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BISHOPS STORTFORD WAR MEMORIAL

World War 1 & 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © Stewart Norman 2006
additional information Martin Edwards

The memorial is dedicated to the men who fell in both World War 1 and World War 2 and is in the form of a square obelisque and is located in the Town Park, Bishops Stortford, just off the A1250 where it crosses the River Stort. There are 208 names for World War 1 and 106 for World War 2. A lot of this information has come from the local newspaper, Herts and Essex Observer in the Births, Marriages and Deaths section and the names have then been tied with the Commonwealth War Graves Commisison, Soldiers Died in the Great War CD and Army Roll of Honour - World War II CD entries.

TO
THE MEMORY
OF THE MEN
OF THIS TOWN
WHO GAVE THEIR
LIVES FOR THEIR
COUNTRY IN
THE GREAT WAR
1914-1918

ADAMS

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AMBROSE

Leonard

Private 2313, 88th (1st/1st East Anglian) Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Killed in action 11 September 1915 at Gallipoli. Aged 19. Enlisted Ipswich, resident Castle Hedingham, Essex. Son of William Henry and Sarah Jane Ambrose, of St. James St., Castle Hedingham, Essex. Buried in 7th Field Ambulance Cemetery, Turkey. Special Memorial B. 24.

ASHWELL

Alfred

Second Lieutenant, 1st Battalion attached 10th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Killed in action 4th April 1917. Birth registered in June Quarter 1894 in Bishop's Stortford. Brother of Jeffery Ashwell (below). Son of Jeffery Ashwell, of 4, Half Acres, Bishop's Stortford, Herts. Buried in Gouzeaucourt New British Cemetery, France. Plot VI. Row F. Grave 14.

ASHWELL

Jeffery

[Served as BROWN] Rifleman 18960, 4th Battalion, 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade. Died of wounds 13th September 1918. Son of Jeffery Ashwell, of 4, Half Acres, Bishop's Stortford, Herts. Native of Bishop's Stortford. Brother of Alfred (above). Buried in Barastre Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Grave 6.

AUGER

Frank

[Listed as Frank ANGER on SDGW] Private 26772, 2nd Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment. Killed in action 24 April 1917. Aged 30. Born Bishop's Stortford, enlisted Rottingdean, Sussex, resident Brighton, Sussex. Son of Mr. and Mrs. James Auger, of 14, Barrells Down, Bishop Stortford, Herts; husband of Emily Auger, of 43, Rugby Place, Kemp Town, Brighton, Sussex. Formerly 6/3020, Sussex Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated on Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 7.

AUGER

Joseph

Rifleman S/3684, 13th Battalion, Rifle Brigade. Died of wounds 19 December 1915. Aged 26. Born Marston, Cambridge (sic), enlisted Westminster, Middlesex, resident Kensington, Middlesex. Son of James and Sophia Auger, of Bishop's Stortford, Herts; husband of Ellen Gertrude Auger, of 53, Bramber Rd., West Kensington, London. Buried in Beauval Communal, Somme, France. Plot/Row/Section C. Grave 37.

AUGER

Victor

Acting Lance Corporal 270718, 1st Battalion, Hertfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 4 July 1917. Aged 23.Born and enlisted CAmbridge, resident Bishops Stortford. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Auger, of 14, Barrells Down Rd., Bishop Stortford, Herts. Buried in Brandhoek Military Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot I. Row F. Grave 6.

AYLETT

Charles

Private 201293, 4th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action in Palestine 27 March 1917. Aged 27. Born, resident and enlisted Bishop's Stortford. Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Aylett, of 6, Bartholomew Rd., Bishop's Stortford, Herts.; husband of Maude R. M. Wren (Formerly Aylett), of Bank Cottages, Puckeridge, Ware, Herts. No known grave. Commemorated on Jerusalem Memorial, Israel. Panels 33 to 39.

BAILEY

Bernard Eton

Rifleman A/200164, 10th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Died 30 November 1917. Born and resident Bishop's Stortford, enlisted London. No known grave. Commemorated on Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, Nord, France. Panel 9.

BALDWIN

Edgar

Private 533423, 15th Battalion, (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles), London Regiment. Killed in action 7 October 1916. Aged 24. Born Bishops Stortford, enlisted Devizes. Son of Mrs. A. C. Baldwin, of 'Shrublands,' 43, Nursery Rd., Bishops Stortford, Herts. Buried in Warlencourt British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Plot III. Row A. Grave 29.

BARRETT

Arthur Lennard

Second Lieutenant, 1st/2nd Battalion, attached 8th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Killed in action 1 October 1917. Aged 24. Son of Arthur P. and Catherine M. Barrett, of The Drive, Sawbridgeworth, Herts. No known grave. Commemorated on Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 50 to 51.

BASS

Albert Edward

Private 25966, 8th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Died of wounds 11 August 1917. Aged 24. Born Bishop's Stortford, enlisted Bedford. Son of George and Alice Bass, of 7, Bartholomew Rd., Bishop's Stortford. Formerly 36583, Essex Regiment. Buried in The Huts Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot II. Row B. Grave 17. See also Liverpool Street Station, London.

BEESTON

Edwin

Private 3426, 13th Kensington Battalion, London Regiment. Died in United Kingdom 9 March 1915. Aged 26. Enlisted and resident Kensington. Son of Edwin and Emma Beeston, of 1, King St., Bishop's Stortford; husband of Alice Beeston, of 68, Haselrigge Rd., Clapham, London. Buried in Bishop's Stortford Old Cemetery. Section 2. Grave 38E.

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BOSWELL

Philip

Corporal 4/7164, 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment transferred to 449586, 822nd Area Employment Company, Labour Corps. Died 13 December 1918. Aged 43. Son of John and Mercy Boswell; husband of Elizabeth Emily Gale (Formerly Boswell), of 28, Apton Fields, Bishops Stortford, Herts. Born At Wareside, Ware, Herts. Buried in Tournai Communal Cemetery Allied Extension. Plot IV. Row B. Grave 12.

BOULTWOOD

Herbert G

Private 25227, 8th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 3 December 1917. Aged 22. Born and resident Bishop's Stortford, enlisted Bedford. Son of Mrs. Eliza Boultwood, of 50, Middle Row, Bishop's Stortford, Herts. No known grave. Commemorated on Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, Nord, France. Panel 5.

BOULTWOOD

Walter J

Private 33016, 7th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Killed in action 28 October 1917. Aged 28. Enlisted Bishop's Stortford. Son of Mrs. Eliza Boultwood, of 50, Middle Row, Bishop's Stortford, Herts. Formerly 6452, Bedfordshire Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated on Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 50 to 51.

BOWMAN

N Edward

Private 29900, 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 30 October 1917. Born and resident Bishop's Stortford, enlisted Bedford. No known grave. Commemorated on Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 48 to 50 and 162A.

BRADFORD

John

Private 27522, 8th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds 19 September 1916. Aged 38. Born and resident Bishop's Stortford, enlisted Bedford. Son of William Bradford, of 39, Castle St., Bishop's Stortford, Herts. Buried in Grove Town Cemetery, Meaulte, Somme, France. Plot I. Row F. Grave 20.

BRAZIER

Robert William

Private 39558, 'B' Company, 8th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. Killed in action 18 November 1915. Aged 23. Born Bishop Stortford, enlisted Hertford. Son of Arthur Robert and Elizabeth Brazier, of Market Square, Bishop's Stortford, Herts. Formerly 3498, Hertfordshire Regiment. Buried in Connaught Cemetery, Thiepval, Somme, France. Plot VIII. Row E. Grave 2.

BROWN

Alfred

Private 7945, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 27 July 1916. Born Hatfield Heath, enlisted Bedfordshire, resident Bishop's Stortford. No known grave. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 2 C

BROWN

William Joseph

Private 42950, 10th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action 8th August 1918. Born and resident Bishop's STortford, enlisted Hertford. Formerly 10792, Bedfordshire Regiment. Buried in Villiers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Somme, France

BROWN

William Thomas

Private 4/6392, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds 5 May 1916. Born Hatfield, Broad Oak, Essex, enlisted Bishop's Stortford, resident Hockerill. Buried in kenal Green (All SOuls') Cemetery, London. Grave Reference: 213. 7. 13. (Screen Wall.).

BULL

Arthur E

Corporal 9285, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds in United KIngdom 12 November 1914. Aged 24. Born, resident and enlisted Bishop's Stortford. Son of Arthur Bull, of 33, Trinity Street, Bishop's Stortford. Buried in Bishop's Stortford Old Cemetery. Section A. 18. Grave 12.

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BULL

Frank

Gunner 115230, 225th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died of wounds 2 May 1917. Aged 30. Born Sanfow, Hertfordshire, enlisted Bishop's Stortford. Son of The Late William and Elizabeth Bull, of Bishop's Stortford. Buried in Faubourg D'amiens Cemetery, Arras, Pas de Calais, France. Plot V. Row C. Grave 30.

BYATT

Herbert Charles

Lance Corporal 265380, 1st Battalion, Hertfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds 23 December 1917. Born, resident and enlisted Bishops's Stortford. Buried in Cologne Southern Cemetery, Koln (Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfal, Germany. Plot XIII. Row C. Grave 7.

CARTER

Charles

Private 36287, 6th Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Toyal Berkshire Regiment). Killed in action 2 October 1916. Enlisted and resident Bishop's Stortford. Formerly 5747, Hertfordshire Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 11 D.

CARTER

Joseph Morris

Private 204278, 2nd/1st Battalion (Royal Fusiliers), London Regiment. Killed in action 16 June 1917. Aged 25. Born Bishop's STortford, enlisted Lambeth, resident Westminster. Son of Alfred and Alice Carter, of 44, Middle Rd., Bishop's Stortford, Herts; husband of Esther Caroline Rose Earl (Formerly Carter), of 96, Great Russell St., Northampton. No known grave. Commemorated on Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 9.

CARTER

Robert John

Private 202369, 2nd/5th Battalion, Hertfordshire Regiment Gloucestershire Regiment. Died 18 February 1919. Aged 23. Son of George and Martha Ann Carter, of 11, Rye St., Bishop's Stortford. Bishop's Stortford Old Cemetery. A. 14. 20.

CHAMBERS

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CHAMPNESS

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Private 235227, 2nd/7th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment). Died 23 July 1918. Aged 32. Born and enlisted Bishop's Stortford. Husband of Mabel Champness, of 103, Cann Hall Rd., Leytonstone, London. Formerly 2889, Hertfordshire Regiment. Buried in Hamburg Cemetery, Hamburg, Germany. Plot VI. Row B. Grave 7.

CHARLISH

Tom

Private 30911, 7th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 23 March 1918. Aged 26. Born Saxlingham, Norfolk, enlisted Bedford, resident Bishop's Stortford. Son of Joseph and Clara Elizabeth Charlish, of St. Quinton Cottage, Saxlingham, Norwich. No known grave. Commemorated on Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France. Panel 28 and 29.

CLARIDGE

Frederick Hill

Lance Corporal 44701, 9th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Died of wounds 26 September 1918. Aged 33. Born Herne Hill, Surrey, enlisted and resident Bishop's Stortford. Husband of Elizabeth May Reynolds (Formerly Claridge), of 39, Hockerill St., Bishop's Stortford. Formerly 13830, Bedfordshire Regiment. Buried in Doingt Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France. Plot I. Row E. Grave 31.

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CLARK

Charles John

Gunner 220940, "C" Battery, 256th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action 12 April 1918. Enlisted and resident Bishop's Stortford. Husband of E. E. Clark, of 24, Lindsey Rd., Bishop's Stortford, Herts. Buried in Busnes Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Grave 4.

CLAYDON

Ernest Arthur

[Spelt CLAYDEN on SDGW & CWGC] Private 292692, "C" Company, 1st/7th Battalion (Territorial), Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in action 14 November 1916. Aged 21. Born Bishop's Stortford, enlisted Hertford. Son of James and Fanny Clayden, of 92, Dunmow Rd., Bishop's Stortford, Herts. Formerly 2798, Hertfordshire Regiment. Buried in Warlencourt British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Plot II. Row E. Grave 2.

COCKE

Richard Henry

Sapper 134171, 9th Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died of wounds 1 July 1918. Aged 26. Born and enlisted Bishop's Stortford. Son of Walter and Lydia Cocke, of Bishop's Stortford, Herts. Buried in Pernes British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Plot V. Row D. Grave 13

COLE

Percy Walter William

Private 29794, 7th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 28 April 1917. Born Lambeth, Surrey, enlisted Bedford, resident Bishop's Stortford. Husband of Elizabeth Angelina Cole, of 5, Mill St, Bishops Stortford, Herts. Buried in London Cemetery, Neuville-Vitasse, Pas de Calais, France. Plot III. Row A. Grave 12.

COX

George

Stoker 1st Class 277601, H.M.S. Lightning, Royal Navy. Died 30 June 1915. Buried in Bishop's Stortford Old Cemetery. Section D. Grave 17A.

CUNDALL

George

Private 40106, 8th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds in United Kingdom 6 May 1917. Aged 27. Born and resident Bishop's Stortford, enlisted Bedford.Formerly 3903, Essex Regiment. Buried in Bishop's Stortford Old Cemetery. Section B. 12. Grave 15.

