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REDENALL,
HARLESTON
& WORTWELL WAR MEMORIAL
World
War 1 & 2 - Detailed Information
Compiled and Copyright © Transcribed David Neville; Researched Lynda
Smith 2005
additional information Mick Tilley
A
cross beside the main road in a small well-tended garden area not far
from the St John the Baptist Church. It takes the form of a Celtic cross
decorated with carved animals in the top section and entwined snakes
on the arms of the cross and down the shaft forming the knotwork design;
it is set on a tapering plinth and base. The inscription and names are
in black lettering on three sides of the plinth, with the additional
plaque/tablet for Ward VC at the bottom of the shaft, just above the
main inscription on the front face. There are 73 names listed for World
War 1 and 24 for World War 2 plus the VC recipient.
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Photograph Copyright © David Neville 2005
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TO
THE GLORIOUS MEMORY
OF THE
REBENHALL HARLESTON WORTWELL MEN
WHO FELL IN THE WAR
1914-1918.
AND THE WAR 1939-1945.
FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH.
| ALDERTON
|
Herbert
Arthur |
Serjeant
200525. ‘C’ Company, 1st Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in
action in France & Flanders on 23rd August 1918. Aged 24. Born Haverhill,
Suffolk. Enlisted Harleston. Son of Mr. R. T. and Mrs. M. A. Alderton,
of Thorofare, Harleston, Norfolk. Buried in Adanac Military Cemetery,
Miraumont, Somme, France. Ref. IV. H. 23. |
| BACON |
Arthur
James |
Private
25256. (25250 on CD). ‘B’ Company, 12th Battalion East Surrey Regiment.
Killed in action in France & Flanders on 2nd August 1917. Aged 34.
Born Harlesden, Middlesex (perhaps this should be Harleston). Lived
Child’s Hill, Middlesex. Enlisted Mill Hill. Son of the late Henry
and Rosa Bacon, of Needham Rd., Harleston, Norfolk; husband of Ethel
Louise Bacon, of 50, West St., Crawley, Sussex. No known grave. Commemorated on Ypres
(Menin Gate) Memorial Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 34.
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| BALDWIN |
Charles |
Private
2062. 1st/4th Battalion Norfolk Regiment. Died at Gallipoli on 18th
September 1915. Aged 22. Born Top Croft, Norfolk. Enlisted Brook,
Norfolk. Son of George Baldwin, of Marsh House, Wortwell, Harleston,
Norfolk. No known grave. Commemorated on 7th Field Ambulance Cemetery, Turkey. Sp.
Mem. B. 46. |
| BARBER |
F |
possibly
Townley James Fountain Barber, Private 23483, 7th Battalion, Suffolk
Regiment. Killed in action 5th March 1917. Aged 25. Born Tivetshall.
Enlisted Lowestoft. Baptised 16 August 1891 in Tivetshall St. Margaret,
Norfolk, son of George and Maria Barber. Son of George and Maria
Barber of Water Lane, Heybread, Harleston, Norfolk. NOT listed on
the Tivetshall St. Margaret memorial. Buried in Maroc British cemetery,
Grenay, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row O. Grave 17. |
| BENTHAM |
Archibald
Thomas |
Sapper
194995. 14th Division Signal Company, Royal Engineers. Died in France
& Flanders on 22nd September 1917. Aged 28. Born Haynford, Norfolk.
Enlisted Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. Son of Supt. T. Bentham, of North
Walsham, Norwich; husband of Lilian Bentham, of 19, Ramnoth Rd.,
Walsoker, Wisbech, Cambs. Buried in Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension
(Nord), Nord, France. Ref. III. E. 167. |
| BOND |
Leonard |
Private
40048, 9th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action 18th October
1916. Born Harleston, enlisted Norwich. In the 1911 census he was
aged 14, born Harleston, Norfolk, an Eraands Boy, son of John and
Emma Bond, resident Old Market Place, Harleston, Rodenhall with
Harleston, Norfolk. Buried in Bancourt British Cemetery, Pas de
Calais, France. Plot VII. Row A. Grave 4. |
| BORRETT |
Frederick
Arthur |
Lance
Corporal 201963. 1st/4th Battalion Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action
in Palestine on 19th April 1917. Aged 29. Born Redenhall, Norfolk.
