Hook Norton
St Peter's Church, Hook Norton
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The fallen from WW1
Stanley Claude ALLEN
Rifleman, 5th Battalion, London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade). Army no. 300249 He died on 2 October 1917. He was 23 He was the son of Herbert and Frances Blanche Allen, The Bourne, Hook Norton. He is buried in grave 15 272 Hook Norton Cemetery Additional information He was discharged as a result of his wounds and awarded the Silver War Badge on 10 March 1917 Edward Aubrey ALLEN Lance Corporal, 8th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), 17 Brigade, 24th Division. Army no. G/3411 He was killed in action on 26 September 1915 during the Battle of Loos. He was 20 He was the son of Herbert and Frances Blanche Allen, Council Houses, Hook Norton. He is buried in grave VI G 26 Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez George BEAVINGTON Private, 1st/6th Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment, 144 Brigade, 48 Division. Army no. 285028. He was formerly Private, The Cambridgeshire Regiment. Army no. 8645 He was killed in action on 9 October 1917 during the Battle of Poelcappelle. He was 29 He was the son of William and Sarah Beavington of Hook Norton and the brother of William, the next entry He is remembered on panel 72 to 75 of the Tyne Cot Memorial William BEAVINGTON Private, 2nd Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 60 Brigade, 20th Division. Army no. 8895. He was killed in action on 15 October 1915. He was 30. He was the son of William and Sarah Beavington of Hook Norton. He is buried in grave B 20 Quarry Cemetery, Vermelles Additional information He was a Regular Soldier William Thomas BLOXHAM Private, 18th Battalion, Australian Infantry, AIF. Army no. 4595 He was killed in action on 8 October 1917. He was 32 He was the son of Leonard and Elizabeth Bloxham, The Grounds Farm, Hook Norton. He is buried in grave XIV A 13, Passchendaele New British Cemetery William Frederick Thomas BOLTON Private, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 86 Brigade, 29th Division. Army no. G/15577 He was killed in action in the final days of the Gallipoli campaign on 4 December 1915. He was 29. He was the son of Frederick T and Catherine E Bolton, Chapel Square, Deddington He is remembered on panel 37-41 of the Helles Memorial, Turkey Fred BUSBY Lance Corporal, 2nd/6th Battalion, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment, 182 Brigade, 61st Division. Army no. 24223 He was killed in action on 31 March 1918. He was 40 He was the son of Benjamin Busby, Southrop, Hook Norton and the husband of Beatrice Kate Busby, High Street, Hook Norton. He is remembered on panel 18 and 19 of the Pozières Memorial Maurice Frederick Fred BUSBY Private, 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards, 2nd Guards Brigade, Guards Division. Army no. 11986 He was killed in action on 28 September 1915 during the Battle of Loos. He was 21 He was the son of Mary Elizabeth Hands, 1 Bournville, Hook Norton He is remembered on panel 7 and 8 of the Loos Memorial Walter BUSBY Private, 33rd Division Motor Transport, Army Service Corps. Army no. M2/051164 He died probably natural causes on 10 November 1918. He was 31 He was the son of Henry and Emma Busby of Hook Norton and the husband of Nora May Busby, Queen Street, Hook Norton He is buried in grave X B 9A Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Tréport Alfred George COLEMAN Corporal, 2nd Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 5 Brigade, 2nd Division. Army no. 11258 He was killed in action on 28 April 1917 in the Battle for Arleux. He was 25 He was the son of Alfred & Elizabeth Coleman, 3 Horsefair, Hook Norton He is remembered on bay 6 and 7 of the Arras Memorial Percy R COOPER Private, 2nd Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 5 Brigade, 2nd Division. Army no. 22060 He was killed in action on 30 July 1916 during the Battle for Delville Wood. He was 25 He was the son of William and Isabella Edith Cooper, Sibford Road, Hook Norton He is remembered on pier and face 10A and 10D of the Thiepval Memorial Albert Edward EMBRA Private, 97th Company, Machine Gun Corps. Army no. 7902. He was formerly Private, The Kings Royal Rifle Corps. Army no. R/15991 He died from his wounds on 1 July 1916. He was 20 He was the step-brother of Sara A Dyer and her husband Christopher F Dyer of Hook Norton and the brother of Samuel Ernest, the next entry He is remembered on pier and face 5C and 12C of the Thiepval Memorial Samuel Ernest EMBRA Private, 1st Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry,17 Brigade, 6th Division. Army no. 11857 He was killed in action