Roll of Honour - Norfolk

The Royal British Legion

LANGHAM - WAR MEMORIAL

World War 1 - Detailed Information
Compiled and Copyright © Transcribed Carolynn Langley, Researched Martin Edwards - 2004

Memorial set in wall at the cross roads in Langham, just down from Langham glass works. There is also a brass plaque on the wall to the left of the name within the church of St andrew and St Mary in Langham. The two are not identical and those on the main village memorial are marker * and those on the church memorial †

The memorial reads:

	ROLL OF HONOUR
1914	EUROPEAN WAR	1919
	LANGHAM

The brass plaque reads:

TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND TO THE MEN OF LANGHAM
WHO DIED IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1919

THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED TO THE GLORY OF GOD
FOR THOSE WHO FOUGHT AND DIED.

†	ALLOWED	Florence	Age 32. No futher information currently
†	ALLOWED	Herbert W	Age 34. No futher information currently
†	BARNES	Sidney	Age 30. No futher information currently
†*	BARNES	William	Age 27. No futher information currently
*	BIRD	Fred	No futher information currently
†*	BURTON	Fred[Erick]	Age 20. No futher information currently
†*	BURTON	John H	Age 26. No futher information currently
†*	BURTON	Robert A	Age 25. No futher information currently
†*	BURTON	William A A	Age 30. No futher information currently
†*	CRANE	James E	Age 33. No futher information currently
†*	CRANE	Page E	Age 31. No further information currently available but The 1901 census has "Page Crane, aged 15, farm boy, Langham, Norfolk." See also West Walton Memorial
*	ELLWOOD	Florence	No futher information currently
*	ELLWOOD	Herbert	No futher information currently
*	HOST?	George	No futher information currently
†*	JARVIS	Cornelius E	Age 21. No futher information currently
†*	JARVIS	Willy [Willie] R	Age 22. No futher information currently
*	LEWIS	Frank	No futher information currently
†	LEWIS	Frederick	Age 21. No futher information currently
†*	MASSINGHAM	Fred	Age 19. No futher information currently

Brass plaque

A brass plaque detailing a thank you to 455 Squadron, Australian Air Force and 489 New Zealand Torpedo Bomber Squadron based nearby and to their losses.

A further brass plaque reads:

"FROM THE FIELDS BETWEEN THIS CHURCH AND THE SEA DURING THE WARTIME SUMMER OF 1944 A SMALL BAND OF YOUNG MEN FLEW IN DEFENCE OF THESE ISLANDS. MOST OF THESE ARDENT VOLUNTEERS HAD JOURNEYED ACROSS HALF THE GLOBE TO OUR AID IN A TIME OF DESPERATE NEED. THE MANY SUCCESSFUL ATTACKS ON ENEMY SHIPPING MADE BY THE PILOTS OF 455 ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE and 489 ROYAL NEW ZEALAND BOMBER SQUADRON and THEIR BRITISH NAVIGATORS MADE A VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION TO THE PRESERVATION OF FREEDOM. SADLY, MANY OF THESE YOUNG MEN WERE DESTINED NEVER TO RETURN HOME AGAIN. BUT TO BE LOST SOMEWHERE ACROSS A WASTE OF SEAS INTO THEIR FINAL RESTING PLACE REMAINING UNKNOWN TO THIS DAY.

MAY THEIR SACRIFICE FOR US NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.

Marble tablet

SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF
CAPTAIN FREDERICK MARRYAT
R.N. C.B. F.R.S.
MEMBER OF THE LEGION OF HONOUR
WHO DIED AT LANGHAM
AUGUST 9TH 1848 AGED 56

also

LIEUT. FREDERICK MARRYAT
R.N. LOST AT SEA IN THE AVEN
DECEMBER 20 1847 AGED 28

Also

FRANK MARRYAT
DIED JULY 12th 1888 aged 29.

Last updated 8 September, 2008