Seavington people who died in WW1 & WW2
THOSE WHO DIED IN WW1 1914-1919
FROM SEAVINGTON ST MARY AND ST MICHAEL
No. 302120 James DRAYTON Son of Henry and Annie Drayton of Seavington St Mary Btn: 1st/4th (City of Bristol) Bn Gloucestershire Rgt (TF) Died: 13 April 1917 Aged: 22 Memorial: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
No.80335 Gunner James GUMMER Son of William and Martha Gummer of Seavington Btn: Royal Field Artillary Died: 22 July 1917 Aged 19 Memorial: Gwalia Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlanderen, Belguim
No. 69838 Private Albert HAWKINS Btn: 1st Bn Royal Fusiliers (City of London) Rgt Died: 22 March 1918 Memorial: Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France
No. 17727 Private William HAWKINS Son of Matthew and Elizabeth Hawkins of Upton, Seavington St Mary Btn: 8th (Service) Bn Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert’s) Died: 15 April 1916 Aged: 23 Buried: Corbie Communal Cemetery, Somme, France – Memorial Awliscombe War Memorial, Devon
No. 18361 Private G SCOTT Btn: MM 9th (Service) Bn King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (*) Died: 22 March 1918 Buried: Salcourt Churchyard Extension, Guyencourt-Saulcourt, Somme, France
No. 18366 Private George William SCOTT Son of Frederick and Christina Scott of Seavington St Marys Btn: 8th (Service) Bn King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Died: 08 July 1916 Age: 22 Buried: St Sever Cemetery, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France
No. PO/18576 Private George SPURDLE Son of Joseph and Annie Spurdle of 1 Prospect Terrace, Seavington St Mary Royal Marine Light Infantry, 1st Royal Marine Bn, 63rd (Royal Naval Division) Died: 17 November 1916 Age: 19 Buried: St Sever Cemetery, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France
No. 21559 Private John TAYLOR Husband of Alice Mary Taylor of Church Lane, Seavington St Mary Btn: 6th (Service) Bn Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Alberts) Attached to 1st Bn Wiltshire Rgt Died: 25 August 1916 Age 28 Memorial: Serre Road Cemetery No 2, Somme, France
No. 219314 Private Albert PERRY Son of Mr and Mrs Benjamin Perry of Allowansay, Seavington Btn: Canadian Infantry 75th Bn (Central Ontario Rgt) Canadian Infantry Died: April 1917 Age: 21 Memorial: Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais,France
• At this moment it has not been possible to give a precise identity to this casualty, as there is another very similar person from the same regiment, whose details are:
No. 2565 Private SCOTT Btn: 8th (Service) Bn King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Died: 17 July 1916 Buried – St Sever Cemetery, Rouen, Seine-Maritime,France
Charles Frederick (Fred) CHISLETT, MM (Military Medal) Corporal, 1st Battalion the Somerset Light Infantry. Born Seavington St Mary 26 th June 1886. Killed in action 24 th March 1916. Son of Mary Ann Chislett and husband of Alice Elizabeth Chislett of Green Street, Hinton St George. Memorial Duisans British Cemetery Etrun Pas de Calais.
SEAVINGTON ST MARY AND ST MICHAEL – WW2 1939-1945
No. P/JX 130 183 Able Seaman Stanley Brook LEMMON Son of Ernest and Mary Louise Conningham Lemmon f Seavington Royal Navy HMS Laforey 09 Sept 1943 Buried: Bone War Cemetery, Annaba, Algeria