Aldbourne World War I Casualty Biographies

ALDRIDGE, LEWIS WILLIAM - Apprentice - Merchant Seaman - Died 7 December 1914 aboard S. S. Vedra - Commemorated on the Aldbourne Village War Memorial - Commemorated on the Roll of Honour Plaque, St. Michael’s Church, Aldbourne - Named in the Aldbourne Section of the Diocese of Salisbury, Memorial Book, Salisbury Cathedral.

BARNES, E. - 1914-1918 - Commemorated on the Aldbourne Village War Memorial. There is no further defining information found for this casualty within the registers of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission

BONNER, HORACE JOHN - Private G/51988 - 22nd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers - Died 17th February 1917 - Born in Abingdon, Berkshire in 1896; Resident of Abingdon, Berkshire; Enlisted in Abingdon, Berkshire; Son of Eli Prior Bonner; Formerly served as Private 2109, Royal Fusiliers - Buried in Regina Trench Cemetery, Grandcourt, Somme, France - Grave/Memorial Reference: IV. D. 14. - Commemorated on the Aldbourne Village War Memorial - Commemorated on the Roll of Honour Plaque, St. Michael’s Church, Aldbourne - Named in the Aldbourne Section of the Diocese of Salisbury, Memorial Book, Salisbury Cathedral.

BRIND, HERBERT COLIN - Sergeant 7697 - 1st Battalion Wiltshire Regiment - Died - 26th October 1914 Born in Aldbourne; Resident of Weymouth, Dorset; Enlisted at Devizes - Commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France - Grave/Memorial Reference:- Panel 33 and 34. - Commemorated on the Aldbourne Village War Memorial - Commemorated on the Roll of Honour Plaque, St. Michael’s Church, Aldbourne

BROOKES (BROOKS), WILLIAM ROWLAND - Corporal 41291 - 1st Battalion Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry - Died 14th April 1918 - Born in Charlbury, Oxfordshire in 1883; Resident of Aldbourne; Enlisted at Marlborough; Son of Rowland and Sarah Ann Brooks; Formerly served as 4528, Wiltshire Regiment - Commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Hainaut, Belgium - Grave/Memorial Reference:- Panel 6. - Commemorated on the Aldbourne Village War Memorial - Commemorated on the Roll of Honour Plaque, St. Michael’s Church, Aldbourne - Named in the Aldbourne Section of the Diocese of Salisbury, Memorial Book, Salisbury Cathedral.

CHAPLIN, HARRY MILLS - Private 46187 - Labour Company, Northamptonshire Regiment - Died 13th April 1917 at home - Age 33 - Enlisted in London; Husband of Elizabeth Chaplin, West Street, Aldbourne - Buried at Islington Cemetery and Crematorium, Islington, London, Middlesex - Grave/Memorial Reference:- Screen Wall. N. 3. 20489 (Although buried in this cemetery there is no individual grave marker for this casualty).

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COOK, ALBERT - Sergeant 7625 - 2nd Battalion Wiltshire Regiment - Died 8th May 1918 - Age 28 - Born in Eastbury, Berkshire; Resident of Weymouth, Dorset; Enlisted at Hungerford; Son of Charles and Annette Cook of Castle Street, Aldbourne; Husband of Annie Stanley Cook of 32 Chickerell Road, Weymouth, Dorset. - Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium - Grave/Memorial Reference Panel 119 to 120. - Commemorated on the Aldbourne Village War Memorial - Commemorated on the Roll of Honour Plaque, St. Michael’s Church, Aldbourne - Named in the Aldbourne Section of the Diocese of Salisbury, Memorial Book, Salisbury Cathedral.

COOK, H. - Private - 1914-1918 - Aquitania - Commemorated on the Aldbourne Village War Memorial - Commemorated on the Roll of Honour Plaque, St. Michael’s Church, Aldbourne - Named in the Aldbourne Section of the Diocese of Salisbury, Memorial Book, Salisbury Cathedral. - There is no further defining information found for this casualty.

COOK, OSCAR - Private 2361 - 28th Battalion Australian Imperial Forces - Died 29th July 1916 - Age 23 - Born in Dodstown, Great Bedwyn; Resident of Perth, Western Australia; Son of Charles Cook of the Green, Aldbourne; Oscar left the UK for Australia at age 18 to work in agriculture. - Commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Somme, France - Grave/Memorial Reference:- None. - Commemorated on the Aldbourne Village War Memorial - Commemorated on the Roll of Honour Plaque, St. Michael’s Church, Aldbourne.

