LEAVING CHELTENHAM …………..and all that was dear |
Prestbury War Memorial |
Location: High Street, Prestbury |
Grid Reference: SO 972239 |
Unveiled: About 1920 |
Names on this War Memorial: 41 |
Last Visited: 31st July 2012 |
IWM War Memorial Ref: 32313 |
Inscriptions on the War Memorial: Pray for the souls of the men from this parish who gave their lives for their country in the Great War 1914 – 1918. Jesu Mercy. |
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Alphabetical list of names on this War Memorial |
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Boschetti L W * Cooke G * Cooke W Davis S De La Bere C J B Diston D W * Dowdeswell R J * Eggleton R Fildes P T Gibbins A E * Goodall W M Guise R E Gulland A F Handly G F B Hann F A James J T * Lake N G * Landale W L * Louis A G * Maby L B * Mayall G |
Parker E E * Parker F L * Parker G F Pockett R Richardson G Robinson Edgar * Robinson Edward * Robinson G E * Sansom F J Spencer A J * Spencer F G Stevens G Sumption J F * Surman F T Swann G Turner G E Tustin P J * Webber J G * Willis S Winstone W
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Full details of those listed on this War Memorial can be seen below. Those marked with * should be linked with the notes against their name in the panel below. |
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Notes: 1. Boschetti is better known as Newbery-Boschetti. 2. Cooke is probably Henry George Cooke. 3. Diston is commemorated on the Snowshill War Memorial. 4. Dowdeswell is buried in Prestbury (St Mary’s) Churchyard. 5. Gibbins is commemorated on the grave of his father in Prestbury (St Mary’s) Churchyard. 6. James is commemorated on the family grave in Cheltenham Cemetery. 7. Lake is commemorated on the family grave in Cheltenham Cemetery. 8. Landale is commemorated on his father’s grave in Cheltenham Cemetery. 9. Louis is buried in Prestbury (St Mary’s) Churchyard. 10. Maby is commemorated on the family grave in Prestbury (St Mary’s) Churchyard. 11. Parker E E and Parker F L are commemorated on the grave of their father in Prestbury (St Mary’s) Churchyard. 12. Richardson has yet to be identified. 13. Robinson Edgar is buried in Woolwich Cemetery, London. He is commemorated on the family grave in Prestbury (St Mary’s) Churchyard, and listed on the Twyning War Memorial and the Twyning (St Mary’s Church) Roll of Honour. 14. Robinson Edward is commemorated on the family grave in Prestbury (St Mary’s) Churchyard. 15. Robinson G E is commemorated on the family grave in Cheltenham Cemetery. 16. Stevens is probably Cyril Geoffrey Stevens. 17. Sumption is commemorated on the grave of his father in Prestbury (St Mary’s) Churchyard. 18. Tustin is buried in Cheltenham Cemetery. 19. Webber is buried in Prestbury (St Mary’s) Churchyard. 20. All are commemorated on the Roll of Honour Tablet in St Mary’s Church, Prestbury. 21. War graves in Prestbury (St Mary’s) Churchyard can be found here. 22. Commemorations in Prestbury (St Mary’s) Churchyard can be viewed here. 23. All are commemorated in the Roll of Honour pages. |
The War Memorial was vandalised in October 2011.
