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Redditch Local History Society Remembering Redditch Residents & WW1

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The Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Redditch Messenger – Saturday 18
November 1916

Other Local Casualties
Killed
(52959) Sergt. A. W. Harris – R.F.A. from Redditch
(On the Ancestry site, Military records, Sergt. Arthur Walter Harris, of the Royal Horse
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Artillery and Royal Field Artillery, born and enlisted in Redditch, killed in action 12 October
1916, Western European Theatre. Awarded the British War Medal and Victory Medal.)
Remembered on St Luke’s war memorial, Headless Cross, Redditch and St Philip’s war memorial, Webheath.
(On the 1911 census Arthur lived with his parents William and Amelia Harris, 210 Mount Pleasant, Redditch.)

Previously Reported Wounded now Reported Died of Wounds
(36803) C. J. Hawkes – Royal Berks. From Redditch
(On Ancestry site Military records, Caleb John Hawkes, born and enlisted in Redditch,
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203793, 1 /4 Battalion, Princess of Charlotte of Wales’s (Royal Berkshire) Regiment, died of
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wounds, 30 August 1917.
Remembered on St Stephen’s war memorial, Redditch.

Wounded
(15346) A. L. Sealey – Royal Warwicks from Redditch

Ancestry site Military records

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Private Henry Arthur Smith, (L/10958), 7 Battalion, Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
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born and resided in Redditch, enlisted in Stratford on Avon, killed in action, 18 November
1916, Western European Theatre.
Remembered on St Stephen’sand St George’s war memorials, Redditch.
On 1911 census Henry Arthur Smith aged 15, lived with his parents Arthur and Harriet Smith at Sandpits, The
Common, Rowney Green, Alvechurch. Born in Redditch and living in Redditch at time of enlistment.

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The Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Redditch Messenger – Saturday 25
November 1916

Tardebigge – The V.A.D. Hospital – On Thursday in last week a number of the
employees of Messrs. Abel Morrall’s Limited, Redditch, gave a concert at the V.A.D. Hospital.
The programme was a lengthy one, and was much appreciated by the wounded soldiers and
friends.

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