George
Kent Ltd, Luton - War Memorial
World War 1 &
2 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © 2002 Lynda Smith
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This
Memorial is in the care of Luton Museum and Art Gallery. The Memorial
gives names and initials, Regiment, and in some cases when and where
killed. There are certain discrepancies occurring between the Memorial
and the records from The Commonwealth War Graves Commission. For ease
of research, and reading, the names have been sorted into alphabetical
order here.
History:
George Kent Ltd, of 199 to 201 High Holborn, London W.C. and Luton,
Beds was established in 1838. In 1871 they were employing 72 men and
12 boys. In 1907 they were incorporated as a Limited Company. In 1908
George Kent Ltd had new works in Biscot Road, Luton. The firm was described
in a 1914 directory as being hydraulic engineers, the true description
was Mechanical and Domestic Engineers; manufacturer of rotary knife
cleaning machines, ventilated ice safes and refrigerators, fluid meters
for water, sewage, air, gas or oil. Sir Walter George Kent CBE (3 August
1858 – 11 November 1938) was the chairman and managing director
of the engineering firm George Kent Ltd which was started by his father,
George Kent, in 1838. He was appointed a CBE in 1918 and was knighted
in 1929 for political services; he was at the time chairman of the Luton
Conservative Association. The year 1968 saw the Cambridge Instrumentation
Co. joining forces with the George Kent Group of Luton, forming the
largest independent British manufacturer of industrial instruments.
The George Kent Group combined with BBC Brown Boveri & Co. Ltd.,
the international electrical engineering organization, in late 1974.
For more details of the George kent Factory and it's production of munitions
see World
War 1 Luton
MEMBERS
OF THE FIRM OF GEORGE KENT
WHO LOST THEIR LIVES DURING
THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1918
THEY WHOM THIS SCROLL COMMEMORATE WERE NUMBERED AMONG THOSE WHO AT THE
CALL OF KING AND COUNTRY LEFT ALL THAT WAS DEAR TO THEM, ENDURED HARDNESS,
FACED DANGER AND FINALLY PASSED OUT OF THE SIGHT OF MEN BY DUTY
AND SELF-SACRIFICE GIVING UP THEIR OWN LIVES THAT OTHERS MIGHT LIVE
IN FREEDOM.
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names
| BALL |
Herbert |
Private
20667. 9th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action Monday
15 April 1918. Aged 33. Born Borough, Surrey. Enlisted Luton. Husband
of Nellie Eva Ball, of 70, Oak Rd., Luton, Bedfordshire. No known
grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 34 to 35 and 162A. See also Luton
Town Memorial |
| BONE |
Bernard
Andrews |
Private
57804. 1st/5th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment. (Formerly 1019 Royal
Engineers – this is the Regiment given on the Memorial). Died of
wounds Monday 30 September 1918. Aged 21. Born Christ Church, Luton.
Enlisted Bedford. Son of John Frederic and Florence Lavinia Bone,
of 39, New Town St., Luton, Bedfordshire. Buried in DUISANS BRITISH
CEMETERY, ETRUN, Pas de Calais, France. Ref. VIII. A. 4. See also
Luton Town Memorial |
| BROOKS |
William |
Private
43555. 182nd Company, Machine Gun Corps (Inf). (Formerly 5446 Bedfordshire
Regiment). Killed in action Sunday 24 September 1916. Aged 35. Enlisted
Bedford. Son of Albert and Emma Brooks, of Luton; husband of Annie
Brooks, of 108, Castle St., Luton, Bedfordshire. Buried in LAVENTIE
MILITARY CEMETERY, LA GORGUE, Nord, France. Ref. II. F. 23. See
also Luton Town Memorial |
| BROWN |
Oscar |
Private
28485, 13th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Died of wounds 20 February
1917. Aged 29. Born and resident Biggleswade, Beds, born Langford,
Bedfordshire. Baptised 31 March 1889 in Langford, son of Albert
and Mary Jane Brown, of Langford, Bedfordshire. Married. Resident
31, Castle Street, Luton. In the 1911 census he was aged 22, born
Langford, Bedfordshire, Assisting in the family Market Gardening
Business, Bentley House, Station Road, Langford, Bedfordshire. Married
Maud Florence Wren 23 December 1911 at Biggleswade, aged 23, son
of Albert Brown. Buried in DERNANCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION,
Somme, France. Plot V. Row C. Grave 41. See also Luton
Town Memorial and Langford |
| BUCKINGHAM |
No
initial or name |
No
further information available at present. |
| CARTER |
Arthur |
Private
203264. 1st/4th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment. Formerly
