1914 – 1918

BRANDRAM

William Flack

Poss. Pte 5946 Household Cavalry 17^th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge’s Own) Killed in action Friday 30 October 1914. Born Bermondsey, London. Lived Biggleswade. Enlisted London. Commemorated: Ypres (Menin Gate) Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 5.

BREACHER

Thomas John

Pte. 10387. 1^st Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Saturday 3 March 1917. Born & lived Henlow. Enlisted Biggleswade. Commemorated: Cambrian Military Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. Ref. H.17.

BYWATERS

Edwin John

Pte. 10333. 1^st Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Sunday 23 August 1914. Age 21. Son of Harry & Emma Bywaters of High Street, Henlow. Commemorated: La Ferte-sous-Jouarre Memorial, Seine-et-Marne, France.

BYWATERS

Ernest

Pte. TR9/14748. 28^th Training Reserve Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment. Died at home Wednesday 5 September 1917. Age 18. Born Henlow. Enlisted Hitchin. Son of Harry & Emma Bywaters of High Street, Henlow. Commemorated: Henlow (St Mary) Churchyard. In N.E. Part

BYWATERS

Horace

Gunner 40913. Royal Garrison Artillery. Died of wounds Friday 29 March 1918. age 21. Born Henlow. Enlisted Bedford. . Son of Harry & Emma Bywaters of High Street, Henlow. Commemorated: Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No. 1, Somme, France. Ref. V.B.43

CHURCH

Albert Baden

Pte. PLY/20031. R.M. Depot (Deal) Royal Marine Light Infantry. Died Monday 19 August 1918. Age 17. Son of Mr. Mrs. John Church of Park Lane, Henlow. Commemorated: Henlow (St Mary) Churchyard. In N.E. Part. (Grave reads: PLY 20031 PRIVATE A.B.CHURCH ROYAL MARINE LIGHT INFANTRY 19^TH AUGUST 1918 AGE 17)

COOPER

Herbert

Pte 30609. Household Cavalry & Cavalry of the Line (Bedford Yeomanry). Killed in action Sunday 31 March 1918. Born & lived Henlow. Enlisted Bedford. Commemorated: Poziers Memorial, Somme, France. Ref. Panel 7.

COOPER

Jesse

Cpl. A/201216 16^th Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps (formerly 31862 Suffolk regiment TR/13/21079 109^th TR Battalion) Died of wounds 12 March 1918. Born Henlow. Lived East Heckington (CD has Beds). Enlisted Hitchin. Son of Herbert & Mary Cooper of Parks Farm, East Heckington, Boston, Lincs. Commemorated: Potijze Chateau Ground Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Ref. I.A.37

FIELD

Arthur

Pte. 2641. 2^nd Battalion East Surrey Regiment. Died Friday 21 July 1916. Age 31. Born Henlow. Lived Clerkenwell, Middlesex. Enlisted Holborn, Middlesex. Son of George & Elizabeth Field of Hitchin Road, Henlow. Husband of Kate Field of 55 Newfoundland Street, St. Paul’s, Bristol. Commemorated: Salonika (Lembert Road) Military Cemetery, Greece. Ref. 276.

FIELD

Martin Edgar

L/Cpl. 14808. 7^th Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Thursday 28 September 1916. Born & lived Henlow. Enlisted Biggleswade. Commemorated: Connaught Cemetery, Thiepval, Somme, France. Ref. I.A.31.

FIELD

Wilfred

Pte. 10385. 1^st battalion Bedfordshire Regiment. Died Tuesday 6 April 1915. Born and lived Henlow. Enlisted Biggleswade. Commemorated: Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. Ref. I.E.23.

FISHER

Archer Sidney

Poss. Archie Sidney FISHER. Rifleman 5505 "C" Coy. 1^st Battalion Rifle brigade (The prince consort’s Own). Killed in action Monday 16 November 1914. Age 21. Born Claxton, Norfolk. Lived Biggleswade. Enlisted Bedford. Son of Clarence Sidney & Rosa Fisher or Hungerfields, Huirstpierpoint, Sussex. Commemorated: Ploegsteert Memorial, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium. Ref. Panel 10.

GURNEY

Thomas Henry

HARE

Herbert William

Pte. 75880. Posted 2/2^nd London Battalion Royal Fusiliers (City of London) regiment (Formerly TR/10/157349 51^st T.R. Battalion Royal West Kent regiment). Killed in action Sunday 14 April 1918. Born & lived Henlow. Enlisted Hitchin. Commemorated: Adelaide Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Somme, France. Ref. II.J.16

HUGHES

William Arthur

Sapper 31254. Corps of e Royal Engineers (formerly 11^th Field Coy. R.E.) Died Tuesday 18 September 1917. Age 38. Born Kentish Town. Lived Biggleswade. Enlisted Bedford. Son of Thomas Hughes. Husband of Esther Hughes of High Street, Henlow. Commemorated: Klein-Vierstraat British Cemetery, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Ref. III.C.9

JORDAN

George William

Pte. 26331. 1^st Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Saturday 1 June 1918. Age 29. Born & lived Henlow. Enlisted Bedford. Son of Alfred & Emma Jordon of High Street, Henlow. Commemorated: Tannay British Cemetery, Thiennes, Nord, France. Ref. Plot 4, Row A, Grave 12.

