BEDFORD
ALL SAINTS - Roll of Honour World
War 1 - Roll of Honour with detailed information Compiled and copyright
© 2003 Martin Edwards
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All
Saints church is situated in Queens Park, Bedford; it is the parish church. There
are two stone memorials inset into the wall of the church containing the names
of the men who died. Each plaque has the same inscription at the top.
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Copyright © Martin Edwards 2003 |
| 1914 |
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1918 |
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THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING AND GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS
PARISH WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR |
The
memorial is not in strict alphabetic order but these details are.
| ADAMS | Geoffrey |
Possibly
either: Geoffrey Henry Cadwallader Adams, Second Lieutenant, "A"
Company, 4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action Wednesday 1st November
1916 in France & Flanders. Age 20. Son of Alfred and Juliet Mary Adams, of
48, Nevern Square, Earl's Court, London. Demy of Magdalen College, Oxford. Commemorated
on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A or
Geoffrey Julian Balcombe Adams, Second Lieutenant, 1st/5th Battalion, London Regiment
(London Rifle Brigade). Died of wounds Friday 27 September 1918 in France &
Flanders. Age 24. Son of Harold William and Katherine Mary Adams, of 44, Bessborough
St., Westminster, London. Buried in DUISANS BRITISH CEMETERY, ETRUN, Pas de Calais,
France. Grave VII. A. 56. |
| ALCOCK | Walter |
No
further information currently |
| ALLEN | John
Francis | Captain,
1st Battalion, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Died of wounds Thursday 5th
November 1914 in France & Flanders. Age 32. Son of William Henry Allen, of
Bromham House, Bromham, Bedford. Buried in YPRES TOWN CEMETERY, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Grave E2. 1 5 . |
| ARNOLD | Reginald
[Charles] |
| | Rifleman
S/34132, 6th Battalion, The Rifle Brigade. Died at home Tuesday 15th January 1918.
Aged 19. Born Bedford, enlisted St Pancras, Middlesex, resident Kentish Town,
Middlesex. Son of George John and Emma Elizabeth Arnold. Buried in Bedford
Cemetery. Grave D. 1056. | |
| ATKINS | Henry |
possibly
William Henry ATKIN, Private 22277, 8th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed
in action Wednesday 19th April 1916 in France & Flanders. Born, resident and
enlisted Bedford. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 31 and 33. |
| ATKINSON | Edwin
[Frank] |
| No
Photograph currently | Driver
522034, 439th Field Company, Signal Service, Royal Engineers. Died in England
Tuseday 19th March 1918. Age 22. Born Islington, Middlesex, enlisted Bedford.
Son of Charles and Fanny Atkinson, of 103, Marlbrough Rd., Bedford. Buried in
Bedford Cemetery. Grave K/3. 132. |
| | AYRES | Frederick
[George] | Rifleman
[Lance Corporal] 6/1026, 1st Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Killed in action
Saturday 17th February 1917 in France & Flanders. Age 19. Born and resident
Bedford, enlisted London. Son of Frederick John and Harriett Ayres, of 29, Coventry
Rd., Queen's Park, Bedford. Buried in REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY, GRANDCOURT, Somme,
France. Grave IV. G. 17. |
| BARKER | Rupert
[Henry] | Lance
Corporal, 1st Garrison Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire
and Derbyshire Regiment). Died in Egypt Friday 25th January 1918.
Born and enlisted Bedford. Formerly 3011, Bedfordshire Regiment.
Buried in CAIRO WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY, Egypt. Grave O. 106.
From
National Roll of the Great War 1914-1918 Section V Luton,
page 19:
BARKER,
R.H., Sergeant, Sherwood Foresters
He volunteered at the the outbreak of war, and in July 1915
was sent to Egypt. From there he transferred to Gallipoli,
where he served in the campaign against the Turks. On january
25th, 1918, he died of pneumonia, and was entitled to the
1914-15 Star, and the General Service and Victory Medals. |
| 102,
Iddlesleigh Road, Queens Park |
262/A |
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| BARTLEY | Arthur |
Sapper
92768, 216th Army Troops Company, Royal Engineers. Died of wounds Wednesday 19th
September 1917 in France & Flanders. Born St Mary's, Bedford, enlisted Bedford.
