SHILLINGTON
CHAPEL WAR MEMORIAL
World War 1 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © 2000 Lynda Smith
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This
memorial is in the restored chapel of All Saints Church, Church Road,
Shillington. It takes the form of a copper sheet painted black with
raised lettering in a copper finish mounted on an oak memorial baord.
On the top of the sheet is a Crown surmounted by a cross with a palm
leaf extended on each side. There are 24 names listed for World War
1 by surname then forename.
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THIS
CHAPEL WAS RESTORED TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF SHILLINGTON
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919
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ANSELL |
Alfred |
Private
41523, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds Saturday
26 October 1918. Born & lived Shillington. Enlisted Bedford. Son
of David & Annie Ansell of Brookside, Shillington. IN 1911 he
is listed as being the son of David & Annie Mansell, of Shillington,
aged 12, at school, born Shillington. No known grave. Commemorated
on Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Plot LXVII.
Row L. Grave 20 (recorded on both village memorials) |
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ANSELL |
Harry |
Private
3/5968, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 7
November 1914. Born Finchley, enlisted Ampthill, resident Whetstone,
Middlesex. In the 1911 census Harry Ansell was the nephew of Sara
Waller (a widow), aged 21, a Farm Labourer, born Finchley, Middlesex,
resident Shillington. Went to the front 12 September 1914. No known
grave. Commemorated on Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.
Panel 10 and 11. (record on both village memorials) |
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BREWER |
John |
Private
28277, 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds Saturday
21 May 1917. Lived Shillington. Enlisted Ampthill. No known grave.
Commemorated in London Cemetery, Neuville-Vitasse, Pas de Calais,
France on Neuville Vitasse Mill Cemetery Memorial. Panel 3 (recorded
on both village memorials) |
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DENTON, MM |
Joseph [James] |
Serjeant
1852, “D” Battery, 83rd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Died of
wounds Thursday 21 March 1918. Aged 37. Born Hitchin. Enlisted London.
Son of James Denton of Marshall Cottages, Shillington. Husband of
Sarah A. Denton of Albert Street, Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia.
Served in the South African Campaign. Awarded the MIlitary Medal
(M.M.). In the 1891 census he is the son of James & Elizabeth
Denton, of Green End, Shillington, aged 9, Scholar, born Shillington.
His birth was registered in the January to March Quarter 1882 in
the Ampthill Registration District. No known grave. Commemorated
on Poziers Memorial, Somme. Panel 7 – 10 (recorded on both village
memorials) |
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GRUNDON |
William Sidney
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Private
3/7199, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Thursday
12 October 1916. Born & lived Shillington. Enlisted Clifton. In
the 1911 census he was the son of Henry & Ann Frundon, of Aspley
End, Shillington, aged 17, a Farm Labourer, born Shillington. No
known grave. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier
& Face 2C (recorded on both village memorials)
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HYDE |
Bertram |
Private
28124, 7th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Wednesday
24 April 1918. Born & lived Shillington. Enlisted Ampthill. In 1911
he was the nephew of Charles Cole, he was aged 22, a Grocer's Assistsnt,
born and resident Shillington. No known grave. Commemorated on Hangard
Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme. Plot III. Row C. Grave 4. (recorded
on both village memorials) |
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INGRAM |
Robert |
Private
31949, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Wednesday
8 May 1918. Aged 20. Born & lived Shillington. Enlisted Bedford.
The son of William & Eliza Ingram, of Aspley End, Shillington. In
the 1911 census he is the son of William and Eliza Ingram, aged
13, Assisting in Boot Repairing, born Shillington, resident Aspley
End, Shillington. Buried in Kemmel No. 1 French Cemetery, Heuvelland,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot I. Row G. Grave 18. (recorded on
both village memorials) |
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JENKINS |
Lewis Bertram
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Gunner
123666, “A” Battery, 76th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Killed
in action Monday 4 November 1918. Aged 29. Born Shillington. Enlisted
Hitchin. Son of John & Sally Jenkins of Shillington. Husband of
Olive Lavinia Jenkins of 58 Park Road, Hendon, London. IN the 1911
census he is listed as the son of John & Lily Jenkins, aged
21, a Farm Labourer, born & resident Shillington. Buried in
Cross Roads Cemetery, Nord, France. Plot IV. Row D. Grave 11 (recorded
on both village memorials) |
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JEPPS |
Charles |
Private
23651, 2nd Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment. Killed in action
Saturday 28 October 1916. Born & lived Hitchin, Herts. Enlisted
Pewsey, Wiltshire. Formerly 21818 Somerset Light Infantry. In the
1911 census he is listed as the son of Peter Jepps (a widower),
aged 19, a Horse Man on Farm, born and resident Shillington. No
known grave. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier
& Face 11D (recorded on both village memorials)
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LARMAN |
Bertram Albert
aka Bertie |
Private
21010, 6th Battalion, Border Regiment. Killed in action Sunday 15th
July, 1917. Aged 22. Born & lived Shillington. Enlisted Bedford.
