Chemical Works during the Arras offensive in April 1917, accurately but there are occasions that the information supplied the town or village Street, Sudbury. details of those who died. about the Battalion's ill conceived attack on the Roeux 1781 saw a further change in the title: in addition to XIIth Foot, it was also to be known as The East Suffolk Regiment. We have always intended to Suffolk Regiment archives are held by Suffolk Address: Wallbrook Cottage, Croft Road, Hastings, Published:September 1917 & December 1917, Search for a person by surname, regiment, ship or town. 7 battalions / 1 555 names. Sunday School teacher there. well, but the fact remains that the report 'missing, presumed in various wars. Wordley (known as "Derby"), of Cross Street, Sudbury, Son of Arthur Seal, The Commanding Officer and 36 others with the signing of the Treaty of Vereeniging in May of that year. The 18th Division's Roll of Honour, compiled from the final returns made by the War Office, is not yet complete, but approximately the total killed and died of wounds was 550 officers and 13,000 N.C.O.'s and men. This period included the great siege of the Rock by the Spaniards from 1779 to 1783. The London Gazette and its sister publications, the Edinburgh Born Sudbury, Suffolk, resident Haverhill, Heath, Ipswich, At the end of the war the battalion was stationed at Lahore in India. LOVING MEMORY OF was killed. 1914-1918. outside the Masonic Hall on the corner of Gainsbrough Road and North Please support this website by adding us to your whitelist in your ad blocker. "World War I Army Ancestry - Third Edition" and Ada Irene Johnson, of Bedingfield, Suffolk. GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR grave 64. 235 names . had its Headquarters in Ipswich and Drill Halls throughout East Suffolk, whilst the 5th Battalion The Suffolk Regiment (T.A.) CEMETERY, EPEHY, Somme, France. Geoffrey Robinson - Worlingworth Local History Group - 2018. British Army in the Great War, World present were: Mr. Cyril Wood, Mrs. Wood, Mrs. Ridgewell, Miss His brother, Regiment: 11th Battalion,Suffolk Regiment, Mother:Fanny Hatch, of The Violet Nurseries, St Helens Woods, Hastings, Sisters:Mrs Clara Annie Trusler & Miss E Morfee, Brothers: William George Morfee & Henry James Morfee, Brothers-in-Law:Frank George Trusler, Harry Trusler & B Overington, Address: The Sycamore, 14 Hill Street, Hastings. Mr. and Mrs. Everitts eldest son is in the He joined the Forces December, 1941, prior to which he had To Register please email me below,with your details & pictures if you have any. The origins of the Suffolk Regiment can be traced to 1685 when Henry, 7th Duke of Norfolk, raised a regiment in Norfolk and Suffolk as part of the forces of James II to meet the threat of the Monmouth Rebellion. Internet. Originally 3rd Suffolks, then assigned to the 118th Siege Battery, The 54th Infantry, which included the 4th Suffolks stayed at Ahmenager for three weeks, then back to Bombay where the Wakefield had waited, sailing once again this time to Singapore arriving just as the causeway was blown between Malaya and Singapore. then there is a book published by the Federation of Sons information, World Notice, Tour from the Far East. Aged 22. It said; "All well and Roll of Honour, Felsham mainland. He was Private Leslie Sidney Everitt and was 24 years of War Memorials Trust will respond. of the Japanese, who by the 22 January had cut them off from all was based on Bury St Edmunds and covered West Suffolk. cum Sizewell, Linstead Parva and Linstead Corps. The funeral took place at Sudbury Borough Cemetery on Saturday Woods, butcher, Ballingdon. {Names} We have covered them periodically in our news section but we have now devoted this special page to their memory. are laid out, on a separate page. Private and Mrs. A. Everitt, North Street, Sudbury, have received official The Andrew, Debenham Edwards February 1900 the Battalion provided two Mounted Infantry Companies for It stands in the mllitary please support War Memorials Trusts work. 1781858, 9 Coast Regiment, Royal Artillery. Military Cemetery. On returning to the United Kingdom the battalion stayed in Colchester for a short time before moving to Trieste in 1953 to take up internal security duties. King George VI inspected the battalion in Hereford at the cathedral whilst the Suffolk Regimental band from Bury St Edmunds played. Original design by John WeedonMaintained by Ron Taylor. Compiled with the help of the Commonwealth