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The Royal British Legion
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| MACALLAN | John Alexander | Works
Manager (Draughtsman), Stratford - Private 2578, 17th (County of
London) Battalion (Poplar and Stepney Rifles), London Regiment.
Killed in action 15 January 1916. Aged 26. Born 10 February 1890.
Resident Woodford. Son of Mr. G. and Mrs. E. B. Macallan, of 182,
West Grove, Woodford Green, Essex. Joined Great Eastern Railway
23 April 1904. EnlistedSeptember 1914 in Bow. Buried in MAROC BRITISH
CEMETERY, GRENAY, Pas de Calais, France . Plot I. Row B. Grave 25. |
| MACHELL | H | Labourer
- Private - No further information currently available |
| MADGWICK | Percy John | Goods
Clerk, Bishopsgate - Private 1872, 7th Battalion, Essex Regiment.
Killed in action at Gallipoli 15 August 1915. Aged 20. Born and
resident Walthamstow, Essex. Joined Great Eastern Railway April
1909. Enlisted August 1914 in Walthamstow, Essex. No known grave.
Commemorated on HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey (including Gallipoli). Panel
146 to 151 or 229 to 233. |
| MADGWICK | Thomas William | Clerk,
Divisional Commercial Superintendent's Office, London - Company
Sergeant Major 300073, 7th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in
action in Palestine 27 March 1917. Aged 23. Born Woodford, Essex.
Resident Walthamstow, Essex. Joined Great Eastern Railway November
1907. Enlisted August 1914 in Walthamstow, Essex. No known grave.
Commemorated on JERUSALEM MEMORIAL, Israel and Palestine (including
Gaza). Panels 32 to 38. |
| MALTBY | Charles Thomas | Canvasser,
Liverpool Street, Chief Traffic Manager's Office - Second Lieutenant,
Norfolk Regiment attached to 7th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died
of wounds 27 March 1918. Aged 28. Son of Christopher and Miriam
Maltby, of Islington, London. Joined Great Eastern Railway August
1904. Enlisted 1914, commissioned August 1917. Buried at DOULLENS
COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION NO. 1, Somme, France. Plot III. Row
A. Grave 10. |
| MANDERS | George [Joseph] | Clerk,
Stratford, Civil Engineering Department - Rifleman 470874, "D"
Company, 12th (County of London) Battalion (The Rangers), London
Regiment. Died of wounds 25 April 1918. Aged 22. Resident Stratford.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Manders, of Stratford, London. Joined Great
Eastern Railway February 1910. Enlisted 25 January 1915 in London.
Buried in LONGPRE-LES-CORPS SAINTS BRITISH CEMETERY, Somme, France.
Row D. Grave 12. |
| MANLEY | William James | Porter,
Bishopsgate Low Level - Private L/7950, 1st Battalion, Queen's (Royal
West Surrey Regiment). Died from influenza as a prisoner of war
10 November 1918. Aged 33. Born Paddington, Middlesex. Resident
Guildford, Surrey. Reservist. Enlisted August 1914 in Guildford,
Surrey. Buried in BERLIN SOUTH-WESTERN CEMETERY, Brandenburg, Germany.
Plot III. Row D. Grave 2. |
| MANN | Herbert [William] | Permanent
Way Labourer, Saxmundham - Acting Corporal 3/7178, 2nd Battalion,
Suffolk Regiment. Died of wounds 18 December 1915. Aged 28. Born
26 December 1886 in Kelsale, Suffolk. Husband of Lottie E. Mann,
of Brook Cottage, Benhall, Saxmundham, Suffolk. Joined Great Eastern
Railway March 1912. Enlisted in Bury St. Edmunds. Buried in LIJSSENTHOEK
MILITARY CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot IV. Row A. Grave
21. See also Benhall, Suffolk
and Kelsale with Carlton, Suffolk |
| MANN | J E | Carman
- Private - No further information currently available |
| MANNING | Louis Edward | Porter,
Ilford - Private G/3678, 7th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment).
Killed in action 3 May 1917. Aged 24. Born and resident Holbrook,
Ipswich, Suffolk. Joined Great Eastern Railway August 1912. Enlisted
in Warley, Essex. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL,
Pas de Calais, France. Bay 2. |
| MANSFIELD | William [Henry John] | Goods
Porter, Bishopsgate, Goods - Private 17941, 6th Battalion, Duke
Of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment). Killed in action 2 July 1916.
