Some Memorial Inscriptions - Gloucester, Gloucestershire
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| A1. |
D3688 Cpl D.W. STEPHENS The Gloucestershire Regt, 28 Aug 1940, 55 |
| A2. |
1314338 Flight Sergeant J.A.C. KEMMETT, Pilot, Royal Air Force, 3 Dec 1943, 20 |
| A3. |
1356832 Ldg Aircraftman S.T. SMITH Royal Air Force 1 May 1945, 22 |
| A4. |
14263722, Sapper, L.H. MEADOWS Royal Engineers, 15 Sept 1947, 44 |
| A5. |
1246513 Warrant Officer C.E. ORPIN Royal Air Force, 4 Sept 1947, 32 |
| A6. |
4078444, Cpl, V.C. CONNER, Royal Air Force, 14 June 1954, 20 |
| A7. |
526485 Flight Sergeant R. ABBOTT Royal Air Force, 31 Oct 1955, 40 |
| A8. |
Wing Commander L.E. SEXSTONE, AFC, Royal Air Force, 20 Dec 1956, 48 |
| A9. |
2321850 W.O.11 (SSM) C.H. HOWE Royal Corps of Signals, 27 Jan 1958, 44 |
| A10. |
5053120 Snr Aircraftman D.W. ROBINSON Royal Air Force, 10 May 1959, 25 |
| A11. |
Major T.S. SHARPE, DFC, Royal Flying Corps, 30 Dec 1961, 74 |
| A12. |
23852148 Gunner J.C. EVANS Royal Artillery, 11 Dec 1963, 21 |
| A13. |
A0590855 Warrant Officer, E.D. WILSON Royal Air Force, 11 March 1971, 53 |
| A14. |
F1332855 Warrant Officer G.W. CHIDGEY, Royal Air Force 9 Oct 1971, 50 |
| A15. |
J1908427 Warrant Officer T.H. BAUGH Royal Air Force, 18 June 1981, 54 |
| A16. |
25115750 Signaller Ben Lloyd GAMBLE Royal Corps of Signals, 1 Dec 2001, 24 |
| A17. |
Marie ENTWISTLE, 30 March 1942, 19 Her brother Eric ENTWISTLE, R.A.F Mentioned in Dispatches for Distinguished Services, 18 April 1943, 26 and their dear friend Edwin BELLAMEY, died by enemy action at sea, 6 Sept 1941, 23 |
| A18. |
William GRENDALL, 18 April 1944, 70 Pte Ernest James GRENDALL, son, Of the Cheshire Regt, who died while a Prisoner of War (POW) in Germany, 15 March 1945, 26 "He died that we may live" |
| A19. |
Leslie R. SMITH, 1902 - 1981 Gwendoline Naomi, w, 1902 - 1982 Gillian, d, 1940 - 1941 |
| A20. |
Susan, w/o Ernest John TRAPP, 30 Dec 1947, 68 Trooper E.J. TRAPP 40th R.T.R, son, Died in action 22 July 1942, 32 Interred in War Cemetery, El-Alamein, Lily Ernestine, d, 14 March 1959, 52 Ernest John, above, 25 March 1966, 87 |
Latest Additions
The following MIs were kindly contributed by Alf Beard, 2nd August 2008. Entries supply name, date of death, and age. Abbreviations: w=wife; h=husband; s=son; d=daughter; &c.
