HINXWORTH WAR MEMORIAL
World
War 1 & 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © Martin Edwards 2002
The
clock tower memorial stands at the side of High Street close to vthe
village green and Market Square, and takes the form of a clock tower
with two dials and three tablets inserted. Listed on the memorial are
12 names of those who died in World War 1 and one for World War 2. The
memorial was originally unveiled by Mrs. A Clutterbuck and Lt. Col.
Clutterbuck and dedicated by Rev Canon Nairn of Baldock 24th March 1920;
it cost £250 and the builder were Messrs F J Bailey of Ashwell,
Mr. Denis M. Wilson. The tower was subsequently restored in 1997.
IN
LOVING & GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE
OF THESE
WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES
IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918
CLUTTERBUCK
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Arthur
C Vincent |
[Lieutenant
Colonel on CWGC] Major, 1st Battalion, attached 3rd Battalion, Essex
Regiment. Died Tuseday 31st October 1916. Age 40. Served
in Africa and India, also served in Gallipoli and in France. Buried
in FELIXSTOWE NEW CEMETERY, Suffolk. Grave J. 15. |
BROOKS
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Walter
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Private
25602, 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Sunday
11th February 1917 in France & Flanders. Aged 23. Born and resident
Hinxwortrh, enlisted Bedford. Son of Arthur and Amelia Brooks, of
Hinxworth, Baldock, Herts. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme,
France. Pier and Face 2 C. |
BRYANT,
MSM MiD
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Frederick
Charles |
Gunner
77828, "F" Battery, 14th Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery.
Died 2nd December 1918 in France & Flanders. Age 29. Son of
Mr. Bryant and Mrs. Susan Bryant, of Chaple St., Hinxworth, Baldock,
Herts. Awarded the Meritorius Service Medal (MSM) and Mentioned
in Despatches (MiD). Buried in CHARLEROI COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Hainaut
Belgium. Plot/Row/Section O. Grave 4.
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DEARMER
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Frederick
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Private
G/14661, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). Killed in action
Friday 29th March 1918 in France & Flanders. Born Higham Gobion,
Beds, enlisted Hitchin, resident Baldock, Herts. Commemorated on
POZIERES MEMORIALSomme, France. Panel 58 and 59. |
GARLEY
|
George
Edward |
Private
G/18822, 1st Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Killed in
action Thursday 3rd May 1917 in France & Flanders. Aged 36.
Born and resident Hinxworth, enlisted Hitchin. Son of George and
Betsy Garley, of Hinxworth; husband of Edith Garley, of Hinxworth,
Baldock, Herts. Buried in DURY CRUCIFIX CEMETERY, Pas de Calais,
France. Grave VI. A. 23. |
HARRADINE
|
[Arthur]
William |
[Listed
on the memorial as 60th Labour Company] Sergeant 144878,
253rd Tunnel Company, Royal Engineers. Killed in action Sunday 15th
September 1918. Born Hinxworth, enlisted Westminster, Middlesex,
resident Finsbury Park, Middlesex. Buried in HANCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY,
Somme, France. Grave F. 2. |
MORGAN
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Percy
|
Rifleman
(Lance Corporal) 12273, 11th Battalion, Kings Royal Rifles. Killed
in action Friday 30th November 1917 in France & Flanders. Born
Hinxworth, enlisted Hitchin, resident Harpenden. Commemorated on
CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL, Nord, France. Panel 9. |
STANTON
|
Frederick
|
Gunner
15308, 58th Battery, 35th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Killed
in action Thursday 8th March 1917 in France & Flanders. Age
35. Born Baldock, enlisted London. Son of Mrs. Edith Stanton; husband
of Mabel Stanton, of 32, Sydney Rd., Hornsey, London. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 A and 8 A.
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STANTON
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Charles
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Private
9435, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Friday
22nd March 1918 in France & Flanders. Born Hinxworth, enlisted
Hertford, resident Hornsey, Middlesex. Commemorated on POZIERES MEMORIAL,
Somme, France. Panel 28 and 29. |
STANTON
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Ernest
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Acting
Lance Corporal 265918, Hertfordshire Regiment. Killed in action
Saturday 30th March 1918 in France & Flanders. Enlisted Hertford,
resident Hornsey, Middlesex. Buried in HANGARD COMMUNAL CEMETERY
EXTENSION, Somme, France. Grave I. I. 13. |
STREET
|
Ernest
Douglas |
Private
M2/019262, Royal Army Service Corps (Motor Transport). Died on Monday
4 August 1919. Age 26. Son of Albert and Lavinia Street. Buried
in North-East part of ST NICHOLAS CHURCHYARD, HINXWORTH, Hertfordshire.
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WALDOCK
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George
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Lance
Corporal 12046, 1st Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment).
Killed in action Sunday 25th October 1914 in France & Flanders.
Aged 24. Born Ashwell, Herts,enlisted Hounslow, resident Tottenham.
Son of Charles and Bertha Waldock, of Chapel St., Hinxworth, Baldock,
Herts. Buried in RATION FARM MILITARY CEMETERY, LA CHAPELLE-D'ARMENTIERES,
Nord, France. Grave III. C. 9. |
1939-1945
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BARTON
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Allen
John |
Guardsman
2613556, 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards who died on Tuesday 28
May 1940. Age 28. Son of Harry and Grace Barton; husband of Elsie
Barton, of Hitchin, Hertfordshire. Buried in BAS-WARNETON (NEERWAASTEN)
COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium. Grave 36.
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THIS
CLOCK WAS BEQUEATHED
TO THE PARISH OF HINXWORTH BY
MAJOR A VINCENT CLUTTERBUCK. ESSEX REGIMENT
WHO DIED OCTOBER 31. 1916.
THE
RESTORATION OF
THIS CLOCKTOWER IN 1997
WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY A
GENEROUS DONATION FROM
MAJOR ROBERT CLUTTERBUCK
Last updated
12 February, 2020
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