Roll of Honour - Hampshire - Andover World War 1 Names C

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ANDOVER WORLD WAR 1

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SURNAMES C

CANNINGS	Walter	Private 242720 [CGWC] or 242700 [SDGW], 15th (Service) Battalion, Hampshire Regiment formerly 5766, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Killed in action 19 September 1917. Aged 21. Resident Hatherdon, Hampshire, enlisted Southampton. Son of Daniel Cannings, of Upton, Nursling, Southampton, and the late Joan Cannings. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 88 to 90.
CARTER	Edward	No further information currently
CATTLE	Albert Henry	Private 114595, 2nd Battalion, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) formerly 202969, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Died of wounds 22 June 1918. Aged 21. Born and enlisted Andover, Hampshire. Son of Jane Cattle, of 28, MillwayRoad, Andover, Hampshire. Buried in ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN, Seine-Maritime, France. Section Q. Plot I. Row G. Grave 7.
CHALK	John	Private 9092, 2nd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Died of wounds at sea 8 May 1915. Aged 20. Born Appleshaw, Hampshire, enlisted Andover, Hampshire. Only son of John and Alice Chalk, of 9, AdelaideRoad, Andover, Hampshire. No known grave. Commemorated on HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey (including Gallipoli). Panel 126-135 or 223-226 228-229 & 328.
CHILD	Hubert Charles	Private 25725, 10th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment formerly 7643, Royal Army ordnance Corps. Killed in action 23 March 1918. Born and resident Andover, Hampshire, enlisted Tidworth, Hampshire. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 3.
CHITTENDEN	Walter Cecil	Driver T4/056526, 29th Division Train, Royal Army Service Corps. Died on service in Malta 11 July 1915. Aged 19. Resident Andover, enlisted Salisbury. Son of Walter and Emma Chittenden, of 100, MillwayRoad, Andover, Hampshire. Buried in PIETA MILITARY CEMETERY, Malta. Plot B. Row I. Grave 6.
CLAPTON	Arthur	Second Lieutenant, 32nd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Killed in action 15 September 1916. Aged 23. Born Cheltenham on 3 May 1893. Son of of the Rev. Ernest Clapton and Margaret Jane Clapton, of The Orchard, Sherborne, Dorset formerly of Stebbing Vicarage, Chelmsford. Attended Lickey Hills Preparatory School and Sherborne Preparatory School. Attended Sherborne School (Abbeylands) September 1907-July 1912; 6th form. Attended Magdalene College, Cambridge. In the 1901 census he was aged 7, born Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, resident with his parents at Christ Church House, Ashford, West Ashford, Kent. In the 1911 census he was aged 17, born Cheltenham, at school, resident with his parents at The Vicarage, Hatherden, Andover, Hampshire. Joined the Public Schools Battalion and was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), 32nd Battalion. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 8 C 9 A and 16 A. See also Cambridge University, Magdalene College Extract from Derbyshire Advertiser and Journal, 14 April 1917, page 4: CLAPTON-Previously reported wounded and missing on the 15th Sept., 1916, now believed killed on that date, Arthur Clapton, Second Lieut., Royal Fusiliers elder son of the Re' E. Clapton, vicar of Hatherden
CLAYTON	A G	No further information currently
CLAYTON	J G	No further information currently
COLLINS	Albert	Sergeant 260250, 2nd/8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. Killed in action 3 December 1917. Aged 32. Born and enlisted Andover, Hampshire. Husband of Mary Ellen Collins, of 40, Adelaide Road, Andover, Hampshire. No known grave. Commemorated on CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL, Nord, France. Panel 6.
COOK	George	either Rifleman R/9126, 13th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Killed in action 28 June 1916, Aged 34. Born Wildhern, Hampshire, enlisted Andover, Hampshire. Son of Charles and Martha Cook, of Virginia Cottage, Penton-Mewsey, Andover, Hampshire. Buried in BERLES-AU-BOIS CHURCHYARD EXTENSION, Pas de Calais, France. Row H. Grave 8. or Private 14717, 2nd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Killed in action at Gallipoli 4 June 1915. Aged 19. Born and resident Andover, Hampshire, enlisted Winchester. Son of George and Louisa Cook, of 69, New Street, Andover, Hampshire. No known grave. Commemorated on HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey (including Gallipoli). Panel 126-135 or 223-226 228-229 & 328.
COOK	William Alfred	Private 203330, 15th (Service) Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Died of wounds 30 October 1917. Aged 19. Born and enlisted Andover, Hampshire. Son of Herbert and Charlotte Cook, of 116, New Street, Andover, Hampshire. Buried in ZUYDCOOTE MILITARY CEMETERY, Nord, France. Plot II. Row C. Grave 7.
COSTER	Edward Edwin	Private 10834, 2nd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Died at sea 13 August 1915. Aged 28. Born Amport, Andover, Hampshire, enisted Andover, Hampshire. Son of George and Alice Coster, of 14, Marlborough Street, Andover, Hampshire. No known grave. Commemorated on HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey (including Gallipoli). Panel 126-135 or 223-226 228-229 & 328.
COX	Herbert Henry	either Private 36909, 4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. Died 22 August 1917. Aged 19. Son of Henry George and Elizabeth Cox, of 3, Hatherden, Andover, Hampshire. Buried in CANADA FARM CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot II. Row C. Grave 24. or Private G/18737, 1st/5th Battalion, Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) formerly 068115, Royal Army Service Corps. Died in Egypt 21 August 1917. Aged 36. Born Andover, Hampshire, resident Mottisfont, Hampshire, enlisted Ramsey, Hampshire. Son of Albert and Jane Cox, of Bengers Lane, Mottisfont, Romsey, Hampshire. Buried in BAGHDAD (NORTH GATE) WAR CEMETERY, Iraq. Plot XII. Row C. Grave 13.
CREED	William	No further information currently
CROUCH	Henry	Guardsman 27982, 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Killed in action 12 September 1918. Born Amport, Hampshire, enlisted Andover, Hampshire. Buried in HERMIES HILL BRITISH CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot III. Row A. Grave 39.
CROUCH	William [George]	Rifleman 324896, 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles), London Regiment attached to 17th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps formerly T/713, Royal Army Service Corps. Died of wounds 26 March 1918. Aged 24. Born Enham Arch, Andover, resident and enlisted Andover. Son of William and Sarah Ann Crouch, of Thruxton, nr. Andover, Hampshire. Of Weyhill, Andover. Buried in ABBEVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Somme, France. Plot I. Row F. Grave 27.
CUMMINS	Joseph	[Listed as CUMMINGS on SDGW and on CWGC] Private 3/4134, 1st Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Killed in action 26 April 1915. Born and resident Andover, Hampshire, enlisted Winchester. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 35.
CUMMINS	William [James]	[Listed as CUMMIN on CWGC] Private 25679, 1st Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Died on service 19 February 1917. Aged 35. Born Hungerford, Berkshire, enlisted Ringwood, Hampshire. Son of Edward and Elizabeth Cummins, of 43, East Street, Andover; husband of Lottie Louise Cummins, of 86, Ensbury ParkRoad, Winton, Bournemouth. Buried in BRAY MILITARY CEMETERY, Somme, France. Plot II. Row C. Grave 17.
CURTIS	Ernest	Private 17887, 6th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment. Killed in action 23 April 1917. Aged 31. Born and enlisted Andover, Hampshire. Son of John and Sarah Curtis, of 65, London Street, Andover; husband of Beatrice Kate Curtis, of 36, EastfieldRoad, Andover, Hampshire. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 6.

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