Leaving Cheltenham ……. Observations – D


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   Observations

    Surnames – D

Some apparent  inaccuracies and anomalies have been discovered in respect of the spelling of surnames, service/regimental records, details of birth and death events and other matters in The Book, the Debt of Honour Register at the CWGC, on local war memorials and in the publication “Officers and Soldiers Who Died In The Great War”.

 

(Observations here are being gradually investigated and corrected where necessary)

Name

Source

Remarks

DAFFURN Arthur Leonard

The Book, page 143

Regimental number is G/9992, and is recorded as such in SDGW.   Parents, George and Mary Daffurn, resided at 16 Stoneville Street, Cheltenham.

DALE Stanley Gilbert

The Book, page 143

Served with 10th Bn Glos Regt until unit was disbanded in February 1918.   Posted to 13th Entrenching Bn and serving with 5th Bn Ox & Bucks LI at time of death.

DANBY James Lionel

The Book, page 143

Birth registered in Cheltenham Q3 – 1896.   Aged 20 at death.

DANCE, Henry Albert W

The Book, page 144

Birth registered in Cheltenham Q2 – 1894 as Harry Albert W.

DANIELS George Thomas

The Book, page 144

Aged 7 at the 1901 Census.   Aged 22 at death.

DARTNALL, Henry Thompson

The Book, page 145

Birth registered in Wandsworth, London during Q2 – 1891 as Henry Thomson Dartnall.   Died at 32nd Casualty Clearing Station, Valenciennes.  

DAUBENEY George Henry James

The Book, page 146

Also commemorated on the Charlton Kings (St Mary’s Church) War Memorial.

DAVIES Albert Henry

The Book, page 146

Serving with 2nd Sanitary Section RAMC at death.

DAVIES John

The Book, page 146

Commemorated on the Elmstone Hardwicke (St Mary Magdalene Church) Roll of Honour.   40086, Pte, John Davies, 10th Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers, killed in action in France on 20th July 1916, aged 29, during the Battle of the Somme.   Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial To The Missing.

DAVIS Alfred John

The Book, page 148

Also commemorated on the St James’ School Roll of Honour.   Buried in Voormezeele Enclosure No 3.

DAVIS E

The Book, page 148

Commemorated on St Paul’s Church War Memorial.   Not yet identified.

DAVIS Ernest

The Book, page 148

Birth registered in Cheltenham Q3 – 1895.   Aged 19 at death.   Also commemorated on the Cheltenham Parish Boys School Roll of Honour.

DAVIS Ernest Albert

The Book, page 149

Also commemorated on the St James School Roll of Honour.

DAVIS Frederick George

The Book, page 149

Birth registered in Cheltenham Q1 – 1883.   Aged 31 at death.

DAVIS Sidney

The Book, page 149

Birth registered in Banbury Q3 – 1882 as Sidney John.   Aged 34 at death.   Resided at 2 Butts View, Swindon Lane, Prestbury.   Also commemorated on the Prestbury (St Mary’s Church) War Memorial.

DAVIS Sidney

CWGC

Name recorded in the DoHR and on his gravestone as DAVIES.   MoD/CWGC has recently accepted that his surname is DAVIS and will amend records in DoHR and gravestone.   (Gravestone amended to read DAVIS in October 2006).

DAVIS Thomas

The Book, page 150

Commemorated on family grave in Cheltenham Cemetery.

DE LA BERE Cyril John Baghot

The Book, page 150

Also commemorated on the Prestbury (St Mary’s Church) War Memorial.

DEAN Sidney Leonard

The Book, 152

Original battlefield grave marker is now located in Cheltenham Cemetery.

DEARDEN James Ferrand

The Book, page 152

CWGC pattern headstone recently placed on his grave in Leckhampton (St Peter’s) Churchyard.

Awarded “Mentioned in Despatches” in Field Marshal Haig’s Despatch dated 9th April 1917 published in a Supplement to the London Gazette dated 22nd May 1917.

DELMAR-WILLIAMSON George Frederick

The Book, page 153

Also commemorated on the Leckhampton (St Peter’s Church) Roll of Honour.

DENNETT Frank

The Book, page 155

Regimental number is T4/9420.  Aged 32 and serving with 8 Division Train Army Service Corps at death.

DENNIS Cecil

The Book, page 155

Also commemorated on the Cheltenham College Roll of Honour and the St James’ Church Roll of Honour.

DICKS Ernest Godfrey

The Book, page 157

Birth registered in Cheltenham Q4 – 1899 as Ernest Geoffrey.   Also commemorated on a plaque in St Luke’s Church.

DICKS Francis James Neville

The Book, page 158

Serving with 2/8th Bn Worcs Regt at death.   Commemorated on a plaque in St Luke’s Church.

DIGBY John Henry

Add to the Book, page 158

Commemorated on the Holy Trinity School Roll of Honour.   Birth registered in Worcester Q1 – 1878.  Served as 6036, Sgt, 2nd Bn Grenadier Guards.   Killed in action in Belgium on 6th November 1914, aged 36 and commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial To The Missing.

