Albert Street (now Charles Street)
Private Frederick George Mason of the 10th Gloucestershire Regiment killed in France on the 19th August 1916, aged 18.
Brother of Joseph Charles and Harold Mason. Before the war he was employed by the Echo.
He was drafted to France on the 26th December 1915 and was part of the Somme offensive in July 1916. He was killed when his battalion joined forces with the 8th Royal Berkshire Regiment and attacked the enemy near Martinpuich..
Lance Corporal Frederick Arthur Nind of the 15th Durham Light Infantry died in France on the 9th October 1918.
Born in Cheltenham he lived at 56 Albert Street and worked for Messrs A C Billings and Son builders.
He died of wounds received at the Battle of Cambrai, after serving abroad for 3 years.
Private Harold John Mason of the 10th Worcestershire Regiment killed in France on the 19th March 1916, aged 22.
Harold was the first of the three brothers to be killed.
He was injured in November 1915 and recuperated in England. He returned to France to the front line near Nueve Chapelle and was killed by an enemy trench mortar bomb whilst on sniping operations.
Private Ernest Edwin Tanner of the 1st Coldstream Guards died of wounds in France on the 12th November 1914.
Son of John and Emma Tanner of 4 Albert Street, he enlisted in the Coldstream Guards in 1899 and served in South Africa during the Boer War and was awarded the South Africa Medal with 3 clasps. On his release from service he moved to Bristol and married he had one son, he then moved to Birmingham before being recalled to service.
Corporal Joseph Charles Mason 1st Kings Royal Rifle Corps died in France on 29th Nov 1917, age 26.
The third son of Richard and Rosetta Mason, of 24 Albert St, to die in the Great War. Before the war he was an employee of the Echo.
He was posted to France and served in the Ypres sector, he was hit by shrapnel and gas on 4th May 1915 and was invalided home. He returned to his unit and was wounded in the back and leg and invalided home again. He was awarded the Military Medal for Bravery in the Field in October 1917 and was killed in November 1917 during the battle of Cambrai.
Corporal Henry Ashby Turbyfield 2nd/5th Gloucs Regt died in France on 22nd Aug 1917.
Son of Thomas and Emily Turbyfield 0f 35 Albert St. He served with his unit in France and Flanders. He died in the Ypres sector during the assault on Pond Farm, a giant concrete fortress.
Lance Corporal Charles Henry Ward of the 2nd/5th Gloucestershire Regiment was killed in France on the 2nd of June 1916, aged 30.
Second son of William and Ellen Ward of 14 Albert St , St Peters, he himself lived at 2 Cottage Terrace, Swindon Road.
His brother Frederick also died in the Great War.
Private Frederick Thomas Ward of the 1st South Wales Borderers killed in France on the 26th of September 1914.
Son of William and Ellen Ward of 14 Albert Street, he was born on Queen street, but as he enlisted in Wales it is likely he had left Cheltenham before the war to work in the Welsh coal industry.
He went to France as part of the original expeditionary force. He was killed a month later at the Battle of Aisne.
Stoker Albert Henry Price Royal Navy (HMS New Zealand), died of war injuries in England on 21st July 1921.
Albert Price, of 30 Albert Street, served in the Royal Navy at the Battle of Jutland on the 31st of May 1916.
His story can be told because of a letter sent to the Echo on the 23rd July 1921, telling of the 4 yrs of suffering and 17 operations he underwent.
He is seated at the furthest right of the photograph.
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Private John Drinkwater of the 1st/5th Gloucestershire Regiment possibly died in England, date unknown.
Private Drinkwater of 16 Baker Street, was listed as missing in action in July 1916, but it was later discovered he had been captured and was a prisoner of war. It is possible he survived and returned to England where he later died.