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CASTLE
ACRE WAR
MEMORIAL
World
War 1 & 2 - Detailed Information
Compiled and Copyright ©
Transcribed and photographed by Carolynn Langley.
Researched by Lynda Smith - 2004
Castle
Acre is situated to the west of the A1065 just north of Swaffham. The
War Memorial is sited to the right of the main pathway to the Church
of St. James the Great. This commemorates men of both World Wars..
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Photograph
Copyright ©
Carolynn Langley 2005 |
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To
The Glory of God and in Honoured Memory
Of the men of CASTLE ACRE and NEWTON
Who gave their lives in the GREAT WARS.
1914 – 1918
1939 – 1945
May they Rest in Peace.
There
is a further memorial in the style of a triptych inside the church, with
the names inscribed in gold.
GREATER
LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS
Both
memorials have been combined here. A * indicates that a person is on
the village memorial and a # indicates they are on the triptch.
| # |
ARCHER |
Ernest
James |
Private
32609. 7th Battalion East Surrey Regiment. Killed in action in France
& Flanders on 20th November 1917. Aged 35. Born North Pickenham,
Norfolk. Enlisted London. Son of James Tertius Archer and Sarah
Ann Archer, of Castle Acre, Swaffham, Norfolk; husband of Ethel
Elizabeth Archer, of "Olives, Shrewsbury Rd., Red Hill, Surrey.
Commemorated: Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, Nord, France. Panel 6.
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ASKEW,
DCM |
Henry
James |
Serjeant
38229. 9th Battalion Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action in France
& Flanders on 15th April 1918. Aged 36. Born Weasenham, Norfolk.
Enlisted Norwich. Son of the late John and Emily Askew; husband
of Mary Ann Askew, of 75, Pales Green, Castle Acre, King's Lynn,
Norfolk. Awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal. Commemorated:
Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 34
to 35 and 162A. |
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BECK,
MC |
Bernard |
Captain.
3rd Battalion The King's (Liverpool Regiment). Killed in action
on 18th August 1916. Awarded the Military Cross. Buried: Flatiron
Copse Cemetery, Mametz, Somme, France. Ref. I. B. 28. |
| *
# |
BLOWERS |
John |
Private
3/10310. 9th Battalion Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action in France
& Flanders on 15th September 1916. Aged 40. Born Sporle, Norfolk.
Enlisted Norwich. Son of Mrs. Maria Blowers; husband of Ethel Mary
Blowers, of 40, Broad Meadow Common, Castle Acre, King's Lynn, Norfolk.
Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1
C and 1 D. |
| *
# |
BUCKENHAM |
Algier |
Lance
Corporal 21274. 8th Battalion Border Regiment. Formerly 19076 Norfolk
Regiment. Killed in action in France & Flanders on 5th July 1916.
Born North Pickenham, Norfolk. Lived Swaffham. Enlisted Norwich.
Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 6
A and 7 C. |
| *
# |
BUXTON
|
Hugh
T. |
Probably:
Private 43881. 14th Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.
Died of wounds in France & Flanders on 8th October 1918. Born and
enlisted Norwich. Buried: Haringhe (Bandaghem) Military Cemetery,
Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Ref. III. A. 40. |
| * |
BUXTON
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Sydney
G |
Probably:
Sidney George Buxton. Private 21399. 2nd Battalion Northumberland
Fusiliers. Formerly 18866 West Yorkshire Regiment. Died in the Mediterranean
Theatre of war on 10th September 1916. Born Elsing, Norfolk. Enlisted
York. Commemorated: Doiran Memorial, Greece. |
| *
# |
DAWES
|
John |
Probably:
John Daws. Private 240035. 1st/5th Battalion Norfolk Regiment. Died
in Palestine on 19th April 1917. Born Shipdham, Norfolk. Enlisted
Swaffham. Commemorated: Buried Jerusalem Memorial. Panels 12 to
15. |
| *
# |
ELLIS
|
George |
Possibly:
Private 9194. 7th Battalion Norfolk Regiment. Died in France & Flanders
on 5th October 1915. Born Great Hockham, Norfolk. Enlisted Norwich.
Buried: Bethune Town Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Ref. IV. E.
