YAXLEY
WAR MEMORIAL
World
War 1 & 2 & Iraq - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © 2003 Martin Edwards
The
memorial stands in the parish churchyard. It takes the form of a rough
hewn granite block standing 7 feet 6 inches tall with British and French
flags in relief on the front face. The memorial covers World War 1 and
World War 2 & Iraq and has recently had two names added. This contains
39 names for World War 1 and 21 names for World War 2. The memorial
was unveiled by local clergy and dignitaries in 1920. It cost £185.
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Photographs
Courtesy and
Copyright © Martyn Smith 2002 |
1914-1919
TO
OUR GLORIOUS DEAD
WHO CHAMPIONED OUR CAUSE IN THE GREAT WAR
AND FRO US MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE.
A
further memorial exists in the parish church consisting of an oak-wood
tablet surmounted by a crucifix. This tablet was dedicated by the Bishop
of Ely on 12th November 1922. There are 40 names for World War 1 and
20 names for World War 2.
TO
THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY
OF THE FALLEN OF THIS PARISH 1914 - 1918
1939 - 1945
The
details here are drawn from the cemetery memorial.
There are discrepancies in the count of names on each memorial - see above.
AMPS |
Henry |
Lance
Corporal 201916, 268th Railway Company, Royal Engineers. Died of
wounds Tuesday 24th July 1917. Born Yaxley, enlisted Huntingdon,
resident Peterborough. Buried in TROIS ARBRES CEMETERY, STEENWERCK,
Nord, France. Grave I. T. 38. |
AYRES |
George
William |
[Private
on memorial] Lance Corporal 22345, 9th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire
Regiment. Died in Mesopotamia Saturday 23rd June 1917. Age 32. Born
Holme, Hunts, enlsited Bedworth, Warwickshire. Son of Mr. and Mrs.
George William Ayres, of South View, Yaxley, Peterborough; husband
of Beatrice M. Ayres, of 66, Coventry Rd., Bedworth, Nuneaton, Warwickshire.
Commemorated onBASRA MEMORIAL, Iraq. Panel 9 |
BEEBY |
Jack |
Lance
Corporal 12725, 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed
in action Sunday 9th May 1915. Born Yaxley, enlisted St Pancras,
Middlesex. Commemorated on PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL, Comines-Warneton,
Hainaut, Belgium. Panel 7. |
BELLAMY |
Walter
Percy |
Private
9892, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Sunday
8th November 1914. Born and resident Yaxley, enlisted Bedford. Commemorated
on PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium. Panel
4. |
BROUGHTON |
H |
Corporal,
Northamptonshire Regiment probably
HERBERT BROUGHTON, Corporal 12903, 7th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment.
Killed in action Monday 3rd July 1916. Age 26. Born Fletton, enlisted
Cambridge. Son of John and Jane Broughton, of 36, Duke St., Old
Fletton, Peterborough. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme,
France. Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A |
BROWN |
William |
Driver
T4/045195, 371st Coy. 37th Reserve Park, Royal Army Service Corps.
Died in England Sunday 28th February 1915. Age 47. Enlisted Peterborough,
resident Yaxley. Son of George Brown, of Great Glemham, Saxmundham,
Suffolk; husband of Laura Brown, of The Green, Yaxley, Peterborough.
Buried in ALDERSHOT MILITARY CEMETERY, Hampshire. Grave AF. 1821. |
COLES |
John
William |
Gunner
77782, 25th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action Sunday
20th September 1914. Age 24. Born Peterborough, enlisted Newcastle-on-Tyne.
Son of Mrs. M. E. Coles, of Broadway Terrace, Yaxley, Hunts. Commemorated
on LA FERTE-SOUS-JOUARRE MEMORIAL, Seine-et-Marne, France. |
COLES |
Matthew |
Private
57476, 1st Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment).
