Lance Corporal 22967. 1st Bn. Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action in France and Flanders on 23^rd April 1917. Born Whiting, Nr. Wells, Norfolk. Enlisted King’s Lynn. Commemorated: Arras Memorial. Bay 3.

Rifleman O/113rd Battalion Rifle Brigade. Killed in action in France and Flanders on 21^st March 1918. Born and lived Heacham. Enlisted Norwich. Commemorated: POZIERES MEMORIAL Panel 81 to 84

Private 9224. 9th Bn. Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action in France & Flanders on 15^th April 1918. Aged 23. Born Bungay, Suffolk. Enlisted King’s Lynn. Son of George and Eliza Ann Bedingfield, of Three Ashes, Bungay, Suffolk. Commemorated: TYNE COT MEMORIAL Panel 34 to 35 and 162A.

Lance Corporal. 24066. 1st Battalion Norfolk Regiment. Died of wounds in France & Flanders on 4^th August 1916. Aged 19. Born Heacham. Enlisted King’s Lynn. Son of Thomas and Margaret Benstead, of Hillside Cottages, Heacham, Norfolk. Buried: LA NEUVILLE BRITISH CEMETERY, CORBIE. Ref. I. E. 64.

Private 9217. 7th Battalion Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action in France & Flanders on 13^th October 1915. Born Overbury, Gloucs. Enlisted King’s Lynn. Commemorated: LOOS MEMORIAL. Panel 30 and 31.

Private 8067 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own). Killed in action in France & Flanders on 11^th April 1917. Born Heacham. Lived King’s Lynn. Enlisted Roeheath. Commemorated: ARRAS MEMORIAL Bay 1.

Private 241549. 1st/6th Battalion Gordon Highlanders. Killed in action in France & Flanders on 28^th July 1918. Aged 32. Born Snettisham. Enlisted Kingston-on-Thames. Son of Alfred Boyce, of Glen Rose Villa, Heacham, Norfolk; husband of Emma Boyce, of Thistlecroft, Hersham, Walton-on-Thames. Buried: COURMAS BRITISH CEMETERY. Ref. II. F. 4.

Private 24071. 9th Battalion Norfolk Regiment. Died of wounds in France & Flanders on 8^th October 1918. Born Heacham. Enlisted King’s Lynn. Buried: TINCOURT NEW BRITISH CEMETERY. Ref. V. H. 1.

Private (Memorial has Lance Corporal) 22958. 9th Battalion Norfolk Regiment. Died of wounds at home on 10^th February 1917. Aged 20. Born St. Margaret’s, King’s Lynn. Enlisted King’s Lynn. Son of the late William and Margaret Bray, of Holt. Buried: HOLT, NORFOLK BURIAL GROUND. Ref. C. 549.

Private 9239 7th Battalion Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action in France & Flanders on 13^th October 1915. Born Heacham. Enlisted Norwich. Commemorated: LOOS MEMORIAL Panel 30 and 31.

Lance Corporal 41028. 8th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. (Formerly 25409 Norfolk Regiment). Killed in action in France & Flanders on 16^th August 1917. Aged 28. Born St, Margaret’s, Norfolk. Enlisted Norwich. Son of the late William and Margaret Bray. Commemorated: TYNE COT MEMORIAL. Panel 70 to 72

Private 204070. 1st/4th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers. Formerly 6248 Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action in France & Flanders on 26^th October 1917. Born and enlisted King’s Lynn. Commemorated: TYNE COT MEMORIAL. Panel 19 to 23 and 162

Lance Corporal (memorial and CD gives Private) 10185. 2nd Battalion Essex Regiment. Died of wounds in France and Flanders on 21^st July 1916. Born Fakenham, Norfolk. Lived Thorndon, Suffolk. Enlisted Norwich. Brother of Mr. A. Buck, of Gladstone Cottages, Heacham, Norfolk. Buried: COUIN BRITISH CEMETERY. Ref. II. A. 16.

Possibly: Alec Stanley Chapman. Lance Serjeant (Memorial has Sergeant) 14290. 9th Battalion Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action in France & Flanders on 26^th September 1915. Born North Fincham, Middx. Enlisted Norwich. Son of Mrs. Edith Lucy Chapman. Commemorated: LOOS MEMORIAL. Panel 30 and 31.

Private, Norfolk. Regiment. No further information available at present.

