Roll of Honour - Hertfordshire

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WHEATHAMPSTEAD WAR MEMORIAL

World War 1 & 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © Martin Edwards 2018

The Wheathampstead War Memorial is to be found in the High Street, on the edge of St Helen's Church graveyard. The memorial takes the form of a stone base surmounted by plinth, shaft and cross of sacrifice and is sited within a walled area set back from the road with iron gates at the front; there are Panels in relief on the sides of the plinth with the inscription in black lettering; a bronze sword is mounted on the cross with a bronze wreath at the base of the shaft. The memorial was unveiled 6 April 1920 by Field-Marshall The Earl of Kavan, K.P., G.C.B., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., G.B.E. The memorial was built by J P White & Sons and Westwood Brothers. There are 63 names for World War 1 and 32 for World War 2.

Photographs Copyright © Dave Marques 2018

IN MEMORY
OF OUR
GLORIOUS
DEAD
WHO FELL IN
THE GREAT
WAR
1914-1918

ERECTED BY THE
INHABITANTS OF
WHEATHAMPSTEAD

ALLEN	Francis Edward	Lieutenant, 1st/5th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment. Died 11 April 1918. Aged 24. Son of George and Martha Jane Allen, of The Hill, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 125 to 128.
ALLEN	Harold Sidney	Private 136965, 18th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Killed in action 20 October 1918. Aged 19. Born and resident Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, enlisted Watford. Son of George and Martha Jane Allen, of Brewhouse Hill, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. Buried in HIGHLAND CEMETERY, LE CATEAU, Nord, France. Plot I. Row A. Grave 7.
ALLSON	William	Private G/14446, 1st Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Killed in action 23 April 1917. Born and resident Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, enlisted St. Albans, Hertfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 2.
ANSELL	Arthur Thomas	Private 25438, 5th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed in action 30 November 1917. Aged 29. Born and resident Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, enlisted St. Albans, Hertfordshire. Son of James and Margaret Ansell; husband of Rosa Ansell (nee Burton), of Gustard Wood, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, married 29 December 1909 in Wheathampstead, at least four children. Attested 26 February 1916 in St. Albans, aged 27 years 11 months, Labourer by trade, married, 3rd Battalion transferred 5th Battalion 7 March 1917, Northamptonshire Regiment, height 6 feet, weight 152lbs, chest 36½ inches. With Expeditionary Force, France, 27 March 1917, embarked Folkestone, disembarked Bloulogne 28 March 1917. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 8.
ARCHER	Charles	Lance Corporal 22400, 1st Battalion, King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Killed in action 2 September 1918. Born Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, enlisted Hertford. Son of Mrs. F. Archer, of The Steps, Gustard Wood, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. Buried in WINDMILL BRITISH CEMETERY, MONCHY-LE-PREUX, Pas de Calais, France. Plot II. Row E. Grave 16.
BENSLYN	Charles Frederick	Private 5524, 7th Battalion, Leinster Regiment. Died 1 August 1917. Aged 33. Son of John Johnson Benslyn, of Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 44.
BOZIER	Reginald [Ernest] aka Reggie	Private 235224, 17th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Killed in action 30 August 1918. Aged 27. Son of John and Elizabeth Bozier, of New Marford, Wheathampstead; husband of Florence Bozier, of Station Road, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, one daughter. Attested 1 March 1916 at Hertford, aged 24, height 5 feet 5 inches, chest 35½ inches, 3rd/1st Hertfordshire Yeomanry. Embarked Folkestone, disembarked Calais 26 December 1916. Posted to 17th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers 2 July 1917. Admitted to hospital 22 May 1918, rejoined Battalion from hospital 30 june 1918. Buried in OVILLERS MILITARY CEMETERY, Somme, France. Plot XII. Row B. Grave 5.
BRAZIER	James	Private 9253, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 31 October 1914. Born and enlisted Luton, resident Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. Brother of Mrs. Maud Thrale, of High St., Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 31 and 33.
BRUTON	Arthur Cyril	Private 3038, 4th Company, 1st Battalion, Hertfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds 3 October 1915. Aged 21. Born Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, enlisted Hertford. Son of Arthur and Emily Bruton, of New Marford, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. Buried in LILLERS COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot IV. Row B. Grave 53.
