Selected Biographies

Howard, Albert William – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 2.5.1877.[1]  Parents: George Howard (Coconut Mat Maker) and Mary Ann [née Ambrose] (Horsehair Weaver).  Family Connections: Brother to Harry George Howard [b1879], William Ambrose Howard [b1883], Arthur Howard [b1888] and Percy Howard [b1895], also, uncle of Arthur Thomas Jordan Howard [b1920].  Home: Westgate Street, Long Melford (1881), 2 Stone Cottages, High Street, Long Melford (1891).  Occupation: Worker at Flax Mill (1891), Bricklayer [1898].  Service Record: Albert enlisted in 1898 as Pte.11803 with the Medical Staff Corps, discharged after only four months as being ‘unfit for the duties of the Corps’.  It is not known if he saw service during the First World War as no definitive record has been found.

Howard Border, Alfred [MM] – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 30.12.1896.[2]  Parents: Robert Francis ‘Frank’ Howard Border and Emma [née Byford].  Family Connections: Brother to John Howard Border [b1881]; also, cousin of Francis Howard [b1888], and brother-in-law of George Charles Rich [b1883] and Henry Thomas Martin [b1890].  Home: The Green, Long Melford [1896], 48 Swinbrook Road, Kensington, London [1938], The Grange, Mayfield Road, Dalston, London [1939], 28 Victor Villas, Cambridge Arterial Road, Edmonton, Middlesex [1951 to 1964].[3]  Occupation: Painter of Agricultural Implements (1911), Company Director [1965].[4]  Married: Florence Kathleen Davis in 1945.  Service Record: Alfred was conscripted on 8.8.1916 as Rfn.5664 with 1/17^th [County of London] Battalion [Poplar and Stepney Rifles], London Regiment, posted to France from 3.9.1916, as part of 141^st Brigade, 47^th [2^nd London] Division.  His battalion saw action during the Somme Offensive of 1916 and the Third Battles of Ypres the following year.[5]  By 1917 he had been issued with a new service number and as Rfn.572705 was awarded the Military Medal shortly before returning to England on 27.8.1917.[6]  His premature return may have been due to injury as he was subsequently issued with a Silver War Badge and discharged on 28.11.1918, due to wounds.[7]  Died: Enfield, Middlesex in 1967.

Howard, Arthur – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 11.8.1888.[8]  Parents: George Howard (Coconut Mat Maker) and Mary Ann [née Ambrose] (Horsehair Weaver).  Family Connections: Brother to Albert William Howard [b1877], Harry George Howard [b1879], William Ambrose Howard [b1883] and Percy Howard [b1895], also, uncle of Arthur Thomas Jordan Howard [b1920].  Home: High Street, Long Melford (1891 and 1901), Barossa Barracks, Stanhope Lines, Aldershot, Hampshire (1911).  Occupation: Soldier [1909 to 1915].  Service Record: Arthur enlisted in 1909 as Pte.7872 with 1^st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, serving with 2^nd Battalion, Suffolks in 1911.  At some point he reverted to his former unit and was posted with them to France from 16.1.1915, as part of 84^th Brigade, 28^th Division, taking up positions in the Verbrandenmolen sector of Ypres Salient.  Towards evening of 15.2.1915 1^st Suffolks were ordered into the front-line south of Ypres, to stem a German attack.  On reaching its allotted position the Battalion found itself in poorly dug trenches half filled with water and vulnerable to enemy fire from the front and side.  This was the first major blooding of the War for 1^st Suffolks, losing over 250 men either killed, wounded, or missing.  On 24.4.1915 the battalion was ordered to take up a defensive position at Fortuin, to block a large body of enemy troops advancing on Ypres from the north.  The Suffolks and other units from the Brigade held the position in hastily dug trenches under near constant shelling, until reinforcements arrived several days later.  The Second Battle of Ypres raged on into May with Arthur’s badly battered battalion again holding the front-line against enemy attack.  The toll on his unit had been heavy with 400 men being killed or wounded over a period of ten days.[9]  Died: Arthur was killed in action on 4.5.1915, during a bombardment from German trench mortars, and is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing [panel 21], Ypres, Belgium and on the Long Melford War Memorial.[10]

Howard, Arthur Thomas Jordan – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 12.2.1920.[11]  Parents: William Howard (Groom) and Sarah Maud [née Copsey].  Family Connections: Nephew of Albert William Howard [b1877], Harry George Howard [b1879], Arthur Howard [b1888] and Percy Howard [b1895].  Home: 3 Westgate Street, Long Melford [1944].  Service Record: Leading Aircraftsman No.C645529 with 84^th Squadron, Royal Air Force, posted to Sumatra in the Dutch East Indies at the end of January 1941.  Captured by the Japanese on 8.3.1942 during the assault on the airfield at Kalidjata on the island of Java and held as a prisoner of war.[12]  Died: he died from bacillary dysentery at the POW camp on Haruku Island [Haroekoe] on 25.5.1943 and buried in Ambon War Cemetery [grave ref: 6.C.7.], Maluku, Indonesia and commemorated on the Long Melford War Memorial.[13]

Howard, Bertram ‘Bertie’ George – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 13.10.1897.[14]  Parents: George Howard (Boiler Stoker) and Elizabeth Hobart [née Beales] (Horsehair Weaver).  Family Connections: Brother-in-law of Frederick Ernest Victor Gardiner [b1900].  Home: Living with James Beales (grandfather) in the Lecture Hall Yard, Hall Street, Long Melford (1901), Hollands, The Green, Long Melford (1911), Red Cottages, Foxearth, Essex [1958].  Occupation: Agricultural Labourer (1911), Milkman [1915], Royal Marine [1915 to 1946].  Married: Alice Ellen Gardiner in 1927.  Service Record: Bertie enlisted on 23.11.1915 as No.22257 with the Royal Marines, serving on the armed merchant cruiser HMS Columbella from 25.11.1916 to 31.12.1918.  The ship was part of 10^th Cruiser Squadron escorting convoys in the North Atlantic.  His service continued through to the end of the Second World War, retiring in September 1946.[15]  Died: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk in 1959.

Howard, Francis – Born: New South Wales, Australia in 1888.  Parents: John William Howard of Long Melford and Mary Ann [née Enright]. Family Connections: Cousin of John Howard Border [b1882], William Howard Border [b1888] and Alfred Howard Border [b1896]. Home: Coonabaraban, New South Wales. Occupation: Labourer [1915]. Married: Louisa Charlotte Jane Annie Bacon in 1919. Service Record: Francis enlisted on 18.11.1915 with the Australian Imperial Force, being posted to France from 8.9.1916 to 17.9.1918 with 9^th Light Trench Mortar Battery.  During his period on the Western Front, he was wounded in action several times.[16] Died: Coonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia in 1945.

Howard, Harry George – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 20.2.1879.[17]  Parents: George Howard (Coconut Mat Maker) and Mary Ann [née Ambrose] (Horsehair Weaver).  Family Connections: Brother to Albert William Howard [b1877], William Ambrose Howard [b1883], Arthur Howard [b1888] and Percy Howard [b1895], also, uncle of Arthur Thomas Jordan Howard [b1920].  Home: Westgate Street, Long Melford (1881), High Street, Long Melford (1891 and 1901), Flint Hill Terrace, Dipton, Durham [1915].  Occupation: Railway Labourer (1901), Bricklayer’s Labourer [1908], Labourer (1911), Hawker [1915].  Service Record: Harry enlisted in 1896 as Pte.1474 with Eastern Counties Company, Suffolk Militia.  He re-enlisted in 1898 as Pte.11804 of the Medical Staff Corps, being discharged in 1899.  He was conscripted on 19.12.1915 as Pte.31102 of 3^rd [Reserve] Battalion, Durham Light Infantry, receiving his discharge on 8.8.1916.[18]

