World War II
We did not commemorate VE80 on 8 May 2025 and there was no public commemoration in Tewkesbury at the Cross.
THS, however, wishes to remember all those from Tewkesbury who lost their lives in this war but, the ‘silver lining’ may be that we can split the Victory Commemorations in two parts and give more prominence to VJ-80 Day on Friday 15 August 2025 or Sunday 17 August when the public might themselves have been “liberated”. Thus, VJ Day has always been of secondary importance to the public: this is partly why those who continued after May to fight the Japanese dubbed it the “Forgotten War”.
We understand that the RBL intends coalescing VE-80 & VJ-80 to Sunday 29 June 2025:We hope there will be a good turnout for that event. However, I feel that we should make a real effort to remember the Forgotten Army and their POWs who suffered so grievously.
Tewkesbury Direct will feature VJ-80 ·
- July Edition:The War in the Far East, featuring those killed fighting the Japanese
- August Edition: VJ80-2025: The POWS
Roll of Honour for World War II
The names of in the Tewkesbury district those who fought and died in World War II and honoured at the Cross Memorial.In addition and after further research addition names were added to the Tewkesbury War Memorial for Armed Forces Day 2018
History of the European War
"Never has so much been owed..." - A commemoration of those from Tewkesbury and district who lost their lives during the Second World War, 1939-1945, by John Dixon. Some paper copies are still available for purchase in our shop or click on the PDF symbol to read it here.Biographies of the Fallen
* Names Added to the War Memorial in 2018
* Names not displayed on Tewkesbury Memorial because displayed elsewhere
* Those killed fighting the Japanese who will feature on VJ75 in August 2020
| Name | Rank | Service | Place | Date |
| Allen, Robert Edward | Sergeant | RAF | Twyning | 12-May-1943 |
| Allen, Alfred Henry | Trooper | Army | Tewkesbury | 30-Jun-1944 |
| Andrews, Adolphus H.* | Private | Army | Apperley | 15-Feb-1942 |
| Ashton, Francis H. J. | Petty Officer | RAF(VR) | Tewkesbury | 31-May-1942 |
| Banfield, Edgar | C.P.O. | Navy | Apperley | 22-Apr-1940 |
| Barrett, Leslie P. | Private | Army | Tewkesbury | 28-Jun-1944 |
| Bartlett, Ronald W. E.* | Gunner | Army | Tewkesbury | 01-Jan-1942 |
| Bassett, Jack* | Sapper | Army | Tewkesbury | 27-Sep-1943 |
| Beale, Donald | Sergeant | RAF(VR) | Tewkesbury | 13-Oct-1941 |
| Bernard, Ronald P. St. V. | Colonel | Army | Twyning | 25-Jan-1943 |
| Bishop, Alfred John | Driver | Army | Tewkesbury | 17-Aug-1944 |
| Booth, William | Gunner | Army | Tewkesbury | 29-Oct-1942 |
| Bostok, John Leslie | Sergeant | Army | Tewkesbury | 17-Mar-1941 |
| Bowers, Reginald H. | Sergeant | RAF(VR) | Twyning | 11-Aug-1943 |
| Brierley, Dora Elsie | A.C.W.2 | WAAF | Forthampton | 26-Feb-1942 |
| Cash, John Charles* | Private | army | Tewkesbury | 24-Oct-1942 |
| Clapham, Walter George | Sapper | Army | Tewkesbury | 30-May-1940 |
