WHITTLESEY
WAR MEMORIAL
World War 1 and 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © 2000 Cliff Brown
additional information and corrections Martin Edwards
The
memorial can be found in Queen Street, Whittlesey, at the junction of
Queen Street and The Market Place. The memorial takes the form of a
portland stone figure of St George mounted on a tapered pillar; the
names are inscribed on brass palques on the pillar faces; the figure
of St George looks towards Station Road, the way the fallen had departed
the town. There are 193 names of those fallen in World War 1, 52 for
World War 2, two civilians for World War 2 and one name for the Korean
War. The unveiling of the memorial took place on 25 February 1923 by
Brigadier-General W Strong, the dedication was by the Rev. A. E. T.
Newman. The memorial was funded by public subscription the cost of the
site being £750; the manufacturer of the memorial was Mr T. W.
Ford, of Whittlesey. Please note the variety of spellings of Whittlesey
which are listed here, according to the records some variations are
Whittlesey, Whittlesea, Wittlesey; all refer to Whittlesey but have
been transcribed from the records as they are in the majority of cases.
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From
an old postcard |
LEST
WE FORGET
1914-1918
ALLEN |
William |
Private 6937, 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action
19 August 1916. Aged 28. Born and enlisted Whittlesea.
Son
of George Allen, of 16, Delph, Whittlesey; husband of Annie Allen,
of 5, Claygate, Whittlesey, Cambs. No known grave. Commemorated
on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A.
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ANKER |
Albert George |
Lieutenant,
8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Died 8 August 1919. Formerly
Private, 2444, 1st/1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. commissioned
26 June 1917. In the 1901 census he as aged 6, born Whittlesey,
son of David and Harriet Anker, resident Eastgate, Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire.
In the 1911 census he was aged 16, born Whittlesey, a Farm Laboure,
son of David and Harriet Anker, resident Bassenhally Field, Whittesley,
Cambridgeshire. Buried in Cologne Southern Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen,
Germany. Plot IV. Row C. Grave 2. |
ANKER |
Bertie James |
Private 9857, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action
11 April 1917. Aged 27. Son of Robert and Alice Anker, of 32, Eastgate,
Whittlesey. Born and resident Whittlesea, enlisted Flitton, Beds.
Brother of Ernest and Fred Anker below. Sons of Robert and Alice
Anker. In the 1891 census he was new born, born Whittlesey, son
of Robert and Alice Anker, resident East Delph, Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire.
In the 1901 census he was aged 10, born Whittlesey, son of Robert
and Alice Anker, resident Briggate, Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire.
In the 1911 census he was aged 20, born Whittlesey, a General Labourer,
son of Alice Anker (a widow), resident 29, Horsegate, Whittlesey,
Cambridgeshire. Buried in St Martin Calvare British Cemetery, St
Martin sur Cojeul, Pas de Calaisernest w, France. Plot I. Row A.
Grave 30. |
ANKER |
Ernest William |
Private 22649, 7th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed
in action 16 June 1917. Brother of Bertie Anker above and Fred
Anker below. Sons of Robert and Alice Anker. In the 1901 census
he was aged 5, born Whittlesey, son of Robert and Alice Anker,
resident Briggate, Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. In the 1911 census
he was aged 14, born Whittlesey, a Pressboy, son of Alice Anker
(a widow), resident 29, Horsegate, Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire.
No known grave. Commemorated on Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 43 and 45.
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ANKER |
Frederick aka Fred |
Private 325231, 1st/1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Killed
in action 31 July 1917. Born and enlisted Whittlesea. Son of Alice
Anker, 29 Horsegate, Whittlesey. Brother of Ernest and Bertie
Anker above. Sons of Robert and Alice Anker. Formerly 1529, Cambridgeshire
Regiment.
No known grave. Commemorated on Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 50 and 52.
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ANKER |
James |
Private 3/9373, 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed
in action 5 January 1915. Son of Mr. J. Anker, Sealsgate, Whittlesey.
Brother of John below. Buried in Royal Irish Rifles Graveyard, Laventie,
France. Plot III. Row E. Grave 11. |
ANKER |
John |
Private 9256, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds
1 November 1914. Brother of James above. Born and resident Whittlesea,
enlisted Old Fletton, Peterborough. Buried in Longuenesse (St Omer)
Souvenir Cemetery, France. Plot I. Row A. Grave 14. |
ANKER |
Percival
Joseph |
[Also
listed as Percival John Anker] Corporal 424516, 78th Battalion,
Canadian Infantry. Killed in action 29 September 1918. This non-commissioned
officer was with his company during the latter part of the Bourlon
Wood Operations, and had reached the Douai-Cambrai Road, about 1½
miles East of Bourlon Village when he was hit by a machine gun bullet
and instantly killed. Aged 27. Born 20 August 1892 in Whittlesey
(Whittlesea). Son of David Anker, of Gossit Farm, Eastrea Road,
Whittlesey; husband of Dorothy Ellen Anker, of Rivers, Manitoba,
married 23 October 1915. Awarded the Military Medal (M.M.). Farmer
by trade. Attested 12 April 1915 at Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. Aged
22, height 5 feet 5 inches, chest 36½-41½ inches,
fair complexion, blue eyes, fair hair, religious denomination Church
of England, unmarried at time of attestation. Sailed from Halifax
aboard S.S. Lapland 1 April 1916. Buried in Bourlon Wood Cemetery,
Pas de Calais, France. Plot II. Row C. Grave 20. National Archives
of Canada Accession Rference: RG
150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 191 - 16 |
ANTHONY |
Alfred |
Corporal 74127, 54th Chinese Company, Chinese Labour Corps. Died
of pleurisy 02:00hrs 27 November 1919 at 14 Stationary Hospital,
Wimereux. Aged 32. Born Whittlesea, Cambridgeshire. Son of Thomas
William and Hannah Anthony, of 8 Eastrea Road, Whittlesey. Husband
of Dorothy Mary (nee Rice) Anthony, formerly of 5, Bluestone Terrace,
Holt, Norfolk, married July to September Quarter 1918 in Whittlesey
Registration District, remarried as Mrs. Mahon, last known address
in 1933 was 18, Lisson Grove, London N.W.1.. Formerly 47535, Labour
Company, Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment. Ironmonger by trade,
employed by C T Baker Ltd, Holt, Norfolk. Treated for strain in
September 1918 in 25 General Hospital, Boulogne. Enlisted 23 March
1916, medical 29 September 1916 at Norwich. Aged 29 years 2 months,
Ironmonger by trade, height 5 feet 5½ inches, weight 127
lbs, chest 34-36 inches,called up for service with Labour Company,
16th Battalion, Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment 26 February 1917,
transferred to 124 Company, Labour Corps 14 May 1917, posted 54
Chinese Labourer Company 3 April 1919, appointed Acting Corporal
5 February 1919. Embarked France 11 March 1917. In the 1891 census
he was aged 3, born Whittlesey, son of Thomas William and Hannah
Anthony, resident Eastrea Road, Whittlesey, Cambridgeshre. In the
1901 census he was aged 13, born Whittlesey, a Bricyard Labourer,
son of Thomas and Hannah Anthony, resident Eastrea Road, Whittlesey,
Cambridgeshre. In the 1911 census he was aged 22, born Whittlesey,
an Apprentice Ironmonger, son of Thomas William and Hannah Anthony,
resident 8, Eastrea Road, Whittlesey, Cambridgeshre. Buried in Terlincthun
British Cemetery, Wimille, Pas de Calais, France. Plot XIV. Row
C. Grave 13. |
ARGENT |
John William |
Private 156294, 50th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Died
of wounds 14 October 1918. Aged 21. Enlisted Wittlesea. Son of John
and Alice Ann Argent, 31 Gracious Street. Formerly 4299 Cambridgeshire
Regiment. Buried in Whittlesey Cemetery, Cambridgeshire. Grave reference
A. 16. 10. |
AVELING |
James |
Sapper 155355, 94th Field Company, Royal Engineers. Killed in action
13 April 1918. Aged 21. Born and enlisted Whittlesea. Only son of
Mrs Martha Ann Roberts (formerly Aveling), Queen Adelaide Inn, Whitmore
Street. No known grave. Commemorated on Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 8. |
BARBER |
Sidney Harold |
Private 21876, 8th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment. Killed
in action 1 July 1916. Born Littleport, Cambridgeshre, enlisted
Sheffield. Son of John and Eliza Barber, 30 All Saints Road, Peterborough.
No known grave. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
Pier and Face 14 A and 14 B.
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BARRETT |
Frederick aka Fred |
Gunner 25462, 17th Brigade H.Q., Royal Garrison Artillery. Died
on service 5 November 1918. Born and resident Whittlesea, enlisted
Peterborough. In the 1891 census he was aged 1, born Whittlesey,
son of George and Mary A Barratt (sic), resident Eighth Private
Road, Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. In the 1901 census he was aged
11, born Whittlesey, son of George and Mary A Barrett, resident
Thorny Dyke, Whittlesey Rural (Isle of Ely), Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire.
Buried in St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France.
Section S. Plot III. Row M. Grave 13. |
BARRETT |
Harry |
Private 152805, 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles (Saskatchewan Regiment).
Killed in action in the Courcelette Sector 15 September 1916. Son
of Mr and Mrs James Barrett, of Blackbush, Whittlesey. Born 14 April
1888. Enlisted as Henry Barrett, of 103 Third St, Brandon, Manitoba,
on 23 February 1916 at Brandon, Manitoba, in 79th Overseas Battalion,
Canadian Expeditonary Force. Attested 23 July 1916 Brandon, Manitoba,
Canada, a Farm Hand, single. Aged 27 years 10 months, height 5 feet
7½ inches, weight 145lbs, chest 39-44 inches, ruddy complexion,
blue eyes, dark brown hair, religious denomination Church of England.
Embarked Canada aboard R.M.S. Lapland 24 April 1916, disembarked
Englnd 5 May 1916. Landed in France and taken n strength 29 June
1916, joined unit in field 20 August 1916. No known grave. Commemorated
on Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. National Arcives of Canada
Accession Reference: Canadian
Expeditionary Force (CEF), RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 464
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BARRETT |
H |
No
further information currently available. |
BELLAMY |
David |
Private
26803, 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 28 March
1918. Aged 27. Born and enlisted Whittlesea.
Son of Fred and Carry Bellamy, King's Delph. No known grave. Commemorated
on Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 4.
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BELLAMY |
Herbert Sidney |
Private 16247, 12th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action
26 September 1917. Born Fletters (sic), Hunts, and enlisted Whittlesea.
No
known grave. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier
and Face 1 C and 2 A.
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BERRIDGE |
Edward |
Private 207332, Labour Corps. Died on service 2 January 1918. Formerly
19877 Suffolk Regiment. Buried in North-East corner in Thorney Abbey
(SS Mary and Botolph) Churchyard, Cambridgeshire. |
BINGHAM |
Frank Oldfield |
Second
Lieutenant, 8th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment).
Died of wounds 14 September 1918. Aged 22. Son of Elizabeth Annie
Bingham, of 21, Delph, Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire., and the late
William James Bingham. Volunteered at commencement of War. Buried
in St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France. Officers,
Plot C. Row 7. Grave 2. See also Peterborough
and District Postal Staff |
BINGHAM |
John William |
Lance Sergeant 10/910, 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Son of Mrs
E A Bingham, Delph. Killed in action 29 October 1914. Aged 32. Born
Whittlesea, enlisted Nottingham.
No known grave. Commemorated on Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 9 and 11. |
BLANK |
Joseph Lindsey |
Private 26198, 15th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire
and Derbyshire Regiment). Killed in action 19 August 1917. Aged
27. Born Northampton, enlisted Nottigham, resident Whittlesea.
Son
of George and Kezia Blank. No known grave. Commemorated on Thiepval
Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 10 C 10 D and 11 A.
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BLUNT |
John |
Second
Lieutenant, 5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Died of wounds
15 October 1915. Aged 21. Born 7 May 1884, baptised 14 July 1894
in Ecclesall, All Saints, Yorkshire (West Riding) son of John and
Madeline Blunt, resident Redland Villas, Millhouses, Yorkshire (West
Riding). Son of John Blunt, of Whittlesey. Admitted to March Grammar
School 14 January 1903. Son of John and Madeleine I. Blunt, of 23,
Priory Road, Sharrow, Sheffield. According to the 1911 census he was
aged 16, born Sheffield, Yorkshire, son of Jiohn and Madlain (sic)
Lee Blunt, his father was a Traveller in the steel trade who was
born in Whittlesea, resident 28 Thornsett Road Sheffield, Ecclesall,
Yorkshire & Yorkshire (West Riding). Buried in Chocques Military
Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row F. Grave 8. See also
March Grammar School. |
BOYDEN |
Elias Watson |
Gunner 104793, Royal Garrison Artillery transferred to Private 439840,
482nd Agricultural Company, Labour Corps. Died of pneumonia 12 November
1918. Aged 40. Son of William and Elizabeth Boyden. Husband of Jane
Boyden, 37 Delph. Buried in Whittlesey Cemetery, Cambridgeshire.
Grave reference A. 20. 28. |
BROUGHTON |
Samuel |
Private 20435, 8th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action
19 July 1916. Aged 20. Born and enlisted Whittlesea. Son of Mrs
Broughton, 72 Church Street. No known grave. Commemorated on Thiepval
Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A.
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BROWN |
Charles |
Listed
as killed in action, Canadians, Cambs Times 2 June 1916, emigrated
from Whittlesey to Canada. Private 81104, No. 3 Company, 2nd (Canadian
Infantry - Eastern Ontario Regiment) Battalion, Canadian Infantry.
Killed in action 24 April 1916. Aged 19. Born Whittlesey 30 September
1896. Son of Jonathan and Alice Brown, of 140 Third St, Brandon,
Manitoba. Native of Hamilton, Manitoba. Attested 12 December 1914
at Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 32nd Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary
Force, a Farmer by trade, single, height 5 feet 8 inches, chest
35037½ inches, dark complexion, brown eyes, black hair, religious
denomination Church of England. Buried in Woods Cemetery, Ieper,
Belgium. Plot II. Row G. Grave 6. National Archives of Canada Accession
Reference: Canadian
Expeditionary Force (CEF), RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 1127
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BROWN |
James |
Private 65623, 1st/5th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Died
of wounds 16 April 1918. Born Whittlesey, enlisted Bury St Edmunds.
In the 1911 census he was aged 12, born Whittlesea, at school, son
of Henry and Mary Ann Brown, resident Peterborough End, Whittlesey,
Whittesley Rural, Cambridgeshire. Buried in Tournai Communal Cemetery
Allied Extension, Tournai, Belgium. Plot II. Row A. Grave 1. |
BROWN |
Samuel |
Private G/9879, 6th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Killed
in action 7 October 1916. Born 14 May 1889. Born, resident and enlisted
Whittlesea. Only son of William and Eliza Brown, Stonald Road. No
known grave. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier
and Face 5 D.
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BULL |
James Francis |
Private 326721, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died 8 May 1919. Aged 36.
Son of John and Hannah Bull. Baptised 5 June 1887 in Conington,
Cambridgeshire, son of John and Hannah Maria Bull. In the 1901 census
he was aged 14, born Conington, Cambridgeshire, an ordinary agricultural
labourer, nephew of William and Eliza Bull, resident Four Chimney
Farm, North Bank, Whittlesey Rural (Isle of Ely), Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire.
In the 1911 census he was aged 24, born Conington, Cambridgeshire,
a Farm horsekeeper, nephew of William Henry and Eliza Bull, resident
Little House Farm, North Bank, Thorney, Whittesley, Cambridgeshire.
Discharged from military service 10 August 1917 at Warley, aged
29 years, as being no longer physically fit for War Service under
paragrah 392
(XVI) King's Regulation, suffering from Chronic Nephritis originating
from 16 December 1916, height 5 feet 5 inches, chest 35½-38
inches, complexion rather fresh, grey eyes, dark brown hair, hiorse
keeper by trade, intended place of residence North Bank, Thorney,
near Peterborough. Originally attested 17 November 1915 at Whittlesey,
aged 27 years 243 days. Issued a Silver Badge No. 218473, issued
10 August 1917. Buried 12 May 1919 in Whittlesey Cemetery, Cambridgeshire.
Grave reference A. 17. 13. |
BURDOCK |
Harry |
Private 325208, 1st/1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Killed
in action 31 July 1917. Aged 21. Born and enlisted Whittlesea.
Son
of Mr Elizabeth Burdock, of 57 Stonald Road. Formerly 1495 1st/1st
Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated
on Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Panel 50 and 52.
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BUTT |
Frederick |
Private 39305, 9th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action
23 October 1918. Aged 20. Born Whittlesea, enlisted Cambridge. Son
of Fred and Elizabeth Butt, Rose Cottage, Delph Street. No known
grave. Commemorated on Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.
Panel 4. |
BUTT |
Samuel |
Private 325237, 1st/1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Killed
in action 31 July 1917. Born and enlisted Whittlesea. Formerly 1537
1st/1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Buried in New Irish
Farm Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot XX. Row B. Grave 20. |
CARTER |
Thomas Preston |
Private
325630, 1st/1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died of wounds
whilst prisoner of war 24 October 1917. Formerly 2298, Cambridgeshire
Regiment. Born and enlisted Whittlesey. Son of Thomas and Elizabeth
Carter, of Whittlesea, Cambs. Buried in Ghent City Cemetery, Oost-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Row D. Grave 13. |
CATLING |
S |
No further information but he is not
Stephen Catling, Private 23004 [CWGC] or 23904 [SDGW], 1st Battalion,
South Wales Borderers. Killed in action 13 August 1916. Born Brightside,
Yorkshire, resident Oughtibridge, Sheffield, enlisted Attercliffe.
Buried in Loos British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
CATLING |
[John] William |
Private 203114, 5th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in
action 27 July 1917, in Palestine. Born, resident and enlisted Whittlesea.
Formerly 2461 Cambridgeshire Regiment. In the 1901 census he was
aged 8, born Eastrea, Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, son of John Catling
(a widower), resident Eastrea, Whittlesey Rural (Isle of Ely), Whittlesey,
Cambridgeshire. In the 1911 census he was aged 18, born Eastrea,
Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, a Baker's Assistant, assisting Elizabeth
Wilson in Eastrea, Whittlesea, Cambridgeshire. No known grave. Commemorated
on Jerusalem Memorial, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza). Panel
17. |
CAVELL |
John Reginald |
Rifleman 4745, 16th Battalion (Queen's Westminster Rifles), London
Regiment. Died of wounds 3 July 1916. Aged 24. Resident Whittlesea,
enlisted Westminster. Formerly of Whittlesey, working in Enfield.
Son of John and Martha Cavell, of 22 Broad Street. Buried in Boisguillame
Communal Cemetery, Seine-Maritime, France. Plot I. Row E. Grave
4. |
CHESHIRE |
Harry |
Private
G/9869, 6th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died of wounds
25 August 1916 of shot wounds received to the posterior 4 August
1916. Born and resident Whittlesea, enlisted Peterborough. Son of
William and Leah Cheshire, of 17, West Delph, Whittlesey. Attested
6 April 1916 in Bury St Edmunds, aged 29 years, resident 17, West
Delph, Whittlesea, a Gravel Raiser by trade, single, height 5 feet
7 inches, weight 129 lbs, chest 35-37½ inches. Embarked Frnce
with the B.E.F. 14 July 1916. Buried in Caudry Old Communal Cemetery,
Nord, France. Row C. Grave 3. |
CHESHIRE |
Robert |
Private 63675, 50th Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Died
of wounds 5 December 1917. Born and enlisted Whittlesea, resident
Thorney. Husband of Nellie (nee Oliver) Cheshire, married January
to March Quarter 1916 in Whittlesey Registration District. Formerly
27295, Lincolnshire Regiment. In
the 1891 census he was aged 9, born Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire,
a scholar, son of Robert and Hannah Cheshire, resident Crofts Yard,
Whitmore Street, Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. In the 1911 census
he was aged 30, born Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, a Farm Labourer,
boarding at 16, Crow Tree Farm Cottages, Thorney, Cambridgeshire.
