
GREAT PONTON
WAR MEMORIAL
World
War 1 & 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled
and Copyright © Michael Peck 2007
The memorial for Great Ponton is to be found within the grounds of
Holy Cross church. It takes the form of an obelisk mounted on a plinth
with a two-stepped base.
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Photographs
Copyright © Michael Peck 2007 |
1914
– 1919.
To the honoured memory of those who leaving homes in this parish gave
their lives in the Great War.
ABLEWHITE |
William |
Private
G/22838. 1st Battalion, Royal West Surrey Regiment. Killed in action
25th September 1917, aged 20 years. Son of Mr and Mrs T Ablewhite
of Elton, Notts. Born Grantham, enlisted Lincoln and resident Grantham,
Lincs. Commemorated TYNE COT MEMORIAL. Panel 14 to 17 and 162 to
162A. |
CLAPTON |
Arthur
Samuel |
Sapper
256286. 21st Light Railway Operating Coy, Royal Engineers. Died
of wounds 24th October 1917, aged 22 years. Son of William and Emma
Elizabeth Clapton of Great Ponton, Lincs. Born Great Ponton, Lincs
and enlisted Doncaster, Yorks. Commemorated LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY
CEMETERY. XXII.D.15. |
JACKSON |
Frederick |
Possibly
Private 40736. 7th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action
23rd March 1918. Born Boston, enlisted Lincoln and resident Boston,
Lincs. Commemorated OZIERES MEMORIAL. Panel 28 and 29. |
MUSSON |
Fred
Gibson |
Private
40831. 4th Battalion, Manchester Regiment. Died home 18th November
1918, aged 21 years. Son of Mrs Musson of Great Ponton, Lincs. Enlisted
Newark, Notts and resident Grantham, Lincs. Commemorated GREAT PONTON
(Holy Cross) CHURCHYARD. |
TUCKWOOD |
Frederick
Royce |
Private
45048. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 21st
March 1918, aged 21 years. Son of Charles and Emily Tuckwood of
Great Ponton, Lincs. Enlisted Grantham, Lincs. Commemorated POZIERES
MEMORIAL. Panel 23 and 24. |
WELBOURN |
Cecil |
Welbourne
on both CWGC/SDGW. Sapper 554154. 511th Field Coy, Royal Engineers.
Killed in action 29th October 1917, aged 29 years. Son of Hiram
Welbourne of Great Ponton, Lincs and husband of Annie Welbourne
of Clayworth, Notts. Born Great Ponton, Lincs, enlisted Victoria
Park, Mdx and resident Clayworth, Notts. Commemorated TYNE COT MEMORIAL.
Panel 8 and 162. |
WILKINSON |
Walter |
Private
98680. 236th Coy, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Killed in action
12th October 1917, aged 19 years. Son of Fanny Wilkinson of Great
Ponton, Lincs. Born Great Ponton and enlisted Grantham, Lincs. Commemorated
POELCAPELLE BRITISH CEMETERY. XLII.B.8. |
WOOD |
Russell |
Possibly
Private 37181. 3rd Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Died at sea 30th
December 1917. Son of Russell Colpoys Wood of The Aspens, West Drayton,
Mdx. Born Doloogram, India, enlisted Finsbury Barracks, Mdx. Commemorated
CHATBY MEMORIAL. |
The
glorious dead |
1939-1945 |
EXTON |
Joseph
Henry |
L/Corporal
4802585. 1st Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment. Died 9th March
1944, aged 21 years. Son of Samuel and Annie Exton. Commemorated
BEACH HEAD WAR CEMETERY, Anzio. XVIII.G.10. |
NIXON |
Reginald |
Possibly
Reginald Nixon. Steward. SS Akeld (Newcastle on Tyne), Merchant
Navy. Died 9th March 1940, aged 27 years. Son of Hudson Henry and
Annie Fisher of Stockton on Tees, Co Durham. Commemorated TOWER
HILL MEMORIAL. Panel 4. |
NIXON |
Stanley |
Possibly
Stanley William Nixon. Signalman 2380858. 51st Div Signals, Royal
Corps of Signals. Died 30th July 1943, aged 25 years. Husband of
Mary Nixon of Stainforth, Yorks. Commemorated CATANIA WAR CEMETERY,
Sicily. IV.H.32. |
SENTANCE |
Arthur
Francis Geoffrey |
Corporal
Po/X115136. RM Commando, Royal Marines. Died 21st April 1944, aged
21 years. Son of Arthur Ernest and Mary Ann Sentence of Great Ponton,
Lincs. Commemorated CASERTA WAR CEMETERY. VII.B.17. |
STEELE |
Wilfred |
Possibly
Wilfred Kenneth Steele. Fusilier 14332512. Royal Northumberland
Fusiliers. Died 10th February 1944, aged 23 years. Son of Wilfred
Bernard and Elsie Steele of Holbeach St John, Lincoln. Husband of
Mary Steele. Commemorated CASSINO WAR CEMETERY. XVIII.H.14. |
WRIGHT |
John |
Unable
to identify CWGC. No further information currently |
Last
updated
16 August, 2007
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