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Steeple Aston

The Church of St Peter and St Paul
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Steeple Aston War Memorial
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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
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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 
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