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CLENCHWARTON
WAR MEMORIAL
World
War 1 & 2 and other conflcits - Detailed Information
Compiled and Copyright © Martin Edwards - 2006
Clenchwarton
has several memorials within it. Two memorials commemorate those who
died in World War 1 and 2 one being affixed to 'Peace Cottages' and
the other within the parish church, the names are exactly the same.
A further memorial in the chuirch commemorates one man who died in the
Cyprus Emergency. A further memorial on the memorial hall commemorates
those airmen who died in crashes around the town. Details included with
the anmes include rank, unit, place of death and year of death.
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| Photographs
Copyright © Terry Wilshin 2006 |
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Inscription
on church memorial
TO
THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR HEROES
NOW AT REST
"IN SURE AND CERTAIN HOPE OF THE RESURRECTION
TO ETERNAL LIFE."
Inscription
on Peace Cottages memorial
BUILT-IN
MEMORY OF
THE MEN OF THIS PARISH
WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR
1914-1918
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T.F.
PARKER
ARCHITECT
WISBECH |
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R
& J EGGLETON
BUILDERS
TERRINGTON ST CLEMENTS |
| BEAUMONT |
Alfred |
Private
35381, 2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action in France
12th April 1917. Born Newmarket, enlisted King's Lynn, resident
Terrington St Clements. Formerly 33666, Suffolk Regiment. Buried
in ATHIES COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Pas de Calais, France. Plot/Row/Section
H. Grave 27. |
| BENTON |
Arthur
[William] |
[SDGW
states Private] Lance Corporal 25576, 9th Battalion, Duke of Wellingtons
(West Riding Regiment). Died of wounds in France 31st October 1918.
Aged 23. Born Haddenham, Cambridgeshire, enlisted Norwich, resident
Stamford, Lincolnshire. Son of H. and E. Benton; husband of May
Elizabeth Benton, of 69, Casterton Rd., Stamford. Formerly 059119,
Royal Army Service Corps. Buried in AWOINGT BRITISH CEMETERY, Nord,
France. Plot II. Row A. Grave 5. |
| CHAMBERLAIN |
Herbert
Edward |
[Listed
as Private on memorial] Driver T4/041100, Royal Army Service Corps.
Killed in action in France 4th May 1915. Aged 25. Born North Higham,
Norwich, enlisted Norwich, resident Wainfleet. Son of Edward Frederick
Chamberlain. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE)
MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 56. |
| COATES |
H |
[Memorial
states 1918] Sapper 143870, 287th Army Troops Company, Royal Engineers.
Died in Salonika 10th January 1919. Buried in MIKRA BRITISH CEMETERY,
KALAMARIA, Greece. Grave 1651. |
| COATES |
Ralph |
Private
77271, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) posted to 1st Battalion,
London Regiment. Killed in action in France 24th August 1918. Born
and resident Clenchwarton, enlisted King's Lynn. Formerly 13/57270,
16th Training Reserve Battalion, Buried in SUMMIT TRENCH CEMETERY,
CROISILLES, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row A. Grave 14. |
| COLLISON |
Alfred
Henry |
Driver
216676, "D" Battery, 83rd Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery.
Killed in action in France 7th October 1917. Enlisted and resident
King's Lynn. Buried in VLAMERTINGHE NEW MILITARY CEMETERY, Ieper,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot IX. Row F. Grave 12. |
| COY |
Harry |
[Memorial
places him at Sheerness] Stoker 2420T, H.M.S. Vanguard, Royal
Naval Reserve. Lost with his ship at Scapa Flow 9th July 1917.
Aged 52. Son of William and Hannah Coy, of Clenchwarton, King's
Lynn, Norfolk. No known grave. Commemorated on CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL,
Kent. Panel 27.
Note:
HMS Vanguard sank 9th July 1917. The reason for her sinking was
an explosion. Unstable cordite had exploded and set off the ships
main magazine. She went down at her moorings with the loss of
more than 700 lives. Only one officer and two ratings survived
out of the whole ships compliment. The Vanguard was totally devastated
by the explosion and now lies in 34m of water. Only 60 feet of
her stern remains intact. In recent years she was declared a war
grave therefore no diving is permitted. When visiting the Naval
base museum on Hoy take the time to visit the Naval Cemetery.
