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CAMBRIDGE ST MARKS

World War 1 & 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © 2002 Dave Edwards
additional information Andy Pay

St Mark's church is in Barton Road, Cambridge, the parish was formed in 1916 from parts of Grantchester and Cambridge St Giles. The church was built in 1901. There is a memorial in the churchyard which is badly weathered, these names are taken from the memorial inside the church, which lists the same names.

To the memory of those who gave their lives in the wars

1914 – 1919
ABBOTT

Clifford Hewson

2nd Lieutenant, 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, died of wounds 7th May 1917, age 35, buried: LA CHAPELETTE BRITISH AND INDIAN CEMETERY, PERONNE Somme, France. Son of Benjamin and Harriet Abbott, of Bradford, Yorks, husband of Elsie A. Abbott (nee Foulds), of Cropwood, Blackwell, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. Graduate of London University. Undergraduate of Christ's College, Cambridge.

ADAM

Arthur Innes

Captain, 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment, killed in action 16th September 1916, age 22, buried: ACHIET-LE-GRAND COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION Pas de Calais, France. Son of Adela Marion Adam, M.A, of 29, Barton Rd, Cambridge, and the late James Adam, Litt.D Scholar of Winchester College, and of Balliol College, Oxford. 1st Class Honour Moderations, 1914.

 

From the Balliol College War Memorial Book, Volume 1 - Arthur Adam Innes

ARTHUR ADAM was born at Cambridge on April 25, 1894. Alike from his father Dr. James Adam, the distinguished Platonic scholar and Tutor of Emmanuel, and from his mother, a Classical Lecturer at Girton, he inherited the tradition of classical scholarship. As a boy of three he used to read Job and Jeremiah on the nursery sofa, and in July 1907, when he was elected to the senior scholarship at Winchester, the examiners noted that he “showed remarkable classical ability.” His Winchester days brought him many prizes, culminating in the Goddard Scholarship in July 1912. He came to Balliol in October of that year as the first Classical Scholar, and at the end of his first term was awarded the Warner Exhibition: in March 1914 he obtained his first in Honour Moderations, and had already made a most promising start in Greats when the war broke out.

In September he was commissioned as 2nd Lieut. In the 1st Cambridgeshire Regiment. He had great fears that his eye- sight would not be good enough for Foreign Service, but he was passed in May 1915, and went to France in June to join the 1st Battalion. He was at first near Armentières and moved to the Somme in September: after a period the First Army Training School he returned to his battalion as Temporary Captain in February 1916. On September 3rd he took part in the battle near Hamel, and on the night of September 15 was reported wounded and missing or captured. No further news was ever received and it is presumed that he was killed that night.

At Balliol he was a conspicuous figure, the life and soul of his circle. Thin and wiry, with a head of exceptionally fair hair, sharp features and a rather high-pitched voice he seemed naturally to attract nick-names to his friends he was “The Mouse,” to the irreverent spirits of the Boys’ Club “Scare- crow,” and afterwards to his company “Parson Snowy” each name appropriate enough. Though he was above average as a as a classical scholar, he was never a pedant, and had quite the finer touch in composition which wins University scholarships. The classics were always literature to him, and with a deep love of Homer and Plato and Pindar he united a certain impatience of pedantic analysis. His mind was intensely versatile, and his thinking full of vitality and always connected with action. He spoke often in the Union and was deeply interested in the "social problem,” but showed his interest not so much in theorizing as in the practical work of the Boys’ Club, where he was always a favourite and had a great influence on the boys. His real passion was music he was a good amateur violinist and an enthusiastic member of the Bath Choir, but he was just as much at home at the old piano in the Boys’ Club, trying to teach an unruly audience songs from Gaudeamus. His eyesight prevented him from taking much part in games or athletics, but he was devoted to the country and loved nothing better than his rambles on reading—parties in Somerset and Wales. It was perhaps in this spirit as well as from a high sense of duty that he joined the Cavalry Squadron of the O.T.C.