91. |
| *
# |
GREEN |
John
William |
Private
19115. 9th Battalion Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action in France
& Flanders on 15th September 1916. Aged 27. Born Castle Acre. Enlisted
Shoreham, Sussex. Son of Mrs. Rebecca Green, of I, Pales Green,
Castle Acre, King's Lynn, Norfolk. Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial,
Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C and 1 D. |
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GREEN |
Lewis |
No
further information available at present. |
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GREEN |
Robert
William |
Private
11760. 2nd Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers. Killed in action
in France & Flanders on 5th February 1915. Aged 19. Born and lived
Castle Acre. Enlisted Norwich. Son of Fredrick George and Amelia
Elizabeth Green, of Castle Stile, Castle Acre, Norfolk. Buried:
R.E. Farm Cemetery, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Ref. II.
B. 6. |
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# |
GREEN |
William
James |
Private
20502. 1st Battalion Essex Regiment. Formerly 16912 Norfolk Regiment.
Killed in action in Gallipoli on 6th August 1915. Aged 21. Born
and lived Castle Acre. Enlisted Norwich. Son of Arthur and Harriett
Green, of Newton Rd., Castle Acre, King's Lynn, Norfolk. Commemorated:
Helles Memorial, Turkey. Panel 144 to 150 or 229 to 233. |
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# |
GRIMES |
[William]
Edgar Starr |
Lance
Corporal A/201098. 8th Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps. Died
of wounds in France & Flanders on 28th August 1917. Born Pentney,
Norfolk. Lived Swaffham. Enlisted Holborn, Middlesex. Registered
as William Edgar Starr Grimes in January to March Quarter 1884 to
Richard Potiphar Starr and Emma Jane (nee Riches) Grimes at Pentney,
later of Castleacre Norfolk. He was the third child of 12 and was
known as Edgar Starr Grimes. He was a Farm Labourer. Husband to
Ada Elizabeth (nee Buckenham) Grimes, father to Madeline Pansy Buckenham
Grimes (born 1913) and Edgar Archie Grimes (born 1915). Buried:
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen. Ref.
XVIII. C. 17A. |
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HAMBLIN |
Walter |
Private
21337. 8th Battalion Border Regiment. Formerly 18660 Norfolk Regiment.
Died in France & Flanders on 9th July 1916. Born Barnett (sic) Norfolk.
Lived Castle Acre. Enlisted Norwich. Buried: Le Cateau Military
Cemetery, Nord, France. Ref. IV. A. 7. |
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# |
HARRISON |
Walter |
Private
23155. 7th Battalion Border Regiment. Formerly 18661 Norfolk Regiment.
Killed in action in France & Flanders on 16th September 1917. Lived
Newton-by-Castle Acre. Enlisted Norwich. Buried: Brown's Copse Cemetery,
Roeux, Pas de Calais, France. Ref. IV. B. 61. |
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# |
HEYWOOD |
Alan
William |
Private
31575. 20th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers. Killed in action in
France & Flanders on 21st August 1916. Born Castle Acre. Enlisted
Haslingden, Lancs. Husband of Sarah May Heywood of 64 Rumbold Street,
Duphill, Rochdale. Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
Pier and Face 3 C and 3 D. |
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# |
HOWARD |
Herbert |
Probably:
Private 8/21354. 8th Battalion Border Regiment. Formerly 19078 Norfolk
Regiment. Killed in action in France & Flanders on 28th May 1916.
Aged 31. Born Barmesh (sic) Norfolk. Lived Swaffham. Enlisted Norwich.
Son of the late William and Sarah Maria Howard. Born at Barmer,
Fakenham, Norfolk. Buried: Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St.
Eloi, Pas de Calais, France. Ref. II. E. 14. |
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HUDSON |
Lewis |
Private
5221. 5th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action in France
& Flanders on 14th October 1916. Born and lived Castle Acre. Enlisted
Norwich. Buried: Berles Position Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais,
France. Ref. B. 7. |
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HUDSON
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Thomas |
Private
20870. 1st Battalion Essex Regiment. Formerly 17796 Norfolk Regiment.
Killed in action in France & Flanders on 22nd November 1916. Born
and lived Castle Acre. Enlisted Norwich. Buried: Guards' Cemetery,
Lesboeufs, Somme, France. Ref. VII. Q. 9. |
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# |
LONG
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William
Walter |
Private
2969. 1st/5th Battalion Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action in Gallipoli
on 6th September 1915. Aged 19. Enlisted East Dereham. Son of Frederick
and Charlotte Long of Stocks Green, Castle Acre, King's Lyn, Norfolk.
