Roll of Honour - Cambridgeshire

Ministry of Defence

Lest We Forget

The Royal British Legion

LITTLEPORT WAR MEMORIAL

World War 1 & 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © 2000 Ron Bidwell and Rex Strawson

This transcription of the war memorial and the details included here are the work of Ron Bidwell and Rex Strawson of the Littleport Society and the Littleport Branch of the Royal British Legion. Odd, additional information has been added by Dave Edwards and Cliff Brown but the majority belongs to Ron and Rex. More detailed biographical information is to be included with the information seen here and published in a book by the Littleport Society. If you would like a copy then watch their web site.

Also the Littleport Roll of Honour, according to the Littleport Almanack 1916

The Littleport memorial is on the Green, near the church.

In memory of Littleport men
who fell in the Great War
1914 – 1918;
the new Church Clock
with Chimes was erected by
voluntary subscriptions.

Inside St George's Church.

BACON

Harold

Pte. 1^st Bt. Suffolk Reg., died 8/5/1915,age 26, commemorated: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Son of James Nickolson Bacon and Louisa Bacon, of 3, Elvie Cottages, Littleport, Cambs.

BELL

Percy Arthur

Pte. 5^th Bt. Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Reg.), died 28/9/1917, age 34, buried: Aix-Noulette Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, France. Son of Arthur George and Elizabeth Ann Bell, of The Red House, Victoria Street, Littleport, England. Born at Littleport, Cambridgeshire, England.

BIDWELL

John

L/Cpl. 8^th Bt. London Reg., (The Post Office Rifles), died 19/3/1918, age 36, buried: Highgate Cemetery, London, United Kingdom. Son of John and Annie Bidwell, 50 Waterside, Ely; husband of Maggie Bidwell, of 6, Lismore Rd., Kentish Town, London. Born at Kentish Town.

BLUNT

Ellis Charles

63657 Bombardier, 'C' Battery, 159th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Died of wounds 23 July 1916. Aged 23. Son of Mrs H Blunt, The Wood Farm, Burton, Shrewsbury. Lived in Benwick for a while, resident Littleport, enlistd Littleport. Buried in LA NEUVILLE BRITISH CEMETERY, CORBIE, Corbie, Somme, France. Plot I. Row D. Grave 48. See also Benwick.

BOWERS

Ernest

Pte. 1^st/4^th Bt. Suffolk Reg., died 31/10/1916, age 20, buried: Carnoy Military Cemetery, Somme, France. Son of Matthew Bowers, of Littleport, Ely, Cambs.

BOWERS

Mark

Pte. 3^rd Bt. Northamptonshire Reg., died 11/10/1918, age 31, buried: Littleport New Cemetery, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom. Son of Matthew Bowers, of Littleport, Ely, Cambs.

BROOKS, D.C.M.

Claud

Sgt. 1^st/4^th Bt. King’s Shropshire Light Infantry, died 12/8/1918, age 24, buried: Sandpits British Cemetery, Fouquereuil, Pas de Calais, France. Son of William George and Rosina Brooks, of Black Horse Drove, Littleport, Cambs. DCM London Gazette 3/10/1918.

BUCKINGHAM

David

Private 41406 2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment who died of wounds on Sunday, 28th April 1918. Born Littleport, enlisted Newmarket, resident Littleport. Formerly 6742, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Buried: Belgrade Cemetery, Namur, Belgium. Grave III. B. II.

BUTCHER

William Miller

L/Cpl. 11^th Bt. Suffolk Reg., died 17/10/1917, age 21, commemorated: Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Son of William & Sarah Butcher.

BUTCHER

Wm. Arthur

Pte. 12^th Bt. Norfolk Reg., died 17/8/1918, age 18, buried: Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension, Bailleul, Nord, France. Son of Arthur and Alice Butcher, of 1, Coronation Terrace, Littleport, Ely, Cambs.

BYE

Charles Ernest

Pte. 1^st Bt. Coldstream Guards, died 26/5/1918, age 20, buried: Bienvillers Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Son of Charles and Annie Bye, of Woodfen, Littleport, Cambs.

CHAPMAN

George Henry

Pte. 11^th Bt. Suffolk Reg., died 28/4/1917, age 23, buried: Roeux British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Son of John and Rebecca Chapman, of Modney Bridge, Downham, Norfolk. Born at Black Horse Drove, Littleport, Cambs.

CHENEY

William John

L/Cpl. 2^nd Bt. Coldstream Guards, died 14/11/1914, buried: Sanctuary Wood Cemetery, Zillebeke, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Born Birmingham, resident in Littleport. See also Isle of Ely Constabulary Memorial.

CLIFT

Charles Jacob

Pte. 2^nd Bt. Suffolk Reg., died 26/12/1917, age 24, buried: Littleport New Cemetery, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom.

COATES

Ernest T.

No further information currently

COATES

Isaac Thompson

Pte. 249^th Coy., Machine Gun Corps., (Inf.), died 17/11/1918, age 33, buried: Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Iraq. Husband of Beatrice Ethel Coates, of 25, St. Pauls Rd., Luton. Son of William and Rebecca Coates of Littleport.

COLE

Ernest Thomas

Pte. 4^th Bt. Yorkshire Reg., died 23/4/1917, age 18, commemorated: Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Son of Michael & Caroline Cole, Westmoor, Littleport. Is also on the memorial in St. Matthews Church, Littleport.

COOPER

Albert Henry

Cpl. 218^th Coy., Machine Gun Corps., (Inf.), died 1/8/1917, buried: Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Son of Henry Cooper, of I, Beaconsfield Terrace. Littleport, Cambs.

