
HIGHFIELD,
SOUTHAMPTON, WAR MEMORIAL
World
War 1 & 2 - Detailed Information
Compiled and copyright © www.highfieldhistory.co.uk
2010
The
Highfield War memorial is to be found in the grounds of the parish church
and takes the form of a wheel cross mounted on a two level, octagonal,
plinth with a three stepped base. The inscription is carved on six sides
of the plinth. There are 86 names for World War 1 and none for World
War 2. Some of the names have become illegible and some of the entries
here are best guesses or assumptions. The lists provided for Highfield
School and the names listed on the Southampton Cenotaph have been used
to cross reference details and ensure that most entries are correct.
See also Highfield School Roll of Honour.
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TO
THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN
GRATEFUL MEMORY
OF THE MEN
FROM THIS PARISH
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1918
AITKEN |
Blair
V |
Private
14928, 10th Battalion, Hampshire Reigment. Died at the training
camp in Ireland prior to being sent to the front 16 February 1915.
Aged 18. Born Freemantle, Hampshire, enlisted Southampton. Buried
in BALLYGLASS CEMETERY, County Westmeath, Republic of Ireland. Plot/Row/Section
B. Grave 4. |
ANDERSON |
William |
No
further information currently available |
ANDERSON |
William
Christian |
Colonel,
79th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Died at York Hill War Hospital,
Glasgow, 28 June 1917. Aged 59. Son of William Christian Anderson
and Wilhelmina Harriett Gordon Anderson; husband of the late Mary
Anderson, of 36, Khartoum Rd., Southampton. Re-joined on outbreak
of war. Served in the Zulu (1879) and Egyptian (1885) Campaigns.
Born at Southampton. Buried in CADDER CEMETERY, Lanarkshire. Grave
2895. |
ANDREW |
George
Arthur |
Corporal
1896, 1/5th (Territorial) battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Died in
India 29 May 1915. Aged 29. Born Shirley, Hampshire, enlisted Southampton.
Son of Richard and Elizabeth Andrews; husband of Norah Kathleen
Andrews, of 46, Westwood Rd., Southampton. Buried in Benares Cantonment
Cemetery, India and commemorated on MADRAS 1914-1918 WAR MEMORIAL,
CHENNAI, India. Face 16.
Note:
The MADRAS 1914-1918 MEMORIAL is situated at the rear of the cemetery.
It bears the names of more than 1,000 servicemen who died during
the First World War who lie in many civil and cantonment cemeteries
in various parts of India where it is not possible to maintain
their graves in perpetuity.
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ANSELL |
George
Henry |
Private 33412, 3rd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Died in united
Kingdom 5 March 1917. Born Freshwater, isle of Wight, enlisted Bournemouth.
Buried in WIMBORNE ROAD CEMETERY, BOURNEMOUTH, Hampshire. Grave
reference A. 4. 77 N. See also Highfield
School Roll of Honour |
AXTELL |
Henry |
Gunner
138374, 5th Siege Battery, Royal garrison Artillery. Died of wounds
21 May 1918. Aged 42. Enlisted Southampton. Husband of Alice Mary
Axtell, of Burgess St., Bassett, Southampton. Buried in PERNES BRITISH
CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row F. Grave 32. |
BAKER |
Frederick
Charles |
Private
535577, "B" Company, 2/15th (County of London) Battalion
(Prince of Wales's Own Civil Service Rifles), London Regiment. Killed
in action 31 October 1917. Aged 33. Born Southampton, enlisted Hereford.
Son of Charles and Mary Baker, of Southampton; husband of Lily Mary
Baker, of Hereford and 7, Khartoum Rd., Highfield, Southampton.
Buried in BEERSHEBA WAR CEMETERY, Israel. Section N. Grave 35.
Extract
from de Ruvigny's Roll of Honour, part 3, page 13:
BAKER,
FREDERICK CHARLES, Private, No. 535577, 15th Battn. (Civil
Service Rifles) The London Regt. (T.F.), s. of Charles
Baker, of Oxford Street, Southampton, by his wife, Mary Elizabeth,
dau. of George Gerard b. Southampton, 25 Jan. 1884; educ.
Taunton's School there; was a Seedsman; joined the Civil Service
Rifles 4 May, 1917; served with the Egyptian Expeditionary Farce
in Palestine from 10 Sept. 1917, and was killed in action at Beersheba
31 Oct. following. Buried in Wadi Halgon Military Cemetery, Yahia.
Lieut. F. Lewis wrote: "He was in the leading line of the
company, and was hit by a machine-gun bullet during the advance,
and it might help you to know that he never knew pain. He was
a soldier and died a soldier, and his death is felt very much
by every one in the company." He m. at Southampton,
18 July, 1911, Lily Mary (7, Khartoum Road, Highfleld, Southampton),
dau. of David Whitfield, and had a dau., Marjorie Isabel, b.
31 July, 1912.
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BARLING |
Alfred |
Gunner
674, Natal Siege Battery, 74th brigade, South African Heavy Artillery.
Died 19 September 1916. Aged 37. Son of John Aldridge Barling and
Louisa Martha Barling, of Southampton. Buried in ETAPLES MILITARY
CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot XV. Row A. Grave 1. |
BELL |
Reginald
Victor James |
Private
8622, "B" Squadron, 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal)
Hussars. Killed in action 24 May 1915. Aged 18. Born and resident
Southampton, enlisted Winchester. Son of Thomas and Charlotte Anne
Bell, of 3, Chaplin St., Highfield, Southampton. No known grave.
Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 5. |
BENHAM |
Harry |
Driver
123869, 433rd Company, Royal Army Medical Corps. Died at sea 26
February 1918. Born and enlisted Southampton. Buried at sea and
commemorated on HOLLYBROOK MEMORIAL, SOUTHAMPTON, Hampshire. |
BEST |
A
G |
There
is only one A G BEST who died on both the CWGC and SDGW, probably,
Alfred George BEST, private 31557, 5th Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh's
(Wiltshire Regiment). Died 15 April 1917. Boern Bournemouth, enlisted
Winchester, resident Chrisdt Church, Hampshire. No known grave.
Commemorated on CHATBY MEMORIAL, Egypt. |
BOWYER |
William
Reginald Seymour |
[Spelt
BOWVER on SDGW] Private 203446, 2nd Battalion, Princess Charlotte
of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment). Killed in action 2 April
1918. Born and enlisted Southampton. No known grave. Commemorated
on POZIERES MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Panel 56 and 57. |
BOYES |
William
Henry |
Lance
Corporal 20324, 1st Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Killed in action
23 October 1916. Aged 41. Born Fair Oak, Hampshire, enlisted Winchester,
resident Highfield. Son of William Boyes, of Southampton; husband
of Louisa Boyes, of 82, Graham Rd, Southampton. Buried in THIEPVAL
ANGLO-FRENCH CEMETERY, AUTHUILE, Somme, France. Plot I. Row K. Grave
10.
Extract
from the National Roll of the Great War - Southampton
section:
BOYES,
W. H., L/Corporal, 1st Hampshire Regt.
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He
volunteered in June 1915 and was shortly afterwards drafted
to France. After taking part in many important engagements
in this theatre of war, he was killed at Ypres on October
23rd 1916. He was entitled to the General Service and Victory
Medals. |
31,
High Crown Street, Highfield, Southampton. |
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X1099A. |
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BURT |
Frederick
Charles |
Private
10650, 10th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Died of wounds at Mudros
23 August 1915. Aged 21. Born Kidmore End, Berkshire, enlisted Southampton,
resident Highfield. Son of Thomas and Louisa Burt, of Woodlands
Cottage, Crescent Rd., Bassett, Southampton. Buried in EAST MUDROS
MILITARY CEMETERY, Lemnos, Greece. Plot II. Row H. Grave 125. See
also Highfield School Roll of Honour
Extract
from the National Roll of the Great War - Southampton
section:
BURT,
F. C., L/Corporal, 10th Hampshire Regt.
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Volunteering
in September 1914 he was sent to the Dardanelles in the
following June and took part in the heavy fighting. He was
severely wounded in action on August 21st, 1915, and died
two days later. He was entitled to the 1914-15 Star and
the General Service and Victory Medals.
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"Newbury,"
Chamberlain Road, Highfield, Southampton. |
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X972B |
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BUSH |
Joseph
Henry |
Private
59337, 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Died 10 August
1919. Aged 19. Son of Henry and Sophia Bush, of 9, Chaplin St.,
Highfield, Southampton. Buried in HOLLYBROOK CEMETERY, SOUTHAMPTON,
Hampshire. Plot B. Row 4. Grave 143. |
BUTLER |
Henry |
Gunner
73437, 139th Heavy Battery, Royal garrison Artillery. Died of wounds
5 April 1918. Aged 21. Born St. Denys, Southampton, enlisted Southampton.
Son of Henry and Elizabeth Butler, of 48, High Crown St., Highfield,
Southampton. Buried in GEZAINCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION,
Somme, France. Plot II. Row J. Grave 17. See also Highfield
School Roll of Honour |
CAVILL |
Reginald |
Private
49206, 80th Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Died in Salonika
26 September 1918. Born Freemantle, Hampshire, enlisted Southampton.
Formerly Z/2279, Rifle Brigade. Buried in KARASOULI MILITARY CEMETERY,
Greece. Section C. Grave 608. |
CHAPPELL |
Charles
Edward |
[Spelt
CHAPPEL on CWGC and SDGW] Private 22542, 1st Battalion, Hampshire
Regiment. Killed in action 23 October 1916. Aged 25. Born and enlisted
Southampton. Son of Joseph William and Amelia Chappel, of "Malborough",
65, Highfield Crescent, Southampton. No known grave. Commemorated
on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 7 C and 7 B. |
COLLINS |
Major
Martyn |
Sub-Lieutenant,
Hawke Battalion, Royal Naval Division, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.
Killed in action 4 February 1917. Aged 24. Born 3 March 1898 at
"Rowborough," Highfield Lane, Southampton (disputed by
census). Son of William Jefferies Collins and Mary Martyn Collins,
of "The Wilderness", West End, Hants. Articled to a Building
Contractor. Religious denomination Church of England. Height 5 feet
9 inches, chest 38½ to 40¼ inches, fair complexion,
light brown hair, blue eyes. Formerly Ordinary Seaman London Z/527,
5th Battalion, Royal Naval Division, discharged having been granted
a temporary Commission as Sub. Lieutenant 10 February 1915. Religious
denomination Congregationalist. Posted to Hawke Battalion 20 August
1915. IN the 1901 census he was aged 9, born Hornsey, Middleswex,
son of William J and Mary M Collins, resident Fortismere, Fortis
Green Road, Hornsey, Edmonton, Middlesex. In the 1911 census he
was aged 18, born London, a Builder's Apprentice, boarding at 9
Cranbury Terrace, Southampton, Hampshire. No known grave. Commemorated
on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 A. |
COTTON |
W |
probably
William Frank COTTON, Private 16416, 8th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
(City of London Regiment). Died of wounds 26 December 1915. Aged
19. Born All Saints, Hampshire, enlisted and resident Southampton.
Son of Mr. H. W. Cotton, of 149, St. Mary's St., Southampton. Formerly
16455, Hussars. Buried in BETHUNE TOWN CEMETERY, Pas de Calais,
France. Plot IV. Row G. Grave 52.