Enlisted Norwich. Son of James and Harriet Borrett, of Wortwell,
Harleston, Norfolk. Buried in Gaza War Cemetery, Israel. Ref. XXX.
F. 16. |
| BORRETT |
John
Samuel |
Sapper
85513. 209th Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died in France & Flanders
on 10th July 1917. Aged 31. Born Wortwell, Norfolk.. Lived Harleston.
Enlisted Norwich. Son of James and Harriet Borrett, of Wortwell,
Harleston, Norfolk. Buried in St. Hilaire Cemetery, Frevent Pas De
Calais, France. Ref. III. A. 18. |
| BORRETT
|
Stanley
Frank |
 |
Photograph
Copyright © Chris Harley 2008 |
Lance
Corporal 29773. 7th Battalion Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action
in France & Flanders on 14th October 1917. Aged 22. Born Harleston.
Enlisted Norwich. Son of James and Harriet Borrett, of Wortwell,
Harleston, Norfolk. Buried in Vis-En-Artois British Cemetery, Haucourt,
Pas de Calais, France. Ref. VIII. A. 17. |
| BROWN |
Albert |
No
further information available at present. |
|
BROWN |
Allen |
Private
28686. 1st Battalion Essex Regiment. Killed in action in France
& Flanders on 12th October 1916. Aged 31. Born, lived and enlisted
Harleston. Son of Robert and Esther Brown, of Jay's Green, Harleston,
Norfolk; husband of Harriet Elizabeth Brown, of Wilson Square, Harleston,
Norfolk. No known grave. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and
Face 10 D. |
| BUCK |
Arthur
Louis |
Serjeant
14447. 9th Battalion Norfolk Regiment. Died of wounds in France
& Flanders on 6th March 1917. Aged 24. Born Hoxton, Middlesex. Enlisted
Norwich. Son of Arthur and Mary Ann Buck, of London Rd., Harleston,
Norfolk. Buried in Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery Pas De
Calais, France. Ref. IV. B. 36. |
| BUSSEY
|
Frederick
Arthur |
Private
205858. 1st Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment. Formerly 265414 Suffolk
Regiment. Killed in action in France & Flanders on 25th October
1917. Lived Harleston. Enlisted Saxmundham, Suffolk. Buried in Hooge
Crater Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Ref. VI. K. 15.
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| CAREY |
Herbert
Jesse |
Private
41584. 2nd/6th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment. Formerly
25249 Norfolk Regiment. Died in France & Flanders on 15th April
1918. Born Woodton, Norfolk. Enlisted Harleston. Buried in Le Grand
Beaumart British Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord, France. Ref. III. D.
14. |
| COOK
|
Charles |
Lance
Corporal 21163. 9th Battalion Border Regiment. Formerly 19542 Norfolk
Regiment. Died in Salonika on 9th October 1918. Aged 22. Born Harleston.
Enlisted Norwich. Son of Eliza Cook, of Sale Yard, Harleston, Norfolk.
Buried in Kirechkoi-Hortakoi Military Cemetery, Greece. Ref. 284.
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| COOK |
Frederick
James |
[CWGC
& CD both give James Frederick]. Private 41305. 10th Battalion Essex
Regiment. Formerly 5476 Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action in France
& Flanders on 2nd September 1918. Aged 40. Lived Harleston. Enlisted
Norwich. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Liest, of Meedham, Harleston; husband
of Mrs. F. E. Bussey (formerly Cook), of Mendham Lane, Harleston,
Norfolk. Buried in Rancourt Military Cemetery, Somme, France. Ref.
B. 15. |
| COOPER |
George
Clarence |
Private
21165. 6th Battalion Border Regiment. Formerly 19422 Norfolk Regiment.
Died of wounds in France & Flanders on 2nd October 1916. Aged 20.
