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Lest We Forget
The Royal British Legion
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Ministry of Defence |
Lest We Forget |
The Royal British Legion |
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| ANDREWS | Bernard |
Rifleman 44541, 1st Battalion, Kings Royal Rifle Corps. Killed in action 8/5/1918. Born Shelford, enlisted Bury St Edmunds. Formerly TR/13/58499, 20th T.R. Battalion. Also on Village Hall Memorial and Village Memorial |
| BOREHAM |
Noel |
Private 12339, 7th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 3/7/1916 in France. Born Brockley, Suffolk, enlisted Cambridge. Also on Village Hall Memorial and Village Memorial |
| CLARKE |
Sidney |
possibly:
Serjeant 21256 47th Coy., Machine Gun Corps (Inf) who was killed
in action on Saturday, 23rd March 1918. Born Moor Cross, cambridge,
enlisted Blackheath. Formerly 3067, London Regiment. Commemorated
on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 10. Also
on Village Hall Memorial
and Village Memorial |
| FORDHAM |
William |
probably:
William Nathan Fordham, Private 35190, 8th Battalion, Suffolk
Regiment. Killed in action 17/2/1917. Born Stanstead, Essex, enlisted
Cambridge. Buried in REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY, GRANDCOURT, Somme,
France. Grave VI. D. 3. Also
on Village Hall Memorial
and Village Memorial |
| HASLOP |
Alfred |
No further information currently |
| HOUSDEN |
William John |
Private 327866 4th Bn.,
Suffolk Regiment who died of wounds on Tuesday, 20th November
1917. Age 33. Born and enlisted in Great Shelford. Husband of
Edith May Housden, of Great Shelford. Formerly 6169, Cambridgeshire
Regiment. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 40 to 41 and 162 to 162A. Also
on Village Hall Memorial
and Village Memorial |
| MEADOWS |
Ernest Edwards |
Lance Corporal 202229 4th Bn., Suffolk Regiment who was killed in action on Monday, 23rd April 1917. Age 25. Born and enlisted Little Shelford. Son of William and Sarah Jane Meadows, of Rectory Farm, Little Shelford. Formerly 3207, Suffolk Yeomanry. Buried in WANCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Grave VII. C. 38. See also Little Shelford Congregational Church. |
| ROGER |
Alexander |
No further information currently |
| SKIPPER |
Joseph |
No further information currently |
GT. SHELFORD CAMBRIDGESHIRE REGIMENT
A wooden reredos within St. Mary's includes a memorial to men of the Cambridgeshire Regiment
Pray
for the Souls
of the gallant dead
whose names are written here
though their bcdies
lie in other lands,
They gave their
lives for King & Country
1914 — 1919
| SINDALL |
Richard Edward |
Captain 1st/1st Bn., Cambridgeshire Regiment who died of wounds
on Thursday, 1st July 1915. Age 26. Son of William and Henzell Margeret
Sindall, of "The Elms," Great Shelford. Buried in BAILLEUL COMMUNAL
CEMETERY EXTENSION (NORD), Nord, France. Grave I. D. 30. Also
on Village Hall Memorial
and Village Memorial |
| LAW |
Bertie H |
[Listed
as LAWS on CWGC and SDGW]. Private,
2029. 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Killed in Action 3rd
August 1915. Buried in Brewery Orchard Cemetery, Nord, France. Grave
Ref. II. A. 9. Also
on Village Hall Memorial
and Village Memorial |
| CHAPMAN |
Alfred A. |
Private 2039, 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Killed in action 20 July 1916 in France. Aged 21. Born and enlisted Great Shelford. Husband of Rosina Chapman, of 10, Staffordshire Gardens, Staffordshire St., Cambridge. Buried in BROWN'S ROAD MILITARY CEMETERY, FESTUBERT, , France. Plot II. Row B. Grave 10. Also on Village Hall Memorial and Village Memorial |
| ORRISS |
Ernest W. |
Private
2391, 1st Bt. Cambridgeshire Reg., killed in action 3/12/1916, age
23. Born Hundon, Suffolk, enlisted Cambridge. Son of Walter and
Mary Ann Orriss, of Great Shelford, Cambs. Buried: DUHALLOW A.D.S.
