Roll of Honour - Cambridgeshire - Great Shelford Village Hall

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GREAT SHELFORD VILLAGE HALL WAR MEMORIAL

World War 1 & 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © 2000 Ann Thompson

The memorial panel is inside the village hall.

MEN AND WOMEN THIS VILLAGE
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE
GREAT WAR OF
1914 - 1918.

ANDREWS	Bernard	Rifleman 44541, 1st Battalion, Kings Royal Rifle Corps. Killed in action 8/5/1918. Born Shelford, enlisted Bury St Edmunds. Formerly TR/13/58499, 20th T.R. Battalion. Also on Village Memorial.
ANDREWS	Harry	Private 4085 2nd Bn., Suffolk Regiment who was killed in action on Friday, 28th September 1917. Born Newton, Cambridge, enlisted Cambridge. Commemorated in POELCAPELLE BRITISH CEMETERY, Langemark-Poelkapelle, West-V., Belgium. Sp. Mem. 8. Also on Village Memorial.
AYRE	Stanley Fawcett	2nd Lieutenant, 170th Army Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action 30-11-17, aged 27. Son of Ella Hudson (formerly Ayre), Dial House, Great Shelford and the late A. Fawcett Ayre, M.I.C.E. Commemorated on: Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, Panel 1. Also on Village Memorial.
BENSTEAD	Arthur K	Private 16427, "B" Coy., 11th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 28/4/1917 in France. Age 21. Son of Frederick and Fanny Benstead, of Station Rd., Long Stanton, Cambs. Born at Swaffham Prior, enlisted Cambridge. Buried in BROWN'S COPSE CEMETERY, ROEUX, Pas de Calais, France. Grave I. C. 19. Also on Village Memorial.
BOREHAM	Noel Walter	Private 12339 7th Bn., Suffolk Regiment who was killed in action on Monday, 3rd July 1916. Age 24. Born Brockley, Suffolk, enlisted Cambridge. Son of Walter and Alice Boreham, of Mill Cottage, Brockley Green, Bury St. Edmund's. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A. Also on Village Memorial.
CHAPMAN	Alfred	Private 2039, 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Killed in action 20 July 1916 in France. Aged 21. Born and enlisted Great Shelford. Husband of Rosina Chapman, of 10, Staffordshire Gardens, Staffordshire St., Cambridge. Buried in BROWN'S ROAD MILITARY CEMETERY, FESTUBERT, , France. Plot II. Row B. Grave 10. Also on Village Memorial.
CHAPMAN	Henry William	Private 15965, 11th battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 19/4/1918 in France. Born Great Shelford, enlisted Cambridge. Buried in SUFFOLK CEMETERY, LA ROLANDERIE FARM, ERQUINGHEM-LYS, Nord, France. Grave I. B. 8. Also on Village Memorial.
CHAPMAN	Josiah	Private 8434, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 16/11/1914 in France. Age 28. Born and resident in Great Shelford, enlsited Cambridge. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Chapman, of Granhan's Rd., Great Shelford. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 31 and 33. Also on Village Memorial.
CLARK	Sidney	possibly: Serjeant 21256 47th Coy., Machine Gun Corps (Inf) who was killed in action on Saturday, 23rd March 1918. Born Moor Cross, cambridge, enlisted Blackheath. Formerly 3067, London Regiment. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 10. Also on Village Memorial.
COLCHESTER	Bernard Valentine	2nd Lieutenant, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 25/4/1917. Age 27. Son of Marguerite Branford Colchester, of Great Shelford, Cambridge, and the late Edward Cromwell Colchester. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 5. Brother listed below. Also on Village Memorial.
COLCHESTER	Edward Cromwell	Lieutenant, HMS Irresistible, Royal Navy, d 18/3/1915, age 31, commemorated: PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire, United Kingdom. Son of Edward Cromwell Colchester and Marguerite Branford Colchester, of Gt. Shelford, Cambridge. Brother listed above. Also on Village Memorial.
CRAWLEY	Albert	possibly Albert Crawley, 2nd Lieutenant, Lincolnshire Regiment. Died of wounds 19/5/1917. Age 21. Son of Robert and Minnie Crawley, of 11, Wellington St., Luton, Beds. Native of March, Cambs. Buried in ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Grave XVII. A. 15. Also on Village Memorial.
