Worcestershire | Waterside Cemetery, Evesham | War Graves
| Waterside Cemetery, Evesham Ordnance Survey reference: SP 038432 War Graves | Contents |
Thanks go to Peter Stewart, who corrected one of the listings below from the
database of monumental inscriptions being compiled for the Town Clerk
Some of these people are listed on the Abbey Park War Memorial: Those listed on that memorial are marked with a [*]
WW II graves
All the graves listed below are to be found in a separate section of the
cemetery: many of these are of airmen based at local airfields during the war.
In front of these graves, there is now a memorial plaque dedicated to these
men. The dedication of the plaque and service of remembrance took place on
September 15th 1999, attended by town councillors and members of the Evesham
Branch of the Royal Air Force Association. Wing Commander Nick Nicholson (RAF),
Squadron Leader Rod Hodges (Royal Australian Air Force) and Major Bob Prystai
(Royal Canadian Air Force) were special guests.
The memorial Plaque reads:
1939 1945
DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF ALL THOSE
WHO SERVED IN THE ROYAL AIR FORCE AND
THE AIR FORCES OF THE COMMONWEALTH
BY THE EVESHAM BRANCH OF THE
ROYAL AIR FORCES ASSOCIATION
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
The graves:
105898 PRIVATE
L ROBERTSON
ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS
5TH SEPTEMBER 1940
IN LOVING MEMORY
OF MY DEAR BROTHER
[*]
955749 AIRCRAFTMAN 2ND CL
A E PACE
ROYAL AIR FORCE
30TH MARCH 1941 AGE 25
ALSO IN MEMORY OF
GUNNER CHARLES H PACE RA
KILLED IN ACTION IN ITALY
29TH APRIL 1944 AGE 25
5563272 PRIVATE
J MOORE
THE WILTSHIRE REGIMENT
14TH MAY 1941
404325 SERGEANT
J E BEARTZ
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE
10TH MARCH 1942 AGE 21
HIS COUNTRY’S CALL
HE ANSWERED
NOW IN GOD’S HANDS HE RESTS
FLYING OFFICER
H D FREAKES
OF SOUTH AFRICA
PILOT
ROYAL AIR FORCE
10TH MARCH 1942 AGE 28
Sergeant Beartz and Flying Officer Freakes died when Hudson V8995 crashed on the approach to
Honeybourne airfield on 10th March 1942. Source: Worcestershire at War,by Glyn Warren
(see Links and Sources)
R101979 SERGEANT
A F ALCOCK
WIRELESS OPERATOR/AIR GUNNER
ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE
17TH JUNE 1942 AGE 22
“HE GIVETH HIS BELOVED SLEEP”
Sergeant Alcock was a WAG pupil on A.W. Whitley V BD358 from Honeybourne Airfield. All 7 on board were killed. The others are buried elsewhere.
Source:Angry Skies across the Vale (see Links & Sources
R82657 SERGEANT
H R N MCCORMICK
AIR OBSERVER
ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE
21ST JUNE 1942
Drowned in the Avon while having an off-duty swim.
R83416 FLIGHT SERGEANT
W H TERWILLIGER
PILOT
ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE
31ST AUGUST 1942 AGE 25
FATHER IN HEAVEN
HAVE MERCY ON HIS SOUL
AND KEEP HIS SPIRIT FREE
FREE AS THE AIR ON HIGH,BR.
THIS IS OUR PRAYER
Flight Sergeant Terwilliger was the pilot of Whitley P 5100 flying out of
Honeybourne. On a landing approach, the plane overshot, hit a tree and lost
part of a wing. It eventually crashed at Bowers Hill near Badsey. Sergeant
G.W. West was also killed, but is buried elsewhere. Source; Worcestershire
at War
The following five are from the crash of Wellington X9671 (from
Wellesbourne) near Pebworth. An eye-witness account is quoted in Angry
Skies across the Vale (Note that this account erroneously lists H.
