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Private Arthur Wilson 9th Suffolks missing at Loos 1915 by Moominpappa06

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Private Arthur Wilson 9th Suffolks missing at Loos 1915

The edition of the Norwich Mercury dated Saturday August 5th 1916 included this picture along with the caption “Private A. Wilson, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.Wilson, of 3, Sunshine Terrace, Oulton Broad, who has been missing from the 9th Battalion Suffolk Regiment since the Battle of Loos. If anyone can give any information concerning his whereabouts the parents will be very grateful.”

A fuller version of the picture appeared in the edition of the Norwich Mercury dated Saturday October 6 1917, this time with the caption Pte. A.J. Wilson, Suffolk Regiment, previously reported missing, now reported killed. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Wilson, Oulton Broad.

From the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website.[1]

WILSON, ARTHUR JACOB
Rank:……………………….Private
Service No:………………..15520
Date of Death:…………….25/09/1915
Age:…………………………19
Regiment:………………….Suffolk Regiment, 9th Bn.
Panel Reference:…………Panel 37 and 38.
Memorial:………………….LOOS MEMORIAL
Additional Information:
Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Wilson, of 3, Sunshine Terrace, Oulton Broad, Suffolk.
CWGC: www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/737484/wilson,-arthur...

Soldiers Died in the Great War, a multi-volume publication by the HMSO published in the 1920’s, records that Private 15520 Arthur Wilson was Killed in Action on the 2nd October 1915 whilst serving in France & Flanders with the 9th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. He was born Oulton, Suffolk and enlisted Lowestoft. No place of residence is shown. [2]

No match on Picture Norfolk, the County image Archive. [3]

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The birth of an Arthur Jacob Wilson, mothers’ maiden name Boon, was registered with the civil authorities in the Mutford district of Suffolk in the January to March quarter, (Q1), of 1897. The area covered by the Mutford civil registration district for births, marriages and deaths included Oulton and Oulton Broad. [4]

In the 1901 Census of England & Wales, taken on the 31st March that year, there is a 4 year old Arthur “R”. Wilson, born Oulton, Suffolk, who was recorded living in one of the dwellings at Woods Loke, Oulton. This was the household of his parents, Jacob, (37, Smacksman, born Blundeston, Suffolk), and Jane, (aged 36, born Oulton, Suffolk). Their other children living with them are Charles W., (12), George A., (8), John S., (6) and Harry J., (1) – all born Oulton. [5]

By the time the next Census was taken on the 2nd April 1911 the Wilson family were recorded at 3 Sunshine Terrace, Marlborough Road, Lowestoft. Father Jacob was absent, most likely at sea following his trade as a fisherman. Mother Jane, (47) states she has been married 24 years and the union has produced 9 children, of which 7 were then still alive. Still single and living at home were Charles, (22, Labourer for an Oil Frock Maker), George, (18, Fishmerchants Assistant), John, (16, Farm Labourer), Arthur, (14, Apprentice Coach Builder), Harry, (12) and Fred, (8). [6]

Brother John would emigrate to Canada c1913. With the coming of war he enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force and was wounded in the taking of Vimy Ridge on the 9th April 1917. He was eventually repatriated to Canada and discharged as no longer physically fit for military service – see next comment below.

There are possibly surviving servivice records for a George Arthur Wilson, born Oulton, Suffolk c1892 and resident Lowestoft, dating from 1916. He was initially 4619 Suffolk Regiment. He was honourably discharged in 1917 and qualified for the Silver War Badge – but a check of those service records would be required, (subscription access to Ancestry, FindMyPast or Fold3) to confirm the details. [7]

The Service Records for Arthur Jacob Wilson, (served as Arthur Wilson), do not appear to have survived the fire caused by the bombing during the Blitz of the London Warehouse where they were stored. [7]

Looking at the details indexed on FindMyPast for individuals with nearby service numbers it seems certain Arthur enlisted in 1914. More exact dates bracketing Arthurs’ enlistment will be available by looking at those related service records and Silver War Badge records.

The Medal Index Card for Private 15520 Arthur Wilson, 9th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, shows him to have qualified for the 1914/15 Star, the Victory Medal and the British War Medal, having first landed in France on the 31st August 1915. In the Remarks section it is simply noted that he had “Died”. [8]

The associated service medal roll for his Victory Medal and British War Medal shows the 9th Battalion as the only unit he served overseas with. [9]

The 9th Battalion had formed at Bury St. Edmunds in September 1914, and would initially be part of the 71st Brigade in the 24th Division. It is normally regarded as having landed at Boulogne on the 30th August 1915. [10]. The War Diary entry for the 30th shows them leaving camp at Blackdown early evening and landed at Boulogne “about midnight”. [11]

For the 24th Division, concentration “was completed in the area between Etaples and St Pol on 4 September. The Division’s first experience was truly appalling. Having been in France for only a few days, lengthy forced marches brought it into the reserve for the British assault at Loos. GHQ planning left it too far behind to be a useful reinforcement on the first day, but it was sent into action on 26 September, whereupon it suffered over 4178 casualties for very little gain.” [12]

We have various dates of death recorded for Arthur – the Commonwealth War Graves Commission says 25th September [1], Soldiers Died in the Great War says 2nd October, [2], while his entry in the Army Register of Soldiers Effects says presumed to have died on or since the 2nd October. [13]

Most likely he died between those two dates – most likely on either the 25th or 26th.

THE SITUATION NEAR LOOS, FRANCE, SEPTEMBER 1915

Due to a shortage of seasoned troops and the great extent of line on which British troops would be operating during the Battle of Loos, Sir John French decided to retain a strong general reserve to meet any emergency arising from the battle. The 21st and 24th (New Army) Divisions, both untried units, were put into the reserve. Unfortunately, they were kept too far back. When the situation on 25 September became apparent, HQ formed a plan for both divisions to attack between Hill 70 and the village of Hulluch. The plan was not changed despite the crucial fact that the 15th Division had failed to capture Hill 70 and Hulluch was still in German hands.

The 71st Brigade, 24th Division, of which the 9th (Service) Bn, Suffolk Regt, was a part, arrived at Bethune at about 0100 hours on 25 September. The 9th Suffolks were exhausted following a succession of night marches intended to bring the brigade (and the division as a whole) closer to Loos to support the action. They were promised 48 hours to recuperate but in the event they were ordered to be ready to move forward by 0700 hours; in fact it was 11.30 hours before they set off for the battle line. The 24th Division was to act as support to the 9th (Scottish) Division, the 9th Suffolks and 11th Essex forming the first line.

