
COATES WAR MEMORIAL
Detailed
information for World War 1 & 2
Transcribed
by Fiona Davis
- 2004
Coates
is situated between March and Whittlesey. Detailed information exists
for those who died in World War 1 and World
War 2. The memorial stands on the village green, in a small
enclosed garden, next to the main road, the A605. It takes the form
of an obelisk which is mounted on a plinth that in turn is mounted on
a two stepped granite base on a concrete step. The inscription is in
white letters around the sides of the plinth. There are 46 names listed
for World War 1 and 7 for World War 2. The memorial was first unveiled
6th May 1920 by Colonel Clayton, and dedicated by the local clergy/dignitaries;
the memorial was manufacturered by Messrs G R Dickens & Son. The
memorial is the responsibility of Whittlesey Parish Council. There appear
to be 5 names that were added after the rest. Note:
The criteria for a person's name appearing on this memorial was that
they lived in the parish or had attended the Coates council school.
The
inscription:
"This
monument was erected by public subscription
in memory of the soldiers of
Coates, Eastrea, Turves and district,
who gave their lives for King and Country in the Great War
August 4th 1914 – June 23rd 1919.
GREATER
LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS,
THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS.
St. John XV. 13"
William Barrett |
Bert Bedford |
Dolby Bedford |
John Bedford |
Tom Bishop |
Rowland Bowd |
James Boyden |
Fred Brown |
John Canham |
Arthur Catling |
John Wm. Catling |
Percy Church |
Sidney Convine |
Ben Coulson |
Reuben Cowling |
John Duddington |
George Ellington |
George W. Fisher |
George R. Fox |
Reginald Greenwood |
Geo. Will. Green |
Alfred Hill |
Arthur Hill |
Walter Jakes |
Levi Kisby |
William Kisby |
Ernest J. Martin |
Arthur Neal |
Geo. Percy Randall |
Tom Rawlings |
John E. Savage |
Fred Savory |
John Siggee |
George Stroud |
Edward Taylor |
Cyril Tinkler |
Harry Townsend |
Tom Wheatley |
Charles Wheatley |
Richard Wing |
Arthur Wootton |
John Wm. Bates |
Tom Clarke |
Tom Clifton |
Jack Rowell |
Albert Setchfield |
"This
Garden of Rest is in rememberance of those soldiers of Coates,
Eastrea, Turves and district who made the supreme
sacrifice in the Second World War 1939 – 1945"
Thomas Ashworth |
James Bent |
Donald Herbert Brian |
Albert Coulson |
John Read |
Kenneth Roy Tinkler |
Herbert Wheatley |
|
COATES,
EASTREA & TURVES
World War 1 & 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © 2000 Cliff Brown
1914-1918 |
BARRETT |
William
|
Private 925250,
58th (Central Ontario) Battalion,
Canadian Infantry. Died of wounds 18 April 1917. Aged 22.
Son of George & Eliza Barrett, of Quaker's Grove,
Turves, Whittlesey. Born 11 July 1894 in Turves, Cambridgeshire.
Enlisted and passed fit 27 January 1916 at Weyburn, Saskatchewan,
in 152nd Battalion,
aged 21 years 7 months. Unmarried. Farmer by trade. Height 5 feet
6¼ inches, girth 35½ inches, complexion medmium, eyes
blue, hair medium brown; religion Baptist. In the 1911 census he
was aged 16, a Farm Labourer, born Turves, resident Quakers Drove,
Coates, son of George & Eliza Barrett. Buried in Barlin
Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, France.
National Archives of Canada Accession Refernce: RG
150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 467 - 57 See also Turves |
BATES |
John
William |
Private 203854
[CWGC] or 201854 [SDGW], 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed
in action 30 August 1918. Enlisted Bury St Edmunds. Son of Mr &
Mrs J Bates. Lived at Manea at time of death. Formerly 4144, Suffolk
Regiment. in the 1911 census he was the son of James & Alice
Bates, aged 16, a Farmer's Son working on farm, born March, resident
Sycamoor House, Coates. Buried in
HAC Cemetery, Ecoust-St Mein, Pas de Calais, France. Plot II. Row
A. Grave 9. |
BEDFORD |
George
Herbert 'Bert' |
Private 2108,
"D" Company, 1/1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment.
