BARNES 

William Elijah

Private 136275,  2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles (British Columbia Regiment).  Died on 29 September 1916.  Aged 23.  William was born on 7 December 1893, the son of George and Mary Ann Barnes, of Newgate Green, Cley-by-sea, Norfolk, England.  He was a farmer in Canada.   No known grave. Commemorated on Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. National Archives of Canada Accession Reference: Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF), RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 450 - 38

BARNES

John Ernest

Private 163283,  18th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment. )  Died on 15 September 1916.  Aged 21.  John was born on 4 April 1894, the son of George and Mary Ann Barnes, of Newgate Green, Cley-by-sea, Norfolk, England. He was a labourer in Canada. (Note:  There appears to be a discrepancy regarding date of birth with his brother above. This information appears on the National Archive of Canada website).  No known grave. Commemorated on Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. National Archives of Canada Accession Reference: Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF), RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 448 - 2

BARNES

Ralph

Private 20588,  1st Battalion, Essex Regiment formerly 18436 Norfolk Regiment.  Died at sea on 13 August 1915.  Aged 29.  Born and lived North Walsham.  Enlisted Norwich.   Son of George and Mary Ann Barnes, of Newgate Green, Cley-by-Sea, Norfolk. No known grave. Commemorated on Helles Memorial, Turkey.  Panel 144 to 150 or 229 to 233.

BISHOP

Frederick James

Private 14911, 10th   Battalion, (CWGC has 19th Battalion) Essex Regiment.  Died of wounds in France & Flanders on 17 October 1916.  Born and lived Cley-Next-the-Sea.  Enlisted Norwich.  Buried in Contay British Cemetery, Contay, Somme, France.  Plot IV. Row C. Grave 7.

BOLTON  

Cecil James

Private 240638,  1/5th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment.  Died on service in Palestine on 19 April 1917. Aged 20.   Enlisted East Dereham, Norfolk. Second son of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Bolton, of Cley-next-Sea, Norfolk.  No known grave. Commemorated on Jerusalem Memorial. Panels 12 to 15. 

BRETT 

Frederick [William]

Private 5194,  1st/4th Battalion  Northumberland Fusiliers.  Killed in action in France & Flanders on 25 October 1916.  Aged 30.  Born Colveston.  Enlisted Norwich.  Son of John and Caroline Brett, of Ickburgh, Mundford, Brandon, Suffolk; husband of Amy Brett, of High St., Holt, Norfolk.  No known grave. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.  Pier and Face 10 B 11 B and 12 B.

COUZENS-HARDY

Raven

[Also listed as COZENS-HARDY] Second Lieutenant,   4th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment.  Killed in action on 9 October 1917.  Aged 31.  Son of Arthur Wrigley Cozens-Hardy and Mary Cozens-Hardy, of Cley Hall, Norfolk.  No known grave. Commemorated on Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.  Panel 34 to 35 and 162A.

TO THE DEAR MEMORY OF
RAVEN COUZENS- HARDY
OF CLEY HALL
WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION
AT POLDENHOEK SOUTH AFRICA
OCTOBER 9 1917
Age 31

See below for window

DRINKWATER 

George Harold

[SDGW & CWGC gives his name as George Howard]  Private 28368,  13th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment formerly 5310 Norfolk Regiment.  Killed in action in France & Flanders on 30 July 1917.  Born and lived Cley-next-the-Sea.  Enlisted Norwich.  Son of Robert John and Harriet Drinkwater, of Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk.  Buried in La Targette British Cemetery, Neuville-St. Vaast, Pas de Calais, France.  Plot II. Row F. Grave 4.

ELLWOOD

Herbert Walter

Stoker 1st Class 182002,  (Reservist RFR/CH/B/5057), H.M. Tug "Desire", Royal Navy.  Killed or died at sea when his ship was shelled, scuttled and sunk 2.5 miles North-East of Filey by U-Boat UB 34 on 20 January 1918.  Aged 39.  Born 15 April 1878 in Langham, Norfolk, baptised 9 June 1878 in Langham, Norfolk. Son of William and Hannah Ellwood; husband of Clara Maria (nee Massingham) Ellwood, of New Rd., Cley, Norfolk, married 17 May 1905 in Langham, Norfolk.  No known grave. Commemorated on Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent.  Panel 29.

Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1923:

ELLWOOD Herbert Walter of Cley-next-the-Sea Norfolk seaman Royal Fleet Reserve died 24 January 1918 at sea Administration Norwich 5 December to Clara Maria Ellwood widow.
Effects £171. 11s. 2d.

Stoker 2nd Class K/33421, H.M.S. Vivid, Royal Navy. Died from disease (Right Eurpyema) 13 September 1918. Aged 18. Born 13 August 1900 in Holt, Norfolk. Son of Mrs. Susanna Elvin, of Holt Rd., Newgate, Cley-next-the-sea.  Prior to enlistment he was a Butcher's Assistant, enlisted 27 August 1918 for 12 years, hegiht 5 feet 8½ inches, chest 36½ inches, dark brown hair, blue eyes, fresh complexion. Buried in North-East part of Cley-Next-The-Sea (St. Margaret) Churchyard.

(Special note:  H.M.S. Vivid was the Royal Naval Training Base at Devonport, now re-named HMS Drake).

J.G. ELVIN
STOKER 2nd CLASS
RN K 33421
H.M.S. VIVID
15th SEPTEMBER 1918 age 18
REST IN PEACE

GATHERCOLE

Cecil Abraham

Private 40062,  9th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment.  Killed in action in France & Flanders on 20 November 1917.  Aged 19.  Enlisted Norwich.  Son of Benjamin and Emily Gathercole, of The Lodge, Cley, Norfolk.  Buried in Ribecourt British Cemetery, Nord, France. Plot I. Row B. Grave 3. 

GIBBS

Robert William Emery aka Bert

Private 36536, 11th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment formerly 11316, Army Catering Corps. Died of wounds 4 May 1917. Aged 24. Born and resident Clay-Next-The-Sea, Norfolk, enlisted Norwich. Buried in Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, Pas de Calais, France. Plot IV. Row D. Grave 25.

He was born in Cley on 19 December 1892, the fourth son of William Emery and Louisa Elizabeth Gibbs. In the 1911 Cley Census he was an 18 year old domestic gardener. His father was a Master Mariner in the Merchant Navy. (Both parents lived to a great age and were buried in Cley Churchyard: William Emery Gibbs 22 October 1934 aged 84; Louisa Elizabeth Gibbs 19 November 1941 aged 87). His older brother Ernest William Emery/Ernest William/William Ernest died in India on Active Service in 1916. (see June 2016 GVN).

The Cley War Memorial in the church has him listed as 'Robert William Emery'. He was baptised 'Robert William', and was known as 'Bertie'. In the Army he was registered as 'Bert. E'. The CWGC website has him as 'B.E. Gibbs'.

Between 9 April and 16 May 1917 was fought the Battle of Arras. British casualties during that period amounted to 160,000. On 3 May the 11th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment took part in the attack on Oppy. ‘Bertie’s’ Service Record survives. It records that he died in 8 Casualty Clearing Station of ‘multiple shell wounds’.

From the Norfolk Chronicle of May 11th 1917:

Mr and Mrs William E. Gibbs, Cley-next-the-Sea, have been informed by the Rev. A. Fenn, Rector of Stibbard, and chaplain of the forces, that their fourth son, Robert William Emery Gibbs has died of wounds. ‘Bertie’ Gibbs was an old Scout and volunteered for service in the City of London Cyclist Corps (11316 ACC), being attached to the East Yorks. Regt.

Details kindly supplied by Richard Jefferson.

GIBBS

Ernest William Emery

[SDGW & CWGC give William Ernest] Sergeant 31537,  2nd Battalion, Norfolk Regiment.  Died in India on 5 June 1916. Aged 27.  Born Cley-next-the-Sea.  Enlisted Colaba, Bombay.  No known grave. Commemorated on   Kirkee 1914-1918 Memorial, India. Face B.