At about 2000 hours the 9th Suffolks wended their way across the Loos battlefield, being held up at about midnight when they dug in with the German second (support) line behind them. At 0500 hours on 26 September they were ordered back to the German support trenches behind them. The 2lst and 24th Divisions were to attack again at 1100 hours. The 72nd Brigade was to deliver the assault on the front allotted to the 24th Division, with the 11th Essex (on the left) and the 9th Suffolks (on the right) as brigade support, 600 yards to the rear. This order was not received until 11.25 hours and as it was passed down the line the 9th Suffolks were ordered forward immediately, moving ahead under heavy artillery fire towards the previous night’s objective. The advance was maintained until about 200 yards beyond the Hulluch - Lens road where it was finally checked. At 1700 hours the right flank began to give way but for three hours the centre held, during which time the flanks advanced and retired twice. The left flank then came under intense machine-gun fire from the direction of Hulluch, forcing it back and causing the greatest losses of the day for the 9th Suffolks. The Suffolks were relieved in the early hours of 27 September. Casualties among the other ranks were 9 killed, 2 died of wounds, 81 wounded and 45 missing.

Late on the afternoon of the 26th September 1915, 9th Suffolk had reached the limit of their advance.

In positions just to the further side of the Hulluch-Vermelles road, they dug in consolidating what they could of the German rear line positions they had just captured.

In shallow scrapes and taking fire from the village of Hulluch to the north and the german machine guns behind them in 'Chalk Pit' wood. The advance had veered widely south during the afternoon sweeping through an area which was to to have been taken by 11th Battalion, The Essex Regiment, who had themselves veered further south as well.

Over some 2000 yards, they advanced, but by the time the crossed the main Hulluch road, they had become disjointed and fragmented. As the shrapnel fire descended, the advance broke up. These tired, citizen soldiers had been thrown directly into battle and without acclimatisation to the conditions they were to face, they had understandably, run out of momentum.

The advance had ground to a halt. With enemy shrapnel taking its toll, what survivors remained, took cover in shell holes and ditches. Unable to hold on and with no reinforcements immediately available, as ammunition began to be expended, a retreat was unfortunately, inevitable.
[14]

In the Official Casualty List printed in the edition of The Times dated Tuesday, November 9th, 1915, 15520 Private A. Wilson of the 9th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment appears under the heading “Missing”. [15]

As can be seen from the caption to the photograph, in August 1916 he was still regarded as “Missing” – although a check of the International Committee of the Red Cross website doesn’t turn up any enquiry made of them.

In November 1916, judging from that entry in the Army Register of Soldiers, he was presumed to have died. On the 18th Janury 1917 the balance of his pay was sent out to father Jacob. Jacob would also subsequently receive his late sons War Gratuity when this was paid out in October 1919. Judging from the amount paid out he had completed 13 months of service at the time he died, (using the 2nd October 1915 date), which is likely to take up back to the creation of the 9th Battalion. [13]

An memoriam notice appeared in the edition of the Norwich Mercury dated 19th September 1917. “WILSON.- In ever loving memory of my dear brother. Private Arthur J. Wilson, of the Suffolk Regiment, previously reported missing, now officially reported killed September 25th, 1915, aged 19 years.
“One of the best that God could lend,
A devoted brother and faithful friend.
He bravely answered duty’s call,
His life he gave for one and all.”

“We think of him in silence, and his name we oft recall,
But there’s nothing left to answer but his photo on the wall.”
From his loving brother and sister-in-law, Charles and Grace. [Author’s collection].

Arthur is remembered in the War Memorial Chapel in St. Margaret’s, Lowestoft
www.flickr.com/photos/43688219@N00/33078801025/in/album-7...

Mildly photoshopped to minimise impact of damage present on the original image.

[1] Commonwealth War Graves commission webpage retrieved 22/04/25. www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/737484/wilson,-arthur...

[2] A transcript of the entry for Arthur in Soldiers Died in the Great War retrieved from Genes Reunited 21/05/21.

[3] Picture Norfolk checked 22/04/25.

[4] The GRO index of Births in England & Wales, Q2 1895, retrieved via Genes Reunited 21/04/25.

[5] 1901 Census of England & Wales retrieved Genes Reunited 21/04/25.

[6] 1911 Census of England & Wales retrieved Genes Reunited 21/04/25.

[7] Free to access indexing on FindMyPast, Ancestry, Fold3 and familysearch checked 25/04/25.

[8] Medal Index Card retrieved from Ancestry 04/04/21. The front face can be viewed in the National Archive catalogue here. discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D5928468

[9] Combined Victory Medal and British War Medal Roll retrieved from Ancestry 04/04/21.

[10] The Long, Long Trail webpage for the Suffolk Regiment retrieved 25/04/25. www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/regiments-and-corps/the-brit...

[11] 9th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment August 1915 to February 1918, (National Archive Reference WO-95-1625-1_1), retrieved from the UK National Archive 12/10/25.

[12] The Long, Long Trail webpage for the 24th Division retrieved 25/04/25.
www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/order-of-battle-of-divisions...

[13] Army Register of Soldiers Effects retrieved from Ancestry 04/04/21.

[14] From The Friends of the Suffolk Regiment website, retrieved 25/04/25. www.friendsofthesuffolkregiment.org/operation-legacy/some...

[15] The Times Digital Archive retrieved 25/04/25.

Private James Doy and Major Berkeley Goran by Chris, Norfolk

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Private James Doy and Major Berkeley Goran

In
Loving Memory
of
JAMES ERNEST DOY,
late of the 9th (Service) Battalion
The Suffolk Regiment.
Who served in the Great War
at Loos, the Ypres Salient and the Somme,
where he was severely wounded.
He passed over on the 7th November 1929.
Aged 35 years
This stone is erected by his devoted friend,
whose life he saved.

Also of
BERKELEY RUMBOLD GOREN,
late Major South Lancs. Regt.
Died on Feb 4th 1947.
Aged 80 years.

12445 Private James Ernest Doy, 9th. (Service) Battalion, Suffolk Regiment.

The 9th. Battalion was raised at Bury St. Edmunds in September 1914 as part of Kitchener's 3rd. New Army. They joined the 71st. Brigade in the 24th. Division in the area of Shoreham for training. The division suffered from a lack of equipment and a lack of trained officers and NCO's to command the volunteers. In late June 1915 they moved to Aldershot for final training.
They proceeded to France, landing at Boulogne on 30th. August 1915. The 24th. Division was concentrated in the area between Etaples and St. Pol on 4th. September. A few days later the marched across France into the reserve for the British assault at Loos, going into action on 26th. September and suffering heavy losses.
On 11th. October 1915, the 9th. Suffolk's transferred with the 71st. Brigade to the 6th. Division. In 1916 they were in action at the Battle of Flers-Courcelette on the Somme, and again in the Battle of Morval and the Battle of Le Transloy. In 1917 they were in action at Hill 70 and Cambrai. The battalion was disbanded in France on 16th. February 1918.


Major Berkeley Rumbold Goren, South Lancashire Regiment.
Born in 1867 at Bitterne, Hampshire, the son of Ames and Agnes Clayton Goren.
Date of service entry, 1888.

The South Lancashire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 to 1958.
The regiment recruited primarily from the South Lancashire area, and was created as part of the Childers Reforms in 1881 as the Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) by the amalgamation of the 40th. (2nd. Somersetshire) Regiment of Foot and the 82nd. Regiment of Foot (Prince of Wales's Volunteers). In 1938, it was renamed the South Lancashire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Volunteers) and on 1st. July 1958 the regiment was amalgamated with the East Lancashire Regiment to form the Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers).

Berkeley Goren, at some time was known to have lived at 6 Portland Place, Kemptown, Brighton.

The headstone is in the cemetery at Carlton Colville in Suffolk.

Hitcham War Memorial - the Great War of 1914 - 1918 by Moominpappa06

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Hitcham War Memorial - the Great War of 1914 - 1918

To the Glory of God

In Honoured Memory of
the men of this Parish
who gave their lives in the
Great War 1914 – 1918

VICTOR M. BROWN
STANLEY A.R. BARTON
SIDNEY A. BARTON
CHARLES J. BOLTON
FREDERICK BRETT
ROBERT H.W. COBBOLD
EDGAR F.W. COBBOLD
HARRY COBBOLD
FREDERICK D.R. CRICK
JOHN DICKERSON
FRANK DICKERSON
GEORGE EDWARDS
HARRY GREEN

PERCY R. FAIRWEATHER
WILLIAM FISHER
PERCY R. GARNER
FRANK GROOM
ERNEST H. HUBBARD
WILLIAM KNOCK
WILLIAM KNOCK
BERTIE W. KNOCK
CHARLES H. LISTER
WALTER B. RUFFELL
CHARLES R. SQUIRRELL
ROBERT WHYMARK

“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.”


I’ve added more information for each name in the comments boxes below.

General notes when reading the comments.

The Civil Registration District for registering Births, Deaths and Marriages until the end of 1938 was the Cosford District.

Neighbouring villages and hamlets of Hitcham include Cook’s Green, Cross Green, Bird Street, Wattisham, Nedging, Bildeston, Chelsworth, Kettlebaston, Brettenham and Thorpe Morieux.

Abbreviations used.
CWGC - Commonwealth War Graves Commission
SDGW – Soldiers Died in the Great War
ICRC – International Committee of the Red Cross
MIC – Medal Index Card

For ease of research the names have been put into alphabetical order.

Private Walter Gooderham (Wortham) 9th Suffolk Regiment Killed in Action 1917 by Moominpappa06

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Private Walter Gooderham (Wortham) 9th Suffolk Regiment Killed in Action 1917

The edition of the Norwich Mercury dated Saturday October 20 1917 included this picture along with the caption Pte. Walter Gooderham, son of Mr. James Gooderham, of Wortham, killed in action.

Walter Gooderham……………………………………………..

Soldiers Died in the Great War records that Private 35184 Walter Gooderham was Killed in Action on the 27th September 1917 whilst serving with the 9th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. He was born Wortham and enlisted Bury St.Edmunds. No place of residence is listed.

GOODERHAM, WALTER
Rank:………………………………Private
Service No:………………………..35184
Date of Death:……………………27/09/1917
Age:……………………………….20
Regiment:…………………………Suffolk Regiment, 9th Bn.
Grave Reference:…………………II. M. 5.
Cemetery:
MAROC BRITISH CEMETERY, GRENAY
Additional Information:
Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Gooderham, of Magpie Green, Wortham, Suffolk.
CWGC: www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/523091/GOODERHAM,%20W...

The Medal Index Card for Private 35184 Walter Gooderham, Suffolk Regiment is held at the National Archive under reference WO 372/8/58185
discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D2367026
He qualified for the Victory Medal and the British War Medal. There is no additional information on the card, but the award of only those medals tells us he first entered a Theatre of War after the 31st December 1915.

His Service Records do not appear to have survived the incendiary attack during the Blitz on the Warehouse where all the Army Service Records were stored.

No obvious Soldiers Will or Civil Probate for this man.


Birth………………………………….

The birth of Walter Gooderham was recorded in the Hartismere District in the July to September quarter, (Q3), of 1897.

The most likely marriage of his parents had occurred in the Hartismere District in the October to December quarter, (Q4) of 1892. This was when a James Gooderham married a Thirza Caroline License.

1901 Census of England and Wales

The 3 year old Walter, born Wortham, was recorded at a dwelling at Magpie Green, Wortham. This was the household of his parents, James, (aged 35 and a Horseman on Farm from Wortham), and Carrie, (aged 34 and born Palgrave, Suffolk). As well as Walter, their other children are:-
Frederick J………….aged 7……..bornWortham
Lillie S…………………aged 5…….born Wortham

1911 Census of England and Wales

The family were still living at Magpie Green. Parents James, (45, Farm Labourer) and Thirza Carrie, (44 – now stated to be born Wortham), have been married 18 years and have had 4 children, of which 3 were still alive. Walter, (13), is still at school. Older brother Frederick James, (17), is working as a Farm Labourer.

Until September 1911 the quarterly index published by the General Registrars Office did not show information about the mothers’ maiden name. A check of the General Registrars Office Index of Birth for England and Wales 1911 – 1983 shows no matches at all for children registered with the surname Gooderham, mothers’ maiden name License.


On the day………………………….

The Battalion and the Division they were part of, (the 6th), were spared the horrors of Passchendaele. I don’t have access to the War Diary. Even the official History of the Division doesn’t add much.

Page 33: A Short History of the Sixth Division.

On the 24th to the 27th August the Division was relieving the Canadians on the Hill 70 front. The month spent in that sector was one of hard work for all ranks consolidating the newly won position, but was without important incident.

On the 24th September the Division side-stepped into the Cite St.Emile sector just north of Lens, and commenced preparations for an attack north of Lens, to be carried out in conjunction with the projected attack by the Canadian Corps on Sallaumines Hill. This project was, however, abandoned, and on the 23rd October the Division was withdrawn into rest in the St.Hilaire area, west of Lillers.

www.gutenberg.org/files/20115/20115-h/20115-h.htm

Brantham War Memorial - Panel 1 by Moominpappa06

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Brantham War Memorial - Panel 1

JOHN AUGER
JAMES F. BLOYCE
CHARLES B. BROOKE D.S.O.
WILLIAM S. BULLARD
JOHN S. CHAPPELL
W. ALFRED CULLUM
ARTHUR FIELDGATE
FREDERICK A. FIELDGATE
WALTER W.C. FIELDGATE
ISAAC A.FISK
SIDNEY GRAY
BENJAMIN A. GRIMWADE
WILLIAM C. GRIMWADE
ALBERT W. HEARSUM
FRANK HENDLEY
CHARLES W. HOLLIWELL
ALBERT E. HUTCHINS
CHARLES W. JACKSON
ARCHIBALD T. JARVIS
J. HAROLD KEEBLE
ALFRED C. AMOSS
HENRY G.S. GARNHAM
ALBERT V. KIRK
HAROLD MOSS

The layout of this memorial initially confused me – I thought the break out from alphabetical order of the last few days were as a result of the later identification of Great War casualties associated with Brantham. It was not helped that on the first panel , the first name listed has a better candidate for inclusion from the Great War rather than WW2. However it soon became clear that these later names – starting with Amoss on this panel, were actually men from Brantham who died in WW2.

It also became clear that men from nearby Cattawade were also remembered on this Memorial. This is also probably due to the role the British Xylonite Company played in the local economy - apparently there are memorials elsewhere in Brantham dedicated to both the fallen and those who served. For more on that see the following:-
1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/topic/115028-brantham-o...
www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/11463?utm_source=u...
www.highamsparkwarmemorial.co.uk/photos.php

The Civil Registration District for registering Births, Deaths and Marriages was the Samford District up until the local government reorganisation of the 1970’s.

Abbreviations used.
CWGC - Commonwealth War Graves Commission
SDGW – Soldiers Died in the Great War
IRC – International Red Cross
MIC – Medal Index Card


For more on each name see the comments below

Private Alfred Paget Bacon Lowestoft missing by Moominpappa06

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Private Alfred Paget Bacon Lowestoft missing

The edition of the Norwich Mercury dated Saturday September 15 1917 included this picture along with the caption Pte. A.P. Bacon, Suffolk Regiment, brother of Mrs P. Head, 62 Cambridge Road, Lowestoft, reported missing October 13th, 1916.

Possibly

BACON, ALFRED PAGET
Rank:……………………….....Private
Service No:…………………12654
Date of Death:……………13/09/1916
Regiment:……………………Suffolk Regiment, 9th Bn.
Panel Reference:………..Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A.
Memorial:…………………….THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
CWGC: www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/771671/BACON,%20ALFRE...

No other likely match for a Bacon serving with the Suffolk Regiment.

Soldiers Died in the Great War records that Private Alfred Paget Bacon was Killed in Action on the 13th September 1916 whilst serving in France & Flanders with the 9th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. He was born Walthamstow, Essex, and enlisted Lowestoft. No place of residence is shown.

The Medal Index Card for Private 12654 Alfred P Bacon, Suffolk Regiment, is held at the National Archive under reference WO 372/1/167696
discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D1103041

No match on Picture Norfolk, the County image Archive.

His Service Records do not appear to have survived the incendiary attack during the Blitz on the Warehouse where all the Army service records were stored.

It doesn’t looking like a missing persons request was received by the International Red Cross.

Alfred is not listed in the Memorial Chapel in St Margaret, Lowestoft.

Unfortunately I could not track down his sister – the occupants of 62 Cambridge Road on the 1911 Census of England and Wales was the George family. Using the formula common at the time, the “P” Initial could well relate to her husband. There is no like “P” Head or Alfred Bacon with a Lowestoft connection.

1895 – Birth?1 Census of England and Wales

The birth of an Alfred Paget Bacon was registered with the Civil Authorities in the District of West Ham, Essex in the April to June quarter, (Q2), of 1895. West Ham District included the civil parish of Walthamstow.
www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/districts.pl?r=93232297:9855&d...

There is no obvious 2nd marriage of his mother with his stepfather using the details shown on the 1901 and 1911 census. Nor does him mother appear to be on the 1891 census with the surname Bacon, and there doesn’t appear to be anyone of the right age and with the same first name, born Kettering, who was either in London or Lowestoft.

One possibility, which might be a mis-transcription, is that the baptism of an Alfred “Ragel” Bacon took place in Walthamstow on the 18th September 1895. His parents were a Jasper and Edith Mary Bacon.
www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NTDP-K2B

The looks more likely after looking for the parents on the 1891 Census of England and Wales. The 28 year old Jasper Bacon, a Drapers Warehouseman from “Hoston”(?), London (is this possibly Hoxton?), was recorded as the married head of the household at 14 Pellerin Road, Stoke Newington, London. Living with him is his 24 year old wife Edith. Checking the scan of the original census schedule, Edith is indeed shown as born Kettering, Northamptonshire, but this has been mis-transcribed on the Genealogy source I use. There are no children recorded living with them.

A Jasper Bacon probably married an Edith Mary Bracey in the Mutford District of Suffolk, (which included Lowestoft), in the July to September quarter, (Q3), of 1890.
www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DF7-YPP

I could not find a death of Jasper Bacon recorded in England and Wales.

1901 Census of England and Wales

The most likely match is a 5 year old Alfred P. Bacon, born Walthamstow, Essex, who was recorded living at 37 Tyrolean Square, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth. This was the household of his step-father, William C. Sarbutt, (aged 26, a Railway Navvy, born Redisham, Suffolk) and mother Edith M(?), (aged 34, born Kettering, Northamptonshire). Three other children in the household are shown as step-children of William, however the first is shown as Ethel M Sarbutt, (aged 9, born Kensington, London). The other two are:-
Dorothy Bacon………..aged 7……..born Dulwich, London
Charles L………………aged 2…….born Lowestoft

1911 Census of England and Wales

The Sarbutt family were now recorded living at 4 Flegg Cottages, Moyes Road, Oulton Broad, Suffolk. Parents William C, (36, Fisherman) and Edith M, (44) have been married 10 years and have had no children of their own. The three Bacon children still single and living with them are Dorothy M(?), (17), Alfred P., (15 Artist in Confectionery) and Charles L, (12).


On the day………………………………

Wednesday 13th September 1916. Day 75

Ginchy

6th Div captured the Leuze Wood Ginchy road but failed to advance to the Quadrilateral. A second attempt at 6pm was equally unsuccessful with 9th Suffolks and 2nd Sherwood Foresters losing 520 men.

forum.irishmilitaryonline.com/showthread.php?t=9058&p...

From Page 21 History of the 6th Division, Edited by Major-Gen T.O.Marden.

