WW1 - Those who are named on the War Memorial

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 Families of the fallen received a plaque like this one for Archie Gomm

(Editor's note: click on the blue links to see a photograph. Group photos of the Ox & Bucks may well contain others named below but as yet unidentified.)

Albert ADEY
Lance Corporal, 2nd Battalion, The Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 5 Brigade, 2nd Division.  
He was killed in action near Arras, Somme on 1 May 1918 age 38.
He is buried in Cabaret Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez.
His parents were Josiah & Sarah A Adey and he was the husband of Mary C Adey, Beaumaris, Upland Road, Sutton,

Joseph AUSTIN
Private, 50th Battalion, Alberta Regiment, Canadian Infantry 24 Canadian Division, 1st Corps.  
He died near Hill 145 on the second day of the Battle for Vimy Ridge on 10 April 1917 age 25
He is buried in Givenchy en Gohelle Canadian Cemetery, Souchez
He had emigrated to Canada in 1913 and lived in Clover Bar, Alta.
His parents, Arthur & Eliza Austin of Hempton, had both died and he was survived by his sister, Ellen (Nellie) Churchill of Westcote Barton, Middle Barton

Edwin BLISS
Private, 1st Garrison Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment formerly with the Royal Warwickshire Regiment
He died on 23 November 1918 age 25
He is remembered on Face 6 of the Kirkee 1914-1918 Memorial, India
His parents were George & Caroline Bliss of Philcot Street

William Frederick BOLTON
Private, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), 86 Brigade, 29 Division.  
He was killed in action in the final days of the Gallipoli campaign on 4 December 1915 age 29.
He is remembered on Panel 37-41 of the Helles Memorial, Turkey  
His parents were Frederick T & Catherine E Bolton of Deddington

Ronald Page BULL
Second Lieutenant, 4th Battalion, The Northamptonshire Regiment who was previously a Private in The Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
He was killed in action during the final advance in Picardy on 30 October 1918; he was 19
He is buried in Highland Cemetery, Le Cateau
His parents were Richard Page Bull MRCVS & Annie Bull of New Street, Deddington
(Editor's note: There is a cross and a plaque in Deddington church)

Charles CALLOW
Pioneer, 2nd Signal Company, Royal Engineers, formerly with The Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
He was killed in action on 16 September 1914 age 28
He is remembered on La Ferte sous Jouarre Memorial
His parents were Thomas & Ruth Callow of Market Place

Wallace James CARVILL
Private, 139th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps.  
He died from measles on 3 March 1917 age 36.  
He is buried in Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery
His parents were Charles & Jane E Carvill of Deddington.
(Editor's note: his name is carved into a brick on a house in The Horsefair with a date of 1916)

Alfred John CASTLE
Private, The Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, who was transferred to The Labour Corps.
He died on 12 November 1918 in hospital in Bristol.  He was 33
He is buried in the churchyard of St Peter and St Paul, Deddington
His parents were Alfred M & Mary J Castle of Clifton
(Editor's note: there is a cross in Deddington church)

George William Henry CASTLE
Rifleman, 4th Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps, 80 Brigade, 27th Division.  
He died of wounds received during the Battle of Frezenberg Ridge on 25 May 1915; he was 32.  
He is remembered on Panel 51 & 53, the Menin Gate, Ypres
His parents were Albert J & Lydia Castle

John Hawtin CHECKLEY
Private, 1st/4th Battalion, The Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 145 Brigade, 48th Division, Army no. 1874.  
He died on 20 July 1916 of wounds received during the Battle of the Somme; he was 21
He is buried in grave Daours Communal Cemetery Extension
His parents were William & Louisa Checkley, Market Place

Two brothers
The sons of James & Emily Chislett of Deddington

Henry George Stratford CHURCHILL
Private, 2nd Battalion, Auckland Regiment, 1st New Zealand Infantry Brigade, NZEF.  
He was killed in action on the first day of the Battle for Messines Ridge near Ypres on 7 June 1917.  
He is remembered on the Messines Ridge (NZ) Memorial
He had emigrated to Wellington, New Zealand on 1 October 1908 on the Ruapehu
His parents were Richard C & Thurza Churchill, Market Place

George Isaac DAVIS
Gunner, 98 Anti-Aircraft Section, Royal Garrison Artillery.  
He died on 24 December 1918 age 26
He is buried in Mikra British Cemetery, Kalamaria, Greece
His parents were Harry & Charlotte Davis of Deddington and he was the husband of Nora B Davis of 42 Dun's Tew

Stanley Hubert DEELEY
Private, 3rd Battalion, The Worcestershire Regiment, 74 Brigade, 25th Division.   
He was killed in action at the Battle of the Aisne on 27 May 1918; age 19
He is remembered on the Soissons Memorial
His parents were Edwin & Eliza Deeley of Castle Street

