World War 1

7 May 1918, age 19.
Able Seaman Bristol / Z/1911, S.S. Saxon., Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.
Son of Florence L. Poole, of Honeylands, North Weston, Portishead.
Commemorated at Plymouth Naval Memorial, Reference 29
SS Saxon was on a voyage from Odde, Denmark to Leith with a cargo of carbide. It was sunk by a torpedo from submarine U-105 on 7th May 1918, 83 miles ESE of Fair Isle. 22 lives were lost.

17 November 1914, age 26
Private 661, North Somerset Yeomanry
Son of Edward and Elizabeth Jane Adams, of Bitteswell, Rugby.
He lived at Beachcliff overlooking the Severn Estuary with his sister and brother-in-law.
Commemorated at the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Reference: Panel 5.
Died at the Ypres Salient which was formed by British, French, Canadian and Belgian units against a German advance during the 1914 race to the sea. Ypres and the corner around Veurne were saved from occupation, but this also led to the beginning of trench warfare as both sides dug in.

13 June 1918, age 35.
Able Seaman, Service No. RFR/PO/B/5393, H.M.S. Patia
Son of James and Mary Ann Atwell.
Husband of Annie Atwell of Dartington, South Road, Portishead.
Commemorated at Plymouth Naval Memorial, Reference: 29.
HMS Patia was an armed merchant cruiser. It was torpedoed by a German Submarine UC-49 and sank in the Bristol Channel 25 miles west of Hartland Point. 16 members of the crew died.

11 March 1915, age 19.
Private PO/17189, H.M.S. Bayano, Royal Marine Light Infantry.
Son of William John and Emily Maria Bailey, of Clapton, Portishead.
Commemorated at Portsmouth Naval Memorial. Reference: 9
HMS Bayano, built in 1913, was originally a banana boat for the Elders & Fyffes line. At the outbreak of World War 1, it was drafted into the Royal Navy on 21 November 1914 as an armed merchant auxiliary cruiser. On 11 March 1915, it was torpedoed by submarine SM U-27 and sank within minutes killing around 200 of its crew. Twenty-six survivors were pulled from the water.

11 April 1918, age 29.
Corporal 6145, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery.
Son of William John and Emily Maria Bailey, of Clapton, Portishead.
Buried at St. Pierre Cemetery, Amiens, France. Reference: X. A. 1

3 December 1914, age 38
Ship's Cook 353207 HMS Bellona
Son of Frances and William and husband of Alice Maud (born Powell) of Portishead.
Buried at Osmondwall Cemetery, South Walls, Island of Hoy, Orkney. Reference B 22.
HMS Bellona was a Boadicea-class scout cruiser assigned to the 1st Battle Squadron of the Grand Fleet

in Scapa Flow at the start of World War 1.
He contracted enteric fever and died in Orkney.

6 August 1915, age 23.
Private 45, 2nd Field Ambulance, Australian Army Medical Corps.
Son of James Thomas and Annie M. H. Bendrey, of "Glenlow," Down Rd., Portishead.
Native of Hanley, Staffs, England.
Buried at Beach Cemetery, Anzac, Turkey. Reference: II. E. 5.

He lived with his mother and six siblings at Oxford

Terrace in North Westonand had worked as a labourer on Portishead Docks.

He died at Ypres. Cabin Hill Cemetery.

6 April 1916, age 26.
21442, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry.
Son of Thomas and Rosina Bound formerly of Bristol Road, Portishead.
When he was a child, he lived in the Children's Home on West Hill. He had worked as a farm labourer and gardener.
Commemorated at Basra Memorial, Iraq 12977837 Reference: Panel 26 and 63. This memorial has been moved to a desert site.
He died at Basra,Iraq.

2 June 1915, age 21.
Private 642, North Somerset Yeomanry.
Son of Mr. W. P. and Mrs. C. H. Bridgman, of West View, West Hill, Portishead.
He lived at Grange Farm in the High Street.
Commemorated at the Menin Gate Memorial at Ypres, Belgium Reference:Panel 5.

