KIRBY
LE SOKEN WAR MEMORIAL
World
War 1 & 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © Photographed Andy Pay; Transcribed and
researched Martin Edwards 2004
additional information Derek Ladkin
The
Main War Memorial is on The Street, Kirby Le Soken close to St Michael's
church set within the gardens, it was moved in 1953 from the road junction
of the B1034, The Street and Halstead Road, for safety reasons. The
memorial is a rough-hewn, granite cross set on a tapering plinth upon
which the inscriptions are inscribed the whole memorial stands on a
two-stepped base. There are 34 names for World War 1 listed by name,
year they died and any decorations; for World War 2 there are 11 names
listed by surname and two civilians who also died. The memorial was
dedicated on 11th April 1920 by local dignitaries and clergy. Details
of the unveiling can be found in the Essex County Standard dated 17th
April 1920. The memorial names for World War 1 are listed in no particular
order but have been sorted here into alphabetical order.
There are two further plaques to be found within St Michael's Church,
the first lists only 33 names for World War 1, not 34 as the main memorial,
and it takes the form of a brass plaque inset into a grey marble mount,
mounted on the wall, with names listed in black lettering in three columns.
The second plaque contains the 13 names for World War 2, including the
civilians, and again is a brass plaque inset into a grey marble mount.
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THESE
MEN FROM THIS PARISH LAID DOWN
THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR THAT THOSE
THEY LEFT BEHIND MIGHT LIVE IN PEACE
1914-1918
BACON |
Bertie |
Trooper
405, 'A' Squadron, 7th Dragoon Guards (Princess Royal). Died 13th
June 1916. Aged 29. Born Kirby, enlisted Colchester, resident
Frinton-on-Sea. Son of the late George and Mary Ann Bacon, of
Kirby-le-Soken, Essex. Buried in LE TREPORT MILITARY CEMETERY,
Seine-Maritime, France. Plot 2. Row K. Grave 7C. |
BACON |
William
[Arthur] |
Lance
Corporal 19474, 11th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action
26th September 1916. Born and resident Lower Kirby, enlisted Colchester.
No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France.
Pier and Face 10 D. |
BARTON,
DCM |
William
Joseph |
[Listed
as W G BARTON on memorial] Private M2/114444, 2nd Water Tank Company,
Royal Army Service Corps. Died of wounds 27th October 1918. Aged
27. Born and enlisted Colchester, resident Walton-on-Naze. Son
of Joseph and Florence Barton; husband of Florence May Barton,
of Royal Earlswood Institution, nr. Redhill, Surrey. Native of
Lower Kirby, Essex. Awarded the Distiguished Conduct Medal (D.C.M.).
Buried in ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot
LXVI. Row L. Grave 14. |
BOOTH |
Cyril
[Frederick] |
Private
24621, 13th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action 28th April
1917. Born Ipswich, enlisted Colchester, residen Kirby Cross.
No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais,
France. Bay 7. |
CLARKE |
Frederick
William |
Private
G/42474, 4th Battalion, Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment).
Killed in action 11th April 1917. Aged 37. Born Long Kirby, enlisted
Warley, resident Lower Kirby. Husband of Emma Jane Clarke, of
1, Ivy Cottages, Lower Kirby-le-Soken, Kirby Cross, Essex. Formerly
G/15920, Royal West Kent Regiment. Buried in MONCHY BRITISH CEMETERY,
MONCHY-LE-PREUX, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row F. Grave 24. |
CLARKE |
Herbert
[Edward] |
Private
10550, 9th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action 31st October
1915. Born Thornington, enlisted Southend-on-Sea, resident Lower
Kirby. No known grave. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais,
France. Panel 85 to 87. |
CLARKE |
Henry
George |
Private
G/21353, 6th Battalion, Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment).
Killed in action 27th September 1918. Aged 21. Born and residenjt
Kirby, enlisted Warley. Son of C. J. Clarke, of Laburnum Cottage,
Kirby-le-Soken, Clacton-on-Sea, and the late George Clarke. Formerly
21066, East Surrey Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated on VIS-EN-ARTOIS
MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 3. |
COPPING |
Walter
[Charles] |
Private
1684, 1st/8th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Died in United Kingdom
11th November 1916. Enlisted Colchester, resident Lower Kirby.
