Roll of Honour - Buckinghamshire - Fenny Stratford & Bletchley

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FENNY STRATFORD & BLETCHLEY - WAR MEMORIAL

World War 1 & 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © 2003 - Transcribed Carolynn Langley; researched Martin Edwards
additional information Philip Richardson

The War Memorial stands in Queensway, Bletchley. It takes the form of square obelisk tapering down to a square plinth, a Sword of Sacrifice is on the front face, the plinth is two stepped with a two-stepped base. The memorial architect was Major Chadwick; the memorial was unveiled 8 January 1921 by Colonel Broome-Giles. Details appeared in the Buckingham Advertiser and Free Press 15 January 1921 (see below), the North Bucks Times 10 February 1921 and the Wolverton Express 14 January 1921. There are sixty nine names listed for World War 1 and twenty five for World War 2.

Extract from Buckingham Advertiser and Free Press - Saturday 15 January 1921, page 3:

BLETCHLEY

War Memorial.—Col. P. Broome Giles, C.B., unveiled on Saturday the Bletchley Urban District Central War Memorial, which has been erected on the lawn in front of the boys department of the Council Schools, from the design of Major Chadwick, Bletchley. The memorial is in the form of an obelisk, of Portland stone, plain but impressive, and only bears on the face, carved at the top a Crusader’s sword, and at the base the words “To the Glorious Dead. 1914—1918.'’ Amongst the members of the Urban Council present were: Col. Giles (Chairman), Mr. Dimmock (Vice-Chairman), Sir Herbert Leon. Bart.. Lieut.-Col. Deyns, Mr. Bramley, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Goodwin, Mr. Goodman, Major Chadwick (Surveyor), and Mr. W. Charter Wilson. Lady Leon was with Sir Herbert, and amongst others were Mr. Wallace A. Foll, Mr. T. G. Kirby, with Mr. F. H. Clayfield (Chairman), Mr. E. W. Morgan, and a good number of the Bletchley Branch of the N.F.D.D.S. and S. The ceremony was quite short and simple, commencing with a hymn, led by the united Church and Chapel Choirs, prayers by the Rev. W. T. Edwards, Primitive Methodist Minister, the unveiling bv Col. Giles, addresses by the Rev. B. Williams. Baptist Pastor, and the Rev. J. H. Firminger, Vicar of Fenny Stratford, another hymn, the Benediction pronounced by Mr. Williams, the "Last Post," sounded by two buglers of the O. & B. L. I., concluding with the singing of the National Anthem.

THE
GLORIOUS
DEAD
1914-1918
1939-1945

1914-1918

ASHTON

E A

No further information currently available

BALDWIN

Bertie Edward

Rifleman S/2205, 12th Battalion, Rifle Briagde (The Prince Consort's Own). Killed in action 29th June 1916. Aged 22. Born Fenny Stratford, enlisted London, resident Bletchley. Son of Arthur E. and Ada Baldwin, of Fenny Stratford, Bucks. Buried in VLAMERTINGHE MILITARY CEMETERY, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot III. Row D. Grave 15.

BALDWIN

Frederick Charles

Second Lieutenant, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds 11 May 1918. Aged 26. Son of Robert Henry and Emma Elizabeth Baldwin, of 42, Albert St., Bletchley, Bucks. Born at Fenny Stratford. Buried in ESQUELBECQ MILITARY CEMETERY, Nord, France. Plot I. Row D. Grave 3.

BARDEN

Frank [Humphrey]

Lance Corporal 20413, 6th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Killed in action 19th July 1916. Born and resident Bletchley, enlisted Liverpool. Buried in RUE-PETILLON MILITARY CEMETERY, FLEURBAIX, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row K. Grave 82.

BARDEN

possibly Sydney Charles Edgar Barden, Private 50495, Northumberland Fusiliers formerly Private 20844, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Born 1898 in Bletchley, Buckinghamshire. Invalided from Army with malaria originating in India 1917. (Beds 5296). Attestation medical examination 1 November 1915, aged 21 years 8 months, born Bletchley, Painter by trade, height 6 feet, chest 35 inches. He survived many years after the war.

BARDEN

Wilfred

Private 266241, 2nd/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Killed in action 31st March 1918. Enlisted Aylesbury, resident Bletchley. No known grave. Commemorated on POZIERES MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Panel 50 and 51.

BATTAMS

Edward Charlie

Corporal 3316, 2nd/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Killed in action 19th July 1916. Aged 20. Enlisted Aylesbury, resident Bletchley. Son of Edward and Elizabeth Battams, of 29, Tavistock St., Bletchley, Bucks. o known grave. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 83 to 85.

BENBOW

George Morris

Private 5566, 1st/14th (County of London) Battalion (London Scottish), London Regiment. Killed in action 1st July 1916. Aged 20. Enlisted London, resident Bletchley. Son of William George and Elizabeth Jane Benbow, of 5, Regent St., Bletchley, Bucks. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 9 C and 13 C.

BETTS

Archibald [Thomas]

Private 22516, 8th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds 30th September 1916. Aged 19. Born and resident Bletchley, enlisted Bedford. Son of James and Selina Betts. Buried in GROVE TOWN CEMETERY, MEAULTE, Somme, France. Plot I. Row K. Grave 19.