CURTIS

Ernest

Private 7520, 1st/6th Battalion (Territorial), Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in action 23 September 1916. Enlisted Bishop's Stortford. formerly 5178, Hertfordshire Regiment. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 10 B 11 B and 12 B.

CURTIS

William

Private 9174, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 12 March 1915. Aged 28. Born Tottenham, Middlesex, enlisted and resident Bishop's Stortford. Son of Henry and Emma Curtis, of 48, Collin's Cross, Bishop's Stortford, Herts. No known grave. Commemorated on Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 10 and 11.

CURTIS, MM and bar

William John

Serjeant 112222, 'H' Special Company, Royal Engineers. Died of wounds 7 June 1918. Aged 23. Born Brighton, enlisted London, resident Bishop's Stortford. Son of William John and Janet Curtis, of Clive Cottage, Nursery Rd., Bishop's Stortford, Herts. Awarded the Military Medal (M.M.) and bar. Formerly 10262, Royal Irish Fusiliers. Buried in Etretat Churchyard Extension, Seine-Maritime, France. Plot II. Row E. Grave 2.

DAVEY

Caryl

Corporal 512203. 14th Battalion (London Scottish), London Regiment. Killed in action 8 December 1917. Enlisted and resident Bishop's Stortford. Buried in Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel. Plot/Row/Section T. Grave 92.

DAVEY

Stephen Godfrey

Private 12124, 7th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 18 July 1917. Born Stamford Hill, Middlesex, enlisted Hertford, resident Bishop's Stortford. Buried in Railway Dugouts Burial Ground, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Special memorial F. 21.

DAY

Charles George

Drummer 7037, 3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards. Killed in action 22 February 1915. Aged 22. Born Collins Cross, enlisted London, resident Bishop's Stortford. Son of Charles G. and Mary E. Day, of 47, South St., Bishop's Stortford. Buried in Woburn Abbey Cemetery, Cuinchy, Pas de Calais, France. Plot II. Row C. Grave 13.

Extract from de Ruvigny's ROLL OF HONOUR 1914-18 - Part One - Page 108:

DAY, CHARLES GEORGE, Drummer, No 7037, 3rd Battn. Coldstream Guards, eldest s. of Charles George Day, of 47, South Street, Bishop’s Stortford, Maitmaker, by his wife, Mary Eleanor, dau. of Joseph Bavin; b. Bishop’s Stortford, 26 June, 1892; educ. National School there; enlisted in 1st Battn. 26 Nov. 1906, and was transferred to the 3rd Battn. in Oct. 1907, serving with it in Egypt, 1907, to April, 1911, and with the Expeditionary Force in France, Aug. 1914, to Feb. 1915. He was shot through the head by a sniper while building a dug-out close to the brickfields near La Bassée, 22 Feb. 1915, and was buried at Cuinchy; unm. His N.C.O. spoke highly of him.

DAY

Percy William

Rifleman 4671, 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own). Killed in action 14 March 1915. Born Hocken Hill, enlisted London, resident Bishop's Stortford. No known grave. Commemorated on Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 44.

DAY

Walter John

Private 128364, No. 7 Company, Royal Army Medical Corps. Died 8 March 1919. Buried in Bishop's Stortford Old Cemetery. Section E. 6. Grave 22A.

DEDMAN

William Albert

Lieutenant, 1st/8th (Leeds Rifles) Battalionm (Territorial), West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own). Died 4 February 1918. Aged 28. Son of William and Eleanor Dedman, of 26, Hockerill St., Bishop's Stortford. Buried in Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery. Plot III. Row C. Grave 30.

DEWEY

Charles William

Private M2/194699, 892nd M.T. Company, Army Service Corps. Died in United Kingdom 23 February 1917. Aged 32. Born Hythe, Kent, enlisted Much Hadham, resident Bishop's Stortford. Son of Harry William and Christian Laura Dewey; husband of Nellie Perry (formerly Dewey), of The Hoops, Perry Green, Much Hadham, Herts. Buried in Netley Military Cemetery. Church of England Grave 1899.

DRAGE

William George

Lance Corporal 43065, 6th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed in action 3 May 1917. Aged 25. Born and enlisted Bishop's Stortford. Son of John and Edith Drage, of 29, Stansted Rd., Bishop's Stortford. Formerly 27025, Bedfordshire Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated on Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 7.

DUCHESNE

Richard Ernest

Second Lieutenant, 'B' Company, 7th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Listed as killed in action 8 October 1916 between Arras and Souchez, France. Aged 25. Native of Bournemouth. Son of Ernest C. and Fanny Duchesne, of 'The Hut,' Maze Green Rd., Bishop's Stortford. Lived at 4 Glebe Road, Buried in Villers Station Cemetery, Villers-Au-Bois, Pas de Calais, France. Plot IV. Row A. Grave 9. Also Commemorated on Peterborough Memorial.

EDWARDS

William [John]

Private 43128, 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds 26 April 1917. Enlisted Westminster, Middlesex, resident Buntingford. Son of Walter Edwards, of Baldock Lane, Buntingford, Herts. He is recorded on his family headstone in Bishop’s Stortford Cemetery. Formerly 1809, Essex Regiment. Buried in Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, Pas de Calais, France. Plot III. Row F. Grave 20.

EVERETT

Alfred Thomas

Private 201186, 1st/5th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action in Palestine 3 November 1917. Born, resident and enlisted Bishop's Stortford. Buried in Gaza War Cemetery, Israel. Plot XXX. Row B. Grave 6.

EVERETT

Walter

Private 4/6740, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 17 May 1915. Born, resident and enlisted Bishop's Stortford. No known grave. Commemorated on Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 10 and 11.

EVERETT

William

Private 8007, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 23 October 1918. Born, resident and enlisted Bishop's Stortford. No known grave. Commemorated on Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 4 and 5.

FISH

Harry

Private 22645, 6th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. Killed in action 19 July 1916. Born Bishop Stockport, Hereford (sic - Bishop's Stortford, Hertford), enlisted and resident Duns, Berwick. No known grave. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 4 A and 4 D.

FOX

Aaron [William]

Private G/29669, 10th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). Died of wounds 25 July 1918. Born Much Hadham, enlisted Bedford. Buried in Esquelnecq Military Cemetery, Nord, France. Plot III. Row D. Grave 8.

FOX

Edward

Able Seaman 786972, H.M. Motor Lighter 'X6', Mercantile Marine Reserve. Died 24 January 1918. Aged 19. Son of Abraham and Louisa Fox, of 103, Woodstock St., Canning Town, London. Native of Bishop's Stortford. No known grave. Commemorated on Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon. Panel 30.

FRANKLIN

Thomas [David Andrews]

Acting Corporal 17444, 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 29 April 1917. Aged 19. Born, resident and enlisted Bishop's Stortford. Son of Robert and Amy Franklin, of 13, Collins Cross, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. Buried in Canadian Cemetery No.2, Neuville-St. Vaast, Pas de Calais, France. Plot 15. Row B. Grave 12.

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FUGEMAN

William Alfred

Captain, 'C' Company, 23rd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Killed in action 1 December 1917. Aged 20. Son of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Fugeman, of 'Venture,' Holdfast Lane, Haslemere, Surrey. Born At Forest Gate, Essex. Buried in Moeuvres Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France. Plot VI. Row B. Grave 11.

FULLER

Frederick John

Private 10621, 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 15 July 1916. Born and resident Bishop's Stortford, enlisted Hertford. Buried in Pozieres British Cemetery, Ovillers-La Boiselle, Somme, France. Plot III. Row H. Grave 5.

GATES

Albert William

Rifleman 534074, 2nd/15th Battalion (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles), London Regiment. Died of wounds 8 October 1918. Aged 27. Born Hockerhill, Essex, enlisted Bedford, resident Bishop's Stortford. Son of Albert C. and Susan Gates, of Bishop's Stortford, Herts. Buried in La Kreule Military Cemetery, Hazebrouck, Nord, France. Plot VII. Row A. Grave 5. See also Liverpool Street Station, London

GILBEY

Herbert Foster

Leading Stoker K/8983, H.M.S. 'Derwent', Royal Navy. Drowned when his vessel fliundered in the English Channel 2 May 1917. No known grave. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Gilbey, of 34, Oak St., Bishop's Stortford; husband of Mary Sampford (formerly Gilbey), of 82, Cambridge Rd., Sawbridgeworth, Herts. Commemorated on Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent. Column 23. Note: HMS Derwent was a River class Destroyer. She was mined and sunk near Le Havre 2 May 1917.

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GLASSCOCK

Thomas Edwin

Private G/81035, 2nd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Killed in action 9 October 1917. Born and enlisted Bishop's Stortford. No known grave. Commemorated on Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 28 to 30 and 162 to 162a and 163a.

GRANT

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GRAY

Leonard

Private 20612, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 27 June 1916. Aged 39. Born and resident Bishop's Stortford, enlisted Bedford. Buried in Cerisy-Gailly Military Cemetery, Somme, France. Plot II. Row J. Grave 25.

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HALE

William H

Private 201991, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 20 September 1917. Born, resident and enlisted Bishop's Stortford. No known grave. Commemorated on Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 48 to 50 and 162A.

HALESTRAP

Harry Charles

Driver 211112, 'C' Battery, 317th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action 8 October 1918. Aged 28. Enlisted and resident Sudbury, Suffolk. Son of Samuel and Rhoda Halestrap, of Bishop's Stortford, Herts; husband of Frances Agnes Halestrap, 1, Beryl Villas, Acton Rd., Sudbury, Suffolk. A Grocer's Manager. Buried in Flesquieres Hill British Cemetery, Nord, France. Plot VIII. Row H. Grave 12.

HALL

John

Lance Corporal 265463, Hertfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 31 July 1917. Aged 19. Born Linton, Cambridgeshire, enlisted and resident Bishop's Stortford. Son of Martin and Esther Elizabeth Hall, of 4, Northgate End, Bishop's Stortford, Herts. No known grave. Commemorated on Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 54 and 56.

HALL

Stanley Charles

Able Seaman J/16257, H.M.S. Princess Royal, Royal Navy. Died 6 May 1915. Aged 19. Son of Martin and Esther Elizabeth Hall, of 4, Northgate End, Bishop's Stortford. Buried in Bishop's Stortford Old Cemetery. Section B. 12. Grave 14.

Note: Princess Royal was the second of the three ships of the Lion class of battlecruisers built for the Navy. She was laid down in May 1910, launched 29 April 1911 and completed in October 1912 at a cost of £2,076,222. During WWorld War 1 she was assigned to the 1st Battlecruiser Squadron, Grand Fleet, and on 28th August 1914 fought at the Battle of Heligoland Bight. In November 1914, Princess Royal was sent to assist in the hunt for Admiral Graf Spee's cruiser force, being sent to the Caribbean to guard against the possibility of Graf Spee using the Panama Canal. On 24th January 1915 she took part in the Battle of Dogger Bank. On 31st May 1916 HMS Princess Royal fought in the Battle of Jutland. The ship was hit multiple times, with 22 of her crew killed and 81 injured. Princess Royal was sold for scrap in 1922.

HAMMETT

Frederick William

either Frederick William HAMMETT, Lance Corporal 40424, 6th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed in action 10 August 1917. Aged 28. Born South Cove, Suffolk, enlisted Walthamstow, Essex. Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Hammett, of Reydon, Southwold, Suffolk; husband of Dorothy Hammett, of 10, Woodville Rd., Walthamstow, London. Formerly 21543, Essex Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated on Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 43 and 45.

or Frederick William HAMMETT, Sergeant 570892, 2nd/17th (County of London) Battalion (Poplar and Stepney Rifles), London Regiment. Died of wounds 20 February 1918. Aged 21. Son of the late William Henry and Lizzie Alice Hammett. Buried in Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel. Plot S. Grave 64.

HANDSCOMB

Albert

Private 27458, 'B' Company, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died 23 February 1917. Aged 38. Born and resident Bishop's Stortford, enlisted Bedford. Buried in Calais Southern Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Plot F. Row 4. Grave 10.

HANDSCOMB

Herbert

Rifleman A/204548, 14th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Killed in action 2 April 1918. Aged 33. Born and enlisted Bishops Stortford, resident Histon, Cambridgshire. Son of J. Handscomb, of Bishops Stortford, Herts. Buried in Foreste Communal Cemetery, Aisne, France. Special Memorial 12.

HARRIS

Cuthbert Walter

Serjeant 266030, Hertfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 22 March 1918. Aged 212. Enlisted and resident Hertford. Son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Harris, of Bishops Stortford. No known grave. Commemorated on Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France. Panel 89 and 90.

HARRIS

Frederick

Corporal 842, 1st Battalion, Rile Briagde (Prince Consort's Own). Died of wounds 26 August 1914. Born and resident Bishop's Stortford, enlisted Colchester. No known grave. Commemorated on La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial, Seine-et-Marne, France. See also Liverpool Street Station, London

HARRISON

George W

Private 60, North Midland Divisional Cyclists' Company, Army Cyclist Corps. Died in United Kingdom 13 March 1915. Enlisted Nottingham. Buried in Bishop's Stortford Old Cemetery. Plot E. Row 2. Grave 43.

HAYES

Albert Edward

Gunner 153824, 144th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died of wounds 27 November 1917. Aged 35. Born Bishop's Stortford, enlisted Waltham Abbey, resident Rockstock. Son of George Hayes, of 5, Sidney Terrace, Bishop's Stortford; husband of Annie Mary Hayes, of 100, West Graham St., Glasgow. Buried in Bard Cottage Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot V. Row C. Grave 14.

