HARBORNE, Herbert John. Private 19988, 10th Royal Warwickshire Regiment killed in action on the 20/09/1917 aged 40. He was the husband of R. J. Harborne, of 2, Brewery Cottages, Birmingham Rd., Stratford-on-Avon. He is at rest in Bedford House Cemetery, Belgium.
HARRIS, Arthur. Private 4768, 1/5th Royal Warwickshire Regiment died 18/08/1916 aged 30. He was the son of Charles and Sarah Harris, of 8, Arden St., Stratford-on-Avon; husband of Hannah Jane Harris, of 16, Sunningdale, Alma Road, Clifton, Bristol. He is at rest in Lonsdale Cemetery, Authuille, Somme, France.
HARRIS, Ernest Private 265880, 2/7thRoyal Warwickshire Regiment died 21/03/1918. He was the husband of J. Harris, of 9, Mulberry Street, Stratford-on-Avon. He is at rest in Chapelle British Cemetery, Holnon, France.
HARRIS, Frank. Driver (CWGC has Gunner) 108859, 192nd Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery died 18/10/1918. He is at rest in Doiran Military Cemetery, Greece.
HATTON, George William. (Memorial has Charles W) Private 69591, New Zealand Medical Corps. Attached to King George V Hospital, Rotorua, New Zealand. He enlisted on the 19th September 1917 and he gave his occupation as a Butler, He was born in 1888 to Henry and Mary who lived Appleby Magna, Warwickshire, he was also native of Appleby Magna. On the 26th March 1918 he was on a Court Martial for disobeying a lawful command given by a superior officer. He reported for duty in civilian clothes and he was asked several time to change into uniform for duty. He told the officer that he was not going to any more work for the army, he was duly arrested. He pleaded not guilty but he was found guilty and was given ninety days detention. There is no other record to show what he did after that. It appears that he did not serve of die overseas. Any additional information about this person would be very much appreciated.
HAYNES, John Henry. Private 18208, 16th Royal Warwickshire Regiment attached to 15th Trench Mortar Battery, killed in action on the 02/07/1917 aged 25. He was the husband of Dorothy nee Skinner now remarried to Phipps, of 23, Ely Street, Stratford-on-Avon. He is at rest in Roclincourt Military Cemetery, France.
He enlisted into the Kings Royal Rifle Corps aged 18 years and 10 months on the 19th May 1907. He lived with his parents Thomas and Martha at, 31 Great William Street, Stratford on Avon and he was employed as a agricultural labourer. He was stationed on enlistment at Colchester, posted to Egypt on the 16th December 1907, then Gosport, England on the 12th February 1909 and Aldershot on the 29th September 1911. He was in the Military Hospital, Cairo from the 13th March 1908 to 9th May 1908 suffering from impetigo. He was married on the 14th December 1912 at Stratford on Avon parish church to Minnie Ada Worrall. They had one son Richard Henry Benson born 16th October 1913 at Stratford on Avon. On the 1st June 1912 he was promoted to Corporal then to Lance Sergeant on the 7th August 1914. He was reported missing in action. Taken a prisoner of war on the 3rd November 1914 while serving with the 14th Battalion
HERITAGE, George Hubert. Private 16711, 11th Cheshire Regiment died 03/07/1916. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
HEWINS, Thomas Harold. Lance Corporal 31706, 2nd Wiltshire Regiment, killed in action 03/12/1917 aged 36. He was born in Stratford on Avon and enlisted at Winchester, Hampshire. He was the son of Thomas and Mary Ann Hewins, of Stratford-on-Avon and he was the husband of Emily Hewins, of Jessie Villa, Gordon Avenue, Highcliffe Park, Winchester. He is at rest in Hooge Crater Cemetery, Belgium.
HINE, Albert William Thomas. Private 260111, No.1 Company, 13th Cheshire Regiment died 10/08/1917 aged 23. He was the son of William and Mary Anna Hine, of 51, Shottery Road, Stratford-on-Avon. He is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium.
His brother Bertie was killed in action on the 1st July 1916 as Sergeant 288, 16th County of London, Queens Westminster Rifles, London Regiment. He is at rest in Gommecourt British Cemetery No2, Hebuterne, France
His father William was granted a war gratuity on the 1st December 1915 revised on the 31st July 1919. He was the son of William and Alice Butcher, of 44, Tweedy Rd., Bromley, Kent. Student of St. Augustine\'s College, Canterbury. Born at Twickenham, Middsex. He is at rest in Vermelles British Cemetery, France. Please note, there is only one H Butcher who died serving with the RAMC listed with the CWGC.
HITCHMAN, Francis Percival. Lance Corporal 16/1812, 15th Royal Warwickshire Regiment died 06/10/1917 aged 22. He was the son of Thomas H. and Ada M. Hitchman, of Bridge Cottage, Warwick Road., Stratford-on-Avon. He is at rest in Godewaersvele British Cemetery, France.
