The Parish
St Matthias Church
Malvern Link Parish
St Matthias Church
The Parish |
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Malvern Link, or The Link was originally part of the ancient parish of Leigh. It was a small settlement until its growth at the beginning of the 19th Century. A small church was built in 1844 on land given by Lord Somers of Madresfield Court and was consecrated two years later. However a second, larger and better built church was laid down in 1880 and opened the following year. | ||
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St Matthias Church |
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The parish contained many businesses at the time of the First World War, including the Morgan Motor Works, which still produces cars today.
Malvern Link with Cowleigh Benefice Homepage
The memorial
The names of the war dead are carved on a fine oak screen, at the west end of the church. It was erected in 1946 to mark the centenary of the consecration of the church, and this probably accounts for the number of errors in the names of the men commemorated.
Acknowledgments (*)
| Name | Brief Service Details |
|---|---|
| Sidney BENTLEY | 200163 L/Cpl 1st Worcestershire Regiment |
| Percy BISHOP | 40192 Sgt 8th North Staffordshire Regiment KIA France or Flanders 30/5/18 |
| Allan BOWLES | Captain 1st Royal Berkshire Regiment KIA France or Flanders 10/4/18 |
| George BRODIE | 2/Lt 8th Seaforth Highlanders DOW France or Flanders 2/8/17 |
| James Anthony BURSTON | 38649 Sgt 2/4th Royal Berkshire Regiment KIA France or Flanders 3/4/18 |
| Walter Edward BURSTON | 2355 Gnr B/306 Brigade Royal Field Artillery DOW France or Flanders 3/4/18 |
| Herbert CHANT | 27718 Pte 11th Border Regiment KIA France or Flanders 12/1/17 |
| Leonard John CHANT | 19352 Cpl 3rd Worcestershire Regiment KIA France 10/7/16 |
| Charles Henry CHIDGEY | 11118 Pte 7th Gloucestershire Regiment Died Mesopotamia 20/6/16 |
| Herbert Harvey CLARKE | 46775 Pte 2nd Worcestershire Regiment KIA France or Flanders 29/9/18 |
| Frederick COLE | 42272 Pte 10th South Wales Borderers DOW France or Flanders 14/10/18 |
| Dudley Farr COX | 546704 Spr 2/1st London Division Field Coy, Royal Engineers KIA France 11/7/16 |
| Wilfred John CREWS | 59795 Spr Postal Section, Royal Engineers Died Home 11/1/15 |
| Sam DAVIES |
UNKNOWN. If
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| Geoffrey Reynolds DAY | Lt 5th Bedfordshire Regiment attached 1/8th Royal Warwickshire Regiment KIA France or Flanders 27/8/16 |
| Eric Ian Kirkup DENT | 722726 Pte 1/24th London Regiment DOW France or Flanders 8/6/17 |
| Donald Litt DOWNES | 2/Lt 4th Worcestershire Regiment DOW France 5/10/18 |
| George DUTSON | 9232 Pte 1st Northumberland Fusiliers Died France or Flanders 26/10/14 |
| Archie GARBUTT | 3512 Dvr 48th Divisional Ammunition Column, Royal Field Artillery DOW France 1/9/16 |
| Gorden GOODYEAR | 203793 Pte 1/7th Worcestershire Regiment KIA France 25/4/17 |
| George Ernest GRIFFITHS | 12490 Pte 2nd Worcestershire Regiment KIA France or Flanders 21/5/17 |
| Arthur GRUBB | 12834 Pte 3rd Worcestershire Regiment KIA France or Flanders 21/9/14 |
| Horace HALES |
43695 Pte 2nd
Lincolnshire Regiment Died ?
