Roll of Honour - Lincolnshire

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TALLINGTON WAR MEMORIAL

World War 1 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and Copyright © Michael Peck 2008

Within St Lawrence Parish Church, Church Lane, Tallington can be found a memorial to those who died in World War 1 and a Roll of Honour to those who served in the same conflict. The war memorial takes the form of bronze plaque and contains 6 names. The Roll of Honour is in the form of is wall mounted framed and glazed. The names are handwritten in two columns within an illustrated border of leaves and flowers. The words 'Roll of Honour' are curved across the top of the memorial and beneath this is an illustration of a laurel wreath within which is a Union flag and the remainder of the dedication is written within a banner. There are 33 names listed, 31 served and returned, 2 died according to the Roll. Those on the Roll of Honour who appear on the memorial are marked with a .

IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THE
PARISH OF TALLINGTON
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE
GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918

ELLIOTT	Oswald Carr Fiennes	2nd Lieutenant. 10th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Killed in action 14th October 1916, aged 22 years. Son of (the late) Rev John and Mrs Elliott. Commemorated BECOURT MILITARY CEMETERY, Becordel-Becourt. I.Y.15.
FRENCH	Robert	Private, 3rd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment on memorial. Appears to be Robert French, born Tallington, Lincs c 1877, the son of Samuel and Jane French. Unable to identify CWGC/SDGW and no further information currently.
GRAY	William Robert	Private G/10210. 1st Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. Killed in action 15th July 1916. Born Tallington, Lincs, enlisted Mill Hill and resident Willesdon, Middlesex. Commemorated THIEPVAL MEMORIAL. Pier and Face 12D and 13B.
JARVIS	James Herbert	Private G/40206. 11th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. Killed in action 12th May 1917, aged 19 years. Son of Fanny Jarvis of Church Lane, Tallington, Lincs. Born Tallington, Lincs, enlisted Willesden and resident College Park, Middlesex. Commemorated ARRAS MEMORIAL. Bay 7.
KING	Donald Howard	Corporal 200769. 4th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed in action Palestine 2nd November 1917, aged 21 years. Son of Harry and Emily King of Station House, Ranskill, Notts. Born Doncaster, Yorks and enlisted Peterborough, Northants. Commemorated GAZA WAR CEMETERY. XV.A.4.
WASS	William Harold	Lance Corporal 55173. Lincolnshire Yeomanry. Died of wounds Palestine 3rd December 1917, aged 22 years (21 years on individual plaque). Son of Mr G.H and Mrs L.M.S Wass of Tallington, Lincs. Born Tallington, enlisted Stamford and resident Tallington, Lincs. Commemorated GAZA WAR CEMETERY. XII.E.2. Plaque: Greater love hath no man than this. Remember before God William Harold Wass who was killed in Palestine on 3rd December 1917, aged 21 years. R.I.P
Grant them O Lord eternal rest.
Roll of Honour
For King and Country
BURGOIN	Lawrence	Sergeant.
BURGOIN	Reginald	Sergeant.
CAVE	Charles W	Private.
DUNTHORNE	George	Shoeing Smith.
ELLIOTT	Douglas	Private.
ELLIOTT	John B	Lieutenant.
ELLIOTT	Oswald	Lieutenant. Killed.
FRENCH	Robert	Private. Dead.
GOODLIFFE	Albert	Sergeant Major.
GOODLIFFE	Frank	Private.
GOODLIFFE	George	Private.
GOODLIFFE	James	Private. Prisoner of War.
GOODLIFFE	John	Private.
GOODLIFFE	William	Private.
GRAY	Albert Edward	Private.
GRAY	James	Corporal.
GRAY	Walter H	Private.
GRAY	William	Private. Missing.
HARRISON	George	Private.
HILLARD	Percy	Private.
JARVIS	Fred	Private.
JARVIS	James Herbert	Private..
MANSELL	Alec	Sapper.
PETCH	William	Private.
PYCOCK	Robert	Private.
SKERRITT	Arthur	Sergeant.
TAYLOR	George	1st Air Mechanic.
TAYLOR	Harry	Milt Ord.
TAYLOR	Ralph	Corporal Sergeant (means Acting Sergeant?)
WASS	Willie	Lance Corporal..
WILSON	Joseph	Shoeing Smith.
WRIGHT	Cecil	Private.
WRIGHT	John	Private.

Last updated 31 January, 2008

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