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HENLEY ON THAMES WAR MEMORIAL

World War 1 & 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © Martin Edwards 2006

The war memorial is in the form of two large stone tablets that are set either side of the entrance to the Town Hall and consists of names, in four columns, in black lettering. The names here have been sorted into strict alphabetcial order for ease of reading.

Photograph Copyright © Andy Pay 2006

TO THE PROUD AND GLORIOUS MEMORY OF
THE FOLLOWING BRAVE HEROES FROM THE
BOROUGH OF HENLEY-ON-THAMES WHO LAID
DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR
1914-1918

ALLEN

Frederick

Private 260002, 2nd/5th (Territorial) Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Killed in action in Egypt 10th April 1918. Born Rotherfield, Grays, Oxon, enlisted Oxford, resident Henley-on-Thames.

ALLEN

L E

No further information currently available

AVERY

Frederick Jack

Private 22967, 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Killed in action 8th August 1916. Born and enlisted Henley-on-Thames, resident Lower Assingden.

AVERY

George

Saddler 285049, Queen's Own Oxford Hussars. Killed i9n action 1st April 1918. Born, enlisted and resident Henley-on-Thames.

AWBERY

C L

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BAILEY

F C

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BAKER

A

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BARLOW

Thomas Pratt

Sergeant 1776, 1st/4th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Killed in action 23rd July 1916. Born St John's, Hackney, Middlesex, enlisted Henley-on-Thames.

BARNES

A

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BARTLETT

Ernest George

Private 8503, 5th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Killed in action 25th September 1915. Born Winkfield, Berkshire, enlisted Caversham, Bucks, resident Henley-on-Thames.

BAYLEY

J P

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BAYLISS

William Alexander Ssmith

Sergeant 285121, Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars. Killed in action 5th July 1917. Born and resident Tewkesbury, enlisted Henley-on-Thames.

BLACKALL

H C

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BLACKALL

F J

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BLACKMORE

Lewis Bartram

Lance Corporal 18109, 5th Battalion, princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal berkshire Regiment). Died of wounds 30th April 1917. Born and resident Henley-on-Thames, enlisted Wokingham.

BLAKE

Frederick B

Private 11245, 6th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Died of wounds 12th November 1915. Born and resident Henley-on-Thames, enlisted Oxford.

BOND

George H

Private 189888, Labour Corps. Died 3rd November 1917. Born and enlisted Henley-on-Thames.

BOWLES

Harry

Private 200720. 2nd/4th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Killed in action 14th April 1918. Enlisted Oxford, resident Henley.

BRADFIELD

Walter

Lance Corporal 200799, 1st/4th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Died 3rd October 1917. Enlisted Oxford, resident Henley-on-Thames.

BRAKSPEAR

R

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BRAISHER

William Robert

Sapper 113719, 77th Field Company, Royal Engineers. Killed in action 15th February 1916. Born and resident Henley-on-Thames, enlisted Oxford.

BUCKETT

Ernest Frank

Private 24824, 6th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Killed in action 20th September 1917. Born and resident Henley-on-Thames, enlisted Reading.

BUCKETT

Robert F

[Two R F Buckett on memorial] Private 5324, 5th Dragoon Guards (Pricness Charlotte's Own). Killed in action 30th October 1914. Born henley-on-Thames, enlisted Reading.

BUCKETT

Robert Frank

[Two R F Buckett on memorial] Rifleman 4732, 9th (County of London) Battalion (Queen Victoria's Rifles), London Regiment. Killed in action 1st July 1916. Enlisted London, resident Henley.

BUCKLAND

James Thomas

Private 7494, 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Killed in action 19th September 1914. Born Chippenham, Buckinghamshire, enlisted Slough, resident Henley-on-Thames.

BUGGY

C E

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BURTON

R F

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BUTCHER

E

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CARLISLE

G

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CARPENTER

H

No further information currently available

CARTER

William Ewart

[Listed as E W CARTER on memorial] Bugler 3440, 1st/4th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Died of wounds 5th December 1916. Enlisted Oxford, resident Henley-on-Thames.