Buried in OUTTERSTEENE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, BAILLEUL, Nord, France. Grave
I. A. 48. | | BATLEY | Horace |
[Spelt
BATTLEY on SDGW & CWGC] Private 60119, 26th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City
of London Regiment). Died of wounds Monday 14th October 1918 in France & Flanders.
Age 24. Enlisted and resident Bedford. Son of Horace and Fanny Battley, of 2,
Raleigh St., Queen's Park, Bedford. Formerly 40405, Bedfordshire Regiment. Buried
in DADIZEELE NEW BRITISH CEMETERY, Moorslede, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Grave
IV. D. 10. |
| BERESFORD | William |
probably
Lieutenant, No. 2 Home Service Operating Sect. Inland Water Transport,
Royal Engineers. Died Friday 30th March 1917. Age 43. Son of the
late Capt. and Mrs. W. F. C. Beresford, of "St. Hildas,"
Bedford, England; husband of Thea Beresford, of 12, St. Patrick
Villas, Race Course Rd., Tientsin, North China. Formerly Lt. in
R.N.R. Served in the South African War. Buried in ST. JAMES'S CEMETERY,
DOVER,
Kent. Grave P.
F. 23. |
| BOTT | George |
No
further information currently |
| BOWYER | Rufus
[Ernest] | Private
18182, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Sunday 30th July
1916 in France & Flanders. Born Stevington, enlisted Bedford, resident New
Harrowden. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 2 C. |
| CATLIN | William
[Joseph] | Private
103480, 10th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment).
Died Monday 8th April 1918 in France & Flanders. Age 22. Native
of Bedford. Son
of William and Mary Ann Catlin, of 37, Dunville Rd., Queen's Park, Bedford. Buried
in LES BARAQUES MILITARY CEMETERY, SANGATTE, Pas de Calais, France. Grave III
D. 4. | | CLARKE,
MM | Bernard |
Corporal
57824, 15th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment. Killed in action Thursday 28th March
1918 in France & Flanders. Born Clapham, Bedford, enlisted Bedford. Formerly
982, Royal Engineers. Buried in PERONNE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION (Aizecourt-le-Haut
Churchyard Extn. Mem. 2.), Somme, France. |
| CLARKE | Robert |
No
further information currently |
| COOPER | Frank |
No
further information currently |
| COURSE | Sidney
[George] | Sergeant
3098, 1st/4th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Died of wounds Tuesday 24th August
1915 at Gallipoli. Age 27. Enlisted Norwich. Son of Henry and Mary Course, of
32, Ford End Rd., Bedford. Commemorated on HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey. Panel 42 to
44. | | CROOT | George |
Sapper
522308, 486th Field Company, Royal Engineers. Killed in action Tuesday 27 March
1917 at Gallipoli. Age 24. Enlisted Bedford. Son of Valentine and Sarah Elizabeth
Croot, of 33, Western St., Bedford. Commemorated on JERUSALEM MEMORIAL, Israel.
Panel 9. | | CRUIKSHANK | James |
No
further information currently |
| DANN | Tom |
No
further information currently |
| DEIGHTON | William
[George] | Private
20149, 2nd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Died of wounds Thursday 19th April 1917
in France & Flanders. Enlisted Bedford. Husband of B. Deighton, of 24, Queen
St., Bedford. Formerly 17937, Bedfordshire Regiment. Buried in DUISANS BRITISH
CEMETERY, ETRUN, Pas de Calais, France. Grave II. L. 8. |
| DRACUP | [Albert]
Frank | Acting
Sergeant 3026, 5th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Tuesday
17th August 1915 at Gallipoli. Age 20. Born, resident and enlisted Bedford. Son
of Albert and Fanny Dracup, of 138, Honey Hill Rd., Bedford. Commemorated on HELLES
MEMORIAL, Turkey. Panel 54 and 218. |
| DUMBLETON | William
[Ernest] | Private
260059, 5th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment. Killed in action Thursday19th July
1917 in France & Flanders. Age 37. Born Manbury, Oxfordhsire, enlisted Bedford.