LEGATE

Herbert

Cpl. 26850. 4^th Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds Sunday 4 November 1917. Born Henlow. Lived Biggleswade. Enlisted Bedford. Husband of Emily Legate of 95 Shortmead Street, Biggleswade. Commemorated: Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Ref. XXI.E.E.6

MAGER

Bert

Rifleman (Lance Corporal) R/1535. 7^th Battalion King’s Royal Rifle Corps. Killed in Action Friday 22 March 1918. Born Biggleswade. Lived Bedford. Enlisted St. Pancras, Middlesex. Son of William and Emma Mager of 61 High Street, Henlow, Beds. The obituary in the Biggleswade Chronicle states: "...prior to his joining up he was employed in the gardens of a Welsh estate". Commemorated Poziers Memorial, Somme, France. Ref. Panel 61 to 64.

SABEY

Arthur Wilfred

Pte. 30605. Household Cavalry, Bedfordshire Yeomanry. Died of wounds Wednesday 16 January 1918. Lived Henlow. Enlisted Bedford. Commemorated: Tincourt New British Cemetery, Somme, France. Ref. IV.E.28

SALE

Francis (Frank) Herbert

Pte. 103114. 2^nd/6^th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys Regiment). (Formerly 3260 Bedfordshire Regiment). Died of wounds Saturday 20 April 1918. Age 20. Born & lived Henlow. Enlisted Hitchin. Son of Herbert & Eliza Sale of High Street, Henlow. Commemorated: Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Ref. XXVI.G.18A.

TURNER

John Archer

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VINE

Edward

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VINE

Wilfred

Pte. 10410. ‘B’ Coy. 1^st Battalion Bedfordshire regiment. Killed in action Tuesday 20 April 1915. Age 19. Born and lived Henlow. Enlisted Bedford. Son of Mrs. W. Vine of T.A.E.A. Cottages, Henlow. Commemorated: Ypres (Menin Gate) Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 31 & 33

VINE

Wilfred Jesse

Pte. CH/16758 (RFR/B/2033) Chatham Battalion, R.N. Division Royal Marine Light Infantry. Died Tuesday 13 July 1915. age 26. Son of Ellen Vine of "Thenioux", Arlesey Road, Henlow and the late Frank Vine. Husband of Valentine Vine of A Bois Andran, Thenioux, Cher, France. Commemorated: Helles Memorial, Turkey. Ref. Panel 2 to 7.

WILTON

Albert

Pte. 26785. 6^th Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Wednesday 9 August 1916. Age 35. Born & lived Henlow. Enlisted Ampthill. Son of late Charles & Sarah Wilton of Henlow. Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Ref. Pier & Face 2.C.

WILTON

Albert

Pte. 27806. 3^rd Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment. Died at home Sunday 22 July 1917. Age 30. Born & lived Henlow. Enlisted Hitchin. Son of William & Martha Wilton of High Street, Henlow. Commemorated: Henlow (St Mary) Churchyard. In N.E. Part.

WILTON

John William

Pte 96944 (formerly 13808 28^th Battalion Training Reserve). Died of wounds Monday 22 April 1918. Age 19. Born Henlow. Enlisted Hitchin. Youngest son of William & Martha Wilton of High Street, Henlow. Commemorated: Haringhe (Bandaghem) Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Ref. III.E.27.

1939 – 1945

ALLEN

Lawrence Raymond

Flying Officer 123094. 181 Sqdn. R.A.F.V.R. Died Tuesday 25 January 1944. Age 24. Son of frank Duncan Allen & Ethel Alfritha Allen of Henlow, Beds. Commemorated: Runneymede Memorial, Surrey. Ref. Panel 204.

FREESTON

Ronald

Poss. Gunner 1653738. 49 Bty. 48 Lt. A.A. Regiment Royal Artillery. Died Saturday 21 February 1942. Commemorated: Jakarta (Ancol) Netherlands Field of Honour, Indonesia. Ref. I.71-72

JARVIS

Sidney John

Pte. 6020618. 4^th battalion Suffolk regiment. Died Tuesday 6 July 1943. age 27. Husband of Doris Irene Jarvis of Clifton, beds. Commemorated: Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand. Ref. Coll. Grave 1. P. 60-65.

LENNOX-BOYD

Francis Gordon

Major 57305. Cdg. 22^nd Indep. Coy. Parachute Regiment A.A.C. formerly Royal Scots Greys (2^nd Dragoons) R.A.C. Died Tuesday 6 June 1944. age 34. Son of Alan Walter Lennox-Boyd and Florence Anne Lennox-Boyd of Westminster, London. M.A. (Oxon.) F.R.G.S. County Councillor of Bedfordshire. Commemorated: Ranville War Cemetery, Calvados, France. Ref. IIIA.G.5

LENNOX-BOYD

George Edward

Major 31171. Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment). Died Tuesday 9 November 1943. Age 41. Son of Alan Walter Lennox-Boyd and Florence Anne Lennox-Boyd of Westminster, London. M.A. (Oxon.) Commemorated: Henlow (St Mary) Churchyard. East end of Churchyard.

PHILLIPS

Arthur James

Captain 200549. 73 anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died Saturday 30 December 1944. Age 29. Son of William Henry & Clara Helena Phillips of Henlow, Beds. Commemorated: Caserta War Cemetery, Italy. Ref. VII.D.10

WILTON

Lawrence

Poss. Cpl. 5951422. 5^th Battalion Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Regiment. Died Thursday 21 September 1944. Age 26. Son of William & Annie Wilton. Husband of Joyce E. Wilton of Letchworth, Herts. Commemorated: Singapore Memorial, Singapore. Ref. Column 62.