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War Memorial St. Michaels Church

TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF
THE MEN OF BLEWBURY WHO TREADING
THE PATH OF DUTY AND SACRIFICE
FELL IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1918

World War 1

Aldridge, N
ALDRIDGE, NEWMAN WILLIAM
Able Seaman, Service No. J/1558, Royal Navy, H.M. S/M "E34"
Date of Death: 20/07/1918

Allen, Y.
ALLEN, GEORGE YOUNG
Company Quartermaster Serjeant, Service No. 7658, Royal Berkshire Regiment, 1st Bn
Date of Death: 25/04/1917
Awards: Mentioned in Despatches

Appleton, F.
APPLETON, FREDERICK LOUIS
Lance Corporal, Service No. 13100, Royal Berkshire Regiment, 8th Bn
Date of Death: 13/07/1916

Appleton, G.
APPLETON, WILLIAM GEORGE
Private, Service No. 5925, Royal Berkshire Regiment, "E" Coy. 1st Bn
Date of Death: 11/03/1915

Appleton, L.
APPLETON, LEONARD CLARENCE
Private, Service No. 9019, Royal Berkshire Regiment, 2nd Bn
Date of Death: 10/10/1914

Barker, P.
BARKER, PERCY
Ordinary Signalman, Service No. J/35100, Royal Navy, H.M.S. "Queen Mary"
Date of Death: 31/05/1916

Blake, F.
BLAKE, FRANK ALFRED
Private, Service No. 13302, Dorsetshire Regiment, 3rd Bn attd 7th Bn Royal Munster Fusiliers
Date of Death: 07/12/1915

Boshier, C.
BOSHER, CHARLES (N.B. Spelling)
Private, Service No. 18164, Royal Berkshire Regiment, 8th Bn
Date of Death: 14/07/1916

Butler, E.
BUTLER, ELIJAH THOMAS
Lance Corporal, Service No. 19133, Royal Berkshire Regiment, 5th Bn
Date of Death: 19/07/1916
Also on memorial in Upton: ELIJAH T. BUTLER, Cpl - RL Brks, died in France, aged 35

Carter, W.
CARTER, WILLIAM JAMES
Private, Service No. 16886, Royal Berkshire Regiment, 5th Bn
Date of Death: 05/05/1917

Collins, J.
COLLINS, JAMES
Private, Service No. 14535, Royal Berkshire Regiment, 8th Bn
Date of Death: 25/09/1915

Ebsworth, A.
EBSWORTH, ARTHUR WILLIAM
Private, Service No. 9786, Gloucestershire Regiment, 3rd Bn
Date of Death: 05/11/1919
Cemetery: BLEWBURY (ST MICHAEL) CHURCHYARD

Green, M.
GREEN, MONTAGUE GEORGE
Private, Service No. 1991, Berkshire Yeomanry
Date of Death: 11/12/1915

Hearn, F.
HEARN, FREDERICK
Private, Service No. 8772, Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry, 2nd Bn
Date of Death: 15/11/1914

Jackson, S.
JACKSON, SIDNEY JOHN
Private, Service No. PLY/14746, Royal Marine Light Infantry, H.M.S. "Goliath"
Date of Death: 13/05/1915

King, G. (George) not able to identify military affiliation
King, W. (Walter) not able to identify military affiliation

Lewis, H.
LEWIS, JAMES HERBERT BARFIELD
Able Seaman, Service No. J/8168, Royal Navy, H.M.S. "Invincible"
Date of Death: 31/05/1916

Mundy, C. (listed as Munday on Methodist memorial)
MUNDY, CUTHBERT JOHN
Private, Service No. 16452, Royal Berkshire Regiment, 8th Bn
Date of Death: 30/10/1918
Cemetery: BLEWBURY (ST MICHAEL) CHURCHYARD

Newman, E.
NEWMAN, ERNEST WILLIAM
Lance Corporal, Service No. 8644, Royal Berkshire Regiment, 2nd Bn
Date of Death: 09/05/1915

Ravening, S.
RAVENING, STEPHEN
Private, Service No. 16453, Royal Berkshire Regiment, 1st Bn
Date of Death: 28/09/1915

Smith, J.
SMITH, JESSE EDMOND/ESMOND
Private, Service No. 10727, Royal Berkshire Regiment, 5th Bn
Date of Death: 10/05/1917

Street, C.
STREET, CHARLES
Private, Service No. 27606, NZEF, 17th Reinforcements, Otago Bn
Date of Death: 1922
Cemetery: BLEWBURY (ST MICHAEL) CHURCHYARD

Webb, A.
WEBB, ALBERT WILLIAM
Corporal, Service No. 8999, Royal Berkshire Regiment, 2nd Bn
Date of Death: 01/07/1916

Webb, E.
WEBB, EDGAR GEORGE
Private, Service No. 8637, Royal Berkshire Regiment, 2nd Bn
Date of Death: 01/07/1916

Yates, C.
YATES, CHARLES
Private, Service No. 203257, Royal Berkshire Regiment., 6th Bn
Date of Death: 12/10/1917

World War 2

Aldridge, F.
ALDRIDGE, FREDERICK SIDNEY JOHN
Private, Service No. 5347794, Welch Regiment, 1st Bn
Date of Death: 19/09/1944

Atwill, J. (N.B. Attwell on Methodist Chapel memorial)
ATWILL, JOHN ANTHONY
Flying Officer, Service No. 84843, Royal Air Force, 222 Sqdn
Date of Death: 26/04/1941
Cemetery: BLEWBURY (ST MICHAEL) CHURCHYARD EXTENSION

Cobb, T.
COBB, TIMOTHY FRANCIS (TIM)
Leading Aircraftman, Service No. 902815, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Date of Death: 03/06/1942

Evans, A.
EVANS, ALFRED/ALBERT (known locally as "Happy")
Private, Service No. 5337278, East Surrey Regiment, 1/6th Bn

Higgs, W.
HIGGS, WILLIAM CHARLES
Flight Sergeant, Service No. 1335138, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 405 Sqdn
Date of Death: 24/11/1943

More, J.
MORE, JAMES WINTER CARMICHAEL
Group Captain, Service No. 26161, Royal Air Force
Date of Death: 12/09/1944
Awards: O.B.E., D.F.C.

Pepall, A.
PEPALL, ANTONY
Private, Service No. 5337274, Royal Berkshire Regiment, 4th Bn
Date of Death: 30/05/1940

N.B. on Methodist memorial:
Mundy appears as Munday
E. Butler appears as S. Butler
E. Newman appears as G. Newman
C. Street appears as A. Street
E. Webb appears as G. Webb
Atwill appears as Attwell

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Source

  • Text: Valerie Andrews
  • Photos: Valerie Andrews

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