St Giles, Rowley Regis, Roll of Honour 1914 - 1918
Transcribed & kindly contributed by Chris Brettell
Acknowledgments to Richard Warmby for his book "Rowley Regis and the Great War 1914-18" which
tells the story of the war as it related to the people of the Village and records the losses sufferred
by the families of Rowley.
Frank Reginald ALLEN died of wounds at home 19th Oct 1915 (the pulpit and organ screen of the church are dedicated to his memory)
William ALLCOCK died of wounds 17th Dec 1918 France (b. Tividale)
Benjamin ARMSTRONG died 1st Aug 1918 France
John William BEDDARD missing believed killed 26th Sept 1917 Flanders Aged 21
Joseph BENNETT missing believed killed 12th April 1918 Flanders
Samuel BLAKEWAY missing believed killed 31st July 1917 Flanders
Thomas BOWATER died 1st September 1916 France
Thomas BOX missing believed killed 12th April 1918 Flanders (b. Oakham) Aged 24
John Thomas BRITTON died of wounds at home 14th April 1917 Aged 19
Percy BROOKES died 17th July 1918 France
William Henry BROWN died 5th April 1917
David H BURCHILL died 4th July 1916 The Somme
Elijah CAPEWELL died 28th July 1915 Flanders
Herbert Edgar CLIFFORD missing believed killed 21st May 1917 France Aged 21
William Howard CLIFFORD missisng believed killed 21st March 1918 France Aged 22 (brother of Herbert, sons of William and Ellen Clifford of 47 Hawes Lane, Rowley)
Joseph COLE died 5th December 1917 France
Frank COLLIER missing believed killed 6th Aug 1915 Gallipoli Aged 24
S COOPERr died 13th Nov 1917 Flanders Aged 30 (born Springfield, lived Manchester)
William E COOPER died 15th Oct 1918 France Aged 21
Frederick William DAVIES died 25th Oct 1914 France
James DAVIES missing believed killed 15th June 1918 Flanders Aged 34
Samuel J DAVIES died 12th Oct 1918 Palestine Aged 19
Samuel DAVIES died 15th Oct 1916 Flanders Aged 22
John DAVIS died 9th Nov 1917 France Aged 24
William DEVONPORT missing believed killed 18th Nov 1916 France Aged 20
Enoch DINGLEY died 3rd April 1917 France
Andrew DUNN died 28th Dec 1916 France Aged 20
Wilfred D DUNN missing believed killed 5th Nov 1915 France
Mesach DYAS missing believed killed 9th May 1915 Flanders
Albert R EVANS missing believed killed 28th April 1917 France
Samuel J FOSTER died 24th June 1917 France Aged 37
Samuel Joseph GUEST missing believed killed 27th March 1918 France
Samuel HACKETT died 27th Oct 1918 France Aged 19
Thomas HACKETT died 28th May 1918 France Aged 39
T. Harold HACKETT died 14th May 1915 France Aged 23
John Thomas HADLEY died 3rd Oct 1917 Flanders Aged 26
John HARRIS missing believed killed 1st July 1916 The first day of the Somme, France
William HARRIS died 19th July 1916 Flanders
Albert HARROLD missing believed killed 25th Sept 1915 Flanders Aged 32
John HAYWOOD died 4th Feb 1915 France Aged 26
William HAYWOOD missing believed killed 26th Aug 1917 Flanders
Jesse HILL died at home 2nd July 1918
Samuel HILL missing believed killed 21st Aug 1916 The latter days of the Somme, France Aged 24
Roger HILLMAN died 7th June 1917 Flanders (born Wednesbury)
John HIPKISS died 11th Oct 1918 France Aged 19
James HOBLEY died 10th Aug 1917 Flanders Aged 26
Joseph F HOMER missing believed killed 14th Sept 1918 Mesopotamia
Henry HOUGHTON missing believed killed 29th May 1916 France Aged 25 (born Derby)
Thomas JARVIS missing believed killed 16th June 1915 Flanders
Joseph JONES died 28th Sept 1918 France
John Thomas JONES missing believed killed 2nd Dec 1916 The Somme, France
William KEIGHTLEY died 25th May 1918 Aged 31
Levi LAW died 12th Aug 1916 France
Obadiah LAW died 15th May 1916 France (lived in adjoining houses in the Village)
William J LAW died 4th Sept 1916 Flanders
Albert MACEFIELD missing believed killed 13th Nov 1916 France (born Oakham, Dudley) Aged 20
Richard MAINWARING missing believed killed 23rd April 1916 Palestine
