Private 5714, 16th (The Queen's) Lancers. Killed in action 21st February 1915. Aged 23. Born St. John's Durham, enlisted Newmarket, resident Darlington. Son of Thomas and Margaret Alderson, of 76, Beaconsfield St, Greenbank, Darlington, Co. Durham. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 5.

Private 14846, 7th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 3rd July 1916. Aged 21. Born and enlisted Newmarket. Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Aley, of 71, St. Philip's Rd, Newmarket. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A.

Sergeasnt 5530, 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 8th May 1915. Aged 34. Born and enlisted Cambridge. Son of John Argent, of 23, Beche Rd, Cambridge, and the late Sarah Argent; husband of Harriet May Gough (formerly Argent), of 54, Young St, Cambridge. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 21.

Private 41429, 13th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action 28th April 1917. Born Cowlinge, Newmarket, enlisted and resident Newmarket. Formerly 6668, Cambridgeshire Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 7.

Private 7759, 20th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Killed in action 20th July 1916. Aged 20. Born and resident Newmarket, enlisted Norwich. Son of Frank and Caroline Barford, of Granby St, Newmarket, Suffolk. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 8 C 9 A and 16 A.

Private 9041, 7th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 3rd July 1916. Born Newmarket, enlisted Bury St Edmunds. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A.

Major, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, Aide de Camp Canadian Corps H.Q. Died of wounds 17 May 1917 at Oakfield, Atherstone, Warwickshire. Baptised 19 March 1870 in Wybunbury, Cheshire, son of David Longfield and Catherine Edith (nee Chaine) Neatty. Married Lucy Alice Langlands in Guilsfield, Montgomeryshire 31 January 1905. Served in the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 as a Major, 6 Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment attached to Mounted Infantry on Brigade HQ Staff. In the 1881 census he was aged 11, born Malpas, Cheshire, a scholar, pupil at St Thomas College, 8, Plastirion Terrace, Rhuddlan, St Asaph, Flintshire, Wales. In the 1911 census he was aged 41, born Horwich, Natwich, Cheshire, a Captain and Brevet Major (late RL War: Pugh) Race Horse Trainer, married to Lucy Alice Beatty for 6 years, resident Bedford House, Newmarket, Exning, Suffolk. During the Great War he was admitted to Queen Alexandra's Military Hospital at Millbank 5 May 1916 as a Major, H.Q. Canadian Corps, general shrapnel wounds to the arm causing amputation, discharged 24 May 1916 to Lady Ridley's Hospital for Officers at 10 Carlton House Terrace, London. Buried in ATHERSTONE CEMETERY, Warwickshire. Old Ground, Grave 1952. Also listed on Maldon War Memorial, Essex and Atherstone War Memorial, Warwickshire

Extract from The Distinguished Service Order - Volume II - 1886-1915:

