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Long Melford Roll of Honour

We Will Remember Them
1914 – 1918

Adams, Frederick Charles – born in Long Melford in 1897 – Pte.58204 with 98th Labour Company, Labour Corps – died on active service in Greece on 21.12.1918.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Albon, Basil William – born in Long Melford in 1899 – Pte.G/25861 with 10th [Service] Battalion [Battersea], The Queen’s [Royal West Surrey] Regiment – died of wounds on the Western Front on 22.4.1918.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Albon, Ephraim John – born in Long Melford in 1889 – L/Sgt.1500 with 1/5th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment – died during the Gallipoli Campaign on 1.10.1915.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Albon, Ernest Frank – born in Long Melford in 1887 – Pte.24903 with 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 30.8.1918.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Albon, Frederick John – born in Long Melford in 1885 – Pte.22346 with 7th [Service] Battalion, Suffolk Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 12.10.1916.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Allen, Oliver Charles – born in Great Waldingfield, Suffolk in 1875, son of John William Allen of Long Melford – S/Sgt.18444 with 1st Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s [West Riding] Regiment – died on active service in East Africa on 16.12.1917.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Allen, William Cornelius – born in Long Melford in 1892 – Pte.16217 with 11th [Service] Battalion, Suffolk Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 28.4.17.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Allen, William George – born in Long Melford in 1887 – Pte.G/12851 with 1st Battalion, The Queen’s [Royal West Surrey] Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 21.9.1917.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Ambrose, George – born in Long Melford in 1893 – Pte.1755 with 1/5th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment – killed in action during the Gallipoli Campaign on 20.9.1915.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Ambrose, Henry – born in Long Melford on 1888 – Pte.3030 with 1/5th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment – died in England from tuberculosis in October 1916.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Ambrose, Walter Edmund – born in Long Melford on 1891 – Pte.G/18245 with 11th (Service) Battalion, The Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent) Regiment, recorded as Walter Edward Ambrose [sic] – listed as missing presumed killed in action on the Western Front on 7.10.1916.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Andrews, Launcelot Charles Victor – born in Long Melford in 1897 – Pte.45052 with 11th [Service] Battalion, Suffolk Regiment – died of wounds on the Western Front on 17.10.1917.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Beales, Edward James – born in Long Melford in 1899 – Pte.425878 with 2/10th [County of London] Battalion [Hackney], London Regiment – died of wounds on the Western Front on 6.5.1918.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Bell, Albert James – born in Long Melford in 1889 – Pte.3/9946 with 11th [Service] Battalion, Suffolk Regiment – died of wounds on the Western Front on 8.11.1918.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Belsham, Horace Bernard – born in Long Melford in 1886 – A/Sgt.26973 with 2nd [Garrison] Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers – died on 8.7.1917 during the Mesopotamia Campaign.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Bigg, Samuel James – born in Edwardstone, Suffolk in 1887, son of Edward Bigg of Long Melford – Pte.10677 with 6th [Service] Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 26.4.1918.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Bigg, Spencer – born in Shimpling, Suffolk in 1889, son of William Bigg of Burtons Farm, Clare Road, Long Melford – Able Seaman No.VR/5372 with Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve, serving on HMCS Arleux – died on 10.10.1918.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Bigg, Walter – born in Long Melford in 1895 – Lieutenant No.6709 attached to 1/8th [Territorial] Battalion, Durham Light Infantry – killed in action on the Western Front on 27.5.1918.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Bixby, William – born in Long Melford in 1881 – Pte.491862 with 1/13th [County of London] [Princess Louise’s Kensington] Battalion, London Regiment – died of wounds on the Western Front on 15.4.1917.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Boreham, Victor Dennis [MM] – born in Holme, Huntingdonshire in 1894, son of Dennis William Boreham of Long Melford – Pte.16046 with 5th [Service] Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment [Pioneers] – killed in action on the Western Front on 20.9.1918.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Boreham, William Charles – born in Long Melford in 1888 – L/Cpl.7503 with 7th [Service] Battalion, Suffolk Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 3.7.1916.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Borley, Edgar Robert – born in Long Melford in 1884 – Gnr.21978 with 182nd Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery – died of wounds on the Western Front on 4.10.1917.