Son of Harriett Cooper, of ‘The Common,’ Harleston, Norfolk. Buried in
Etretat Churchyard, Seine Maritime, France. Ref. II. C. 13A. |
| COOPER
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Percy
Banyard |
Private
18464. 10th Battalion Norfolk Regiment. Died at home on 15th February
1915. Aged 19. Born Harleston. Enlisted Norwich. Son of Banyard
and Harriett Cooper, of The Common, Harleston, Norfolk. Buried in
Felixstowe (Walton) Cemetery, Suffolk. |
| DALLISTON
|
Edward
[Bly] |
Corporal
M1/7973. 52nd Motorised Transport Company (Aldershot), Army Service
Corps. Died at home on 1st December 1915. Aged 43. Born Denton,
Norfolk. Lived Kew, London. Enlisted London. Son of Henry William
and Elizabeth Dalliston; husband of Louisa Dalliston, of II, Cambridge
Cottages, Kew. Served in the South African and the Somaliland Campaigns.
Buried in Richmond Cemetery, Surrey. Ref. W. 5518. |
| DOVE |
George
[Harold] |
Lance
Corporal 19604. 7th Battalion Norfolk Regiment. Died of wounds in
France & Flanders on 25th March 1916. Born and enlisted Great Yarmouth.
Buried in Bethune Town Cemetery, Pas De Calais, France. Ref. V. B.
85. |
| DOWLING
|
Denis
William |
Shoeing
Smith Corporal 68763. 9th Battery, 41st Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.
Died of wounds in France & Flanders on 21st March 1918. Aged 24.
Born and enlisted Harleston. Son of William and Minnie Dowling,
of High Rd., Wortwell, Harleston, Norfolk. Buried in Rocquigny-Equancourt
Road British Cemetery, Manancourt Somme, France. Ref. X. E. 17.
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| DURRANT |
Lombe
Atthill |
Second
Lieutenant. 65 Squadron, Royal Air Force and General List. Died
on 6th June 1918. Aged 25. Son of George and Mary K. Durrant, of
3, Turle Mansions, Tollington Park, Finsbury Park, London. Native
of Harleston, Norfolk. Buried in Vignacourt British Cemetery Somme,
France. Ref. III. D. 11. |
| FARLEY
|
Michael
Francis |
Private
37736. 7th Battalion The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Killed
in action in France & Flanders on 2nd March 1917. Born Folkestone,
Kent. Lived Harleston. Enlisted Camberley, Surrey. Buried in Regina
Trench Cemetery, Grandcourt Somme, France. Ref. VII. D. 8. |
| FEAVIOUR
|
William
Clacy |
Serjeant
1838. 2nd Battalion Honourable Artillery Company. Killed in action
in France & Flanders on 6th December 1916. Aged 35. Lived Watford,
Herts. Enlisted Armoury House. Son of Robert Feaviour, of Harleston,
Norfolk; husband of the late Blanche Sarah Feaviour. Buried in Mailly
Wood Cemetery, Mailly-Maillet Somme, France. Ref. II. B. 9. |
|
FLEGG |
John
Alfred |
Private
20491, 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment formerly 16639, Norfolk Regiment.
Killed in action at Gallipoli 6th August 1915. Born Wortwell, Norfolk,
resident Rednhall, Norfolk, enlisted Norwich. Buried in Twelve Tree
Copse Cemetery, Turkey (including Gallipoli). Grave lost. Special
memorial Section C. Grave 352. |
|
FROST |
George
Henry |
Private
200533. 1st/4th Battalion Norfolk Regiment. Died in Palestine on
19th April 1917. Born Redenhall, Norfolk. Enlisted Harleston. No known grave. Commemorated on
Jerusalem Memorial. Panels 12 to 15. |
|
FROST |
W
B |
No
further information available at present. |
|
GOFFIN |
Frederick
James |
Private
31213. 12th (Norfolk Yeomanry) Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Killed
in action in France & Flanders on 11th September 1918. Born Wroxham,
Norfolk. Enlisted Norwich. Buried in Strand Military Cemetery, Comines-Warneton,
Hainaut, Belgium. Ref. VIII. O. 6. |
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GOLDSMITH
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John |
Private
203211. 10th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment. Formerly 5433 Norfolk
Regiment. Killed in action in France & Flanders on 28th March 1918.
