
CAMBRIDGE
GAS COMPANY, CAMBRIDGE WAR MEMORIAL
World War 1 & 2 -
Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © 2003 - Wallace Badcock & Martin Edwards
additional information Ray Youngs
The
war memorial was re-erected April/May 2003 close to its original site
that is now the entrance to Tesco's store, Newmarket Road, Cambridge.
It is free standing close to tall, ornamental gates (or railings) in
an attractive setting. The Cambridge Gas Company war memorial was erected
in 1921 in memory of eighteen employees of the company who fell in the
First World War (1914-18). The names of six employees were added to
the memorial following the Second World War (1939-45). The former gasworks
were demolished c2000, and permission was granted for the construction
of a commercial building and car park on the site of the former gasworks.
The war memorial was relocated approximately 30m to the south at this
time as a result of a Condition on the Notice of Decision by Cambridge
City Council permitting the construction of the car park. The metal
screen which now stands behind the memorial was formed from the salvaged
gates to the former gasworks. In addition, the granite setts and large
stone slabs which now form the paved court to Newmarket Road, previously
formed the industrial roadway into the gasworks, were salvaged and reused
when the war memorial was relocated.
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Photograph
Copyright © Ray Youngs 2010
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THE
EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYED
OF THE CAMBRIDGE GAS COMPANY
ERECTED THIS MONUMENT IN
REMEMBRANCE OF THEIR COMRADES
1921
1914
- 1919 |
BEVAN |
Leonard
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Private
53179, 61st Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Killed in action
Thursday 16th August 1917 in France & Flanders. Age 21. Enlisted
Ely, resident Cambridge. Son of Philip and Susan Bevan, of 23, Victoria
Road, Cambridge. Formerly 3472, Suffolk Yeomanry (Territorial Force).
Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
See also Cambridge Guildhall
and Cambridge St Luke's |
BLACKLEY |
Charles
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Private
16408, 11th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 1st July
1916 in France & Flanders. Born and enlisted Cambridge. Buried
in GORDON DUMP CEMETERY, OVILLERS-LA BOISSELLE, Somme, France. Grave
VIII. B. 1. See also Cambridge
Guildhall
and also Cambridge, Christ
Church |
BROOKS |
Charles
Robert |
[Also
spelt BROOKES in places] Private
G/18122, 7th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment).
Killed in action Friday 29th September 1916 in France & Flanders.
Age 20. Born St Luke's, Cambridge. Son of Joseph and Mary Brooks,
of 67, Oxford Rd., Cambridge. Formerly 3663, Suffolk Yeomanry. Commemorated
on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 11C.
See also Cambridge Guildhall
and Cambridge St Luke's
Photograph
from Cambridge Independent Press - 14 September 1917
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CASEY |
Frank
Rickets |
Private
235156, 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action Tuesday
31st July 1917 in France & Flanders. Age 19. Son of Alfred John
and Mary Ann Casey, of 223, Mill Rd., Cambridge. Formerly 4524,
Cambridgeshire Regiment. Enlisted Cambridge. Commemorated on YPRES
(MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 21.
See also Cambridge Guildhall
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CHAPMAN |
Urban |
Able
Seaman R/285, Nelson Battalion, Royal Naval Division, Royal Naval
Volunteer Reserve. Missing, assumed killed in action 24th April
1917. Born Burwell 14th June 1884. Son of Fuller and Frances Chapman
of Burwell Cambs (from 1891 Census) and brother of Thomas Harry
Chapman (who also died); huband of , F.A. Chapman, 52 Young St.,
Cambridge. A Lamplighter. Part of the Army Reserve 11th November
1915 and entered Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve 25th September 1916,
draft for BEF 16th December 1916, joined Nelson Battalion 9th january
1917 until his death. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL,
Pas de Calais, France. Bay 1. See also Cambridge
Guildhall |
CHISHOLM |
Albert
Edmund |
Lance
Corporal G/40645, 12th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's
Own). Killed in action Thursday 3rd May 1917 in France & Flanders.
Age 23. Born and resident Cambridge, enlisted Chelsea, Middlesex.