BEATTY, CHARLES HAROLD LONGFIELD, Capt, was born 16 Jan. 1870, eldest son of Capt. David Beatty, formerly in the 4th Hussars, of Borodale, County Wexford, who for many years lived at The Moat, Rugby. Capt. Beatty's other sons are Admiral Sir David Beatty, G.C.B, K.C.V.O, D.S.O, C.C. The Grand Fleet ; Capt. Vandeleur Beatty, who now trains at Newmarket, and Capt. George Beatty, 1st Lancers, Indian Army (died in India in 1915). Charles Beatty was educated at Cheltenham, and at Trinity College, Stratford-on-Avon, and joined the 6th Battn. of the Warwickshire Regiment. In 1892 he won his first steeplechase on a horse named Radical, owned by Mr. Ralli, in the Dunmore Plate at Rugby. He won the Hunt Cup at Warwick. In one afternoon at Towcester, in 1894, he won four races, and was only beaten by a neck in a fifth. In 1895 Mr. Beatty steered Kestrel to 'victory in the Grand Inter- national Steeplechase at Sandown Park. In the same year he won several races with the Nun, though he did not always ride the mare himself. In 1897 Mr. Beatty was second in the Grand National on Filbert, and in the following year he again had the mount of Filbert, and finished fourth. In 1898 Capt. Beatty gave up riding races, and went to Newmarket, where he superintended the training of horses owned by the late Colonel McCalmont. Shortly afterwards he left with his Regiment for South Africa, and served in the Boer War of 1899-1902. He remained in South Africa for two years, serving in the Mounted Infantry and on the Staff of General Alderson; operations in the Transvaal in May and June, 1900; operations in Natal, March and April, 1900 ; operations in the Transvaal, west of Pretoria, July to 29 Nov. 1900, including actions at Frederickstad (17 to 25 Oct.); operations in Cape Colony, north of Orange River, including action at Ruidam. He served with mounted Infantry ; operations in the Transvaal 30 Nov. to Dec. 1901 ; operations in the Orange River Colony, Jan. to March, 1902 ; operations in the Transvaal, March to 31 May, 1902 (Queen's Medal with three clasps ; King's Medal with two clasps). For his services in this campaign Capt. Beatty was also twice mentioned in Despatches, and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 27 Sept. 1901] : "Charles Harold Longfield Beatty, Capt, 6th Royal Warwickshire Regiment. In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa." He was invested by the King 29 Oct. 1901. In 1901 Capt. Beatty returned to Newmarket, and in 1903, after the death of Colonel McCalmont, he took over the lease of the Stables and began to train on his own account. Shortly afterwards he took over the horses of Lord Howard de Walden. St. Maclou, who won the Lincolnshire Handicap in 1902, and beat Sceptre by a head, was trained by Capt. Beatty. In the same year St. Maclou won a Biennial at, Newmarket. ; was beaten by a neck by Ballantrae, in the Cambridgeshire, to whom he was giving 31 lbs, and won the Manchester November Handicap. A year later he won the October Plate at Kempton Park, and the Select Stakes at Newmarket. In this same year, Zinfandel, also trained by Major Beatty, won five out of the six races in which he took part. His single glorious defeat was in the Cesarewitch, carrying 8 stones 4 lbs, and giving Grey Tick, the winner, three years and 23 lbs. The five races in which he came in first were the Manchester Cup, the Gold Vase at Ascot, the Gordon Stakes at Goodwood, the Brighton Cup and the Scarborough Stakes at Newmarket. In the following year Zinfandel again won five out of the six races in which he ran, in the last of which he took his revenge on Throw- away. As a five-year old Zinfandel ran twice; was beaten by Pretty Polly in the Coronation Cup, and won the Ascot Gold Cup. Capt. Beatty won he Jockey Club Stakes with Rising Glass. Major Beatty served in the European War from 1914-15, as A.D.C. to General Sir Edwin Alderson, while commanding the Canadian Expeditionary Force ; was mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, June, 1915] ; while serving with Mounted Infantry was severely wounded at St. Eloi, April, 1916 (left, arm amputated), and died of wounds 17 May, 1917. Major Beatty was buried at Atherstone with full military honours. The band of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, to which Major Beatty was attached, attended. Among the mourners were the widow and Major Vandeleur Beatty. Admiral Sir David Beatty was unable to be present. A memorial service was held at St. Agnes's Church, Newmarket, at the same time as the funeral at Atherstone. The Rev. — Colvil-Wallis, Rural Dean, officiated, and a number of racing folk were present. Capt. Beatty married, in 1905, Lucy Alice, eldest daughter of the late Edward Beck, Esq, of Gippsland, Victoria, widow of J. S. Langlands, Major, 43rd Oxfordshire Light Infantry, and there is one son, Charles Robert Longfield, born 24 Oct. 1910.

Private G/18883, 6th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Killed in action 14th April 1917. Aged 42. Born Snailwell, enlisted and resident Newmarket. Son of Nathan and Susan Bishop, of Fordham; husband of Harriet Phoebe Bishop, of 33, Lowther St, Newmarket, Suffolk. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 2.

Lance Corporal 16825, 1st Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Killed in actiomn 1st July 1916. Born All Saints, Newmarket, enlisted Newmarket. Formerly 23950, 11th Reserve Cavalry Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 7 C and 7 B.

[Spelt BROOKES on CWGC] Sergeant TF/320169. Died 23rd October 1918. Aged 25. Born Ross Herefordshire and enlisted Brighton. Son of David and Mabel Brookes of The Cottage Amberley Bury Rd. Newmarket. Buried in DURRINGTON CEMETERY, Wiltshire. Grave 309.

Note: The Durrington Cemetery is nearby the (WW1) Larkhill Camp.

