EAST
AND WEST RUDHAM
WAR MEMORIAL
World
War 1 & 2 - Detailed Information
Compiled and Copyright © Michael Peck 2018
The
East and West Rudham War Memorial stands beside the A148 trunk Road
between East and West Rudham. It takes the form of an obelisk, about
ten feet high, with a two stepped base and topped by a wheel cross.
There are 39 names listed for World War 1 dead and a further 10 names
for the World War 2 dead. Within the parish church is also a brass plaque
within a wooden frame commemorating those who fell in both wars.
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TO
THE GLORY OF GOD
AND
IN MEMORY OF THE MEN
FROM THE PARISHES OF
E. AND W. RUDHAM
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
IN THE GREAT WAR
A.D. 1914-1918
THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
| BAILEY |
Ernest |
Private 12991. 8th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action
19th July 1916. Son of William and Louisa Elizabeth Bailey (nee
Grand, also known as Louisa Elizabeth Vergeson) of Pockthorpe,
West Rudham, Norfolk. Born 14th July 1895 Thursford and enlisted
Norwich, Norfolk. Commemorated Thiepval Memorial. Pier and Face
1C and 1D. |
| BAILEY |
George |
Private 13509. 8th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action
1st July 1916. Son of William and Louisa Elizabeth Bailey (nee
Grand, also known as Louisa Elizabeth Vergeson) of Pockthorpe,
West Rudham, Norfolk. Born c1893 Thursford and enlisted Norwich,
Norfolk. Commemorated Thiepval Memorial. Pier and Face 1C and
1D. |
| BAILEY |
Robert |
Private 12966. 8th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action
1st July 1916. Son of William and Louisa Elizabeth Bailey (nee
Grand, also known as Louisa Elizabeth Vergeson) of Pockthorpe,
West Rudham, Norfolk. Born 27th March 1894 Thursford and enlisted
Norwich, Norfolk. Commemorated Dantzig Alley Cemetery. VIII.M.2. |
| BAILEY |
Walter |
Private
43480, 6th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment formerly 2314,
Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action 10th August 1917. Aged 19.
Born Fakenham, Norfolk, enlisted Norwich, Norfolk. Son of Arthur
Alfred and Mary Ann Bailey, of Clay Cottages, West Rudham, King's
Lynn. In the 1901 census he was aged 3, born Norfolk, son of
Arthur Alfred and Mary Ann Bailey, resident The Marsh, North
Wootton, Freebridge Lynn, Norfolk. In the 1911 census he was
aged 13, born Tilney All Saints, ar school, son of Arthur Alfred
and Mary Ann Bailey, resident Pensthorpe, Fakenham, Norfolk.
***Note place of birth SDGW Fakenham, 1911 census Tilney All
Saints *** No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE)
MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 43 and 45.
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| BILLING |
Frederick
William |
Private 20843. 13th Battalion, Essex Regiment, formerly 16767
Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action 28th April 1917. Son of Henry
and Jemima Ellen Billing (nee Morecraft) of West Rudham, Norfolk.
Born 1893 East Rudham, enlisted Norwich and resident West Rudham,
Norfolk. Commemorated Arras Memorial. Bay 7. |
| BOBBITT |
Ernest
Alfred |
Ernest Alfred Bobbitt as 1880 birth record, various surname spellings
thereafter. Private 204774. 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment.
Died of wounds 24th October 1918. Son of George Alfred and Elizabeth
Bobbitt (nee Nobbs). Husband of Susannah Bobbitt (nee Fisher)
of 44 Edinburgh Road, Lowestoft, SFK (as CWGC, of East Rudham
as army record). Born Gunton, SFK and enlisted 20th January 1916
Kings Lynn, Norfolk. Commemorated Vadencourt British Cemetery.
II.B.18. |
| BUTCHER |
Charles
Edward |
Private 240677. 5th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Died Palestine
19th April 1917. Son of George and Alice Mary Butcher (nee Stead)
of West Rudham, Norfolk. Born 1896 West Rudham and enlisted Territorial
Force 1st October 1914 East Dereham, Norfolk. Commemorated Gaza
War Cemetery. XXIII.F.8. |
| COUZENS |
Edric
James |
Private 23981. 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. Killed
in action 8th July 1916. Son of Edgar and Ada Couzens (nee Burton)
of Pump Square, East Rudham, Norfolk (as 1911). Born 1893 East
Rudham, Norfolk, enlisted Dudley, WOR and resident East Rudham,
Norfolk. Commemorated Gordon Dump Cemetery. II.A.3. |
| DANIELS |
J |
possibly
James Edward Daniels. Private 9076. 1st Battalion, Norfolk Regiment.
