ASPLEY
GUISE WAR MEMORIAL
World
War 1 & 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © Lynda Smith 2002
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The
War Memorial is situated in St Botolph’s Parish Church as well as
a printed Roll of Honour. Information
was kindly supplied by the Vicar, The Rev. Graham Bradshaw, which
is used during the Remembrance Sunday Service. This notes the Regiment
and date of death of the serviceman. There are some discrepancies
between this information and that on CWGC. The memorial is now located
in a different posotion along with a new metal pillar Roll of Honour.
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Photographs Copyright © Lynda Smith 2002 & Carolynn
Langley 2003
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Photograph
below Copyright © Gill Cannell & Andrew Dishman 2023 |
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Photographs
below Copyright © Gill Cannell & Andrew Dishman 2014 |
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FOR
GOD & COUNTRY
1914 - 1919
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BILLINGTON
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William
Charles |
Private
15291. 7th Bn., Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Wednesday
27 September 1916. Age 32. Born and lived Aspley Guise. Enlisted
Bedford. Son of Charles and Jane Billington, of Mount Pleasant,
Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire. Buried in CONNAUGHT CEMETERY, THIEPVAL, Somme,
France. Ref. VII. A. 2. |
| BLANCHARD
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Ernest
L |
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[Spelt
Blanshard on CWGC] Private 3/7769. 6th Bn., Bedfordshire
Regiment. Died at home Wednesday 8 November 1916. Age 18.
Born Aspley Guise. Lived and enlisted Bedford. Son of Mrs.
M. B. Blanshard, of Mount Pleasant, Aspley Guise, and the
late E. E. W. Blanshard. Buried in ASPLEY GUISE (ST. BOTOLPH)
CHURCHYARD EXTENSION, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
3/7769
PRIVATE
E.L. BLANCHARD
BEDFORDSHIRE REGIMENT
8TH NOV 1916 AGE 18 |
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BOON
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John
Charles |
Private
45153, 99th Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Killed in action
Thursday 16 November 1916, on the Somme. Aged 21. Born 7 August
1895. Enlisted London. Son of Henry and Margaret E Boon of Mount
Pleasant House, Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire. Educated Bedford Modern School
(1908-12).
Formerly 2887, London Regiment. Enlisted aged 20 years 2 months,
height 5 feet 10 inches, chest 33½ inches, attested and passed
fit 23 October 1915, to serve in the 5th Battalion, City of London
Rifles, transferred to MGC 26 July 1917, embarked France 6 August
1916 as 45153, MGC. In the 1911 census he was aged 15, at school,
born Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire, resident with his parents at Mount
Pleasant, Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire. Buried in FRANKFURT TRENCH
BRITISH CEMETERY, BEAUMONT-HAMEL, Somme, France. Plot/Row/Section
B. Grave 14. See also Bedford
Modern School |
| BRITNELL
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William
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Private
32175. 1st Bn., Gloucestershire Regiment. Killed in action Friday
1 November 1918. Age 29. Husband of Florence L. Britnell, of The
Firs, West Hill, Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire. Formerly 74000 Royal Engineers.
Born Stokenhurst, Bucks. Enlisted Aldershot. Buried in PREMONT BRITISH
CEMETERY, Aisne, France. Ref. I. E. 19. |
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CLARKE
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Charles
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Private
23107. "A" Company, 2nd Bn., Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action
Thursday 21 March 1918. Age 30. Born and lived Woburn. Enlisted
Ampthill. Son of Henry and Ann Clarke; husband of Mabel Nellie Clarke
(nee Crute), of Duke St., Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire. Commemorated on POZIERES
MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Panel 28 and 29 |
| CRUTE
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Herbert
Walter |
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Private
25923. Transf. to 693rd Company, Labour Corps. Died Saturday
16 November 1918. Age 23. Son of Charles and Amelia Crute,
of 12, Duke St., Aspley Guise. Buried in ASPLEY GUISE (ST. BOTOLPH)
CHURCHYARD EXTENSION, Bedfordshire.
25923
PRIVATE
H.W. CRUTE
ROYAL FUSILIERS
16 NOV 1918 AGE 23 |
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DENTON
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William
Albert |
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Ordinary
Seaman J/60149. H.M.S. "Q27.", Royal Navy. Died Tuesday 13
March 1917. Age 18. Son of Albert Edward and Anne Jane Denton,
of Milton Ernest, Bedford. Born at Husborne Crawley, Bedfordshire.
Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon |
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| DOWNES
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Archer
Chernocke |
[Arthur
not Archer on SDGW] Second Lieutenant. 2nd Bn., Cheshire Regiment.
