WW1 Remembrance Information
ST.LAWRENCE CHURCH WW1 Local men from Stratford named on the Memorial Board at the rear of church beside the stairs to the organ loft. And engraved on the Wayside Cross Aug.2014
FORD Jesse Thomas Born 1891 Private 62230 Machine Gun Corps(Infantry) Died of wounds aged 25 Mesopotamia 28/01/1917 Memorial name at Amara Cemetery, Iraq. Ref.XIV.H23. Jesse was one of seven children and his family lived in Laverstock where he was a carter on a farm.
SCADDEN Joseph James Born 1898 Private 24533 The Wiltshire Regiment 2nd Battalion Killed in action aged 20 Flanders 21/03/1918 Memorial at Poziers, Somme, France Panel 64 Joseph family lived in Stratford and he was a farm labourer.
GOODRIDGE George Born 1881 Private 6609 Royal Hampshire Regiment Killed in action aged 34 Flanders 14/05/1915 Memorial at Ypres(Menin Gate) Panel 35 George had a wife and two children and was a shepherd in Stratford.
STEVENS Frederick Born 1890 Private 14214 Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion Killed in action aged 25 Flanders 23/08/1916 Memorial at AIF Burial Ground, Flers, Somme. France Ref. XIV D 13 Frederick lived in Stratford and was a carter on a farm and married Elsie Marks of Bee Hive Farm, Amesbury Road in 1915.
HUMPHRIES Alfred George Born 1890 Private 18862 1st Battalion Wiltshire Regiment Killed in action aged 26 Flanders 07/07/1916 Memorial at Thiepval, Somme, France Pier & Face 13A Alfred was born in Stratford and was a grocer's storeman.
WATERMAN William Herbert Born 1892 Private 11077 1st Battalion Wiltshire Regiment Died of wounds aged 22 Flanders 27/02/1915 Grave at Loker Churchyard, Heuvelland, Belgium Ref. 11.F.9 William was one of six children. He was a shepherd in Stratford where his father was the Drowner.
LONG Charles Thomas Born 1884 Private 20636 7th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment Killed in action aged 34 Salonica, Greece 24/4/1917 Memorial at Doiran, Greece. Charles lived in Durnford with his wife Emily and was a carter on a farm.
WATERS John Henry Born 1888 Private 1968 Northumberland Fusiliers, 1st Battalion Killed in action aged 26 Flanders 24/10/1914 Memorial at Le Touret, Par de Calais, France Ref. Panel 5 & 6 John's family lived in Stratford and he was a career soldier.
MUNDY George Reginald Born 1876 Private 22353 Wiltshire Regiment 2nd Battalion Killed in action aged 40 Flanders 23/07/1916 Memorial at Thiepval, Somme, France Pier & Face 13A George was married to Louisa, with four small children, and they lived in Durnford where he was a groom/carman. |
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