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Boulden, Frank Richard – born in Foxton, Leicestershire in 1897, son of Frank Boulden of Mersea House, Church Row, Long Melford – Sgt.12150 with 7th [Service] Battalion, Suffolk Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 18.10.1918.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Braithwaite, Francis Joseph – born in Great Waldingfield, Suffolk in 1872, son of Reverend Francis Braithwaite of Brook House, Hall Street, Long Melford – Major attached to 2nd Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment – killed in action on 4.11.1914 at the Battle of Tanga in German East Africa.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Braithwaite, Humphrey Layland – born in Great Waldingfield, Suffolk in 1885, son of Reverend Francis Braithwaite of Brook House, Hall Street, Long Melford – Second Lieutenant with the Corps of Royal Engineers – killed in action on the Western Front on 10.7.1916.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Braithwaite, Margaret Dorothea – born in Great Waldingfield, Suffolk in 1878, daughter of Reverend Francis Braithwaite of Brook House, Hall Street, Long Melford – Assistant Nurse, Voluntary Aid Detachment – died of septic pneumonia on 3.3.1919.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Branwhite, Eric Reginald – born in Long Melford in 1895 – Pte.6154 with 1/16th [County of London] Battalion [Queen’s Westminster Rifles], London Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 10.9.1916.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Britton, Rowland – born in Lawshall, Suffolk in 1882, son of Lydia Louise Britton [née Bigg] of Long Melford – Pte.40636 with 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 10.11.1917.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Brooks, Cecil George – born in Raydon, Suffolk in 1890, worked at Duntons Farm, Bridge St, Long Melford – Pte.201687 with 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 26.9.1917.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Brown, Basil James – born in Long Melford in 1894 – Pte.28246 with 15th [Hampshire Yeomanry] Battalion, Hampshire Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 23.3.1918.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Bruce, Thomas Harold – born in Long Melford in 1892 – Pte.29986 with 14th [Service] Battalion [2nd Birmingham], Royal Warwickshire Regiment- listed as missing presumed killed in action on the Western Front on 26.10.1917.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Bryant, Arthur James – born in Long Melford in 1891 – Sgt.8486 with 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 16.6.1917.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Bugg, Herbert – born in Long Melford in 1891 – Pte.47238 with 1/1st Battalion, Hertfordshire Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 30.4.1918.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Butcher, George Charles – born in Long Melford in 1893 – Sgt.13626 with 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 24.12.1917.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Butcher, Samuel Thomas – born in Long Melford in 1895 – L/Cpl.43070 with 7th [Service] Battalion, Suffolk Regiment – died of wounds on the Western Front on 14.10.1916.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Byford, Hubert George – born in Long Melford in 1898 – Pte.19990 with 11th [Service] Battalion, Suffolk Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 31.5.1917.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Cansdale, Frederick George – born in Long Melford in 1896 – Pte.40456 with 8th [Service] Battalion, Suffolk Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 12.10.1917.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Churchyard, John – born in Long Melford in 1890 – Cpl.227059 with 2nd Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales’s [Royal Berkshire] Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 27.4.1918.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Clarke, Reginald William – born in Fulham in 1897, lived in Hall St, Long Melford – L/Cpl.12199 with 9th [Service] Battalion, Essex Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 3.7.1916.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Codling, Leonard – born in Long Melford in 1896 – Pte.240830 with 1/5th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment – died on 7.7.1919.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Coe, George – born in Long Melford in 1885 – Second Lieutenant attached to 11th [Service] Battalion, Border Regiment [Lonsdale Pals] – killed in action on the Western Front on 1.7.1916.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Coe, William Charles – born in Long Melford in 1889 – Pte.26299 with 2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 23.10.1916.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Coote, Albert Charles – born in Sudbury, Suffolk in 1898, son of Florence Coote of Smaley Meadow, Long Melford – Pte.493903 with 1/13th [County of London] [Princess Louise’s Kensington] Battalion – killed in action on the Western Front on 4.5.1917.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Coote, Ernest Phillip – born in Long Melford, Suffolk in 1882, son of Eliza Coote – Pte.77035 with 29th [Works] Battalion, Duke of Cambridge’s Own [Middlesex] Regiment later to 5th Labour Battalion, Labour Corps – died in service on 21.12.1918.