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World War One – Roll of Honour

William Henry Rickards 20th December 1916

Walsall Borough Police

Killed in Mametz Wood, making his way up to the front lines - aged 35

Levi Jefferies 23rd October 1916

Wolverhampton Borough Police

Died during an operation to remove a cyst, caused by an accident in the trenches, with his heart being damaged by gassing in the trenches in France - aged 43

Joseph Lane 23rd October 1916

Wolverhampton Borough Police

Killed in operations during the Somme offensive serving in a ‘Pioneer Battalion’ - aged 30

Henry (Harry) George Kidd 16th September 1916

Wolverhampton Borough Police

Wounded during the Somme offensive and succumbed to his wounds - aged 27

Thomas Jennings 15th September 1916

Coventry City Police

Killed in action - aged 30

Alva Fred Watson 3rd September 1916

Birmingham City Police

Killed in action - aged 22

Charles Edwin Gabbitas 26th August 1916

Coventry City Police

He was mortally wounded by shell fire at a base camp and died following evacuation to the UK - aged 22

Richard Tilley 18th July 1916

Birmingham City Police

Killed in action during the Somme offensive - aged 24

Sampson Jones 20th January 1916

Wolverhampton Borough Police

He was killed in action whilst serving with his battery about 12 miles south of Ypres - aged 41

Peter Crawley 27th September 1915

Birmingham City Police

Died of wounds - aged 27

Lawrence Kenny 9th August 1915

Birmingham City Police

Died of enteric fever in Egypt - aged 33

William Porter 27th May 1915

Birmingham City Police

Killed in action - aged 29

Peter Cunniffe 19th May 1915

Wolverhampton Borough Police

Killed in action at Neuve Chapelle sector - aged 28

John Lonnon 3rd May 1915

Walsall Borough Police

Killed in a battle at Popes Hill, Turkey, advancing on enemy positions - aged 28