Killed in action 30 June 1916. Aged 19.
Born Coates, enlisted Whittlesey. Son of J H & S A Bedford,
Mill House, Coates. In the 1911 censuws he was aged 14, son of John
& Susan Bedford, an Apprentice Baker, born Whittlesey, resident
Coates. Buried in St Vaast Post Mil Cemetery, Richebourg-L'Avo,
Pas de Calais, France. Plot III. Row L. Grave 10. |
BEDFORD |
John
|
Private 15795,
11th (Cambs) Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 1 July
1916. Born Coates, enlisted Whiitlesey. Son of Mr & Mrs A Bedford.
No known grave. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme. Pier and
Face 1 C and 2 A.

|
BEDFORD |
William
Dolby |
Private 24391,
11th (Cambs) Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action between
9 and 19 April 1918. Aged 23. Born Coates, enlisted Whittlesey.
Son of James William and Emma Bedford, 2 Carters Row, Coates.
In the 1901 census his father is listed as William and he is listed
as Dolby, aged 6, born and resident Coates. In the 1911 census he
is the son of James & Emma Bedford, aged 16, Farm Labourer,
born Coates, resident Oldamere, Coates. No known grave. Commemorated
on Ploegsteert Memorial, Hainaut, Belgium. Panel 3.
|
BISHOP |
Thomas
aka Tom |
Private 2212,
"C" Company, 1/1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment.
Wounded 24 July 1915, died of wounds 10 August 1915, at 4th General
Hospital, Versailles. Aged 18. Born March, enlisted Whittlesey.
Lived Fieldside, Coates. Son of Mary Neal (formerly Bishop) of Whype
Fen, Whittlesey, and the late John Bishop. Step-brother of Private
Arthur Neal, see below.
In the 1911 census he was the son of Mary Elizabeth Bishop. aged
14, Farm Labourer, born March, resident Coates. Buried in Les Gonards
Cemetery, Versailles, Yvelines, France. Plot/Row/Section
4. Grave 18. |
BOWD |
Rowland
|
Private R/1805,
Anson Battalion,
Royal Naval Division. Killed in action 21 August 1918. Born
17 August 1886 in Whittlesey. Lived Turves. Farmed with brother
as B & R Bowd, Bottom Hakes, Turves. Next of kin, Benjamin Bowd
of Botton Hakes, March, Cambridge. In the 1911 census he was living
with his brother Benjamin, aged 24, Farmer working on farm, born
Whittlesey, resident West Fen. In the 1901 census he was the son
of Arthur & Lucy Bowd, aged 14, Farmer's son, born and resident
Coates. No known grave. Commemorated on Vis-en-Artois Memorial,
France. Panel 1 and 2. See also Turves |
BOYDEN |
James
|
Private 14074,
2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died of wounds at
St Bartholomew's Hospital, London,
26 June 1918. Born Wiston, Hunts (sic), enlisted March. In the 1901
census he was the son of John & Sarah Ann Boyden, aged 15, brickyard
labourer, born Wistow, Hunts, resident New Road, Hittlesey. Buried
2 July 1918 West of the church in Holy Trinity Churchyard, Coates.
|
BROWN |
Frederick
aka Fred |
Private
23657, 7th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Admitted to hosptial 12
August 1916, died of wounds 29 August 1916. Born Upwell, enlisted
March. Son of Mr W Brown, of Eastrea. In the 1911 census he was
working at Creek Farm, March as a horsekeeper, aged 16, born Upwell.