Buried in Solferino Farm Cemetery, Brielen, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Plot II. Row C. Grave 8. |
CHOAT |
Joseph Cyril |
[Listed
as C J CHOATE on memorial] Second Lieutenant, 4th Regiment, South
African Infantry. Died of wounds in France 24 April 1918; first
admitted to No 11 Casualty Clearing Station with shrapnel wounds
to leg and buttock transferred 12 April 1918 to No. 3 Stationary
Hospital. Aged 21. Son of Joseph Newsom (a chemist) and Kate Ellen
Choat, of Main Street, Indwe, Cape Province, South Africa. Born
17 October 1896, admitted to March Grammar School 20 September 1909,
left school 29 July 1913, went to South Africa. Lived Indire, Cape
Province. Buried in Longuenesse (St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, St
Omer, Pas de Calais, France. Plot V. Row A. Grave 69. See also March
Grammar School. |
CLARKE |
Arthur William |
[Listed as CLARK on memorial] Private G/2182, 8th Battalion, The
Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Killed in action 18 August 1916. Aged
31. Born Bourne, Lincolsnhire, enlisted Marylebone, Middlesex, resident
Whittlesea. Son of Walter and Eliza Clarke, of 95, Station Rd.,
Whittlesey, Peterborough. No known grave. Commemorated on Thiepval
Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 5 D.
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CLAYPOLE |
Arthur Jesse |
Private 46922, 7th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Killed in
action 22 March 1918. Born Whittlesea and enlisted Sheffield, Yorkshire.
In the 1901 census he was aged 2, born Whittlesey, son of John T
and Sarah Claypole, resident Parkinsons Lane, Whittlesey Urban (Isle
of Ely), Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. In the 1911 census he was aged
12, born Whittlesea, Cambridgeshire, at school, son of Sarah Jane
Claypole (a widow), resident 65, Church Street, Whittlesey, Whittesley
Urban, Cambridgeshire. No known grave. Commemorated on Pozieres
Memorial, Somme, France. Panel 29 and 30. |
COLES |
Arthur |
Private
3/9500, 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Died of wounds
15 March 1915. Born Whittlesea and enlisted Peterborough.
Son
of Daniel and Mary Jane Coles, Nag's Head Cottages, Factory Road.
Brother of Herbert and Walter. Buried in St Sever Cemetery, Rouen,
Seine-Maritime, France. Plot A. Row 5. Grave 20. |
COLES |
David |
Private 41005, 2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action 3
May 1917. Aged 38. Enlisted Whittlesea, resident Whittlesea. Son
of David Coles, of Princess Christian Home, 6, Grand Parade, Portsmouth;
husband of Mercy Coles, 16 King's Dyke, Whittlesey, Peterborough.
Formerly 34357 Suffolk Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated on
Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 7.
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COLES |
Herbert |
Private
16555, 11th (Cambridgeshire) Battalion, Suffolk Regiment.
Killed in action at La Boiselle 1 July 1916. Aged 23. Born and enlisted
in Whittlesey. Son of Daniel and Mary Jane Coles, of Nag's Head
Cottages, Factory Road, Whittlesey. Brother of Arthur and Walter.
No known grave. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A.
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COLES |
H |
No
further information currently available. |
COLES |
Walter |
Private 9919, 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed in
action 25 September 1915. Aged 25. Born Whittlesea and enlisted
Northampton. Eldest son of Daniel and Mary Jane Coles, Nag's Head
Cottages, Factory Road. Brother of Arthur and Herbert. No known
grave. Commemorated on Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Panel
91 to 93. |
COLE |
William |
[Listed as COLES on memorial] Private 17149, 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire
Regiment. Killed in action 9 May 1915. Born and enlisted Whittlesea,
Cambridgeshire. In the 1881 census he was aged 8, born Whittlesey,
Cambridgeshire, a scholar, son of Susan Ann Cole, resident Horsegate
Lane, St Mary and St Andrew Whittlesey, Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire.
In the 1901 census he was aged 28, born Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire,
a Farm Labourer, married to Mary Ann Cole with one daughter, resident
Scaldgate, Whittlesey Urban (Isle of Ely), Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire.
In the 1911 census he was aged 37, born Whittlesea, Cambridgeshire,
a brickyard Labourer, married to Mary Ann Cole with one daughter,
resident 55, New Road, Whittlesey, near Peterborough. No known grave.
Commemorated on Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Panel
28 to 30. |
COLES |
W |
No
further information currently available. |
COOMBER |
Herbert |
Rifleman 49381, 1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own). 1 November 1918. Aged
19. Born and resident Whittlesea, enlisted Cambridge. Son of James
and Ann Coomber. Formerly 13/81541, 53rd Training Reserve Battalion.
No known grave. Commemorated on Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais,
France. Panel 10. |
COOPER |
Oliver |
In
the 1891 census he was aged 6, born Ely, Cambridgeshire, a scholar,
son of John and Fanny Cooper, resident Third Drove, Downham, Ely,
Cambridgeshire. In the 1901 census he was aged 17, born Ely, Cambridgeshire,
an Ordinary agricultural labourer, son of Joh and Fanny Cooper,
resident Private House, Turves, Whittlesey Rural (Isle of Ely),
Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. Originally attested 18 November 1902
in Northampton, as Private 6781, 3rd Battalion, Northamptonshire
Regiment, born Ely, resident Whittlesey, aged 18 years 1 month,
a Labourer, height 5 feet 5 inches, weight 113 lbs, chest 31½-33½
inches, fresh complexion, brown eyes, dark brown hair, religious
denomination Baptist, discharged by purchase 28 June 1904, son
of John and Fanny Cooper, of Three Horse Shoes, Whittlesey. In
the 1911 census he was aged 26, born Whittlesea, an Agricultural
labourer, married to Alice Cooper with two sons, resident 38,
Mill Road, Whittlesey, Peterborough, Whittesley Urban, Cambridgeshire.
Could
be Oliver Cooper, Private 7499, 1st Battalion,
Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed in action 15 October 1914. Born
Helpston, Northants, enlisted Peterborough. Mother Dogsthorpe
Road, Peterborough. No known grave. Commemorated on La Ferte-sous-Jouarre
Memorial, Seine et Maritime, France.
|
COPEMAN |
M |
There
is a Matthew Copeman died in Whttlesey Registration
District in the October to December Quarter 1922, aged 33. In the
1901 census he was aged 13, born Mrch, Cambridgeshire, an Ordinary
agricultural labourer, son of James and Emma Copeman, resident Railway
Gate House, Turves, Whittlesey Rural (Isle of Ely), Whittlesey,
Cambridgeshire. In the 1911 census he was aged 23, born Coates,
Cambridgeshire, an Agricultural Laburer, son of Emma Copeman, boarding
at 7 Claygate Whittlesey, Whittesley Urban, Cambridgeshire. Married
Minnie Catling in the July to September Quarter 1920 in Whittlesey
Registration District. |
COWLING |
William |
Private 26387, "C" Company, 7th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment.
Killed in action 12 October 1916. Aged 33. Born Glassmore, Cambridgeshire
and enlisted Whittlesey. Son of George and Eliza Cowling, of Chapel
Bridge, Glassmore, Whittlesey, Peterborough. No known grave. Commemorated
on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A.
|
COX |
David |
Private 2448, 1st/1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Killed
in action 6 May 1915. Born and enlisted Whittlesea.
No known grave. Commemorated on Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 50 and 52.
|
COX |
Ernest William |
Lance Corporal 34586, 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in
action 28 March 1918. Born Connington Hill, Cambridgeshire, enlisted
Bury St. Edmunds. Buried in Wancourt British Cemetery, Pas de Calais,
France. Plot IV. Row E. Grave 24. |
CROSS |
Arthur Robert |
Private 40870, Bedfordshire Regiment posted to 1/1st Battalion,
Hertfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 21 September 1917. Aged
36. London Street. Born and resident Whittlesea, enlisted Bury St
Edmunds. Formerly 39359, Northamptonshire Regiment. No known grave.
Commemorated on Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Panel 48 to 50. |
CROSS |
Frederick William |
Private 3/8677, 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died of wounds
6 December 1914. Born Coates, Cambs, and enlisted Whittlesea. In
the 1901 census he was aged 5, born Cambridgeshire, son of Frederick
William and Martha Ann Cross, resident Horsegate, Wittlesey, Whittlesey
Urban (Isle of Ely), Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. In the 1911 census
he was aged 15, born Coates, Cambridgeshire, a Water carrier for
traction engine, son of Frederick William and Martha Ann Cross,
resident 26, East Delph, Whittlesey, Whittesley Urban, Cambridgeshire.
Buried in Dranouter Churchyard, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot III.
Row F. Grave 2. |
CROUCH |
Arthur Henry Leonard |
Sergeant 2314, 1st/1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Killed
in action 2 January 1917. Born and enlisted Whittlesey. Buried in
Essex Farm Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot III. Row A.
Grave 38. |
CUMBRIDGE |
John Henry |
Private S/5687, 11th Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's
Own). Killed in action 9 December 1915. Aged 21. Born and resident
Ramsey, Hunts, enlisted Huntingdon. Son of John and Eliza Cumbridge.
In the 1911 census he is listed as aged 17, born Famsey Fen, a General
agricultural labourer, son of John and Eliza Cumbridge, resident
Oil Mills Road, Ramsey Whittesley, Cambridgeshire. Buried in Rue-du-Bois
Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, France. Plot I. Row A. Grave 5. Also
Pondersbridge. |
DICKERSON
|
John Thomas |
[Listed as DICKENSON on SDGW] Driver 72764, 24th Company, Machine
Gun Corps (Infantry). Killed in action 31 July 1917. Aged 27. Born
St. Mary's Whittlesea, Cambridgeshire, enlisted Whittlesea. Son
of the late Thomas and Eliza Dickerson. Formerly 9133, Northamptonshire
Regiment.
No known grave. Commemorated on Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 56.
|
DOUBLEDAY |
Samuel
Cheshire |
Private
15738, 1st Battalion, The Buffs, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment).
Killed in action 8 May 1918. Aged 26. Born Whittlesey, enlisted
Kingston-upon-Thames. Son of Samuel and Alice Doubleday, Whittlesey.
Buried in Nine Elms British Cemetery, Poperinghe, Belgium. Plot
XIV. Row E. Grave 16. |
DULLER |
James |
Private 57170, Ayrshire Yeomanry. Died at sea (sinking of mail boat
RMS Leinster) 10 October 1918. Aged 42. Born Chatteris, enlisted
Bury St Edmunds, enlisted Whittlesey. Son of William Duller; husband
of Mary Duller, of 21 King's Dyke, Whittlesey. Buried in Whittlesey
Cemetery, Cambridgeshire. Grave reference A. 16. II. |
DYER |
Daniel |
Private G/21045, 7th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment).
Killed in action 4 April 1918. Aged 20. Born and resident Mereside,
Ramsey, Hunts, enlisted Huntingdon. Son of Daniel and Martha Dyer,
of Mereside, Ramsey, Hunts. No known grave. Commemorated on Pozieres
Memorial, Somme, France. Panel 16. Also Pondersbridge. |
EDWARDS |
George William |
Rifleman A/200639, 11th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Died
of wounds 22 March 1918. Aged 32. Born and enlisted Whittlesea.
Son of James and Alice Edwards; husband of Fanny Eason (formerly
Edwards), of 7, Ramsey Road. Joined Great Eastern Railway May 1912.
Enlisted August 1914 in Whittlesey. Formerly 1538 Cambridgeshire
Regiment. Buried in Ham British Cemetery, Muille-Villette, Somme,
France. Plot I. Row C. Grave 27. See also Liverpool
Street Station, London |
ELSOM |
Herbert |
Private
9009, 1st Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers, Killed in action 25
September 1915. Aged 28. Born and enlisted Peterborough. Son of
Fred and Eliza Elsom, of 5, Council Street, Eye, Cambridgeshire.
No
known grave. Commemorated on Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 19 and 33.
|
ELSOM |
John Harold |
[Listed as ELSON on CWGC and SDGW] Guardsman 10501, 1st Battalion,
Grenadier Guards. Missing believed killed in action 29 October 1914.
Born Warmington, Northants, enlisted Peterborough. Lived King's
Dyke. Buried in Zantvoorde British Cemetery, Zonnebeke,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot VI. Row A. Grave 4. |
ETHERIDGE |
George William |
Lance Corporal 326691, 1st/1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment.
Died of wounds 8 October 1917. Aged 24. Son of Thomas and Jane Etheridge.
Enlisted Whittlesea. Formerly 4302, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Buried
in Menin Road South Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Plot II. Row J. Grave 33. |
FENN |
Charles Henry |
Private G/3068, 2nd Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Died of wounds
2 May 1915. Aged 21. Born Nassington, enlisted Peterborough, resident
Whittlesea. Son of John Elijah and Mary Elizabeth Fenn, of 21, Orchard
St., Whittlesey, Peterborough, Northants. Buried in Boulogne Eastern
Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Plot VIII. Row B. Gfrave 24. |
FOSDIKE |
Henry Mark James |
Private 9874, 1st Battalion, Border Regiment. Died of wounds 5 July
1916. Born Linton, enlisted Whittlesea. resident malden, Essex.
Formerly 8378 Northamptonshire Regiment. Son of Mr and Mrs Fosdike,
St Mary's Street. Buried in Gezaincourt Communal Cemetery Extension,
Somme, France. Plot II. Row A. Grave 12. |
FOSTER |
Albert |
Private G/25383, 7th Battalion, Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment.
Killed in action 21 March 1918. Aged 19. Born Whittlesea, enlisted
Wisbech, resident Long Eaton, Derby. Son of James and Louisa Foster,
of 51 Windmill Street. No known grave. Commemorated on Pozieres
Memorial, Somme, France. Panel 14 and 15. |
FRANKLIN |
Nathan |
Private 326722, 1st/1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment attached
2nd Entrenching Battalion. Died of wounds 17 April 1917. Aged 35.
Son of Henry and Sarah Franklin, of 11, High Causeway, Wittlesey.
Enlisted Whittlesea. Formerly 4370, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Buried
in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinghe, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Plot XII. Row A. Grave 7. |
FRENCH |
Arthur William |
Private 40029, 7th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Killed in
action 24 September 1916. Born and enlisted Whittlesea. Buried in
Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France. Plot XI. Row D.
Grave 2. |
GARNER |
Matthew Sutton |
Private 13683, 10th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in
action 9 October 1917. Son of Mrs Richardson, of Windmill Street,
Whittlesey. Born and resident Whittlesea, enlisted Holbeach. No
known grave. Commemorated on Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Panel 35 to 37. |
GARTON |
Francis William aka Frank |
Private 34120, 2nd Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry.
Killed in action 7 December 1916 (Balkans). Resident and enlisted
Whittlesea. Husband of Alice (nee Kisby) Garton, of 39, Inhams Road,
Whittlesey, married April to June Quarter 1903 in Whittlesey Registration
District, Cambrdgeshire. Formerly 205222, Norfolk Regiment.
No
known grave. Commemorated on Doiran Memorial, Greece. |
GEDNEY |
Henry Ernest |
Private 8/11104, 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Died on service
of broncho pneumonia and influenza 21:40hrs 2 November 1918 in North
Camp Military Hospital, Ripom. Born and enlisted Bourne, Lincolnshire,
resident Thorney, Cambridgeshire. Son of Elizabeth Gedney; husband
of Mrs Gladys (nee Mason) Gendey, of Park Farm, Thornery, married
19 November 1917 in Bourne Regustry Office.. Attested 2 September
1914 at Boune, aged 19 years, 58 days, a Farm Horseman, single,
height 5 feet 6&fraC12; inches, weight 112 lbs, chest 35-37 inches,
fresh complexion, blue eyes, brown hair, religious denomnation Church
of England. In
the 1901 census he was aged 4, born Lincolnshire, son of Joseph
and Elizabeth Gedney, resident Cranes Gate Road, Holbeach St John's,
Holbeach, Lincolnshire. In the 1911 census he was aged 15, born
Pinchbeck, a Labourer on Farm, son of Joseph and Elizabeth Gedney,
resident Dyke Terrace, Bourne, Lincolnshire. Buried 8 November
1918 in North-West part of Thorney Abbey (SS Mary and Botolph) Churchyard,
Cambridgeshire. See also Thorney. |
GILLSON |
Thomas William |
[Also
listed as GILSON] Private 12036, 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.
Killed in action 3 July 1916. Born and resident Whittlesea, Cambridgeshire,
enlisted Spalding, Lincolnshire. No known grave. Commemorated on
Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C.
|
GILL |
Fred |
Gunner 111156, 12th Battery, 9th (Mountain) Brigade, Royal Garrison
Artillery. Died on service of interstitial nephititis and uraemia
(diseased blood vessels) 26 August 1918, in 17 General Hospital,
Alexandria, Egypt. Aged 39. Born and resident Whittlesea, enlisted
Sheffield. Son of William and Ann Gill (both deceased before he
served). At his attestation he was living with his sister Alice
Ann Smith at 19, Inhams Road, Whittlesey. Attested 18 February 1916
in Sheffield, aged 37 years 1 month, a Munitions Labourer, single,
height 5 feet 7½ inches, weight 170lbs, chest 41½-44½
inches. Embarked Southampton 5 August 1918, disembarked Le Havre
6 August 1918, embarked Marseilles 2 February 1918, disembarked
Alexandria 16 February 1918. In the 1881 census he was aged 1, born
Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, son of Willizam and Ann Rust Gill, resident
Inhams End, St Mary and St Andrew Whittlesey, Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire.
In the 1891 census he was aged 11, born Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire,
a scholar, son of Willizam and Ann R Gill, resident Inhams End,
Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. In the 1901 cernsus he was aged 21,
born Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, a Brickyard labouer, single, resident
Town Road, Wittlesey, Whittlesey Urban (Isle of Ely), Whittlesey,
Cambridgeshire. In the 1911 cernsus he was aged 31, born Whittlesey,
Cambridgeshire, a Agricultural labourer, resident with his brother-in-law
Crispin Daniel Smith and sister Alice Ann Smith, resident 19, Inhams
Road Whittlesey Peterborough, Whittesley Urban, Cambridgeshire.
Buried in Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. Section
F Grave 198. |
GILL |
Frederick |
Private
G/63560, 7th Battalion, Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment. Died
of wounds 30 April 1918. Aged 19. Born and resident Whittlesea,
enlisted Wisbech. Son of William and Jane Gill. In the 1901 census
he was aged 2, born Whittlesey, son of William and Jane Gill, resident
Kings Dyke, Whittlesey Rural (Isle of Ely), Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire.
In the 1911 census he was aged 12, born Whittlesey, at school, son
of William and Jane Gill, resident 36 Kingsdyke Whittlesey, Whittesley
Rural, Cambridgeshire. Buried in Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy-sur-Somme,
France. Plot I. Row D. Grave 20. |
GOLDEN |
John |
Private 7236, 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died of wounds 3
April 1916. Born Whittlesea, enlisted Ely. Son of John Golden, of
Schoolgate Street, Whittlesea, brother of Mary Ann Golden. Originally
attested 27 November 1906 in Whittlesea, aged 18 years, as 3085,
4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, single, a Labourer, height 5 feet
6½ inches, weight 199lbs, chest 33½ to 35½
inches, dark complexion, grey eyes, dark brown hair, religious denomination
Church of England, joined Regular Army 29 January 1906. In the 1901
census he was aged 13, born Wittlesey, an Agricultural labourer,
visiting Sanford Berridge, at Scaldgate, Whittlesey Urban (Isle
of Ely), Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. In the 1911 census he was aged
23, born Whittlesea, a Private, 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment,
billeted at Cyprus Command, Polymedia Camp, Cyprus. Buried in Lijssenthoek
Military Cemetery, Poperinghe, Belgium. Plot V. Row C. Grave 35. |
GOODLEY |
John |
Private 3/10225, 7th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed
in action 17 August 1916. Aged 39. Born Whittlesea, enlisted Northampton.
Son of John and Alice Goodley, of Gracious Street, Whittlesea, Cambs;
husband of Nora Elizabeth (nee Chambers) Goodley, of 48, Wimbourne
Rd., Nottingham, originally 15, Beaconsfield Road, Hethorp, Doncaster,
married 13 July 1899 in Nottingham; brother of William (below).
