CHICHELEY WAR MEMORIAL
World War 1 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © 2002 Martin Edwards
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The
war memorial stands beside the A422 at the junction of the road leading
to Chicheley Hall.
Photographs
Copyright © Martin Edwards 2002 |
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IN
GRATEFUL
AND PROUD
MEMORY OF
THE MEN OF
CHICHLEY
WHO GAVE THEIR
LIVES IN
WAR 1914-1919
| BROWN |
George
Reginald |
Private
3/7759, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Monday
31st July 1916 in France & Flanders. Age 26. Born and resdient
Chicheley, Bucks, enlisted Bedford. Son of Martha Brown, of Chicheley,
Newport Pagnell, Bucks., and the late Thomas Charles Brown. Commemorated
on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 2 C.
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| CHESTER |
Greville
Arthur Bagot |
2nd
Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion, Price of Wales's (North Staffordshire
Regiment). Killed in action Tuesday 13th October 1914. Age 23. Son
of the late Rev. J. G. Chester. Buried in OUTTERSTEENE COMMUNAL
CEMETERY EXTENSION, BAILLEUL, Nord, France. Grave II. F. 47.
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| CHESTER |
Lewis
Charles Bagot |
2nd
Lieutenant, 15th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers. Killed in action
Thursday 4th April 1918. Age 20. Son of the late Rev. J. G. Chester,
and Amy Chester. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais,
France. Bay 5
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| CLARKE |
Vesey
Douglas |
Private
48600, 5th Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire
Regiment). Died of wounds Tuesday 12th November 1918 in France &
Flanders. Age 19. Born Milton Ernest, Bedfordshire, enlisted Bletchley,
resident Newport Pagnell, Bucks. Son of John and Eliza Clarke, of
Chicheley Hall, Newport Pagnell, Bucks. Formerly 40489, Somerset
Light Infantry. Buried in ABBEVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION,
Somme, France. Grave V. C. 9.
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| FARRAR,
DSO |
(Sir)
George Herbert |
Colonel,
1st Bart., attached General Staff, Active Citizen Force. Died on
Thursday 20 May 1915. Age 55. Husband of Ella Mabel, daughter of
the late Charles William Waylen, M.D. (I.M.S.). Served in the South
African Campaign (Mentioned in Despatches); and in South West Africa,
1914-15. Member for Georgetown in the Union Parliament, 1910-11.
Buried in BEDFORD FARM CEMETERY, Gauteng, South Africa.
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| NEEDLE |
E
T |
Private
PLY/1675(S), Royal Marine Light Infantry. Died on Monday 2nd September
1918. Age 23. Son of Mrs. B. K. Needle, of Chicheley, Newport Pagnell,
Bucks. Buried in QUEANT ROAD CEMETERY, BUISSY, Pas de Calais, France.
Grave V. F. 23.
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| ROGERS |
E
T |
1915.
No further information.
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| WRIGHT |
Arthur
William |
Private
7309, 2nd Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Killed in action Wednesday
Wednesday 28th April 1915 in France & Flanders. Age 23. Born
Chicheley (Chicksey), Bucks, enlisted Devonport. Son of Leonard
and Emma Wright, of The Lane, Chicheley. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN
GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 34.
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