Commemorated: Helles Memorial, Turkey. Panel 42 to 44. |
| *
# |
MEEK |
Arthur
Harry |
Private
TR/LON/139882. Royal Fusiliers. Died on 27th November 1918. Aged
18. Buried: Castle Acre (St. James) Churchyard. South-West part.
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MOBBS |
Ernest
William |
Private
17320. "D Company, 7th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Died in France
& Flanders on 13th October 1915. Born Castle Acre. Enlisted Norwich.
Son of George and Mary Ann Mobbs, of Abbey Rd., Castle Acre, Norfolk.
Commemorated: Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 30 and
31. |
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MOORE |
(Charles)
Frederick |
Private
11671. 1st Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers. Killed in action
in The Dardenelles on 1st August 1915. Born and lived Castle Acre.
Enlisted Norwich. Commemorated: Helles Memorial, Turkey. Panel 84
to 92 or 220 to 222. |
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MOORE
|
George |
Lance
Corporal 18753. 7th Battalion Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action
in France & Flanders on 17th July 1917. Aged 28. Born Castle Acre.
Enlisted Norwich. Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Moore, of St. James
Green, Castle Acre, King's Lynn, Norfolk husband of Gertrude Moore,
of Pales Green, Castle Acre. Buried: Canadian Cemetery No.2, Neuville
- St. Vaast, Pas de Calais, France. Ref. 15. E. 18. |
| *
# |
MOORE
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Phillip |
Company
Serjeant Major 4754. 1st Battalion Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action
in France & Flanders on 27th July 1916. Born Castle Acre. Enlisted
Norwich. Husband of Ethel Rose Anna Moore of Tottington, Thetford,
Norfolk. Buried: Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme,
France. Ref. XV. C. 33. |
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PEMBER
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William
Thomas |
Probably:
Private L/9226. 4th Battalion Middlesex Regiment. Died on 14th November
1914. Commemorated: Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Panels
31 and 32. (not on CD). |
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PORTER |
Reginald
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Lieutenant.
Royal Army Medical Corps attached to 3rd Battalion Rifle Brigade.
Killed in action in France on 26th October 1914. Aged 26. Younger
son of Dr. G.C. Porter of Castle Acre. Commemorated: Ploegsteert
Memorial, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium.
Also
commemorated in Parish Church by a marble plaque on the wall.
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SAVAGE |
Cyril
J. |
Lance
Corporal 16748. 1st Battalion Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action
in France & Flanders on 27th October 1917. Born Castleacre. Enlisted
Norwich. Buried: Hooge Crater Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Ref. VIA. F. 3. |
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SCULPHER |
Arthur
John |
Private
17521. 3rd Battalion Coldstream Guards. Killed in action in France
& Flanders on 12th April 1918. Aged 24. Born Castle Acre. Lived
E. Lexham, Norfolk. Enlisted Norwich. Son of Robert and Emily Sculpher,
of Newton Rd., Castle Acre, King's Lynn. Commemorated: Ploegsteert
Memorial, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium. Panel 1. |
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SILLIS
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William
R |
[Served
as Robert William DREW] Private 3/7661, 2nd Battalion, Norfolk Regiment
attached 6th Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers. Killed in action
in the Balkans 4 November 1915. Aged 21. Born 26 April 1894 in Castle
Acre, Norfolk, enlisted Norwich, Norfolk. Son of James and Sarah
Sillis, of Pales Green, Castle Acre, King's Lynn, Norfolk; brother
to Frederick Horace Sillis, Charles Edward Sillis and James Sillis.
Attested 31 December 1913 at Norwich, aged 18 years 248 days as
Robert W DREW, born Castle Acre, Norfolk, Agricultural Labourer
by trade, 3rd Battalion, Norfolk Regiment, height 5 feet 2½
inches, weight 105lbs, chest 33 inches, fresh complexion, light
blue eyes, dark brown hair, religious denomination Church of England.