Son of Absolam & Eliza Larman of Moat Farm Cottages, Biscot, Luton.
In the 1911 census he is listed as Bert, the son of Absalom &
Eliza Larman, aged 16, a Farm Labourer, born Shillington and resident
Green End, Shillington. Formerly 3/7267, Bedfordshire Regiment.
Went to the Front 11 November 1914. Buried in La Belle Alliance
Cemetery, Ieper, West Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot/Row/Section C. Grave
10. (recorded on both village memorials) |
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PEARCE |
Arthur |
[Frederick
Arthur on village memorial] Private 10350, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire
Regiment. Killed in action Monday 9 November 1914. Aged 19. Born
& lived Shillington. Enlisted Bedford. Son of George & Emma Pearce,
of Church Street, Shillington. Listed in the 1911 census as Arthur
Pearce, aged 16, son of Emma Pearce (widow), a Domestic Groom, born
and resident Shillington. His biorth is registered as Frederick
Arthur, April-June Quarter 1895, in the Ampthill Registration District.
No known grave. Commemorated on Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais.
Panel 10 & 11 (recorded on both village memorials) |
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PESTELL |
Percy John |
Private
28043, 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Tuesday
22 May 1917. Aged 28. Born Huntingdon. Lived Shillington. Enlisted
Hitchin. Son of Mrs G. Pestell, of 11 St Mary’s Terrace, Newtown,
Huntingdon. Husband of Maud Pestell, of Church Street, Shillington.
In the 1911 census he was aged 23, born Godmanchester, Butler to
Riobert Lucas at the Manor House, Shillington. Buried in Tank Cemetery,
Pas de Calais, France. Plot/Row/Section A. Grave 33 (recorded on
both village memorials) |
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PRUTTON |
Frank |
Lance
Corporal 1369, 3rd Battalion, Australian Infantry A.I.F. Killed
in action Sunday 25 April 1915 on the Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey.
Aged 29. Emigrated aged 28. Enlisted 29 August 1914. Born in Shillington,
Luton, Bedfordshire, England, the son of Alfred and Susan Prutton,
of Church Street, Shillington. Butcher by trade. Educated at Bedfordshire
Council School. Resident Portland, New South Wales. In the 1911
census he was a boarder with Harriet Dinch; aged 25, a Butcher,
born Shillington, resident 16 Etna Road, Bury St Edmunds. No known
grave. Commemorated on Lone Pine Cemetery, Turkey (including Gallipoli).
Panel 19 (recorded on both village memorials) Australian
Roll of Honour Circular Document |
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John
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Stoker
1st Class K/6842, HMS
“Queen Mary” Royal Navy. Killed or died as a direct result of
enemy action Wednesday 31 May 1916 when his ship was hit twice by
the German battlecruiser Derfflinger during the early part of the
Battle of Jutland causing her magazines to explode shortly afterwards,
sinking the ship. Aged 24. Born 22 May 1892 in Holloway, London.
Husband of Beatrice Richards of Bury End, Shillington. No known
grave. Commemorated on Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire. Panel
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George
Henry |
Private
2223369, 7th Battalion, Canadian Infantry. Died 6 October 1918.
