LONGSTANTON
WAR MEMORIAL
World War
1 & 2 and post World War 2 - Detailed information
Compiled and copyright © Phil Curme 2000.
The
memorial takes the form of a tablet within the church of All Saints
and also as a plain cross on a tapered shaft with a double level plinth
with a four-stepped base. There are eight names listed for World War
1 and three for World War 2 (there are four in the Book of Remembrance
in Ely Cathedral). Details of the memorials appeared in some form in
the CAMBRIDGE INDEPENDENT PRESS 14th January 1921 and 25th November
1921.
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Photographs
Left and Below
Copyright © Phil Curme 2000
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Roll
of Honour in All Saints Church, Longstanton
Photograph Copyright © Hal Coulson 2000
There
is also a Memorial in
Longstanton St Michael's church,
which is of the same form as that
photograped in All Saint's, except
Ernest Phillips is excluded.
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To
The Glory of God
In Honoured Memory of the Men of Longstanton
Who Gave Their Lives in the Great War
1914 - 18
CRISP |
Alfred
Sidney |
Rifleman
778 1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own). Killed
in action Sunday, 15th November 1914. Born and resident Longstanton,
enlisted Cambridge. Commemorated on the PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL, BERKS
CEMETERY EXTENSION, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium. Panel 10.
Photograph
Copyright © Barry Cundell 2010 |
HARD |
William
Thomas |
Second
Lieutenant, 3rd (City of London) Battalion (Royal Fusiliers), London
Regiment. Killed in action Saturday, 23rd March 1918. Aged 32. Son
of Mrs Anne Hard of Longstanton. Commemorated on the POZIERES MEMORIAL,
Somme, France. Panel 85 and 86. |
JELLINGS |
Leonard
Thomas |
Private
41420, 2nd/6th Battalion, Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire
Regiment). Died of wounds as a prisoner of war Tuesday, 9th April
1918. Aged 24. Born and resident Longstanton, enlisted Cambridge.
Son of Joseph ad Clara Jennings of High St, Longstanton. Formerly
13552, Suffolk Regiment. Buried in HAMBURG CEMETERY, Hamburg, Germany.
Plot V. Row G. Grave 2. |
NORTH |
Ernest
George |
Lance
Serjeant 13582, 11th Battalion, The Suffolk Regiment. Killed 1st
July 1916, First day of the Somme Battle. Aged 29. Husband of Edith
F. Purkis formerly North of Mill Hill, Swaffham Prior. No known
grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and
Face 1 C and 2 A. Also commemorated by two wonderful stained glass
windows in Longstanton Church. See a picture via the
Swavesey site. |
PHILLIPS |
Albert
James |
Private
26873, "C" Company, 11th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment.
Killed in action Saturday, 28th April 1917. Aged 25. For further
details access the 11th
Battalion, The Suffolk Regiment Resource Guide. Born Longstanton,
enlisted Cambridge, Son of Mr & Mrs James Phillips of Brook
Side, Longstanton. Brother of Ernest - see below. No
known grave. Commemorated on the ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais,
France. Bay 4. |
PHILLIPS |
Ernest
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Private
13574, 11th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died of wounds 15th March
1916. Aged 26. Born Longstanton, enlisted Cambridge. Brother of
Albert - see above. Buried at SAILLY-SUR-LA-LYS CANADIAN CEMETERY,
Pas de Calais, France. Plot II. Row A. Grave 25. |
PHYPERS |
William
Anthony |
Serjeant
2057, 12th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Died of wounds on Monday
17th July 1916. Aged 31. Son of William and Mary Phypers of Cambridge.
Husband of Audrey Phypers. Born Cambridge, enlisted Eastbourne.
Buried in ST. VENANT COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot
II. Row J. Grave 2. |
RIGNALL |
Albert
[Bartingale] |
Private
14774, 11th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action on Saturday
28th April 1917. Aged 25. Same date of death as Albert Phillips.
Both were killed during a fruitless attack on the Chemical Works
at Roeux, near Arras. Born Longstanton, enlisted Cambridge. Son
of Honor Rignall of Longstanton and the late John Rignall. No known
grave. Commemorated on the ARRAS
MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 4.
See the 11th Battalion,
The Suffolk Regiment Resource Guide. |
SMITH |
Lewis
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Private
8319, 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 4th March
1915. Aged 21. Born Exning, enlisted Cambridge. Son of George and
Julia Smith, of 19, Union Lane, Old Chesterton, Cambridge. No known
grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 21.
Extract
from Cambridge Independent Press - Friday 19 March 1915:
KILLED
IN ACTION.
Local Names in the Casualty List.
SUFFOLKS’
LOSSES.
The past week has brought news of the t death at the front of many
local soldiers, chiefly belonging to the Suffolks.
Pte.
L. Smith, Longstanton
We regret to record the death of Private Lewis Smith, of Longstanton,
3rd Battalion Suffolk Regiment. His parents have received notification
from the War Office that he has been killed in action. Private
Smith, who was 21 years of age, was attached to the Special Reserve
3rd Suffolk Regt., and at the outbreak of war was called to rejoin
his regiment. He was soon despatched to France, and had seen several
months hard fighting. Much sympathy is felt for Mr. and Mrs. Smith
in their sad loss. They have now one son at the front, Private
A. Smith, Coldstream Guards. The other son offered his services,
but failed to pass the medical test.
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1939-1945
Also listed for this parish in the Ely Cathedral Second World War
Book of Remembrance: |
KEEP |
Frederick
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Sergeant
526542, 104 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Died 29th July 1943. Aged
27. Son of Frederick and Mary Arm Keep; nephew of Mr. J. Keep, of
Long Stanton, Cambridgeshire. No known grave. Commemorated on MALTA
MEMORIAL, Malta. Panel 8, Column 2. |
KENNETT |
John
Nevil Pollard |
Lieutenant 130024, 4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died as a prisoner
of war of the Japanese 8th March 1942. Aged 22. Son of the Revd.
