Bath: Bath and Wells Diocesan Association war memorial in Bath Abbey (Somerset)

Names on the Bath and Wells Diocesan Association of Change Ringers First World War memorial in Bath Abbey

These mostly follow the identifications in the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers Roll of Honour: www.cccbr.org.uk/rolls/societies/details.php?id=1&nam...

The Bath-based ringers that died were J. Odey, who was at the time of his death resident at Swindon, A. E. Seers, and T. G. Taylor (Batheaston). Ringing performance records in the Bath Chronicle show that Messrs Odey and Seers rang together quite often, e.g. in peals and quarter-peals.

Assuming that the identifications are correct, it means that over two-thirds of the men listed on this memorial died on the Western Front; i.e. out of the 60 Association members listed, 44 are buried or memorialised in France (33) or Belgium (11), the remainder in the UK (7), Egypt (3), Israel / Palestine (2), India / Pakistan (2), Greece (1) and Iraq (1).

First column:

S. Ball (Congresbury): Private Sydney J. Ball (Service No: 242544), 1st/5th Bn., Gloucestershire Regiment; died 26 June 1917; name recorded on the Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France (Bay 6.); [Private Ball's Forces War Records entry states that he was born at Congresbury and resident at Weston super Mare]. www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/739560/BALL,%20SYDNEY...

W. Bennett (Monksilver): Private W. (William) Bennett (Service No: 47904), 2nd Bn., Welsh Regiment; died 20 July 1918, aged 40; buried in Cambrin Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France (P. 21.); son of Charles and Elizabeth Bennett, of Monksilver, Taunton, Somerset. www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/33355/BENNETT,%20W

H. Brock (Badgworth): Private H. (Hubert) A. Brock (Service No: 16520), 1st Bn., Somerset Light Infantry; died 21 June 1915, aged 20; buried in Talana Farm Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium (II. B. 9.); son of Mrs. Miriam Burrow Body, of Crab Hole, Biddisham, Axbridge, Somerset; [Private Brock's Forces War Records entry describes him as "Gilbert Austin Brock," born and resident at Badgworth, Somerset]. www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/100059/BROCK,%20H%20A

A. Budd (Curry Rivel): Rifleman Albert Budd (Service No: 16113), 9th Bn., King's Royal Rifle Corps; died 15 September 1916; name recorded on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France (Pier and Face 13 A and 13 B.); [Rifleman Budd's Forces War Records entry states that he was born and resident at Curry Rivel, Somerset].

W. Butler (Long Ashton): Lance Corporal C. G. W. Butler (Service No: 4810), 2nd/6th Bn., Gloucestershire Regiment; died 20 July 1916, aged 24; buried in Merville Communal Cemetery, France (XI. B. 32.); son of William and Hannah Butler, of Dundry View, Long Ashton, Bristol.

G. Bye (Portbury): Private G. Bye (Service No: 13152), 8th Bn., Bedfordshire Regiment; died 15 September 1916; buried in Guillemont Road Cemetery, Guillemont, Somme, France (X. A. 3.); [Private George Bye's Forces War Records entry states that he was born and resident at Nailsea, Bristol].

W. Caple (Easton in Gordano): Gunner William Ivor Caple (Service No: 184261), "A" Bty. 62nd Bde., Royal Field Artillery; died 9 July 1917, aged 19; buried in Tilloy British Cemetery, Tilloy-les-Mofflaines, France (I. J. 4.); son of William and Amelia Caple, of Marsh Lane, Easton-in-Gordano, Bristol.

A. Case (Langport): Rifleman A. E. Case (Service No: 50024), 18th Bn., London Regiment (London Irish Rifles); died 6 August 1918, aged 19; buried in Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension (VI. H. 6.); son of Edward and Emily J. Case, of Whatley, Langport, Somerset.

E. Chivers (Midsomer Norton): Corporal Ernest Charles Chivers (Service No: 20782), 1st Bn., Somerset Light Infantry; died 24 April 1917, aged 23; buried in Étaples Military Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France (XIX. H. 6.); son of Frederick and Emma Chivers, of Midsomer Norton, Bath.

S. Chivers (Midsomer Norton): Private Arthur Stanley Chivers (Service No: 37982), 1st Bn., Somerset Light Infantry; died 14 April 1918; name recorded on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Hainaut, Belgium (Panel 3.); [Private Chivers's Forces War Records entry states that he was born and resident at Midsomer Norton, Somerset].