Born and resident Bethnal Green, London. Joined Great Eastern Railway
21 May 1903. Enlisted 3 September 1914 in Stratford, Essex. Formerly
14134, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. No known grave. Commemorated
on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 13 A. |
| MANTRIPP | Charles Frederick | Painter,
Lowestoft Harbour Works - Private 77049, 129th Company, Labour Corps
transferred from 21st Labour Company, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey
Regiment). Died of wounds 27 October 1917. Born Lowestoft, Suffolk.
Joined Great Eastern Railway crica 1904. Reservist. Enlisted in
Lowestoft, Suffolk. Formerly 10470, Norfolk Regiment. Served in
the South African (Boer) War. Buried in MENDINGHEM MILITARY CEMETERY,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot VI. Row A. Grave 7. See also Lowestoft
and Lowestoft
St. Margaret's |
| MARCHANT | A C | No
further information currently available |
| MARKHAM | Edward Robert | Vanguard,
London Cartage Committee - Private 14300, 10th Battalion, Essex
Regiment. Killed in action 8 February 1917. Aged 21. Born Romford.
Resident Chadwell Heath, Essex. Joined Great Eastern Railway June
1910. Enlisted in Shoreditch, Middlesex. No known grave. Commemorated
on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 10 D. |
| MARRIOTT | J | Porter
- Private - No further information currently available |
| MARSH | Harold William | Clerk,Chief
Mechanical Engineer's Department, Stratford - Rifleman 30162 [CWGC]
or 301621 [SDGW}, 1st/5th (City of London) Battalion (London Rifle
Brigade), London Regiment. Killed in action 1 July 1916. Aged 18.
Resident Loughton. Son of Elijah and Emily Harriett Marsh, of 6,
Woodland Rd., Loughton, Essex. Joined Great Eastern Railway September
1912. Enllisted July 1915 in London No known grave. Commemorated
on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 9 D. See also
Loughton, Essex |
| MARSHALL | Harry | Wagon
Greaser, Wisbech - Stoker 1st Class K/27048, H.M.S. "Recruit",
Royal Navy. Lost with his ship, killed by mine explosion in North
Sea 9 August 1917. Born 28 January 1896 Wisbech, Cambs. Baptised
19 April 1896 in Wisbech, St Peter, son of Harry and Fanny Marshall,
of 35 Little South Street, Wisbech St Peter. Son of Mrs. J. Loveday
(formerly Marshall), of 50, Victoria Rd., Wisbech, Cambs., and the
late Henry Marshall; death record states his mother was Fanny, of
the "Dunn Cow", Wisbech. Admmited to Wisbech Victoria
Road Boys' School in 1903. Enlisted 21 June 1915 for duration of
the hostilities, trade given as Greaser G.E.R., height 5 feet 2
inches, chest 34½ inches, brown hair, blue eyes, fresh complexion.
In the 1911 census he was aged 15, born Wisbech, Cambs., residetn
wtih his parents Harry and Fanny Marshall, at 50 Victoria Road Wisbech,
Wisbech St Peter, Cambridgeshire. No known grave. Commemorated on
CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent. Panel 24. See also Wisbech |
| MARTIN | Alfred | Gateman,
Canning Town - Private 203385, 1st (City of London) Battalion (Royal
Fusiliers), London Regiment. Killed in action 3 May 1917. Aged 19.
Born August 1897 in Standon, Herts. Resident Canning Town. Son of
Alfred and Kate Martin, of Hadham Rd., Standon, Herts. Joined Great
Eastern Railway 1912. Enlisted August 1916 in Canning Town. Formerly
6843, 2nd Battalion, London Regiment. Buried in VIS-EN-ARTOIS BRITISH
CEMETERY, HAUCOURT, Pas de Calais, France. Plot VI. Row C. Grave
26. See also Standon, Hertfordshire. |
| MARTIN | Alfred Arthur | Police
Constable - Private, Highland Light Infantry. Died 23 September
1915. Born 12 March 1886. Joined Great Eastern Railway Police from
the Engineer's Department June 1914. Possibly
Acting Sergeant 5918, 10th (Service) Battalion, Highland Light Infantry.
Killed in action 12 November 1915. Aged 31. Born Orpington, Kent.
