STOTFOLD
WAR MEMORIAL
World
War 1 & 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © 2002 Martin Edwards
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The
memorial stands in the grounds of Stotfold Cemetery, Mill Road, Stotfold.
It takes the form of a polished, granite obelisk mounted on a three
level plinth with a one-step base. The memorial was first unveiled 18th
July 1920. At that time it stood in brook Street, Stotfold but was moved
to its present location in 1987 due to repeated acts of vandalism.
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Copyright © Martin Edwards 2002 |
ERECTED
BY THE
PARISHONERS TO THE GLORY
OF GOD AND THE GRATEFUL
MEMORY OF THOSE STOTFOLD
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS
WHOSE NAMES ARE INSCRIBED
ON THIS MONUMENT AMD WHO
IN RESPONSE TO THEIR
COUNTRY'S CALL, GAVE THEIR
LIVES IN THIS GREAT WAR
1914-1918
AND
1939-1945.
"GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN
THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE
FOR HIS FRIENDS."
1914-1918
| ALLEN
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A
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probably
Archibald ALLEN, Private 55327, 9th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City
of London Regiment). Killed in action Sunday 2nd September 1917
in France & Flanders. Born adn enlisted Northampton, resident
Arlesey. Formerly 144050, Royal Army Service Corps. Buried in MONCHY
BRITISH CEMETERY, MONCHY-LE-PREUX, Pas de Calais, France. Plot 1.
Row L. Grave 12. |
| ALLEN
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Harold
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Private
34908, 7th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of LOndon Regiment).
Killed in action Monday 13th November 1916 in France & Flanders.
Born and resident Stotfold, enlisted Hitchin. Commemorated on THIEPVAL
MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 8 C 9 A and 16 A |
| AUBURN
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Edwin
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Lance
Corporal 27478, 7th Battalion, Border Regiment. Killed in action
Monday 23rd April 1917 in France & Flanders. Born and resident
Stotfold, enlisted Hitchin, Hertfordshire. Commemorated on ARRAS
MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 6. |
| BANDY
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William
Ernest |
Private
35641, 9th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action Monday 8th
October 1917 in France & Flanders. Born and resident Stotfold,
enlisted Hitchin. Buried in MONCHY BRITISH CEMETERY, MONCHY-LE-PREUX,
Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row N. Grave 17. |
| BASS
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Alfred
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Gunner
83285, 51st Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed in action
Saturday 30th September 1916 in France & Flanders. Born Stotfold,
enlisted Bedford. Buried in BERNAFAY WOOD BRITISH CEMETERY, Somme,
France. Row A. Grave 12. |
| BONFIELD
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F
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possibly
Frederick William BONFIELD, Private G/61927, 23rd Battalion, Royal
Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Killed in action Saturday 17th
February 1917. Born Noden, Cambs (sic SDGW s/b Morden as in Guilden
Morden), enlisted Bishop's Stortford, resident Letchworth. Buried
in REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY, GRANDCOURT, Somme, France. Plot VII.
Row B. Grave 6. |
| BROWN
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Wilfred
Henry |
Private
37088, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Sunday
23rd July 1916 in France & Flanders. Age 22. Born and resident
Stotfold, enlisted Bedford. Son of Henry and Emily Ann Brown, of
Ivel Cottage, Asylum Rd., Stotfold. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL,
Somme, France. Pier and Face 2 C. |
| BYGRAVE
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[James]
Bernard |
Private
268628, 12th Battalion, King's (Liverpool Regiment). Killed in action
Tuesday 20th November 1917 in France & Flanders. Age 31. Born
22nd November 1885. Born Stotfold, enlisted and resident Liverpool.
Husband of Ada Bygrave, of 28, Durban Rd., Old Swan, Liverpool;
brother of Wilfred Bertram Bygrave and Ernest Herbert Bygrave (both
below). Commemorated on CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL, Nord, France.
Panel 4. |
| BYGRAVE
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[Wilfred]
Bertram |
 Private
9792, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds in
No.2 Eastern General Hospital, Wyke Road, Brighton on Wednesday
15th December 1915. Aged 22. Born 10th February 1893. Born and
resident Stotfold, enlisted Hertford. Brother of James Bernard
Bygrvaes (above) and Ernest Herbert Bygrave (below). Buried in
STOTFOLD CEMETERY, Stotfold, Bedfordshire. Section C. Grave 412.
