Glastonbury
The War Memorial in the High Street in front of the Parish Church of St John the Baptist Thank you Simon Brown for these photos www.simonjbrownphotography.net 01458 831452 
The Fallen in WW1
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS TOWN WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 -1919 PTE ALVES P G CPL COOMBS F J SERGT AYLES S F 2ND LT COTTER B C PTE BAKER F C SPR COX H A TEMY MAJOR BARKER E PTE COUNSELL S PTE BEATON C H PTE CROCKER A G PTE BICKNELL A PTE CROCKER G J RFN BLACKER S H GNR DAY W PTE BRYANT F PTE DIFFORD H A CPL BURGE E PTE DUNTHORN E R DVR BURGOYNE V SERGT DUNTHORN H SPR BURLETON P PTE DYER J PTE CAMPBELL K D A B EDMUNDS W PTE CARD R PTE EMERY R C SIG CARPENTER W H SPR FISHER R SERGT CARTER J PTE FOOTE A PTE CHAMBERLAIN W PTE FOOTE R W PTE CHANDLER J PTE FOURACRE H PTE CLAPP E J RFN GEORGE C P PTE CLAYTON A G PTE GODFREY D P CAPT CLAYTON J G CAPT GOODSON H W MC THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE ALSO IN GRATEFUL APPRECIATION OF THOSE WHO RETURNED 
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PTE GOULDING E CPL GREEN E PTE GREEN F PTE GREEN W J PTE HANCOCK E PTE HARDING W M PTE HEMBURY F PTE HEMBURY G L/C JACKSON S RFN JONES I B PTE KING E PTE LATCHAM E PTE LINHAM C PTE LINHAM C PTE LISK C S PTE LISK G CSM MARSH A J SERGT MARSH C L/C MARTIN C F RFN MASTERS LG PTE MASTERS W M PTE MAUNDRELL W L GNR MERRIFIELD H PTE MOSELEY R G DVR MULLINS B 
2ND LT PARKES J E
PTE PARKER W W PTE PARSONS S M RFN PARSONS W PTE PEDDLE W E RFN PERRY A F BOMBR PIKE A H PTE PITTARD H L CPL POPLE T J STKR POPLE F R SPR RICHARDS E L/C RYALL W PTE RIDOUT F PTE SHARP F J CES SMITH A C PTE STAGG L J GNR STOKES R L/C SUGAR A PTE TUCKER H PTE WADHAM H PTE WALTER A SPR WHITE A J 2ND LT WILLIAMS W F 2ND LT WILLIAMS H W K RFN WILLIAMS E BOMBR WOOD J PTE WOOTTON H 
The Fallen in WW2
THIS TABLET WAS ADDED IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WAR 1939 – 1945 PO ADAMS J M MARINE BRASS A E PTE CHIVERS E SGT (RAF) CHIVERS J L/SGT COLLIHOLE P H PTE EELS H R GNR ELLIOT W A FLT/MECH HIGGINS W H L/SGT LINHAM S L BDR MARSH S A TEL MASTERS S H GNR MOULTON W PTE POPHAM H C GNR RAYNER G PTE RYALL C TPR SMITH G S PTE SWEET W J SGT (RAF) TAYLOR A H L/CPL THYER P E L/CPL TUCKER A G CPL (RAF) WEBB G H THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE |
The Fallen from WW1 on the War Memorialercival George ALVES Private, 5th (Service) Battalion, The Dorsetshire Regiment, 34 Brigade, 11th Division. Army no 10905 He was killed in action in Gallipoli on 9 August 1915. He was 22 He is remembered on panel 136-139 of the Helles Memorial Additional Information He was the son of George and Amy Jessie Alves, 21 Norbins Road, Glastonbury Stanley Frederick AYLES Sergeant, 157 Battalion, Canadian Infantry Army no 644165 He died on active service on 4 December 1916. He was 35 He is buried in the cemetery of Saint Andrew and Saint James, Orillia, Canada Additional Information He was the son of John Ayles, Avalon, Marshall Road, Poole and the late Ann Ayles; he was the husband of Jane Ayles of Orillia, Ontario Fred C BAKER Driver, 17th Battery, 41st Brigade, Royal Field Artillery Army no 62558 He was killed in action on 23 October 1918. He was 28 Buried left of entrance, in the north west corner, Haussy Communal Cemetery, northern France Additional Information He was the son of William and Sarah Baker of Meare House, Glastonbury Frederick Charles BAKER Private, 1st Battalion, The Dorsetshire Regiment, 15 Brigade, 5th Division. Army no 3/8023 He died from his wounds on 2 May 1915. He was 45 He is buried in grave I F 21A Wimereux Communal Cemetery. Wimeraux was a Hospital Centre Additional Information He was the son of George Henry and Caroline Baker of Wells and