
BURTON
BRADSTOCK WAR MEMORIAL
World War 1 & 2 - Detailed information
Compiled and copyright © Raymond West 2008
The
Burton Bradstock memorial is to be found on the north wall inside St.
Mary's Parish Church, Burton Bradstock. It consists of a stained glass
window with an associated lancet shaped, wooden, board with an additional
rectangular board placed below it for World War 2. There are 26 names
for the First World War and 12 names for World War 2 including one civilian.
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R
I P
TO
THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR.
THIS TABLET TOGETHER WITH THE STAINED GLASS WINDOW IS
ERECTED BY THEIR GRATEFUL FELLOW PARISHIONERS
1914-1918
BARTLETT |
William
[James] |
Lance
Corporal 31640, 1st Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry.
Killed in action 6th November 1917. Aged 22. Born and resident Burton
Bradstock, enlisted Bridport. Son of Frederick John and Edith Ellen
Bartlett, of 73, Burton Bradstock, Bridport, Dorset. Formerly 17023,
Dorsetshire Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL,
Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 80 to 82 and 163A. |
BRETT |
Thomas
[Fredewrick Swaffield] |
Shipwright
342759, HMS Bulwark, Royal Navy. Died 26th November 1914. Aged 40.
Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. Son of Benjamin and Eliza Brett;
husband of Emma Buckler Brett, of 77, Mill St., Burton Bradstock,
Bridport, Dorset. Born at Dog House, Marshwood, Dorset. No known
grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel
5. |
BUCKLER |
Robert
[Frank] |
Able
Seaman (Leading Boatman C.G.), HMS Monmouth, Royal Navy. Died 1st
November 1914. No known grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL
MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel 2. |
CLIFFE |
Alfred |
HMS
Good Hope, Royal Navy - No further information currently available |
DAVIS |
Reginald
[John] |
Corporal
10760, 5th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment. Killed in action 30th
April 1917. Born Sydling, enlisted Dorchester, resident Cattistock.
No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France.
Bay 6. |
FOOT |
Harold
[A] |
Airman
2nd Class 121387, R.S. Depot, Royal Flying Corps. Died 11th February
1918. Aged 34. Son of Matthew Foot, of Burton Bradstock, Bridport.
Buried in ST. MARY CHURCH CEMETERY, BURTON BRADSTOCK, Dorset. |
GAPE |
William
[Walter] |
Private
200047, 1/4th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment. Died in Mesopotamia
between 29th April and 31st December 1916. Aged 20. Born Symondsbury,
enlisted Bridport. Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Gape, of West Bay, Bridport,
Dorset. No known grave. Commemorated on BASRA MEMORIAL, Iraq. Panel
22 and 63. |
HAWKINS |
Conrad
[Alexander Douglas] |
Lance
Corporal 18374, 6th (Wiltshire Yeomanry) Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh's
(Wiltshire Regiment). Killed in action 23rd March 1918. Aged 27.
Born Burton Bradstock, enlisted Devizes, Wiltshire, resident Swindon.
Son of Joseph S. D. and Isabella E. Hawkins, of Townsend Farm, Burton
Bradstock, Bridport, Dorset. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS
MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 7. |
HOARE |
Richard |
supplied
details say Able Seaman HMS Bulwark, Royal Navy but these details
fit a man called Robert HOARE probably
Richard Stanley Kent HOARE, Gunner 334517, 123rd Siege Battery,
Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed in action 12th November 1917. Aged
24. Born Bridport, enlisted Weymouth. Son of Alfred S. Hoare, of
East Cliff View, West Bay, Bridport. Buried in LEVEL CROSSING CEMETERY,
FAMPOUX, Pas de Calais, France. Plot II. Row C. Grave 49. |
HOSKINS |
Frederick |
Leading
Stoker (Boatman C.G.) 281220, HMS Goliath, Royal Navy. Died 13th
May 1915. No known grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL,
Hampshire. Panel 8. |
JACOBS |
William |
Army
probably William
Charles JACOBS, Private 295931, 12th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers.