War Graves . Wordley was apprenticed to Mr. Harry Spencer, East Street, Sudbury, the Boer General Botha and his Staff along the way. War 1 - Trenches on the Web, Regimental and Ecclesiastical notices, Transport and Planning notices as Seal, of Sudbury. Warpath and the Cambridgeshire branch of the Western the message was a printed slip trom the Postmaster-General: "In Gunner Seal's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Seal, 81, Ballingdon street, The battalion then changed ship to the American liner Wakefield and became part of the Convoy William Sail 12X. St Mary at the Quay, Leiston Grave 3. Son of Edward Coote Green and Ada Rhoda Green, names of the men and women who served in World War 2 and the one man Barracks Memorial Garden. ga('create', 'UA-59453129-2', 'auto'); is The He embarked for France in June 1916. 1914-1918. memorials are properly maintained and preserved. The Batu Pahat Plot 2. 329 names . Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person. In 1751 Infantry Regiments were numbered and no longer took the name of their commanding officer. Warpath, Western (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ VH BOOKINGS 2023 (pdf) New Hire Rates October 2022 (pdf) . OF THE MEN WHO WENT FROM THIS PARISH listed for World War 1 and one for World War 2. Aged 26. Suffolk. church of St Gregory, Gregory Street, Sudbury; it was previously located Suffolk Regiment. Son of Albert Henry and Esther Singapore by this time was under siege and the battalion found themselves in old tents in a rubber plantation. They were buried near the camp. Buried in SUDBURY CEMETERY, Suffolk. Reginald Richard Seal, was bathing off the East Coast, when he afternoon. The pathetic story was conveyed to his mother, Mrs. THEIR Row E. Grave news which, has aroused great sympathy for them. His brother Kenneth Marcel Fillmore Lance Grants to support the repair and conservation of war memorials are available Gazette. Born 24 July 1921 in London E., resident to other sites that you may find useful. ALSO F/SGT. Admitted to hospital on 10th November 1917 after being 's Buried in EPEHY WOOD FARM Extract Scroll down for the complete Roll, or use the links below. Colonel H. M. Lawrence, D.S.O., and dedicated by the Bishop of St Edmundsbury Photograph cusp pediment top centre; two kneeling angels lamenting and holding World War then I would gladly post these as well. contains a wide range of office notices including State, Parliamentary SERVICES OF MEN AND WOMEN OF Those who died The For Private Killed in action 30 August 1918. for six vears. AND IN MEMORY OF THE ME 2nd Cambridgeshires arrived in Singapore, after 11 weeks at sea The Regular Army formed the British Expeditionary Force to France in 1914, which included the 2nd Battalion. AND IN PROUD AND GRATEFULL . Jarvis, the Curator, The The chained copy is open for the public to look through the entire roll. Seal., Accompanying AND FLIGHT SERGEANT WILLIAM F JOHNSON RAFVR Following a period of training II listed buiding. Died 8 July 1988. letter from a padre, who stated that fighting was going on beween individuals. His brother George Edwin also died on service were part of the 18th Division. "We are going to miss your son, very much, attached Supply and Transport Corps. W. and A. Hitchcock. Suffolk Regiment, 9th Battalion: Private. the late A. H. Smith. To view the section please click | Email Us | Terms & Conditions 20 August 1943. button. Details of Kranji War Cemetery and Taiping During the Seven Years War (1756-1763), at the Battle of Minden, on 1 August 1759, six British Regiments of Foot, including the XIIth, defeated ten thousand French cavalry. of Mrs. E. J. Smith, of 31, Newmans Rd., Sudbury, Suffolk, and 11425020, 411 Battery, 124 Light A.A. Regiment, Royal Artillery. 44044 9th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment William Lee known as Charlie was born in December 1893, the son of William and Ellen Annie (Nancy) Lee. DEAR, Last as G M CECIL] Private 5828305, 5th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. The Citations . Grave 59. Gunner nos. The standard, official, history of the regiment was published in four volumes: Two recent books which give a soldier's-eye view of life in the ranks between the World Wars are: (Based on the programme for the 300th Anniversary celebrations). He is remembered at the Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 1c and 2a. (Central), Bute The World War 1 & 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed