WRESTLINGWORTH
WAR MEMORIAL
World War 1 & 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed
information
Compiled
and copyright © 2002 Martin Edwards
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The
memorial stands in front of St Peter's church in the graveyard. The
church is in Church Lane which is a one way street. THe memorial takes
the form of a Celtic cross with engravings on the front. The memorial
was originally dedicated and unveiled by Lady Delia Peel 18th May 1922;
the masons were Messrs A Hunt & Sons. The memorial cost £150.
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Photographs
Copyright © Martin Edwards 2002 |
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TO
THE
GLORY
OF GOD
IN
MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH
WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN
THE WAR 1914-1919
| BATES |
Edward |
Private
41516, 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Saturday
23rd March 1918 in France & Flanders. Age 19. Born and resident
Wrestlingworth, enlisted Biggleswade. Son of Jesse and Louisa Bates,
of The Queen Victoria, Wrestlingworth. Commemorated on TYNE COT
MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 48 to 50 and
162A |
| BLOTT |
William
James |
Private
276479, 6th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Died of wounds Tuesday 6th
November 1917 in Palestine. Born and resident Wrestlingworth, enlisted
Bedford. Formerly 25906, Bedfordshire Regiment. Buried in DEIR EL
BELAH WAR CEMETERY, Israel. Grave B. 2. |
| BRIM |
Hubert
Edward |
Private
19211, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Saturday
25th September 1915 in France & Flanders. Age 19. Born and resident
Wrestlingworth, enlisted Bedford. Son of Walter and Emma J. Brim,
of Hatley Rd., Wrestlingworth. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas
de Calais, France. Panel 41. |
| BROOKER |
Herbert
Thomas |
Private
19596, 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Monday
13th November 1916 in France & Flanders. Born and resident Wrestlingworth,
enlisted Bedford. Buried in ANCRE BRITISH CEMETERY, BEAUMONT-HAMEL,
Somme, France. Grave I. C. 17. |
| CHESSUM |
Frank |
Private
65798, 13th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers ( City of London Regiment).
Killed in action Thursday 22nd November 1917 in France & Flanders.
Age 20. Born Wrestlingworth, enlisted Biggleswade, resident Sandy.
Formerly 35626, Essex Regiment. LARCH WOOD (RAILWAY CUTTING) CEMETERYIeper,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot V. Row A. Grave 34. |
| CHESSUM |
Harold
William |
Private
31494, 144th Brigade, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Killed in action
24th November 1916 in France & Flanders. Aged 20. Born Wrestlingworth,
enlisted Ampthill, resident Sandy. Son of George and Fanny Chessum,
of 87, Tadlow Rd., Wrestlingworth. Formerly 23517, Bedfordshire
Regiment. Buried in ADANAC MILITARY CEMETERY, MIRAUMONT, Somme,
France. Plot V. Row F. Grave 26. |
| CHESSUM |
Thomas |
Private
19451, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Thursday
27th July 1916 in France & Flanders. Born Wrestlingworth, enlisted
Bedford, resident Girtford. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme,
France. Pier and Face 2 C |
| ENDERSBY |
Edwin |
Private
5287, 5th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died on Monday 4th June
1917. Age 20. Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Endersby, of Dartford House,
Hatley End, Wrestlingworth. Buried in the north-west corner of St
Peter's Burial Ground, Wrestlingworth. Not listed on SDGW. |
| HUCKLE |
Percy
Charles |
Private
40548, 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Saturday
23rd March 1918 in France & Flanders. Age 22. Born and resident
Wrestlingworth, enlisted Bedford. Husband of Gertrude Annie Huckle,
of Sparrick Lane, Westbury Leigh, Westbury, Wiltshire. Commemorated
on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 5
Extract
from Biggleswade Chronicle - Friday 31 May 1918:
WRESTLINGWORTH
Killed
in Action.
It
is with deep regret we learn that Mrs. P. Huckle. has had news
from a comrade that her husband, Pte. P. Huckle, has been killed
action. The deepest sympathy felt for the sorrowing wife and child
and all the relations. He enlisted in January 1915, and has been
out in France for a considerable time, and been in heavy fighting.
His name will always be remembered with that great-number that
lived, fought and died for their country.
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| INGREY |
William
Arthur |
Gunner
236862, "A" Battery, 330th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.
Killed in action 4th April 1918 in France & Flanders. Age 25.
Enlisted Bedford, resident Biggleswade. Husband of Winifred Mary
Ingrey, of 135, Selbourne Rd., Luton. Commemorated on POZIERES MEMORIAL,
Somme, France. Panel 7 to 10 |
| MEDLOCK |
Albert |
Private
22099, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds in England
Saturday 14th October 1916. Born and resident Wrestlingworth, enlisted
Ampthill. Buried in the north-west corner of St Peter's Burial Ground,
Wrestlingworth. Not listed on SDGW. |
| MEDLOCK |
Frederick
James |
Private
42955, 10th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action 21st September
1918 in France & Flanders. Born and resident Wrestlingworth,
enlisted Biggleswade. Formerly 10827, Bedfordshire Regiment. Listed
as NEWELL, Frederick James, aged 19, on CWGC. Son of Walter James
and Ellen Newell, of Mount Pleasant, Wrestlingworth, Sandy, Bedfordshire.
No known grave. Commemorated on VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais.
France. Panel 7. [See below for the entry under NEWELL] |
| MEDLOCK |
Alfred
James |
Private
23539, 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Friday
20th April 1917 in France & Flanders. Age 26. Born and resident
Wrestlingworth, enlisted Ampthill. Son of Jonah and Jane Medlock,
of Yewtree Cottage, Wrestlingworth. Commmemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL,
Pas de Calais, France. Bay 5 |
| NEWELL |
Frederick
James |
Private
42955, 10th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action Saturday
21st September 1918 in France & Flanders. Born and resident
Wrestlingworth, enlisted Biggleswade. Son of Walter James and Ellen
Newell, of Mount Pleasant, Wrestlingworth [Spelt Wristingwerth on
CWGC]. Commemorated on VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France.
Panel 7. [See above for the entry under MEDLOCK]. |
| WARREN |
[Arthur]
George |
Private
43526, 11th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action Friday
22nd March 1918 in France & Flanders. Age 19. Born Wrestlingworth,
enlisted Waresley. Formerly 16892, Bedfordshire Regiment. Commemorated
on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 4 |
| AND
1939-1945 |
| BARTLE |
Albert
[James Alfred] |
Sergeant
1333014, Flt. Engr., 57 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died on Monday 9th November 1942. Age 24. Son of Henry James Bartle
and Rosena Bartle; husband of Annie Bartle, of Middleton, Lancashire.
Buried in HAMBURG CEMETERY, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany. Plot 8A.
Row C. Collective grave 1-15. |
| WATTS |
[Cyril]
John |
Sergeant
5947366, 8th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (The Worcestershire
Regiment), A.A.C.. Died 24 March 1945. Aged 34. Born and resident
Bedfordshire. Born 16 September 1913, baptised 14 December 1913
at Guilden Morden, son of John and Lily Watts, of Hatley Cockayne.
Buried in REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
Plot 37. Row E. Grave 1. |
Last
updated
14 December, 2020
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