GLOUCESTER OLD CEMETERY
| B1. |
War Death Pte Hubert Frederick WINFIELD 1st Glosters, s/o Frederick George of this city, Builder died in France 27 December 1916 and was buried in the Cemetery at Albert, aged 26 [Additional information courtesy of the C.W.G.C buried Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension] Emma Louisa, w/o F.G. WINFIELD 25 August 1941, 76 also Alderman, F.G. WINFIELD 20 August 1957, 92 |
| B2. |
Martin Henry CRUMP 19 September 1933, 43 Charlotte, 19 December 1979, 90 |
| B3. |
Joseph TUDOR 22 April 1889, 56 Lucy, w, 19 March 1902, 64 |
| B4. |
Elizabeth, w/o William COLLINS 26 March 1890, 30 |
| B5. |
Thomas NIBLETT who died suddenly 8 February 1890, 67 Ellen, w, 1 February 1902, 76 |
| B6. |
Roland Stanley Gordon MAHONY 21 D[e]cember 1938, 31 |
| B7. |
War Death Sidney, h/o Lilian CLAPTON 23 December 1934, 53 Lilian Winifred, w, 21 November 1946, 63 Alfred Wallis, s, killed on War Service 8 February 1945, 24 |
| B8. |
Albert WISE 4 December 1928, 46 Francis Kate, w, 13 October 1969, 85 Lionel Albert, s, aged 1yr |
| B9. |
Anna McNULTY nee BAUER of Salzburg, Austria 19 September 1945, 32 James Redmund McNULTY, w, 5 July 2000, 87 John Bauer McNULTY 13 August 2002, 62 |
| B10. |
Margaret Mary WILKS 19 April 1991, 79 Albert Russell WILKS 17 July 1960, 54 Mary Veronica 12 May 1942, 11½months "Our baby sister" |
| B11. |
Margaret Josephine GRIGGS 23 March 1902 - 8 December 1972 Edmund GRIGGS 2 February 1899 - 17 April 1975 |
| B12. |
Leo LULLEN 24 September 1960, 50 Lily PULLEN, w, 15 October 1986, 79 |
| B13. |
Leonard John PULLEN 4 February 1965, 63 Ellen PULLEN, w, 11 December 1997, 91 Separate Memorial, same Grave Michael Kevin YOUNG 8 November 2000, 39 Separate Memorial, same Grave Husband, dad, and granddad Derek F. YOUNG 16 November 2002, 79 |
| B14. |
Tom FIELDING 18 February 1944, 57 Molly, w, 23 March 1951, 68 |
| B15. |
War Death Wallace R.C. [Jimmy] MACPHERSON Who died on Easter Monday 13 April 1941, 28 Also sweet memories of Peter his brother who Died at Sea off Manila 13 November 1935, 19 Both in the Merchant Navy Enid Evelyn WILKS, mother 8 December 1951, 78 |
| B16. |
Rose Anne, w/o Harry William LLOYD 15 July 1930, 71 Harry William, above, 23 December 1935, 72 Rose Sophia LLOYD 31 December 1981, 91 |
| B17. |
James Edward HOBRO 20 March 1896, 53 Marie Emily HOLLAND, d, 8 November 1925 Elizabeth Rosa HOBRO, w, 15 May 1945, 95 |
| B18. |
War Death Lucretia Jane BRIMFIELD 16 August 1931, 61 Alfred Ernest, youngest s, 3 July 1916, 23 John W. BRIMFIELD, h/o above, 5 January 1947, 80 |
| B19. |
War Grave Edwin Henry WOODWARD 25 December 1916, 19 Emma WOODWARD 20 July 1945, 77 Additional information courtesy of the CWGC Gunner 3221 E H Woodward Royal Field Artillery, 1st South Midlands Bde Son of Frank & Emma of 18 St Pauls Road, Gloucester |
| B20. |
War Death May, 2nd d/o J.T. & F. WHEELER 28 April 1910, 30 Ernest, brother who died on active service in Alexandria 21 August 1915, 34 Elsie, sister of above, 3 September 1917, 26 Fanny WHEELER, mother of above 10 December 1922, 68 John Thomas WHEELER, husband & father 30 December 1928, 75 |
| B21. |
War Death Mary Jane COATES 2 May 1918, 54 Joseph BOULTON h/o Elsie PARSLOW And nephew of above who died of wounds in France 23 August 1918, 29 Sarah Ann WALL 27 October 1925, 67 John Chesterman WALL h/o above, 1 January 1928, 71 |
| B22. |
Ida, w/o C.H. WHEELER, 35 Worcester Street, Gloucester Elder d/o T.A. & C.C. CHATWIN 23 July 1919, 24 |
| B23. |
Charlotte, w/o Thomas COLLINS 15 August 1887, 69 Thomas COLLINS 16 October 1889, 62 |
| B24. |
War Death John JACKSON 22 February 1919, 61 John Granville JACKSON who died of wounds in Ghent Military Hospital, 3 September 1917 while a Prisoner of War, age 30 "Loved by all who knew him" |
| B25. |
War Death "My dear son" Farrier Sgt, Frederick G. KING M.M., Royal Field Artillery 6 November 1918, 33 Percy Reginald KING, 8 October 1918, 26 Buried at Mountain Ash Elizabeth Ann KING mother of above 9 February 1901, 42 |
| B26. |
War Deaths Henry PHILLIPS 26 February 1916, 61 L/Cpl Sidney Henry, eldest s, 25 September 1917, 30 Sapper, Frederick George, youngest s, killed in action 28 March 1918, 21 Sarah Ann, w/o Henry PHILLIPS 13 February 1920, 62 |