Extract
from de Ruvigny's Roll of Honour, part 2, page 80:
COTTON,
William F., Private, No. G/16416, 8th Battn. Royal Fusiliers,
s. of William H. Cotton, of 149, St. Mary Street, Southampton;
served with the Expeditionary Force in France; died of wounds
26 Dec. 1915.
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DARK |
William
[George] |
Private
263046, 1st Battalion, Monthmouthshire Regiment (Territorial Force).
Died of wounds 30 May 1917. Born St. Mary's, Southampton, enlisted
Southampton. Buried in BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION (NORD),
Nord, France. Plot III. Row B. Grave 191. |
DIBBEN |
George |
Pioneer
321902, No. 1 Special Company, Royal Engineers. Killed in action
24 March 1918. Born and enlisted Southampton. No known grave. Commemorated
on POZIERES MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Panel 10 and 13. |
DOLING |
Arthur
[Albert] |
Private
44432, 20th Battalion, manchester Regiment. Killed in action 23
October 1918. Born Southampton, enlisted hitchin. Formerly 20834,
Bedfordshire Regiment. Buried in POMMEREUIL BRITISH CEMETERY, Nord,
France. Plot/Row/Section D. Grave 23. |
DOLING |
W
[H] |
Staff
Sergeant 18921, 30th Company, Royal Army Medical Corps. Died 3 March
1919. Buried in PIETA MILITARY CEMETERY, Malta. Plot B. Row XX,
Grave 6. |
ELDRIDGE |
Fredercik
John aka Fred |
Driver
31809, "Y" Battery, 7th Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery.
Died 29 August 1918. Born and enlisted Southampton. Buried in TERLINCTHUN
BRITISH CEMETERY, WIMILLE, Pas de Calais, France. Plot II. Row F.
Grave 12. See also Highfield School
Roll of Honour |
ELLIOTT |
Frederick
Sidney |
Private
26329, 2/7th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
Died of wounds 16 March 1918. Aged 27. Born Gussage, Wiltshire,
enlisted Southampton. Son of George and Annie Elizabeth Elliott,
of 15, Highfield Lane, Highfield, Southampton. Buried in ETAPLES
MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot XXXI. Row G. Grave
12. |
FAWCUS,
MC |
Walter |
Captain,
19th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in action 25 March
1918. Aged 37. Son of Arthur and Fanny Fawcus, of 50, Winn Rd.,
Southampton. Awarded the Military cross (M.C.). No known grave.
Commemorated on POZIERES MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Panel 16 to 18. |
FLOOD |
William |
Private
T.F.292418, 3/10th (Territorial) Battalion, Duke of Cambridge's
Own (Middlesex Regiment). Killed in action 27 July 917. Aged 27.
Born and enlisted Southampton. Son of David Henry and Emily Flood,
of 4, Kent Terrace, Kent Rd., Portswood, Southampton; husband of
M. F. Flood. Buried in MONCHY BRITISH CEMETERY, MONCHY-LE-PREUX,
Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row D. Grave 18. |
FUDGE |
Walter
George |
Private
43292, B Company, 7th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in
action 27 September 1916 during the attack on Thiepval and Schwaben
Redoubt (26-30 September 1916). Born, resident and enlisted Southampton.
Formerly 10219, Hampshire Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated
on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 2 C.
Extract
from the National Roll of the Great War - Southampton
section:
FUDGE,
W. G., Private, 10th Hampshire Regiment and Bedfordshire
Regiment.
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He
volunteered in September 1914, and in the following year
was sent to Gallipoli, where he took part in much of the
fighting. Later he was transferred to Egypt and thence to
the Western front where, after serving through many important
engagements, he was killed in action on September 27th,
1916. He was entitled to the 1914-15 Star and the General
Service and Victory Medals.
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Toll
Bar, Hedge End, Hants. |
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X2224 |
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GARDNER |
J
S |
No
further information currently available |
HARRISON |
C
W |
No
further information currently available |
HARTLEY |
Norman
Curtis |
Second
Lieutenant, 19th Division Ammunition Column, Royal Field Artillery.
Died of wounds 20 January 1918. Aged 19. Son of Tom Curtis Hartley
and Agnes Hartley, of 11, Cumberland Place, Southampton. Brother
of Reginald (below). Born at Worcester. Educated at Bromsgrove School.
Scholar of Worcester College, Oxford. Buried in NEUVILLE-BOURJONVAL
BRITISH CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot/Row/Section C. Grave
3. |
HARTLEY |
Reginald |
Lieutenant,
10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. Killed 26 October 1915.
