
DUSTON WAR MEMORIALS
World War 1 & 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed
information
Compiled and copyright © 2005, Dave Blackburn,
Barry Mansfield and War Graves Commission
David
Blackburn and Barry Mansfield of the Western Front Association
compiled this survey using information supplied by the War Graves
Commission and gathered in local church and war memorial surveys.
The
memorial is in Duston at the start of Churchway, next to the junction
of Main Road with Millway (grid ref. SP723610). It is built of
Weldon stone, the steps being of Derbyshire stone. It was originally
dedicated to the villagers who gave their lives in the First World
War, and was unveiled on 11 February 1921. Following the Second
World War a plaque was added to commemorate those who fell in
that conflict. The memorial is extremely well cared for by villagers.
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2005, Dave Blackburn, Barry Mansfield |
To
the Glory of God
and in Grateful Memory
of the men of Duston
who gave their lives
for their Country in
the Great War 1914-1918
ALEXANDER
|
Noel
Legard |
Sat.
1/4/1916 aged 22. Second Lieutenant, 9th Ba. Kings Own Yorkshire
Light Infantry. Goerdondump Cemetery Ovillers-la–Boiselle, Somme,
France. Ref. H.M.10 Son of Edward Disney Alexander. M. Inst. M.E.,
Milton House, Northants. |
BERKSHIRE |
Samuel
J. |
Wed
15/8/1917 aged 29. Gunner 90963. 153 Siege Bty, Royal Garrison Artillery.
La Clytte Military Cemetery, Heuvelland, West Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Ref I.F.29. Son of John of New Duston. Husband of Gertrude Lilian
Kane (formerly Berkshire) of Church Street, Ravensthorpe, Northampton.
Also on Ravensthorpe War Memorial. |
BILLING
|
Arthur
Frederick |
Wed
7/5/1919, aged 21. Sapper 224573 “C” Co.y 3rd Reserve. Bo. Royal
Engineers. War Grave 428 St Luke’s Churchyard, Duston. Son of Henry
and Catherine Billing of Duston. |
BONHAM
|
Harry |
Tuesday
24/9/1918 aged 39. Gunner 237332 “C” Bty 162nd Bde Royal Field Artillery.
Five Points Cemetery, Lechelle, Pas de Calais, France. Ref C32 Of
Fernleigh, Duston, husband of Mrs Emma Amelia Bonham. His widow
died 7/8/1956, grave 417, St Luke’s. |
COLLINS
|
Walter |
25/10/1918
aged 24. Private 26470 2nd Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment. Le Cateau
Military Cemetery, Nord, France. Ref 2 C.5. Son of Frederick and
Sarah Collins of 5 Quarry Road, New Duston. |
CROSS
|
Hartley
J.T. |
Sat
20/7/1918 aged 38 Driver 234627 77th Bty. Royal Field Artillery.
Rawalpindi War Cemetery, Pakistan. Ref 4 A.B. Husband of Millicent
D. Cross of Duston. Information also on grave 254 St Luke’s Churchyard. |
DUNKLEY |
Frederick |
No
further information currently. A local name. |
EASON |
Harry
William |
Wed
6/6/1917, age 19. Driver 14/144648 of the 192nd Coy. 3rd Divisional
Tran. Army Service Corps. Hop Store Cemetery, Ieper, West Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Plot 1 Row A, grave 40. Son of William and Sarah Eason,
Main Road, Old Duston. |
EVANS |
Harry |
No
further information currently |
EYLES |
Albert |
Monday
4/11/1918 Private 24529 10th Bn. Suffolk Regiment. Montis Insigniacalpe.
War grave 164 St. Luke’s Churchyard. A local name. |
GROSE
|
Albert
George |
Friday
9/11/1917, Second Lieutenant, 4th Sqdn. Royal Flying Corps and General
List. Arras Flying Services Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
HARRISON |
George
Richard |
Friday
6/9/1918 Gunner 115132 D. Bty. 189th Bde. Royal Field Artillery.
Waucourt British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. 3.D.12 |
HAYNES |
Horace |
Friday
19/11/1915 aged 25. Private 14021 6th Bn. Northants Regiment. Corbie
Communal Cemetery, Somme, France. Plot 1 row B grave 21. Son of
Mr I.R. and Mrs J. Haynes, 12 Mount Pleasant, Harpole and Dayrell
Cottage, Old Duston (see next entry). Also on Harpole War Memorial. |
HAYNES |
James
T. |
4/3/1919
aged 28 Private 160778 389th Home Service Employment Coy. Labour
Corps. Buried All Saints Church, Harpole. See above for parents.
6 of 11 children served. See pages 33, 34, 119 and 120 Harpole Memorial
Book. Also on Harpole War Memorial. |
KIGHTLEY |
Frederick |
Wed
18/9/1918 Private 325198 10th Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince
of Wales Own) Gouze Aucourtzi British Cemetery, Nord, France. 2
H20 |
LIDDINGTON |
George |
6/6/1918
Private 40960 11th Bn. Essex Regiment. Formerly 22966 Northants
Regiment. Hagle Dump Cemetery, Ieper. West Vlaanderen, Belgium.
1.A.9. Served France and Flanders. Born Whittlebury, Northants.
