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BOXTED WAR MEMORIAL

World War 1 & 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © Martin Edwards 2015

Both the World War 1 and World War 2 are in the church. The World War 1 memorial is in the form of a brass plaque with red and black lettering for the inscription and names. The World War 2 memorial takes the form of a rectangular wooden board with white lettering.

Photographs Copyright © John Hendry 2015

TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND
IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOSE BRAVE MEN
OF THIS PARISH
WHO FOUGHT AND DIED IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918
FOR BRITAIN FREEDOM HONOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS

CUMMINS
Arthur George
Lance Corporal 16999, 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action at Gallipoli 6 August 1815. Born and resident Boxted, enlisted Colchester.
CUMMINS
Charles William
Private 35796, 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action 23 August 1918. Born Reading. enlisyed Colchester, resident Boxted.
DENNY
Walter
Private 28916, 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action 14 April 1917. Born Ardleigh, enlisted Colchester, resident Boxted.
GANT
Ernest
Private 9679, 2nd Battalion, King's Oen (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Killed in action 6 February 1915. Born Boxted, enlisted Colchester.
KING
Frederick George
[Listed as George Frederick KING on SDGW] Serjeant 10210, 7th (Service) Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment). Died of wounds 21 October 1917. Born Boxted, enlisted Colchester.
MINTER
George
Private G/81336, 23rd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Killed in action8 October 1918. Born and resident Boxted, enlisted Colchester. Formerly G/23695, 6th Battalion, Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment).
NEWELL
Ernest George
No further information currently available
PEARL
Victor Albert
No further information currently available
POLLEY
Bertie aka Bert
Private G/2718, 7th Battalion, Buffs (east Kent Regiment). Died of wounds 26 Octoberm 1916. Born and resident Boxted, enlisted Lowestoft, Suffolk.
OLLIS
Basil William
No further information currently available
OLLIS
William Claude
No further information currently available
POULSON
Frederic George
No further information currently available
SMITH
Frederick William
No further information currently available
SPARKES
John Edward
Private 16231, 11th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action 26 September 1915. Born and resident Boxted, enlisted Colchester.
SPARKES
Walter William
[William SPARKES on SDGW] Private 4251, 5th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Died in United Kingdom 9 March 1916. Enlisted Colchester, resident Boxted.
WELHAM, MM
Arthur Victor
[Victor WELHAM on SDGW] Corporal (Lance Serjeant) R/9609, 13th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Killed in action 23 August 1918. Born and resident Boxted, enlisted Marylebone. Awarded the Military Medal (M.M.)
THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY
OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH
WHO DIED FOR GOD, KING AND COUNTRY
IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
1939-1945
BLACK
Reginald Thomas
No further information currently available
BLEWITT
William
No further information currently available
HUNT
Patrick William
No further information currently available
HEDLEY
John
No further information currently available
LONG
Edgar Bertram
No further information currently available
LONG
Leonard Albert Cyril
No further information currently available
MURPHY
Charles John
No further information currently available
NEWELL
Foch
No further information currently available
PISSARO
Antony Geoffrey
No further information currently available
WEBESTER
George Frederick Charles
No further information currently available
WENT
Gerald Roy
No further information currently available
WIGGINGTON
Frederick James
No further information currently available

Last updated 13 August, 2015

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