WDCRA Bell Ringers who fell during WW1

The list below records the names of WDCRA members who died during service in World War 1. Their names are recorded in a memorial window in Worcester Cathedral, along with a plaque containing names of bell ringers who served during WW1.

WW1 Memorial Window in Worcester Cathedral


Surname     Forename    Tower            Rank            Regiment                                   Cause of Death    Date of Death
Aston       Robert G    Church Lench     Trooper         1st Batt Warwickshire Yeomanry             Drowned at sea    11/04/1915
Atkins      William     Wordsley         Gunner          Royal Field Artillery                      Died of wounds    03/05/1917
Ballard     John        Hanbury          Private         9th Batt Worcestershire Reg                                  10/08/1915
Cartwright  Victor      Selly Oak        Private         10th Batt Worcestershire Reg               Killed in action  22/03/1918
Cook        Herbert W   Brierley Hill    Driver          46th Batt Machine Gun Corps                Killed in action  19/07/1918
Cook        Ralph       Great Hampton    Private         9th Batt Worcestershire Reg                Died of malaria   03/11/1919
Frizzle     George      Hartlebury       Private         4th Batt Worcestershire Reg                Killed in action  04/06/1915
Gibbs       Percy A R   Great Comberton  Lance-Corporal  1st Batt Kings Own (Royal Lancashire Reg)                    26/08/1914
Green       Alwyn F     Toddington       Private         12th Batt Gloucestershire Reg                                08/05/1917
Hall        Henry       Toddington       Corporal        10th Batt Worcestershire Reg                                 03/06/1916
Haynes      Ernest W    Pershore         Lance-Corporal  11th Batt Worcestershire Reg                                 24/04/1917
Hurren      Alfred G    Madresfield      Private         3rd Batt Coldstream Guards                 Killed in action  30/11/1917
Ireland     William     Cropthorne       Private         1st Batt Worcestershire Reg                Killed in action  31/01/1915
Irish       Frank       Fladbury         Private         2nd Batt Worcestershire Reg                Killed in action  02/07/1916
Jones       Walter E    Childswickham    Lance-Corporal  1st Batt Gloucestershire Reg                                 19/08/1918
Keys        William H   Harborne         Private         2/6 Batt Royal Worcestershire Reg          Died of wounds    13/04/1918
Nash        Hugh C      Oldswinford      Private         9th Batt Worcestershire Reg                Appendicitis      29/05/1917
Need        John        Pershore         Serjeant        11th Batt Worcestershire Reg                                 24/04/1917
Pope        William T   Upton-on-Severn  Private         11th Batt Royal Warwickshire Reg           Died of wounds    07/06/1917
Sheriff     Joseph      Clent            Private         9th Batt Royal Sussex Reg                                    23/06/1917
Smith       William     Kidderminster    Private         1/8 Batt Worcestershire Reg                Killed in action  24/04/1917
Spalding    Walter      Stoke Prior      Private         1/8 Batt Worcestershire Reg                Died of wounds    06/04/1917
Sparrow     Lewis H     Badsey           Corporal        1st Batt Worcestershire Reg                                  22/10/1916
Taylor      Arthur W    Cropthorne       Private         3rd Batt Worcestershire Reg                                  27/11/1916
Warren      Robert A    Grimley          Signaller       Royal Field Artillery                      Died of wounds    18/10/1918
Williams    Jacob       Brierley Hill    Private         1st Batt Cameron Highlanders               Killed in action  22/12/1914
Withers     Frank       Northfield       Private         Royal Garrison Artillery                   Killed in action  17/11/1917

Document last modified 11-Oct-2014