BIGGS

Horace [William]

Private 3469, 2nd/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Died of wounds 25th July 1916. Enlisted Aylesbury, resident Bletchley. Buried in ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot XIV. Row E. Grave 6A.

BREWER

Sidney William

Private T/1807, 1st/5th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died on service in Mesopotamia 26 August 1916. Born Newport Pagnell, Bucks, resident Bletchley, Bucks, enlisted Ashford, Kent. Son of William John Brewer, of 53, Bletchley Rd., Bletchley, Bucks. In the 1911 census he was was aged 17, born Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, son of William John and Kate Brewer (nee Bolton), a Draper's Shop Assistant, resident 37, Albert Street, Fenny Stratford, Buckinghamshire. Buried in AMARA WAR CEMETERY, Iraq. Plot XIV. Row E. Grave 3.

BRIDGE

No further information currently available

BROOKS

Harold [Frederick]

[Spelt BROOKES on SDGW] Sergeant S/2199, 12th Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own). Killed in action 22nd September 1917. Aged 25. Born and resident Fenny Stratford, enlisted London. Brother of Mr. W. D. Brookes, of 170, St. James' Park Rd., Northampton. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 145 to 147.

BUXTON

Gurney White

Captain, 1st/2nd South Midland Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Died on service 9 September 1915. Aged 46. Son of the late Samuel and Jane Lawson Buxton. In the 1901 census he was aged 32, and in the 1911 census aged 41, he was born Camberwell, Surrey, unmarried, a Medical Practitioner, resident Ivydene, High Street, Simpson, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire. Registered as a Medical Praqctioner 14 December 1891, Member of Royal College of Surgeons, England, 1891 and Licentiate Royal College of Physicians, London, 1891. No known grave. Commemorated at HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey (including Gallipoli). Panel 201 and 202 or 236 to 239 and 328. See also Milton Keynes Heritage - Hero Doctor and the Dardanelles - Dr. Gurney White Buxton

Extract from Buckingham Advertiser and Free Press - Saturday 16 June 1917:

THE LATE CAPTAIN G. W. BUXTON.

The near relatives the late Captain Gurney White Buxton, R.A.M.C., have just had erected in St. Martin's Church, Fenny Stratford, a bronze tablet to his memory. For 23 years Dr. Buxton was a general medical practitioner in the town, and joined the Territorial Ambulance some years ago. With his unit he proceeded to the Dardanelles and the Gallipoli Peninsula, there contracting the illness from which died at sea in September, 1915. Dr. Buxton was member of the Royal College of Surgeons and Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians, London.

Extract from Buckingham Advertiser and Free Press - Saturday 2 October 1915:

MEMORIAL SERVICE.

St. Martin Church was filled by large congregation on Monday evening, when a memorial service was conducted by the Vicar (the Rev. J. H. Firminger) for the late Dr. Gurney White Buxton, who died about three weeks previously from illness contracted while on active service with the Royal Army Medical Corps at the Dardanelles. The service was quite short, but fully choral, consisting of the 90th Psalm, the hymns ’‘On the Resurrection morning.’’ ’‘A few more years shall roll,” and “Alleluia, Alleluia,” and a portion of the lesson from Corinthians I. out of the Church of England Burial Service, with the collects and prayers. Mr. C. Berwick wasat the organ, and at the close of the service played the Dead March in “Saul.’’ Muffled peals were rung on the church bells. Amongst the congregation were representatives of the public bodies of which Dr. Buxton had served—the School Managers, tho local Higher Education Committee (Mr. T. Marchant and Mr. J. Vaughan,) Inspector Callaway and Sergeant Sneeling of the Bucks Constabulary, and a strong representation from St. Martin’s Lodge of Freemasons, of which he was a Past Master, these being Lieut.-Colonel A. Finlay, P.M., Mr. D. C. Edward, P.M., Mr. C. Wadhams, P.M., the present Worshipful Master (Bro. J. S. Harnett), Bro. C. Berwick. S.W., Bro. H. T. Fracy, S.D., Bro. W. Mayfield. J.D.. Bro. C. Bourne, I.G., Bro. H. T. Clarke, Steward, and Bro. H. A. Staniford.

CHARTER

Albert

Private 20639, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 21st September 1918. Born and resident Bletchley, enlisted Bedford. No known grave. Commemorated on VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 4 and 5.

COOK

Herbert

Private 66235, 11th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Killed in action 11th May 1917. Born and enlisted Bletchley. Buried in CRUMP TRENCH BRITISH CEMETERY, FAMPOUX, Pas de Calais, France. Special Memorial A. 3.

COX

John

Private 2585, 2nd/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Died of wounds 25th July 1916. Aged 18. Enlisted Bletchley, resident Fenny Stratford. Buried in MERVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Nord, France. Plot XI. Row B. Grave 20.

CRANE

Horace Edward

Acting Company Quartermaster Sergeant 50807, "C" Company, 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Killed in action 30th August 1918. Aged 28. Born St. Martin's, Bucks., enlisted Oxford, resident Bletchley. Husband of Beatrice Violet Crane, of 28, Duncombe St., Bletchley, Bucks. Formerly 13387, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Buried in VIS-EN-ARTOIS BRITISH CEMETERY, HAUCOURT, Pas de Calais, France. Plot VI. Row E. Grave 26.

