Great Wratting Roll Of Honour

 


Pte. Barrett, Jonathan James          No. 39695

2nd/5th Bn., King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

Enlisted: Bawtry, Yorks.

Born Great Wratting

Killed in Action 20th November 1917

Commemorated: Cambrai Memorial, Louveral, Panel 8

 

Pte. Bowers, Thomas               No. 268138

2nd/7th Bn., Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Enlisted: Coventry, Warwicks

Born Haverhill, Suffolk. Son of Thomas Bowers of Great Wratting.

Died 18th November 1918         Age 26

Commemorated: Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Treport, IX. A. 10B

 

Pte. Bradford, William Elijah         No. 48170

8th Bn. Royal Fusiliers

Enlisted: Sudbury

Born Great Wratting, Son of Arthur and Ellen Bradford, husband of Ethel Bradford.

Died of Wounds 2nd July 1917 Age 26

Commemorated: Arras Memorial,  Bay 3

 

Pte. Farrant, Charles             No. PO/8883

Royal Marine Light Infantry

Son of Walter and Meanna Lois Farrant of Great Wratting.

Died 5th May 1915           Age 35

Commemorated: Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery,  A. 18

 

Pte. Ling, Jacob                        No. 5254

9th Bn. East Surrey Regiment

Enlisted: Haverhill, Suffolk

Born Great Wratting, son of Edward and Sarah Ling

Killed in Action 17th June 1916        Age 32

Commemorated:  Dranoutre Military Cemetery, II. E. 12

 

Sgt. Rowlingson, George               No.12750

2nd Bn., Essex Regiment

Enlisted: Chelmsford, Essex.

Born Great Wratting, son of William and Ellen Rowlingson; husband of Lizzie Rowlingson of Haverhill, Suffolk.

Killed in Action 12th May 1917        Age 25

Commemorated: Arras Memorial, Bay 7

 

AB. Rowlingson, William Frank      No. J/34073

HMS Calliope, Royal Navy

Born Great Wratting, son of William and Ellen Rowlingson, brother of George.

Killed in Action 31st May 1916

Commemorated: Chatham Naval Memorial.    16

 

1939 – 1945

 

Pte. Batten, Owen                       No. 5830007

5th Bn. Green Howards (Yorkshire Regiment)

Died 31st May 1940           Age 21

Commemorated: Houtem Churchyard, Grave 216

 

Pte. Mayes, Thomas                   No. 5828520

5th Bn. Suffolk Regiment

Son of Henry and Alice Mayes of Great Wratting.

Died 1st December 1943   Age 39

Commemorated:  Yokohama  War  Cemetery,  Sec. L. B. 2

 

L/S Turner, Stanley Robert        No. C/SSX 28518

H.M.S. Thanet, Royal Navy

Son of Robert and Annie Turner of Great Wratting.

Died 26th January 1942   Age 22


Commemorated: Chatham Memorial,  52,  3