A. E. Coles (Bridgwater): Second Lieutenant Albert Edward Coles, 1st Bn., Somerset Light Infantry, attd. 11th Trench Mortar Bty.; died 4 October 1917 , aged 20; name recorded on the Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium (Panel 41); son of Albert Edward and Ida [Ada] Belle Coles, of "The Gables", Hamp [Green Rise], Bridgwater, Somerset: www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/840886/coles,-albert-...

W. Comer (Badgworth): Gunner W. Comer (Service No: 117061), 261st Siege Bty., Royal Garrison Artillery; died 21 May 1917; buried in Tilloy British Cemetery, Tilloy-les-Mofflaines, France (I. E. 5.); [Gunner Wilfred Comer's Forces War Records entry states that he was born at Badgworth and resident at Weston super Mare].

R. Cox (Evercreech): Private Robert Cox (Service No: 1831), 1st/4th Bn., Somerset Light Infantry; died 9 October 1916; name recorded on the Basra Memorial, Iraq (Panel 12.); [Private Cox's Forces War Records entry states that he was born and resident at Evercreech].

B. Cullen (Cheddar): Serjeant Harold Clyde Cullen (Service No: 494331), 479th Field Coy., Royal Engineers; awards: MSM; died 28 March 1818, aged 21; name recorded on the Pozières Memorial, Somme, France (Panel 10 to 13); son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Cullen [i.e. William James and Caroline Cullen], of The Hall Lodge [i.e. The Lodge, Cliff Street], Cheddar, Somerset; husband of Alice S. Cullen, of 50, Frankfurt Rd., Herne Hill, London; [Harold Cullen was born at Cheddar on 14 October 1896, enlisted at Bristol on 21 November 1914, and Married Alice Sophia Cullen at St Paul's Church, Herne Hill, London on 24 November 1917]. Harold's uncle also died: Private Herbert Cullen (Service No: 329635), 1st/1st Bn., Cambridgeshire Regiment; died 7 September 1917, aged 40; buried in La Clytte Military Cemetery (I. F. 40.); son of Charles and Mary Cullen, of Cheddar; husband of Alice Cullen, of Steart, Cheddar, Somerset; [Herbert Cullen enlisted at Weston super Mare]. Newspaper reports show that William Cullen, Harold's father, was a bellringer at Cheddar: a W. Cullen attended a ringers' dinner in 1892 (when he would have been in his early 20s); also there is a report of much ringing at Cheddar when William's daughter Margaret married in 1926.

I. G. Day (Weare): Private I. G. (Ivan George) Day (Service No: TR7/7393), 94th Bn., Training Reserve; died 03/04/1917, aged 18; buried in Weare (St. Gregory) Churchyard (in South-East corner.); son of Aubrie and Emma J. Day [i.e. George Aubrey and Emma Jane Day, of Weare, Axbridge; [Soldiers Died records Private Ivon George Day as 7/7393, 16th (Reserve) Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment, although there is no mention of that in his service records; Soldiers Died also records that Private Day had been born at Weare and that he had enlisted at Weston super Mare; Private Day's service records additionally reveal that he died of illness (measles, broncho-pneumonia) in Chiseldon Camp hospital (Wiltshire), while still in training]. www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/393920/DAY,%20I%20G

H. Doble (Ilminster): Private Herbert Doble (Service No: 3885), 1st Bn., Welsh Guards; died 28 March 1918; name recorded on the Arras Memorial, Pas-de-Calais, France (Bay 1.). [Private Doble’s Forces War Records entry states that he was born and resident at Ilminster, Somerset].

G. Drew (Dinder): Private Gilbert Victor Drew (Service No: 30092), 1st Bn., Somerset Light Infantry; died 1 July 1917, aged 19; buried in Dinder (St. Michael) Churchyard, Somerset (Section A. Grave 46). www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/75229226/DREW,%20GILB...

B. F. Dunford (Radstock): Lieutenant Bertram Fred Dunford, 206th Sqdn., Royal Air Force; died 19 May 1918, aged 19; name recorded on the Arras Flying Services Memorial; son of James and Mary Dunford, of 4, Laurel Terrace, Radstock, Somerset.

S. Everett [sic] (Huish Episcopi): Private Stanley Evenett (Service No: 764061), "C" Coy. 1st/28th Bn., London Regiment (Artists' Rifles); died 30 October 1917, aged 25; name recorded on the Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium (Panel 153.); son of Walter and Eleanor Evenett, of 53, Ashdown Rd., Saffron Walden, Essex. [Private Evenett’s name can also be found on the Huish Episcopi war memorial]. www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1631453/EVENETT,%20ST...