DEW, WILLIAM THOMAS - Private 21234 - C Company, 6th Battalion Duke of Edinburgh’s (Wiltshire Regiment) - Died 3rd November 1916 - Age 23 - Born in Aldbourne; Resident of Swindon; Enlisted at Swindon; Son of John and Ann Dew of Lottage Road, Aldbourne - Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France - Grave/Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 13A. - Commemorated on the Aldbourne Village War Memorial - Commemorated on the Roll of Honour Plaque, St. Michael’s Church, Aldbourne - Named in the Aldbourne Section of the Diocese of Salisbury, Memorial Book, Salisbury Cathedral.

EASTMAN, GEORGE - Lance Corporal 92369 - Royal Fusiliers posted to 3rd Battalion, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) - Died 18th September 1918 - Age 39 - Born in Deal, Kent; Resident of Harlesden, North-west London; Enlisted at Willesden, North-west London; Son of William and Phoebe Eastman; Husband of Ethel Eastman of Home Nest, Aldbourne; Formerly served as S/4/061040, Army Service Corps. - Buried in Epehy Wood Farm Cemetery, Epehy, Somme, France - Grave/Memorial Reference: I. G. 12 - Named in the Aldbourne Section of the Diocese of Salisbury, Memorial Book, Salisbury Cathedral.

EATWELL, FREDERICK ALFRED - Private 18456 - 2nd Battalion Duke of Edinburgh’s (Wiltshire Regiment) - Died 5 May 1916 - Age 23 - Born in Aldbourne; Resident of Aldbourne; Enlisted at Devizes; Son of Charles and Emily Eatwell - Buried in Carnoy Military Cemetery, Somme, France - Grave/Memorial Reference: U. 15. - Commemorated on the Aldbourne Village War Memorial - Commemorated on the Roll of Honour Plaque, St. Michael’s Church, Aldbourne - Named in the Aldbourne Section of the Diocese of Salisbury, Memorial Book, Salisbury Cathedral.

EATWELL, JOHN - Private 18165 - 6th Battalion Duke of Edinburgh’s (Wiltshire Regiment) - Died 25 September 1915 - Born in Aldbourne in 1877; Resident of Aldbourne; Enlisted at Devizes; Son of Charles and Emily Eatwell - Commemorated on Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France - Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 102. - Commemorated on the Aldbourne Village War Memorial - Commemorated on the Roll of Honour Plaque, St. Michael’s Church, Aldbourne - Named in the Aldbourne Section of the Diocese of Salisbury, Memorial Book, Salisbury Cathedral.

GREGORY, RICHARD FRANK - Corporal 18156 - 1st Battalion Wiltshire Regiment - died 30th September 1918 - age 26 - Born in Milton Lilbourne; Resident of Ramsbury; Enlisted at Devizes; Son of

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Frank and Sarah Anne Gregory, The Butts, Aldbourne - Buried at Berlin South-Western Cemetery, Brandenburg, Germany - Grave/Memorial Reference:- XVI. B. 3.

HAWKINS, F. T. (Tom) - Private 19283 - 5th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment - Died 28th July 1916 - Age 25 - Resident of Shrivenham, Berkshire; Enlisted at Devizes; Son of Mrs. Emma Hawkins of the Square, Aldbourne - Buried in Amara War Cemetery, Iraq - Grave/Memorial Reference:- IX. C. 11. - Commemorated on the Aldbourne Village War Memorial - Commemorated on the Roll of Honour Plaque, St. Michael’s Church, Aldbourne - Named in the Aldbourne Section of the Diocese of Salisbury, Memorial Book, Salisbury Cathedral.

HAWKINS, GEORGE HENRY - Private 55874 - C Company, 12th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers - Died 18 April 1918 - Age 34 - Born in Kennett; Enlisted at Marlborough; Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hawkins; Husband of Sarah Elizabeth Deacon (formerly Hawkins) of The Butts, Aldbourne; Formerly served as 202955 Bedford Regiment - Commemorated on Tyne Cot Memorial, West - Vlaanderen, Belgium - Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 19 to 23 and 162. - Commemorated on the Roll of Honour Plaque, St. Michael’s Church, Aldbourne - Named in the Aldbourne Section of the Diocese of Salisbury, Memorial Book, Salisbury Cathedral.

