
ELM
WAR MEMORIAL
World
War 1 & 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © 2000 Cliff Brown
additional
information Mark Haycock
Additional photographs Chris Harley
The
memorial can be found on the village green opposite the parish church.
It takes the form of a croos of sacrifice mounted on an octagonal
base with a three stepped base.
To
the imperishable
memory of
our glorious dead
who fell in the
Great War
1914-18
Through
their death we live
ALLEN |
Hugh
|
36524
Private, 6th Royal Berkshire Regiment. Formerly 4637 Cambridgeshire
Regiment. Killed in Aaction 7-10-1916, age 22. Born Elm, enlisted
Wisbech (Elm), Youngest son of James and Suzannah Allen, 3 Chapel
Row, Elm. Thiepval Memorial, France. |
BARKER |
Charles
|
18545
Private, A Company, 1st Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 21-8-15,
age 15 (Fifteen, correct). Son of Mr Frederick
&
Mrs Susan Barker, Fridaybridge Rd, Elm. Wulverghem-Lindenhoek Road
Military Cemetery, Belgium. |
BOOTH |
James
|
26797
Private, Y Company, 2nd Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 16-8-16,
age 23. Son of James & Susannah Booth, West View, Elm. Thiepval
Memorial, France. |
BOOTH |
George
|
27894
Private, 6th Northamptonshire Regiment. Died of wounds 20-3-17,
age 33. Son of James & Susannah Booth, West View, Elm. St Leger
British Cemetery, France. |
BATES |
Thomas
William |
325498
Private, 1/1st Cambridgeshire Regiment. Killed in action 31-7-17,
age 25. Eldest son of John & Anne Bates, Halfpenny Lane, Elm.
Brother of Leonard below. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.
|
BATES |
Leonard
|
A/205273
Rfn, 7th King's Royal Rifle Corps. Died of wounds 30-3-18. Second
son of John & Anne Bates. Brother of Thomas William above. St
Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France. |
BRUNTON |
George
William |
31378
Private, 2nd Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 4-11-18, age
26. Low Road, Elm. Preux-au-Bois Communal Cemetery, France.
|
BROOKS |
Leonard
William |
2nd
Lt, 2 Squadron Royal Flying Corps. Killed in action 6-7-17, age
32. Elder son of John & Emma Brooks, Church St, Peterborough.
Owned bakery & corn business, Elm Bridge. Bully-Grenay Communal
Cemetery, British Extension, France. |
BROWN |
Walter
Wade |
16821
Private, 7th Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action 13-10-15, age 24.
Son of Charles & Rosanna Brown, Elm. Loos Memorial, France.
|
BURTON |
Robert
Hugh |
121908
Gnr, D Battery, 15th Brigade Royal Field Artillery. Wounded 25/25-6-18,
Died of wounds 2-7-18, age 31. Son of Walter & Ellen Burton,
32 Friday Bridge Road, Elm. Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille,
France. |
BURMAN |
Luther
|
100843
Gnr, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died 10-7-17, Amara hospital, Mesopotamia,
age 22. Second son of Arthur & Laura Burman, Elm Bridge. Amara
War Cemetery, Iraq. |
BURGESS |
George
R T |
40371
Private, 2nd Lincolnshire Regiment. Wounded & PoW 24-3-18, Died
of wounds 22-5-18, age 32. Son of Thomas & Ruth Burgess, Elm.
Husband of Mrs F V M Burgess, 1 Hampden Walk, Chase Street, Wisbech.
Berlin South-Western Cemetery, Stahnsdorf, Germany. |
COOPER |
Frederick
|
2007
Private, 1/1st Cambridgeshire Regiment. Killed in action 29-8-16,
age 29. First son of Mr & Mrs William Cooper, Redmoor Cottages,
Wales Bank, Elm. Husband of Harriett, 3 Burgess Square, Sandyland,
Wisbech. Knightsbridge Cemetery, Mesnil-Martinsart, France.
|
CROFTS |
Archibald
'Archie' Bertram |
C8049
L/Cpl, D Company, 2nd King's Royal Rifle Corps. Wounded 9-9-16,
Dow 30-11-16, 1st Southern General Hospital, Birmingham. Youngest
son of Henry & Charlotte Crofts, The Cherries, Elm Bridge. Buried
Elm churchyard.
