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BRANCASTER
WAR MEMORIAL
World
War 1 & 2 - Detailed Information
Compiled
and copyright © Transcribed Carolynn Langley; researched Lynda Smith
- 2003
 The
Memorial is in the churchyard of St Mary the Virgin Church, Brancaster
at the junction of Broad Lane and the A149. It takes the form of a Celtic
wheel cross on a tapering plinth. It lists 30 men who gave their lives
in World War 1, 6 in World War 2 and one in the Berlin Airlift.
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| Photograph
Copyright © Chris Comber 2008 |
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ERECTED
IN MEMORY
OF BRANCASTER MEN
WHO FELL IN THE WAR
1914 - 1919
| BILLING |
William
James |
Private
23490. 7th Battalion,, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action Thursday 12 October
1916. Born Brancaster Staithe. Enlisted Norwich. Commemorated: THIEPVAL
MEMORIAL, Somme, France Pier and Face 1 C and 1 D. |
| BRITTON |
John
Henry |
Private
22213. 1st Battalion,, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action Thursday 27 July
1916. Born Brancaster. Enlisted Norwich. Commemorated: THIEPVAL
MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C and 1 D. |
| FERNIE |
David |
No
further information available at present. |
| FIDDAMAN |
Walter
William |
(Fiddament
on SDGW). Private 13944 1st Battalion,, Norfolk Regiment. Died Thursday
27 July 1916. Age 20. Born Brancaster. Enlisted Norwich. Brother
of Alice L. Fiddaman, of Manor House, Holme, King's Lynn, Norfolk.
Commemorated: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1
C and 1 D. |
| GUTHRIE |
Bede |
Lance
Corporal 267227. 1st/5th Battalion,, Gloucestershire Regiment. Killed in
action Thursday 16 August 1917. Age 21. Born King's Lynn. Enlisted
North Walsham. Son of William and Ellen Guthrie, of Southwoods,
Brancaster Staithe, King's Lynn. Commemorated: TYNE COT MEMORIAL,
Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Panel 72 to 75. |
| HARRELL |
Herbert
William |
Petty
Officer Stoker 287426. H.M.S. "Cressy", Royal Navy. Died Tuesday
22 September 1914. Age 36. Son of William and Jane Harrell, of Stanhoe,
Norfolk; husband of Anna Maria Harrell, of London St., Brancaster,
Norfolk. Commemorated: CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent, United Kingdom.
Panel 4.
(Special
note: In the early hours of the morning of 22 September 1914, HMS
Cressy along with HMS Aboukir & HMS Hogue were sunk by torpedoes
from a U-boat under the command of Otto Weddigen, in the North Sea.) |
| KING |
Andrew
Manzie |
Private
41643. 1st Battalion,, Essex Regiment. Formerly 3428 Norfolk Regiment.
Died Wednesday 15 August 1917. Lived Brancaster. Enlisted East Dereham.
Buried: BERLIN SOUTH-WESTERN CEMETERY, Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany.
Ref. VII. L. 3. |
| LAKE |
George |
No
further information available at present. |
| THOMPSON-
LARGE M.M. |
Cyril |
No
further information available at present. |
| LOYNES |
Robert
Edmund |
Fitter
Staff Serjeant 137760. 258th Siege Bty., Royal Garrison Artillery.
Killed in action Thursday 6 June 1918. Age 36. Born Holt. Lived
King's Lynn. Enlisted Norwich. Son of Robert John and Ann Loynes.
Buried: CABARET-ROUGE BRITISH CEMETERY, SOUCHEZ, Pas de Calais,
France. Ref. VIII. M. 32. |
| MARTIN |
Herbert
Rowland |
Private
16175. 12th Battalion,, East Surrey Regiment. Killed in action Friday 15
September 1916. Age 35. Born Brancaster. Enlisted Kingston-on-Thames,
Surrey. Son of Robert Thomas and Anne Martin, of Brancaster Staithe,
King's Lynn. Buried: BULLS ROAD CEMETERY, FLERS, Somme, France.
