MEPPERSHALL
- War Memorial
World War 1 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © 2000 Lynda Smith
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Pho tograph Copyright © Lynda Smith 2001
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Meppershall
war memorial stands in the churchyard of St Mary the Virgin.
TO
THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF MEPPERSHALL
WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918
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1914-1918 |
| ANSELL |
Harry
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 Pte
20937. 1st Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action in the Foret
de Nieppe Saturday 27 April 1918. Aged 21. Enlisted Meppershall.
Son of Arthur & Mary A. (nee Rainbow) Ansell of Meppershall, Shefford,
Beds. Commemorated: Merville Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord,
France. Ref. I.F.54
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| BLAND |
Bertrand
William |
Pte 4626. 58th Coy., Machine Gun Corps. (Formerly
22297 Bedfordshire Regiment). Died of wounds Sunday 21 October 1917.
Aged 26. Enlisted Shefford. Son of Annie Bland of Meppershall Road,
Shefford, Beds and the late Mr. Bland. Native of Shefford. Commemorated:
Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Ref. XXX.F.6 |
| BLAND |
Francis John |
Pte. 16169. 8th Bn. Leicestershire Regiment. Killed
in action Friday 14 July, 1916. Aged 23. Born Meppershall. Enlisted
Coalville, Leics. Resided Moira, Leics. Son of Annie Bland of Meppershall
Road, Shefford, Beds and the late Harry Bland. Commemorated: Thiepval
Memorial, Somme, France. Pier & Face 2C & 3A. |
| BRICE |
Harry |
Poss. Cpl 32951. 1st Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment.
Killed in action Friday 23 August 1918. Enlisted Bedford. Resided
Shefford, Beds. Commemorated Gommecourt British Cemetery No 2, Hebuterne,
Pas de Calais, France. Ref. IV.G.3 |
| CHESHIRE |
William
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Poss. Gunner 131349. "C" Bty. 70th Bde. Royal Horse
Artillery & Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action Friday 28 April
1917. Enlisted and resided Luton. Commemorated: Feuchy Chapel British
Cemetery, Wancourt, Pas-de-Calais, France. Ref. III.F.7 |
| CAKEBREAD |
William
Charles |
Pte. 26761. 4th Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed
in action Tuesday 30 October 1917. Age 22. Born London. Enlisted
Ampthill, Beds. Son of William and Harriett Cakebread of "Woodview",
Meppershall, Shefford, Beds. Commemorated: Poelcapelle British Cemetery,
Langemark-Poelkapelle, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Ref. XVII.D.12
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| CLAYTON |
John
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Driver 16079. 1st Field Sqdn. Australian engineers.
Died Wednesday 23 October 1918. Age 32. Son of Henry & Jane Clayton
of Meppershall, Shefford, England. Commemorated: Jerusalem War Cemetery,
Israel. Ref. W.5 |
| KING |
Harry
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Pte 5064. 5th Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed
in action Monday 16 August 1915. Age 19. Enlisted Bedford. Son of
Mr. Mrs. Samuel King of Standon Lane, Meppershall, Shefford, Beds.
Commemorated: Helles Memorial, Turkey. Panel 54 & 218. |
| LAWRENCE |
Samuel
Edward |
Pte. 68741 10th Battalion Royal Fusiliers (City
of London Regiment). Formerly 2876 21st T.R. Battalion. Killed in
action 14 September 1918. Enlisted Hitchin. Son of James & Martha
Lawrence of Meppershall, Shefford, Beds. Commemorated: Vis-en-Artois
Memorial, Pas-de-Calais, France. Panel 3 |
| LINCOLN |
Edward
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Poss Pte. 15759. 7th Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment.
Died of wounds Friday 19 October, 1917. Born Highgate, Middx. Enlisted
Bedford. Resided Shefford. Commemorated Dozinghem Military Cemetery,
Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Ref. XII.I.15 |
| LOCKEY |
Percy
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Poss Pte. 22660. 8th Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment.
Killed in action Saturday 14 October 1916. Born, enlisted and resided
Shefford, Beds. Commemorated Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier
& Face 2C. |
| PARSONS |
Frederick
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Pte. G/61739. 23rd Battalion Royal Fusiliers (City
of London Regiment) .Formerly G/32509 Middlesex Regiment. Died Saturday
17 February 1917. Enlisted Biggleswade. Son of Arthur & Lydia parsons
of Meppershall, Shefford, Beds. Commemorated: Regina Trench Cemetery,
Grandcourt, Somme. Ref. I.D.21 |
| POULTER |
Percy
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Cpl. 5917. 12th Royal Lancers. Died of wounds Friday
25 May 1917. Age 33. Born Shefford. Enlisted Bedford. Son of Mr.
Mrs. T. Poulter, of Shefford, Beds. Commemorated: Tincourt New British
Cemetery, Somme, France. Ref. X.B.19 |
| RAINBOW |
George
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Pte 18203. 10th Bn. (6th on Soldiers Died) Bedfordshire
Regiment. Died. Thursday 31 December 1914. Age 20. Enlisted Bedford.
Son Isaac & Arabella Rainbow of Meppershall. Commemorated: Meppershall
(St Mary) Churchyard, Beds. In south east part.
Grave reads: 18203 Pte G. Rainbow Bedfordshire
Regiment 31st Dec. 1914 age 20 Not gone from memory Not gone from
love But gone to his Father's Home above. (unable to photograph
because it is facing, and very close to, a large bush) |
| ROBERTS |
Ernest
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No further information currently. |
| ROBERTS |
John
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No further information currently. |
| ROBERTS |
Auberon
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No further information currently. |
| WARNE |
Archibald
Clarence |
Pte S/11108. "B" Coy. 1st Bn. Seaforth Highlanders.
Killed in action Thursday 22 February 1917. Age 22. Born Glasgow,
Lanark. Enlisted Edmonton, Middlesex. Son of Charles & Lousia Warne
of The Laurels, Meppershall, Shefford, Beds. Commemorated: Basra
Memorial. Panel 37 & 64 |
| WAGSTAFFE |
George
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possibly
[Spelt WAGSTAFFE on SDGW] Rifleman 340, "A" Company,
London Regiment (Post Office Rifles). Died on Wednesday 13th
December 1916. Age 28. Son of Sam Wagstaff of Canal View,
Biggleswade; husband of Mabel Hoad (formerly Wagstaff, of
31, East Park, Crawley, Sussex. Buried in CAMPTON AND SHEFFORD
CEMETERY, SHEFFORD. Grave E. 71. See also Shefford
and Biggleswade.
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THANKS
BE TO GOD WHICH
GIVETH US THE VICTORY.
Last updated
8 February, 2007
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