STUDHAM
WAR MEMORIAL
World War 1 & 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed
information
Compiled and copyright © 2002 Martin Edwards
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The
memorial stands at the junction of church road and Kensworth road and
on the village green in Church Road, Studham. It takes the form of a
brick, clock tower on a three step brick plinth with the whole standing
on a concreted area around which a private hedge stands; there are stone
panels mounted on the sides with the inscription in black lettering.
There are 14 names listed for World War 1 and 3 names for World War
2.
There
are also a series of photographs within a glass case in Studham Church
commemorating these men.
IN
MEMORIAM
1914-1918
AUSTIN
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Ralph
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Private
70213, 15th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire
and Derbyshire Regiment). Died of wounds Friday 14th June
1918 in France & Flanders. Aged 24. Born Studham, enlisted
Luton, resident Dunstable. Son of Jabez and Elizabeth Austin,
of 12, Brownlow Terrace, Studham. Buried in BAGNEUX BRITISH
CEMETERY, GEZAINCOURT, Somme, France. Plot II. Row E. Grave
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EDMONDS
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Harry
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Sergeant
6148, "D" Company, 4th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle
Corps. Died of wounds Friday 28th May 1915 in France &
Flanders. Aged 27. Born Studham, enlisted Dunstable. Youngest
son of Mary Ann Edmonds, of Studham. Buried in WIMEREUX COMMUNAL
CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I.Row I. Grave 14A.
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GLADMAN
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George
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Lance
Corporal 31286, 7th (Service) Battalion, York and Lancaster
Regiment formerly 25460, Northamptonshire Regiment. Died of
wounds 23 March 1918. Born Studham, Beds, enlisted Luton.
Married. Resident 121, Russell Street, Luton. In the 1891
census he was aged 2, born Studham, son of Alfred and Sarah
Gladman, resident Bell Terrace, Studham, Luton, Bedfordshire.
In the 1901 census he was aged 12, born Studham, a Shepherd
Boy, son of Alfred and Sarah Emma Gladman, resident The Row,
Studham, Luton, Bedfordshire. In the 1911 census he was aged
22, born Studham, a Bricklayer's Labourer, resident 121, Russell
Street, Luton. In the Electoral Rolls for the Borough of Luton
1914 he was resident 121, Russell Street, Luton. Buried in
DERNANCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Somme, France. Plot
III. Row J. Grave 71. See also Luton
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GROOM
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Frank
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Private
25444, 6th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Died of wounds
Saturday 20th October 1917 in France & Flanders. Aged 29.
Born Studham, enlisted Hemel Hempstead. Son of Frederick and
Alice Groom; husband of Daisy Annie Groom, of 2, Widmore Cottages,
Gaddesden Row, Hemel Hempstead, Herts. Native of Studham.
Buried in DOZINGHEM MILITARY CEMETERY, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Plot XI. Row G. Grave 21. |
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HART
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Albert
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Private
32230, 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action
Tuesday 24th July 1917 in France & Flanders. Aged 38. Born
and resident Studham, enlisted Hertford. Buried in CABIN HILL
CEMETERY, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Row B. Grave
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HULL
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Bertram
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Rifleman
7910, 1st/9th (County of London) Battalion (Queen Victoria's
Rifles), London Regiment. Killed in action Monday 9th October
1916 in France & Flanders. Aged 35. Born and resident Studham,
enlisted Bedford. Formerly 3/8739, Bedfordshire Regiment.
Son of Joseph and Eliza Hull, of Studham; husband of Lizzie
Hull, of Studham. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme,
France. Pier and Face 9 C. |
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HULL
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Charles
Leonard |
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Stoker
1st Class K/5147, H.M.S. "Indefatigable", Royal
Navy. Died on Wednesday 31st May 1916. Aged 26. Son of Joseph
and Eliza Hull, of Studham. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL
MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 16.

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SMITH
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Victor
Leonard |
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Gunner
131403, "D" Battery, 92nd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.
Died of wounds 18th August 1917 in France & Flanders.