CRANWELL

Edmund Percy

Private 5170, 14th (County of London) Battalion (London Scottish), London Regiment. Killed in action 7th June 1916. Aged 19. Enlisted London, resident Bletchley. Son of William James and Elizabeth Cranwell, of II, Brooklands Rd., Bletchley, Bucks. Buried in HEBUTERNE MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot III. Row G. Grave 5.

CUTLER

Harold

Rifleman S/2200, 12th Battalion, 2th Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own). Killed in action 25th September 1915. Aged 22. Born Fenny Stratford, enlisted London, resident Bletchley. Son of Mrs. Annie Cutler, of "Annis-croft", Buckingham Rd., Bletchley, Bucks. No known grave. Commemorated on PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium. Panel 10.

DANIEL

Frederick John

Lance Corporal 650913, 21st (County of London) Battalion (1st Surrey Rifles), London Regiment. Killed in action 30th March 1918. Aged 27. Enlisted Camberwell, resident Romford. Son of William Daniel and Emily Daniel nee White of 16, Oxford Street, Bletchley. Buried in DAMASCUS COMMONWEALTH WAR CEMETERY, Syria. Plot/Row/Section F. Grave 18.

DAY

George Edward

Private 42625, 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. Killed in action 22nd October 1916. Aged 19. Born Fenny Stratford, enlisted and resident Bletchley. Son of George and Louisa Eleanor Day, of 16, High St., Bletchley, Bucks. Formerly 22877, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 5 A and 6 C.

DOYLE

Albert [Edward]

Private G/7633, 1st Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) formerly 981 West Kent Yeomanry. Killed in action 4th October 1917. Born Tring, Hertfordshire, resident Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, enlisted Tunbridge Wells, Kent. IN the 1901 census he was aged 14, born Tring, Hertfordshire, a Labouer in an Iron Foundry, son of James and Kate Doyle, resident 44, Park Street, Fenny Stratford, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 106 to 108.

FENNEMORE

Ernest Hubert

[Spelt FENNYMORE on SDGW] Private 33457, 6th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Killed in action 16th August 1917. Aged 19. Born Fenny Stratford, enlisted Oxford, resident Bletchley. Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Fennemore, of 21, Victoria Rd., Fenny Stratford, Bletchley, Bucks. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 96 to 98.

FRENCH

Arthur

Sergeant 201365, 1st/4th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Killed in action 19th April 1917. Aged 20. Enlisted Oxford, resident Bletchley. Son of William and Jane French, of Tudor House, Western Rd., Bletchley, Bucks. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 10 A and 10 D.

GARNER

James William

Guardsman 29454, 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards. Died of wounds 12 April 1918. Aged 20. Son of Mrs. Annie S. Garner, of 70, Duncombe St., Bletchley, Bucks. He was previously employed by London & North Western Railway at the Locomotive Department, Bletchley as a cleaner. In the 1901 census he was aged 2, born Bow Brickhill, Buckinghamshire, resident with his parents, James and Annie Garner, at Nursery Cottages, Water Eaton Road, Fenny Stratford, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire. In the 1911 census he was aged 12, born Bow Brickhill, Buckinghamshire, at school, resident with his parents, James and Annie Garner, at 20 Railway Terrace, Fenny Stratford, Buckinghamshire. Buried at ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot XXIX. Row A. Grave 19A.

GOODMAN

Herbert Thomas

Acting Sergeant WR/289130, 115th Railway Company, Royal Engineers. Died in Egypt 28th September 1918. Aged 33. Enlisted London, resident Bletchley. Son of Alfred and Roda Goodman, of 59, Napier St., Bletchley, Bucks. Buried in GAZA WAR CEMETERY, Israel. Plot XXXII. Row G. Grave 6.

GUESS

William

Private 203844, 2nd/4th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Killed in action 22nd August 1917. Born Wavendon, resident Woburn Sands, Bedfordshire, enlisted Oxford. In the 1901 census he was aged 9, born Wavendon, a Scholar, son of Kate and Joseph Guess, resident Church End, Wavendon, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire. In the 1911 census he was aged 18, born Wavendon, a Domestic groom, boarding in Church End, Wavendon, Buckinghamshire, Wavendon, Buckinghamshire. Baptised Wavendon. Married Lucy baker in Newport Pagenell Registration District July to September Quarter 1915. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 96 to 98. See also Wavendon St Mary memorial

GURNEY

Francis William

Rifleman Z/2264, 4th Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own). Killed in action 16th March 1915 in France & Flanders. Age 20. Born and resident Bletchley, enlisted Rugby. Son of Frank Washington Gurney, and Ellen E. J. Gurney, of 11, Duncombe St., Fenny Stratford. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C and 1 D.