| B27. |
War Death Reginald, younger s/o T.L. & S. CAMBRIDGE Of Walton House, Gloster, who died at Tidworth Military Hospital On active service 2 July 1916, 21 T.L. CAMBRIDGE 20 June 1925, 75 Sarah, w/o T.L. CAMBRIDGE 2 August 1936, 77 |
| B28. |
War Death Pte A.T.N. CARTER only s/o Ex Police Sgt Sidney & Agnes CARTER, died of wounds in Edmonton Military Hospital, London, 1 May 1918, 30 "His King and Country called him. The call was not in vain. He fought and died a Hero, that we might freedom again" Ex-Police Sgt, Sidney N. CARTER h/o Agnes CARTER 5 September 1919, 57 Agnes CARTER, above, 31 August 1941, 81 |
| B29. |
War Death Leonard ROSE, 3 February 1912, 6yrs Also his brother, L/Cpl Gilbert N. ROSE 1st Royal Marine Light Infantry who died at Reading Hospital 2 October 1918 of wounds received in France, age 20 Harry ROSE, father of above, 16 November 1921, 57 |
| B30. |
Joseph William HALE, for 10 years Sub-Sacrist Of Gloucester Cathedral 24 May 1854 - 22 September 1928 Elizabeth, widow of above, 5 April 1945, 90 |
| B31. |
Joan SMART 1916 - 1930 Her mother Ada SMART 1878 - 1956 And father Fred SMART 1881 - 1963 And their elder son Henry SMART 1908 - 1990 And his wife Pamela SMART 1923 - 1991 |
| B32. |
War Death Jean Margaret d/o Henry & Gladys COOK 20 June 1929, 5yrs John Ewart, s, 2 January 1941, 18 Also Sgt Pilot, Geoffrey Robert, s, killed in a Flying Accident 12 December 1942, age 22. "One of the few" |
| B33. |
War Death Tom HARDING 12 February 1928, 57 Charlotte, w, 28 January 1951, 77 Richard Tom Bond HARDING who fell in the Great War in France 8 October 1918, 19 and also his wife, Alice COBB 6 February 1968, 90 |
| B34. |
War Death Martha MILLS 3 August 1942, 74 Frederick George, h, 22 March 1946, 79 Clarence Frederick, eldest son, killed in action In Egypt 23 April 1916, 21 "He fought for peace and gained it" |
| B35. |
War Death Kate Eleanor eldest d/o Samuel & Kate SMITH 19 December 1892, 9yrs S. Percival, s, 27 August 1911, 27 Cpl, J. Sydney SMITH, Royal Flying Corps Who died after service at Mesopotamia 21 June 1916, 28 |
| B36. |
Elizabeth ELLIS 19 June 1902, 54 Edmund Merrick ELLIS who died at Winnebah, West Africa 24 December 1886, 40 William C.M. ELLIS, grandson of above 28 May 1937, 41 |
| B37. |
War Deaths [stone damaged] The sons of Thomas & Sarah GURNEY Cadet Alfred Harold, late K.E.H., twice wounded In France and fatally injured training for the R.H.A. died 22 February 1917 age 34. Buried at Hampstead Cemetery Pte Lionel Victor, 1/5th Gloucestershire Regt [Auth: stone split in two and one half has fallen onto the ground. Unable to move it due to the weight] |
| B38. |
War Death Albert William MORRIS 30 May 1915, 55 Victor Douglas, 4th s, killed in action in France 6 August 1917, 27 Cecil Hugh, 3rd s, accidentally killed 24 November 1917, 30 |
| B39. |
Flora TUDOR 7 November 1935 |
| B40. |
War Deaths [double sided headstone] Side One Martha, w/o James BRETHERTON of Crypt House, Gloster 16 November 1891, 75 James BRETHERTON of Crypt House, Gloster 16 November 1891, 75 Kenneth James Scott BRETHERTON Capt, Royal Corps of Signals, Great grandson of above, killed in action In North West Africa 28 November 1942, 23 Side Two Annie Susanna, w/o Frederick Hawkins BRETHERTON of Belgrave House, Gloster 27 May 1897, 40 Alfred Scott 2nd s, who deid at Mesopotamia 26 July 1916 while on active service with the Royal Engineers age 31 buried at Amara Cemetery |
| B41. |
War Grave Marion Alice w/o Thomas EVANS 9 November 1915, 30 Robert Edward BUBB 3 November 1918, 18 of H.M.S. Senator, beloved daughter & son of William & Gertrude BUBB |
| B42. |
Gertrude Annie BUBB 21 December 1924, 68 William George BUBB, h, 24 December 1935, 85 |
| B43. |
Hepzibah Ann w/o Abel Joseph EVANS. J.P 26 August 1917, 49 This memorial was erected by the members of the Gloucester District of Dock Wharf Riverside & General Workers Union of Great Britain & Ireland as a tribute to the valuable services she rendered to the union as an official and member for 25yrs and as a token of gratitude to a faithful comrade |
| B44. |
Mary GRICE 4 November 1928, 58 Harold ALLEN, grandson of above 14 October 1919, 7½yrs |
| B45. |
Raymond Graham BEARD 1938 - 1944 |