the husband of Alice Baker, 13 Old Wells Road, Glastonbury, Edward Bannister BARKER Major, D Company, 1st Garrison Battalion, Middlesex Regiment attached to The Essex Regiment. He died of natural causes (an aneurism) on 2 January 1916 in Gallipoli. He was 33 He is buried in grave L 76 Lancashire Landing Cemetery Additional Information He was the son of Eustace Vere P and Frances Elizabeth Barker of Glastonbury and the brother of Mrs Melior Stevens, 19 Sheffield Terrace, Campden Hill, Kensington Clifford Henry BEATON Private, 2nd Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 19 Brigade, 2nd Division. Army no 30288. He was formerly Army no 21421 with Prince Albert’s (Somerset Light Infantry). He was killed in action on 19 August 1916 in the fighting on the Somme. He was 26 He is buried in grave X J 16/17 Serre Road Cemetery No 2 Additional Information He was the son of Henry and Mary E Beaton, Old Wells Road, Glastonbury Arthur BICKNELL Private, 1st/4th (City of Bristol) Battalion, Army no 5441, The Gloucestershire Regiment, 144 Brigade, 48th Division. He was killed in action on 22 August 1916 in the fighting for Pozières Ridge. He was 22 He is remembered on pier and face 5A & 5B of the Thiepval Memorial Additional Information He was the son of William John and Elizabeth Augusta Bicknell, North Street, Martock. He was born in Glastonbury Stanley Herbert BLACKER Rifleman, 16th (Service) Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps (Church Lads Brigade), 100 Brigade, 33rd Division. Army no C/1148 He was killed in action on 2 July 1916. He was 28 He is remembered on panel 101 & 102 of the Loos Memorial Additional Information He was the son of James and Elizabeth Blacker, 9 Chilkwell Street, Glastonbury PTE BRYANT F I have so far been unable to identify this soldier Edward BURGE Private, 3rd (Reserve) Battalion, Prince Albert’s (Somerset Light Infantry). Army no 7552 He was killed in action on 1 July 1916 on the first day of the fighting in the Battle of the Somme. He is buried in grave V O 9 Gordon Dump Cemetery, Ovillers la Boisselle Whilst I am reasonably confident that this is the soldier on the memorial, I do not know his birth nor can I spot him in the census. Any help would be appreciated! Victor John Reed BURGOYNE Driver, B Battery, 67th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Army no 57659 He died, probably of natural causes, on 6 November 1918. He was 27 He is buried in grave Q 75 Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Additional Information He was the son of John Reed Burgoyne and the late Georgina Burgoyne of Meare, Glastonbury and the husband of Lilly Carter (formerly Burgoyne), 29 Bere Lane, Glastonbury. He had enlisted in December 1914 Percy Edward BURLETON Sapper, Railway Troops Base Depot, Royal Engineers. Army no WR/296970. He was formerly Army no 14392 with the Devonshire Regiment (ROTD) He died, probably of natural causes, on 17 September 1918. He was 32 He is buried in to the south of the Chancel in the Churchyard of St Peter’s Church, Draycott Additional Information He was the son of George and Lucy Burleton, Station Road, Draycott, Cheddar Kenneth Donald CAMPBELL Private, 6th (Service) Battalion, The Dorsetshire Regiment, 50 Brigade, 17th Division. Army no 10908 He was killed in action on 1 November 1916 on the Somme. He was 20 He is buried in grave VI J 8 Guards' Cemetery, Lesboeufs Additional Information He was the son of Albert William and Mary Campbell, Street Road, Glastonbury Reginald CARD Private, 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles (Saskatchewan Regiment), Canadian Expeditionary Force. Army no 425530 He was killed in action on 15 September 1916. He was 26 He is remembered on the Vimy Memorial Additional