HILL

Cyril [Ralph]

Private 192242, 42nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry. Died of wounds 9 October 1916; he was severely wounded in operations near Courcelette on 7th of October, 1916, while on duty with a covering party to the Engineers. He received attention and was afetrwards taken to 2/1st South Midland Casualty Clearing Station where he died two days later. Aged 20. Son of John and Lucy Hill, of Bletchley, Bucks. Attested 10 August 1915 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, born 5 October 1896 in Simpson, Buckinghamshire, son of Lucy Hill, of Rose Cottage, Simpson Road, Bletchley, Buckinghamshire. Box maker by trade. Unmarried. Height 5 feet 7½ inches, 140 lbs, chest 36-39 inches, dark com-plexion, brown eyes, dark hair, religious denomination Wesleyan. Arrived with C.E.F. in England 29 May 1916 aboard S.S. Empress of Britain, landed in France 18 August 1916. Buried in WARLOY-BAILLON COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Somme, France. Plot VIII. Row B. Grave 22. National Archives of Canada Accession Reference: Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF), RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 4345 - 52

HOLTON

George

2nd Corporal 161184, 42nd Signal Company, Royal Engineers. Died from Tuberculosis in Park Hospital, Hither Green, London S.E., 13 January 1920. Aged 27. Son of Joseph and Jane Holton, of 1 Brent Cottages, Stonebridge Park, Willesden, London N.W.; husband of Sarah Catherine Alder Holton, of 21, Park Street, Bletchley, Bucks., married 15 September 1919. Attested 10 December 1915, aged 23 years 5 months, resident 27 Oxford Street, Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, appointed 27 April 1916 at Fenny Stratford Signal Depot. Before enlisting he was a Sorting Clerk and Telegraphist for the Post Office. Served in France from 10 August 1916 to 20 March 1919. Buried in BLETCHLEY CEMETERY, Buckinghamshire. Section NC. Grave 36.

IVENS

Frank Harold

Second Lieutenant Acting Captain, 11th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in action 21st October 1916. Aged 29. Son of the late John William Howe Ivens, of Dunstable, Beds. Commemorated on THEIPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 7 C.

JACKMAN

Thomas

Private 33463, 6th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Killed in action 20th September 1917 in France & Flanders. Aged 19. Born Fenny Stratford, enlisted Oxford, resident Bletchley. Son of Henry and Mary Jackman, of 61, High St., Bletchley. Buried in BARD COTTAGE CEMETERY, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot IV. Row H. Grave 40.

JANES

Charles [William]

Private 24224, 2nd Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Killed in action 9th October 1917 in France & Flanders. Aged 27. Born Soulbury, Buckinghamshire, enlisted Aylesbury, resident Hollingdon, Bedfordshire (sic). Son of Mrs. E. Janes, of 27, Oxford St., Bletchley, Bucks. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 23 to 28 and 163A

JORDAN

Arthur Richard

Private 702524, 23rd (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment. Died 16th September 1918 in France & Flanders. Aged 20. Enlisted and resident Bletchley. Son of Mr. R. Jordan, of Bletchley, Bucks. Formerly 20772, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Buried in VALENCIENNES (ST. ROCH) COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Nord, France. Plot V Row F Grave 4.

KING

Frank

Private G/18304, 11th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). Killed in action 7th October 1916 in France & Flanders. Born Bletchley, enlisted and resident Acton, London W. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 11 C

KITCHENER, DCM

Harold George

[Listed as H J Kitchener on memorial] Sergeant 43723, 6th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Died of wouinds 30th August 1918. Born Loughton, enlisted Bletchley. Awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal (D.C.M.). Formerly 19469, Bedfordshire Regiment. Buried in DAOURS COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Somme, France. Plot VII. Row A. Grave 51.

LANGLEY

James [John]

Private 11843, 1st Battalion, Irish Guards. Died 9 October 1917. Aged 34. Son of George and Mary Ann Langley, of Leagrave, Luton, Beds. In the 1911 census he was aged 28, born Tingrith, beds, a Baker Assisting his father, son of George Langley (a widower), resident High St Leagrave Luton Bedfordshire, Leagrave, Bedfordshire. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 10 to 11.

LITCHFIELD

Joseph Sidney

Private 2631, 2nd/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Died 8th September 1916 in France & Flanders. Aged 20. Enlisted Beltchley, resident Fenny Stratford. Son of John and Ann Litchfield, of 72, Victoria Rd., Fenny Stratford, Bucks. Buried in MERVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Nord, France. Plot I Row A Grave 12.

LORD

Victor George

Private 12702, 7th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Died 9 May 1917. Baptised 25 June 1891 in Towcester, Northamptonshire, son of Robert Thomas and Annie Lord. In the 1901 census he was aged 10, born Fenny Stratford, Bucks., resident with his grandparents, William and Emma Lord, at High Street, Fenny Stratford, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire. In the 1911 census he was aged 20, born Fenny Stratford, Bucks., a Brush Maker, resident with his grandparents, William and Emma Lord, at 13, Tavistock Road, Fenny Stratford, Buckinghamshire. No known grave. Commemorated at DOIRAN MEMORIAL, Greece. Addenda Panel.

Extract from National Roll of the Great War 1914-1918, Voluime XII - Bedford & Northampton:

LORD, V. G., Private, 7th Oxford. and Bucks. L.I.
Volunteering in September 1914, he was drafted to France twelve months later, but after a few weeks' service in the Albert sector, was transferred to Salonika, where he took part in heavy fighting on the Vardar and Doiran fronts. He was reported missing on May 9th, 1917, and is now believed to have been killed in action. He was entitled to the 1914-15 Star, and the General Service and Victory Medals.
13, Tavistock Road, Bletchley, Bucks.	Z3374 /A.