His body was not recovered.

28 September 1918, age 20.
Private 8571 Served in the Somerset Light Infantry and then the Machine Gun Corps.
Son of Samuel John and Jane Eliza Brown of Clevedon Road, North Weston.
Buried at Oxford Road Cemetery, Belgium. Reference IV.F.6.

1 July 1916, age 19.
Private 26561, 103rd Coy., Machine Gun Corps (Infantry).
Only son of James Thomas and Sarah Ann Bryant, of The Cottage, High St., Portishead near to the White Cot Dairy.
Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial, France. Reference: Pier and Face 5C and 12C.
He had joined the Somerset Light Infantry but later became a machine gunner. He lost his life on the first day of the Battle of the Somme.

8 July 1916, age 29.
Captain 2nd Battalion., Northamptonshire Regiment.
He had lived at Orwell Lodge, Portishead.
Entered the army from the Bristol University OTC.
He was killed at the Battle of the Somme and was awarded the Military Cross posthumously. He was wounded by a shell explosion, initially surviving but dying soon after. His body was not recovered from the battlefield.
He had previously served as a missionary in China. His father was the minister at the Congregational Church in Battery Road where a brass plaque recorded Harry Carritt's act of bravery.
Commemorated at the Thiepval Memorial, France. Reference: Pier and Face 11A and 11D

July 1916, age 21.
Private 2/6th Gloucestershire. Regiment.
His mother, Emma Gooding Chapman, lived at Oldfield Cottage on West Hill.
Buried in Laventie Military Cemetery, La Gorgue, France. Reference: II.C.11

10 September 1918, age 30.
Private 25962, 12th (West Somerset Yeomanry) Bn., Somerset Light Infantry.
Son of W. C. Churchill, of 3, Oakfield Place, Clapton Rd., Portishead.
He was a married man and lived with his family in Honeylands, North Weston.
Buried at Ste. Emilie Valley Cemetery Villers-Faucon on the Somme, France. Reference I.A.2

11 January 1916, age 29.

Lieutenant WO 339/18240 in command of 92nd Trench Mortar Battery, Royal Field Artillery.
Son of Fincastle George B. and Kate Blanche D'Almaine Clarke, of Cliff Cottage, Portishead.
Buried at Becourt Military Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt, France. Reference: I.D.17

13 July 1915, age 18.
Able Seaman Bristol Z/325, Nelson Battalion. R.N. Div., Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.
Eldest son of Annie and Arthur Coombs of North Weston. He lived at Grange Cottage, High Street.
He had volunteered for service in the Royal Naval Division after attending a recruitment meeting in Portishead.
Commemorated at the Helles Memorial, Turkey. Reference: Panel 8 to 16.
Also commemorated at Portishead (St Peter) Churchyard. Memorial Reference NBGNE142.
He was killed in action east of Achi Baba Nullah, Gallipoli. He has no known grave.

25 August 1916, age 21.
Private 20604, 1st Bn., Somerset Light Infantry.
Son of Walter John and Ada Alice Crees, of Clevedon Rd., North Weston.
He had joined the Prince Albert's Division of the Somerset Light Infantry.
Commemorated at the Menin Gate at Ypres, Belgium. Reference: Panel 21.

1 June 1915, age 27.
Sergeant 1865, A Coy. 1st/6th Bn., Northumberland Fusiliers.
Son of Lieut. John Crocker, R.N. and Mrs. Crocker, of Claremont, Portishead.
Husband of Janet Crocker, of 46 Ailsa St. East, Girvan, Ayrshire.
Buried at Ipswich Old Cemetery, Suffolk. Reference: K. 14. 12A

23 March 1919, age 40.
Private 203008, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry.
Next of kin: Mrs M Davies, 4 George Street, Weston Road, Portishead
Buried at Portishead Cemetery. Reference: N. 145

