Ministry of Defence
Lest We Forget
The Royal British Legion
| Ministry of Defence |
Lest We Forget |
The Royal British Legion |
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Photographs
Copyright © 2004 - Carolynn Langley |
TO
THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE
FROM THIS PARISH WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1918
| ALEXANDER |
Charles
John |
Private
40971, "D" Company, 11th Battalion, Essex Regiment.
Died of wounds 1st June 1918. Aged 27. Enlisted Watford, resident
Oxhey. Formerly 1919, Royal Field Artillery. Son of Charles and
Emma Alexander, of Oxhey, Watford; husband of Florence M. Alexander,
of 8, Adrian Rd., Abbots Langley, Herts. Buried in ESQUELBECQ
MILITARY CEMETERY, Nord, France. Plot II. Row E. Grave 6. |
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| ARNOLD |
Thomas |
Private
41681, 1st Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. Died of wounds
28th October 1917. Born and resident Bedmond, enlisted Watford.
Buried in OUTTERSTEENE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, BAILLEUL,
Nord, France. Plot II. Row A. grave 21. |
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| ASHBY |
Lewis |
Private
43002, 6th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed in action
17 February 1917. Aged 31. Born St Stpehen's, St Albans, enlisted
Watford. Son of Walter Henry and Sarah Ann Ashby, of Abbots Langley,
Herts. Formerly 26970, Bedfordshire Regiment. Buried in REGINA
TRENCH CEMETERY, GRANDCOURT, Somme, France. Plot IV. Row D. Grave
23. |
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| ASHBY |
Thomas |
Rifleman
(Lance Corporal) 5636, 2nd Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps.
Died 24 September 1914 (SDGW stated 5 October 1914. Aged 32. Son
of Sarah Ashby; husband of Clara Ashby, of 8, Arnold Avenue, Southend-on-Sea.
Born at Abbots Langley, Herts (SDGW states Watford), enlisted
Londo0n. Formerly RF/7858, Royal Fusiliers. Buried in CITY OF
PARIS CEMETERY, BAGNEUX, Hauts-de-Seine, France. Secyion 19. Plot
I. Row B. Grave 1. |
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| ATKINS |
Ernest |
Private
235328, 16th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in action
1st December 1917. Aged 26. Born Abbots Langley, enlisted Hastings.
Formerly 265993, Suffolk Regiment. Son of Shadrach and Mary Ann
Atkins, of 26, Breakspear Rd., Abbots Langley, Herts. No known
grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 19 to 23 and 162. |
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| ATKINS |
Leonard |
Private
43001, 6th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed in action
26th September 1916. Born Abbot's Langley, enlisted Watford. Formerly
26721, Bedfordshire Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated on
THIEPVAL MEMORIAl, Somme, France. Pier and Face 11 A and 11 D.
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| ATTWOOD |
Arthur
Charles |
[Listed
as Seaman on memorial] Gunner RMA/8077, (RMR/IC/26) H.M.S. Good
Hope, Royal Marine Artillery. Died 1st November 1914. Husband
of Kate Attwood, of 38, Waterside, King's Langley, Herts. Native
of St. Albans. No known grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL
MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel 5. |
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| BALDWIN |
William
George |
 Private
33194, Royal Air Force. Died 2nd June 1919. Age 44. Son of William
Austin Baldwin and Joyce Baldwin, of Abbots Langley; husband of
Nellie Baldwin, of 85, Breakspeare Rd., Abbots Langley. Served
in France. Buried in ST. LAWRENCE CHURCHYARD, ABBOTS LANGLEY.
Grave 438 (North East Plot). 33194
PRIVATE GRANT
HIM |
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| BELSHAM |
Joseph |
Private
204380, 12th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Killed in action
25th March 1918. Born Abbots Langley, enlisted Bedford. No known
grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France.
Bay 6.
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| BENNETT |
R |
Private
- No further information currently available |
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| BENNETT |
Walter |
Private
412685 41685 on CWGC), 1st Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment.
Killed in action 26th October 1917. Born Bedmond, enlisted Bedford,
resident Abbots Langley. Buried in ZANTVOORDE BRITISH CEMETERY,
Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot VI. Row B. Grave 20. |
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| BONNER |
Charles
Robert |
Private
530665, 2nd/15th Battalion (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service
Rifles), London Regiment. Died 18th october 1918. Aged 23. Son
of Richard and Annis Bonner, of Bedmond, Herts. Buried in TERLINCTHUN
BRITISH CEMETERY, WIMILLE, Pas de Calais, France. Plot VI. Row
A. Grave 8. |
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| BOTWRIGHT |
Arthur
Roland |
Lance
Sergeant 27665, 7th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in
action 16th August 1917. Aged 23. Born Abbot's Langley, enlisted
Bedford, resident Bedmond. Son of Emma Botwright, of Church Rd.,
Bedmond, Watford, Herts, and the late John Botwright. No known
grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 48 to 50 and 162A. See also Apsley,
John Dickson & Co. |
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| BROWN |
Arthur |
 Private
630448, 433rd Agricultural Company, Labour Corps. Died 28th January
1919. Aged 38. Son of Mrs. Mary Ann Brown, of Bell Field, Bedmond,
Watford. Buried in ST. LAWRENCE CHURCHYARD, ABBOTS LANGLEY, Hertfordshire.