BULL	[O] T	Private 9115, Northamptonshire Regiment transferred to 240009, 433rd Agricultural Company, Labour Corps. Died 23 October 1918. Awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal (D.C.M.). Buried in WHEATHAMPSTEAD (ST. HELEN) CHURCHYARD, Hertfordshire.
BUTTON	William Freeman	Private 15250, "C" Company, 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 25 May 1917. Aged 22. Born Belgravia, Middlesex, resident Wheathampstead, enlisted St. Albans. Son of George Henry and Agnes Button, of Old Reasons, Harpenden, Herts. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de calais, France. Bay 5.
CARTER	Cyril	Ordinary Seaman J/20486, H.M.S. "Bulwark," Royal Navy. Died 26 November 1914. Aged 18. Son of William and Frances Carter, of The Folly, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel 3.
CHAMBERLAIN	W	No further information currently available
CHAPMAN	William	Private 19765, 10th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment formerly 15967, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died at sea 28 October 1915. Aged 24. Born Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, enlisted St. Albans, Hertfordshire. Son of Mrs. Elizabeth Chapman, of New Marford, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on DOIRAN MEMORIAL, Greece.
CHENNELLS	Edgar Allen	Private 78002, 131st Company, Labour Corps. Died in Islington, London, out of service, October to December Quarter 1919. Aged 45. Posted to 131st Company, Labour Corps 9 May 1917 formerly 30993, Royal Fusiliers, 28177, Middlesex Regiment and The Queen's (Royal West Surrey regiment) 44172. Posted Labour Corps Clearing Office 13 November 1918. Demobilized and transferred to Class "Z" Army Reserve 27 February 1919. Home address Batford, Harpenden. Served in France 12 March 1917 to 12 November 1918. Wholesale Draper by trade. Born Wheathampstead. Attested 4 May 1916 in Kingsland, London, aged 41 years 6 months, married. Religious denomination Church of England. Height 5 feet 6 inches, weight 126lbs, chest 37 inches. Husband of Clara Elizabeth (nee Durrant) Chennelss, married 15 October 1904 in London, two children. Suffered debility after bout of influenza 4 November 1918, admitted to hospital 14 November 1918. Born circa 1874.
CORDELL	J	No further information currently available
CROFT	Herbert	Private 3/60945, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died 21 April 1915. Aged 26. Born and enlisted Luton, resident Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. Son of Felix and Annie Croft, of Brewer's Hill, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 31 and 33.
CUTTING	F	No further information currently available
DAWES	Albert Edward	Private 235202, "B" Company, 16th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers formerly 2886, Hertfordshire Yeomanry. Missing presumed killed in action 31 July 1917. Aged 22. Enlisted Hertford. Son of Sarah Dawes (widow), of Brewer's Hill, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. Transferred to 16th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusliers 21 June 1917. Attested 20 November 1915, aged 20 years 8 months, height 5 feet, chest 33 inches. Embarked Folestone, disembarked Calais 26 December 1916. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 22.
DRURY	Follett [McNeil]	Lieutenant, 1st/1st Battalion, Hertfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 7 January 1918. Aged 24. Son of Lt. Col. Richard Drury, C.B.E., and Gertrude Elizabeth Drury, of Gustard Wood, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. Landed in France, 20th September 1914, as a Pte. No.1 Comapny, H.A.C., enlisted aged 19 years 11 months, born 27 December 1894. Wounded three times (one occasion suffered gunshot wounds to the shoulder, admitted to hospital 29 July 1916 treated for 24 days). Clerk, of Gt. Western of Brazil Railway Co., River Plate House, London E.C. In the 1911 census he was aged 17, born Hong Kong, pupil at Wolverley Grammar School, Wolverley, Worcestershire. In the 1901 census he was aged 7, resident with his parents, Richard F and G E Drury, at St Valentine, Prince of Wales Road, Carshalton, Epsom, Surrey. Buried in DUHALLOW A.D.S. CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot III. Row E. Grave 9.
FIELD	William	Private 23279, 1st Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) formerly G/10978, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died of wounds 10 August 1917. Aged 27. Born Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, enlisted St. Albans, Hertfordshire. Son of William and Phyllis Field, of No Mans Land, Wheathampstead, St. Albans, Hertfordshire. Buried in DUISANS BRITISH CEMETERY, ETRUN, Pas de Calais, France. Plot VI. Row C. Grave 1.