Private 69615. 202nd Protection Coy. Royal Defence Corps. Formerly 8142 Middlesex Regiment. Died at home on 2^nd February 1918. Aged 23. Born and lived Heacham. Enlisted King’s Lynn. Son of William and Sarah Dennis, of Chapel Rd., Dersingham. Buried: HEACHAM (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD.

Driver T4/059367. 29th Div. Supply Coy. Army Service Corps. Died in Mesopotamia on 12^th August 1915. Born and lived Heacham. Enlisted Norwich. Buried: EAST MUDROS MILITARY CEMETERY. Ref. II. D. 67.

Private 20660. 1st Battalion Essex Regiment. Formerly 17538 Norfolk Regiment. Died at sea on 13^th August 1915. Born Sedgeford. Lived Heacham. Enlisted King’s Lynn. Commemorated: HELLES MEMORIAL. Panel 144 to 150 or 229 to 233.

Lieutenant. 8th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action in France & Flanders on 25^th September 1915. Commemorated: LOOS MEMORIAL. Panel 31 to 34.

Private G/64409. 2nd Battalion Royal Fusiliers. Died on 10^th April 1919. Buried: HEACHAM (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD.

Private 34663. 11th Battalion Essex Regiment. Formerly 24701 Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action in France & Flanders on 28^th Jun 1917. Born Dersingham. Lived Heacham. Enlisted King’s Lynn. Son of Mr. J. Fowle, of Caley St. Heacham, King's Lynn, Norfolk. Buried: PHILOSOPHE BRITISH CEMETERY, MAZINGARBE. Ref. I. S. 26.

Possibly: Ernest John Franklin. Private 15103. 3rd Battalion Norfolk Regiment. Died of wounds in France & Flanders on 8^th July 1915. Born Hockwold-cum-Wilton, Norfolk. Enlisted Norwich. Buried: ST. SEVER CEMETERY, ROUEN. Ref. A. 6. 36.

Lance Corporal 19557. 12th Battalion Durham Light Infantry. Killed in action in France & Flanders on 17^th July 1916. Born Syderstone, Norfolk. Enlisted Sunderland. Commemorated: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL. Pier and Face 14 A and 15 C

Private TR10/158270. 51st Garrison Battalion. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regt.). Died at home on 10^th August 1918. Aged 18. Born and Lived Twickenham. Enlisted London. Son of Henry and Alice Graver, of I, Lords Lane, Heacham. Buried: HEACHAM (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD

Private 18340 9th Battalion Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action in France & Flanders on 15^th September 1916. Born Heacham. Enlisted Norwich. Commemorated: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL. Pier and Face 1 C and 1 D

Captain. 7^th Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment. Died 25^th October 1918. Aged 23. Son of W. S. Hadley (Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge) and Edith, his wife, of The Master's Lodge, Pembroke College, Cambridge, and at Heacham, Norfolk. Buried: HEACHAM (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD. See also Perse School, Cambridge.

Captain. 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards. Killed in action in France and Flanders on 15^th September 1916. Aged 31. Son of James and Grace Jackson (nee Blaine), of The Homemead, Heacham, Norfolk. Commemorated: GUARDS' CEMETERY, LESBOEUFS. Sp. Mem. 47.

Sergeant Major late K.O.S.B. & Norfolk Regiment. No further information available at present.

Lance Sergeant 12611. 7th Battalion Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action in France & Flanders on 13^th October 1915. Born Wisbech, Cambs. Enlisted Westminster, Middx. Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Jewell, of Station Rd., Heacham, King's Lynn. Commemorated: LOOS MEMORIAL Panel 30 and 31

Possibly: Alexander Henry Kay. Lance Corporal 15098 (memorial has Corporal). 7th Battalion Norfolk Regiment. Died of wounds in France & Flanders on 21^st November 1915. Aged 19. Born Briney, Cambs. Enlisted Norwich. Son of J. D. Kay, of Caerleon, Stapleford, Cambridge. Native of Coylton, Ayr. Buried: CHOCQUES MILITARY CEMETERY. Ref. I. H. 22.

Private 786. Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regt.) Died 8^th May 1915. Born on 21^st October 1875 in Docking, Norfolk. The son of Charles Lawson of Heacham. Pte Lawson was a clerk by profession and had spent 12 years in the 8^th Hussars. Commemorated: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL. Panel 10 – 58

Petty Officer. HMS Garth Castle. No further information available at present.

