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Lest We Forget
The Royal British Legion
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Lest We Forget |
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One of the men commemorated is |
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| Photographs Copyright © Phil Curme - 2000 
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The
superb Barton War Memorial which takes the form of a vast stained
glass window in St Peters Church. |
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1914-1918 |
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| ALLGOOD | George |  Lance
Corporal 15813 11th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment who died of wounds
on Monday, 3rd July 1916. Age 21. Born Barton, enlisted Cambridge.
Son of Frederick and Mary Allgood, of Barton, Cambridge. Buried
in HEILLY STATION CEMETERY, MERICOURT-L'ABBE, Somme, France. Plot
I. Row B. Grave 18. See also Cambridge
County High School |
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| ALLGOOD | William |
Private 10/2512, Hawkes Bay Company, 1st Battalion, Wellington Regiment,
N.Z.E.F. who was killed in action on Monday, 25th June 1917. Age
38. Son of James and Mary Allgood, of High St., Barton, Cambs. Resident
74 Wainui Rd, Gisborne, New Zealand. No known grave. Commemorated
on the MESSINES RIDGE (N.Z.) MEMORIAL, Mesen, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
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| DISBREY | Herbert William ('Billy') |
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| EAST | Walter |  Private
17342, 12th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment who was killed in action
on Sunday, 6th May 1917. Age 33. Born Melbourn, enlisted Cambridge.
Husband of Nellie Barnard (formerly East), of The Leys, Barton,
Cambridge. Buried in the FIFTEEN RAVINE BRITISH CEMETERY, VILLERS-PLOUICH,
Nord, France. Plot I. Row B. Grave 26. |
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| JACKSON | Walter | Corporal
15899, 11th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment who died of wounds on Tuesday,
15th May 1917. Age 24. Born Barton, enlisted Cambridge. Son of John
Jackson, of 1, Council Houses, Barton, and the late Mrs. J. Jackson.
Buried in north-west section of ST. PETER CHURCHYARD, BARTON, Cambridgeshire.
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| MARR | [Henry] Douglas |
Rifleman S/26114, "A" Company, 9th Battalion, Rifle Brigade
who died of wounds on Sunday, 29th April 1917. Age 24. Born Folkton,
Yorkshire, resident and enlisted Barton. Son of Henry and Ada Marr,
of 77, Hartington Grove, Cambridge. Formerly R/29514, King's Royal
Rifle Corps. Buried in WARLINCOURT HALTE BRITISH CEMETERY, SAULTY,
Pas de Calais, France. Plot IX. Row F. Grave 7. See also Cambridge
County High School |
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| PAPWORTH | Philip William Poole |
Private 8880, 2nd Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment who was killed
in action on Friday, 12th March 1915. Age 28. Born Comberton, enlisted
Cambridge, resident Enfield, Middlesex. Son of Mrs. Zella Rayner
(nee Papworth), of High St., Barton, Cambridge; husband of Beatrice
Maud Craft (formerly Papworth), of 79, Churchbury Rd., Enfield,
Middx. No known grave. Commemorated on the LE TOURET MEMORIAL, Pas
de Calais, France. Panel 18 |
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| PRATT | Samuel Arthur |
Private 26728, 14th (Service) Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Killed
in action 5th October 1916. Born and resident Barton, enlisted Cambridge.
Formerly 22786, Suffolk Regiment. Buried in EUSTON ROAD CEMETERY,
COLINCAMPS, Somme, France. Plot 1V. Row K. Grave 7. |
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| RAYNER | William John aka Billy |  Gunner
253764, "C" Battery, 315th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.
Died when poisoned by a gas shell on the Somme 30 November 1918.
Baptised 9 July 1899 in Barton. Son of John Francis and Rachel Rayner
(farmers), of Fuller’s Hill, between Gransden and Gamlingay,
after their son enlisted. In 1911 census he was aged 11, schoolboy,
son of John Francis and Rachel Rayner, born and resident Barton.
In the 1918 Electoral registers his address is given as Bird's Farm,
Barton. Buried in ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN, Seine-Maritime,
France. Section S. Plot II. Row HH. Grave 24. |
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| SEEBY | Charles |  Private
26697, 14th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment who was killed in action
on Friday, 20th October 1916. Age 39. Born Trumpington, enlisted
Cambridge, resident Barton. Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. G. Seeby,
of Church Lane, Trumpington, Cambs; husband of Annie May Seeby,
of Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex. Formerly 21425, Suffolk Regiment.
No known grave. Commemorated on the THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France.
Pier and Face 7 C and 7 B
Extract from Cambridge Independent Press - Friday 1 December 1916, page 4: CAMBS. ROLL OF HONOUR. BARTON. The late Pte. Charles Seeby, whose death was reported last week, was a native of Trumpington. He joined the Suffolks on September 14th, 1915. Went to the front in August, 1916, and then transferred into the Hampshire Regiment. He was killed instantaneously on October 20th. Mrs. Seeby has received the following Ietter from his Lieutenant: — “l am deeply grieved to have to tell you of the death of your husband. He was in my platoon, and we are very sorry to lose him. He was always chcerlul and keen. He was killed by shrapnel and suffered no pain. We did all we could for him. I am sorry to say I could not get his personal belongings but it was in an attack, and we could do no more.” |
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1939-1945 |
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| DE COURCY, MC | John Arthur Gerald |
Group Captain, Royal Air Force, Died 30th December 1940 on active
service. Aged 46. Son of the Hon. Robert Charles Sinclair de Courcy
and of Katherine de Courcy (nee Harris); husband of Anna Felicia
de Courcy, of Barton. Awarded the Military Cross (M.C.). Buried
in ST. PETER CHURCHYARD, BARTON, Cambridgeshire. |
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| FIGGETT | Frederick Jack |
Private T/10696586, Royal Army Service Corps. Died 16th October
1943. Aged 46. Son of Charles Frederick and Annie Figgett; husband
of Olive Gilbert Figgett, of Barton, Cambridgeshire. Buried in MASSICAULT
WAR CEMETERY, Tunisia. Plot VI. Row M. Grave 14. |
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| LEWIS | Reginald Charles |  Lance
Sergeant 2614448, 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Died 18th July
1944. Aged 29. Son of Charles William and Annie Elizabeth Lewis,
of Harlton, Cambridgeshire.
No known grave. Commemorated on BAYEUX MEMORIAL, Calvados, France.
Panel 12, Column 2. |
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| LEWIS | Ronald William Vernon |
Driver 2092134, 287 Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died as a Japanese
Prisoner of War 18th November 1943. Aged 24. Son of Charles William
and Annie Elizabeth Lewis, of Harlton, Cambridgeshire. Buried in
THANBYUZAYAT WAR CEMETERY, Myanmar. Plot B6. Row V. Grave 16. |
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| SMITH | John Neville |
Sergeant 1232048, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 9th October
1942. Aged 19. Son of Oliver and Beatrice L. Smith, of Histon, Cambridgeshire.
No known grave. Commemorated on ALAMEIN MEMORIAL, Egypt. Column
262. |
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