Kingscote War Memorial
Located at the entrance to the parish church of St John, Kingscote Gloucestershire, England
Listing and photograph courtesy of Alf Beard
Patria 1914-1918
BOWDON Horace Farrier, Staff Sgt & Carriage Smith, 1548, Royal Field Artillery attached to 1/1 Devonshire Regt died 23/9/1916 age 33. Son of Mr & Mrs Walter Bowden of Kingscote. Buried in Barrackpore New Cemetery, connected with the Madras 1914-1918 War memorial, Chennai India
BRINDLE Robert William Charles Pte 23657, 2nd Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry, died 1/10/1918. Buried in Anneux British Cemetery, France. III.D.12
CUSS Albert Sidney Pte 16540, 4th Coldstream Guards died 10/12/1916 age 20. Son of George and Mary Elizabeth of Warns Court, Church Street, Tetbury, Glos. Buried in Guillemont Road Cemetery, Guillemont, France. I.F.7
GOLDING George Christian Pte 19097, 7th Gloucestershire Regt, killed in action at sea on Monday 3/1/1916 age 39. Son of George and Mary of Kingscote, husband of Fanny of Kingswood, Glos. And brother of Thomas who also fell. Commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey
GOLDING Thomas Pte SE/8566, 17th Vet Hospital, Army Veterinary Corps died 6/12/1917 age 39. Son of George and Mary of Kingscote, husband of F Golding of Sherford Bank, Bromyard, Worcestershire and brother of George who also fell. Buried in Mikra British Cemetery, Kalamaria, Greece.170
GULWELL Albert George Pte TR7/10158 94th Bn. Training Reserve.died 5th April 1917. Son of William and Mary Ann nee Bayliss of Kingscote. Buried in Kingscote St. John the Baptist Churchyard
HAMMONDS Edward George Pte 240124, 1/5th Gloucestershire Regt, died of wounds on Monday 14/10/1918 age 25. Son of Joseph and Elizabeth of Park Cottage, Kingscote. Buried in St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France. SII.X.5
HILL Norman St Clair Gnr 119082, D Bty, 317 Bdge, Royal Field Artillery died 8/11/1917, 23. Son of Frederick Benjamin and Matilda Jane, nee White of Pensile House, Nailsworth, Glos. Buried in Duhallow Advance Dressing Station (A.D.S) Cemetery, Belgium. III.B.6
KINSON Arthur E Pte G/53123 20th Royal Fusiliers died 28/11/1917. Brother of Mrs Durn, Silver Street, Sinwell, Wotton Under Edge, Glos Commemorated at Tyne Cot Memorial Belgium XV.C.11 Prev served as S4/086065 Army Service Corps
MITCHELL William George Pte 26158, 7th Gloucestershire Regt, Killed in action on Saturday 10/2/1917 age 20. Son of William and Fanny of The Folly, Didmarton, Glos. Born in Calcot, Glos. Buried in Amara War Cemetery, Iraq
PARKINSON Joseph Anthony Francis Lt, 1st Dorsetshire Regt, died 13/10/1914 age 26, son of Thomas and Ada of Newent Court, Newent. Le Touret Memorial, France.
THOMAS Harry L/Cpl 12503, 9th Sherwood Foresters, Notts & Derby Regt, killed in action at Gallipoli 21/8/1915, 20. Son of Benjamin & Hannah Thomas of Lyneham, Chippenham, Wilts. Commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey
1939-1945
ARTHURS Michael Raymond Jack Sgt (Air Gnr.) 613886, Royal Air Force, died, 17th June 1943. Age 23. Son of Alfred Daniel and Elsie May Arthurs of Calcot. Glos Buried in St Mary Churchyard, Beverstone, Glos.
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KINGSCOTE Robin Nigel Capt 74746, 9th Queens Royal Lancers, Royal Armoured Corps, died 22/7/1942 age 23. Son of Major E.T. and Frances Kingscote of Malmesbury, Glos. Buried in Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt. XXI.H.2
RICKETTS Daniel Pte 518433, 1st Gloucestershire Regt died between 7th and 8th/3/1942 age 29. Commemorated on the Rangoon Memorial, Burma
WATHEN Stanley George L/Cpl 1873241, 41st Fortress Coy, Royal Engineers died 6/7/1943. Son of Elizabeth Chappell of Tetbury, Glos. Buried in Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand. 8.H.54
WICKHAM Anthony Trelawney D.F.C. Flt Lt, Pilot, 103011, Royal Air Force, son of Colonel Thomas E P Wickham, Royal Horse Artillery and Betty of Rusper. Buried in St Mary churchyard, Rusper, Surrey