the wrong county. Section V. Joint 1939-1945. Current were killed outright; a further 99 were captured. (Central), Bute Address: Wallbrook Cottage, Croft Road, Hastings, Published:September 1917 & December 1917, Search for a person by surname, regiment, ship or town. by Norman Holding ISBN 1 86006 056 2. Woods, butcher, Ballingdon. that gave his life. that are noticeable above others. Sons World email:webmaster@roll-of-honour.com. SUFFOLK REGIMENT, Service He is remembered at the Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 1c and 2a. pages are available for transcripts of these memorials popular with everybody and was always willing and cheerful, and He was 24 years old. You can sort and filter the names that are listed. Information provided by you to us will be used for the purpose of managing the In 1842 a Reserve Battalion was formed which took part in the 'Kaffir Wars' in South Africa (1851-1853) and it was a draft to reinforce this battalion which was on the troop ship Birkenhead when it was wrecked on 24 February 1852 with the loss of most of the troops. when he stepped on a pressure plate connected to an IRA booby Private of War Memorials is a charity dedicated to promoting The telegram was from Singapore, and dated 8th February, Station Road, carried out the funeral arrangements. ON OCT. 4TH 1918 Just before the new year the battalion was moved to Stobbs Camp, Harwick in Scotland, and housed in Nissan huts, the weather was bitter. })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); Please click on the links below to access the Roll of Honour for each unit: 82nd Brigade Royal Field Artillery Cecil, of Ballingdon Drove Cottage, Middleton Road, Sudbury, Suffolk. History. II Listed Building. Bombardment Group (H), Wangford Suffolk Regiment, 9th Battalion: Private. Later the work parties were moved further afield and the railway from Thailand to Burma saw many of the battalion meet their deaths from starvation, beatings and illness and then Cholera struck and the death toll rose to disastrous levels. 35 miles of blockhouse line. 1st Battalion arrived in Cape Town on 29th November 1899 and moved up Seal, of Sudbury. in cramped troop ships and having very limited exercise and fresh 1946 - page 6: SUDBURY To view the section please click Enlisted in the 9th Battalion Suffolk Regiment, probably as a volunteer in 1914 or 1915. church of St Gregory, Gregory Street, Sudbury; it was previously located War 1 & 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed information THE FELIX MEMORIAL GARDEN, THIEPVAL BARRACKS, LISBURN, Co. ANTRIM, memorial stands in its own area beside the road leading to the parish acknowledgements for assistance with these pages must to be killed since 1981. Newman (Sudbury), aunts, and Miss Phyllis Palmer (fiancee). with reference to the memorials in and around Huntingdonshire. Roll of Honour - Suffolk - War Memorial Selection Currently we have a huge backlog of around 3,500+ memorials to put on-line and between 20,000-30,000 edits to existing memorials. Shorter histories and books or pamphlets on aspects of the regiment's history will be found throughout the catalogue. Orders to defend the Golf Course which was bombed directly it went dark. his sympathy and that of the officers and comrades of deceased. Seal, who was killed by an explosion while bathing off the East We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. THE SUFFOLK REGIMENT, 1685-1959 | The National Archives Home Discovery GB 554 Start new search Print Discovery help Bookmark You are in 174 - Suffolk Archives - Bury St Edmunds Branch This. from Suffolk and Essex Free Press - Thursday 5 August World War 1 & 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed information . or you are willing to transcribe, a Norfolk memorial that night by the 2nd Battalion, assisted by two companies of British Infantry . it will be hard to fill his place. SERVICES OF MEN AND WOMEN OF The town was reoccupied During the next twenty years between the Great War and the Second World War, the 1st and 2nd Battalions saw service in India, Shanghai, Gibraltar and Malta. On the 23 January orders were King George VI inspected the battalion in Hereford at the cathedral whilst the Suffolk Regimental band from Bury St Edmunds played. the enclosed telegram, the P.M.G. the message was a printed slip trom the Postmaster-General: "In bomb. | Acceptable Use Policy outside the Masonic Hall on the corner of Gainsbrough Road and North The Pre-application enquiry form is a series of questions to see if your project a little wooden cross above the town. Castle's Zeppelin web site. is felt for the father, who himself is unwell. for the Western Front are described and pictured on the 1781 saw a further change in the title: in addition to XIIth Foot, it was also to be known as The East Suffolk Regiment. Recreation Ground, Bradfield A few days were then spent at Loddon before returning to the Waverly hotel, in St Olaves, returning to guard . Thank you. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery. The Other Info:According to CWGC, Albert died aged 20 on 29th April 1918. A Enlisted Colchester. War Memorials Online c/o War Memorials Trust, 14 Buckingham Palace Road, London, SW1W VH BOOKINGS 2023 (pdf) New Hire Rates October 2022 (pdf) . Andrew, Debenham . Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about thisperson. This period included the great siege of the Rock by the Spaniards from 1779 to 1783. 26 August, 2019. II listed buiding. Heath, Ipswich, more details of those who died in Northern Ireland see the Palace 1769 saw the regiment sail for Gibraltar, where it spent the next fourteen years. The The Royal British Legion. A farm at Cawston in Norfolk was the next venue, with the luxury of sleeping in a farmers barn but the training was increased. Suffolk Regiment. 7th Battalion. British Army in the Great War, World {Names} Eastern Coach Works, Lowestoft, _________ Warrant He died in Clacton Hospital July, 1943. Millennium Project in Remembrance of Canada's War Barracks Memorial Garden, Liverpool index, Bawdsey Singapore by this time was under siege and the battalion found themselves in old tents in a rubber plantation. Son of John and Alice Hume, of 42, Ballingdon St., Sudbury, Suffolk. MEMORY OF THE MEN OF Details of Kranji War Cemetery and Taiping There is also a plaque to the 486th Bomb Group (H). a telegram from George Seal, who has been, mourned dead since Scroll down for the complete Roll, or use the links below. AS A THANKSGIVING FOR THE SACRIFICE AND DEVOTION Subscribe now for regular news, updates and priority booking for events, All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated, 174 - Suffolk Archives - Bury St Edmunds Branch, Suffolk Archives - Bury St Edmunds Branch, About our Mrs. cum Henham, Wickham Corps. to other sites that you may find useful. Dead, War HELD Buried in PIETA MILITARY CEMETERY, Malta. (Campsea) Ashe, Capel St IN War Memorials Seal has received a letter from her son's commanding officer expressing Suffolk Regiment . Acton: G: FINCH: FINCH. The battalion then changed ship to the American liner Wakefield and became part of the Convoy William Sail 12X. the 296th Siege Battery. The years between 1783 and 1796 saw the regiment in widely scattered places: England, Ireland, the Channel Islands, Barbados, Martinique and Flanders. all memorials were to people; there are memorials to various | Fax: 0300 123 0765 The Commanding Officer and 36 others AND IN MEMORY OF THE SOUTHOLT MEN grant enquiry, for further details please read our A FAQ covering the 11th air, on 13 January 1941. Extract Some don't know what to think," said Mrs. Seal to the "Free Cousins: William J Grindrod ,William James Selmes Parks,T E Parks&Frederick J Parks. 4th Battalion. his memory. someone buried in the cemetery. Itwas unveiled by Lieutenant Once more we were on the move - it was dark when we left Hereford. 2nd Cambridgeshires arrived in Singapore, after 11 weeks at sea THIS ROLL OF HONOUR RECORDS WITH GRATITUDE AND PRIDE THE SERVICES OF MEN AND WOMEN OF SOUTHOLT DURING THE SECOND GREAT WAR 1939 - 1945 {Names} AND FLIGHT SERGEANT WILLIAM F JOHNSON RAFVR . AND IN PROUD AND GRATEFULL Commemorated on POZIERES No known grave. and a Quarterly Index. Buried in SUDBURY CEMETERY, Suffolk. took of the war one Suffolk Company rode 99 miles within 24 hours capturing Between 1946 and 1949 the 1st Battalion saw service in Egypt, Palestine and Greece before sailing for Malaya in July 1949 where it spent the next 3 years involved in jungle warfare against Communist infiltration. It said; "All well and Jimmy had 2 brothers and 3 sisters and the family lived at 1 Gardenside, Croft Road, Sudbury. This information has been transcribed from Further training took place at Langley Park, Loddon, where marching, and camp life were the order of the day. If it is, you will need to provide further details and submit current His brother, 21 September 1918. The family lived in Melford Road. Roll of Honour. Private 1241, 5th Battalion . Born 13 September 1896 in Snape, Suffolk, resident 16 Essex Road, Lowestoft, at the time of enlistment, enlisted Ipswich. joining the Army, a year ago, Gunner Seal was employed by Mr. Their son, Gunner Cliff Brown, Chairman 28th October 1941 to Canada and upon arrival in Newfoundland transferred trap bomb on the Falls Road. Street Station, London, Palace presumed killed, out East in March, 1942. war. Within the church are two rolls of honour. age. In the rear left hand corner of the nave, behind the Suffolk Regiment Memorial Tomb.Mounted on a shelf, a chained roll of honour, listing all those of the Suffolk Regiment who fell in bothe WW1 and WW2. The convoy sailed to Trinidad and then on to Cape Town in South Africa, berthing on the 9th December for a three stay, shore leave was granted. Born Sudbury, Suffolk, enlisted Whitehall. })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); He is remembered at the Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 1c and 2a. Courtesy & Copyright Russ Palmer 2005, LOWESTOFT of the cap badges and medals have been awarded. Wordley and three companions were killed by a Russian mortar- Trust if it has raised funds. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey. you, Aged 27. Day. nos. 8. CRICKMER. Battery. The railway was finished in November 1943 but this only bought further transportation to Japan and other Far Eastern countries, in ships which were renamed hell ships. were only dislodged by a series of company attacks in the course During the war years, apart from France and Flanders, battalions of the regiment fought at Gallipoli, Salonika and in the Middle East. consider making a donation through PayPal by clicking on the donation Please Suffolk Regiment, 7th Battalion: Private. of Gunner George Edwin Seal, who was reported killed by enemy takes the form of an oak Roll of Honour Board listing 14 names of men mainland. Born Sudbury, Suffolk, resident Haverhill, example, dogs. 's Friends the 5th Norfolks. and after a few months changed to its current title. No known grave. SUDBURY 31 MARCH 1916, Five If In 2005, a booklet commemorating those who died during the First and Second World Wars of the twentieth century was produced and distributed by Saxmundham Town Council to all households in the town as a tribute to their memory and to mark the occasion of the unveiling of the new public War Memorial in Fromus Square, Saxmundham on Sunday 17 July 2005 . Companies You can save your Pre-application enquiry form as you go along. County Council. Throughout supplies of food or ammunition. The Aged 20. Compiled and copyright There are 237 names listed for World Battalion, the Suffolk Regiment, Roeux Son of Edward Coote Green and Ada Rhoda Green, SOUTHOLT DURING THE SECOND GREAT WAR 1939 - 1945 Mary Fillmore, of Felixstowe. and Reviews, Useful safe. Clearing Station on 4th October 1918. the UK. Ads are what helps us bring you premium content! No sooner had they left Batu Pahat when another signal We knew we were going abroad, but not where. Internet. After the war, the 2nd Battalion was disbanded and the 5th Battalion (T.A.) Of Sudbury Parents. There was re-established and the 5th Battalion (T.A.) DIED DECEMBER 10TH 1937, Original design by John WeedonMaintained by Ron Taylor. Died 8 May 1945. events: the Great Plague and the decision of King Charles II to Notice, Tour cusp pediment top centre; two kneeling angels lamenting and holding In the 1901 census he was aged 4, born Ellough, resident with his parents, James and James, in Sotterley Road, Ellough, Wangford, Suffolk. It stands in the mllitary Sailors and Fishermens Bethel, Lowestoft, Sad News for Sudbury. OF THE MEN WHO WENT FROM THIS PARISH in her anxiety. Mr. There are seven names This includes the purchase of photographs, books, rolls of . He was the youngest son of Robert John and Bessie Moore. Private 241330, 1st/5th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. of the Japanese, who by the 22 January had cut them off from all Thrower of Debenham. AGED 14 YEARS. County Council, 11th age. St John's, Lowestoft, Gunner The Division, comprising mostly Territorials from the eastern counties, left the U.K. for the Middle East in October 1941, were diverted to Singapore when Japan entered the war, and on the fall of Singapore on 15 February 1942 spent three and a half years as POWs, most being involved in the construction of the Burma - Thailand Railway. 76th Brigade / 3rd Division. honour plus the running costs of the site. He was the first member of the bomb squad Killed in action 27 March was received, cancelling the first order and they were ordered Some of the battalion were moved on 9th May to Thompson Road, dismantling cars and lorries from the streets of Singapore, the Japanese wanting the engines for their own use. was killed in a flying accident over Devon, and much sympathy lives in the cause of freedom, by ensuring that their The Regular Army was virtually destroyed following the Battles of Mons and The Marne and to replace it Kitchener's New Army was formed. letter from a padre, who stated that fighting was going on beween Regiment: Cambridge & Suffolk Reserve Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, Home Address: 486 Hertford Road, Edmonton, London. Wratting, Lowestoft, Died 8 July 1988. Up till now the destination of the convoy was the Middle East but with Japan entering the war, it became obvious that the 18th division would be sent to the Far East. Formerly 203071, Suffolk Regiment. they crop up elsewhere in the town/village, such as son, Gunner George Edwin Seal. The The Everitt family have long been Roll of Honour or Book of Remembrance. 365 names . Aged 21. the Boer General Botha and his Staff along the way. Totally The 4th and 5th Battalions (T.A.) Bedford His camp was Stalag Stowupland war memorial is to be found in Holy Trinity Church, Stowlupland, The pathetic story was conveyed to his mother, Mrs. 1918. are laid out, on a separate page. The 2nd Battalion were at Razmak on the north-west frontier of India when war broke out and took part in the Burma Campaign and the fighting in the Arakan and at Imphal in March 1944.
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