On the night 11/12th September the 71st Infantry Brigade (Brig.-Gen J F Edwards) relieved part of the Guards Division and the 16th Infantry Brigade (Brig.-Gen W L Osborn), part of 56th Division, with orders on the 13th September to straighten the line by capturing the Quadrilateral. The 71st Infantry Brigade attacked with the Foresters north of the railway and 9th Suffolk Regiment south of the railway, while the 8th Bedford Regiment, who were close to the Quadrilateral on the north-east of the Leuze Wood, co-operated by bombing up the trench towards it. The artillery co-operation was weak, observation being difficult, and though the troops advanced with the greatest gallantry the northern attack could only make 500 yards, and the southern attack of the 71st Infantry Brigade still less, while casualties from the enemy artillery and machine gun fire were very large.

A second attack at 6 p.m. the same day succeeded in bringing our line to about 250 yards from the Strong Point, and in getting touch on the right with the 16th Infantry Brigade.


“The History of the Suffolk Regiment 1914-1927” by Lieutenant-Colonel C.C.R.Murphy

(Page 195-196) On September 13 the battalion took part in an attack by the 6th Division (Major-General C.Ross) on the Quadrilateral, the 71st Brigade being on the left and the 16th on the right. The 9th Battalion attacked with three companies in the front line and one in support, zero being at 6.20 a.m. The battalion got through the German outpost line quite easily, but on gaining the open ground, which stretched for about four hundred yards to the enemy’s wire, came under a terrific machine-gun fire from the formidable strong-point known as the Quadrilateral. Across this bare expanse the men struggled bravely forward, Lieut. Macdonald with others getting close enough to throw a bomb into the German stronghold before being wounded. No further progress could, however, be made. At 7.30 a.m. another attack, in which “A” Company participated, was launched; and in the evening a third. Still no entrance could be effected. The battalion therefore, in touch with the units on both flanks, dug itself in on a line about half-a mile in front of the jumping-off trenches of the morning.

One incident of this fighting is worthy of mention, During the forenoon, Captain Ensor, knowing that Lieut. Macdonald had been hit, went out to try and find him. After running from shell-hole to shell-hole for about three hundred yards under fire and in full view of the Germans, and calling out Macdonald’s name, he found him lying very seriously wounded. Then, having put iodine on his wounds and made him as comfortable as possible, he ran the gauntlet back to where his men were dug in. The next morning before it was light, Captain Ensoe with his orderly went out again and tried to bring in his wounded subaltern, but after carrying him for about two hundred yards the orderly was shot dead. Captain Ensor, however, had succeeded in getting Lieut. Macdonald within the zone of his own stretcher-bearers, who brought him in. Lieut. Macdonald eventually recovered, though in hospital for five and a half years.

The casualties were as follows – Killed: Captain S H Byrne; 2nd Lieut. G D Gardiner; and 15 other ranks. Wounded: Captains V W Barrett and N R Rawson (R.A.M.C.); and 2nd Lieuts. C Wayman, A G Douglas, G W Collyer, D K Macdonald, H E Falkner, A Fudge, F Goatcher, and H Almack; and 185 other ranks.



Mildly photoshopped to minimise impact of damage present on the original source.

A deep debt of love and gratitude - Dennington in the Great War by Moominpappa06

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A deep debt of love and gratitude - Dennington in the Great War

On this stone we the villagers of Dennington record our deep debt of love and gratitude to those from this parish who lost their lives fighting for us and our country, and our firm belief that from their glorious death they will attain unto life everlasting. Amen.

SERGEANT H. STEARN…..SUFFOLKS
CORPORAL W. ALDOUS….SUFFOLKS
PRIVATE C. FULLER………LINCOLNS
PRIVATE J. BECK…………..YORKS
PRIVATE H. JOHNSON…….MCN GN CPS
LNCE CPL C. SEGGONS……SUFFOLKS
PRIVATE CLAUDE PIPE……R. FUSILIERS
PRIVATE A.E. GODBOLD…..SUFFOLKS
PRIVATE J. BLOSS………….W.YORKS
PRIVATE C. DAVEY………..SUFFOLKS

PRIVATE R. FISK…………..SUFFOLKS
PRIVATE E. WRIGHT………SUFFOLKS
PRIVATE CLARENCE PIPE..SUFFOLKS
PRIVATE P. STEARN……….NTH HANTS
PRIVATE H.W. HOWARD….SCTSH RIFLES
SERGEANT E. MEADOWS…SUFFOLKS
PRIVATE A. LEEK…………..SUFFOLKS
PRIVATE G. LEEPER……….SCTSH RIFLES
PRIVATE J. LEEPER………..NORFOLKS
PRIVATE W.J. STUDD……..SUFFOLKS


The names have been put into alphabetical order for ease of research.

The Roll of Honour site has also looked at the names on this memorial.
www.roll-of-honour.com/Suffolk/Dennington.html

For more on each name see comments below.

Abbreviations used.
CWGC - Commonwealth War Graves Commission
SDGW – Soldiers Died in the Great War
IRC – International Red Cross
MIC – Medal Index Card

Hoxne was the Civil District for the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages until 1907. After that the civil parish of Dennington was transferred to the Hartismere District.

From The Framlingham Weekly News – Saturday September 25, 1920.

DENNINGTON’S FALLEN.

TABLET UNVEILED BY LORD STRADBROKE.

The memorial to the twenty men of the parish of Dennington who fell in the Great War takes the form of a tavlet in white Portland Stone, affixed to the wall of the chancel. At the top are three bronze plaques in relief. The first, which is entitle “The Call”, shows a Dennington man at the plough near Dennington Mill. A regiment of soldiers passing along the road give him the call. “Your King and Country need you.” The second tablet, entitled “The Response,” shows the same men joined up and in the trenches with others, together with all the paraphernalia of war round them, including machine guns, trench mortars, and a German plane overhead dropping bombs into the trenches. In the distance is a monitor bombarding the coast. The third is called “The Higher Call,” and shows the same soldier mortally wounded on the field of battle, having a vision of Christ calling him to higher service, Underneath is inscribed, “On this stone we, the villagers of Dennington, record our deep debt of love and gratitude to those from this parish who lost their lives fighting for us and our country, and our firm belief that from their glorious death they will attain unto life everlasting. Amen.” Then follow the names, with rank and regiment, of the twenty men who were killed. At the foot of the tablet is the text: “He that loseth his life shall find it.”

The unveiling ceremony was solemnised at the afternoon service on Sunday, when there was a large congregation, all the seating accommodation being occupied. While Boy Scouts of the Framlingham district lined both sides of the aisle. The service was conducted by the Rector, the Rev. E. Bates, and the sermon was delivered by Canon Abbay.