DIGHTON Lesley Probyn

The Book, page 158

Birth registered in Cheltenham Q2 – 1889 as Leslie Probyn.   Killed in action in Belgium on 7th June 1917.   Commemorated on the family grave in Charlton Kings Cemetery.

DISTON Dennis William

The Book, page 159

Also commemorated on the Prestbury (St Mary’s Church) War Memorial and on the Snowshill War memorial.

DISTON Sidney

The Book, page 159

Birth registered in Droitwich Q1 – 1897.   Aged 19 at death.

DIX Alfred Ernest Charles

The Book, page 160

Birth registered in Cheltenham Q1 – 1885.   Aged 31 at death.

DODWELL Henry Richard

The Book, page 160

Also commemorated on the Bethesda Methodist Church Roll of Honour.

DOHERTY-HOLWELL Raymond Vernon

The Book, page 161

Awarded “Mentioned in Despatches” 5 times during the Great War.   Mother, Mrs Sarah Eleanora Doherty-Holwell, resided at 2 Paragon Parade, Cheltenham and Hatherley Court, Cheltenham

DOUGHERTY John Joseph The Book, page 162 Born at Whitehaven in 1882.   Enlisted into Royal Irish Rifles as Pte, 40257.   Landed at Gallipoli on 16th September 1915 (only unit of Royal Irish Rifle served there is 6th Battalion).   Later transferred to The King’s Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) as a Pte, number 13661.   Discharged on 16th February 1917 under KRs para 392 (xvi) “No longer physically fit for war service”

DOWDESWELL Robert James

The Book, page 162

Regimental number is T/312437.   Also commemorated on the Prestbury (St Mary’s Church) War Memorial and on the Order of Oddfellows Roll of Honour.

DOWDING Sidney

The Book, page 162

Service number is J/16179.

DOWNES William Norman

The Book, page 163

Birth registered in Cheltenham Q3 – 1896.   Aged 20 at death.

DRAKE William Henry

The Book, page 163

Also commemorated on the Charlton Kings (St Mary’s Church) War Memorial.   Resided at 2 Church Street, Charlton Kings.

DRAKE William S

The Book, page 164

Birth registered in Thame Q1 – 1885.   Aged 30 at death.

DRAPER Frederick Melville

add to The Book, page 164

Refers to 240857, Pte, 1/5th Bn Glos Regt, killed in action in France on 5th April 1917 and buried in Unicorn Cemetery, Vend’Huile, France, Plot I, Row F, Grave 27.  Born in Leigh, Glos, and birth registered in Gloucester in Q4-1892.   Aged 24 at death.   Commemorated on the Cheltenham Roll of Honour (LB).

DRAPER Ralph Piercy

The Book, page 164

Family recorded in the 1911 Census as residing at 11, Upper Norwood Street, Cheltenham.

DREW William Ernest

The Book, page 165

Birth registered in Keynsham Q1 – 1883.   Aged 33 at death.

DRINKWATER, John Edward Percival Stroud

The Book, page 165

Born at Cheltenham in 1897.   In the 1911 Census, he was residing with his parents (William and Emma) and sister at 16, Baker Street, Cheltenham.   In February 1913 he commenced work for the Great Western Railway at Cheltenham. and returned to the railway on 25th March 1919 after demobilisation.

Officially listed as missing on 16th July 1916.   In the Gloucestershire Echo published on 26th August 1916 he was reported to have been taken a Prisoner of War and interned at Cassel.   Released by the Germans and returned to UK in December 1918.

Death registered at Bristol in Q2 – 1954, aged 57.

DRISCOLL Frank Maurice

SDGW

Name recorded as DRISCOE.

DRIVER Albert Ernest

The Book, page 166

Buried in Tehran Cemetery Plot IV Row E Grave 13.   Resided at 2 Greens Place, Tewkesbury Road, Cheltenham.

DRIVER Harry

The Book, page 167

Also commemorated on the Brimpsfield War Memorial.

DU BOULAY Arthur Houssemayne

The Book, page 167

Awarded “Mentioned in Despatches” 5 times

DU BOULAY Hubert Lionel Houssemayne

The Book, page 168

Also commemorated on the Christ Church Roll of Honour.

DUNFORD Cyril Ernest

The Book, page 168

Birth registered in Cheltenham Q2 – 1899.   Regimental number is CH/2609(S).   Serving with 1st Royal Marine Battalion Royal Naval Division when killed.

DUNN Henry Arthur Packer

The Book, page 168

Not commemorated on the St Paul’s Church War Memorial.

DUTFIELD Ernest

The Book, page 169

Birth registered in Gloucester in Q1 – 1895 as David Ernest.   Aged 23 at death.

DYER Herbert Arthur

The Book, page 170

Commemorated on the Arras Flying Services Memorial.

DYER Sydney Ernest

The Book, page 171

Birth registered in Cheltenham Q3 – 1884.   Aged 32 at death.   Also commemorated on the Holy Trinity School Roll of Honour.   Killed at Ovillers, Somme.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Page last updated:   25th July 2018

 

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