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Lest We Forget
The Royal British Legion
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Photographs
Copyright © Phil Curme 2000 |
In
grateful memory
of the men of Waterbeach
who fell in the Great War of
1914-1919
and the Second World War of
1939-1945.
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| ANDREWS | William Thomas |  Private
2715, A Company, 1/1st Cambridgeshire Regiment who was killed in
action at St. Eloi while defending a trench against German attack
on Sunday, 14th March 1915. Age 23. Son of William and Mary Jane
Andrews, of Way Lane, Waterbeach, Cambs. Born Waterbeach, enlisted
Cambridge. Commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 50 and 52. See also Waterbeach
St John Memorial
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| BAVESTER | Harold Frederick |  Rifleman,
A/200558, 4th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps and 1st Battn.
Cambridgeshire Regiment who was killed in action on Friday, 18th
October 1918. Age 36. Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Bavester, of Waterbeach;
husband of Sarah Ann Bavester, of The Lanes, Waterbeach, Cambridge.
Buried in the Highland Cemetery, Le Cateau, Nord, France Grave:
III. E. 12. See also Waterbeach
St John Memorial |
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| BAVESTER | Reuben A |  Private
683065, 1st/22nd (City of London) Battalion (The Queen's), London
Regiment who was killed in action on Thursday, 7th June 1917. Born
Waterbeach, enlisted Croydon, resident Cheam. Formerly 2699, 4th
Battalion, Royal West Surrey Regiment. Commemorated on The YPRES
(MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panels 52
to 54. See also Waterbeach St John
Memorial
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| BEETON | Richard |  Private
G/29785, 16th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment who was killed in action
on Thursday, 10th May 1917. Age 26. Born and residetn Waterbeach,
enlisted Bury St Edmund's. Son of George and Harriett Beeton, of
The Lanes, Waterbeach; husband of Amy Jane Diver (formerly Beeton),
of Lynn House, Waterbeach, Cambridge. Commemorated on The ARRAS
MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 7. See also Waterbeach
St John Memorial
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| BOWERS | Martin Fulstone |
Private 325871, 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment who was missing
believed killed on Saturday, 30th March 1918. Born Landbeach, enlisted
Cambridge. Formerly 2678, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Commemorated
on the Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France. Panel 84 and 85. See also
Waterbeach St John Memorial
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| BRANCH | Walter Albert Thomas |  Corporal,
2722, BCompany, 1/1st Cambridgeshire Regiment who was killed in
action on Saturday, 14th October 1916. Age 22. Son of Walter and
Hannah Elizabeth Branch, of Denny Cottage, Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire.
Born Waterbeach, enlisted Cambridge. Buried in Connaught Cemetery,
THIEPVAL, Somme, France. Grave IX. F. 7. See also Waterbeach
St John Memorial |
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| BURLING | Harry |
Private 20501, 11th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment who was killed in
action on Saturday, 1st July 1916. Commemorated on the Thiepval
Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A. See also Waterbeach
St John Memorial
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| BURROWS | Arthur William |
Private 326556, 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment who was killed
in action on Thursday, 15th November 1917. Age 19. Son of John William
and Ada Jessie Maud Burrows, of Way Lane, Fenleigh Terrace, Waterbeach,
Cambs. Enlisted Cambridge. Formrly 3992, Cambridgeshire Regiment.
Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 148. See also Waterbeach
St John Memorial |
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| CHAPMAN | Cecil Harry |
Private 2726, BCompany, 1/1st Cambridgeshire Regiment, who was killed
in action on Saturday, 17th April 1915. Age 18. Son of Frederick
Chapman, of Denny End, Waterbeach, Cambs. Born Waterbeach, enlisted
Cambridge. Commemorated on The YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 50 and 52. See also Waterbeach
St John Memorial
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| DARLING | Frank |
 Private
326432, 1st/1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment who was killed
in action on Monday, 26th March 1917. Enlisted Cambridge. Formerly
3751, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Buried in Railway Dugouts Burial
Ground, Zillebeke, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. VII. K. 6. See
also Waterbeach St John Memorial
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| DARLING | Harold Williams |
Private 2728, "A" Company, 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment
who was killed in action on Saturday, 14th October 1916. Age 21.
Son of Thomas and Sarah Ann Darling, of Denny End, Waterbeach, Cambs.
