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Welney does not have a War Memorial. Rolls of Honour listing the men of this
parish who died on active service in the 1914-1918 and 1939-1945 world wars
are set into the interior walls. |
The Welney webmaster
gratefully acknowledges permission to include the following information in
this Welney community website. Researchers should be aware that the original
data base may change, and should always refer to the source web site,
www.roll-of-honour.com for
updates, and also refer to pages for the adjoining parishes of Christchurch,
Manea, and Upwell, in Cambridgeshire, and Nordelph in Norfolk.
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Lest We Forget
Compiled and copyright © 2000 Cliff Brown
© Roll-of-Honour.com
2002 |
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1914 - 1918 |
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ASPLAND, Alfred |
235414 Pte, 16th (Tyneside
Commercials) Northumberland Fusiliers. KiA 15-12-17, age 34. Husband of Edith
Aspland, Hundred Foot Bank, Welney. Formerly 203126 Norfolk Rgt. Buffs Road
Cemetery, St Jean, Belgium. |
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CORNWELL, Sidney James
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22951 Pte, A coy, 8th Norfolk
Rgt. KiA 21-10-16, age 23, at Courcelette-Grandcourt road. Formerly 10th
(Reserve) Norfolk Rgt. Son of James Edward & Mary Cornwell, Bells Drove,
Welney. Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. |
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CROXON, Charles |
15734 Pte, 9th Worcestershire
Rgt. DoW 17-9-15, Gallipoli. Lived Tipsend. Pieta Military Cemetery.
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DUFFIELD , George |
95126 Pte, 13th King's Liverpool
Rgt. KiA 21-8-18. Formerly 25680 Norfolk Rgt. Bucquoy Road Cemetery, Ficheux,
France. |
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GORDON, Ernest |
160333 Gnr, 156th Heavy Bty,
Royal Garrison Artillery. DoW 17-10-18, age 27. Son of Daniel & Sarah Gordon,
Welney. Husband of Florence Gordon, Lakesend. Terlincthun British Cemetery,
Pas de Calais, France. |
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GORDON, George |
G/9856 Pte, 6th The Buffs (East
Kent Rgt). KiA 7-10-16, age 32, at Guedecourt. Formerly 9th (Reserve) The
Buffs. Son of S A Gordon, White House, Welney. Bancourt British Cemetery, Pas
de Calais, France. |
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HALL, Harry |
6308 Pte, 1/13th London Rgt
(Kensington Rifles). DoW 25-9-16, at Bouleaux Wood, Combles. Formerly 5970
25th (Reserve) & 7th Middlesex. Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. |
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HARLEY, Cecil |
120453 Gnr, 76th Siege Battery,
Royal Garrison Artillery. DoW 10-7-17. Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery,
Poperinghe, Belgium. |
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JACKSON, Arthur |
22956 Pte, 7th Norfolk Rgt. KiA
12-10-16, at Guedecourt. Formerly 3rd (Reserve) Norfolk Rgt. Thiepval
Memorial, Somme, France. |
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JAKES, Walter |
3/8656 Pte, 2nd Suffolk Rgt. KiA
25-9-15, age 23. Lived Tipsend. Son of George & Sarah Jakes, 4 Council Houses,
Coates. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, Belgium. |
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KENT, Job Henry |
233839 Gnr, D Bty, 310th
Bde, Royal Artillery. 7-12-18. Son of Harry & Eliza Kent , Welney. Premont
British Cemetery, Aisne, France. (also listed
Manea).
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KENT, Sidney Llewellwyn |
12294 Pte, 7th Suffolk Rgt. KiA
4-3-16, age 21. Son of Harry & Mary Ann Kent, March Road, Welney. Vermelles
British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
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KIMMONS, Percy Reginald |
6655 Rifleman, 1/9th London Rgt
(Queen Victoria's Rifles). KiA 9-10-16, age 34, at Lesboeufs. Formerly 24487
Norfolk Rgt & 2/5th Essex Rgt. Son of Mrs Eliza Rudland, Bedford Bank, Welney.
Postman in Welney. Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. |
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SCOTTING, Robert |
G/13234 Pte, 6th Royal West Kent
Rgt. KiA 17-7-17, age 34. Son of Sarah Scotting, 2 Mill Cottage, Outwell.
Formerly 12th (Reserve) Royal West Kent Rgt. Arras Memorial, France.