Due to the fine efforts of local people it was repaired in time for the following Remembrance Sunday. |
PRESTBURY WAR MEMORIAL | |||||||||||
HIGH STREET, PRESTBURY | |||||||||||
Name on Memorial | Actual Name | Number | Rank | Regt/Corps/Unit | Died | Age | Cause | Location | Cemetery/Memorial | Notes | |
BOSCHETTI | L W | Laurence William Newbery | – | Lt | RN – HMS P32 | 26-Oct-18 | 34 | DOI | UK – Maidenhead | Cookham Cemetery, | PRC |
Berks, UK | |||||||||||
COOKE | G | Henry George | 9209 | Pte | 2nd Bn Glos Regt | 09-May-15 | 25 | KIA | Belgium – Frezenberg | Menin Gare Memorial, | PRC |
Belgium | |||||||||||
COOKE | W | William Joseph | 13394 | Pte | 7th Bn Glos Regt | 07-Aug-15 | 33 | KIA | Gallipoli | Helles Memorial, | CH PRC JN |
Turkey | |||||||||||
DAVIS | S | Sidney | 3154 | LCpl | 3rd Bn Coldstream Gds | 26-Jun-16 | 34 | KIA | Belgium – Boesinghe | Essex Farm Cemetery, | PRC |
Belgium | |||||||||||
DE LA BERE | C J B | Cyril John Baghot | – | Lt | 10th Bn Glos Regt | 18-Aug-16 | 20 | KIA | France – Pozieres | Thiepval Memorial, | PRC |
France | |||||||||||
DISTON | D W | Denis William | 17261 | LCpl | 10th Bn Glos Regt | 22-Jul-16 | 29 | KIA | France – Pozieres | Pozieres British Cemetery, | PRC |
France | |||||||||||
DOWDESWELL R J | Robert James | 312437 | Dvr | Depot ASC | 20-Apr-17 | 24 | DOI | UK – Shorncliffe | Prestbury Cemetery | PRC | |
EGGLETON | R | Reginald | 121186 | Gnr | 159th Bde RFA | 11-Feb-19 | 22 | DOI | UK – Cheltenham | Cheltenham Cemetery | CH PRC |
FILDES | P T | Percival Thomas | R/3833 | AS | RN – Hood Bn RND | 04-Sep-18 | 26 | KIA | France – Drocourt | Vis-en-Artois Memorial, | PRC |
Queant | France | ||||||||||
GIBBINS | A E | Albert Edward | 27652 | Pte | 8th Bn Somerset LI | 11-Apr-17 | 19 | KIA | France – Monchy | Orange Trench | PRC |
Cemetery, France | |||||||||||
GOODALL | W M | William Melville | 158555 | Pte | 103rd Bn MGC | 27-Sep-18 | 22 | DOW | France – Canal du Nord | Brown’s Copse Cemetery, | PRC |
France | |||||||||||
GUISE | R E | Reginald Edward | – | Lt | Royal Glos Hussars | 29-Jun-18 | 21 | KIA | France – Le Becque | Aval Wood Military | PRC |
att 12th Bn Glos Regt | Cemetery, France | ||||||||||
GULLAND | A F | Alexander Falkland | – | Lt | 8th Bn East Kent Regt | 16-Jun-17 | 26 | DOW | Belgium – Messines | Lijssenthoek Cemetery, | PRC HT COL |
Belgium | |||||||||||
HANDLEY | G F B | Guy Frederick Beckham | – | Lt | 2nd Bn Coldstream Gds | 27-Aug-18 | 35 | KIA | France – St Leger | Mory Street Cemetery, | PRC AS COL |
France | |||||||||||
HANN | F A | Francis Arthur | 17576 | Pte | 1st Bn Grenadier Gds | 10-Sep-16 | 21 | KIA | France – Flers | Thiepval Memorial, | PRC |
France | |||||||||||
JAMES | J T | John Thomas | 240981 | Pte | 1/5th Bn Glos Regt | 21-Jul-16 | 21 | KIA | France – Ovillers | Thiepval Memorial, | PRC GR |
France | |||||||||||
LAKE | N G | Noel Graham | – | Lt | 2/5th Bn Glos Regt | 25-Mar-18 | 23 | KIA | France – Buverchy | Pozieres Memorial, | CH PRC HT COL |
France | |||||||||||
LANDALE | W L | Walter Luke | – | Lt | RN – Submarine E18 | 24-May-16 | 26 | KIA | The Sea – Baltic | Portsmouth Naval | PRC |
Memorial | |||||||||||
LOUIS | A G | Arthur Grace | 35062 | Pte | RAMC | 22-Sep-16 | 42 | DOI | UK | Prestbury (St Mary’s) | PRC COL |
Churchyard | |||||||||||