The impression left by Arthur Adam on his contemporaries is one of intense vitality: he was always alert and his ready and whimsical wit and his high laugh were infectious. Below this, as his friends knew, was a deep and serious outlook on life, and an eager desire to help his generation. To them he was unique, and the impression could hardly be better summed up than in a sentence from the letter of a friend who came across him in France: “In October I met the one and only Adam at Abbeville; he was lost in his uniform and George Meredith.”

ALDIS

Ralph Harry

Lieutenant 2nd/21st Battalion, London Regiment. (First Surrey Rifles), killed in action 31st October 1917, age 27, buried: BEERSHEBA WAR CEMETERY Israel. Son of Harry Gidney Aldis and Janet Aldis, of Clifton Grange, Ootacamund, Nilgiri Hills, South India. Engineer. Born at Southtown, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.

ARGENT

George

Private 33108, 2nd Battalion, Border Regiment, killed in action 27th February 1917, commemorated: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Born Haverhill, Suffolk, enlisted Cambridge. Formerly 7086, Middlesex Regiment.
ARGENT

William Samuel

Corporal 35012, 12th Battalion, The King's (Liverpool Regiment), killed in action 21st March 1918, age 26, commemorated: POZIERES MEMORIAL Somme, France. Born Haverhill, Suffolk, enlisted and resident Cambridge. Son of Walter and Betsey Argent, of 15, Merton St, Newnham Croft, Cambridge. Formerly 1374, Cambridgeshire Regiment.

BAKER

Harry

No further information currently
BARRETT

William H

Gunner 3924, "B" Battery, 106th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, killed in action 21st September 1916, commemorated: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France . Born Cambridge, enlisted Maidstone, Kent. Husband of Alice Woollard Barrett, of 22, Derby St., Newnham Croft, Cambridge.
BEECH

John

Captain, Sound Ranging Section, 4th Field Survey Company, Royal Engineers, killed in action 12th May 1918, age 30, buried: GWALIA CEMETERY Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Son of John and Kate Beech, of Newcastle-under-Lyme; husband of Anna Nellie Beech, of 65, Eltisley Avenue, Cambridge.

BOWEN

Arthur

Private 2384, 1st Battalion, King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment.), killed in action 7th May 1915, age 19, commemorated: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Son of George Bowen, of 140, East Rd, Cambridge. Born Royston, enlisted Barrow.

BREUL, M.C.

Oswald George Frank [Justus]

Lieutenant, 5th Corps HQ, Royal Engineers, died 16th October 1917, age 21, buried: LONGUENESSE (ST. OMER) SOUVENIR CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France. Commanding A.R. Cable Sect. Son of Professor K. Breul, Litt.D, Ph.D, and Mrs. Breul, of Barton Cottage, Cambridge. Awarded Military Cross.

BROOKS

John Cadman

Private 328092, 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment, killed in action 26th September 1917, commemorated: TYNE COT MEMORIAL Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Born and enlisted Cambridge. Formerly 6772, Cambridgeshire Regiment.

CHAPMAN

Harry Arthur

Private 7067, 1st/14th Battalion, London Regiment (London Scottish), killed in action 9th September 1916, age 31, commemorated: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL Somme, France. Son of Mrs. Hannah Chapman, of 56, Eltisley Avenue, Cambridge. Enlisted and resident Cambridge.

CLEAR

Bernard Stanley

Private 320448, 15th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, died 21 October 1918, age 27, buried: ARRAS ROAD CEMETERY, ROCLINCOURT Pas de Calais, France. Son of William and Jane Clear, of 17, Hardwicke St. Cambridge. Previously wounded in Dec, 1917. Also served in Egypt. Born Grantchester, enlisted Cambridge. Formerly 3579, Suffolk Yeomanry.

CLEAR

Vernon Raymond

Private G/18053, 7th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment.), killed in action 30th September 1916, age 21, buried: MILL ROAD CEMETERY, THIEPVAL Somme, France. Son of Jane Clear, of 17, Hardwick St, Newnham Croft, Cambridge, and the late William Clear. Enlisted and resident Cambridge. Formerly 3433, Suffolk Yeomanry.

COATES

Basil Montgomery

2nd Lieutenant 10th Battalion, Rifle Brigade, killed in action 7th September 1915, commemorated: PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium.

