Stone War MemorialStone War Memorial

The Roll of Honour is inside the parish church, Stone, Gloucestershire, England.

Listing and photograph courtesy of  Alf Beard

 


In memory of
1914-1918

FISHER James  Pte 136903 8th Machine Gun Corps died 27 May 1918 age 19. Son of Mark, of Glenroy Cottage Fairford Glos. Commemorated on the Soissons Memorial France.  

GOOD Sidney M, MM Cpl 241288  2/5 Gloucestershire Regt died 15 April 1917. Commemorated at Cayeux Military Cemetery Somme  Berkeley War. CWGC listed as Goode

HARDING Cyril George 2nd Lt  103rd Sqdn Royal Air Force died 9 Nov 1918 age 19. Son of Mr F S, of Church House, Stone.  Buried in All Saints Stone.

HOBBY Ernest George Pte 44046 9th  Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry died of wounds received in action 8 Nov 1917 in the Northern General Hospital, Leicester age 19. Son of Henry & Martha Kate of Moorslade Falfield Glos and Great Uncle to the collator of this memorial. Buried in Stone Churchyard. 

KATHRO Ernest, Pte 16557 10th Gloucestershire Regt died April 1918 Buried in Chauny Communal Cemetery British Extension France 2.G.13

KING Joseph,   Pte 11958 6th Somerset Light Infantry died 14 Jan 1915 age 20. Son of Joseph & K A King of Pedington, nr Berkeley Glos.  Buried in Aldershot Military Cemetery Hampshire AF.1790  The same King family still resides at Pedington Farm as of this 21 January 2007

LEWIS Ernest F,  Pte M2/119182 598th Coy Army Service Corps. Died 21 Sept 1916. Buried in Lembet Road Military Cemetery, Salonkia Greece 451

MILSOM Bertram John,  Royal Air Force died 10 Dec 1918   Listed on CWGC as - B J Milsom, Gunner 18370 A Bty 99th Bde Royal Field Artillery died 10/12/1918 age 29. Son of John & Ann of Falfield nr Stone, Glos. Buried in Bralo British Cemetery, Greece. 60 (CWGC have no B J Milson listed for the RAF as inscribed on this memorial

MOWER William, Gunner 42837 49th Bty 40th Bde Royal Artillery died 9 August 1916. Buried in Quarry Cemetery Montauban Somme II.K.7

SMITH Trewen Henry  Pte. 5429, 4th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery , died  26/9/1917 age 31   Additional information:  Born 1886 in Stone Lane, Stone, Gloucestershire the son of Henry John, a Farmer and Emily Jane nee Martin and  the brother of Eunice, all residing at May’s Farm,  Stone Lane, Stone, Glos.  Commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial Ypres, Belgium     CWGC listed as Henry Newen Smith

SUMMER Frederick,  Pte 17745 8th Gloucestershire Regt died 27 March 1918 age 25. Son of Mrs Alice Whithorn, Swanley nr Berkeley Glos. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial France 

WHITEHORN Percy John, Pte 27209 9th Gloucestershire Regt died 3 Nov 1916. Son-in-Law of Mr W H Savage,7 Severn Road Sharpness Glos Buried in Karasouli Military Cemetery Greece B 249l

Who gave their lives in the Great War
Their names liveth for evermore

1939-1945

BARGE Fred,  Trooper  5186081 43 Recce Corps R.A.C (2/5 Gloucestershire Regt) died 24 June 1944 age 24. Son of William & Annie of Berkeley Glos Commemorated on the Bayeux Memorial France

KINGSCOTT Ivor James L/Cpl 14533019 2nd Somerset Light Infantry died 5 July 1944 age 22. Son of James & Nellie of Wotton under Edge Glos. Commemorated on the  Cassino Memorial Italy 

NEWMAN Walter Edward., Pte 10664308 Royal Army Ordance Corps died 1 Nov 1945 age 40. Son of Thomas & Sarah of Woodford Glos husband of Edith M also of Woodford     Buried in all All Saints Churchyard Stone Glos