ALEY, Frank Born 1895 in Newmarket to Mr and Mrs A. Aley of 71 St. Philip’s Road, Newmarket. The Thiepval Memorial, the Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, bears the names of more than 72,000 officers and men of the United Kingdom and South African forces who died in the Somme sector before 20 March 1918 and have no known grave. Over 90% of those commemorated died between July and November 1916.
No. 14846 Pte. Frank Aley, 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 3rd July 1916, age 21. Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial. Ref: Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A.

ARCHER, Charles Edward
Born in 1883 to Charles Edward and Elizabeth A Archer, of Ellesmere House, Newmarket.
The hamlet of Portianos is on the west side of Mudros Bay, on the Greek island of Limnos in the north-east Aegean Sea. The Portianos Military Cemetery is on the outskirts of the village, on Anzac Street, adjacent to the communal cemetery.
Portianos Military Cemetery was begun in August 1915 and used until August 1920. The cemetery now contains 347 Commonwealth burial of the First World War and five war graves of other nationalities.
No. 1105 L/Cpl Charles Edward Archer, Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars. Died 20th November 1915, age 32.
Commemorated: Portianos Military Cemetery. Ref: V. A. 68.

ARNOLD, William Born in 1873 to Mrs M A Arnold of Manor Place, High Street, Newmarket. Le Touret Memorial is located at the east end of Le Touret Military Cemetery, on the south side of the Bethune- Armentieres main road. Over 13,000 names are listed on the memorial of men who fell in this area before 25 September 1915 and who have no known grave. No. 7285 Pte. William Arnold, 1st Bn. Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed in Action 9th May 1915, age 42. Commemorated: Le Touret Memorial. Ref: Panel 28 to 30.

ARGENT, Walter Born in 1895 to W and E J Argent of 3 Bath Villas, Newmarket. No. 204282 Rfn Walter Argent, Rifle Brigade. Formerly No. 361965 Pte. In Labour Corps. Died 5th July 1919, age 24. Commemorated: Newmarket Cemetery. Ref: I. 708.

ANDREWS, Fred Insufficient information to determine which of the casualties with the same name and initial is commemorated on the Newmarket Memorial.

ASHFORD, James Arthur Born in 1891 to John and Ann Ashford of Newmarket. The town of Giavera is in the Province of Treviso, Italy, and Giavera British Cemetery is 500 metres north-west of the town close to the church. The 7th and 23rd Divisions took a prominent part in the Passage of the Piave (23 October-4 November 1918) during the final Battle of Vittorio-Veneto. Men who died in defending the Piave from December 1917 to March 1918, and those who fell on the west of the river during the Passage of the Piave, are buried in this cemetery. The cemetery contains 417 Commonwealth burials of the First World War. No. 31655 Pte. James Arthur Ashford, 10th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Formerly No. 26450 Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of Wounds 31st October 1918, age 27. Commemorated: Giavera British Cemetery, Arcade. Ref: Plot 5. Row D. Grave 9.

ALMOND, Bert Born and lived in Newmarket. Mametz is a village about 8 kilometres east of the town of Albert, and the Dantzig Alley British Cemetery is a little east of the village on the north side of the road to Montauban. The village was carried by the 7th Division on 1 July 1916, the first day of the Battle of the Somme, after very hard fighting at Dantzig Alley (a German trench) and other points. The cemetery was begun later in the same month and was used by field ambulances and fighting units until the following November. No. 16121 Pte. Bert Almond, 10th Bn. Essex Regiment. Killed in Action 1st July 1916. Commemorated: Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz. Ref: VIII. M. I.

AMOS, Frank Insufficient information to determine which of the casualties with the same name and initial is commemorated on the Newmarket Memorial. Maybe related to Charles Amos.  AMOS, Charles Born and Enlisted in Newmarket. May be related to Frank Amos. The Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing forms the north-eastern boundary of Tyne Cot Cemetery, which is located 9 kilometres north east of leper (Ypres) town centre, and is one of four memorials to the missing in Belgian Flanders, which cover the area known as the Ypres Salient. The TYNE COT MEMORIAL now bears the names of almost 35,000 officers and men whose graves are not known. No. A/200524 Rfn. Charles W Amos, 11th Bn. King’s Royal Rifle Corps. Died of Wounds 20th September 1917. Commemorated: Tyne Cot Memorial. Ref Panels 115-119 and 162A-163A.

ANDERTON, Percy Ronald Born in Newmarket in 1893 to James and Emily Anderton. He enlisted in Liverpool. Loos-en-Gohelle is a village 5 kilometres north-west of Lens, and Dud Corner Cemetery is located about 1 kilometre west of the village. The Loos Memorial forms the side and back of Dud Corner Cemetery, and commemorates over 20,000 officers and men who have no known grave. Dud Corner Cemetery stands almost on the site of a German strong point, the Lens Road Redoubt, captured by the 15th (Scottish) Division, and the name "Dud Corner" is believed to be due to the large number of unexploded enemy shells found in the neighbourhood after the Armistice. No. 11505 L/Cpl Percy Ronald Anderton, 1st Bn. Scots Guards. Killed in Action 27th September 1915, age 22. Commemorated: Loos Memorial. Ref: Panels 8 and 9.

ARGENT, John Henry Born in Cambridge in 1881 to John and Sarah Argent. Husband of Harriet May Argent. Ypres (now Ieper) is a town in the Province of West Flanders, with the Memorial situated at the eastern side of the town on the road to Menin (Menen) and Courtrai (Kortrijk). Each night at 8 pm the traffic is stopped at the Menin Gate while members of the local Fire Brigade sound the Last Post in the roadway under the Memorial's arches. Because of the high number of casualties in the salient it quickly became clear that the commemoration of members of the Commonwealth forces with no known grave would have to be divided between several different sites, and the Menin Gate is one of four memorials to the missing in Belgian Flanders which cover the area known as the Ypres Salient. The site of the Menin Gate was chosen because of the hundreds of thousands of men who passed through it on their way to the battlefields, and the YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL now bears the names of more than 54,000 officers and men whose graves are not known. No. 5530 Sgt. John Henry Argent, 1st Bn. Suffolk Regiment. Killed in Action 8th May 1915, age 34. Commemorated: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Ref: Panel 21.

ARNCLIFFE, Alfred Alfred is not shown on either the CWGC Debt of Honour Roll, nor within the pages of ‘Soldiers Died in the Great War’. This may be for several reasons, he could have died of a Great War wound or illness after having been discharged from the Armed Services, or he may have died after the qualifying period for inclusion, but before the Newmarket memorial was erected. If suitable evidence was available he could still be entered onto the CWGC Debt of Honour Roll. Commemorated: Presumed buried in Newmarket Cemetery.