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

Volume 1,Part 2,Page 72. COATES, Basil Montgomery. 2nd Lieut, 10th (Service) battalion, The Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consorts Own). Only son of the late W.Montgomery Coates, graduate of Trinity College, Dublin, and fellow Bursar and assistant Tutor of Queens College, Cambridge. Born Cambridge 16-9-1893, educated Perse school , Cambridge; Oundle school, and Queens College Cambridge, where he was in the athletic team that won the International Cup.

Volunteered shortly after the outbreak of war, and was gazetted 2nd Lieut. to the 10th Rifle Brigade 22-9-1914; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and was killed in action while on patrol duty 7-9-1915.

Lieut - Col S.J.Loftus commanding 10th battalion wrote to Mrs Montgomery Coates, " Your son was killed yesterday (7th Sep) while on patrol duty, and unfortunately we were unable to recover his body, which the Germans have taken into there lines, and which they will no doubt give an honourable burial. He was out patrolling with a Corporal Fenton, crawling about in the crops, was seen by the enemy, fired on and killed, and the Corporal crawled home about 300 yards with three bullet wounds.........A young officer called Everard went out with a man, and at very great personal risk got up to your son, but was fired at so persistently that he was unable to do anything towards moving him. As soon as it was dark another party under Lieut Sanstone went out to the place to try to bring the poor boy in, but only found tracks throughthe corn, showing the way the enemy had taken them into his lines". Lieutenant C. Warren also wrote " Coates was one of the bravest men I've known......He had become very keen about day patrolling, which is risky work, and had done several good patrols. One day he was very keen to go out, and although Captain Lascelles was very unwilling to let him go , he got permission and started with one other man. The next that was heard were cries for help coming from outside the trenches; his platoon Sergeant, who was devoted to him, an old man of 53, dashed out as he was, in a white guernsey, which, of course was a most conspicuous thing in the bright light, and he found Corporal Fenton struggling through our wire. The corporal was wounded in five places, but had managed to get back to get assistance, as Coates had been hit. He described the place, and Everard, one of his best friends, started of with two men to find him; this was a most heroic deed, as he was only 60 yards from the German wire and the Germans were firing machine guns over the place. Our machine gun officer managed with great skill to silence those guns, and Everard got to the spot, but found poor Coates dead. It was a terrible shock to us all, as we were immensely fond of him. He was so good natured and had such charming manners and was always cheerful and considerate". Unm

EGAN

Percy Joseph

Private 92021, 16th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment.), died of wounds 24th March 1918, age 20, buried: BRONFAY FARM MILITARY CEMETERY, BRAY-SUR-SOMME Somme, France. Son of Joseph Charles and Emily Mary Egan, of I, Owlstone Rd, Cambridge. Born and resident Cambridge, enlisted Bradford, Yorkshire. Formerly 088513, Army Service Corps.

FISHENDEN

[John] William E

Lance Corporal 202039, 1st/4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, killed in action 26th September 1917, age 26, buried: TYNE COT CEMETERY Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Son of Mrs. Catharine Amelia Fishenden; of Cambridge; husband of Jessie Martin (formerly Fishenden), of 19, Beche Rd, Cambridge. Born and enlisted Cambridge. Formerly 4523, Suffolk Regiment.

GOOD

Herbert James

Private 2030221, 72nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment.), died 28th September 1918, age 35, buried: BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY, FICHEUX Pas de Calais, France. Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Good, of Cambridge, England; husband of Agnes Good, of 502, American Bank Building, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. Resident 957 South Broadway, Los Angeles, California, USA. Born Cambridge 15th May 1883. Valet by trade. Served 3 years with the Imperial Yeomanry. Enlisted Vancouver, Canada 9th June 1917. Height 5ft 6ins, waist 36½ins. Cmplexion dark, eyes brown, hari black. Religion Theosophist. Tattoo of a Union Jack and White Ensign on left arm. Canadian Archives Accession No 1992-93/166, Box 3620-24 - see http://www.archives.ca/02/02010602_e.html

GOODYEAR

Henry Charles

Private 75588, 1st/6th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers, died 30th June 1918, buried: NIEDERZWEHREN CEMETERY Kassel, Hessen, Germany. Born trumpington, enlisted Bury St Edmund's, Suffolk. See also Cambridge Holy Sepulchre.