MASON

J P

No further information currently available

MORRIS

H J or H T

possibly Harry MORRIS, enlisted 10 April 1917.

MORRIS

Sydney Spencer

Private 34951, 14th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Killed in action 27th September 1918 in France & Flanders. Born Wolverton in 1898, enlisted Bletchley. Son of Mark and Annie (nee Cowley) Morris. Formerly 286469, Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars. Commemorated on VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 3.

MUNDAY, MM

[William] Henry

Gunner 198285, " C " Battery, 286th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Died of wounds in United Kingdom 9th November 1918. Aged 20. Born Fenny Stratford, enlisted Bletchley. Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Munday, of Rogate, Peterfield, Hants. Awarded the Military Medal (M.M.). Buried in BLETCHLEY CEMETERY, Buckinghamshire. Grave OC. 184D. See also Fenny Stratford/Bletchley Cemetery

NICHOLLS

Frederick

[Listed as NICHOLS on SDGW] Private 10250, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 13 March 1915. Aged 21. Born Bow Brickhill, Buckinghamshire, resident and enlisted Betchley, Buckinghamshire. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholls, of 182, Simpson Rd., Bletchley, Bucks. Buried in RAMPARTS CEMETERY, LILLE GATE, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Row E. Grave 7.

PAGE

Victor Reginald Lenard

Private 16004, 8th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Died 6th December 1918 in Bulgaria. Aged 23. Son of James and Elizabeth Page, of 35, Aylesbury St., Bletchley, Bucks. Buried in SOFIA WAR CEMETERY, Bulgaria. Plot III Row B Grave 5.

PERRY

Harry L

Lance Corporal 10123, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 16th June 1915 in France & Flanders. Born Fenny Stratford, enlisted and resident Bedford. Commemorated on LE TOURET MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 10 and 11

PERRY

Thomas Charles

Private 23280, 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Killed in action 13th November 1916 in France & Flanders. Born Water Eaton, Buckinghamshire, enlisted Bletchley. Formerly 21202, Somerset Light Infantry. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 10 A and 10 D

PURCELL

Frederick Thomas

Lance Corporal 16038, 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed in action 17th August 1916 in France & Flanders. Aged 34. Born Bletchley, enlisted Oxford. Son of Mary Ann Purcell, of 47, Park St., Bletchley, and the late Thomas Purcell; husband of Alice Rose Purcell, of 150, Western Rd., Bletchley, Bucks. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 11 A and 11 D

QUINBY

William John

Private 9400, 1st Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Died 4th June 1916 in Mesopotamia. Aged 23. Born Fenny Stratford, enlisted Oxford, resident Bletchley. Son of Daniel and Lizzie Quinby, of 18, Albert St., Bletchley, Bucks. Commemorated on BASRA MEMORIAL, Iraq. Panel 26 and 63.

READ

Sydney Llewlyn

Private 22754, 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds Monday 30th April 1917 in France & Flanders. Aged 24. Born Bletchley, enlisted Bedford, resident Stevenage, Hertfordshire. Son of Alfred Charles Read; husband of Edith Ellen Read, of Chapel Cleeve, Washford, Somerset. Native of Northampton. His father Alfred Read was a local Station Master (being night Station Master at Bletchley in 1896). Also in 1887 Alfred created controversy in Bletchley by standing as a candidate for, and being elected to, the newly formed school board. Buried in AUBIGNY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, . Plot II. Row J. Grave 43.

RICHARDSON

Thomas G

probably Thomas George RICHARDSON, Private 22079, 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds 17th July 1916 in France & Flanders. Born Ravenstone, enlisted Bedford, resident Weston Underwood. Buried in HEILLY STATION CEMETERY, MERICOURT-L'ABBE, Somme, France. Plot II Row D Grave 6.

ROSE, DCM

Arthur

[Not on memorial but listed by IWM] Corporal of Horse 2569, 1st Life Guards. Killed in action 20 November 1914. Aged 27. Born Hendon, Middlesex, enlisted Mill Hill. Son of Frederick and Elizabeth Rose, of 1, Station Rd., Fenny Stratford, Bucks. Awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal (D.C.M.). Buried in KEMMEL NO.1 FRENCH CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot I. Row C. Grave 16.

ROSE

G H

[Not on memorial but listed by IWM] No further information currently available

ROWE

Alfred Stanley

Private 74557, 101st Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Died of wounds 11th October 1918 in France & Flanders. Born Wapping, Essex, enlisted Bletchley, resident Fenny Stratford. Buried in ROCQUIGNY-EQUANCOURT ROAD BRITISH CEMETERY, MANANCOURT, Somme, France. Plot XIV Row C Grave 14.

SCOTT

Jesse

Rifleman B/201415, 1st Battalion Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own). Killed in action 29th August 1918 in France & Flanders. Aged 25. Born and resident Bletchley, enlisted Stratford, Essex. Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Scott, of "Ferndale", 7, Osborne St., Bletchley, Bucks. Formerly S/4/072332, Royal Army Service Corps. Commemorated on VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 10.

