| 
HORNING
WAR MEMORIAL
World
War 1 & 2 - Detailed Information
Compiled and Copyright © Michael
Peck 2017
Horning
memorial is situated immediately inside the churchyard of St Benedict,
Church Road, Horning, and lists the names of eleven men who died during
World War 1. It takes the form of an ornate wheel cross with knotted
cross, a shaft on which the inscription can be found and then a plinth,
upon which the names are inscribed, then a stepped base which is in
a square surround which is filled with white gravel.
 |
|
Photograph
Copyright © Michael Peck 2017 (above)
|
original
setting from an old postcard (below) |
 |
TO
THE
GLORY
OF GOD
AND IN
ENDURING
REMEMBRANCE
OF THE MEN
OF
HORNING
WHO FOUGHT BRAVELY AND
SACRIFIED THEIR LIVES IN THE
GREAT WAR 1914-1919
ERECTED BY THEIR FELLOW PARISHIONERS
| KING |
William |
Private
23124. 7th Battalion, Border Regiment, formerly 18734 Norfolk Regiment.
Killed in action 7th August 1916. Son of (the late) George and Mary
Ann King. Husband of Annie Elizabeth King (nee Lake) of 3, Row 11,
North Quay, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Born 1881 Stoke Holy Cross,
enlisted 1st February 1915 Norwich and resident Upper Street, Horning,
Norfolk (as army record). No known grave. Commemorated Thiepval
Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 6A and 7C. |
| HOLMES |
John
Henry |
Private
19166. 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Killed in action 12th October
1915. Son of John and Sarah Ann Holmes of Falgate, Horning, Norfolk
(as 1911). Born 1893 Horning, Norfolk and enlisted Glasgow, Scotland.
No known grave. Commemorated Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.
Panel 5 to 7. |
| HEWETT |
John
James |
Distinguished
Conduct Medal.
John James Hewitt on 1884 birth and other records.
Sergeant 11460. 86th Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died Mesopotamia
29th April 1916 (Soldiers Effects has ‘died between 25th and 29th
April 1917 as Prisoner of War’). Son of (the late) Robert J and
Emma Louisa Hewitt (nee Rice) of Lower Street, Horning, Norfolk
(as 1911). Born Horning, enlisted Norwich and resident Horning,
Norfolk. No known grave. Commemorated Basra Memorial, Iraq. Panel
4 and 61.
Note: regular soldier Royal Artillery 1911. |
| SMITH |
James
Edgar |
James
Edgar P Smith on 1899 birth record.
Private G/30116. 7th Battalion, Royal West Surrey Regiment. Killed
in action 24th October 1918. Parentage unknown. Foster son (as described
‘Soldiers Effects’, described as ‘Nurse Child’ 1901) of Elizabeth
Slaughter (wife of Charles Slaughter) of Upper Street, Horning,
Norfolk. Born Ormsby St Margaret, enlisted Wroxham and resident
Horning. Buried in Cross Roads Cemetery. Plot II. Row H. Grave 3. |
| BROOKS |
Paul
Samuel |
Private
18222. 9th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action 15th September
1916. Son of Benjamin and Anna Maria Brooks of Runham, Norfolk.
Husband of Catherine Brooks (nee Reeve) of 4 Stonemasons Square,
St George Street, Norwich, Norfolk. Born 1881 Runham. Enlisted Norwich
and resident Upper Street, Horning, Norfolk (as 1911). No known
grave. Commemorated Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face
1C and 1D. |
| CRANE |
Henry
William |
Henry
William Crane on 1897 birth record, Harry William Crane on other
records.
Private 17676. 7th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action
10th August 1917. Son of Henry (also recorded as Harry) and Emma
Crane of Lower Street, Horning, Norfolk. Born Horning and enlisted
Norwich, Norfolk. Buried in Windmill British Cemetery. Plot I. Row
E. Grave 1. |
| TWIDDY |
Albert
James |
Private
50569. 9th Battalion, Kings (Liverpool Regiment), formerly S/4/157278
Army Service Corps. Died of wounds 20th September 1918. Son of Malachi
and Bessie Twiddy. Husband of Florence Eliza Twiddy (nee Preston)
of Wreningham, Norfolk. Born 1887 Norwich, enlisted Norwich and
resident Lower Street, Horning, Norfolk (as 1911). Buried in Five
Points Cemetery. Plot/Row/Section B. Grave 22. |
| PLATFORD |
Robert
James |
Private
38409. 2/6th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, formerly G/11865
Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in action 11th October 1918 (as SDGW,
‘Soldiers Effects’ has died at Heilbronn, Germany indicating ‘Prisoner
of War’). Son of James and (the late) Margaret Platford of New Cottages,
Ranworth, Norfolk (as CWGC, of Upper Street, Horning as 1911). Born
c1898 Horning, enlisted Norwich and resident Horning, Norfolk. Buried
in Niederzwehren Cemetery. Plot II. Row B. Grave 15. |
| SLAUGHTER |
Jacob
William |
Lieutenant.
5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry. Killed in action 9th August 1918.
Son of Walter and Rosetta Slaughter of Horning, Norfolk. Husband
of Ivy Maud Slaughter (nee Gidney, later wife of Evan E Gilden)
of Orchard House, Alby, Norfolk. Father of Victor R J Slaughter.
Born 12th August 1894 Horning, Norfolk and enlisted 22nd September
1914 Canada (initial enlistment as Private 13547). Buried in Manitoba
Cemetery. Plot/Row/Section/Area D. Grave 10. |
| CHAMBERS |
Frederick
Arthur |
Private
G/9129. 5th Battalion, Royal West Surrey Regiment. Killed in action
17th October 1917. Son of Robert and Harriet Chambers. Born 1879
Hoveton St Peter, enlisted Norwich and resident Council Cottages,
Horning, Norfolk (as probate). Buried in Monchy British Cemetery.
Plot I. Row O. Grave 9.
Note: property to brother: Louis Christopher Chambers. |
| JOHNSON |
George
|
George
Cyril Johnson. Private 28633. 6th Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers,
formerly 17677 Norfolk Regiment. Died 3 Stationary Hospital, Rouen
22nd July 1918. Son of George and Selina Johnson of South Walsham,
Norfolk (as CWGC, of Lower Street, Horning as 1911). Born 1897 South
Walsham, enlisted Norwich and resident Horning, Norfolk. Buried
in St Sever Cemetery Extension. Section Q. Plot III. Row J. Grave
25. |
MORS
JANUA VITAE |
TO
THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN ENDURING REMEMBRANCE
OF
JOHN RICHARD SOUTHGATE ROYAL NORFOLK REGIMENNT
WHO SACRIFICIED HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY
IN THE GREAT WORLD WAR 1939-1945
WHOSOEVER
SHALL LOSE HIS LIFEFOR MY SAKE
SHALL SAVE IT. |
| SOUTHGATE |
John
Richard |
Private
5779081. 4th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment. Died 17th November
1943. Son of Edgar Walter and Mary Ann Southgate (nee Allen) of
11 Council Cottages, Horning, Norfolk (as probate). Born 1913. Commemorated
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery. 2.P.75.
Note: property to sister Gladys Rose Southgate, later wife of Walter
W S Saunders. |
Last
updated
10 September, 2017
|