Howard Border, John ‘Jack’ – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 23.5.1881.[19] Parents: Robert Francis ‘Frank’ Howard Border and Emma [née Byford].  Family Connections: Brother to William Howard Border [b1888] and Alfred Howard Border [b1896]; also, cousin of Francis Howard [b1888], and brother-in-law of George Charles Rich [b1883] and Henry Thomas Martin [b1890].  Home: Cock and Bell Lane, Long Melford (1911 to 1939), Holy Trinity Hospital, Long Melford [1965].  Occupation: Carpenter (1911), Elevator and Dressing Machine Builder for David Ward, Agricultural Implement Manufacturer of Long Melford [1916], Carpenter for Ward and Company (1939).  Married: Kate Hannah Kersey in 1907.  Service Record: John is recorded as a member of the Melford Silver Band in 1911 and 1914.[20]  At the Melford Military Service Tribunal in June 1916 his employer David Ward applied for exemption on his behalf, which was granted temporarily to the end of September.[21]  It is not known if John Border was conscripted as no definitive military record has been found.  Died: Sudbury, Suffolk on 23.9.1965.[22]

Howard, Percy – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 2.4.1895.[23]  Parents: George Howard (Coconut Mat Maker) and Mary Ann [née Ambrose] (Horsehair Weaver).  Family Connections: Brother to Albert William Howard [b1877], Harry George Howard [b1879], William Ambrose Howard [b1883] and Arthur Howard [b1888], also, uncle of Arthur Thomas Jordan Howard [b1920].  Home: 2 Stone Cottages, High Street, Long Melford (1901), 47 High Street, Long Melford (1911), 14 St Saviour Street, Chorlton upon Medlock, Manchester, Lancashire [1919], 16 South Grove, Manchester (1939).  Occupation: Agricultural Labourer (1911), Painter (1939).  Married: Elizabeth E. Wilson in 1924.  Service Record: Percy was a member of 3^rd [Militia] Battalion, Suffolk from September to December 1913.  He attested on 14.1.1914 as Pte.8849 with the Suffolk Regiment, and was posted to France from 12.9.1914, with a draft of reinforcements for 2^nd Battalion, Suffolks, at that time part of 14^th Brigade, 5^th Division.  By November 1915 the Battalion was under the command of 76^th Brigade, 3^rd Division, in July 1916 seeing action during the Somme Offensive at the Battles of Bezentin Ridge and Delville Wood.  At dawn on 13.11.1916 Percy’s unit launched an abortive attack on German lines, sustaining nearly 300 casualties in the process.[24]  It was during this action that he received a gunshot wound to his right buttock, returning to England for treatment.  On 20.3.1918 he transferred as Pte.144841 to the Royal Flying Corps, then to the Royal Air Force on 1.4.1918, receiving his discharge in January 1919.[25]

Howard, Sidney Charles – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 27.2.1879.[26]  Parents: George Howard (Groom) and Emma [née Howe].  Family Connections: Brother to William Howard [b1882]; also, brother-in-law of George William Warren [b1890].  Home: Hall Street, Long Melford (1881 to 1901), Spring Gardens, Cock and Bell Lane, Long Melford (1911) to [1949].  Occupation: Butcher (1901 and 1911), General Labourer (1939).  Married: Martha Piper in 1904.  Service Record: Sidney was a member of the Long Melford Volunteer Training Corps in 1915.[27]  Died: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk on 21.7.1949.[28]

Howard, William – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 25.10.1882.[29]  Parents: George Howard (Groom) and Emma [née Howe].  Family Connections: Brother to Sidney Charles Howard [b1879], also brother-in-law of George William Warren [b1890].  Home: Hall Street, Long Melford (1881 to 1911).  Occupation: Foundry Painter (1901), Coal Carter (1911).  Service Record: William enlisted as Pte.9224 with the Suffolk Regiment, being posted to France from 30.5.1915.  By 1918 he had been promoted and was serving as L/Cpl.13248 in 12^th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps, as part of 12^th [Eastern] Division.[30]  Died: William died of wounds on 6.9.1918, during the recapture of Rancourt near Bapaume.  He is buried in Rancourt Military Cemetery [grave ref: D.I], Bouchavesnes-Bergen, Somme, France and commemorated on the Long Melford War Memorial.[31]

Howard, William Ambrose – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 11.12.1883.[32]  Parents: George Howard (Coconut Mat Maker) and Mary Ann [née Ambrose] (Horsehair Weaver).  Family Connections: Father of Arthur Thomas Jordan Howard [b1920], also, brother to Albert William Howard [b1877], Harry George Howard [b1879], Arthur Howard [b1888] and Percy Howard [b1895].  Home: High Street, Long Melford (1891), Hollands, The Green, Long Melford (1911), Westgate Street, Long Melford (1939).  Occupation: Groom (1911 to 1939).  Married: Sarah Maud Copsey in 1906.  Service Record: William enlisted in 1902 as Pte.5756 with the Suffolk Regiment.[33]  It is not known if he saw service during the First World War as no definitive record has been found.

