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KING'S
LYNN WAR
MEMORIAL
World
War 1 & 2 - Detailed Information
Compiled and Copyright © Chris Harley - 2005
additional research Rev. Damon Rogers
The
memorial is located in Blackfriars Gardens adjacent to King's Lynn Public
Library. There are 569 men listed for World War 1 and 19 for World War
2.
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Photograph
Copyright © Martin Edwards 2008 |
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Erected
by the Citizens of King’s Lynn
to the memory of their gallant comrades
who fell in the Great War
1914 - 1918
In
the memory of
all who lost their lives
by enemy action
1939 -1945
The
memorial is inscribed with the following Battle Honours on the 4 corners
AISNE |
AMEINS |
ARRAS |
ASIAGO |
BALTIC |
CORONEL |
CTESIPHON |
DARDANELLES |
DOIRAN |
EAST
AFRICA |
EYGPT |
FALKLAND
ISLANDS |
FLANDERS |
FRANCE |
GAZA |
HELIGOLAND |
HELLES |
HINDENBURG
LINE |
INDIA |
ITALY |
JERUSALEM |
JUTLAND |
KUT |
LOOS |
LYS |
MACEDONIA |
MARNE |
MEDITTEREAN |
MEGIDDO |
MESPOTAMIA |
MONS |
NORTH
SEA |
OSTEND |
PALESTINE |
PASCHENDALE |
RUSSIA |
SAMBRE |
SOMME |
STRAITS
OF DOVER |
SUVLA |
VALENCIENNES |
WHITE
SEA |
YPRES |
ZEEBRUGGE |
1914-1918
| ADAMS |
Ernest
William |
Private.
14967. 10th Essex Regt. Died of wounds Belgium 13 August
1917. Buried in Lijssentheok Military Cemetery, Plot XII. Row F.
Grave 15. Aged 22. Son of William and Elizabeth Adams of Kings
Lynn, Norfolk. Born Rotherham. Enlisted Norwich, September 1914.
Had worked at Cooper Roller Bearings, Kings Lynn. Two other
brothers served. Company runner. Had received a commendation for
bravery.
Also
named on St Michael's, South
Lynn and All Saints Church,
South Lynn, Memorial Window. |
| AINGER |
William |
Private
45891, 6th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Died of wounds 3rd
October 1919 in United Kingdom. Aged 31. Born Carbrook, enlisted
King's Lynn, resident South Lynn. Son of William Ainger; husband
of Eva May Ainger, of 26, Double Row, Highgate, King's Lynn. Formerly
566, Army Service Corps. Buried in King's Lynn Cemetery, Norfolk.
Plot/Row/Section A. Grave 171. |
| ALDREN |
Harry
Leonard |
Private
203034, 10th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action 31st July
1917. Aged 18. Born Gaywood, enlisted and resident King's Lynn.
Formerly 203713, Norfolk Regiment. Son of Robert and Hilary Aldren,
of 8, Harrod's Place, Providence St., King's Lynn. No known grave.
Commemorated on Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 39. |
| ALDREN |
John
Cottam |
Private
3/7652, 7th (Service) Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action
27th March 1918 while the battalion were holding the line by the
sunken road just north of Albert and south of the Aveluy-Bouzincourt
road. In this German counter attack 5 officers were killed, 9 missing
and five wounded and Ordinary Ranks 6 killed, 72 wounded, and 202
missing. Born Setch, enlisted King's Lynn. Next-of-Kin was Mrs M
Aldren, 8 Harrods Yard, Providence Street, King’s Lynn. No
known grave. Commemorated on POZIERES MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Panel
23. |
| ALLEN |
A
A |
No
further information currently available |
| ALLEN |
George |
Private
3/8224, 1st Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action 4th September
1916. Aged 40. Born King's Lynn, enlisted Norwich. Husband of Emily
Ann Allen, of 16, Priory Lane, King's Lynn. No known grave. Commemorated
on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C and 1 D. |
| ALLEN |
S |
Company
Quartermaster Sergeant 6910, 7th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died
10th December 1917. Aged 35. Son of Mrs. Mary Ann Allen, of 26,
Church St., King's Lynn, and the late Edward Allen. Buried in Le
Cateau Military Cemetery, Nord, France. Plot V. Row E. Grave 21. |
| ALLEN |
Thomas
Martin |
[Transcribed
as T N] Seaman. C.3133. Royal Naval Reserve. Serving on the cruiser
HMS Aboukir when it was torpedoed
and sunk in the North Sea 22/9/1914. Chatham
Naval Memorial Aged 31. His parents lived at West Lynn. Married
with three children, lived at 64 Checker Street, King's Lynn. Had
been master of the King's Lynn Conservancy Board tug 'T. Brown'
from July, 1914. Called up 2/8/1914. Served on the Aboukir with
his brother William who last saw Thomas signalling the Cressy and
the Hogue shortly after the Aboukir had been hit.
Also
named on All Saints Church, South
Lynn, Memorial Window and West Lynn Church War Memorial. |
| ANDERSON |
Charles |
Private
241083, 1st/5th Battalion (Territorial Force), Norfolk Regiment.
