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.

Leslie is also remembered on the Newport Borough & Carisbrooke War Memorials.

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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, & 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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William George

PLUCKNETT

Private

D Company 12th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment

William was born 1892 in Newport to Jesse & Mary Jane (nee LANE) of ‘Osborne View’, Calbourne Road in Carisbrooke.

The 12th Battalion was involved in the attack on the German lines near Hill 60 & Mount Sorrell, Belgium, on the first day of the Battle of Messines.

William, aged 24, was reported Missing Killed in Action on the 7th of June 1917, & he is commemorated by the Commission, on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial in Belgium, with 54,574 of his missing comrades.

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

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George

PLUMLEY

Private

8th Battalion

Black Watch Royal Highlanders

George was born 1882 in Newport to Charles & Fanny (nee TOOGOOD) PLUMLEY who were living at The School House, Grove Road in Sandown around the time of George’s death. The family had previously lived at 81 Pyle Street & 47 Lugley Street both in Newport.

George, aged 35, was listed as Missing Presumed Killed on the 3rd of May 1917. His body was never found or identified & so George 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.

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

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Reginald Augustus Harry

PLUMLEY

Warrant Engineer

HMS Hood - Battlecruiser

Royal Navy

Reginald was born on the 27th of February 1905 in Newport to Arthur & Sarah Maria (nee DOWNER) PLUMLEY of 81 High Street in Newport. In 1932 at St. Thomas’ Church Newport, he married Florence Ivy APPLETON & they lived in Carisbrooke.

On the 24th of May 1941 Hood 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, only three men survived.

Reginald, 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 nearly 15,000 of his Second World War shipmates.

Reginald is also remembered on the Carisbrooke War Memorial.

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Aubrey

POINTER

Able Seaman

HMS Boreas - B Class Destroyer

Royal Navy

Aubrey was born 1919 in Newport to Frederick Albert & Hilda Florence (nee LANE) POINTER of Newport.

On the 25th of July 1940, Boreas engaged German E-boats off Dover Harbour together with HMS Brilliant & was badly damaged by German Ju. 87 Stuka dive bombers after she was ordered to withdraw. Her bridge was hit twice by bombs that killed 1 officer & 20 crewmen. Aubrey, aged 21, was one of those Killed in Action. His body was brought ashore & is buried at St. James's Cemetery in Dover UK beneath a Commission Headstone bearing the Family Inscription: “GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS”.

Aubrey is also remembered on the Newport Borough War Memorial.

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Edgar John

POND

Rifleman

1st/18th Battalion

London Regiment (London Irish Rifles)

Edgar was born in Newport to William John & Emily (nee DRUDGE) POND who were living at ‘Blandford’, Ripley Road, Worthing in Sussex around the time of Edgar’s death. 1916 in East Preston, Sussex he married Amy HOWARD who later remarried & became Amy ELFORD & lived at ‘The Haven’ in Bembridge.

Edgar, aged 29, was listed as Missing Presumed Killed on the 22nd of March 1918. His body was never found or identified & so Edgar 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.

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William Arthur

PORTER

Corporal

1st/5th Hampshire Howitzer Battery

Royal Field Artillery

William was born 1896 in Newport to Henry & Nellie (nee ASHWIN) PORTER of 23 Chapel Street in Newport.

William, aged 20, is commemorated on the Angora Memorial within the North Gate Cemetery in Iraq. William would have been a prisoner of war in a camp in Angora who subsequently died in captivity & has no know grave. Angora (Ankara) was a prison camp located in the Vilayet of Angora in Anatolia in west central Turkey. An important commercial center, Angora was 220 east-southeast of Constantinople & built on a hill. The city lay on the Constantinople to Baghdad Railway line, on the Angora River. The Turks incarcerated Allied prisoners, primarily 300 British POW's, in a prison camp outside of the city. The Turks employed most of these men in a labour detachment, constructing a single narrow gauge railroad line between Angora & Erzerum.

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

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Tom

POWELL

Private

2nd Battalion

Hampshire Regiment

Tom was born 1893 in Newport to John & Victoria Louise (nee HUNT) POWELL who were living at ‘Sunny Bank’, St. Paul’s Avenue in Shanklin around the time of Tom’s death. In 1901 the family were living at 3 Fairlee Cottages, Fairlee Road in Newport, before moving to Shanklin.

Tom had been wounded previously when he landed in Gallipoli, but was, aged 22, listed as Missing Presumed Killed in Action on the 4th of June 1915. His body was never found or identified & so Tom 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.

Tom is also remembered on the County & Shanklin War Memorials.

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Samuel James

POWELL

Private

2nd Battalion

Dorsetshire Regiment

Samuel was born 1879 in Newport, the youngest son to George & Emily (nee BEERE) POWELL. George had predeceased his son. The family had previously lived in Tin Pit Lane, Carisbrooke (1881), 4 Worsley Road (1891) & 66 Hunnyhill (1901) both in Newport before moving to Ryde.

Samuel, aged 35, was reported as Killed in Action on the 14th of April 1915 & is buried in the Basra Cemetery in Iraq. Originally buried beneath a Commission Headstone that was removed in the early 1990’s for safety by the British Army. However, due to the current pollical situation it has not been possible to replace them. Therefore, until able to do so, the Commission commemorates the 2,560 soldiers within the cemetery on Roles of Honour at their HQ in Maidenhead, UK.

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

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Richard John

POWELL

Flight Sergeant

7 Squadron RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Richard was born 1923 in Newport to John Roger & Kathleen Agnes (nee THOMAS) POWELL of 18 Highfield Road in Newport.

Richard was an Air Gunner & took off at 1236 on the 29th June 1944 from RAF Oakington as Master Bomber for the attack on a flying-bomb site at Siracourt. Approaching the target area at 10,000 feet his Lancaster was hit by Flak & partially abandoned before crashing near St-Pol-sur-Ternoise (Pas-de-Calais).

There were only two survivors from the crew of eight, who were captured & spent the rest of the war as POWs in Poland. Richard, aged 20, rests beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 54 Second World War comrades in the St. Pol War Cemetery in France.

Richard is also remembered on the Newport Borough War Memorial.

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William Noman

POWELL

Pilot Officer

104 Squadron RAF Kabrit, Egypt

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

William was born 1920 in Newport to Samuel & Winifred Zoe (nee BURT) RAMAGE who were living at 82 Medina Avenue in Newport around the time of William’s death.

William was the pilot of a Wellington bomber aircraft that took off at 2115 on the 30th of September 1942 to bomb Tobruk, Libya. Nothing was heard of aircraft after take-off, & it did not return to base. Following post war searches & investigations, no trace of the missing aircraft or crew was located, & the search was finally abandoned in 1948.

William, aged 22, is commemorated by the Commission upon the Alamein Memorial to The Missing in Egypt, together with 11,868 of his missing Second World War comrades.

William is also remembered on the Newport Borough War Memorial.

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Walter George

PURKIS

Company Serjeant Major

1st/8th Battalion Isle of Wight Rifles

Hampshire Regiment

Walter was born in Newport in 1876 to George Barnard & Kate (nee WALTER) of ‘Little Dene’ in Sandown. He was married to Minnie KIRK of 21 St. Thomas’ Square, Newport.

Walter served as Company Serjeant Major with the 8th Bn. known as the Isle of Wight Rifles. 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.

Walter, aged 38, 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 at Gallipoli in Turkey together with 20,961 of his First World War comrades.

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

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William Norman

RAMAGE

Pilot Officer

104 Squadron RAF Kabrit, Egypt

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

William was born 1920 in Newport to Samuel & Winifred Zoe (nee BURT) RAMAGE who were living at 82 Medina Avenue in Newport around the time of William’s death.

William was the pilot of a Wellington bomber aircraft that took off at 2115 on the 30th of September 1942 to bomb Tobruk, Libya. Nothing was heard of aircraft after take-off, & it did not return to base. Following post war searches & investigations, no trace of the missing aircraft or crew was located, & the search was finally abandoned in 1948.

William, aged 22, is commemorated by the Commission upon the Alamein Memorial to The Missing in Egypt, together with 11,868 of his missing Second World War comrades.

William is also remembered on the Newport Borough War Memorial.

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Charles Frederick

RANGER

Gunner

7th Battery Maritime Regiment

Royal Artillery

Charles was born on the 24th of November 1910 in Newport to Samuel Robert & Ellen Mary (nee NEWLAND) RANGER who were living at 36 Hearn Street in Newport around the time of Charles’ death. The family had previously lived at 15 Field Place (1911) also in Newport.