Private 10170, 2nd Battalion, Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment). Killed in action 23rd October 1914.Aged 22. Born and resident Newmarket, enlisted London. Son of James and Alice M. Bye, of 3, Exeter Rd, Newmarket, Suffolk. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 33.

[Spelt Frederic on memorial] Private 40361, 1st Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers. Killed in action 24th April 1917. Born Fulham, enlisted Newmarket. Formerly 19938, Suffolk Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 9.

Private 532145, 1/15th (County of London) Battalion (Prince of Wales Own Civil Service Rifles), London Regiment. Killed in action 7th October 1916. Aged 22. Enlisted London, resident Newmarket. Son of William Herbert and Alice Maude Chenery, of 2, Gordon Cottages, Exning Rd, Newmarket. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 13 C.

Private 17816, 14th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Killed in action 30th July 1916. Born Exning, enlisted Atherstone, Warwickshire. in the 1911 census he was a Domestic Gardener, aged 28, single, born Exning. Son of Amos Clow, originally of 1 Newington Terrace, Newmarket. Brother of Robert (below). No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 9 A 9 B and 10 B.

Corporal 22/1118, 22nd Battalion, Durham Light Inafntry. Died 23rd October 1916. Aged 25. Born Fulham, London, enlisted Seaham Harbour, resident Newcasstle-on-Tyne. Son of Isaac James and Frances Mary Cullin, of 72, Cherryhinton Rd, Cambridge. In the 1911 census he is a Musician, aged 20, born Fulham, son of Isaac and hannah Cullin, resident Sandoves House, St Mary's Square, Newmarket. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 14 A and 15 C.

Lance Corporal 27045, 2nd Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. Killed in action 16th September 1916. Aged 19. Born Sketchwood (sic - should be Stetchworth), enlisted Gateshead, resident Newmarket. Son of Mrs. S. E. Daniels, of Hall Farm, Newmarket. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 14 A and 15 C.

Private 6798, 1st Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Killed in action 29th July 1916. Aged 32. Born Herne Hill, Surrey, enlisted Camberwell. Son of Mrs. Susan Dennis, of 1, Albany St, Newmarket; husband of Ada Dennis, of 118, Poplar Walk Rd, Herne Hill, London. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 6 B and 6 C.

Private G/14524, 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in action 9th September 1916. Born and enlisted Newmarket. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 7 C.

Lieutenant, 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards. Killed in action 29th October 1914. Aged 37. Son of George Sholto Gordon, 2nd Baron Penrhyn, and Gertrude Lady Penrhyn, of Hall Place, West Meon, Hants; husband of Lady Edith Douglas-Pennant (now Lady Edith Windham, of Swaffham Prior, Cambridge). Lt. Coldstream Guards 1899-1905. Served in South African War. Lt. Reserve of Officers from 1911. J.P. 1912. Buried in PERTH CEMETERY (CHINA WALL), Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot X. Row A. Grave 26.

Extract from The Bond of Sacrifice - Volume 1 - August - December 1914:

LIEUTENANT the Honble. CHARLES DOUGLAS-PENNANT, J.P, RESERVE OF OFFICERS, 1st BATTN. COLDSTREAM GUARDS, who was killed in action at Gheluvelt or the 29th October, 1914, was the third son of the second Lord Penrhyn, and was born on the 7th October, 1877. He was educated at Eton and the R.M.C, Sandhurst, and in 1899 he joined the Coldstream Guards, with which Regiment he served in the South African War. He took part in the advance on Kimberley, including actions at Belmont, Enslin, Modder River, and Magersfontein, and was present at operations in the Orange Free State, in the Transvaal, and in Cape Colony, including actions at Poplar Grove, Driefontein, Vet and Zand Rivers, near Johannesburg, at Pretoria, Diamond Hill, and Belfast. He was twice mentioned in despatches ("London Gazette," 26th January, 1900, and 10th September, 1901), and received the Queen's medal with six clasps and the King's medal with two clasps. He was promoted Lieutenant in 1905, and in May, 1911, joined the Reserve of Officers, being again gazetted to his old Regiment in August, 1914, for service in the Great War, proceeding to the front in September, 1914. Lieutenant Douglas-Pennant had been reported missing, and afterwards, unofficially, as killed, and it was some time before the fact of his death was officially confirmed. He married, in 1905, Lady Edith Anne Dawson, elder daughter of the 2nd Earl of Dartry.