Ref. III. C. 5. |
| MATSELL |
Charles
William Bertie |
Private
203493. 9th Battalion,, Norfolk Regiment. Died of wounds Tuesday 20 November
1917. enlisted King's Lynn. Buried: FIFTEEN RAVINE BRITISH CEMETERY,
VILLERS-PLOUICH, Nord, France. Ref. II. H. 10. |
| NUDDS |
John
William |
Private
25730. 1st Battalion,, East Surrey Regiment. Formerly 11937 Royal Sussex
Regiment. Killed in action Sunday 6 May 1917. Born Burnham, Westgate,
Norfolk. Lived King's Lynn. Enlisted Norwich. Commemorated: ARRAS
MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 6. |
| PETCHEY |
Ernest |
Private
30001. 7th Battalion,, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Thursday
15 March 1917. Age 30. Born and lived Brancaster. Enlisted King's
Lynn. Son of Edward and Harriette Petchey; husband of Ethel Georgina
Petchey, of London St., Brancaster, Norfolk. Buried: ACHIET-LE-GRAND
COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Pas de Calais, France. Ref. III. J.
19. |
| PITCHER |
Alfred
Edward |
Private
17425. 1st Battalion,, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action Thursday 27 July
1916. Born Brancaster. Enlisted Norwich. Commemorated: THIEPVAL
MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C and 1 D. |
| PURER |
Charles |
No
further information available at present. |
| PROUDFOOT |
Samuel |
Private
241122. 1st/5th Battalion,, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action Thursday
19 April 1917. Age 25. Enlisted King's Lynn. Son of Robert and Jane
Proudfoot, of Brancaster, King's Lynn. Buried: GAZA WAR CEMETERY,
Israel. Ref. XXIII. D. II. |
| RANSON |
Charles William |
Lance
Corporal 2044. 1st Battalion,, Welsh Guards. Formerly 3918 Life Guards.
Died of wounds Saturday 28 September 1918. Age 25. Born Downham.
Enlisted Norwich. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ranson, of Brancaster,
King's Lynn. Buried: GREVILLERS BRITISH CEMETERY, Pas de Calais,
France. Ref. XIV. C. 18. |
| RAMSAY
M.M |
John |
No
further information available at present. |
| RAVEN |
Charles
Robert |
Lance
Corporal 29834. 9th Battalion,, Norfolk Regiment. Died of wounds Thursday
26 April 1917. Age 28. Born Brancaster. Enlisted King's Lynn. Son
of Charles and Annie Maria Raven, of High St., Brancaster, King's
Lynn. Buried: VERMELLES BRITISH CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France.
Ref. VI. B. I5. |
| SIMMS-REEVE |
Charles |
Captain,
2nd Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Killed in action 14th February
1915. Born Brancaster Staithe (probably Staithe House) 1885/6, son
of William Hawkins Reeve, and grandson of Simms Reeve (of Brancaster
Hall). the 'double barrel' was added in 1922'ish, it just so happened
that Charles' second christian name was Simms. Commemorated on YPRES
(MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 34. |
| SKIPPER |
William
John |
Private
G/8054. 7th Battalion,, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment.) Killed in
action Thursday 28 September 1916. Born and lived Brancaster. Enlisted
King's Lynn. Commemorated: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier
and Face 5 D and 6 D. |
| SOUTHERLAND |
Russell |
(CWGC
& CD have name as SUTHERLAND). Private 10604. 120th Coy., Machine
Gun Corps (Inf). Formerly 16169 East Surrey Regiment. Killed in
action Saturday 5 May 1917. Age 21. Born and lived Brancaster Staithe.