In the 1891 census he was aged 13, born Whittlesey, an Agricultural
labourer, son of John and Alice Goodley, resident Gracious Street,
Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. Originally enlisted 1 March 1901 in
Doncaster as 32327, Yorkshire Imperial Yeomanry, aged 24 years,
a Contractor checker, born Whittlesea, married with one child, height
5 feet 8 inches, weight 11 stone 8lbs, chest 35½-37 inches,
fair complexion, blue eyes, light brown hair, religious denomination
Church of England, Corporal 28 June 1902, served in South Africa
1901-1902, severely wounded at Sutherland 24 January 1902, discharged
at Aldershot 30 August 1902, aged 30. No known grave. Commemorated
on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 11 A and 11 D.
|
GOODLEY |
William |
Private 18257, 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed
in action 10 July 1917. Born and enlisted Whittlesea. Son of John
and Alice Goodley, of Gracious Street, Whittelsey; brother of John
(above). In the 1891 census he was aged 9, born Whittlesey, a scholar,
son of John and Alice Goodley, resident Gracious Street, Whittlesey,
Cambridgeshire. Originally attested 6 July 1901 at Doncaster, as
24162, Yorkshire Imperial Yeomanry, born Widdlesey, Peterborough
(sic should be Whittlesey), aged 20 years 1 month, a Labourer, single,
height 5 feet 6½ inches, weight 9 stone 10lbs, chest 35½-38
inches, fresh complexion, blue eyes, brown hair, religious denomination
Church of England, served in South Africa 1901-1902, discharged
30 August 1902. Buried in Ramscipelle Road Military Cemetery, Niewpoort,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot VII. Row B. Grave 4. |
GOODWIN |
Robert |
Guardsman 15312, 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Killed in action
7 November 1914. Aged 22. Born Whittlesea, enlisted Fletton. Son
of Thomas and Kate Goodwin, of 37, King's Dyke, Whittlesey. Policeman
in Blackpool. No known grave. Commemorated on Ypres (Menin Gate)
Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 9 and 11.
|
GRAY |
Oliver Whyman |
Private 9790, 2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. Died 14 September
1914. Born and enlisted Whittlesea. In the 1891 census he was aged
1, born Whittlesey, son of John and Isabella Gray, resident Gracious
Street, Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. In the 1901 census he was aged
11, born Whittlesey, son of John and Isabella Gray, resident Gracious
Street, Ivy Lane, Whittlesey Urban (Isle of Ely), Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire.
No known grave. Commemorated on La Ferte-sous-Jouarre Memorial,
Seine-Maritime, France. |
GREEN |
Walter |
Private 10211, 3rd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Died on
service in United Kingdom 29 March 1915. Aged 18. Born 9 February
1897 Whittlesea,, baptised 14 September 1902 in Thorney (resident
The Gores, Thorney), enlisted Thorney.
Son of Charles and Rebecca Green. In the 1901 ensus he was aged
4, born Cambridgeshire, son of Charles and rebecca Green, resident
Eastrea Brickyard, Eastrea, Whittlesey Rural (Isle of Ely), Whittlesey,
Cambridgeshire. In the 1911 census he was aged 14, born Whittlesey,
a Labourer, son of Charles Green (a widower), resident Northside,
Thorney, Whittelsey, Cambridgeshire. Buried in Weymouth Cemetery,
Dorset. Grave reference B. "C." 2170. |
HAILSTONE |
Oliver |
Rifleman
A/200643, 11th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Killed in action
4 May 1917. Aged 20. Enlisted Whittlesea. Son of Oliver and Emma
Hailstone, of 28, Claygate, Whittlesey, Peterborough. In the 1901
census he was aged 4, born Whittlesey, son of Oliver and Emma Hailstone,
resident Craf End, Whittlesey Urban (Isle of Ely), Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire.
In the 1911 census he was aged 14, born Whittlesey, a Farm worker,
son of Oliver and Emma Hailstone, resident 28 Claygate Whittlesey,
Whittesley Urban, Cambridgeshire. No known grave. Commemorated on
Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 13 A and 13 B.
|
HALES |
Thomas James |
Private 42333, 10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. Died 4 November
1918, from starvation as a Prisoner of War in Dyersk. Born Peterbrough,
Northamptonshire, resident Whittlesea, Cambridgeshire, enlisted
Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. In the 1901 census he was aged 2, born
Peterborough, son of Thomas and Sarah Jane Hales, resident 13, St
Johns Street Alford Terrace, Peterborough, Peterborough Within,
Northamptonshire & Cambridgeshire. In the 1911 census he was
aged 12, born Peterborough, at school, son of Thomas and Sarah Jane
Hales, resident 13, Wellington Street, Peterborough, Peterborough
Within, Northamptonshire & Cambridgeshire. Buried in Poznan
Old Garrison Cemetery, Poland. Plot IV. Row A. Grave 11. |
HARRIS |
William |
Private
52147, 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Died of wounds 1 June
1918. Born and resident Whittlesey, enlisted Cambridge. Son of William
and Anne Harris. In the 1901 census he was aged 1, born Cambridgeshire,
resident Eastrea Brickyard, Eastrea, Whittlesey Rural (Isle of Ely),
Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. In the 1911 census he was aged 11, born
Whittlesea, at school, son of William and Anne, resident Lattersey
Field, Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire,. Buried in St. Sever Cemetery
Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France. Section Q. Plot II. Row
F. Grave 6. |
HAY |
James |
Private 17869 [CWGC] or 17860 [SDGW], "A" Company, 7th
Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Died of wounds 22 September 1917.
Aged 21. Born Whittlesea, Cambs, enlisted Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.
Eldest son of John and Eliza Hay, of 4, Low Cross, Whittlesey, Cambs.
In the 1901 census he was aged 14, born Whittlesey, Assisting in
his father's business (pig dealer), son of John and Eliza Hay, resident
4 Low Cross Whittlesey, Whittesley Urban, Cambridgeshire. son of
John and Eliza Hay, resident Claygate, Whittlesey Urban (Isle of
Ely), Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. In the 1911 census he was aged
4, born Whittlesey, son of John and Eliza Hay, resident Buried in
St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime France. Plot
V. Row B. Grave 13. |
HAYNES |
Edward |
Pioneer 133184, 196th Land Drainage Company, Royal Engineers. Died
on service 11 November 1918. Born Woodston, Huntingdonshire, enlisted
Whittlesea, Cambridgeshire. In the 1911 census he was aged 35, born
Peterborough, a Farm labourer, son of Edlizabeth Haynes (a widow),
resident 10, Briggate East, Whittlesey, Whittesley Urban, Cambridgeshire.
Buried in Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, Pas de Calais,
France. Plot IX. Row E. Grave 20. |
HILLIAM |
Alfred |
Private
15794, 11th (Cambridgeshire) Battalion, Suffolk Regiment.
Killed in action 12 August 1916. In the 1901 census he was aged
5, born Whittlesey, son of Samuel and Florry Hilliam, resident West
Delph, Whittlesey Urban (Isle of Ely), Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire.
In the 1911 census he was aged 16, born Whittlesey, a Prize pig
feeder, son of Samuel and Florrie Hilliam, resident 8, West Delph,
Whittlesey, Whittesley Urban, Cambridgeshire. Buried in Caterpillar
Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France. Plot XI. Row A. Grave
31. |
HOLMES |
Leonard |
Private 32969, 11th Battalion, King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment).
Died on service 11 May 1917. Enlisted Huntingdon. Buried in Fins
New British Cemetery, Sorel-le-Grand, Somme, France. Plot VIII.
Row J. Grave 11. Also Pondersbridge |
HURRY |
Ernest Albert |
Corporal 320790, 15th (Yeomanry) Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died
26 April 1920. Aged 24. Son of Mrs M A Hurry, of 5, West End, Whittlesey.
Buried 1 May 1920 in Whittlesey Cemetery, Cambridgeshire. Grave
reference A. 18. 6. |
HURRY |
Frederick A |
Private 16964, 6th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed
in action 10 August 1917. Aged 24. Born Whittlesea, enlisted Hollinwood,
Lancashire. Son of Mrs J Hurry, 46 Station Road, Whittlesey; husband
of Flora Hurry, of 37, New Road, Whittlesey, married 1 September
1914, one son Frederick Charles Hurry, born 30 May 1915. Attested
9 May 1915, aged 22 years 90 days. In the 1901 census he was aged
8, born Stamford, Lincolnshire, son of James and Eliza Hurry, resident
Lattersey Field, Whittlesey Rural (Isle of Ely), Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire.
No known grave. Commemorated on Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 43 and 45.
|
HURRY |
Thomas Edward |
Private 44136, 9th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died of wounds 26
September 1917. Born Whittlesea, enlisted Peterborough. Son of Mr
and Mrs H Hurry, West End. Formerly T/31062, Army Service Corps.
Buried in Loos British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Plot XX.
Row F. Grave 14. |
HURRY |
John William |
Private 43561, King's Royal Rifle Corps attached to 1st/16th Battalion
(Queen's Westminster Rifles), London Regiment. Killed in action
29 August 1918. Aged 19. Born and resident Whittlesea, enlisted
Wisbech. Son of John and Elizabeth Hurry, of 34, Gracious Street,
Whittlesey. In the 1911 census he was aged 12, born Whittlesea,
at school, son of John and Elizabeth Oliver (note this is the parents
surname on the census), resident 18, Claygate, Whittlesey, Whittesley
Urban, Cambridgeshire. No known grave. Commemorated on Vis-en-Artois
Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 9. |
HUTCHCRAFT |
John William |
Private 1924, 1st/1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died in
Swansea hospital 26 July 1915. Aged 21. Born Benwick, Cambs, enlisted
Whittlesey. Son of William Hutchcraft, Burnt House, Whittlesey.
In the 1911 census he was aged 17, born Benwick, a Labourer on farm,
son of William Hutchcarft (a widower), resident Benwick Road Side,
Ramsey, Huntingdonshire. Buried 30 July 1915 in Whittlesey Cemetery,
Cambridgeshire. Grave reference A. 12. 6. |
JACK |
George |
Private 17765, 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died of wounds 3
October 1915. Born Wisbech, Cambs, enlisted Whittlesey. Born 1 January
1890. In the 1891 census he was aged 2, born Wisbech, of George
Cave (single) and his house keeper, Mary Johnson Jack, resident
North End, Wisbech St Peter, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. Admitted to
Wisbech Murrow Junior Middle Infants' School 2 April 1897, father
deceased, resident Murrow. Married Emily Claypole in the April to
June Quarter 1912 in Whittlesey Registration District. No known
grave. Commemorated on Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Panel
37 and 38. |
JAKINS |
Horace |
Private 17232, 11th (Cambridgeshire) Battalion, Suffolk
Regiment. Killed in action 21 March 1918. Aged 21. Born Cambridge,
enlisted Whittlesey. Son of Rose Smith, Thorney Dyke Bungalow, Thorney.
In the 1901 census he was aged 3, born Whittlesey, grandson of Hames
and Mary F Jakins, resident North Side, Whittlesey Rural (Isle of
Ely), Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire,. No known grave. Commemorated
on Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 4.
|
JOHNSON |
F |
No
further information currently available. |
KNIGHTON |
James William |
Private 2456, 1st/1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died in
United Kingdom 15 November 1915. Aged 26. Born Ramsey, Huntingdonshire,
enlisted Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. Son of John and Sophia Knighton,
of Delph, Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. In the 1901 census he was
aged 13, born Ramsey, Huntingdosnhire, son of John Knighton, resident
Horsey Locks, Stanground, Peterborough, Huntingdonshire. Buried
19 November 1915 in Whittlesey Cemetery, Cambridgeshire. Grave reference
A. 12. II. |
LAST |
Arthur |
Private 40305, 9th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died of wounds 26
November 1917. Born North Side, Cambridge, enlisted Whittlesey.
Youngest son of Mr and Mrs Robert Last, North Side, Thorney. Formerly
4308 Suffolk Regiment. Buried in St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen,
Seine-Maritime, France. Section P. Plot III. Row T. Grave 6B. |
LEMMON |
Arthur Edward |
Lance Corporal 6936, 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in
action 22 May 1916. Aged 32. Born and enlisted Whittlesey. Son of
Jane Lemmon; husband of Leah J. Lemmon, of 54, Gracious St., Whittlesey,
Peterborough. In the 1891 census he was aged 7, born Whittlesey,
grandson of Edward and Sarah Lemmon, resident Eighth Private Road,
Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. In the 1901 census he was aged 17, born
Whittlesey, a Brickyard labourer, son of Jane Lemmon, resident Horsegate,
Whittlesey Urban (Isle of Ely), Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. Buried
in Lindenhoek Chalet Military Cemetery, Kemmel, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Plot I. Row G. Grave 16. |
LEWIS |
William Arthur |
Corporal
G/18116, 7th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) formerly
3657, 3rd/1st Battalion, Suffolk Yeomanry, originally 2nd Battalion,
Royal Fusiliers transferred to 11th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment.
Killed in action 28 March 1918. Aged 22. Born and enlisted Whittlesey.
Son of Arthur and Mary Arm Lewis, of 11, Briggate West, Whittlesea,
Peterborough. Attested 1 March 1916 in Whittlesey, aged 20 years
5 months, height 5 feet 9 inches, 140 lbs, chest 35½-37½
inches, a Market Gardener, single. Embarked France 27 August 1916.
In the 1901 census he was aged 5, born Facet, Huntingdonshire, son
of Arthur and Mary Ann Lewis, resident Briggate, Whittlesey Urban
(Isle of Ely), Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. In the 1911 census he
was aged 16, born Facet Fen, Huntingdonshire, a Gardener's assistant,
son of Arthur and Mary Ann Lewis, resident 11, Briggate West, Whittlesey,
Whittesley Urban, Cambridgeshire. No known grave. Commemorated on
Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France. Panel 58 and 59. |
LEWIS |
William Shilston |
Private 4045 [listed as 4095 on SDGW], 4th Battalion, Battalion,
Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 25 December 1916. Aged 28. Born
Woodford, Northants, enlisted Whittlesey. Son of Thomas and Martha
Lewis, 4 Orchard Street. In the 1901 census he was aged 12, born
Cambridgeshire, son of Martha Lewis (a widow), resident London Street,
Whittlesey Urban (Isle of Ely), Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. In the
1911 census he was aged 22, born Woodford, Northampton, a Farm labourer,
son of Martha Ann Lewis (a widow), resident 82 West End Whittlesey,
Whittesley Urban, Cambridgeshir. No known grave. Commemorated on
Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A.
|
LINDSEY |
Richard |
Private G/52878, 9th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Killed in action
10 April 1917. Aged 39. Husband of Clara (nee Rowell) Lindsey, of
31, Delph, Whittlesey, Peterborough, married July to September Quarter
1901 in Whittlesey Registration District. In the 1881 census he
was born Whittlesey, a scholar, son of William and nn E Lindsey,
resident East Delph, St Mary and St Andrew Whittlesey, Whittlesey,
Cambridgeshire. In the 1891 census he was aged 13, born Whittlesey,
an Agricultural labourer, son of Ann E Lindsey (a widow), resident
Church Street, Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. In the 1901 census he
was aged 22, born Whittlesey, a Labourer in brickyard, son of Ann
Lindsey (a widow), resident Church Street, Whittlesey Urban (Isle
of Ely), Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. He was also listed in the 1901
census as being a visitor to Calara Rowell (his future wife), at
Mill Road, Whittlesey Urban (Isle of Ely), Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire.
In the 1911 census he was aged 32, born Whittlesea, a Clay getter,
married to Calara with one son, resident 34, Stonald Road Whittlesey,
Whittesley Urban, Cambridgeshire. Buried in Feuchy Chapel British
Cemetery, Wancourt, Pas de Calais, France. Commemorated on Feuchy
Chapel Quarry Memorial 6. |
LING |
Herbert |
Private 307680, 1st/8th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment.
Killed in action 29 August 1916. Enlisted Peterborough. Formerly
780, Hunts Cyclists Battalion posted to 1st/1st Battalion, Hertfordshire
Regiment, compulsorily transferred Royal Warwickshire Regiment 7
August 1916. Resident with Mrs Louisa Ling at 46, London Road, Peterborough.
In the 1891 census he was aged 13, born Whittlesey, an Agricultural
labourer, son of Horace and Emma Ling, resident East Gate, Whittlesey,
Cambridgeshire. In the 1901 census he was aged 22, born Whittlesey,
a General labourer, single, brother of Elizabeth Harwin, resident
Dartford Road, March, Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire. In the 1911 census
he was aged 32, born Whittlesea, formerly a general labourer, an
inmate in H.M. Prison, Castle Street, Cambridge. No known grave.
Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face
9 A 9 B and 10 B.
|
LUTKIN |
Fred |
Private 4298, 1st/1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Killed
in action 13 November 1916. Enlisted Whittlesey, Cambs. In the 1901
census he was aged 4, born Whittlesey, son of Harry and Lucy Ann
Lutkin, resident Plough Street, Whittlesey Urban (Isle of Ely),
Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. In the 1911 census he was aged 14, born
Whittlesea, a Baker's Assistant, son of Harry and Lucy Ann Lutkin,
resident 7, Plough Road, Whittlesey, Whittesley Urban, Cambridgeshire.
No known grave. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
Pier and Face 16 B.
|
LUTKIN |
Walter |
Corporal 16718, 11th (Cambridgeshire) Battalion, Suffolk
Regiment. Killed in action 1 July 1916. Aged 34. Born and enlisted
Whittlesey, Cambs. Husband of Edith Annie (nee Ruff) Lutkin, of
16, Delph Street, Whittlesey, married April to June Quarter 1904
in Whittlesey Registration District. In the 1891 census he was aged
8, born Whittlesey, a scholar, grandson of William and Alice Lutkin,
resident Eighth Private Road, Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. In the
1901 census he was aged 18, born Whittlesey, a Brick yard labourer,
grandson of William and Alice Lutkin, resident Town Road, Whittlesey
Urban (Isle of Ely), Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. In the 1911 census
he was aged 28, born Whittlesea, a Brickyard labourer drawer, married
to Annie with three sons, resident Stonald Field, Whittlesey, Whittesley
Rural, Cambridgeshire. No known grave. Commemorated on Thiepval
Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A.
|
LUTKIN |
William |
Private 4999, 1st/4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action
1 November 1916. Aged 30. Enlisted Whittlesey. Son of Mrs Alice
Eason, of 2, Drill Row, Stonald Road, Whittlesey. In the 1891 census
he was aged 4, born Whittlesey, a General labourer (sic), grandson
of William and Alice Lutkin, resident Eighth Private Road, Whittlesey,
Cambridgeshire. In the 1901 census he was aged 14, born Cambridgeshire,
a Brickyard labourer, stepson of John and Alice Easom, resident
Claygate, Wittlesey, Whittlesey Urban (Isle of Ely), Whittlesey,
Cambridgeshire. In the 1911 census he was aged 24, born Whittlesea,
a Pan feeder, son of Alice Eason (a widow), resident 2, Drill Row,
Stonald Road, Whittlesey, Whittesley Urban, Cambridgeshire. Buried
in Serre Road Cemetery No 2, Somme, France. Plot XLI. Row G. Grave
15. |
MAIDEN |
J L |
No
further information currently available although he is listed on
both the townand church memorials as J L Maiden. |
MARRIOTT |
James |
Private 1519, 1/1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died at
home August 1915. Aged 19. Born Whittlesea. Son of James Marriott,
of 7, East Delph, Whittlesey. Butcher, employed by Co-op, enlisted
aged 17 years 5 months on 10 March 1913 in Whittlesea, single. Embarked
France 14 February 1915, transferred to England with tubercule of
lung on 29 April 1915. Discharged 10 June 1915, being no longer
physically fit for war service, King's
Regulations, paragraph 392 (XVI), aged 19 years 8 months, height
5 feet 2¼ inches, chest 34½-36½ inches, sallow
complexion, brown eyes, dark brown hair, Butcher by trade, intended
place of residence Three Fishes Inn, Whiitlesea, Cambridgeshire.
In the 1901 census he was aged 5, born Huntingdonshire, son of Emma
Marriott, resident 11, St Margarets Road, Old Fletton, Fletton Rural
(Hunts), Peterborough, Huntingdonshire. In the 1911 census he was
aged 15, born Woodstone, Peterborough, Hunts, a Butcher's apprentice,
son of James and Emma Marriott, resident 7, East Delph, Three Fishes
Inn, Whittlesey, Whittesley Urban, Cambridgeshire. |
McKANNA-MAULKIN |
Albert |
Lance Corporal 14417, 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Died 25 September
1916. Aged 28. Born St. Lukes, London, enlisted London. Policeman
with Isle of Ely Constabulary. Husband of Nellie McKanna-Maulkin.