GIDNEY

Charles Alfred

Gunner 67611,  "L" Battery, Royal Horse Artillery.  Died of wounds in France & Flanders on 8 September 1914.  Aged 20.  Buried in Baron Communal Cemetery, Oise, France.  Grave 1.

GRIMES

George William

Deck Hand 8276DA,  H.M. Trawler "St. Ives",  Royal Naval Reserve.  Killed when his ship was sunk by a mine on 21 December 1916.  Aged 22.  Born 16 February 1893 in Cley, Norfolk. Son of George William and Mrs. Jemma Grimes, of Hill Top, Cley Next Sea, Norfolk.  No known grave. Commemorated on Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent.  Panel 19.

GRIMES

James William

Blacksmith's Mate 309857,  H.M.S. "Invincible", Royal Navy.  Died at sea at the Battle of Jutland 31 May 1916.  Aged 31.   Baptised 4 September 1885 at Cley Next the Sea, Norfolk, son of Richard and Lucy Ann Grimes. Husband of Maud Elizabeth Rix (formerly Grimes), of 268, Arundel St., Landport, Portsmouth.  No known grave. Commemorated on   Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire. Panel 20.

Special note:  H.M.S. Invincible was a Battlecruiser.  She was sunk by SMS Derfflinger and Lützow at the Battle of Jutland, and inflicted fatal damage on Lützow.  Her crew of 1026 were lost.

HOLMAN

Herbert

Private 40272,  4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment formerly 5307 Norfolk Regiment.  Killed in action in France & Flanders on 14 January 1918.  Born and lived Cley-next-the-Sea.  Enlisted Norwich.  Buried in Fifteen Ravine British Cemetery, Villers-Plouich, Nord, France.  Grave lost, Special Memorial Row A. Grave 5.

JEARY

Albert George

Private 20578,  1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment formerly 10718 Army Cyclists Corps.  Killed in action in France & Flanders on 12 October 1916.  Born and lived Cley-next-the-Sea.  Enlisted London.  Buried in Thiepval Anglo-French Cemetery, Authuile, Somme, France.  Plot II. Row G. Grave 1.

LEEDER

Robert William Thomas

Private T/202774,  3rd/4th Battalion, Queen’s Royal West Surrey Regiment.  Killed in action in France & Flanders on 5 October 1917. Aged 38.   Born Cley, Norfolk.  Lived and enlisted Paddington, Middlesex. Son of the late Robert John and Mary Jane Ann Leeder. No known grave. Commemorated on Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.  Panel 14 to 17 and 162 to 162A.

LOADES

Frank

Private 24129,  8th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment.  Killed in action in France & Flanders on 19 July 1916.  Born St German’s, Norfolk.  Enlisted King’s Lynn.   Husband of Kate Loades, of Cley-next-Sea, Norfolk. No known grave. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C and 1 D.

MANN

Lewis Richard

Merchantile Marine ship's captain Elder Dempster Line, baptised Cley Church 29 June 1873, son of William (Master Mariner) and Elizabeth Mann, drowned by the sinking of S.S. "Fabala" 28 March 1915. Aged 41. Baptised 29 Jun 1873 at Cley Next the Sea, Norfolk,son of William and Elizabeth Mann. Buried in Callestick Wesleyan Methodist Chapel Cemetery, Cornwall.

Extract from Norfolk Chronicle 2 April 1915:

CLEY
A Fabala Victim

Amongst the passengers of the torpedoed Elder Dempster liner Fabala who are officially returned as 'missing' is Captain Lewis Robert Mann, of Cley-next-the-Sea, who was returning to Lagos, West Africa, to take up his position as marine superintendent for Messrs Elder Dempster.

The Fabala, 4807 tons, sailed from Liverpool for Sierra Leone on 27th March 1915. The following day, thirty-six miles south-west of the Smalls lighthouse in St George's Channel, she was approached by a German submarine U-28. The Fabala had lowered only four of her lifeboats when a torpedo struck amidships. She sank eight minutes later. Of 151 passengers 104 drowned, together with 96 of her crew.

Extract from The Argus (Melbourne, Australia) 31st March 1915:

The most outrageous act of the German campaign of piracy and murder in English waters was committed off the Welsh coast on Sunday.