FREEMAN	Alban [Henry]	[Listed as Auburn on CWGC, Alban on all other records except 1901 where is is listed as Alburn] Gunner 205985, Royal Horse Artillery. Died on service in United Kingdom 7 March 1917. Aged 27. Born Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, enlisted Hoddesden, Hertfordshire. Son of William and Ann Freeman. In the 1891 census he was aged 1, son of William and Annie Freeman, resident Wheathamstead, Hertfordshire. In the 1901 census he was aged 11, born Wheathampstead, son of William and Annie Freeman, resident Nerw Marford, Wheathamstead, Hertfordshire. Buried in WHEATHAMPSTEAD (ST. HELEN) CHURCHYARD, Hertfordshire.
GOODMAN	Robert Stanley	Lance Corporal 33865, 2nd Battalion, Cheshire Regiment formerly 30717, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died on service in Bralo Military Hospital, Salonika, of Malignant Malaria and Blackwater Fever 25 February 1918, admiited in the morning of 23 February 1918. Aged 32. Born and enlisted Luton, Bedfordshire. Son of James Goodmanm of 32 Elizabeth Street, Luton, Bedfordshire; husband of Gertrude Annie Goodman (nee Ward), of "The Spinney," Gustard Wood, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, married 15 April 1911. Attested 4 July 1916 at Bedford, aged 30 years 6 months, as Private 3717, Bedfordshire Regiment, a Straw Hat Warehouseman, married, height 5 feet 7 inches, 148lbs, chest 35 inches. Transferred to 3rd Battalion, Cheshire Regiment 19 October 1916, appointed unpaid Lance Corporal 16 December 1916. Buried in BRALO BRITISH CEMETERY, Greece. Grave 3.
HALL	Joseph	Private 64946, 12th/13th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers, formerly 140121, Royal Army Service Corps. Died on service 10 October 1918. Aged 30. Born and enlisted Lewisham, London. Son of Mrs. Emily Bracey (formerly Hall), of Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. Buried in ERQUELINNES COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Hainaut, Belgium. Grave 70.
HANWELL	F	No further information currently available
HYETT	Arthur Charles	Private 5399, "C" Company, 2nd Battalion, Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) formerly 17996, Dorsetshire Regiment. Killed in action 14 October 1918. Aged 33. Born Chelsham, Bucks, resident Woodford, Essex, enlisted Salsibury, Wiltshire. Husband of Harriet Hyett, of Gustard Wood, Wheathampstead. Herts. Buried in DADIZEELE NEW BRITISH CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot II. Row A. Grave 29.
HILLS	Charles	Private 36344, 2nd Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment) formerly 5761, Hertfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 2 April 1918. Aged 24. Born and resident Wheathampstead, enlisted Hertford. Son of Charles and Elizabeth Hills, of Gustard Wood, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on POZIERES MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Panel 56 and 57.
HYDE	George Reginald	Private 2223, 13th (County of London) Kensington Battalion (Princess Louise's), London Regiment. Killed in action 12 March 1915. Aged 20. Resident West Kensington, enlisted Kensington. Son of James and Lucy Hyde, of Necton Road, New Marford, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. In the 1901 census he was aged 6, born Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, son of James and Lucy M Hyde, resident Marford, Wheathampstead, St Albans, Hertfordshire. Buried in NEUVE-CHAPELLE FARM CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Row N. Grave 4.
IVORY	Frederick Vincent	Private G/63091, 23rd (Service) Battalion (1st Sportsman's), Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) formerly G/9257, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Killed in action 2 December 1917. Born 11 January 1889 in Wheathampstead. Resident Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, enlisted St. Albans. Baptised 27 March 1903 in Wheathampstead, son of Charles and Rebecca Ivory. In the 1901 census he was aged 12, born Wheathampstead, son of Charles and Rebecca Ivory, resident Hamwell, Wheathampstead, St Albans, Hertfordshire. In the 1911 census he was aged 22, born Wheathampstead, a Butcher, son of Charles and Rebecca Ivory, resident Amwell, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. Attested 28 December 1916 for 3 years as 9257, Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated on CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL, Nord, France. Panel 3 and 4.
