SUTTON, ALL
SAINTS CHURCH
- Roll of Honour
World War 1 & 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed
information
Compiled and copyright © 2001 Lynda Smith
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There are three war memorials
in Sutton Church.
WEST
WALL
THEY
CONTENDED NOBLY
EVEN UNTO DEATH, FOR LAWS, TEMPLE,
CITY, AND COMMONWEALTH
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1914
+ 1918
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D
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HERBERT
WEBB
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FREDERICK
BRITTAIN
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FRANK
KEFFORD
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PERCY
GEORGE HILLS
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1939
+ 1945
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D
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MAURICE
BARHAM
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REPORTED
MISSING, BELIEVED DEAD
VESTRY
IN
MEMORY OF
THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO FOUGHT AND
DIED IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY DURING
THE GREAT WAR (1914 - 1918)
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HERBERT
WEBB
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FREDERICK
BRITTAIN
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FRANK
KEFFORD
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PERCY
GEORGE HILLS
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R.I.P.
THEY
CONTENDED NOBY EVEN UNTO DEATH, FOR LAWS,
TEMPLE, CITY, COUNTRY AND COMMONWEALTH
2 MACC. XII.14
ROLL
OF HONOUR
This Roll records not only
the names of the men, but also some biographical detail.
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KEFFORD
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Frank
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Pte. 19499. 1st Battalion
Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 31 October 1916. Age 28.
Born Sutton. Lived Biggleswade. Enlisted Bedford. Son of James and
Fanny Sarah Kefford. Commemorated on Loos memorial, Pas de Calais,
France. Panel 41. Pte. Kefford joined the army 19th February 1915.
He sailed to France 4th November 1915. See also Biggleswade
Memorial and KEFFORD
& KIFFORD ROLL OF HONOUR ~ WAR DEATHS.
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HILLS
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Percy George
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Pte. 17210. 8th Battalion
Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds 24 April 1917. Age 21. Born
and lived Sutton. Enlisted Biggleswade. Son of George and Emma Hills
of Sutton, Sandy, Bedfordshire. Buried in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Pas de
Calais, France. Ref. IV.C.24. Pte. Hills joined the army 16th September
1914. He was severely wounded 22nd April 1917 and died in hospital
at Boulogne.
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BRITTAIN
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Frederick
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[BRITTAN on SDGW CD]
Pte. 52946. 13th Battalion The King's (Liverpool Regiment). Formerly
15015 Essex Regiment. Killed in action 13 June 1917. Age 21. Son
of John and Mary Arm Brittain of Clay End, Sutton, Bedfordshire. Commemorated on
Arras Memorial, Pas-de-Calais, France. Ref. Bay 3.
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WEBB
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Herbert
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Saddler (Gunner on
Roll of Honour) 90981. 49th Reserve Battery, Royal Field Artillery.
Formerly 13913 Royal Garrison Artillery. Died at home 28 June 1916.
Age 33. Born Biggleswade. Enlisted Sutton Park, Staffs (?). Husband
of Maud Webb of Sutton, Sandy, Bedfordshire. Buried in Sutton churchyard.
Saddler (Gunner) Webb served with Sir John French from August 1914
until April 1915. He was wounded and invalided home April 1915.
He returned to the front September 1915, and was invalided home
in February 1916.
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1939-1945 |
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BARHAM
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Maurice
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probably EDWARD FREDERICK
MAURICE BARHAM, Sergeant 1319073, W.Op./Air Gnr., 166 Sqdn., Royal
Air Force Volunteer Reserve who died on Wednesday 20th October 1943.
Buried in BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY, Berlin, Germany.
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ALSO
IN SUTTON CHURCH, IN THE NORTH AISLE
IS THE FLAG FROM HMS CAPTAIN.
This ship sank on her maiden
voyage (1870).
Lost at sea was the Commander of the ship, Hugh Talbot Burgoyne, a Crimean
War V.C.
27 December
2002
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