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The Stories behind the names:
There are 76 names on the Bridge Street War Memorial recording local men who died during the First World War. The original research into the stories behind the names was carried out by Mr Martin "Mac" McIntyre.
(There is a separate section covering the 2nd World War Memorials, originally researched by Richard Amphlett.)
Much additional information has been provided by contributors from around the world.
Information on these is available from the lists of names below:
- by alphabetical order of surnames,
- by chronological order of death,
- by servicemen's military units, and
- by Burial Sites.
First World War Memorials - sorted alphabeticaly:
First World War Memorials - sorted chronologically by date of death:
First World War Memorials on the War Memorial, Bridge Street, in order of date of death:
Oct-Dec 1914:
Jan-Mar 1915:
Apr-Jun 1915:
Jul-Sep 1915:
Oct-Dec 1915:
Apr-Jun 1916:
Jul-Sep 1916:
Oct-Dec 1916:
Apr-Jun 1917:
3.5.1917 Pte H R Barnes (Barns)
Jul-Sep 1917:
Oct-Dec 1917:
Jan-Mar 1918:
Apr-Jun 1918:
29.5.1918 Lt R Cowell-Townshend
Jul-Sep 1918:
Oct-Nov 1918:
Post War:
Unknown:
First World War Memorials - sorted by servicemen's military units:
Units of the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force represented by the Servicemen on the Town’s War Memorial. This includes place and date of death. [Kindly sent by a member of the RBL, Hungerford, Dec 2017]
Royal Navy:
- A Spooner (Marine) – Royal Marines (No further information)
- Edgar Vockins (Marine) - Royal Marine Light Infantry d. Gallipoli 6/5/1915
- Ernest Bull (Stoker) – HMS Nelson d. UK 17/1/1920
- Ernest Lambourn (Seaman) – HMS Lynx d. North Sea 9/8/1915
- Percy Richens ( Signaller) – HM Submarine E34 d. North Sea 20/7/1918
- William Grove (Stoker) – HMS Glatton d.UK 16/9/1918
Army:
Cavalry:
- Francis Ray (Trooper) – 1st Life Guards d. France 20/4/1918
- Frederick Hollister (Lance Corporal) – 10th Royal Hussars d .France 1/11/1914
- Christopher Matthews (Trooper) - Berkshire Yeomanry d. Gallipoli 21/8/1915
- Fredrick North (Trooper) – Berkshire Yeomanry d. Egypt 11/12/1915
- William Horne (Sergeant) – Berkshire Yeomanry d. Gallipoli 21/8/1915
Royal Artillery:
- William Fishlock (Gunner) – Royal Horse Artillery d. France 15/11/1916
- C Mepsted (Sergeant) – Royal Field Artillery d France 4/11/1917
- Percy Rosier (Gunner) – Royal Garrison Artillery d. France 7/4/1920
- Alfred Goodman (Gunner) – Royal Field Artillery d. 2/12/1917
Infantry:
Grenadier Guards:
- Henry Marchant (2nd Bn) d. UK 17/6/1918 (Guardsman)
- Lionel Lambourne (3rd Bn) d.Belgium 31/7/1917 (Guardsman)
Wiltshire Regiment:
- Eric Butler – (1st Bn) d. France 24/8/1916 (Lieutenant)
- Albert Hill – (2nd Bn) d.UK 8/5/1916 (Private)
- Harry Webb – (2nd Bn) d. France 9/11/1915 (Private)
- John Cortis – (2nd Bn) d. France 15/6/1915 (Lieutenant)
Royal Berkshire Regiment:
- Frank Field (1st Bn) – d. France 28/9/1915 (Private)
- Edward Astley (1st Bn ) d France 1/6/1918 (Captain)
- Edward Stacey (1st Bn) d. Belgium 1/11/1914 (Private}