Born and lived Harleston. Enlisted Norwich. Son of Henry Goldsmith,
of Brood St., Harleston, Norfolk. Buried in Bienvillers Military Cemetery,
Pas De Calais, France. Ref. XIV. B. 7. |
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GOWER
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Austin
Arthur |
Lance
Corporal 14441. 9th Battalion Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action
in France & Flanders on 15th September 1916. Aged 24. Born Wortwell,
Norfolk. Enlisted Norwich. Son of Robert Edward Gower, of Low St.,
Wortwell, Harleston, Norfolk. No known grave. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme,
France. Pier And Face 1 C And 1 D. |
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HAZARD
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William
Noel |
Second
Lieutenant. 14th Battalion Welsh Regiment. Killed in action on 27th
August 1918. Aged 25. Son of William Henry and Marguerite Hazard,
of Caltofts, Harleston, Norfolk. Native of Pulham St. Mary, Harleston.
Buried in Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France. Ref. XXII.
G. 3. |
|
HEWITT |
Ernest
Frederick |
Private
200596. 1st/4th Battalion Norfolk Regiment. Died of wounds in Palestine
on 28th April 1917. Aged 20. Enlisted Norwich. Brother of Mr. L.
J. Hewitt, of Low St., Woodton, Bungay, Norfolk. Native of Flixton,
Bungay. Buried in Kantara War Memorial Cemetery Egypt. Ref. B. 171.
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HEWITT
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F
J |
No
further information available at present. |
|
HINES |
William
John |
Lance
Corporal 6639. 3rd Battalion Coldstream Guards. Died of wounds in
France & Flanders on 22nd October 1914. Aged 24. Born Waterford,
Cork. Lived Harleston. Enlisted Norwich. Son of Mrs. Mary Ann Martin,
of Mill Terrace, Joy's Green, Harleston, Norfolk. Buried in Poperinge
Communal Cemetery Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Ref. II.
A. 1. |
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JAMES |
George
Ernest John |
Private
67272. Royal Fusiliers, posted to 2nd/1st Battalion London Regiment
(Royal Fusiliers). Died on 20th September 1917. Aged 25. Husband
of Florence May James, of The Street, Dickleborough, Scole, Norfolk.
In the 1911 census he was aged 18, born Wortwell, Norfolk, a Bridge
Carpenters G.E.R., resident with his parents, Mark and Hannah James,
at Gate House G. E. Railway, Wortwell, Harleston, Norfolk. Buried in
Duhallow A.D.S. Cemetery Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Ref. I.
C. 35. (Not found on CD). See also Liverpool
Street Station, London |
|
JOHNSON |
Thomas
James |
Bombardier
876027. 411th Battery, Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action in
France & Flanders on 4th April 1918. Aged 34. Born Pulham St Mary.
Enlisted Norwich. Son of Herbert Johnson, of Norfolk; husband of
Gertrude Alice Dennis (formerly Johnson), of Police Station, Grimston,
King's Lynn, Norfolk. Buried in Maroc British Cemetery, Grenay, Pas
de Calais, France. Ref. II. N. 8. |
|
MARKWELL |
Herbert
Charles |
Private
29166. 1st/6th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Formerly 46003
Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed in action in France & Flanders
on 4th October 1917. Aged 30. Born and lived Wortwell, Norfolk.
Enlisted Harleston. Husband of Martha Markwell, of High St., Wortwell,
Harleston, Norfolk. Buried in Tyne Cot Cemetery Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Ref. VI. F. 2. |
|
MITCHELL |
Reginald
James |
Private
40020. 9th Battalion Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action in France
& Flanders on 2nd October 1917. Aged 20. Born Burgh Apton, Norfolk.