Son of Mrs. Marie Holton, of Banbury, Oxon.; husband of Nellie Dumbleton, of 80,
Honey Hill Rd., Bedford. Buried in HENINEL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Pas de
Calais, France. Grave C. 20. |
| EDWARDS | Harry |
No
further information currently |
| FRANCIS | Arthur |
Private
30809, Bedfordshire Yeomanry. Died of wounds Wednesday 23rd January 1918 in France
& Flanders. Age 20. Born St Paul's, Bedford, enlisted Bedford, resident Queens
Park, Bedford. Son of Mrs. Emily Francis, of 5, Duncan Rd., Queen's Park, Bedford.
Buried in TINCOURT NEW BRITISH CEMETERY, Somme, France. Grave IV. G. 32. National
Roll of the Great War 1914-1918 - Section XII - Bedford and Northampton
FRANCIS, A., Private, Bedfordshire Hussars. He
volunteered in 1915, and, after completing his training, was drafted to France,
where he took part in much severe fighting at Hill 60, Ypres and on the Somme.
He was seriously wounded at Cambrai, and unfortunately died through the effects
of his wounds in 1918. He was entitled to the 1914-15 Star, and the General Service
and Victory Medals. 'Great
deeds cannot die: They with the sun and moon renew their light for ever.' 5,
Dunville Road, Queens Park, Bedford. - Z2230/B. |
| FULLER | Joseph |
Sapper
968, 1st East Anglian Div. Engineers, Royal Engineers. Killed in action Tuesday
14th November 1916 in France & Flanders. Age 24. Born Derby, enlisted Bedford.
Son of Joseph Wilmer Fuller and Elizabeth Fuller, of 9, Short St., Queen's Park,
Bedford. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIALSomme, France. Pier and Face 8 A and
8 D. | | GEARY | Horace
[Alfred] | Private
57849, 15th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment. Killed in action Sunday 24th March 1918
in France & Flanders. Enlisted Bedford. Formerly 3587, Royal Engineers. Buried
in BRAY HILL BRITISH CEMETERY, BRAY-SUR-SOMME, Somme, France. Grave II. B. 6. |
| GIBBONS | Ernest |
Corporal
5021, 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles. Killed in action Tuesday 1st October
1918 in France & Flanders. Born Queen's Park, Bedford, enlisted Bedford. Brother
of Miss E. Gibbons, of 35, Preston Rd., Bedford. Formerly 7555, 8th Reserve Cavalry
Regiment. Commemorated in DADIZEELE NEW BRITISH CEMETERY, Moorslede, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Special Memorial 3. |
| GILBERT | Ernest
[James] |
| No
Photograph currently | Private
49131, 6th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Died in England Wednesday 14th March 1917.