Miss G. Lewis, of Saxtead, who presided at the organ, having played the “Dead March,” Lord Stradbroke then advanced to the tablet, and having lowered the screening flag, said: “I unveil this memorial to the glory of God and in honour of those brave men who sacrificed their lives, performing their duty to their country, and their noble example of unselfishness will ever be sacred to all of us.” The “Last Post” and “Reveille” were sounded by Sergt. Read, and the service concluded with the singing of the National Anthem.

Badingham War Memorial 1914 - 1918 by Moominpappa06

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Badingham War Memorial 1914 - 1918

IN HONOUR OF THE MEN OF THIS
PARISH WHO FOUGHT AND IN EVER
GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE
WHO FELL FOR GOD AND KING, FOR
RIGHT, FOR FREEDOM AND FOR
PEACE IN THE GREAT WAR.
1914 – 1918.

CHARLES B. CLARY……………..JULY 2.1916
GEORGE SWANN………………….”….16..”..
HENRY O.STANNARD…………….”….20..”..
ROBERT SELF…………………….OCT.12..”..
JOHN C. DURRANT………………APR.24.1917
WILLIAM BALDRY………………OCT.12…”..
ALBERT HAMMOND……………JUNE.13.1918
CHARLES H. SAUNDERS……….AUG..4…”..
ERNEST WOODS…………………OCT..5…”..


For more on each name see comments below. (For ease of research the names have been put into alphabetical order).

Abbreviations used.
CWGC - Commonwealth War Graves Commission
SDGW – Soldiers Died in the Great War

Hoxne was the Civil District for the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriage until 1907, when it was moved to the Hartismere District. Hartismere in turn passed the village to the new District of Blyth, which came into being on the 1st April 1935.
www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/hoxne.html
www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/blyth.html

The Roll of Honour site has also covered this memorial.
www.roll-of-honour.com/Suffolk/Badingham.html

St Margaret Lowestoft War Memorial Chapel - Annis to Baldry by Moominpappa06

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St Margaret Lowestoft War Memorial Chapel -  Annis to Baldry

I was visiting St Margarets Church in Lowestoft specifically to see the side chapel, dedicated to those who had lost their lives from the town in the Great War. The names of hundreds of them are written on panels down one side. I was here even more specifically to look for five names in particular – spread through-out the alphabet so that meant I needed good shots of at least five of the panels. Well I took pictures of them all, “just in case”. Not all are as sharp or framed as I might have liked and I definitely didn’t have time to thoroughly research all the names, (but who knows, I may come back!). So five panels are done, the rest are pot luck.

The Roll of Honour site has already made a start on trying to identify all the names in the chapel.
www.roll-of-honour.com/Suffolk/LowestoftStMargaretsChurch...

For more on each name see comments below.

Abbreviations used.
CWGC - Commonwealth War Graves Commission
SDGW – Soldiers Died in the Great War

Mutford was the Civil District for the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriage, (until 1935 - when it became part of the new District of Lothingland).

J. ANNIS (Private)
J. ANNIS (Trimmer)
P. ANNIS
P. ARMES
T.P. ARMES
F.F.W. ARNOLD
T. ARTIS
J.A. ASHBY
C. ASHFORD
O. ATTAWAY
A. AYERS
G. AYERS
H. BACKHOUSE
J. BAGGE
W.T. BAKER
E.W. BALDRY
F.J. BALDRY
H.W. BALDRY
T.E. BALDRY

St Margaret Lowestoft War Memorial Chapel - Baxter to Blake by Moominpappa06

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St Margaret Lowestoft War Memorial Chapel -  Baxter to Blake

I was visiting St Margarets Church in Lowestoft specifically to see the side chapel, dedicated to those who had lost their lives from the town in the Great War. The names of hundreds of them are written on panels down one side. I was here even more specifically to look for five names in particular – spread through-out the alphabet so that meant I needed good shots of at least five of the panels. Well I took pictures of them all, “just in case”. Not all are as sharp or framed as I might have liked and I definitely didn’t have time to thoroughly research all the names, (but who knows, I may come back!). So five panels are done, the rest are pot luck.

The Roll of Honour site has already made a start on trying to identify all the names in the chapel.
www.roll-of-honour.com/Suffolk/LowestoftStMargaretsChurch...

For more on each name see comments below.

Abbreviations used.
CWGC - Commonwealth War Graves Commission
SDGW – Soldiers Died in the Great War

Mutford was the Civil District for the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriage, (until 1935 - when it became part of the new District of Lothingland).


V.W. BAXTER
E. BEAMISH
W. BEATTON
J.W. BEAVERS
F. BEAVERS
H.W. BECKETT
S. BECKETT
S.C. BECKHAM
W. BELTON
C.H. BENSTEAD
A.N. BESSEY
J.E. BESSEY
F.H. BETTS
W.J. BICKER
C. BIRD
H. BIRD
H.G. BIRD
A.T. BIRDSEYE
A.W. BLAKE

St Margaret Lowestoft War Memorial Chapel - Brown to Burgess by Moominpappa06

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St Margaret Lowestoft War Memorial Chapel -  Brown to Burgess

I was visiting St Margarets Church in Lowestoft specifically to see the side chapel, dedicated to those who had lost their lives from the town in the Great War. The names of hundreds of them are written on panels down one side. I was here even more specifically to look for five names in particular – spread through-out the alphabet so that meant I needed good shots of at least five of the panels. Well I took pictures of them all, “just in case”. Not all are as sharp or framed as I might have liked and I definitely didn’t have time to thoroughly research all the names, (but who knows, I may come back!). So five panels are done, the rest are pot luck.

The Roll of Honour site has already made a start on trying to identify the names in the chapel.
www.roll-of-honour.com/Suffolk/LowestoftStMargaretsChurch...

For more on each name see comments below.

Abbreviations used.
CWGC - Commonwealth War Graves Commission
SDGW – Soldiers Died in the Great War

Mutford was the Civil District for the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriage, (until 1935 - when it became part of the new District of Lothingland).

S. BROWN
A.J. BROWNE
V.A.J. BRUNDLE
G. BRYANT (R.N.R.T)
G. BRYANT (Pte)
L.B. BRYANT
H.G. BUCK
H.F. BUCKLER
W.S. BUCKNOLE
A.W. BUDDS
F. BULLEN (M.M.)
J.W. BULLOCK
W.E. BUNN
R.E. BURCH
R.N. BURCH
C.A. BURGESS
F.W. BURGESS
W.R. BURGESS
S.Q. BURGESS

St Margaret Lowestoft War Memorial Chapel - Burgoyne to Chapman by Moominpappa06

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St Margaret Lowestoft War Memorial Chapel -  Burgoyne to Chapman

I was visiting St Margarets Church in Lowestoft specifically to see the side chapel, dedicated to those who had lost their lives from the town in the Great War. The names of hundreds of them are written on panels down one side. I was here even more specifically to look for five names in particular – spread through-out the alphabet so that meant I needed good shots of at least five of the panels. Well I took pictures of them all, “just in case”. Not all are as sharp or framed as I might have liked and I definitely didn’t have time to thoroughly research all the names, (but who knows, I may come back!). So five panels are done, the rest are pot luck.

