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Worcestershire Regiment




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There are:7799 items tagged Worcestershire Regiment available in our Library

  These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War.


Those known to have served with

Worcestershire Regiment

during the Great War 1914-1918.

  • Adams Thomas Henry. Pte. 4th Btn. (d.15th Jun 1918)
  • Addiss Thomas. Pte. 3rd Btn. (d.21st Mar 1918)
  • Andrews Henry Edmund. Pte. 1/8th Battalion
  • Arculus Alfred. L/Sgt. 2nd Btn (d.26th Sep 1915.)
  • Barker MC. John. Lt. 107th Coy.
  • Bateman Hubert Harry. 2nd.Lt. 4th Btn. (d.23rd April 1917)
  • Beale Harry. Pte. 1st Btn. (d.12th Mar 1915)
  • Beedham Arthur Leonard. Pte. 1st Btn. (d.27th May 1918)
  • Beedham Arthur Leonard. Pte. 1st Btn. (d.6th Jun 1918)
  • Bennett John. Pte. 9th Battalion (d.26th January 1917)
  • Benson Henry Walker. Pte. 1/8th Battalion (d.19th Aug 1917)
  • Bignell Lambert Jack. Pte. (d.8th Aug 1917)
  • Billingsley John Alexander. Pte. 3rd Btn (d.22nd Mar 1918)
  • Birch Albert William. Pte. 4th Btn. (d.19th June 1915)
  • Blakeman DCM. Richard Leonard. L/Cpl. 1st Battalion
  • Bolger P.. Pte. 15th Btn. (d.25th October 1918)
  • Brace Andrew. Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.31st Oct 1914 )
  • Bradbury Ernie.
  • Brady James. 3th Btn. (d.11th April 1918)
  • Brettle V.. Pte. 10th Btn. (d.7th Jun 1917)
  • Broadwell Joseph. Pte. 3rd Btn. (d.21st March 1918)
  • Brookes MM & Bar. William Francis. Sgt. A Coy. 2nd Btn. (d.1st Nov 1916)
  • Brown Francis Arthur Noel. 2nd.Lt. 1/7th Btn. (d.21st July 1916 )
  • Bullard Albert Edward. Pte. 4th Btn. (d.6th Aug 1915)
  • Bullen Francis William. Pte. 1st Btn. (d.17th July 1915)
  • Burke James Francis. Pte. 2nd Btn.
  • Burt Francis. Pte. 1st Btn.
  • Burton Frederick Raymond. Capt 14th (Severn Valley Pioneers) Battalion
  • Burton Reginald John. 2nd Lt. 8th Btn. (d.15th April 1918)
  • Candelent Thomas. Pte. 3rd Btn.
  • Carter Samuel. Pte 9th Btn (d.20th April 1916)
  • Chable Rene. Pte. 16th Btn. (d.9th October 1917)
  • Chubb Frank Harcourt. Pte. 3rd Btn.
  • Clark William George. Pte. 1/8th Btn.
  • Cleaver Henry Francis. Pte. 10th Btn. (d.17th Jun 1918)
  • Coates Edward. 3th Btn.
  • Cooper John. Pte. 3th Btn.
  • Cooper MM William. Pte. 10th Battalion (d.10th April 1918)
  • Copplestone Alfred Percy. Cpl. 2/8th Btn. HQ Coy.
  • Craggs George. Pte. 4th Btn. (d.18th August 1917)
  • Dancox VC. Frederick George. Pte. 4th Btn. (d.30th Nov 1917)
  • Day Oscar. Sgt. 3rd Btn.
  • Day Oscar. Sgt. 3rd Battalion
  • Derrington William George. Pte. 9th Btn (d.12th Aug 1915)
