Steeple Aston
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The Church of St Peter and St Paul
Steeple Aston War Memorial
TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE FROM THIS PARISH WHO
DIED IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918 
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The Fallen from WW1
Edwin George ALLEN Private, 9th (Service) Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment, 7 Brigade, 25th Division. Army no. 12352 He died on 31 May 1918 during the Battle of the Aisne. He was 21 He was the son of George and Agnes M Allen, Paynes Street, Steeple Aston He is buried in grave I D 7 Chambrecy British Cemetery William ALLEN Lance Corporal, 1st/4th Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 145 Brigade, 48th Division. Army no. 200348 He was killed in action on 16 August 1917 in the Battle of Langemarck. He was 19 He was the son of William and Rose Allen, 63 Park Street, Thame He lived in Steeple Aston He is remembered on panel 96-98 of the Tyne Cot Memorial James Benjamin BOLTON Private 2nd Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 5 Brigade, 2nd Division. Army no. 7088 He died of his wounds received I the first Battle of Ypres on 3 November 1914. He was 31 He was the son of George Bolton and the husband of Jessie Bolton of Alkerton, Banbury. He was a native of Steeple Aston He is buried in grave II A 6 Ypres Town Cemetery Extension John BOLTON Private, 1st/4th Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 145 Brigade, 48th Division. Army no. 2095 He was killed in action on 23 July 1916 in the Battle of Pozières Ridge. He was 19 He was the son of the late Joseph and Sarah Bolton, Harris Villa, Steeple Aston He is buried in grave I C 43 Pozières British Cemetery, Ovillers la Boiselle William BRYAN Corporal, 4th Battalion, The Worcestershire Regiment, 88 Brigade, 29th Division. Army no. 13426 He was killed in action on 4 June 1915 during the 3rd Battle of Krithia, Helles. He was 31 He was the husband of Edith Bryan, 24 Rock Hill, Chipping Norton He is remembered on panel 104 to 113 Helles Memorial Harry CALLOW Private 6th (Service) Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales’s (Royal Berkshire Regiment). Army no. 15332 He died of his wounds on 19 February 1915. He was 17. He was the son of Harry Callow, Steeple Aston He is buried in grave F 13 9 Colchester Cemetery John Henry (Harry) CALVER Private, 2nd Battalion, The Leicestershire Regiment, 28 Brigade, 7th Indian Division. Army no. 18008 He was killed in action on 13 January 1916. He was 19. He was the son of John and Beatrice Calver of Steeple Aston He is remembered on panel 12 Basra Memorial John George CLIFFORD Lance Corporal, 5th (Service) Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 42 Brigade, 14th Division. Army no. 235049. He was formerley with the Queens Own Oxfordshire Hussars. Army no. 2786 He died on 20 December 1917. He was 20 He was the son of Arthur John and Elizabeth A O Clifford, Manor Farm, Wootton, He is buried in grave IV B 11 Ypres Reservoir Cemetery Robert CORNWALLIS This is the name on the memorial, I believe that it should be: Sir Robert Cornwallis MAUDE, 6th Viscount Hawarden and Baron of Montalt Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards, 4th Guards Brigade, 2nd Division. He died on 26 August 1914 in the retreat from Mons. He was 23 He was the son of the late Robert Henry Maude, 5th Viscount Hawarden and of his wife, Caroline. His grandfather was Arthur Ogle of Steeple Aston He is buried in grave B 3 Landrecies Communal Cemetery William CROSS Private, 5th (Service) Battalion (Pioneers), The Northamptonshire Regiment, 12th Division. Army no. 13796 He was killed in action on 3 July 1916 at the Battle for Albert. He was 20 He was the son of Charles and Emma Cross and a native of Steeple Aston He is remembered on pier & face 11A & 11D of the Thiepval Memorial Harry DUNN Private, 1st Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 50 Brigade, 15th Indian Division. Army no. 9276 He was killed in action on 4 August 1916. He was 27 He was the son of Harry and the late Elizabeth Dunn of Steeple Aston He is buried in grave XXI C 16 North Gate War Cemetery, Baghdad Bertie William FOSTER Private, 1st Battalion, The Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment), 98 Brigade, 33rd Division. Army no. 7280 He died of his wounds on 6 July 1916. He was 35 He was the son of William and Julia Foster of Oxford and the husband of Mary Foster, 4 Primrose Terrace, Mansion Lane, Iver He is buried in grave V F 62 Bethune Town Cemetery John Henry FOSTER Lance Corporal, 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards, 1 Guards Brigade, Guards Division. Army no. 16377 He died on 15 September 1916 at the Battle of Flers-Courcellette. He was 21 He was the son of John and Sarah Foster, Paynes Hill, Steeple Aston He is buried in grave XL F 4 (Sp. Mem.) Serre Road Cemetery No. 2 Harry FRANKS Private, 6th (Service) Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 60 Brigade, 20th Division. Army no. 13843 He was killed in action on 31 March 1916. There was no battle at that time so this would have been