Roll of Honour - Lincolnshire

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SWABY WAR MEMORIAL

World War 1 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and Copyright © Louis Mills 2018
researched Martin Edwards

The war memorial is affixed to a wall on the south side of the nave in St. Nicholas Church, Church Lane, Swaby. It takes the form of a wall mounted framed and glazed roll of honour, with handwritten names on illuminated parchment roll with black and red lettering all in a dark wood frame. There are 28 names listed for those who seved and returned. There is also a nowy headed, white marble, tablet with incised inscription with lettering in red and black. There is a laurel wreath at the top centre of the tablet. There are 10 names listed for those who died.

Tablet

TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN
GRATEFUL MEMORY OF

BARKER	Albert	Private 6447, 9th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Died of wounds 11 August 1915. Aged 19. Born Withern, resident Swaby, enlisted Chelsea. Son of Walter and Elizabeth Barker, of 51, Muskham St., Nottingham. Born at Swaby, Alford, Lincs. Buried in CITE BONJEAN MILITARY CEMETERY, ARMENTIERES, Nord, France. Plot IX. Row A. Grave 33.
BRUMPTON	Edward	Private 225762, 7th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment. Killed in action 10 October 1918. Aged 27.Born Driby, Lincs, resident Alford, Lincs., enlisted Louth, Lincs. Son of William and Mary Jane Brumpton, of Whitepit, Swaby, Alford, Lincs. Buried on the right hand side of the cemetery in NEUVILLY COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Nord, France.
CAMPLIN	George	Rifleman R/7464, 8th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Killed in action 20 August 1915. Aged 24. Born Swaby, Lincs., resident Alford, Lincs., enlisted Nottingham. Son of Moses and Alice Camplin, of Brant Cottage, Swaby, Alford, Lincs. Buried in POTIJZE BURIAL GROUND CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Row X. Grave 20.
CARTWRIGHT	Charles	No further information currently available
CHOLMELEY, M.C.	Roger James	Captain, Cheshire Regiment. Drowned while in action 16 August 1919. Awarded the Military Cross (M.C.). Served as Trooper 13660, Base Depot, Imperial Yeomanry, during the South African (Boer) War 1899-1902. In the 1891 census he was aged 18, born Lincolnshire, a University Student Oxon, son of James and Flora S Cholmeley, resident ectory, Swaby with Whitepit, Louth, Lincolnshire. No known grave. Commemorated on ARCHANGEL MEMORIAL, Russian Federation.
ELVIN	Harry	Private 12295, 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 1 July 1916. Aged 19. Born Warth, Lincs., resident Gosberton, Linc., enlisted Boston, Lincs.Son of the late Henry and Mary Ellen Elvin. Enlisted Sept., 1914. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C.
KITCHEN	Tom	Private R3/17895, 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 16 April 1916. Born and enlisted Scunthorpe, Lincs, resident Swaby, Lincs. Buried in DARTMOOR CEMETERY, BECORDEL-BECOURT, Somme, France. Plot I. Row D. Grave 20.
STEPHENSON	Thomas [William]	Private 241277, 1st/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 26 June 1917. Aged 25. Born and resident Swarby [sic], Lincs., enlisted Grimsby. Son of Mrs. Stephenson, of Swaby, Alford, Lincs. Buried in LOOS BRITISH CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot XIX. Row D. Grave 14.
WESTERBY	George Hedley	Private 1561, 10th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 5 August 1916. Aged 30. Born Alford, Lincs, resident Swaby, Lincs., enlisted Louth, Lincs. Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Westerby, of Donington-on-Bain, Louth, Lincs; husband of Charlotte Ellen Westerby, of Swaby, Alford, Lincs. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C.
WRIGHT	Edmund	Private 31358, 16th Labour Battalion, Alexandra Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment). Died on service 19 October 1916. Aged 39. Born Swaby, Lincs., enlisted Grimsby. Son of Edmund and Elizabeth Wright, of Swaby, Alford, Lincs. Buried in STE. MARIE CEMETERY, LE HAVRE, Seine-Maritime, France. Division 3. Row M. Grave 10.

WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1918
IN THE CAUSE OF JUSTICE AND FREEDOM
GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS
THAT HE LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS

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THE MEN OF SWABY
WHO SERVED THEIR KING
AND COUNTRY IN THE
GREAT EUROPEAN WAR
1914-1918
AND WERE SPARED TO
RETURN

ADDEY	Henry Preston	Served and returned. In the 1911 census he was aged 23, East Neal, Lincolnshire, a Farmers Son Working On Farm, son of Henry Dransfield and Louisa Augusta Addey, resident Claythorpe. Alford, Lincolnshire. In the 1891 census he was aged 3, born Lincolnshire, resident with his parents, Henry D and Louisa A Addey, at Main Road, East Keal, Spilsby, Lincolnshire.
BELL	Lewis	Served and returned
BARTON	Albert	Served and returned
BONTOFT	Wright	Served and returned
BRUMPTON	Herbert T O	Served and returned
CAMPLING	John	Served and returned
CAMPLIN	Ernest	Served and returned
CARTWRIGHT	George Wm	Served and returned
DIXON	Thomas	Served and returned
ELVIN	Thomas	Served and returned
GOSLING	John	Served and returned
GRANT	Harry	Served and returned
GRANT	George Wm	Served and returned
JACKSON	Christopher	Served and returned
MARTIN	William	Served and returned
ODLIN	Ernest	Served and returned
PARRISH	Albert	Served and returned
PARSONS	Robert	Served and returned
ROBINSON	Fred	Served and returned
RUTLAND	Edward S	Served and returned
RUTLAND	Gordon E	Served and returned
REEVE	Albert	Served and returned
STEPHENSON	Frederick aka Fred	Served and returned. Attested 29 August 1914, in Spalding, as Private R6/10566, 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, 33rd Infantry Brigade, 11th Division, aged 21, born 1893 in Swaby, Lincolnshire, Farm Labourer by trade, joined regiment at Lincoln 31 August 1914. Served with 6th Battalion, then Depot, then 6th Battalion, then Depot and finally 3rd Battalion. Suffered gunshot wounds to the right lower leg 7 August 1915. Transferred 21 July 1919 to Private 11802, 339 P.O.W. Company, Labour Corps. His address was given as 91, Ladysmith Road, Grimsby. Married Elizabeth May Carey 8 January 1918 at Grimsby, resident 84 Duncombe Street, Grimsby. Son of Samuel and iris Stephenson, of Swaby. heoght 5 feet 4 inches, weight 138lbs, chest 43 inches, religious denomination Church of England, complexion fresh, hair sandy, eyes blue.
WILLOUGHBY	Drummond	Served and returned
WILLOUGHBY	Harold	Served and returned
WRIGHT	Herbert	Served and returned
WRIGHT	Howen	Served and returned
WHITE	Edward	Served and returned

Last updated 19 April, 2018

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