ALDERSON, Charles Born in St John’s, Durham, to Thomas and Margaret Alderson of 76 Beaconsfield Street, Greenbank, Darlington, County Durham. Charles lived in Darlington but enlisted in Newmarket. Ypres (now leper) is a town in the Province of West Flanders, with the Memorial situated at the eastern side of the town on the road to Menin (Menen) and Courtrai (Kortrijk). Each night at 8 pm the traffic is stopped at the Menin Gate while members of the local Fire Brigade sound the Last Post in the roadway under the Memorial's arches. Because of the high number of casualties in the salient it quickly became clear that the commemoration of members of the Commonwealth forces with no known grave would have to be divided between several different sites, and the Menin Gate is one of four memorials to the missing in Belgian Flanders which cover the area known as the Ypres Salient. The site of the Menin Gate was chosen because of the hundreds of thousands of men who passed through it on their way to the battlefields, and the YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL now bears the names of more than 54,000 officers and men whose graves are not known. No. 5714 Pte. Charles Alderson, 16th (The Queen’s) Lancers. Killed in Action 21st February 1915, age 23. Commemorated: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Ref: Panel 5.

BAILEY, Walter John Born in Cowlinge, lived and enlisted in Newmarket. Formerly No. 6668, Cambridgeshire Regiment. The Arras Memorial is in the Faubourg-d' Amiens Cemetery, in the western part of the town of Arras. The ARRAS MEMORIAL commemorates almost 35,000 servicemen from the United Kingdom, South Africa and New Zealand who died in the Arras sector between the spring of 1916 and 7 August 1918, and have no known grave.  No. 41429 Pte. Walter John Bailey, 13th Bn. Essex Regiment. Killed in Action 28th April 1917. Commemorated: Arras Memorial. Ref: Bay 7.

BALLS, Albert E Born in Upsend, Cambridgeshire in 1890 to Elizabeth Cole, lived in Kirkling, enlisted in Newmarket. Husband of Emma Balls of 2 Fern Cottages, Exning Road, Newmarket. No. 76063 Gnr. Albert E Balls, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died 26th October 1918, age 28. Commemorated: Newmarket (Exning) Cemetery. Ref: B. B. 90.

BOWMAN, Percy William Born in Exning in 1893 to J. H. and Lizzie Bowman of 3 Foulden Terrace, Exning Road, Newmarket. Enlisted in Newmarket. Loos-en-Gohelle is a village 5 kilometres north-west of Lens, and Dud Corner Cemetery is located about 1 kilometre west of the village. The Loos Memorial forms the side and back of Dud Corner Cemetery, and commemorates over 20,000 officers and men who have no known grave. Dud Corner Cemetery stands almost on the site of a German strong point, the Lens Road Redoubt, captured by the 15th (Scottish) Division, and the name "Dud Corner" is believed to be due to the large number of unexploded enemy shells found in the neighbourhood after the Armistice. No. 9409 L/Cpl. Percy William Bowman, 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment. Died of Wounds 13th October 1915, age 22. Commemorated: Loos Memorial. Ref: Panels 37 and 38.

BUTCHER, Sidney One of two casualties of the same name. One is buried in Newmarket Cemetery and the other in Newmarket (Exning) Cemetery.

BELL, Victor Nelson Born in Templemore, County Londonderry in 1897 to Robert and Margaret Elizabeth Bell of 11 Westland Avenue, Londonderry. Enlisted in September 1914 as No. 1154, North Irish Horse. No obvious connection to Newmarket, but the only casualty of this name in WW1. Neuville-Bourjonval is a village 14 kilometres east of Bapaume and the Cemetery is on the east side of the village on the by-road to Hermies. The British Cemetery was begun by the 11th Rifle Brigade in April 1917 and there are over 200 1914- 18 war casualties commemorated in the cemetery.

No. 41254 Pte. Victor Nelson Bell, 9th Bn. Royal Irish Fusiliers. Killed in Action 26th October 1917, age 20. Commemorated: Neuville-Bourjonval British Cemetery. Ref: E. 19.

BARRETT, William Louis Born in Newmarket, enlisted in Bury St Edmunds. The Thiepval Memorial, the Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, bears the names of more than 72,000 officers and men of the United Kingdom and South African forces who died in the Somme sector before 20 March 1918 and have no known grave. Over 90% of those commemorated died between July and November 1916. No. 9041 Pte. William Louis Barrett, 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment. Killed in Action 3rd July 1916. Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial. Ref: Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A.

BISHOP, Charles Henry Born in Snailwell, Cambridgeshire, in 1875, to Nathan and Susan Bishop of Fordham Husband of Harriet Phoebe Bishop, of 33 Lowther Street, Newmarket. Lived and enlisted in Newmarket. The Arras Memorial is in the Faubourg-d' Amiens Cemetery, in the western part of the town of Arras. The ARRAS MEMORIAL commemorates almost 35,000 servicemen from the United Kingdom, South Africa and New Zealand who died in the Arras sector between the spring of 1916 and 7 August 1918, and have no known grave. No. G/18883 Pte. Charles Henry Bishop, 6th Bn. The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Killed in Action 14th May 1917, age 42. Commemorated: Arras Memorial. Ref: Bay 2.

BRIGHTWELL, George Born in Newmarket in 1894 to Mrs Agnes Sharp of Grovener Yard, High Street, Newmarket. Hargicourt Communal Cemetery Extension is a small cemetery detached from the civil cemetery but in its proximity, and is located on the north side of the small town of Hargicourt. The Cemetery was made in August 1917 and contains over 70 1914-18 war casualties of which a small number are unidentified. The Extension covers an area of 348 square metres and is enclosed by a low flint and brick wall. No. 23741 Pte. George Brightwell, 11th Bn. Suffolk Regiment. Killed in Action 26th August 1917, age 23. Commemorated: Hargicourt Communal Cemetery Extension. Ref: A. 21.

 BURSFORD, Albert E Born in 1896 to T W and Emma Bursford, of 4 Baker’s Row, Exning Road, Newmarket. Enlisted in Bury St Edmunds. Possibly related to Herbert Bursford. The small village of Louverval is 13 kilometres north-east of Bapaume and 16 kilometres south-west of Cambrai. The Memorial is situated in Louverval Military Cemetery, south of Louverval village. The CAMBRAI MEMORIAL commemorates more than 7,000 servicemen of the United Kingdom and South Africa who died in the Battle of Cambrai in November and December 1917 and whose graves are not known. No. 201234 Pte. Albert E Bursford, F Bn. Tank Corps. Died of Wounds 20th November 1917, age 21. Commemorated: Cambrai Memorial, Louverval. Ref: Panel 13. BURSFORD, Herbert J Herbert is not shown on either the CWGC Debt of Honour Roll, nor within the pages of ‘Soldiers Died in the Great War’. This may be for several reasons, he could have died of a Great War wound or illness after having been discharged from the Armed Services, or he may have died after the qualifying period for inclusion, but before the Newmarket memorial was erected. If suitable evidence was available he could still be entered onto the CWGC Debt of Honour Roll. Possibly related to Albert Bursford. Commemorated: Presumed buried in Newmarket Cemetery.