Grave 430 (North West Plot). |
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| BROWN |
D |
Lance
Corporal - No further information currently available |
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| BROWN |
G |
Private
- No further information currently available |
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| BUNKER |
A
J |
Private
- No further information currently available |
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| CAVE |
Herbert
Bushby |
Private
4291, 1st Battalion, Hertfordshire Regiment. Killed in action
13th November 1916. Aged 21. Enlisted Hertford, resident Abbots
Langley. Son of Arthur William and Emily Cave, of High St., Abbots
Langley, Herts. Buried in CONNAUGHT CEMETERY, THIEPVAL, Somme,
France. Plot XII. Row L. Grave 10. |
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| CHALK, DCM |
Leonard |
Lance Sergeant 43051, 6th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed in action 22nd March 1918. Born Abbots Langley, enlisted Watford. Formerly 16639, Bedfordshire Regiment. Awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal (D.C.M.). No known grave. Commemorated on POZIERES MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Panel 54 to 56. His Distinguished Conduct Medal (D.C.M.) citation from the London Gazette 17 April 1918 reads: 43051 L./Sjt. L. Chalk, North'n R. (Abbots Langley) For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He has performed valuable work as an instructor out of the line, and during the recent operations, when all officers of the company had become casualties, he gave proof of qualities of bold initiative and quick response. He is a most reliable N.C.O. and has done consistent good work with his company. |
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| CHAPMAN |
E
W |
Lieutenant
- No further information currently available |
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| CLARK |
T
R |
Private
- No further information currently available |
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| CLEAL, MC |
Harry |
Second
Lieutenant. "B" Company, 11th Battalion, Essex Regiment.
Killed in action 10 December 1917. Aged 27. Son of Thomas and
Louisa Cleal, of Kennford, Devon; husband of Alice Cleal, of 27,
Adrian Rd., Abbots Langley, Herts. Awarded the Military Cross
(M.C.). Buried in (grave later destroyed) RIBECOURT BRITISH CEMETERY,
Nord, France. Special Memorial Plot/Row/Section A. Grave 45. |
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| COLEMAN |
Percy |
Private
66324, 12th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment).
Killed in action 31st July 1917. Aged 32. Born Bedmond, enlisted
Watford. Son of William and Sarah Coleman, of 12, Nash Mills,
Hemel Hempstead, Herts.; husband of Ethel May Coleman, of 37,
Down Rd., Teddington, Middx. Formerly 46071, 3rd Battalion, Northamptonshire
Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL,
Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 6 and 8. See also Apsley
John Dickson & Co. |
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| COLES |
Edwin
Bertie aka 'Bert' |
Private
39837, 2/4th Battalion, King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
Killed in action 20 July 1918. Aged 20. Born Paddington, Beds
- sic s/b Poddington), enlisted Watford. Son of Edwin and Elizabeth
Coles, of 54, Martin Square, Abbots Langley, Herts. Formerly 6/7659,
12th Training Reserve Battalion. No kniown grave. Commemorated
on SOISSONS MEMORIAL, Aisne, France. |
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| COX |
Percy
Horace |
Leading
Cooks Mate M/10666, H.M.S. North Star, Royal Navy. Died 23rd April
1918. Son of George Cox and Annie Maria Cox (nee Skinner), of
Abbots Langley; husband of Annie Cox (nee Ashby), of "The
Cottage," Popes Rd., Abbots Langley, Herts. No known grave.
Commemorated on CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent. Panel 29. |
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| COXHILL |
R |
Private
- No further information currently available |
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| DAY |
William
James |
[Listed
as Seaman of memorial] Private CH/510(S), Deal Battalion, Royal
Naval Division, Royal Marine Light Infantry. killed in action
24th June 1915. Aged 19. Son of Frederick and Amy Day, of 40,
Marlin Square, Abbots Langley, Herts. No known grave. Commemorated
on HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey. Panel 2 to 7. |
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| DICKINSON |
L |
Private
- No further information currently available |
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| DICKINSON |
Thomas |
Private
235587, 8th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Killed in action
29th April 1918. Born and resident Abbot's Langley, enlisted Hertford.
Formerly 266151, Hertfordshire Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated
on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel
50 to 51. |
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| EAST |
A |
Quartermater
Sergeant - No further information currently available |
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| EAST |
G
D |
Private
- No further information currently available |
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| ELLIS |
P |
Private
- No further information currently available |
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| ENGLAND |
Charles
Lewis |
Private
2637, 2nd Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Killed in action 27
April 1915. Aged 23. Born Bushey, enlisted Watford. Son of David
England, of 64, Adrian Road, Abbots Langley, Herts., and the late
Ellen England. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE)
MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 34.
