Newport & Carisbrooke War Casualties

This page will spotlight First & Second World War Casualties either buried or, commemorated on a Memoral to the Missing who have an everlasting connection to Newport & Carisbrooke. It will feature their stories & photographs of where they are commemorated both by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission or by their local communities.

The information provided is accurate to best of our knowledge. If you know different or have more information or photographs of these casualties (& consent to them being told / displayed here) please send to Gary Newman, Vice Chair of the Society at nchsvchair@gmail.com

We Will Remember Them.

Newport (St. Pauls)Newport Carisbrooke Parkhurst Far From Home

Newport (St. Paul's) Cemetery

Location

Situated on Halberry Lane in Newport PO30 2ER and established around 1899. Contains 4 First World War and Second World War graves and is managed by Bereavement Services at the Isle of Wight Council.

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John

CLARKE

Lance Corporal

Suffolk Regiment

John was born 1884 in Woodbridge, Sutton, Suffolk and married Lilian OSBORNE (formally CLARKE nee PALMER) of 4 Cross Lane. In 1911 the couple lived at Princess Royal Cottage in Cross Lane.

John died on the 12th of August 1914 in Newport, from a service related injury / illness.

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Elizabeth Grace

DRAPER

Civilian War Dead

National Role of Honour

Although not classed as a 'War Grave', Elizabeth is still recorded by the Commonweath War Graves Commission as 'Civilian War Dead' as she died as a result of enemy action during World War 2.

Elizabeth was born on the 22nd of May 1923 to Frank and Bessie Fanny (nee JOLLIFFE) DRAPER of 27 Victoria Road, in Newport. Elizabeth died on the 7th of April 1943 at Bradley Lodge in Medina Avenue as a result of a German air raid on Newport.
Newport & Carisbrooke Heritage Society had her headstone professionally steam cleaned in July 2026 by the Victoria Cross Trust.

Elizabeth is also and is commemorated by the CWGC on the National Role of Honour in St. George's Chapel, Westminster Abbey in London.

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Leslie Frank

DRUDGE

Civilian War Dead

National Role of Honour

Leslie was born on the 9th of July 1913 in Newport to Joseph Frederick & Lily May (nee VINCENT) DRUDGE who were living at 20 Ash Road in Newport around the time of Leslie’s death.

Leslie, aged 29, was Killed by Enemy Action, dying of his injuries at the Home of Rest Hospital in Shanklin on the 4th of January 1943 the day after the ‘tip & run’ attack on Shanklin. He is commemorated by the Commission on the National Roll of Honour & buried in St. Paul’s Cemetery in Newport, although his grave is currently unmarked.

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Percy Arthur

ELDRIDGE

Private

Hampshire Regiment

Percy was born 1896 in Newport to William Henry & Emily (nee FRY) ELDRIDGE of 1 Ash Road.

Percy died on the 20th November 1918 here in Newport, from a service related injury / illness.

Percy is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials.

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James Robert Henry

FAIRWEATHER

Aircraftman 2nd Class

Royal Air Force

James was born on the 8th of July 1920 in Newport to Edward John & Mabel Kathleen (nee THOMPSON) FAIRWEATHER. In 1938 James was living at 39 Royal Exchange, Newport.

James died on the 29th of April 1942 at Torre Abbey Sound in Devon from drowning. James was undergoing pilot training at the time of his death.

James is also remembered on the Newport Borough War Memorial.

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Sidney Arthur

FLEET

Corporal

Surrey Yeomanry

Sidney was born 1892 in Newport to Mrs Fanny (nee COX) FLEET of 10 Barton Road, & the late Frank FLEET.

Sidney Died of Wounds received in France in 1917 on the 26th of April 1918 at the Netley Hospital, Southampton.

Sidney is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials.

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George Henry

HOBBS

Corporal

Hampshire Regiment

George has born 1897 in Newport to George Henry & Sarah Jane (nee FEAVER) HOBBS of 14 John’s Street, Barton’s Village (now Pan).

George died on the 7th of October 1917 at the Highfield Hall Hospital, Soton, Hants from a service related injury / illness.

George is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials.

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Ernest William

LILLYWHITE

Lance Bombardier

Royal Artillery

Ernest was born 1909 in Cowes to Percy Brading & Alice Maria (nee SPEED) LILLYWHITE. He married Betty Grace REID at Newport Registry Office in 1932.

Ernest died in a Canadian Military Hospital in Buckinghamshire on the 23rd of April 1941 after a short illnes. He lived with his wife at 26 Highfield Road in Newport.

Ernest is also remembered on the Newport Borough War Memorial.

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Walter John

NOBBS

Corporal

Royal Air Force

Walter was born on the 28th of July 1884 in Newport to John & Rose Ellen (nee RINGER) NOBBS. He married Ellen Louisa also from Newport.

Walter died on the 7th of February 1943, at his home address, at Whalton, Morpeth, Northumberland at approximately 0540 of a cerebral haemorrhage due to arteriosclerosis with his wife present. His body was returned to the Island for burial.

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Arthur Frank

WOLFE

Private

1/4th Battalion

Hampshire Regiment

Arthur was born 1919 in Newport to Arthur Frederick & Rose Florence (nee KNAPP) WOLFE. In 1938 the family lived at 4 School Lane.

Arthur died from a gunshot wound on the 16th of June 1941. He was accidentally shot by an officer who had picked up the gun Arthur was cleaning. The officer stated he had loaded the gun when, without touching the trigger, it went off.

Arthur is also remembered on the Newport Borough War Memorial.

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Newport Cemetery

Location

Situated on Fairlee in Newport PO30 2EJ & established in 1858 at a cost of £3,000 &, in 1898, was controlled by a Burial Board of 9 members - the clerk was William Weeks, Crocker House, Crocker street; the keeper Richard Parsons. The cemetery contains 6 First World War & 5 Second World War graves & is managed by Bereavement Services at the Isle of Wight Council.

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Harold Frank

ABLITT

Civilian War Dead

National Role of Honour

Although not classed as a 'War Grave', Harold is still recorded by the Commonweath War Graves Commission as 'Civilian War Dead' as he died as a result of enemy action during World War 2.

Harold was born 1930 in Newport to Frank Warne & Evelyn Doris (nee MUNDELL) ABLITT. Harold was killed during a German air raid on Newport, at Clarence Road, on the 7th of April 1943. Harold was just 12 years old. Newport & Carisbrooke Heritage Society had his headstone professionally steam cleaned in July 2026 by the Victoria Cross Trust.

Harold is also commemorated by the CWGC on the National Role of Honour in St. George's Chapel, Westminster Abbey in London.

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James

BEGGS

Warrant Officer Class II

8th Battalion Isle of Wight Rifles

Hampshire Regiment

James was born in 1899 & was married to Ethel May BEGGS (nee HARPER) at Newport Registry Office in 1920. They lived at 7 Town Lane, James being a Postman before the war.

Although with the Hants Regiment, James was attached to 530 Coastal Regiment, Royal Artillery. James died whilst on leave in Bournemouth from heart failure on the 31st of August 1942.

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Edward William

BELCHER

Rifleman

8th Battalion Isle of Wight Rifles

Hampshire Regiment

Edward was born 1877 in Salisbury, Wiltshire to Charles & Esther BELCHER (nee BRYANT). By 1891 Edward was living at 13 High Street in Newport.

On the 17th of October 1914 Edward died from head injuries sustained when an inspection pit belonging to the Electric Light Company exploded near to where he was standing at the junction of Pyle Street & St James' Street in Newport. An inquest concluded this was caused by a 'build up' of gases within the pit, but was unclear about the source of ignition.

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Amy

BUTLER (nee ROE)

Civilian War Dead

National Roll of Honour

Although not classed as a 'War Grave', Amy is still recorded by the Commonweath War Graves Commission as 'Civilian War Dead' as she died as a result of enemy action during World War 2.

Amy was born on the 22nd of February 1869 to Alfred & Mary (nee ASH) ROE. She was killed during a German air raid on the 7th of April 1943 at 24 Chapel Street in Newport, aged 73. She died alongside her 90-year-old sister Julia. Both widowed sisters were buried together.
Newport & Carisbrooke Heritage Society had her headstone professionally steam cleaned in July 2026 by the Victoria Cross Trust.

Amy is also commemorated by the CWGC on the National Role of Honour in St. George's Chapel, Westminster Abbey in London.

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Edwin

CARWARDINE

Private

Hampshire Regiment

Edwin was born 1883 in Newport to Henry & Flora CARWARDINE (nee CORKE). In 1901 the family lived at 52 Lugley Street in Newport. In 1911 in Portsmouth Edwin married Elsie MARSHALL & lived at The Lamb in Newport High Street, where he was the landlord.

After only a week of joining the Regiment, Edwin died from heart failure at the Winchester Depot in Hampshire on the 29th of April 1917. Edwin was laid to rest beneath a Private Memorial.

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Arthur Thomas

CHAMBERS

Private

2nd Battalion

Hampshire Regiment

Arthur was born 1908 in Niton to George Oliver & Rosa Jane (nee HAYLES) CHAMBERS, who were living in Edinburgh around the time of Arthurs death on the 11th of November 1946. He was married to Nancy & at one time lived at 12 Quay Street in Newport.

Arthur died at a Millitary Hospital in Sutton as a result of injuries / illness sustained in service. After his death Nancy moved to Scotland, perhaps to live with her in-laws.

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Valerie Lilian

DUDLEY

Civilian War Dead

National Role of Honour

Although not classed as a 'War Grave', Violet & Valerie are still recorded by the Commonweath War Graves Commission as 'Civilian War Dead' as they died as a result of enemy action during World War 2.

Valerie, Violet DUDLEY's 5-year-old daughter, was killed together with her mother during a German air raid on the 7th of April 1943 at their home in Clarence Road. Both mother & daughter were buried together.

Both Violet & Valerie are also commemorated by the CWGC on the National Role of Honour in St. George's Chapel, Westminster Abbey in London.

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Violet Lily

DUDLEY (nee ASHTON)

Civilian War Dead

National Role of Honour

Although not classed as a 'War Grave', Violet & Valerie are still recorded by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission as 'Civilian War Dead' as they died as a result of enemy action during World War 2.

Violet was born on the 6th of December 1911 in Newport to William Henry & Beatrice Alice (nee STRUDWICK) ASHTON. She married Ronald Frank DRAPER in 1935 at the Victoria Methodist Church in Newport's Pyle Street. They lived at 14 Clarence Road in Newport, & Violet was a member of the Women's Voluntary Service.
Violet & her 5-year-old daughter were killed during a German air raid on the 7th of April 1943 at their home in Clarence Road. Both mother & daughter were buried together.

Both Violet & Valerie are also commemorated by the CWGC on the National Role of Honour in St. George's Chapel, Westminster Abbey in London.

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Ada

DYER (nee BUTCHER)

Civilian War Dead

National Roll Of Honour

Although not classed as a 'War Grave', Ada is still recorded by the Commonweath War Graves Commission as 'Civilian War Dead' as she died as a result of enemy action during World War 2.

Ada was born on the 29th of January 1886 in Arreton to William Edwin & Alice (nee PITT) BUTCHER. She married George Henry William DYER in 1911 at the United Methodist Church in Newport, & they lived at 92 Medina Avenue in Newport.

Ada died at home aged 56, from a sudden heart attack, on the 20th of May 1942, which was thought to have been hastened by the effects suffered during a German air raid of the 4th of May. It should be noted the CWGC Casualty Record shows the incorrect date of death.

Ada is also commemorated by the CWGC on the National Role of Honour in St. George's Chapel, Westminster Abbey in London.

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Julia Mary

FLUX (nee ROE)

Civilian War Dead

National Role of Honour

Although not classed as a 'War Grave', Julia is still recorded by the Commonweath War Graves Commission as 'Civilian War Dead' as she died as a result of enemy action during World War 2.

Julia was born on the 12th of February 1853 in Wareham, Dorset to Alfred & Mary (nee ASH) ROE. She was killed during a German air raid on the 7th of April 1943 at 24 Chapel Street in Newport, aged 90. She died alongside her 73-year-old sister Amy. Both widowed sisters were buried together. Newport & Carisbrooke Heritage Society had her headstone professionally steam cleaned in July 2026 by the Victoria Cross Trust.

Julia is also commemorated by the CWGC on the National Role of Honour in St. George's Chapel, Westminster Abbey in London.

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Beauchamp Valentine

KILLEEN

Volunteer

20th Battalion (Home Guard)

Hampshire Regiment

Beauchamp was born 1921 in Newport to Charles Beauchamp & Agnes Rosa (nee OSBORNE) KIILLEEN of ‘Karind’, Fairlee Road, Newport.

Beauchamp was killed whilst on duty during a training exercise when the motorcycle he has riding was in collision with a Bren-gun Carrier along Staplers Road. He was taken, badly injured, to Parkhurst Military Hospital, but died from his injuries on the 29th of October 1941. His passenger was also killed.

Beauchamp is also remembered on the Newport Borough War Memorial.

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James

MacDONALD

Serjeant

34th Battalion

Hampshire Regiment

James was born in 1871 & married to Emily & they lived at 4 Orchard Street in Newport. He was posted to the Hampshire Regiment Training Battalion.

James died on the 22nd of March 1917 from a service related injury / illness.

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Celia Ann

MUNDELL (nee FRY)

Civlian War Dead

National Role of Honour

Although not classed as a 'War Grave', William & Celia are still recorded by the Commonweath War Graves Commission as 'Civilian War Dead' as they died as a result of enemy action during World War 2.

William was born on the 22nd of September 1876 to James & Sarah (nee SAUNDERS) MUNDELL & Celia on the 10th of October 1875 to Samuel & Emily (nee ASH) FRY. William & Celia were married in 1897 in St. Thomas' Church in Newport & they lived at 15 Clarence Road in Newport, where they died.

They were both killed during a German air raid on the 7th of April 1943 & were buried with their grand son, Harold Ablitt who was killed at the same time.

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Eleanor Adalaide

MURPHY

Civilian War Dead

National Role of Honour

Although not classed as a 'War Grave', Eleanor is still recorded by the Commonweath War Graves Commission as 'Civilian War Dead' as she died as a result of enemy action during World War 2.

Eleanor was born in 1867 & was the widow of John MURPHY, of Camberwell, London. Apparently she lived at 274, East Barnet Road, East Barnet, Hertfordshire but was staying at 23 Chapel Street when she was killed during a German air raid on the 7th of April 1943.
Newport & Carisbrooke Heritage Society had her grave marker professionally steam cleaned in July 2026 by the Victoria Cross Trust.

Eleanor is also commemorated by the CWGC on the National Role of Honour in St. George's Chapel, Westminster Abbey in London.

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Leslie Aubrey

NEWNHAM

Leading Aircraftman

RAF Wyton, Buckinghamshire

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Leslie was born in 1921 with his birth registered in Cuckfield, Sussex to Alfred & Fanny (nee CAREY) NEWNHAM, who were living at 63 Hunnyhill in Newport around the time of Leslie's death on the 26th of February 1945.

Leslie died as a result of injuries sustained during a unit football match at RAF Wyton.

Leslie is also remembered on the Newport Borough War Memorial.

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George

PHILLIPS

Private

3rd Battalion

Suffolk Regiment

George was born 1885 in Haverhill, Suffolk. He married Rosina KNIGHT in 1910 at St. Thomas' Church, Newport & they lived at 31 Sea Street, Newport.

George fought at Mons & in the subsequent engagements until invalided home with consumption just before Christmas, 1914. He was invalided out of the Army in June 1919 & died on the 4th of January 1920. He left behind his wife & five children.

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Henry

QUANTRILL

Rifleman

King's Royal Rifle Corps

Henry was born 1896 in Newport to Henry Arthur & Ada Matilda (nee DRUDGE) QUANTRILL. The 1901 Census had the family living at 38 Caesar’s Road, & in 1911 at 142 High Street also in Newport.

Henry died on the 1st of February 1915 in Winchester, Hampshire from a 'Fever of Unknown Origin'. He lies just a few yards from his brother William.

Henry is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials.

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William Charles

QUANTRILL

Rifleman

8th Battalion Isle of Wight Rifles

Hampshire Regiment

William was born on the 3rd of February 1898 in Newport to Henry Arthur & Ada Matilda (nee DRUDGE) QUANTRILL. The 1901 Census had the family living at 38 Caesar’s Road, & in 1911 at 142 High Street also in Newport.

William died on the 21st of October 1919 from a service related illness / injury in Newport, & is buried only a few yards from his brother Henry. William had seen service in Gallipoli with the 8th Bn. Hampshire Regiment (the Isle of Wight Rifles).

William is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials.

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Edward Frank

WATSON

Sapper

Royal Engineers

Edward was born 1890 in Ryde to Richard & Jane WATSON (nee BARNES). In 1891 the family lived at Preston Place, Ryde & by 1901 at 43 West Street, also in Ryde. In 1915 Edward married Harriet Mabel HENDEN & they lived at 11 Lugley Street in Newport.

Edward held the Silver War Badge having been honourably discharged from the Army. He died from a service related injury / illness at home on the 1st of September 1919.

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Carisbrooke Cemetery

Location

Carisbrooke Cemetery, often referred to as 'Mount Joy' Cemetery is located on Whitcombe Road, Carisbrooke PO30 1DW. The cemetery was established in 1858 on land purchased by the Carisbrooke & Gatcombe Burial Board, because St. Mary's Churchyard in Carisbrooke was becoming full. The cemetery is now managed by the Bereavement Services Department of the Isle of Wight Council.
The cemetery contains 32 War Graves from the 1st & 2nd World Wars.

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Donald Edwin

ABRAHAM

Civilian War Dead

National Role of Honour

Although not classed as a 'War Grave', Donald is still recorded by the Commonweath War Graves Commission as 'Civilian War Dead' as he died as a result of enemy action during World War 2.

Donald was born on the 21st of February 1900 to Alfred William & Mary Ellen (nee ALDERSLADE) ABRAHAM. He married Daisy (nee SAWYER) ABRAHAM in 1927 at the Baptist Chapel in Newport. They lived at 13 Clarence Road in Newport.

Donald, Pork Butcher by trade & member of the Fire Guard Service, who saw service in the First War & was wounded, was injured on 7th of April 1943 during a German bombing raid, at home. He died at St. Mary's Hospital from his injuries on the 20th of April & was buried on the 23rd. Donald is also commemorated by the Commission on the National Roll of Honour in St. George's Chapel, Westminster Abbey in London.

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John Leslie

BERRY

Warrant Officer Class II

Military Provost Staff Corps

John was born on the 22nd of December 1909 in Bristol to John William & Mary Louise (nee MAINE) BERRY. He married Jessie Emily BUTLER in 1934 in Finsbury Park, London & they lived at 55, Camp Hill, Parkhurst. Before the war, John was employed as a Prison Officer at Parkhurst.

John died on the 12th of November 1944, cause unknown, aged 35.

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Graham Douglas

BROWN

Private

4th Battalion

Hampshire Regiment

Graham was born 1895 in Yarmouth to George & Jane Angus (nee RAYNER) BROWN, who were living at 1 Eastern Villas, Carisbrooke around the time of Graham's death on the 17th of March 1917.

Graham died, aged 21, at the Military Hospital, Sutton Veny in Wiltshire from measles. Graham had joined up voluntarily in November, 1915, & was on the office staff of the Administrative Headquarters of the Island Rifles at Newport till the middle of January, when he was classified for general service, & went to the mainland to join the Battalion.

Graham is also remembered on the Carisbrooke War Memorial.

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Richard

BROWN

Private

8th Reserve Battery

Royal Field Artillery

Richard was born around 1876 in County Durham & was married to Ada Elizabeth VOSS, who was living at 32 Holloway Road, Fordington in Dorchester around the time of Richard's death on the 3rd of January 1915.

Richard died at the County Asylum, having only been admitted 36 hours previously. He was invalided home from the Front where his horse was shot under him. It was common practice during WWI for wounded to be sent to hospitals away from where they lived, & that may be the reason why Richard was buried here & not on the mainland.

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Frederick Cecil

BURT

Civilian War Dead

National Role of Honour

Although not classed as a 'War Grave', Frederick is still recorded by the Commonweath War Graves Commission as 'Civilian War Dead' as he died as a result of enemy action during World War 2.

Frederick was born 1891 in Newport to Harriett Elizabeth Carrie (nee RICHARDSON) BURT of 30 New Street, Newport, & the late William Henry BURT. He married Mabel SMITH (who pre-deceased him) in 1921 at St. Paul's Church, Barton, & lived at 30 New Street when he was killed. He was also a member of the Fire Guard Service.