Died Wednesday 4th September 1918. Born Yaxley, enlisted Bedford,
resident Peterborough. Buried in AUBIGNY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION,
Pas de Calais, France. Grave IV. E. 47. |
COOPER |
George
Spencer |
Second
Lieutenant, 6th Battalion, Nothamptonshire Regiment. Killed in
action 17 February 1917. Born 2 July 1897 in Tendring Registration
District, Essex. Admitted to King Edward VII Grammar School school
15 January 1907, son of Henry Spencer Cooper, of Millhose, Yaxley,
near Peterborough, Huntingdonshire (a Doctor of Medicine); previously
educated privately at home. Left 27 July 1909, went to Epsom College,
listed on their Roll of Honour. In the 1901 census he was aged
3, born Essex, son of Harry Spencer and Catherine A Cooper, resident
Broadway, Village, Yaxley, Huntingdonshire. No known grave. Commemorated
on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 11 A and 11
D. See also King
Edward VII Grammar School, King's Lynn
Also
commemorated on a marble plaque in the church:
IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF
GEORGE SPENCER COOPER
2ND LIEUT. 6TH BATTN. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE REGIMENT
WHO WAS KILLED AT MIRAUMONT FRANCE
AT THE BATTLE OF BOOM RAVINE FEB. 17TH 1917
WHILE GALLANTLY LEADING THE MEN OF HIS PLATOON
IN AN ATTACK ON THE GERMAN TRENCHES
AGED 19 YEARS
DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI
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GARRATT |
Alfred |
[Spelt
GARRETT on CWGC & SDGW] Private 57143, 11th Battalion, Lancashire
Fusiliers. Killed in action Tuseday 28th May 1918. Born and enlisted
Scunthorpe, Lincolsnhire, resident Yaxley. Commemorated on SOISSONS
MEMORIAL, Aisne, France. |
GARRATT |
Samuel |
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[Spelt
GARRETT on CWGC & SDGW] Private 3/8844, 1st Battalion,
Northamptonshire Regiment. Died of wounds 6th February
1915. Age 24. Born Yaxley, enlisted Northampton. Son of
Mrs. Julia Garrett, of Main St., Yaxley. Buried in YAXLEY
CEMETERY, Huntingdonshire. Grave 3. 105.
Samuel
Garratt's Military Funeral 10 February 1915 at Yaxley
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GOODSON |
John |
Private
235238, 7th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment. Killed in action Sunday
14th October 1917. Age 37. Born Bournemouth, enlisted Huntingdon,
resdient Yaxley. Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Goodson, of Broadway, Farcet;
husband of E. A. Goodson, of Derby Villa, Broadway, Yaxley, Peterborough.
Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Panel 52 to 54 and 162A. |
GOODWIN |
Harold
Robert |
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[Private
on memorial] Rifleman TR13/64033, 53rd Battalion, Kings
Royal Rifle Corps. Died at home Friday 18th October 1918.
Age 18. Born and resident Yaxley, enlisted Cambridge. Son
of Isaac and Ellen Goodwin, of Tiverton House, Broadway,
Yaxley. Buried in YAXLEY CEMETERY, Huntingdonshire. Grave
3. 104. |
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GORHAM |
William |
Private
225568, 1st (City of London) Battalion (Royal Fusiliers) London
Regiment. Killed in action Thursday 18th April 1918. Age 27. Born
and resident Yaxley, enlisted Huntingdon. Son of Samuel and Fanny
Gorham, of Water End, Yaxley, Hunts. Formerly 602, Huntingdonshire
Cyclist battalion posted to 2/4th Battalion, London Regiment. Buried
in LONGUEAU BRITISH CEMETERY, Somme, France. Grave I. B. II. |
HICKS |
George |
Private
140915, 21st Battalion, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Killed in
action Tuesday 28th May 1918. Born and resident Yaxley, enlisted
Huntingdon. Formerly 6529, Bedfordshire Regiment. Commemorated on
SOISSONS MEMORIAL, Aisne, France. |
HOUSDEN |
Frederick |
[List
on the memorial as Machine Gun Corps.] Private 17256, 7th Battalion,
Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed in action Thursday 17th August
1916. Age 20. Born Sawtry, enlisted Peterborough. Son of Edward
and Charlotte Housden, of Water End, Yaxley, Peterborough. Commemorated
on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 11 A and 11 D |
HOUSDEN |
William |
Private,
4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds Tuesday 24th
April 1917. Age 23. Born Sawtry, enlisted Bedford, resident Yaxley.
