Page 57 - WW1 - 1917

Redditch Local History Society Remembering Redditch Residents & WW1

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The Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Redditch Messenger – Saturday 16 June
1917

Worcestershire Regiment Casualties
Missing
Andrews H. (242262) from Redditch
Canning P. (241279) from Redditch
Mews D. (240555) from Redditch
(On Ancestry site Military records, Private Dennis Mews, born and enlisted in Redditch,
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240555, 1 /8 Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment, killed in action, 24 April 1917,
Westernn European Theatre. Remembered on Thiepval Memorial, Picardie, France.)
Remembered on St Stephen’s war memorial.
(On the 1911 census Dennis Mews, aged 25, Cycle Worker grinder, lived with his wife Mary and their daughter
at 5 Izods Yard, Evesham Street, Redditch.)
Moore A. (242582) from Redditch
Phillips F. L. - Cpl. (242547?) from Redditch
Sullivan W. (21013?) from Redditch

Other Local Casualties
Killed
(28471) V. Gale – Royal Warwicks enlisted at Redditch
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(On Ancestry site, Military records Victor Gale, 14 Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment,
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born and resided in Astwood Bank, enlisted in Redditch, killed in action, 8 May 1917,
Western European Theatre. On the Commonwealth War Graves it stated Victor was
remembered on The Arras Memorial at Faubourg-D’Amiens Cemetery Arras, and Mrs Gale of
Foregate Street, Astwood Bank.)
Remembered on Astwood Bank war memorial.
(On the 1901 census, Victor, aged 11, lived with parents Thomas and Hannah in Sambourne.)

(22202) H. Wheeler – Royal Warwicks from Redditch
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(On Ancestry site, Military records, Harry Wheeler, Service No 22202, 16 Battalion, Royal
Warwickshire Regiment, born and resided in Crabb’s Cross, enlisted in Redditch, killed in
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action, 10 May 1917, France, aged 23, son of John Thomas Wheeler of Evesham Road,
Crabbs Cross. Remembered on Arras Memorial, France. Awarded the British War Medal and
Victory Medal.)
Remembered on St Luke’s war memorial, Headless Cross, Redditch.

Previously Reported Missing now Reported Killed
(9236) H. F. Spiers – Royal Fusiliers from Redditch
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(On Ancestry site, Military records, Harry Philip Spiers, (9236) Private, 9 Battalion, Royal
Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), born in Ipsley, resided and enlisted in Redditch, killed in
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Action, 7 October 1916, Western European Theatre. On the Commonwealth War Graves,
Harry was mentioned on “The Thiepval Memorial”)
Remembered on St Stephens war memorial, Redditch.

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