|
CURSTON |
Lancelot
Stanton |
53202
Private, 10th West Yorkshire Regiment. Died of wounds 3-9-18, age
19. Son of Walter & Ada Curston, Speedwell Farm, South Brink,
Waldersea, Elm. Lebucuiere Communal Cemetery, France. |
DREW |
Edward
|
3/9967
Sgt, 9th Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 16-9-16, age 37. Son
of Frederick & Elizabeth Drew, Elm. Thiepval Memorial, France.
|
DREW |
Jesse
|
15839
Private, 11th (Cambridgeshire) Suffolk Regiment. Died of wounds
23-3-18, age 38. Son of George & Mary Ann Drew, Elm. Bac-du-Sud
British Cemetery, France. |
FOOTE |
Harry
Clifton |
61055
Gnr, Y Trench Mortar Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed in
action 19-10-17, age 26. Son of Mr & Mrs Thomas Foote, 34 Duke
Street, Walsoken. age 26. Son of Thomas Foote. Husband of A J Foote.
Artillery Wood Cemetery, Boesinghe, Belgium. |
GRANGE |
James
Edward |
36905
L/Cpl, 6th Royal Berkshire Regiment. (Priness Charlotte of Wales)
died of wound 17-2-17, age 30. Born Chatteris, enllisted Spalding,
Lincs (Wisbech). Formerly 12105, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Son of
Benjamin Grange, Wisbech. Thiepval Memorial, France. |
GIBBS |
William
Elijah |
311378
Saddler, No 2 Section 3rd Division Ammunition Column, Canadian Field
Artillery. Died mediastinal growth, 22-12-18, age 35, 53rd General
Hospital. Son of Mrs N Gibbs, Chapel Lane, Elm. Husband of Daisy
Getrude Gibbs, 31 Mercer Street, Toronto, Canada. Terlincthun British
Cemetery, Wimille, France. |
HARVEY |
Edward
|
325467
Private, 1/1st Cambridgeshire Regiment. Killed in action 31-7-17,
age 34. Son of Edward Harvey. Husband of Rebecca Ann Harvey, Chapel
Lane, Elm. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. |
HAW |
Percy
|
42066
Private, 1st Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 27-9-18, age
19. Son of George & Mary Ann Haw, Gosmoor Lane, Elm. Vis-en-Artois
Memorial, France. See also March
|
JEWSON |
Henry
|
G/20315
Private, 4th Middlesex Regiment. Killed in action 28-4-17, age 33.
Fruit farm manager. Exemption disallowed March 1916. Third son of
William Etherington Jewson & Fanny Elizah Jewson, 81 Begdale,
Elm. Arras Memorial to the Missing, Arras, France. |
MEWS |
Frank
|
325254
Private, 1/1st Cambridgeshire Regiment. Killed in action 3-7-18,
age 20. Son of Mr & Mrs Bridges Mews, Elm Low Road, Elm. Harponville
Communal Cemetery Extension, France. |
NURSE |
Cecil
Robert |
TR/9/8234
Private, 25th Training Reserve Battalion/ Recruits Distribution
Btn, Northamptonshire Regiment. Died 5-11-18, age 19. Son of Ernest
& Jessie Nurse. Elm churchyard.
|
REEVE |
Charles
Robert |
326334
Private, 1/1st Cambridgeshire Regiment. Killed in action 31-7-17,
age 31. Son of William Reeve, 26 Carpenter's Arms Yard, Wisbech.
Lived Redmoor Lane, Elm. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.
|
RINGHAM |
Arthur
George |
18669
Private, 1st Suffolk Regiment. Died 15-2-17, age 33, Struma, Salonika.
Son of Frederick & Margaret Ringham. Husband of Alice Ringham,
Low Road, Elm. Struma Military Cemetery, Greece. |
ROPER |
Arthur
|
2405
Private, BCompany, 1/1st Cambridgeshire Regiment. Wounded 1-6-15,
Died of wounds 2-6-15. Son of William & Susannah Roper, Chapel
Lane, Elm Bridge. Erquinghem-Lys Churchyard, France. |
SINGLETARY |
Herbert
Ernest |
1990
Private, 1/1st Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died of wounds 23-9-16,
age 20. Second son of John & Elizabeth Singletary, Stone Cottage,
Elm. Gezaincourt Communal Cemetery Extension, France. |
SMALLEY |
Wilfred
Parker |
G/9863
Private, 6th East Kent Regiment (The Buffs). Killed in action 7-10-16,
age 21. Son of Mrs W Smalley, Magdalen Fen. Husband of Throney Orpah
Smalley, 14 New Street, Wisbech. Had lived in Low Road. Bancourt
British Cemetery, France. |
SPENDELOW |
Arthur
|
9359
Private, 2nd Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 20-7-16. Fourth
son of Mrs Emily Spendelow, Elm. Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval,
France. |
STOREY |
Benjamin
James |
480682
Sapper, 446th Field Coy, Royal Engineers. Wounded 19-6-17, Died
of wounds 19-6-17, age 41. Son of Frederick & Mary Ann Storey.