| Clifford, William Henry | L.A.C. | RAF(VR) | Apperley | 03-Aug-1943 |
| Collett, Ronald Ernest* | Private | Army | Tewkesbury | 01-Mar-1941 |
| Davis, Edwin John | Lance Corporal | Army | Twyning | 01-Jul-1944 |
| Davis, Florence* | Mrs. | Civilian | Tewkesbury | 05-Aug-1944 |
| Dee, Barbara Mary | A.C.W.2 | WAAF | Tewkesbury | 03-Aug-1942 |
| Dickenson , Reginald G. | A.B. | Navy | Tewkesbury | 07-May-1944 |
| Dudley, Hubert | Mr. | Civilian | Tewkesbury | 18-Jun-1944 |
| Ellis, Frank Henry | Petty Officer | RAF(VR) | Tewkesbury | 18-Sep-1942 |
| Gough, C. H. C. | Lieutenant | Navy | Tewkesbury | 28-Mar-1942 |
| Gregson, George W. | A.C.1 | RAF(VR) | Tewkesbury | 28-Nov-1942 |
| Gyngell, Herbert F. E. | Petty Officer | Navy | Tewkesbury | 17-Jan-1942 |
| Halling, Arthur Samuel | Sergeant | army | Tewkesbury | 31-Aug-1940 |
| Hanlon, Arthur* | Sergeant | Army | Tewkesbury | 21-Nov-1942 |
| Hannis, Albert Henry | Petty Officer | Navy | Apperley | 23-May-1941 |
| Hannis, Albert Henry | Petty Officer | Navy | Twyning | 23-May-1941 |
| Hargraves, Harold Leslie | Trooper | Army | Tredington | 28-Oct-1942 |
| Hawker, Arthur William* | L/Cpl. | Army | Apperley | 05-May-1944 |
| Haynes, Reginald R. T. | Private | Army | Tewkesbury | 29-May-1940 |
| Hemming, Charles Donald* | Private | Army | Forthampton | 20-Dec-1943 |
| Hopton, John Edward | Gunner | Army | Twyning | 14-Nov-1942 |
| Howes, Alec Jack | A.B. | Navy | Tewkesbury | 03-Mar-1943 |
| Hunt, Edward Samuel | Sergeant | RAF | Tewkesbury | 14-Jul-1942 |
| Hyett, Edward | F/O | RAF(VR) | Tewkesbury | 28-Aug-1943 |
| Jenkins, Francis John | Corporal | Army | Tewkesbury | 04-Jul-1945 |
| Key, Clarence F. | Private | Army | Tewkesbury | 02-Jul-1944 |
| Key, Frederick L.* | Bombadier | Army | Tewkesbury | 03-Jun-1943 |
| Long, Donald G. | Squadron Leader | RAF(VR) | Twyning | 31-Jan-1943 |
| Longueville, Reginald F. | Lieutenant | Army | Forthampton | 12-Oct-1944 |
| Mackie, Ian* | Sub-Lt. | Navy | Tewkesbury | 17-Feb-1945 |
| Martin, Alexander G.* | Private | Army | Tewkesbury | 29-Nov-1943 |
| Moore, Lewis Daniel | A.C.1 | RAF(VR) | Tewkesbury | 02-Jul-1943 |
| Morris, Edward Henry* | Lieutenant | Army | Twyning | 09-Apr-1946 |
| Nash, Kenneth S. | A.B. | Navy | Tewkesbury | 22-May-1941 |
| Osborne, Lionel H. J.* | Private | Army | Tewkesbury | 19-Mar-1942 |
| Page, Edward William | Sergeant | RAF(VR) | Tewkesbury | 18-Dec-1944 |
| Parker, Alfred John | Trooper | Army | Tewkesbury | 13-Dec-1940 |
| Portlock, Walter E.* | Sapper | Army | Tewkesbury | 15-Nov-1941 |
| Ricketts, Harry O. D. | Captain | Army | Tewkesbury | 22-Dec-1943 |
| Ryland, Cecil* | Private | Army | Tewkesbury | 03-Jul-1943 |
| Salmon, Hugh T. B. | Mshman | Navy | Apperley | 25-Nov-1941 |
| Savins, George Albert | Private | Army | Apperley | 19-Jul-1944 |
| Shephard, William J. H.* | Captain Major | Army | Tewkesbury | 17-Jan-1944 |
| Strickland, Algernon Guy | Sergeant | RAF(VR) | Apperley | 09-May-1942 |
| Turberville, Victor George | L/Sgt. | Army | Tewkesbury | 14-Mar-1945 |