Died of wounds Friday 20 November 1914. Age 22. Son of Catherine
E. A. Downes, of Aspley House, Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire., and the late
Lt. Col. C. V. Downes. His brother, Villiers Chernocke Downes also
fell. Buried in POPERINGE COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Ref. I. B. 5.
From
Andy Pay's research into the Marquis de Ruvigny' s Roll of Honour
the following:
Volume
1, Part 1 , Page 116, DOWNES, Archer Chernocke, 2nd Lieut, 1st Battalion
Cheshire Regiment. 4th youngest and last surviving son of the late
Lieut-Col Villers Somerville Downes of Aspley House, Aspley Guise,
co Beds, East Lancashire (59th) Regiment, by his wife Catherine
Elizabeth Anne, dau and heir of Frederick Thompson, of Wimbledon
Park.
Born
Aspley House aforesaid 5-8-1892. educated The Knoll, Woburn Sands,
Winchester College and Trinity College Oxford. Obtained his commission
in the 1st Battalion Cheshire Regiment 2-9-1913 went to France with
the first Expeditionary Force and died at Poperinghe, Flanders 20-11-1914,
of wounds received in action at Neuve Eglise, near Bailleul. He
had left the trench to help a wounded man when he was shot.He was
unmarried and was buried in Poperinghe Cemetery. His brother Lieut
V.C Downes was killed in action 18-10-14. |
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DOWNES
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Villiers
Chernocke |
Lieutenant
1st Bn., Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds Sunday 18 October
1914. Age 23. Son of Catherine E.A. Downes, of Aspley House, Aspley
Guise, Bedfordshire., and the late Lt. Col. C. Villiers Downes. His brother,
Archer Chernocke Downes also fell. Buried in LONGUENESSE (ST. OMER)
SOUVENIR CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Ref. I. A. 7.
From
Andy Pay's research into the Marquis de Ruvigny' s Roll of Honour
the following:
Volume
1, Part 1 , Page 116, DOWNES, Villers Chernocke. Lieutenant, 1st
Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment. 3rd and elder surviving son of
the late Lieut-Col Charles Villers Somerville Downes of Aspley House,
Aspley Guise, co Beds, East Lancashire (59th) Regiment, by his wife
Catherine Elizabeth Anne dua of Frederick Thompson of Wimbledon
Park (see previous notice).
Born
Aspley House aforesaid 5-3-1891, educated The Knoll, Woburn Sands,
Winchester College and Trinity College Oxford, and was gazetted
to the 3rd Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment (TF) 15-7-1913. On the
outbreak of war he was posted to the first Battalion 4-8-1914 ,
went to France with the First Expeditonary Force , served through
the retreat from Mons and the Battle of the Marne and was instumental
in saving three guns.
He
died at St Omer 18-10-1914 of wounds received in action and was
buried in the cemetery there, unmarried. Lieutenant Downes had passed
as a musketry instructor, and was nearly due for his Captaincy. |
| ELBORN
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Samuel
Walter |
Corporal
T4/143764. 354th Company, Army Service Corps. Died Wednesday 7 June
1916. Age 32. Born and lived New Cross. Enlisted Hammersmith. Son
of Joseph and Alice Elborn; husband of E. M. Elborn, of Church Rd.,
Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire. Buried in SALONIKA (LEMBET ROAD) MILITARY CEMETERY,
Greece. Ref. 145. |
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FALL
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Cyril
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Private
33848. 4th Bn., Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds Tuesday 8
October 1918. (Remembrance Service list has date 18 Oct 1914) Age
23. Lived Aspley Guise. Enlisted Bedford. Son of Thomas and Mary
A. Fall, of 13, Newton Rd., Bedford. Buried in NOYELLES-SUR-L'ESCAUT
COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Nord, France. Ref. II. C. 3.
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| FISHER
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Edward
Humbert |
Second
Lieutenant, 2nd Btn. Alexandra Princess of Wales’s Own
Yorkshire Regiment. Killed in action on Wednesday 19 May 1915. Age
30. Son of Edward and Dora Fisher, of Aspley Guise, Bletchley, Bedfordshire.
Commemorated on LE TOURET MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 12
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FOYSTER
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Philip
Tillard |
Captain.
86th Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died of wounds Monday 11 December
1916. Age 28. Son of the late Rev. George Alfred Foyster and Adelaide
Julia Foyster. Educated at Marlborough College and Trinity College,
Cambridge. Born at Hastings. Buried in ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY,
Pas de Calais, France. Ref. I. B. 76. |
| GREENHOOD
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Charles
Alfred |
Private
20111. 10th Bn., Hampshire Regiment. Killed in action Tuesday 7
December 1915. Age 24. Born and lived Aspley Guise. Enlisted Bedford.