Age 19. Born, resident and enlisted Bedford. Son of James and Minnie Gilbert,
of 78, Ford End Rd., Queen's Park, Bedford. Buried
in Bedford Cemetery. Grave
I/4. 189. | |
| GOODING | Sidney |
No
further information currently |
| GOODWIN | Eric |
No
further information currently |
| GRANTHAM | George
[Henry] | Lance
Corporal 3885, "C" Company, 1st/15th Battalion, London Regiment (Prince
of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles). Killed in action Wednesday 15th September
1915 in France & Flanders. Age 22. Enlisted London, resident Bedford. Son
of George and Mary Grantham, of 127, Marlborough Rd., Bedford. Commemorated on
THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 13 C. |
| GREEN | George |
Corporal
12750, 7th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Saturday 1st July
1916 in France & Flanders. Age 24. Born, resident and enlisted Bedford. Son
of Charles and Elizabeth Green, of 20, Ford End Rd., Bedford. Commemorated on
THIEPVAL MEMORIALSomme, France. Pier and Face 2 C. |
| GREENING | Cyril |
Sapper
522064, 483rd Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died of wounds Friday 30 August
1918 in France & Flanders. Enlisted in Bedford. Buried in BAC-DU-SUD BRITISH
CEMETERY, BAILLEULVAL, Pas de Calais, France. Grave III. D. 10. |
| HALL | Julian |
Private
33802, 8th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Thursday 19th April
1917 in France & Flanders. Born LOudwater, Buckinghamshire, resident and enlisted
Bedford. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 41. |
| HAMBROOK | Donald
[Arthur] | Rifleman
574640, 2nd/17th Battalion,
London Regiment. Killed in action Saturday 17th August 1918 in France & Flanders.
Age 20. Born Gravesend, Kent, enlisted Hitchin, resident Bedford. Son of Arthur
George and Alice Maud Hambrook, of 17, Iddesleigh Rd., Bedford. Buried in GODEWAERSVELDE
BRITISH CEMETERY, Nord, France. Grave II. AA. 9. |
| HARDING | Sidney |
Pioneer
130130, 5th Battalion,
Special Brigade, Royal Engineers. Died Tuesday 25th April 1916 in France &
Flanders. Age 18. Enlisted Bedford. Son of Benjamin and Elizabeth Harding, of
115, Marlborough Road, Queens Park, Bedford. Buried in CALAIS SOUTHERN CEMETERY,
Pas de Calais, France. Plot C. Row 3. Grave 15. |
| HART | Frederick
[Robert] | Lance
Corporal 45125, 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Killed in action Wednesday
18th September 1918 in France & Flanders. Born and enlisted Bedford. Buried
in EPEHY WOOD FARM CEMETERY, EPEHY, Somme, France. Grave I. D. 12. |
| HARVEY | Harry |
Private
G/63583, 6th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Killed in action
Friday 9th August 1918 in France & Flanders. Born, resident and enlisted Bedford.
Buried in MORLANCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY NO.2, Somme, France. Grave A. 3. |
| HOWARD | Cedric
[Stewart] | Second
Lieutenant, "F" Company, 7thBattalion,
Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Thursday 28th September 1916 in France
& Flanders. Age 22. Son of Albert and Helen Alice Howard, of 10, Cutcliff
Place. Bedford. Buried in MILL ROAD CEMETERY, THIEPVAL, Somme, France. Grave I.
B. I. | | HUBBARD | Frederick
[J] |
| | Sapper
282046, Royal Engineers. Died Saturday 13th April 1918. Aged 43. Husband of A.
Hubbard, of 127, Coventry Rd., Queen's Park, Bedford. Buried in Bedford
Cemetery. Grave Q. 926. | |
| HUCKLE | William |
| | Private
40469, 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Died of wounds Monday 26th March
1917. Born and enlisted Bedford. Formerly 20265, Bedfordshire Regiment. Buried
in the same grave as R McC LINNELL. There is also an alternative Commemoration
- buried in Pavenham (St. Peter) Churchyard, Bedfordshire. Special Memorial. Buried
in Bedford Cemetery. Grave 385. It would appear
that his body was moved to Pavenham and his inscription added to R McC LINNEL's
grave. | | | HULL | Edwin
[Charles Ted] |
| | Second
Lieutenant, Royal Flying Corps. Killed in a flying accident at Turnberry, Scotland
Sunday 17th March 1918. Age 23. Eldest son of Edwin and Eliza Hull, of 1, Old
Ford End Rd., Bedford. Buried in Bedford Cemetery.