Aged 24. Son of Tom Curtis Hartley and Agnes Hartley, of 11, Cumberland
Place Southampton. Brother of Norman (above). Born at Totley, Derbyshire.
Educated at Bromsgrove School and New College, Oxford. B.A. (1914).
Buried in BROWN'S ROAD MILITARY CEMETERY, FESTUBERT, Pas de Calais,
France. Plot I. Row G. Grave 5. |
HEATH |
Louis
[Edwin] |
[Listed
as E L HEATH on memorial] Private 31629, 15th (Service) Battalion,
Hampshire Regiment. Died of wounds 8 June 1917. Aged 33. Born Newbury,
Berkshire, enlisted Southampton. Son of Edwin and Bessie Heath;
husband of Beatrice Heath, of 35, Chaplin St., Highfield, Southampton.
Buried in LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Plot XV. Row J. Grave 9. |
HEATH |
R |
No
further information currently available |
HENDIN,
MC |
Harold
Percival |
Lieutenant,
10th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 28 April
1917. Aged 23. Son of Thomas and Eliza Hendin, of Burford House,
Highfield Crescent, Southampton. Awarded the Military Cross (M.C.).
No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France.
Bay 3 and 4. |
HORLEY |
Edwin
Ernest |
Private
355831, 2/4th (Territorial) Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Killed
in action 20 July 1918. Born St. Mary's, Southampton, enlisted Southampton.
Buried in MARFAUX BRITISH CEMETERY, Marne, France. Plot I. Row H.
Grave 12. See also Highfield School
Roll of Honour |
HOSKYN |
F
H |
No
further information currently available |
HOWLE |
P |
No
further information currently available |
JONES |
Edward
Pitcairn |
Second
Lieutenant, 5th attached 9th Battalion, Rifle brigade (The Prince
Consort's Own). Died of wounds 13 May 1916. Aged 20. Son of Rear
Admiral Edward Pitcairn Jones, C.B. and Rosalie, his wife, of 8,
Oak Mount Avenue, Southampton. Buried in AVESNES-LE-COMTE COMMUNAL
CEMETERY EXTENSION, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row A. Grave
19. |
JONES |
George
Robert |
Scullion,
H.M.H.S. "Asturias" (Belfast), Mercantile Marine. Lost
at sea 21 March 1917. Aged 16. Son of George Robert Jones, of 12,
Chaplin St., Highfield, Southampton, and the late Alice Elizabeth
Jones. No known grave. Commemorated on TOWER HILL MEMORIAL, London.
See also Highfield School Roll of
Honour |
JORDAN |
John
Archibald |
Private
37256, 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. Killed in action
25 March 1918. Aged 39. Born and enlisted Southampton. Son of George
Bryant Jordan and Kate Jordan, of Church Farm House, University
Rd., Southampton. No known grave. Commemorated on POZIERES MEMORIAL,
Somme, France. Panel 41. |
KENNEDY,
MC |
Charles
Seccombe Craufurd |
Captain,
1st Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire
Regiment) attached Royal Engineers. Killed 22 August 1916. Aged
24. Son of Col. Walter Craufurd Kennedy, Army Pay Dept. (retired)
and Mary Beatrice Kennedy, of 49, University Rd., Southampton. Awarded
the Military Cross (M.C.). Buried in HAZEBROUCK COMMUNAL CEMETERY,
Nord, France. Plot I. Row A. Grave 12.
Extract
from de Ruvigny's Roll of Honour, part 2, page 190:
KENNEDY,
CHARLES SECCOMBE CRAUFURD, M.C., Capt., 1st Battn. The
Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regt.), attd.
R.E., yst. s. of Col. Walter Cranford Kennedy, of Caradon,
Church Lane, Southampton, late Army Pay Department and of the
Royal Scots, by his wife, Mary Beatrice, eldest dau. of the late
Major-General Frederick Close, R.A.; b. Latchford, co.
Chester, 30 July, 1592; educ. Shirley House, Blackheath; Cranbrook,
co. Kent, and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst; gazetted
2nd Lieut. Sherwood Foresters 20 Sept. 1911; promoted Lieut.,
3 Oct. 1914, and Capt. 20 Sept. 1915; served in India from Sept.
1912, where he passed through the Signal School at Ahmednagar
with distinction; returned to England with his Regiment on the
outbreak of war, when he was given command of a signal section
and attached to the Royal Engineers; served with the Expeditionary
Force in France and Flanders from Nov. 1914; took part in the
actions at Neuve Chapelle and at Aubers Ridge, where he was severely
wounded in May, 1915, while engaged in signalling duties; returned
to light duty after five months' convalescence, and, proceeding
to France in April, 1916, was appointed Commandant of a signal
school, and was accidentally killed there 22 Aug. following, while
conducting experiments in explosives. Buried at Hazebrouck. He
was twice mentioned in Despatches [London Gazettes, 22 June, 1915,
and 1 Jan. 1916] by F.M. Sir John (now Lord) French, for gallant
and distinguished service in the field, and was awarded the Military
Cross [London Gazette, 14 Jan. 1916]; unm.
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LUNE |
G
W |
No
further information currently available |
LYLE
|
Maurice
Goldney |
Airman
2nd Class 1253, 6th Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. Died 10 December
1914. In the 1911 census he was working as a Grocer's Porter, born
London circa 1894, resident with Cornelius Fudge, of 44, High Crown
Street, Highfield, Southampton and in the 1901 census he was a visitor,
aged 7, born London, residing with John Rolph of Elm Tree Cottage,
Highfield Le, Portswood. Buried in LONGUENESSE (ST. OMER) SOUVENIR
CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row A. Grave 26. See also
Highfield School Roll of Honour |
LYNE |
Leonard
George |
Private
32372, 1st Battalion, prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry).