HODGKINS, Frederick (Memorial has Frederick) It may be the following. Frederick William. Private 15640, 9th Royal Warwickshire Regiment, died at No 2, Rawalpindi British General Hospital, Amara on the 29/06/1916. He was born and enlisted in Stratford on Avon, and he is at rest in Amara War Cemetery, Iraq.
HODGKINS, Ralph Wakefield. Private 126685, 21st Stationary Hospital, Royal Army Medical Corps died 23/11/1918. He was the son of Susannah who was granted a war gratuity on the 29th April 1919. He is at rest in Sofia War Cemetery, Bulgaria.
HORNSEY, Thomas. Sapper 112720, 179th Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers died 31/12/1915. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
HOWE, Cecil John. Rifleman 723454, d Company, 1/24th London Regiment died 21/03/1918 aged 30. He was the son of John and Louisa Howe, Master and Matron of Cuckfield Workhouse and he was the husband of Minnie Howe, of 10, Seafield Road, Hove, Sussex. He is at rest in Metz-En-Couture Communal Cemetery British Extension, France.
HOWKINS, Sidney Arthur. (Memorial has Arthur S) Bombardier (CWGC have Driver) 614097, 2/1st Warwickshire Battery, Royal Horse Artillery died 29/09/1917. He was the son of Henry Edward and Esther Howkins. His elder brother William Henry also died in service. He is at rest in Bard Cottage Cemetery, Belgium.
HOWKINS, William Henry. Private 12733, 11th Royal Warwickshire Regiment died 15/07/1916. He was the son of Henry Edward and Esther Howkins. His brother Sidney Arthur also died in service. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
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HUDSON, John William Willoughby. Lieutenant, A Coy, 1/5th Royal Warwickshire Regiment died 30/11/1915 aged 20. He was the son of Percy William and Kate Hudson, of "Meerend," 60, Salisbury Road, Moseley, Birmingham. Gazetted 19th Oct., 1914. Born at Edgbaston, Birmingham. He is at rest in Foncquenvillers Military Cemetery, France
HUNT, Edward William. Private New Zealand Forces. There are army records held in the Archives of New Zealand which can be accessed through the internet. One is for Edward and the other is for William Edward. Neither have any connection with Stratford on Avon, or England. On the CWGC no records could be found
HYATT, Victor William. Private 6784, 18th Royal Fusiliers, killed in France on the 5th November 1915 aged 18, and he was the son of William and Louisa Ellen. He is commemorated on his parents memorial in Stratford on Avon Cemetery, Warwickshire and he is at rest in Brown\'s Road Military Cemetery, Festubert, France.
JACKSON, Arthur. Private 26243, 5th Wiltshire Regiment, formerly served as Private 135252, Royal Field Artillery killed in action 29/03/1917 at Mesopotamia. He was born, lived and enlisted at Stratford on Avon. He is commemorated on the Basra Memorial, Iraq.
JACKSON, Aubrey John. Lance Corporal 310495, Warwickshire Yeomanry died 19/04/1917 aged 21. He was the son of John Henry and Fanny, of 7, Kew Street, Stratford-on-Avon. He is commemorated on the Jerusalem Memorial, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza)
JAMES, Harold Saunders. Private 5471, 8th South African Infantry died 19/07/1917 aged 28. He was the son of John and Elizabeth James. In 1911 he was living with his mother and brother Hugh at 1 Arthur Road, Stratford on Avon. He was employed as a bank clerk. He is at rest in Dar Es Salaam War Cemetery, Tanzania.
JENNINGS, Henry Arthur Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment. He was killed in action on the 30/04/1916 He enlisted at Private 978, C Coy, 3rd Birmingham Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. He was commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant, Special Officers Reserve attached to the 6th Reserve Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. He lived with his parents at Tiddington Road, Stratford on Avon. He is at rest in Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St-Eloi, France.
JENNINGS, Herbert Howard. (Memorial has Howard H) Private, London Scottish (CWGC have Lance Corporal) S/41626, 1st Cameron Highlanders), formerly 517435, London Scottish and 28820, Lovat Scouts, killed in action on the 19/09/1918. He was the son of Mr. L. Jennings, of Stratford-on-Avon. He is at rest in Bellicourt British Cemetery, France
JOHNSON, George. Sergeant 5048, 2nd Coldstream Guards died 05/11/1914. He is at rest in Sanctuary Wood Cemetery, Belgium.