Grave K/3. 126. | |
| HULL | Horace
[Cyril] | Private
22853, 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Sunday 11th February
1917. Born, resident and enlisted Bedford. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL,
Somme, France. Pier and Face 2 C. |
| INKERSOLE | George
Frederick | [Spelt
INKERSOLL on CWGC and INGERSOLL on SDGW] Private 23256, 2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment.
Killed in action during the Third Battle of Ypres, 10th October 1917 in France
& Flanders. Age 21. Born Wilstead in 1897, enlisted and resident Bedford.
Son of William and Martha (nee Summerfield) Inkersoll, of 52, Dunville Rd., Bedford.
Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel
98 and 99. |
| JAGGARD | Thomas
[Reginald] | Private
19497, 26th Battalion,
Royal Fusiliers. Killed in action Monday 18th September 1916 in France & Flanders.
Age 23. Born Turvey, enlisted and resident Bedford. Son of Margaret E. Jaggard,
of 57, Bromham Rd., Bedford, and the late Richard Bradley Jaggard. Buried in GUARDS'
CEMETERY, LESBOEUFS, Somme, France. Grave II. C. 3. |
| JOHNSON | Oliver |
| | Air
Mechanic 1st Class 9590, Royal Air Force. Died Friday 22nd August 1919. Buried
in Bedford Cemetery. Grave G. 220. |
| | JONES | George |
No
further information currently |
| LANCASTER | Ernest
[Alfred] | Sapper
522084, 483rd Field Coy., Royal Engineers. Died of wounds Friday 13th July 1917
in France & Flanders. Age 30. Enlisted Bedford. Son of John Lancaster, of
91, Coventry Rd., Queen's Park, Bedford. Buried in CHOCQUES MILITARY CEMETERY,
Pas de Calais, France. Grave I. L. 30. |
| LAST | George
[Allen] | Acting
Corporal 200640, 5th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died 25th September 1918
in Egypt. Enlisted and resident Bedford. Buried in CAIRO WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY,
Egypt. Grave O. 250. | | LOXLEY | Reginald
[Wilfred] | Private
258352, 245th Company, Labour Corps.
Killed in action Sunday 23rd December 1917 in France & Flanders. Age 23. Boprn
bedford, enlisted Turriff, Aberdeen. Son of Henry and Sarah Loxley, of 30, Hurst
Grove, Bedford.
Formerly 1852, 8th Battalion,
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Buried in RED CROSS CORNER
CEMETERY, BEUGNY, Pas de Calais, France. Grave I. H. 1. |
| LUFF | Charles
[William] | Corporal
11672, 9th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment). Killed in action
Friday 28 April 1916 in France & Flanders. Age 22. Born Bedford, enlisted
Skipton, Yorkshire, resident Gargrave, Yorkshire. Son of Mrs. Elizabeth Luff;
husband of Phyllis Maud Luff, of South St., Gargrave, Leeds. Buried in CITE BONJEAN
MILITARY CEMETERY, ARMENTIERES, Nord, France. Grave IX. G. 8. |
| LUMLEY | Frederick
[John] | Lance
Corporal 295346, 2nd/4th Battalion,
London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers). Killed in action Monday 7th January 1918 in
France & Flanders. Age 27. Born Paddington, enlisted and resident Bedford.
Son of John W. and Mrs. M. A. Lumley, of 8, Gratton Rd., Queen's Park, Bedford.
Formerly 3705, 5th Battalion.,
Bedfordshire Regiment. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 148. |
| MacDONALD | James
S |
| |
[Spelt
McDonald on grave and SDGW/CWGC] Corporal 1529, 4th Battalion,
Gordon Highlanders, Labour Corps. Died on Sunday 6th July
1919 . Age 22. Husband of Dorothy N. E. McDonald (nee Roberts),
of 57, Westbourne Rd., Queen's Park, Bedford. Buried in Bedford
Cemetery Grave I. 247. See also Christopher
MacDonald's website.

