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Back of church on brickwall
TO
THE MEMORY OF THE MEN OF
COSGROVE PARISH
WHO LAID DOWN THEIR
LIVES
IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1918
| WR | ATKINSON | William Henry Jepson St Leger | Captain,
1st (Royal) Dragoons. Killed in action Thursday 13th [SDGW states
12th] May 1915. Son of J. J. and I. Atkinson, of Cosgrove Priory,
Stony Stratford. Buried in HOP STORE CEMETERY, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Plot I. Row D. Grave 18. |
| WR | AUSTIN | [Francis] Charles | Private
M2/166861, 1st Ammunition Sub. Park, Royal Army Service Corps. Died
Wednesday 29th November 1916 in France & Flanders. Age 22. Born
Swindon, Wiltshire, enlisted Bletchley, resident Cosgrove Hall,
Cosgrove. Son of Charles and May Austin, of The Trossocks Lodge,
Warminster Road, Bath. Buried in BOISGUILLAUME COMMUNAL CEMETERY,
Seine-Maritime, France. Plot II. Row B. Grave 15A. |
| WR | BROWN | Joseph | Private
17906, 5th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry.
Died of wounds Tuesday 28th September 1915 in France & Flanders.
Born and resident Cosgrove, enlisted Wolverton. Buried in HAZEBROUCK
COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Nord, France. Pot II. Row G. GRave I7.
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| WR | BROWN | William | [Listed
on memorials as Lance Corporal] Private 13293, 7th Battalion, Oxfordshire
and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Killed in action Saturday 19th
August 1916 in Salonika. Age 31. Born Cosgrove, enlisted Wolverton.Son
of William and Margaret Brown, of 62, Peel Rd., Wolverton, Bucks.
Native of Cosgrove, Northants. Buried in KARASOULI MILITARY CEMETERY,
Greece. Plot/Row/Section E. Grave 971. |
| WR | BUGBY | George | Private
13333, 7th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry.
Killed in action Wednesday 9th May 1917 in Salonika. Born and resident
Cosgrove, enlisted Wolverton. No known grave. Commemorated on DOIRAN MEMORIAL, Greece.
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| WR | BUTCHER | [James] Harry |
Private
41318, 10th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action Friday
22nd March 1918 in France & Flanders. Born and resident Cosgrove,
enlisted Bletchley. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL,
Pas de Calais, France. Bay 3 and 4.
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| W | CHILDS | Albert Thomas | Private
14783, 2nd/4th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light
Infantry. Killed in action Wednesday 22nd August 1917 in France
& Flanders. Born and resident Cosgrove, enlisted Buxton, Derbyshire.
No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Panel 96 to 98. |
| WR | CHILDS | Reginald |
Private
18785, 2nd Battalion [Listed as 3rd on memorial], Oxfordshire and
Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Killed in action Friday 8th September
1916 in France & Flanders. Born and resident Cosgrove, enlisted
Wolverton. Buried in SUCRERIE MILITARY CEMETERY, COLINCAMPS, Somme,
France. Plot I. Row I. Grave 47. |
| W | CRIPPS | A |
Private
- No further information currently |
| R |
CRIPPS |
George |
Private
6869, 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Died of wounds 17th
September 1914 in France & Flanders. Age 28. Born Evenley, Northamptonshire,
enlisted Brackley. Husband of Emily Jane Cripps, of 92, Banbury
Rd., Oxford. No known grave. Commemorated on LA FERTE-SOUS-JOUARRE MEMORIAL, Seine-et-Marne,
France. |
| WR | CURTIS | Arthur Albert Henry | [Listed
as Private 1st Northants July 1917] Private 20689, 9th Field Ambulance,
Royal Army Medical Corps. Killed in action Wednesday 19th September
1917 in France & Flanders. Age 24. Born and enlisted Stony Stratford.
Son of Albert H. and Mary Curtis, of Cosgrove Rd., Old Stratford,
Stony Stratford. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 160. See also Old
Stratford. |
|
FROST |
A |
Private
1st Northamptonshire Regiment. Died July 1917 |
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| WR | FROST | E |
Private
1st Northants July 1917
probably Edwin Frost, Private 31301, 2nd Battalion,
Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed in action 27th July 1917 in France
& Flanders. Age 37. Born and enlisted Harpole, Northamptonshire.
Husband of Emily Maud Jane Frost, of Park Lane, Harpole, Northampton.