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SEE, Issac |
18563 A/Cpl, 2nd Suffolk Rgt.
KiA 15-6-18, age 36. Formerly 3rd (Reserve) Suffolk Rgt. Son of Mr & Mrs J
See. Husband of Mary E See, New Road, Welney. Grandson of 'Turkey' Smart, the
Fen skater. Spcial Memorial, Chocques Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais,
France. |
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SISSON, Ernest |
25417 Pte, 2nd Suffolk Rgt. KiA
13-11-16, at Serre. Formerly 10th (Reserve) Suffolk Rgt. Luke Copse British
Cemetery, Serre, France. |
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SMART, George |
8650 Pte, H coy, 2nd Suffolk Rgt.
KiA 26-8-14, age 22, at Le Cateau. Son of William & Sarah Smart, Brampton
Villa, Welney. Grandson of 'Turkey' Smart, the Fen skater. La
Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial, Seine Maritime, France. |
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SWANN, Leonard Charles |
40247 Pte, 9th Norfolk Rgt. KiA
1-5-17. Formerly 3/5th Norfolk Rgt. Loos Memorial, France. Son of George and
Jane E Swann of Happy House, Welney. Brother Roger listed below. |
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SWANN, Roger Harold |
40248 Pte, 8th Norfolk Rgt. KiA
5-3-17, age 21. Son of George and Jane E Swann of Happy House, Welney.
Formerly 3/5th Norfolk Rgt. Calais Southern Cemetery, France. Brother Leonard
listed above. |
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WATKINSON, John William |
3/19497 Pte, 8th Norfolk Rgt.
KiA 1-7-16, attack on Montauban. Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
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WILFORD, Lionel Russell |
Lieutenant, 9th South
Staffordshire Rgt. Died 8-11-1918, of influenza, at 81st General Hospital,
Marseilles, France, age 26. Formerly 11th (Reserve) South Staffordshire Rgt.
Only son of the Rev H H Wilford. Husband of Maude A Wilford, Welney Rectory.
Mazargues Cemetery Extension, Bouches-du-Rhone, France. |
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WINTERS, Herbert William |
23801 Pte, 7th Norfolk Rgt. KiA
12-8-16, age 20, Skyline Trench, near Thiepval. Formerly 10th (Reserve)
Norfolk Rgt. Son of Jacob Winters, Wisbech Road, Welney. Thiepval Memorial,
Somme, France. |
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1939 - 1945 |
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CORNWELL, Walter |
L/Cpl, 5770547, 2nd Royal
Norfolk Rgt. 27-5-40, age 29. Hinges Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France.
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CROUCH, Frank William |
Pte, 5932908, 1st Suffolk Rgt.
29-5-40, age 19. Son of Arthur & Ethel Crouch, of Tip's End. Wulpen
Churchyard, Jabbeke, Belgium. |
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CURTIS, Stanley |
Private, 5826650, 1st Bn.,
Suffolk Regiment who died on Monday, 3rd June 1940. Age 24. Son of Henry and
Ada Curtis. Buried in ROESELARE COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Roeselare, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Plot 1. Row AA. Grave 4. |
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FULLER, [John Edward] Kitchener |
T/64412 L/Sgt, Royal Army
Service Corps. 2-4-45, age 30. Husband of Sarah Alice Fuller. Reichswald
Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany |
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JOHNSTON, Kenneth |
Probably
Flt-Sgt 1853631, Air gunner, 570 Squadron RAFVR. 23-4-45, age 22. Son of Cecil
Ernest Johnson & Jessie Evelyn Johnson, of Wisbech. Aarhus West Cemetery.
or Flying
Officer, 133426, 198 Sqdn., RAF. Died 31-12-43, age 20, in a suspected mid-air
collision, flying a Typhoon out of RAF Manson, Kent. Son of William and Ethel
Emma Johnson, of Blackpool, Lancs. Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.
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LAUGHLIN, Horace |
5773951 Pte, 4th Royal Norfolk
Rgt. 11-2-42, age 24. Son of Mary Ann Sarah Laughlin, Welney. Singapore
Memorial, Singapore. |
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POPE, Gordon Douglas |
Pte. No information currently.
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Buried in
churchyard but not on memorial |
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THORLEY, John |
885364 Gnr, Royal Field
Artillery. 7-9-17. Husband of A M Thorley, 39 St John St, Norwich. Welney (St
Mary) churchyard. |
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