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SEDGEFORD
WAR MEMORIAL
World
War 1 & 2 - Detailed Information
Compiled and Copyright © Transcribed Carolynn Langley, Researched
Lynda Smith 2003
The
War memorial is situated on a triangle in the village. The memorial
gives full names and Regiments. There is also a second memorial to those
who died in World War 2. See further down the page for details.
Photograph
Copyright © Carolynn Langley 2003
1914
– 1919
| BELL |
Herbert |
Private
TF/242740. 1st/8th Bn., Middlesex Regiment. Killed in action in
France & Flanders on Wednesday 1 August 1917. Age 32. Born Bircham.
Lived King’s Lynn. Enlisted Norwich. Son of Albert and Ann
Marie Bell, of Heacham Rd., Sedgeford, King's Lynn. Commemorated:
YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel
49 and 51. |
| RAINES |
Harry |
Private
36883. 1st/4th Bn., King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Died of
wounds in France & Flanders on Monday 15 April 1918. Enlisted
Sedgeford. Buried: ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France.
Ref. XXIX. B. 20. |
| ?
? |
Frederick
Arthur |
The
surname on the memorial is unreadable, although the Christian
name and Regiment are reasonably clear. A search reveals one man
who may be a match. Frederick Arthur Marshall. Private 28395. 9th
Bn., The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Formerly 8943 The Royal
West Surrey Regiment. Killed in action in France & Flanders
on Friday 22 March 1918. Enlisted Norwich. Buried: BEAUMETZ-LES-CAMBRAI
MILITARY CEMETERY No. 1, Pas de Calais, France. Ref. I. A. |
| LARGE |
William
Henry |
Private
23092. 7th Bn., Border Regiment. Formerly 18846 Norfolk Regiment.
Killed in action in France & Flanders on Friday 7 July 1916.
Age 39. Born Flitcham, Norfolk. Lived Sedgeford. Enlisted Norwich.
Husband of Caroline Riches Large, of Docking Rd., Sedgeford, King's
Lynn, Norfolk. Commemorated: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier
and Face 6 A and 7 C. |
| HINES |
Ernest
Frederick |
Driver
T2/9859. Base Horse Transport Depot, Army Service Corps. Died in
Mesopotamia on Wednesday 15 November 1916. (CD gives year as 1915).
Born and lived Sedgeford. Enlisted Marylebone. Buried: BASRA WAR
CEMETERY Iraq. Ref. III. O. 14. |
| GOODERHAM |
Walter
Edgar |
Private
25459. 2nd Bn., Grenadier Guards. Killed in action in France &
Flanders on Tuesday 9 October 1917. Age 27. Born Gasthorpe, Norfolk.
Enlisted King’s Lynn. Son of Alfred Gooderham, of Knettishall,
Diss; husband of Ethel H. Gooderham, of Church Farm, Thelnetham,
Diss, Norfolk. Commemorated: TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 9. |
| CARTER |
James
Robert |
Private
17527. 1st Bn., Norfolk Regiment. Died in France & Flanders
on Thursday 27 July 1916. Age 27. Born Sedgeford. Enlisted Norwich.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Carter, of 11, Littleport Terrace, Sedgeford,
King's Lynn; husband of Minnie Maria Carter, of High St., Sedgeford,
King's Lynn, Norfolk. Commemorated: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France.
Pier and Face 1 C and 1 D. |
| WALDEN |
Sidney
Peel |
Private
240754. 1st/5th Bn., Norfolk Regiment. Died in Egypt on Wednesday
18 July 1917. Age 22. Enlisted East Dereham. Son of George and Mary
Walden, of Sedgeford, King's Lynn, Norfolk. Buried: DEIR EL BELAH
WAR CEMETERY, Israel. Ref. D. 21. |
| BUCKING |
Henry |
No
further information available at present. Private 5th
Battalion Norfolk Regiment. |
| CARTER |
Walter |
No
further information available at present. Private 6th
Battalion Norfolk Regiment. |
| JORDON
|
Stephen
James |
[JORDAN
on CWGC & CD]
Private 29720. 7th Bn., Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action in France
& Flanders on Monday 9 April 1917. Born Tottenhill, Norfolk.