CHALCRAFT

G A

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CHILES

William Frank

Private 9586, 2nd Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal berkshire Regiment). Killed in action 9th May 1915. Born and enlisted Reading, resident Henley-on-Thames.

CHRISTIAN

[Albert] Sidney

Corporal 200804, 1st/4th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Died of wounds 8th AUgust 1917. Enlisted Oxford, resident Henley-on-Thames.

CLARK

Harry Charles

Private 267288, 2nd/1st Bucks Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Killed in action 9th June 1917. Born Lambeth, Surrey, enlisted Henley-on-Thames.

CLARKE

Isaac James

Lance Corporal 4107, 2nd/4th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Killed in action 12th September 1916. Enlisted Oxford, resident Henley-on-Thames.

CLEARY

J

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COBBETT

Christopher D

Rifleman 13060, 13th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Killed in action 1st October 1917. Born and resident Henley-on-Thames, enlisted Aldershot.

COBBETT

Frank T

Private 201735, 1st/4th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Killed in action 13th August 1916. Enlisted Oxford, resident Henley-on-Thames.

COLES

Albert J

Private 17955, 8th Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment). Killed in action 14th JUly 1916. Born and resident Henley, enlisted Wokingham.

COLES

T

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COLLIER, MC, DCM

Arthur

Regimenat Sergeant Major 3513, Queens Own Oxfordshire Hussars. Died 1st June 1917. Aged 45. Son of Henry and Elizabeth Collier, of Diton Marsh, Westbury, Wilts. Awarded the Military Cross (M.C.) and the Distiguished Conduct Medal (D.C.M.). Buried in HENLEY-ON-THAMES CEMETERY, Oxfordshire. Section 2. Grave 204.

COOK

Albert

[There is an A and an A W on the memorial, which is the A W is not currently known] Lance Corporal 200805, 2nd/4th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Killed in action 6th August 1916. Enlisted Oxford, resident Henley-on-Thames.

COOK

Arthur

[There is an A and an A W on the memorial, which is the A W is not currently known] Private 28559, 7th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Died in Salonika 21st October 1918. Born Thornton, Notts, enlisted Colchester, Essex, resident Henley-on-Thames.

COOK

C

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COOK

R P

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CRESSWELL

Harold [Reuben]

Private 78718, Tank Corps. Killed in action 22nd March 1918. Born and enlisted Henley-on-Thames. Formerly 236694, Royal Army Service Corps.

CRESWELL

Walter Henry

Private 7876, 1st Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment). Killed in action 26th June 1916. Born Henley, enlisted Reading, resident Winsor Green, Warwickshire.

DAVIS

W

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DRURY

L J

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DURAND

F W

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DURAND

H M

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EYRES

J H

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FLEMING

V

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FOSTER

J

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FRANCIS

E S

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FROOMES

G

[Two G Froomes on memorial] No further information currently available

FROOMES

G

[Two G Froomes on memorial] No further information currently available

FURNIVAL

G W J

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GARRETT

J T

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GEORGE

F G

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GIBBS

H A

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GILES

S H

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GILKES

W J

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GODDALL

F R W

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GRAY

C H

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GREEN

H N

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GURDON

A

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HANSON

H

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HARRIS

E

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HARRIS

W

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HARVEY

A J

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HAYES

T W

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HEATH

J

[Two J Heath on memorial] No further information currently available

HEATH

J

[Two J Heath on memorial] No further information currently available

HERMON

T W

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HEWS

E

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HIGGINS

C R

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HIGGINS

E

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HINTON

H C

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HOLLOMAN

H R

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HOLTON

E

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HOLTON

F

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HONEYSETT

B T

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HOOKINS

S

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HOPKINS

H

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HOPKINS

H A

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HUGHES

C

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HUGHES

E

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HUGHES

J

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HUNTER

A J

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HUTTON

E

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HUTTON

H P

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IRVING

A W

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IVE

F

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JAKEWAY

F A

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KEELEY

F

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KING

A W

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KING

C

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LACEY

H D

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LAMBDEN

J

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LANGTON

W

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LAURENCE

E

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LAWRENCE

W R

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LAWSON

S F

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LEAVER

C

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LENZER

F C

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LLOYDS

C E F

Second Lieutenant, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died 9th January 1919. Buried in HENLEY-ON-THAMES CEMETERY, Oxfordshire. Section 9. Grave 63.

