UPPER
STONDON - War Memorial
World War 1 & 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed
information
Compiled and copyright © 2000 Lynda Smith
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Pho tograph Copyright © Lynda Smith 2001
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The
memorial Stands in churchyard of All Saints Church, Upper Stondon.
To
the Glory of God and in
Grateful memory of those
Who fell in the Great War
1914 - 1918
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COOPER,
Leslie Humphrey
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Pte.
12694. 6th Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Thursday
12 April 1917. Born Shillington. Resided Lower Stondon. Enlisted
Hitchin. Commemorated Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais. Ref. Bay 5.
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KITSON,
James
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Pte.
14387 2nd Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Tuesday
11 July 1916. Born and resided Lower Stondon. Enlisted Hitchin.
Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Ref. Pier &
Face 2C
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PECK,
Frederick William
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Pte.
17939. 2nd Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds Saturday
5 February 1916. Age 20. . Born Stondon. Resided Shefford. Enlisted
Bedford. Son of William & Nellie Peck of Bird-in-Hand Cottages,
Lower Stondon, Bedfordshire. Commemorated on Corbie Communal Cemetery,
Somme, France. Ref. Plot I. Row D. Grave 32.
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SMITH,
Edward Lewis
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Sergeant
19043. 2nd Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in
action 12 October 1916. Born Harpenden, Resided Lower Stondon. Enlisted
Hitchin.
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STAPLETON,
George William
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Corporal
17876. 1st Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment. Transferred
to (592803) 432nd Agricultural Company, Labour Corps. Died Sunday 9
March 1919. Age 23. Son of William and Amy Stapleton of Lower Stondon,
beds. Commemorated on Upper Stondon (All Saints) Churchyard, Bedfordshire.
Near N.E. of Church.
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“GREATER
LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS,
THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS”
1939
- 1945
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INGRAM,
Robert W
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Possibly:
Robert William Ingram. Pte 5949245. 5th Battalion Bedfordshire &
Hertfordshire Regiment. Died Thursday 8 February 1945. Age 26. Commemorated on
Yokohama War Cemetery, Japan. Ref. Sec. E.B.7.
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LARMAN,
Cyril Bonar
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Lance
Serjeant 5952341 5th Battalion Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Regiment.
Died Saturday 31 July 1943. Age 24. Son of William & Ethel Larman
of Lower Stondon; Husband of Rose Margaret Larman of Letchworth.
Commemorated on Singapore memorial. Col. 61
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LAY,
Wilfred James
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Possibly:
William James Lay. Corporal 5952623. 5th Battalion Bedfordshire
& Hertfordshire Regiment. Died Thursday 12 February 1942. Age 23.
Commemorated on Singapore Memorial, Singapore. Column 61.
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MAYLIN,
Gordon Angus
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Gunner
1438702. 9 Coastal Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died Friday 5 March
1943. Age 22. Son of Joseph William & Elizabeth Sophia Maylin of
Henlow. Commemorated on Singapore Memorial, Singapore. Column 25.
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PALMER,
Ronald Arthur
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Possibly:
Serjeant 905761 Pilot 148 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died Thursday 13 November 1941. Age 21. Son of Ernest Victor and
Annie Palmer of Hitchin, Hertfordshire. Sp. Mem. “C”. Commemorated on
Benghazi War Cemetery, Libya. Ref. 3.B.8.
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WE
WILL REMEMBER THEM
18 March 2001
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