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Commemorations (D - F) in Cheltenham Cemetery |
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| Location: Bouncers Lane, Cheltenham | Grid Reference: SO 973232 |
| Commemorations (D- F) in Cemetery: 10 | UKNIWN Refs: In due course |
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Commemorations (D - F) in the Cemetery |
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Pte
Thomas DAVIS, 18th Battalion Machine Gun Corps, is commemorated on the
family grave. He was killed in action on 23rd August 1918 in
the Albert area of France and buried in the Bouzancourt Ridge Cemetery.
He is commemorated on the Cheltenham War Memorial and the Parish Boys School Cheltenham Roll of Honour. His parents, Charles and Elizabeth Davis, resided at 300 High Street, Cheltenham.
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Frank Maurice DRISCOLL, 10th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment and his
brother Pte John Patrick DRISCOLL, 2/4th Battalion Gloucestershire
Regiment are commemorated on their father's grave. Frank was killed in action,
aged 20, on 25th September 1915, the first day of the Battle of
Loos. He is buried in Cabaret Rouge British Cemetery,
France. John was killed in action, aged 33, on 27th August
1917 in the Langemarck area of Belgium. He has no known
grave and is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial.
They are both commemorated on the Cheltenham War Memorial, the St Paul's Church War Memorial and the St Gregory's Church Roll of Honour. Their parents, Dennis and Alice Driscoll, resided at 64 Marle Hill Road, Cheltenham. |
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Sergeant
Major Horace Maunder EDWARDS, 16th Battalion Warwickshire Regiment, is
commemorated on the family plot. He was killed in action on
20th April 1917 in the Vimy area of France during the Battle of
Arras. He is buried in the La Chaudiere Military Cemetery,
Vimy, France.
He is commemorated on the Cheltenham War Memorial, the Cheltenham Grammar School Roll of Honour, the Christ Church Roll of Honour, the Charlton Kings War Memorial and the Charlton Kings (St Mary's Church) War Memorial. His parents, Horace and Mary Ann Edwards, resided at "Dorincourt", St Georges Road, Cheltenham and his widow lived at "Heathfield", Hales Road, Cheltenham. |
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Raymond William EGGLETON, 1/4th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, is
commemorated on the family grave.
He was killed in action in the Ypres are of Belgium on 9th October 1917 and is buried in the Poelcappelle British Cemetery. He is commemorated on the Cheltenham War Memorial. His parents, William and Ellen Eggleton, resided at Marle Hill Gardens, Folly Lane, Cheltenham. |
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Pte
John Richard EVANS, 6th Battalion East Kent Regiment (The Buffs) is
commemorated on the grave of his father. He died of wounds
on 26th November 1917, aged 34, during the Battle of
Cambrai. He is buried in Rocquigny-Equancourt British
Cemetery.
He is commemorated on the St Stephen's Church Roll of Honour. His parents, John and Elizabeth Evans, resided at 46 Tivoli Street, Cheltenham He left a widow, Mrs Ethel Daisy Evans, who resided at 14 Southernhay, Clifton Wood, Bristol. |
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Marshall Breckon FEATHERSTONE, 2nd Special Company Royal Engineers, is commemorated on the
grave of his parents.
He was killed in action on 2nd September 1917 in the Ypres area of Belguim and is buried in Aeroplane Cemetery, Ypres. He is commemorated on the Cheltenham War Memorial and the Cheltenham College Roll of Honour. His parents, Arthur and Mabel Featherstone, resided at "Keyston", All Saints Road, Cheltenham. |
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The Forbes brothers are commemorated
on the family grave. Major Arthur FORBES, 128 Pioneers,
Indian Army, was killed in action in Mesopotamia on 17th April
1916. He has no known grave and is listed on the Basra
Memorial To The Missing. Captain Hunter FORBES, 51st Sikhs,
Indian Army, was killed in action in Mesopotamia on 6th April
1916. He has no known grave and is listed on the Basra
Memorial To The Missing.
The are both commemorated on the Cheltenham War Memorial and the Cheltenham College Roll of Honour. Their father, Colonel George Forbes-Robertson, resided at 13 Pitville Lawn, Cheltenham. |
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Captain Kenneth FORBES-ROBERTSON,
2nd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, is commemorated on his parents
grave. He was killed in action in the Ploegsteert Wood area
of Belgium on 8th November 1914. He has no known grave and
is listed on the Ploegsteert Memorial To The Missing.
He is commemorated on the Cheltenham War Memorial, the Cheltenham College Roll of Honour, the Holy Apostles Church Roll of Honour and on a commemorative plaque in Holy Apostles Church. His parents, Farquhar and Laura Forbes-Robertson, resided at 2 Keynsham Bank, Cheltenham. |
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List of those commemorated: 1. Pte Thomas Davis 2. Sgt Frank Maurice Driscoll 3. Pte John Patrick Driscoll 4. Sgt Maj Horace Maunder Edwards 5. Pte Raymond William Eggleton 6. Pte John Richard Evans. 7. 2Lt Marshall Breckon Featherstone 8. Major Arthur Forbes 9. Captain Hunter Forbes 10. Captain Kenneth Forbes-Robertson |
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Notes: 1. War Graves in Cheltenham Cemetery can be found here. 2. Cheltenham War Memorial can be viewed here. 3. Other commemorations in the cemetery can be viewed here. |
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