Killed in action in Palestine 19th April 1917. Aged 19. Enlisted
King's Lynn, Norfolk. Buried in Gaza War Cemetery, Israel. Plot
XXIII. Row D. Grave 15. |
| ANDERSON |
J |
No
further information currently available |
| ANDERSON |
Thomas
B |
Private
40793, 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 8th
June 1917. Aged 36. Born and resident King's Lynn, enlisted Spalding,
Lincolnshire. Husband of Florence E. Fox (formerly Anderson), of
33, Cheeker St., King's Lynn. No known grave. Commemorated on Ypres
(Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 21. |
| ANDREWS |
C
H |
No
further information currently available |
| ARMES |
R
L |
No
further information currently available |
| ARMES |
WM |
No
further information currently available |
| ARNELL |
R |
No
further information currently available |
| ASHBY |
George
Stanley |
Private.
20585. 1st Essex Regt. Commmeorated on Helles Memorial, Turkey.
Died at sea 13th August 1915 when the troopship Royal Edward was
sunk. Aged 22. Son of Mrs. Manning. Lived at 4 Friars Street, King's
Lynn. Born King's Lynn and enlisted Norwich. Had worked at the West
Norfolk Farmer's Chemical Company, King's Lynn.
Also
named on All Saints Church, South
Lynn, Memorial Window. |
| BADCOCK |
H
J |
No
further information currently available |
| BAILEY |
A
A |
No
further information currently available |
| BAILEY |
W
H J |
No
further information currently available |
| BAKER |
S
S |
No
further information currently available |
| BARBER |
Frank
Vivian |
Private.
7-30928. 7th East Yorkshire Regiment. Missing
France 25/11/1916. Thiepval
Memorial Aged 23. Born Hull. Third son of Mr. Alfred Barber, London
Road, King's Lynn. He
left a wife and two children, living at Hull. He enlisted at Hull,
where for six years he had been a sailor. Some sources give date
as 5th. Two brothers also served in the army and three others worked
in munitions.
Also
named on All Saints Church, South
Lynn, Memorial Window. |
| BARDELL |
Robert
John |
Private.
SPTS-3935. 23rd Royal Fusiliers. Killed in action France 29/7/1916.
(Battle for Delville Wood?). Thiepval Memorial Aged 35. Born Middleton,
Norfolk. Son of the late William and Mrs. Bardell of King's Lynn.
Enlisted at London, September 1915 and went to France in early 1916.
From the age of 18 Robert managed the building contracting business
of his late father and later became a partner in the Lynn Building
Material Company. He was a sidesman at All Saints and a playing
member of King's Lynn Lawn Tennis Club.
A
window dedicated to his memory is in the north side of All Saints
Church. This window was dedicated by the Bishop pf Thetford in November,
1920.
Also
named on All Saints Church, South
Lynn, Memorial Window, and King Edward's School War Memorial,
King's Lynn. |
| BARNABY |
John
Augustus |
Corporal.
240436. 1/5th Norfolk Regt. Killed in action Gallipoli 12/8/1915,
but see the account of the 'Vanished Battalion'. Azmak Cemetery,
Suvla, I.C.6. Age
25. Son of Mr. John and Mrs. Georgina Barnaby, of, 33 South Everard
Street, King's Lynn. Enlisted Dereham, service number 2624. Mentioned
on his parents' grave at Hardwick Cemetery, King's Lynn, which shows
John A., died Gallipoli, 1915. 'Soldiers Died' states 'died 28/8/1915'.
See
Tim Carew, Famous Regiments: The Royal Norfolk Regiment, page 91,
regarding the fate of the 1/5th Norfolk Regiment :
"For
the next four years the fate of the bulk of 1/5th Norfolk was shrouded
in mystery. It was not until September 1919 that a Graves Registration
Unit at Gallipoli reported tersely: 'We have found the 5th Norfolks
- there were 180 in all, and we could only identify two - Privates
BARNABY and Cotter.'"
John
Barnaby is the only Barnaby of the 1/5th Norfolks in 'Soldiers Died'.
Also
named on All Saints Church, South
Lynn, Memorial Window |
| BARNARD |
E
A |
No
further information currently available |
| BARNARD |
P |
No
further information currently available |
| BARRATT |
John
Ambrose |
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[On
memorial as BARRETT] Second Lieutenant. 16th Rifle Brigade.
Killed in action Ypres, Belgium 31/7/1917. New Irish Farm
Cemetery, St. Jean-les-Ypres, XVII.E.16. Age 36. Son of Joseph
and Louisa Barratt, of Romford Road, Upton, Essex. Husband
of Evelyn Marion Barratt, of 139, Newmarket Road, Norwich.
Born at 316 Romford Road, Upton, 8/1/1881. His father was
a solicitor. John was educated at the Merchant Taylor's School,
London, and at St. John's College, Oxford. He played cricket
for his school and was a 'half-blue' for tennis at Oxford.
He married Evelyn Marion Beck at Hethersett, Norfolk, 11/9/1912.
They had four children and lived at 12 Portland Street, King's
Lynn, prior to the war. John was a brewer for Morgan's based
at the Lady Bridge Brewery in King's Lynn. John was a prominent
member of All Saints' Church and was at one time the church
treasurer.
Enlisted
in the Oxford and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry at King's
Lynn, 8/12/1915, number 26300. On 16/3/1916 he applied for
a commission. His recommendation stated that John was the
brother of international lawn tennis player Roper Barratt.
John
completed a course at number 1 O.C.B., Denham Barracks, Bucks.
