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KINGSTON WAR MEMORIAL

Compiled and copyright © 2001 Dave Edwards
additional information by John Clark

There is a memorial inside the church listing those who served and another on the exterior listing the two men who died.

Died    
CUSTANCE

Charles

Lance Corporal 15770, 11th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action Sunday 9th June 1918. Age 25. Born Kingston, enlisted Cambridge. Husband of Lillian M Chapman (formerly Custance) of Kingston Cambridge. Buried in ST. VENANT-ROBECQ ROAD BRITISH CEMETERY, ROBECQ, Pas de Calais, France. Grave IV. B. II.

CUSTANCE

William Custance

Lance Corporal 15761, "B" Coy. 2nd Battalion (formerly 13th Bn.), Suffolk Regiment. Died of wounds Wednesday 15th November 1916. Age 21. Born Kingston, enlisted Cambridge. Son of Thomas and Mary Anne Custance of Kingston Cambs. Buried in QUEANT ROAD CEMETERY, BUISSY, Pas de Calais, France. Grave VIII. F. 7.

The Great War 1914 – 1918
Men of this parish who answered the call of duty
Wounded  

 

JACKLIN

Frank

L/Sgt.

ALLGOOD

Motto

Pte.

BLOWS

Samuel AJ

Pte.

CUSTERTON

William

Pte.

CUSTERTON

David

Pte.

CUSTERTON

Israel

Pte.

CHAPMAN

Joseph J

Pte.

JACKLIN

A Ernest

Pte.

LINDSAY

Fred

Pte.

RAYNER

Walter

Pte.

Served  

 

RAYNER

Bert

C.S.M.

BESTER

Herbert A

Cpl.

CUSTANCE

Joseph

Pte.

CUSTERTON

Robert P

Pte.

CHAPMAN

Sidney T

Pte.

NEWMAN

Frederick

Pte.

REED

Joseph C

Pte.

THOMPSON

G David

Pte.

WAYMAN

R John

Pte.

WAYMAN

Albert M

Pte.

God Save the King
Also listed for this parish in the Ely Cathedral Second World War Book of Remembrance:
FARRANT

Gordon

probably Gordon Farrant who died on Sunday 11th May 1941. Age 29. Police War Reserve; of 26 Cornwall Street. Husband of Violet Farrant. at House of Commons. Commemorated with CITY OF WESTMINSTER, Civilian War Dead.

PRATT

Reginald Alfred

Ld. Stoker, HMS Juno, Royal Navy, d 21/5/1941, age 23, commemorated: CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent, United Kingdom. Son of Arthur and Gladys Honor Pratt, of Kingston, Cambridgeshire.

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