Son of Edward and Charlotte Housden, of Water End, Yaxley, Peterborough.
Buried in AUBIGNY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Pas de Calais, France.
Grave II. B. 73. |
HOWARD |
John
Thomas |
Private,
7th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Tuesday 27th
November 1917. Age 26. Born March, Cambridgeshire, enlisted Peterborough,
resident Yaxley. Husband of Lucy Ethel Howard, of Middleton's Lane,
Yaxley, Peterborough. Formerly 16364, Northamptonshire Regiment.
Buried in ARTILLERY WOOD CEMETERY, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Grave IX. B. 20. |
JACKSON |
Tom |
[List
as Private on SDGW] Lance Corporal, 40455, 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire
Regiment. Died of wounds Monday 3rd December 1917. Age 34. Born
and resident Yaxley, enlisted Huntingdon. Husband of Mary Jackson,
of Middleton's Lane, Yaxley, Peterborough. Formerly 19378, Bedfordshire
Regiment. Buried in NOEUX-LES-MINES COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION,
Pas de Calais, France. Grave IV. A. 15. |
KING |
Robert
Ellington |
Private
17049, 7th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed in action
Monday 27th September 1915. Age 20. Born Sheffield, Yorkshire, enlisted
Peterborough. Son of the late Richard and Hannah King. Commemorated
on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 91 to 93 |
LANGFORD |
Horace |
Corporal
16516, 7th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed in action
Sunday 17th June 1917. Age 38. Born Yaxley, enlisted Peterborough.
Husband of Ethel Langford, of Chapel Lane, Yaxley, Peterborough.
Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 43 and 45 |
NICHOLLS |
Alfred |
Lance
Corporal 6890, 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed
in action Thursday 4th March 1915. Born St John's, Peterborough,
enlisted Peterborough. Commemorated on LE TOURET MEMORIAL, Pas de
Calais, France. Panel 28 to 30 |
NIGHTINGALE |
A |
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Private
11791, 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Died Thursday
2nd January 1919. Buried in YAXLEY CEMETERY, Huntingdonshire.
Grave 3. 102. - probably Arthur Nightingale |
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ROWELL |
A
J |
Private,
Lincolnshire Regiment - possibly
ALFRED ROWELL, Private 14317, 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire. Died
Monday 3rd July 1916. commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme,
France. Pier and Face 1 C. |
ROWELL |
Benjamin
E |
[List
on memorial as Lance Corporal] Private G/50610, 2nd Battalion, Middlesex
Regiment. Died of wounds Sunday 11th March 1917. Born and resident
Yaxley, enlisted Bedford. Buried in GUARDS' CEMETERY, COMBLES, Somme,
France. Grave II. B. 12. |
RUSDALE |
Jack |
Private
3215, 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Monday
23rd April 1917. Age 41. Born and resident Yaxley, enlisted Huntingdon.
Son of John and S. A. Rusdale, of Faith View, Yaxley, Peterborough.
Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 5. |
RUSDALE |
Joseph |
Private
26096, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Died of wounds Friday
8th September 1916. Born and resident Yaxley, enlisted Huntingdon.
Formerly 26117, Bedfordshire Regiment. Buried in HEILLY STATION
CEMETERY, MERICOURT-L'ABBE, Somme, France. Grave IV. A. 68. |
SMITH |
Arthur |
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Private
3040501, "f" Company, 3rd Reserve Battalion, Canadian
Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment). Died Sunday 27th October
1918. Age 27. Son of Joseph and Maria Smith, of 106, Gilbert
Avenue, Toronto, Ontario. Born 12th September 1890 in Norfolk,
England. Originally resident 75, Gilbert Avenue, Toronto,
Ontario. Single, Anglican. Military Service Act letter and
number 825069. Employed as a bleacher at York Knitting Co.
Enlisted 24th September 1917 in Niagra Camp, Toronto, Ontario,
Canada. Height 5ft 5ins, 36ins chest, complexion dark, eyes
brown, hair brown. Buried in YAXLEY CEMETERY, Huntingdonshire.