Enlisted King's Lynn. Son of William and Anna Sutherland, of Brancaster
Staithe, Lynn, Norfolk. Buried: FIFTEEN RAVINE BRITISH CEMETERY,
VILLERS-PLOUICH, Nord, France. Ref. I. A. 9. |
| WEST |
Albert
John |
Lance
Corporal G/16177. 8th Battalion,, East Surrey Regiment. Killed in action
Saturday 30 September 1916. Age 23. Born Brancaster. Enlisted King's
Lynn. Son of Henry Ashbrook West and Mary Jane West, of "Harbour
View", Brancaster Staithe, King's Lynn, Norfolk. Buried: CONNAUGHT
CEMETERY, THIEPVAL, Somme, France. Ref. XII. L. I. |
|
WILLIAMSON |
Percy |
Private
G/18773, 11th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in action 29th
April 1918 with B.E.F. Born Brancaster, enlisted King's Lynn. Commemorated
on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 86
to 88. Also listed on the Burnham
Deepdale Memorial |
| WINTERBONE |
Percy
Isaac |
WGC
has name as Robert Isaac. Chief Stoker 287400. H.M.S. "Vanguard",
Royal Navy. Died Monday 9 July 1917. Age 39. Son of the late Robert
Isaac and E, Winterbone of, Brancaster Staithe, King's Lynn Norfolk;
husband of Kate Winterbone, of 3, Watton, Bridport, Dorset. Commemorated:
CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL Kent, United Kingdom. Panel 23. |
| WOODBINE |
Herbert |
Private
16627. 14th Battalion,, Gloucestershire Regiment. Killed in action Friday
22 March 1918. Born Brancaster. Enlisted Bristol. Commemorated:
POZIERES MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Panel 40 and 41. |
| YOUNGS |
Herbert |
Private
9183. 7th Battalion,, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action Wednesday 13 October
1915. Age 20. Born Brancaster. Enlisted Norwich. Son of Mrs. S.
Hubbard, of Fern Cottage, Brancaster, King's Lynn. Commemorated:
LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 30 and 31. |
| YOUNGS |
Thomas
William |
Private
21366. 7th Battalion,, Border Regiment. Formerly 18626 Norfolk Regiment.
Killed in action Monday 23 April 1917. Age 25. Lived Brancaster.
Enlisted Norwich. Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Youngs, of High St., Brancaster;
husband of A. L. Youngs, of High St., Brancaster, King's Lynn. Commemorated:
ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 6. |
| 1939
- 1945 |
| CORY-WRIGHT |
Jonathan
Francis |
Lieutenant
312996. Scots Guards. Died Monday 9 April 1945. Buried: RHEINBERG
WAR CEMETERY, Kamp Lintfort, Nordrhein-Westfal, Germany. Ref. 12.
J. 9. |
| CORY-
WRIGHT |
(Anthony
John) Julian |
Captain
72690. 181 Field Regiment., Royal Artillery. Died Monday 26 June 1944.
Age 27. Son of Geoffrey and Felicity Cory-Wright; husband of Susan
Esterel Cory-Wright, of Catfield, Norfolk. Buried: TILLY-SUR-SEULLES
WAR CEMETERY, Calvados, France. Ref. II. G. 11. |
| DUFFIELD |
Phyllis
Mary |
Aircraftwoman
2nd Class 453274. Women's Aux. Air Force. Died Monday 2 March 1942.
Commemorated: RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey, United Kingdom. Panel
291. |
| GILLIAT |
David |
Lieutenant
169940. Royal Wiltshire Yeo., R.A.C. Died Tuesday 1 August 1944.
Age 22. Son of Maj. Frank Leslie Gilliat and Edith Georgiana Veronica
Gilliat, of Brancaster, Norfolk. Buried: AREZZO WAR CEMETERY, Italy.
Ref. I. A. 8. |
| HAWLEY |
Anthony
Duncan Herbert |
Flying
Officer 130655. Pilot. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died Friday
9 July 1943. Age 20. Son of George William Hawley and Eileen Edith
Hawley, of Brancaster, Norfolk. Buried: LA REUNION WAR CEMETERY,
Algeria. Ref. 1. B. 6. |
| SUTHERLAND |
Herbert
Elijah |
Lance
Bombardier 1083325. 154 (The Leicestershire Yeomanry) Field Regiment.,
Royal Artillery. Died Monday 27 September 1943. Age 29. Husband
of Lucy Mary Sutherland, of Brancaster, Norfolk. Buried: BEIRUT
WAR CEMETERY, Lebanese Republic. Ref. 3. A. 6. |
| 1949
BERLIN AIR LIFT |
| SHARP,
D.F.C. |
John |
No
further information available at present. |
Last
updated
7 September, 2019
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