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GREAT BARRINGTON WAR MEMORIAL
GLOUCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND

Located West of the village in the middle of a road junction

This memorial is erected in honour of those from this parish who gave their lives in the Great War 1914-1918 and in the World War 1939-1945

1914-1918
BEAN Arthur Robert, Chauffeur, 11037 British Red Cross Society, 16th Sanitary Section died 31/10/1918 age 31. Holder of the Croix de Guerre (France) son of William Stephenson Bean, husband of Ethel Mary of 46 Bexley Street, Windsor, Berks. Born at Four Oaks, Gloucester. Buried in Harlebeke New British Cemetery, Belgium. I.C.10

CAMBRAY William, L/Cpl 4589, 2/5th Gloucestershire Regt, died 26/6/1916 age 32. Son of John and Selina Louisa of Great Barrington. Commemorated on the Loos Memorial, France

CURTIS Albert William, Pte 19161, A Coy, 1st Gloucestershire Regt died 26/9/1915 age 28. Son of John S and Annie of Great Barrington, husband of Ellen Jane of Great Barrington. Commemorated on the Loos Memorial, France

HERBERT Philip Daniel, Cpl 202594 2/4th Gloucestershire Regt died on Monday 3/12/1917. Son of John & Emily nee Weaving of Great Barrington. Commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, France Born 1893. This memorial is listed as Daniel

SMITH Francis, Pte 16310 Gloucestershire Regt, Killed in action on Sunday 9/4/1915 age 24. Son of James & Ellen nee Winter of Great Barrington. Born at Windrush, Glos. Commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium

WRIGHT Henry, Pte 10187 Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry died 25/9/1915 age 18. Born 1898 at Burford Oxfordshire to John William and Annie Elizabeth, nee Wagstaff. 1901 residing with his parents and siblings at Burford. 1911 residing with his parents and siblings at Great Barrington, Gloucestershire, occupation aged 13 plough boy. This census, John was not at home. Commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium

WRIGHT John, Born 1890 John William and Annie Elizabeth, nee Wagstaff. 1901 residing with his parents and siblings at Burford. 1911 he was not at home.
Unable to find the correct one. Brother of Henry who also fell

WOODS William Alfred, Driver T/327063, 14th Reserve Park, Army Service Corps, died 10/1/1918 age 37. Son of Alfred and Mary of Park Cottage, Great Barrington. Husband of Lucy, nee Sibley of 14 Oak Street, Newtown, Bishop's Stortford, Herts. Buried in Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt, France, IX.C.2

WINGFIELD Cecil John Talbot, Captain, 4th Kings Royal Rifle Corps. Born 25 July 1881 and was mortally wounded near Ypres on April 25th and died at base hospital Boulogne 29th, 1915. Buried in St Mary Churchyard, Great Barrington

Ye that live on Mid English pastures green.
Remember us and think what might have be
1939-1945
COLE Sidney Maurice, Possible this person. Pte 5387921, 1st Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry, died 15/10/1944 age 25. Son of Harry and Emily and husband of Edith Cole, of North Tawton, Devon. Buried at Oosterbeek War Cemetery, Arnhem, Holland

HANDS Phillip Leslie, Sgt, Flt Engineer 1609447, 101 Sqdn Royal Air Force, died 28/9/1943 age 19. Son of Leslie French Hands & Annie of Little Barrington. Buried in St Mary Churchyard Great Barrington

WINGFIELD Mervyn Richard Edward A Rhys Leading Aircraftman 1319011 Royal Air Force died 25/7/1942 age 20. Son of Lt Col Mervyn Edward George Rhys Wingfield, D.L., J.P., and Florence Marguerite Erle Wingfield Nee Benson of Barrington Park, Great Barrington. Buried in Moos Jaw Rosedale Cemetery, Canada. Lot 8 Blk 10 Grave 286

At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember