Haverhill Roll Of Honour

 


 

L/Cpl. Ager, Percy Albert               No. 9109

7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment

Enlisted: Haverhill, Suffolk

Born Haverhill. Son of William and Christianna Ager of Haverhill.

Killed in Action 25th July 1915                                         Age 20

Commemorated: Gunners Farm Military Cemetery A. 7

 

Sgt. Alderton, Herbert Arthur     No. 200525

1st Bn. ‘C’ Coy. Norfolk Regiment

Enlisted: Harleston, Norfolk

Born Haverhill. Son of Mr R. T. and Mrs. M. A. Alderton of Harleston, Norfolk.

Killed in Action 23rd August 1918                                     Age 24

Commemorated: Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont.  IV. H. 23

 

Pte. Amey, Jack                     No. 2543

1st/5th Bn. ‘C’ Coy. Suffolk Regiment

Enlisted: Haverhill, Suffolk

Born Haverhill. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Amey of Finsbury Park, London.

Died 12th October 1915                                                               Age 19

Commemorated: Cairo War Memorial Cemetery.   D. 128

 

L/Cpl. Andrews, Ernest                  No. 8840

3rd Bn. Worcestershire Regiment

Enlisted: Haverhill, Suffolk

Born Haverhill.

Killed in Action 13th November 1914

Commemorated: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Panel 34

 

Pte. Andrews, Reginald                No. 40599

1st Bn. Northamptonshire Regiment

Enlisted: Haverhill, Suffolk

Born Haverhill. Son of Mrs Sarah Jobson of Haverhill.

Died of Wounds 4th November 1918                                 Age 20

Commemorated: Mazinghien Communal Cemetery

 

L/Cpl. Arber, Alfred Frank            No. 37609

15th (Suffolk Yeomanry) Bn. Suffolk Regiment

Enlisted: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.

Born Haverhill. Brother of James Cave Arber of Haverhill.

Killed in Action 5th September 1918                                 Age 34

Commemorated: Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, Ste Radegonde.  V. D. 16

 

Major Ashplant, William Norman

1st Bn. Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regt.)

Son of William and Henrietta Ashplant of Haverhill.

Died 22nd September 1916                                              Age 39

Commemorated: Vimy Memorial

 

Pte. Backler, Abner Charles             No. G/24518

17th Bn. Duke of Cambridge’s Own. Middlesex Regt.

Enlisted: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Born Haverhill. Son of Mrs Alice Backler of Haverhill; husband of the late Alice Maud Miller, formerly Backler

Killed in Action 13th November 1916                                 Age 27

Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial.   Pier and Face 12 D and 13 B

 

Rfn. Backler, Albert Sidney           No. 10642

1st/5th Bn. London Rifle Brigade. London Regiment

Enlisted: Hornsey, London

Lived Haverhill. Son of Mr and Mrs W. Backler of Haverhill. Brother of Edward Ernest Backler.

Killed in Action 10th September 1916                                Age 21

Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial.             Pier and Face 9 D

 

Pte. Backler, Frank William     No. 1929

6th Bn. Suffolk Regiment

Enlisted: Ipswich, Suffolk

Son of Mr and Mrs W. Backler. Brother of Edward and Ernest.

Died 8th February 1915

Commemorated: Haverhill Cemetery.  S. 60

 

Gnr. Backler, Harry                      No. 55478

Reserve Trench Mortar Bty., Royal Field Artillery

Enlisted: London

Lived Haverhill. Son of Frank and Elizabeth Backler of Haverhill.

Killed in Action 10th January 1917                                                 Age 23

Commemorated: Quatre-Vents Military Cemetery, Estree-Cauchy.   I. B. 8

 

Sgt. Bacon, Conrad                        No. 8931

7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment

Enlisted: Haverhill, Suffolk.

Born Haverhill. Son of Abraham Bacon of Haverhill.

Died of Wounds 9th August 1916

Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial.            Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A

 

Pte. Bacon, Jackson                     No. 35760

11th Bn. Essex Regiment

Enlisted: Warley, Essex.

Born and Lived Haverhill. Son of Mr and Mrs S. Bacon and Husband of Mrs J. Bacon of Haverhill.

Killed in Action 28th June 1917

Commemorated: Loos Memorial.  Panel 85 to 87

 

Pte. Barber, William                       No. 8767

2nd Bn. Worcestershire Regiment

Enlisted Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.