HAWKINS, J. - 1914-1918 - Commemorated on the Aldbourne Village War Memorial. - There is no further defining information found to identify this casualty within the registers held by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

HAWKINS, J. - Private - Somerset Light Infantry - 1914-1918 - Commemorated on the Aldbourne Village War Memorial - Commemorated on the Roll of Honour Plaque, St. Michael’s Church, Aldbourne - Named in the Aldbourne Section of the Diocese of Salisbury, Memorial Book, Salisbury Cathedral. - There is no further defining information found to identify this casualty within the registers held by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

HAWKINS, J. H. - 1914-1918 - Commemorated on the Aldbourne Village War Memorial. - There is no further defining information found to identify this casualty within the registers held by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

HAWKINS, ROBERT EDWARD (Edward Robert) - Private 19855 - 8th (Service) Battalion Devonshire Regiment - Died 20th July 1916 - Born in Aldbourne; Enlisted at Swindon; Son of Mrs. Emma Hawkins and the late Henry Hawkins of West Street, Aldbourne - Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France - Grave/Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 1C. - Commemorated on the Aldbourne Village War Memorial - Commemorated on the Roll of Honour Plaque, St. Michael’s Church, Aldbourne - Named in the Aldbourne Section of the Diocese of Salisbury, Memorial Book, Salisbury Cathedral.

HEDGES, HERBERT - Corporal 9257 - 5th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment - Died 21st September 1915 - Age 20 - Born in Aldbourne; Resident of Aldbourne; Enlisted in Devizes; Son of John and Mary Hedges of Crooked Corner, Aldbourne; Brother of William Hedges, who also gave his life for his country - Commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey - Grave/memorial Reference: Panel 156 to 158. - Commemorated on the Aldbourne Village War Memorial - Commemorated on the Roll of Honour Plaque, St. Michael’s Church, Aldbourne - Named in the Aldbourne Section of the Diocese of Salisbury, Memorial Book, Salisbury Cathedral.

HEDGES, WILLIAM (M.C.) - Lieutenant - 10th Battalion Canadian Infantry - 27th September 1918 - Enlisted in Canada 1915; Son of John Hedges of Aldbourne; Buried at Haynecourt British Cemetery, Nord, France - Grave/Memorial Reference:- II. A. 1. - Commemorated on the Aldbourne Village War Memorial - Commemorated on the Roll of Honour Plaque, St. Michael’s Church, Aldbourne - Named in the Aldbourne Section of the Diocese of Salisbury, Memorial Book, Salisbury Cathedral. .

HERRING, H. E. - Private - 11th Lancashire Fusiliers - 1914-1918 - Commemorated on the Aldbourne Village War Memorial - Commemorated on the Roll of Honour Plaque, St. Michael’s Church, Aldbourne -

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Named in the Aldbourne Section of the Diocese of Salisbury, Memorial Book, Salisbury Cathedral. - There is no further defining information found to identify this casualty within the registers held by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

HODDING, CUTHBERT FRANCIS - Captain - 4th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment - Died 8th December 1918 - Age 35 - Son of Francis & Mary Annie Hodding of Salisbury; Husband of Beryl Anstruther Dean (formerly Hodding) of Rose Cottage, Aldbourne - Buried at Salisbury (London Road) Cemetery, Salisbury - Grave/Memorial Reference:- D. 832.

LIDDIARD, HENRY JAMES - Sergeant 7585, 1st Battalion Wiltshire Regiment, Died 24 August 1914 - Born in Aldbourne; Resident of York, Yorkshire; Enlisted at Swindon; Son of Edward and Ellen Liddiard - Commemorated on La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial, Seine-et-Marne, France - Grave/Memorial Reference: None. - Commemorated on the Aldbourne Village War Memorial - Commemorated on the Roll of Honour Plaque, St. Michael’s Church, Aldbourne - Named in the Aldbourne Section of the Diocese of Salisbury, Memorial Book, Salisbury Cathedral.

LOVEDAY, RICHARD THOMAS - Corporal 12058 - 6th Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment - Died 29th April 1918 of wounds - Born in Wroughton; Resident of Aldbourne; Enlisted at Devizes; Son of William Thomas and Martha Jane Loveday - Buried in Arneke British Cemetery, Nord, France - Grave/Memorial Reference: II.D.2. - Commemorated on the Aldbourne Village War Memorial - Commemorated on the Roll of Honour Plaque, St. Michael’s Church, Aldbourne - Named in the Aldbourne Section of the Diocese of Salisbury, Memorial Book, Salisbury Cathedral.