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| George HAUGHTON | 830090 Bdr 241 Brigade, Royal Field Artillery KIA Flanders 18/8/17 |
| Frank HEMMING | 13283 Pte 9th Notts & Derby Regiment KIA Gallipoli 9/8/15 |
| Thomas HICKINBOTHAM |
UNKNOWN. If
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| Albert HILL |
UNKNOWN. If
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| George HILL | 242296 L/Cpl 1/8th Worcestershire Regiment DOW France 5/4/17 |
| Harry Richard HILL | 9969 Cpl 1st Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 25/9/15 |
| Thomas Bernard HILL | 10419 Pte 1st Loyal North Lancashire Regiment KIA France or Flanders 14/9/14 |
| Arthur JEYNES | 30884 Pte 2nd Worcestershire Regiment KIA France or Flanders 25/9/17 |
| Thomas Reginald JONES | 37848 Pte 4th Worcestershire Regiment KIA France 3/12/17 |
| John Wilfred KEMP | 30084 Pte 2nd Worcestershire Regiment KIA France or Flanders 24/9/17 |
| Gerald LAMBERT | 27271 Pte 9th Worcestershire Regiment KIA Mesopotamia 18/7/16 |
| Hubert Charles LAYTON | 1921 Pte Army Cyclist Corps Died Home 8/12/18 |
| Herbert Edward LEWIS | 27897 Pte 3rd Worcestershire Regiment KIA France or Flanders 16/6/17 |
| Harold MADGE |
UNKNOWN. If
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| Harold Charles MAILE | 212299 Gnr Royal Field Artillery KIA France ot Flanders 28/3/18 |
| William MARCHANT | 1925 Pte Royal Army Medical Corps Died Mesopotamia 22/9/16 |
| Rudolf MICHELL | 19331 Cpl 1/1 Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery DiedHome 21/4/18 |
| William MOSELEY | 1917 Pte 1/8th Worcestershire Regiment KIA France or Flanders 9/12/15 |
| Oscar NEEDHAM | 26/877 Pte New Zealand Rifle Brigade, NZEF Died Home 19/2/19 |
| William PAGE | 2895 Pte 1/8th Worcestershire Regiment KIA France 14/12/16 |
| Cyril Harley PANTER | 45953 Pte 8th Royal Berkshire Regiment Killed France or Flanders 5/9/18 |
| John PLUMMER | 5919 Pte 4th Worcestershire Regiment KIA Gallipoli 6/8/15 |
| Herbert PRATT | Bo'sun HM Submarine K-13, RN Died Sea 29/1/17 |
| Felix PREECE | 101091 Pte 8th Royal Fusiliers DOW France or Flanders 23/8/16 |
| James PRESSDEE | 21083 Sgt 231 Infantry Coy, Machine Gun Corps KIA Palestine 24/11/17 |
| Richard ROAN | 15481 Pte 13th Worcestershire Regiment Died Home 4/2/15 |
| Cyril Frank ROPER | 36253 Pte 2nd Worcestershire Regiment DOW France or Flanders |
| George RUMSEY | Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry |
| Norman Caswell SAYER | 115215 Pte 27th Canadian Infantry Bn KIA France 10/4/17 |
| Walter SCOTT | 202651 Sgt 10th Royal Warwicks DOW France or Flanders 6/4/18 |
| Reginald Albert SEFTON | 283315 Bdr Royal Garrison Artillery DOW France or Flanders 24/8/18 |
| Gilbert John Leigh SLATER | Lieutenant & Adjutant 1/8th Worcestershire Regiment KIA France 30/4/16 |
| Frederick Albert SMITH | 59142 Pte 1st (Garrison Bn) Devonshire Regiment Died at Sea 15/4/17 |
| John Joseph SMITH | BZ/3364 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division, RNVR Killed France or Flanders 24/4/17 |
| Leonard Charles SPARREY | 241548 Pte 1st Worcestershire Regiment KIA France or Flanders 6/6/18 |
| Rowland Henry SUMMERS | 831788 Dvr 241 Brigade, Royal Field Artillery Died Italy 12/10/18 |
| John THOMAS | 3313 Pte 1/8th Worcestershire Regiment DOW Flanders 8/9/15 |
| Walter UNDERHILL | 241797 Pte 14th Worcestershire Regiment DOW France or Flanders 20/4/18 |
| Walter (Joseph Arthur) UNDERWOOD | BZ/11965 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Died Home 13/10/18 |
| Edgar William VENNER | 2/Lieutenant 16th Manchester Regiment KIA France or Flanders 9/7/16 |
| Frederick William WAREHAM | Lieutenant 1/8th Royal Warwickshire Regiment KIA France 1/7/16 |
| Laurence John WAREHAM | 2/Lieutenant 1/7th Worcestershire Regiment KIA France or Flanders 21/7/16 |
| Albert Henry WILLER | 31276 1st Worcestershire Regiment Pte DOW France or Flanders 1/6/18 |
| Harry WOOD | 202956 Pte 4th Worcestershire Regiment DOW France or Flanders 13/4/18 |
| Thomas WOOD |
UNKNOWN. If
you know anything about this man please click here
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| For a glossary of terms click here |
| Name | Brief Service Details |
|---|---|
| Albert ANDREWS | 5245691 Sgt 61st Regiment Reconnaissance Corps Died Home 12/8/1942 |
| John ARCHER | 320388 Lieut Royal Warwicks att 1st (Airborne) Bn, Royal Ulster Rifles KIA Germany 24/3/1945 |
| Donald BADSEY | 5252506 Pte 1st Kings Shropshire Light Infantry KIA Italy 27/8/1944 |
| James BASKETT | 2879118 Pte 2nd Gordon Highlanders Died as POW Thailand 5/7/1943 |