Charles, aged 31, was part of a RA detachment aboard the Dutch Steamship Tanker Mamura as Force Protection gun crew. At 1913 on the 26th of February 1942 the unescorted Mamura was hit on starboard side by two G7e torpedoes from U-504 about 230 miles east-northeast of Cape Canaveral, Florida. One torpedo struck the engine room & the other detonated in the bow. The tanker was immediately ablaze & broke in two when the cargo exploded. None of the crew of 52 & four gunners, 34 of them Chinese, survived.

Charles is commemorated by the Commision upon the Plymouth Naval Memorial together with 15,932 of his Second World War shipmates.

Charles is also remembered on the Newport Borough War Memorial.

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Arthur Alfred

RANN

Rifleman

1st/8th Battalion Isle of Wight Rifles

Hampshire Regiment

Arthur was born 1892 in Newport to William & Ellen (nee SALTER) RANN who were living at 27 Castle Road in Newport around the time of Arthur’s death.

Arthur served as a Rifleman with the 8th Bn. known as the Isle of Wight Rifles. 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.

Arthur aged 23, however was listed as Missing Presumed Killed, on the 11th of August 1915, the day before the infamous attack. 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.

Arthur is also remembered on the Newport Borough & IW Rifles War Memorials. His brother Edwin died of influenza in Iraq in 1918.

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Leslie Claude

RANN

Private

14th Battalion

Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Leslie was born 1898 in Newport to Frank Henry & Charlotte Emily (nee CARTWRIGHT) RANN, who were living at 102 Pyle Street, Newport around the time of Leslie’s death.

Herbert, aged 19, was reported as Missing Presumed Killed in Action on the 13th of April 1918, & he is commemorated by the Commission on Panel 2M of 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.

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

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Edwin

RANN

Private

B Company 1st/6th Battalion

Hampshire Regiment

Edwin was born 1895 in Newport to William & Ellen (nee SALTER) RANN who were living at 27 Castle Road in Newport around the time of Edwin’s death.

Edwin, aged 23, died in Basra, Iraq from influenza on the 4th of November 1918. He was originally buried beneath a Commission, Headstone in the North Gate Cemetery in Iraq,bearing the Family Inscription: “ABSENT FROM BODY PRESENT WITH THE LORD COR. II” which was chosen by his mother alongside 4,486 of his First & Second World comrades. 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.

Edwin is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials. His brother Arthur Alfred also fell in The Great War.

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William

RAYNER

Private

1st Battalion

Grenadier Guards

William was born 1884 in Newport to Charles & Fanny Jane (nee NEW) RAYNER. Charles predeceased his son. The family had previously lived at 23 Coppins Bridge & 10 Hillside Terrace, both in Newport. In 1916 at St. George’s Church in Arreton William married Mabel Alice SMITH who was living at ‘Venezia’, Tower Road in East Cowes around the time of William’s death.

William, aged 31, was listed as Missing in Presumed Killed in Action on the 20th of November 1916, & is commemorated on the largest Memorial to the Missing at Thiepval, Somme in France with 72,306 of his comrades.

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

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Percy Murcott

RAYNER

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class

HM Submarne Olympus

Royal Navy

Percy was born 1917 in Newport to James William & Olive Kate (nee VINCENT) RAYNER of Newport.

On the 8th of May 1942 HMS/M Olympus was on passage, with personnel, from Malta to Gibraltar. Personnel included some crew members from the bombed submarines Pandora, P.36, P.39. Sunk 6 miles from St Elmo Light off Malta Grand Harbour by German E-boat lain mines. 98 lost, composed of 68 crew, 1 from Pandora, 3 from P.36, & 26 from P.39. 9 managed to swim to shore – 3 from Olympus & 6 from P.39.

Percy, 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 nearly 15,000 of his Second World War shipmates.

Percy is also remembered on the Newport Borough War Memorial.

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Charles Frederick

RAYNER

Serjeant

8th Battalion

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

Charles was born 1889 in Newport to John & Mary Jane (nee SHEATH) RAYNER of 16 Carisbrooke Road, Newport. 1915 in Elham, Kent he married Ida Constance GLOVER who was living at 154 Stanton Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne around the time of Charles’ death.

Charles, aged 26, was Killed in Action on the 1st of July 1916 on the first day of the Battle of The Somme. He is buried in the Blighty Valley Cemetery on The Somme, France beneath a Commission Headstone bearing the Family Inscription, chosen by his wife: “BELOVED AND MOURNED BY ALL”. Charles rests alongside 1,026 of his First World War comrades, 536 of whom remain unidentified.

Charles is also remembered on the Carisbrooke War Memorial.

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Percy William

READ

Private

1st Battalion

Hampshire Regiment

Percy was born 1886 in Newport to George & Fanny (nee SPANNER) READ of 75 South Street, Newport. He married Lucy NEW in 1916 at the Newport Registry Office & lived at 11 Royal Exchange in Newport.

Percy, aged 29, died from Gas Poisoning on the 9th of August 1916 & is buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery in Belgium beneath a Commission Headstone bearing the Family Inscription, chosen by his wife Lucy: “THY WILL BE DONE”. Percy rests alongside nearly 10,000 of his First World War comrades, 24 of whom remain unidentified.

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

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Charles Henry

READ

Private

1st Battalion

Hampshire Regiment

Charles was born 1895 in Newport to James George & Ellen (nee MCDONALD) READ. In 1901 the family were livening at The Globe Inn, 167 High Street in Newport, by 1911 Charles was living at 3 Woodacott Terrace, Barton Road also in Newport.

Charles, aged 20, was reported to have Died of Wounds on the 30th of April 1915, & is buried in the Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery in France beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 876 of his First World War comrades, 17 of whom remain unidentified.

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

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Charles

READ

Private

2nd Battalion

Hampshire Regiment

Charles was born 1890 in Newport to George & Fanny Jane (nee SPANNER) READ who were living in South Street, Newport around the time of Charles’ death.

Charles, aged 25, was listed as Missing Presumed Killed in Action on the 6th of August 1915. His body was never found or identified & so Charles is commemorated by the Commission upon the Helles Memorial to The Missing at Gallipoli Turkey together with 20,962 of his First World War comrades.

Charles is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials. His brothers Frederick Arthur & Percy William also fell in The Great War.

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Frederick Arthur

READ

Rifleman

1st/8th Battalion Isle of Wight Rifles

Hampshire Regiment

Frederick was born 1896 in Newport to George & Fanny Jane (nee SPANNER) READ who were living in South Street, Newport around the time of Frederick’s death.

Frederick, aged 19, was listed as Missing Presumed Killed in Action on the 12th of August 1915. His body was never found or identified & so Frederick is commemorated by the Commission upon the Helles Memorial to The Missing at Gallipoli in Turkey together with 20,962 of his First World War comrades.

Frederick is also remembered on the Newport Borough, Ryde & IW Rifles War Memorials. His brothers Charles & Percy William also fell in The Great War.

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James Rolland George

READ

Rifleman

1st/8th Battalion Isle of Wight Rifles

Hampshire Regiment

James was born 1891 in Newport to James & Jane (nee COX) READ of 55 Sea Street in Newport.

James, aged 24, was listed as Missing Presumed Killed in Action on the 12th of August 1915. His body was never found or identified & so James is commemorated by the Commission upon the Helles Memorial to The Missing at Gallipoli in Turkey together with 20,962 of his First World War comrades.

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

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Leslie Charles

REALEY

Lance Corporal

1st Battalion

Hampshire Regiment

Leslie was born 1924 in Newport to Ernest & Lily (nee WYATT) REALEY of 48 New Street, Newport.

Leslie, aged 19, was listed as Killed in Action on the 3rd of August 1944 & was originally buried close to where he fell near Perigny. His body was exhumed & finally laid to rest on the 20th of February 1945. Most of the burials in Hottot-les-Bagues War Cemetery were brought in from the surrounding district, where there was much heavy fighting through June & July 1944 as Commonwealth forces tried to press on from Bayeux in an encircling movement to the south of Caen.

The cemetery contains 1,005 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 56 of them unidentified, & 132 German graves.

Leslie is buried in the Hottot Les Bagues War Cemetery in France beneath a Commission Headstone, bearing the Family Inscription: “"SACRED THY BODY EVEN AS THY SOUL" CALLED TO HIGHER SERVICE” alongside & 1,004 of his comrades from WWII.

Leslie is also remembered on the Newport Borough War Memorial.

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Charles

REYNARD

Private

10th Battalion

Gloucestershire Regiment

Charles was born in Newport in 1897 to George & Clare (nee MOREY) REYNARD & lived at one time at 15 Victoria Road in Newport.

The German Army resisted tenaciously & repeated attacks & counter attacks meant a major battle for every village, copse & farmhouse gained. At the end of September, Thiepval was finally captured. The village had been the original objective of the 1st July. Attacks north & east continued throughout October & into November in increasingly difficult weather conditions. The Battle of the Somme finally ended on the 18th of November with the onset of winter.

