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Private 20921 Charles Adams   10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 03/11/1915

Private 9820 Charles Adams   3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 28/02/1915

2nd Lieutenant Arthur Charles Henry Adams   2/8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 21/03/1918

Private 12154 Arthur Adams   9th Battallion, Worcestershire Regt   Died Mesopotamia 25/01/1917

Colour Sergeant Major 6473 Albert Adams   1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 22/11/1917

2nd Lieutenant John Arden Acworth   1/7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died of wounds France and Flanders 13/10/1917, aged 19   Below is an obituary stored in the Worcestershire Regiment archive but first published in the Malvern

2nd Lieutenant Norman Frederick Acton   4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 23/04/1917

Private 13280 John Ackrill   4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died of wounds Gallipoli 18/06/1915

Lance Corporal 200540 William Cecil Abrahams   1/7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 17/08/1917

Private 5498 Henry Abrahams   2/8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 14/06/1916

Regimental Sergeant Major 200917 Albert John Abrahams   2/7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died of wounds France and Flanders 10/09/1917

Private 18707 Reginald Abrabams   10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   France and Flanders 03/07/1916

Private 16274 Fred Abley   1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   France and Flanders 28/06/1915

Private 9880 Charles Abley   3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died of wounds France and Flanders 04/09/1916

Private 203811 William Abbott   1/7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died of wounds France and Flanders 10/03/1917

Private 15277 Thomas Abbots   9th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died Gallipoli 10/08/1915

Private 15235 Arthur Abbots   4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died of wounds Gallipoli 10/06/1915

Private 36566 Thomas Abbiss   1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died France and Flanders 04/03/1917

This year marks the 100th year anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War and here are 10 ways you can involve your children. 1) Find your local hero. The Victoria Cross is the highest award for bravery. More than 600 people were awarded

WORCESTERSHIRE claimed two early wickets after setting Leicestershire 458 for victory in the LV= County Championship match at New Road after Tom Kohler-Cadmore fell one run short of his maiden first class century. Charlie Morris and Joe Leach dismissed

Sir - If Dr Price would like to look up 'supermarket parking fines' on line, she will find that these are not in fact fines, but invoices inviting you to pay. You are under no obligation to do so, as I found out when it happened to me.Jill McDonaghWorcester

I AM unaware of any particular rules of this column, so I don’t know that I’m breaking any in dedicating this week’s article to my cousin’s newborn daughter, Lola. Lola, you were born the morning of my writing, Monday, July 14, 2014, and I thought

VISITORS to the University of Worcester's City Campus can discover the secrets of bones found at the site during a special event. The Infirmary Medical Museum, which makes up part of the Infirmary Walk campus, launches its Family Summer Programme

FUNDING for youth centres has been slashed 71 per cent in Worcestershire - leading to angry claims youngsters are "being failed". Your Worcester News can reveal how since 2010 support for youth clubs from Worcestershire County Council has plunged

TOO many people are struggling to pay their council tax bills because the Government moved the goalposts, according to a former Worcester finance chief. Councillor Richard Boorn, who was in charge of Worcester City Council's budget until June,

A NEW charity shop raising cash for a Worcester hospice will open its doors next week.The new St Richard’s Hospice shop at the former Lakeland store in St Swithin’s Street will officially open on Saturday, July 26.The two-floor shop will replace

ENJOY the nice weather while you can – we are in for a soggy Saturday. The Met Office today issued a severe weather warning, predicting heavy rain, hail and thunder for almost the entirety of England and the eastern half of Wales throughout the

WORCESTER City Council have been awarded for how well they communicate with drivers in the city's car parks. Executives from the organisation PATROL, which provides an independent tribunal to consider appeals over parking tickets, visited Worcester

EXCITEMENT is building ahead of one of the events of the year as the Worcester City 10K race nears ever closer, and you could be taking part. Thousands are expected to take part in the spectacle, with runners setting off Worcester Race Course, including

