Page 95 - WW1 - 1916

Redditch Local History Society Remembering Redditch Residents & WW1

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The Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Redditch Messenger – Saturday 2
December 1916

Worcestershire Regiment Casualties
Killed
Houghton A. H. (27639) from Redditch
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(On Ancestry site, Military records Alfred Herbert Houghton, of 1 Battalion, Worcestershire
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Regiment, born and enlisted in Redditch, killed in action, 22 October 1916, France &
Flanders. On the Commonwealth War Graves, Alfred was mentioned on Thiepval Memorial,
France)
Remembered on St Luke’s Headless Cross, Redditch.
Portman H. H. (30632) from Redditch
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(On Ancestry site, Military records, Horace Hedley Portman 10 Batallion, born and resided
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in Crabbs Cross, enlisted in Redditch, killed in action 22 October 1916, Western European
Theatre.)
Remembered on St Luke’s war memorial, Headless Cross, Redditch.
(On 1911 census Horace, aged 14, Fishing Tackle worker, lived with his mother Francis Elizabeth Portman and
siblings in Crabbs Cross, Redditch.
Died
Banner H. (27229) from Redditch
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(On the Ancestry site, Military records, Horace Harry Elby Banner, 9 Battalion,
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Worcestershire Regiment, born in Malvern, resided and enlisted in Redditch, died 26
October 1916, Asiatic Theatre. On the Global find a grave website, Horace H. E. Banner was
buried at Amara War Cemetery, Al’Amarah, Maysan, Iraq.)
Remembered on St Stephen’s war memorial, and St George’s war memorial Redditch.
Wounded
Sutton A. (30571) from Redditch

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Birmingham Gazette – Friday 8 December 1916

Died of Wounds
Worcesters
Ward, 5087? H. – Redditch.
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(On Ancestry site Military records, Harry Ward, 5087, 1/8 Battalion, Worcestershire
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Regiment, born and enlisted in Redditch, died of wounds, 7 November 1916, Western
European Theatre. Buried Dernacourt Communal Cemetery Extension.), aged 21 son of Mrs
J. Ward, 12, Silver Street, Redditch.
Might be remembered on St Stephen’s war memorial, Redditch but there were 2 Harry Wards who died in the
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Great War. The other Harry Ward died 10 March 1917.
(On the 1911 census Harry, aged 17, Fish Hook Maker, lived with his mother Julia at 12 Silver Street, Redditch.)
Wells, ???? W. P. – Redditch.
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(On Ancestry site Military records, William Pinfield Wells, Service No 23230, 1/8 Battalion,
Worcestershire Regiment, born in Worcester, resided and enlisted in Redditch, died of
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wounds, 8 November 1916, Western European Theatre. Buried Dernacourt Communal
Cemetery, France. Father Mr F. P. Wells and Mrs A. P. Wells.)
Remembered on St Stephen’s war memorial, Redditch.

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