Son of William and Elizabeth Greenhood, of Aspley Guise, Beds; husband
of Lillian Ada Elizabeth MacKerness (formerly Greenhood), of 83,
Denmark St., Bedford. Formerly 18469 Bedfordshire Regiment. Commemorated on
DOIRAN MEMORIAL, Greece |
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HOLLIMAN
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Jim
[James] |
Lance
Corporal 14146 (Parish information spells Holiman and his rank as
Corporal). 8th Bn., King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Killed
in action Saturday 1 July 1916. Age 21. Born Aspley Guise. Enlisted
Marylebone. Son of Albert and Alice Holliman, of 10, San Remo Rd.,
Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France.
Pier and Face 11 C and 12 A |
| KERSHAW
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[George]
Claude |
Private
17908. 2nd Bn., Grenadier Guards. Killed in action Thursday 5 August
1915. Age 20. Born and enlisted Bromley Kent. Son of Christopher
H. and Alice P. Kershaw, of Orchard Cottage, Childe Okeford, Shillingstone,
Dorset. Buried in GUARDS CEMETERY, WINDY CORNER, CUINCHY, Pas de Calais,
France. Ref. I. B. 4. |
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LOVERIDGE
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John
William |
Private
20921. 1st/6th Bn., Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Died of wounds
Sunday 18 February 1917 (Parish information gives 28 February) Age
33. Born Fenny Stratford, Bucks. Enlisted Coventry. Son of Frederick
and Eliza Loveridge; husband of Florence Loveridge, of 5 Court,
1, Matthew Square, Bond St., Coventry. Buried in ST. SEVER CEMETERY
EXTENSION, ROUEN, Seine-Maritime, France. Ref. O.V. I. 6.
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| LOVESEY
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Harry
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(Lovesay
on Parish Information) Lance Corporal 522485. 486th East Anglian
Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died of wounds Friday 30 November 1917.
Lived Aspley Guise. Enlisted Bedford. Buried in RAMLEH WAR CEMETERY,
Israel. Ref. K. 12. |
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MASTERS
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John
Gale |
Private
52104. 10th Bn., Royal Fusiliers. Killed in action Wednesday 11
April 1917. Age 24. Born Wandsworth. Lived Aspley Guise. Enlisted
Bletchley. Son of John and Caroline Masters, of Mount Pleasant,
Aspley Guise, Bletchley, Bedfordshire. Formerly 6459 25th Middx. Regiment.
Buried in HOUDAIN LANE CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Ref. C. 5.
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| MATTHEWS
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Edgar
Walter |
Private
265702. 2nd Bn., Monmouthshire Regiment. Killed in action Friday
12 April 1918. Born Raglan. Enlisted Pontypool. Commemorated on PLOEGSTEERT
MEMORIAL, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium. Panel 10 |
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MAYNARD
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William
Jesse |
Private
4164. 5th Bn., Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds Monday 13 September
1915. Age 20. Lived Aspley Guise. Enlisted Bedford. Son of George
and Sarah Maynard, of West Hill, Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire. Commemorated on
HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey. Panel 54 and 218 |
| MOORE
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[Edwards]
Walter |
Private
9749. 1st Bn., Essex Regiment. Killed in action Friday 4 June 1915.
(Remembrance Service list has date of 4 July 1915). Born and lived
Aspley Guise. Enlisted Bedford. Commemorated on HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey.
Panel 144 to 150 or 229 to 233 |
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RENTON
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Harry
Noel Leslie |
Lieutenant
9th Bn., King's Royal Rifle Corps. (Parish information notes 2nd
Lt. 60th King’s Own Rifles). Killed in action Friday
30 July 1915. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 51 and 53 |
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SARGEAUNT
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Arthur
Frederick |
Lieutenant
Colonel, Royal Engineers. Killed in action Saturday 31 July 1915.
Age 44. Son of Col. R. A. Sargeaunt (Royal Engineers, Retired) and
Emily Alberta Sargeaunt, of Westridge, Aspley Guise, Beds; husband
of C. M. Sargeaunt, of "The Elms," Headley, Bordon, Hants. Buried in BRANDHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Ref.