From:
Stotfold Register of Burials book held by the Town Council - Entry
508, page 26;
Bertram
William Bygrave; Pte 2nd Bedfords; aged 22 years; died at No.2
Eastern General Hospital, Wyke Road, Brighton; buried 21 December
1915; plot ref. C412 in the Old Section. |
| BYGRAVE
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Ernest
Herbert |
Private
3/6410, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Saturday
7th November 1914 in France & Flanders. Age 23. Born Stotfold,
enlisted Clifton, Bedfordshire. Son of William Bygrave, of Folly
Rd., Stotfold; husband of Edith Blanche Bygrave, of The Elms, Elstow,
Bedford; brother of Erenst Bernard Bygraves and Wilfred Bertram
Bygraves (both above). Commemorated on LE TOURET MEMORIAL, Pas de
Calais, France. Panel 10 and 11 |
| BYGRAVE
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W
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possibly
William BYGRAVE, Private 119638, 74th Company, Machine Gun Corps
(Infantry). Killed in action Saturday 21st September 1918. Age 19.
Born and resident Baldock, enlisted Hitchin. Son of William and
Lizzie Bygrave, of 22, Cemetery Rd., Baldock. Commemorated on VIS-EN-ARTOIS
MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 10. |
| BYGRAVE[S]
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[Arthur]
Sydney |
[Listed
as BYGRAVES on SDGW and CWGC] Private 42053, 7th Battalion, Suffolk
Regiment. Killed in action Wednesday 27th March 1918 in France &
Flanders. Age 22. Born Stotfold, enlisted Bedford. Son of Samuel
and Jane Bygraves, of 8, High St., Stotfold. Commemorated on POZIERES
MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Panel 25 |
| CARTER
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John
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Private
2616, 9th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Died of wounds Friday
9th February 1917 in France & Flanders. Born Stotfold, enlisted
Biggleswade. Buried in BETHUNE TOWN CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France.
Grave VI. B. 31. |
| CHAPMAN
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Cornelius
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Private
32053, 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Saturday
28th April 1917 in France & Flanders. Born and resident Stotfold,
enlisted Bedford. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais,
France. Bay 5. |
| CHAPMAN
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William
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Private
17276, 8th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Wednesday
19th April 1916 in France & Flanders. Born and resident Stotfold,
enlisted Hitchin, Hertfordshire. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE)
MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 31 and 33.
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| CHILDS
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Ernest
Oliver |
Lance
Sergeant G/3345, 8th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment).
Killed in action Sunday 26th September 1915 in France & Flanders.
Age 18. Born Bedford, enlisted London, resident Stotfold. Son of
Henry and Aurora Kate Childs, of Ash Villas, Stotfold. Commemorated
on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 15 to 19.
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| CLARKE
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R
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No
further information currently. |
| COLEMAN
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W
E J |
Private
MS/4809, Army Printing and Stationery Services G.H.Q. (Italy), Army
Service Corps. Died 7 November 1918. Aged 25. Son of George and
Annie Coleman, of East Dulwich, London; husband of Sarah Coleman,
of Dark Lane, Stotfold, Baldock, Herts. Buried at STAGLIENO CEMETERY,
GENOA, Italy. Plot I. Row C. Grave 48. |
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COOPER
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Ernest
William |
Private
242037, 9th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Killed in
action Friday 22nd March 1918 in France & Flanders. Age 26.
Born and resident Stotfold, enlisted Hitchin. Son of William and
Jane Cooper, of "Wrayfields", Stotfold. Formerly 20010,
Bedfordshire Regiment. Commemorated on POZIERES MEMORIAL, Somme,
France. Panel 37 and 38. |
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COOPER
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Thomas
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Private
27594, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Thursday
2nd August 1917 in France & Flanders. Born and resident Stotfold,
enlisted Bedford. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 31 and 33 |
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COOPER,
M.M. |
Charles
Cecil |
Private
40627, 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Saturday
22nd December 1917 in France & Flanders. Aged 21. Born and resident
Stotfold, enlisted Bedford. Son of James and A Cooper, of Asylum
Rd., Stotfold. Awarded Military Medal (M.M.). Commemorated on THIEPVAL
MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 2 C.