Enlisted Norwich. Son of James and Harriet E. Mitchell, of Pulham
Market, Harleston, Norfolk. Buried in Maroc British Cemetery, Grenay
Pas De Calais, France. Ref. II. M. 10. |
|
NUTHALL |
E
W |
Possibly:
Sergeant 4374. 1st Regiment (Inf), South African Infantry. Died
on 10th April 1918. No known grave. Commemorated on Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 15 - 16 and 16A. |
|
OLLEY |
Clare
[Davey] |
Private
21039. 9th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's
Own). Died on 9th May 1917. Aged 28. Born at Wortwell, Norwich.
Son of William and Rose Olley husband of Mary Jane Olley, of 276,
Burley Rd., Leeds. Buried in Leeds (Lawns Wood) Cemetery. Ref. Screen
Wall. Alternative Commemoration - buried in Leeds (General) Cemetery.
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OSBORNE |
F |
No
further information available at present. |
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OXBORROW |
James
Edwin |
(Spelt
Oxborough on CD & CWGC). Private 16540. 2nd Battalion Norfolk Regiment.
Killed in action in Mesopotamia on 5th March 1916. No known grave. Commemorated on
Basra Memorial, Iraq. Panel 10 |
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PALLENT |
Richard |
Private
33240. 13th Battalion East Surrey Regiment. Killed in action in
France & Flanders on 14th July 1917. Born Strenbrook, Suffolk. Lived
Harleston. Enlisted Norwich. Buried in Fins New British Cemetery,
Sorel-Le-Grand, Somme, France. Ref. I. D. 19. |
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PAYNE |
O
J |
No
further information available at present. |
|
PECK |
William
Henry |
Lance
Corporal 25397. 1st Battalion Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action
in France & Flanders on 23rd April 1917. Born and enlisted Harleston.
No known grave. Commemorated on Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 3. |
|
PHILLIPS |
J |
No
further information available at present. |
|
RAY |
Herbert
Edward |
Private
2661. Leicestershire Yeomanry. Killed in action in France & Flanders
on 13th May 1915. Born Diss. Lived Harleston. Enlisted Melton Mowbray,
Leicestershire. No known grave. Commemorated on Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 5. |
|
RAYNER |
Leonard
Arthur |
Private
10750. 2nd Battalion Honourable Artillery Company. Killed in action
in France & Flanders on 9th October 1917. Born Norfolk. Lived Hornsey.
Enlisted Mill Hill. Son of Arthur Frank and Elizabeth Ann Rayner,
of Harleston, Norfolk; husband of Doris Kathleen Rayner (nee Martin),
of ‘Kia-Ora,’ 51, Ethelbert Gardens, Ilford, Essex. No known grave. Commemorated on
Tyne Cot Memorial Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 7.
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RAYNER |
S
J |
No
further information available at present. |
| REEVE |
Hector
Macdonald |
Private
79288. 11th Battalion Royal Fusiliers. Formerly TR/LON/136524. Died
of wounds in France & Flanders on 6th September 1918. Born and lived
Wortwell. Enlisted Norwich. Buried in Daours Communal Cemetery Extension,
Somme, France. Ref. IV. E. 7. |
| RICHES |
Henry
George |
(George
Henry on CWGC). Private 28489. 7th Battalion Suffolk Regiment. Killed
in action in France & Flanders on 18th August 1916. Aged 20. Born
Harleston. Enlisted Norwich. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Riches, of
The Common, Harleston, Norfolk. No known grave. Commemorated on Arras Memorial, Pas
de Calais, France. Bay 4. |
| ROUSE |
H |
No
further information available at present. |
| SADLER |
Robert |
Private
300093. 1st/7th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Formerly
2906 1st/4th Battalion Norfolk Regiment in which he enlisted in
September 1914. Killed in action in France & Flanders on 27th August
1917. Aged 21. Born Hardley, Norfolk. Lived Alburgh, Norfolk. Enlisted
Harleston. Son of Daniel and Alice Sadler, of ‘Tunbeck,’ Alburgh,
Harleston, Norfolk. No known grave. Commemorated on Tyne Cot Memorial Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 23 to 28 and 163A. |
| SAUNDERS |
Herbert
Waller |
Private
41953. 1st Battalion Essex Regiment. Formerly 9718 Norfolk Regiment.
Died of wounds in France & Flanders on 2nd August 1917. Aged 19.