  • Derrington William George. Pte. 9th Btn. (d.12th Aug 1915)
  • Dixey William Henry. Private 4th Battalion (d.22nd August 1918)
  • Dixey William Henry. Pte. 4th Btn. (d.22nd Aug 1918)
  • Dixon William. L/Cpl. 9th Btn. (d.25th January 1917)
  • Dryden Alexander Rae Arthur. L/Cpl. 10th Btn. (d.3rd Jul 1916)
  • Duggan Arthur. Pte. 4th Btn. (d.4th June 1915)
  • Duly DSO. Charles. T/Capt. 11th Battalion
  • Earridge Harold A.. Sgt. 2nd Btn.
  • Edwards Sidney. Pte. 1st Btn.
  • Ellison Cecil Harry. Sgt. 13th Divisional Supply Column, HQ 39th Inf. Brig. (d.11th Sep 1915)
  • Ellson Howard. Pte. 2nd Battalion (d.2nd July 1916)
  • Everton Ernest Harry. Pte. 3rd Btn. (d.27th Sep 1914)
  • Farmer Charles Rupert. Pte. 3th Btn. (d.10th Aug 1917)
  • Fellows Ernest. Pte. 3rd Btn. (d.26th Jul 1915)
  • Ford William. Pte. 2/1 Btn.
  • Galbraith Gordon. Major. 11th Battalion
  • Ganderton Thomas Henry . Pte. 3rd Btn. (d.10th Jul 1916)
  • Garlick George Frederick. Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.21st May 1917)
  • Gibbs William. A/Cpl. 11th Battalion (d.25th Apr 1917)
  • Gilmour Herbert James Graham. Lt. 3rd Btn. (d.19th Sep 1914)
  • Glover James. Pnr. 16th (Transport Workers) Btn.
  • Grealey Joseph. Pte. 3rd Btn. (d.25th Aug 1916)
  • Greenway John. Pte. 3rd Btn. (d.7th Nov 1914)
  • Gregory John. Pte. 10th Btn. (d.10th Apr 1918)
  • Griffiths John Daniel. Pte 3rd Battalion (d.23rd August 1916)
  • Hackett David. Pte. 1st Btn. (d.19th Jun 1915)
  • Hadley Thomas. L/Cpl. 1st Btn. (d.13th March 1915)
  • Hall George Alexander. Gnr. 110th Brigade (d.21st June 1917)
  • Hammond Thomas Daniel. Pte. 3th Btn. (d.5th Sep 1916)
  • Hardman MID. Morgan. Capt. 3rd Btn.
  • Hargreaves William. Pte. 4th Btn. (d.23rd Apr 1917)
  • Harrell Albert Reginald. Cpl. 1st Btn. (d.27th May 1918)
  • Harrell Herbert. Pte. 2/8th Btn. (d.27th November 1917)
  • Hartells Bert. Pte. 3rd Btn. (d.26th Jul 1915)
  • Hartland Joseph Thomas. Pte. 3rd Btn. (d.20th Oct 1914)
  • Hartland Joseph Daniel. Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.20th September 1914)
  • Hawkins Thomas William. Cpl. 2/8th Battalion (d.27th Aug 1917)
  • Hawkins MM. Victor Henry. L/Cpl 3rd Btn. (d.28th Apr 1918)
  • Heath Albert Reginald . Pte. 4th Battalion (d.16th March 1918)
  • Hemus William Henry Ernest. Pte. 3th Btn. (d.7th Jun 1917)
  • Hendy Arthur. Pte. 1st Battalion
  • Hickman Bertram John. L/Cpl. 1/8th Btn, C Coy, 9 Plt.
  • Hill Harold Charles.
  • Hodgetts Oliver W.. Pte. 1st Btn. (d.4th Jun 1915)
  • Holden Thomas. Pte. 3rd Btn.
  • Howells George. L/ Cpl. 3th Btn.
  • Hudson MC. Alban John Benedict. Lt. 3rd Btn. B. Coy (d.7th June 1917)
  • Hyde Archibald Alfred. Pte. 11th Battalion (d.9 May 1917)