5567 Hertfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Tuesday 12 June 1917.
Lived Luton. Enlisted Hertford. No known grave. Commemorated on
LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 105 and 106. See also
Luton Town Memorial |
| CARTER |
Herbert
[William] |
Private
G/34097, 17th Battalion, Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment).
Died Wednesday 7 March 1917. Born Breachwood Green. Lived Luton.
Enlisted Bedford. Buried in ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN,
Seine-Maritime, France. Ref. O. VII. K. 8. See also Luton
Town Memorial |
| CASE |
[Victor]
John |
Private
M2/115444. 363rd Mechanical Transport Company, Army Service Corps.
Killed in action Wednesday 31 July 1918. Aged 26. Born Guildford.
Lived Luton. Enlisted London. Son of Sidney James and Caroline Louisa
Gladys Case, of 7, Salisbury Rd., Luton, Bedfordshire. Buried in
TOUTENCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Somme, France. Ref. II. A. 7.
Extract
from the England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1919:
CASE
Victor John of 58 Salisbury-road Luton Bedfordshire
private A.S.C. died 31 July 1918 in France on active service Administration
London 12 February to Sidney James Case photographer.
Effects £115 7s. 5d. |
| CHAPPELL |
Bertie
aka Herbert |
Private
19077, 1st Battalion, Princess Victoria's (Royal Irish Fusiliers)
formerly 146482, Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action 11 July
1917. Born Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire, resident Dunstable, Bedfordshire,
enlisted Luton. Unmarried. Resident 11, Park Way. In the 1901 census
he was aged 8, born Bedfordshire, son of George and Lydia Chappell,
resident Chalk Hill, Houghton Regis, Luton, Bedfordshire. In the
1911 census he was aged 18, born Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire, son
of George and Lydia Chappell, resident Chalk Hill, Dunstable, Houghton
Regis, Bedfordshire. Buried in CRUMP TRENCH BRITISH CEMETERY, FAMPOUX,
Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row C. Grave 2. See also Luton
Town Memorial |
| COCKERILL |
Alfred
John |
Private
43553. 2nd/6th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. (Formerly
49264 Suffolk Regiment.) Killed in action Sunday 28 April 1918.
Born Coton, Cambs. Enlisted Luton. Buried in KLEIN-VIERSTRAAT BRITISH
CEMETERY, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Ref. V. D. 16. |
| COX |
George
Derbyshire |
Private
20596. 2nd Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Died of Malaria Tuesday
30 July 1918. Born and enlisted Luton. Buried in Bangalore (Hosur
Road) Cemetery. MADRAS 1914-1918 WAR MEMORIAL, CHENNA, India. Face
8. See also Luton Town Memorial |
| CROFT |
Harry |
Private
68701. "A" Company, 17th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Formerly
TR/10/2559, T.R. Died of wounds Friday 23 August 1918. Aged 20.
Born, lived and enlisted Luton. Son of Mrs. E. Croft, of 2, Kimpton
Rd., Luton, Bedfordshire. Buried in ST. HILAIRE CEMETERY EXTENSION,
FREVENT, Pas de Calais, France. Ref. K. 25. See also Luton
Town Memorial |
| CUMBERLAND |
Hugh |
Private
51175. 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Thursday
5 September 1918 (Memorial gives 1919). Aged 19. Born and lived
Leagrave. Enlisted Bedford. Son of John and Eleanor Jane Cumberland,
of Marsh Rd., Leagrave, Luton. No known grave. Commemorated on VIS-EN-ARTOIS
MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 4 and 5 |
| DEXTER |
[Archibald]
George |
Lance
Corporal 233498. 1st/2nd Battalion, London Regt (Royal Fusiliers).