HAYLOCK

Harry

Private 7573, 2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action 22 November 1914. Born Ely, Cambridgeshire, enlisted Lodnon, resident Bishop's Stortford. No known grave. Commemorated on Ploegsteert Memorial, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium. Panel 7.

HEATH

Arthur Bert

Private G/49642, 23rd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Died of wounds 3 May 1918. Born Penge, enlisted Bishop's Stortford. Husband of Ethel Heath, of 28, North Gate End, Bishop's Stortford, Herts. Formerly 2705, Royal Fusiliers. Buried in Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Plot LXV. Row A. Grave 8.

HENSMAN

H

possibly Henry John HENSMAN, Second Leiutenant, 1st Battalion, Hertfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 18 September 1918. Awarded the Military Cross (M.C.). No known grave. Commemorated on Vis-En-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 10.

HOUSDEN

Ernest Francis

Private 265447, 'C' Company, 1st/1st Battalion, Hertfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 23 March 1918. Aged 22. Born Thundridge, enlisted and resident Bishop's Stortford. Son of Mrs. L. Housden, of Iii, London Rd., Bishop's Stortford, Herts. Buried in Achiet-Le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, France. Plot IV. Row A. Grave 27.

HUTCHIN

George

Private 14737, 7th BattalIon, Bedfordshire Regiment Killed in action 3 May 1917. Aged 32. Born, resident and enlisted Bishop's Stortford. Son of the late Mrs. Elizabeth Hutchin. No known grave. Commemorated on Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 5.

JAKINS

Walter Vosper

Second Lieutenant, 54th Training Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. Killed 10 July 1917. Aged 20. Son of Sidney Milroy Jakins and Helen Jakins, of 13, Manor Rd., Bishop's Stortford, Herts. Born at Woodford. Listed in the London Gazette 8 June 1917 as "10th May 1917 - Temp. 2nd Lt. (on prob.) W V Jakins, Gen, List". Buried in Chingford Mount Cemetery. Plot G. Row 9. Grave 96367.

The Times 13 July 1917; page 1; Issue 41529; col. A

"Deaths JAKINS. - Killed whilst flying in England, on the 10th July, 2ND LIEUT. WALTER VOSPER, R.F.C., bel;oved and only son of the late SIDNEY MILROY JAKINS and Helen Jakins, late of Woodford, aged 20. Funeral tomorrow (Saturday), at Chingford Mount. Present address 22, Ulster-place, Regent's Park, N.W.1. Colonial paers, please copy."

JEFFERY

Stanley Stanton

Rifleman 4841, 16th Battalion (Queen's Westminster Rifles), London Regiment. Died in United Kingdom 19 March 1916. Enlisted Westminster, resident Finsbury. Buried in All Saints Churchyard, Hockerill.

JENNINGS

Sidney Herbert

Private TF/201503, 1st/7th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. Killed in action 16 August 1917. Aged 28. Enlisted Hornsey, Middlesex, resident West Green, Middlesex. Son of Mary Ann Jennings, of 23, Elm Grove Rd., Dunmow Rd., Bishop's Stortford, Herts, and The Late Arthur Jennings. Buried in Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot LI. Row E. Grave 7.

JENNINGS

William James

Private TF/4593, 1st/7th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. Killed in action 30 November 1916. Aged 24. Enlisted Hornsey, Middlesex, resident West Green, Middlesex. Probably the son of Mary Ann Jennings, of 23, Elm Grove Rd., Dunmow Rd., Bishop's Stortford, Herts, and The Late Arthur Jennings. Buried in Pont-Du-Hem Military Cemetery, Nord, France. Plot II. Row C. Grave 18.

JOCELYN

Herbert H

Private SD/323, 11th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in action 3 September 1916. Born Little Hallenbury, Herts, enlisted Eastbourne. No known grave. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 7 C.

JOHNSON

Edward Walter

Rifleman R/42958, 6th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Died in United Kingdom 29 April 1918. Aged 34. Born Stanstead, Suffolk, enlisted BIshop's Stortford. Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Johnson, of 80, Dunmow Rd., Bishops Stortford, Herts. Formerly 27419, Bedfordshire Regiment. Buried in Canterbury Cemetery, Kent. Plot/Row/Section B. Grave 423.

JOHNSON

George John

Acting Lance Corporal 265358, 1st Battalion, Hertfordshire Regiment. Died 7 November 1918. Aged 30. Born, resident and enlisted Bishop's Stortford. Son of James and Sophia Johnson; husband of Florence H. Johnson, of 168, South Terrace, South St., Bishop's Stortford, Herts. Buried in Caudry British Cemetery, Nord, France. Plot IV. Row H. Grave 33.

JOHNSON

William George

Serjeant 14766, 7th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds 14 June 1917. Aged 27. Born, resident and enlisted Bishop's Stortford. Son of James and Sophia Johnson, of 3, Wharf Rd., Bishop's Stortford, Herts. Buried in Achiet-Le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row J. Grave 28.

JOSCELYN

Ernest Alfred

[Spelt JOSCELYNE on SDGW and JOSCLYNE on CWGC] Private 36767, 8th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Killed in action 10 July 1918. Born Little Hadham, enlisted Bedford, resident Bishop's Stortford. Buried in Bouzincourt Ridge Cemetery, Albert, Somme, France. Plot II. Row K. Grave 15.

JOSCELYN

E Arthur

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JOSCELYNE

Clement Percy

Second Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion, attached 11th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died of wounds 10 October 1917. Aged 32. Son of Fanny and The Late Clement Joscelyne, of Bishop's Stortford, Herts; husband of Rosamond Joscelyne, of 'The Old House,' Ruislip, Middx. Volunteer from Buenos Ayres. Buried in Dozinghem Military Cemetery. plot XII. Row J. Grave 18.

KITCHENER

Alfred

Private 4/6438, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds 25 September 1915. Aged 23. Born, resident and enlisted Bishop's Stortford. Son of Alfred and Charlotte Kitchener, of 36, Middle Row, Bishop's Stortford, Herts. No known grave. Commemorated on Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 41.

Extract from de Ruvigny's ROLL OF HONOUR 1914-18 - Part Two - Page 194:

KITCHENER, ALFRED, Private, No. 4/6438, 2nd Battn. (16th Foot) The Bcdfordshire Regt., eldest s. of Alfred Kitchener, of 36, Middle Bow, Bishop’s Stortford, Co. Herts, by his wife, Charlotte, dau. of Robert Bradford; b. Bishop’s Stortford. co. Herts, 20 March, 1892; educ. National School there; enlisted 10 Jan. 1911; served five years with the Special Reserve was called up after the outbreak of war 8 Aug. 1914; went to France 1 Nov.; was wounded at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle, but returned to the firing line on 3 April from Rouen Hospital; was reported wounded and missing after the Battle of Loos 25 Sept. 1915. and is now assumed to have been killed in action on that date; unm.

KITCHENER

Harry

Corporal 31598, 3rd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died in United Kingdom 13 June 1917. Aged 19. Born Bishop's Stortford, enlisted Bedford, resident Biggleswade, Bedfordshire. Son of H. J. and Sarah Kitchener, of 27, Bartholomew Rd., Bishop's Stortford. Buried in Bishop's Stortford Old Cemetery. Section C. 9. Grave 8A.

LILLEY

John

[Spelt LILLFY on CWGC] Private 9301, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 23 October 1914. Born, resident and enlisted Bishop's Stortford. No known grave. Commemorated on Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 31 and 33.

LIVERMORE

Thomas W

Corporal 26035, 10th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. Killed in action 23 August 1917. Aged 25. Born Bishop's Stortford, enlisted Hounslow, resident Little Hallingbury, Essex. Son of Thomas and Sarah Grace Livermore, of Gaston Green, Little Hallingbury, Bishop's Stortford, Herts. Formerly 15478, Hussars. Buried in Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot XLVI. Row E. Grave 13.

LOVETT

Joseph James

Stoker 2nd Class K/36153, H.M.S. 'Pembroke', Royal Navy. Killed when the barracks he was sleeping in was bombed 6 September 1917. Aged 37. No known grave. Only Son of The Late Serjt. T. J. Lovett (A.S.C.) and Sarah Lovett, of Bishop's Stortford. Served in the South African Campaign with the Bedfordshire Regt. Called up as a Reservist and went to France with that Regiment in November 1914; after serving eleven months he was discharged as a time expired man but subsequently joined the Royal Navy. Commemorated on Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent. Column 24.

Note: HMS Pembroke, a shore base of the Royal Navy, was completed in 1903, and housed almost 5,000 officers and men at Chatham, Kent. On the evening of 3rd September 1917 a German Gotha bomber dropped two bombs on the barracks. The bombs killed over 130 naval ratings who were sleeping in the building.

MACHRAY

Alexander Black

[Also listed as MackRay] Private GS/67146, 2nd/4th Battalion (Royal Fusiliers), London Regiment, Enlisted 1915. Killed in action 21st September 1917 (according to newspaper and letters). Born in Tottenham in 1893, in 1901 living in Feltham, Berkshire, and at the time of his (unofficial) death living in Bishop's Stortford. An artist and illustrator for his own amusement. Formerly 25417, Bedfordshire Regiment.

Obituary: In Loving Memory of Pte. Alexander Black Machray (Killed in action in France).The sad news was received from official sources on Tuesday by Mr. and Mrs F. Machray, of Apton Road, that their second son, Private Alexander Black Machray, Royal Fusiliers, was killed in action in France on September 21st. On the same day the bereaved parents were the recipients of a letter from an officer in their son’s Regiment supplementing the official intelligence. In this letter the officer wrote: “I deeply regret having to inform you that your son, Private A. B. Machray, was killed in action during operations of the 20th to 21st inst. As you have read, the Battalion was in an attack at this time and as almost all of the men in your son’s section became casualties, I’m afraid I cannot give you much information concerning his death. Although I have not known him for very long I had found his worth as a soldier and a man, and with his comrades he was very popular, and they wish to join me in this expression of deepest symphony.” Deceased was a young man of considerable ability and had a promising career. Before enlisting he was employed as a clerk in office of the Town Surveyor Mr. R. S. Scott, and was a valued member of the Town Band. A member of a musical family, he was always ready to give his services to musical efforts in the town, while his hobby --sketching -- he proved himself to possess marked ability. In outdoor sports also he was a footballer of merit. Early in the war he offered his services, but was twice rejected before ultimately enlisting under the Derby Scheme in January, 1916, when he was attached to the Suffolk Regiment. Subsequently he was he was transferred to the Bedfordshire Regiment, with whom he went to France in July last, soon after which he was transferred to the London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers). He had only been in France about eight weeks when he met his death. In civilian life he was also employed by the Bishop’s Stortford Gas Company as a clerk. He was in his 24th year, and as a lad was a member of St. Michael’s Church Choir. His parents have two other sons serving, Private Frank Machray, in England with a labour battalion of the Suffolk Regiment; and Private Charles Machray, Royal Army Medical Corps, serving in Palestine. All three brothers, with their father, were members of the Town Band.

MANSFIELD

Frederick

Private 14214, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died 14 June 1915. Born Leyton, Essex, enlisted Bishop's Storford, resident Leytonstone, Essex. No known grave. Commemorated on Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 10 and 11.

MARKWELL

Sidney Arthur

Private 5662, 1st Battalion, Hertfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds 3 November 1916. Aged 18. Enlisted Hertford, resident Bishop's Stortford. Son of Henry A. and Maud R. Markwell, of 22, Trinity St., Bishop's Stortford, Herts. Buried in Puchevillers British Cemetery, Somme, France. Plot V. Row E. Grave 39.

McDOWELL

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MILES

Joseph William

Corporal 41594, Royal Field Artillery. Died 31 January 1920. Buried in Bishop's Stortford Old Cemetery. Section E.C. 2. Grave 11.

MILLARD

John Barnard

Second Lieutenant, 8th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) formerly Honourable Artillery Company. Killed in action 25 June 1917. Aged 26. Son of John William and Clara Emily Millard, of Post Office House, North Walsham, Norfolk. Native of Bishop's Stortford, Herts. Buried in Dickebusch New Military Cemetery Extension, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot II. Row A. Grave 31.

MILLER

Edward

Private 4/6765, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 11 July 1916. Aged 22. Born, resident and enlisted Bishop's Stortford. Son of James and Ellen Miller, of 5, Castle St., New Town, Bishop's Stortford. No known grave. Commmemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 2 C.

MILTON

Arthur Henry George

Lance Corporal G/82131, 26th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Died of wounds 26 October 1918. Aged 19. Born and resident Bishop's Stortford, enlisted Hertford. Son of Walter and Alice Edith Milton, of 21, King St., Bishop Storfford. Buried in Kezelberg Military Cemetery, Wevelgem, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot I. Row A. Grave 16.

MILTON

Charles

Private 51874, 11th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of Pondon Regiment). Died of wounds 24 February 1917. Born, resident and enlisted Bishop's Stortford. Formerly 6887, 225th Battalion, Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment). Buried in St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France. Section O. Plot VI. Row L. Grave 3.

NEWLAND

George

Private 29940, Lincolnshire Regiment transferred to 277147 Labour Corps. Died 11 December 1918. Buried in Bishop's Stortford Old Cemetery. Section A. 11. Grave 20.