Born Haverhill. Son of Mr and Mrs J. Barber of Haverhill. Husband of Mrs A. R. Barber.

Killed in Action 5th November 1914                                  Age 29

Commemorated: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Panel 34

 

Sgt. Beavis, Arthur George           No. 23206

2nd Bn. King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

Enlisted: Tottenham, London.

Born Haverhill. Son of George and the late Mary Ann Beavis of Saffron Walden, Essex.

Killed in Action 20th August 1918                                                  Age 40

Commemorated: Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres.  III.  F.  1

 

Rfn. Beavis, Frederick                No. 235039

1st/5th Bn. The King’s (Liverpool Regiment)

Enlisted: Sudbury, Suffolk

Born and Lived Haverhill. Left a widow and four young children.

Killed in Action 20th September 1917

Commemorated: Tyne Cot Memorial.          Panel 31 to 34 and 162, 162A, and 163A.

 

Pte. Betts, Cecil Christopher         No. 31295

2nd Bn. Essex Regiment

Enlisted: Warley, Essex.

Born Haverhill. Son of Benjamin and Kate Betts of Haverhill. Husband of Mabel Moore, formely Betts.

Killed in Action 9th April 1917                                          Age 33

Commemorated: Fampoux British Cemetery.     A. 18

 

Rfn. Betts, Benjamin Horace       No. 235063

1st/5th Bn. The King’s (Liverpool Regiment)

Enlisted: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.

Born Haverhill. Son of Benjamin and Kate Betts. Husband of Mrs R. L. Betts of Haverhill

Died of Wounds 11th October 1917                                                Age 35

Commemorated: Nine Elms British Cemetery, Poperinghe.   IV.  D.  16

 

L/Cpl. Boyden, Percy           No. 35441

12th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers

Enlisted: Haverhill, Suffolk.

Born Haverhill. Son of John and Emma Boyden of Haverhill.

Died 16th June 1917                                                                    Age 24

Commemorated: Arras Memorial.  Bay  2 – 3

 

Pte. Bray, William                        No. 40743

1st Bn. C Coy., Northamptonshire Regiment

Enlisted: Sudbury, Suffolk.

Born Haverhill. Husband of Ellen Bray of Haverhill.

Killed in Action 18th April 1918                                        Age 33

Commemorated: Cambrin Military Cemetery.  Q.  9

 

Rfn. Brown, Arthur John            No. 235023

1st/5th Bn., The King’s (Liverpool Regiment)

Enlisted: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.

Born Haverhill. Only Son of John William and Louisa Brown of Haverhill.

Killed in Action 21st September 1917                                Age 30

Commemorated: Tyne Cot Memorial.  Panel 31 to 34, 162, 162A and 163A

 

Pte. Brown, Clifford Albert           No. 16123

11th Bn. Suffolk Regiment

Enlisted: Haverhill

Born Haverhill. Son of Albert E and Emily A Brown of Haverhill.

Killed in Action 29th April 1917                                        Age 23

Commemorated: Arras Memorial.     Bay 4

 

Spr. Brown, Frank                     No. 120825

155th Field Coy., Royal Engineers

Enlisted: Colchester, Essex.

Born Haverhill. Son of Marcus and Harriett Brown

of Haverhill.

Died of Wounds 16th September 1916                               Age 38

Commemorated: Boisguillaume Communal Cemetery.      I.  C.  8A

 

Rfn. Brown, Harvey                       No. 3608

1st/6th Bn. London Regt. (City of London Rifles)

Enlisted: London

Lived Haverhill.

Killed in Action 30th April 1916

Commemorated: Arras Memorial.    Bay 9 – 10

 

L/Cpl. Brown, Hubert             No. 3028

1st/8th Bn. London Regiment (Post Office Rifles)

Enlisted: London.

Born and Lived Haverhill. Son of Mr and Mrs Chas. Brown of Haverhill.

Killed in Action 16th September 1916                                Age 23

Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial.          Pier and Face 9 C and 9 D

 

Air Mech. 2 Cl. Burgon, John Henry            No. 3059

Royal Flying Corps

Son of Arthur P. and Maria Burgon.

Died 15th March 1915                  Age 16

Commemorated: Haverhill Cemetery.    M.  31

 

Dvr. Burton, Reggie                                 No. 1489

Royal Field Artillery

Born and Lived Haverhill.

