
BOURNEMOUTH
ST. CLEMENT'S WAR MEMORIAL
World
War 1 & 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © 2004 Martin Edwards
The
church of St Peter stands in Hinton Road, Bournemouth. The memorial
takes the form of a wooden chapel within the interior of the church.
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Photographs
copyright © 2004 Vernon Masterman |
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OF
YOUR CHARITY PRAY FOR ALL THE
TRUE AND FAITHFUL MEN WHO DIED
FOR FREEDOM AND FOR RIGHT IN THE
GREAT WAR 1914-1919 AND ESCPECIALLY
AYLES |
Edward |
Private
9927, 6th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment. Killed in action 12th
October 1917 in France & Flanders. Born Boscombe, enlisted Bournemouth.
No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 92. |
BARNWELL |
Alfred
John |
Gunner
121092, 211th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed in
action 7th May 1917 in France & Flanders. Born Ringwood, enlisted
Bournemouth. Buried in LIEVIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Pas de
Calais, France. Grave IV. D. 3. |
BARROW |
Norman |
Engine
Room Artificer 4th Class M/1508, H.M.S. "Hampshire", Royal
Navy. Killed in action when his ship was sunk 5th June 1916. Aged
22. Born 11 January 1894 in Bournemouth. Husband of Ivy G. Norman
(nee Smith), of Plymouth House,
357 Commercial Rd, Mile End, Portsmouth; married 1913. Enlisted
11 January 1912 for 12 years. Height 5 feet 7¼ inches, chest
38¼ inches, brown hair, grey eyes, fresh complexion. No known
grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel
15. |
BATCHELOR |
George
Frederick |
Private
242423, 2nd/6th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Killed in
action 3rd April 1918 in France & Flanders. Born Honington,
Warwickshire, enlisted Bournemouth. Formerly 26127, Hampshire Regiment.
No known grave. Commemorated on POZIERES MEMORIAL, Somme, France.
Panel 18 and 19 |
BENNETT |
William |
Private
27595, 2nd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Died of wounds 8th April
1918 in France & Flanders. Enlisted Bournemouth. Buried in CONDE-SUR-L'ESCAUT
COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Nord, France. Grave A. 15. |
BEVAN |
Percival
Johnstone |
Lieutenant,
1st Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Killed in action 10th March
1915. Aged 26. Son of Maj. R. J. and Florence Mary Bevan, of "St.
Audrey", St. Clement's Gardens, Bournemouth. No known grave.
Commemorated on LE TOURET MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel
31 and 33. |
BRIDLE |
Edward
Robert |
Sergeant
48626, 105th Battery, 22nd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Died
of wounds 27th October 1917 in France & Flanders. Aged 30. Born
Bournemouth, enlisted Poole. Son of Henry and Elizabeth Bridle,
of 44, Garfield Avenue, Springbourne, Bournemouth. Native of Blandford,
Dorset. Buried in LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Grave XXII. C. 13. |
BYGRAVE |
Arthur
James |
Private
41786, 1st Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire
Regiment). Killed in action 23rd August 1918 in France & Flanders.
Born and enlisted Bournemouth. Formerly 8/24201, Hampshire Regiment.
No known grave. Commemorated on VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais,
France. Panel 7. |
CHALLIS |
W
F G |
probably
William Guy Fawcett Challis, Second Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion attached
15th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Killed in action 13th July 1916. Aged 25. Son of the late William George and Anna Fawcett Challis,
of New York; husband of Louise T. C. Challis, of 34, Chandos Rd.,
Cricklewood, London. Buried in BERKS CEMETERY EXTENSION, Comines-Warneton,
Hainaut, Belgium. Grave I. F. 19. |
COWLEY |
Reginald
Frank |
Private
8764, 2nd Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment. Died of wounds 4th January
1916 in Mesopotamia. Born Talbot Village, Poole, enlisted Dorechester.
Buried in KUT WAR CEMETERY, Iraq. Grave N. 13. |
COWLEY |
S
W |
probably
Sidney Cowley, Sergeant 336778, 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders.