in one of those incidents in trench warfare. He was 23 He was the son of Joseph and Rosanna Franks, South Street, Steeple Aston He is buried in grave I J 6 Essex Farm Cemetery Andrew Abercrombie GARDNER Lieutenant, 6th Battalion, Princes Louise’s (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) attached to 57th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). He died on 6 September 1918. His widow was a resident of Steeple Aston He is buried in grave E 18 Sun Quarry Cemetery, Cherisy George Vernon GARE MM Sergeant, Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars. Army no. 285034 He was killed on 24 May 1917. He was 28. He was shot whilst on patrol in no man’s land by a sentry from his regiment. He was the son of Henry V and Kate A Gare, Rectory Farm, Steeple Aston He is buried in grave II G 27 Unicorn Cemetery, Vend’huile John H GARE Lance Sergeant, 1st/28th Battalion, (City of London) The London Regiment (Artists' Rifles), 190 Brigade, 63rd Division. Army no. 762402 He was killed in action on 30 December 1917. He was 27 He was the son of Henry V and Kate A Gare and the brother of John He is remembered on pier & face 12C of the Thiepval Memorial Percy James GARLICK Private, 2nd Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 5 Brigade, 2nd Division. Army no. 9533 He was killed in action on 25 September 1915 in the Battle of Welch Ridge, Ypres. He was 31 He is remembered on panel 83-85 of the Loos Memorial James GRACE Private, Depot, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Army no. 17329 He died on 10 February 1915. He was 29 He is buried in Holy Trinity Churchyard, Headington Quarry Harry GOLDER Private, Canadian Machine Gun Corps. Army no. 438897 He died on 5 November 1917 He was 23 He is buried in grave VI CE 85 Kirkdale Cemetery, Liverpool which was near a major Canadian Hospital William HARWOOD Private, 1st Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Army no. 6896 He died on 4 May 1916 whilst he was a Prisoner of War. He was 33 He was the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Harwood He has no known grave but he is remembered on panel 26 and 63 Basra Memorial Percy Francis HEDGES Rifleman, 1st Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps, 99 Brigade, 2nd Division. Army no. R/13009 He was killed in action on 27 July 1916 at Delville Wood He is remembered on pier & face 13A & 13B of the Thiepval Memorial Frederick John HICKSON Lance Corporal, C Company, 2nd Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 5 Brigade, 2nd Division. Army no. 19130 He was killed in action on 2 August 1916 at the Battle of Delville Wood. He was 22 He was the son of Mrs T Hickson He is remembered on pier & face 10A & 10D Thiepval Memorial Joseph KINCH Private, 5th Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 42 Brigade, 14th Division. Army no. 26366 He died on 19 August 1917. He was 20. He was the son of Joseph and Edith Kate Kinch, Manor Farm, Steeple Aston He is buried in grave III C 13 The Huts Cemetery Richard KNIGHT Private, 1st Battalion, The Worcestershire Regiment. Army no. 13640 transferred to 113th Company, Labour Corps. Army no. 402647 He died on 8 November 1918 from pneumonia. He was 31 He was the son of Mr and Mrs H Knight, 34 Windsor Road, Evesham He is buried in grave III B 18 Awoingt British Cemetery James NORMAN Signaller, 5th Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 42 Brigade, 14th Division. Army no. 0992 He died of his wounds on 15 July 1916. He was 24 He was the foster son of the late Mrs E Nelder of Upper Heyford He is buried in grave IV A 4 Avesnes le Comte Communal Cemetery Extension Harry Neville PARKER Private, Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars, 2nd Cavalry Division. Army no. 285524 He died on 1 April 1918. This was the time of fighting on the Somme He was 21 He was the son of William and Clara A Parker of Rousham Park, Steeple Aston He is remembered on panel 6 of the Pozières Memorial John Woods PEARCE Sergeant, 5th (Pioneer) Battalion, The Northamptonshire Regiment, 12th Division. Army no. 12538 He died on 15 October 1918. He was 36 He was the son of John and Sarah Pearce of Steeple Aston He is buried in grave III A 4 Houchin British Cemetery Reginald James PICKETT Rifleman, 17th (Service) Battalion (British Empire League), King's Royal Rifle Corps, 117 Brigade, 39th Division. Army no. R/17658 He was killed in action on 19 July 1916 on the Somme. He was 17 He is buried in grave III B 13 St Vaast Post Military Cemetery, Richebourg L'Avoue John Bedell RUTLEDGE Captain, 7th Battalion, The East Yorkshire Regiment, 50 Brigade, 17th Division. He was killed in action on 1 July 1916 at the Battle for Albert. He was 33. He was the son of the Rev L W Rutledge and Alicia M Rutledge and the husband of the late Theodora B Rutledge of Cheltenham. He was born in Co. Fermanagh. He is buried in grave B 4 Fricourt Military Cemetery Thomas SLATTER Private, 2nd Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 5 Brigade, 17th Division. Army no. 7481 He was killed in action on 28 April 1917 near Arras. He is remembered on bay 6 and 7 of the Arras Memorial George SPENCER DSC Lieutenant, HMS