Norton Sub Hamdon, Somerset
In the Church of St Mary the Virgin,
there is a framed manuscript Roll of Honour: Roll of Honour 1914 -1918 So he passed over and all the trumpets Sounded for him on the other side Pilgrim’s Progress Leonard David PATCH 24th February 1915 John Frederick HAYWARD 10th July 1915 Edward William Devene GILLMAN 16th September 1916 Charlie Ronald SAYERS 13th April 1917 Keith Raymond SAYERS 9th September 1917 Frederick BOOL 30th November 1917 Charles William Trevor TRASK 18th August 1918 Ernest Ralph JOHNSON 26th October 1918 William Job Farnham VIRGIN 4th November 1918 Laurence Allan SWEET 15th December 1920 Let us remember before God our bravest and dearest who have departed this life in the faith and fear of our Lord Jesus Christ Underneath there is a second document 1939-1945 Paul Eric Neville BRAY 12th August 1942 
There is a brass plaque
In memory of GEORGE TANNER of this Parish Private in the 19th Hussars who died of Enteric Fever during the siege of Ladysmith 19 February 1900 aged 27 years This Tablet is erected by some of his fellow villagers Why only "some" of the villagers? 
Edward Rendell
Laurence Allan Sweet
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The Fallen in WW1
Frederick BOOL Lance Corporal, 7th (Service) Battalion, Prince Albert’s (Somerset Light Infantry), 61 Brigade, 20th Division. Army no. 27243 He was killed in action on 20 November 1917 during the Battle of Cambrai. He was 26 and was baptised in the village on 9 May 1892 He was the son of John and Sarah A Bool, 19 Queen Street, Barry, Glamorgan. He is remembered on panel 4 and 5 of the Cambrai Memorial, Louverval. Additional information Military records show that he died on 20 not 30 November. Edward William Devine GILLMAN Private, 7th (Service) Battalion, Prince Albert’s (Somerset Light Infantry), 61 Brigade, 20th Division. Army no. 14865 He was killed in action during the fighting at Flers Courcelette on 16 September 1916. He was 21 He was the son of Alexander and Ellen Gillman, 67 East Street, Crediton. He is remembered on pier and face 2A of the Thiepval Memorial Additional information The Roll of Honour would appear to have his surname spelt incorrectly as Gilman and Devene is possibly Devine John Frederick HAYWARD Private, 1st Battalion, Prince Albert’s (Somerset Light Infantry), 11 Brigade, 4th Division. Army no. 17192 He was killed in action on 10 July 1915 during the Battle of the Somme. He was 33 He was the son of Frederick and Emily Hayward and the husband of Emma Hayward, West Street, Stoke-under-Ham. He is buried in grave II A 18A Étaples Military Cemetery Ernest Ralph JOHNSON Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 7th (Service) Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps, 41 Brigade, 14th Division. Army no. R/277 He died of his wounds probably received in the Battle of Passchendaele on 15 October 1917. He was 26 He was the son of Herbert and Merci Johnson of Norton-sub-Hamdon and the husband of Esme F L Johnson, May View, West Hill, Alresford. He is buried in grave XXI H 6 Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium Additional information The Roll of Honour appears to have the date of his death incorrect. It does not appear in the military archives as 16 October 1918 Leonard David PATCH Private, 7th (Service) Battalion, Prince Albert’s (Somerset Light Infantry), 61 Brigade, 20th Division. Army no. 12077 He died on 24 February 1915. He was 22 He was the son of the late David and of Fanny Patch of Norton-sub-Hamdon. He is buried in grave East 3 3 in the graveyard of the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Norton-sub-Hamdon Charlie Ronald SAYERS Second Lieutenant, 9th (Service) Battalion, The Leicestershire Regiment, 110 Brigade, 21st Division. He was killed in action on 13 April 1917 during the Battle of the Scarpe. He was 23 He was the son of George H and Edith A Sayers, Manor Farm House, Norton-sub-Hamdon and the brother of Keith, the next entry. He is buried in grave C 21 St Leger British Cemetery, Pas de Calais Keith Raymond SAYERS Lieutenant, 23 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. He was previously with The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). He was killed in action on 9 September 1917. He was 21 He was the son of George H and Edith A Sayers, Manor Farm House, Norton-sub-Hamden. He has no known grave but he is remembered on the Arras Flying Services Memorial Additional information 23 Squadron was formed at Gosport in September 1915, with an assortment of aircraft including the FE2b and Martinsyde G100. The squadron was posted to France in March 1916 and re-equipped with SPAD VIIs in February 1917. This enabled them to become a ground-attack squadron as opposed to its previous reconnaissance role. The squadron was based at La Lovie from 13 June 1917 Laurence Allan