Howard Border, William – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk in 1888. Parents: Robert Francis ‘Frank’ Howard Border (Mat Maker) and Emma [née Byford].  Family Connections: Brother to John Howard Border [b1882] and Alfred Howard Border [b1896]; also, cousin of Francis Howard [b1888], and brother-in-law of George Charles Rich [b1883] and Henry Thomas Martin [b1890]. Home: The Green, Long Melford (1891, 1901). Service Record: William attested under the name William Howard as Pte.E/2200 with 17^th [Service] Battalion [Empire], Royal Fusiliers [City of London Regiment] and posted to the Western Front as part of 5^th Brigade, 2^nd Division.[34] Died: Emma Howard, William’s mother received the letter that every parent dreaded: It is with great regret that I have to inform you of the death of your son.  He was killed instantly in one of our most advanced positions doing his duty, and I trust that this, combined with the fact that he did not suffer any pain, will be of some consolation to you in your great loss. He was buried near the spot where he fell, and the commanding officer was amongst those who attended his funeral.  He was a good soldier and a great favourite with both officers and men, and his loss is felt deeply in the battalion. I join with his comrades in expressing my deepest sympathy in your great grief.[35]  Private Howard was killed in action on 28.6.1916 and is buried in Canadian Cemetery N^o. 2 [grave ref: 7.A.14], Neuville-Saint-Vaast, Pas de Calais, France and commemorated on the Long Melford War Memorial.[36]

Related Biographies

Gardiner, Frederick Ernest Victor – Born: Borley, Essex on 23.1.1900.[37]  Parents: William Borley (Horseman on Farm) and Emily Alice [née Pryke].  Family Connections: Brother-in-law of Bertram George Howard [b1897]. Home: The Green, Borley, Essex (1901), Borley Road, Rodbridge, Long Melford (1911), 6 Chapel Road, Lexden, Essex (1939).  Occupation: Horseman on Farm (1939).  Married: Coronetta Maud Simpson in 1930.  Service Record: Although no definitive military record has been found Ernest may have enlisted with the Royal Marine Light Infantry.  Died: Groton, Suffolk on 15.4.1956.[38]

Garwood, John ‘Percy’ – Born: Stanstead, Suffolk on 10.4.1881.[39] Parents: Eliza Garwood (Domestic Servant).  Home: Living with Bartholomew Garwood (grandfather) in Stanstead, Suffolk (1891), 14 Upper Street, Stanstead (1911).  Occupation: Gardener (1911). Married: Laura Ethel Howard of Long Melford in 1906.  Service Record: John was conscripted as Pte.6704, later renumbered as 328053 with 1/1^st Cambridgeshire Regiment. He was posted to France as part of 118^th Brigade, 39^th Division occupying front-line trenches in the Ypres Salient.[40]    Died: John was listed as missing presumed killed in action on 26.9.1917 during the Battle of the Menin Road, one of phases of the Third Battle of Ypres. He is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial [panel 148], Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, and on the Roll of Honour in St James Church, Stanstead.[41]

Martin, Henry James – Born: Strood, Kent in 1890. Parents: George John Martin (Foreman at Union Oil Mills) and Eliza [née Hulme]. Family Connections: Brother-in-law of John Howard Border [b1881], William Howard Border [b1888] and Alfred Howard Border [b1886] all from Long Melford. Home: Grove Road, Strood, Kent (1891 to 1901), 30, Thomas Street, Limehouse, Stepney, London (1911). Occupation: Seed Crusher at Union Oil Mills (1911). Married: Beatrice Howard Border of Long Melford in 1916. Service Record: Henry enlisted in 1909 as Dvr.187 with 1^st Essex Battery, 2^nd East Anglian Brigade, Royal Field Artillery (Territorials).  It is not known if he saw service during the First World War as no definitive record can be found.[42]