GRAY

Frederick (Jack)

No further information currently
HALLS

Leonard Herbert

[H L on CWGC & SDGW] Driver 198220, 58th (London) Division Ammunition Column, Royal Field Artillery, died 29th March 1918, age 30, buried: CHAUNY COMMUNAL CEMETERY BRITISH EXTENSION Aisne, France. Son of Edward and Nellie Halls, of Cambridge; husband of M. F. Halls, of 28 Hooper St, Cambridge. Born and enlisted Cambridge.

HARPER, M.C.

Hugo Alfred

2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion attached 2nd Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders, killed in action 15th April 1918, buried: HINGES MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Awarded Military Cross.
HERMAN

George Alfred

Lieutenant, 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment, killed in action 20th July 1916, age 24, commemorated: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL Somme, France. Son of Robert Alfred and Amy Gertrude Herman, of Michaelhouse, Millington Rd, Cambridge.

HUDDLESTON

Purefoy [Gauntlett]

Captain, 84th Field Company, Royal Engineers, killed in action 25th March 1916, age 39, buried: FERME-OLIVIER CEMETERY Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Son of T. F. C. Huddleston (M.A, King'S), and of Bessie Drinkwater Huddleston, of 11, Selwyn Gardens, Cambridge. Appointed to the Survey of India, 1909.

HUMPHREYS

William Horace

Lance Corporal 13785, 11th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, killed in action 1st July 1916, age 24, commemorated: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL Somme, France. Son of William and Eliza Humphreys, of "Bronlea," 81, Barton Rd, Cambridge. Born Comberton, enlisted Cambridge.

INGLE

Leonard Lanham

Lance Corporal 10686, 9th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment, killed in action 16th October 1918, buried: ROMERIES COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION Nord, France. Born Wellingham, Cambs (sic should be Willingham), enlisted Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, resident Newham, Cambs (sic - should be Newnham).

INGLE

Raymond Victor

Private 2116, 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment, killed in action 6th July 1915, buried: HOUPLINES COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION Nord, France. Born Willingham, Cambs, enlisted Cambridge.

JACKSON

William Arthur

Private 241105, 1st/5th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, died 2nd November 1917, age 27, buried: GAZA WAR CEMETERY Israel. Son of Arthur and Emma Jackson, of 48, Richmond Rd, Cambridge. Enlisted Cambridge. Formerly 3547, Suffolk Regiment.

JAGGARD

Charles

Rifleman 235075, 1st/5th Battalion, The King's (Liverpool Regiment.), killed in action 17th September 1918, commemorated: LOOS MEMORIAL Pas de Calais, France. Born Cambridge, enlisted Bury St Edmunds, resident Bradford. Formerly 19740, Suffolk Regiment.

KING

Victor Thomas

Private 1611, 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment, killed in action 9th June 1916, buried: GORRE BRITISH AND INDIAN CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France. Son of Mrs. M. A. King, of 50, Newnham Rd, Cambridge. Born Grantchester, enlisted Cambridge.

LAIDLAW

Charles Glass Playfair

Private 3375, 14th Battalion, London Regiment. (London Scottish), died of wounds 3rd April 1915, age 27, buried: BETHUNE TOWN CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France. Son of Dr. Robert Laidlaw and Elizabeth Playfair, his wife, of Grantchester Meadows, Cambridge. Born in London, enlisted Lodon, resident Chelsea.

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

Volume 1, Part 1, Page 218. LAIDLAW, Charles Glass Playfair. Private, number 3375, D Company, 1/14th ( the London Scottish ) The London Regiment ( TF ). 5th son of the late Dr Robert Laidlaw, M.D., F.R.C.S.E.,sometime medical Government Officer in the Seychelle Islands, by his wife, Elizabeth ( Woodside, Grantchester Meadows, Cambridge ), dau of Patrick Playfair of Ardmillan, co Ayr.

