LEIGHTON
BUZZARD CEDARS SCHOOL WAR MEMORIAL
World War 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © Martin Edwards 2002
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This
school was originally the Grammar School for Leighton Buzzard and was
situated in a large Georgian House at the end of the High Street that
is now Leighton Middle School. The War Memorial was erected in the grounds
of the school and commemorates the students from the school who lost
their lives in the Second World War.
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Photographs
copyright © Gill Cannell 2021 |
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1939-1945
| ABBOTT
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Stanley
[John] |
Stanley
John Abbott was born on 14th September 1911. He was the son of
a local coal merchant, Sidney Harry Abbott and his wife Maria
Lavinia Abbott. He is recorded in the admissions register as being
admitted to the school when it opened on 3rd May 1921 and his
address is listed as 22, Mentmore Road, Linslade. He left the
school on 22nd February 1929. He is listed in F. Fairbrother’s
record of the school, The Cedars School, Leighton Buzzard
The First Twenty-Five Years in the Roll of Honour as P/O
S.J. Abbott. His date of death is recorded as 18th August 1945.
He was working as a mail sorting clerk and telegraphist at Leighton
Buzzard Post Office but he is not mentioned on the memorial in
the Post Office. [Details kindly supplied by
Annette Woolfson, ex-School Librarian, Cedars Upper School]
Not
listed on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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| BUTLER
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Richard
William |
Captain
330715, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment attached 9th Battalion,
Border Regiment. Died on Monday 9th April 1945. Age 30. Son of William
and Margaret Lucy Butler, of Leighton Buzzard. Buried in TAUKKYAN
WAR CEMETERY, Myanmar. Grave 20. H. 18. |
| CUNNINGHAM
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Peter
Chris |
Sergeant
580784, 99 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Died on Wednesday 1st May
1940. Age 22. Son of Chris Angus Cunningham and Dorothy Gilmore
Cunningham, of Northall. Buried in ST MARY CHURCHYARD, EDLESBOROUGH,
Buckinghamshire. |
| DEVERELL
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John
Edward Steadman |
Corporal
619819, Royal Air Force. Died on Saturday 29th May 1943. Age 24.
Son of Edward Henry Cooper Deverell, and of Dorothy Anne Deverell,
of Tring, Hertfordshire. Buried in KIRKEE WAR CEMETERY, India. 2.
F. 11. |
| FAULKNER,
DFC |
Kenneth
Douglas |
Flight
Lieutenant 78086, Navigator, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died on Friday 16th February 1945. Age 39. Son of Lawrence Boyd
Faulkner and Annie Mabel Faulkner, of Linslade. Awarded Distinguished
Flying Cross. Buried in ST MARY CHURCHYARD, LINSLADE, Buckinghamshire.
Section A. Grave 59.
See also Linslade.
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| FITSELL
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Richard
Louis |
Sergeant,
1164381, 10 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died on
Friday 12th September 1941. Age 21. Son of Henry Louis Fitsell,
and of Lucy Mary Fitsell, of Leighton Buzzard. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE
MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 43. See also Leighton
Buzzard and Beaudesert
School. |
| FOSTER
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Frederick
John |
Lance
Serjeant, 1553022, 67 Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died on
Friday 2nd February 1945. Age 28. Son of William and Sarah Anne
Foster; husband of Dorothy May Foster, of Chesham, Buckinghamshire.
Buried in BRUNSSUM WAR CEMETERY, Limburg, Netherlands. Grave VI.
307. See also Leighton
Buzzard and Beaudesert
School. |
| GADD
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George
Edward |
Sergeant
1216729, 101 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died on
Saturday 3rd April 1943. Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Gadd, of Dunstable.
Buried in DUNSTABLE CEMETERY, Bedfordshire.
Section K. Grave 546. |
| GRIFFIN
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Arthur
Charles
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Flight
Lieutenant
62311, Pilot, 201 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died
on Sunday 22nd August 1943. Age 27. Son of Charles Henry and Emma
Griffin, of Leighton Buzzard. Buried in IRVINESTOWN CHURCH OF IRELAND
CHURCHYARD, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. Plot 1. Grave 12.
See also Leighton Buzzard
and Beaudesert
School. |
| HANKINS
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Glyn
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Flight
Sergeant 1577648, 261 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died on Thursday 23rd December 1943. Son of William Harris Hankins
and Annie May Hankins, of Bletchley, Buckinghamshire. Commemorated
on SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Singapore. Column 425. See also Bletchley
St Mary's memorial |
| HEADY
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John
Joseph O'Brien
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Flight
Sergeant 1615776, 153 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died on Wednesday 14th February 1945. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE
MEMORIAL, Surrey. See also Linslade.
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| HODDINOTT
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John
Henry |
Private
14556549, 8th Battalion, Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. Died on Sunday
2nd July 1944. Age 19. Son of Henry Reginald and Dorothy Edith Hoddinott,
of Bierton, Buckinghamshire. Buried in RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY, Calvados,
France. Grave IIA. E. 8. |
| HORN
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Derrick
Leslie Walter |
Flight
Sergeant 1387726, Navigator, 115 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve. Died on Wednesday 20th October 1943. Age 20. Son of Walter
and Elsie May Horn, of Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire. Buried in BERLIN
1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY, Berlin, Germany. Joint grave 9. E. 7-8.
