Shutford

Shutford War Memorial

IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
IN THE TWO WARS
1914 – 1918
 EDWIN BATCHELOR
EDWARD HUNT
HARRY PAGE
THOMAS RICHARDS

 1939 - 1945
BRYAN DALY
JOHN HANCOCK

The Fallen from WW1

Edwin BATCHELOR
Probably Joseph Edwin Batchelor
Private, Queens Own Oxfordshire Hussars. Army no 1883
He was killed in action on 5 April 1918. He was 30
He was the son of the late Frederick Batchelor and of F Annie Smith of Shutford
He is buried in grave II H 26 Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery

Edward HUNT
Sergeant, Alberta Regiment, 50th Battalion Canadian Infantry. Army no. 435373
He was killed in action on died on 11 May 1917. He was 28
He was the son of Thomas and Hannah Hunt of Cooks Hill, Shutford
He is remembered on the Vimy Memorial

George Henry (Harry) PAGE
Private, 19th (Service) Battalion (4th City), The Manchester Regiment, 21 Brigade, 30th Division.  Army no. 41887. He was formerly with the East Surrey Regiment
He was killed in action on 31 July 1917 at the battle at Pilckem Ridge. He was 24
He was the son of George and Emma Page of The Grange,
Shutford and the husband of Mabel E Page, Home Farm, Adderbury
He is remembered on panel 53 & 55 of the Menin Gate Memorial Ypres

Thomas RICHARDS
Private 1st Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment 11 Brigade,
4th Division.  Army no. 16444. He was formerly with the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Army no. 17743
He was killed in action on 1 July 1916
He is buried in grave A 27 Redan Ridge Cemetery No. 2,
Beaumont-Hamel

The Fallen from WW2

Bryan DALY
There is no-one listed as having died in WW2 with this name any help would be appreciated

John William HANCOCK
Private, 2nd Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry. Army no. 5392022
He was killed in action on 23 June 1944 when the Germans were trying to halt the Allied advance north of Rome. He was 21
He was the son of John T and Emily E Hancock and the husband of Megan E Hancock, North Newington. 
He is buried in grave VI B 8 Assisi War Cemetery

Not on memorial

Albert George MANN
Private 2nd/5th Battalion, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment Army no. 330771
He was killed in action on 4 November 1917. He was 26
He was the son of George and Harriett Mann and the husband of Alice Mann of Shutford. He was born at Moreton Morrell, Warwick.
He is buried in grave I D 25 Sunken Road Cemetery, Fampoux