Grave 3. 103. National Archives of Canada - Accession Reference:
RG 150, Box 9011 - 26 |
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SMITH |
E
A |
Able
Seaman, HMS "Pylades".
Note:
HMS "Pylades" was an Admiralty M Class, Destroyer part
of 14TH DESTROYER FLOTILLA, GRAND FLEET in November 1918. |
STANYON |
A
J |
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Private
27704, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died Thursday
17th July 1919. Buried in YAXLEY CEMETERY, Huntingdonshire.
Grave 3. 145. |
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STANYON |
William
Stapleton |
Private
43492, 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action Thursday
12th October 1916. Age 22. Born and resident Yaxley, enlisted Peterborough.
Son of Charles Wallace Stanyon and Judith Stanyon, of The Green,
Yaxley, Peterborough. Formerly 17050, Northamptonshire Regiment.
Buried GREVILLERS BRITISH CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Grave
I. AA. &. |
SUTER |
Herbert |
Private
1581, 10th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action Saturday
1st July 1916. Age 30 Born and enlisted Gainsborough, Lincs., resident
Cleethorpes, Lincs. Husband of Helen Suter, of Eastfield Grove,
Morton, Gainsborough, Lincs. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL,
Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C |
TABOR |
John
C |
Private
1702, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario
Regiment). Died Sunday 28th February 1915. Age 33. Born Yaxley 17th
January 1883. Son of the late Jane Tabor; husband of Alice Mary
Tabor, of 18, Church St., Holme, Peterborough. Labourer by trade.
Unmarried when he enlisted and his mother was still alive. Previously
served 3 years with 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Enlisted
in PPCLI in Ottowa, Canada 1st October 1914, aged 31 years 7 months.
Height 5ft 8ins, chest 38ins, complexion fair, eyes blue, hair P
& S (?), religion Church of England. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN
GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 10. National
Archives of Canada - Accession Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166,
Box 9482 - 10 |
THOMASON |
Walter |
[Listed
as Signaller on memorial] Private 203503, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire
Regiment. Killed in action Saturday 21st September 1918. Born Moreton
Pinkney, Northants, enlisted Huntingdon, resident Yaxley. Commemorated
on VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 4 and 5. |
TOMBLIN |
John
[James] |
Sergeant
295247, 2nd/4th (City of London) Battalion (Royal Fusiliers), London
Regiment. Killed in action Thursday 20th September 1917. Born and
resident Yaxley, enlisted Fletton. Son of Fanny Tomblin and the
late William Tomblin; husband of Elizabeth Tomblin, of 15, Mitford
St., Filey, Yorks. Formerly 228, Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion.
Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 52. |
TOWNSEND |
G |
Sapper,
Royal Engineers. - possibly
G TOWNSEND, Corporal WR/287977, 272nd Light Railway Construction
Company, Royal Engineers. Died Friday 17th January 1919. Buried
in DEIR EL BELAH WAR CEMETERY, Israel. Grave C. 48. |
WAITE |
Wilfrid
[Leonard] |
Private
24861, 3rd Company, 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Died of wounds
Wednesday 22nd May 1918. Age 25. Born Yaxley, enlisted Huntingdon.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Waite, of Cow Lane, Yaxley, Peterborough.
Buried in ST. HILAIRE CEMETERY EXTENSION, FREVENT, Pas de Calais,
France. Grave G. 15. |
WALKER,
MM |
Alfred |
[Listed
as Lance Corporal on SDGW] Private 50707, Cheshire Regiment. Died
of wounds Monday 22nd April 1918. Age 20. Born Yaxley, enlisted
Huntingdon. Son of Elizabeth Parsons, of Middleton's St., Yaxley,
Peterborough. Awarded the Military Medal (MM). Formerly 31937, Bedfordshire
Regiment. Buried in HARINGHE (BANDAGHEM) MILITARY CEMETERY, Poperinge,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Grave V. B. 12. |
WHALEY |
George
[William] |
Private
18100, 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action Monday
3rd July 1916. Born and resident Yaxley, enlisted Boston, Lincolsnhire.