Rich, George Charles – Born: New Southgate, Middlesex on 27.3.1883.[43] Parents: Arthur Rich (Railway Goods Guard) and Esther Bethel [née Flint].  Family Connections: Brother-in-law of John Howard Border [b1881], William Howard Border [b1888] and Alfred Howard Border [b1886] all from Long Melford. Home: 3 Gordon Road, Tottenham, Middlesex (1891), 29 The Avenue, Friern Barnet, Middlesex (1901), 119 Lymington Avenue, Wood Green, Middlesex, 19 Western Road, Wood Green (1939) Occupation: Harness Maker (1901), Tram Conductor (1911), Trolley Bus Conductor (1939). Married: Gertrude Howard Border of Long Melford in 1915. Service Record: George enlisted on 11.5.1915 as Pte.TS/7371, working as a saddler with the Army Service Corps. He was posted to the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force on 16.10.1916 and saw service in Salonika with 115^th (Horse Transport) Company as part of 26^th Divisional Train. As a saddler he was responsible for maintaining and repairing the harness and leatherwork on the mule trains that carried ammunition and supplies to the front line.  He received his discharge in August 1919.[44] Died: Enfield, Middlesex in 1974. Died: Enfield, Middlesex in 1974.

Warren, George William – Born: Beccles, Suffolk on 16.9.1890.[45]  Parents: George Warren (Cowman) and Alice [née Cutts].  Family Connections: Brother to Arthur Warren [b1900]; also, brother-in-law of Sidney Charles Howard [b1879] and William Howard [b1882].  Home: Newgate Street, Beccles, Suffolk (1901), Turpins Farm, Kirby Cross, Essex (1911), Spicers Yard, Long Melford [1927], 11 Bull Lane, Long Melford (1939). Occupation: Soldier (1911), General Labourer (1939).  Married: Mabel Florence Howard of Long Melford in 1916.[46]  Service Record: George enlisted as Pte.L/1658 with 16^th [The Queen’s] Lancers, being posted to France from 17.8.1914 as part of 3^rd Cavalry Brigade, 1^st Cavalry Division.  This unit was heavily engaged throughout the Great War namely: the Battles of Mons, Le Cateau, the Marne, the Aisne, Messines and Armentières in 1914; Ypres in 1914 and 1915; Gheluvelt, St. Julien, Bellewaarde, Arras, Scarpe and Cambrai in 1917; and at the Somme, Amiens, Hindenburg Line, Canal du Nord, and the Pursuit to Mons in 1918.[47]  George’s service continued at least through to 1927.[48]  Died: Long Melford, Suffolk on 9.1.1975.[49]