Killed in action 25th April 1917 in France & Flanders. Born
Christchurch, enlisted Glasgow. No known grave. Commemorated on
ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 8 and 9. |
CROSS |
James
[Giles] |
Private
32770, 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Died 3rd October 1918
in France & Flanders. Aged 32. Born St Peter's, Bournemouth,
enlisted Bournemouth. Son of James and Emily Cross, of 173, Malmesbury
Park Rd., Bournemouth; husband of Eva Cross. Formerly 07888, Army
Ordnance Corps. Buried in HAUTMONT COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Nord, France.
Grave IV. C. 30. |
CRUMPLIN |
W
J |
probably
Private 15039, 5th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment. Killed in action
26th September 1916 in France & Flanders. Born Milford Haven,
Pembroke, enlisted Weymouth. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL
MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 7 B. |
DARBY |
Maurice
Alfred Alexander |
Lieutenant,
1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Killed in action at Neuve Chapelle
11 March 1915. Aged 20. Son of Alfred E. W. & Frederica L. J. Darby,
of Adcote, Little-Ness, Shrewsbury, Shropshire. In the 1911 census
he was a school boy at Eton College, aged 16, born London.
His relatives were major benefactors in the building of St Clements
Church. His
uncle searched the battlefield and found him, he having lay where
he fell for 4 days. He brought him home and he was buried with full
military honours, 17 March 1915, south west of the church in LITTLE-NESS
ST. MARTINS CHURCHYARD, Little-Ness, Shropshire. See
also Mill
Mead Old Boys, Shrewsbury and
Ascham St Vincents
Memorial Arch |
DEAR |
[William]
George |
Sergeant
7722, 5th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment. Killed in action at Gallipoli.
Born Bournemouth, enlisted Poole, resident Southampton. No known
grave. Commemorated on HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey. Panel 136 to 139. |
DUNN |
E
C |
No
further information currently |
ESSEX |
P
L G |
No
further information currently |
FRENCH |
Robert
Mason Jackson |
Captain,
3rd Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Died of wounds 19 February
1916. Aged 23. Son of Mr. I. M. French, of Jumpers House, Christchurch,
Hants. In the 1911 census he was aged 18, a school boarder, born
Boscombe, Hampshire, resident North Close, Tiverton, Devon. Buried
in BOURNEMOUTH EAST CEMETERY, Dorset. Plot Q. Row I. Grave 153.
See also Dragon
School Memorial, Oxford.
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GARDINER |
Harry |
Private
10993, 2nd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Died of wounds 13th August
1915 at Gallipoli. Aged 27. Son of Charles Gardiner, of 10, Shelly
Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth. No known grave. Commemorated on HELLES
MEMORIAL, Turkey. Panel 125-134 or 223-226 228-229 & 328 |
GARDINER |
Richard |
Sergeant
8641, 1st Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Killed in action 4th October
1917 in France & Flanders. Born and resident Springbourne, Bournemouth.
enlisted WInchester. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL,
Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 88 to 90 and 162 |
GORRINGE |
W
E |
[Spelt
GORINGE on SDGW & CWGC] Private 44331, 10th Battalion, Worcestershire
Regiment. Died of wounds 31st May 1918 in France & Flanders.
Born Wimborne, enlisted and resident Bournemouth. Buried in TERLINCTHUN
BRITISH CEMETERY, WIMILLE, Pas de Calais, France. Grave XVII. A.
17. |
GUY |
Christopher
Godfrey |
Captain,
"C" Company, 1st/4th Battalion (Territorial), Northamptonshire
Regiment and Royal Flying Corps. Died of wounds in German hands
12th August 1917. Son of Rev. Frederick Godfrey Guy and Constance
Louisa Guy, of 38, Christchurch Rd., Bournemouth. Born Eton. Scholar
at Eton College, a Classical Exhibitioner at King's College, Cambridge,
and was reading for medicine. Buried in POPERINGHE NEW MILITARY
CEMETERY, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Grave II. L. 9. |
HERBERT |
William
[Anthony] |
Private
5215, Royal Army Medical Corps attached. H.M.H.S. "Salta".
Died at sea 10th April 1917. Aged 27. Born Bournemouth, enlisted Devizes.