COOPER

Walter William

Pte. 2^nd Batt. Middlesex Reg., died 27/11/1917, commemorated: Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.

COULSON

Robert Henry

Pte. 1^st Bt. Cambridgeshire Reg., died 29/9/1917, age 21, buried: Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension, Bailleul, Nord, France. Son of John W. and Caroline Coulson, of 5, Coronation Terrace, Littleport, Cambs.

COX

Sidney Fincham

Spr. 66^th Field Coy., Royal Engineers, died 2/10/1916, age 21, buried: Salonika (Lembet Road) Military Cemetery, Greece. Son of Isaac and Mary Cox, of Station Rd., Littleport, Cambs.

CRABB

Albert Edward

Pte. 7^th Bt. Royal Sussex Reg., died 17/5/1917, age 20, buried: Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Son of William and Eliza Crabb, of Black Horse Drove, Littleport, Cambs. Native of Littleport.

CRABB

Reginald Francis

Pte. 1/4^th Bt. London Reg. (Royal Fusiliers), died 8/9/1916 ,age 21, commemorated: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Son of Alice Crabb, of 34, Broadwater St. West, Worthing, Sussex, and the late William Crabb. Resided in Littleport.

CRABB

Wilfred Wenlock

Pte. 2^nd Bt. The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Reg.), died 14/3/1917, commemorated: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Formerly 7^th Reserve Cavalry. Son of William & Alice Crabb, and brother of above.

CROSS

R H

Probably: Pte. Harry Cross, 683rd Coy., Labour Corps, died 16/11/1918, age 21. Buried Littleport Cemetery. Son of James William Cross, Head Fen, Pymoor, Little Downham. Formerly 1st Bt. Cambridgeshire Reg.

CROSS

Wilfred

2^nd Lt. 4^th Bt. Leicestershire Reg., died 22/7/1916, buried: Bienvillers Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Son of Mr & Mrs Jabez Cross, Victoria St., Littleport.

DAY

Harry

Pte. 7^th Bt. Norfolk Reg., died 11/4/1917, buried: Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, Pas de Calais, France. Born Southery, Norfolk.

DAY

William

Pte. 7^th Bt. Norfolk Reg. died 1/12/1917, commemorated: Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, Nord, France. Born Southery, Norfolk.

DENNIS

John

[Also spelt DENNISS in some places] Pte. 11^th Bt. Suffolk Reg., died 22/3/1918, commemorated: Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Born Littleport.

FISHER

John William

Pte. 2^nd Bt. Hampshire Reg., died 10/5/1918, age 39,buried: Cinq Rues British Cemetery, Nord, France. Husband of Mary Ann Fisher, nee Sallis, of Wisbech Road, Littleport, Cambs. Son of John Fisher of Portley Hill, Littleport.

FITCH

James William

Pte. 1^st Bt. Cambridgeshire Reg., died 26/9/1917, commemorated: Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.

FORD

Sidney Herbert

Cpl. 2^nd Bt. Suffolk Reg., died 30/8/1918, buried: Ecoust-St. Mein British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Of Little Ouse.

FORDHAM

Morley William

Pte. 21^st Bt. Machine Gun Corps, died 23/8/1918, age 19, buried: Bagneux British Cemetery, Gezaincourt, Somme, France. Son of Frederick and Maude Fordham, of Victoria St., Littleport, Cambs.

FRANCIS

Albert Harry

Pte. 11^th Bt. Suffolk Reg., died 1/7/1916, age 19, commemorated: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Son of Jacob and Ruth Francis, of Littleport, Cambs.

FREEZER

Stanley

Pte. 11^th Bt. Suffolk Reg., died 1/7/1916, age 21, commemorated: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Brother of Mrs. Nellie Smart, of 17, Shaftesbury Avenue, Bedford. Born Shipton, Norfolk.

FROST

George Thomas

Pte. 11^th Bt. Suffolk Reg., died 1/7/1916, age 22, commemorated: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Son of Arthur and Rebecca Frost, of Ely Rd., Littleport, Cambs. Born Brandon Creek, Norfolk.

FYSON

Archer [Archie]

Pte. Royal Army Medical Corps, died 4/5/1917, commemorated: Savona Memorial, Italy. Son of John & Hannah Fyson. Born Littleport. Drowned when the Troopship "Transylvania" was sunk off Cape Vado, Italy.

FYSON

Horace

Pte. 7^th Bt. The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), died 2/7/1916, buried: La Neuville British Cemetery, Corbie, Somme, France

GLOVER

William Ernest

Pte. 8^th Bt. Somerset Light Infantry, died 1/7/1916, age 21, commemorated: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Son of John and Eliza Glover, of 4, Station Rd., Littleport, Cambs. Was formerly in the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry.

GOODGE

John William

Pte. 6^th Bt. Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, attd. Military Foot Police, Military Police Corps., died 12/2/1917, buried: Wanquetin Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, France. Son of Henry and Amelia Goodge, of Littleport, Cambs. Brother of below. Was formerly in the Royal Fusiliers. See also Little Downham.

GOODGE

Robert

Pte. 2^nd Bt. Suffolk Reg., died 22/1/1916, age 21, buried: Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Son of Henry and Amelia Goodge, of Camel Rd., Littleport, Cambs. Brother of the above.

HANDLEY

Sidney Harold

Pte. 13^th Bt. The King’s (Liverpool Reg.), died 23/10/1918, age 26, commemorated: Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Son of Alfred and Ruth Handley, of Lynn Rd., Littleport, Ely, Cambs.