LOWIS, JOHN ROLLO - Captain - Hampshire Yeomanry (Carabiniers) - Died 4th September 1918 - age 24 - Son of the Hon. John and Monica Lowis of the White House, Fawkham, Kent - Buried in the Voormezeele Enclosure No. 3, West Vlaanderen, Belgium - Grave/ Memorial Reference:- XVI. L. 18. - Commemorated on the Aldbourne Village War Memorial - Commemorated on the Roll of Honour Plaque, St. Michael’s Church, Aldbourne.

MARTIN, CHARLES - Private 7627 - 1st Battalion Wiltshire Regiment - Died 21 September 1914 - Born in Aldbourne; Enlisted at Hungerford - Commemorated on La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial, Seine-et- Marne, France – Grave/Memorial Reference: None. - Commemorated on the Aldbourne Village War Memorial - Commemorated on the Roll of Honour Plaque, St. Michael’s Church, Aldbourne - Named in the Aldbourne Section of the Diocese of Salisbury, Memorial Book, Salisbury Cathedral.

MAYNARD, BERTIE - Private 5398 - 2nd Battalion, Leinster Regiment - Died 29 September 1918 - Age 30 - Born in Upavon; Enlisted at Marlborough; Son of Thomas and Annie Maynard of Aldbourne; Husband of Elsie Maynard of Cottage Road, Aldbourne; Formerly served as 17986 Dorsetshire Regiment - Buried in Hautmont Communal Cemetery, Nord, France - Grave/Memorial Reference: IV. A. 36. - Commemorated on the Aldbourne Village War Memorial - Commemorated on the Roll of Honour Plaque, St. Michael’s Church, Aldbourne - Named in the Aldbourne Section of the Diocese of Salisbury, Memorial Book, Salisbury Cathedral.

MOULDING, J. J. - Gunner 476635 - 1st Division Ammunition Column, Canadian Field Artillery - Died 19 July 1918 - Buried in Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, France - Grave/Memorial Reference: IV. F. 18. - Commemorated on the Aldbourne Village War Memorial - Commemorated on the Roll of Honour Plaque, St. Michael’s Church, Aldbourne - Named in the Aldbourne Section of the Diocese of Salisbury, Memorial Book, Salisbury Cathedral.

NEWMAN, ALFRED WILLIAM - Private 505109 - 13th Kensington Battalion attached to Trench Mortar Battery, London Regiment - Died 4th March 1918 - age 33 - Born in Westminster, London; Resident of the Strand, London; Enlisted at Piccadilly, London; Son of Alfred and Elizabeth Newman of Meadow Croft, Aldbourne; Husband of Thirza Newman of Wesley House, Rounds, Wellingborough,

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Northamptonshire - Buried at Roclincourt Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France - Grave/Memorial Reference:- V. A. 21.

NEWMAN, JOHN HENRY - Lance Corporal 202446, 2nd/4th Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment - Died 4th May 1918 of wounds - Age 33 - Born in Aldbourne; Resident of Aldbourne; Enlisted at Hungerford; Son of Mrs. S. Newman of Ogbourne St. George; Husband of S. J. Newman of Crooked Corner, Aldbourne - Buried Les Baraques Military Cemetery, Sangatte, Pas de Calais, France - Grave/Memorial Reference - III.F.1. - Commemorated on the Aldbourne Village War Memorial - Commemorated on the Roll of Honour Plaque, St. Michael’s Church, Aldbourne - Named in the Aldbourne Section of the Diocese of Salisbury, Memorial Book, Salisbury Cathedral.

NOON, ALFRED JAMES - Lance Corporal 12342 - 7th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment - Died 24th April 1917 - Age 23 - Born in Aldbourne; Resident of Wroughton; Enlisted at Swindon; Son of Mr. & Mrs. C. Noon of 11 Burderop Cottages, Wroughton - Buried at Doiran Military Cemetery, Greece - Grave/Memorial Reference:- I. B. 10.