Information He was the son of George and Phoebe Card, Chain Gate Lodge, Abbey Park, Glastonbury William Henry CARPENTER Rifleman (Signaller), 16th (Service) Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps (Church Lads Brigade), 100 Brigade, 33rd Division. Army no C/1149 He was killed in action on 26 August 1916 in the fighting on the Somme. He was 19 He is buried in grave I E 14 Flatiron Copse Cemetery, Mametz Additional Information He was the son of Henry J and Mary Jane Carpenter, 9 Norbins Road, Glastonbury James CARTER Serjeant, 1st Battalion, The Dorsetshire Regiment, 14 Brigade, 32nd Division. Army no 10991 He was killed in action on 9 April 1918 in the fighting on the Somme. He was 24 He is buried in grave VI D 5 Bienvillers Military Cemetery Additional Information He was the son of John and Ruth Carter, 53 Chilkwell Street, Glastonbury Wilfred CHAMBERLAIN Private, 7th (Service) Battalion, Prince Albert’s (Somerset Light Infantry), 61 Brigade, 20th Division. Army no 203793 He was killed in action on 22 September 1917 in the battle of the Menin Road Ridge. He was 36 He is buried in grave I D 13 Bleuet Farm Cemetery Additional Information He was the only son of Amos and Jane Chamberlain of Glastonbury and the husband of Daisy Chamberlain, Fernleigh, Archway Road, Branksome, Dorset Jeffrey CHANDLER Private, 1st Battalion, Prince Albert’s (Somerset Light Infantry), 11 Brigade, 4th Division. Army no 3/6170 He was killed in action near Ypres on 9 August 1916. He was 24 He is buried in plot 1 row H grave 1 Ferme-Olivier Cemetery Additional Information He was the son of George and Amelia Chandler of Glastonbury PTE CLAPP E J I believe that this is Edgar John Clapp who was born in 1892 and was working in Bristol as a railway porter when he enlisted. I have Machine Gun Corps Army no 2219 but he appears to have survived the war and died in 1966. In other words, I am stuck! Arthur Gardner CLAYTON Private, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment). Canadian Expeditionary Force. Army no 1800 He was killed in action on 15 February 1915 at La Brasserie near St Eloi. He was 21 He is buried in grave III D 5 Voormezeele Enclosure No 3 Additional Information He was the son of Mr A G and Mrs L H Clayton, Combe House, Glastonbury James Gardner CLAYTON Captain, The Dorsetshire Regiment, attached to 1st Battalion, The Northamptonshire Regiment, 2 Brigade, 1st Division. He was killed in action at Pozières Ridge on 20 August 1916. He was 21 He is buried in grave Sp Mem C 17 Bazentin-Le-Petit Communal Cemetery Extension Additional Information He was the son of Mr A G and Mrs L H Clayton, Combe House, Glastonbury. He was born in British Honduras (Belize) but he had also lived in Glastonbury with his grandparents presumably whilst his parents were still overseas Frederick John L COOMBS Corporal, 1st Battalion, The Somerset Light Infantry, 11 Brigade, 4th Division. Army no 9601 He was killed in action at the battle of Frezenburg Ridge on 9 May 1915. He was 22 He is remembered on panel 21 of the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres Additional Information He was the son of Frederick and Caroline Coombs, Chilkwell Street, Glastonbury Brian Charles COTTER Second Lieutenant, 216 Squadron, Royal Air Force He died on active service on 28 October 1918. He was 19 He is buried in grave I D 5 Charmes Military Cemetery, Essegney Additional Information He was the son of Laurence and Alice Cotter, 79 Station Road, Glastonbury It is interesting to note that the RAF Museum records that he was with 97 Squadron He was in Handley Page 0/400 bomber D5417 flown by Lieutenant P Hopcraft (who was killed) and they were accompanied by Lieutenant C C Loretto, who was wounded. No further information is