Son
of William and Jane Herbert, of 9, Victoria Rd., Bournemouth. Buried
in STE. MARIE CEMETERY, LE HAVRE, Seine-Maritime, France. Div. 62.
Grave I. |
HYWOOD |
William
F |
Private
31729, 6th Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment).
Killed in action 20th September 1917 in France & Flanders. Aged 36. Born St Alban's Head, Dorset, enlisted and resident Bournemouth.
Husband of Mabel Ann Hywood, of 7, Cleveland Rd., Bournemouth. No
known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 119 to 120. |
JANASZ |
[James]
George [Gee] |
Second
Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment attached 2nd Battalion,
Wiltshire Regiment. Killed in action 15th June 1915. Aged 22. No
known grave. Commemorated on LE TOURET MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais,
France. Panel 33 and 34 |
JOY
[aka SMITH] |
Sidney
Augustus |
Served
under the name SMITH. Private 9171, 2nd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment.
Killed in action 21st January 1917 in France & Flanders. Aged 23. Born Christchurch, enlisted Bournemouth. Son of William and
Mary Ann Joy, of 108, Boscombe Grove Rd., Bournemouth. Buried in
SAILLY-SAILLISEL BRITISH CEMETERY, Somme, France. Grave I. A. 7. |
LUPTON |
H |
Private
645882, Labour Corps. Died 22nd November 1918. Buried in WIMBORNE
ROAD CEMETERY, BOURNEMOUTH. Grave A. 4. 42 N. |
MARCHAM |
William |
Private
31792, 14th (Service) Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Died 27th September
1917 in France & Flanders. Born and enlisted Bournemouth, resident
Boscombe. Son of Benjamin and Mary Jane Marcham, of Boscombe; husband
of Alice Beatrice Marcham, of 29, Haviland Rd., Boscombe, Bournemouth.
Buried in GODEWAERSVELDE BRITISH CEMETERY, Nord, France. Grave I.
G. 42. |
MARKS |
Walter |
Private
457957, 87th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment). Died
2nd September 1918. Aged 44. Born 6th September 1873 in Bournemouth.
Marble worker by trade. Enlisted 14th July 1915 at Montreal, Canada,
aged 41 years and 11 months, passed fit 18th August 1915. Height
5 feet 2½ inches, girth 35½
inches, complexion dark, eyes blue, hair brown, religion Church
of England. Also states he had 4 vaccination
marks on left arm, 2 moles right arm and 3 moles on his back. Son
of George and Elizabeth J. Marks, of "Lynwood," 40, Gloucester
Rd., Bournemouth. Buried in DURY MILL BRITISH CEMETERY, Pas de Calais,
France. Grave II. C. 42. National Archives of Canada Accession Reference:
RG
150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 5929 - 11 |
MERRIFIELD |
L
C |
Private
13547, 7th Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment. Died 5th March 1919. Aged 29. Son of Charles and Mary Merrifield, of 19, Garfield Avenue,
Bournemouth. Buried in BLARGIES COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Oise,
France. Grave I. H. 9. |
MERRIFIELD |
Victor
Harold |
Private
3225, 54th Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Killed in action
10th July 1918. Aged 21. Born Bournemouth. Enlisted Dungog, New South
Wales, Australia. Son of Charles and Mary Ann Merrifield, of 19,
Garfield Avenue, Bournemouth. Labourer by trade emigrated to Austraia
aged 18. Religion Church of England. Buried in HEATH CEMETERY, HARBONNIERES,
Somme, France. Grave VIII. F. 16. See Australian
War Memorial (Government site) record |
MITCHELL |
Robert
George Heather |
Sapper
25139, 50th or 55th Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died of wounds
28th October 1918 in France & Flanders. Born Tottenham, Middlesex,
enlisted Bournemouth. Son of Mr. H. Mitchell, of 6, Lytton Rd.,
Bournemouth. Buried in AWOINGT BRITISH CEMETERY, Nord, France. Grave
I. F. 13. |
NOBLE,
V.C. |
Cecil
Reginald |
Lance
Corporal 3697, "C" Company, 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade
(The Prince Consort's Own). Died of wounds 13th March 1915 in France
& Flanders. Aged 23. Born, resident and enlisted Bournemouth.
