Cheltonians who gave their lives in the Great War – Cheltenham war memorial archive

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

Cheltonians served in each Branch of the RN and those who died are listed below and grouped into the Branch in which they were serving at the time of their death.

Cheltonians Who Died In The Great War Whilst Serving With

The Royal Navy

Ref	Name	Rank	Number	Ship/Unit	Date Died	Cause	Loc	Age	Memorials
Served on Surface Ships
1	ASHEN Charles Herbert	Stoker	299860	HMS Narborough	12 January 1918	LAS	SEA	34	CH
2	ATTWOOD Edward	PO	299862	HMS Meteor	24 January 1915	KIA	BE	32	CH CK PE HA
3	BEACH William George	LS	216952	HMS Indefatigable	31 May 1916	KIA	SEA	29	CH MK BA
4	BOSCHETTI Laurence William Newbery	Lt	–	HMS P32	26 October 1918	DOI	UK	34	PR PRC
5	BOWLE-EVANS Stephen	Cdr	–	HMS Hyacinth	15 October 1918	DOI	SAF	42	CH CC
6	BOWSTEAD Frank Harry	AB	91735	HMS Powerful	6 October 1918	DOI	UK	18	CH PE
7	BRANDT Frank	Capt	–	HMS Monmouth	1 November 1914	KIA	SEA	42	CH AS
8	CARDEW John St Erme	Lt	–	HMS Canada	9 February 1917	DOI	UK	25	CH
9	CHRISTIAN Harold	Capt	–	HMS President	15 November 1918	A	UK	50	CH SS
10	CORBYN Vernon Hector	Mids	–	HMS Cressy	22 September 1914	KIA	SEA	16	CH AS
11	COX Edmund	Surgeon	–	HMS Vanguard	9 July 1917	KAS	SEA	43	LU
12	DICKS Ernest Godfrey	Sig	22294	SS Queen	28 June 1918	KIA	SEA	18	CH LU
13	DOWDING Sidney	AB	16179	HMS Defence	31 May 1916	KIA	SEA	19	CH
14	FRENCH Robert	AB	238306	HMS Defence	31 May 1916	KIA	SEA	26	CK CKC
15	GILBERT Horace William	AB	J/7612	HMS Monmouth	1 November 1914	KIA	SEA	21	CH
16	GREEN Albert Edward	AB	228377	HMS Opal	12 January 1918	LAS	SEA	30	CH SJS
17	GRIMES Frederick	LS	162471	HMS Viknor	13 January 1915	LAS	SEA	39	CH OD
18	GROGAN William John	RAdm	–	HMS Sapphire	14 March 1915	A	UK	54	CH SS
19	HANWELL Maynell Osborne	Mids	–	HMS Defence	31 May 1916	KIA	SEA	16	CH HA
20	HATTERSLEY-SMITH Geoffrey Alban	Lt	–	HMS Lark	1 November 1915	DOI	UK	26	CH AS
21	HILL Herbert George	SBA	351649	HMS Invincible	31 May 1915	KIA	SEA	28	CH PA
22	HOOPER Thomas Henry	AB	216988	HMS Good Hope	1 November 1914	KIA	SEA	29	CH
23	HOPCRAFT George Paul	Mids	–	HMS Queen Mary	31 May 1916	KIA	SEA	16	BC SO CL
24	HUTCHINGS John	Cdr	–	HMS Natal	30 December 1915	KAS	SEA	29	CH
25	JONES Walter Loveridge	PO	201166	HMS Indefatigable	31 May 1916	KIA	SEA	34	CH PA JN
26	LANGLEY Thomas	PO	311814	HMS Defence	31 May 1916	KIA	SEA	27	CH
27	MILLS Frederick	Stoker	K45703	HMS Benbow	3 November 1918	DOI	UK	33	CH
28	NOAKE Basil Stratford	Lt Cdr	–	HMS Begonia	6 October 197	KIA	SEA	43	CH
29	PIGOTT Grenville Edgar	AB	166526	HMS Nerissa	27 September 1917	DOI	UK	40	CH PA SM
30	PIGOTT Reginald Arthur	PO	343751	HMS Monmouth	1 November 1914	KIA	SEA	36	CH PA SM
31	POWELL Arthur Falkenberg	Lt Cdr	–	HMS Argus	19 June 1919	DOI	UK	34	CH COL
32	PREECE Douglas Hugh	LS	K7560	HMS Lion	31 Mat 1916	KIA	SEA	24	CH
33	PRICE Albert Henry	Stoker	SS4066	HMS New Zealand	21 July 1921	DOI	UK	26	CH
34	PRICE Sidney Heard	AB	311083	HMS Indefatigable	31 May 1916	KIA	SEA	26	PA
35	SAVILLE Henry	Capt	–	HMY Portia	1 November 1914	DOI	UK	60	CH AS
36	SLEE Thomas	AB	185983	HMS Fury	28 November 1914	A	UK	34	CK CKC
37	SURMAN Frederick Thomas	AB	122013	HMS Monmouth	1 November 1914	KIA	SEA	18	PR PRC
38	TERRY Frank Goodrich	Lt Cdr	–	HMS Fury	31 May 1916	KIA	SEA	33	CH
39	TURNER Edward	Stoker	293331	HMS Good Hope	1 November 1914	KIA	SEA	33	CH PA
40	TURNER Harry	Stoker	293608	HMS Good Hope	1 November 1914	KIA	SEA	33	CH PA
