Roll of Honour - Suffolk

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STONHAM ASPAL WAR MEMORIAL

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The Stonham Aspal war memorial can be found with the church of St Mary and St Lambert, The STreet, Stonham Aspal, Suffolk. It takes the form of two white marble, wall-mounted, classical style, tablets on a black marble backboards commemorating those who died in World War 1 and below that those who died in World War 2. The original memorial plaque was made by Mr Ernest Death and Sons, of Bildeston, and was unveiled 27 June 1920 with Mr Edward Tydeman and Mr George Cousins in attendance. There are 9 names listed for World War 1 and 4 names for World War 2.

TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF
THE MEN OF STONHAM ASPAL
WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR

ALLUM	Frederick Charles	Private 53428, 110th Company, No. 8 Battalion, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) formerly 23816, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 11 October 1917. Aged 21. Born Horham, Suffolk, resident Stowmarket, enlisted Coddenham. Son of Charles and Florence Emily Allum, of Morgan's Farm, Stonham Aspal, Stowmarket, Suffolk; 14 brothers and sisters. Attested 9 December 1915 in Coddenham, aged 19 years 11 months, a Stockman by trade, unmarried, height 5 feet5 inches, weight 133lbs, chest 33-35½ inches, resident Morgan's Farm, Stonham Aspal, Stowmarket, Suffolk, religious denomination Church of England. No known grave. Commemorated at TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 154 to 159.
BRUNNING	George Albert	Private 34620, 1st/5th Battalion (Territorial), Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Killed in action 4 August 1918. Aged 34. Born and resident Stonham Aspal, Suffolk, enlisted Ipswich, Suffolk. Husband of Florence Ellen Brunning, of Stonham Aspal, Stowmarket, Suffolk. Buried in GRANEZZA BRITISH CEMETERY, Italy. Plot 1. Row C. Grave 4.
BUCKLES	Cyril Stanley	Corporal 33849, 151st Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died of wounds 24 April 1918. Aged 24. Born Henley, near Ipswich, Suffolk, resident Stonham Aspal, Suffolk, enlisted Ipswich. Son of Charles William and Lucy Caroline Buckles, of Crowfield Rd., Stonham Aspal, Suffolk. Buried in ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot XXXII. Row C. Grave 8.
CHALLIS	Reginald David	Private 6740, 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died on service 9 April 1915. Aged 30. Born bardwell, Suffolk, enlisted Bury St. Edmunds. Son of John and Alice E. Challis, of Thorndon, Eye, Suffolk. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 21.
CHILVERS	Bertie Edward	Private G/43797, 12th Battalion, Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) attached to 2nd/2nd Battalion, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers). Died of wounds 10 April 1918. Aged 22. Enlisted Bury St. Edmund's. Son of Nathaniel and Gertrude Chilvers, of East End Rd., Stonham Aspal, Stowmarket, Suffolk. Buried in NAMPS-AU-VAL BRITISH CEMETERY, Somme, France. Plot II. Row A. Grave 19.
HALL	Arthur William	Lance Sergeant G/10160, 7th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Killed in action 13 November 1916. Born and resident Stowmarket, enlisted Cockspur Street, London S.W. Buried at ANCRE BRITISH CEMETERY, BEAUMONT-HAMEL, Somme, France. Plot III. Row C. Grave 26.
PECK	Walter William	Private 24201, 11th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 22 March 1918. Aged 26. Born Creating St. Mary, Suffolk, enlisted Needham Market. Son of Mr. H. Peck, of Morgan's Yards, Stonham Aspal, Stowmarket, Suffolk. No known grave. Commemorated at ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 4.
STUDD	Percy Edwin	[Listed as 7th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment on memorial] Private 141650, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) formerly 23526, Suffolk Regiment. Died of wounds 15 April 1918. Aged 20. Born Stonham Aspal, Suffolk, resident Crowfield, enlisted Ipswich. Son of Samuel William and Annie Laura Studd, of Church Farm, Stonham Aspal. Buried on the boundary in STONHAM ASPAL (SS. MARY AND LAMBERT) CHURCHYARD, Suffolk.
TAYLOR	Arthur C	Private 66133, 10th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City Of London Regiment) formerly 27552, Norfolk Regiment. Died of wounds 14 October 1917. Aged 22. Born Stonham Aspal, enlisted and resident Stowmarket. Son of Henry Edward and Ada Taylor, of "Royal Oak," Mill Green, Stonham Aspal, Stowmarket, Suffolk. Buried in OUTTERSTEENE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, BAILLEUL, Nord, France. Plot I. Row D. Grave 18.
"HONOUR TO WHOM HONOUR IS DUE." IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOSE FROM THE PARISH WHO FELL IN THE WRORLD WAR 1939-1945
BARNARD	Reginald [Victor]	Private 14576946, 1st Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding Regiment). Died of wounds in Italy 2 October 1944. Born and resident Suffolk. Son of Elizabeth Evelyn Barnard, and stepson of Walter James Forsdyke, of Stonham Aspall, Suffolk. Buried in FLORENCE WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Plot I. Row C. Grave 18.
BUCKINGHAM	Frederick aka Fred	Leading Seaman C/JX 125817, H.M.S. "Martin," Royal Navy. Died 10 November 1942. Aged 33. Son of Walter and Ada Mary Buckingham; husband of Doris May Marjorie Buckingham, of Stonham Aspal, Suffolk. No known grave. Commemorated on CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent. Panel 52, Column 1.
JOLLY	Reginald [George]	Ordinary Seaman P/JX 516412, H.M.S. "Tweed," Royal Navy. Died 7 January 1944. Aged 18. Son of Cecil Edward and Daisy Mary Jolly, of Haughley, Suffolk. No known grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel 84, Column 1.
WEST	Dennis [Keith]	Fusilier 6921088, 2nd Battalion, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. Died as a result of an accident 22 Septmber 1943. Aged 20. Born Suffolk, resident Ipswich. Son of Flossie Harriett West, of Ipswich, Suffolk. Buried at DELY IBRAHIM WAR CEMETERY, Algeria. Plot 4. Row J. Grave 10.

Last updated 30 August, 2019

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