Frederick was killed during a German air raid on Morey's Timber Yard, Newport on the 7th of April 1943, aged 51.

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Oliver Frank

CHEVERTON

Corporal

No 8 School of Technical Training

Royal Air Force

Oliver (Frank) was born 1901 in Newport to Albert Milton & Annie Gertrude (nee SWITZER) CHEVERTON.

In 1911 the family were living at 139 High Street in Newport. Oliver married Roma Dorothy GLASSPELL in 1929 at St. Mary's Church in Carisbrooke. at the time of his death he & his wife were living at 3, Clarence Road in Newport. Oliver was a motor-cycle instructor, and it was in a motor-cycle accident that he was killed on the 18th of February 1942 aged 40. Oliver was brought home & buried beneath a Private Memorial.

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Leslie Roy

COX

Sergeant (Wireless Operator)

44 Squadron

RAF Volunteer Reserve

Leslie was born 1920 in Newport to Ernest Edwin & Fanny Elizabeth (nee DRAPER) COX of Newport. in 1921 the family were living at 6 Mill Street in Newport.

Leslie was part of the crew of a Hampden aircraft that took off at 1835 on the 15th of September 1941 from Waddington for bombing mission over Hamburg. The aircraft ran out of fuel & crashed 0317 on the 16th of September 1941 at Harmston 5 miles south of Lincoln after flying into trees on the approach to land at Waddington. 3 of the 4 crew were killed, including Leslie, who was recovered from the aircraft & brought home for burial beneath a Private Memorial. He was 20-years-old.

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William Ernest

ELLIOTT

Sergeant (Observer)

155 Squadron

RAF Volunteer Reserve

William was born 1919 in Stafford, Staffordshire to Ernest Alfred & Annie Elizabeth (nee GREEN) ELLIOTT, who were living at 30 Whitepit Lane, Newport at the time of William's death on the 30th of October 1940 at the age of 21.

William was the Observer in a Wellington bomber aircraft that flew into a London Balloon Barrage with all the crew being killed when it crashed at Iver, Bucks. Aircraft was on delivery flight to Luga. All 5 crew lost, with William being returned to the Island for burial beneath a Private Memorial, which has since been laid flat for safety reasons.

William is also remembered on the Newport Borough War Memorial.

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Frederick George

FLUX

Private

457 Protection Company

Royal Defence Corps

Frederick was born 1888 in Newport to Edwin & Ada Georgina (nee SIMMONDS) FLUX. He married Alex Maud BRINE in 1913 at Newport Registry Office & they lived at 9 Clifford Street in Newport.

Frederick died on Active Service from influenza in the King George V Hospital in Dublin on the 14th of February 1919. Frederick's body was returned to the Island for burial.

Frederick is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials.

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Kenneth

FRY

Sapper

Royal Engineers

Kenneth was born 1911 in Newport to Alfred Charles & Gertrude Minnie Bartlett (nee COLEMAN). He married Lilian Irene NEWCOMBE in Bournemouth in 1936.

Kenneth was taken suddenly ill, whilst visiting his mother-in-law in Southbourne, Bournemouth. Kenneth died in the Boscombe Hospital on the 13th of August 1940. His body was returned to the Island where he was laid to rest beneath a Private Memorial.

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Richard George

GIDDENS

Captain

Member of the British Empire

Army General List

Richard was born on the 1st of February 1874 in Killough, County Down, Ireland & was married to Lilian Gertrude, who he lived with at ‘Quebec’, 175 Carisbrooke Road. Richard was serving as a Home Guard officer having seen previous service in South Africa & the First World War as a Lieutenant with the Isle of Wight Rifles in Gallipoli, Palestine & Egypt for which he was made a Member of the British Empire (MBE).

Richard died at 71, following a long illness at his home in Carisbrooke and was buried beneath a Private Memorial.

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Terence Alfred

GROSVENOR

Flight Sergeant (Wireless Operator)

25 Operational Training Unit

Royal Air Force

Terence was born 1921 with his birth registered in Stourbridge, Lancashire to James Alfred & Constance Florence GROSVENOR of Katihar, Bihar, India. At the time of Terence's death on the 13th of June 1941, his permanent address was recorded as Sun Trap Bungalow, Cypress Road in Newport.

Terence was the Wireless Operator aboard a Wellington bomber aircraft. The aircraft was on approach to RAF Finningley, the base of No. 25 Operational Training Unit, when it was attacked & shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Paul SEMRAU of the 3./NJG 2, who was flying from Gilze-Rijen airfield in the Netherlands. All 6 crew were killed, & Terence was returned to the Island for burial.

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Hollis George

HALL

Private

No 1 Reserve Motor Transport Depot

Army Service Corps

Hollis was born in 1884 to Edward Thomas & Mary Elizabeth (nee TRICKETT) Hall of Newport. He married Florence BRIGHAM, in 1915 at Pocklington, East Yorkshire, who was living at Totterdown Farm, Nunburnholme, East Yorkshire around the time of Hollis' death. However, before the war, Hollis lived at one time in Hunnyhill & at 10 Hearn Street in Newport.

Hollis died on the 7th of November 1915 aged 31 from an unspecified cause.

Hollis is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials.

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William James

JENNINGS

Rifleman

8th Battalion Isle of Wight Rifles

Hampshire Regiment

William was born on the 19th of May 1896 in Newport to William John & Emily Mary (nee BLY) JENNINGS of 6 Clarence Road, Mount Pleasant, Newport. At one time the family had also lived in Caesars Road also in Newport.

William died on the 1st April 1915 , aged 18, at Parkhurst Military Hospital & was laid to rest beneath a Private Memorial.

William is also remembered on the Newport Borough & IW Rifles War Memorials.

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Kenneth Herbert

JONES

Sapper

Royal Engineers

Kenneth was born 1913 in Ryde to Montague Reginald & Fanny Louisa (nee COLEMAN) JONES of 7 Albany Road, Hunnyhill in Newport. He married Josephine Beatrice FELTHAM in 1937 at St. John's Church in Newport & although both from Newport, they were living in Feltham, Surrey at the time of Kenneth's death on 15th of January 1943 at the Dartford Hospital in Kent.

Kenneth died from an injury received whilst undergoing training for a commission. During exercises at a training centre in Kent, Kenneth was struck in the stomach by a piece of shrapnel from a bomb which had been exploded some 200 yards away. He was successfully operated on for the removal of the fragment, but peritonitis set in & he died the following day. Kenneth was brought back to the Island for burial.

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John George Chainey

KIRKUP

Civilian War Dead

National Role of Honour

Although not classed as a 'War Grave', John is still recorded by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission as 'Civilian War Dead' as he died as a result of enemy action during World War 2.

John (George) was born on the 31st of December 1882 in Liverpool to George Edward & Eliza Cheyney (nee COLE) KIRKUP.

John was killed during a German air raid on Newport on the 4th of May 1942, & is commemorated by the Commission on the National Roll of Honour in St. George's Chapel, Westminster Abbey in London.

John was a well known teacher of music & ex-church organist. He happened to be in the kitchen of his house at 123 Medina Avenue where he lived alone, the nearest part of the house to a bomb, & he was apparently instantly killed when the building collapsed.

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Cecil Jack

LEAL

Private

Machine Gun Corps

Cecil was born 1894 in Cowes to Ernest John & Hannah (nee PALMER) LEAL. They were living at 61 Carisbrooke Road around the time of Cecil's death on the 31st of May 1919, aged 25, at the County Hospital in Ryde.

Cecil died from an internal complaint contracted on active service. Cecil had joined the Royal Army Ordnance Corps early in 1915 & was later transferred to the Machine Gun Corps. He served as a machine-gunner on the Western Front, & was twice severely wounded, being discharged from the Army about a year before his death on accounts of wounds.

Originally buried beneath a Private Memorial, his name became unclear & in order to maintain appropriate commemoration permission was sought by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission & granted, to install a Pedestal Marker on Cecil's grave.

Cecil is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials. His brother Ernest Leonard Chambers also fell in The Great War.

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Harold

LEE

Aircraftman 1st Class

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Harold was born on the 31st of December 1901 to Mr & Mrs Robert LEE. He married Agnes Maude MACKETT in 1939 at Newport Registry Office, & lived at 14 Albert Street in Newport.

Harold had been medically discharged from the Air Force, & later died at St. Mary's Hospital in Newport on 16th of August 1942 from 'service related' causes.

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Albert Henry

LOCKE

Gunner

71st Battery, 36th Brigade

Royal Field Artillery

Albert was born 1903 in Newport to George & Esther (nee SHEATH) LOCKE of 18A New Street, Newport.

Albert died on the 29th of September 1920, aged 18 in Curragh, Ireland. His body was brought home for burial.

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Harold

MITCHELL

Civilian War Dead

National Role of Honour

Although not classed as a 'War Grave', Harold is still recorded by the Commonweath War Graves Commission as 'Civilian War Dead' as he died as a result of enemy action during World War 2.

Harold was born on the 31st of May 1882.

Harold lived at 25 Chapel Street, Newport, where he was injured during a German bombing raid of Newport. He was taken to St. Mary's Hospital but died from his injuries the same day on the 7th of April 1943. He was 60 years old. Harold was also a member of the Fire Guard Service, & is commemorated by the CWGC on the National Role of Honour in St. George's Chapel, Westminster Abbey in London.

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John Henry

NOLAN

Serjeant

52 Anti-Aircraft Company

Royal Garrison Artillery

John was born 1896 in Newport to John & Mary Ellen (nee COX) NOLAN of 3 Clarendon Street in Newport.

John died on the 12th of December 1917 in Glasgow, aged 21, from an unspecified illness / injury. He was brought home to the Island for burial on the 18th of December 1917.

John is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials.

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Frederick William

O'CONNOR

Captain (Quartermaster)

Royal Army Medical Corps

Frederick was born 1855 in Tipperary, Ireland. He lived with his wife Jane at 71, Pyle Street in Newport.

During the war Frederick acted as the Quartermaster at the Parkhurst Military Hospital. Frederick died from a long & painful illness on the 17th of October 1919 at the age of 64 at home in Pyle Street.

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Samuel John

ORAM

Private - Military Medal

1st Battalion

Dorsetshire Regiment

Samuel was born 1883 in Newport to Charles & Fanny (nee HOLLIS) ORAM. In 1901 the family lived at 18 Trafalgar Road in Newport. Samuel married Millie Jane BARNES on the 7th of October 1917 & lived at 23 New Street in Newport.

Samuel, aged 34, died at Portsmouth on the 8th of October 1918 from gun-shot wounds in the shoulder received in France. He was a Reservist when war broke out, & was in the first part of the fighting in Mesopotamia, but came home on leave after two years’ absence. He then went to France, & had been wounded three times previously.

Samuel is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials.

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Eva Mary

PALMER

Civilian War Dead

National Role of Honour

Although not classed as a 'War Grave', Eva is still recorded by the Commonweath War Graves Commission as 'Civilian War Dead' as she died as a result of enemy action during World War 2.

Eva was born 1st October 1907 to William Philip & Mary Elizabeth (nee NEWBERY) GRAY. She married Albert George Frederick PALMER in 1927 at the St. James' Street Chapel in Newport & they lived at 22 Chapel Street in Newport.

Eva was killed at home during a German bombing raid on Newport on the 7th of April 1943, aged 36. She is also commemorated by the Commission on the National Roll of Honour in St. George's Chapel, Westminster Abbey in London.

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Charles James

PARKER

Rifleman

3rd Battalion

Rifle Brigade

Charles was born 1883 in Headington, Oxfordshire to the late James & Mary PARKER of 30, Stockmoor Street, Oxford. He married Florence Annie Matilda BUSHNELL in 1908 in Headington, who was living at 51, Caesars Road, Newport around the time of Charles' death on the 27th of December 1918 at age 35.

Charles was a Prison Warder before the war & died on the Island from an unknown cause. The grave also contains the cremated remains of his wife who died in 1972 at the age of 88 in St Paul’s Nursing Home, Stroud Road, Gloucester

Charles is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials.

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Walter William

PARSONS

Civilian War Dead

National Role of Honour

Although not classed as a 'War Grave', Walter is still recorded by the Commonweath War Graves Commission as 'Civilian War Dead' as he died as a result of enemy action during World War 2.

Walter was a baker & lived at 11 Hearn Street in Newport & was badly injured on the 20th of December 1940 when an anti-aircraft shell struck his house & exploded. Walter was taken to a near by first-aid post, but died from his injuries. Walter is also commemorated by the Commission on the National Roll of Honour in St. George's Chapel, Westminster Abbey in London.

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Harold Frank

PERROTT

Pilot Officer (Pilot)

245 Squadron

RAF Volunteer Reserve

Harold was born 1914, his birth registered in Southampton, Hampshire. He was the son of Frank James & Beatrice Jane (nee BLAXLAND) PERROTT, who were living at The Meade, Brooke Road, Newport around the time of Harold's death on the 30th of April 1941 at 26.

Harold was flying a Hurricane aircraft when he was killed in a mid-air collision with another Hurricane over Northern Ireland. He was first reported missing, but later his body was recovered & returned to the Island for burial beneath a Private Memorial.

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Alfred Robert

RACKETT

Civilian War Dead

National Role of Honour

Alfred was born on the 29th of October 1876 in Ryde to William & Mary (nee WADHAM) RACKETT. In 1881 the family lived at South Street, Ryde, in 1891 at Warwick Street, Ryde, 1901 at 11 Warwick Street. In 1901 at the Bible Christian Chapel, York Road, Sandown, Alfred married Elizabeth Rose Annie JACKMAN & they first lived at Newcomen Road in Lake before moving to 29 New Street, Newport.

Alfred was badly injuried in the German air raid on Newport on the morning of the 7th of April 1943. He susequently died from those injuries on the 25th of September 1943, & buried in Carisbrooke Cemetery. However, it was not until 2024 that Alfred was officially recognised as a Civilian War Casualty. This was due to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) not being informed of Alfred's death being directly attributable to Enemy Action. This was corrected by members of the Newport & Carisbrooke Heritage Society, & now Alfred appears in the CWGC Casualty Records & his name being commemorated by the Commission on the National Role of Honour in St. Georges Chapel, Westminster Abbey in London.

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Frederick Harry

RAY

Flight Sergeant (Pilot)

156 Squadron

RAF Volunteer Reserve

Frederick was born 1917, his birth registered in South Stoneham, Hampshire, to Frederick George & Amelia Kate (nee HIGGINS) RAY, who were living a 6, Nelson Road in Newport around the time of Fredericks death on the 29th of September 1943 aged 26.

Frederick was flying a Lancaster bomber aircraft which took off at 1824 on the 29th of September from Warboys, Cambridgeshire. His aircraft crashed on return from Bochum, Rhine, Germany in bad weather, coming down at Wimbotsham 2 miles NNE of Downham Market, Norfolk. All 6 crew were killed.

Frederick's body was recovered from the wreckage & returned to the Island for burial. Originally buried beneath a Private Memorial, his name became unclear and in order to maintain appropriate commemoration permission was sought by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and granted, to install a Pedestal Marker on Frederick's grave.

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Charles Edward

READ

Serjeant

Royal Corps of Signals

Charles was born 1909 in Newport to Thomas Abner & Fanny (nee DENNISS) READ. He married Olive Christina FLUX & they lived at 30, Melbourne Street in Newport. He was survived by his wife & young son.

Charles was killed on the 6th of July 1942, aged 33 when riding a motor-cycle at Ringwood. Charles was going round a bend in a narrow road when he collided with a lorry coming in the opposite direction & was so badly injured that he died before an ambulance arrived.

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Charles Frank

ROGERS

Rifleman

8th Battalion Isle of Wight Rifles

Hampshire Regiment

Frank was born 1895 in Newport to James Henry & Esther (nee POWELL) ROGERS of Brickfield Cottage, Carisbrooke.

Frank died from pneumonia at Parkhurst Military Hospital on the 4th of February 1915 aged 19.

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Percy James

SHEATH

Civilian War Dead

National Role of Honour

Percy was born on the 3rd of August 1904 in Newport to Charles James & Catherine (nee HARVEY) SHEATH who were living at 14 Caesars Road in Newport around the time of Percy’s death.

Percy was a Fireman with the National Fire Service & was on duty at the Shanklin Fire Station, when on the 3rd of January 1943 a German bomb fell on the Station. Percy, aged 38, was killed in the bombing, his body being brough back to Newport for burial.

Percy is commemorated by the Commission in the National Role of Honour in St. George’s Chapel at Westminster Abbey in London.

Percy is also remembered on the Shanklin War Memorial.

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Edward Harold Cecil

SHEPARD

Civilian War Dead

National Role of Honour

Although not classed as a 'War Grave', Edward is still recorded by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission as 'Civilian War Dead' as he died as a result of enemy action during World War 2.

Edward was born on the 1st of December 1900 Edward James SHEPARD of 57 Trafalgar Road, Newport & Alice Mary (nee BURT) SHEPARD. He married Constance Elizabeth CANT in 1928 at St. John's Church, Newport & lived at 57 Trafalgar Road also in Newport.

Edward died from injuries, at St. Mary's Hospital, on the 9th April 1943, sustained at Morey's Timber Yard, from a German bombing raid on Newport two days before. Edward was a member of the Fire Guard Service.

Edward is also commemorated by the Commission on the National Roll of Honour in St. George's Chapel, Westminster Abbey in London.

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Simeon

SMITH

Private

2nd Battalion

Hampshire Regiment

Simeon was born 1898 in Shanklin to George & Anna (nee HARDY) SMITH who were living in Chillerton Green at the time of Simeon's death on the 4th of January 1920.

An inquest found that Simeon had accidently drowned in a well in the garden of his parent's house. He was laid to rest beneath a Private Memorial.

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Ernest George

SQUIBB

Leading Cook

HMS Victory

Royal Navy

Ernest was born on the 31st of July 1898 in Ryde to Elizabeth SQUIBB. He was married twice, his second wife was Evelyn Ivy MEW, who he married in 1940 at Newport Registry Office. They live at 14 Trafalgar Road in Newport.

Ernest died on the 27th of April 1946, aged 47, in Newport from an unknown cause.

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The CHIVERTON Children

Civilian War Dead

National Role of Honour

Although not classed as a 'War Grave', the children are still recorded by the Commonweath War Graves Commission as 'Civilian War Dead' as they died as a result of enemy action during World War 2.

On the 5th of May 1942 following an air raid on East Cowes, six children of Wallace & Charlotte Chiverton were killed at 1 Point Cottages, Racecourse, Whippingham. They were buried together.

Mary Elizabeth aged 7

Vera Florance aged 4

John Wallace aged 3

Paul Richard aged 2

Patrick George aged 2

Jean aged 5 weeks

This Private Memorial has now been professionally steam cleaned by the Victoria Cross Trust (September 2025) at the request of the Newport & Carisbrooke Heritage Society.

The children are also commemorated by the CWGC on the National Roll of Honour in St. George's Chapel, Westminster Abbey in London.

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John Frederick

TURNER

Private

Army Cyclist Corps

John was born in 1881 and believed to be from London. He married his wife Ellen in 1916 at Lambeth in London.

John died from influenza on the 17th of November 1918 whilst serving a 3-year sentence in HMP Parkhurst for grand larceny.

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John Victor

WADHAM

Sergeant (Pilot)

145 Squadron

RAF Volunteer Reserve

John was born 1919 in Newport to Victor Sidney & Lilian Olive (nee WHITE) WADHAM of Salween, Watergate Road, Newport.

John joined 601 Sqn. at RAF Tangmere on the 3rd of August 1940. Flying Hawker Hurricane aircraft, he was involved in a dogfight with an Me 109S over Hastings on the morning of 12th of October 1940 & was shot down & killed. The aircraft crashed at Courseham Farm near Cranbrook. John was killed while serving with 145 Squadron & his body was recovered from the wreckage, brought back to the Island & buried beneath a Private Memorial.

John is also remembered on the Newport Borough War Memorial.

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Leonard Douglas

WARD

Gunner

219 Battery 57 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment

Royal Artillery

Leonard was born 1918 in Newport to Ernest Frank & Mabel Annie (nee REYNOLDS) WARD of 4 Brooklyn Cottages, Gunville, Carisbrooke.