KEELEY, James. Private, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. There is no record listed with the CWGC for a soldier with this name having died whilst serving with the Royal Welsh Fusiliers. This and all the other names have been taken from two war memorials. One in the Chapel of Rest in Stratford Cemetery and the other from the Remembrance Garden also in Stratford. The one in the cemetery shows J Keeley, Pte R. Welsh Fusiliers and the other one shows James Keeley. A medal card was found for a James Keeley, Private 6516, Army Cyclist Corps and Private 46477 Royal Welsh Fusiliers. He was demobilised to Class Z on the 11th April 1919. On his army record it shows that he enlisted on the 1st September 1914 aged 29 and he lived at 10 Peale Street, Bolton, Lancashire. He transferred to the Royal Welsh Fusiliers on the 23rd May 1916. While searching the army records on Ancestry two record were found, one for Peter and the other for Samuel both from Shottery, Stratford on Avon. On Samuels record it shows the names of his next of kin, one being his father, James, and one James his older brother who was serving with the Royal Warwickshire Regiment. The address given was 8, The Barracks, Shottery, Stratford on Avon. No record was found for James. No record for him as well with the CWGC.
KEMP, George. Private 15281, 14th Royal Warwickshire Regiment died 03/09/1916. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
KEMP, Richard Charles. (Memorial has Charles) Sergeant (CWGC have Lance Sergeant) 7960, 1st Kings Royal Rifle Corps died 17/08/1917. He is at rest in Berlin South Western Cemetery, Brandenburg, Germany, formerly West Berlin. Some notes from what remains of his army record.
KINMAN, William Norman, (M.M.) Sergeant,614376, Warwickshire Battery, Royal Horse Artillery. He was discharged from the army 22nd February 1918 and died on the 5th November 1918 from the effects from a gas shell poisoning. A war gratuity was granted to his father William on the 6th April 1920. He was married in 1916 at Newport Pagnell to Kathleen Adams and they lived as a family at 22, Rathmine Terrace, Clopton Road, Stratford on Avon. They had one child, Kathleen Adams born 28th April 1916 at Stratford on Avon. Some notes for what remains of his army record. He enlisted on the 6th August 1914, two days after the start of the war. He was 22 years and 4 months, occupation a Clerk, and he lived with his parents William Moore Kinman and Mary at 22, High Street, Stratford on Avon. He was posted on the 6th August 1914 to the Warwickshire, Royal Horse Artillery. After he completed his training he embarked to France on the 30th October 1914. He was promoted to Acting Bombardier on the 18th December 1915, Bombardier on the 15th June 1916, Corporal on the 9th April 1917 and Sergeant on the 25th April 1917. He was awarded the Military Medal on the 6th July 1917 and the Bar to the Military Medal on the 16th October 1917. While at the front he was wounded by a gas shell attack on the 30th November 1917 after medical treatment in the field he was transferred to England on the 7th December 1917 possibly to a hospital. He was issued with Silver War Badge on the 2nd February 1918 and medically discharged to pension on the 19th December 1918.
KITCHEN, Thomas William. Private 26306, 5th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry died of wounds on the 01/04/1918. He was born in Quinton, Gloucestershire and enlisted at Stratford on Avon. He was born in 1889 to Thomas and Mary the husband of Helen of 41 Shakespeare Street, Stratford on Avon. He is at rest in St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France.
KNIGHT, George. Private 15641, 9th Royal Warwickshire Regiment died 17/10/1916 aged 36 at Mesopotamia. He was the son of Samuel and Sarah Knight, of 18, Meer Street, Stratford-on-Avon. He is at rest in Hadra War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt.
LAMBERT John Dunlop. Corporal, (CWGC have Private) 437748, 14th Canadian Infantry 07/09/1916 aged 28. He was born on the 20th August 1888 to William George and Emma. He had previously served prior to enlistment on the 3rd September 1915 for 3 years with 8th Troop, D Squadron, Warwickshire Imperial Yeomanry. He is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial, France
LANE, Arthur Vincent. Private 9546, 3rd Hampshire Regiment died 1st March 1919 aged 23. He was the son of Daniel William Mark Lane, of Portsmouth and he was the husband of Harriet Lane, of 51, Birmingham Road, Stratford-on-Avon. He is at rest in Stratford on Avon Cemetery, Warwickshire.
LIDZY Robert. Lance Corporal 2287, 1/1st Warwickshire Yeomanry died 21/08/1915 aged 30. He was the son of John and Kate Lidzy, of Stratford-on-Avon and he was the husband of Constance Eleanor Lidzy, of 3, Percy Street, Stratford-on-Avon. He is at rest in Green Hill Cemetery, Turkey, including Gallipoli.
LINES Frederick Henry. Private 12532, 2nd Scots Guards died 16/09/1916 aged 40. He was the son of George and Hannah Elizabeth of Stratford-on-Avon, and the late George Lines; husband of Amelia Lines, of 2, Park Road, Stratford-on-Avon. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
