Post by BereniceUK on Apr 14, 2017 18:12:10 GMT
The WW2 rolls of honour are in the lych gate, and the names are also on the Brierley Hill memorial.
The underlined names are in the CWGC database.
TS/3698 Shoeing Smith John Gordon, Army Service Corps, formerly (15826) Royal Field Artillery. Died 2nd January 1916, aged 45. Son of Mrs. Cristiana Gordon, of Brierley Hill; husband of Elizabeth Gordon, of 60, Station Road, Brockmoor.
8011 Private Walter Underhill, South Staffordshire Regiment. Died 24th August 1916, aged 23.
242223 Private Harry Till, Depot, Worcestershire Regiment. Died 17th December 1917, aged 20. Son of John and Emily Till, of 138, Moor Street, Brierley Hill.
A.N. Jack P.Eccleston. Died 16th April 1918 at Base Hospital, South Carolina, U.S.A., aged 29. Archibald Norman John Percival Eccleston was born in Brockmoor c.1889. In 1911 he was living in Kingswinford and on June 1912 he and his wife set sail from Liverpool on the A, arriving in New York on June 1912. He gave his name at Ellis Island as John Percy Eccleston.
At the time of his death he was a Private in the Medical Detachment of the Pioneer Infantry. United States Army and was interred at Salisbury National Cemetery, North Carolina on April 17th 1918.
58895 Private Robert Bray, 3rd (Special Reserve) South Staffordshire Regiment. Died 13th July 1918, aged 20. Son of John Bray, of 33, Moor Lane, Brockmoor.
300107 Trooper Ernest Knowles, Staffordshire Yeomanry. Died 15th February 1919, aged 26. Son of S.J. and W. Knowles.
K/25380 Stoker 1st Class William Henry Goring, Royal Navy, H.M.S. "Wallace" 28th May 1921, aged 24.
2620680 Guardsman Walter Pearce, Grenadier Guards. Died 11th May 1941, aged 32. Son of Walter and Venche Pearce, of Brockmoor.
88402 Flight Lieutenant (Pilot) Selwyn Henry Alcock D.F.C., 83 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Killed in air operations on 27th January 1944, aged 24. Son of William George Henry and Eva May Alcock; husband of Dorothy May Alcock, of Ellacombe, Torquay.
14277091 Sapper Arthur Brookes, Royal Engineers. Died 13th June 1946, aged 38. Husband of Lily Brookes, of Brockmoor.
I've been told by the vicar at St John's that there's no memorial inside the church. That presumably means that the names of Brockmoor's WW1 Fallen are on the Brierley Hill memorial.
88402 Flight Lieutenant Selwyn Henry Alcock D.F.C. 83 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 27.1.1944, aged 24 Son of William George Henry and Eva May Alcock; husband of Dorothy May Alcock, of Ellacombe, Torquay
5046935 Private George Henry Andrews 2nd (Airborne) South Staffordshire Regiment 27.6.1943, aged 31 Son of Henry and Lottie Andrews, of Brierley Hill
Sidney Andrews - C/JX 135105 Petty Officer Sydney Andrews Royal Navy, H.M.S. Veteran 26.9.1942, aged 28 Son of Henry and Lottie Andrews, of Brierley Hill
D/KX 156636 Stoker 1st Class Thomas Andrews Royal Navy, H.M. Submarine Sunfish 31.3.1944, aged 19 Son of Henry and Lottie Andrews, of Brierley Hill
5830861 Private William Baker 1st Cambridgeshire Regiment 12.9.1944, aged 25 Son of Alfred and Ruth Baker, of Brierley Hill; husband of Lucy Baker, of Brierley Hill
1300620 Sergeant Jack Bayliss 9 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1.5.1943, aged 23 Son of John Henry and Martha Louisa Bayliss, of Brockmoor
1815417 Sapper Alfred William Thomas Bedford 1015 Port Operating Company, Royal Engineers 13-14.3.1946, aged 33 Son of Thomas and Eva Helena Bedford; husband of May Bedford, of Brierley Hill
4923918 Serjeant Frank Burns 6th Green Howards (Yorkshire Regiment) 6.6.1944, aged 33 Son of Emily Burns, of Brockmoor
Jack Cartwright
4034493 Serjeant Eric Compson 7th Royal Welch Fusiliers 18.9.1944, aged 26 Son of Arthur and Edith Compson, of Brockmoor; husband of Margaret Ruby Compson, of Quarry Bank