  • Ives Frederick. Cpl. 3rd Btn. (d.26th Jul 1915)
  • Izod Thomas Charles. Pte. 9th Btn. (d.3rd Aug 1917)
  • Jackson Thomas. Pte. 3rd Btn.
  • Johnson William. Act Col Sgt. 3rd Btn. (d.18th November 17)
  • Jones Bert. Pte. 9th Btn. (d.14th Sept 1918)
  • Keen Samuel. CSM. 9th Btn. (d.25th Jan 1917)
  • Kinchen William Dennis. Pte. 4th Battalion (d.30th May 1917)
  • King Harry. Capt. 11th Btn. (d.3rd Sep 1916)
  • Lawrence Allen. Sgt. 10th Btn. (d.22nd Mar 1918)
  • Lazenbury Ernest George. Pte. 8th Btn.
  • Letts Thomas.
  • Lloyd Horace. 2/5th Btn.
  • Maddison Frederick. Cpl. 9th (Service) Btn. (d.7th Jan 1916)
  • March Edward Arthur. L/Cpl 4th Battalion (d.12th Apr 1918)
  • Marchant George Frederick. L/Cpl.
  • Marshall George Henry. Pte. 11th Btn. (d.24th Apr 1917)
  • Mason John Edward. Pte. 1/8th Battalion (d.9th Aug 1918)
  • Mason John Edward. Pte 1/8th Battalion (d.9th August 1918)
  • Matthews . Capt.
  • Meecham Frank. Pte. 1st Battalion (d.18th July 1916)
  • Millman Arthur. Pte.
  • Miners Jack Conway. Sgt 2nd Btn
  • Moffatt Charles Albert. Pte. 11th Btn.
  • Morris Thomas Edwin. Pte. 2nd/8th Btn. (d.1st June 1918)
  • Murphy MID. Michael Joseph. Lt 3rd Btn. (d.11th Mar 1915)
  • Nott Frank. Pte. 4th Btn (d.4th June 1915)
  • O'Connor Albert Edward. Pte. 3rd Battalion (d.25th September 1918)
  • Oakley Cyril. Pte. 1/7 Battalion (d.26th Apr 1917)
  • Oldridge Campbell James. Pte. 4th Btn
  • Osben Henry. L/Cpl. 1st Battalion (d.16th November 1914)
  • Pardoe Walter. Drummer 2nd Btn. (d.20th October 1917)
  • Parker Albert Ebenezer. 14th (Severn Valley Pioneers) Btn.
  • Parkes William Isaiah. Pte. 10th Btn. (d.6th October 1917)
  • Parnell Henry. Pte. 3rd Battalion (d.18th October 1918)
  • Parrott Arthur James. Cpl. 11th Btn.
  • Parry Sidney. Pte. 4th Battalion (d.23rd Apr 1917)
  • Parsons Edgar Vincent Peter. Capt. 3rd Btn. (d.26th Apr 1918)
  • Pearson William. Cpl. 4th Btn. (d.22nd Oct 1916)
  • Phillips William Henry. Pte. 2/8th Btn.
  • Phipps MM. Alfred. Pte. 4th Btn. (d.29th Sep 1918)
  • Phipson William. Pte. 9th Btn. (d.20th Apr 1916)
  • Pocock Frederick Charles. Sgt. 3rd Btn. (d.24th August 1916)
  • Porter Charles Thomas. 1/7th Btn (d.6th Sep 1917)
  • Potter Francis George. 2Lt. 1/8th Btn. (d.24th Apr 1917)
  • Potter Horace. Pte. 3rd Battalion (d.3rd December 1915)
  • Potts George. L/Cpl. 4th Btn (d.28th Jun 1915)
  • Pratt William. Pte. 9th Btn. (d.21st February 1917)
  • Priest James. Pte. 10th Btn. (d.22th Mar 1918)
  • Randall Arthur John. Pte. 4th Btn. (d.8th May 1915)
  • Rastall Frank. Pte 1/8th Battalion (d.19 Oct 1918)
  • Ray Edward. Private 3th Btn. (d.4th Sep 1917)
  • Redall MM Alfred. Cpl.
