BEDFORDSHIRE
POLICE - Roll of Honour
World War 1 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled
and copyright © 2001 Martin Edwards |  |
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The
Bedfordshire Branch of the Police Federation held its first meeting on 22nd March
1922. One of the earliest requests was that a Roll of Honour be fixed in a conspicuous
place at Shire Hall "to the memory of our fallen comrades in the Great War."
Lieutent-Colonel, Sir Frank Stevens supported the request and the standing joint
committee duly commissioned a memorial stone. The memorial now resides in the
Police Headquarters at Kempston, opposite the reception desk. It has been added
to with one entry for World War 2 and beside it rests a memorial to one man who
fell in Korea. TO
THE
GLORIOUS MEMORY OF
THESE
MEN OF THE
BEDFORDSHIRE CONSTABULARY
WHO FELL
IN THE GREAT WAR
1914-1918.
| George
Stephen BABBINGTON | Sergeant
33181, 8th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds Tuesday 20th November
1917 in France & Flanders. Age 27. Born and resident Stagsden. Son of Harry
and Harriett Babbington, of Stagsden, Bedford. Enlisted Ampthill. Buried in Rocquigny-Equancourt
Road British Cemetery, Manancourt, Somme, France. Grave II. D. 7. See also Stagsden
Roll of Honour. | | William
DEAN | Acting
Corporal 23773 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds Saturday,
9th (CWGC & SDGW say 14th) April 1917. Age 24. Born and enlisted Eaton Socon,
enlisted Ampthill. Husband of Nellie Dean, of 31, East St., St. Neots, Hunts.
Born 22nd July 1892. Buried in WARLINCOURT HALTE BRITISH CEMETERY, SAULTY, Pas
de Calais, France. Grave VII. H. 5. Also on the Eaton
Socon War Memorial. | | Henry
William GORDON | Serjeant
14284, 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Died of wounds 1st February 1917. Age
25. Son of Richard W. and C. A. Gordon, of 6, Leslie Avenue, Garlinge, Westgate-on-Sea,
Kent. Native of Bedford. Born St Cuthbert's. Buried in Heilly Station Cemetery,
Mericourt-l'Abbe, Somme, France. Grave V. G. 30. | | Edmund
Wressell KIRK | Serjeant
2511, 1st Battalion, Irish Guards. Died of wounds 18th November 1914. Age 27.
Born Doddington, Cambs, enlisted Bedford. Son of John and Ann Kirk, of 22, Ampthill
St., Bedford. Buried in Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Grave
I. B. 32A. | | Francis
Joseph McCARTIE |
 | Lance
Serjeant 7845, 2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards who died on 8th November 1918.
Age 31. Husband of Jessie Sarah McCartie of 2 King Street, Kempston. Buried in
Kempston Cemetery, Kempston. Grave A. 456. | |
| James
NORMAN | Lance
Corporal 23134, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Monday
5th February 1917 in France & Flanders. Age 25. Born and resident Beeston
Green, enlisted Ampthill. Son of Jesse and Jane Norman, of Beeston Green, Sandy.
Buried in Le Touret Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L'Avoue, Pas de Calais, France.
Grave IV. C. 10. | | Charles
Herbert PEDLEY | Private
36428, 6th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment. Killed in action 17th February
1917 in France & Flanders. Age 23. Enlisted Hertford, resident Hitchin. Son
of John and Rebecca Pedley, of 29, Highbury Rd., Hitchin, Herts. Commemorated
on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 11 D |
| Walter
Frederick SURRIDGE | Serjeant
20059, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 4th September 1916.
Age 28. Born Bletsoe, enlisted Ampthill, resident Bedford. Son of John Surridge,
of Chettles Close, Sharnbrook, Beds; husband of Caroline Surridge, of Church Farm,
Church Rd., Sutton, Surrey. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
Pier and Face 2 C | SECOND
WORLD WAR
1939-1945
| Wilfred
KING | Flying
Officer, 135648, Air Bomber, 148 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve who
died on Wednesday 8th September 1943. Born 1st March 1914. Dairyman before joining
the police force 1st June 1938. He left the force 8th September 1943, his reason
for leaving "presumed killed whilst flying an operation against the enemy
on the 8th September 1943 in the Mediterranean". there is a letter from the
Air Ministry on his personal file but as yet this has not been located. Buried
in PHALERON WAR CEMETERY, Greece. Collective grave 7. E. 1-5. |
| Not
listed on the memorial | | James
FISHER | Sergeant
2694696, Corps of Military Police formerly 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards. Died in
a motorbike accident 29th September 1940. Aged 28. Son of James and Mary Fisher;
husband of Edith Fisher, of Bedford. Buried in ACKLAM CEMETERY, Middlesborough.
Unconsecrated grave 1. | ERECTED
BY
THEIR COMRADES IN DEEP RESPECT
KOREAN WAR
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is also a memorial to Constable D A Simcox.
15 October 2003 |