Died 29th September 1915                                                           Age 18

Commemorated: Haverhill Cemetery.   E.  201

 

Pte. Challis, Arthur William      No. 4967

7th Bn. East Surrey Regiment

Enlisted: Linton, Cambridgeshire

Born Castle Camps. Son of Frank and Manala Challis of Haverhill.

Killed in Action 10th April 1917                                        Age 24

Commemorated: Ste. Catherine British Cemetery.   G   8

 

Pte. Chapman, Victor Fuller          No. 15986

7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment

Enlisted: Haverhill. (Also on Little Wratting Memorial)

Born Weston Colville, Cambridgeshire. Son of Mrs Chapman of Haverhill.

Killed in Action 27th March 1918

Commemorated: Pozieres Memorial.  Addenda Panel

 

Pte. Clarke, Frederick William       No. 27228

15th Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Enlisted: Haverhill

Born Haverhill. Left Widow and two children

Killed in Action 14th April 1918                                        Age 32

Commemorated: Ploegsteert Memorial.      Panel 2 and 3

 

Air Mech. 1 Cl. Claydon, Albert Gladstone                           No. 64786

35th Sqdn. Royal Air Force        

Son of Charles and Eliza Claydon of Sturmer

Died 10th November 1918                                                            Age 33

Commemorated: Haverhill Cemetery.  L. 78

 

Pte. Claydon, John                       No. 15736

2nd Bn. Princess Charlotte of Wales’s   (Royal Berkshire Regiment)

Enlisted: Reading, Berkshire

Born and Lived Haverhill. Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Claydon of Eltham, London, formerly Haverhill.

Killed in Action 10th May 1915                                         Age 19

Commemorated: Ploegsteert Memorial.        Panel 7 and 8

 

Pte. Claydon, Joseph Stanley M.M.                  No. 326290

1st Bn. Cambridgeshire Regiment

Enlisted: Cambridge.

Lived Haverhill. Son of Mr and Mrs W. Claydon of Haverhill.

Killed in Action 15th November 1917                                 Age 19

Commemorated: Tyne Cot Memorial.  Panel  148

 

Pte. Claydon, William W                No. 29693

8th Bn, Bedfordshire Regiment

Enlisted: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Born and Lived Haverhill. Son of Mrs. C. Claydon of Haverhill.

Died of Wounds 5th February 1917                                                Age 28

Commemorated: Bethune Town Cemetery.     VI.  B. 19

 

Pte. Claydon, William              No. 4532

1st Bn. Cambridgeshire Regiment

Enlisted: Cambridge

Son of  W. and Mrs Claydon of Haverhill. Lived in Canada and returned to enlist.

Died of Wounds 22nd September 1916                              Age 23

Commemorated: Mesnil Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France.  II.   C.   7.

 

Ftr. Collar, Phillip Albert              No. 146171

D Bty., 68th Bde., Royal Field Artillery

Enlisted: Haverhill, Suffolk

Born Haverhill. Son of Mr A. C. and Mrs E. K. Collar of Haverhill

Killed in Action 2nd October 1918                                                  Age 21

Commemorated: Cerisy – Gailly Military Cemetery.  Mem.  1

 

Lt. Cummins, Leslie

10th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment

Son of George V and Mary Cummins of Grimsby.

Lived: Haverhill. Profession: School Teacher.

Killed in Action 1st July 1916                                           Age 24

Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial.      Pier and Face   1  C

 

Pte. Durrant, Frederick Charles    No. 48116

11th Bn. Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)

Enlisted: Colchester, Essex

Born Haverhill, Lived Sturmer.

Killed in Action 10th August 1917

Commemorated: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.  Panel 6 and 8

 

Pte. Elles, Octavius                        No. 8233

2nd Bn. Royal Irish Regiment

Enlisted: Colchester, Essex

Born and Lived Haverhill, Suffolk.

Killed in Action 14th July 1916

Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial.      Pier and Face 3 A

 

Evans, Reggie                                                    NO INFORMATION

 

Pte. Farrant, Arthur Edward       No. 254863

1st/3rd Bn. Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regt.)

Enlisted: Woolwich, London

Born and Lived Haverhill, Suffolk.