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| | MacLAGAN | Stewart |
probably
Stewart McLAGAN, Lance Sergeant 240038, 5th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders.
Killed in action Friday 12th April 1918 in France & Flanders.
Enlisted Fraserburgh. Commemorated on PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL, Comines-Warneton,
Hainaut, Belgium. Panel 9. | | MALLOWS | Cecil
[Bernard] | Private
78184, 9th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Died of wounds 8th July 1918 in France
& Flanders. Born Bozeat (Bryant), Nothamptonshire, enlisted and resident Bedford.
Son of Charles and Kate Mallows, of 9, Howard Avenue, Queen's Park, Bedford. Buried
in BAGNEUX BRITISH CEMETERY, GEZAINCOURT, Somme, France. Grave III. C. 27. |
| MANTON | Ernest
[Laurence] | Sapper
1068, 1st (East Anglian) Field Company, Royal Engineers. Killed in action Wednesday
10th March 1915 in France & Flanders. Age 24. Born and enlisted Bedford. Son
of Emma Jane Oliver (formerly Manton), of 2, Hurst Grove, Bedford, and the late
Benjamin Manton. Buried in GUARDS CEMETERY, WINDY CORNER, CUINCHY, Pas de Calais,
France. Grave IV. B. 38. |
| MARSHALL | Harold |
No
further information currently |
| MOBBS | Frederick
[George] | Corporal
16839, 9th Service) Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. Died in Salonika Friday
22nd September 1916. Age 32. Born Bedford, enlisted Oxford. Husband of Hannah
Mobbs, of 42, Greyfriars Walk, Bedford. Buried in SALONIKA (LEMBET ROAD) MILITARY
CEMETERY, Greece. Grave 447. |
| MOBBS | Rupert
[Arthur] | Lance
Corporal 18605, "B" Company, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed
in action Thursday 22nd August 1918 in France & Flanders. Age 24. Born, resident
and enlisted Bedford. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick G. Mobbs, of Bedford. Buried
in ACHIET-LE-GRAND COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Pas de Calais, France. Grave IV.
S. 3. According
to the National Roll of the Great War: MOBBS,
R. A., L/Corporal, 1st Bedfordshire Regt. Volunteering
in January 1915, he proceeded to the Western Front in November of that year, and
there took part in the Battles of Albert, the Somme, Arras, Ypres and St. Quentin,
and was five times wounded in action. He unhappily fell fighting at Cambrai on
August 22nd, 1918. He was entitled to the 1914-15 Star, and the General Service
and Victory Medals. 'And
doubtless he went in splendid company.' 41,
Westbourne Road, Queens Park, Bedford. - X3587/A. |
| OVERHILL | Albert |
| No
photograph currently | Sapper
1308, 1st East Anglian Div. Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died of wounds Thursday
22nd April 1915 at home. Enlisted Bedford. Buried in Bedford
Cemetery. Grave H/6. 51. | |
| PANTER | Cyril |
Private
42084, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Wednesday 23rd October
1918 in France & Flanders. Born, resident and enlisted Bedford. Son of Alfred
John Panter, of 11, Short St., Queen's Park, Bedford. Buried in MONTAY-NEUVILLY
ROAD CEMETERY, MONTAY, Nord, France. Grave : II. F. 18. |
| PEARSON | Horace
[Lionel] | Private
42085, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Thursday 22nd August
1918 in France & Flanders. Age 18. Born, resident and enlisted Bedford. Son
of Mr. F. J. and Mrs. C. E. Pearson, of 9, Lawrence St., Bedford. Buried in ALBERT
COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Somme, France. Grave II. A. 3. |
| PERRY | James
[Emmings] | Company
Sergeant Major 9737, 7th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds Sunday
9th July 1916 in France & Flanders. Age 23. Born,
resident and enlisted Bedford. Son of George and Rose Perry, of Bedford. Buried
in ABBEVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Somme, France. Grave IV. D. 13. |
| POCKLINGTON | Robert |
No
further information currently |
| PONTING | Daniel |
No
further information currently |
| PRENTICE | Howard |
Private
G/8871, 11th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. Killed in action Friday 30th November
1917 in France & Flanders. Age 22. Born Bedford, enlisted London, resident
North London. Son of Walter and Louisa Alice Prentice, of 50, Hurst Grove, Bedford.