BYE, Ernest James Born in Newmarket in 1892 to James and Alice M Bye, of 3 Exeter Road, Newmarket. Lived in Newmarket but enlisted in London, possibly a regular soldier. Ypres (now leper) is a town in the Province of West Flanders, with the Memorial situated at the eastern side of the town on the road to Menin (Menen) and Courtrai (Kortrijk). Each night at 8 pm the traffic is stopped at the Menin Gate while members of the local Fire Brigade sound the Last Post in the roadway under the Memorial's arches. Because of the high number of casualties in the salient it quickly became clear that the commemoration of members of the Commonwealth forces with no known grave would have to be divided between several different sites, and the Menin Gate is one of four memorials to the missing in Belgian Flanders which cover the area known as the Ypres Salient. The site of the Menin Gate was chosen because of the hundreds of thousands of men who passed through it on their way to the battlefields, and the YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL now bears the names of more than 54,000 officers and men whose graves are not known. No. 10170 Pte. Ernest James Bye, 2nd Bn. Yorkshire Regiment. Killed in Action 23rd October 1914, age 22. Commemorated: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Ref: Panel 33.

BARBER, Arthur Edward Born in Newmarket in 1897 to John Thomas and Emma Barber, of Stirling House, Newmarket. Lived in Newmarket but enlisted in Melton Mowbray. St Sever Cemetery is located within a large communal cemetery situated on the eastern edge of the southern Rouen suburbs of Le Grand Quevilly and Le Petit Quevilly. During the First World War, Commonwealth camps and hospitals were stationed on the southern outskirts of Rouen. Almost all of the hospitals at Rouen remained there for practically the whole of the war. They included eight general, five stationary, one British Red Cross, one labour hospital, and No. 2 Convalescent Depot. A number of the dead from these hospitals were buried in other cemeteries, but the great majority were taken to the city cemetery of St. Sever which contains 3,082 Commonwealth burials of the First World War. No. R/15497 Rfn. Arthur Edward Barber, 8th Bn. King’s Royal Rifle Corps. Died of Wounds 24th October 1916, age 19. Commemorated: St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen. Ref: B. 12. 2.

BRIDGFORD, Albert Albert is not shown on either the CWGC Debt of Honour Roll, nor within the pages of ‘Soldiers Died in the Great War’. This may be for several reasons, he could have died of a Great War wound or illness after having been discharged from the Armed Services, or he may have died after the qualifying period for inclusion, but before the Newmarket memorial was erected. If suitable evidence was available he could still be entered onto the CWGC Debt of Honour Roll. Commemorated: Presumed buried in Newmarket Cemetery.

BOWERS, Archie Born and enlisted in Newmarket. Originally joined as No. 23950, 11th Reserve Cavalry Regiment. The Thiepval Memorial, the Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, bears the names of more than 72,000 officers and men of the United Kingdom and South African forces who died in the Somme sector before 20 March 1918 and have no known grave. Over 90% of those commemorated died between July and November 1916. No. 16825 L/Cpl. Archie Bowers, 1st Bn. Hampshire Regiment. Killed in Action 1st July 1916. Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial. Ref: Pier and Face 7 C and 7 B.

 BARFORD, Augustus Born in Newmarket in 1896 to Frank and Caroline Barford, of Granby Street, Newmarket. Lived in Newmarket but enlisted in Norwich. The Thiepval Memorial, the Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, bears the names of more than 72,000 officers and men of the United Kingdom and South African forces who died in the Somme sector before 20 March 1918 and have no known grave. Over 90% of those commemorated died between July and November 1916. No. 7759 Pte. Augustus Barford, 20th Bn. Royal Fusiliers. Killed in Action 20th July 1916, age 20. Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial. Ref: Pier and Face 8 C 9 A and 16 A.

BONEHAM, Harry Oliver Born in Newmarket, enlisted in Bury St Edmunds. Originally served as No. 2326, Suffolk Yeomanry. Birr Cross Roads Cemetery is located 3 kilometres east of Ieper town centre and the village and the greater part of the commune of Zillebeke were within the Allied lines until taken by the Germans at the end of April 1918. Birr Cross Roads was named by the 1st Leinsters from their depot. The cemetery was begun in August 1917 and used as a Dressing Station cemetery until, and after, the German advance in 1918. It contains 498 WW1 graves. No. 202260 L/Cpl. Harry Oliver Boneham, 1st/4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment. Killed in Action 9th October 1917. Commemorated: Birr Cross Roads Cemetery. Ref: I. D. 1.

BURRELL, William Henry Born in Newmarket in 1894 to Henry and Fanny Louisa Burrell, of 2 Granby Gardens, Newmarket. Enlisted in Ipswich. The Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing forms the north-eastern boundary of Tyne Cot Cemetery, which is located 9 kilometres north east of leper (Ypres) town centre, and is one of four memorials to the missing in Belgian Flanders, which cover the area known as the Ypres Salient. The TYNE COT MEMORIAL now bears the names of almost 35,000 officers and men whose graves are not known. No. 14964 Pte. William Henry Burrell, 8th Bn. Suffolk Regiment. Killed in Action 12th October 1917, age 23. Commemorated: Tyne Cot Memorial. Ref: Panel 40 to 41 and 162 to 162A.

BROWN, Philip John Born in Bury St Edmunds in 1876 to Edward and Eliza Brown of Newmarket. Husband of Mildred Athena Brown, of 7 Rook Grove, Over Road, Willingham. Enlisted in Newmarket as No. 4734 Yorkshire Regiment, transferred to No. 602326 701st Company, Labour Corps. Gezaincourt village is situated 2 kilometres to the south-west of the town of Doullens and Bagneux British Cemetery lies to the south of the village. The cemetery was begun in April 1918 after the close of the German offensive in Picardy. There are 1,374 servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated in the cemetery. No. 242071 Pte. Philip John Brown, 2nd/6th Bn. Durham Light Infantry. Died 2nd October 1918, age 42. Commemorated: Bagneux British Cemetery, Gezaincourt. Ref: V. G. 8.

BOWERS, Sidney Charles Born in Newmarket to Edward Bowers, of 6 Monpelier Terrace, Lisburn Road, Newmarket. Enlisted in Newmarket. The Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing forms the north-eastern boundary of Tyne Cot Cemetery, which is located 9 kilometres north east of Ieper (Ypres) town centre, and is one of four memorials to the missing in Belgian Flanders, which cover the area known as the Ypres Salient. The TYNE COT MEMORIAL now bears the names of almost 35,000 officers and men whose graves are not known. No. 41927 Pte. Sidney Charles Bowers, 8th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in Action 4th October 1917. Commemorated: Tyne Cot Memorial. Ref: Panel 35 to 37 and 162 to 162A.

BROOKS, William Insufficient information to determine which of the casualties with the same name and initial is commemorated on the Newmarket Memorial.

BENTLEY, James Insufficient information to determine which of the casualties with the same name and initial is commemorated on the Newmarket Memorial.

BOND, Albert Insufficient information to determine which of the casualties with the same name and initial is commemorated on the Newmarket Memorial.