H. Fisher (Long Ashton): Private Harry Fisher (Service No: 22692), 12th Bn., Gloucestershire Regiment; died 8 May 1917; name recorded on the Arras Memorial, Pas-de-Calais, France (Bay 6.); [Private Fisher's Forces War Records entry state that he was born at Long Ashton and resident at Bristol].

Second Column:

L. Fisher (Congresbury): Private Leslie William Fisher (Service No: 265946), "A" Coy. 2nd/5th Bn., Gloucestershire Regiment; died 3 June 1917, aged 19; buried in Tilloy British Cemetery, Tilloy-les-Mofflaines, France (I. G. 8.); son of George and Louisa Fisher, of Congresbury, Bristol; late chorister and bell-ringer at Congresbury Parish Church. www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/565789/FISHER,%20LESL...

H. Ford (Chewton Mendip): Private Henry Ford (Service No: 3968), 1st/6th Bn., Gloucestershire Regiment; died 18 March 1916, aged 18; buried in Sucrereie Military Cemetery, Colincamps, Somme, France (I. D. 105.); son of George and Rosina Ford, of Chewton Hill, Chewton Mendip, Bath. www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/311844/FORD,%20HENRY

H. Fountain (Cheddar): Private George Fountain (Service No: 41809), 7th Bn., Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers; died 21 March 1918, aged 23; name recorded on the Pozières Memorial, Somme France (Panel 38 to 40.); son of Ada E. Fountain, of Tutters Hill, Cheddar, Somerset, and the late Charles Fountain. www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1581050/FOUNTAIN,%20G...

C. V. Fry (Bridgwater): Private Clarence Vivian Clements Fry (Service No: 43835), 1st Bn., Wiltshire Regiment; died 5 November 1918, aged 20; buried in Bridgwater (Wembdon Road) Cemetery (Church Portion. IV. 9. 1.); son of William Fry, of 58, Ashleigh Avenue, Bridgwater, and the late Rosa Fry. www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/394124/FRY,%20CLARENC...

W. H. Fudge (Taunton): Private William Henry Fudge (Service No: 202688), 2nd/4th Bn., Somerset Light Infantry; died 18 December 1917, aged 32; buried in Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (G. 58.); son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Fudge; husband of Elizabeth Fudge, of 22, Thomas St., Rowbarton, Taunton; native of Taunton, Somerset. www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/652388/FUDGE,%20WILLI...

A. Gould (Wraxall): Probably: Private Richard Frances Gould (Service No: 8/13242), 36th Bn., Training Reserve, transf. to (493939) 599th Agricultural Coy. Labour Corps; died 19 October 1918, aged 34; buried in Long Ashton (All Saints) Churchyard (D8.); son of John and Mary Gould, of Wraxall; husband of Ada May Gould, of 65, Worrall Rd., Clifton, Bristol. www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/394340/GOULD,%20RICHA...

S. R. Ham (East Brent): Probably: Sapper Sydney William Ham (Service No: 971), 2nd (Wessex) Field Coy., Royal Engineers; died 2 October 1915, aged 18; buried in Hangard Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France (I. K. 8.); son of Jeffery and Emily Ham, of East Brent, Highbridge, Somerset. www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/253468/HAM,%20SYDNEY%...

A. Harris (Blagdon): Private Alvan Oscar Harris (Service No: 46437), 11th Bn., Leicestershire Regiment; died 15 May 1918, aged 35; buried in Brandhoek New Military Cemetery No. 3. West-Vlaanderen, Belgium (IV. D. 16.); husband of Mrs. M. Harris, of 21, Urmson Rd., Liscard, Cheshire; born Blagdon, Bristol. www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/140099/HARRIS,%20ALVA...

J. V. M. Hodges (Shepton Mallet): Lance Corporal Joseph Vasco Hodges (Service No: D/6256), 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers); died 2 September 1914, aged 23; buried in City of Paris Cemetery, Pantin, Seine-St-Denis, France (6. 21. 32.); son of Joseph E. and Charlotte V. Hodges, of Rifle Cottage, 26, Cowl St., Shepton Mallet, Somerset. www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/258283/HODGES,%20JOSE...