Born Stoke Newington, London N, 13-12-1887, Educated the Purse school, Cmbridge, from which in 1906 he was elected to an entrance scholarship for natural science at St Johns college. At school he was football captain, sergeant in the cadet corps, a member of the cricket team and head of the school. While still at school he played water polo for the university when the team was one short. Later he played lacrosse for his college and sometimes for the university.

He commenced residence in Oct 1907 , he obtained a first class in part 1of the Natural Science tripos in 1909 and in june of that year was elected a foundation scholar of the College. He took the second part of the tripos in 1910 obtaining a first class for Botany.

In june 1911 he was elected a Hutchinson student of the college, and took up research in Plant Physiology at the Botany schoolof the University, under the direction of Mr.F.F.Blackman, the university reader in Botany.

The subject of his research was an electrical method of determining carbon dioxide in relation to photo-synthesis. In 1912 he was elected by the governing body of Gonville and Caius College to a Frank Smart Studentship, a recognition of the promising nature of his investigations. At the same time he was offered a research scholarship by the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, after some hesitation he accepted the latter offer, which necessitated his removal to London. From the autumn of 1912, until the outbreak of war, Laidlaw worked at the Imperial College of Science and Technology, under the direction of Prof. V.H.Blackman . Here he entered an investigation of the Physiological conditions of plants forced under glass, working also at the effect on temperature on the rate of growth of a fungus, Sclerotinia Libutiana.

On the outbreak of war he volunteered and joined the London Scottish as a Private 21-10-1914, and after a period of training, embarked at Southampton with a draft of some 600 officers and men for the 1st Battalion , 10-3-1915.

On good friday (2-4-1915) , his (D) Coy were in some barricades at Richebourg l'Avoue, south of Neuve Chapelle. After having been in the trenches all night , he was smoking after breakfast in what seemed a perfectly safe place, when a stray bullet passed through a sandbag and penetrated the right side of his chest. To his comrades the wound seemed a slight one, and after first aid was given , he was removed to number 3 Field ambulance, near Bethune. There it was discovered that internal haemorrage had set in, and he died in the early hours of the morning on 3rd April 1915, and was buried in Bethune Cemetery.

LAIDLAW

Walter Sibbald

Lieutenant 203rd Field Company, Royal Engineers, killed in action 23 November 1917, age 28, buried: DUHALLOW A.D.S. CEMETERY Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Son of Robert and Elizabeth Laidlaw, of Grantchester Meadows, Cambridge. Born in London.

LOOKER

Arthur Donald

2nd Lieutenant, 1st Garrison Battalion, Suffolk Regiment attached 15th Battalion, Essex Regiment, killed in action 8th October 1918, buried: CROIX-DU-BAC BRITISH CEMETERY, STEENWERCK Nord, France.

MASKELL

Sidney

Lance Corporal 29191, 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards, killed in action 7th September 1918, buried: MOEUVRES COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Nord, France. Born Cottenham, enlisted Cambridge.
PHILLIPS

William George Ellis

Able Seaman, Benbow Battalion,, Royal Naval Division, Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve, died 24th December 1914, age 24, buried: COLOGNE SOUTHERN CEMETERY Koln (Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfal, Germany. Son of Charles and the late Clara Emily Phillips.

RAYNER

Donald

Lieutenant 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment, killed in action 8th August 1918, age 25, buried: RIBEMONT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION Somme, France. Son of George Green Rayner and Flora G. Rayner, of "Glebelands," Grange Rd, Cambridge. See also Cambridge St Mary the Great.

RICHARDSON

Albert Godfrey

[SDGW says Alfred] Private 326162, 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment, died of wounds 7th September 1917, age 25, buried: RENINGHELST NEW MILITARY CEMETERY Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Son of Charles and Catherine Mary Richardson, of Moyes Farm, Barton Rd, Cambridge. Born Linton, Cambridge. Enlisted Cambridge. Formerly 3159, Cambridgeshire Regiment.

SCOTT

Thomas Walter

2nd Lieutenant 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment, killed in action 13th October 1916, age 20, commemorated: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL Somme, France. Son of Mary Emily Scott, of 65, Ettisley Avenue, Newnham, Cambridge, and the late Robert Henry Scott. Formerly Serjeant, 26th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment).