NEWMAN

John [Jeffrey]

Private 53795, 148th Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Killed in action 9 October 1917. Born Bishop's Stortford, enlisted Watford. Formerly 29777, Bedfordshire Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated on Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 154 to 159 and 163A.

ORSMAN

Sidney [Lionel]

Private 327594, 1st/1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Killed in action 5 May 1917. Aged 29. Born Bishop's Stortford, enlisted Hampstead, Middlesex. Son of Morris James and Abigail Orsman, of Bishop's Stortford, Herts. Formerly 28712, Bedfordshire Regiment, Buried in Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot VI. Row K. Grave 13.

OSBORNE

Bertie

Private 19670, 1st Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment. Killed in action 11 August 1918. Aged 30. Born and enlisted Bishop's Stortford. Son of John and Mary Ann Osborne, of 31, Castle St., Bishop's Stortford, Herts. Formerly 31722, Bedfordshire Regiment. Buried in Bouchoir New British Cemetery, Somme, France. Plot VI. Row E. Grave 23.

OSBORNE

Bertie

Lance Corporal 45015, 1st Battalion, Princess Victoria's (Royal Irish Fusiliers). Died 27 November 1918. Born Franham, Essex, enlisted Bury St Edmund's, resident Hockerhill. Formerly 20523, Norfolk Regiment. Buried in Charmes Military Cemeterym Essegney, Vosges, France. Plot I. Row E. Grave 22.

OSBORNE

Herbert Charles P

Private 240589, 1st/6th Battalion (Territorial), Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Killed in action 1 July 1916. Born Hockesill, Bishop's Stortford, enlisted Birmingham, resident Bishop's Stortford. Son of the late Abner and Emma Osborne. No known grave. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 9 A 9 B and 10 B.

OSBORNE

Wilfred

Driver T4/084271, H.T., Army Service Corps. Died 30 September 1918. Aged 24. Son of George and Elizabeth Osborne, of 63, Rye St., Bishop's Stortford. Buried in Bishop's Stortford Old Cemetery. Section A. 14. Grave 24.

OSGOOD

Albert William

Private 22266, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 30 July 1916. Aged 20. Born and resident Bishop's Stortford, enlisted Ampthill, Bedfordshire. Son of John and Susan Osgood, of 11, Trinity St., Bishop's Stortford, Herts. Buried in Guillemont Road Cemetery, Guillemont, Somme, France. Plot XIV. Row D. Grave 6.

PALLETT

Charles

Private 7621, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 7 November 1914. Born tekeley, Essex, enlisted and resident Bishop's Stortford. No known grave. Commemorated on Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 10 and 11.

PARKER

Albert C

Private 6117, Hertfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 14 october 1916. Enlisted Hertford, resident Bishop's Stortford. Buried in Lonsdale Cemetery, Authuile, Somme, France. Plot VII. Row F. Grave 3.

PAVITT

Stephen [Arthur]

Stoker 1st Class K/1010, H.M.S. 'Hawke', Royal Navy. Lost with his ship 15 October 1914. Aged 24. Son of Stephen and Rosetta Pavitt, of 44, Barrells Down Rd., Bishop's Stortford, Herts. No known grave. Commemorated on Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent. Column 5.

Note: HMS Hawke was an Edgar class First Class Protected Cruiser. She was torpedoed by the German submarine U9 off Aberdeen in the North Sea 15th October 1914. The torpedo hit amidships and HMS Hawke capsized within 10 minutes. The destroyer Swift and the steamer Modesta picked up 71 survivors but about 500 crew were lost.

Extract from de Ruvigny's ROLL OF HONOUR 1914-18 - Part One - Page 283:

PAVITT, STEPHEN ARTHUR, Stoker, 1st Class, K. 1010, H.M.S. Hawke; lost when that ship was torpedoed in the North Sea, 15. Oct. 1914; m.

PAYNE

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PAYNE

Francis William

[Listed as F C PAYNE on CWGC] Private 242138, 2nd/5th Battalion (Territorial), Gloucestershire Regiment. Died of wounds 4 December 1917. Born and enlisted Bishop's Stortford. Formerly 2067, 1st Battalion, Hertfordshire Regiment. Buried in Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt, Somme, France. Plot V. Row D. Grave 16.

PAYNE

John Charles

Private 43209, 6th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed in action 17 February 1917. Aged 30. Born and enlisted Bishop's Stortford. Son of John Charles and Mary Ann Payne, of 51, Castle St., Bishop's Stortford, Herts. Formerly 27026, Bedfordshire Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 11 A and 11 D.

PERRY

Albert

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PERRY

Albert Sidney

Private 14758, 7th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds 2 July 1916. Aged 23. Born and resident Hockerill, enlisted Bishop's Stortford. Son of Edward Perry, of 14, Stansted Rd., Bishop's Stortford. Buried in Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France. Plot II. Row B. Grave 25.

PERRY

Alfred

Bombardier 29436, 109th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died of wounds 24 December 1914. Aged 28. Born and enlisted Hockerill, Bishop's Stortford. Son of Edward Perry, of 14, Stansted Rd., Bishop's Stortford, Herts. Buried in Lillers Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Plot III. Row B. Grave 22.

From the Battery War Diary (WO95/299).

On 21st December 1914, the battery were located at ANNEQUIN, a few miles east of BETHUNE

“the battery and billets came under heavy fire from German field guns and 5.9” Howitzers. The officer’s billets were hit and destroyed and the men’s billets badly damaged”

“During the course of the shelling No. 29436 Bombr. PERRY, A. and No. 58339 a/bomdr. BAYLEY, L. were seriously wounded. Bombr. PERRY died of wounds on 24th December and was buried in the cemetery at LILLERS."

PERRY

Arthur

Lance Corporal 14073, 7th Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment). Killed in action 6 November 1918. Born and resident Bishop's Stortford, enlisted Oxford. Formerly 14770, Oxforshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Buried in Fontaine-Au-Bois Communal Cemetery, Nord, France. Plot/Row/Section C. Grave 11.

PERRY

Edward

Private 201194, 1st/4th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action in Palestine 26 March 1917. Aged 33. Born and resident Bishop's Stortford, enlisted Shoreditch, Middlesex. Husband of Mabel Perry, of 16, Stansted Rd., Bishop's Stortford, Herts. Formerly 22032, Bedfordshire Regiment. Buried in Gaza War Cemetery, Israel. Plot X. Row G. Grave 6.

PERRY

William

Private 51069, 36th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Died of wounds 10 August 1917. Born Bishop's Stortford, enlisted Hounslow, Middlsex. Son of Mr. H. Perry, of Riverside Causeway, Bishop's Stortford. Formerly 1462, Royal Fusiliers. Buried in Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, Pas de Calais, France. Plot VI. Row B. Grave 33.

PETTY

Arthur

Private 2755, 1st Battalion, Hertfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds 20 April 1915. Born and resident Bishop's Stortford, enlisted Hertford. Buried in bethine Town Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Plot IV. Row B. Grave 50.

PHILLIPS

George

Lance Corporal 71911, 3rd Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Killed in action 28 March 1918. Aged 26. Born Bishop's Stortford, enlisted Ealing. Son of Mrs. C. Phillips, of 20, Wharf Rd., Bishop's Stortford, and the late Mr. J. Phillips. Formerly G/26317, Royal Fusiliers. Commemorated on Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 10.

PINFIELD

Guy Vickery

Second Lieutenant 8th (King's Royal Irish) Hussars. Killed 24 April 1916. Aged 21. Buried in Grangegorman Military Cemetery. Church of Ireland (Officers Section) Grave 67. (Formerly Buried In Dublin Castle Cemetery, Co. Dublin).

PRIOR

George Charles

Private 9665, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 23 October 1918. Aged 26. Born Stratford, Essex, enlisted and resident Bishop's Stortford. Son of Charles and Florence Prior, of 88, Dunmow Rd., Bishop's Stortford. Native of West Ham, London. Buried in Highland Cemetery, Le Cateau, Nord, France. Plot II. Row A. Grave 16.

PRIOR

Harry George

Rifleman S/31936, 16th Battalion, Rifle Brigade. Killed in action 23 October 1917. Aged 37. Born Bishop's Stortford, enlisted Shoreditch, Lodnon, resident Hoxton, London. Son of Alexandra Prior, of Bishop's Stortford, Herts; husband of Rosa Ellen Prior, of 11, Provost Dwellings, Provost St., City Rd., London. No known grave. Commemorated on Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 145 to 147.

PRIOR

James William

Private 7786, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 19 November 1914. Aged 31. Born Hadham, enlisted Hockerill, resident Bishop's Stortford. Son of Jim and Annie Prior, of Thorley, Bishop's Stortford; husband of Fanny M. Livermore (formerly Prior), of 44, Oak St., Bishop's Stortford, Herts. Buried in Bedford House Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Enclosure No.4 Plot XI. Row AAA. Grave 32.

PRIOR

William

Private 4/7063, 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 6 August 1916. Born Albury, enlisted Hertford, resident Bishop's Stortford. No known grave. Commemorated on Thiepval memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 2 C.

PRIOR

W J

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RADLEY

Frederick John

Serjeant L/9257, 11th Battalion, Duke of Cambriidge's Own (Middlesex Regiment). Died of wounds 28 July 1916. Born St Micahel's, Herts, enlisted London. Buried in Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France. Plot VII. Row A. Grave 22.

RADLEY

George

Serjeant 293, Hertfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 14 November 1916. Born, resident and enlisted Bishop's Stortford. No known grave. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 12 C.

RAINBIRD

James William

Private 10253, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 13 October 1914. Aged 20. Born and resident Bishop's Stortford, enlisted Stratford, Essex. Son of James and Elizabeth Rainbird, of 78, Dunmow Rd., Bishop's Stortford, Herts. No known grave. Commemorated on Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 10 and 11.

Extract from de Ruvigny's ROLL OF HONOUR 1914-18 - Part Three - Page 224 (note the date below does not correspond with SDGW or CWGC - this is erroneous):

RAINBIRD, J.W. , Private, No. 10253, 1st Battn. The Bedfordshire Regt.; served with the Expeditionary Force in France; killed in action 13 Sept. 1914.

RAYNER

Edgar John

Rifleman 5407, 'D' Company, 1st/16th Battalion (Queen's Westminster Rifles), London Regiment. Killed in action 10 September 1916. Aged 24. Enlisted Westminster, resident Bishop's Stortford. Son of John Harold and Elizabeth Catherine Rayner, of 1, Bartholomew Rd., Bishop's Stortford, Herts. No known grave. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 13 C.

RAYNER

Frank

Private 533943, 'D' Company, 15th Battalion (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles), London Regiment. Killed in action 14 October 1918. Aged 26. Born and enlisted Bishop's Stortford. Son of John Harold Rayner, of 1, Bartholomew Rd., Bishop's Stortford, Herts. Buried in Somer Farm Cemetery, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot/Row/Section C. Grave 1.

REED

Albert

Private G/15604, 12th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in action 28 July 1917. Born and enlisted Bishop's Stortford. No known grave. Commemorated on Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 20.

REED

Frederick

Private 265679, 1st Battalion, Hertfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds 5 June 1918. Born and resident Bishop's Stortford, enlisted Hertford. Buried in St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France. Section Q. Plot II. Row L. Grave 2.

REED

George

Gunner 14596, 123rd Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed in action 30 July 1915. Born and enlisted Bishop's Stortford. Buried in Perth Cemetery (China Wall), Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot II. Row D. Grave 1.

REYNOLDS

Charles David

Able Seaman J/20103, H.M.S. 'Queen Mary', Royal Navy. Lost with his ship at the Battle of Jutland 31 May 1916. Aged 19. Son of Charles William and Bessie Reynolds, of 41, Nursery Rd., Bishop's Stortford, Herts. No known grave. Commemorated on Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire. Column 13.

Note: HMS Queen Mary was a Royal Navy battlecruiser, of the Queen Mary class, however more generally viewed as a member of the similar Lion class. She was armed with eight 13.5 inch (343 mm) guns, displaced 27,000 tons, and was capable of steaming at 28 knots (52 km/h). Externally she differed from her two half-sisters in that she had round funnels (instead of oval), and had her 4 inch guns all on the same deck.

Upon commissioning, she joined the 1st Battlecruiser Squadron. On 28th August 1914, she took part in the 1st Battle of Heligoland Bight. She was under refit at the time of the Dogger Bank battle, so she did not take part in that engagement. After completing her refit, she re-joined the 1st Batttlecruiser Squadron.

She was under the command of Captain Cecil I. Prowse at the Battle of Jutland on 31st May 1916. She had fired about 150 13.5 in shells and scored 4 hits on the SMS Seydlitz, but the Seydlitz hit back. Queen Mary was first hit above the right gun on 'Q' turret; this gun was out of action, but the left gun kept firing. Shortly after, more 30.5 cm (12 inch) shells hit her forward near 'A' and 'B' turrets, and another hit 'Q' turret. The forward magazine exploded, the ship listed to port, and more explosions followed as the ship was sinking. All but twenty of her 1,275 crew were lost (two of the survivors were picked up by German ships).

