Samuel Frederick

13725 Pte, 7th Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 3-7-16, age 21. Born Midleton, Lincs, enlisted Lincoln, living Wisbech. Son of Samuel Balderson, Wisbech Rd, Outwell. Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Also listed Upwell.

Charles William

G/9130 Pte, 16th (Public Schools) Middlesex Regiment. Killed in action 17-4-17, age 21. Son of Arthur & Laura Elvina Brewington, 9 Cannon St, Wisbech. Listed Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais. France.

Leonard William

2nd Lt, 2 Squadron Royal Flying Corps. Killed in action 6-7-17, age 32. Elder son of John & Emma Brooks, Church St, Peterborough. Owned bakery & corn business, Elm Bridge. Bully-Grenay Communal Cemetery, British Extension, France. Also listed Elm, Cambs.

Len

326350 Pte, 1/1st Cambridgeshire Regiment. Drowned while bathing in a pond 22-8-17. Enlisted Wisbech. Youngest son of Mr & Mrs J Brown, Middle Drove. Locre Hospice Cemetery, Belgium. 118th Bde, 39th Div. Also listed Marshland Smeeth.

John

233427 Dvr, D Battery, 72nd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action 27-9-18. Moeuvres British Cemetery, Nord, France.

John Henry

6844 A/Sgt, 1st Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action 14-3-15, St Eloi. Born Walpole, enlisted Wisbech. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, Belgium.

Archibald Bertram

C/8049, 2nd King's Royal Rifle Corps. Died of wounds 30-11-16, age 26. Son of Henry & Charlotte Crofts, The Cherries, Elm Bridge. 2nd Bde, 1st Div. Buried Elm (All Saints) Churchyard, Cambs. Also listed Elm, Cambs.

Frederick

7159 Sgt, 2nd Suffolk Regiment. Died of wounds 24-9-16. Husband of M E Lock (formerly Day), The Wroe, Emneth. Born West Walton, enlisted Bury St Edmunds. Buried West Walton Cemetery, Norfolk. 76th Bde, 3rd Div. Also listed West Walton, Norfolk.

Ernest Albert

201391 L/Cpl, 2/4th Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 8-6-17, age 26. Born Emneth, enlisted Spalding, living Sutton Bridge. Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.

Harry

22355 Pte, 4th Grenadier Guards. Killed in action 25-9-16. Known as Tim. Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.

Reginald V

G/9131 L/Cpl, 1st Middlesex Regiment. Died of wounds 19-6-18 (home, wounded 7-3-18), age 21. Son of William & Jessie L Green, 6 The Wroe, Emneth. Emneth (St Edmund) Churchyard, Norfolk.

William

40173 Pte, 9th Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action 18-10-16, age 35. Born Upwell, enlisted King's Lynn. Husband of Annie Hanslip, Colletts Bridge, Elm. Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.

Oliver

326422 Pte, 1/1st Cambridgeshire Regiment. Killed in action 22-3-18, age 20. Enlisted Wisbech. Son of J and Annie Hunter, of Emneth. Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France.

Arthur

225236 Pte, 5th Northamptonshire Rgt (Pioneers, 12th Division). Killed in action 19-9-18, age 25. Enlisted Cambridge. Fomerly 4711 Cambs Regiment. Vis-en-Artois Memorial, France. Also listed Wisbech, Cambs

George William

29194 Pte, 8th East Surrey Regiment. Died 26-2-19, age 19. Son of Mrs M Hurst, Glenside, Emneth. Emneth (St Edmund) New Churchyard, Norfolk.

William

possibly 24110, Pte, 5th Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 2-11-17 formerly 3457 Suffolk Rgt (enl Cambridge). or 6077, Pte, 23rd Australian IF. Killed in action 20-9-17, age 28. Son of Mrs Hannah Jackson, Outwell Basin. Enlisted Coolaman, New South Wales. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium, or CSM James William Jackson, 9578, 4th Royal Fusiliers, 23-4-17. Husband of G Jackson, Binnimoor, March.