Buried in Serre Road No 2 Cemetery, Somme, France. Plot XVI. Row
G. Grave 10. See also Wisbech
Isle of Ely Constabulary, Wisbech Police Station |
MAY |
John |
Private 3/28340, Lincolnshire Regiment transferred to 532416, 683rd
Agricultural Company, Labour Corps. Died 3 February 1919. Aged 29.
Son of John May; husband of Alice May, of 36, Armstrong St., West
Marsh, Grimsby. In the 1901 census he was aged 11, born Huntingdonshire,
son of John and Emma May, resident Kings Delph, Whittlesey Rural
(Isle of Ely), Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. Buried 9 February 1919
in Whittlesey Cemetery, Cambridgeshire. Grave A. 17. 5. |
MILLS |
Joseph William |
Private 325218, 4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action
30 August 1918. Aged 31. Born Armley, Leeds, enlisted Whittlesea.
In the 1911 census he was aged 24, born Leeds, Yorkshire, a Brickyard
general labourer, son of John and Ada Mills, resident 31, Bassenhally
Road, Whittlesey, Whittesley Urban, Cambridgeshire. Husband of Florence
K. Mills, of 8, Fitzwilliam St., Peterborough, Northants. Listed
as William J Mills marrying Florence K Shaw in the July to September
Quarter 1912 in Whittlesey registration District, Cambridgeshire.
Formerly 1509, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Buried in Hem Farm Military
Cemetery, Hem-Monacu, Somme, France. Plot II. Row F. Grave 8. |
MILLS |
John William |
Corporal 25161, 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Died on
service 4 April 1918. Aged 32. Born 31 December 1886 and baptised
23 January 1887 in Wryde, Thorney, Cambridgeshire, enlisted Peterborough,
Northants. Son of John and Emma Mills, of Wryde, Thorney, Cambridgeshire.
In the 1891 census he was aged 4, born THorney, son of John and
Emma Mills, resident Causeway, Thorney, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.
Married Gertrude E Silcock in the April to June Quarter 1915 in
the Whiitlesey Registration District. Buried in Crouy Communal Cemetery,
Somme, France. No grave reference. |
MURRAY |
Arthur |
Private 70347, 17th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire
and Derbyshire Regiment). Killed in action 20 June 1917, at Canal
Bank, Ypres. Aged 21. Born and enlisted Whittlesea. Husband of Emma
Jane (nee Bedford) Murray, of 5, West End Cottage, Horsegate, Whittlesey,
Cambs, married April to June Quarter 1916 in Whittlesey Registration
District. Formerly 3927, Leicestershire Regiment. In the 1901 census
he was aged 4, born Whittlesey, son of Samuel Stapleton anf Fanny
Murray, resident Town Road, Whittlesey Urban (Isle of Ely), Whittlesey,
Cambridgeshire. In the 1911 census he was aged 14, born Whittlesea,
and Agricultural labourer, son of Samuel Stapleton anf Fanny Murray,
resident 13, Aliwal Road, Whittlesey, Whittesley Urban, Cambridgeshire.
Buried in Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Plot I. Row C. Grave 12. |
NEWMAN |
Alfred Maurice Tweed |
Private 2565, 13th Battalion, London Regiment. (Kensington). Killed
in action 9 May 1915. Aged 18. B orn Lambeth, resident Tottenham
Court Road, enlisted Kensington. Son of the Rev. A. E. T. and Alice
Kate Newman, of S. Andrew's Vicarage, Whittlesey, Peterborough.
No known grave. Commemorated on Ploegsteert Memorial, Hainaut, Belgium.
Panel 10. |
NIGHTINGALE |
Amos |
Gunner
101531, 210th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died of wounds
15 August 1917. Aged 31. Born Ponds Bridge, Cambridge (sic - Pndersbridge),
resident Whittlesea, enlisted Wisbech. Son of Thomas and Sophia
Nightingale, of Halcroft Road, Whittlesey; husband of Ada Tye (formerly
Nightingale, nee Gutteridge), of 16, West End, Whittlesey, Peterborough,
married 4 January 1915 in Whittlesea with one daughter and one son.
In the 1901 census he was aged 16, born Huntingdonshire, a Farmer's
son, son of Thomas and Sofiah Nightingale, resident Blackbush, Whittlesey
Rural (Isle of Ely), Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. Attested 4 July
1916, aged 31 years 6 months, a Labourer, resident 69, Church Street,
Whittlesea, height 5 feet 8 inches, chest 40-43 inches. Embarked
B.E.F. 19 March 1917. Buried in Bard Cottage Cemetery, Boesinghe,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot IV. Row C. Grave 24. |
NIGHTINGALE |
Albert |
Private 11791, 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Died 2 January
1919. Buried in Yaxley Cemetery, Huntingdonshire. Plot/Row/Section/Area
3. Grave 102. |
OLDFIELD |
John |
Private 242571, 1/5th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died on service
in Egypt 12 July 1917. Born and enlisted Whittlesey. Son of James
Oldfield, of 7, Whitmore Street, Whittlesey, Peterborough. Formerly
15909, Cambridgeshire Regiment. In the 1891 census he was aged 4,
born Whittlesey, son of James and Mary A Oldfield, resident Inhams
End, Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. In the 1911 census he was aged
14, born Whittlesey, a Potato worker, son of James and Ann Oldfield,
resident Station Road, Whittlesey Urban (Isle of Ely), Whittlesey,
Cambridgeshire. Buried in Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.
Section C. Grave 77. |
OSBORNE |
John R |
Private 130055, 72nd Battalion, (British Columbia Regiment), Canadian
Infantry. Killed in action 10 August 1918. Aged 34. Born 21 October
1880 in Whittlesea. Son of John Rose Osborne and Mary Ann (nee Bent).
Married to Sarah Redhead at Whittlesey Zion Baptist Church 14 December
1904, resident 1945, 1st Avenue East, South Vancouver, British Columbia.
Labourer by trade. Attested 21 October 1915 in Vancouver, British
Columbia, Canada, aged 35, height 5 feet 9½ inches, weight
165lbs, chest 38½-30&rac12; inches, dark complexion, brown
eyes, black hair, religious denomination Presbyterian. Sailed from
Halifax, Canada, aboard S.S. Empress of Britain 23 April 1916, arrived
Liverpool 7 May 1916. Embarked for France 12 August 1916, disembarked
Havre 13 August 1916. Buried in Rosieres Communal Cemetery, Somme,
France. Plot III. Row A. Grave 25. National Archives of Canada Accession
Reference: Canadian
Expeditionary Force (CEF), RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 7495
- 38 |
PALMER |
Clarence Harry |
Private 3/9374 [listed as 3/9379 on CWGC], 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire
Regiment. Missing, believed killed in action 9 May 1915. Aged 22.
Born Ramsey, Hunts, enlisted Peterborough, Northants. Son of Henry
and Elizabeth Palmer, of 5, Claygate, Whittlesey. In the 1911 census
he was aged 19, born Ramsey, Hunts, a Bricklyard labourer kiln setter,
son of Harry and Elizabeth Palmer, resident 14, Ramsey Road, Whittlesey,
Whittesley Urban, Cambridgeshire. No known grave. Commemorated on
Ploegsteert Memorial, Hainault, Belgium. Panel 7. |
PARKER |
Arthur |
Private 9537, 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed in
action 6 November 1914. Aged 22. Born Sheffield, Yorkshire, enlisted
Northampton. Son of Robert Parker, of 7, Setchfield's Yard, Church
Street, Whittlesey. Brother of Charles, George and Samuel. In the
1901 census he was aged 8, born Sheffield, Yorkshire, son of Robert
and Maria Parker, resident Claygate, Wittlesey, Whittlesey Urban
(Isle of Ely), Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. In the 1911 census he
was aged 18, born Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, a Brickyard labourer,
son of Robert Parker (a widower), resident 29 Scaldgate Whittlesey
Peterborough, Whittesley Urban, Cambridgeshire. No known grave.
Commemorated on Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 43 and 45.
|
PARKER |
Charles |
Private 16481, 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed
in action 9 May 1915. Aged 18. Son of Robert Parker, of 7, Setchfield's
Yard, Church Street. Brother of Arthur, George and Samuel. In the
1901 census he was aged 3, born Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, son
of Robert and Maria Parker, resident Claygate, Whittlesey Urban
(Isle of Ely), Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. In the 1911 census he
was aged 13, born Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, an Agricultural labourer,
son of Robert Parker (a widower), resident 29 Scaldgate Whittlesey
Peterborough, Whittesley Urban, Cambridgeshire. No known grave.
Commemorated on Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Panel
28 to 30. |
PARKER
|
George |
Private 6049, 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed in
action 14 July 1916. Born Whittlesea, enlisted Bury St. Edmunds,
Suffolk. Son of Robert Parker, of 7, Setchfield's Yard, Church Street.
Brother of Arthur, Charles and Samuel. Buried in Becourt Military
Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt, Somme, France. Plot I. Row T. Grave
10. |
PARKER |
Herbert |
Private 325602, 1st/1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died
of wounds 31 July 1917. Aged 21. Born and enlisted Whittlesea. Son
of Samuel and Mary Ann Parker, of 2, West View, Stenald Rd., Whittlesey,
Peterborough. Brother of Samuel and Walter (below). In the 1901
census he was aged 5, born Whittlesey, son of Samuel and Mary A
Parker, resident Peterboro End, Whittlesey Urban (Isle of Ely),
Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. In the 1911 census he was aged 15, born
Whittlesea, a Grocer's assistant, son of Samuel and Mary Ann Parker,
resident 10, Hallcroft Road, Whittlesey, Whittesley Urban, Cambridgeshire.
No known grave. Commemorated on Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 50 and 52.
|
PARKER |
Samuel |
Lance Corporal 2317, 1st/1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment.
Died of wounds 8 May 1915. Aged 24. Born and enlisted Whittlesea.
Son of Samuel and Mary Ann Parker, of 2, West View, Stenald Rd.,
Whittlesey, Peterborough. Brother of Herbert (above) and Walter
(below). In the 1901 census he was aged 10, born Whittlesey, son
of Samuel and Mary A Parker, resident Peterboro End, Whittlesey
Urban (Isle of Ely), Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. In the 1911 census
he was aged 20, born Whittlesea, a Pan feeder, son of Samuel and
Mary Ann Parker, resident 10, Hallcroft Road, Whittlesey, Whittesley
Urban, Cambridgeshire. Buried in Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery, Nord,
France. Plot II. Row D. Grave 32. |
PARKER |
Samuel |
Private
8875, 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed in actin
14 March 1915. Aged 27. Born Sheffield, Yorkshire, enlisted peterborough,
Northamptonshire. Son of Robert Parker, of 7, Setchfield's Yard,
Church Street, Whittlesey. Brother of Arthur, Charles and George.
In the 1901 census he was aged 10, born Sheffield, Yorkshire, son
of Robert and Maria Parker, resident Claygate, Wittlesey, Whittlesey
Urban (Isle of Ely), Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. No known grave.
Commemorated on Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Panel
28 to 30. |
PARKER |
Walter |
Private TF/260085, 9th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed
in action on 25th March 1918. Aged 20 (date and age on parents'
grave). Enlisted Bury St. Edmunds. Son of Samuel and Mary Ann Parker,
of 2, West View, Stonald Road. Brother of Herbert and Samuel (above).
In the 1911 census he was aged 12, born Whittlesea, at school, son
of Samuel and Mary Ann Parker, resident 10, Hallcroft Road, Whittlesey,
Whittesley Urban, Cambridgeshire. No known grave. Commemorated on
Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France. Panel 46 and 47. |
PARRISH |
John Edwin |
Private 27155, 2nd Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Died
of fever 4 November 1916. Born Whittlesea, resident Newborough,
Northants, enlisted Northampton. Formerly 5321, Lincolnshire Regiment.
In the 1901 census he wass age 23, born Whittlesey, a Brickyard
labourer, boarding at Horsegate, Whittlesey Urban (Isle of Ely),
Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. Buried in Longuenesse (St Omer) Souvenir
Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Plot IV. Row A. Grave 74. |
PEARSON |
William |
Private
28243, 11th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action on Sunday,
15 October 1916. Born Long Sutton, Lincs, enlisted and resident
Whittlesea.In the 1911 census he was aged 18, birth place uknown,
a horse worker on farm, a servant at Glassmoor Whittlesey Peterborough,
Whittesley, Cambridgeshire. No known grave. Commemorated on Thiepval
Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 10 D.
|
PEPPERCORN |
Frank |
Private 41664, 8th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Killed in
action 27 May 1918. Born Godmanchester, Hunts, resident Little Raveley,
Hunts, enlisted Huntingdon. Son of Jabez and Ellen Peppercorn, of
Little Raveley, Hunts and also Bedford Arms, North Bank, Peterborough;
declaration signed by them at Whittlesey 6 September 1919 and witnessed
by the Vicar of St. Mary's Parish, Whittlesey. In the 1901 census
he was aged 2, born Godmanchester, Hunts, son of Jabez and Ellen
Peppercorn, resident London Road, Godmanchester, Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire.
In the 1911 census he was aged 12, born Godmanchester, at school,
son of Jabez and Ellen Peppercorn, resident Waterloo Lodge, Great
Stukeley, Huntingdonshire. Formerly 9280, Bedfordshire Regiment.
Attested 11 May 1916 in Huntingdon, as 9280, 5th Battalion, Bedfordshire
Regiment, aged 18 years 1 month, resident Little Raveley, Huntingdonshire,
a Farm labourer, single, height 5 feet 6½ inches, weight
128lbs, chest 34-36 inches. To Reserve 11 May 1916, posted 24 January
1917, embarked Folkestone and disembarked Boulogne 31 March 1918,
transferred to Private 41664, 8th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment
1 April 1918. No known grave. Commemorated on Soissons Memorial,
Aisne, France. No reference. |
PLUMB |
Herbert |
|
Photo
from the National Memorial Album
of Canadian Heroes c.1919 |
Private 136497, 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles (Saskatchewan Regiment).
Died of wounds to his left chest causing haemorrhage 22 September
1916, at the 3rd Western General Hospital, Cardiff. Aged 32. Born
9 April 1886. Son of John and Eliza Plumb, of Mill Road, Whittlesey.
Labourer by trade. Attested 20 October 1915 in Toronto, Ontario,
Canada, single. aged 29 years 6 months, height 5 feet 8¼
inches, weight 134 lbs, chest 36-39 inches, medium complexion, blue
eyes, dark brown hair, religious denomination Methodist. Sailed
from Halifax to Britain aboard S.S. Empress of Britain 29 March
1916. Buried in Whittlesey Cemetery, Cambridgeshire. Grave reference
C. 9. 25. National Archives of Canada Accession Reference: Canadian
Expeditionary Force (CEF), RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 7870
- 5 |
PLUMMER |
Harry |
Private 4623, 1st/1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Killed
in action 12 October 1916. Born Ramsey, Hunts, enlisted Whittlesey.
In the 1901 census he was aged 6, born Ramsey, Hunts, son of William
and Eliza Plummer, resident Ramsey Road, Whittlesey Rural (Isle
of Ely), Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. In the 1911 census he was aged
16, born Ramsey, Hunts, a General farm labourer, son of William
Plummer (a widowr), resident Blackbush, Whittesley, Cambridgeshire,.
Buried in Lonsdale Cemetery, Thiepval, Somme, France. Special memorial
Row B. Grave 9. Also Pondersbridge
|
POPELEY |
Charles William |
Private 2452, 1st/1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Enlisted
5 September 1914, discharged due to Sickness, King's
Regulation 392 (xvi), 14 July 1916, issued Silver War badge
165223 5 May 1917. Died 25 June 1917. Aged 22. Son of Henry and
Eliza Popeley, of 10 Briggate, Whittlesey. Brother of Harry (below).
In the 1891 census he was aged 7, born Cambridgeshire, a scholar,
son of Henry Popeley, resident Chapel Bridge, Surntree Road, Whittlesey,
Cambridgeshire. In the 1901 census he was aged 17, born Whittlesey,
a Painter's apprentice, son of Henry and Eliza, resident Church
Street, Whittlesey Urban (Isle of Ely), Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire.
Buried in Whittlesey Cemetery, Cambridgeshire. |
POPELEY |
Harry |
Private G/10327, 8th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment).
Killed in action 12 April 1917. Aged 40. Born 22 September 1876
in Thorney, resident and enlistd Whittlesea. Baptised 19 November
1876, in Thorney, son of Henry and Eliza Popeley, of Wrydecroft,
Trhorney. Son of Henry Popely, of 10 Briggate, Whittlesey; husband
of Annie (nee Rowell) Popeley, married 24 October 1900 in Whittlesey,
resident 6, Eastrea Road, Whittlesey (she moved to 3, Gloucester
Terrace, Hyde Park, London W. and 7, Beaumont Mansions, Qyeens Road,
Bayswater, London). Brother of Charles William Popeley (above).
In the 1891 census he was aged 14, born Thorney, Cambridgeshire,
an Agricutural labourer, son of Henry Popeley, resident Chapel Bridge,
Surntree Road, Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. In the 1911 census he
was aged 34, born Thorney, Cambs, an Agricultural labourer, married
to Annie Popeley, resident 6, Eastrea Road, Whittlesey, Peterborough,
Whittesley Urban, Cambridgeshire. Attested 11 December 1915 at Whittlesey,
aged 39 years 3 months, resident 6, Eastrea Road, Whittlesey, a
Farmer's labourer, married, height 5 feet 7 inches, weight 135lbs,
chest 39-42 inches. To Army Reserve 12 December 1915, mobilized
19 June 1916, posted 22 June 1916, posted 8th Battalion, The Buffs
with B.E. Force to France 5 November 1916. Buried in Bully-Grenay
Communal Cemetery British Extension, Pas de Calais, France. Plot
II. Row D. Grave 15. |
PRICE |
Arthur |
Private
S/21222, 11th Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll & Sutherland
Highlanders). Killed in action 22 August 1917. Born St. Mary's,
Huntingdon, enlistd Whittlesea. Buried in Dochy Farm New British
Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot X. Row A. Grave
16. |
PROCTOR |
John |
Bombardier 826671, "D" Battalion, 298th Brigade, Royal
Field Artillery (T.F.). Killed in action 2 October 1918. Aged 25.
Born Whittlesea, Cambridge, enlisted Winchester. Son of Charlotte
Proctor, of 16 West End, Whittlesey, Peterborough. formerly 25,
Horsegate, Wittlesea. Cambs. Enlistd 4 August 1916, aged 22 years
3 months, a Hay Baler, height 5 feet 3½ inches, weight 128
lbs, chest 35-37½ inches. Embarked Southampton 14 March 1917,
disembarked le Harve 15 March 1917 appointed Acting Bombardier 7
April 1917, admitted 55 Casualty Clearing Station 9 July 1917, admitted
12 General Hospital 14 July 1917, joined base Depot from hospital
29 July 1917, posted 298th Brigade 25 August 1917, confirmed Bombardier
15 October 1917. Buried in Grand-Seraucourt British Cemetery, Aisne,
France. Plot VI. Row D. Grave 19. |
RANDALL
|
Thomas Henry |
Private 17007, 6th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed
in action 4 August 1917. Aged 28. Born Whittlesea, Cambs, enlisted
Peterborough. Husband of Annie Hawkins (formerly Randall, nee Hawkins),
of 4 Eyebury Road, Eye, married October to December Quarter 1913 in
Peterborough Registration District. No known grave. Commemorated
on Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Panel 43 and 45.
|
RAWSON |
Arthur Cecil |
Corporal 915, 1st/1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Accidentally
killed 9 August 1914. Aged 26. Born and enlisted Whittlesey, Cambs.
In the 1911 census he was aged 22, born Whittlesea, Cambs, Assisting
in his father's Grocery business, son of Charles and Sarah Jane
Rawson, resident 6, Almshouse Street, Whittlesey, Whittesley Urban,
Cambridgeshire. Buried 12 August 1914 in Whittlesey Cemetery,
Cambridgeshire. Grave reference A. 23. 3.