The Roll of Honour site has already made a start on trying to identify the names in the chapel.
www.roll-of-honour.com/Suffolk/LowestoftStMargaretsChurch...

For more on each name see comments below.

Abbreviations used.
CWGC - Commonwealth War Graves Commission
SDGW – Soldiers Died in the Great War

Mutford was the Civil District for the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriage, (until 1935 - when it became part of the new District of Lothingland).

S.A. BURGOYNE
F.J. BURROUGHS
F.H. BURWOOD
F.V. BURWOOD
S.R. BURWOOD skipper
S.R. BURWOOD sgnlman
J. BUTTON
J.E. CALVER
S.J. CARR
G. CARVER
C.C. CASTLETON (V.C.)
E.S. CASTLETON
R.R.F. CASTLETON
C. CATCHPOLE
C.E. CHALLIS
J.W.D. CHANEY
A.E. CHAPMAN
P. CHAPMAN
W.H. CHAPMAN

St Margaret Lowestoft War Memorial Chapel - Corbin to Curtis by Moominpappa06

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St Margaret Lowestoft War Memorial Chapel -  Corbin to Curtis

St Margaret Lowestoft War Memorial Chapel - Corbin to Curtis

I was visiting St Margarets Church in Lowestoft specifically to see the side chapel, dedicated to those who had lost their lives from the town in the Great War. The names of hundreds of them are written on panels down one side. I was here even more specifically to look for five names in particular – spread through-out the alphabet so that meant I needed good shots of at least five of the panels. Well I took pictures of them all, “just in case”. Not all are as sharp or framed as I might have liked and I definitely didn’t have time to thoroughly research all the names, (but who knows, I may come back!). So five panels are done, the rest are pot luck.

The Roll of Honour site has already made a start on trying to identify the names in the chapel.
www.roll-of-honour.com/Suffolk/LowestoftStMargaretsChurch...

For more on each name see comments below.

Abbreviations used.
CWGC - Commonwealth War Graves Commission
SDGW – Soldiers Died in the Great War

Mutford was the Civil District for the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriage, (until 1935 - when it became part of the new District of Lothingland).

A.J. CORBIN
E. COX
W. COX
F. CRAKE
C.H. CREWS
C. CRISP
F. CRISP
J.F. CRISP
T. CRISP (V.C. D.S.O.)
R.C. CROPLEY
T.S. CROPLEY
N.B. CROSSWELL
E.S. CROUCH
E. CULLING
A.J. CULLINGFORD
F. CULLINGFORD
W. CULLUM
E.E. CURTIS
G. CURTIS

St Margaret Lowestoft War Memorial Chapel - Edwards to Foulger by Moominpappa06

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St Margaret Lowestoft War Memorial Chapel -  Edwards to Foulger

I was visiting St Margarets Church in Lowestoft specifically to see the side chapel, dedicated to those who had lost their lives from the town in the Great War. The names of hundreds of them are written on panels down one side. I was here even more specifically to look for five names in particular – spread through-out the alphabet so that meant I needed good shots of at least five of the panels. Well I took pictures of them all, “just in case”. Not all are as sharp or framed as I might have liked and I definitely didn’t have time to thoroughly research all the names, (but who knows, I may come back!). So five panels are done, the rest are pot luck.

The Roll of Honour site has already made a start on trying to identify the names in the chapel.
www.roll-of-honour.com/Suffolk/LowestoftStMargaretsChurch...

For more on each name see comments below.

Abbreviations used.
CWGC - Commonwealth War Graves Commission
SDGW – Soldiers Died in the Great War

Mutford was the Civil District for the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriage, (until 1935 - when it became part of the new District of Lothingland).

W.J. EDWARDS
S. ELLIS
A.R.J. ELVEN
B.J. EMERY
J.E. EVERITT
G.E. FELGATE
W.J. FENN
E.A. FENNELL
R.A. FISKE
L.H.A. FISHER
C.L. FITT
H.F. FITT
W.J. FLATER
J.H. FLETCHER
J.T. FLOWER
F.B. FOREMAN
W.J. FOREMAN
E.C. FORSTER
E.W. FOULGER

St Margaret Lowestoft War Memorial Chapel - Foulger to Garrod by Moominpappa06

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St Margaret Lowestoft War Memorial Chapel -  Foulger to Garrod

I was visiting St Margarets Church in Lowestoft specifically to see the side chapel, dedicated to those who had lost their lives from the town in the Great War. The names of hundreds of them are written on panels down one side. I was here even more specifically to look for five names in particular – spread through-out the alphabet so that meant I needed good shots of at least five of the panels. Well I took pictures of them all, “just in case”. Not all are as sharp or framed as I might have liked and I definitely didn’t have time to thoroughly research all the names, (but who knows, I may come back!). So five panels are done, the rest are pot luck.

The Roll of Honour site has already made a start on trying to identify the names in the chapel.
www.roll-of-honour.com/Suffolk/LowestoftStMargaretsChurch...

For more on each name see comments below.

Abbreviations used.
CWGC - Commonwealth War Graves Commission
SDGW – Soldiers Died in the Great War

Mutford was the Civil District for the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriage, (until 1935 - when it became part of the new District of Lothingland).

W. FOULGER
W.E. FOULGER
W.C.V. FOWLER
D. FOX
S. FOX
W.E. FOX
W.S. FOX
S.G. FRANCIS
E.A. FREEMAN
G.R. FREEMAN
A.E. FREESTONE
A.H.G. FREESTONE
H.V. FREESTONE
T.A. FRENCH
W. FRISTON
A.G. FULLER
G.F. GAGE
W. GALLANT
E. GARROD

St Margaret Lowestoft War Memorial Chapel - Hook to Jarvis by Moominpappa06

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St Margaret Lowestoft War Memorial Chapel -  Hook to Jarvis

I was visiting St Margarets Church in Lowestoft specifically to see the side chapel, dedicated to those who had lost their lives from the town in the Great War. The names of hundreds of them are written on panels down one side. I was here even more specifically to look for five names in particular – spread through-out the alphabet so that meant I needed good shots of at least five of the panels. Well I took pictures of them all, “just in case”. Not all are as sharp or framed as I might have liked and I definitely didn’t have time to thoroughly research all the names, (but who knows, I may come back!). So five panels are done, the rest are pot luck.