Sydney Ernest

205921 Pte, 2nd Northamptonshire Regiment. 27-5-18. Born West Lynn, enlisted East Dereham. Formerly 5/4923 Norfolk Yeomanry. Soissons Memorial, France. Possibly Ernest Killingworth, 4348 & 326710, 4/1st Cambridgeshire Rgt. Enlisted 15-11-15, discharged sick 29-5-17, age 32. Died, aged 35, April-June quarter, 1919.

George

29033 Pte, 1st Bedfordshire Regiment. 22-8-18, age 26. Born Upwell, enlisted Norwich, living Outwell. Son of Robert & Fanny Laws, Sunny House, Outwell Basin. Gommecourt British Cemetery No 2, Pas de Calais, France.

Robert

90167 Shoeing Smith Cpl, 11th Division Ammunition Column, Royal Field Artillery. Died 10-4-16. Beauval Communal Cemetery.

Stanley H C

26664 Pte, 2nd Hampshire Regiment. Died of wounds 28-4-17 (18th General Hospital, Camiers), age 22. Onl son of Walter & Elizabeth Long, South Field, Emneth. Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France.

John ("Jack") Addis

Capt, 1st East Yorkshire Regiment. Killed in action 7-5-15, age 28, Le Touquet sector, Armentieres. Eldest son of Thomas (farmer) & Henrietta Markham, Popenhoe, Emneth (later 2 Richmond Villas, Avenue Rd, Hunstanton). Attended Wisbech Grammar School & Dover College. Commissioned 2nd Lt, 27-5-08 from RGA Militia. Lt 3-9-10, T/Capt 15-11-14, Capt 6-2-15. Originally buried Le Bizet Convent Military Cemetery, concentrated to Strand Military Cemetery, Ploegsteert. Also listed Walsoken & Wisbech Grammar School.

From Andy Pay's research into the Marquis de Ruvigny's Roll of Honour, Volume 1, Part 1, Page 244.

MARKHAM, JOHN ADDIS, Capt., 1st Battn. The East Yorkshire Regt., eldest s. of Thomas Markham, of Popenhoe, Wisbech, Norfolk, by his wife, Henrietta Jane, dau. of William Addle, of London; b. Faulkner House, Walpole-St-Peter, Wisbech, 31 Dec. 1886 ; educ. Dover College; gazetted 2nd Lieut. to the 1st East Yorkshires from the Militia, 27 May, 1908, and promoted Lieut. 3 Sept. 1910. He was appointed temporary Capt. 15 Nov. 1914, and this rank was made substantive, 6 Feb. 1915. He went to France with the 6th Division In Sept. 1914, and was mortally wounded by a sniper's bullet in the trenches near Armentières, 7 May, 1915, and died two hours later, being buried in Le Bizet Convent; unm. Major I. L. I. Clarke, commanding 1st East Yorkshires, wrote: "I looked upon Markham as my most reliable Company Commander, always cheery and a splendid example to all under him. He was beloved by his men, and exceedingly popular with his brother officers"; and Private John Brady, of his company: "He was the gentleman who led my platoon to the trenches on the Aisne, the platoon that was the first to come under the fire of the Germans' famous coalboxes. He laughed at those shells, bucked us up, making us so that we could not do anything else but follow him." Capt. Markham was a fine horseman, and in 1913 he won the East Yorkshire's Regimental Point-to-Point Race, on his horse, Loretto.

See also Wisbech Grammar School and Walsoken.

Frank

3683 Pte, 3rd Btn Machine Gun Corps (3rd Div). Killed in action 31-8-18. Formerly 18882 Suffolk Regiment. Son of Mr H C Moyses, Bunkers Hill, Wisbech St Mary. Mory Abrey Military Cemetery, Mory, Pas de Calais. Brother of Joseph. Also listed Wisbech St Mary, Cambs.

Frederick

6534, Sgt, 1st Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 18-2-15, age 32, trenches south of Ypres. Born Stratford, Essex; enlisted Ely. Son of Mr & Mrs T R Neal, Rose Cottage, Elm High Road, Wisbech. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, Belgium.