LOCK

S V

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LOVEGROVE

J A J

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LOVEGROVE

W

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LOVEJOY

F

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LOVEJOY

G

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LUCK

L

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MACEACHEN

R J

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MACHIN

Gabriel

Gunner 183645, 49th Anti-Aircraft Company, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died 4th february 1919. Aged 27. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel Machin, of 7, Market Place, Henley-on-Thames; husband of Emily Pearson (formerly Machin), of 54, Swyncombe Avenue, Ealing, London. Buried in HENLEY-ON-THAMES CEMETERY, Oxfordshire. Section 8. Grave 10.

MACPHERSON

D

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MAIDMENT

C

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MARTIN

W F

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MAY

B

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MEADS

Alfred George

Private 18110, "D" Company, 1st Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment). Killed in action in France & Flanders 13th December 1917. Aged 20. Born Henley, enlisted Wokingham, Berkshire, resident Henley-on-Thames. Son of Charles and Mary Jane Meads, of 4, Clarence Rd., King's Rd., Henley-on-Thames. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 7. His medal card at the National Archives.

MEADS

Ernest George

Corporal 428271, 7th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment). Died 15th August 1917. Aged 27. Born 1st August 1889 in Henley-on-Thames. Son of Annie Meads, of 2652, 45th Avenue East, South Vancouver, British Columbia. Fireman by trade. Previously served a year in the Oxfordshire Light Infantry. Enlisted and passed fit 30th March 1915 at New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. Height 6 feet 2 inches, girth 37 inches, complexion dark, eyes brown, hair dark. Religion Church of England. No known grave. Commemorated on VIMY MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. National Archives of Canada Accession Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 6086 - 8

MEADS

Frederick

Lance Serjeant 10502, "B" Company, 5th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Served 1914-1915 before being returned to depot medically unfit. Supposedly died after the war as a result of a result of gas-poisoning suffered during the war. His medal card at the National Archives.

MIDDLETON

A P

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MIDDLETON

H O

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MILLER

R T

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MILLS

H

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MINCHIN

A

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MOORHOUSE

W C

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MORTON

A E

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MORTON

B

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NORRIS

G E

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OATES

G

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PARKER

A C

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PARKINSON

C R J

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PARROTT

E

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PAYZE

Archer Robert

Private 28666, 16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment). Died 3rd June 1915. Born in Berkshire in England 23rd June 1884, the son of Percy Owen Payze and Charlotte Chillingworth on 23rd September 1884. Emigrated to Canada, where he made his living as a carpenter. Joined the 50th Regiment (The Gordon Highlanders of Canada), Canadian Militia, in Victoria on 13th August 1914. Attested as Private, no. 28666, Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force, at Valcartier Camp, Quebec on 23rd September 1914. Embarked at Quebec for England aboard HMT Andania 1st October 1914. Sailed on 3rd October 1914. Disembarked in England in October 1914. Embarked at Southampton for France on 7th April 1915. Arrived in France and was taken on strength, Base Depot, 8 April 1915. Transferred to the 16th Battalion, CEF, 12th April 1915. Taken on strength, 16th Battalion, in the field 13th April 1915. Archer Payze is wounded, circa 20/21 May 1915. Admitted to No. 10 Stationary Hospital, St Omer with gun shot wounds in the side and hand, 22 May 1915. Died of his wounds at No. 16 General Hospital, Le Treport, 3 June 1915. Unmarried. Height feet 7½, girth 38 inches, complexion fair, eyes grey, ahir fair; religion Church of England. Buried in LE TREPORT MILITARY CEMETERY, Seine-Maritime, France. Plot 2. Row E. Grave 2. National Archives of Canada Accession Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 7674 - 30

