CHIPPING SODBURY WAR MEMORIAL
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Compiled with additional information by kind permission of the
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Located in the High Street, south end of the town
In grateful memory of the GALLANT SOLDIERS of this town who gave their lives in the Great War 1914-1919
and World War 1939-1945
We will remember them by day and in the night season we will not forget
The original Chipping Sodbury Market Cross was erected about 1553 near this site. It was finally removed to the Presbytery remaining there for many years. The existing portions were reunited to the town when it was restored and re-erected by public subscription in the year 1920
1914-1918
ANDREWS Leonard Robert Lance Corporal, 29380, 8th East Surrey died 6th August 1918 aged 20. Son of George and Mary of High Street, Chipping Sodbury. Buried at Beacon Cemetery, Scilly-Laurette, France
ARNOLD Thomas Percy Corporal 1908, 5th Australian Infantry, [A.I.F.] died 10th May 1917. Son of Richard Wickham and Elizabeth Ann, nee Goodwin, of Broad Street, Chipping Sodbury. Commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France
BEAZER Percy William Private G22855, 7th The Queens Royal West Surrey Regiment died 26th April 1918. Son of James and Louisa A, of Acton Lane, Iron Acton, Glos. Buried at Hangard Wood British Cemetery, France [The CWGC have his surname as Bezer]
BELL Charles Francis Corporal 527, 16th Royal Warwickshire Regiment died 17th October 1916 aged 29. Son of William S and Elizabeth of 14, Chatterton Square, Redcliffe, and now 13. Fairlawn Avenue, Filton, Bristol. Buried at Le Touret Military Cemetery, Richebourge-LAvoue, France
CRANE William John Shoeing Smith, RTS87010, 10th Remounts, Army Service Corps, died 9th October 1918 aged 41. Son of William and Elizabeth of Wraxall, Bristol, husband of Emily of Rouncival Street, Chipping Sodbury. Buried at Cremona Town Cemetery, Italy
DASH Percy Thomas D Private 15859, 1st Grenadier Guards, killed in action 13th December 1914 aged 21. Son Thomas and Edith of Folly House, Chupping Sodbury. Buried at Zantvoorde British Cemetery, Belgium
GREENAWAY William Charles Private 26951,13th, Gloucestershire Regiment killed in action Saturday 26th August 1916 aged 24. Son of Charles and Annie of Hatters Lane, Chipping Sodbury, husband of Edith M, of High Street, Chipping Sodbury. Buried at Blighty Valley Cemetery, Authuile Wood, France
ILES John Richard Lance Corporal 42730, 2nd Essex Regiment formerly 37447, Norfolk Regiment died of wounds 5th September 1918 aged 19. Son of John and Rhoda Iles, of Horton, Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire. He was the son of a soldier on service and grand-nephew of a Crimean veteran. Buuried at terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimelle, France
MARSHALL Frederick George Private 11708, 1st Somerset Light Infantry, died 8th July 1915 aged 20. Son of George and Eliza of Rouncival Street, Chipping Sodbury. Buried at Lijssebthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium
MOORMAN Joseph Richard Private 30890, 14th Gloucestershire Regiment, died 30th April 1917 age 31. Husband of Edith Annie Moorman, of Brook Street, Chipping Sodbury, Buried at Chapelle British Cemetery, Holnon, France
PRIOR Gilbert Edward Private 30754, 1st Gloucestershire Regiment, formerly Berkshire Regiment, killed in action Tuesday 24th September 1918. Son of James and Mary of Chipping Sodbury and husband of Mrs Lilly Violet nee Amoy, of 34, Churchill Road, Brislington, Bristol. Native of Bristol, and is buried at Bellicourt British Cemetery, France
REED Ernest Private 267998,1st Hertfordshire Regiment, formerly 32242, Worcestershire Regiment killed in action 5th October 1917. Native of Old Sodbury and resident at Whitehall, Bristol. Buried at Belgian Battery Cemetery, Ieper, Belgium
TAYLOR Hugh Noble Lance Corporal, 235389, 1/1st Herefordshire Regiment died 6th November 1917 aged 22. Son of John and Harriett Maria of Yate Lawn Cottage, Yate, Glos, Buried at Beersheba War Cemetery, Israel
TILY Leonard Leslie Private 3775, 1st Welsh Guards, died 1st December 1917. Commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, France
TROTMAN John Private 25510, 5th Dorsetshire Regiment, formerly 5204, Royal Warwickshire Regiment died of wounds 1st October 1918. Husband of Eva Trotman of 95, Lymington Road, Torquay, Devon. Buried at Sucrerie Cemetery, Epinoy, France
VIZARD George Sapper 1079, 1st/2nd (S.M.) Field Coy.Royal Engineers, died 20th August 1916 aged 19. Son of Albert Henry and Edith Mary Vizard, of Rock House, Chipping Sodbury. Buried at Varennes Military Cemetery, Somme, France
WILSON Francis Edward Air Mechanic 2nd Class 237878, Seaplane Station [Dundee] died 21st September 1918 aged 19. Son of Arthur John and Sarah Jane, of The Hamlet, Strensham, Worcestershire. Buried at Dundee Eastern Necropolis. Memorial has Frank
WYNN Wallace William Sergeant 5337, Royal Field Artillery who died in
Military Hospital, Whalley, Lancs from wounds received in France. 28 October 1916, 26 Buried at St John the Baptist churchyard extension, Chipping Sodbury.
1939 1945
HORLOCK Herwin Henry Driver T/193954, 7th Armoured Brigade Company, Royal Army Service Corps, died 6th March 1942 aged 23. Son of Thomas and Adeline F Horlock. Commemorated on the Rangoon Memorial, Burma
LOADES Alfred John Corporal 5180084, 1st Gloucestershire died between 7th and 8th March 1942 aged 27. Son of William George and Alice Louisa Loades, of Chipping Sodbury. Commemorated on the Rangoon Memorial, Burma
TIMBRELL Arthur Henry Leslie Private 5179784, 2nd Gloucestershire regiment died between 10th May 1940 and the 6th February 1941 aged 28. Son of Pte. Surlina John Thomas George Timbrell, The Wiltshire Regt. (died of wounds, 28th November, 1916), and of Ethel May Timbrell, of Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire; husband of F. A. Timbrell. Buried at Winnezeele Churchyard, Nord France
STUMP Harold A Sergeant 5183375, 50th Royal Tank Regiment, died 14th July 1943 aged 22. Son of Alfred and Beatrice May of Chipping Sodbury Buried at Syracuse War cemetery, Sicily, Italy
WATERS Roger Claud Vaughan Flt Lt, 142344,47th Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 15/5/1945. Commemorated on the Singapore Memorial, Singapore. Son of Claud Dallinger and Madeline Waters nee Stockbridge of Cambridgeshire
JONES Claude Bowen Lieutenant 119912, Royal Army Medical Corps, M.B., Ch.B.attached to the 8th Worcestershire Regiment killed in action 21st May 1940 aged 25. Son of William Bowen Jones and Edith Emily Jones, of St. Clears, Carmarthenshire. M.B., Ch.B. Born at Chipping Sodbury and is buried at St Omer Souvenir Cemetery, Longuenesse, France
HORNE Charles William Bertram Aircraftman 2nd Class 1275851, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve died 5th April 1945 aged 41. Son of Bertram & Ellen of Chipping Sodbury. Buried at Jakarta War Cemetery, Indonesia
MACDONALD Alan Ross Squadron Leader 70422, Royal Air Force Volunteer reserve, died 11th September 1945 aged 46. Buried at Arnos Vale Crematorium, Bristol