(Formerly 3471 5th Bedfordshire Regiment). Killed in action Thursday
16 August 1917. Aged 20. Born Bexley Heath, Kent. Lived and enlisted
Luton. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Dexter. No known grave. Commemorated
on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Panel 52. See also Luton Town Memorial |
| FELKS |
Sidney |
Private
33000. 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Friday
22 March 1918. Born, lived and enlisted Luton. No known grave. Commemorated
on POZIERES MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Panel 28 and 29. See also Luton
Town Memorial |
| FENSOME |
Leonard |
Private
G/18815. 6th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Killed in
action Monday 1 October 1917. Aged 35. Born, lived and enlisted
Luton. Husband of G. L. Brooks (formerly Fensome) of 47a, May St.,
Luton. Buried in MONCHY BRITISH CEMETERY, MONCHY-LE-PREUX, Pas de
Calais, France. Ref. I. N. 6. See also Luton
Town Memorial
According
to the National Roll of the Great War - Section V -
Luton:
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| FENSOME,
L., Private, 6th Buffs (East Kent Regiment). |
|
He joined in June 1916, and after his training was drafted
to France in the following October. During his service on
the Western Front he fought at the Somme, Arras and Ypres,
and was killed in action on October 2nd, 1917, and buried
at Monchy. He was entitled to the General Service and Victory
Medals. |
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47a, May Street, Luton. |
2849. |
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| FOLKS |
George
Alfred |
Private
32117. 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Monday
23 April 1917. Aged 22. Born and lived Luton. Enlisted Bedford.
Son of G. E. O. and I. Folks, of 40, Smart St., Luton. Buried in
CHILI TRENCH CEMETERY, GAVRELLE, Pas de Calais, France. Ref. D.
4. See also Luton Town Memorial |
| FYSON |
Harold
George |
Second
Lieutenant 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action
Thursday 12 October 1916. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL
MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 2 C. See also Luton
Town Memorial |
| GATES |
Frank
[F] |
Private
13335. 7th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Saturday
1 July 1916. Born and resident Luton, enlisted Bedford. In the 1911
census he was aged 18, born Sutton, Bedfordshire, an iron Moulder,
son of Elizabeth Rose Gates (a widow), resident 90, Burr Street,
Luton. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme,
France. Pier and Face 2 C. See also Luton
Town Memorial |
| GEORGE |
Sidney
George |
Private
G/86129. 23rd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Killed in action Saturday
7 September 1918. Aged 25. Born and enlisted Luton. Son of the late
Harry and Elizabeth George; husband of Bessie George, of 7, High
St., Luton. No known grave. Commemorated on VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL,
Pas de Calais, France. Panel 3. See also Luton
Town Memorial
According
to the National Roll of the Great War - Section V - Luton:
| GEORGE,
S. G., Private, 23rd Royal Fusiliers. |
| He
joined in April 1918, and three months later was dratted to
Prance, where be was subsequently killed in action on September
7th, during the Advance of that year. He was entitled to the
General Service and Victory Medals. |
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7, HighStreet, Luton. |
3099. |
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| GRAY |
J |
2nd
City of London Royal Fusiliers. Died as a prisoner of war. No further
information available at present. |
| GREEN |
Horace
aka Jimmy |
Sapper
522515, 486th Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died from drowning
at sea aboard H.T. Aragon Sunday 30 December 1917 when the ship
was torpedoed by the German Submarine and minelayer the UC-34. Aged
29. Resident Luton, enlisted Bedford. Unmarried. Resident Chalet,
Bury Park Road. In the 1911 census he was aged 24, born Biggleswade,
Beds, an Engineer's Clerk, son of Annie Green (a widow), resident
89, Cromwell Road, Luton. Attested 28 October 1915, aged 27 years
7 months, height 5 feet 7 inches, chest 34½ inches. embodied
28 October 1915, posted 29 April 1916. No known grave. Commemorated
on CHATBY MEMORIAL, Egypt. See also Luton
Town Memorial |
| HAMMOND |
R
W |
Possibly:
Robert Whitehead Hammond MC. Lieutenant Colonel 26th Battalion,
Royal Fusiliers. Died of wounds Monday 10 September 1917. (Memorial
and CD both give 30 September 1917) Aged 41 . Son of Robert and
Elizabeth Hammond; husband of Madeline Beatrice Hammond, of South
House, Oxted, Surrey. Buried in ZUYDCOOTE MILITARY CEMETERY, Nord,
France. Ref. I. G. 5. |
| HORSLER |
William |
Private
G/50146, 11th Battalion, Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment)
formerly G/41407, Royal Fusiliers. Died of wounds Sunday 6 May 1917.