 BREMBER, Andrew M Enlisted in Aldershot, Hampshire. Lived in Burntisland, Fife. No obvious connection to Newmarket, but the only casualty of this name in CWGC and ‘Soldiers Died in the Great War’ WW1 records. Joined as No. 19046, Dragoon Guards. Hooge Chateau and its stables were the scene of very fierce fighting throughout the First World War. Hooge Crater Cemetery is 4 kilometres east of Ieper town centre and was begun by the 7th Division Burial Officer early in October 1917. There are now 5,923 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated in this cemetery of which 3,579 are unidentified. No. 32663 Pte. Andrew M Brember, 15th Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Killed in Action 4th October 1917. Commemorated: Hooge Crater Cemetery. Ref: XIII. A. 19.

BROOKS, Frank Insufficient information to determine which of the casualties with the same name and initial is commemorated on the Newmarket Memorial.

CHALLICE, Harry James Born and enlisted in Newmarket. Originally No. 9/6706, 26th Training Reserve. Monchy-le-Preux is a village about 7 kilometres south-east of Arras. Windmill British Cemetery lies to the south of the village on the north side of the main Arras-Cambrai road. The 29th Division began this cemetery in May 1917, it continued in use until March 1918, and was used again from August to October 1918. Windmill British Cemetery contains 402 Commonwealth burials and commemorations of the First World War, of which 35 are unidentified. No. 96976 Pte. Harry James Challice, 9th Bn. Tank Corps. Killed in Action 26th August 1918. Commemorated: Windmill British Cemetery, Monchy-Le-Preux. Ref: II. B. 17.

CHALLICE, Frederick William Born in 1898 to James William and Lily Susanna Challice of Holker House, Newmarket. Enlisted in Bury St Edmunds. Pieta Military Cemetery is located in Triq Id-Duluri (Our Lady of Sorrows Street), 2 kilometres south-west of Valletta on the road to Sliema. From the spring of 1915, the hospitals and convalescent depots established on the islands of Malta and Gozo dealt with over 135,000 sick and wounded, chiefly from the campaigns in Gallipoli and Salonika. There are 1,303 Commonwealth casualties of the First World War buried or commemorated at Pieta Military Cemetery. No. 3386 Cpl. Frederick William Challice, 1st/5th Bn. Suffolk Regiment. Died 23rd October 1915, age 17. Commemorated: Pieta Military Cemetery. Ref: A. XVII. 6.

CHAMBERS, Henry Born in Newmarket in 1894 to James William and Martha Sarah Chambers of Newmarket. Enlisted in Newmarket as No. 7007, Hertfordshire Regiment. Outtersteene is a village about 5 kilometres south-west of Bailleul, and the Communal Cemetery Extension is north-east of the village on the road to Bailleul. In August 1917, during the Third Battle of Ypres (known as Passchendaele), several Casualty Clearing Stations came to Outtersteene, and two remained until March 1918. The cemetery contains 1,393 Commonwealth burials and commemorations of the First World War, of which 499 are unidentified. No. 235045 Pte. Henry Chambers, ‘D’ Company, 8th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment. Died of Wounds 5th August 1917, age 23. Commemorated: Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension, Bailleul. Ref: I.A.6.

CHENERY, Ernest Cecil Born in 1894 to William Herbert and Alice Maude Chenery, of 2 Gordon Cottages, Exning Road, Newmarket. He enlisted in London, but lived in Newmarket. The Thiepval Memorial, the Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, bears the names of more than 72,000 officers and men of the United Kingdom and South African forces who died in the Somme sector before 20 March 1918 and have no known grave. Over 90% of those commemorated died between July and November 1916. No. 532145 Pte. Ernest Cecil Chenery, 1st/15th (County of London) Bn. London Regiment (Prince of Wales’ Own Civil Service Rifles). Killed in Action 7th October 1916, age 22. Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial. Ref: Pier and Face 13 C.

CLOW, Bert Turner Born in Exning, but enlisted in Atherstone, Warwickshire. The Thiepval Memorial, the Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, bears the names of more than 72,000 officers and men of the United Kingdom and South African forces who died in the Somme sector before 20 March 1918 and have no known grave. Over 90% of those commemorated died between July and November 1916. No. 17816 Pte. Bert Turner Clow, 14th Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Killed in Action 30th July 1916. Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial. Ref: Pier and Face 9 A 9 B and 10 B.

 CLOW, Robert Harry Born in Newmarket in 1898 to Amos and Emma Clow. He enlisted in Newmarket. The Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing forms the north-eastern boundary of Tyne Cot Cemetery, which is located 9 kilometres north east of leper (Ypres) town centre, and is one of four memorials to the missing in Belgian Flanders, which cover the area known as the Ypres Salient. The TYNE COT MEMORIAL now bears the names of almost 35,000 officers and men whose graves are not known. No. 202153 Pte. Robert Harry Clow, 1st Bn. Norfolk Regiment. Killed in Action 9th October 1917, age 19. Commemorated: Tyne Cot Memorial. Ref: Panels 34, 35 and 162A.

COLE, Henry James Born in Exning in 1898 to Henry and Elizabeth Cole, of 2 Outfall Works, Exning Road, Newmarket. He enlisted in Newmarket. The Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing forms the north-eastern boundary of Tyne Cot Cemetery, which is located 9 kilometres north east of Ieper (Ypres) town centre, and is one of four memorials to the missing in Belgian Flanders, which cover the area known as the Ypres Salient. The TYNE COT MEMORIAL now bears the names of almost 35,000 officers and men whose graves are not known. No. 44501 Pte. Henry James Cole, 20th Bn. Durham Light Infantry. Killed in Action 4th September 1918, age 20. Commemorated: Tyne Cot Memorial. Ref: Panels 128 to 131, 162 and 162A.

CROMPTON M.M., Joseph Born and enlisted in Newmarket. Awarded the Military Medal. Grevillers is a village in the Department of the Pas de Calais, 3 kilometres west of Bapaume. In September 1918, the 34th, 49th and 56th Casualty Clearing Stations came to the village and used the cemetery. There are now 2,106 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated in GREVILLERS BRITISH CEMETERY, and 189 of the burials are unidentified. No. 14605 Sgt. Joseph Crompton M.M., 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment. Died of Wounds 2nd October 1918. Commemorated: Grevillers British Cemetery. Ref: XV. E. 5.

CLARK, Bertie Born in Newmarket in 1896 to Silas and Hannah Clark, of Newmarket. He enlisted in Newmarket. Lapugnoy is a village 6 kilometres west of Bethune, and the cemetery is on the outskirts on the road to Allouagne. The first burials were made in Plot I of the cemetery in September 1915. Lapugnoy Military Cemetery contains 1,323 Commonwealth burials of the First World War. No. 18696 Pte. Bertie Clark, ‘A’ Company, 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment. Died of Wounds 14th October 1915, age 19. Commemorated: Lapugnoy Military Cemetery. Ref: I. C. 6.

