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Redditch Heritage Redditch Somme Casualties

Private R. Canning
Served In: 1/8th Battalion, 48th Division Worcestershire Regiment 3948
Born: Not known Wounded 1916

More Information see The Birmingham Daily Post – Thursday 31st August 1916

Gunner J. Cartland
Served In: 241st Brigade, C Battery, 48th Division Royal Field Artillery 1013
Born: Not known Wounded 1916

More Information see The Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Redditch Messenger – Saturday 4th November
1916

Private S. Clarke

Served In: 1st Battalion, B Company, 23rd Division Worcestershire Regiment 10175
Born: Not known Wounded 1916
More Information see Birmingham Gazette – Thursday 17th August 1916 and The Bromsgrove,
Droitwich and Redditch Messenger – Saturday 19th August 1916

L/Corporal Arthur William Clayton
Served In: 3rd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment 25662
Born: Birmingham, Warwickshire Died 1916 24th August

Remembered: Thiepval Memorial, France
On local memorial at: St Philip's Church war memorial, Webheath St Bartholomew's Church war
memorial, Tardebigge
More Information see The Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Redditch Messenger – Saturday 23rd
September 1916 and L/Corporal Arthur William Clayton, 3rd Battlion, Worcestershire Regiment is
remembered on The Battle of the Somme Roll of Honour at:-
http://somme-roll-of-honour.com/Alphabet/cl3.htm

Pioneer James Crook
Served In: Royal Engineers 129246
Born: Feckenham, Worcestershire Died 1916 10th July

Remembered: Thiepval Memorial, Picardie, France
On local memorial at: St Luke's war memorial, Headless Cross Remembered on St John the Baptist
Church war memorial, Feckenham as James Crooke More Information see Pioneer James Crook,
Royal Engineers is remembered on the Battle of the Somme Roll of Honour at:- http://somme-roll-of-
honour.com/Alphabet/cro.htm

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