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CHAPMAN
|
Frank
|
Private
9504. 2nd Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed
in action in France & Flanders on 9th May 1915. Aged
24. Born Silverstone. Enlisted Northampton. Son of Joshua Chapman,
of Cattle End, Silverstone, Towcester. Commemorated: Ploegsteert
Memorial, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium. Panel 7. |
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DAVIS
|
Edward
George |
Private
17393. 7th Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed
in action in France & Flanders on 31st July 1917.
Aged 22. Born Reading, Berkshire. Enlisted Northampton. Son of William
and Caroline Davis, of Cattle End, Silverstone, Towcester, Northants.
Commemorated: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 43 and 45. |
|
DAVIS
|
Sydney
|
Spelt
Sidney on CWGC & CD. Private 265204. 6th Battalion
Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry. Killed in action in France &
Flanders on 20th September 1917. Aged 22. Born Ditchley,
Oxfordshire. Lived Stoney Stratford, Buckinghamshire. Enlisted Wolverton,
Buckinghamshire. Son of William Davis, of Silverstone, Towcester,
Northants. Commemorated: Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 96 to 98. |
|
DUDLEY
|
Albert
|
Private
2604. 1st Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed
in action in France & Flanders on 14th November 1914.
Aged 19. Born Silverstone. Enlisted Northampton. Son of William
and Emma Dudley (stepmother), of West End. Silverstone. Towcester,
Northants. Commemorated: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 43 and 45. |
|
FAREY
|
Arthur
James |
Gunner
42738. 120th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died of wounds
in France & Flanders on 5th May 1917. Aged 23. Born
Chelsea, Middlesex. Lived Towcester, Northamptonshire. Enlisted
London. Son of Samuel and Sarah Lavinia Farey. Buried: St. Sever
Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France. Ref. P. I. H. 6B. |
|
HARRIS
|
Jack
|
Possibly:
Private 7072. 1st Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment.
Killed in action in France & Flanders on 17th September
1914. Aged 31. Born Stoke Goldington. Enlisted Northampton. Son
of Charles and Kate Harris, of The Square, Stoke Goldington; husband
of Clara Harris, of Spring Cottages, Stoke Goldington, Newport Pagnell.
Commemorated: La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial, Seine et Marne, France.
|
|
HERITAGE
|
Stanley
|
Private
28136. 1st Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed
in action in France & Flanders on 10th July 1917.
Aged 21. Born Silverstone. Enlisted Towcester. Son of Walter and
Susannah Heritage, of Silverstone, Towcester, Northants. Commemorated:
Nieuport Memorial, Nieuwpoort, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
|
|
HINTON
|
Joseph
|
Sapper
2394. 2nd/1st (West Riding) Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died
of wounds in France & Flanders on 8th July 1916.
Aged 26. Lived Mexborough, Yorkshire. Enlisted Sheffield. Son of
William Leonard and Amelia Hinton, of Brackley Rd., Silverstone,
Towcester, Northants. Buried: Puchevillers British Cemetery, Somme,
France. Ref. I. D. 37. |
|
LINNELL
|
Fred
|
Private
G/20059. "C" Coy. 23rd Battalion Middlesex Regiment. Killed in action
in France & Flanders on 7th June 1917. Aged 28. Born
and lived Silverstone. Enlisted Northampton. Son of Edward and Anne
Linnell, of Silverstone; husband of Mrs. J. L. Linnell, of Paradise
Row, Silverstone, Towcester, Northants. Commemorated: Ypres (Menin
Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 49 and 51.
|
|
LOVELL
|
Thomas
|
Private
15943. 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards. Killed in action
in France & Flanders between 10th and 14th
March 1915. Aged 22. Born Silverstone. Enlisted Northampton. Son
of Mr. and Mrs. James Lovell, of Little London, Silverstone, Towcester,
Northants. Commemorated: Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.
Panel 2. |
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LOVELL
|
Tom
|
No
further information available at present. |
|
OSBORNE
|
Charles
|
Private
9451. 2nd Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed
in action in France & Flanders on 9th May 1915. Aged
21. Born Silverstone. Enlisted Towcester. Son of Mrs. Charlotte
Linnell, of Mill View Cottage, Little London, Silverstone, Towcester,
Northants. Commemorated: Ploegsteert Memorial, Comines-Warneton,
Hainaut, Belgium. Panel 7. |
|
ROBERTS
|
Forester
|
Private
3/9440. 2nd Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed
in action in France & Flanders on 16th November 1914.
