GREEN STREET

 

13 Green Street

ROWBERRY, William

Private

ROWBERRY, WILLIAM

Service Number 23911

 

Died 27/05/1918

Aged 23

 

3rd Bn.

Worcestershire Regiment

 

Son of Edward and Phoebe Rowberry, of 13, Green St., Stourbridge, Worcs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17 Green Street  

BROWN John William

Rank : Private
Regiment : 2nd/8th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment
Service number : 43691
Conflict : WW1
Date of death : 15th April 1918 aged 18
Buried : St. Venant-Robecq Road British Cemetery, Robecq, France, Special Memorial 2.
Relatives : Son of John William and ethel Agathe Brown, 17 Green St., StourbridgeMemorial : Stourbridge War Memorial
Credits : Researched by The Black Country Society.

Details:
 

John Brown attended the Enville St. Council School.

He worked as a moulder for J. and W. Wood.

He enlisted in 1917 and was posted to the 2nd/8th Battalion of the Worcesters in the 61st Division. This Division had been in the front line on the 21st March 1918, for the first great German offensive of that year, and had suffered great losses. When the second assault started on the 9th April, the German forces again made great gains, capturing Armentieres. The 61st Division was then moved to the front line to halt the German advance at St. Venant. The Worcesters fought gallantly but with heavy casualties.

Among those killed in action was Private John Brown. 

 

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75 Green Street  

DAVIES Edmund

Rank : Lance Corporal
Regiment : A Company 2nd Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment
Service number : 6236
Conflict : WW1
Date of death : 3rd May 1917 aged 36
Buried : Commemorated on Arras Memorial, France, Bay 6.
Relatives : Husband of M. Poole (formerly Davies) Green St., Stourbridge, Worcestershire
Memorial : Stourbridge War Memorial
Also appears on : Stourbridge St Thomas's Church.
Credits : Researched by The Black Country Society. Cathedral Roll of Honour books researched by Sandra Taylor.

Details:
 

Edmund Davies was born in Stourbridge and enlisted in the army in or about 1901.

He served a full engagement with the South Staffordshire Regiment and was in the reserve in 1914. By that time he was married and living at 75 Green Street, Stourbridge, with his wife and two children. He was working as a colliery bank plate layer.  

Edmund was called up on the outbreak of war and rejoined his old regiment to serve in A Company of the 2nd Battalion. They saw service from the opening campaign at Mons through First Ypres, the Spring battles of 1915 in Artois, and Loos in September.

Edmund Davies had been wounded at some point and returned for the 1916 battle of the Somme. In 1917 the Battle of Arras was the first British offensive of the year. The Staffords were brought up to take part in the second phase and were assigned the task of taking Oppy Wood and village just in front of the strong defences of the Hindenburg Line.

On the 28th April an attack was made, but failed under intense enemy shelling. A second attempt was made on the 3rd May starting at 3.45 a.m. Again, the intense fire of the defenders was too great.

Casualties were high and among them was Private Edmund Davies.

Edmund Davies has no known grave