
CARLTON WAR MEMORIAL
World
War 1 & 2 - Detailed information
Compiled and copyright © 2001 Dave Edwards
This memorial is to be
found at the junction of Carlton Green Road and Church Road, outside
St Peter's Church, Carlton. It takes the form of a limestone cross mounted
on a shaft sitting on a square plinth. There are 10 names for World
War 1 and 2 for World War 2.
Erected
to the memory of the men of Carlton
1914 – 1918
FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH
1914 - 1918
CLEMENTS |
Harry |
Probably
Harry Sidney CLEMENTS, Private 43357, 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment.
Killed in action 13th November 1916. Age 19. Born Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire,
enlisted Cambridge. Youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. James Clements,
of Station Rd., Fulbourn, Cambs. Formerly 24253, Bedfordshire Regiment.
Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face
1 C and 2 A |
HEATH |
Franklyn aka
Frank |
[Spelt
Franklin on SDGW] Private 5237, 8th Battalion, East Surrey
Regiment, killed in action 13th June 1916, age 24, buried: CARNOY
MILITARY CEMETERY, Somme, France. Son of William and Mary Heath,
of Willingham Green, Brinkley, Newmarket. Native of Weston Colville,
Cambridge. Born Weston Colville, Cambridgeshire, enlisted Newmarket.
|
HEATH |
Hugh |
Private
13360, 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, killed in action
16th August 1916, age 21, commemorated: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme,
France. Son of William and Mary Heath, of Willingham Green, Brinkley,
Newmarket. Born Weston Colville, Cambridgeshire, enlisted Newmarket.
Formerly 5237, East Surrey Regiment. |
HULLYER |
Ernest William
|
Private
3/8947, 7th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, died of wounds
5th May 1917, age 21, buried: DUISANS BRITISH CEMETERY, ETRUN, Pas
de Calais, France. Son of William and Kate E. Hullyer, of Willingham
Green, Brinkley, Newmarket. Native of Carlton, Cambridgeshire. Born
Carlton, enlisted Cambridge. |
HULLYER |
Edwin Albert
|
Private
61524, 22nd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, killed in action
3rd May 1917, age 19, commemorated: ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais,
France. Son of William and Kate E. Hulyer, of Willingham Green,
Brinkley, Newmarket, Suffolk. Born Carlton, enlisted Newmarket,
resident Brinkley. Formerly 15092, Royal West Kent Regiment. |
MANSFIELD |
William |
Possibly
William Charles MANSFIELD, Private 146722, 18th Battalion, Machine
Gun Corps (Infantry). Killed in action 22nd August 1918 in France
& Flanders. Age 19. Born Cambridge, enlisted Maidstone, resident
Sundridge. Formerly 41685, London Regiment. Son of W. C. and Mary
Ann Esther Mansfield, of Holly Tree Farm, Woughton Green, Bletchley,
Bucks. Commemorated on VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France.
Panel 10 |
SMITH |
John |
Probably
Acting Corporal G/5663, 8th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Died
of wounds 17th October 1916. Age 26. Born Coddenham, Suffolk, enlisted
Newmarket. Son of George and Sarah Ann Smith, of Carlton Grange,
Brinkley, nr. Newmarket, Cambs. Buried in WIMEREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY,
Pas de Calais, France. Grave I. R. 13A. |
TAYLOR |
Arch |
Private
14079, 8th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, died of wounds
27th September 1916, age 30, buried: PUCHEVILLERS BRITISH CEMETERY,
Somme, France. Son of George and Eliza Taylor, of Willingham Green,
Brinkley, nr. Newmarket. Born Brinkley, enlisted Newmarket. |
THOMPSON |
Thomas Frederick
|
[Listed
as Frederick Thomas THOMPSON on SDGW] Private 328428, 8th Battalion,
Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 12th October 1917 in France &
Flanders. Born Carlton, Cambridgeshire, enlisted Newmarket. Commemorated
on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel
40 to 41 and 162 to 162A. Son of Frederick Thompson (originally
from Keddington, Suffolk) and Alma Anne Thompson (nee Dellar, originally
from Elmdon in Essex; died about 1942). Brother of Ezekiel Thompson.
His father, Frederick Thompson (died about 1923) and had lived at
Lopham's Hall (Farm) near Carlton. It is probale that all the children
from his marriage with Alma Anne Dellar were born in Carlton Green,
Cambridgeshire. Known as Fred(erick) Thompson. |
TRUNDLEY |
Harry Clements |
Private
G/39279,2/20th London Regiment, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment),
killed in action 20th October 1918, buried: ROMERIES COMMUNAL CEMETERY
EXTENSION, Nord, France. Born Carlton, Cambridgeshire, enlisted
Newmarket. |
1939
– 1945
Also in grateful memory of |
HULLYER |
Eric Herbert
|
Driver,
Royal Army Service Corps, died on 10th December 1940, buried: CARLTON
(ST. PETER) CHURCHYARD, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom. Son of Herbert
and Louisa Hullyer, of Carlton.
Photograph
Copyright © David Male 2008 |
BURTON |
[Henry] James
|
[Listed
as Harold James on CWGC] Flight Sergeant, 1872241, Wireless Operator/Air
Gunner, 153 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve who died
on Wednesday 21st February 1945. Aged 20. Only child. Buried in
REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERYKleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
Grave 4. F. 1. Known as Jim. |
Last updated
1 July, 2008
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