Roll of Honour - Cambridgeshire - Swaffham Prior St Mary

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SWAFFHAM PRIOR ST MARY - Roll of Honour

World War 1 & 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © 2000 Ann Thompson
additional information from Patrick Gariepy

The wording above the names on the memorial in the church and below the commemorative stained glass windows is:-

War was declared on the 4th August 1914 these windows were inserted to commemorate the Great War and the men of Swaffham Prior who were killed in action or died of wounds or disease fighting nobly for God, King and country against the aggression and barbarities of German militarism.

1914-1918

[Frederick] Ivor ATKINSON	Private 1001266, 78th Bn., Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regt.) who died on Tuesday, 18th February 1919. Age 19. Son of Mrs. Alice Atkinson, of 23, Blair St., Upper Stanhope St., Liverpool. Buried in BELMONT HILLSIDE CEMETERY, Manitoba, Canada. Born December 14, 1894, in New Brighton, Cheshire, the son of Alice Atkinson of Swaffham, Cambs. He was unmarried and in civil life was employed as a teamster in Gladstone, Manitoba (Canada). On September 16, 1916, he enlisted in the C.E.F. at Camp Hughes. At the time of his enlistment he was described as being 5’8” tall with dark complexion, brown hair and brown eyes.
Arthur BENSTEAD	Private 16427 "B" Coy. 11th Bn., Suffolk Regiment who died on Saturday, 28th April 1917. Age 21. Son of Frederick and Fanny Benstead, of Station Rd., Long Stanton, Cambs. Born at Swaffham Prior, Cambridge. Buried in BROWN'S COPSE CEMETERY, ROEUX, Pas de Calais, France. Grave I. C. 19.
Percy BENSTEAD [Senior]	Driver 196666 19th Bde. Ammunition Col., Royal Horse Artillery who died on Saturday, 9th November 1918. Age 32. Son of William and Mahala Benstead; husband of Daisy H. Benstead, of High St. Swaffham Prior, Cambs. Buried in DAMASCUS COMMONWEALTH WAR CEMETERY, Syria. Grave B. 48.
Percy BENSTEAD [Junior]	Private 12557 (memorial says 7th) 2nd Bn., Suffolk Regiment who died on Thursday, 2nd March 1916. Age 20. Son of Sidney Benstead, of Swaffham Prior, Cambs. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 21.
William James BROWN	Private G/39450 1st Bn., The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regt.) who died on Sunday, 2nd December 1917. Age 19. Son of James and Jane Brown, of Cadenham Farm, Swaffham Prior, Cambridge. Buried in DOCHY FARM NEW BRITISH CEMETERY, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Grave IV. C. 24.
A Jack BULLMAN	Private 16446 11th Bn, Suffolk Regiment who died on Sunday, 12th September 1915. Age 21. Buried in SWAFFHAM PRIOR CEMETERY, Cambridgeshire. Grave 112.
Harry Christopher CAMPS	Private 32972 1st Bn., Bedfordshire Regiment who died on Monday, 23rd April 1917. Age 23. Son of T. Camps, of Station Cottages, Swaffham Prior, Cambs. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 5.
John Edmond FLACK	Serjeant 14805 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment who was killed in action on Saturday, 14th April 1917. Age 26. Born Waterbeach, enlisted Warley, Essex, resident Cambridge. Son of Walter and Aviss Flack, of Partridge Hall Farm, Swaffham Prior, Cambridge. Commeorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 7.
Frederick J HATLEY	Private 3677 35th Coy., Machine Gun Corps (Inf) who died on Tuesday, 17th October 1916. Age 21. Son of John William Hatley, of Bull Cottage, Reach, Cambs. Buried DARTMOOR CEMETERY, BECORDEL-BECOURT, Somme, France. Grave II. E. 6.
[Albert] Edward HAWKES	Corporal, 110229, 5th. Canadian Mounted Rifle. Killed in action 1st October 1916, aged 22. Son of James & Lucy Hawkes of Whitemans Green, Cuckfield. Commemorated on The Vimy Memorial MR 23. Born March 29, 1895, in Northfleet, Gravesend, Kent, the son of James Hawkes of 62, Gatehouse, Bolney, Sussex. He was unmarried and in civil life was employed as a farm labourer. On February 9, 1915, he enlisted in the C.E.F. in Sherbrooke. At the time of his enlistment he was described as being 5’8” tall with fair complexion, fair hair and blue eyes. Also on the Zion Church Memorial.
Francis Danby Palmby HAWKES	Lieutenant 42nd Bn., Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regt.) who died on Sunday, 29th September 1918. Son of Mrs. S. Hawkes, of Swaffham Priory, Cambs. Buried in ONTARIO CEMETERY, SAINS-LES-MARQUION, Nord, France. Grave II. C. 7. Born December 31, 1885, in Swaffham, Cambs., the son of Susan Hawkes of Swaffham. He was unmarried and in civil life was employed as a grocery clerk. On August 4, 1915, he enlisted in the C.E.F. in Toronto, Ontario. At the time of his enlistment he was described as being 6’ tall with fair complexion, blue eyes and medium hair. Also on the Zion Church Memorial.
Richard HAWKES	Private 18452 1st Bn., Suffolk Regiment who died on Sunday, 3rd October 1915. Commemorated on the LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 37 and 38. Also on the Zion Church Memorial.
George Charlers HEFFER	[Listed as Charles George in CWGC] Private 21819 6th Bn., The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regt.) who died on Saturday, 10th August 1918. Age 25. Son of Henry and Maria Heffer, of Mutton Row, Swaffham Prior, Cambridge. Buried in MORLANCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY NO.2, Somme, France. Grave A. 16. Also on the Zion Church Memorial.
Robert George JAGGARD	Private 320747 15th Bn., Suffolk Regiment who died on Tuesday, 6th November 1917. Age 40. Husband of Alice E. Jaggard, of 14, Malting Yard, Exning, Newmarket. Buried in BEERSHEBA WAR CEMETERY, Israel. Grave M.68.
Fred LONG	Private 17905 8th Bn., East Surrey Regiment who died on Wednesday, 7th August 1918. Age 23. Son of Mrs. Emily Ann Long, of Blue House Farm, Prior Fen, Ely, Cambs. Commemorated on POZIERES MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Panel 44 and 45
Harold Charles NORTON	Private 18526 2nd Bn., Suffolk Regiment who died on Thursday, 20th July 1916. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A
Theodore PALMER	Private 2646 4th/1st Bn., Cambridgeshire Regiment who died on Thursday, 17th January 1918. Age 25. Son of Thomas and Sarah Ann Palmer, of Rose Cottage, Swaffham Prior. Born at Prickwillow, Cambs. Buried in SWAFFHAM PRIOR CEMETERY, Cambridgeshire. Grave 526.
Joseph Bertram SCOTT	Private 41805 23rd Bn., Welsh Regiment who died on Monday, 11th November 1918. Age 28. Son of Joseph and Ellen Scott, of Farm Lane, Swaffham Prior, Cambridge. Buried in MIKRA BRITISH CEMETERY, KALAMARIA, Greece. Grave 74.
Ernest SHELDRICK	R. Fusiliers. There is a ERNEST SHELVEY Private 3913 8th Bn., Royal Fusiliers who died on Friday, 7th July 1916. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France.
Maurice Frederick SYMONDS	Lance Serjeant 7854 1st Bn., North Staffordshire Regiment who died on Sunday, 18th June 1916. Son of Augustus Symonds and Agnes Symonds (stepmother), of Swaffham Prior, Cambridge. Buried in BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Nord, France. Grave II. E. 223.
Douglas TOSETTI, M.C.	Major 8th Bn., Royal Berkshire Regiment who died on Thursday, 21st March 1918. Age 40. Son of the late Max and Julia Tosetti. Commemorated on the POZIERES MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Panel 56 and 57
Alfred WHITMORE	Private 15210 "C" Coy. 11th Bn., Suffolk Regiment who died on Saturday, 1st July 1916. Age 24. Son of Mrs. B. Whitmore, of Alms Houses, Swaffham Prior, Cambs. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A
Jonathan WHITMORE	Private 77766 17th Bn., Royal Fusiliers who died on Monday, 4th November 1918. Age 19. Son of George and Sarah Ann Whitmore, of Lower End, Swaffham Prior, Cambridge. Buried in RUESNES COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Nord, France. Grave I. A. 10.