- Walter Jenkins (1st Bn ) d .Belgium 16/8/1917 (Lance Corporal)
- Albert Cook (2nd Bn ) d. UK 29/5/1917 (Sergeant)
- Albert Vockins (2nd Bn) d. France 6/1/1915 (Private)
- Archibald Salt (2nd Bn) d. France 25/4/1918 (Private)
- Arthur Smith (2nd Bn ) d .France 7/4/1915( Private)
- Ernest Holmes (2nd Bn ) d. France 1/7/1916(Private)
- Frank Knight (2nd Bn ) d. France 27/4/1916 (Private)
- Frederick Rolfe (2nd Bn ) d. France 1/7/1916 Sergeant)
- Joseph Hunt (2nd Bn) d. France 9/5/1915 (Private)
- Maurice Hissey (2nd Bn) d. France 26/10/17 (Captain)
- Robert Weaving (4th Bn) d. France 27/8/1916 (Sergeant)
- John New (4th Bn) d. Italy 26/8/2018 (Private)
- R Dixon (4th Bn) d. France 11/8/1918 (Private)
- Arthur Archard (5th Bn) d. France 8/8/1916 (Private)
- Francis Williams (6th Bn) d. France 1/7/1916 (Private)
- George Bailey (6th Bn) d. Belgium 12/10/1917 (L/Corporal)
- Henry Parker (7th Bn) d. Greece 24/4/1917 (Private)
- Arthur Fairchild (8th Bn) d. France 27/5/1916 (Private)
- Alfred Wilson (8th Bn) d. France 29/8/1916 (Private)
- Frank Whiting (8th Bn) d. France 1/9/1918 (Private)
- William Earl (8th Bn) d. France 13/10/1915 (Corporal)
London Regiment:
- John Preston (8th Bn) d. France 15/9/1916 (Private)
- Sidney Vockins (8th Bn) d. France 23/3/1918 (Corporal)
- Richard Richens (18th Bn) d. France 3/3/1916 (2nd Lieutenant)
Rifle Brigade:
- Walter Spiro (7th Bn) d. France 18/8/1916 (Rifleman)
Sherwood Foresters:
- James Plummer (5th Bn) d. France 18/4/1918 (Private)
Yorks and Lancasters:
- Leonard Raine (6th Bn) d. Belgium 15/8/1916 (Lieutenant)
Dorsetshires:
- Charles Rosier (1st Bn) d. France 11/8/1918 (Private)
- Stephen Goodall (5th Bn) d. Belgium 14/6/1917 (Private)
- Walter Bushnell (1st Bn) d. France 11/8/1918 (Corporal)
Devons:
- William Clements (1st Bn) d. France 21/8/1918 (Private)
- George Brazener (3rd Bn) d. France 28/2/1918 (Private)
Kings Own Yorks Light Infantry:
- Charles Butler (2nd Bn ) d. France 1/7/1916 (Captain)
Middlesex Regiment:
- E Rosier (7th Bn) d. Greece 21/4/1919 (Private)
Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry:
- Fredrick Rayment (10th Bn) d. France 28/12/1917 (Private)
Royal Fusiliers:
- Henry Cook (8th Bn) d. France 1/7/1916 (Private)
Royal Welsh Fusiliers:
- R Batchelor (1st Bn) d. France 13/10/1917 (Private)
- Sidney Channon (10th Bn) d. France 16/6/1017 (Private)
Norfolk Regiment:
- Joseph Neale (2nd Bn) d. Iraq 29/4/1916 (Private)
Machine Gun Corps:
- W Bowsher (34th Bn) d. Belgium 5/11/1918 (Private)
Hampshires:
- Henry Wilson (1st Bn) d. France 4/5/1918 (Private)
Kings Royal Rifle Corps:
- Henry Barnes (1st Bn) d. France 3/5/1917 (Private)
Royal Engineers:
- Percy Molland d. France 11/11/1918 (Sapper)
- Herbert Brewer d. France 23/6/1918 (Sapper)
Royal Army Medical Corps:
- Charles McCarthy d. UK 2/4/1919 (Private)
Royal Army Vetenary Corps:
- E Mills d. Greece 21/4/1919 (Private)
Overseas Soldier Deaths:
Royal Canadian Dragoons:
- Fredrick Vockins d. UK 3/8/1915 (Private)
Wellington Regiment (NZ-ANZAC):
- Alfred Hawkes (3rd Bn) d Belgium 4/10/1917 (Private)
No information on these soldiers:
- Eric Palmer (Private) d. France 1918?
