
PEASENHALL
WAR MEMORIAL
World War 1 & 2 - Roll
of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright
© Stuart Green 2006
The
Peasenahll war memorial can be found outside the parish churchyard and
takes the form of a Celtic cross on a two stepped base with a bronze
plaque. They contain the names of 26 men who gave their lives during
World War 1 and 5 in World War 2. The memorial was unveiled 26th June
1921 by Lieutenant-Colonel F W Turner.
TO
THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN HONOURED MEMORY OF
THE MEN CONNECTED WITH THIS PARISH
WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR
1914-1918
ALLEN |
Arthur
Henry |
Private
15055, 9th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 19/12/1915. Born at
Peasenhall. Buried at the White House Cemetery |
BACON |
Percy
William |
Lance
Corporal S/27076, 13th Battalion, Rifle Brigade. Died 13/04/1917.
Husband of E R Kelly (formerly Bacon) of 265 Salem Avenue, Toronto,
Ontario, Canada. Born at Peasenhall. Buried at Duisans British Cemetery,
Etrun |
BLACKFORD |
Arthur
James |
Private
PS/94, 19th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Died 17/01/1916. Age 21.
Son of Arthur Albert James Smyth Blackford and Adela Fanny Blackford
of 4 Avondale Road, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth. Buried at Cambrin
Churchyard Extension |
BURGESS
|
Thomas
Fowles |
Private
9433, 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 10/03/1915. Age 19.
Born at Peasenhall. Buried at Le Treport Military Cemetery |
COLE |
Alfred
|
Pioneer
85783, 406th (Renfrew) Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died 22/04/1918.
Age 34. Son of Samuel Cole. husband of Jessie Emily Cole of 19 Brograve
Road, Tottenham, London. Born at Peasenhall. Buried at Gonnehem
British Cemetery |
DAVIS |
Thomas
Reginald |
Private
30807, 12th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 12/04/1918. Age 27.
Son of Thomas Henry and Mary Davis of Heathfields, Ipswich. Born
at Yoxford. Commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial |
HILL |
Albert
William |
Second
Corporal 51877, 102nd Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died 30/09/1916.
Age 37. Son of William Hill of Wortham, Diss, Norfolk. husband of
Bertha Hill of 78 Cumberland Street, Woodbridge. Employee of the
Peasenhall Drill Works. Buried at Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont |
HOWARD |
George |
MM.
Sergeant 1861, 4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 18/08/1916.
Age 20. Son of Charles Napier Howard of Hackney Road, Peasenhall.
Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial |
KERRIDGE |
George |
Private
17023, 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment. Died 01/10/1915. Born at Sibton.
Commemorated on the Helles Memorial |
NEWSON |
Herbert
William Montague |
Private
24804, 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 26/09/1917. Born at
Wrentham. Commemorated on Tyne Cot Memorial |
NEWSON |
Robert
|
Private
G/35150, 7th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Died 13/11/1916. Buried
at Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel |
NICHOLS |
Reginald |
Lance
Corporal 9589, 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 14/04/1917.
Age 19. Son of William Charles and Emma Nichols of Hilton's Farm,
Peasenhall. Buried at Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun |
OXBURROW |
Wallace
James |
Private
TF/238044, 12th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. Died 12/11/1917.
Born at Bredfield. Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial |
PEARCE |
John
William |
Private
18076, 8th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 19/07/1916. Age 21.
Son of Mr and Mrs Pearce of The Knoll, Peasenhall. Commemorated
on the Thiepval Memorial |
PEPPER |
Elwin
L |
Private
2670, Pay Office(Cairo), Army Pay Corps. Died 07/02/1916. Buried
at Cairo War Memorial Cemetery |
QUINTON |
William
John |
Believed
to be Private 37995, 8th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. Died
20/09/1917. Age 28. Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial. Peasenhall
Memorial shows Private Quinton to be a member of the Royal Fusiliers |
READ |
Charles
William |
Private
7549, 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Died 25/09/1915. Age
21. Son of William and Elizabeth Read of Gooderham's Farm, Clopton.
Commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial |
READ |
Herbert |
Private
9485, "A" Company, 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died
25/05/1915. Son of William and Elizabeth Read of Rose Cottage, Peasenhall.
Commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
ROSE |
William |
Driver
184276, 241st Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Died 11/09/1917. Age
24. Son of Mrs M J Rose of Church House, Peasenhall. Buried at Gwalia
Cemetery |
ROWE |
Herbert
William |
Private
201235, 4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 23/03/1918. Age 25.
Son of Mrs Alice Rowe of The Knoll, Peasenhall. Commemorated on
the Arras Memorial |
ROWE |
William
|
Private
TR 10/7235, 22nd Battalion, Training Reserve. Died 21/05/1917. Age
18. Son of Mr E Rowe of The Causeway, Peasenhall. Buried at Peasenhall
Cemetery. Private Rowe’s death was recorded at Cambridge |
ROWE |
Walter
Edward |
Private
G/25863, 1st Battalion, Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment).
Died 26/10/1917. Age 19. Son of Herbert and Mary A Rowe of Langley
Cottage, Peasenhall. Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial |
SELF |
Albert
E |
Sapper
51033, 97th Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died 22/03/1918. Born
in Saxmundham. Commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial |
SELF |
Ernest
Alfred |
Private
3998, 4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 29/08/1916. Age 27.
Son of the late George and Sarah Self of Peasenhall. Commemorated
on the Thiepval Memorial |
SIMPSON |
George
Victor |
Private
93899, 259th Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Died 25/05/1917.
Age 29. Son of George and Annie Simpson of Peasenhall. Buried at
Nairobi South Cemetery |
SPRINGTHORPE |
Arthur
Edward |
Private
11338, 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Died 21/10/1918. Born in
Rutlandshire. Buried at Delsaux Farm Cemetery, Beugny |
1939-1945 |
BURKISS |
Richard
Wilberforce |
Captain
44506, 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 24/05/1940. Buried
at Cretinier Cemetery, Wattrelos |
SAWYER |
Arthur
Daniel |
Aircraftman
1st Class 1425860, 21 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died 24/12/1942. Age 19. Son of Frank Edward and Alice May Sawyer
of Peasenhall. Buried at Calcutta (Bhowanipore) Cemetery. At the
time if AC1 Sawyer’s death, 21 Squadron were flying Lockheed Ventura,
operating out of Methwold. On 6th December, 21 Squadron was one
of the squadrons which made the daring low-level attack on the Phillips
radio and valve factory at Eindhoven. how this equates to AC1 Sawyer’s
burial in Calcutta is unknown. |
STIFF |
Richard
William |
Flight
Sergeant 1335635, 423 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died 13/11/1943. Age 20. Son of Lily Stiff and stepson of George
Pearce of Peasenhall. Commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. Formed
at RAF Station Oban, Scotland on 18 May 1942, 423 General Reconnaissance
Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, soon re-deployed to RAF Station
Castle Archdale, Northern Ireland, flying Short Sunderland. |
TENNYSON |
Charles
Julian |
Captain
137391, 6th Battalion, Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry. Died 07/03/1945.
Buried at Taukkyan War Cemetery, Burma |
TENNYSON |
Frederick
Penrose |
Lieutenant,
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. HMS Dunluce Castle. Died 07/07/1941.
Age 28. Connection to Peasenhall unknown. Buried at Dunfermline
(Douglas Bank) Cemetery. HMS Dunluce Castle was a depot ship anchored
in Scapa Flow. her many duties included storing ships, providing
temporary accommodation for crew waiting their ships and housing
survivors from the Russian convoys |
Last
updated
21 November, 2006
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