Killed in action 10 April 1917. Born Portswood, Hampshire, enlisted
Winchester, resident Southampton. Formerly 26071, Hampshire Regiment.
Buried in BROWN'S COPSE CEMETERY, ROEUX, Pas de Calais, France.
Plot I. Row D. Grave 37. |
LYNE |
Norman
James |
Corporal
478893, Royal Canadian Regiment. Died 9 April 1917. Born 5 February
1894 in Southampton. Son of Thomas Lyne, of 298 Portswood Road,
Southampton. Teamster by trade. Unmarried. Passed fit 27 January
1916 and enlisted 31 January 1916 at Esquimalt, Canada. Height 5
feet 6 inches, girth 35½ inches, complexion fresh, eyes grey,
hair light brown; relligion Church of England. No known grave. Commemorated
on VIMY MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. National Archives of Canada
Accession Reference: RG
150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 5812 - 14 |
MANKELOW |
Albert
George |
Private
11315, "B" Company, 11th (Service) Battalion, Hampshire
Regiment. Died of wounds in United Kingdom 17 August 1917. Aged
27. Born tunbridge Wells, kent, enlisted Southamption, resident
Chalfont St. Giles, Buckinghamshire. Son of Amy Mankelow, and the
late Thomas Mankelow. Commemorated in SCHOLEMOOR CEMETERY, BRADFORD,
Yorkshire. Screen Wall. III. C. 2084.
Note:
Military hospitals were opened in Bradford in both wars and many
of the 138 First World War burials in Bradford (Scholemoor) Cemetery
were from the 1,200 bed Bradford War Hospital. The burials are
scattered throughout the cemetery and two screen walls record
the names of those casualties whose graves could not be marked
individually, and a single Special Memorial stone commemorates
4 of the burials in the cemetery. The cemetery also contains 97
scattered burials of the Second World War. A Cross of Sacrifice
faces the main entrance. Bradford Crematorium stands within this
cemetery and a screen wall in the garden of rest commemorates
two casualties of the First World War and 45 from the Second whose
remains were cremated.
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MILFORD |
Reginald
James |
Lance
Corporal 519105, 129th Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died of wounds
31 August 1917. Aged 27. Born Exeter, enlisted Portsmouth, resident
Southampton. Son of Sidney William and Fanny Milford, of "Kinross,"
Grosvenor Rd., Highfield, Southampton. In the 1911 census he was
a Locomotive Fitter, aged 21, born Exeter, boarding with Ernest
cooper of 21 Doncaster Road, Eastleigh, Hampshire. Buried in MONT
HUON MILITARY CEMETERY, LE TREPORT, Seine-Maritime, France. Plot
III. Row M. Grave 8B. |
MOLLINSON |
G |
No
further information currently available |
MORRIS |
Charles |
Private
10096, 10th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Killed in action at Gallipoli
10 August 1915. Born St Luke's, Southampton, enlisted Southampton,
resident Ipswich, Suffolk. No known grave. Commemorated on HELLES
MEMORIAL, Turkey. Panel 125-134 or 223-226 228-229 & 328. See
also Highfield School Roll of Honour |
MORROW,
MM |
Horace
Louis |
Corporal
11165, 11th (Service) Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Killed in action
21 November 1917. Aged 24. Born Dublin, enlisted Southampton. Son
of Mrs. Evangeline Morrow, of High View, South Benfleet, Essex.
Awarded the Military Medal (M.M.). Buried in ST. LEGER BRITISH CEMETERY,
Pas de Calais, France. Plot/Row/Section G. Grave 7. |
MULGRAVE |
Edward
'Teddy' C |
Assistant
Steward, S.S. "Normandy" (Southampton), Mercantile Marine.
Lost at sea 25 January 1918. Aged 16. Born Southampton. Son of Mrs
Louisa Mulgrave, of 214, Portswood Rd., Southampton. In the 1911
census he was resident with his uncle at 9 Brickfield Road, Southampton.
No known grave. Commemorated on TOWER HILL MEMORIAL, London. |
NEWELL |
George
Edwin |
[Listed
locally as either E G NEWELL or George NEWELL] Coporal 38208, 175th
Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died of wounds 7 August
1917. Born Shorton, Bland, Dorset, enlisted Southampton. Buried
in BARD COTTAGE CEMETERY, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot
IV. Row A. Grave 33. See also Highfield
School Roll of Honour |
NORTH |
Leonard |
Private
27798, 13th Hussars. Died at sea 15 April 1917. Born and resident
Southampton, enlisted Bristol. Buried at sea and commemorated on
CHATBY MEMORIAL, Egypt.