Charles, aged 19, was listed as Missing in Presumed in Action on the 9th of September 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.

Charles is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials. His surname appears misspelt by the CWGC.

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Edgar James

RICE

Private

19th Battalion

Lancasire Fusiliers

Edgar was born 1887 in Carisbrooke to James & Julia Kate (nee ASH) RICE. He married Lilian Ablitt MORRIS in 1913 at the United Methodist Chapel, Quay Street in Newport. Julia was living at ‘Maydene’ Princes Road in Freshwater at the time of Edgar’s death.

Edgar had previously lived at ‘Reeds’ Alvington, Carisbrooke (1891), & New Park Farm, Carisbrooke (1901 & 1911).

Edgar was Killed in Action, aged 30, on the 10th of October 1917, & buried beneath a Commission Headstone in Section I Row D Grave 1 at the Aeroplane Cemetery in Belgium. His headstone bears the Family Inscription: THOUGH DEATH DIVIDES FOND MEMORIES CLING FROM HIS LOVING WIFE AND DAUGHTER, alongside 1,104 of his comrades.

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

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Arthur William

RICHARDSON

Rifleman

13 Company 1st/8th Battalion - Isle of Wight Rifles

Hampshire Regiment

Arthur was born 1894 in Newport to Alfred & Eliza (nee ACOTT) RICHARDSON who were living at 2 Lincoln Cottage, Gunville in Newport around the time of Arthur’s death. The family had previously lived at 11 Caesars Road in Newport.

Arthur, aged 19, was listed as Missing Presumed Killed in Action on the 12th of August 1915. His body was never found or identified & so Arthur is commemorated by the Commission upon the Helles Memorial to The Missing at Gallipoli in Turkey together with 20,962 of his First World War comrades.

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

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Arthur Stanley

RIDDETT

Private

1st Battalion

Devonshire Regiment

Arthur was born 1892 in Newport to Frank & Julia Ann (nee HAMILTON) RIDDETT of 27 Hunnyhill, Newport. In 1901 the family had lived at 66 Worsley Road, Newport.

Arthur, aged 26, was listed as Missing Presumed Killed in Action on the 4th of October 1917. Arthur’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 First World War comrades.

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

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Ernest Edgar

ROGERS

Private

1st/5th Battalion

Durham Light Infantry

Ernest was born 1899 on Carisbrooke to George Henry & Mary Jane (nee GREENHAM) ROGERS who were living at 18 Worsley Road, Hunnyhill in Newport around the time of Ernest's death. Previously the family had lived at 'Forrest Side' in Gunville, Carisbrooke.

Ernest, aged 19, was Killed in Action on the 29th of August 1918 & buried in Section I Row N Grave 1 at the Glageon Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord in France. He rests beneath a Commission Headstone alongside over 300 of his First World War comrades, of whom 10 remain unidentified.

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

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Prince Albert George

ROGERS

Rifleman

1st/8th Battalion Isle of Wight Rifles

Hampshire Regiment

Prince was born 1893 in Carisbrooke to George Henry & Mary Jane (nee GREENHAM) ROGERS who were living at 18 Worsely Road, Hunnyhill in Newport around the time of Princes' death. The family had previously lived at 'Forrest Side' Gunville in Newport.

Prince was captured at the 2nd Battle of Gaza in April 1917 & died, aged 25, whilst in captivity in a Turkish prisoner of war camp on the 4th of February 1918. Prince is buried in the North Gate War Cemetery, Baghdad in Iraq. Since this photograph was taken all the headstones have been removed from the site due to damage. The Commission are awaiting permission from the Iraq authorites to enter the site & carry out remedial work. The names of the fallen are temporarily held in a Roll of Honour at the CWGC HQ in Maidenhead.

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

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John Ashley Guildford

RUSSELL

Petty Officer

HMS Hood - Battlecruiser

Royal Navy

John was born on the 21st of December 1916 in Newport to Ashley Heywood & Beatrice Maud (nee LEAL) RUSSELL of Newport.

On the 24th of May 1941 Hood 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, only three men survived.

John, aged 24, 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.

John is also remembered on the Newport Borough War Memorial.

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Ronald George

SALERO

Lance Corporal

1st/7th Battalion

The Queen's Royal (West Kent) Regiment

Ronald was born 1918 in Newport to Frank Michael & Rosina Bertha (nee ROGERS) SALERO who were living at 29 Ash Road in Newport around the time of Ronald’s death.

Ronald had previously survived Operation Dynamo, the historic evacuation from Dunkirk in 1940, but lost his life, aged 23, on the 20th of September 1914. He was travelling home, on leave, to the Island aboard the passenger ferry PS Portsdown, when she struck a mine whilst transiting from Portsmouth Harbour to Ryde Pier Head. The ship split in half & sank rapidly with the loss of 23 lives. Roanld’s body was never recovered from the sea & so he is commemorated by the Commission upon the Brookwood Memorial in Surrey together with 3,315 of his Second World War comrades.

Ronald is also remembered on the Newport Borough War Memorial.

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Albert Edward Victor

SANGER

Lance Corporal

1st/8th Battalion Isle of Wight Rifles

Hampshire Regiment

Albert was born on the 21st of January 1892 in Carisbrooke to Joseph & Elizabeth (nee HINTON) SANGER. He married Amy Kate TROWBRIDGE & lived at 12 Hearn Street in Newport. Albert had previously lived at 7 Trafalgar Road & also 4 Chapel Street, both also in Newport.

Albert, aged 25, was Killed in Action on the 19th of April 1917, & buried in Section XX Row G Grave 7 in the Gaza War Cemetery, beneath a Commission Headstone bearing the Family Inscription: “GOD GIVETH HIS BELOVED SLEEP”, alongside 3,217 of his comrades, 781 of whom remain unidentified.

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

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Albert William

SAUNDERS

Corporal

270th Siege Battery

Royal Garrison Artllery

Albert was born 1894 in Carisbrooke to Alfred & Sarah (nee BRETT) SAUNDERS who were living in Shalfleet around the time of Albert’s death. In 1901 the family were living at Park Place in Carisbrooke.

Albert, aged 23, Died of Wounds on the 15th of April 1917 when his rifle misfired. He is buried in Section II Row E Grave 20 of the Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension in France, beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 2,771 of his First World War comrades.

Albert is also remembered on the Calbourne War Memorial.

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John

SAUNDERS

Private

2nd Battalion

Hampshire Regiment

John was born 1890 in Newport to Alfred Grinham & Mary Ann (nee DUNNE) SAUNDERS who were living at 3 New Cottage, Robin Hood Street, Newport around the time of John’s death. The family had previously lived at 2 South View in Carisbrooke & 11 Union Street in Newport.

John, aged 25, was listed as Missing Presumed Killed on the 4th of June 1915. His body was never found or identified, & so John 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.

John is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials. His brother Alfred Thomas fell in France also in 1915.

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Alfred Thomas James

SAUNDERS

Rifleman

3rd Battalion

Rifle Brigade

Alfred was born 1882 in Newport to Alfred Grinham & Mary Anne (nee DUNNE) SAUNDERS who were living in Robin Hood Street, Newport around the time of Alfred’s death. The family had previously lived at 2 South View in Carisbrooke (1891) & 11 Union Street in Newport (1901).

Alfred, aged 32, was reported as Killed in Action on the 1st of February 1915 & is buried in the Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Nord in France beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 2,131 of his First World War comrades.

Alfred is also remembered on the Carisbrooke & Newport Borough War Memorial. His brother John also fell in The Great War.

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Percy

SCOTT

Private

2nd Battalion

Hampshire Regiment

Percy was born 1872 in Newport, the eldest son of George & Emily (nee BARTON) SCOTT who were living at 45 Clarence Road in Newport around the time of Percy’s death. The family had previously lived at 21 Elm Grove in Carisbrooke.

Percy, aged 43, was Killed in Action on the 6th of August 1915 & buried near to where he fell. However, during the course of the war his grave was lost, & so Percy is commemorated by the Commission on the Helles Memorial to The Missing at Gallipoli in Turkey together with 20,961 of his First World War comrades.

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

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William

SCOTT

Private

1st Battalion

Hampshire Regiment

William was believed to have been born in Newport; his date of birth & parents is unknown at this time. At the time of his death his effects were administered by Lucy A CAVE.

William was reported Killed in Action on the 28th of January 1917 & originally buried on the battlefield near to where he fell. His body was later exhumed by the 113th Labour Company & reburied at Peronne Road Cemetery, Maricourt France on the 20th of February 1920. William now rests beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 1,348 of his First World War comrades, 366 of whom remain unidentified.