O Arthur John H DORE
Private, 53rd Graduated Battalion, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment  
He died of pneumonia on 6 October 1918 age 18 in Ludgershall, Suffolk, where his regiment was posted,
He is buried in the Churchyard of St Peter and St Paul, Deddington
His parents were Arthur George & Rosina Dore of Victoria Terrace  
(Editor's note: there is a cross in Deddington church)

William John DUNN
Private, 1st/1st Battalion, Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars, 4 Cavalry Brigade, 4th Cavalry Division.
He was killed in action on 1 April 1918 at Rifle Wood.  This was day that The Queens Own Oxfordshire Hussars suffered its worst casualties
He is remembered on Panel 6 of the Pozieres Memorial
He lived in Deddington and his parents were Thomas & Jenett Dunn

Alfred ELL
Private, 12th Battalion, The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry.  
He died from his wounds in hospital in Chichester on 3 March 1917 age 37
He is buried in the Churchyard of St Peter and St Paul, Deddington
His parents were George A & Frances Ell of New Wiggington but Alfred was born in Deddington
(Editor's note: there is a cross in Deddington church)

Harold FREEMAN
Private, 9th Battalion, The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), 36 Brigade, 12th Division.  
He was killed in action at the Battle for Transloy Ridge on 7 October 1916; he was 19
He is remembered on Pier and Face 8C, 9A & 16A of the Thiepval Memorial
He was the son of Joseph & Jane E Freeman of Market Place

William Loder FRENCH
Private, 11th Battalion, Australian Infantry, AIF.  
He died on 10 February 1916 age 25 in Deddington where he had been convalescing from the illnesses contracted in Gallipoli.  He is buried in the Churchyard of St Peter and St Paul, Deddington.   The Australian Army accorded him a funeral with full military honours
He had emigrated to Australia in 1913.  
His parents were William J & Emily French, Council Street now known as Hopcraft Lane
(Editor's note: there is a cross in Deddington church)

Walter Albert GARDNER
Private, 1st/1st Battalion, The Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 145 Brigade, 48th Division.  
He died on 5 January 1916 age 24 in Cornwall before his Battalion had embarked for France.  He was a native of Deddington
He is buried in Falmouth Cemetery, Cornwall
His parents were Frank & Elizabeth Gardner of Cardiff

Louis Henry GARDINER
Private, 2nd/4th Battalion, The Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 148 Brigade, 61st Division.  
He died on 2 December 1918 aged 22.  
He is buried in Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No.2 He was the husband of Ellen K Gardiner of Laurel Cottage, Barford St. Michael    

James GODFREY
Lance Corporal, 5th Battalion, The Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 42 Brigade, 14th Division.  
He died on 29 September 1915 from the wounds received in the attack on Bellewaarde; he was 27
He is buried in Etaples Military Cemetery
His parents were Samuel & Martha Godfrey and he was the husband of Rose Godfrey of Bishop's Itchington, Leamington Spa

Archie Andrew GOMM
Private, 6th Battalion, The Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 60 Brigade, 20th Division.  
He was killed in action between Combles and Bapaume on 27 February 1917 age 25
He is remembered on Pier & Face 10A & 10D of the Thiepval Memorial
His parents were the late Andrew Gomm & Harriet Gomm

Harry GRACE
Private, 1st Battalion, The Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 17 Brigade, 6th (Poona) Division.  
He died of fever on 12 February 1916 age 27.
He is buried in Kut War Cemetery, Iraq
His parents were the late William Grace & Deborah Grace, Earls Lane and he was the husband of Lillian R Grace

Harry Gerard GRIFFIN
Private, 2nd Battalion, The Worcestershire Regiment, 100 Brigade, 33 Division.   
He was killed in action at the Battle of Messines on 11 April 1918 age 21
He is remembered on Panel 5 of the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium
His parents were the late Henry Griffin & Elizabeth Grimn, formerly Griffin, Hillbre, 25 Bowling Green Road, Stourbridge.