Casimiri’s name as H Casimin)
R58198 FLIGHT SERGEANT
D H HALSTEAD
WIRELESS OPERATOR/AIR GUNNER
ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE
16TH SEPTEMBER 1942 AGE 21
1332872 AIRCRAFTSMAN 1ST CL.
L. HOLLOWAY
ROYAL AIR FORCE
16TH SEPTEMBER 1942 AGE 20
IN MEMORY OF LESLIE
BELOVED HUSBAND OF IRENE
AND SON OF
MAGGIE AND REUBEN HOLLOWAY
PILOT OFFICER
A J FAWCETT
PILOT
ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE
16TH SEPTEMBER 1942 AGE 22
THEY ARE NOT DEAD –
THEIR HANDS
CLASP YOURS AND MINE
PILOT OFFICER
H CASIMIRI
WIRELESS OPERATOR/AIR GUNNER
ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE
16TH SEPTEMBER 1942
MAY HIS SOUL
REST IN PEACE O LORD
AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT
SHINE UPON HIM
R70461 WARRANT OFFICER I
J W O’BRIEN
AIR OBSERVER
ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE
16TH SEPTEMBER 1942 AGE 21
HE DIED
THE HELPLESS TO DEFEND
A FAITHFUL AIRMAN’S
NOBLE END
PILOT OFFICER
R P MASON
NAVIGATOR
ROYAL AIR FORCE
3RD JANUARY 1943 AGE 34
IN PROUD AND HAPPY MEMORY
Whitley V EB389 from Honeybourne crashed near Cherington, Warks. The other
four crew are buried elsewhere. Source: Angry Skies across the Vale
The following were casualties of the crash near Hidcote of Wellington HF630
from Wellesbourne. Three crew were already dead when emergency services
arrived, one died in hospital. Sgt. Foster of the RCAF was the only survivor, although injured. Source: Angry Skies across the Vale
FLYING OFFICER
J CHERKINSKY
NAVIGATOR
ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE
5TH MAY 1943 AGE 25
HE DIED AS HE LIVED
WITH MALICE TOWARDS NONE
R154061 SERGENT
J E L BURGESS
BOMB AIMER
ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE
LE 5 MAI 1943 AGE 24
R126388 SERGEANT
A A F HALL
PILOT
ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE
5TH MAY 1943
R70901 SERGEANT
F R SANTO
WIRELESS OPERATOR/AIR GUNNER
ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE
5TH MAY 1943 AGE 22
The next two graves are from the crew of Whitley Z6639 from Honeybourne
airfield, which flew in poor visibility into the hillside near Broadway tower.
Four crew were killed instantly, the fifth dying later. The other crew members
are buried elsewhere. Detailed accounts can be found in Worcestershire at War
by Glyn Warren, and Brian Kedward’s Angry Skies across the Vale (see Links).
Glyn Warren’s account lists the accident as happening on the 6th June (date of newspaper report??)
R99069 FLIGHT SERGEANT
H G HAGEN
PILOT
ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE
2ND JUNE 1943 AGE 27
ONLY AND DEARLY LOVED SON
OF BLANCHE AND HARRIS
R113903 FLIGHT SERGEANT
D H KELLY
BOMB AIMER
ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE
2ND JUNE 1943 AGE 20
Note: The Evesham Journal for the 8th of May, 2000 has an account, with
photos, of the unveiling of a memorial to the men of Whitley Z6639 on the
site of the crash, at 2.15pm on June 2nd 2000, the 57th anniversary. For the inscription on the memorial, see the Broadway page.
2205023 AIRCRAFTMAN 2ND CL.
P F LEDDY
ROYAL AIR FORCE
13TH JUNE 1943 AGE 30
OF YOUR CHARITY
PRAY FOR HIM
JESUS HAVE MERCY
ON HIS SOUL
1231279 SERGEANT
D R PAVITTE
FLIGHT ENGINEER
ROYAL AIR FORCE
1ST OCTOBER 1943 AGE 19
CALLED TO A HIGHER SCHOOL
1579893 SERGEANT
N F GROVE
PILOT
ROYAL AIR FORCE
14TH NOVEMBER 1943 AGE 21
Other graves:
The other war graves are scattered around the cemetery, usually as part of
local family plots. I have included Frederick Halford in this group
as a soldiers grave, even if he may not have been a war casualty.
[*]
204578
A. JENNINGS
WORCESTERSHIRE REGT.
8TH NOVEMBER 1918 AGE 39
ALSO NORA
THE BELOVED WIFE
OF THE ABOVE
DIED 19 I 1917 REUNITED
TRS/9604 PRIVATE
D. CHANDLER
5TH TRAINING RESERVE BN.
