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HAPPISBURGH
WAR MEMORIAL
World
War 1 - Detailed Information
Compiled and Copyright © Transcribed
by David Rudram; Researched by Lynda Smith - 2003
Happisburgh
(pronounced Hasbro) is a coastal village in North Norfolk, famous
for its red and white striped lighthouse. There are two War Memorials
in the Parish Church. One on the west end by the arch to the tower
has the names of all who fought in World War 1, and on the south
wall is a memorial to those who died. The Memorial gives full name,
date of death and age.
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Photographs
Copyright © Lynda Smith - 2004 |
1914
- 1919
| GRIMMMER |
Richard |
Private
13492. 8th Bn., Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action Saturday 10 March
1917. Age 27. (Memorial gives age as 47). Born Happisburgh. Enlisted
Norwich. Son of George and Selina Una Grimmer, of Happisburgh, Norfolk.
Commemorated: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1
C and 1 D. |
| LEEDER |
Norman
Robert |
Private
240195. 1st/5th Bn., Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action Thursday
19 April 1917. (Memorial gives 19 June 1917). Age 20. Born Marsham.
Enlisted Stalham. Son of Robert John and Ellen Margaret Leeder,
of High House, Happisburgh, Norwich. Commemorated: JERUSALEM MEMORIAL,
Israel. Panels 12 to 15. |
| MASON |
John |
Probably:
Petty Officer 1st Class. 196093. H.M.S. "Cressy.", Royal Navy. Died
Tuesday 22 September 1914. (Age given for the John Mason on the
Memorial is 32). Commemorated: CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent, United
Kingdom, Panel 1. (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.)
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| MILLAR |
William
J |
Private
6787. 1/5th Bn. , Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regt.) formerly
2nd/5th Norfolk Regt. and , Northumberland Fusiliers. Died Wednesday
11 April 1917. Age 23. (Memorial gives age as 28). Buried: HAPPISBURGH
(ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD, Norfolk, United Kingdom. (Not on CD). |
| MONSEY |
George |
Private
G/9332. 3rd Bn., Royal Sussex Regiment, Labour Corps. Died Saturday
8 March 1919. Age 29. (Memorial gives age as 19). Son of William
and Clara Monsey, of Witton, Norwich. Buried: NORWICH CEMETERY,
Norfolk, United Kingdom. Ref. 54. 548. |
| MONSEY |
John |
Driver
211639. 18th Army Bde. Ammunition Col., Royal Field Artillery. Died
Monday 2 December 1918. age 20. Buried: ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION,
ROUEN, Seine-Maritime, France. Ref. S. II. HH. 12. |
| PLATFORD |
James |
Private
325581. 1st/9th Bn., Durham Light Infantry. Formerly 5510 Norfolk
Regiment. Killed in action Friday 13 April 1917. Age 28. Born Ludham,
Norfolk. Enlisted Norwich. Buried: AGNY MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de
Calais, France. Ref. H. 44/57. |
| SIELY |
Cubitt
Charles |
(Family
name SIEBY on CD). Gunner 105290. 227th Siege Bty., Royal Garrison
Artillery. Died of wounds Saturday 2 November 1918. Age 37. Born
and lived Happisburgh. Enlisted Norwich. Husband of Emma Jane Siely,
of Norfolk. Buried: TERLINCTHUN BRITISH CEMETERY, WIMILLE, Pas de
Calais, France. Ref. VII. B. 1. |
| SPANTON |
James
Wiseman |
Lance
Corporal 15138. 7th Bn., Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action Saturday
28 April 1917. (Memorial gives 24 April) Age 26. Born Happisburgh.
Enlisted North Walsham. Buried: DURY CRUCIFIX CEMETERY, Pas de Calais,
France. Ref. II. H. 18. |
| WISEMAN |
Frederick
George |
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Petty
Officer 1st Class 116160. (R.F.R./CH/A/839) H.M.S. Pembroke,
Royal Navy. Died Monday 31 August 1914. (Memorial gives 30
August 1914). Age 48 . (Memorial gives age as 47). Born Happisburgh.
Son of George and Emma Wiseman; husband of Anna Elizabeth
Wiseman, of 1, Prospect Avenue, London Rd., Attleborough,
Norfolk. Buried: GILLINGHAM (WOODLANDS) CEMETERY, Kent, United
Kingdom. Ref. Naval. 12. 617.
