Roll of Honour - Cambridgeshire

Ministry of Defence

Lest We Forget

The Royal British Legion

EASTREA - Roll of Honour

World War 1 & 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © 2000 Cliff Brown

The memorial is located in Wype Road, Eastrea. It was previously on the wall of the old methodist chapel. The same names all appear on the Coates memorial.

This tablet was erected by public subscription in memory of the soldiers of Eastrea who gave their lives for King and Country in the Great War August 4th 1914 - June 27th 1919.

1914-18

Fred BROWN

23657 Pte, 7th Suffolk Regiment. Died of wounds 29-8-16. Son of Mr W Brown, Eastrea. Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France.

Arthur CATLING

15841 L/Cpl 11th (Cambs) Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 1-7-16. Lived Eastrea. Thiepval Memorial, Somme.

John William CATLING

203114 Pte, 5th Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 27-7-17, Palestine. Formerly 2461 1/1st Cambridgeshire Regiment. Lived Eastrea. Jerusalem Memorial, Israel.

Percy CHURCH

26594 L/Cpl, 2nd Hampshire Regiment. Killed in action 25-8-18, age 22. Son of Thomas & Sarah Church, Eastrea. Formerly 16663 Suffolk Regiment. Borre British Cemetery, Nord, France.

Ben COULSON

22923 Pte, 11th (Cambs) Suffolk Regiment. Died of wounds 2-8-16. Eastrea. Dernancourt Communal Cemetery, France.

Fred SAVORY

24045 Pte, 7th Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 3-7-16, age 21. Son of William & Jane Savory, Turnpike Rd, Mattishall, Norfolk. Lived Eastrea. Ovillers Military Cemetery, Somme, France.

George STROUD

L/45703 Cpl, 370th Bty 132nd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Died of wounds 12-10-16. Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension, France.

1939-45

Albert COULSON

Pte 5891231, Northamptonshire Rgt, attached 3 Commando, died 7-6-44, age 21. Son of Thomas & Mary Coulson, of Wype Rd, Eastrea; husband of Nellie May Coulson, of High Wycombe, Bucks. Bayeux Memorial, Calvados, France.

Kenneth Roy TINKLER

Fusilier, 14566682, 4/5 Royal Scots Fusiliers. 18-1-45, age 20. Son of Charles & Annie Mary Tinkler, of Mayfield Rd, Whittlesey. Sittard War Cemetery, Netherlands.

28 February 2004

War Memorials Trust

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