Other Heroes Commemorated on the St Peters Memorial
Lance Corporal William Arthur Berry of the 296th Railway Coy was killed in France on the 7th of September 1918.
Before he signed up he was a plate layer on the G.W.R at Newport. He is commemorated on the St Peters memorial.
Private Charles Bernard Camden of the 1st Gloucestershire Regiment killed in France on the 24th November 1914.
Private Camden is commemorated on the memorial at St Peters. He was a reservist and was born in Cheltenham.
His battalion was in the front line at Givenchy and he was killed during this action. He left a widow and 2 children
Private Percy Frowen of the 7th Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) killed in France on the 23rd August 1918, aged 20.
Born in Coleford, he left a widow who moved to St Peters and is commemorated on the St Peters memorial. He was killed at the Batle of Albert in the last few weeks of the war.
Gunner Dennis Wilfred Locke of the Royal Garrison Artillery died in France on the 24th May 1916.
He was born in Cheltenham and is commemorated on the St Peters memorial. His brother Horace also died in the war.
Rifleman James Morris of the 2nd King's Royal Rifle corps died in France on the 15th July 1916.
Born in Cheltenham and commemorated on the St Peters memorial, he was probably a reservist or a regular soldier. He was invalided due to frostbite, he returned to his unit for the Somme offensive of 1916 and died of wounds at the Battle of Bazentin.
Private Albert Ernest Driver of the 7th Gloucestershire Regiment died in Mesopotamia on the 23rd September 1918, aged 28.
He was born in Cheltenham and is commemorated on the St Peters Memorial.
He enlisted in the 1st Battalion and later transferred, he died during the advance on Mosul.
Private Charles Hart of the 1st Seaforth Highlanders, cause and date of death unknown.
The exact identity of this soldier is uncertain, he cannot be traced as a direct casualty of the war.
He is commemorated on the St Peters Memorial.
Private Arthur Granville Lockey of the 10th Gloucestershire Regiment killed in France on the 25th September 1915.
Born in Cheltenham and commemorated on the St Peters Memorial. He was killed on the first day of the Battle of Loos.
H Moss of unknown rank and unit, date and place of death unknown
The exact identity of this soldier is uncertain, there are two possibilities
The first possibility is Private Henry Moss of the 2nd Battalion West Surrey Regiment, who was killed at Gheluvelt on the 31st October 1914.
The second, less likely, possibility is Captain Edward Hampton Moss, he was killed at the Battle of Loos on the 25th September 1915.
Private James Bowstead of the 1st Gloucestershire Regiment died in England on the 3rd of February 1919
Private James Ernest Bowstead died in England on the 3rd of February 1919. He died of illness and is commemorated on the St Peters Memorial
Private Alfred Charles Carey of the 43rd Battalion (C.E.F) killed in Belgium on the 16th August 1916, aged 27.
He was born in Cheltenham and is commemorated on the St Peters Memorial. He emigrated to Canada and left a wife and 2 children.
Private Ernest Frederick Griffin of the 8th Devonshire Regiment killed in Italy on the 27th October 1918, aged 20.
Born in Cheltenham and commemorated on the St Peters memorial. He tried several times to enlist but was rejected on medical grounds, he was finally accepted and sent to Italy in 1918. He served as a sniper and was killed at the battle of Vittorio Veneto
Lance Corporal Horace Locke of the 1st Grenadier Guards died in France on the 8th May 1918.
He was born in Cheltenham and is commemorated on the St Peters memorial. He left a widow.
Lance Corporal George Parnell of the 7th Gloucestershire Regiment killed at Gallipoli on the 8th August 1915, aged 19.
He was born in Cheltenham and is commemorated on the St Peters memorial. He took part in the failed attack on Chunuk Bair, the Turkish strong point, and was killed.
Sergeant John Charles Faulkner of the Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) killed in France on the 22nd July 1916.
Born in Cheltenham he is commemorated on the St Peters memorial. He and his brothers, Frederick and Arthur, were all miners before the war and were killed within 4 months of each other. John was killed during the offensive on the Somme.
Private Arthur James Goodall of the 3rd Worcestershire Regiment died in England on the 30th August 1916.
Born in Cheltenham and commemorated on the St Peters memorial. His battalion was involved in the struggle to take the Leipzig Salient, he was wounded and sent home to England, where he later died.
J Parson of unknown rank and unit and unknown date and place of death.
Commemorated on the St Peters memorial, the identity of this soldier is unknown. No soldier of this name with a connection to Cheltenham has been traced.
Private John George Soames of the 8th Gloucestershire Regiment killed in France on the 3rd July 1916.
Born in St Peters he enlisted in 1914 and is commemorated on the St Peters memorial.
His unit was in the Somme sector and was involved in the attack and defence of the village of Ovillers-la-Boisselle, they moved towards the front line and attacked La Boisselle, where he lost his life
Private Frank Brown of the 1st Worcestershire Regiment killed in Belgium on the 10th January 1981, aged 20.
Born in Cheltenham and commemorated on the St Peters Memorial. He was killed after 12 months on duty, the most likely cause random shelling.
Private Charles Cox of the 1st Worcestershire Regiment killed in France on the 14th October 1918.
Born in Teddington, he is commemorated on the St Peters memorial.
He was deployed to France in September 1918, he was killed amonth later during the final advance in Artois.
Private Ernest Edward Attwood of the 4th Royal Marine Infantry killed in Belgium on the 23rd April 1918.
Commemorated on the St Peters memorial he was killed in Zeebruge, but was buried in England.
Private William Hobbs of the 2nd Gloucestershire Regiment was killed in Salonica on the 7th December 1916.
He was born in Cheltenham as is commemorated on the St Peters memorial. He was killed at the Battle of Cerna.
Corporal Henry Matthews of the 1st/5th Gloucestershire Regiments killed in France on the 4th November 1918.
Born in Cheltenham and commemorated on the St Peters memorial.
He served with his battalion in France and Flanders, he was wounded twice during his overseas service and was killed during the Battle of Sambre a week before Armistice.
Private Percy Thomas Clark of the 12th Battalion Royal Fusiliers died on the 4th of September 1916.
He married a Cheltenham lady Elsie Booth and is commemorated on the St Peters monument.
Private Charles Compton of the Gloucestershire Regiment, date and cause of death unknown.
Little is known of this soldier, he did not serve abroad and was discharged due to illness in May 1918. It is possible, but not certain, he was buried on the 4th of July 1917.
Private Frank Goodhall of the 5th Devonshire Regiment, killed in France on the 20th July 1918.
Commemorated on the St Peters Memorial, he served in India and Egypt before serving in France from May 1918, his battalion was involved in the counter-attack to the German spring offensive of 1918, he was killed in the attack on the German positions in the Ardre Valley
Chaplain 4th Class (Captain) Joseph James Griffin Army Chaplains Dept died 30th Jan 1918 in England.
The Reverend Joseph James Griffin was a clerk in holy orders of St Peters Church on Tewkesbury Rd, he died in England and is commemorated on the St Peters memorial
Private John Arthur Peters of the 1st Gloucestershire Regiment killed in France on the 9th of May 1915.
Private Peters, of 4 St Peters Square, had worked as a garden labourer. He was also a member of the Royal North Gloucestershire Militia for 14 years and was called up as a reservist.
In May 1915 the battalion was in the section North East of Bethune and was attacking enemy positions of May 9th, but the first advance was halted by machine gun fire and a second attack was similarly repelled, the attackers only gained 120 yards and Private Peters was killed.