23 August 1917, age 21.
Private 266638, 2nd/6th Bn., Gloucestershire Regiment.
He lived with his family at Middlebridge, Bristol Road; His mother lived until she was 99.
Buried at New Irish Farm Cemetery, Belgium. Reference: Spree Farm Mem. 12.
Also commemorated at Portishead (St Peter) Churchyard. Memorial reference: NBGNE194

16 February 1917, age 30.
Cpl 74th Batt. Canadian Contingent.
Son of William Henry and Caroline Edwards of Slade Road, Portishead.
Husband of Kate Edwards of May Villa, 19 Sandford Road, Weston-super-Mare.
Buried at Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, Canada Reference: Plot: Sec. 17.4083.
It is possible he was discharged from the army and moved to Canada where he died of a weak heart.

7 November 1918, age 32
Lieutenant, 1st Bn. Devonshire Regiment.
Fifth son of charles E J Esdaile and Marion M Esdaile of Cothelstone, Taunton.
Buried at Pont-Sur-Sambre Communal Cemetery, France. Reference B.1.
One of eleven children, he attended Spencer's School, Portishead and Rugby.
Enlisted in the Public Schools Bn. 1914. Also served in Italy.

1 December 1917, age 24.
Private 46257, 24th (Pembroke and Glamorgan Yeomanry) Battalion., Welsh Regiment.
Son of William and Mary Jane Frankham. Husband of Irene Maud Jones (formerly Frankham), of 1, Baily Glass, Twynyrodyn, Merthyr Tydvil. Native of Portishead.
Buried at Jerusalem War Cemetery, situated just north of the Mount of Olives. Reference E.85
Killed in action in Palestine.

28 March 1915, age 49.
Captain Cdg. Railway Detachment, Nigeria Regiment, W.A.F.F.
Husband of Florence Helena Goulden, of Crossgate, Bishop's Teignton, Devon, previously of St Denis (now no.26) Channel View Crescent, Portishead (see entry Gill in WW2).
Buried at Baltimore (Tullagh) Graveyard, County Cork, Ireland. Reference: North of ruins.
Also commemorated at Portishead (St Peter) Churchyard. Reference NBGNE058
He was in charge of about 800 German prisoners of war on board the SS Orabasi. On his return to Lagos on board SS Falaba, the ship was sunk by a German submarine off the coast of Baltimore, County Cork, Ireland. Captain Goulden was one of 104 people who died that day.

Goulden, Wilfred Charles
12 February 1918, age 20.
Second Lieutenant 2nd Bn., Middlesex Regiment.
Eldest son of Mrs. Florence Helena Goulden, of Taswell Lodge, Woodhill Road, Portishead and the late Captain F. C. Goulden.
Educated at Christ's Hospital. Born at Aldershot. A clerk by trade. Described as having a good physical development and 5 feet 8 inches tall.
Buried at Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium. Reference: XX.A.9
Also commemorated at Portishead (St Peter) Churchyard. Reference NBGNE058
Killed in action at Passchendaele.
[There is some uncertainty about the addresses of the Gouldens. It seems most likely that the family home was St Denis (now no.26) Channel View Crescent (see entry Gill in WW2) until some time between 1914 and 1918, when Florence and her children moved to Taswell Lodge (with short stays at Avon Dale and Bishop's Teignton during the war years?). From the dates it seems unlikely that her husband Capt Frederick ever lived at Taswell Lodge

26 October 1917, age 20.
Private 290840, 9th Devons.
Son of George Green Griffin and Rosena Constance Griffin of South View, Portishead.
Commemorated at West Vlanderen Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium. Reference: Panel 38 to 40.
Died at Zonnebeke.

