ICKLEFORD WAR MEMORIAL

World War 1 & 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © Michael Peck 2021

The war memorial is to be found within St Katherines Church, Arlesey Road, Ickleford, Hertfordshire. It takes the form of a Brass plaque, bordered by an intricate design, within which is a Latin cross and depiction of Peace overlooking a dead soldier on a battlefield; two ringed Patte crosses are situated in the top corners of the plaque and a second plaque, honouring those who fell in the Second World War, is below. A "Death Plaque" for Cyril Ambrose Walton is positioned above the brass plaque. There are 17 names listed for World War 1 and 6 for World War 2. [Note: name order as memorial, rank and arm of service in bold as memorial]

Ickleford Church © (WMR-3807)

A.M.D.G.
IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF

WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE
GREAT WAR 1914-1918
FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH

1939-1945

SIMSON	D Henry A	Second Lieutenant. Royal Field Artillery. David Henry Ainsworth Cranstoun Simson. Second Lieutenant. 111th Battery, 24th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action 18th September 1918. Only son of David and Lydia Grissell Simson (nee Kelsall). Born 13th September 1898 Buenos Aires, Argentina and resident Ickleford Manor (as probate). Commemorated Trefcon British Cemetery. D.62.
REYNOLDS	Charles	Lance Corporal. Charles William Reynolds. Lance Corporal 13309. 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 15th July 1916. Son of Thomas and Rosanna Reynolds (nee Buckingham, widow of Charles Albon). Born 12th December 1893 Cadwell, enlisted Hitchin and resident Cadwell. Commemorated Thiepval Memorial. Pier and Face 2C.
IRONS	Albert	Lance Corporal. Lance Corporal 46845. 78th Field Company, Royal Engineers. Killed in action 11th October 1917. Only son of William and Emma Irons (nee Shepherd) of Ickleford. Born 22nd January 1888 Cadwell and enlisted Hitchin. Commemorated Cement House Cemetery. V.E.15.
MEAD	John	Victor John Mead. Private 14143. 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Hill 60 21st April 1915. Son of John and Maria Mead (nee Bygrave). Stepson of Eleanor Attwood Annie Mead (nee Titmuss). Born 1897 Ickleford, enlisted Hitchin and resident Ickleford. Commemorated Oosttaverne Wood Cemetery. VIII.K.5.
UNDERWOOD	Frederick	Frederick Thomas Underwood. Private 19922. 8th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 16th March 1916. Son of Alfred Thomas and Alice Underwood (believed nee Chalkley but unverified). Born 14th April 1892 Ickleford, enlisted Hitchin and resident Ickleford. Commemorated Menin Road South Military Cemetery. I.D.15.
TITMUSS	John	Arthur John Titmuss. Private 14215. 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 26th August 1916. Son of James Lewis and Martha Ann Titmuss (nee Ketcher). Born 18th June 1893 Cadwell, enlisted Hitchin and resident Ickleford. Commemorated Philosophe British Cemetery. I.J.7.
POWLEY	John	John Edward Powley. Private 3648. 51st Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry), formerly 14232 Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 4th November 1916. Son of John Henry and Emily Powley (nee Cooper). Born 4th March 1894 Arlesey BDF and enlisted Hitchin. Commemorated London Cemetery and Extension. 8.G.21.
CONSTABLE	Arthur	Private 20576. 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 9th August 1916. Son of Clement and Ellen Constable (nee Trussell). Born 1892 Hitchin, enlisted Bedford BDF and resident Ickleford (as 1911). Commemorated Thiepval Memorial. Pier and Face 2C.
ABRAHAMS	Harry	Henry William Abrahams. Private 83874. 10th Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Killed in action 4th October 1917. Son of William and Edith Abrahams (nee Petell). Born 1897 Luton BDF and enlisted Hitchin. Commemorated Tyne Cot Memorial. Panel 154 to 159.
JENKINS	Thomas	Thomas William Jenkins. Gunner 614552. 2/1st (Warwick) Battery, Royal Field Artillery. Died of wounds 16th October 1917. Son of Arthur John and Sarah Jenkins (nee King). Husband of Margaret Maud Chamberlain Jenkins (nee COX, now wife of Sydney D Jones) of Orchard Cottage, Ickleford. Born 1890 Walsworth and enlisted Ightham Camp KEN. Commemorated Duhallow ADS Cemetery. I.E.16.