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Death, Arthur William – born in Sudbury, Suffolk in 1883, lived in Liston Lane, Long Melford – Pte.203147 with 15th [Suffolk Yeomanry] Battalion, Suffolk Regiment – died at sea onboard the troopship RMS Transyvania on 4.5.1917.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Deeks, Walter Henry – born in Sudbury, Suffolk in 1890, son of Ellen Deeks of 60 High Street, Long Melford – Cpl.8755 with 1st Battalion, Cheshire Regiment – died of wounds on the Western Front on 20.3.1916.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Downey, Richard John – born in Long Melford in 1883 – Pte.G/71820 with 19th [Service] Battalion, Duke of Cambridge’s Own [Middlesex] Regiment [2nd Public Works Pioneers] – killed in action on the Western Front on 25.3.1918.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Drake, Robert Edward – born in Great Wratting, Suffolk in 1878, son of Reverend John Drake of The Chestnuts, Hall Street, Long Melford – Captain attached to 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment – died of wounds on the Western Front on 8.9.1914.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Drury, Frank – born in Long Melford in 1895 – Pte.1575 with 1/5th Battalion, Essex Regiment – killed in action during the Gallipoli Campaign on 1.10.1915.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Duce, Bertram – born in Long Melford in 1890 – Pte.2263 with 1/5th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment – died from tuberculosis on 3.9.1916.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Duce, Walter – born in Long Melford in 1891 – Sgt.240625 with 1/5th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment – killed in action on 3.11.1917.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Dyson, William Harding [MM] – born in Long Melford in 1895 – Pte.30729 with 46th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps – died of a cerebral haemorrhage on the Western Front on 30.5.1917.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Eady, William Thomas – born in Great Waldingfield, Suffolk in 1880, son of Thomas Eady of Hall Street, Long Melford – Pte.PW/G5954 with 16th [Service] Battalion, Duke of Cambridge’s Own [Middlesex] Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 17.4.1917.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Eary, Sydney – born in Preston St Mary, Suffolk in 1891, son of William Eary of Long Melford – Pte.29964 with 15th [Service] Battalion, Prince of Wales’s Own [West Yorkshire] Regiment [1st Leeds Pals] – listed as missing presumed killed in action on the Western Front on 3.5.1917.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Eary, Walter – born in Preston St Mary, Suffolk in 1890, son of William Eary of Long Melford – Pte.25942 with 10th [Service] Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s [West Riding] Regiment – died in service from a malignant laryngeal tumour on 18.11.1918.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

East, Herbert – born in Long Melford in 1889 – Pte.23827 with 5th [Service] Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry – listed as missing presumed killed in action on the Western Front on 23.3.1918.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Finch, John Patrick – born in Long Melford in 1894 – L/Cpl.50229 with 54th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps – died in Egypt on 7.12.1918.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Finlay, Kenneth Neil – born in Wanstead, Essex in 1899, nephew of Charles Westropp of Melford Place, Long Melford – Second Lieutenant in 26th Training Squadron, Royal Air Force – crashed and died on 3.6.1918.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Fitch, Herbert Edward – born in Linton, Cambridgeshire in 1882, lived in Hall Street, Long Melford – Pte.32164 with 6th [Service] Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment – died of wounds on 13.1.1918 [recorded on the War Memorial as Herbert Edmund Fitch [sic].  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Ford, George – born in Lavenham, Suffolk in 1890, son of Henry Ford of Long Melford – L/Cpl.14708 with 11th [Service] Battalion, Suffolk Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 24.10.1918.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Ford, James – born in Long Melford in 1880 – Pte.G/80938 with 1st Battalion, Royal Fusiliers [City of London] Regiment – died on 7.6.1919.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

French, Charles William – born in Long Melford in 1884 – Pte.26735 of 7th [Service] Battalion, Suffolk Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 9.8.1916.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Goody, Walter MC, MM and Chevalier de l’Ordre de Léopold II – born in Glemsford, Suffolk in 1886, lived at 7 Rotten Row, Long Melford – RSM.3/9691 attached to 7th [Service] Battalion, Suffolk Regiment – died of wounds on the Western Front on 6.4.1918.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Grice, George Frederick – born in Long Melford in 1884 – Pte.27478 with 9th [Service] Battalion, Norfolk Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 11.10.1918.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Gridley, Bertie Harry – born in Long Melford in 1896 – Pte.G/60077 with 3/4th Battalion, The Queen’s [Royal West Surrey] Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 5.11.1917.