SILK

Ernest [George]

Private 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, killed in action 8th May 1915, age 36, commemorated: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Silk, of 64, Victoria Park, Cambridge; husband of the late Lottie Silk. Born christchurch, Cambridgeshire, enlisted Cambridge.

SINDALL

Richard Ernest

Captain 1st/1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment, died of wounds 1st July 1915, age 26, buried: BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION (NORD) Nord, France. Son of William and Henzell Margeret Sindall, of "The Elms," Great Shelford, Cambridge. See also Great Shelford.

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

Volume 1, Part 1, Page 328. SINDALL, Richard Ernest. Captain (Shelford Detachment) 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment (TF). 2nd son of William Tindall of the Ems, Shelford, Cambs, contractor and a member of the Cambridge Town Council, by his wife Henzell Margaret, dau of Thomas Usher Crass.

Born Cambridge 11-4-1889, educated Perse school, Cambridge, gazeeted 2nd Lieut Cambridgeshire Regiment 1-10-1908, promoted Lieutenant 1-3-1910 and Captain 23-6-1913. Left for the front with his Regiment 14-2-1915, was seriously wounded by the bursting of a shell on 26-6-1915 near Armentieres and died from his wounds 1-7-1915, buried at Bailleul, was unmarried.

The 1st battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment, was warmly congratulated bt Brig-Gen Longley for the part it took in the battle of St Eloi. He stated that the way they advanced under very heavy shell and rifle fire towards St Eloi was splendid and that they were of the greatest assistance in holding the village when the German attack was at its worst. Colonel Copeman , in a letter published by the Cambridge Daily News said " we were in the thick of the great fight last sunday, and i am proud to tell you that the Regiment did very well, so the General told me. It was an unexpected attack, and we were hurled into the midst of a terrific shell and rifle fire which lasted from 4.30 on sunday to about 5am monday." A special correspondent with the Cambridgeshire Regiment wrote "The people of Cambridgeshire must not be allowed to forget that the 1st Cambridgeshires took part in what has been reported as the greatest engagement of the present war and the worlds history. At 10pm amid the dull boom of our artillery and the terrific earsplitting explosions of the French 75s we went out to do our part. The officers in charge of the company were Capt R.F. Sindall, Capt Keenlyside, Lieut Shaw and Lieut Bates. Lieut Seaton and Lieut Sir H.G Butlin also officers of the company, were already gaining experience in the trenches, and had a rough time of it. After drawing tools and sandbags we went forward.

Ceaseless numbers of flares were sent up, and when passing a gate, the man with the biggest laugh in our company L-Corp E. Vawser was hit, he was promptly attended to, and hopes were expressed that he would soon be better.

An R.E. officer took charge of us, and we were allotted our job. All the while bullets and shells were flying around us, and one could mark the passage of the sheels through the air by a streak of light from them. It was rather a terrifying experience for us to be baptised with such a hail of bullets, and i must say that I never saw one case of funk in the whole company. The boys were heartily congratulated on their sang froid and the Cambridgeshire people have good reason to be proud of them. After our spell close up, we manned some reserve trenches, eventually arriving "home" at 8am after a good hard nights work."

His brother Capt W.T.Tindall of the same Regiment was invalided home from the front on 6-4-1916.

SOUTH

Leslie

Probably: Boy 1st Class, HMS "King Edward VII", Royal Navy, died 15 November 1914, commemorated: CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL Kent, United Kingdom.

SWANSON

Sidney Christopher

Guardsman 7310, 1st Battalion, Scots Guards, killed in action 4th September 1914, buried: GUISE (LA DESOLATION) FRENCH NATIONAL CEMETERY, FLAVIGNY-LE-PETIT Aisne, France. Born and resident Cambridge, enlisted London.

TABOR, M.M.

Ben[jamin] [Henry]

Lance Sergeant 325720, 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment, killed in action 30th March 1918, age 19, commemorated: POZIERES MEMORIAL Somme, France. Son of John 0. and Elfreda C. Tabor, of 75, Selwyn Rd, Newnham, Cambridge. Formerly 2429, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Awarded Military Medal. See also Cherry Hinton.

