War Graves in Badgeworth (Holy Trinity) Churchyard

War Graves in Badgeworth (Holy Trinity) Churchyard
Location: Holy Trinity Churchyard, Badgeworth	Grid Reference: SO 902193
Last Visited: April 2007	War Graves in the Churchyard: 2

War graves in the Cemetery
	Pte Jeffrey BEESLEY, 16th (Reserve) Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment and later of 94th Training Reserve Battalion is buried in the South-East of the Churchyard. He died of illness at Chiseldon Camp on 7th April 1917, aged 18. He is commemorated on the Cheltenham War Memorial, the St Mark's Church Roll of Honour and the Badgeworth (Holy Trinity Church) War Memorial. His parents, Edwin and Sarah Beesley, resided at 2 Hatherley Lane, Cheltenham.
2Lt Sidney Albert SCRIVEN, Royal Air Force, is buried in the South of the Churchyard. He died on 14th March 1920, aged 20, and was buried on 19th March 1920. His home address in the Church Burial Register is recorded as 120 High Street, Merthyr. His brother, LCpl Gilbert George SCRIVEN, is commemorated on the grave. He was killed in action on 12th April 1917 during the Arras Offensive. He is buried in Brown's Copse Cemetery, Roeux, near Arras, France. Sidney and Gilbert are not commemorated in Badgeworth or on any local war memorial. Their father, Mr Charles John Scriven, resided at Godfrey House, The Reddings, Cheltenham.
Those who are commemorated in the Churchyard can be viewed here
Pte Percy George BALDWIN, 71st Aux MT Coy ASC, DOW, Boulogne, France, 5th November 1918 LCpl Jesse BLISS, 12th Bn Glos Regt, DOW, Godewaersvelde, France, 10th October 1917 Sgt Edward Pearce CRITCHLEY, 2/5th Bn Glos Regt, KIA, Ypres, Belgium, 22 Aug 1917 Lt Gerald Alexander Clifford MOORE, 8th Bn Cameronians, DOW, Malta, 11th July 1915 LCpl Gilbert George SCRIVEN, Household Bn, KIA, Arras, France, 11th April 1917
Notes: 1. Beesley's grave is recognised by the CWGC and is listed in the Debt of Honour Register. 2. Scriven's grave is recognised by the CWGC and is listed in the Debt of Honour Register. 3. Badgeworth (Holy Trinity Church) War Memorial can be viewed here. 4. Commemorations in the cemetery can be found here.