Extract
from The Halesworth Times and East Suffolk Advertiser
- Tuesday 18 August 1914, page 2:
TERRITORIAL
SHOT DEAD
Arthur
Cecil Rawson, aged twenty-six, a corporal in F Company of the
1st Battalion Cambridgeshire Territorials, was shot while at rest
after coming off guard duty at Salisburv-road Schools, Romford,
on Sunday night. He had unloaded a rifle for a private, and evidently
omitted to remove the cartridge from the breech. During the night
the rifle was accidentally touched, and Rawson was fatally shot.
The
jury at the Inquest on Monday returned a verdict of "Accidental
death."
Extract
from Western Chronicle - Friday 14 August 1914, page
3:
Corporal
Arthur Cecil Rawson, of the Cambridgeshire Territorials, was accidentally
shot dead at Salisbury-road Schools, Romford. A rfile which had
been left loaded went off when it was touched during the night.
|
REDDING |
John Thomas |
Private 18142, 7th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action
27 March 1918. Born and enlisted Whittlesey, Cambs. Eldest son of
Mr and Mrs George Redding, of Windmill Street, Whittlesey. In the
1901 census he was aged 7, born Whittlesey, son of George and Mary
E Redding, resident Windmill Street, Wittlesey, Whittlesey Urban
(Isle of Ely), Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. In the 1911 census he
was aged 17, born Whittlesea, Cambs, a Horseman on farm, lodging
at Blackbush, Whittesley, Cambridgeshire. No known grave. Commemorated
on Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France. Panel 25. |
RICHARDS |
Fred |
Private 16895, 11th (Cambridgeshire) Battalion, Suffolk
Regiment. Killed in action 1 July 1916. Aged 21. Born Benwick, Cambs,
enlisted Whittlesey. Son of William and Emma Richards, of Ponders
Bridge, Whittlesey, Peterborough. In the 1901 census he was aged
7, born benwick, Cambridgeshire, son of William and Emma Richards,
resident Worlick, Ramsey, Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire & Cambridgeshire.
In the 1911 census he was aged 17, born benwick, Cambs, a Labourer
horseman on farm, son of Charles William and Emma Richards, resident
Ponders Bridge, Whittesley, Cambridgeshire. No known grave. Commemorated
on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A.
Also Pondersbridge
|
RICHARDSON |
Benjamin |
Private 325738, 1st/1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Killed
in action 31 July 1917. Born and enlisted Whittlesey, Cambs. Formerly
2463, Cambridgeshire Regiment. In the 1901 census he was aged 6,
born Whittlesey, son of Henry and Susan Richardson, resident New
Road, Whittlesey Urban (Isle of Ely), Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire.
In the 1911 census he was aged 16, born Whittlesey, son of Henry
and Susan Ellen Richardson, resident New Common Marsh, Terrington
St Clement, Norfolk. No known grave. Commemorated on Ypres (Menin
Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 50 and 52.
|
RICHARDSON |
Samuel William |
Private 201283, 4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action
18 August 1916. Born and enlisted Whittlesey, Cambs. Formerly 3910,
Suffolk Regiment. In the 1911 census he was aged 18, born Whittlesey,
an Errand boy for draper, son of Calara Eliza Richardson (a widow),
resident 46, Mill Road, Whittlesey, Whittesley Urban, Cambridgeshire.
No known grave. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A.
|
ROBERTS
|
[John] Frederick |
Private 26444, 12th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Killed in action
25 March 1918. Aged 19. Born Wittlesea, Cambs, enlisted Bury St
Edmunds. Son of Frederick E. and Sarah Lizzie Roberts, of 14, Lilly
Terrace, Kings Dyke, Whittlesea, Cambs. Formerly 24387, Royal Sussex
Regiment. In the 1901 census he was aged 2, born Cambridgeshire,
son of Frederick Eastaugh and Sarah Lizzie Roberts, resident Kings
Dyke, Whittlesey Rural (Isle of Ely), Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire.
In the 1911 census he was aged 12, born Kings Dyke, Whittlesea,
Cambridgeshire, at school, son of Frederick Eastaugh and Sarah Lizzie
Roberts, resident 14, Kings Dyke, Whittlesey Rural (Isle of Ely),
Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. No known grave. Commemorated on Arras
Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 6.
|
ROBINSON |
Daniel |
Private 6261, 3rd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died in Ireland 10
August 1915. Born Seaton, Leicester, enlisted Whittlesea. In the
1891 census he was aged 13, born Seaton, Leicestershire, an Agricultural
labourer, son john and Elizabeth Robinson, resident 58 West End
Whittlesey, Whittesley Urban, Cambridgeshire. In the 1911 census
he was aged 31, born Whittlesea, an Army pensioner clay miner, boarding
at 58, West End, Whittlesey, Whittesley Urban, Cambridgeshire. Buried
in Grangegorman Military Cemetery, Co Dublin, Republic of Ireland.
Section CE. Grave 604. |
ROSE |
Charles Edward |
Private G/24612, 7th Battalion, Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment.
Killed in action 8 August 1918. Aged 24. Son of Elizabeth Rose,
of 19, Blunt's Lane, Whittlesey, Peterborough, and the late Henry
Rose. In the 1901 census he was aged 6, born Whittlesey, son of
Henry and Elizabeth Rose, resident Ives Drove, Whittlesey Rural
(Isle of Ely), Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. Buried in Beacon Cemetery,
Sailly-Laurette, Somme, France. Plot II. Row H. Grave 9. Also Pondersbridge. |
ROSE |
Walter |
Private
221, 25th Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Killed in action
29 July 1916. Aged 29. Born Whittlesey. Son of William and Mary
Rose, of Whittlesey. Farmer by trade. Educated Church of England
School, Whittlesey. Emigrated aged 27. In the 1891 census he was
aged 4, born Whittlesey, son of William and Mary Rose, resident
Benwick Road, Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. In the 1901 census he
was aged 14, born Whittlesey, a Farmer's son, son of William and
Mary Rose, resident Glassmoor, Whittlesey Rural (Isle of Ely), Whittlesey,
Cambridgeshire. In the 1911 census he was aged 23, born Whittlesea,
a Dairyman, baording at 16 West End Whittlesey, Whittesley Urban,
Cambridgeshire. No known grave. Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux
Memorial, Somme, France. No reference. Australian
War Memorial circular and Austraian
Red Cross Society Wounded and Missing Enquiry |
ROYLE |
Arthur William |
Private
L/7831, 1st Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). Died
22 January 1915. Aged 28. Son of William and Lucy Royle, of Bromley,
Kent; husband of Florence Royle of 34, Wenlock Rd., Tyne Dock, South
Shields. At Outbreak of War, he was the Porter at the Whittlesey
Workhouse and his wife was the Laundress. A former regular, he re-joined
his Regiment. Information from the "March Advertiser and County
Press" 17 February 1915. Buried in Wulverghem-Lindenhoek Road
Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot IV. Row E. Grave
6. |
RUDD |
Cyril Edward |
Private
925277, 5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (C.E.F.). Died of pnuemonia
16 July 1918. Aged 28. Born 1 April 1889 in Whittlesea, Cambridgeshire.
Son of Sarah Ann Rudd, of 2, Market Place, Whittlesea, and the
late Edward Saunt Rudd. Carpenter by trade. Attested 25 January
1916 in Estevan, Saskatewan, Canada, aged 26 years 9 months, height
5 feet 7½ inches, chest 36-39 inches, dark cmplexion, blue
eyes, dark brown hair, religious denomination Presbyterian. Sailed
from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada aboard S.S. Missanabil 3 October
1916. Admitted to No. 1 Casualty Clearing Station with shrapnel
wounds to chest, hip and right knee, transferred to 1st Western
General Hospital, Liverpool, 13 August 1917, transferred Canadian
Military Hospital, Kirkdale, 27 September 1917, invalid to Canada
16 December 1917, arrived aboard Braemer Castle 23 December 1917,
admitted to Saskatewan Military Hospital, Moose Jaw, 18 January
1918 with original wouds plus diabetes, died 16 July 1918, his
right knee had limited movement. Buried in Estevan Cemetery, Saskatchewan,
Canada. Grave reference P. 44. S. 6. National Archives of Canada
Accession Reference: Canadian
Expeditionary Force (CEF), RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box
8535 - 23
Extract
from Canadian Disability Report:
Cause
of disability Scars on left hip and stiff right knee shrapnel
Condition in detail which prevents the soldier from earning a
full livelihood
Has two scars around left hip joint. Movement in hip normal. No
pain. Bullet entering anterior to great trochanler and taken out
just behind the great trochanler. Scar in inner side of right
knee. No discharge. X-Ray plate shows piece of shrapnel in knee.
Very slight movement in right knee joiny. Mal shape chest with
ligeon breast. Heart and lungs O.K. no other organs affected.
Went to France March 1917 and returned to Calais in July 6th,1917
thence to Chester, Eng. Aug 13/17, Liverpool, Sept.26th,1917.
|
RUFF |
James Shepperson |
Private 24693, 8th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action
6 March 1917. Aged 20. Born and enlisted Whittlesey, Cambs. Son
of James and Elizabeth Ruff, of Drill Row, Stonald Road, Whittlesey.
In the 1901 census he was aged 4, born Whittlesety, boarding with
James Shepperson, resident Town Road, Mill Row, Wittlesey, Whittlesey
Urban (Isle of Ely), Cambridgeshire. In the 1911 census he was aged
14, born Whittlesea, a Farm labourer, stepson of James and Elizabeth
Shepperson, resident 1, Drill Rose, Stonald Road, Whittlesey, Whittesley
Urban, Cambridgeshire. Buried in Queens Cemetery, Bucquoy, Pas de
Calais, France. Plot II. Row O. Grave 1. |
SAUNDERS |
Edwin Walter |
Lieutenant,
1st/1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Killed in action 6
May 1915. Aged 22. Elder son of Mrs. Elizabeth Saunders, of Glassmore
House, Whittlesea, Peterborough, and the late Walter Shepperson
Saunders. Educated at Oundle School, admitted in September 1906
entering Crosby House; left in April 1910, and later took up farming.
In the 1901 census he was aged 7, born Whittlesey, son of Walter
Shepperson and Elizabeth Saunders, resident Glassmoor Bank, Whittlesey
Rural (Isle of Ely), Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. In the 1911 census
he was aged 17, born GLassmoor, Whittlesea, a Farmer's son managing
farm, son of Elizabeth Saunders (a widow), resident Glassmoor,
Whittesley, Cambridgeshire. No known grave. Commemorated on Ypres
(Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel
50 and 52. Also Pondersbridge
Extract
from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index
1916:
SAUNDERS
Edwin Walter of Glasmoor House Whittlesey Ely Cambridgeshire
died 5 May 1915 at Ypres in Belgium on active service Probate
London 23 February to Elizabeth Saunders widow
and Alec Bertram Saunders farmers.
Effects £3621 1s. 4d.
|
SAVAGE |
John Edward |
Private G/15269, 6th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment).
Killed in action 1 July 1918. Aged 21. Born Huntingdon, Hunts, resident
and enlisted Whittlesea, Cambs. Son of John Edward and Jane Alice
Savage, of Hollands Farm, Glassmore, Whittlesey originally resident
Jones Drove, Whittlesea. Horse keeper by trade. In the 1901 census
he was aged 3, born Bury, Huntingdonshire, son of John E and Jane
A Savage, resident Hern Road, Ramsey, Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire.
In the 1911 census he was aged 14, born Bury, BHuntingdonshire,
working on farm, son of John E and Jane A Savage, resident High
Holborn, Upwood, Hunts. Enlisted 5 February 1916, aged 18 years
7 months, single, resident Jones Drove, Whittlesea, Cambs., height
5 feet 8¼ inches, weight 9 stone 8lbs (134lbs), chest 34-36
inches. To Army Reserve 6 February 1916, mobilized 15 May 1916,
posted 9th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment, posted 3rd Battalion
1 September 1916, posted to Infantry base 13 September 1916, several
other postings being posted 6th Battalion 16 March 1918. Wounded
in action by gas 14 November 1916, admitted to 38 Field Ambulance
with the affects of gas poisoning, rejoined battalion 23 November
1916. Suffered shot wounds to right thigh, admitted 14 general Hospital,
Wimereux 5 May 1917 and transferred to England aboard hospital ship
"Jan Brydell" 6 May 1917. Embarked France 9 September
1917 and posted to B.E.F. Posted to and joined 1st Battalion 21
September 1917, posted 6th Battalion 16 March 1918. Buried in Harponville
Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France. Row F. Grave 7. |
SCOTNEY |
George |
Private PO/11210, Portsmouth Battalion, Royal Naval Division, Royal
Marine Light Infantry. Killed in action as a result of operations
at Antwerp 7 October 1914, Antwerp. Aged 33. Reservist (R.M.R.B.1252),
originally discharged 5 January 1913. Born St. Andrews, Whittlesea,
Cambs, 4 October 1881. Husband of Ethel Scotney, of 18, Newcastle
Street, Burnley, Lancs. Second son of George and Elizabeth Scotney,
Whittlesey. Bricklayer's Labourer. Religious denomination Church
of England. In the 1891 census he was aged 9, born Whittlesey, a
scholar, son of George and Elizbeth Scotney, resident Windmill Street,
Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. Enlisted 5 January 1901 at Cambridge.
height 5 feet 10¼ inches, fresh complexion, dark brown hair,
brown eyes. Buried in Schoonselfhof Cemetery, Antwerpen, Belgium.
Plot IIa, Grave 2. |
SCOTNEY |
George Henry |
Private 39505, 1st Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Died of wounds
20 October 1918. Aged 18. Born Whittlesea, Cambs, enlisted Cambridge.
Son of James William and Mary Ann Scotney, of 12, East Briggate,
Whittlesey, Cambs. In the 1911 census he was aged 11, born Whittlesea,
at school, son of James William and Mary Ann Scotney, resident 63,
Church Street, Whittlesey, Whittesley Urban, Cambridgeshire. Attested
25 March 1918 at Cambridge, aged 18 years 3 months, a Farmer by
trade, single, height 5 feet 5¾ inches, weight 119lbs, chest
34½-37 inches, fresh complexion, brown hair, blue eyes, religious
denomination Church of England. Buried in St Aubert British Cemetery,
Nord, France. Plot V. Row E. Grave 24. |
SCOTNEY |
Samuel |
Private 16570, 11th (Cambridgeshire) Battalion, Suffolk
Regiment. Killed in action 1 July 1916. Aged 36. Born and enlisted
Whittlesey, Cambs. Son of Samuel and Mary Scotney, of Gracious Street,
Whittlesey. No known grave. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme,
France. Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A.
|
SCOTNEY |
Thomas William |
Private G/25246, 1st Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment).
Killed in action 21 September 1918. Born and resident Whittlesea,
Cambs, enlisted Wisbech, Cambs. In the 1911 census he was aged 12,
born Whittlesey, at school, son of James William and Mary Ann Scotney,
resident 63, Church Street, Whittlesey, Whittesley Urban, Cambridgeshire.
Buried in Meath Cemetery, Villers-Guislan, Nord, France. Plot I.
Row A. Grave 15. |
SEARLE |
Arthur William |
Private 18143, 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died of wounds 3
October 1915. Aged 21. Son of William and Jane Searle. In the 1901
census he was aged 7, born Whittlesey, son of William and Jane Searle,
resident Pound House, Station Road, Whittlesey Urban (Isle of Ely),
Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. In the 1911 census he was aged 17, born
Whittlesea, an Agricultural labourer, son of William and Jane Searle,
resident 14, Aliwal Road, Whittlesey, Whittesley Urban, Cambridgeshire.
No known grave. Commemorated on Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.
Panel 37 and 38. |
SEARLE |
Charles |
Private G/38889, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) posted to
1/20th Battalion, London Regiment. Died of wounds 11 October 1918.
Aged 19. Born Whittlesey, Cambs, and enlisted Cambridge, Cambs.
In the 1901 census he was aged 2, born Whittlesey, son of Albert
and Emma Searle, resident Eastgate, Whittlesey Urban (Isle of Ely),
Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. In the 1911 census he was aged 12, born
Whittlesey, at school, son of Albert and Emma Searle, resident 16,
Cemetery Road, Whittlesey, Whittesley Urban, Cambridgeshire. Buried
in Whittlesey Cemetery, Cambridgeshire. Grave reference C. 29. 2. |
SEE |
William Thomas |
Lance Corporal 46290, 55th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps. Died of
pneumonia 22 February 1919. Youngest son of Mr A See, Whitmore Street,
Whittlesey. Buried in Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais,
France. Plot LXXII. Row C. Grave 20. |
SELLERS
|
Jack |
Private 14522, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action
16 June 1915. Aged 22. Son of John and Elizabeth Ann Sellers, of
The George Hotel, Whittlesey. No known grave. Commemorated on Le
Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 10 and 11. |
SHEPPERSON |
Benjamin |
Lance Corporal 326401, 1st/1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment.
Died of wounds 11 August 1918. Aged 24. Enlisted Whittlesey. Son
of John and Sarah Shepperson, of 56, New Road, Whittlesey, Cambs.
Formerly 3700 Cambridgeshire Regiment. In the 1901 census he was
aged 6, born Whittlesey, son of John and Sarah Shepperson, resident
New Road, Wittlesey, Whittlesey Urban (Isle of Ely), Whittlesey,
Cambridgeshire. In the 1911 census he was aged 16, born Whittlesea,
an Agricultural labourer, son of John Shepperson, resident 39, New
Road, Whittlesey, Whittesley Urban, Cambridgeshire. Buried in St
Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France. Section
Q. Plot IV. Row F. Grave 3. |
SHEPPERSON |
Thomas aka Tom |
Private 500338, Canadian Engineers. Discharged 19 September 1916,
died 30 November 1918. Aged 21. Son of Tom and Drusilla Shepperson,
of 49, Gracious St., Whittlesea, Cambs. Born 2 April 1897 in London.
Son of Thomas and Drusilla Shepperson, of Lancashire Cottages, Eastern
Road, Whittlesea, then 49, Gracious Street, Whittlesea. In the 1901
census he was aged 4, born Barnsbury, Middlesex, son of Tom and
Drusilla Shepperson, resident Barr Street, Whittlesey Urban (Isle
of Ely), Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. In the 1911 census he was aged
14, born Islington, London, son of Tom and Drusilla Shepperson,
resident Eastrea Road, Whittesley, Cambridgeshire. Attested 16 September
1915 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, in 2nd Field Troop, Canadian
Engineers. Aged 18 years 4 months, a Bookkeeper by trade, height
5 feet 8½ inches, chest 37-41 inchesm fair complexion, blue
eyes, fair hair, religious denomination Church of England. Buried
in Winnipeg (Brookside) Cemetery, Manitoba, Canada. Military grave
162. National Archives of Canada Acccession Reference: Canadian
Expeditionary Force (CEF), RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 8852
- 62 |
SMALLEY |
John Douglas |
Lieutenant, "D" Company, 1st/1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire
Regiment. Killed in action 13 March 1915. Aged 20. Son of Skelton
and Annie Smalley, Turntree. In the 1901 census he was aged 6,
born Ramsey, Huntingdonshire, son of Skelton andAnnie Smalley,
resident Else's Farm, Hern Road, Ramsey, Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire.
In the 1911 census he was aged 16, at school, born Ramsey, Huntingdonshire,
a boarder at Uppingham School, resident Farleigh, Uppingham, Rutland,
Leicestershire. Buried in Voormezeele Enclosure No 3, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Plot XIII. Row C. Grave 1.
Extract
from Bond Of Sacrifice: Officers Died In The Great War 1914-1916,
volume 2, page 430:
LIEUTENANT
JOHN DOUGLAS SMALLEY, 1st BATTN. CAMBRIDGESHIRE REGIMENT, T.F.,
about whose fate there was some doubt for a considerable time,
was eventually reported officially as having been killed in action
on the 15th March, 1915, at St. Eloi, near Ypres.
He was the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. John Smalley, of Whittlesea,
and was twenty years of age at the time of his death. He was educated
at Uppingham School, and his chief recreations were football,
cricket, and shooting.
In March, 1913, he joined his Regiment as 2nd Lieutenant and was
promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in August, 1914. In Writing
of him his Commanding Officer said that the whole Regiment deplored
his loss, for he had endeared himself to officers and men alike
and was most popular.