DAVIES	Albert Edward	Private 6058 2nd Bn., Suffolk Regiment who was killed in action on Friday, 11th June 1915. Born Nunhead, Surrey, enlisted Bury St Edmunds. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 21. Also on Village Memorial.
DEAN	Victor	probably: Victor Dean, Private G/21358, 7th Battalion, Royal West Surrey Regiment. Killed in action 25/3/191 in France. Born, enlisted and resident Sandy, Beds. Formerly 21307, East Surrey Regiment. Commemorated on POZIERES MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Panel 14 and 15. Also on Village Memorial.
DEVEREUX	Edmund Bouchier	Lieutenant "P2" Royal Naval Air Service who died on Monday, 26th November 1917. Age 22. Son of Walter de Laci Devereux and Blanche Isobel Devereux, of Great Shelford. Commemorated on CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent. Panel 25. Also on Village Memorial.
DEVEREUX	Humphrey William	Lieutenant 5th Bn., South Staffordshire Regiment who died on Monday, 26th June 1916. Age 22. Son of Walter de Laci Devereux and Blanche Isobel Devereux, of Middlewood, Worth, Sussex. Born at Scarning, Dereham, Norfolk. Buried in HUMBERCAMPS COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Pas de Calais, France. Grave II. A. I. Also on Village Memorial and Perse School, Cambridge. Extract from Cambridge Independent Press - Friday 7 July 1916, page 4: Lieut. H. W. Devereux, of Great Shelford, Killed. Lieut. Humphrey William Devereux, eldest son of Mr. Walter de Laci Devereux, of Great Shelford, Cambs., and grandson of the late Rear-Admiral the Hon. Walter Bourchier Devereux, R.N., was killed by a shell in the trenches on June 26th, aged 22 years. Lieut. Devereux was educated at Victoria College, Jersey, and the Perse School, Cambridge, and when war broke out was in his second year as a Scholar of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. He received a commission in the South Staffs. Regiment (T.F.), went out to France in February, 1915, and was gazetted lieutenant the following May. Lieut. Devereux was wounded on October 13th, 1915, at the battle of Loos. He rejoined his regiment in January, 1916, and went abroad again in April. His colonel writes: “He was my best subaltern, and in a few weeks would have been recommended for promotion to captain. His loss is a great grief to all who served with him. I wish to Heaven I had more of his sort. His fearless resolution was an inspiration to his men.” And his company commander says of him: “It is impossible to tell you how much he will be missed by the whole battalion, particularly by those of us, and they are now very few, who were privileged to be in close contact with him since the regiment came to France. He has been in my company since he joined, and has earned the love and admiration of all.” Lieut. Devereux’s two brothers are serving in His Majesty’s Forces—Sub-Lieut. Edmund Bourchier Devereux. R.N., and Sec. Lieut. Robert de Bohun Devereux, 1st the Royal Scots. His father, Mr. W. de L. Devereux, has been working for some time in the Y.M.C.A. Hute in France.
FLACK	Christopher	Private 4951, Royal Army Medical Corps, attached to 2nd Bn., Seaforth Highlanders . Died of wounds (gas) 15/5/1918. Age 27. Born Cambridge, enlisted Bury St. Edmunds. Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Flack, of 3, Granta Terrace, Stapleford, Cambs. Native of Great Shelford. Buried in MONT HUON MILITARY CEMETERY, LE TREPORT, Seine-Maritime, France. Grave V. H. IIA. Also on Village Memorial.
FORDHAM	William	probably: William Nathan Fordham, Private 35190, 8th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 17/2/1917. Born Stanstead, Essex, enlisted Cambridge. Buried in REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY, GRANDCOURT, Somme, France. Grave VI. D. 3. Also on Village Memorial.
FREE	Alexander	Private 201572, 4th battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 22/11/1917 in France. Age 32. Born Castle Camps, enlisted Cambridge. Son of Walter and Eliza Free, of Castle Camps, Cambs; husband of Ethel Free, of Oakfield Cottage, Great Shelford. Formerly 4615, Suffolk Regiment. Buried in TYNE COT CEMETERY, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Grave I. H. 7. Also on Village Memorial.