J. Hodges (Shepton Mallet): Private Jack Nelson Hodges (Service No: 45074), 1st Bn., Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers; died 21 October 1918, aged 19; buried in Duhallow A.D.S. Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium (IV. H. 27.); son of Mr. J. E. and Mrs. C. V. Hodges, of Rifle Cottage, Shepton Mallet, Somerset. www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2936174/HODGES,%20JAC...

C. James (East Brent): Probably: Private Arthur Charles Janes (Service No: 5026), 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers; died 13 May 1915, aged 33; buried in Divisional Collecting Post Cemetery and Extension, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium (II. D. 8.); son of Mary Janes, of Eastfield, Lympsham, Weston-super-Mare, and the late Thomas Janes. [Private Janes’s Forces War Records entry states that he had been born at Lympsham and resident at Weston-super-Mare; his name (Charles Janes) also appears on the war memorial in Lympsham church]. www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/480848/JANES,%20ARTHU...

R. Jarvis (Uphill): Private R. J. Jarvis (Service No: 307300), 2nd/7th Bn., Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment); died 24 March 1918, aged 20; buried in London Cemetery, Neuville-Vitasse, Pas-de-Calais, France (II. G. 16.); son of Robert William and Mary Ellen Jarvis, of 2, Arch Villas, Uphill, Weston-super-Mare. www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/285416/JARVIS,%20R%20J

J. Loxton (Weare): Private R. [Ray Jack Emery] Loxton (Service No: 41741), 7th/8th Bn., Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers; died 18 November 1917; buried in Croisilles British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France (II. C. 9.). [Private Loxton’s Forces War Records entry states that he was born at Lower Weare, Somerset and resident at Weston-super-Mare]. www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/4040441/LOXTON,%20R

A. O. Major (Bridgwater): Captain Arthur Oswald Major, 1st/5th Bn., Somerset Light Infantry; died 23 November 1917, aged 42; buried in Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (C. 27.); son of Henry James and Julia Mary Major, of 1 8, Northfield, Bridgwater, Somerset. www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/647560/MAJOR,%20ARTHU...

A. C. Marden (Marston Magna): Second Lieutenant Arthur Cecil Marden, 117th Heavy Bty., Royal Garrison Artillery; died 11 December 1917, aged 31; buried in White House Cemetery, St. Jean-les-Ypres (St Jan), West-Vlaanderen, Belgium (III. O. 22.); youngest son of Mr. E. D. Marden, of Marston House, Marston Magna, Somerset; husband of Jennie Marden. www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/454781/MARDEN,%20ARTH...

F. Marsh (Glastonbury): Lance Corporal Frederick Charles Marsh (Service No: 41622), 3rd Sqdn., Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry); died 23 March 1918, aged 28; name recorded on the Pozières Memorial, Somme, France (Panel 93 and 94.); son of Frederick and Mary Marsh, of 2, Goswell Terrace, Street, Somerset. www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1585189/MARSH,%20FRED...

F. Norman (Milverton): Driver Fred Norman (Service No: T4/186776), 163rd Horse Transport Coy., Army Service Corps; died 5 November 1918, aged 39; buried in Mikra British Cemetery, Kalamaria, Greece (1913.); son of Abraham and Elizabeth Norman, of Fore St., Milverton, Somerset. www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/341492/NORMAN,%20FRED

J. Odey (Christ Church, Swindon, previously a ringer in Bath): Private John H. Odey (Service No: 54286), 13th Bn., Durham Light Infantry; died 8 June 1917, aged 34; name recorded on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium (Panel 36 and 38.); son of Mrs. James Odey, of 7, Southville Terrace, Lyncombe Vale, Bath; husband of Rosie Mary Odey, of 3, Stanley St., Swindon, Wilts. [Private Odey's name also appears on the Widcombe war memorial, the main Bath war memorial, and the war memorial in Christ Church, Swindon]. www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/919326/ODEY,%20JOHN%20H

V. Partridge (Wraxall): Driver A. V. Partridge (Service No: T4/262954), Army Service Corps; died 24 May 1918, aged 32; buried in Wraxall (All Saints) Churchyard. www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/394350/PARTRIDGE,%20A...

W. Perry (Wrington): Private William John Perry (Service No: 23664), 2nd Bn., Royal Warwickshire Regiment; died 1 October 1917, aged 35; buried in Tyne Cot Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium (XL. H. 8.); son of Fred and H. Perry, of The Bridge, Wrington; husband of Mrs. S. A. Perry, of 2, Bapen Buildings, Wrington, Bristol. www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/464266/PERRY,%20WILLI...

