Roll of Honour - Cambridgeshire

Ministry of Defence

Lest We Forget

The Royal British Legion

BENWICK WAR MEMORIAL

World War 1 and 2 - Rolls of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © 2000 Cliff Brown and David Edwards

The memorial is to be found at the junction of High Street and Lillyholt Road, benwick. It takes the form of a plain Latin Cross on a square plinth and a single step. The memorial is surrounded by iron railings. There are 44 names for World War 1 and 1 for World War 2. The memorial was first unveiled on 10th June 1921. The sculptors were Messrs P Whitehead and the architect was Mr W Sadler. Details of the memorial appeared in the Cambridge Times 17th June 1921, page 6. The criteria for a persons name appearing on this memorial was that they had attended the Benwick day school. In 2006 the memorial was refurbished and the names repainted. There was also a Boer War memorial to Arthur Frost that was moved to Doddington. See also the Benwick Village web site.

Photographs Courtesy and
Copyright © Adam Keppel-Garner 2007

THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED
IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
FOR THEIR KING AND COUNTRY
IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919

"HE GIVETH HIS BELOVED SLEEP"

1914-18

AMBROSE	Samuel	18670 A/Cpl, 2nd Suffolk Regiment. killed in action 10-5-17. Arras Memorial, France.
ANDERSON	William	1969 Pte, 2/1st Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died pneumonia 29-11-14 (Cambridge), age 23. Lived High Street. Benwick churchyard. Photograph Copyright © Adam Keppel-Garner 2007
ASHTON	Edward Cecil	7028 Sgt, 1st Suffolk Regiment. killed in action 18-2-15, shot in neck at loophole. Enlisted Suffolk Rgt in 1905. Cement House Cemetery, Langemarck, Belgium.
BEDFORD	Arthur William	1958 Pte, 1/1st Cambridgeshire Regiment. killed in action 10-4-15, age 18. Son of William and Hannah Bedford, Lilyholt Cottage, The Common. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.
BIRD	Fred	872068 Pte, 107th Canadian Pioneer Btn. killed in action 15-8-17. Had emigrated to Canada. Vimy Memorial, France.
BISHOP	John Thomas	20605 Pte, 6th Bedfordshire Regiment. killed in action 4-5-16, age 23. Living Ramsey. Husband of L M Bishop, later 18 Askew Row, Swavesey, Cambs. Bienvilliers Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France.
BLUNT	Ellis Charles	63657 Bdr, C Bty, 159th Brigade Royal Field Artillery. Died of wounds 23-7-16. Son of Mrs H Blunt, The Wood Farm, Burton, Shrewsbury. Lived Benwick, moved to Littleport. La Neuville British Cemetery, Corbie, Somme, France.
BULLEN	Harry	325439 Cpl, 7th Suffolk Regiment. killed in action 30-1-18, age 29. Formerly 1942 1/1st Cambridgeshire Regiment. Youngest son of Thomas D & Sarah Ann Bullen. Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France.
DENTON	Charles	26388 Pte, 8th Suffolk Regiment. Died pneumonia 19-2-17, age 34. Son of James & S A Denton. Forceville Communal Cemetery & Extension, France.
EDWARDS	John William	40146 Pte, 9th Norfolk Regiment. Died of wounds 13-3-17, age 29. Husband of A E Edwards, The Lane. Formerly 1943 1/1st Cambridgeshire Regiment. Bethune Town Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. (Brother of below).
EDWARDS	Walter	40242 L/Cpl, 2nd Lincolnshire Regiment. killed in action 1-12-17, age 21. West Fen, Whittlesey. Living Warboys. Formerly 144357 Bedfordshire Yeomanry. Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium. (Brother of above)
FISHER	George Walter	205169 Pte, 11th (Lewisham) Royal West Kent Regiment. killed in action 20-9-17, age 19. Son of Alfred & Sarah Ann Fisher, Kingland, Coates. Formerly 4221 Cambridgeshire Regiment. Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.