Buried in ST. MICHAEL CHURCHYARD, KIRBY-LE-SOKEN, Essex.
1684
Private
W.C. Copping
Essex Regt
11th November 1916 |
CUTHBERT |
William |
Private
RX4/214867, 4th Base Remount Depot, Royal Army Service Corps.
Died 2nd February 1917. Aged 38. Born and enlisted Colchester,
resident Wivenhoe. Son of William and Ann Cuthbert, of Kirby Cross,
Essex. Buried in BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France.
Plot VIII. Row B. Grave 205. |
FAINT,
MM |
Robert
[James] |
Corporal
340176, 319th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died 23rd
April 1918. Aged 29. Born Beaumont, Essex. Son of Sidney and Emma
Faint; husband of E. L. James (formerly Faint), of Potland Beaumont,
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. Awarded the Military Medal (M.M.). IN the
1901 census he was aged 13, living with his parents in Kirby le
Soken. Buried in RENINGHELST NEW MILITARY CEMETERY, Poperinge,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot V. Row C. Grave 4.
Extract
from SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 12 JUNE 1918:
His
Majesty the KING has been graciously pleased to approve of the
award of the Military Medal for bravery in the Field to the undermentioned
Non-commissioned Officers and Men:-
340176 Cpl. R.J. Faint, R.G.A. (Kirby Cross). |
GRAY |
Frederick
[Alfred] |
Private
260159, 1st/8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. Killed in
action 27th AUgust 1917. Born Kirby, enlisted Colchester, resident
Kirby Cross. Formerly 5867, Essex Regiment. Buried in PERTH CEMETERY
(CHINA WALL), Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot VIII. Row
D, Grave 13. |
GRAY |
Samuel
[Walter] |
Private
235246, 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action
31st July 1917. Aged 34. Born and resident Kirby Cross, enlisted
Colchester. Husband of Caroline Susan Farrow (formerly Gray),
of Kirby Cross, Clacton-on-Sea. Formerly 269595, Hertfordshire
Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL,
Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 21. |
GRIMSEY |
Bert |
Private
41466, 13th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action 28th April
1917. Aged 30. Bornm and resident Kirby Cross, enlisted Colchester.
Son of Harry and Julia Grimsey, of The Gable, Kirby Cross, Essex;
husband of Mary Ann Grimsey, of Cobalt, Ontario, Canada. Formerly
19981, Northamptonshire Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated
on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 7. |
GRIMSEY |
G |
No
identification has been made but the following notes apply:
Medal cards were issued for
G
A GRIMSEY, Private/Lance Corporal 4389, Rifle Brigade,
Godfrey
J A GRIMSEY, Private 2220 and also Private 63881, Depot, Suffolk
Regiment,
George
A GRIMSEY, Private 4389, Rifle Brigade,
Golden
GRIMSEY, Private 202289, Suffolk Regiment, George GRIMSEY, Private
3990, Rifle Brigade,
Garnet
GRIMSEY, Private 40186, Suffolk Regiment. |
JACKSON |
Frederick
[George] |
Rifleman
392931, 1st/9th (County of London) Battalion (Queen Victoria's
Rifles), London Regiment. Killed in action 14th April 1917. Aged
19. Enlisted Frinton-on-Sea, resident Kirby Cross. Son of George
and Emma Jackson, of Willow View, Kirby Cross, Essex. Formerly
3189, Essex Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL,
Pas de Calais, France. Panel 10. |
LING |
Charles
[Samuel] |
Private
961, 9th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Killed in action 3rd
September 1916. Aged 28. Born and enlisted Colchester. Husband
of M. A. Ling, of 5, Golden Square, North Station Rd., Colchester.
Buried in DELVILLE WOOD CEMETERY, LONGUEVAL, Somme, France. Plot
IX. Row C. Grave 5. |
LING |
Herbert
Mark |
Private
G/20305, 4th Battalion, Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment).
Killed in action 18th November 1916. Born Kirby-le-SOken, enlisted
Colchester, resident Walton-on-Naze. No known grave. Commemorated
on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 12 D and 13
B. |
LLOYD |
David
Rhys Cadwgan |
[Cadwgan
spelt Cadogan on SDGW] Lieutenant, Royal Flying Corps and General
List. Killed in action over Marquion in France 16th June 1917.