TILLEY

John

Captain, 7th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment, killed in action 28th November 1916, age 21, buried: FAUBOURG D'AMIENS CEMETERY, ARRAS Pas de Calais, France. Son of Arthur Augustus and Margaret Tilley, of 2, Selwyn Gardens, Cambridge. Born at Cambridge.

TOMSON

Thomas

Sapper 84473, 203rd Field Company, Royal Engineers, died of wounds 6th November 1918, age 32, buried: TERLINCTHUN BRITISH CEMETERY, WIMILLE Pas de Calais, France. Eldest son of Mrs. E. Tomson, of Cambridge; husband of H. M. Tomson, of 1, Hive Cottages, North St, Cambridge. Born Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, enlisted Cambridge.

TWELVETREES

[Edward] Dudley

Lieutenant, 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment, killed in action 8th August 1918, buried: RIBEMONT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION Somme, France. Married and lived at 63 Eltisley Ave, Newnham.

WATSON, M.M.

Robert Henry

Private 475351, 88th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps, killed in action 2nd October 1918, age 33, buried: BRANDHOEK NEW MILITARY CEMETERY No.3 Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Watson, of Cambridge; husband of Rose Watson, of 2, West View, Newnham Croft, Cambridge. Born Cambridge St Mary the Less, enlisted Norwich, Norfolk, resident Newnham Croft, Cambridge. Awarded Military Medal.

WALLIS

George Samuel

[Spelt WALLACE on SDGW] Private 7120, 1st/7th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers, died of wounds 5th October 1916, age 29, buried: DERNANCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION Somme, France. Son of Mr & Mrs Wallis, 18 Merton St, Newnham Croft, brother of Leonard below. Husband of Ruby 0. Wallis, of Mill Cottages, Waterbeach, Cambridge. Enlisted Cambridge. Formerly 2753, Cambridgeshire Regiment.

WALLIS

Leonard John

Private 2959, 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment, killed in action 14th October 1916, buried: CONNAUGHT CEMETERY, THIEPVAL Somme, France. Enlisted Cambridge. Son of Mr & Mrs Wallis, 18 Merton St, Newnham Croft, brother of George above.

WEST

Alfred

Private 39494, 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment, died 21st September 1918, buried: COLOGNE SOUTHERN CEMETERY, Koln(Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfal, Germany. Born Eartham, Sussex, enlisted Cambridge.
WOOTTON

John West[l]ey

Captain, 11th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, died of wounds 11th October 1917, age 26, buried: LONGUENESSE (ST. OMER) SOUVENIR CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France. Son of Arthur Wootton and Julia Emma Wootton; husband of Barbara Wootton, of 56, Abbey Road Mansions, London, N.W. 8. Born at Nottingham.

1939 – 1945

ALLGOOD

Edwin Arthue

Flt. Sergeant, 120 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 28 May 1942, age 30, commemorated: RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL Surrey, United Kingdom. Son of James and Florence Greef Allgood, of Cambridge. His brother Harold Henry also died on service.

ALLGOOD

Harold Henry

Sergeant, Pilot 253 Squadron, R.A.F, died 10 October 1940, age 25, buried: CAMBRIDGE (ST. MARK) BURIAL GROUND Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom. Son of James and Florence Greef Allgood, of Cambridge. His brother Edwin Arthur also died on service.

BAINES

Kenneth Frederick

Private 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment, died 2 October 1943, age 22, buried: THANBYUZAYAT WAR CEMETERY Myanmar. Son of Charles Henry and Catherine Edith Baines, of Cambridge.

CARTER

Victor A

Possibly: Private Albert Victor Carter, 2nd Battalion, The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment.), died 30 September 1942, age 22, buried: EL ALAMEIN WAR CEMETERY Egypt. Son of Albert Victor and Daisy Mabel Carter, of Ely, Cambridgeshire.

CURTIS

Ronald William

Sergeant, W.OP/Air Gnr. 50 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 13 October 1941, age 21, buried: REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Son of Nellie Curtis, of Newnham, Cambridge.

CREEK

Harold E

Probably: Private Harold Edwin Creek, 5th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, died 15 February 1942, age 23, buried: KRANJI WAR CEMETERY Singapore.