SOUSTER

William B

Private 266017, 2nd/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Killed in action 22nd August 1917 in France & Flanders. Enlisted Ayelesbury, resident Fairford, Gloucestershire. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 96 to 98.

SOUTHWELL

Harold

Private 12682, 11th Battalion, King's (Liverpool Regiment). Killed in action 28th August 1915 in France & Flanders. Aged 19. Born Bletchley, enlisted Liverpool, resident Hampstead, London. Son of Edward Henry and Ellen Southwell (now Chappell), of 9, Osborne St., Bletchley. Native of Bletchley, Bucks. Buried in ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot IV Row D Grave 3.

STEVENS

Harry James

Private 10315, 5th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Killed in action 1st August 1915 in France & Flanders. Aged 20. Born and resident Bletchley, enlisted Oxford. Son of Mrs. Ellen Stevens, of 3, Church St., Bletchley, Bucks. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 37 and 39.

TAYLOR

John

[Listed as Private 37805 on CWGC] Private 17805, 14th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. Killed in action 22nd October 1917 in France & Flanders. Born Maidstone, Kent, enlisted Malvern, Wocrstershire, resident Bletchley. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 75 to 77.

THOROGOOD

Walter

[Listed as A THOROGOOD on memorial] Private 29202, 6th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Killed in action 20th September 1917 in France & Flanders. Born and resident Bletchley, enlisted Watford. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 96 to 98.

THURLOW

Albert [Verney]

Sergeant 22567, 6th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Killed in action 20th September 1917 in France & Flanders. Born Fenny Stratford, enlisted Bletchley. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 96 to 98.

TOWNSEND, MM

George

[Spelt TOWNSHEND on memorial] Corporal 21558 [SDGW] or 61558 [CWGC], 25th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Killed in action 27th May 1918 in France & Flanders. Born and resident Bletchley, enlisted Swindon. Formerly 12782, Wiltshire Regiment. Awarded the Military Medal (M.M.). Commemorated on SOISSONS MEMORIAL, Aisne, France.

VASEY

Francis John

Private 3226, 11th Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Killed in action by a machine gun bullet through the heart, near Pozieres, 25 July 1916. Aged 24. Born 21 September 1890 and baptised 30 October 1890 in Wing, Buckinghamshire, son of Robert and Emma Vasey. Son of Mrs. Emma Vasey, of 27, Bletchley Road, Bletchley, Buckinghamshire. Emigrated aged 20. In England he was a Clerk to a Corn Merchant, in Australia he was a farmer. He emigrated 31 January 1911, departed London for Adelaide, South Australia, aboard the "Commonwealth", aged 20, a Miller by trade. In the 1891 vensus he was new born, born Buckinghamshire, resident with his mother, Emma vasey, in Aylesbury Road, Wing, Leighton Buzzard, Buckinghamshire. In the 1901 census he was aged 10, born Wing, Buckinghamshire, resident with his parents, Robert and Emma Vasey, in Aylesbury Road, Wing, Buckinghamshire. No known grave. Commemorated at VILLERS-BRETONNEUX MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Australian Circular and Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing File

WALLINGER

Henry J

Private 9537, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 26th October 1914 in France & Flanders. Born and resident Fenny Stratford, enlisted Leighton Buzzard. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 31 and 33.

WALLSGROVE

John

Private 12264, 6th Battalion, Oxfordshire And Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Killed in action 15 March 1916. Born and resident Blectchley, Buckinghamshire, enlisted Rugby, Warwickshire. In the 1901 census he was aged 5, born Fenny Stratford, son of John C H and Amy Wallsgrove, resident Birchfield, Bletchley Road, Fenny Stratford, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire. In the 1911 census he was aged 15, born Fenny Stratford, son of John C H and Amy Wallsgrove, resident Birchfield, Bletchley Road, Fenny Stratford, Buckinghamshire. Commemorated at YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 37 and 39.

WARR

A T

No further information currently available - There is a Robert James WARR, Private 8/2170, 1st Battalion, Otago Regiment, New Zealand Expeditionary Force whose parents resided in Fenny Stratford.

WARR

Benjamin William Green

Private 4331, 2nd/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Killed in action 19th July 1916 in France & Flanders. Aged 22. Born Gayton, Northamptonshire, enlisted Aylesbury, resident Bletchley. Son of Thos. and Sarah Warr, of 9, Windsor St., Bletchley, Bucks. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 83 to 85. See also Bletchley St Mary.

WHATLEY

Reginald

Private 26171, 2nd/7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Killed in action 19th August 1918 in France & Flanders. Aged 19. Born and enlisted Bletchley. Son of John and Emily Whatley, of Bletchley, Bucks. Buried in TANNAY BRITISH CEMETERY, THIENNES, Nord, France. Plot 5 Row D Grave 11.

WHITE

Sidney W

Private 13865, 7th Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment). Killed in action 24th April 1917 in Salonika. Aged 24. Born and resident Bletchley, enlisted Wolverton. Son of Edwin and Sarah White, of 8, Brooklands Rd. Bletchley, Bucks. Formerly 14138, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Commemorated on DOIRAN MEMORIAL, Greece.

