Roll Of Honour Page 4.
S9982 Lance Corporal Eldon Thomas Green
1st Battalion Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Killed in Action 28th may 1916 Aged 23 years
Hulloch sector of the Somme (Maroc, Loos & Calonne)
Buried in CWGC Vieille-Chapelle New Military Cemetery, Lacouture
L/Corporal Green was born at Boraston in December 1892 the son of William & Elizabeth Green living at 8 The Green Knighton on Teme. On the death of his father, mother and son moved in with his grandparents, Charles & Marianne Norman at Little Isle, Knighton on Teme. L/Cpl Green enlisted in 1915 at Abertilley. He is buried in Grave XVIII F 19 at the CWG Loos British Cemetery and is remembered on the Memorial Tablet in Knighton on Teme Church.
249521 Gunner William Edward Holmes
D Battery, 317 Brigade Royal Field Artillery
Killed in Action 27th August 1918
Arras Sector
Buried in CWGC Bucquoy Communal Cemetery Extension
Gunner Holmes was born in Tenbury and enlisted in Birmingham. He is buried in Grave B 2 at the Bucquoy Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. The Cemetery contains 68 WW1 burials all dating between 23rd and 28th August 1918
260100 Sapper Henry Albert Lloyd
268th Railway Const. Co. Royal Engineers
Died of Disease 25th June 1918
Aged 31 years,br>France
Buried in CWG Abbeville Communal Extension Cemetery France
Sapper Lloyd was the son of William & Emily Lloyd of Knighton on Teme, Tenbury and the husband of Emma Lloyd of the Fishpools, Bickley, Kent. he is buried in Grave IV B 23 at The Abberville Communal Extension Cemetery, France. Abberville was the centre of Allied lines of communication and also the base for No 5 and No 2 Stationary Hospitals.
238803 Private Thomas Pugh
1st Battalion Herefordshire Regiment
Killed in Action 8th November 1917 Aged 24 years
Beersheba
Buried in CWG War Cemetery Beersheba, Israel
Private Pugh was the son of James & Mary Pugh of Aston Bank, Knighton on Teme, Tenbury Wells. He is buried in Grave A 3 at the CWG War Cemetery, Beersheba, Israel and remembered on the memorial Tablet in Knighton on Teme Church.
28469 Private Stanley John Roberts
7th Battalion Royal Norfolk Regiment
Killed in Action 28th April 1918
Aged 19 years
Somme
Buried in CWG Mailly Wood cemetery, Mailly-Maillet, Nr Amiens, France
Private Roberts was the son of John & Martha Roberts of Barns Farm, Boraston, Tenbury Wells. He is buried in Plot II H II at the Mailly Wood Cemetery, Mailly Maillet, Nr Amiend. He is also remembered on the Memorial Tablet in Knighton Church.
28PO 1287 Private Sidney Howard Turner
Royal Marine Light Infantry (1st RM Battalion RN Division)
Died of Wounds
8th October 1918
Cambrai Sector
Buried in CWGC Anneux British Cemetery
Private Turner was the son of Annie Turner of Newnham Bridge, Tenbury Wells. he served with the RM Battalion in Ireland in 1915/1916 then with the BEF until 18.2.17 when he received a gunshot wound to his hand and was invalided home to the UK. He returned to France on 24th September 1917. He is buried in grave I. C. 12 at the Anneux British Cemetery, France. He is also remembered on the memorial Tablet in St Michaels Church, Knighton on Teme.
242228 Private George Webster
2/8th Worcestershire Regiment
Killed in Action 31st March 1918 Aged 21 years
The Somme
Buried in CWGC Cemetery & Memorial, Pozieres, Somme
Private Webster was the son of George & Mary Webster, The Hole, Knighton on Teme. he was one of 5 children. His father was a shepherd. he enlisted in Tenbury and is remembered on Panel 41 F The Pozieres Memorial which commemorates over 1400 Allied servicemen who died between March & August 1918 and have no known graves.
50185 Sergeant Frank J Dorrell
Machine Gun Corps (158 Brigade)
Killed in Action 9th March 1918
Tel Assur, Palestine
Buried in CWG Cemetery, Jerusalem, Israel
Sergeant Dorrell M.M. is buried in Plot I. 68 at the CWG Cemetery, Jerusalem, Israel and is remembered on the Memorial Tablet in Kyre Church. He was a pupil at Tenbury Wells C of E School and also commemorated on the memorial Board in the Assembly Hall at the Tenbury primary School.
230408 Lance Corporal William Thomas Yapp
10th Battalion Kings Shropshire Light Infantry (Shropshire & Cheshire Yeomanry)
Killed in Action 23rd September 1918
Cambrai
Buried in CWG Memorial Vis en Artois
Lance Corporal yapp was the oldest son of the late Mr & Mrs Yapp of Cinders Wood and is remembered on Panel 8 of the Vis en Artois Memorial which commemorates over 9,000 allied soldiers who lost their lives in the Ypres area, between 11th August 1918 and the Armistice and have no known graves. he had been a pupil at St Michaels C of E School and is remembered on the School memorial Board in St Michaels Church. His name is inscribed on the War Memorial in the Churchyard.