From
Andy Pay's research into the Marquis de Ruvigny's Roll of Honour,
Volume 2, Part 3, Page 61, the following:-
COOPER,
Cecil Charles,
Military Medal - Private, No 40627, 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion,
The Bedfordshire Regiment. Eldest
son of James Cooper, of Asylum Road, Stotfold, co Beds, by his wife
Alice, dau of G. Roberts. Born Stotfold aforesaid 27th Oct 1896;
educated there; was a sheet metal worker; enlisted 13th Feb 1917;
served with The Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from
the following May, and was killed in action at Gouzeaucourt 22nd
Dec 1917. Buried between Gouzeaucourt and Cambrai. The Commanding
Officer wrote "Your son was untiring in getting aid to one
of my wounded officers, and exposed himself continually to rifle
and artillery fire." He was awarded the Miltary Medal for bravery
in the field on 30th Oct, 1917.
With
thanks to Jean Harris for the memorial card |
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COX
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B
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probably
Bernard Cox - Private 68700, 17th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, Died
22nd July 1918. Resident The Green, Stotfold. Buried in DENAIN COMMUNAL
CEMETERY, Nord, France. Row D Grave 71. [No record on the SDGW but
he appears in the Absent Voters List]. |
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COX
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Harry
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Private
7898, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Wednesday
5th May 1915 in France & Flanders. Age 30. Born and resident
Stotfold, enlisted Hitchin. Husband of L. M. Auburn (formerly Cox),
of Queen St., Stotfold. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL,
Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 31 and 33. |
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COX
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James
Alfred |
Lance
Corporal 27464, 7th (West. and Cumb. Yeomanry) Battalion, Border
Regiment. Killed in action 4th November 1918 in France & Flanders.
Born and resident Stotfold, enlisted Hitchin, Hertfordshire. Son
of Alfred and Ann Cox, of Stotfold. Formerly 6342, Essex Regiment.
Buried in ENGLEFONTAINE BRITISH CEMETERY, Nord, France. Row A. Grave
18. |
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DAVIES
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R
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No
further information currently. |
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DEAR
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Ernest
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Private
6650, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Sunday,
11th July 1915 in France & Flanders. Age 40. Born and resident
Arlesey, enlisted Bedford. Son of James Dear; husband of Rose Holmes
(formerly Dear), of 6, Moorland Cottage, High St., Arlesey, Bedfordshire.
Commemorated on Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 31 and 33. See also Arlesey
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DEAR
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Sydney
James |
Private
G/17252, 13th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Died of wounds Wednesday
24th October 1917 with British Expeditionary Force. Age 19. Born
Stotfold, enlisted Hitchin. Son of George and Eliza Dear, of Common
Rd., Stotfold. Buried in GODEWAERSVELDE BRITISH CEMETERY, Nord,
France. Plot I. Row K. Grave 31. |
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DEAR
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William
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Private
276517, 6th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action Tuesday
27th March 1917 in Palestine. Born Stotfold, enlisted Bedford, resident
Knebworth, Hertfordshire. Formerly 6493, Bedfordshire Regiment.
Commemorated on JERUSALEM MEMORIAL, Israel. Panels 33 to 39
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GENTLE
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Bernard
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Private
G/6800, 11th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment).
Killed in action Tuesday 1st October 1918 in France & Flanders.
Born and resident Stotfold, enlisted Hitchin, Hertfordshire. Commemorated
on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel
14 to 17 and 162 to 162A. |
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GENTLE
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Daniel
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Private
19734, 10th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Died of wounds Sunday
6th February 1916 in the Balkans. Age 39. Born and resident Stotfold,
enlisted Bedford. Husband of Annie Gentle, of The Crofts, Stotfold.
Formerly 18425, Bedfordshire Regiment. Buried in ALEXANDRIA (CHATBY)
MILITARY AND WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY, Egypt. Section E. Grave 18.