Royal Air Force
- Roy Cowell-Townshend (81 Squadron) d. UK 29/5/1918 (Lieutenant)
Burial Places of Hungerford Soldiers in France and Belgium 1914-1918
Menin Gate (Ypres)
- Frederick Hollister d 1/11/1914 10th Royal Hussars
- Lionel Lambourne d 31/7/1917 Grenadier Guards
- Edward Stacey d 1/11/1914 Royal Berkshire Regiment
- Stephen Goodall d 14/7/1917 Dorset Regiment
Tyne Cot (Ypres)
- Walter Jenkins d 160/8/1917 Royal Berkshire Regiment
- George Bailey d 12/10/1917 Royal Berkshire Regiment
- Alfred Hawkes d 04/10/1917 Wellington Regiment (New Zealand)
Thiepval Memorial
- Eric Butler d 24/8/1916 Wiltshire Regiment (13A)
- Ernest Holmes d1/07/1916 Royal Berkshire Regiment
- Fredrick Rolfe d 1/07/1916 Royal Berkshire Regiment (11D)
- Maurice Hissey d 26/10/1916 Royal Berkshire Regiment
- Arthur Archard d 8/08/1916 Royal Berkshire Regiment
- Francis Williams d 1/07/1916 Royal Berkshire Regiment (11D)
- John Preston d 15/09/1916 London Regiment (9C)
- Walter Spiro d 18/08/1916 Rifle Brigade
Etaples Military Cemetery (France)
- Francis Ray d 20/4/1918 1st Life Guards
- Henry Wilson d 4/05/1918 Royal Hampshire Regiment
Guards Cemetery, Lesboeufs, Somme
- William Fishlock d 15/11/1916 Royal Horse Artillery
Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Pas de Calais
- Harry Webb d 9/11/1915 Wiltshire Regiment
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery
- C Mepsted d 4/11/1917 Royal Field Artillery
Orville Wood Cemetery, Flesquieres, France
- Alfred Goodman d 2/12/1917 Royal Field Artillery
Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais
- John Cortis Wiltshire Regiment
Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais
- Frank Field d 28/9/1915 Royal Berkshire Regiment
- Arthur Fairchild d 27/5/1916 Royal Berkshire Regiment
- William Earl d 13/10/1915 Royal Berkshire Regiment
Warlincourt Cemetery, Pas de Calais
- Edward Astley d 1/6/1918 Royal Berkshire Regiment
Fauquissant Cemetery, Laventie, Pas de Calais
- Albert Vockins d 6/1/1915 Royal Berkshire Regiment
Crouy Cemetery, Crouy-sur-Somme
- Archibald Salt d 25/4/1918 Royal Berkshire Regiment
Pozieres Memorial
- Frank Knight d 27/4/1916 Royal Berkshire Regiment
Ploegsteert Memorial
- Joseph Hunt d 9/5/1915 Royal Berkshire Regiment
Mill Road Cemetery, Thiepval
- Robert Weaving d 27/8/1916 Royal Berkshire Regiment
Merville Communal Cemetery, France
- R Dixon d 11/8/1918 Royal Berkshire Regiment
Chapelle British Cemetery, Aisne
- Alfred Wilson d 29/8/1916 Royal Berkshire Regiment
Boisquillaume Cemetery, Seine-Maritime
- Frank Whiting d 1/9/2018 Royal Berkshire Regiment
Sailly – Sailleisel Cemetery, Somme
- Sidney Vockins MM d 23/3/1918 London Regiment
London Cemetery (Memorial), Neuville-Vitasse, Pas de Calais
- Richard Richens d 14/4/1917 London Regiment
Agny Cemetery, Pas de Calais
- Leonard Raine d 15/8/1916 Yorks and Lancaster
Bouchoir Cemetery, Somme
- Charles Rosier d 11/8/1918 Dorset Regiment
- Walter Bushnell d 11/8/1918 Dorset Regiment
Gommecort Wood, Pas de Calais
- William Clements d21/8/1918 Devons
Ruyaulcourt Cemetery, Pas de Calais
- Fredrick Rayment d 28/12/1917 Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry
Dantzig Alley Cemetery, Mametz Wood
- Henry Cook d 1/7/1916 Royal Fusiliers
Godewnersvelde Cemetery, France
- R Batchelor d 13/10/1917 Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Kevelberg Cemetery, Welvelglen, Belgium
- W Bowsher d 5/11/1918 Machine Gun Corps
Filleuveres Cemetery, Arras
- Percy Molland d 11/11/1918 Royal Engineers
Warley Baillon Cemetery, Somme
- Herbert Brewer d 23/6/1918 Royal engineers
See also:
- War Memorial Dedication Service
- Hungerford War Memorial Charity indenture.
- War Memorials of West Berkshire website
- "Hungerford War Memorial 1939-1945" by Richard Amphlett [HHA Archive N29 & S25]
- The National Inventory of War Memorials (Hungerford area) - Pamela Lucas and HHA members [HHA Archive N105 & Y105]
The Canal Wharf, 2011