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Grimes, Archibald Edward – born in Hadleigh, Suffolk in 1893, lived on The Green, Long Melford – Pte.E/1165 with 17th [Service] Battalion [Empire], Royal Fusiliers [City of London] Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 8.7.1916.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Hardy, Albert Frank – born in Long Melford in 1893 – Rfn.45335 with 1/5th [City of London] Battalion [London Rifle Brigade], London Regiment – died of wounds on the Western Front on 27.8.1918.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Hardy, Sidney – born in Long Melford in 1884, registered and baptised as Alfred Hardy – Pte.26293 with 11th [Service] Battalion, Suffolk Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 28.4.1917.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Harrison, Frank – born in Sudbury in 1889, Suffolk, son-in-law of George Harrington of Little St Marys, Long Melford – Pte.242532 with 1/5th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment – killed in action in Palestine on 2.11.1917.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Hearn, Arthur Frederick – born in Long Melford, Suffolk in 1887, son of Herbert Nelson and Sarah Hearn – Pte.427167 with 16th Battalion (Canadian Scottish) – killed in action near Ypres on 16.7.1916.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Honeyball, Frederick – born in Wickhambrook, Suffolk in 1877, son of James Honeyball of Cranfield, Long Melford – Pte.21608 with 12th [Service] Battalion, Suffolk Regiment – died of wounds on the Western Front on 23.7.1916.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Hood, Basil Montague Robert – born in Long Melford in 1897 – Pte.G/7209 with 2nd Battalion, Duke of Cambridge’s Own [Middlesex] Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 1.7.1916.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Howard, Arthur – born in Long Melford in 1888 – Pte.7872 of 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment – killed in action on 4.5.1915.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Howard, William – born in Long Melford in 1882 – Pte.13248 with 12th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps – died of wounds on the Western Front on 6.9.1918.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Howard, William – born in Long Melford in 1888 – Pte.E/2200 with 17th [Service] Battalion [Empire], Royal Fusiliers [City of London] Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 28.6.1916.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Hurrell, Bertie – born in Long Melford in 1896 – Pte.5174 with 1/4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 25.1.1917.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Hurst, Alexander Burnett – born in Cavendish in 1862, lived in Hall St, Long Melford – Sgt.3223 with 24th [County of London] Battalion [The Queen’s], London Regiment, later to the Royal Defence Corps – died in service from pneumonia on 26.2.1917.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Johnson, James – born in Hartest, Suffolk in 1893, son of Charles Johnson of Bullymores Farm, Long Melford – Pte.G/21327 with 6th [Service] Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment – died of wounds on the Western Front on 27.3.1918.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Last, Joe – born in Long Melford in 1891 – Pte.G/34202 with 11th [Service] Battalion, Duke of Cambridge’s Own [Middlesex] Regiment – died of wounds on the Western Front on 21.11.1917.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Lawrance, Hugh Rippin – born in Long Melford in 1893 – Spr.43126 with 72nd Field Company, Royal Engineers – died of wounds during the Gallipoli Campaign on 1.9.1915.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Lilley, Albert – born in London in 1890, Barnardo’s Boy boarding with Abraham Drury of High Street, Long Melford – Pte.7590 with 7th [Service] Battalion, Suffolk Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 3.7.1916.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Lilley, Bertie John – born in Marylebone, London in 1887, Barnardo’s Boy boarding with Abraham Drury of High Street, Long Melford – Rfn.S/15765 with 1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade [The Prince Consort’s Own] – killed in action on the Western Front on 8.8.1916.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Lilly, Frederick William – born in Long Melford in 1887 – Pte.4020 with 1/4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 29.8.1916.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Lilly, William George – born in Long Melford in 1887 – Pte.9587 with 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment – listed as missing presumed killed in action on the Western Front on 12.3.1915.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Lumsdale, William Ernest – born in Long Melford in 1882 – Pte.42331 with No.5 Company, 8th [Service] Battalion. The Prince of Wales’s [North Staffordshire] Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 9.8.1918.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Mackender, William Robert – born in Kensington, London in 1889, boarding with James and Sarah Younger [foster parents] on The Green, Long Melford – Pte.9588 of 2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment – killed in action on 31.10.1914.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

