Remembering

Royal Air Force Hubert Frank Fisher was born on 29 September 1884 at Gloucester, the younger son of John and Esther Fisher. Educated at the King’s School, Gloucester; Wycliffe College, Stonehouse and Bedford Grammar School; he undertook a two – year apprenticeship at Braintree, Essex in 1901. Upon completion, he studied mechanical and electrical engineering […]

Royal Marine Light Infantry – HMS Bulwark Charles James Brown was born in Gloucester on 20 January 1893, one of five children born to Charles William Brown and his wife Mary Ann. His mother died in 1905 and young Charles became a domestic servant upon leaving school. On 2 January 1911 aged just under 18

15th Squadron, Royal Flying Corps Kenneth Algernon Brooke-Murray was born in Bengal, India on 8 March 1892. He was the only child of Henry Brooke-Murray, a Major in the Indian Army and his wife Kate May. The family came to live at 7 Painswick Lawn, Cheltenham. Kenneth was educated at Cheltenham College and entered the

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. Prior to enlistment Charles was working as a mechanic in Leongatha, Victoria, Australia. He enlisted at Melbourne on 11 February 1918, having just reached 22

Royal Navy – HMS Viknor Frederick Charles Grimes was born on 5 September 1874 at St Paul’s, Cheltenham and baptised in the local parish church on 27 December. His Navy service record states the year of birth incorrectly as 1875. He was the son of Isaac and Rose Hannah Grimes. Upon leaving school he became

27th Battalion (Manitoba), Canadian Infantry Ernest Frederick Ledbetter was born at Blockley on 26 October 1887. On 30 April 1908, at the age o f 20, he emigrated to Canada, eventually ending up in Birtle, Manitoba, where he found work as an agricultural labourer. He enlisted into the Canadian Army at Birtle on 1 April

Royal Flying Corps The 1901 Census has a man of this name down as being born at Gosport, Hampshire in 1889 and at the time of the census he was a scholar at Christ’s Hospital School, Newgate, London. It cannot be certain that this is the same man. His name does not appear to be

2nd Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment Charles Coldrick was born in Gloucester in 1889, one of twelve children born to Thomas and Mary Coldrick. On 20 January 1908 he enlisted into the Gloucestershire Regiment, signing on for seven years with the colours and a further Yive in reserve. His initial posting was to the 2nd Battalion and

7th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment Morgan John Burchett Collins was born and raised in Cheltenham. He was a carpenter and joiner by trade, living at 3 Gothic Cottages, Norwood Road. When war broke out, he was amongst the first in the town to volunteer his services and enlisted in the 7th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment. Less than

10th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment William George Thomas Collins was born in 1897 to Josiah and Alice Ellen Collins of The Elms Gloucester Road, Churchdown. He had an older brother Frederick and younger sisters Maud and Grace. He answered Kitchener’s call for volunteers shortly after the outbreak of war and joined the 10th Battalion of the

1st Battalion Border Regiment Archibald (Archie) Alexander Cornock was born at Wotton-under-Edge on 9 May 1889, the thirteenth of fourteen children born to Ruth and Charles Cornock. He enlisted in the Army in 1906, when aged seventeen, and joined the 1st Battalion Border Regiment. He saw much overseas service prior to the Great War, in