Roll of Honour - Lincolnshire

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The Royal British Legion

MAREHAM LE FEN WAR MEMORIAL

World War 1 & 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and Copyright © WW1 - Michael Peck 2007
extra details Michael Donat

The village war memorial is to be found within the cmetery on Horncastle Road and takes the form of a rough hewn stone, triangular in shape, with inset sections bearing the names and inscriptions. There are 14 names for World War 1 and 4 for World War 2. On the Glebe land near St Helen's Church is the Village Hall within which is the Roll of Honour.

To the honoured memory
of the men of Mareham -Le-Fen
who fell in the Great War
1914 – 1918.

BELL	George	Private 13396. A Coy, 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Died of wounds Gallipoli 31st July 1915, aged 20 years. Son of John W and Mary J Bell of Mareham le Fen, Lincs. Born Mareham le Fen, enlisted Horncastle and resident Mareham le Fen, Lincs. Commemorated HELLES MEMORIAL. Panel 44 to 46.
CHESTER	William Henry	Private 13669. Z Coy, 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 25th September 1915, aged 21 years. Son of Mr and Mrs James Chester of West View, Mareham le Fen, Lincs. Born Wildmore, enlisted Lincoln and resident Mareham le Fen, Lincs. Commemorated PLOEGSTREET MEMORIAL. Panel 3.
COOLING	Harry	Corporal 7602. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 10th March 1915, aged 28 years. Son of John and Hannah Cooling, husband of Florence Minnie Hotham (formerly Cooling) of 4 School Street, Hull, Yorks. Born Boston, enlisted Lincoln, Lincs and resident Hull, Yorks. Commemorated LE TOURET MEMORIAL. Panel 8.
ELLWOOD	Charles Hugh	Lieutenant. 4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 2nd June 1915, aged 27 years. Son of Arthur and Caroline Ellwood of Mareham (le Fen?), Lincs. Commemorated DRANOUTER CHURCHYARD. VI.4.
FLETCHER	Charles Herbert	Corporal 12924. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Died of wounds 23rd August 1918, aged 23 years. Son of William and Emily Jane Fletcher of Mareham le Fen, Lincs. Enlisted September 1914, spent 3 ½ years overseas. Born and enlisted Mareham le Fen, Lincs. Commemorated MONT HUON MILITARY CEMETERY, Le Treport. VII.C.8B.
HORTON	Walter Henry	Private 12934. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Died of wounds 5th July 1916. Born Mareham le Fen, enlisted Horncastle and resident Kirkby on Bain, Lincs. Commemorated HEILLY STATION CEMETERY, Mericourt-L’Abbe. I.A.24.
JOHNSON	Percy	Military Medal. Private 19736. C Coy, 10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment). Died 13th October 1918, aged 28 years. Son of Henry and Rose Johnson of Osborne House, Mareham le Fen, Lincs. Commemorated DUISANS BRITISH CEMETERY, Etrun. VII.B.86.
JOHNSON	Wilfred Henry	Not located on SDGW or CWGC but from the book "Remembered The Men on the Mareham-le-Fen War Memorial", by Mike Hodgson, who cites the 4th of November 1922 edition of the Boston Standard he was born Marsham Le Fen 22nd July 1893 and died 31st October 1922. Aged 29. Son of Henry (Butcher by trade) and Rose Johnson, resident Mareham le Fen in 1901.
NEWSTEAD	Ernest	Private 37475. 2nd battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, formerly 16482 Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed in action 4th April 1917. Born Harleston, Norfolk, enlisted Oundle, Northants and resident Boston, Lincs. Commemorated THIEPVAL MEMORIAL. Pier and Face 11D.
PADLEY	Charles William	Private 42482. 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment, formerly 3/61658 Lincolnshire Regiment. Died of wounds home 23rd November 1918. Son of Charles and Emily Padley of Mareham le Fen, Lincs. Born Mareham le Fen, enlisted Lincoln and resident Mareham le Fen, Lincs. Commemorated MAREHAM LE FEN CEMETERY. 5.17.
PORTER	Fred	Battery Quartermaster Sergeant 23873. 7th Bde Ammunition Column, Royal Horse Artillery. Died 3rd December 1918. Commemorated GOSSELIES COMMUNAL CEMETERY.