Three Brothers
The sons of David & Ellen Hancox of Grove Lodge
(Editor's note: We have a photograph that includes Rufus and one other (anon) brother in a group and there is a memorial in Deddington church)


Fred HAWKINS
Private, 700 MT Company, Army Service Corps formerly with The Worcestershire Regiment.  
He died on 18 January 1918 after an accident, age 29.  
His parents were George & Annie Hawkins of Croughton and he was the husband of Emily T Hawkins of Market Place
He is buried in the Churchyard of All Saints Church, Croughton

Two Brothers
The sons of Josiah J & Caroline J Hawkins of Clifton



Joseph William HIORNS
Lance Corporal, 1st/4th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment), 147 Brigade, 49th Division.
He was killed in action on 11 October 1918 during the Pursuit to the Selle; he was 30
He is buried in Iwuy Communal Cemetery, France
His parents were William & Emma Hiorns of Castle Street

Two brothers
The sons of John W & Mary F Hutt of Deddington


Thomas Alexander MANCHIP
Private, 20th Battalion (The 3rd Public Schools), The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), 19 Brigade, 33rd Division.  
He was killed in action at the second Battle of the Scarpe on 25 April 1917 age 35  
He is remembered on Bay 3 of the Arras Memorial
His parents were the late Thomas A & Elizabeth J Manchip of Deddington and he was the husband of Grace L Manchip, 89 Hayes Road, Bromley, Kent

John Ernest MUNDY
Private, 2nd Battalion, The Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 5 Brigade, 2nd Division.  
He was killed in action in the Somme on 3 June 1917 age 22
He is buried in Orchard Dump Cemetery, Arlux en Gohelle
He was a native of Hinton-in-the-Hedges. His parents were Albert T J & Caroline Mundy of the Paper Mills, Adderbury

Percy PINFOLD
Private, 2nd Battalion, Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment), 23 Brigade, 8th Division.  
He was killed in action in the Somme on 1 January 1917 age 24
He is buried in Guards Cemetery, Combles, France
His parents were Joseph & Elizabeth Pinfold of Clifton

Albert Edward SPENCER
Private, 2nd Battalion, The Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 5 Brigade, 2nd Division. 
He was killed in action on 16 May 1915.  He was 32
His parents were William and Adelaide Spencer of Hook Norton and he was the husband of Sarah R E Spencer, Queen Street, Hook Norton
He is remembered on Panel 26 of the Le Touret Memorial
He was born in Banbury and lived in Hempton

George SYKES
Private, A Company, 2nd Battalion, The Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 5 Brigade, 2nd Division.  
He was killed in action on 16 May 1915 during the Battle of Festubert, age 22.   
His parents were George D & Louisa Sykes of The Green.
He is remembered on Panel 26 of Le Touret Memorial

Two Brothers
The sons of William & Eliza Tustain of Victoria Terrace


James Ethelbert TWISSELL
Private, 82nd Battalion, Abegweit Light Infantry Regiment, Canadian Infantry, Army no. 160637.  He died on 1 June 1916 age 32 in Holy Cross Hospital Calgary. He is buried in Calgary Union Cemetery.
He had emigrated on 20 April 1912 on the MS Tunisian bound for Saint John, Canada.  He was married to Edith M Twissell of Cabin Lake, Alberta.  
His parents were the late Frank & Emily Twissell of New Street.

William Alfred WEAVER
Private, 7th Battalion, The East Surrey Regiment, 37 Brigade, 12th Division. 
He was killed in action near Armentieres on 17 January 1918 age 33; he lived in Kings Sutton
He is buried in Brewery Orchard Cemetery, Bois-Grenier
His parents were George & Mary A Weaver of Deddington  

Bernard WHEELER
Private, Training School, Canadian Army Medical Corps.  
He died on 18 November 1916 age 29
He is buried in the Churchyard of St Peter and St Paul, Deddington
His parents were James & Sarah Wheeler of Deddington and he was the husband of Janet Wheeler of Winnipeg where he had emigrated in 1907 sailing on the Southwark to Halifsax, Canada.
(Editor's note: There is a cross in Deddington Church)

George Henry WHITE
Private, 5th Battalion, The Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 42 Brigade, 14th Division. 
He was killed in action at the third Battle of the Scarpe on 3 May 1917 age 30
His parents were Job and Eva Augusta White of Hempton and he was the husband of Emma Elizabeth White, The Bank, Hempton
He is remembered on Bay 6 & 7 of the Arras Memorial
He was born in Over Norton and lived in Hempton

William WILKINS
Private, 2nd Battalion, The Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 5 Brigade, 2nd Division. 
He was killed in action during the 1st Battle for Ypres on 21 October 1914 age 31
He is remembered on Panel 37 & 39 of the Menin Gate, Ypres
His parents were George & Lavinia Berry (previously Wilkins) of Earl's Lane.

Alfred Edwin YERBURY
Private, 2nd Battalion, The South Wales Borderers, 87 Brigade, 29th Division formerly with The Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. 
He died of his wounds received during the Battle of the Scarpe on 27 April 1917.  He was 19
He is buried in Etaples Military Cemetery
His parents were Alfred & Cicely Yerbury of Castle Street 
©Michael Allbrook
Deddington, July 2009