Son of Hannah Noble, of "Ferndean," 172, Capstone Rd.,
Bournemouth, and the late Frederick Leopold Noble. Awarded the Victoria
Cross (V.C.). Buried in LONGUENESSE (ST. OMER) SOUVENIR CEMETERY,
Pas de Calais, France. Grave I. A. 57.
An
extract from the Supplement to the London Gazette of 27th April,
1915 (No. 29146) records the award of the V.C. to this N.C.O. and
to C.S.M. H. Daniels "For most conspicuous bravery on 12th
March, 1915, at Neuve Chapelle, when their battalion was impeded
in the advance to attack by wire entanglements, and subjected to
a very severe machine-gun fire, these two men voluntarily rushed
in front and succeeded in cutting the wires."
For
more information see Wikipedia |
PARKER |
Basil
Stewart |
Captain,
2nd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Killed in action 6th August 1915. Aged 37. Son of the Rev. George and Mrs. Parker, of Bournemouth;
husband of Kathleen Lambert Day (formerly Parker), of 42, Winn Rd.,
Southampton. Buried in TWELVE TREE COPSE CEMETERY, Turkey. Grave
I. E. 19. |
PAYNE,
MM |
Mortimer James |
Acting
Company Serjeant Major 3427, 1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince
Consort's Own). Killed in action 11th October 1917 in France &
Flanders. Born Dorchester, enlisted and resident Bournemouth. Awarded
the Military Medal (M.M.). No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE
COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 145 to
147 |
PURKESS |
Reginald
Frank |
Private
203179, 1st/4th (T.F.) Battalion, Hampshire Regiment.
Killed in action 24th February 1917 in Mesopotamia. Aged 28. Born
St Clement's, Bournemouth, enlisted Middlesborough, Yorkshire, resident
Bournemouth.Son of Jane Purkess, of 67, Windham Rd., Bournemouth,
and the late John Purkess. No known grave. Commemorated on BASRA
MEMORIAL, Iraq. Panel 21 and 63. |
SANDBROOKE |
P
J |
No
further information currently |
SINGER |
F
Tom |
Private
203170, 1st/4th (T.F.) Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Killed in
action 24th February 1917 in Mesopotamia. Born St Clement's, Bournemouth,
enlisted Bournemouth. No known grave. Commemorated on BASRA MEMORIAL,
Iraq. Panel 21 and 63. |
SPICER |
Charles
James |
Private
203191, 1st/4th (T.F.) Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Killed in
action 24th February 1917 in Mesopotamia. Aged 29. Enlisted Bournemouth,
resident Springbourne, Bournemouth. Son of John and Anne Spicer,
of 77, Boscombe Grove Rd., Bournemouth East, Hants.
No known grave. Commemorated on BASRA MEMORIAL, Iraq. Panel 21 and
63. |
STEED |
Noah
James |
Private
306640, 1st/7th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Died 1st March 1919.
Husband of Charlotte Ada Steed, of 6, Lytton Rd., Bournemouth. Buried
in BOURNEMOUTH EAST CEMETERY, Bournemouth. Grave T. I. 143. |
STONE |
Charles
Douglas |
Private
5391, 2nd Battalion, Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal
Canadians). Killed in action 23rd November 1917 in France &
Flanders. Aged 33. Born and enlisted Bournemouth. Son of William
and Louisa Stone, of Bournemouth; husband of Rosalind Stone, of
158 Markham Rd., Bournemouth. Formerly
17909, Dorsetshire Regiment. Buried in HARGICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY,
Aisne, France. Grave I. G. 13.
Photograph
© David Gillies 2006 |
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TOLLE-SWAIN |
Vicomte
De Tolle William James |
[Listed
as SWAIN on memorial] Private 515203, "C" Company, 14th
(County of London) Battalion (London Scottish), London Regiment.
Died 13th August 1918 in France & Flanders. Aged 19. Born Oxford,
enlisted and resident Bournemouth. Only son of William George and
Florence L. De Tolle-Swain (Comte et Comtesse de Tolle), of Bournemouth.
Buried in ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot
LXVII. Row G. Grave 3. |
WHITE |
Arthur
Henry |
Private
G/11094, 11th Battalion, Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment).
