Author name: Graham Adams

Merchant Marine Reserve – HMS Eaglet The 1911 census showed that William Corlett was one of thirteen children (nine surviving) born to William and Annie Maria Corlett. He was born in the second quarter of 1901 at Gloucester. In the 1901 Census the Corlett family lived at 15 Alney Terrace, Gloucester and William (senior) was […]

51st Training Battalion, Training Reserve Sidney Gilbert Corlett was one of eleven children born to Thomas Edward and Ellen Elizabeth Corlett and was born in Gloucester on 5 March 1883. The family lived in St Paul’s Road and Thomas Corlett was a grain mill foreman at Gloucester Docks (probably with Priday Metford & Company). He

36th Recruit Distribution Battalion (Training Reserve), Hampshire Regiment Charles Coopey was one of seven children born to David and Fanny Coopey of Lower Cam. He was baptised ‘Charlie’ at St Bartholomew’s Church, Lower Cam on 2 September 1900. David was born in Cam, Fanny in Berkeley. At the 1901 Census, the family were living at

1/5th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment William Henry Cooper was the eldest son of Mr and Mrs Cooper of 3 Fairhaven Street, Cheltenham. He was born in Cheltenham and was a Reservist who was recalled to the colours on 10 August 1914. He enlisted as No 2183 in the 1st Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment being drafted to France

2nd Battalion, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) Reginald (Reg) Ashwin Cooper was born at Badgeworth in the third quarter of 1890, the second child of the seven children born to Albert and Annie Cooper, who lived at Horseferry Bridge Farm, Great Witcombe. In the 1911 census his occupation is stated to be a gardener. On 6

Army Ordnance Corps Job Cooper was born in Derby in 1878, the third son of John Haynes Cooper and his wife Mary (née Smallwood). The Cooper family originally lived at 62 High Street, Gloucester. In 1900 Job married Rose Bateman and the couple went on to have seven children by the time of the 1911

Army Service Corps William Coombe was born in Cheltenham in 1877. He enlisted there intp the Army Service Corps (ASC). He had seen considerable service abroad and died on 11 May 1918, at Shirehampton near Bristol whilst serving with the Remounts Depot there; he was 41 years of age. He is buried in the New

1/5th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment Albert Reginald Cook was the only son of Albert Edward and Emily Cook. Born at Cheltenham in the second quarter of 1894, his parents lived at The Rowans, St Marks, Cheltenham. He enlisted in the 5th (Territorial) Battalion of the Gloucestershire Regiment on 2 September 1914 and served with them in

Royal Navy – HMS Vivid Redvers Thomas Comley was born at Cirencester on 4 September 1900, the elder son of Thomas W and Elizabeth Comley who, at the time of the 1911 census, lived at No 1 Dynevor Place, Fairford. His father was a slater and plasterer. At the time of enlistment Redvers gave his

Royal Navy – HMS Dublin Arthur Edward Comfort was the son of Elijah and Louisa Comfort of 5 Greet Road, Winchcombe. Elijah Comfort was born in Cheltenham in 1864 and in 1881 worked as a potter, living with his family in Exmouth Street. He had married in 1888 and he and Louisa had five children,

Royal Flying Corps James Glendenning Collins was born in March 1892 to Arthur and his wife, Agnes Glendinning (Collins). His father, Arthur, was a furnishing contractor and at the time he was born, the family lived at 8 Parliament Street, Gloucester but later moved to 90, London Road, Gloucester. James joined King’s School, Gloucester, as