Aged 36. Born Leagrave, Beds, resident Limbury, Beds, enlisted Bedford.
Son of George and Elizabeth Horsler, of Leagrave, Beds; husband
of Ellen (nee Clark) Horsler, of Warden View, Limbury, Luton, Beds,
married January to March Quarter 1906 in Luton. In the 1891 census
he was aged 10, born Leagrve, a scholar, son of George and Elizabeth
Horsler, resident Cottage, Leagrave, Luton. In the 1901 census he
was aged 20, born Leagrave, Beds, a Plait Bleacher's Labourer, son
of George and Elizabeth Horsler, resident Marsh Road, Leagrave,
Luton. In the 1911 census he was aged 30, born Leagrave, a Bricklayer
Labourer, married to Ellen Horsler with a daughter and two sons,
resident Limbury near Luton. Buried in DUISANS BRITISH CEMETERY,
ETRUN, Pas de Calais, France. Plot III. Row K. Grave 9. See also
Luton Town Memorial and also Leagrave
Extract
from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index
1919:
HORSLER
William of Warden-view Limbury Bedfordshire died
6 May 1917 in France Administration London 6 June
to Ellen Horsler widow.
Effects £328 10s.
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| KING |
Albert |
Private
87202. 149th Company, Machine Gun Corps (Inf). Formerly M/271932
R.A.S.C. Killed in action Friday 3 August 1917. (Memorial gives
31 August 1917). Aged 25. Born and lived Dunstable. Enlisted Luton.
Husband of Louisa Jane King, of 37, Dumfries St., Luton. Buried
in HIBERS TRENCH CEMETERY, WANCOURT, Pas de Calais, France. Ref.
D. 32. See also Luton Town Memorial |
| KING |
H |
No
further information available at present. |
| KING |
H
J |
Possibly:
Herbert John King. Lance Corporal 29551. 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire
Regiment. Killed in action Friday 27 September 1918. Aged 31. Born
and resident Arlesey, enlisted Bedford. Husband of Annie Jane King,
of 1, Davies Row, Arlesey, Bedfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated
on VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 4 and 5 |
| LEE |
John |
Private
86126. 10th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Killed in action Tuesday
8 October 1918. Aged 29. Born Gt. Billington. Lived and enlisted
Luton. Husband of Mrs. E. E. Lee, of 54, York St., Luton. Buried
in BOIS-DES-ANGLES BRITISH CEMETERY, CREVECOEUR-SUR-L'ESCAUT, Nord,
France. Ref. I. A. 53. See also Luton
Town Memorial |
| LONG |
Alfred |
Driver
891669, 4th Division Ammunition Column, Royal Field Artillery. Killed
by enemy shell fire while delivering ammunition 6 October 1917.
Aged 24. Born Camden Town, London, N.W., enlisted Watford, Herts.
Son of Mr. A. and Mrs. E. Long, of St. Albans; husband of Mary Ann
Lushlow (formerly Long), of 11, Britannia Chambers, Lawson St.,
Great Dover St., London. In the 1911 census he was aged 17, born
Kentish Town, Middlesex, a Stable Lad, son of Alfred and Ellen Long,
resident 38, Adelaide Street, St. Albans, Hertfordshire. Employed
by George Kent Ltd. Buried at CANADA FARM CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Plot III. Row A. Grave 28. See also Luton
Town Memorial
According
to the National Roll of the Great War - Section V - Luton:
| LONG,
A., Driver, Royal Field Artillery. |
|
Volunteering in August 1914, he was drafted to Egypt at the
conclusion of his training and served there until May 1917,
when he was transferred to France. Here he took part in fighting
at Arras and in the Somme sector, and was killed in action
at Vlamerlinghe on October 5th, 1917. He was entitled to the
1914-15 Star, and the General Service and Victory Medals. |
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36, Adelaide Street, St. Albans. |