  • Riggs Henry John. Pte. 4th Btn. (d.15th June 1918)
  • Roberts William. Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.4th Apr 1918)
  • Robertshaw Walter. Pte. 11th Btn. (d.12th Oct 1918)
  • Robinson John. Pte. 3rd btn. (d.26th Jul 1915)
  • Robinson Richard. Pte. 3rd Btn. (d.10th November 1914)
  • Robinson Samuel. 144th Coy.
  • Robinson VC William Leefe. Capt. (d.31st Dec 1918)
  • Rush Arthur Lewis. Pte. 10th Btn. (d.9th December 1916)
  • Russell Joseph. Pte. 9th Btn.
  • Shearon John. Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.26th September 1917)
  • Smart Claude Edward. 2nd.Lt. 14th Btn. (d.24th July 1917)
  • Smith Arthur. Pte. 3rd Battalion (d.17th July 1916)
  • Smith James Harold.
  • Smith Thomas. Pte. 9th Btn (d.20th April 1916)
  • Snelus Frederick. Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.30th September 1915)
  • Steward George Henry. L/Cpl. 2nd Battalion (d.31st October 1914)
  • Stimson Douglas B.. Lt.
  • Swann George Porter. Pte. 3rd Btn.
  • Tame Wilf. Sgt. 3rd Btn.
  • Tame Wilfred. Sgt. 3rd Btn
  • Taylor Harold George. Pte. 1st Btn. (d.27th May 1918)
  • Thompson Alfred. Pte. 3rd Btn.
  • Tucker George Wilfred. Sgt. 9th Battalion (d.19th Jan 1917)
  • Tucker George Wilfred. Sgt. 9th Btn. (d.17th Jan 1917)
  • Walford William Leonard. Pte.
  • Walker John Reginald. L/Cpl. 14th (Pioneer) Btn.
  • Ward George Samuel Frederick. Pte. 10th Battalion (d.13th Jan 1916)
  • Ward Joseph. Pte. 2nd Battalion (d.23rd April 1915)
  • Warrender William Frederick. Pte. 3rd Battalion (d.26th Nov 1917)
  • Watson Ernest. Pte. 10th Battalion (d.26th March 1918)
  • Watson John Victor. Cpl. 5th Btn.
  • Watts James Howard. Pte. 3rd Btn.
  • Webster Bertie William. Pte. 11th Battalion
  • Wellings Samuel Charles. Sgt. 3rd Btn. (d.21st Sept 1914)
  • Whiston Albert. Lt. 6th/8th Btn.
  • Whittall Arthur. Sgt. 3th Btn.
  • Wicks George. Pte. 9th Btn. (d.10th Aug 1915)
  • Willis Ernest Archibald. Pte 9th Battalion (d.11th August 1915)
  • Willoughby Thomas. Pte. 1/8th Btn. (d.24th April 1917)
  • Winters Walter John. Cpl.
  • Wise Stanley. Pte. 1st Btn. (d.23rd March 1918)
  • Wood Bertram. Pte. 3th Btn. (d.12th Aug 1918)
  • Wood George. Pte. 2/7th Btns
  • Wood William H.. Cpl. 2nd Battalion (d.17th April 1918)
  • Woodcock Frederick G.. Pte. 14th (Severn Valley Pioneer) BTn.
  • Wright Walter. Pte. 3th Btn. (d.7th November 1914)
  • Wright William Charles . Pte. 3rd Btn. (d.9th Aug 1918 )
  • Wyatt Sydney. Pte. 3rd Btn. (d.22nd Mar 1918)
  • Wyatt Sydney. Pte. 3rd Btn. (d.22nd March 1918)
  • Young R.. Pte. 11th Btn. (d.18th Sep 1918)
  • Yoxall Samuel Edward. Sgt. 9th Battalion (d.19th April 1916)