Buried in GORDON DUMP CEMETERY, OVILLERS-LA BOISSELLE, Somme, France.
Grave IV. P. 2. |
"GREATER
LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS" |
1939-1945 |
ALLENSON |
L
? |
Lance
Corporal, Royal Marine Commando. |
BARNES,
AFM |
Thomas
Edward |
Sergeant
511912, Pilot, 114 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Died Saturday 15th
February 1941. Age 29. Son of Joseph and Mary Ellen Barnes; husband
of Gladys Grace Barnes, of Yaxley, Huntingdonshire. Buried in
FLUSHING (VLISSINGEN) NORTHERN CEMETERY, Zeeland, Netherlands.
Row A. Grave 6.
Photograph
Courtesy & Copyright © Angelique Hoogwerf 2015
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BEEBY |
John
[Henry] |
Private
5835451, 4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died Sunday 13th June
1943. Age 33. Son of John William and Louise Beeby, of Yaxley, Huntingdonshire.
Prisoner of war. Buried in THANBYUZAYAT WAR CEMETERY, Myanmar. Grave
B4. O. 6. |
BINNS |
T |
Corporal,
Royal Army Service Corps possibly
THOMAS WILLIAM BINNS, Private 5881824, 5th Battalion, Northamptonshire
Regiment. Died Friday 13th June 1941. Age 26. Buried in EASTFIELD,
PETERBOROUGH, CEMETERY, Northamptonshire. Div. 4. Block 16. Cons.
Grave 6361. |
BURROWS |
Thomas
Lawrence Leonard |
Private
5777219, 5th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment. Died Sunday 15th
February 1942. Age 25. Died in the final days fighting in Singapore
before the surrender. Buried in KRANJI WAR CEMETERY, Singapore.
Collective grave 17. D. 4-11.
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CHAMBERS |
Leslie
Charles |
Private
5832948, 2nd Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Killed in action
at Segarrang Saturday 24th January 1942. Age 26. Son of Arthur
and Martha Lily Chambers, of Peterborough, Northamptonshire. Commemorated
on SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Singapore. Column 58.
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CLARKE |
H |
STM,
R W A A F? |
CLEMENTS |
William
[Raymond] |
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Sergeasnt
363370, Pilot, Royal Air Force. Died Tuesday 24th September
1940. Age 33. Son of William James Clements and Ada Florence
Clements; husband of Gladys Rose Clements, of Rustington,
Sussex. Buried in YAXLEY CEMETERY, Huntingdonshire. Sec.
3. Grave 877. |
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COLES |
W |
Private,
Northamptonshire Regiment |
FOREMAN |
Arthur
Henry |
Flying
Officer 55632, Pilot, Royal Air Force. Died Saturday 28 October
1944 . Age 28. Son of David and Louisa Jane Foreman, of Stroxton,
Lincolnshire. Buried in NASSAU WAR CEMETERY, Bahamas. Grave West.
C. 2. |
HICKS |
Roland
Albert |
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Private
4806730, 2nd Battalion, The Lincolshire Regiment. Died Thursday
10th June 1943. Age 29. Son of Alfred and Flossie Hicks;
husband of Elvira May Hicks, of Yaxley. Buried in YAXLEY
CEMETERY, Huntingdonshire. Sec. 3. Grave 848. |
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HOWARD |
John
Thomas Alfred |
Private
5830955, 4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died Wednesday 8th September
1943. Age 25. Prisoner of war. Buried in KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY,
Thailand. Grave 2. N. 59.
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HUSSEY |
Bill |
Corporal
5889496, 5th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Died Thursday
29th March 1945. Age 29. Son of William and Annie Hussey, of Yaxley,
Huntingdonshire; husband of Dorothy May Hussey, of Yaxley. Buried
in ROME WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Grave I. D. 24. |
JARVIS |
Fererick
Henry |
Private
5884626, 5th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Died Tuesday
1st December 1942. Age 22. Buried in MEDJEZ-EL-BAB WAR CEMETERY,
Tunisia. Grave 1. A. 15. |
MERCHANT |
Victor
[William] |
[Listed
as Private on memorial] Rifleman 14631333, 1st Battalion, Kings
Royal Rifle Corps. Died Friday 27th October 1944. Age 20. Son of
Arthur and Eva Marion Merchant; nephew of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Burks,
of Yaxley, Huntingdonshire. Buried in CESENA WAR CEMETERY, Italy.
