Charlton Kings Baptist Church Great War Roll of Honour


   LEAVING CHELTENHAM …………..and all that was dear

 

 

Roll of Honour

Charlton Kings Baptist Church

Location:   Church Street, Charlton Kings (See Note 13 below)

Grid Reference:   SO 966204

Unveiled:   

Names on Roll of Honour: 53 (9 deceased)

Visited:

IWM War Memorial Ref:   In due course

Inscriptions on the Roll of Honour: Roll of Honour   Great European War   Aug 1914 – Nov 1918

The following brave and patriotic young men, members and former members of the Charlton Kings Baptist Sunday School, have voluntarily given their services to their King and Country, in time of great peril and need.

The Roll of Honour consists of two pages with the same inscription heading on both pages

Alphabetical list of those names printed on the Roll of Honour

Those in bold letters were killed or died whilst serving

Page 1

Smith Harold B

Coleman William J

Peacey Harold

Hughes Victor

Dent Victor

Cherington Charlie   (1)

Welch Charlie

Hughes Arthur

Ryland George

Smith Raymond

Harris Frederick

Lovesy John   (2)

Parkes George

Smith Charlie

Fisher Harry

Peacey Bert

Harris Frank

Smith Charlie

Smith Arthur   (3)

Smith Raymond   (4)

Smith Sydney

Creed Thomas   (5)

Gibb Christopher

Peacey William

Neather John

Dix Hubert

Brooks Jesse

Brooks Frank   (6)

Page 2

Neather Frank

Cooper Thomas

Goode James

Neather Frederick

Bloxsome Horace

Bloodworth Frederick

Cooper Frank

Master Henry

Powell Walter J

Marshall Albert

Sly Ernest

Sealey Ernest   (7)

Peacey Reginald

Bloxsome Albert

Gardner Samuel   (8)

Gobey Frederick

Peacey Frank

Ryland Albert E

Winter John

Ruck Wilfred   (9)

Neather Harry

Cleevely Percy

Harris Sydney

Smith Rhueben

Bloodworth Edward

 

Full details of those listed as killed or died on this Roll of Honour can be seen below.   They should be also be linked with notes against their name in the panel below

Notes:

1.    Cherington is most probably Thomas Charles Cherrington, who was accidentally killed in France on 23rd November 1918.

2.    Lovesy is most probably Frederick John Lovesy, who died of wounds in Salonica on 10th May 1917.

3.    Smith Arthur is most probably Arthur Edward Smith, who was killed in action in Belgium on 1st August 1917.

4.    Smith Raymond is most probably Raymond Frederick Smith, who was killed in action in Belgium on 4th August 1917.

5.    Creed is most probably Thomas Edgar Creed, who died of illness at sea on 18th July 1916.

6.    Brooks is most probably Harry Frank Brookes, who was killed in action in Belgium on 8th August 1916.

7.    Sealey is most probably Ernest James Sealey, who was killed in action in France on 25th April 1918.

8.    Gardner is most probably Samuel Henry Gardner, who was killed in action in France on 22nd August 1916.

9.    Ruck is most probably Wilfred George Ruck, who was killed in action in France on 30th September 1918.

10.  Charlton Kings War Memorial can be viewed here.

11.  Charlton Kings (St Mary’s Church) War Memorial can be seen here.

12.  Charlton Kings Working Men’s Club Roll of Honour can be viewed here.

13.  The original Roll of Honour is kept in store at the Gloucestershire Archives in document reference D/2765/12.   A photocopy of the roll was obtained and permission to publish it on this webpage was granted by the Minister, Rev. James Ingram, Charlton Kings Baptist Church, on 4th August 2006.

 

 

Roll of Honour

Charlton Kings Baptist Church, Church Street, Charlton Kings

Name on Memorial

Actual Name

Number

Rank

Ship/Regt/Corps/Unit

Died

Age

Cause

Location

Cemetery/Memorial

Mem/Notes

BROOKS, Frank

Harry Frank

9825

Pte

17th Bn KRRC

8 Aug 16

21

KIA

Belgium – Boesinghe

Essex Farm Cemetery,

Belgium

CK   CKC

CHERINGTON, Charlie

Thomas Charles

CHERRINGTON

138070

Pte

55th Bn MGC

23 Nov 18

19

A

France – Lille

Lille Southern Cemetery,

France

CK   CKC

CREED, Thomas

Thomas Edgar

9120

Sgt

9th Bn Lancs Fusiliers

18 Jul 16

23

DOI

At Sea – Indian Ocean

Basra Memorial, Iraq

CH   CK   CKC

GARDNER, Samuel

Samuel Henry

5706

Pte

1/4th Bn Glos Regt

22 Aug 16

20

KIA

France – Pozieres

Thiepval Memorial,

France

CK   CKC

LOVESY, John

Frederick John

17185

Sgt

9th Bn Glos Regt

10 May 17

26

DOW

Greece – Salonika,

Sarigol

Sarigol Military Cemetery,

Salonika, Greece

CK   CKC

RUCK, Wilfred

Wilfred George

19201

Pte

2/5th Bn Glos Regt

30 Sep 18

21

KIA

France – Erquinghem

Laventie Military Cemetery,

France

CH   CK   CKC

SEALEY, Ernest

Ernest James

267509

Pte

12th Bn Glos Regt

25 Apr 18

34

KIA

France – Merville

Merville Communal Cemetery,

France

CK   CKC

SMITH, Arthur

Arthur Edward

43667

LCpl

165th Coy MGC

1 Aug 17

21

KIA

Belgium – Pilckem

Menin Gate Memorial,

Belgium

CK   CKC

SMITH, Raymond

Raymond Frederick

34219

Pte

8th Bn Loyal North Lancs Regt

4 Aug 17

19

KIA

Belgium – Pilckem

Menin Gate Memorial,

Belgium

CK   CKC

 

 

 

 

 

Page last updated:  20 June 2018

 

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