26 April 1917, age 22.
Captain 9th Bn., Gloucestershire Regiment.
Son of Edward S. and Louisa R. Griffiths, of 16, Somerset Square, Redcliff, Bristol.
B.Sc. Bristol University.
Buried at Karasouli Military Cemetery, Greece. Reference: A109
Also commemorated at Portishead (St Peter) Churchyard. Memorial reference: NBGNE123

12 March 1916.
Private, 21843, 4th Bn., Somerset Light Infantry.
Buried at Portishead Cemetery. Reference: N. 149

9 February 1917, age 20.
Lance Corporal R/18241, 11th Bn., King's Royal Rifle Corps.
He was one of twins and probably worked as a carpenter at the family firm of undertakers in the High Street.
Buried at AIF Burial Ground, Flers, France. Reference V.B.23
Also commemorated at Portishead (St Peter) Churchyard. Memorial reference: NBGNE107

February 1918, age 22.

Lance Bombardier 620121 D Bty. 223rd Bde. Royal Field Artillery Att. R.N.D.
One of five brothers who joined up. His father was a local cab proprietor.
Buried at Fins new British Cemetery, Sorel-le-Grand, France. Reference: IV.B.5
Died from shell fire.

4 October 1917, age 18.
Private 201649, 1st Bn., Somerset Light Infantry.
Son of John and Charlotte Hill, of 9, Albert Rd., Portishead.
Commemorated at Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium. Reference: Panel 41 to 42 and 163A
Killed in action.

27 June 1918, age 15.
Deck Boy Hospital Ship Llandovery Castle.
Son of Alice Helena Hobbs (born Stokes) of High Street, Portishead and the late George Hobbs. Born at Cromhall, Glos.
Commemorated at Tower Hill Memorial, London.
The hospital ship was torpedoed by a German submarine U-86, 116 miles west of Fastnet. The Germans tried to kill all the survivors to eliminate witnesses to their mistake.

June 1915.
1st Class Petty Officer H.M.S. Rainbow (the largest ship owned by Canada)
Son of Joseph and Mary Holmes; Husband of Adelaide living in Halifax, Canada
His name was probably Edward. He was invalided out of the Navy in May 1915 and died the following month.

March 1915
H.M. Submarine A11.
Probably the older brother of Edwin (or Edward) above. His family lived in Victoria Square and his father was an insurance clerk.

3 May 1917, age 23.
Private 22497, Somerset Light Infantry.
Husband of Violet Elsie Howell (born Dunn)
At age of 18, he was lodging in Ashton Gate with the family of his future wife and traveling to work as a labourer in a motor spirit works in Portishead.
Buried at Roeux British Cemetery, France. Reference: B.33
Killed in action in France.

19 July 1916, age 26.
Lance Corporal, 2586, 1st/4th Bn., Gloucestershire Regiment.
Son of John Bennett Jackson, of Portishead, who was a training instructor on board TS Formidable.
He lived with the Searle family and worked as a shipping clerk in Bristol Docks.
He was one of the first local men to join up at the outbreak of war.
Buried at Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Reference: V.A.33

15 July 1919, age 40.
Second Lieutenant, Royal Engineers.
Lived at Glenholme, 6 Royal Terrace, Portishead. His father, George B James was rector of St. Philips, Bristol. Husband of Katherine Wadsworth.
Commemorated at Karachi 1914-1918 War Memorial.
Died at Muree, India (now Pakistan). from cardiac failure due to an accidental overdose of Chloral.

10 April 1917, age 20.
Private 21714, C Coy. 1st Bn., Somerset Light Infantry.
Son of George Frederick and Mary Ann Jones, of 1, Alma Villas, Roath Rd., Portishead.
Commemorated at Arras Memorial, France. Reference: Bay 4.
Also commemorated at Portishead (St Peter) Churchyard. Memorial reference: NBGNE303
Killed in action.

28 October 1915, age 40.
Petty Officer 2nd Class 158844, (RFRIDEFLB/1853). H.M.S. "Challenger.", Royal Navy.
Son of Samuel and Annie Lang, of Portishead.
Husband of Elizabeth Lang, of Epney Villa, South Rd., Portishead.
Commemorated at Plymouth Naval Memorial. Reference: 5.
Also commemorated at Portishead (St Peter) Churchyard. Memorial reference: NBGNE110
Died of cardiac failure.