Private 17855, 'D' Company, 9th Battalion East Surrey Regiment. Died of Wounds 2nd August 1917. Aged 20. Born in Newmarket in 1897 to Joseph Desire and Sarah Ann Elwood, of 7 Montpelier Terrace, Lisburn Road, Newmarket. He enlisted in Bury St Edmunds. No Known Grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 34.

Private 9064, 7th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 9th August 1916. Born and enlisted Newmarket. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A.

Private 12202, 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 15th July 1916. Born Burwell, enlisted London, resident Newmarket. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 2 C.

Private 7661, 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 18th February 1915. Aged 25. Born Kirtling, enlisted Wisbech. Son of James and Rachel Goody, of 2, Brighton Terrace, Queen St, Newmarket. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 21.

Private 12784, 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 24th April 1915. Aged 26. Born Dullingham, enlisted Newmarket. Son of the late Thomas and Jane Grubb. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 21.

Second Lieutenant, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 27th July 1916. Aged 27. Born Harwich, Essex. Son of Alfred and Harriette Hayhoe, of Newmarket. In the 1911 census he was stationed at Fort Grange, near Gosport, Hampshire. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 2 C.

Private 14850, "X" Company, 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 18th June 1917. Aged 28. Born Exning, enlisted Newmarket. Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Haylock. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 4.

Private 3/8878, 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died in hospital at Malta of tubercule following from gas Poisoning in France 4th May 1917. Born Mildenhall, enlisted Newmarket. The 1911 Cesnus gives him as a Porter, aged 15, born West Row, Suffolk, son of Frederick and Sarahann Holmes, living at 7 Falmouth Street, Newmarket, brother of Albert (above). Buried in PIETA MILITARY CEMETERY, Malta. Plot C. Row XIII. Grave 4.

Photograph from Cambridge Independent Press - Friday 1 June 1917

 

Second Lieutenant, Royal Horse Guards (The Blues). Killed in action between 25th and 30th Ocotber 1914. Aged 43. Son of second Earl of Durham and Countess of Durham. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 3.

Extract from The Bond of Sacrifice - Volume 1:

2nd LIEUTENANT the Honble. FRANCIS LAMBTON, ROYAL HORSE GUARDS, who was killed in action between the 25th and the 31st October, 1914, was the ninth son of the second Earl of Durham.

He was born on the 18th January, 1871, and joined the Reserve of Officers, Royal Horse Guards, in September, 1914.

The Hon. Francis Lambton was a member of the Turf Club.

Private 49149, 32nd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Killed in action 27th June 1917. Aged 30. Born Upminster, enlisted and resident Newmarket. Husband of Nellie Bowter (formerly Lazell), of 5, King Edward Rd, Exning Rd, Newmarket, Suffolk. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 6 and 8.

Lance Sergeant 12345, 7th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 3rd July 1916. Aged 22. Born and enlisted Newmarket. Son of Arthur W. and Florence E. Leonard, of 6, Falmouth St, Newmarket, Suffolk. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A.

Private 205073, 1/5th Battalion, King's (Liverpool Regiment). Killed in action 31st July 1917. Aged 36. Born Peckham, London, enlisted and resident Newmarket. Husband of Annie M. S. Lewingdon, of Palace Cottage, Palace St, Newmarket, Suffolk. Formerly 19752, Suffolk Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 4 and 6.

Private 26651, 7th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 9th August 1916. Born Ashley, enlisted Newmarket. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A.

Private 3/8945, 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died of wounds 29th April 1915. Aged 19. Born Newmarket, enlisted Bury St Edmunds. Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. May, of Southfield Rd, Newmarket. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 21.

[Listed on SDGW and CWGC as George Sidney MILNE] Rifleman 652576, 1/21st (County of London) Battalion (1st Surrey Rifles). Killed in action 15th September 1916. Aged 19. Born Exning, enlisted Hertford, resident Newmarket. Son of Frank and Bertha Milne, of King Edward Rd, Newmarket. In the 1911 Census he is listed as an Office Boy, aged 16, born Newmarket, l;iving in Exning Road, Newmarket. Formerly 21316, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 13 C. See also Liverpool Street Station, London and Exning

Private 26632, 7th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 9th August 1916. Born Newmarket, enlisted Bury St Edmunds. In the 1911 Cemnsus he was a Stableman, born Newmarket, the son of Elizabeth Nash, a widow, of 1 Myrtle Cottage, Exeter Road, Newmarket. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A.