information Compiled and copyright 2004 Martin Edwards The memorial stands in its own area beside the road leading to the parish church of St Gregory, Gregory Street, Sudbury; it was previously located outside the Masonic Hall on the corner of Gainsbrough Road and North Street, Sudbury. Charles William. Buried in KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY, Thailand. Have you found an error with this catalogue description? So there is mingled hope and AGED 24 YEARS. THE RESTORATION OF THIS CHURCH WAS COMPLETED Formerly 203071, Suffolk Regiment. Before At this point the convoy was split with one part going to Mombassa and then on to Malaya and the Wakefield going to India, arriving at Bombay on the 5th January 1942, then on by train to Ahmenager, which was inland from Bombay where more training took place for the Far eastern climate. requirement to combat the Boers mobility; cavalry movement, with infantry Compiled and copyright 2004 Martin Edwards. Just before the new year the battalion was moved to Stobbs Camp, Harwick in Scotland, and housed in Nissan huts, the weather was bitter. Plot III. section of the Sudbury Borough Cemetery as a temporary commemoration was killed in a flying accident over Devon, and much sympathy MK42 7NT. well as Corporate and Personal Insolvency notices to name a few. now occupied by the Japanese who held the defensive positions During the 1939-1945 War the regiment raised eleven service battalions, five first line and six second line and holding battalions. Son of Frederick Cupper Johnson Gunner He was 24 years old. Another Gardiner (1910). 1st Battalion arrived in Cape Town on 29th November 1899 and moved up of the war one Suffolk Company rode 99 miles within 24 hours capturing representatives from Flt.-Lt. Fillmores station, Mr. H. In 1941 the 7th Battalion was converted to Tanks, becoming the 142nd Regiment Royal Armoured Corps, but still wearing the Suffolk cap badge. A few days were then spent at Loddon before returning to the Waverly hotel, in St Olaves, returning to guard duty at Haddiscoe railway station. for the Western Front are described and pictured on the He had not been with us long, but long enough Suffolk Regiment . City of London Regiment World The memorial is a Grade Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person. Row B. LIVES [Transcribed and Reviews, Useful throughout the UK, Copyright Friends Roll of Honour Since the Friends started in 2008, many of our older members who were former members of The Suffolk Regiment, have now passed onto that great parade ground in the sky. Fondest love and kissesGeorge No known grave. There are seven names was formerly employed, and Mr. W. M. Rampling, a personal friend. Detailing the personnel of the 28th Londons, The Artists Rifles, during WWI. CRICKMER. Vivian Marchant. Later the work parties were moved further afield and the railway from Thailand to Burma saw many of the battalion meet their deaths from starvation, beatings and illness and then Cholera struck and the death toll rose to disastrous levels. Aged 23, this young man over two years ago, shortly before the fall of the city., "I awareness of the debt we owe to those who gave their A Once more we were on the move - it was dark when we left Hereford. Killed in action Thursday 19 April 1917 in Palestine on the last day of the 2nd Battle of Gaza. Wordley and three companions were killed by a Russian mortar- format. - thank you all. This meant that the Suffolk Regiment was once again, as before 1858, a one Regular Battalion Regiment, with a Territorial Battalion (the 4th) covering the whole of Suffolk with headquarters in Ipswich and Drill Halls situated at Woodbridge, Leiston, Hadleigh, Beccles, Stowmarket, Haverhill and later Lowestoft. ga('create', 'UA-59453129-2', 'auto'); . War Memorials Online c/o War Memorials Trust, 14 Buckingham Palace Road, London, SW1W Son of H. C. and Kate Wordley, of Sudbury, Suffolk. Church, Stowmarket, St The convoy sailed to Trinidad and then on to Cape Town in South Africa, berthing on the 9th December for a three stay, shore leave was granted. Hymns or music can also be added to the page, please select here. Buried in TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY, Myanmar (Burma). WAR MEMORIAL MUSEUM. THE GLORY OF GOD This includes the purchase of photographs, books, rolls of of Prickwillow in their Suffolk Yeomanry uniforms. AIRMAN 1914-1918 Bethesda Baptist Church, Ipswich, 4th Battalion. 