IVORY	Vincent Charles	Private 43126, 6th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment formerly 26672, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 28 October 1916. Aged 25. Born Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, enlisted St. Albans. Son of George and Ellen Ivory, of Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. In the 1901 census he was aged 9, born Wheathampstead, son of Ellen Ivory (a widow), resident No Mans Land, Wheathampstead, St Albans, Hertfordshire. In the 1911 census he was aged 19, born Wheathampstead, a Farm Labourer, son of Ellen (a widow), resident Mans Land, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 11 A and 11 D.
IZZARD	Frederick Thomas	Private 26330, 1st Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action 29 September 1918. Born Harpenden, Hertfordshire, enlisted Watford, Hertfordshire. Baptised 28 August 1898 in Wheathampstead, son of Thomas and Ada Izzard. In the 1901 census he was aged 2, born Wheathampstead, son of Thomas and Ada izzard, resident Crabtree Lane, Harpenden, Hertfordshire. In the 1911 census he was aged 12, at school, born Wheathampstead, resident Babours Lodge Cottages, Hatfield, Bishops Hatfield, Hertfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 4.
IZZARD	Horace	Private 203350, 2nd/5th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) formerly 4249, Hertfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds 6 September 1918. Resident Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, enlisted Hertford. Originally attested 19 May 1914 in Harpenden, aged 17 years 3 months, as 2466, 1st Battalion, Hertfordshire Regiment, a Farm Labourer, single, height 5 feet 6¾ inches, chest 35½ inches, discharged 8 August 1914. Buried in ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN, Seine-Maritime, France. Section Q. Plot IV. Row G. Grave 17.
KING	Alfred William	Private 18814, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 8 May 1918. Aged 33. Resident Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, enlisted Bedford. Son of Alfred and Lucy King, of Gustard Wood, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. Buried in GODEZONNE FARM CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. PLot I. Row D. Grave 3.
LAWRENCE	Bertie	Private 23011, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 3 July 1916. Aged 19. Born and enlisted V, resident Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. Son of James and Charlotte Lawrence, of The Folly, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 2 C.
MARTIN	H E C	No further information currently available
MORGAN	John James	Second Lieutenant, "B" Battery, 77th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Died 7 April 1917. Aged 23. Son of the Rev. E. C. and Selina Morgan, of The Manse, Wicken Road, Newport, Essex, (formerly of Wheathampstead). In the 1901 census he was aged 6, born Gloucestershire, son of Evan C and Selina Morgan, resident The Manse, Brewhouse Hill, Wheathampstead, St Albans, Hertfordshire. In the 1911 census he was aged 16, born Mordem in March, Gloucestershire, an Assistant Coal Merchant Clerk, son of Evan Cofe and Selina Morgan, resident The Manse, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. Buried in LA CLYTTE MILITARY CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot II. Row E. Grave 14.
MUMFORD	William [Charles]	Private 15867, 8th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds 22 October 1915. Aged 25. Born Harpenden, Hertfordshire, resident Sandridge, Hertfordshire, enlisted Hitchin, Hertfordshire. Son of William and Maritia Mumford, of Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. Buried in LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot I. Row B. Grave 27.
MUNT	Albert Edward	Private 269647, Hertfordshire Regimentformerly 5664, Essex Regiment. Killed in action 31 July 1917. Aged 31. Born Wheathampstead, resident and enlisted Luton. Son of Mrs. G. Munt, of Cherry Tree Cottages, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire.; husband of Lillie F. Munt, of 15, Oxford Road, Luton. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 54 and 56.
NEWBURY	Evan Alfred	Private 19669, "B" Company, 1st Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment. Killed in action 11 August 1918. Aged 24. Born and resident Wheathampsted, enlisted Luton. Son of Alfred and Elizabeth Newbury, of New Marford, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. Buried in BOUCHOIR NEW BRITISH CEMETERY, Somme, France. Plot VI. Row E. Grave 21.
ODELL	Albert William	Private G/15582, 12th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in action 23 September 1917. Aged 21. Born Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, enlisted Hertford. Son of William John and Cicely Jane Odell, of "The Folly," Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. Buried in AEROPLANE CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot VII. Row C. Grave 41,
PARSONS	W	No further information currently available
PEARCE	Aubrey Julian	Private G/19182, 7th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Killed in action 26 February 1917. Aged 20. Born and resident Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, resident St. Albans, Hertfordshire. Son of Julian and Sarah Elizabeth Pearce, of 7, Station Road, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire A Clerk, London and South Western Bank. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 5 D.