Posted 1st Battalion 19 January 1915, posted Depot 9 March 1915,
posted 3rd Battalion, 1 June 1915, finally posted 2nd Battalion
29 September 1915. Served in France between 19 January 1915 and
8 March 1915, served with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force
from 30 September 1915 until 4 November 1915, his death. On 1 November
1902 he was admitted to Castle Acre National/Church Of England VC
School, Castle Acre (listed as William James Sillis), resident Castle
Acre, previously educated Castle Acre Infants, left 28 June 1907
to go to work. In the 1911 census he was recorded as Robert William
Drew Sillis, aged 16, born Castle Acre, resident with his parents,
James and Sarah Sillis, at Pales Green, Castle Acre, Norfolk. No
known grave. Commemorated on DOIRAN MEMORIAL, Greece. |
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SKEET |
Albert
Edward |
Lance
Corporal 8096. 2nd Battalion Norfolk Regiment. Died in Mesopotamia
on 11th May 1916. Born Castle Acre. Enlisted Swaffham. Buried: Amara
War Cemetery, Iraq. Ref. VI. A. 7. |
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SKEET
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Frederick |
Private
17195. 2nd Battalion Norfolk Regiment. Died in Mesopotamia on 20th
May 1916. Born Castle Acre. Enlisted Norwich. Buried: Amara War
Cemetery, Iraq. Ref. VIII. H. 14. |
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SKIPPER |
Henry
William |
Private
16528. 2nd/5th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment. Died of wounds in
France & Flanders on 21st March 1918. Aged 19. Born and lived Castle
Acre. Son of Mr. William Skipper, of Low Cottage, Castle Acre, King's
Lynn. Enlisted Norwich. Buried: Grevillers British Cemetery, Pas
de Calais, France. Ref. XI. A. 9. |
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SKIPPER |
Robert |
Private
20732. 1st Battalion Essex Regiment. Formerly 19194 Norfolk Regiment.
Died at Sea on 11th August 1915. Born Castle Acre. Lived Downham
Market. Enlisted Felixtowe. Commemorated: Helles Memorial, Turkey.
Panel 144 to 150 or 229 to 233. |
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SKIPPER |
Thomas |
Private
23112. 7th Battalion Border Regiment. Formerly 18767 Norfolk Regiment.
Killed in action in France & Flanders on 27th June 1916. Born and
lived Castle Acre. Enlisted Norwich. Husband of Florence Skipper
of Fuller's Yard, Castle Acre, Swaffham, Norfolk. Buried: Citadel
New Military Cemetery, Fricourt, Somme, France. Ref. IV. F. 6. |
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STAPLETON |
Arthur
J |
No
further information available at present. |
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STAPLETON |
Ernest |
No
further information available at present. |
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STAPLETON |
James |
No
further information available at present. |
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TURNER
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Charles |
No
further information available at present. |
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WARD
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(George)
William |
Private
61409. 13th Battalion Royal Fusiliers. Formerly 16100 Royal West
Kent Regiment. Killed in action in France & Flanders on 23rd April
1917. Aged 30. Born Castle Acre. Lived and enlisted Darlington.
Son of Mrs. H. Mobbs, of Dyke Hills, Castle Acre, King's Lynn, Norfolk.
Commemorated: Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 3. |
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WICKS |
William |
Probably:
Private 5970. 1st/8th Battalion Middlesex Regiment. Killed in action
in France & Flanders on 18th September 1916. Aged 23. Born West
Walton, Norfolk. Lived King’s Lynn. Enlisted Norwich. Son of Tom
and Sarah Wicks, of Tilney All Saints, King's Lynn. Buried: Euston
Road Cemetery, Colincamps, Somme, France. Ref. I. F. 34. |
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WILLIAMSON |
Herbert |
No
further information available at present. |
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WILLIGRESS |
William
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(Willgress
on Roll of Honour, CD & CWGC). Private 14634. 8th Battalion Suffolk
Regiment. Killed in action in France & Flanders on 13th October
1915. Aged 20. Born Castle Acre. Enlisted Lowestoft. Son of Mrs.
A. E. Willgress, of Pales Green, Castle Acre, King's Lynn. Enlisted
1914. Buried: Albert Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France.
Ref. I. C. 5. See also
Liverpool Street Station, London. |
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WRIGHT
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Thomas
Elias |
Private
16704. 35th Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Formerly 17208
Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action in France & Flanders on 30th
November 1917. Aged 26. Born and lived Castle Acre. Enlisted Norwich.
Son of Zaccheaus and Jennie Wright, of Harrison's New Row, St. German's,
King's Lynn. Commemorated: Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, Nord, France.
Panel 12 and 13. |
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1939
– 1945 |
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BARLOW |
Harold |
Ordinary
Seaman P/JX 243001 H.M.S. Prince of Wales, Royal Navy. Died on 24th
May 1941. Aged 28. Son of Tom and Lydia Barlow; husband of Beryl
Lilian Barlow, of Castle Acre, Norfolk. F.R.H.S., M.R.S.T. Commemorated:
Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire. Panel 50, Column 1.