In 1901 he was the son of William & Eliza Brown, aged 5, born
Upwell, resident Yown Street, Upwell. Buried in Boulogne Eastern
Cemetery, France. Plot VIII. Row B. Grave 166. Also listed Eastrea.
|
CANHAM |
John
|
Private 7611,
1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed in action 3 November
1914. Born Coates, enlisted Peterborough. Son of William & Elizabeth
Canham.
Regular soldier. In the 1901 census he was the son of William &
Elizabeth Canham, aged 14, an Agricultural Labourer, born and resident
Coates, No known grave. Commemorated on Ypres (Menin Gate)
Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 43 and 45.

|
CATLING |
Arthur
[Edward] |
Lance Corporal
15841,
11th (Cambs) Battalion,
Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 1 July 1916. Born Eastrea,
enlisted Whittlesey. Lived Eastrea.
In the 1911 census he was the son of Elizabeth Ann Catling (widow),
he was aged 15, a Feneral Farm Labourer, born and resident Eastrea.
No known grave. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme,
France. Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A. Also listed Eastrea.

|
CATLING |
John
William |
Private 203114,
5th Battalion,
Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 27 July 1917, in
Palestine. Born, resident and enlisted Whittlesey. Lived
Eastrea. In
the 1911 census he was working with Elizabeth Wislon, aged 18, a
Baker's Assistant, born & resident Eastrea. Formerly 2461, 1/1st
Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated
on Jerusalem Memorial, Israel. Panel 17. Also listed Eastrea.
|
CHURCH |
William
Percy |
Lance Corporal
26594,
2nd Battalion,
Hampshire Regiment. Killed in action 25 August 1918. Aged
22. Born Holy Trinity, Whittlesey, enlisted Whittlesey, resident
Eastrea. Son of Thomas & Sarah Church, of Eastrea. Formerly
16663 Suffolk Regiment. In the 1901 census he was the son of Thomas
& Sarah Church. aged 5, born and resident Eastrea. Buried in
Borre British Cemetery, Nord, France. Plot II. Row H. Grave 20.
Also listed Eastrea. |
CLARKE |
Tom
|
No
service information currently found.
In the 1911 census Thomas Frederick Clarke was the son of Reginald
& Kate Clarke, aged 11, at School, born Grays, Essex, resident
Coates. His father was a Board School Teacher. In 1901 they were
in Grays, Essex. His death is recorded in the Whittlesey Registration
District April to June Quarter 1921, aged 21. The memorial was unveiled
in 1920 so his is an additional name. |
CLIFTON |
Tom
|
No
further information currently available. In the
1911 census there is a Thomas Clifton, aged 15, son of Thomas &
Elizabeth Clifton, born and resident Whittlesey. His name appears
in the possible addiitons list on the memorial. |
CONVINE |
Sidney
[Robert] |
Private 48155,
12th (Bermondsey) Battalion,
East Surrey Regiment. Died of wounds 23 Ocotber 1918, as
a Prisoner of War. Aged 18. Born Cambridge, enlisted Bury St Edmunds,
resident Whittlesey. Lived Turves. Son of Mr Robert Convine and
stepson of Mrs Convine, Burnt House Farm, Coates. Enlisted May 1918,
to Western Front September 1918. IN the 1911 census he is listed
as the son of Robery and Lucy Convine, aged 11, at school, born
Prickwillow, resident New Shams Farm, Kings End, Wisbech. Buried
in Kortrijk
(St Jean) Communal Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot/Row/Section
C. Grave 47. See also Turves |
COULSON |
Ben
|
Private 22923,
11th (Cambs)
Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died of wounds 2 August 1916.
Lived Eastrea. Enlisted Whittlesey. In the 1911 census he was a
widower, aged
33,
a brickyard labourer,
the
son of Benjamin & Mary Coulson, born Wimblington, resident Eastrea.
Buried in Dernancourt Communal Cemetery, Somme, France. Plot/Row/Section
J. Grave 33. Also listed Eastrea.
|
COWLING |
Reuben
|
Private 5940,
2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 2 March 1915.
