STANDON WAR MEMORIAL

World War 1 & 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © Janet Graves 2006

ALDRIDGE

Henry

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AYLETT

Charles

Possibly Private 15853, 4th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. Died on the 19th April, 1916. Son of Mr. C. Aylett, of 2, Over Crossing, Windmill Lane, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire. Buried in the Dartmoor Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt, The Somme, France. Grave Reference I. E. 18.

BENTLEY

David [John]

Corporal 7751, 11th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Died of wounds 26th October 1917. Born Standon, enlisted Marylebone, resident Paddington. Formerly 3455, Middlesex Regiment. Buried in Mendinghem Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot VII. Row F. Grave 47.

BREWERTON

William Benjamin

Private 27737, 6th Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment. Killed in action on the 10th April, 1918. Age 19. Born and enlisted London, resident Standon. Son of Bessie Pateman (formerly Brewerton), of "The Nag's Head", Well Pond Green, Standon, Ware, Hertfordshire, and the late Benjamin James Brewerton. Formerly 374977, London Regiment. Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Passendale, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Grave Reference 119 to 120.

BURR

James Stanley

Staff Sergeant 12749, Experimental Establishment, Royal Arsenal, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died on the 6th June, 1916. Age 29. Son of James Henry and Elizabeth Burr, of Standon; husband of Ida M. Burr, of Standon Post Office, Ware. Buried in the Churchyard of St. Mary, Standon, Hertfordshire.

CLARK

Henry Beaumont

[Spelt CLARKE on SDGW] Lance Corporal 265970, Hertfordshire Regiment. Killed in action on the 31st July, 1917. Age 20. Enlisted Hertford, resident Standon. Son of Thomas Clarke, of 18, Randolph Rd., Custom House, London. Commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. Panel 54 and 56.

CLEMENTS

Ernest Clarence Jason

Private 15788, 8th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 25th September, 1916. Age 24. Born Worcester, enlisted Hertford, resident Standon. Son of Ernest and Marion Clements, of Standon, Ware, Hertfordshire. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, The Somme, France. Pier and Face 2 C.

CLEMENTS

Albert James

Private 15519, 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds on the 21st April, 1917. Age 23. Born and resident Standon, enlisted Hertford. Son of Marion J. Clements, of Standon, Hertfordshire. Buried in the Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, Pas-de-Calais, France. Grave Reference II. P. 11.

Note: The area around Duisans was occupied by Commonwealth forces from March 1916, but it was not until February 1917 that the site of this cemetery was selected for the 8th Casualty Clearing Station. The first burials took place in March and from the beginning of April the cemetery grew very quickly, with burials being made from the 8th Casualty Clearing Station.

HARVEY

Frederick

Gunner 18869, 1st Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died on the 3rd December, 1918. Age 34. Son of George and Lydia Harvey, of Standon, Hertfordshire. Buried in the Charleroi Communal Cemetery, Hainaut, Belgium. Grave Reference N. 17.

HILLS

Alfred

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HAWKEN

Horace

Private 15675, 8th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 25th September, 1916. Born St. Keyne, Cornwall, enlisted Hertford, resident Standon. Commemorated on the Thievpal Memorial, The Somme, France. Pier and Face 2 C.

HUTCHIN

William

Private 97488, 15th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Died 19th October, 1918. Enlisted Hertford, resident Standon. Formerly 330911, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Buried in the Highland Cemetery, Le Cateau, Nord, France. Grave Reference VIII. C. 9.

Note: Le Cateau remained in German hands until the middle of Ocobter, 1918. The name of the Highland Cemetery is from the comparatively high ground on which it stands. The Cemetery was greatly enlarged after the Armistice when graves of October and November 1918 were bought in from isolated positions on all sides of Le Cateau.

JENNINGS

Arthur

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JOSLEN

Frank (Francis) J

Private O/24722, Royal Army Ordnance Corps. Died 11th November, 1918. Age 26. Husband of Winifred Mary Theresa Joslen, of 49, Thackeray Avenue, Tottenham, London. Buried in the Nairobi South Cemetery, Uhuru Highway, Nairobi, South Africa. Grave Reference III. D. 2.

KENWAY

Reuben

Rifleman 322445, 2nd/6th Battalion, London Regiment (City of London Rifles). Killed in action on the 3rd June, 1917. Age 23. Son of Mrs. Sarah Mary Kenway, of 2, Lindsey Terrace, Standon, Ware, Hertfordshire. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 9 and 10.

