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Mark Cunnane produced a document listing the people from Prestwood that fought and died in WW1. The names were taken from the war memorial. It is reproduced here along with images from the various Cemeteries around the world where the war dead are honoured for their sacrifice.<\/p>\n
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Doiran Memorial<\/p>\n
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In Prestwood\u2019s orchards they once played<\/strong> Then bravely came their time to fight<\/strong> \u00a0From Arctic seas to Desert sands<\/strong> A village torn apart with grief,<\/strong> \u00a0Mark Cunnane 2014<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_divider color=”#7a5f00″ divider_weight=”2px” admin_label=”Divider” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||20px|||” global_module=”655″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||16px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text module_id=”thirty” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n The 30 men are on three pages in this website. Their names are listed below in three panels. 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And dreamed beneath the cherry\u2019s shade.<\/strong>
They lazed away their summer days<\/strong>
So happy in their country ways.<\/strong><\/p>\n
They went to war for what was right.<\/strong>
With heads held high, yet mothers crying<\/strong>
And nowhere was the thought of dying.<\/strong><\/p>\n
From Flanders Fields to mountain lands<\/strong>
Whilst all around the bombs were flying,<\/strong>
The Prestwood men they just kept dying.<\/strong><\/p>\n
A son has gone, now just a wreath<\/strong>
A hundred years has passed since then<\/strong>
When Prestwood \u00a0gave up thirty men.<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Thirty Men from Prestwood<\/h2>\n
1914-18 (1)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Serjeant R ADAMS
Private ALBERT BUNCE MM
Gunner E BUTLER
Private ARTHUR BOB BRISTOW
Private A J CHILTON
Stoker 1st Class FREE CHILTON
Private GEORGE COOPER
Private FREDERICK ALFRED COPELAND
Lieutenant BRUCE WILLIAM DRESSER MC
Private FRANK GIBBONS<\/h4>\n1914-18 (2)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Private RUPERT GIBBONS
Private ERNES R. HAILEY
Serjeant E HILL
Lance Corporal ALBERT HENRY JANES
Driver GEORGE ALBERT JANES
Private PERCY JANES
Private JOHN LANGSTON
Lance Corporal WILLIAM LANGSTON
Driver HARRY LANGSTON
Private H NASH<\/h4>\n1914-18 (3)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Private RUPERT PEEDLE
Private GEORGE ALFRED REDRUP
Gunner CHARLES ALFRED RIDGLEY
Gunner GEORGE STATHAM
Lance Corporal W E SHRIMPTON
Private HAROLD SMITH
Private ERNEST SAUNDERS
Private ERNEST DAVID STOREY
Corporal EDWIN ARTHUR TIMPSON
Private WILLIAM H. TIMPSON<\/h4>\n