CEMETERY, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. See also Great
Shelford, Lolworth and Great
Shelford Memorial Hall. |
| TITCHMARSH |
David |
[TITCHMARCH
on SDGW] Private 325490 1st Bn Cambridgeshire Regiment, Cambridgeshire
Regiment who was killed in action on Tuesday, 31st July 1917. Born
St. Ives, Hunts, enlisted Great Shelford. Formerly 2038, Cambridgeshire
Regiment. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 50 and 52. Also
on Village Hall Memorial
and Village Memorial |
| SCARR |
Bertram William |
Private
326815 1st Bn., Cambridgeshire Regiment who was killed in action
on Wednesday, 26th September 1917. Born Shelford, enlisted Cambridge.
Formerly 4568, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Commemorated on TYNE COT
MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 148. Also
on Village Hall Memorial
and Village Memorial |
| GEORGE |
Albert |
Los. Corp. No further information currently. |
| HODGE |
George William |
Second Lieutenant 2nd/4th
Bn., Lincolnshire Regiment who was killed in action on Saturday,
27th April 1918. Age 23. Son of William and Eliza Hodge, of Park
Farm, Great Shelford. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 35 to 37 and 162 to 162A. Also
on Village Hall Memorial
and Village Memorial |
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR
"FOR
REMEMBERANCE AND THANKSGIVING
1939-1945"
| BATES | John |
No further information currently. Also on Village Hall Memorial and Village Memorial |
| BETTS |
Henry |
possibly: Henry Bartlett Betts,
Private 5932623 1st Bn., Essex Regiment who died on Saturday, 7th
November 1942. Age 25. Son of Ernest and Mabel Betts, of Cambridge.
Buried in KIRKEE WAR CEMETERY, India. Grave 4. K. 14. Also
on Village Hall Memorial
and Village Memorial |
| BYE |
Reginald Alderman |
Photograph taken whil in India where he served for three years. |
| COOK |
George Bertram |
Private 5837165 9th Bn., Durham Light Infantry who died on Wednesday,
7th April 1943. Age 20. Son of Bertram and Ada Cooke, of Great Shelford.
Buried in TRIPOLI WAR CEMETERY, Libya. Grave 6. E. 2. Also
on Village Hall Memorial
and Village Memorial and Sawston
Village College |
| COOKE, DSC |
Roger Henry |
Lieutenant H.M.S. Formidable, Royal Navy who died on Friday, 28th
March 1941. Age 30. Husband of Edith Sheila Branwhite Cooke, of
Little Shelford. Commemorated on LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL, Hampshire.
Bay 1, Panel 6. Also
on Village Hall Memorial
and Village Memorial |
| COOKE |
John Michael |
probably: John Michael Cooke,
Sub-Lieutenant H.M.M.L. 579., Royal Navy who died on Tuesday, 26th
October 1943. Age 21. Son of Arthur George and Kathleen Jessie Cooke,
of Stanwick, Hampshire. Buried in RHODES WAR CEMETERY, Rhodes, Greece.