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| FILBY |
George
William |
Private
80375, Royal Army Medical Corps. Died of wounds in United Kingdom
17th August 1916. Born Glemsford, Suffolk, enlisted Watford, resident
Abbot's Langley. Buried in ST. LAWRENCE CHURCHYARD, ABBOTS LANGLEY,
Hertfordshire. Grave 381 (North West Plot). |
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| FLOWERS |
Aubery
George |
Private
A/40220, 5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry transferred from 32nd
Battalion 3 August 1915. Killed in action in the vicinity of Zillebeke
24 April 1916. Aged 22. Born 13 June 1892 in Abbots Langley. Son
of William Henry and Elizabeth Flowers, of 6, Asylum Rd., Abbots
Langley, Herts. Farmer by trade. Unmarried. Attested 9 January
1915 at Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Canada, aged 22 years 7 months,
height 5 feet 5¾ inches, weight 143 lbs, chest 37-40 inches,
dark complexion, blue eyes, black hair, religious denomination
Church of England. Admitted to Casualty Clearing Station with
Bayonet Wounds to thigh 25 September 1915, discharged 29 September
1915. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 18 - 26 - 28. National Archives
of Canada Accession Reference: Canadian
Expeditionary Force (CEF), RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box
3158 - 23
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| GENTLE |
Arthur
Bertram |
Rifleman R/13924, "A" Company, 12th Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps attached to No 1 Section, 60th Machine Gun Company, 20th (Light) Division. Killed in action in a night time bombing raid at Guillemont on the Somme 31st August 1916. Aged 24. Baptised 1891 in Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire. Born Abbots Langley 19th September 1891, resident Colchester, enlisted Tonbridge. Son of Arthur George and Mary Ann Gentle, of Shrub End, Colchester, Essex. Native of Little Gaddesden, Herts. In the 1901 census he was aged 9, born Abbots Langley, a scholar, son of Arthur G and MMary A Gentle. resident 46, The Village, Little Gaddesden, Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire. Buried in DELVILLE WOOD CEMETERY, LONGUEVAL, Somme, France. Plot IV. Row L. Grave 1. Note: His brother Oliver (R/13923 K.R.R.C.) was by his side, survived and in 1917 was awarded the Military Medal. |
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| GENTLE |
Louis
William |
Private
202091, 1st/4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died of wounds 11th
May 1917. Born Abbots Langley, enlisted Watford. Formerly 32400,
Suffolk Regiment. Husband of Mrs. Gentle, of Church Hill, Bedmond,
Kings Langley, Herts. Buried in DUISANS BRITISH CEMETERY, ETRUN,
Pas de Calais, France. Plot III. Row M. Grave 35. |
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| GEORGE |
H
A |
Dvr
- No further information currently available |
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| GODDARD |
T
W |
Sergeant
- No further information currently available |
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| HALL |
A |
Sergeant
- No further information currently available |
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| HALL |
E
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Private
- No further information currently available |
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| HERRING |
Joseph
Albert |
Private
41733, 1st Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. Died of wounds
in Italy 1st July 1918. Aged 19. Born Lambourne, Berkshire, enlisted
Watford, resident Abbots Langley. Son of Joseph and Charlotte
Herring, of Mafeking House, Marlin Square, Abbots Langley, Herts.
Buried in STAGLIENO CEMETERY, GENOA, Italy. Plot I. Row B. Grave
20. |
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| HILL |
A
R |
Private
- No further information currently available |
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| HOLLINGS |
T |
Private
- No further information currently available |
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| HOOK |
Harry
Clifford |
Private
17787, 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds 1
March 1918. Born Sevenoaks, Kent, enlisted and resident Watford.
Husband of Mrs. M. Hook, of 4, Lorwain Way, Garston Lane, Watford.
Buried in BEDFORD HOUSE CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Enclosure
No. 2 Plot I. Row F. Grave 6. |
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| HOW |
Frederick
Harvey |
[Listed
as H F on memorial] Private G/18744, 11th Battalion, Queen's Own
(Royal West Kent Regiment). Killed in action 27th May 1917. Aged
29. Born Abbots Langley, enlisted Watford. Son of Lydia Emma Smith,
of 34, Railway Terrace, King's Langley, Herts. Formerly 46011,
Royal Fusiliers. Buried in DICKEBUSCH NEW MILITARY CEMETERY EXTENSION,
Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot III. Row A. Grave 4 |
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| HUGGINS |
T
J |
Lance
Corporal - No further information currently available |
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| HUTCHINS |
D |
Private
- No further information currently available |
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| JACKSON |
Charles
E |
Private
G/9836, 11th Battalion, Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment).