Notes – [1] Baptism Register 3.6.1877, Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford.  [2] Baptism Register 7.3.1897, Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford.  [3] See Electoral Rolls for Kensington and Dalston for addresses.   [4] The Will of his brother John Howard Border [National Probate Calendar, 1965] records Alfred’s occupation.  [5] For details of 1/17^th London’s movements see War Diary [WO 95/2737/1], this Diary also records the issuing of a Military Medal ribbon to Rifleman Border on 20.7.1917.  [6] For official notification of his Military Medal see Supplement to the London Gazette, 16.8.1917, p.8418.  [7] Service Medal and Award Rolls, First World War, Silver War Badge [WO 329] record [ref: B74084], Service Medal and Award Rolls 1914-1918 [WO 329] and Service Medal and Award Rolls Index Cards 1914-1922 [WO 372].  [8] Baptism Register 12.9.1888, Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford.  [9] For details of 1^st Suffolk’s movements see War Diary [WO 95/ 2277/3] and Murphy, Lieutenant-Colonel C. C. R. The History of the Suffolk Regiment 1914-1927 [London: Hutchinson and Co, 1928], pp.49-56 and 64-70.  See also his Service Medal and Award Rolls 1914-1918 [WO 329] and Service Medal and Award Rolls Index Cards 1914-1922 [WO 372].  [10] Commonwealth War Graves Commission record, and British Army Registers of Soldiers’ Effects, 1901-1929 file [ref: 194899].  [11] Date of birth taken from his POW registration Card [WO 345/26].  [12] POW registration Card [WO 345/26].  [13] Commonwealth War Grave Commission and the National Probate Calendar.  [14] Date of birth taken from Royal Marines: Registers of Service [ADM 159/137/22257].  [15] Royal Marines: Registers of Service [ADM 159/137/22257].  [16] National Archive of Australia [ref: B2455].  [17] Baptism Register 4.5.1879, Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford.  [18] Soldiers’ Documents, First World War ‘Burnt Documents’ [WO 363].  [19] Baptism Register 3.7.1881, Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford.  [20] My thanks to Tim Seppings of Sudbury for showing John’s connection to the Melford Silver Band.  [21] For the Tribunal’s ruling see Suffolk and Essex Free Press 21.6.1916.  [22] Date of death from the National Probate Calendar.  [23] Baptism Register 4.5.1879, Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford.  [24] For details of the heavy fighting in July 1916 see 2^nd Suffolk’s War Diary [WO 95/1437/1] and Murphy, Lieutenant-Colonel C. C. R. The History of the Suffolk Regiment 1914-1927 [London: Hutchinson and Co, 1928], pp.182-89.  For a brief account of the bravery of the Suffolks at Delville Wood see the entry for Harry Woodgate [b1896] elsewhere in this Roll.  The action where Percy Howard was wounded is recorded in the regimental archive as the Battle of Serre, known more widely as the Battle of Ancre.  [25] Service Medal and Award Rolls 1914-1918 [WO 329], Service Medal and Award Rolls Index Cards 1914-1922 [WO 372] and Air Member for Personnel and predecessors: Airman’s Records [AIR 79/1308].  [26] Baptism Register 6.4.1879, Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford.  [27] For Training Corps articles see Suffolk and Essex Free Press 10.3.1915 and 29.12.1915.  [28] Date of death from the National Probate Calendar.  [29] Baptism Register 3.12.1882, Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford.  [30] William may have been serving with 7^th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment up to the beginning of 1918 as this unit was part of the same division.  For details of 12^th MGC’s movements in 1918 see War Diary [WO 95/1842/4]. See also his Service Medal and Award Rolls 1914-1918 [WO 329], and Service Medal and Award Rolls Index Cards 1914-1922 [WO 372].  [31] Commonwealth War Graves Commission record, British Army Registers of Soldiers’ Effects, 1901-1929 file [ref: 753841].  [32] Baptism Register 6.1.1884, Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford.  [33] Chelsea Hospital British Army Service Record [WO 97] up to 1902.  [34] Medal Roll [WO 329] and Medal Index Card [WO 372].  [35] Long Melford Parish Magazine (August 1916), quoted in Elizabeth Wigmore and Richard Deeks A Melford Miscellany (1991).  [36] For details of 17^th Royal Fusiliers movements see War Diaries [WO 95/1350/2 and WO 95/1363/1].  See also his Commonwealth War Graves Commission record, British Army Registers of Soldiers’ Effects, 1901-1929 file [ref: 314803], Service Medal and Award Rolls 1914-1918 [WO 329] and Service Medal and Award Rolls Index Cards 1914-1922 [WO 372].  [37] 1939 Register.  [38] National Probate Calendar.  [39] Baptism Register 2.10.1881 for St James Church, Stanstead, Suffolk.  [40] Medal Roll [WO 329] and Medal Index Card [WO 372].  [41] British Army Registers of Soldiers’ Effects, 1901-1929 and Commonwealth War Grave Commission.  [42] War Office: Soldiers’ Documents, First World War [WO 363].  [43] 1939 Register.  [44] Soldiers’ Documents, First World War ‘Burnt Documents’ [WO 363], Medal Roll [WO 329], and Medal Index Card [WO 372].  [45] Baptism Register 30.1.1891, St Michaels Church, Beccles, Suffolk.  [46] George is recorded as a Soldier in the Marriage Register 6.12.1916 and in Baptism Registers for 3.6.1917, 13.11.1921, 10.6.1923 and 6.2.1927 Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford.  [47] 16^th Lancers transferred to 2^nd Cavalry Division in September 1914.  For details of 16^th Lancers movements see War Diary [WO 95/1134/3].  [48] Service Medal and Award Rolls 1914-1918 [WO 329] and Service Medal and Award Rolls Index Cards 1914-1922 [WO 372].  [49] Date of death is taken from his headstone at Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford.