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Remembering Redditch Residents & WW1 Redditch Local History Society

Ancestry site Military records

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Private Walter Edward Jarvis, (B/23563), 23 Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London
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Regiment), born, resided and enlisted in Redditch, killed in action, 17 February 1917,
Western European Theatre. Buried Regina Trench Cemetery, Grandcourt, Picardie, France.
On his probate his address was 10 Church Green East, Redditch,
Remembered on St Stephen’s war memorial, Redditch.
(On the 1911 census Walter, aged 33, Commercial Traveller, was visiting Albert and Edith Ball at 21 Palmers
Green Vilas, Green Lanes, Palmers Green, London.

Ancestry site Military records

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Private Arthur Lee, (31012), 9 Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment, resided and enlisted in
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Redditch, died of wounds, 17 February 1917, Mesopotamia. Buried in Amara War Cemetery,
Iraq. Awarded the British War Medal and Victory Medal.)
Remembered on St Luke’s war memorial, Headless Cross, Redditch.
(On 1911 census Arthur aged 27, Fishmonger, lived with his wife Elizabeth and son Arthur aged 1, at 18 Mason
Road, Headless Cross.)

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Birmingham Daily Post – Saturday 17 February 1917

Casualties among Midland Men
The following particulars of local men killed have been supplied

Private Hayward, Worcestershire Regiment, of Redditch, was formerly employed at the
B.S.A. Works.

Private Edgar Danks, Worcestershire Regiment, of Studley, was formerly in the employ of J.
English and Son Ltd, Redditch.
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(On Ancestry site Military records, Edgar Danks, 14746, 9 Battalion, Worcestershire
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Regiment, born and resided in Studley and enlisted in Worcester, killed in action, 25
January 1917, Asiatic Theatre. Mentioned on Basra Memorial, Iraq.)

Private H. H. Cooper, Warwickshire Regiment, of Manor Farm Road, Birmingham, formerly
lived at Mount Pleasant, Redditch.
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(On Ancestry site Military records, Harry Harold Cooper, 16987, 9 Battalion, Royal
Warwickshire Regiment, born and resided in Studley and enlisted in Redditch, killed in action,
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25 January 1917, Asiatic Theatre.)

Private J. E. Brooks, Worcestershire Regiment, formerly lived at Mount Pleasant, Redditch.

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