4th March, 2010 at Worle Community Centre, Lawrence Road.

Thank you all for coming along to make the above evening such a success, but mostly thanks to Frank for the many hours of dedicated work which is still on-going.

A list of names from both World Wars, as well as other conflicts and civilian deaths will appear here shortly.

Contact Frank with information to contribute to his book on Worle War Memorial.

email: frankgosden@talktalk.net

Phone: 01934 513985

This photograph of the memorial was taken by Nick Smart in 2009 and the picture of the plaque was taken by Keith Ramsey.

 Frank Gosden is currently researching the people commemorated on this plaque.  Details that he has already uncovered about one of the men are given below.

16682 Pte. F E Cook

The birth of Frederick Edwin Cook was registered between July and September 1896. In the 1901 census he is shown as being aged 4 and living in Goss Street, now Ebdon Road, Worle.

His father, Edwin (from whom Frederick probably got his middle name), is shown as being 39 and working in his own account, i.e. self employed, as an agricultural crofter. Frederick’s mother, Phoebe, is unusually one year older than Edwin.

The census also showed Frederick as having two older brothers, Charles and Alfred, of 10 and 9, respectively and an elder sister of 7. He also had two younger sisters of 3 and 1, respectively. 

Frederick joined 'D' Company 12th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, and his record of service shows him as first serving in France.  He was awarded the Victory and British War medals, as well as the 15 Star.  He died on 10th December, 1915, aged 19 and is buried in grave B.5 Suzanne Communal Cemetery Extension.The casualty details state that he was the son of Phoebe Cook of Ebdon Road, Worle and the late Edwin Cook. Further research yields his father’s death as being between January and March of 1915, aged 53.  Both of Frederick’s brothers survived the war. It is unfortunate that their father and brother were unable to share with them the peace and liberty that they had fought so hard for.