FOUNTAIN	Charles	38807 Pte, 12th (Bermondsey) East Surrey Regiment. killed in action 14-10-18, age 20. Son of Jacob & Alice Fountain, Little London. Dadizele New British Cemetery, Belgium.
FOUNTAIN	Harry	5447 Pte, 11th Royal Fusiliers. Died of wounds 5-5-17. Son of John & Mary Fountain, Little London. Warlincourt Halte British Cemetery, Saulty, France.
FOUNTAIN	Herbert John	G/43990 Pte, 17th (1st Football) Middlesex Regiment. Missing 28-4-17, PoW, repatriated. Died of pneumonia 17-12-18, at 2nd Scottish Hospital, Leith, Edinburgh, age 25. Son of John & Elizabeth Fountain, Halfpenny Toll. Benwick churchyard.
HICKS	Archibald Henry	10345 Pte, CCompany, 1st Suffolk Regiment. killed in action 18-2-15, by shellfire, age 45. Reservist, formerly Grenadier Guards for 12 years. Son of late Mr & Mrs James Hicks, Titchmarsh, Northants. Husband of Mary Jane Hicks, Russell Road, Benwick. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.
HILLS	William Thomas	9314 L/Sgt, 7th Suffolk Regiment. killed in action 13-10-15, age 23. Husband of Lily Hills. Loos Memorial, France.
HOLLIS	John William	7911 Pte, 1st Suffolk Regiment. killed in action 18-2-15, age 24. Son of Thomas & Hannah Hollis, Nene Parade. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.
HOUSDEN	Ernest	27002 Pte, 3rd Bedfordshire Regiment. 3-5-16, age 28. Son of Emma Housden, of Bury, Hunts, & late Edwin Housden. Bury Cemetery, Hunts.
HUTCHCRAFT	John William	1924 Pte, 1/1st Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died 26-7-15, age 21, Swansea hospital. Son of William Hutchcraft, Burnt House. Buried Whittlesey Cemetery.
LENTON	Walter	51653 Pte, 1st Lincolnshire Regiment. killed in action 16-4-18, age 37. Formerly 37848 Bedfordshire Regiment. Son of Henry Lenton; husband of M M H Lenton, Little London. Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.
NEWTON	Arthur Leslie Garman	266595 Gnr, E Bty Royal Horse Artillery. Died typhoid 2-2-19, age 23. Son of Arthur & Mary Newton, Four Hundred Farm, Ramsey. Huy (La Sarte) Communal Cemetery, Huy, Leige, Belgium. Also listed on Ramsey memorial. A stained glass window in Benwick church read "To the Glory of God and in loving memory of our dearly loved son and brother Arthur Leslie G Newton whose life was sacrificed in the Great War 1914 - 1919 R.I.P.", upon the demolition of the church the window was removed and inserted into the vestry at Doddington church.
OSBORNE	Sam	9315 Pte, 7th Suffolk Regiment. killed in action 13-10-15. Loos Memorial, France.
OSBORNE	William	11328 Tpr, 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers. Died of wounds 29-3-18, age 21. Son of Mr & Mrs AOsborne, High Street. Creil Communal Cemetery, France.
PEDLEY	William Harold	J/85356 Ord Seaman, HMS Benbow. Died pneumonia/influenza, 25-2-19, RN hospital, East Stonehouse, Portsmouth, age 19. Son of Mrs Sarah Jane Greenwood, 1 Princes St, Ramsey. Buried Ramsey Cemetery. Also listed on Ramsey memorial.
PEDLEY	Thomas	25197 Pte, 27th Btn Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Rgt). 25-6-18, age 40. Son of Thomas & Jane Pedley. Husband of Louisa Ann Pedley (married at Benwick 21-11-04). Vimy Memorial, France. Also listed Ramsey. Also listed on Ramsey memorial.
RICHARDS	Edward	35162 Sgt, 9th Royal Fusiliers. killed in action 28-8-18, age 24. Son of Charles E & Mary A Richards. Husband of Mary J Richards, Wenny Rd, Chatteris. Delville Wood Cemetery, Somme, France.
RICHARDSON	Frank	18094 Cpl, 1st Suffolk Regiment. Died 10-10-18 (Salonika), age 27. Son of John & Emma Richardson, Broadalls Drove, Forty Foot. Salonika (Lembet Road) Military Cemetery, Greece.