Son of James and Eliza Martin, of Orpington, Kent; husband of Caroline
Esther Martin, of 51, Blackwall Buildings, Fulbourne St., Whitechapel,
London. Enlisted in London. Buried in YPRES RESERVOIR CEMETERY,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot VI. Row E. Grave 49. |
| MARTIN | Fred | Porter,
Newbury Park - Rifleman 471295, 2nd/12th (County of London) Battalion
(The Rangers), London Regiment. Killed in action 8 June 1917. Aged
25. Resident Saxmundham. Son of John Charles Martin, of Garden Cottage,
Saxmundham, Suffolk. Enlisted June 1915 in London. No known grave.
Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 10. See
also Saxmundham |
| MARYON | [Jonathan] William | Kitchen
Porter, Hotel Department - Private 11899, 2nd Battalion, Hampshire
Regiment. Killed in action 1 March 1917. Aged 21. Born Stepney,
London. Resident Whitechapel, London. Son of J. and Alice Maryon,
of 1, Kent and Essex Yard, High St., Whitechapel, London. Joined
Great Eastern Railway 29 July 1912. Enlisted September 1914 in St.
Paul's Churchyard, London. Formerly 12682, Duke of Cornwall's Light
Infantry. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme,
France. Pier and Face 7 C and 7 B. |
| MASSEY | Frank | Under
Shunter, Silvertown - Rifleman 415260, 2nd/9th (County of London)
Battalion (Queen Victoria's Rifles), London Regiment. Killed in
action 27 September 1917. Aged 27. Born West Ham. Resident Leytonstone.
Joined Great Eastern Railway August 1910. Enlisted 1917 in Stratford.
Formerly 594748, 18th Battalion, London Regiment. No known grave.
Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel
151. |
| MATRONI | Albert Hubert | [Listed
as U A MATRONI on memorial] Assistant Porter, Ipswich - Corporal
1756, 4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 15 July
1916. Aged 18. Born Ipswich. Joined Great Eastern Railway 7 January
1913. Enlisted in Ipswich. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL
MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A. |
| MATTHEWS | Alfred [James] | Platelayer,
Engineers Department - Stoker 1st Class SS/104526, Collingwood Battalion,
Royal Naval Division, Royal Navy. Captured at Antwerp, died as a
Prisoner of War 24 November 1914. Aged 32. Husband of Mrs. M. Matthews,
of 37, Raverley St., Devons Rd., Bow, London. Joined Great Eastern
Railway circa 1911. Buried in BERLIN SOUTH-WESTERN CEMETERY, Brandenburg,
Germany. Plot VIII. Row J. Grave 2. |
| MATTHEWS | Charles [Emlyn] | Window
Cleaner, Secretary's Department - Corporal 10049, 2nd Battalion,
Durham Light Infantry. Killed in action 20 October 1914. Born and
resident Leyton, Essex. Husband of Mrs. Adeline O'Shea (formerly
Matthews), of Cork St., Macroom, Co. Cork. Reservist Enlisted in
London. No known grave. Commemorated at PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL, Hainaut,
Belgium. Panel 8 and 9. |
| MAXWELL | William [Stuart Lock] | Clerk,
Division Commercial Superintendent Office, London - Sergeant 570655,
17th (County of London) Battalion (Poplar and Stepney Rifles), London
Regiment. Died of wounds in the Egyptian Theatre of War 18 November
1917. Aged 25. Resident Woodford. Son of William Henry and Agnes
Maxwell, of 34, West Grove, Woodford Green, Essex. Joined Great
Eastern Railway 21 June 1908. Enlisted 3 September 1914 in Bow.
Buried in CAIRO WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY, Egypt. Section F. Grave 348. |
| MAYES | Arthur John | Clerk,
Commercial Superintendent's Office - Rifleman 548107, 1st/15th (County
of London) Battalion (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles),
London Regiment. Killed in action 18 August 1918. Aged 19. Born
and resident Romford. Son of Alice A. Mayes, of 28, Carlisle Rd.,
Romford, Essex. Joined Great Eastern Railway 29 January 1914. Enlisted
June 1917 in Ilford. Formerly 305728, 5th Battalion, London Regiment.
