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DRY DRAYTON - Roll of Honour

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"In Honoured Memory of"

  1914-1918
ANABLE

Harry

Private 18721 11th Bn., Suffolk Regiment who died on Saturday, 1st July 1916. Age 20. Son of Lydia Anable, of Dry Drayton, Cambridge, and the late Samuel Anable. Commemorated on the THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A

BROOKE

[Arthur] Goulburn

2/Lt., Northants Yeomanry & 28 Sqn. RFC, aged 22. Son of John Marsland Brooke & Jane Brooke,of Childerley Hall. Killed in flying accident, 10.12.1916, at Gosport Hants. The aircraft, a Henri Farman, stalled & crashed from 200ft. The aircraft's other occupant, 2/Lt. William Desmond Guthrie Lotan, from Dublin (Royal Munster Fusiliers & RFC) was also killed & is buried at Clare, Co.Kildare. Brooke is buried at Dry Drayton. See also Childerley and The Leys School.

BROOKS

William George

11th Bn Suffolk Regiment. C.S.M. 3/9896. Born Islington. Enlisted Cambridge. Killed in action 1/7/1916. Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1C and 2A.

DOGGETT

Leonard H

Private 59471 6th Bn., Northamptonshire Regiment who died on Monday, 30th September 1918. Son of Mr. C. Doggett, of Top Farm, Dry Drayton, Cambridge. Buried in DOINGT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Somme, France. Grave I. C. 45.

FENSOM

Frederick Arthur

Lance Corporal 7777 1st Bn., Suffolk Regiment who died on Sunday, 3rd October 1915. Age 25. Son of Ann Fensom, of Dry Drayton, Cambridge, and the late Charles Fensom. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 37 and 38.

FENSOM

Walter

Private 265973 Royal Scots Fusiliers transf. to (483426) 665th Agricultural Coy., Labour Corps who died on Friday, 6th December 1918. Age 26.Son of Charles and Ann Fensom, of Dry Drayton; husband of R. G. Fensom, of Honey Hill Lane, Dry Drayton, Cambs. He is buried in DRY DRAYTON (SS. PETER AND PAUL) CHURCHYARD, Cambridgeshire. Near road boundary.

HANKIN

Elias

Private 23687 11th Bn., Suffolk Regiment who died on Friday, 22nd March 1918. Commemorated on the ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 4.

HANKIN

Sidney

[Spelt Sydney Hankins CWGC] Private 25170 3rd Bn., Grenadier Guards who died on Thursday, 28th March 1918. Commemoarted on the ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 1.

HANKIN

Walter

Private 14440 "F" Coy. 11th Bn., Suffolk Regiment who died on Wednesday, 19th July 1916. Age 23. Son of George and Ellen Hankin, of Dry Drayton, Cambridge. Buried in LINCOLN (NEWPORT) CEMETERY, Lincolnshire. Grave D. 120A.

IMPEY

Charles

Private 14263 2nd Bn., Dorsetshire Regiment who died on Saturday, 20th April 1918. Age 20. Son of the late James and Mary Ann Impey. Proceeded to France, 1914. Commemorated on the BASRA MEMORIAL, Iraq. Panel 22 and 63.

IMPEY, M.M.

Horace Victor

Lance Corporal 25008 7th Bn., Suffolk Regiment who died on Thursday, 28th March 1918. Age 32. Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Impey, of Dry Drayton, Cambs. Buried in DOULLENS COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION No.1, Somme, France. Grave V. D. 20.

RADFORD

Ernest

Pte. 38th Bt. Australian Infantry, d 28/5/1917, age 26, buried: STRAND MILITARY CEMETERY, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium. Son of A. John and Alice Radford, of Childerley, Caxton, Cambridge, England. In 1909, ERNEST RADFORD of Caldecote married Sarah Badcock of Caldecote. See also Caldecote and Childerley.
RIVERS

Alfred George

2nd Bn Essex Regiment. Lance Corporal 14176. Born Sproughton, Suffolk. Enlisted Chelmsford. Resident Lolworth, Cambs. Killed in action 10/10/1917. Commemorated Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 98 to 99.

TACK

Allan

Allen Tack, Private 16893 11th Bn., Suffolk Regiment who died on Saturday, 1st July 1916. Commemorated on the THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A

THOMPSON

Walter Aylott

Pte 103042 Sherwwod Foresters. 2/6th Bn. Formerly 23927 Suffolk Regiment. Born Dry Drayton. Enlisted Cambridge. Resident Dry Drayton. Killed in action 18/4/1918. Ploegsteert Memorial, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium. Panel 7.

"who laid down their lives for their Country in the Great War 1914-1918.
R.I.P."

"Also"

1939-45
KESTER

Douglas James

Private 5834681 4th Bn., Suffolk Regiment who died on Thursday, 12th February 1942. Age 29. Son of Mr. and Mrs. I. Kester, of Dry Drayton, Cambridgeshire. Commemorated on the SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Singapore. Column 55.

RICE

John William

possibly John William RICE, Private 5932777 1st Bn. The Cambridgeshire Regiment, Suffolk Regiment who died on Thursday, 14th September 1944. Age 23. Son of Arthur and Blanche Rice, of Girton, Cambridge. Commemoarted on the SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Singapore. Column 60.

"1939 - 1945"

18 June 2003
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