ORCHARD, JOHN (DCM) - Sergeant A/3186 - 8th Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps - Died 24 August 1917 - Age 23 - Born in Aldbourne; Resident of Aldbourne; Enlisted at Hammersmith, London; Son of John and Sarah R. Orchard of Aldbourne - Buried in Hooge Crater Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium - Grave/Memorial Reference: VIII. A 1. Commemorated on the Aldbourne Village War Memorial - Commemorated on the Roll of Honour Plaque, St. Michael’s Church, Aldbourne - Named in the Aldbourne Section of the Diocese of Salisbury, Memorial Book, Salisbury Cathedral - Commemorated on a private headstone in St. Michael's Churchyard, Aldbourne

OWEN, THOMAS - Private 8521 - 2nd Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment - Died 27th February 1915 of wounds - Aged 26 - Born in Newbury, Berkshire; Resident of Aldbourne; Enlisted at Reading; Son of Thomas and Eliza Owen of The Square, Aldbourne - Buried in Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension, Nord, France - Grave/Memorial Reference:- II. C. 5. - Commemorated on the Aldbourne Village War Memorial - Commemorated on the Roll of Honour Plaque, St. Michael’s Church, Aldbourne - Named in the Aldbourne Section of the Diocese of Salisbury, Memorial Book, Salisbury Cathedral.

PEMBROKE, REGINALD - Private M2/103298, 605th Motor Transport Company, Army Service Corps - Died 8th January 1916 at sea - Born in Aldbourne; Resident of Aldbourne; Enlisted at London; Son of Thomas Charles and Rose Emily Pembroke - Commemorated on the Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Hampshire - Grave/Memorial Reference - None. - Commemorated on the Aldbourne Village War Memorial - Commemorated on the Roll of Honour Plaque, St. Michael’s Church, Aldbourne - Named in the Aldbourne Section of the Diocese of Salisbury, Memorial Book, Salisbury Cathedral.

RAZEY, OLIVER JOHN - Lance Corporal 8518 - 2nd Battalion Wiltshire Regiment - Died 25th September 1915 - Born in Aldbourne; Resident of Baydon; Enlisted at Devizes; Son of Isaac and Louisa Razey - Commemorated on Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France – Grave/Memorial Reference - Panel 102. - Commemorated on the Aldbourne Village War Memorial - Commemorated on the Roll of Honour Plaque, St. Michael’s Church, Aldbourne - Named in the Aldbourne Section of the Diocese of Salisbury, Memorial Book, Salisbury Cathedral.

RAZEY, THOMAS EDWIN - Private 18982 - 6th Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment - Died 6th November 1917 - Born in Baydon; Resident of Baydon; Enlisted at Reading, Berkshire - Commemorated on Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium - Grave/Memorial Reference - Panel 105 to 106 and 162. - Commemorated on the Aldbourne Village War Memorial. Named in the Aldbourne Section of the Diocese of Salisbury, Memorial Book, Salisbury Cathedral.

SAMPSON, ARTHUR WILLIAM - Private 8589 - 97th Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) - Died 18 November 1918 - Born in Shefford, Berkshire; Resident of Aldbourne; Enlisted at Newbury, Berkshire;

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Son of William and Emily Sampson, of Beaconsfield Cottage, The Green, Aldbourne; Formerly served as 19320 of the Royal Berkshire Regiment - Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme France - Grave/Memorial Reference - Pier and Face 5C and 12C. - Commemorated on the Aldbourne Village War Memorial - Commemorated on the Roll of Honour Plaque, St. Michael’s Church, Aldbourne - Named in the Aldbourne Section of the Diocese of Salisbury, Memorial Book, Salisbury Cathedral.

SAMPSON, EDWIN J. - Private 22905 - 1st Battalion Wiltshire Regiment - Died 6th July 1916 - Age 17 - Born in Shefford, Berkshire; Resident of Aldbourne; Enlisted at Marlborough; Son of William and Emily Sampson, of Beaconsfield Cottage, The Green, Aldbourne - Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France - Grave/Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 13A. - Commemorated on the Aldbourne Village War Memorial - Commemorated on the Roll of Honour Plaque, St. Michael’s Church, Aldbourne - Named in the Aldbourne Section of the Diocese of Salisbury, Memorial Book, Salisbury Cathedral.

SAMPSON, T. E. - Private - Royal Berkshire Regiment - 1914-1918 - Commemorated on the Roll of Honour Plaque, St. Michael’s Church, Aldbourne. - There is no further defining information found to identify this casualty within the registers held by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

SMITH, ALBERT GEORGE - Private 7742 - 1st Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment - Died 4th November 1914 of wounds - Age 32 - Born in Great Bedwyn; Resident of Ludgershall; Enlisted at Reading, Berkshire; Son of Harriett Williams (formerly Smith) and the late George Smith of Willow Cottage, Aldbourne Buried at Ypres Town Cemetery Extension, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium - Grave/Memorial Reference:- II. A. 32.