October 1918
Able Seaman H.M.S. Caesar.
Died in Malta. HMS Caesar was a pre-Dreadnought 1st class battleship. It was built in 1896, survived the war and was decommissioned and sold for scrap in 1921.

6 December 1918.
Sergeant 465280, 5th Anti-Aircraft Coy., Royal Engineers.
Husband of Florence M. Leighton, of "Glenlyn," South Rd., Portishead.
Buried at South Shields (Harton) Cemetery, Durham. Reference: B. 1009

28 October 1918, age 22.
Private 19668, 6th Bn., Somerset Light Infantry.
Son of Mrs. E. Marsh, of Weston Rd., Portishead and brother of Henry below.
Buried at Taintignies Communal Cemetery, Belgium. Reference: D.3
Died during the advance to victory in Belgium.

16 July 1917.
Stoker 1st Class K/15052, H.M.S. Gloucester, Royal Navy.
Son of Mrs. E Marsh of Weston Rd. Portishead and brother of Frederick above
Buried at Bari War Cemetery, Puglia, Italy. Reference: 15.G.4
Died at sea near Italy. The Royal Navy Roll of Honour gives the reason as illness.
HMS Gloucester played a minor role in the Battle of Jutland and later served mostly in the Adriatic. It survived the war and was sold for scrap to Thos. W. Ward of Portishead on 9 May 1921.

23 July 1916, age 22.
Private 265379, C Coy. 1st/6th Bn., Gloucestershire Regiment.
Son of Joseph Davis Martin and Emmy Jane Martin, of Rockleigh, Newlands, Portishead.
Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial, France. Reference: Pier and Face 5 A and 5 B

14 March 1917, age 40.
Petty Officer 1st Class 168630, HMS Vivid, Royal Navy.
Son of Mr & Mrs J A McGill, husband of Sarah Ann McGill (born Bush) of Avonleigh Road, Bedinster, Bristol.
Buried at Bristol (Arnos Vale) Cemetery. Reference GGG.1.33
He was a Physical Training Instructor and the National Nautical School, Portishead. He served in the Boxer Rebellion (China, 1900). Awarded the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.

22 November 1918, age 26
Private 235765, 1st/1st Royal Gloucestershire Hussars
Only son of Edward and Mary Miller of 3 Manor Cottages, Winsley, Bradford-on-Avon. Wilts.
He was born in Portishead in 1892.
Buried at Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. Reference C.265.

31 May 1916, age 28.
Ship's Cook 347298, H.M.S. "Queen Mary.", Royal Navy.
His Family lived in Roath Road, Portishead.
Husband of A. E. Mitchell, of 37, Westover Rd., Portsmouth.
Commemorated at Portsmouth Naval Memorial. Reference 21.
The battlecruiser HMS Queen Mary was sunk by gunfire at the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916. 1266 of the ship's company died with only 9 survivors.

13 December 1917, age 20.
Private 265515, 2nd/5th Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment.
Grandson of Henry and Elizabeth Mitchell of Slade Road.
Buried at Fins New British Cemetery, Sorel-le-Grand, France. Reference: III.B,11
Killed in action at the Somme, France.

30 November 1917, age 32.
Ship's Cook S.S. Kalibia (Glasgow), Mercantile Marine.
Son of the late Harry and Jane North. Born at Corsham, Wilts.
Husband of Prudence Fanny North (born Richards), of 2, Roath Rd., Portishead.
Commemorated at Tower Hill Memorial, London.
SS Kalibia was a defensively-armed British Merchant Ship. On the 30th November 1917 when 29 miles SW from the Lizard, Cornwall she was torpedoed without warning and sunk by submarine UB-80. 25 lives were lost. The vessel was on route from Norfolk, Va. to Bordeaux with a cargo of steel billets.