41	WOOLLCOMBE-BOYCE Harold Courtney	Lt	–	HMS Gurkha	8 February 1917	KIA	SEA	29	CH AS LU
42	WRIGHT Douglas Harry	AB	15969	HMS Pegasus	20 September 1914	KIA	SEA	19	CH
Served on Submarines
1	BRODIE Theodore Stuart	Lt Cmdr	–	E15	17 April 1915	KIA	SEA	31	CH PJ
2	CARLES Alan James	Lt	–	E22	25 April 1916	KIA	SEA	22	CH PJ
3	FARWELL John Ralph Bax	Lt	–	E30	22 November 1916	KIA	SEA	24	CH AS
4	HALAHAN Robert Crosbie	Lt Cmdr	–	E18	24 May 1916	LAS	SEA	31	CC
5	HOLTHAM Frank St Clair	LS	232264	E50	31 January 1918	KIA	SEA	29	CH JN
6	LANDALE Walter Luke	Lt	–	E18	24 May 1916	LAS	SEA	26	PR PRC
7	MEATS Harold Stephen	Lt	–	E30	22 November 1916	KIA	SEA	24	CH
8	PHILLOTT Charles George Rodney	Lt	–	E6	26 December 1915	KIA	SEA	24	CH CK CKC
9	RICH Herbert Spencer	AB	J/6623	G7	1 November 1918	LAS	SEA	25	PA
10	SCOTT John Stuart Binny	Lt	–	E3	18 October 1914	KIA	SEA	26	CH
Served With Royal Marines
1	ADCOCK Hubert Percy	Spr	DE/244(S)	RM Div Engrs	15 June 1915	DOI	GR	23	CH HA
2	ATTWOOD Ernest Edward	Pte	PLY/13578	4th RM Bn	23 April 1918	KIA	BE	19	CH PE
3	BARNFIELD Harry	Pte	CH/2159(S)	2nd RM Bn	26 October 1917	KIA	BE	34	SA
4	BEARD Harold	Pte	PLY/16465	2nd RM Bn	28 April 1917	KIA	FR	26	CH SJ
5	BIDDLE Walter Wynn	LCpl	PLY/2369(S)	1st RM Bn	2 September 1918	KIA	FR	21	CH CC SA
6	CHAMBERLAIN Jesse Edmund	Pte	PLY/2397(S)	1st RM Bn	(Note 1)	–	–	–	CH
7	COLQUHOUN Robert Crostwaite	Major	–	att HMS Invincible	31 May 1916	KIA	SEA	43	CH SA SJ
8	CRESSWELL Francis Joseph	Pte	PLY/8617	att HMS Monmouth	1 November 1914	KIA	SEA	35	CH JN
9	DUNFORD Cyril Ernest	Pte	CH/2609(S)	4th RM Bn	25 August 1918	KIA	FR	19	CH
10	FOGERTY Harold Edgar	Gnr	1756	RM Howitzer Brigade	28 September 1919	DOI	UK	27	CH
11	GILDER George Richard	Pte	PLY/780(S)	Deal Bn RND	13 July 1915	KIA	GA	24	BC SO CL
12	GODWIN Victor Charles	Pte	PO/1990(S)	1st RM Bn	27 September 1918	DOW	FR	20	CH MK
13	GRAY Arthur Henry	LCpl	PLY/8589	att SS Moorlands	24 June 1918	KAS	SEA	40	CH PA
14	MORGAN James Austin	Pte	CH/1596(S)	1st RM Bn	28 Apr 1917	KIA	FR	28	PE
15	QUILL Maurice Desmond	Capt	–	RM Artillery	17 June 1918	A	UK	22	LK LKC
16	SMITH Albert Edgar	Pte	PO/15999	Portsmouth Bn RND	16 October 1915	DOI	MA	22	AS
17	STAITE William Thomas	Pte	PLY/11360	Deal Bn RND	25 November 1915	DOI	GA	33	CH PE
18	TAYLOR Albert Edward	Pte	PLY/1257(S)	2nd RM Bn	17 February 1917	KIA	FR	19	CH CA PE
19	WEBB William	Pte	PLY/10573	att HMS Goliath	13 May 1915	KIA	SEA	33	CH PJ
20	WIXEY William John	Pte	PLY/2438(S)	2nd RM Bn	(Note 2)	–	–	–	SM
Served With Royal Naval Division (RND) Battalions
1	BARNFIELD Frank	AB	Z/8514	Nelson Bn	13 November 1916	KIA	FR	23	CH LU
2	FILDES Percival Thomas	AB	R/3822	Hood Bn	4 September 1918	KIA	FR	26	PR PRC OD
3	KARN Victor Steadman	PO	210490	Howe Bn	4 June 1915	KIA	GA	30	CH PA
4	SIDDALL Augustus Giles	AB	R/239	Drake Bn	25 March 1915	KIA	FR	20	LK LKC
5	WARD Henry Cornelius Nash	AB	Z/820	Drake Bn	27 September 1915	KIA	GA	31	CH PE
6	WELCH Arthur Joseph	AB	R/5418	Anson Bn	25 March 1918	DOW	FR	31	CH PE
Served With Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS)
1	PAGE Herbert Joseph	FS-Lt	–	RNAS Yarmouth	15 February 1916	KIA	SEA	26	CH GR
Notes: 1. Pte J E Chamberlain RMLI is commemorated on the Cheltenham War Memorial. He survived the war but no date of death has been ascertained as yet. 2. Pte William John Wixey RMLI is commemorated on the Cheltenham Parish Church Boys School Roll of Honour. He survived the war and died in Cheltenham on 2nd April 1947.

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