RANDLE George William

  • First Name(s):
    George 
    William 
  • Surname:
    RANDLE
  • Service Number:
    201047
  • Rank:

    Sergeant

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Welch Regiment
  • Battalion:
    4th Battalion
  • Unit:
    1st/4th Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    26th March 1917
  • Age At Death:
    33
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on Jerusalem Memorial, Israel, Panels 30 to 32.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of Richard and Jane Randle, 2 Lodge Rd., Stourport, Worcestershire

Remember The Fallen - Lest We Forget

RANDLE George William Is Named On These Memorials

Stourport Congregational Church Congressional Table now in Stourport St Michael’s Church
Stourport High School formerly in Stourport Boys School
Stourport War Memorial

Further Information About RANDLE George William

Lance Corporal G. Randle, 4th Battalion Welsh regiment is listed in “Stourport Men and the War” – a list of men serving, Kidderminster Shuttle, 19th December 1914.

George William Randle, 4th Battalion Welsh Territorials, Stourport recruits Kidderminster Times 21st November 1914.

George Randle enlisted at Llanelli, (his sister Mrs. W. Beard resided at 35 Westbury Street, Llanelli).  He joined the Welsh Regiment on 4th August, 1914 and served at Gallipoli where he was promoted to Sergeant on the battle-field at Suvla Bay in August 1915. Invalided with dysentry without coming home, after rejoining his regiment he crossed the desert 150 miles to Gaza, where he was killed in action.  Prior to enlisting he was employed by Messrs. T.B. Worth & Co. for some years and was connected with the Congregational P.S.A.  Two of his brothers are on active service, Harry in the Royal Field Artillery in France and Donald in the Navy.  His brother-in-law, Company Sgt. Major W. Beard, also served in the 4th Welsh Regiment.

Source for additional information: Kidderminster Shuttle 21st April 1917.

An obituary for George William Randle appears in the Stourport Parish Magazine for May 1917.

A brief death notice for Sgt. Randle appears in the Llanelly and County Guardian, edition of 19th April 1917.

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Credits: Researched by Adrian Carter.