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TO
THE MEMORY OF
FINCHAMSTEAD MEN
WHO IN THE GREAT
WAR DIED FOR
JUSTICE LIBERTY
AND RIGHT
ALL HALLOWE'EN
MCMXX
1914-1918
| ATTRIDE |
Raymond George |
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| BALDWYN |
Arthur W |
Private 1654 2nd Australian Pioneers-died 26th September 1917. Son of Mr and Mrs Baldwyn-born at Gonderton, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire. Buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery grave XXIII.C.3 |
| BALDWYN |
Frederick C |
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| CHAPMAN |
Charles |
Captain Royal Artillery 20th August 1916 |
| CORFIELD |
Egerton Anson Frederick |
Second Lieutenant 153rd Brigade Royal Field Artillery-died 17th June 1917 aged 29. Son of Reverend Egerton Corfield M.A. Rector of Finchampstead, Berkshire and Ethel Grace Corfield-Buried in in Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery grave no: I.G.25 |
| CORFIELD |
Hubert Vernon Anchitel |
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| COVENTRY |
Herbert Thomas |
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| CRUTCHFIELD |
Joseph |
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| DOE |
Arthur |
2nd Royal Berkshire Regiment diary entry for the 1st January 1915: In trenches at Fauquissart, relieved at 5pm by 2nd Bn Rifle Brigade. (1 NCO killed in action, 2 men to hospital). |
| FIELDER |
William |
Private 28824 2nd Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment-born Eversley-enlisted Reading- Killed in action 2nd April 1918 (on memorial shown as 21st March 1918)-Buried in Ham British Cemetery Muille-Villette grave I.A.16. |
| GIFFORD |
Frederick William |
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| HAWKINS |
William Jesse |
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| HAWKINS |
Victor Henry |
Lance Corporal 39821 3rd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment-awarded Military Medal-died 28th April 1918) on memorial 23rd April 1918) aged 20. Son of Alfred and Hannah Hawkins of Fleet Hill Cottage, Finchampstead, Berkshire-Buried in La Clytte Military Cemetery grave V.C.1 |
| JAMES |
Joe Conquest |
Captain 5th Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment-died 14th July 1916 aged 40. Son of William Joseph and Ann Conquest Jones of Wellington College Station, Berkshire-Husband of Constance Jones of 36 Somers Road, Reigate, Surrey-Buried in Wimereux Communal Cemetery grave III.K.2 |
| JONES |
Percy |
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| KEYES |
James Frederick |
Sergeant 558277 29th Division Signal Company Royal Engineers-died 1st December 1917 (on Memorial 30th November 1917)-aged 23-awarded Medaille Militaire. Son of Mrs Sarah Elizabeth White of Spring Gardens, Finchampstead, Berkshire. No known grave. Commemorated on Cambrai Memorial Louverval Panel 1 and 2 |
| LANGRIDGE |
Edward Alfred |
Private 18350 3rd Battalion Coldstream Guards-died 1st December 1917-aged 30. Son of Alfred and Mary Langridge of “Selborn” New Haw Road, Addlestone, Surrey-Husband of Violet Mary Langridge of 9 Council Cottages, Finchampstead, Berkshire. No known grave. Commemorated on Cambrai Memorial Louverval Panel 2 |
| MURRELL |
Sidney C |
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| PEARCE |
James |
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| STAINES |
Walter Charles Thomas |
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| WHITE |
Herbert |
HM Submarine E50 is thought to have struck a mine in the North Sea. |
| YOUNG |
Frank Augustus |
7th Royal Berkshire Regiment diary entry for the 24th April 1917: Greece C sector left Our bombardment continues and enemy retaliated during day. The operations took place between DOIRAN LAKE and P5 and 4 1/2. The 79th Bde (3Bns) attacked from the lake to PETIT COURONNE. The attack took place at 2145hrs. D Coy on left attacked Z42 Z43. C Coy Y15 and Y16 and A Coy Z40 and Z41. C and D Coys took their objectives in spite of encountering a heavy barrage. A Coy did not move forward on account of the heavy barrage at point K. C and D Coys held their captured positions and started consolidation, but having run out of bombs and had 3 Lewis guns destroyed were forced to retire in face of a heavy counter attack. The Bns of 79th Bde were unsuccessful in capturing their objectives and the order to retire to our trenches was given at 0430hrs. The BNs of 22nd Div captured their objectives, succeeded in holding and consolidating in spite of heavy counter attacks. The barrage put up by the enemy was extremely heavy. We had the following casualties 2 Officers killed, 1 missing, 6 wounded Casualties of Other Ranks 245. |
| I
am the resurrection and the life he that loseth his life for my
sake shall find it. |
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| All
Hallowe’en MCMXX |
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| 1939-1945 |
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| BALLARD |
Charles Dargaville |
Sub Lieutenant HMS Manchester Royal Navy-Killed in action 23rd July 1941 (on memorial 23rd June 1941) aged 20. Son of Captain George Norman Ballard RN and Muriel Ballard. No known grave. Commemorated on Portsmouth Naval Memorial Panel 45 Column 3.