Born Waterbeach, enlisted Cambridge. Formerly 3751, Cambridgeshire
Regiment. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
Pier and Face 16 B. See also Waterbeach
St John Memorial
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| DAY | Clifford George |
Private G/66555 The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment.) who died
of wounds on Tuesday, 13th August 1918. Age 19. Son of Mr. and Mrs.
G. Day, of Willow House, Waterbeach, Cambs. Bried in ADELAIDE CEMETERY,
VILLERS-BRETONNEUX, Somme, France. Grave II. C. 4. See also Waterbeach
St John Memorial |
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| DAY | Jack Uriah |
Serjeant, 13652, 11th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment who was killed
in action on Saturday, 1st July 1916. Buried BAPAUME POST MILITARY
CEMETERY, ALBERT, Somme, France. Grave: II. M. 9. See also Waterbeach
St John Memorial |
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| DAY | Walter |
Private 20502, 11th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment who was killed in
action on Saturday, 1st July 1916. Commemorated on the THIEPVAL
MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A. See also Waterbeach
St John Memorial
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| DENTON | Albert |
Private 203227 7th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment who was
killed in action on Thursday, 21st March 1918. Commemorated on the
POZIERES MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Panel 54 to 56. See also Waterbeach
St John Memorial |
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| DIMOCK | Roger Vernon |
Private 40330, 2nd/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment who was
missing believed killed on Monday, 15th April 1918. Age 37. Son
of the late Edward and Matilda Elizabeth Dimock, of The Hall, Waterbeach,
Cambs. Commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Comines-Warneton,
Hainaut, Belgium. Panel 3. Roger was churchwarden at Waterbeach
and a separate plaque commerates him in the church.
See also Waterbeach St John Memorial
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| FEAST | Frederick aka Fred |
Private 26548, 31st Battalion, Training Reserve who died in Dover
Military Hospital on Monday, 9th April 1917. Age 18. Son of George
and Hannah Feast, of Station Rd., Waterbeach, Cambs. Buried WATERBEACH
CEMETERY, Cambridgeshire. Grave 77 (at West end). See also Waterbeach
St John Memorial |
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| FLORY | Arnold A |
Signal Boy, 2400/SB, H.M.S. Eaglet, Royal Naval Reserve who died
in Naval Hospital Liverpool on Monday, 23rd September 1918. Age
16. Son of the Rev. Henry William Flory, M.A., and Mrs. Ruth Willice
Flory, of Isleham Vicarage, Ely, Cambs. Buried in Ware New Cemetery,
Hertfordshire. Grave 87. 1. 5. See also Waterbeach
St John Memorial |
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| FLORY | Percival James |
Second Lieutenant, 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment who was
killed in action on Thursday, 22nd August 1918. Buried in Bienvillers
Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Grave XXI. E. II. See
also Waterbeach St John Memorial
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| FLORY | William Henry |
Second Lieutenant, 2nd/4th Battalion, Oxford. and Bucks Light Infantry
who was killed in action on Thursday, 21st March 1918. Age 22. Son
of the Revd. Henry William Flory, M.A., of The Vicarage, Isleham,
Cambs., and the late Ruth Willice Flory. A member of Fitzwilliam
Hall, Cambridge University, and preparing to take Holy Orders. His
two brothers also fell. Commemorated on The POZIERES MEMORIAL, Somme,
France. Panel 50 and 51. See also Waterbeach
St John Memorial |
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| GARNER | Albert |
Private 235174, 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Died of wounds
14th October 1917. Formerly 7871, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Born
Waterbeach. Enlisted Cambridge. Buried in Outersteene Communal Cemetery
Extension, Bailleul, Nord, France. See also Waterbeach
St John Memorial |
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| GARNER | George W |
Private 26978, 7th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Missing believed
killed in action 30th November 1917. Born Waterbeach. Enlisted Cambridge.
Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, Nord, France. |
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| GARNER | William |
Private 36566, 6th Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal
Berkshire) Regiment. Killed in action 10th March 1917. Born Waterbeach.
Enlisted Cambridge. Resident Waterbeach. Formerly 4633, Cambridgeshire
Regiment. Buried in Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont, Somme,
France. See also Waterbeach St John
Memorial |
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| GILLSON | William C |
Private 3787, 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment who died of
shot wounds on Thursday, 13th July 1916. Lived High Street, Waterbeach.