Killed in action 12th April 1917. Born Alderley Hedge, Cheshire,
enlisted Mill Hill, Middlesex, resident Abbots LAngley. Husband
of F. Jackson, of London Rd., Alderley Edge, Cheshire. Buried
in DUISANS BRITISH CEMETERY, ETRUN, Pas de Calais, France. Plot
I. Row O. Grave 13. |
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| JARRETT, MM |
J
C |
Private
- No further information currently available |
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| JERRAM |
William
Lesley |
Private
269131, 1st/1st Battalion, Hertfordshire Regiment. Killed in action
31st July 1917. Born and resident King's Langley, enlisted Watford.
Husband of B. M. C. Collins (formerly Jerram), of 12, Railway
Terrace, King's Langley, Herts. Buried in TRACK "X"
CEMETERY, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot/Row/Section E.
Grave 32. |
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| KEEP, MC |
Douglas
[Scrivenor] Howard |
Captain,
7th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 14 July
1917. Aged 24. Son of the late John Howard Keep and Mrs. Keep,
of Abbots Langley, Herts. B.A., Oxford. Royal Humane Society's
Medal for life-saving. Awarded the Military Cross (M.C.). Appointed
Acting Captain from 28 October 1916. In command of "C"
Company 18 February 1917. A, B and D Companies made up two complete
companies under Capt. Keep to support 6th Nothants in an attack
on Croiselles 20 March 1917. He was killed by a shell on the Western
edge of Zillebeke Lake at 2am 15 July 1917. Buried at 6:30pm 16
July 1917 with full military honours. Buried in RENINGHELST NEW
MILITARY CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot III. Row F.
Grave 26. |
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| KIMBLE |
Arthur |
Private
3009, 2nd Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Died of wounds 15 April
1915. Aged 23. Born Cublington, leighton Buzzard, enlisted Watford.
Husband of Agnes Kimble, of Abbots Langley, Herts. Buried in LE
TREPORT MILITARY CEMETERY, Seine-Maritime, France. Plot 2. Row
A. Grave 7. |
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| KINDERSLEY |
L
M N |
Lieutenant
- No further information currently available |
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| LEE |
A
C |
Private
- No further information currently available |
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| LEE |
A
H |
Private
- No further information currently available |
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| MARTINDALE |
George
[Arthur] |
Lance
Corporal 40925, 11th Battalion, Essex Regiment formerly 17508,
Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds 28 April 1917. Aged 21.
Born Highgate, Middlesex, resident Bedmond, Hertfordshire, enlisted
Watford, Hertfordshire. Son of Harry Martindale, of The Bank,
Bedmond, King's Langley, Herts. Buried in BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY,
Pas de Calais, France. Plot IV. Row C. Grave 39. |
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| MILLS |
L
W |
Seaman,
Royal Navy - No further information currently available |
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| MONK |
Donald
William |
Private
1096360, "D" Company, 3rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry.
Killed in action 27 September 1918. Aged 19. Born 10 May 1899
in Abbots Langley, Herts. Son of Albert and Ruth Monk, of 215,
St. Helen's Avenue, Toronto, Canada. Machinist by trade. Unmarried.
Attested 22 May 1917 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, aged 18 years,
height 5 feet 6½ inches, weight 122½ lbs, chest
35-39 inches, fair complexion, blue eyes, fair hair, religious
denomination Church of England. Embarked Halifax, Nova Scotia,
Canada, 28 May 1917, aboard S.S. Olympic, disembarked Liverpool
9 June 1917.Disembarked France 20 August 1918. Buried in SAINS-LES-MARQUION
BRITISH CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row E. Grave
10. National Archives of Canada Accession Reference: Canadian
Expeditionary Force (CEF), RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box
6293 - 13 |
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| MORTON |
F
B |
Private
- No further information currently available |
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| MULLINS |
E
J |
Private
- No further information currently available |
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| NEARY |
Henry
Frank |
Able
Seaman SS/2128, H.M.S. Cressy,
Royal Navy. Died 22nd September 1914. Aged 25. Son of George and
Francis Jane Neary, of King's Langley, Herts. No known grave.
Commemorated on CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent. Panel 2. |
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| OLIVER |
James |
Private
G/20508, 1st Battalion, Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment).
Killed in action 15 July 1916. Born and resident King's Langley,
Herts, enlisted Mill Hill, Middlesex. No known grave. Commemorated
on THIEPVAL MEMORIAl, Somme, France. Pier and Face 12 D and 13
B.
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| OSLER |
Clifton
David |
Private
17424, 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds 29th
July 1916. Aged 23. Born and resident Bedmond, enlisted Watford.
Son of Frank and Jane Osler, of Bedmond, King's Langley, Herts;
brother of Hamilton Clyde Osler (below). Buried in WIMEREUX COMMUNAL
CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row O. Grave 28. See
also Apsley John Dickinson
& Co. |
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| OSLER |
Harold |
 Private
282679, Bedfordshire Regiment transferred to 149224, Labour Corps.
