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| DADY | Henry |
Guardsman
11544 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards 1st Division. Killed in action
near Cuinchy 25 January 1915. Born in Gorleston and enlisted in
Great Yarmouth Gorleston resident. Buried in Post Office Rifles
Cemetery, Festubert |
| DAGMAR | William James Ernest | Leading
Stoker K/14811 Royal Navy HMS "Kale" Destroyer, mined
off the East Coast of Suffolk 27 March 1918. One of three Destroyers
which steamed into a minefield (HMS "Exe" and HMS "Waveney")
- 40 men lost. Son of Henry and Caroline Dagmar of Great Yarmouth
Brother of Lavinia Dagamar of Faversham, Kent. Born in Great Yarmouth,
William Dagmar was 28. No known grave. Commemorated on Chatham Naval
Memorial |
| DANIELS | Arthur Frank |
Trooper
H/9481 19th Hussars (Queen Alexandra’s Own) 1st Cavalry Division.
Killed in action during the Battle of Cambrai 24 November 1917.
Born in Great Yarmouth and enlisted in London. Great Yarmouth Resident.
Buried in Orival Wood Cemetery, Flesquieres |
| DANIELS | E | No
further information currently available |
| DANIELS | George |
Private
G.9655 6th Battalion, East Kent Regiment. 12th Division. Killed
in action on the Somme 7 October 1916.aged 26. Born and enlisted
in Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth Resident. Buried in Bancourt British
Cemetery |
| DANIELS | Walter Arthur | Private
G.9356 4th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers 3rd Division. Killed in action
near Ypres 16 June 1915. Born in Great Yarmouth and enlisted in
Southend Resident of Great Yarmouth. No known grave. Commemorated
on Menin Gate Memorial |
| DARBY | A |
Roll
of Honour (A. Darby no further information currently available)
There is however the following; Darby. Charles Edwin Gunner 38891.
Killed in action 31 October 1914. Born and enlisted in Great Yarmouth
Gorleston resident. No known grave. Commemorated on Menin Gate Memorial |
| DARBY | Frederick Charles | Stoker
1754/U Royal Naval Reserve MFA " Eleanor " Mine Carrier
Sunk by UB 57 off Anvil Point, Dorset, while carrying a cargo of
mines and depth charges from Immingham to Falmouth 12 February 1918.
34 men lost. No known grave. Commemorated on Chatham Naval Memorial
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| DARBY | William George |
Private
35536 8th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. 18th Division. Killed
in action at Ypres 12 October 1917. Born in Gorleston and enlisted
in Sandwich, Kent. Resident of Southtown, Great Yarmouth Formerly
with, Royal Engineers. No known grave. Commemorated on Tyne Cot
Memorial |
| DARN | Arthur | Private
133890 671st Home Service Employment Company The Labour Corps Formerly
29th Batt The Middlesex Regiment (76911). Died at home 17 March
1918. Aged 37 Enlisted in Great Yarmouth Resident of Great Yarmouth.
Buried in Great Yarmouth (Caister) Cemetery |
| DARNELL | Frank Albert |
Private
2251 5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Died of wounds 19 April
1915. Born and enlisted in Great Yarmouth and enlisted in Luton.
Great Yarmouth resident. Buried in Bailleul Communal Cemetery (Nord)
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| DARNELL | George E | Engineman
3694/ES Royal Naval Reserve H.M. Drifter "J.H.F.". Died
of influenza 21 November 1918. Aged 44. Buried in Great Yarmouth
(Gorleston) Cemetery |
| DARNELL | George James |
Private
TF/242490 1/5th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. 54th Division. Died
in captivity in Mesopotamia 26 October 1917. Born in Gorleston and
enlisted in Great Yarmouth. Buried in Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery |
| DARNELL | Reginald H | Private
7801 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 1st Division. Killed
in action near Ypres 20 October 1914. Aged 26. Son of Horace and
Elizabeth Darnell of 30, North Quay Great Yarmouth. Born and enlisted
in Great Yarmouth. Buried in Perth Cemetery (China Wall) |
| DAVEY | Ernest Edwin Joseph |
Private
43453 8th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. 18th Division. Killed in
action on the Somme 3 November 1916. Born in Great Yarmouth and
enlisted in Norwich. No known grave. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial |
| DAVEY | Richard Cox | Private
21341 8th Battalion, Border Regiment. 25th Division. Killed in action
5 July 1916. Aged 31. Husband of Martha Maria Davey (remarried)
of Runcorn, Cheshire. Born and enlisted in Great Yarmouth Formerly
with the Norfolk Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated on Thiepval
Memorial |
| DAVEY | W |
No
further information currently available |
| DAVIS | W T | Served
as W T Davis Real Name William George Harris
Stoker 1st Class 306221 Royal Navy HMS "Pembroke" R.N.
