Broadwell War Memorial
Located inside the parish church, St Paul, Broadwell, Gloucestershire, England
To the glorious memory of the men of Broadwell who
gave their lives in the
Great War.
1914-1918
LEIGH John Egerton Capt, 10th Kings Royal Rifle Corps died 4/4/1917. Buried in Metz-En-Couture Communal Cemetery British Extension, France III.F.3 BENNETT Frederick Thomas Sgt 16014, 7th Wiltshire Regt, died 5/10/1918 age 27. Son of Thomas & Emily of Broadwell.Buried in Epehy Wood Cemetery, Epehy, France III.I.9. Mentioned in Despatches ADAMS Edwin J L/Cpl 19146, 14th Royal Warwickshire Regt died 4/10/1917. Buried in Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium. LVII.C.47 BENNETT Spencer Charles Pte 33952, 2/4th Royal Berkshire Regt died 22/8/1917. Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium BROOKS Milan Pte 3188, 1st Gloucestershire Regt, died 25/8/1916 age 38. Son of Thomas & Elizabeth Burrows Brooks of Broadwell, husband of Harriet Brooks, 9 Council Houses, Kingham, Oxon. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme GODDARD Reginald Pte 9340, 1st Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry, died 23/4/1916. Buried in Kut War Cemetery, Iraq. J.15 MILLS Harry E Pte 31603, 2/5th Gloucestershire Regt, died 24/4/1918. Commemorated on the Loos Memorial, France NEWBURY Arthur Pte 41214, 2nd South Wales Borderers, died 21/11/1917. Buried at Marcoing British Cemetery, France, Sp Mem 20 STEPHENS Frederick C Gunner/Signaller 194624, 135th Heavy Bty, Royal Garrison Artillery, died 17/10/1918. Buried at Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt, France. XIV.D.16 (This memorial has Gunner) TIMMS Robert Edmund Trooper Royal Horse Guards. (Not recorded as inscribed with the CWGC) CWGC have him listed as Gunner 197833, 521st Seige Bty, Royal Garrison Artillery died 29/6/1918 age 35. Son of Francis & Helen Timms of Broadwell, husband of Maud Mary of Earlswood, Old Bath Road, Leckhampton, Glos. His brother Walter also fell. Buried in Aire Communal Cemetery, France III.F.14 TIMMS Walter Trooper 288935, Queens Own Oxfordshire Hussars, died 10/8/1918. Son of Francis & Helen of Broadwell. His brother Robert also fell. Buried in Warvillers Churchyard Extension, France A.8 Previously served as Pte 40300, Oxfordshire Yeomanry VECK Arthur Pte 46673, 18th Lancashire Fusiliers, died 12/5/1918. Buried in Le-Cateau Military Cemetery, France I.B.86 WATTS Thomas Pte 12792, 8th Gloucestershire Regt. Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium |
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Their names liveth for evermore
Listing and photograph courtesy of Alf Beard