BEESTON

John Dunn

Driver T/421936. 665th H.T. Coy. (Blackheath) Army Service Corps. Died at home on 2nd July 1918. Aged 38. Born Harpley, Norfolk. Lived Great Bircham. Enlisted King’s Lynn. Son of the late John Dunn Beeston, of London House Great Bircham; husband of Ida Elizabeth Beeston, of 16, Great Bircham. Buried: Great Bircham (St. Mary) Churchyard.

CHAPLIN

Edward Robert

Stoker 1st Class 223109. (RFR/CH/B/6421). H.M.S. "Aboukir. Royal Navy. Died on 22nd September 1914. Aged 27. Son of Samuel Chaplin, of Carr Terrace, Docking, Norfolk; husband of Ellen E. Tree (formerly Chaplin), of 107, Windsor Rd., Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex. Commemorated on Chatham Naval Memorial. Panel 4. See also Bexhill-on-Sea & Bexhill-on-Sea St Mary Magdelene.

Special note: In the early hours of the morning of 22 September 1914, HMS Cressy along with HMS Aboukir & HMS Hogue were sunk by torpedoes from a U-boat under the command of Otto Weddigen, in the North Sea.

EASTER

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Private. No further information available at present.

EASTER

Robert John

Private 59511. 6th Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed in action in France & Flanders on 4th November 1918. Aged 19. Born Bircham Tofts. Enlisted Norwich. Son of Adelaide Easter, of 24, Bircham Tofts, King's Lynn, Norfolk, and the late James Easter. Buried: Preux-Au-Bois Communal Cemetery, Nord, France. Ref. A.39.

EASTER

Sidney Harold

Lance Corporal 13678. 9th Battalion Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action in France & Flanders on 15th September 1916. Born Bircham Tofts. Enlisted Norwich. Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C and 1 D.

ENGLAND

George

Corporal 9288. 2nd Battalion West Yorkshire Regt. (Prince of Wales's Own). Killed in action in France & Flanders on 1st January 1917. Born Snetson (sic), Lynn, Norfolk. Enlisted York. Commemorated: Guards' Cemetery, Combles, Somme, France. Priez Farm Mem. 4.

ENGLAND,  DCM

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Sergeant. No further information available at present.

HAMMOND

Arthur Albert

Private 13697. 1st Battalion Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action in France & Flanders on 8th June 1915. Aged 20. Born Great Bircham. Enlisted Norwich. Son of William J. and Ellen E. Hammond, of 77, Great Bircham, King's Lynn. Commemorated: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 4.

HAMMOND

Frank Augustus

Private 17761. 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards. Died of wounds on 28th August 1918. Aged 32. Born and lived Great Bircham. Enlisted King’s Lynn. Son of William and Ellen Hammond, of 77, Great Bircham, King's Lynn. Buried: Ligny-Sur-Canche British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Ref. A. 1.

HUBBARD

Frederick William

Private 42079. 7th Battalion Norfolk Regiment. Died on 10th November 1918. Aged 18. Born Anmer, Norfolk. Enlisted Norwich. Son of Mrs. Agnes B. Hubbard, of Great Bircham, King's Lynn. Buried: Brebieres British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Ref. D.3.

KING

James Edward

Rifleman 592994. 18th Battalion London Regt (London Irish Rifles). Formerly 82090 R.A.M.C. Died on 25th October 1918 (CD gives date as 23rd October). Aged 36. Born Rudham. Lived King’s Lynn. Enlisted Kettering. Son of Mrs. Anne King, of 80, Great Bircham, King's Lynn. Buried: Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Belgrade Cemetery, Namur, Belgium. Ref. III. C. 8.

MILES

Robert

Private 24028. 1st Battalion Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action on 4th September 1916. Born Great Bircham. Enlisted King’s Lynn. Buried: Flatiron Copse Cemetery, Mametz, Somme, France. Ref. I. I. 8.

OSBORNE

Jacob

(Osbourne on CD). Private 13349. 2nd/4th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regt.). Died of wounds in France & Flanders on 24th May 1918. Aged 24. Born Bircham Newton. Lived King’s Lynn. Enlisted Skipton, Yorkshire. Son of Edward Jacob and Mary Ann Osborne, of 2, Bircham Newton, King's Lynn. Buried: Bienvillers Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Ref. XX. B. 8.

OSBORNE

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Private. No further information available at present.

TAYLOR

Bertie Alfred

Air Mechanic 1st Class 23436. 57th Squadron Royal Air Force. Died on 30th July 1918. Aged 22. Son of Ernest George and Sarah Ann Taylor, of Baythorpe Rd., Bircham Tofts, King's Lynn. Buried: Huby-St. Leu British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Ref. C. 11.

WACEY

Albert Thomas

Acting Bombardier 36005. 113th Heavy Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery. Died of wounds in France & Flanders on 4th March 1915. Aged 23. Born and lived Bircham Tofts. Enlisted Norwich. Son of George and Eliza Wacey, of 8, Bircham Tofts, King's Lynn. Buried: Merville Communal Cemetery, Nord, France. Ref. I. D. 12.

WHARTON

Sidney Alfred

Second Lieutenant 8th Battalion Norfolk Regiment, attd. Trench Mortar Bty. Died of wounds on 1st July 1917. Aged 20. Son of Mrs. A. Wharton, of Bircham Tofts, King's Lynn. Buried: Dive Copse British Cemetery, Somme, France. Ref. II. R 26.

WHARTON

Thomas Henry

Private (memorial gives rank as Corporal) 312784. 9th Battalion Essex Regiment. Killed in action in France & Flanders on 3rd July 1916. Aged 27. Born and lived Great Bircham. Enlisted Chelmsford. Son of Herbert and Mary Wharton, of Bircham, King's Lynn, Norfolk. Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 10 D.

1939 – 1945

BRISTON

Eric Victor

Leading Seaman C/JX 142857. H.M.S. Verdun, Royal Navy. Died on 22nd March 1946. Aged 27. Son of Harry and Alice Briston, of Bircham; husband of Gwendoline Myrtle Briston, of Bircham Tofts. Buried: Great Bircham (St. Mary) Churchyard. LEADING SEAMAN R.N. 1C/JX 142857 E.V. BRISTON ROYAL NAVY H.M.S. VERDUN 22nd MARCH 1946 Age 27

EASTER

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Bombardier. No further information available at present.

OSBORNE

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Private. No further information available at present.