Lance Corporal 40035. "M Coy. 9th Bn., Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action Wednesday 18 October 1916. Age 27. Born Hindolveston. Enlisted Norwich. Son of Benjamin and Elizabeth Sophia Barsted, of 153, Hope House Yard, Hindolveston, Guist, Norfolk. Buried: BANCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Ref. VIII. C. 19.

Private 3/10624. 1st Bn., Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action Wednesday 21 April 1915. Age 29. Born and enlisted Hindolveston. Son of Mrs. Mary Ann Leamon, of 161, Station Rd., Hindolveston, Guist, Norfolk. Commemorated: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Panel 4.

Private 3671. 1st/4th Bn., Norfolk Regiment. Died Friday 20 August 1915. Age 20. Born Hindolveston. Enlisted Aylsham. Son of Charles and Emily Codling, of Belsey Bridge, Ditchingham, Norfolk. Commemorated: HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey. Panel 42 to 44.

Private 6881. 1st Bn., Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action Sunday 25 October 1914. Age 33. Born Hindolveston. Enlisted Twyford, Hants. Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. G. Craske. Commemorated: LE TOURET MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 8.

Private 41710. 1st Bn., South Staffordshire Regiment. Killed in action Saturday 27 October 1917. Age 19. Born Eynsford, Norfolk. Lived Hindolveston. Enlisted Norwich. Son of William and Rosian Eke, of The Dies, Hindolveston, Guist, Norfolk. Commemorated: TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 90 to 92 and 162 to 162A.

Lance Corporal G/15265. 11th Bn., Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in action Saturday 21 October 1916. Age 20. Born Hindolveston. Enlisted East Dereham. Son of William John and Martha Ann Eke, of Ivy Cottage, Hindolveston, Guist, Norfolk. Commemorated: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 7 C.

Corporal 22248. 9th Bn., Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action Friday 11 October 1918. Age 23. Born Hindolveston. Enlisted Norwich. Son of Edward and Sophia English, of 159, St. Hindolveston, Guist, Norfolk. Commemorated: VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 4.

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Driver 207205. 2nd/48th Divisional Ammunition Col., Royal Field Artillery. Died Sunday 3 November 1918. Age 27. Lived Hindolveston. Enlisted Cromer. Son of Jonathan and Eliza Holsey, of Hindolveston; husband of Winifred Mary Holsey, of Hindolveston, Norfolk. Buried: MONTECCHIO PRECALCINO COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Italy. Ref. Plot 7. Row C. Grave 5.

Private 328159. 1st Bn., Cambridgeshire Regiment. Formerly 6161 Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action Monday 27 August 1917. Age 25. Born Hindolveston. Enlisted Cromer. Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Craske, of Green's Farm Cottage, Melton Constable, Norfolk. Commemorated: TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 148.

Private 47618. 16th Labour Coy., The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regt.) transf. to (74096) 124th Coy. , Labour Corps. Died of wounds Sunday 2 September 1917. Age 37. Born Billingford. Lived Hindolveston. Enlisted Cromer. Husband of Mabel E. Margetson, of Bintree, Guist, Norfolk. Buried: POTIJZE CHATEAU GROUNDS CEMETERY, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Ref. I. A. 22.

Private 43248. 2nd/5th Bn., Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action Wednesday 26 September 1917. Age 25. Born Wood Dalling, Norfolk. Lived Hindolveston. Enlisted Cromer. Son of Stephen C. and Louisa Mears, of 92, The Common, Hindolveston, Guist, Norfolk. Commemorated: TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 35 to 37 and 162 to 162A.

Private 240613. 1st/5th Bn., Norfolk Regiment, Killed in action Thursday 19 April 1917. Age 20. Enlisted East Dereham. Son of Herbert and Marie Reeve, of Hope House Yard, Hindolveston, Guist, Norfolk. Commemorated: JERUSALEM MEMORIAL, Israel. Panels 12 to 15.

Private G/5646. 9th Bn., Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in action on Saturday 29 September 1917. Enlisted Hertford. Buried: HARGICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY, Aisne, France. Ref. I. F. 3.

From Andy Pay's research into the Marquis de Ruvigny's Roll of Honour the following:

Volume 2, Part 4, Page 201 - STRIKE, John William - Private, No 15646, 9th (Service) Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment

Son of Arthur Strike, of The Chequers, Hindolvestone, Journeyman Gardiner, by his wife, Sarah, dau. of W. Walton; born Hindolvestone, co. Norfolk, 27th Sept, 1891; educated there; on the outbreak of war volunteered for active service and enlisted in The Kings Royal Rifle Corps, 7th Sept. 1914; was discharged a month later as medically unfit; rejoined the 1st Battn. The Hertfordshire Regt. in May 1915; served with The Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders fro July 1916, being transferred to the 13th Battn. The Sussex Regt.; was wounded at Thiepval the following Oct. and invalided home; rejoined his Regiment 29th Dec, when he was transferred to the 9th Battn.; was again wounded at Vimy Ridge, 14th April and sent to hospital in France, and was killed in action near Gouzeacourt 29th Sept, 1917. Buried in Hargicourt British Cemetery. Unm.

Private 57579. 26th Bn., Royal Fusiliers. Formerly 21663 T.R. Battn. Killed in action Tuesday 2 April 1918. Born Great Snoring. Lived Melton Constable. Enlisted Cromer. Commemorated: ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 3.

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