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The Memorial is on the left hand wall as look down the aisle of the church.

TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THOSE FROM
THIS PARISH WHO LAID
DOWN THEIR LIVES IN
THE GREAT WAR
1914-1919

Robert Wall BARNETT Corporal 208647, 6th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment. Killed in action Sunday, 20th October 1918 in France & Flanders. Age 27. Born Bedford, enlisted Milton Ernest, resident Carlton. Son of Robert and Frances Barnett, of Carlton, Beds.; husband of Fanny Barnett, Sharnbrook, Beds. Formerly 126, Royal Army Veterinary Corps. Buried in Neuvilly Communal Cemetery and Extension, Nord, France. Grave B.27.
William BARWELL probably Private 9187, 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed in action Wednesday, 18th August 1915 in France & Flanders. Born Kettering, enlisted Rushden. Buried in "Y" Farm Military Cemetery, Bois Grenier, Nord, France. Grave M.35.
[Hensman] Jesse COCKINGS Private 42717, 2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. Died Thursday, 18th April 1918 in France & Flanders. Age 22. Born and resident Chellington, enlisted Bedford. Son of Mr. A. and Mrs. M. C. Cockings, of Lodge Farm, Chellington, Carlton, Bedford. Buried in Leuze Communal Cemetery, Leuze-en-Hainaut, Hainaut, Belgium. Grave I. B. 6.
Fred Ernest FRANKLIN Private 10039, 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Killed in action Sunday, 16th May 1915 in France & Flanders. Born and resident Carlton, enlisted Oxford. Commemorated on Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 26
Reginald FRANKLIN No further information currently
Albert Edwin HARPER Air Mechanic 1st Class, 35015, 66th Sqdn., Royal Air Force who died on Tuesday, 8th October 1918. Age 31. Son of Benjamin and Alice Harper, of "Woodfield," Felmersham Rd., Carlton. Served with Italian Expeditionary Force. Buried in Carlton Baptist Chapel Churchyard, Carlton.
Frederick George MOLE Lance Sergeant 8575, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Monday, 27th September 1915 in France & Flanders. Age 26. Born Carlton, enlisted bedford, resident Rushden. Son of Thomas and Mary Ann Mole, of 37, North St., Rushden, Northants. Commemorated on Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 41
Sidney RISELEY Private 25126, 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds Wednesday, 15th November 1916 in France & Flanders. Born and resident Carlton, enlisted Ampthill. Buried in Varennes Military Cemetery, Somme, France. Grave I. E. 86.
Reginald Stephen STOCK Private G/15182, 11th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in action Tuesday, 31st July 1917 with B.E.F. Age 35. Born Carlton, enlisted Bedford. Son of William and Elizabeth Stock, of The Causeway, Carlton, Sharnbrook, Beds. Buried in Track "X" Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Grave E.51.
Ernest WATSON Company Sergeant Major 5316, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Friday, 12th March 1915 in France & Flanders. Aged 39. Born Ware, Herts, enlisted Bedford, resident Carlton. Native of Ware, Herts. Son of John and Mary Ann Watson; husband of Mary Ann Watson, of The Moor, Carlton, Beds. Commeorated on Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 31 and 33

1939

IN DEEP GRATITUDE
AND IN MEMORY OF
THOSE WHO GAVE
THEIR LIVES

1945
Ronald COX Guardsman 14592845, 1st Bn., Coldstream Guards who died on Friday, 8th September 1944. Son of Walter Ronald and Elizabeth Cox, of Carlton, Bedfordshire. Buried in Heverlee War Cemetery, Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium. Grave 6. B. 8.
Charles William GOODWIN Corporal, 5945810, 5th Bn., Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regt who died on Saturday, 14th August 1943. Age 36. Son of Henry and Jane Goodwin; husband of Doris Lucy Goodwin, of Carlton. Bedfordshire. Prisoner of War, worked on the Burma Railway. Buried in Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand. Grave 4. A. 68.
Bernard Victor LAY Gunner, 1616971, 120130 Lt. A.A. Regt., Royal Artillery who died on Monday, 4th December 1944. Age 24. Son of Samuel Victor and Mabel Louise Lay, of Carlton, Bedfordshire. Buried in Forli War Cemetery, Italy. Grave I, D, 11.
Robert Geoffrey TRASK Private, 10555171, Royal Artillery, Royal Army Ordnance Corps who died on Sunday, 28th October 1945. Age 24. Son of Basil Fortescue and Mabel Trask, of Carlton, Bedfordshire. Prisoner of War. Commemorated on Singapore Memorial, Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore. Column 110.

In the churchyard but not on memorial

Terence NEWTON
Flying Officer, 39943, 218 Sqdn., Royal Air Force who died on Saturday, 13th July 1940. Son of Winstanley and Madeleine Newton; nephew of Mr. D. F. Warren, of St. Albans, Hertfordshire. West of Tower. Buried in St Mary's churchyard, Carlton, Beds. See Harrold.

29 October 2001

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