Enlisted Cambridge. Buried in BETHUNE TOWN CEMETERY, Pas de Calais,
France. Grave V. F. 84. See also Waterbeach
St John Memorial |
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| HAYLOCK | Percy Edward |
Private 326863, 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment who was killed
in action on Monday, 26th March 1917. Age 25. Son of the late Mr.
and Mrs. E. Haylock, of Waterbeach, Cambs. Born Waterbeach, enlisted
Cambridge. Formerly 4670 Cambridgeshire Regiment. Buried in Railway
Dugouts Burial Ground, Zillebeke, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Grave VII. K. 7. See also Waterbeach
St John Memorial |
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| HOWLETT | George Alfred |  Private
G/24520, 23rd Battalion, Middlesex Regiment who was killed in action
on Tuesday, 31st July 1917. Age 27. Son of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Stephen Howlett; husband of Ethel Mary Howlett, of Limes Farm, Landbeach,
Cambs. Commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 49 and 51. See also Waterbeach
St John Memorial
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| KNIGHTS | Cyril Reginald |  [Listed
on SDGW as Reginald] Private 21712, 11th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment,
who died on 1st July 1916. Age 19. Born Waterbeach, enlisted Cambridge.
Son of Mr and Mrs S Knights of Rosemary Hill, Waterbeach, Cambs.
Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
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| MENDHAM | Hezekiah |
Private 203426, 11th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire
& Derbyshire Regiment.) killed in action on Saturday, 5th October
1918. Enlisted Newark, Nottinghamshire. Son of Mr. T. Mendham, of
Winfold Rd., Waterbeach, Cambs. Buried in Guizancourt Farm Cemetery,
Gouy, Aisne, France. Grave B. 2. |
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| MOULE | Henry |  Private
16358, 7th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, killed in action on Friday,
5th April 1918. Born Barrington, enlisted Cambridge. Commemorated
on Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France. Panel 25. See also Waterbeach
St John Memorial |
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| PAYTON | Alfred R J |
Private 9091, "A" Company, 7th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment who was
killed in action on Friday, 1st October 1915. Age 20. Born Waterneach,
enlisted Cambridge. Son of Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Payton, of Waterbeach
Fen, Cambridge. Commemorated on the Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais,
France. Panel 37 and 38. See also Waterbeach
St John Memorial |
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| PLANT | Vivian George |
Leading Signalman, 237621, H.M.S. "Conquest.", Royal Navy who drowned
on Tuesday, 28th March 1916. Buried in Walton-On-The-Naze (or Walton-Le-Soken)
(All Saints) Churchyard Extension, Essex. Note: The extension
contains 21 War Graves, including that of an unidentified seaman
of the Royal Navy (grave 587). In a plot on the South boundary are
buried 17 sailors and one Marine from H.M.S. "Conquest," hit in
the German raid on Lowestoft and Yarmouth in March, 1916; forty
officers and men were killed or wounded. See also Waterbeach
St John Memorial |
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| SHIP[P] | Bertram Edward |
Lance Corporal, 26700, 14th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment who was
killed in action on Friday, 20th October 1916. Age 20. Born and
resident Waterbeach, enlisted Cambridge. Formerly 26977, Suffolk
Regiment. Buried in Connaught Cemetery, Thiepval, Somme, France.
Grave X. H. 4. See also Waterbeach
St John Memorial |
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| STEARN | Alfred Albert |
Private M/271585, 881st Mechanical Transport Company, Army Service
Corps who died in Hospital in Greece on Wednesday, 14th November
1917. Age 34. Born Dry Drayton, enlisted CAmbridge, resident Waterbeach.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stearn, of High St., Landbeach; husband
of Elsie E. Steam, of High St., Waterbeach. Buried in Mikra British
Cemetery, Kalamaria, Greece. Grave 1579. See also Waterbeach
St John Memorial |
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| WALLIS | William |
Private 550180, 10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment.)
who died of wounds on Sunday, 11th August 1918. Age 28. Born 9th
June 1890, Cambridgeshire. Passed fit to serve February 15th, enlisted
29th February 1915 in Toronton, Ontario, Canada, aged 25 years 4
months. Resident 1592, Danford Avenue, Toronto, Canada. Waiter by
trade. Son of John and Jane Wallis, of Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire;
husband of Ada E. Wallis, of 5, Parker's Yard, Longpool, Kendal,
Westmorland although she is listed as being at 1592, Danford Avenue,
Toronto, Canada when he enlisted. Height 5 feet 6 inches, girth
35½ inches, complexion fresh, eyes blue, hair brown; religion
Methodist. 6½ inch scar on his left hip. Buried in Villers-Bretonneux
Military Cemetery, Somme, France. Grave VIA. A. 3. National Archives
of Canada Accession Reference: RG
150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 10042 - 53 See also Waterbeach
St John Memorial |
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| WHITEHEAD | Ellis James |
Private
26923, 7th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment who was killed in action
on Friday, 18th August 1916. Age 19. Born and enlisted Waterbeach.