REYNOLDS

George Ernest

Private 31874, 6th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment. Killed in action 13 December 1916. Aged 34. Born and enlisted Bishop's Stortford. Husband of F. E. Reynolds, of Mill Hill, Stansted, Essex. Formerly 25558, Northamptonshire Regiment. Buried in Hamel Military Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, Somme, France. Plot II. Row D. Grave 31.

ROBINSON

Frederick Alfred

Private 16566, 11th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action 15 September 1916. Born and resident Little Hallingbury, enlisted Warley, Essex. No known grave. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 10 D.

ROBINSON

H

possibly Harry Charles Edwin ROBINSON, Private 34743, 2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action 28 March 1918. Aged 24. Enlisted Chelmsford, resident Dunmow. Son of William and Esther Robinson, of Elsie Cottage, Church St., Dunmow, Essex. Awarded the Military Medal (M.M.). Buried in Brown's Copse Cemetery, Roeux, Pas de Calais, France. Plot VII. Row A. Grave 31.

ROBINSON

Walter

Private 19238, 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action 14 April 1917. Born and enlisted Bishop's Stortford, resident Little Hallingbury, Essex. No known grave. Commemorated on Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 7.

ROBINSON

Walter Castle

Private 2677, 16th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. Died of wounds 3 July 1916. Aged 21. Born and resident Bishop's Stortford, enlsited London. Son of Joseph and Martha Robinson, of 15, Jenis Rd., Bishops Stortford, Herts. Solicitor's Clerk. Buried in Auchonvillers Military Cemetery, Somme, France. Plot II. Row E. Grave 8.

ROGERS

Herbert [Henry]

Private 36372, 8th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Killed in action 16 June 1917. Aged 31. Born and resident Bishop's Stortford, enlisted London. Son of Henry and Gertrude Rogers, of South St., Bishop's Stortford; husband of Daisy L. Rogers, of 25, Portland Rd., Bishop's Stortford, Herts. Formerly 05561, Royal Army Ordnance Corps. No known grave. Commemorated on Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 5.

ROGERSON

Gerald Christie

Second Lieutenant, 50th Squadron, Royal Air Force. Killed when his aircraft, a Sopwith F.1 Camel, serial number F2162, spun into ground during practice aerial combat 16 September 1918. Next of kin H.P. Rogerson, of Eversleigh, Bishop's Stortford. Buried in Bishop's Stortford Old Cemetery. Section C. 13. Grave 18.

RUSHFORTH

William Walter

Private 17115, 7th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 30 November 1917. Aged 27. Born Little Walden, Essex, enlisted Saffron Walden. Son of Walter and Eliza Rushforth, of Spring Cottage, Cricket Field Lane, Bishop's Stortford, Herts. No known grave. Commemorated on Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, Nord, France. Panel 4.

SABAN

Robert

Private 690344, 25th Battalion, Labour Corps (Training Reserve). Died 28 May 1919. Aged 19. Son of Henry and Alice Eliza Saban, of 8, Thorley Terrace, Twyford Rd., Bishop's Stortford. Buried in Bishop's Stortford Old Cemetery. Section D. 11. Grave 12A.

SABAN

William Alfred

Private 265161, 1st Battalion, Hertfordshire Regiment. Died 6 November 1918. Aged 28. Born, resident and enlisted Bishop's Stortford. Son of Henry and Alice Eliza Saban, of 8, Thorley Terrace, Twyford Rd., Bishop's Stortford, Herts. Buried in Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt, Somme, France. Plot XIII. Row B. Grave 28.

SADD

Alfred Henry Guy

Private 8736, 'B' Company, 20th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Died of wounds 24 August 1916. Aged 20. Born at Brentwood, Essex, enlisted London, resident Bishop's Stortford. Son of Alfred Henry and Jenny Sadd, of 42, Grange Rd., Bishop's Stortford, Herts. Civil Servant, Inland Revenue Office. Buried in Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe, Somme, France. Plot III. Row F. Grave 69.

SAMPFORD

Joseph

[Spelt SAMFORD on SDGW] Private 3066, 1st Battalion, Hertfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 5 December 1915. Aged 20. Born, reesident and enlisted Bishop's Stortford. Son of Joseph and Annie Maria Sampford, of 98, London Rd., Bishop's Stortford, Herts. Buried in Cambrin Churchyard Extension, Pas de Calais, France. Plot/Row/Section G. Grave 5.

SANDFORD

Ernest Alfred

Private 2191, 'A' Company, 7th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Killed in action 13 October 1915. Aged 21. Born Bishop's Stortford, enlisted Kingston, Surrey. Son of John and Eliza Sandford, of 15, Wind Hill, Bishop's Stortford, Herts. No known grave. Commemorated on Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 65 to 67.

SANDFORD

Walter James

Serjeant 6, 'A' Company, 7th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Killed in action 13 October 1915. Aged 25. Born Stanstead, Essex, enlisted Kingston, Surrey. Son of John and Eliza Sandford, of 15, Wind Hill, Bishop's Stortford, Herts. No known grave. Commemorated on Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 65 to 67.

SAPSFORD

George Lewis

Leading Aircraftman 33799, 14th Balloon Section, Royal Air Force. Died 9 January 1919. Aged 30. Son of Harry and Lydia Sapsford, of 172, Dunmow Rd., Bishop's Stortford, Herts.; husband of Sarah Kate Sapsford, of 36, John St., Bush Hill Park, Enfield, Middx. Buried in Tourgeville Military Cemetery. Plot VII. Row C. Grave 11.

SAPSFORD

Henry John

Private 2778, 1st Battalion, Hertfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 4 September 1916. Aged 22.Born and resident Bishop's Stortford, enlisted Hertford. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Sapsford, of 36, Friendly Terrace, Dun Rd., Bishop's Stortford, Herts. Buried in Knightsbridge Cemetery, Mesnil-Martinsart, Somme, France. Plot/Row/Section D. Grave 7. See also Liverpool Street Station, London

SCOTCHER

John

Private 13991, Hertfordshire Yeomanry. Died in Egypt 15 April 1917. Enlisted Bury St Edmund's, resident Bishop's Stortford. No known grave. Commemorated on Chatby Memorial, Egypt.

SCOTCHER

William Joseph P

Acting Bombardier 148, 36th Battalion, Australian Heavy Artillery Group. Killed in action 23 April 1917. Born Bishop's Stortford, enlisted Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Husband of Charlotte Ellen Scotcher (formerly Blair). Buried in St. Nicholas British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row G. Grave 22. National Archives of Australia Accession Reference and Bar Code: B2455/1 8075779, and the Australian Red cross Society Wounded and Missing file with various accounts of his death

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SEARLE

Ernest Sidney

Gunner 87936, 405th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died of wounds 25 March 1918. Aged 33. Born Newport, Essex, enlisted LOndon, resident Bishop's Stortford. Son of Lydia Brooks, of Newport, Essex; husband of Louisa Mary Searle, of 4, Lindsey Rd., Bishop's Stortford, Herts. Buried in Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, Pas de Calais, France. Plot V. Row F. Grave 6.

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SELL

Clarence James

Private 12126, 'D' Company, 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds 10 July 1916. Aged 25. Born and resident Bishop's Stortford, enlisted Bedford. Son of James Odams Sell and Laura Harriet Sell, of 'Rosebank,' Hadham Rd., Bishop's Stortford, Herts. Buried in Meaulte Military Cemetery, Somme, France. Plot/Row/Section D. Grave 22.

Extract from de Ruvigny's ROLL OF HONOUR 1914-18 - Part Three - Page 243:

SELL, CLARENCE JAMES, Private, No. 12126, 6th (Service) Battn. The Bedfordshire Regt., eldest twln s. of James Odams Sell, of Rose Bank, Bishop’s Stortford, Journalist, by his wife, Laura Harriett. dau. of the late James Baker. of Channocks, Gilston b. Bishop’s Stortford. co. Hertford, 14 June, 1891; educ. St. Mary’s Convent there, and Hockerill; was a Tobacconist’s Manager; enlisted early in Aug. 1914; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from Aug. 1915, and died at a field hospital 10 July, 1916, from wounds received in action near Fricourt the same day. Buried in the cemetery near Albert. A comrade wrote: “On one occasion whilst out with his officer he showed great pluck and coolness when one of our parties ran into a German patrol. For this he was recommended to our Commanding Officer.” He was a keen football player, and was vlce-captain of the Bishop’s Stortford Football Club; unm.

SEWELL

Albert John

[Listed at J A on memorial] Private 49199, Devonshire Regiment transferred to 146187, 27th Infantry Works Company, Labour Corps. Died in United Kingdom 4 May 1917. Aged 27. Born and enlisted Bishop's Stortford. Son of Edward Henry Robert Sewell, of 34, Middle Row, Newtown, Bishop's Stortford. Formerly 14704, Bedfordshire Regiment. Buried in Bishop's Stortford Old Cemetery. Section B. 13. Grave 21.

SHORTER

Alfred

Rifleman 42102, 16th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles. Killed in action 2 December 1917. Born and resident Bishop's Stortford, enlisted Hertford. Formerly 31695, Bedfordshire Regiment. BUried in Hermies British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Plot/Row/Section E. Grave 12.

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SMITH

Stanley

Private 16097, 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 3 July 1916. Aged 25. Born Bishop's Stortford, enlisted Grantham. Son of Albert Edward and Martha Smith, of 15, Dunmow Rd., Bishop's Stortford. No known grave. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C.

Extract from de Ruvigny's ROLL OF HONOUR 1914-18 - Part Three - Page 252:

SMITH, Stanley, Private. No. 18097, 1st Battn. (10th Foot) The Lincolnshire Regt., only a. of Albert Edward Smith, of 15, Dunmow Road, Hockerlll, Bishop's Stortford. by his wile, Martha, dau. of George Mitchell; b. Bishop’s Stortford, co. Herts, 24 Sept. 1890; educ. there : was a Watch Maker; enlisted 29 March, 1915 served with the Mediterranean Expcditicnary Force at Gallipoli from Aug. 1915, till the evacuation in Jan. 1916, when he was invalided home suffering from frozen feet and blood poisoning; proceeded to France in June, 1916, and was killed in action during a charge between Fricourt and Albert 3 July following; unm.

SMITH

William Harold

Private G/17521, "B" Company, 1st Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). Killed in action 17 July 1917. Aged 21. Born Bishop's Stortford, enlisted Harwich. Son of Herbert and Emily Smith, of 47, Oak St., New Town, Bishop's Stortford, Herts. Formerly 25651, Bedfordshire Regiment. Buried in Roclincourt Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row D. Grave 5.

SPRIGGS

William Harris

Serjeant 12023, 'D' Company, 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 19 February 1916. Aged 22. Born Baldock, enlisted Hertford, resident Bishop's Stortford. Son of Henry George and Harriett Spriggs, of 25, Apton Rd., Bishop's Stortford. Herts. Buried in Bienvillers Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Plot IV. Row A. Grave 6.

SPURGE

Charles Herbert

Private 3892, 1st/15th Battalion (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles), London Regiment. Killed in action 21 May 1916. Aged 29. Enlisted Somerset House, resident Bishop's Stortford. No known grave. Commemorated on Arras Memorial, Somme, France. Bay 10.

SPURGE

Thomas William

Lance Serjeant 111, 11th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Died 30 June 1916. Aged 22. Son of Charles and Nellie Spurge, of 21, Windhill, Bishop's Stortford. Buried in St. Vaast Post Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L'avoue. Plot III. Row T. Grave 9.

STEPHENSON

Charles Alfred

Private 266418, 1st/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion, Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry. Killed in action 16 August 1917 [CWGC states 1st August]. Aged 21. Resident Bishop's Stortford. Son of David and Minnie Alice Stephenson, of 33, South St., Bishop's Stortford, Herts. No known grave. Commemorated on Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 37 and 39.

STOCK

Percy A

Private 285172, 1st/6th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders. Killed in action 9 December 1917. Aged 30. Born Dunmow, Essex, enlisted Woodford, Essex. Son of James Stock, of Dunmow, Essex; husband of Mary L. Stock, of Start Hill House, Great Hallingbury, Bishop's Stortford, Herts. Formerly 29860, Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) and 6425, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Buried in Bancourt British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row G. Grave 3.

STONE

William [Arthur]

Private 3640, 1st Battalion, Hertfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds 17 March 1915. Aged 27. Enlisted Hertford, resident Bishop's Stortford. Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Stone, of 11, East Rd., Bishop's Stortford, Herts. Buried in Bethune Town Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Plot IV. Row A. Grave 77.

SWINSCOE

Charles S

Lance Corporal S4/218717, 25th Railhead Supply Depot, Royal Army Service Corps. Died 13 March 1919. Aged 34. Son of Mrs. S. A. Swinscoe, of 10, Bartholomew Rd., Bishop's Stortford, Herts. Buried in Beaulencourt British Cemetery, Ligny-Thilloy, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row D. Grave 22.

SYLVESTER

William J

either William Sylvester, Private 5589, 1st/6th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. Died 3 November 1916. Aged 25. Son of James William and Mary Sylvester; husband of Annie Eliza Page (Formerly Sylvester), of The Forge. Much Hadham, Herts. No known grave. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 5 A and 5 B.

or William Sylvester, Private 10649, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 23 October 1918. Born Birchanger, Essex, enlisted Hertford, resident Bishop's Stortford. Buried in Amerval Communal Cemetery Extension, Solesmes, Nord, France. Plot/Row/Section D. Grave 19.