MABY | L B | Lionel Bruce | – | 2Lt | 2nd Bn Scots Gds | 12-Sep-18 | 20 | KIA | France – Havrincourt | Vaulx Hill Cemetery, | PRC COL AS |
France | |||||||||||
MAYALL | G | George | 16269 | Pte | 10th Bn Glos Regt | 25-Sep-15 | 23 | KIA | France – Loos | Loos Memorial, France | PRC |
PARKER | E E | Ernest Edward | 33550 | Pte | 8th Bn Devon Regt | 05-Oct-17 | 21 | KIA | Belgium – Broodseinde | Tyne Cot Memorial, | PRC |
Belgium | |||||||||||
PARKER | F L | Frank Leslie | 29589 | Pte | 2nd Bn Grenadier Gds | 25-Oct-18 | 26 | KIA | France – Englefontaine | St Vaast Cemetery, | PRC |
France | |||||||||||
PARKER | G | George Frederick | 101147 | Pte | 169 Coy Labour Corps | 18-Jul-17 | 35 | DOW | France – Arras | Duisans British Cemetery, | CH PRC |
France | |||||||||||
POCKETT | R | Robert | 75979 | Gnr | 23rd Bde RFA | 03-Sep-16 | 19 | KIA | France – Guillemont | Peronne Road Cemetery, | PRC |
France | |||||||||||
RICHARDSON | G | George | |||||||||
ROBINSON | E | Edgar | 18966 | Pte | 3rd (Res) Bn Glos Regt | 23-Feb-15 | 34 | DOI | UK – Woolwich | Woolwich Cemetery | PRC |
ROBINSON | E | Edward | 27066 | Pte | 12th Bn Glos Regt | 03-Sep-16 | 25 | KIA | France – Guillemont | Thiepval Memorial, | CH PRC |
France | |||||||||||
ROBINSON | G E | George Ernest | 12455 | Sgt | 10th Bn Glos Regt | 25-Sep-15 | 22 | KIA | France – Loos | Loos Memorial, France | CH PRC |
SANSOM | F J | Frederick John | 18408 | Pte | 3rd Bn Gren Gds | 09-Oct-15 | 21 | DOW | France – Lillers | Lillers Cemetery, | PRC |
France | |||||||||||
SPENCER | A J | Albert John | 13321 | Cpl | 8th Bn Glos Regt | 15-Apr-18 | 27 | KIA | Belgium – Neuve | Tyne Cot Memorial, | CH PA PRC |
Eglise | Belgium | ||||||||||
SPENCER | F G | Frederick George | 15419 | Pte | 2nd Bn Glos Regt | 25-Apr-15 | 29 | DOW | Belgium – Potijze | Bailleul Cemetery, | CH AS PRC |
France | |||||||||||
STEVENS | G | Cyril Stanley Geoffrey | – | Capt | 21st Bn Lancs Fusiliers | 09-Oct-17 | 30 | KIA | Belgium – Poelcappelle | Tyne Cot Memorial, | PRC |
Belgium | |||||||||||
SUMPTION | J F | John Francis | – | Maj | 14th Bn Canadian Inf | 22-Oct-16 | 38 | DOW | France – Rouen | St Sever Cemetery, | PRC |
France | |||||||||||
SURMAN | F T | Frederick Thomas | 122013 | AB | RN – HMS Monmouth | 01-Nov-14 | 18 | KIA | At Sea – Coronel | Plymouth Naval Memorial | PRC |
SWANN | G | George | 2543 | Pte | 1st Bn Glos Regt | 15-Jan-15 | 32 | KIA | France – Givenchy | Le Touret Memorial, | CH PRC |
France | |||||||||||
TURNER | G E | George Edward | 240177 | Pte | 1/5th Bn Glos Regt | 21-Jul-16 | 21 | KIA | France – Ovillers | Thiepval Memorial, | CH PRC |
France | |||||||||||
TUSTIN | P J | Percy John | 58584 | Pte | 15th Bn Hants Regt | 28-Feb-19 | 29 | DOI | UK – Cheltenham | Cheltenham Cemetery | PA PRC |
WEBBER | J G | Jesse George | 3796 | Pte | 3rd (Res) Bn Wilts Regt | 18-Feb-17 | 45 | DOI | UK | Prestbury (St Mary’s) | PRC |
Churchyard | |||||||||||
WILLIS | S | Sidney | 110908 | Cpl | 200th Siege Bty RGA | 05-Apr-18 | 29 | KIA | France – Albert | Contay Cemetery, | SM PRC |
France | |||||||||||
WINSTONE | W | Walter Wilfred | 9584 | Pte | 1st Bn Glos Regt | 07-Nov-14 | 20 | KIA | Belgium – Zillebeke | Menin Gate Memorial, | PRC |
Belgium |
Page last updated: 18th October 2016
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