GEORGE (Crois de Guerre)	Victor Alfred	Pioneer 84511 No. 2 Special Coy., Royal Engineers who died of wounds on Wednesday, 14th November 1917. Age 33. Awarded Croix de Guerre (Belgium). Born Great SHelford, enlisted Cambridge. Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alfred George, of Great Shelford. Buried in STEENKERKE BELGIAN MILITARY CEMETERY, Veurne, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Grave B. 6. Also on Village Memorial.
HARDY	Jack	probably: Jack Hardy, Private 39820, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 8/5/1918 in France. Age 34. Son of Mrs. Kate Marriott, of Barton. Born Great Chesterfield, Essex, enlisted Bury St. Edmunds, resident Cherry Hinton. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 48 to 50 and 162A. Also on Village Memorial.
HARVEY	Herbert [Hubert] Sidney	Pte. 2nd Bt. Suffolk Reg., d 20/7/1916, age 27, commemorated: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Son of William and Mary Ann Harvey, of Newport, Essex; husband of Ruth Harvey, of Mill Lane, Great Shelford, Cambridge. Born Newport, Essex, enlisted Cambridge. Also on Village Memorial.
HILL	Jack	No further information currently. Also on Village Memorial.
HODGE	George William	Second Lieutenant 2nd/4th Bn., Lincolnshire Regiment who was killed in action on Saturday, 27th April 1918. Age 23. Son of William and Eliza Hodge, of Park Farm, Great Shelford. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 35 to 37 and 162 to 162A. Also on Village Memorial.
HOUSDEN	William John	Private 327866 4th Bn., Suffolk Regiment who died of wounds on Tuesday, 20th November 1917. Age 33. Born and enlisted in Great Shelford. Husband of Edith May Housden, of Great Shelford. Formerly 6169, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 40 to 41 and 162 to 162A. Also on Village Memorial.
JEFFERY	James	No further information currently.
JONES	Gladys	VAD Nurse. Died on Tuesday, 21st August 1917. Age 31. Daughter of Alfred and Adelaide Letitia Jones, of The Spinney, Great Shelford. Buried MIKRA BRITISH CEMETERY, KALAMARIA, Section of the Greece Register. Grave 89. Also on Village Memorial.
KIDMAN	James	possibly: James Kidman, Private 18369 7th Bn., Suffolk Regiment who died of wounds on Saturday, 22nd December 1917. Born and enlisted Linton. Buried in LE CATEAU MILITARY CEMETERY, Nord, France. Grave V. C. 6. Also on Village Memorial.
KINSEY	Edward	Sapper 546798 218th Field Coy., Royal Engineers who died on Monday, 13th August 1917. Born Great Shelford, enlisted Sawston. Buried in RAMSCAPPELLE ROAD MILITARY CEMETERY, Nieuwpoort, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Grave II. A. 17. Also on Village Memorial.
LAW	Bertie	[Listed as LAWS on CWGC and SDGW]. Private, 2029. 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Killed in Action 3rd August 1915. Buried in Brewery Orchard Cemetery, Nord, France. Grave Ref. II. A. 9. Also on Village Memorial.
MARTIN	George A	Rifleman 2263 , 12th [County of London] Battalion [The Rangers], London Regiment [confirmed by Petty Sessional Division of Cambridge, Roll of Service, July 1915]. Killed in action Saturday 1st July 1916 in France & Flanders. Son of Mr. B. W. Martin and Mrs. R. Martin, of 99, Alpha House, Alpha Rd., Cambridge. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 9 C. Also on Village Memorial.
NUTTER	Hubert Charles	[Herbert on SDGW] Captain 5th Bn., Suffolk Regiment who was killed in action on Saturday, 16th June 1917. Age 33. Husband of Helen May Mann (formerly Nutter), of the Grove, Sapeston, Bury St. Edmund's. Buried in VIS-EN-ARTOIS BRITISH CEMETERY, HAUCOURT, Pas de Calais, France. Grave VI. D. 18. Also on Village Memorial.
ORRIS	Ernest [Walter]	Pte. 2391, 1st Bt. Cambridgeshire Reg., killed in action 3/12/1916, age 23. Born Hundon, Suffolk, enlisted Cambridge. Son of Walter and Mary Ann Orriss, of Great Shelford, Cambs. Buried: DUHALLOW A.D.S. CEMETERY, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Also on Village Memorial, Great Shelford St Mary and Lolworth.
