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Redditch Local History Society Remembering Redditch Residents & WW1

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The Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Redditch Messenger – Saturday 14 October
1916

Worcestershire Regiment Casualties
Killed
Kilsby F. (2590)
(On the Ancestry site, Military records Corporal Frank Kilsby (2530) 1/8rd Battalion,
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Worcestershire Regiment, resided and enlisted in Redditch, killed in action, 30 August 1916,
Western European Theatre. Buried Euston Road Cemetery, Colincamps, Picardie, France.)
Remembered on St Stephen’s war memorial, Redditch.
(On 1911 census Francis Albert Kilsby aged 20, needle pointer, born in Alcester, lived with his parents Charles
and Harriett Ann Kilsby at 54 Park Road, Redditch.)

Wounded
Cook W. E. (31467)
Evans H. (31458)
Hill M. (2177)
Vale C. E. (2989)

Other Local Casualties
Killed
(12583) Sergt. W. Hollington – Oxford and Bucks from Redditch
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(On the Ancestry site, Military records William Hollington of the 6 Battalion, born and
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resided in Redditch, enlisted in Banbury, Oxfordshire, was killed in action 3 September
1916, Western European Theatre. On the Commonwealth War Graves, William was
mentioned on the Thiepval Memorial, France.)
Remembered on St George’s war memorial, Redditch.
(William Hollington was born in 1879. On the 1901 census he was aged 21, cycle fitter and classed as inmate of
Army home, in Gloucester and the Head of the house was Supt. of Church Army Home. On the 1881 census
William aged 1, lived with his parents John and Harriet Hollington and siblings at 8 Monks Building, Ipsley
Street, Redditch.)
(27465) G. F. Irish – Gloucesters from Redditch
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(On Ancestry site, Military records, George Frederick Irish (27465) of the 14 (Service)
Battalion (West of England) born in Redditch and enlisted in Worcester, was killed in action
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22 August 1916, Western European Theatre. Remembered on Thiepval Memorial, Picardie,
France.)
Remembered on St Stephen’s war memorial.

Wounded
(17515) F. Crow – Royal Warwicks from Redditch
(17807) C. J. Davis – Royal Warwicks from Redditch
(24516) G. Fletcher – Grenadier Guards from Redditch
(1982) F. Hack – Middlesex from Redditch
(22514) N. T. Hunt – King’s Royal Rifles from Redditch

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