Lance Corporal 16508, 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 8th May 1915. Born and enlisted Newmarket. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 21.

Bugler 1582, 5th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died of wounds at Gallipoli 31st October 1915. Born Woodditton, enlisted Newmarket. Buried in EMBARKATION PIER CEMETERY, Turkey. Commemorated by Speical memorial C. 68. See also Liverpool Street Station

Note: The eight month campaign in Gallipoli was fought by Commonwealth and French forces in an attempt to force Turkey out of the war, to relieve the deadlock of the Western Front in France and Belgium, and to open a supply route to Russia through the Dardanelles and the Black Sea. The Allies landed on the peninsula on 25-26 April 1915; the 29th Division at Cape Helles in the south and the Australian and New Zealand Corps north of Gaba Tepe on the west coast, an area soon known as Anzac. On 6 August, further landings were made at Suvla, just north of Anzac, and the climax of the campaign came in early August when simultaneous assaults were launched on all three fronts. Early in August 1915, the Embarkation Pier area was occupied by the headquarters of two divisions, and later by a casualty clearing station. The pier was made for the purpose of evacuating wounded from the Battle of Sari Bair, but it came under heavy rifle and shell fire and was abandoned after just two days. Apart from five original burials, the cemetery is made up of burials brought in after the Armistice from the cemeteries known as Chailak Dere Nos 1 and 2, Mulberry Tree, and Apex, and from isolated graves. There are now 944 Commonwealth servicemen buried or commemorated in the cemetery. There are special memorials to 262 casualties known or believed to be buried among them but 662 of the burials are unidentified. [Extract from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission]

Private 8458, 1st Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Killed in action 20th May 1917. Born Newmarket All Saints, enlisted Bury St Edmunds, resident Ipswich. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 6.

Corporal 55798, 25th Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Killed in action 31st July 1917. Aged 31. Born and enlisted Newmarket. Son of George and Amy Noble, of 1, Turf Terrace, All Saints Rd, Newmarket. Formerly 31043, Essex Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 56.

Private 204011, 9th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Died 21st march 1918. Born Hull, Yorkshire, enlisted Newmarket. In the 1911 census he was living with his brother, aged 20, born Hull. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 3.

Corporal G/2664, 7th Battalion, Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Killed in action 28th September 1916. Born Newmarket, enlisted Lewisham, Kent, resident Peckham, Surrey. Buried in CONNAUGHT CEMETERY, THIEPVAL, Somme, France. Plot X. Row H. Grave 3.

Private 123009, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Killed in action 12th March 1918. Aged 18. Born Cheveley, Cambridgeshire, enlisted Bury St Edmunds, resident Newmarket. Son of Mrs. Laura Elizabeth Ranner, of 3, Ruses Cottages, Exning Rd, Newmarket. Formerly 9652, Suffolk Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 5 C and 12 C.

possibly John SAMUELS, Private 7784, 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Died of wounds 21st September 1914. Born Wrexham, Devon (sic), enlisted Bury St Edmunds, resident Blackford, Surrey. Buried in BRAINE COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Aisne, France. Plot/Row/Section A. Grave 12. Special memorial.

Note: Braine was captured by dismounted units of the 1st Cavalry Brigade on 12 September 1914 and No. 5. Casualty Clearing Station was then posted in the town. It was retaken by the Germans on 28 May 1918 and recovered in the following July. Braine Communal Cemetery contains 78 Commonwealth burials and commemorations of the First World War, all dating from September and October 1914. 68 of the casualties are named on special memorials because the exact positions of their graves in the Commonwealth plot are not known.

Private G/60215, 11th Battalion, Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment). Killed in action 5th February 1918. Aged 19. Born Ickleton, Cambridgeshire, enlisted Newmarket. Son of Fred and Fanny Shipp, of 7, Warrington St, Newmarket. Buried in CROIX-DU-BAC BRITISH CEMETERY, STEENWERCK, Nord, France. Plot I. Row E. Grave 2.