William is also remembered on the County & Carisbrooke & War Memorials

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George Henry

SCOVELL

Rifleman

1st/8th Battalion Isle of Wight Rifles

Hampshire Regiment

George was born on the 6th of October 1896 in Newport to George Henry & Ellen Amelia (nee SHEATH) SCOVELL. In 1901 the family were living at 43 Caesars Road & 1911 at 35 Hearn Street, both in Newport.

George, aged 20, was reported as having died of wounds on the 22nd of April 1917 in Egypt & is buried in the Kantara War Memorial Cemetery in Egypt beneath a Commission Headstone. He rests alongside over 1,560 of his First World War Comrades.

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

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George Arran

SHEAF

Private

2nd/8th Battalion Isle of Wight Rifles

Hampshire Regiment

George was born 1892 in Newport to Alfred Horatio & Fanny (nee DREDGE) SHEAF of Hurstake, Riverside, Newport. He married Maud Elizabeth SPEARING in 1915 at St. Mary’s Church in Carisbrooke & lived at 39 Crocker Street, Newport.

George, age 26, was listed as Missing Presumed Killed in Action on the 27th of August 1915. George’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 First World War comrades.

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

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Arthur Edward

SHEPARD

Quartermaster Serjeant

4th Battalion Hampshire Regiment

Attached to: 3rd/2nd King's African Rifles

Arthur was born 1895 in Newport to Edward James & Alice Louisa (nee BURT) who were living at 18 New Street in Newport around the time of Arthur’s death.

Arthur, aged 23, died of dysentery on the 4th of July 1918 & is buried in the Dar Es Salaam (Upanga Road) Cemetery in Tanzania alongside 235 of his comrades, beneath a Commission Headstone

At the outbreak of the First World War Tanzania was the core of German East Africa. From the invasion of April 1915, Commonwealth forces fought a protracted & difficult campaign against a relatively small but highly skilled German force under the command of General von Lettow-Vorbeck. When the Germans finally surrendered on the 23rd of November 1918, 12 days after the European armistice, their numbers had been reduced to 155 European & 1,168 African troops.

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

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Harry Froude

SIBBICK

Private

2nd Battalion

Hampshire Regiment

Harry was born 1890 in Bowcombe, Carisbrooke to Oliver & Susan (nee FROUD) SIBBICK who were living in Idlecombe, Carisbrooke around the time of Harry’s death.

Harry, aged 27, was Killed in Action on the 2nd of July 1915 & buried by his comrades close to where he fell. However, over the course of the war his grave was lost & so Harry is commemorated by the Commission on the Helles Memorial to the Missing in Gallipoli, Turkey together with 20,909 of his First World War missing comrades.

Harry is also remembered on the Carisbrooke War Memorial. Both his brothers Alfred Leonard & Reginald Robert also fell in the Great War.

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Reginald Robert

SIBBICK

Rifleman

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

Hampshire Regiment

Reginald was born 1895 in Bowcombe, Carisbrooke to Oliver & Susan (nee FROUD) SIBBICK who were living in Idlecombe, Carisbrooke around the time of Harry’s death.

Reginald, aged 20, was listed as Missing Presumed Killed in Action on the 12th of August 1915. His body was never recovered or identified & so Reginald is commemorated by the Commission on the Helles Memorial to the Missing in Gallipoli, Turkey together with 20,909 of his First World War missing comrades.

Reginald is also remembered on the Carisbrooke & IW Rifles War Memorials. Both his brothers Alfred Leonard & Harry Froude also fell in the Great War.

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Alfred Leonard

SIBBICK

Rifleman

1st/8th Battalion Isle of Wight Rifles

Hampshire Regiment

Alfred was born 1898 in Newport to Oliver & Susan (nee FROUD) SIBBICK of Idlecombe in Carisbrooke.

Alfred, aged 18, 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.

Alfred is also remembered on the Carisbrooke & IW Rifles War Memorials. His brothers, Harry Froud & Reginald Robert also fell.

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Arthur James

SIMMONDS

Rifleman

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

Hampshire Regiment

Arthur was born 1893 in Newport to William & Charlotte Ann (nee WOOLCOCK) SIMMONDS who were living at 101 Hunnyhill in Newport around the time of Arthur’s death.

Arthur served as a Rifleman with the 8th Bn. known as the Isle of Wight Rifles. 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.

Arthur, aged 22, was one of those listed as Missing Presumed Killed in Action on the 12th of August 1915. He is commemorated by the Commission on the Helles Memorial to The Missing at Gallipoli, Turkey alongside 20,961 of his First World War comrades.

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

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Arthur Edwin

SIMMONDS

Gunner

76th Battery 10th Brigade

Royal Field Artillery

Arthur was born 1891 in Newport, the eldest son, of James & Emma Annie (nee JACOBS) SIMMONDS who were living at ‘Spring Vale’ Castle Street in Carisbrooke around the time of Arthur’s death. The family had previously lived at 23 Portland Street in Newport.

It was reported that Arthur, aged 23, had died of dysentery at the Ahivaz Hospital (possibly in Iran) on the 6th of August 1915. Arthur was buried in the Basra War Cemetery beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 2,559 of his First World War comrades, 76 of whom remain unidentified. However, due to the current political situation this cemetery is no longer maintainable, & so the Commission also commemorates these soldiers in Roles of Honour held at their HQ in Maidenhead, UK.

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

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William Arthur

SIMS

Gunner

48 Light Anti Aircraft Regiment

Royal Artillery

William was born on the 26th of September 1908 in Newport to James Bernard & Ellen Esther (nee WARNE) SIMS of Victoria Road. He married Winifred Louisa CHEVERTON in 1931 at St Thomas’ Church & they lived at 86 Church Street in Ryde.

His Regiment was based in Java & were captured by the Japanese in March 1942. William, aged 34, died as a Japanese Prisoner of War in Java, Indonesia on the 21st of November 1942. The circumstances surrounding his death are unknown. Unfortunately, William’s final resting place is unknown, & so he is commemorated by the Commission on the Singapore Memorial to the Missing in Kranji together with over 24,300 of his Second World War comrades.

William is also remembered on the Newport Borough War Memorial.

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George William

SMART

Private

2nd/4th Battalion

Hampshire Regiment

George was born 1876 in Newport to Harry & Annie (nee JACKMAN) SMART. In 1881 the family were living at Leigh Terrace in Carisbrooke; in 1891 at Coppins Bridge, Newport & by 1901 & 1911 at New Street in Newport.

George, aged 41, was reported as having been Killed in Action on the 3rd of December 1917 & is buried in the Kantara War Memorial Cemetery in Egypt beneath a Commission Headstone. He rests alongside over 1,560 of his First World War Comrades.

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

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Walter

SMITH

Private

2nd Battalion

Hampshire Regiment

Walter was born 1899 in Newport to Edward & Ellen Mary (nee CHIVERTON) SMITH, who were living at The Cutter's Arms, in Carisbrooke around the time of Walter’s death.

Walter, aged 19, was reported as Missing Presumed Killed in Action on the 11th of April 1918, & he is commemorated by the Commission on Panel 6 of 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.

Walter is also remembered on the Newport Borough War Memorial.

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Frederick

SMITH

Rifleman

1st/8th Battalion Isle of Wight Rifles

Hampshire Regiment

Frederick was born 1896 in Newport to Harry John & Mary Jane (nee CASS) SMITH who were living at 4 Upper Field Place in Newport around the time of Frederick’s death. The family had also previously lived at 2 Liverton Row, Trafalgar Road in Newport.

Frederick, aged 19, was Killed in Action by shellfire on the 30th of September 1915. Buried in the 7th Field Ambulance Cemetery, at Gallipoli in Turkey, he rests beneath a Commission Pedestal Marker alongside 640 of his First World War comrades, of whom 276 remain unidentified.

Frederick is also remembered on the Newport Borough & IW Rifles War Memorials. His father Harry also fell in WWI.

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Walter

SMITHERS

Private

8th Battalion

Berkshire Regiment

Walter was born 1900 in Newport to George & Catherine (nee TEWKESBURY) SMITHERS.

Walter, aged 18, was listed as Missing Presumed Killed on the 23rd September 1918 & is commemorated on the Vis-en-Artois Memorial in France with 9,822 of his comrades who fell in the period from 8th August 1918 to the date of the Armistice in the Advance to Victory in Picardy & Artois, between the Somme & Loos, & who have no known grave.

The Memorial consists of a screen wall in three parts. The middle part of the screen wall is concave & carries stone panels on which names are carved. It is 26 feet high flanked by pylons 70 feet high.

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

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Bertram Alfred

SNELLGROVE

Private

26th Battalion

Australian Infantry

Bertram was born 1889 in Newport to Henry & Matilda (nee GREEN) SNELLGROVE who were living at 20 Cross Lane in Newport around the time of Bertram’s death. In 1911 the family had lived at 28 Victoria Road in Newport.

