and he was quickly followed by the commanding officer, Capt. W.E. Moore, who motored from his home in Sutton Coldfield.

John Allden
Caption: Lieut. John Allden died in 1918 and never saw the end of the war. A compassionate man, there is a memorial to him inside St Michael’s Church and his name is on the Church Hill war memorial

The movements of the Territorials and the intermittent blasts of the bugle in the streets drew large crowds from their homes. There were many at the Five Ways and a dense crowd assembled at the corner of Pearson Street, and also in the vicinity of the Drill Hall.

In the absence of orders for their immediate movement, the men were permitted, after reporting themselves, to mingle with their relatives and friends in the streets.

Steadily the flow of incoming men continued.

Some of the Territorials in E Company are resident in the districts, considerably removed from the town, and with a view of facilitating communications with them special messengers were despatched on cycle and by foot.

The response was in every case almost instant. Soon after eleven o’clock there were some 90 men present – a truly remarkable response to the call.

The Scene at Midnight

At midnight the company officer still awaited orders. Messages with the headquarter staff at Walsall were frequent.

Soon after midnight there was very great activity. The men drew their blankets and socks from the stores, and also their entrenching tools – very handy little implements.

At one o’clock 100 men were at the Hall, so that in under five hours five-sixths of the total strength were under orders. Capt. Moor expressed to our representative his gratification at the splendid manner in which the company had come in.

The men were all in the best of spirits. In the street “Rule Britannia” was lustily sung, and in the main thoroughfare snatches of patriotic songs held sway.

Again, the bugler went out into the streets and blew his loudest and best.

Other men, chiefly from outside districts, came along, passed to head-quarters, and received their kits.

Soon after one o’clock, as no definite orders were announced, directions were given the men that they might lie down and take rest. A very few did; the bulk of the rank and file continued in the merriest of moods.

It was understood that the company would have to proceed to Walsall on foot, but it was not until four or five o’clock that Capt. Moore received definite orders that the company were to get to Walsall some time during that day.

At five o’clock the commanding officer wisely informed the men that they could have three hours’ leave, in which they might proceed to their homes for breakfast and for a wash, and to return to the Hall at 8 a.m. Those whose homes were sufficiently near to permit this availed themselves of the opportunity, but all had returned by the stipulated time, anxious to learn more news.

A Magnificent Response

Several other men came in, and at nine o’clock 117 out of a total of 121 were paraded – a remarkable reply to the King’s request.

Of the four absentees one was away on sick leave, another was, by permission of the colonel of the battalion, away, but was re-joining during the day, and the other two were Wallheath Territorials, who would not receive their mobilisation orders until that morning at probably eight o’clock.

At nine o’clock the men were formed up by the sergeants in sections in the Hall. Afterwards they received their rifles from the stores, and the sergeant instructor then served out packets of ammunition, which the men unwrapped and fitted in their bandoliers.

Again the men were formed up and their roll called. Every man made a smart reply to his hame.

Capt. Moore addressed a few words to them, urging that on their march to Walsall they would acquit themselves as he expected they would.

The Departure

“Company! Right,” called Capt. Moore.

The sections responded with alacrity.

With their refills on their shoulders the company awaited “quick march”!

The order was given, and away they went. Capt. Moore led his men. Outside the Drill Hall large crowds greated the King’s Territorials, and at the junction with the main road it was with some difficulty that the Territorials squeezed their way through the space afforded them.

Rain was as the time falling in a drizzle, but it in no way abated the enthusiasm of the crowd.

High Street was reached, and the ten miles march to Walsall was commenced.

At many points relatives and friends wished a cordial “good bye” to those in the ranks.

The most remarkable thing which struck the looker-on was the extraordinary optimism which pervaded everybody – crowd and soldiers alike.

The route to Walsall was by way of Dudley. At Walsall, where they arrived soon after mid-day, the Brierley Hill Territorials were billeted at the Town Hall, pending the receipt of orders for their departure, on Thursday, to they knew not where.

The following were the officers and non-commissioned officers who left with the company:- Capt. W. E. Moore, Lieut. Allday, Sergt-Inst. Smith, Colour-Sergt. H. E. Bird, Sergts. Cook, W. Pargeter, J. Harper, Bretherton, and Hollings, Corpls. Vale, Skelton, Cox and Roberts, together with 104 rand and file, a total of 117 out of a strength of 121.

County Express 08 August 1914

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Caption: Unfortunately the only photograph of the drill hall I have is this 1964 aerial shot of Brierley Hill. The Drill Hall is the white building in the lower left of the picture, next to the football ground. The area is now part of ASDA’s car park

Delph Roll of Honour discovered in church renovation

The second of the historic Great War documents discovered during renovation work at St Michael’s last week was the Delph Roll of Honour.

During the Great War the Delph was a very strong community in its own right. It had its own brickworks, mines, scouts, pubs (of course) and, importantly, church.

It was at the Mission Church that, on Sunday 15th June 1919, the congregation stayed behind after the evening service to consider how to commemorate Delph men who had served in the war.

The decision was taken to commission a font, at a cost of £100, as a memorial. to those who had fallen.

Additionally a manuscript roll of honour was to be inscribed with the names of those who had served. It was this roll of honour which has now come to light during restorations, fittingly taking place because of Delph man Tony Whittaker acting as benefactor, at St Michael’s Church. Here it is:

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As in the case of the Brierley Hill Bible Class Roll of Honour the document is a historic record of those who served in the war – perhaps the only record given that most of the first world war service records were lost in a fire during the second world war. Again, the carefully handwritten words bring an extra emotion – of care and pride.

