Kings Sutton
King’s Sutton War Memorial
This memorial was originally in the Graveyard which is about 500 metres from the village centre. In 2009 it was moved to the centre of the village and rebuilt near the entrance to the churchyard. This photo was taken when it was in its original place close to the war graves but outside the village. 
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE HEROIC MEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WARS 1914-1918 1939-1945 REST IN PEACE 
ATKINS RALPH
COUSINS CHARLES COOPER WILLIAM T HIORNS HARRY HOPKINS CHARLES H JENNINGS HARRY A JONES GEORGE W 
STANTON RICHARD
TAYLOR FRANK THORNE FRED THORNE RICHARD TWYNHAM RICHARD WEAVER ALFRED W WYATT GEORGE WYATT THOMAS 1939-1945 ADDISON ARTHUR BALDWIN KENNETH J BEVIS CHARLES E BOSWELL JOHN FISHER WALTER J HIRONS CLARENCE H JONES J GORDON JONES D HARRY OTTO SUSAN TWYNHAM OLIVER MORRIS R KILLED IN ACTION IN HONG KONG AREA 1953 
JONES WILLIAM T S
MATTHEWS WILLIAM T MORBEY ERNEST O'BEIRNE ARTHUR J L O'BEIRNE JOHN I M PEMBER CECIL PEMBER CECIL ROBBINS JAMES 
J Gordon-Jones
A Ernest Morby spelt Morbey on the Memorial
J W Robins who is spelt RoBBins on the War Memorial
Thomas Wyatt
The War Memorial in its new location
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The Fallen in WW1
Henry Ernest Ralph ADKINS Private, 1st Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment, 19 Brigade, 33rd Division. Army no. 39783. He was formerly with The Northamptonshire Regiment. Army no. 26988. He was killed in action on 7 November 1918. At this time, the closing stages of the war, the Division was attacking on a line to the west of the Avesnes-Maubeuge road He was the son of Edwin and Laura Adkins, Upper Astrop, King's Sutton He is buried in grave I D 12 Dourlers Communal Cemetery Extension Additional information The name on the Memorial is Ralph ATKINS but there is no record of anyone with this name dying in WW1. His birth in 1898 is registered as ADKINS Charles Edward COUSINS Private, 2nd Battalion, The Leicestershire Regiment, Gharwal Brigade, Meerut Division of the Indian Army. Army no. 6007 He was killed in action during the Battle of Neuve Chapelle on 13 March 1915. He was 35 He was the son of William and Mary Cousins, Kings Sutton He is remembered on panel 11 of the Le Touret Memorial William Thomas COOPER Private, 11th Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment, 116 Brigade, 39th Division. Army no. 11792 He died from his wounds on 3 January 1917. He was 19 He was the son of John and Elizabeth Cooper He is buried in plot 1 row F grave 2 Ferme Olivier Cemetery Additional information He was probably called Willie Harry HIRONS Private, 8th (Pioneer) Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 26th Division. Army no. 16290 He died from his wounds received in the Battle of Dojran, Macedonia on 26 April 1917. He was 31. He was the son of Thomas and Annie Maria Hirons, High Street, King's Sutton He is buried in grave III D 8 Doiran Military Cemetery, Greece Additional information His surname is spelt Hiorns on the War Memorial but the military records are probably correct. His birth is registered as HIRONS Charles Henry HOPKINS Private, 1st/6th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment, 144 Brigade, 48th Division. Army no. 20375 He was killed in action during the fighting at the Ancre Heights, Battle of the Somme on 6 November 1916. He was 26 He was the son of Thomas, and of the late Mary Hopkins, 21 Twyford Gardens, Banbury He is remembered on pier & face 5A & 5B of the Thiepval Memorial Harry Arthur JENNINGS Rifleman, 2nd Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps, 2 Brigade, 1st Division. Army no. A/201928. He was formerly with the 16th T R Battalion. Army no. TR13/1885. He died from his wounds on 9 September 1918 which he probably received in the second Battle of Arras. He was 27 He was the son of Arthur and Elizabeth Jennings of King's Sutton and the husband of Nellie Jennings, Richmond Street, King's Sutton He is buried in grave IV E 13 Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension Additional information Abbeville was a major Hospital Centre George William JONES Private, 2nd Battalion, The Duke Of Edinburgh’s (Wiltshire Regiment), 21 Brigade, 30th Division. Army no. 220013. He was formerly with The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Army no. 3955 He was killed in action near Ypres on 29 July 1917. He was 34 He was the son of Joseph and Elizabeth Jones of Bodicote and the husband of Annie L Jones of King's Sutton He is remembered on panel 53 of the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres William Thomas Stephen JONES Private, A Squadron, The Oxfordshire Yeomanry, (Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars), 2 Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division. Army