Died of Wounds 5th September 1918

Commemorated: Bac – Du – Sud British Cemetery, Bailleulval.    III.  F.  26

 

Sgt. Farrant, Arthur Russell        No. 240008

5th Bn. Suffolk Regiment

Enlisted: Haverhill, Suffolk

Born Haverhill

Died 7th March 1919

Commemorated: Haverhill Cemetery.  M.  79.  299

 

Farrant, Dick                                                      NO INFORMATION

 

Pte. Farrant, Frank William     No. 7052

1st Bn. Cheshire Regiment

Enlisted: Haverhill, Suffolk

Born Haverhill. Younger brother of Harry

Killed in Action 19th October 1914

Commemorated: Le Touret Memorial.  Panel 13

 

Rfn. Farrant, Frederick William    No. R/44583

9th Bn. King’s Royal Rifle Corps

Enlisted: Sudbury, Suffolk

Born Haverhill. Son of George and Sarah Farrant of Haverhill.

Killed in Action 12th September 1918     Age 18

Commemorated: Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, Ste Radegonde.   IV.  K.  6

 

Gnr. Farrant, Harry                    No. 174375

26th Heavy Bty., Royal Garrison Artillery

Enlisted: London

Born and Lived Haverhill, Suffolk. Brother of Frank

Killed in Action 28th October 1917         Age 37

Commemorated: Bedford House Cemetery, Zillebeke.    Enclosure No. 2  V.  B.  8

 

Gnr. Farrant, Major Daniel                No. 164

Y. I. Trench Mortar Bty., Royal Garrison Artillery

Enlisted: Southampton

Born and Lived Haverhill. Son of Mr and Mrs George Farrant of Haverhill. Husband of Mrs A. E. Farrant of Ealing, London.

Died of Wounds 9th November 1916

Commemorated: St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen.  O.   I.   J.   7

 

Pte. Farrant, Stanley                    No. 27227

2nd Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Enlisted: Haverhill, Suffolk

Born Haverhill. Son of Mrs A. Farrant

Killed in Action 9th October 1917           Age 21

Commemorated: Tyne Cot Memorial.     Panel 23 to 28 and 163A

 

Pte. Fifield, Bertie                        No. 45082

1st/5th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers

Enlisted: Colchester, Essex

Born Haverhill, Suffolk

Died 26th October 1917

Commemorated: Tyne Cot Memorial.      Panel 19 to 23 and 162

 

Pte. Ford, Frederick                  No. M2/ 155678

Royal Army Service Corps

Son of Frederick and Elizabeth Ford of Haverhill, Brother of Harry.

Died 2nd February 1919                        Age 29

Commemorated: Haverhill Cemetery.        T.    27.    313

 

Pte. Ford, Harry                No. 203483

11th Bn. Essex Regiment

Enlisted: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Born Haverhill. Son of Frederick and Elizabeth Ford and husband of Martha Agnes Ford of Haverhill, Suffolk.

Killed in Action 22nd March 1918           Age 32

Commemorated: Beaumetz – Les – Cambrai Military Cemetery No. 1.            II.  A

 

Pte. Ford, Thomas Whittaker        No. 48120

2nd Bn. Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)

Enlisted: Colchester, Essex

Born Sturmer. Son of Mrs E. Ford of Sturmer, Essex.

Died of Wounds 5th June 1918

Commemorated: Ebblinghem Military Cemetery.      I.   F.   39

 

Gnr. Freeman, Daniel         No. 116133

19th Siege Bty., Royal Garrison Artillery

Enlisted: Sudbury, Suffolk

Born Haverhill. Son of Daniel and Martha Freeman of Haverhill. Husband of Kate Freeman.

Killed in Action 28th March 1918            Age 33

Commemorated: Pozieres Memorial. Panel  10

 

Rfn. Gilder, Samuel Henry              No. 3030

3 Coy. 8th Bn. London Regt. (Post Office Rifles)

Enlisted: London. Haverhill Postman

Son of William and Charlotte Gilder of Fakenham, Norfolk. South West Suffolk Echo 20/5/15.

Killed in Action 18th May 1915              Age 32

Commemorated: Post Office Rifles Cemetery, Festubert.   I.  D.  8

 

Rfn. Gilder, Sydney Clive              No. 53851

King’s Royal Rifle Corps

Enlisted: Ipswich, Suffolk

Born Yeldham, Essex. Son of F. C. and Mrs R. E. Gilder of Haverhill.

Killed in Action 9th August 1918            Age 18

Commemorated: Beacon Cemetery, Sailly-Laurette. I.   I.   3.