Barracks, Chatham. Died at home 2 August 1917. Born in Great Yarmouth.
Buried in Great Yarmouth (Caister) Cemetery |
| DAVISS | F |
No
further information currently available – listed on the Roll of
Honour as Gunner F Daviss RFA No record with SDGW or CWGC |
| DAVISS | Percy D | Driver
11390 111th Battery 24th Brigade Royal Field Artillery. Killed in
action at Arras 21 March 1918. Born and enlisted in Great Yarmouth.
No known grave. Commemorated on Arras Memorial |
| DAVY | Donald Douglas |
Company
Sergeant Major 7786 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 1st
Division. Died of wounds in base hospital at Boulogne 21 May 1915.
Aged 26 after being badly wounded on the 9 May 1915. Son of George
Edward and Emmaline Davy of Great Yarmouth. Husband of Maude Ellen
Davy of 30, South Quay, Great Yarmouth. Buried in Boulogne Eastern
Cemetery |
| DAWSON | John Robert | Skipper,
H.M .Trawler "Lord Airedale", Royal Naval Reserve. Hired
Minesweeper. Foundered in a storm off the East Coast 12 men drowned.
The Trawler was salvaged and returned to service; she was later
mined and sunk 29 November 1916. Son of Mr and Mrs John Dawson;
husband of Eleanor Frances Dawson of 36, Avondale Road, Gorleston.
John Dawson was 42. Buried in Great Yarmouth (Gorleston) Cemetery |
| DAWSON | Percival James |
Private
75 36th Battalion, Australian Infantry 3rd Australian Division.
Killed in action at Messines 10 June 1917. Aged 22. Son of Abraham
and Louisa Dawson of 48, South Market Road, Great Yarmouth. No known
grave. Commemorated on Menin Gate Memorial |
| DAWSON | Samuel Charles | Private
136082 53rd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers Home Command Training Battalion,
Died at home 25 March 1918. Aged 18. Son of Samuel and Catherine
Dawson of 79, Wolseley Road, Southtown, Great Yarmouth. Buried in
Great Yarmouth (Gorleston) Cemetery |
| DAWSON | Wilfred Charles |
Corporal
46262 "B" Battery 190th Brigade Royal Field Artillery.
Died 26 September 1916. Aged 34. Son of Charles William and Margaret
Rachael Dawson of Great Yarmouth; husband of Marion Dawson of Florence
House, Parkfield, Lowestoft. Headmaster of Carshalton School, Surrey.
Enlisted in Wimbledon and resident of Wallington, Surrey. Buried
in Longueval Road Cemetery |
| DAY | Henry Julian Dunlop | Lieutenant
The Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Died at home 3 December 1918.
Aged 21. Connection with Great Yarmouth unknown. Buried in Great
Yarmouth New Cemetery |
| DEAN | Bertie James |
Private
43598 8th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. 18th Division. Killed in
action on the Somme 21 October 1916. Aged 25. Son of Mrs Charlotte
Dean of 5, Dolman Square, Cobholm, Southtown, Great Yarmouth. Born
and enlisted in Great Yarmouth. No known grave. Commemorated on
Thiepval Memorial |
| DEATH | Arthur | Gunner
23027 1st Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died of wounds
near Ypres 16 November 1914. Aged 26. Born and enlisted in Great
Yarmouth Regular Artilleryman. Buried in Railway Chateau Cemetery. |
| DELF | Richard Charles |
Private.
43024 7th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. 12th Division. Killed in
action on the Somme near Thiepval 12 October 1916. Aged 24. Son
of John Day and Annie Delf of Great Yarmouth Enlisted in Lowestoft.
No known grave. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial |
| DELF | Stuart A | Drive.
