WICKHAM
MARKET WAR MEMORIAL
World War 1 & 2 - Roll
of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright
© Stuart Green 2006
The
memorial is to be found in a small memorial garden at the junction of
Chapel Lane and High Street, Wickham Market. It takes the form of an
obelisk on a four sided plinth with three plaues of names. On 1st May
1988 the plaques were transferred from the Congregational Church when
is was sold and converted into a residence. The memorial contains 32
names for World War 1, 9 for World War 2 and further 4 civilians from
World War 2. The memorial was first unveiled 11th August 1920, the architect
was Mr A W J Mullins. Renovations cost £2604 29p and the memorial
was reunveiled 5th October 1989. The decorative railings were erected
around the memorial in 1990 using the remainder of the subscription
and British Legion funds.
TO
THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN PROUD AND
GRATEFUL MEMORY OF
THE MEN OF THIS PARISH
WHO FELL SERVING THEIR
KING AND COUNTRY IN THE
GREAT WAR
1914-1918
BALLS |
William
Victor |
Private
3/9106, "B" Company, 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment.
Died 18 August 1916. Age 18. Son of Herbert James and Emily Dale
Balls of Weston Terrace, Wickham Market. Commemorated on the Thiepval
memorial |
BRANTON |
Gordon
John |
Private
48006, 20th (Tyneside Scottish) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers.
Died 05 June 1917. Age 33. Son of the late John and Eliza Branton
of Wickham Market. Husband of Emma Almeda Rumsey (formerly Branton)
of "Everest", 154 Castle Street, Woodbridge. Commemorated
on the Arras Memorial. Private Branton is also commemorated on the
Melton War Memorial |
BUCKLES |
George
William |
Private
2106, "E" Company, 4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died
26 April 1915. Age 28. Son of Thomas and Eliza Buckles. Commemorated
on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
CABLE |
Roland
|
Private
29697, 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died 11 February 1917.
Age 28. Husband of Laura L Cable of Deben Cottage, Wickham Market.
Buried at Varennes Military Cemetery |
COOK |
Bertie
|
Corporal
9194, 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 18 August 1916. Age
23. Son of John and Elizabeth Cook of Snowdon Hill, Wickham Market.
Buried at Quarry Cemetery, Montauban |
COOPER |
Harry
Edward |
Private
48778, 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Died 25 September
1918. Born at Pettistree. Buried at Brie British Cemetery |
COTTON |
Bernard |
Private,
13th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Died in Ipswich on 11th August 1920,
aged 34. He was born in Wickham Market in 1886, brother of Oliver
Gordon Cotton, and left a widow by the name of Kathleen Mena Cotton.
Solicitor's Clerk. In the 1891 census he was one of nine children,
aged 5, a scholar, son of Abram and Alice Cotton, born Wickham Market,
resident Middle Street, Wickham Market, Plomesgate, Suffolk. In
the 1901 census he was aged 15, son of George and Alice Cotton (note
different names from 1891 census), an Errand Boy, born Wickham Market,
resident Middle Street, Wickham Market, Plomesgate, Suffolk. In
the 1911 census he was aged 25, married, a Solicitors Clerk, born
Wickham Market, Suffolk, resident Scotts Hall, Pettistree, Wickham
Market; his wife was Kathleen Mena Cotton (born Lambeth, London,
aged 24) and they had a 10 month old son, Francis Bernard Cotton.
He married Kathleen Mena Byrt in the April to June Quarter 1910
in the Plomesgate Registration District. His death was registered
in the July to September Quarter 1886, in the Ipswich Registration
District, aged 34.
Extract
from England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index
of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966 for Bernard Cotton:
COTTON
Bernard of Wickham Market Suffolk solicitor's
cleark died 11 August 1920 at Ipswich Probate Ipswich
20 October [1920] to Kathleen Mena Cotton widow. Effects £230
19s. 11d.
|
COTTON |
Oliver
Gordon |
Sergeant
15504, "D" Company, 21st Battalion, Middlesex Regiment.
Died 30 July 1916. Age 21. Son of Mr and Mrs G Cotton. Husband of
E M Cotton of 67 Oakley Road, Islington, London. Native of Wickham
Market. Buried at Bethune Town Cemetery |
EASTER |
Frederick |
Private
41144, 4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. Died 30 September
1918. Age 30. Eldest son of Sam and Eliza Easter of Wickham Market.
Husband of Alice Easter of Snowdon Hill, Wickham Market. Buried
at Haringhe (Bandaghem) Military Cemetery |
FINCH |
William
Charles |
Corporal
2725, 2ndBattalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Died 10 May 1915.
