WW1 -The units of men who died

A considerable amount of further research has been carried out since the Parish at War articles were first published several years ago.The updated research is now  published in the book A Parish at War launched on 11.11.11 and obtainable via Deddington Library or email Rob Forsyth

By Michael Allbrook

The units of Deddington Men who died


The Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

Albert ADEY
Lance Corporal, 2nd Battalion
Percival B BANNARD
Corporal, 1st/4th Battalion
John H CHECKLEY Private, 1st/4th Battalion
William C COULTON
Private, 1st Battalion
Frederick DEANE Private, 1st Battalion
Charles G FLETCHER Private, 2nd Battalion
Walter A GARDNER Private, 1st/1st Battalion
Louis H GARDINER Private, 2nd/4th Battalion
C Bert GILKES Private, 5th Battalion
James GODFREY Lance Corporal, 5th Battalion
Archie A GOMM 
Private, 6th Battalion
Harry GRACE Private, 1st Battalion
W Rufus HANCOX Corporal, 1st/4th Battalion
John F HAWKINS Lance Corporal, 1st Battalion
John R F GILKES Private, 1st Battalion
Archie W HUTT Sergeant Major, 5th Battalion
Frederick R HUTT Private, 5th Battalion
George W JORDON Lance Corporal, 5th Battalion
John E MUNDY
Private, 2nd Battalion
Isaac SMITH Private, 6th Battalion
Albert F SPENCER Private, 2nd Battalion
Albert STEVENS Corporal, 5th Battalion
George SYKES Private, A Company, 2nd Battalion
Alec C TAYLOR Private, 2nd Battalion
Matthew J TUSTAIN Lance Corporal, C Company, 1st/4th Battalion
Frank WADDUP Private, 5th Battalion
George H WHITE Private, 5th Battalion
William WILKINS Private, 2nd Battalion
Queens Own Oxfordshire Hussars
William J DUNN
Private, 1st/1st Battalion
Coldstream Guards
Frederick T TUSTAIN Private, 3 Company, 1st Battalion
The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
William F BOLTON Private, 2nd Battalion
Harold FREEMAN Private, 9th Battalion
Thomas A MANCHIP Private, 20th Battalion (The 3rd Public Schools)
Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consorts Own)
Norman W SYKES
Rifleman, 1st Battalion
The King's Royal Rifle Corps
George W H CASTLE Rifleman, 4th Battalion
Norman CHISLETT Rifleman, 18th (Arts and Crafts) Battalion
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment
John H LEWIS Private, 2nd Battalion
The Border Regiment
Edwin SYKES Sergeant, 11th (Lonsdale) Battalion
The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
Alfred ELL Private, 12th Battalion
The London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles)
Hubert C SYKES Rifleman, 2nd/9th County of London Battalion
The Northamptonshire Regiment
Ronald P BULL Second Lieutenant, 4th Battalion
The South Staffordshire Regiment
Edwin BLISS Private, 1st Garrison Battalion
The South Wales Borderers
Alfred E YERBURY Private, 2nd Battalion
The East Surrey Regiment
William A WEAVER Private, 7th Battalion
The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
Fred C WOOLGROVE Corporal, 7th Battalion
The Royal Warwickshire Regiment 
O Arthur J H DORE Private, 53rd Graduated Battalion
Ernest C HITCHMAN Private, 51st (Graduated) Battalion
Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
Percy PINFOLD Private, 2nd Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
Joseph W HIORNS Lance Corporal, 1st/4th Battalion
The Duke of Edinburghs (Wiltshire Regiment)
Benjamin HAWKINS Private, 6th (Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry) Battalion
James HICKS 
 Private, 5th Battalion
The Worcestershire Regiment
Stanley H DEELEY
Private, 3rd Battalion
Harry G GRIFFIN
Private, 2nd Battalion
The Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Richard L Hall Private
Royal Engineers
Charles CALLOW Pioneer, 2nd Signal Company
Walter D HANCOX Sapper, 154 Field Company
Albert E HANCOX Sapper, 101 Field Company
Ernest S G HALL Sapper, 576 Corps Field Park Company
Royal Garrison Artillery
George I DAVIS Gunner, 98 Anti-Aircraft Section
Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Ernest J HAWKINS Private, 202 Company
Royal Army Medical Corps
Wallace J CARVILL Private, 139th Field Ambulance
Royal Army Ordnance Corps
William T STANLEY Private
The Labour Corps
Alfred J CASTLE Private
Royal Army Service Corps
Fred HAWKINS Private, 700 MT Company
Ernest A SYKES Corporal
Royal Corps of Signals
Henry SORRELL Driver, 18th Divisional Signals
Royal Navy 
Robert A F CHURCHILL Lieutenant, HMS Victorious
Edward B DUMBLETON Stoker 1st Class, HMS Manchester
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Francis B GARRETT
Flight Sergeant & Tail Gunner, 467 Squadron
William R GREENAWAY    Sergeant (Flight Engineer) 432 (RCAF)Squadron
Lawrence L PYMAN Pilot Officer, 65 Squadron
Australian Forces - 11th Battalion, Australian Infantry
William L FRENCH Private
Canadian Forces
Joseph AUSTIN
Private, 50th Battalion, Alberta Regiment

Arthur J CHISLETT
Private, 27th Battalion, Manitoba Regiment

James E TWISSELL Private, 82nd Battalion, Abegweit Light Infantry

Bernard WHEELER
Private, Training School, Army Medical Corps

New Zealand Forces
Henry G S CHURCHILL Private, 2nd Battalion, Auckland Regiment

       

©Michael Allbrook
Deddington, July 2009