Died 18th May 1918. Age 27. Born at Bedmond. Son of David George
and Elizabeth Osler; husband of May Matilda Osler, of The Bank,
Bedmond, Watford. Buried in ST. LAWRENCE CHURCHYARD, ABBOTS LANGLEY,
Hertfordshire. Grave 413. (North East Plot).
28279 PRIVATE |
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| OSLER |
Hamilton
Clyde |
Private
G/63639, 2nd/4th Battalion, Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment).
Killed in action 1st August 1918. Aged 20. Born and resident Bedmond,
enlisted Watford. Son of Frank and Jane Osler, of Bedmond, King's
Langley, Herts; brother of Clifton David Osler (above). No known
grave. Commemorated on SOISSONS MEMORIAL, Aisne, France. |
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| OWEN |
J |
Private
- No further information currently available |
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| OWEN |
Walter
John Edward |
Private
20691, 2nd Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment. Killed in action
15th September 1916. Aged 21. Born Abbots Langley, enlisted Lomgmoor,
Hampshire, resident Watford. Son of Mrs. Sophia Owen, of The Wooden
House, Trowley Bottom, Abbots Langley, Herts. Formerly 26515,
Hussars. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme,
France. Pier and Face 14 A and 14 B.
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| PLUMMER | L | Private
- No further information currently available |
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| PUDDEFOOT | Frederick William | [Spelt
PUDDIFOOT on SDGW and CWGC] Gunner 230281, "B" Battery,
95th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action 9 April
1918. Aged 27. Born Abbott Langley, Herts, enlisted Colchester.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Puddifoot, of Bedmond, King's Langley,
Herts; husband of Lilian Lawford (formerly Puddifoot), of Polstead,
Colchester. Buried in RIBEMONT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, SOMME,
Somme, France. Plot II. Row C. Grave 5. |
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| QUARMAN | Charles E | Private
9147, 1st Battalion, Highland Light Infantry. Died of wounds in
Mesopotamia 28 January 1917. Born Abbots Langley, Herts, enlisted
London. Buried in AMARA WAR CEMETERY, Iraq. Plot XIV. Row H. Grave
21. |
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| QUARMAN, MM | John Alexander | Private 13985, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 27 July 1916. Aged 28. Born and resident Abbots Langley, Herts, enlisted Watford 1914. Son of the late William and Louisa Matilda Quarman; husband of Rose Quarman. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 2 C. Extract from National Roll of the Great War:
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| ROBERTS | F | Private
- No further information currently available |
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| ROOME | E W | Private
- No further information currently available |
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| SAGE | A | Private
- No further information currently available |
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| SLADE | Edward Fred | Rifleman
3604, "C" Company, 9th (County of London) Battalion
(Queen Victoria's Rifles), London Regiment. Died on service 12
August 1915. Aged 22. Born Abbot's Langley, Herts., enlisted Kings
Langley. Son of Edward Henry and Kate Slade of "Sunny Mount",
Bedmond, King's Langley, Herts. A Clerk in the Audit Department,
Euston Station, London. Buried in CHIPILLY COMMUNAL CEMETERY,
Somme, France. Row E. Grave 1. |
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| TEMPLE | Leonard | Private
99218 [SDGW] or 99318 [CWGC], 1st/5th Battalion, King's (Liverpool
Regiment). Killed in action 28 April 1918. Aged 26. Born Bedmond,
Herts, resident Langley, Herts, enlisted Watford, Herts. Son of
William Alec and Amelia Temple, of Bedmond, Watford. Buried in
BROWN'S ROAD MILITARY CEMETERY, FESTUBERT, Pas de Calais, France.
Plot V. Row H. Grave 11. |
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| TIPPETTS | W H | Private
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| WHITTAKER |
Charles
Jesse |
Lance
Corporal 27905, 7th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in
action 27th September 1916. Aged 33. Born Abbots Langley, enlisted
Hemel Hempstead, resident King's Langley. Son of Jesse and Louisa
Whittaker, of 10, Railway Terrace, King's Langley, Herts. No known
grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier
and Face 2 C. See also Apsley
John Dickinson & Co.
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| YENDELL | Albert James | Gunner
253298, Royal Field Artillery. Died 27 September 1919. Aged 38.
Husband of Annie Wass (formerly Yendell), of "Norvic,"
Leavesden, Watford. Buried in ABBOTS LANGLEY (ST. LAWRENCE) CHURCHYARD,
Hertfordshire. Grave 441. (N.E. Plot). |
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| Second
World War |
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| BELSHAM |
David
William |
Sergeant
1387037, 49 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died
28th February 1943. Aged 19. Son of Jesse William and Alice Daisy
Belsham, of Pimlico, Hertfordshire. Buried in ESCOUBLAC-LA-BAULE
WAR CEMETERY, Loire-Atlantique, France. Plot 2. Row F. Joint grave
16-17. See also Apsley John
Dickinson & Co. |
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| BLORE |
John
Henry [Haughton] |
Able
Seaman C/JX 259408, H.M.S. Hermione, Royal Navy. Lost with his
ship 16th June 1942, Aged 22. Son of Robert P. H. and Edith Blore,
of Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire. King's Scholar, King's College,
London. No known grave. Commemorated on CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL,
Kent. Panel 53, Column 1.