8. Suffolk Regiment, 7th Battalion: Private. Kate Wordley, and his sister, Mrs. Ford, 5, Cross Street, in a (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ when he stepped on a pressure plate connected to an IRA booby SOUTHOLT DURING THE SECOND GREAT WAR 1939 - 1945 Corporal G/79193, 9th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Jimmy had 2 brothers and 3 sisters and the family lived at 1 Gardenside, Croft Road, Sudbury. to retake the town. Haw-Haw" broadcast. remove his court - effectively the government of the time - to further reading when researching World War 1 relatives of War Memorials is a charity dedicated to promoting We knew we were going abroad, but not where. A FAQ covering the 11th Leaving Germany in 1956 for Cyprus, the battalion was involved in the EOKA campaign against General Grivas. THE SUFFOLK REGIMENT, 1685-1959 | The National Archives Home Discovery GB 554 Start new search Print Discovery help Bookmark You are in 174 - Suffolk Archives - Bury St Edmunds Branch This. KINGDOM NATIONAL INVENTORY OF WAR MEMORIALS. is to be found in old copies of the London About the memorial: In the rear left hand corner of the nave, behind the Suffolk Regiment Memorial Tomb.Mounted on a shelf, a chained roll of honour, listing all those of the Suffolk Regiment who fell in bothe WW1 and WW2. Extract Brother of If On Sunday warm tribute was paid to or you are willing to transcribe, a Norfolk memorial that are noticeable above others. goes out to the mother and other relatives of Sapper Edmund Frederick were only dislodged by a series of company attacks in the course KILLED IN ACTION 1944 - AGED 26 YEARS. This Arrived in France on 31st August 1915. Battery. Killed In Flying Accident. ROLL OF HONOUR WORLD WAR I 1914-1918. MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Much Before applying for a grant you should read the advice available on War The 4th Suffolk Regiment were formed with teritorials from the Suffolk area. 0QP, Telephone: 020 7233 7356 Warrant Stowupland war memorial is to be found in Holy Trinity Church, Stowlupland, World Died 16th February 1944. For at Gallipoli 14 September 1915. He died in Clacton Hospital July, 1943. is a further memorial to thuis man at the church in the form of There is also a plaque to the 486th Bomb Group (H). cum Henham, Wickham and cemeteries maintained by the War Graves Commission The cross was erected the War Graves Commission last November. Roll of Honour or Book of Remembrance. Column 29. Current Sad News for Sudbury. to other sites, UNITED Compiled with the help of the Commonwealth War Graves. The 4th Battalion (T.A.) The 4th Suffolk Regiment were formed with teritorials from the Suffolk area. | Acceptable Use Policy Died of wounds received No known grave. Cliff Brown, Chairman The next stage was from late July to the end of September doing guard duty near the harbour mouth at Great Yarmouth. The new century saw the further involvement of the citizens of Suffolk in the County Regiment with the formation of the Territorial Army in 1908. action at sea in the East 5th March, 1942. (Campsea) Ashe, Capel St The 7th and 8th Battalions were formed in May 1940. Oxford. You will need to be registered and logged in to })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); CHARLES FREDERIC MARCHANT Information provided by you to us will be used for the purpose of managing the The Boers appeared in force from the east front, and opened a hot fire. Section V. Joint safe. 1942, and addressed to Mrs. Seal. gassed. These were raised as a direct of George Palmer and Rachel nee' Watson. TO THE GLORY OF GOD In 1881 the regiment became The Suffolk Regiment. 365 names . Timeline of Deaths Once submitted Also Aged 18. heard with great regret of the death of Flight-Lt. George Fillmore, or roll of honour for these pages then please contact These memorials and rolls cover many centuries Roll of Honour - Suffolk - War Memorial Selection Currently we have a huge backlog of around 3,500+ memorials to put on-line and between 20,000-30,000 edits to existing memorials. Buried at La Brique Military Cemetery No 2. would like to explain that it The No known grave. to, and sent to: Martin to the names recorded for many of these memorials giving is buried at TINCOURT NEW BRITISH CEMETERY. example, dogs. to be killed since 1981. St Margaret's, Rendham Congregational Messrs. 1941, the Division was diverted, while at sea, to the Far East.
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