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GENTLE
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Ernest
Jonathan |
Private
27725, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Thursday
12th October 1916 in France & Flanders. Age 34. Born and resident
Stotfold, enlisted Bedford. Son of Mrs. Mary Ann Gentle, of The
Almhouses, Mill Rd., Stotfold. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL,
Somme, France. Pier and Face 2 C. |
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GENTLE
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Frank
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Private
20052, "B" Company, 8th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment.
Died of wounds Thursday 17th February 1916 in France & Flanders.
Age 37. Born Stotfold, enlisted Bedford, resident Baldock. Son of
George and Ann Gentle, of Stotfold; husband of G. C. Smart (formerly
Gentle), of Grange Cottage, Radwell, Baldock, Herts. Buried in LIJSSENTHOEK
MILITARY CEMETERY, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot II.
Row B. Grave 40. |
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GENTLE
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Sidney |
 Rifleman
41757, 15th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles. Died fo wounds Wednesday
23rd October 1918 in France & Flanders. Age 20. Born, 1898,
and resident Stotfold, enlisted Hitchin, Hertfordshire. Son of Mr.
Noah and Mrs. Lizzie Gentle, of Darklane, Stotfold. Formerly 8258,
Bedfordshire Regiment. Buried in DUHALLOW A.D.S. CEMETERYIeper,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot IV. Row J. Grave 15. From
the local North Bedfordshire Courier newspaper 1st November 1918:
DEATH
FROM WOUNDS.—It is with deep-regret we record the
death of Rifleman Sydney Gentle 36th (Ulster) Regt., son of Mr.
and Mrs. Gentle, of Dark-lane, Stotfold, which took place in France
on October 23rd.—The sad news came to the parents on Monday.
and was sent by Sister R. Tate, of the Central Clearing Station,
and stated that Rifleman, S. Gentle had been brought in suffering
from severe gunshot wounds in the leg. He was in a collapsed condition
on admission, and died a few hours later.—The deceased soldier,
who was only 20 years of age, had been with the Colours for two
years, and had seen much fighting. Previous to his joining the Colours
he was employed by Mr. J. Pateman, butcher. He was a member of the
Church Choir and was held in the highest esteem by all who knew
him. Much sympathy is felt for the parents in their sad loss.
With
thanks to Jean Harris for the cutting and photograph |
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GIDDINGS
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J
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possibly
Walter John GIDDINGS, Private G/96798, 2nd Battalion, Duke of Cambridge's
Own (Middlesex Regiment). Killed in action 27th May 1918 in France
& Flanders. Aged 18. Born Arlesey, enlisted Bedford, resident
Hitchin. No known grave. Commemorated on SOISSONS MEMORIAL, Aisne,
France. |
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GODMAN
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Albert
Edward |
Company
Serjeant Major 8481, 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died
of wounds Saturday 28th April 1917. Age 29. Native of Stotfold,
Baldock, Herts. Son of John Kentish Godman. Husband of Alice Mary
Smith (formerly Godman), of 44, Fernlea Rd., Harwich. Born Kempston,
enlisted Bedford, resident Hertford. Buried in BOULOGNE EASTERN
CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot IV. Row C. Grave 39.
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HANCOCK
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Ernest
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Private
6903, "C" Company, 2nd Battalion, East Surrey Regiment.
Died of wounds at home Sunday 28th November 1915. Age 30. Born Graveley,
Hertfordshire, enlisted Bedford. Husband of Beatrice Mary, of High
Street, Stotfold (She died 2nd September 1965, age 80). Buried in
STOTFOLD CEMETERY, Stotfold, Bedfordshire. Section B. Grave 344.
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HEWITT
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Peter
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Private
204570, 12th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Died of wounds Tuesday
8th October 1918 in France & Flanders. Born Stotfold, enlisted
Hertford. Buried in HARINGHE (BANDAGHEM) MILITARY CEMETERY, Poperinge,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot III. Row A. Grave 39. |
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HOWARD
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Ernest
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Private
82970, 7th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment).
Killed in action 24th August 1918 in France & Flanders. Born
and resident Stotfold, enlisted Hitchin. Formerly 2683, 27th Battalion,
Royal Fusiliers. Buried at ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN,
Seine-Maritime, France . Section Q. Plot IV. Row C. Grave 1. |
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HOWARD
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George
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[SDGW
states Private] Lance Corporal G/15217, 11th Battalion, Royal Sussex
Regiment. Killed in action Saturday 4th August 1917 with the British
Expeditionary Force. Age 28. Born Stotfold, enlisted Bedford. Son
of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Howard, of Brook St., Stotfold; husband of
Mrs. Howard, of 5, Henshall St., Islington, London. Buried in ETAPLES
MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot XXII. Row O. Grave
24A. |
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HUCKLE
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Alfred
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Private
3/6130, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action [SDGW
states 31st] Monday 26th October 1914 in France & Flanders.
Age 23. Born and resident Stotfold, enlisted Bedford. Son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. Huckle, of 4, Common Rd., Stotfold. Commemorated on
YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel
31 and 33. |
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HUCKLE
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William
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Lance
Corporal 19869, 8th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds
Tuesday 15th February 1916 in France & Flanders. Age 32. Born
and resident Stotfold, enlised Bedford. Husband of Alice Huckle,
of 30, Norton St., Baldock, Herts. Buried in LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY
CEMETERY, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot II. Row C. Grave
39. |
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HUFFER
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Walter
George |
Private
32120, 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Sunday
29th April 1917 in France & Flanders. Age 26. Enlisted Bedford,
resident Stotfold. Husband of Mary Alice Huffer, of 129, Freeland,
Shefford. Commemorated in CHILI TRENCH CEMETERY, GAVRELLE, Pas de
Calais, France. Special Memorial Row D. Grave 14. |
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KITCHINER
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Charles
Clifford |
[Spelt
KITCHENER on SDGW & CWGC] Lance Corporal 14241, 2nd Battalion,
Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Sunday 30th July 1916 in
France & Flanders. Age 22. Born Rotherhithe, Surrey, enlisted
Letchworth, Hertforrdshire, resident Stotfold. Buried in GUILLEMONT
ROAD CEMETERY, GUILLEMONT, Somme, France. Plot XII. Row M. Grave
8. |
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LANGFORD
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William
Percy |
Private
57036, 19th Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Killed in action
Tuesday 25th September 1917 in France & Flanders. Age 32. Born
Whitnish, Warwickshire, enlisted Hitchin, resident Stotfold. Husband
of Edith Langford, of Asylum Rd., Stotfold; son of Mr. and Mrs.
W. H. Langford, of 29, Pix Rd., Letchworth, Herts. Formerly 19798,
Northamptonshire Regiment. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 154 to 159 and 163A. |
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LARKINS
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Thomas
Ebenezer |
Lance
Sergeant 25419, 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in
action Monday 23rd April 1917 in France & Flanders. Born Ickleford,
Hertfordshire, enlisted Bedford, resident Stotfold. Commemorated
on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 5. |
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MILLARD
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Alfred
Herbert |
Able
Seaman J/56783, H.M.S. "Surprise.", Royal Navy. Died on
Sunday 23 December 1917. Age 30. Son of Elizabeth S. Millard, of
Astwick Rd., Stotfold. Commemorated on CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent.
Panel 21. |
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NICKERSON
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H
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probably
Nickerson Henry James; Company Quartermaster Serjeant, 7691, 8th
Bn., East Surrey Regiment. Killed in action Saturday, 23rd March
1918. Age 31. Born Tamworth, Staffs, enlisted Hatfield, Herts. Son
of George Nickerson, of Sawtry, Peterborough. No known grave. Commemorated
on POZIERES MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Panel 44 and 45. (His name
also appears on the Sawtry,
Huntingdonshire Memorial where his parents lived at the time
of his death - Henry was a boarder in Stotfold at the 1911 Census). |
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OSBORNE
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William
Jonathan |
Private
G/41346, 2nd Battalion, Duek of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment).
Killed in action Tuesday 31st July 1917 in France & Flanders.
Age 34. Born East Harling, Norfolk, enlisted Hitchin, Hertfordshire,
resident Stotfold. Son of Martha Osborne, of 71, Vincent Rd., Thorpe,
Norwich; husband of Melina H. Osborne, of 3, Elderside Terrace,
Burwell Rd., Exning, Newmarket. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE)
MEMORIALIeper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 49 and 51.
