
STAMBRIDGE
(ESSEX) - Roll of Honour
World
War 1 & 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © Transcribed Andy Pay; Researched
Martin Edwards & Andy Pay 2004
There
are two plaques within the parish church of St Mary and All Saints,
Stambridge Road, Great STambridge, to those who fell in both World
Wars. The World War 1 plaque is wall mounted, made of brass, with
a small picture in the centre of it; it names 6 men who died in that
conflict. The World War 2 plaque is rectangular, sits below the World
War 1 plaue, and is also made of brass; it names 4 men who died. Also
within the village, in Stambridge Road, is a memorial hall erected
to the memory of those who died in World War1 and opened by the Bishop
of Chelmsford 17th January 1922; it cost circa £900 to build.
Details can be found in the Essex Chronicle 20th January 1922. There
are no names listed on, or in, the memiorial hall but it carries the
dedication, "STAMBRIGDE MEMORIAL HALL IN RECOGNITION OF ALL
WHO SERVED THEIR KING AND COUNTRY 1914-1918 1939-1945"
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TO
THE GLORY OF GOD AND
IN EVER LIVING MEMORY OF
AUSTIN |
William
George |
Company
Sergeant Major 270524, 1st/6th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed
in action 26th March 1917 in Palestine. Born Bradford-on-Avon,
enlisted Rochford, Essex, resident Stambridge. Commemorated
on the JERUSALEM MEMORIAL, Israel. Panels 33 to 39.
Southend
Standard, 1-8-1918
AUSTIN, William George - C.S.M. 448 (270524), H Company, 1/6th
Essex Regiment
C.S.M. Austin was born at Bradford On Avon, and lived at Ivy
house, Stambridge where he was employed as a foreman at Rankins
Mills. He was mobilised at Prittlewell on 14-1-15, and left
Devonport on the S.S.Southland as part of the Mediterranean
Expeditionary Force, serving at Gallipoli. He later went to
Palestine where he was reported missing after the Battle of
Gaza on 27th March 1917, and was officially presumed to have
been killed on that date in July 1918. He was 39 years old and
left a widow and daughter Cissie. He is commemorated on the
Jerusalem War Memorial, a plaque and window in West Ham Church
and on Stambridge War Memorial.
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CLARK |
Thomas
Walter |
Bombardier
17428, "D" Battery, 112th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.
Died 5th July 1918 in France & Flanders. Age 24. Born Stambridge,
enlisted Southend. Son of George and Emily Clark, of 2, Rectory
Cottages, Stambridge, Rochford, Essex. Buried in ETAPLES MILITARY
CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Grave LXVII. F. 21.
Southend
Standard, 25-7-1918
CLARKE, Thomas Walter - Bombadier, No 17428, D Battery, R.F.A.
Bombadier Clarke was the son of Mr.George Clarke of Great Stambridge,
and enlisted at Southend in November 1914. He died at the 7th
Canadian General Hospital, Etaples on the 5th July 1918 of Bronchitis
and Pnuemonia. He was 24 years old. His Brother Private V Clarke
was serving in a Labour company.
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FOSTER |
Percy
Edwin |
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Driver
98115, Royal Field Artillery. Died in England 19th April
1915. Age 18. Born Canewdon, enlisted Southend. Son of
Emma A. Foster, of Brick Cottages, Great Stambridge, and
the late Jesse Foster. Buried in the South-East corner
of ST MARY AND ALL SAINTS CHURCHYARD, STAMBRIDGE, Essex.
Southend
Standard, 29-4-1915
FOSTER, Percy Edwin - Driver, No 98115, 24th Reserve Battery,
R.F.A.
Born at Canewdon, Driver Foster lived at Brick Cottages,
Great Stambridge, and was the son of Emma A.Foster and
the late Jesse Foster. He enlisted at Southend in March
1915, and died of Pnuemonia at Woolwich on 19th April
1915 aged 18. He was buried in a war grave in Great Stambridge
churchyard.
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HINES |
Joseph
Henry |
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Private
5125, 2nd/7th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Died in England
5th May 1916. Age 18. Born Canewdon, enlisted Southend-on-Sea,
resident Great Stambridge. Buried near the South boundary
in ST MARY AND ALL SAINTS CHURCHYARD, STAMBRIDGE, Essex.
Southend
Standard, 18-5-1916
HINES, Joseph Henry - Private, No 5125, 2/7th Essex Regiment
Private Hines was the son of George and Eliza Hines, of
6 Council Cottages, Great Stambridge and was born at Canewdon.
He had been in the Army for only two weeks when he died
of Pnuemonia at Thetford on 5th May, aged 19. His body
was brought back from Thetford on 15th May by train, and
he was buried in Great Stambridge churchyard on the following
Thursday.