Buried in PERTH CEMETERY (CHINA WALL), Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Plot I. Row D. Grave 2. |
| W | FROST | P |
Private
- No further information currently - See
also Old Stratford.
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| WR | GRACE | William |
Private
3/8954, 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed in action
8th November 1916 [Listed on memorial as July 1917]. Born Haddenham,
Buckinghamshire, enlisted Northampton. No known grave. Commemorated
on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 11 A and 11 D.
See
also Old Stratford.
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| W | GREEN | E |
Private
- No further information currently |
| WR | GREEN | Harry |
Private
17759, 5th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Died of wounds
16th July 1917 in France & Flanders. Enlisted Northampton. Buried
in MONCHY BRITISH CEMETERY, MONCHY-LE-PREUX, Pas de Calais, France.
Plot I. Row A. GRave 8. |
| WR | KEY | William |
Lance
Corporal 16339, 2nd Battalion, Northhamptonshire Regiment. Died
of wounds 15th May 1917 in France & Flanders. Born Potterspury,
enlisted Rushden. Buried in ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN,
Seine-Maritime, France. Section P. PLot II. Row O. Grave 6B.
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| WR | MANDERVILLE | Edward |
[Listed
as MANDEVILLE on CWGC] Private 42332, 1st/5th Battalion, Prince
of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment). Died 27th July 1918 [states
August on Roll] in France & Flanders. Age 24. Born Cosgrove,
enlisted Northampton, resident Stony Stratford. Son of Edward and
Rose Mandeville, of 6, Cosgrove Rd., Old Stratford, Stony Stratford,
Bucks. Formerly 7340, Northamptonshire Regiment. Buried in SISSONNE
BRITISH CEMETERY, Aisne, France. Plot/Row/Section H. Grave 8.
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| WR | MOORE | William Henry |
[Listed
as Walter on Roll] Acting Bombardier 13951, 24th Siege Battery,
Royal Garrison Artillery. Died of wounds 23rd November 1915 in France
& Flanders. Born Cosgrove, enlisted Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey,
resident Northampton. Buried in BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
(NORD), Nord, France. Plot I. Row E. Grave 55. |
| WR | MUND[A]Y | Edwin |
[Spelt
MUNDY on Roll] Private 41769, 1st Battalion, South Staffordshire
Regiment. Killed in action 26th October 1917 in France & Flanders.
Born Calverton, Buckinghamshire, enlisted Northampton, resident
Potterspury. Buried in ZANTVOORDE BRITISH CEMETERY, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Plot VI. Row L. Grave 3. See
also Old Stratford.
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| WR | PANTER | Reginald Charles |
Trooper
1051, Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars. Killed in action 21st August
1915 at Gallipoli. Enlisted Reading, resident Stony Stratford. No known grave. Commemorated on HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey. Panel 16 and 17. See
also Old Stratford.
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| WR | RATCLIFFE | John |
Private
14092, 7th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Died of wounds
27th September 1915 in France & Flanders. Born Stony Stratford,
Buckinghamshire, enlisted Northampton. Son of Mary Ratcliffe, of
Cosgrove. Buried in CHOCQUES MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France.
Plot I. Row E. Grave 51. |
| W | SWAIN | Harry |
Private
41293, 8th Battalion, Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment).
Killed in action 9th August 1918 in France & Flanders. Age 19.
Born and resident Cosgrove, enlisted Bletchley. Son of Alfred and
Clara Swain, of The Green, Cosgrove, nr. Stony Stratford. Buried
in SANDPITS BRITISH CEMETERY, FOUQUEREUIL, Pas de Calais, France.