(MENGHETTE on CWGC) Private 124110. 58th Battalion Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regt.) Died 8^th October 1916. Born on 24^th December 1891 in London. His sister, Miss D. Menghette lived at Church Farm, Heacham. Private Menghette was a farmer. Commemorated: VIMY MEMORIAL

Private 17942. 8th Battalion Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action in France & Flanders on 22^nd October 1917. Aged 30. Born Snettisham. Enlisted Norwich. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mindham, of 2, Alexandra Terrace, Heacham, King's Lynn, Norfolk. Commemorated: TYNE COT MEMORIAL. Panel 34 to 35 and 162A

Sapper 1955. 1st/3rd Kent Field Coy. Royal Engineers. Died at sea on 28^th October 1915. Aged 39. Born Bolton, Lancs. Lived Heacham. Enlisted King’s Lynn. Son of the late John and Sarah Morris, of Bolton; husband of Jeanie Morris, of Heacham, Norfolk. Sapper Morris was a Surveyor. Commemorated: HELLES MEMORIAL. Panel 23 to 25 or 325 to 328.

Possibly: Company Quartermaster Serjeant 549. 9th Battalion The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regt.). Died on 4^th February 1916. Aged 43. Born Belgaum, India. Lived Hammersmith. Enlisted Norwich. Son of John and Ellen Richardson; husband of C. Richardson, of 41, Wilson's Rd., Hammersmith. Served in the South African Campaign. Buried: HAMMERSMITH OLD CEMETERY.

Rifleman B/201568. Posted to 2nd/10th Bn. London Regiment Rifle Brigade. Formerly T/4/059312 Royal Army Service Corps. Killed in action in France & Flanders on 25^th April 1918. Commemorated: POZIERES MEMORIAL Panel 81 to 84

Private 41287. 10th Battalion Essex Regiment. Formerly 30453 Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action in France & Flanders on 26^th April 1918. Aged 40. Born and lived Heacham. Enlisted King’s Lynn. Husband of Agnes Roythorne, of Church Green, Heacham, Norfolk. Buried: HANGARD WOOD BRITISH CEMETERY. Ref. I. D. 20.

Private 240423. 1st/5th Battalion Norfolk Regiment. Died in Palestine on 16^th November 1917. Aged 26. Enlisted Dereham. Son of Benjamin and Vivian Russell, of High St. Heacham, King's Lynn. Buried: BAGHDAD (NORTH GATE) WAR CEMETERY. Ref. XXI. V. 37

Private. Norfolk Regiment. No further information available at present.

Lieutenant Royal Air Force. Died 8^th May 1918. Buried: HEACHAM (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD.

Private (Memorial states Lance Corporal) 1045. 7th Bn. Norfolk Regiment. Died 30^th December 1914. Aged 41. Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Vincent. Buried: HEACHAM (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD.(Not on CD)

Private 16651. 9th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment. Killed in action in France & Flanders on 27^th October 1917. Aged 38. Born Kensington, Middlesex. Enlisted Leicester. Son of John and Henrietta Worthington, of High St., Heacham, King's Lynn. Commemorated: TYNE COT MEMORIAL. Panel 50 to 51

A.B. Merchant Marine. No further information available at present.

Gunner 1793911. 53 A.A. Regiment Royal Artillery. Died 20^th February 1944. Aged 22. Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Anderson, of Heacham, Norfolk. Buried: MADRAS WAR CEMETERY, CHENNAI. Ref. 9. D. 1.

Aircraftman 2nd Class 1398808. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 8^th June 1943. Aged 19. Son of William and Florence Sarah Barrett, of Heacham Norfolk. Buried: HARARE (PIONEER) CEMETERY. War Graves Plot. Grave 99.

Private 5773070 5th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment. Died on 2^nd July 1940. Aged 19. Son of John Henry and Florence May Bobbins, of Heacham. Buried: HEACHAM (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD

Pilot Officer 190455. 86 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 26^th April 1945. Aged 21. Son of George Robert and Mary Bradfield, of Hunstanton, Norfolk. Commemorated: RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL. Panel 268.

Volunteer 12th Norfolk Bn. Home Guard. Died on 29^th June 1941. aged 44. Son of William and Eliza Crown; husband of Beatrice Alice Crown, of Heacham. Buried: HEACHAM (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD

Lieutenant R.N.V.R. No further information available at present.