Arthur

2405 Pte, BCompany, 1/1st Cambridgeshire Regiment. Wounded 1-6-15, Died of wounds 2-6-15, age 20. Born Elm, enlisted Wisbech. Elm Bridge, Elm. Erquinghem-Lys Churchyard Extension Cemetery, France. Also listed Elm, Cambs.

Thomas

62160 Pte, Agricultural Company, Labour Corps. Died pneumonia 24-11-18 (Barracks Hospital, Northampton), age 30. Husband of Caroline Jude (formerly Sharp), Hapneath Cottages, Emneth. Emneth (St Edmund) Churchyard.

William Brooks

3/8894 Pte, 2nd Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 19-7-16, age 17, by shell while accompanying the adjutant round trenches, near Longueval. Awarded Military Medal. Born Elm, enlisted Wisbech. Son of Mrs Ebbie Elza Smith, of Emneth, formerly 2 Golding Street, Wisbech. Enlisted November 1913, aged 15, to France November 1914. Orderly to Capt & Adjutant H C M Trollope MC (later DSO), who was wounded by the same shell that killed Smith. Quarry Cemetery, Montauban, Somme, France.

Samuel

72775 Pte, 25th Machine Gun Corps (7th Div). Died of wounds 29-8-17, age 22, gunshot wound in chest at 2nd Australian Hospital, Boulogne. Formerly 4840 Cambridgeshire Regiment. Son of Edward & Jane Stokes, Colletts Bridge, Elm. Husband of Rose Ellen Stokes, Colletts Bridge, Elm (later Wheatley Bank, Walsoken). Enlisted April 1916 in Machine Gun Corps, to France October 1916 & became despatch rider. Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France.

1939-1945

Charles Henry

5829685 Pte, 2nd Cambridgeshire Regiment. Killed in action 24-1-42, age 24. Singapore Memorial, Singapore.

Robert

1544710 Gnr, 55 (The Suffolk Yeomarny) Anti-Tank Rgt, Royal Artillery. 17-7-44, age 25. Son of James & Hannah Bruce, Ementh. St Manvieu War Cemetery, Calvados, France.

Neville William

581270 Sgt, 82 Squadron RAF. 13-6-40, age 23. Son of Frank Henry & Violet Mary Carlile, Hunstanton, Norfolk. Harlingen General Cemetery, Netherlands. Also listed March Grammar School memorial.

Frank

T/139102 Driver, Royal Army Service Corps. 28-9-44, age 26. Son of Herbert & Florence Farrow, Wisbech. Gradara War Cemetery, Italy.

Extract from a local paper:

DEATH OF ELM
SOLDIER
Accident in Italy to
Driver F. Farrow

THE tragic news that their second son, Driver Frank Farrow, has died as the result of an accident while serving in Italy, was received on Saturday morning by Mr. and Mrs. H. Farrow, of Violet House, Chapel-lane, Elm.

Aged 26 years, Driver Farrow worked at the Barton Nurseries, Emneth, for six years, and then for about four months with the Wisbech Laundries, Elm Low-rd., before he joined the Forces in January, 1940. He was a keen footballer and played for the Emneth team.

After enlisting, Driver Farrow served through the battle of France and through Dunkirk, being afterwards posted to the Middle East, where he served in two Libyan battles, including El Alamein.

He has two brothers, Tom and Louis, serving in the Air Force.

Arthur Ronald

128653 Flying Officer, 44 Squadron RAF. 18-7-43, age 21. Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.

Extract from local newspaper:

EMNETH AIRMAN
MISSING.
Failed to Return from
Operational Flight.

A TELEGRAM from R.A.F. Bomber Command has notified Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Cowling, of Church-road, Emneth, that their nephew, Pilot-Officer Arthur Ludlow, has failed to return from recent flying operations over enemy territory.

Further details are promised as soon as they are received by the Air Force.

Pilot-Officer Ludlow's many friends are hopefully awaiting' news of his safety. He has been flying. Lancaster bombers for some time, and it is thought that he took part in a recent big raid over Italy.