Adopted son of Edmund Cross, of 76, Walnut Tree Avenue, Cambridge.
Formerly, Middlesex Hussars. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas
de Calais, France. Bay 7. See also Cambridge
Guildhall
and also Cambridge, Christ
Church |
COOK |
Ernest
James |
Private
2148, 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died of wounds Friday
19th May 1916 in France & Flanders. Born and enlisted Cambridge.
Buried in BETHUNE TOWN CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Grave V.
C. 95. See also Cambridge
Guildhall |
DARLING |
Sidney
Montague |
Private
868, 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Born 21st April 1891
at Cambridge, aged 17 years 11 months. Died between January and
March 1917, aged 25 (GRO ref: Cambridge 3b 698). Attested at Cambridge
4th March 1909. Embodied 5th August 1914, discharged on 1st February
1916 as medically unfit for further service (Para
392 XVI Kings Regulations). Son of the late Joseph Frederick
Darling and Emma Darling of 18 Wellington Street, Cambridge. He
was a Gas Fitter's Mate for Cambridge Gas Company, in 1911, he was
19 and working as a gas fitter. Unmarried. Height 5 feet 7½
inches. Hair dark, eyes blue, medium figure. Recorded as having
pain radiating down his left arm and shortness of breath; he was
in hospital for 3 months; initial cause was influenza. Buried in
Mill Road Cemetery, parish of St Andrew the Less section. See also
Cambridge Guildhall
and also Cambridge, Christ
Church |
GOODE |
George
Mortlock |
Lieutenant,
43rd Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and General List. Killed in action
Thursday 24th May 1917. Age 23. Only son of Arthur William Goode,
of The Poplars, Old Chesterton, Cambridge, and the late Angelina
Abigail Goode. Formerly, Bedfordshire Regiment. Commemorated on
ARRAS FLYING SERVICES MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. See
also Cambridge County
High School, Cambridge
Guildhall, Perse School
and Chesterton |
HARRISON |
Richard
Eroner |
Private
1349, "D" Company, 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment.
Died in England Wednesday 6th December 1916. Age 24. Born and enlisted
Cambridge. Son of the late Alfred and Mary Harrison; husband of
Alice Maud M. Shering (formerly Harrison), of 4, Portland Place,
New Square, Cambridge. Buried in CAMBRIDGE CITY CEMETERY, Cambridge,
Cambridgeshire. Grave D. 2490. |
HEARN |
Albert
Henry |
probably
Albert Henry HEARN, Second Lieutenant, 1/2nd Battalion, attached
8th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Killed in action Monday
1st October 1917. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 50 to 51. |
KIMMENCE |
Ted
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[Listed
as Fred on SDGW] Lance Corporal 1145, 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire
Regiment. Killed in action Wednesday 12th May 1915 in France &
Flanders. Age 20. Born and enlisted Cambridge. Son of Noah Kimmence,
of 17, Romsey Rd., Cambridge. Buried in POELCAPELLE BRITISH CEMETERY,
Langemark-Poelkapelle, West-V., Belgium. Grave LV. E. 15.
See also Cambridge Guildhall
and also Cambridge St Philips
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NORTHFIELD |
John
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Private
5442, 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action Friday 26th
March 1915 in France & Flanders. Born and enlisted Cambridge.
Buried in SUFFOLK CEMETERY, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Grave B 14. |
NORMAN |
Bertie
aka Bert |
Corporal
A/200644, 11th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Died of wounds
30th November 1917 in France & Flanders. Age 27. Born Cottenham,
Cambridgeshire, enlisted Cambridge. Husband of Ethel Maud Norman,
of 72, Sturton St., Cambridge. Commemorated on CAMBRAI MEMORIAL,
LOUVERVAL, Nord, France. Panel 9. See
also Cambridge
Guildhall and
Cambridge
St Lukes |
SCOTT |
Henry
John |
Private
34341, 1st Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburgh's).
Died while a Prisoner of War at Charlville Wednesday 4th September
1918 in France & Flanders.