Born Stradbroke, Suffolk. Lived Wortwell, Norfolk. Enlisted Norwich.
Son of Albert E. and Lottie Saunders, of Wortwell, Harleston, Norfolk.
Buried in Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas De Calais, France. Ref. XXII.
N. 20. |
| SAUNDERS |
James
Edward |
Private
22302. 9th Battalion Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action in France
& Flanders on 18th September 1918. Aged 26. Born Harleston. Enlisted
Norwich. Son of Albert E. and Lottie Saunders, of Hillside Cottage,
Low St., Wortwell, Harleston, Norfolk. Buried in Chapelle British
Cemetery, Holnon Aisne, France. Ref. I. H. 7. |
| SAYER |
Thomas
[Edward] |
Private
12731. 7th Battalion Norfolk Regiment. Died in France & Flanders
on 7th November 1918. Born Harleston, Norfolk. Enlisted St Paul’s
Churchyard, Middlesex. Buried in Hamburg Cemetery, Germany. Ref. II.
D. 1. |
| SHORT |
Charles |
Gunner
30828. 7th Mountain Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died in Salonika
on 3rd October 1918. Aged 30. Born Bungay, Suffolk. Lived Wortwell,
Norfolk. Enlisted Great Yarmouth. Son of William and Susan Short,
of High St., Wortwell, Harleston, Norfolk; husband of Beatrice Short,
of 59, Sheringham Avenue, Manor Park. London. Buried in Kirechkoi-Hortakoi
Military Cemetery, Greece. Ref. 224. |
| SMITH |
Philip |
Private
19353. 7th Battalion Norfolk Regiment, transferred to (405077) 864th
Area Employment Company, Labour Corps. Killed in action in France
& Flanders on 27th October 1917. Born Fressingfield, Norfolk. Lived
Harleston. Enlisted Norwich. Buried in Les Baraques Military Cemetery,
Sangatte, Pas de Calais, France. Ref. II. A. 3. |
|
SMITH |
R
James |
No
further information available at present |
| SMITH |
R
J |
No
further information available at present |
| STAFF |
Reginald |
Corporal
14565. 9th Battalion Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action in France
& Flanders on 15th September 1916. Born Flixton, Suffolk. Enlisted
Norwich. No known grave. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and
Face 1 C and 1 D. |
| STONE |
J
W |
No
further information available at present |
| TIDMAN |
Percy
Robert |
Private
16925. 1st Battalion Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action in France
& Flanders on 23rd April 1917. Aged 23. Born Harleston. Enlisted
London. Son of William Tidman, of Broad St., Charleston, Norfolk.
No known grave. Commemorated on Arras Memorial, Pas De Calais, France. Bay 3. |
| TIDMAN |
W |
No
further information currently available |
| TURNER |
E
W |
No
further information currently available |
| TURNER |
Robert
Joshua |
Corporal
21248. 7th Battalion, Border Regiment. Died 10th October 1917. Aged
33. Husband of Phoebe Cordelia Turner, of Lush Bush, Redenhall,
Harleston, Norfolk. No known grave. Commemorated on Tyne Cot Memorial Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 85 to 86. |
| WALLER |
William
A |
Private
1617. 1st/4th Battalion Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action at Gallipoli
on 13th September 1915. Born Redinghall, Norfolk. Enlisted Harleston.
No known grave. Commemorated on 7th Field Ambulance Cemetery, Turkey. Sp. Mem. C.
8. |
|
WARNES |
Donald
George |
Private
2327. 1st Norfolk Yeomanry. Died in Malta on 12th November 1915.
Aged 22. Born Redenhall, Norfolk. Lived Harleston. Enlisted Norwich.
Son of George and Jane E. Warnes, of Redenhall, Harleston, Norfolk.
Buried in Pieta Military Cemetery Malta. Ref. D. V. 3. |
|
WEBB |
Frederick
John |
Rifleman
3691, 1st/8th Battalion, London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) .
