1914-1918

SMITH

Joseph William

Stoker 1st Class SS/117420, HMS Nubian, Royal Navy. Died 27th October 1916. Aged 20. Son of William Lee Smith and Mary Ann Smith, of "Wold View," Tetney Lane, Holton-le-Clay, Grimsby. Buried in ST ANDREW CHURCHYARD, KIRKBY-CUM-OSGODBY, Lincolnshire.

CODD

Edmund John Broughton

Sergeant 19195, 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 23rd October 1915 in France & Flanders. Aged 20. Born and resident Osgodby, enlisted Lincoln. Son of Wilson & Sarah Jane Codd of Osgodby. Buried in BANCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Grave IV. L. 15.

CODD

James Harry

Private 95727, 5th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. Died at home 6th July 1918. Aged 18. Born and resident Osgodby, enlisted Lincoln. Son of Wilson & Sarah Jane Codd, Market Rasen. Buried in ST ANDREW CHURCHYARD, KIRKBY-CUM-OSGODBY, Lincolnshire.

EATON

Hermon

Private, 13548, 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 9th August 1915 at Gallipoli. Aged 23. Born Kirkby-cum-Osgodby, enlisted Grimsby. Son of George and Alice Eaton, of Kirkby-cum-Osgodby, Lincs. Commemorated on HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey. Panel 44 to 46 or 331.

SHARP

Fred[eric]

Private. Son of Mr Jonathan & Sarah Sharp, of Osgodby.

ATKINSON

Arthur William

Private TR/5/15420, 15th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Died at home 2nd March 1917. Aged 18. Born Kirkby-cum-Osgodby, enlisted Louth. Son of George & Betsy Atkinson Osgodby. Buried in ST ANDREW CHURCHYARD, KIRKBY-CUM-OSGODBY, Lincolnshire.

COX

Sam William

Private 41103, 1st/5th, Battalion, Manchester Regiment. Died of wounds 5th May 1918 in France & Flanders. Aged 28. Born Cannock, Staffordshire, enlisted Market rasen, Lincolnshire, resident Hillsborough, Sheffield. Son of Reuben and Martha Elizabeth Cox, of 94, Middlewood Rd., Hillsborough, Sheffield. Buried in BAGNEUX BRITISH CEMETERY, GEZAINCOURT, Somme France. Grave I. G. 28.

RHODES

John

Private 11033, 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Died of wounds 18th September 1915 at Gallipoli. Aged 30. Born King's Cliffe, Northamptonshire, enlisted Scunthorpe, resident Osgodby. Son of John Rhodes of Osgodby. Buried at PIETA MILITARY CEMETERY, Malta. Grave B. XII. 2.

WEST

Harry

Private 544, 10th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 1st July 1916 in France & Flanders. Aged unknown. Born Hull, enlisted Grimsby, resident Osgodby. Son of unknown. Commemorate on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme France. Pier and Face 1 C.

WILKINSON

Charles Henry

Gunner, 74867, "P" Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed in action 13th May 1917 in France & Flanders. Aged 26. Born Osgodby, enlisted Scunthorpe. Husband of Alice Wilkinson, of Rectory Cottage, West Rasen, Market Rasen. Buried at PERONNE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION , Somme, France. Grave II. B. 45.

For some reason the following men was not placed on the memorial, despite having attended the village school and having lived in the village before 1914 while Joseph Wm Smith's claim to fame would seem to rest on his sister being assistant school mistress at the village school.

ALLTOFT

George

Corporal 6280, 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 9th May 1914 in France & Flanders. Aged 33. Born Barton-on-Humber, enlisted Market rasen, resident Osgodby. Son of the late Joseph and Charlotte Alltoft. Served in the South African Campaign. Commemorated on PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium. Panel 3.

WARREN

Charles

Born 12th June 1895. Son of John Warren, fair ride owner of Lincoln.

NEAVE

George

Born 1st December 1893. Son of Aaron & Mary Ann Neave of Owersby.

1939-1945

CRAWFORD

Arthur William

Corporal 1901946, 77th Indian Infantry Brigade, Royal Engineers. Died as a POW 6th March 1944. Aged 24. Son of Arthur Henry & Alice Crawford of Osgodby. Buried in TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY, Myanmar (formerly Rangoon). Collective grave 7. E. 3-24.

CREASEY

John Frederick

Private 4804451, 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Ddied 6th March 1943. Aged 24. Son of John & Elizabeth Creasey of Osgodby. Buried in TABARKA RAS RAJEL WAR CEMETERY, Tunisia. Grave 4. E. 3.