However his application for a commission was turned down as
he had not received any previous military training. On 29/4/1916
he joined the Oxford University O.T.C. and on 11/7/1916 was
posted to 4 O.C.B. and discharged to a commission in the Rifle
Brigade on 24/10/1916 (London Gazette 15/11/1916).
He was immediately sent overseas.
He
was a signalling officer and well liked by his fellow officers;
the young officer's called him 'Father Barrett'. He was killed
in action 31/7/1917, this confirmed by a GHQ communication
dated 4/8/1917, and initially buried north west of Fortuin.
He was reburied in 1920.
His
service papers are at the National Archive (WO339/65847).
Note: in some sources his surname is given as Barrett.
Played
rugby for Upper Clapton and Eastern Counties and is on their
war memorial.
Also
named on All Saints Church,
South Lynn, Memorial Window. |
Above
John Barratt with his thrird child.
Below John playing tennis at Norwich 1906 |
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| BARRETT |
W |
No
further information currently available |
| BARETT |
W
E |
No
further information currently available |
| BARTLE |
T |
No
further information currently available |
| BARTRAM |
A
H |
No
further information currently available |
| BASSHAM |
Reginald
Owen |
Second
Lieutenant. 5th Rifle Brigade. Killed in action France 31/5/1917.
Tilloy British Cemetery, Tilloy les Mofflaines, I.G.23. Born
at Wolferton 13/8/1893. Son of Luke and Ellen Bassham. His father
was an accountant at Sandringham Estate. His mother lived at York
Avenue, Hunstanton. Married to Dorothy Gwendoline Smithard just
a few weeks before he was killed. Dorothy remarried in 1921.
He
won scholarships that enabled him to be educated at King Edward's
School, King's Lynn, and subsequently at University College, London,
where he was a member of the O.T.C.
Left
for Australia in 1912 and worked on his brother-in-law's estate.
He tried to enlist in the Australian Army but was rejected due to
defective eyesight, however his brother, Sgt. R.H. Bassham, AIF,
was successful and won the M.M. (two other brothers served in the
British Army).
He
returned from Noumea, New Caledonia, to the UK to enlist, 21/9/1915,
travelling on the SS Canastota. However a blockade of the Panama
Canal meant that he had to travel from Panama to Boulogne on the
SS Niagara. This journey generated a lot of correspondence as he
claimed back the travelling expense from the War Office.
Attested
at the Central Recruit Depot, Whitehall, 6/12/1915 and posted to
the Rifle Brigade Depot, service number S/14556. Posted to the 6th
Battalion and applied for a commission. Posted to No. 2 Officer
Cadet Battalion, Pembroke College. Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant,
Special Reserve, 5th Rifle Brigade, on 4/7/1916 (London Gazette
7/7/1916).
Posted
to France. Received severe shell wound to left thigh and sent to
No.1 Red Cross Hospital, Le Touquet, 9/11/1916, before being sent
to Guy's Hospital, London. Joined 13th Battalion on 3/5/1917. Several
of his effects were returned to the UK, including his tobacco pouch,
his broken pipe and his marriage certificate.
His
service papers are at the National Archive (WO339/74565).
Also
named on All Saints Church, South
Lynn, Memorial Window, and King Edward's School War Memorial,
King's Lynn. |
| BATES |
William
|
Second
Lieutenant. 101st Labour Company, Labour Corps. Died due to effects
of shell-wounds and gas poisoning 13/5/1918. St. Sever Cemetery,
Rouen, France, Officer's B.4.27. Born West Lynn, 24/2/1895, the
son of William, a railway signalman, and Sarah Ann Bates, of 6,
Louisa Terrace, West Lynn. Baptised at All Saints', 17/7/1895. Server
at All Saints' Church from the age of 14. He was the first pupil
from West Lynn School to win a scholarship to King Edward's School,
King's Lynn. Became a theological student at St. Chad's College,
Durham.
Applied
for a commission in the Artists Rifles, February, 1916, but was
rejected due to defective eyesight. He joined the Durham Light Infantry
on 10/2/1916, service number 32278. Joined the DLI Depot at Newcastle,
16/5/1916 and was transferred to the Labour Corps, as 316911, Private,
471 (Home Service) Employment Company on 30/6/1917. On 13/5/1917
he again applied for a commission and was described as 'a suitable
candidate for a Labour or Works Battalion.' He was attached to the
Garrison Officer Cadet Battalion, Jesus College, Cambridge, from
20/8/1917 and he joined the O.C.B. at Cambridge on 27/8/1917. He
was subsequently commissioned into the Labour Corps, London Gazette
6/12/1917.
8/3/1918
posted to Labour Corps Base Depot, Boulogne. 13/3/1918 to hospital
with Tonsillitis. 10/4/1918 posted to 101 Company, Labour Corps.
13/5/1918, died of wounds (gas) at No. 2 British Red Cross Hospital,
Rouen. His company had been involved in laying communication lines
near Foncquevillers and was caught by heavy German gas shelling.
The company sustained heavy casualties - the heaviest losses of
the Labour Corps in the war. Several of his effects were sent home,
including his rosary.
His
service papers are at the National Archive (WO339/108992). Note
CWGC gives his regiment as the DLI.
Also
named on All Saints Church, South
Lynn, Memorial Window, King Edward's School War Memorial, King's
Lynn, and West
Lynn War Memorial. |
| BATTERBEE |
Alfred
John |
Private.
