Old
Independent Church
With the exception of Plt. Off. J. V. Gurteen all of these men are commemorated on the Haverhill Town War Memorial. As far as I am aware Plt. Off. Gurteen is not commemorated on any other War Memorial.
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
1st Bn. Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regt.)
Son of William and Henrietta Ashplant of Haverhill.
Died 22nd September 1916 Age
39
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
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
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
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. 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
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
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, William W No. 29693
8th Bn,
Bedfordshire Regiment
There are two men that
this could refer to, but the one shown here lived in Haverhill at the start of
the war, the other had emigrated to Canada.
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
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
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. 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
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
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
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
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
Son of
Conrad Sharp Gurteen and Frances Annie Gurteen of Sturmer.
Died 15th
September 1940 Age 24
Commemorated: Hendon Creatorium. Panel 5.