Bertram emigrated to Australia but joined up after the outbreak of war. Aged 28, he was listed as Missing Presumed Killed in Action on the 29th of July 1916 during the Battle of The Somme. Bertram’s body was never found or identified & so he is commemorated by the Commission upon the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial to The Missing on The Somme, France together with 10,794 of his missing First World War comrades.

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

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Percy William

SPANNER

Sapper

250th Tunelling Company

Royal Engineers

Percy was born 1894 in Newport to Arthur William & Emma Sophia (nee JOLLIFFE) SPANNER who were living at 15 Clifford Street in Newport around the time of Percy’s death. The family had previously lived at 27 Elm Grove also in Newport.

Percy, aged 21, died as a result of gas poisoning on the 18th of June 1916 probably in one of the many Clearing Stations or Hospitals in the area. He now rests in the Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 4,402 of his First World War comrades.

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

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Frank Edward

SPANNER

Driver

5th Hampshire Brigade

Royal Field Artillery

Frank was born on the 3rd of November 1896 in Newport the only son of Thomas Frank & Mary Ann (nee LOCKHART) SPANNER who were living at 27 Pyle Street in Newport around the time of Frank’s death. The family had previously lived at 9 Town Lane also in Newport (1901 & 1911).

Frank, aged 19, was wounded by shrapnel from a German artillery shell on the 4th of May 1916 whilst transporting ammunition. He died some three hours later in an Aid Station. Frank is buried at Aubigny Communal Cemetert Extension, Somme France beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 2,770 of his First World War comrades.

Frank is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials. His brother-in-law Charles NEWMAN fell two months later.

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Bernard Percy George

STAGG

Flight Sergeant

230 Squadron

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Bernard was born 1921 in Newport to Percy George & Ethel Rebecca (nee SPREADBURY) STAGG of 71 Caesars Road, Newport. He married Muriel Blanche SIMMONDS in 1941 at St. Mary’s Church in Carisbrooke, who was living at 37 Castle Road, Newport, at the time of Bernard’s death.

Bernard’s squadron was equipped with Short Sunderland flying boats, used to transport freight & casualties between Akyab & Rangoon, Burma (now Myanmar). While on such a trip, on the 18th of May 1945, Bernard fell overboard & drowned. Aged 23, he is buried at the Madras War Cemetery, Chennai in India beneath a Commission Headstone, bearing the Family Inscription: “ABIDE WITH ME; FAST FALLS THE EVENTIDE; THE DARKNESS DEEPENS; LORD, WITH ME ABIDE", alongside 855 of his Second World War comrades.

Bernard is also remembered on the Newport Borough War Memorial.

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Charles W

STARK

Rifleman

1st/8th Battalion Isle of Wight Rifles

Hampshire Regiment

Charles was born 1893 in Newport was the youngest son of Leonard & Martha (nee PEARCE) STARK who were living at 2 ‘The Villas’ Fairlee Road in Newport around the time of Charles’ death.

Charles served as a Rifleman with the 8th Bn. known as the Isle of Wight Rifles. 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.

Charles was wounded during the Anafarta Ridge offensive. He was invalided off Gallipoli on a hospital ship destined for Malta but died during the voyage on the 14th of August 1915 & buried at sea. Charles is commemorated by the Commission on this Memorial to The Missing alongside 20,961 of his First World War comrades.

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

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Frederick Charles

STARK

Lance Corporal

22nd Battalion

Royal Fusiliers

Frederick was born 1893 in Newport to William Henry Thomas & Sophia (nee WALDEN) STARK. Sophia predeceased her son, but William was living at the Upper St. Cross Dairy, Dodnor in Newport around the time of Frederick’s death. Previously the family had lived at 3 Upper Field Place in Newport.

Frederick, aged 23, was listed as Missing in Presumed in Action on the 27th 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.

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

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Adolphus Edward

STARK

Artificer Engineer

HMS Drake - Cruiser

Royal Navy

Adolphus was born on the 7th of January 1880 in Newport to William & Harriette (nee MORRIS) STARK who were living at Cyprus Terrace, Adelaide Grove in East Cowes around the time of Adolpus' death. In 1911 at St. Mary’s Church, Carisbrooke he married Marguerite Rosa MOORE & they lived at Prospect Villa, South Mall in Newport.

Adolphus was Lost at Sea on the 2nd of October 1917 when the Drake was torpedoed into the engine room off Rathlin Island at the tip of Northern Ireland by the German submarine U-79 with the loss of 18 out of 900 crew. She did not sink immediately & nearly all the crew rescued.

Adolphus, aged 37, was however, 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.

Adolphus is also remembered on the County, Newport Borough & East Cowes War Memorials.

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Ernest Frederick

STARK

Rifleman

1st/8th Battalion Isle of Wight Rifles

Hampshire Regiment

Ernest was born on the 19th of August 1894 in Newport to Ernest Frederick & Mary Elizabeth (nee SALTER) STARK. In 1901 the family were living at Bank Cottage, Dodnor in Newport. Before the outbreak of war, Ernest was employed as a clerk.

Ernest, aged 22, was reported as Killed in Action, in a night attack by the Turks, on the 2nd of November 1917. He is buried in the Gaza War Cemetery beneath a Commission Headstone. Ernest rests alongside 3,216 of his First World War comrades, 781 of whom remain unidentified.

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

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Raymond William

STARK

Lance Bombardier

82 Anti Tank Regiment Attached to 2nd Battalion Dorsetshire Regiment

Royal Artillery

Raymond was born on the 29th of July 1918 in Newport to William & Anne of Elmfield of Ryde. By 1922 the family were living in Dodnor, Newport.

Raymond, aged 27, died on the 10th of March 1945 & was originally buried in Mandalay Cemetery in a Collective Grave with three other 2nd Battalion Dorsetshire soldiers, which due to access became unmaintainable, & so their remains were exhumed & reburied together in the Taukkyan War Cemetery in Myanmar. They rest alongside 5,579 of their comrades, beneath separate Commission Pedestal Markers, Raymond’s bears the family inscription: “THOUGHTS DRIFT BACK TO BYGONE DAYS, LIFE MOVES ON BUT MEMORY STAYS”.

Raymond is also remembered on the Newport Borough War Memorial.

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Clement Arthur

STAY

Private

1st Battalion

Hampshire Regiment

Clement was born 1895 in Carisbrooke to Clement & Emma (nee KIMBER) STAY.

Clement Died, aged 23, from heart failure as a complication of influenza whilst a German prisoner of war on the 5th of November 1918. & initially Clement was buried by the Germans in Scherfede Cemetery. His body was later exhumed & reburied in the Niederzwehren Cemetery in Germany on the 26th of November 1923. He rests beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 1,796 of his First World War comrades.

Clement is also remembered on the Carisbrooke War Memorial.

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Cecil Victor

STONE

Private

8th Battalion

Berkshire Regiment

Cecil was born 1900 in Newport to Daniel & Elizabeth (nee DEWNER) STONE who were living at 106 Hunnyhill in Newport around the time of Cecil’s death.

Cecil, aged 18, was Accidently Killed on the 5th of September 1918 by a British shell exploding as he detrained on first arrival in France. He is buried at Mericourt-L'Abbe Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme France beneath a Commission Headstone bearing the Family Inscription, chosen by his Father, “THERE'S A LINK DEATH CANNOT SEVER LOVE AND REMEMBRANCE LIVE FOR EVER”. Cecil rests alongside 410 of his First World War comrades, 73 of whom remain unidentified.

Cecil is also remembered on the Newport Borough War Memorial.

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Harry Albert

STUBBS

Driver

1st/5th Hampshire Howitzer Battery

Royal Field Artillery

Harry was born 1889 in Newport to John Henry & Helen (nee HARVEY) STUBBS who were living at 19 Trafalgar Road in Newport around the time of Harry’s death.

Harry was a prisoner of war being held in Turkey when he died, aged 28, on the 14th 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.

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

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Alfred Edgar

TAYLER

Corporal

1st/8th Battalion Isle of Wight Rifles

Hampshire Regiment

Alfred was born 1893 in Newport to William Henry & Sarah Jane (nee ASHTON) TAYLER who were living at 34 Orchard Street in Newport around the time of Alfred’s death.

Alfred, aged 23, Died of Wounds on the 20th of April 1917 & 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.

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

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John William

THARLE

Driver

1st/5th Hampshire Howitzer Battery

Royal Field Artillery

John was born 1897 in Newport to John William & Emily Louisa (nee DOWNER) THARLE who were living at Blake’s Hill in Brighstone around the time of John’s death. In 1901 the family were living in Cross Lane in Newport before moving to Brighstone.

John was a prisoner of war being held in Turkey when he died, aged 19, on the 10th of October 1916 from dysentery. He was originally buried in the Afion Kara Hissar Cemetery in Turkey, but his body was later exhumed & reburied on the 24th of June 1927 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 County & Brighstone War Memorials.

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Howard Clive

THOMAS

Private

18th Battalion

Royal Fusiliers

Howard was born 1888 in Newport to James & Jane (nee PIE) THOMAS who were living at ‘Beechwood’ in Carisbrooke around the time of Howard’s death. Howard was a Director of Messrs. James THOMAS Ltd Millers.

Howard, aged 27, was Killed in Action on the 5th of December 1915 & is buried in the Brown's Road Military Cemetery in France beneath a Commission Headstone. Howard rests alongside 1,070 of his First World War comrades, 407 of whom remain unidentified.

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

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Gerald Pittis Newman

THOMPSON

Lieutenant

1st Battalion

Royal Dublin Fusiliers

Gerald was born in Newport in 1898 to Dr. Charles & Mrs. Emily Theresa (nee FARRELL) THOMPSON & at one time lived at 95 The Mall in Newport.

The Battle of Hazebrouck (one of the Battles of the Lys), including the Defence of Nieppe Forest, lasted from 12 to 15 April 1918. The line east of Nieppe Forest was defended against overwhelming forces by the 29th & 31st Divisions, the latter including the 4th Guards Brigade. Although Vieux-Berquin village was lost on 13 April, the rest of the line was held until the 1st Australian Division had de-trained & arrived on the field. The cemetery was used from April until September 1918.

Gerald, aged 19, was Killed in Action on the 4th May 1918. He is buried in the Nieppe-Bois British Cemetery in France beneath a Commission Headstone bearing the family inscription, chosen by his Father, “TO LIVE IN THE HEARTS OF THOSE WE LOVE IS NOT TO DIE”. Gerald rests alongside 69 of his First World War comrades.

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

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Herbert James

TOBIN

Lance Corporal

14th Battalion

Hampshire Regiment

Herbert was born 1888 in Newport to Walter Joseph & Adalaide Emily (nee WICKINGTON) TOBIN. In 1891 the family resided at Abrahams Court, Church Path, in 1901 at 33 South Street & 1911 at 20 West Street, all in Newport.

Herbert was reported as Killed in Action on the 2nd of August 1917 & originally buried on the battlefield near to where he fell. He was exhumed, identified from a letter found on his body, & reburied on the 15th of October 1919 within the New Irish Farm Cemetery in Section IX Row F Grave 12. Herbert rests beneath a Commission Headstone bearing the Family Inscription: “IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR BROTHER FROM HIS LOVING SISTER ALICE”, alongside 1,455 of his First World War comrades. Herbert was 29.

Although born & bred in Newport, Herbert does not appear on the Newport Borough War Memorial, but is remembered on the County Memorial.

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Herbert Lawrence

TOOGOOD

Corporal

2nd Battalion

Hampshire Regiment

Herbert was born 1891 in Carisbrooke to William Frederick & Risina (nee HORN) TOOGOOD. In 1901 the family were living in Sandy Way, Shorwell & by 1911 had moved to ‘Gladdices’ in Chale.

Herbert, aged 24, was listed as Missing Presumed Killed in Action on the 13th of August 1915. His body was never recovered or identified & so Herbert is commemorated by the Commission on the Helles Memorial to The Missing in Gallipoli Turkey together with 20,909 of his First World War comrades.

Herbert is also remembered on the County & Chale War Memorials. His brother George Edward also fell in the Great War.

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George Mark

TOOGOOD

Rifleman

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

Hampshire Regiment

George was born 1897 in Newport the only son of Mark & Jane Alice (nee PREEN) TOOGOOD who were living at 40 New Street, Newport around the time of George’s death.

George served as a Rifleman with the 8th Bn. known as the Isle of Wight Rifles. 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.

George, aged 18, was listed as Missing Presumed Killed in Action on the 22nd of August 1915. His body was never found or identified & so George is commemorated by the Commission on the Helles Memorial to The Missing at Gallipoli in Turkey alongside 20,961 of his First World War comrades.

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

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Jack

TOOLE

Driver

Army Service Corps

Jack was born Newport in 1924 to Frederick & Emily Louisa (nee SMITH) TOOLE of 21 Hunnyhill in Newport. He attended Newport C of E National School in his youth.

Jack, aged 21, Died of Wounds on the 7th of March 1945 & originally buried at Wissen Castle in Germany. His body was exhumed by the 82nd Graves Concentration Unit & reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery in Germany beneath a Commission Headstone, bearing the Family Inscription: “LOVING THOUGHTS MINGLE WITH PRECIOUS MEMORIES. MUM, SISTERS AND BROTHERS”. He lies alongside over 7,600 of his comrades.

Jack is also remembered on the Newport Borough War Memorial.

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Harry

TROWBRIDGE

Rifleman

1st/8th Battalion Isle of Wight Rifles

Hampshire Regiment

Harry was born 1897 in Newport to James & Alice Jane (nee COOKE) TROWBRIDGE. James predeceased his son & Alice was living at 12 Hearn Street in Newport around the time of Harry’s death. The family had previously lived in West Street, Newport.

Harry served as a Rifleman with the 8th Bn. known as the Isle of Wight Rifles. 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.

Harry, aged 17, was listed as Missing Presumed Killed in Action on the 12th of August 1915. His body was never found or identified & so Harry is commemorated by the Commission on the Helles Memorial to The Missing at Gallipoli in Turkey alongside 20,961 of his First World War comrades.

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

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Bernard Henry

TULLIDGE

Captain

1st/8th Battalion

Worcestershire Regiment

Bernard was born 1891 in Newport to Henry & Amy Constance (nee JUPE) TULLIDGE. In 1901 the family lived at 2 Upper St. James Street, Newport. By the time of Bernard’s death his parents had left the Island & were living at ‘The Nook’, Addlestone in Surrey.

Bernard, aged 25, was listed as Missing Presumed Killed in Action on the 27th of August 1917. Bernard’s body was never recovered or identified & so he is commemorated by the Commission on the Tyne Cot Memorial together with 34,968 of his missing First World War comrades.

Bernard is also remembered on the County, Newport & Arreton War Memorials. His brother Robert Milton also fell in World War One.

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Robert Milton

TULLIDGE

Captain

13th Battalion attached to the 9th

Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Robert was born 1892 in Newport to Henry & Amy Constance (nee JUPE) TULLIDGE. In 1901 the family lived at 2 Upper St. James Street, Newport. By the time of Robert’s death his parents had left the Island & were living at ‘The Nook’, Addlestone in Surrey.

Robert, aged 24, Died of Wounds received at the ‘Tigris Front’ on the 25th of January 1917 & is buried alongside 4,620 of his First World War comrades. Although originally buried beneath a Commission Headstone, due to the political situation the cemetery is currently unmaintainable & so these soldiers are also commemorated by the Commission in the Iraq Roles of Honour at their HQ in Maidenhead, UK.

Robert is also remembered on the County, Newport & Arreton War Memorials. His brother Bernard Henry also fell in World War One.

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Frederick Albert

URRY

Rifleman

1st/8th Battalion Isle of Wight Rifles

Hampshire Regiment

Frederick was born 1893 in Newport to George & Emily (nee HART) URRY. George predeceased his son & Emily was living at 42 Orchard Street around the time of Frederick’s death.

Harry served as a Rifleman with the 8th Bn. known as the Isle of Wight Rifles. 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 22, was listed as Missing Presumed Killed in Action on the 12th of August 1915. His body was never found or identified & so Frederick is commemorated by the Commission on the Helles Memorial to The Missing at Gallipoli in Turkey alongside 20,961 of his First World War comrades.

Frederick is also remembered on the Newport Borough & IW Rifles War Memorials. His brothers Edward & William also fell.

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Clement John

VILLAR

Captain

8th Battalion Isle of Wight Rifles

Hampshire Regiment

Clement was born 1895 in Newport to Arthur Cornelius & Fanny (nee PEACH) VILLAR. Arthur predeceased his son & Fanny was living at 11 Hearn Street, Newport around the time of Clement’s death.

Clement worked at JS Whites in Cowes before joining the Army & was a veteran of the Gallipoli campaign & had previously been wounded in Gaza in 1917, after which he gained a commission. Clement, aged 23, was Killed in Action on the 19th of September 1918 & is buried in the Ramlah War Cemetery in Israel beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 3,300 of his First World War comrades, 964 of whom remain unidentified.

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

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Walter William

VINCENT

Rifleman

1st/8th Battalion Isle of Wight Rifles

Hampshire Regiment

Walter was born 1886 in Newport to Charles & Jane (nee MEADER) VINCENT of 34 Sea Street in Newport. In 1911 Walter was the Master of the Ketch Hetta running out of Southampton.

