
REED WAR MEMORIAL
World
War 1 & 2 - with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © Martin Edwards 2008 |
The
war memorial is to be found within the parish church, Reed and takes
the form of a marble plaque with two tones of marble, there are seven
names listed for World War 1 only. An identical tablet exists within
the Congregational Church, Reed.
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Photographs
Copyright © Martin Hagger 2008
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1914
† 1918
TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF THE MEN
OF THE PARISH OF REED, WHO GAVE THEIR
LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR.
BYSOUTH |
Frederick
John |
Gunner
86717, 252nd Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed in
action 11th June 1917. Aged 27. Born Reed, enlisted Hitchin, resident
Royston. Son of Daniel and Georgina Bysouth, of Melbourn Hill, Royston.
Buried in BEDFORD HOUSE CEMETERY, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Enclosure No. 4 Plot II. Row C. Grave 21. |
BYSOUTH |
William
Thomas |
Lance
Corporal 22427, 5th Battalion, Princess Victoria's (Royal Irish
Fusiliers). Killed in action at Salonika 8th December 1915. Aged
22. Born and resident Reed, enlisted Royston. Son of Daniel and
Georgina Bysouth, of Melbourn Hill, Royston, Herts. Formerly 13549,
Bedfordshire Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated on DOIRAN MEMORIAL,
Greece. |
COLLINS |
Walter
George |
Private
12713, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 29th
August 1918. Born and resident Reed, enlisted Hertford. Buried in
COMBLES COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Somme, France. Plot VI. Row
F. Grave 16. |
HOWES |
Herbert
William Frederick |
[Listed
as Private on memorial] Rifleman R/41893, 8th Battalion, King's
Royal Rifle Corps. Died of wounds 6th April 1918. Born Hornsey,
enlisted Hitchin, resident Tottenham, Middlesex. His father-in-law
lived in Reed. Formerly DM2/231252, Royal Army Service Corps. Buried
in PERONNE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Somme, France. Plot III.
Row G. Grave 9. |
KING |
Robert
Lambirth |
[Listed
as Private on memorial] Acting Corporal 12461, 6th Battalion, Dorsetshire
Regiment. Died of wounds 28th August 1916. Born Branksome, Dorset,
enlisted Royston, resident Upper Parkstone, Dorset. Only son of
Tim and Ellen King, of Branksome, Poole, Dorset. Was for several
years a Captain in the Church Army. Buried in ABBEVILLE COMMUNAL
CEMETERY, Somme, France. Plot V. Row B. Grave 17. Also appears on
the Poole, Dorset, Memorial. |
LAYTON |
Oliver
Frederick |
[Listed
as Frederick Oliver LAYTON on CWGC and Frederick LAYTON on SDGW]
Private 23304, 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action
23rd April 1917. Aged 23. Born Reed, enlisted Bedford, resident
Newsells, Royston. Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Layton, of The Cottages,
Bury Farm, Newsells, Royston, Herts. No known grave. Commemorated
on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 5. |
LAYTON |
Cecil
William J |
Private
31688, 11th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Died 9th October
1916. Aged 25. Born Read (sic - Reed), enlisted Royston. Formerly
26841, Bedfordshire Regiment. Son of William and Hannah Layton,
of Bury Farm, Newsells, Royston, Herts. His brother Frederick Oliver
also fell. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme,
France. Pier and Face 10 B 11 B and 12 B. |
THEIR
NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
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Last updated
26 October, 2013
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