Note: In June HMS Hermoine was operating in the Mediterranean and joined the 15th Cruiser Squadron in the east where she found herself operating with her sister ships HMS Cleopatra, HMS Dido and HMS Euryalus. They were tasked to cover the convoys bound for Malta from Alexandria. On 16th June 1942, whilst returning to Alexandria, HMS Hermione was torpedoed by the German submarine U-205, north of Sollum and sank. 87 Crewmembers went down with the ship. See Wikipedia for more details |
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| BRISTOW |
Ernest
[Benjamin Stanley] |
Private
4749874, 14th Battalion, Sherwood Forresters (Nottinghamshire
and Derbyshire Regiment). Died 14th March 1944. Aged 26. Son of
Ernest Robert and Annie Rosina Bristow, of St. Albans, Hertfordshire.
Buried in BEACH HEAD WAR CEMETERY, ANZIO, Italy. Plot I. Row G.
Grave 5. See also Apsley John
Dickinson & Co. |
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| EDEN |
Kenneth
Christie |
Major
231075, Royal Army Medical Corps. Died 21st October 1943. Aged
32. Son of Edwin Albert and Monti Alston Eden; husband of Margaret
Avis Eden, of Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire. M.S., F.R.C.S. Buried
in NAPLES WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Plot III. Row L. Grave 8. |
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| EDEN |
Michael |
Sub-Lieutenant
(A), H.M.S. Ark Royal, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Missing
presumed killed 19th August 1941. Aged 23. Son of Edgar Mark Eden,
M.Sc., and Ella F. Eden. No known grave. Commemorated on LEE-ON-SOLENT
MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Bay 2, Panel 6. |
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| EVANS |
Evan
Joseph |
Private
7615895, Royal Army Ordnance Corps. Died 23rd May 1941. Aged 23.
Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Evans; husband of Dorothy Evans, of
Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire. Buried in ISMAILIA WAR MEMORIAL
CEMETERY, Egypt. Plot 3. Row C. Grave 5. |
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| FIELD |
Charles
[Henry] |
[Memorial
states Suffolk Regiment] Private 5833262, 1st battalion, Duke
of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment). Died 26th February 1944.
Aged 33. Son of John and Lilian Emma Field; husband of Edith Maude
Field, of Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire. Buried in BEACH HEAD
WAR CEMETERY, ANZIO, Italy. Plot V. Row D. Grave 7. |
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| FOLLETT |
Ronald
William Arthur |
Sergeant
(Air Gunner) 1293633, 218 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve. Died 9th November 1942. Aged 21. Son of George and Daisy
L. R. Follett, of Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire. Buried in HANOVER
WAR CEMETERY, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany. Plot 12. Row G.
Collective grave 13-19. |
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| GOLDING |
Reginald
Spear |
Private
4756093, 1st/5th Battalion, Sherwood Forresters (Nottinghamshire
and Derbyshire Regiment). Died when the Japanese prisoner of war
ship Rakuyo Maru was sunk by US Submarine "Sealion"
12th September 1944. Aged 30. Son of Mrs. A. Golding; husband
of Irene Madge Golding. No known grave. Commmeorated on SINGAPORE
MEMORIAL, Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore. Column 71.
Note: On 4th September 1944, convoy HI-72 sailed from Singapore. Two of these ships, Rakuyo Maru and the Kachidoki Maru carried PoWs. The Rakuyo Maru carried 1317 Pows and the Kachidoki Maru a further 900. On the 12th of September the convoy was attacked by US submarines and both these ships were hit. The Rakuyo Maru was torpedoed by the US submarine Sealion at around 5:00am. The Japanese rescued some of the POWs from these two ships and they continued their journey to Japan on the Kibitsu Maru. When the US Submarines realised that they had sunk ships containing PoWs, they searched for survivors, picking up 63 PoWs from the Rakuyo Maru. Of these 4 died soon after being rescued. The Rakuyo Maru lost 1159 prisoners to the sea and the after effects of being in the water for up to 4 days. More more details see the www.roll-of-honour.org.uk web site |
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| GOMME |
John
Edward |
Private
5956283, 5th Battalion, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment.
Died as a Japanese prisoner of war 18th August 1945. Aged 32.
Son of John Hollier Gomme and Maria Gomme; husband of Eileen May
Gomme, of Bricket Wood, Hertfordshire. Buried in KANCHANABURI
WAR CEMETERY, Thailand. Plot 6. Row F. Grave 33.