March, William Ernest – born in Long Melford in 1882 – Pte.20627 with 7th [Service] Battalion, Suffolk Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 12.10.1916.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Martin, Arthur George – born in Poslingford, Suffolk in 1894, son of George Martin of 6 Windmill Hill, Long Melford – Pte.S/42253 with 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders – killed in action on the Western Front on 23.8.1918.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Martin, Basil James – born in Ballingdon, Essex in 1892, son of Maria Martin [née Dare] of Long Melford – Pte.203482 with ‘B’ Company, 4th Battalion, Duke of Cambridge’s Own [Middlesex] Regiment – died of wounds on the Western Front on 23.4.1917.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Martin, Bertie – born in Ballingdon, Essex in 1886, son of Maria Martin [née Dare] of Long Melford – Pte.2502 with 1/5th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment – listed as missing presumed killed in action during the Gallipoli Campaign on 21.8.1915.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Martin, Frederick – born in Poslingford, Suffolk in 1897, son of George Martin of 6 Windmill Hill, Long Melford – Pte.229485 with 1st Battalion, Royal Fusiliers [City of London] Regiment – died on 16.7.1918.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Matthews, William Hyham – born in Long Melford in 1894 – Pte.10130 with 2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment – died on 20.4.1915 as a Prisoner of War in Germany.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Messenger, Charles – born in Long Melford in 1886 – Pte.G/14922 with 1st Battalion, The Queen’s [Royal West Surrey] Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 25.9.1917.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Middleditch, Frederick Charles – born in Long Melford in 1891 – Pte.241209 with 1/5th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment – died on 18.8.1919.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Munson, Arthur William – born in Long Melford in 1887 – Pte.11315 with 1st Battalion, Sherwood Foresters [Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment] – killed in action on the Western Front on 9.5.1915.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Neave, Leonard Jarvis – born in Long Melford in 1899 – Pte.534766 with 1/15th [County of London] Battalion [Prince of Wales’s Own Civil Service Rifles], London Regiment – listed as missing presumed killed in action on the Western Front on 2.9.1918.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Palmer, Austin Jarvis [Randle] – born in Long Melford in 1899, registered and baptised as Austin Jarvis Palmer Randle – Pte.17409 with 1st Battalion, Scots Guards – killed in action on the Western Front on 27.9.1918.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Parmenter, Edmund John – born in Peckham, London in 1887 – Pte.33125 with 10th [Service] Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 5.8.1917.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Parmenter, Harry – born in Long Melford in 1883 – Spr.180137 with No.8 Depot Company, Royal Engineers – died in Wales on 21.8.1917.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Parmenter, Horace Neville – born in Long Melford in 1893 – Pte.G/10445 with 10th [Service] Battalion, The Queen’s [Royal West Surrey] Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 24.2.1917.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Payne, Alfred – born in Haverhill, Suffolk in 1897, son of Henry Frederick and Annie Payne of Long Melford – Pte.TF/293037 with 3/10th Battalion, Duke of Cambridge’s Own [Middlesex] Regiment – listed as missing presumed killed in action on the Western Front on 4.10.1917.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Payne, Ambrose Charles – born in Long Melford in 1886 – Pte.242031 with 1/5th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers – killed in action on the Western Front on 26.10.1917.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Payne, Arthur Frederick – born in Haverhill, Suffolk in 1895, son of Henry Frederick and Annie Payne of Long Melford – Pte.33394 with 6th [Service] Battalion, Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own [Yorkshire] Regiment [Green Howards] – killed in action on the Western Front on 27.9.1917.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Perkins, Maurice Stanley – born in Long Melford in 1889 – L/Cpl.78215 with 4th [Extra Reserve] Battalion, Durham Light Infantry – died in England on 26.11.1918.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Perry, Alfred Thomas – born in Guildford, Surrey in 1892, son of Robert James Perry of Long Melford – Leading Stoker No.K13454 with the Royal Navy – killed in action while serving on the destroyer HMS Amazon on 27.10.1916.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Perry, Edward Thomas – born in Long Melford in 1885 – Pte.19335 with the Royal Army Pay Corps – died of influenza in England on 3.12.1918.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Perry, William – born in Sudbury, Suffolk in 1881, son of Eliza Perry [née Ellis] of Long Melford – Pte.201951 with 1/1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment – died of wounds on the Western Front on 17.7.1918.