The following list shows the names commemorated on the War memorial in alphabetical order followed by information gained from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) and book of remembrance inside St Mary’s Church, as well as further information gained from my own follow up research. I have used the recorded family members according to the St Mary’s book of remembrance as well as consulting details held on the CWGC register. The CWGC details were recorded sometimes many years after the War had ended, families had moved & widows sometimes had remarried. This list records as close as possible the details of family members immediately after the Great War. I must firstly thank the Commonwealth War graves Commission (CWGC) for giving me permission to reproduce details held in their archives. These details I have used to confirm my finding elsewhere.

M.GREEN
204103 Private MERVYN HOWARD TOM GREEN.
6th (Wiltshire Yeomanry) Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment.
Enlisted in Calne. Died aged 22 on the 16th April 1918 in Manchester hospital of wounds received during service in the UK.
Son of George and Hannah Green of New Rd
Buried in PURTON (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD Marker 1. 54.

R.S GRIMES
447150 Private ROBERT STANLEY GRIMES.
29th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment).
Formerly employed as a farmer in Canada.
Enlisted in Calgary, Canada. Died aged 30 on the 13th October 1916 in Newcastle Hospital of wounds received in France at the Somme.
Son of Richard and Annie of the Packhorse.
Buried in PURTON (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD Marker 6. 1.

Robert was attested in Calgary, Canada, giving his trade on enlistment as that of a Farmer. He listed his Next Of Kin as Mrs A Grimes(Mother), The Packhorse, Purton, Wiltshire.

On joining up he was attached to the 29th Battalion, Canadian Infantry.

I was unable to find any direct reference to Robert being wounded on the Somme and subsequent evacuation back to England. Robert died on the 16th of October 1916. At the time he was recovering from wounds that he had received on the Somme battlefield.

Robert is buried in the family plot inside the churchyard at St Mary’s.

S.F.HAINES



37333 Corporal STANLEY FREDRICK HAINES.
Machine Gun Corps. (Formerly 4083 Seaforth Highlanders).
Enlisted in Islington. Died aged 26 on the 19th October 1916 of wounds received in France/Flanders.
Son of Fredrick and Winifred Haines of the Railway Hotel.
Buried in PURTON (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD Marker

E.H.HARRISON



Captain ERNEST HESKETH HARRISON.
8th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment.
Killed in action aged 26 on the 18th September 1918.
Son of the Reverend Robert. B. Harrison and Mrs. Marguerite Harrison, of the Vicarage, Purton. Husband of Alice (Nee Partiger).
Buried in PERONNE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Grave Reference: V. K. 1. The Remembrance book states burial at Epehy, France

W.J.HAYNES
92752 Gunner WILLIAM JAMES HAINES.
"B" Sect., Tank Corps (Formerly 875 Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry).
Enlisted in Chippenham. Killed in action aged 31 on the 10th December 1917.
Son of Henry and Mary Jane Haines, husband of Renee Haines, of Jeasmine Cottage, The Packhorse.
Buried in ROCQUIGNY-EQUANCOURT ROAD CEMETERY, MANANCOURT Grave Reference: VII. C. 26.

E.H.HEDGES
24583 Private EDWARD HARRY HEDGES.
6th Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment.
Enlisted in Devizes. Died of pneumonia aged 19 on the 29th January 1917.
Son of John and Emma, brother of Mr. A. J. Hedges, of Lower Pavenhill.
Buried in COUIN NEW BRITISH CEMETERY, Grave Reference: A. 6.
The Remembrance book states burial at Comie British Cemetery, Mondicourt.

P.HEDGES
25476 Private PERCY THOMAS HEDGES.
6th Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment
(Formerly 22243 Somerset Light Infantry).
Enlisted in Swindon. Killed in action aged 25 on the 4th October 1917.
Son of Nelson and Sarah of Locks lane.
Buried in OXFORD ROAD CEMETERY, Grave Reference: II. A. 2.
The Remembrance book states burial at Fusiliers Wood, France. Fusiliers wood has been identified as being in Flanders near Klein Zillebeke, south of Ypres, Belgium.