Killed in action 10th April 1916, aged 21 years. Son of James
George and Ella Daniels (nee Hardesty) of The Lodge, Docking,
Norfolk. Born Acle and enlisted Norwich, Norfolk. Commemorated
Faubourg D’Amiens Cemetery. I.A.28.
Note: no proven Rudham connection found.
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| DAWSON |
Albert
Lester |
Private 43314. 6th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment, formerly
1642 Norfolk Yeomanry. Died of wounds 19th October 1917. Son of
John Charles and Margaret Dawson (nee Kemp) of Mill Road, East
Rudham, Norfolk. Born 1894 East Rudham and enlisted Kings Lynn,
Norfolk. Commemorated Dozinghem Military Cemetery. XI.G.15. |
| FARROW |
Levi
[High] |
Lance Corporal 201103. 5th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. Died
of wounds 4 General Hospital 26th December 1917. Son of Thomas
Bond and Susanna Farrow (nee High) of Grange Cottages, West Rudham,
Norfolk (as 1911). Born 1881 Bayford, Norfolk, enlisted Ilford
and resident Chigwell, ESS. Commemorated Etaples Military Cemetery.
XXXI.E.22A. |
| GILHAM |
James
Malta |
Rifleman 608008. 18th Battalion, London Regiment posted to 14th
Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles, formerly 637 M/S (believed Mechanical
Special) Army Service Corps. Killed in action 16th August 1917.
Son of Charles and Jane Gilham (nee Hotchin) of Pockthorpe, West
Rudham, Norfolk. Born 1892 West Rudham, enlisted and resident
Kings Lynn, Norfolk. Commemorated Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.
Panel 54. |
| GREEN |
Frank |
Gunner 101430. 290 Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed
in action 4th October 1918. Son of Edward and Louisa Green (nee
Arter). Husband of Kate Robina Green (nee Walker) of Oak Street,
Fakenham, Norfolk (as army record). Born c1885 West Rudham, enlisted
29th June 1916 Norwich and resident East Rudham, Norfolk. Commemorated
Raillencourt Communal Cemetery Extension. II.A.1. |
| GREGORY |
Herbert |
Private 65136. 13th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, formerly 35382
Middlesex Regiment. Killed in action 29th April 1917. Son of John
and Ann Gregory (nee Gathergood). Husband of Jane Elizabeth Gregory
(nee Gathergood) of New Street, St Neots, HUN. Born c1889 East
Rudham, Norfolk, enlisted Bedford, BDF and resident St Neots,
HUN. Commemorated Chili Trench Cemetery. D.20. |
| GRIMES |
George |
Private 6844. 5th Battalion, West Riding Regiment, formerly 2220
Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action 19th September 1916, aged 33
years. Son of James and Sophia Grimes (as CWGC, family not identified).
Husband of Louisa Elizabeth Grimes (nee Bailey) of Pockthorpe,
West Rudham, Norfolk. Born Kings Lynn and enlisted East Dereham,
Norfolk. Commemorated Thiepval Memorial. Pier and Dace 6A and
6B. |
| HAMMOND |
William
[Edward] |
William Edward Hammond as 1888 birth record, William Hammond other
records. Gunner 30846. 64th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery.
Died of wounds 37 Field Ambulance 25th June 1917. Son of William
John and Edith Ellen Hammond (nee Gagen) of Broomsthorpe Road.
East Rudham, Norfolk (as 1911). Born East Rudham, enlisted Hempton
and resident Kings Lynn, Norfolk. Commemorated Faubourg D’Amiens
Cemetery. IV.J.17. |
| HUGGINS |
Bertie
Robert |
Lance Corporal 32034. 9th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Killed
in action 29th April 1917. Son of Samuel John and Mary Elizabeth
Huggins (nee Powell) of Broomsthorpe Road, East Rudham, Norfolk
(as 1911). Born c1895 East Rudham and enlisted Norwich, Norfolk.
Commemorated St Patricks Cemetery. Sp Mem 12. |
| NEWTON |
John
Alfred [Jubilee] |
Corporal 426149. 3rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry. Died 8th October
1916. Son of Robert and Susanna Newton (nee Wright) of Lynn Road,
West Rudham, Norfolk (as 1911). Born 11th February 1887 Docking,
Norfolk (as census, born West Rudham as Canadian army record)
and enlisted 24th December 1914 Weyburn, Canada. Commemorated
Vimy Memorial. |
| NICHOLLS |
Robert
William |
Private 43041. 7th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Died 13th
July 1918. Son of Robert and Elizabeth Nicholls (marriage not
found) of Broomsthorpe, Norfolk (as 1911). Born 15th January 1890
East Rudham, enlisted Norwich and resident Kings Lynn, Norfolk.