Lance Corporal 42178, 17th Battalion, Manchester Regiment. Killed in action 31st July 1917. Aged 22. Born and resident Newmarket, enlisted London. Son of Mrs. A. L. Smithson, of 5, Fern Villas, Exning Rd, Newmarket. Formerly T4/159833, Royal Army Service Corps. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 53 and 55.

Private 1529, 1/5th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died of wounds 3rd September 1915. Born and enlisted Newmarket. Buried in EMBARKATION PIER CEMETERY, Turkey. Special Memorial D. 35.

Note: Early in August 1915, the Embarkation Pier area was occupied by the headquarters of two divisions, and later by a casualty clearing station. The pier was made for the purpose of evacuating wounded from the Battle of Sari Bair, but it came under heavy rifle and shell fire and was abandoned after just two days. Apart from five original burials, the cemetery is made up of burials brought in after the Armistice from the cemeteries known as Chailak Dere Nos 1 and 2, Mulberry Tree, and Apex, and from isolated graves. There are now 944 Commonwealth servicemen buried or commemorated in the cemetery. There are special memorials to 262 casualties known or believed to be buried among them but 662 of the burials are unidentified.

Lance Corporal 41964. 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action 9th August 1917. Aged 25. Born Newmarket, enlisted Westminster, resident Marylebone. Son of Sam and Martha Thompson, of 20, London Rd, Newmarket. Formerly 27263, Norfolk Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 39.

Private G/8727, 7th BattalIon, Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in action 7th July 1916. Born Cheltenham, enlisted Arundel. In the 1911 Census he was a boarder, aged 19, a Stableman, born Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, resident at Baldton Stables, Snailwell Road, Newmarket. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 7 C.

Private 328079, 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Killed in action 31st July 1917. Born Isleham, enlisted Newmarket. In the 1911 Census he is a son, aged 25, a Grocer's Assistant, born Isleham, resident 9 Bath Terrace, Exning Road, Newmarket, son of Afred Hales and Mary Elizabeth Turner, brother of Bertram (below). Formerly 6757, Cambridgeshire Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 50 and 52.

Private 202817, 7th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 28th April 1917. Aged 42. Born Exning, enlisted Bury St Edmunds. Husband of Kate Willis, of 3, Oxborough Terrace, King Edward Rd, Newmarket Formerly 22844, Suffolk Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 4.

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Bombardier 838292, 5 Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died 13th February 1942. Aged 27. Son of Charles William and Anabel Ida Bishop, of Newmarket, Suffolk. Buried in KRANJI WAR CEMETERY, Singapore. Plot C. Row 11. Grave 11-16.

Driver T/215015, Royal Army Service Corps. Died 1th5 April 1944. Aged 35. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Brand, of Newmarket, Suffolk; husband of Ada Miriam Brand, of Newmarket. Buried in CASSINO WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Plot I. Row A. Grave 20.

Private 5951789, 5th Battalion, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment. Died 8th June 1943. Aged 23. Son of Frank Oliver Robert Burch, and of Pamela Martha Burch, of Newmarket, Suffolk. No known grave. Commemorated on SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore. Column 62.

Private 5932931, 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died as a prisoner of war of the Japanese 7th November 1943. Aged 23. Son of Sam William and Jessie Susannah Edgley, of Newmarket, Suffolk. Buried in KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY, Thailand. Plot 2. Row H. Grave 55.

Private 5933317, 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died as a prisoner of war of the Japanese 2nd March 1943. Aged 21. Buried in KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY, Thailand. Plot 2. Row F. Grave 44.

Flight Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) 1464954, 57 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 29th July 1944. Aged 35. Son of William and Mary Gidman; husband of Florence Alice Gidman, of Newmarket. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal (D.F.M.). Buried in NEWMARKET CEMETERY, Suffolk. Plot N. Grave 226A.

Citation and information relating to DFM award:

GIDMAN, Cyril. 1464954 Sergeant, No.207 Sqn.
L. G. 18/8/1944. Sorties 27½,Flying hours 190.35. W. Op/Air Gnr. Air2/9632

This Wireless Operator/Air Gunner has operated for the last five months on a number of difficult and heavily defended targets. He has completed 27 sorties, 7 of which have been on the German capital and others on such distant targets as Leipzig and Munich. His keenness and the skill and accuracy with which he carried out his duties greatly contributed to the success of these sorties. His constant cheerfulness on all occasions and competence were an invaluable asset to his crew.