Home village, Duston. |
MACHIN |
Edward
R. |
No
further information currently |
MERRY |
Philip
Sydney |
Mon
27/9/1915 Private 15631 7th Bn. Northants Regiment. Loos Memorial,
Pas de Calais, France. Panel 91 to 93. |
MUNDY |
Frank
Oliver |
Thurs
2/5/1918, age 21. Private 40178, 1st Bn. Cheshire Regiment. Longueness
(St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, Pas de Calais. V.A.82 (Ref) Son of
Oliver Charles and Edith Elizabeth Mundy, New Buildings, Duston.
See also grave 117, St Luke's. |
PANKHURST |
Walter
T. |
Sat
31/10/1914 Private 6440 La Laiterie Military Cemetery, Heuvelland,
West Vlaanderen, Belgium. Ref 1.C.1. Husband of Annie M. Pankhurst,
Staverton, Daventry, Northants. |
RIECKE |
Arnold
Francis Marshall |
Thurs
19/6/1919 aged 29. Major Royal Field Artillery. Gazetted to 39th
Bty. R.F.A. in 1910.Northampton Dallington Cemetery, grave Ref.
E62 Son of Alfred and Kate C. Riecke, Dallington Court, Northampton.
Also on Dallington War Memorial. |
SMITH |
Alfred
Charles |
Thursday
17/9/1914 La Ferte Sous Jouarre Memorial, Seine el Marne, France. |
SMITH |
Arthur
E. |
11/3/1915
(missing Oct 1914, aged 23) age 24 years. Recorded on two graves,
163 and 459 St Luke’s Churchyard Arthur Smith is recorded as missing
1914 on grave 459 and killed on grave 163. (This requires clarification.
Charles Slater Smith 163 is possibly the correct father and not
Charles Smith on 459) |
SMITH |
Ernest
R. |
Tues
6/3/1917 Private 17663 1st Bn. Coldstream Guards. Grovetown Cemetery,
Meaulte, Somme, France. 3.C.38. Born and resided in Duston. |
SMITH |
Thomas
R. |
Private
145908 Household Cavalry of the Line (inc. Yeomanry and Imperial
Camel) Northants Yeomanry. |
SPEECHLEY |
William
Henry |
Sunday
9/5/1915 aged 23 Private 3/8383 1st Bn. Northants Regiment. Le Touret
Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 28-30 Son of Emily Speechley,
26 Scarletwell Street, Northampton. Husband of Alice Maud Speechley |
SPENCER |
Herbert |
Sunday
20/10/1918 Saddler 115814 Royal Field Artillery. Jerusalem War Cemetery,
Israel. Q126 |
STEVENSON |
Ilston
Henry |
Wed
16/2/1916 aged 28 Lietenant 8th Bn Northants Regiment. Ypres, Menin
Gate, Ieper, West Vlaanderen, Belgium, panels 43 and 45 Son of Mr
George North Stevenson and Rosa Stevenson, The Gables, Duston. See
family grave 638, St Luke’s Churchyard. |
WEBB |
Walter
J. |
Tues
21/11/1916 aged 20. Private 6150 4th Bn. Yorkshire Regiment. St
Sever Cemetery extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France 02D8. Only
son of Frank and Annie Webb, Main Road, Duston. (see family grave
655 in St Lukes Churchyard. |
WEBSTER |
Corrie |
Sunday
1/10/1916 Private 242011 5th Bn. Border Regiment. Thiepval Memorial,
Somme, France. Pier and face A and 7C. |
“Greater
love hath no man
than this, that a man lay
down his life for his friends.”
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Photographs
Copyright
© copyright ©
2005, Dave Blackburn, Barry Mansfield |
This
plaque
was erected to
commemorate those
of this Parish who
gave their lives
and also
those who served in
HM forces during the
Second World War
1939-1945.
These
are those who made the supreme sacrifice.
This
is a combination of information from the War Graves Commission and St
Luke’s Church Survey of Memorials, Duston, Northampton 2003. Compiled
by David Blackburn, Ann Collett, Martyn Collett and Barry Mansfield.
AMBERG |
Anthony
Vitis |
Ambergs
were Managing Directors of the Express Lift Company. |
BRAWN
|
Eric |
No
further information currently |
BULL |
Fred |
No
further information currently |
DOWNIE |
Peter |
Only
son of Henry and Mrs Downie of Duston Road, Duston, Northampton.
Henry was a St Luke’s Church bell ringer. |
GRIFFITHS |
Edward |
There
are 3 Griffiths graves in St Luke’s Churchyard. |
HARRISON |
Norman |
There
are 5 Harrison graves in St Luke’s Churchyard. |
HEYWOOD |
John
William |
No
further information currently |
HOPEWELL |
Ryland |
Hopewell
is a local village name. Ryland is a form of local limestone. |
LOCKHART |
Anthony
Vitis |
No
further information currently |
WARD
|
Jack |
No
further information currently |
WRIGHT |
David |
No
further information currently |
HOBLEY |
Reginald
Frank |
Tues
27/8/1940 aged 45. ARP Warden, County Borough of Northampton section
of the Civilian War Dead Register. Son of late Arthur Thomas and
Elizabeth Hobley of Stone, Aylesbury, Bucks. Husband of Frances
Edith Hobley, 50 Kerrfield Estate, Duston. Injured 26/8/1940, died
at General Hospital. |
WRIGHT |
Dennis
William |
15/6/1945
aged 24. Leading Aircraftman Royal Airforce Volunteer Reserve. War
Grave in St Luke’s Churchyard (550) Son of Philip Charles and Harriet
Louisa Wright of Duston, which was home village. |
26 July 2005 |