17019. 7th Norfolk Regiment Killed in action Loos, 13/10/1915. Loos
Memorial, France. Born 24/3/1898, son of John Robert and Ada Caroline
Batterbee, of Terrace Court, King's Lynn (his mother later remarried,
to Mr. Daisley, and lived Checker Street). Baptised at All Saints'
Church and a pupil at All Saints' School. Employed as an engine
cleaner at South Lynn railway station. Enlisted Norwich in December
1914 and went overseas in June, 1915. Killed by a shell explosion.
Name given as Batterby on his medal card.
Also
named on All Saints Church, South
Lynn, Memorial Window |
| BATTERBEE |
Edward
Robert William |
Private.
8999. 7th Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action France 13/8/1916. Thiepval
Memorial. Born
North Runcton, 1895. Son of Mrs. William Mitchell, Providence Street,
King's Lynn. Worked as a boy porter at West Norfolk and Lynn Hospital.
Enlisted King's Lynn. Wounded whilst serving on the Western Front.
He was a company stretcher-bearer and known for his first aid skills.
Killed by a shell. His uncle, CSM Walter Mitchell, also served in
the 7th Battalion and wrote home to tell of his nephew's death (Walter
Mitchell was himself killed in action).
Also
named on All Saints Church, South
Lynn, Memorial Window |
| BATTERBEE |
R |
Probably
either
BATTERBEE,
Robert Frederick - Private 41940, 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment.
Killed in action 16th August 1917. Aged 20. Born and resident Dersingham,
enlisted King's Lynn. Son of John and Caroline Batterbee, of The
Lodge, Hill House, Dersingham, Norfolk. Formerly 26754, Norfolk
Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 98 to 99.
Or
BATTERBEE,
Robert William - Private PLY/17821, 2nd Royal Marine Battalion,
Royal Naval Division, Royal Marine Light Infantry. Died 26th April
1917. Aged 22. Son of Robert William and Harriett Jane Batterbee,
of Park Farm, Thorney, Peterborough. Native of West Winch, King's
Lynn, Norfolk. His brother Walter Henry also fell. Buried in STE.
CATHERINE BRITISH CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Row B. Grave
2. |
| BEATY |
G
W |
No
further information currently available |
| BECK,
MC |
Bernard
|
Lieutenant
(Temporary Captain). 3rd attached 4th Liverpool Regiment. Awarded
the Military Cross, London Gazette, 25/8/1916: 'For conspicuous
gallantry during operations. Under heavy fire he established and
maintained for six hours communications between the front line and
the H.Q.'s of an infantry brigade.' Killed in action France 18/8/1916.
Flat
Iron Copse cemetery, Mametz, I.B. 28 Note: until 2000 his headstone
did not show the award of the M.C., this has since been corrected.
Born
Winton Lodge, Leyton Court Road, Streatham, 13/6/1890, son of Harry,
a wine merchant, and Julia Beck. He was well known for his interests
in farming and held High House Farm, Weasenham. Married Enid Brown,
of King's Lynn, and had one child. His wife subsequently remarried,
to Mr. Neill, and emigrated to Australia on 26/9/1919.
Enlisted
in the 8th Reserve Cavalry Regiment, 24/8/1914, this unit was affiliated
to the 16th and 17th Lancers and he is noted as being 6462, Private,
16th Lancers.
Commissioned
15/10/1914. To the Western Front, June, 1915. He was acting second
in command of his battalion when he was killed. Death notified by
telegram 23/8/1916.
His
service papers are at the National Archive (WO339/29583).
Also
named on All Saints Church, South
Lynn, Memorial Window |
| BELDING |
F
E |
No
further information currently available |
| BENEFER |
George |
Lance
Corporal 240886, 1/5th Battalion (Territorial), Norfolk Regiment.
Died in Paplestine 14th July 1918. Aged 34. Born at Northend, King's
Lynn, enlisted Dereham. Son of George Benefer; husband of Alice
Maud Benefer, of 8, Stagg Row, Highgate, King's Lynn. Buried in
BAGHDAD (NORTH GATE) WAR CEMETERY, Iraq. Plot XXI. Row U. Grave
18. |
| BENTLEY |
Joseph
William |
Private.
3411. B Company 1/5 Norfolk Regt. Killed in action Gallipoli
12 August 1915. Commemorated on Helles Memorial, Panel 42 to 44.
Aged 19. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph William Bentley of 9 Saddlebow
Road, Kings Lynn. Enlisted Dereham, November 1914. Had worked
for Messrs. Watts & Rowe, Printers, Kings Lynn. Also named
on St Michael's, South Lynn
and All Saints Church, South Lynn,
Memorial Window. |
| BIRD |
George
Frederick |
Private.
15104. 4th Lincolnshire Regiment Killed in action , near Vermelles,
22/11/1917. Pilosophe British Cemetery, Mazingarbe, France, III.A.35.
Eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. G.B. Bird. Southgate House, London Road,
King's Lynn. Born King's Lynn 1891. Unmarried. Enlisted at Norwich.
Served in Gallipoli and Egypt. Killed by shellfire. Brother of Sidney
John Bird. Two of his brothers served in the 1st Norfolk Regiment.
Also
named on All Saints Church, South
Lynn, Memorial Window |
| BLACKBURN |
Alfred
Herbert |
Private.
