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GAYTON
WAR MEMORIAL
World
War 1 & 2 - Detailed Information
Compiled and Copyright © David Griffin 2018
researched Martin Edwards
The
Gayton war memorial takes the form of a lych gate at the entrance to
St Nicholas Church, Lynn Road, Gayton. The lych gate memorial has a
carved oak facia surmounted by crossses front and back with the names
of the fallen carved and painted on a shield in the centre eaves. There
are 20 names for World War 1 and 3 for World War 2. Within the church
is a further brass plaque listing the Loyal Albert Victor Lodge, Manchester
Unity Independant Order of Oddfellows (M.U.I.O.O.F.) who fell in World
War 1. There are six names listed. The MUIOOF is quite different from
the Masonic Lodges in that it is a "benefit lodge". It has
more of a social structure than Masonic, founded in Manchester during
the days before Government Social Welfare assistance. Members contributed
for common benefits of health and welfare. It has both male and female
membership. All names on both memorials have been sorted into alphabetical
order within conflict for ease fo reading and research.
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NAMES
OF THE FALLEN
1914-1918
| ANGELL |
Ernest |
Private
12967, 8th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action 1 July
1916. Aged 36. Born Gayton, Norfolk, enlisted Norwich. Son of William
and Elizabeth Angell, of East Winch Rd., Gayton, King's Lynn; husband
of Ellen Maria Angell, of 7, St. Paul's Cottages, Globe Lane, Cattle
Market St., Norwich. No known grave. Commemorated at THIEPVAL MEMORIAL,
Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C and 1 D. |
| BLAND |
Arthur |
No
further information currently available |
| CULLUM |
Ralph
Henry |
Private
50155, 163rd Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) formerly 1767,
Norfolk Regiment. Died in Mesopotamia 27 December 1917. Aged 20.
Born and enlisted Gayton, Noroflk, resident King's Lynn. Son of
Robert John and Jessie Jane Cullum, of 436, Garratt Lane, Earlsfield,
London. Buried at GAZA WAR CEMETERY, Israel and Palestine (including
Gaza). Plot XIII. Row E. Grave 12. |
| GAGE |
Henry
Thomas |
Private
DM2/171077, 886th Mechanical Transport Company, Royal Army Service
Corps attached to XVIII Corps Heavy Artillery. Died of wounds 2
August 1917. Aged 27. Born King's Lynn, resident Gayton, Norfolk,
enlisted Norwich. Husband of Alice Gage, of Lynn Rd., Gayton, King's
Lynn. Buried in DOZINGHEM MILITARY CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Plot II. Row I. Grave 2. |
| GRIFFIN |
George |
Corporal
1768, 1st/5th Battalion (Territorial Force), Norfolk Regiment. Died
at Gallipoli 12 August 1915. Aged 21. Born and enlisted Gayton,
Norfolk. Son of Frederick and Mary Griffin, of 1, Blacksmith Row,
Gayton, King's Lynn. No known grave. Commemorated on HELLES MEMORIAL,
Turkey (including Gallipoli). Panel 43 to 45. |
| HOGGER |
George
John |
Private
18325, 10th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Died 28 April 1917.
Aged 30. Born Gayton, Norfolk. Son of Caleb and Sarah Hogger, of
East Winch Rd., Gayton, King's Lynn. Originally attested 3 September
1904 for Rifle Brigade in King's Lynn, aged 18 years 1 month, Labourer
by trade, unmarried, height 5 feet 6 inches, weight 126lbs, chest
35½ inches fesh complexion, brown eyes, brown hair, religious
denomination Church of England, joined at Winchester 7 September
1904, dishcraged from service as not likely to become an efficient
soldier 23 November 1904. No known grave. Commemorated at ARRAS
MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 3 and 4. |
| HUNTER |
James
Henry |
Private
24255, 9th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action 15 April
1918. Aged 24. Born Gayton, Norfolk, enlisted Norwich, Norfolk.
Son of James H. and Emma Hunter, of Gayton, King's Lynn, Norfolk.
No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 34 to 35 and 162A. |
| LEWIS |
Frank |
No
further information currently available |
| LITTLEPROUD |
Hedley
George |
Private
52601, 2nd/7th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers. Died of wounds 31
March 1918. Aged 25. Born Dereham, Norfolk, enlisted King's Lynn,
Norfolk. Son of the late Alfred and Harriet Littleproud, of Gayton,
King's Lynn, Norfolk; husband of Charlotte Emily Littleproud, of
6, Trafalgar St., Lowestoft. Buried in North-East corner of SAINS-EN-AMIENOIS
COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Somme, France. See also M.U.I.O.O.F.
memorial below. |
| LITTLEPROUD |
Thornah
Sidney |
Private
26763, "C" Company, 2nd Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Died
on service in Mesopotamia 25 August 1917. Aged 22. Born Fransham,
Norfolk, enlisted King's Lynn, Norfolk. Son of Alfred and Harriet
Littleproud, of Gayton, King's Lynn. Buried in AMARA WAR CEMETERY,
Iraq. Plot XIV. Row A. Grave 22. See also M.U.I.O.O.F.