Here lies the men of the Battle of Jutland: HMS Hampshire &
HMS Vanguard. Also HMS Royal Oak.
Newspaper
cuttings state: "The dreadnaught battleship Vanguard explodes
at anchor in Scapa Flow on July 9th 1917"
"Then,
a colossal numbing explosion extinguished the flame, and Vanguard
was lost to sight in a black cloud of smoke, and bits of her began
to rain down on the Fleet. A complete 12 inch gun turret, weighing
over 400 tons, landed on Flotta over a mile away from the ship,
and burning debris set fire to the moorland"
804
men lost their lives in the inferno, only two survived.
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| HAYNES |
William
Henry |
Private
17614, 11th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action in France
9th April 1918. Aged 20. Born Terrington, enlisted March. Son of
George and Mary Arm Haynes, of Church Rd., Tilney St. Lawrence,
King's Lynn, Norfolk. Buried in LE GRAND BEAUMART BRITISH CEMETERY,
STEENWERCK, Nord, France. Plot III. Row F. Grave 7. |
| HOWARD |
Joseph |
Private
(Signaller) 202980, 7th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Died of wounds
in France 28th March 1918. Aged 25. Born Terrington, Norfolk, enlisted
King's Lynn. Husband of Daisy Melvina Howard, of Ferry Road, West
Lynn, King's Lynn, Norfolk. Buried in DOULLENS COMMUNAL CEMETERY
EXTENSION No.1, Somme, France. Plot V. Row E. Grave 28. |
| KILLINGSWORTH |
Sydney
[Ernest] |
Private
205921, 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed in action
in France 27th May 1918. Born West Lynn, Norfolk, enlisted East
Dereham. Formerly 5/4923, Norfolk Yeomanry. No known grave. Commemorated
on SOISSANS MEMORIAL, Aisne, France. |
| KILLINGSWORTH |
William
Edward |
[Listed
as KILLINGWORTH and as a Driver on SDGW] Gunner 62777, "C"
Battery, 177th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Died of wounds in
Flanders 6th July 1917. Born Lynn, Norfolk, enlisted Holbeach, Lincolnshire.
Buried in BRANDHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Plot I. Row L. Grave 55. |
| MAYCRAFT |
Charles
Albert |
Lance
Corporal 9035, "A" Company, 1st Battalion, Norfolk Regiment.
Died of wounds in France 5th September 1916. Aged 21. Born Clenchwarton,
enlisted King's Lynn. Son of Charles A. and Emily Maycraft, of Clenchwarton,
King's Lynn. Brother of George, below. Buried in DIVE COPSE BRITISH
CEMETERY, SAILLY-LE-SEC, Somme, France. Plot II. Row J. Grave 1. |
| MAYCRAFT |
George
Edgar |
Private
241081, 1st/5th Battalion (Territorial), Norfolk Regiment. Killed
in action in Gaza, Palestine 19th April 1917. Aged 19. Enlisted
East Dereham. Son of Charles A. and Emily Maycraft, of Clenchwarton,
King's Lynn. Brother of Charles, above. Buried in GAZA WAR CEMETERY,
Israel. Plot XXIII. Row B. Grave 1. |
| MEEK |
Alfred
Cyril |
[Listed
as A E MEEK on Peace Cottages and A C MEEK on church memorial] Private
270099, 2nd/6th Battalion, Manchester Regiment. Died in Germany
1st May 1918. Aged 21. Born Creake, Norfolk, enlisted King's Lynn,
resident Clenchwarton. Son of Simon Meek, of Clenchwarton, King's
Lynn. Buried in COLOGNE SOUTHERN CEMETERY, Koln (Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfal,
Germany. Plot XIV. Row A. Grave 8. |
| MEEK |
Walter
Sydney |
[Listed
as 1916 on memorial] Private 18499, 7th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment.