SPRULES, ALBERT JAMES - Private 15254 - 7th Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers - Died 18th August 1915 of wounds at Gallipoli - Born in Richardson, Winterbourne Bassett; Resident of Aldbourne; Enlisted at Marlborough; Son of Sarah Ann Hayes (formerly Sprules) of Shefford, Woodlands, Hungerford and the late John Sprules - Commemorated on Helles Memorial, Turkey - Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 190 to 196. - Commemorated on the Aldbourne Village War Memorial - Commemorated on the Roll of Honour Plaque, St. Michael’s Church, Aldbourne - Named in the Aldbourne Section of the Diocese of Salisbury, Memorial Book, Salisbury Cathedral.

SPRULES, NELSON GEORGE - Private 10529 - 1st Battalion Wiltshire Regiment - Died 28 March 1915 - Born in Winterbourne Bassett; Resident of Hungerford; Enlisted at Swindon; Son of Sarah Ann Hayes (formerly Sprules) of Shefford, Woodlands, Hungerford and the late John Sprules - Buried in Voormezeele Enclosure No.3, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium - Grave/Memorial Reference: IV. B. 2. - Commemorated on the Aldbourne Village War Memorial - Commemorated on the Roll of Honour Plaque, St. Michael’s Church, Aldbourne - Named in the Aldbourne Section of the Diocese of Salisbury, Memorial Book, Salisbury Cathedral.

STACEY, FREDERICK WILLIAM (MM) - Lance Corporal 41011 - 14th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment - Died 27 July 1917 - Age 23 - Born in Letcombe Regis, Berkshire; Resident of Aldbourne; Enlisted at Bristol, Gloucestershire; Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Stacey of West Street, Aldbourne - Buried in Bailleul Road East Cemetery, St. Laurent-Blangy, Pas de Calais, France - Grave/Memorial Reference: I. N. 12. - Commemorated on the Aldbourne Village War Memorial - Commemorated on the Roll of Honour Plaque, St. Michael’s Church, Aldbourne - Commemorated on a memorial stone at Aldbourne Methodist Church Hall - Named in the Aldbourne Section of the Diocese of Salisbury, Memorial Book, Salisbury Cathedral.

SWASH, ROBERT ALLEN - Lance Corporal T4/088264 - Royal Army Service Corps - Died 18 October 1919 - Age 43 - Husband of Kate Swash of Aldbourne - Buried in Aldbourne (St. Michael) Churchyard, Aldbourne - Grave/Memorial Reference: None. - Commemorated on the Aldbourne Village War Memorial.

TANNER, JOHN ARTHUR (CB, CMG, DSO) - Brigadier General - Royal Engineers, Chief Engineer VII Corps, Commands & Staff - Died 23 July 1917 of wounds - Age 58 - Son of John and Marion Tanner of Tidcombe; husband of Gladys Tanner (now Lady Liddell) of The Manor House, Finchampstead,

Berkshire; Mentioned in Despatches - Buried in Bucquoy Road Cemetery, Ficheux, Pas de Calais, France - Grave/Memorial Reference: Separate Grave behind Rows L. and M. Plot I. - Commemorated on the Aldbourne Village War Memorial - Commemorated on the Roll of Honour Plaque, St. Michael’s Church, Aldbourne - Named in the Aldbourne Section of the Diocese of Salisbury, Memorial Book, Salisbury Cathedral.

THATCHER, HENRY - Private 18600 - 6th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment - Died 5 November 1915 of wounds - Age 27 - Born in Chiseldon; Resident of Aldbourne; Enlisted at Devizes; Foster-son of Ann Dennis of The Butts, Aldbourne - Buried in Chocques Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France - Grave/Memorial Reference: I. G 95. - Commemorated on the Roll of Honour Plaque, St. Michael’s Church, Aldbourne - Named in the Aldbourne Section of the Diocese of Salisbury, Memorial Book, Salisbury Cathedral.

TILLEY, THOMAS GEORGE - Private 19121 - 2nd Battalion Wiltshire Regiment - Died 18th October 1916 - Age 23 - Born in Manton; Resident of Aldbourne; Enlisted at Devizes; Son of George and Ruth E. Tilley of the Warren, Aldbourne - Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France - Grave/Memorial Reference:- Pier and Face 13A.