Joseph MALLIN died 21st March 1918 France (son of the publican of the Pear Tree Inn, Mincing Lane, Joe Mallin)
John MILLINGTON missing believed killed 14th April 1917 France Aged 20
Daniel MILLWARD (or Millard) died 26th Sept 1916 France
Joseph William MULLETT missisng believed killed 2nd May 1915 Gallipoli Aged 19
John PAGETT died 8th May 1917 France Aged 23
Thomas PAGETTt died 21st March 1918 (brother of John, they were sons of Mr and Mrs Richard Pagett of 29 Doulton Road, Springfield)
Arthur PALMER died 1st July 1916 First day of the Somme. Aged 30 (Oakham)
Samuel PARKES missing believed killed 15th May 1915 France
Frank Aaron PAYNE missing believed killed 26th August 1917 France Aged 35 (Blackheath)
Herbert PAYNE died 7th Sept 1916 France
Cornelius PEACOCK missing believed killed 4th Sept 1915 France Aged 20
Richard PLANT missing believed killed 6th Aug 1915 Gallipoli (born Gorsty Hill, Blackheath)
William PORTMAN missisng believed killed 23rd April 1917 France Aged 28
George William PRATT died 29th July 1916 France Aged 19
John Shaw ROBINSON died 5th April 1918 France Aged 23
Herbert RUSTON missing believed killed 27th May 1918 France Aged 19 (born Knowle, Warwickshire)
Edward J SMITH missing believed killed 21st May 1917 France (Blackheath)
Leonard SMITH missing believed killed 3rd April 1916 France (born Blackheath)
Samuel SMITH died 5th Dec 1917 France aged 20
David STEVENS missing believed killed 12th Aug 1915 Gallipoli
Charles TANDY died 27th Aug 1915 Gallipoli (born Wigan, Lancs. lived Old Hill)
Howard TAYLOR died 12th Aug 1915 Flanders Aged 24 (son of Joseph and Mary Taylor, of 'The Grange', Rowley)
Sidney E TAYLOR missing believed killed 26th Sept 1915 France Aged 28 (b. Lye, Stourbridge, lived Rowley)
Samuel TAYLORr died 1st April 1917 France Aged 25
Allan THOMASON missing believed killed 1st July 1916 The first day of The Somme.
Alfred R THURMAN missing believed killed 21st Jan 1918 France
Arthur THURMANn missing believed killed 28th Feb 1917 France (brother of Alfred, both lived at 14, Dudley Road, Rowley)
Benjamin TIBBETTS died 19th July 1918 France Aged 19
William C TIBBETTS died 27th Aug 1917 Flanders
Harry WASSELL died 20th Feb 1918 France
Daniel WATSON died 3rd Dec 1917 France Aged 19
Alfred Samuel WESTBURY died 24th Sept 1918 France Aged 23
James Albert WHITE missing believed killed 6th April 1918 France
Alfred WOODALL died 9th Aug 1917 Flanders Aged 27
John Henry WOODALL died 25th March 1918 France Aged 20 (born Old Hill)
William WOODHOUSE died 12th May 1915 France
William WOODWARD missing believed killed 18th Oct 1916 France (born Blackheath)
Alfred WOORE died 2nd April 1916 France (born Whiteheath, lived Langley)
John James WOTHERS missing believed killed 12th Sept 1917 India Aged 29 (born Cradley Heath)
Frank WELDING died 1st Nov 1914 Battle of Coromel Aged 26 (born Old Hill)
There are several graves and memorials in the churchyard. For whatever reason, usually because they are commemorated elsewhere, the names do not appear on the war memorial)
A BOFFEY died 28th Feb 1920 Aged 29 buried
J SELBY died 7th Aug 1926 Aged 43 buried in same grave as above
Wilfred BENNETT died 18th Nov 1918 at home buried (born Blackheath)
Samuel DALLOW missing believed killed 28th April 1918 Aged 21 memorial on grave
William HAY died 15th Oct 1914 Aged 34 (born Cradley, lived Old Hill) memorial on grave of his wife and son
F PEARSON died 17th Jan 1921 at home Aged 40 buried
Joseph H STRINGER died 4th June 1917 France Aged 23 Memorial on grave (born Old Hill)
William TIMMINS 1st July 1919 at home Aged 27 buried
Jesse Kitchener WHILE died 23rd April 1918 France Memorial on grave (born Old Hill)
There are also three names on the Borough Roll of Honour for the Rowley area which do not appear on the Church
Memorial.Henry Horton killed 28th May 1915
Samuel C Jones died 31st Aug 1916 The Somme aged 29yrs
Jesse Plant died 26th Oct 1917 France aged 22yrs