HENRY RICHARD HOWSE TREDWELL, known as Harry, was serving as a Bugler with the 1st/4th Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry when he died of his wounds on 3rd August 1916. He was aged 20 and is buried in Agenville Cemetery in the Somme region. He was the son of John and Mary Tredwell and had been born in Swinbrook and had worked as a roadman. His family then moved to Soouth Newington. He had joined the 4th Territorial Battalion of the The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry in 1913. Forming into the 1st/4th Battalion they arrived in France on 30th March 1915 under the command off the 48th (South Midland) Division. They saw action in the Battle of Albert from 1st July 1916, the opening phase of the Somme Offensive. From 23rd July they were engaged in the Battle of Pozieres and on 29th July moved from Arqueves to billets in Agenville. The Battalion war diary states that "1796 Bugler H Tredwell died from a self inflicted gun shot wound".

Steve Kingsford