John William

Private, 11^th Bt. Suffolk Reg. D coy. Died Norwich, age 22, died 20/5/1916, buried: Witchford churchyard

Fredk. Wm.

Private, 29^th Bt. Machine Gun Corps. (Inf.), died 22/8/1918 age 27, buried: Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Son of Fred and Naomi Burrows, of Witchford, Isle of Ely, Cambs.

Arthur [William]

L/Cpl., TF.201363, 4^th Bt. Suffolk Reg., killed in action at Ypres 26/9/1917 age 21, buried: NKG. Son of James Hiam Coulson and Emily Coulson, of Witchford, Isle-of-Ely, Cambs. Commemorated on The Tyne Cot Memorial. MR.30

Walter

Private, 2^nd Bt. Bedfordshire Reg., died 16/6/1915 age 32, buried: NKG. Son of John Freeman Dewey and Elizabeth Dewey, of Witchford, Ely, Cambs; husband of Annie Dewey, of Church St., Somersham, St. Ives, Hunts.

[John] William

Private 15771, 11th (Cambs) Bn., Suffolk Regiment who died on Sunday, 10th June 1917 aged 20. He was the son of William and Harriet Dolby of Main Street, Witchford. He is buried in Canadian Cemetery No 2, Neuville-St. Vaast, Pas de Calais, France. Plot 16, Row E, Grave7.

Joseph [W]

Private, 14^th Bt. Hampshire Reg., died 3/6/1917 age 25, buried: Vlamertinghr Military Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Son of Joseph and Sarah Jane Dunham, of Witchford, Ely, Cambs.

[James] Burt

Private, 21321, 8th. Battalion, The Suffolk Regiment. 18th. Division., killed in action at Ypres 31/7/1917, buried: NKG. Commemorated on The Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium MR.29. See also Littleport

Arthur

Pte. 1st Bt. Middlesex Reg., d 6/12/1917, buried: Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Born Witchford, lived in Littleport. See also Littleport.

Charles

Private, 6^th Bt. Somerset Light Infantry, died 10/5/1917 age 27, buried: London Cemetery, Neuville-Vitasse, Pas de Calais, France. Son of Robert and Alice Parsons Taylor, of Witchford, Ely, Cambs. See also Wentworth.

Frank (Francis)

[Also listed as YOUNG in some sources] Private, 17^th Bt. Royal Fusiliers, wounded & missing 24/3/1918, Prisoner of War. Died 18/4/1918 age 30, buried: Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, Pas de Calais, France. Son of the late John and Charlotte Youngs, of Witchford, Ely, Cambs; their second son killed.

John

Lce. Cpl. J.R. Youngs, 2^nd Bt. Wiltshire Reg. died 18/10/1916, buried: Warlencourt British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Son of John Youngs, of Witchford Rd., Wentworth, Ely, Cambs. John Young in CT 8-12-1916. But he is Youngs on CWGC and Young on Wentworth. See also Wentworth

[Charles] George

Pte. 15th Bt. Cheshire Reg., d 2/11/1916, age 41, buried: Faubourg D'Amiens Cemetery, Arras, Pas de Calais, France. Son of Charles and Mary Watson, Witchford; husband of Hephizibah Watson, of 11, Market St, Cudworth, Barnsley, Yorks. Born at Surbiton, Surrey.

1939 - 1945

Percy [Edward]

Private, 2^nd Bt. The Cambridgeshire Reg., Suffolk Reg., died 26/9/1944, Prisoner of War, age 31. Buried: Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand. Son of Edward and Margaret Cone, of Witchford, Cambridgeshire.

John Pinnell

A/Cm 1st Class, 36 Sqdn. R.A.F.V.R., died 11/2/1942, commemorated: SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Singapore. Son of of Herbert Murton Hadrill who was vicar of Witchford and rector of Wentworth from 1938 to 1848. (also in Wentworth 1930 to 1938)

Albert [James]

Sapper, Royal Engineers, died 10/9/1945 age 19, buried: Kirkee War Cemetery, India. Son of Harold James Jugg and Rosetta May Jugg, of Witchford, Cambridgeshire.

Harold [William]

Private, 2^nd Bt. The Cambridgeshire Reg., Suffolk Reg., died 25/10/1943, Prisoner of War. aged 23. Buried: Chungkai War Cemetery, Thailand. Son of Harold James Jugg and Rosetta May Jugg, of Witchford, Cambridgeshire.

James William

Possibly: Drv. 560 Field Coy., Royal Engineers, died 30/4/1944, age 24, buried: CHUNGKAI WAR CEMETERY, Thailand. Son of David and Rebecca Barber Langley, of Southery, Norfolk; husband of Elsie Clingo Langley, of Southery. Born and resident Cambridgeshire.

Arthur [John]

Warrant Officer Class I, R.S.M., 4^th Bt. Royal Norfolk Reg., died 4/2/1942 age 37, buried: Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore. Son of John and Minnie Lunn; husband of Ellen Lunn, of Witcham, Cambridgeshire.

Edwin

Private, King’s Shropshire Light Infantry, died 7/9/1944 age 30, buried: Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerpen, Belgium. Son of Edwin and Ellen Morris; husband of Ivy May Morris, of Witchford, Cambridgeshire.

William [John]

Private, 9^th (The Queen’s Own Yorkshire Dragoons), Bt., King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, died 8/3/1944, buried: Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio, Italy. Son of John and K. H. Perry, of Witchford, Cambridgeshire.

John

Petty Officer, Cook, Royal Navy, H.M.S. Walker, died 14/11/1944 age 24, buried: Witchford churchyard. Son of William Charles Thomas Vigus and Matilda Alice Vigus; husband of Edna Grace Vigus, of Bowes Park, Middlesex.