 

Lt. Goodman, Eric George

6th Bn. Dorsetshire Regiment

Son of Thomas Herbert and Mary Goodman of Haverhill

Killed in Action 12th April 1917             Age 23

Commemorated: Arras Memorial.  Bay  6

 

L/Cpl. Green, William Frank          No. G/79193

9th Bn. Royal Fusiliers

Enlisted: Ipswich, Suffolk

Born Sudbury Lived Haverhill. Son of Edward Coote and Ada Rhoda Green of Haverhill.

Killed in Action 21st September 1918     Age 18

Commemorated: Epehy Wood Farm Cemetery.     III.   J.   1

 

Pte. Halls, Frank                            No. 6527

2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment

Enlisted: Haverhill

Born Haverhill.

Killed in Action 26th August 1914

Commemorated: La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial.

 

Dvr. Hawkes, William         No. 235834

5th Reserve Bty. Royal Field Artillery

Enlisted: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Born Haverhill.

Died 19th November 1917                    Age 32

Commemorated: Haverhill Cemetery.   F.   92.

 

Trp. Head, Alfred Bernard              No. 2495

Household Battalion

Enlisted: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Born Haverhill. Son of Frank and Elizabeth Rhoda Head of Haverhill.

Killed in Action 12th October 1917         Age 19

Commemorated: Tyne Cot Memorial.  Panel  3

 

Pte. Heckford, Albert              No. G/15618

7th Bn. The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

Enlisted: Haverhill

Lived Haverhill. Son of Arthur and Emma Heckford of Haverhill.

Killed in Action 18th November 1916      Age 25

Commemorated: Stump Road Cemetery, Grandcourt B.    45

 

A.B. Hinde, Ralph Stevens          No. J/13297

H.M.S. Torrent.  Royal Navy

Son of Benjamin and Rebecca Hinde of Haverhill

Died at Sea 23rd December 1917           Age 23

Commemorated: Portsmouth Naval Memorial   25

 

Pte. Humphrey(s), Ernest            No. 51122

7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment

Enlisted: Whitehall, London

Born Haverhill

Killed in Action 20th November 1917

Commemorated: Cambrai Memorial, Louverval  Panel   4

 

Pte. Humphrey(s), William Thomas No. 241042

1st/5th Bn. Suffolk Regiment

Enlisted: Haverhill, Suffolk

Son of Mrs Alice Clarke of Haverhill

Killed in Action 2nd November 1917       Age 18

Commemorated: Gaza War Cemetery.  VIII.  F.  9.

 

Gnr. Iron, Robert S                    No. 121019

16th Siege Bty., Royal Garrison Artillery

Enlisted: Nuneaton

Born Haverhill, Suffolk.

Killed in Action 28th October 1918

Commemorated: Verchain British Cemetery, Verchain-Maugre.    A.   25

 

Sgt. Jarrald, John                        No. 40943

7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment

Enlisted: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Born Haverhill

Died 5th April 1918

Commemorated: Haverhill Cemetery.   S.  67

 

Pte. Jennings, Albert                  No. 427669

42 Bn. Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Son of Mr and Mrs Jennings of Haverhill, Suffolk.

Killed in Action 16th September 1916     Age 26

Commemorated: Courcelette British Cemetery.      XII.   F.   5.

 

Pte. Jobson, Arthur                      No. 16023

8th Bn. Suffolk Regiment

Enlisted: Haverhill, Suffolk

Born Haverhill. Left a wife and 4 children. Brother of Fred and Stanley.

Killed in Action 29th May 1916

Commemorated: Carnoy Military Cemetery.   F.  20

 

Pte. Jobson, Fred                        No. 24833

1st Garrison Bn.,  Bedfordshire Regiment

Enlisted: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Son of Frederick and Harriett Jobson, Husband of Rose Jobson of Haverhill. Brother of Arthur and Stanley.

Died 17th July 1917                     Age 31

Commemorated: Basra War Cemetery.   IV.  F.  1

 

Pte. Jobson, John                        No. 17632

The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
Labour Corps

Son of Thomas and Emma Jobson of Haverhill

Died 18th April 1919                    Age 42

Commemorated: Haverhill Cemetery.    S.   121

 

Pte. Jobson, Stanley                  No. 260080

1st/5th Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment

Enlisted: Haverhill, Suffolk

Born Haverhill. Son of Frederick and Harriett Jobson, husband of Nellie Medcalf (formely Jobson) of Haverhill. Brother of Arthur and Fred.