X1759. |
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| MASKELL |
Stanley
George |
Private
29209. 13th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action Saturday
28 April 1917. Aged 31. Born Dunstable. Lived and enlisted Luton.
Son of George and Minnie Maskell, of 59, Dudley St., Luton; husband
of Bertha Maskell, of 168, Dallow Rd., Luton, Bedfordshire. No known
grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay
7. See also Luton Town Memorial |
| MEADE |
Horace
Ethelbert |
Rifleman
2264. 12th Battalion, London Regt (The Rangers). Died of wounds
Sunday 9 May 1915. Memorial says April 1915) Aged 23. Lived Luton.
Enlisted London. Buried in WIMEREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Pas de Calais,
France. Ref. I. G. 9. See also Luton
Town Memorial |
| MORTON |
Philip
Francis |
Major
11th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died of wounds Friday 11 August
1916. Aged 52. Son of Francis and Elizabeth Louisa Morton, of The
Hermitage, Oxton, Cheshire; husband of Mrs. H. A. Morton, of 15,
Ashley Place, Westminster, London. Buried in ST. SEVER CEMETERY,
ROUEN, Seine-Maritime, France. Ref. A. 6. 9. |
| PAYNE |
Albert |
[Lance
Corporal on Luton RoH] Lance Sergeant 2289, 1st/5th Battalion, Bedfordshire
Regiment. Killed in action at Gallipoli Sunday 15 August 1915. Born,
resident and enlisted Luton. Resident 82, Bury Park Road, Luton.
No known grave. Commemorated on HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey. Panel 54
and 218. See 1st/5th
Bedfordshires in Gallipoli. See also Luton
Town Memorial |
| PERRINS |
William |
Lance
Corporal G/80174, 23rd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London
Regiment). (Memorial has Royal Enniskilling Fusiliers) Killed in
action Monday 30 September 1918. Born Lewisham, resident 44, Warwick
Road, Luton, enlisted Kingston-on-Thames. Married Violet M Habbocks
in the April to June Quarter 1914 in Luton. In the 1911 census he
was aged aged 18, born Lewisham, London S.E., a Gramaphone Salesman,
son of Frank and Lucy Perrins, resident 30, Maple Road, Luton. Buried
in NOYELLES-SUR-L'ESCAUT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Nord, France.
Plot II. Row B. Grave 3. See also Luton
Town Memorial |
| PESTELL |
Harry |
Serjeant
16949, 7th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Thursday
20 January 1916. Aged 29. Born and resident Buckhurst Hill, enlisted
Bedford. Unmarried. Resident 44, Old Bedford Road, Luton. Son of
Robert Harry and Marian Alma Pestell, of Buckhurst Hill, Essex.
In the 1911 census he was aged 24, born Buckhurst Hill, Essex, a
Grocery Assistant, nephew of Ernest and Fanny Barford, resident
44, Old Bedford Road, Luton. Buried in MEAULTE MILITARY CEMETERY,
Somme, France. Row A. Grave 9. See also Luton
Town Memorial |
| PUTNAM |
Henry |
Private
O/22564. Royal Army Ordnance Corps. Killed in action Wednesday 9
January 1918. Aged 41. Born Towcester, Northants. Enlisted Holborn,
Middx. Son of George and Ann Putnam, of Northamptonshire; husband
of Annie Putnam, of 9, Siddon's Buildings, York St., Aldwych, London.
Buried in DUHALLOW A.D.S. CEMETERY, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Ref. III. E. 17. |
| SHOEBRIDGE |
Horace
Alec |
Lance
Serjeant 1113. 1st Battalion, London Regt (Royal Fusiliers). Killed
in action Friday 15 September 1916. Born St. Lukes, Maidenhead.