COCKERTON, William Born in Newmarket in 1897 to James and Angelina Cockerton, of 19 Stanley Road, Newmarket. Joined as No. 3197, Suffolk Regiment in Bury St Edmunds. Lived in Newmarket. Beaumont-Hamel is a village in the Department of the Somme, about 24 kilometres south-west of Arras and 10 kilometres north of Albert. Frankfurt Trench British Cemetery is named from a German trench about 1.6 kilometres North-East of the village, which remained in enemy hands until the German retreat early in 1917. The cemetery was made by V Corps after that retreat, when their units cleared the Ancre battlefield. There are over 150 casualties commemorated in this site and more than 30 are unidentified. No. 27258 Pte. William Cockerton, 2nd Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Killed in Action 29th November 1916, age 19. Commemorated: Frankfurt Trench British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel. Ref: D. 31.

CLARKE, William Henry Born in Whitby, Yorkshire, in 1878 to Robert and Maria Clarke. Husband of E. J. Clarke, of 2 Lynton Cottages, Park Avenue, Newmarket. He enlisted in Newmarket. Etaples is a town about 27 kilometres south of Boulogne. The Military Cemetery is to the north of the town, on the west side of the road to Boulogne. During the First World War, the area around Etaples was the scene of immense concentrations of Commonwealth reinforcement camps and hospitals. It was remote from attack, except from aircraft, and accessible by railway from both the northern or the southern battlefields. In 1917, 100,000 troops were camped among the sand dunes and the hospitals, which included eleven general, one stationary, four Red Cross hospitals and a convalescent depot, could deal with 22,000 wounded or sick. The cemetery contains 10,773 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, and 35 of these burials are unidentified. The cemetery is the largest Commission cemetery in France. No. 8337 Pte. William Henry Clarke, 13th Veterinary Hospital, Royal Army Veterinary Corps. Died 18th March 1917, age 39.  Commemorated: Etaples Military Cemetery. Ref: XXII. B. 7A.

CLARK, Bruce Born in Newmarket in 1896 to Mr and Mrs Albert Clark, of “Rushen”, Crockfords Road, Newmarket. He enlisted in Newmarket. Bellacourt is a village in the commune of Riviere, in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, 10 kilometres south-west of Arras. The cemetery was begun by French troops in October 1914 and there are now over 400 casualties commemorated in this site. The Cemetery covers an area of 3,582 square metres and is enclosed by a rubble wall. No. 22932 Cpl. Bruce Clark, 2nd Bn. Grenadier Guards. Died of Wounds 27th May 1918, age 22. Commemorated: Bellacourt Military Cemetery, Riviere. Ref: II. L. 6.

CLAYDON, Frank Born in Dullingham in 1891 to William and Sarah Ann Claydon, of 5 Conway Cottages, All Saints Road, Newmarket. He enlisted in Warley, Essex, but lived in Newmarket. Noeux-les-Mines is a town 6 kilometres south of Bethune on the main road to Arras, and the Communal Cemetery is on the northern side of the town. The COMMUNAL CEMETERY at Noeux-les-Mines was used by the Commonwealth forces (in succession to the French) from June 1915 to August 1917. The earlier burials were carried out by units and field ambulances but in April 1917, the 7th Casualty Clearing Station began to use the cemetery. It contains 980 Commonwealth burials of the First World War. No. 21437 L/Cpl. Frank Claydon, 11th Bn. Essex Regiment. Died of Wounds 9th July 1917, age 26. Commemorated: Noeux-Les-Mines Communal Cemetery. Ref: II. E. 4.

CALLOW, Frederick Born in Fulham, London, but enlisted in Newmarket as No. 19938, Suffolk Regiment. One of three men of the same name killed in WW1, but the only one with any link to Newmarket. The Arras Memorial is in the Faubourg-d' Amiens Cemetery, in the western part of the town of Arras. The ARRAS MEMORIAL commemorates almost 35,000 servicemen from the United Kingdom, South Africa and New Zealand who died in the Arras sector between the spring of 1916 and 7 August 1918, and have no known grave. No. 40361 Pte. Frederick Callow, 1st Bn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers. Killed in Action 24th April 1917. Commemorated: Arras Memorial. Ref: Bay 9.

COLBORNE, Jack There are two casualties with this name and initial, but neither has any obvious connection to Newmarket.

CANNON, Arthur Born in Newmarket to Joseph Cannon of Lordship, Newmarket. Husband of Edith Wilbraham Cannon, of 12 Trouville Road, Clapham Park, London. He enlisted in Lambeth, London. Rocquigny and Equancourt are two villages in the Department of the Somme, some 13 kilometres north of Peronne and 12 kilometres south-east of Bapaume. Rocquigny and Equancourt are approximately 8 kilometres apart and the Rocquigny- Equancourt British Cemetery lies about halfway between the two villages. The cemetery was begun in 1917 and used until March 1918, mainly by the 21st and 48th Casualty Clearing Stations. The cemetery contains 1,838 Commonwealth burials and commemorations, of which 21 are unidentified. No. G/17675 L/Cpl. Arthur Cannon, 7th Bn. Royal Sussex Regiment. Died of Wounds 2nd December 1917. Commemorated: Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt. Ref: V. C. 13.

COOMBES, Edward Albert Born in Dulwich, London, in 1887 to Charles and Caroline Coombes. Husband of Emily Coombes, of 3 Albert Street, Station Road, Newmarket. Enlisted in Newmarket as No. SE/3651, Army Veterinary Corps. St. Martin-sur-Cojeul is a village about 8 kilometres south-south-east of Arras and the Cemetery is to the south of the village. St. Martin Calvaire British Cemetery was named from a calvary which was destroyed during the war. It was begun by units of the 30th Division in April 1917 and used until March 1918. The cemetery contains 228 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, five of them unidentified. No. 59364 Pte. Edward Albert Coombes, 26th (Tyneside Irish) Bn., Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in Action 24th November 1917, age 30. Commemorated: St. Martin Calvaire British Cemetery, St. Martin-Sur-Cojeul. Ref: I. D. 20.

COLLIER, Frederick Insufficient information to determine which of the casualties with the same name and initial is commemorated on the Newmarket Memorial.

 CHAPMAN, Herbert Edward Born in Newmarket in 1877. Husband of Edith Annie Chapman, of 1 Algiers Place, Newmarket. He enlisted in Bury St Edmunds, but lived in Newmarket. Poix-du-Nord is about 8 kilometres south of Le Quesnoy with the Cemetery on the northern side. The Cemetery Extension was made after the capture of the village, and increased after the Armistice by the concentration of graves from another cemetery. There are now nearly 100 WW1 casualties commemorated in this site. No. 6803 Pte. Herbert Edward Chapman, 1st Bn. Middlesex Regiment. Killed in Action 24th October 1918, age 41. Commemorated: Poix-Du-Nord Communal Cemetery Extension. Ref: II. B. 15.

CULLIN, James Robert Born in Fulham, London, in 1891, to Isaac James and Frances Mary Cullin, of 72 Cherryhinton Road, Cambridge. He enlisted in Seaham Harbour, Durham, and lived in Newcastle-on-Tyne. The Thiepval Memorial, the Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, bears the names of more than 72,000 officers and men of the United Kingdom and South African forces who died in the Somme sector before 20 March 1918 and have no known grave. Over 90% of those commemorated died between July and November 1916. No. 22/1118 Cpl. James Robert Cullin, 22nd Bn. Durham Light Infantry. Killed in Action 23rd October 1916, age 25. Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial. Ref: Pier and Face 14 A and 15 C.