no. 2330 He was killed in action on 31 January 1916. He was 21 He was the son of Stephen and Annie E Jones, Red Lion Street, King's Sutton He is buried in grave III K 13 Philosophe British Cemetery, Mazingarbe near Lens William MATTHEWS Private, 2nd Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 5 Brigade, 2nd Division. Army no. 11224 He was killed in action at the Battle of Festubert on 16 May 1915. He was 22. He was the only son of William and Ann Matthews, Wales Street, Station Road, King's Sutton He is remembered on panel 26 of Le Touret Memorial Alfred Ernest MORBY Private, 3rd Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Army no. 7359 He died from his wounds on 28 June 1915 and as he died in England so there is no detail on how or where he was wounded. He was 28 He was the husband of Sarah M Morby, Station Road, King's Sutton He is buried in grave 4 25 King's Sutton Cemetery Additional information There is a consistent spelling issue. He was born MORBY in 1882, he married as MORBEY in 1909. The military records show him as MORBY and the headstone in King’s Sutton Graveyard shows him as MORBY. The spelling on the War Memorial of Morbey is probably incorrect Arthur James Lewis O'BEIRNE Lieutenant, 57 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps previously with The Oxfordshire Yeomanry, (Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars) He died from his wounds on 28 July 1917. He was 29 He was the son of Major Arthur O'Beirne (the Royal Warwickshire Regiment rtd.) and Gertrude O'Beirne of Astrop Grange and 95 Eaton Terrace, London SW1 and brother of John He is buried in grave III L 1 Coxyde Military Cemetery, Belgium Additional information 57 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps was a bombing and reconnaissance squadron equipped at that time with Airco DH4 An extract from Flight 13 September 1917 Lieutenant Arthur James Lewis O'Beirne, Yeomanry, attached RFC, was the only surviving son of Major O'Beirne (late Royal Warwickshire Regiment) and Mrs. O'Beirne, of Astrop Grange, near Banbury, and Augherea, Co. Longford, Ireland. He was educated at Summerfields, Oxford, Radley College, where he was in the first X1, and at Exeter When war broke out he had just arrived in British East Africa, and immediately enlisted as a trooper in the East African Mounted Rifles. After nine months' fighting he was invalided home, and was then offered a commission in the Oxfordshire Yeomanry. In December 1916, he joined the RFC, and after obtaining his Pilot's certificate was for some time in England. He went to the front last July, and died of wounds received in action on the 28th of that month. His only brother, Lieutenant John I M O'Beirne, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, attached RFC, was killed at the front last April. John Ingram Mullanniffe O'BEIRNE Second Lieutenant, 25 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps previously with the Royal Warwickshire Regiment He was killed in action on 3 April 1917. He was 24 He was the son of Major Arthur O'Beirne (the Royal Warwickshire Regiment rtd.) and Gertrude O'Beirne of Astrop Grange and 95 Eaton Terrace, London SW1 and brother of Arthur He is remembered on the Arras Flying Services Memorial Additional information 1917 saw a changing role for 25 Squadron. In addition to the bombing and offensive patrols, it undertook an increased amount of photography under strong escort from their own aircraft. The FEs were increasingly vulnerable against a new generation of German aircraft (mainly Halberstadts) and so the FE2s, supplemented with a few Ds, were transferred to bombing duties and the Squadron undertook night raids. An extract from Flight 24 May 1917 Second Lieutenant J I M O'Beirne, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, attached RFC, reported missing on April 3rd, and now unofficially reported killed on that day, was the younger son of Major O'Beirne, late Royal Warwickshire Regiment, and Mrs. O'Beirne, of Astrop Grange.near Banbury, and Augherea, county Longford, Ireland, and was 23 years of age. He was educated at Summerfields and Radley College, and had just finished his three years' training at the School of Mining, Camborne, when war broke out. He joined the Special Reserve of Officers in September 1915, and went to the front but was invalided home after the first battle of Ypres. Later he went to Sandhurst, and received a commission in the regiment, joined the RFC, and went to the front in May 1916. Henry Cecil PEMBER Captain, 1st Life Guards, 7 Cavalry Brigade, 3rd Cavalry Division. He was killed in action on 3 March 1917. He was 38 He was the son of George and Mary Pember and the husband of Evelyn M Pember whose family lived at Astrop Manor He is buried in grave II C 6 St Nicolas British