I. D. 20.
 From
Andy Pay's research into the Marquis de Ruvigny' s Roll of Honour
the following:
Volume
1, Part 1 , Page 319. SARGEAUNT, Arthur Frederick. Lieut - Colonel,
Royal Engineers. Eldest son of Col. Richard Arthur Sargeaunt of
Aspley Guise co. Beds, late R.E. by his wife Emily Alberta, dau
of Charles Sargeaunt, J.P. Born Bombay 1-11-1870, educated Marlborough
College and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. Gazetted 2nd Lieut
14-2-1890 and promoted Lieutenant 4-2-1893, Captain 13-2-1901, Major
14-2-1910, and Brevet Lieut-Col for his services 1915.
Served in the South African war 1899-1902 took part in the operations
in Cape Colony 30-11-1900 to 31-5-1902 (Queens Medal with clasp
and Kings Medal with 2 clasps). Was Instructor at the school of
Military Engineering from 1-10-1908 to 13-2-1910.
Went to France 8-9-1914 in command of a field company, was subsequently
appointed Commanding Royal Engineer of a division and was killed
in action near Ypres 31-7-1915. Buried at Brandhock. He was twice
mentioned in F.M. Sir (now Lord) Frenchs despatches (London Gazette
17-2-1915 & 22-6-1915 ) .
He married at St Thomas church, Edinburgh, 9-5-1906, Clare Marguerite,
dau of Andrew Smart of Edinburgh, M.D., L.L.D., F.R.C.P.E.,and had
two daughters Hilda Clare born 13-2-1907, and Aileen Marguerite
born 18-2-1909. |
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SARGEAUNT
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Herbert
Gaussen |
Lieutenant
Colonel, 16th Heavy Artillery Group, Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed
in action Friday 15 June 1917. Age 44. Son of Col. R. A. Sargeaunt,
of Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire.; husband of Norah Millicent Sargeaunt. of
"Eagle Dene," Foxholes Rd., Southbourne, Bournemouth. Buried in BAILLEUL
COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION (NORD), Nord, France. Ref. III. C. 264.
From
Andy Pay's research into the Marquis de Ruvigny' s Roll of Honour
the following:
Volume
2, Part 4, Page 177 - SARGEAUNT, Herbert Gaussen - Lieut-Col, Royal
Garrison Artillery
Eldest surviving son of R.A.Sergeaunt, of Westridge, Aspley Guise,co.
Bedford, by his wife Emily Alberta, dau. of Charles Sergeaunt; born
7th Feb, 1873; educated Marlborough, and The Royal Military Academy,
Woolwich; gazetted 2nd Lieut, 1st April, 1893; promoted Lieutenant
1896; Capt 7th March, 1900; Major 1st April, 1914. Between the years
1893-1902 he served in Gibraltar, India, Aden and Singapore, where
he was appointed Divisional Adjutant, Royal Artillery, Straits Settlements;
invalided home in 1902; on recovery served in Ireland as Adjutant
to the Cork Artillery, R.G.A. (Militia), at Gosport and at Plymouth;
was appointed Staff officer at Lydd for six months, after which
he went through the gunnery staff course at Woolwich and Shoeburyness,
and afterwards filled successfuly the appointments of Instructor
in gunnery at Ceylon, and major Instructor in Gunnery at Hong Kong,
and D.A.A. and Q.M.G. China Command. While holding the last appointment
was ordered home to command and train a siege battery; served with
The Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from March 1916 and
was killed in action near Armentieres 14th June, 1917. Buried at
Bailleul. He was twice mentioned in despatches by F. M. Sir Douglas
Haig for gallant and distinguished service in the field. He married
at Bournemouth, 10th Sept,1902, Norah Milicent, dau.of Robert Dunman,
and had two daus,: Ena Norah born 17th Oct, 1903 and Gwyneth Maude,
born 24th Jan, 1915. |
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SEAR
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Henry
Edward |
Private
19882. 8th Bn., Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Wednesday
29 December 1915. Age 22. Born London. Lived Aspley Guise. Enlisted
Bedford. Son of George and Maria Sear, of I, Ivy Cottages, Rads
End, Eversholt, Bletchley, Bucks. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE)
MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 31 and 33
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SMITH
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Christopher
Francis |
Private
29452. 1st Bn., Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Monday 25
September 1916. Born Aspley Guise. Lived Ridgmont. Enlisted Ampthill.
Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 2
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SMITH
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Frederick
Charles |
Private
3/7255. 2nd Bn., Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Monday
17 May 1915. Born and lived Aspley Guise. Enlisted Bedford. Commemorated on
LE TOURET MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 10 and 11
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SMITH
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Percy
Lowe |
Ordinary
Seaman SS/4670. H.M.S. "Pathfinder.", Royal Navy. Died Saturday
5 September 1914. Age 18. Grandson of Mrs. M. A. Smith, of Mount
Pleasant, Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire. Commemorated on CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL,
Kent, United Kingdom Ref. 3.