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| CARTLIDGE |
Howard Alfred |
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| EUSTACE |
John Powell |
Lieutenant HMS Heron Royal Navy-died 21st May 1941 aged 24. Son of Eustace Mallabone Eustace and Cathmar Eustace of Crowthorne, Berkshire-Buried in Yeovilton, St. Bartholomew Churchyard Plot M grave 5 |
| EUSTACE |
David Airy |
Lieutenant HM Submarine P38 Royal Navy-Killed in action 25th February 1942. No known grave. Commemorated on Portsmouth Naval Memorial Panel 62 Column 1. HMS P38 left Malta on 16th February 1942 to intercept a convoy off Tripoli. By the 23rd she was in position as the convoy hove into view. Amongst the convoy was the Italian destroyer Circe. At 0800 the Circe reported contact with a submarine and the warships turned to attack. A periscope was sighted but was quickly replaced by bubbles as the submarine dived realising it had been spotted. At 1050 after a flurry of attacks HMS P38 rose stern first out of the water, her propellers turning wildly, before crashing back beneath the waves. A large patch of oil appeared on the surface as well as debris - clear evidence of the submarine’s destruction. |
| HUTCHINSON |
John Harvey |
Wing Commander (Pilot) 16112 Royal Air Force-mentioned in despatches) died 8th October 1940. Son of William and Asta Hutchinson of Finchampstead-Husband of Beatrice K Hutchinson of Finchampstead-Buried in Pembrey St Illtyd Churchyard row 1 grave 10 |
| MAY |
James Henry |
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| PARKER |
Percival Robert |
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| ROBSON |
Charles Alexander |
Photographs and paperwork courtesy & copyright © Mark Shearman 2010
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| Cyril John |
[Memorial statres date of death as 23 February 1945] Sergeant 1604000, 114 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Falconara, Italy, in a Douglas Boston 24 February 1945. Aged 21. Born 13 July 1923. Native of Finchampstead, Berkshire. Son of David E. and Ethel D. Walden, of Finchampstead, Berkshire. In the 1939 Register he was born 13 July 1923, unmarried, a Builder's Labourer, resident with his parents and his sister, Joan, at 4 Council Cottages, Finchampstead, Wokingham R.D., Berkshire. No known grave. Commemorated on Malta Memorial Panel 18 column 2. See also Malta Memorial |
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| WARREN |
William Anthony |
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| WELLER |
W Richard |
2nd Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment-died 20th October 1938 |
| WHEELER |
John |
Flight Lieutenant (Pilot) 125735 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve-died 12th September 1945 aged 29. Son of Walter and Grace V Wheeler-Husband of Ann Maitland Wheeler of Hampstead, London A.R.I.B.A.-Buried in Chichester Cemetery Square 159 C of E plot grave 34 |
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