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PAYNE
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Ernest
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Private
240389, 7th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Wednesday
24th April 1918 in France & Flanders. Born Stotfold, enlisted
Hitchin, Hertfordshire, resident Lowestoft, Suffolk. Buried in CRUCIFIX
CORNER CEMETERY, VILLERS-BRETONNEUX, Somme, France. Plot I. Row
C. Grave 12. |
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PAYNE
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Vernon
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Rifleman,
17th (County of London) Battalion (Poplar and Stepney Rifles), London
Regiment. Died Wednesday 1st November 1916 in France & Flanders.
Age 20. Enlisted Bedford, resident Stotfold. Son of Andrew and Minnie
Payne, of West Mill Villas High St., StoffoldFormerly 72844, Royal
Army Medical Corps. Buried in ST. POL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION,
Pas de Calais, France. Row C. Grave 7. |
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PAYNE
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Walter
James |
Private
6887, 37th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. Died of wounds
5th April 1918 in France & Flanders. Age 28. Born Stotfold,
enlisted Enfield, New South Wales, Australia. Milkman by trade.
Educated in County School at Stotfold. Emigrated in 1912, aged 22.
Son of James and Emily Payne, of Everglade Cottage, High St., Stotfold,
Baldock, England. Buried in MERICOURT-L'ABBE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION,
Somme, France. Plot II. Row F. Grave 14. See Australian Government
document 039022.pdf.
 From
Andy Pay's research into the Marquis de Ruvigny's Roll of Honour,
Volume 2, Part 4, Page 153, the following:-
PAYNE,
Walter James - Private, No 6887, 37th Battalion, Australian
Imperial Force.
Eldest son of James Payne, of Everglade Cottage, High Street, Stotfold,
co. Bedford; born Stotfold, co. Bedford 18th Nov, 1889; educated
County Council School there; went to Australia in 1912, where he
engaged in Dairy Farming; volunteered for foreign service, and joined
the Australian Imperial Force in Sept. 1916; served with The Expeditionary
Force in France and Flanders from 25th, Aug, 1917, and died at Mericourt
5th April, 1918, of wounds received in action. Buried in Mericourt
L'Abbaye Military Cemetery. His Commanding Officer wrote: "He
had endeared himself to us all by his never failing cheerfulness
under trying conditions, and loyalty and devotion to duty, worthily
upholding, at all times, the best traditions of the A.I.F."
Unm. |
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PIDGEON
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Frank
Ernest |
Private
41377, 7th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Friday
22nd March 1918 in France & Flanders. Born Edmonton, Middlesex,
enlisted Hitchin, Hertfordshire, resident Stotfold. Commemorated
on POZIERES MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Panel 28 and 29. |
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PORTER
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Edwin
Arthur |
Private
493284, "B" Company, 1st/13th (County of London) Battalion
(Princess Louise's Kensington Battalion), London Regiment. Killed
in action Friday 23rd August 1918. Age 41. Resident and enlisted
Battersea. Son of Caleb and Elizabeth Porter, of Stotfold; husband
of Rose Porter, of 18, Eccles Rd., Clapham Common, London. Buried
in BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY, FICHEUX, Pas de Calais, France. Plot VI.
Row E. Grave 10. |
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REDHOUSE
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Ernest
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Private
G/19150, 7th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died of
wounds Wednesday 17th October 1917 in France & Flanders. Age
38. Born and resident Stotfold, enlisted Birmingham. Formerly 2711,
31st Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Buried in DOZINGHEM MILITARY CEMETERY,
Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot IX. Row G. Grave 5.