COCKERTON, Mark Born in Gazley in 1898 to F. Cockerton, of Well Lane, Icewell Hill, Newmarket. He enlisted in Newmarket as No. 19841, Suffolk Regiment. He lived in Lidgate. Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery is located 5 kilometres west of Ieper (Ypres) town centre. Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery was started by French troops in 1914 and was taken over by Commonwealth forces in April 1915. It was used by fighting units and field ambulances until June 1917. The cemetery is remarkable for the care with which men of the same unit were buried side by side if they died at about the same time. Whenever it was possible, the 55th Division brought their dead from the front for burial here. The cemetery now contains 1,175 Commonwealth burials of the First World War. No. 235089 Pte. Mark Cockerton, 1st/5th Bn. The King’s (Liverpool Regiment). Killed in Action 18th March 1917, age 19. Commemorated: Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery. Ref: VI. D. 6.

CROOK, Bert Born in Salisbury in 1898, to Mrs A Crook, of 2 Blake’s Cottages, Forbury Road, Reading. He enlisted in Reading. He is the only casualty of this name shown in the CWGC records. No apparent connection to Newmarket. Pozieres is a village 6 kilometres north-east of the town of Albert. The Memorial encloses Pozieres British Cemetery which is south-west of the village on the road to Albert. The POZIERES MEMORIAL relates to the period of crisis in March and April 1918 when the Allied Fifth Army was driven back by overwhelming numbers across the former Somme battlefields. The Memorial commemorates over 14,000 commonwealth casualties who have no known grave and who died on the Somme from 21 March to 7 August 1918. No. 12776 Pte. Bert Crook, 8th Bn. Princess Charlotte of Wales’s (Royal Berkshire Regiment). Killed in Action 4th April 1918, age 20. Commemorated: Pozieres Memorial. Ref: Panels 56 and 57.

DRAKE, Arthur Rayment Born in 1890 to Mr H Drake, of 16 St Philip’s Road, Newmarket. Whilst taking part in exercises off May Island, K17 was astern of HMS Courageous when the latter changed course to avoid two trawlers, which were spotted ahead. K17 turned but K22 and K14 were involved in a collision. Meanwhile HMS Fearless was steaming at 21 knots towards the area oblivious of the accident. Suddenly the Fearless appeared over the horizon and ploughed into K17, water gushed into the boat through the pierced pressure hull. The order to abandon ship was quickly given. Within 8 minutes K17 had disappeared. The survivors were now in the water and the other submarines attempted to pick them up. Sadly the destroyers were unaware of the location of the accident and ploughed through the survivors. The Memorial overlooks the town of Chatham and is approached by a steep path from the Town Hall Gardens. After the First World War, an appropriate way had to be found of commemorating those members of the Royal Navy who had no known grave, the majority of deaths having occurred at sea where no permanent memorial could be provided. An Admiralty committee recommended that the three manning ports in Great Britain - Chatham, Plymouth and Portsmouth - should each have an identical memorial of unmistakable naval form, an obelisk, which would serve as a leading mark for shipping. Chatham Naval Memorial commemorates 8,517 sailors of WW1. No. 238786 A.B. Arthur Rayment Drake, H.M. Submarine K. 17. Royal Navy. Died at Sea 31st January 1918, age 28. Commemorated: Chatham Naval Memorial. Ref: 28.

 DANIELS, John Born in Stetchworth, Cambs. in 1897 to Mrs S E Daniels of Hall Farm, Newmarket. He enlisted in Gateshead, but lived in Newmarket. Also commemorated on the Stetchworth war memorial. The Thiepval Memorial, the Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, bears the names of more than 72,000 officers and men of the United Kingdom and South African forces who died in the Somme sector before 20 March 1918 and have no known grave. Over 90% of those commemorated died between July and November 1916. No. 27045 L/Cpl. John Daniels, 2nd Bn. Durham Light Infantry. Killed in Action 16th September 1916, age 19. Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial. Ref: Pier and Face 14 A and 15 C.

DENNIS, Albert Edward Born in Herne Hill, Surrey in 1884 to Mrs Susan Dennis, of 1 Albany Street, Newmarket. Husband of Ada Dennis, of 118 Poplar Walk Road, Herne Hill. He enlisted in Camberwell, London. The Thiepval Memorial, the Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, bears the names of more than 72,000 officers and men of the United Kingdom and South African forces who died in the Somme sector before 20 March 1918 and have no known grave. Over 90% of those commemorated died between July and November 1916. No. 6798 Pte. Albert Edward Dennis, 1st Bn. East Surrey Regiment. Killed in Action 29th July 1916, age 32. Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial. Ref: Pier and Face 6 B and 6 C.

DENNIS, George Henry Born in Newmarket in 1893 to Harry and Susan Dennis, of Albion Street, Newmarket. He enlisted in Newmarket. Contay is a village on the main road, Amiens to Arras. The site was chosen in August 1916 for burials from the 49th Casualty Clearing Station which arrived at Contay at the end of August, and was joined by the 9th CCS in September. All the burials in Plots I to IV cover the period August 1916 to March 1917. Most of them were made from these two clearing stations. The last burial took place in August 1918. Contay British Cemetery contains 1,133 First World War burials. No. 16157 Pte. George Henry Dennis, 8th Bn. Suffolk Regiment. Died of Wounds 14th November 1916, age 23. Commemorated: Contay British Cemetery, Contay. Ref: II. F. 12.

DIXON, Frederick Alfred Born and enlisted in Newmarket. The Thiepval Memorial, the Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, bears the names of more than 72,000 officers and men of the United Kingdom and South African forces who died in the Somme sector before 20 March 1918 and have no known grave. Over 90% of those commemorated died between July and November 1916. No. G/14524 Pte. Frederick Alfred Dixon, 2nd Bn. Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in Action 9th September 1916. Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial. Ref: Pier and Face 7 C.

DORE, Sydney William Born in Newmarket in 1885 to Edmund Wilton and Catherine Dore, of 1 Park View, Park Lane, Newmarket. He enlisted in Newmarket. Mory is a village between Arras and Bapaume, and about 2 kilometres east of the village of Ervillers. The Commonwealth plots were begun at the end of March 1917 and carried on by fighting units until March 1918, and again in August and September 1918. The graves in Plots IV and V - including many of the Guards Division, and chiefly of 1918 - were added after the Armistice from the battlefields between St. Leger and Bapaume. It also includes concentrations from the following smaller cemeteries:- GRENADIER GUARDS CEMETERY, ST. LEGER, which contained the graves of 24 men of the 2nd Grenadier Guards who fell on the 27th August 1918; HALLY COPSE EAST CEMETERY, ST. LEGER, which contained the graves of 48 soldiers of the Guards Division who fell in August 1918. Mory Abbey Military Cemetery contains 619 Commonwealth burials of the First World War of which 101 are unidentified. No. 30407 L/Cpl. Sydney William Dore, 2nd Bn. Grenadier Guards. Killed in Action 27th August 1918, age 33. Commemorated: Mory Abbey Military Cemetery, Mory. Ref: V. C. 9.

