
GRESHAM
WAR MEMORIALWorld
War 1 - Detailed Information Compiled and Copyright © Lynda Smith 2003 Gresham
Village lies south west of Cromer. The
War Memorial is situated in the churchyard.
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Photograph
Copyright © Lynda Smith- 2004 |
1914
1918 |
RAMM |
Frank
William | Private
8578. 2nd Bn., Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action Monday 22 November 1915. Born
Gresham. Enlisted Cromer. Commemorated: BASRA MEMORIAL, Iraq. Panel 10. |
| LARK |
George |
Probably:
Arnold George Lark. Private TF/202342. 2nd Bn., Royal Sussex Regiment.
Killed in action Tuesday 13 November 1917. Born Melton, Norfolk.
Enlisted Cromer. Commemorated: TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 86 to 88. |
| FIELD |
Albert
Henry | Private
19344. 9th Bn., Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action Monday 27 May 1918. Born Gresham.
Enlisted Norwich. Commemorated: TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 34 to 35 and 162A. | |
LOWDER |
Daniel |
Private
40234. 7th Bn., Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action Friday 30 November 1917. Age
26. Born Gresham. Enlisted Cromer. Son of Daniel Elijah and Sophia Lowder, of
Gresham, Norfolk. Buried: BEDFORD HOUSE CEMETERY, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Ref. Enclosure No.4 X. E. II. | |
SMITH |
William
| No
further information available at present. | |
THAXTER |
Lewis
| Private
40706. 9th Bn., Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action Tuesday 20 November 1917. Born
Gresham. Enlisted Norwich. Buried: FIFTEEN RAVINE BRITISH CEMETERY, VILLERS-PLOUICH,
Nord, France. Ref. II. H. 14. | |
PAINTER |
Ernest
William | Lance
Serjeant 8680. 1st Bn., Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action Friday 30 April 1915.
Age 24. Born Gresham. Enlisted Norwich. Commemorated: PERTH CEMETERY (CHINA WALL),
Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Spec. Memorial 5. | |
LOADES |
Wallace
| Driver
216639. 1st/1st Hants Bde. Ammunition Col., Royal Horse Artillery. Died Sunday
22 December 1918. Age 20. Son of Robert and Mary Loades, of Gresham. Buried: GRESHAM
(ALL SAINTS) CHURCHYARD, Norfolk, United Kingdom. | |
CHAPMAN |
Thomas |
No
further information available at present. | |
STAGEMAN |
Leonard
| Ordinary
Seaman. Bristol/Z/6247. S.S. "Borg.", Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Died Monday
10 June 1918. Age 19. Son of Simeon and Anne Stageman, of Gresham, Norwich. Commemorated:
PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon, United Kingdom. Column 30. | |
WOODHOUSE |
George |
Possibly:
Able Seaman J/10624. H.M.S. "Laurel", Royal Navy. Died Friday 28
August 1914. Age 19. Son of Mrs. Georgina Lubbock (formerly Woodhouse),
of Lower St., Southrepps, Norwich, and the late George Woodhouse.
CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent, United Kingdom. Panel 3. | | WILLIAMSON |
William |
Private
20711. 1st Bn., Essex Regiment. Formerly 12066 Norfolk Regiment.
Died at sea on Friday 13 August 1915. Age 20. Born and lived Gresham.
Enlisted Norwich. Son of Robert and Eliza Williamson, of Gresham,
Norwich. Commemorated: HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey. Panel 144 to 150
or 229 to 233 |
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BATT |
Edgar
Cossley | Major
31527. 107 (The South Notts. Hussars) Regt., Royal Horse Artillery. Died Tuesday
8 October 1940. Age 35. Son of Lt-Col. Reginald Cossley Batt, C.B.E., M.V.O.,
and Violet Millington Batt, of Norwich. Buried: ALEXANDRIA (CHATBY) MILITARY AND
WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY, Egypt. Ref. N. 19. | |
BATT |
Robert
Windham | Lieutenant
39262. Royal Army Ordnance Corps. Died Monday 21 August 1944. Age 36. Son of Colonel
Reginald C. Batt and Violet Batt; husband of Felicity Mary Batt, of Ipswich, Suffolk.
Buried: GOSFORTH , (ST. NICHOLAS) CHURCHYARD, Northumberland, United Kingdom.
Ref. Sec. F. Grave 45. | |
BATT,
MC | Thomas
Reginald Dumaresq | Major
44016. Coldstream Guards. Died Thursday 3 August 1944. Age 35. Son of Lt.-Col.
Reginald Cossley Batt, C.B.E., M.V.O., and Violet Batt, of Norwich. Buried: ST.
CHARLES DE PERCY WAR CEMETERY, Calvados, France. Ref. V. G. 12. |
| BUMFREY |
Stanley
James | Private
5778154. 6th Bn., Royal Norfolk Regiment. Died Thursday 19 February 1942. Age
22. Son of Ernest Frank and Bertha Bumfrey, of Gresham, Norfolk. Commemorated:
SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Singapore. Column 49. | |
CRASKE |
Alfred
| Probably:
Alfred John Craske. Guardsman 2658230. 1st Bn., Coldstream Guards.
Died on Thursday 30 May 1940. Age 22. Buried: VEURNE COMMUNAL CEMETERY
EXTENSION, Veurne, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Ref. G. 4. | |
LAKE |
James
| No
further information available at present. |
29 February
2004 |