Died of Wounds 21st August 1917         Age 23

Commemorated: Mendinghem Military Cemetery.     IV.    F.    22

 

Lt. Salusbury-Jones, Ivor Cynric

5th Bn. King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

Born Sutton Valence, Kent. Son of Rev. Thomas and Martha Salusbury-Jones of Haverhill

Died of Wounds 21st September 1916    Age 22

Commemorated: Puchevillers British Cemetery, Somme, France.    I.   D.   60

 

Lt. Salusbury-Jones, Merfyn Harman

8th Bn. King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

Son of Rev. Thomas and Martha Salusbury-Jones of Leiston, Suffolk.

Killed in Action 12th August 1918          Age 22

Commemorated: Vis-En-Artois Memorial.      Panel   8

 

L/Sgt. Kiddy, Charles         No. 240645

‘D’ Coy., 1st/5th Bn. Suffolk Regiment

Enlisted: Haverhill, Suffolk

Son of Harry and Kate Kiddy of Haverhill.

Died of Wounds 16th July 1917             Age 39

Commemorated: Deir El Belah War Cemetery.  D. 20

 

Kiddy, Ted                                                          No Information

 

Pte. Kimmence, William              No. 325061

1st/8th Bn.  Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Enlisted: Haverhill, Suffolk.

Born Withersfield. Son of the late William Kimmence, Husband of the late Eliza Kimmence, father of four.

Killed in Action 27th August 1917          Age 37

Commemorated: Tyne Cot Memorial.         Panel  23  to  28  and  163A

 

Pte. King, Harry                     No. 8801

1st Bn. Worcestershire Regiment

Enlisted Haverhill, Suffolk

Born Haverhill.

Killed in Action 8th July 1916

Commemorated: Theipval Memorial.       Pier and Face 5  A  and  6  C

 

Pte. Lazell, Clifford Stanley           No. 49149

32nd Bn. Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)

Enlisted: Newmarket (also on Newmarket Memorial)

Born Upminster, Essex. Husband of Nellie Bowter (formerly Lazell) of Newmarket.

Killed in Action 27th June 1917             Age 30

Commemorated: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.         Panel  6  and  8

 

Pte. Lloyd, Elias                 No. 925579

15th Bn. Canadian Machine Gun Corps

Enlisted: Canada

Born Haverhill. Son of Rebecca and the late William Lloyd of Tottenham, London, formerly of Haverhill.

Died of Wounds 15th December 1917     Age 33

Commemorated: Wimereux Communal Cemetery.       VIII.    P   2.  A.

 

Pte. Loveday, Albert Nathan         No. 19963

9th Bn. Essex Regiment

Enlisted: Colchester, Essex

Born and Lived Haverhill.

Killed in Action 30th November 1917

Commemorated: Cambrai Memorial.       Panel  7  and  8

 

Pte. Malyon, Albert                      No. 16142

1st Bn. Suffolk Regiment

Enlisted: Haverhill, Suffolk

Born Haverhill. Son of Ellen Tilbrook (formely Malyon) and Husband of Mary Ann Malyon of Haverhill.

Killed in Action 8th May 1915                Age 41

Commemorated: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.         Panel  21

 

Rfn. Marsh, Percy                      No. 5/5075

2nd Bn. King’s Royal Rifle Corps

Enlisted: London

Born Haverhill. Son of Frederick and Mary Ann Marsh of Haverhill, Suffolk.

Killed in Action 25th September 1915     Age 19

Commemorated: Loos Memorial.  Panel  101 and 102

 

Pte. Mayes, James                         No. 6574

2/4th Bn. Princess Charlotte of Wales’s
(Royal Berkshire Regiment)

Enlisted: Haverhill, Suffolk.

Born Haverhill. Son of Joseph Mayes

Died of Wounds 7th October 1916         Age 21

Commemorated: La Gorgue Communal Cemetery.     II.    C.    19.

 

Pte. Mead, Peter                            No. G/19277

11th Bn. Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

Enlisted: Leeds.

Born Haverhill, Suffolk. Son of Charles Mead.

