TO THE GLORY OF GOD
THORNHAM
DEDICATES THIS TABLET IN MEMORY OF HER SONS
WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1919
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CUTTRIS |
Harry |
[Spelt
CUTTRISS on CWGC] Sergeant 54218, "D" Battery, 74th Brigade, Royal
Field Artillery. Died of wounds recieved in France 27th August 1917.
Age 28. Born Limehouse, East London, enlisted Stratford, East London.
Husband of E. M. Cuttriss, of Clock Terrace, Thornham, King's Lynn.
Buried in BLEUET FARM CEMETERY, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Grave
I. C. 36. |
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MITCHELL |
Herbert
James |
[Listed as
Sergeant on memorial] Corporal 240188, 1st/5th Battalion (Territorial
Force),
Norfolk Regiment. Died in Gaza, Palestine 19th April 1917. Age 24.
Born Thornham, enlisted Hunstanton. Son of Mr. H. J. and Louisa
Mitchell, of High St., Thornham, King's Lynn. Commemorated on
JERUSALEM MEMORIAL, Israel. Panel 12 to 15. |
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SIDDLE |
William
[Charles] |
[Listed as
Sergeant on memorial] Private 5103, 1st Battalion, Norfolk Regiment.
Died in France 18th February 1915. Born Thornham, enlisted Bedford.
Buried in WULVERGHEM-LINDENHOEK ROAD MILITARY CEMETERY, Heuvelland,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Grave I. A. 22. |
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FENTON |
Frank |
Lance
Corporal 1411, 1st/5th Battalion (Territorial Force), Norfolk
Regiment. Died at Gallipoli 28th August 1915. Age 22. Born and
enlisted Thornham. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Purling Fenton, of Church St.,
Thornham, Norfolk. Commemorated on HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey. Panel 42
to 44 |
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TIPPLE |
Robert
James |
Lance
Corporal 1649, 1st/5th Battalion (Territorial Force), Norfolk
Regiment. Died at Gallipoli 28th August 1915. Age 20. Born and
enlisted Thornham. Son of William and Ellen Anne Tipple, of Thornham,
King's Lynn. Commemorated on HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey. Panel 42 to 44 |
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PARNELL |
William |
Acting
Stoker Petty Officer K/5042, H.M. Submarine L55,
Royal Navy. Died in the Baltic 9th June 1919. Age 27. Son of
William and Deborah Parnell, of Thornham, King's Lynn; husband of
Gladys Parnell, of 20, College Crescent, Swiss Cottage, Hampstead,
London. Buried in HASLAR ROYAL NAVAL CEMETERY, Hampshire. "L55" Grave. |
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PETERSEN |
Frank
Sadler |
Airman 2nd
Class, Recruits' Training Centre, Halton Camp, Wendover,
Royal Flying Corps (Royal Air Force). Died in Cambridgeshire
Hospital 27th March 1917. Age 25. Son of Mrs. M. A. Wright (formerly
Petersen), of Church St., Thornham, and the late Helmer Petersen.
Buried in ALL SAINTS CHURCHYARD, THORNHAM, Norfolk. |
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WALKER |
Robert |
Gunner
93453, 350th Siege Battery,
Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed in action in France 4th October
1918. Age 33. Son of Haylett and Ann Walker; husband of Lilian Louise
Crowe (formerly Walker), of Shire Stud, Wolferton, King's Lynn. Buried
in DADIZEELE NEW BRITISH CEMETERY, Moorslede, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Grave VI. D. 6. |
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FRANCIS |
Samuel |
Private
8617, 2nd Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Died at Sahiba, Rersia 14th
April 1915. Born Thornham, enlisted Norwich. Buried in BASRA WAR
CEMETERY, Iraq. Grave III. E. 6. |
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MANN |
Albert
George |
Private
16536, 2nd Battalion,
Northamptonshire Regiment. Died in France 13thy March 1915. Age
22. Born Ringstead, Nrfolk, enlisted Peterborough, Northamptonshire.
Son of George Mann, of Thornham, King's Lynn. Buried in MERVILLE
COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Nord, France. Grave I. N. 7. |
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POTTER |
John
William |
Private
28201, 6th Battalion,
Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds at the Somme 18th November
1916. Age 33. Born and resident Thornham, enlisted Norwich. Son of
Fredrick and Jane Potter, of Thornham, King's Lynn; husband of Maud M.
Potter, of High House, Docking, King's Lynn, Norfolk. Buried in
ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Grave XII. E. 2A.
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PROUDFOOT |
Henry
George |
Rifleman
R/38274, 16th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Died of wounds in
France 15th April 1918. Age 26. Born Thornham, enlisted Norwich,
resident King's Lynn. Son of Mrs. Annie R. Proudfoot, of Thornham,
King's Lynn. Formerly TR/13/25893, 109th Training Reserve Battalion.
Commemorated on PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut,
Belgium. Panel 8. |
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PROUDFOOT |
Samuel
Edward |
[Spelt
PROUDTOOT on SDGW] Private 36967, 2nd/6th Battalion, Prince of Wales's
Own (West
Yorkshire Regiment). Killed in action in France 13th September
1917. Age 23. Born King's Lynn, enlisted York. Son of Mrs. Annie R.
Proudfoot, of Thornham, King's Lynn. Buried in FAVREUIL BRITISH
CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Grave I. E. 16. |
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SIDDLE |
Thomas
Edward |
Private
193535, 15th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment),
Canadian Expeditionary Force. Died in France 9th April 1917. Born
18th April 1890 at Thornham, Norfolk, resident 17 Brookfield Street,
Toronto, Canada. Wife Mary Ann Siddle. By trade a blacksmith. Previous
to this enlistment had served 2 years with the 5th Battalion
(Territorial), Norfolk Regiment. Enlisted and passed fit 20th March
1916 at Toronto, Canada, aged 26 years 11 months, height 5 feet 6
inches, girth 37 inches, complexion fair, eyes blue, hair fair.
Religion Church of England. Buried in NINE ELMS MILITARY CEMETERY,
THELUS, Pas de Calais, France. Grave I. E. 22. National Archives of
Canada Accession Reference:
RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 8894 - 21 |
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SIDDLE |
Walter
Albert |
[Memorial
states Private] Lance Corporal 6853, "A" Company, 1st Battalion,
Norfolk Regiment. Died of wounds received in France 18th May 1917. Age
32. Born Thornham, enlisted Heacham. Son of William and Eliza Siddle,
of Thornham, Norfolk; husband of Marie Beatrice Horsley (formerly
Siddle), of Rosthern, Saskatchewan, Canada. Buried in St JAMES's
CEMETERY, DOVER, Kent. Grave L. H. I. |
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WOODS |
Charles
William |
Private [SDGW
states 36968] 26968, 10th Battalion, Prince of Wales's Own (West
Yorkshire Regiment). Killed in action in France 24th August 1918. Age
21. Born in Thornham 1897, enlisted and resident York. Son of
Nathaniel and Mary Ann Agnes Woods, of The Bays, Thornham, King's
Lynn. Nathaniel was the last merchant to use the port of Thornham
1914. Commemorated on VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France.
Panel 4. |
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