ELLIS

Hugh [John Mortimer]

[John Hugh Mortimer on CWGC] Sgt Pilot, 742068, 85 Sqdn., R.A.F.V.R, d 1/9/1940, age 21, buried: Brookwood Military Cemetery. Only Son of Frederick John Ellis and Ethel May Ellis, of Newnham, Cambridge. NB Sgt. Ellis' remains were found in 1992 and he was buried on 1st October 1993, see article by Dennis James in the Cambridgeshire Family History Society Journal Vol 14 No 3, August 2003. See also Comberton.
GLASSCOCK

Harold J

Private 2nd Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment, died 3 February 1945, age 27, commemorated: SINGAPORE MEMORIAL Singapore. Son of Mrs. G. M. Glasscock, of Newnham, Cambridgeshire.

HOCKEY

Francis [Frank] Spencer

Capt. 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment, died 14 February 1942, age 28, commemorated: SINGAPORE MEMORIAL Singapore. Son of Herbert Thomas Hockey and Mabel Frances Hockey, of Cambridge; husband of Margaret Elizabeth Hockey, of Oxford. M.A. (Cantab.).

HOSKYNS

Sir [Chandos] Wren

F.O. 190 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 3 April 1945, age 21, commemorated: RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL Surrey, United Kingdom. Son of the Revd. Canon Sir Edwyn Clement Hoskyns, Battalion,, and Lady Hoskyns, of Cambridge.

HOOKE

Anthony F

No further information currently
HURST

Lawrence Goddard

F.O. 110 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 6 April 1945, age 29, commemorated: SINGAPORE MEMORIAL Singapore. Son of John Ernest William and Jessie Hurst, of Cambridge.

JONES

Ellis O

No further information currently
LEELAND

Sidney John

Major, attached 7th Indian Infantry Division, Royal Artillery, died 9 February 1944, age 30, buried: TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY Myanmar. Son of Sidney John and Ellen Annie Leeland, of Cambridge.

OSBORN

Charles Harold

[H C on CWGC] Private 2nd Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment, died 21 September 1944, age 27, commemorated: SINGAPORE MEMORIAL Singapore. Son of Violet Osborn; husband of Gladys May Osborn, of Cambridge.

PRATT

Francis Leonard

Trp. 46th (The Liverpool Welsh), Royal Tank Regiment, R.A.C, died 7 November 1943, age 21, buried: SANGRO RIVER WAR CEMETERY Italy. Son of Harry Manasseh Pratt, and Edith May Pratt, of Cambridge.

SMITH

Kenneth William

[W K on CWGC] Gdm. 2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards, died 19 April 1945, age 20, buried: ARGENTA GAP WAR CEMETERY Italy. Son of William Arthur Smith and of Norah Smith (nee Leeson), of Cambridge.

STARNS

William Reginald

Sergeant, 21 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 29 November 1940, age 26, commemorated: RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL Surrey, United Kingdom. Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Starns; husband of Cicely Joan Starns, of Cambridge.

STEPHEN, T.D.

Alfred Bodger [Grant]

Major, 2nd Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment, died 14 February 1942, age 40, commemorated: SINGAPORE MEMORIAL Singapore. Son of George and Annie Stephen; husband of Dora Valentine Stephen, of Cambridge. M.A. (Cantab.).

SUMMERS

Ronald Enoch [Stanley]

P.O. W.Op/Air Gnr, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 26 June 1942, age 21, buried: BERGEN-OP-ZOOM WAR CEMETERY Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. Son of Edward Stanley and Evelyn Alice Summers, of Newnham, Cambridge.

THURGOOD

Jack J

No further information currently
VALENTINE

Helen

Probably: Leading Wren Helen Morag Jean Valentine, HMS Tana, Women's Royal Naval Service, died 12 February 1944, commemorated: PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL Hampshire, United Kingdom.

WEST

Kenneth Frederick

Sergeant, 576 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 4 July 1944, age 21, buried: CAMBRIDGE CITY CEMETERY Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom. Son of Frederick and Marjorie Alice West, of Cambridge.

WILLIAMS

Michael N

No further information currently

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