memorial below. |
| MARSTERS |
[Horace]
Sidney |
Private
551963, Labour Corps formerly 5749, 2nd/5th Battalion, Durham Light
Infantry. Died in United Kingdom 10 November 1918. Aged 31. Born
Gayton, Norfolk, enlisted King's Lynn, Norfolk. Husband of Jane
Marsters. Buried in KING'S LYNN CEMETERY, Norfolk. Plot/Row/Section/Area
W. Grave 367. |
| MEDLOCK |
Ernest |
Private
1764, "B" Comapny, 1st/5th Battalion (Territorial Force),
Norfolk Regiment. Died at Gallipoli 28 August 1915. Aged 22. Born
and enlisted Gayton, Norfolk. Son of Fredrick George and Emma Medlock,
of 7, Marsh Lane, Gaywood, King's Lynn. No known grave. Commemorated
on HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey (including Gallipoli). Panel 43 to 45. |
| MEEK |
Harold |
Private
41565, 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment formerly 4640, Norfolk Regiment.
Killed in action 14 April 1917. Aged 20. Resident Gayton, Norfolk,
enlisted East Dereham, Norfolk. Son of A. R. and Mary Jane Meek,
of Gayton, King's Lynn. No known grave. Commemorated at ARRAS MEMORIAL,
Pas de Calais, France. Bay 7. |
| MEEK |
Reuben |
Private
4548, 6th Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Killed in action
26 July 1916. Aged 25. Born Gayton, Norfolk. Enlisted Melbourne,
Victoria, Australia. Son of Arthur Rudd Meek and Mary Jane Meek,
of Gayton, King's Lynn, Norfolk. Place of Association Daylesford,
Victoria, Australia. Enlisted 1 November 1915 in Melbourne, Victoria,
Australia, aged 26 years 11 months, a Labourer by trade, unmarried,
height 5 feet 6 inches, chest 35 inches, weight 11 stone, fresh
complexion, hazel eyes, brown hair, religious denomination Church
of England. Buried at SERRE ROAD CEMETERY No.2, Somme, France. Plot
XIII. Row C. Grave 5. National Archives of Australia Service Record
NAA:
B2455, MEEK REUBEN |
| NICHOLLS |
Alfred
Daniel |
Private
1506, 12th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City Of London Regiment).
Killed in action 3 August 1917. Born Gayton, Noroflk, resident London,
W., enlisted King's Lynn. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES
(MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 6 and 8. |
| NICHOLLS |
Ernest
E |
Private
240114, 1st/5th Battalion (Territorial Force), Norfolk Regiment.
Died of wounds in Palestine 3 November 1917. Aged 27. Born and enlisted
Gayton, Norfolk. Son of Albert and Jane Elizabeth Nicholls, of Back
St., Gayton, King's Lynn. Buried in DEIR EL BELAH WAR CEMETERY,
Israel and Palestine (including Gaza). Plot B. Grave 55. |
| READER |
Stanley |
Lance
Corporal 27997, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in
action 27 September 1918. Aged 23. Born East Walton, Norfolk, resident
Gayton, Norfolk, enlisted King's Lynn, Norfolk. Son of Mr. and Mrs.
James Reader, of Back St., Gayton, King's Lynn. Buried in FIFTEEN
RAVINE BRITISH CEMETERY, VILLERS-PLOUICH, Nord, France. Plot III.
Row A. Grave 4. See also M.U.I.O.O.F. memorial
below. |
| SHINN |
Robert
Ridley |
Private
41580, 1st Battalion, Essex Reiment formerly 5452, Norfolk Regiment.
Killed in action 14 April 1917. Aged 42. Born and resident Gayton,
Norfolk, enlisted King's Lynn. Son of Robert and Eliza Shinn, of
Gayton, King's Lynn. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL,
Pas de Calais, France. Bay 7. |
| THROWER |
George |
Private
72822, 2nd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire
Regiment) formerly S/36692, Royal Army Service Corps, transferred
1 November 1917. Killed in action 23 March 1918. Born Grimston,
Norfolk, resident King's Lynn, Norfolk, enlisted Norwich, Norfolk.
Attested 21 July 1915 in Norwich, aged 18 years 16 days, born 5
July 1897, a Baker, unmarried, height 5 feet 5¾ inches, weight
104lbs, chest 34 inches, fresh complexion, grey eyes, brown hair,
religious denomination Church of England. No known grave. Commemorated
on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 7. |
| WINNER |
Arthur
James |
Private
9053, 7th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Died on service 2 August