Extract
from the National Roll of the Great War - Southampton
section:
NORTH,
L., Private, 13th Hussars. |
Joining
in April 1916 he was sent to Mesopotamia where he took part
in numerous engagements. He rendered valuable service with
his unit in this theatre of war, and whilst in action in
April 1917, was killed. He was entitled to the General Service
and Victory Medals. |
317,
Portswood, Southampton. |
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X4698 |
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PALMER |
William |
Private
19679, 10th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Killed in action at Gallipoli
10 August 1915. Born and resident Highfield, enlisted Southampton.
No known grave. Commemorated on HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey. Panel 125-134
or 223-226 228-229 & 328. See also Highfield
School Roll of Honour |
PARDY |
Walter |
Private
4933 [SDGW] or 241746 [CWGC], 1/5th (Territorial) Battalion, Gloucestershire
Regiment. Killed in action 27 August 1916. Born Portswood, Hampshire,
enlisted Southampton. Buried in LONSDALE CEMETERY, AUTHUILE, Somme,
France. Plot II. Row F. Grave 9. |
PARIS,
MC & Bar |
Harold
Graham |
Major,
138th heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed in action
6 October 1918. Aged 31. Son of Alexander and Emma Paris, of Southampton;
husband of Helen Margery Paris, of Hillmorton, Parkstone, Dorset.
Proceeded to France 19 August 1914, as Lieutenant, 35th Heavy Battery,
Royal Garrison Artillery. Awarded the Military Cross (M.C.) and
Bar. Buried in HARGICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY, Aisne, France. plot
I. Row J. Grave 1. |
PEARCE |
Arthur |
Lance
Corporal 7856, 1st Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment. Killed in action
13 October 1914. Born and resident Southampton. No known grave.
Commemorated on LE TOURET MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel
22 and 23. See also Highfield School
Roll of Honour |
PERSSE |
Edward
Aubrey |
Captain,
"A" Battery, 47th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Killed
in action 14 october 1918. Aged 37. Son of Col. Edward Persse (Madras
Army), of 69, Westridge Rd., Southampton. Brother of Henry (below).
Buried in POND FARM CEMETERY, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Plot/Row/Section Q. Grave 1. |
PERSSE,
MC & Bar |
Henry
[Wilfred] |
Major,
2nd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Died of
wounds 28 June 1918. Aged 32. Son of Col. and Mrs. Edward Persse,
of 69, Westridge Rd., Southampton; husband of Majorie F. Persse,
of 48, Westwood Rd., Southampton. Brother of Edward (above). Awarded
the Military Cross (M.C.) and Bar. Buried in LONGUENESSE (ST. OMER)
SOUVENIR CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot V. Row C. Grave 7. |
PLOUGHMAN |
James
Alfred |
Private
425212, 49th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment). Died
16 September 1916. Aged 25. Born 7 May 1891 in Southampton. Son
of James Appleby Ploughman and Annie Ploughman, of 353, Portswood
Rd., Southampton. Farm hand by trade. Unmarried. Enlisted and passed
fit 3 April 1915 at Brandon, Canada. Height 5 feet 9 inches, girth
36½ inches, complexion dark, eyes brown, hair black; religion
Church of England. Buried in OVILLERS MILITARY CEMETERY, Somme,
France. Plot XIII. Row Q. Grave 2. National Archives of Canada Accession
Reference: RG
150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 7868 - 29 |
POPE |
Harry
[Reginald] |
Private
45200, 15th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. Killed in actiobn
27 May 1918. Aged 26. Born Southampton, enlisted Portsmouth. Son
of Edward George and Rose Mary Augusta Pope, of 28, Gordon Avenue,
Southampton. Formerly 8/310403, West Riding Regiment. Buried in
TERLINCTHUN BRITISH CEMETERY, WIMILLE, Pas de Calais, France. Plot
XVI. Row D. Grave 13. |
PORTER |
Frank |
Private
204845, 15th (Service) (Hampshire Yeomanry) Battalion, Hampshire
Regiment. Died of wounds 23 October 1918. Enlisted Winchester, resident
Highfield. Husband of Mrs. B. Porter, of 21, Elsworth Rd., Hampstead,
London. Buried in MOORSEELE MILITARY CEMETERY, Wevelgem, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Plot/Row/Section C. Grave 16. See also Highfield
School Roll of Honour |
PRINCE |
Percival
William |
Guardsman
28431, 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Killed in action 23 August
1918. Born and enlisted Southampton. Buried in DOUCHY-LES-AYETTE
BRITISH CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row H. Grave 5.
See also Highfield School Roll of
Honour
Extract
from the National Roll of the Great War - Southampton
section:
PRINCE,
P.W., Private, Grenadier Guards. |
Joining
in December 1916 he was drafted to France, where he took
part in many important engagments. In 1917, however, whilst
in action at Arras, he was killed. He was entitled to the
General Service and Victory Medals. |
St.
Catherine's, Highfield Lane, Southampton. |
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X5234A |
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REDSTONE |
W
R G N |
No
further information currently available
Note:
William G. R. Redstone, born 1899, in 1901 living in Shirley (an
adjacent district of Southampton very close to Highfield). Father
William H. M. Redstone born 1855, Alton, dock porter. Mother Annie.
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REYNOLDS |
William
Arthur |
Lance
Corporal 5413, "B" Company, 2/8th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire
Regiment. Died of wounds 29 October 1916. Aged 23. Born Portswood,
Southampton, enlisted Southampton. Son of Alfred Arthur and Emily
Reynolds, of 6, The Shrubberies, George Lane, South Woodford, Essex.