Third Column

S. Phillips (Taunton): Private Sidney A. Phillips (Service No: 276352), "B" Coy. 1st/8th Bn., Durham Light Infantry; died 25 March 1918, aged 33; name recorded on the Pozières Memorial, Somme, France (Panel 68 to 72.); son of James Phillips, of Ilfracombe; husband of Beatrice Phillips, of 16, East Reach, Taunton, Somerset. www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1586726/PHILLIPS,%20S...

T. Pope (Curry Rivel): Gunner Thomas Sylvester Pope (Service No: 110171), 10th Heavy Bty., Royal Garrison Artillery; died 5 January 1919, aged 30; buried in Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt (G. 47.); son of John and Mary Pope, of Curry Rivel, Taunton; husband of Violet Pope, of the Royal Oak Inn, Stratton, South Petherton, Somerset. www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/476972/POPE,%20THOMAS...

T. Price (Uphill): Private Thomas James Price (Service No: 16734), 12th Bn., Gloucestershire Regiment; died 3 September 1916, aged 20; name recorded on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France (Pier and Face 5 A and 5 B.); son of Eliza Ann Price, of 1, Coast Guard Cottages, Uphill, Weston-super-Mare, and the late James Price. www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1549393/PRICE,%20THOM...

G. Ralph (Stoke under Ham): Private W. G. Ralph (Service No: 14893), 6th Bn., Somerset Light Infantry; died 16 September 1916, aged 27; buried in Guards’ Cemetery, Lesboeufs, Somme, France (III. K. 10.); son of Emma Ralph, of Stoke-under-Ham, Somerset, and the late John Ralph. www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/543502/RALPH,%20W%20G

A. E. Seers (St Michael's, Bath): Private Albert Edwin Seers (Service No: 19409), 6th Bn., Dorsetshire Regiment; died 12 October 1918, aged 32; buried in Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt, France (XIII. D. 22.); son of Mr. and Mrs. W H. Seers, of Bath; husband of Emilie Seers, of 23, Magdalen Avenue, Holloway, Bath: www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/244619/SEERS,%20ALBER...

H. Stevens (Cutcombe): Private H. Stevens (Service No: 295515), 12th (West Somerset Yeomanry) Bn., Somerset Light Infantry; died 22 October 1918, aged 21; buried in Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension, Nord, France (V. G. 18.); son of Mrs. E. Stevens, of Wheddon Cross, Taunton. www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/268770/STEVENS,%20H

W. Stitch (Badgworth): Driver William Ephraim Stitch (Service No: T4/234068), 530th H.T. Coy., Army Service Corps; died 28 December 1917, aged 38; buried in Badgworth (St Congar) Churchyard, (near North side of church.); husband of Bertha Stitch, of Pen-Wartha Cottage, Camp Rd., Weston-super-Mare. www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/393901/STITCH,%20WILL...

W. Stone (Bleadon): Sapper Walter Stone (Service No: 22249), Royal Engineers (Inland Waterways and Docks); died 18 January 1917; buried in Brent Knoll (St Michael) Churchyard, Somerset. www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/393909/STONE,%20WALTER

T. G. Taylor (Batheaston): Private Thomas George Taylor (Service No: 3851), 1st Bn., Welsh Guards; died 11 September 1918, aged 28; buried in Moeuvres Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France (V. B. 24.); son of John Greening Taylor; [Private Taylor’s name also appears on the war memorial at Whitchurch Canonicorum, Dorset]: www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/338264/TAYLOR,%20THOM...

W. Tudgay (West Lydford): Private Walter Tudgay (Service No: 6748), 1st Bn., Somerset Light Infantry; died 26 August 1914, aged 30; name recorded on the La Ferte-sous-Jouarre Memorial, Seine-et-Marne, France; husband of Ethel Beatrice Tudgay, of 42, High St., West Lydford, Taunton. www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/724400/TUDGAY,%20WALTER

C. Vowles (Chew Stoke): Private Charles Vowles (Service No: DM2/171813), 178th Mechanical Transport Coy., Army Service Corps, attd. 12th Heavy Bty Royal Garrison Artillery; died 14 July 1917, aged 30; buried in Poperinghe New Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium (II. D. 28.); son of William and Matilda Vowles; husband of Elizabeth Ann Vowles, of Bristol Rd., Chew Stoke, Bristol. www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/139616/VOWLES,%20CHARLES