TAYLOR

Donald Jack [W]

Private 2nd Class 30506, Royal Air Force. Died 7 November 1918. Buried in Bishop's Stortford Old Cemetery. Section B. 14. Grave 3.

TAYLOR

Edward Algernon

Second Lieutenant, 1st Battalion, Hertfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 11 Febraury 1918. Aged 38. Son of Henry A. Taylor, of The Retreat, Bishop's Stortford, Herts. Buried in Fins New British cemetery, Sorel-Le-Grand, Somme, France. Plot IV. Row B. Grave 6.

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THARBY

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THORPE, MC

Herbert Gordon

Lieutenant 'A' Company, 1st Battalion, The King's (Liverpool Regiment.). Died 24 March 1918. Aged 22. Son of Herbert William and Lizzie Thorpe, of 'Katoomba,' Warwick Rd., Bishop's Stortford, Herts. Old Cheltonian. Awarded the Military Cross (M.C.) Buried in Bancourt British Cemetery. Plot IX. Row A. Grave 1.

THURGOOD

Frederick George

[Listed as E G THURGOOD on CWGC] Private 27035, 6th Battalion, Prince Albet's (Somerset Light Infantry). Died of wounds 18 September 1916. Enlisted Bishop's Stortford. Formerly 2460, Hertfordshire Regiment. Buried in Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe, Somme, France. Plot II. Row H. Grave 50.

THURGOOD

John William [Robert]

Private 44662, 8th (Service) Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. Killed in action 7 June 1918. Born Bishop's Stortford, enlisted Saffron Walden. Formerly 536666, London Regiment. Commemorated on Soissons Memorial, Aisne, France.

THURLEY

Arthur

Sergeant 3/8226, 8th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 21 July 1916. Born, resident and enlisted Bishop's Stortford. Buried in Potijze Chateau Wood Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot/Row/Section B. Grave 24.

THURLEY

Charles 'Charlie'

Private 203338, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 18 September 1918. Aged 20. Born Hockerill, enlisted Hertford, resident Bishop's Stortford. Son of Charles and Emily Loveday, of 19, East Rd., Bishop's Stortford, Herts. No known grave. Commemorated on Vis-En-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 4 and 5.

THURLEY

Frederick George

Private 15215, 7th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 1 July 1916. Aged 22. Born, resident and enlisted Bishop's Stortford. Son of George and Charlotte Thurley, of 49, Castle St., Bishop's Stortford, Herts. Buried in Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz, Somme, France. Plot VII. Row A. Grave 4.

WALLEN

James Henry

Driver 22790, 54th Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died 30 October 1918. Aged 25. Born Great Hadham, enlisted Bishop's Stortford. Son of Henry James and Sarah Wallen, of 146, South St., Bishop's Stortford. Born At Much Hadham, Herts. Buried in Staglieno Cemetery, Genoa, Italy. Plot I. Row D. Grave 14.

WARREN

Alfred C

Corporal - Acting Sergeant 28718, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry transferred to Sergeant TR/7/6363, 93rd Battalion, Training Reserve. Died 5 October 1917. Aged 29. Born and resident Wedford, enlisted Hertford. Husband of Mrs. N. Flint (Formerly Warren), of 81, Murray Rd., Bishop's Stortford. Formerly 316, Hertfordshire Regiment. Buried in Bishop's Stortford Old Cemetery. Section B. 13. Grave 25.

WARWICK

Bertie

Private 4/5502, 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds 1 February 1917. Aged 33. Born and resident Bishop's Stortford, enlisted Hatfield. Entered France 11 November 1914. Baptised 29 October 1895 at Holy Trinity Church, Bishop's Stortford. In the 1911 census he was aged 28, a boarder, labourer by trade, unmarried, born Bishop's Stortford, resident 70 South St, Bishop's Stortford, Herts. In the 1901 census he was aged 17, son of John and Miriam Warwick, gardener by trade, born Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, resident with his parents in a Cottage, South Street, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire. He volunteered for service in 1914 travelling to France on the 11th November 1914. He was wounded in 1916 and served for a short time with 'A' Company, 7th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment, 5th Entrenching Battalion, before transferring to the 4th Battalion later in the year. Buried in Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, Somme, France. Plot VII. Row E. Grave 24.

WATERMAN

Christopher Arthur

Corporal 9903, 2nd Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. Killed in action 22 March 1918. Aged 23. Born and resident Bishop's Stortford, enlisted London. Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Waterman, of 35, Elm Grove Rd., Bishop's Stortford, Herts. No known grave. Commemorated on Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France. Panel 48 and 49.

WEBB

Percy James

Private G/18821, 6th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment.) Killed in action 13 August 1917. Aged 37. Born and resident Bishop's Stortford, enlisted Sawbridgeworth. Husband of Elizabeth Webb, of 25, Castle St., Bishop's Stortford, Herts. Buried in Faubourg D'amiens Cemetery, Arras, Pas de Calais, France. Plot V. Row J. Grave 16.

WHITE

Arthur

Lance Corporal 204631, 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 16 April 1918. Enlisted Lincoln, resident Bishop's Stortford. Formerly 2260, Lincolnshire Yeomanry. No CWGC entry for this man, may have a further initial.

WHITE

Jesse

Private 33975, 11th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Died of wounds 23 April 1917. Aged 32. Born, resident and enlisted Bishop's Stortford. Son of Jesse and Martha White, of 52, Jervis Rd., Bishop's Stortford. Buried in Philosophe British Cemetery, Mazingarbe, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row O. Grave 53.

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WILLIAMS

Leigh Roslin

Lieutenant (Territorial), "B" Battery, 251st Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action 27 May 1918. Aged 26. Son of Charles Roslin Williams and Ada Harriett Williams, of Bishop's Stortford, Herts. No known grave. Commemorated on Soissons Memorial, Aisne, France.

WOLTON

Owen Biddell

Second Lieutenant, 5th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 12 August 1915. Aged 27. Eldest Son of Cordy and Lucy Wolton, of The Hall, Lavenham, Suffolk. No known grave. Commemorated on Helles Memorial, Turkey. Panel 46 and 47.

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WOOLGER

Henry George

Private F/482, 17th Battalion, Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment). Killed in action 28 July 1916. Aged 23. Born Bishop's Stortford, enlisted Shepherd's Bush, Middlesex, resident Fulham, Middlesex. Son of Horace George and Alice Emily Woolger, of 59, Coomer Rd., Fulham, London. Buried in Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France. Plot IX. Row G. Grave 8.

Extract from de Ruvigny's ROLL OF HONOUR 1914-18 - Part Three - Page 292:

WOOLGER, Henry George, Private, No. 482. 17th (Service) Battn. The Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regt.), eldest s. of Horace George Woolger, of 59, Coomer Road, Fulham, S.W., by his wife. Alice Emily, eldest dau. of the late Henry Archer, of the Star Motel, Bishop’s Stortford : and brother to Private R. B. Woolger (q.v.) ; b. Bishop’s Stortford, co. Hertford, 20 April, 1892: educ. Hockerill School there was a hairdresser : enlisted 30 Jan. 1915 : served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from Nov. 1915, and was killed in action at Delville Wood 28 July, 1916. The Chaplain wrote ‘ "Your son was killed in the great British attack which is now going on : killed at the post of duty by a German sniper, while the battalion was holding a very dangerous wood, now become famous through the daily papers.”; unm.

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ALLEN

Horace Roy

Wing Commander 32153, Royal Air Force. Died 23 October 1942. Aged 33. Cremated and commemorated at Southampton Crematorium, Hampshire. Panel 1.

ANDREWS

Reginald Stanley

Home Guard. Died at Millwall Docks 30 June 1944. Aged 43. Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Andrews, of 83 Stansted Road, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire; husband of Gladys Mary Andrews, of 1 Kingsmead Road, Bishop's Stortford. Death registered with Poplar Metropolitan Borough.

AYLIFFE

Charles Herbert

Private 14747319, Royal Army Medical Corps. Died 6 May 1946. Aged 21. Son of Victor Herbert and Eileen Sarah Ayliffe, of Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire. Buried in Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel. Plot 7. Row G. Grave 8.

BARGE

Ernest Frederick

Flight Sergeant (Pilot) 1201030, 53 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 15 November 1943. Aged 29. Son of William Frederick Barge and of Alice Barge (nee Turner); husband of Agnes Jean Barge, of Bishop's Stortford. Buried in Bishop's Stortford Old Cemetery. Section H.16. General Grave 4.

BARKER

Ernest William

Gunner 1572466, 1Reserve Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died 20 February 1941. Aged 23. Son of Henry William and Alice Barker, of Bishop's Stortford. Buried in Bishop's Stortford Old Cemetery. Section B.7. General Grave 40.

BAYFORD

Cyril

Sergeant (Air Gunner) 531871, 57 Squadron, Royal Air Force Died 11 November 1944. Aged 28. Son of Walter and Elizabeth Bayford, of Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire; husband of Maisie Bayford, of Bishops Stortford. Buried in Hamburg Cemetery, Hamburg, Germany. Plot 10A. Row L. Grave 1.

BILNEY

Frank George Stanley

Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) 1291037, 158 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Died 22 March 1944. Aged 21. Son of Arthur James Bilney and Esther Mary Bilney, of Bishops Stortford. Hertfordshire. Buried in Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 19. Row D. Collective grave 8-13.

BOMPAS

[Eric] Ainsley

Lieutenant 116524, Royal Artillery attached 1 (Hong Kong) Regiment, Hong Kong and Singapore Royal Artillery. Died 21 December 1941. Aged 26. Son of Cecil Henry and Nita Frances Bompas, of Broughton, Hampshire. Buried in Stanley Military Cemetery, China, (including Hong Kong). Plot 6. Row C. Grave 11. Also recorded on Bishop’s Stortford College War Memorial.

BRACE

Herbert George

Gunner 940016, 53 Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died 7 May 1940. Aged 21. Son of Joseph Alfred and Mary Brace, of Bishop's Stortford. Buried in Bishop's Stortford Old Cemetery. Section F.11. General Grave 440.

BRACE

William

Private 5777108, 5th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment. Died 12 February 1942 durinjg the Japanese invasion of Singapore. Aged 25. Son of Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Brace, of Takeley, Essex. No known grave. Commemorated on Singapore Civil Hospital Grave Memorial, Singapore. Column 1.

BRETT, DSC

John

Lieutenant-Commander, H.M.S. Gloucester, Royal Navy. Died 22 May 1941. Aged 36. Son of Michael and Nellie Mary Brett; husband of Margaret Joy Brett, of Puttenham, Surrey. Awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.). No known grave. Commemorated on Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon. Panel 44, Colmn 2.

BROWN

Leslie Albert

Warrant Officer 1880252, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 3 August 1946. Aged 32. Son of Albert and Ellen Eliza Brown, of Hatfield Heath, Essex. Buried in Mazargues War Cemetery, Marseilles, Bouches-du-Rhone, France. Plot 4. Row C. Grave 73.

BROWN

Percy

Gunner 1747122, 261 Battery, 94 H.A.A. Regiment. Royal Artillery. Died 20 May 1942. Aged 36. Son of Frederick and Rose Alice Brown; husband of Martha Brown, of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on Alamein Memorial, Egypt. Column 34.

BULL

Frederick Walter

Gunner 1747127, Royal Artillery. Died 28 September 1945. Aged 38. Husband of Ivy Bull, of Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire. Buried in Kirkee War Cemetery, India. Plot 1. Row B. Grave 12.

BULLEN

Royston William

Sergeant (Wireless Operatorerator (Air)) 1623269, 138 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 1 September 1944. Aged 21. Son of William John and Beatrice Maud Bullen, of Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire. Buried in Gilze-En-Rijen (Gilze) Roman Catholic Cemetery, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. Collective grave 9-11.

BURN

Cecil Joseph

Fusilier 6094577, 18th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Died 6 October 1940. Born London, resident Hertfordshire. Buried in Bishop's Stortford Old Cemetery, Hertfordshire. Section I.17. Consecrated Grave 10.

BUSH

John George Frederick

Lance Corporal 5833972, 70th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 2 February 1941. Aged 19. Son of John and Rebecca Bush, of Bishop's Stortford. Buried in Bishop's Stortford Old Cemetery. Section G.13. General Grave 46.

CHAPMAN

Douglas Elliott

Aircraftman 1st Class 975500, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 12 January 1941. Aged 22. Son of Ernest Archer Chapman and Lillian Maud Chapman, of Bishop's Stortford. Buried near the east boundary in All Saints Churchyard, Hockerill .

CHAPMAN

Russell Ernest

Sergeant 1191069, 190 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 3 April 1945. Aged 28. Son of Ernest and Lillian Maud Chapman, of Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on Runnymede Memorial, Surrey. Panel 274.

CLARK

Edwin Robert

Stoker 1st Class R/KX 604210, H.M.S. Minster, Royal Navy. Died 8 June 1944. No known grave. Commemorated on Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire. Panel 85, Column 3.

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Leslie John

Able Seaman C/JX 163300, H.M. Submarine Stonehenge, Royal Navy. Died 20 March 1944. Aged 25. Son of Ernest and Emily Clark; husband of Jean Maxwell Clark, of Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire. No known grave. Commemorated on Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent. Panel 75, Column 1.