Leonard was Killed in Action during an enemy air raid in Gosport on the 18th of April 1941. His body was returned home for burial. His brother Percy was also Killed in Action, in Italy on the 30th of August 1944.

Leonard is also remembered on the Carisbrooke War Memorial.

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Robert John

WENDES

Warrant Officer (Navigator)

109 Squadron

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Robert was born 1921 in Newport to Samson & Blanche Ethel May (nee PARSONS) WENDES.

Robert was killed on the 16th of November 1944, aged 23. His Mosquito aircraft took off on a Day Mission to mark targets over Aachen & the Rhine. On return to base, they encountered extremely poor visibility. The pilot decided to make an SBA landing. As he approached the runway, he could be seen lifting sharply so as not to fly into the HT cables. The pilot lost control while avoiding the HT cables on the SBA landing. The aircraft stopped & turned to the ground at 1525 near RAF Little Staughton. Both crew were lost.

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Ernest James

WHITE

Serjeant

2nd Battalion

Worcestershire Regiment

Ernest was born 1896 in Newport to Samuel & Alice Mary (nee BULL) WHITE & lived at 8 Field Place in Newport.

Ernest died on the 8th of March 1918 on D2 Ward, Fulham Military Hospital as the result of wounds received in France on the 16th of August 1917. Ernest had joined the Worcestershire Regiment at Parkhurst in 1911, proceeded to France in August, 1914, & was wounded there in the following July. After serving in Gallipoli & Egypt he returned to France in March, 1916. Ernest was returned home to the Island & buried beneath a Private Memorial.

Ernest is also remembered on the Newport Borough War Memorial.

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Albert Edward

WILTON

Private

Depot Isle of Wight Rifles

Hampshire Regiment

Albert was born 1890 in Carisbrooke to Edward James & Minnie (nee BARTON) WILTON of 22 Cavendish Place, Newport.

Albert died on the 23rd of March 1918 from wounds received at Gallipoli, aged 27, at Stanswood Auxiliary Red Cross Hospital, Fawley, near Southampton. He was laid to rest beneath a Private Memorial.

Albert is also remembered on the Newport Borough & IW Rifles War Memorials.

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George Henry

WOODMORE

Civilian War Dead

National Role of Honour

Although not classed as a 'War Grave', George is still recorded by the Commonweath War Graves Commission as 'Civilian War Dead' as he died as a result of enemy action during World War 2.

George was born on the 25th March 1893 in Newport to William & Mercy Fanny (nee JONES) WOODMORE. He married Gertrude Elsie TOOGOOD in 1914 at St. John's Church & lived at 3 St. John's Road, in Newport. Frederick was a member of the Fire Guard Service.

On the night of the 25th of June 1944, a V1 Flying-bomb landed on Carisbrooke Road; the national policy was a total news black-out for V1 ‘hits’ & casualties, thus newspaper reports make no mention of how George died, aged 51.

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War gravestones in Parkhurst Military Cemetery on the Isle of Wight.

Parkhurst Military Cemetery

Location

Construction of the barracks, which were originally named Parkhurst Barracks after the forest where they were located, was completed in September 1798. Shortly after completion they were renamed "Albany Barracks" after Prince Frederick, Duke of York & Albany, who had been Commander-in-Chief of the Forces. By 1807 they were occupied by the 29th (Worcestershire) Regiment of Foot preparing for action in the Peninsular War. In 1859 the Isle of Wight Rifles was raised as a defence force for the Island & stationed at the barracks.

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The Parkhurst Military Cemetery, on Forest Road, was established in the 1840's, replacing an older cemetery which has since been developed.

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The cemetery serviced the families & servicemen of the Parkhurst Barracks (later Albany Barracks) & Military Hospital.
The cemetery includes a 'Cross of Sacrifice', designed by Sir Reginald BLOMFIELD, as it has over 40 War Graves.

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During WW2 a number of Germany servicemen (50) (mainly crashed aircrew) were buried in the cemetery; their bodies were exhumed & re-interred at the Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery in the early 1960s. This included the body of Major General Dr Hans Volkmar FISSER of the German Air Force who was shot down over the Island on 12 August 1940 in a Junkers 88. He was a doctor of Political Science. He is buried with Sgt Jakob BIRNDORFER an ME109 pilot also relocated from Parkhurst.

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After the closure of the barracks in the early 1960's, the cemetery remains part of the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Estate managed by the Joint Casualty & Compassionate Centre (JCC) at Ijim Barracks, Gloucester although the CWGC monitors the War Graves, the MOD is responsible for its general upkeep

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Leslie Charles

ANDERSON

Gunner

345 Battery, 110 Heavy Anti Aircraft

Royal Artillery

Leslie was born on the 6th of June 1904 in Southwark, London to Charles Henry & Rosa Sophia (nee BRISTOW) ANDERSON. 1932 in Southwark Leslie married Irene Gladys BENN, who was living in Brixton, London around the time of Leslie's death.

Leslie died at 38 on the 6th of October 1942, on the Island, from causes unknown.

Leslie was laid to rest beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 First & Second World War casualties.

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Frederick

ANSELL

Serjeant

87 Light Anti Aircraft Battery

Royal Artillery

Frederick was born 1896 in Freshwater & was the adopted son of Samuel & Mary LYNCH. Birth mother was Mrs DRAPER, living in Horndean, Hampshire at time of Frederick's death. In 1901 the Frederick was living at 5 Tichborne Terrace, Freshwater, by 1921 at Queens Road, Pound Green, Freshwater, & by 1938 at Homedale, Blackbridge Road, Freshwater.

Frederick died at 45 on the 14th of April 1941, on the Island, from causes unknown.

Frederick is also remembered on the Freshwater War Memorial.

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Arthur Sidney

ASHMAN

Private

3rd Battalion

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

Arthur was born 1885 in Richmond, Surrey to James Lewis & Emma (nee ANDREWS) ASHMAN of Richmond, Surrey.

Arthur, aged 34, died on the 20th of March 1918 on the Island. Arthur is buried in Parkhurst Military Cemetery, & rests beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 First & Second World War casualties.

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Arthur Howard

BEVAN

Fusilier

2nd Battalion City of London Regiment

Royal Fusiliers

Arthur was born 1917 in Camberwell, London to Howard Joseph Charles & Charlotte Annie (nee MORGAN) BEVAN of Camberwell, London.

Arthur died, aged 23, on the 6th of September 1940 on the Island. Arthur is buried in Parkhurst Military Cemetery alongside 88 First & Second World War casualties.

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Walter Harold

BLAKE

Private

3rd Battalion

Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Walter was born 1886 in Alcester, Warwickshire. Walter was married to H E A BLAKE of Ardens, Grafton, Alcester in Warwickshire.

Walter died, aged 29, on the 1st of July 1915. Walter is buried in Parkhurst Military Cemetery beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 First & Second World War casualties.

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Arthur William

BROWN

Gunner

527 Coast Regiment

Royal Artillery

Arthur was born in 1908 to Walter F & Annie C BROWN. He was married to Frances E BROWN of Hounslow, East Midlands.

Arthur died, aged 33, on the 17th of May 1941 on the Island. Arthur is buried in Parkhurst Military Cemetery, beneath a Commission Headstone, alongside 88 First and Second World War casualties.

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John Herbert Wellington

BUCKLEY

Captain - Mentioned in Despatches

Anti Aircraft Brigade

Royal Garison Artillery

John was born in 1898 to Major & Mrs BUCKLEY of West Side, Clapham Common, London.

John had been previously wounded in 1917 at Nieuport, Belgium. John died, aged 21, on the 5th of March 1919 at Parkhurst Military Hospital from 'sickness'. John is buried in Parkhurst Military Cemetery, beneath a Commission Headstone, alongside 88 First & Second World War casualties.

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Alfred

COLDICOTT

Private

4th Battalion

Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Alfred was born in 1894 in Pershore, Worcestershire to Alfred & Jane COLDICOTT of Broad Street, Pershore, Worcestershire.

Evesham Journal 13th March 1915 reported "We regret to record the death of Pte. Alfred Caldicott, the third son of Mr & Mrs A Coldicott of Broad Street, Pershore which occurred on Saturday last at Cowes, Isle of Wight. Pte. Coldicott was twenty years of age, joined the Army some years ago but left the service on account of heart trouble. On the outbreak of war however, he re-joined his old regiment the 4th Warwickshire’s and was stationed with them at Warwick until his regiment was moved to the Isle of Wight. The first intimation the bereaved parents received that their son was took ill was by wire on Saturday and Mrs Caldicott at once took the train to Cowes. She was, however, too late to see her son alive. The funeral took place at Cowes on Tuesday afternoon. Pte. Caldicott’s early death is greatly deplored by his many friends while deep sympathy is expressed for his parents and relatives. Pte. Caldicott’s younger brother is a bugler in the 1st Reserves Worcester Yeomanry and is at present stationed at Worcester.”

Alfred died on the 6th of March 1915 aged 19. Alfred is buried in Parkhurst Military Cemetery beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 First & Second World War casualties.

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William George

COLEGATE

Private

3rd Battalion

Royal Warwickshire Regiment

William died on the 28th of April 1916 & is buried in Parkhurst Military Cemetery beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 First & Second World War casualties.

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John

COLEMAN

Private

3rd Battalion

Royal Warwickshire Regiment

John was born 1890 in Walsall, Staffordshire to Samuel James & Mary Ann COLEMAN of 2 Back, 48 Devonshire Street, Birmingham.

John, aged 25, took his own life, by shooting, on the 15th of October 1915. At inquest, The Coroner, in summing up, said the deceased had not been away from home before, and was evidently very sensitive. The jury found that deceased
committed suicide whilst temporarily insane.

John is buried in Parkhurst Military Cemetery beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 First & Second World War casualties.

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Ralph Allan

COOPER

Private

Hampshire Regiment

Ralph was born in Southampton, Hampshire.

Ralph died from Head Injuries in a road traffic collision, along Forest Road in Newport, on the 19th of January 1940.

Ralph is buried in Parkhurst Military Cemetery beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 First & Second World War casualties.

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William

CORRIGAN

Private

3rd Battalion

Royal Warwickshire Regiment

William was born 1890 in Birmingham to Mrs Agnes STEVENS of 11 Back, Cromwell Street, Bloomsbury, Birmingham.

William died, aged 26, on the 20th of April 1916 on the Island. William is buried in Parkhurst Military Cemetery beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 First & Second World War casualties.

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Arthur Charles

COX

Flight Sergeant

434 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force

RAF Volunteer Reserve

Arthur was born 1920 in Richmond Surrey to William James & Edith Annie (nee SHARP) COX of Barnes, Surrey. Arthur was a crew member of a Handley Page Halifax MK V (DK250 IP-W) aircraft which took off at 1750 on the 5th of October 1943 from RAF Thelthorpe, North Yorkshire on Operations over Frankfurt, but crashed into the English Channel. Three crewmen whose bodies were not found are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, while others are buried at Parkhurst, Chichester & Newport in Monmouthshire.

Arthur, aged 23 was recovered & buried at Parkhurst Military Cemetery beneath a Commission Headstone. He rests alongside 88 First & Second World War casualties.

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Albany Edward

CREES

Private

Royal Malitia Island of Jersey

11th Bn Hampshire Regt.

Albany was born 1886 in Jersey to Frank Edward & Rebecca CREES & married to Ada Emma CREES. In 1911 Albany was living at 2 Hazel Villas, St John Road, St Helier, in Jersey.

In World War II, the Island was demilitarised, 11 officers & 193 men of the militia left on the SS Hodder to England & arrived in Southampton on the 21st of June 1940, where they formed the nucleus of the 11th (Royal Militia Island of Jersey) Battalion, The Hants Regiment. It was a training battalion, based in the UK throughout the war until it was disbanded in 1946. Because the National Service Act did not apply in the Channel Islands, the Royal Militia of the Island of Jersey went into suspended animation (sc. it existed on paper, but had no personnel) until it was formally disbanded, along with the other British Militia regiments, in 1953.

Albany had served in WWI as Private A.E. CREES 53052 Lancashire Fusiliers. Albany died on the 8th of July 1940, aged 54, on the Island & is buried at Parkhurst Military Cemetery. He rests beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 First & Second World War casualties.

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Rober Alexander

CUMMING

Lieutenant (Pilot)

229 Sqn. Royal Air Force

South African Air Force

Robert was born in 1922 to Gerald G & Dora E CUMMING of East London, Cape Province, South Africa.

Robert served with 229 Sqn Royal Air Force, based at RAF Detling, Kent, flying Supermarine Spitfire Mk. IX aircraft, providing cover to day bombers in raids during the invasion period, & also over the beaches to assist the invading forces. On the 11th of June 1944 Robert, aged 22, Spitfire MJ219, & his fellow pilot Flight Lieutenant George MAINS flying Spitfire BS167 are believed to have flown into the cliffs at Freshwater in heavy fog. George MAINS is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.

Robert's body was recovered & buried at Parkhurst Military Cemetery beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 First & Second World War casualties.

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Thomas

DALTON

Gunner

Royal Garrison Artillery

Thomas was born in 1895 to Thomas DALTON of Ballynacargy, County Westmeath, Ireland.

Thomas died on the Island on the 31st of October 1918, aged 23. Thomas is buried in Parkhurst Military Cemetery beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 First & Second World War casualties.

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William James

DAVIDSON

Lance Bombardier

Anti Aircraft Reserve Brigade

Royal Garrison Artillery

William was born in 1892 to Thomas & Elizabeth DAVIDSON.

William died on the Island on the 3rd of December 1919, aged 27 & buried in Parkhurst Military Cememtery. William rests beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 First & Second World War casualties.

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John

DAVIES

Private

3rd Battalion

Royal Warwickshire Regiment

John was born in 1870 to John & Mary DAVIES of Old Hill, Staffordshire & married Hannah DAVIES of 32 Sunnyside, Stockingford, Nuneaton.

John died at the Parkhurst Military Hospital on the 11th of November 1914, aged 44. John died from a stroke that occured whilst out on a march. He is buried in Parkhurst Military Cemetery beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 First & Second World War casualties.

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James

DAWSON

Marine

2nd Battalion

Royal Marines

James was born on the 16th of October 1920 in Banchory, Aberdeenshire to Walter & Mary Ann DAWSON of Sauchen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

James, aged 20, was killed during a German air raid on the 4th of February 1942 at 'Hazelwood' in Ryde.

James is buried in Parkhurst Military Cemetery beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 First & Second World War casualties.

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Frederick Maitland

EAGAR

Lieutenant Colonel

King's Shropshire Light Infantry

Frederick was born 1895 in Tralee, County Kerry in Ireland to William J A & Ida Jane EAGAR. He married Nancy Woodbine PARISH of Kingsland, Shrewsbury, Shropshire.

Frederick died from heart failure at Parkhurst on the 30th of June 1943, aged 48. Frederick is buried in Parkhurst Military Cemetery beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 First & Second World War casualties.

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Charles Edward

EASINGWOOD

Petty Officer Sick Berth Attendant

HMS Victory

Royal Navy

Charles was born on the 5th of February 1893 in Sidmouth, Devon to Stephen Edward & Emily (nee HAMSON) EASINGWOOD. In 1918 in Wandsworth, London he married Bertha May DARLING & they lived at Uplands, Forest Road, Newport.

Charles had previously worked as a hospital officer at Parkhurst Prison before being recalled to the Royal Navy, where he was a member of the Royal Naval Hospital Staff in Gosport.

Charles was home on leave, when he died suddenly, on the 29th of February 1944 aged 51. Charles is buried in Parkhurst Military Cemetery beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 First & Second World War casualties.

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John

EDGE

Pivate

3rd Battalion

Royal Warwickshire Regiment

John was born 1867 in Ashted, Birmingham. In 1888 at Aston, Birmingham he was married to Elizabeth YATES, & they lived at 237 Windsor Street, Aston, Birmingham.

John died on the 22nd of June 1916, aged 47, on the Island & is buried in Parkhurst Military Cemetery. John rests beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 First & Second World War casualties.

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Frederick

FIFIELD

Private

3rd Battalion

Hampshire Regiment

Frederick was born 1872 in Holloway, London. In 1911 in Edmonton, London Frederick married Mary Margaret ALLAN & they lived at 31 Cranbrook Park, Wood Green, London.

Frederick, aged 42, died at Parkhurst Military Hospital on the 13th of December 1914, from injuries received, as a result of intervening in a brawl between two soldiers of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment. His assailant, Thomas William EDGAR was found guily of manslaughter & sentenced to four months inprisonment with hard labour.

On release from prison EDGAR returned to the Army & was later killed in Iraq.

Frederick is buried in Parkhurst Military Cemetery beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 First & Second World War casualties.

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Freeman Oscar

FLOOD

Gunner

322 Seige Battery

Royal Garison Artillery

Freeman was born 1891 in Dublin, Ireland to Myles Lawrence Victor & Emily Treeander (nee SPRAKE) FLOOD. In 1901 the family lived at 16 Hunnyhill in Newport & by 1911 Freeman resided at 11 Cross Street, also in Newport. He married Eliza WHYMARKE.

Freeman died on the 10th of February 1917 at Frensham Military Hospital, Farnham in Surrey. He died from pneumonia aged 26 & was brought back to the Island for burial at Parkhurst Military Cemetery.

Freeman rests beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 First & Second World War casualties.

Freeman is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials.

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Albert Edward

FORD

Gunner

1st/5th Hampshire Howitzer Battery

Royal Field Artillery

Albert was born 1892 in Porchfield to Herbert & Martha (HARLEY) FORD. In 1911 the family were living at 2 Parkhurst View, Northwood.

Aged 23, Albert died from malaria on the 8th of December 1915, contracted whilst in Mesopotamia. Albert was buried at Parkhurst Military Cemetery beneath a Commission Headstone & rests alongside 88 First & Second World War casualties.

Albert is also remembered on the County, Northwood & Porchfield War Memorials.

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Tom Dundridge

FORD

Staff Serjeant

3rd Officer Cadet Battalion

Army Veterinary Corps

Tom was born 1886 in Bermondsey, London to Thomas Edward & Helena (nee WILSON) FORD of 6 Beaumont Road, Hornsey Rise, London.

Tom died from pneumonia, aged 32 on the 2nd of November 1918 at Parkhurst Military Hospital, whilst attending officer training. Tom is buried in Parkhurst Military Cemetery, beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 First & Second World War casualties.

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George Alexander

FORREST

Fitter Corporal

Anti Aircraft Reserve Brigade

Royal Garrison Artillery

George was born 1893 in West Croydon, Surrey to Janet (nee GRIEVE) FORREST of 3 Stuart Avenue, Scotstoun, Glasgow & the late Robert FORREST.

George died on the 23rd of October 1918, aged 24, on the Island. George is buried in the Parkhurst Military Cemetery beneath a Commission Headstone together with 88 First & Second World War casualties.

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William Robert

GARNER

Gunner

34th Company

Royal Field Artillery

William was born 1893 in Wandsworth, London.

William died on the 2nd of December 1914 in Parkhurst, aged 22. William was buried in Parkhurst Military Cemetery beneath a Commission Headstone & rests alongside 88 First & Second World War casualties.

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Henry

GEDDES

Gunner

Anti Aircraft Reserve Brigade

Royal Garrison Artillery

Henry was born in 1896 to Henry & Mary GEDDES of 146 West Graham Street, Glasgow.

Henry was formerly part of 3rd Lowland Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Henry died from influenza, aged 22, on the Island on the 27th of October 1918. Henry is buried in Parkhurst Military Cemetery alongside 88 First & Second World War casualties.

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Robert Vallance

GOODDEN

Gunner

Anti-Aircraft Depot

Royal Garrison Artillery

Robert was born 1886 in Brighton, Sussex to Robert Albert & Mary Elizabeth (nee VALLANCE) GOODDEN. In 1907 in Ricmond, Surrey Robert married Amy SAXBY, & they lived at 18 Milford Road, Twickenhan, Middlesex.

Robert, aged 34, died on the Island on the 5th of July 1920. Robert is buried beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 First & Second World War casualties.

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Harry William

GUINAN

Marine

40 Commando

Royal Marines

Harry was born 1920 in St. Pancras, London to Christopher & Lilian (nee MUNTING) GUINAN. In 1942 in Ilford, Essex Harry married Rosina Lilly MUNTING.

Harry Died from Wounds on the 24th of April 1943 at Parkhurst Military Hospital. Wounds he received during the German air raid on Ryde on the 4th February 1943.

Harry is buried in Parkhurst Military Cemetery beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 First & Second World War Headstones.

