Second Lieutenant, Durham Light Infantry transferred to 101st Company, Labour Corps. Died Monday 13 May 1918. Aged 23. Son of William and Sarah Ann Bates, of 63 Louisa Terrace, West Lynn, King's Lynn. Buried in ST. SEVER CEMETERY, ROUEN, Seine-Maritime, France. Officers graves. Plot B. Row 4. Grave 27.

Died due to effects of shell-wounds and gas poisoning 13 May 1918. St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France, Officer's B.4.27. Born West Lynn, 24/2/1895, the son of William, a railway signalman, and Sarah Ann Bates, of 6, Louisa Terrace, West Lynn. Baptised at All Saints', 17/7/1895. Server at All Saints' Church from the age of 14. He was the first pupil from West Lynn School to win a scholarship to King Edward's School, King's Lynn. Became a theological student at St. Chad's College, Durham.

Applied for a commission in the Artists Rifles, February, 1916, but was rejected due to defective eyesight. He joined the Durham Light Infantry on 10/2/1916, service number 32278. Joined the DLI Depot at Newcastle, 16 May 1916 and was transferred to the Labour Corps, as 316911, Private, 471 (Home Service) Employment Company on 30 June 1917. On 13 May 1917 he again applied for a commission and was described as 'a suitable candidate for a Labour or Works Battalion,' He was attached to the Garrison Officer Cadet Battalion, Jesus College, Cambridge, from 20 August 1917 and he joined the O.C.B. at Cambridge on 27 August 1917. He was subsequently commissioned into the Labour Corps, London Gazette 6 December1917.

8 March 1918 posted to Labour Corps Base Depot, Boulogne. 13 March 1918 to hospital with Tonsillitis. 10 April 1918 posted to 101 Company, Labour Corps. 13 May 1918, died of wounds (gas) at No. 2 British Red Cross Hospital, Rouen. His company had been involved in laying communication lines near Foncquevillers and was caught by heavy German gas shelling. The company sustained heavy casualties - the heaviest losses of the Labour Corps in the war. Several of his effects were sent home, including his rosary.

His service papers are at the National Archive (WO339/108992). Note CWGC gives his Regiment as the DLI.

Also named on All Saints Church, South Lynn, Memorial Window, King Edward's School War Memorial, King's Lynn, and Kings Lynn War Memorial.

Company Sergeant Major 1362, 17th Battalion Australian Infantry. Killed in action France 3 October 1918. Aged 31. Son of Mr and Mrs. John Chamberlain 9 Queens Avenue, King’s Lynn. Emigrated to Australia 1911. Enlisted at Marrickville, NSW. Overseas 29 March 1915. Had been employed in the building trade. Served in Gallipoli, Egypt and France. Twice wounded. Buried in BELLICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY, Aisne, France. Plot V. Row N. Grave 1.

Also named on St Michael's, South Lynn and King's Lynn

[Listed as Albert C COBBOLD on memorial] Private 240670, 1/5th Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action Gaza 19 April 1917. Aged 22. Enlisted Dereham August 1914. Third son of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Cobbold, of 1 Ouse Avenue, King’s Lynn. Had worked at the Cooper Digger Works, South Lynn. Served in Gallipoli and Egypt. Buried in GAZA WAR CEMETERY, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza). Plot XXII. Row E. Grave 16.

Also named on St Michael's, South Lynn, Kings Lynn War Memorial, and All Saints Church, South Lynn, Memorial Window.

Lance-Corporal. 6244. 4^th Battalion Australian Infantry. Died of wounds France Thursday 19 September 1918. Born 22 July 1899. Eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cooper, The South House, King’s Lynn. An adventurer, he had lived in East Africa and South Africa before journeying to Australia and becoming a sheep farmer. Was twice rejected for military service. Enlisted at Whitton, NSW. Overseas 11 April 1916. Buried in LA CHAPELETTE BRITISH AND INDIAN CEMETERY, PERONNE, Somme, France . Plot III. Row D. Grave 13.

Also named on St Michael's, South Lynn, Kings Lynn War Memorial, and All Saints Church, South Lynn, Memorial Window and also Kings Lynn, King Edward VII Grammar School memorial.

Private 240121, 1/5th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Died in Palestine Wednesday 28 November 1917. Born South Lynn, enlisted King’s Lynn. Had previously served at Gallipoli. IN the 1911 census he was aged 15, born Lynn, Norfolk, an apprentice to Banker, resident with his parents Frederick and Elizabeth Craske, at Maud Villa, Queen's Avenue, Wisbech Road, West Lynn, Norfolk. No known grave. Commemorated on JERUSALEM MEMORIAL, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza). Panels 12 to 15.

