Roll of Honour - Suffolk - Woolpit Institute

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WOOLPIT INSTITUTE WAR MEMORIAL

World War 1 & 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © Terry Levett, John Wiley & the Woolpit Museum 2009

The Woolpit Institute war memorial is to be found on the outisde wall of the Village Institute, Mill Lane, Woolpit, Suffolk. It takes the form of a plaque. The memorial was first dedicated by everend Canon C.D.A. Lawrence and unveiled by Lieutenant-Colonel W.E. Guinness D.S.O., M.P., 17 July 1920. The memorial was created by Mr A.H. Powell. There are 25 names listed for World War 1 and 6 for World War 2. Although there is no written evidence when Woolpit's War Memorial was erected, there is one clue. In 1920 a Dr. Woods gave a cottage to the village. He actually donated it to the trustees of the Woolpit Institute to which the cottage is attached. A Minute written in December 1920 talks of the alterations to the cottage, of two bay windows and an open porch being added. The cottage was then named the 'Institute Memorial Cottage' and the dates of the First World War are carved above the porch. The War Memorial is on the Institute wall next door. The names here have been sorted into alphabetical order for ease of reading and research.

1914-1918

BAKER	Malcom Robert	[Memorial lists him as 10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment] Lance Corporal 26636, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 22 July 1916. Aged 25.Born Woolpit, Suffolk, resident Bawdsey, Suffolk, enlisted Bury St. Edmunds. Son of Joseph and Rosetta Baker, of Heath, Woolpit, Bury St. Edmund's; husband of Nellie Baker, of Woolpit, Bury St. Edmund'S, Suffolk. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 2 C.
BOLTON, MM	Ernest Edward	Lance Corporal 5157, 12th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Killed in action 13 August 1917. Born Woolpit, enlisted Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk. Awarded the Military Medal (M.M.). Buried in OAK DUMP CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Row E. Grave 13.
BULL	Frank	Lance Corporal 30808, 7th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 28 April 1917. Born Stowmarket, enlisted Bury St. Edmunds. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 4.
COBBOLD	Sydney George	Sergeant S/12906, 8th Battalion, Rifle Brigade. Killed in actrion 3 October 1916. Aged 28. Son of Maurice and Anna Cobbold, of Woolpit, Suffolk. Attested 9 June 1915 at Bury St. Edmunds, aged 27 years 8 months, unmarried, a Foreman Gardener, height 5 feet 8 inches, weight 139lbs, chest 35½ inches. Buried in LE FERMONT MILITARY CEMETERY, RIVIERE, Pas de Calais, France. Plot II. Row B. Grave 7.
COOPER	Arthur E	Corporal 7212, 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 16 August 1916. Born Woolpit, Suffolk, enlisted Bury St. Edmunds. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A.
CORNISH	Stephen Ernest	Guardsman 21844, 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Died of wounds 25 January 1916. Aged 28. Born Woolpit, Suffolk, enlisted Bury St. Edmunds. Son of E. Wright (formerly Cornish), of Stockhold Green, Thurston, Bury St. Edmund's, and the late George Cornish; husband of N. E. Cornish (nee Wright), of Australia. Buried in MERVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Nord, France. Plot VI. Row H. Grave 6.
CORNISH	Sidney Frank	Private 28984, 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Died of wounds 26 April 1918. Aged 20. Born Bradford, Yorkshire, resident Woolpit, Suffolk, enlisted Leyton, Essex. Son of George John Benjamin and Mary Jane Cornish, of Woolpit, Suffolk. Buried at PERNES BRITISH CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot II. Row A. Grave 7.
CROSS	Gordon Arthur	Private 12905, 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 2 March 1916. Born and enlisted Wooolpit, Suffolk. No known grave. Commemorated at YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 21.
CROSS	Windsor John Scott	Private 9777, 1st Battalion, Scots Guards. Reported missing presumed killed in action 25 January 1915. Aged 28. Born The Green, Woolpit, Suffolk, resident Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, enlisted Coupar Angus, Perth. Son of Philip and Mary Mildred Jane Cross, of The Green, Woolpit, Bury St. Edmund's. Attested 2 September 1914 at Perth, Scotland, as 9777, Scots Guards, aged 28 years 1 month, a Butler by trade, resident the Green, Woolpit, Suffolk, unmarried, height 5 feet 10 inches, weight 166½lbs (11st 12½lbs), chest 36 inches, fesh complexion, hazel eyes, black hair, religious denomination Church of England. Embarked Southampton 13 January 1915, served in France from 14 January 1915. No known grave. Commemorated on LE TOURET MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 3 and 4.
DAVEY	Robert James Gilbert	[Listed as Robert J C on CWGC] Boy J/51593, H.M.S. "Ganges," Royal Navy. Died from disease 21 August 1916. Aged 16. Born 4 January 1900 in Lowestoft. Son of Robert W. and Florence E. Davey, of Mill Lane Cottage, Woolpit, Suffolk. Buried in SHOTLEY (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD, Suffolk. R.N. Plot. 99.
FISHER	Frederick Charles	Private SE/12621 [CWGC] or SE/16621 [CWGC], Depot , Royal Army Veterinary Corps. Died in United Kingdom 8 August 1916. Aged 27. Born Woolpit, Suffolk, enlisted Bury St. Edmunds. Husband of Alice Fisher, of Mill Rd., Hengrave, Bury St. Edmunds. Buried near South boundary in FLEMPTON (ST. CATHERINE) CHURCHYARD, Suffolk.
FISHER	M	Private, 5th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment.