Extract
from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index
1915:
SMALLEY
John Douglas of Twin Tree House Whittlesey Cambridgeshire
lieutenant in the Cambridgeshire Regiment died 15 March 1915 in
France in action Administration Peterborough
10 December to Miriam Annie Smalley (wife of John Smalley).
Effects £346 18s. 9d.
Extract
from Peterborough Standard - Saturday 1 January 1916,
page 5:
A
beautiful new carved oaken pulpit, given by Mr. and Mrs. John
Smalley, ot Turntree House. Whittlesey, in memory of their son,
has been placed in St. Andrew's Church, Whittlesey, and dedicated.
The pulpit bears the following inscription:—“To the
glory of God, in loving memory of John Douglas Smalley, Lieutenant
1st Cambs. Regiment, killed in action at St. Eloi, March 14th,
1915. aged 20 years.”
|
SMITH |
Percy Edward |
Battery Sergeant Major 280210, 12th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison
Artillery. Died on service in the United Kingdom 29 May 1917. Aged
44. Born Holme, Hunts, resident Whittlesea, Cambs, enlisted Peterborough.
In the 1881 census he was aged 7, born Holme, Hunts, a scholar,
son of Stephen J Smith (a widower), resident Holme, Huntingdonshire.
Buried in Whittlesey Cemetery, Cambridgeshire. Grave reference A.
27. 18.
Extract
from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index
1917:
SMITH
Percy Edward of 49 Melton Villa West End Whittlesey
Cambridgeshire sergeant-major Siege School battery died
29 May 1917 at Aldershot Hampshire Probate Peterborough
7 December to Harry Tingle lieutenant Royal Garrison
Artillery. Effects £257 5s. 6d.
|
SPRIGGS |
George |
Private 26610, 9th Battalion, King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment).
Died for pnuemonia at 28th Casualty Clearing Station, Turkey, 22
March 1919. Farmer by trade. Son of Mrs. Spriggs, of 35, Whitmore
Street, Whittlesea. Next of kin his sistwer Mrs. Sarah A. Phillips,
of The Rookery, St. Mary's, Ramsey, Hunts. Formerly 24374, 8th Battalion,
Northamptonshire Regiment. In the 1901 census he was aged 9, born
Whittlesey, son of James and Rhoda Spriggs, resident Park Lane,
Whittlesey Urban (Isle of Ely), Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. In the
1911 census he was aged 21, born Whittlesea, a Farm labourer, boarding
at Herne Road, St Marys, Ramsey, Huntingdonshire. Medically examined
26 February 1916 at Ramsey, Hunts, aged 24 years 7 months, a Labourer
by trade, unmarried, height 5 feet 2½ inches, weight 139lbs,
chest 30½-32 inches. Attested 28 February 1916, to Army Reserve
29 February 1916, mobilized 1 April 1916. posted 8th Battalion,
Northamptonshire Regiment then 3rd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment
1 September 1916, transferred to 3rd Battalion, Royal Lancasters
20 October 1916, posted 4 November 1916, with Mediterranean Expeditionary
Force, posted 9th Battalion, Royal Lancaster Regiment 25 November
1916. Buried in Chanak Consular Cemetery, Turkey (including Gallipoli).
Plot I. Row B. Grave 9. |
SPRIGGS |
Richard |
Private
G/7831, 9th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in action Loos
28 September 1915. Born Whittlesey, enlisted Peterborough. Husband
of Mary Ann Follows (formerly Spriggs, nee Revell), of 21, Jarrom
Street, Leicester, married 2 April 1902 in Benwick. In the 1901
census he was aged 18, born Whittlesey, a Farm labourer, nephew
of Richard H and Alice Savage, resident The Mere, Ramsey, Huntingdonshire.
In the 1911 census he was aged 29, born Whittlesea, a Farm labourer,
married to Mary Ann Spriggs with two daughters and one son, resident
Holme Fen, Holme, Huntingdonshire. No known grave. Commemorated
on Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Panels 69 and 73. |
STAFFORD |
Fred |
Private 16929, 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed
in action 9 May 1915. Born and enlisted Whittlesea, Cambs. Husband
of Esther Elizabeth (nee Gray) Stafford, of 1, Holdick yard, Whitman
Street, Whittlesey, married 26 December 1913 in St. Mary's, Whittlesey;
later resident 40, Gracious Street, Whittlesea. In the 1891 census
he was aged 12, born Whittlesey, a Railway labourer, son of Thomas
and Betsy Stafford, resident Huts Bridge, Underwood, Whittlesey,
Cambridgeshire. Enlisted and medically examined 5 January 1915,
aged 37, born Whittlesey, resident No. 1. Holleys Yard, Whitman
Street, Whittlesey, married. a Labourer by trade, height 5 feet
8½ inches, weight 160lbs, chest 39-41 inches. No known grave.
Commemorated on Ploegsteert Memorial, Hainaut, Belgium. Panel 7. |
STAFFORD |
Horace |
Private
3/9375 [listed as 3/3975 SDGW], 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire
Regiment. Killed in action 9 May 1915. Aged 22. Born Whittlesea,
Cambs, enlisted Peterborough. Regular soldier. Son of George and
Alice Stafford, of 59, Church Street, Whittlesey, Cambs. In the
1901 census he was aged 7, born Whittlesey, son of george and Alice
Stafford, resident Church Street, Whittlesey Urban (Isle of Ely),
Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. In the 1911 census he was aged 17, born
Whittlesea, a pressman, son of George and Alice Stafford, resident
57, Church Street, Whittlesey, Whittesley Urban, Cambridgeshire.
Attested 19 December 1911 at Peterborough, aged 18 years 3 months,
a brickyard labourer, single, religious denomination Church of England,
height 5 feet 4 inches, weight 111lbs, chest 34½-37 inches,
hazel eyes, fair hair. No known grave. Commemorated on Ploegsteert
Memorial, Hainaut, Belgium. Panel 7. |
STARLING |
Joseh William |
Private
8329, 2nd Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action in Mesopotamia
23 February 1917. Aged 24. Born Stepney, Middlesex, enlisted King's
Lynn, Norfolk. Son of William and Esther Starling, Holbeach St Marks,
Holbeach, Lincs, formerly Brazen House, 30, Gracious Street, Whittlesey.
Attested 12 January 1911 at King's Lynn, aged 18 years 8 months,
born Stepney, London, Middlesex, a Farm labourer, single, height
5 feet 4¾ inches, weight 125lbs, chest 35-37 inches, fresh
complexion, bluish grey eyes, brown hair, religious denomination
Church of England. Joined Norfolk Regiment at Norwich 12 January
1911, posted st Battalion, 12 April 1911, posted 2nd Battalion 17
October 1912. Embarked Bombay 9 December 1916, disembarked Basra
16 December 1916, joined battalion at Sheikh Saad 23 December 1916.
Father, William Starling, resident Holbeach St Mark's Post Office,
Lincolnshire, his mother, Esther Starling, was resident 30, Gracious
Street, Whittlesea. No known grave. Commemorated on Basra Memorial,
Iraq. Panel 10. |
SYMONDS
|
Arthur |
Private
5870 and 202495, 1/5th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire
and Derbyshire Regiment), served at home from 28 September 1916,
to France 12 January 1917, to UK 16 April 1917, discharged sickness
17 September 1917. Married Sarah Ann Speechley at Chesterton April
to June Quarter 1911. His address on enlistment papers is given
as 13 Lower Brick St, Long Eaton. He is listed as a labourer. Died
in April to June Quarter April 1919. Buried 10 April 1919 in Whittlesey
Cemetery, Cambridgeshire. |
TAYLOR |
Arthur |
Corporal 14564, 6th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed
in action 19 August 1915. Born Witham-On-The-Hill, Lincs, enlisted
Peterborough, Northants. Buried in Cerisy-Gailly Military Cemetery,
Somme, France. Plot II. Row F. Grave 1. |
TAYLOR |
Ephraim Albert |
Private 585888, 683rd Agricultural Company, Labour Corps. Died 12
December 1918. Aged 30. Husband of Ellen Louisa Banyard (formerly
Taylor), of 11, Gracious Street, Whittlesey. Buried 16 December
1918 in Whittlesey Cemetery, Cambridgeshire. Grave reference A.
16. 21. |
TEMPLEMAN |
Fred |
Private 3/10333, 2nd Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 13 November
1916. Born and resident Whittlesey, Cambs. In the 1901 census he
was aged 15, born Whittlesey, an Agricultural labourer, son of George
and Frances A Templeman, resident Stonald Field, Whittlesey Urban
(Isle of Ely), Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. In the 1911 census he
was aged 25, born Whittlesey, a Threshing machine labourer, son
of George and Frances Ann Templeman, resident 38 Cross Road Whittlesey,
Whittesley Urban, Cambridgeshire. No known grave. Commemorated on
Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A.
|
THOMAS |
James Richard Llewellyn |
Private 18144, 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action
24 July 1915. Born and enlisted Whittlesey, Cambs. In the 1901 census
he was aged 3, born Whittlesey, son of James William and Sarah Kate
Thomas, resident 10, Gracious Street, Whittlesey Urban (Isle of
Ely), Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. Buried in Kemmel Chateau Military
Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Row F. Grave 40. |
THOMPSON
* |
George Edward |
Sergeant (Signaller) 6485, 4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment.
Killed in action 20 October 1914. Aged 31. Fourth son of Charles
and Mary Ann Thompson, 10, Orchard Street, Whittlesey, during war,
later of 1, Aliwal Rd., Whittlesea, Cambs. In the 1891 census he
was aged 7, born Whittlesey, a scholar, son of Charles and Mary
A Thompson, resident Broad Street, Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. In
the 1901 census he was aged 17, born Whittlesey. a General labourer,
son of Charles and Mary A Thompson, resident Claygate, Whittlesey
Urban (Isle of Ely), Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. South African Veteran.
Originally attested for South African service as 2302, 4th Battalion,
Suffolk Regiment, 23 April 1901 in Whittlesey, born and resident
Whittlesey, aged 18 years 11 months, a Labourer, unmarried, height
5 feet 7½ inches, weight 134lbs, chest 32½-34inches,
complexion nickled, eyes brown, hair brown, religious denomination
Church of England. No known grave. Commemorated on Le Touret Memorial,
Pas de Calais, France. Panel 17 and 18. |
THORPE |
Ambrose |
Private 17666, 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action
20 July 1916. Aged 21. Born Grimsby, Lincs, enlisted Whittlesea,
Cambs. Son of Mrs. Laura Biggadike, of 64, Gracious St., Whittlesey.
No known grave. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A.
|
TINKLER |
Peter Cyril |
Private 31270, 7th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. (Lewis Gun
section). Killed in action 10 August 1917. Aged 21. Resident Coates,
Cambs, enlisted Whittlesea, Cambs. Son of Mr and Mrs Peter Tinkler,
of Field Terrace, Farcet. Lived Poplar Hall Farm. In the 1901 census
he was aged 4, born Farcet, Hunts, son of Peter and Susan Tinkler,
resident Rutland Cottages, Lane, Farcet, Huntingdonshire. In the
1911 census he was aged 14, born Farcet, Hunts, a Farm labourer,
son of Peter and Susan Tinkler, resident 48, Gracious Street, Whittlesey,
Whittesley Urban, Cambridgeshire. No known grave. Commemorated on
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel
31 and 33.
|
TRUNDLE,
MM |
Harold George |
Lance Corporal G/5831, 2nd Battalion, Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex
Regiment). Died of wounds 16 August 1917. Aged 27. Born 22 July
1890 Magalen Laver, Essex, resident Hampton, Middlesex, enlisted
Hounslow, Middlesex. Baptised 24 August 1890 in Magdalen Laver,
St Mary Magdalen, Essex, son of John and Harriet Trundle, resident
Magdalene Laver. Son of John Daniel and Harriet Trundle, of 31,
West End, Whittlesey. Buried in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Pas de
Calais, France. Plot VIII. Row I. Grave 7. |
WALTON
|
Charles Francis |
Private 326424, 1st/1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Killed
in action 26 September 1917. Enlisted Whittlesey, Cambs. Formerly
3734 Cambridgeshire Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated on Tyne
Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 148. |
WALTON |
George William |
Private
CH/8670 (Naval Reserve service number RMR/B/1550), H.M.S.
Hawke, Royal Marine Light Infantry. Killed in action when
his ship was torpedoed in the North Sea 15 October 1914. Aged
40. Born 1 August 1874 in Somersham, Hunts. Son of Benjamin Walton,
of Whittlesea, Cambs; husband of Alice (barton) Walton, of 9,
Bedford Road, Southborough, Tunbridge Wells, also listed as 38,
Asprey Street, Lower Road, Rotherhithe, London S.E.; married October
to December Quarter 1902 in Tunbridge Wells Registration District.
Brother of William George Walton (below). In the 1901 census he
was aged 6, born Somersham, Hunts, a scholar, son of Denny B and
Ann Walton, resident Main Street, Somersham, St Ives, Huntingdonshire.
In the 1911 census he was aged 16, born Somersham, Hunts, an Agricultural
labourer, son of Denny B and Annie Walton, resident Oldeamere,
Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. No known grave. Commemorated on Chatham
Naval Memorial, Kent. Panel 7.
|
WALTON |
William George |
Private
8091, 1st Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment. Discharged 12 March
1915, issued Silver War badge 91662 14 December 1916, and died of
tuberculosis 16 April 1917 under Sickness Para
392 (xvi) King's Regulations. Aged 34. Son of Benjamin Walton,
Whittlesey. Brother of George William Walton (above). In the 1901
census he was aged 18, born Eastrea, Cambs, a bricklayers apprentice,
son of Benjamin D and Ada E Watson, resident Eastrea Cottages, Eastrea,
Whittlesey Rural (Isle of Ely), Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. Enlisted
26 January 1905. Buried in Whittlesey Cemetery, Cambridgeshire. |
WARD |
Charles |
Private
L/16947, 21st Battalion, Duke of Cambridge's OWn (Middlesex Regiment).
Killed in action 10 April 1917. Born Whittlesea, enlisted Bedford.
Husband of Lillian Agnes Ward, with two sons, of 65, Waghorn Road,
Upton Park, London E., married 18 March 1914. Formerly T/31549,
Royal Army Service Corps. In the 1901 census he was aged 7, born
Whittlesey, son of John and catherine, resident Mill Road, Whittlesey
Urban (Isle of Ely), Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. No known grave.
Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face
12 D and 13 B.
|
WARD |
Charles Sidney |
Private TF/325297, 1st/1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. 39th.
Division. Killed in action at St. Julian on the opening day of the
Third Battle of Ypres 31 July 1917. Aged 27. Born and enlisted in
Whittlesey. Husband of Florence Edith Ward, of 17, Holme. Formerly
1663 1st/1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. In the 1911 census
he was aged 20, born Whittlesey, an Assistant butcher, son of John
Thomas and Lydia Ward, resident 18, Whitmore Street, Whittlesey,
Whittesley Urban, Cambridgeshire. Commemorated on Ypres (Menin Gate)
Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 50 and 52.
|
WARREN |
William Newton |
Private 3/10935, 7th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed
in action 30 March 1917. Born Whittlesea, Cambs, enlisted Peterborough,
Northants, Husband of Eliza J Warren, West Delph. born Whittlesey,
In the 1901 census he was aged 21, born Whittlesey, an Agricultural
labourer, married to Eliza J Warren, resident Delph West Side, Whittlesey
Urban (Isle of Ely), Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. In the 1911 census
he was aged 32, born Whittlesea, a brickworks labourer, married
to Eliza Jane Warren with three daughters, resident 25, West Delph,
Whittlesey, Whittesley Urban, Cambridgeshire. Buried in Aix-Noulette
Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row
C. Grave 17. |
WATFORD,
MM |
Walter |
Sergeant 8486, 5th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Died
of wounds 30 July 1916. Born Coates, Cambs, enlisted Peterborough,
Northants. In the 1891 census he was aged 1, born Coates, Cambridgeshire,
son of Alice Watford, resident Delph, Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire.
In the 1901 census he was aged 11, born Cambridgeshire, son of
William and Alice Ann Watford, resident Gracious Street, Whittlesey
Urban (Isle of Ely), Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. Awarded Military
Medal (M.M.). Originally attested 8 November 1906 at Whittlesey,
aged 18 years 1 month, as 3336, 4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment,
born Coates, Whittlesey, Cambs, a Brickyard labourer, single,
height 5 feet 4¾ inches, weight 121½lbs, chest 35½-38½,
fair complexion, grey eyes, brown hair, religious denomination
Church of England, son of W. Watford, of King's HeadInn, Gracious
Street, Whittlesey; purchased discharge 20 November 1906. Buried
in Bouzincourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France. Plot
I. Row G. Grave 26.
Extract
from Army Witness Statement, Summary of evidence
related to Private Sands:
(2) |
No
8486 Sergeant Watford, 5th Northamptonshire Regt (Pioneers)
States:
Sir on the night of 27th Dec on arriving at trenches about
5 p.m the Stretcher bearer brought the accused to me who
showed me his finger which had been bandaged & said
that he was unable to work as he had cut his finger on a
jam tin. I left orders with Cpl Gammons that the accused
was to do no work at all. |
28/12/15 |
(S/d)
W Watford Sgt
5th Northamptonshire Regt
(Pioneers). |
|
WATSON |
H |
possibly
Herbert Watson, Sergeant 15433, 10th Battaion, Royalo Welsh Fusiliers.
Killed in action 11 April 1917. Born Isle of Ely, Cambs, resident
Farcet, enlisted Bala, Merioneth. No known grave. Commemorated on
Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 6.
|
WATSON |
J |
possibly
John Watson, Lance Corporal 128583, "F" Special Company,
Royal Engineers. Killed in action 10 June 1918. Born Ely, Cambs,
resident Peterborough, enlisted Sheffield. Son of Sarah Watson,
of Ramsey Road, St Ives. Lived 180 Belsize Ave, Peterborough. Formerly
27414, Yorkshire Light Infantry. Buried in Fosse No 10 Comm Cem
Ext, Sains-en-Gohelle, Pas de Calais, France. Plot III. Row C. Grave
14. |
WESTON |
G |
No
further information currently available. |
WHITE |
Herbert Frederick |
Private 2455, 1/1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Killed
in action 13 April 1915. Aged 23. Born and enlisted Whittlesey,
Cambs. Son of Christopher and Lizzie White, of 16, Orchard Street,
Whittlesey. In the 1901 census he was aged 9, born Bishop's Stortford,
Hertfordshire, son of Christopher and Lizzie White, resident High
Causeway, Wittlesey, Whittlesey Urban (Isle of Ely), Whittlesey,
Cambridgeshire. In the 1911 census he was aged 19, born Bishop's
Stortford, Herts, a Bricklayer's labourer presswork, son of Christopher
and Lizzie White, resident 16, Orchard Street, Whittlesey, Whittesley
Urban, Cambridgeshire. No known grave. Commemorated on Ypres (Menin
Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 50 and
52.
**
Note differences in birth place ***
|
WHITWELL |
Ernest |
Private
26331, Suffolk Regiment transferred as Private 40759, Royal Defence
Corps (Territorial Force). Invalided and discharged as "no
longer physically fit for War Service" 7 July 1917 suffering
from Tuberculosis of Lung, died 21 November 1918 at Glassmoor, Whittlesey.
Aged 29. In the 1891 census he was aged 2, born Whittlesey, son
of John and Eliza J Whitwell, resident Turves, Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire.
In the 1901 census he was aged 12, born Whittlesey, son of John
Whitwell (a widower), resident Farm House, Turves, Whittlesey Rural
(Isle of Ely), Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. In the 1911 census he
was aged 21, born Whittlesea, son of John and Harriet Whitewell
(father probably remarried), resident Glassmoor, Whittesley, Cambridgeshire.
Born Whittlesea, enlisted 15 March 1916 at Wisbech, medically examined
16 March 1916 in Bury St Edmunds, aged 27 years 2 months, a farmer,
height 5 feet 6¼ inches, weight 130lbs, chest 36-39 inches.
