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IN
GLORIOUS MEMORY
OF THE
MEN OF THIS PARISH
WHO FELL IN THE GREAT
| ADDISON | Alfred | Private
9598, 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Died of wounds 26
September 1914. Aged 17. Born Wisbech, enlisted Northampton. Son
of C H & E Addison, of the Borough Cemetery, Wisbech. Buried in
CITY OF PARIS CEMETERY, BAGNEUX, Hauts-de-Seine, France. Section
19. Plot I. Row B. Grave 2. See also Wisbech |
| ALBINS | Victor Leonard | [Listed
as Leonard Victor on CWGC & SDGW & Wsibech memorial] Private
60191, 2nd Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment. Died of wounds 7
July 1918. Aged 19. Prisoner of War. Born and enlisted Wisbech.
Son of Abraham and Mary Ann Albins, of 31 Lynn Rd, Wisbech. Buried
in VALENCIENNES (ST. ROCH) COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Nord, France. Plot
V. Row B. Grave 19. See also Wisbech |
| ALCOCK | William Ernest | Private
2278, 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Killed in action 5
May 1915. Aged 27. Born Chertsey, Surrey, enlisted Wisbech. Son
of Arthur and Maria Alcock. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES
(MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 50 and 52.
See also Wisbech and Wisbech
Conservative Working Mens Club. |
| ALLEN | Elijah | Private
16074, 15th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
transferred to 97th Company, Labour Corps. Died 16 December 1918.
Aged 30. Husband of Mary Elizabeth Allen, of 26, Lynn Rd., Wisbech.
Buried in MIKRA BRITISH CEMETERY, KALAMARIA, Greece. Grave 996.
See also Wisbech |
| ANDREWS | William Silk | Gunner
135763, "B" Battery, 70th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.
Killed in action 12 May 1917. Born West Walton, enlisted Wisbech.
Buried in TILLOY BRITISH CEMETERY, TILLOY-LES-MOFFLAINES, Pas de
Calais, France. Plot I. Row E. Grave 15. Also listed West
Walton and also Wisbech |
| BAXTER, MM | John |  Private
73071, 11th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire
Regiment). Killed in action 17 October 1917. Aged 26. Born and resident
Wisbech, enlisted Birmingham. Son of John Robert and Catharine Baxter,
of 3, Russell Street, Wisbech, Cambs. Awarded the Military Medal
(M.M.). Formerly 18947, South Staffordshire Regiment. No known grave.
Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel
99 to 102 and 162 to 162A. See also Wisbech
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| BENNETT | Frederic Ernest aka Fred | Private
9243, 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed in action
20 August 1916. Aged 23. Born 20 June 1893 in Holbeach, Lincolnshire,
enlisted Peterborough, Northamptosnhire. Baptised 17 September 1893
in All Saints Church, Holbeach, parents Anne and William Bennett.
Son of Mrs. Bennett, of 34, Newmarket Rd., Cambridge. Lived at 4
Silver Street, Wisbech. Height 5 feet 7¾ inches, weight 117lbs,
girth 35 inches, complexion fresh, eyes grey, hair dark brown, religious
denomination Church of England, labourer by trade. Signed Short
Service Attestation 4th November 1910 at Peterborough to join Northamptonshire
Regiment aged 18 years 4 months. His disciplinary record shows he
was unruly when he had had a drink. Buried in BAZENTIN-LE-PETIT
COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Somme, France. Grave lost. Special
memorial B. 5. See also Wisbech
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| BORROS | Ernest | Private
18886, 7th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 9 August
1916. Born and enlisted Wisbech. No known grave. Commemorated on
THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A. See
also Wisbech |
| BROCK | Walter | Driver
162705, 72nd Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died in Mesopotamia
17 July 1917. Born North Pickenham, Norfolk, enlisted Wisbech. Buried
in BAGHDAD (NORTH GATE) WAR CEMETERY, Iraq, Plot XX. Row H. Grave
8. See also Wisbech |
| BURGESS | [George Robert] Thomas | Private
40371, 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Died 22 May 1918. Aged
32. Son of Thomas and Ruth Burgess, of Lynn Rd., Chapel Lane, Elm,
Wisbech; husband of Mrs. F. V. M. Burgess, of 1, Hampden Villas,
Chase St., Wisbech, Cambs. Birth registered in the Wisbech Registration
District January to March Quarter 1886. Marriage to Florence V Cole
registered in the October to December Quarter 1913 in the Wisbech
Registration District. Buried in BERLIN SOUTH-WESTERN CEMETERY,
Brandenburg, Germany. Plot XII. Row C. Grave 7. See also Wisbech
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| BURGIS | Edward |  Second
Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion attached 18th Battalion, Manchester
Regiment. Killed in action 16 October 1917. Aged 32. In the 1891
census he was aged 5, son of Richard and Eleanor J Burgis, born
Docking, Norfolk, resident North Farm, Station Street, Docking.