Joseph Leslie

T/5932712 Driver, Royal Army Medical Corps. 1-9-44. Son of Mr & Mrs J Mason, March; husband of Doris Edna Mason, Emneth. Cassino Memorial, Italy.

Vera Mary

Women's Royal Air Force. Died 28 December 1944. Aged 24. Buried in mneth (St Edmund) New Churchyard.

Richard Robert

5780582 Pte, 6th Royal Norfolk Regiment. 29-9-43, Prisoner of War, age 23. Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand.

Extract from the Wisbech Standard :

PTE. R. R. NEAL

On Tuesday morning Mrs. E. V Neal, of 1, Church road, Emneth received notification that her husband, Pte. Richard Robert Neal, of the Royal Norfolk Regiment died of cholera on September 20th, 1943. Pte. Neal was in No. 1 Camp, Thailand.

Only 23 years of age when he died, Pte. Neal was the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Neal, of Southwell-road, Wisbech. In civilian life he worked for the Co-operative Society on their farms; he was called up in July, 1940, and went overseas in October. 1941. After he had been posted a prisoner his wife received two post-cards, but the notification of his death was her first news for two years.

There is a little daughter, who will be six years of age next month.

Mrs. Neal wishes to thank all her friends for inquiries and sympathy in her long anxiety and her bereavement.

Harold Martin Rex

233268 Captain, Glider Pilot Rgt, Army Air Corps. 24-3-45, age 23. Son of Henry Hudson Norton & Emily Gertrude Norton, Wisbech. Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany.

Extract from a lcoal paper:

TRAGIC DEATH OF
YOUNG OFFICER
Capt. H. M. R. Norton
Killed in
Rhine Crossing

IN the tragic death of Capt. Harold Martin Rex Norton, of the Glider Pilot Regiment—who escaped the hell of Arnhem only to give his life in the Crossing of the Rhine three weeks ago—we have lost a young officer of the finest type, whose character, personality and gift of leadership were qualities sorely needed in this country today.

Captain Norton who was 23 years of age when he died on March 24th, was the younger son of Coun and Mrs. H. H. Norton, of “Holmesdale,” Elm High-road, and he was engaged to Miss Margaret Sandall, only daughter of Ald. and Mrs. J. Sandall, of The Beeches, Clarkson-avenue. The deepest sympathy of everyone who knew and liked Capt. Norton will go out to his family and fiancée in their great grief.

A young man of upright character, always pleasant and frank, Captain Rex Norton was universally popular, and his quiet, unassuming manner was typical of his whole life.

AN OLD GRAMMARIAN

At the Wisbech Grammar School, where he was educated, Capt. Nor¬ton was regarded with great pride and affection. A fine sportsman, he excelled at cricket and football, win¬ning his School colours at both, and was also a keen tennis player. While at school he was a member of the Cadets, and the present members of the Army Cadet Force and Air Training Corps will vividly recall Captain Norton's account of his experiences at Arnhem—one of the finest talks that the Cadets have I ever been privileged to hear.

Captain Norton later joined the Home Guard, being attached to the Elm Contingent. He was for a short time in his father's office (Messrs. Thos. Peatling & Sons, Ltd.) before joining up in 1940, and he was to have rejoined the firm alter the war.

On D Day Captain Norton went to France, returning about a week later for further operations, and since then he had taken part in many perilous glider attacks. When our men made their epic stand at Arnhem last September, Captain Norton was with the second wave of troops that made the landings in Holland, and he and his men held their ground stubbornly until ordered to withdraw.

Percy Isaac aka Ike

Private 14522875, 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 19th January 1944. Aged 35. Son of Isaac and Kate White and husband of Ivy White of Elm. Buried in Chittagong War Cemetery, Bangladesh. Plot 1. Row H. Grave 10.

Extract from local paper:

SAD NEWS OF ELM
SOLDIER.
Death in India While on
Active Service.

The sad news has reached Mrs. P. White, of 10, Chapel-row, Elm, on Friday, of the death, while on active service in India, of her husband, Pte. Percy ("Ike") White.

