Service in World War 1

part 1

 

 

 

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In addition to the Cross of Sorrow and the plaque with the names of the 5 soldiers who died in WW1, there was also a wooden noticebaord inscribed with the names of all the villagers who had served in the 1914-18 conflict.  This was located in Dunmore's yard (now Cornerhouse cottages), but has been removed at some point.

 

Using the electoral lists of the 1918 General Election and Spring & Autumn 1919, the absent voters lists provide a clue those villagers serving in the war. Service details are taken from the National Archives 1914-1920 collection (where available).

 

Royal Navy / Royal Marines

Pte Hanwell, Cyril W (19978) Royal Marines Light Infantry on HMS Sir John Moore

Able Seaman Meadows, Fredrick C (R5942) RNVR in 63^rd Royal Naval Division

 

Army

Capt Simpson, Harold B 6^th Northants Regiment

Cpl Horner, Ralph E (9132) 2^nd Northants Regiment and also (70479) Northumberland Regiment

Cpl Mayes, Ernest (47556) Manchester Regiment

L/Cpl Barker, Phillip W (212866 & WR284012) 4^th Foreway Coy, Royal Engineers

L/Cpl Morris, Frank (15314) 6^th Northants Regiment

Pte Allen, George A (7933, 5843 & 318140) 18^th, 12^th & 5^th London Regiment

Pte Barfield, Arthur (6682 & 267065) 9^th Middlesex Regiment

Pte Barnes, Walter J (1099, 31394 & 5880592) Northants Regiment and also (361201) in 809 Area Employment Coy, Labour Corps

Pte Baxter, Arthur (38789 & 52849) 12^th Kings Royal Rifle Corps and also (70217) Northants Regiment

Pte Baxter, Collis (41065) Queens (Royal West Surrey) Regiment and also (72055) Labour Corps

Pte Bettles, Frank (152987) Employment Coy, Labour Corps

Pte Burditt, Harry (G-8621 & 86211) 19^th Middlesex Regiment

Pte Burgess, Ernest G (91951) Tank Corps

Pte Burgess, Sidney (2328) 12^th Rifle Brigade

Pte Burgess, Walter (30005) 5^th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

Pte Burgess, William A (4071 & 200970) 4^th Northants Regiment

Pte Corbett, George H (1455 & 14559) 3^rd Coldstream Guards—KIA 1916

Pte Driver, Edgar (20867) 5^th Northants Regiment

Pte Eady, Walter R (62361) Bedford Regiment

Pte Elton, Thomas W (M378946) Army Service Corps

Pte Farr, George E (20032) 2^nd Northants Regiment—KIA 1916

Pte Fern, Charles (G10372) 7^th Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

Pte Harper, Percy R (28240) Essex Regiment and also (40491) 7^th Bedford Regiment

Pte Howard, Edwin (14244) 1^st Northants Regiment

Pte Hodgkin, Fredrick (7492) 2^nd Cheshire Regiment

Driver Hole, Noel G (537 & 745258) Royal Field Artillery

Pte Horner, Charles E (S33823) Rifle Brigade attached to 10^th London Regiment

Pte Horner, Fredrick A (26202) Machine Gun Corps

Pte Hulatt, Walter C (200974) 1^st & 4^th Northants Regiment—KIA 1917

 

Army J-Z and RFC/RAF service