Aged 17. Born and enlisted Whittlesey. Son of Reuben & Elizabeth
Cowling, of 3 Council Houses, Coates.
In the 1911 census he was aged 13, a farm labourer, son of Elizabeth
Cowling (widow), born Whittlesey, resident Cpates. No known grave.
Commemorated on Ypres Menin Gate Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 21.

|
DUDDINGTON,
MM |
John
|
Private 325586,
"C" Company, 1/1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment.
Killed in action 22 August 1918. Born Coates, enlisted Whittlesey.
Awarded Military Medal
(M.M.). Formerly 2225, Cambridgeshire Regiment. No known grave.
Commemorated on Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Haucourt, Pas de
Calais, France. Panel 10. |
ELLINGTON |
George
|
Private 7612,
1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed in action 6 October
1914. Aged 27. Born Coates, enlisted Peterborough. Husband of Kate
Johnson (formerly Ellington), of Eastrea Rd, Coates.
No known grave. Commemorated on La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial,
Seine-et-Marne, France. |
FISHER |
George
Walter |
Private 205169,
11th Battalion,
Royal West Kent Regiment. Killed in action 20 September 1917.
Aged 19. Enlisted March, resident Whittllesey. Son
of Alfred & Sarah A Fisher, Kingland, Coates.
Formerly 4221
Cambridgeshire Regiment.
No known grave. Commemorated on Tyne Cot Memorial,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 106 to 108. |
FOX |
George
Rose |
Private 325659,
1/1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died 14 March 1918 at
Haddenham. Aged
23. Son of Henry Rose Fox and Elizabeth Ann Fox, of Coates. Buried
18 March 1918 West of the church in Coates churchyard. |
GREEN |
George
William |
[Listed as William
Green on SDGW & William george Green on CWGC] Private/Driver
325521,
1/1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Killed in action 17 February
1918. Aged 21. Born Coates, enlisted Whittlesey. Son of Mr &
Mrs W Green, Gravel House, Coates. Formerly 2112, Cambridgeshire
Regiment. Fins New British Cemetery, Sorel le Grand, Somme, France.
Plot IV. Row B. Grave 31. |
GREENWOOD |
Reginald
|
Sergeant 8941,
2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 18 August 1916.
Aged 21. Born Ramsey, Hunts, enlisted Whittlewsey. Son of R S &
M A Greenwood. Stags Holt.
No known grave. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme,
France. Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A.

|
HILL |
Alfred
|
Private 8942,
2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died of wounds 18 August 1916.
Aged 22. Born Chatteris, enlisted Whittlesey. Son of Alfred &
Jane Hill, of Witcham Farm. (Brother
of below). Buried in Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension,
Somme, France. Plot 2. Row A. Grave 125. See also Turves |
HILL |
Arthur
|
Private 16975,
11th (Cambs) Battalion,
Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 2 June 1916. Aged 20.
Born Manea, enlisted March. Son of Alfred & Jane Hill, of Witcham
Farm.
(Brother of above). Buried in
Becourt Military Cemetery. Plot I. Row N. Grave 21. See also
Turves |
JAKES |
Walter
|
Private 3/8656,
2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 25 September 1915.
Aged 22. Born Manea, enlisted Downham Market, Norfolk. Son of George
& Susan Jakes, 4 Council Houses, Coates.
No known grave. Commemorated on Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial,
Ieper, Belgium. Panel 21.

|
KISBY |
Levi
|
Private 56095,
19th Battalion (Central Ontario Rgiment) Canadian Infantry. Died
9 August 1916. Aged 29. Born 5 December 1886 in Coates. Son of John
& Harriet Kisby, of 4 The Green, Coates. Motorman T.R. Railway
by trade. Unmarried. Enlisted and passed fit 3 March 1915 in Toronto,
aged 29 years 3 months. Height 5 feet 9 inches, girth 34 inches,
complexion sandy, eyes blue, hair sandy; religion Church of England.