In the 1901 census he was a pupil, aged 15, born Docking, Nordolk,
resident Barton Lane, Wisbech. In 1910 he married Grace Wilson
at St Peter's, Wisbeach 14 Aril 1910. In 1911 he was M arried
to Grace, aged 25. a Timber Merchants Saw Mill Manager, born Docking,
resident 85 Lynn Road Wisbech, Wisbech. No known grave. Commemorated
on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 120 to 124
and 162 to 162A and 163A. See also Wisbech
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| BURROWS, MM | Ernest Revell | Serjeant
16839, 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 28 March 1918. Aged 25. Born Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire, enlisted Wisbech.
Son of A. Revell and E. Revell Burrows; husband of Elizabeth Lydia
Hammond (formerly Burrows), of 14, Bannister's Row, Wisbech, Cambs.
Awarded the Military Medal (M.M.). No known grave. Commemorated
on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 4. See also Wisbech
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| BURTON | Isaac | Private
3/9005, 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 18 February
1915. Aged 30. Born Wisbech, enlisted Ipswich. Son of Alice Maria
Burton, of 2, Henry St., Wisbech, Cambs. No known grave. Commemorated
on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel
21. See also Wisbech |
| CALLOW | George | There
was a George Callow in the 1871 census, aged 10, born Upton, Northamptosnhire,
resident Wisbech, a school pupil. In the 1891 census he is aged
30, a boarder in Wentworth, Yorkshire, a Farm Foreman. In the 1911
census he is aged 50, a Farm Bailiff, born Castor, Northamptonshire,
resident Mill Housem Hensolm Pontyclunm Glamorganshire, married
to Lucy. There is a G Callow who is listed as Gunner 56239, "C"
Battery, 62nd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Died 6 December 1918.
Buried in AUBERCHICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY, Nord, France. Plot I.
Row C. Grave 19. See also Wisbech
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| CARTER | John Samuel | Private
40241, 1st Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers. Died of wounds 18
April 1917. Aged 28. Born Bristol, enlisted Bury St Edmunds, resident
Wisbech. Son of John Samuel Carter, of Bristol; husband of Grace
Amy Carter, of 64, Colville Rd., Wisbech, Cambs. Formerly 20737,
Norfolk Regiment. Buried in DUISANS BRITISH CEMETERY, ETRUN, Pas
de Calais, France. Plot II. Row L. Grave 13. See also Wisbech
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| CHAMBERS | H A | probably
Herbert Endersby CHAMBERS, Private 9076, 20th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
(City of London Regiment). Killed in action 20 July 1916. Born Suttersby,
Lincolnshire, enlisted and resident Wisbech. No known grave. Commemorated
on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 8 C 9 A and 16
A. |
| CHAPMAN | Harold Frederick | Private
24388, 7th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 21 August
1916. Born and enlisted Wisbech. Son of Mrs. Mildred E. Chapman,
of 9, Mount Pleasant, Wisbech. Brother of Herbert (below). Buried
in FAUBOURG D'AMIENS CEMETERY, ARRAS, Pas de Calais, France. Plot
I. Row F. Grave 26. See also Wisbech
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| CHAPMAN | Herbert Victor | Private
40054, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds 19 June
1917. Aged 19. Born and resident Wisbech, enlisted Bury St Edmunds.
Son of Samuel and Mildred Elizabeth Chapman, of 69, Mount Pleasant,
Wisbech, Cambs. Borther of Harold (above). Formerly 28876, Suffolk
Regiment. Buried in NIEDERZWEHREN CEMETERY, KASSEL, Hessen, Germany.
Plot VI. Row C. Grave 1. See also Wisbech
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| CHILTON | George William |  Private
86961, Royal Army Medical Corps. Died 28 December 1917. Aged 35.
