DRINKSTONE
WAR MEMORIAL
World
War 1 & 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © Martin Edwards 2012
The Drinkstone
war memorial consists of two plaques, one above the other, on the
wall in the local parish church. The uppermost plaque is for World
War 1 and is carved from Portland stone. It contains the names of
15 men who mad the ultimate sacrifice in World War 1. The lower plaque
is for World War 2 and is again carved from Portland stone. It contains
the names of 3 men who made the ultimate sacrifice in World War 2;
it cost £28 10s and was built by Messrs Mossford.
The village
hall on Gedding Road, Drinkstone was dedicated as a war memorial also.
Inside is a wooden plaque with and inscription that reads "LEST
WE FORGET DRINKSTONE VILLAGE HALL IS A WAR MEMORIAL 1914-1918 AND
1939-1945 PRESENTED BY DRINKSTONE RBL, 1995, 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF VE
AND VJ DAYS". This plaque was unveiled 23rd July 1995. The hall
itself was a 1914-1918 war memorial and was an officers' mess at Great
Ashfield airfield during the Great War and was presented to Drinkstone
as a war memorial in the 1920's. Details of the unveiling of the unveiling
appeared in The East Anglian Daily Times 20th and 29th July 1995.
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Photographs
Copyright © Helen Steed 2012 |
IN
HONOURED MEMORY OF
THE MEN OF THIS PARISH
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR
1914-1918
BARKER |
Thomas
[James] |
Private
23621, 7th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died of wounds 4 July
1917. Aged 33. Born Felsham, enlisted Bury St Edmunds. Son of
Ebenezer and Roseann Barker, of The Green, Drinkstone, Bury St.
Edmund's. Buried in MILLENCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Somme,
France. Plot/Row/Section A. Grave 20. |
CORNISH |
James |
[Memorial
states 3rd Battalion] Sergeant 10358, 2nd Battalion, Leicestershire
Regiment. Killed in action 13 March 1915. Born Bradfield, enlisted
Bury St Edmunds, resident Drinkstone. No known grave. Commemorated
on LE TOURET MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 11. |
EDWARDS |
William |
Sapper
216710, 158th Army Troops Company, Royal Engineers. Died 3 September
1918. Aged 38. Born Halstead, Essex, enlisted Bury St Edmunds,
resident Woolpit, Suffolk. Son of William and Elizabeth Edwards;
husband of E. F. Edwards, of Drinkstone, Bury St. Edmunds. Buried
in ST. GERMAIN-AU-MONT-D'OR COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Rhone,
France. Plot/Row/Section B. Grave 15. |
GILL |
James |
[Listed
as 2nd Battalion on memorial] Acting Corporal 8716, 1st Battalion,
Suffolk Regiment. Died of wounds 6 October 1915. Aged 18. Born
Drinkstone, Bury St. Edmund's, enlisted Bury St Edmunds. Son of
James and Agnes Gill, of New England, Sible Hedingham, Essex.
Buried in LONGUENESSE (ST. OMER) SOUVENIR CEMETERY, Pas de Calais,
France. Plot II. Row A. Grave 50. |
HARVEY |
Alfred
[Jonathan] |
Private
25299, 6th Battalion, Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire
Regiment). Killed in action 14 August 1917. Aged 25. Born Drinkstone,
enlisted Middlesbrough. Son of Alfred John Harvey, of Cross St.,
Drinkstone, Bury St. Edmund's. No known grave. Commemorated on
YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 33.
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HALLS |
Walter
[Ernest] |
Private
22985, 8th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died of wounds 28 July
1916. Aged 23. Born Drinkstone, enlisted Bury St Edmunds. Son
of Charles Louis and Emily Halls, of The Green, Drinkstone, Suffolk.
Buried in ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot
IX. Row A. Grave 8A. |
PHILLIPS |
Bertie |
Private
242205, 2/5th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Killed in action
27 September 1917. Aged 29. Born Drinkstone, enlisted Battersea,
Surrey. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Phillips, of Drinkstone, Bury
St. Edmund's; husband of Hilda M. Phillips, of 41, Lichfield Rd.,
Boundary Rd., East Ham, London. No known grave. Commemorated on
TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 50 to 51. |
PRYKE |
Arthur |
Private
493894, 13th (Kensington) Battalion, London Regiment. Died 1 November
1919. Aged 27. Son of Walter and Kate Pryke, of Mead Cottage,
Drinkstone, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk. Buried in ETAPLES MILITARY
CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot LXVI. Row N. Grave 5. |
ROSE,
MM |
[Leonard]
George |
Sergeant
13926, 8th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 12 October
1917. Aged 34. Born and enlisted Drinkstone. Son of William and
Kezia Rose, of Camborne Farm, Drinkstone, Bury St. Edmund's; husband
of Annie Boby (formerly Rose), of The Green, Woolpit, Bury St.
Edmund's. Awarded the Military Medal (M.M.). No known grave. Commemorated
on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 40 to 41
and 162 to 162A. |
ROSE |
Cecil |
Private
14006, 8th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 7 May
1917. Born and enlisted Drinkstone. No known grave. Commemorated
on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 4.
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ROSE |
Sidney
[Arthur] |
[Listed
as Sydney on memorial] Private
14005, 8th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 29 October
1916. Born and enlisted Drinkstone. No known grave. Commemorated
on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A. |
SEELEY |
Harry |
Private
6620, 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 16 June
1915. Aged 38. Born Norton, enlisted Bury St Edmunds. Son of Elijah
and Fanny Seeley, of Heath Rd., Norton, Bury St. Edmund'S; husband
of Mary Ann Seeley, of Shop Corner, Drinkstone, Bury St. Edmund'S.
No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 21
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SMITH |
Albert
[E] |
Private
15241, 1st Battalion, Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment0.
Died 4 March 1916. Aged 18. Son of John William Smith, of Drinkstone
Green, Bury St. Edmund's. Buried in POTIJZE BURIAL GROUND CEMETERY,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot/Row/Section G. Grave 2. |
WHITING |
John |
Private
13942, "A" Company, 8th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment.
Died of wounds 7 August 1916. Aged 21. Born Hessett, enlisted
Drinkstone. Son of Mrs. Emily Whiting, of The Street, Drinkstone,
Bury St. Edmunds. Buried in HESSETT (ST. ETHELBERT) CHURCHYARD,
Suffolk. Special memorial. |
WEBB,
MC |
Duncan
Vere |
Captain,
3rd Battalion attached 1st Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment.
Died of wounds 16 October 1918. Aged 22. Son of Maj. Duncan Webb
and Madalene Webb, of Drinkstone House, Suffolk. Awarded the Military
Cross (M.C.). Buried in VADENCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY, MAISSEMY,
Aisne, France. Plot III. Row A. Grave 21. |
IN
HONOURED MEMORY OF
THE MEN OF THIS PARISH
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE
SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945 |
BLOOMFIELD |
Percy
Charles |
Able
Seaman C/JX 154324, H.M.S. Pembroke, Royal Navy. Died 21 January
1941. Aged 19. Son of James William and May Kate Bloomfield, of
Drinkstone.Buried in DRINKSTONE (ALL SAINTS) CHURCHYARD, Suffolk. |
HARGREAVES |
[John]
Michael |
Lieutenant
186891, 5th Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Died 25 January 1944.
Buried in ANZIO WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Plot IV. Row A. Grave 3. |
ROSE |
G
E |
Royal
Marines - No further information currently available |
Last
updated
12 August, 2012
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