
HONING
WAR MEMORIAL
World
War 1 - Detailed Information
Compiled and Copyright © Transcribed
by David Rudram; Researched by Lynda Smith - 2003
Honing
is situated a few miles south east of North Walsham. The parish church
of Saint Peter and Saint Paul is situated on raised ground north of
the village. There are two memorials, a stone Cross in the churchyard
and a Roll of Honour inside the Church.
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Photograph
Copyright © Lynda Smith 2004 |
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Indicates on the War Memorial but not on the Roll of Honour.
1914
- 1918
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BECK |
Donald
George |
Private
29712. 7th Battalion,, Norfolk Regiment. Died of wounds Saturday 22 September
1917. Age 21. Born Honing. Enlisted Norwich. Son of George and Florence
C. Beck, of Honing, Norwich, Norfolk. Buried: DUISANS BRITISH CEMETERY,
ETRUN, Pas de Calais, France. Ref. V. B. 16. |
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CUBITT |
Edward
Randall |
aptain.
5th Battalion,, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action Thursday 12 August 1915.
Age 30. Son of Mr. E. G. Cubitt, J.P., and Christabel M. Cubitt,
of Honing Hall, Worstead, Norwich; husband of Janet Catherine Cubitt,
of "Butlers, Hatfield Peverel, Essex. Commemorated: HELLES MEMORIAL,
Turkey. Panel 42 to 44. |
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CUBITT |
Victor
Murray |
Lieutenant.
5th Battalion,, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action Thursday 12 August 1915.
Age 27. Second son of Mr. E.G. Cubitt, J.P., and Christabel M. Cubitt,
of Honing Hall, Worstead, Norwich. Born 15th October 1887, educated
at Lowestoft and Repton. By profession was a Land Agent and for
some years was Secretary of the Scottish Branch of the Land Agents’
Society; he acted for several considerable Scottish Estates. Prior
to the outbreak of the War, he was agent for Captain Murray Dunlop
of Corsock House and his name is recorded both on the Corsock Village
War Memorial and at St Ninian’s, Castle Douglas as well as
on Honing Memorial. No known grave. Commemorated on HELLES MEMORIAL,
Turkey. Panel 42 to 44. See also St
Ninian's War Memorial
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CUBITT |
Eustace
Henry |
Captain.
Adjt. 1st/5th Battalion,, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action Thursday 19
April 1917. Age 28. Son of Edward George and Christabel M. Cubitt,
of Honing Hall, Worstead, Norwich. Buried: GAZA WAR CEMETERY, Israel.
Ref. XXIII. C. 10. |
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FLAXMAN |
Archibald
Charles |
Private
19294. 2nd Battalion,, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action Monday 6 March
1916. Born Honing. Enlisted Norwich. Commemorated: BASRA MEMORIAL,
Iraq. Panel 10. |
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JARVIS |
Robert
|
Either:
Serjeant 201463. 1st/4th Battalion,, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action
Friday 2 November 1917. Born and enlisted Norwich. Commemorated:
JERUSALEM MEMORIAL, Israel. Panels 12 to 15. OR: Private 240557.
1st/5th Battalion,, Norfolk Regiment. Died Thursday 19 April 1917. Enlisted
East Dereham. Commemorated: JERUSALEM MEMORIAL, Israel. Panels 12
to 15. |
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HANNANT |
William
Kelter |
Private
G/15283. 16th (Sussex Yeomanry) Battalion,, Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed
in action Saturday 21 September 1918. Age 25. Enlisted East Dereham.
Son of William and Blanche Emma Hannant, of Honing, Worstead, Norwich.
Commemorated: VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel
6. |
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RICHES |
Richard
William |
No
further information available at present. |
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MEEK |
John
Robert |
The
memorial indicates John Robert Meek was in the Bedfordshire Regiment.
However, this is probably the same man from the Northants Regiment
(below). No one by this name is recorded as being in the Bedfordshire
Regiment on the CD. |
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FLAXMAN |
Charles
Hannant |
Private
40252. 8th Battalion,, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Friday 13
October 1916. Born and lived Honing. Enlisted Norwich. Commemorated:
THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 2 C. |
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FLAXMAN |
Herbert
Sy(i)dney |
Private
35859. 10th Battalion,, Cheshire Regiment. (Memorial gives Regiment at
Bedfordshire). Killed in action Monday 9 October 1916. Age 31. Born
Honing. Lived Rostherne, Cheshire. Enlisted Knutsford. Son of Ben
Flaxman, of Honing, Worstead, Norwich. Buried: REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY,
GRANDCOURT, Somme, France. Ref. IX. E. 5. |
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THIRTLE |
Sidney
John |
Private
38559, The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment) then Private
67635, Labour Corps. Died in Honing 20th June 1923. Aged 26. Buried
in SS. Peter and Paul Churchyard, Honing. [Note: He probably died
from wounds or illness from World War 1 hence his inclusion on the
memorial - he does not appear to have been discharged as unfit).

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MEEK |
John
Robert |
Private
17681. 1st Battalion,, Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed in action Saturday
25 September 1915. Born Honing. Enlisted Norwich. Commemorated:
LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 91 to 93. |
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FLAXMAN |
John
Charles |
No
further information available at present. Memorial indicates Royal
Navy. |
Last
updated
25 December, 2013
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