Men of Osgodby school who served 1914-1918

Surname

Foreame

Rank

Birth Date

Age at 8/8/1914

Details

CODD

George

Pte

1/6/83

31

Lincolnshire Regiment

CADE

Arthur

Sergt

6/4/96

17

Royal Flying Corps

ALLTOT

John

Qr Mst Sergt

18/7/80

34

CADE

William

(+)

Sergt

16/1/88

26

Royal Marines

ALLTOFT

George

(k)

Cpl

23/12/82

31

ATKINSON

Arthur W

(d)

Sergt

20/5/98

16

MUMBY

Arthur W

Pte

26/3/90

24

Lincolnshire Regiment

WILKINSON

Henry

(k)

Gnr

24/8/90

23

EATON

Hermon

Pte

18/10/93

20

Kitchener's Army

OTTER

Walter

Gnr

13/12/87

26

RHODES

John

Pte

15/12/85

28

Kitchener's Army

SMITH

Paul

Gnr

6/5/81

33

FLETCHER

William

Lieut

?/6/74

40

HICKS

Percy

Gnr

18/10/89

24

SHARP

Benjamin

Sergt

13/6/98

16

Lincolnshire Regiment

SMITH

Joseph

(k)

Stoker

5/2/96

18

H M S Nubian

BINGLEY

Alfred

(x)

Pte

3/7/93

21

Lincolnshire Regiment

CODD

Edmund

(k)

Segt

1/7/96

18

CLARKE

Arthur

Lce Sargt

27/11/95

18

Lincolnshire Regiment

HARRISON

Jarvis

(+)

Pte

28/10/86

27

CLARKE

Robert

Pte

1/9/99

14

Lincolnshire Regiment

MARRIOTT

Edmund

Pte

25/9/97

16

BANKS

William

(+)

Pte

10/4/98

16

Lincolnshire Regiment

WILKINSON

John

(x)

Pte

25/8/99

14

BONES

Harry

Pte

29/7/99

15

SHARP

Fred

(k)

Pte

10/7/94

20

BONES

Victor

Pte

14/10/00

13

SHARPE

Cecil

Pte

25/7/98

16

RANDS

Percy M

(+)

Pte

28/6/97

17

Lincolnshire Regiment

CLARKE

William

Pte

6/3/90

24

RANDS

Charles

Pte

21/10/95

18

PHILLIPSON

John

Pte

20/3/99

15

BONNETT

George

(+)

Pte

7/12/96

17

BURKITT

John R

Lieut

8/1/87

27

HANKINS

Charles

(+)

Pte

24/2/92

22

Lincolnshire Regiment

CODD

James

(d)

Pte

27/11/99

14

ENDERBY

Frederick

(+)

Pte

4/10/94

19

BRANT

Maurice

Pte

9/8/97

16

WARREN

Charles

(k)

Pte

12/6/95

19

LOVELL

Frank

Pte

9/9/89

24

LEWISS

Arthur

(+)

Pte

25/6/96

18

PHILLIPSON

Curtis

Pte

14/11/81

32

WARREN

Fred

Sargt

20/12/96

17

QUINCEY

Harry

Pte

29/5/96

18

NEAVE

George

(k)

Pte

1/12/92

21

Chum's Battalion

LEWISS

William

Pte

10/3/99

15

NEAVE

Joseph H

(+)

Pte

4/4/95

19

BOYERS

Arthur

Pte

22/10/98

15

WHITFIELD

Wilfred

(p)

Pte

1/2/95

19

FLETCHER

Frederick

Pte

?/3/79

35

LEWISS

George

Pte

6/4/94

20

FLETCHER

Walter

Pte

?/4/76

38

SHARP

William

Pte

23/10/92

21

VICKERS

Henry

Segt

19/11/98

15

MARROWS

John

Sargt

30/8/91

22

GRUNDY

Henry

Lincolnshire Regiment

BENNETT

Herbert

Transport Section

ROLL OF HONOUR 1939 - 1945

BADLEY

W

BENNETT

E H

(d)

BLACK

V

BROUGHTON

C

CADE

G

(d)

CODD

C A

CODD

C N

CRAWFORD

G

CRAWFORD

W

(k)

CREASEY

F

(k)

DRAKES

C

(d)

DRAKES

K

DUKE

D

DUNDERDALE

J

GREEN

A

HAGGITT

J W

KING

R

LAVER

H

MUMBY

W

PHILLIPS

J

QUIBELL

P

QUIBELL

P

RANDS

C W

RHODES

T

RICHARDS

J

RICHARDS

R A

(r)

SARBEY

F

SMITH

G

THORNLEY

H

TIMPSON

C

(d)

TRAFFORD

G

TRAFFORD

J

WILKINSON

E

WILKINSON

R J

(d)

WILLEY

C

WILSON

L

WILSON

M

WILSON

M M

(d)

KEY:

(k) = Killed
(d) = Discharged
(r) = Released

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