CLARKE

Anthony Thomas

Private 14669718, 9th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. Died 21 January 1945. Aged 19. Son of Thomas Michael and Alice Clarke, of Bishop Stortford, Hertfordshire. Buried in Nederweert War Cemetery, Limburg, Netherlands. Plot III. Row B. Grave 10.

CLOUGHLY

Norman Denis Stuart

Marine PLY/X 3749, H.M.S. Neptune, Royal Marines. Died 19 December 1941. Aged 19. No known grave. Commemorated on Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon. Panel 59, Column 2.

Note: HMS Neptune was a Leander Class Light Cruiser, built by Portsmouth Dockyard (Portsmouth, U.K.): Parsons, laid down 24th September 1931, launched 31st January 1933, commisisoned 23rd February 1934. On 19th December 1941, following the First Battle if the Syrte, Force "K", consisting of light cruisers HMS Neptune (Capt. R.C. O'Conor, RN), Aurora, Penelope with destroyers Kandahar, Havock, Lance and Lively, sortied from malta in the hope of intercepting the Italian convoy known to be heading for Tripoli. At a point 20 nm E of Tripoli, Force "K" entered an Italian miefield, laid by Italian cruiser force in June 1941. At 01:06 hrs Neptune, leading the british column, hit a mine and backed her engines but at 01:16 another mine detonated under the stern, losing propellers and rudder and going dead in the water. This left at the mercy of wind and water in sea state 5 (heavy whitecaps), Neptune hit another mine. Destroyer Kandahar, attempting to take her in tow, lost her stern to another mine and had to be scuttled. As the SOP (Senior Officer Present), Capt. O'Connor ordered Penelope to keep away and, at 0400 hrs, a 4th mine detonated under the bridge of Neptune, 5 minutes later she capsized and sank in position 33.15N, 13.30E. Due to the heavy seas and danger of further mines, which prevented rescue operations, there was only one survivor from a crew of 767.

COOK

Charles Henry David

Sergeant 1387411, 44 (Rhodesia) Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 11 March 1943. Aged 26. Son of Henry Charles and Rosa Cook, of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on Runnymede Memorial, Surrey. Panel 146.

CRACKNELL

Albert Edward

Private 5832097, 5th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died as a prisoner of war of the Japanese 7 November 1943. Aged 30. Son of Albert John and Jane Cracknell, of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. Buried in Chungkai War Cemetery, Thailand. Plot 6. Row H. Grave 4.

CRACKNELL

Ernest George

Private 6097384, 2nd Battalion, The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey). Died 17 June 1941. Aged 26. Son of Frederick and Susan Cracknell, of Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire. Buried in Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery, Syria. Plot/Row/Section J. Grave 8.

CURTIS

Charles Dennis

Sergeant (Air Gunner) 549252, 214 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Died 3 August 1943. Aged 23. Son of Walter and Florence M. Curtis, of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. Buried in Becklingen War Cemetery, Soltau, Niedersachsen, Germany. Plot 27. Row J. Grave 3.

CURTIS

Frederick Alfred

Corporal 14205748, 7th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. Died 13 August 1944. Aged 22. Son of Agnes Curtis, of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. Buried in Bayeux War Cemetery, Calvados, France. Plot V. Row B. Grave 8.

DAVIES

Henry George

Gunner 1831442, 144 Battery, 35 Light A.A. Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died as a prisoner of war of the Japanese on Java 5 March 1943; body not found. Aged 26. Son of Stephen Alisson Davies and Millicent D. Davies; husband of Mabel E. Davies, of Leagrave, Luton, Bedfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on Singapore Memorial, Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore. Column 16.

DAVIES

Ronald Allison

Leading Aircraftman 1178654, 9 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 26 February 1943. Son of Stephen A. Davies and Millicent M. Davies; husband of Winifred R. Davies, of Berden. Buried in Bishop's Stortford Old Cemetery. Section H.15. General Grave 23.

DAY

Reuben John

Lance Corporal 1874426, 40 Fortress Company, Royal Engineers. Died as a prisoner of war of the Japanese 5 February 1943. Aged 23. Buried in Yokohama War Cemetery, Japan. Birtish Section Plot B. Row A. Grave 13.

DODD

Stanley Maurice

Flight Lieutenant 116136, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 17 February 1945. Aged 29. Son of Harry Oliver and Esther Alice Dodd; husband of Margaret Helen Dodd, of Hockerill, Hertfordshire. Buried in Suez War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. Plot 4. Row B. Grave 6.

DURELL

Thomas Flinn Vavasor

Midshipman (E), Royal Navy. Died 8 February 1942. Aged 17. Son of Roland Aubin Vavasor Durell and Norah Minnie Durell, of Bishop's Stortford. Buried near the east boundary in All Saints Churchyard, Hockerill.

EVERETT

Bertram Joseph

Private 5834362, 4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died at a prisoner of war of the Japanese 20 August 1943. Aged 31. Son of George and Maud Mary Everett, of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. Buried in Chungkai War Cemetery, Thailand. Plot 5. Row N. Grave 7.

FISH

Norman Douglas

Private 5828937, 5th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died as a prisoner of war of the Japanese 12 September 1944. Aged 27. Son of James P. and F. B. Fish, of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on Singapore Memorial, Singapore. Column 55.

FOSTER

Leslie John Percival

Pilot Officer (Observer) 68739, 35 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 30 December 1941. Aged 24. Son of Capt. Percy Allen Foster and Gertrude Elizabeth Foster, of Little Bardfield, Essex. Buried in Brest (Kerfautras) Cemetery, Finistere, France. Plot 40. Row 1. Grave 12.

FOTHERGILL

John Alvin

Lieutenant 292171, 107th (5th Battalion, The King's Own Royal Regt. [Lancaster]) Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps Died 14 August 1944. Buried in Banneville-La-Campagne War Cemetery, Calvados, France. Plot XI. Row C. Grave 20.

FRANKLIN

Cubert William

Chief Petty Officer C/J 20614, H.M.S. Forfar, Royal Navy. Died 2 December 1940. Aged 43. Son of William and Emma Franklin; husband of Violet Charlotte Franklin, of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent. Panel 34, Column 2.

Note: HMS Forfar was an Armed Merchant Cruiser built by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Glasgow, launched 1920, commissioned 2nd December 1940. From June 1939, as the Montrose, she was used as troopship and then on 4 September 1939 the passenger ship Montrose of the Canadian Pacific Steamships Ltd, Montreal was requisitioned by the Admiralty and converted to the armed merchant cruiser HMS Forfar. On 2nd December 1940 HMS Forfar (Capt. N.A.C. Walker) was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-99 after she had just left the convoy HX-90 bound for OB-251 about 500 miles west of Ireland in position 54.35N, 18.18W. The master, 35 officers and 136 naval ratings were lost. Three officers and 18 naval ratings were rescued by the Canadian destroyer HMCS St. Laurent (Cdr. H.G. De Wolf, RCN), the British destroyer HMS Viscount (Lt.Cdr. M.S. Townsend, OBE, DSC, RN) and the British merchant Dursley and landed at Oban.

GARROULD

James

Lieutenant EC/1620, 7th Gurkha Rifles, Died 3 December 1946. Son of Ivor George Bayes Garrould and Yola Olive Garrould, of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. Buried in Taukkyan War Cemetery, Mynamar (Burma). Plot 28. Row H. Grave 23.

GAYDON

Christopher Arthur Pax

Captain 145614, Middlesex Regiment attached Indian Parachute Regiment. Died 25 March 1944. Aged 26. Son of Arthur Garfield Gaydon and Ethel Mary Gaydon, of City of London. Buried in Imphal War Cemetery, India. Plot 6. Row E. Grave 25.

GIFFIN

Herbert John

Private 6022792, 5th Battalion, Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment. Died 3 September 1940. Son of Mrs. S. Giffin, of Bishop's Stortford. Buried in Bishop's Stortford Old Cemetery. Section F.10. General Grave 4.

GOODLIFFE

Sydney Arthur

Staff Sergeant 2078671, 251 Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died 28 May 1945. Aged 38. Son of Sidney John and A. Augusta R. Goodliffe; husband of Joyce Mary Goodliffe, of Cambridge. N.D.H., King's Scout. Buried in Kranji War Cemetery, Kranji, Singapore. Plot 14. Row B. Grave 9.

GRANTHAM

Arthur Robert

Private 7620991, Royal Army ordnance Corps attached 7th Battalion, Parachute Regiment, Army Air Corps. Died 10 June 1944. Aged 31. Son of Alfred Grantham, and of Bertha M. Grantham, of Braintree, Essex. Buried in Ranville War Cemetery, Calvados, France. Plot IA. Row F. Grave 21.

GREEN

Alfred John

Private 14724276, 1st Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Died 30 May 1945. Aged 19. Son of Alfred John and Ethel Green, of Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire. Buried in Tilburg (Gilzerbaan) General Cemetery, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. Plot B. Row 1. Grave 25.

HALESTRAP

Harry Charles

Leading Aircraftman 1521896, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 21 May 1943. Aged 20. Son of Edith Halestrap, of Bishop's Stortford. Buried in Bishop's Stortford Old Cemetery. Section G.12. General Grave 9.

HAMMOND

Maurice

Lieutenant 324801, Royal Engineers. Died 31 March 1945. Aged 21. Son of Arthur Harold Hammond, O.B.E., and Lois Hilda Hammond, of Stansted, Essex. Exhibitioner of Queen's College, Cambridge. Awarded State scholarship in Modern Languages. Buried in Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar (Burma). Plot 20. Row J. Grave 6.

HAMMOND

Richard Robin

Sergeant 580734, 149 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Died 18 December 1939. Aged 20. Son of Thomas Hammond, and of Amy A. Hammond, of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on Runnymede Memorial, Surrey. Panel 1.

HARDING

William

Corporal 1152117, 616 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 28 August 1944. Aged 30. Son of Walter and Florence Harding; husband of Nellie Louisa Harding, of Bishop's Stortford. Buried in Bishop's Stortford Old Cemetery. Section G.14. General Grave 20.

HARRIS

James Angus

Private 5989286, 2nd Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment. Died 27 May 1940. Aged 19. Son of Maurice S. and Robina Harris, of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on Dunkirk Memorial, Nord, France. Column 44.

HAYWARD

[Herbert] Stanley

Sergeant 1151568, 514 Squadron, Royal Air Fore Volunteer Reserve. Died 23 March 1944. Aged 27. Son of James Walter and Ethel Hayward, of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on Runnymede Memorial, Surrey. Panel 231.

HERRIDGE

David [Maxwell]

Major 222895, Royal Army Ordnance Corps. Died 3 March 1944. Aged 28. Son of Fred and Ellen Thorne Herridge; husband of Florence May Herridge, of Loughton. Buried in St. Mary Churchyard, Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex.

HODGES

John Charles

Flying Officer (Pilot) 113829, 225 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 5 December 1942. Aged 20. Buried in Medjez-El-Bab War Cemetery, Tunisia. Plot 6. Row A. Grave 12.

HODSON, DFC

Alfred John Shirley

Flight Lieutenant (Pilot) 130663, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 7 February 1944. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (D.F.C.). Buried in Stonefall Cemetery, Harrogate, Yorkshire. Section C. Row K. Grave 19.

JEFFRIES

Graham John

Gunner 1427395, 9 Coast Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died 16th March 1942. Aged 21. Son of Christopher George Jeffries, and of Minnie Jeffries, of Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire. Buried in Kranji War Cemetery, Kranji, Singapore. Plot 10. Row E. Grave 10.

JENNER

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KIMBER

Walter Daunt

Sergeant (Pilot) 742859, 54 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 3 February 1941. Aged 27. Son of Walter Edward and Madeleine Violet Kimber, of Bishop's Stortford. Buried in Bishop's Stortford Old Cemetery. Section E.13. General Grave 12.

KITCHENER

James Frederick

Lance Corporal PO/X 106532, H.Q. 5th R.M. A.A. Bde. Royal Marines, Died 23 February 1945. Aged 22. Son of Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Kitchener, of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire; husband of E. P. Kitchener. Buried in Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerpen, Belgium. Plot IV. Row A. Grave 3.

KNIGHT

[Albert] Harold

Private 5775730, 6th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Died as a prisoner of war of the Japanese 29 July 1943. Aged 24. Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Knight, of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. Buried in Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand. Plot 2. Row H. Grave 52.

From Herts and Essex Observer 13/10/1945 -

"Soldiers death while Prisoner of War.

Mr and Mrs W Knight of 49 Scott Road Bishop's Stortford have recently heard that their son Private Harold Knight of the Royal Norfolk Regiment died on July 29 1943 in Thailand Camp, while a prisoner of war in Japanese hands."

LAMBERT

Percy Walter

Pilot Officer (Air Gunner) 82200, 37 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 15 February 1941. Aged 29. Son of Walter and Edith Emily Lambert, of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire; husband of Patricia R. M. Lambert. Buried in Haidar Pasha Cemetery, Turkey. Row A. Collective grave 4-9.

LORD

William [Thomas]

Corporal 5830430, 2nd Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died 14 September 1943. Aged 24. Son of William John and Eva Maud Lord; husband of Kitty Lord, of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. Buried in Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Myanmar (Burma). Plot B1. Row H. Grave 15.

LUCKETT

Roy Valentine

Private 5837657, 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 28 June 1944. Aged 21. Son of Frank and Daisy Elizabeth Luckett, of Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire. Buried in Hermanville War Cemetery, Calvados, France. Plot 5. Row A. Grave 5.