Born Burwell, Cambridgeshire, enlisted and resident Cambridge. Husband
of Mrs. F. M. Scott, of 41, York St., Cambridge. Formerly 021175,
Royal Army Ordnance Corps. Buried in TERLINCTHUN BRITISH CEMETERY,
WIMILLE, Pas de Calais, France. Grave XVI. F. 9. See
also Cambridge
Guildhall
and Cambridge
St Matthew's |
STOKES |
John
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Rifleman
A/200649, 11th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Died Saturday
16th November 1918 in France & Flanders. Age 28. Born and enlisted
Cambridge. Son of John and Annie Stokes, of Cambridge; Husband of
Violet Stokes, of 11, Henley Rd., Coldham's Lane, Cambridge. Formerly
1350, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Probably prisoner of war. Buried
in BERLIN SOUTH-WESTERN CEMETERY, Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany.
Grave XIX. A. 5. See also Cambridge
Guildhall
and also Cambridge,
Christ Church |
THOMAS |
William
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No
further information currently available. |
WILKINSON |
Stanley
Hastings |
Private
G/51224, 20th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. Killed in action Friday
23 (CWGC)/Saturday 24 (SDGW) November 1917. Aged 19. Born Bradford,
Yorkshire, enlisted Bury St Edmunds, resident Cambriidge. Son of
Herbert and Amy Wilkinson, of 13, Garden Walk, Cambridge. In the
1911 census he was aged 13, son of Herbert and Amy Wilkinson, at
school, born Bradford, Yorkshire, resident 4 Garden Walk, Chesterton,
Cambridge. Commemorated on CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL, Nord, France.
Panel 9. See
also Cambridge
Guildhall and Cambridge
St Luke's |
ALSO
IN REMEMBRANCE OF
THOSE WHO FELL IN THE
SECOND WORLD WAR
1939 - 1945 |
BARKER |
Cecil
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Gunner
1081987, 70th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died on Tuesday 2nd
March 1943. Age 33. Born and resident CAmbridgeshire. Son of Walter
Cecil and Ethel May Barker, of Cambridge. Commemorated on MEDJEZ-EL-BAB
MEMORIAL, Tunisia. Face 6. |
CAMPS |
Hubert
John |
Flight
Lieutenant 102295, Navigator, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died on Wednesday 9th August 1944. Age 23. Son of William John and
Martha Edith Camps, of Cambridge, husband of Betty Irene Camps,
of Cambridge. Buried in CAMBRIDGE CITY CEMETERY, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.
Grave 14703. |
CULPIN |
Henry
Richard |
Sergeant
741747, Pilot U/T, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died on Friday
8th March 1940. Age 26. Son of James and Alice Culpin, of Cambridge;
husband of Florence Ethel Culpin, of Cambridge. Buried in CAMBRIDGE
CITY CEMETERY, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. Grave 7181. |
EAST |
Leonard
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Sapper
2072258, 287th Field Company, Royal Engineers, with them on 1st
September 1939. Died on Monday 26th January 1942. Age 20. Born and
resident Cambridgeshire. Son of Amos and Elizabeth East, of Cherry
Hinton, Cambridge. No known grave. Commemorated on SINGAPORE MEMORIAL,
Singapore. Column 40.

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KING |
Stanley
Alfred |
Sergeant
1270913, 44 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died on
Tuesday 3rd August 1943. No known grave. Commemorated on AIR FORCES
MEMORIAL, RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 156. |
OSBORN |
Harold
Charles |
Private
5831262, 2nd Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died as a Prisoner
of War of the Japanese 21st September 1944 when the transport ship
Hofuku Maru on which he was travelling to Japan was sunk. Aged 27.
Son of Violet Osborn; husband of Gladys May Osborn, of Cambridge.
No known grave. Commemorated on SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Kranji War Cemetery,
Singapore. Column 60.
Note:
On 21st September 1944 the Hofuku Maru sailed with Convoy MATA-27
for Takao in Formosa. She was attacked by an American aircraft carrier
about 80 miles north of Corregidor, the aircraft carrier’s
planes sunk the whole fleet including the Hofuku Maru, not knowing
she carried prisoners. The Hofuku Maru was carrying 1289 prisoners
from Manila to Japan, 1047 were lost.

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Last updated
20 September, 2023
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