December 1916.
Gunner, Sergeant Royal Garrison Artillery.
Buried at Tincourt New British Cemetery, France. Reference: VII.H.17
Died from wounds received in action.

25 February 1919, age 24.
Private 38828, 1st/5th Bn., Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry.
Son of William and Ellen Orchard, of Portishead.
Buried at Etaples Military Cemetery, France. Reference: LXXII. D. 8

18 August 1916, age 32.
Private 10937, 6th Bn., Somerset Light Infantry.
Son of John and Rosina Jane Osment.
Husband of Bessie Osment, of 8, Weston Rd., Portishead. They had three children.
He had worked as a mason's labourer.
Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial, France. Reference: Pier and Face 2A
He died during the Battle of the Somme; his body was not recovered

11 August 1918, age 18.
Private 44104, 2nd/4th Bn., Royal Berkshire Regiment.
Son of Samuel Francis and Annie Parker, of 19, Victoria Square, Portishead.
Buried at Merville Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Reference: III.C.53

15 September 1917, age 27.
Gunner 825410, A Bty. 240th Bde., Royal Field Artillery.
Twin son of widowed father Herbert Colston Parry, of Norfolk House, Slade Road.
He had been an insurance clerk.
Buried at Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery, Belgium. Reference: V.G.2

19 September 1916, age 26.
Gunner 119158, V 40th T.M. Bty., Royal Field Artillery
Twin son of the late Herbert Colston Parry, of Portishead.
Buried at Portishead Cemetery. North Weston. Reference: G. 115
He died in a London hospital in of enteritis which he had contracted in France.

14 October 1915. age 34.
Sapper 71958, 11th Signal Coy., Royal Engineers.
Son of the late Lewis and Mary Ann Picton, of Portishead, who had run the Post Office in the High Street for many years.
Husband of Ethel Picton, of 17 Burlington Rd., Redland, Bristol.
Commemorated at Helles Memorial, Turkey. Reference Panel 24 to 26 or 325 to 328.
Killed in action at Gallipoli.

16 August 1915, age 27.
Private Royal Irish Fusiliers.
Son of Mrs Emily Pitman of 37 Alfred Street, Weston-super-Mare and worked as a baker for the local Co-op.
Commemorated at Helles Monument, Turkey. Reference: Panel 56.
Killed in action at Gallipoli. His death was witnessed by a fellow Portishead man, Private W G Holder. He was shot in the head and died of his wounds while fighting in the Dardanelles.

8th May 1917, age 30.
2nd Lieut. 14th Royal Warwick Regt.
Son of Charles Wellesley Pocock and Mary Elizabeth Pocock, of 21, Dundonald Rd., Redland. Bristol. Brother of Frank Pearce Pocock below. He had returned from North Borneo to serve his country. His father was a bank manager in the High Street.
Buried at Orchard Dump Cemetery, Arleux-En-Gohelle, France. Reference: IX.A.45
Killed in action in trenches, near Arleux, north of Arras, France.

29 September 1918, age 27.
Surgeon Lieutenant, Drake Bn. R.N. Div., Royal Navy.
Son of Charles Wellesley Pocock and Mary Elizabeth Pocock, of 21, Dundonald Rd., Redland. Bristol. Brother of Charles Arthur Pearce Pocock above. Lived in Beach Road,
Buried at Louverval Military Cemetery, Doignies, France. Reference: A.35
Medical Officer on H.M.S. Iris II during raid on Zeebrugge. On 23 April 1918. The Zeebrugge raid was an attempt by the Royal Navy to block the Belgian port of Bruges-Zeebrugge. The British intended to sink obsolete ships in the canal entrance to prevent German submarines and other vessels from leaving port. It was only partially successful. He was awarded the MC for tending the wounded under fire in most adverse conditions. Wikipedia has an extensive article and mentions the Iris II.