Husband of Alice Chilton, of 4, Chase St., Wisbech. Buried in WISBECH
(MOUNT PLEASANT) CEMETERY, Cambridgeshire. Plot E2. Row C. Grave
637. See also Wisbech |
| CLARE | William Henry | Private
1018, 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Killed in action 22
Aprilm 1915. Aged 28. Born and enlisted Wisbech. Husband of Ethel
Selena Clare, of 4, Whitby St., Wisbech, Cambs. No known grave.
Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Panel 50 and 52. See also Wisbech
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| CLARKE, MM | Frederick | Serjeant
16568, 7th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action 12 October
1916. Born Wisbech, enlisted Norwich. Awarded the Military Medal
(M.M.). No known grave.Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme,
Franced. Pier and Face 1 C and 1 D. See also Wisbech
Old Bartonians and also Wisbech
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| CLARKE | William | Private
2900, "C" Company, 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment.
Died in United Kingdom 12 October 1915. Aged 18. Born Marham, Norfolk,
enlisted Wisbech St Peter. Son of Mr. B. and Mrs. H. Clarke, of
8, Park St., Walsoken, Wisbech. Buried in WISBECH (MOUNT PLEASANT)
CEMETERY, Cambridgeshire. Plot E2. Row C. Grave 103. See also Wisbech
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| COLE | James | Private
20473, "A" Company, 11th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment.
Killed in action 1 July 1916. Aged 41. Born Upwell, enlisted Wisbech.
Husband of Susanna Maria Cole, of 16, Whitby St., Wisbech, Cambs.
Buried in BECOURT MILITARY CEMETERY, BECORDEL-BECOURT, Somme, France.
Plot I. Row Q. Grave 10. See also Wisbech
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| COLLETT | Charles Robert | Private
55856, 14th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Killed in action 2 September
1918. Born Wisbech, enlisted Southend. Formerly 24159, Essex Regiment.
No known grave. Commemorated on VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais,
France. Panel 6. See also Wisbech
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| COUSINS | William | Private
3738, 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Killed in action 13
May 1916. Enlisted Cambridge. Buried in GUARDS CEMETERY, WINDY CORNER,
CUINCHY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot III. Row Q. Grave 17. See also
Wisbech |
| CREIGHTON | [Edward William] Bernard | Private
2044, "B" Company, 5th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Died
at sea 3 December 1915. Aged 19. Born Walsoken, enlisted King's
Lynn. Son of Edward and Mary Anne Creighton, of 18, Gladstone Rd.,
King's Lynn. Born at Wisbech. Served at Gallipoli. Buried in NETLEY
MILITARY CEMETERY, Hampshire. Church of England grave 1763. See
also Wisbech |
| DANN | Stanley Charles | Private
1882, Norfolk Yeomanry. Killed in action at Gallipoli 4 December
1915. Enlisted Norwich, resident Wisbech. No known grave. Commemorated
on HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey (including Gallipoli). Panel 20. See
also Wisbech Old Bartonians
and also Wisbech |
| DAVEY | Gordon Wisland | Fourth
Mate, S.S. "Alnwick Castle" (London), Mercantile Marine.
Died at sea 19 March 1917. Aged 21. Son of Henry and Ellen Elizabeth
Davey, of 36, Nene Parade, Wisbech. Born at West Hackney, London.
No known grave. Commemorated on TOWER HILL MEMORIAL, London. See
also Wisbech Grammar School
and also Wisbech |
| DENNIS, MC | John Neville |  Lieutenant,
41st Company, Machine Gun Corps ormerly 11th Battalion, North Staffordshire
Regiment. Died of wounds received on the Ypres-Menin Road 15 October
1917. Aged 22. Son of John Herbert and Florence Amy Dennis, of 6,
Monica Rd., Wisbech, Cambs. Awarded the Military Cross (M.C.). Buried
in GODEWAERSVELDE BRITISH CEMETERY, Nord, France. Plot I. Row O.
Grave 9. See also Wisbech Grammar
School, Wisbech and Cambridge
University Magdalene College
Extract from Supplement to the London Gazette, 7 March, 1918: T./Lt.
John Neville Dennis, M.G. Corps.
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| DUFFIELD | Arthur | Private
26391, 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died in Salonika 28 September
1918. Aged 25. Born London, enlisted Wisbech. Son of Charles and
Annie Duffield, of 29, Colville Rd., Wisbech, Cambs. Buried in KIRECHKOI-HORTAKOI
MILITARY CEMETERY, Greece. Grave 134. See also Wisbech
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| DUNN | Charles Harold | Private
PS/11314, 17th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment).
