Page 71 - WW1 - 1916

Redditch Local History Society Remembering Redditch Residents & WW1

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The Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Redditch Messenger – Saturday 9
September 1916

Worcestershire Regiment Casualties
Died
Wiggett G. (27302) from Redditch
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(On Ancestry Site, Military site George Wiggett of the 9 Battalion, Worcestershire
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Regiment, born in Feckenham, resided in Crabbs Cross, enlisted in Redditch, died 5 July
1916, Asiatic Theatre. On the Commonwealth War Graves, George Wiggett was buried Basra
War Cemetery, Iraq.)
A George Wiggett is remembered on St Luke’s war memorial, Headless Cross, Redditch.but there were 2 George
Wiggetts who died in the war so not sure if it is the above George Wiggett or the other one.
(On the 1911 census George lived with his parents, James and Harriet at Walkwood.)

Wounded
Cottrill J. - Corpl. (2538) from Redditch
Hopkins P. S. (17289) from Redditch
Merry F. (2057) from Redditch
Styler H. (1548) from Redditch
Parker J. (19776) from Redditch
(On Ancestry site Military records, James Parker, born and resided in Astwood Bank enlisted
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in Redditch, Service No 19776, 10 Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment, killed in action, 3
July 1916, France. Awarded the British War Medal and Victory Medal.
Remembered on Astwood Bank war memorial as James Henry Parker and on Astwood Bank Baptist Church
memorial.
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(Registered at birth as James Henry Parker in 1881 in Alcester District. Married Nora Hill 12 June 1905 in
Feckenham aged 24 and his father was James Parker. On 1911 census James Parker aged 30, Bricklayer, lived
with his wife Nora and their children at Ridgeway, Astwood Bank.)

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The Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Redditch Messenger – Saturday 9
September 1916

Other Casualties
Killed
(11147 A. Duley – Royal Welsh Fusiliers from Redditch
(On Ancestry site, Military records Private Arthur Duley, born in Aston, Birmingham, resided
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in Redditch, enlisted in Birmingham, 2 Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, killed in action 20
July 1916, France & Flanders. Mentioned on Thiepval Memorial, Picardie, France.)
Remembered on St Stephen’s war memorial, Redditch.
(On 1911 census Arthur Duley aged 16, Tailor’s Porter, lived with his parents Arthur and Angelina Duley at 60
Albert Street, Redditch.)

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