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 2^nd 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 1^st 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 1^st 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 1^st 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 7^th 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, 1^st 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 2^nd 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.