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William

HARGEST

Private

3rd Battalion

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

William was born 1866 in Talgarth, Breconshire to John & Ann HARGEST.

William had seen previous service in the Army having served on the North West Frontier of India 1897 - 1898.

William died from heart failure on the 15th of December 1915, aged 49, on the Island. William is buried in Parkhurst Military Cemetery beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 First & Second World War casualties.

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Douglas William John

HARMER

Fusilier

2nd Battalion City of London Regiment

Royal Fusiliers

Douglas (Billy) was born on the 27th of February 1919 in Heston, Middlesex to William & Lydia Mary (nee WINGROVE) HARMER of 44 Church Road, Heston, Middlesex.

Douglas, aged 21, was killed during a German air raid on the Island at 2150 on the 6th of June 1940.

Douglas is buried in Parkhurst Military Cemetery beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 First & Second World War casualties.

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Henry Thomas

HEMMING

Private

3rd Battalion

Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Henry was born on the 16th of February 1884 at Main Street, Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire to Charles & Isabella (nee HEWLETT) HEMMING. On the 28th of December 1907 Henry married Florence WESLEY at St. Saviour's Church in Leicester. For a time the couple lived in Milton, Buckinghamshire but around the time of Henry's death they were living at 43 Horsebridge Hill in Parkhurst.

Henry died on the 15th of December 1916, aged 32, at Parkhurst Military Hospital from pneumonia.

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William

HENLEY

Gunner

32nd Company

Royal Garrison Artillery

William was born 1888 in Greenock, Scotland & was married to Mary HENLEY who later remarried & became Mary MCGHEE. Mary was living at 1 Hunter's Place, Greenock Scotland around the time of William's death on the 11th of February 1917, aged 29, at the Parkhurst Military Hospital.

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George Albert

HENTY

Lance Corporal

3rd Battalion

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

George was born 1886 in New Cross, Kent to Daniel Henry & Eliza Jane (nee THOMAS) HENTY who were living at 26 King Arthur Street, Camberwell in London around the time of George's death.

George was a regular soldier having been stationed in Gravesend, Kent in 1911. George died, aged 30, at Parkhurst on the 1st of October 1915. He rests at Parkhurst Military Cemetery beneath a Private Memorial.

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John Treddis

HILTON

Driver

467 Fast Launch Company

Royal Army Service Corps.

John was born 1914 in Prestwick, Lancashire to Joseph & Martha (nee FITTON) HILTON. In 1939 John married Florence Mary SMETHURST in Salford, Lancashire & they lived at 18 Dixon Street, Higher Broughton in Salford. Before the outbreak of War John was a Salford bus driver

On his way to the mainland for demobilisation, the lorry John was traveling in was involved in a road traffic collision, in thick fog, along Fairlee Road in Newport with another Army lorry. John was badly injured & taken to the Parkhurst Military Hospital where he died, aged 31, on the 21st of January 1946.

John rests beneath a Commission Headstone here at Parkhurst Millitary Cemetery alongside 88 First & Second World War casualties. He left behind his wife & two small children.

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Robert Henry

HOGGARTH

Private

3rd Battalion

Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Robert was born 1879 in Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire. Having returned from action at the front, Robert died at Parkhurst on the 7th of March 1915.

Robert was buried at Parkhurst Military Cemetery & rests beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 First & Second World War comrades.

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Thomas Arthur

HOLMES

Serjeant

33 Company

Royal Garrison Artillery

Thomas was born 1876 in Woolwich, London. He was married to A CROFT (formerly HOLMES nee GEARING) who was living at 49 Hill Street in Woolwich around the time of Thomas' death.

Thomas was a career soldier having been awarded the Army Long Service & Good Conduct Medal, with the 1891 census putting his at Woolwich Barracks as a boy soldier.

Thomas died on the 13th of October 1915 at Parkhurst from an unspecified cause. He is buried at Parkhurst Military Cemetery & rests beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 First & Second World War comrades.

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Joseph

HUGHES

Private

4th Battalion

Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Joseph was born in Dudley, Worcestershire & married to Mary BATTLE & had three children; Joseph, Lily & Rose.

Unfortunately nothing else is known about Joseph, other than he died here on the Island on the 13th of May 1915 & is buried in Parkhurst Military Cemetery resting beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 First & Second World War comrades.

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Alan Robert (Bob)

IRON

Second Lieutenant

19th Battalion

Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)

Bob was born 1910 in Yarmouth to Herbert & Mary (nee NICHOLSON) IRON who were living in Ilford Essex around the time of his death.

Bob died on the 11th of March 1941, aged 30, his place of death being registered as Ventnor. Bob is buried in Parkhurst Military Cemetery beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 First & Second World War comrades.

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William Herman

JENKINS

Gunner

5th Canadian Division Ammunition Column

Canadian Field Artillery

William was born on the 9th of September 1895 in New Glascow, Nova Scotia to John & Fannie JENKINS who were still living in New Glascow around the time of William's death.

William died on the 6th of July 1917, aged 22, & is buried in Parkhurst Military Cemetery beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 First & Second World War Comrades.

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Frank

JEYES

Private

3rd Battalion

Royal Warwickshire Regment

Frank was born 1900 in Aston, Birmingham to Harry & Lavinia (nee BROTHERHOOD) JEYES of 32 Fifth Avenue, Small Heath in Birmingham.

At the age of 17, Frank took his own life, whilst of 'unsound mind', on the 16th of February 1917. He rests beneath a Commission Headstone at Parkhurst Military Cemetery alongside 88 First & Second World War comrades.

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Charles Frederick

JUDE

Marine

2nd Battalion

Royal Marines

Charles was born on the 1st of May 1919 in Edmonton, London to Charles & Lilian May JUDE. He was married to Elizabeth ARNOLD of Lauder in Berwickshire.

Charles, aged 23, was killed during a German air raid on Ryde on the 4th of February 1943. Charles & other marines were being accomodated at 'Hazelwood' when it recieved a direct hit during the raid. The blast also took the lives of three other Royal Marines.

The 2nd Battalion later became 43 Commando Royal Marines.

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George Charles

KEARLEY

Private

3rd/8th Battalion Isle of Wight Rifles

Hampshire Regimnt

George was born 1881 in Newport to Charles & Clara Jane (nee WILLCOCKS) KEARLEY who were living at 5 Yarborough Terrace in East Cowes around the time of George's death. At one time the family lived at 11 Holyrood Street & Lugley Street, both in Newport.

George took his own life by hanging, whilst of unsound mind, at Parkhurst Barracks on the 1st of February 1916, aged 34. George was thought to be depressed at the prospect of an impending medical discharge from the Regiment.

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Frederick William

KETHRO

Serjeant

3rd Battalion

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

Frederick was born 1881 in Bristol, Gloucestershire to William George & Mary Ann KETHRO. In 1891 the family lived in the High Street, St. George, Barton Regis in Gloucestershire & by 1901 at 40 Chelsea Park in Bristol. At St. Blasius Church in Shanklin Frederick married Minnie Ada COLEMAN in 1916 with Minnie living at 1 Oatlands, Albert Road in Shanklin around the time of Frederick's death.

Frederick died on the 3rd of November 1918, aged 30, here on the Island & was buried at Parkhurst Military Cemetery. He now rests beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 First & Second World War comrades.

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Cecil Desmond

LEITCH

Pilot Officer

175 Squadron

Royal Canadian Air Force

Cecil was born in 1922, the son of Gordon & Mabel LEITCH of Pembroke, Ontario in Canada & the brother of Lola.

Cecil served with 175 Squadron Royal Air Force, based at RAF Holmesley South, New Forrest, equipped with Hawker Typhoon aircraft. His aircraft, Typhoon Mk.1b MN481, developed engine problems over the Normandy coast on the 15th of June 1944. Cecil was forced to bail out into the English Channel off the IW, but he did not survive.

Cecil was recovered from the sea & brought to Parkhurst Military Cemetery for burial. He rests beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 First & Second World War comrades.

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Michael

LYNCH

Sailor

SS British Renown (London)

Merchant Navy

Michael was born in 1927, the son of Richard & Catherine LYNCH of Youghal, County Cork in the Irish Republic.

Michael served aboard the British Motor Tanker SS British Renown & died, aged 17, on the 24th of June 1944. He was brought to the Parkhurst Military Cemetery for burial & rests beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 First & Second World War comrades.

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Francis

MASKELL

Private

3rd Battalion

Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Francis was born 1888 in Fulham, London & married Mary Ann Rose PODMORE in 1908 in Uxbridge, Middlesex. Mary was living at 17 Southbrook Street, Goldhawk Road, Shepherd's Bush in London around the time of Francis' death.

In 1901 Francis was a juvenile offender at the Industrial School, Ashford, Staines in Middlesex. After the outbreak of war Francis joined the Warwickshire Regiment & was serving at Parkhurst when he died on the 5th of June 1915, aged 27. He was buried at Parkhurst Military Cemetery & rests beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 First & Second World War comrades.

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Peter

McHENRY

Gunner

527 Coast Regiment

Royal Artillery

Peter was born in 1919 & a regular soldier from Haselmere in Hampshire.

Peter died on the 21st of November 1942, aged 23, at the Royal County Hospital in Ryde from gun shot wounds he recieved after breaking arrest.

At Inquest there was some critisim regarding poor supervision from his escort & the manner in which the search party was quick to open fire. A verdict of death by misadventure was returned at the Inquest held in Ryde.

Peter was buried at the Parkhurst Military Cemetery & he rests beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 First & second World War comrades.

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William Charles

MEAGER

Gunner

32nd Company

Royal Garrison Artillery

William was born 1881 in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire to William & Annie MEAGER of Wing, Leighton Buzzard. In 1903 in Windsor he married Ada Alice BARGH who was living at 26 Waterloo Road, Linslade in Leighton Buzzard around the time of William's death.

William died, aged 36, at the Bembridge Granite Fort on the 24th of April 1916. He was brought to Parkhurst Military Cemetery for burial & rests beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 First & Second World War comrades.

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John

MENCE

Private

3rd Battalion

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

John was born 1891 in Wellesbourne, Warwick to John & Annie MENCE of Wellesbourne.

John died on the 17th of June 1915 here on the Island & was buried at Parkhurst Military Cemetery & rests beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 of his First & Second World War comrades.

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John Thomas

MILLARD

Private

3rd Battalion

Royal Warwickshire Regiment

John was born 1877 in Heath Town, Staffordshire & married Frances Maria BOULTON in 1915 Aston, Warwickshire. Frances was living at 7 Bearkley Square, Coventry Road, Small Heath in Birmingham around the time of John's death.

John had previously served in the Somerset Light Infantry with the Service Number 24289 before enlisting in the Warwickshire Regiment. John died at the Parkhurst Military Hospital, aged 40, on the 9th of February 1917. He rests at Parkhurst Military Cemetery beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 of his First & Second World War comrades.

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Robert Henry

NIBLETT

Private

7th Supernumery Corps

Hampshire Regiment

Robert was born 1870 in the Parish of Whippingham to Elizabeth Ann NIBLETT. In 1881 the family lived at 17 Upper Field Place in Carisbrooke & in 1891 at 13 Chain Lane in Newport. He married Annie COTTON in 1903 at the Newport Registry Office & the couple lived at 19 Crocker Street in Newport.

Robert was taken ill, whilst on leave, & admitted to the Parkhurst Military Hospital where he died, shortly after admission, on the 8th of January 1915 aged 45. Robert was buried at Parkhurst Military Cemetery & rests beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 of his First & Second World War comrades.

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William Vandaleur

OWEN

Second Lieutenant

3rd Battalion

Royal Scots

William was born 1888 in Gibraltar to Major RE OWEN late of the 69th Regiment. In 1911 William was living at 16 Marlborough Grove, Birkenhead in Cheshire.

William died at the Parkhurst Military Hospital of complications from influenzer on the 12th of November 1918, aged 29. William was buried in the Parkhurst Military Cemetery & rests beneath a Private Memorial alongside 88 of his First & Second World War comrades.

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Robert Longworth

PARSONS

Lance Corporal

4th Battalion

Royal Fusiliers

Robert was born 1880 in Moate, County Westmeath to Robert & Greta PARSONS.

Robert died rather suddendly at Parkhurst Barracks on the 11th of August 1914, aged 33. He had just returned from a route march when he had an epileptic seizure from which he did not recover. Robert was buried in Parkhurst Military Cemetery beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 of his First & Second World War comrades.

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Owen Thomas

PECKHAM

Gunner

32nd Company

Royal Garrison Artillery

Owen was born 1869 in Stockport, Cheshire to Henry & Charlotte Miriam (nee COWARD) PECKHAM who were living at 21 Amoy Street, Southampton in Hampshire around the time of Owen's death.

Owen died of 'sickness', aged 49, on the Island on the 29th of April 1918. He was buried at Parkhurst Military Cemetery, beneath a Commission Headstone, alongside 88 of his First & Second World War comrades.

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Edward Henry

POPE

Serjeant

Depot

Northamptonshire Regiment

Edward was born 1893 in Lambeth, London to Edward James & Frances Elizabeth (nee WILKES) POPE who were living at 132 Upper Elm Park Road, Reading in Berkshire around the time of Edward's death.

Edward died from pneumonia on the 6th of November 1918, whilst a member of the 3rd Officers Cadet Battalion at Parkhurst Barracks. Edward was buried at Parkhurst Military Cemetery & rests beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 of his First & Second World War comrades.

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Arthur Henry

POTKINS

Private

3rd Battalion

Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Arthur was born around 1880 / 1882 in Deptford, Kent.

Arthur was found deceased, on the 16th of October 1915, in the highway on Horsebridge Hill in Newport. An Inquest was held & it was determined that he had left the Stagg Inn intoxicated late on the 15th of October & fell into a ditch alongside the road where he was found the next morning by a civilian on his way to work.

The Inquest verdict was 'accidental death by suffocation'. Arthur was buried at Parkhurst Military Cemetery & rests beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 of his First & Second World War comrades.

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Sydney Thomas

PRIVETT

Serjeant

3rd Battalion

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

Sydney was born 1886 in Southwark, London to Thomas & Alice (nee PAYNE) PRIVETT. In 1908 in Southwark, he married Lilian Alice BONSON, who was living at 78 Faraday Street, Walworth in London around the time of Sidney's death.

Sydney died, aged 32, on the 22nd of September 1918 & was buried at Parkhurst Military Cemetery. Sydney rests beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 of his First & Second World War comrades.

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Ernest

RAPSON

Private

3rd Battalion

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

Ernest was born 1898 in Gwinear in Cornwall to Henry & Elizabeth (nee PROUT) RAPSON who were living in Wheal Mary, Leedstown, Hayle in Cornwall around the time of Ernest's death.

Ernest died on the Island on the 28th of April 1917, aged 19 & buried at Parkhurst Military Cemetery. Ernest rests alongside 88 of his First & Second World War comrades.

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George Ernest

RENDLE

Pilot Officer

181 Squadron RAF Hurn, Bournemouth

Royal Australian Air Force

George was born 1920 in Bradford, Yorkshire to Thomas & Francis RENDLE who were living in West Geelong, Victoria in Australia around the time of George's death.

George served with 181 Squadron Royal Air Force at Hurn in Dorset, equipped with Hawker Typhoon aircraft on close bombing & rocket missions in support of the invasion forces on the Normandy beaches. George was flying Typhoon Mk. 1b JR244, & was 15 minutes from the UK when his engine cut out & he crashed into the English Channel off the IW. George bailed out but his body was recovered 45 minutes later by a Walrus air-sea rescue aircraft on the 7th of June 1944.

George's body was buried in Parkhurst Military Cemetery & he rests beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 of his First & Second World War comrades.

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Willie

ROBERTSON

Private

3rd Battalion

Royal Warwicksire Regiment

Willie was a native of Birmingham & in 1910, in Birmingham, he married Leah MILLICHAMP & they lived at 1 Back, 95 Ickmild Square, Ladywood in Birmingham.

Willie died on the 5th of September 1914, aged 27, from a perforated ulcer at the Parkhurst Military Hospital. Willie was buried in the Parkhurst Military Cemetery & rests beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 of his First & Second World War comrades.

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Ernest

SAINT

Lance Corporal

5th Officers Cadet Battalion

Royal Fusiliers

Ernest was born 1892 in Kensington, London to George & Annie (nee WISH) SAINT who were living at 25A Edwardes Square, Kensington.

Ernest was undergoing officer training at Parkhurst when he died on the 12th of November 1918, aged 26. He was buried at Parkhurst Military Cemetery & rests beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 of his First & Second World War Comrades.

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William Alfred Ronald

SANDOVER

Captain

183 Field Regiment

Royal Artillery

William was born 1909 in Richmond, Surrey to William Lladais & Florence Emily (nee ALDIN) SANDOVER. In 1935 he married Kathleen Mary MORGAN who was living in West Kensington, London around the time of William's death.

William Died of Wounds received from a German Air Raid on his camp in Brighstone on the 17th of April 1942, aged 33. He was killed with another officer & they were both buried in Parkhurst Military Cemetery. William rests beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 of his First & Second World War comrades.

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Michael William

SHEARS

Captain

12th Battalion

Hampshire Regiment

Michael was born on the 7th of September 1919 in South Stoneham, Hampshire to Albert Ernest & Margaret Vaughan (nee THOMAS) SHEARS of Lyndhurst in Hampshire.

Michael was the adjutant of the 12th Battalion when he died, aged 23, at Parkhurst Military Hospital after a short illness. Michael was buried in Parkhurst Military Cemetery & rests beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 of his First & Second World War Comrades.

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George Arthur

SMITH

Private

3rd Battalion

Royal Warickshire Regiment

George was born in Birmingham.

George was stationed in Sandown & after a night out in Newport he was found dead in the water at Newport Quay on the 2nd on January 1916. There was a lengthy Inquest that concluded that George had accidently drowned, however the Coroner greatly critised Newport Borough Council for the lack of lighting in the Quay area close to where George probably entered the water. The Council were strongly advised to work with the Military authorites to improve lighting in that area.

George was buried at Parkhurst Military Cemetery beneath a Commission Headstone & rests alongside 88 of his First & Second World War comrades.

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Howard

SMITH

Private

3rd Battalion

Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Howard was born 1881 in Halesworth, Suffolk to Henry & Ellen SMITH. In 1891 the family were recorded as living in Chediston Street in Halesworth.

Howard died at Parkhurst on the 22nd of February 1917 & was buried at Parkhurst Military Cemetery. Howard rests beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 of his First & Second World War comrades.

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Frederick

SWAN

Private

3rd Battalion

Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Frederick was born 1877 in Leamington, Warwickshire & married Clara Matilda FISHER in 1909 in Birmingham, & in 1911 were living at 5 Back, 43 Hingeston Street in Birmingham. Clara was living at 1 Back, 82 Ford Street, Hockley in Birmingham around the time of Fredericks death. Clara later remarried & became Clara Matilda SHAKESPEARE.

Frederick died on the 28th of February 1916 at Parkhurst & was buried in the Parkhurst Military Cemetery. Frederick rests beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 of his First & Second World War comrades.

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Thomas

SWINNERTON

Private

3rd Battalion

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

Thomas was born 1871 in Bradley, Staffordshire to Samuel & Elizabeth SWINNERTON of Salop Street in Bradley, Staffordshire. He married Harriet MORRALL 1891 in Wolverhampton & Harriet was living at 39 Ettingshall Road, Deepfields in Bradley.

Thomas died on the 28th of August 1916, aged 45, on the Island & was buried at Parkhurst Military Cemetery. Thomas rests beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 of his First & Second World War comrades.

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Frederick George

TAPLIN

Private

4th Battalion

Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Frederick was born 1891 in Stratford, Warwickshire to James & Mary Jane (nee CLEE) TAPLIN of 6 Leicester Street, Leamington Spa in Warwickshire.

Frederick died of pneumonia at the Parkhurst Military Hospital, aged 23, on the 22nd of February 1915 & buried in the Parkhurst Military Cemetery. Frederick rests beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 of his First & Second World War comrades.

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Robert Wallace Townsend

THICKNESSE

Rifleman

2nd/8th Battalion Isle of Wight Rifles

Hampshire Regiment

Robert was born 1887 in Bradninch in Devon to William Albert & Annie THICKNESSE.

Robert died on the 20th of July 1916, aged 29 here in the Island & buried in the Parkhurst Military Cemetery. Robert rests beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 of his First & Second World War comrades.

