Author name: Graham Adams

51st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment Alfred Rupert Gardiner was born in France Lynch on 24 July 1900, the third child of Edward Thomas and Mary Ann Gardiner. Edward was born locally in Bisley in 1857 and Mary Ann came from Hampshire. Alfred was baptised at St John’s Baptist Church in France Lynch on 19 August […]

Royal Air Force Douglas Ridley Clunes Gabell was born on 28 November 1897 in Charlton Kings, Cheltenham, the son of Emma Gabell (née Jones) and the Rev Arthur Charles Gabell, Rector of Swindon Village 1901-1914 and acting vicar-in-charge at St John’s Church, Cheltenham. He was educated at Cheltenham College from September 1912 until July 1915,

4th Battalion, Coldstream Guards (Pioneers) Research into Private Gardiner’s war service is hampered by the almost total lack of surviving information. The Battalion War Diary of the 4th Coldstream Guards (NA ref: WO 95/1206/2) is unusual in that is does list the names and numbers of Other Ranks killed and wounded. There is an entry

25th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment William Gardiner was serving in the Army for almost a year following the November 1918 Armistice and died about two and a half years after it. Whilst he was still considered a casualty of the war, very little documentary evidence of his service appears to have survived. William Gardiner was born

7th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment Ernest Arthur George Gabb was born on 22 January 1894, to George and Mary Gabb. Ernest was the youngest of six children. The 1901 Census records that George was employed as a Woollen Worker and the family were living at 7 Stanley Mill Row, King’s Stanley. The Schools Register records that

8th Training Squadron, Australian Flying Corps Sydney Charles Fry was born at West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia, in about September 1897, the son of Henry William and Alice Fry, who lived at 3 Michael Street, West Maitland. He was educated at the Boys’ High School, East Maitland and was a member of the 6th

7th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment Robert George Fry was born in 1895 at Charlton Kings, to Cornelius and Harriet Fry, who lived at 6 Andover Street, Park Place, Cheltenham. He enlisted at Cheltenham on 31 August 1914, giving his occupation as farm labourer. According to his Medal Index Card he arrived in the Balkans on 19

9th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment Charles Frederick Freebury was born at Cheltenham in the fourth quarter of 1885, the son of Charles Henry and Sarah Jane Freebury. His father was a paper hanger’s painter and in the 1911 census Charles reported his occupation as a bricklayer. He had married Mary Ann (Polly) Weaver in the fourth

5th Training Squadron, Australian Flying Corps Charles Clarence Frederick was born in Spokane, Washington, USA on 7 February 1896 and was an American citizen at the time of enlistment. He was the son of Bruno R (German born) and Meeta L A Frederick, who were living at 77 Yui Au PO, Hutung, Peking, China. Prior

7th (Reserve) Battalion, Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders James Fraser died in Cirencester and is buried there but that appears to be his only connection with the town. No Army Service or Pension Record appears to have survived for James and research into his background is not helped by his having a relatively common name. However,

3rd (Reserve) Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment Tom Franklin (who may have been known as ‘Peter’) was born around July 1897 at Ashleworth, Gloucestershire; he was baptised on 26 September 1897. His parents were Thomas Franklin (a farm labourer) and his wife Clara. According to the 1911 Census the couple had nine children and Tom was the