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Pettitt, Harry – born in Long Melford in 1877 – Pte.7118 with 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 26.8.1914.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Piper, Bertie Alfred – born in Long Melford in 1893 – Pte.PO/1170 with the Royal Marine Light Infantry, later transferred to 190th Brigade Machine Gun Company – died of wounds on the Western Front on 1.4.1918.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Pollard, Walter [MM] – born in Long Melford in 1897 – L/Sgt.12830 with 9th [Service] Battalion, Essex Regiment – died of wounds on the Western Front on 7.5.1917.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Potter, Walter John – born in Long Melford in 1896 – Able Seaman No.J43893 serving on HMS Surprise – died at sea when his ship was torpedoed off Rotterdam on 23.12.1917.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Prigg, Charles William [MM] – born in Long Melford in 1881 – L/Cpl.13310 with 8th [Service] Battalion, Norfolk Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 15.10.1917.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Race, William George – born in Long Melford in 1894, lived in Sudbury Road, Long Melford – Pte.10247 with 2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment – died of wounds on 23.3.1915.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Ranson, Clifford George – born in Long Melford in 1899 – Pte.53975 with 15th/17th [Service] Battalion [Leeds Pals and Bantams], The Prince of Wales’s Own [West Yorkshire] Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 28.6.1918.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Ranson, Sidney – born in Long Melford in 1885 – Pte.7140 with 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 18.3.1916.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Reynolds, Arthur Charles Springett – born in Long Melford in 1899 – Pte.56719 with 17th [Service] Battalion [1st Southeast Lancashire], Lancashire Fusiliers – died of wounds on the Western Front on 2.6.1918.

Rising, Fred – born in Long Melford in 1879 – Pte.40924 with 12th [Service] Battalion, Suffolk Regiment – died in a Prisoner of War Camp at Ortelsburg in Germany on 4.12.1918.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Rous, Thomas – born in Charing, Kent in 1886, teacher at Long Melford School – Second Lieutenant No.80163 with ‘D’ Battery, 296th Brigade, with the Royal Field Artillery – died of wounds on the Western Front on 22.3.1918.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Salisbury, Gordon Jack – born in Long Melford in 1891 – Able Seaman No.J3924 serving on HMS Greenwich – died of pneumonia on 3.10.1918.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Salter, Harry William Joseph – born in Long Melford in 1895 – Pte.511892 with 1/14th [County of London] Battalion [London Scottish], London Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 7.5.1917.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Salter, Willie – born in Long Melford in 1899 – Rfn.44805 with King’s Royal Rifle Corps, attached to 1/13th [County of London] Battalion [Princess Louise’s Kensington], London Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 6.11.1918.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Sansum, George – born in Long Melford in 1896 – Pte.15999 with 8th [Service] Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, recorded as George Sarnsum [sic] – killed in action on the Western Front on 27.6.1916.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Sansum, George Henry – born in Long Melford in 1892 – Pte.27387 with 7th [Extra Reserve] Battalion, Royal Fusiliers [City of London] Regiment, recorded as George Henry Garnsum [sic] – died of wounds on 9.2.1918.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Sansum, George William – born in Long Melford in 1880 – Pte.PW/6566 with 2nd Battalion, Duke of Cambridge’s Own [Middlesex] Regiment – listed as missing presumed killed in action on the Western Front on 24.4.1918.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Sansum, George William – born in Long Melford in 1894 – L/Cpl.8415 with 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 20.7.1915.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Sansum, Sidney Charles – born in Long Melford in 1892 – Pte.30406 with 9th [Service] Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment – died on 29.10.1918 as a Prisoner of War in Germany.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Sewell, Owen Charles – born in Long Melford in 1897 – Cpl.27407 with 7th [Extra Reserve] Battalion, Royal Fusiliers [City of London] Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 30.12.1917.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Shelley, Sidney Arnold – born in Sudbury, Suffolk in 1896, son of Aylmer Shelley of High Street, Long Melford – Pte.6595 with 1/15th [County of London] Battalion [Prince of Wales’s Own Civil Service Rifles], London Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 7.10.1916.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Shinn, Richard – born in Needing Tye, Suffolk in 1893, son of Alfred Shinn of Church Row, Long Melford – L/Cpl.G/21849 with 23rd [Service] Battalion, Duke of Cambridge’s Own [Middlesex] Regiment – listed as missing presumed killed in action on the Western Front on 29.9.1918.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Snell, Oswald – born in Long Melford in 1876 – Pte.6641 with 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 21.4.1915.