Died 6th November 1918. Aged 30. Born verwood, Dorset, enlisted
Cupar, Fifeshire. Son of John and Mary Elizabeth Jacobs, of West
Maers, nr. Wimborne, Dorset. Buried in TERLINCTHUN BRITISH CEMETERY,
WIMILLE, Pas de Calais, France. Plot X. Row B. Grave 35. |
LEGGE |
Robert |
Private
G/3436, 8th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West kent Regiment). Killed
in action 26th September 1915. Aged 25. Born Burton Bradstock, enlisted
Pentre, Wales. Son of Elijah and Emily Jane Legge, of Burton Bradstock,
Bridport, Dorset. No known grave. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL,
Pas de Calais, France. Panel 95 to 97. |
MARSH |
William
[Gill] |
Chief
Stoker 172433, HMS Bulwark, Royal Navy. Died 26th November 1914.
Aged 40. Husband of Jane Marsh, of 85, Burton Bradstock, Bridport,
Dorset. No known grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL,
Hampshire. Panel 3. |
MITCHELL |
Henry |
Army
- No further information currently available |
OLIVER |
Alfred |
Royal
Navy - No further information currently available |
SPONSFORD |
William |
Private
10564, 5th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment. Killed in action 26th
September 1916. Born Burton Bradstock, enlisted Puncknoll, resident
Garstang, Lancashire. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL,
Somme, France. Pier and Face 7 B. |
THORNER |
Charles |
Gunner
65018, 132nd Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died 17th
July 1918. Aged 31. Born Burton Bradstock (Broadstock on SDGW),
enlisted Bridport. Son of William and Emily Thorner, of 14, Dorset
Place, Weymouth. Native of Burton Bradstock, Weymouth. Buried in
BERLIN SOUTH-WESTERN CEMETERY, Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany. Plot
I. Row G. Grave 3. |
WHITE |
Albert
[Edward] |
Private
17478, 6th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment. Killed in action 24th
August 1918. Born and resident Burton Bradstock, enlisted Bridport.
Buried in A.I.F. BURIAL GROUND, FLERS, Somme, France. Plot XV. Row
A. Grave 21/30 |
WHITE |
Reginald |
Dorsetshire Regiment probably Reginald Robert WHITE 31827, 1st Battalion,
Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Killed in action 6th November
1917. Born and enlisted Bridport. Husband of Mrs. B. S. White, of
105, North Allington, Bridport, Dorset. Formerly 17089, Dorsetshire
Regiment. Buried in HOOGE CRATER CEMETERY, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Plot XII. Row L. Grave 6. |
WILLIAMS |
Harry |
Private
Dorsetshire Regiment possibly
Henry Frederick John WILLIAMS, "D" Company, 2nd Battalion,
Dorsetshire Regiment. Died 31st August 1921. Aged 19. Son of William
and Lily Jane Williams, of The Cot, Burton, Dorset. Buried in Tirurangadi
Graves. Commemorated on MADRAS 1914-1918 WAR MEMORIAL, CHENNAI,
India. Face 17. |
WINTERFLOOD |
Kenneth |
Private
S/36220, "A" Company, Army Service Corps. Died 8th February
1915 in United Kingdom. Buried in ALDERSHOT MILITARY CEMETERY, Hampshire.
Grave reference AF. 1803. |
WRIXTON |
Frederick
"Fred" |
Able
Seaman 229834, HMS Centurion, Royal Navy. Died 16th November 1915.
Aged 29. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Wrixton, of 64, Burton Bradstock,
Bridport, Dorset. Buried in ROSSKEEN PARISH CHURCHYARD EXTENSIONS
(OR BURIAL GROUND), Ross and Cromarty. Plot/Row/Section D Grave
520. |
WYATT |
Ernest |
Stoker
1st Class 307234, HMS Good Hope, Royal Navy. Died 1st November 1914.
No known grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire.
Panel 5. |
1939-1945 |
DE
PURY |
Geoffrey
[Louis] |
Lieutenant,
HMS Ardent, Royal Navy. Died 8th June 1940. Aged 25. Son of Herman
Edward de Pury, and of Margaret de Pury, of Burton Bradstock, Dorsetshire.
