
CAMBRIDGE
ST. BENETS (BENEDICTS) WAR MEMORIAL
World
War 1 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © 2001 Martin Edwards
The
memorial is in place on the far wall of the church opposite the entrance
door
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Photograph
Copyright © Martin Edwards 2001 |
TO
THE HONOURED MEMORY OF
ANDERSON,
M.C. |
Martin
Alan |
Major,
211, Field Company, Royal Engineers. Born 10th November 1887. Died
of wounds received in action at Duisans near Arras Wednesday 9th
May 1917. Aged 29. Awarded the Military Cross (M.C.). Son of James
Drummond Anderson and Frances Louisa Anderson, of Greycotes, Cavendish
Avenue, Cambridge. Buried in DUISANS BRITISH CEMETERY, ETRUN, Pas
de Calais, France. Plot III. Row M. Grave 15. See also Cambridge
Guildhall and Cambridge St Pauls |
BROWN |
Harry |
[Listed
on memorial as Henry] Private 24787, 8th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment.
Died of wounds 28 September 1916. Aged 30. Born and enlisted Cambridge.
Son of James and Fanny Brown, of 7, Britannia Place, East Rd., Cambridge.
No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France.
Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A. See also Cambridge
Guildhall |
BULLEN |
Henry
C |
[Listed as Harry BULLEN on SDGW] Private 325373, 1st/1st Battalion,
Cambridgeshire Regiment. Killed in action Saturday 14th October
1916 in France & Flanders. Aged 21. Born and enlisted Cambridge.
Son of Robert and S. L. Bullen, of 6, Britannia Place, East Rd.,
Cambridge. Formerly 1804 Cambridgeshire Regiment. Buried in MILL
ROAD CEMETERY, THIEPVAL, Somme, France. Plot XIII. Row F. Grave
10. See also Cambridge Guildhall
and also Cambridge,
Christ Church |
COOTE |
Frederick
|
Private
16413, 12th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action Monday
26th February 1917 in France & Flanders. Born and enlisted Cambridge.
Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face
1 C and 2 A.
See also Cambridge Guildhall
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HARRIS |
Stanley
Gordon |
Private
G/25096, 10th Battalion, Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Killed
in action Friday 25th October 1918 in France & Flanders. Age
19. Born, resident and enlisted Cambridge. Son of Mrs. M. Harris,
of 14, Trumpington St., Cambridge. Formerly 38217, Royal Warwickshire
Regiment. Commemorated on Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 14 to 17 and 162 to 162A |
JONES |
Sidney
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Private
G/18265, 11th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment).
Died of wounds Tuesday 16th October 1917 in France and Flanders.
Aged 25. Born St Benet's, Cambridge, enlisted Cambridge. Formerly
2775, Royal Fusiliers. Son of Frederick and Sabina Jones. Native
of Cambridge. Buried in MONT HUON MILITARY CEMETERY, LE TREPORT,
Seine-Maritime, France. Plot III. Row N. Grave 3B.
See also Cambridge Guildhall
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MATTHEWS |
Edward
Victor |
Private
325369, 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Killed in action
Saturday 14th October 1916 in France & Flanders. Born and enlisted
Cambridge. Formerly 1799, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Commemorated
on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 16 B. See also
Cambridge Guildhall |
MICHELL |
Robert
Williams |
Captain,
Royal Army Medical Corps. Died of wounds 20th July 1916. Aged 57.
Husband of E. S. Michell, of "Birtley," Cranmer Rd., Cambridge.
M.D., F.R.C.S. Mentioned in Despatches. Buried in the right half,
near the chapel of CAMBRIDGE (SS. GILES AND PETER) CHURCH CEMETERY,
Cambridgeshire. See also Cambridge
Guildhall and Cambridge St Giles
Churchyard |
WOODS |
John
William Horace |
Private
10226, 6th Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment. Killed in action Thursday
2nd August 1917 in France & Flanders. Aged 26. Born Peterborough,
enlisted Cambridge. Husband of Mabel Elizabeth Woods, of 4, Britannia
Place, East Rd., Cambridge. Formerly 114751, Royal Field Artillery.
Buried in POTIJZE CHATEAU GROUNDS CEMETERY, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Plot II. Row C. Grave 10.
See also Cambridge Guildhall
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WHO
LAID DOWN THEIR
LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR
1914-1919
Greater love hath no man than this
Last updated
20 September, 2023
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