Buried at BONNAY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Somme, France. Row
C. Grave 29. |
| MAYNARD | W | No
further information currently available |
| MAYO | Thomas | Machine
Boy, Stratford, Locomotive Smith Shop - Lance-Corporal 17121, 13th
Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action 2 March 1916. Joined
Great Eastern Railway 1912. Enlisted September 1914. *** This information
taken from Railwaymen Died in the Great War but relates to S MAYO
- think this man may have died out of service and is not as recorded
*** |
| McMAHON | Joseph Peter | Fitter's
Labourer Chief Civil Engineer's Department- Private 3/136, "A"
Company, 2nd Battalion, Duke Of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment).
Killed in action 25 September 1915. Aged 23. Born West Ham, Essex.
Resident Stratford. Son of Thomas and Mary McMahon, of 108, Rosher
Rd., Stratford, London; husband of Matilda Tinham (formerly McMahon),
of 36, Morris Rd., Stratford, London. Joined Great Eastern Railway
February 1913. Enlisted 1914 in Stratford, Essex. No known grave.
Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 102. |
| McNESS | James [Morris] | Engine
Cleaner, Stratford - Private L/26204, "C" Battery, 173rd
Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Died of wounds 6 March 1917. Born
May 1893 in Stratford. Joined Great Eastern Railway February 1913.
Enlisted May 1915 in Stratford. Buried in BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY
EXTENSION, NORD, Nord, France. Plot III. Row A. Grave 4. |
| MEAD | Fred | Casual
Labourer, Cambridge - Private 201315, 4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment.
Killed in action 30 August 1918. Aged 23. Joined Great Eastern Railway
September 1914. Enlisted February 1916 in Cambridge. Formerly 4004,
Suffolk Regiment. In the 1911 census he was aged 16, born Cambridge,
a Tram Conductor, resident with his parents, William and Elizabeth
Mead, at 10 Cypress Road, Mill Road, Cambridge. No known grave.
Commemorated on VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel
4. See also Cambridge
Guildhall and Cambridge
St. Philip's. |
| MEAD | Jack Leslie |  Deck
Boy, Continental Steamers - Lance Sergeant 38268, 4th Battalion,
Essex Regiment. Killed in action in Palestine 3 November 1917. Aged
19. Born Harwich. Resident Dovercourt, Essex. Son of John and Emma
Mead, of 3, Gwynne Rd., Dovercourt, Essex. Joined Great Eastern
Railway 6 January 1913. Enlisted 5 September 1914 in Colchester.
Awarded the Military Medal (M.M.). Buried in GAZA WAR CEMETERY,
Israel and Palestine (including Gaza). Plot XXIX. Row A. Grave 8.
See also Dovercourt, Upper |
| MEAD | William | Porter,
Chappel - Private 3384, 1st/5th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died
of dysentery at Gallipoli 28 October 1915. Aged 19. Son of William
and Eliza Mead, of Mellis, Eye, Suffolk. Joined Great Eastern Railway
October 1912. Enlisted May 1915 in Mellis, Suffolk. Buried in ALEXANDRIA
(CHATBY) MILITARY AND WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY, Egypt . Section D.
Grave 29. |
| MEALAND | George [Edwin] | Labourer,
Stratford, Chief Mechanical Engineer's Department - Acting Bombardier
L/14695, 163rd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Died of wounds 9
August 1916. Born Stratford. Joined Great Eastern Railway circa
1897. Enlisted April 1915 in Stratford, E. Buried in CARNOY MILITARY
CEMETERY, Somme, France. Row O. Grave 28. |
| MERRIGAN | Albert [Edward] | Fitter/Erector
- Corporal 1344, 6th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action
at Gallipoli 15 August 1915. Aged 21. Born 13 May 1895 in West Ham,
Essex. Resident Forest Gate, Essex. Son of A. Edward Merrigan, of
17, Stork Rd., Forest Gate, London. Joined Great Eastern Railway
June 1909. Enlisted in West Ham, Essex. In the 1911 census he was
aged 15, born West Ham, Essex, an Apprentice Fitter, resident with
his parents, Albert and Louisa Merrigan, at 17, Stork Road, Forest
Gate E, West Ham, London & Essex. No known grave. Commemorated
on HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey (including Gallipoli). Panel 146 to 151
or 229 to 233. |
| MILLARD | John Spencer | Tube
Cleaner, Stratford - Pioneer 347930, 2nd Army Troops Company, Royal
Engineers. Died in hospital 18 April 1918. Aged 31. Born 13 July
1886 in Mile End Road, Middlesex. Resident Ilford, Essex. Son of
John and Rose Millard; husband of Mary F. Millard, of 55, Colchester
Avenue, Manor Park, London. Joined Great Eastern Railway 19 December
1915. Enlisted 22 June 1917 in Romford, Essex. Formerly G/87745,
Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment). Buried in STE. MARIE
CEMETERY, LE HAVRE, Seine-Maritime, France. Division 62. Plot III.
