
TUDDENHAM
ST MARTIN WAR MEMORIAL
World War 1 & 2 - Roll
of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright
© Stuart Green 2006
The
memorial is to be found within the church of St Martin's, Tuddenham
St Martin. It takes the form of a white marble plaque with 1914-1918
enclosed in a wreath. There are 15 names for World War 1 and 5 for World
War 2. The memorial was unveiled by Brigadier-general S E Massey-Lloyd
25th July 1920 and re-unveiled 25th May 1949. Details of the original
unveiling can be found in the East Anglian daily Times 5th August 1920.
IN
MEMORIAM
1914-1918
DAMANT |
Temple |
Lance
Sergeant 9164, 2nd Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers. Died 27/08/1914.
Born in, and resident of, Tuddenham. Buried at Etreux British Cemetery |
FARNISH |
Arthur |
Private
35386, 17th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Died 10/03/1918. Resident
of Witnesham. Buried at Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery,
Manancourt |
FORSDIKE |
Edward
George |
Gunner
34227, 86th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died 03/10/1916.
Born in, and resident of, Tuddenham. Buried in Baghdad (North Gate)
War Cemetery |
GIRLING |
Charles
Edward |
Lance
Corporal 20582, "D" Company, 1st Battalion, Border Regiment.
Died 13/04/1918. Age 24. Son of Charles and Amy Girling of Tuddenham.
Commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial |
GIRLING |
Herbert
George |
Private
29853, 1st Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment. Died 13/04/1918. Age 20.
Son of Jabez and E M Girling of 1 High Street, Tuddenham. Buried
at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery |
HOOD |
Alfred
Thomas |
Gunner
93731, 155th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died 17/10/1917.
Age 33. Son of Thomas Hood, husband of Elsie Maude Hood of 25 Belstead,
Ipswich. Buried at Dozingham Military Cemetery |
LEWIS |
Charles
F |
Private
117936, 39th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Died 12/04/1918.
Born in, and resident of, Tuddenham. Commemorated on the Pozieres
Memorial |
LEWIS |
Claude
Joseph |
Private
31120, 1st Battalion, Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). Died
24/07/1918. Born at Tuddenham. Buried at Tannay British Cemetery,
Thiennes |
MORTIMER |
Alfred
William |
Private
12589, 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Died 01/01/1918. Born in
Tuddenham. Buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery |
PARKER |
Clarence
Upson |
Lance
Corporal 26882, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died 30/07/1916.
Age 25. Born at Grundisburgh, resident of Tuddenham. Commemorated
on the Thiepval Memorial |
PARKER
|
Henry
John |
Private
2165, 4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 23/03/1915. Age 21.
Son of Charles Walter and Jane Parker of The Fountain Inn, Tuddenham
St Martin. Buried at St Sever Cemetery, Rouen. A separate plaque
in the church records that Private Parker died of wounds received
at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle on 12/03/1915 |
PODD |
William
Charles |
Rifleman
35035, 1st/5th Battalion, The King’s (Liverpool Regiment). Died
20/09/1917. Age 30. Son of Mr and Mrs Samuel Podd of Tuddenham,
husband of Ada Gertie Podd of Heath House, Brightwell. Commemorated
on the Tyne Cot Memorial |
RAINBIRD |
Donald
William |
Rifleman
S/32422, 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade. Died 31/03/1918. Age 19.
Son of Mrs Eliza Rainbird of Thicknesse Cottage, Golf Road, Felixstowe.
Commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial |
SMYE |
Harry
|
Private
24852, 7th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Died 09/04/1917. Born at
Tuddenham. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial |
WOOD |
John
Robert |
Private
200490, 4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 09/01/1918. Age 20.
Son of Henry and Elizabeth Wood of Tuddenham. Buried at Wimereux
Communal Cemetery |
The
path of duty was the way to glory |
1939-1945 |
COOK |
James
Frederick |
Private
5832541, 5th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 04/08/1943. Age 23.
Buried at Chungkai War Cemetery |
DEARLE |
Frank
Henry |
Private
2566771, 18 Division Ordnance Workshops, Royal Army Ordnance Corps.
Died 25/10/1943. Age 31. Son of Frank and Caroline Dearle of Tuddenham.
Buried at Thanbyuzalat War Cemetery |
FELGATE |
Frederick
Ernest |
Rifleman
6031828, 1st Battalion, The London Irish Rifles, Royal Ulster Rifles.
Died 18/07/1943. Age 30. Son of Ernest Robert and Mable Ellen Felgate,
husband of Muriel Florence May Felgate of Ipswich. Buried at Catania
War Cemetery, Sicily. Rifleman Felgate is also commemorated on the
Rushmere St Andrew War Memorial |
GARROD |
Robert
John |
Sergeant
(Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) 910169, 10 Squadron, Royal Air Force
Volunteer Reserve. Died 06/09/1941. Age 26. Son of George and Jessie
Garrod of Tuddenham. Buried at Oldebroek General Cemetery. During
the early months of the Second World War, 10 Squadron carried out
leaflet-dropping raids over Germany flying Whitleys. The more modern
Halifax arrived in late 1941, and these stayed with 10 Squadron
throughout the remainder of the War as part of Bomber Command's
heavy bomber force |
McKNIGHT |
Cyril
Thomas |
Wing
Commander 35043, Royal Air Force. Died 12/01/1942. Buried at Basra
War Cemetery. |
Last
updated
17 February, 2007
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