EXCITEMENT is building ahead of one of the events of the year as the Worcester City 10K race nears ever closer, and you could be taking part. Thousands are expected to take part in the spectacle, with runners setting off Worcester Race Course, including

WORCESTERSHIRE motor parts supplier Automotive Brands is relocating to Warwickshire.The company based in Evesham is moving to a larger headquarters in Bidford-on-Avon, having taken 7,206 sq ft premises at 30 Waterloo Road on Bidavon Trading Estate. Currently

Private 57274 William George Abbey   4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died of wounds France and Flanders 30/09/1918

Sir - The so called cover up into the accusations that top politicians, police officers and other high ranking individuals in the country at the time were involved in child sex is an outrage.THESE people are not above the law, and they must be punished

WHEN University of Worcester mature student Nick Williams landed a job, he didn't have far to travel.Because he has been appointed to the consultancy and implementation team at software solutions provider Clearview. which is based on the Elgar Business

POLICE were called to a report of a group of suspicious men in the area around the underpass and shops in Blake Avenue, Droitwich, at about 1pm on Thursday, July 10, but when officers arrived at the scene all was in order.A number of reports have been

Private  8755 Thomas Abbey   1/8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regt   Died Italy 01/06/1918

EDGAR Street is now re-open after the emergence of a hole closed the road yesterday. Police closed the Worcester road, in Sidbury, yesterday around 12.30pm, but a Worcestershire County Council spokeswoman has confirmed the road is now re-opened.

In the archives of the Worcester News building on Hylton Road sits a copy of the front page of the Berrows Worcester Journal's Pictorial Supplement of October 25, 1914.Under the heading Roll of Honour is a picture entitled Lt Northey (Killed in Action

ONE of Worcestershire's most senior Tory politicians has broken ranks by saying she wants Government cuts "to stop" - and has revealed she is "hurting" over the impact it is having on adult care. Councillor Sheila Blagg, a cabinet member at Worcestershire

RESCUE animals were the big winners as a Worcestershire animal charity's novelty dog show proved a big hit at the weekend.The RSPCA Worcester & Mid-Worcestershire branch raised just over £2,000 during the fun at The Holdings, Broomhall,

WORRIED residents are calling for something to be done to slow down cars speeding along a busy Worcester road. Richard Thomas, who lives on the busy Bilford Road, has joined forces with councillors Neil Laurenson and Matt Jenkins, to ask for help at a

WORCESTERSHIRE fought back and claimed eight wickets for 86 runs to earn a first innings lead of 41 on the second day of the LV= County Championship clash with Leicestershire at New Road. Leicestershire had been well placed at 194-2 in reply to Worcestershire

WORCESTER City are closing in on a deal to bring experienced utility player Danny Jackman to the club. The 31-year-old, who can play in centre midfield but also left-back and on the wing, is out of contract after leaving Kidderminster Harriers.

HAPPY Black Country Day for yesterday, folks. I’m sorry Worcester doesn’t have a Worcester Day but us lot from "Dudlay" have a lot to celebrate, especially that what meks us proud to be yam yams. The Black Country dialect is one which is actually

PARENTS have hit back at the trustees of St Mary’s School after they announced The Stables nursery would close with the school – via text message. When it was first revealed that the independent all-girls’ school would close at the end of the school

A SHOCK return to weekly rubbish collections is on the horizon - despite Worcester City Council threatening to resist a legal requirement to reinstate them. Local government secretary Eric Pickles has revealed he is considering forcing councils

WOMEN bishops could be appointed by the end of this year in the Church of England after legislation backing the move was give final approval by the General Synod. Members of the Church's governing body voted in favour of a measure allowing women

MORE holiday choices are being made available from Birmingham airport now Thomas Cook Airlines is to expand its fleet.The company is to base an additional aircraft from the airport next summer, bringing its total to four Airbus A320s, which will mean