Special
note: On 24 May 1941 HMS Prince of Wales and the battleship
HMS Hood engaged the German battleship Bismarck. During the attack,
Prince of Wales sustained damage. |
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EGGLETON |
Kenneth
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Private
5777085. 5th Battalion Royal Norfolk Regiment. Died on 15th February
1942. Aged 25. Son of William and Hannah Mary Eggleton, of Castle
Acre, Norfolk. Buried: Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore. Ref. 17.
D. 19.
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GORE |
John
James |
Trooper
5835887. 49th (West Riding) Regiment, Reconnaissance Corps, R.A.C.
Died on 29th November 1944. Aged 22. Son of James and Helen Gore,
of Castle Acre, Norfolk. Buried: Maasbree Roman Catholic Cemetery,
Limburg, Netherlands. Ref. Row 2. Grave 1. |
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HARBOUR |
Arthur |
Private
13095695. Pioneer Corps. Died on 12th March 1945. Aged 41. Son of
Alfred and Gertrude Harbour; husband of Pansy S. Harbour, of Castle
Acre. Buried: Castle Acre (St. James) Churchyard. Ref. Grave 294.
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HOWARD |
Herbert
John |
Private
5778105. 6th Battalion Royal Norfolk Regiment. Died on 21st September
1944. Aged 24. Son of Frederick Walter and Mable May Howard, of
Castle Acre, Norfolk. Commemorated: Singapore Memorial. Column
51.
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HUDSON |
Thomas
L |
No
further information available at present. |
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NUNN |
Ernest
James |
Private
11416594. 1st Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment. Died on 5th January
1945. Aged 23. Son of Robert James Nunn, and of Daisy Ella Nunn,
of Castle Acre, Norfolk. Buried: Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar.
Ref. 25. A. 22. |
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OVERMAN |
Robert
Herbert |
 Aircraftman
1st Class 1725311. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died on 10th
February 1944. Buried: Castle Acre (St. James) Churchyard. Ref.
Grave 268. |
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PIGHTLING |
William
Douglas |
 Corporal
861600. 2nd Northamptonshire Yeomanry, Royal Armoured Corps. Died
on 6th March 1941. Aged 24. Son of William and Florence Emma Pightling,
of Castle Acre. Buried: Castle Acre (St. James) Churchyard. Ref.
Grave 2. |
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TURVEY |
Ernest
Archer |
Private
14374705. 7th Battalion Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry. Died
on 6th December 1943. Aged 19. Son of Herbert Humphrey Turvey
and Eleanor Hannah Turvey, of King's Lynn, Norfolk. Buried: Cassino
War Cemetery, Italy. Ref. XIX. E. 13.
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VINCENT |
Robert |
Serjeant
5770314. 1st Battalion Worcestershire Regiment. Died on 5th May
1941. Aged 30. Son of Beatrice Maud Vincent; nephew of Mr. and Mrs.
F. Adams, of Castle Acre, Norfolk. Commemorated: Khartoum Memorial,
Sudan. Panel 1. |
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Not
on the memorial
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ROGERS |
Charles |
 Corporal
28222, No 3 Cavalry Depot, Nottinghamshire Yeomanry (Sherwood
Rangers). Died 4th December 1915. Born Hayshott, enlisted Winchester,
resident Chichester. Buried in south-east part of St James Churchyard,
Castle Acre.
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Other
Conflicts |
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BROWN |
Michael |
Corporal
of Horse, The Life Guards, Household Cavalry. Killed on active
service in Cyprus 31st January 1956 in an armoured car accident.
Aged 25. Only son of Cecil Archibald & Dorothy Brown of Castle
Acre. Probaly buried in Wayne's Keep Military Cemetery, Nicosia.
HQ
Cyprus District:
We
regret to report the death yesterday of:
Cpl.
Of Hrs. M. Brown,
Life Guards.
Cpl.
Of Hrs. Michael 'Mick' Brown of the Govenor Genral's Escort troop,
the Life Guards, died yesterday when a section of roadway near
Nicosia collapsed under the weight of his armoured car causing
the vehicle to overturn. |
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HUDSON |
Alan
Everett |
Lieutenant,
H.M.S. Pearl, Royal Navay. Died in Royal Naval Hospital, Simons
Town 3rd February 1905. Aged 30. Sixth son of Thomas Morre Hudson.
Brother of Clare below.
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HUDSON |
Clare
Sewell |
Accidentally
killed while on duty on S.S. Tofua off Lautoka, Fiji, 2nd June
1911. Aged 32. Eighth son of Thomas Moore Hudson. Brother of Alana
above. Buried at Suva, Fiji.
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