ROBERTS	Walter	Driver 148304. 21st Pack Wireless Section, Royal Engineers. Died home 19th March 1917, aged 23 years. Son of Mark and Susan Roberts of The Green, Mareham le Fen, Lincs. Born Holbeach Marsh, enlisted Holbeach and resident Holbeach Marsh, Lincs. Commemorated MAREHAM LE FEN CEMETERY. 3.15.
SCARBRO	William	Private 3983. 18th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Died 17th November 1918, aged 23 years. Son of Alfred and Ellen Scarbro of Mareham on the Hill, Lincs. Commemorated VADENCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY, Maissemy. I.C.28.
SPIKINGS	Albert	L/Corporal 200876. 4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Died of wounds 6th April 1917. Enlisted Lincoln and resident Fillingham, Lincs. Commemorated BRAY MILITARY CEMETERY. II.F.10.
Their name liveth for evermore.
1939-1945
ELLWOOD	Arthur Addison	DSO.OBE.MC. Colonel. General Staff, formerly C.O 4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Died 15th March 1943, aged 57 years. Son of Lt Col Arthur and Caroline Ellwood, husband of Winifred Ellwood (nee Scorer) of Mareham, Lincs. Justice of the Peace. Commemorated BROOKWOOD MEMORIAL. Panel 1. Column 3.
GOSLING	Ernest	Trooper 7893425. Royal Armoured Corps. Died 15th January 1944, aged 25 years. Son of Tom and Norah Gosling of Mareham le Fen, Lincs. Commemorated MAREHAM LE FEN CEMETERY. North Sec. Grave 230.
SPRIGGS	B	Memorial has Sergeant. Possibly Bert Spriggs. L/Sergeant 2351903. 54th HAA Regiment, Royal Artillery, Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals. Died 30th March 1944, aged 33 years. Son of Charles and Maria Spriggs, husband of Joan Spriggs of Kirby Muxloe, Leics. Schoolmaster. Commemorated BROOKWOOD MEMORIAL. Panel 8. Column 1.
WILKINSON	H	Memorial has Private. Possibly Harold Wilkinson. Gunner 4802029. 21st Anti Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died 18th July 1944, aged 26 years. Son of Mr and Mrs C Wilkinson of New Bolingbroke, Lincs. Commemorated BANNEVILLE-LA-CAMPAGNE WAR CEMETERY. IV.F.13.
Scroll in church.
This is a true record of the names of the men of Mareham–Le-Fen who went out at their country’s call to do battle for liberty and right. The names of those who did not come home again are set in the place of honour in the centre of the scroll.
1914
BUTLER	Robert M	Driver. Royal Field Artillery.
CHESTER	Felix E	Private. 4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.
CUNNINGTON	Eldred S	Corporal. 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.
DAUBNEY	Alfred	Private. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.
ELLIS	William H	L/Corporal. 3rd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.
ELLWOOD	Arthur A	DSO. OBE. MC. Major. 4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.
FOSTER	Arthur	Gunner. Royal Horse Artillery.
GOSLING	Tom	Mentioned in Despatches. Battery Quartermaster Sergeant. Royal Field Artillery.
JOHNSON	Wilfred H	Private. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment and Berkshire Regiment.
MADDY	William	Sergeant. 3rd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.
MAJOR	Bert	Corporal. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment and Royal Engineers.
MILLER	Albert	Private. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.
PORTER	Ernest	Private. 4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.
SCARBRO	Hugh	Private. Royal Welch Fusiliers.
SCARBRO	Percy	Air Mechanic. Royal Air Force.
SILVESTER	Robert	Gunner. Royal Field Artillery.
SILVESTER	Samuel	Driver. Royal Field Artillery.
SMITH	Leonard W J	Sergeant. 4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment and Machine Gun Corps.
SPIKINGS	George	Driver. 4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.
WHITING	William	Guardsman. Coldstream Guards.
1915
BUTLER	John W	Guardsman. Coldstream Guards.
COUPLAND	George	2nd Lieutenant. Royal Air Force.
DONNOR	George	Trooper. Lincolnshire Yeomanry.
DONNOR	Thomas	Trooper. Lincolnshire Yeomanry.
DONNOR	William H	Private. Canadian Infantry.
ELLIS	Ebor K	L/Corporal. Coldstream Guards.
GOSLING	John W	Signaller. 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.