The Roll of Honour site has already made a start on trying to identify the names in the chapel.
www.roll-of-honour.com/Suffolk/LowestoftStMargaretsChurch...

For more on each name see comments below.

Abbreviations used.
CWGC - Commonwealth War Graves Commission
SDGW – Soldiers Died in the Great War

Mutford was the Civil District for the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriage, (until 1935 - when it became part of the new District of Lothingland).

J.N. HOOK
A. HORN
S. HORNE
G.H. HORTON
B. HOWARD
F.W. HOWARD
W. HOWE
J. HOWLETT
J.F. HOWLETT
A.W. HUKE
L. HULME
E. HUNT
F.A. HUNT
F.R. HUNT
W. HUNTER
J.H. INGLES
D. ISTED
G. JACKSON
A.R.R JARVIS

St Margaret Lowestoft War Memorial Chapel - Mallett to Mills by Moominpappa06

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St Margaret Lowestoft War Memorial Chapel -  Mallett to Mills

I was visiting St Margarets Church in Lowestoft specifically to see the side chapel, dedicated to those who had lost their lives from the town in the Great War. The names of hundreds of them are written on panels down one side. I was here even more specifically to look for five names in particular – spread through-out the alphabet so that meant I needed good shots of at least five of the panels. Well I took pictures of them all, “just in case”. Not all are as sharp or framed as I might have liked and I definitely didn’t have time to thoroughly research all the names, (but who knows, I may come back!). So five panels are done, the rest are pot luck.

The Roll of Honour site has already made a start on trying to identify the names in the chapel.
www.roll-of-honour.com/Suffolk/LowestoftStMargaretsChurch...

For more on each name see comments below.

Abbreviations used.
CWGC - Commonwealth War Graves Commission
SDGW – Soldiers Died in the Great War

Mutford was the Civil District for the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriage, (until 1935 - when it became part of the new District of Lothingland).

C H Mallett
J E Mallett
B J Mann
B Manning
C Manning
G T B Manning
G Mantripp
R W Mantripp
O S Markham
J E Martin
J H Martin
A W S Mason
S A R Mason
W H Masterson
A V Mercer
C Metcalf
R Middleton
M A Miller
J T Mills

St Margaret Lowestoft War Memorial Chapel - Rix to Russell by Moominpappa06

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St Margaret Lowestoft War Memorial Chapel -  Rix to Russell

I was visiting St Margarets Church in Lowestoft specifically to see the side chapel, dedicated to those who had lost their lives from the town in the Great War. The names of hundreds of them are written on panels down one side. I was here even more specifically to look for five names in particular – spread through-out the alphabet so that meant I needed good shots of at least five of the panels. Well I took pictures of them all, “just in case”. Not all are as sharp or framed as I might have liked and I definitely didn’t have time to thoroughly research all the names, (but who knows, I may come back!). So five panels are done, the rest are pot luck.

The Roll of Honour site has already made a start on trying to identify the names in the chapel.
www.roll-of-honour.com/Suffolk/LowestoftStMargaretsChurch...

For more on each name see comments below.

Abbreviations used.
CWGC - Commonwealth War Graves Commission
SDGW – Soldiers Died in the Great War

Mutford was the Civil District for the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriage, (until 1935 - when it became part of the new District of Lothingland).

S.V. RIX
W.H. ROACH
W. ROBBENS
H.E. ROBINSON
H.G. ROBINSON
T.W. ROBINSON
C. RODWELL
J.M. RODWELL
H.H. ROGERS
E.A. ROOPE
L.S. ROOPE
A.V. ROUSE
E.A. ROYAL
F.T. RUDD
T. RUDD
E.H. RUFFLES
S. RUMSBY
E.R. RUSHMORE
B. RUSSELL

St Margaret Lowestoft War Memorial Chapel - Sabberton to Secret by Moominpappa06

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St Margaret Lowestoft War Memorial Chapel -  Sabberton to Secret

I was visiting St Margarets Church in Lowestoft specifically to see the side chapel, dedicated to those who had lost their lives from the town in the Great War. The names of hundreds of them are written on panels down one side. I was here even more specifically to look for five names in particular – spread through-out the alphabet so that meant I needed good shots of at least five of the panels. Well I took pictures of them all, “just in case”. Not all are as sharp or framed as I might have liked and I definitely didn’t have time to thoroughly research all the names, (but who knows, I may come back!). So five panels are done, the rest are pot luck.

The Roll of Honour site has already made a start on trying to identify the names in the chapel.
www.roll-of-honour.com/Suffolk/LowestoftStMargaretsChurch...

For more on each name see comments below.

Abbreviations used.
CWGC - Commonwealth War Graves Commission
SDGW – Soldiers Died in the Great War

Mutford was the Civil District for the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriage, (until 1935 - when it became part of the new District of Lothingland).


A. SABBERTON
S.F. SABBERTON
H.E. SALTER
R.P. SANDS
W.J. SANDWELL
G. SANDY
C. SAUNDERS
G. SAUNDERS
J.N. SAUNDERS
R.H. SAUNDERS
S.J. SAUNDERS
F. SAYER
F.C. SAYER
W.E. SAYER
A. SCARLE
C. SCARLE
T. SCARLE
A. SCOWEN
T.H. SECRET

St Margaret Lowestoft War Memorial Chapel - Seeley to Henry Smith by Moominpappa06

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St Margaret Lowestoft War Memorial Chapel -  Seeley to Henry Smith

I was visiting St Margarets Church in Lowestoft specifically to see the side chapel, dedicated to those who had lost their lives from the town in the Great War. The names of hundreds of them are written on panels down one side. I was here even more specifically to look for five names in particular – spread through-out the alphabet so that meant I needed good shots of at least five of the panels. Well I took pictures of them all, “just in case”. Not all are as sharp or framed as I might have liked and I definitely didn’t have time to thoroughly research all the names, (but who knows, I may come back!). So five panels are done, the rest are pot luck.

The Roll of Honour site has already made a start on trying to identify the names in the chapel.
www.roll-of-honour.com/Suffolk/LowestoftStMargaretsChurch...

For more on each name see comments below.

Abbreviations used.
CWGC - Commonwealth War Graves Commission
SDGW – Soldiers Died in the Great War

Mutford was the Civil District for the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriage, (until 1935 - when it became part of the new District of Lothingland).


C.W. SEELEY
C.F. SENDALL
F.R. SEXBERY
T.E. SHARMAN
W. SHARPE
J. SHILLING
H.J. SIMONDS
E.R. SIMPSON
A. SKOULDING
C. SKEET
A.V. SLADDEN
W.J. SLATER
K.G.W. SMALL
W. SMALLWOOD
B. SMITH
B.J. SMITH
F. SMITH
F.W. SMITH
H.W. SMITH