HARLEY

Charles William

Gnr. 233^rd Siege Bty., Royal Garrison Artillery, died 26/9/1917, age 19. Buried: Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Son of Charles and Ruth Harley, of High St., Littleport, Cambs.

HARLEY

William

Private 27742 2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment who was killed in action on Thursday, 3rd May 1917. Age 41. Son of William and Emily Harley. Born Littleport, enlisted Newmarket, resident Stretham, Ely. Commemorated: Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 7

HARLOCK

Walter Warner

L/Cpl. 12^th Bt. West Yorkshire Reg. (Prince of Wales’s Own), died 27/9/1917, age 30. Buried: Potijze Chateau Grounds Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Son of John Thomas and Sarah Harlock, of Black Lake, Littleport, Ely, Cambs.

HART

Edward

Pte. 1^st/4^th Bt. King’s Shropshire Light Infantry, died 1/5/1918, age 34, buried: Klein-Vierstraat British Cemetery, Kemmel, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Husband of Susannah Hart of Littleport.]

HARWOOD

George William

Gnr. Royal Garrison Artillery, died 18/3/1917, age 42, buried: Littleport New Cemetery, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom. Son of John and Susan Harwood, of City Road. Littleport.

HAWKINS

Herbert

Pte. 8^th Suffolk Reg., died 17/2/1917, commemorated: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Son of John William & Mary Elizabeth Hawkins.

HAZEL

John

Pte. 6^th Bt. The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), died 27/8/1918, age 34. Buried: Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France. Nephew of Mrs. S. Bowen, of Wisbech Rd., Littleport, Cambs.

HEYGATE

Reginald

2^nd Lt. 2^nd Bt. King’s Own Scottish Borderers, died 11/6/1918, age 21, commemorated: Ploegsteert Memorial, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium. Son of James and Bessie Annette Heygate, of 30, St. Barnabas Rd., Cambridge.

HOWLETT

Fred James

Pte. 1^st/4^th Bt. Suffolk Reg., died 10/11/1916, age 20, buried: St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France. Son of James and Emma Howlett, of River Side, Littleport, Cambs.

HOWLETT

William

L/Cpl. 1^st/8^th Bt. Lancashire Fusiliers, died 9/9/1918, age 28, buried: Varennes Military Cemetery, Somme, France. Son of James and Emma Howlett, of Littleport; husband of Annie Howlett, of Granby St., Littleport, Cambs.

HUDSON

William Henry Cross

[W.C. In CWGC] Pte. 1^st/1^st Bt. Cambridgeshire Reg., died 3/8/1917, age 22, buried: Brandhoek New Military Cemetery, Vlamertinghe, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Son of Thomas and Alice Hudson, of Littleport, Cambs.

JARMAN

George William

Private 38525 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment who was killed in action on Thursday, 22nd November 1917. Born Littleport, enlisted Newmarket, resident, Littleport. Buried: Special memorial, Marcoing British Cemetery, Nord, France. No 16.

JOHNSON

Horace William

Pte. 11^th Bt. Suffolk Reg., died 12/3/1916, age 19, buried: Brewery Orchard Cemetery, Nord, France. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Johnson, of Hook St., Littleport, Ely, Cambs. Was in 'D' Coy of the 11th Battalion the Suffolk Regt.

JONES

Harry

Pte. 2485, 8^th Bt. Australian Infantry, A.I.F., killed at Pozieres 18/8/1916, age 24 years 8 months, commemorated: Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Somme, France. Son of Emma Jones, of The Laurels, Littleport, and the late Charles Jones. Emigrated to Australia in April 1914 and enlisted in Australian Army 17/6/1915 at Springhurst, Victoria. Harness maker by trade. Educated Littleport Public School.

JORDAN

Harry

Cpl. 2^nd Bt. Lincolnshire Reg., died 21/4/1917, commemorated: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Son of George & Rose Jordan, Second Drove, Little Downham.

KEMP

Robert Walter

L/Cpl. 1^st Bt. Middlesex Reg., died 20/5/1917, age 23, commemorated: Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Son of Stephen and Ruth Kemp, of The Holmes, Littleport, Ely, Cambs. Also on the memorial in St. Matthews Church, Littleport.

KEY

David

Pte. 7^th Bt. Leicestershire Reg., died 24/9/1916, age 38, commemorated: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Son of David and Louisa Key, of Brandon Banks, Southery, King's Lynn, Norfolk. Brother of Jacob.

KEY

Jacob

Pte. 1^st Bt. Suffolk Reg., died 8/5/1915, age 30, commemorated: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Son of David and Louisa Key; husband of Louisa Key, of Brandon Bank, Southery, King's Lynn, Norfolk. Brother of David.

LAWRENCE

Joseph Ernest

Pte. 7^th Bt. The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), died 18/11/1916, buried: Stump Road Cemetery, Grandcourt, Somme, France. Son of Joseph and Ellen Lawrence, of Westwoodside; husband of Catherine Annie Lawrence, of Westwoodside, Doncaster. Born Littleport.

LAWS

Eric Cecil

Pte. 12^th Bt. East Surrey Reg., died 14/10/1918, buried: Dadizeele New British Cemetery, Moorslede, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium

LEE

Ernest Jas. William

Pte. 30^th Bt. Machine Gun Corps, died 20/4/1918, age 21, buried: Haringhe (Bandaghem) Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Was christened Ernest John LEE, 13th March 1900 son of John Charles & Eliza Lee.