Aged 20. Son of Llewelyn and Annie Gertrude Lloyd, of The Yew
Trees, Kirby-le-Soken, Essex. Buried in H.A.C. CEMETERY, ECOUST-ST.
MEIN, Pas de Calais, France. Plot VIII. Row B. Grave 8.
Extract
from de Ruvigny's ROLL OF HONOUR 1914-1918, Part Four, Page 112:
LLOYD,
DAVID RHYS CADWGAN, Lieut., Royal Flying Corps, yr. s.
of Llewellyn Lloyd, of The Yew Trees. Kirby-le-Soken, Co. Essex,
MA. Cantab., J.P. co. Flint, by his wife, Annie Gertrude, dau.
of Richardson Andrew; b. Tendring, co. Essex, 20 Jan.
1897; educ. Halton; Tring, and Oakham School; joined the Essex
Yeomanry 16 Sept. 1914; gazetted 2nd Lieut. The Loyal North Lancashire
Regt. 29 Dec. following served with the Expeditionary Force in
France and Flanders from 30 Nov. 1914; was wounded 1 July, 1916;
transferred to the Royal Flying Corps 28 Sept.; promoted Lieut.
1 Mar. 1917; returned to France 19 April, and was killed in aerial
action over Marquion, near Cambrai, 16 June, 1917. His Commanding
Officer wrote: “Everyone liked your son immensely; he was
a fine and fearless pilot—almost the best in the squadron—and
an undeniable fighter. I miss him dreadfully.” Unm.
In
the Church is this individual brass plaque:
I
In Memory of a beloved son and brother
David Rhys Cadwgan Lloyd
Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps, descended from
the Lloyds of Cwm Bychan, Merionethshire,
who after more than two and a half years of active
service fell in action over Marquion in France
on the 16th day of June 1917.
Aged 20 years |
MANN |
Alfred
Arthur |
Private
260127, 1st/5th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs,
the Duke of Albany's). Died of wounds 21st May 1917. Aged 34.
Born Kirby-Le-Soken, enlisted Colchester. Son of Arthur and Mary
Ann Mann, of Kirby-le-Soken, Essex; husband of Ethel Mary Mann,
of Station Rd., Kirby Cross, Essex. Formerly 4442, Argyll &
Sutherland Highlanders. Buried in ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas
de Calais, France. Plot XXV. Row C. Grave 6. |
MANN |
Frederick |
Private
19476, 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment. Died of wounds 13th October
1916. Born Upper Kirby, enlisted Colchester, resident Lower Kirby.
Brother of Mr. A. Mann, of Lower Kirby, Essex. Buried in DARTMOOR
CEMETERY, BECORDEL-BECOURT, Somme, France. Plot II. Row D. Grave
64. |
MANN |
Rowland
Sidney |
Private
325288, 10th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action 12th
April 1918. Aged 20. Born Kirby, enlisted Colchester, resident
Lower Kirby. Son of John Samuel & Eliza Ann Mann, of Kirby
le Soken. No known grave. Commemorated on POZIERES MEMORIAL, Somme,
France. Panel 51 and 52. |
MARSHALL |
B
William |
Private
47206, 22nd Battalion (Tyneside Scottish), Northumberland Fusiliers.
Killed in action 5th June 1917. Born Lower Kirby, enlisted Colchester.
Formerly 173824, Royal Engineers. No known grave. Commemorated
on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 2 and 3. |
PARMENTER |
George
[Thomas] |
Private
G/14630, 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in action
30th November 1916. Aged 27. Enlisted Colchester. Husband of Lily
F. Parmenter, of Fern Cottage, Kirby Cross, Clacton. Buried in
A.I.F. BURIAL GROUND, FLERS, Somme, France. Plot IV. Row B. Grave
15. |
PARMENTER |
Harold |
Private
13565, 11th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action 26th September
1915. Aged 20. Born and resident Kirby Cross, enlisted Chelsmford.
Son of A. J. Parmenter, of Mill House, Kirby Cross, Clacton-on-Sea.