Buried 25 March 1918 in Whittlesey Cemetery, Cambridgeshire. |
WILDBORE |
Isaac |
Private 41427, 13th (West Ham) Essex Regiment. who was killed in
action on Thursday, 3 May 1917. Aged 28. Born and resident Whittlesea,
enlisted Bury St Edmund's. Son of Isaac and Mary Wildbore; husband
of Jessie E (nee Brown) Wildbore, married Octber to December Quarter
1913 in Whittlesey Reistration District. Formerly 6664 Cambridgeshire
Regiment. In the 1901 census he was aged 12, born Whittlesey, son
of Isaac and Mary Wildbore, resident Windmill Street, Whittlesey
Urban (Isle of Ely), Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. In the 1911 census
he was aged 22, born Whittlesea, a Farm Labourer, son of Isaac and
Mary Wilodbore, resident 26, Windmill Street, Whittlesey, Whittesley
Urban, Cambridgeshire. Commemorated on Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais,
France. Bay 7.
|
WILDBORE |
Joseph |
Private
3/5267, 2nd Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment. Killed in action
5 May 1915. Aged 25. Born and enlisted Hull. Husband of Genesta
Wildbore, of 12, Emily Grove, Brighton Street, Hessle Road, Hull.
In the 1911 census he was aged 21, born Hull, a Fish Dock labourer,
husband of Genesta, Wildbore, son in law of Mary Ann Wilson (a
widow), resident 3 Emily Grov, Brighton Street, Sculcoates, Yorkshire
& Yorkshire (East Riding). No known grave. Commemorated on
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Panel 21 and 31.
**
This is the only Joseph Wildbore available although connection
not established **
|
WILSON,
MM |
George |
Private 325457, 1/1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Killed
in action 22 August 1918. Aged 21. Born Eastrea, enlisted Whittlesey,
Cambs. Son of James and Eliza Wilson, of 29, Horsegate Lane, Whittlesey;
husband of Marion McKay (nee Lammon) Wilson, married at St Mary's,
Yorkdale 5 June 1906, resident Briggate East, Whittlesey, one son.
Awarded the Military Medal (M.M.) gazetted 11 February 1919. Formerly
1985, Cambridgeshire Regiment. In the 1901 census he was aged 4,
born Eastrea, Cambs, son of James and Eliza Wilson, resident Eastrea,
Whittlesey Rural (Isle of Ely), Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. In the
1911 census he was aged 15, born Eastrea, Cambs, a brickyard labourer,
son of James and Eliza Wilson, resident 29, Horsegate Lane, Whittlesey,
Whittesley Urban, Cambridgeshire. No known grave. Commemorated on
Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Haucourt, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 10. |
WOODWARD |
Feary |
[Spelt
Fairey on SDGW and CWGC, and Fairy on other records] Private 16535,
1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed in action at Memorial
Ridge 9 May 1915. Born Ramsey, birth registered in the Whittlesey
Registration District January to March 1895, enlisted Peterborough.
In the 1901 census he was aged 6, born Whittlesey, at school, son
of George A and Elizabeth A Woodward, resident Simpsons Farm, Warboys,
St Ives, Huntingdonshire. No known grave. Commemorated on Le Touret
Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 28 to 30. |
1939-45 |
BARNES |
Douglas |
Ordinary
Seaman, C/JX 549647, H.M.S. Allington Castle, Royal Navy. Washed
overboard in heavy seas on convoy duty 18 October 1944. Aged 19.
Born 6 April 1925 in Whittlesey. Son of John Alfred and Edith
Barnes, of 64 Mill Road, Whittlesey. No known grave. Commemorated
on Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent. Panel 76, Column 2.
|
BARRETT |
Christopher Charles |
Lance
Corporal 5776878, 2nd Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment. Killed
in action 6 May 1944. Aged 27. Born 22 December 1916. Son of John
and Mabel Barrett, of Whittlesey; husband of Mary Barrett, of Whittlesey.
In the 1939 Register he was unmarried, resident with his parents
at 33, East Delph, Whittlesey, Whittlesey U.D., Cambridgeshire.
Buried in Kohima War Cemetery, India. Plot 2. Row A. Grave 14. |
BEDFORD |
John Robert |
Corporal EX/3290, No 44 Royal Marine Commando, Royal Marines. Died
in Burma 12 March 1944. Aged 25. Born 12 October 1919 in Whittlesey.
Son of John Robert and Annie Bedford, of Whittlesey. In the 1939
Register he was unmarried, a Labourer Brickworks Press General,
residet with his widowed father at 63 Station Road, Whittlesey,
Whittlesey U.D., Cambridgeshire. No known grave. Commemorated on
Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon. Panel 102. Column 2. |
BROWN |
Basil Horace |
Private
14631536, 2nd/6th Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey). Killed in
action in Italy 8 February 1944. Aged 19. Son of Sidney and Alice
Esther Brown, of 50, New Road, Whittlesey. Buried in Misturno War
Cemetery, Italy. Plot VIII. Row F. Grave 21. |
BROWN |
Cecil Charles |
[Listed
as Charles Cecil on CWGC] Driver 10586901, 2 AA Workshops, Royal
Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. Drowned while crossing River
Nene in a canoe 20 September 1944. Aged 21. Son of Charles and Ellen
Brown; husband of Joan Edith Brown, of Whittlesey. Buried in Whittlesey
Cemetery, Cambridgeshire. Grave reference Division D. Row 28. Grave
4. |
BROWN |
Ronald Arthur |
Engineman,
CT/KX 124680, H.M. Trawler Laetes, Royal Naval Patrol Service. Died
at sea 25 July 1942. Aged 26. Born 24 August 1915 in Whittlesey.
Son of Mr and Mrs Henry Ground Brown, of 8, Eastgate, Whittlesey;
husband of Lily Brown, of Saxon Cottages, Whittlesey. No known grave.
Commemorated on Lowestoft Naval Memorial, Suffolk. Panel 9, Column
3. |
BURGESS |
Kenneth |
Private
5933926, 5th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Missing believed killed
in action 14 February 1942 during the Japanese Invasion of Singapore.
Born and resident Northamptonshire. Son of Harry and Mary Ann
Burgess, of Castle House, Whittlesey. No known grave. Commemorated
on Singapore Memorial, Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore. Column
54.
|
CHAMBERS
|
Herbert Alfred |
Corporal,
5835467, "B" Squadron, 1st Derbyshire Yeomanry, Royal
Armoured Corps. Killed in action 6 July 1944. Aged 34. Born 11 April
1910. Son of Fred and Elizabeth Chambers, of 7 Aliwal Road, Whittlesey.
In the 1911 census he was newborn, born King's Dyke, Whittlesey,
son of Fred and Elizabeth Chambers, resident 20, Kings Dyke, Kingsdyke,
Whittesley Rural, Cambridgeshire. Married Frances A Butcher in the
October to December Quarter 1931 in Whittlesey Registration District,
Cambridgeshire. In the 1939 Register he was a Coal Merchant, married
to Frances A Chambers, resident 25, Delph, Whittlesey, Whittlesey
U.D., Cambridgeshire. Buried in Arezzo War Cemetery, Italy. Plot
V. Row A. Grave 25. |
CHENEY |
Sydney |
Private
4806714, East Yorkshire Regiment. Killed in action in North West
Europe 20 July 1944. Aged 30. Born 4 June 1914. Son of Frederick
and Selena Cheney, of Stonald Ave, Whittlesey; husband of Mary Cheney,
of Whittlesey. In the 1939 Register he was married, a General Labourer,
resident 15 Stonald Avenue, Whittlesey, Whittlesey U.D., Cambridgeshire.
Buried in Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery, Calvados, France.
Plot I. Row B. Grave 16. |
CLIFTON
|
George |
Ordinary
Seaman, P/JX 518575, H.M.S. Collingwood, Royal Navy. Died in Fareham,
Hampshire, 18 June 1943. Aged 18. Born 29 May 1925 in Brightside,
Yorkshire. Son of George and Jenny Clifton, of Whittlesey. Buried
in Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery, Gosport, Hampshire. Plot E. Row
63. Grave 18.
|
COOMBER |
John |
Private
4923125, Gloucestershire Regiment. Wounded in Normandy, died of
wounds at Leeds 12 August 1944. Aged 32. Born 8 May 1912. Son of
James Sidney and Ann Coomber, of Gracious St, Whittlesey. Brother
Herbert died in First World War. In the 1939 register he was unmarried,
a General Labourer Contractor, resident 26 Gracious Street, Whittlesey,
Whittlesey U.D., Cambridgeshire. Buried 16 August 1944 in Whittlesey
Cemetery, Cambridgeshire. Grave reference Division D. Row 28. Grave
3. |
CURTIS |
Robert William |
Ordinary
Seaman, C/JX 317670, H.M.S. Martin, Royal Navy. Died at sea 10
November 1942. Aged 20. Born 4 October 1922 in Whittlesey. Son
of Walter and Mahalah Curtis, of 18, Coronation Avenue, Whittlesey.
No known grave. Commemorated on Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent.
Panel 57, Column 2.
|
DRAKE |
Laurence
Frank |
Private 3968833, 2nd Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Killed
in action in North West Europe 25 June 1944. Aged 24. Born 7 March
1920 in Cambridgeshire, resident Cambridgeshire. Son of William
and Edith Drake, of 2 Stonald Ave, Whittlesey; husband of Josephine
(nee Plowright) Drake, of Windmill Street, Whittlesey, and of Amersham
Common, Buckinghamshire, married January to March Quarter 1942 in
Whittlesey Registration District, Cambridgeshire. Brother of Tom
DRAKE listed below under Civil Defence, sister was Edith Evelyn
DRAKE. (His great niece Sharon Thrift lives in Australia). In the
1939 Register he was unmarried, a Railway Wagon Works Heavy Work,
resident withn his widowed mother, Edith, at 87 Windmill Street,
Whittlesey, Whittlesey U.D., Cambridgeshire. Buried in La Delivrance
War Cemetery, Douvres, Calvados, France. Plot VI. Row J. Grave 6. |
DREW |
John Fielding |
Private
5828930, 2nd Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died as a Japanese
Prisoner of War at Iruka Camp, Osaka, working as a slave in Japan
25 October 1944, originally captured 15 February 1942 at Singapore.
Aged 27. Son of Walter and Mary Drew, of 58 Church St, Whittlesey.
Buried in Yokohama War Cemetery, Japan. British Section. Plot D.
Row A. Grave 5. |
ENGLISH |
Neville Percy |
Private
5832979, 4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died of cholera as a
Japanese Prisoner of War working on the Thailand-Burma Railway
10 July 1943, captured 15 February 1942 at Singapore. Aged 23.
Born Norfolk, resident Northamptonshire. Son of Mr and Mrs Percy
Alfred English, of 32 Cemetery Road, Whittlesey. Buried in Kanchanaburi
War Cemetery, Thailand. Plot 10. Collective grave F. 2 - L. 4.
Extract
from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index
1946:
ENGLISH
Nevil Percy of 32 Cemetery-road Whittlesey Cambridgeshire
died 10 July 1943 on war service Probate Peterborough
10 May to Elsie Hilda English (wife of Percy Alfred English).
Effects £173 12s.
|
GARNER |
John Harold |
Leading
Aircraftman 1157084, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died from
malaria as a Japanese Prisoner of War, since the fall of Java, while
being transported from Ambon Island to Java in the ship Maros Maru
12 November 1944. Aged 22. Born 18 May 1922. Son of Thomas and Lydia
Garner, of 29, Inham's Road, Whittlesey. Buried as sea. No known
grave. Commemorated on Singapore Memorial, Kranji War Cemetery,
Singapore. Column 438.
Extract
from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index
1946:
GARNER
John Harold of 29 Inhams-road Whittlesey Cambridgeshire
died 12 November 1944 on war service Administration
Peterborough 20 September to Thomas Garner lorry driver.
Effects £483 1s. 10d.
|
GILL |
Bernard
John |
Gunner
1532331, 151 Battery, 51 H.A.A. Regiment, Royal Artillery. Killed
in action 2 June 1941 in Crete. Aged 24. Born 2 June 1917, and resident,
Whittlesea. Son of George and Catherine Gill, of Bassley View, Eastrea
Road, Whittlesey. Son of Mr and Mrs G Gill, Bassley View, Eastrea
Road, Whittlesey. In the 1939 Register he was single, a Bricklayers
Labourer, resident Bassley View, Eastrea Road, Whittlesey, Whittlesey
U.D., Cambridgeshire. No known grave. Commemorated on Athens Memorial,
Greece. Face 2. |
GREENWOOD |
Thomas William |
Private
5783903, 7th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action
7 August 1944. Aged 22. Born and resident Cambridgeshire. Birth
registered in the June to September Quarter 1922 in the Whittlesey
Registration District (his mother's maiden name was Stevens). Husband
of Mrs Greenwood, 7 Plough Road, Whittlesey. He was wounded 8 July
1944 but remained at duty. His brother, Wlfrid
Cyril Greenwood, was killed in Korea and is listed on the same
memorial. Buried in Bayeux War Cemetery, Calvados, France. Plot
XXIII. Row E. Grave 16. |
HALLAM
|
Charles William Richard |
Stoker
1st Class, C/KX 105304, H.M.S. Gloucester, Royal Navy. Died 22
May 1941, at the Battle of Crete. Aged 20. Son of Aaron and Alice
Hallam, of 7 Orchard St, Whittlesey. No known grave. Commemorated
on Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent. Panel 47, Column 43.
|
HAMMOND |
John Sydney |
Driver
T/240243, 213 General Transport Company, Royal Army Service Corps.
Died at 64th British Hospital due to a lorry accident 19 August
1945. Aged 39. Born 16 August 1906. Son of John Thomas and Ada Hammond;
husband of Hilda Alice Hammond, of 32, Coronation Avenue, Whittlesey.
In the 1939 Register he was a General labourer, married, resident
32, Coronation Avenue, Whittlesey, Whittlesey U.D., Cambridgeshire.
Buried in Celle War Cemetery, Niedersachsen, Germany. Plot 2. Row
A. Grave 7. |
HANCOCK
|
[Charles]
William |
Sergeant
(Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) 909505, 49 Squadron, Royal Air Force
Volunteer Reserve. Taking off from Scampton on operations over Keil
his aircraft was shot down in the target area and crashed between
Ipernstedt & Ostenfeld and he was killed 26 June 1941. Aged
23. Son of John William and Mary Elizabeth Hancock, of Factory Corner,
Whittlesey; husband of Ivy Hancock, of Old Fletton, Peterborough,
Northamptonshire. Buried in Kiel War Cemetery, Schleswig-Holstein,
Germany. Plot 3. Row C. Grave 2. |
HARGRAVE |
Owen Russell |
Able
Seaman, P/JX 335263, H.M.S. President III (lost in M.V. Abosso),
Royal Navy. Died at sea 29 October 1942. Born 8 June 1923 in Whittlesey,
Cambs. Son of John Thomas Eyat Hargrave and Elsie Hendra Hargrave,
of Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. No known grave. Commemorated on
Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire. Panel 64, Column 1.
|
HART |
Christopher James |
Gunner
1626516, HQ 48th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery.
Died as a Japanese Prisoner of War from amoebic dysentery at Pakan
Baros, Sumatra, 4 April 1945. Aged 34. Born 15 December 1910 in
Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, resident Peterborough, Nothamptonshire.
Son of James and Emily Jane Hart, of Reach Farm, Black Bush, Whittlesey;
husband of Gladys Eveline Hart, of Wigan, Lancashire formerly Church
Villa, Eye, Peterborough. Insurance Agent. In the 1911 census he
was nerwborn, born Willow Hall, Whittlesey, Cambs, son of James
and E,ily Jane Hart, resident Willow Hall, Thorney, Whittesley,
Cambridgeshire. In the 1939 Register he was unmarried, an Insurance
Agent Inustrial, resident Bowbury Road, Eye, Peterborough R.D.,
Northamptonshire. Buried in Jakarta War Cemetery, Indonesia. Plot
1. Row D. Grave 18.
Extract
from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index
1946:
HART
Christopher James of Church Villa Eye Northamptonshire
died 4 April 1945 on war service Probate Peterborough
6 March to Gladys Eveline Hart widow.
Effects £1771 1s. 1d.
|
HART |
Herbert |
Able
Seaman D/JX 168367, H.M.S. Orchis, Royal Navy. Died at sea 21 August
1944. Born 31 May 1919 in Whittlesey. Son of Mr and Mrs J Hart,
77 Windmill Street, Whittlesey. He was married. His twin brother
George also served in the Navy. No known grave. Commemorated on
Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon. Panel 86, Column 2. |
HENSON |
Ralph |
Driver
T/190222, Royal Army Service Corps. Died when his tank transporter
caught fire in Wiltshire 24 April 1942. Aged 26. Born 6 September
1915. Son of George and Clara Henson, of Whittlesey. In the 1939
Register he was single, a Motor Lorry Driver, resident with his
parents at 46, Church Street, Whittlesey, Whittlesey U.D., Cambridgeshire.
Buried 30 April 1942 in Whittlesey Cemetery, Cambridgeshire. Grave
reference Division E. Row 11. Grave 2.
Extract
from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index
1942:
HENSON Ralph of 46 London-street Whittlesey Cambridgeshire
died 23 April 1942 On war service Administration
Peterborough 26 May to George Henson horse slaughterer.
Effects £289 18s. 7d.
|
HOUSDEN |
Raymond Thomas |
Trooper
305554, 2nd Battalion, Household Cavalry Regiment, Royal Horse Guards.
Died of wounds 1 March 1945, wounded 24 February 1945 in Western
Europe. Aged 25. Born 17 August 1920. Son of John and Florence Sarah
Housden, of 2, Bassenhally Road, Whittlesey. In the 1939 Register
he was unmarried, a Beet Factory (Pulp) Heavy Worker, resident with
his parents at 2, Bassenhally Road, Whittlesey, Whittlesey U.D.,
Cambridgeshire. First wounded 31 July 1944 in North est Europe.
Buried in Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Gelderland, Netherlands. Plot
19. Row C. Grave 7.
Extract
from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index
1945:
HOUSDEN
Raymond Thomas otherwise Raymond of 2 Bassenhally-road Whittlesey
Cambridge died 1 March 1945 on war service Probate
Peterborough 11 July to John Housden kiln drawer.
Effects £198 12s. 9d.
|
HOWLETT |
James Albert |
Private
5830956, "A" Company, 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment.
Died in a fall from cliff while training in Scotland 12 May 1943.
Aged 25. Born 3 January 1918. Son of Arthur and Rose Ena Howlett,
of 57, King's Dyke, Whittlesey. In the 1939 Register he was unmarried,
a General Labourer Brickworks, resident with his parents at 57,
King's Dyke, Whittlesey U.D., Cambridgeshire. Buried in Whittlesey
Cemetery, Cambridgeshire. Grave reference Division D. Row 28. Grave
2. |
JINKS |
George Charles |
Fusilier
5931815, 4th Bttalion, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. Died on service
4 April 1945. Aged 25. Born and resident Cambridgeshire. Son of
Mr and Mrs Fred Jinks, of 9 Eastgate, Whittlesey. Previously wounded
in North West Europe June 1944. Buried in Reichswald Forest War
Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot
55. Row A. Grave 15. |
KNIGHT |
James William |
Flight
Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) 1613421, 9 Squadron, Royal
Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Taking off from Bardney on a day operation,
Altenbeken, he was killed when his aircaft, Avro Lancaster I serial
number NF937, crashed at Sasserath 14 February 1945. Son of Mr and
Mrs A Knight, of 22, London Street, Whittlesey. Buried in Rheinberg
War Cemetery, Germany. Plot 11. Row C. Collective grave 4-10. |
LAKEY |
Ernest Edward |
Private
5828945, 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment.
Died at sea while a Japanese Prisoner of War when the ship he
was being transported on, Hofuku Maru, was sunk 2by planes from
an American Aircraft Carrier, 80 miles north of Corregidor, 1
September 1944, captured 15 February 1942 in Singapore. Aged 27.
Born 29 August 1917. Son of Harry and Harriet Lakey, of 16, Briggate
East, Whittlesey. In the 1939 Registerhe was single, a General
Labourer Brickyard, resident with his parents at Briggate, Briggate
East, Whittlesey, Whittlesey U.D., Cambridgeshire. No known grave.
Commemorated on Singapore Memorial, Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore.
Column 59.
Extract
from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index
1946:
LAKEY
Ernest Edward of 16 Briggate East Whittlesey
Cambridgeshire died on or since 21 September 1944 on
war service Administration Peterborough 3 May
to Harriett Lakey (wife of Harry Lakey). Effects £266 12s.