LEVERINGTON

Harry

Pte. 2^nd Bt. Middlesex Reg., died 17/8/1917, buried: Brandhoek New Military Cemetery No.3, Vlamertinghe, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.

LEVETT

Joseph

Pte. 8^th Bt. East Surrey Reg., died 28/6/1918, buried: Niederzwehren Cemetery, Germany. Born Littleport. Believed to have died as a P.O.W. Son of Ebenezer and Ann Levett.

LEVETT

[John] William

Pte. 11^th Bt. Royal Fusiliers, died 10/8/1917, commemorated: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Born Littleport

LOCK

Robert Leonard

Pte. 12^th Bt. Durham Light Infantry, died 7/10/1916, age 20, commemorated: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Son of James Leonard & Hannah Maria Lock, of Ely Rd., Littleport, Cambs.

LORD

Arthur Bertie

Pte. 5^th Dragoon Guards (Princess Charlotte of Wales’s), died 31/10/1914, age 26, commemorated: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.

MALKIN

John Thomas

Pte. 7^th Bt. Norfolk Reg., died 13/8/1916, age 34, commemorated: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Son of Mr & Mrs. J. Malkin of Ten Mile Bank. Born in Whitechapel.

NEAL

Nathaniel

Cpl. 11^th Bt. Suffolk Reg., died 28/4/1917, age 21, commemorated: Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Son of Nathaniel and Amelia Neal, of Hook St., Littleport, Ely, Cambs. Born Sedge Fen, Suffolk. Also on memorial in St. Matthews Church, Littleport.

NEAL

William

Pte. 7^th Bt. The Buffs (East Kent Reg.), died 26/10/1918, buried: Premont British Cemetery, Aisne, France. Lived in Littleport. Also on memorial in St. Matthews Church, Littleport.

NICHOLAS

Charles Henry

Pte. Charles Henry Nicholas, 7^th Bt. Suffolk Reg., died 3/7/1916, commemorated: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Lived Brandon Creek.

NICHOLAS

Richard Rudland

Pte. 11^th Bt. Suffolk Reg., died 1/7/1916, age 20, commemorated: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Son of Mrs. Elizabeth Townsend, of Sandhill, Littleport, Cambs.

NIGHTALL

Nehemiah

[Also spelt KNIGHTALL in some places] Pte. 5^th Bt. Lincolnshire Reg., died 27/8/1915, buried: Larch Wood (Railway Cutting) Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Son of Clark and Sarah Knightall, of The Holmes, Littleport, Ely, Cambs.

NIGHTALL

William

Pte. 2^nd Bt. Suffolk Reg., died 18/3/1916, age 21, buried: Spoilbank Cemetery, Zillebeke, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Son of Thomas and Mary Nightall, of Littleport, Ely, Cambs.

PADGETT

Fred Charles

Sgt. 2^nd/4^th Bt. Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Reg.), died 29/7/1918. Age 26, son of John & Alice Padgett. Lived in Littleport. Listed as Fred Charles PADDETT on CWGC (same details). Buried in Raperie British Cemetery, Villemontoire, Grave III.C.9.

PALMER

[James] William

Pte. 24th. Bt. Northumberland Fusiliers (Tyneside Irish), died 1/7/1916, age 19, commemorated: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Son of Mrs. E. Palmer, of Lynn Rd., Littleport, Cambs.

PARKER

Henry George

[G.H. In CWGC] Rfm. 4^th Bt. King’s Royal Rifle Corps, died 4/5/1917, age 20, commemorated: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.]

PECKETT

Archibald

Pte 11^th Bt Suffolk Reg., died 26/10/1918, age 27, buried: Littleport New Cemetery, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom. Son of Benton James and Ann Peckett, of The Plough, 9, Lynn Rd., Littleport.

PETTIT

Charles

Cpl. 1^st Bt. Norfolk Reg., died 22/1/1918. Not in CWGC records. Discharged soldier, buried in Littleport Cemetery. Repatriated P.O.W., captured at Mons.

PLEDGER

John Henry

[Harry In CWGC] Pte. 1^st Bt. King’s Own Scottish Borderers, died 28/4/1915, commemorated: Helles Memorial, Turkey. Born Earith, Hunts., lived in Littleport.

PLUMB

Harry

Pte. 9^th Bt. The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Reg.), died 28/4/1916, age 20, buried: Littleport New Cemetery, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom. Son of John and Harriet M. Plumb, of 63, Stewart Rd., Stratford, Essex. Born at Littleport. Was in 'D' Coy of the 9th. Battalion.

POND

James Burt

Private, 21321, 8th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action at Ypres 31 July 1917. Born Witchford, Cambridgeshire, enlisted Newmarket. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 21. See also Witchford.

PORTER

Abraham

Rfm. 8^th Bt. West Yorkshire Reg. (Prince of Wales’s Own), died 28/7/1918, buried: Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, Pas de Calais, France. Lived in Littleport]

PORTER

William

Either, Pte. 11^th Bt. Suffolk Reg., died 28/4/1917, age 27, buried: Bailleul Road East Cemetery, St. Laurent-Blangy, Pas de Calais, France. Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Abraham Porter, of Ferry Lane, Littleport, Cambs. Or, Pte. 2^nd Bt. Suffolk Reg. died 22/2/1915, commemorated: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Born Littleport.