1916. Aged 19. Born Gayton, Norfolk, enlisted Norwich, Norfolk.
Son of Arthur Winner, of Gayton, King's Lynn. Buried in BETHUNE
TOWN CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot V. Row G. Grave 81. |
1939-1945 |
| DUNTHORNE |
Geoffrey
[Harold Roy] |
Lance
Corporal T/10699222, Royal Army Service Corps. Killed in action
6 September 1944. Aged 21. Born and resident Norfolk. Son of George
and Lily Dunthorne, of Gayton, Norfolk. Buried in SCHOONSELHOF CEMETERY,
Antwerpen, Belgium. Plot II. Row D. Grave 30. |
| HOWARD |
Clifford
[Edward] |
Gunner
1647854, 152 Battery, 51 Light A.A. Regiment, Royal Artillery. Killed
in action in North Africa 12 December 1942. Aged 30. Born Gayton,
Norfolk, resident Kings Lynn, Norfolk. Son of William and Mary Howard,
of Gayton, Norfolk; husband of Violet Howard, of Gayton. In the
1939 Register he was born 1 August 1910, a Butcher's Assistant,
married to Grace Violet (nee Mitchell) Howard, resident Lynn Road,
Freebridge Lynn R.D., Norfolk. Buried in MASSICAULT WAR CEMETERY,
Tunisia. Plot I. Row E. Grave 6. |
| PEARCE |
Leslie
[Alfred] |
Driver
T/10686577, Royal Army Service Corps. Died at sea 12 March 1944.
Aged 20. Born and resident Norfolk. In the 1939 Register he was
born 11 April 1923, a Builder's Labourer (Heavy Worker), unmarried,
resident Back Street, Freebridge Lynn R.D., Norfolk. Buried in GAYTON
(ST. NICHOLAS) CHURCHYARD, Norfolk. |
LOYAL
ALBERT VICTOR LODGE
NO. 6681 GAYTON.
M.U.I.O.O.F.
IN MEMORY OF OUR FALLEN BRETHREN.
1914-1918 |
| BASSHAM |
Walter
C |
Private |
| COOKE |
Arthur
H |
Private |
| LITTLEPROUD |
Hedley
George |
Private
52601, 2nd/7th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers. Died of wounds 31
March 1918. Aged 25. Born Dereham, Norfolk, enlisted King's Lynn,
Norfolk. Son of the late Alfred and Harriet Littleproud, of Gayton,
King's Lynn, Norfolk; husband of Charlotte Emily Littleproud, of
6, Trafalgar St., Lowestoft. Buried in North-East corner of SAINS-EN-AMIENOIS
COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Somme, France. See also Parish
memorial (above) |
| LITTLEPROUD |
Thornah
Sidney |
Private
26763, "C" Comapny, 2nd Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Died
25 August 1917. Aged 22. Son of Alfred and Harriet Littleproud,
of Gayton, King's Lynn. Buried in AMARA WAR CEMETERY, Iraq. Plot
XIV. Row A. Grave 22. See also Parish memorial
(above) |
| READER |
Stanley |
Lance
Corporal 27997, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in
action 27 September 1918. Aged 23. Born East Walton, Norfolk, resident
Gayton, Norfolk, enlisted King's Lynn, Norfolk. Son of Mr. and Mrs.
James Reader, of Back St., Gayton, King's Lynn. Buried in FIFTEEN
RAVINE BRITISH CEMETERY, VILLERS-PLOUICH, Nord, France. Plot III.
Row A. Grave 4. See also Parish memorial (above) |
| RUMBLES |
Alfred |
Stoker
1st Class 223110(Ch.), H.M.S. "Pathfinder," Royal Navy.
Killed when his ship was torpedoed by an enemy submarine (also stated
as being sunk by a mine) about 20 miles of the East Coast 5 September
1914. Aged 29. Born 22 February 1887 in West Newton, Norfolk. Son
of Robert and Martha Rumbles, of Taylor's Yard, Grimston, King's
Lynn, Norfolk. Farm boy prior to enlisting. Enlisted 22 February
1905 for 12 years. Height 5 feet 5½ inches, light hair, grey
eyes, fresh complexion. In the 1901 census he was aged 16, born
West Newton, Norfolk, an Agricultural Labourer, son of Robert and
Martha Rumbles, resident with his parents in The Lime Kilns, Gayton,
Freebridge Lynn, Norfolk. In the 1911 census he was aged 24, born
West newton, Stoker 1st Class, aboard ship H.M.S Scylla. Buried
in QUEENSFERRY CEMETERY, West Lothian. grave 578. See also Grimston |
BROTHERS
IN LIFE. BROTHERS IN DEATH. |
Also
within the church
TO
THE MEMORY OF
CAPTAIN
THE HONOURABLE
DOUGLAS HENRY MARSHAM
OF THE BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA POLICE
AND 4TH BATTN. THE BEDFORDSHIRE REGIMENT
KILLED IN ACTIO
IN THE DEFENCE OF MAFEKING
AGAINST THE BOERS
ON THE 31ST OCTOBER 1899.
AGED 28.
THIS TABLET IS ERECTED
BY HIS SORROWING PARENTS.
"HE
IS THINE, O LORD THOU LOVER OF SOULS"
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| MARSHAM |
Douglas
Henry |
British
South Africa Police, formerly 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment.
Killed in action 31 October 1899. Aged 28. |
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updated
23 November, 2018
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