PEARCE	Cyril John	Private 1775, 3rd/1st Battalion, Hertfordshire Yeomanry. Died from the effects of Pulmonary Tuberculosis 3 October 1916. Aged 24. Attested 2 September 1914 at Hertford, aged 21 years 2 months, a Clerk, resident Luton Road, Wheathampstead, single. Appointed Acting Corporal 30 October 1915, appointed Acting Sergeant 10 January 1916. Served in Egypt 10 September 1914 to 14 April 1915. Height 5 feet 5 inches, weight 9st 3lbs, chest 34½ inches, fair complexion, grey eyes, fair hair, religious denomination Church of England. Discharged as being no longer physically fit for War Service King's Regulations 392 (xvi) 13 June 1916 due to Pulmonary Tuberculosis. In the 1911 census he was aged 19, born Wheathampstead, a Clerk at Tourist Agent, son of Nellie Pearce, resident The Folly, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. Buried 7 October 1916 in WHEATHAMPSTEAD (ST. HELEN) CHURCHYARD, Hertfordshire.
PEARCE	H	No further information currently available
RACHER, MM	Roland Charles	Private 10547, "D" Company, 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 28 April 1917. Aged 22. Born and resident Hatfield, Hertfordshire, enlisted Hertford. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Racher, of 87, Embankment Grove, Chelsea, Victoria, Australia. Awarded the Military Medal (M.M.). In the 1911 census he was aged 17, born Holwell Stud, Hertfordshire, son of Stphen and Mary Jane Racher, resident Church End, Essendon, Hertfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated at ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 5.
RANDALL	Francis [Thomas]	Private G/8774, 4th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Died of wounds in the United Kingdom 28 August 1916. Aged 26. Born Harpenden West, resident Wheathampstead, enlisted St. Albans. Son of Fredrick W. and Frances A. Randall, of High St., Wheathampstead. Buried in WHEATHAMPSTEAD (ST. HELEN) CHURCHYARD, Hertfordshire.
RAY	William Arthur	Private G/71677, 23rd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Killed in action 1 April 1918. Aged 19. Born Wheathampstead, resident Harpenden, enlisted Watford. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Edward Ray, of 2, Lea Cottages, Batford, Harpenden, Hertfordshire. Buried in MESNIL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Somme, France. Plot II. Row C. Grave 18.
ROLPH	Bertie	Private 3796, 4th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Died of wounds 7 May 1918. Aged 24. Born and resident St. Albans, enlisted Mill Hill. Son of Amos and Susan Rolph, of Gustard Wood Common, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. Buried in ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France Plot LXVI. Row B. Grave 9.
RUSSELL	[George] Frederick	Private 12938, 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 16 November 1916. Aged 22. Born and resident Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, enlisted Hertford. Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Russell, of Gustard Wood, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. Buried in SERRE ROAD CEMETERY No.2, Somme, France. Plot XXII. Row B. Grave 4.
SAUNDERS	George [Frederick]	Private 376226, 19th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. Killed in action 29 March 1918. Born and resident Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, enlisted St. Albans. No known grave. Commemorated on POZIERES MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Panel 68 to 72.
SHADBOLT	William	Private 10787, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 11 July 1916. Born and resident Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, enlisted St. Albans. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 2 C.
TEBB	Douglas	Lance Corporal 10553, 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 13 July 1916. Born New Southgate, Middlesex, resident Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, enlisted Bedford. Buried in POZIERES BRITISH CEMETERY, OVILLERS-LA BOISSELLE, Somme, France. Plot III. Row J. Grave 13.
TILBURY	Claud	Private G/24440, 1st Battalion, Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment). Killed in action 26 August 1916. Aged 27. Born Gustardwood, Hertfordshire, resident Hatton, Middlesex, enlisted Hounslow, Middlesex. Son of George and Mary Tilbury; husband of Ethel Tilbury, of Custard Wood, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 12 D and 13 B.