8d.
|
LEESON |
George Alex |
Private
5777121, 5th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment. Accidentally killed
in United Kingdom 16 July 1940. Aged 24. Born 25 January 1916. Son
of Thomas and Agnes Leeson, of Coates. In the 1939 Register he was
single, a Labourer, resident with his parents at 44, London Street,
Whittlesey, Whittlesey U.D., Cambridgeshire. Buried in Salthouse
(St Nicholas) Churchyard, Norfolk. No reference.
Extract
from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index
1942:
LEESON
George Alec of 44 London-street Whittlesey Cambridgeshire
died 16 July 1940 on war service Administration Peterborough
16 January to Agnes Leeson widow.
Effects £384 5s. 7d.
|
LILLEY |
Roland Clarence |
Private
7619209, 2nd/6th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Died of dysentery
during forced march from Poland to Germany as a Prisoner of War
(P.O.W. No. 14040) 7 March 1945, captured 9 June 1940 (retreat to
Dunkirk); impridoned in Stalag 20A Podgorz (Thorn). Aged 25. Born
20 November 1919. Son of George and Esther Lilley, of 3 Common Road,
Whittlesey. In the 1939 Register he was single, a Brickworks Labourer
Heavy Worker, resident with his parents at 3, Commons Road, Whittlesey,
Whittlesey U.D., Cambridgeshire. Buried in Berlin 1939-45 War Cemetery,
Berlin, Germany.Plot 11. Row C, Grave 10.
Extract
from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index
1945:
LILLEY
Roland Clarence of 6 Commons-road Whittlesey Cambridgeshire
died 7 March 1945 on war service Administration
Peterborough 5 July to George Lilley stoker gas works.
Effects £244 7s. 7d.
|
LUTKIN |
Percy |
Private
5933921, 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment.
Died at sea 12 September 1944, as a Japanese Prisoner of War,
aboard Hofuku Maru that was sunk by planes from an American Aircraft
Carrier, 80 miles north of Corregidor; originallycaptured 15 February
1942 in Singapore. Aged 32. Son of Mr H Lutkin, of Hallcroft Road,
Whittlesey. No known grave. Commemorated on Singapore Memorial,
Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore. Column 59.
Extract
from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index
1946:
LUTKIN Percy of St. Edmund Halcroft-road Whittlesey
Cambridgeshire died 21 September 1944 on war
service Administration (with Will) Peterborough
28 January to Dorothy Irene Lutkin widow. Effects £264 10s.
7d.
|
MARTELL |
Gordon Ronald |
Leading
Aircraftman 1458928, 2909 Squadron, Royal Air Force Regiment. Royal
Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 19 September 1943. Aged 21. Born
16 August 1922, baptised 24 September 1922 in Wentworth, Cambridgeshire.
Son of Gordon George and Enid Evelyn Martell, of 34, London Street,
Whittlesey. Buried in Rhodes War Cemetery, Greece. Plot 1. Row A.
Grave 7. |
MAWBY
|
Cyril Arthur |
Corporal
5832176, Corps of Military Police. Died in an accident when a passenger
in a truck which hit lamp standard 17 October 1945. Born 19 February
1914. Son of William and Ada Mawby, of Whittlesey; husband of Rose
Helen (nee Gordon) Mawby, of Whittlesey, married April to June Quarter
1942 in Whittlesey Registration District. In the 1939 Register he
was single, a Brickyard Labourer Heavy Worker, resident with his
parents at 1, Blunt's Lane, Whittlesey, Whittlesey U.D., Cambridgeshire.
Buried in Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. Plot
6. Row D. Grave 20. |
MIDDLETON |
Sydney Richard |
Lance
Corporal 7520726, Royal Army Medical Corps. Died on service in
the United Kingdom 5 September 1940. Born Kent. Buried in St Peter-in-Thanet
Churchyard, Kent. Row 43. Grave 43.
**
Association with Whittlesey unnown **
|
MILLS |
Albert William |
Private
5775731, 6th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment. Died of malaria
as a Japanese Prisoner of War 17 October 1943, orginally taken
prisoner 15 February 1942 in Singapore. Aged 26. Born 5 April
1917. Son of Albert Edward and Mary Ann Mills, of 256, Peterborough
Road, Whittlesey; husband of Joyce Millicent (nee Henson) Mills,
of 15, St Paul's Road, New England, Peterborough, married October
to December Quarter 1939 in Peterborough Registration District.
In the 1939 Register he was single, a Railway Wagon Repairer Heavy
Worker, resident with his parents at 2, Star Collage, King's Dyke,
Whittlesey U.D., Cambridgeshire Buried in Kanchanaburi War Cemetery,
Thailand. Plot 4. Row C. Grave 3.
Extract
from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index
1946:
MILLS
Albert William of 15 St. PauIs-road Peterborough
died 17 October 1943 on war service Administration Peterborough
12 January to Joyce Millicent Mills widow.
Effects £124 2s. 8d.
|
MORLEY
|
Edgar Harry |
Sergeant
(Flight Engineer) 1186852, 103 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve. Took off from Esham Wolds on night operation Oberhausen
flying in Avro Lancaster III serial number ED612, shot down by a
night fighter and crashed near Bracht, Brüggen, Nordrhein-Westfalen,
Germany 15 June 1943. Aged 22. Born 8 October 1920. Son of John
Robert and Jessie Lydia Morley, of Whittlesey. In the 1939 Register
he was single, a Motor Engineer & Fitter, resident with his
widowed father at Whitmore Street, Whittlesey, Whittlesey U.D.,
Cambridgeshire. Buried in Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen,
Germany. Plot 30. Row E. Grave 17. |
NORRIS
|
James Arthur |
Sergeant
(Pilot) 741381, 102 (Ceylon) Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve. Took off from Topcliffe on night operations over Bloulogne
flying a Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V serial number T4260 when
his aircraft was hit by flak and crashed at Bourthes, Pas-de-Calais,
France, killing him 15 April 1941. Son of the late Mr and Mrs A
J Norris, of Whittlesey. Buried in Bouthes Churchyard, Pas de Calais,
France. Collective grave 3.
Extract
from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index
1942:
NORRIS
James Arthur of 35 Broad-street Whittlesey Cambridgeshire
died on or since 15 April 1941 on war service Administration Peterborough
19 January to Ethel Ruby Beaton (wife of George Albert Beaton)
and Margery Pearl Norris spinster. Effects £2482 8s. 3d.
|
PEARSON |
William David |
Private
5932343, 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment.
Died in captivity from blood poisoning as a Japanese Prisoner
of War 6 July 1943. Aged 35. Born and resident Cambridgeshire.
Son of Mrs A. Pearson, and stepson of Mr. J. F. Holman, of 9 Council
Houses, Stonald Ave, Whittlesey. Formerly resident 9, Stowald
Avenue, Whittlesea. Buried in Yokohama War Cemetery, Japan. British
Section. PLot H. Row B. Grave 5.
Extract
from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index
1947:
PEARSON
William David of 9 Stonald-avenue Whittlesey Cambridgeshire
died 6 July 1943 on war service Probate Peterborough
30 January to Angelina Holman (wife of John Frederick Holman).
Effects £150 19s. 4d.
|
PEPPERCORN |
Donald Henry James |
Aircraftman
1st Class 1189709, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died on service
5 July 1941. Husband of Florence A (nee Speechley) Peppercorn, of
22, Coronation Avenue, Whittlesey, married October to December Quarte5r
1939 in Wittlesey Registration District; formerly of Ramsey. No
known grave. Commemorated on Runnymede Memorial, Surrey. Panel 57. |
PIKETT |
Herbert Albert |
Private
5932347, 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment.
Missing presumed killed in action during the Japanese invasion
of Malaya and Singapore in Batu Pahat, North Johore, Malaya, 23
January 1942. Aged 30. Born and resident Cambridgeshire. Son of
Charles Wesley Pikett and Mary Elizabeth Pikett of Windmill St,
Whittlesey. No known grave. Commemorated on Singapore Memorial,
Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore. Column 60.
Extract
from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index
1946:
PIKETT Herbert Alfred of 15 Windmill-street Whittlesey
Cambridgeshire died 23 January 1942 on war service
Probate Peterborough 25 June to Mary Elizabeth
Pikett widow.
Effects £330 10s. 9d.
|
POPELY |
Alfred Edward |
Gunner
5932363, 135 (The Hertfordshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal
Artillery. Died of wounds 25 January 1942. Aged 30. Born nd resident
Whittlesey. Son of Alfred and Mary Popely, of Whittlesey. Buried
in Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore. Plot 17. Row E. Grave 5.
Extract
from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index
1946:
POPELY Alfred Edward of 24 Stonald-avenue Whittlesey
Cambridgeshire died 25 January 1942 on war service Probate
Peterborough 26 July to Alfred Popely builders labourer.
Effects £217 11s. 8d.
Former Grant D.R. Peterborough 29 May 1946 Revoked.
|
READ
|
George |
Gunner
1532380, 151 Battery, 51 Heavy A.A. Regiment, Royal Artillery. Killed
in action in Crete 2 June 1941. Aged 21. Born 15 December 1919,
and resident, Whittlesey. Son of William Jabez and Ellen Read, of
11, Horsegate, Whittlesey. In the 1939 Register he was unmarried,
a Labourer Brickworks, resident with his parents at 11, Horsegate,
Whittlesey, Whittlesey U.D., Cambridgeshire. No known grave. Commemorated
on Athens Memorial, Greece. Face 2. |
REDHEAD |
Thomas |
Corporal
5883768, 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Accidentally
electrocuted in Dinapore, Bengal, India, 18 June 1941. Aged 30.
Son of George and Rebecca Redhead, of Low Cross, Whittlesey. Buried
in Dehli War Cemetery, India. Plot 5. Row H. Grave 13. |
REYNOLDS |
Herbert |
Driver
1890017, 251 Field Park Company, Royal Engineers. Died of malaria
and colitis as a Japanese Prisoner of War at Tarso 18 September
1943, captured 15 February 1942 at Singapore. Aged 24. Born 10
January 1919. Son of Herbert and Ada Mary Reynolds, of Black Bush
Inn, Market Street, Whittlesey. In the 1939 Register he was single,
a Motor Mechanic, resident 67, Coronation Avenue, Whittlesey,
Whittlesey U.D., Cambridgeshire. Cremated. No known grave. Commemorated
on Singapore Memorial, Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore. Column
42.
Extract
from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index
1946:
REYNOLDS
Herbert of The Black Bull Market-street Whittlesey Cambridgeshire
died 18 September 1943 on war service Probate Peterborough
20 March to Ada Mary Reynolds widow.
Effects £226 18s. 6d.
|
SNEESBY |
John Anthony |
Private
5832811, 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment.
Died of dysentery at Tanakan as a Japanese Prisoner of War 28
July 1943, captured 15 February 1942 at Singapore. Aged 30. Born
30 April 1913, and resident, Cambridgeshire. Son of John and Alice
Ann Sneesby, of 13, West Delph, Whittlesey. In the 1939 Register
he was single, a Heavy Worker Refuse, resident with his parents
at 13 West Delph, Whittlesey, Whittlesey U.D., Cambridgeshire.
Buried in Kanchanburi War Cemetery, Thailand. Plot 2. Row H. Grave
36.
Extract
from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index
1946:
SNEESBY
John Anthony of 13 West Delph Whittlesey Cambridgeshire
died 28 July 1943 on war service Administration Peterborough
1 February to Alice Ann Sneesby (wife of John Sneesby). Effects
£140 11s. 8d.
|
STEPHENS
|
Sydney Arthur |
Lance
Corporal 5884117, 5th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Died
at Stalag VIIIA, 13 January 1945, as a Prisoner of War (captured
in Libya 14 April 1943), prisoner number 7289, camp 18A. Aged 26.
Born Huntingdonshire, resident Cambridgeshire. Buried in Klagenfurt
War Cemetery, Austria. Plot 6. Row D. Grave 14.
Extract
from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index
1945:
STEPHENS
Sydney Arthur of 26 Coronation-avenue Whittlesey Cambridgeshire
died 13 January 1945 on war service Probate Peterborough
19 September to Thomas Owen motor driver.
Effects £137 16s. 1d.
|
TIMMS
|
Edmund William |
Private
5889129, 5th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed in action
in Sicily 1 August 1943. Aged 27. Born 25 June 1916. Son of William
Henry and Florence Timms, of Railway House, New Road, Whittlesey.
In the 1939 register he was single, a Tile Factory Hand, resident
with his parents at Railway Cottage, New Road, Whittlesey, Whittlesey
U.D., Cambridgeshire. Previously wounded 14 April 1943 in North
Africa. Buried in Catania War Cemetery, Scilly, Italy. Plot I. Row
J. Grave 50.
Extract
from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index
1945:
TIMMS
Edmund William of Railway House New-road Whittlesey Cambridgeshire
died 1 August 1943 on war service Administration Peterborough
24 March to Gladys Curran (wife of James Francis Curran). Effects
£296 8s. 4d.
|
WOODS |
Albert Edward |
Gunner
11061061, 252 Battery, 50 H.A.A. Regiment, Royal Artillery. Presumed
killed in action at sea 7 January 1943. Aged 34. Born 27 August
1908, and resident, Whittlesey. Son of Alfred and Margaret Woods,
of Whittlesey. In the 1939 Register he was single, a Railway Worker,
resident with his parents at 40, London Street, Whittlesey, Whittlesey
U.D., Cambridgeshire. In the 1911 census he was aged 2, born Whittlesea,
grandson of John and Mary Ann Woods, resident 15, Woolpack Lane,
Whittlesey, Whittesley Urban, Cambridgeshire. No known grave. Commemorated
on Brookwood 1939-1945 Memorial, Surrey. Panel 4. Column 1. |
WULBERN |
Stanley James |
Private
5828774, Motor Transport, 2nd Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment,
Suffolk Regiment. Died of beriberi at Chunkai as a Japanese Prisoner
of War 5 December 1943, captured 15 February 1942 in Singapore.
Aged 25. Born 15 January 1918 in Ramsey, Hunts. Son of Percy James
and Alice Mabel Wulbern, of 68, Peterborough Road, Whittlesey.
In the 1939 Register he was single, a Clerk to Farm of Miller
and Agricultural Merchant, resident with his parents at 68, Peterborough
Road, King's Dyke, Whittlesey U.D., Cambridgeshire. Buried in
Chungkai War Cemetery, Thailand. Plot 3. Row O Grave 6.
|
WESTON |
Bernard |
Able
Seaman, C/SSX 23008, H.M.S. Walney, Royal Navy. Died at sea 8
November 1942. Aged 23. Born 5 January 1920 in Whittlesey. Son
of Richard and Nellie Maria Weston, of 2, Council Houses, Stonald
Road, Whittlesey. No known grave. Commemorated on Chatham Naval
Memorial, Kent. Panel 56, Column 3.
Note:
H.M.S. Walney was selected for Operation Reservist as part of
the Allied invasion of French North Africa. Walney, together with
H.M.S. Hartland were to break into Oran harbour, 8 November 1942,
and land troops that would take control of key facilities before
they could be destroyed. She got into the harbour but was hit
repeatedly by French guns. She just made it to the jetty and the
survivors were able to get off but were subsequently captured,
Walney then sank. Her captain, Frederick Thornton Peters was awarded
the Victoria Cross "for valour in taking H.M.S. Walney, in
an enterprise of desperate hazard into the harbour of Oran..."
|
CIVIL
DEFENCE |
DRAKE |
Tom |
Tom
Drake was apparently killed during the 2nd world war in a motorcycle
accident when he possibly ran in to the back of a fire engine, his
wife was Ivy Drake. Brother of Laurence Frederick DRAKE listed above,
sister was Edith Evelyn DRAKE. (His great niece Sharon Thrift lives
in Australia). |
SMITH,
MM |
William Hollis |
Engineer,
Auxiliary Fire Service. Died in collision between two cars on Eastrea
Road, Whittlesey, during an air raid warning 7 June 1940. Aged 47.
Born 25 May 1893. In the 1939 Register he was a Haulage Engineer
married to Elizabeth (nee Eason) Smith, resident 17 Easgate, Whittlesey,
Whittlesey U.D., Cambridgeshire, married October to December 1916
in Whittlesey Registration District. Lived Jubilee Garage, Eastgate,
Whittlesey. He was awarded the Military Medal (M.M.) serving with
the 1/1st Cambs Regiment in World War One. In the 1911 census he
was aged 17, born Whittlesey, a Farm labourer, son of John and Susan
Ann Smith, resident Glassmoor, Whittesley, Cambridgeshire.
Extract
from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index
1940:
SMITH
William Hollis of 17 Eastgate Whittlesey Cambridgeshire
died 7 June 1940 at Eastrea-road Whittlesey Administration Peterborough
26 July to Elizabeth Smith widow and Arthur Miller Sewter insurance
agent. Effects £1182 4s. 2d.
|
Buried
in Cemetery |
FRENCH |
Edgar
Roy |
Private 14868593, Worcestershire Regiment. Died 13 January 1946.
Aged 19. Son of George Henry and Elizabeth Ann French, of Whittlesey.
Grave reference Division D. Row 28. Grave 6. |
HEARD |
William
Arthur |
Aircraftman 2nd Class (Pilot U/T) 1870875, Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve. Died 28 November 1945. Aged 21. Son of William and Mabel
Heard, of Whittlesey. Grave reference Division D. Row 28. Grave
5. Also listed March Grammar School
Old Boys' Memorial. |
UNDERWOOD |
Frank
William |
Lance Sergeant 2086205, 402 Battalion, 50th (4th Northamptonshire
Regiment) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died 30 December
1940. Aged 22. Son of Isaac Frank and Alice Maud Underwood, of Whittlesey;
Husband of Mrs D Underwood, of 23 Queen St, Whittlesey, later Spalding;
husband of Mary Ann Winifred Underwood, Spalding, Lincs. Grave reference
Division D. Row 28. Grave 1. |
1951
KILLED IN KOREA |
GREENWOOD |
Wilfred Cyril |
Driver
T/22533186, Royal Army Service Corps. Killed in Korea 26 May 1951
Born 7 April 1927. Son of Mrs D Greenwood, 31 Coronation Avenue,
Whittlesey. Married. Served in Second World War and volunteered
for Korea. Posted abroad February 1951. His brother T
W Greenwood is also listed on the memorial. Buried in UN Memorial
Cemetery, Korea. Plot 17. Row 11. Grave 811. |
Also
listed for this parish in the Ely Cathedral Second World War Book
of Remembrance: |
ASHWORTH |
Thomas |
Private
5827895, 4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died of dysentery 23 July
1943. Aged 25, Prisoner of War. Son of Tom and Eliza Ashworth, of
152 March Road, Coates. Buried in Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand.
See also Coates, Eastrea and Turves. |
COULSON |
Albert |
Private
5891231, Northamptonshire Regiment, attached 3 Commando, died 7
June 1944. Aged 21. Son of Thomas and Mary Coulson, of Wype Road,
Eastrea; husband of Nellie May Coulson, of High Wycombe, Bucks.
No known grave. Commemorated on Bayeux Memorial, Calvados, France.
See also Coates, Eastrea and Turves. |
READ |
John |
Gunner
1749526, 12 Bty 6 HAA Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died 8 November
1942 as a Prisoner of War. Aged 35. Son of Mr and Mrs James Read;
husband of Rose Ellen Read. No known grave. Commemorated on Singapore
Memorial, Singapore. See also Coates, Eastrea
and Turves. |
TINKLER |
Kenneth Roy |
Fusilier
14566682, 4/5 Royal Scots Fusiliers. Died 18 January 1945. Aged
20. Son of Charles and Annie Mary Tinkler, of Whittlesey. Sittard
War Cemetery, Netherlands. See also Coates,
Eastrea and Turves. |
WHEATLEY |
Herbert |
possibly
WO 3rd Class, 555142, 3rd King's Own Hussars, Royal Armoured Corps.
Died 22 May 1941. Aged 26. Son of George Ernest and Nancy Wheatley;
husband of Lelia Wheatley, Pocklington, Yorks. No known grave. Commemorated
on Athens Memorial, Greece. See also Coates,
Eastrea and Turves. |
Last updated
26 April, 2023 |