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Private Harry Ward
Served In: 1/8th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment 5087
Born: Redditch, Worcestershire Died 1916 7th November

Buried: Dernacourt Communal Cemetery Extension., Picardie France
On local memorial at: Might be remembered on St Stephen's war memorial as Joseph H. Ward but
not 100% sure about this but another Harry Ward died in 1917.
More Information see Birmingham Gazette – Friday 8th December 1916 and Private Harry Ward
1/8th Worcestershire Regiment is remembered on the Battle of the Somme Roll of Honour at:-
http://somme-roll-of-honour.com/Alphabet/wan.htm

Private B. Wells
Served In: 15th (Service) Battalion, 1st London Welsh) A Compnay, 38th Division Royal
Born: Not known Wounded 1916

More Information see Birmingham Gazette – Thursday 7th September 1916 and The Bromsgrove,
Droitwich and Redditch Messenger – Saturday 9th September 1916

Private J. Wells

Served In: 9th (Service) Battalion, A Company Worcestershire Regiment 13793
Born: Not known Wounded 1916
More Information see The Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Redditch Messenger – Saturday 19th Aug ust
1916

Private William Pinfield Wells
Served In: 1/8th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment 23230/20230
Born: Worcester Died 1916 8th November

Buried: Dernacourt Communal Cemetery, France
On local memorial at: St Stephen's war memorial, Redditch
More Information see Private William Pinfield Wells Service No 20230, 1/8th Worcestershire
Regiment is remembered on the Battle of the Somme roll of Honour at:- http://somme-roll-of-
honour.com/Alphabet/wed.htm

Private Harold Wiggett
Served In: 2nd Battalion Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Regiment 9081
Born: Crabbs Cross, Worcestershire Died 1916 30th July

Remembered: Thiepval Memorial, Picardie, France
On local memorial at: St George's Church war memorial, Redditch St Luke's war memorial, Headless
Cross
More Information see The Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Redditch Messenger – Saturday 9th September
1916 and Private Harold Wiggett, 2nd O.B.L.I. is remembered on the Battle of the Somme Roll of
Honour at:- http://somme-roll-of-honour.com/Alphabet/whitt.htm

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