14740233 Private Charles Ernest Davies 2nd Worcestershire Regiment 13.2.1945, aged 20
D/KX 120602 Stoker 2nd Class Jack Fairley Royal Navy, H.M.S. Drake 21.4.1941, aged 20 Son of Moses and Myra Fairley, of Brockmoor
Howard Green
Clarence Jack Harris
1831882 Warrant Officer (Air Gunner) Albert Donald Hatton 209 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 27.3.1946, aged 22 Son of Albert Edward and Florrie Hatton, of Brierley Hill
2016353 Sapper Ernest Stanley Hopton 1010 Docks Operating Company, Royal Engineers 17.6.1943, aged 27 Son of Harry and Sarah Jane Hopton; husband of Catherine Hopton, of Girvan, Ayrshire
10577400 Private Horace Hoult Royal Army Service Corps 13.9.1943, aged 20 Son of John and Lydia E. Hoult, of Brierley Hill
Arnold Hussey - possibly 5127839 Private Arnold Hussey 2/5th Leicestershire Regiment 2.12.1943, aged 20
Leonard Hutton - possibly 13104457 Private Leonard Hutton 190 Company, Pioneer Corps 7.5.1945, aged 24
P/JX 142296 Able Seaman James Henry Jennings Royal Navy, H.M.S. Tenedos 2.8.1940, aged 22 Son of James Henry and Ada Louisa Jennings, of Brierley Hill
48317 Flight Lieutenant Dennis Johnson D.F.C. 582 Squadron, Royal Air Force 6.6.1944, aged 25 Son of Alec and Ethel Johnson, of Brierley Hill
1819806 Flight Sergeant (Air Gunner) William Longmore 419 (R.C.A.F.) Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 8.8.1944, aged 19 Son of Joseph and Mabel Longmore, of Brierley Hill
5257364 Private Jack Nock 7th Worcestershire Regiment 20.6.1944, aged 38 Son of James Edward and Elizabeth Nock; husband of Louisa Nock, of Netherton, Dudley
2620680 Guardsman Walter Pearce Grenadier Guards 11.5.1941, aged 32 Son of Walter and Venche Pearce, of Brockmoor
Bert Horace Plant
4918465 Private William Radford 5th South Staffordshire Regiment 19.7.1944, aged 25 Son of William and Mary Radford, of Brockmoor
14780008 Rifleman Raymond Thomas 9th Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 25.3.1945, aged 19 Son of Harry and Eliza Thomas, of Brockmoor
The underlined names are in the CWGC database.
TS/3698 Shoeing Smith John Gordon, Army Service Corps, formerly (15826) Royal Field Artillery. Died 2nd January 1916, aged 45. Son of Mrs. Cristiana Gordon, of Brierley Hill; husband of Elizabeth Gordon, of 60, Station Road, Brockmoor.
8011 Private Walter Underhill, South Staffordshire Regiment. Died 24th August 1916, aged 23.
242223 Private Harry Till, Depot, Worcestershire Regiment. Died 17th December 1917, aged 20. Son of John and Emily Till, of 138, Moor Street, Brierley Hill.
A.N. Jack P.Eccleston. Died 16th April 1918 at Base Hospital, South Carolina, U.S.A., aged 29. Archibald Norman John Percival Eccleston was born in Brockmoor c.1889. In 1911 he was living in Kingswinford and on June 1912 he and his wife set sail from Liverpool on the A, arriving in New York on June 1912. He gave his name at Ellis Island as John Percy Eccleston.
At the time of his death he was a Private in the Medical Detachment of the Pioneer Infantry. United States Army and was interred at Salisbury National Cemetery, North Carolina on April 17th 1918.
58895 Private Robert Bray, 3rd (Special Reserve) South Staffordshire Regiment. Died 13th July 1918, aged 20. Son of John Bray, of 33, Moor Lane, Brockmoor.
300107 Trooper Ernest Knowles, Staffordshire Yeomanry. Died 15th February 1919, aged 26. Son of S.J. and W. Knowles.
K/25380 Stoker 1st Class William Henry Goring, Royal Navy, H.M.S. "Wallace" 28th May 1921, aged 24.
2620680 Guardsman Walter Pearce, Grenadier Guards. Died 11th May 1941, aged 32. Son of Walter and Venche Pearce, of Brockmoor.
88402 Flight Lieutenant (Pilot) Selwyn Henry Alcock D.F.C., 83 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Killed in air operations on 27th January 1944, aged 24. Son of William George Henry and Eva May Alcock; husband of Dorothy May Alcock, of Ellacombe, Torquay.
