Those who served World War II
Some 49 men and women from the village served their country on active service or in other ways and we pay tribute to them. The village Rector at the time, Rev William Park, listed the names of those who served and the list was discovered at Ipswich Records Office. We hope the list of names below is complete, but if you know of others who were involved please use the contact box below to tell us.
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If you can add anything to the biographies please tell us. Click on the blue links to read the individual biographies of those who served.
Ablett, (Mrs.) Mona HQ Company Office, Catterick
Ablett, William G. Battery Quartermaster Sergeant, 248th Squadron
Bagg (Miss) Joyce RAF. L/Corporal, LACW, Bucks.
Bell, J. W. E. Army, RAOC, L/Corporal, Iceland C. Force
Cairns, J. R. RAF, LAC 1857 Squad. Central Med. Forces
Cattermole, W. G Private. Suffolk Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals
Cook, Alec N. RAF
Copping, Eric G. RAF, Corporal
Driver, Iris Mabel Civilian, killed 21. 11. 1940 aged 25 in C.A.
Fairhead, Tom W. Royal Navy, HMS Lucifer
Graham, Ian Royal Navy, HMS Royal Arthur,
Graham, Lilias Relief Work
Graham, Lord Alastair Royal Navy
Graham, Margaret ATS, Norwich
Hammond, Arthur Army, RASC. Driver. Killed 28. 3. 1941
Hembling, John Royal Navy,
Kemp, Charles Army, Gunner.
Latter, Edward L. Sergeant, Barrington Hall, A.U.V. Hospital, Leominster.
Latter, Violet M. ATS, Corporal. Regimental Police, Pontifract
Leech, (Miss) Elsie ATS, Private. St. Omer Barracks, ACCTC, Aldershot
Lees, Russell T. Royal Artillery, Gunner. Killed 19. 12.1943, Chittagong
Lort-Phillips, Raymond Captain
Lowther, John A. Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve, Lieutenant, HMS President. Died 25. 8.
Newman, Albert V. Royal Navy, HMS Paladin.
Newman, William A. Army, Royal Engineers, Sergeant, Fought in both World Wars. Died as result of war wounds in 1951.
Park (Miss) F.M. V.A.D. Southampton
Park (Miss) R.D. SRN, 27th General Hospital, MEF
Plant, Clifford R. Army, Corporal, Parachute Regiment. AAC, 7th Batt. Killed 7. 3. 1945, aged 20, Germany
Reade A. E. E. Special Operations Executive
Sawyer, John Alfred Air raid warden
Skeet, Clifford Grenadier Guards
Skipper, Dennis W. Royal Norfolk Regiment, 1st Batt., South East Asia Command, Private
Skipper, Raymond Royal Navy, Able Seaman, HMS Valient, HMS Malaya. South East Asia Command.
Trumpeter, George Army, 4th Batt. Suffolk Regiment, Private. POW. Died 12.10.1943.
Warne, George Army, RAMC, HQ 198th Field Ambulance, POW
Wordley, Elizabeth ATS, Private. Worked in E. Section Home Postal Centre, Notts.
Little is known about the people listed below other than that they served and we pay tribte to them.
Arnott, A. Army, Private, S.C.U.I. Suffolk Regiment
Barnes, George Orient Line, SS Ormonde
Ellis, M.
Mowson, George Army
Newman, John Army
Parsons (Mrs.) C. Royal Army Medical Corps, Private
Reeves, J. RAF, Flight Sergeant, Staffs and Lincs.
Smith, M. B. (Mrs) ATS, L/Corporal, Aldershot
Smith, Raymond RAF
Smith, S. Army, 2nd Batt. Cambridge Regiment, Malaya Camps POW/missing? 1942
Tidey, (Mrs.) R SRN, St Lukes Hospital, India
Tildesley, (Mrs.) V.