on 6 April 1916. He was 22 He was the step-brother of Sara A Dyer and her husband Christopher F Dyer of Hook Norton He is remembered on panel 26 and 63 of the Basra Memorial Arthur GRANT Gunner, 113th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Army no. 107257 He was killed in action on 28 September 1918. He was 21 He was the son of Gertrude Pinfold (formerly Grant) of Hook Norton and the late Thomas Grant. He is buried in grave V B 3 Ypres Reservoir Cemetery Lawrence Percy GREY DCM MiD The Spelling of Grey also appears as Gray Private, 1st Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 17 Brigade, 6th Division. Army no. 8540 He died from natural causes on 16 April 1916. He was 27 He was the son of Ellis J and the late Jane Grey He is buried in grave E 14 Kut War Cemetery Additional information He was a Regular Soldier Alfred Jabez GIBBS Sergeant, 1st Regiment, South African Infantry. Army no. 20806 He died of pneumonia on 25 October 1918. He was 35 He was the son of Samuel Gibbs, The Gables, Sibford Road, Hook Norton. He is buried in Hook Norton Baptist Burial Ground Donald John HALL Gunner, 107th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Army no. 114374 He died from his wounds on 7 June 1917. He was 20 He was the son of John and Ruth C Hall, Queen Street, Hook Norton. He is buried in grave XIII E 1 Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Ernest Alfred HERITAGE Private, 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards, 20 Brigade, 7th Division. Army no. 16912 He died from his wounds on 2 December 1914. He was 18 He was the son of William H and Sarah E Heritage of Hook Norton He is buried in grave A 1 Y Farm Military Cemetery, Bois-Grenier Thomas HIATT Aircraftman 1st Class, 1st Aircraft Supply Depot, Royal Air Force. RAF no. 268377 He died of natural causes on 26 February 1919. He was 31 He was the son of Thomas Hiatt He is buried in grave V F 40 Longuenesse Souvenir Cemetery, St. Omer Additional information He is also remembered in St Edward's Church, Stow on the Wold. Oliver John HORN Corporal, 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards, 2 Guards Brigade, Guards Division. Army no. 15630 He was killed in action on 16 October 1915. He was 23 He was the son of John and Diana Horn of Hook Norton and the husband of Elizabeth Horn, 49 Sandown Road, Rugby. He is buried in grave I K 31 Vermelles British Cemetery Thomas HONE Private, 5th Battalion, Saskatchewan Regiment, Canadian Infantry. Army no. 925485 He died on 16 March 1917. He was 21 He was the son of William and Alice Hone of Ceylon, Saskatchewan. He was a native of Hook Norton He is buried in grave IV F 26 Roclincourt Military Cemetery Additional information He was a Methodist Richard HYDE I cannot identify a man of this name and my suspicions have now been confirmed as correct by the family: Robert HYDE Lance Corporal, 3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards, 1st Guards Brigade, Guards Division. Army no. 15434 He was killed in action on 15 September 1916 at the battle of Flers Courcellette He is buried in grave XV C 10 Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval William Thomas JAQUES Private, 1st Battalion, Auckland Regiment, New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Army No. 10126 He was killed in action on 20 September 1916. He was 20. He was the son of William Phillip and Maria Jaques of Kaiwaka, Auckland. He is remembered on Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, France Frederick William NASH A possible candidate is: Private, 1st/4th Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Army no. 201673 He was killed in action on 10 September 1918. He was 20 He was the son of Thomas Busby and Annie Sophia Nash, 26 Leopold Street, East Oxford. He is buried in plot 1 row E grave 1 of Granezza British Cemetery in northern Italy George PAINTIN He appears as George Henry PAINTING in military records Private, 1st Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 50 Brigade, 15th Indian Division. Army no. 8383 He died from natural causes on 21 March 1917. He was 29 He was the son of William and Martha Painting of Hook Norton He is buried in grave XXXI Y 36 in North Gate War Cemetery, Baghdad Additional information A regular soldier James Henry PARGETER Lance Corporal, 5th Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 42 Brigade, 14th Division. Army no. 11254 He was killed in action on 15 January 1916. He was 24 He was the son of Henry and Mary A Pargeter, Scotland End, Hook Norton He is remembered on panel 37 and 39 of the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres Joseph Edward PINFOLD Private, 1st/4th Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 