Native of Plaistow, London. B.Sc. (Engineering), London. Formerly
1602, Hampshire Regiment. Buried in MERVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION,
Nord, France. plot I. Row A. Grave 37. |
RIDDELL |
F
R |
No
further information currently available |
RIDDELL |
P
G |
No
further information currently available |
SAUNDERS |
Frederick
George K |
No
further information currently available |
SELLERS |
Edward |
Corporal
of Horse 1051, Household Battalion, Household Cavalry. Killed in
action 3 May 1917. Born poole, enlisted London, resident Southampton.
Formerly 1675, Royal Horse Guards. No known grave. Commemorated
on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 1. |
SMITH |
Stephen
Snowdon Clarke |
Private
291894, 7th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Killed in action in
Egypt 26 March 1917. Born Southampton, enlisted Birkenhead. Formerly
4575, Cheshire Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated on JERUSALEM
MEMORIAL, Israel. Panels 20 to 22. |
SQUIRE |
Alfred
Gerald |
Lance
Corporal 34214, 1st Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment. Died of wounds
11 August 1918 (or shortly afterwards). Aged 20. Born Lyndhurst,
enlisted Southampton. Son of Thomas and Ellen Squire, of 13, Salisbury
Rd., Highfield, Southampton. Buried in BOUCHOIR NEW BRITISH CEMETERY,
Somme, France. Plot III. Row E. Grave 17. See also Highfield
School Roll of Honour |
SQUIRE |
William
George |
Private
241224, 1/4th (Territorial) Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Died
in mesopotamia 22 April 1917. Aged 26. Enlisted Southampton. Son
of Thomas and Ellen Squire, of 13, Salisbury Rd., Highfield, Southampton.
Served in the office of Noble Grand Loyal, the Bassett Lodge of
Independent Order of Oddfellows. Buried in AMARA WAR CEMETERY, Iraq.
Plot XIII. Row F. Grave 11. See also Highfield
School Roll of Honour |
TUCKER |
A
S |
No
further information currently available |
UNDERWOOD |
Edward
James |
No
further information currently available |
UNWIN |
Albert
Arthur |
No
further information currently available |
UNWIN |
N |
No
further information currently available |
WARN |
Lancelot
Rodney |
Captain,
16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment). Died 4 February
1919. Born 18 June 1881 in Southampton. Next of kin C C A Warn.
Broker by trade. Enlisted and passed fit 9 November 1914 at Victoria,
British Columbia, Canada, aged 33. Height 5 feet 9 inches, girth
43 inches, complexion fair, eyes blue, hair dark brown; religion
Church of EnglandBuried in SOUTHAMPTON OLD CEMETERY, Southampton.
Grave reference 49 G. 4. National Archives of Canada Accession Reference:
RG
150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 10097 - 53 |
WEBB |
Sidney
Howard James |
Stoker
1st Class SS/109010, (RFR/PO/B/6966). H.M. Submarine "H3",
Royal Navy. Died 15 July 1916. Aged 25. Son of James Samuel and
Annie Webb, of 14, Highcrown St., Highfield, Southampton. No known
grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel
20. See also Highfield School Roll
of Honour |
WEBB |
Walter
Thomas |
Private
11117, 11th (Service) Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Killed in action
29 March 1918. Aged 20. Born Bournemouth, enlisted Southampton,
resident Highfield. Son of James and Teresa Webb, of 14, High Crown
St., Highfield, Southampton. Buried in VILLERS-BRETONNEUX MILITARY
CEMETERY, Somme, France. Plot V. Row B. Grave 6. See also Highfield
School Roll of Honour
Extract
from the National Roll of the Great War - Southampton
section:
WEBB,
W.T., Private, 11th Hampshire Regiment. |
He
volunteered in September 1914, and was later drafted to
the Western Front. He took part in many important engagements,
including the Battles of Loos, the Somme, Givenchy, Arras,
Messines and Cambrai, and was killed in action near Rheims
on March 29th, 1918. He was entitled to the General Service
and Victory Medals. |
14,
High Crown Street, Southampton. |
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6708B |
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WEBBER |
Cameron |
Private
203763, 2nd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Killed in action 10 August
1917. Born and enlisted Southampton, resident St. Denys, Southampton.
Buried in ARTILLERY WOOD CEMETERY, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Plot I. Row B. Grave 12. |
WHARTON |
Guy
Fitzgerald |
Lieutenant,
2nd Battalion, Durham Light Infantry attached 1st Battalion, King's
Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry). Died of wounds suffered at the Second
Battle of Ypres 9 May 1915. Aged 20. Son of John Henry Turner Wharton
and Edith Wharton, of "Cherwell," Westwood Rd., Southampton.
Educated at "Scaitcliffe," Charterhouse and Sandhurst.
Buried in BRANDHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Plot I. Row A. Grave 19. See also Charterhouse
School War Memorial
Extract
from The Bond of Sacrifice - Volume 2 January to June 1915:
LIEUTENANT
GUY FITZGERALD WHARTON, 2nd BATTN. DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY, attd.
1st BATTN. THE KING'S OWN (YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY),
was born on the 5th August, 1894, and was the youngest son of
Mr. J. H. T. and Mrs. Wharton, of Westwood Road, Southampton.
Lieutenant Wharton was a member of a well-known w n military family,
his paternal great – grandfather fought at Waterloo, and
all the male members of his mother's family have been or are in
one of the Services. One brother is a Lieutenant in the Navy,
and another is serving in India.