20 October 1917, age 20
Driver, Private 13747, 105th Coy., Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Son of John and Mary Quick of Portishead.
His family lived in a 5 roomed house in Wetlands Lane.
He attended Sunday School as a child and had only missed attending once!
Buried at Solferino Farm Cemetery, Belgium. Reference: I. A. 41

1 October 1918, age 26.
Second Lieutenant 4th Bn., East Yorkshire Regiment.
Husband of Nellie Rendle (born Curtis), of 2, Rock House, Victoria Square, Portishead. They were married in March 1918.
He previously lived at St Hilda's, Roath Road and had been a member of the clerical staff at Portishead Docks.
He had joined the Glo'sters shortly after the outbreak of war and was twice wounded in action.
He was awarded a commission and returned to France earlier in 1918.
Commemorated at Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium. Reference: Panel 47 to 48 and 163A
His body was not recovered.

1 August 1917, age 31
He had enlisted in Canada and then joined the Royal West Surrey Regiment.
His family lived at The Denny, off Down Road. Younger brother of Norman below.
Killed in action in France.

24 July 1916, age 40.
Second Lieutenant 109741 12th Bn., Gloucestershire Regiment.
He lived with his parents at The Denny, off Down Road. Brother of John above.
Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial. Reference: Pier and Face 5A and 5B.
(National Archives WO 339/41742)
Killed in action at the Battle of the Somme.

22 August 1916, age 33.
Private 201964, 4th Gloucestershire Regiment
Son of Arthur W. and Elizabeth Robbins of 5 Victoria Square, Portishead.
He was the youngest of 3 siblings and in the 1911 census was working as a dock labourer.
He was born and enlisted in Portishead..
Buried at Lonsdale Cemetery, Authuille, France. Reference: V. X. 2
Died during the attack on the Leipzig Redoubt.

27 December 1917, age 37.
Private 25965, 12th (West Somerset Yeomanry) Bn., Somerset Light Infantry.
Son of William and Hannah Ann Robinson.
Husband of Edith E. Robinson, of 5, Royal Terrace, Portishead. They had a son Wilfred.
Buried at Jerusalem War Cemetery. Reference D.98
Killed in action in Jerusalem.

31 July 1917, age 31.
Private 25856, 8th Bn., Somerset Light Infantry.
He married Ellen Hardwick just after the outbreak of the war.
He worked as a groom before enlisting.
Commemorated at Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium. Reference: Panel 21.

4 November 1917, age 29.
Chief Petty Officer F/813, H.M.S. President II, Royal Naval Air Service., Medaille Militaire.
Son of William and Mary Nellie Rumming, of "Capenor," Portishead.
Wounded while attacking Turkish trenches in an armoured car on Gallipoli.
Buried at Calne (Curzon Street) Cemetery, Wiltshire. Reference: A. 3

1 July 1917, aged 25.
Lance Corporal 240510, 1st/5th Bn., Lincolnshire Regiment.
Son of Jonah and Rose Sage, of Hollywood Lodge, Down Rd., Portishead.
Commemorated at Arras Memorial, France. Reference: Bay 3 and 4

6 March 1919, age 46.
Private 32904, 19th Bn., Hampshire Regiment
Husband of Edith Constance Savory, of High St., Portishead.
Buried at Portishead Cemetery, Reference: G. 59

13 August 1915, age 47.
Assistant Steward S.S. Royal Edward (Toronto), Mercantile Marine
Son of the late Charles Francis and Jane Shillinglaw. Born at Birkenhead.
Husband of Jemima Shillinglaw (born Wilson), of Albert Villa, Nore Rd., Portishead.
Commemorated at Tower Hill Memorial, London.
After sailing from Avonmouth, HMS Royal Edward was torpedoed by a German Submarine in the Mediterranean Sea and sank in six minutes. More than 800 lives were lost.
The ship was carrying troops from England to take part in the ill-fated Gallipoli campaign.