Commemorated Seda-Torcy French National Cemetery. XX.779. |
| OVERLAND |
Albert
Edward |
Private 32509. 1st Battalion, East Surrey Regiment attached 205th
Machine Gun Company, formerly 23979 Reserve Cavalry. Died of wounds
8th October 1917. Son of Thomas James and Elizabeth Ann Overland
(nee Bagworth) of Broomsthorpe Road, East Rudham, Norfolk. Born
c1886 East Rudham, Norfolk and enlisted 14th February 1916 Waterford,
IRL. Commemorated Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery. XXI.B.13A. |
| PAYNE |
William
Hewitt |
Private 40869. 7th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action
30th November 1917. Son of William and Asenath Payne (nee Melton).
Born 1895 West Rudham and enlisted Kings Lynn, Norfolk. Commemorated
Cambrai Memorial. Panel 4. |
| ROWE |
Arthur |
Private 7194. 1st Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Died of wounds
Boulogne 5th November 1914. Son of Charles Price and Naomi Rowe
(nee Grout) of The Grange, West Rudham, Norfolk. Born 19th April
1889 Bodham and enlisted 6th March 1906 Norwich, Norfolk. Commemorated
Boulogne Eastern Cemetery. III.B.36. |
| STEEL |
Francis
Charles |
Private 32026. 9th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action
30th November 1917. Son of Barnard and Anna Steel (nee Gray) of
The Grange, West Rudham, Norfolk (as 1911). Born c1884 West Rudham
and enlisted Norwich, Norfolk. Commemorated Cambrai Memorial.
Panel 4. |
| STEEL |
Bernard
James |
Bernard James Steel as 1881 birth record, James Barnard Steel
on other records. Private292208. 8th Battalion, Northumberland
Fusiliers. Killed in action 10th October 1917. Son of Barnard
and Anna Steel (nee Gray) of The Grange, West Rudham, Norfolk
(as 1911). Born West Rudham, Norfolk and enlisted Beverley, YKS.
Commemorated Tyne Cot Memorial. Panel 19 to 23 and 162. |
| STRANGLEMAN |
Cecil
[Edward] |
Private 240807. 5th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Died Palestine
19th April 1917. Son of John and Amelia Strangleman (nee Emmerson)
of Back Street, East Rudham, Norfolk (as army record). Born 1895
East Rudham and enlisted 16th November 1914 East Dereham, Norfolk.
Commemorated Gaza War Cemetery. XXIII.F.10. |
| VERTIGEN |
Alfred |
Alfred Vertigans as 1898 birth record, Vertigan on other records.
Gunner 231717. A Battery, 331st Brigade, Royal Field Artillery,
Died of wounds 25th March 1918, Son of Ellen Elizabeth Vertigan
(believed to be Ellen Elizabeth Large, noted as wife of Jacob
Vertigan 1891 [marriage not found] who dies 1896, marries John
Turner 1902) of East Rudham, Norfolk. Born Sculthorpe, Norfolk
and enlisted Harrogate, YKS. Commemorated Abbeville Communal Cemetery.
I.C.28. |
| WAKE |
[Hezekiah]
Walter |
Corporal 240037. 5th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Died Gallipoli
28th August 1915. Son of Hezekiah Walter and Mary Ann Wake (nee
Dennis) of Coxford Abbey, East Rudham, Norfolk (as army record).
Born c1888 Helhoughton and enlisted (Territorial Force) 27th March
1910 East Rudham, Norfolk. Commemorated Helles Memorial. Panel
43 to 45. |
| WHITBY |
Claude |
Driver 216620. 20th Brigade Ammunition Column, Royal Horse Artillery.
Died Egypt 16th November 1918. Son of Alma and Laura Whitby (nee
Collison) of Mill Road, East Rudham, Norfolk. Born 1898 East Rudham,
Norfolk. Commemorated Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery.
E.186. |
| WILLIMOTT |
Percy
Frederick |
Private 4795. 8th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Killed in action
1st July 1917. Son of Robert Ezra and Emma Willimott (nee Andrews).
Born 14th July 1896 The Grange, West Rudham and enlisted Norwich,
Norfolk. Commemorated Thiepval Memorial. Pier and Face 6B and
6C. |
1939
- 1945 |
| CRESSWELL |
George
[Hubert Joseph] |
Sub-Lieutenant, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. HMS ‘Jewel’ (Shore
Training Establishment). Died 18th May 1941, aged 26 years. Son
of Peter Cuthbert and Lorna Cresswell (marriage not traced, believed
in Canada). Husband of Denise Isobel Cresswell (nee Hallam) of
Westminster, LND. Commemorated West Rudham (St Peter) Churchyard. |
| KIRK |
Norman
[Frank] |
Leading Aircraftman 649679, Royal Air Force. Died 26th May 1942.