Row E. Grave 2. |
| MILLER | A W R | Permanent
Way Labourer - Private - No further information currently available |
| MILLER | Albert Edward | [Listed
as E A MILLER on memorial] Platelayer, Chief Civil Engineer's Department
- Private 201073, 1st/4th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Died of wounds
in the Egyptian Theatre of War 16 April 1917. Aged 24. Resident
East Ham, Essex. Joined Great Eastern Railway October 1914. Enlisted
August 1915 in Ilford, Essex. Buried at CAIRO WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY,
Egypt. Section F. Grave 213. |
| MILLER | John Sydney | Carriage
Washer, Ilford - Private 7718, 2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment. Died
of wounds 26 August 1914. Aged 27. Born and resident Ilford, Essex.
Joined Great Eastern Railway 19 November 1913. Reservist. Enlisted
in Warley, Essex. No known grave. Commemorated on LA FERTE-SOUS-JOUARRE
MEMORIAL, Seine-et-Marne, France. |
| MILLER | Walter Henry | Clerk,
Goodman's Yard - Private 200691, 4th Battalion, Essex Regiment.
Died of wounds in Palestine 29 March 1917. Aged 19. Resident Leyton,
Essex. Son of Mr. A. and Mrs. E. Miller, of Leyton, London. Joined
Great Eastern Railway circa 1909. Enlisted November 1914 in Ilford,
Essex. Buried in DEIR EL BELAH WAR CEMETERY, Israel and Palestine
(including Gaza). Section C. Grave 85. |
| MILLIGAN | Bertie [Augustus] | Clerk,
Blackwall - Rifleman R/16516, 8th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle
Corps. Died of wounds 3 September 1916. Aged 33. Born Yarmouth.
Resident Dulwich, Kent. Joined Great Eastern Railway circa 1902.
Enlisted 10 November 1915 in London. No known grave. Commemorated
on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 13 A and 13 B. |
| MILLS | Ernest Arthur | Acting
Fireman, Colchester - Private 16689, 8th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's
(West Riding Regiment). Died of wounds 10 October 1917. Born, 4
June 1893, and resident Eye, Suffolk. Joined Great Eastern Railway
April 1911. Enlisted September 1914 in Colchester, Essex. Formerly
Trooper 8377, Dragoon Guards. Buried in DOZINGHEM MILITARY CEMETERY,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot X. Row J. Grave 9. |
| MILNE | George Sidney | Porter,
Rye House - Private 652576, 1st/21st (County of London) Battalion
(1st Surrey Rifles), London Regiment. Killed in action 15 September
1916. Aged 21. Born Exning, Cambs. Resident Newmarket. Son of Frank
and Bertha Milne, of King Edward Rd., Newmarket. Joined Great Eastern
Railway circa 1913. Enlisted May 1915 in Hertford. Formerly 21316,
Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. No known grave. Commemorated
on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 13 C. see also
Exning and Newmarket |
| MILTON | William [Robert] |
Stableman,
London Cartage Committee - Sergeant 4633, 13th Battalion, Royal
Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Killed in action 24 October
1918. Aged 31. Born and resident Tottenham. Son of Robert and Mary
Milton, of 34, Devon Rd., Tottenham, London. Joined Great Eastern
Railway September 1901. Enlisted in Tottenham. No known grave. Commemorated
on VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 3. |
| MINNS | Charles William | Gate
Lad, Harleston - Private 320242, 12th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment.
Killed in action 19 August 1918. Aged 23. Born Bungay, Suffolk.
Son of Harry Edwin Minns, of Castle Lane, Bungay, Suffolk; his brother
also fell (see below). Joined Great Eastern Railway circa 1912/1913.
Enlisted May 1915 in Norwich, Norfolk. Buried in OUTTERSTEENE COMMUNAL
CEMETERY EXTENSION, BAILLEUL, Nord, France. Plot II. Row C. Grave
58. See also Bungay |
| MINNS | Harry Edwin | Porter,
Somerleyton - Private 14866, 8th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Killed
in action 11 August 1917. Aged 23. Born Bungay, Suffolk. Son of
Harry Edwin and Alice Victoria Minns, of 3, Castle Lane, Bungay,
Suffolk; his brother also fell (see above). Joined Great Eastern
Railway circa 1912/1913. Enlisted September 1914. in Norwich, Norfolk.