Commemorated on CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL, Nord, France. Panel 9. |
| PRENTICE | Jack
[Alan] |
| No
Photograph currently | Private
31609, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died 25th March 1920. Age 21. Son
of Walter and Louisa Alice Prentice, of 50, Hurst Grove, Bedford. Buried in Bedford
Cemetery. Grave L 40. (No photograph) | |
| PRENTICE | [Francis]
Maurice | Private
511683, 14th Battalion,
London Regiment (London Scottish). Died of wounds Tuesday 25th September 1917
in France & Flanders. Age 24. Enlisted London, resident Bedford. Son of Walter
and Louisa Alice Prentice, of 50, Hurst Grove, Bedford. Buried in LAGNICOURT HEDGE
CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Grave I. B. 16. |
| PULLIN | John
[Henton] | Lieutenant,
9th Bn., The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Died of wounds Friday 21st January
1916 in France & Flanders. Age 22. Son of William Henton Pullin and Emily
Maria Pullin, of 176, Hurst Grove, Bedford. Born at Darlington. Buried in BAILLEUL
COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION (NORD), Nord, France. Grave II. B. 71. |
| ROACH | Albert
[William] | Private
7973, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Wednesday 28th October
1914 in France & Flanders. Age 27. Born Wantage, Berkshire, enlisted and resident
Bedford. Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Roach, of 72, Westbourne Rd., Bedford. Commemorated
on LE TOURET MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 10 and 11. According
to the National Roll of the Great War ROACH,
A. W., Private, 1st Bedfordshire Regt. A
serving soldier, he proceeded to France with the first Expeditionary Force in
August 1914, and took part in the Battles of Mons and Le Cateau and the Retreat
from Mons. He was unhappily killed in action near Ypres in October of the same
year, and was entitled to the Mons Star, and the General Service and Victory Medals.
'And
doubtless he went in splendid company.' 72,
Westbourne Road, Bedford. - X3982/D. |
| SAMPSON | William |
Private
3/7998, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Tuesday
20th April 1915 in France & Flanders. Age 28. Born Taunton,
Somerset, enlisted and resident Letchworth. Son of William and Emily
Sampson, of 79, Iddlesleigh Rd., Queens Park, Bedford; husband of
A. S. Wilson (formerly Sampson), of 19, Wood St., Luton. Buried
in OOSTTAVERNE WOOD CEMETERY, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Grave VI. H. 13. See also Letchworth | | SANDERS | Percy
[William] | Private
18908, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Tuesday 11th July
1916 in France & Flanders. Age 23. Born Irthlingborough, enlisted and resident
Bedford. Son of William Sanders, of 10, Hurst Grove, Queen's Park, Bedford. Commemorated
on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 2 C. |
| SHELTON | Thomas |
No
further information currently |
| SKERMAN |
Walter |
Private
4536, 1st/5th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died in Egypt 22nd
September 1915. Aged 21. Resident and enlisted Bedford. Son of Mrs.