WHITING

George

Private 10825, 4th Battalion, Canadian Infantry. Died 17 July 1918. Born 14 December 1880 in Bletchley. Next of kin Edward Chas. Whiting, of 9 Oxford Street, Bletchley, Bucks. Occupation Marble Cutter. Unmarried. Attested 22 August 1914 at Valcartier, Quebec, Canada, aged 33, height 5 feet 4 inches, chest 36½ inches, fair complexion, blue eyes, light brown hair, religious denomination Wesleyan (Methodist). In the 1901 census he was aged 21, son of Edward and Eliza Whiting, a Stone Mason, born Leighton Buzzard, bedfordshire, resident 9, Oxford Street, Fenny Stratford, Buckinghamshire. Buried in the new part of BLETCHLEY CEMETERY, Bletchley. Section OC. Grave 29C. National Archives of Canada Accesssion Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 10321 - 10

WINGFIELD

Arthur

Private 22659, 6th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed in action 1 July 1916. Born Tring, Hertfordshire, enlisted Rushden, Northamptonshire. Buried in DANTZIG ALLEY BRITISH CEMETERY, MAMETZ, Somme, France. Plot V. Row S. Grave 10.

WRIGHT

Charles Henry [Harry]

Private 36205, 2nd/4th Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment). Died of wounds 6th December 1917 in France & Flanders. Aged 35. Born Newport Pagenll, enlisted Bletchley. Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Wright, of Newport Pagnell, Bucks; husband of Bertha Maud Wright, of 58, Duncombe St., Bletchley, Bucks. Buried in ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN, Seine-Maritime, France. Grave Reference P. V. K. 13B.

1939 - 1945

BARBER

Vincent

Serjeant 7687566, Intelligence Corps. Died 8 July 1941. Aged 26. Son of Herbert Henry and Mabel Dorling Barber, of Bletchley. B.A. Hons. Buried in BLETCHLEY CEMETERY, Buckinghamshire. New Part. Grave 651.

BARDEN

Leslie [Lawrence]

Private 5954291, 1st Battalion, The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire). Died in Italy 8 February 1944. Aged 31. Born Oxfordshire, resident Buckinghamshire. Son of Percy Henry and Rose Edith Barden, of Bletchley, Buckinghamshire; husband of Vera Barden, of Bletchley. Buried in ANZIO WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Plot II. Row L. Grave 12.

BOWLER

Ronald

Gunner 943435, 148 (The Bedfordshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died 17 April 1944 as a Japanese Prisoner of War. Aged 26. Born and resident Buckinghamshire. Son of Charles William and Lottie Bowler, of Bletchley, Buckinghamshire. Buried in THANBYUZAYAT WAR CEMETERY, Myanmar (Burma). Plot B3. Row A. Grave 3.

BREEDON

Frank

[Transcribed as BREEDEN] Fusilier 5956850, 8th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Died 9 May 1943. Aged 26. Born and resident Buckinghamshire. Son of Thomas and Florence Breedon, of Bletchley, Buckinghamshire. Buried in ENFIDAVILLE WAR CEMETERY, Tunisia. Plot III. Row B. Grave 13.

BURGESS

Alfred Edward

Private 14345491, 2nd Battalion, The Wiltshire Regiment (Duke Of Edinburgh's). Died in Italy 10 June 1944. Aged 35. Born Northamptonshire, resident Buckinghamshire. No known grave. Commemorated on CASSINO MEMORIAL, Italy. Panel 10.

CATTERALL

Albert

Private 5956862, 5th Battalion, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment. Died 21 September 1944 at sea as a Japanese Prisoner of War aboard Hofuku Maru sailing with Convoy MATA-27 for Takao in Formosa; the ship was attacked and sunk by planes from an American aircraft carrier about 80 miles north of Corregidor. Aged 28. Born 23 March 1916 in Carlisle, resident Buckinghamshire. Son of Mrs. A. A. Catterall, of Haverigg, Cumberland. IN the 1939 register he was unmarried, a Brickyard Setter, resident Fair View, Staple Hall Road, Bletchley U.D., Buckinghamshire. No known grave. Commemorated on SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore. Column 62.

CHAMBERS

William Gladstone

Private 5957569, 1st/7th Battalion, The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey). Killed in action 24 October 1942. Aged 32. Born 19 January 1911 in Hertfordshire, resident Buckinghamshire. Son of William Gladstone Chambers, and of Sarah Ann Chambers, of Water Eaton, Buckinghamshire. IN the 1939 Register he was unmarried, an Oil Extractor Match Food Factory, resident 10 Tavistock Street, Bletchley U.D., Buckinghamshire. No known grave. Commemorated on ALAMEIN MEMORIAL, Egypt. Column 54.

CHEW

Geoffrey Lionel

Gunner 943426, 512 Battery, 148 (The Bedfordshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died at sea as a Japanese Prisoner of War 12 September 1944. Aged 25. Born 5 May 1919 in Fenny Stratford, Buckinghamshire, resident Bletchley, Buckinghamshire. Son of Henry Charles and Emily Chew, of 21, Aylesbury Street, Bletchley, Buckinghamshire. Salesman by trade. No known grave. Commemorated at SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore. Column 37.