20712. 1st Essex Regiment. Died at sea, Transport 'Royal Edward',
13/8/1915. Helles Memorial.Born Brancaster 1896, son of Frederick
and Alice Susannah Blackburn, of 1, Church Lane, King's Lynn. Lived
King's Lynn, educated at St. Mary's Roman Catholic School. Apprenticed
as baker and confectioner to C. Winlove Smith, High Street, King's
Lynn. Unmarried. Enlisted in the 7th Norfolk Regiment, service number
12157, at King's Lynn, 21/8/1914. Was hospitalised and so did not
go overseas with the battalion. Transferred to 3rd Battalion and
volunteered to join the 1st Essex Regiment. Lost when the transport
was torpedoed in the Agean Sea.
Also
named on All Saints Church, South
Lynn, Memorial Window |
| BLOCK |
E |
No
further information currently available |
| BLOOM |
Henry
(Harry) Charles |
Lance
Corporal. 7182. 1st Norfolk Regiment Killed in action La Bassee
31/1/1915. Wulverghem-Lindenhoek Military Cemetery, Belgium, I.
A. 23. Eldest
son of Mr. Charles F. and Mrs. Jenny Bloom, of 18, Checker Street,
King's Lynn. Born Holloway, London, 1888. Married to Jeannie Bloom,
of 11, Edwards Yard, King's Lynn; two children. Enlisted in the
2nd Norfolk Regiment and went to South Africa with the battalion
in 1906. Also served in India before the war. Returned to England
on long leave in February 1913, and was for some time employed at
Cooper Roller Bearings. Recalled and drafted to the 1st Battalion
on the outbreak of war. On Christmas Day 1914 he was involved in
the Christmas 'truce' and met with German soldiers in 'no man's
land'. Brother of John Edward Bloom.
Also
named on All Saints Church, South
Lynn, Memorial Window |
| BLOOM |
John
Edward (Eddie) |
Private.
26128. 1st Norfolk Regiment Killed in action Falfemont Farm, Combles,
France 4/9/1916. Thiepval Memorial. Son
of Mr. Charles F. and Mrs. Jenny Bloom, of 18, Checker Street, King's
Lynn. Born Holloway, London, 1890. Married with two children. A
pre-war regular soldier he had served for eight years before working
as a painter for the Great Eastern Railway Company at King's Lynn;
subsequently he joined the staff at the West Norfolk Fertilizer
Works. Recalled to the colours on the outbreak of war, he joined
the 3rd Battalion Norfolk Regiment, service number 3/6332. To France
in January 1915, but returned to England in October 1915 as 'time-expired'.
He re-enlisted and went to France again in July 1916. Initially
listed as missing in he attack on Falfemont Farm.
Brother
of Henry Charles Bloom.
Also
named on All Saints Church, South
Lynn, Memorial Window |
| BLYTH |
James |
Private
240777, 1st/5th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Killed in action
11th October 1918. Born King's Lynn, enlisted Ashby-de-la-Zouch,
Leicestershire, resident Coleorton, Leicestershire. Buried in Busigny
Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France. Plot IV. Row C. Grave
6. |
| BLYTH |
Walter |
Corporal
6434, 1st Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action 2nd June
1916. Born King's Lynn, enlisted Norwich. Buried in Faubourg D'Amiens
Cemetery, Arras, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row C. Grave 12. |
| BOBBIN |
W |
No
further information currently available |
| BOLDERO |
Arthur
James |
Lance
Corporal 18445, 2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards. Killed in action
28th March 1918. Aged 34. Born Middleton, Norfolk, enlisted Stratford,
Essex, resident King's Lynn. Son of George and Martha Boldero; husband
of Caroline Boldero, of 39, South Clough Lane, King's Lynn. Native
of King's Lynn. Buried in Bucquoy Road Cemetery, Ficheux, Pas de
Calais, France. Plot VI. Row A. Grave 15. |
| BONE |
Henry |
Private
35072, 10th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action 31st July
1917. Aged 23. Born, resident and enlisted King's Lynn. Son of Mr.
M. J. and Mrs. E. Bone, of 56, St. Lewis St., King's Lynn. Formerly
24720, Norfolk Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated on Ypres (Menin
Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 39. |
| BONHAM |
William
Daniel |
Second
Lieutenant. 10th posted 7th Norfolk Regiment Killed in action France
14/10/1917. Arras Memorial. Born
Derby, 9/11/1892, son of Thomas William, a coal merchant, and Ann
Bonham, of The Chase, King's Lynn. Educated at St. James' Boys School
and won a county scholarship to King Edward's School, King's Lynn.
Unmarried. Worked with his father in the wholesale coal business.
Attested at King's Lynn, 17/9/1914 and joined the 4th Public Schools
Battalion, 21st Royal Fusiliers, service number PS 2463. Served
overseas from 14/11/1915 to 24/3/1916; promoted Lance Corporal,
21/12/1915.
Posted
to No. 1 O.C.B., 24/3/1916 and commissioned into the 10th Norfolk
regiment, 5/8/1916. Posted to the 7th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment,
28/10/1916. He was a bombing instructor and a musketry instructor,
having undertaken courses at the 3rd Army School from May to August
1917.
He
was initially listed as missing, possibly a prisoner. A report,
sent via the Germans, from 2nd Lieutenant D.C. White, who had been
taken prisoner, confirmed that William had been killed. His father
received a telegram, dated 30/1/1918, stating that the Germans had
found William's body and had buried him near Monchy. Captain J.M.