DOUGLAS-PENNANT, The Hon. Charles Son of George Sholto Gordon, 2nd Baron Penrhyn, and Gertrude Lady Penrhyn, of Hall Place, West Meon, Hants. Husband of Lady Edith Douglas-Pennant, of Swaffham Prior. Lt. Coldstream Guards 1899-1905. Served in South African war. Lt. Reserve of Officers from 1911. Appointed J.P. 1912. Perth Cemetery (China Wall) is located 3 kilometres east of Ieper town centre, on the road from Ieper to Menen. The cemetery was begun by French troops in November 1914 (the French graves were removed after the Armistice) and adopted by the 2nd Scottish Rifles in June 1917. It was called Perth (as the predecessors of the 2nd Scottish Rifles were raised in Perth), China Wall (from the communication trench known as the Great Wall of China). The cemetery contained 130 graves at the time of the Armistice, when graves were brought in from the battlefields around Ypres and from smaller  cemeteries in the area. There are now 2,791 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated in this cemetery, of which 1,369 are unidentified. Lt. The Hon. Charles Douglas-Pennant, 1st Bn. Coldstream Guards. Killed in Action 29th October 1914, age 37. Commemorated: Perth Cemetery (China Wall). Ref: X. A. 26.

ELEY M.M., George H Born in Thorpe, Suffolk. Enlisted and lived in Bury St Edmunds. This is the only one of three WW1 casualties of this surname and the only one with these initials. There is no apparent connection with Newmarket. George was almost certainly a regular soldier, and was awarded the Military Medal, in addition to the 1914 Star, the British War Medal, and the Victory medal. Bucquoy Road Cemetery is situated 9 kilometres from Arras on the road from Arras to Ayette. By the date of the Armistice, it contained 1,166 burials but was greatly increased when graves were brought in from the surrounding battlefields and from small cemeteries in the neighbourhood. The cemetery now contains 1,901 burials and commemorations of the First World War, of which 168 are unidentified. No. 9138 L/Cpl. George H Eley M.M., 2nd Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of Wounds 9th April 1917. Commemorated: Bucquoy Road Cemetery, Ficheux. Ref: I. A. 11.

EVANS, Ernest William Born in Newmarket in 1886 to John and Emily Edith Evans, of 1 Fern Cottages, Exning Road, Newmarket. He lived in Newmarket but enlisted in Bury St Edmunds. Pozieres is a village 6 kilometres north-east of the town of Albert. The Memorial encloses Pozieres British Cemetery which is south-west of the village on the road to Albert. The POZIERES MEMORIAL relates to the period of crisis in March and April 1918 when the Allied Fifth Army was driven back by overwhelming numbers across the former Somme battlefields. The Memorial commemorates over 14,000 commonwealth casualties who have no known grave and who died on the Somme from 21 March to 7 August 1918. No. 32331 Pte. Ernest William Evans, 2nd Bn. South Lancashire Regiment. Killed in Action 22nd March 1918, age 32. Commemorated: Pozieres Memorial. Ref: Panels 48 and 49.

EDWARDS, Thomas Insufficient information to determine which of the casualties with the same name and initial is commemorated on the Newmarket Memorial.

ELSDEN, Walter Born in Hoxton, London, in 1898 to Walter and Alice Elsden, of 127 Shakespeare Road, Stoke Newington, London. He enlisted in Shoreditch, London as No. 98731, Royal Field Artillery. This is the only WW1 casualty of this name in the CWGC records, but has no obvious connection to Newmarket. The Thiepval Memorial, the Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, bears the names of more than 72,000 officers and men of the United Kingdom and South African forces who died in the Somme sector before 20 March 1918 and have no known grave. Over 90% of those commemorated died between July and November 1916. No. 10244 Pte. Walter Joseph Elsden, 1st Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders). Killed in Action 14th July 1916, age 18. Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial. Ref: Pier and Face 10 A.

ELWOOD, Raymond Goodman Born in Newmarket in 1897 to Joseph Desire and Sarah Ann Elwood, of 7 Montpelier Terrace, Lisburn Road, Newmarket. He enlisted in Bury St Edmunds. Ypres (now leper) is a town in the Province of West Flanders, with the Memorial situated at the eastern side of the town on the road to Menin (Menen) and Courtrai (Kortrijk). Each night at 8 pm the traffic is stopped at the Menin Gate while members of the local Fire Brigade sound the Last Post in the roadway under the Memorial's arches. Because of the high number of casualties in the salient it quickly became clear that the commemoration of members of the Commonwealth forces with no known grave would have to be divided between several different sites, and the Menin Gate is one of four memorials to the missing in Belgian Flanders which cover the area known as the Ypres Salient. The site of the Menin Gate was chosen because of the hundreds of thousands of men who passed through it on their way to the battlefields, and the YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL now bears the names of more than 54,000 officers and men whose graves are not known. No. 17855 Pte. Raymond Goodman Elwood, ‘D’ Company 9th Bn. East Surrey Regiment. Died of Wounds 2nd August 1917, age 20. Commemorated: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Ref: Panel 34.

 EDWARDS, Albert Born in 1898 to Herbert and Martha Edwards, of Jarvis Yard, Newmarket. He enlisted as No. 75610, 107th Training Bn., and lived in Newmarket. Pernois and Halloy are villages on either side of the secondary road about 16 kilometres south-west of Doullens. The British Cemetery is just south of this road. Pernois British Cemetery was opened towards the end of April 1918, during the German advance, for burials from No.4 Casualty Clearing Station. The cemetery was closed in August. The cemetery contains 403 Commonwealth burials of the First World War. No. 76991 Pte Albert Edwards, 9th Bn. Royal Fusiliers. Died of Wounds 9th August 1918, age 20. Commemorated: Pernois British Cemetery, Halloy-Les-Pernois. Ref: III. B. 2.

EAVES, Albert Born in Newmarket in 1894 to Frederick and Emma Eaves, of 57 Sherbrooke Road, Fulham, London. He enlisted in London and lived in Walton-on-Thames. Tyne Cot Cemetery is located 9 kilometres north-east of Ieper town centre, on the Tynecotstraat. 'Tyne Cot' or 'Tyne Cottage' was the name given by the Northumberland Fusiliers to a barn which stood near the level crossing on the Passchendaele-Broodseinde road. TYNE COT CEMETERY was greatly enlarged after the Armistice when remains were brought in from the battlefields of Passchendaele and Langemarck, and other burial grounds. It is now the largest Commonwealth war cemetery in the world in terms of burials. At the suggestion of King George V, who visited the cemetery in 1922, the Cross of Sacrifice was placed on the original large pill-box. There are now 11,954 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated in Tyne Cot Cemetery of which 8,367 are unidentified. No. 300385 Cpl. Albert Eaves, 5th Bn. London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade). Killed in Action 15th August 1917, age 23. Commemorated: Tyne Cot Cemetery. Ref: XLII. B. 7.