CLEMENTS

Albert Henry Thomas

Aircraftman 2nd Class 1633897, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 25 October 1942. Aged 19. Son of Albert Jubilee Clements and May Harriett Clements, of Bletchley. Buried in BLETCHLEY CEMETERY, Buckinghamshire. New Part. Grave 1023. See also Fenny Stratford/Bletchley Cemetery

EASTAFF

Frederick

Private 5832569, 5th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died as a Japanese Prisoner of War 12 September 1944 when the Prisoner of War Transport Ship Rakuyo Maru was sunk off East Hainan Island when torpedoed by US Submarine Sealion. Aged 31. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Eastaff, of Bletchley, Buckinghamshire. No known grave. Commemorated on SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore. Column 55.

GOODWIN

Herbert Robert

Private 5952073, 8th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Died 28 May 1940. Aged 21. Son of William and Nellie Goodwin, of Bletchley, Buckinghamshire. Buried in BAS-WARNETON (NEERWAASTEN) COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Hainaut, Belgium. Grave 11.

GRACE

No further information currently available

HARRIS

Walter Colin

Private 5950327, 5th Battalion, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment. Died as a Japanese prisoner of War 1 September 1943. Aged 28. Son of William and Ada Harris; husband of Vera Muriel Harris, of Bletchley, Buckinghamshire. Buried in KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY, Thailand. Plot 4. Row B. Grave 35.

HAYNES

Joseph Reginald

Aircraftman 2nd Class 1697193, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 22 November 1942. Aged 50. Son of Joseph and Eva Jane Haynes; husband of Annie Louisa Haynes, of Bletchley. Buried in BLETCHLEY CEMETERY, Buckinghamshire. New Part. Grave 641.

LEVICK

John William Thomas

Trooper 7923030, 10th Royal Hussars, Royal Armoured Corps. Killed in action 26 June 1942. Aged 28. Born and resident Buckinghamshire. Son of William Thomas Levick and Clara Levick; husband of Catherine Elsie Levick, of Bow Brickhill, Buckinghamshire. No known grave. Commemorated on ALAMEIN MEMORIAL, Egypt. Column 18.

LINGARD

Alexander [Arthur]

Private 6022831, 5th Battalion, Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment. Died on service 4 September 1942. Aged 26. Born 10 December 1915 Buckinghamshire, resident Buckinghamshire. Son of Frank and Annie Lingard; husband of Mary Elizabeth Lingard, of Drayton Parslow, Buckinghamshire. In the 1939 Register he was amrried to Mary, he was a L.M.S. Railway Shed Labourer Heavy Work, resident Carrington Hall Road,Drayton Parslow, Winslow R.D., Buckinghamshire. Buried in EL ALAMEIN WAR CEMETERY, Egypt. Plot XIII. Row J. Grave 25.

LOVELL

George William

Private 1694022, 1st Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Killed in action 18 April 1945. Aged 32. Born 28 February 1913, and resident, Buckinghamshire. In the 1939 Register he was the son of Leonard I G and Maud M Lovell, a Gardener, unmarried, resident 60 Victoria Road, Bletchley U.D., Buckinghamshire. Buried in BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY, Niedersachsen, Germany. Plot 2. Row D. Grave 8.

MEADOWS

Peter Eric

[Transcribed as MEADOW] Ordinary Signalman LT/JX 172324, H.M. Trawler Rifsnes, Royal Naval Patrol Service. Died 20 May 1940. Aged 22. Son of Arthur Thomas and Nora Frances Meadows, of Bletchley, Buckinghamshire. No known grave. Commemorated on LOWESTOFT NAVAL MEMORIAL, Suffolk. Panel 3, Column 1.

NURSAW

Frank

Private 5377902, 1st Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Died 28 May 1940. Aged 34. Son of George William Nursaw, and of Kate Nursaw, of Bletchley, Buckinghamshire. Buried in BISSEGEM COMMUNAL CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Felgium. Row C. Grave 4.

PAYNE

J E

No further information currently available

PERRY

Harold Ernest

Sergeant (Pilot) 1216130, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died Thursday, 7th May 1942. Buried in the new part of BLETCHLEY CEMETERY, Bletchley. New Part. Grave 1042.

PERRY

Kenneth Harold Walter

Private 5954964, 1st Battalion, The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire). Died 15 February 1944. Aged 28. Son of George and Elizabeth Perry; husband of Freda Betty Perry, of Bletchley, Buckinghamshire. Buried in ANZIO WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Plot II. Row S. Grave 8.

SHEPHERD

John [Thomas]

Trooper 14227439, 107th (5th Battalion, The King's Own Royal Regiment [Lancaster]) Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps. Died 14 August 1944. Aged 20. Son of Eli George and Avis Shepherd, of Bletchley, Buckinghamshire. Buried in BANNEVILLE-LA-CAMPAGNE WAR CEMETERY, Calvados, France. Plot XI. Row C. Grave 21.

SOUTHWELL

Frederick Harold

Marine CH/X 108839, Royal Marines. Died 7 February 1944. Buried in the new part of BLETCHLEY CEMETERY, Bletchley. New Part. Grave 1004.

TOMPKINS

C W

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