Roll of Honour - Essex - Thorpe Le Soken

THORPE LE SOKEN (ESSEX) - Roll of Honour

World War 1 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © Martin Edwards & Andy Pay 2004

Town war memorial of Thorpe Le Soken, Essex.
Just through town centre on the junction of B1033 (Abbey Street) and B1414 (Station Road) .

IN MEMORY OF
THE GALLANT MEN OF
THORPE-LE-SOKEN WHO FELL
IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918

ABBS	George	Private 9722, 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment. Died of wounds 20th May 1915 at Gallipoli. Born and resident Thorpe-le-Soken, enlisted Harwich.
AUSTIN	Stanley [possible initial C after]	Lance Corporal 5305, 7th Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own). Killed in action 18th August 1916 in France & Flanders. Born and resident Thorpe-le-Soken, enlisted Colchester.
AUSTIN	Sidney [possible initial C after]	Private 12554, 9th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action 20th October 1915 in France & Flanders. Born and resident Thorpe-le-Soken, enlisted Chelmsford.
BAILEY	Arthur	Private 32471, 9th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action 6th September 1918 in France & Flanders. Born and resident Thorpe-le-Soken, enlisted Warley, Essex.
BARTON	W	No further information currently
BOWLES	F	No further information currently
BRITTON	S	No further information currently
BRADFORD	Stanley George	Gunner L/26270, Royal Field/Horse Artillery. Died of wounds 5th April 1918 in France & Flanders. Born Thorpe-le-Soken, enlisted Stratford.
BRYANT	A J	Sergeant
CARTER	H J	No further information currently
COBB	Arthur	Private 4385, 7th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Died of wounds 3rd August 1916 in France & Flanders. Born Southwold, Suffolk, enlisted Colchester, rsident Thorpe-le-Soken.
COBB	W H	No further information currently
COOK	Ernest W	Private 17097, 1st Garrison Battalion, Essex Regiment. Died 28th April 1918 in Palestine. Born Little Clacton, Essex, enlisted Colchester, resident Thorpe-le-Soken.
DAINES	Stanley	Private 4386, 7th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Killed in action 2nd August 1917 in France & Flanders. Aged 21. Born Wesley, Essex, enlisted Colchester. Son of William and Grace May (nee Gosling) Daines, of 8, Landermere, Thorpe-le-Soken, Clacton-on-Sea. Buried in MONCHY BRITISH CEMETERY, MONCHY-LE-PREUX, Pas de Calais France. Plot II. Row D. Grave 1 (Special Memorial). Note: 58 of the burials are unidentified but there are special memorials to a number of casualties known to be buried among them.
DENNY	Frederick Alan	Private 202475, 2nd Battalion, South Wales Borderers. Killed in action July 5th, 1917. Aged 30. Born Stowmarket, Suffolk, enlisted Chelmsford. Son of Frank and Martha Denny, of Barnards Farm, Thorpe-le-Soken, Essex. Native of Crowfield, Ipswich, Suffolk. Formerly 4064, Essex Regiment. Buried at BARD COTTAGE CEMETERY, Ypres, Belgium. Plot ll. Row l. Grave 15. Photograph Courtesy & Copyright © Tresham (John) Mayhew 2005
DOWNS	Joseph	Private 40056, 11th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Died of wounds 4th October 1916 in France & Flanders. Enlisted Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, resident Thorpe-le-Soken.
DUMERTON	Owen Cameron	Private 201632, 4th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action 19th September 1918 in Palestine. Born and resident Thorpe-le-Soken, enlisted Warley.
HARRIS	Leonard Pryor	Private 13509, 9th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 26th September 1915 in France & Flanders. Born Thorpe le Soken, enlisted Ipswich.
HARVEY	E T	No further information currently
HERBERT	Maurice	Private 35270, 2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action 3rd May 1917 in France & Flanders. Enlisted Clacton-on-Sea, resident Thorpe-le-Soken.
HERBERT	William Robert	Rifleman C/1543, 16th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Killed in action 15th July 1916 in France & Flanders. Born and resident THorpe-le-Soken, enlisted Colchester, Essex.
HUBBARD	Charles Alfred	Private 250649, 5th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action 26th March 1917 in Palestine. Enlisted Clacton-on-Sea, resident Thorpe-le-Soken.
JARRARD, MM	Cecil Herbert	Private 3/3586, 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action 12th October 1916 in France & Flanders. Born colchester, enlisted Harwich, resident Thorpe-le-Soken. Awarded the Military Medal (M.M.).
KING	A W	Lance Corporal
MANN	A W	Lance Corporal
PARMENTER	G T	No further information currently
PEARTREE	F	No further information currently
PLUMMER	H C	No further information currently
PUDNEY	William	Private 3/3204, 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment. Died of wounds at sea 4th July 1915. Born and resident Thorpe-le-Soken, enlisted Harwich.
ROSE	H C	No further information currently
ROWE	J	No further information currently
SALMON	Edward A	Rifleman 12546, 9th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle corps. Killed in action 24th August 1916 in France & Flanders. Born Clapton, Essex, enlisted Colchester, resident Thorpe-le-Soken.
SALMON	John Richard	Rifleman 5306, 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own). Killed in action 25th September 1915 in France & Flanders. Born St Holland, Essex, enlisted Colchester, resident Thorpe-le-Soken.
SMITH	C	Sergeant
SPARROW	A J	No further information currently
SPINK	Ernest	[Listed as Lance Corporal on memorial] Private G/24648, 7th Battalion, Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Killed in action 28th September 1916 in France & Flanders. Born and resident Thorpe-le-Soken, enlisted Colchester. Formerly 4379, East Surrey Regiment.
WALLER	Cyril David	Private S4/084688, Royal Army Service Corps. Died 15th June 1915 in France & Flanders. Born Thorpe-le-Soken, enlisted Colchester, resident Kirby Cross, Essex.
LEST WE FORGET ALSO TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE 2^ND WORLD WAR 1939-1945
DURRANT	E J	Private
GOULD	H R	Private
HAWKINS	A V	Sergeant
LEGGETT	D J	Private
RIX	E G F	Private
ROBERTS	G D	Sergeant
SMITH	S H	Private
STANFORD	A P	Lieutenant
WALTON	H C	Sergeant
WRIGHT, MC	G H W	Major. Awarded the Military Cross (MC).