Cemetery, Arras James William ROBBINS Gunner, Depot Royal Field Artillery. Army no.73023 He died on 3 February 1915 probably of natural causes. He was 31 He was the son of John H and Maria A Robins, Red Lion Square, King's Sutton He is buried in grave 3 25 King's Sutton Cemetery Richard STANTON Private, 5th (Services) Battalion, The Northamptonshire Regiment, 12th Division. Army no. 27939. He was formerly with the Royal Horse Artillery. Army no. 158969 He was killed in action on 28 July 1917. He was 40. He was the son of Henry and Mary Stanton and the husband of Elizabeth Stanton, Astrop, King's Sutton He is buried in grave I D 23 Monchy British Cemetery, Monchy le Preux Additional information The village of Monchy le Preux was a high and commanding position in the battleground between Arras and Cambrai. It is probable that he was killed by shellfire Frank TAYLOR No military record has been identified with a link to King’s Sutton Frederick THORNE Private, 1st/4th Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 145 Brigade, 48th Division. Army no. 5026 He was killed in action during the Battle of Pozières Ridge on 14 August 1916. He was 29. He was the son of William and Catherine E Thorne of King’s Sutton and the brother of Richard He is remembered on pier & face 10A and 10D of the Thiepval Memorial Richard THORNE Private, 5th Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 42 Brigade, 14th Division. Army no. 15779 He was killed in action on 25 September 1915 during the second attack on Bellewaarde. He was 26 He was the son of William and Catherine E Thorne of King’s Sutton and the brother of Frederick He is remembered on panel 37 and 39 of the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres Herbert Richard TWYNHAM Private, 1st Battalion, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment, 10 Brigade, 4th Division. Army no. 2007 He was killed in action during the Battle of Ypres on 25 April 1915. He was 27 He was the son of the late Jesse and Mary A Twynham, High Street, King's Sutton He is remembered on panel 8 of the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres William Alfred WEAVER Private, 7th Battalion, The East Surrey Regiment, 37 Brigade, 12th Division. Army no. 32103 He was killed in action near Armentieres on 17 January 1918. He was 33 He was the son of George & Mary A Weaver of Deddington He is buried in grave IV F 24 Brewery Orchard Cemetery, Bois Grenier Additional information This is the only likely man with the surname of Weaver. He is recorded as being born in Deddington, enlisted in Northampton and lived in King’s Sutton. His name also appears on the Deddington War Memorial George WYATT Corporal, 1st/1st Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 145 Brigade, 48th Division. Army no. 201283 He died from his wounds on 12 October 1917. He was a native of King's Sutton He is buried in grave XXX C 10, Étaples Military Cemetery Thomas WYATT Private, Depot Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Army no. 18368 He died of his wounds on 14 October 1915. He was 19 He was the son of Thomas and Fanny Wyatt, High Street, King's Sutton He is buried in grave 5 25 in King's Sutton Cemetery The Fallen from WW2 Arthur Leonard ADDISON Stoker 1st Class, HMS Greyhound, Royal Navy. RN no P/KX 93214 He died on 22 May 1941. He was 22 when his ship was sunk off Crete He was the son of Herbert and Gladys Addison of King's Sutton He is remembered on panel 54, column 3 of the Portsmouth Naval Memorial Additional information A brief summary of HMS Greyhound in WW2 14 Jan 1940 Captured the German merchant Phaedra. 29 May 1940 badly damaged and loaded with some 1000 soldiers rescued from Dunkirk, HMS Greyhound was towed to Dover by the Blyskawica 19 Jan 1941 sank the Italian submarine Neghelli with depth charges off Phalconera in the Aegean Sea after the submarine had attacked a convoy and torpedoed the transport Clan Cumming 6 Mar 1941 sank the Italian submarine Anfitrite whilst she was attempting to attack the British convoy GA-8 east off Crete. 22 May 1941 HMS Greyhound was bombed from Stuka (Ju-87) dive bombers and sunk in the Kithera Channel about 8 nautical miles north-west of Antikithera Island, Greece during the battle for Crete. Kenneth John BALDWIN Guardsman, 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Army no. 2623627 He died on 4 April 1945 during the final onslaught on Germany. He was 20 He was the son of Albert R and Anne G Baldwin of King's Sutton He is buried in Plot EB Row 1 Grave A3, Groenlo Roman Catholic Cemetery, Holland Additional information In 1999, his medals were sold. The auction description was: Guardsman K. J. Baldwin, Grenadier Guards 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal; together with named condolence slip and card box of issue addressed to Banbury, Oxfordshire, nearly