VEITCH, J. - 1914-1918 - Commemorated on the Aldbourne Village War Memorial. There is no further defining information found to identify this casualty within the registers held by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. - There are two J. Veitch inscribed on the village war memorial but only one on the St. Michael's Church Roll of Honour.

VEITCH, JOHN - Private G/84087 or 84017 - 2nd/4th Battalion London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) - Died 28 August 1918 - Born in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland; Resident of Portsea, Hampshire; Enlisted at Birkenhead, Lancashire; Son of Mrs. E. Veitch of The Green, Aldbourne; Formerly served as R/11522 of the 8th Kings Royal Rifle Corps - Buried in Bronfay Farm Military Cemetery, Bray-Sur-Somme, Somme, France - Grave/ Memorial Reference: II. F. 43. - Commemorated on the Aldbourne Village War Memorial. Commemorated on the Roll of Honour Plaque, St. Michael’s Church, Aldbourne - Named in the Aldbourne Section of the Diocese of Salisbury, Memorial Book, Salisbury Cathedral.

WAKEFIELD, FREDERICK HENRY - Corporal 26450 - 2nd Battalion Wiltshire Regiment - Died 21 March 1918 - Born in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire; Resident of Aldbourne; Enlisted at Liverpool, Lancashire; Son of John and Martha Wakefield - Buried in Savy British Cemetery, Aisne, France - Grave/Memorial Reference: I. E. 7. - Commemorated on the Aldbourne Village War Memorial - Commemorated on the Roll of Honour Plaque, St. Michael’s Church, Aldbourne - Named in the Aldbourne Section of the Diocese of Salisbury, Memorial Book, Salisbury Cathedral - Commemorated on a private headstone in St. Michael's Churchyard, Aldbourne

WALKER, GEORGE - Shoeing Smith 295181 - 218th Brigade Royal Field Artillery - Died 2 April 1920 - Age 29 - Son of William Henry and Mary Jane Walker of The Butts, Aldbourne; Served with the Baluchistan Field Force in India - Buried in Aldbourne (St. Michael) Churchyard, Aldbourne - Grave/Memorial Reference: None. - Commemorated on the Aldbourne Village War Memorial.

WESTHALL (WESTALL), CHARLES EDWARD - Gunner 198546 - Royal Horse Artillery & A Battery, 103rd Brigade Royal Field Artillery - Died 22nd October 1917 - Born in Aldbourne; Enlisted at Bradford- on-Avon; Son of Jacob and Hannah Westall - Buried at La Clytte Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium - Grave/Memorial Reference - III. E. 28. - Commemorated on the Aldbourne Village War Memorial - Commemorated on the Roll of Honour Plaque, St. Michael’s Church, Aldbourne - Named in the Aldbourne Section of the Diocese of Salisbury, Memorial Book, Salisbury Cathedral.

WESTALL, J. - 1914-1918 - Commemorated on the Aldbourne Village War Memorial. - There is no further defining information found to identify this casualty within the registers held by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

WESTHALL (WESTALL), THOMAS C. - Private 33594 - 1st Battalion Wiltshire Regiment - Died 22nd March 1918 - Born in Ramsbury; resident of Ramsbury; Enlisted at Marlborough - Commemorated on the Arras Memorial, Pas De Calais, France - Grave/Memorial Reference:- Bay 7. - Commemorated on the Aldbourne Village War Memorial - Commemorated on the Roll of Honour Plaque, St. Michael’s Church, Aldbourne. - Named in the Aldbourne Section of the Diocese of Salisbury, Memorial Book, Salisbury Cathedral. - Named in the Ramsbury Section of the Diocese of Salisbury, Memorial Book, Salisbury Cathedral.

WITTS, W. R. - 1914-1918 - Commemorated on the Aldbourne Village War Memorial. - There is no further defining information found to identify this casualty within the registers held by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

WOOLFORD FREDERICK - Corporal 18594 - 6th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment - Died 21 November 1916 - Age 24 - Born in Aldbourne; Resident of Aldbourne; Enlisted at Devizes; Son of Ambrose George and Sarah Woolford of Clay Pond Cottage, Aldbourne - Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France - Grave/Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 13A. - Commemorated on the Aldbourne Village War Memorial - Commemorated on the Roll of Honour Plaque, St. Michael’s Church, Aldbourne - Named in the Aldbourne Section of the Diocese of Salisbury, Memorial Book, Salisbury Cathedral.