For whatever reasons, those on board the Fabala were given very little time to abandon ship, and this explains the high mortality rate among those on board. The fact that there was an American citizen on the ship helped to fuel the feeling of outrage in the world's press. (The sinking of the Lusitania by U-20 on 7th May 1915 with the loss of 1198 lives, including 128 Americans, caused far greater outrage).

That Lewis Richard Mann is on the Cley memorial will be down to that fact that he was from a distinguished Cley seafaring family. He was not a crew member of the Fabala, but a passenger, and he is not commemorated on the Merchant Marine Memorial on Tower Hill, London or found on the CWGC, but is on the Cley memorial.

PINCHEN

Valentine Harte

Gunner 46579,  110th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery.  Died on service in France & Flanders on 29 August 1918. Aged 27. Born Cley-next-the-Sea. Lived Kilburn Lane, Middlesex. Enlisted Marylebone, Middlesex. Son of Robert and Alice Pinchen, of Cley, Norfolk; husband of Grace Alice Pinchen, of 5A, Allington Rd., Kilburn Lane, London. Buried in Tourgeville Military Cemetery, Calvados, France.  Plot IV.Row B. Grave 17.

RAYNER

John Thomas

Acting Corporal 14910,  10th Battalion, Essex Regiment.  Died on service in France & Flanders on 4 March 1918.  Born and lived Cley-next-the-Sea.  Enlisted Norwich.  Buried in Grand-Seraucourt British Cemetery, Aisne, France. Plot V. Row G. Grave 14.

ROWE

Bertie Francis

Private 23433,  2nd Battalion, Norfolk Regiment.  Died on service in Mesopotamia on 4 July 1916.  Aged 21.   Born Cley-next-the-Sea.  Enlisted Cromer.   Son of John Edward and Blanche Mary Rowe, of The Anchorage, Cley, Norfolk.  Buried Basra War Cemetery, Iraq. Plot V. Row O. Grave 7. 

ROWE

Henry

Petty Officer 1st Class 164548,  H.M.S. "Invincible", Royal Navy.  Killed at the Battle of Jutland 31 May 1916.  Aged 40.  Born 16 March 1876 in Glandford, Norfolk. Son of James and Ellen Mary Rowe, of "South View," Cley, Norfolk. No known grave. Commemorated on Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire.  Panel 12.

Special note:  H.M.S. Invincible was a Battlecruiser.  She was sunk by SMS Derfflinger and Lützow at the Battle of Jutland, and inflicted fatal damage on Lützow.  Her crew of 1026 were lost.

WESTON

George William

Private 37574,  1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment.  Died on service in France & Flanders on 27 March 1918.  Born and lived Cley-next-the-Sea.  Enlisted Cromer.  No known grave. Commemorated on Creola Cemetery, Italy. Special Memorial. 

WHATLEY

Frank

The 1911 Census showed Frank Whatley and his wife to be resident in (Sea) Palling, Norfolk where he was serving at the HM Navy Coast Guard Station there. His Cley connection is shown below, but with the outbreak of war in August 1914 he found himself, at an advanced age, back at sea.

Extract from the Norfolk Chronicle 25th September 1914 :

CLEY

The news received on Tuesday evening created something akin to consternation as the information was passed round that Coast Guard Whatley, who had been in charge of the local station about three years, during which time he has earned the esteem and respect of all, was a stoker petty officer on board the Aboukir. So far no information has come to hand concerning his fate.

WILLIAMSON

Herbert William

Private 16677, 7th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment.  Died of wounds in France & Flanders on 20 November 1915.  Enlisted Cley-next-the-Sea.  Buried in Lillers Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France.  Plot  IV. Row D. Grave 48.

WOODHOUSE

Harold John

BIRD

Charles Godfrey

Lieutenant, H.M.S. Exeter, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.  Died 1 March 1942.  No known grave. Commemorated on Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon.  Panel 76, Column 3.                                        

Special note:   HMS Exeter was sunk during the Battle of The Java Sea on the approach to the Sunda Straight.