PAYZE

Percy Owen

Private 426063, 16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment). Died 20th July 1916. Aged 36. Native of Whitchurch, Oxon. Born in Tidmarsh, Berkshire in England, the son of Percy Owen Payze and Charlotte Chillingworth on 28 October 1880. Emigrated to Canada, and took up farming. Attested at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan as Private, number 426063, Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force, 19 December 1914. Posted to the 46th Battalion (South Saskatchewan Regiment). Embarked at Halifax, Canada, for England aboard HMT Lapland on 21 October 1915. Lapland sets sail, 23 October 1915. Disembarked at Devonport in England on 30 October 1915. Posted to the 16th Battalion (“The Canadian Scottish”), CEF. Proceeded overseas for service with the 16th Battalion, 16 June 1916. Landed in France and was taken on strength, 16th Battalion, 17 June 1916. Joined his unit in the field, 20 June 1916. Wounded and admitted to No. 3 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, 19 July 1916. Died of wounds at 7.45 a.m. on 20 July 1916. Umarried. Height 5 feet 4 inches, girth 38 inches, complexion ruddy, eyes light brown, hair black, religion Church of England. Buried in LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot VIII. Row C. Grave 36A. National Archives of Canada Accession Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 7674 - 31

PEARCE

H E

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POTTER

F G

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POUNDS

C W

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PRESTON

F G

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READ

W H

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RIDGE

W

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ROBERTS

T

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ROBINS

G

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ROBINSON

B

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ROE

J

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SADLER

E J

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SAUL

F

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SAWNEY

G

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SHELDRAKE

E

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SHELDRAKE

H

Private 48573, 15th Battalion, Worcesterhsire Regiment. Died 4th MAy 1918. Buried in HENLEY-ON-THAMES CEMETERY, Oxfordshire. Section 2. Grave 209.

SHELDRAKE

W H

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SHEPPARD

S A

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SLOCOMBE

C G

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SMITH

B

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SMITH

E C

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SMITH

S C

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SMITH

W G

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STONE

F C

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TALLS

F J

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TEAGUE

A V

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THAYRE

R D

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TIDMAN

C E

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TIDMAN

G H

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TOMALIN

Leslie Frank

[Listed as F TOMALIN on CWGC and Frank TOMALIN on SDGW] Private 26412, 7th Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment. Killed in action 21st August 1918. Aged 20. Born Henley-on-Thames (Badgemore), enlisted Henley. Son of George James and Alice, (neé Heath), Tomalin of 93, Bell St., Henley-on-Thames. Formerly 6186, Gloucestershire Regiment. Buried in LINDENHOEK CHALET MILITARY CEMETERY, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot II. Row C. Grave 10.

TOMBS

F A

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TOVEY

C A

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TRIPP

L

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VAUGHAN

F C

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WAITE

F C

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WALKER

A J

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WALTERS

G W

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WALTERS

H C

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WARD

R J

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WARNER

A V

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WARWICK

F

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WELSS

A M

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WEYMAN

L A

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WHEELER

A J

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WILDER

A R

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WILDER

C F

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WINDEBANK

R O

Private O34610, 3rd Section, Royal Army ordnance Corps. Died 7th November 1918. Aged 42. Son of Thomas and Ellen Windebank; husband of E. R. Windebank, of 207, Cowley Rd., Oxford. Buried in HENLEY-ON-THAMES CEMETERY, Oxfordshire. Section 1. Grave 257.

WISE

W J

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WOLTON

E

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WOOD

R

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YOUNG

C E

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"THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE"

THE 1939-1945 WAR
MEMORIAL TO THE FALLEN

ANDERSON

L

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ARLETT

R H

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ARLETT

W J

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AYLING

Arthur John

Lieutenant 202861, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME). Died 11th June 1943. Aged 26. Son of William Godfrey and Ethel Lavinia Ayling, of Exmouth, Devon. Buried in HENLEY-ON-THAMES CEMETERY, Oxfordshire. Section 2. Grave 19.

BAILEY

C

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BATTY

R J M

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BATTY

R L

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BISHOP

Herbert Ffred

[Lsited as Fred Herbert BISHOP on CWGC] Private 5385386, 4th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Died 24th May