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1206406

Pte. John Alexander Billingsley 3rd Btn Worcestershire Regiment (d.22nd Mar 1918)

My Great Uncle John Billingsley, lived in Hanley, Stoke on Trent before the war. He died aged only 19 in France and is remembered on the memorial at Arras.

At the time of his death the third Battalion Worcestershire Regiment were part of the 74th Brigade, 25th Division and on this date they were involved in the 1st battle of Bapaume, which commenced on 21st March 1918 as a result of the German initiative 'Operation Michael'.

Fiona Whitfield




1206197

Pte. Frederick Snelus 2nd Btn. Worcestershire Regiment (d.30th September 1915)

Frederick Snelus was killed in action on the 30th of September 1915.

s flynn




1206060

Lt. John Barker MC. 107th Coy. Machine Gun Corps

Lieutenant John Barker with his father Rev Thomas Barker probably taken before his departure for France in 1916.

My Dad, John Barker was born in 1895 at Barrowby, he grew up the youngest son of a country vicar and served 1 year each in the Officer Training Corps first at Brighton College and then Worksop College. Dad enlisted in the Territorial Force (no 2860) on 5th Feb 1915. I am not sure but think it was established he had been in the OTC so, on 23rd Feb 1915, he was appointed 2nd Lt in Worcestershire Regiment. Sometime later he was transferred to 107 MGC (he got in a bit of trouble during his initial training and am not sure if his reward was a transfer to the suicide club!).

He arrived in France in late June 1916 just missing the first days of the Somme. I have some information that he was awarded his MC from action on 3 March 1917 and have the citation from the London Gazette of 11 May 1917. Apart from that I know little about the circumstances that lead to his MC. The War Diary of 107th MGC for that day says it is quiet. I have also read that was the day a German Camouflet exploded at Spanbroekmolen near the 107th MGC. Was this the rescuing referred to in his citation?

Dad was taken prisoner on the 1st day of the German Spring Offensive. He never said much about his experiences but one day he told me that as POWs they were so hungry two of his fellow prisoners fought over a dead sparrow!

Dad also served as an Auxiliary Cadet with the infamous K Company in 1921-2 but was invalided out with a gun shot wound (barrack room incident). Like many families a great tragedy for Dad was that his eldest son (my half-brother) Thomas Roy lost his life over Belgium on 12 May 1940 trying to stop the German advance (Sgt Observer of 150 Sqn). Any additional info on Dad would be appreciated.

Extract from London Gazette 11 May 1917

John Barker




1205953

Pte. Frederick George Dancox VC. 4th Btn. Worcestershire Regiment (d.30th Nov 1917)

Frederick Dancox was killed in action on the 30th of November aged 38, he is commemorated on The Cambrai Memorial, France. Native of Brabourne, Worcestershire

An extract from The London Gazette, dated 23rd Nov., 1917, records the following:- "For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty in attack. After the first objective had been captured and consolidation had been started, work was considerably hampered, and numerous casualties were caused, by an enemy machine gun firing from a concrete emplacement situated on the edge of our protective barrage. Pte. Dancox was one of a party of about ten men detailed as moppers-up. Owing to the position of the machine gun emplacement, it was extremely difficult to work round a flank. However, this man with great gallantry worked his way round through the barrage and entered the" Pillbox "from the rear, threatening the garrison with a Mills bomb. Shortly afterwards he reappeared with a machine gun under his arm, followed by about 40 enemy. The machine gun was brought back to our position by Pte. Dancox, and he kept it in action all day. By his resolution, absolute disregard of danger and cheerful disposition, the morale of his comrades was maintained at a very high standard under extremely trying circumstances."

s flynn




1205823

Capt. William Leefe Robinson VC (d.31st Dec 1918)

Capt. William L. Robinson, died 31st December 1918 at age 23. His grave is in the South East part in Harrow Weald (All Saints) Churchyard Extension in Middlesex. He was the son of Horace and Elizabeth Robinson, of Kaima Betta Estate, South Coorg, Southern India. His brother Harold was also killed in Mesopotamia.

