Wendlebury
St Giles Church
St. Giles’ parish is now a member of the Church of England Benefice of Akeman, which includes the parishes of Bletchingdon, Hampton Gay, Kirtlington, Middleton Stoney, Wendlebury and Weston-on-the-Green. 
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The Fallen in WW1
Albert James HATHAWAY Private, 5th (Service) Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales’s (Royal Berkshire Regiment), 35 Brigade, 12th Division. Army no. 37732. He was formerly with The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, Army no. 26756 He was killed in action on 28 June 1917 in the course of the normal trench warfare. He was 25 He was the son of Eliza Hathaway, 4 Oxford Road, Wendlebury He is buried in grave A 20 Happy Valley British Cemetery, Fampoux Additional information Birth Place: Wendlebury Residence: Wendlebury Enlistment Location: Oxford William HATHAWAY Private, 4th Battalion, The Worcestershire Regiment, 88 Brigade, 29th Division. Army no. 23003 He was killed in action on 6 August 1915 during the Battle of Krithia Vineyard. He was 17 He was the son of Amos and Fanny Hathaway, Oxford Road, Wendlebury He is remembered on panel 104 to 113 of the Helles Memorial William George HATHAWAY Private, B Company, 1st/4th Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 145 Brigade, 48th Division. Army no. 202345 He was killed in action on 16 August 1917 in the Battle of Langemarck, Ypres. He was 34 He was the son of Eliza Hathaway, 4 Oxford Road, Wendlebury He is remembered on panel 96 to 98 of the Tyne Cot Memorial Additional information Birth Place: Wendlebury Residence: Wendlebury Enlistment Location: Oxford Arthur William HOLTON Private 2nd/1st Northumberland Yeomanry, XIX Corps. Army no. 40277 He died from his wounds on 26 July 1917. He was 36 He was the husband of either Annie Elizabeth or Elsie Fanny Holton He is buried in grave I H 2 Dozinghem Military Cemetery Additional information Enlisted: Oxford Residence: Bicester Cyril John WHEELER Private, 6th (Service) Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 60 Brigade, 20th Division. Army no. 12156 He was killed in action on 20 November 1917 in the Tank Attack during the Battle of Cambrai. He was 21 He was the son of William and Elizabeth Wheeler He is remembered on panel 7 of the Cambrai Memorial, Louverval Additional information Birth Place: Wendlebury Residence: Wendlebury Enlistment Location: Oxford Those not on the Memorial – WW1 Alfred Read BLACKWELL Private, 11th (Service) Battalion, The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment), 122 Brigade, 41st Division. Army no. G/9285 He was killed in action on 15 September 1916 at the Battle of Flers-Courcelette during the Battle of the Somme. He was 43 He was the son of Caroline Blackwell of Greenford, Middlesex and the husband of Amelia Blackwell of Battersea. He is remembered on pier and face 11 C of the Thiepval Memorial Additional information Birth Place: Wendlebury Residence: Battersea Enlistment Location: Rotherhithe, London 1911 census Alfred Read Blackwell 36 Amelia Blackwell 34 Alice Blackwell 12 Amy Blackwell 10 Elsie Blackwell 8 Alfred Blackwell 2 Walter George HATHAWAY Private, 2nd/8th Battalion, The Worcestershire Regiment, 182 Brigade, 61st Division. Army no. 43737 He died of his wounds on 28 August 1918. It is probable that he was wounded as a result of the normal trench warfare. He was 19 He was the grandson of Joseph Hathaway of Bicester and son of the late Frederick and the late Ellen Hathaway He is buried in grave IV C 20 Aire Communal Cemetery, south of St Omer Additional information Birth Place: Wendlebury Residence: Wendlebury Enlistment Location: Oxford The Fallen in WW2 Arthur William HOLTON Stoker 2nd Class, HMS Nile, Royal Navy. RN no. C/KX 105917 He died from illness on 28 September 1940. He was 23 He was the son of Ann Holton and the husband of Eileen Betty Holton of Kirtlington. He is buried in grave 8 K 12 Kirkee War Cemetery, near Poona, India Additional information HMS Nile was a shore establishment, rather than an actual vessel, based at Ras el Tin Point, Alexandria, but its personnel were posted to other ports and to other ships John Worsley DUXBURY Lieutenant, 9th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), 15 Scottish Infantry Division. Army no. 293227 He was killed on 29 June 1944 shortly after D Day during Operation Epsom. He was 22 He was the son of Edmund W and Jessica R Duxbury of Wendlebury. He is buried in grave VII A 8 St. Manvieu War Cemetery, Cheux, Calvados Additional information Operation Epsom, also known as the First Battle of the Odon, was a British offensive that took place between 26 and 30 June 1944, during the Battle of Normandy. The offensive was intended to outflank and seize the German-occupied city of Caen, a major Allied objective in the early stages of the invasion of northwest Europe. Operation Epsom was launched early on 26 June with units of the 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division advancing behind a rolling artillery barrage. Air cover was sporadic because poor weather in the United Kingdom forced the last-minute cancellation of bomber support. Accompanied by the tanks of the 31st Tank Brigade, the 15th Scottish made steady progress and by the end of the first day had overrun much of the German outpost line. In heavy fighting over the following two days, a foothold was secured across the River Odon and efforts were made to expand this by capturing strategic points around the salient and moving up the 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division. George Alfred HANKS Private, 10th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment), 15 Scottish Infantry Division. Army no. 5385776 He died in the hard fought battle for Normandy on 7 August 1944. He was 30 He was the son of Alfred and Daisy Hanks and the husband of Hilda E Hanks of Oakley, Buckinghamshire. He is buried in grave VII A 1 3 St. Charles De Percy War Cemetery, Calvados Additional information This campaign followed the D Day invasion and established the Allied foothold in Europe |