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William Robert

THOMPSON

Gunner

Anti Aircraft Reserve Battery

Royal Garrison Artillery

William was born 1882 in London to William Atkinson & Louisa Ellen (nee MOTT) THOMPSON. In 1891 the family lived at New Road, Rotherhithe in London & by 1901 they had moved to 327 Southwark Park Road, Bermondsey also in London.

William died on the Island, aged 37, on the 10th of September 1919 & was buried in the Parkhurst Military Cemetery. He rests alongside 88 of his First & Second World War comrades.

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Alfred

THRETHOWAN

Private

3rd Battalion

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

Alfred was born 1899 in Helston, Cornwall to William George & Grace TRETHOWAN who were living in Townshend, Hayle in Cornwall around the time of Alfred's death.

Alfred died, aged 18, at the Afton Lodge Hospital, Afton Road in Freshwater on the 11th of March 1918. Alfred was buried at the Parkhurst Military Cemetery & rests beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 of his First & Second World War comrades.

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William Valentine Joseph

TWOHIG

Serjeant

3rd Battalion

Royal Irish Regiment

William was born in 1895, the son of Maurice & Josephine TWOHIG who were living at 9 St. John's Terrace, St. Luke's in Cork, Ireland around the time of William's death. In 1901 the family were living at 1 Coats Lane, Eyrecourt, in Galway, Ireland. Maurice was a member of the Royal Irish Constabulary.

William died on the Island, aged 25, on the 11th of July 1919 & was buried in the Parkhurst Military Cemetery. William rests beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 of his First & Second World War comrades. He left behind his parents (who both died in 1930) & 4 siblings.

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Merchant Navy

An unknown British Sailor of the Second World War who lies at rest in Plot 211

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An unknown British Sailor of the Second World War who lies at rest in Plot 214

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Crichton

WARD-DAVIES

Lieutenant

183 Field Regiment

Royal Artillery

Crichton was born 1918 in Pembroke to Crichton Alexander & Rowena Isabella (nee PHILLIPS) WARD-DAVIES who were living in Southampton, Hampshire around the time of Crichton's death.

At 0212 Friday 17th April 1942, a German bomber released a stick of three bombs over Sea Breeze, in Brighstone (being used as army accommodation). One of them scored a direct hit, totally demolishing the former hotel & damaging the adjacent wooden cottage which is believed to have been called “November Cottage”.

Ten men were killed in their beds, nine of them being members of 183 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. Two of these casualties were buried at Parkhurst Military Cemetery, Crichton, aged 24, & Captain William SANDOVER. Crichton rests beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 of his First & Second World War comrades.

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Ernest

WHITE

Company Serjeant Major

5th Battalion

Royal Berkshire Regiment

Ernest was born 1869 in Summer Hill, Birmingham to Dr Edward & Mrs Jane WHITE. He married Maria Jane WHITE who was living at 80 Sheffield Road, Erdington in Birmingham around the time of Ernest's death.

Ernest had previously served with the Royal Warwickshire Regiment. He died on the Island, aged 47, on the 21st of May 1916 & was buried at Parkhurst Military Cemetery. Ernest rests beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 of his First & Second World War comrades.

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Thomas Geffrey

WHITNEY

Second Lieutenant

3rd Battalion

Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Thomas was born 1898 in Nebea, New South Wales in Australia to Edward & Helen Amy WHITNEY who were living in Broad Oak, Groombridge, Sussex around the time of Thomas' death.

Thomas died on the 15th of June 1916, aged 18 at the Parkhurst Military Hospital following a road traffic collision. Thomas was based in Brighstone, & the motorcycle he was riding collided with Bartletta's motor char-a-banc on a particularly dangerous corner in Chale. He was taken to the Military Hospital but died sometime later. His mother, father, brother & paternal uncle attended the funeral.

Thomas was buried in the Parkhurst Military cemetery & rests beneath a Private Memorial alongside 88 of his First & Second World War comrades.

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Albert Fred

WILLMOTT

Private

3rd Battalion

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infatry

Albert was born in Wallall, Staffordshire & died at Parkhurst, on the 5th of December 1915. He was buried in Parkhurst Military Cemetery & rests beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 of his First & Second World War comrades.

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Charles Benjamin

WOOD

Private

3rd Battalion

Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Charles was born in 1895 & in 1915 married Miss H WITTS in Birmingham. After Charles death she remarried & became Mrs WILSON & was living at 11 Back, 60 Arthur Street in Birmingham.

Charles died, aged 20, on the Island on the 26th of December 1916 & was buried in Parkhurst Military Cemetery. He rests beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 of his First & Second World War comrades.

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Thomas

WOODHOUSE

Gunner

Anti Aircraft Reserve Brigade

Royal Garrison Atillery

Thomas was born 1883 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, was married & lived at 133 St. Vincent Street, Ladywood in Birmingham.

Like many others Thomas did not serve under his own name (there were many reasons for this), instead served as Sidney Thomas PRATT (he may have used his mother's maiden name, which was common). He was at some point awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM).

Thomas died, aged 35, at the Parkhurst Military Hospital on the 26th of July 1918 & was buried in the Parkhurst Military Cemetery. He rests beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 of his First & Second World War comrades.

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Harry Bernard

YOUNGMAN-LEE

Private

1st Battalion

Worcestersire Regiment

Harry was born 1885 in Birmingham to Mrs Sarah YOUNGMAN-LEE of 3 Upper Marshall Street in Birmingham.

Harry died on the Island on the 3rd of October 1917 & was buried at the Parkhurst Military Cemetery. He rests beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 88 of his First & Second World War comrades.

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Those from the Newport & Carisbrooke area who are buried or commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission outside of the area, both in the UK and in other countries.

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Bertram Charles

GROVES

Canteen Server

HMS Malaya

Merchant Navy

Bertram was born 1886 in Newport to Joseph Henry & Ellen Sophronia GROVES.

During the Battle of Jutland on the 31st of May 1916, the Malaya, a Dreadnough Class Battleship, was damaged. Bertram was wounded & succumbed to his wounds the same day. His body was landed ashore for burial.

Bertram, aged 30, was laid to rest in the Lyness Naval Cemetery, Orkney in Scotland beneath a granite Commission Headstone, alongside 445 comrades of the First World War, 109 of which are unidentified. Bertram is also remembered on the County & Ryde Borough War Memorials.

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Leonard

GUSTAR

Chief Engine Room Artificer

HMS Exmouth

Royal Navy

Leonard was born on the 19th of November 1904 in Newport to Frederick Harry & Elizabeth Alma (nee MOREY) GUSTAR of 4 Caesars Road, Newport. 1936 in Portsmouth he married Ell YELF & they lived at 83 Trafalgar Road in Newport.

Exmouth was escorting the merchant Cyprian Prince on the 21st of January 1940 when she was spotted by the German submarine U-22 & torpedoed at 0535. She sank with the loss of all hands.

Leonard, aged 36, was never recovered & so he is commemorated by the Commission upon the Portsmouth Naval Memorial alongside nearly 15,000 of his Second World War shipmates.

Leonard is also remembered on the Newport Borough War Memorial.

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Ernest

HACKETT

Lance Corporal

1st Battalion

Hampshire Regiment

Ernest was born 1886 in Newport, to Annie HACKETT. In 1891 he was living at 51 Crocker Street, & in 1901 at the Malt & Hops Inn at 24 South Street. By 1911 he had joined the Army & was serving with 2nd Bn. Hampshire Regiment in the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Some point he moved to the 1st Bn.

In August of 1914 the Battalion was in Colchester as part of 11th Brigade in 4th Division. They moved to Harrow but soon landed at Le Havre on 23rd August 1914.

During 1915 various battles raged on the Ypres Salient & it is not clear where or how Ernest was killed, but there were actions (15th June – 9th August 1915) at Givenchy, Bellewaarde & Hooge.

As the French attack in Artois continued, the British were called upon to continue offensive operations. Minor gains were made at another heavy cost in casualties.

Ernest, aged 29, was listed as Missing Presumed Killed on the 6th of July 1915 his body was never recovered or identified, & so he is commemorated by the Commission on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial with 54,574 of his missing comrades.

Ernest is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials.

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Arthur Thomas

HALE

Rifleman

1st/8th Battalion Isle of Wight Rifles

Hampshire Regiment

Arthur was born 1896 in Newport to Henry & Alice Mary (nee DENTON) HALE who were living at 8 Stanley Terrace in Newport around the time of Arthur’s death. In 1901 the family were living at 4 Hunnyhill in Newport.

On the 12th of August, together with others of the 163rd Brigade, The Rifles advanced to occupy the ridge of hills in front of them, & in doing so, cut off the enemy in the area of ANZAC Beach & cape Helles, in order to dominate the Dardanelles Straight. During this first attack, 8 officers & over 300 Rifles were either killed or missing.

Arthur, aged 19, was listed as Missing Presumed Killed on the 12th of August 1915 his body was never recovered or identified, & so he is commemorated by the Commission on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli Turkey with 20,962 of his missing comrades.

Arthur is also remembered on the Newport Borough & IW Rifles War Memorials.

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George

HALL

Rifleman

1st/8th Battalion Isle of Wight Rifles

Hampshire Regiment

George was born 1897 in Newport to William & Annie Florence (nee HUNNYBUN) HALL. In 1911 the family were living at The Hollow, Gunville Lane in Carisbrooke.

George, aged 20, was Killed in Action on the 19th of April 1917, during the Second Battle of Gaza & he is buried in the Gaza War Cemetery beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 3,216 of his First World War comrades, 781 of whom remain unidentified.

Due to the recent conflict in the region, the cemetery has sustained damage. When the situation allows the Commission will re-enter the site to effect repairs.

George is also remembered on the Newport Borough, Carisbrooke & IW Rifles War Memorials.

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Charles Joseph

HALL

Private

5th Battalion

Hampshire Regiment

Charles was born 1892 in Newport to Mrs Nellie PARSONS of Southcliffe Cottage, Undercliff, Niton. Both the 1901 & 1911 has Charles living at 70 South Street in Newport.

Charles, aged 25, was listed as Missing Presumed Killed on the 25th January 1917 & is commemorated on the Basra Memorial in Iraq with 40,633 of his comrades.

The memorial originally stood at the side of the Shatt al-Arab River on the edge of the city but was moved in the late 1990s by Saddam Hussein’s regime into the desert.

Charles is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials.

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Ambrose Ernest

HALL

Bombardier

41 Battery 85 Seach Light Regiment

Royal Artillery

Ambrose was born 1919 in Newport to Harry & Florence (nee URRY) HALL of 37 Royal Exchange, Newport. Before the War Ambrose was an electrician at Messrs Canning Day of Newport.

Ambrose, aged 24, died on the 27th of October 1943, place & cause unknown. His body was never recovered or identified & so Ambrose is commemorated by the Commission upon the Brookwood 1939 - 1945 Memorial to The Missing in Surrey together with 3,321 of his Second World War comrades.

Ambrose is also remembered on the Newport Borough War Memorial.

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Bertram Charles

HAMILTON

Rifleman

1st/8th Battalion Isle of Wight Rifles

Hampshire Regiment

Bertram was born 1897 in Newport to Oliver Charles & Fanny Elizabeth HAMILTON of The Magnet, 31 Chapel Street, Newport.

On the 12th of August, together with others of the 163rd Brigade, The Rifles advanced to occupy the ridge of hills in front of them, & in doing so, cut off the enemy in the area of ANZAC Beach & cape Helles, in order to dominate the Dardanelles Straight. During this first attack, 8 officers & over 300 Rifles were either killed or missing.

Bertram, aged 18, was listed as Missing Presumed Killed in Action on the 12th of August 1915, & is commemorated by the Commission on the Helles Memorial to the Missing in Gallipoli Turkey, together with 20,961 of his First World War comrades who have no known grave.

Bertram is also remembered on the Newport Borough War Memorial.

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Walter Harry

HARLEY

Rifleman

1st/8th Battalion Isle of Wight Rifles

Hampshire Regiment

Walter was born 1897 in Newport to James Arthur & Florence Mary (nee COX) HARLEY who were living at 73 Caesars Road in Newport around the time of Walter’s death. In 1901 the family lived at 4 Fairlee Cottages, Fairlee Road in Newport.

Walter, aged 19, was Killed in Action on the 19th of April 1917, during the Second Battle of Gaza & he is buried in the Gaza War Cemetery beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 3,216 of his First World War comrades, 781 of whom remain unidentified.

Due to the recent conflict in the region, the cemetery has sustained damage. When the situation allows, the Commission will re-enter the site to effect repairs.

Walter is also remembered on the Newport Borough & IW Rifles War Memorials.

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John Walter

HARLEY

Gunner

392 Battery 48 Search Light Regiment

Royal Artillery

John was born on the 15th of March 1921 in Newport to James Alfred & Elizabeth (nee ELWORTHY) HARLEY who were living in Milton, Southsea, Hampshire around the time of John’s death.

John, aged 20, died on the 16th of March 1941 from unknown causes & was buried in Northwood Cemetery on the Isle of Wight beneath a Commission Headstone bearing the Family Inscription: “IN THE MIDST OF LIFE WE ARE IN DEATH”.

John is also remembered on the Cowes War Memorial.

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John Richard Gell

HARVEY

Sergeant (Observer)

110 Squadron RAF Wattisham, East Anglia

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

John was born 1922 in Newport to John Bernard & Maud Mary (nee GELL) HARVEY who were living at Atherfield in Chale around the time of John’s death.

John, aged 19, was part of a Blenheim aircraft crew, having recently completed his training in Canada, & which took off from RAF Wattisham. They were hit by flak & eventually crashed into the English Channel. All three crew were lost, but John's body was recovered after washing ashore, & buried at St. James' Church, Kingston on the Isle of Wight beneath a Private Memorial within the churchyard.

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Lawrence Norman

HATCHER

Rifleman

1st/8th Battalion Isle of Wight Rifles

Hampshire Regiment

Lawrence was born 1894 in Newport to Charles & Edith Ellen (nee BENNETT) HATCHER. Edith had predeceased her son & Charles was living at 11 Clarence Road in Newport around the time of Lawrence’s death.

On the 12th of August, together with others of the 163rd Brigade, The Rifles advanced to occupy the ridge of hills in front of them, & in doing so, cut off the enemy in the area of ANZAC Beach & cape Helles, in order to dominate the Dardanelles Straight. During this first attack, 8 officers & over 300 Rifles were either killed or missing.

Lawrence, aged 21, was listed as Missing Presumed Killed on the 12th of August 1915 his body was never recovered or identified, & so he is commemorated by the Commission on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli in Turkey with 20,962 of his missing comrades.

Lawrence is also remembered on the Newport Borough & IW Rifles War Memorials.

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Joseph Sydney

HAYLES

Gunner

1st/1st Home Counties Brigade

Royal Field Artillery

Joseph was born 1891 in Newport to George & Annie (nee PENNY) HAYLES.

Joseph, aged 25, was Killed in Action on the 27th of June 1916 & originally buried in the cemetery beneath a Commission Headstone. However, in 1933 all of the headstones were removed from this cemetery when it was discovered that salts in the soil were causing them to deteriorate. Instead, a screen wall was erected within the Amara War Cemetery in Iraq with the 3,704 names of those buried in the cemetery engraved upon it.

Joseph is also remembered on the Newport Borough War Memorial.

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Reuben Philip

HENDICOTT

Lance Corporal

1st Battalion

Worcestershire Regiment

Ruben was born 1893 in Newport to Frank & Fanny (nee MARRIOTT) HENDICOTT who were living at 8 Caesars Road in Newport around the time of Ruben’s death. Previously the family had lived at 34 Bedford Place, Carisbrooke Road in Newport.

Ruben, aged 21, was Killed in Action on the 31st of August 1915. He rests in the Rue-David Military Cemetery in France beneath a Commission Headstone bearing the Family Inscription: “THY WILL BE DONE”, alongside 897 of his First World War comrades, of whom 429 remain unidentified.

Ruben is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials.

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William Harold

HISCOCK

Private

2nd/4th Battalion

Hampshire Regiment

William was born 1898 in Newport to William Albert & Celia (nee FRY) HISCOCK. William was predeceased by his father & his mother had remarried, becoming Mrs Celia RICHMOND & was living at Lower Road, Grays Wood Haslemere, Hampshire around the time of William’s death. The family had previously lived at 23 Pyle Street in Newport, & 2 Cross Street.

William, aged 20, was Killed in Action on the 30th of September 1918. He rests in the Masnieres British Cemetery in France beneath a Commission Headstone bearing the Family Inscription: “HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE”, alongside 166 of his First World War comrades, of whom 17 remain unidentified.

William is also remembered on the Newport Borough War Memorial.

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William John

HOBBS

Private

2nd Battalion

Devonshire Regiment

William was born 1897 in Newport to John & Eliza HOBBS, who were living at 7 Green Street, Barton, Newport, around the time of William’s death. In 1901 the family lived at 13 John Street in Newport but by 1911 had moved to Green Street.

William, aged 21, was listed as Missing Presumed Killed in Action on the 23rd of February 1918. His body was never recovered or identified. William was commemorated by the Commission on Panel 39 of the Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing in Belgium together with nearly 40,000 of his First World War comrades who have no known grave.

William is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials.

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George Cyrl Edwards

HODGES

Aircaftman 1st Class

RAF Mullaghmore, Northern Ireland

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

George was born 1902 in Newport to George James & Charlotte Ann (nee TAVERNER) HODGES. In 1933 at the Methodist Church in Birmingham Road, Cowes he married Evelyn Grace HINKS who was living in Aldershot, Hampshire around the time of George’s death.

George, aged 42, died on the 18th of September 1944 from a coronary thrombosis. George rests at the Brookwood Military Cemetery in Woking, Surrey beneath a Commission Headstone bearing the Family Inscription: “TO LIVE IN THE HEARTS OF THOSE WE LOVE IS NOT TO DIE”, alongside 3,475 of his Second World War comrades.

George is also remembered on the Cowes War Memorial.

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Frederick William

HOLLIS

Rifleman

1st/8th Battalion Isle of Wght Rifles

Hampshire Regiment

Frederick was born 1882 in Newport to Alfred & Fanny (nee KNIGHT) HOLLIS of 4 Pyle Street in Newport. He married Ellen Rose LOCKHART in 1904 at the Victoria Methodist Church in Pyle Street.

On the 12th of August, together with others of the 163rd Brigade, The Rifles advanced to occupy the ridge of hills in front of them, & in doing so, cut off the enemy in the area of ANZAC Beach & cape Helles, in order to dominate the Dardanelles Straight. During this first attack, 8 officers & over 300 Rifles were either killed or missing.

Frederick, aged 33, was listed as Missing Presumed Killed on the 3rd of September 1915 his body was never recovered or identified, & so he is commemorated by the Commission on the Helles Memorial in Gallipoli Turkey with 20,962 of his missing comrades.

Frederick is also remembered on the County, Newport Borough & IW Rifles War Memorials. His brothers Albert & Reginald also fell.

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Reginald Austin

HOLLIS

Private

2nd Battalion

Hampshire Regiment

Reginald was born 1890 in Newport to Alfred & Fanny (nee KNIGHT) HOLLIS of 4 Pyle Street in Newport.

On the 12th of August, elements of the 163rd Brigade advanced to occupy the ridge of hills in front of them, & in doing so, cut off the enemy in the area of ANZAC Beach & cape Helles, in order to dominate the Dardanelles Straight.

Reginald, aged 25, was listed as Missing Presumed Killed on the 13th of August 1915 his body was never recovered or identified, & so he is commemorated by the Commission on the Helles Memorial in Gallapoli Turkey with 20,962 of his missing comrades.

Reginald is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials. His brothers Frederick & Albert also fell.

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Albert Alexander

HOLLIS

Private

1st Battalion

Hampshire Regiment

Albert was born 1887 in Newport to Alfred & Fanny (nee KNIGHT) HOLLIS of 4 Pyle Street in Newport.

Albert, aged 30, was listed as Missing Presumed Killed in Action on the 24th of July 1917. His body was never found or identified & so Albert is commemorated by the Commission upon the Arras Memorial to The Missing in France together with 34,802 of his First World War comrades.

Albert is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials. His brothers Frederick William & Reginald Austin also fell.

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Clive Douglas

HOLMES

Flight Lieutenant (Meterologist)

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Clive was born 1920 in Newport to Stanley Fred & Hannah Dorothy (nee SHEPARD) HOLMES who were living at 46 Medina Avenue around the time of Clive’s death.

