GREAT
MELTON WAR
MEMORIAL
World
War 1 & 2 and Other - Detailed Information
Compiled and Copyright © Moss Wood 2016
Great Melton has two war memorials, one, in stone, is sited on a grassy
island at the junction of Market Lane and Hall Road, Great Melton. It
is a Celtic Cross on a slender tapering shaft mounted in a plinth atop
four rough stone steps. The second memorial, a carved and decorated
wooden remembrance, is in Great Melton Church. The outdoor memorial
is a commemoration of all those who died in the First World War and
records no names. The memorial was dedicated on Sunday, 31 October 1920.
The wooden memorial within Great Melton Church has the names of all
the parishioners who gave their lives in the Great War, (descendants
of whom still live in the parish) plus the names of four officers who
were not parishioners. The memorial was dedicated on Sunday, 24 July
1921. Carved below the memorial are the names of the four parishioners
who perished in the Second World War.
At the time of the Great War, Major Edward Henry Evans-Lombe owned nearly
all the land and property forming Great Melton parish. In addition he
also owned areas of land and properties in several adjoining parishes,
among which was the ownership of Marlingford Hall. Almost all the male
inhabitants of Great Melton were either his tenants or, in some capacity,
in his employment.
Albinia Mary Evans-Lombe b. 1887, d. 16 Apr 1972, and Victoria Repps
Evans-Lombe b. 1889, d. 1971 where daughters of Major Evans-Lombe. Both
were to lose their husbands in the First World War; both then remarried
only to be widowed a second time. Both of Victoria's husbands died during
the course of the war and Albinia's second husband died in 1921 as a
result of wounds he received during the conflict. As Major Evans-Lombe
was the driving force behind the church memorial, it is assumed he wished
to commemorate the tragic losses suffered by his two daughters, and
added his four deceased son-in-law's names to those of the Melton men
on the Great Melton Church War Memorial.
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Photograph
Copyright © John Salmon 2016 |
SONS
OF THIS PLACE
LET THIS OF YOU BE SAID
THAT YOU WHO LIVE
ARE WORTHY OF YOUR DEAD.
Added
names - The Four Commissioned Officers |
CLERKE |
Francis
William Talbot |
Lieutenant,
b orn on 6 March 1886, the son of Sir William Francis Clerke, 11th.
Bart. of Hitcham and Lady Clerke. He married Albinia Mary Evans-
Lombe in 1911 and they had two children; Sir John Edward Longueville
Clerke, 12th Bart. b. 29 Oct 1913, d. 1 Oct 2009 and G/Capt. Rupert
Francis Henry Clerke b. 13 Apr 1916, d. 1988. Lieutenant Clerke
served with the 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards and was killed in
action on the Somme on 26 September 1916, age 30. No known grave.
Commemorated on Special Memorial, The Guards' Cemetery, Lesbeoufs,
Pas de Calais, France. |
ASHLEY |
Anthony
Henry Evelyn |
Captain,
was born on 25 February 1894, the second son of the Rt. Hon. Evelyn
Melbourne Ashley and Lady Alice Elizabeth Ashley. He served with
the Coldstream Guards and was wounded at Ypres in 1916. Captain
Ashley married Albinia Mary Clerke (nee Evans-Lombe) on 6 March
1920. He died of the wounds he received in 1916 on the 14 January
1921, age 26. Albinia married again on 3 February 1923 to Air Chief
Marshal Sir Edgar Rainey Ludlow-Hewitt. |
HELYAR |
Maurice
Howard |
Captain,
born 1879 the son of Francis John Helyar and the Hon. Mrs Helyar
of 11, Royal Crescent, Bath. He married Victoria Repps Evans-Lombe
in 1914 and they had a daughter, Maureen Howard Helyar b. 1915.
Captain Helyar served in South Africa and the Somaliland campaigns
before being killed in action with the 4th Battalion Rifle Brigade
24 January 1915 at Ploegsteert Wood, age 36. Buried at Bailleul
Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, Pas de Calais, France. Plot III.