stated Henry Alonzo COX Sapper, 26th Field Company, Royal Engineers Army no 508187. He was formerly Army no 3588 with Prince Albert’s (Somerset Light Infantry) He died from his wounds on 28 May 1918. He was 32 He is buried in grave O 26 Cambrin Military Cemetery Additional Information He was the son of Alonzo and Sarah Cox of Glastonbury and the husband of Kate Cox, 55A Northlode Street, Glastonbury, Stanley John COUNSELL Private, 3rd/7th Battalion, The Worcestershire Regiment. Army no 4451. He was transferred to Army no 600071 in 526th Home Service Employment Company, Labour Corps. He died as a consequence of his war service on 2 May 1919. He was discharged on 15 March 1919 as being no longer medically fit for war. He had very poor eyesight and was suffering from Tuberculosis. He was 22 He is buried in grave C 231A Glastonbury Cemetery Additional information He was the son of George and Ellen Counsell of Star House Archibald George CROCKER Private, 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards, 1 (Guards) Brigade, 1st Division. Army no 10119 He was killed in action at the battle of Gheluvelt on 29 October 1914. He was 21 He is remembered on panel 11 of the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres Additional Information He was the son of Archibald and Ellen Crocker, 7 Mill Road Terrace, Glastonbury, Gilbert John CROCKER Private 1st Battalion, Prince Albert’s (Somerset Light Infantry),11 Brigade, 4th Division. Army no 25403 He died from his wounds on 25 January 1917. He was 19 He is buried in grave II M 23 Grove Town Cemetery, Meaulte Additional Information He was the son of Archibald George and Ellen Crocker, 7 Mill Road Terrace, Glastonbury William DAY Gunner, 124th Battery, 28th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Army no 115621 He was killed in action on 8 October 1916. He is remembered on pier and face 1A & 8A of the Thiepval Memorial A Question Is this the wrong man? I have uncovered a note to say that he used the alias Brass and his father was William Brass The Memorial say Gunner W Day Herbert Albert DIFFORD Private, 6th (Service) Battalion, Prince Albert’s (Somerset Light Infantry), 43 Brigade, 14th Division. Army no 17605 He was killed in action at Delville Wood on 18 August 1916. He was 17 He is remembered on pier & face 2A of the Thiepval Memorial Additional Information He was the son of Israel and Emily Difford of Glastonbury Edward Robert DUNTHORN Private, 11th (Service) Battalion (2nd Gwent), South Wales Borderers, 115 Brigade, 38th Division. Army no 6/39190. He was formerly Army no 3603 in the Monmouthshire Regiment He died from his wounds on 2 April 1918 in the Hospital Centre in the village. He was 27 He is buried in grave VI B 5 Lillers Communal Cemetery Extension Additional Information He was the son of Arthur and Emmie Dunthorn of Glastonbury and the husband of Amy P Dunthorn, 6 St Michael's Terrace, Stoke, Devonport Military records spell his name (incorrectly) with a final e Harry DUNTHORN Serjeant, 6th (Service) Battalion, Prince Albert’s (Somerset Light Infantry), 43 Brigade, 14th Division. Army no 10905 He was killed in action on 16 September 1916 on the Somme battlefields. He was 20 He is remembered on pier and face 2A of the Thiepval Memorial Additional Information He was the son of Harry and Margaret Dunthorn, 18 High Street, Glastonbury James DYER Private, 1st Battalion, Prince Albert’s (Somerset Light Infantry), 11 Brigade, 4th Division. Army no 17336 He was killed in action on the Somme on 1 July 1916. He is buried in grave I D 33 Sucrerie Military Cemetery, Colincamps William EDMUNDS Able Seaman, HMS Queen Mary, Royal Naval. RNVR no Wales Z/450 He died on active service at the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916. He