ROWELL	Albert [Edward]	693292 Pte, 43rd (Manitoba Rgt) Cameron Highlanders of Canada. killed in action 27-8-18 (vicinity of Vis-en-Artois), age 21. Vis en Artois British Cemetery, France. See also Doddington.
RUSH	Alfred John Palmer	8025, L/Cpl 2nd Leicester Regiment. killed in action 25-9-15, age 29. Son of Walter & Jane Rush, Church St, Market Deeping. Loos Memorial, France.
SALLABANKS	Arthur	1964 Pte 2/1st Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died brain haemorrhage 4-2-15 (Peterborough), age 21. Son of Robert and Ann Elizabeth Sallabanks, West View. Benwick churchyard.
SAUNDERS	Ernest Edward	203167 Private, 11th Battalion, Essex Regiment who was killed in action on 28th May 1918. Enlisted Cambridge, resident Benwick. Son of Herbert Thomas and Clara Saunders, of Bow St., Great Ellingham, Attleborough, Norfolk. Formerly 3829 Cambridgeshire Regiment. Buried in Vormezeele Enclosure No 3 Cemetery, Belgium.
SAVAGE	Arthur Ernest	4082 Pte, 2/4th Suffolk Regiment. Died meningitis 27-8-16, age 29, while in training. Lived High Street. Benwick churchyard. Photograph Copyright © Adam Keppel-Garner 2007
SAVAGE	John Edward	G/15269 Pte, 6th Royal West Kent Regiment. killed in action 1-7-18, age 21. Son of John E & Jane Alice Savage, Hollands Farm, Glassmoor, Whittlesey. Harponville Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France.
SEE	Charles William	R/37873 L/Cpl, 8th King's Royal Rifle Corps. killed in action 3-5-17, age 24. Son of Mr & Mrs Daniel See, Cambridge Row, The Lane. Formerly 25058 Suffolk Rgt and TR/13/21294 108th Training Reserve Btn. Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Photograph Copyright © Adam Keppel-Garner 2008
SEEKINGS	Herbert	9373 Pte, 2nd Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds 10-4-17. Arras Memorial, France.
SPARROW	Thomas	133784 Pte, Labour Corps. Died pneumonia 11-11-18, age 26. Son of Henry & Elizabeth Sparrow, Otter Holt, Floods Ferry, March. Formerly 45308 Queen's Royal West Surrey. Peterborough Old Cemetery (Broadway Cemetery).
SUTTON, MM	David	26398 Pte, 1st East Surrey Regiment. killed in action 20-5-18. Son of Mrs Sutton, The Lane. Awarded Military Medal. Tannay British Cemetery, Thiennes, France.
SUTTON	Harry	G/35154 Pte, 10th Royal Fusiliers. Died of wounds 22-10-18. Bois-des-Angles British Cemetery, Crevecoeur-sur-L'Escaut, France.
SUTTON	John William	1968 Pte, 1/1st Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died of wounds 16-4-15. Son of Mr & Mrs Albert Sutton, The Lane. Ypres Town Cemetery Extension, Belgium. Photograph Copyright © Martyn Smith 2002
THACKER	Walter	1953 Pte, 1/1st Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died of wounds 5-5-15. Lived Birds Cottages, Doddington Road. Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, France.
UPCHURCH	Fred	17602 Pte, 11th (Cambs) Suffolk Regiment. killed in action 28-4-17, age 26. Eldest son of Mr & Mrs W Upchurch, Floods Ferry (Benwick Road, Doddington). Level Crossing Cemetery, France.
VARLOW	Ernest G	862829 Pnr, 7th Btn, Canadian Expeditionary Force ((British Columbia Rgt). Died of wounds 28-6-17 (wounded 26-6-17), age 27. Son of Mrs Sarah Varlow, Benwick. Barlin Communal Cemetery Extension.
WRIGHT	Arthur	44067 Pte, 9th Suffolk Regiment. killed in action 12-10-16. Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
1939-45
SNEESBY	Ernest Allen	Private, 2nd Bt. The Cambridgeshire Reg., Suffolk Reg., d 14/2/1942 age 22. Killed in action. Buried: NKG. Son of James and Annie Sneesby, of Benwick.

Last updated 27 January, 2008

War Memorials Trust

See our on-line bookstore