Row F. Grave 63. |
GOSLING,
CMG |
Charles |
Brigadier,
C.M.G., was born in 1868 the son of Francis Gosling of Westbury,
Herts. He married Victoria Repps Helyar (nee Evans-Lombe) in 1917
and they had a son, Charles Gosling b. 1917, d. 1996. Brigadier
General Gosling was on the General Staff commanding the 10th Infantry
Brigade when he was killed in action at Arras on 12 April 1917,
age 48. Buried at Hervin Farm British Cemetery, St. Laurent-Blagny,
Pas de Calais, France. Plot/Row/Section C. Grave 6. |
THE
NORFOLK ROLL OF HONOUR 1914-1918
This
is the First World War list of names for Great Melton from The Norfolk
Roll of Honour 1914-1918 |
BALES |
Frederick
[Robert] |
Private
13965, 7th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action in Flanders,
France, 13 October 1915, age 23. Grandson of widow Harriet Bales,
near the school, Great Melton. No known grave. Commemorated on Loos
Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 30 and 31. |
BETTS |
Edward |
Private
14857, 9th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action in Flanders,
France, 15 September 1916, age 33. Son of Eliza Rachel and the late
George Henry Betts, High Green, Great Melton. No known grave. Commemorated
on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1C and 1D |
BETTS |
William
Thomas |
Private 16909, 7th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action
in Flanders, France, 13 October 1915, age 19. Son of Arthur and
Sarah Ann Betts, parish houses, Great Melton. No known grave. Commemorated
on Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 30 and 31 |
BROOME |
Thomas
Emmanuel |
Private 13963, 8th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action
in Flanders, France, 12 May 1917, age 22. Son of John Afford and
Emma Maria Broome, High Green, Great Melton. No known grave. Commemorated
on Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 3 |
DRURY |
William
George |
Private
275036, 2/6th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers. Killed in action
in Flanders, France, 19 January 1918, age 19. Son of Stephen George
and Lucy Ann Drury, The Moor, Great Melton. Buried in Tyne Cot Cemetery,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot I. Rowe A. Grave 25. |
FOX |
Arthur
Thomas |
Lance
Corporal 14037, 1st Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action
in Flanders, France, 21 September 1915, age 26. Son of William and
Anna Maria Fox, High Green, Great Melton. Buried in Citadel New
Military Cemetery, Fricourt, Somme, France. Plot III. Row A. Grave
13 |
KETTERINGHAM |
Donald
John |
Private
15401, 3rd Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. Killed in action in Flanders,
France, 27 July 1915, age 19. Son of Elizabeth Ketteringham, Riverside
Cottage, Barford. Buried in R.E. Farm Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Plot IV. Row A. Grave 6. |
MORTER |
Arthur
James |
Private
14229, 1st Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action in Flanders,
France, 15 June 1915, age 20. Son of the late William and Rose Morter,
Great Melton. Buried in Sanctuary Wood Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Plot IV. Row E. Grave 34 |
MORTER |
Herbert
John |
Private
20821, 2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment. Formerly 16535 Norfolk Regiment.
Killed in action in Flanders, France, 28 March 1918, age 20. Son
of the late William and Rose Morter, Great Melton. No known grave.
Commemorated on Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 7 |
REYNOLDS |
Charles
Edward |
Private
3514, 50th Company, Machine Gun Corps. Formerly 22166 Norfolk Regiment.
Killed in action in Flanders, France, 7 July 1916, age 19. Son of
Albert and Eva Eliza Reynolds, Long Cottages, Great Melton. No known
grave. Commemorated on Theipval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and
Face 5C and 12C. |
WATSON |
James |
Gunner
6148, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died of war wounds in Flanders,
France, 3 May 1917, age 38. Husband of Alma Octavia Bunn (formerly
Watson), 15 Long Row, The Lizard, Wymondham. Buried in Athies Communal
Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Plot/Row/Section H. Grave 9. |
WOODROW |
Arthur |
Private
16195, 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action in
Flanders, France, 15 July 1916. Enlisted in Bedford but lived in
Great Melton. The 1901 Census Return shows ten years old Arthur
Woodrow living at Bylaugh Lodge, Great Melton; there were no other
Woodrow families in Great Melton at that time. Buried in Pozieres
British Cemetery, Ovillers-La Boisselle, Somme, France.Plot III.