14277091 Sapper Arthur Brookes, Royal Engineers. Died 13th June 1946, aged 38. Husband of Lily Brookes, of Brockmoor.
I've been told by the vicar at St John's that there's no memorial inside the church. That presumably means that the names of Brockmoor's WW1 Fallen are on the Brierley Hill memorial.
88402 Flight Lieutenant Selwyn Henry Alcock D.F.C. 83 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 27.1.1944, aged 24 Son of William George Henry and Eva May Alcock; husband of Dorothy May Alcock, of Ellacombe, Torquay
5046935 Private George Henry Andrews 2nd (Airborne) South Staffordshire Regiment 27.6.1943, aged 31 Son of Henry and Lottie Andrews, of Brierley Hill
Sidney Andrews - C/JX 135105 Petty Officer Sydney Andrews Royal Navy, H.M.S. Veteran 26.9.1942, aged 28 Son of Henry and Lottie Andrews, of Brierley Hill
D/KX 156636 Stoker 1st Class Thomas Andrews Royal Navy, H.M. Submarine Sunfish 31.3.1944, aged 19 Son of Henry and Lottie Andrews, of Brierley Hill
5830861 Private William Baker 1st Cambridgeshire Regiment 12.9.1944, aged 25 Son of Alfred and Ruth Baker, of Brierley Hill; husband of Lucy Baker, of Brierley Hill
1300620 Sergeant Jack Bayliss 9 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1.5.1943, aged 23 Son of John Henry and Martha Louisa Bayliss, of Brockmoor
1815417 Sapper Alfred William Thomas Bedford 1015 Port Operating Company, Royal Engineers 13-14.3.1946, aged 33 Son of Thomas and Eva Helena Bedford; husband of May Bedford, of Brierley Hill
4923918 Serjeant Frank Burns 6th Green Howards (Yorkshire Regiment) 6.6.1944, aged 33 Son of Emily Burns, of Brockmoor
Jack Cartwright
4034493 Serjeant Eric Compson 7th Royal Welch Fusiliers 18.9.1944, aged 26 Son of Arthur and Edith Compson, of Brockmoor; husband of Margaret Ruby Compson, of Quarry Bank
14740233 Private Charles Ernest Davies 2nd Worcestershire Regiment 13.2.1945, aged 20
D/KX 120602 Stoker 2nd Class Jack Fairley Royal Navy, H.M.S. Drake 21.4.1941, aged 20 Son of Moses and Myra Fairley, of Brockmoor
Howard Green
Clarence Jack Harris
1831882 Warrant Officer (Air Gunner) Albert Donald Hatton 209 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 27.3.1946, aged 22 Son of Albert Edward and Florrie Hatton, of Brierley Hill
2016353 Sapper Ernest Stanley Hopton 1010 Docks Operating Company, Royal Engineers 17.6.1943, aged 27 Son of Harry and Sarah Jane Hopton; husband of Catherine Hopton, of Girvan, Ayrshire
10577400 Private Horace Hoult Royal Army Service Corps 13.9.1943, aged 20 Son of John and Lydia E. Hoult, of Brierley Hill
Arnold Hussey - possibly 5127839 Private Arnold Hussey 2/5th Leicestershire Regiment 2.12.1943, aged 20
Leonard Hutton - possibly 13104457 Private Leonard Hutton 190 Company, Pioneer Corps 7.5.1945, aged 24
P/JX 142296 Able Seaman James Henry Jennings Royal Navy, H.M.S. Tenedos 2.8.1940, aged 22 Son of James Henry and Ada Louisa Jennings, of Brierley Hill
48317 Flight Lieutenant Dennis Johnson D.F.C. 582 Squadron, Royal Air Force 6.6.1944, aged 25 Son of Alec and Ethel Johnson, of Brierley Hill
1819806 Flight Sergeant (Air Gunner) William Longmore 419 (R.C.A.F.) Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 8.8.1944, aged 19 Son of Joseph and Mabel Longmore, of Brierley Hill
5257364 Private Jack Nock 7th Worcestershire Regiment 20.6.1944, aged 38 Son of James Edward and Elizabeth Nock; husband of Louisa Nock, of Netherton, Dudley
2620680 Guardsman Walter Pearce Grenadier Guards 11.5.1941, aged 32 Son of Walter and Venche Pearce, of Brockmoor
Bert Horace Plant
4918465 Private William Radford 5th South Staffordshire Regiment 19.7.1944, aged 25 Son of William and Mary Radford, of Brockmoor
14780008 Rifleman Raymond Thomas 9th Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 25.3.1945, aged 19 Son of Harry and Eliza Thomas, of Brockmoor