BRETT

Eric Victor

Private 5772703,  5th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment.  Taken prisoner Singapore 15 February 1942, transferred to Mainland (i.e. to work on the construction of the Burma-Siam railway). Died of cholera at Takanun (PoW record shows Malaria) 21 May 1943.  Aged 27.  Born 15 June 1917 in Norfolk, resident Norfolk. Husband of Mrs Brett, High Street, Cley next the Sea. In the 1921 census he was aged 3, born Cley, Norfolk, son of Ernest Albert and Gladys Brett, resident Houses Yard Street, Cley Next the Sea, Norfolk. Buried in Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand. Plot 2. Row O. Grave 45.

CLARKE

George [William Ernest]

Private 5773311, 6th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment. Killed during the Japanese invasion of Malaya and Singapore 18 January 1942. Aged 23. Born 28 December 1919. Son of John William and Susannah Clarke, and husband of Edith Annie Clarke of Neaverham, Cheshire. In the 1921 census he was aged 3, born Norfolk, son of William J and Susanna J Clarke, resident Salthouse Road, Cley Next the Sea, Norfolk. Commemorated on the Singapore Memorial, Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore. Column 49.

CLARKE

William [Nesbitt]

Private 5774157, 5th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment. Died from diagnosis A Vitaminosis 21 September 1943 at Hospital Chungkai, Force ‘H’. Born Co. Durham, resident Norfolk. Buried Chungkai War Cemetery, Thailand. Plot 1. Row N. Grave 10.

Note: Chungkai was one of the base camps on the Burma-Siam railway and contained a hospital and church built by Allied prisoners of war. The war cemetery is the original burial ground started by the prisoners themselves, and the burials are mostly men who died in the hospital.

DAWSON

Frank Howard

Private 14444733,  7th Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders). Wounded in Western Europe 12 April 1945,  died of wounds on 19 April 1945.  Aged 19.  Born 4 March 1926 in Norfolk, resident Norwich. Baptised Cley Church 29 August 1925. Son of Robert Charles and Mabel Jessie Dawson, of Cley Next the Sea, Norfolk.  In the 1939 Register he was at school, resident with his parents at Long House, High Street, Cley Next The Sea, Erpingham R.D., Norfolk. Buried in Rheinberg War Cemetery, Kamp Lintfort, Nordrhein-Westfal, Germany.  Plot 12. Row E. Grave 16.

LEWIS

Francis Albert

Leading Seaman C/JX 142180,  H.M.S. Exmoor, Royal Navy. Died at sea on 25 February 1941.  Aged 22.  Born 15 September 1918 in King's Lynn, Norfolk. Baptised 15 October 1918 in King's Lynn, St Margaret with St Nicholas. Son of Francis James and Elizabeth Lewis, of Cley Next the Sea, Norfolk.  In the 1921 census he was aged 2, born King's Lynn, Norfolk, grandson of Francis G Lewis, son of Elizabeth Lewis, resident Street, Cley Next the Sea, Norfolk. No known grave. Commemorated on Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent.  Panel 45, Column 2.

Special note:  H.M.S. Exmoor was torpedoed and sunk by an E-Boat off Lowestoft, Suffolk.

RAMM

Jack [Pashley]

Corporal 5774919,  2nd Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment.  Killed inaction during Operation ‘Key’, the capture of GPT Ridge overlooking Kohima, 4 May 1944.  Aged 24.  Born and resident Norfolk. Son of Edward Harry and Beatrice Minnie Ramm, of Cley, Norfolk.  Buried in Kohima War Cemetery, India.  Plot  2. Row A. Grave 9.

TWIDDY

Sidney [George]

Leading Seaman C/JX 145272,  H.M. Submarine Usk, Royal Navy.  Died at sea 3 May 1941.  Aged 22.  Born 13 March 1919 at Forncett, Norfolk. Son of George C. and Florence E. Twiddy; husband of Gwendoline Glenny (nee Bishop) Twiddy, of Blyth, Northumberland, married July to September Quarter 1940 in Bishop Registratio District, Northumberland Central, Northumberland.  No known grave. Commemorated on Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent.  Panel 42, Column 1.

Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1942:

TWIDDY Sidney George of 59 Park-road Blyth Northumberland died on or since 3 May 1941 on war service Administration Newcastle-upon-Tyne 22 August to Gwendoline Glenny Twiddy widow. Effects £176 6s. 7d.

Special note:  H.M. Submarine Usk appears to have been mined off the coast of Sicily.

VOELLNER

William

Sergeant (Air Gunner) 906410,  103 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.  Taking off from Elsham Wolds on a night mission to Russelsheim he was killed while flying in an Avro Lancaster III, serial number ND632, when his aircraft was damaged during the attack and crashed attempting to land at Ford airfield in Sussex on return 26 August 1944.  Aged 23. Native of Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. Husband of Elsie (nee Thornton) Voellner, of Newton Heath, Manchester, married in October to December Quarter 1942 in Thornton Registration District, Manchester.  In the 1939 Register he was born 30 June 1921, unmarried, an Unemployed Potter Proffer, resident with his parents, William and Hannah Voellner, at Sunny Nest, Newgate, Cley Next The Sea, Erpingham R.D., Norfolk. Buried in Littlehampton Cemetery, Sussex.  Section D. Grave 4275.

YARHAM

Frederick aka Fred

Acting Serjeant 5875680,  5th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment.  Captured at Singapore 15 February 1942, reported as a Prisoner of War on Java and at some stage moved to work in Japan, died as a Prisoner of War at Fukuoka Prison Camp 1 March 1943.  Next of kin was his mother Mrs Yarham, Cley-on-Sea. No known grave. Commemorated on   Yokohama Cremation Memorial, Japan.  Panel 4. Also commemorated on the memorial in Sharrington Church, Norfolk where his rank is given as C.S.M.

Note: The following two soldiers were not Cley men, but as they both died in the village and are buried in the churchyard, and have Commonwealth War Grave headstones, Richard Jefferson thought it appropriate that they should be recorded.

In the north-west corner of the churchyard at Cley, adjacent to the two wooden huts, are two Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) headstones from the 1914-1918 war, to sappers in the Royal Engineers. They have been a puzzle to Richard Jefferson for many years, until his recent researches of newspapers in Norwich provided some answers.

Information Richard Jefferson took from the Norwich Mercury of 13th February 1915 told him that Sapper William Porter (31585 RE) died on 31st January of consumption (tuberculosis) in the Zetland Sanitorium, Cley. He had been sent there from his home in Blackheath, Kent. He was aged 44 and a veteran of the Boer War in South Africa (1899-1902). He left a widow and six children. He was accorded a full military funeral in St Margaret's Church on 4th February, with soldiers from the South Notts Hussars and Royal Sussex Regiment present. These two regiments were training locally.

From the same newspaper for 17th April 1915 Richard Jefferson found that Sapper George Mellor of 59th Field Company, Royal Engineers (6743) also died in the Zetland Sanitorium, Cley aged 37 years. His funeral in St Margaret's took place on 6th April.

'He was invalided from the army and sent to Cley in the hope he would regain his health'.

[Explanation of the ‘Zetland Sanitorium’ and ‘Zetland House’: Dr Alfred Reginald Kay arrived in Cley with his family in 1905 to serve as doctor for Cley and Blakeney (which he continued to do well into the 1930’s) and named his house ‘Zetland House’. Lady Zetland (wife of Lawrence Dundas, 1st Marquess of Zetland) had been in Ireland for four years when her husband was Lord Lieutenant there. During her years in Ireland she had been a great influence in the founding of a ‘Royal National Hospital for Consumption in Ireland’, which she opened in 1896. Dr Kay clearly became involved in the treatment of tuberculosis and became dedicated to doing something positive, and, for reasons undiscovered, named his house in Cley after Lady Zetland. Towards the latter part of 1912 the Kay family moved to the Manor House in Blakeney, and, in due course after that date, Zetland House became a tuberculosis sanatorium.]

PORTER

Died of old age 4 November 1949. Awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.).

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
ROLAND FORBES MEIKLEJOHN D.S.O.
4th NOVEMBER 1949.