Walter served as a Rifleman with the 8th Bn. known as the Isle of Wight Rifles. 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.

Walter, aged 29, was listed as Missing Presumed Killed in Action on the 12th of August 1915. His body was never found or identified & so Walter is commemorated by the Commission on the Helles Memorial to The Missing at Gallipoli in Turkey alongside 20,961 of his First World War comrades.

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

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Charles George

VINCENT

Rifleman

8th Battalion Isle of Wight Rifles

Hampshire Regiment

Charles was born 1896 in Newport to George Henry & Annie (nee DAISH) VINCENT. The family lived at 9 Drakes Road (1901) & 31 Medina Avenue (1911) both in Newport. Before the War, Charles was employed as a clerk with the Isle of Wight Central Railway.

Charles, aged 19, Died of Wounds aboard the Hospital Ship Brittanic on his way back to the UK from Gallipoli on the 9th of January 1916. His body was landed at Southampton & Charles is buried in the Netley Military Cemetery beneath a Private Memorial.

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

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Cecil Hastings

WALES

Serjeant

8th Battalion Isle of Wight Rifles

Hampshire Regiment

Cecil was born 1895 in Carisbrooke to George & Flora of ‘Kimberly’ Alvington Road, Carisbrooke.

Cecil died on the 23rd of September 1915 from typhoid whilst at sea being evacuated to Malta from Gallipoli. His body was landed when the ship docked at the Island.

He is buried beneath a recumbent Commission Headstone in Section B Row XIV Grave 4 of the Pieta Military Cemetery in Malta, bearing the family inscription “MERCY, PEACE”.

The earth is shallow on Malta & many joint or collective burials were made as graves had to be cut into the underlying rock. Cecil is buried in a Joint Grave with Private George DAVIDSON of the 1st/2nd Scottish Horse.

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

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William Robert Thomas

WALLACE

Rifleman

1st/8th Battalion Isle of Wight Rifles

Hampshire Regiment

William was born 1896 in Newport to William & Alice Maude (nee HOWES) WALLACE. In 1901 the family lived at 55, Hunnyhill in Newport. By 1911 they had moved to number 112. William was married & they lived at ‘Dorcia’, Spring Gardens in Shanklin.

William is reported to have Died of Wounds, aged 21, on the 2nd of May 1917. He is buried in the Hadra War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria in Eqypt beneath a Commission Headstone bearing the Family Inscription, chosen by his wife, “TO MEMORY EVER DEAR”. He rests alongside 1,700 of his First World War comrades.

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

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Charles Arthur

WAPSHOTT

Rifleman

1st/8th Battalion Isle of Wight Rifles

Hampshire Regiment

Charles was born 1887 in Newport to John & Emily (nee HUNT) WAPSHOTT who were living at 5 St. James Street in Newport around the time of Charles death.

Walter served as a Rifleman with the 8th Bn. known as the Isle of Wight Rifles. 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.

Charles, aged 26, was listed as Missing Presumed Killed in Action on the 22nd of August 1915. His body was never found or identified & so Charles is commemorated by the Commission on the Helles Memorial to The Missing at Gallipoli in Turkey alongside 20,961 of his First World War comrades.

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

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Percy

WARD

Private

5th Battalion

Hampshire Regiment

Percy was born 1920 in Newport to Ernest Frank & Mabel Annie (nee REYNOLDS) WARD who were living at 4 Brooklyn Cottages, Gunville in Carisbrooke around the time of Percy’s death.

Percy, aged 24, was reported as Killed in Action on the 30th of August 1944 & was originally buried close to where he fell on the battlefield. His body was later exhumed & reburied, by the 19th Graves Registration Unit, at the Montecchio War Cemetery in Italy on the 19th of April 1945. Percy now rests beneath a Commission Headstone bearing the Family Inscription: “GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS. MOTHER”, alongside 581 of his Second World War comrades.

Percy is also remembered on the Carisbrooke War Memorial. His brother Leonard Douglas also fell in World War II.

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Frank

WAREHAM

Private

10th Battalion

Hampshire Regiment

Frank was born 1880 in Newport to William George & Frances Jane (nee SYMES) WAREHAM who were living in New Village in Newport around the time of Frank’s death. Previously the family had lived at 14 Melbourne Street in Newport. In 1905 at St. John’s Church in Newport, he married Alice Harriet CHEEK who remarried & became Alice CANTELO & was living at 27 Barton Road in Newport.

Frank, aged 38, Died of Wounds, in one of the many hospitals based here in Salonika, on the 4th of September 1918 & is buried in the Lembet Road Military Cemetery in Salonika, Greece beneath a Commission Headstone. Frank rests alongside 1,647 of his First World War comrades.

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

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William George

WAVELL

Able Seaman

HMS Nubian - Tribal Class Desroyer

Royal Navy

William was born on the 9th of September 1884 in Newport George & Fanny (nee RAILEY) WAVELL of 6 Clifford Street in Newport.

HMS Nubian was torpedoed & damaged, on the 27th of October 1916, with multiple casualties off the coast of Folkestone in the Strait of Dover by German Motor Torpedo Boats of the Flanders Flotilla.

William, aged 32, was one of those killed that & day lost overboard. Therefore, 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.

William is also remembered on the Newport Borough War Memorial.

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Harold

WAVELL

Serjeant

1st/8th Battalion Isle of Wight Rifles

Hampshire Regiment

Harold was born 1887 in Newport to Leonard & Elizabeth Ann (nee HAYWARD) WAVELL who were living at ‘Hartwell’, New Road in Lake around the time of Harold’s death. Before moving to Lake, the family lived at New Street in Carisbrooke. Before joining the Army Harold was the village Bootmaker in Newchurch.

Harold was a veteran of the Gallipoli campaign, but, aged 29, was Killed in Action at the Battle of Gaza on the 19th of April 1917. Harold 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.

Harold is also remembered on the Lake, Newchurch & IW Rifles War Memorials.

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Frank

WAY

Rifleman

7th Battalion

King's Royal Rifle Corps

Frank was born on the 19th of February 1878 in Newport to Thomas & Emma (nee KENTFIELD) WAY. The family previously lived at 26 South Street in Newport. In 1902 at St. John’s Church in Newport, he married Hilda Frances SAUNDERS & lived at 4 Trafalgar Estate in Newport.

Frank, aged 42, was listed as Missing Presumed Killed in Action on the 21st of March 1918. His body was never found or identified & so Frank is commemorated by the Commission upon the Pozieres Memorial to the Missing in France together with 14,718 of his First World War comrades.

Frank is also remembered on the Newport Borough War Memorial.

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Henry Leslie

WAY

Private

2nd Battalion

Honourable Artillery Company

Henry was born 1886 in Newport to Henry James & Charlotte (nee MILLIGAN) WAY. In 1891 the family lived at 1 The Bays, St Paul's Terrace, Newport. He married Ellen Elizabeth BROOMFIELD in 1913 at Hartley Witney in Hampshire.

Henry, aged 31, was listed as Missing Presumed Killed in Action on the 9th of October 1917. Henry’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.

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

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Ernest Albert

WESTMORE

Private

1st Battalion

Wiltshire Regiment

Ernest was born 1884 in Newport to George & Caroline (nee BROOM) WESTMORE who were living in Shide Cottage, Blackwater around the time of Ernest’s death. The family had previously lived in Marvel Road in Carisbrooke. In 1907 at the Bible Christian Chapel in Newport, he married Lucy Theresa NEVE who was living in Copse Lane Freshwater.

Ernest had previously served in the Hampshire Regiment but transferred to the Wiltshire’s where he was listed as Missing Presumed Killed, aged 33, on the 24th of March 1918 at the Battle of Bapaume. His body was never found or identified & so Ernest 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.

Ernest is also remembered on the County & St. Lawrence War Memorials.

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John Russell

WHEATLEY

Staff Serjeant

1st Battalion The Glider Pilot Regiment

Army Air Corps

John was born 1921 in Newport, the eldest son, to the Rev. Leslie John Douglas & Ethel WHEATLEY of Berry Hill in Carisbrooke. Before the War, John was on the staff of a London branch of Lloyds Bank.

John, aged 22, was a Glider Pilot & killed in Action on the 10th of July 1943 in Sicily. His body was never found or identified & he is commemorated by the Commission on the Cassino War Memorial to The Missing in Italy together with over 4,000 of his Second World War comrades.

John is also remembered on the Carisbrooke War Memorial.

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Peter David

WHEELER

Lance Bombardier

9th Coast Regiment

Royal Artillery

Peter was born 1918 in Newport to Harry & Ellen Hilda (nee SMITH) WHEELER of 17 Melbourne Street in the town.