was 48 He is remembered on panel 19 of the Plymouth Naval Memorial Additional Information He was the son of Charles and Elizabeth Edmunds of Glastonbury HMS Queen Mary, a battle cruiser, was sunk in action at the Battle of Jutland when she received direct hits from the German ships Seydlitz and Derfflinger and blew up with the loss of 1266 crew with only nine survivors. Reginald Cecil EMERY Private, 2nd/15th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own Civil Service Rifles), 179 Brigade, 60th Division. Army no 533735 He was killed in action on 8 November 1917 in the third battle of Gaza. He was 20 He is remembered on panel 49 of the Jerusalem Memorial. Additional Information He was the son of Elizabeth Emery, 69 Benedict Street, Glastonbury and the late Henry Charles Emery Richard FISHER Sapper, no 2 Special Company, Royal Engineers. Army no 108621 He was killed in action on 6 April 1917, He was 33. He is buried in grave VI B 10 Écoivres Military Cemetery, Mont St Eloi Additional Information He was the son of Anna Maria and the late Richard Teley Fisher of Glastonbury. The Special Companies of the Royal Engineers were a newly formed unit who provided the Gas/Chemical warfare capability for the British Army Arthur Thomas FOOTE Private, Princess Charlotte of Wales’s (Royal Berkshire Regiment) Army no 26468 transferred to Army no 96145 in the Labour Corps He died whilst still on active service on 11 February 1919. He was 38 He is buried in grave I 555 Glastonbury Cemetery Additional Information He was the husband of Agnes Foote, 10 Victoria Buildings, Glastonbury Robert Walter FOOTE Private, 2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards, 1st Guards Brigade, Guards Division. Army no 10849 He was killed in action on 16 September 1916 in the fighting at Flers Courcellette. He was 20 He is remembered on pier & face 7D & 8D of the Thiepval Memorial Additional Information He was the son of Mrs Agnes Foote, 10 Victoria Buildings, Glastonbury PTE FOURACRE H I have not identified him Charles Percy GEORGE Rifleman, 16th (Service) Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps, 100 Brigade, 33rd Division. Army no C/1153 He was killed in action on 2 January 1916. He was 27 He is buried in grave I H 13 Woburn Abbey Cemetery, Cuinchy Additional Information He was the son of Richard and Susan George, 28 Benedict Street, Glastonbury Denzil Phippen GODFREY Private, 5th (Service) Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 42 Brigade, 14th Division. Army no 25532. He was formerly Army no 28492 with The Gloucestershire Regiment He was killed in action on 22 October 1917 near Ypres. He was 23 He is buried in grave Enclosure No 4 III H 10 Bedford House Cemetery Additional Information He was the son of Mr and Mrs Alfred G Godfrey, South View, Upper Coxley, Wells and the grandson of Isabella Godfrey of Glastonbury Harold Walter GOODSON MC Captain, A Company, 8th Battalion attached to 6th (Service) Battalion, The Dorsetshire Regiment, 50 Brigade, 17th Division. He was killed in action on 11 October 1918 in the pursuit to the Selle. He was 23 He is buried in grave II F 12 Caudry British Cemetery Additional Information He was the son of James and Sarah Kate Goodson, Manchester House, Glastonbury Clifford GOULD MC Lieutenant, 14th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. He was killed in action on 24 August 1918. He was 21 He is buried in grave V C 9 St Amand British Cemetery Additional Information He was the son of Reginald Thomason and Emily Laura O Gould, Blenheim House, Glastonbury He was educated at Repton and Woolwich. Ernest GOULDING Private, 6th (Service) Battalion, The Dorsetshire Regiment, 50 Brigade, 17th Division. Army no 13018 He died from his