S. Waite (Tickenham): Possibly: Private S. G. [Stanley George] Wait (Service No: 25717), 7th Bn., Somerset Light Infantry; died 21 June 1917; buried in Noreuil Australian Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France (A. 19.); [the name of S. G. Wait appears on the Tickenham war memorial; Private Wait's Forces War Records entry states that he was born and resident at Clevedon]. www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/615209/WAIT,%20S%20G

T. Ward (Ditcheat): Private Thomas Leonard Ward (Service No: 1859), 11th Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F.; died 10 August 1915, aged 25; buried in Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt (J. 129.); son of Henry Walter and Mary Anne Elizabeth Ward, of Ditcheat, Bath, England; [Private Ward's military papers have been digitised by the National Archives of Australia; they reveal: that he was born at Camden Town, London; that he was a farmer; that his next-of-kin was his mother, Mrs M. A. E. Ward, Post Office, Ditcheat, Bath; that, aged 25, he joined the 4th Reinforcements of the 11th Battalion, Australian Infantry at Narrogin, Western Australia on 20 January 1915; that he was taken on strength by the 11th Bn. on 4 June 1915; that he was wounded (gunshot wound in the back) at Gallipoli on the 1 August 1915; that he was taken first to the 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, then transferred to the hospital ship HMHS "Rewa;" that on the 6 August he was admitted to 19th General Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt, where he died on the 10 August; that he was buried by the Rev. Page at Chatby War Cemetery the same day]. www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/110093/WARD,%20THOMAS...

W. Weaver (Trull): Air Mechanic 1st Class Henry William Weaver (Service No: 405307), 4th Aircraft Park (India), Royal Flying Corps; died 21 October 1917, aged 31; name recorded on Karachi 1914-1918 War Memorial, Pakistan; son of Henry and Georgina Weaver, of Trull, Somerset.

W. B. Webb (Doulting): Private Walter Bernard Webb (Service No: 25507), 2nd Bn., Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment); died 8 August 1918, aged 38; buried in Mont-Bernanchon Biritish Cemetery, Gonnehem, Pas-de-Calais, France (II. B. 12.); son of Alfred and Elizabeth Webb, of Doulting; husband of A. C. Webb, of 25, Victoria Grove, Shepton Mallet, Somerset.

A. Webber (Brent Knoll): Private Alfred George Webber (Service No: 3/8315), 2nd Bn., Devonshire Regiment; died 1 July 1916; name recorded on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France (Pier and Face 1 C.); [Alfred George Webber features in the 1911 Census as a 24-year old groom gardener, living at Brent Street, Brent Knoll, with his parents William and Emily Webber; Alfred was born in Brent Knoll and, according to the 1891 and 1901 Census returns, the family (including Alfred) were resident there throughout, but at various addresses]: www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/820048/WEBBER,%20ALFR...

H. Webber (Bishops Hull): Private Henry George Webber (Service No: 241922), 2/5th Bn., Somerset Light Infantry; died 22 January 1919, aged 32; buried in Calcutta (Bhowanipore) Cemetery, Kolkata, India (H. 325.): www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2192227/webber,-henry...

P. Wheeldon (Wrington): Captain Frank Percy Wheeldon, 8th Bn., London Regiment (Post Office Rifles); died 30 October 1917; name recorded on the Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium (Panel 150 to 151.); [According to the discussion on Alan Grevson's Great War Forum, Captain Wheeldon was at one time Assistant Organist at Wells Cathedral [according to Wikipedia, from 1908]; he was also a Freemason (Lodge of Agriculture No.1199, initiated 20 Nov 1911); the discussion states that he was killed in overnight attack on Passchendaele Ridge on 29th/30th October 1917; his name appears on war memorials at Wrington and Leamington Spa]. www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/876677/WHEELDON,%20FR...

B. Whitehead (West Lydford): Private B. W. Whitehead (Service No: 89552), 101st Coy., Machine Gun Corps (Infantry); died 26 August 1917; buried in Hargicourt British Cemetery, Aisne, France (I. C. 19.); son of Mr. W. Whitehead, of West Lydford, Taunton.

W. Woollard (Shepton Mallet): Private William Woollard (Service No: 203755), "D" Coy. 1st/5th Bn., Somerset Light Infantry; died 3 January 1918, aged 38; buried in Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt (F. 50.); husband of Ada Woollard, of 26, Victoria Grove, Shepton Mallet, Somerset.

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