TILBURY	G	No further information currently available
TILLETT	George Frederick	Private 3119, 4th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (London Regiment). Died 18 September 1920. Discharged 26 July 1915 King's Regulations Paragraph 392 (xvi) no longer physically fit for War Service due to Tuberculosis of Lungs, aged 35 years 4 months, height 5 feet 9½ inches, chest 34½ inches, clean complexion, brown eyes, brown hair, Milkman by trade, intended place of resuidence 4 Granville Square, London W.C. Attested 16 September 1914 in Handel Street, London, height 5 feet 9 inches, chest 35 inches, a Milkman, married. Posted 1st Battalion, transferred 4th Battalion 30 June 1915. Husband of Alice Tillett. He requested his 1914-15 Star while resident Bay Cottage, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire then The Cottages, Bury Farm, Wheathampstead. Expeditionary Force Malta 28 January 1915 to 21 February 1915, Expeditionary Force France 10 March 1915 to 16 April 1915. Aged 40. Buried 25 September 1920 in WHEATHAMPSTEAD (ST. HELEN) CHURCHYARD, Hertfordshire.
UPTON-ROBINS	George	[Also listed a George Upton ROBINS] Captain, 3rd Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment attd. 2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment). Died of wounds 5 May 1915. Aged 36. Baptised 29 December 1878 in Wheathampstead, son of George Upton and Emma Floira Robins. Son of George and Flora Upton Robins, of Wheathampstead, Herts; husband of Beryl Robins, of The Cottage, Old Windsor, Berks. In the 1911 census he was aged 32, born Wheathampstead, a Merchant Wholesale Export, married to Beryl, resident Lea House, The Folly, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. Buried in RAILWAY DUGOUTS BURIAL GROUND (TRANSPORT FARM), West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Transport Farm Annexe Memorial. Row A. Grave 1.
WEBB	John	Private 242655, 9th battalion, Princess Alexandria's (Yorkshire Regiment). Killed in action 23 September 1917. Born and resident Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, enlisted St. Albans. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 52 to 54 and 162A.
WILSON	Horace George	Private 31019, 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed in action 31 July 1917. Aged 36. Born Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, enlisted Watford, Hertfordshire. Husband of Louisa Stevens (formerly Wilson), of "Fern Cottage," Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 43 and 45.
WOOTTON	Fred Douglas	Gunner 93896, 18th Division Ammunition Column, Royal Field Artillery. Died 18 May 1915. Aged 18. In the 1901 census he was aged 4, born Wheathampstead, sob of Frederick G and Ann Wootton, resident Ironmongers Shop, 1, Church Street, Wheathampstead, St Albans, Hertfordshire. In the 1911 census he was aged 14, born Wheathampstead, son of Frederick george and Ann Wootton, resident Church Street, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. Buried 22 May 1915 in WHEATHAMPSTEAD (ST. HELEN) CHURCHYARD, Hertfordshire.
WORRALL	H T	No further information currently available
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BARKER	E	No further information currently available
BARWELL	C M	No further information currently available
BEACH	Thomas M	No further information currently available
COX	A E	No further information currently available
CRAWLEY	F W	No further information currently available
CRAWLEY	Lloyd George	Private 5951123, 5th Battalion, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment. Died as a Japanese Prisoner of War 12 September 1944. Aged 29. Born and resident Hertfordshire. Son of John and Minnie Crawley; husband of F. Crawley, of Wheathampstead Hill, Hertfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore. Column 63.
CRAWLEY	William John	Able Seaman P/JX 335970, H.M.S. President III (M.V. Gatinais), Royal Navy. Died 3 December 1942. Aged 20. Son of Herbert Edward and Katie Crawley, of Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel 63. Column 2.
CUNNINGTON	Edward Alexander	Private 7960186, 1st Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment. Killed in action 12 August 1944. Aged 21. Born and resident Hertfordshire. Son of Robert and Daisy Florence Cunnington, of Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. Buried in ST. MANVIEU WAR CEMETERY, CHEUX, Calvados, France. Plot IX. Row F. Grave 19.
DOLPHIN-SMITH	W	No further information currently available
DOYLE	T	No further information currently available
EARNEY	John William	Gunner 762206, 4 Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery. Killed in action 4 March 1943. Aged 35. Son of George W. and Annie F. Earney, of Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. Buried in MASSICAULT WAR CEMETERY, Tunisia. Plot VI. Row L. Grave 1.
EAST	John Henry	Gunner 1531859, 5 Battery, 2 Light A.A. Regiment, Royal Artillery. Killed in action 4 January 1942. Aged 22. Born and resident St. Albans, Hertfordshire. Son of C. W. and Eliza East, of Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. Buried in BENGHAZI WAR CEMETERY, Libya. Plot 7. Row C. Grave 6.