Died 21st May 1916. Aged 23. Son of Jonathan and Annie Webb, of
Redenhall Rd., Harleston, Norfolk. No known grave. Commemorated on Arras Memorial
Pas de Calais, France. Bay 10. |
|
WEBB |
Horace |
Corporal
3/10243. 1st Battalion Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action in France
& Flanders on 27th July 1916. Aged 25. Born Harleston. Enlisted
Norwich. Son of William and Alvina Webb, of London Rd., Harleston,
Norfolk. No known grave. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and
Face 1 C and 1 D. |
|
WHITAKER |
B |
No
further information currently available |
|
WOOLTERTON |
E
R |
No
further information currently available |
| 1939-1945 |
| BRETT |
P
G |
No
further information available at present. |
| CALVER |
L
V G |
No
further information available at present. |
| CHAMBERLAINE |
H |
No
further information available at present. |
| CHAPMAN |
Herbert
Samuel |
Lance
Corporal 7017985, 10th (2nd Battalion, The Tower Hamlets Rifles)
Battalion, Rifle Brigade Died: 6th July 1944. Aged 24. Son of Walter
Samuel J. and Florence Louisa Chapman, of Harleston, Norfolk. Commemorated
on Cassino Memorial, Italy. Panel 11. |
| DANIELS |
A
F |
No
further information available at present. |
| DRAKE |
Harry
John |
Lieutenant
269431, 5th Battalion,Wiltshire Regiment,.Died 26th August 1944.
Son of Wilfred Harry and Dorothy Alice Drake, of Harleston, Norfolk.
Buried in St. Desir War Cemetery Calvados, France. Ref. IV. C. 1. |
| DUFFY
|
J
J |
Flight
Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.) 1312519, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died 3rd June 1944. Aged 27. Son of James and Bridget Duffy; husband
of Dorothy Lily Duffy, of Wortwell, Norfolk. Buried in : Malabo Cemetery,
Bioko Equatorial Guinea. Prot. Sec. Grave 1. |
| FARROW |
FS |
Probably:
Frederick Stanley FARROW, Driver T/14247090, 354 Gen. Transport
Company, Royal Army Service Corps. Died 21/08/1943. Aged 23, Son
of Frederick Harry and Rosa Emily Farrow; husband of Ivy Edna Farrow.
Buried in Enfidaville War Cemetery Tunisia. Ref. II. A. 16. |
| HARDY |
Percy
Frederick |
 Private
5780467, 7th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment. Died 13th November
1940. Aged 28. Son of Frederick John and Ada Elizabeth Hardy;
husband of Gertrude May Hardy, of Harleston, Norfolk. Buried in
Grimsby (Scartho Road) Cemetery Lincolnshire. Ref. Sec. 116. Row
A. Grave 2.
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| HOWARD |
Dennis
Marshall |
Second
Lieutenant 201370, The Nottinghamshire Yeomanry, Royal Armoured
Corps. Died 21st July 1942. Aged 23. Awarded the Military Cross
(M.C.). Son of Harry Fredrick and Persis Jenery Howard, of Harleston,
Norfolk. Buried in Florence War Cemetery Italy. Ref. I. E. 4. |
| HOWARD |
Leonard
George |
Private
5769861, 5th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment. Died 31st August
1943. Aged 34. Buried in Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand. Ref
2. N. 53. |
| JOHNSON |
Frank
Walter |
Chief
Petty Officer C/JX 128624, H.M. Submarine ‘Triad’, Royal Navy. Died
20th October 1940 . Aged 29. Son of William Gower Johnson and Emma
Johnson; husband of Dorothy Ethel Johnson, of Harleston, Norfolk.
Commemorated on Chatham Naval Memorial. Reference: 34, 2. |
| LAIT |
John
[Frederick] |
Sergeant
928878, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 13th January 1942.
Aged 19. Son of Charles and Doreen Lait, of Harleston, Norfolk.
Commemorated on Malta Memorial. Panel 4, Column 1. |
| LOOME |
James
Robert |
Private
5774840, 5th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment. Died 6th March 1944.