Killed in action in France 28th October 1915. Born North Creek,
enlisted Norwich. Husband of Florence Meek, of Small Holding, Clenchwarton,
King's Lynn. Buried in ST. MARY'S A.D.S. CEMETERY, HAISNES, Pas
de Calais, France. Plot I. Row E. Grave 5. |
| PEAKE |
Henry
William |
Private
21229, 6th Battalion, Border Regiment. Died of wounds in France
29th September 1916. Born Tilney All Saints, enlisted Norwich, resident
Clenchwarton. Formerly 18099, Norfolk Regiment. Buried in CONTAY
BRITISH CEMETERY, CONTAY, Somme, France. Plot I. Row E. Grave 21. |
| VINCENT |
Samuel
George |
Private
G/18880, 6th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died of
wounds in France 10th April 1917. Aged 31. Born and resident Clenchwarton,
enlisted King's Lynn. Son of John and Susan Vincent, of The Rookery,
Clenchwarton, King's Lynn. Buried in DUISANS BRITISH CEMETERY, ETRUN,
Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row K. Grave 11. |
1939-1945 |
| FULLER |
Russell
[Edwards] |
Sergeant
(PIlot) 1319889, 77 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died in Berlin 24th August 1943. Aged 20. Son of Robert Russell
Fuller and Evaline Fanny Fuller, of Clenchwarton, Norfolk. Buried
in BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY, Berlin, Germany. Plot 1. Row H.
Grave 4. |
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GOMPERTZ |
Arthur
[George] |
[Memorial
lists him as Craftsman, R.E.M.E.] [He is also listed as GOMPERTZE
which is an engraving mistake] Private T/63358, Royal Army Service
Corps. Lost in the sinking
of the S.S. Lancastria at Saint Nazaire, France, 17 June 1940.
Aged 37. Son of Arthur Amos and (the late) Amelie Julie Gompertz;
husband of Lily Frances Gompertz, of Colchester, Essex. Buried in
DOLUS D'OLERON COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Charente-Maritime, France. Grave
2. |
| HARE |
Cecil
[Vernon] |
Private
5777002, 30th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment. Died in hospital
25th September 1942. Son of James and Florence Hare; husband of
Peggy Irene Hare, of Clenchwarton. Buried in ST. MARGARET CHURCHYARD,
CLENCHWARTON, Norfolk. |
| USHER |
Ernest
[George] |
Leading
Aircraftman 1189582, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died in
hospital 16th May 1946. Buried in ST. MARGARET CHURCHYARD, CLENCHWARTON,
Norfolk. |
| WAKE |
Ernest
[Frederick William] |
Gunner
980304, 2 Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery. Died at El Alamein 3rd
July 1942. Aged 22. Son of John William and Lily Mary Wake, of Clenchwarton,
Norfolk. Buried in EL ALAMEIN WAR CEMETERY, Egypt. Plot XIII. Row
D. Grave 8. |
CYPRUS
1956
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| GOSLING |
Clifford
James |
Private
23179153, 1st Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment. Killed when a
forest fire swept across their position near Prevassa in the Troodos
Mountains during operation 'Lucky Alphonse' 17th June 1956. Aged
20.Buried in Wayne's Keep Military Cemetery, Nicosia. Plot 21
Row A Grave 5.
Funeral
of those who died in the forest fire incident
laid to rest in a mass grave 20th June 1956 in
Wayne's Keep Military Cemetery, Nicosia.
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MEMORIAL
HALL - AIRMEN MEMORIAL
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| Photographs
Copyright © Terry Wilshin 2006 |
A
MEMORIAL TO THE AIRCREW WHO DIED
WHEN THEIR AIRCRAFT CRASHED
IN THE PARISH OF CLENCHWARTON
Photograph Courtesy &
Copyright © Karen Woodstock 2008
STIRLING
W7473, 218 Squadron, R.A.F. Marham.
Crashed in Ingram's Field 23rd April 1942.