wounds on 30 April 1916. He was He is buried in grave II D 114 Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord Ernest GREEN Corporal, C Battery, 51st Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Army no 58517 He was killed in action on 26 March 1918 He was 31 He is remembered on panel 7 to 10 of the Pozières Memorial Additional Information He was the husband of Charlotte Ann Green, 27 Old Wells Road, Glastonbury, Frederick GREEN Private, 12th Battalion (West Somerset Yeomanry), Prince Albert’s (Somerset Light Infantry), 229 Brigade, 74th Division. Army no 295598 He was killed in action on 6 November 1917 at the Capture of the Sheria Position. He was 40 He is buried in grave L 57 Beersheba War Cemetery Additional Information He was the son in law of Jane Davis, 2 The Armoury, Magdalen Street, Glastonbury PTE GREEN W J No green, j green or w green PTE HANCOCK E Births Mar 1889 Hancock Edward Charles Wells 5c 488 Births Dec 1891 Hancock Edward Harry Wells 5c 482 1911 census. 6 Northland Terrace George Hancock 35 Elizabeth Hancock 41 Gertrude Hancock 6 Albert Georges Hancock 4 Edward Henry Hancock 20 Elizabeth Hancock 18 Edwin Chas Hancock 17 Arthur Hancock 15 Thomas Hancock 12 PTE HARDING W M Fred HEMBURY Private, 59th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Army no 16357. He was formerly Army no 13363 with Prince Albert’s (Somerset Light Infantry) He was killed in action on 15 April 1918. He was 24 He is remembered on panel 11 of the Ploegsteert Memorial Additional Information He was the son of Mr and Mrs Henry Hembury, Godney Moor, Wells William George HEMBURY Private, 1st Royal Marine Battalion, Royal Naval Division, Royal Marine Light Infantry. RM no PO/1744(S) He was killed in action in the fighting on the Somme on 28 April 1917. He was 28 He is remembered on bay 1 of the Arras Memorial Additional Information He was the son of Joseph and the late Emily Hembury and the husband of Mary Ann Hembury, 9 Benedict Street, Glastonbury Sydney JACKSON Lance Corporal, Military Foot Police, Military Police Corps. Army no P/1947 He died, probably of natural causes, on 14 October 1918. He was 26 He is buried in grave O 288 Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Additional Information He was the son of James and Sarah Ann Jackson, 3 Northover, Glastonbury. Ivor Bertie JONES Rifleman, D Company, 16th (Service) Battalion (Church Lads Brigade), The King's Royal Rifle Corps, 100 Brigade, 33rd Division. Army no C/1150 He was killed in action on 28 June 1916. He was 19. He is buried in grave G 18 Cambrin Military Cemetery Additional Information He was the only son of Alfred and Elizabeth Jones, 83 Chilkwell Street, Glastonbury PTE KING E Another that I cannot find Ernest LATCHAM Private, 2nd Battalion, The Essex Regiment, 12 Brigade, 4th Division. Army no 42256. He was formerly Army no 21929 with The Bedfordshire Regiment He died on active service between 28 September and 28 December 1918 probably in the fighting on the Hindenburg Line. He was 21 He is remembered on panel 7 of the Vis en Artois Memorial Additional Information He was the son of Edgar and Mary A Latcham Charles LINHAM Private, 82nd Company, Machine Gun Corps. Army no 49080. He was formerly Army no 16685 with Prince Albert’s (Somerset Light Infantry) He died from his wounds on 2 October 1916 in the Battle for Karajakois. He was 35. He is buried in grave III C 6 Struma Military Cemetery, Greece Additional information He was the son of Isaac and Sarah Linham and the husband of Nellie Linham, 17 Brutasche Terrace, Grange Road, Street. PTE LINHAM C I believe this is Cecil LINHAM Private, 6th Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment, 183 Brigade, 61st Division. Army no 4725 He died from his wounds on 