Howlett wrote to William's father stating that William had been
killed by a sniper whilst signalling to the stretcher bearers to
bring in a wounded officer; this letter also stated that William
had been killed in a raid on the German trenches. William's company
commander wrote stating that William had actually been killed while
trying to rescue the wounded officer.
His
service papers are at the National Archive (WO339/60710).
Also
named on All Saints Church, South
Lynn, Memorial Window and King Edward's School War Memorial,
King's Lynn. |
| BOURNE |
William |
Private
8000, 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed in action
3rd November 1914. Born Gaywood, enlisted KIng's Lynn. Formerly
7778, North Staffordshire Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated
on Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Panel 43 and 45. |
| BOWEN |
J
F |
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further information currently available |
| BOWEN |
J
W |
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| BOWKER |
J
F |
No
further information currently available |
| BOWMAN |
F |
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further information currently available |
| BRACEBRIDGE |
Charles
Albert |
Private.
5696. 1/7th Worcestershire Regiment Killed in action France 21/9/1916.
Thiepval Memorial. Born
1892, son of Albert and Fanny Bracebridge, of 22, Gladstone Street,
King's Lynn. Served his apprenticeship with Messrs. Thew and Son,
Printers, High Street, King's Lynn. Charles then went to live in
Bexley Heath, but subsequently returned to work for Thew and Sons
before the war. Enlisted in the Norfolk Regiment at East Dereham,
service number 2632, after the outbreak of war and was transferred
to the Worcestershire Regiment. Went to France April, 1916. Killed
in an attack on a German trench, initially listed as missing.
Also
named on All Saints Church, South
Lynn, Memorial Window |
| BRADFIELD |
Reginald
Charles |
Private.
56147. 74th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) Killed in action
France 10/9/1918. Vis-en-Artois Memorial. Born
King's Lynn, 1891. Eldest son of Mr. William Charles and Mrs. Ellen
Winlore Bradfield, Hamilton House, The Chase, King's Lynn. A pre-war
member of the Norfolk Yeomanry, service number 1397, he was called
up on the outbreak of war and served with the Yeomanry in Gallipoli,
the Libyan Desert and Palestine before serving in Flanders from
May 1918 At this time 74 Battalion MGC was composed of men who had
served in the Yeomanry units of 74 Division. Reginald was killed
by a sniper.
Brother
of William Leslie Bradfield.
Also
named on All Saints Church, South
Lynn, Memorial Window and King Edward's School War Memorial,
King's Lynn. |
| BRADFIELD |
William
Leslie |
Corporal.
760872. 'C' Company, 1/28th London Regiment (Artists Rifles). Commissioned
Second Lieutenant and posted to Royal Berkshire Regiment, but died
before taking up new rank and posting. Died (accidentally?) France
20/6/1917. Hesdin Communal Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France, grave
2.Born King's Lynn, 1893. Son of Mr. William Charles and Mrs. Ellen
Winlore Bradfield, Hamilton House, The Chase, King's Lynn. Went
to London to work for Selfridges, before returning to King's Lynn
to manage his father's business in the High Street. Enlisted in
London, November, 1915, joining the Artists Rifles. Having spent
the first year f his service in London he went overseas and was,
for a time, part of the guard at Sir Douglas Haig's Headquarters.
He was promoted Lance-Corporal upon being posted overseas and rapidly
gained promotion to Corporal and then Acting Sergeant. In this latter
capacity he was attached to another battalion of the London Regiment
in order to gain experience in the trenches; during this time he
suffered trench fever and shock. He completed his final training
for a commission and would have joined the Royal Berkshire Regiment.
However, whilst feeling unwell he fell from a first floor 'French
window' and died as a result of his injuries. This may well have
been an accident, but his medal card is inscribed 'suicide'. Brother
of Reginald Charles Bradfield.
Also
named on All Saints Church, South
Lynn, Memorial Window and King Edward's School War Memorial,
King's Lynn. |
| BRAYBROOK |
H
E |
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| BRIDGES |
J |
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| BRIGHTMORE |
J
C |
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| BROCK |
E
V |
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| BROCK |
G |
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| BROOKS |
W
J |
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| BROWN |
A |
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| BROWN |
E
T |
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| BROWN |
J
G |
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| BROWN |
S
W |
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| BROWNING |
G
A |
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| BRUNTON |
C |
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further information currently available |
| BUNFIELD |
W
C |
No
further information currently available |
| BUNN |
George |
Seaman
5222B, H.M.S. "Cressy",
Royal Naval Reserve. Died 22nd September 1914. Aged 27. Son of Thomas
and Sarah Bunn, of Begley's Yard, North St., King's Lynn, husband
of Margaret Bunn, of Devonshire Yard, North St., King's Lynn, Norfolk.
No known grave. Commemorated on CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent. Panel
8. |
| BUNN |
T |
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| BUNNING |
W
H |
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| BUNTING |
C |
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| BUNTING |
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| BUNTING |
E |
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| BUNTING |
W |
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| BURALL |
F
C |
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| BURTON |
C
V |
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| BURTON |
E
L |
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| BUSH |
W
S |
No
further information currently available |
| CANNELL |
William
George |
Private.