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| HESKETH PRICHARD, MC |
Alfred
Cecil Giles |
Major 143446, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Died
3rd December 1944. Aged 28. Son of Maj. H. V. Hesketh Prichard,
D.S.O., M.C., and of Lady Elizabeth Hesketh Prichard, of Abbots
Langley, Hertfordshire. B.Sc. Hons. (Cantab.). Awarded the Military
Cross (M.C.). No known grave. Commemorated on ATHENS MEMORIAL,
Greece. Face 5. |
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| HIGH |
Robert
Maurice |
 Sergeant
(Pilot) 1615906, Pilot, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died
25th Novmber 1944. Age 21. Son of Robert and Violet Mabel Elizabeth
High, of Abbots Langley. Buried in ST. LAWRENCE CHURCHYARD, ABBOTS
LANGLEY, Hertfordshire. Plot T. Row C. Grave 1. 1615906
SERGEANT |
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| HOLLOWAY |
John
Laidlaw |
Lieutenant
265227, 172 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died 1st janaury
1945. Aged 22. Son of Horace Ephraim and Adamina Holloway, of
Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire. B.A. (Oxon.). Buried in ANCONA
WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Plot IV. Row D. Grave 19. |
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| LEWIS |
Val
Alexis |
Driver
5336958, 21 Light A.A. Regiment, Royal Artillery Signals Section,
Royal Corps of Signals. Died 22nd May 1944. Aged 23. Son of H.
R. and Ivy Lewis; nephew of John R. Lewis, of Garston, Watford,
Hertfordshire. No known grave. Commmeorated on SINGAPORE MEMORIAL,
Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore. Column 46. |
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| LOWE |
Eric
Herbert |
 Staff
Sergeant 1827673, Glider Pilot Regiment, Army Air Corps. Died
4th May 1944. Age 23. Son of Herbert Ernest and Violet Lowe; husband
of Eileen Joyce Lowe, of Neasden, Middlesex. Buried in ST. LAWRENCE
CHURCHYARD, ABBOTS LANGLEY, Hertfordshire. Plot R. Row F. Grave
2. 1827673S.
SGT HIS
LIFE IS A BEAUTIFUL MEMORY |
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| MARSHALL |
G
L |
R.A.F.
probably George
Leonard MARSHALL, Sergeant 1018213, 12 Squadron, Royal Air Force
Volunteer Reserve. Died 6th September 1942. Aged 28. Son of William
and Bridget Marshall; husband of Florence Ethel Marshall, of Catford,
London. No known grave. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey.
Panel 89. |
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| McGARRY |
Constantine |
Sergeant
1802959, 260 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died
30th August 1944. Aged 20. Son of Constantine and Mary McGarry,
of Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire. Buried in BOLOGNA WAR CEMETERY,
Italy. Plot I. Row A. Grave 3. |
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| MOON |
Richard
Warwick Martin |
Pilot
Officer (Pilot) 106647, 94 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve. Died 3rd April 1942. Aged 19. Son of Henry Frederick
and Lucy Yvonne Moon, of Bedmond, Hertfordshire. Buried in KNIGHTSBRIDGE
WAR CEMETERY, ACROMA, Libya. Plot 3. Row D. Grave 24. |
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| NORWOOD |
Frederick
[William] |
Private
5832427, 5th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 25th July 1943.
Aged 29. Son of Frank and Edith Norwood; husband of Nora P. Norwood,
of Bedmond, Hertfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on SINGAPORE
MEMORIAL, Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore. Column 56.
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| QUARMAN |
Sidney
Arthur |
Able
Seaman P/JX 161739, H.M.S. Somali, Royal navy. Died 24th September
1942. Aged 19. Son of Thomas and Annie Quarman, of Abbots Langley,
Hertfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL
MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel 64, Column 3. |
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| RYDER |
Peter
Henry |
[Memorial
lists as Officers Training Unit] Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air
Gunner). Died 29th March 1943. Aged 19. Son of Ernest Arthur and
Cosy Ivy Ryder, of Abbots Langley. Buried in ST. LAWRENCE CHURCHYARD,
ABBOTS LANGLEY, Hertfordshire. Plot L. Row D. Grave 13. |
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| SHARP |
Clement
Sydney |
Bomabrdier
268947, 86 (The Hertfordshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal
Artillery. Died 4th November 1944. Aged 23. Son of Walter William
and Ada Mary Sharp, of Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire. Buried in
UDEN WAR CEMETERY, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. Plot 1. Row A.
Grave 1. |
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| VINE |
Frederick
William [John] |
Leading
Seaman C/J 106483, H.M.S. Avenger, Royal navy. Died 15th November
1942. Aged 35. Son of Frederick George and Emma Vine; husband
of Gladys Emma Vine, of West Ealing, Middlesex. No known grave.
Commemorated on CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent. Panel 52, Column
3.