145 Brigade, 48th Division. Army no. 5992 He died from his wounds on 29 November 1916 probably received in the Battle of the Ancre. He was 37 He was the son of George and Ann Pinfold. He is buried in grave 17 340 in Hook Norton Cemetery Ernest Frederick W ROBINS Private, 2nd Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 5 Brigade, 2nd Division. Army no. 22471 He was killed in action on 25 August 1918 in the fighting at Behagnies and Sapignies. He was 22 He was the adopted son of Robert Jakeman of Hook Norton. In the 1911 census Robert Jakeman is recorded as his grandfather He is remembered on panel 7 of the Vis-En-Artois Memorial John Edward ROBINS Private, 3rd Labour Company, Army Service Corps. Army No. SS/9912. He died whilst on active service on 20 December 1916. He was 49. He was the son of Henry and Annie Robins of Banbury and the husband of Amy Amelia Robins He is buried in grave II B 18 Bois Guillame Communal Cemetery, Rouen. Additional information Rouen was a Hospital Centre Thomas Frederick ROSE Private, 9th Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Army no. 23084 He died from natural causes on 11 June 1916. He was 19 He was the son of Thomas and Elizabeth A Rose, Down End, Hook Norton He is buried in the Churchyard and Extension of the Church of the Holy Rood, Wool, Dorset Albert John SIMMONS Private, 4th Battalion, The Worcestershire Regiment, 88 Brigade, 29th Division. Army no. 23088 He was killed in action on 6 August 1915. He was 21 He was the son of William J and Dinah Simmons. Cross Lane, Hook Norton He is remembered on panel 104 to 113 of the Helles Memorial George SAVAGE Rifleman, 10th Battalion, The King’s Royal Rifle Corps, 59 Brigade, 20th Division. Army no. R/15990 He was killed in action on 28 July 1916. He was 21 He was the son of John E and Jane Savage of Hook Norton He is buried in grave I B 11 Hebuterne Communal Cemetery which is 9 miles north of Albert Frederick TOWNLEY Private, 2nd/7th Battalion, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment, 182 Brigade, 61st Division. Army No. 4638 He was killed in action on 19 July 1916 at Fromelles. He was 30. He was the youngest son of William and Charlotte Townley of Hook Norton. He is remembered on panels 22 to 25 of the Loos Memorial. Those not on the War Memorial John BENFIELD Private, 1st/5th Battalion, The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, Pioneer Battalion for 61st Division. Army no. 37227. He was formerly with the Training Reserve Battalion. Army no. 8/6071 He was killed in action on 17 April 1918 in the fighting at the Lys. He was 19. He was the son of William and Martha Benfield, 11 Satchwell Street, Leamington Spa He is remembered on panel 68 of the Loos Memorial. Additional information He was born in Hook Norton George BODFISH Lance Corporal, 2nd/4th Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 184 Brigade, 61st Division. Army no. 202206 He died from his wounds on 12 April 1918 received in the Battle of the Lys. He was 36. He was the son of George and Emma Bodfish and the husband of Sarah E Bodfish, Albert Cottages, Hook Norton. He is buried in grave I K 18 Hangard Communal Cemetery Extension Thomas Henry BORSBERRY Private, 5th Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 42 Brigade, 14 Division. Army no. 16587 He was killed in action on 25 September 1915. He was 29. He was the brother of John Henry Borsberry, 33 Ayscough Street, West Marsh, Grimsby and the son of the John and Mary A Borsberry of Hook Norton He is remembered on panel 37 and 39 of the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres Additional Information He was born in Hook Norton Joseph William BREAKWELL Private, 2nd/7th Battalion, The Worcestershire Regiment, 183 Brigade, 61st Division. Army no. 3622 He was killed in action on 17 July 1916 on the Somme. He was 27. He was the son of Henry and Rachel Breakwell, Summerfield Lane, Hartlebury, Kidderminster. He is remembered on panel 64 and 65 of the Loos Memorial Additional Information He was born in Hook Norton Thomas William D'Oyly Private, 7th Battalion, Prince Albert’s (Somerset Light Infantry), 61 Brigade, 20th Division. Army No. 32101. He was formerly with The Devonshire Regiment, Army No. 37653. He was killed in action at the Battle of St Quentin on 22 March 1918. He was 28. He was the son of Thomas and Elizabeth 6 Milton Street, Banbury and the husband of Florence Cross (formerly D'Oyly), 2 Bourne Villas, Hook Norton. He is remembered on panel 25 and 26 of the Pozières Memorial Horace William CLARKE Private, 5th Battalion, The Northamptonshire Regiment, Pioneer Battalion 12th Division. Army no. 3/9055 He was killed in action on 28 October 1915. He