CHAMBERLAIN	Alfred	Private 201983. 4th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment. Killed in action 11th November 1916. Son of William and Eliza Chamberlain (nee Ekins). Born 29th April 1876 Ickleford, enlisted Northallerton and resident Hull YKS. Commemorated Thiepval Memorial. Pier and Face 3A and 3D.
NEWBURY	Wilfred	Private 40375. 5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, formerly 14172 Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 5th September 1917. Son of George and Susan Newbury (nee Fisher). Born 1888 Arlesey BDF and enlisted Hitchin. Commemorated Tyne Cot Memorial. Panel 54 to 60.
BARNES	Owen	Private TF5902. 8th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. Killed in action 11th September 1916. Son of Edward and Agnes Barnes (nee Hallworth). Born 26th August 1892 Arlesey BDF, enlisted 8th March 1916 Hitchin and resident Arlesey. Commemorated Thiepval Memorial. Pier and Face 12D and 13B.
OSBORN	Albert	Private 26375. 7th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 3rd May 1917. Only son of Albert Thomas and Elizabeth Osborn (nee Crawley). Stepson of Emily Selina Osborn (nee Swinburn). Born 1895 Ickleford, enlisted Bedford BDF and resident Ickleford. Commemorated Arras Memorial. Bay 5.
PARKINS	Francis	Francis John Parkins. Private 325078. 3rd Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, formerly 5984 Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 10th October 1918. Son of John and Thirza Parkins (nee Crawley). Born 1897 Ickleford and enlisted Hitchin. Commemorated Maurois Communal Cemetery. 36.
BURROWS	George	Private 51693. 3rd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died Felixstowe Military Hospital 16th May 1918. Son of William and Emma Eliza Burrows (nee Bateman). Born 1899 Peckham LND and enlisted Bedford BDF. Commemorated Ickleford (St Katharine) Churchyard. Note: no war gratuity payable so less than 6 months service.
BRAYBROOKE	Raymond	Private M2/117558. 5th Division Mechanical Transport Company, Royal Army Service Corps. Died 21st December 1918. Son of Florence Sarah Braybrooke (now wife of Richard Godfrey). Born 1894 Holwell. Commemorated Caudry British Cemetery. II.G.5.
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918 "FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH" 1939-1945
ANGUS	Frederick	Frederick John Angus. Sergeant (Air Gunner) 3066380, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 12 Squadron. Killed in action 15th December 1944 (crewing Avro Lancaster PD201 returning from mission and crashed into sea, believed to have been on board fire). Son of Frederick L and Henrietta F Angus (nee Bird, widow of Reuben Packham). Born 1925. Commemorated Runnymede Memorial. Panel 224.
BYGRAVE	Leonard	Sergeant (Air Bomber) 933155, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 158 Squadron. Killed in action 7th February 1943 (crewing Handley Page Halifax DT701 on operation, lost for unknown reason). Son of Leonard and Elizabeth Mary Bygrave (nee Reynolds). Born 1921. Commemorated Guidel Communal Cemetery. 4.3.
ETHERIDGE	Arthur	Chief Petty Officer Steward C/L3410, Royal Navy. HMS Encounter (Destroyer, sunk by Japanese warships Battle of Java Sea). Died 16th March 1945. Son of William and Emily Etheridge (nee Harris). Husband of Doris Lillian Victoria Etheridge (as probate. Former name unknown, marriage not proven). Born 10th January 1896 Kings Walden and enlisted (Boy) 10th January 1912. Commemorated Ambon War Cemetery. 30.E.13.
RINGWOOD	Clifford	Clifford Albert Ringwood. Gunner 1100814, Royal Artillery. Died 1st August 1943. Son of Samuel and Catherine Ringwood (nee Furnell). Husband of Gertrude Agnes Elizabeth Ringwood (nee Smith, now wife of Cecil T Day) of Hitchin. Born 1909 East Carleton NFK. Commemorated Ranchi War Cemetery. I.H.5.
SINCLAIR	Brian	Brian Malcolm Macdonald Sinclair. Lieutenant 204995. 43 Bomb Disposal Section, Royal Engineers. Killed defusing bomb 8th January 1944. Son of William J and Frida Sinclair (nee Phillips). Born 22nd September 1915 Hertfordshire and resident Bedford BDF (as Army Roll of Honour). Commemorated Salerno War Cemetery. III.D.39.
WILTON	Laurie	Lawrence Wilton. Corporal 5951422. 5th Battalion, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment. Died 21st September 1944. Son of William and Annie Wilton (as CWGC, birth appears registered to Annie Wilton with no marriage found). Husband of Joyce E Wilton (nee Izzard, now wife of Eric W Blackburn) of Letchworth. Born 1918. Commemorated Singapore Memorial. Column 62.

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