James William

Private 326418, 1^st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment, killed in action in France & Flanders on 26th September 1917, commemorated: Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Enlisted in Cambridge. Previously 3724, 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regt. See also Littleport.

Herbert James

Private 100371 Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry), died 31st December 1917, age 19, buried: Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. Previous service with the RCR (svce no 3724)(RCR possibly Reserve Cavalry Regiment?). Born in Bluntisham (Hunts), enlisted in Newmarket, and lived in Stuntney. Son of Herbert Gibson Holliday and Annie Elizabeth Holliday, of The Gravel Farm, Stretham, Ely, Cambs. See also Ely.

Thomas Francis

Possibly: Pte. F. Lemmon, 1^st Battalion, Norfolk Regiment, died 5th May 1915, buried: Special Memorial, Perth Cemetery (China Wall), Zillebeke, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. See also Ely.

William John

[Listed as JW Mayle in CWGC Register] Private 26650, 7^th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, killed in action in France & Flanders on 9th August 1916, buried: Courcelette British Cemetery, Somme, France. Born in Stuntney and enlisted in Ely. See also Ely.

Bert Parker

Pte. 7^th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, died 12th October 1916, commemorated: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Son of Thomas and Sarah McGee, of Stuntney, Ely, Cambs. See also Ely.

James Parker

Private 23158, 7^th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, killed in action in France & Flanders on 12th October 1916, buried: Bancourt British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Born in Stuntney and enlisted in Ely. Son of Thomas and Sarah McGee, of Stuntney, Ely, Cambs. See also Ely.

Edward Parker

Private 100371, 16^th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers, died of wounds in France & Flanders on 9th August 1917, age 25, buried: Adinkerke Military Cemetery, Furnes, De Panne, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Previous service with the Northamptonshire Regiment (service no 39993). Born Stuntney and enlisted in Bury St Edmunds. Husband of Sarah Jane Parker McGee, of Alderforth Farm, Witchford, Ely, Cambs. See also Ely.

Thomas

Private 2645, 1^st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment, died of wounds in France & Flanders on 12th October 1916, age 23, buried: Contay British Cemetery, Contay, Somme, France. Born Stuntney and enlisted in Cambridge. Son of Thomas and Sarah McGee, of Stuntney, Ely, Cambs. See also Ely. N.B. Three of the four McGee brothers, above, died on the same day.

Harry Arthur

Private 2648, 1^st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment, died 17th September 1916 of cerbro-spinal meningitis, age 23, buried: Hem Communal Cemetery, Somme, France. Born Stuntney and enlisted in Ely. Son of William James and Susan Norden, of Stuntney, Ely, Cambs. See also Ely, Nordern on Ely.

John Charles

Private Osborne, Stuntney, Killed.

Pte. Osborne, of Stuntney, has been killed at the front. Deceased, who was in the employ of Mr. Cole Ambrose since leaving school, went to the war in early spring, and was killed May 4th. The parents reside at Stuntney, his father being a blacksmith, and just a month elapsed before they heard of the sad event.

Henry William

Private 18257, 7^th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, killed in action in France & Flanders on 8th November 1915 age 35, commemorated: Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Born in Bethnal Green (Middlesex) and enlisted in Newmarket. Son of Henry William and Sally Saberton, of Witcham, Ely; husband of Ada Saberton, of 65, Newnham St., Ely, Cambs. See also Ely.

John Ellis

Lance Corporal 1111, Royal Buckingham Hussars, killed in action at Gallipoli on 21st August 1915, age 21, commemorated: Helles Memorial, Turkey. Enlisted in Churn (Gloucestershire?) and lived in Soham. Son of Mrs. Ellis Taylor, of Eye Hill, Soham, Cambs. Also commemorated on a stained glass window in Stuntney church. See also Soham.

John William

Lance Corporal 2631, 1^st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment, died of wounds in France & Flanders on 1st July 1916, age 22, buried: Merville Communal Cemetery, Nord, France. Son of William and Mary West, of Stuntney, Ely, Cambs. See also Ely.

Edward

Sergeant 8820, 2^nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, died of wounds in France & Flanders on 11th May 1916, age 22, buried: Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France. Born and enlisted in Ely. Born Stuntney and enlisted in Ely. Son of Mr & Mrs Wilkin of "Railway Carriage", Quanos Drove, off Stuntney Road, Ely. See also Ely.

Ernest John

Only one casualty of this name is listed in the CWGC Register, but there is no obvious connection with the Stuntney area.

Private 6289146 2nd Battalion, Royal East Kent Regiment (The Buffs), died between 10th May and 4th October 1940, aged 20, buried: Merris Communal Cemetery, France. Son of James and Emily Barber of Rochester, Kent.

There are four entries for Ernest Barber: one whose family lived on the Isle of Wight, the others having families in Yorkshire. There are six entries for John Barber: one whose family lived in Dorchester; one who came from Canada; and four whose origin is unrecorded.

See also Ely

Percy William

Edward George

Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1947:

FRETWELL Edward George of 4 Hallfield-terrace Stuntney Ely Cambridgeshire died 15 August 1944. on war service Administration Peterborough 22 February to Amy Hilda Fretwell (wifeof Samuel Fretwell). Effects £229 4s. 1d.