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REYNOLDS
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William
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Private
20859, 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Monday
10th July 1916 in France & Flanders. Born and resident Stotfold,
enlisted Hitchin, Hertfordshire. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL,
Somme, France. Pier and Face 2 C. |
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ROLLINS
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Franics
Alan |
Acting
Bombardier 884595, "D" Battery, 23rd Brigade, Royal Field
Artillery. Killed in action Saturday 14th April 1917. Age 20. Born
Biggleswade, enlisted Hertford. Son of Mrs. Sarah Rollins, of Regent
St., Stotfold. Buried in ATHIES COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Pas
de Calais, France. Row C. Grave 4. |
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SAUNDERSON
|
Herbert
|
Private
20861, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds Sunday
18th March 1917 in France & Flanders. Born and resident Stotfold,
enlisted Hitchin, Hertfordshire. Buried in BETHUNE TOWN CEMETERY,
Pas de Calais, France. Plot VI. Row C. Grave 16. |
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SMITH
|
Henry
|
Private
40195, 8th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Killed in action
Saturday 6th October 1917 in France & Flanders. Age 31. Born
and resident Stotfold, enlisted Bedford. Son of George and A. Smith,
of Brook St., Stotfold. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 50 to 51. |
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STAPLETON
|
H
|
possibly
Hubert Arthur STAPLETON, Private 376290, 4th/5th Battalion, Durham
Light Infantry. Died Monday 2nd September 1918. Born Walton, Hertfordshire,
enlisted Luton. Buried in CHAUNY COMMUNAL CEMETERY BRITISH EXTENSION,
Aisne, France. Plot 5. Row F. Grave 1. |
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TRIPLOW
|
Alfred
|
Private
20864, 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Monday
23rd April 1917 in France & Flanders. Born and resident Stotfold,
enlisted Hitchin, Hertfordshire. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL,
Pas de Calais, France. Bay 5. |
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TRIPLOW
|
Harry
|
Private
3/8561, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Wednesday
21st April 1915 in France & Flanders. Born and resident Stotfold,
enlisted Bedford. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 31 and 33 |
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TRIPLOW
|
Horace
John |
Private
96827, 1st Battalion, Tank Corps. Killed in action Thursday 17th
October 1918. Born Radwell, Hertfordshire, enlisted Hitchin, Hertfordshire.
Formerly 1888, 21st Battalion, Training Reserve. Buried in LE CATEAU
MILITARY CEMETERY, Nord, France. Plot II. Row D. Grave 12.
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TRIPLOW
|
[James]
William |
Private
20862, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds Thursday
4th October 1917 in France & Flanders. Age 27. Born and resident
Stotfold, enlisted Hitchin, Hertfordshire. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J.
Triplow, of Stotfold. Buried in GODEWAERSVELDE BRITISH CEMETERY,
Nord, France. Plot I. Row N. Grave 4. |
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TRIPLOW
|
Wilfred
William |
Private
G/7761, 8th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West kent Regiment). Killed
in action Thursday 9th August 1917 in France & Flanders. Born
Stotfold, enlisted Maidstone, Kent. Formerly 1267, West Kent Yeomanry.
Son of Mary Ann Triplow, of Dines Row, The Green, Stotfold, and
the late William Triplow. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIALIeper,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 45 and 47. |
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TURNER
|
F
|
probably
Fred TURNER, Private 267146, 5th Battalion, Oxfordhsire and Buckinghamshire
Light Infantry. Killed in action Thursday 3rd May 1917. Born Bedford,
resident Stotford, Yorks (sic SDGW - probably Stotfold). Formerly
4696, Bedfordshire Regiment. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas
de Calais, France. Bay 6 and 7. |
1939-1945 |
| CARTER
|
Cyril
Jack |
Gunner
961222, 7 Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died on Tuesday 7th
April 1942. Age 26. Son of Herbert Frank and Annie Carter, of Stotfold.
Buried in KNIGHTSBRIDGE WAR CEMETERY, ACROMA, Libya. Plot 1. Row
H. Grave 8. |
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CHARLES
|
Raymond
|
Private
14734841, 4th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment. Died on Thursday
22nd February 1945. Age 19. Son of John and Anne Elizabeth Charles,
of Stotfold. Buried in REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen,
Germany. Plot 57. Row F. Grave 14. |
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CHELLEW,
GM |
Thomas
William |
 Flight
Sergeant 507533, Royal Air Force. Died on Saturday 23rd November
1946, Age 37. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Chellew; husband of Lilian
(1906-1984). Awarded the George Medal (G.M.). Buried in STOTFOLD
CEMETERY, Stotfold, Bedfordshire. Plot. Section A. Grave 54.
