
BRUNDISH
WAR MEMORIAL
World War 1 & 2. Roll
of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright
© Stuart Green 2006
The
War Memorial is situated inside the parish church and takes the form
of a bronze plaque. There are nineteen names for World War 1 and one
for World War 2. The memorial was first unveiled 14th November 1920
by Major H Ling. The unveiling was reported in the Suffolk Chronicle
Mercury 19th NOvember 1920.
TO
THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING TO
WHOM THIS VILLAGE WAS HOME WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR
1914-1918
BURGESS |
Herbert
George |
Lance
Sergeant 201112, 11th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 24/10/1918.
Age 21. Son of Arthur and Alice Burgess of Brundish. Buried at Vendegies
Cross Roads British Cemetery, Bermerain |
CLEMENTS |
Frederick
|
Private
48295, 12th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Died 24/10/1918. Age
23. Son of Arthur and Mary Clements of Station Lane, Holme Hale,
Thetford, Norfolk. Born in Brundish. Buried at Moorselle Military
Cemetery |
CUSHION |
George
|
Private
17711, 11th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 09/10/1917. Age 25.
Son of Thomas and Kate Cushion of Owls Green, Dennington. Born in
Brundish. Buried at Cement House Cemetery |
FEVEYEAR |
Charles
Samuel |
Rifleman
58641, 2nd/7th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment. Died 28/03/1918.
Age 19. Son of Mrs A Feveyear of Back Lane, Brundish. born at Stradbrook.
Buried at Gommecourt British Cemetery No 2, Hebuterne |
FEVEYEAR |
Stanley |
Believed
to be Private 15277, 8th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 12/101917.
Son of Ellen Feveyear, of Stone Cottages, Wilby, Diss. Born at Stradbrook.
Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial. The memorial shows Harry
FEVEYEAR |
FOSTER |
Alfred
John |
Private
4969, 1st/4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 14/01/1917. Buried
at St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen |
GREEN |
David |
Private
3639, 4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 16/08/1916. Commemorated
on the Thiepval Memorial |
HOWARD |
William
|
Private
4148, 1st/4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 21/08/1916. Age
32. Son of Charles and Harriet Howard. Buried at Heilly Station
Cemetery, Mericourt-L’Abbe |
KERRY |
Thomas |
Private
14990, 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 28/11/1918. Buried
at Busigny Communal Cemetery Extension |
LEEK |
Albert
Victor |
Private
200780, 4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 26/09/1917. Age 19.
Son of William and Charlotte Leek of Glenfield Cottage, Dennington.
Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial |
LEGGETT |
Frederick
Robert |
MM.
Corporal 201002, 1st/1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died
22/09/1918. Age 23. Son of Mrs E M Leggett of St Edmunds, Brundish.
Buried at Wilby (St Mary) Churchyard, Suffolk. Corporal Leggett’s
death was recorded at Wigan |
LYON |
Reuben |
Private
26334, 1st Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Died 18/05/1917. Age 30.
Son of Robert and Susan Lyon of The Grove, Wendy, Royston, Hertfordshire.
Commemorated on the Arras Memorial |
PIPE |
William
|
Gunner
86297, 142nd Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died 05/06/1917.
Buried at Calais Southern Cemetery |
RUMSEY |
Albert
George |
Lance
Corporal 47386, 26th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Died 28/09/1917.
Age 23. Son of George and Sarah Ann Rumsey of Brundish. Buried at
Godewaersvelde British Cemetery |
RUMSEY |
Frederick
|
Private
27932, 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment. Died 09/12/1916. Age 24. Son
of the late George Rumsey of Brundish. husband of Jessie May Rumsey
of Church Lane, Brundish. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial |
RUMSEY |
Harry |
Private
200351, 4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 27/09/1917. Age 26.
Son of George and Sarah Ann Rumsey of The Mill, Brundish. Commemorated
on the Tyne Cot Memorial |
SCASE |
Oscar
Herbert |
Private
35242, 5th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment. Died 10/04/1918. Age 18.
Son of Mary Alice Scase of Wilby-by-Brundish and the late Gibson
Barnabas Scase. Commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial |
SMITH |
Charles
William |
Lance
Corporal 18851, 7th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action
22nd PAril 1917. Born Brundish, enlsited Framlingham. Son of John
and Alice Smith at Bentries farm, Easton. Buried in Feuchy Chapel
British Cemetery, Wancourt, Pas de Calais, France. Plot IV. Row
J. Grave 8. |
SMITH |
Percy
James |
Private
G/43796, “C” Company, 1st Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. Died 28/10/1916.
Age 22. Son of John and Alice Smith of Bentries Farm, Easton. Commemorated
on the Thiepval Memorial |
1939-1945
|
ABBOTT |
James
Alfred |
Private
13005844, 76 Company, Auxiliary Militia, Pioneer Corps. Died 28/05/1940.
Age 38. Son of Charles and Alice Abbott of Worlingworth. husband
of Rachael Emmeline Abbott of Wetheringsett. Commemorated on the
Dunkirk Memorial |
Last
updated
4 December, 2006
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