Roll of Honour - Lincolnshire

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WELTON WAR MEMORIAL

World War 1 & 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and Copyright © Transcribed Bill Ball; Researched Martin Edwards 2004

On the village war memorial, a stone cross at the edge of the churchyard, full names of the men appear. There is in, St Mary’s Church, on the wall, on a brass plaque on a wooden surround. This details all the men who served, who died, who was wounded and who were prisoners of war. The names are not all the same so the list of names is a mix, those on the memorial are indicated by an * and those in the church by a †

TO THE HONOUR OF GOD
AND IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF
THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
FOR US IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918

*†	BALDWIN	Hedley	Private 50591, 10th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment). Killed in action 18th May 1917. Aged 20. Born Ryland, enlsited Lincoln, resident Welton. Son of Emma Simpson Baldwin, of Ryland Cottage, Welton, Lincoln, and the late Stephen Baldwin. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 7.
*†	BALDWIN	John William	Private 241383, 2nd/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Died of wounds 3rd April 1917. Aged 24. Born and resident Welton, enlisted Lincoln. Son of William and Emily Baldwin, of Slated Row, Welton, Lincoln. Buried in BRAY MILITARY CEMETERY, Somme, France. Plot II. Row E. Grave 48.
*	BATES	John	No further information currently available
†	COTTINGHAM	Harry	Private 90164, 2nd/7th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment). Killed in action 21st March 1918. Born and resident Bulwell, Nottinghamshire, enlisted Nottingham. No known grave. Commemorated at ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 7.
*†	GOODWIN	Robert	Private 19230, 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Died 1st November 1918. Aged 23. Born Timberland, enlisted Nottingham, resident Welton. Son of Mr. T. Goodwin. Born at Welton, Lincoln. Buried in POZNAN OLD GARRISON CEMETERY, Poland. Plot VI. Row A. Grave 1.
†	GRAVES	Walter [Reginald]	Private 77275, 1st/5th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry formerly 37711, Leicestershire Regiment. Died on service 15th January 1918. Aged 19. Born Waltham, resident Uppingham, enlisted Oakham. Son of George and Mary Ann Graves, of Welton, Lincoln. Buried at WIMEREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot VIII. Row C. Grave 6.
*†	HARVEY	Richard	No further information currently available
*†	HODSON	Arthur	No further information currently available
*†	HODSON	Fred	Private 6/11513, "C" Company, 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 26th July 1916. Aged 20. Born Greetwell, enlisted Lincoln, resident Welton. Son of William Hodson, of Welton, Lincoln. Buried in CABARET-ROUGE BRITISH CEMETERY, SOUCHEZ, CABARET-ROUGE BRITISH CEMETERY, SOUCHEZ, France. Plot XVII. Row L. Grave 14.
*†	MASON	Arthur	Private 6754, VIII Corps Cyclist Battalion, Army Cyclist Corps. Killed in action 24th October 1918. Aged 23. Born Spridlington, enlisted Lincoln, resident Welton. Son of Walter and Elizabeth Mason, of Welton. Formerly 11525, Lincolnshire Regiment. Buried in VALENCIENNES (ST. ROCH) COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Nord, France. Plot II. Row D. Grave 15.
†	PERKINS	James	No further information currently available
*†	TINKER	George Clarence	Corporal PLY/17126, 2nd Royal Marine Battalion, Royal Naval Division, Royal Marine Light Infantry attached to 'Y' 63rd Medium Trench Mortar. Battery. Killed in action 25th May 1917. Aged 22. Born 11th July 1896 in Ragnall, Retford, Nottinghamshire. Son of Mrs. S. E. Curtis, of Laneham Villa, Welton, Lincoln; originally next of kin was his father, Arthur, of Rose Cottage Nettleham, Lincoln. Enlisted 4th September 1914 in Nottingham. Farm servant before enlisting. Religious denomination Church of England. Height 5 feet 63/8 inches, fresh complexion, blue eyes, light brown hair. Buried in ATHIES COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, as de Calais, France. Row K. Grave 22.
*†	TOYNE	Charles	No further information currently available
*†	TWELL	[Richard] Percy	Private PO/427(S), Portsmouth Battalion. Royal Naval Division, Royal Marine Light Infantry. Killed in action 24th June 1915. Aged 19. Born 30th November 1895 in Dunholme, Lincolnshire. Son of John and Mary Ann Twell, of Ryland, Welton, Lincoln. Farm servant before enlisting. Religious denomination Church of England. Enlisted 2nd December 1914 in Nottinghasm. No known grave. Commemorated at HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey (including Gallipoli). Panel 2 to 7.
*†	VASEY	William	Private 2835, 1st/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 13th October 1915. Aged 29. Born Hackthorne, enlisted Lincoln, resident Welton. Son of John and Elizabeth Vasey, of Saxilby, Lincoln. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 31 and 34.
*	GRANTHAM	George	Private 31799, 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Died Saturday, 31st August 1918. Age 24. Son of John and Betsy Grantham, of Reepham, Lincs.; husband of Mary l. Grantham, of Ryland, Welton, Lincoln. Buried in BAGNEUX BRITISH CEMETERY, GEZAINCOURT, Somme, France. Plot VI. Row E. Grave 11. [This entry was added around 2005 to the memorial]
GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS 1939-1945
*	EVERTON	Leslie [Harold]	Sergeant 1119284, 12 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 4th July 1943. Aged 22. Son of Jim and Fanny Everton, of Lincoln. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 149.
*	READ	Herman	No further information currently available
*	FARMERY	George Leonard	No further information currently available