Clive, aged 25, drowned in a swimming accident whilst off duty on the 26th of January 1946. He rests beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 609 of his First & Second World War comrades in the Liveramentu Cemetery, Colombo Sri Lanka.

Clive is also remembered on the Newport Borough War Memorial.

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William Leonard

HOWARD

Private

2nd/4th Battalion

Hampshire Regiment

William was born in Newport in 1922 the second son of Harry & Rose, of 2 Trafalgar Road, Newport. He was an old Barton School boy, & before joining the Hampshire Regiment in 1941, was employed by Pickfords.

The Germans had made a stand in front of Arezzo early in July 1944, & there was fierce fighting before the town was taken on 16th July by the 6th Armoured Division with the aid of the 2nd New Zealand Division.

On 22nd July 1944 William, died of wounds, aged 22, received in heavy fighting mopping up German resistance. Initially he was given a battlefield burial & then on the 4th of May 1945, his body was exhumed by an Army Graves Concentration Unit & reburied at Arezzo War Cemetery in Italy, beneath a Commission Headstone bearing the Family Inscription: “GOD WILL LINK THE GOLDEN CHAIN WHEN IN HEAVEN WE MEET AGAIN”.

The site for this cemetery was selected in November 1944, & graves were brought into it from the surrounding area. He lies with 1,231 of his brothers in arms.

William is also remembered on the Newport Borough War Memorial.

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Austin William

HOWARD

Rifleman

2nd Battalion

King's Royal Rifle Corps

Austin was born 1891 in Niton to Arthur Frank & Sarah Maria (nee GUY) HOWARD who were living at 5 Trafalgar Road in Newport around the time of Austin’s death.

Austin, aged 25, was listed as Missing in Action Presumed Killed on the 23rd of July 1916, & is commemorated by the Commission on the largest Memorial to the Missing at Thiepval, Somme in France together with 72,306 of his First World War comrades.

Austin is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials.

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Edwin Charles Reginald

HUNNYBUN

Private

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

Edwin was born 1905 in Newport to John & Louisa (nee HEATH) HUNNYBUN. He married Alice Elizabeth ORCHARD in 1934 at St Paul’s Church, Barton in Newport. They lived at 19 Nelson Road, Newport.

Edwin was captured by the Germans reported as having Died of Wounds on the 4th of June 1940 during the historic evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from France in May 1940.

Edwin is buried beneath a Commission Headstone, in Section 69 Row B Grave 6 of Etaples Military Cemetery in France, bearing the Family Inscription: “DEEP IN MY HEART A MEMORY IS KEPT OF HIM I LOVED AND WILL NEVER FORGET” alongside 10,771 WWI casualties & 118 of his comrades from WWII.

Edwin is also remembered on the Newport Borough War Memorial.

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William Frederick

HUNNYBUN

Private

2nd Battalion

Hampshire Regiment

William was born 1895 in Newport to Henry & Kathleen (nee HALL) HUNNYBUN who were living at 36 Bedford Place in Newport around the time of William’s death.

On the 12th of August, elements of the 163rd Brigade advanced to occupy the ridge of hills in front of them, & in doing so, cut off the enemy in the area of ANZAC Beach & cape Helles, in order to dominate the Dardanelles Straight.

William, aged 20, was Lost at Sea during the sinking of HMT Royal Edward by a submarine in the Aegean Sea on the 13th of August 1915 with the loss of over a 1,000. William is commemorated by the Commission on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli Turkey with 20,962 of his missing comrades.

William is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials. His brothers Frederick & Albert also fell.

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Alfred

HUNNYBUN

Rifleman

1st/8th Battalion Isle of Wight Rifles

Hampshire Regiment

Alfred was born 1895 in Newport to William & Charlotte (nee TOOGOOD) HUNNYBUN who were living at 9 Commercial Road in Newport around the time of Alfred’s death. The family had previously lived at 9 Scarrotts Lane & 26 South Street, both also in Newport.

Alfred, aged 22, was listed as Missing Presumed Killed in Action on the 19th of April 1917. His body was never found or identified & so Alfred is commemorated by the Commission upon the Jerusalem Memorial to The Missing together with 3,318 of his First World War comrades.

Alfred is also remembered on the Newport Borough & IW Rifles War Memorials.

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Alfred Ernest

HUNT

Petty Officer

HMS Dundonald

Royal Navy

Alfred was born on the 19th of March 1908 in Newport to Thomas Joshua & Lillian (nee SPANNER) HUNT of Hunnyhill, Newport. He married Dorothy Ivy Agnes HISCOCK in 1933 at St Blasius Church in Shanklin.

HMS Dundonald was a shore training establishment in Ayrshire, training Royal Navy Beach Commandos.

Alfred, aged 35, died on the 29th of May 1943 at Mearnskirk Hospital, Renfrew in Scotland. Alfred’s body was brough home to the Island & he is buried in Shanklin Cemetery beneath a Commission Headstone bearing the Family Inscription: “MEMORY DRIFTS TO DAYS GONE PAST LIFE GOES ON BUT THOUGHTS STILL LAST”.

Alfred is also remembered on the Sandown & Shanklin War Memorials.

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John Augustus

HURRY

Rifleman

B Company 1st/8th Battalion Isle of Wght Rifles

Hampshire Regiment

John (aka Jack) was born 1896 in Newport to Francis Sylvester & Ellen Frances (nee DOWNER) HURRY who were living at 11 Crocker Street around the time of John’s death.

On the 12th of August, elements of the 163rd Brigade advanced to occupy the ridge of hills in front of them, & in doing so, cut off the enemy in the area of ANZAC Beach & cape Helles, in order to dominate the Dardanelles Straight. By the end of that day over 300 Rifles were either killed or missing in action.

John, aged 19, was listed as Missing Presumed Killed in Action on that day & so is commemorated by the Commission on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli in Turkey with 20,962 of his missing comrades.

John is also remembered on the Newport Borough & IW Rifles War Memorials

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Frank Horace

IBBETSON

Private

50th Battalion

Canadian Infantry

Frank was born on the 6th of February 1890 in Newport & emigrated to Canada. It’s believed his parents were living in Ryde.

Frank, aged 26, was listed as Missing Presumed Killed in Action on the 10th of April 1917. His body was never found or identified & so Frank is commemorated by the Commission upon the Vimy Memorial to The Missing in France together with 11,232 of his Canadian First World War comrades.

Frank is also remembered on the Canadian National, IW County & Ryde War Memorials.

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Edward Peter

IVORY

Able Seaman

MV Abosso - Motor Passenger Ship

Merchant Navy

Edward was born on the 5th of November 1900. He married Ivy Mabel (nee WINSLOW) IVORY in 1928 at Newport Registry Office. In 1938 Edward was registered as living at 10 Middleton Terrace, Cross Street, Cowes.

At 2213 on the 29th of October 1942 Abosso was in the Atlantic about 589 nautical miles north of the Azores when German submarine U-575, fired a spread of four torpedoes at her. One hit Abosso's port side abaft her bridge. The ship's engines stopped, all her lights failed, & she started to list heavily to port. As she settled in the water, she temporarily righted herself, her crew got her emergency generator working, & her floodlights were switched on to help the evacuation. Almost immediately after this, U-575 fired a torpedo from one of her stern torpedo tubes, which hit Abosso forward of her bridge. In about 45 minutes Abosso sank bow first, with the loss of 362 passengers & crew, including Edward.

Edward is commemorated by the Commission on the Tower Hill Memorial to The Missing in London together nearly 24,000 of his Second World War comrades. Edward was 41.

Edward is also remembered on the Cowes War Memorial.

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Reginald Charles

JACKMAN

Private

Royal Army Ordnance Corps

Reginald was born 1912 in Newport to George & Alice Berta (formerly DOWNER nee FRY) JACKMAN. At one time the family lived at 60 Worsley Road, Hunnyhill in Newport, with Reginald attending Hunnyhill School.

Reginald, aged 31, was Killed in Action on the 12th of March 1944 & is buried in the Khayat Beach War Cemetery in Israel beneath a Commission Headstone bearing the Family Inscription: “ALWAYS AFFECTIONATELY REMEMBERED BY MUM, BROTHERS AND SISTERS”. Reginald rests alongside 690 of his Second World War comrades.

Reginald is also remembered on the Newport War Memorial.

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Percy Henry

JACOBS

Lance Corporal

1st Battalion

Hampshire Regiment

Percy was born 1894 in Newport to Henry & Margaret (nee HALL) JACOBS, who were living at 54 Lugley Street, Newport, around the time of Percy’s death.

Percy, aged 20, was reported as Missing Presumed Killed in Action on the 31st of October 1914. His body was never recovered or identified & so Percy is commemorated by the Commission on the Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing in Belgium together with over 11,300 of his missing First World War comrades.

Percy is also remembered on the Newport Borough War Memorial.

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Arthur Victor

JAMES

Serjeant

B Company 1st/8th Battalion Isle of Wight Rifles

Hampshire Regiment

Arthur was born on the 21st of April 1895 in Gunville, Carisbrooke to Arthur & Clara Malvena (nee MARSH) JAMES who were living at ‘Firwood’, Yarmouth Road in Carisbrooke around the time of Arthur’s death.

Arthur, aged 21, was Killed in Action on the 19th of April 1917 & buried by his comrades near to where he fell. However, over the course of the war his grave was lost, & so Arthur is commemorated by the Commission on the Jerusalem Memorial to The Missing together with 3,311 of his missing First World War comrades.

Arthur is also remembered on the Carisbrooke & IW Rifles War Memorials.

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George Henry

JAMES

Second Lieutenant

3rd Battalion attached to 2nd Battalion

Hampshire Regiment

George was born 1893 in Newport to George William & Henrietta Ann (nee SAUNDERS) JAMES of 24 Pyle Street, Newport. In 1916 at the United Methodist Chapel in Quay Street, Newport he married Ivy Irene BROWN & lived at Hope Cottage, Broadlands, Victoria Road in Newport.

George, aged 24, Died of Wounds on the 8th of May 1917 & is buried in Etaples Military Cemetery in France beneath a Commission Headstone bearing the Family Inscription: “BELOVED HUSBAND OF IVY JAMES GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN”. George rests alongside 10,770 of his First World War comrades, 35 of whom remain unidentified.

George is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials.

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Charles James

JAMES

Rifleman

B Company 2nd Battalion

Rifle Brigade

Charles was born 1892 in Newport to Henry JAMES & Amelia (nee WATSON) ODELL who was living at 5 East Street in Newport around the time of Charles’ death. In 1901 the family were living at 22 Orchard Street in Newport.

Charles, aged 23, was listed as Missing Presumed Killed in Action at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle on the 17th of March 1915. His body was never found or identified & so Charles is commemorated by the Commission upon the Le Touret Memorial to The Missing in France together with 13,484 of his missing First World War comrades.

Charles is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials.

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Henry

JONES

Leading Aircrftman

15 Operational Training Unit

RAF Harwell RAFVR

Henry was born on the 30th December 1915 & the husband of Eleanor LOWEN of 95 Trafalgar Road, Newport. They were married in 1940 at Newport Registry Office.

Henry, Corporal Arthur KEEFE, & LAC John GALLAGHER were on duty at RAF Hampstead Norris at 1910 on the 18th of November 1941, when a Wellington bomber aircraft crashed on take-off & caught fire. KEEFE jumped into a Bedford truck driven by Henry & raced to the aircraft, along with GALLAGHER, driving a fire tender. They entered the burning aircraft to try to extricate a crew man who was trapped under the Bomb beam, despite the burning fuel tanks & exploding oxygen bottles.

They rescued the trapped Airman but in the darkness & confusion, Henry failed to notice the slowly ticking over engine & was struck & killed by the propeller. He was brought back to the Island & buried at St Mildred’s Church Whippingham with full military honours.

Henry is also remembered on the Whippingham War Memorial.

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Charles Henry

JONES

Rifleman

1st/8th Battalion Isle of Wight Rifles

Hampshire Regiment

Charles was born 1896 in Newport to Janet JONES who was living at 7 Union Street in Newport around the time of Charles’ death. The family had previously lived at 15 Trafalgar Road, also in Newport.

Charles, aged 22, Died of Wounds on the 12th of May 1917 & is buried in Haifa War Cemetery, Israel & Palestine beneath a Commission Headstone bearing the Family Inscription: “AT REST”. He rests alongside 304 of his First World War comrades, 86 of whom remain unidentified.

Charles is also remembered on the Newport Borough & IW Rifles War Memorials.

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Leslie William

JUDD

Private

1st/4th Battalion

Hampshire Regiment

Leslie was born 1918 in Newport to William & Eva JUDD. 1942 in Thanet, Kent he married Muriel Ruth Pritchard PULLMAN who was living in Ramsgate, Kent around the time of Leslie’s death.

Leslie, aged 24, was Killed in Action on the 23rd of April 1943 & originally buried close to where he fell. His body was later exhumed, by the No.8 Graves Registration Unit, & reburied on the 19th of July 1944 in the Massicault War Cemetery in Tunisia & now rests beneath a Commission Headstone bearing the Family Inscription: “TO A BEAUTIFUL LIFE CAME A SUDDEN END HE DIED AS HE LIVED EVERYONE'S FRIEND”. Leslie lies alongside 1,575 of his Second World War comrades, 130 of whom remain unidentified.

Leslie is also remembered on the East Cowes War Memorial.

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George Walter

KENNEDY

Private

9th Battalion

Australian Infantry

George was born 1890 in Newport to Charles & Mary (nee CHAPMAN) KENNEDY who were living at 2 Rose Cottage, Cross Lane in Newport around the time of George’s death.

George, aged 26, was Killed in Action on the 23rd of July 1916 & originally buried close to where he fell. His body was later exhumed by the Canadian Graves Detachment & reburied in the Pozieres British Cemetery in France around the 18th of June 1919. George rests beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 2,759 of his First World War comrades including 1,382 of whom remain unidentified.

George is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials. His brother Bertram James also fell.

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Bertram James

KENNEDY

Petty Officer

HMS Attack

Royal Navy

Bertram was born on the 20th of April 1880 in Newport to Charles & Mary (nee CHAPMAN) KENNEDY who were living at 2 Rose Cottage, Cross Lane in Newport around the time of Bertram’s death.

Bertram, aged 37, was a Petty Officer aboard the I Class Destroyer HMS Attack, when on the 30th of December 1917 she was torpedoed & sunk by the German submarine UC34 off the coast of Egypt. The Attack was coming to the aid of the Troop Ship HMT Aragon, which UC34 had previously torpedoed. 10 of the 70 crew were lost, including Bertram who is Commemorated by the Commission upon the Portsmouth Naval Memorial to The Missing with over 10,000 of his First World War shipmates.

Bertram is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials. His brother George Walter also fell & commemorated in France.

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Percy William

KING

Rifleman

1st/8th Battalion Isle of Wight Rifles

Hampshire Regiment

Percy was born in Newport in 1897 to Harry John & Rose (nee MUSSELL) of 1 Woodacott Terrace, Barton Road, Newport. In 1901 the family were living at 20 Fairlee Cottages, Fairlee Road in Newport.

Percy served with the 8th Bn. known as the Isle of Wight Rifles, & sent to fight at Gallipoli. 900 Rifles landed at Sulva Bay, Gallipoli, on 10th Aug 1915.

On the 12th Aug, together with other members of the 163rd Brigade, the Rifles were ordered to advance & occupy a ridge of hills in front of them, & in doing so, cut off the Turkish armies in the area of Anzac beach & cape Helles, in order to dominate the Dardanelles straights. During the first attack, 8 officers over 300 men of the Rifles were reported killed or missing.

Percy, aged 18, was one of those missing men, whose body was never found or identified. He is therefore commemorated by the Commission on the Helles Memorial to the Missing in Gallipoli Turkey with 20,961 of his comrades.

Percy is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials.

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William John

KING

Private

10th Battalion

Devonshire Regiment

William was born 1890 in Newport to George Charles & Mary Ann (nee JONES) KING who were living in Little Sidcup, Chiddingstone in Kent around the time of William’s death. The family had previously lived in Trafalgar Road in Newport.

William, aged 27, was listed as Missing Presumed Killed in Action on the 24th of April 1917. His body was never found or identified & so William is commemorated by the Commission upon the Doiran Memorial to the Missing in Greece together with 2,327 of his missing First World War comrades.

William is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials.

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Thomas Victor George

KNAPP

Private

163 Company

Machine Gun Corps

Thomas was born in Newport in 1897 to Edward & Rose (nee FRY) KNAPP who were living at 24 Crocker Street, Newport around the time of Thomas’ death.

Thomas took part in the Third Battle of Gaza, which begun on the 27th October 1917, & ended with the capture of the ruined & deserted city on the 7th of November 1917. Casualty Clearing Stations arrived later that month & General & Stationary Hospitals in 1918.

Thomas, aged 20, was killed in the fighting on the 2nd November 1917, & is buried in the Gaza War Cemetery beneath a Commission Headstone.

Gaza War Cemetery contains 3,217 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, 781 of them unidentified. Second World War burials number 210. There are also 30 post war burials & 234 War Graves of other nationalities.

Thomas is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials.

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Cedric Gordon

KNAPP

Shipwright 4th Class

HMS Hecla

Royal Navy

Cedric was born 1921 in Newport, to Gordon & Theresa of Newport. He served aboard the Destroyer Tender HMS Hecla.

In the early hours of the morning on 12 November 1942, Hecla was torpedoed by U-515. The submarine fired a spread of 4 torpedoes at its target, though only 1 hit. That hit, in the engine room, was not immediately fatal to the ship. The submarine followed its first 4 shots with 3 additional torpedoes, sinking the ship approximately 180 miles west of Gibraltar. The sinking resulted in the loss of 281 crew, including Cedric, whose body was never recovered.

Cedric is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial to those Lost at Sea together with nearly 15,000 of his Second World War shipmates.

Cedric is also remembered on the Newport Borough War Memorial.

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John William

KNIGHT

Rifleman

B Company 1st/8th Battalion Isle of Wight Rifles

Hampshire Regiment

John was born in Newport in 1878 to Edwin & Elizabeth (nee CHEEK) KNIGHT of 3 Sea Street, Newport. He married Ellen GALLOP in 1902 at St Thomas’ Church, Newport & they lived at 41 Royal Exchange, also in Newport.

John served with the 8th Bn. known as the Isle of Wight Rifles, & was sent to fight at Gallipoli. 900 Rifles landed at Sulva Bay, Gallipoli, on 10th August 1915.

On the 12th August, together with other members of the 163rd Brigade, the Rifles were ordered to advance & occupy a ridge of hills in front of them, & in doing so, cut off the Turkish armies in the area of Anzac beach & cape Helles, in order to dominate the Dardanelles straights. During the first attack, 8 officers over 300 men of the Rifles were reported killed or missing.

John, aged 36, was one of those missing men, whose body was never found or identified. He is commemorated by the Commission on the Helles Memorial to the Missing in Gallipoli Turkey with 20,961 of his comrades.

John is also remembered on the Newport Borough & IW Rifles War Memorials.

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Charles Edwin

KNIGHT

Rifleman

1st/8th Battalion Isle of Wight Rifles

Hampshire Regiment

Charles was born 1898 in Newport to Charles Henry & Ada Beatrice (nee SHEPARD) KNIGHT of 21A Sea Street in Newport.

Charles, aged 18, was listed as Missing Presumed Killed in Action on the 19th of April 1917. His body was never found or identified & so Charles is commemorated by the Commission upon the Jerusalem Memorial to The Missing together with 3,318 of his First World War comrades.

Charles is also remembered on the County, Newport Borough & IW Rifles War Memorials.

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Ernest Albert

KNIGHT

Private

1st/6th Battalion

Gloucestershire Regiment

Ernest was born 1883 in Newport to Alfred Ernest & Sarah Ellen (nee BLOW) KNIGHT. The family lived a 4 East Street in Newport.

Ernest, aged 33, was listed as Missing Presumed Killed in Action on the 24th of April 1917. His body was never found or identified & so Ernest is commemorated by the Commission upon the Thiepval Memorial to The Missing, Somme France together with 72,306 of his First World War comrades.

Ernest is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials.

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William

KNIGHT

Private

C Company 1st/14th Battalion

Southern Scottish London Regiment

William was born in Newport in 1887 the youngest son of Tom & Mary (nee QUINLAN) KNIGHT who were living at 48 New Street, Newport around the time of William’s death.