Special
Note: HMS Pathfinder was a light cruiser. She was patrolling
the Scottish North Sea coast on 5th September 1914, when
she was torpedoed by SM U 21 captained by Otto Hersing. Pathfinder
was the first British warship to be sunk by a submarine. Only 11
of her crew survived. |
| WALKER
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John
Croxton |
Second
Lieutenant. 1st Bn., Cambridgeshire Regiment. Killed in action Sunday
3 September 1916. Buried in KNIGHTSBRIDGE CEMETERY, MESNIL-MARTINSART,
Somme, France. Ref. A. 17. |
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WATSON
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Josiah
James |
Sapper
522812. 569th Devon Army Troops Company, Royal Engineers. Died Monday
10 December 1917. Age 32. Born Cranfield, Bedfordshire. Lived Newport Pagnell,
Bucks. Enlisted Bletchley. Son of James and Ellen Watson; husband
of May E. Watson, of 79, Tickford St., Newport Pagnell, Bucks. Buried in PORT SAID WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY, Egypt. Ref. C. 17. |
| WHITE
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Walter
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Private
18208. 2nd Bn., Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Wednesday
8 May 1918. Born and lived Aspley Guise. Enlisted Bedford. Commemorated on
TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 48
to 50 and 162A |
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WILSON
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William
Bert |
Private
149756. 39th Bn., Machine Gun Corps (Inf). (Parish information gives
Royal Sussex Regiment) Died Wednesday 5 February 1919. Buried in WOBURN
SANDS (ST. MICHAEL) CHURCHYARD Bedfordshire, United Kingdom. East
of church. |
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on memorial but buried in graveyard |
| CHAPMAN-WATSON
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William
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Quartermaster
Sergeant 3/2801, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Died
5th August 1919. Age 50. Buried in ASPLEY GUISE (ST. BOTOLPH)
CHURCHYARD EXTENSION, Bedfordshire.
3/2801
QMR SERGT.
WILLIAM CHAPMAN- WATSON
KINGS OWN YORKSHIRE L.I.
5 AUGUST 1919 AGE 50 |
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COX
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Charles
Alfred |
Private
5949272. 5th Bn., Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regt. Died Monday
18 October 1943. Age 22. Son of Alfred James Cox and Violet Jane
Cox, of Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire Buried in THANBYUZAYAT WAR CEMETERY,
Myanmar. Ref. B6. Q. 9. |
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DEACON
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Ralph
Malcolm |
Corporal
5949633. 5th Bn., Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regt. Died Wednesday
9 December 1942. Age 32. Son of George and Lily May Deacon; husband
of Doris Annie Deacon, of Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire. Buried in KANCHANABURI
WAR CEMETERY, Thailand. Ref. 4. F. 1 |
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HEALD
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Howard
Harvey Noel |
Lieutenant
256442. Attd. , The Queen's Royal Regt (West Surrey). Died Tuesday
22 February 1944. Age 21. Son of Thomas and Ethel Selina Heald,
of Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire. Buried in ANZIO WAR CEMETERY, Italy.
Ref. III, X, 6. See also Bedford
Modern School |
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LAWRENCE
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Reginald
Charles |
Lance
Corporal 5833601. 1st Bn., York and Lancaster Regiment. Died Tuesday
4 July 1944. Age 32. Son of Harry and Eliza Lawrence; husband of
Dorothy Lawrence, of Aspley Guise, Buckinghamshire. Buried in CASERTA
WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Ref. I, B, 15. |
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ODELL
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Dennis
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No
further information available at present. |
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PARREN
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Frederick
Thomas |
Private
5954610. 4th Bn., The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regt.) Died Saturday
23 October 1943. Age 28. Commemorated on ATHENS MEMORIAL, Greece.
Face 5. |
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WADE
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Anthony
John |
Able
Seaman C/JX 336396, H.M.S. President III (lost in M.V. Peter Maersk),
Royal Navy. Died Monday 7 December 1942. Age 19. Son of Thomas and
Nellie Wade, of Woburn Sands, Buckinghamshire. Commemorated on CHATHAM
NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent, United Kingdom. Ref. 56, 3. Special Note:
HMS President III was a Naval Gunnery training base, where Royal
Naval seamen were trained to man guns on Merchant Navy ships, known
at DEMS (Defence Equipped Merchant Ships). The MV Peter Maersk had
been requisitioned by the Ministry of War transport, and was sailing
(not in a convoy) from Liverpool to Aden via Cape Town. She was
torpedoed in the Atlantic west of the Azores. There were no survivors.
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