The full list from the church memorial is listed below:

TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN
HONOUR OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH
OF WELTON ST MARY’S, LINCOLN,
WHO JOINED THE BRITISH ARMY FOR
THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918

ANDREWS	William
BALDWIN	Arthur E.
BALDWIN	Laurence	(W)
BALDWIN	Hedley	(D) - See details above
BALDWIN	John W.	(D) - See details above
BELL	John
BOOTH	Cyril	(W)
BOOTH	Ivo	(P)
BRADSHAW	Robert	(W)
BUTLER	Alfred
BUTLER	George
BUTLER	William
CHEETHAM	Joseph
COTTINGHAM	Fred
COTTINGHAM	Harry	(D) - See details above
COULSON	Arthur	(W)
COVELL	Aubrey H.
CRESSWELL	Charles H.
DONSON	Thomas
DRAKES	Robert	(W)
DRAKES	Maurice
DRAKES	Stanley
DRURY	Harold
DRURY	Harry
EATON	Alfred
FOWLER	Arthur
GOODWIN	George	(W)
GOODWIN	Robert	(D) - See details above
GOODWIN	Stanley
GOODWIN	William	(W)
GRAVES	Walter	(D) - See details above
GRAYSON	Ernest
HARVEY	Richard	(D) - See details above
HATCLIFFE	Jesse
HODSON	Arthur	(D) - See details above
HODSON	Fred	(D) - See details above
HODSON	John W.
HOPKINSON	Cecil	(W)
HOPKINSON	William	(W)
HULLETT	Sydney	(P)
KITSON	T. Gordon	(W)
KING	Percy	(W)
KING	Samuel
KNIGHT	Jesse C.	(P)
LEECH	William
LYON	William
MASON	Arthur	(D) - See details above
NAYLOR	Ernest
PEARSON	Walter
PERKINS	James	(D) - See details above
RUSSON	Bertram
SERGEANT	Arthur	(W)
SERGEANT	Harpham
SELLARS	Jack	(W)
STAFFORD	George	(W)
STAFFORD	Samuel
STARKIE	William
TINKER	George C.	(D) - See details above
TINKER	Fred
TOYNE	Charles	(D) - See details above
TOYNE	David
TWELL	Alfred
TWELL	Cecil
TWELL	Percy	(D) - See details above
TWELL	Walter
VASEY, M.M.	Fred	(W)
VASEY	William	(D) - See details above
WASS	Arthur
WASS	Herbert
WASS	Leonard	(W)
WATSON	Harry
WHITELAM	Reginald
WHITTAKER	Dennis	(W)

D. DIED. P. PRISONER OF WAR W. WOUNDED.

HONOUR TO WHOM HONOUR IS DUE.

ALFRED HUNT, M.A.
VICAR OF WELTON.

[Note: comparing the list of dead to that on the cross in the churchyard, John Bates is missing here, while Harry Cottingham, Walter Graves and James Perkins are additional. Harry Cottingham’s name is on the War Memorial in the adjacent village of Dunholme.]

Last updated 19 February, 2020

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