Also named on St Michael's, South Lynn,

Guardsman 22337, 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Killed in action Tuesday 31 July 1917. Born West Lynn, enlisted Stowmarket. No known grave. Comemorated on Commemorated at YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 9 and 11.

Also named on the Kings Lynn Memorial

* Private DM2/171077, 886th Mechanical Transport Company, Army Service Corps, attached to XVIII Corps, Heavy Artillery. Died of wounds 2 August 1917. Aged 27. Born King's Lynn, enlisted Norwich, resident Gayton, Norfolk. Husband of Alice Gage, of Lynn Rd., Gayton, King's Lynn. Buried in Dozingheim Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot II. Row I. Grave 2.

Also named on the Kings Lynn Memorial

Private 17179, st Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action Friday 28 July 1916. Aged 38. Born West Lynn, enlisted Norwich. Son of Mrs. Susan Beaty; husband of Martha Lovell, of West Lynn, King's Lynn. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C and 1 D.

Also named on the Kings Lynn Memorial

* Commonly known as Pat. Private. 32665. ‘A’ Company 1/4^th Norfolk Regiment. 28 December 1917. Buried in Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt, C.139. Aged 19. Youngest son of Mrs. Sarah Patterson of 4 Diamond Terrace, Wisbech Road, King’s Lynn. Native of Lower Edmonton, London (born there). Enlisted King’s Lynn. Also named on St Michael's, South Lynn War Memorial, King's Lynn War Memorial, and All Saints Church, South Lynn, Memorial Window (gives initials as J.V.).

* Captain. 1/5th Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action Gallipoli 12 August 1915 (see Vanished Battalion). Helles Memorial. Age 32. Only son of the late Alderman Thomas Pattrick and Mrs. Pattrick of St. Augustine's, King's Lynn. Educated at King Edward's School, King's Lynn. Married Alice Isobel Mary Gibson Hoff at Shouldham Thorpe on 30 August 1911. They had three children. He was a partner in the firm of Pattrick and Thompson Ltd., timber merchants, Lynn. His Officer's Service Paper details (WO374/52729) show that he was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the 3rd Volunteer Battalion, Norfolk Regiment, 27 September 1902, and Lieutenant 14 December1906. The battalion became the 5th Norfolk Regiment, territorial Force on 1 April 1908. He trained with the Grenadier Guards at Chelsea Barracks and there qualified for his captaincy, which he received on the retirement of Capt. E. M. Beloe in February 1914 (actual date 7 March 1914). Embodied for service 5 August 1914. Reported missing 12 August 1915, death accepted as this date by a committee of adjustment under General Murray, 11 July 1916. Arthur commanded the Lynn Company of the 1/5th at Anafarta. In the attack he was seen to have been wounded, and was reported to have been disarmed and taken prisoner. Speculation as to his fate continued well into 1916 with newspaper reports claiming that photographs of him in a Turkish prison camp had been seen.

Also named on All Saints Church, South Lynn, Memorial Window, Kings Lynn St Nicholas, King's Lynn War Memorial, and King Edward VII School War Memorial, King's Lynn.

[Listed as Percy Edward READ on memorial] Sergeant 203611. 7^th Norfolk Regiment. Died of wounds France 9 August 1918. Buried in Pernois British Cemetery, Somme, France, III E 2. Aged 34. Husband of Lily Jane Read of 61 Portland Street, Unthank Road, Norwich, and late of St. Elmo, Ouse Avenue, King’s Lynn. Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Read of Wymondham. Born East Dereham. Enlisted in a cyclist battalion, Norwich, May 1915. Drafted to France June 1918. Had been a clerk at Morgans Brewery, King’s Lynn. Left one child.

Also named on St Michael's, South Lynn War Memorial, Kings Lynn Memorial, and All Saints Church, South Lynn, Memorial Window.

Private. 3/7828. 'A' Company, 1st Norfolk Regiment. Died of wounds Belgium 6 June 1915. Aged 19. Born West Lynn. Son of William Richard Thorpe, of 51, Silver Street, Barnetby, Lincolnshire, formerly of West Lynn, and Emily Thorpe. Enlisted King's Lynn. Served in the same company as Robert Patterson and they were both wounded by the explosion of a trench mortar shell. Charles was wounded in the head and chest and did not regain consciousness. He had been at the front for six weeks. Corporal Pollard wrote to his sister describing Charles as a good soldier. Buried in Dickebusch New Military Cemetery F.35.

Also named on All Saints Church, South Lynn, Memorial Window and Kings Lynn War Memorial