Allen John GARDINER 1895 - 1916 (General)

by HarryBrook , Tuesday, February 03, 2009, 08:12 (5845 days ago)

I am trying to locate the burial place of Allen John GARDINER from Dancing Green.
He was a Private in the King's Shropshire Light Infantry. He was sent to the Western Front in May 1915 and was discharged from the Army, unfit for further service (Silver War Badge issued), in April 1916. He died June 22nd. 1916, aged 20. He was the stepson of Joseph BALLINGER. I have his 1901 census entry confirming the Dancing Green connection and other family details.
He is commemorated on the memorial plaque at Drybrook Memorial Hall, and on the memorial scroll in Hope Mansell Church, where I suspect he was buried. Regrettably his death is not recognised by the CWGC, but I believe a case could be made to rectify this.
The parish records for Hope Mansell for 1916 appear not to be in the public domain. They are not listed in the Herefordshire FH Soc. published inventory of parish records deposited at Herefordshire Public Records Office.