25TH FEBRUARY 1917 AGE 33
“JESUS SAID COME”
[*]
IN
LOVING REMEMBRANCE
OF
ROBERT STANTON
DIED DEC 14TH 1931 AGED 81
ALSO HIS WIFE
ELIZABETH ANN STANTON
DIED SEP 12TH 1921 AGED 60
AND OF THEIR ELDEST SON
ROBERT WEST STANTON
KILLED IN ACTION ON THE SOMME
JULY 1ST 1916 AGE 23
FLIGHT LIEUTENANT
G.A. LIVERSIDGE
PILOT
ROYAL AIR FORCE
10TH FEBRUARY 1945 AGE 32
FLIGHT LIEUTENANT
G.A. LIVERSIDGE,
KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE
10 FEBY. 1945 AGE 32
LAURA JANE, BELOVED WIFE OF
ALBERT A LIVERSIDGE,
DIED 31ST MAY 1922 AGED 51
[*]
15032 PRIVATE
F GROVE
WORCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT
29TH JUNE 1915 AGE 24
DEATH DIVIDES
BUT MEMORY EVER CLINGS
IN
LOVING
MEMORY OF
FREDERICK LESLIE
RUNDLE HALFORD
1901-1936
SGT. WORCESTERSHIRE
REGIMENT
[*]
IN MEMORY OF
LOUISA DECIMA JONES
DEARLY BELOVED WIFE OF CHARLES H JONES
DIED JAN 1ST 1939 AGED 62
I SLEEP BUT MY HEART WANETH
RUSSELL SHEDDON JONES,
2ND LIEUTENANT WORC. REGIMENT
KILLED IN ACTION ON THE SOMME SEP 3RD 1916
AND CHARLES HENRY JONES
HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE
DIED DEC 29TH 1950 AGED 83 YEARS
2061857 ACW 2ND CLASS
J.M. LORD
WOMEN’S AUXILIARY AIR FORCE
1ST OCTOBER 1943 AGE 19
IN MEMORY OF JOAN MARY
ACCIDENTALLY KILLED
IN ENGLAND’S SERVICE
REST IN PEACE
Joan Lord was killed in a road accident while cycling through Weston-sub-edge
R99962 FLIGHT SERGEANT
J W DRINKWATER
AIR GUNNER
ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE
18TH SEPTEMBER 1942 AGE 19
[A flower urn:]
IN MEMORY OF
BILL
KILLED IN ACTION
SEPT 18TH 1942
[*]
VOLUNTEER
D.N. BEECHEY
4TH WORCESTERSHIRE BN.
HOME GUARD
14TH SEPTEMBER 1941 AGE 17
AT THE GOING DOWN
OF THE SUN
AND IN THE MORNING
WE WILL REMEMBER HIM
[an urn in front of this grave:]
IN LOVING MEMORY
OF MY DEAR BROTHER
JACK
AT REST
31126 (FORMERLY 2613)
PRIVATE
J. TAYLOR
WORCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT
AND KING’S ROYAL RIFLE CORPS
12TH JANUARY 1920 AGE 39
THE LORD GIVETH
THE LORD TAKETH AWAY
[*]
PO/X 110640 MARINE
E.A. STEPHENSON R M
H.M.L.C.G. 15
25TH APRIL 1943 AGE 18
HE GAVE
THE GREATEST GIFT OF ALL
HIS UNFINISHED LIFE
[*]
275798 CORPORAL
C. HORSFIELD
ROYAL AIR FORCE
30TH OCTOBER 1918 AGE 30
AT REST
241453 PRIVATE
A.G. BEDENHAM
WORCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT
2ND AUGUST 1921 AGE 26
THY WILL BE DONE
521711 L.S.J.T.
F WILSDON
THE WORCESTERSHIRE RGT.
15TH FEBRUARY 1945 AGE 35
AND HIS WIFE, VIOLET EMILY WILSDON
WHO DIED MAY 25TH 1992 AGED 84 YEARS
942850 LDG AIRCRAFTMAN
A E JAMES
ROYAL AIR FORCE
14TH DECEMBER 1943 AGE 25
Last modified 5 February 2001