Buried in Ridge Wood Military Cemetery, Voormezeele, Belgium. Plot
III. Row S. Grave 2. National Archives of Canada Accession Reference:
RG
150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 5208 - 44 |
KISBY |
William
|
Private 325596,
"C" Company, 1/1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment.
Killed in action 26 September 1917.
Born Coates, enlisted Whittlesey. Formerly 2240, Cambridgeshire
Regiment. In the 1911 census he was the son of Matthew & Sarah
Kisby, aged 15, a Farm Labourer, born and resident Coates. No known
grave. Commemorated
on Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Panel 148. |
MARTIN |
Ernest
John |
Private G/61631,
24th (2nd Sportsman's) Battalion,
Royal Fusiliers. Killed in action 10 July 1917. Aged 22.
Native of Mereside, Ramsey, Hunts. Enlisted March, resident Whittlesey.
Son of J & E llen Martin, Coates.
Formerly 10322 East Kent Regiment. Buried in Cambrin
Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Plot/Row/Section K. Grave
10. See also Turves |
NEAL |
Arthur
|
Private 9861,
1st Battalion,
Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed in action 21 April 1916.
Born Coates, enlisted Peterborough. Son of Mr & Mrs T Neal, Fieldside,
Coates. Step-brother of Private Tom Bishop,
see above.
Buried in Lens Eastern Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France.
Grave 20. |
RANDALL |
George
Percy |
Private 42385,
3rd Battalion,
Worcestershire Regiment. Killed in action 10 April 1918.
Born and resident Coates, enlisted Bury St Edmunds. No known grave.
Commemorated on Ploegsteert Memorial, Hainaut, Belgium.
Panel 5. |
RAWLINGS |
Thomas
Ernest |
Gunner 66711,
460th Battery, Royal Field Artillery. Died of wounds 15 June 1916
at Base
Hospital, Abbeville. Aged 22. Son of Thomas E & Mary
Rawlings, Coates. Buried in Abbeville Communal Cemetery, Somme,
France. Plot IV. Row A. Grave 12. |
ROWELL |
Jack
|
No
service information currently found.
In
the 1911 census John Robert Rowell was aged 13, a Farm Labourer,
son of James and Elizabeth Rowell, born and resident Coates. |
SAVAGE |
John
Edward |
Private G/15269,
6th Battalion,
Royal West Kent Regiment. Killed in action 1 July 1918. Aged
21. Born Huntingdon, enlisted and resident Whittlesey. Son of John
E & Jane A Savage, Hollands Farm, Glassmoor, Whittlesey. Buried
in Harponville Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France. Plot/Row/Section
F. Gave 7.
See also Turves |
SAVORY |
Fredrick
William aka Fred |
Private 24045,
7th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 3 July 1916. Aged
21. Born North Tuddenham, Norfolk, enlisted Whittlesey. Son of William
& Jane Savory, Turnpike Rd, Mattishall, Norfolk. Lived Eastrea.
Buried in Ovillers Military Cemetery, Somme, France. Plot XV. Row
G. Grave 9. Also listed Eastrea.
|
SETCHFIELD |
Albert
[Hemence] |
Private 17547,
5th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed in action 30 November
1917.
Born Doddington, enlisted Peterborough. No known grave. Commemorated
on Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, Nord, France. Panel 8.
|
SIGGEE |
John
Thomas |
Private 26701,
1st Battalion,
Hampshire Regiment. Killed in action 4 October 1917. Aged
27. Born Ryde, Isle of White, enlisted Whittlesey. Son of John T
& Betsy Siggee, of Coates. Formerly 26898, Suffolk Regiment.
No known grave. Commemorated on Tyne Cot Memorial,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 88 to 90 and 162. |
STROUD |
George
Joseph |
Corporal L/45703,
370th Battery, 132nd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Died of wounds
12 October 1916. Enlisted Tottenham, London N., resident Edmonton,
Middlesex. Buried in Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme,
France. Plot I. Row F. Grave 6. Also listed Eastrea.