No known grave. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais,
France. Panel 85 to 87. |
PARMENTER |
Percy
[Harold] |
Private
24626, 10th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action 30th July
1916. Born and resident Kirby Cross, enlisted Colchester. No known
grave. Commemorated on THIEVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and
Face 10 D. |
PATON |
G |
No
further information currently available -
too many entries to try and work out |
PODD |
Leonard
John Raymond |
Lance
Corporal 250744, 1st/5th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Died of wounds
in Cairo 30th August 1917. Aged 20. Enlisted Frinton-on-Sea, resident
Kirby Cross. Son of John Jeremiah and Louisa Podd, of Willow Farm
Cottage, Kirby Cross, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. Buried in CAIRO WAR
MEMORIAL CEMETERY, Egypt. Plot/Row/Section F. Grave 297. |
PROCTOR,
DSO |
William
Howard |
Captain,
10th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Killed in action
23rd April 1917. Aged 23. Awarded the Distinguished Service Order
(D.S.O.) [London Gazette 26th September 1916]. Son of the Rev.
W. G. and E. C. Proctor, of Tonwell Cottage, Bengeo, Hertford.
No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais,
France. Bay 7.
Extract
from London Gazette 26th September 1916.
"PROCTOR,
WILLIAM HOWARD, Temporary Lieut., North Lancashire Regt.
For conspicuous gallantry in action. He supported a bomb attack
on a strongly held trench. When the attack was checked, he at
once joined in with great determination and carried the whole
attack forward. Though wounded by a bullet through the Jaw, he
led his men on till exhausted by loss of blood." |
SKINGLEY |
Norman
Jack |
Private
997, 2nd Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Killed in action 28th
April 1915. Aged 20. Born Great Waltham, enlisted Colchester.
Son of Charles David and Elizabeth K. Skingley, of Kirby-le-Soken,
Clacton-on-Sea. IN the 1901 census he was aged 6, born Great Wltham,
resident Kirby le Soken. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES
(MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel
34. |
SNARE |
Arthur
Harold |
Private
19490, 11th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action 30th April
1916. Aged 24. Born Kirby, enlisted Colchester, resident Lower
Kirby. Son of William and Harriet Diana Snare, of "Belmont,"
Great Bentley, Colchester. Buried in ESSEX FARM CEMETERY, Ieper,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot II. Row M. Grave 19. |
SOUTHGATE |
Albert
Charles |
Private
43354, 10th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action 31st July
1917. Enlisted Colchester, resident Kirby Cross. Son of Matilda
Southgate, of 2, Quay Lane, Lower Kirby, Clacton-on-Sea. No known
grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 39. |
VINSON |
Arthur
Benjamin |
Private
8420, 1st Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry.
Died of wound sin the Persian Gulf 11th December 1915. Born Stradbrook,
Suffolk, enlisted Warley, resident Kirby Cross. Buried in KUT
WAR CEMETERY, Iraq. Plot/Row/Section K. Grave 23. |
VINSON |
Charles |
Private
34332, 9th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action 30th April
1917. Aged 21. Enlisted Colchester, resident Lower Kirby. Son
of George and Minnie Bell Vinson, of Sneating Hall Cottages, Kirby-le-Soken,
Clacton-on-Sea. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL,
Pas de Calais, France. Bay 7. |
WHIPP |
Frederick
Thomas |
Lance
Corporal 10552, 9th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action
2nd December 1917. Born and resident Kirby-le-Soken, enlisted
Southend-on-Sea. No known grave. Commemorated on CAMBRAI MEMORIAL,
LOUVERVAL, Nord, France. Panel 7 and 8. |
WE
WILL REMEMBER THEM
1939-1945 |
BOLTON |
Howard
Gerald |
Private
6020683, 5th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died during the surrender
of Singapore 15th February 1942. Aged 26. Born and resident Essex.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. R. J. Bolton, of Kirby Cross, Essex. Buried
in KRANJI WAR CEMETERY, Kranji, Singapore. Plot 12. Row A. Grave
12.
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BRIGHT |
F |
No
further information currently available |
BUXTON |
Robert
John |
Trooper
5834053, 142nd (7th Battalionn, The Suffolk Regiment) Regiment.