RICHARDSON

Arthur [James]

Private TF/203385, 1st Battalion, Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment). Killed in action 6 December 1917. Born Witchford, enlisted Newmarket, resident Littleport. Buried in TYNE COT CEMETERY, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot I. Row J. Grave 2. See also Witchford.

RODWELL

George

No information at present

ROGERS

James Henry

Corporal 41232 2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment who died of wounds on Sunday, 12th August 1917. Age 20. Son of Joseph William Rogers, of Westlands Cottage, Littleport, Ely, and the late Sarah Ann Rogers. Born and resident Littelport, enlisted Bury St Edmunds. Formerly 9465, Suffolk Regiment. Buried: Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, Pas de Calais, France. Grave VI. B. 40. Also on memorial in St. Matthews Church, Littleport.

ROWELL

William

Pte. 6^th Bt. Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Reg.), died 24/8/1916, buried: Meaulte Military Cemetery, Somme, France. Born Littleport. CWGC website states he died 1916, but SDGW CD ROM states 1918.

RUTTERFORD

Sidney

Pte. 7^th Bt. Suffolk Reg., died 3/7/1916, age 27, commemorated: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Son of Isaac Rutterford, of 14, Bannister Row, Wisbech, Cambs.

SALLIS

James

Pte. 11^th Bt. Suffolk Reg., died 6/7/1916, age 23, buried: Le Treport Military Cemetery, Seine-Maritime, France.

SALLIS

Percy Little

Cpl. 2^nd Bt. Middlesex Reg., died 17/8/1918, age 33, buried: Sarralbe Military Cemetery, Moselle, France. Son of John R. Sallis, of Peters Cottage, Ely Rd., Littleport; husband of Emma Elizabeth Sallis, nee Wythers, of "Wesvu," Ely Rd., Littleport, Cambs.

SALLIS

Sidney Herbert

Pte. 9^th Bt. Royal Irish Fusiliers, died 16/8/1917, commemorated: Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Born Littleport. Formerly in the Royal Field Artillery.

SALLIS, M.M.

Walter Sidney

Sgt. 1^st Bt. Cambridgeshire Reg., died 29/7/1917, age 29, buried: Duhallow A.D.S. Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Son of John Riches Sallis and Sarah Sallis, of Peter's Cottage, Ely Rd., Littleport, Isle of Ely. Awarded MM 14-15/10/1916 at Schwaben Redoubt.

SCOTTING

John William

Pte., Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Reg.), died 8/5/1915, commemorated: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Enlisted at Montreal 5/11/1914, went missing on 8/5/1915 and officially recorded as ‘died in the field’ on 27/4/1916.

SECKER

Reginald

Cpl. 4^th Bt. Bedfordshire Reg., died 29/4/1917, age 32, commemorated: Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Born Littleport.

SIMPSON

James

Private 33149 11th Bn., Essex Regiment who was killed in action on Thursday, 21st March 1918. Age 25. Son of James Simpson, of 10, Mile Bank, Littleport, Ely, Cambs. Born Littleport, enlisted Norwich, resident Wells, Norfolk. Formerly 23635 Norfolk Regiment. Commemorated: Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.

SPARROW

Walter Samuel

Private 41424 13th Battalion, Essex Regiment who was killed in action on Saturday, 28th April 1917. Age 20. Born and resident Littleport, enlisted Cambridge. Son of Simon and Alice Sparrow, of Victoria St., Littleport, Ely, Cambs. Brother of the below. Commemorated: Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.

SPARROW

William

Pte. 1^st Bt. Border Reg., died 23/4/1917, age 24, commemorated: Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Son of Simon and Alice Sparrow, of Victoria St., Littleport, Ely, Cambs. Brother of the above.

STARLING

Harry

Pte. 2^nd Bt. Suffolk Reg., died 9/4/15, commemorated: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Son of Mr & Mrs John Starling of Coronation Terrace, Littleport.

STRAFFORD

George Henry L.

Pte. 1^st/1^st Bt. Cambridgeshire Reg., died 14/10/1916, buried: Mill Road Cemetery, Thiepval, Somme, France. Son of George Henry & Alice (nee Cox) of 26 Silt Road, Littleport.

TAYLOR

Cecil Gillett

Pte. 9^th Bt. King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, died 23/8/1918, age 21, commemorated: Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Son of Edwin and Emily Sarah Taylor, of "Woodlyn," Wellington St., Littleport, Ely, Cambs.

TAYLOR

John

Gnr. "O" Bty., Royal Horse Artillery, died 6/9/1915, age 19, buried: Merville Communal Cemetery, Nord, France. Son of Thomas Rhodes & Harriet (nee Cox) Taylor, of 10, Mile Bank, Littleport, Ely, Cambs.

TAYLOR

John William

L/Cpl. 1^st Bt. Cambridgeshire Reg. died 15/8/1917, buried: Dozinghem Cemetery, Ieper, Belgium. Son of John & Ellen Taylor, of Whitehouse Drove, Mildenhall Road, Littleport, Cambs.

THEOBALD

William George Morley

Pte. 792, 14^th Bt. Australian Infantry, A.I.F., killed in action 27/4/1915, age 21, buried: Special Memorial, Quinn’s Post Cemetery, ANZAC, Turkey. Emigrated to Australia April 1914. Son of George and Hannah Jackson Theobald, of Station Rd., Littleport, Cambridgeshire, England. Of Little Downham, Cambridgeshire. Enlisted on 1st October 1914 at Londrigan, Victoria.