Iris, Royal Naval Reserve He died on 23 April 1918 in the naval assault on Zeebrugge. He was 31 He was the son of the Rev A and Mrs Spencer of Steeple Aston and the husband of Grace E Spencer, 7 Cavendish Road, Brondesbury, London He is buried in grave J 9 71 Hampstead Cemetery James Hilary L SPENCER Captain 1st Battalion, The Lancashire Fusiliers, 86 Brigade, 29th Division. He died from his wounds on 16 July 1918 whilst he was a prisoner of the Germans. He was 24 He too was the son of the Rev A and Mrs Spencer of Steeple Aston and the brother of George He is buried in grave III B 4 Lille Southern Cemetery George STEVENS Sergeant, 61st Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Army no. 28840 He died of his wounds on 1 October 1917 He was the son of Mr G W Stevens of Steeple Aston He is buried in grave D 15 Adinkerke Military Cemetery William Charles WADHAM Lance Corporal, 2nd/5th Battalion, The East Lancashire Regiment, 198 Brigade, 66th Division. Army no. 242594 He died between 21 and 31 March 1918 during the fighting on the Somme. He was 28 He was the son of Richard and Patience Wadham, Primrose Cottage, Steeple Aston He is remembered on panel 42 and 43 of the Pozières Memorial Thomas Christopher WOODS Private, 7th (Service) Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 78 Brigade, 26th Division. Army no. 13829 He was killed in action on 9 May 1917 near Dojran in Macedonia. He was 25 He was the son of Mrs Sarah Jane Woodsof Harrisville, Steeple Aston He is remembered on Doiran Memorial, Greece The Fallen from WW2 Michael Henry BEAUFOY Sergeant (Observer), 114 Squadron, Royal Air Force. RAFVR no. 1380675 He died on 9 June 1942 He was 19 He was the son of Robert and Edna Irene May Beaufoy of Earls Court, London He is commemorated at Weymouth Crematorium Additional information Blenheim V5455 took off from RAAF West Raynham at 23.38 hours and crashed 6 miles from Fakenham as a result of engine failure. The crew had managed to jettison their bombs. All the crew died: Pilot Officer J S Graham, Sergeant Michael Beaufoy and Sargeant L F Harrowell Bryan BURLETSON Sub-Lieutenant (A), HMS Goshawk, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve He died on 13 June 1941. He was 25 He was the son of Bryan and Marian Burletson and the husband of Evelyn L Burletson of Steeple Aston He is remembered on bay 2, panel 6 of the Lee on Solent Memorial Additional information HMS Goshawk was a RNAS base in Trinidad. He was with 752 Squadron and all that the records reveal is that he was reported missing presumed killed Edward Arthur KEEN Stoker 1st Class, HMS Wivern, Royal Navy. RN no. P/KX 115768 He died on 25 March 1945 He was 32 He was the son of Edward and Mabel A Keen of Steeple Aston and the husband of Louise Keen of Steeple Aston. He is buried in row 15, grave 7 in the churchyard of St Peter and St Paul, Steeple Aston Ronald KNIGHT Sergeant, 1st Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Army no. 5385252 He died on 24 October 1944 He was 23 He was the son of Albert and Alice Knight of Middle Aston and the husband of Lucy Knight of Deddington He is buried in grave 3 D 8, Uden War Cemetery Geoffrey Wilberforce PEARSON Sergeant (Pilot), 501 Squadron, Royal Air Force. RAFVR no. 742740 He died on 6 September 1940 He was 21, a Battle of Britain pilot He was the son of Vivien W and Frieda M Pearson of East End, Oxfordshire. He is buried in grave 60 in the churchyard of St. Stephen, Lympne John William WOOD Private, 4th Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Army no. 5383866 He died on 19 May 1940. He was 20 He was the son of Mrs. F. Wood of Steeple Aston He is remembered on column 93 of the Dunkirk Memorial Those not on the War Memorial Robinette Alexander BLABEY Officer's Chief Steward, HMS Inflexible, Royal Navy. RN no. 364034(PO) He died of natural causes on 24 November 1919. He was 34 He was the husband of Blanche Blabey, 52 Kings Road, Henley-on-Thames. He is buried in Holy Trinity Churchyard, Henley-on-Thames Additional information He was born in Steeple Aston In view of this man's rank it is probable that he had served on board for some time so a potted history: HMS Inflexible was a battle cruiser built before WW1 who had an active career. She and her sister ship HMS Invincible sank the armoured cruisers SMS Scharnhorst and SMS Gneisenau during the Battle of the Falkland Islands. As part of the Grand Fleet she damaged the German battle cruiser Lützow during the Battle of Jutland Walter James BOWELL Able Seaman, HMS Crescent, Royal Navy. RN no. J15186. (Po) He died of natural causes on 31 January 1918. He was 22 He was the son of the late George and of Amy L Warner (formerly Bowell), 41 Long Compton, Shipston on Stour. He is buried in the churchyard of St Peter and St Paul, Long Compton Additional information He was born in Steeple Aston He is also recorded as serving in HM Submarine K14 George COOPER Private, 1st Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 28 Brigade, 7th Indian Division. Army No. 9459 He died on 27 November 1916 He was the son of John Cooper, South Street, Steeple Aston He is buried in grave XXI K 14 North Gate War Cemetery, Baghdad |