JOHNSON	Robert W	Private. York and Lancaster Regiment.
JOHNSON	Sidney F	Private. Royal Army Medical Corps.
KIND	Albert E	Private. 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.
KIRK	Joseph	Signaller. Lincolnshire Regiment and Leinster Regiment.
NEWSTEAD	Bert	Private. Royal Army Medical Corps.
NEWSTEAD	Jack	Private. 4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.
PADLEY	Harry	Private. 4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.
PORTER	Alfred	Private. Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
PORTER	William	Private. 3rd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.
REESON	Harry	Driver. Royal Field Artillery and Royal Army Service Corps.
SCOTT	Edward	Private. 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.
WILKINSON	Charles E	Trooper. East Yorkshire Yeomanry.
1916
BROWN	Charles E	Private. Royal Army Service Corps (MT)
BUTLER	Charles E	Sapper. Royal Engineers.
EVISON	John H	Private. 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.
FEATHERSTONE	William E	Private. 4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.
GOSLING	Tom	Private. Notts and Derby Regiment and Royal Army Service Corps.
GOSLING	William	Trooper. Lincolnshire Yeomanry.
HODGSON	Willie	Private. Royal Lancaster Regiment.
NEWSTEAD	Frank	Corporal. Royal Army Service Corps.
PADLEY	George T	Private. Royal Army Veterinary Corps.
RANSHAW	Samuel	Driver. Royal Army Service Corps.
SCARBRO	Alan	L/Corporal. 4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.
WILKINSON	Arthur	Corporal. Royal Engineers.
WILKINSON	Charles	Private. Middlesex Regiment.
1917
CODD	Walter	Air Mechanic. Royal Air Force.
JOHNSON	Hubert R	Gunner. Royal Field Artillery.
MILLER	Walter	Private. Royal Scots Fusiliers.
RANSHAW	Frank	Private. Middlesex Regiment.
1918
BUSH	Charles E	Private. 4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.
BUTTERY	George	Private. Durham Light Infantry.
FEATHERSTONE	Alexander F	Corporal. Royal Air Force.
JOHNSON	Reginald	Private. 3rd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.
KIRK	George	Private. Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
RICHARDSON	Joseph H	Private. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.
ROBERTS	Edward	Private. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.
VAMPLEW	George W	Private. 3rd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.
VEALE	John H	Private. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment).
WILKINSON	George	Private. Canadian Scottish.
At centre of scroll
BELL	George	Private. 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Died of wounds July 1915.
CHESTER	William H	Private. 4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed September 1915.
COOLING	Harry	Corporal. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed September 1914.
ELLWOOD	Charles H	Lieutenant. 4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed June 1915.
FLETCHER	Charles H	Corporal Signaller. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Died of wounds August 1918.
HORTON	Walter H	Private. Machine Gun Corps. Killed July 1916.
JOHNSON	Percy	Military Medal. Private. 10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry. Died October 1918.
NEWSTEAD	Ernest	Private. 3rd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed April 1917.
PADLEY	Charles W	Private. Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds November 1918.
PORTER	Fred	Battery Quartermaster Sergeant. Royal Horse Artillery. Died January 1919.
ROBERTS	Walter	Driver. Royal Engineers. Died March 1917.
SCARBRO	William	Private. Machine Gun Corps. Died October 1918.
SPIKINGS	Albert	L/Corporal. 4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed April 1917.
VAMPLEW	James	Note: Not on memorial. Private 10909. 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 26th September 1915, aged 20 years. Son of George Vamplew of Mareham Gate, Mareham le Fen, Lincs. Born Woodside (Tumby Woodside?), enlisted Boston and resident Mareham le Fen, Lincs. Commemorated LOOS MEMORIAL. Panel 31 to 34.

Last updated 28 July, 2009

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