Peter was a regular soldier having joined the Army in 1935. His Regiment was captured in the fall of Singapore on the 15th of February 1942. Peter was being held as a Japanese Prisoner of War when he was killed on the 12th of September 1944. It appears Peter was being transported to another location by sea, when the ship sank, from a torpedo from a US Submarine. Peter was aboard either the Rakuyo Maru or the Kachidoki Maru, carrying more than 2,000 allied prisoners, unbeknown to the Americans.

Peter is commemorated by the Commission on the Singapore Memorial to the Missing together with over 24,300 of his Second World War comrades. Peter was 28.

Peter is also remembered on the Newport Borough War Memorial.

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Frank Henry Charles

WHEELER

Gunner

2nd/5th Hampshire Battery 2nd/2nd Wessex Brigade

Royal Field Atillery

Frank was born 1899 in Newport to Frank & Minnie WHEELER who were living at 25 New Street in Newport around the time of Frank’s death.

Frank, aged 16, was Killed in Action on the 30th of May 1916 & is buried somewhere within the Amara War Cemetery in Iraq alongside 4,620 of his First World War comrades. Because the exact location of his grave was lost during the course of the war, he was later commemorated within the cemetery on Panel 5A of a Screen Wall. However, due to the political situation, the cemetery is currently unmaintainable & so these soldiers are also commemorated by the Commission in the Iraq Roles of Honour at their HQ in Maidenhead, UK.

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

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Percival John

WHITE

Able Seaman (Torpedoman)

HM Submarine Snapper

Royal Navy

Percival was born on the 11th of May 1900 in Blackwater, Newport to William Thomas & Florence Louisa (nee STOKES) WHITE. In 1924 at Newport Registry Office, he married Constance Gladys MOORE & lived at 9 Linden Road in Newport.

Snapper sailed from Clyde, south west Scotland on the 29th January 1941 for a Bay of Biscay patrol, south west of Ushant. She left her escort at Land’s End, & was due to leave patrol area on the night of the 10th of February, but she was not heard from again & failed to rendezvous with HMS Capricieuse on the 12th. Possibly sunk in German minefield or from depth charge attacks late on the 10th / early on the 11th by minesweepers M.2, M.13 & M.25. All 42 crew were lost.

Percival, aged 40, is commemorated by the Commission on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial together with nearly 15,000 of his Second World War shipmates.

Percival is also remembered on the Newport Borough War Memorial.

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Basil Arthur

WHITTINGTON

Serjeant

78 Battery 35 Light Anti Aircraft Regiment

Royal Artillery

Basil was born in Newport on the 29th of May 1916 to James & Violet of 30 Hunnyhill, Newport.

Basil was captured by the Japanese at the fall of Singapore in 1942. He died as a Prisoner of War at Kuching Camp, Borneo on the 7th July 1945. Originally buried by other prisoners at Lingtang Camp Cemetery, Basil’s body was exhumed & reburied, with honours, at Labuan War Cemetery on the 15th June 1946 alongside 1,791 of his comrades. A Pedestal Marker marks his grave with the family inscription: “UNTIL THE DAY BREAK AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY”. Basil was 29.

Basil is also remembered on the Newport Borough War Memorial.

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Alfred James

WHITTINGTON

Lance Corporal

1st/8th Battalion Isle of Wight Rifles

Hampshire Regiment

Alfred was born 1883 in Newport to William Jeremiah & Frances (nee JAMES) WHITTINGTON.

Alfred served as a Lance Corporal with the 8th Bn. known as the Isle of Wight Rifles. 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.

Alfred, aged 32, was listed as Missing Presumed Killed in Action on the 12th of August 1915. His body was never found or identified & so Alfred is commemorated by the Commission on the Helles Memorial to The Missing at Gallipoli in Turkey alongside 20,961 of his First World War comrades.

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

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Raymond

WHITTINGTON

Lance Bombardier

107 South Nottinghamshire Hussars Regiment

Royal Artillery

Raymond was born 1911 in Newport to William & Elizabeth (nee COURTNEY) WHITTINGTON. He married Ellen Elizabeth MACPHERSON in 1932 at St Mary’s Church, Carisbrooke & they lived at 20 Collingwood Road, Newport.

Raymond, aged 33, Died of Wounds in Normandy on the 19th of July 1944. He had been in the army for two years, & prior to joining was employed by REED (late Quintons) builders of Newport as a bricklayer. For five years he had been a cub master at Carisbrooke, & was a member of Newport Trojans A.C. He left a wife & a little daughter aged 10. Originally buried close to where he fell on the battlefield, his body was later exhumed & reburied at Bayeux on the 26th of December 1944. Raymond rests beneath a Commission Headstone bearing the Family Inscription "WORTHY OF EVERLASTING REMEMBRANCE".

Within Bayeux War Cemetery in France lie the men of the Commonwealth land forces who died in the early stages of the campaign during the landings in Normandy, during the intense fighting in Normandy itself, & during the advance to the River Seine in August.

Raymond is also remembered on the Newport Borough War Memorial.

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Alfred Louis

WICKENS

Private

8th Battalion

Australian Infatry

Alfred was born 1887 in Carisbrooke to William & Louisa (nee COSTA) WICKENS who were living at 3 Medina Villas in Carisbrooke around the time of Alfred’s death. In 1891 the family were living in Castle Road & by 1901 at Milton Cottage, Alvington Road, both in Carisbrooke.

Alfred emigrated to Australia in 1910, & his occupation was given as a coachbuilder. He lived in Melbourne & enlisted on the 15th of November 1914. His unit embarked from Melbourne on the 14th of April 1915 aboard HMAT A18 Wiltshire.

Alfred, aged 30, was Killed in Action on the 9th of August 1918 & originally buried close to where he fell. Alfred’s body was exhumed & reburied at Rosieres Communal Cemetery Extension in France on the 2nd of August 1919. He rests beneath a Commission Headstone alongside over 400 First World War comrades, a third of which remain unidentified.

Alfred is also remembered on the Carisbrooke War Memorial.

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Charles Edward

WILLIAMS

Private

1st Battalion

Hampshire Regiment

Charles was born 1889 in Newport to George & Sarah of 13 Barton Road in Newport. He married Elsie NEWNHAM at the Victoria Methodist Church in Pyle Street & they lived at 1 Banner Cottages, Hunnyhill in Newport. Charles was a regular solider serving in 1911 in Wynberg South Africa with the 2nd Bn. before being transferred to the 1st Bn.

In August of 1914 the Bn. 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 Charles was killed, but between the 22nd of April & 25th of May the Second Battle of Ypres had begun with a surprise German attack using poison gas against French North African forces holding defences near Ypres. Both sides rushed reserves in & the battle developed into the second epic in that area. Finally, the British Second Army withdraws to a shorter line near Ypres.

Charles was listed as Missing, Presumed Killed in Action on the 26th of April 1915, his body was never recovered or identified, & so he is commemorated by the Commission on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial in Belgium with 54,574 of his missing comrades. Charles was 27.

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Leslie Kenneth

WILLIAMS

Flight Lieutenant (Pilot)

620 Squadron

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Leslie was born on the 2nd of October 1910 in Newport to Francis Robert John & Annie Catherine (nee CANTELO) WILLIAMS. He married Ella Kathline COOKE at St John’s Church Newport. The 1938 Roll had Leslie living at 12a Drill Hall Road in Newport.

On Thursday the 12th of August 1943, (a part of) the aircraft of the 620 Squadron, took off for a mission to Torino in Italy from an airfield in or near Chedburgh. Leslie was the pilot of a Short Stirling aircraft & departed for his mission at 2136. His mission was planned for Friday the 13th of August 1943. His aircraft crashed at Mittainvilliers, France with all seven crew being killed.

Leslie is buried in a Collective Grave with his crew, at St. Desir War Cemetery, France, each grave marked with a separate Commission Headstone. Leslie’s contains the Family Inscription: “TILL MEMORY FADES AND LIFE DEPARTS YOU WILL LIVE FOR EVER IN MY HEART”, & they lie alongside 593 of his WWII comrades. Leslie was 32.

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Charles Frederick

WILLIAMS

Private

2nd Battalion

Hampshire Regiment

Charles was born 1892 in Newport to Alfred & Sarah Jane (nee GUTTERIDGE) WILLIAMS who were living at ‘Westminster’, Gunville Road in Carisbrooke around the time of Charles’ death. There appears to be a discrepancy between IW County birth records & the CWGC Casualty record.

Charles, aged 20, according to CWGC records, was listed as Missing Presumed Killed in Action on the 13th of August 1915. His body was never found or identified & so Charles is commemorated by the Commission on the Helles Memorial to The Missing at Gallipoli in Turkey, alongside 20,961 of his First World War comrades.

Charles is also remembered on the Carisbrooke War Memorial.

CWGC Casualty Record

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