From Andy Pay's research into the Marquis de Ruvigny' s Roll of Honour the following:Volume 1, Part 1 , Page 348 - Private , Number 792, number 2 Company, 14th Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade, Australian Imperial Force. Eldest son of John Thoebald, of Littleport co. Cambs, Superintendent of Fen Drainage, by his wife Hannah Jackson , dau of James Hardwick, of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.Born Little Downham, Isle of Ely, 12-11-1894, educated March (Cambs) Grammar school.Joined the Cambridgeshire territorials in 1913, went to Australia 18-4-1914, and when war broke out volunteered and joined The Commonwealth Expeditionary Force at the end of Oct 1914. Left Melbourne for Egypt with the 2nd reinforcements 23-12-1914, took part in the landing at Cape Helles, Gallipoli 25-4-1915 and was killed in action at 10am the same morningwhile out sniping with four others. He was unmarried.A comrade wrote " He was not long out before he was shot, but he did some good work before he was hit." Another comrade wrote " Every one of us was grieved when poor Tommy was killed, for all were agreed that Tommy was a gentleman."See also March Grammar School

THOMPSON

Horace [Franklin]

Pte. 1^st/1^st Bt. Cambridgeshire Reg., died 28/8/1916, buried: Knightsbridge Cemetery, Mesnil-Martinsart, Somme, France.

THORNHILL

Albert E.

Pte. 7^th Bt. Norfolk Reg., died 9/4/1918, age 27, buried: Gezaincourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France. Son of Johnson Thornhill and Martha Thornhill, of Littleport; husband of Lily Gray (formerly Thornhill), of Fodder Fen, Manea, March, Cambs.

THOROGOOD

Leonard James

Pte. 2^nd Bt. Grenadier Guards, died 27/8/1918, buried: H.A.C. Cemetery, Ecoust-St. Mein, Pas de Calais, France.

TOWNSEND

Stanley Joseph [Elliot]

Pte. 9^th Bt. Suffolk Reg., died 4/5/1917, buried: Noeux-Les-Mines Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Son of Mrs. J. Townsend of Ely Rd., Littleport, Cambs.

VIALLS

Frederick

Cpl. 8th Div M. T. Coy, Army Service Corps, died 29/5/1918, age 27, buried: City of Paris Cemetery, Pantin, Seine-St-Denis, France. Son of Mr Arthur Jordan and Mrs Emily Vialls, Parson Drove. Born Ely. See also Parson Drove.

WARD

George [W]

Pte. 8^th Bt. East Lancashire Reg., died 16/11/1916, buried: Munich Trench British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, Somme, France. Born Littleport. Son of Mr. G. Ward, of 32, South St., Bacup, Lancs. Brother of Harold and Herbert below

WARD

Harold

Pte. 9^th Bt. Suffolk Reg., died 13/9/1916, age 18, buried: La Neuville British Cemetery, Corbie, Somme, France. Son of late Mr William and Mrs Sarah Ann Ward of City Rd., Littleport. Brother of the below.

WARD

Herbert

Pte. 1^st Bt. Leicestershire Reg., died 8/10/1918, buried: Montbrehain British Cemetery, Aisne, France. Son of Mrs. Sarah Ann Ward, of 2, Gladstone Villas, Littleport, Cambs. Brother of the above.

WELDON

Sidney

Pte. 13^th Bt. Royal Fusiliers, died 11/4/1917, commemorated: Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Son of Mr John & Mary Ann Weldon, Sedge Fen, Southery, formerly of Littleport.

WELLS

Frederick

Pte. 8^th Bt. Suffolk Reg., died 29/9/1916, buried: Puchevillers British Cemetery, Somme, France. Born Biggleswade, enlisted Littleport.]

WELLS

William

Possibly: Gnr. Royal Garrison Artillery, died 20/6/1917. Not in CWGC records.

WHITEMAN

George Mendham

Cpl. 1^st Bt. Cambridgeshire Reg., died 31/7/1917, age 23, commemorated: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Son of Mrs. H. Whiteman, of Wisbech Rd., Littleport, Cambs.

WILDING

Samuel

Pte. 11^th Bt. Suffolk Reg., died 31/3/1916, age 17, buried: Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Son of Elijah and Rebecca Wilding, of Redmere Farm, Brandon Bank, Norfolk. Native of Brandon Bank.

WILLETT

William

Cpl. 7^th Bt. Suffolk died 3/7/1916, age 19, buried: Ovillers Military Cemetery, Somme, France. Son of George Thomas and Jane Willett of Littleport.

WOODBINE

Harry

Gnr. 190^th Siege Bty., Royal Garrison Artillery, died 10/6/1918, buried: Hagle Dump Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Son of John & Elizabeth Woodbine, Westmoor, Littleport. Also on memorial in St. Matthews Church, Littleport.

WOODS

Frederick

L/Cpl. 11^th Bt. Suffolk Reg., died 1/7/1916, age 18, commemorated: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Son of G. F. C. and Mary Ann Woods, of Hawkes Drove, Littleport, Ely, Cambs. Also on memorial in St. Matthews Church, Littleport.

YOUNGS

William

Pte. 1^st Bt. Suffolk Reg., died 8/5/1915, age 22, commemorated: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Son of Harry & Isabella Youngs, of Black Lake, Littleport, Cambs.

Additional names added:

BENTON

Alger

Private 41015 2nd Bn., Essex Regiment who was killed in action on Thursday, 3rd May 1917. Born and resident Littleport, enlisted Bury St Edmund's. Formerly 34398, Suffolk Regiment. Buried: Sunken Road Cemetery, Fampoux, Pas de Calais, France. Grave I. C. 20.