Photograph
Copyright © Barry Miles 2003 |
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1939
– 1945 |
| BATCHELOR |
A |
Possibly:
Arthur Batchelor. Gunner 5768526. 1 Lt. A.A. Regiment Royal Artillery.
Died Between 30th May and 2nd June 1940. Aged 33. Son of Edith Ward,
of Stalham, Norfolk. Commemorated: Dunkirk Memorial, France. Column
10. |
| BOYCE |
R
A |
Probably:
Robert Arthur Boyce. Able Seaman C/JX 157784. H.M.S. Bedouin Royal
Navy. Died on 15th June 1942. Commemorated: Chatham Naval Memorial,
Kent. Column 53.1. |
| CLARKE |
J
D |
No
further information. |
| DENNIS |
B
B |
Probably:
Benjamin Bernard Dennis. Guardsman 2655379. 5th Battalion Coldstream
Guards. Died on 11th November 1944. Aged 32. Buried: Venray War
Cemetery, Limburg, Netherlands. Ref. III. C. 12. |
| GRIMMER |
Wilfred
Edward |
E.W.
Grimmer on Memorial. Private 5834987. 4th Battalion Suffolk Regiment.
Died on 16th October 1943. Aged 25. Son of George Walter and Ethel
Emma Grimmer, of Happisburgh, Norfolk. Buried: Thanbyuzayat War
Cemetery, Myanmar. Ref. B3. Z. 11. |
| HARVEY |
C
G |
Possibly:
Christopher George Harvey. Private 1st Battalion Royal Berkshire
Regiment. Died on 21st March 1943. Aged 30. Buried: Taukkyan War
Cemetery, Myanmar. Ref. 10. K. 18. |
| HARVEY |
Cannon
William |
Seaman
LT/JX 242437. H.M. Trawler Tervani. Royal Naval Patrol Service.
Died on 7th February 1943. Son of Cannon Benjamin and Anne Elizabeth
Harvey, of Happisburgh, Norfolk. Commemorated: Lowestoft Naval Memorial,
Suffolk. Panel 11, Column 3. |
| PARDON |
Cyril
James |
Gunner
107 (The South Notts. Hussars) Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery.
Died on 6th June 1942. Aged 22. Son of James and Ellen Pardon, of
North Lopham, Norfolk. Commemorated: Alamein Memorial, Egypt. Column
14. |
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R.I.P. |
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In the Graveyard, not on the memorial |
| MARSH |
William
Horace |
 Ordinary
Seaman C/JX 279738. H.M.S. Badger. Royal Navy. Died on 30th October
1941. Buried: Happisburgh (St. Mary) Churchyard. |
| Unknown |
|
 A
Sailor of the 1939 – 1945 War. Merchant Navy. Found 23rd August
1947. |
| Unknown |
|
 A
Sailor of the 1939 – 1945 War. Merchant Navy. 14th October 1944. |
Wooden
Board
The Wooden Board
Memorial commemorates not only those who died in World War 1 but also
those who served.
To
the Glory of God
and in honour of the Men of Happisburgh
who served their King and Country in the
Great War 1914 – 1919
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Deceased |
| GRIMMER |
Richard |
See
World War 1 Memorial for details |
| LEEDER |
Norman |
See
World War 1 Memorial for details |
| MASON |
John |
See
World War 1 Memorial for details |
| MILLAR |
William |
See
World War 1 Memorial for details |
| MONSEY |
George |
See
World War 1 Memorial for details |
| MONSEY |
John |
See
World War 1 Memorial for details |
| PLATFORD |
James |
See
World War 1 Memorial for details |
| SEILY |
Cubitt
C. |
See
World War 1 Memorial for details |
| SPANTON |
James |
See
World War 1 Memorial for details |
| WISEMAN |
F.
George |
See
World War 1 Memorial for details |
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Survivors |
| BARNES |
M.