| Walker, Cyril Thomas | Sapper | Army | Tewkesbury | 14-Sep-1942 |
| Watson, Edgar | L/Sgt. | Army | Forthampton | 18-Jun-1944 |
| Wigan, Christopher F. | Captain | Army | Twyning | 15-Jul-1943 |
| Bulletin articles filed under War-1939-45 | ||
| Polish Refugees in Tewkesbury | Debbie Dean | Bulletin No 1 (1992) |
| The Americans at Ashchurch | Bill Rennison | Bulletin No 2 (1993) |
| Reminiscences of an Evacuee during the Second World War | Anita Redman | Bulletin No 2 (1993) |
| Tewkesbury in the Second World War | John Dixon | Bulletin No 3 (1994) |
| Beloved Mother : An Airman Writes Home | John Moore | Bulletin No 4 (1995) |
| Somewhere in England | John Dixon | Bulletin No 4 (1995) |
| D-Day Four Years After | John Moore | Bulletin No 5 (1996) |
| Somewhere in England, Part 2 | John Dixon | Bulletin No 5 (1996) |
| Escape to Freedom | Kostek Michaluk | Bulletin No 5 (1996) |
| Three War Poems | John Moore | Bulletin No 6 (1997) |
| Fortress Tewkesbury | Bryan Linnell | Bulletin No 7 (1998) |
| The P.R.A. Ladies | Kathleen Hall | Bulletin No 8 (1999) |
| Parkfield School at Twyning Manor during World War II | Janet Devereux | Bulletin No 11 (2002) |
| Tewkesbury’s Own D-Day Hero | John Dixon | Bulletin No 14 (2005) |
| The Unfought Battle of Tewkesbury | Mick Wilks (JS) | Bulletin No 19 (2010) |
| The Evacuee - Becoming a Tewkesburian - via Cheltenham | Gordon H. Baker | Bulletin No 19 (2010) |
| Home Guard (Part 1: 1940-1941) | Mick Wilks (W) | Bulletin No 20 (2011) |
| T’bury Home Guard (Part 2: 1941-44) | Mick Wilks (W) | Bulletin No 21 (2012) |
| Memories of a German Prisoner of War at Tewkesbury | Joachim Schulze | Bulletin No 21 (2012) |
| SS Tewkesbury | Kevin Willis | Bulletin No 22 (2013) |
| Pawlo Kostiuk’s Story | Alan Snarey | Bulletin No 22 (2013) |
| I.. Hollingsbee - ‘Inside the Wire’ | THS Review | Bulletin No 24 (2015) |
| My Father - Warrior’s Return | Mike Kean-Price | Bulletin No 25 (2016) |
| Gordon Baker’s 2nd Evacuation, 1940-1942 | John Dixon | Bulletin No 26 (2017) |
| Memories of an Evacuee ‘s Childhood in Tewkesbury | Anita Redman | Bulletin No 26 (2017) |
| "Art For Life's Sake" | Liz O'Sullivan | Bulletin No 28 (2019) |
Comments
Wednesday 29-May-2024 by: Tom Britton
I have a commemorative silver spoon, which appears to have been presented to Dr. W. Hopper Shephard,in 1932.THS writes back:
It has a plaque attached to it featuring on one side, q golfer, and writing on the other side:
"1932 Dr.W.Hopper Shephard Sheerness Dockyard".
I would be very interested in any information, and if anyone is interested in the spoon then please get in touch,
respectfully, Tom Britton
I have just seen this welcome and kind comment. I shall ask out webmaster to make sure these are forwarded tom in future.
Yes as you saw the veteran was born in Sheerness in 1923 but would have been only 9 in 1932. His father was also called William so I suspect it belonged to him.
Yes please - may we have the spoon for our museum foe which I will write a biography and thank you for the gift. John Dixon