He was educated at Scaitcliffe, Charterhouse, and the R.M.C.,
Sandhurst, from which he was gazetted to the 2nd Battalion The
Durham Light Infantry (formerly commanded by his uncle, Brigadier-General
H. S. FitzGerald, C.B.) on the 8th August, 1914, and was promoted
temporary Lieutenant in November, receiving the substantive rank
to date from December, 1014. For active service in the Great War
Lieutenant Wharton was attached to the 1st Battalion King's Own
(Yorkshire Light Infantry), and went with them to Flanders. He
was wounded three tittles while showing extraordinary gallantry
in going out of trenches to rally his men during a heavy attack
at Verlorenhoek, north-east of Ypres, during the second battle
of Ypres on the morning of the 8th May, 1915. He was taken to
the Convent of Brandhoek, on the Ypres-Poperinghe road, where
he died on the following day, and was buried in the meadow adjoining
the Convent.
Lieutenant Wharton was keen on all forms of sport; he was a good
rider, and on occasions represented Charterhouse in the cricket
and football field. The Regimental accounts all speak of his popularity
and his cheerfulness under trying conditions, and say that he
met his death doing a very gallant action. His Adjutant adds:
“He was a splendid soldier, loved by the men and mourned
by them all.

IN
LOVING MEMORY OF
GUY FITZGERALD WHARTON
LIEUTENANT 2ND BATTN DURHAM
LIGHT INFANTRY. WHO DIED ON 9TH MAY 1915.
OF WOUNDS AT 2ND BATTLE OF YPRES, AGED 20.
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WILDE |
Francis
Edgar |
Lance
Sergeant 42398, "D" Company, 1/5th Battalion, Durham Light
Infantry. Died 27 March 1918. Aged 38. Born Pitsmore, enlisted Sheffield.
Son of the late George and Sarah Ann Wilde. In the 1911 census he
was a visitor, Assistant Master at Secondary School, aged 31, born
Sheffield, residing with Harold Aubrey Wilde at Rosyth, Welbeck
Avenue, Highfield, Southampton. Formerly 1289, York and Lancaster
Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated on POZIERES MEMORIAL, Somme,
France. Panel 68 to 72. |
YOUNG |
C |
either
Charles Edward or
Christopher YOUNG. No further information currently available |
YOUNG |
L |
Lieutenant,
25th Squadron, Royal Air Force. Died 4 October 1918. Aged 19. Son
of Laura Young, of "Cashbrook," 4, Richmond Gardens, Highfield,
Southampton, and the late Christopher Young. Buried in CAMBRAI EAST
MILITARY CEMETERY, Nord, France. Plot I. Row A. Grave 4. |
Plaques
in the church |
CHAVE |
Owen
Cecil |
Flight
Lieutenant, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Aged 29. Shot down
over Belgium 14 February 1943. Aged 29. Son of Sir Benjamin Chave,
KBE and Lady Chave of Highfield, Southampton. Husband of Mrs Joan
Chave. Buried in Heverlee War Cemetery, Belgium. See also Eartham,
Great Ballard School Roll of Honour.

RAF
PER ARDUA AD ASTRA
IN
LOVING MEMORY OF
OWEN CECIL CHAVE
FLIGHT-LIEUT R.A.F.V.R. BOMBER COMMAND
KILLED IN ACTION 14TH FEBRUARY 1943
AGED 29 YEARS
"HELP
ME MY STRAIGHT TRUE COURSE TO STEER
THROUGH THE DARK LABRYNTHS OF FEAR"
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NESHAM |
Thomas
Peere William |
Lieutenant,
39th Battery, Royal Field Artillery, Killed in action at Tweebosch
7 March 1902. Aged 21. Only son of Admiral T.P.W. Nesham and his
wife Constance. Born 2 May 1880. Educated Haileybury, Hertfordshire.
Buried at Ottosdal. Also listed on Royal
Artillery Memorial, London and Haileybury
School, Hertfordshire.

A.M.D.6
IN PIAM MEMORIAM
KILLED
WHILE GALLANTLY SERVING HIS GUNS
AT TWEEBOSCH 7TH MARCH 1902
NO
MORE THEY NEED SHIELD OR SWORD
THEY
CAST THEM DOWN BEFORE THEIR LORD
O
HAPPY SAINTS FOREVER BLEST
AT
JESUS FEET HOW SATE YOUR REST
A
TRIBUTE TO A DEVOTED SON
Extract
from The Last Post - Roll of Officers who fell in South Africa
1899-1902 by Mildred G Dooner, published by Naval and Military
Press:
Nesham.—Lieut.
Thomas Peere William Nesham, 38th Battery Royal Field Artillery,
was killed in action between Tweebosch and Palmietkuil, March
7th, 1902. He was born in May, 1880, educated at Haileybury, and
entered the Royal Artillery Dec., 1898, being promoted lieut.
Feb., 1901. At Tweebosch the section of the 38th Battery found
itself unprotected, but the detachment continued to serve the
guns until every man, except Lieut. Nesham, was killed or wounded.
He was then summoned to surrender, and on refusing to do so was
shot down. He was mentioned in the despatch of Lieut.-Gen. Lord
Methuen from Klerksdorp, March 13th, who reported: “I would
also call attention to the gallant manner in which Lieuts. Nesham
and Venning, Royal Field Artillery, stuck to their guns."
Lieut. Nesham was also mentioned in the despatch of Gen. Lord
Kitchener from Pretoria, April 8th, 1902.
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