James |
No
Further information |
| BATES |
Arthur |
No
Further information |
| BOWERS |
Frank |
No
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| BENNINGTON |
Thomas |
No
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| CASTON? |
John |
No
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| CLARKE |
Charles |
No
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| CLARKE |
Arthur |
No
Further information |
| COLE |
Armine |
HMS
Inflexible, Royal Navy. Brother of Archie and Charles COLE below. |
| COLE |
Archie |
Brother
of Archie and Armine COLE above. |
| COLE
|
Charles |
Brother
of Arthur and Armine COLE above. |
| CORK |
Arthur |
No
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| CUBITT |
Percy |
No
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| CUBITT |
Gilbert |
No
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| CUBITT |
Cyril |
No
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| CURTIS |
Sydney |
No
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| DAVIS |
Samuel |
No
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| DUCKER |
Charles |
No
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| DUCKER |
Robert |
No
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| DYBALL |
George |
No
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| DYBALL |
Robert |
No
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| DYBALL |
Frederick |
No
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| ELVIN |
James |
No
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| FRENCH |
Joseph |
No
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| GENTRY |
John |
No
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| GIBBS |
Harold |
No
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| GRIMMER |
Robert |
No
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| GRIMMER |
James |
No
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| GRIMMER |
Albert |
No
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| GRIMMER |
Horatio |
No
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| GOOCH |
Samuel |
No
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| GOOCH |
Stanley |
No
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| GOTTS |
Thomas |
No
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| HARMER? |
Robert |
No
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| HARVEY |
Herbert |
No
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| HARVEY |
William |
No
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| HITCHCOCK |
Aldous |
No
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| HUBBARD |
John |
No
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| JONES |
Cecil |
No
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| JONES |
Edward |
No
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| JONES |
Sidney |
No
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| JONES
M.C. |
A.
Ivan |
No
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| LAWSON |
Thomas |
No
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| LEEDER |
Frank |
No
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| LONG |
Barnard |
No
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| LUBBOCK |
Robert |
No
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| MANTHORPE |
James |
No
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| MANTHORPE |
Richard |
No
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| MASON |
Roland |
No
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| MASON |
Ambrose |
No
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| MASON |
William |
No
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| MILES |
Frederick |
No
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| MILES |
Walter |
No
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| MILLAR |
James |
No
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| NORFEY |
Bertram |
No
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| NICKERSON |
Frederick |
No
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| PERRY |
George |
No
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| PEARCE |
Reginald |
No
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| PEARCE |
John |
No
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| PLUMMER |
James |
No
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| PURNELL |
H.
Moore |
No
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| PILGRIM |
Harold |
No
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| SIELY |
Cubitt |
No
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| SIELY |
William |
No
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| SMITH |
Charles |
No
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| STRIKE |
Herbert |
No
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| STRIKE |
William |
No
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| SPANTON |
John |
No
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| THOMPSON |
John |
No
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| TODD,
MM & BAR |
Norman |
No
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| TUDMAN |
Sidney |
No
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| TUDMAN |
Thomas |
No
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| TUDMAN |
Ernest |
No
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| TUDMAN |
Roland |
No
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| WATTS |
Sidney |
No
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| WATTS |
William |
No
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| WATTS |
William |
No
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| WATTS |
George |
No
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| WATTS |
Isaac |
No
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| WATTS |
Herbert |
No
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| WILSON |
Harry |
No
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| WILKINS |
Frank |
No
Further information |
| WRIGHT |
Cyril |
No
Further information |
| WEGG |
William |
No
Further information |
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Photographs
Copyright © Lynda Smith - 2004 |
H.M.S.
INVINCIBLE
On
16 March 1801, HMS INVINCIBLE
was wrecked of Happisburgh when
on her way to join the fleet with
Admiral Nelson at Copenhagen.
The day following, the Ship sank with
the loss of some four hundred lives.
One hundred and nineteen members
of the Ship’s Company lie buried here.
“And the sea gave up the dead
that were in it…..”
Revelation 26:13
This memorial stone was given jointly
by the Parochial Church Council and
The Officers and Ship’s Company of
HMS Invincible. 1998
The
Bells
There
is a plaque commemorating the restoration of the Bells dedicated
to Mariners
who perished in the North Sea in the Great War.
The
Bells of St Mary’s 1637
To the Glory of God and in Memory
of the Officers and Men of the
Royal Navy and Mercantile Marine
who made the Supreme Sacrifice in the
North Sea in the Great War 1914 – 1919
These Bells have been restored.
Easter 1924.
The
Window
On
27th October 1940, a bomb dropped in Happisburgh Churchyard blowing
out most of the Church windows. In September 1951 a service was
held marking the restoration of the Church, and St George’s
Chapel and window were dedicated to those who lost their lives
in the war.
Wooden
Board
The
Wooden Board Memorial commemorates not only those who died in
World War 1 but also those who served.
To
the Glory of God
and in honour of the Men of Happisburgh
who served their King and Country in the
Great War 1914 – 1919
13 February
2005 |
