Roll of Honour - Suffolk

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SWEFFLING WAR MEMORIAL

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

The memorial is within the parish church and takes the form of two marble tablets mounted on a wooden backboard. Initially the memorial was unveiled on 29th february 1920 by Major-genral W E B Smith, the builders were Messrs dale & Co.; details appeared in the Suffolk Chronicle and Mercury 5th March 1920. There are 14 names for World War 1 and two for World War 2, the latter has still to be transcribed and researched.

IN MEMORY OF SWEFFLING MEN WHO FELL
IN THE GREAT WAR
1914-1919

BARHAM	Frederick	MM. Private 201162, 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died 22/08/1918. Age 22. Son of Herbert and Eliza Barham of Dernford Hall Cottage, Sweffling. Buried at Peronne Road Cemetery, Maricourt
BATLEY	Charles	Private PW/6380, 16th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. Died 24/12/1916. Age 41. Son of John and Mary Batley, of Cransford. husband of Alice May Woods (formerly Batley) of Badingham. Buried at St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen
DENNY	Morris F	Corporal 9843, 1st Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. Died 29/10/1914. Commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
DENNY	William Stanley	Driver T/2609, 517th Horse Transport Company, 60th London Division Train, Army Service Corps. Died 22/08/1916. Buried at Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St-Eloi
GOODWIN	William	Private 9532, 11th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 09/04/1917. Age 20. Son of William and Florance Goodwin of Gull Cottage, Sweffling. Buried at Roclincourt Valley Cemetery
HAMMETT	Leonard	Officer's Steward 2nd Class L/489, Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Wildfire. Died 17/02/1917. Age 26. Husband of L M Hammett of 121 High Street, Mile Town, Sheerness. Buried at Sheerness (Isle of Sheppey) Cemetery. Steward Hammet's death was recorded at Medway. HMS Wildfire was the Royal Naval Reserve shore establishment at Sheerness
LEGGETT	Ernest Edgar	Private 14945, 7th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Died 16/06/1917. Age 26. Son of Albert and the late Sarah Leggett of Sweffling. Commemorated on Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
MOSS	Albert	Private 24752, 9th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Died 15/04/1918. Age 35. Eldest son of the late David and Mary Ann Moss of Riverside, The Street, Rendham. husband of Ellen Harriet Moss of Low Road, Sweffling. Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial
SHERWOOD	Francis Frederick	Private 29868, 2nd Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment. Died 18/10/1916. Age 23. Born at Sweffling, resident in Framlingham. Buried at Warlencourt British Cemetery
SMITH	Kenyon	Private 31613, 13th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. Died 24/09/1917. Age 27. Son of Alfred and Matilda Smith of Mill House, Sweffling. Buried at Larch Wood (Railway Cutting) Cemetery
STONE	Herbert	Private 29283, 1st/7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Died 08/10/1917. Age 28. Son of H and L Stone of Great Glemham. husband of Mrs F M Stone of Sweffling. Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial
STOPHER	Albert Edward	Private 14946, 11th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 10/04/1917. Age 19. Son of Mr and Mrs Herbert Stopher of Great Glemham Road, Sweffling. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial
STOPHER	George Alfred	Private 15976, 8th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 19/05/1917. Age 21. Son of Mr and Mrs Herbert Stopher of Sweffling. Buried at Warlincourt Halte, British Cemetery, Saulty
TYE	George Lewis	Private 26300, 7th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Died 24/03/1917. Age 38. Son of Samuel and Maria Tye of Sweffling. husband of Alice Tye of Sweffling. Buried at Faubourg D'Amiens Cemetery, Arras
"UNTIL THE DAY BREAK AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY" ALSO OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE WORLD WAR 1939-1945
SURNAME	Forenames	Awaiting transcription
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"THERE'S SOME CORNER OF A FOREIGN FIELD THAT IS FOR EVER ENGLAND"

Last updated 14 February, 2007

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