extremely fine 3 E25-35 Guardsman Kenneth John Baldwin's date of death is given as 4 April 1945 whilst serving with the 1st battalion, Grenadier Guards. Charles Edward BEVIS Private, 1st Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. Army no. 5388677 He died on 27 May 1944. He was 27 He was the son of William and Gertrude Bevis of King's Sutton and the husband of Phyllis Bevis also of King's Sutton He is buried in grave IX C 16 Sangro River War Cemetery, Italy Jack BOSWELL Probably, Craftsman, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. Army no. 2321093 He died on 28 September 1944 He is buried in grave I K 11 Naples War Cemetery Additional information There does not appear to be another man named either John or Jack Boswell serving with the British Forces in WW2. There is another Jack Edward Boswell serving with a South African Squadron who died in October 1944 also in Italy Walter Julian FISHER Captain, 1st Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) Army no. 63796 He died on 12 December 1940. He was 25 He was the son of Lieutenant-Colonel Julian L Fisher and Dora R Fisher of King's Sutton He is buried in grave XXIX H 13 El Alamein War Cemetery Additional information General Wavell launched the first British offensive in North Africa on 9 December 1940 against the Italian forces in Egypt. Sidi Barrani was captured on 10 December and by the end of the month British and Dominion troops entered Libya. The plan was for the 7th Armoured Division to lead 4th Indian Division and 16th British Infantry Brigade through the 20 mile wide Enba gap between Sofafi (to the south) and Nibeiwa Camp to sweep west and mask Sidi Barrani and the three camps, from the main Italian army, while the 4th Indian with 7th RTR in Matildas went north to overrun the camps and the town. The 4th Armoured Brigade crossed the coast road on 9 December and 4th Indian Division attacked Tummar camps and isolated Sidi Barrani. At Maktila, Selby Force took the town with naval support from HMS Terror and HMS Aphis. The 2nd Battalion Cameron Highlanders and 1st/6th Rajputana Rifles soon cracked the defences at Nibeiwa; swept through the camp with bayonet and taking over 4,000 prisoners. 7th RTR then advanced north to assist 5th Indian Brigade in its assault on a large encampment at Tummar West. The first attack by the Royal Fusiliers was pinned down by enemy fire, but 3rd/1st Punjabis managed to break through the defences and the camp was taken with a further 2,000 prisoners. The 4th/6th Rajputana Rifles drove off an Italian relief column of tanks and lorried infantry. The attack on Tummar was reinforced by the New Zealand drivers of 4 Motor Company, who having borrowed rifles, charged at the head of the British infantry with cries of "Come on, you Pommie bastards". 10 December, saw the surrender of the dispirited and isolated Italian garrisons of Tummar East and Point 90. By the evening, over 5,000 prisoners had been taken and, with 7th Hussars cutting of their retreat. In total some 20,000 prisoners were captured, with the British suffering about 700 losses. The offensive continued until February by which time El Agheila, half way across Libya and well on the way to Tripoli, has been reached. Clarence Horace HIRONS Guardsman, 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Army no. 2622211 He died on 5 February 1943 age 21 He was the son of Benjamin J and Ada E Hirons of King's Sutton He is buried in grave Sp Mem 3 E 5 Medjez El Bab War Cemetery, Tunisia Additional information He died in the build up of the forces that were to attack and hold Tunis within the next few months James GORDON-JONES Captain, Royal Engineers Army no. 245947 He died on 17 January 1945. He was 27 He was the son of Herbert and C. E. Jones of Bury St. Edmunds and the husband of Florence Mary Gordon-Jones of Gabalfa, Cardiff. He is buried in section 7, grave 54 of King's Sutton Cemetery D Harry JONES No military record has been identified Susan Veronica OTTO A civilian who died at 74 Ebury Street, London on 16 April 1941. She was 28 She was the daughter of Major John E and Veronica Otto, Astrop Grange, King's Sutton Oliver George TWYNHAM Private, 4th Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, The British Expeditionary Force. Army no. 5387141 He died between 10 May and 23 June 1940. He was 21. This was the time of the Dunkirk Evacuation He was the son of Reuben Jesse and of Susan Harriet Twynham of King's Sutton He is remembered on column 93 of the Dunkirk Memorial 1953 Hong Kong Reginald G MORRIS The Memorial states: Killed in Action in Hong Kong area 1953 This is probably Able Seaman Reginald G Morris Royal Navy. RN no. SSX 835915. Additional information On 9 September 1953, Motor Launch ML 1323 Tamar was on patrol in the Pearl River off Hong Kong when it was fired