Lived Paddington. Enlisted Fitzroy Square. No known grave. Commemorated
on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 9 D and 16 B |
| SIMMONDS |
Oswald |
Private
7948. 1st Battalion, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Killed
in action Saturday 31 October 1914. Aged 30. Born Walthamstow. Lived
Luton. Enlisted London. Husband of Rose Lilian Simmonds, of The
Square, Toddington, Dunstable, Bedfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated
on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Panel 41 and 43. See also Luton Town
Memorial |
| SMITH |
F |
No
further information available at present. See also Luton
Town Memorial |
| STRANGE |
Arthur
Edward |
Private
19791. 7th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Monday
20 September 1915. (Memorial says 29th September). Aged 21. Born
and resident Calne, Wilts., enlisted Bedford. Resident 7, Dunstable
Place, Luton. Unmarried. Brother of Hebert Henry Strange (below).
Son of James and Kate Strange, of Quemerford, Calne, Wilts. Buried
in DARTMOOR CEMETERY, BECORDEL-BECOURT, Somme, France. Plot I. Row
B. Grave 14. See also Luton Town Memorial
According
to the National Roll of the Great War - Section V -
Luton:
|
| STRANGE,
A., Private, 7th Bedfordshire Regt. |
|
Volunteering in August 1914, he was drafted to France in May
1915, and was engaged in the fighting at the Battles of Hill
60, Ypres, and many other important engagements. He was killed
in action on September 2nd, 1915, and was entitled to the
1914-15 Star, and the General Service and Victory Medals. |
|
7, Dunstable Place, Luton. |
4932/B. |
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| THAXTER |
Robert
J |
Rifleman
R/16148. 8th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Killed in action
Thursday 24 August 1916. Born and enlisted St. Pancras, Middx. No
known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier
and Face 13 A and 13 B |
| THURLOW |
E |
No
further information available at present |
| WEBB |
Bernard
Vincent |
Serjeant
26865. 31st Battalion, Machine Gun Corps. Formerly 5809 Royal Munster
Fusiliers. Killed in action Wednesday 22 May 1918. Aged 20. Born
and lived Luton. Enlisted Bedford. Son of Mrs. E. Webb, of I0, Westbourne
Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. Buried in CAESTRE MILITARY CEMETERY,
Nord, France. Ref. I. B. 23. See also Luton
Town Memorial |
| WEBB |
Stewart
John |
[Spelt
Stuart on some records] Private 42359. 2nd/7th Battalion, Manchester
Regiment. Formerly 45954 Northamptonshire Regiment. Died of wounds
Tuesday 23 October 1917. Aged 21. Born and enlisted Luton. Son of
George Henry and Elizabeth Webb, of 10, Westbourne Rd., Luton, Bedfordshire.
Buried in ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France. XXX.
F. 21A. See also Luton Town Memorial |
| WHYLEY |
R
W |
No
further information available at present. |
LIVES
LOST THROUGH EXPLOSIONS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ARMAMENTS
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names
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| ANDREWS |
Herbert |
Killed
in an accidental explosion on 8 Jan 1917 at George Kent Munitions
Works, Chaul End, Luton. Another man also died, Horace Crump
(see below). |
| CONSTABLE |
May |
No
further information currently |
| CRUMP |
Horace
[J W] |
Killed
in an accidental explosion on 8 Jan 1917 at George Kent Munitions
Works, Chaul End, Luton. Another man also died, Herbert Andrews
from Harpenden (see above). In a Luton News article he was listed
as a labourer at the works, and it stated that he died a few hours
after the incident at the Bute Hospital Luton. Horace Crump was
born in 1871 in Caddington, although am unable to trace his parentage
for certain. In 1891 census he was living with his grandmother.
Married Ada Lowe in 1896 in Caddington, where he remained and had
at least six children. In 1911 was working as a Bricklayer. Buried
in CADDINGTON CHURCHYARD, Bedfordshire in a non CWGC grave. See
also Caddington memorial
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L |
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| HARRIS |
Lillian
J |
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| JONES |
J |
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| JOY |
W |
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| REED |
J |
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| TOMKINS |
Kate |
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THOSE WHO COME AFTER SEE TO IT THAT THEIR NAMES BE NOT FORGOTTEN |
MEMBERS
OF THE FIRM
WHO SERVED IN HM FORCES
1914 - 1918
456
names - far left and far right panels of memorial
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