Aged 35 years, Pte. White was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac White, of Sherwood House, Elm. He was edu¬cated at the Elm and Emneth Boys' School, and after¬wards worked for his father as a carpenter. A keen footballer, he used to play for Elm Rovers. He was called up just over a year ago, and joined the Suffolk Regt. on Jan. 21st, 1943, being drafted overseas six months later.

The official notification received by Mrs. White states that her husband died on Jan. 19th. In addition to his wife, he leaves three children—a little girl aged six years, and two little boys aged 11 and two years.

Walter Henry

5778064 L/Cpl, Corps of Military Police. 5-4-44, age 31. Son of George & Phoebe White, Elm; husband of Vera White, Elm.

Extract from local paper:

KILLED IN ROAD
ACCIDENT.
Tragic Death of Young
Elm Soldier.

HIS many friends in Elm will learn with regret of the death in Newbury Hospital on Friday morning, following a road accident, of Lce/Cpl. Walter Henry White of the Corps of Military Police (Traffic Control), youngest son of Mr. and the late Mrs. G. White, of The Bungalow, Chapel-lane, Elm.

This tragic news was received his wife, Mrs. W White, of "Elrick,' Chapel-lane, Elm on Friday; the day before she had a telegram from the Hospital stating that her husband was suffering from serious multiple injuries, following a road accident.

Aged 31 years, L/ Cpl. White joined up on June 13th, 1940. He was educated at Elm School, and formerly worked for Messrs. J. W. Burton, Ltd., basket makers, Oldfleld-lane, Wisbech, for about ten years.

A keen sportsman, L/Cpl. White played in goal for Elm Rovers for several years.

His wife and two children live at “Elrick,” Chapel-lane, Elm.

THE FUNERAL.

The funeral service was held at the Methodist Chapel, Elm, yester¬day (Thursday) afternoon, when the large number of people present testified to the high esteem in which L/Cpl. White was held.

The Rev. H. W. Marsh conducted the service, and Mr. P. H. Stevens at the organ accompanied the hymn “O love that wilt not let me go.” The interment followed in the Chapel Cemetery.

The immediate mourners were: Mrs. V. White, widow; Mr. G. White, father; Mr. L. White, Mr. R. White and Mrs. P. Wells, brothers and sister; Mrs. B. Preston, mother-in-law; Miss A. Preston and Mrs. L. White, sisters-in-law; Mr. M. Wells and Mr. R. Wells, nephews; Mrs. A. Wanford, Mr. J. Driver, Mr. I. White, Mrs. K. White and Mrs. E. Templeman (Whittlesey), uncles and aunts; Mrs. W. S. Collins, Mrs. S. I. Long, Mrs. A. Titmarsh, Mrs. H. Smith, Mrs. S. Masham and Mrs. W. White, cousins.

Others present were: Miss E. Garner (representing Messrs. J. W. Burton, Ltd.), Mrs. M. Spinks, Mrs. P. G. Hennels, Miss J. Scott, Mrs. H. Whitby, Miss A. V. Barnes, Mrs. C. Claxton, Mrs. V. Collins, Mrs. V. Thompson, Miss D. Reeve, Miss K. Collett, Miss R. Fisher. Mr. H. Wegg, Mr. H. W. Desborough and Mr. J. Balding (employees of Messrs. J. W. Burton. Ltd:), Mrs. C. Gamble, Mrs. C. Welbourn, Mrs. J. Hammond, Mrs. A. Chapman, Mrs. K. Scott, Mrs. M. Haynes, Mr. and Mrs. G. F. M. Sooley, Mrs. H. Burbridge, Mrs. E. Young, Mrs. E. White, Mrs. G. Waling, Mr. C. S. Burman (repre¬senting the Wisbech Brotherhood), Mrs. L. Stevenson, Mrs. L. Peat (also representing Mr. L. Peat). Mrs. F. Hunt, Mrs. B. Chapman, Mrs. Wm. Hunter (Emneth), Mr. and Mrs. T. Hood, Mrs. A. Cowling. Mrs. H. Carter, Mrs. H. Farrow, Mrs. J. Williams, Mrs. J. White (Emneth), Mrs. A. M. Sooley, Mrs. J. Brown, Ms. C. E. Racey, Mrs. T. Loose, Miss D. Skinner, Miss B. Skinner, Mrs. E. Eaton, Mrs. H. W. Marsh, Mrs. F. Gunner and Mrs. G. Elliott.