Killed in action 13 November 1916. Born Wisbech, enlisted Peterborough.
Buried in REDAN RIDGE CEMETERY NO.2, BEAUMONT-HAMEL, Somme, France.
PLot/Row/Section B. Grave 29. See also Wisbech
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| FENDLEY | John | Private
1152, Army Cyclist Corps. Died of influenza and pnuemonia 14 November
1918. Aged 32. Buried 18 November 1918 in WISBECH (MOUNT PLEASANT)
CEMETERY, Cambridgeshire. Plot E2. Row C. Grave 695. See also Wisbech
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| FENDLEY | John Robert | Leading
Stoker 284849, (RFR/CH/B/5634), H.M.S. "Aboukir", Royal
Navy. Killed or died as a direct result of enemy action 22 September
1914. Born 26 April 1877 in Wisbech. Son of Mrs. E.J. Fendley, of
3, Currington Sq., Wisbech, Cambs. Brother of Mrs. S. E. Gowler,
of 3, Sluice Passage, Wisbech, Cambs. No known grave. Commemorated
on CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent. Panel 4. See also Wisbech
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| FIDDY | Ernest James | Private
3/9494, 8th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 19 July
1916. Born Hamford, Norfolk, enlisted Wisbech. No known grave. Commemorated
on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A.
See also Wisbech |
| FROST | [William] Francis | Private
171462, 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion. Died between 14 and
16 September 1916. Aged 19. Born 25 July 1897 in Wisbech. Emigrated
to Canada 1913 with his parents. Son of William and E. Frost, of
25, Watson Avenue, Toronto. Glove cutter by trade. Unmarried. Enlisted
31 July 1915 in Toronto. Height 5 feet 7 inches, girth 29¾
inches, complexion dark, eyes blue, hair brown, religious denomination
Church of England. No known grave. Commemorated on VIMY MEMORIAL,
Pas de Calais, France. National Archives of Canada Accession Reference:
RG
150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 3323 - 2 See also Wisbech
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| GARNER | John Edward | Corporal
12111, 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 5
April 1918. Born and resident Wisbech, enlisted Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.
No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France.
Bay 3 and 4. See also Wisbech
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| GILL | Walter | Private
326941, "C" Company, 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment.
Killed in action 14 October 1916. Aged 39. Born Wisbech, enlisted
Cambridge. Son of the late James and Mary Gill. Formerly 4802, Cambridgeshire
Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme,
France. Pier and Face 16 B. See also Wisbech
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| GOODE | Wilfred Samuel | Private
16269, 11th (Cambridgeshire) Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Enlisted
9 November 1914 at Wisbech, aged 21, discharged from the service
7 July 1915 as mo longer fit for service, Son of Margaret Goode,
25 Park Rd, Wisbech. Printer, employed by Balding & Mansell,
Wisbech. In the 1901 census he was aged 8, born Wisbech, son of
Samuel and mArgaret J Goode, resident 4, Sluice Passage, Wisbech.
In 1911 he was l;iving with his sister and brother-in-law; he was
a Stereotyper, aged 18, born Wisbech, resident 25 York Road, Wisbech.
He died in 1915, aged 22, buried 8 October 1915 in WISBECH (MOUNT
PLEASANT) CEMETERY, Cambridgeshire. |
| GRIGGS | Alma | Able
Seaman London Z/4469, H.M.S. "Laburnum", Royal Naval Volunteer
Reserve. Killed or died by means other than disease, accident or
enemy action 9 December 1916. Aged 21. Born 29 March 1891 in Ridge,
Cambridge. Carpenter by trade. Entered the service 17 November 1915.
Church of England. Non-swimmer. Husband of Mrs Alice Griggs, of
The Elms, Shepperton, Middlesex. Height 5 ft 4¾ inches. waist
between 34" and 36", complexion medium, hair brown, eyes
brown. In the 1891 census Alma Griggs is aged 1, born Wisbech, son
of George and Matilda Griggs, resident Tide Street, Wisbech. In
the 1901 cenus he is aged 11, son of George and Matilda Griggs,
born Wisbech, resident 5, Tide Street, Wisbech. In the 1911 cenus
he is aged 21, a Joiner, born Wisbech, resident 747 Old Kent Road
S E, Camberwell, London. Brother of Harry (below).No known grave.
