
BADINGHAM
WAR MEMORIAL
World War 1 & 2 - Roll
of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright
© Stuart Green 2006
The
War Memorial is situated in the grounds of the parish church and takes
the form of a cornish granite obelisk, with lead lettering, mounted
on a two stepped base. There are nine names for World War 1 and three
for World War 2. The memorial was unveiled in Decmeber 1920 by the Ven.
J G R Garlking and reported in the East Anglian Daily Times 7th December
1920. Two names have subsequently been added, one for each conflict;
Bessie Carley was added for World War 1 and Frank Kay for World War
2.
IN
HONOUR OF THE MEN OF THIS
PARISH WHO FOUGHT AND IN EVER
GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE
WHO FELL FOR GOD AND KING, FOR
RIGHT, FOR FREEDOM AND FOR
PEACE IN THE GREAT WAR
1914-1918
BALDRY |
William
|
Lance
Sergeant 5724, 8th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 12th October
1917. Born at Badingham. Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial |
CARLEY,
RRC |
Bessie |
Assistant
Matron, Territorial Force Nursing Service. Died 26th April 1920.
Buried on North East boundary of Badingham (St John the Baptist)
Churchyard. |
CLARY |
Charles
Basil |
Private
23806, 8th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 2nd July 1916. Age
21. Son of Charles and Louisa Clary of Badingham. Commemorated on
the Thiepval Memorial |
DURRANT |
John
Charles |
Private
216635, 107th Battalion, Canadian Infantry. Died 24th April 1917.
Age 28. Son of William and Jane Durrant of The Supply Stores, Badingham.
Buried at Boulogne Eastern Cemetery |
HAMMOND |
Albert |
Private
200727, 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 15th June 1918. Born
in Burton-Upon-Trent, resident in Badingham. Commemorated by a special
memorial in Chocques Military Cemetery where he is believed to be
buried |
SAUNDERS |
Charles
Herbert |
Shoeing
Smith 52195, 6th Battery, 40th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Died
5th August 1918. Age 29. Son of Mrs G Saunders of Badingham. Buried
at Pernes British Cemetery |
SELF |
Robert
|
Sergeant
15186, 9th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 12th October 1916.
Age 20. Son of Mr and Mrs H Self of Low Street, Badingham. Buried
at Bancourt British Cemetery |
STANNARD |
Henry
Owen |
Private
3677, 4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 20th July 1916. Buried
at Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval |
SWANN |
George |
Private
18088, 7th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 19th July 1916. Age
28. Son of Mr and Mrs W Swann of Cransford. husband of W Swann of
Framlingham. Buried at Etaples Military Cemetery |
WOODS |
Ernest
|
Private
260087, 9th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment. Died 5th October 1918.
Age 20. Son of Walter and Roseanna Woods, of Badingham. Buried at
Doingt Communal Cemetery Extension |
AND
OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE WORLD WAR |
1939-1945 |
FISK |
Arthur
William |
Able
Seaman C/J 15777, Royal Navy. HMS Orion. Died 14th April 1944. Age
48. Son of Arthur and Eleanor Fisk of Badingham. husband of Ivy
Caroline Lily Fisk of Badingham. Buried at Badingham (St John the
Baptist) Churchyard. The Leander Class light cruiser HMS Orion served
as a fire support at the Salerno landings in September 1943 and
again at the Anzio landings in January 1944, before returning the
UK to prepare for D-Day |
KAY |
Frank |
Lance
Corporal 6145890, Intelligence Corps. Died 18th June 1941. Buried
at Badingham (St John the Baptist) Churchyard. |
STAMMERS |
Arthur
|
Flight
Sergeant 529174, 205 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Died 5th June 1945.
Age 28. Son of Wesley George and Louisa Jane Stammers of Badingham.
Commemorated on the Singapore Memorial. In April 1941, 205 Squadron
received its first Catalina. With the coming war to the Far East,
the squadron was engaged in trying to locate Japanese naval forces
on their way to invade Malaya and the Dutch East Indies. It moved
to Java at the end of the year from its exposed base at Seletar
and when Japanese forces landed it retired to the south coast of
the Island and in March 1942 to Australia, where it disbanded on
31 March 1942. Flt Sgt Stammers is believed to have died as a Prisoner
of War |
WARNER |
Geoffrey
William |
Private
5827176, 4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 25th September 1943.
Age 24. Son of William and Mildred Warner of Badingham. Buried at
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery |
SEE
YE TO IT
THAT THESE SHALL NOT HAVE DIED IN VAIN
Last
updated
26 September, 2008
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