Alfred James Suddens
Company Sergeant Major, Oxford & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
Cheltenham Training College
Alfred James Suddens was originally from Coventry, and became part of the 1908 – 1910 year group at Cheltenham Training College. He became a Company Sergeant Major, the senior non-commissioned officer of a company, in the 2/4th Battalion…
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Daniel William Sullivan
Corporal, Gloucestershire Regiment
St Paul’s Practising School
Daniel William Sullivan was born in 1888 to Daniel and Winifred Mary Sullivan. After attending the Practising School he played football for Cheltenham Town F.C. and was a well-known athlete. He worked at Cheltenham Gas Company and volunteered…
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James Henry Taylor
Lance Sergeant, Gloucestershire Regiment
St Paul’s Practising School
James Henry Taylor was the son of Charles Henry and Eliza Alice Taylor of 2 Melrose Villas, Rose Street. He was born in 1893 and after attending the Practising School he worked as an antique furniture restorer and…
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Charles William Taylor
Private, Gloucestershire Regiment
St Paul’s Practising School
Charles William Taylor was the eldest son of James and Mary Ann Taylor of 2 Swindon Street, Cheltenham, born in 1885. He enlisted as a Private in the 8th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment and was married on 15 May…
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George John Taylor
Company Sergeant Major, London Regiment
Cheltenham Training College
George John Taylor trained to be a teacher at Cheltenham Training College from 1904 – 1906. Whilst a student he had been a member of the college Soccer Team. George was the son of Noah and Elizabeth Taylor,…
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Arthur Colin Thacker
Private, Grenadier Guards
Cheltenham Training College
Arthur Colin Thacker had attended Chesterton Church of England School in Stoke on Trent and gained a first-class teaching qualification from Cheltenham in 1913. He joined the 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards as a Private and died on 25…
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Sidney Alfred Thomas
Signaller, Royal Hussars
St Paul’s Practising School
Sidney Alfred Thomas was born on 15 May 1896 to Alfred and Elizabeth Thomas. He lived at 7 Westbourne Terrace while attending St Paul’s Practising School from 1 October 1903. He left school in 1911 to work as…
View profile » John Thomson
Second Lieutenant, The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Cheltenham Training College
John Thomson (known as “Jack”) came from Scotforth in Lancashire and studied in Cheltenham from 1899 – 1901. He joined the 5th Battalion The King’s Liverpool Regiment and became a Second Lieutenant. It is recorded in the College…
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Wilfred Mansfield Timpson
Private, Royal Army Medical Corps
Cheltenham Training College
Wilfred Mansfield Timpson was from West Ham and studied at Cheltenham Training College from 1906 – 1908. He was a member of the college association football team. Wilfred joined the 133rd Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps as…
View profile » Ernest Tomkins
Private, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Cheltenham Training College
Ernest Tomkins attended Cheltenham Training College from 1899 – 1901. Prior to this he attended Coventry Street School in Kidderminster. Ernest enlisted as a Private in the 6th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment and was fighting in Northern France…
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Percy Alexander Tompkinson
Second Lieutenant, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)
Cheltenham Training College
Percy Alexander Tompkinson had attended Grafton Road Board School, Longton, Staffordshire, before training to be a teacher at Cheltenham Training College from 1903 – 1905. His parents were William and Selina. While a student, Percy was a member…
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Sydney Robert Trask
Second Lieutenant, Suffolk Regiment
Cheltenham Training College
Sydney Robert Trask was a Cheltenham Training College student from 1912 – 1914. He was the son of Robert Arthur and Annie Louisa of 164 Sherrard Road, Forest Gate, Essex. Sydney had previously attended school in Greenwich. He…
View profile » Alfred Tucker
Sergeant, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
Cheltenham Training College
Alfred Tucker was a student at Cheltenham Training College from 1898 – 1900 and was originally from Battersea. After college he worked as a teacher at the Church of England School in Gillingham, Kent. He was a Sergeant…
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Edward Turner
Stoker 1st Class, Royal Navy
St Paul’s Practising School
Edward Turner was the twin of Harry Turner, both attending the Practising School from 1888. They were born on 20 February 1881, the son of a sweep Charles Edward Turner. Both were 1st Class Stokers in the Royal…
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Harry Turner
Stoker 1st Class, Royal Navy
St Paul’s Practising School
Harry Turner was the twin of Edward Turner, both attending the Practising School from 1888. They were born on 20 February 1881, the son of a sweep Charles Edward Turner. Both were 1st Class Stokers in the Royal…
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Percy John Tustin
Private, Hampshire Regiment
St Paul’s Practising School
Percy John Tustin was the son of Raymond and Elizabeth Tustin, living at 29 Courtenay Street. After leaving school he worked for the Midland Railway Company. Percy became a Private in the 15th Battalion Hampshire Regiment, serving in…
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Cyril Scott Underhill
Second Lieutenant, King's Shropshire Light Infantry
Cheltenham Training College
Cyril Scott Underhill was a student at Cheltenham Training College from 1909 – 1911. He attended Newport Church of England School in Staffordshire. Cyril became a Second Lieutenant in the 9th Battalion King’s Shropshire Light Infantry. He died on…
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George Thomas Ursell
Private, Gloucestershire Regiment
St Paul’s Practising School
George John Thomas Ursell was born c.1896 and had been a pupil at the Practising School. He enlisted in the 7th (Service) Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment in August 1914, and was sent to Gallipoli in July 1915. George was killed…
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Sidney George Vallender
Private, Royal Irish Rifles
St Paul’s Practising School
Sidney George Vallender lived at 49 Marle Hill Parade with his wife Florence and worked at the Gloucestershire Echo before being conscripted into the army. He joined the 15th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles as a Private and was…
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Norman Vernon
Private, The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Cheltenham Training College
Norman Vernon, originally from Manchester, was a Cheltenham Training College student from 1912 – 1914. He was a Private in the 12th Battalion The King’s (Liverpool Regiment) and died on 30 July 1916. He is commemorated on the…
View profile » Alfred Walkley
Private, London Regiment
St Paul’s Practising School
Alfred Walkley was born in Cheltenham in 1895. He became a Private in the 23rd Battalion London Regiment being deployed in the High Wood region of The Somme, where many of his fellow Practising School pupils had lost…
View profile » Robert Anderson Waring
Private, Canadian Infantry
St Paul’s Practising School
Robert Anderson Waring was born in 1886, the son of George and Elizabeth Waring of Cambray Chambers, Cheltenham. After attending the Practising School he emigrated to Canada where he joined the 28th Battalion of the Canadian Infantry at…
View profile » Valentine Webb
Pioneer, Royal Engineers
St Paul’s Practising School
Valentine Webb was born in 1879 and became a Pioneer in the Royal Engineers, although little is known of his early life or family in Cheltenham. He died in England on 19 May 1917 of unknown causes and…
View profile » Charles Weller
Private, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
St Paul’s Practising School
Charles Weller was born in Cobham, Surrey, before moving to Cheltenham and attending St Paul’s Practising School. He then went on to Marry Florence Ellen. Charles initially enlisted in the Gloucestershire Regiment before becoming a Private in the…
View profile » Cyril James Wentworth
Private, Gloucestershire Regiment
St Paul’s Practising School
Cyril James Wentworth lived at Daisy Nook, Swindon Road and was the son of Alfred James Wentworth. He enlisted as a Private in the Gloucestershire Regiment on 14 September 1914, travelling to France in May 1916. After the…
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