ROSE	William Mark	Private 9059 7th Bn., Suffolk Regiment who was killed in action on Thursday, 9th August 1917. Age 24. Born Great SHelford, enlisted Cambridge. Son of Harry and Hannah Rose, of Station Rd., Great Shelford. Buried in MONCHY BRITISH CEMETERY, MONCHY-LE-PREUX, Pas de Calais, France. Grave I. K. 11. Also on Village Memorial.
RUTTER	Hugh	probably: Hugh Marsh Rutter, Private 201445 7th Bn., Tank Corps who was killed in action on Sunday, 14th April 1918. Age 19. Born Cambridge, enlisted Warwick. Son of Augustus Emmanuel and Annie Elizabeth Rutter, of 20, Chesterton Hall Crescent, Cambridge. Formerlry 32435, Machine Gun Corps. Also on Village Memorial.
SAUNDERS	William Harold	Corporal 13476, King's Own Scottish Borderers [confirmed by Petty Sessional Division of Cambridge, Roll of Service, July 1915] attahced 4th/3rd Battalion, King's African Rifles. Died on Tuesday 31st December 1918. Age 27. Son of William and Charlotte Saunders, of Rose Cottage, Great Shelford, Cambs. Buried in NAIROBI SOUTH CEMETERY, Kenya. Grave III. B. 2. Also on Village Memorial.
SCARR	Bertram William	Private 326815 1st Bn., Cambridgeshire Regiment who was killed in action on Wednesday, 26th September 1917. Born Shelford, enlisted Cambridge. Formerly 4568, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 148. Also on Village Memorial.
SILLITOE	Ada Florence Victoria	Member 7201, Womens Royal Air Force. Died Friday, 8th November 1918. Buried St Mary's Church, Great Shelford. Also on Village Memorial.
SINDALL	Richard Edward	[Listed as Richard Ernest ISNDALL elsewhere] Captain, 1/1st Battalion (Territorial Force), Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died of wounds 1st July 1915. Age 26. Son of William and Henzell Margeret Sindall, of "The Elms," Great Shelford, Cambridge. In the 1911 census he was the son of William and Margaret Sindall, aged 21, a Builder and Confectioner, born Cambridge, resident with his parents at Wordsworth Grove, Newnham, Cambridge. Buried in BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION (NORD), Nord, France. Plot I Row D Grave 30. Extract from de Ruvigny's Roll of Honour Volume 1, Part 1, Page 328 SINDALL, RICHARD ERNEST, Capt. (Shelford Detachment), 1st Battn. Cambridgeshire Regt. (T.F.), 2nd s. of William Sindall, of The Elms, Shelford, Cambridgeshire, Contractor, and a Member of the Cambridge Town Council, by his wife, Henzell Margaret, dau. of Thomas Usher Crass ; b. Cambridge, 11 April, 1889; educ. Perse School, Cambridge; gazetted 2nd Lieut. Cambridgeshire Regt., 1 Oct. 1908, promoted Lieut. 1 March, 1910, and Capt. 23 June, 1913 ; left for the Front with his regt., 14 Feb. 1915, was seriously wounded by the bursting of a shell on 26 June near Armentièrcs, and died from his wounds, 1 July, 1915; buried at Bailleul; vnm. The 1st Battn. of the Cambridgeshire Regt. was warnily congratulated by Brig.-Gen. Longley for the part it took in the Battle of St. Eloi. He stated that the way that they advanced under very heavy shell and rifle fire towards St. Eloi was splendid and that they were of the greatest assistance in holding the village when the German attack was at its worst. Col. Copeman in a letter published by the Cambridge Daily News, said “We were in the thick of the great fight last Sunday, and I am proud to tell you that the regt. did very well, so the General told me, It was an unexpected attack, and we were hurled into the midst of terrific shell and rifle fire which lasted from 4.30 on Sunday to about 5 am. Monday” A special correspondent with the Cambridgeshire Regt. wrote: “The people of Camhridgeshire must not be allowed to forget that She 1st Cambridgeshires took part in what has been reported as the greatest engagement of the present war and the world’s history. At 10 p m. amid the dull boom of our artillery and the terrific, earsplitting explosions of the French 75’s, we went out ready to do our part. The officers in charge of the company were Capt. R. F. Sindall, Capt. Keenlyside, Lieut. Shaw, and Lieut. Bates., Lieut. Seaton and Lieut. Sir H. G. Butlin, also officers of the company, were already gaining experience in the trenches, and had a rough time of it, After drawing tools and sandbags, w e went forward. Ceaseless numbers of ‘flares’ were sent up, and when passing a gate, the man with the biggest laugh in our company, L.