Page 3 - WW1 - 1914

Redditch Local History Society Remembering Redditch Residents & WW1

German Shell Fire - Private J. Wilkinson ................................................................................. 33

Home at Christmas – Sergt F. Wells ......................................................................................... 33
Recruiting at Redditch.............................................................................................................. 34

“The Germans are getting weaker” and weaker and are retiring ........................................... 36
Redditch Needle and Cycle Trades .......................................................................................... 37

Redditch has responded well to the call to arms .................................................................... 38
A party of 40 Belgian refugees ................................................................................................. 38

The Redditch and District War Relief Fund .............................................................................. 39
Work on Army Orders .............................................................................................................. 39

Redditch Soldier’s Narrow Escape ........................................................................................... 40
Redditch Man in the 3rd Worcesters ....................................................................................... 41
Redditch Brothers’ Fate ........................................................................................................... 42

Wounded Soldiers at Tardebigge............................................................................................. 44
Wounded Soldiers at Tardebigge continued ........................................................................... 45

Wounded Soldiers at Tardebigge continued ........................................................................... 46
Redditch Man Wounded .......................................................................................................... 47

Redditch Man on the Monmouth ............................................................................................ 48
Redditch Man on the Monmouth continued ........................................................................... 49

Redditch Man Wounded .......................................................................................................... 49
Redditch Sergeants last letter .................................................................................................. 50
Photos taken from Tardebigge Hospital, (V.A.D.) .................................................................... 53

Redditch Man’s Ordeal ............................................................................................................ 54
Redditch Man Killed in Action .................................................................................................. 54

Amid Bursting Shells – Redditch Man’s Story of Life in the Trenches - .................................... 55
A Week-End at Redditch .......................................................................................................... 56

Prisoner of war in Germany ..................................................................................................... 56
Recruiting Parade at Redditch ................................................................................................. 58

Recruiting Parade at Redditch continued ................................................................................ 59
The Sailor’s Straits – Vicar to the Rescue ................................................................................. 60

Worcesters Happy with their hard work ................................................................................. 61
Civilian Rifle Corps .................................................................................................................... 61

Redditch Man a Prisoner of War ............................................................................................. 61
Redditch – In connection with the campaign for recruiting - promoted ................................ 62
Redditch Industries .................................................................................................................. 63

Like an Earthquake ................................................................................................................... 64

© RLHS 2014 Page: 3