
MIDDLETON-CUM-FORDLEY
WAR MEMORIAL
World War 1 & 2 - Roll
of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright
© Stuart Green 2006
The
memorial is in the form of a Sicilian marble Latin Cross on an octagonal
base. There are 20 names for World War 1 and 5 for World War 2. The
memorial was originally unveiled on 17th July 1921 by Major-General
Sir Ronald Lane, the builder was Mr Fred Barber. The memorial cost £65
18s raised by public subscription. Details appeared in the East Anglian
Daily Times 21st July 1921. Only the names from World War 1 are listed
here.
1914-1918
BACON |
Lewis
Charles |
Leading
Seaman J/20754, Royal Navy. HMS Pembroke. Died 24/05/1918. Age 22.
Son of Louis and Alice Jane Bacon of Middleton Moor Farm, Yoxford.
Buried at Middleton (Holy Trinity) Churchyard. Ldg Seaman Bacon’s
death was recorded at HMS Pembroke. HMS Pembroke was the Royal Navy
Shore Establishment at Chatham |
BAGGOTT |
Norton
|
Private
329172, 1st/1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died 27/05/1917.
Age 32. Husband of May Constance Baggott of Middleton. Buried at
Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery |
BEDWELL |
Frederick
George Charles |
Lance
Sergeant S/10046, 1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade. Died 03/09/1918.
Age 25. Son of Mr C Bedwell of 43 Cumberland Road, Plaistow, London.
Commemorated on the Vis-En-Artois Memorial |
DOY |
Albert |
Private
3114, 4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 15/07/1916. Commemorated
on the Thiepval Memorial |
EDMUNDS |
Edward |
MM.
Private 326184, 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment. Died 15/10/1918.
Age 20. Son of Mrs Eliza E Edmunds of 12 Holly Cottages, East Bridge,
Theberton. Buried at East Bridge Primitive Methodist Chapelyard.
|
EVERITT |
Jethro |
Private
329451, 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died 26/09/1917.
Commemorated on Tyne Cot Memorial |
FORSDICKE |
Harry
George |
Private
3198, 4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 27/02/1917. Commemorated
on the Thiepval Memorial |
FREE |
Robert |
Private
200925, 7th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 02/05/1917. Age 28.
Son of Baker Simon Free and Betsy Free of Middleton. husband of
Florence Eleanor Free of 8 Station Road, Woodbridge. Buried at Duisans
British Cemetery, Etrun |
FREEMAN
|
Frederick |
Stoker
2938S, Royal Naval Reserve. HMS Vanguard. Died 09/07/1917. Age 23.
Son of Harriett J Freeman of Mill Street, Middleton. Commemorated
on the Chatham Naval Memorial. While at anchor in Scapa Flow, on
9th July 1917, HMS Vanguard suffered an enormous explosion, believed
to have been set off by unstable cordite. Only three of her crew
of over 800 survived |
GEATER |
Wilfred
Hugh |
Private
238033, 4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 23/04/1917. Age 22.
Son of Frederick Joseph and Rosa Geater of Yankee Lodge, Middleton.
Commemorated on the Arras Memorial |
HADINGHAM |
Harold
Herbert |
Sapper
360688, 24th Division Signal Company, Royal Engineers. Died 10/11/1918.
Age 27. Son of Arthur and Charlotte Hadingham of Middleton. Buried
at St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen. Sapper Hadingham is also
commemorated on the Yoxford War Memorial |
KIRKHAM |
Henry |
Private
30825, 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 27/09/1917. Age 32.
Son of Richard and Catherine Kirkham of Hawthorn Cottage, Middleton.
Buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery |
LING |
George |
Private
57250, 11th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Died 11/01/1918. Born in,
and resident of, Middleton. Commemorated on Tyne Cot Memorial See
also Liverpool Street Station,
London. |
MARJORAM |
Edgar
Harry |
Engineman
3677ES, Royal Naval Reserve. HM Drifter Ben Bui. Died 09/07/1916.
Commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial. HM Drifter Ben Bui was
requisitioned by the Admiralty for the duration for the war and
then returned to its owners. The cause of Engineman Marjoram’s death
is not known |
MAYHEW |
Burton |
Private
202084, 2nd/6th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. Died 30/03/1918.
Born in, and resident of, Middleton. Buried at Braine-Le-Comte Communal
Cemetery |
NOY |
Hugh
Montague |
Able
Seaman J/23389, Royal Navy. HMS Inflexible. Died 18/03/1915. Age
18. Son of William John and Kate Noy of Mill Street, Middleton.
Commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial. On 18th March 1915,
the battlecruiser HMS Inflexible was involved in the bombardment
of Dardanelles forts. She began to withdraw after receiving 9 hits
from shells and then struck a mine. She was firstly beached to effect
emergency repairs before proceeding to Malta |
PEPPER |
Albert
|
Private
14995, 7th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 19/03/1918. Born in
Middleton. Buried at Croix-Du-Bac British Cemetery, Steenwerck |
PHILLIPS |
Albert
Arthur |
Private
15126, 9th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 16/09/1916. Born in
Middleton. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial |
RANDLE |
Edward
Lancelot |
Private
43790, 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 18/06/1917. Age 19.
Son of Edward and Louisa Randle of Rectory Road, Middleton. Commemorated
on the Arras Memorial |
SMITH |
Walter
|
Private
46339, 1st Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Died 05/05/1918.
Born Middleton. Buried at Chocques Military Cemetery |
Last
updated
21 February, 2018
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