SWEET Private, 6th (Service) Battalion, Prince Albert’s (Somerset Light Infantry), 43 Brigade, 14th Division. Army no. 14910 He died on 15 December 1920. He was 25 He was the son of Caroline and the late Thomas Sweet, Higher Street, Norton-sub-Hamdon. He is buried in grave 2 in the graveyard of the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Norton-sub-Hamdon Additional information He had first been posted to France in May 1915. He had been discharged from the Army on 9 January 1918 and awarded a Silver War Badge. The reason given was sickness (as opposed to wounds). His death is recorded in the civil registrations Charles William Trevor TRASK Second Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion, Prince Albert’s (Somerset Light Infantry), attached to 24th (Pembroke and Glamorgan Yeomanry) Battalion, The Welsh Regiment, 231 Brigade, 74th Division. He was killed in action on 18 August 1918. He was 19 He was the son of Charles James and Evelyn E M Trask, Broadshard, Norton-sub-Hamdon. He is buried in grave IV B 23 St Venant-Robecq Road British Cemetery, Robecq, near Bethune William Job Farnham VIRGIN Second Lieutenant, 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Edinburgh’s (Wiltshire Regiment), 58 Brigade, 19th Division. He was killed in action during the Battle of the Sambre on 4 November 1918. He was 23 He was the son of Job and Ellen Virgin, Postmaster, Norton-sub-Hamdon He is buried in grave I D 25 Cross Roads Cemetery, Fontaine au Bois The Fallen in WW2 named on the War Memorial Paul Eric Neville BRAY Able Seaman, HMS Nigeria, Royal Navy. RN no. C/SSX 32645 He died on 12 August 1942. He was 20 He was the son of Harry W and Francis A H Bray of Norton-sub-Hamdon. He is remembered on bay 53, 1 of the Chatham Naval Memorial. Additional information HMS Nigeria was a Light Cruiser, commissioned in 1940 which took part in Operation Pedestal. On 12 August 1942 in the course of one of the important naval operations of WW2, HMS Nigeria was one of the Royal Naval Ships escorting a convoy bound for Malta to provide essential supplies for the relief of that island. It was the convoy that saved Malta HMS Nigeria was torpedoed (one hit) by the Italian submarine Axum which forced her to return to Gibraltar escorted by three destroyers. She was sent from there to the United States for repairs. Eric Bray was posted as - Missing, believed killed The brass plaque, Anglo-Boer War In memory of GEORGE TANNER of this Parish Private in the 19th Hussars who died of Enteric Fever during the siege of Ladysmith 19 February 1900 aged 27 years This Tablet is erected by some of his fellow villagers This is probably George W Tanner who was baptised in the village on 15 December 1872. In the Birth Registrations he is listed as George William Tanner. He was the eldest son of Samuel and Martha Tanner, Stonecutter of Higher Street This plaque does raise the question as to why only some of the villagers were involved! Those who are not included on the War Memorial John BANGER Private, 8th (Service) Battalion, Prince Albert’s (Somerset Light Infantry), 63 Brigade, 37th Division. Army no 27634. He was formerly Army no 2089 with West Somerset Yeomanry He died from his wounds on 24 April 1917. He was 26 He is remembered on bay 4 of the Arras Memorial Additional information He was the husband of Gladys Edith Banger, The Laurels, Norton sub Hamdon Albert Edward BUTCHER Private, 6th Battalion, The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment), 37 Brigade, 12th Division. Army no. 204477. He was formerly with The Norfolk Regiment. Army no. 7198 He was killed in action on 2 July 1918. He was 22, born in Norton-sub-Hamdon and baptised on 23 June 1895 He was the son of Joseph and Flora Butcher He is buried in grave I D 12 Bouzincourt Ridge Cemetery, Albert George GREEN Lance Corporal, 1st Battalion, The Duke of Edinburgh’s (Wiltshire Regiment), 7 Brigade, 3rd Division. Army no. 8747 He was killed in action on 24 August 1914 during the retreat from Mons. He was 20 and a native of Norton-sub-Hamdon He was the son of Tom and Mary Green He is buried in grave I B 24 St Symphorien Military Cemetery, Mons Sidney George HAWKER Private, 6th (Service) Battalion, Prince Albert’s (Somerset Light Infantry), 43 Brigade, 14th Division. Army no. 32077. He was formerly with The Devonshire Regiment. Army no. 37684 He was killed in action on 22 August 1917 during the fighting on the Menin Road. He was 31 He was the son of Alfred and Mary Hawker and baptised Sydney George Hawker on 18 April 1886 He is remembered on panel 41 to 42 & 163A of the Tyne Cot Memorial Edward RENDELL Private 1st Battalion, The Dorsetshire Regiment. Army no. 3/7346 He died from his wounds on 30 July 1916. He was 22 He was the son of Mrs and Mr E Rendell. He is buried in grave East 6 2 St. Mary's Churchyard, Norton-Sub-Hamdon |
