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Redditch Local History Society Remembering Redditch Residents & WW1

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The Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Redditch Messenger – Saturday 7 November
1914

Local Casualties to date
Killed:–
Futrill, Pte., C. – Coldstream Guards – Salters Lane, Tardebigge
(On Ancestry site Military records a Charles Futrill, (5270), Private in Coldstream Guards,
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born Worcester, resided Foleshill enlisted in Coventry, killed in action, 14 September 1914,
Soupir, France. Buried Vailly British Cemetery, Picardie, France. . In the UK De Ruvigny’s Roll
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of Honour 1914-1919, Charles Futrill, Private No 5270, 3 Battalion, Coldstream Guards, 3
son of George Futrill of the Stalls, Salters Lane, Redditch, Ostler, by his wife Fanny, born in
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Bewdley, Worcestershire, 25 December 1884, educated at Board School, Stratford on Avon;
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was employed at Coventry Gas Works; enlisted 8 December 1903; served in Egypt 29
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September 1906 – 21 October 1907; went to France 12 August 1914, and was killed in
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action at Soupir, 14 September 1914. He married at St Peter’s Church, Coventry, 9 June
1908, Sarah Ann (14 Pridmore Road, Foleshill, Coventry), youngest daughter of William
Southam, of Helmdon Green, Northamptonshire.)
Remembered St Philip’s war memorial, Webheath, Redditch and St Bartholomew’s Church war memorial,
Tardebigge.
(Charles Futrill married Betsy Sarah A. Southam in 1908 in Coventry District. On 1911 census he was aged 26,
Gas Stoker, lived with his wife Betsy at 11 Narrow Lane, Coventry.)

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Windsor-Clive, Lieut., Hon A. – 2 Coldstream Guards – Hewell Grange, Tardebigge
(On Ancestry site, The Roll of Honour it stated that the Hon. Archer Windsor-Clive was
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promoted to Lieutenant, in Coldstream Guards, 8 November 1913. He was serving with the
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Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders, killed in action, Landrecies, 25 August1914).
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(Archer Windsor-Clive was born 6 Nov 1890 at Hewell Grange, Redditch and his parents were Robert George
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Windsor-Clive (3 Earl of Plymouth) and Alberta Victoria Sarah Caroline Paget.
On the 1911 census Archer was staying with his mother Alberta at Fagan’s Castle, Cardiff)
Lord Plymouth donated Fagan’s Castle and grounds to the people of Wales and is now one of Europe’s leading
open air museums and Wales most popular heritage attraction

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