Enlisted King’s Lynn. Commemorated: ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de
Calais, France. Bay 3. |
| RAINES |
Frank
Henry |
Private
15495. 9th Bn., Norfolk Regiment. (Memorial states 8th
Norfolks). Killed in action in France & Flanders on Friday 15
September 1916. Born Sedgeford. Enlisted Norwich. Commemorated:
THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C and 1 D. |
| WILLIAMSON |
James
William |
Private
22325. 8th Bn., Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action in France &
Flanders on Saturday 11 August 1917. Born Sedgeford. Enlisted King’s
Lynn. Commemorated: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 4. |
| LOCKE |
Walter |
Spelt
LOCK on CD. Private 14448. 9th Bn., Norfolk Regiment. Killed in
action in France & Flanders on Wednesday 18 October 1916. Age
24. Born Methwold. Enlisted Norwich. Son of Herbert and Rose Locke,
of Eaton Farm, Sedgeford, King's Lynn. Commemorated: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL,
Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C and 1 D. |
| PENDRIL(L) |
John |
Lance
Corporal 16545. 8th Bn., Norfolk Regiment. (Memorial gives Private
in 10th Battalion Norfolk Regiment). Died of wounds in
France & Flanders on Monday 19 February 1917. Born Loddon. Enlisted
Norwich. Buried: DERNANCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Somme,
France. Ref. V. C. 9. |
| COPPIN |
George
William |
Private
61847. 10th Bn., Royal Fusiliers. Formerly 11843 Royal Sussex Regiment.
Died of wounds in France & Flanders on Sunday 6 October 1918.
Born Whiting, Norfolk. Lived Burnham Market. Enlisted King’s
Lynn. Buried: GREVILLERS BRITISH CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France.
Ref. XVI. C. 17. |
| KENDALL |
Cecil |
Private
850174. 75th Bn., Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regt.) Died
Monday 2 September 1918. Age 28. Born 21 October 1890, Sedgeford,
Norfolk. Son of Mr. and Mrs. James Kendall, of Norfolk, England;
husband of Ethel L. Bambridge (formerly Kendall), of Amigari, Ontario.
Il. Buried: DURY MILL BRITISH CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Ref.
B. 18. |
| TUCKER |
Duncan
Johnson |
Tuck
on CWGC & CD. Captain 3rd Bn., Oxford. and Bucks Light Infantry.
Died of wounds Monday 3 July 1916. Buried: AVESNES-LE-COMTE COMMUNAL
CEMETERY EXTENSION, Pas de Calais, France. Ref. III. A. II. |
| BINKS |
Basil
Henry |
Second
Lieutenant "D" Coy. 1st Bn., King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regt.)
Killed in action Monday 23 October 1916. Age 28. Son of Herbert
B. and Martha B. Binks, of Sedgeford, Norfolk. B.A. (Queen's College),
Cambridge. Commemorated: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier
and Face 5 D and 12 B. |
| WARNES |
John |
Serjeant
42472. 11th Bn., Essex Regiment. Formerly 12939 Norfolk Regiment.
Killed in action in France & Flanders on Tuesday 28 May 1918.
Age 34. Born Tattersett, King’s Lynn. Lived Sedgeford. Enlisted
Norwich. Son of Jabez and Helen Peace Warnes, of Fring Lane, Sedgeford,
King's Lynn. Commemorated: TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 98 to 99. |
| BARRETT |
William |
Lance
Corporal 12282. 7th Bn., Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action in France
& Flanders on Friday 16 March 1917. Born Townsvelle, Australia.
Enlisted Norwich. Buried: FAUBOURG D'AMIENS CEMETERY, ARRAS, Pas
de Calais, France. Ref. II. H. 12. |
| PARSONS |
George
Edgar |
Sick
Berth Attendant M/3515. H.M.H.S. "Rohilla.", Royal Navy. Died on
Friday 30 October 1914. Age 22. Son of George Press Parsons and
Emma Ellen Parsons, of The King William Inn, Sedgeford. Buried:
SEDGEFORD (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD EXTENSION, Norfolk, United Kingdom.
