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Charlton on Otmoor

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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.

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