ELSTOW
BUNYAN MEETING - Roll of Honour
World War - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © 2001 Martin Edwards
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The war memorial sits in the entrance porch
to the Elstow Bunyan Meeting Hall.
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Photograph Copyright © Martin
Edwards 2001
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ENROLLED
ARE THEY
FOR HIGHER SERVICE NOW
1914-1918
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BLAIN
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Stanley Amos
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Sapper 522737,
7th Division, Signal Company, Corps of Royal Engineers.
Died of wounds Wednesday, 3rd October 1917 in France &
Flanders. Age 23. Born and resident Elstow, enlisted Bedford. Son
of George and Elizabeth Blain, of Elstow, Bedford. Buried in MENIN
ROAD SOUTH MILITARY CEMETERY, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Grave
II. I. 37. See also Elstow
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BOWLER
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Arthur Charles
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Lance Corporal
27607, 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds
Friday, 17th November 1916 in France & Flanders. Age
20. Born Elstow, enlisted South Farnborough, Hants, resident Mansfield,
Notts. Son of Christopher Ernest and Emily Bowler, of Bedfordshire.
Formerly 8835, R.F.C. Buried in CONTAY BRITISH CEMETERY, CONTAY, Somme,
France. Grave VIII. B. 28. See also Elstow
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BOWLER
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Ernest Webb
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Private 13337,
48th Coy., Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Died Saturday, 26th
November 1916 in France & Flanders. Born Elstow and enlisted Bedford.
Formerly 23190, Bedfordshire Regiment. Buried in BAILLEUL COMMUNAL
CEMETERY EXTENSION (NORD), Nord, France. Grave III. A. 192. See also
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CAVES
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Joseph Samuel
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Private 203274, 5th battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment.
Died at sea Sunday, 30th December 1917. Born and resident Elstow,
enlisted Bedford. Commemorated on CHATBY MEMORIAL, Egypt. See also
Elstow
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COX
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Arthur
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Corporal 17425, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment.
Killed in action Wednesday, 23rd October 1918 in France & Flanders.
Born Goldington, enlisted Bedford, resident Elstow. Buried in ROMERIES
COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Nord, France. Grave II. D. II. See
also Elstow
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FORD
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Arthur James Cirket
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Corporal 16466, 5th Battalion, Northamptonshire
Regiment. Died of wounds Sunday, 5th March 1916 in France
& Flanders. Born St Martin’s, Bedford, enlisted Peterborough,
Northants. Buried in LAPUGNOY MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais,
France. Grave I. E. 25.
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GORDON
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Donald George
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Private 33109,
8th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Killed in action
Monday, 10th December 1917 in France & Flanders. Age
23. Born and resident in Elstow, enlisted Bedford. Son of Mr. and
Mrs. George Gordon, of West End, Elstow. Formerly 6516, Bedfordshire
Regiment. Buried in VILLERS-FAUCON COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Somme,
France. Grave I. C. 12. See also Elstow
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JAKES
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Frank Ernest
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Private SD/5750, 13th Battalion, Royal
Sussex Regiment. Died of wounds Saturday, 9th June 1917
with British Expeditionary Force. Born St Mary’s, Bedford, enlisted
Bedford. Son of Mrs. R. Jakes, of 28, Grosvenor St., Bedford, and
the late Mr. G. Jakes. Buried in MENDINGHEM MILITARY CEMETERY, Poperinge,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Grave II. D. 17.
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ROBINSON
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Frederick C
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Lance Corporal G/67534, 7th Battalion, Queen’s
(Royal West Surrey Regiment). Killed in action Saturday, 10th August
1918 in France & Flanders. Age 20. Born Shefford, enlisted Bedford,
resident Kempston. Buried in BEACON CEMETERY, SAILLY-LAURETTE, Somme,
France. Grave II. F. 10. See also Elstow
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WELLS
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James William
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Private 23236, 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment.
Killed in action Thursday, 20th July 1916 in France & Flanders.
Born Shefford, enlisted Bedford. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL,
Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A. See also Elstow
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14 April
2001
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