CHAPMAN

James B

Pte. 2^nd/4^th Bt. Oxford. and Bucks Light Infantry, died 21/3/1918, age 23, commemorated: Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France. Son of James and Florrie Chapman, of Pool's Farm, Littleport, Cambs.

Name not on war memorial:

MARTIN

Horace James

O.D., H.M.S. Royal Oak, Royal Navy, d, 14/10/39 aged 19, commemorated on the Portsmouth Navel Memorial, Hampshire, UK. Son of Ernest and Alice Maud Martin, Burnt Fen, Suffolk.

Pictured left:HMS Royal Oak buffeted by gales as seen from the stern of another ship.

"Their name liveth for evermore"
1939 – 1945

ASH

Stanley George

Steward, HMS La Malouine, Royal Navy, died 5/5/1941, age 22, buried: Belfast City Cemetery, County Antrim, United Kingdom. Son of Florence Hatch, of Trumpington, Cambridge. Photograph Copyright © Michael McRitchie 2005

BAKER

Hugh

Pte. Royal Army Ordnance Corps., died 10/9/1943, age 33, commemorated on: Singapore Memorial, in Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore. Son of Charles and Mary Baker, Littleport, Ely Cambs. Husband of Dorothy May Baker and father of Rosalind, South Wootton, King's Lynn.

BROWN

Norman Frank

Lt. 1/4th Bt. Hampshire Regiment. died 10/3/1943. age 29, buried at Medjez-el-Bab War Cemetery, Tunisia. Son of James Frederick and Lily Brown, Littleport, Ely, Cambs. and Husband of Rosemary Brown, of Gosport, Hampshire.

CHAMBERS

Douglas Charles

Pte. 5th Bt. Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Regiment., prisoner of war died 2/9/1943, age 26, buried: Thanbyuzayat, Burma. Son of Arthur & Florence Kate Chambers, Littleport, Ely, Cambs.

CLIFTON

Walter Percy

Sgt. Royal Army Service Corps attd. General Transport Coy. West African Service Corps., died 4/7/1943, age 28, buried: Freetown (King Tom) War Cemetery, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Son of Percy & Maud Clifton, Littleport. Ely, Cambs. Husband of Betty Clifton and father of Percy & Brian (Hilgay Norfolk).

COLE

Alan

Gdsm. 1^st Bt, Irish Guards, died 4/1/1945, age 18, buried: Littleport New Cemetery, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom. Son of Joseph and Laura Blanche Cole, of Littleport.

COLE

Ronald

Pte. 6^th Bt. Royal Norfolk Reg., killed in action 20 days prior to the fall of Singapore 26/1/1942, age 23, buried: Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore. Son of Francis James Cole and Beatrice Alice Cole, of Littleport, Cambridgeshire.

CROSS

James Edward [Thomas Bert]

Pte. 2nd Bt. Suffolk Regiment., died 20/5/1941, age 22, buried: Karachi War Cemetery, India. Son of Edward & Edith Cross, Littleport, Ely, Cambs.

FISHER

James [William] Edward

Pte. 5^th Bt. Northamptonshire Reg., died 22/12/1944, age 27, buried: Santerno Valley War Cemetery, Italy. Husband of Doris Ada Violet Fisher, of Ely, Cambridgeshire.

FYSON

Ernest

Pte. 4^th Bt. Suffolk Reg., prisoner of war died 27/8/1943, age 30, commemorated: Singapore Memorial. Son of Roseanna Fyson (who died 1920) and lived with Aunt and Uncle Jack and Ellen Cadnum, Littleport, Ely Cambs.

GAYFER

John Abba

Able Seaman HMS Holcombe, Royal Navy, died 12/12/1943, age 20, commemorated: Portsmouth Memorial. Son of Frederick John & Eliza Florence Gayfer, Littleport, Cambs.]

ELSAGOOD

Joseph

[Elsegood in CWGC] Pte. 2^nd Bt. Suffolk Reg., died 20/6/1940, age 24, buried: Karachi War Cemetery, Pakistan. Son of Joseph and Mary Ann Elsegood, of Littleport, Cambridgeshire.

HATCH

Albert William

Cabin Boy, SS Pacifi, Merchant Navy, died 1/3/1941, age 18, commemorated: Tower Hill Memorial, London. Son of William Arthur and Charlotte Jemima Hatch, of Littleport, Cambridgeshire; nephew of Mrs. M. A. Partridge, of Littleport.

HOCKLEY

Fred

Sub-Lieutenant.(A)., H.M.S. Indefatigable, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve., died 15/8/1945, age 22, commemorated in: Yokohama War Cemetery, Japan. Son of George & Hannah Rebecca Hockley, Littleport, Cambs. Photograph Copyright © Les Wills 2004

JEFFERSON

Vernon Francis

Pte. General Service Corps, died 8/5/1943, age 19, buried: Littleport New Cemetery, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom. Son of Frank and Bertha Jefferson, of Littleport.

JONES

Peter Charles

Pte. 6^th Bt. Royal Norfolk Reg., prisoner of war died 18/7/1943, age 23, buried: Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand. Son of Blanche Lilian Jones, of Littleport, Cambridgeshire.

KEY

Victor Sydney

Sgt. 235 Sqd., R.A.F.V.R., died 23/3/1941, age 20, commemorated: Runnymede Memorial, Surrey. Son of Charles and Fanny Key; husband of Renee Mary Key, of Littleport, Cambridgeshire. 235 Sqd. flew Blenheims from Bircham Newton, with detachments at Thorney Island and Aldergrove.