1939-1945

Peter Loralne ALLIX	Second Lieutenant 85596 1st Bn., Coldstream Guards who died on Thursday, 30th May 1940. Age 21. Son of Charles Israel Loraine Allix and the Hon. Hilda Allix, of Cambridge. Buried in VEURNE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Veurne, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Grave F.3.
John Alfred BENSTEAD	Boy 1st Class C/JX 171711 H.M.S. Gloucester, Royal Navy who died on Thursday, 22nd May 1941. Age 17. Son of Sidney and Ada Elizabeth Benstead, of Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire. Commemoarted on CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent. Panel 45, 2.
Herbert Valentine Rex HALLETT	Guardsman 2657242 1st Bn., Coldstream Guards who died on Sunday, 2nd June 1940. Age 25. Son of Frederick William and Daisy Alberta Hallett; husband of Lilian Hallett, of Scawthorpe, Yorkshire. Plot N (Guards Plot). BROMPTON CEMETERY, London. Grave 190055.
William Dick HAWKES	Pilot Officer 145836 207 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve who died on Thursday, 13th May 1943. Age 26. Son of Charles Peter and Ethel May Hawkes, of Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire. Buried in AMERSFOORT (OLD LEUSDEN) GENERAL CEMETERY, Netherlands. Plot 13. Row 6. Grave 109.
Arthur Henry LING	Private 14785322 Pioneer Corps who died on Tuesday, 19th March 1946. Age 46. Son of Harry and Ethel Ling; husband of Nettie Elizabeth Ling, of Swaffham Prior. Buried in SWAFFHAM PRIOR CEMETERY, Cambridgeshire. Grave 642.
Cyril Ronald PAMMENTER	Private 5th Bt. East Yorkshire Regiment, died on 5th August 1943, age 29, buried: CATANIA WAR CEMETERY, SICILY, Italy. Son of James and Sarah Jane Pammenter, of Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire.
Edwin PRESTON	Lieutenant 2nd Cambridgeshire and Suffolk Battalion, Home Guard who died on Friday, 28th April 1944. Age 42. Son of Pledger Tom and Eliza Preston of Swaffham Prior. Buried in SWAFFHAM PRIOR CEMETERY, Cambridgeshire. Grave 641.
Ernest James SARGEANT	Able Seaman HMS Dunoon, Royal Navy, died on 30th April 1940, age 19, commemorated: CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent, United Kingdom. Son of John Edward and Mary Sargeant, of Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire.
George Herbert TAYLOR	Private 5827291 1st Bn., Suffolk Regiment who died on Friday, 31st May 1940. Age 20. Son of George Frederick and Margaret Taylor, of Newmarket, Suffolk. Commemorated on the DUNKIRK MEMORIAL, Nord, France. Column 46.

15 April 2002

War Memorials Trust

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