George
Medal Citation, London Gazette – 6 July 1943:
One
morning in January, 1943, an aircraft crashed on taking off and
caught fire. Corporal Chellew, the N.C.O. in charge of the fire
tender, was quickly on the scene of the accident, but it was impossible
to bring the tender to within 200 yards of the crash owing to
the difficult terrain. With complete disregard for his own safety,
Corporal Chellew entered the wreckage and extricated an injured
airman. He succeeded in extricating 2 more bodies from the wreckage.
Although the aircraft was burning fiercely and small arms ammunition
was exploding, while two 250lb. unexploded bombs remained on the
aircraft, Corporal Chellew continued to search for the fourth
member of the crew. He finally located the body pinned beneath
the propeller. With assistance he removed the engine and the propeller
and then dragged the body clear. Corporal Chellew displayed high
courage, with no thought for his own safety.
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|
CHILDS
|
Douglas
|
Private
5956603, 1st Battalion, The Hertfordshire Regiment, Bedfordshire
and Hertfordshire Regiment. Died on Wednesday 3rd May 1944. Age
24. Buried in GAUHATI WAR CEMETERY, India. Plot 1. Row H. Grave
15. |
| COOPER
|
G
T |
Private
5951142, The
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment. Died on Friday 12th January
1940. Age 20. Son of Frank and Florence E. R. Cooper, of Stotfold.
Buried in STOTFOLD CEMETERY, Stotfold, Bedfordshire. Section F.
Grave 976. |
|
GYNGELL
|
Arthur
George |
[Spelt
GYNELL on CWGC] Private SX/6041, A.I.F. 2/48 Battalion, Australian
Infantry. Died on Friday 11th July 1941. Age 26. Son of James Liston
Gynell and Ethel Maud Gynell, of Queenstown, South Australia. Buried
in TOBRUK WAR CEMETERY, Libya. Plot 4. Row J. Grave 8. |
| HOWELLS
|
William
Trevor |
Sergeant
562745, 110 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Died on Thursday 25th April
1940. Age 32. Son of Richard and Ellen Howells; husband of Vera
E. Howells, of Stotfold. Buried in SONDRE NISSUM CHURCHYARD, Denmark.
Military Row A. Grave 2. |
|
ROBINSON
|
William
|
Sergeant
1602056, 78 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died on
Wednesday 14th July 1943. Age 26. Son of Charles and Kate Robinson,
of Stotfold. Buried in RHEINBERG WAR CEMETERY, Kamp Lintfort, Nordrhein-Westfal,
Germany. Plot 4. Row G. Grave 5. |
| SCOTT
|
Edward
Leonard |
Private
5952274, 2nd Battalion, The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment.
Died on Monday 19th January 1942. Age 23. Son of William and Beatrice
Scott, of Stotfold. Buried in STOTFOLD CEMETERY, Stotfold, Bedfordshire.
Section F. Grave 1056. |
|
SMITH
|
Arthur
Jack |
Sergeant
1603158, Pilot, 70 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died on Tuesday 12th September 1944. Age 21. Son of Bertram Oswald
and Catherine Lena Smith, of Stotfold. Buried in SANGRO RIVER WAR
CEMETERY, Italy. Plot V. Row A. Collective grave 22-24. See also
Bedford Modern School |
| SMITH,
DFC |
Basil
Francis |
Flight
Lieutenant 126548, 156 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died 30th July 1943. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (D.F.C.).
Buried in HAMBURG CEMETERY, Hamburg, Germany. Plot 5A. Row J. Grave
12A. See also Bedford
Modern School |
|
THOMAS
|
Benjamin
Islwyn |
Private
14524634, 7th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry.
Died on Thursday 28th September 1944. Age 20. Son of B. O and Florrie
Thomas, of Stotfold. Buried in CESENA WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Plot
VII. Row H. Grave 1. |
| WILLESCROFT
|
James
[Cyril] |
[Spelt
WILLISCROFT on CWGC] Corporal 508565, Royal Air Force. Died 18th
January 1944. Aged 34. Son of James and Ellen Matilda Williscroft;
husband of Evelyn Williscroft, of Stotfold. Buried in HELIOPOLIS
WAR CEMETERY, Egypt. Plot 4. Row e. Grave 2. |
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6 July, 2019
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