LADBROOK Owen

  • First Name(s):
    Owen 
  • Surname:
    LADBROOK
  • Service Number:
    13306
  • Rank:

    Private

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Worcestershire Regiment
  • Battalion:
    3rd Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    28th April 1916
  • Age At Death:
  • Cause of Death:
    Killed in action
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on Arras Memorial, France, Bay 6.
  • Place of Birth:
    Born and resident Blockley, Worcestershire, enlisted Worcester
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:
    Unknown
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LADBROOK Owen Is Named On These Memorials

Blockley War Memorial

Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above

Surname incorrectly spelt LADBROOKE on the memorial.

Further Information About LADBROOK Owen

Appears on the memorial under Soldiers 1916 with the information:: Pte. Apr. 28

Surname spelt Ladbrook on all records.

Owen was born in Blockley in 1896, his father was a labourer. He was one of 15 children, of whom ten were alive in 1911. He was registered at birth as Richard Owen, but the Blockley parish register shows him, presumably in error, as being baptised as Charles Henry. The subsequent censuses, the military documents and his inscription on the Blockley war memorial show him as simply Owen.

He was at home in Blockley until he enlisted in the army, working like his father as a labourer, at least in 1911. He enlisted in Worcester before war was declared, probably as a regular soldier, for he was with his unit, the 3rd Battalion of the Worcestershire regiment, when it deployed to France within days of the outbreak of war in 1914. His personal military documents have unfortunately not survived.

From the Medals Card and regimental medals rolls:
Owen Ladbrook
3rd Worcestershire, Private, 13306
British and Victory Medals, 1914 Star,
France 12/8/14

From Soldiers’ Effects:
Owen Ladbrook 3/Worcs Regt, Private, 13306 GBP19 9s 2d plus GBP9 10s 0d War Gratuity to father George

Birth registered as Richard Owen Ladbrook in the September Quarter 1896 under the Shipston Registration District. However, the name Richard appears on no other records relating to this casualty.

Owen Ladbrook has no known grave, the photograph available shows his name on the Arras Memorial.

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Credits: All research courtesy of the researcher of the casualties on the Blockley War Memorials.