MAHONEY

Maurice

Rifleman 6922009, 10th (2nd Battalion, The Tower Hamlets Rifles) Battalion, Rife Brigade. Died 24 April 1943. Aged 19. Born Bedfordshire, resident Hertfordshire. Son of Harry and Mabel Mahoney. Buried in Massicault War Cemetery, Tunisia. Plot VI. Row F. Grave 10.

MANSELL

Roy Dennis

Leading Aircraftman 1449552, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 15 October 1944. Aged 22. Son of Thomas and Ada Lily Mansell, of Bishop's Stortford; husband of Dorothy Audrey Mansell, of Shabbington. Buried in Bishop's Stortford Old Cemetery. Section H.12. General Grave 4.

MILLARD

Charles William Roy

Flight Sergeant (Pilot) 1466020, 51 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 14 November 1944. Aged 23. Son of Charles Frederick and Victoria May Millard; husband of Peggy Millard, of Bishop's Stortford. Buried in Bishop's Stortford Old Cemetery. Section H.15. General Grave 10.

MOULE

Hugh Parmenter

Flight Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) 626121, 515 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Died 3 April 1943. Son of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Moule, of Bishop's Stortford. Buried near the East Boundary in All Saints Churchyard, Hockerill.

NEWMAN

Alfred John

Warrant Officer Class I (Sub-Condr.) 7574715, Royal Army Ordnance Corps. Died 20 January 1942. Husband of Florence Newman, of Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire. Buried in Pembroke Military Cemetery, Malta. Plot 1. Row 4. Collective grave 12.

OAKDEN

Dennis Clifford

Sergeant 1895383, 203 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 20 March 1945. Aged 18. Son of Clifford Stanley Oakden and Audrey Marie Oakden, of Southend-on-Sea, Essex. No known grave. Commemorated on Singapore Memorial, Singapore. Column 451.

PAGE

Bernard Arthur

Sub-Lieutenant (A), H.M.S. 'St Angelo', Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Died 5 April 1946. Aged 23. Son of Arthur Ernest and Stella Stratton Page, of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. Buried in Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemetery, Malta. Protestant Section (Officers'). Plot E. Grave 37.

Note: HMS St Angelo was a shore base.

PALMER

Herbert [Edward]

Bombardier 2060215, 57 (1/5th Battalion, The East Surrey Regiment) Anti-Tank Regt.Royal Artillery. Died 7 March 1943. Aged 25. Son of Arthur Herbert and Mary Palmer; husband of Sarah Elizabeth Palmer, of Bishops Stortford. Hertfordshire. Buried in Medjez-El-Bab War Cemetery, Tunisia. Plot 17. Row E. Grave 14.

PERRY

Arthur Sidney

Driver T/221329, Royal Army Service Corps. Died 12 February 1941. Aged 27. Husband of Patricia Josephine Perry, of Bishop's Stortford. Buried in Bishop's Stortford Old Cemetery. Section E.10. General Grave 37.

PIGERHAM

Harry Charles

Leading Aircraftman 1320030, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 14 August 1942. Aged 26. Son of Harry and Phoebe C. Pigerham, of Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire. Buried in Picton (Glenwood) Cemetery, Ontario, Canada. Block 1. Row 10. Grave 14.

PIPER

Edith Maud

Civilian. Died as a result of a V2 attack on Hoffmann ball bearing factory in Chelmsford 19 December 1944. Aged 24. Many people died that night. Resident of 39 Rectory Lane. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Piper. Recorded by Chelmsford Municipal Borough.

PLUME

Geoffrey Leonard

Sergeant (Air Gunner) 1243779, 86 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 28 August 1943. Aged 23. Son of Leonard and Elizabeth Katy Plume, of Bishop's Stortford. Buried in Bishop's Stortford Old Cemetery. Section H.15. General Grave 5.

POPE

Albert Denzil

Constable, Palestine Police Force. Died 19 October 1940. Aged 36. Buried in Jerusalem Latin Cemetery, Israel.

POPE

Arthur Reginald

Private 1642253, 2nd Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment. Died 12 March 1945. Aged 34. Burie din Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar (Burma). Plot 25. Row F. Grave 12.

POWELL

Rupert Dudley

Pilot Officer 127122, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 29 October 1942. Aged 20. Son of William Jones Powell and Louisa Powell, of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on Alamein Memorial, Egypt. Column 249.

PRYER, DSO

Alfred Amos

Lieutenant Colonel 10658, Royal Army Veterinary Corps. Died 13 June 1943. Aged 52. Son of Amos and Annie Pryer, of Bishop's Stortford; husband of Phyllis Pryer, of New Barnet. M.R.C.V.S. Awarded the Dstinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) Buried in Bishop's Stortford Old Cemetery. Section C.15. Consecrated Grave 41A.

REED

Eric Leslie

[Recorded a L E REED on memorial] Flight Sergeant (Observer) 658593, 98 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Died 24 June 1943. Aged 26. Son of Henry James Reed and Olive Snow Reed, of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. Buried in Gounesnou Churchyard, Finistere, France. Grave 2.

REED

William

Private 5834414, 5th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died as a prisoner of war of the Japanese 24 October 1943. Aged 32. Born and resident Hertfordshire. Buried in Chungkai War Cemetery, Thailand. Plot 6 Row P Grave 2.

ROBERTS

John Edwin

Gunner 907986, 147 (The Essex Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died 24 May 1941. Aged 21. Son of Harry and Mary Jane Roberts, of Bishop's Stortford. Buried near the east boundary in All Saints Churchyard, Hockerill.

ROBINSON

George Alfred [John]

Private 5783276, 7th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment. Died 8 July 1944. Aged 22. Son of George Alfred and Rhoda Elizebeth Robinson, of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. Buried in Cambes-En-Plaine War Cemetery, Calvados, France. Row H. Grave 7.

RUST

Richard John Slack

Flight Lieutenant (Pilot) 25133, 16 Squadron, Royal Air Force formerly Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Died 16 December 1940. Son of Philip John and Phyllis Mary Rust, of Bishop's Stortford; husband of Miriam Jean Rust, of Bishop's Stortford. Awarded Sword of Honour, Royal Military College, Sandhurst, 1933. Buried in Bishop's Stortford Old Cemetery. Section D.7. Grave 14.

SAINES

Arthur Frederick Murton

Private 7619211, Royal Army Ordnance Corps. Died 12 September 1944. Aged 24. Son of Frederick and Elizabeth Maud Saines, of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on Singapore Memorial, Singapore. Column 110.

SMITH

William Clifford

Able Seaman C/JX 406669, H.M.L.B.V. (M) 20, Royal Navy. Died 6 June 1944. Aged 19. Son of Harry and Kate Smith, of Epworth, Lincolnshire. No known grave. Commemorated on Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent. Panel 76, Column 1.

STEWART

John Maxwell

Flying Officer (Air Gunner) 131808, 467 (R.A.A.F.) Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 3 April 1943. Aged 25. Son of John Alexander Stewart, and of Kinlay Stewart, of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. B.A. (Cantab.). Buried in Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 10. Row E. Grave 3.

STEWART

Robert Andrew

Flight Lieutenant (Pilot) 115305, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 17 February 1944. Aged 28, Son of John Alexander Stewart and Kinlay Stewart, of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. B.A. (Cantab.). Buried in Bari War Cemetery, Italy. Plot II. Row D. Grave 15.

STUBBINGS

Jack William

Sergeant (Pilot) 1625159, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 24 March 1945. Aged 21. Son of Harold Thomas Stubbings and Florence Henrietta Stubbings, of Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire. Buried in Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 30. Row F. Grave 10.

SWAIN

George [John Henry]

Air Mechanic 1st Class FAA/SFX 1490, H.M.S. "Avenger", Royal Navy. Died 15 November 1942 while serving on the 'Avenger' escort aircraft carrier, which was torpedoed and sunk by U-boat 155, whilst returning from the North Africa landings (Operation Torch). Aged 20. Son of George and Beatrice Swain, Nursery Road, Bishops Stortford. Husband of Margaret and father of Alan and Delia. No known grave. Commemorated on Lee-on-Solent Memorial, Hampshire. Bay 3, Panel 6.

TAYLOR

Peter

Flight Sergeant (Pilot) 1623283, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 16 June 1945. Aged 20. Son of Margaret Taylor, of Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire. Buried in Karachi War Cemetery, Pakistan. Plot 8. Row D. Grave 16.

THOMPSON

Kenneth

Sergeant (Pilot), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 24 August 1940. Aged 27. Son of Frederic and Edythe Thompson, of Bishop's Stortford. Buried in Bishop's Stortford Old Cemetery, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. Section H.16 Consecrated grave 12A.

THURLEY

Kenneth Howard Joseph

Private 14205652, 1st Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. Died 18 October 1944. Aged 21. Buried in Venray War Cemetery, Limburg, Netherlands. Plot III. Row D. Grave 13.

THURLEY

Richard Gordon

Lance Serjeant 5831921, 5th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Died 26 November 1943. Aged 29. Son of H. and Sarah Thurley, of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire; husband of Elsie May Thurley, of Bishop's Stortford. Buried in Sangro River War Cemetery, Italy. Plot II. Row B. Grave 5.

TRUSCOTT

Granville Thomas

Sergeant (Observer) 581482, 107 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Died 10 July 1940. Aged 25. Son of Thomas Charles and Emma Elizabeth Truscott, of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. Buried in Cavillon Communal Cemetery, Somme, France. Grave 3.

TURNER

William James Stephen

Driver T/219251, Royal Army Service Corps. Died 19 September 1943. Aged 31. Son of Frederick Stephen and Kate Maria Turner, of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. Buried in Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Myanmar (Burma). B1. K. 16.

WARNER

Victor Ernest

Guardsman 2722482, 1st Battalion, Irish Guards. Died 11 March 1945. Aged 24. Buried in Hanover War Cemetery, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany. Plot 15. Row A. Grave 1.

WARWICK

Donald William

Leading Aircraftman 1309880, 84 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 1 February 1943. Aged 31. Husband of C. M. Warwick, of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on Singapore Memorial, Singapore. Column 427.

WEATHERHEAD

Eleanor Victoria

Section officer 3666, Womem's Auxiliary Air Force. Died 24th March 1944. Aged 23. Daughter of Capt. and Mrs. T. W. Palmer, of Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, England; wife of Gerald C. Weatherhead, of Hoddesdon. Buried in BRUNSWICK (PALMETTO) CEMETERY, Georgia, United States of America. Plot 7. Grave 127.

WEBB, MM

Leonard James Allen

Private 56225616, 5th Battalion, Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment. Died 2 May 1944. Aged 28. Son of James Alan and Ethel Webb; husband of Kathleen Lilian Moreen Webb, of Much Hadham, Hertfordshire. Awarded the Military Medal (M.M.). Buried in Naples War Cemetery, Italy. Plot II. Row B. Grave 12.

The local paper definitely says that 207 names were added after the 1st World War and this was not one of them. It then says that 106 were added after the 2nd World War but this must have been added privately in between time. He is mentioned in the local paper for the Second World War. We are trying to find out some more details of the name addition.

WELLS

Ernest Henry

Lieutenant 287786, 2nd Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Died 2 August 1943. Aged 26. Son of Thomas Eustace and Alice Wells, of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. Buried in Catania War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy. Plot II. Row F. Grave 6.

WHIFFEN

Harold Edward

Trooper 5835071, 4th Regiment, Reconnaissance Corps, R.A.C. Died 12 April 1943. Aged 20. Son of Bertie Harold and Emmelene Beatrice Whiffen, of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. Buried in Beja War Cemetery, Tunisia. Plot 1. Row P. Grave 2.

WILLIS

Kenneth Charles

Private 5961916, 2nd (Airborne) Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Died 25 March 1945. Aged 22. Son of Frederick and Mary Willis, of Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire. Buried in Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 35. Row F. Grave 10.

WILSON

Keith Stanley

Flight Sergeant (Pilot) 590987, Royal Air Force. Died 31 January 1944. Aged 25. Son of Lewis John and Florence Rebecca Wilson, of Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire. Buried in Gweru Cemetery, Zimbabwe. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 10.

WOODS

Alec Alfred

Lance Bombardier 1793202, H.Q. 16 H.A.A. Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died 12 March 1945. Aged 28. Son of William Alfred Woods, and of Lucy Woods, of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on Singapore Memorial, Singapore. Column 11.

WOODS

Arthur Kenneth

Able Seaman P/JX 160888, H.M.M.T.B. 639, Royal Navy. Died 28 April 1943. Aged 19. Son of Maj. Arthur Woods and Elsie May Woods, of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire. Panel 76, Column 1.

WRIGHT

Stanley George

Corporal 512625, Royal Air Force. Died 3 September 1940. Aged 28. Son of Harry and Emily Elizabeth Wright; husband of Grace Ellen Wright, of Witham, Essex. Buried in Bishop's Stortford Old Cemetery. Section F.10. General Grave 24.

WYATT

Arthur Frank

Corporal 1257813, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 26 September 1943. Aged 34. Son of Percy Arthur and Amelia Wyatt; husband of Doris Mary Wyatt, of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. Buried in Botley Cemetery, Oxford, Oxfordshire. Plot I/2. Grave 81.

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