Charlton on Otmoor
The Church of St Mary the Virgin
A wooden plaque IN MEMORY OF THOSE OF THIS PARISH WHO DIED IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY 1914 - 1918 Arthur Cox William Wise Thomas Veary Arthur Cooper Walter Scraggs Albert Honour Arthur Collett Arthur James Merry William Collett Christopher Lamborn William James Shepherd George James Cooper 1939-1945 John Barrett SO THEY PASSED OVER - AND ALL THE TRUMPETS SOUNDED FOR THEM ON THE OTHER SIDE 
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The Fallen from WW1
Arthur John COLLETT Private, 13th Battalion, The Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment), 73 Brigade, 24th Division. Army no. G/4765 He was killed in action on 18 August 1916 at the battle at Delville Wood. He was 31 He was the son of William and Emma Collett, Charlton on Otmoor He is remembered on pier and face 12D and 13B of the Thiepval Memorial Additional Information Birth Place: Charlton on Otmoor William COLLETT Private, 6th Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 60 Brigade, 20th Division. Army no. 12223 He died from his wounds on 5 September 1916 during this period of intense fighting on the Somme. He was 36 He was the son of Emma and the late William Collett, Charlton on Otmoor. He is buried in plot 2, row C, grave 27 Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension Additional Information Birth Place: Fancott Residence: Charlton on Otmoor Arthur COOPER Private, 11th Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment). Army no. 22933. He was formerly with The Duke of Edinburgh’s (Wiltshire Regiment). Army no. 22430, He died on 16 February 1917. He was 21. He was the son of Job and Ruth Cooper, Murcott Cottage, Islip He is buried in grave V B 27 Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension George James COOPER Lance Corporal, 11th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 123 Brigade, 41st Division. Army no. 25990. He was formerly with The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Army no. 26888 He was killed in action near Ypres on 26 May 1918. He was 20. He was the son of George and Mary Cooper, Jubilee House, Murcott. He is buried in grave II B 27 Gwalia Cemetery, Belgium Additional Information Birth Place: Murcott Residence: Murcott Arthur COX Private, 2nd Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 5 Brigade, 2nd Division. Army no. 11939 He was killed in action during the Battle of Festubert on 16 May 1915. He was 24 He was the son of Jesse and Emily Cox, The Nut Tree, Murcott He is remembered on panel 26 of Le Touret Memorial Additional Information Birth Place: Fencott Residence: Murcott Albert David HONOUR Lance Corporal, 2nd/4th Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 184 Brigade, 61st Division. Army no. 25507. He was formerly with The Worcestershire Regiment. Army no. 28755. He was killed in action on 6 December 1917 during the german counter-attacks at Cambrai. He was 24 He was the son of David and Ellen Honour of Fencott He is remembered on panel 7 of the Cambrai Memorial, Louverval Additional information Birth Place: Charlton on Otmoor Residence: Fancott Edward Christopher LAMBORN Rifleman, 1st/18th (County of London) Battalion (London Irish Rifles), 145 Brigade, 47th Division. Army no. 592238 He was killed in action on 7 April 1917. He was 30 He was the son of Tom Christopher and Lucy Annie Lamborn, 17 Elenthorpe Road, Lower Wolvercote. He is remembered on panel 54 of the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres Additional Information Birth Place: Weedon Residence: Brighton Arthur John MERRY Which is the name in the military records Private, 3rd Battalion, The Worcestershire Regiment, 57 Brigade, 19th Division. Army no. 41886. He was formerly with The Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Army no. 26666, He was killed in action on 27 May 1918 in the fighting on the Lys. He was 18 He was the son of William and Eliza Merry of Charlton on Otmoor He is remembered on the Soissons Memorial Additional Information Birth Place: Charlton on Otmoor Residence: Charlton on Otmoor Walter SCRAGGS Private, 1st Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Army no. 19055 He was killed in action on 6 April 1916. This was a few days before the Battalion was captured at Kut al Amara. He was 18 He is remembered on panel 26 and 63 of the Basra Memorial Additional Information Birth Place: Bicester Residence: Freelands William James SHEPHERD Rifleman, 21st (County of London) Battalion (1st Surrey Rifles), 142 Brigade, 47th Division. Army no. 5652. He was formerly with The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Army no. 22173 He was killed in action on 15 September 1916 in the Battle at Flers-Courcelette. He was 20 He was the son of William and Norah Jane Shepherd of Charlton on Otmoor. He is remembered on pier and face 13C of the Thiepval Memorial Additional Information Birth Place: Charlton Residence: Charlton Thomas John VEARY Private, 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards, 1 Guards Brigade, 1st Division. Army no. 14958 He was killed in action on 7 December 1916 on the Somme. He was 30 He was the son of Alfred and Alice Collett of Muscott He is buried in grave II A 5 Combles Communal Extension Additional Information Birth Place: Cowley Residence: Nr. Islip Herbert William WISE Private, 7th Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 78 Brigade, 26th Division. Army no. 19179 He died on 6 November 1918. He was 20 He was the son of Henry Wise but he was living with Eliza Wise his grandmother in 1911 census He is buried in grave D 8 Plovdiv Central Cemetery Additional Information Birth Place: Charlton on Otmoor Residence: Islip The servicemen buried at Plovdiv Central Cemetery died either as prisoners of war or while serving with the occupying forces following the Bulgarian capitulation in September 1918. It was formerly called St. Archangel Cemetery, Philippopolis and was formed after the Armistice by the concentration of graves from seven other cemeteries. The Fallen from WW2 John BARRETT Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 8th Home Defence Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment. Army no. D/32324 He died on 3 February 1941. He was 59 He was the son of James and Louise Barrett and the husband of Beatrice Emily Barrett of Charlton-on-Otmoor. He is buried in the Cemetery of St. Mary's Church, Charlton on Otmoor Additional Information 8th (Home Defence) Battalion was formed from No 84 Group in November 1939. They served in the Defence of Britain throughout the war. Initially they were formed from men of a lower medical category and young soldiers. The Battalion grew to 2000 strong spending a year on guard duties throughout the south of England. In September 1940, the young soldiers formed a new unit and became the 70th (Young Soldiers) Battalion. On 29 December 1941 The Home Defence title was dropped and they were re-named the 30th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment. |