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HARPLEY
WAR MEMORIALS
World
War 1 & 2 - Detailed Information
Compiled and Copyright © Christine Yaxley 2018
Harpley
is a small village off the A148, between King’s Lynn and Fakenham.
The war memorial is in the churchyard of St Lawrence Church, Church
Lane. It is situated to the left of the side of the path leading to
the south porch. The memorial is a marble obelisk, standing on a tapering
plinth with three-stepped base below. The memorial stands within a square
kerbed, gravelled area.
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Photographs
Copyright © Shaz Ann 2018 |
THE GALLANT MEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE
GREAT WAR 1914-1918.
| ARTER |
Herbert |
Pte
102211, 67th Western Scots, Canadian Regiment, 4th Batt, Canadian
Pioneers. Died 25th August 1916, aged 23. Son of George & Martha
Arter of Harpley, Kings Lynn Norfolk. Buried at Reninghelst New
Military Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium, memorial ref 11.A.2. |
| FAKE |
William
Herbert |
Pte
75152, 17th Royal Fusiliers. Died 8th June 1918, aged 19. Son of
Clarke William & Adelaide Fake of Rose Cottage, Harpley, King’s
Lynn. Buried Bagneux British Cemetery, Gezaincourt, Somme, France
ref 111. B.2. |
| GAGEN |
Ernest |
Pte
3/10130, 5th Norfolk Regiment. Died 14th September 1916. Aged 36.
Husband of Sarah Gagen, nr Harpley, Kings Lynn Norfolk. Served in
the South African campaign. Buried Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas
De Calais, France ref I.Q.10. |
| NORMAN |
Alfred
Thomas |
Pte
51724, 21st Manchester Regiment. Died 11th October 1918. Buried
Beaurevoir British Cemetery, Aisne, France, ref F.2. |
| OSBORNE |
John
Edward |
Pte
15045, 9th Battalion Norfolk Regiment. Died 15th Sept 1916, aged
22. Son of James & Sylvia Osborne of Harpley, Norfolk. Commemorated
at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France ref Pier & Face 1C &1D. |
| PORTER |
Bertie
William |
Pte
240857, 1/5th Norfolk Regiment. Died 19th April 1917, aged 21. Son
of Robert & Harriett Porter of Well Cottages, Harpley, King’s Lynn.
Commemorated at Jerusalem Memorial, ref Panels 11 to 15. |
| PORTER,
M.M. |
Ralph
Walter |
Pte
139162, 60th Canadian Infantry Battalion (Quebec Regiment). Died 9th
Oct 1916, aged 23. Son of Robert & Harriett Porter of Well Cottages,
Harpley, King’s Lynn. Commemorated at Vimy Memorial, Pas De Calais,
France. |
| SEAMAN |
Ezra |
Pte
203995, 1st Hertfordshire Regiment. Died 18th Sept 1918, aged 28.
Son of Jesse & Emmeline Seaman, of 28 Back Street, Harpley, King’s
Lynn. Commemorated at Vis-En-Artois Memorial, Pas De Calais, France,
panel 10. |
| STEEL |
Stanley
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Possibly
Stanley Steele. Pte 43355 1st Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Died 9th October
1917, aged 21. Buried at Tyne Cot Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belguim
ref LV11. E.28. |
| STRINGER |
Bertram |
Pte
38504, 12th Highland Light Infantry. Died 29th September 1918, aged
24. Son of Charles & Eliza Stringer of Harpley, King’s Lynn. Buried
at Zantvoorde British Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium ref I.G.4. |
“THESE
MEN ALSO SERVED WITH OTHERS FROM THE PARISH”.
1939-1945
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| ARTER |
Harold
Frederick |
Sgt
751402, King’s Own Norfolk Yeomanry, Anti-Tank Regiment. Royal Artillery.
Died 11th Mar 1940, aged 36. Son of William & Martha Arter, husband
of Ethel Marjorie Arter of King’s Lynn. Buried at Blargies Communal
Cemetery Extension, Oise, France ref Plot 6. Row A. Grave 2. |
| DOLMAN |
Arthur
Charles |
Lance
Sgt. 1544661, 55(The Suffolk Yeomanry) Anti-Tank Regiment. Royal Artillery.
Died 18th June 1944, aged 25. Son of John William & Mary Jane Dolman
of Harpley, Norfolk. Buried at Hottot-Les-Bagues War Cemetery, Calvados,
France ref IV.E.9. |
| HAMMOND |
Arthur
Albert |
Gunner
1679410, 49 Bty. 48 Lt. A.A. Regiment. Royal Artillery. Died 21st April
1945, aged 42. Son of Arthur & Sarah Hammond of Harpley Norfolk.
Buried at Labuan War Cemetery, Malaysia ref M.A. 14. |
| LAUGHLIN |
Ivor
Eugene |
Sgt
1334234 (Wireless Op./Air Gunner). Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died 27th March 1944, aged 21. Son of Albert Cornelius & Hattie
Laughlin, husband of Glenys Blondwen Loughlin of Wanstead, Essex.
Buried at Hotton War Cemetery, Luxembourg, Belgium, ref VI.E.5. |
| RASBERRY |
Charles
Edward |
Possibly
Claude Edward Rasberry. W/O Class 111 (P.S.M) 5763717, 2nd Battalion
Royal Norfolk Regiment. Died 27th May 1940, aged 40. Son of David
& Sarah Ann Rasberry of Harpley, Norfolk. Husband of Gladys Maud
Rasberry of Silfield, Norfolk. Buried at Dunkirk Town Cemetery,
Nord, France ref Plot 2, Row 4, Grave 41. |
| STRINGER |
Reginald
Charles |
Pte
5773997, 2nd Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment. Died 4th May 1944, aged
26. Son of Charles Edward & Sarah Ann Stringer of East Rudham, Norfolk.
Buried at Kohima War Cemetery, India ref 2. C.14. |
Last updated
10 September, 2019
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