Gloucestershire War Graves Project

415th Field Company, Royal Engineers William Thomas Morgan was born in 1886 at Gloucester and was one of four children (two boys, two girls) born to Frank Milson Morgan and his wife Alice, who both originated from the Forest of Dean. Frank Morgan was a grocer, who died on 10 October 1908. William lived at

51st (Graduated) Battalion, Hampshire Regiment Frederick Charles Redvers Morgan was born in Gloucester in the third quarter of 1900, the son of Charles Morgan and his wife Alice Elizabeth (née Carver). As far is can be ascertained the couple had two children, Frederick and his sister Nora Glenis A (born 1913). At the time of

Hampshire Regiment Few papers have survived for Private Morgan relating to his Army service. Alfred Morgan was born in Gloucester in 1878, the son of Henry and Julia Morgan. He married Ellen Louisa Tanner in Coventry on 14 July 1900, he being aged 23 and she one year older. In 1901 they were living in

Royal Engineers Pioneer Mitchell has an unusual background story, notwithstanding the relative paucity of information on his military service. Joseph George Mitchell, who, most likely, was known as ‘George’ was born in Cheltenham in 1856. He was the son of Henry Mitchell (1814-1871), a gardener and his wife Mary (née Edmunds; 1816-1891). He appears to

10th Divisional Company, Army Cyclist Corps In the space of under five years Fred Masters experienced a spell in prison, Gallipoli, Egypt and civilian life before his untimely death at the age of 23. Fred Masters was born on 13 March 1893 at Great Rissington (and baptised on the 7th of May that year). His

13th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment William Walter Mason was born in Gloucester in January 1898. He was the son of Alfred and his wife Sophia Elizabeth (née Leighton). Alfred was a cabinet maker, who lived from 1853-1952, whilst Sophia lived from 1860-1932. According to the 1911 Census the couple had twelve children, of whom eight were

8th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment Frederick Henry Mitchell was the ninth of ten children born to Samuel and (Victoria) Ann Mitchell of Vicarage Street, Painswick. Samuel was a native of Painswick, his wife having been born in Hucclecote, Gloucester. The couple were married in 1859, their children being born between approximately 1861 and 1887. Samuel was

1st Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment The CWGC Debt of Honour Register spells Private Mason’s middle name as ‘Cambrell’ but some records show it as ‘Campbell’. It would appear that the former name is more likely to be correct. John Cambrell Mason was born in Cheltenham on 10 August 1892, the son of William Elson Mason (a

Royal Navy – HMS Benbow Frederick Mills (who seems to have been known as Fred) was born at Cheltenham on 31 May 1885, the son of William and Ann Mills; his father was a plumber. At the time of the 1911 Census the family home was at 34 Keynsham Street, Cheltenham but by 1918 they

Royal Engineers Ernest Mason was born in 1876 at Westbury on Severn and he was the son of Benjamin and Malinda Mason of Brierley. He married Fanny Kear in 1897 and they had seven children (four sons and three daughters). In 1911 they were living at Brierley and his occupation was quarryman. Ernest died on

11th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment William George Millin was born in the third quarter of 1888 at Ramsden, Oxfordshire (his birth year indicates that he was actually aged 30 years when he died), the son of George William Millin (1863-1919) and Florence Matilda Millin (formerly Bartlett) (1868-1911). George William Millin was a general labourer and later