Grave II. B. 2. |
NORRIS |
Mollie |
Corporal,
A.T.S. probably Elsie
Kathleen NORRIS, Corporal, W/127632, Auxiliary Territorial Service
attached to 139 (Mixed) H.A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 13 January
1945. Aged 24. Buried in HEVERLEE WAR CEMETERY, Vlaams-Brabant,
Belgium. |
SMITH |
Katherine
Millicent |
[Listed
as Millicent C SMITH on memorial] Private W/256557, Auxiliary
Territorial Service. Died 9th July 1944. Aged 19. Daughter of
Charles and Lilian Emma Smith, of Yaxley. Buried in YAXLEY CEMETERY,
Huntingdonshire. Section 3. Grave 847.
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THOMPSON |
Herbert |
Private,
14705766, Royal Army Medical Corps. Died Saturday 21st October 1944.
Age 21. Son of Herbert and Emily Thompson, of Yaxley, Huntingdonshire.
Buried in OVERLOON WAR CEMETERY, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. Grave
II. A. 9. |
WEBSTER |
H
E |
Lance
Corporal, Royal Engineers - possibly
HOWARD ERNEST WEBSTER, Sapper 2193042, attached, Royal Army Service
Corps. Died on Sunday 29th November 1942. Age 23. Buried in BONE
WAR CEMETERY, ANNABA, Algeria. Grave III. F. 15. |
WHALEY |
Harry |
Private
5830147, 5th Battalion, Green Howards (Yorkshire Regiment). Died
Sunday 26th May 1940. Age 21. Son of Clara Whaley, of Yaxley, Huntingdonshire.
Buried in BUS HOUSE CEMETERY, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Grave
AA. 14. |
WHITEHEAD |
Edwin |
Sergeant
920681, 135 (The Hertfordshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal
Artillery. Died Monday 26th January 1942. Age 21. Son of H. J.
and Alice Elizabeth Whitehead, of Yaxley, Huntingdonshire. Commemorated
on SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Singapore. Column 35.
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Later
addition |
KUDGUNZIC |
Nebjosa |
Flight
Lieutenant, Royal Air Force. Crashed in his Lancaster Bomber 4th
March 1943. |
Iraq
2007 |
FITZSIMMONS |
Lee |
Corporal,
Special Air Service, ex Royal Marines. Killed when a Puma helicopter
crashed near Baghdad, in Iraq, on Tuesday 20th November 2007. Aged
26. Another soldier killed in the same accident was Sergeant John
Battersby also of the SAS, 12 others were injured. Their identities
were kept secret until a court order was lifted on 29th July 2008.
Cpl Fitzsimmons joined the Royal Marines in 1999 aged 17. He saw
active service in both Iraq and Afghanistan. |
Plaques
in the church |
LANGFORD |
Charles |
Private,
Royal Army Medical Corps. Died at Blomfentein 28 March 1900.
Plaque
reads:
"IN
ARDUIS FIDELIS
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF
PRIVATE CHARLES LANGFORD RAM CORPS
WHO DIED AT BLOEMFONTEIN IN SOUTH AFRICA
WHILST SERVING WITH HIS REGIMENT IN
THE SOUTH AFRICAN FIELD FORCE MARCH 28TH 1900
THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY THE PARISHIONERS OF YAXLEY
INCLUDING 13 OF HIS COMRADES IN ARMS OF THIS PARISH WHO
SERVED IN THE SAME CAMPAIGN AND MOST OF WHOM ATTENDED
A THANKSGIVING SERVICE IN THIS CHURCH ON DEC. 28 1902
"QUIT YOU LIKE MEN, BE STRONG" |
Last updated
9 March, 2022
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