was 25 He was the son of Amos and Martha Clarke, 25 Foundry Square, Banbury He is buried in grave A 27 Quarry Cemetery, Vermelles Albert Thomas GRANT Private, 2nd/4th Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 184 Brigade, 61st Division. Army no. 32807. He was formerly with Oxfordshire Yeomanry (Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars). Army no. 2738 He was killed in action at the Battle of St Quentin, Somme on 21 March 1918. He was 21 He was the son of the late Thomas Grant and of Gertrude Pinfold (formerly Grant), Cowpasture Farm, Hook Norton, and the husband of Elsie M Upton (formerly Grant), Tullamore Cottages, Clifton Hampden, Abingdon He is remembered on panel 50 and 51 of the Pozières Memorial Additional information He is also remembered on the memorial in St James Church, Newbottle with Charlton Sydney John KING Private, 8th Battalion, Prince Albert’s (Somerset Light Infantry), 63 Brigade, 37th Division. Army no. 38690. He was formerly with the Devonshire Regiment. Army no. 45971 He died from his wounds on 9 April 1918. He was 32. He was the son of George and Mary King He is buried in grave IV A 12 Ontario Cemetery, Sains-Les-Marquion Additional information He lived in Southampton near his parents Edward John MACE Lance Corporal, B Company, 5th Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 42 Brigade, 14th Division. Army no. 17989 He was killed in action on 24 January 1916. He was 20. He was the son of Martha E Mace, and the late John T Mace He is buried in grave III B 1 Talana Farm Cemetery Additional information He was born at Hook Norton George John Robinson Private, 113th Company, the Labour Corps. Army no. 46055. He was formerly with 12th Labour Battalion The King's (Liverpool Regiment), Army No. 70438. He died of his wounds on 22 September 1917. He was 47. He was the son of Charles Collett and Mary Ann Robinson of Wolvercote, Oxford and the husband of Hannah Jane Robinson of Hook Norton. He is buried in grave VII D 8 Dozinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium Albert Edward Spencer Private, 2nd Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 5 Brigade, 2nd Division. Army No. 8721. He was killed in action on 16 May 1915. He was 32. He was the son of William and Adelaide Spencer of Hook Norton and the husband of Sarah R E Spencer of Queen Street, Hook Norton He is remembered on panel 26 of Le Touret Memorial. Additional information He also appears on the Deddington Memorial Walter Stowe Rifleman, 17th Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps. Army No. A/202860. He was formerly with the Army Service Corps. Army no. S/4/122360 He died of his wounds on 8 April 1918. He was 34. He was the son of Benjamin and Sarah A Stowe, Baytree Cottage, Whichford and the husband of Matilda Elizabeth Harris (formerly Stowe), Bridge Cottages, Hook Norton He is buried in grave P IX C 58 St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France Alec Leslie TYRRELL Private, 5th Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 42 Brigade, 14th Division. Army no. 16538 He was killed in action on 25 September 1915 in the second attack on Bellewaarde. He was 19 He was the son of Edward and Martha Tyrrell He is remembered on panel 37 & 39 of the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres Charles Tyrrell Lance Corporal, Mounted Branch, Corps of Military Police. Army No. P/101 He died on active service on 12 September 1915. He was 50. He was the husband of Mary Ellen Tyrrell, 25 The Bourne, Hook Norton. He is buried in grave IV B 1 Merville Communal Cemetery, near Bethune The Fallen from WW2 Ronald Geoffrey CASSELL Leading Aircraftman, Royal Air Force. RAFVR no. 1231874 He died on 28 October 1943. He was 22 He was the son of Walter G and Mabel E Cassell of Hook Norton. He is buried in grave 5 G 13 Hadra War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt Arthur Sylvester GRIMMETT Sapper, 1048 Port Operating Company, Royal Engineers. Army no. 14317775 He died on active service on 3 August 1944. He was 20 He was the son of Bob and Minnie Sarah Grimmett of Hook Norton He is remembered on panel 12, column 1 of the Bayeux Memorial Additional information His unit was responsible for managing the Port facilities needed by the Allied Invasion Forces. Walter John HARRIS Sergeant, Air Gunner, 207 Squadron, Royal Air Force. RAFVR no. 1316851 He was killed on active service on 3 January 1943. He was 20 He was the son of George William and Emma Harris of Hook Norton. He is buried in grave 16 D 3 Jonkerbos War Cemetery Additional Information Their Lancaster W4144 EM-U, was home bound on an operation to Essen when it was shot down by a nightfighter piloted by Hptm Manfred