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ARC TBC - John and William Homer
Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2013 7:35 pm
by MarkCDodd
gallery/image_page.php?album_id=37&image_id=272Two potential candidates for the John Homer on the memorial.
UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919 about John Homer
Name: John Homer
Birth Place: Cradley, Staffs
Residence: Cradley
Death Date: 31 Oct 1915
Death Location: Cairo
Enlistment Location: Stourbridge, Worcs
Rank: L/Corporal
Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
Battalion: 4th Battalion
Number: 12442
Type of Casualty: Died
Theatre of War: Egyptian Theatre
No extra info on CWGC. The two John Homer I have narrowed it out to are both born Cradley in 1896 or 1897.
Re: Homers on the St Peter's Cradley WW! Memorial
Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2013 7:45 pm
by peterd
there are no WW1 headstones at st peters i could see quite a few WW2 got about 480 pic to sort out there is a memorial within the graveyard made from up of a avenue of tree opening up to a circle of tree with a cross in the middle will try to post a copy
pete
Re: Homers on the St Peter's Cradley WW! Memorial
Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2013 7:49 pm
by MarkCDodd
It is just a plaque then? It will take a bit of work to figure out the William on there. Lots of William Homer's around that area who died in WW1.
Re: Homers on the St Peter's Cradley WW! Memorial
Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2013 7:54 pm
by peterd
- cradley 1.jpg (111.4 KiB) Viewed 3577 times
inside St Peters graveyard
- Homer - Walter victor age 87 died 1972, Jessie a 30 years married died 1941
- Homer 1.jpg (107.09 KiB) Viewed 3577 times
this is the only homer up to now but only done 50 or so
Re: Homers on the St Peter's Cradley WW! Memorial
Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2013 7:55 pm
by peterd
MarkCDodd wrote:It is just a plaque then? It will take a bit of work to figure out the William on there. Lots of William Homer's around that area who died in WW1.
yep only the plaque might come across an inscription on one of the headstones as i go through them ?
Re: Homers on the St Peter's Cradley WW! Memorial
Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2013 9:26 am
by Northern Lass
Where is the Cradley Memorial situated?
Re: Homers on the St Peter's Cradley WW! Memorial
Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2013 9:28 am
by Northern Lass
split off bertram and added
Re: John and William Homer - St Peter's Cradley WW! Memorial
Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2013 8:48 pm
by linell
Re: John and William Homer - St Peter's Cradley WW! Memorial
Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2013 8:49 am
by Northern Lass
thanks LInell so that is where it is
Re: John and William Homer - St Peter's Cradley WW! Memorial
Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2013 9:06 am
by Northern Lass
No more info on JOhn and William
will move to Brickwalls if anyone has any info on who JOhn and Wm are on
memorials please let us know
Re: Homers on the St Peter's Cradley WW! Memorial
Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2013 6:54 pm
by peterd
Northern Lass wrote:Where is the Cradley Memorial situated?
outside in front of church
gallery/image_page.php?album_id=200&image_id=7722
Re: John and William Homer - St Peter's Cradley WW! Memorial
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2014 12:49 pm
by BC Wench
Is this still a Brickwall, or have you solved it?
Unless otherwise advised this will be moved to the Brickwalls Archived section
within 24 hours