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Sore, Ernest George – born in Long Melford in 1882 – Pte.2561 with 1st [King’s] Dragoon Guards – died of wounds on the Western Front on 3.6.1915.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Sore, Ezekial Thomas – born in Hartest, Suffolk in 1875, son of Charles Ezekial Sore of Long Melford – Pte.4487 with 2nd Battalion, Norfolk Regiment – died of dysentery while a prisoner of war at Mardi Kaps in Mesopotamia sometime in 1916.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Sore, Horace Charles – born in Great Cornard, Suffolk in 1894, son of Charles Ezekiel Sore of Long Melford – Pnr.528081 with 54th Divisional Signals Company, Royal Engineers – killed in action during the Palestine Campaign on 19.4.1917.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Spearman, George William – born in Long Melford in 1886 – Pte.40245 with 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 16.11.1916.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Stanhope, James – born in Long Melford in 1885 – Pte.3/9742 with 8th [Service] Battalion, Suffolk Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 21.7.1916.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Stebbing, Charles William – born in Long Melford in 1893 – Dvr.T4/211968 with 662nd [Horse Transport] Company, Royal Army Service Corps – died on the Western Front on 30.10.1918.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Tatum, Alfred Thomas – born in Acton, Suffolk in 1896, son of James Tatum of Little St Marys, Long Melford – Pte.G/30082 with 2nd Battalion, The Queen’s [Royal West Surrey] Regiment – killed in action in Italy on 29.10.1918.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Tatum, Charles – born in Long Melford in 1899 – Pte.42502 with 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment – died of wounds on the Western Front on 22.8.1918.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Thompson, Tommy – born in Glemsford, Suffolk in 1877, son of Charles Thompson of Cock and Bell Lane, Long Melford – Pte.5438 with ‘C’ Company, 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 3.10.1915.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Thompson, William Henry mm – born in Long Melford in 1893 – Pte.139526 with 3rd Battalion, Machine Gun Corps – killed in action on the Western Front on 21.3.1918.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Tolchard, Leslie Arthur – born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire in 1894, lived at The Ferns, The Green, Long Melford – Pte.270707 with 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 23.8.1918.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Totman, Edward John – born in Long Melford in 1897 – Pte.202129 with 1/4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 14.2.1917.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Turner, Arthur James – born in Sudbury, Suffolk in 1882, lived at 2 Chapel Green, Little St Marys, Long Melford – Pte.3894 with 3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards – died of wounds on the Western Front on 12.11.1914.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Twitchett, Alexander Bert – born in Alpheton, Suffolk in 1892, lived in Liston Lane, Long Melford – Pte.SPTS/5463 with 11th [Service] Battalion [1st Public Schools], Royal Fusiliers [City of London] Regiment – died of wounds on the Western Front on 24.2.1917.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Whent, Ernest James – born in Alpheton, Suffolk in 1888, lived in Bridge St, Long Melford – Pte.14719 of 1st Royal Marines Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry, 63rd [Royal Naval] Division – killed in action on the Western Front on 3.8.1916.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Whent, Reginald Victor – born in Long Melford in 1898 – Pte.31488 with 1/4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment – died of wounds on the Western Front on 24.9.1917.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Wiseman, Frederick – born in Long Melford in 1892 – Pte.12983 with 6th [Service] Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales’s [Royal Berkshire] Regiment – listed as missing presumed killed in action on the Western Front on 1.7.1916.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Woodgate, Harry – born in Acton, Suffolk in 1896, son of Ann Maria Woodgate [née Howe] of Long Melford – Pte.23567 with 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment – listed as missing presumed killed in action on the Western Front on 20.7.1916.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Woodgate, Jack – born in Acton, Suffolk in 1890, son of Ann Maria Woodgate [née Howe] of Long Melford – Pte.14288 with 9th [Service] Battalion, Suffolk Regiment – listed as missing presumed killed in action on the Western Front on 13.9.1916.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Wordley, Russell William – born in Sudbury, Suffolk in 1896, lived in Hall Street, Long Melford – Pte.1734 with 1/5th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment – killed in action during the Gallipoli Campaign on 20.9.1915.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Wright, George – born in Cork, Ireland in 1890, son of William Wright of Station Road, Long Melford – Pte.G/39458 with 1st Battalion, The Queen’s [Royal West Surrey] Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 25.9.1917.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Younger, Alfred – born in Long Melford in 1881 – Pte.18036 with 10th [Service] Battalion, Prince of Wales’s Own [West Yorkshire] Regiment – killed in action on the Western Front on 1.7.1916.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Younger, Harry – born in Long Melford in 1876 – Sgt.A/24251 with 5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry [Saskatchewan Regiment] – died of wounds on the Western Front on 15.8.1917.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

