AGER

William Henry

Private 328231, 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Killed in action 28th August 1918. Aged 19. Born and enlisted Norwich. Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Ager, of 15, Golden Dog Lane, St. George's, Norwich. Buried in PERONNE ROAD CEMETERY, MARICOURT, Somme, France. Plot III. Row I. Grave 3.

BARBER

Arthur

Private 267239, 13th (Service) Battalion (Forest of Dean)(Pioneers), Gloucestershire Regiment. Died 26th April 1918. Born St Saviour, Norwich, enlisted Norwich. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 72 to 75.

BARBER

William

Private 6692, Depot, Norfolk Regiment. Died 9th July 1917. Aged 33. Husband of Ellen Barber, of 2, Mischief Yard, Peacock St., Norwich. Buried in NORWICH CEMETERY, Norfolk. Plot/Row/Section V. Grave 547.

BASSETT

William A

Private 250620, 1st/6th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. Killed in action 28th July 1918. Aged 23. Born and enlisted Norwich. Son of Mrs. L. E. Bassett, of 2, Ling's Court, Stump Goss, Magdalen St., Norwich. Formerly 5565, Norfolk Regiment. Buried in THELUS MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot V. Row C. Section 1.

BASSETT

Walter Albert

Private 12784, 7th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Died 13th October 1915. Aged 24. Born St Saviour, Norwich, enlisted Norwich. Son of Mrs. L. Bassett, of 2, Ling's Court, Magdalen St., Norwich; husband of Laura V. Watling (formerly Bassett), of 2, St. Saviour's Alley, Magdalen St., Norwich. Commmeorated on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 30 and 31.

BROWN

William George

Driver T/326178, Royal Army Service Corps. Died in India 6th October 1918. Born, resident and enlisted Norwich. Buried in Bangalore (Hosur Road) Cemetery and commemorated on MADRAS 1914-1918 WAR MEMORIAL, CHENNAI, India. Face 26.

Note: The MADRAS 1914-1918 MEMORIAL is situated at the rear of the Madras War Cemetery. It bears the names of more than 1,000 servicemen who died during the First World War who lie in many civil and cantonment cemeteries in various parts of India where it is not possible to maintain their graves in perpetuity.

BRUNDISH

Edgar Donald

Private 3/8042, 1st Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Died 7th October 1915. Aged 39. Son of Edgar John and Ruth Brundish, of Norwich. Buried in POINT 110 OLD MILITARY CEMETERY, FRICOURT, Somme, France. Plot/Row/Section G. Grave 8.

EDWARDS

Benjamin Frederick

[Listed as F B on memorial and CWGC] Private 3673, 1st/4th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action 4th October 1915. Enlisted Norwich. Buried in 7th FIELD AMBULANCE CEMETERY, Turkey. Special Memorial Plot/Row/Section A. Grave 64.

Note: There are now 640 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated in this cemetery. 276 of the burials are unidentified but special memorials commemorate 207 casualties known or believed to be buried among them.

FITT

Harold Ernest

Lance Corporal 9672, 1st Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Missing 23 April 1917, assumed killed in action 25 April 1917. Born St. Saviour's, Norwich, Norfolk, enlisted Norwich. Attested 30 November 1915 at Norwich, aged 18 years 6 days, as Private 9672, 3rd Battalion, Norfolk Regiment, resident Gt. Yarmouth, born 25 November 1897, shoe finisher by trade, unmarried, son of Walter James and Emma Jane Fitt, of 2 Cat & Fiddle Yard, Botolph Street, Norwich, height 5 feet 6 inches, weight 121 lbs, chest 36 inches, fresh complexion, grey eyes, brown hair, religious denomination Church of England. Went to France 4 March 1917. Alternative date of birth from school records 25 October 1897, admitted to Octagon Chapel British Infants School 1902, son of Walter Fitt, then Old Meeting School, Norwich, 1905. In the 1911 census he was age 13, born Norwich, at school, resident with his parents, Walter James and Emma Fitt, at 2 Cat and Fddleyard, Botolph Norwich, Norfolk. In the 1901 census he was aged 3, resident with his parents, Walter James and Emma Fitt, at Cat & Fiddle Yard, 2, Botolph Street, Norwich, Norfolk. Buried in CABARET-ROUGE BRITISH CEMETERY, SOUCHEZ, Pas de Calais, France. Plot VI. Row H. Grave 22.

FUTTER

F

Either Frank Charles FUTTER, Private 10554, 3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards. Killed in action 11th May 1915. Aged 20. Born Burnham Thorpe, enlisted Norwich, resident Wells, Norfolk. Son of Charles and Elizabeth Futter, of Graver's Cottage, Burnham Thorpe, King's Lynn. Buried in CUINCHY COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot II. Row A. Grave 1.

Or Frederick FUTTER, G/10190. 1st Battalion, Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment). Killed in actionm 25th September 1915. Born St Bartholomew's. Norfolk, enlisted Norwich. Formerly 13023, Norfolk Regiment. Buried in CAMBRIN CHURCHYARD EXTENSION, Pas de Calais, France. Plot/Row/Section H. Grave 25.

GUYETT

Sidney

Private 241797, 1st/5th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Died 14th November 1916. Born Norwich, enlisted Norwich. Formerly 3165, Norfolk Regiment. Buried in THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 10 B 11 B and 12 B.