Plot IV. Row B. Grave 7. |
| WR | TACK | [Arthur] Edward |
Acting
Corporal 13382, 7th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light
Infantry. Killed in action 9th May 1917 in Salonika. Age 23. Born
Wing, Buckinghamshire, enlisted Wolverton, resident Cosgrove. Son
of Frederick Herbert and Elizabeth Ann Tack, of Cosgrove, Stony
Stratford. Buried in DOIRAN MILITARY CEMETERY, Greece. Plot I. Row
B. Grave 5. |
| WR | TACK | Herbert |
Sergeant
13293, 9th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Killed in action 10th
August 1916 in France & Flanders. Age 19. Born Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire,
enlisted Rhyl, resident Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire. Son of
Frederick Herbert and Elizabeth Ann Tack, of Cosgrove, Stony Stratford,
Bucks. Buried in LA LAITERIE MILITARY CEMETERY, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Plot VII. Row D. Grave 10. |
| R |
WHITEHEAD |
William Alfred |
Private
13214, 6th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed in action
15th September 1915 in France & Flanders. Aged 20. Born Wappenham,
Northamptonshire, enlisted Northampton. Son of William and Sarah
Elizabeth Whitehead, of Wappenham, Towcester, Northants. Embarked
in France 26 July 1915. His birth was registered in the January
to March Quarter 1895 in the Towcester Registration District. In
the 1901 census he was aged 6, son of William and Elizabeth Sarah
Whitehead, born Wappenham, Northants, resident with his parents
in Banbury Road, Wappenham, Towcester, Northants. In the 1911 census
he was aged 16, son of William and Elizabeth Sarah Whitehead, a
Farm Labourer, born Wappenham, Northants, resident with his parents
in Banbury Road, Wappenham, Towcester, Northants. Buried in POINT
110 OLD MILITARY CEMETERY, FRICOURT, Somme, France. Plot/Row/Section
F. Grave 8.
Photographs Copyright © Ian Whitehead 2014 |
On brass plaque below
IN
HONOURABLE MEMORY OF
WHO LAID DOWN HIS LIFE
IN WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945.
Handwritten Roll of Honour in Church
ROLL
OF HONOUR
WORLD WAR TWO
1939 - 1945
TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY
OF
WHITEHEAD HD GUNNER
ROYAL ARTILLERY WHO GAVE
HIS LIFE FOR KING AND COUNTRY
IN THE YEAR 1945
ALSO
REMEMBERING
47 MEN WHO SERVED IN
HIS MAJESTIES FORCES
DURING THIS WAR
| WR | WHITEHEAD | Harry Douglas | Gunner 975232, 122 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died Tuesday 17th February 1942, 2 days after the fall of Singapore. No known grave. Commemorated on SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Singapore. Column 33.
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On left behind pulpit is a marble tablet
IN
MEMORY OF
MAJ. GEN. JOHN MANSEL
LIEUT. COL. OF THE 3RD DGD G.D.S. (DRAGOON GUARDS)
KILLED IN THE ACT OF CHARGING THE FRENCH ARTILLERY
BURIED ON THE FIELD OF BATTLE 26 APRIL 1794.
ALSO IN MEMORY OF HIS WIFE
MARY ANN MANSEL
ONLY DAUGHTER OF JOHN BIGGIN ESQ.
OF COSGROVE PRIORY DIED MARCH ?? 1790
AGED 38
IN
MEMORY OF
JOHN CHRISTOPHER MANSEL
MAJOR IN 3RD DG. GDS.
ELDEST SURVIVING SON OF GENERAL MANSEL
ALSO IN MEMORY OF
GEORGE MANSEL
CAPTAIN IN THE 25TH LT. DGNS.
SON OF GENERAL MANSEL
BORN JULY 19 1781 DIED AT SEA DEC 5TH 1808
In the LADY CHAPEL is a stained glass window showing three badges of the Royal Dragoons.
DEDICATED
TO CPT. ST. LEGER ATKINSON OF COSGROVE PRIORY
KILLED IN ACTION MAY 13TH 1915. BY HIS SISTER MARY.
A further roll of honour that is still to be transcribed, can be found on the right hand side, underneath flag of the Cosgrove Branch of British Legion.
In the churchyard in an older part of the grounds is a grave.
IN
LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR SON AND BROTHER
CDT. SGT. GEORGE HILL DIED APRIL 17 19?5 (1915 or 1945)
AGED 16 AND 5 MONTHS.