5 November 1916. He is buried in grave I Y 25 Becourt Military Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt Additional Information Clarence Cecil H Linham was born in the quarter ending June 1899. He was the son of Edwin and Jane who lived in Street. Please tell me if you have more accurate information Clifford Stanley LISK Private, 15th (Service) Battalion (2nd Portsmouth), The Hampshire Regiment, 122 Brigade, 41st Division. Army no 235014. He was formerly Army no 30199 with Prince Albert’s (Somerset Light Infantry) He was killed in action at the Battle of the Menin Road Ridge on 21 September 1917. He was 19 He is remembered on panel 88-90 & 162 of the Tyne Cot Memorial Additional Information He was the son of Matilda M Lisk, 30 Chilkwell Street, Glastonbury George LISK Private, 5th (Service) Battalion, The Dorsetshire Regiment, 34 Brigade, 11th Division. Army no 19123. He was formerly Army no 2059 with Prince Albert’s (Somerset Light Infantry) He was killed in action on the Somme on 27 November 1916. He was 20 He is buried in grave XI M 9 Connaught Cemetery, Thiepval Additional information He was the son of Ellen Lisk and the late George Lisk, Grope Lane, Glastonbury Military records have Lich, Lish and Lisk. He was born George Lisk in 1896, in the quarter ending March as George Lisk Arthur James MARSH Company Serjeant Major, 10th (Service) Battalion, The Devonshire Regiment, 79 Brigade, 26th Division. Army no 3/7830 He was killed in action on 10 February 1917 in Salonika. He was 44 He is remembered on the Doiran Memorial Additional Information He was the husband of Fanny T Marsh, 9 Thornecroft Street, South Lambeth, London William Clifford MARSH Serjeant, 16th (Service) Battalion (Church Lads Brigade), The King's Royal Rifle Corps, 100 Brigade, 33rd Division. Army no C/1152 He was killed in action on 15 October 1917 in Belgium. He was 21 He is buried in grave II F 12 Wulverghem-Lindenhoek Road Military Cemetery Clifford Frank MARTIN Lance Corporal, 1st Battalion, Prince Albert’s (Somerset Light Infantry), 11 Brigade, 4th Division. Army no 20636 He died from his wounds on 27 August 1916. He was 20. He is buried in grave II AA 28 St Souplet British Cemetery Additional Information He was the son of William Edwin and Annie Martin, 30 The Archers Way, Glastonbury RFN MASTERS LG William Harold MASTERS ?initial wrong WM on mem Private, 1st/5th Battalion, The York and Lancaster Regiment, 137 Brigade, 46th Division. Army no 42582 He was killed in action on the Hindenberg Line on 15 December 1917. He was 29 He is buried in grave II A 24 Aeroplane Cemetery Additional Information He was the son of George William Masters of Glastonbury and the husband of Emily Masters, Yarlington, Wincanton Wilfred Lucas MAUNDRELL Private, 2nd/4th (City of Bristol) Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment, 183 Brigade, 61st Division. Army no 201876 He was killed in action on 4 September 1916 on the Somme. He was 20 He is buried in grave XVII I 5 Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval Additional Information He was the son of Ernest and Mary Maundrell, 11 Fairfield Terrace, Glastonbury Henry MERRIFIELD Private, 1st Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment, 15 Brigade, 5th Division. Army no 40266. He was formerly Army no 226713 with the Royal Field Artillery He was killed in action at Passchendaele on 26 October 1917. He was 27. He is remembered on panel 61-63 of the Tyne Cot Memorial Additional Information He was the husband of Frances Hannan (formerly Merrifield), Horsington Hill, Templecombe Reginald George MOSELEY Lance Corporal, 1st Battalion, The Duke of Edinburgh’s (Wiltshire Regiment), 7 Brigade, 25th Division. Army no 18926 He was killed in action on 1 August 