John Charles Booth
Sergeant, Gloucestershire Regiment
Cheltenham Training College
John Charles Booth was born in London on 7 July 1892 before moving to Charlton Kings. He trained at Cheltenham Training College from 1912 – 1914 and went on to become a teacher in Charlton Kings. His parents…
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John Bowen
Private, Gloucestershire Regiment
St Paul’s Practising School
John Bowen was born in 1887 in Alstone, Cheltenham. He was an army reservist who originally enlisted as a Private in the 1st Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment in July 1904. As such he was amongst the first soldiers sent…
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Hubert William Duncan Brewster
Pioneer, Royal Engineers
St Paul’s Practising School
Hubert William Duncan Brewster lived at 17 Marle Hill Parade and worked at The Royal Hotel in the High Street before the war. Hubert became a Pioneer in the Royal Engineers (30th Railway Labour Battalion) and died of…
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Frederick Ewart Bridgman
Sergeant, Gloucestershire Regiment
St Paul’s Practising School
Frederick Ewart Bridgman was born in 1895, the son of Frederick John and Bessie Kate Bridgman of 2 Hungerford Cottages, Cheltenham. Prior to the war he worked as a clerk at Messrs. Frederick Wright and Co., tobacconists. Like…
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Stanley Newman Brown
Second Lieutenant, Royal Berkshire Regiment
Cheltenham Training College
Stanley Newman Brown attended Hatherley Road School in Gloucester before becoming a student at Cheltenham Training College between 1911 – 1913. He was the son of Joseph and Agnes Brown, and after college married Gladys. He became a…
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Frederick James Brown
Private, Gloucestershire Regiment
St Paul’s Practising School
Frederick James Brown worked at Bastin & Son Lithographers in Bennington Street after leaving the Practising School. He enlisted as a Private in the 14th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, a Bantam Battalion for soldiers below the Army’s minimum height…
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Frank Brown
Private, Worcestershire Regiment
St Paul’s Practising School
Frank Brown was the son of Charles and Alice Brown, born in 1897 and living in Marle Hill Road. After leaving the Practising School he worked at J Barrett and Son, Nurserymen on the Bath Road. Frank enlisted…
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Edwin Ormonde Browning
Second Lieutenant, Gloucestershire Regiment
Cheltenham Training College
Edwin Ormonde Browning was born on 26 May 1892, the son of Edwin and Elizabeth Ann Browning of 2 Monson Terrace, Cheltenham. He was a student at Cheltenham Training College from 1910 – 1912, and prior to that had…
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Claude Granville Bullingham
Private, Gloucestershire Regiment
St Paul’s Practising School
Claude Granville Bullingham was born in 1896 to Edwin and Fanny Bullingham of 40 Granville Street. He joined the 1/5th (Territorial) Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment in September 1914 and went to fight on the front line in March 1915….
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Wilfred Bullock
Private, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
St Paul’s Practising School
Wilfred Bullock was born on 8 January 1899 and attended St Paul’s Practising School from 2 October 1905, while living at 7 March Lane. His parents were Joseph and Hannah Bullock. After leaving school on 20 December 1912…
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J Bullock
Unknown, Unknown
St Paul’s Practising School
J Bullock is one of eleven of our 264 Roll of Honour names we have yet to identify records for. If you have any information on this person, please get in touch with the Special Collections and Archives…
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Francis Henry Buskell
Rifleman, King's Royal Rifle Corps
St Paul’s Practising School
Francis Henry Buskell was originally from Tottenham before moving to Cheltenham and eventually working at Parks Stores in the High Street. He first enlisted in the Gloucestershire Regiment and then became a Rifleman in the King’s Royal Rifle…
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Corporal, The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
St Paul’s Practising School
Francis Spencer Byard died just three months after his brother Arthur. Their parents were Amos and Jane Byard who lived at 53 Marle Hill Road. After leaving the Practising School, Francis worked at Grove Printers in Wellington Passage….
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William John Robert Caldwell
Private, Gloucestershire Regiment
St Paul’s Practising School
William John Robert Caldwell was born on 8 June 1877 and lived at 4 College Terrace. He then became a decorator and married Anne. He joined the 10th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment as a Private but was captured in…
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James David Candy
Company Sergeant Major, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
St Paul’s Practising School
James David Candy was born in 1875 and lived at 1 Dunalley Parade, Cheltenham. After leaving the Practising School he began a career in the army which saw him rise to the level of Company Sergeant Major in…
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Edward James Cardell
Acting Bombardier, Royal Garrison Artillery
Cheltenham Training College
Edward James Cardell attended Cheltenham Training College from 1901 – 1903. He married Elizabeth and lived in Edmonton, London. He became an Acting Bombardier in the 162nd Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, and was killed on 10 August…
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Alfred Charles Carey
Private, Canadian Infantry
St Paul’s Practising School
Alfred Charles Carey was the son of Mr and Mrs Tom Carey of Malmesbury House, Kingsditch, Cheltenham, born in 1889. He emigrated to Vancouver, Canada in 1905 where he married and had two children. Alfred enlisted as a…
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Unknown, Unknown
St Paul’s Practising School
F Carey is one of eleven of our 264 Roll of Honour names we have yet to identify records for. If you have any information on this person, please get in touch with the Special Collections and Archives…
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John Reeves Carne
Second Lieutenant, Royal Sussex Regiment
Cheltenham Training College
John Reeves Carne was the son of William and Elizabeth Carne of South Hackney, and attended Cheltenham Training College from 1908 – 1910. He became a Second Lieutenant in the 12th Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment and died on…
View profile » Edgar Stanley Carpenter
Corporal, London Regiment
Cheltenham Training College
Edgar Carpenter was a student at Cheltenham Training College from 1910 – 1912 and was originally from Bath. As a student, he was a member of the 1st rugby team. He was a Corporal in the 6th Battalion…
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Lionel Hubert Carr
Rifleman, London Regiment
Cheltenham Training College
Lionel Hubert Carr passed his London Matriculation exam (1st division) while attending Hereford Road Council School in Abergavenny. He then attended college in the 1909 – 1911 cohort, where he was part of the Troy house group. He…
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Alfred Cartledge
Private, North Staffordshire Regiment
Cheltenham Training College
Alfred Cartledge attended Cooke Street School in Longton, Staffordshire, before joining the 1913 – 1915 year group. He was the son of David and Gertrude who lived at 29 Station Road, Meir, Longton, Stoke on Trent. Alfred left…
View profile » Frank Casey
Private, Gloucestershire Regiment
St Paul’s Practising School
Frank Casey was born on 5 May 1879 and attended the Practising School from 1887. Although he does not feature in Commonwealth War Graves Commission records, he is listed in the St John’s Parish Magazine as having died…
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John Charles Clapham
Rifleman, Rifle Brigade
St Paul’s Practising School
John Charles Clapham was born in 1887 and lived at 29 Victoria Street, St Paul’s, Cheltenham, with his wife Mrs F Clapham. John became a Rifleman in the 1st Battalion Rifle Brigade. He died of wounds on 18…
View profile » Arthur George Clapham
Private, Hampshire Regiment
St Paul’s Practising School
Arthur George Clapham was born c.1900 and attended St Paul’s Practising School. He became a Private in the 53rd Battalion Hampshire Regiment and perished on 19 October 1918, aged approximately 18. According to his Grave Registration Report, he…
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