Meurer of I. /NJGIand. It crashed at 20.15 hours. One of the crew avoided capture, two became prisoners of war. Those who died were: Sergeant W H Moger, Sergeant K H Pugh and Sergeant I W Lineker in addition to Walter Harris. Ronald Albert SIMMONDS Gunner, Royal Artillery. Army no. 14254074 He died on 3 April 1945. He was 22 He was the son of William J and Minnie Simmonds of Hook Norton He is buried in sec 13 grave 190 Hook Norton Cemetery Reginald Henry STANLEY Rifleman, 1st (Airborne) Battalion, Royal Ulster Rifles. Army no 11052761 He was killed in action on 24 March 1945. He was 23 He is buried in grave 40 F 2 Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Additional information Operation Varsity (24 March 1945) was a successful joint American–British airborne operation involving more than 16,000 paratroopers and several thousand aircraft, it was the largest airborne operation in history to be conducted on a single day and in one location. The plans called for the dropping of two divisions from the US XVIII Airborne Corps, to capture key territory and to generally disrupt German defences to aid the advance of Allied ground forces. The British 6th Airborne Division was ordered to capture the villages of Schnappenberg and Hamminkeln, clear part of the Diersfordter Wald (Diersfordt Forest) of German forces, and secure three bridges over the River Issel. The U.S. 17th Airborne Division was to capture the village of Diersfordt and clear the rest of the Diersfordter Wald of any remaining German forces The role of the 1st Royal Ulster Rifles was to land on LZ-U to the south of Hamminkeln, capture a bridge crossing the River Issel, secure the Ringenberg Railway Station, and then take up positions in the surrounding area. Anti-aircraft fire was particularly heavy, and the Royal Ulster Rifles received more than most when their gliders came in to land. "D" Company, landing very close to the bridge in a coup-de-main capacity, rapidly gained their objective, despite numerous casualties and the absence of two of their four platoons. As they were attacking towards the Bridge, the Company was faced with the daunting prospect of five self-propelled guns approaching their position, however once one of these had been knocked out at very close range with a PIAT, the rest dispersed. "A" Company had been charged with the capture of the railway station, but as with "D" Company, only two of their platoons had landed on target. Nevertheless this force reached the station, encountering unexpectedly little resistance on the way, and discovered a platoon of the 12th Devonshires waiting nearby with a collection of fifty German prisoners who had been eager to surrender. This platoon was taken under command and the Company braced themselves for an anticipated counter-attack. This did not materialise, though three self-propelled guns did put in an appearance, but a wounding shot from a PIAT encouraged these vehicles in their clear intention of withdrawing without reply. "B" and "C" Companies were to secure the surrounding terrain, but fierce resistance in their sector of the landing zone resulted in high casualties. However, once the Ulstermen had located and begun to attack these positions, they found the will of the enemy to fight crumbled remarkably quickly and a considerable number of prisoners were taken. By the afternoon, the Battalion was in complete control of their area, but the day had been extremely costly with two hundred and fifty-nine casualties sustained. Horace Joseph TAYLOR MM Private, 7th Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Brigade, Division. Army no. 5388265 He died on active service on 20 September 1944 during the Battle of San Marino. He was 26 He was the son of Richard J and of Alice Ann Taylor of Hook Norton He is buried in grave XVII G 8 Coriano Ridge War Cemetery Men who are not on in St Peter's Memorial but are buried in the Cemetery Arthur TAYLOR Private, D Company, 7th Battalion, The Leicestershire Regiment. Army no. 25777 He died from his wounds on 22 June 1918. He was 26 He was the son of Charles Taylor, 8 Highfield, Stoney Stanton, Leicester and the husband of Elizabeth May Taylor, Fair View Terrace, Keresley, Coventry. He is buried in sec 7 33 Hook Norton Cemetery Additional Information. His reason for his presence in Hook Norton is not obvious unless he was convalescing in the area. Walter Ronald WARDELL Aircraftman 1st Class, Royal Air Force. RAFVR no. 1300932 Death was caused by drowning after he fell into the canal in Banbury on 17 March 1941. He was 42. He was the son of John Robert and Martha Jane Wardell of Yorkshire He is buried in sec. 11 grave 126 Hook Norton Cemetery Again Thank you David McGill |
