Roll of Honour - Essex

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The Royal British Legion

RICKLING WAR MEMORIAL

World War 1 & 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © Transcribed Kim Andrews; Researched Martin Edwards 2015

The Rickling War Memorials are in the form of plaques within All Saints Church, Rickling. Both are on the south wall, to the east of the south door. The first plaque commemorates those who fell in World War 1 and is in the form of a wall mounted brass plaque on wooden board with black painted engraving surrounded by a decorative border with a cross patee in each corner and in the centre, above the inscription, is a red painted cross. There are 25 names listed. The second plaque commemorates those who fell in World War 2 and is in the form of a wall mounted brass plaque with black painted engraving on a wooden backboard. There are 5 names listed.

1914-1919
To The Glorious Memory of Rickling Men
Who Fell in the Great War

ANDREWS	Frank	Gunner 20183, 99th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died of wounds 29 June 1918. Aged 31. Born Hempstead, enlisted Saffron Walden, resident Rickling. Son of Harry and Eliza Andrews, of Rickling, Essex. Buried inn AIRE COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot III. Row E. Grave 24.
BANKS	Charles	Private 19294, 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment. Died of wounds 4 July 1916. Born Rickling, enlisted Saffron Walden, resident Rickling Green. Buried in KNIGHTSBRIDGE CEMETERY, MESNIL-MARTINSART, Somme, France. Plot/Row/Section G. Grave 4.
BANKS	Herbert [Walter]	Private 250928, 5th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Died of wounds in Palestione 27 March 1917. Enlisted Quendon, resident Newport, Essex. Buried in GAZA WAR CEMETRY, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza). Plot X. Row D. Grave 15.
BANKS	William	Private 25097 [CWGC] or 250927 [SGW], 1/5th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Died in Egypt 26 October 1918. Aged 26.Enlisted and resident Quendon, Essex. Son of Walter and Emma Edith Banks, of Rickling Green, Newport, Essex. Buried in CAIRO WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY, Egypt. Section Q. Grave 18.
BANKS	William Edward	Private 202409, 1st Battalion, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) attached 173rd Light Trench Mortar Battery. Killed in action 21 June 1918. Aged 32. Enlisted Handel St., resident Oxted, Surrey. Son of Mrs. Mary Banks, of Rickling Green, Newport, Essex. Buried in DERNANCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Somme, France. Plot X. Riow A. Grave 1.
CLAYDEN	Edward Charles	Private 17106, 11th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action 26 September 1915. Aged 22. Born Saffron Walden, enlisted Brighton, resident Quendon, Essex. Son of Charles Clayden, of Rickling, Newport, Essex, and the late Harriet Ann Clayden. No known grave. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 85 to 87.
CLEMENTS	George	No further information currently available
DAVIS	Frank	No further information currently available
GRAY, MM	Arthur	Rifleman 301633, 5th (City of London) Battalion (London Rifle Brigade), London Regiment. Killed in action 10 August 1918. Aged 23. Enlisted London, resident Bishop's Stortford. Son of William and Jane Gray, of Rickling Green, Newport, Essex. Awarded them Military Medal (M.M.). Buried in BEACON CEMETERY, SAILLY-LAURETTE, Somme, France. Plot III. Row E. Grave 22.
HOLLAND	Charles	No further information currently available
INGLIS	William Raymond	Colonel, 33rd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Died 30 March 1916. Aged 53. Buried in South-East part of RICKLING (ALL SAINTS) CHURCHYARD, Essex.
JUDE	Alan Cecil	No further information currently available
JOHNSON	Charles	Private 3/2681, 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment. Died of wounds in Mudros 15 July 1915. Aged 27. Born Rickling, enlisted Saffron Walden, resident Rickling Green. Son of Ben and Ellen Johnson, of Rickling Green, Newport, Essex. No known grave. Commemorated on HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey (including Gallipoli). Panel 144 to 150 or 229 to 233.