No known grave. Commemorated at YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 4. See also Bungay |
| MITCHELL | Henry Francis | Fireman,
Stratford - Private, Royal Navy. Drowned at sea. Born 23 December
1883. Joined Great Eastern Railway May 1903. No further information
currently available. |
| MITCHELL | Herbert Walter |
[Listed
as W H MITCHELL on memorial] Under Shunter, Whitemoor- Private 42650,
1/6th (T.F.) Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. Killed in
action 13 October 1918. Aged 27. Born March, Cambs. Son of Thomas
and Rebecca Mitchell, of 60, New Park, March, Cambs. Joined Great
Eastern Railway April 1912. Enlisted May 1917 in March, Cambs. Formerly
203306, Essex Regiment. Buried in BUSIGNY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION,
Nord, France. Plot IV. Row C. Grave 4. See also March,
Cambridgeshire |
| MITCHELL | William [John] |
Permanent
Way Labourer, Cambridge, Engineer's Department - Corporal 7309,
2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action 13 September 1914.
Aged 27. Born and resident Cambridge. Son of John Mitchell, of Cambridge;
husband of Maud Elizabeth Alice Thomas (formerly Mitchell), of 6,
Stone Terrace, Stone St., Cambridge. Enlisted in Cambridge. No known
grave. Commemorated at LA FERTE-SOUS-JOUARRE MEMORIAL, Seine-et-Marne,
France. See also Cambridge
Guildhall and Cambridge
St. Matthew's
Extract from Cambridge Independent Press Friday 16 October 1914 page 5: CAMBRIDGE MAN KILLED IN ACTION Mrs. Mitchell, of 111, Gwydir-street, has received official intimation that her husband, Corpl. W. J. Mitchell, of the 2nd Battalion, Essex Regt., was killed in action on September 13th. The notification was accompanied by the printed form expressing the sympathy the King and Queen. It is signed "Kitchener,” and runs: "The King commands to assure you of the true sympathy his Majesty and the Queen in your sorrow.” Corpl. Mitckell was a Reservist, and had served nine years with the Colours and three in the Reserves. When called up he was employed in the District Engineers' Department of the Great Eastern Railway. He had been married about three years, and leaves widow and one child, 15 months old. Mrs. Mitchell is deeply grateful for the many expressions of sympathy she has received in her bereavement. |
| MONK | Ernest William | Clerk,
Chief Traffic Manager's Office - Lieutenant Temporary Captain, Royal
Flying Corps and 1st/4th (City of London) Battalion (Royal Fusiliers),
London Regiment. Killed in action 29 March 1918. Aged 23. Son of
Elizabeth Monk, of 5, Lemna Rd., Leytonstone, London, and the late
George Stephen Monk. Joined Great Eastern Railway 5 December 1910.
Enlisted 18 September 1914. In the 1911 census he was aged 16, born
Forest Gate, a Railway Clerk, resident with with his widowed mother,
Elizabeth Monk, at Berjonville Grove Road, Woodford, London &
Essex. Buried in BEAUVAL COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Somme, France. Row A.
Grave 21. |
| MOORE | Albert | Clerk,
Audit Department - Rifleman 2732, 1st/6th (City of London) Battalion
(Rifles), London Regiment. Killed in action by a mine explosion
30 April 1916. Aged 20. Resident Leytonstone. Joined Great Eastern
Railway September 1909. Enlisted 1914 in London. In the 1911 census
he was aged 15, born Leyton, Essex, a Railway Clerk, resident with
his parents Abraham and Sarah Ann Moore, at 20 Leslie Road, Leytonstone,
Low Leyton, London & Essex. No known grave. Commemorated on
ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 9 and 10. |
| MOORE | William Walter | Engine
Cleaner - Private 275185, 6th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed
in action in Palestine 26 March 1917. Aged 24. Born and resident
Stratford, Essex. Son of Mrs. Grace Moore, of 33, Meath Rd., West
Ham, London; husband of Annie Susan Moore, of 11, Beddingfield St.,
Leyton Rd., Stratford, London. Joined Great Eastern Railway January
1914. Territorial. Mobilizied 1914. Enlisted in West Ham, Essex.
No known grave. Commemorated at JERUSALEM MEMORIAL, Israel and Palestine
(including Gaza). Panels 32 to 38. |
| MORLEY | Henry | Vanguard,
Bishospgate - Guardsman 19155, 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards.