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| HORNE
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Dennis
Alfred |
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Lance
Sergeant 917317, 512 Battery, 148 (The Bedfordshire Yeomanry)
Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died on Tuesday 12th September
1944. Age 26. Son of Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Horne, of Linslade,
Buckinghamshire. Commemorated on SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Singapore.
Column 36.
Photograph:
Photographs courtesy of Pauline Gilbert. Bryan and Donald
Horne (below) were her brothers and Dennis Horne was her cousin.
All lost at sea. What a sad end to three members of the same
family.
See
also Linslade.
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| HORNE
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Donald
Edwin |
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Lance
Serjeant 873278. 419 Bty. 148 (The Bedfordshire Yeo.) Field
Regt., Royal Artillery. Died Tuesday 12 September 1944. Age
25. Son of Sydney Wilfrid and Edith Ellen Horne, of Dunstable,
Bedfordshire. Commemorated on SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Singapore.
Column 36.
Photograph:
Harold Gilbert on the left and Donald Horne on the right.
Photograph:
Photographs courtesy of Pauline Gilbert. Bryan and Donald
Horne were her brothers and Dennis Horne (above) was her cousin.
All lost at sea. What a sad end to three members of the same
family.
See
also Dunstable. |
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| JEFFS
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Frederick
George |
Bombardier
1088439, 160 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died on Sunday 21st
January 1945. Age 33. Husband of Rose Jeffs, of Linslade, Buckinghamshire.
Commemorated on RANGOON MEMORIAL, Myanmar. Face 2. See
also Linslade.
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| LAW
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Harold
John |
Lance
Sergeant 913912, 419 Battery, 148 (The Bedfordshire Yeomanry) Field
Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died on Tuesday 12th September 1944.
Age 28. Son of George Frederick and Mary Law; husband of Dorothy
Lilian Law, of Luton. Commemorated on SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Singapore.
Column 36. See also Leighton
Buzzard and Beaudesert
School. |
| PAGE
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Dennis
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Major
EC/14011, Royal Indian Army Service Corps. Died on Monday 17th September
1945. Age 23. Son of William John and Alice Page, of Tring, Hertfordshire.
Buried in DELHI WAR CEMETERY, India. Grave 1. D. 11. |
| PERRY
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Harold
Ernest |
Sergeant
1216130, Pilot, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died on Thursday
7th May 1942. Buried in the new part of BLETCHLEY CEMETERY, Buckinghamshire.
Grave 1042. |
| PIDGLEY
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Peter
William |
Sub-Lieutenant
(A), H.M.S. Macaw., Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Died on Wednesday
20th September 1944. Age 19. Son of George William and Louisa Annie
Pidgley, of Wing. Buried in ALL SAINTS CHURCHYARD, WING, Buckinghamshire.
Row 22. Grave 10. |
| PRATT
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Stanley
Walter |
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Surgeon
Lieutenant (M.B., B.S., M.R.C.S.), H.M.S. Dorsetshire, Royal
Naval Volunteer Reserve. Died on Sunday 5th April 1942. Age
29. Son of Walter and Annie Rosa Pratt, of Leighton Buzzard.
Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. L.R.C.P. Panel
76, Column 3. See also Leighton
Buzzard. |
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| PRUDENT
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Vivian
Jack |
Marine
EX/5309, R.M. Group, M.N.B.D.O.1., Royal Marines. Died on Sunday
1st June 1941. Age 19. Son of Jack and Annie Prudent; grandson of
Mrs. A. Burchell, of Leighton Buzzard. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH
NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 103. Column 2. See also Leighton
Buzzard |
| SAUNDERS
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Alan
Richard |
Sergeant
1307696, 76 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died on
Monday 18th January 1943. Age 27. Son of Frederick Richard and Florence
Eva Ann Saunders, of Cheddington, Buckinghamshire. Commemorated
on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 163. |
| SMITH,
DFC |
Leslie
Frederick |
Flying
Officer 136933, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died on Wednesday
8 September 1943. Age 28. Son of James Frederick and Florence Elizabeth
Smith, of Bletchley; husband of Norah Kathleen Smith, of Bletchley.
Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross. Buried in the new part of BLETCHLEY
CEMETERY, Buckinghamshire. Grave 1061. |
| WEEDON
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Reginald
Francis |
Flying
Officer 139700, Navigator, 100 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve. Died on Tuesday 25th April 1944. Age 23. Son of Frederick
and Florence Weedon; husband of Naomi Margaret Weedon of Luton.
Buried in HEVERLEE WAR CEMETERY, Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium.
Grave 5. F. 5. |
| WHITMAN
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William
John |
Lance
Bombadier 1808716, 239 Battery, 77 H.A.A. Regiment, Royal Artillery.
Died on Monday 29th November 1943. Age 29. Son of William Henry
and Lottie Whitman; husband of Kathleen Emily Whitman, of Linslade,
Leighton Buzzard. Commemorated on SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Singapore.
Column 11.
See also Leighton Buzzard
and Beaudesert
School. |
| WILLIAMS
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Harold
Trevor |
Lance
Bombardier 923011, 419 Battery, 148 (The Bedfordshire Yeomanry)
Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died on Tuesday 12th September
1944. Age 23. Son of Gwilym Arthur and Lilah Williams, of Linslade,
Buckinghamshire. Commemorated on SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Singapore.
Column 37. See
also Linslade.
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Last updated
11 September, 2021
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