LE-BLANC-SMITH

C Ralph

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LONG

Alfred E

Private 9183, 3rd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Killed in action 24th May, 1915. Age 20. Son of Alfred and Ellen E. Long, of Puckeridge, Ware, Hertfordshire. Commemorated on the Menin Gate, Ypres, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 6 and 8.

MACFARLANE

Wallace Bird

Second Lieutenant, 5th Battalion, and attached.to the 2nd Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. Killed in action 10th March, 1915. Commemorated on the Touret Memorial, Pas-de-Calais, France. Panels 31 and 32.

MARTIN

Alfred

Private 203385, 1st Battalion, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers). Died 3rd May, 1917. Age 19. Son of Alfred and Kate Martin, of Hadham Road, Standon, Hertfordshire. Buried at the Vis-En-Artois British Cemetery, Haucourt, Pas de Calais, France. Grave Reference VI. C. 26.

Note: Vis-En-Artois and Harcourt were taken by the Canadian Corps on 27th August, 1918. The cemetery was begun immediately afterwards and was used by fighting units and field ambulances until the middle of October. It was increased after the Armistice by the concentration of graves from the battlefields of April-June, 1917, August and September, 1918, and from the smaller cemeteries in the neighbourhood.

MARTIN

Edward Charles

Private 19725, 2nd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Died of wounds 2nd December 1917. Born and resident Standon, enlisted Hertford. Formerly 18101, Bedfordshire Regiment. Buried in Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt, Somme, France. Plot VI. Row C. Grave 27.

MILTON

Thomas

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MOTTRAM

Samuel R

Probably Samuel Robert, Private, PS/3206, 17th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. Died 24th April, 1917. Buried in the Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, Franace. Graves Reference II. B. 71.

NICHOLSON

Stanley F

Private 3098/B, Veterinary Hospital, Australian Army Veterinary Corps. Died 16th January 1919. Enlisted Warren, New South Wales, Australia. Buried in ST. MARY CHURCHYARD, STANDON, Hertfordshire.

OAKLEY

Francis [William]

Private 15306, 8th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 20th December 1915. Born Standon, enlisted Hertford, resident Little Hadham. No known grave. Commemorated on Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 31 and 33.

PEPPER, MM

Walter

Lance Corporal, P/13932, Military Mounted Police, Military Police Corps. Killed in action 29th June, 1918. Age 33. Born Standon, enlisted Stratford, resident Hitchin. Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Pepper, of Standon, Ware, Herts.; husband of Mrs. B. M. Pepper, of 39, Periwinkle Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire. Formerly 8220, East Surrey Regiment. Awarded the Military Medal. Buried in the Bagneux British Cemetery, Gezaincourt, Somme, France. Grave Reference III. C. 16.

PETTS

Charles

Private 7374, Ist Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 22nd October, 1914. Age 29. Husband of Eliza Petts, of Vine Cottages, Much Hadham, Hertfordshire. Commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 10 and 11.

RULE

John

Private 36439, 6th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment. Died 17th February, 1917. Age 34. Son of Mr. T. and Mrs. E. Rule of Fairfield Cottage, Puckeride, Ware, Hertfordshire. Buried in the Regina Trench Cemeter, Grandcourt, Grave Reference V11. D. 25.

SMITH

Alfred

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SMITH

Edward

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SWALLOW

Edward

Private 8410, 5th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed in action 1st April, 1918. Age 29. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Swallow of 86, Watton Road, Ware, Hertfordshire. Commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France. Panel 54 to 56.

SWALLOW

Ramah

Rifleman S/23394, 9th Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own). Died of wounds 5th April 1918. Born Standon, enlisted and resident Stratford, Essex. Husband of M. Swallow, of 73, Paul St., Stratford, London. Buried in Namps-au-Val British Cemetery, Somme, France. Plot I. Row G. Grave 15.

TAYLOR

Albert E

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TEW

David J

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VERNEDE

Robert Ernest

Second Lieutenant, 5th Battalion attached. 12th Battalion, Rifle Brigade. Died 9th April 1917. Aged 41. Husband of C. H. Vernede, of The Paper Mill, Standon, Herts. A noted poet and author. Buried in LEBUCQUIERE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, . III. D. 16.

WARMAN

Walter C

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WHITAKER

Eric Arthur

Private 15787, 8th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds 25th December 1915. Aged 20. Born and resident Standon, enlisted Hertford. Son of Francis Henry and Emma Whitaker, of Old Bell Inn, Standon, Herts. Buried in ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY, . VI. A. 1A.