Born in Wickham Market. Buried at Roeselare Communal Cemetery |
GROSS |
Arthur
George Charles |
Air
Mechanic 3rd Class 122646, Royal Air Force. Armament School, Uxbridge.
Died 18 June 1918. Age 19. Son of Charles Frederick and Dorothy
Lucy Gross of Wickham Market. Buried at Boyton (St Andrew) Churchyard.
Air Mechanic Gross’ death is recorded at Uxbridge. Air Mechanic
Gross is also commemorated on the Boyton War Memorial |
HACON |
Edgar
Charles |
Corporal
3460, 4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 24 March 1916. Age 21.
Son of Edgar and Lucy Maria Hacon of Bridge Street, Wickham Market.
Buried at Bethune Town Cemetery |
HALL |
Frederick
J |
Private
6779, 2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards. Died 23 October 1914. Age
30. Son of George and Rosa Hall. Husband of Rosa Hall of Pear Tree
Cottage, Lopen Seavington, Somerset. Born in Campsea Ashe. Commemorated
on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
HALL |
Walter
A |
Lance
Corporal 8317, 2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards. Died 26 September
1916. Born in Wickham Market. Buried at the A.I.F. Burial Ground,
Flers |
KEER |
Oliver
Largent |
Private
3828, 18th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Died 07 February 1916. Age
20. Son of John Cordy Keer and Susannah Elizabeth Keer of Wickham
Market. Buried at Cambrin Churchyard Extension |
LEGGETT |
Frederick
William |
Private
200613, 4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 15 July 1916. Born
at Charsfield. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial |
LEGGETT |
George
Thomas |
Rifleman
375490, 2nd/8th Battalion, London Regiment (Post Office Rifles).
Died 30 October 1917. Born at Charsfield, resident of Wickham Market.
Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial |
MATTIN |
James
Harvey |
Private
57805, 16th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers. Died 02 October 1918.
Age 19. Son of Jerry and Maud Mattin of Spring Lane, Wickham Market.
Commemorated on the Vis-En-Artois Memorial |
OSBORNE |
Leonard
Walter |
Rifleman
23501, 1st/5th Battalion, The King’s (Liverpool Regiment). Died
01 August 1917. Born in, and resident of, Wickham Market. Buried
at the Mendinghem Military Cemetery |
OSBORNE |
Ronald
Bayford |
Driver
94853, "B" Battery, 68th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.
Died 05 July 1915. Age 25. Son of Walter W and Emma Osborne of Bridge
Street, Wickham Market. Buried at the Alexandria (Chatby) Military
and War Memorial Cemetery |
PIGGOTT |
Charlie
William |
Private
33861, 7th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Died 30 November 1917.
Age 36. Son of Frederick Andrew and Mercy Piggott of 53 Kingswood
Road, Penge, London. Husband of Ruth Mary Piggott of "Sunnyside,"
Bridge Street, Wickham Market. Commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial,
Louverval |
ROSE |
Isaac
Samuel |
Private
40989, 7th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 11 August 1917. Age
30. Son of James and Maria Rose of White Hart Yard, Wickham Market.
Buried at Monchy British Cemetery, Monchy-Le-Preux |
SHEPHERD |
Hedley
Graham |
Private
229592, 1st Battalion, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers). Died 02
April 1918. Age 25. on of Mrs Mary E Shepherd of 34 Calbourne Road,
Balham, London. resident of Wickham Market. Commemorated on the
Arras Memorial |
SHEPHERD |
Leonard
Gordon |
Private
354194, 7th Battalion, London Regiment. Died 05 February 1917. Resident
of Wickham Market. Buried at the Chester Farm Cemetery |
SMITH |
Arthur
Edward |
Private
28208, 12th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment. Died 28 December
1916. Age 36. Born in Letheringham, resident of Wickham Market.
Buried at Wickham Market Cemetery. Private Smith’s death is recorded
at Nottingham |
SMITH |
Frederick
Frank |
Sergeant
241326, 1st/5th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 16 December 1917.
Age 28. Son of William and Julia Smith of 11 Bridge Street, Wickham
Market. Husband of Mary Alice Smith of West Heath, Balterley, Crewe,
Staffordshire. Buried at Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel |
SMITH |
Percy
Bramwell |
Private
200603, 4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 18 August 1916. Born
in Eyke. Buried at Caterpillar Valley Cemetery |
SMITH |
William
Edward |
Corporal
12713, 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 11 April 1917. Born
in Eyke. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial |
TEMPLING |
William
Samuel |
Private
13389, 9th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 23 December 1915. Age
22. Son of William and Caroline Templing of Deben Cottages, Wickham
Market. Buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery |
WALKER |
Stanley
George |
Private
40057, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died 23 April 1917.