Commemorated on CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent. Panel 20. See also
Wisbech |
| GRIGGS | Harry | Private
26028, 9th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Killed in
action 3 September 1916. Born Wisbech, enlisted Doncaster, Yorkshire.
In the 1901 census he is aged 11, born Wisbech, son of George and
Matilda Griggs, resident 5, Tide Street, Wisbech. Brother of Alma
(above). In the 1911 census he is a Cooper, aged 20, born Wisbech,
living with his parents at 5 Tide Street, Wisbech. Formerly 20109,
Bedfordshire Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL
MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 11 A. See also Wisbech
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| GROOM | George Albert | Private
251220, 3rd Battalion, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers). Died of
wounds 10 April 1917. Aged 25. Enlisted Edmonton, resident Tottenham.
Son of John and Annie Groom, of 3, New Parade, Wisbech, Cambs. Formerly
129, 7th Battalion, Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment).
Buried in WARLINCOURT HALTE BRITISH CEMETERY, SAULTY, Pas de Calais,
France. Plot VIII. Row G. Grave 5. See also Wisbech
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| HAINES | Thomas | Private
326327, 1/1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died of wounds
26 September 1918. Aged 27. Enlisted Wisbech. Son of Mr. W. Haines
and Mrs. A. Haines, of 1, Canal St., Wisbech. Formerly 3580, Cambridgeshire
Regiment. Buried in DOINGT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Somme, France.
Plot I. Row E. Grave 33. See also Wisbech
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| HALL | Stanley [Lewis] | Private
119685, 21st Battalion, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Killed in
action 23 August 1918. Aged 19. Born and enlisted Wisbech. Son of
Mrs. J. W. Hall, of 20, Lynn Rd., Wisbech, Cambs., and the late
Mr. J. W. Hall. Formerly 36000, East Surrey Regiment. No known grave.
Commemorated on VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel
10. See also Wisbech |
| HALLIDAY | William | Able
Seaman, S.S. "Humber" (London), Mercantile Marine. Died
25 January 1918. Aged 27. Son of the late Stephen Thomas and Mary
Ann Halliday; husband of Louisa Mary Halliday (nee Freear), of 6,
North Terrace, Wisbech, Cambs. Born at Whitstable. Married Louisa
Mary Frear 24 May 1915 in St. Peter, Wisbech. No known grave. Commemorated
on TOWER HILL MEMORIAL, London. See also Wisbech
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| HARE | John [Alfred] | Second
Lieutenant, Royal Flying Corps and 10th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment.
Killed in plane crash, at Catterick, 1 March 1917. Lived in Colville
Road, Wisbech. Killed in flying accident while training as a pilot
at 6 (Reserve) Aqn., Catterick, flying a Vickers FB.9. The other
occupant of the aircarft was Lt. W.E. Birch who was injured. Buried
in WISBECH (MOUNT PLEASANT) CEMETERY, Cambridgeshire. Plot E2. Row
C. Grave 8. See also Wisbech |
| HARROD | John William | Private
PLY/1260(S), 2nd Royal Marine Battalion, Royal Naval Division, Royal
Marine Light Infantry. Killed or died as a direct result of enemy
action 28 April 1917. Aged 27. Born 4 August 1891 in Cambridge.
Son of J. W. and Mary Ann Harrod, of 16, Trafalgar Rd., Wisbech,
Cambs. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais,
France. Bay 1. See also Wisbech
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| HARROLD | Charles | No
further information currently available. See also Wisbech
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| HEWITT | Ronald [Sydney Charles] |
Private
13902, 1st Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire
Regiment). Died of wounds 16 March 1815. Aged 21. Born Lewisham,
Kent, enlisted Nottigham, resident Notting Hill, Middlesex. Son
of Thomas and Jane Hewitt, of 209, Clarendon Rd., Notting Hill,
London. Lodged at 12 Canal Street, Wisbech, and worked at Friday
Bridge. Buried in BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France.
Plot III. Row D. Grave 24. See also Wisbech
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| HICKS | Ernest Robert | Private
3/10524, 1st Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action 20 May
1915. Born Great Yarmouth, enlisted Wisbech. Buried in BLAUWEPOORT
FARM CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot/Row/Section C. Grave
30. See also Wisbech |
| HILL | Charles Willie | Private
41095, 2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment. Died 2 October 1919. Aged
43. Husband of Ellen E. Long (formerly Hill), of 18, Russell St.,
Wisbech. Alternative Commemoration - buried in Wisbech General (Leverington
Road) Cemetery. Buried in WISBECH (MOUNT PLEASANT) CEMETERY, Cambridgeshire.