1917 at Pilckem Ridge. He was 20 He is buried in grave VI S 27 Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm) Additional Information He was the son of Lewis and Jane Moseley, Edgerley Cottage, Glastonbury Bertie MULLINS Driver, 20th Battery, Royal Field Artillery. Army no 14144. He died of natural causes on 14 July 1915. He was 27 He is buried in grave XVII D 30 Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez Additional information He was the son of Arthur and Ann Mullins James Eric PARKES Second Lieutenant, 69th Field Company, Royal Engineers. He was killed in action near Arras on 20 July 1917. He was 21 He is buried in grave I J 6 Tilloy British Cemetery, Tilloy-Les-Mofflaines Additional Information He was the son of James and Ettie Parkes, Chilkwell, Glastonbury. He had been the Prize Cadet at The Royal Military Academy, Woolwich William W PARKER Private, 9th (Service) Battalion, The Devonshire Regiment, 20 Brigade, 7th Division. Army no 205201. He was formerly Army no 225467 with Hood Battalion, Royal Navy Division. He died from his wounds in Hospital on 7 November 1917. He was 37 He is buried in grave XXX K 9A Étaples Military Cemetery Additional Information He was the husband of S M Parker, 50 Bove Town, Glastonbury He was born in Wells Stanley Maurice PARSONS Private, 5th (Service) Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment), 35 Brigade, 12th Division. Army no 48616. He was formerly Army no 49453 with Prince Albert’s (Somerset Light Infantry) He was killed in action near Albert on 26 August 1918. He was 19. He is buried in grave III E 24 Peronne Road Cemetery, Maricourt Additional Information He was the son of Jane and the late William Parsons, 82 Bove Town, Glastonbury William PARSONS Rifleman, (Service) 16th Battalion (Church Lads Brigade), The King's Royal Rifle Corps, 100 Brigade, 33rd Division. Army no 13323. He was formerly Army no 3/5859 with Devon and Army no 301781 with the Army Service Corps. He died on 13 April 1918 from his wounds probably received in the Battle of Hazebrouck. He was 36. He is remembered on panel 8 of the Ploegsteert Memorial Additional Information He was the son of Mrs W Parsons, 82 Bove Town Glastonbury and the late W Parsons Wilfred Ernest PEDDLE Private, 1st Battalion, The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, 95 Brigade, 5th Division. Army no 22349 He died on 22 August 1918 from his wounds probably received at the battle for Albert. He was 32. He is buried in grave IV F 32 Bagneux British Cemetery, Gezaincourt Additional Information He was the son of Albert and Emily Peddle and the husband of Ada Peddle, 5 Coombe Terrace, Glastonbury Arthur Frederick PERRY Rifleman, 2nd Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps, 2 Brigade, 1st Division. Army no 11617 He was killed in action near Givenchy on 26 January 1915. He was 19. He is remembered on panel 32 and 33 of Le Touret Memorial Additional Information He was the son of Fred and Elizabeth Perry, 2 Bellevue Terrace, Glastonbury Arthur Henry PIKE Bombardier, D Battery, 158th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Army no 656972. He also served with The Somerset Horse Artillery He was killed in action near Bethune on 30 April 1918. He was 30 He is buried in grave C 2 Gonnehem British Cemetery Additional Information He was the son of George Henry and Eliza Pike and the husband of Annie A M Pike, St Joseph's Villa, Street Road, Glastonbury. He was born in Glastonbury Herbert Leonard PITTARD Private, Southern Command Labour Company, Labour Corps. Army no 135305 He died in the War Hospital, Bath on 26 November 1918. He was 22. He is buried in grave 79, Street Cemetery Additional Information He was the son of Fred H and the late Lily Pittard |