on without warning by a Chinese Communist Ship. The ship had a displacement of 46 tons, was 72 feet long, had a crew of 14 and was armed with a 40 mm gun and a 20 mm anti aircraft gun Several of the crew were killed, the roll including: Lieutenant Geoffrey C X MERRIMAN Petty Officer Raymond KEYTE, RN no. JX 795885 Able Seaman Albert C KNIGHT, RN no. SSX 879526 Able Seaman Reginald G MORRIS, RN no. SSX 835915 Able Seaman Wilfred D PARNELL, RN no. SSX 836292 Able Seaman Ralph SHEARMAN, RN no. JX 842871 In addition Captain E F Gower, Royal Hong Kong Defence Force who was on board as a guest was also killed There were five survivors but Able Seaman Arthur D O’Keefe was seriously wounded The Fallen who are not on the War Memorial Henry Walter BEESLEY Sapper 456th (West Riding) Field Company, Royal Engineers. Army no. 498382 He was killed in action on 25 April 1918. He was 28 He was the son of Walter and Elizabeth Beesley Husband of Mary A Beesley, 34 Broad Street, Banbury He is buried in grave XXVII H 8A Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Near Ypres Edward CROSS Private, 1st/5th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 150 Brigade, 50th Division. Army no. 5/3625 He was killed in action on 12 October 1915. He was 25 He was the son of James and Emily Cross and the brother of George O Cross the next entry. He is buried in grave C 15 Chapelle d’Armentieres Old Military Cemetery I have heard from his Great Nephew, Trevor Ayre, that the family had relocated to the Stockton on Tees area in c1900. George Oliver CROSS Private, 10th (Service) Battalion, Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own (Yorkshire Regiment), 62 Brigade, 21st Division. Army no. 25310 He died from his wounds on 26 June 1917. He was 20 He was the son of James and Emily Cross He is buried in grave VI E 7 Grevillers British Cemetery, near Bapaume I have heard from his Great Nephew, Trevor Ayre, that the family had relocated to the Stockton on Tees area in c1900. Horatio Nelson CROSS Private, 2nd Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 5 Brigade, 2nd Division. Army no. 9183 He died from his wounds on 14 March 1915. He was 36 He was the husband of Norah Annie Cross, 247 Westbury Road, Stockingford, Nuneaton. He is buried in grave IV A 69 Bethune Town Cemetery in the Somme Thomas A HUMPHRIES Private, 10th (Service) Battalion, The Worcestershire Regiment, 57 Brigade, 19th Division. Army no. 20438 He was killed in action on 3 July 1916 He is remembered on pier and face 5A and 6C of the Thiepval Memorial Additional information He is listed by the Army as being a native of King’s Sutton. No trace of his birth has been identified. His initial A is recorded as Allun and Albun Albert Lawrence JONES Private, 7th (Service) Battalion, The Duke of Edinburgh’s (Wiltshire Regiment), 150 Brigade, 50th Division. Army no. 13825. He was formerly with The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Army no. 15290 He was killed in action on between 16 and 18 October 1918. He was 28 He was the son of Joseph and Elizabeth Jones of Bodicote He is buried in grave B, Pommereuil British Cemetery, near Le Cateau Thomas MASON Private, 1st Battalion, The Northamptonshire Regiment, 2 Brigade, 1st Division. Army no. 7606 He died from his wounds on 19 September 1914. He was 25 He is buried in grave B 3 Villers en Prayeres Communal Cemetery Additional information The village of Villers en Prayeres was the site of two Dressing Stations at this time George MILLS Private, 1st Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 28 Brigade, 7th Indian Division. Army no. 9429 He died probably of a fever on 12 April 1916. He was 27 He was the husband of Avis Kezia Mills 36, Oxford Road, Cowley He is buried in grave H 14 Kut War Cemetery, Iraq Frederick Arthur MOBBS Private, 1st Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 25 Brigade, 7th Indian Division. Army no. 9069 He was killed in action on 9 August 1916 He was the son of Thomas and Georgina Mobbs He is buried in grave XXI E 31, North Gate War Cemetery, Baghdad Thomas Marshall MUMFORD Private, C Company, 5th Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 28 Brigade, 7th Indian Division. Army no. 10737 He was killed in action on 4 December 1915. He was 21 He was the son of Frederick and Hannah Sabrina Bishop, 114 Westbury Road, Stockingford, Nuneaton. He is buried in grave C 14 Potijze Chateau Wood Cemetery, near Ypres Oliver Augustus ROBINSON Lance Corporal, Machine Gun Corps, Army no. 24608. He was formerly with Princess Alexandra of Wales’s (Royal Berkshire Regiment). Army no. 2699. He died in England on 19 September 1917. He was 24. He was the son of Mr and Mrs O A Robbins, Haw Farm, Goring Heath, Reading. He was born in King’s Sutton He is buried in the churchyard of St Margaret’s Church, Mapledurham |