Note: HMS Avenger was built in the USA at Sun Shipbuilding, Chester, Pennsylvania, and laid down as mercantile Rio Hudson, where she was launched 27th November 1940 and subsequently converted as BAVG-2. She was transferred to the RN and commissioned 2nd March 1942. Following sea trials, she left New York in a tanker convoy and arrived on the Clyde in May 1942 where further modifications took place. After taking part in the Operation Torch landings of North Africa in November 1942, she departed Gibraltar with convoy MFK 1(Y) on 14th November, heading home to the Clyde in the UK. The Convoy consisted of HM ships Almaak, Argus, Avenger, Dempo, Etterick, Letitia, Macharda, Orbita, Samuel Chase, and Ulster Monarch. At 03:05 on 15th November, Avenger was torpedoed by the German U-Boat U-155, along with two other escorting merchant ships, Ettrick which sank, and Almaak, which was damaged. Avenger was hit on the port side amidships, which in turn ignited her bomb room, blowing out the centre section of the ship. Her bow and stern sections rose in the air and sunk within 2 minutes, leaving only 12 survivors. |
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| WELLS |
Aubrey
|
Private
5954798m 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment.
Died 28 August 1943. Brother of Stan and Charlie Wells. Buried
in LA REUNION WAR CEMETERY, Algeria. Plot 3. Row A. Grave 2. |
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| WILLIS |
Eric
[Robert] |
Sergeant
1563284, 48 Battery, 21 Light A.A. Regiment, Royal Artillery.
Died 30th March 1945. Aged 34. Son of Robert and Alice Willis,
of Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire; husband of Margaret Willis,
of Abbots Langley. Buried in LABUAN WAR CEMETERY, Malaysia. Plot
V. Row B. Grave 6.
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| YOUNG |
Leslie
George |
Sergeant
1443453, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 6th May 1943.
Aged 22. Son of George and Elizabeth Young, of Abbots Langley,
Hertfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on SINGAPORE MEMORIAL,
Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore. Column 426.
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| IMAGE |
William
Thomas |
Lieutenant
373136, Royal Engineers attached 411 Parachute Squadron, Royal
Indian Engineers. Killed in India 18th August 1947. Aged 21.
Son of John Edmund and Mary Rushbrooke Image, of Burwash, Sussex.
Buried in KARACHI WAR CEMETERY, Pakistan. Plot 10. Row A. Grave
8. |
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| PRICE-STEVENS |
John
Hugh |
Leading
Aircraftman 4042826, R.A.F. China Bay, Royal Airf Force. Died
on Foreign Service 12 January 1952. Aged 19. Born 5 October 1922.
Buried in COMBINED SERVICES CEMETERY, TRINCOMALEE, Ceylon. Section
1. Row E. Grave 6. |
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Buried in churchyard but not on memorial |
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| COXHILL |
George
Edward |
 Private
39994, Royal Army Medical Corps. Died 20th April 1920. Age 34.
Son of Charles and Ruth Coxhill; husband of Lilian Lucy Coxhill,
of 72, Marlin Square, Abbots Langley. Born at Boxmoor, Herts.
Buried in ST. LAWRENCE CHURCHYARD, ABBOTS LANGLEY, Hertfordshire.
Grave 451 (North East Plot). 39994
PRIVATE |
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| HORNE |
Sydney |
 Corporal
5950464, 10th Battalion (2nd Battalion, The Rangers), Kings Royal
Rifle Corps. Died 17th May 1943. Age 25. Son of William Charles
and Mable Kate Horne; husband of Martha Horne, of Walker, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
Buried in ST. LAWRENCE CHURCHYARD, ABBOTS LANGLEY, Hertfordshire.
Plot R. Row D. Grave 12. See also Apsley
John Dickson & Co. 5950464
CORPORAL |
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| MAITLAND |
Oliver |
 Rifleman
2072, Post Office Rifles. Died in United Kingdom 25 February 1915.
Enlisted London, resident Hampstead. Buried in ST. LAWRENCE CHURCHYARD,
ABBOTS LANGLEY, Hertfordshire. Grave 351 (North East Plot).
2072
RIFLEMAN |
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| MARTIN | J |
Sergeant
39574, Royal Field Artillery. Died in United Kingdom 4th September
1920. Buried in ST. LAWRENCE CHURCHYARD, ABBOTS LANGLEY, Hertfordshire.
Grave 460. (North West Plot). |
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| WINDMILL |
J
A |
 Private
5169, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)
transferred to 398902, Labour Corps. Died 5th September 1920.
Buried in ST. LAWRENCE CHURCHYARD, ABBOTS LANGLEY, Hertfordshire.
Grave 461. (North West Plot). 5169
PRIVATE |
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There is also a new brass plaque inside St Lawrence church that lists all the above World War 2 fallen.
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Photograph
Courtesy & Copyright © St Lawrence Church 2007 |
IN
LOVING MEMORY OF THOSE FROM THIS APRISH
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES WHILE SERVING THEIR COUNTRY
1939-1945
THEY
SHALL NOT GROW OLD AS WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD
AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM, NOR THE YEARS CONDEM
AT
THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING
WE SHALL REMEMBER THEM.
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