Stone War Memorial
The Roll of Honour is inside the parish church, Stone, Gloucestershire, England.
Listing and photograph courtesy of Alf Beard
In memory of
1914-1918
FISHER James Pte 136903 8th Machine Gun Corps died 27 May 1918 age 19. Son of Mark, of Glenroy Cottage Fairford Glos. Commemorated on the Soissons Memorial France.
GOOD Sidney M, MM Cpl 241288 2/5 Gloucestershire Regt died 15 April 1917. Commemorated at Cayeux Military Cemetery Somme Berkeley War. CWGC listed as Goode
HARDING Cyril George 2nd Lt 103rd Sqdn Royal Air Force died 9 Nov 1918 age 19. Son of Mr F S, of Church House, Stone. Buried in All Saints Stone.
HOBBY Ernest George Pte 44046 9th Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry died of wounds received in action 8 Nov 1917 in the Northern General Hospital, Leicester age 19. Son of Henry & Martha Kate of Moorslade Falfield Glos and Great Uncle to the collator of this memorial. Buried in Stone Churchyard.
KATHRO Ernest, Pte 16557 10th Gloucestershire Regt died April 1918 Buried in Chauny Communal Cemetery British Extension France 2.G.13
KING Joseph, Pte 11958 6th Somerset Light Infantry died 14 Jan 1915 age 20. Son of Joseph & K A King of Pedington, nr Berkeley Glos. Buried in Aldershot Military Cemetery Hampshire AF.1790 The same King family still resides at Pedington Farm as of this 21 January 2007
LEWIS Ernest F, Pte M2/119182 598th Coy Army Service Corps. Died 21 Sept 1916. Buried in Lembet Road Military Cemetery, Salonkia Greece 451
MILSOM Bertram John, Royal Air Force died 10 Dec 1918 Listed on CWGC as - B J Milsom, Gunner 18370 A Bty 99th Bde Royal Field Artillery died 10/12/1918 age 29. Son of John & Ann of Falfield nr Stone, Glos. Buried in Bralo British Cemetery, Greece. 60 (CWGC have no B J Milson listed for the RAF as inscribed on this memorial
MOWER William, Gunner 42837 49th Bty 40th Bde Royal Artillery died 9 August 1916. Buried in Quarry Cemetery Montauban Somme II.K.7
SMITH Trewen Henry Pte. 5429, 4th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery , died 26/9/1917 age 31 Additional information: Born 1886 in Stone Lane, Stone, Gloucestershire the son of Henry John, a Farmer and Emily Jane nee Martin and the brother of Eunice, all residing at May’s Farm, Stone Lane, Stone, Glos. Commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial Ypres, Belgium CWGC listed as Henry Newen Smith
SUMMER Frederick, Pte 17745 8th Gloucestershire Regt died 27 March 1918 age 25. Son of Mrs Alice Whithorn, Swanley nr Berkeley Glos. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial France
WHITEHORN Percy John, Pte 27209 9th Gloucestershire Regt died 3 Nov 1916. Son-in-Law of Mr W H Savage,7 Severn Road Sharpness Glos Buried in Karasouli Military Cemetery Greece B 249l
Who gave their lives in the Great War
Their names liveth for evermore
1939-1945
BARGE Fred, Trooper 5186081 43 Recce Corps R.A.C (2/5 Gloucestershire Regt) died 24 June 1944 age 24. Son of William & Annie of Berkeley Glos Commemorated on the Bayeux Memorial France
KINGSCOTT Ivor James L/Cpl 14533019 2nd Somerset Light Infantry died 5 July 1944 age 22. Son of James & Nellie of Wotton under Edge Glos. Commemorated on the Cassino Memorial Italy
NEWMAN Walter Edward., Pte 10664308 Royal Army Ordance Corps died 1 Nov 1945 age 40. Son of Thomas & Sarah of Woodford Glos husband of Edith M also of Woodford Buried in all All Saints Churchyard Stone Glos