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| Photograph Copyright © Carolynn Langley 2003 |
Roll of honour this includes Old Stratford in church at Cosgrove
ROLL
OF MEN WHO SERVED
THEIR KING AND COUNTRY
IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1918
COSGROVE
| ATKINSON |
Philip Y |
No further information currently. |
| BEAGLEY |
Arthur |
No further information currently. |
| BURNELL |
William |
No further information currently. |
| BUSHELL |
Alfred |
No further information currently. |
| BEARMAN |
Joseph |
No further information currently. |
| BROWN |
R |
No further information currently. |
| CHILDS |
Alfred T |
No further information currently. |
| CHILDS |
Frank |
No further information currently. |
| CASTLE |
Henry |
No further information currently. |
| CUTLER |
Herbert |
No further information currently. |
| COLESFIELD |
Arthur |
No further information currently. |
| EVES |
Maxwell |
No further information currently. |
| GRANT-THUROLD |
Arthur? |
No further information currently. |
| GORE-LANGTON |
Evelyn |
No further information currently. |
| GREEN |
David |
No further information currently. |
| GREEN |
Daniel |
No further information currently. |
| HILLYER |
William |
No further information currently. |
| HILLYER |
Joseph |
No further information currently. |
| NEWSON |
Alexander |
No further information currently. |
| HALL |
Frederick J |
No further information currently. |
| JELLEY |
Ernest T |
No further information currently. |
| JELLEY |
Charles |
No further information currently. |
| JELLEY |
Arthur |
No further information currently. |
| JELLEY |
George |
No further information currently. |
| JELLEY |
Henry |
No further information currently. |
| JOHNSON |
Harry E |
No further information currently. |
| JOHNSON |
Lewis |
No further information currently. |
| KNIGHT |
James |
No further information currently. |
| KIGHTLEY |
Alfred |
No further information currently. |
| KEY |
George |
No further information currently. |
| LOVESEY |
Joseph |
No further information currently. |
| LORD |
Edward |
No further information currently. |
| LORD |
Thomas |
No further information currently. |
| LOVELL |
Herbert |
No further information currently. |
| LOVELL |
Albert |
No further information currently. |
| LUCK |
Ernest |
No further information currently. |
| MEAKINS |
Cecil |
No further information currently. |
| NOBLE |
Harry |
No further information currently. |
| NOBLE |
Arthur |
No further information currently. |
| REASON |
Stanley |
No further information currently. |
| STEWART |
Fred |
No further information currently. |
| STEWART |
William |
No further information currently. |
| SWAIN |
Ernest |
No further information currently. |
| SWAIN |
Percy |
No further information currently. |
| TACK |
Albert |
No further information currently. |
| TEARLE |
John G |
No further information currently. |
| VALENTINE |
Aubrey |
No further information currently. |
| WELCH |
Amos |
No further information currently. |
| WILLIAMS |
Frederick |
No further information currently. |
| WILLIAMS |
George |
No further information currently. |
OLD STRATFORD
| ANDREWS |
John |
No further information currently. |
| ANDREWS |
G |
No further information currently. |
| BIRD |
J |
No further information currently. |
| BIRD |
Albert |
No further information currently. |
| BROWN |
Charles |
No further information currently. |
| BROWN |
D |
No further information currently. |
| BROWN |
Em |
No further information currently. |
| BUTLER |
Charles |
No further information currently. |
| CURTIS |
Wg |
No further information currently. |
| CURTIS |
C |
No further information currently. |
| CHAPMAN |
A |
No further information currently. |
| COWLEY |
A |
No further information currently. |
| FROST |
L |
No further information currently. |
| GRACE |
Bert |
No further information currently. |
| GREEN |
Charles |
No further information currently. |
| GREEN |
William |
No further information currently. |
| GOODMAN |
Walter |
No further information currently. |
| HUTTON |
Jack |
No further information currently. |
| HUTTON |
Edward |
No further information currently. |
| HUTTON |
Hj |
No further information currently. |
| HUMPHREY |
Robert |
No further information currently. |
| HAMILTON |
Oswald |
No further information currently. |
| HAMILTON |
Herbert |
No further information currently. |
| HOLMAN |
Frank Geo |
No further information currently. |
| HOLMAN |
Charles |
No further information currently. |
| JONES |
Harold Clayton |
No further information currently. |
| JONES |
Harry William |
No further information currently. |
| KIGHTLEY |
Archibald |
No further information currently. |
| LEE |
Sidney |
No further information currently. |
| MANING |
John |
No further information currently. |
| MANDEVILLE |
Edward |
No further information currently. |
| PANTER |
Harry |
No further information currently. |
| RATCLIFFE |
Jn |
No further information currently. |
| SLAYMAKER |
William |
No further information currently. |
| SLAYMAKER |
Sidney |
No further information currently. |
| SIBTHORPE |
C |
No further information currently. |
| SMITH |
Vincent |
No further information currently. |
| SMITH |
H |
No further information currently. |
| WEBSTER |
Frank |
No further information currently. |
| WEBSTER |
Albert |
No further information currently. |
| WRIGHTON |
Frank |
No further information currently. |
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