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MEPPERSHALL
WAR MEMORIAL
World War 1 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © 2000 Lynda Smith
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Meppershall
war memorial stands in the churchyard of St Mary the Virgin Church,
Church Road, Meppershall. It takes the form of a floriated cross standing
on a plinth with a three stepped base. There are 18 names listed for
World War 1; the 6 names for World War 2 are within
the church.
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Photograph
Copyright © Lynda Smith 2001 |
TO
THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF MEPPERSHALL
WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918
| ANSELL |
Harry
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 Pte
20937. 1st Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action in the Foret
de Nieppe Saturday 27 April 1918. Aged 21. Enlisted Meppershall.
Son of Arthur & Mary A. (nee Rainbow) Ansell of Meppershall, Shefford,
Bedfordshire. Commemorated on Merville Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord,
France. Ref. I.F.54 |
| BLAND |
Bertrand
William |
Pte 4626. 58th Company, Machine Gun Corps. (Formerly 22297 Bedfordshire
Regiment). Died of wounds Sunday 21 October 1917. Aged 26. Enlisted
Shefford. Son of Annie Bland of Meppershall Road, Shefford, Beds
and the late Mr. Bland. Native of Shefford. Commemorated on Etaples
Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Ref. XXX.F.6 |
| BLAND |
Francis John |
Pte. 16169. 8th Bn. Leicestershire Regiment. Killed in action Friday
14 July, 1916. Aged 23. Born Meppershall. Enlisted Coalville, Leics.
Resided Moira, Leics. Son of Annie Bland of Meppershall Road, Shefford,
Beds and the late Harry Bland. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial,
Somme, France. Pier & Face 2C & 3A. |
| BRICE |
Harry |
Poss. Cpl 32951. 1st Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action
Friday 23 August 1918. Enlisted Bedford. Resided Shefford, Bedfordshire.
Commemorated Gommecourt British Cemetery No 2, Hebuterne, Pas de
Calais, France. Ref. IV.G.3 |
| CHESHIRE |
William
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Poss. Gunner 131349. "C" Bty. 70th Bde. Royal Horse Artillery &
Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action Friday 28 April 1917. Enlisted
and resided Luton. Commemorated on Feuchy Chapel British Cemetery,
Wancourt, Pas-de-Calais, France. Ref. III.F.7 |
| CAKEBREAD |
William
Charles |
Pte. 26761. 4th Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Tuesday
30 October 1917. Age 22. Born London. Enlisted Ampthill, Bedfordshire. Son
of William and Harriett Cakebread of "Woodview", Meppershall, Shefford,
Bedfordshire. Commemorated on Poelcapelle British Cemetery, Langemark-Poelkapelle,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Ref. XVII.D.12 |
| CLAYTON |
John
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Driver 16079. 1st Field Sqdn. Australian engineers. Died Wednesday
23 October 1918. Age 32. Son of Henry & Jane Clayton of Meppershall,
Shefford, England. Commemorated on Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel.
Ref. W.5 |
| KING |
Harry
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Pte 5064. 5th Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Monday
16 August 1915. Age 19. Enlisted Bedford. Son of Mr. Mrs. Samuel
King of Standon Lane, Meppershall, Shefford, Bedfordshire. Commemorated on
Helles Memorial, Turkey. Panel 54 & 218. |
| LAWRENCE |
Samuel
Edward |
Pte. 68741 10th Battalion Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment).
Formerly 2876 21st T.R. Battalion. Killed in action 14 September
1918. Enlisted Hitchin. Son of James & Martha Lawrence of Meppershall,
Shefford, Bedfordshire. Commemorated on Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Pas-de-Calais,
France. Panel 3 |
| LINCOLN |
Edward
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Poss Pte. 15759. 7th Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds Friday
19 October, 1917. Born Highgate, Middx. Enlisted Bedford. Resided
Shefford. Commemorated Dozinghem Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Ref. XII.I.15 |
| LOCKEY |
Percy
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Poss Pte. 22660. 8th Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action
Saturday 14 October 1916. Born, enlisted and resided Shefford, Bedfordshire.
Commemorated Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier & Face 2C. |
| PARSONS |
Frederick
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Pte. G/61739. 23rd Battalion Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
.Formerly G/32509 Middlesex Regiment. Died Saturday 17 February
1917. Enlisted Biggleswade. Son of Arthur & Lydia parsons of Meppershall,
Shefford, Bedfordshire. Commemorated on Regina Trench Cemetery, Grandcourt,
Somme. Ref. I.D.21 |
| POULTER |
Percy
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Cpl. 5917. 12th Royal Lancers. Died of wounds Friday 25 May 1917.
Age 33. Born Shefford. Enlisted Bedford. Son of Mr. Mrs. T. Poulter,
of Shefford, Bedfordshire. Commemorated on Tincourt New British Cemetery,
Somme, France. Ref. X.B.19 |
| RAINBOW |
George
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Pte 18203. 10th Bn. (6th on Soldiers Died) Bedfordshire Regiment.
Died. Thursday 31 December 1914. Age 20. Enlisted Bedford. Son Isaac
& Arabella Rainbow of Meppershall. Commemorated on Meppershall
(St Mary) Churchyard, Bedfordshire. In south east part.
Grave reads: 18203 Pte G. Rainbow
Bedfordshire Regiment 31st Dec. 1914 age 20 Not gone from memory
Not gone from love But gone to his Father's Home above. (unable
to photograph because it is facing, and very close to, a large bush)
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| ROBERTS |
Ernest
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No further information currently. |
| ROBERTS |
John
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No further information currently. |
| ROBERTS |
Algernon
Bruce |
Guardsman 22596. 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Killed in action
at Lesboeufs on the 25th September 1916. Aged 25. Born and enlisted
Manchester. Son of Ephraim John and Sarah Jane Roberts, of Meppershall,
Shefford, Bedfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial,
Somme, France. Pier & Face 8D. |
| WARNE |
Archibald
Clarence |
Pte S/11108. "B" Company, 1st Bn. Seaforth Highlanders. Killed in action
Thursday 22 February 1917. Age 22. Born Glasgow, Lanark. Enlisted
Edmonton, Middlesex. Son of Charles & Lousia Warne of The Laurels,
Meppershall, Shefford, Bedfordshire. Commemorated on Basra Memorial. Panel
37 & 64 |
| WAGSTAFFE |
George
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 possibly
[Spelt WAGSTAFFE on SDGW] Rifleman 3406, "A" Company,
8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles), London Regiment.
Died of a perforated duodenal ulcer in Military Hospital, Hampstead,
on Wednesday 13th December 1916. Aged 28. Born Huntingdon, resident
Shefford, Beds, enlisted London. Son of Sam Wagstaff of Canal View,
Biggleswade; husband of Mabel (nee Gunn, formerly Wagstaff) Hoad,
of 31, East Park, Crawley, Sussex, formerly 3, Victoria Road, Shefford,
married 6th March 1911. . Brother of Harry (below). Buried in CAMPTON
AND SHEFFORD CEMETERY, SHEFFORD. Grave E. 71. See also Shefford
and Biggleswade.
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THANKS
BE TO GOD WHICH
GIVETH US THE VICTORY.
Last updated
28 October, 2020
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