Died of wounds 29 September 1915. Born November 1896 in Ilford.
Joined Great Eastern Railway March 1911. Enlisted November 1914
in London. In the 1911 census he was aged 14, born Ilford, Essex,
a Van Guard G.E.R., resident with his father, Thomas Morely, at
23, Newbury Terrace, Ley Street, Ilford, Essex. Buried in BETHUNE
TOWN CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot IV. Row E. Grave 43. |
| MORRELL | Thomas | Goods
Porter, Haverhill - Pioneer 527933, 4th Section, Railway Transport,
Royal Engineers. Died of wounds 26 September 1917. Aged 21. Son
of John and Rose Eleanor Morrell, of 52, Springfield Rd., Tottenham,
London. John and Rose Eleanor Morrell were publicans at the Montford
Arms, Horseheath, in 1911. Enlisted in Territorials June 1913 in
Cambridge. Formerly 4428, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Buried in LIJSSENTHOEK
MILITARY CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot XXIII. Row A.
Grave 10. See also Horseheath,
Cambridgeshire. |
| MORTIMER | Russell George | Carman,
Norwich (Victoria) - Private 13399, 8th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment.
Killed in action 10 January 1916. Aged 24. Born Ryburgh, Norfolk.
Son of Charles W. and A. Mortimer, of 108, Devonshire St., Dereham
Rd., Norwich. Joined Great Eastern Railway 21 May 1912. Enlisted
September 1914 in Norwich, Norfolk. Buried in ALBERT COMMUNAL CEMETERY
EXTENSION, Somme, France. Plot I. Row B. Grave 5. |
| MORTIMORE | Francis [Edwin] | First
Engineer, Continental Steamers - Engineer Lieutenant (Temporary),
H.M.S. "Clacton", Royal Naval Reserve. Killed when his
ship was sunk in the Eastern Mediterranean by an enemy vessel 3
August 1916. Aged 44. Joined Great Eastern Railway August 1888.
H.M.S. "Clacton" was a minesweeper. No known grave. Commemorated
on CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent. Panel 18. |
| MOSS | James | Underman,
Haughley, Chief Civil Engineer's Departmentt - Private 5819348,
Suffolk Regiment. Died 29 November 1920. Aged 31. Son of Mrs. J.
Moss, of 30, Lower Violet Hill, Stowmarket. Joined Great Eastern
Railway 13 May 1907. Enlisted November 1914. Buried on the East
boundary in HAUGHLEY (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD, Suffolk. See also Haughley
War Memorial |
| MOULES | Edwin Haywood | Clerk,
Yarmouth Vauxhall - Second Corporal 85236, 34th Division Signal
Company, Royal Engineers. Killed in action 25 August 1917. Aged
33. Born and resident Gorleston, Suffolk. Son of Andrew and Eliza
Moules, of Gorleston-on-Sea; husband of Ruth Ellen Moules, of 49,
Albemarle Rd., Gorleston-on-Sea. Joined Great Eastern Railway May
1900. Enlisted April 1915 in Gt. Yarmouth, Norfolk. Buried in JEANCOURT
COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Aisne, France. Plot II. Row D. Grave
16. See also Gt. Yarmouth
|
| MOXON | Harry |  Goods
Porter, Whitemoor - Rifleman 1266, 1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade
(Prince Consort's Own). Died of wounds 16 March 1918. Aged 30. Son
of Martin and Susannah Moxon of 66, The Avenue, March;
brother of Herbert Ernest Moxon (below). Joined Great Eastern
Railway 17 March 1914. Enlisted August 1914. Originally attested
at Bury St Edmunds 16 November 1905 as 1266, Rifle Brigade, born
March, Cambridgeshire, aged 18 years 1 month, a labourer, unmarried,
height 5 feet 4¾ inches, weight 124lbs, chest 32 inches,
fresh complexion, brown eyes, brown hair, religious denomination
Church of England, transferred to Army Reserve 7 February 1914,
mobilized at Winchester 5 August 1914. Discharged due to gunshot
wound to the spine (1 July 1916) making him no longer physically
fit for War Service, dated 23 November 1916, classed as a pensioner
Chelsea 91308/E, originally was in 2 General Hospital, Havre, transported
back to UK on S.S. Panama 4 July 1916. Buried 21 March 1918 in MARCH
CEMETERY, Cambridgeshire. Plot/Row/Section/Area A. Grave 338. See
also March, Cambridgeshire |
| MOXON | Herbert Ernest | Bricklayer's
Labourer, Chief Civil Engineer's Department - Private 243288, 5th
Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment. Killed in action 19 July 1917. Aged
31. Born and resident March. Husband of Rose Clarke (formerly Moxon),
of Bedlam Corner Farm, March, Cambs;