Screen wall. See also Wisbech
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| HOLMAN | John William |  Private
G/51341, 17th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment).
Killed in action 28 April 1917. Aged 40. Born and enlisted Wisbech.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Holman, of 34, Lynn Rd., Wisbech; husband
of Mabel May Baker (formerly Holman), of 2, Chapel St., Wisbech,
Cambs. Formerly 3176, Royal Fusiliers. No known grave. Commemorated
on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 3. See also Wisbech
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| HOPKIN | Charles William Fisher | 
[Listed as HOPKINS and service no 23519 on SDGW] Private 235119,
11th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire
Regiment). Killed in action 5 October 1918. Aged 27. Born and resident
Wisbech, enlisted Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. Buried GUIZANCOURT FARM
CEMETERY, GOUY, Aisne, France. Also listed on Wisbech,
Old Bartonians and Wisbech
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| HUTCHESSON | Frederick | Private
9154, 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 15 February
1915. Aged 19. Born and enlisted Wisbech. Son of H. S. Hutchesson,
of 9, Canal St., Wisbech, Cambs. No known grave. Commemorated on
YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 21.
See also Wisbech |
| LEAK | Ernest H | Rifleman
495446, 6th Battalion (City of London Rifles), London Regiment.
Died 16 February 1919. Buried in WISBECH (MOUNT PLEASANT) CEMETERY,
Cambridgeshire. Plot E2. Row C. Grave 130. Also listed on Wisbech
Old Bartonians and also Wisbech
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| LENTON | John William | Lance
Corporal 40140, 9th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action
18 October 1916. Enlisted Wisbech. No known grave. Commemorated
on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C and 1 D.
See also Wisbech |
| LINCOLN | Alfred | Serjeant
8735, 2nd Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Died of wounds
14 May 1917. Born Spalding, Lincolnshire, enlisted Walsoken, resident
Wisbech. Buried in CAUDRY BRITISH CEMETERY, Nord, France. Plot IV.
Row C. Grave 3. See also Wisbech
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| MAXEY | Charles Pulley |
Private A/36301. 4th Battalion, Canadian Infantry. Died 7 May 1916. Aged 30. Born 30 May 1884 in Wisbech. Son of Lydia Mary Maxey, of 9, Henry St., Wisbech, England, and the late John Thomas Maxey. Timekeeper by trade. Unmarried. Enlisted nad passed fit 9 January 1915 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, aged 29 years 8 months. Heoight 5 feet 9 inches, girth 37 inches, complexion dark, eyes brown, hair black, religious denomination Church of England. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 18 - 24 - 26 - 30. National Archives of Canada Accession Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 6060 - 21 See also Wisbech Grammar School and Wisbech  From
the
Marquis de Ruvigny' s Roll of Honour the following:Volume 1 , Part 2, Page 222, Private Charles Pulley MAXEY, number A36301, 51st Battalion (Alberta Fusiliers) Canadian Expeditionary Force. 3rd son of the late John Thomas Maxey of High St , Wisbech, Chemist, by his wife Lydia Mary daughter of William Davis of Dieppe. Born Wisbech 30 May 1884, educated Wisbech grammer school, went to Canada in 1905 and in 1912 took up a post with the Northern Construction Co, railroad builders. Volunteered for Imperial service and joined the C.E.F in February 1915, came over with the Canadian contingent in the spring of 1916, trained at Shorncliffe, served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from August 1916 when being one of the crack shots of his battalion he was selected for sniping duty and was killed in action near Ypres 7 May 1916 while on duty as a sniper.Buried in Maple Leaf cemetery, Zillebeke Lake. His Officer scribed him as "One of our best men, always obedient and willing, and on the job when wanted". |
| MORTON | Frank [Horace] | Lance
Corporal 6640, 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action
8 April 1915. Born Wisbech, enlisted March. No known grave. Commemorated
on LA FERTE-SOUS-JOUARRE MEMORIAL, Seine-et-Marne, France. See also
Wisbech |
| NEWBY | Frederick Charles | Private
TR/9/44975, 53rd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died in United
Kingdom 14 January 1918. Aged 18. Born and resident Wisbech, enlisted
Bury St Edmunds. Son of George David and Emma Newby, of 17, Osborne
Rd., Wisbech. Buried in WISBECH (MOUNT PLEASANT) CEMETERY, Cambridgshire.