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KEMP |
Thomas
Stone |
Private
G/22591, 6th Battalion, Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment).
Died of wounds 11th April 1917 in France & Flanders. Age
21. Born Paglesham, enlisted Southend-on-Sea, resident Great
Stambridge. Son of Frederick and Mary Ann Kemp, of East End,
Paglesham, Essex. Formerly 23497, 21st Lancers. Buried in DUISANS
BRITISH CEMETERY, ETRUN, Pas de Calais, France. Grave I. O.
10.
Southend
Standard, 26-4-1917
KEMP, Thomas Stone - Private, No G/22591, 6th Queens Royal West
Surrey Regiment
Private Kemp was the youngest son of Mr & Mrs.F.Kemp of
The Shepherd & Dog Inn, Stambridge. He was born and educated
at Paglesham, and had moved to Stambridge with his parents in
about 1912. He enlisted in the 21st Lancers (No 23497) at Southend
in February 1916 and was later transferred to the Queens. He
died of wounds at Arras on the 11th April 1917 aged 21, and
after four months at the front and was buried at Duisans. His
elder brother William was serving with the Lancers.
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PURKISS |
James
Freeman |
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Private
39147, 9th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action
21st October 1918 in France & Flanders. Buried in HIGHLAND
CEMETERY, LE CATEAU, Nord, France. Grave VIII. B. 2.
Southend
Standard, 20-2-1919
PURKIS, James Freeman - Private, No 39147, 9th Norfolk Regiment.
Private Purkis was born at Barling , the second son of Mr
& Mrs W.Purkis of Brick House, Stambridge. He was unmarried
and enlisted in Southend in June 1918. He died of wounds
near Bohain, North of St.Quentin on 23rd October 1918 aged
21. He is commemorated on the family grave in Stambridge
churchyard. |
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SOAL |
Frank
[Francis] |
Private
42802, 6th Battalion, Liecestershire Regiment. Died of wounds
5th September 1918. Age 19. Born Stambridge, enlisted Southend,
resident Prittlewell, Essex. Son of Samuel P and Ellen Soal,
of Scratton Lodge, Brook Rd., Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea.
Native of Little Stambridge, Essex. Formerly 2843, Essex Yeomanry.
Buried in BAGNEUX BRITISH CEMETERY, GEZAINCOURT, Somme, France.
Grave VI. F. 17.
Southend
Standard, 19-9-1918
SOAL, Francis - Private, No 42802, Essex Yeomanry attached 6th
Leicestershire Regiment
Private Frank Soal was the youngest son of Mr & Mrs Soal,
Scratton Lodge, Brook End, Prittlewell and the Rectory, Little
Stambridge. He was educated at Southend Boys High School and
was later apprenticed to Mr. Horace Sloman, Electrical Engineer
at Southend. He enlisted in the Essex Yeomanry (No 2843) in
March 1917 and was subsequently transferred to the Leicestershire
Regiment. He was killed in action in France on 5th September
1918 aged 19, and was buried at Egremont, Bapaume. He is also
commemorated on the Prittlewell War Memorial.
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WHO
FELL IN THE GREAT
WAR OF 1914-1919
AND
IN MEMORY OF
HILLS |
William
Charles |
Lance
Corporal 2325726, Royal Corps of Signals attached to 9th Indian
Division Signals, Indian Signal Corps. Died 24th December 1941
during the Japanese sweep through to Singapore. Age 26. Buried
in TAIPING WAR CEMETERY,
Malaysia. Grave 1. G. 13. |
HINES |
Charles
Robert |
Warrant
Officer (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) 747867, 150 Squadron, Royal
Air ForceVolunteer Reserve. Died 31st December 1944. Age 26. Son
of George Arthur and Eliza Ann Hines, of Great Stambridge, Essex.
Buried in REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen,
Germany. Collective grave 22. E. 1-4. |
MATTHEWS |
George
Robert |
Private
6019238, 10th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment. Died 23rd January
1944. Age 24. Son of Walter Robert Matthews, and of Emily Louise
Matthews, of Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex. Commemorated on the CASSINO
MEMORIAL, Italy. Panel 9. |
SEARLES |
Leonard
F |
Private
6020710, 5th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died as a POW 19th July
1943. Age 23. Son of Leonard and Minnie Searles, of Great Stambridge,
Essex. Buried in THANBYUZAYAT WAR CEMETERY, Myanmar. Grave B4.
J. 10. |
WHO
FELL DURING
THE 1939-45 WORLD WAR
Last
updated
17 February, 2008
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