Born in, and resident of, Wickham Market. Commemorated on the Arras
Memorial |
WARD |
Harry
John |
Private
200609, 1st/4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 09 December 1917.
Age 21. Son of Josiah and Louisa Ward of Smithdale Terrace, Bridge
Street, Wickham Market. Buried at Wickham Market Cemetery. Private
Ward’s death is recorded at Lambeth |
WIGHTMAN |
Sidney
Arthur Bendall |
Private
9093, 20th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Died 28 November 1917. Age
21. Son of Harry T and Ellen Wightman of 1 St Hildreds, Victoria
Street, Felixstowe. Born Aylsham, Norfolk. Buried at Dochy Farm
New British Cemetery |
This
tablet was erected by the Parishoners |
1939-1945 |
BALDRY |
Arthur
Charles Edgar |
Lance
Corporal 5946650, 1/5th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince
of Wales’ Own). Died 13 February 1942. Age 33. Commemorated on the
Brookwood Memorial |
CLARKE |
Harold
Patrick |
Fireman
and Trimmer, Merchant Navy. ss Fort Athabaska. Died 02 December
1943. Age 23. Son of Maurice J and Florence I Clarke. Commemorated
on the Tower Hill Memorial. On 2nd December 1943 the Fort Athabaska
was in the docks at Bari loaded and ready for departure carrying
76 tons of cargo, mail and 2 captured German 1000 rocket bombs.
The ship next to it blew up, and despite the crews’ efforts, the
2 German bombs exploded killing 46 men out of her complement of
56 |
DUNNETT |
Reginald
James |
Private
11256979, 1/4th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Died 14 November
1944. Age 20. Son of Sydney and Alice Maud Mary Dunnett of Wickham
Market. Buried at Meldola War Cemetery |
GARNHAM |
Alfred
William |
Gunner
5826238, 67 Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died 09 January 1943.
Age 28. Son of Charles and Violet May Garnham. Husband of Elizabeth
Phyllis Norah Garnham of Bruisyard. Buried at Caserta War Cemetery |
GLANFIELD |
Charles
Albert |
Lance
Corporal 5825955, 4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 25 April
1943. Age 28. Buried at Kranji War Cemetery |
GLANFIELD |
John
Frederick |
Private
562337, Devonshire Regiment. Died 02 July 1940. Age 24. Son of John
William and Florence Ada Glanfield. Husband of Mary Charlotte Glanfield
of Islington, London. Commemorated on the Brookwood Memorial |
HALL |
Stanley
George |
Flying
Officer 411775, Royal Australian Air Force. Died 13 February 1944.
Age 23. Son of Edith Hall of Wickham Market. Buried at Wickham Market
Cemetery |
SINGLETON |
Arthur
|
Gunner
1427537, 4 Battery, 2 Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died
10 June 1940. Age 27. Husband of A G Singleton of Wickham Market.
Buried at Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringhen |
TEESDALE-SMITH |
Henry |
Captain
51960, 2nd Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment. Died 30 May 1940.
Commemorated on the Dunkirk Memorial |
Civilians
1939-1945 |
DALE |
Eliza
Sheppard |
Civilian.
Died 19 October 1942. Age 74. Wife of George Dale of 118 High Street,
Wickham Market. Eliza Dale died as a result of a bombing raid that
hit her house. Her death is recorded at Deben Rural District |
MAYHEW-FROST |
Albert |
Civilian.
Died 19 October 1942. Age 44. Husband of Annie Violet Mayhew-Frost
of 114 High Street, Wickham Market. Albert Mayhew-Frost died as
a result of a bombing raid that hit his house. His death is recorded
at Deben Rural District |
MAYHEW-FROST |
Annie
Violet |
Civilian.
Died 19 October 1942. Age 43. Wife of Albert Mayhew-Frost of 114
High Street, Wickham Market. Annie Mayhew-Frost died as a result
of a bombing raid that hit her house. Her death is recorded at Deben
Rural District |
RICHES |
Chester
Keeble |
Civilian.
In May 1942 Chester Riches, aged 53, was accidentally shot dead
as he drove his cattle onto marshland near Orford in Suffolk where
the army also trained. Son of James & Louisa Riches of Wickham
Market. |
Last
updated
25 August, 2014
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