47464. 8th (Cyclist) Essex Regiment. Died at sea in the loss of
RMS Leinster, 10/10/1918. Hollybrook Memorial. Age 19. Youngest
son of Mr. G.H. Cannell, 'Fleece Inn', Paradise Parade, King's Lynn.
Born and lived King's Lynn. Worked as an engineer at Cooper Roller
Bearings, South Lynn, before joining the Bedfordshire Regiment at
Norwich in 1918, service number 49379. Transferred to the 8th Essex
and served in Ireland.
Some
sources give his first names as George Robert.
Also
named on All Saints Church, South
Lynn, Memorial Window. |
| CARTER |
Charles
Thomas |
Private
7194, "B" Squadron, 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers. Killed
in action 20th January 1916. Aged 19. enlisted in the 9th Lancers
in London. Son of John and Anne Carter, of 11, Lansdowne St., King's
Lynn. Buried in VERMELLES BRITISH CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France.
Plot II. Row N. Grave 3.
Note:
Killed with Lt Hugh Durant and L/Cpl Eric Stone when a 2 inch mortar
shell fired from Guildford trench by a detachment of the 62nd Trench
Mortar Battery under the temporary command of Lt Durant, 9th lancers,
prematurely exploded immediately after firing, Carter and Stone
were with the remainder of their 9th Lancer Company in the trench
immediately in front of the battery, Sticky Trench, and they caught
the full extent of the blast and died instantly. The trio were buried
the following day in Vermelles British Cemetery with full honours,
the ceremony was attended by the Brigade Commander Brigadier-General
Beale-Browne, (also 9th lancers). A funeral in the middle of this
war was rare but Beale-Browne and Lt Hugh Durant would have been
well aquainted with one another as both had joined the lancers in
1890's. Durant would have been a NCO when Beale-Browne was a junior
officer. Durant had been severely wounded at the charge at Moncel
against German Lancers as a SSM. He was commissioned during his
convalescence and returned to the regiment in April 1915, having
served 17 years and 343 days in the regimental ranks. |
| CARTER |
C
W |
No
further information currently available |
| CARTER |
William
Edward |
Private.
61365. 13th Royal Fusiliers Died of wounds France 15/4/1917. Etaples
Military Cemetery, France, XXII.J.15.A. Age
39. Born Pimlico. Son of Edward and Susan Carter, of Setch Bank,
near King's Lynn; husband of Lucy Irene Carter, of Windsor Road,
King's Lynn. Five children.
An
upholsterer for Messrs. Scott and Son, High Street, King's Lynn.
Enlisted at King's Lynn into the Royal West Kent Regiment, service
number 16103, June 1916. To the Western Front, November 1916. Wounded
11/4/1917, died at the 7th Canadian General Hospital.
Also
named on All Saints Church, South
Lynn, Memorial Window. |
| CATTON |
James
Colby |
Private.
40639. 2nd South Wales Borderers Killed in action Belgium 14/4/1918.
Ploegsteert Memorial. Age
29. Born King's Lynn, son of Walter, a sailor, and A. Elizabeth
Catton, of 4 Providence Street, King's Lynn. A keen footballer,
played in the King's Lynn Junior League. Employed by Messrs. A.
Bear and Son, St. James Street, King's Lynn. Enlisted at King's
Lynn into the Bedfordshire Regiment, service number 27115, on the
outbreak of war. Wounded once. Date of death given as 11/4/1918
in some sources.
Also
named on All Saints Church, South
Lynn, Memorial Window. |
| CAUSTON |
E
E |
No
further information currently available |
| CAVELL |
J
R |
No
further information currently available |
| CAWSTON |
H
J |
No
further information currently available |
| CHAMBERLAIN |
Joe
|
Private.
15197. 9th Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action France 18/10/1916.
Thiepval Memorial. Age
23. Born St. Margaret's, King's Lynn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chamberlain,
of 45, Friars Street, King's Lynn. Enlisted at King's Lynn, September
1914. Served as a stretcher-bearer and had been wounded. Believed
to have died in the attack on Gueudecourt. Killed by a sniper while
retrieving a wounded man stranded in front of the trench.
Also
named on All Saints Church, South
Lynn, Memorial Window. |
| CHAMBERLAIN |
William
George |
C.S.M.
1362. 17th Battalion Australian Infantry. Killed in action
France 3 October 1918. Buried in Bellicourt Military Cemetery, V.N.1
Son of Mr and Mrs. John Chamberlain 9 Queens Avenue, Kings
Lynn. Emigrated to Australia 1911. Enlisted at Marrickville, NSW.
Overseas 29 March 1915. Had been employed in the building trade.
Served in Gallipoli, Egypt and France. Twice wounded. See also St
Michael's, South Lynn |
| CHAPMAN,
DCM |
Albert
Edward |
Lance-Sergeant.
13699. 8th Norfolk Regiment. Awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal.
London Gazette 20/10/1916: 'For conspicuous gallantry on several
occasions during operations, when he led patrols and gained valuable
information under heavy fire. He constantly rendered valuable assistance
by showing the greatest intelligence and courage.' Killed in action
France 26/9/1916. Thiepval Memorial. Age 22. Born King's Lynn, son
of Mrs. J. Burch, of 3a, Bridge Street, King's Lynn. Unmarried.