Born Silverstone. Enlisted Towcester. Commemorated: Le Touret Memorial,
Pas de Calais, France. Panel 28 to 30. |
|
ROBERTS
|
(George)
Septimus |
Private
16575. 1st Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment. Died
of wounds in France & Flanders on 7th July 1917.
Aged 21. Born Silverstone. Enlisted Northampton. Son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. Roberts, of Cattle End, Silverstone. Towcester. Northants.
Buried: Coxyde Military Cemetery, Koksijde, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Ref. I. C. 40. |
|
ROBERTS
|
Tom
|
Private
16574. 1st Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment. Died
of wounds in France & Flanders on 19th April 1918.
Aged 32. Born Silverstone. Enlisted Northampton. Son of Mrs. S.
Roberts, of Cattle End, Silverstone, Towcester Northants. Buried:
Cambrin Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Ref. N. 46.
|
|
RUSH
|
Fred
|
Private
16697. 2nd Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed
in action in France & Flanders on 4th March 1917.
Born Silverstone. Enlisted Northampton. Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial,
Somme, France. Pier and Face 11 A and 11 D. |
|
RUSH
|
Jack
|
Private
58883. 1st Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed
in action in France & Flanders on 29th October 1918.
Born Silverstone. Enlisted Northampton. Buried: Cross Roads Cemetery,
Fontaine-Au-Bois, Nord, France. Ref. II. I. 17. |
|
SPENCER
|
William
|
Private
16573. 2nd Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed
in action in France & Flanders on 9th May 1915. Aged
19. Born Silverstone. Enlisted Northampton. Son of Mrs. Mary Ann
Spencer, of Little London, Silverstone, Towcester, Northants. Commemorated:
Ploegsteert Memorial, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium. Panel
7. |
|
TIMMS
|
John
Henry |
Private
G/I039I. 10th Battalion The Queen's (Royal West Surrey
Regiment). Formerly 22204 Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed in action
in France & Flanders on 7th October 1916. Aged 18.
Born Bodicote, Oxfordshire. Lived Handley Northamptonshire. Enlisted
Towcester. Son of W. T. and Ann Timms, of 4, Paradise Row, Silverstone,
Towcester, Northamptonshire. Buried: A.I.F. Burial Ground, Flers,
Somme, France. Ref. II. B. 8. |
|
VARNEY
|
George
|
Private
3/9592. 1st Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment. Died
of wounds in France & Flanders on 6th November 1914.
Born Silverstone. Enlisted Northampton. Buried: Poperinghe Old Military
Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Ref. I. L. 20.
|
|
WARMAN
|
Arthur
|
Private
5120. 1st/4th Battalion Suffolk Regiment. Formerly 4036 Suffolk
Regiment. Died of wounds in France & Flanders on 19th
February 1917. Aged 26. Born Silverstone. Enlisted Towcester. Son
of Silas and Emily Warman, of Silverstone, Towcester, Northants.
Buried: St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France. Ref. O. V.
I. 3. |
|
WEBB
|
George
|
Sapper
213571. 371st Forestry Company, Royal Engineers. Died in France
& Flanders on 1st September 1918. Aged 31. Born Silverstone.
Enlisted Towcester. Son of Angeline Webb; husband of Clara Webb,
of Little London, Silverstone, Towcester, Northants. Buried: St.
Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France. Ref. R.
II. O. 2. |
|
WHITLOCK
|
James
|
Private
16934. 1st Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment. Died
of wounds in France & Flanders on 26th September
1915. Born Silverstone. Enlisted Towcester. Son of William Whitlock,
of Gravel Walk, Silverstone, Towcester. Buried: Lapugnoy Military
Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Ref. I. C. 37. |
|
WHITLOCK
|
John
|
Private
12737. 5th Battalion Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry.
Killed in action in France & Flanders on 24th August
1916. Aged 25. Born and lived Silverstone. Enlisted Oxford. Son
of Mrs. Clara Whitlock, of West End, Silverstone, Towcester, Northants.
Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 10
A and 10 D. |
|
WOOTTON
|
Frederick
George |
Private
19402. 1st Battalion Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry.
Died of wounds in The Persian Gulf on 31st March 1916.