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| DAVIDGE |
Shirley
Vincent |
Sergeant
(Pilot) 1186826, 218 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died 23rd April 1942. Aged 27. Son of Alfred Vincent and Beatrice
Mary Davidge, of Northfield, Birmingham; husband of Syvla Dorothy
Davidge, of Rednal. Buried in ST. MICHAEL CHURCHYARD, COFTON HACKETT,
Worcestershire. Plot A. Row F. Grave 11. |
| RIETER |
William
Joseph |
Sergeant
(Pilot) 1271309, 218 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died 23rd April 1942. Aged 25. From the Netherlands. Son of Joseph
and Emily Rieter, of Venlo, Holland. Buried in BROOKWOOD CEMETERY,
Surrey. Roman Catholic Ground. Grave 204100. |
| SQUIRES |
Abson |
Sergeant
(Flight Engineer) 545944, 218 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve. Died 23rd April 1942. Aged 23. Son of Abson and Edith Squires.
Buried in ROSE HILL CEMETERY, DONCASTER, Yorkshire. Section J. Grave
500. |
| HARTLEY |
John |
Sergeant
(Observer) 989820, 218 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died 23rd April 1942. Aged 27. Son of Robert and Elizabeth Hartley,
of Holcombe Brook. A.M.I.A.A. Buried in EMMANUEL CHURCHYARD, HOLCOMBE,
Lancashire. Grave A.1003. |
| PAUL |
Jamie
Kitchener [Wendle] |
Sergeant
(Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) 1380822, 218 Squadron, Royal Air
Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 23rd April 1942. Aged 27. Son of William
Angwin Paul and Fanny Evelyn Paul, of St. Erth. Buried in ST. ERTH
CHURCH CEMETERY, Cornwall. Plot 3. Row 3. Grave 3. |
| THORBURN |
Archibald
John |
Sergeant
(Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) 960871, 218 Squadron, Royal Air Force
Volunteer Reserve. Died 23rd April 1942. Aged 24. Son of John Thorburn,
and of Martha Connie Thorburn, of Jordanhill, Glasgow. Buried in
MARHAM CEMETERY, Norfolk. War Graves Plot. Grave 16. |
| COOK |
William
James |
Sergeant
(Air Gunner) 540952, 218 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died 23rd April 1942. Aged 28. Son of Pheelix and Catherine Cook,
of Armagh; foster-son of Ellen Baylan, of Armagh. Buried in ST.
PATRICK'S ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY, ARMAGH, Northern ireland. Section
A.7. Grave 140/EX. |
HALIFAX
HR 832, 405 (Vancouver) Squadron, R.A.F. Gransden Lodge
Crashed at Clifton Farm 16th June 1943.
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| LAWSON |
Christopher
Daniel |
Flight
Lieutenant 46731, 405 (Vancouver, RCAF) Squadron, Royal Air Force.
Died 16th June 1943. Aged 27. Son of Christopher George and Kathleen
Victoria Lawson, of Maida Vale, London. Buried in BROOKWOOD MILITARY
CEMETERY, Surrey. Plot 23. Row C. Grave 19. |
| HOLLIDAY |
Malcom
Keith |
Sergeant
(Flight Engineer) 577168, 405 (Vancouver, RCAF) Squadron, Royal
Air Force. Died 16th June 1943. Aged 20. Son of John and Edith Holliday,
of Wallington, Surrey. Buried in BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY, Surrey.
Plot 23. Row C. Grave 20. |
| FREWIN |
Lawrence
William [Arthur] |
Flying
Officer (Bomb Aimer) 129176, 405 (Vancouver, RCAF) Squadron, Royal
Air Force. Died 16th June 1943. Aged 30. Son of William Frederick
and Eliza Frewin; husband of Dorothy Phyllis Frewin, of Romford.