-Corpl. E. Vawser, was hit. He was promptly attended to, and hopes were expressed that he would soon be better. An R.E. officer took charge of us, and we were allotted our job. All the while bullets and shells were flying around us, and one could mark the passage of the shells through the air by a streak of light from them. It was rather a terrifying experience for us to be baptized with such a hail of bullets, and I must say that I never saw one case of funk in the whole company. The boys may be heartily congratulated on their sang froid, and the ‘Cambridgeshire people have good reason to be proud of them After our ‘spelt close up, we manned some reserved trenches, eventually arriving home’ at 8 a.m after a good hard night’s work.” His brother, Capt. H. T. Sindall, of the same regt., was invalided home from the Front on 6 April, 1916. See also Great Shelford, Cambridge, St Mary the Less, Cambridge St Mark’s, Cambridge Guildhall, Cambridge St Marks, and Perse School.
SPARROW	George	No further information currently. Also on Village Memorial.
SPEARING	Edward	Lieutenant 4th Bn., King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regt.) who was killed in action at Ginchy on Monday, 11th September 1916. Age 26. Son of James and Fanny Spearing, of Troodos, Great Shelford, Cambridge. B.A., LL.B. Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 5 D and 12 B. Extract from de Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Volume 2, Part 3, Page 254 SPEARING, Edward - Lieutenant, 4th ( Territorial ) Battalion, Kings Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) Only son of James Spearing of Great Shelford, Cambridge, Solicitor, by his wife, Fanny Elizabeth, dau. of William Clayton. Born Cambridge 25th March 1890, educated Purse Grammar School, and Emmanuel College, Cambridge (scholar), where he took a first class in part 1 of the Historical Tripos in 1910, a second class in part 2 in 1911, and graduated LL.B in 1912, being subsequently articled as a Solicitor; volunteered for Foreign service; obtained a commission as a 2nd Lieut. 4th Battn, Royal Lancaster Regt. 22nd Aug 1914 and was promoted Lieutenant 12th June 1915; served with The Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 3rd May 1915; was wounded near Fricourt 30th Dec. and invalided home; returned to the front in April, 1916 and was killed in action near Delville Wood, 11th Sept following, while leading his company in an attack on the German trenches. Buried where he fell. His Commanding Officer wrote: " He was commanding the Company and pulling it together awfully well. He was a splendid fellow and had no idea of fear. We will all miss him greatly." Unm. Extract from Cambridge Independent Press - Friday 6 October 1916 – page 4: CAMBRIDGE. Lieut. Edward Spearing. King's Own Royal Lancashire Regiment, reported missing September 11th, is now known to have been killed in action on that dale. Born in 1890 he was educated at the Perse Grammar School and at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he won an open scholarship in History. He obtained a First Class in Part 1, of the Historical Tripos, 1910, and Second Class in Part II, 1911. He took his LL. B. degree in 1912. The officer commanding the battalion at present writes: "He was commanding the company and pulling it together awfully well. He was a splendid fellow, and had no idea of fear. We all miss him very greatly." Also on Village Memorial, Cambridge Guildhall, Cambridge Emmanuel College and Perse School
TITCHMARSH	David	[TITCHMARCH on SDGW] Private 325490 1st Bn Cambridgeshire Regiment, Cambridgeshire Regiment who was killed in action on Tuesday, 31st July 1917. Born St. Ives, Hunts, enlisted Great Shelford. Formerly 2038, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 50 and 52. Also on Village Memorial.
WILLIAMS	Edmund Herbert	Private 26129 9th Bn., The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment who was killed in action. on Friday, 14th July 1916. Age 25. Born Cambridge, enlisted Great Shelford. Son of George Clay Williams and Mary Elizabeth Williams, of Station Rd., Gt. Shelford. Formerly 26293, Bedfordshire Regiment. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 11 A. Also on Village Memorial.