Born and lived Silverstone. Enlisted Bletchley, Bucks. Commemorated:
Basra Memorial, Iraq. Panel 26 and 63. |
TO
COMMEMORATE THE GIFT BY THE PEOPLE OF
SILVERSTONE TO THE WAR MEMORIAL APPEAL OF
NORTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL
WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945
" Sweet Mercy is Nobility's True Badge"
ALSO IN REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE OF THIS VILLAGE
WHO FELL IN SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945 |
|
RODDA
|
Francis
Edward |
Flying
Officer (Pilot) 133953. 172 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve. Died on 24th August 1943. Aged 28. Son of William
James Rodda and Gwendoline Mary Rodda; husband of Ethel Marion Rodda,
of Syresham. Buried: Silverstone (St. Michael) Churchyard. Ref.
Grave 401. |
|
TURNELL
|
Arthur
Leslie |
Flight
Sergeant 1064828. 120 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died on 1st October 1944. Buried: Northampton (Billing
Road) Cemetery. Ref. Grave
14547. (Screen Wall). |
|
ROBERTS
|
Albert
Edward |
Possibly:
Lance Corporal T/115029. Royal Army Service Corps, attached to Royal
Artillery. Died on 7th February 1945. Aged 25. Son of
Frederick and Gertrude Roberts; husband of Daphne Rose Roberts,
of Northampton. Buried: Sai Wan War Cemetery, China. Ref. VI. H.
4. |
|
Buried
in the Cemetery. Not on the Memorial. |
|
LAMB,
DSO
|
Algernon
Joseph Rutherford |
Major
730. Royal Army Service Corps. Died on 18th December
1941. Aged 50. Son of William Rutherford Lamb and of Alice M. S.
Lamb (nee Mitford); husband of Phillipa Mabel Lamb, of Towcester.
Awarded the Distinguished Service order. Buried: Silverstone (St.
Michael) Churchyard. |
|
In
the grounds of Silverstone Race Track to left of entrance.
PER
ARDUA AD ASTRA
TO THOSE WHO SERVED No 17
OPERATIONAL TRAINING UNIT
Royal Air Force SILVERSTONE
1943 - 1946
Royal Air Force TURWESTON
1943 - 1945
Inside
the grounds of Silverstone Race Track by the Grandstand
is a white concrete block with metal plaque
TO
THE MEMORY OF LW 478
578 SQN
DIED 30/03/1944. |
|
McCREANOR
|
Maurice
|
Squadron
Leader (Pilot) 61308. 578 Squadron, Royal
Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died on 31st March 1944.
Buried: Moston (St. Joseph's) Roman Catholic Cemetery. |
|
McLENNON
|
Alexander
William |
Sergeant
(Pilot) 1339244. 578 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died on 31st March 1944. Aged 23. Son of Alexander and
Ethel Maud McLennan, of West Ewell, Surrey. Buried: Oxford (Botley)
Cemetery. Ref. Plot I/2. Grave 191. |
|
DONOVAN
|
Charles
Albert |
Pilot
Officer (Flight Engineer) 172554. 578 Squadron, Royal Air Force
Volunteer Reserve. Died on 31st March 1944. Son of Albert
and Anne Donovan, husband of Ceinwen Rosemary Donovan. Buried: Cheadle
And Gatley Cemetery. Ref. Sec. 6. Grave 22. |
|
EVANS
|
Thomas
Arthur |
Flying
Officer (Navigator) 159086. 578 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve. Died on 31st March 1944. Buried: Llanrhos (Or
Eglwys-Rhos) (SS. Eleri And Mary) Churchyard. Ref. Sec. 3. Row J.
|
|
THOMPSON
|
Thomas
Walton |
Flight
Sergeant (Air Bomber) 1515446. 578 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve. Died on 31st March 1944. Aged 32. Son of Wilfred
A. Thompson and Sarah Thompson, of Annfield Plain. Buried: Stanley
(Harelaw) Cemetery. Ref. Sec. 21. Grave 69. |
|
MATON
|
Ronald
John |
Sergeant
(Wireless Operator / Air Gunner) 1239496. 578 Squadron, Royal Air
Force Volunteer Reserve. Died on 31st March 1944. Aged
23. Son of Albert Thomas Maton and Etta Muriel Maton; husband of
Rita Muriel Maton, of West Thurrock. Buried: Thurrock (West Thurrock)
Cemetery. Ref. Sec. 11. Block D. Grave 3. |
|
MOUNTFORD
|
W.G.
|
Despite
a comprehensive search, I cannot find any further information about
this man. |
|
HOOKER
|
D.A.
|
Injured
in the crash. |
