Cornwell
A plaque in the Parish Church of All Saints
IN MEMORY OF CAPT. PARTRIDGE ARTHUR WILLIAM BOWLES FREDERICK HENRY HILL WHO DIED ON SERVICE DURING THE GREAT WAR 1914 -1918 LT COL GODFREY GILLSON 1939- 1945 A Plaque
IN AFFECTIONATE MEMORY OF WILLIAM CECIL CALLIS ONLY SON OF ROBERT & ISABELLA CALLIS OF THE CITY OF LONDON YEOMANRY KILLED IN ACTION AT VERBRAN DENMOLEN YPRES 2 DECEMBER 1916 AGE 33 Faithful unto death R I P IN LOVING MEMORY
FREDERICK HENRY HILL PTE OXFORD & BUCKS LIGHT INFANTRY ONLY SON OF GEORGE & BESSIE HILL WHO DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE JUNE 2ND 1915 AGED 18 YEARS HE HATH DONE WHAT HE COULD 2696629 SERGEANT
A K SMITH SCOTS GUARDS 20TH APRIL 1947 AGE 29 THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD I SHALL NOT WANT |
The Fallen in WW1
Arthur William BOWLES Private, 9th Battalion, The Devonshire Regiment. Army no 16942 He was killed in action on 1 July 1916. He was 24 He is buried in grave A 5 Devonshire Cemetery, Mametz Additional Information He was the son of Elizabeth and the late Arthur Bowles of Cornwell Further information Mametz was captured on 1 July 1916 by the 7th Division, and Mametz Wood was then cleared in the following days. The 8th and 9th Battalions of the Devonshire Regiments, part of the 7th Division, attacked on 1 July 1916 from a point on the south-west side of the Albert - Maricourt road, south of Mametz village, by a plantation called Mansel Copse. Frederick Henry George HILL Private, 3rd Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Army no 8760 He died on active service, probably from natural causes on 2 June 1915. He was 18 He is buried in the churchyard of the Church of St Peter, Cornwell Additional Information He was the son of George Henry and Edith Elizabeth Hill of Salford Captain PARTRIDGE The Memorial does not give any further information. Having looked at the possible men, I suspect it may be one of: Robert Charles PARTRIDGE Captain, 5th Dragoon Guards (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) He was killed in action on 8 September 1914. He was 32 He is buried in grave 3 Sablonnieres New Communal Cemetery Additional information His Probate address is in Norfolk. His Father was a Vicar or Charles Burnett PARTRIDGE Captain, HMS Good Hope, Royal Marine Light Infantry He was killed in action at the Battle of Coronel on 1 November 1914 He is remembered on panel 4 of the Plymouth Naval Memorial A correction would be most welcome On a separate plaque William Cecil CALLIS Private, 23rd (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment. Army no 7109. He was formerly Army no 3927 with The City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders) He was killed in action at Verbran Denmolen, Ypres on 2 December 1916. He was 33 He is buried in grave Sp Mem D 6 Hedge Row Trench Cemetery Additional information He was the only son of Robert and Isabella Callis The Fallen in WW2 Godfrey Anthony GILLSON Major, King's Own Scottish Borderers. Army no 40284 He was presumed killed after being listed as missing in action. He was serving with The Special Operations Executive. His death is recorded as 3 March 1944. He was 35 He is remembered on face 10 of the Rangoon Memorial Additional Information He was the son of Major-General Godfrey Gillson, CMG, DSO, and of Mrs Gillson and the husband of Priscilla Dickerson Gillson. |