August 1916, age 19.
Private 9th Welsh Regiment.
He had worked as a farm labourer on Mr. Brock's farm in North Weston.
Buried at Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery, Belgium. Reference: X.18
Died in Flanders

1 November 1914, age 17.
Ist Class Boy (service no. J/23804) HMS Monmouth
Son of Joseph and Elizabeth Warry Smith of 6 Clevedon Road, Portishead.
He had attended St. Peter's School. Described as a handsome boy with blonde hair.
Commemorated at Plymouth Naval Memorial. Reference: 2
HMS Monmouth was sunk at the Battle of Coronel. There were no survivors from the ship's company of 735; seas were too rough to attempt a rescue.
He was one of the crew of West Country men on H.M.S. Monmouth which, with H.M.S. Good Hope was sunk in the Pacific ocean by a German submarine.

1 September 1918, age 20.
Private 30769, 6th Bn. Dorsetshire Regiment.
Son of Frederick and Mary Smith of Roundstone St., Trowbridge, Wilts.
Commemorated at Vis-En-Artois Memorial, France. Reference: Panel 7.
Also commemorated at Portishead (St Peter) Churchyard. Memorial reference: NBGNE151.

30 December 1917, age 39.
Lance Corporal 764670, D Coy. 1st/28th Bn., London Regiment (Artists' Rifles).
Husband of Ivy Winifred Stapleton, of The Cottage, Clapton, Portishead.
Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial, France. Reference: Pier and Face 12 C

9 August 1917, age 39.
Major A Bty. 1st (South Midland) Bde., Royal Field Artillery.
Son of William Ansell Todd (a Sheriff of Bristol) and Alice Todd of Portishead House.
Husband of Margaret Mary Todd, of Russell House, Portishead and father of three children.
After his death, his wife moved the family to 21, Downleaze, Stoke Bishop, Bristol.
Merchant of City of Bristol. Member of Society of Merchant Venturers and C.E.M.S.
Buried at Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery, Ypres. Reference: Plot VIII.D.11. (11408727)
He had been a career soldier until his retirement in 1912 but he rejoined his regiment on the outbreak of war. He was twice mentioned in dispatches and received the D.S.O. for conspicuous gallantry. He died shortly after his return to Ypres from a period of convalescence at home following an attack of trench fever.

10 December 1916.
Private 4789, 2nd/6th Bn., Gloucestershire Regiment.
Son of Mrs. Emily Vowles; he was born in Portishead.
Buried at Aveluy Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Reference: K.22

9 August 1915.
Corporal 20762, 2nd Bn., York and Lancaster Regiment.
Son of John and Elizabeth Wakefield of Adelaide Terrace.
Commemorated at Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Reference Panel 36 and 55.
HE was killed in action in Flanders.

4 September 1914, age 19.
Private 16352, 2nd Bn., Grenadier Guards.
Son of Charles and Beatrice White, of Portishead.
Buried at Guards Grave, Villers Cotterets Forest, l'Aisne, Picardie, France. Reference: I.34
He had worked as a waiter at the Grand Hotel in Bristol before joining the Grenadier Guards. He died, aged 19, exactly one month after Britain's entry into the war, in an attack as the men emerged from a wood near Vivieres, France.

22 October 1917, age 38.
Private 201966, 14th Bn., Gloucestershire Regiment.
Son of Henry and Annie Williams, of Fuchsia Cottage, West Hill, Portishead.
Commemorated at Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium. Reference: Panel 72 to 75.
Also commemorated at Portishead (St Peter) Churchyard. Memorial reference: NBGNE150

25 April 1917, age 21.
Sergeant 200570, 1st/4th Bn., Gloucestershire Regiment.
Son of Herbert and Annie Williams, of "Lyndhurst," Gardner Rd., Portishead.
Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial, France. Reference: Pier and Face 5 A and 5 B

November 1918.
Private 42527, 9th Bn. Yorks Regt.
He died four days after the end of the First World War. He was the son of Alfred and Elizabeth and assisted in his father's butchery business in the High Street. He left £100 to his father, who by that time was widowed.
Buried at Busigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Reference: VIII.C.2