LUCAS

William Arthur

Pte. 4^th Bt. Suffolk Reg., killed in action 10 days prior to the fall of Singapore 5/2/1942, age 31, buried: Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore. Son of Arthur William and Agnes F. Lucas, of Littleport, Cambridgeshire.

MACKENDER

Stanley

Pte. 5th Bt. Royal Norfolk Regiment, killed in action 23 days prior to the fall of Singapore 23/1/1942, age 21, commemorated on Singapore Memorial, in Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore. Son of Horace & Hilda Mackender, Littleport, Ely, Cambs.

MARTIN

Ernest Henry

Pte. 2nd Bt. Cambridgeshire Regiment, Suffolk Regiment., died 14/2/1942, age 23, commemorated on Singapore Memorial, in Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore. Son of Joseph Henry & Mary Elizabeth Martin, Littleport, Cambs. Husband of Anne Christina Martin. Father of Michael and Percy.

METSON

John Walter

2^nd Lt., Suffolk Reg, attd. 5^th Bt. Northamptonshire Reg., died 1/8/1943, age 19, buried: Catania War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy. Son of Walter and Ethel Maude Metson, of Littleport, Cambridgeshire.

PORTER

Thomas Arthur

Pte. 4th Bt. Suffolk Regiment., prisoner of war died 27/7/1943, age 25, buried: Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Burma. Lived with his Auntie, Miss Mary Porter, Littleport, Ely, Cambs.

ROGERS

Joseph William

Marine, HMS Exeter, Royal Marines, died 24/3/1945, age 24, buried: Ambon War Cemetery, Indonesia. Son of Joseph and Daisy Victoria Rogers, of Littleport, Cambridgeshire.

ROSE, DFC

Edward Brian Mortimer

[Mortimer-Rose, DFC & Bar in CWGC] Fl. Lt. 111 Sqd., Royal Air Force, died 28/1/1943, age 22, buried: Medjez-El-Bab War Cemetery, Tunisia. Son of Edward and Eelinn Mortimer-Rose, of Troon, Ayrshire. 111 Sqd. flew Spitfires from Souk el Khemis, ('Waterloo').

SANHAM

Neville

Pte. 17 Army Ordnance Depot, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, died 31/1/1945, age 18, buried: Brussels Town Cemetery, Evere, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium. Adopted son of William and Doris Strafford, of Littleport, Cambridgeshire.

SEE

Jim

Aircraftman 1^st Class, R.A.F.V.R., died 23/2/1944, age 23, buried: Yokohama War Cemetery, Japan. Son of George Abraham and Eva Mary See, of Littleport, Cambridgeshire.

SELLS

James Simion

W.O. Class II, 2nd Bt. The Cambridgeshire Reg., Suffolk Reg, prisoner of war, died of malaria at Tamakan, 3/2/1945, buried: Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand. Son of George and Daisy Sells; husband of Alice Lilian Sells, of Littleport, Cambridgeshire.

SHELTON

Cecil [Nathan]

Stoker 1st Class, H.M. Submarine Unity, Royal Navy, died 29/4/1940, age 21, commemorated on Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire, UK. Son of Nathan & Minnie Shelton, Littleport, Ely, Cambs.

SHIPP

Lawrence Walter

Colour Sgt., 2^nd Bt. Northamptonshire Reg., died 3/9/1943, age 31, buried: Salerno War Cemetery, Italy. Son of John and Jennie Shipp, of Littleport, Cambridgeshire.

SMITH

Cyril Frederick [Dennis]

Able Seaman HMS President II, (Lost in SS Clan MacTavish), Royal Navy, died 8/10/1942, age 25, commemorated; Portsmouth Memorial. Son of Frederick Dennis Smith and Ada Smith, of Littleport, Cambridgeshire; husband of Doris Irene Smith, of Littleport, Cambridgeshire.

SMITH

John [James]

Pte. 2nd Bt. The Cambridgeshire Reg, Suffolk Reg, prisoner of war died of malaria at Takanun, 29/6/1943, age 27, buried: Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand. Son of John James Smith and Jane Elizabeth Smith, of Littleport, Cambridgeshire.

WHITEHAND

Stephen

Pte. 2^nd Bt. Suffolk Reg., died 19/5/1944, age 24, buried: Imphal War Cemetery, India. Son of Stephen and Ruth Whitehand, of Littleport, Cambridgeshire.

WILSON

Edward

Pte. 1^st/4^th Bt. Essex Reg., died 13/7/1944, age 19, buried: Arezzo War Cemetery, Italy. Son of Walter and Elizabeth Wilson, of Littleport, Cambridgeshire.

"We will remember them"

Also buried in Littleport cemetery:

BETBEDER

Gaston Louis

Pilot Officer 79300, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 19/9/1940. Aged 54. Husband of Hilda Ruby Betbeder (nee Webber) of Widcot, Culmhead, nr Taunton, Som. Born Brixton. Buried in Littleport New Cemetery. Section E. Grave 594.

NIGHTALL, GC

James William

Son of Walter & Alice Susan Nightall, nee Barber. A Fireman with the London & North Eastern Railway, who lost his life on 2/6/1944, age 22, while detaching a blazing wagon from an ammunition train at Soham. His Driver Ben Gimbert of March, who was badly injured in the incident, was also awarded the George Cross. A full account of the incident can be found at http://www.demon.co.uk/ecoln/bfsmat.html and also the George Cross Database.

Last updated 28 October, 2007

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