A Noble Band of Heroes

With support from the Heritage Lottery Fund, Tewkesbury Historical Society published its book, A Noble Band of Heroes on 7 November 2015 - a history of all those from Tewkesbury who lost their lives because of the 'Great War'.

Now that all copies of the initial print run have sold we are pleased to release the book as a PDF document. Right click the link below to download.

  1. The complete book. 11Mb
  2. Thanks to our collaborators.
  3. A list of those who have biographies featured in the book.
  4. Book updates: Pte J. Cole [195]
  5. A list of those not commemorated but who are featured on our extended roll of honour.
    [some of these names were added to the memorial in 2018]
  6. Additional Servicemen revealed by Cheltenham Researcher, David Drinkwater. Dave has done some excellent  research on our behalf in the past and now he has let us know that he is researching soldiers treated in VA Hospitals in the County. Using up-to-date online records with Ancestry, the first product of this work is former Tewkesbury Mayor, William Bettany.
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