Worked as an agricultural labourer at Stanhoe before enlisting at
Norwich, 10/9/1914. Went overseas 25/7/1915. Believed to have been
killed in the attack on the Schwaben Redoubt, Thiepval. He was initially
reported wounded and missing; in August 1917 he was officially presumed
to have been killed during the previous September. Two of his brothers
also served.
Also
named on All Saints Church, South
Lynn, Memorial Window. |
| CHAPMAN |
A
G |
No
further information currently available |
| CHAPLIN |
E
B |
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further information currently available |
| CLARKE |
A |
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| CLARKE |
C |
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further information currently available |
| CLARKE |
W |
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| CLOVER |
H
L |
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further information currently available |
| COATES |
Arthur
|
Corporal.
7191. 4th King's Royal Rifle Corps Killed in action Belgium 29/1/1915.
Ypres, Menin Gate Memorial. Born
St. John's, Norwich, 1894. Son of James Coates, of 6, Windsor Row,
Windsor Road, King's Lynn. Lived King's Lynn and enlisted Norwich.
Also
named on All Saints Church, South
Lynn, Memorial Window. |
| COBBOLD |
Albert
Garnett |
Private.
240670. 1/5th Norfolk Regt. Killed in action Gaza 19
April 1917. Buried in Gaza War Cemetery, XXII. E. 16. Aged 22. Third
son of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Cobbold 1 Ouse Avenue, Kings Lynn.
Enlisted Dereham August 1914. Had worked at the Cooper Digger Works,
South Lynn. Served in Gallipoli and Egypt. Also named on St
Michael's, South Lynn, West Lynn Church War Memorial, and All
Saints Church, South Lynn, Memorial Window. |
| CONNELLY |
J |
No
further information currently available |
| COLLISON |
H
T |
No
further information currently available |
| COOK |
G
S |
No
further information currently available |
| COOPER |
Charles
Veasey |
[Listd
as C B COOPER on transcription] Lance-Corporal. 6244. 4th
Battalion Australian Infantry. Died of wounds France 19 September
1918. Buried in La Chaplette British and Indian Cemetery, III.D.13
Born 22/7/1899. Eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cooper, The South
House, Kings Lynn. An adventurer, he had lived in East Africa
and South Africa before journeying to Australia and becoming a sheep
farmer. Was twice rejected for military service. Enlisted at Whitton,
NSW. Overseas 11 April 1916. Also named on St
Michael's, South Lynn, West Lynn Church War Memorial, and All
Saints Church, South Lynn, Memorial Window. |
| COOPER |
Edward
Charles |
Private.
62909. 7th Royal Fusiliers Died of wounds France 16/4/1917. Aubigny
Communal Cemetry Extension, Aubigny-en-Artois, France, II.E.58.
Age
19. Born King's Lynn. Son of Mrs. E. Cooper, of 6, Daisley's Buildings,
Providence Street, King's Lynn. Employed by Mr. J.W. Beaty, fruiterer,
London Road, King's Lynn. Enlisted in the Queens Regiment, service
number 39270, at Norwich, December 1916. Had been serving in France
for about a month when wounded
Also
named on All Saints Church, South
Lynn, Memorial Window. |
| COOPER |
J |
No
further information currently available |
| COOPER |
Reginald |
Lance-Corporal.
20372. 8th Norfolk Regt. Died of wounds France 28 October 1917.
Buried in Etaples Military Cemetery, XXX. G. 22. A. Aged 24. Son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. Cooper of 30 Wisbech Road, Kings Lynn.
Husband of Elizabeth Cooper of 2 Lynn Road, Gaywood. Born Terrington
St. Clement. Enlisted Kings Lynn and went overseas during
1916. Had been a hairdresser. Also named on St
Michael's, South Lynn, Gaywood War Memorial, and All
Saints Church, South Lynn, Memorial Window. |
| CORTEEN |
W |
No
further information currently available |
| COULTON |
A
E |
No
further information currently available |
| COWEN |
W
C |
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further information currently available |
| CRABTREE |
C |
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further information currently available |
| CRACKNELL |
E
V |
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further information currently available |
| CRAKE |
B |
No
further information currently available |
| CREEK |
G
F |
No
further information currently available |
| CREIGHTON |
Bernard
|
Private.
2044. 'B' Company, 1/5th Norfolk Regiment. Also known as Bill. Some
sources give his first names as Edward William Bernard. Died at
sea, on HM Hospital Ship Aquitania, from dysentery, 3/12/1915 Netley
Military Cemetery, Hound, Hampshire, C.E.1763. Age
19. Born at Wisbech (Walsoken?), son of Edward and Mary Anne Creighton
of 15, South Everard Street, King's Lynn. Served in Gallipoli. A
contemporary letter from W.F. Dent to his mother stated that Bernard
had been evacuated to Alexandria and that she should not worry.
Also
named on All Saints Church, South
Lynn, Memorial Window. |
| CRESSWELL |
F
J |
No
further information currently available |
| CRISP |
W |
No
further information currently available |
| CROWE |
Henry
William |
[Transcribed
as COWE] Private. 201953. 2/5th Durham Light Infantry. Died Salonika
8/8/1917. Mikra British Cemetery, Kalamaria, Greece. Grave 80.Age
31. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Crowe, of 5, Valinger's Place,
King's Lynn; husband of Mrs. J. Crowe, of 8 Guanock Terrace, King's
Lynn. Employed by Messrs. Edwards and Sons as a dairyman before
setting up his own business as a milk vendor. A football enthusiast, | |