18th May, 1944.

Company Quartermaster Serjeant  5931516, 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died 12th April 1945. Aged 41. Son of Robert and Alice Green; husband of Emily Edith Green, of Liverpool. Buried in KRANJI WAR CEMETERY, Singpaore. Plot 14. Row B. Grave 5.

Flight Lieutenant 33341, 62 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Died of wounds received on active service overseas, 24th February 1941. Aged 23. Younger son of Adrian Fielding Halliwell, and of Ivy Mabel Halliwell, of Bury Road, Newmarket, Suffolk. Obituary appeared in The Times Friday 28th February 1941, page 1, issue 48862, column A. Buried in TAIPING WAR CEMETERY, Perak, Malaysia. Plot 3. Row C. Grave 3.

Private 5830380, 2nd Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died as a prisoner of war of the Japanese 24th August 1943. Aged 24. Son of Sidney Walter and Ellen Flora Hammond, of Brinkley, Cambridgeshire. Buried in KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY, Thailand. Plot 2. Row J. Grave 58.

Private  5932570, 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died 5th July 1943. Aged 29. Son of Charles Edward and Ada Honeybun, of Newmarket, Suffolk. Buried in KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY, Thailand. Plot 4. Row A. Grave3.

Flying Officer 138444, Royal Air Force. Died 30th July 1943. Aged 20. Son of Colledge and Phyllis Janet Carruthers Leader, of Newmarket, Suffolk. Buried in SWIFT CURRENT (MOUNT PLEASANT) CEMETERY, Saskatchewan, Canada. Block 2. Grave 11.

Extract from Suffolk and Essex Free Press - Thursday 5 August 1943, page 3:

NEWMARKET.

We regret to hear that news has been received that Flying Officer David Leader. R.A.F., son of Mr. Coll Leader, of Newmarket and the late Mr. Colledge Leader, trainer to the Earl of Derby, has been killed on service in Canada. Before he joined the R.A.F.. Mr. Leader was assistant trainer to the late Mr. J. L. Jarvis. He was 20 years of age and had a wide circle of friends.

Corporal 5933601, 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died as a prisoner of war of the Japanese 7th September 1944. Aged 37. Son of Frederick James Mappledoram and Annie Campkin Mappledoram; husband of Violet Annie Mappledoram, of Newmarket, Suffolk. Buried in KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY, Thailand. Plot 3. Row D. Collective grave 2-20.

Captain 91017, 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died as a prisoner of war of the Japanese 22nd May 1942. Aged 36. Son of Cecil Wynn Marriott and Mabel Marriott. of Newmarket, Suffolk. Buried in KRANJI WAR CEMETERY, Singapore. Plot 9. Row B. Grave 5.

Private 5933561, 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Killed during the Battle for Singapore against the Japanese 14th February 1942. Aged 20. Son of James and Gertrude May Nicholls, of Newmarket, Suffolk. Buried in KRANJI WAR CEMETERY, Singapore. Plot 7. Row B. Grave 19.

Private 5933526, 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died 21st September 1944. Aged 23. Son of Robert Samuel and Ada Mary Rushbrook, of Newmarket, Suffolk. No known grave. Commemorated on SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore. Column 60.

Private 5932638, 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died as a prisoner of war of the Japanese 20th June 1943. Aged 28. Son of Louisa Stagg, of Newmarket, Suffolk. Buried in KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY, Thailand. Plot 2. Row M. Grave 51.

Lieutenant 72543, 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Killed in action during the Japanese push through malaysia to Singapore 11th February 1942. Aged 25. Son of John Goodchild Taylor and Emily Bowyer Taylor; husband of Rosamonde Taylor, of Exning, Suffolk. Buried in KRANJI WAR CEMETERY, Singapore. Plot 7. Row B. Grave 5.

Sergeant 5932683, 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Killed in action during the Japanese invasion of Singapore 14th February 1942. Aged 26. Born Suffolk, resident Suffolk. Buried in KRANJI WAR CEMETERY, Singapore. Plot 15. Row D. Grave 8.

Civilians killed by enemy action