If you look closely you can see the shape of the frame which once contained the roll of honour.

The names which are underlined are of those who lost their lives. Their names are also recorded on the memorial which was commissioned at the same time.

The Delph Mission Church was demolished following subsidence. But the memorial was transferred to St Michael’s and now stands inside one of its foyers.

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The font was moved too. It stands outside the front of St Michaels. Its inscription reads:

To the glory of God and in memory of the fallen heroes 1914–1919[0]

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[0] So why 1919 and not 1918? Although the armistice took place on 11th November 1918, the war did not officially end until the signing of the Treaty of Versailles on 28th June 1919. With hindsight the treaty turned out to be deeply flawed and it became a key cause of the second world war. At the time there was jubilation and celebrations. In Brierley Hill a huge carnival took place to celebrate the signing. The Treaty is also commemorated on the stained glass window inside the church.

Historic Great War documents discovered during renovation works at St Michael’s

An email from Rev David Hoskin last Friday asked if it would be possible to pop up to St Michael’s. The church is undergoing some restoration work thanks to local benefactor Tony Whittaker. During the work Tony’s son had come across some old documents – relating to the Great War – lying under a pile of ‘junk’ on the church balcony. The press had been called and could I go up in case my recent research on the war memorial was helpful.

It was enormously exciting to see this terrific find.

There were two “Rolls of Honour”. These had been produced during and just after the Great War.

Many rolls of honour were drawn up during the war. These gave the names of local residents who had joined the forces and, as in these cases, also indicated the names of those who lost their lives.

They are an important historic record. The vast majority of first world war service records were lost in a fire during the second world war. So they can be the only record of who served. Schools, churches, works, sports teams…many produced these Rolls of Honours. Sadly many have now been lost.

The first Roll of Honour was that of the Fred James Bible Class – and here it is:

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The County Express of 13th April 1918 carried a short report regarding the Roll of Honour:

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What I find particularly moving is the great care that has been taken in writing the names. A very personal, human and caring touch which adds to the emotions reflected in the document. The beautiful colourful artwork by Fred H. L. Harris, a student of the Brierley Hill Art Classes, adds a very local dimension.

What a terrific find.

But there was more. The second find related to the Delph in Brierley Hill and was equally exciting. See the next post for more on this.

Brierley Hill war memorial names: U to Z

Underhill, Job
– Saturday, July 01, 1916
Cemetery or memorial: Thiepval Memorial

Service number: 16258
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 1st Battalion

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Walsh, Rowland Frederick Burnell
– Tuesday, July 23, 1918
Cemetery or memorial: Marfaux British Cemetery

Service number: 241608
Regiment: Gordon Highlanders
Battalion: 6th

Son of Roland and Martha Walsh, of 116, John St., Round Oak, Brierley Hill, Staffs

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Walters, James Henry
– Tuesday, October 08, 1918
Cemetery or memorial: Forenville Military Cemetery

Service number: 44553
Regiment: Suffolk Regiment
Battalion: 2nd

Son of Albert James and Alice Walters, of 1 19, Bank Street, Brierley Hill, Staffs

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Warren, William Edward
– Thursday, December 28, 1916
Cemetery or memorial: Wimereux Communcal cemetery

Service number: 37123
Regiment: Gloucestershire
Battalion: 8th

Son of Percy and Kate Warren, of Brierley Hill, Staffs.

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Westwood, George
– Monday, January 21, 1918
Cemetery or memorial: Fifteen Ravine British Cemetery, Villers-Plouich

Service number: 21802
Regiment: Gloucestershire
Battalion: 8th

Son of Mr. And Mrs. H. Westwood, of Moor St., Brierley Hill, Staffs.

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Whittaker, Jesse Hubert
– Saturday, November 07, 1914
Cemetery or memorial: Arras Memorial

Service number: 9053
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 1st Battalion

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Whittaker, Herbert
– Thursday, March 21, 1918
Cemetery or memorial: Arras Memorial

Service number: 202452
Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
Battalion: 10th

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Willetts, William
– Friday, January 28, 1916
Cemetery or memorial: Cerisy-Gailly Military Cemetery

Service number: 79260
Regiment: Royal Engineers
Battalion: 184th Tunnelling Coy

Son of William Willetts, of 9, Moor Lane, Brierley Hill, Staffs.

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Williams, Jacob
– Tuesday, December 22, 1914
Cemetery or memorial: Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais

Service number: 9899
Regiment: Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders
Battalion: 1st Battalion

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

Service number: 16517
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 7th

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Worton, Arthur
– Saturday, April 06, 1918
Cemetery or memorial: Brierley Hill (St Michael) Churchyard

Service number: 202198
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 2/5th (T.F.)

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Worton, Fred
– Wednesday, October 15, 1919
Cemetery or memorial: Brierley Hill (St Michael) Churchyard

Service number: 200620
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 5th

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Worton, Edward Victor
– Sunday, December 12, 1915
Cemetery or memorial: Gallipoli, Canakkale, Turkey

Service number: 19302
Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
Battalion: 4th

Husband of Sarah Ann Worton, of 28, Silver St., Brierley Hill, Staffs.

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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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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

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Service number: 11513 possible
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
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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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