Special
note: The Rohilla was originally a liner with the British India
Steam Navigation Company. She was converted to a hospital ship in
1914. Carrying a full crew including medical staff, she hit a reef
south of Whitby. Then followed one of the great rescue operations
carried out by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, in which
three gold and four silver medals were awarded to the lifeboat crews.
To read the full story see http://www.tynemouth-lifeboat.co.uk/rohilla.htm
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| BATCH |
George
William |
Pioneer
151760. 8th Signalling Coy., Royal Engineers. Killed in action in
France & Flanders on Monday 25 March 1918. Age 20. Born Sedgeford.
Enlisted Hitchin, Herts. Son of Mary Ann Batch, of Sedgeford, King's
Lynn, Norfolk, and the late George Batch. Commemorated: POZIERES
MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Panel 10 to 13. |
1939
– 1945
| CHAPMAN
|
Arthur
Albert |
Private
5775092. 7th Bn., Royal Norfolk Regiment. Died Wednesday 12 June
1940. Age 19. Son of Albert Edward and Maud Jane Chapman, of Sedgeford,
Norfolk. Buried: GRANDCOURT WAR CEMETERY, Seine-Maritime, France.
Ref. D, 12. |
| HUBBARD,
M.C. |
Percy
Richard |
Lieutenant.
H.M.S. Rajalzya., Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Died Thursday 11
November 1943. Age 59. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hubbard; husband
of Doris Catharine Hubbard, of Chelsea, London. Commemorated: PORTSMOUTH
NAVAL MEMORIAL Hampshire, United Kingdom. Panel 80, Column 1. |
| OTWAY
|
(James)
Herbert |
Ordinary
Seaman. S.S. Rotorua (Plymouth), Merchant Navy. Died Wednesday 11
December 1940. Age 18. Son of Frederick Robert and Kathleen Otway;
nephew of Celia A. Smith, of Sedgeford, Norfolk. Buried: SANDWICK
CEMETERY, Ross and Cromarty, United Kingdom. Ref. Sec. M. Grave
2969. |
| KIRBY |
Gordon
William Frederick |
No
further information available at present. |
| SEWELL |
Albert
James |
Private
5778286. 6th Bn., Royal Norfolk Regiment. Died Monday 6 January
1941. Age 26. Son of Frederick John and Hannah Eliza Sewell, of
Sedgeford. Buried: SEDGEFORD (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD EXTENSION, Norfolk,
United Kingdom. |
A
lamp with a brass plaque underneath it set into the churchyard wall
of St Mary the Virgin Church, on the left of the entrance gate.
THIS LAMP WAS PLACED HERE
IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF
SEDGEFORD
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES TO KEEP
THE LIGHT BURNING
1939 – 1945
|
CHAPMAN |
Arthur
Albert |
See
Village Memorial (above) |
| CROWN |
Gordon
Frederick William |
Guardsman
14655719. 5th Battalion Coldstream Guards. Died on 25th September
1944. Aged 20. Son of Frederick Charles and Stella Crown, of Sedgeford,
Norfolk; husband of Betty Crown, of Fring, Norfolk. Buried: Jonkerbos
War Cemetery, Gelderland, Netherlands. Ref. 22. C. 5. |
|
HUBBARD |
Percy
Richard |
See
Village Memorial (above) |
|
OTWAY |
Herbert
James |
See
Village Memorial (above) |
|
SEWELL |
Albert
James |
See
Village Memorial (above) |
| WILLIAMSON |
Lancelot
Percy |
Flight
Sergeant (Pilot) 621628. Royal Air Force. Died on 13th July 1945.
Aged 25. Son of Percy George and Annie Maud Williamson, of Sedgeford.
Buried: Fring (All Saints) Churchyard, Norfolk. |
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