Gloucestershire War Graves Project

95th Battalion, Training Reserve Percy Graham Hedges was born in 1899 at Upper Wick, Gloucestershire: he was one of twin sons of Ernest Edwin and E Maud Hedges of Woodfield, Dursley, Glos. He attested for service on 20 January 1917 at Stroud and was placed on the Army Reserve. At that time he was employed […]

1/5th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment There is a mystery surrounding the war grave of Joe Westell Heaven. He is listed as a casualty in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) ‘Debt of Honour’ Register and is shown as being buried in the cemetery adjoining Shortwood Baptist Chapel. He is commemorated on Nailsworth War Memorial and on

‘A’ Battery, 76th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery Albert Harry Heath was the son of Albert, the licensee of the Crown Inn, Long Street, Dursley and Anne Heath, who worked in the local telephone exchange. He was born in Dursley in the second quarter of 1890 and before the war had worked at R A Lister

32nd Training Depot Station (Montrose), Royal Air Force For many people at the turn of the century, life had little to offer other than the routine of leaving school at fourteen, a lifetimes work at the local factory, pit or mill and then retiring into obscurity, probably without a pension and hopefully supported by one’s

1/5th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment Lance Corporal Hall is listed in the CWGC Register as a casualty of the Great War, however, it is more than likely that he joined the Army after hostilities ended. The reason for inclusion is that he died in service before the 31 August 1921 which was the cut off date

Royal Navy – HMS Venerable William Brasier Hall was the elder son of Joseph and Annie Hall, born at Leeds on 13 February 1875. He was baptised at St George’s, Leeds on 21 March 1875. He entered service with the Royal Navy on 29 June 1894, as an engineer and was promoted to Engineer Lieutenant

1/6th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment Thomas Raymond Hall was born in Gloucester in 1889: his parents were Thomas Raymond (a labourer) and Florence (a charwoman), who had four children by the time of the 1911 Census, of whom three were surviving. According to that census, the family lived at 3 Sweetbriar Street, Gloucester and Thomas junior’s

13th (Works) Battalion, Devonshire Regiment Mark William Hall was born in Cheltenham in 1898 to William and Celia Hall. At the outbreak of war he was living at the family home at 2 Stairfield Walk in Leckhampton with his parents and four younger siblings. He was employed as a pastry cook, probably by J E

Royal Army Service Corps No Army Service or Pension Record appears to have survived for Private Hall and little biographical information has been discovered about him. It would appear likely that, although he ended up in Gloucester and died there, he was not originally form Gloucestershire. Fortunately, there are some records available which do give

13th (Forest of Dean) Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment Hubert Hall was born in 1892, son of Alfred (who died in 1907) and Harriet Hall, of Upper Bilson, Cinderford. He was a collier, who attested for the Army in December 1914 but apparently did not go to France until after 1 January 1916, being entitled only to

Training Reserve Battalion, Hampshire Regiment There is very little known about Private Hall. His entry in the CWGC records only his initials and states that he was in the 36th Training Reserve Battalion, Hampshire Regiment, this Regiment’s name appearing on his headstone. It is believed that his first name was Frederick and he was born