Roll of Honour - Suffolk

Ministry of Defence

Lest We Forget

The Royal British Legion

HEMINGSTONE WAR MEMORIAL

World War 1 & 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © Martin Edwards 2019

The Hemingstone war memorials are to be found in St Gregory's Church, Church Lane, Hemingstone, Suffolk. There are three different memorial, the first is a marble plaque with black lettering on a backboard listing the names five men from the village who gave their lives in World War 1; the second is a mabrle plaque with black lettering on a backboard listing the names of the two men from the village who gave their lives in World War 2; the thrid is a handwritten scroll listing all the men who served and died or served and returned, twenty-four names in total. The World War 1 plaque listing those who died in World War 1 was made by Mr Charles Mee of Sproughton and unveiled 30 November 1919 with the Rev. W. J. Badcock, Rector of Great Blakenham in attendance. The names on each plaque have been sorted into alphabetical order here for ease of reading and research.

1914 † 1919
IN MEMORY OF THE FALLEN

LEE	David	11th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers.
PARKER	Jack Button	Private 43196, 6th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment formerly 26446, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 17 February 1917. Aged 27. Born Hemingstone, Suffolk, enlisted Ipswich, Suffolk. Son of Robert and Louisa Parker, of Hemingstone, Coddenham, Suffolk. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 11 A and 11 D.
PARKER	Robert Wilson	Private 23801, 7th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 9 August 1916. Buried in VARENNES MILITARY CEMETERY, Somme, France. Plot I. Row A. Grave 13.
REVELL	Walter [William]	[Spelt REVEL on CWGC, 3rd Battalion on memorial] Private 28809, "X" Company, 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 9 April 1917. Aged 26. Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Revel, of Henley, Ipswich; husband of Thirza Amelia Revel, of Church Lane, Hemingstone, Ipswich, Suffolk. Buried at TILLOY BRITISH CEMETERY, TILLOY-LES-MOFFLAINES, Pas de Calais, France. Plot IV. Row E. Grave 27.
SMITH	Fred William	8th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment
ERECTED BY THE PARISHIONERS OF HEMINGSTONE LEST WE FORGET 1939† 1945 IN MEMORY OF THE FALLEN
FARNISH	Frederick Norman	Petty Officer Telegraphist P/J 112899, H.M.S. Hood, Royal Navy. Died 24 May 1941. No known grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel 52, Column 2.
MUTIMER	William Ypres	Private 5833065, 4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died as a Japanese Prisoner of War 21 August 1943, taken prisoner 17 February 1942 in Singapore. Aged 28. Born 24 June 1915. Resident Hemingstone, Ipswich. Agricultural Machinist by trade. Son of Charles and Florence Beatrice Mutimer, of 52, The Common, Hemingstone, Suffolk. Buried at THANBYUZAYAT WAR CEMETERY, Myanmar (Burma). Plot B3. Row G. Grave 7.
ERECTED BY THE PARISHIONERS OF HEMINGSTONE LEST WE FORGET 1914 † 1919 ROLL OF HONOUR
ABBOTT	Cecil William	Royal Fusiliers
BARRETT	Albert George	10th battalion, Suffolk Regiment
ELLIOTT	Walter	Private 4568, 13th Hussars. Born 1877 in Hemingstone, Suffolk. Son of JOhn Elliott, of Hemingstone, Codeenham, Suffolk. Married Lucy Maria Mitchener 26 January 1909 in Farnham, she was resident Brewery Cottage, Cobham, Surrey; they had three children. Attested 24 November 1899 in Ipswich, aged 20 years, unmarried, Valet by trade, height 5 feet 6 inches, weight 142lbs, chest 34½ inches, fresh complexion, brown eyes, dark brown hair, religious denomination Church of England. Extended his service 8 April 1904, transferred to Army Reserve 23 November 1907. Posted 10th Reserve Regiment 30 December 1916, Base Depot 27 February 1917, B.E.F. 4th Hussars 26 May 1917, No. 2. Cavalry Depot 3 December 1917, 2nd Reserve Cavalry 20 December 1918. Transferred to "Z" Class, Army Reserve, on Demobilization 8 April 1919 at York. Served in the United Kingdom 24 November 1899 to 6 May 1900, East Indies 7 May 1900 to 15 October 1905, South Africa 16 October 1906 to 15 November 1907, United Kingdom 16 November 1907 to 23 November 1907, Army Reserve 24 November 1907 to 4 August 1914, United Kingdom 5 August 1914 to 26 february 1917, with B.E.F. 27 february 1917 to 2 December 1917. United Kingdom from 3 December 1917.
FARROW	Thomas William	Army Service Corps
GOODING	William	No further information currently available
HALLS	Bertie Alfred	Royal Field Artillery
HARDWICK	William	Bedfordshire Regiment
JACKLIN	Frank B	11th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment
LEE	David	R.I.P.
LEE	Frank	Royal Navy
LEE	Frederick	Royal Field Artillery
LUCAS	Harold Frank	2nd Lieutenant, Suffolk Regiment
OFFORD	Walter	No further information currently available
PARKER	Jack Button	R.I.P. - Northamptonshire Regiment
PARKER	Robert William	R.I.P. - 7th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment
REVELL	Walter	R.I.P. - 3rd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment
RUFFLES	Walter William John	Suffolk Regiment
RUFFLES	Weston	No further information currently available
SAWYER	Frederick	No further information currently available
SMITH	Frederick William	R.I.P. - 8th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment
SMITH	John Lewis	9th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment
SMITH	William John	Suffolk Regiment
WEBB	Richard	Coldstream Guards
WEBB	Stanley	8th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment

Last updated 30 August, 2019

War Memorials Trust