Roll of Honour - Cambridgeshire - Swavesey War Memorial Hall

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SWAVESEY WAR MEMORIAL HALL

World War 1 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
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The memorial hall is located in High Street, Swavesey. It was first opened 15 May 1924 by the Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire (and Isle of Ely). It is a brick-built Memorial Hall with a wall mounted, framed and glazed Roll of Honour document inside the building. For more detailed and comprehensive information see Phil Curme's Swavesey Roll of Honour.

THE ROLL OF HONOUR
OF SWAVESEY MEN WHO WERE KILLED IN ACTION, OR WHO DIED FROM
WOUNDS OR DISEASE IN THE GREAT WAR, 1914 - 1919.
'THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE.'

BEAUMONT	Henry aka Harry	[Listed as BEAUMENT on memorial] Private 23370, "E" Company, 7th Battalion, Canadian Infantry. Missing, believed killed in action 24 April 1915. Aged 28. Born 16 August 1886 in Swavesey. Son of Charlotte Ann Beaumont, of Swavesey, Cambridgeshire, England, and the late Henry Beaumont. His brother George Beaumont (M.C.) also fell (see below). Carpenter by trade. Unmarried. Attested 18 September 1914 in Valcartier, Quebec, Canada, aged 28 years 1 month, height 5 feet 7½ inches, chest 35¼-36½ inches, fair complexion, grey blue eyes, auburn hair, religious denomination Church of England. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 18 - 28 - 30. National Archives of Canada Accession Reference: Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF), RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 563 - 27
BEAUMONT, MC	George	[Listed as BEAUMENT on memorial] Captain, 6th Battalion attached 13th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Killed in action 9 April 1918. Aged 29. Son of Charlotte Ann Beaumont, of Swavesey, Cambridge, and the late Henry Beaumont. A Civil Servant (Customs and Excise, later War Trade Dept.). His brother Henry Beaumont also fell (see above). Awarded the Military Cross (M.C.) for devotion to duty and gallant conduct. No known grave. Commemorated on PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL, Hainaut, Belgium. Panel 6.
BROOKS	George	[Not listed on SDGW] Private 9368, 1st Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment. Killed in action 14 November 1914. Aged 25. Son of George Brooks, of Black Horse Lane, Swavesey, Cambridge. No known grave. Commemorated on PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL, Hainaut, Belgium. Panel 5 and 6.
COULSON	Walter	Pioneer WR/22909, 315th Railway Construction Company (Roads and Quarries), Royal Engineers formerly 31037, Suffolk Regiment. Died of wounds 2 October 1918. Aged 31. Born and resident Swavesey, enlisted Cambridge. Son of the late Thomas Coulson; husband of Nellie Coulson, of Lyndhurst Cottage, Swavesey, Cambs. Buried in DOINGT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Somme, France. Plot III. Row A. Grave 11.
DING	Arthur George	Rifleman S/32185, 4th Battalion, Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own). Died of wounds when a Prisoner of War, Bulgaria, 16 August 1918. Aged 35. Born Swavesey, enlisted Hammersmith, Middlesex, resident Notting Hill, Middlesex.Son of Mrs. Hannah Ding; husband of Florence Alice Ding, of 9, Wharf Rd., Latimer Rd., Notting Hill, London. Buried in SKOPJE BRITISH CEMETERY, Republic of North Macedonia. Row K. Grave 8.
DODSON	Alfred Charles	Acting Lance Corporal 400988, 2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment formerly 7456, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 15 August 1918. Aged 32. Born Swavesey, enlisted Huntingdon, resident Coventry. Son of John and Sophia Dodson, of 15, Crown Walk, St. Ives, Hunts; husband of Ada Dodson, of 28, Bowling Green St., Warwick. No known grave. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 85 to 87.
DODSON	Jonas	Private 16374, 11th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Missing, believed killed in action 1 July 1916. Aged 39. Born Swavesey, enlisted Cambridge. Son of Charles and Charlotte Dodson, of 9, High St., Swavesey, Cambridge; husband of Ann Thorp Dodson, of 54, Appleford Rd., North Kensington, London. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A. From Andy Pay's research into the Marquis de Ruvigny' s Roll of Honour, Volume 2, Part 3, Page 81, the following: Private J. DODSON, number 16374 (Service) Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Son of Charles Dodson by his wife,Charlotte, daughter of Charles W Thurbon. Born Swavesy 12 February 1877 , educated there . Was a bricklayer. Enlisted voluntarily 9 November 1914, went to France 9 January 1915 and was killed in action 1 July 1916 during the Battle of the Somme. Buried on the battlefield. He married at Swavesy 24 May 1898 Ann Thorp daughter of Charles William Thurlow and had nine children , Jonas Albert born 1 June 1903, Charles William born 2 August 1906, George Cecil born 8 September 1907, Jack born 5 September 1909, Gladys Edith born 31 January 1900, Charlotte Ellen born 7 August 1901, Bertha Ann born 7 August 1904, Clara born 2 february 1912 and Beatrice Mary born 22 April 1914.
FROMENT	Samuel John	Private G/23060, 10th Battalion, Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment) formerly 125734, Royal Army Service Corps. Killed in action 6 August 1917. Born and resident Swavesey, enlisted Ipswich. Son of Mr. Arthur Froment of Swavesey. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 11 - 13 and 14.
GOAD	James William	Private T2/016992, 7th Division Train, Royal Army Service Corps. Died of Dysentery in Italy 28 July 1918. Aged 27. Born Cambridge, enlisted London, resident Swavesey. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Goad, of "Ryder's Farm," Swavesey, nr. Cambridge. Buried in MONTECCHIO PRECALCINO COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Italy. Plot 2. Row A. Grave 1. See also Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire
GRAVES	Henry George	Gunner 124872, 308th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died of wounds 25 March 1918. Aged 35. Born Hertingfordbury, Hertfordshire, enlisted Bury St Edmunds, resident Swavesey. Son of James Graves, of Hertford; husband of Esther Graves, of 162, Hartfield Rd., Wimbledon, London. Buried in POTIJZE CHATEAU GROUNDS CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot I. Row E. Grave 30.
HARDEN	William	Private 20867, 5th Battalion, King's Shropshlre Light Infantry. Died from Bronchitis, etc., 29 April 1918. Aged 33. Son of William and Amelia Harden. Buried in East part of SWAVESEY (ST. ANDREW) CHURCHYARD, Cambridgeshire.
HEPHER	Cyril George	Private 51529, 7th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment. Died of wounds 30 November 1918. Aged 21. Born and resident Swavesey, enlisted Cambridge. Son of Charles and Ann Hepher, of Swavesey, Cambs. Buried in TERLINCTHUN BRITISH CEMETERY, WIMILLE, Pas de Calais, France. Plot XII. Row A. Grave 13.
HEPHER	James William	Private 23971, 11th Battalion, Suffolk Regimentt. Killed in action 28 April 1917. Aged 22. Born Swavesey, enlisted Cambridge. Son of Mrs. Ann Hepher, of 12, High St., Swavesey, Cambs. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 4.
HEPHER, DCM	Wilfred	Sergeant 42656, 74th Field Company, Royal Engineers. Killed in action 15 September 1916. Aged 34. Born and resident Swavesey, enlisted Uxbridge, Middlesex. Son of Jesse and Harriett Hepher, of Swavesey, Cambridge. Awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal (D.C.M.). No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 8 A and 8 D. See also Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire
HOWLETT	Harold Charles	Private 43878, 11th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment formerly 4378, Suffolk Regiment. Missing, believed killed in action between 9 April and 11 April 1918. Aged 21. Enlisted Cambridge. Son of William and Elizabeth Howlett, of Swavesey, Cambs. Buried in SUFFOLK CEMETERY, LA ROLANDERIE FARM, ERQUINGHEM-LYS, Nord, France. Plot I. Row A. Grave 6.
LARGE	Alfred	Private 145811, 2nd/1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Yeomanry attached to 1st/1st Battalion, Yorkshire Dragoons Yeomanry (Queen's Own). Died of Pneumonia, etc., 29 April 1919. Aged 25. Son of Emily Froment (formerly Large), of Market St., Swavesey, and the late Samuel Large. Buried in North-West corner of SWAVESEY (ST. ANDREW) CHURCHYARD, Cambridgeshire.
LINFORD	Alfred Aaron	Acting Sergeant 15663, 11th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 28 April 1917. Born Swavesey, enlisted Cambridge. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 4.
MARTIN	Herbert James	Private 5882, 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 30 September 1915. Born Swavesey, enlisted Cambridge. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 21.
METCALFE	Walter	[Listed as MEDCALF on SDGW] Private G/15239, 11th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). Missing, believed killed in action 20 September 1917. Aged 20. Born and enlisted Swavesey. Son of the late Sarah Metcalfe. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 106 to 108.
NEAL, MM	Walter	Private 3/6701, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds 12 September 1916. Born Boxworth, Cambridgeshire, enlisted Cambridge, resident St. Ives, Huntingdonshire. Brother of Mr. J. Neal, of Wood End, Bluntisham, St. Ives, Hunts. Awarded the Military Medal (M.M.). Buried in ST. PIERRE CEMETERY, AMIENS, Somme, France. Plot III. Row B. Grave 7.
NORMAN	George Henry	Private G/18120, 7th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) formerly 3672, Suffolk Yeomanry. Died of wounds 3 October 1916. Aged 20. Born and enlisted Swavesey. Native of Over, Cambs. Son of Robert and Sarah Ann Norman, of Trinity College Farm, Swavesey, Cambs. Buried in VARENNES MILITARY CEMETERY, Somme, France. Plot I. Row B. Grave 28.
PARISH	James Harold	Private G/15020, 11th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). Killed in action 1 August 1917 at Pilken Ridge at the beginning of the Third Battle of Ypres. Born Swavesey, enlisted Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. Buried in BEDFORD HOUSE CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Enclosure No. 4. Plot VII. Row F. Grave 7.
PARISH	Joseph Barker	Private G/26249, 1st Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died of wounds 11 November 1918. Born, resident and enlisted Swavesey. Buried in PREMONT BRITISH CEMETERY, Aisne, France. Plot III. Row E. Grave 2.
PRIOR	James William	Lance Corporal 16333, "B" Company, 11th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Missing, believed killed in action 1 July 1916. Aged 22. Born Huntingdon, enlisted Cambridge. Son of the late William and Esther Prior, of High St., Swavesey, Cambridge. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A.
TRUNDLEY	Watson	Acting Corporal 9080, 1st Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Killed in action 25 September 1915. Aged 29. Born and resident Swavesey, enlisted London. Son of George and Sarah Trundley; husband of Margaret Lavinia Trundley, of 5, Baverstock St., Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 19 and 33.
WRIGHT	James William	Private 307602, 1st/6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment). Killed in action 1 November 1918. Born Swavesey, enlisted Keighley, resident Ilkley, Yorkshire. Buried in MAING COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Nord, France. Row C. Grave 16.

REFERENCE: A pamphlet in the Cambridgeshire Collections, Central Public Library, Cambridge: front cover reads:
"SWAVESEY
War Memorial Hall
Erected by public subscription
And / Dedicated to the Men of
Swavesey Who
Gave their lives for their
Country in the Great War
1914 - 1919 .
Opening Ceremony Performed
By the
Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire
C.R.W. Adeane, Esq., C.B.
15th May 1924."

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