Plot E2. Row C. Grave 655. See also Wisbech
|
| NEWMAN | Stanley | Private
G/39456, 7th Battalion, Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Killed
in action 10 August 1917. Aged 24. Born Walsoken, enlisted and resident
Wisbech. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Newman, of Old Walsoken, Wisbech;
husband of Agnes M. Newman, of 29, Osborne Rd., Wisbech. No known
grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 11 - 13 and 14. See also Wisbech
|
| OGDEN | Lawrence Victor | Private
16273, 8th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 17 February
1917. Born Redcar, enlisted Wisbech. Brother of Walter (below).
No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France.
Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A. See also Wisbech
and Wisbech Conservative
Working Mens Club |
| OGDEN | Walter William | Private
6626, 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 8 January
1915. Aged 32. Born Leeds, enlisted Wisbech. Son of James and Adaline
Ogden. Brother of Lawrence (above). No known grave. Commemorated
on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel
21. See also Wisbech |
| OGLE | Bertie Edward | Rifleman
41868, 12th (County of London) Battalion (The Rangers), London Regiment.
Killed in action 15 April 1918. Aged 23. Born Wisbech, enlisted
London, resident Holloway. Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Ogie, of 4,
Lynn Rd., Wisbech; husband of Mrs. M. Barron (formerly Ogle), of
23, Gedeney Rd., Tottenham, London. Brother of Claude (below). Buried
in GLISY COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Somme. France. Grave lost. Special Memoiral
in South-West corner. See also Wisbech
and Wisbech Conservative
Working Mens Club |
| OGLE | Claude | Private
235204, 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Died of wounds 4 October
1917. Aged 20. Enlisted Cambridge, resident Wisbech. Son of Mr.
G. E. Ogle, of 4, Lynn Rd., Wisbech, Cambs. Brother of Bertie (above).
Formerly 4224, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Buried in OUTTERSTEENE COMMUNAL
CEMETERY EXTENSION, BAILLEUL, Nord, France. Plot I. Row D. Grave
55. See also Wisbech and Wisbech
Conservative Working Mens Club |
| PACK | Alfred Edward | Private
67322, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) posted to 1st Battalion,
London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers). Died 16 March 1918. Aged 29.
Born Downham Market, enlisted Wisbech. Son of William and Emma Pack;
husband of Mabel Harriet Roughton (formerly Pack) of 19, Victoria
Rd., Wisbech. Born at Downham Market. Formerly 87461, 24th Training
Battalion. Buried in HAMBURG CEMETERY, Hamburg, Germany. Plot I.
Row E. Grave 13. See also Wisbech |
| PACK | Horace Algernon | Private
40575, 7th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed in action
31 July 1917. Aged 31. Born Downham Market, enlisted King Lynn.
Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. Pack, of Downham Market, Norfolk;
husband of Edith 0. Tucker (formerly Pack), of 48, Nelson Rd., Gorleston-on-Sea.
No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 43 and 45. See also Wisbech |
| PHOENIX | Ernest | Private
25403, 9th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
Killed in action 25 August 1918. Aged 19. Born and enlisted Wisbech.
Son of Joseph Phoenix, of 31, Agenoria St., Wisbech, Cambs. No known
grave. Commemorated on VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France.
Panel 6. See also Wisbech |
| PITTS | John Anthony | Private
607491, 714th Company. Labour Corps transferred from 19709, 3rd
Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died of wounds 26 September 1918. Aged
43. Born and resident Wisbech, enlisted Bury St Edmunds. Son of
George and Elizabeth Pitts, of Wisbech; husband of Mrs. A. Pitts,
of 8, Whitby St., Wisbech, Cambs. Buried in BRIE BRITISH CEMETERY,
Somme, France. Plot III. Row D. Grave 10. See also Wisbech |
| PYE | Herbert | Private
235615, 8th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Died 10 October
1918. Born and resident Wisbech, enlisted Cambridge. Son of Mr.
W. Pye, of 25, Bedford St., Wisbech, Cambs. Formerly 4175, Cambridgeshire
Regiment. Buried in TERLINCTHUN BRITISH CEMETERY, WIMILLE, Pas de
Calais, France. Plot XVII. Row E. Grave 23. See also Wisbech |
| RUTTERFORD | Jabez [William] | Private
20012, 7th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died of wounds 20 November