Stoker 1st Class C/KX 122579. Royal Navy H.M.L.C.P.(L)I. Died 18^th July 1943. Aged 25. Son of Percy E. Fowle and Violet L. Fowle, of Heacham. Buried: HEACHAM (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD

Sergeant 655230. Royal Air Force. Died on 14^th August 1943. Aged 24. Son of Reginald C. Frary and Annie Frary, of Heacham; husband of Betty Frary. Buried: HEACHAM (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD.

Corporal 2091250. 287 Field Company Royal Engineers. Died on 24^th June 1943. Aged 36. Son of Owen Robert and Ada Louise Green; husband of Alice Gertrude Athow Green of Heacham, Norfolk. Commemorated: KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY. Sp. Mem. 9. M. 9.

Second Lieutenant 86103. 72 Searchlight Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 31^st March 1940. aged 37. Son of Robert William Theodore and Amy Gunther, of Heacham; husband of Mavis Hilda Dorothea Gunther, of Esher, Surrey. M.A. (Cantab.). Buried: HEACHAM (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD

Private 5833592. 2nd Battalion Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died on 3^rd September 1945. Aged 33. Son of Arthur and Sarah Howard; husband of Evelina Howard, of Congham, Norfolk. Buried: YOKOHAMA WAR CEMETERY. Ref. Brit. Sec. Q. D. 15.

Flight Lieutenant 47513. Royal Air Force. Died on 11^th July 1945. Aged 32. Son of Harold and Cecily Stenton; husband of Violet Marion Stenton, of Heacham, Norfolk. Commemorated: SINGAPORE MEMORIAL. Column 446.

Pilot Officer R.A.F. No further information available at present.

Second Lieutenant 140543. 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards Royal Armoured Corps. Died on 21^st August 1940. Aged 22. Son of Bedver B. L. Jackson and of Kathleen C. R. Jackson, of Heacham, Norfolk. Commemorated: IPSWICH CREMATORIUM.

Driver T/106215. Royal Army Service Corps. Died on 4^th October 1941. Aged 42. Son of Fredrick and Emma Johnson; nephew of Kate Rutter, of Merton Park, Surrey. Member Pharmaceutical Society. Buried: SHENLEY (ST. BOTOLPH) CHURCHYARD. Ref. Row 1. Grave 4.

Driver R.A.S.C. No further information available at present.

Yeoman of Sigs Regiment R.N. No further information available at present.

First Radio Officer. S.S. Khedive Ismail (London). Merchant Navy. Died on 12^th February 1944. Aged 43. Husband of Mary Anne Patrick, of Kippen, Stirlingshire. Commemorated: TOWER HILL MEMORIAL. Panel 61.

Special note: The S.S. Khedive Ismail was being used as a troop ship when she was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine. This resulted in the loss of 1297 people including 77 women.

Driver T/50636. Royal Army Service Corps. attd. 4 Field Amb. Royal Army Medical Corps. Died on 16^th January 1940. Aged 31. Son of Frederick and Edith Riches, of Heacham, Norfolk; husband of Daisy Winifred Riches, of Heacham. Buried: CHAMBIERES FRENCH NATIONAL CEMETERY, METZ. Ref. Grave 5.

(SKEET on CWGC)  Private 13002874 Pioneer Corps (Norfolk Regiment on memorial). Died on 26^th May 1941. aged 43. Son of William and Harriet Skeet; husband of Matilda S. Skeet, of Heacham. Buried: HEACHAM (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD

Sergeant (W. Op.) 1028370. 158 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 14^th September 1943. Aged 32. Son of John and Edith Ellen Taylor, of Heacham; husband of Edith Mary Taylor. Buried: HEACHAM (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD

Lieutenant Colonel 13944. Royal Norfolk Regiment, Cdg. 2nd Bn. Cambridgeshire Regiment. Date of death uncertain. Between 2^nd and 3^rd March 1942. Aged 43. Son of Frederick Gordon and Mabel Thorne; husband of Pamela Thorne. Mentioned in Despatches, 1914-18 War. Commemorated: SINGAPORE MEMORIAL. Column 47.

Flight Sergeant (Pilot) 621628. Royal Air Force. Died on 13^th July 1945. Aged 25. Son of Percy George and Annie Maud Williamson, of Sedgeford. Buried: FRING (ALL SAINTS) CHURCHYARD, Norfolk.

[Memorial incorrectly lists him as Royal Norfolk Regiment and as H W] Private 14726862, 2nd Battalion The Glkasgow Highlanders, Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment). Died 15th April 1945. Aged 20. Buried in HANOVER WAR CEMETERY, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany. Plot 7. Row D. Grave 5.

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