War Dead of Coleford (General)

by m p griffiths , Monday, May 11, 2009, 07:29 (5749 days ago) @ chrishowell

Pte 52987, F OLIVER, Gloucestershire Reg, 7 Nov 1918 - age 29

Son of Robert & Elizabeth OLIVER, Broadwell Lane End, COLEFORD
Pte 24205 Thomas FLANNERY, Lancashire Fusiliers, 28 August 1919 - age 28

Gunner 13307, Sydney KILBY, Royal Field Artillery, 6 Aug 1916 - age 31
Son of John & Matilda, Five Acres, COLEFORD

William AMBURY, on active service 1918

The War Graves Commission site will give more detailed information - searching by cemetery (Slowhands) does make it much easier if they were buried at home - thanks

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Quote from

Portrait of Gloucestershire by T.A. Ryder (first edition produced 1966)

'Coleford is quite the most attractive of the Forest Towns; it has large playing-fields and grounds bought with public subscriptions in commemoration of the winning of the Victoria Cross, in 1916, by Captain Angus Buchanan, son of a local doctor'.

www.fweb.org.uk/Dean/towns/colefordproject/people/buchanan.html