CHILLESFORD
WAR MEMORIAL
World
War 1 & 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright
© Stuart Green 2006
The
War Memorial is situated in the parish church. The access is opposite
Church Farm Liveries up a lane leading to St Peters Church, Chillesford,
off the B1084. It takes the form of a wall mounted, rectangular, brass,
engraved plaque with decorative border edging. There are 14 names for
World War 1 listed.
TO
THE GLORY OF GOD AND
IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF
CHILLESFORD MEN WHO LAID DOWN
THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR
1914-1918
BANTOFT |
Alfred
Samuel |
Private
27276, 7th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City Of London Regiment).
Killed in action 13 November 1916. Born Chillesford, Suffolk, resident
Sudbourne, enlisted Saxmundham. Buried at Ancre British Cemetery,
Beaumont-Hamel |
BENNETT |
Cordie
William |
Private
8031, 7th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 21 December 1915. Born Blythburgh.
Buried at the Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuinchy |
BENNETT |
William
G |
Private
50781, 1st/5th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 9 June 1918. Aged
25. Son of Charles and Mary Ann Bennett of 41 Decoyhouse, Iken,
Tunstall. Native of Orford . Buried at Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel |
CALEY |
Philip
Herbert |
Lance
Corporal 59515, 106th Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died 17 July 1917.
Born Sudbourne, resident in Tunstall. Buried at the New Irish Farm
Cemetery, Ypres |
CHITTLEBOROUGH |
John
Lindley |
Gunner
104794, 265th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died of wounds
24 September 1917. Aged 39. Born and resident Chillesford, Suffolk,
enlisted Ipswich. Son of William Chittleborough of Chillesford and
the late Susanah Chittleborough. Buried at Godewaersvelde British
Cemetery, Nord, France. Plot I. Row G. Grave 29. |
FRANCIS |
Herbert
Franklin |
Private
G/35966, 7th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City Of London Regiment).
Killed in action 13 November 1916. Born Chillsford, enlisted Ipswich.
Buried at Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel |
GRAND |
Reginald
Walter |
Private
37840, 3rd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died 18 February 1917. Aged 22. Son of Robert and Rose Grand, of Brightwell. Buried at Orford
(St Bartholomew) Churchyard. Private Grand’s death was recorded
at Woodbridge |
KING |
Russell
William |
Rifleman
A/205352, 8th Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps. Died 21 March 1918.
Born in Chillesford. Commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial |
KNIGHTS |
Edward
George |
Private
20819, 6th Battalion, King’s Shropshire Light Infantry formerly
34652, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 22 March 1918. Aged 28.
Born and enlisted Chillesford, Suffolk. Son of George B and Eliza
Knights of 5 New Cottages, Chillesford Lodge, Orford. Commemorated
on the Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France. Panel 60. |
KNIGHTS |
William
Harry |
Private
14975, 8th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 7 July
1916. Born Chillesford, enlisted Ipswich. Commemorated on the Thiepval
Memorial |
MEADOWS |
George
Snowdon |
Stoker
1st Class 308721, H.M.S. Natal, Royal Navy. Died 30 December 1915.
Aged 35. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Meadows of 69 Broom Cottage,
Sudbourne. Commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial.
On
30th December 1915 Natal was lying in the Cromarty Firth with her
squadron under the command of Captain Eric Back RN. Shortly after
3.20pm, and without warning, a series of violent explosions tore
through the ship. Within 5 short minutes she capsized, a blazing
wreck. 390 men, more than half of the ship’s company, 11 women and
children and two dockyard workers perished either from the explosions
or in the freezing water of the Cromarty Firth. There was a huge
amount of speculation about the loss of the Natal. A mine laying
U-boat was thought to be the cause but an underwater inspection
revealed massive damage from an internal explosion. sabotage by
German agents was suspected but never proved |
SMITH |
John
|
Private
17549, 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 25 May 1915. Aged 29.
Husband of Lily Jane Foreman (formerly Smith) of The Bungalow, Wigborough
Wick, St Osyth, Clacton-on-Sea. Commemorated on the Ypres (Menin
Gate) Memorial |
SMY |
Arthur
|
Stoker
1st Class K/18565, H.M.S. Hogue, Royal Navy. Died 22 September 1914.
Born Clopton. Commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial.
H.M.S.
Hogue, an old 1st Class armoured cruiser, was part of Cruiser Force
C, in the area of the North Sea known as the Broad Fourteens (H.M.S.
Eurylus, H.M.S. Aboukir and H.M.S. Cressy were the other three cruisers).
H.M.S. Eurylus had technical problems and returned to port. Early
on September 22nd 1914 the German submarine U9 under the command
of Commander Otto Weddigen sighted the Cressy, Aboukir and Hogue
steaming NNE at 10 knots without zigzagging. Although the patrols
were supposed to maintain 12-13 knots and zigzag the old cruisers
were unable to maintain that speed and the zigzagging order was
widely ignored as there had been no submarines sighted in the area
during the war. H.M.S. Aboukir was hit by a torpedo first and rolled
over within half an hour of the attack. H.M.S. Hogue was picking
up survivors when she was hit by two torpedoes, sinking within 10
minutes. H.M.S. Cressy had stopped to pick up survivors, but got
underway, before she was hit by a torpedo and damaged. Shortly afterwards,
a second torpedo hit her and she sank within 15 minutes. 837 men
were rescued but 1459 were killed in total. Stoker Smy is also commemorated
on the Clopton War Memorial |
SMY |
Noah
G |
Leading
Stoker K/17913, H.M.S. Intrepid, Royal Navy. Died 27 April 1918.
Born in Clopton. Buried in Clopton (St Mary) Churchyard.
Leading
Stoker’s death is recorded at Medway; this was probably as the result
of wounds received during the Zeebrugge raid on 23 April 1918. H.M.S.
Intrepid was built 1894. Converted to a minelayer in 1910. Became
a depot ship and served as such in the White Sea. Finally became
a block ship and was scuttled at Zeebrugge 23 April 1918. Leading
Stoker Smy is also commemorated on the Clopton War Memorial |
GREATER
LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT
A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FORE HIS FRIENDS. |
1939-1945 |
SNOWDEN |
Herbert
John |
Corporal
1886332, 7 Field Company, Royal Engineers. Killed in action at Cape
Bon, Tunisia, 13 May 1943. Aged 24. Son of Willie George and Ellen
Snowdon of Chillesford. Buried at Massicault War Cemetery, Tunisia |
Last updated
30 July, 2021
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