brother of Harry Moxon (above). Joined Great Eastern Railway
13 May 1907. circa 1909. Enlisted 14 October 1914 in Cambridge.
Formerly 2572, Suffolk Regiment. Buried in HENINEL COMMUNAL CEMETERY
EXTENSION, Pas de Calais, France. Row C. Grave 26. See also March,
Cambridgeshire |
| MOYES | Arthur [David] | General
Labourer, Civil Engineering Department - Private 57510 [CWGC] or
5750 [SDGW] or GS/57570 [Medal Cards], 26th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
(City Of London Regiment). Killed in action 20 September 1917. Aged
24. Born Monk Soham, Suffolk. Resident Bealings. Son of David. and
Betsy Moyes, of Martlesham Rd, Bealings, Woodbridge, Suffolk. Joined
Great Eastern Railway 13 July 1914. Enlisted 13 March 1917 in Ipswich.
Formerly 23645, 3rd Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). In
the 1911 census he was aged 17, born Monk Soham, Suffolk, a Blacksmith,
resident with his parents, David and Betsy Moyes, at Martlesham
Bealings, Little Bealings, Suffolk. No known grave. Commemorated
on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 28 to 30 and
162 to 162A and 163A. See also Little
Bealings, Suffolk |
| MOYSER | Hubert Henry | Engine
Cleaner, York - Private 2320, 1st/5th Battalion, Prince of Wales'
Own (West Yorkshire Regiment). Killed in action by a German bomb
in the trenches 20 February 1916. Born York. Joined Great Eastern
Railway September 1912. Enlisted April 1915 in York. No known grave.
Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face
2 A 2 C and 2 D. |
| MUNN | G | No
further information currently available |
| MUNSON, MM | Arthur James | General
Labourer,Colchester, Civil Engineer's Department - Sergeant 8423,
"Z" Company, 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in
action 23 August 1918. Aged 33. Born and resident Colchester. Son
of Augusta Munson, of 7, Mile End Rd., Colchester, and the late
Frederick Munson. Joined Great Eastern Railway 14 February 1914.
Reservist. Enlisted August 1914 in Warley, Essex. Awarded the Military
Medal (M.M.). Buried in FONCQUEVILLERS MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de
Calais, France. Plot II. Row A. Grave 3. |
| MUNSON | Fred [Stanley] | Washer
(Laundry), Colchester - Private 250592, "C" Company, 5th
Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action in Palestine 2 April
1917. Resident Colchester. Son of Augusta Munson, of 7, Mile End
Rd., Colchester, and the late Frederick Munson. Enlisted 25 October
1914 in Colchester. No known grave. Commemorated on JERUSALEM MEMORIAL,
Israel and Palestine (including Gaza). Panels 32 to 38. |
| MURCH | John [Cope] | Clerk,
Liverpool Street, Continental Department - Private 2352, "C"
Company, 1st/20th (County of London) Battalion (Blackheath and Woolwich),
London Regiment. Killed in action 25 September 1915. Aged 29. Resident
Goodmayes. Son of the late John Jerom and Alice J. Murch, of 168,
Cranbrook Rd., Ilford, Essex. Joined Great Eastern Railway 5 January
1904. Enlisted in Blackheath. No known grave. Commemorated on LOOS
MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Addenda Panel. |
| MURRAY | Alfred | Clerk,
Norwich (Thorpe) Goods Department - Private 13091, 8th Battalion,
Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action 19 July 1916. Aged 25. Born Clare,
Co. Clare, Ireland. Joined Great Eastern Railway 16 August 1905.
Enlisted 2 September 1914 in Norwich, Norfolk. No known grave. Commemorated
at THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C and 1 D. |
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