Cremated and commemorated CITY OF LONDON CREMATORIUM, MANOR PARK,
Essex. Panel 9. |
| FAULKNER |
Arthur |
Sergeant
(WirelessOperator/Air Gunner) 1030315, 405 (Vancouver, RCAF) Squadron,
Royal Air Force. Died 16th June 1943. Aged 22. Son of Burton and
Constance Faulkner, of Wallasey. Buried in RAKE LANE CEMETERY, WALLASEY,
Cheshire. Section 20.C. Grave 543. |
| AGASSIZ |
Roland
Ernest [Garnault] |
[Spelt
AGGASIZ on mmeorial] Flying Officer (Navigator) J/14194, 405 (Vancouver,
RCAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force. Died 16th June 1943. Aged
23. Son of Harold Romilly Garnault Agassiz and Emma Margaret Agassiz,
of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Buried in ST. MATTHEW CHURCHYARD, SUTTON
BRIDGE, Lincolnshire. Section S. Grave 33. |
| PUDNEY,
GM |
Clinton
Landis |
Flight
Sergeant (Air Gunner) R/139022, 405 (Vancouver, RCAF) Squadron,
Royal Canadian Air Force. Died 16th June 1943. Aged 21. Son of Herbert
(Bert) E. Pudney, and of Catherine Annie Pudney, of Belmar, New
Jersey, U.S.A. Awarded the George Medal (G.M.). Buried in ST. MATTHEW
CHURCHYARD, SUTTON BRIDGE, Lincolnshire. Section S. Grave 29. |
| DAVIES |
Walter
Cecil |
Flying
Officer (Air Gunner) J/14421, 405 (Vancouver, RCAF) Squadron, Royal
Canadian Air Force. Died 16th June 1943. Aged 23. Son of Walter
and Cora Davies, of Asquith, Saskatchewan, Canada. Buried in ST.
MATTHEW CHURCHYARD, SUTTON BRIDGE, Lincolnshire. Section S. Grave
27. |
MOSQUITO
DD 717, 141 Squadron, R.A.F. West Raynham
Crashed at North Farm 29th May 1944
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| POTTER |
Albert
Loos |
Warrant
Officer (Pilot) 1269614, 141 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve. Died 29th May 1944. Aged 27. Son of Horace Alfred and Daisy
Kathleen Potter, of Enfield. Buried in TOTTENHAM CEMETERY, Middlesex.
North section. Grave 4286. |
| GRAY |
Richard
Ernest |
Flight
Sergeant (Navigator/Wireless Operator), 141 Squadron, Royal Air
Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 29th May 1944. Aged 23. Son of Jesse
Henry and Ellen Gray, of Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire. Buried in ST.
MARY CHURCHYARD, EDLESBOROUGH, Buckinghamshire. |
HURRICANE
W 9206, 56 Operational Training Unit, R.A.F. Sutton Bridge
Crashed at Fairfield Farm 21st January 1942.
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| EVES |
Eldon |
Sergeant
(Pilot) R/84025, Royal Canadian Air Force. Died 21st January 1942.
Buried in ST. MATTHEW CHURCHYARD, SUTTON BRIDGE, Lincolnshire. Section
Q. Grave 32. |
OXFORD
PH 414, No. 7. SFTS, R.A.F. Sutton Bridge
Crashed at East Anglian Farm 13th August 1945
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| MAESTRACCI |
V |
Corporal
- French - No further information currently |
| MOITESSIER |
C |
MLot
- French - No further information currently |
BLENHEIM
Z7278, 114 Squadron, R.A.F. West Raynham.
Crashed at Clifton Farm 14th october 1941.
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| ANSTEY |
William
John |
Sergeant
(Pilot) 1187860, 114 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died 14th October 1941. Aged 25. Son of Howard and Eleanor Anstey;
husband of Freda Ruby Anstey, of Doynton. Buried north-west of the
church in HOLY TRINITY CHURCHYARD, DOYNTON, Gloucestershire. |
| SOUTHWOOD |
Anthony
James |
Sergeant
(Observer) 920870, 114 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died 14th October 1941. Buried in FAKENHAM CEMETERY, Fakenham, Norfolk.
Roman Catholic Plot. Row B. Grave 7. |
| KERRISON |
Jack
William |
Sergeant
(Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) 1255195, 114 Squadron, Royal Air
Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 14th October 1941. Buried in BECCLES
ROAD CEMETERY, LOWESTOFT, Suffolk. Section 18. Grave 293. |
LIVE
THOU FOREVER FREEDOM
WE FOR FREEDOM DIED
MAY THEY REST IN PEACE
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