Edward John Benedict Manners Kennett, M.A., B.D., and G. Evelyn
Kennett, of St. Paul's Vicarage, Fairhaven, Lytham St. Anne's, Lancashire.
Scholar of Queen's College, Cambridge. Buried in KRANJI WAR CEMETERY,
Singapore. Plot 8. Row E. Grave 12.
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WAYMAN |
Cyril
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Probably:
Sapper 2070820, 204 Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died 26th September
1944. Aged 26. Son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Wayman; husband of Mary Charlotte
Wayman, of Blofield, Norfolk. Buried in MILSBEEK WAR CEMETERY, Limburg,
Netherlands. Plot II. Row D. Grave 10. |
WAYMAN |
Frederick
[Ernest] |
Private
5827143, 13th Battalion, The King's (Liverpool) Regiment. Died 9th
April 1943. Aged 23. Son of Smith and Gladys Wayman, of Long Stanton,
Cambridgeshire. No known grave. Commemorated on RANGOON MEMORIAL,
Myanmar. Face 6. |
1939-1945
Also buried in Longstanton All Saint's Churchyard: |
McLEOD |
Donald
Ian |
Squadron
Leader (Pilot) 37413, 7 Squadron. Royal Air Force. Died 3rd October
1941. Aged 25. Son of Kenneth Murray McLeod and Muriel Margaret
Thulia McLeod; husband of Margaret McLeod, of Hampstead Garden Suburb,
Middlesex. |
MARSHALL |
Jack
Allan |
Sergeant
(Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) 925012, 7 Squadron, Royal Air Force
Volunteer Reserve. Died 3rd October 1941. |
GREEN |
Phillip
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Sergeant
(Air Gunner) 530614, 7 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Died 24th March
1941. Aged 28. |
SHORT |
Gilbert
Maurice |
Sergeant
(Air Gunner) 567767, 7 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Died 24th March
1941. Aged 22. Son of Gilbert P. Short and Emily Short, of Surbiton,
Surrey. |
ROBERTSON |
Stuart
Alistair Frederick |
Squadron
Leader (Pilot) 39259, 7 Squadron,
Royal Air Force. Died 24th March 1941. Son of Frederick Henry Robertson
and Madge Robertson (nee Goodey) of St. Andrew, Jamaica. |
WHEELWRIGHT |
William
Brian |
Pilot
Officer (Pilot) 41763, 218 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Died 18th
August 1940. Aged 23. Son of Arthur Graham Wheelwright and Sarah
Harriet Wheelwright, of Swanage, Dorsetshire. |
CLAPPERTON |
Robert
White |
Sergeant
(Observer) 530058, 218 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Died 18th August
1940. Aged 22. Son of James and Janet R. White Clapperton, of Edinburgh.
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DENNIS |
David
Wesley |
Sergeant
(Observer) 755456, 218 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died 18th August 1940. Aged 21. Son of Arthur Wesley Dennis and
Mary Theodora Dennis, of Gosberton, Lincolnshire. |
HARRISON |
Robert
Hawley |
Aircraftman
1st Class (Flight Mechanic) 911733, 218 Squadron, Royal Air Force
Volunteer Reserve. Died 18th August 1940. Aged 23. Son of Robert
Stanley and Mary Emmeline Harrison, of Southbourne, Bournemouth,
Hampshire. |
CLAYTON |
Leslie
Ernest |
Sergeant
(Pilot) 745519, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 4th February
1941. Aged 24. Son of Ernest and Gladys Clayton; husband of Iris
May Clayton, of Chaddesden, Derbyshire. |
Post
World War 2
Also buried in Longstanton All Saint's Churchyard: |
HARDING |
Albert
John |
Corporal
1333104, RAF Oakington, Royal Air Force. Died 27th March 1950. Aged
27. Born 3rd May 1922 in Woodford, Essex. |
WATSON |
John
Malcolm |
Pilot
Officer 582669, RAF Oakington, Royal Air Force. Died 29th April
1952. Aged 22. Born 31st December 1929 in Adover, Hampshire. |
WEDGE |
Geoffrey
Antony |
Pilot
Officer 1897513, RAF Oakington, Royal Air Force. Died 24th June
1952. Aged 26. Born 3rd July 1925 at Kettering, Northamptonshire. |
PEDLEY |
Vernon
Don |
Pilot
Officer 2520722, RAF Oakington, Royal Air Force. Died 25th November
1952. Aged 22. Born 19th May 1930 in Derby. |
HART |
Maurice
James |
Flying
Officer 3507982, RAF West Malling, Royal Air Force. Died 19th August
1953. Aged 20. Born 8th November 1952 in Charlton, London. |
GODDARD |
Peter
Thomas |
Sergeant
3507435, RAF Okaington, Royal Air Force. Died 11th April 1952. Aged
19. Born 17th April 1932 in Chadwell Heath, Essex. |
PATRICK |
Alan
William Rpbert |
Pilot
Officer 1864591, RAf Oakington, Royal Air Force. Died 13th August
1952. Aged 27. Born 30 December 1924 in Camberwell, London. |
HEDGER |
Frederick
James |
Leading
Aircraftman 2463439, RAf Oakington, Royal Air Force. Died 13th January
1953. Aged 21. Born 22nd October 1931 in Horsham, Sussex. |
BRADBURY |
Thomas
William |
Flight
Sergeant, Royal Air Force Regiment (retired). Died 20th April 1975.
Aged 45. |
Last updated
19 December, 2017
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