BADSEY MAN KILLED

Mrs D Hartwell, of Cotswold View, Badsey, received on Thursday morning news that her son, Sergeant F T Hartwell, of the Worcesters, had been killed in action. The Chaplain of the company writes her as follows:

ANOTHER BADSEY MAN KILLED

BADSEY SCHOOLMASTER WOUNDED

Sergeant Amos, for some time headmaster of Badsey Council School, was severely wounded on July 3, and is now an inmate of Leicester Hospital, where he is progressing slowly. Mr Amos married Miss McDonald, of Badsey, and she is now at Leicester with her husband. Mrs Amos’s brother was also wounded in the same charge. It is a somewhat curious coincidence that Sergeant Amos should have been taken to Leicester, of which town he is a native and which he has not visited for a quarter of a century.

ALDINGTON MAN WOUNDED

Mr & Mrs William Lidsey, of Aldington, have received further information about their son, Lance-Corporal Charles Lidsey, who as reported last week, has been wounded. The official intimation states that he is suffering from a serious gun-shot wound in the left fore-arm. Writing to his parents Lance-Corporal Lidsey says he is much better and is very glad to be in England again

ALDINGTON MAN WOUNDED

News was received at  his home at Aldington on Monday that Lance-Corporal Charles Lidsey, son of Mr & Mrs William Lidsey, has  been wounded in the left  arm. No information of the extent of the wound is given, but as Lance-Corporal Lidsey wrote himself it is anticipated that it is not serious. Lance-Corporal Lidsey, who was formerly in the employ of  Messrs H Burlingham & Co, of Evesham, enlisted at the outbreak of war and went out some months ago.

BADSEY OFFICERS WOUNDED

Cablegrams have been received from Capt. Cyril E. Sladden, son of Mr J. Sladden, of Badsey, and from Lieut. H. Allsebrook, brother of the Vicar of Badsey, who we reported last week had been wounded. Capt. Sladden wires that he has sustained a fracture of the left arm, but is doing well,while Lieut. Allsebrook says he has sustained a fracture of the left thigh and is doing well after an operation. We trust both officers will make complete recoveries.

LIEUTENANT H ALLSEBROOK WOUNDED

The Vicar of Badsey, the Rev. W.C. Allsebrook, received a telegram from the War Office on Tuesday stating that his brother, Lieut. H. Allsebrook, of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, was wounded severely on April 4-5. No further details have yet been received, and we trust that the wound is less serious than the telegram would indicate.

CAPTAIN CYRIL E SLADDEN AGAIN WOUNDED

MISSING, NOW REPORTED KILLED

BADSEY MAN’S PROMOTION

There are not many men who advance so rapidly in the service as Arthur Bearcroft, of Badsey, who since he joined the Army Service Corps on January 9 has had seven promotions. He was made sergeant on March 18, staff-sergeant on April 18, staff-quarter-master-sergeant on October 12, and first-class warrant officer on December 12. This is something like a record in promotion.

PRIVATE HALL INJURED

A nasty accident happened to Private Walter Hall, of the Royal Flying Corps, and youngest son of Mrs Hall, of Badsey, last Saturday week. Private Hall who is at present in training “somewhere in England,” was riding his motor bike on the way to fetch the company’s letters, when he collided with a motor car. As a result Private Hall is now in hospital with his leg broken in two places. Before enlisting Private Hall was a cycle mechanic.