Joint Grave 6. B. 1. Also
on Village Hall Memorial
and Village Memorial |
| DAVEY |
Renford Percy |
Flying Officer 83993 Pilot Instr. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died on Friday, 9th May 1941. Age 25. Son of Percy Lionel and
Bertha Ethel Davey, of Great Shelford; husband of Joy Davey. Buried
in Great Shelford Cemetery. Grave 1. Also
on Village Hall Memorial
and Village Memorial and Cambridge
Perse School |
| DEAN |
Alan |
Ordinary Seaman P/JX 261159 H.M.S. Culver, Royal Navy who died on
Saturday, 31st January 1942. Age 19. Son of Noel and Blanche Maude
Dean, of Great Shelford. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL,
Hampshire. Panel 68, Column 2. Also
on Village Hall Memorial
and Village Memorial |
| DOCKERILL |
Jack |
Private 5830035 5th Bn., Green Howards (Yorkshire Regt.) who died
on Monday, 1st June 1942. Age 23. Son of Walter and Elizabeth Dockerill;
husband of Florence May Dockerill. Commemorated on ALAMEIN MEMORIAL,
Egypt. Column 60. Also
on Village Hall Memorial
and Village Memorial |
| GLADWELL |
Arthur John |
Serjeant 5933322 1st Bn., Cambridgeshire Regiment who died on Wednesday,
14th July 1943. Age 29. Son of Arthur John and Sarah Ann Gladwell;
husband of Minnie Jane Gladwell, of Great Shelford. Buried in KANCHANABURI
WAR CEMETERY, Thailand. Grave 2. N. 15. Also
on Village Hall Memorial
and Village Memorial |
| GOAT |
Alfred Howell |
Corporal 2588291 Royal Corps of Signals who died on Wednesday, 6th February 1946. Age 39. Son of Frederick and Edith E. Goat; husband of Brenda Mary Goat, of Great Shelford. Buried in Great Shelford Cemetery. Grave 221. Also on Village Hall Memorial and Village Memorial |
| HOOKE |
Francis Anthony |
Second Lieutenant Indian Armoured Corps who died on Tuesday, 13th July 1943. Age 19. Son of Francis Edward Yarborough Hooke, and of Madeline Hooke, of Marlow, Buckinghamshire. Buried in KARACHI WAR CEMETERY, Pakistan. Grave 11. D. 7. Also on Village Hall Memorial and Village Memorial |
| HORWOOD |
Ray Arthur Richard |
Private 10632566 2/4th Bn., Hampshire Regiment who died on Thursday, 22nd April 1943. Age 22. Son of Richard and Eva Horwood, of Shelford. Buried in MEDJEZ-EL-BAB WAR CEMETERY, Tunisia. Grave 8. A. 14. Also on Village Hall Memorial and Village Memorial |
| HOWARD |
Thomas Nevill |
Driver 14836075 280 Field Coy., Royal Engineers who died on Tuesday, 26th February 1946. Age 19. Son of Albert Edward and Susannah Howard, of Great Shelford. Buried in COLOGNE SOUTHERN CEMETERY, Germany. Plot 3. Row AA. Grave 22. Also on Village Hall Memorial and Village Memorial |
| MACSWEEN |
Roderick |
probably Roderick Campbell MacSween,
Ordinary Seaman C/JX301595 H.M.S. Pembroke, Royal Navy who died
on Saturday, 13th December 1941. Age 34. Son of John and Catherine
MacSween, of Glasgow; husband of Ellen MacSween, of Glasgow. Commemorated
on GLASGOW WESTERN NECROPOLIS, Glasgow. Also
on Village Hall Memorial
and Village Memorial |
| ROE |
Valcourt Desmond Meredith |
Pilot Officer 42530 73 Sqdn., Royal Air Force who died on Tuesday, 14th May 1940. Age 28. Son of Capt. Charles Edward Meredith Roe and Marie Eveleen Roe, of Talawakele, Ceylon. Buried in CHOLOY WAR CEMETERY, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France. Grave 2. J. 8. Also on Village Hall Memorial and Village Memorial |
| ROLPH |
David |
Chief Petty Officer C/JX 135449 H.M. Submarine Sickle, Royal Navy who died on Sunday, 18th June 1944. Age 28. Son of Samuel and Rose Ellen Rolph; husband of Eleanor May Rolph, of Cheshunt, Hertfordshire. Commemorated on CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent. Also on Village Hall Memorial and Village Memorial |
| STONE |
John |
No further information currently. Also on Village Hall Memorial and Village Memorial |
| WALKER |
Frederick William |
Rifleman 1629755 9th Bn., Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) who died on Thursday, 14th September 1944. Age 24. Son of John Henry and Sarah Ann Walker, of Great Shelford. Buried in GEEL WAR CEMETERY, Geel, Antwerpen, Belgium. Grave II.A.7. Also on Village Hall Memorial and Village Memorial and Sawston Village College |
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Signalman
2588283 Royal Corps of Signals who died on active service Tuesday,
30th May 1944. Aged 30. Son of Thomas and Mary Bye, of 6, Graham's
Road, Great Shelford; husband of Eileen Mary Bye, of Great Yarmouth,
Norfolk. Educated Boxworth School, employed at Papworth Colony.
Buried in DELHI WAR CEMETERY, India. Plot 2. Row H. Grave 14.
Also
on