1917. Born Lakenheath, Suffolk, enlisted Wisbech. No known grave.
Commemorated on CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL, Nord, France. Panel
4. See also Wisbech |
| SEBAR | Charlie aka Charles | Private
3340, 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died in United Kingdom
1 April 1915. Aged 50. Enlisted Cambridge. Son of Charles and Emma
Sebar, of Wisbech; husband of Phoebe Sebar, of 2, Albany Terrace,
Wisbech. Buried in WISBECH (MOUNT PLEASANT) CEMETERY, Cambridgeshire.
Plot E2. Row C. Grave 333. See also Wisbech
Post Office, Wisbech and Walsoken. |
| TOOKE | Albert Edward | Private
G/14886, 7th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Died of wounds 14
December 1917 (wounded 21 November 1917). Aged 20. Enlisted Cambridgeshire.
Son of William and Alice Elizabeth Tooke, of 30, Mount Terrace,
Wisbech, Cambs. Buried in ABBEVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION,
Somme, France. Plot III. Row F. Grave 14. See also Wisbech
and also Wisbech Conservative
Working Mens Club. |
| TRUMPESS | George William | Private
21740, Coldstream Guards. Killed in action 16 January 1918. Aged
19. Born and enlisted Wisbech. Son of George and Frances Ann Trumpess,
of 4, Albany Terrace, Wisbech, Cambs. No known grave. Commemorated
on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 1. See also Wisbech |
| TYNDALL | Thomas Image | Private
3/9447, 11th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 28 April
1917. Aged 18. Born March, enlisted Wisbech. Son of the late Joseph
and Rose May Tyndall. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL,
Pas de Calais, France. Bay 4. See also Wisbech |
| WAGG | Archibald Robert Artus | Private
G/52560, 4th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment).
Killed in action 9 April 1917. Born Norwich, enlisted and resident
Wisbech. Formerly TR/10/48925, Training Reserve Battalion. Buried
in TILLOY BRITISH CEMETERY, TILLOY-LES-MOFFLAINES, Pas de Calais,
France. Plot II. Row H. Grave 30. See also Wisbech |
| WALKER | Daniel Arthur | Private
2789, 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died of wounds 13
May 1915. Aged 24. Born Wisbech St Peter, enlisted Wisbech. Son
of James and Elizabeth Walker, of 27, Mount Pleasant Bank, Wisbech;
husband of Ada Williams (formerly Walker), of Cross, Clearwell,
Coleford, Gloucester. Buried in WISBECH (MOUNT PLEASANT) CEMETERY,
Cambridgeshire. Plot E2. Row C. Grave 148. See also Wisbech |
| WARNER | Harry | Lance
Corporal 43346, 7th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in
action 27 September 1916. Born, resident and enlisted Wisbech. Formerly
2273, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Buried in CONNAUGHT CEMETERY, THIEPVAL,
Somme, France. Plot I. Row B. Grave 7. See also Wisbech |
| WENLOCK | [Herbert] David | Private
180408, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Died in United Kingdom 11
November 1918. Aged 28. Born and resident Wisbech, enlisted Cambridge.
Son of Fredrick George and Mary Ann Wenlock, of 16, Osborne Rd.,
Wisbech. Buried in WISBECH (MOUNT PLEASANT) CEMETERY, Cambridgeshire.
Plot E2. Row C. Grave 112. See also Wisbech |
| WOOD | Harry | Company
Serjeant Major 727, "C" Company, 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire
Regiment. Died of wounds 11 November 1916. Aged 24. Born and enlisted
Wisbech. Son of Mrs. Julia Wood Wood, of Wisbech, Cambs. Buried
in PUCHEVILLERS BRITISH CEMETERY, Somme, France. Plot III. Row C.
Grave 13. See also Wisbech |
| WOOD | Thomas [Walter] | Private
326708, 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died of wounds 28
September 1917. Aged 25. Enlisted Wisbech. Son of Mr. F. and Mrs.
S. A. Wood, of Wisbech, Cambs; husband of Rebecca Wood, of 2, Osborne
Rd., Wisbech. Formerly 4344, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Buried in
GODEWAERSVELDE BRITISH CEMETERY, Nord, France. Plot I. Row J. Grave
8. See also Wisbech |
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