The memorial is near the entrance, exit of St Swithun's churchyard, Hempsted Gloucestershire
HEMPSTED WAR MEMORIAL
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Compiled with additional information by kind permission of the
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Located at the entrance to the churchyard
of St Swithun
To the glory of god and in loving memory of the following men from this parish and Llanthony who made the supreme sacrifice in the Great War 1914 - 1918
BEALE Ernest, Corporal 13139, 9th Gloucestershire Regiment died 25/4/1917 age 19. Son of Allan and Elizabeth Blanche Beale, of 84, Victoria Street, Gloucester. Native of Hempsted. Buried at Doiran Military cemetery, Greece.
BEALE Frederick Harold, Able Seaman L/33346, H.M.S. Seagull, Royal Navy died 30/9/1918 age 19. Son of Allan and Elizabeth Beale, of 84, Victoria St., Gloucester. Commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial
BENNETT Sydney Charles, Pte 241229, 2/5th Gloucestershire Regt, died 25/4/1918 age 22. Son of Thomas and Florence Seymour Bennett, of Tythrop Cottages, Hempsted. Buried at Aire Communal cemetery, France
BRUTON Basil Vassar, Capt 1/5th Gloucestershire Regt died 15/6/1918. Son of Henry William and Flora Emily Bruton, of Gloucester; husband of Isabel Frances Stewart Bruton, of 88, London Road, Gloucester. Buried at Boscon British Cemetery, Italy
COOK Harold Victor, Private 21304, 8th Gloucestershire Regt died 18/4/1918. Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.
DAVIES John Harries, Private 8887 20th Royal Fusiliers died 20/7/1916 age 21. Son of Mr & Mrs Benjamin Davies Newark Farm, Hempsted Gloucestershire. Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial, Somme France
GODDARD Hubert, Private 11514, 7th Gloucestershire Regt died 15/12/1916. Commemorated on the Basra Memorial, Iraq
HIERON Charles, Private 23456, 7th Gloucestershire Regiment died 7/12/1915 age 22. Son of Henry and Fanny Hieron, of Hempsted. Commemorated on the Helles Memorial Turkey
LANE Leslie Yockney, Rifleman R/41818, 2nd Kings Royall Rifle Corps died 25/9/1918 age 22. Son of the late Alfred Charles Lane and of Lydia Yockney Lane, of 5, Ashling Villas, London Road., Cheltenham. Buried at Bellicourt british Cemetery, France
MONK Thomas, Rifleman 6/9604, 4th King's Royal Rifle Corps died 8/5/1915. Commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium
PRIDAY Alfred, Private 16129, 1st Gloucestershire Regiment died 19th July 1916 Native of Newent Gloucestershire and is buried in Contalmaison Chateau Cemetery, France
SMITH Sidney, Private 19034, 8th, Gloucestershire Regiment , died 18th November 1916 aged 32. Son of Thomas and Mary Ann Smith, of Gloucester; husband of Annie Smith, of 2, Sudmeadow Road, Gloucester. Buried in Grandcourt Road Cemetery, Grandcourt, France
SPENCER Harold George, Private 236545, 1/1st Herefordshire Regiment died 23rd July 1918 aged 22. Son of Thomas and Harriet Spencer, of Hempsted, Gloucester. Buried in Raperie British Cemetery, Villemontoire, France
UZZELL William George, Private 107355, 49th Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Died 25th April 1918 aged 19. Son of William and Ellen Louisa Uzzell, of Brick Yard Lane, Llanthony, Gloucester. Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium
WILLIAMS Harry , Private 16623, 1st Grenadier Guards, died 7th November 1914. Native of Tuffley, Gloucestershire and is buried in Zantvoorde British Cemetery, Belgium
WILLIAMS James Herbert . Private 27210, 8th Welsh Regiment formerly 11136, Gloucestershire Regiment died of wounds at sea.26th November 1915 Native of Hempstead, Gloucestershire Commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey
Greater love hath no man than this
In grateful remembrance of those who gave their lives for us in the
World War 1939-1945
CRITCHLEY Clive William (Not found listed with the CWGC) He was the son of Ralph Berthold and Minnie Eveline nee Uzzell of 2, Hemmingdale Road, Llanthony, in th parish of Hempsted, Gloucestershire
LANGSTON Peter Tom, Corporal 7894608, 2nd Royal Gloucestershire Hussars, Royal Armoured Corps, died 30th December 1941 aged 27. Son of Tom Newton Langston and Gladys Eliza Langston, of Hempstead, Gloucestershire. Commemorated on the Alamein Memorial, Egypt
WOODMAN Alan Thomas, Corporal 572591, Royal Air Force died 24th March 1942 aged 19. Son of Alfred Robert and Emily Mary Woodman, of Hempsted, Gloucestershire. Buried in Capuccini Naval Cemetery, Malta
We will remember them
Not on this memorial but native of Hempsted
PRIDAY, Charles
Private 1688 1st Gloucestershire Regiment
Died: 21/12/1914 aged 21
Youngest son of Thomas Nathaniel and Harriet Priday of 14 Granville Street, Hempsted, Gloucester.
Commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial, France