JOHNSON	Herbert [James]	Lance Corporal 24488, 2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action 11 May 1917. Born and resident Rickling, enlisted Saffron Walden. Buried in BROWN'S COPSE CEMETERY, ROEUX, Pas de Calais, France. Plot II. Row H. Grave 4.
KETTRIDGE	Ernest Henry	Private 16038, 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action at Gallipoli. Aged 43. Born and resident Rickling, enlisted Warley, Essex. Husband of H. C. Keane (formerly Kettridge), of 43, Roydene Rd., Plumstead, London. His son E. Kettridge also fell [see below]. Buried in TWELVE TREE COPSE CEMETERY, Turkey (including Gallipoli). Grave lost. Special Memorial Plot/Row/Section C. Grave 195.
KETTRIDGE	Ernest	Private 43571, 10th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action 21 September 1918. Aged 23. Born Newport, Essex, enlisted Saffron Walden, resident Rickling. Son of Henrietta Keane (formerly Kettridge), of 43, Roydene Rd., Plumstead, London, and the late Mr. E.H. Kettridge. Native of Rickling, near Newport, Essex. His father also fell [see above]. Buried in UNICORN CEMETERY, VENDHUILE, Aisne, France. Plot II. Row A. Grave 14.
KING	Arthur	Private 19286, 2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action 13 April 1917. Aged 23. Born and enlisted Saffron Walden, resident Rickling. Son of Arthur and Sarah Ann King, of Rickling, Newport, Essex. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 7.
KING	William [James]	Private 36534, 1st Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Killed in action 14 April 1918. Aged 25. Born Rickling, Essex, enlisted Saffron Walden, resident Newport, Essex. Son of Arthur and Sarah Ann King, of Rickling, Newport, Essex. Formerly 19284, Essex Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated on PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL, Hainaut, Belgium. Panel 5.
LAW	Reuben	No further information currently available
NEGUS	Arthur [Joseph]	Private TF/2464, "A" Company, 1/7th Battalion, Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment). Died of wounds 1 October 1916 [SDGW] or 30 September 1916 [CWGC]. Aged 19. Enlisted Hornsey, Middlesex, resident Upper Holloway, Middlesex. Son of Arthur and Elizabeth Negus, of Rickling, Essex. Buried in ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot XI. Row D. Grave 4.
PERRY	Edwin	No further information currently available
PERRY	Ernest	Serjeant 3/10326, 1st Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action 23 April 1918. Aged 42. Born Rickling, enlisted Warley, Essex. Son of Henry and Ann Perry, of Quendon, Essex; husband of Emma Louisa Perry, of 116, High Street, Brentwood, Essex. Buried in TANNAY BRITISH CEMETERY, THIENNES, Nord, France. Plot 1. Row E. Grave 4.
SHRIMPTON	Herbert	No further information currently available
STANLEY	Gordon	Private 86755, 4th Battalion, Tank Corps. Killed in action 22 March 1918. Aged 20. Born Newport, Essex, enlisted Saffron Walden. Son of George and Emma Stanley, of Rickling Green, Quendon, Essex. Formerly 1696, 21st Battalion, Traning Resderves. No known grave. Commorated on POZIERES MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Panel, 94.
STANLEY	Leonard Victor	Company Quartermaster Serjeant 8396, 2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment. Died 12 June 1918. Born newport, Essex, enlisted Warley, Essex, resident Brannockstown, Newbridge, Ireland. Husband of Lilian Stanley, of 2, Martin's Row, Chapelizod, Co. Dublin. Buried in ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot LXVIII. Row E. Grave 16
There Name Liveth Forever More
In Memory Of
BASHAM	Cyril George	No further information currently available
JOHNSON	Ernest Edward	No further information currently available
COOK	Reginald Charles	No further information currently available
PRYKE	Albert Phillip	No further information currently available
SAUNDERS	Reginald	No further information currently available
Who Died In 2nd World War 1939-45

Last updated 1 January, 2016

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