Throughout
Norfolk there are various memorials
and rolls of honour dedicated to those men and women
who fell in various wars. These memorials and rolls cover
many centuries in some cases, most World War One and Two.
During
any conflict there are certain acts of bravery or defiance
that are noticeable above others. For these acts citations
and medals have been awarded.
If
anybody has information for those of the Second World War,
Boer War, or the like similar to those supplied for the
First World War then I would gladly post these as well.
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These
pages are available for transcripts of these memorials
and rolls of honour. If you have a transcription of,
or you are willing to transcribe, a Norfolk memorial
or roll of honour for these pages then please contact
me, the email address is below.
Current
acknowledgements for assistance with these pages must
go to Cliff Brown, Phil Curme, Dave Edwards, Lynda
Smith, Christopher Comber, Joanne Robb, Ann McClean,
Marlene Williamson, Fiona Davis and many others -
thank you all.
Thank
you,
Martin
Edwards
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Please
Note: Every attempt has been made to transcribe this information
accurately but there are occasions that the information
supplied is incorrect or errors occur during transcription.
We do not wish to cause offence to any families of the men
detailed here and will change the relevant information when
informed.
Also
note that places detailed on these memorials may appear
in the wrong county. This information has been transcribed
from the records given and, as the men were parochial, the
information supplied at enlistment was the view of the men
and the county they thought they resided in.
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those of you with an interest in the World War 1 there
is The
British Army in the Great War, World
War 1 - Trenches on the Web, the Regimental
Warpath and the Cambridgeshire branch of the Western
Front Association. Cliff Brown, Chairman
of the Cambridgeshire branch of the WFA, Lynda Smith,
Dave Edwards and Phil Cume have generously added detail
to the names recorded for many of these memorials
giving details of those who died. These names are
all taken from the main local war memorial (i.e. the
town or village memorial). Some extra names are added
on the end when they crop up elsewhere in the town/village,
such as someone buried in the cemetery.
For
further reading when researching World War 1 relatives
then there is a book published by the Federation of
Family History Societies for family Historians entitled
"World War I Army Ancestry - Third Edition"
by Norman Holding ISBN 1 86006 056 2.
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This
site is maintained solely by volunteers and is funded by them as private
individuals. This includes the purchase of photographs, books, rolls of
honour plus the running costs of the site. We have always intended to
make this site free to all. If you have gained from this site then please
consider making a donation through PayPal by clicking on the donation
button. Thank you.
If
you would like to donate but not on-line then cheques can be made payable
to, and sent to:
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Edwards
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East
Dereham was one of the places where troop
movements could be seen during World War 1
and there a some
photographs taken at this time |
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There
are stories of bravery and of daring and
some have been recounted here. See Mark
Crame's quest to commemorate two pilots
from World War 2 - Johnny
Wiseman and Allan Haddon - from 609
Squadron. |
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A
web site dedicated to Merchant Navy seamen who were
trained at the (PWSTS). The PWSTS was founded in
1920 at Limehouse in London. The PWSTS was used
to train boys for service as deck ratings in the
Merchant Navy and was operated by the British Sailors
Society. The PWSTS moved to Ingham, Stalham in 1940
and eventually transferred to Dover in 1953 until
its closure in 1976.
The
Society's aim is to reunite merchant navy seamen
and to eventually establish a museum to commemorate
the school, its staff and those who died during
the war.
Their
roll of honour board, which list boys trained at
PWSTS Ingham, Norfolk can be viewed at:
http://www.pwsts.org.uk/plaque.htm
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Royal
Norfolk Regimental Museum
Shirehall
Market Avenue
Norwich
Norfolk
NR1 3JQ
Tel: +44 (0) 1603 - 493649
Fax: +44 (0) 1603 - 493623
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The
museum is siutated in the very ventre
of Norwich, on the East side of the
Castle Mound, next door to the Shirehall
and opposite Anglia TV studios. The
displays are themed and set out chronologically,
with excellent interpretative panels;
designed for those with no military
knowledge as welt as the military
historian. The Regiment was formed
in 1685 and served around the world.
The museum tells its story and the
part that Norfolk’s soldiers,
and their families, played in shaping
three centuries of global history.
The troops brought back some fascinating
things from their various campaigns,
some with obvious military use and
some that are much more bizarre. There’s
an important photographic collection
which has been drawn upon for both
the displays and a video about the
Regiment in India. The extensive medal
collection contains examples of every
campaign medal and gallantry medal
awarded to a Norfolk Regiment officer,
including two Victoria Crosses. It’s
an inspiring history lesson for visitors
of all ages, and a fascinating insight
into life in the ranks. There are
also sections devoted to daily life
in the Army, bands and drums etc.
Entrance is also possible from the
Castle Museum via a tunnel and reconstructed
First World War Communication Trench.
There is a temporary exhibition space
for changing displays on a wide range
of themes. The following are covered:
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Royal
Anglian Regiment
- Royal
Norfolk Regiment Collection
- Royal
Norfolk Regiment
- 9th
(or East Norfolk) Regiment of Foot
- 9th
Regiment of Foot
- Colonel
Henry Cornwall's Regiment of Foot
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NEWS
AND REVIEWS
This
section contains various news reports and cuttings,
old and new, with reference to the memorials in and
around Huntingdonshire. To view the section please click
here.
To
gain an overview of all the towns and parishes covered,
and hopefully to be covered, by this site there is an
alphabetical
index.
Some
of the cap badges
are laid out, on a separate page.
Not
all memorials were to people; there are memorials to
various types of animal that served and fell in World
War I for example, dogs.
The
various memorials
and cemeteries maintained by the War Graves Commission
for the Western Front are described and pictured on
the Internet. There is also another site that describes
these memorials. Details of Kranji War Cemetery
and Taiping can be found on MyFarEast
website.
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information about soldiers who fell, were awarded medals
and more is to be found in old copies of the London
Gazette. Here is a brief resume:
The
London Gazette, first published in 1665, is the oldest,
continuously published newspaper in the United Kingdom
and probably the world. The London Gazette and its sister
publications, the Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes, have
a unique position in British publishing. They are official
newspapers of the Crown. The London Gazette contains
a wide range of office notices including State, Parliamentary
and Ecclesiastical notices, Transport and Planning notices
as well as Corporate and Personal Insolvency notices
to name a few. In addition, a number of Supplements
are published covering Honours and Awards, Premium Bonds,
Armed Forces Promotions and Re-gradings, Companies'
information, etc. and a Quarterly Index.
In
the 17th century, it was believed that National efficiency
depended on the intelligence received by the Crown and
that the reckless publishing of news might endanger
it. An embargo on the printing of news other than reports
of events abroad, natural disasters, Royal declarations
and sensational crime continued until 1640. This had
the effect of delaying the development of the press
in the UK. Censorship was introduced in 1643, followed
by licensing of news publications. The Gazette came
about because of two momentous events: the Great Plague
and the decision of King Charles II to remove his court
- effectively the government of the time - to Oxford.
The London Gazette started life as the Oxford Gazette
and after a few months changed to its current title.
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King's
Lynn Hardwick Road Cemetery
Photograph
Copyright © Brenda Leedwell 2006
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Last updated:
13 July, 2008
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