Son of Alice Mary Everitt (formerly Whitehead, of Denney End, Waterbeach,
Cambs:, and the late Edward Whitehead. Commemorated on the Arras
Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 4. See also Waterbeach
St John Memorial
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| WHITEHEAD | Walter Moses |  Private
2743, "D" Company, 1/1st Cambridgeshire Regiment, wounded
1st June 1915, died of wounds received in action on Wednesday, 2nd
June 1915. Age 19. Son of Ellen Louisa Hills (formerly Whitehead),
of Rosemary Terrace, Waterbeach, Cambs., and the late George Whitehead.
Born Waterbeach, enlisted Waterbeach. Buried in Erquinghem-Lys Churchyard
Extension, Nord, France. Grave I. D. 1. See also Waterbeach
St John Memorial |
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| WYE | David Henry |
[Listed as David Harold Wye on SDGW Private G/8060, 1st Battalion,
The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment.) who died of wounds on
Thursday, 18th April 1918. Born Waterbeach, enlisted and resident
King's Lynn, Norfolk. Buried in Haringhe (Bandaghem) Military Cemetery,
Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Grave II. F. 28. See also Waterbeach
St John Memorial and also Liverpool
Street Station, London |
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| BAVESTER | Dennis Charles Frederick |
Craftsman, 14547055, Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers
who died on Sunday, 22nd July 1945. Age 23. Son of Frederick William
and Beatrice Dora Bavester, of Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire. Buried
in Celle War Cemetery, Germany. Grave 2. E. 4. |
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| BURLING | Harold William | 
Lance
Serjeant, 5771503, 1st Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment who died
on Monday, 7th August 1944. Age 29. Commemorated on Bayeux Memorial,
Calvados, France. Panel 13, Column 1. |
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| CUDWORTH | Leslie Charles |
Corporal, 5827926, HQ Coy, 2nd Btn. The Cambridgeshire Regiment,
Suffolk Regiment who died on Wednesday, 1st March 1944. Age 26.
Prisoner of War, died Chunkai, of encephalitis. Son of James and
Zetella Cudworth; husband of Evelyn May Cudworth, of Cambridge.
Buried in Chungkai War Cemetery, Thailand. Grave 1. C. 4.
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| HOWARD | S. |  1941.
possibly Sidney Charles Howard,
Corporal EX/5199, R.M. Group, M.N.B.D.O.1., Royal Marines who died
on Sunday, 1st June 1941. Age 27. Son of Frank and Ethel Howard;
husband of Kathleen Maud Howard, of Brentwood, Essex. Commemorated
on Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon. Panel 102. Column 3.
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| PAYNE | Arthur William |
Corporal, 5825138, 5th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment who died on Tuesday,
24th March 1942. Age 29. Prisoner of War. Buried in KRANJI WAR CEMETERY,
Singapore. Grave 8. A. 7.
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| PRIOR | Ernest Harry |
Leading
Aircraftman 546726, 149 Squadron, Royal Air Force who was killed
in a Wellington crash at Burnt Fen Saturday, 2nd March 1940. Age
22. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Algernon John Prior, of Waterbeach. The
plane took off from Mildenhall on a leafletting raid. Buried in
WATERBEACH CEMETERY, Cambridgeshire. Grave 190A.
Crash details. The Vivkers Wellington, MK 1A, N2984-OJ, of 149 squadron took off from Mildenhall 00:34 hrs on a leaflet dropping mission to Bremen. Soon after take-off the port engine failedand crew elected to return to the base; the bomber was seen with its landing lights on. The plane crashed 00:45 hrs at Burnt Fen 9 miles North-West of Mildenhall. The War Office Records can be found under the index W735. N2984 was due to take part in the Battle of the River plate 17 December 1939 but had to turn back due to engine trouble on that occasion as well. The crew of the fatal mission were:
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| STOAKLEY | Charles Victor |
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| WOOL | Reginald Walter | Private 14546992, 2/4th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment who died on Friday, 12th May 1944. Age 21. Son of Herbert Aaron and Caroline Wool, of Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire. Buried in Cassino War Cemetery, Italy. Grave VIII. J. 18.
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