Roll of Honour - Cambridgeshire

Ministry of Defence

Lest We Forget

The Royal British Legion

LONGSTOWE - Roll of Honour

World War 1 and 2 - Rolls of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © 2000 Martin Edwards

On the approach to the church is a lych gate. Within the lych gate, on the left as you enter, is a list of those men of Longstowe who served in World War 1 and beside those that died are the letters 'R.I.P.'. There is no monument for World War 2 but there are two graves within the cemetery. The list below shows all who served and those that died with details.The Roll of Honour reads:

Lych Gate Outside St. Mary the Virgin Roll of Honour is inside.	Roll of Honour inside lych gate.
Photographs Copyright Martin Edwards 2000

GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN
FOR GOD, KING
AND COUNTRY
ROLL OF HONOUR
1914-1918
LONGSTOWE

E C	ALCOCK
L G	ASHBEY
Frederick Harold	ASHBEY	RIP	Private G/47259 7th Bn., The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regt.) who died on Thursday, 21st March 1918. Commemorated on the POZIERES MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Panel 14 and 15
R G	BRISCOE		Captain M.C. of Longstowe Hall. As a 2nd Lt awarded the Military Cross. Carried message after sniper killed two runners. Hunts Post 2-11-17.
W G	BRISTOW
W	CHILDERLEY
Lawrence	COOPER	RIP	Gunner 37411 120th Heavy Bty., Royal Garrison Artillery who died on Friday, 8th November 1918. Age 24. Son of William and Sarah Cooper, of Station Rd., Longstowe, Cambs. Buried in TERLINCTHUN BRITISH CEMETERY, WIMILLE, Pas de Calais, France. Grave X. C. 22.
C	COOK
E	COOK
H	COOK
E W	COOK
O	COOK
F W	COOPER	RIP	Private 38719 4th Bn., Gloucestershire Regiment who died on Friday, 15th November 1918. Age 25. Son of Edward and Ann Cooper, of Water End Rd., Maulden, Ampthill, Beds.; husband of Florence Cooper. Native of Longstow, Cambs. Buried in PERREUSE CHATEAU FRANCO BRITISH NATIONAL CEMETERY, Seine-et-Marne, France. Grave 1. D. 4.
A	COOPER
E	COOPER
J	COOPER
A	COSFORD
C	COSFORD
J	COSFORD
W	DICKERSON
William John	FRANKHAM	RIP	Lance Corporal 3/8709 11th Bn., Suffolk Regiment who died on Thursday, 3rd August 1916. Age 20. Son of Alfred and Mary Agatha Frankham, of Long Stow, Cambs. Commemorated on the THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A
A R	FRANKHAM
H L	FRANKHAM
H	FORD
A K	GIDDINGS
C V	GIDDINGS
S	GIDDINGS
W	GIDDINGS
G	GOLDSMITH
A L	HARDY
B	HARDY
W	HARDY
A	HARRISON
Arthur James	HART	RIP	Private 23762 11th Bn., Suffolk Regiment who died on Saturday, 12th August 1916. Age 20. Son of Mrs. J. Hart, of Longstowe, Cambs. Commemorated on the THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A
J	HART
C	HAYNES
A	JOYCE
S	LITCHFIELD
W	MARSHALL
W	NEAL
W	NOYCE
F	PAUL
E W	PEACOCK
P R	PIPER
C	POULTNEY
Frederick Arthur Hamilton	SHARP	RIP	Lieutenant 51st Bty. 39th Bde., Royal Field Artillery who died on Wednesday, 30th October 1918. Age 24. Son of Mrs. I. E. Sharp, of 85, Woodside, Wimbledon, London. and the late Lt. Col. F. I,. Sharp, C.M.G. (Royal Field Artillery), killed in action Aug., 1916. Buried in LA VALLEE-MULATRE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Aisne, France. Grave A. 36.
Frederick Leonard	SHARP	RIP	CMG. Lieutenant Colonel 39th Bde., Royal Field Artillery who died on Sunday, 13th August 1916. Age 49. Son of the Rev. J. P. Sharp, M.A.; husband of Jeannie Sharp.
C	SCOTT		Captain
E S J	SCOTT		Captain
M	SCOTT
A S W	STANLEY		Lieutenant Colonel
A W W	STANLEY		Lieutenant
C S B W	STANLEY		Lieutenant
Charles Wentworth	STANLEY		Major. Who's Who Cambridgeshire 1912 reads: J.P., D.L., M.A.; Chairman of Caxton and Arrington Board of Guardians; Chairman of Caxton and Arrington District Council; County Councillor, Cambridgeshire; Member of the Cambridgeshire Education Committee; President and Hon. Treasurer West Cambs. Conservative and Unionist Association. Address-Merton Grange, Gamlingay, Sandy. Clubs: Wellington and Cambridge County. Born Feb. 6th, 1860, at Cambridge, son of Sidney and Sara Stanley; educ. Trinity College, Cambridge; married Helen Maud Anderson, step-d. of Sir Henry Wrixon, K.C., K.C.M.G., Raheen, Melbourne, Australia; family, 1 son and 1 d. Hon. Major late 4th Suffolk Regiment (disbanded). Travelled in Australia. Recreation: Politics. Owns 200 acres in Cambs.
F	THOMPSON
J	THOMPSON
H	THOMPSON		Sergeant
A E	WARD
G	WARD
R	WARD
W	WARD
M G	WEBB
J	WHITMORE
E	WILES
H O	WILES
W J	WILES
C W	WOLFE

1939-1945
Also listed for this parish in the Ely Cathedral Second World War Book of Remembrance:

Walter

COOK

RIP

Pte. 1st Bt. Cambridgeshire Reg., d 4/6/1943, age 33, buried: KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY, Thailand. Son of William Henry and Ellen Charlotte Cook, of Newnham, Cambridge.

Clarence Leslie

PETIT(T)

RIP

Sgt. 1st Bt. Cambridgeshire Reg., d 2/6/1943, age 35, buried: THANBYUZAYAT WAR CEMETERY, Myanmar. Son of William and Susan Pettit; husband of Adeline Beatrice Pettit, of Longstowe, Cambridgeshire.

Sidney John

UNWIN

RIP

Pte. 1st Bt. Cambridgeshire Reg., d 3/12/1943, age 24, buried: CHUNGKAI WAR CEMETERY, Thailand. Son of Mrs. F. Unwin, of Shenley, Hertfordshire.

GRAVES IN CHURCH CEMETERY
1939-1945

Samuel

COOK

RIP

Serjeant 5933277 1st Bn., Suffolk Regiment who died on Sunday, 21st April 1946. Age 33. Son of William Henry and Ellen Charlotte Cook, of Longstowe; husband of Edith Cook, of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. Buried in LONG STOWE (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD, Cambridgeshire. CWGC Grave reads: 5933277 Serjeant S. COOK The Suffolk Regiment 21st April 1946 Age 33.

GREATER LOVE
HATH NO MAN THAN THIS
THAT A MAN LAY DOWN
HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS

M E

GILLIAN

RIP

CWGC Grave reads: Captain M.E. GILLIAN 153rd (Leicestershire Yeo.) Field Regiment R.A. 10th February 1943 Age 31. His wife Grizel FYFE, 1915-1948, is buried beside him.

19 November 2005

War Memorials Trust

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