PARDOE Rudolph

  • First Name(s):
    Rudolph 
  • Surname:
    PARDOE
  • Service Number:
    200098
  • Rank:

    Lance Corporal

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Worcestershire Regiment
  • Battalion:
    7th Battalion
  • Unit:
    1st/7th Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    25th April 1917
  • Age At Death:
    24
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, France, Pier and Face 5A and 6C.
  • Place of Birth:
    Norton, Worcestershire, resident Kidderminster
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Husband of Beatrice Pardoe, 3 Court, 2, High St., Stourport, Worcestershire

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PARDOE Rudolph Is Named On These Memorials

Kidderminster St John the Baptist Church
Kidderminster War Memorial
Stourport High School formerly in Stourport Boys School
Stourport War Memorial

Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above

Stourport War Memorial with the information: L. Cpl. Stourport High School formerly in Stourport Boys School. Probably on Kidderminster War Memorial as H. Pardoe.

Further Information About PARDOE Rudolph

Appears in the Worcester/Worcestershire Roll of Honour Book for army casualties located in Worcester Cathedral under Kidderminster Casualties.

Rudolph Pardoe was the husband of Beatrice Pardoe, 3 Court, 2 High Street, Stourport and the son of Sergeant-Instructor G. H. Pardoe. Before enlistment he was employed at Messrs. Brintons Limited and was a well known member of St. John’s Institute. He was killed during an attack on the enemy trenches.

Source for additional information: Kidderminster Shuttle 5th May 1917, Kidderminster Times 12th May 1917 with photo.

On 25th April the 1st/7th Worcesters captured Gillemont and held it against a storm of fire and several counter-attacks.  The action cost 14 killed, 90 wounded and 29 missing.

An obituary for Rudolph Pardoe appears in the Stourport Parish Magazine for June 1917.

Rudolph Pardoe has no known grave, the photograph available shows his name on Thiepval Memorial.

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Credits: Kidderminster Newspapers and Parish Magazine transcribed and researched by Adrian Carter.