Row J. Grave 4. |
1939-1945 |
ATTEWELL |
Herbert
Thomas |
Born
April/June 1917 - Birth Registered at Henstead (Ref. 1917 4b/256).
Private 5775750, 6th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment. Killed in
action 2 August 1943. Aged 26 years. Son of Albert and Edith Charlotte
Attewell (nee Fox). Husband of Nora (nee Leach). Buried in Kanchanaburi
War Cemetery, West Thailand. Plot 6. Row C. Grave 4. |
GOOCH |
Arthur
Walter |
Born
Oct/Dec 1918 - Birth Registered at Loddon (Ref. 1918 4b/294). Private/Driver
T/122376, Royal Army Service Corps. Killed in action 31 May 1940.
Aged 21 years. Son of Benjamin and Harriet Gooch (nee Goodwin);
nephew of Mrs. F. Sparkes of Gt. Melton. Buried in de Panne Communal
Cemetery, West Flanders, Belgium. Plot 1. Row C. 32. |
STONE |
Harold
William |
Born
Apr/Jun 1913 - Birth Registered at Forehoe (Ref. 1913 4b/322). Lance/Sergeant
5770867, 9th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action
9 June 1943. Aged 31 years. Son of Bertie George and Alice Elizabeth
May Stone (nee Cousins) of Wymondham, Norfolk. Buried in Berlin
1939-1945 War Cemetery, Germany. Plot 14. Row E. Grave 5. |
WRIGHT |
Leslie
James |
Born
Apr/Jun 1914 - Birth Registered at Henstead (Ref. 1914 4b/319).
Corporal 7887577, 4th Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment. Killed in
action 2 February 1944. Aged 30 years. Son of Sidney and Ethel May
Wright (nee Powley) of Norwich, Norfolk. Buried in Cassino War Cemetery,
Southern Italy. Plot XII. Row B. Grave 20.
[M.
O. D. records do not agree with the War Memorial. Only one Leslie
James Wright (shown above) and, no Sergeant Wright, appear in Tank
Regiment records.] |
GREAT
MELTON PARISH - FULL ROLL OF HONOUR
The
following list was published by the “Eastern Daily Press”
in the 1919 to mid-1920 period and includes names of all the men
of Great Melton who fought in the Great War. The six additional
names (*marked) included in this list are believed to have survived
the conflict; the state of the health of the six men who returned
was not recorded.
|
Arthur
Morter |
See
above for details on the memorial |
John
Morter |
See
above for details on the memorial |
Charles
Reynolds |
See
above for details on the memorial |
*Baron
Rooke |
No
further information currently available |
*Reginald
Sparkes |
No
further information currently available |
*Bertie
Warr |
No
further information currently available |
James
Watson |
See
above for details on the memorial |
Arthur
Woodrow |
See
above for details on the memorial |
Frederick
Bales |
See
above for details on the memorial |
Edward
Betts |
See
above for details on the memorial |
William
Betts |
See
above for details on the memorial |
*William
Blake |
No
further information currently available |
Thomas
Broome |
See
above for details on the memorial |
William
Drury |
See
above for details on the memorial |
Thomas
Fox |
See
above for details on the memorial |
*Henry
Jeckells |
No
further information currently available |
*Albert
Joy |
No
further information currently available |
John
Ketteringham |
See
above for details on the memorial |
Note:
The U.K.National Office of Statistics records the total population of
Great Melton in the 1911 Census as 342 persons (Adults and juveniles);
173 males and 169 females in 77 households.
Last
updated
24 December, 2016
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