Captain William John Henry Brown
3rd Battalion (attd. 15th Bdge) Norfolk Regiment
killed in action 4th September 1916
Battle of the Somme
Buried in CWGC Thiepval Memorial
Captain Brown was an ex pupil of St Michaels Collage, St Michaels, Tenbury Wells. He is remembered with his brother Lieutenant Brown who died serving the same regiment on the same day, on the WW1 Memorial Board on the west wall of St Michaels Church, and on the roll of Honour in St Bartholomew's Church, Sydenham, Kent. Captain Brown is also commemorated on the Pier and face 1C and 1D of the CWGC Thiepval Memorial, which commemorates more than 72,000 UK and South African soldiers who were killed in the battle of the Somme and have no known graves.
2nd Lieutenant Harold Chell
8th Battalion Royal Fusiliers
Killed in Action 10th August 1915
Ypres Sector
Buried in CWGC Baileull Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord)
Lieutenant Chell was an ex pupil of Shrewsbury School and St Michaels College, Tenbury Wells. He is buried in plot D 33 at the Baileull Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord). He is also remembered on the Shrewsbury School roll of Honour and on the WW! College Memorial Board in St Michaels Church. His older brother, John Wiley Chell was killed in South Africa in 1902.
Captain Elliot Blair Grassett
28th ( Attached 33rd) Punjabis
Killed in Action 25th September 1915 Aged 26 years
Battle of Loos
Buried in CWGC Neuve-Chapelle Memorial
Captain Grassett was the son of Revd J E Grassett of Allensmore, Hereford. He was educated at ST Michaels College, Tenbury Wells and Jesus College, Cambridge. He was a career soldier, joining the Army in 1911 and seeing service in Egypt, France & Belgium.
16814 Private Harry Abbott
5th Kings Own Shropshire Light Infantry
Killed in Action 25th September 1915
Ypres Salient
Buried in CWGC Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial,/
Private Abbott was born at Hampton Charles and enlisted at the Tenbury Wells Recruiting Office. He is remembered on Panels 47 & 49 at the Ypres (Menin Gate) memorial and on the memorial Board in St Michaels Church, Bockleton.
52944 Private William Samuel Davies
4th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment
Killed in Action 14th October 1918
Aged 18 years
Ledgehem, Nr Ypres
Buried in CWGC Ledghem Military Cemetery, Belgium
Private Davies was the son of Henry & Alice Davies of Lydiates Farm, Tenbury Wells. He is buried in Grave A 32 at the CWGC Military Cemetery, Ledghem, Belgium and is remembered on the Memorial Tablet in Bockleton Church.
9615 Lance Corporal Leonard William Evans
2nd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment
Killed in action 29th December 1916 Aged 30 years
The Somme
Buried in CWG Cemetery, Grove Town, Meaulte, France
Lance Corporal Evans was the son of Joseph & Elizabeth Evans, Leysters Pole, Leominster and the husband of Fanny Evans, Hill Cottage, Birchley Bank, Bockleton. He is buried in plot II. J 17 at the Grove Town Cemetery, Meaulte, Nr Albert, France. From September 1916 the London Casualty Clearing Stations used the Grove Town Cemetery for casualties from the Somme Battlefields. Lance Corporal Evans is also remembered on the Memorial Tablet in Bockleton Church.
236825 Private William John Jay
The Herefordshire Regiment (att. 1st Battalion K S L I)
Killed in Action
14th April 1918 Aged 30 years
Ypres Salient
Buried in CWG Memorial, Tyne Cot, Ypres, Belgium
private William John Jay is remembered on Panel 154 of the Tyne Cot Memorial, which commemorates, almost 35,000 officers and men who have no known Graves. He is also remembered on the Memorial Tablets in both Bockleton & Leysters Churches. Private Jay was the son of John & Elizabeth Jay, of The White House, Leysters.
355768 Lance Sergeant James Thomas Potts
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (25th Montgomery & Welsh Horse Yeomanry)
killed in Action 21st September 1918 Aged 29 years
Battle of Cambrai
Buried in CWG Unicorn Cemetery, Vende'Huile, France
Lance Sergeant Potts was the brother of John potts of Home Farm, Bockleton and is buried in Grave IV J 2 in the Vende'Huile Cemetery, France.
Lieutenant Hubert Reginald Baldwin
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (Nelson battalion, RN Division)
Killed in Action 13th July 1915
Gallipoli
Buried in CWG Helles Memorial, Turkey
Lieutenant Baldwin was the son of William Baldwin of Colleybatch, Tenbury Wells. He is remembered on the Addenda Panel of the Helles Memorial, situated at the tip of the Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey. There are Panels on the Memorial to commemorate those who died and were buried at sea in Gallipoli waters. He is also remembered on the Memorial Tablet in Boraston Church.
202707 Private Vincent George Corfield
16th Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Killed in Action 22nd April 1918
Aged 23 years
Albert Sector of the Somme
Buried in CWG Bouzincourt Communal Cemetery Extension
Private Corfield was born at Coreley, the son of Edwin & Cicely Corfield. The family lived at Whatmore Mill, Nash, Tenbury Wells, he enlisted at Tenbury Wells. Private Corfield is buried in Plot II K 5 of the Bouzincourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Nr Albert. From March 1918 the Cemetery was mainly used by the 38th (Welsh) Division. He is also remembered on the Memorial Tablet in Boraston Church.
19943 Private Percy Henry Howells
1st Battalion Worcestershire Regiment
Killed in Action 30th August 1915
Aged 18 years
The Somme
Buried in CWG Rue David Cemetery, Fleurbaix, France
Private Howells was born at Boraston, the son of Mr & Mrs Mac Howells of Rose Cottage, Boraston, Tenbury Wells. He is buried in Grave I.C.13 at Rue David Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Armentiere, France and is remembered on the Memorial Tablet at Boraston Church.