FRENCH	Cecil	Gunner 1653736, 4 Heavy A.A. Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died 22 April 1942. Aged 21. Son of George and Elizabeth French, of Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. Buried in PIETA MILITARY CEMETERY, Malata. Row J. Joint grave 3.
GLENISTER	Kenneth Reginald	Able Seaman P/JX 374131, H.M.L.C.S. (L) 252, Royal Navy. Died 1 November 1944. Aged 21. Son of Reginald Douglas Glenister and Alice Maud Glenister, of Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel 82, Column 2.
JOWETT	Rayner Francis	Flying Officer (Navigator) 155924, 630 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 2 March 1944. Aged 23. Son of Harold and Annie Sophia Jowett, of Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. Buried in DURNBACH WAR CEMETERY, Bayern, Germany. Plot 8. Row A Joint grave 6-7.
KING	G S	No further information currently available
McPHERSON	Donald	Private 5959087, 7/10th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Killed in action 6 April 1943. Aged 33. Born Darlington, resident Hertfordshire. Son of Alexander and Jane McPherson; husband of Evelyn Beatrice McPherson, of Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. Buried in SFAX WAR CEMETERY, Tunisia. Plot II. Row E. Grave 26.
MOHR	Martin Jack Stanley	Flying Officer (Air Bomber) 153714, 51 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 6 October 1944. Aged 21. Son of Maj. Stanley Melbourne Mohr, O.B.E., M.C., and Marjorie Mohr, of Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. Buried in REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 8. Row A. Grave 10.
NEWSOME DAVIS	H L	No further information currently available
NEWSOME DAVIS	P B	No further information currently available
NOZIER	W D	No further information currently available
ODELL	Philip [Lionel]	Trooper 7907685, 6th Royal Tank Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps. Died as the result of an accident 7 October 1942. Aged 26. Born and resident Hertfordshire. Son of Edith Odell, of Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. Buried in SUEZ WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY, Egypt. Plot 2. Row C. Grave 5.
PATTERSON	William Patrick	Steward D/LX 571259, H.M.S. Christie, Royal Navy. Died 12 June 1945. Aged 20. Son of James and Winifred Patterson, of Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. Buried in RANGOON WAR CEMETERY, Myanmar (Burma). Plot 1. Row J. Grave 10.
PAYNE	A W	No further information currently available
ROLPH	John Alfred	Able Seaman C/JX 334081, S.S. British Venture, Royal Navy. Died 24 June 1943. Aged 32. Son of Alfred and Ellen Rolph, of Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent. Panel 69, Column 3.
SANDERS	T	No further information currently available
SMALLWOOD	David Lovell	Major EC/8507, 1st Battalion, 16th Punjab Regiment. Died 11 October 1945. Aged 24. Son of Matthew Edmund and Elinor Katherine Smallwood, of Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. His brother, Patrick Lovell Smallwood, also died on service (see below). Mentioned in Despatches. Buried in JAKARTA WAR CEMETERY, Indonesia. Plot 4. Row E. Grave 4.
SMALLWOOD	Patrick Lovell	Sub-Lieutenant, H.M.M.T.B. 650 Serving in H.M.M.T.B. 671, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Died 24 April 1944. Aged 21.Son of Matthew Edmund and Elinor Katherine Smallwood, of Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. His brother David Lovell Smallwood, also died on service (see above). Buried in HASLAR ROYAL NAVAL CEMETERY, Hampshire. Plot G. Row 10. Grave 20.
SWALLOW	George Julian	Gunner 878313, 200 Battery, 68 Heavy A.A. Regiment, Royal Artillery. Killed in Egypt 8 May 1942. Aged 20. Born St. Albans, resident Wheathampstead. Son of George and Julia Swallow, of Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. Buried in HALFAYA SOLLUM WAR CEMETERY, Egypt. Plot 11. Row H. Grave 3.
TILBURY	G C	Corporal 158992, Royal Army Service Corps. Missing, Prisoner of War in Cyrenaica 31 March 1941, then no longer Prisoner of War.
WARNER	Gilbert Frederick	Steward's Boy, S.S. Culebra (Liverpool), Merchant Navy. Died 17 January 1942. Aged 18. Son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Warner, of Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on TOWER HILL MEMORIAL, London. Panel 33.
WEICHILL	G	No further information currently available

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