Roll of Honour - Ruardean section WW1 part 2 (General)

by slowhands , proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, Friday, December 12, 2008, 01:51 (5898 days ago) @ slowhands

Frank Malsom, 316 & 203142, Herefordshire Regiment & Royal Berks, Dardanelles, 1915.

Luther Marshall, 2574, Hereford Regiment, 72836, Machine Gun Corps, killed in action March 24, 1918, served France and Flanders, Arras Memorial, born Ruardean.

Edward Matthews, 20, 235666,1st Herefordshire Regiment, killed in action November 6, 1917, Palestine.

Henry Matthews, 698, Hereford Regiment, 244722, South Wales Borders, lived in Morse, Dardanelles, 1915, Silver War Badge.

William Medcroft, Herefordshire Regiment, Dardanelles, 1915.

Will Meadows, Herefordshire Regiment, died during war.

Edward James Meek, 22, 1473, Cpl Herefordshire Regiment, Dardanelles, 1915, killed in action November 6, 1917, Palestine, lived the Pound, Ruardean.

Lewis Robert Meek, 320, Cpl 1st Battalion Herefordshire Regiment, died September 2, 1917, son of Edward and Sarah Meek, war grave.

Lonal James Meek, 25, 27785, 11th Border Regiment, killed November 18, 1916, Beaumont Hamel, France.

Tom Miles, 32, 237036, Herefordshire Regiment, Dardanelles 1915, later died of wounds, war grave, Ruardean.

Herbert Nelmes, Pte PS 2612, Middlesex 16th Battalion Duke of Cambridge Own, killed in action July 1, 1916, served France and Flanders, born Ruardean.

Jack Nelmes, Cinderhill, Ruardean, Herefordshire Regiment, Dardanelles, 1915.

Len Nelmes, West End, Ruardean, Herefordshire Regiment, Dardanelles, 1915.

Lewis Pratt, Pte 8411, 1st Battalion, Shropshire Light Infantry, killed in action October 24, 1914, served France and Flanders, born Ruardean.

Frank Smith, Herefordshire Regiment, Dardanelles, 1915.

George Stanley Thompson, 20, 12253 L/Cpl 6th Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment, killed March 29, 1916, in France.

Milsom Vaughan, Herefordshire Regiment, Dardanelles, 1915.

Herbert Thomas Walding, Pte T4/311588 Royal Army Service Corps, died October 25, 1918, born Ruardean.

Albert W Watkins, Pte Herefordshire Regiment, Gallipolil Dardanelles, and Battle of Gaza, Palestine, where severely wounded, born Ruardean.

Roy Weaver, Sgt 326 Herefordshire Regiment, discharged 1916 as CSM, Gallipoli Dardanelles, suffered frost bite.

William John Weaver, Pte 38004, Glosters, killed in action Roye, France, by bomb from enemy aircraft, March 23, 1918, enlisted Sparkbrook, Birmingham, recorded Co-operative Memorial, served Flanders, born Ruardean

Albert Ernest Wilks, 22, Herefordshire Regiment, later 1st Battalion South Wales Borders, wounded and died October 22, 1918, of Ruardean.

Charles Ernest Wheeler, 2655, enlisted at 16 in 1914, Herefordshire Regiment, too young for action, transferred at 18, 42177, 10th South Wales Borders,
killed aged 20, August 1, 1917 buried Ypres, Flanders.

William Henry Wheeler, 2654, Herefordshire Regiment, Gallipoli, Dardanelles 1915, and Palestine 1917, won Military Medal at Battle of Gaza.

Alfred E Wood, 1152, Herefordshire Regiment, of Crossways, Ruardean, Dardanelles, 1915, Palestine 1917, retained bullet that wounded him, possibly to age of 100.

George Worgan, 18049, Glosters, Silver War Badge, wounded and blinded during Battle of Ypres, January 9, 1917.

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