Died 21st February 1943. Aged 23. Born and resident Essex. Son
of Robert John and Lucy Buxton, of Kirby-le-Soken, Essex. No known
grave. Commemorated on MEDJEZ-EL-BAB MEMORIAL, Tunisia. Face 6. |
COLLINS |
Cecil
Norman |
Sapper
2147562, 6 Base Army Post Office, Royal Engineers. Died 5th August
1945. Aged 40. Born and resident Essex. Son of Charles Robert
and Eliza Rebecca Collins; husband of Eunice Florance May Collins,
of Kirby Cross, Essex. Buried in NAPLES WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Plot
IV. Row L. Grave 3. |
ENEVER |
Frederick |
Gunner
963628, 13 (Honourable Artillery Company) Regiment. Died 2nd August
1944. Aged 24. Born and resident Essex. Son of Frederick William
and Annie Enever; husband of Vera Enever, of Crosshills, Yorkshire.
Buried in BANNEVILLE-LA-CAMPAGNE WAR CEMETERY, Calvados, Francis.
Plot XVI. Row A. Grave 22. |
FARROW |
Arthur
Frank |
Guardsman
2722649, 3rd Battalion, Irish Guards. Died 19th July 1944. Aged
27. Born and resident Essex. Son of Arthur and Ellen Maud Farrow;
husband of Edna May Farrow, of Holloway, London. Buried in BANNEVILLE-LA-CAMPAGNE
WAR CEMETERY, Calvados, Francis. Plot XVI. Row A. Grave 21. |
FLETTON |
Charles
Wesley |
Corporal
1872315, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 7th July 1945.
Aged 35. Son of Arthur William and Emily Fletton; husband of Phyllis
Mary Fletton, of Kirby Cross, Essex. Buried in FAYID WAR CEMETERY,
Egypt. Plot 5. Row E. Grave 20.
Photographs
Copyright © Angela Butler 2014
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HAIGH-THOMAS |
David |
[Spelt
HAIG-THOMAS on CWGC] Lieutenant 120492, Royal Army Service Corps
and No. 4 Commando. Died 6th June 1944. Aged 35. Son of Peter
and Maud Haig-Thomas, husband of Nancy Haig-Thomas, of Kirby-le-Soken,
Essex. Buried in BAVENT CHURCHYARD, Calvados, France. |
KOHRING |
George
Longley |
Lance
Corporal S/77221, 3 L. of C. Transport Column, Royal Army Service
Corps. Died 20th June 1942. Aged 30. Son of Frederick and Beatrice
Kohring; husband of Joan Marjorie Kohring, of Forest Hill, London.
No known grave. Commemorated on ALAMEIN MEMORIAL, Egypt. Column
73. |
MAY,
MC |
Edward
Philip |
Captain
158899, 8th (2nd Battalion, The London Rifle Brigade) Battalion,
Rifle Brigade. Killed in action in Western Europe 5th May 1945.
Aged 26. Born in Asia, resident Essex. Son of John Percy and Blanche
Ruth May, of Kirby Cross, Essex. Passed Auctioneers and Estate
Agents' final examination. Awarded the Military Cross (M.C.) [Supplement
to London Gazette 1 March 1945, page 1177]. Buried in HANOVER
WAR CEMETERY, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany. Plot 15. Row C.
Grave 1.
Note:
Many of the graves in Hanover War Cemetery were brought in from
prisoner of war camp cemeteries, small German cemeteries and from
isolated positions in the surrounding country. The cemetery contains
2,403 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 62 of them
unidentified. |
WATSON |
Harry
William |
Private
5117968, 9th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. Died 19th July
1943. Aged 29. Son of Harry and Elizabeth Watson, of Kirby Cross,
Essex. Buried in CATANIA WAR CEMETERY, SICILY, Italy. Plot III.
Row A. Grave 45. |
CIVIL
DEFENCE |
GRIGGS |
Nathaniel
[Martin] |
A.R.P.
Ambulance Driver. Aged 37, died 31st May 1943. Son of Matilda
Griggs, of 150 Hall Lane, Walton-on-Naze, and of the late Walter
Griggs; husband of Lilian May Griggs, of Quay Lane, Lower Kirby,
Frinton-on-Sea. Injured 30 May 1943, at Frinton-on-Sea; died at
Clacton and District Hospital. |
HEATH |
Alexander
John |
A.R.P.
Died 12th March 1945. Aged 55. Of Beaulieu, Kirby-le-Soken. Son
of Alfred Heath; husband of Grace Heath. Injured at Kirby-le-Soken;
died same day at Clacton and District Hospital. |
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