Killed in Action 14th June 1917             Age 28

Commemorated: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.      Panel   45  and  47

 

Pte. Midson, Robert                     No. 55818

148th Coy., Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

Enlisted: Haverhill, Suffolk

Born Haverhill

Killed in Action 11th October 1917

Commemorated: Tyne Cot Memorial.      Panel   154  to  159  and  163A

 

Rfn. Mills, William Pembroke         No. R/21094

2nd Bn. King’s Royal Rifle Corps

Enlisted: Barking, Essex.

Born Haverhill. Son of the late Mr R. P. and Sarah Mills of Haverhill.

Killed in Action 17th August 1916          Age 19

Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial.     Pier and Face  13  A  and  13  B

 

Pte. Morley, Reginald James       No. 205546

C Coy., 2nd Bn. Essex Regiment

Enlisted: Haverhill, Suffolk

Son of Arthur and Mary Elizabeth Morley of Haverhill.

Killed in Action 29th May 1918              Age 18

Commemorated: Mont-Bernanchon British Cemetery, Gonnehem.   I.   F.   12

 

Pte. Nunn, Ernest Adolphus                  No. 55151

A Coy., 1st Bn. North Staffordshire Regiment

Enlisted: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Born Bury St Edmunds. Son of Mrs D. E. Downing of Bury St Edmunds.

Died of Wounds 15th October 1918                Age 19

Commemorated: Delsaux Farm Cemetery, Beugny.     I.   G.   14

 

Pte. Nunn, George                     No. 202423

1st/4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment

Enlisted: Haverhill, Suffolk.

Born Haverhill.

Died of Wounds 27th April 1917

Commemorated: Warlincourt Halte British Cemetery, Saulty.   IX.   D.   5

 

Pte. Nunn, Harry                           No. 1484

5th Bn. Suffolk Regiment

Enlisted: Haverhill, Suffolk

Born Haverhill. Son of George and Eliza Nunn of Haverhill.

Died of Wounds 21st August 1915         Age 19

Commemorated: Helles Memorial.  Panel   46  &  47

 

Pte. Orbell, Harry                          No. 2544

5th Bn. Suffolk Regiment

Enlisted: Haverhill, Suffolk.

Son of Mrs Charlotte Sizer of Haverhill.

Killed in Action 21st August 1915          Age 23

Commemorated: Helles Memorial.  Panel   46  &  47

 

Pte. Parker, Arthur Adam           No. 203990

2nd Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment

Enlisted: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Born Haverhill. Son of Frederick and Susan Mary Parker of Haverhill

Died of Wounds 6th June 1918              Age 20

Commemorated: Pernois British Cemetery.      II.   A.   13

 

Cpl. Parmenter, Henry                 No. 40944

7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment

Enlisted: Haverhill, Suffolk.

Born Haverhill.Son of Mr and Mrs C. Parmenter of Haverhill. Left widow and four young children.

Killed in Action 28th April 1917             Age 30

Commemorated: Arras Memorial.    Bay   4

 

Pte. Payne, Alfred                      No. TF/293037

3rd/10th (T.F.) Bn. Duke of Cambridge’s Own
Middlesex Regiment

Enlisted: Stratford, Essex

Memorial on screen, St Mary’s Church.
Son of Mr and Mrs F. Payne of Haverhill. Brother of Charles and Frederick.

Killed in Action 4th October 1917

Commemorated: Tyne Cot Memorial.      Panel   113  to  115

 

Pte. Payne, Charlie                    No. 242031

1st/5th Bn., Northumberland Fusiliers

Enlisted: Canning Town, London

Born Long Melford, Suffolk. Eldest Son of Mr and Mrs F. Payne of Haverhill. Brother of Alfred and Frederick. Left a widow and young son.

Killed in Action 26th October 1917         Age 33

Commemorated: Tyne Cot Memorial.     Panel   19  to  23   and   162

 

Pte. Payne, Frederick           No. 33394

6th Bn. Alexandra, Princess of Wale’s Own
Yorkshire Regiment

Enlisted: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Born Haverhill. Son of Mr and Mrs F. Payne. Brother of Charles and Alfred.

Killed in Action 28th September 1917     Age 22

Commemorated: Tyne Cot Memorial.       Panel   52  to  54  and  162A

 

Pte. Peck, Reginald William              No. G/40920

23rd Bn. Middlesex Regiment

Enlisted: Cambridge

Born Haverhill. Youngest son of Albert Joshua and Eliza Peck of Haverhill.