Resident 533 Robson Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Next of kin was his father, Alfred Swain, of Pegsden Common Farm,
nr. Hitchin. Born 7 January 1891, Hertford, England. Tile Layer
by trade. Unmarried. Passed fit 16 July 1817, enlisted 31 July 1917,
at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, aged 26. Height 5 feet 7
inches. girth 38 inches. complexion fair, eyes gray, hair light
brown, hearing normal. bision right eye 20/20, left eye 20/32; religion
Church of England. Buried in Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, Pas de
Calais, France. Plot VII. Row G. Grave 31. National Archives of
Canada Accession Reference: RG
150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 9447 - 53 |
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TINGEY |
Ernest Bert |
Private
3/8706, 8th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died Monday 8 November
1915. Born & lived Shillington. Enlisted Hitchin. In the 1911 census
he is the son of Paul & Jane Tingey, aged 21, Worker on a Farm,
born & resident Shillington; on eof his siblings is William
(Willie) below. Buried in La Brique Military Cemetery No. 1, Ieper,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot/Row/Section F. Grave 14 (recorded
on both village memorials) |
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TINGEY |
William |
Private
G/51048, 1st Battalion, Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge’s
Own). Killed in action Monday 23 April 1917. Born & lived Shillington.
Enlisted Bedford. In the 1911 census he is the son of Paul &
Jane Tingey, aged 13, Worker on a Farm, born & resident Shillington;
one of his siblings is Ernest above. Buried in Heniel-Croiselles
Road Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row E. Grave 2. (recorded
on both village memorials) |
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TWYDELL |
Ernest |
Private
25523, 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Tuesday
31 October 1916. Aged 22. Born & lived Shillington. Enlisted Hitchin.
Son of John & Eliza Twydell, Bury End, Shillington. In the 1911
census he is listed as the son of Eliza & John Twydell, aged
17, Farm Labourer, born and resident Sillington. Buried in Knightsbridge
Cemetery, Mesnil-Martinsart, Somme, France. Plot/Row/Section B.
Grave 28 (recorded on both village memorials) |
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TWYDELL |
Frank Samuel
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Corporal
25522, 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds Sunday
19 November 1916. Aged 22. Born & lived Shillington. Enlisted Hitchin.
Son George & Mary Ann Twydell of Shillington. In the 1911 census
hios surname is spelt TWIDLE, he is the son of George & Nary
Ann, aged 17, Teamster, born & resident Shillington. Buried
in Contay British Cemetery, Somme. Plot VIII. Row F. Grave 4. (recorded
on both village memorials) |
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WEEDEN |
Horace |
Private
26768, 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Monday
23 April 1917. Born & lived Shillington. Enlisted Ampthill. In the
1911 census he is listed as the son of Frank & Betsy Weeden,m
aged 16, a Farm Labourer, born and resident Shillington. No known
grave. Commemorated on Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Bay
5 (recorded on both village memorials)
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WEST |
William |
Private
202846, 11th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action Thursday
21 March 1918. Born Finsbury Park. Lived Shillington. Enlisted Hitchin.
Formerly 269304, Hertfordshire Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated
on Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais. Bay 7. (recorded on both village
memorials)
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WILLMER |
Leslie |
Private
40153. 1/4th East Yorkshire Regiment (Formerly 42744 Yorkshire Regiment).
Killed in action 10 April 1918. Born Marylebone. Lived Shillington.
Enlisted Marylebone. Son of Frederick Funnell Willmer & Lillie Willmer
of Brighton. Buried in Pont-du-Hem Military Cemetery, La Gorgue,
Nord, France. Plot IX. Row C. Grave 2. (recorded on both village
memorials) |
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WILSON |
Frank Cyril |
[Cyril
Frank in chapel, on SDGW and CWGC] Private 56802. 18th Battalion,
Lancashire Fusiliers. Killed in action Saturday 1 June 1918. Aged
18. Born Green End, Bedfordshire. Enlisted Hitchin. Son of Edgar & Emily
Wilson, of Blacksmith Cottage, Shillington. In the 1911 census he
is aged 11, son of Edgar & Emily Wilson, at school, born and
resident Shillington. Buried in Martinsart British Cemetery, Somme.
Plot I. Row D. Grave 41. (recorded on both village memorials) |
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WOMWELL |
Herbert Stanley
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Lance
Corporal 203987. 9th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action
Tuesday, 8 October 1918. Aged 21. Born Ickleford, Herts. Enlisted
Hitchin. Son of William & Emma J. Womwell of Shillington Mill, Gravenhurst,
Bedfordshire. In 1911 he was the son of William and Emma Womwell, his father
was the Miller, aged 14, at school, born Hitchin, resident Shillington
Mill. Buried in Brancourt-le-Grand-Military Cemetery, Aisne, France.
Plot/Row/Section A. Grave 25. (recorded on both village memorials)
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THEM LORD ETERNAL PEACE
Last updated:
21 May, 2020
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