Husband of Ellen Gertrude Storey. Aichet le Grand Communal Cemetery
Extension, France. |
TAYLOR |
John
Henry |
15427
Private, 1st Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 13-1-10-16,
age 32. Son of David & Frances Taylor. Husband of Lily May Taylor,
Lakenham Terrace, Wisbech. Vermelles British Cemetery, France.
|
WALKER |
Percival
Henry |
9305
L/cpl, 2nd Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 25-9-15, age
21. Eldest son of Henry & Melinda Walker, opposite the Boys'
School, Main Road, Elm. Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing, Belgium.
|
WARD |
Percy
John |
326734
Private, 1/1st Cambridgeshire Regiment. Killed in action 26-9-17.
Eldest son of William & Sarah Jane Ward, Near Station, Elm.
Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium. |
WHITE |
Fred
|
L/16199
L/cpl, Y company, 4th Royal Fusiliers. Died of wounds 19-6-15, age
23. Son of Fred & Julia White, Sunnyside Cottages, 2 Aurora
Cottage, Elm High Road, Elm. Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension,
France. |
WHITE |
Wilfred
Edgar |
20683
Private, DCompany, 7th Northamptonshire Regiment. Wounded 30/31-3-16,
Died of wounds 1-4-16, age 21, No 8 CCS, Bailleul. Son of Alfred
& Edith White, Cargill, Meadowgate Lane, Elm. Bailleul Communal
Cemetery Extension, France. |
WING,
MM |
Richard |
328062
Private, 1/1st Cambridgeshire Regiment. Wounded 26/27-9-18, Died
of wounds 28-9-18, age 34, 55th CCS. Eldest son of Mr & Mrs
Joseph Wing, Dun Cow, Terrington St Clement. Husband of Kate Wing,
Strathmore Cottages, Fridaybridge Rd, Elm. Doingt Communal Cemetery
Extension, France. Awarded Military Medal for 26 & 29-9-17.
|
WRIGHT |
Arthur
Horace |
65794
Private, 1/5th Northumberland Fusiliers. Wounded & PoW 10-4-18,
Died 22-4-18, age 19. Son of Frederick & Emma Wright, opposite
Elm Boys' School, Main Road, Elm. Tourcoing (Pont Neuville) Communal
Cemetery, France. |
1939-45 |
BEART |
Charles
Stanley |
Cpl,
14371107, 969 (IWT) Coy, Royal Engineers. 7-11-45, age 35. Son of
Charles & Ellen Beart; husband of Ivy Elizabeth Beart, of Elm.
Rangoon Memorial, Myanmur. |
DREW |
Aubrey
Verdun |
Tpr,
5777408, 53rd Rgt, Reconnaissance Corps, Royal Armoured Corps. 30-8-44,
age 28. Son of Mary Ann Drew, of Elm. London Cemetery & Extension,
Longueval, Somme, France. |
ELSAGOOD |
George
|
Private,
5932821, 2nd Cambridgeshire Rgt, Suffolk Regiment. 17-1-42, age
27. Son of John Henry & Maud Louiesa Elsagood, of Oldfield Cottage,
Fridaybridge Rd, Elm. Singapore Memorial, Singapore.
|
FORDHAM |
Sidney
George |
Private,
5777087, 5th Royal Norfolk Regiment. 19-5-43, age 27, Prisoner of
War. Son of Alfred & Emily Fordham, of Elm. Kanchanaburi War
Cemetery, Thailand.
|
FRANCIS |
John
Cecil |
Flight
Lt, 138492, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 2-4-45, age 27. Son
of John Edward & Elizabeth Ann Francis, of Elm. Runnymede Memorial,
Surrey. |
NICHOLLS |
Bernard
|
Private,
5933898, 2nd Cambridgeshire Rgt, Suffolk Regiment. 13-2-42, age
30. Son of William Smith Nicholls & Emily Nicholls; husband
of Hilda Nicholls, of Elm. Singapore Memorial, Singapore.
|
PYE |
Eric
|
No
further information currently available |
STIMPSON |
George
Morris |
Private,
5933540, 2nd Cambridgeshire Rgt, Suffolk Regiment. 13-5-43, age
24, Prisoner of War. Died of tuberculosis at Chunkai. Son of Alfred
& Gertrude Stimpson; husband of Marjorie Stimpson, of Wisbech.