1939 – 1945

Adams, Frederick John – born in Long Melford in 1894 – Leading Signalman No. J9204 served in the Royal Navy during the First World War – died on active service in England as Signalman No.C/SX76 with the Royal Naval Signal Service on 13.8.1944.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Andrews, Ralph – born in Long Melford in 1899 – Stoker First Class No.C/K61758 with the Royal Navy, served on HMS Martin – killed in action when his ship was torpedoed off Algiers on 10.11.1942.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Barnes, Roy Hayward – born in 1923, son of Hubert and Phyllis Barnes of Long Melford – Flight Sergeant No.1337287 of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, serving as an Air Gunner with 9th [Bomber] Squadron, Royal Air Force – killed in action over Belgium on 21.7.1944.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Bence, Richmond Douglas Starkie – born in 1916, son of Charles and Maithal Starkie-Bence of Kentwell Hall, Long Melford – Sgt.957734 of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, serving with 48th Squadron, Royal Air Force – died on active service on 5.9.1941.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Boreham, Alfred Eric – born in 1915, son of Alfred and Sarah Boreham of Long Melford – Pte.5116823 with 1st Battalion, Hampshire Regiment – died on active service in Sicily on 29.7.1943.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Brackley, Thomas Alfred – born in Long Melford in 1899 – Second Hand No.JX174529 served in the Royal Naval Patrol Service during the First World War – killed in action on board HMT Arctic Trapper, which was bombed and sunk by the Luftwaffe in the North Sea on 3.2.1941.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Codling, Thomas Edward – born in 1913, son of Frederick and Emily Codling of Long Melford – Pte.5832534 with 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment – died in Thailand while held as a Prisoner of War by the Japanese on 6.6.1943.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Cox, Frederick William Isaac – born in Bury St Edmunds on 1921, son of Willie and Agnes Cox of Cock and Bell Lane, Long Melford – Pte.5833741 with 5th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment – died in Singapore while held as a Prisoner of War by the Japanese on 15.2.1942.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Heal, Leonard William – born in Long Melford in 1902 – Chief Petty Officer No.J69622 served in the Royal Navy during the First World War – killed in action on board HMS Hardy on 10.4.1940, during the First Battle of Narvik.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Howard, Arthur Thomas Jordon – born in 1919, son of William and Sarah Howard of Westgate Street, Long Melford – Leading Aircraftsman No.C645529 with 84th Squadron, Royal Air Force – died while held as a Prisoner of War by the Japanese in Java, Indonesia on 25.5.1943.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Kemp, Donald Charles – born in 1923, son of Charles and Alice Kemp of Long Melford – Leading Airman No.FAA/FX86773 with Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve serving on HMS Vulture – died on 23.5.1944.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Leggott, Claude Henry [DCM] – born in Foxearth, Essex in 1897, brother of Leonard Swann Leggott of Long Melford – Gnr.885407 served in the Royal Field Artillery during the First World War – died on active service as Flight Lieutenant No.35148 with the Royal Air Force on 31.1.1940.  Not recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Mott, Cyril George Douglas – born in 1923, son of John and Elizabeth Mott of Bridge Street, Long Melford – Pte.14545245 with 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment – died on active service in India on 15.4.1944.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Ridpath, Frederick George – born in 1918, son of George and Ada Ridpath of Martins Rise, Long Melford; also, husband of Tressie Alice [née Drury] – Petty Officer No.C/JX140124 with the Royal Navy, serving on HMS Harvester – killed in action on 11.3.1943 when his ship was torpedoed and sunk.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Trott, Albert Edward – born in 1908, son of Florence Trott of Long Melford – Sgt.959891 with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, serving as an Air Gunner in 97th [Bomber] Squadron, Royal Air Force – died on 13.11.1942.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Watkinson, Hugh Rowland – born in 1921, son of Augustus and Millie Watkinson of Hall Street, Long Melford – Cpl.642004 with the Royal Air Force serving in 119th Squadron, RAF – died on 15.12.1942.  Recorded on the Long Melford War Memorial.

Research by David Gevaux MA © 2018
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