[Connection unknown but he is the only G STROUD that fits]
|
TAYLOR |
Edward
|
Lance Sergeant
2454,
"C" Company, 1/1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment.
Killed in action 6 May 1915. Aged 35. Born Hull, enlisted Cambridge.
Lived Turves.
According to the 1911 census he was a boarder, aged 32, living in
the Duke of Wellington, Kingsland, Coates, a farm labourer, no place
of birth given. No known grave. Commemorated on
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper,
West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium.
Addenda Panel 57 and 58.
See also Turves

|
TINKLER |
Peter
Cyril |
Private 31270,
7th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment (Lewis Gun Section). Missing,
killed in action 10 August 1917. Aged 21. Enlisted Whittlesey, resident
Coates, lived at Poplar Hall Farm. Son of Mr & Mrs Peter Tinkler,
Field Terrace, Farcet.
No known grave. Commemorated on Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial,
Ieper, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium.
Panel 31 and 33.

|
TOWNSEND |
Harry
|
Private
14801, "C"
Company, 7th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment.
Killed in action 27 September 1915. Born Coates, Cambs. Joined Great
Eastern Railway May 1913, Boilermaker's
Assistant, Peterborough.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Townsend, of Cherryholt, Coates.
Enlisted September 1914 in Peterborough, Northants. No known grave.
Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 91 to
93. See also Liverpool
Street Station, London. |
WHEATLEY |
Charles
Henry |
Private 24125, 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Wounded
15 May 1918, died 5 September 1918 of gas poisoning, in East Suffolk
Hospital, Ipswich. Born Coates, enlisted Coventry. Son of Mr J Wheatley,
of Coates. Married. Worked in Coventry. Brother of Thomas.
Buried
9 September 1918 West of the church in Coates churchyard. |
WHEATLEY |
Thomas
Arthur |
Lance Corporal
70380,
17th (Welbeck Rangers) Battalion, Sherwood
Foresters
(Nottinghamshire
& Derbyshire Regiment). Killed in action 30 July 1917. Aged
28, at Steenbeek.
Born and resident Coates, enlisted Wisbech. Brother of Charles.
No known grave.
Commemorated on
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium.
Panel 39 and 41.

|
WING,
MM |
Richard
|
Private 328062,
1/1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Wounded
27 September 1917. Died of wounds 28 September 1918. Aged
34. Born Wiggin Hall St Mary's, Norfolk, enlisted Bury St Edmunds.
Eldest son of Mr & Mrs Joseph Wing, Dun Cow, Terrington St Clement.
Husband of Kate Wing, Strathmore Cottages, Elm. Previously lived
at Coates.
In the 1911 census he had been married to Kate for 4 years with
a son, Frederick, aged 2. He was a Farm Labourer, born Wiggenhall,
Norfolk, resident in Coates. Awarded Military Medal (M.M.) for 26th
& 29th September 1917. Formerly 6730, Cambridgeshire
Regiment. Buried in Doingt
Communal Cemetery, Somme, France. Plot I. Row E. Grave 40.
|
WOTTON |
Arthur
|
Private 40537,
9th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died of wounds 3 May 1917. Enlisted
Whittlesey. Son of Mrs L Wotton, of 1 Carters Row, Coates. In the
1911 census he was the son of Robert & Lucy Wotton, his father
was an Innkeeper. He was aged 29, a Farm Labourer, born Peakirk,
Northamptonshire, resident in the Duke of Wellington, Kingsland,
Coates (Edward Taylor above was a boarder
there). Buried in Philosophe British Cemetery, Mazingarbe, Pas de
Calais, France. Plot I. Row O. Grave 27. Also Turves.
|
Buried
in Coates churchyard |
WARWICK |
George
|
Private 13147,
43rd Protection Company, Royal Defence Corps. Died 12 July 1916.
Aged 51. Knocked down by train while guarding Beggars Bridge, both
legs cut off below knee. Formerly 24068, Hertfordshire Regiment.
|
|
ASHWORTH |
Thomas
|
Private 5827895, 4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died of dysentery
23 July 1943. Aged 25. Prisoner of War. Son of Tom & Eliza Ashworth,
of 152 March Rd, Coates. Buried in Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand.
Plot 10. Row F. Collective
grave 2-10.
See also Whittlesey.

|
BENT |
James
|
Corporal EX/1184, No 42 Royal Marine Commando, Royal Marines. Died
31 January 1945. Aged 26. Son of Frederick & Emma Bent, of 4 Whalley
St, Peterborough; husband of Eileen Bent, of 122 March Rd, Coates.
Buried in Taukkayan War Cemetery, Myanmar (Burma). Plot 4. Row G.
Grave 6. |
BRYAN |
Donald
Herbert |
Able Seaman,
C/SSX 33252, SS Empress of Canada, Royal Navy. Died
13 March 1943.
Aged 21. Son of Mr & Mrs H Bryan, of Coates.
No
known grave. Commemorated on Chatham
Naval Memorial, Kent. Panel 68, Column 2.

From
the fourm Canada
At War:
Empress
of Canada was a liner of the Canadian Pacific SS Company, 21,516
tons (Capt. George Goold), converted to a troop transport. Referred
to as the 'Phantom' by German U-boat captains because she had
escaped U-boat detection for three and a half years. While sailing
from Durban, South Africa, to the UK via Takoradi on the Gold
Coast, West Africa, she was sunk just after midnight, off Sierra
Leone, by the Italian submarine Leonardo Da Vinci whose commander
gave Captain Goold half an hour to abandon ship after the first
torpedo struck. On board were 1,346 persons including 499 Italian
prisoners of war and Greek and Polish refugees. A total of 392
people died including around 90 women and 44 crewmembers. The
survivors, who had to endure exposure and vicious shark attacks,
were picked up by the destroyers Boreas, Petunia and Crocus and
the Ellerman Line vessel Corinthian. One man who did not survive
was the naval officer in charge of the Italian prisoners, who
failed to pass on the order 'Abandon Ship' to the lower deck thus
causing great loss of life among the prisoners. On hearing this,
angry survivors grabbed the officer and threw him overboard to
the sharks. No formal action was ever taken over this. Da Vinci
was later sunk with all hands by the destroyers HMS Active and
HMS Ness on 24th of May, 1943, near Cape Finisterre.
|
COULSON |
Albert
|
Private
5891231, Northamptonshire Regiment, attached 3 Commando. Died 7
June 1944. Aged 21. Son of Thomas & Mary Coulson, of Wype Rd, Eastrea;
husband of Nellie May Coulson, of High Wycombe, Bucks.
No
known grave. Commemorated on
Bayeux Memorial, Calvados, France. Panel 16, Column 2. See also
Whittlesey and Eastrea
|
READ |
John
|
Gunner 1749526, 12 Battery, 6 Heavy AA Regiment, Royal Artillery.
Died 8 November 1942, Prisoner of War. Aged 35. Son of Mr & Mrs
James Read; husband of Rose Ellen Read.
No
known grave. Commemorated on
Singapore Memorial, Singapore. Column 28. See also Whittlesey.

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TINKLER |
Kenneth
Roy |
Fusilier 14566682,
4/5 Royal Scots Fusiliers. Died
18 January 1945.
Aged 20. Son of Charles & Annie Mary Tinkler, of Whittlesey.
Buried in Sittard War Cemetery, Limburg, Netherlands. Plot/Row/Section
H. Grave 17. See also Whittlesey
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WHEATLEY |
Herbert
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possibly
Warrant Officer Class III 555142, 3rd King's Own Hussars, Royal
Armoured Corps. Died
22 May 1941.
Aged 26. Son of George Ernest & Nancy Wheatley; husband of Lelia
Wheatley, Pocklington, Yorks.
No
known grave. Commemorated on
Athens Memorial, Greece. Face 1. See also Whittlesey.
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