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AND DURING THE 1939-1945 WAR

BARDELL

John A H

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BARTLETT

Eric

Private 5950454, 5th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 28th October 1943 as a prisoner of war of the Japqnese. Aged 25. Son of William Frederick and Helen Maud Bartlett, of High Cross, Hertfordshire. Buried in CHUNGKAI WAR CEMETERY, Thailand. Plot 6. Row N. Grave 13.

BRADLEY

Philip George

Private 14385551, 1st Battalion, Green Howards (Yorkshire Regiment). Died 5th October 1943. Aged 20. Son of Herbert and Lily Bradley, of Standon, Hertfordshire. Buried in BARI WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Plot II. Row B. Grave 39.

CHANDOS-POLE

Pete

Master, S.S. Pacific (Hull), Merchant Navy. Died 9th February 1943. Aged 38. Son of Christopher and Constance Chandos-Pole; husband of Hilda A. Chandospole, of Starcross, Devon. No known grave. Commemorated on TOWER HILL MEMORIAL, London. Panel 78.

COPELAND

John King

Leading Aircraftman 531915, 45 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Died 14th June 1940. Aged 25. Son of Percy James Copeland and Alice Edith Copeland; husband of Leila Jane Copeland, of Tolworth, Surbiton, Surrey. Buried in HALFAYA SOLLUM WAR CEMETERY, Egypt. Plot 15. Row G. Grave 2.

CROZIER

Frederick Eric Charles

Sergeant (Pilot) 908262, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 26th April 1941. Aged 20. Son of Frederick William and Adelaide Bertha Crozier, of Standon. Buried east of the Church in ST. MARY CHURCHYARD, STANDON, Hertfordshire.

ELDRED

Douglas Edwin

Sergeant 1321513, 70 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 15th June 1943. Aged 19. Son of Edwin Lawrence Eldred and Mary Letitia Eldred. of Puckeridge, Hertfordshire. Buried in ENFIDAVILLE WAR CEMETERY, Tunisia. Plot VI. Row A. Grave 5.

PARKER

Victor George

Private 5951254, 5th Battalion, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment. Died 30th September 1943. Aged 24. Son of Herbert Louis Parker and Agnes May Parker, of Standon, Hertfordshire. Buried in KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY, Thailand. Plot 4. Row B. Grave 57.

ROOKWOOD

Thomas ‘Tom’ Frank Harold

[Listed on CWGC as Frank Thomas Harold] Sergeant (Flight Engineer) 1809843, 194 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 4th November 1944. Buried in RHEINBERG WAR CEMETERY, Kamp Lintfort, Nordrhein-Westfal, Germany. Plot 5. Row B. Grave 21.

SKINNER

Eric John

Second Lieutenant 174335, 2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment). Died 23rd February 1942. Aged 26. Son of John Skinner, and of Florence Mary Skinner, of Standon, Hertfordshire. Husband of Edna Maud Skinner (nee Bowdon). No known grave. Commemorated on RANGOON MEMORIAL, Myanmar (Burma). Face 13.

Note: The RANGOON MEMORIAL bears the names of almost 27,000 men of the Commonwealth land forces who died during the campaigns in Burma (now Myanmar) and who have no known grave. The memorial stands in TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY, which is the largest of the three war cemeteries in Burma. It was begun in 1951 for the reception of graves from four battlefield cemeteries at Akyab, Mandalay, Meiktila and Sahmaw which were difficult to access and could not be maintained. The last was an original 'Chindit' cemetery containing many of those who died in the battle for Myitkyina. The graves have been grouped together at Taukkyan to preserve the individuality of these battlefield cemeteries Burials were also transferred from civil and cantonment cemeteries, and from a number of isolated jungle and roadside sites. Because of prolonged post-war unrest, considerable delay occurred before the Army Graves Service were able to complete their work, and in the meantime many such graves had disappeared. However, when the task was resumed, several hundred more graves were retrieved from scattered positions throughout the country and brought together here.

BURIED IN THE CHURCHYARD BUT NOT ON MEMORIAL

BICKNELL, DFC

John Conway

Flying Officer (Navigator.) 135156, 21 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 10th July 1944. Aged 22. Son of John Lloyd Bicknell, and of Maude Elizabeth Bicknell, of Clifton, Bristol; husband of Dorothy Blanche Bicknell, of Standon. Awarded the Disatinguished Flying Cross (D.F.C.) Buried east of the Church in ST. MARY CHURCHYARD, STANDON, Hertfordshire.

HARVEY

Kenneth James

Staff Serjeant 1899384, Royal Engineers. Died 27th August 1946. Aged 30. Husband of Elizabeth Margaret Harvey, of Standon. Buried east of the Church in ST. MARY CHURCHYARD, STANDON, Hertfordshire.

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