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ALDBOROUGH
WAR MEMORIAL
World
War 1 - Detailed Information
Compiled and Copyright © Lynda Smith 2003 Aldborough
is a village midway between Cromer and Aylsham 1914
– 1918
| BACON |
Walter
Leonard | Army
Service Corps. No further information available at present. | |
BRETT |
Archibald |
Private
40308. 8th Battalion,, Leicestershire Regiment. Killed in action Friday 22 March 1918.
Born and lived Aldborough. Enlisted Norwich. Commemorated: POZIERES MEMORIAL,
Somme, France. Panel 29 and 30 | |
DAVEY
| Sydney
Guy | Major
4th Battalion,, Norfolk Regiment attd. 40th Battalion,, Machine Gun Corps (Inf). Killed in action
Monday 25 March 1918. Age 25. Son of Guy and Mary Bell Davey, of Aldborough Rectory,
Norwich. Commemorated: ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 10 |
| GAY |
Edmund
| Captain
"D" Coy. 1st/5th Battalion,, Norfolk Regiment. Died Thursday 12 August 1915. Age 32.
Son of the late Edward and Ellen Gay (nee Waterfield), of Aldborough Hall, Norwich;
husband of Margaret Gay (nee Esson), of Manor House, Wickmere, Norwich. Commemorated:
HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey. Panel 42 to 44 (not on CD) | |
LEE |
Herbert |
Private
26523. 11th Battalion,, Hampshire Regiment. Formerly 28101 Essex Regiment. Died of wounds
Monday 6 November 1916. Lived Aldborough. Enlisted Cromer. Buried: PUCHEVILLERS
BRITISH CEMETERY, Somme, France. Ref. III. C. 14. | |
LEWELL |
George
James | Private
29817. 1st/5th Battalion,, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Formerly 266083 Queen’s
Royal West Surreys. Killed in action Sunday 31 March 1918. Age 34. Born and lived
Aldborough. Enlisted Cromer. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Lewell, of Aldborough;
husband of Alice Maria Lewell, of Thurgarton, Aldborough, Norwich. Commemorated:
POZIERES MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Panel 45 | |
MARTINS |
Oscar |
Private
7699. 2nd Battalion,, Norfolk Regiment. Died Sunday 29 April 1917. Age 25. Born Aldborough.
Enlisted Norwich. Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Martins, of Aldborough Green, Aldborough,
Norfolk. Commemorated: BASRA MEMORIAL, Iraq. Panel 10 | |
MARTINS |
Sidney
Alfred | Private
3/7677. 7th Battalion,, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action Saturday 12 August 1916. Age
22. Born Thurgarton. Enlisted Norwich. Son of Alfred and E. G. Martins, of The
Green, Aldborough, Norwich. Buried: POZIERES BRITISH CEMETERY, OVILLERS-LA BOISSELLE,
Somme, France Ref. IV. K. 31. | |
SPURRELL |
Frederick
John Durnford | Second
Lieutenant. 9th Battalion,, Royal Sussex Regiment. Died Friday 19 February 1915. Age
19. Son of William D. and Ada Spurrell, of Banningham, Aylsham. Born at Crondall,
Hants. Buried: ALDBOROUGH (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD, Norfolk, United Kingdom |
| WILKIN |
William |
Private
240498. 1st/5th Battalion,, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action Friday 2 November 1917.
Enlisted Aldborough. Commemorated: JERUSALEM MEMORIAL, Israel. Panels 12 to 15
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Other
memorials
War
memorial dedication:
The
Memorial gives Rank, Initial, surname and Regiment.
TO
THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN MEMORY OF THE
OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE
PARISH OF ALDBOROUGH
FALLEN IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 – 1918
Sydney Guy
Davey:
To
the Glory of God
and in grateful thanks for
the Memory of my Fiancé
SYDNEY GUY DAVEY
Major 10th Battn.
Machine Gun Corps
this Altar Top and Mensa
were given.
He was killed in action at
Ervillers, France on the night
of March 24th 25th 1918
Aged 24.
To
the Glory of GOD and in Loving Memory of
My Husband EDMUND GAY. Capt. 1/5th Battn. Norfolk
Regiment who went missing at Sulva Bay
on 12th August 1915.
8 February
2004 |