On the 1st July 1916, supported by a French attack to the south, thirteen divisions of Commonwealth forces launched an offensive on a line from north of Gommecourt to Maricourt. Despite a preliminary bombardment lasting 7 days, the German defences were barely touched & the attack met unexpectedly fierce resistance. Losses were catastrophic & with only minimal advances on the southern flank, this initial attack was a complete failure.

William, aged 25, was listed as Missing in Presumed Killed in Action on that day in 1916, & is commemorated on the largest Memorial to the Missing at Thiepval, France with 72,306 of his comrades.

William is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials.

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Sydney James

KNOTT

Second Lieutenant

3rd Battalion

Worcestershire Regiment

Sydney was born 1884 in Newport, the youngest son of William & Sarah Jane (nee WISE) KNOTT. William was a well- known local Brewer. He married Harriette Amy CHEVERTON. The family lived at one time in 45 Orchard Street & ‘Fernlee’, Castle Road both in Newport. Before the War Sydney worked for the Newport Corporation.

Sydney, aged 32, Died from Wounds at the 7th Field Ambulance Aid Station on the 8th of July 1916 during the Battle of The Somme. He is buried in the Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension on the Somme in France, beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 1,361 of his First World War Comrades.

Sydney is also remembered on the County, Newport Borough & Carisbrooke War Memorials.

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Charles Edward Victor

LANE

Private

19th Battalion

Machine Gun Corps

Charles was born 1899 in Newport to William & Emily of Spicer’s Farm, Newchurch. Both the 1901 & 1911 has Charles living at 42 New Street in Newport.

Charles, aged 19, was listed as Missing Presumed Killed in Action sometime between the 9th & 12th of April 1918, during the Battle of Messines, & is commemorated by the Commission on the Ploegsteert Memorial to The Missing in Belgium together with 11,390 of his First World War comrades.

Charles is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials.

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William Edwin

LANGDON

Rifleman

1st/8th Battalion Isle of Wight Rifles

Hampshire Regiment

William was born in Newport in 1896 to Edwin Arthur & Eva Emily (nee YOUNG) who were living in ‘Albany’, Argyll Street, Ryde around the time of William’s death.

William served with the 8th Bn. known as the Isle of Wight Rifles, & was sent to fight at Gallipoli. 900 Rifles landed at Sulva Bay, Gallipoli, on 10th August 1915.

On the 12th August, together with other members of the 163rd Brigade, the Rifles were ordered to advance & occupy a ridge of hills in front of them, & in doing so, cut off the Turkish armies in the area of Anzac beach & cape Helles, in order to dominate the Dardanelles straights. During the first attack, 8 officers over 300 men of the Rifles were reported killed or missing.

William, aged 18, was one of those men missing presumed killed, whose body was never found or identified, & he was listed as such on the 16th August 1915. He is commemorated by the Commission on the Helles Memorial to the Missing in Gallipoli Turkey with 20,961 of his comrades.

William is also remembered on the Ryde & IW Rifles War Memorials.

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Harry Thomas

LANGDON

Squadron Serjeant Major

10th Hussars

Prince of Wales Own Royal Regiment

Harry was born 1881in Newport to Harry & Annie (nee SEXTON) LANGDON who were living at 14 Ash Road, Newport. He joined the Army at an early age & posted to the 10th Hussars becoming an "exceedingly" good horseman & polo player.

He served with the Regiment in the Anglo Boer War (1899-1902). In 1905 he completed his signals course whilst stationed in India & would become the signals instructor for the regiment until the outbreak of the Great War, sailing from Cape Town, South Africa where he had been stationed since 1912, he arrived in Belgium with the regiment on the 8th October 1914.

On the 11th of April 1917 Harry, aged 36, was killed by German shelling at the Battle of Monchy le Preux on one of the darkest days for the 10th Hussars during the war, with 27 men killed & 157 wounded. Harry has no known grave & is commemorated on the Arras Memorial in Faubourg d'Amiens cemetery.

Harry is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials.

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Ernest Leonard Chambers

LEAL

Sapper

11th Field Company

Royal Engineers

Ernest was born 1890 in Newport to Ernest John & Hannah (nee PALMER) LEAL who were living at 61 Carisbrooke Road around the time of Ernest’s death. The family had previously lived at Cross Lane in Newport.

Ernest, aged 22, was Killed in Action on the 9th of April 1915 & rests in Cambrin Military Cemetery in France beneath a Commission Headstone bearing the Family Inscription, chosen by his mother, “HIS MEMORY IS AS DEAR TO-DAY AS IN THE HOUR HE PASSED AWAY”. Ernest lies alongside 815 of his First World War comrades.

Ernest is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials. His brother Cecil Jack also fell & is buried at Carisbrooke Cemetery.

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Albert William

LEDICOTT

Serjeant

8th Battalion

Lincolnshire Regiment

Albert was born 1886 in Newport to William Smith & Emily Cooper (nee MOREY) LEDICOTT. At one time the family lived at 42 Crocker Street in Newport.

Albert, aged 29, was listed as Missing Presumed Killed in Action on the 26th of September 1915. His body was never found or identified & so Albert is commemorated by the Commission on the Loos Memorial in France together with 20,630 of his missing First World War comrades.

Albert is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials.

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James Robert

LEIGH

Able Seaman

HMS Vortigern - V Class Destroyer

Royal Navy

James was born 1917 in Newport to Albert Henry & Kate (nee BRADING) LEIGH.

On the 15th of March 1942, while escorting southbound Convoy FS.749 she was torpedoed & sank, in about 2 minutes, off Cromer on the Norfolk coast by German E-boat S-104. 147 of the 159 crew were lost, including James, aged 24. His body was recovered from the sea & he now rests at Normanston Road Cemetery in Lowestoft beneath a Commission Headstone bearing the Family Inscription: “DEEP IN OUR HEARTS A MEMORY IS KEPT OF ONE WE LOVED AND SHALL NEVER FORGET”.

James is also remembered on the Newport Borough War Memorial.

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Alfred George

LOCK

Private

2nd Battalion

Dorsetshire Regiment

Alfred was born 1888 in Newport to George & Emily (nee READ) LOCK who were living at 8 Hazzard Terrace in Newport around the time of Alfred’s death. In 1901 the family were living at 7 Holyrood Street in Newport.

Alfred was a regular soldier, serving with the Dorsetshire Regiment in Poona, India in 1911. During the Great War they were deployed to Mesopotamia (modern day Iraq) where Alfred was taken prisoner. He died, aged 28, in captivity on the 23rd of August 1916 & rests in the North Gate Cemetery in Iraq. Originally beneath a Commission Headstone, however these were removed in the 1990’s & due to the political situation not as yet replaced. Until that time these soldiers are commemorated in a Role of Honour held at CWGC HQ in Maidenhead.

Alfred is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials.

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Thomas William

LOCK

Able Seaman

HMS Clacton - Bangor Class Minesweeper

Royal Navy

Thomas was born 1901 in Newport the youngest son of Thomas William & Margaret (nee MACDONALD) LOCK who were living at 6 Barton Road, Newport around the time of Thomas’ death. In 1942 at St. John’s Church in Newport, he married Clara Adelaide Perkins BRAMBLE & they lived at 39 Castle Road in Newport. Thomas had served 24 years in the Royal Navy.

Clacton was in the Mediterranean, off the east coast of Corsica, on passage from La Maddalena to Bastia. On the 31st of December 1943 at 0832 she struck a mine & sank immediately. Three officers & 29 ratings were killed, with the survivors being rescued by HMS Polruan. Thomas, aged 44, was one of those lost & his body was never recovered & so he is commemorated by the Commission upon the Portsmouth Naval Memorial to those Lost at Sea together with nearly 15,000 of his Second World War shipmates.

Thomas is also remembered on the Newport Borough War Memorial.

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Sidney George

LOCKYER

Private

1st/6th Battalion

Hampshire Regiment

Sidney was born 1887 in Newport to William & Elizabeth (nee BLAKE) LOCKYER. 1917 in Fareham, Hampshire he married Sarah Louisa NORRIS & lived at 71 South Street in Newport.

Sidney, aged 34, was reported as drowned in the River Tigris on the 26th of May 1918. His final resting place remains unknown & so Sidney was commemorated by the Commission on the Basra Memorial in Iraq. However, due to the current pollical situation this memorial is unmaintainable at present & so these 40,632 soldiers are further commemorated in Roles of Honour held at the Commission’s HQ in Maidenhead, UK.

Sidney is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials.

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James Arthur

LOCKYER

Rifleman

1st/8th Battalion Isle of Wight Rifles

Hampshire Regiment

James was born 1894 in Newport to James & Annie Elizabeth (nee TOSDEVIN) LOCKYER who were living at 52 Victoria Road in Newport around the time of James’ death.

James, aged 22, was Killed in Action on the 21st of April 1917 & is buried in the Deir el Belah War Cemetery in Gaza beneath a Commission Headstone bearing the Family Inscription, chosen by his father, “NEVER FORGOTTEN BY ALL AT HOME”. James rests alongside 723 of his First World War comrades, 5 of whom remain unidentified.

James is also remembered on the Newport Borough War Memorial.

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Harry Albert

MACKIE

Rifleman

1st Battalion

Rifle Brigade

Harry was born 1878 in Carisbrooke to Albert & Emily (nee PRAGNELL) HAYDEN. Albert died in 1880, Alice married David MACKIE & Harry took his Step-father's name. They then moved from Carisbrooke to 6 South Street in Ryde.

Harry was Killed in Action, aged 37, on the 9th May 1915, during very fierce fighting around Mousetrap Farm on the Frezenberg Ridge which lasted all day. At one time the Battalion was completely cut off for 9 hours & had to fight their way out, until finally relieved by the Royal Irish Rifles.

However, Harry's grave was lost during the course of the fighting & he is therefore commemorated by the Commission, on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial to The Missing in Belgium, with 54,574 of his missing comrades.

Harry is also remembered on the County & Ryde War Memorials.

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Donald

MACPHERSON

Private

1st Battalion

Dorsetshire Regiment

Donald was born 1914 in Newport to Archibald & Mary of Carisbrooke. He died during an air raid on 19th April 1942 aged 27 in Malta.

Malta's position in the Mediterranean was of Allied strategic importance. Heavily fortified, the island was never invaded, but was subjected to continual bombardment & blockade between Italy's entry into the war in June 1940 & the Axis defeat at El Alamein in November 1942. At the height of Axis attempts to break Malta's resistance in April 1942, the island & her people were awarded the George Cross by King George VI.

The earth is shallow on Malta & many joint or collective burials were made as graves had to be cut into the underlying rock. Donald is buried in the Pieta Military Cemetery in Malta with Lance Corporal Alfred JAMES also of the 1st Battalion Dorsetshire Regiment & Private Henry LIVINGSTONE 1st Battalion Cheshire Regiment. The Headstone bears the Family Inscription: "SOME CORNER OF A FOREIGN FIELD THAT IS FOR EVER ENGLAND" "FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH".

Donald is also remembered on the Carisbrooke War Memorial.

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Frederick Cecil

MALLARD

Corporal

3rd Battalion

Rifle Brigade

Frederick was born 1892 in Newport to Charles Henry & Ellen Hannah (nee SIMMONDS) MALLARD of East Lynn Cottage, Gunville. The 1901 Census had the family living at 1 High Street in Newport.

Frederick was involved in the 1914 Christmas Day truce & subsequent football match. At age 23 he was, however, Killed in Action on the 4th of September 1915. Frederick is buried at La Brique Military Cemetery No. 2 in Belgium beneath a Commission Headstone & rests alongside 839 of his First World War Comrades, 400 of these are unidentified.

Frederick is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials.

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Edward Colin

MARSHALL

Sergeant

61 Squadron RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Edward was born 1913 in Newport to Ernest Edward & Mary (nee BROWN) MARSHALL. They lived at 43 Fairlee Road in Newport. He married Kathleen Mabel Ellen PACKER in 1940 at St Mary’s Church in Carisbrooke.

Edward was a wireless operator & took off at 2225 on the 3rd of July 1942 from RAF Syerston in Nottinghamshire in a Lancaster bomber aircraft, to lay mines in the Danish Sound off Verbena (Nasturtium Region). They were attacked at 0246 by a German night fighter, piloted by Oberfeldwebel HAISCH, & crashed into the North Sea 30 kilometres north west of Esbjerg killing all 7 crew on board. Edwards body drifted ashore & was found at Fjaltring on the 10th of July, his official date of death being the 4th, aged 28.

Edward is buried in the Lemvig Cemetery in Denmark beneath a Commission Headstone bearing the Family Inscription: “BEAUTIFUL AND TREASURED MEMORIES OF MY DARLING HUSBAND. KATHLEEN”, & laid to rest alongside 38 of his comrades.

Edward is also remembered on the Newport Borough War Memorial.

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Bertie Frank

MATTHEWS

Private

5th Battalion

Oxford & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

Bertie was born 1890 in Newport to Frank & Emma (nee LASMANN) MATTHEWS. In 1891 the family lived in Hearn Street, Carisbrooke & by 1901 Bertie was living at Swainston Stables in Calbourne.

Bertie, aged 27, was listed as Missing Presumed Killed in Action on the 19th of August 1917, & he is commemorated by the Commission on Panel 97A of the Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing in Belgium together with nearly 40,000 of his First World War comrades who also remain unidentified, or have no known grave.

Bertie is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials.

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Thomas Henry

MATTHEWS

Rifleman

1st/8th Battalion Isle of Wight Rifles

Hampshire Regiment

Thomas was born 1894 in Newport to Edith Steward (nee ROACH) MATTHEWS of 82 South Street, Newport & the late William MATTHEWS. In 1901 the family were living at The Valiant Soldier Public House, 53 South Street, Newport.

Thomas, aged 21, was listed as Missing Presumed Killed in Action on the 19th of April 1917, & is commemorated by the Commission on the Jerusalem Memorial to the Missing, together with 3,318 of his First World War comrades.

Thomas is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials.

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Arthur Sydney

MATTHEWS

Private

1st Battalion Highland Light Infantry

City of Glasgow Regiment

Arthur was born 1925 in Newport to William Henry & Florence May (nee MORRIS) MATTHEWS of Shide Road in Newport.

Arthur, aged 20, died whilst a Prisoner of War of the Germans on the 5th of March 1945. His cause of death is unknown. He was originally buried in Issum, Germany but his body was exhumed by the 82nd Graves Concentration Unit & reburied at Reichswald Forest War Cemetery in Germany on the 10th of December 1946.

Arthur is also remembered on the Newport Borough War Memorial.

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Walter Stanley

MCDONALD

Serjeant

1st Battalion

Rifle Brigade

Walter was born 1890 in Newport & was the adopted son of James & Elizabeth GRIFFITHS 12 Chapel Street, Newport.

Walter, aged 24, was Killed in Action on the 19th of December 1914, & is laid to rest in the Rifle House Cemetery in Belgium beneath a Commission Headstone, alongside 230 of his First World War comrades.

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Hubert Richard William

MEAGER

Lieutenant Mentioned in Despatches

3rd Battalion

Australian Infantry

Hubert was born 1883 in Newport, the eldest son of Frederick Bernard & Manuella Ellen Mary (nee HARRISON) MEAGER. By 1912 Hubert had emigrated to Australia & in that year, in Wagga-Wagga, New South Wales, he married Maude Mary MCDONOUGH.

Hubert was Mentioned in Despatches for actions of gallantry between 25th of April & the 5th of May. He was Killed in Action, aged 32, at the fighting in the South Zone of the Dardanelles sometime between the 6th & 8th of August 1915. Hubert was originally buried close to where he fell, but during the course of the war his grave was lost & so Hubert is commemorated by the Commission on the Lone Pine Memorial at Gallipoli in Turkey itogether with 4,987 of his First World War comrades.

Hubert is also remembered on the Australian National, IW County & Newport Borough War Memorials.

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Vernon George

MIDLANE

Able Seaman

HMS Queen Mary - Battlecruiser

Royal Navy

Vernon was born on the 8th of June 1879 at 47 Trafalgar Road in Newport to Harry & Amy (nee TRUSSLER) MIDLANE. On the 22nd of February 1909 at St. Paul’s Church, Barton he married Kate Emily HARLEY & lived at 2 Excelsior Terrace, Green Street in Newport.

On the 31st of May 1916, the Queen Mary was sunk during the Battle of Jutland with the loss of all but 9 of her complement of 1266 officers & ratings. Vernon, aged 36, was one of those lost; his body was never recovered & so he is commemorated by the Commission upon the Portsmouth Naval Memorial to those Lost at Sea together with over 10,000 of his First World War shipmates.

Vernon is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorial.

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Egbert Robert

MIDLANE

Corporal Military Medal

3rd Battalion

Rifle Brigade

Egbert was born 1886 in Newport to William & Elizabeth MIDLANE. The 1901 & 1911 Census had the family living at West View, Carisbrooke.

Egbert was awarded the Military Medal &, aged 29, listed as Killed in Action on the 22nd of June 1916. He was originally buried close to where he fell at Rosenberg Chateau, however, Egbert’s body was later exhumed & reburied in 1920 within the Berks Cemetery Extension in Belgium, beneath a Commission Headstone, bearing the Family Inscription, chosen by his sister, “REST ON BELOVED THY WORK IS DONE THE BATTLE FOUGHT THE VICTORY WON”, alongside 876 of his First World War comrades.

Egbert is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials.

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Federick Edwin

MILLER

Rifleman

1st/8th Battalion Isl of Wight Rifles

Hampshire Regiment

Frederick was born in Newport in 1895 to Harry & Esther Kezia (nee COUSINS). Harry predeceased his son & Esther was living at 101 Hunnyhill in Newport around the time of Frederick’s death.

Frederick served with the 8th Bn. known as the Isle of Wight Rifles, & was sent to fight at Gallipoli. 900 Rifles landed at Sulva Bay, Gallipoli, on 10th August 1915.

On the 12th August, together with other members of the 163rd Brigade, the Rifles were ordered to advance & occupy a ridge of hills in front of them, & in doing so, cut off the Turkish armies in the area of Anzac beach & cape Helles, in order to dominate the Dardanelles straights. During the first attack, 8 officers over 300 men of the Rifles were reported killed or missing.

Frederick, aged 18, was one of those men missing presumed killed, whose body was never found or identified, & he was listed as such on the 12th August 1915. He is commemorated by the Commission on the Helles Memorial to the Missing, Gallipoli Turkey with 20,961 of his comrades.

Frederick is also remembered on the County, Newport Borough & IW Rifles War Memorials.

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Maurice Donald

MINTER

Private

12th Battalion Devonshire Regiment

Airborne Division

Maurice was born 1925 in Newport to Robert Dadswell & Alice Stainer (nee ELKINS) MINTER who were living at 129 Carisbrooke Road in Newport around the time of Maurice’s death. He was one of five brothers serving in the Army.

Maurice, aged 18, was Killed in Action on the 12th of June 1944 during the D Day landings having parachuted into France ahead of the main invading force. Maurice was originally buried close to where he fell & was later exhumed by the 48th Graves Registration Unit, & reburied at the Ranville War Cemetery, Normandy France, known as the ‘Airborne Cemetery’, on the 14th of August 1945. He rests beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 2,235 of his Second World War comrades, 90 of whom remain unidentified.

Maurice is also remembered on the Newport Borough War Memorial.

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Charles William

MOREY

Private

11th Battalion

Hampshire Regiment

Charles was born 1892 in Carisbrooke to Charles Henry & Mary Ann (nee PRICE) MOREY who were living at 'Glencoe', Gunville Road in Carisbrooke around the time of Charles' death.

Charles was Killed in Action, aged 25, on the 27th of December 1917 & buried in Section I Row B Grave 1 at Villers-Faucon Communal Cemetery Extension in France. He rests beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 458 of his First World War comrades, 144 of whom remain unidentified.

Charles is also remembered on the County & Carisbrooke War Memorials.

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William

MORRIS

Rifleman

4th Battalion

Rifle Brigade

William was born 1889 in Carisbrooke to Charles & Emily. He lived at High Street, Carisbrooke (1891), & 47 Crocker Street (1901) in Newport. At the time of his death the family were living at 22 New Street in Newport.

The 4th Battalion of the Rifle Brigade landed at Le Havre in December 1914 to serve on the Western Front. On March 15th, 1915, the Battalion counter-attacked the Germans at St. Eloi. This was the Battalion's first major action, & resulted in the following casualties: 4 officers & 16 men killed, 5 officers & 62 men wounded, & 1 officer & 17 men missing.