T4/084398, Royal Army Service Corps. 852nd Horse Transport Company,
Greece. Died in Greece 15 November 1918. Aged 30. Son of Mr and
Mrs F.R.Delf of St Johns Terrace, Great Yarmouth. Husband of Mrs
S. Delf of 34, Litchfield Road, Southtown, Great Yarmouth. Buried
in Mikra British Cemetery, Kalamaria, Greece. |
| DENTON | Edward |
Private
47359 22nd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers 34th Division. Killed
in action on the Somme 26 August 1917. Aged 19. Son of Edward and
Louisa Denton of 41, Row, 34, Great Yarmouth. Born in Great Yarmouth
and enlisted in Ripon. Formerly with the West Yorkshires. No known
grave. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial |
| DENTON | George William Henry | Private
20954 1st Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. 5th Division. Died of wounds
at home 25 October 1917. Aged 35. Husband of Elizabeth Maude Denton
(remarried) of 9, Pier Plain, Gorleston. Born in Gorleston and enlisted
in Huddersfield. Buried in Great Yarmouth (Gorleston) Cemetery |
| DEUCE | Leslie George |
Private
G.27804 2/4th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment. 53rd Division.
Killed in action in Palestine 11 November 1917. Aged 19. Son of
Thomas and Clara Martha Deuce of 43 Crown Road, Great Yarmouth.
Born and enlisted in Great Yarmouth. Buried in Beersheba War Cemetery.
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| DIXON | Harry | Deck
Hand 2371/DA H.M. Trawler "Columbia" Patrol Vessel Attacked
by German Torpedo Boats A2 and A6 and sunk off Great Yarmouth 1
May 1915 The Torpedo boats were later sunk by our Destroyers, .
Husband of Elizabeth Annie Dixon of 145, Blackfriars Road, Great
Yarmouth. No known grave. Commemorated on Chatham Naval Memorial |
| DOCWRA | Bertie Ernest |
Driver
T4/033075 200th Heavy Transport Company 3rd Corps 25th Div. Train
Royal Army Service Corps. Died 4 October 1918. Aged 25 Adopted.
Son of Elizabeth Alexander of 12, Nursery Terrace, Northgate Street,
Great Yarmouth. Born and enlisted in Great Yarmouth. Buried in Villers-Bretonneux
Military Cemetery |
| DOCWRA | Daniel W | Company
Sergeant Major T3/029124 25th Divisional Train Royal Army Service
Corps. Died after the Armistice 5 March 1919. Aged 40. Husband of
Elizabeth Docwra of 21, Bridge Road, Runham, Vauxhall, Great Yarmouth.
Buried in Blargies Communal Cemetery Extension |
| DOCWRA | Frederick |
Sergeant
5336 16th, Lancers (The Queens) 2nd Cavalry Division. Killed in
action near Ypres 30 October 1914. Born and enlisted in Great Yarmouth
Resident of Great Yarmouth. No known grave. Commemorated on Menin
Gate Memorial |
| DOCWRA | Herbert H | Private.
5730 The Norfolk Regiment (Medal Rolls) Roll of Honour Private H.H.
Docwra Norfolk Regiment. Unidentified in SDGW and CWGC |
| DOCWRA | T |
No
further information currently available |
| DODSON | Frederick John | Private
41026 12th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. 40th Division. Killed in
action 6 May 1917. Aged 23. Son of William and Mary Anne Dodson
of 11 Row, 143 Great Yarmouth. Born in Great Yarmouth and enlisted
in Bury St Edmunds. Buried in Fifteen Ravine British Cemetery, Villers-Plouich |
| DODSON | Herbert Edwin |
Second
Lieutenant 9th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. 6th Division. Killed
in action 28 April 1917. Aged 22. Son of Arthur George Dodson (Shipbroker)
and Mrs Edith Dodson of 86, King Street, Great Yarmouth. Born in
Great Yarmouth Formerly with the Norfolk Regiment. 1/5th Battalion,
. Buried in St Patricks Cemetery, Loos. |
| DODSON | Samuel Daniel | Private
TF/2210 1/5th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. 54th Division. Killed
in action at Suvla Bay 12 August 1915. Aged 24. Born and enlisted
in Great Yarmouth. No known grave. Commemorated on Helles Memorial |
| DODSON | T |
No
further information currently available |
| DOSSETT | William | Private
22810 9th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. 6th Division. Killed in action
21 March 1918. Aged 25. Son of Mrs Elizabeth Dossett of 189, Stafford
Road, Gorleston. Born and enlisted in Great Yarmouth Porter. No
known grave. Commemorated on Arras Memorial |
| DOVE | George Harold |
Lance
Corporal 19604 7th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. 12th Division. Died
of wounds near Bethune 25 March 1916. Aged 22. Son of Frederick
and Rebecca Dove of Great Yarmouth (37, Jury Street 1901) Born and
enlisted in Great Yarmouth. Buried in Bethune Town Cemetery |
| DOW | William David | Gunner
54494 34th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed in action
near Ypres 15 September 1917. Born and enlisted in Great Yarmouth.
