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Remembering Redditch Residents & WW1 Redditch Local History Society

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The Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Redditch Messenger – Saturday 12 May
1917

Worcestershire Regiment Casualties
Killed
Southall A. (203845) from Redditch
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(On Ancestry site, Military records, Private Albert Southall, Service No 203845/20880, 1 /7
Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment, born and resided in Redditch, enlisted in Worcester,
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killed in action, 1 April 1917, France. Buried Epehy Wood Farm Cemetery, Picardie, France.)
Remembered on St Stephen’s war memorial, Redditch.
(On 1911 census Albert Southall aged 15, lived with his parents Victor and Annie Southall at 24 Red Lion Street,
Redditch.
Died
Burford E. A. (9749) from Redditch
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(On Ancestry site, Military records, Private Ernest Alfred Burford, Service No 9749, 1
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Battalion, born and resided in Redditch, enlisted in Birmingham, died 10 April 1917, Rouen,
France. On the Commonwealth War Graves, Ernest was buried St Sever Cemetery Extension
Rouen, Part II, Sailors, Soldiers, Airmen, and Civilians from the Unit, France.)
Remembered on St Stephen’s war memorial, Redditch.
(On 1911 census Ernest Burford aged 30, married, Wheel Wright, lived with his wife Lily and their children at 1
Ipsley Street, Redditch.)
Wounded
Clews E. (203821?) from Redditch
Simon A. (202110) from Redditch
Other Local Casualties
Killed
(266943) R. Yoxall – Royal Warwicks from Redditch
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(On Ancestry site, Military records, Private Robert Yoxall, Service No 266943, 2 /7
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Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, enlisted in Redditch, killed in action, 9 April 1917,
France. On Commonwealth War Graves it stated Robert was remembered at Theipval
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Memorial, France. He enlisted 11 December 1915 and at the time was 22 years 7 months
and living at 133 Ipsley Street, Redditch, classed as married and a Grocer. He was sent to
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France 13 August 1916 and died 9 April 1917.)
Remembered on St Stephen’s war memorial, Redditch and St Luke’s war memorial, Headless Cross.
(He was born in 1893 in Redditch. On the 1911 census Robert Yoxall aged 18, Needle Factory Timekeeper, lived
with his parents Thomas Henry and Ellen Yoxall and siblings (Including Robert aged 14, Cycle Worker, in
Evesham Road, Crabbs Cross. He married Annie M. Hack in 1915 in Bromsgrove District. Robert’s brother
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Thomas was killed in action 17 August 1917.)
Wounded
(13244 A. Duffin – Royal Warwicks from Redditch
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(On Ancestry site Military records Private Albert Duffin (13244), 9 Battalion, Royal
Warwickshire Regiment, born in Redditch, resided in Headless Cross, enlisted in Worcester,
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died of wounds, 27 April 1917, Iraq, aged 19. Buried Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery,
Baghdad, Iraq, son of Henry Duffin.)
Remembered on St Stephen’s and St George’s war memorials, Redditch.
(On the 1911 census Albert aged 13, Rod Maker, lived with his parents Henry and Harriet at 58 Albert Street,
Redditch.)
Ancestry site Military records

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