Killed in Action 23rd September 1917     Age 20

Commemorated: Tyne Cot Memorial.      Panel  113  to  115

 

Pte. Perry, Percy                         No. 16669

1stBn. Suffolk Regiment

Enlisted: Haverhill, Suffolk

Born Haverhill. Son of Frederick and Mary Ann Perry of Haverhill.

Killed in Action 25th April 1915             Age 23

Commemorated: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.     Panel   21

 

Cpl. Potter, Harold Robert Edgar No. 320700

‘C’ Coy.,  2nd/6th Bn. London Regiment.
(City of London Rifles)

Enlisted: London

Son of Robert and Lillian M. Potter of Brixton, London

Killed in Action 21st May 1917              Age 20

Commemorated: Arras Memorial.   Bay  9 – 10

 

AB Purkis, Charles William     No. R/378

Nelson Bn., R. N. Division
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Born Haverhill. Son of Mary Ann and the late William Purkis. Husband of Beatrice Gertrude Purkis of Haverhill.

Died 13th May 1917                     Age 36

Commemorated: Haverhill Cemetery.  M.  84.  213

 

Pte. Radford, Verner           No. 34584

12th Bn. Suffolk Regiment

Enlisted: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Born Haverhill

Killed in Action 23rd November 1917

Commemorated: Cambrai Memorial.  Panel 4

 

Pte. Rash, Clement Philip Ernest   No. 51377

2nd Bn. Manchester Regiment

Enlisted: Luton, Bedfordshire.

Born Haverhill. Son of Walter and Miriam Rash of Haverhill.

Killed in Action 2nd October 1918          Age 24

Commemorated: Vis –En-Artois Memorial.       Panel   9

 

Pte. Richardson, Thomas William   No. 47531

‘D’ Coy., 10th Bn. Essex Regiment

Enlisted: Sudbury, Suffolk.

Born Haverhill.

Killed in Action 3rd June 1918               Age 19

Commemorated: Ovillers Military Cemetery.     IX.   H.   5.

 

Pte. Rising, Harry William             No. 16124

‘A’ Coy., 9th Bn. Suffolk Regiment

Enlisted: Haverhill, Suffolk

Born Haverhill. Son of Louisa and the late Arthur William Rising of Haverhill.

Killed in Action 17th September 1917     Age 24

Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial.     Pier and Face   1   C   and   2   A

 

Rfn. Robson, Frederick George       No. S/18632

9th Bn. London Rifle Brigade
(The Prince Consort’s Own)

Enlisted: Hackney, London.

Born Haverhill. Son of Mr and Mrs G. W. Robson of Haverhill, husband of Bessie Dyer (Formerly Robson) of London.

Killed in Action 16th September 1916     Age 31

Commemorated: Serre Road Cemetery No.2.     VI.   J.   12.

 

L/Cpl. Sargeant, William Bridge    No. 43715

8th Bn. Norfolk Regiment

Enlisted: Norwich, Norfolk

Born Haverhill, Suffolk. Son of Elizabeth and the late William Sargeant of Haverhill.

Killed in Action 6th October 1916           Age 25

Commemorated: Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery.    XVIA.   F.   23

 

Gnr. Scott, Ernest Albert                No. 9460

‘A’ Bty., 72nd Bde., Royal Field Artillery

Enlisted: Holborn, London.

Born Haverhill, Suffolk.

Killed in Action 23rd October 1918

Commemorated: St. Aubert British Cemetery

 

Gdsn. Shipp, Albert                      No. 14345

1st Bn. Grenadier Guards

Enlisted: Stratford, Essex.

Born Haverhill. Son of George Shipp of Edmonton, husband of Louisa Sophia Shipp of Battersea, London. Possibly brother of Harry Shipp.

Killed in Action 29th October 1914         Age 22

Commemorated: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.    Panel    9   and   11

 

Pte. Shipp, A                               No. 18503

Army Cyclist Corps

Son of Mark and Alice Shipp of Haverhill.

Died 13th January 1919                        Age 26

Commemorated: Haverhill Cemetery.     297

 

Pte. Shipp, Ernest George            No. 10149

6th Bn., Royal Irish Regiment

Enlisted: London

Born Haverhill, Suffolk.

Killed in Action 30th August 1917

Commemorated: Croisilles Railway Cemetery.      I.    A.    6.

 

Gdsn. Shipp, Harry                         No. 8402