William was reported Killed in Action, aged 26, on the 15th of March 1915. However, his grave was lost in the confusion of battle, & he is commemorated by the Commission, on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial to The Missing in Belgium, with 54,574 of his missing comrades.

William is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials.

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Jack

MORRIS

Private

6th Battalion

Dorsetshire Regiment

Jack was born on the 29th of April 1881 at the House of Industry, Carisbrooke to Eliza Fanny MORRIS. On the 3rd of February 1909 at the United Methodist Chapel, Victoria Avenue in Shanklin, he married Fanny Winifred DAISH who was living at 'Avondale', Clarence Road in Wroxall around the time of Jack's death.

Before the War Jack had worked at the Appuldurcombe Dairy & delivered milk in & around Ventnor. At age 35, Jack was listed as Missing Presumed Killed in Action on the 23rd of March 1918. His body was never recovered or identified, & so Jack is commemorated by the Commission on the Arras Memorial to The Missing in France, together with 34,741 of his First World War comrades.

Jack is also remembered on the Wroxall War Memorial.

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Edwin Hilton

MOWBRAY

Private

2nd Battalion

Berkshire Regiment

Edwin was born 1886 in Newport to George Alfred & Mary Ann (nee STEPHENS) MOWBRAY. He married Nellie Gertrude GUSTAR who remarried shortly after his death & became Nellie SNOW. Edwin had previously lived at Ford House, East Street in Newport (1891), New Road in Wootton Bridge (1901) & finally at 1 Kingsfield Villas, Fairlee Road in Newport (1911).

Edwin, aged 31, was listed Missing Presumed Killed in Action on the 2nd of April 1918. His body was never found or identified & so Edwin is commemorated by the Commission upon the Pozieres Memorial to The Missing, France together with 14,718 of his First World War comrades.

Edwin is also remembered on the County, Newport Borough & Wootton War Memorials.

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John William

MOYLAN

Rifleman

1st/8th Battalion Isle of Wight Rifles

Hampshire Regiment

John was born 1896 in Newport to John Patrick & Sarah (nee BRINKWORTH) MOYLAN. The family had lived at 2 South Street & 138 Pyle Street in Newport

John was captured at the 2nd Battle of Gaza on the 19th of April 1917 & died, aged 21, whilst in captivity on the 30th of September 1917 & rests in the North Gate Cemetery in Iraq alongside 4,486 of his First & Second World War comrades. Originally beneath a Commission Headstone, however these were removed in the 1990’s & due to the political situation not as yet replaced. Until that time these soldiers are commemorated in a Role of Honour held at CWGC HQ in Maidenhead.

John is also remembered on the Newport Borough & IW Rifles War Memorials.

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Arthur

NEVETT

Able Seaman

HMS Dunedin - D Class Light Cruiser

Royal Navy

Arthur was born 1923 in Newport to Arthur Leslie & Cynthia Beatrice (nee BARTLETT) NEVETT. His father predeceased him being Killed in Action aboard HMS Hood.

The Dunedin was sunk at 1526 on the 24th of November 1941 in the Central Atlantic east of St. Paul's Rocks, north east of Recife, Brazil by 2 torpedoes from the German submarine U-124. Only 67 men survived out of a crew of 486. Arthur, aged 19, was one of those lost & his body was never recovered & so he is commemorated by the Commission upon the Portsmouth Naval Memorial to those Lost at Sea together with nearly 15,000 of his Second World War shipmates.

Arthur is also remembered on the Ryde War Memorial.

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Gerald Edward Martin

NEW

Captain

2nd/4th Battalion

Hampshire Regiment

Gerald was born on the 19th of March 1914 in Newport to Charles Henry & Beatrice Melina (nee MATTHEWS) NEW. He married Elvira Marjorie, who was living in Clerkenwell, London at the time of Gerald’s death. The 1938 Roll had Gerald living at 7 Inglebert Street, Finsbury in London.

Gerald, aged 31, was Killed in Action on the 28th of July 1944 & rests in the Florence War Cemetery in Italy beneath a Commission Headstone bearing the Family Inscription: “THE LOVE OF GOD LIVES THROUGH ETERNITY AND CONQUERS ALL”. Gerald lies alongside over 1,600 of his Second World War comrades.

Gerald is also remembered on the Newport Borough War Memorial.

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Harold Walter

NEWNHAM

Corporal

1st/8th Battalion Isle of Wight Rifles

Hampshire Regiment

Harold was born 1896 in Newport to Walter Henry & Fanny Maria (nee WHITTINGTON) NEWNHAM who were living a 1 Banner Cottages, Hunnyhill in Newport around the time of Harold’s death. The family had previously lived at 22 Worsley Road also in Newport.

Harold, aged 22, was Killed in Action on the 2nd of November 1917 & is buried in the Gaza War Cemetery beneath a Commission Headstone bearing the Family Inscription, chosen by his father, “R.I.P.”. Harold rests alongside 3,216 of his First World War comrades, 781 of whom remain unidentified.

Harold is also remembered on the Newport Borough & IW Rifles War Memorials.

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Raymond Geoffrey

NORRIS

Sergeant (Wireless Operator)

15 Squadron RAF Mildenhall

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Raymond, known as Geoff, aged just 21 of Gunville lost his life over France when flying with one of the youngest operational Lancaster crews ever to take to the sky during World War Two.

Orphaned at the age of nine, Geoff was raised at Ashen Grove Cottages, Gunville by his uncle & aunt, James & Ethel REYNOLDS. He worked at Fisk & Fisher at St Cross Mill, Newport, before volunteering for the RAF at the age of 18.

He was the wireless operator in the crew of Avro Lancaster LM121, LS-C, of XV (15) Sqn, based at RAF Mildenhall. The aircraft took off at just before midnight on the 31st of May 1944 to bomb railway yards at Trappes, France but was shot down by a German night fighter & crashed in a field near the village Lormaison about 30 miles NNW of Paris.

Astonishingly the average age of all seven crew members was just under 21 years & 4 months the youngest being 19 the oldest 26. All the crew were killed & they are buried, in a Collective Grave Plot, in the Marissel French National Cemetery, Oise, France. Marissel is an eastern suburb of Beauvais, a cathedral town between Rouen & Compiegne.

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Charles Henry

NORRIS

Private

1st/23rd Battalion

London Regiment

Charles was born 1898 in Newport to Henry Cave & Louisa Emily (nee ATWELL) NORRIS who were living at ‘Castle Villa’, Castle Road in Newport around the time of Charles’ death. Prior to this the family lived at ‘Heathfield’, Clarence Road also in Newport.

Charles, aged 19, was listed as Missing Presumed Killed on the 23rd of March 1918. His body was never found or identified & so Charles is commemorated by the Commission upon the Arras Memorial to the Missing in France together with 34,802 of his missing First World War comrades.

Charles is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials.

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John Henry

NUTMAN

Lance Corporal

378 General Transport Company

Royal Army Service Corps

John was born in Newport on the 30th of September 1917 to John & Florence of 4 Stanley Terrace, Newport & the husband of Hazel GRIFFITHS of Bournemouth who he married in 1942.

The Germans occupied Gent in May 1940 & remained there until the city's liberation on 10th September 1944. In May 1940, the main fighting around Gent occurred near the junction of the Ghent-Bruges & Ternenzen canals, & in September 1944, it was the northern part of the city that was most heavily affected.

John was killed in a motorcycle accident, on the 2nd of February 1945. John was buried in the Gent City Cemetery in Belgium, his headstone bears the family inscription: “HE LIVES FOR EVER IN OUR HEARTS”

John is also remembered on the Newport Borough War Memorial.

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George Henry

ODELL

Stoker 1st Class

HMS Queen Mary - Battlecruiser

Royal Navy

George was born on the 22nd of January 1891 in Newport to Hamlett & Mary Ann Catherine (nee FORD) ODELL who were living at ‘Hursley’, Wilton Road in Shanklin around the time of George’s death. The family had previously lived at 3 Beaconsfield Terrace, Victoria Road in Newport.

On the 31st of May 1916, the Queen Mary was sunk during the Battle of Jutland with the loss of all but 9 of her complement of 1266 officers & ratings. George, aged 25, was one of those lost; his body was never recovered & so he is commemorated by the Commission upon the Portsmouth Naval Memorial to those Lost at Sea together with over 10,000 of his First World War shipmates.

George is also remembered on the County & Shanklin War Memorials. His brother Arthur William also fell in The Great War.

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Geoge Bernard

OSBORNE

Gunner

1st/5th Hampshire Howitzer Battery

Royal Field Artillery

George was born 1898 in Newport to Bernard & Alice Jane (nee MORRIS) who were living at 1 Vectis Terrace, Pyle Street in Newport around the time of George’s death.

George, aged 18, died on the 16th of October 1916 & was originally buried in the Tarsus Cemetery in Turkey. His body was later exhumed & now rests in the North Gate Cemetery in Iraq alongside 4,486 of his First & Second World War comrades. Originally beneath a Commission Headstone, however these were removed in the 1990’s & due to the political situation not as yet replaced. Until that time these soldiers are commemorated in a Role of Honour held at CWGC HQ in Maidenhead.

George is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials.

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William Gordon

PALMER

Rifleman

2nd Battalion

Rifle Brigade

William was born 1888 in Newport to William Leonard & Laura Elenor (nee GODDARD) PALMER who were living at 12 Cross Lane, Newport around the time of William’s death. In 1901 William was recorded as living at Victoria Road in Newport, but by 1911 he was a Rifleman in the 2nd Battalion The Rifle Brigade, Fort William, Calcutta, India.

William, aged 27, was reported as Missing Presumed Killed in Action on the 9th of May 1915, & he is commemorated by the Commision upon the Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing in Belgium with more than 11,300 of his First World War comrades who still have no known grave.

William is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials.

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Wliiam Albert Frederick

PARDY

Private

6th Battalion

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

William was born 1897 in Newport to George Douglas & Alice (nee WENDES) PARDEY of 88 Hunnyhill in Newport.

William, aged 20, was listed as Missing Presumed Killed in Action on the 19th of October 1917. William’s body was never recovered or identified & so he is commemorated by the Commission on the Tyne Cot Memorial in Belgium together with 34,968 of his missing 1st World War comrades.

William is also remembered on the County & Newport War Memorials.

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Ernest William

PARSONS

Rifleman

1st/8th Battalion Isle of Wight Rifles

Hampshire Regiment

Ernest was born in Newport in 1892 to Richard & Susan (nee DUNN) of 1 Caesars Road, Newport. Up to 1911 they had lived in the Cemetery Lodge on Fairlee Road.

Ernest served with the 8th Bn. known as the Isle of Wight Rifles, & was sent to fight at Gallipoli. 900 Rifles landed at Sulva Bay, Gallipoli, on 10th August 1915.

On the 12th August, together with other members of the 163rd Brigade, the Rifles were ordered to advance & occupy a ridge of hills in front of them, & in doing so, cut off the Turkish armies in the area of Anzac beach & cape Helles, in order to dominate the Dardanelles straights. During the first attack, 8 officers over 300 men of the Rifles were reported killed or missing.

Ernest, aged 22, was one of those men missing presumed killed, whose body was never found or identified, & he was listed as such on the 12th August 1915. He is commemorated by the Commission on the Helles Memorial to The Missing in Gallipoli Turkey together with 20,961 of his First World War comrades.

Ernest is also remembered on the County, Newport Borough & IW Rifles War Memorials.

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Thomas

PAUL

Private

14th Battalion

Hampshire Regiment

Thomas was born on the 9th of May 1897 in Newport to Christopher & Amelia (nee BARBER) PAUL who were living at 8 Royal Exchange in Newport around the time of Thomas’ death.

Thomas, aged 21, Died of Wounds on the 15th of November 1916 & is buried in the Contay British Cemetery on the Somme in France beneath a Commission Headstone bearing the Family Inscription, chosen by his brother, “DEARLY LOVED BY ALL WHO KNEW HIM BUT JESUS LOVES HIM NOW”. He rests alongside 1,132 of his First World War comrades.

Thomas is also remembered on the County & Newport War Memorials.

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Edward Wiliam

PAYN

Private

1st/15th Battalion Prince of Wales Own Civil Service Rifles

London Regment

Edward was born 1881 in Newport to Edward Hopkins Fox & Blanche Emily (nee YELF) PAYN who were living at 4 Rose Hill Terrace in Newport around the time of Edward’s death. Previously the family had lived at 34 High Street in Newport.

Edward, aged 37, was listed Missing Presumed Killed in Action on the 2nd of September 1918. His body was never found or identified & so Edward is commemorated by the Commission upon the Vis-en-Artois Memorial to The Missing in France together with 9,822 of his First World War comrades.

Edward is also remembered on the Newport Borough War Memorial.

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Jacob

PEACH

Corporal DCM MiD

B Squadron 5th Dragoon Guards

Princess Charlotte of Wales's

Jacob was born 1891 in Newport to Fred & Ellen Rosa (nee BROADHURST) PEACH who were living at 2 Union Street in Newport around the time of Jacob’s death. The family had previously lived at 2 Hearn Street also in Newport.

Jacob, aged 23, was listed as Missing Presumed Killed in Action on the 31st of October 1914. His body was never found or identified & so Jacob is commemorated by the Commission upon the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial to The Missing in Belgium together with 54,584 of his missing First World War comrades.

Jacob had previously been awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal, the citation for which read: "for covering with his section the retirement of his troop from an exposed position. This was done without casualties to the remainder of the troop, but all of Corporal Peach's section, except himself, were killed or wounded".

Jacob is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials. His brother Fred also fell in The Great War.

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Fred

PEACH

Shoeing Smith

1st/5th Battalion Hampshire Battery

Royal Field Artillery

Fred was born 1891 in Newport the youngest son of Fred & Ellen Rosa (nee BROADHURST) PEACH who were living at 2 Union Street in Newport around the time of Fred’s death. The family had previously lived at 2 Hearn Street also in Newport.

Fred, aged 18, died from a combination of malaria, heatstroke & laryngitis on the 16th of October 1915. Fred is buried in the Lucknow Cantonment Cemetery in India & as this particular cemetery is within an Indian Army barracks, the Commission is unable to gain access. Therefore, these soldiers are also commemorated upon the Madras 1914-1918 Memorial in Chennai, India.

Fred is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials. His brother Jacob also fell in The Great War.

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William George

PECK

Private

2nd/19th Battalion

London Regiment

William was born 1896 in Newport to Alfred & Sarah Fanny (nee HARDING) PECK. In 1901 & 1911 William was recorded as living at The Britannia Inn, 36 Hunnyhill in Newport, his father Alfred being the Publican. His mother Sarah died in 1909.

William, a clerk before the War, was Killed in Action on the 24th of September 1918, & buried in the Ramleh War Cemetery in Israel, beneath a Commission Headstone, together with 3,300 of his First World War comrades, with 964 of these remaining unidentified. William was 22.

William is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials.

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William George

PECK

Private

2nd/19th Battalion

London Regiment

William was born 1896 in Newport to Alfred & Sarah Fanny (nee HARDING) PECK. In 1901 & 1911 William was recorded as living at The Britannia Inn, 36 Hunnyhill in Newport, his father Alfred being the Publican. His mother Sarah died in 1909.

William, a clerk before the War, was Killed in Action, aged 22, on the 24th of September 1918, & buried in the Ramleh War Cemetery in Israel beneath a Commission Headstone, together 3,300 of his First World War comrades, with 964 of these remaining unidentified.

William is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials.

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Edwin James

PEERS

Private

HMS Goliath

Royal Marine Light Infantry

Edwin was born in 1893 at Parkhurst to Arthur & Emily (nee LANGDOWN) PEERS who were living at 8 South Mall, Newport at the time of Edwin’s death on the 13th of May 1915.

Edwin was a regular with the Royal Marine Light Infantry, having joined several years before the outbreak of War, & was serving aboard the Pre-Dreadnought Battleship Goliath. lookouts aboard Goliath spotted Muâvenet-i Millîye & issued a challenge; the Ottomans replied to the challenge but very quickly increased speed & launched 3 torpedoes at Goliath. The British opened fire, but only managed to shoot 3 rounds before the 1st torpedo struck the ship. 2 torpedoes hit almost simultaneously, the 1st abreast her fore turret & the 2nd abeam the fore funnel, causing a large explosion. Goliath began to capsize almost immediately, & was lying on her side when a 3rd torpedo struck near her after turret. Muâvenet-i Millîye sped off & escaped unscathed in the darkness as the other British warships gathered to rescue survivors. Some 570 men, out of a crew of 750 were killed in the sinking,

Edwin was one of those lost & is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial with 7,250 of his First World War shipmates. Edwin was 21.

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Raymond Thomas

PHILLIPS

Ordinary Seaman

HMS Hood - Battlecruiser

Royal Navy

Raymond was born on the 27th February 1920 in Newport to Lancelot & Rose. In 1940 he married Phyllis CORNER in Malling, Kent.

Raymond was an Ordinary Seaman aboard the Battlecruiser HMS Hood, when on the 24 May 1941 she intercepted Bismarck & her consort, the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, in the Denmark Strait between Greenland & Iceland. A fierce gun battle took place, The Hood was badly damaged & sank stern first with 1,418 men aboard, including his older brother Lancelot. Only three men survived.

Raymond is commemorated by the Commission on the Porstmouth Naval Memorial with nearly 15,000 Second World War shipmates. Raymond was 21.

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Lancelot Jack

PHILLIPS

Ordinary Seaman

HMS Hood - Battlecruiser

Royal Navy

Lancelot was born on the 26th of October 1912 in Newport to Lancelot & Rose. In 1939 he married Gladys BAILY in Malling, Kent.

Lancelot was an Ordinary Seaman aboard the Battlecruiser HMS Hood, when on the 24 May 1941 she intercepted Bismarck & her consort, the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, in the Denmark Strait between Greenland & Iceland. A fierce gun battle took place, The Hood was badly damaged & sank stern first with 1,418 men aboard, including his younger brother Raymond. Only three men survived.

Lancelot is commemorated by the Commission on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial with nearly 15,000 Second World War shipmates. Lancelot was 26.

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Waterford (Walter)

PHILLIPS

Private

4th Battalion

Australian Infantry

Walter was born 1865 in Cross Lane, Newport to James & Pamela (nee WILLIAMS) PHILLIPS. In 1894 at St. Paul’s Church, Barton he married Matilda Blanche TRANTER & they moved to West Wight. Matila was living at 1 Oak Cottages, Tennyson Road in Freshwater around the time of Walter’s death.

Walter was an experienced soldier having served before in the Dorsetshire Regiment. Walter, aged 50, was Killed in Action sometime between the 6th & the 9th of August 1915. He was buried close to where he fell, but over the course of the War his grave was lost. Walter is therefore commemorated by the Commission upon the Lone Pine Memorial at Gallipoli in Turkey together with 4,987 of his First World War comrades.

Walter is also remembered on the Australian National & Freshwater War Memorials.

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Thomas William David

PIPER

Ships Cook

SS Bayreaulx Cargo Steamer

Merchant Navy

Thomas was born 1898 in Newport to Thomas & Alice (nee MITCHELL) PIPER who were living in the High Street in Carisbrooke around the time of Thomas’ death.

The Bayreaulx was a British steamer which had sailed in ballast & sunk by the German submarine U63 on the 20th of October 1916 on its way from Cardiff to Montreal. There had been no radio contact with her since she sailed, all 33-crew were lost, including Thomas aged 18, who is commemorated by the Commission on the Tower Hill Merchant Navy Memorial in London together with almost 12,00 of his First World War shipmates.

Thomas is also remembered on the County & Carisbrooke War Memorials.

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Harry Arthur

PITMAN

Serjeant

1st/5th Hampshire Howitzer Battery

Royal Field Artillery

Harry was born 1878 in Newport to Henry & Sarah (nee GUY) PITMAN who were living at Pan Cottages, Shide in Newport around the time of Harry’s death. In 1903 at Newport Registry Office, he married Adelaide MATTHEWS & lived at 5 Malvern Terrace also in Shide.

Harry, aged 37, died whilst a prisoner of war in Iraq on the 3rd of December 1916. His final resting place remains unknown & so Harry was commemorated by the Commission on the Basra Memorial. However, due to the current pollical situation this memorial is unmaintainable & so these 40,632 soldiers are further commemorated in Roles of Honour held at the Commission’s HQ in Maidenhead, UK.

Harry is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials.

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