WINDER	Charles	[Listed as WINDERS on CWGC and SDGW] Sapper 42761 74th Field Company, Royal Engineers who died of wounds on Sunday 9th June 1918. Age 40. Born and resident Cambridge, enlisted Winchester, Hampshire. Son of Smith and Mary Ann Winders, of Histon. Buried in DUISANS BRITISH CEMETERY, ETRUN, Pas de Calais, France. Grave VI. G. 16.
WRIGHT	Ernest	Private 14420 11th Bn., Suffolk Regiment who was killed in action on Friday, 8th June 1917. Born Great Shelford, enlisted Cambridge. Buried in BROWN'S COPSE CEMETERY, ROEUX, Pas de Calais, France. Grave VI. A. 17. Also on Village Memorial.

1939- 1945

BATES	John	No further information currently. Also on Village Memorial.
BETTS	Henry	possibly: Henry Bartlett Betts, Private 5932623 1st Bn., Essex Regiment who died on Saturday, 7th November 1942. Age 25. Son of Ernest and Mabel Betts, of Cambridge. Buried in KIRKEE WAR CEMETERY, India. Grave 4. K. 14.
BYE	Reginald Alderman	Signalman 2588283 Royal Corps of Signals who died on active service Tuesday, 30th May 1944. Aged 30. Son of Thomas and Mary Bye, of 6, Graham's Road, Great Shelford; husband of Eileen Mary Bye, of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Educated Boxworth School, employed at Papworth Colony. Buried in DELHI WAR CEMETERY, India. Plot 2. Row H. Grave 14. Also on Village Memorial and Papworth Everard Photograph taken whil in India where he served for three years.
COOK	George Bertram	Private 5837165 9th Bn., Durham Light Infantry who died on Wednesday, 7th April 1943. Age 20. Son of Bertram and Ada Cooke, of Great Shelford. Buried in TRIPOLI WAR CEMETERY, Libya. Grave 6. E. 2. Also on Village Memorial.
COOKE, DSC	Roger Henry	Lieutenant H.M.S. Formidable, Royal Navy who died on Friday, 28th March 1941. Age 30. Husband of Edith Sheila Branwhite Cooke, of Little Shelford. Commemorated on LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Bay 1, Panel 6. Also on Village Memorial.
COOKE	John Michael	probably: John Michael Cooke, Sub-Lieutenant H.M.M.L. 579., Royal Navy who died on Tuesday, 26th October 1943. Age 21. Son of Arthur George and Kathleen Jessie Cooke, of Stanwick, Hampshire. Buried in RHODES WAR CEMETERY, Rhodes, Greece. Joint Grave 6. B. 1. Also on Village Memorial.
DAVEY	Renford Percy	Flying Officer 83993 Pilot Instr. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve who died on Friday, 9th May 1941. Age 25. Son of Percy Lionel and Bertha Ethel Davey, of Great Shelford; husband of Joy Davey. Buried in Great Shelford Cemetery. Grave 1. Also on Village Memorial and Perse School and Great Shelford St Mary Memorial. Extract from Cambridge Daily News in 1941: DEATH OF POPULAR SPORTSMAN Flying Officer R. P. Davey FLYING OFFICER RENFORD (“REN”) DAVEY, aged 25, died on May 9th,. having been mortally wounded whilst engaged on flying duties. He was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Davey, of The Nurseries, Great Shelford, and was married at St. Mary's Church, Great Shelford, in February, 1940, to Miss Joy Pond, of Cambridge, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pond, of 5, Guest Road. An Old Persean, Flying Officer Davey was a very keen and popular sportsman. He captained the Shelford Rugby team on many occasions, was a brilliant high jumper, and a useful member of the '99 Rowing Club. He joined the R.A.F.V.R. and was called up at the outbreak of war. After cremation, the funeral service will be held at St. Mary's Church, Great Shelford, at 2.30 on Wednesday, May 14th, and his ashes will be taken to the Cemetery at Great Shelford.