LAKE

A

Either LAKE, Arthur Norman, Sapper 85613, 207th Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died 19th January 1917. Aged 34. Born Colegate, Norfolk, enlisted Norwich. Awarded the Military Medal (M.M.). Son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Lake, of 36, Pitt St., Norwich; husband of Eliza Alice Lake, of 7, Rosebery Rd., Norwich. Buried in BREWERY ORCHARD CEMETERY, BOIS-GRENIER, Nord, France. Plot IV. F. 13.

Or LAKE, Arthur, Private 3921, 2nd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in action 12th March 1915. Aged 19. Born and enlisted Norwich. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Lake. No known grave. Commemorated on PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium. Panel 2.

MARSHALL

Cecil George

probably Private M/33836, "N" Forage Company (Cambridge), Royal Army Service Corps. Died in United Kingdom 4th November 1918. Aged 22. Born Eccles, kent, enlisted Chatham, resident Maidstone. Husband of Mabel Sophia Marshall, of 9, Howletts Court, Botolph St., Norwich. Buried in NORWICH CEMETERY, Norfolk. Plot/Row/Section 47. Grave 803.

MARSHALL

George Henry

Private 772766, 2nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment). Died 29th September 1918. Aged 30. Born 12th September 1888 in Norwich. Son of Robert and Sarah Marshall, of 26, Stacey Road, Norwich; husband of Ellen Mary Marshall, of King's Head Yard, Magdalen St., Norwich. Machinist by trade,. Unmarried. Enlisted 5th February 1916 at Brantford, Ontario, Canada, passed fit 7th February 1916. Height 5 feet 5½ inches, girth 35½ inches, complexion fair, eyes brown, hair light brown, religion Church of England. Buried in BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY, FICHEUX, Pas de Calais, France. Plot II. Row K. Grave 23. National Archives of Canada Accession Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 5952 - 17

MASON

William Henry

Private Norfolk Regiment 1st/4th Battalion, Aged 21 Died 19/04/1917 200086 Son of Henry and Mary A. Mason, of 24, Rose Yard, St. Augustines, Norwich. Plot Panels 12 to 15. Buried in JERUSALEM MEMORIAL

PLUMSTEAD

Ernest Sidney

Gunner 875273, "A" Battery, 173rd Brigade (Territorial Force), Royal Field Artillery Killed in action 15th October 1918. Born and enlisted Norwich. Buried in DADIZEELE NEW BRITISH CEMETERY, Moorslede, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot I. Row C. Grave 35.

SCOTTOW

John 'Jack' William

Gunner 101885, 355th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died of wounds 21st August 1918. Born Heigham, enlisted Norwich. Buried in DAOURS COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Somme, France. Plot V. Row B. Grave 27.

SNELLING

Gordon

Private 30316, 8th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action 11th May 1917. Born St Saviour, Norwich, enlisted Norwich. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 3.

STAFF

S R

Probably: STAFF, Samuel Royal, Leading Seaman 215096 (RFR/CH/B/10485), H.M.S. "Aboukir", Royal Navy. Lost as sea 22nd September 1914. Born Norwich. No known grave. commemorated on CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent. Panel 1.

STAFF

W A

Possibly either STAFF, William Arthur, Private 21831, 13th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action 13th March 1917. Born catton, Norwich, enlisted Bethnal Green, Middlesex, resident Hackney, Middlesex. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 10 D.

or STAFF, William Horace, Lance Corporal 18256, 7th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action 12th October 1916. Aged 18. Born Pulham Market, Norfolk, enlisted Norwich. Son of Mary Ann Addison (formerly Staff), of Saham Hills, Thetford, Norfolk, and the late Edward Staff. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C and 1 D.

THORPE

A

possibly THORPE, Albert, Private 5578, 1st/6th Battalion, Durham Light INfantry. Killed in action 5th November 1916. Enlisted Norwich. Formerly 5134, Norfolk Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 14 A and 15 C.

THORPE

Walter George

Acting Corporal 6312, 1st Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action 5th July 1915. Born Catton, enlisted Norwich. Buried in PERTH CEMETERY (CHINA WALL), Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Trench Railway Cemetery Memorial 88.

nOTE: Perth Cemetery was begun by French troops in November 1914 and adopted by the 2nd Scottish Rifles in June 1917. It was called Perth (as the predecessors of the 2nd Scottish Rifles were raised in Perth), China Wall (from the communication trench known as the Great Wall of China), or Halfway House Cemetery. The cemetery was used for front line burials until October 1917 when it occupied about half of the present Plot I and contained 130 graves. It was not used again until after the Armistice, when graves were brought in from the battlefields around Ypres and from certain smaller cemeteries. The French graves were removed to another cemetery. There are now 2,791 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated in this cemetery. 1,369 of the burials are unidentified and special memorials are erected to 27 casualties known or believed to be buried among them. Other special memorials bear the names of 104 casualties buried in the cemeteries concentrated here, whose graves could not be found.

WILSON

J

possibly WILSON, John, Gunner 179808, "B" Battery, 82nd Briagde, Royal Field Artillery. Died of wounds 4th May 1917. Aged 19. Born and enlisted Norwich. Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Wilson, of 48, Peacock St., Norwich, Norfolk; husband of Lydia Maud Wilson, of 20, Arthur St., Cadoxton, Barry, Glam. Buried in BRAY MILITARY CEMETERY, Somme, France. Plot II. Row G. Grave 25.

WRIGHT

W H

Possibly: WRIGHT, William Henry, Serjeant 201046, 1st/4th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Died 26th Decmeber 1918. Aged 31. Husband of E. S. Wright, of 90, Burleigh Rd., Everton, Liverpool. Native of Norwich. Buried in ALEXANDRIA (HADRA) WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY, Egypt. Plot/Row/Section H. Grave 69.