FISHER	Thomas Frank	Private (Drummer) 13763, 9th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 15 May 1916. Born Woolpit, Suffolk, enlisted Bury St. Edmunds. Buried in LA BRIQUE MILITARY CEMETERY NO.2, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot I. Row W. Grave 12.
FISHER, MM	William James	Lance Corporal 13766, 7th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died of wounds 9 May 1917. Aged 34. Born Woolpit, Suffolk, enlisted Bury St. Edmunds. Husband of Daisy E. Fisher, of Borley Green, Woolpit, Suffolk. Awarded the Military Medal (M.M.). Buried in ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot XVIII. Row L. Grave 14.
GOODE	A C	Private, 9th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers.
HOWLETT	Frank	Lance Corporal 43185, 7th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment formerly 2320, Suffolk Cyclists. Killed in action 28 April 1917. Aged 22. Born Woolpit, Suffolk, enlisted Ipswich. Son of Stephen and Maria Howlett, of Rose Cottage, Woolpit, Bury St. Edmund'S, Suffolk. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 4.
LEVETT	Albert C J	Private 17466, 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Died of wounds 17 August 1916. Born Woolpit, Suffolk, enlisted Manchester. Buried in HEILLY STATION CEMETERY, MERICOURT-L'ABBE, Somme, France. Plot III. Row D. Grave 31.
PALMER	M F	Bombardier, Royal Field Artillery.
ROSE	Albert Victor	Private 43319, 7th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 9 April 1918. Aged 22. Son of Arthur and Laura Rose, of Woolpit, Bury St. Edmund's. Buried in DOULLENS COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION NO.1, Somme, France . Plot VI. Row C. Grave 29.
ROSE, MM	Leonard George	Sergeant 13926, 8th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 12 October 1917. Aged 34. Son of William and Kezia Rose, of Camborne Farm, Drinkstone, Bury St. Edmund's; husband of Annie Boby (formerly Rose), of The Green, Woolpit, Bury St. Edmund's. Awarded the Military Medal (M.M.). No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 40 to 41 and 162 to 162A.
ROSE	Reuben William	Private 240711, 7th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 27 March 1918. Aged 19. Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Rose, of Kiln's Rd., Woolpit, Bury St. Edmund'S, Suffolk. No known grave. Commemorated on POZIERES MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Panel 25.
ROWE, MM	Albert E V	Corporal 5295, 8th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Killed in action 12 October 1917. Aged 26. Born Woolpit, Suffolk, enlisted Bury St. Edmunds. Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Rowe, of Ivy Cottage, Green Rd., Woolpit, Bury St. Edmunds. Awarded the Military Medal (M.M.). No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 79 to 80 and 163A.
RUDDOCK	B C	Private, 7th Battalion, Canadians.
SMITH	F W	Private, 5th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment.
STEGGLES	Ernest	Private 2079, 5th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action at Gallipoli 21 August 1915. Born Woolpit, Suffolk, enlisted Bury St. Edmunds. No known grave. Commemorated at HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey (including Gallipoli). Panel 46 and 47.
WELLS	Albert Henry	Private 18632, 2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards. Killed in action 31 July 1917. Born and resident Woolpit, Suffolk, enlisted Bury St. Edmunds. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 11.
1939-1945
COBBOLD	Albert George [J]	Corporal 5831433, 2nd/5th Battalion, The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey). Killed in action 9 September 1943. Aged 23. Son of Albert George and Emmaline Cobbold; husband of Daisy Jane Cobbold, of Hessett, Suffolk. Buried in SALERNO WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Plot II. Row A. Grave 28.
HOWLETT	Albert Edward	Private 5831492, 1st Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment. Died of wounds 29 June 1944. Aged 29. Born and resident Suffolk. Son of William Robert and Ellen Howlett, of Woolpit, Suffolk. Buried in TILLY-SUR-SEULLES WAR CEMETERY, Calvados, France. Plot IV. Row A. Grave 3.
LEGGETT	Leonard Bertie	Sapper 2011214, 110 Army Troops Company, Royal Engineers. Killed in action 3 July 1945. Aged 25. Born and resident Suffolk. Son of Bertie Freeman Leggett and Ellen Leggett, of Woolpit, Suffolk. Buried in PHALERON WAR CEMETERY, Greece. Plot 20. Row D. Collective grave 15-20.
SOUTHGATE	Bernard Philip	Gunner 1088456, 148 (The Bedfordshire Yeo.) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died of Malaria as a Japanese Prisoner of War working on the Burma to Thailand Railway 24 November 1943. Aged 32. Born Woolpit, Suffolk, resident Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk. Buried in KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY, Thailand. Plot 4. Row A. Grave 40.
SOUTHGATE	Wilfred Ashton	Ordinary Telegraphist P/JX 259140, H.M.S. "Victory," Royal Navy. Died 20 May 1941. Aged 19. Son of Philip and Agnes Eleanor Southgate, of Woolpit. Buried in WOOLPIT (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD, Suffolk.
STIFF	Betram C C	Corporal 5820021, 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 31 May 1940. Aged 38. Born Suffolk, resident Ipswich. Son of George and Frances Stiff, of Woolpit, Suffolk; husband of Hilda Stiff, of Birdwell, Yorkshire. Buried in COXYDE MILITARY CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot VI. Row G. Grave 4.

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