Buried in Voormezeele Enclosures 1 and 2 |
| DOWNING | George |
Gunner
524 Royal Field Artillery. Died home 11 January 1915. Aged 44. Born
and enlisted in Great Yarmouth Bur Great Yarmouth (Gorleston) Cemetery |
| DOYLE | Thomas George | Lance
Corporal 15765 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards The Guards Division.
Killed in action at Flers on the Somme 15 September 1916.aged 21.
Son of Thomas and Ada Doyle. Born and enlisted in Great Yarmouth.
No known grave. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial |
| DOYLE, MC, DCM | James Charles |
Captain
Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed in action on the Marne during the
German Offensive 27 May 1918. Aged 47. Husband of Margaret Anne
Doyle, of 6, New Cottages, Dalick Street, Drogheda, Ireland Formerly
Quartermaster Sergeant Instructor 30534 Royal Artillery Regular
of long service. Born in India, as was his wife. Awarded the Military
Cross (M.C.) and the Dsitinguished Conduct Medal (D.C.M.) Connection
with Great Yarmouth (Roll of Honour Capt J Doyle MC DCM RGA). No
known grave. Commemorated on Soissons Memorial |
| DRAKE | George Bushell | Private
41384 10th Battalion, Essex Regiment. 18th Division. Killed in action
25 March 1918. Aged 26. Son of James and Jessie Drake. Born in Lowestoft
and enlisted in Beverley. Resident of Great Yarmouth Formerly with
the Norfolk Regiment. Buried in Chauny Communal Cemetery, British
Extension. |
| DRAKE | Walter James |
Private.
41613 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment. 29th Division. Killed in action
near Arras 14 April 1917. Aged 33. Son of Walter Alfred and Elizabeth
Drake of Southtown, Great Yarmouth. Born and enlisted in Great Yarmouth
Formerly with the Norfolk Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated
on Arras Memorial |
| DRUMMOND | Stephen Bernard | Rifleman
592269 2/18th Battalion, London Regiment (London Irish Rifles) 60th
Division Palestine. Killed in action 23 December 1917. Aged 27.
Son of John and Ellen Drummond of Chiswick. Husband of Cecile Grace
Drummond of 30, Russell Road, Great Yarmouth Drummond was a Staff
Sergeant at Tidworth; Cadet instructor at Prior Park, Bath He was
also a Black and White artist contributing pictures to Punch, Tatler,
Cassell’s Magazine and Comic Papers. Born in Canning Town and enlisted
in Whitehall. Buried in Jerusalem War Cemetery, Palestine. (Israel)
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| DRURY | Henry Albert |
Corporal
G.40785 8th Battalion, Royal West Surrey Regiment. 24th Division.
Killed in action during the German Spring Offensive 21 March 1918.
Aged 20. Son of Mr and Mrs T.Drury of 48, Northgate Street, Great
Yarmouth. Born in Calthorpe and enlisted in Great Yarmouth Formerly
with, Royal Sussex. No known grave. Commemorated on Poziers Memorial |
| DULEY | Edwin Joseph | Second
Lieutenant 7th Battalion, Border Regiment. 17th Division. Killed
in action on the Somme 2 November 1916. Aged 29. Son of Edward John
and Lucy Elizabeth Duley of Great Yarmouth. Buried in A.I.F. Burial
Ground, Flers. |
| DUNN | Frederick |
Trooper
1090 1/3rd County of London Yeomany (Sharpshooters) Palestine. Died
in military hospital in Cairo 29 May 1916. Aged 25. Son of William
and Mary Ann Dunn of 31, Beach Road, Gorleston on Sea. Brother of
John (below). Born in Kings Lynn and enlisted in London. Buried
in Cairo War Memorial Cemetery |
| DUNN, MM | John | Second
Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion attached 12th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment.
Died 1st February 1918. Aged 31. Awarded the Military Medal (MM).
Son of William and Mary Ann Dunn of 31, Beach Road, Gorleston, Great
Yarmouth. Brother of Frederick (above). Buried in Achiet-le-Grand
Communal Cemetery Extension, near Arras, Pas de Calais, France.
Plot II. Row C. Grave 10. |
| DUNN | R |
No
further information currently available |
| DURRANT | Arthur George | Possibly
Deck Hand 78721/DA HM Trawler "Strathgeldie" Hired Trawler.
