THE War Memorial situated in Bishampton is fairly unique in that it commemorates not only those village men who served and gave their lives in World War I, but also those that served and returned home – plus the only casualty from the village in World War II. There also appear to be several additional names that could or should have been included.

The Bishampton History Society is commencing research into the personal and military background of these men in order to document their lives. Some of them may have been from surrounding areas, and some may have had only tenuous links with Bishampton.

The list of names of these men follow, and we would welcome contact from anyone who thinks that they may have information concerning any of them, however insignificant that may appear; limited information often can open wider aspects of research. Contact can be made to either or both of the following: Peter Jesson (peter.jesson@hotmail.co.uk, tel 01386 462480), Charles Rigg (chas.rigg@gmail.com, tel 01386 462336).

Albert Thomas Aldridge, L (Harry Louis) Andrews, Leonard Ansell, Samuel Ansell, Laurence Ballard, Percy Ballard, George Cattle, George Chandler, William Cleaver, Henry Stephen Crouch, Walter Crouch, William Alfred Drinkwater, George Farmer, George Thomas Fisher, Joseph Fisher, George Follows, Charles Haines, Ernest William Haines, Horace Edwin Haines, Frank Charles Harris, J (? John) Harris, James Harris, Richard George Harris, William Levi Harris, Francis Arthur Hemming, Frederick Hirons, Frederick Ivins, John George Ludlow, Joseph Master Ludlow, Percy William Ludlow, George David Malins, Robert Steven Masters, Albert Foster Morris, Frederick Morris, John William Morris, Leonard Frank Perks, William George Perks, Edward William Phipps, Thomas Robbins, Albert John Salisbury, Charles Alfred Seabright, Hubert Seabright, Kenneth Joseph Seabright, Thomas Henry Seabright, William Seabright, Arthur John Sherwood, Frank Edward Smith, Henry (Harry) Thomas, John Tidmarsh, George Elias Tredwell, James Tredwell.