An extract from the London Gazette, dated 5th September 1916, records: "For most conspicuous bravery. He attacked an enemy airship under circumstances of great difficulty and danger, and sent it crashing to the ground as a flaming wreck. He had been in the air for more than two hours, and had previously attacked another airship during his flight."

S Flynn




262974

Pnr. James Glover 16th (Transport Workers) Btn. Worcestershire Regiment

James Glover served with the 16th (Transport Workers) Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. He also served with the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.





262510

Pte. Horace Potter 3rd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment (d.3rd December 1915)

Horace Potter ran away from his home in Bewdley to join the 3rd Battalion of the Worcestershire Regiment and fight in WW1. He was only 17 years old and died in battle on 3rd of December 1915. His name is on the Menin Gate at Ypres.

Sara Jane Bradley




262303

CSM. Samuel Keen 9th Btn. Worcestershire Regiment (d.25th Jan 1917)

He died during the Battle of Kut al-Amara in Iraq and is commemorated at the Basra Memorial.





261926

Lt. Herbert James Graham Gilmour 3rd Btn. Worcestershire Regiment (d.19th Sep 1914)

Herbert Gilmour, 3rd Worcestershires

Herbert Gilmour, 1884-1914, served in the Boer War. He died in WWI, killed in the First Battle of the Aisne, France.

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Joanne Larkey




261476

Pte. George Porter Swann 3rd Btn. Worcestershire Regiment

George Swann, 3rd Worcestershire Regiment in 1915

My grandfather George Swann served in the First World War in France with the 3rd Worcestershire Regiment. I know very little of his battles, but he fought on the Somme and returned home minus all of his toes and spent a long time in hospital in recovery. In 1922, he jumped on a runaway horse which had bolted and killed a six year old girl in the road. He managed to stop the horse but injured his legs badly and spent more time in hospital. Always a hero to me, he lived to 70 years and died in 1960.

Robert Swann




261406

2Lt. Francis George Potter 1/8th Btn. Worcestershire Regiment (d.24th Apr 1917)

I understand that the 1/8th Worcestershire Regiment was involved in the attack on Guillemont Farm on 24th of Apr 1917, where Francis Potter lost his life. There is no known grave and he is remembered on the memorial at Thiepval.

Richard Palmer




261278

Pte. William Phipson 9th Btn. Worcestershire Regiment (d.20th Apr 1916)

Records show that William Phipson died of wounds whilst serving in Mesopotamia on 20th of April 1916. He is buried at the Almara Pt II Cemetery, in Maysan, Iraq. He left behind a wife and four young children.

Michael Brooks




260361

Pte John Edward Mason 1/8th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment (d.9th August 1918)

John Mason (known as Jack) was in the Worcestershire Regiment. He was an enlisted soldier prior to the outbreak of war in 1914. His allocated regimental number in 1914 was 4833, he was discharged from the army by a doctor in 1914 but then re-enlisted into the 1st/8th Battalion of the Worcesters. He lost his life in Italy near to Val Di Portule on the WW1 Italian Front on Friday 9th August 1918 aged 27 years and is buried at Barenthal Military Cemetery. He was my great uncle and brother of my great granny,





260235

Pte. Joseph Russell 9th Btn. Worcestershire Regiment

Joseph Russell was my great-grandfather, who was born 1 February 1877 at Dudley, Staffordshire, and was married on Christmas Day, 1903 to Faith Hope Davies.

He enlisted in 1895 and served in 5th Worcestershire Regiment and in E Coy., 2nd Worcestershire Regiment, and received the Queen's South Africa Medal with clasps in Wittebergen, Cape Colony, Transvaal for service during the Second Boer War.