C. Warren, of 15, Gratton Rd., Queen's Park, Bedford. Buried in
ALEXANDRIA (CHATBY) MILITARY AND WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY, Egypt. Plot/Row/Section
F. Grave 111. |
| SIDDLE | William
[Charles] | Private
5103, 1st Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action Thursday 18th February
1915 in France & Flanders. Born Thornham, Norfolk, enlisted Bedford. BNuried
in WULVERGHEM-LINDENHOEK ROAD MILITARY CEMETERY, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Grave I. A. 22. |
| SMITH | George |
Either
George Smith, Private 53862, 9th Battalion, Welsh Regiment. Died of wounds Friday
10th August 1917 in France & Flanders. Born Bedford, enlisted Abergavenny,
resident Ebbw Vale. Buried in BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION (NORD), Nord,
France. Grave III. E. 242. or George John
Smith, Private 15887, 9th Battalion, King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry). Killed
in action Monday 27th September 1915 in France & Flanders. Commemorated on
LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 97 and 98. |
| STARMORE | Francis
[Henry] |
| |
Gunner
68505, 154th Hampshire Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died on Tuesday
23rd October 1917. Age 29. Born and enlisted Bedford, resident Rugby. Son of the
late Alfred and Elizabeth Starmore, of Bedford; husband of Henrietta Jane Starmore,
of 11, Wellesley St., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Buried in Bedford
Cemetery. Grave H/5. 199. | |
| STENNING | Frederick |
No
further information currently |
| SYMONDS | Bertan
[Oliver] | Second
Lieutenant, 34th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps. Killed in action Wednesday 21st
August 1918 in France & Flanders. Age 24. Son of G. F. and E. M. Symonds,
of 1, Cutcliffe Place, Bedford. Buried in VLAMERTINGHE NEW MILITARY CEMETERY,
Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Grave XIV. G. 5. |
| THOMPSON | Arthur |
probably:
Arthur Thompson, Sergeant 42242, 70th Field Compay, Royal Engineers. Killed in
action Sunday 25 February 1917 in France & Flanders. Born kempston, beds,
enlisted Rugby, Warwickshire. Buried in FAUBOURG D'AMIENS CEMETERY, ARRAS, Pas
de Calais, France. Grave II. D. 27. |
| VIVERS | Thomas |
Cannot
find Thomas but Frank Vivers, Air
Mechanic 1st Class 406938, 9th Aircraft Repair Depot, Royal Air Force. Son of
Thomas and Jessie Vivers, of 74, Ford End Rd., Bedford. An electrician at the
Corporation Works, Glasgow. Died Saturday 6th September 1919. Age 27. Buried in
Bedford Cemetery. Grave C/5. 90. |
| WHEELER | George |
Private
19018, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Saturday 25th September
1915 in France & Flanders. Age 23. Born Marston, enlisted and resident Bedford.
Son of Samuel Charles Wheeler, of Cleat Hill, Ravensden, Bedford. Buried in PHILOSOPHE
BRITISH CEMETERY, MAZINGARBE, Pas de Calais, France. Grave III. K. 17. |
| WILDMAN | George |
Private
7354, "H" Company, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action
Sunday 25th October 1914 in France & Flanders. Age 36. Born Riseley, Beds,
resident and enlisted Bedford. Husband of Annie Rose Wildman, of 36, Millbrook
Rd., Bedford. Commemorated on LE TOURET MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel
10 and 11. | | WILDMAN | Sidney |
No
further information currently |
| WOODS | Benjamin |
No
further information currently |
| WOODS | Ernest
[Francis] | Sapper
971, 2nd/1st East Anglian Division, Royal Engineers. Killed in action Thursday
2nd September 1915 at Gallipoli. Born and enlisted Bedford. Commemorated on HELLES
MEMORIAL, Turkey. Panel 23 to 25 or 325 to 328. |
| WOODS | Frank
[Gerald] | 2nd
Corporal 522966, 1st/1st East Anglian Division Field Coy., Royal Engineers. Killed
in action Saturday 5th August 1916 in France & Flanders. Age 22. Born and
enlisted Bedford. Son of Elizabeth Roe (formerly Woods), of 44, Marlborough Rd.,
Bedford, and the late Stephen Woods. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme,
France. Pier and Face 8 A and 8 D. |
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updated:
21 March, 2007
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