BRAZIER

Frederick

Pte. 66321.  12^th Battalion Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). (Formerly 46027 3^rd Northampton Regiment).  Killed in action Tuesday 31 July 1917.  Born Woburn.  Enlisted Northampton.  Commemorated:  Ypres (Menin Gate), Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.  Ref.  Panel 6 & 8.

BURGESS

Samuel J.

No further information available at present.

BURGESS

Frederick George

[BURGES on CWGC] Sgt. 39289 9^th Battalion King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (formerly 23896 E. Yorks Regt.)  Died Monday 22 April 1918.  Age 27.  Born Canterbury, Kent.  Enlisted Hull.  Son of Samuel & Agnes Burges of Froxfield, Woburn, Beds.  Commemorated:  Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.  Ref. Panel 108 –111.

COLES

Benjamin J.

[John Benjamin on SDGW CD].  Pte. 32215.  6^th Battalion Bedfordshire regiment.  Killed in action Sunday 29 April 1917.  Lived Woburn.  Enlisted Bedford.  Commemorated:  Arras Memorial, Pas-de-Calais, France.  Ref. Bay 5.

COOK

Albert George

Pte. 12752.  7^th Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment.  Killed in action Saturday 1 July 1916.  Born and lived Eversholt.  Enlisted Bedford.  Commemorated:  Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.  Ref. Pier & Face 2C.

COX

George

[Arthur George on CWGC].  L/Cpl. 11648.  2^nd Battalion Devonshire Regiment.  Killed in action Saturday 16 September 1916.  Age 26.  Born and lived Eversholt.  Enlisted Devonport.  Son of Frederick & Alice Mary Cox of Eversholt, Woburn, Beds.  Commemorated:  Vermelles British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France.  Ref. V.C.6.

GAZELEY

James William C.

Pte. 103470.  10^th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys. Regiment).  (Formerly 17975 Bedfordshire Regiment).  Killed in action Sunday 21 April 1918.  Born Eversholt.  Enlisted Bedford.  Commemorated:  Aveluy Wood Cemetery, Mesnil-Martinsart, Somme, France.  Ref. III.A.4.

LAWSON

Arthur W.

Pte. 5089.  5^th Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment.   Died of wounds Sunday 5 September 1915.  Lived Eversholt.  Enlisted Bedford.  Commemorated:  Embarkation Pier Cemetery, Turkey.  Ref. Sp. Mem. C.45.

MILLER

Edward

Cook’s Mate 2^nd Class.  M/7799 HMS “Aboukir”, Royal Navy.  Died Tuesday 22 September 1914.  Age 20.  Son of Charles & Mary Ann Miller of Upper Rads End, Eversholt, Woburn, Beds.  Commemorated:  Chatham Naval memorial, Kent.  Ref. 6.  (Special note:  In the early hours of the morning of 22 September 1914, HMS Aboukir along with HMS Cressy & HMS Hogue were sunk by torpedoes from a U-boat under the command of Otto Weddigen, in the North Sea.)

MILLER

Henry

Pte 13324.  2^nd Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment.  Killed in action Wednesday 8 May 1918.  Age 27.  Born & lived Eversholt.  Enlisted Luton.  Son of Charles & Mary Miller of Higher Rads End, Eversholt, Woburn, Beds.  Commemorated:  Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.  Ref. Panel 48 – 50 & 162A.

OAKLEY

Edward

Pte. 12791.  7^th Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment.  Killed in action Saturday 1 July 1916.  Age 23.  Born & lived Eversholt.  Enlisted Bedford.  Son of William Charles & Martha Oakley, of Berryend, Eversholt, Bletchley, Bucks.  Commemorated:  Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.  Ref. Pier & Face 2C.

OAKLEY

Edward

Pte 23746.  Depot, Bedfordshire Regiment.  Died at home Thursday 22 June 1916.  Born & lived Eversholt.  Enlisted Ampthill.  Commemorated:  Eversholt (St. John the Baptist) Churchyard, Beds.  West of the church.

OAKLEY

Herbert Arthur

L/Cpl 89B.  14^th Field Ambulance, Australian Army Medical Corps.  Died Sunday 4 November 1917.  Age 27.  Son of Richard & Kate Oakley of Church End, Eversholt.  Commemorated: Eversholt (St. John the Baptist) Churchyard, Beds.  North of the church.

PRICE

Alfred Joseph

Pte. 20083.  1^st Battalion Bedfordshire regiment.  Died of wounds Thursday 27 July 1916.  Born Woburn.  Lived Eversholt.  Enlisted Bedford.  Commemorated:  Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.  Ref. Pier & Face 2C.

SHERWOOD

Arthur Edward

[Shearwood on CWGC & CD].  Pte. 42442.  1^st Battalion Norfolk regiment.  Died of wounds Wednesday 9 October 1918.  Age 20.  Born Eversholt.  Enlisted Ampthill.  Son of Josiah & Alma She(a)rwood of 40 Water End, Eversholt, Beds.  Commemorated:  Mount Huon Military Cemetery, Le Treport, Seine-Maritime, France.  Ref. VIII.K.8B.

SNOXELL

Cyril

Gdsmn. 316.  4^th Battalion Guards Machine Gun Regiment (Formerly 16821 Grenadier Guards).  Died of wounds Tuesday 10 September 1918.  Born & lived Eversholt.  Enlisted Bedford.  Commemorated:  Bac-du-Sud British Cemetery, Bailleulval, Pas-de-Calais, France.  Ref. V.A.32.

THOMPSON

John

Possibly Pte. 18713.  2^nd Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment.  Died of wounds Friday 22 March 1918.  Born Havershall (?Eversholt) Beds.  Lived Houghton Regis.  Enlisted Bedford.  Commemorated:  Ham British Cemetery, Muille-Vilette, Somme, France.  Ref. Sp., Mem. B.5.

THOMPSON

Walter Austin

(W.H. on CWGC).  Pte. 8522.  2^nd Battalion Leicestershire Regiment.  Killed in action Tuesday 17 November 1914.  Age 29.  Born & lived Eversholt.  Enlisted Bedford.  Commemorated:  Le Touret Military Cemetery, Richbourg-L’Avoue, Pas-de-Calais, France.  Ref. I.F.4.

HARRIS

Alfred H.

Pte. 47784.  Depot, Welsh Regiment.  Died Saturday 1 May 1920.  Age 25.  Son Arthur William & Mary Harris of The Causeway, Eversholt.  His brother Cpl. G.T.H. Harris also fell.  Commemorated:  Eversholt (St. John the Baptist) Churchyard, Beds.  N.W. of the church.

POOLE

Leslie

Petty Officer C/JX 128275.  HMS “Cornwall” Royal Navy.  Died Sunday 5 April 1942.  Age 36.  Son of Thomas & Monica Poole of Eversholt, Beds.  Commemorated:  Chatham Naval memorial, Kent.  Ref. 52.1.  (Special note:  HMS Cornwall was dived bombed by the Japanese, west of Ceylon on 5^th April 1942, with a loss of 190 men.)

IMPEY

Frederick William Albert

Gunner 1102101.  64^th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery.  Died Monday 27 September 1943.  Son of Thomas Joseph & Florence Mary Impey; husband of Ellen Rose Impey of Eversholt, Bucks.  Commemorated:  Salerno War Cemetery, Italy.  Ref. II.D.1