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Redditch Somme Casualties Redditch Heritage

Private Henry Arthur Smith
Served In: 7th Battalion (Queen’s Royal West Surrey Regiment) 10956/10958
Born: Redditch, Worcestershire Died 1916 18th November

Buried: Regina Trench Cemetery, Grandcourt, France
On local memorial at: St George's Church war memorial, Redditch St Stephen's war memorial,
Redditch
More Information see The Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Redditch Messenger – Saturday 26th August
1916, states that he was wounded. Evening Despatch – Saturday 27th October 1917, states that he
has been killed.

Private Harry Philip Spiers
Served In: 9th Battalion Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 9236
Born: Ipsley, Worcestershire Died 1916 7th October

Remembered: Thiepval Memorial, Picardie, France
On local memorial at: St Stephen's war memorial, Redditch

Private Albert William Street
Served In: 3rd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment 27599
Born: Astwood Bank, Worcestershire Died 1916 3rd September

Buried: Lonsdale Cemetery, Authuille, France
On local memorial at: Astwood Bank war memorial
More Information see The Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Redditch Messenger – Saturday 4th November
1916 and Private Albert William Street, 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment is remembered on The
Battle of the Somme Roll of Honour, (Rest in Peace in Lonsdale Cemetery) at:- http://somme-roll-of-
honour.com/Units/british/3rd_worcestershire.htm

Private Charles Styler
Served In: 10th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment 15348
Born: Redditch, Worcestershire Died 1916 26th October

Buried: Serre Road Cemetery No 2, France
On local memorial at: St George's Church war memorial, Redditch

Private William Styler
Served In: 1st Battalion Worcestershire Regiment 15683
Born: Feckenham, Worcestershire Died 1916 22nd October

Remembered: Thiepval Memorial, Picardie, France
On local memorial at: St Stephen's war memorial, Redditch (there are 2 William Stylers and this is
the more likely one to be remembered here.) St John the Baptist war memorial, Feckenham (there are
2 William Stylers and this is possibly the least likely one remembered here.)
More Information see The Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Redditch Messenger – Saturday 23rd
December 1916 and Private William Styler, 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment is remembered the
Battle of the Somme Roll of Honour at:- http://somme-roll-of-
honour.com/Units/british/1st_worcestershire.htm

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