Gloucestershire War Graves Project

1st Battalion, Herefordshire Regiment Tom Miles was born in Ruardean in 1888, son of William Miles, a collier, and his wife Mary. Tom attested for the Herefordshire Regiment at Ruardean on 7 April 1908, giving his birthplace and abode as Ruardean, and occupation as collier at New Pit Co. His age was erroneously stated as

5th (Reserve) Battalion, Machine Gun Corps John Miflin was born in 1883 (or possibly 1886) in Gloucester and was an old soldier, having enlisted as a regular soldier (number 7198) in the Gloucestershire Regiment, in the first week of March 1905 and he was on the Reserve List for the 2nd Battalion when hostilities broke

2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Francis William Merriman was a career soldier who was probably just short of becoming ‘time expired’ when the Great War began and he was recalled to the colours. He was born in Broad Campden, a village just outside Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire in 1885, the son of George Thomas Merriman (1843-1898), a

10th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) George Gerald Merrick was born in 1896 in Stockton on Teme, Worcestershire, son of Edwin Merrick (1864-1927), a gamekeeper, and Fanny Merrick (formerly James) (1871-1907), of Rail Reddings, Alvington, Gloucestershire. Before joining the Army he worked as a cowman at Highgrove Farm, St Briavels. George attested, at Lydney,

10th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) Henry Fielder Merrett was born at Standish, Gloucestershire in early 1886, the son of Henry Fielder Merrett, a farmer, and his wife Constance Kate. The couple had five children, two sons and three daughters. He appears to have followed his father into agricultural work and after being employed in

8th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment Charles James Meredith was born in Tewkesbury in 1880 and moved with his family to Bloomsbury Street, Cheltenham in 1886. Prior to the war, he worked as a drayman for the Cheltenham Original Brewing Company, enlisting in the Gloucestershire Regiment in September 1914 and going to France on 18 July 1915

Royal Air Force Allan John Braine Meikle was born in the third quarter of 1900 at Barnham, Suffolk, the only son of James (a farmer) and Elizabeth Meikle, who lived at Cotehay Farm, Andoversford, Gloucestershire. He was educated at Belmore House School, Cheltenham and had been an apprentice at Alfred Herbert’s engineering company, The Butts,

11th (Reserve) Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment Cyril William James Martin appears to have been born in Upper Cam near Gloucester some time in the third quarter of 1899, to Elizabeth Martin (born 1863), who could well have been a single mother as no marriage record can be found for her, prior to Cyril’s birth. According to

Royal Flying Corps & Royal Naval Air Service Henry Greville Marshall was born at Cheltenham on 9 November 1899 and was the eldest son of Dale Marshall, a consulting engineer and his wife Annie, who lived at 30 Winchcombe Street, Cheltenham. The couple had eight children, of whom six were surviving at the time of

3rd (Reserve) Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment Charles Stanley Marmont was the fourth of five children born to Arthur and Gertrude Marmont. He was born on 6 March 1880. At the time of his birth, the family were living in Thornton Heath Surrey where Arthur appears to have been in business. His three elder siblings were born