Son of Percy George and Alice Kirk (nee Barber) of East Rudham,
Norfolk. Commemorated East Rudham Cemetery. Row E. Grave 74. |
| NEWTON |
H |
possibly
Henry Robert Newton. Lieutenant 261641. Royal Norfolk Regiment.
Died 21st April 1944, aged 27 years. Son of Robert Henry and
Hannah Elizabeth Mary Newton (nee Brown) of Beachamwell Warren,
Norfolk (as 1911). Born Norfolk (place unspecified Army Roll
of Honour). Commemorated Cassino War Cemetery. XIV.D.15.
Note: no proven Rudham connection found.
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| NORMAN |
G |
possibly
Gordon Leonard Norman. Lance Corporal 5773668. 5th Battalion,
Royal Norfolk Regiment. Died 29th July 1943. Son of Reginald
W and Sarah A Norman (nee Stratton). Possibly husband of Phoebe
C Norman (nee Pilgrim, but unproven). Born 1919, Norfolk (place
unspecified Army Roll of Honour). Commemorated Kanchanaburi
War Cemetery. 2.H.56.
Note: no proven Rudham connection found.
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| OSBORNE |
Rhodda
[Allenby] |
Sergeant
2615731. 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Died 10th April 1945.
Son of Robert and Ethel Amelia Osborne (nee Johnson) of West Rudham,
Norfolk. Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. 43.A.18. |
| RICHES |
Charles
[Henry] |
Corporal 5772550. 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards. Died 22nd
May 1940, aged 23 years. Son of George Batho and Edith Mary Riches
(as CWGC, family untraced) of East Rudham, Norfolk. Born Norfolk
(place unspecified Army Roll of Honour). Commemorated Wilsele
Churchyard. Row A. Grave 9. |
| STRANGLEMAN |
Cecil
[Edward] |
Private 14744326. 2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment. Died 3rd November
1944, aged 18 years. Son of Frances Lydia Strangleman of East
Rudham, Norfolk. Born Norfolk (place unspecified Army Roll of
Honour). Commemorated Bergen-Op-Zoom War Cemetery. 9.C.16. |
| TWITE |
George
[William] |
Gunner 1065465. 4 Battery, 1 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal
Artillery. Died 6th December 1941. Son of James Edward and Mary
Ann Twite (nee Bridges) of East Rudham, Norfolk. Born 1907 Flitcham,
Norfolk. Commemorated Alamein Memorial. Column 38. |
| WAGG |
H |
Mentioned
in Despatches. possibly
Rev. Henry Thurlow Wagg. Chaplain 4th Class 294758. Royal Army
Chaplains Department, attached 11th Armoured Division. Died
19th July 1944. Son of James Henry and Eva Wagg (nee Barnes).
Husband of Kathleen Wagg (nee Hammersley). Born 3rd May 1909
Hunstanton, Norfolk (as 1911). Commemorated Hermanville War
Cemetery. 3.C.9.
Note: no proven Rudham connection found.
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| WOODARD |
[Donald
George] Thomas |
Private 5770469. 2nd Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment. Died 14th
April 1944. Son of Charles Frederick and Emily Woodard (nee Lamb)
of The Mills, East Rudham, Norfolk (as 1911). Husband of Cordelia
Florence Woodard (nee Skilton). Born 1912 Norfolk (place unspecified
Army Roll of Honour). Commemorated Kohima War Cemetery. 6.C.8. |
Internal
Memorial |
In
memory of the men of East & West Rudham
who gave their lives in the two great wars |
| BAILEY |
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| BILLING |
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| BOBBITT |
E |
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| BUTCHER |
C
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| COUZENS |
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| DANIELS |
J |
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| DAWSON |
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| FARROW |
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| GILHAM |
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| GREEN |
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| GREGORY |
H |
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| GRIMES |
G |
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| HAMMOND |
W |
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| HUGGINS |
B
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| NEWTON |
J
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| NICHOLLS |
R
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| OVERLAND |
A
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| PAYNE |
W
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| ROWE |
A |
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| STEEL |
F
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| STEEL |
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| STRANGLEMAN |
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| VERTIGEN |
A |
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| WAKE |
W |
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| WHITBY |
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| WILLIMOTT |
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1939
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| CRESSWELL |
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| KIRK |
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| NEWTON |
H |
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| NORMAN |
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| OSBORNE |
R |
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| RICHES |
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| STRANGLEMAN |
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| TWITE |
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| WAGG |
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| WOODARD |
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When
you go home
Tell them of us and say,
For your tomorrow
We gave our today. |
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20 March, 2021
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