Killed in action 1st October 1915 in France & Flanders. Aged 23. Born, resident and enlisted Bournemouth. Son of William and
Emma White, of 362, Holdenhurst Rd., Bournemouth. Buried in BAILLEUL
COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION (NORD), Nord, France. Grave I. B. 153. |
TO
THE GLORY OF GOD & IN MEMORY
OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE
THEIR LIVES DURING THE WAR 1939-1945 |
ANSTEY |
Philip
James |
Sergeant
751929, 77 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 16th
December 1940. Aged 20. Son of Samuel Ernest and Hilda Anstey, of
Southbourne. No known grave. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL,
Surrey. Panel 11. |
BURRIDGE |
Edward Douglas |
Private
6404056, 1st Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Died 25th September
1944. Aged 28. Son of Charles and Alice Maud Burridge; husband of
Joan Burridge, of Southbourne. Buried in CORIANO RIDGE WAR CEMETERY,
Italy. Grave XVII, C, 5. |
CHALDECOTT |
Eric
William John |
Sergeant
908544, 207 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 28th
August 1942. Aged 32. Son of Edward and Florence Amy Chaldecott,
of Bournemouth. No known grave. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL,
Surrey. Panel 79. |
FOSTER |
John
William [Thomas] |
Petty
Officer C/J 105134, H.M. Submarine Spearfish, Royal Navy. Died 2nd
August 1940. Aged 33. Son of William George and Cara Elizabeth Foster;
husband of Gladys Florence Foster, of Bournemouth. No known grave.
Commemorated on CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent. Panel 34 Column 2. |
HOLLAND |
Reginald
Douglas |
Sergeant
1167380, 405 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 9th
June 1942. Aged 21. Son of Alfred and Clara Holland, of Bournemouth.
No known grave.
Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 86. |
HOLLINGHURST |
Edmund
C |
SSergeant
(Pilot) 922344, 217 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died 18th June 1941. Aged 25. Son of Frank and Annie Hollinghurst,
of Bournemouth. Buried in LACANAU-MEDOC (OCEAN) COMMUNAL CEMETERY,
Gironde, France. |
LILLINGTON |
George
Martin |
Sergeant
5499869, Hampshire Regiment attached Royal West African Frontier
Force. Died 27th March 1944. Aged 22. Son of John Thomas Lillington
and Ada Emma Lillington, of Bournemouth. No known grave. Commemorated
on RANGOON MEMORIAL, Myanmar. face 14. |
MARSH |
Reginald
Eric E |
Private
14396488, 1st Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Died 11th July 1944. Aged 19. Son of Henry and Gladys Ethel Marsh, of Bournemouth. Buried
in BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY, Calvados, France. Grave XXI. F. 1. |
MORRIS |
Frederick
George |
Guardsman
2661183, 4th Battalion, Coldstream Guards. Died 30th April 1945. Aged 25. Son of Arthur Samuel Leonard and Mabel Morris, of Bournemouth,
Hampshire; husband of Kathleen Sylvia Morris, of Bournemouth. Buried
in BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY, . Grave 17. F. 13. |
ROWE |
Reginald
John |
Private
5500161, 5th Battalion, Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment. Died
15th September 1943. Aged 25. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Rowe, of
Bournemouth. Buried in KHARTOUM WAR CEMETERY, Sudan. Grave 11. A.
1. |
TALBOT |
Denis
George |
Sergeant
(Wireless Operator/Air Gunner), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died 30th October 1944. Aged 19. Son of Ernest Charles and Lucy Edna
Talbot, of 39 St Clements Road, Bournemouth. Buried in BOURNEMOUTH
EAST CEMETERY, Bournemouth. Plot B. Row 4. Grave 59. |
WATTS |
Kenneth John |
Private
14838385, H.Q. 1st Airborne Division Defence Platoon, Army Air Corps.
Died 10th May 1945. Aged 18. Son of Herbert Chester and Lilian Florence
Mary Watts, of Bournemouth. Buried in OSLO WESTERN CIVIL CEMETERY,
Norway. Collective grave 1. E. 1-8. |
Last updated
30 August, 2022
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