Roll of Honour - Cambridgeshire

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Lest We Forget

The Royal British Legion

HILDERSHAM WAR MEMORIAL

World War 1 and 2 - Rolls of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © 2000 Ann Thompson

The memorial for Hildersham can be found on the North wall of Holy Trinity Church, High Street, Hildersham. It takes the form of a wall mounted, portrait orientated, nowy-headed World War 1 tablet incorporating in relief, a decorative foliate and floriate border band, which in turn, encloses the main incised inscription and names infilled with black paint. Within the nowy-headed section is a sunburst, super-imposed by a six-sided star design with the stacked letters I H S, all in relief; the Christogram IHS is a monogram symbolizing Jesus Christ. First and last verses of the inscription are across top and bottom borders respectively. Below the World War 1 tablet is a combined World War 2 and Korean wars incised plain tablet, with short inscription,s and a total of four names, enclosed by a single-lined border, all infilled with black paint.

"TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN GRATEFUL REMEMBERANCE
OF THE
MEN FROM THIS PARISH
WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR
1914-1918"

BANNISTER	William Walter	Private 17144 11th Bn., Suffolk Regiment who died in 1st Eastern General Hospital, Cambridge, on Tuesday, 4th December 1917. Born Barnardiston, Suffolk, enlisted Cambridge. According to the memorial and the newspaper he was awarded the Military Medal (M.M.). Buried in HILDERSHAM (HOLY TRINITY) CHURCHYARD at West end of Church.
DAY	William	Private 2707 3rd Bn., Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) who was killed in action on Monday, 3rd May 1915. Age 25. Son of Albert and Jane Day, of Ivy Grove Cottages, Little Shelford, Cambridge. Resident of Hildersham. Commemorated on the YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL.
HOUSDEN	Samuel Edward	Private G/21284 11th Bn., Middlesex Regiment who died of wounds on Monday, 10th July 1916. Age 18. Son of John and Mary Ann Housden, of Hildersham, Cambridge. Born Edmonton, Mddx., enlisted Mill Hill, Middx. Born Wormley, Herts. Buried in BOUZINCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION.
SWAN	George	Private 14828 8th Bn., Suffolk Regiment who was killed in action on Saturday, 19th May 1917. Age 23. Born Hildersham, enlisted Linton. Son of E. A. Swan, of Bottisham, Cambs, and the late Alfred J. Swan. Commemorated on the ARRAS MEMORIAL . Bay 4.
WEEDEN	Alexander Sampson	Private 14637 7th Bn., Suffolk Regiment who died of wounds on Monday, 9th April 1917. Born Saffron Walden, Essex, enlisted Linton. Son of Mr. S. C. Weeden, of Hildersham, Cambs. Buried in DUISANS BRITISH CEMETERY, ETRUN.
SERVED 1914-1918
BOCOCK	A N	No further information currently
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CORDER	L M	Corporal. No further information currently
CORDER	J K	Cadet Sergeant. No further information currently
DAVEY	J	No further information currently
DAY	S	No further information currently
ELLIS	G S	No further information currently
ELLIS	V T	No further information currently
FOSTER, M.C.	O B	Major. Awarded the Military Cross (M.C.). No further information currently
FREEMAN	A W	No further information currently
GRANTHAM	W	Lieutenant. No further information currently
GRIFFIN	T M	No further information currently
HOUSDEN	R A	No further information currently
JORDON	A E	Sergeant. No further information currently
JORDON	E A	No further information currently
LITTLECHILD	F W	No further information currently
MORRELL	B	No further information currently
MORRELL	G F	No further information currently
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PETTIT	W G	No further information currently
VALE	J	No further information currently
WEEDEN	E	No further information currently
WEEDEN	S C	No further information currently
WESTLEY	F G	No further information currently
"THEIR NAMES LIVETH FOR EVERMORE" WORLD WAR II AND KOREA 1951 "AND THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES 1939-1945"
NUGENT	Kingsley Osbern George	Flight Sergeant 1615659 Nav. 305 (Polish) Sqdn, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve who died on Sunday, 26th November 1944. Age 22. Son of George Oliver Nugent and Gladys Julia Nugent, of Aldbourne, Wiltshire. Buried in REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY.
PRENTRICE	Sidney Walter	Lance Corporal 5953526 7th Bn., Hampshire Regiment who died on Sunday, 1st October 1944. Age 28. Son of Charles William and Ellen Prentice, of Hildersham, Cambridgeshire. Buried in MOOK WAR CEMETERY.
WILSON	Eric Owen	Captain 90556 2nd Bn., Cambridgeshire Regiment who died on Thursday, 21st January 1943. Age 33. Son of Edward Lewis Wilson and Dorothy Wilson; husband of Helsen Wilson, of Streatham, London. Buried in CHUNGKAI WAR CEMETERY.
KOREA 1951
FOSTER	Kingsley Osbern George	[Listed as KON Foster] Lieutenant Colonel P/34768, D.S.O., O.B.E. The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, killed in action 25th April 1951. Buried in UN Memorial Cemetery, Korea. Plot 24, Row 1, Grave 1700.

Last updated 1 March, 2022

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