Leslie

14519856 Pte, 7th Cheshire Regiment. 18-1-44, age 38. Son of William & Anne Wabe; husband of Margery Wabe, Marham, Norfolk. Minturno War Cemtery, Italy.

Extract from a local paper:

WISBECH SOLDIER
KILLED IN ITALY.
Tragic News of
Pte Leslie Wabe.

Mrs. L. Wabe, of Eastview, opposite Inglethorpe, Elm High-road, Wisbech, received official notification on Friday of the death in action of her husband, Pte. Leslie (“Lal”) Wabe, of the Cheshire Regiment.

He is the second son of Mr. W. Wabe, of Norwich-road, Wisbech, and married Miss M. Bartrum, of Shouldham.

By a tragic coincidence Pte. Wabe was killed within a day of the death—reported in last week's “Standard”—of Pte. Percy White, of Elm. The two were very great friends. They joined the Army together about a year ago, and were both drafted overseas together in June: many miles separated them at the end, however, for Pte. Wabe was killed in Italy, and Pte. White died in India.

Aged 36, Pte. Wabe was educated at the Ramnoth-road School, and afterwards worked for his father, a well-known building contracter, of Norwich-road, Wisbech. He later worked for Mr. K. Lankfer, builder, until the outbreak of war, when he went into the employ of the Government.

A good all-round sportsman, Pte. Wabe excelled at football and was a popular member of the Wisbech Town Football Club, for whom he played on numerous occasions. At one time he also played for a works team in Bedford. He was an ardent member of the Wisbech British Legion Club.

Pte. Wabe leaves two children, Leslie, aged four years, and Dorothy, aged three years.

Not on memorial, buried in cemetery

James Leonard

CH/X113249 Marine, Royal Marines. 29-4-45, age 28. Son of John & Edith Hunns; husband of Lilian Hunns, Emneth. Emneth (St Edmund) New Churchyard.

Extract from Wisbech Standard in 1945:

EMNETH MARINE
DIES IN HOSPITAL
Sudden Collapse Follows
Operation

The funeral took place at Emneth Parish Church on Friday of Marine James Leonard Hunns, who died suddenly at a Royal Naval Hospital in Devon the previous Sunday. His death followed a short illness and operation.

Marine Hunns leaves a wife and little daughter, who live at Kensington House, The Wroe, Emneth. He was the third son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Hunns, of Church Croft. Newton and was 28 years of age.

Before joining the Royal Marines two years ago he worked for Mr. A. H. Carter of Tydd. During his service he had spent eight months in North Africa, but had been back in this country since February, 1944. He had been ill for three weeks before his death, and had seemed to be improving after an operation, when he contracted meningitis; his wife was sent for, and he died three days later.

The funeral service was conducted by the Rev. F. Braithwaite Brookes, and the mourners were: The widow, Mrs. J. Hunns, mother; Mr. R. Hunns, Mr. G. Hunns and Marine H. Hunns, brothers; Miss R. Hunns, sister; Mr. and Mrs. H. Wiles, fatrher-in-law and mother-in-law; Mr. J. Wiles, Mr. and Mrs. S. Killingsorth, brothers-in-law and sister-in-law; Mt. J. Cullen, Mrs Kendal, Mr. and Mrs B. Butcher, Mr. and mrs P. Wiles, Mrs. W. bellammy, uncles and aunts; Mr. R. Butcher, Mr. and Mrs. R. Funnell, Mrs. H. Emmerson and Mr. L. Ward, cousins; Mrs. W. Tegerdine, Mrs. S. Racey and Mr. and Mrs. A. Sooley, friends.

Several beautiful floral tributes were received.