Enlisted Luton, resident Dunstable. Son of William and Emma
Smith, of Studham; husband of Elizabeth Smith, of 7, Britain
St., Dunstable. Buried in DOZINGHEM MILITARY CEMETERY, Poperinge,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot III. Row J. Grave 5. |
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SAUNDERS
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William
Harry |
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Private
29372, 1st/8th Territorial Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment.
Killed in action Sunday 7th October 1917 in France & Flanders.
Born and resident Studham, enlisted Luton. Formerly 45331,
Suffolk Regiment. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 23 to 28 and 163A. |
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SCUDAMORE
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Lawrence
Toke |
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Rifleman
25/1146, 3rd Battalion, 3rd, New Zealand Rifle Brigade. Died
on Friday 15th September 1916. Aged 26. Son of the Rev. H.
Toke Scudamore and Mrs. Toke Scudamore; husband of Cicely
Toke Scudamore, of Studham Vicarage, Dunstable. Commemorated
on CATERPILLAR VALLEY (NEW ZEALAND) MEMORIAL, Somme, France. |
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THODY
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Clarence
James |
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Captain,
8th (Ardwick) Battalion (Territorial), Manchester Regiment.
Killed in action Friday 30th August 1918. Aged 33. Son of W.
A. Thody, of Dunstable. Master of Ardwick Green Industrial
School (Manchester). Buried in MANCHESTER CEMETERY, RIENCOURT-LES-BAPAUME,
Pas de Calais, France. Row A. Grave 11. |
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THORNE
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Archibald
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Private
18417, 7th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds
Friday 28th April 1916 in France & Flanders. Aged 24. Born
and resident Studham, enlisted Luton. Son of William and Fanny
Thorne, of Studham. Buried in CORBIE COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Somme,
France. Plot I. Row F. Grave 16. |
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THORNE
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William
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Private
15006, 11th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action Friday
13th April 1917 in France & Flanders. Born and resident
Studham, enlisted Watford. Son of Mr. W. Thorne, of Studham.
Buried in PHILOSOPHE BRITISH CEMETERY, MAZINGARBE, Pas de
Calais, France. Plot I. Row N. Grave 48. |
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In
church but not on memorial |
SAUNDERS |
Alfred |
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Company
Sergeant Major 112, 2nd Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps.
Died of wounds 24th November 1915 in France & Flanders. Aged 32 [CWGC says 33]. Born Winchester, enlisted Warrington,
resident Folkestone. Husband of Lilian Saunders, of Stretton,
Burton-on-Trent. Buried in NOEUX-LES-MINES COMMUNAL CEMETERY,
Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row E. Grave 27. |
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TIME
LIKE AN EVER ROLLING STREAM,
BEARS ALL ITS SONS AWAY:-
THEY FLY FORGOTTEN, AS A DREAM
DIES AT THE OPENING DAY
IN
MEMORIAM
1939-1945 |
RANCE
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Clarence
Henry |
Private
14664015, 2nd Battalion, The Hertfordshire Regiment, Bedfordshire
and Hertfordshire Regiment. Died on Tuesday 21st November 1944.
Aged 20. Son of Harry and Hilda Annie Rance, of Studham. Buried
in CESENA WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Plot VI. Row F. Grave 12.
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WORTHINGTON
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Dennis
Leonard |
Sergeant
759163, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner, 207 Squadron, Royal Air Force
Volunteer Reserve. Died on Friday 24 July 1942. Aged 26. Son of
Thomas Easton Worthington and Fannie Marion Worthington, of Studham.
Buried in REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen,
Germany. Plot 28. Row D. Grave 12. |
WORTHINGTON
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Lawrie
[Laurie] Edgar |
Sergeant
745453, 201 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died on Tuesday
9th July 1940. Aged 20. Son of Thomas Easton Worthington and Fannie
Marion Worthington, of Studham. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL,
Surrey. Panel 21. |
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Photographs
Copyright © Sandra Taylor 2003 |
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Last updated
24 March, 2020
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