| Brian BLACKWELL | 7885088 Sgt 8th Royal Tank Regiment, R.A.C., Died Egypt 12/12/1941 |
| George BOWERS | UNKNOWN. If you know anything about this man please click here |
| Leslie BROWN | UNKNOWN. If you know anything about this man please click here |
| Arthur CHURCH | 5249444 Col Sgt 12th Worcestershire Regiment Died Iceland 23/8/1941 |
| Charles CLERKE BROWN | 94946 2/Lieutenant 4th Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry KIA France 7/6/1940 |
| Samuel COLE | P/JX 205787 Ordinary Telegraphist HMS Victory III Died Home 25/3/1941 |
| John CRISP | C/SSX 29727 AB HMS Exmoor Royal Navy KIA Sea 25/2/1941 |
| Ian CUMMING | UNKNOWN. If you know anything about this man please click here |
| Alfred DAVIES | UNKNOWN. If you know anything about this man please click here |
| Frances DIXON |
6/D/34 Senior
Commander Auxiliary Territorial Service Died Home 2/3/1941
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| Michael EDWARDS | UNKNOWN. If you know anything about this man please click here |
| Victor EDWARDS | 5249820 L/Cpl 3rd Coldstream Guards KIA North Africa 16-17/1/1942 |
| John EVANS | UNKNOWN. If you know anything about this man please click here |
| Edward FORRESTER | T/64201 Dvr Royal Army Service Corps Died Palestine 19/2/1942 |
| Donald FUDGE | 1212340 Sgt (W.Op/Air Gnr) 149 Sqn RAFVR KIA Holland |
| Cyril GALE | 1413219 AC(2) RAFVR Died Home 11/8/1941 |
| Joscelyn GARNONS WILLIAMS | 23802 Lt-Colonel Cdg 2nd South Wales Borderers KIA Italy 13/4/1944 |
| John GREGSON | UNKNOWN. If you know anything about this man please click here |
| Alfred GROVESNOR | 34616 Pte 1st Worcestershire Regiment KIA F&F 4/3/1917 |
| Harold GROVESNOR |
403040 Pte 190th
POW Coy Labour Corps formerly 63450 Pte 17th Worc R died France 30/1/19
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| John HEATON | UNKNOWN. If you know anything about this man please click here |
| William HEATON | 5120826 Tpr 61st Regiment Reconnaissance Corps, R.A.C. KIA France 3/8/1944 |
| Frank HICKLING |
1576582 F/Sgt
(Nav) 576 Sqn, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve KIA Germany 14/1/1944
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| Edward
HOLBECH |
122420 Flight
Lt RAFVR Died Home 6/9/1945 DFC
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| Edward HUGHES | UNKNOWN. If you know anything about this man please click here |
| Arthur HUNABUN | 5253690 Pte 6th Lincolnshire Regiment KIA Italy 10/9/1944 |
| Wilfred HUNT | UNKNOWN. If you know anything about this man please click here |
| Benjamin
JAMES |
4929162 Pte 2nd Gloucestershire Regiment KIA 5/12/1944 |
| Anthony JEACOCK | 905938 L/Bdr 67 Field Regiment, RA Died Home 11/5/1941 |
| Noel JONES | UNKNOWN. If you know anything about this man please click here |
| Arthur LEE | UNKNOWN. If you know anything about this man please click here |
| Reginald LEWIS |
1035295 Cpl RAFVR Died as a POW Thailand 12/7/1943 |
| Frank LINDSAY | UNKNOWN. If you know anything about this man please click here |
| Richard MAUL |
Captain HMS
Dunedin Royal Marines Killed at Sea 24/11/1941
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| Stanley McPHERSON | 7910066 Tpr 2nd Royal Tank Regiment Died India 31/5/1942 |
| Christopher PAULLEY | 176153 Lieut 2nd Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers KIA Italy 17/1/1944 |
| Arthur PERKINS | UNKNOWN. If you know anything about this man please click here |
| Oliver POUND | 5256091 Cpl 1st Worcestershire Regiment KIA France 4/8/1944 |
| John POUNCETT | 4038472 Pte 1st Herefordshire Regiment KIA France 30/7/1944 |
| Phyllis REYNOLDS | WAAF |
| William RICHARDS | UNKNOWN. If you know anything about this man please click here |
| Ernest SHORT | 6205786 Sgt 1/8th Middlesex Regiment KIA France 16/7/1944 |
| Ralph SMITH | |
| Reginald SMITH |
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| William SMITH | |
| John STEPHENS | D/JX 367782 AB HMS Illustrious, Royal Navy Killed in the Pacific 29/1/1945 |
| Patrick TAYLOR | |
| Harold THOMAS |
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| Clarence THOMPSON | |
| Robert TOUT | |
| Frederick TUDGE | |
| Geoffrey TWITTY |
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| Henry WALWYN | |
| Leonard WELLS | |
| Albert WHITTAKER | |
| George WILLIAMS |
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| Jonathan WILSON | |
| For a glossary of terms click here |
Acknowledgments:
Davidson, D et al Welcome to St Matthias Church Private Publication.
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