Chungkai War Cemetery, Thailand.
|
WHITE |
Fred
|
Possibly: Fred
White, Driver, 1922883, 621 Field Sqn., Royal Engineers, who died
on Monday 5 February 1945, age 25. Buried: SITTARD WAR CEMETERY
Limburg, Netherlands. Son of Albert and Mary White; husband of Hazel
Joan White, of Walpole Highway, Cambridgeshire. Born and resident
Cambridgeshire. |
WHITSED |
John
|
Pilot
Officer, 758109, Observer, 502 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve. 24-11-40. Grangemouth (Grandsable) Cemetery, Stirlingshire.
|
Also
listed for this parish in the Ely Cathedral Second World War Book
of Remembrance: |
CARLILE,
DFM |
John Vyvyan |
Flight
Sgt, 968433, 260 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 26-6-42,
age 20. Son of John Weatherley Robinson Carlile & Muriel Louisa
Carlile, of Wisbech. 260 Squadron flew Kittyhawks from LG85, Egypt.
Alamein Memorial, Egypt.
London Gazette 27/7/1943 Details
from his recommendation AIR 2/9596
Pilot
260 Sqdn
During
recent hard fighting in the Western Desert, F/S Carlyle has especially
distinguished himself. In one day, he twice turned to attack a greatly
superior enemy force and each time brought his aircraft home successfully
in spite of extensive damage to it which made it extremely hard
to handle. He is a fearless and determined fighter pilot and recently
destroyed an enemy fighter when our forces were outnumbered by at
least four to one. During the present battle, his characteristic
keeness to engage the Hun has inspired confidence and courage in
all who witnessed his energy and drive, his conduct throughout being
such as to prove a valuable contribution to the successes his squadron
has achieved. This airman was reported missing on 26th June 1942,
and the recommendation was intiated on 2nd June 1942.
(Note
- the D.F.M could not be awarded posthumously, so alot of the time
the recommendation would be post dated to the day before the airman
went missing)
See
also Wisbech and Wisbech
Grammar School. |
CARLILE |
Neville
Wiliam |
Sgt.
82 Sqdn., R.A.F., d 13/6/1940, age 23, buried: HARLINGEN GENERAL
CEMETERY, Friesland, Netherlands. Son of Frank Henry and Violet
Mary Carlile, of Hunstanton. Norfolk.See also Wisbech
Grammar School. |
COPELAND |
Albert
A |
Probably: George Albert COPELAND,
Craftsman, 14506669, Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers.
7-12-44, age 22. Son of George Trueman Copeland & Kathleen Annie
Copeland; husband of Dorothy Gwendoline Copeland, of Coldham. Boulogne
Eastern Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. See also Coldham. |
JEFFERSON |
Monty
Louis |
Spr.
287 Field Coy., Royal Engineers, d 22/9/1943, age 23, buried: THANBYUZAYAT
WAR CEMETERY, Myanmar. Son of Louis Crawford Jefferson and Ellen
Jefferson, of Friday Bridge, Cambridgeshire. |
NEWTON |
Leslie
[William] |
Gnr,
11415652, 4/2 Maritime Rgt, Royal Artillery. d 26-11-42, age 22.
Son of Robert & Charlotte Newton, of Friday Bridge. Portsmouth
Naval Memorial, Hampshire. See also Friday
Bridge. |
PARKER |
Gordon
|
No information. See also Friday Bridge. |
WADLOW |
Leslie
Cyril George |
Aircraftman
1st Class, 12120904, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 2-3-44,
age 25. Son of George William & Daisy Maud Wadlow; husband of
Kathleen Joyce Wadlow, of Leverington Common. Karachi War Cemetery,
Pakistan. See also Friday Bridge.
|
WENN |
Stanley
Ambrose |
Able
Seaman, C/JX 139420, HMS Arethusa, Royal Navy. 18-11-42. Son of
James William & Kate Eileen Wenn, of Friday Bridge. Chatham
Naval Memorial, Kent. See also Friday
Bridge. |
Last updated
28 November, 2018
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