DEAN	Alan	Ordinary Seaman P/JX 261159 H.M.S. Culver, Royal Navy who died on Saturday, 31st January 1942. Age 19. Son of Noel and Blanche Maude Dean, of Great Shelford. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel 68, Column 2. Also on Village Memorial and The Leys School
DOCKERILL	Jack	Private 5830035 5th Bn., Green Howards (Yorkshire Regt.) who died on Monday, 1st June 1942. Age 23. Son of Walter and Elizabeth Dockerill; husband of Florence May Dockerill. Commemorated on ALAMEIN MEMORIAL, Egypt. Column 60. Also on Village Memorial.
GLADWELL	Arthur John	Serjeant 5933322 1st Bn., Cambridgeshire Regiment who died on Wednesday, 14th July 1943. Age 29. Son of Arthur John and Sarah Ann Gladwell; husband of Minnie Jane Gladwell, of Great Shelford. Buried in KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY, Thailand. Grave 2. N. 15. Also on Village Memorial. Extract from Cambridge Independent Press in 1945: Shelford Prisoner of War. News has been received by Mrs. Gladwell, of 31, Hinton Way, Great Shelford, that her husband, Sergt. Gladwell, 1st Battalion, Cambs. Regiment, died on the 14th July, 1943, of avitaminosis, while a prismer of war in No. 2 Camp, Thailand. He was the eldest son of Mr., and Mrs. Gladwell, of 3, Shelford Bottom. Before joining the forces, Sergt Gladwell was employed at the University Arms Hotel, Cambridge.
GOAT	Alfred Howell	Corporal 2588291 Royal Corps of Signals who died on Wednesday, 6th February 1946. Age 39. Son of Frederick and Edith E. Goat; husband of Brenda Mary Goat, of Great Shelford. Buried in Great Shelford Cemetery. Grave 221. Also on Village Memorial.
HOOKE	Francis Anthony	Second Lieutenant Indian Armoured Corps who died on Tuesday, 13th July 1943. Age 19. Son of Francis Edward Yarborough Hooke, and of Madeline Hooke, of Marlow, Buckinghamshire. Buried in KARACHI WAR CEMETERY, Pakistan. Grave 11. D. 7. Also on Village Memorial and also Cambridge St Mark's
HORWOOD	Ray Arthur Richard	Private 10632566 2/4th Bn., Hampshire Regiment who died on Thursday, 22nd April 1943. Age 22. Son of Richard and Eva Horwood, of Shelford. Buried in MEDJEZ-EL-BAB WAR CEMETERY, Tunisia. Grave 8. A. 14. Also on Village Memorial.
HOWARD	Thomas Nevill	Driver 14836075 280 Field Coy., Royal Engineers who died on Tuesday, 26th February 1946. Age 19. Son of Albert Edward and Susannah Howard, of Great Shelford. Buried in COLOGNE SOUTHERN CEMETERY, Germany. Plot 3. Row AA. Grave 22. Also on Village Memorial.
MACSWEEN	Roderick	probably Roderick Campbell MacSween, Ordinary Seaman C/JX301595 H.M.S. Pembroke, Royal Navy who died on Saturday, 13th December 1941. Age 34. Son of John and Catherine MacSween, of Glasgow; husband of Ellen MacSween, of Glasgow. Commemorated on GLASGOW WESTERN NECROPOLIS, Glasgow. Also on Village Memorial.
ROE	Valcourt Desmond Meredith	Pilot Officer 42530 73 Sqdn., Royal Air Force who died on Tuesday, 14th May 1940. Age 28. Son of Capt. Charles Edward Meredith Roe and Marie Eveleen Roe, of Talawakele, Ceylon. Buried in CHOLOY WAR CEMETERY, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France. Grave 2. J. 8. Also on Village Memorial.
ROLPH	David	Chief Petty Officer C/JX 135449 H.M. Submarine Sickle, Royal Navy who died on Sunday, 18th June 1944. Age 28. Son of Samuel and Rose Ellen Rolph; husband of Eleanor May Rolph, of Cheshunt, Hertfordshire. Commemorated on CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent. Also on Village Memorial.
STONE	John	No further information currently. Also on Village Memorial.
WALKER	Frederick William	Rifleman 1629755 9th Bn., Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) who died on Thursday, 14th September 1944. Age 24. Son of John Henry and Sarah Ann Walker, of Great Shelford. Buried in GEEL WAR CEMETERY, Geel, Antwerpen, Belgium. Grave II.A.7. Also on Village Memorial.

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