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Private James Parker
Served In: 10th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment 19776
Born: Astwood Bank, Worcestershire Died 1916 3rd July

Remembered: Thiepval Memorial, France
On local memorial at: Astwood Bank war memorial and Astwood Bank Baptist Church war memorial
More Information see Private James Parker, 10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment is remembered
on the Battle of the Somme Roll of Honour at:- http://www.somme-roll-of-
honour.com/Units/british/10th_worcestershire.htm

Private Francis Gifford Perkins
Served In: 26th Battalion Royal Fusiliers (London Regiment), 20259
Born: Astwood Bank, Worcestershire Died 1916 10th October

Remembered: Thiepval Memorial, Picardie, France
On local memorial at: Astwood Bank war memorial
More Information see Private Francis Gifford Perkins, 26th Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers (Bankers)
is remembered on the Battle of the Somme Roll of Honour at:- http://somme-roll-of-
honour.com/Units/british/26th_Royal_Fusiliers.htm

Private Horace Hedley Portman

Served In: 10th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment 30632
Born: Redditch, Worcestershire Died 1916 22nd October
Remembered: Thiepval Memorial, Picardie, France
On local memorial at: St Luke's war memorial, Headless Cross More Information see The
Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Redditch Messenger – Saturday 25th November 1916 and Private Horace
Hedley Portman, 10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment is remembered on the Battle of the Somme
Roll of Honour at:- http://somme-roll-of-honour.com/Units/british/10th_worcestershire.htm.

Private John Leigh Percy Sage
Served In: 21st Battalion, (Tyneside Scottish) Northumberland Fusiliers 31629
Born: Redditch, Worcestershire Died 1916 4th August

Remembered: Thiepval Memorial, France
On local memorial at: St Stephen's war memorial, Redditch
More Information see The Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Redditch Messenger – Saturday 16th
September 1916

Private Bernard Ward Silk
Served In: 14th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment 15/1415
Born: Redditch, Worcestershire Died 1916 23rd July

Remembered: Thiepval Memorial, Picardie, France
On local memorial at: Bates Hill Methodist Church war memorial now in the Ecumenical Centre
Redditch St Stephen's war memorial, Redditch

More Information see Birmingham Daily Post – Saturday 5th August 1916 and The Bromsgrove,
Droitwich and Redditch Messenger – Saturday 30th September 1916

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