Died of influenza 4 January 1919. Aged 20. Buried in Kessingland
(St Edmubds) Churchyard |
| Or
possibly |
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| DURRANT | Arthur |
Private
2472 1/5th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. 54th Division. Killed in
action at Suvla Bay 12 August 1915 Enlisted in Great Yarmouth. No
known grave. Commemorated on Helles Memorial |
| DURRANT | Bertie Wilson | Gunner
76060 57th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died of wounds
in base hospital at Boulogne. 10 April 1917. Aged 26. Husband of
Hannah Durrant of 15, Row 11, George Street, Great Yarmouth. Born
and enlisted in Great Yarmouth. Buried in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery
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| DURRANT | Daniel |
Private
318184 3rd Reserve Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Died at home 7 September
1914. Aged 39. Husband of Maude Louise Durrant of 12, Wordsworth
Place, Tower Street, Great Yarmouth. Born in Martham and enlisted
in Great Yarmouth. Buried in Felixstowe (Walton) Cemetery. |
| DURRANT | Frederick Charles | Private
TF/ 206994 11th Battalion, Royal West Surrey Regiment. 41st Division.
Killed in action during the German March Offensive 23 March 1918.
Aged 34. Son of Mr and Mrs Frederick Charles Durrant of 33, Row,
15, George Street, Great Yarmouth. Husband of Mary Maude Durrant
of 47, Church Road, Acton, London. Born in Great Yarmouth and enlisted
in Acton. No known grave. Commemorated on Arras Memorial |
| DURRANT | H |
No
further information currently available |
| DURRANT | Herbert William | Private
13593 8th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. 18th Division. Killed in
action at Ypres 22 October 1917. Aged 23. Son of Mr and Mrs Durrant
of 9, St Mary’s Lane, Southtown, Great Yarmouth. Born and enlisted
in Great Yarmouth. No known grave. Commemorated on Tyne Cot Memorial |
| DURRANT | Leonard Frank |
Private
TF/235620 7th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. 6th Division.
Died in captivity 17 October 1918. Born in Great Yarmouth and enlisted
in Norwich. Resident of Great Yarmouth. Buried in Berlin South Western
Cemetery, Germany |
| DURRANT | Leslie Harold | Private
2309 The Suffolk Yeomanry. Died at home 13 December 1915. Aged 23.
Son of Harry and Sarah Anne Durrant of 46, The High Street, Gorleston.
Enlisted in Bury St Edmunds. Buried in Great Yarmouth (Gorleston)
Cemetery |
| DURRANT | Sidney Cecil |
Lance
Corporal 43099 1st Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. 5th, Division. Killed
in action 28 June 1918. Aged 21. Son of Thomas John and Amelia Elizabeth
Durrant of Great Yarmouth. Born in Great Yarmouth and enlisted in
Norwich. Buried in Tannay British Cemetery, Thiennes. |
| DYBALL | George | Lance
Corporal TF/320050 12th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. 74th Yeomanry
Division. Died of wounds in base hospital at St Omer 20 August 1918.
Aged 21. Son of Frederick and Florence Dyball of Holland House,
81, North Quay, Great Yarmouth. Born and enlisted in Great Yarmouth
(Roll of Honour Cpl) Bur, Longuenesse (St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery
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| DYBALL | Robert |
Private
26218 7th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers 63rd, Royal Naval Division.
Killed in action on the Ancre 13 November 1916. Aged 24. Son of
William and Elizabeth Dyball of 70, Market Road, Great Yarmouth.
Born and enlisted in Great Yarmouth. No known grave. Commemorated
on Thiepval Memorial |
| DYE | Frederick William | [Not
included on War Memorial. Roll of Honour under Lincolnshire Regiment]
Private 15559 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 21st Division.
Killed in action near Ypres 16 August 1917. Born and enlisted in
Great Yarmouth Resident of Wallasey, Cheshire. No known grave. Commemorated
on Tyne Cot Memorial |
| DYE | Walter Frederick |
Gunner
31657 308th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died of wounds
25 April 1918. Aged 21. Son of Mrs Lily Dye of 75, Harley Street,
Great Yarmouth. Born in Norwich and enlisted in Great Yarmouth.
Buried in Haringhe (Bandaghem) Military Cemetery |
| DYE, MM | Sydney Fulcher | Private
28116 8th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. 18th Division. Killed
in action 5 April 1918. Aged 29. Son of Edward and Selina Dye of
157, Blackfriars Road, Great Yarmouth. Born in Great Yarmouth and
enlisted in Norwich. Formerly with, Royal Sussex. Awarded the Military
medal (M.M.) No known grave. Commemorated on Pozieres Memorial |
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