Frederick (Derick) Edwin BULLER

2^nd Lt. , 'C' Squadron, East African Mounted Rifles, British East Africa. Died 25th September 1914 in Africa.

From Andy Pay's research into the Marquis de Ruvigny' s Roll of Honour the following:

Volume 1, Part 1, page 60, Frederick Derick Edwin BULLER, Volunteer, East African Mounted Rifles, British East Africa.

3rd son of Rev George Buller, rector of Oakford, Devon by his wife Margaret Mildred dau of Sir John William Anson.

Born Burrough Green, Cambs 14-7-1891, educated Eton and Trinity College, Oxford. On going down from Oxford in 1913 he brought a large farm in British East Africa, and on the outbreak of the European war immediately volunteered his services and Joined the Kings Mounted Rifles. He was killed in the fighting on 25th Sept 1914 in the Ingito hills between the Magadi railway and the frontier. It appears that a German force of about 35 Europeans and 150 natives, with 2 maxim guns, attacked a body of the East African Mounted Rifles (C squadron) only 30 in number, commanded by Capt Chapman. After one hours severe fighting in thick bush country the enemy were repulsed, and retired hastily towards Longido.

At Eton Buller rowed in his house fours, and at Oxford he stroked the winning trail eight in his first year.

Wilfred C BURGESS MA

2^nd Lt. 4^th Bt. Somerset LI, d 22/8/1917, age 26.  Buried: HOOGE CRATER CEMETERY, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.  Organist at Burrough Green Church 1906 – 1912

Bal. B BLAKE

Gnr. Possibly: Pte. Ballantyne Blake, Hertfordshire Reg., d 31/7/1917, age 41, commemorated: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Son of the late Abel and Ann Blake, of Dunstall Green Farm, Ousden, Newmarket; husband of Ada Kate Blake, of 88, Wellington St., Luton.

Sidney COPPEN

Pte. 11^th Bt. Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regt.) d 19/10/1917, age 20, buried: LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.  Son of John & Ada Lucy Coppen, of Borough Green, Newmarket.

Thomas EWERS

Pte. Possibly: Pte. Thomas David Ewers, 13^th Bt. Tank Corps, d 25/4/1918, age 19, commemorated: TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Son of Mrs. Caroline Ewers, of Stetchworth, Newmarket.

Percy GRASS

Pte. Probably: Pte. Percy Caleb Grass, 2^nd Bt. Suffolk Reg., d 6/11/1917, age 21, buried: FAVREUIL BRITISH CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Son of Charles William and Agnes Lucy Grass, of Moulton Paddocks, Newmarket, Suffolk.

William JAGGARD

Pte. 10^th Bt. Suffolk Regt., d 5/8/1916, age 21, buried: BURROUGH GREEN (ST. AUGUSTINE) CHURCHYARD, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom. Son of Mrs. M. M. E. Claydon, of West Wickham, Cambs.

Ben MINGAY

L/Cpl. 11^th Bt. Suffolk Reg., d 24/10/1918, age 33, buried: VENDEGIES CROSS ROADS BRITISH CEMETERY, BERMERAIN, Nord, France. Son of Thomas and Mary Mingay, of Burrough Green, Newmarket; husband of Margaret Mingay, of Great Abington, Cambs.

Charles PLEDGER

Pte. 2^nd Bt. Suffolk Reg., d 1/10/1918, age 33, buried: RUMILLY-EN-CAMBRESIS COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Nord, France. Son of Henry and Martha Pledger, of Yole Farm, Balsham, Cambridge. Native of Borough Green, Newmarket.

Sidney SMITH

Gnr. 66045, Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action 10/6/1917. Born Burrough Green (Barrow Green), enlisted Bridlington.

Richard STARLING

Cpl. Probably: 2^nd Bt. York and Lancaster Reg., d 21/3/1918, commemorated: ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France.

Harold Frank STARLING

Pte, 1^st/2^nd Bt. London Reg.(Royal Fusiliers), d 14/4/1917, age 19, commemorated: ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Son of Charles and Margaret Starling, of Borough Green, Newmarket.

King STARLING

Pte. 2^nd Bt. Suffolk Reg., d 26/8/1914, commemorated: LA FERTE-SOUS-JOUARRE MEMORIAL, Seine-et-Marne, France.

George TURNER

Pte. No further information currently.

Richard WALLACE

Pte. No further information currently.

Charles WOOLARD

Pte. No further information currently.

Horace William MILLER

Sgt. RAF[VR] W/Op A/Gnr. d 29/12/1943 age 21, buried: BURROUGH GREEN (ST. AUGUSTINE) CHURCHYARD, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom. Son of Stanley and Naomi Miller; husband of Elsie Miller.

Maxwell John Shipp WALSH

Sgt. RAF Sgt. 30 Sqdn., d 24/5/1941, age 26, buried: CAIRO WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY, Egypt. Son of Mr. and Mrs. John William Walsh, and stepson of Grace A. Walsh, of Burrough Green, Cambridgeshire.

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