On 29th of August 1914, he enlisted for the Great War with the 2nd Worcester Regiment and was sent to France, disembarking there on 5th of January 1915. On 1st of May 1915, he joined the 5th Worcestershire Regiment. He was listed as wounded on the Casualty List issued by the War Office from 15th if September 1915 while serving with the 9th Worcestershire Regiment. He was discharged on 14th of May 1916. He died on 29th of November 1925, leaving behind a wife and 5 daughters.

Stephen Ford




258745

Pte. Thomas Henry Adams 4th Btn. Worcestershire Regiment (d.15th Jun 1918)

Thomas Adams served with the 4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. When searching my family tree, I'd heard from family about a youngster who died in WW1. I am so pleased to have found him. He was my great-grandfather's older brother.

Deb




258084

Pte. Frederick G. Woodcock 14th (Severn Valley Pioneer) BTn. Worcestershire Regiment

Fred Woodcock was born in 1899. He joined up in 1915 and did his basic training at Strensall near York. From there he went to barracks in Worsester and further training On Salisbury plain.

They were then transported to Le Havre to go into action on the Western front. His battalion was involved in many of the battles including, Battle of Ancre, Somme, Arras and Passchendale. He ended the war at Bougnies, Mons. He was invalided out having been gassed and suffered pyrexia (Trench Fever) and was treated at 149th Field Ambulance. Fred died in 1977

Ian Elliott




257255

Pte. Campbell James Oldridge 4th Btn Worcestershire Regiment

My grandfather, Campbell Oldridge, went to enlist in Birmingham in January 1916 but appears to have been rejected on that occasion. An amended enlistment report the following year (January 1917) shows that he travelled to Worcester. It stated that he had a hernia but was accepted for service, on condition he was fitted with a truss. His medal card states that he served in the Worcester Regiment, Labour Corps and the Royal Engineers.

Roma Broadbent




256762

Pte. Sidney Edwards 1st Btn. Worcestershire Regiment

I know little about my grandfather, Sidney Edwards' war other than that found online. He served with the 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment and the Royal Flying Corps in WW1. He miraculously survived the horrors of the trenches but was documented as having been seen at Barlin casualty clearing station on 29th of December 1916 and diagnosed with influenza. He remained with his battalion and transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in 1918. Having been gassed in the trenches towards the end of the war he was able to return to his family safely but suffered breathing problems thereafter due to the effects of the mustard gas.





255647

Pte. William Charles Wright 3rd Btn. Worcestershire Regiment (d.9th Aug 1918 )

My uncle William Wright died and is buried in Hinges Communal Military Cemetery. He is the holder of a champion player medal for football 3rd Worcestershire 57th Infantry Brigade 1918 also holder of medal 47th T.R.B. inter company cricket 1917, B company.

Karlene Madeline Adams




255584

Pte. Henry Parnell 3rd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment (d.18th October 1918)

Henry Parnell was born in 1882 in Withybrook, Warwickshire. He was the 9th of 10 children born to William Parnell and Elizabeth Herbert. Before the outbreak of war he married Elizabeth Steane in Coventry in 1912 and they had a daughter, Doris May, on 16th of April 1913. On the 6th of September 1914 their son Harry Victor was born and another boy Frederick was born in 1916. Unfortunately he died at 20 months of age.

The Coventry Evening Telegraph reported on the 6th of November 1918

Mrs H. Parnell, of 14 Station Street West, Coventry, has received notification of the death of her husband, Private Henry Parnell, of the Worcestershire Regt., who was killed in France on October 18th by a sniper, while on patrol after an enemy position. He was 35 years of age, and formerly worked at Messrs Courtauld's. Deceased leaves a widow and 2 children. In conveying the sad news his platoon officer writes: He was liked by everyone in the platoon, myself included, and it was just for the reason he was so reliable and volunteered for this patrol that he was sent. I deeply sympathise with you on behalf of everyone in the platoon, amongst whom he was a favourite.

Henry is buried in Romeries Communal Cemetery Extension.

Peta Millard








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