No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon.
Panel 36, Column 1. |
CAMMELL |
Alfred
[John] |
Lance
Sergeant 317772, 17th/21st Lancers, Royal Armoured Corps. Died 11th
August 1942. Aged 28. Son of William John and Annie Jane Cammell,
of Burton Bradstock. Buried in south part of ST. MARY CHURCH CEMETERY,
BURTON BRADSTOCK, Dorset. |
WARD |
Gordon |
Trooper
324318, Warwickshire Yeomanry, Royal Armoured Corps. Died 2nd November
1942. Aged 26. Adopted son of Thomas Charles and Nellie Ward, of
Burton Bradstock, Dorsetshire. No known grave. Commemorated on ALAMEIN
MEMORIAL, Egypt. Column 30. |
FLETCHER |
[Henry]
Lloyd |
Signalman
P/JX 220407, HM Tug Barwick, Royal Navy. Died 18th May 1943. Aged
23. Son of Henry and Louisa Fletcher, of Pimperne, Dorsetshire.
No known grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire.
Panel 76, Column 3. |
BISHOP |
Peter
[Frank] |
Flight
Sergeant (Pilot) 1316336, 272 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying
out of Alghero, Sardinia, Italy, in a Bristol Beaufighter TFX, serial
number JM382, when his aircraft was shot down by a Bf109 during
an attack on merchant ships off the Rhone delta 16 March 1944. Native
of Burton Bradstock, Dorset. Son of Frank William and Muriel Ethel
Bishop, of Burton Bradstock, Dorsetshire. No known grave. Commemorated
on MALTA MEMORIAL, Malta. Panel 14, Column 1. See also Malta
Memorial |
WILLIAMS |
James |
Private,
Dorsetshire Regiment. - No further information currently available |
SPEAK |
[Henry]
John |
Lieutenant
(E), HMS Dipper, Royal Navy. Died 11th June 1944. Aged 24. Son of
William Henry and Maud Speak, of Burton Bradstock, Dorsetshire.
Buried in ST. NICHOLAS CHURCHYARD, HENSTRIDGE, Somerset. |
NORTHOVER |
Cyril
[Charles] |
Sergeant
5723964, 1st Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment. Died 11th June 1944.
Aged 31. Son of Joseph and Florence Annie Northover, of Burton Bradstock,
Dorsetshire. Buried in HOTTOT-LES-BAGUES WAR CEMETERY, Calvados,
France. Plot II. Row G. Grave 1. |
WILLIAMS |
Frederick
[Henry] |
Lance
Corporal 5441523, 2nd Battalion, Kings Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster).
Died as a prisoner of the Japanese 18th May 1944. Aged 27. Buried
in TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY, Myanmar. Plot 14. Row D. Grave 7. |
BULMER |
[Oscar]
Theodore |
Captain
87117, 1st Battalion (The Herefordshire Regiment), King's Shropshire
Light Infantry. Died 9th September 1944. Buried in GEEL WAR CEMETERY,
Geel, Antwerpen, Belgium. Plot II. Row C. Grave 7. |
PIPER |
Nellie
[Rose] |
Civilian,
aged 42. Daughter of Mrs. Dunham, of Bridport, Dorset; wife of George
J. Piper, of Central Hotel, Richmond Hill. Died at Central Hotel
23rd May 1943. |
And
the War Graves in the cemetery |
1914-1918 |
LAWRENCE |
Charles |
Private
(Cyclist) 567, 1/9th (Territorial) Battalion, Hampshire Regiment.
Died in United Kingdom 30th October 1915. Born Woolton Hill, Hampshire,
enlisted Whitchurch, Hampshire, resident Highelere, Hampshire. Section
G. Grave 2. |
MEAD |
F |
Stoker
1st Class 298357, HMS Formidable, Royal Navy. Died 1st January 1915. |
CLAPHAM |
A
J |
Private
CH/16398, HMS Formidable, Royal Marine Light Infantry. Died 1st
January 1915. |
Last updated
16 August, 2024
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