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TURVES - War Memorial

Turves is a very small village on the back road between March and Whittlesey. This war memorial is a small obelisk on the roadside outside the Three Horseshoes public house. The men named on this memorial are also named on the war memorial at Coates, the next village along. The inscription:

"This tablet was erected by public subscription in memory of the soldiers of Turves who gave their lives for King and Country in the Great War August 4th 1914 – June 23rd 1919.

GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS. St. John XV. 13"

Rowland Bowd

Sidney Convine

William Barrett

Arthur Hill

Alfred Hill

Edward J. Martin

John Ed. Savage

Edward Taylor

Arthur Wootton

 

This page was kindly transcribed by Fiona Davis - many thanks to her.


World War 1 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © 2000 Cliff Brown

Rowland BOWD

R1805 Pte, Anson Btn, Royal Naval Division. Killed in action 21-8-18, age 32. Farmed with brother as B & R Bowd, Bottom Hakes. Vis-en-Artois Memorial, France.

Sidney CONVINE

48155 Pte, 12th (Bermondsey) East Surrey Regiment. Died of wounds 23-10-18, PoW, age 18. Kortrijk (St Jean) Communal Cemetery, Belgium.

William BARRETT

925250 Pte, 58th (Central Ontario) Btn Canadian. Died of wounds 18-4-17, age 22. Son of George & Eliza Barrett. Lived Quakers Drove. Barlin Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, France.

Arthur HILL

16975 Pte, 11th (Cambs) Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 2-6-16, age 20. Son of Alfred & Jane Hill, Witcham Farm, Manea. Becourt Military Cemetery. (Brother of below).

Alfred HILL

8942 Pte, 2nd Suffolk Regiment. Died of wounds 18-8-16, age 22. Son of Alfred & Jane Hill, Witcham Farm, Manea. Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension, France. (Brother of above).

Edward John MARTIN

G/61631 Pte, 24th (2nd Sportsman's) Royal Fusiliers. Killed in action 10-7-17, age 22. Formerly 10322 East Kent Regiment. Son of J & Ellen Martin, Coates. Cambrin Military Cemetery, France.

John Edward SAVAGE

G/15269 Pte, 6th Royal West Kent. Killed in action 1-7-18. Son of John E & Jane A Saveage, Hollands Farm, Glassmoor, Whittlesey. Harponville Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France.

Edward TAYLOR

L/Sgt, 1/1st Cambridgeshire Regiment. Killed in action 6-5-15. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Arthur WO(O)TTON

40537 Pte, 9th Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 3-5-17. Son of Mrs L Wotton, 1 Carters Row, Coates. Philosophe British Cemetery, Mazingarbe, France.

24 October 2001

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