Aged 38 Son of William James Loome and Edith Loome; husband of Ida
Ellen Maud Loome, of Swanton Morley, Norfolk. No known grave. Commemorated on Yokohama
War Cemetery Japan. Ref. : Brit.Sec. J. B. 8. |
| LOVE |
G
A |
Probably:
George Albert LOVE, Corporal 7644990, Royal Electrical and Mechanical
Engineers. Died 9th July 1944. Aged 32. Son of Albert and Alice
P. Love; husband of Dorothy M. Love, of Denton, Norfolk. Buried
in Arezzo War Cemetery. Ref: I. E. 28. |
| LUSHER |
N |
Probably:
LUSHER, NOEL - Flight Sergeant (Obs.) 581401, 106 Sqdn., Royal Air
Force. Died 26th August 1941. Buried in Frederikshavn Cemetery Denmark.
Ref. Allied Plot. Grave 8. |
| MATHEWSON |
Thomas
Ivor |
Squadron
Leader (Pilot) 33323, 86 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Died 12th February
1942. Aged 23. Son of Flying Offr. T. F. Mathewson, R.A.F., and
of Violet Theresa Mathewson, of Redenhall, Norfolk. Buried in The
Hague (Westduin) General Cemetery Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Ref.
Allied Plot. Row 2. Grave 24. |
| PEARCE |
H
E |
No
further information available at present. |
| PEMBERTON |
Richard
Herbert Stote |
Lieutenant
H.M.S. Southampton, Royal Navy. Died 11th January 1941. Son of Bertram
Roper Stote Pemberton and Norma Augusta Pemberton, of Harleston,
Norfolk. No known grave. Commemorated on Chatham Naval Memorial. Panel/Column: 41,
1. |
| SNELLING |
Godfrey
William |
Gunner
983020, 11 (Honourable Artillery Coy.) Regiment., Royal Horse Artillery.
Died 14th November 1942. Aged 25. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Snelling,
of Harleston, Norfolk. No known grave. Commemorated on Alamein Memorial Egypt.Column
14. |
| TURNER |
L
L |
Probably:
Lewis Leslie TURNER - Driver 4855612, 1st Battalion, Leicestershire
Regiment. Died 13th February 1942. No known grave. Commemorated on Singapore Memorial
Column 68. |
| WARDEN |
E
J |
Probably:
Edward Jack WARDEN - Private 5772422, 1st Battalion, Royal Norfolk
Regiment. Died 6th June 1944. Aged 30. Son of Hannah Warden; husband
of Anne E. Warden, of Hackney, London. Buried in Ranville War Cemetery,
Calvados, France. Ref. II. D. 1. |
| WILES |
Arthur
William |
Leading
Stoker C/K 57685, H.M.S. Woolwich, Royal Navy. Died 29th June 1943.
Aged 41 . Son of Arthur William and Susan Wiles; husband of Eva
Wiles, of Harleston, Norfolk. Buried in ALEXANDRIA (HADRA) WAR MEMORIAL
CEMETERY Egypt. Ref. 5. C. 15. |
| WISKEN |
Walter |
Corporal
5771946, 4th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment. Died 24th July 1943.
Aged 29. Son of Walter and Lilian Wisken, of Harleston, Norfolk.
No known grave. Commemorated on SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Column 48. |
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Photograph
Copyright © Helen Steed 2015
S
pecial Panel to Private Henry Ward Norfolk’s First VC
78th
Regiment 1823 to 1867 |
| WARD,
VC |
Henry |
Quartermaster
Sergeant. Born 1823, Harleston. Died 12 September 1867, Malvern
Worcestershire. Buried in Great Malvern Cemetery, Worcestershire.
At the time of his V.C. he was a Private with the 78th Regiment.
Indian Mutiny 1857 - First Releif of Lucknow - 25th September
1857 - At Lucknow, he was escorting the dhoolie containing
LieutenantHavelock. Another wounded man, Private Pilkimgton, threw
himself into the dhoolie. The bearers were about to drop this double
load, but Ward compelled them to remain by his example, exertions
and cheerfulness. Under heavy fire, the dhooliewas brought to the
'Baillie Guard' in safety. Ward later became Lieutenant Havelock's
servant. |
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8 July, 2019
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