FREESTONE, Gordon Cecil Born in Woodditton in 1894 to George and Amelia Charlotte Freestone, of 4 Lowther Street, Newmarket. He enlisted in Newmarket. The small village of Louverval is 13 kilometres north-east of Bapaume and 16 kilometres south-west of Cambrai. The Memorial is situated in Louverval Military Cemetery, south of Louverval village. The CAMBRAI MEMORIAL commemorates more than 7,000 servicemen of the United Kingdom and South Africa who died in the Battle of Cambrai in November and December 1917 and whose graves are not known. No. 23752 Pte. Gordon Cecil Freestone, 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment. Killed in Action 30th November 1917, age 23. Commemorated: Cambrai Memorial, Louverval. Ref: Panel 4.

FULLER, Harry Born in 1893 to Mr and Mrs William Fuller, of Thorpe Cottage, Grafton Street, Newmarket. He enlisted in Bury St Edmunds, but lived in Newmarket. Sains-en-Gohelle is an old mining village, 20 kilometres north of Arras in the direction of Bethune, and Fosse 10 is by an old mine and group of miners houses on the southern outskirts of the village. The Extension was begun in April 1916 and used continuously (chiefly by Field Ambulances) until October 1918. There are now nearly 500 WW1 casualties commemorated in this site. No. 241864 Pte. Harry Fuller, 1st/6th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment). Killed in Action 3rd June 1917, age 24. Commemorated: Fosse No. 10 Communal Cemetery Extension, Sains-En-Gohelle. Ref: I. D. 43.

FROST, Robert Henry Born in Newmarket in 1882 and enlisted in Newmarket. Husband of M. Frost, of Ivy Cottage, Station Road, Newmarket. Bethune is a town 29 kilometres north of Arras. For much of the First World War, Bethune was comparatively free from bombardment and remained an important railway and hospital centre, as well as a corps and divisional headquarters. The 33rd Casualty Clearing Station was in the town until December 1917. Bethune Town Cemetery contains 3,004 Commonwealth burials of the First World War. No. 6971 L/Sgt. Robert Henry Frost, 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment. Died of Wounds 17th January 1916, age 34. Commemorated: Bethune Town Cemetery. Ref: IV. H. 36.

FORDHAM, Albert Archibald Born in Newmarket on 16th January 1892 to James Thomas Fordham, of 15 Stanley Road, Newmarket. Albert joined the Canadian Over-seas Expeditionary Force on 24th July 1915 and gave his Father as next of kin. He was 5ft 7ins tall, with 36 ½ inch chest, complexion dark, eyes brown, hair black, and had a large scald mark on his lower right leg. He gave Church of England as his Religious Denomination. He married Florence L Fordham at some time after he enlisted.  No. 150903 Pte. Albert Archibald Fordham, 79th Bn. Canadian Infantry. Died 26th March 1917, age 25. Commemorated: Brandon Cemetery, Manitoba, Canada. Ref: S.16. B. ‘E.’ L.44.

FORRESTER, John Born in Newmarket in 1897, to Robert and Hannah Forrester, of 2 Rosa Gardens, Lisburn Road, Newmarket. Elder brother of Robert Forrester. He enlisted in Newmarket as No. 1122, Suffolk Regiment. Favreuil is a village about 2 kilometres north of Bapaume. The cemetery was begun in April 1917 and used by fighting units and Field Ambulances until March 1918. After the Armistice casualties were brought in from the neighbouring battlefields and other burial grounds. There are now nearly 400 WW1 war casualties commemorated in this of which over ten are unidentified. No. 240067 Sgt. John Forrester, 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment. Killed in Action 10th November 1917, age 20. Commemorated: Favreuil British Cemetery. Ref: II. B. 20.

FORRESTER, Robert Born in Newmarket in 1900, to Robert and Hannah Forrester, of 2 Rosa Gardens, Lisburn Road, Newmarket. Younger brother of John Forrester. He enlisted in Newmarket as No. 63915, 53rd Young Soldiers Bn. Robert lived in Newmarket. Achiet-le-Grand is a village 19 kilometres south of Arras. After the Armistice Plot III and most of Plot IV were made when 645 graves were brought in from the battlefields around Achiet and other burial grounds. The EXTENSION contains 1,424 Commonwealth burials and commemorations of the First World War, of which 200 are unidentified. No. 77708 Pte. Robert Forrester, 13th Bn. Royal Fusiliers. Killed in Action 23rd August 1918, age 18. Commemorated: Achiet-Le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension. Ref: III. E. 4.

FIELD, Thomas R Born in Newmarket. Enlisted in Basingstoke as No. 18585, 12th Reserve Regiment. Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery is located 8 kilometres south of Ieper (Ypres) on the Kemmel to Ieper road. There are now 1,135 Commonwealth burials of the First World War in the cemetery. No. 23245 Pte. Thomas R Field, 1st Bn. King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Killed in Action 17th August 1915. Commemorated: Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery. Ref: K. 8.

FRIEDLANDER, Charles E Charles is not shown on either the CWGC Debt of Honour Roll, nor within the pages of ‘Soldiers Died in the Great War’. This may be for several reasons, he could have died of a Great War wound or illness after having been discharged from the Armed Services, or he may have died after the qualifying period for inclusion, but before the Newmarket memorial was erected. If suitable evidence was available he could still be entered onto the CWGC Debt of Honour Roll. Commemorated: Presumed buried in Newmarket Cemetery.

FOGG, William James Born in Westminster, London, in 1897 to William Henry and Elizabeth Ann Fogg, of Newmarket. William enlisted in Blackpool. The Basra Memorial is now located 32 kilometres along the road to Nasiriyah. The Basra Memorial commemorates more than 40,500 members of the Commonwealth forces who died in the operations in Mesopotamia from the Autumn of 1914 to the end of August 1921 and whose graves are not known. No. 11484 Pte. William James Fogg, 6th Bn. King’s Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Killed in Action 9th April 1916, age 19. Commemorated: Basra Memorial. Ref: Panel 7.

GODFREY, Fred Insufficient information to determine which of the casualties with the same name and initial is commemorated on the Newmarket Memorial.

GOODCHILD, James William Born in Burwell, enlisted in London, lived in Newmarket. The Thiepval Memorial, the Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, bears the names of more than 72,000 officers and men of the United Kingdom and South African forces who died in the Somme sector before 20 March 1918 and have no known grave. Over 90% of those commemorated died between July and November 1916. No. 12202 Pte. James William Goodchild, 6th Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in Action 15th July 1916. Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial. Ref: Pier and Face 2 C.

 GOODIN, Alec Edward Enlisted in London and lived in Upminster, Essex. The only WW1 casualty of this name, but no obvious connection to Newmarket. Chauny is a commune 35 kilometres west of Laon. The Extension was made after the Armistice for the burial of remains brought in from the battlefields of the Aisne and from other cemeteries in the surrounding countryside. There are just over 1,000 WW1 casualties commemorated in this site. The majority of them died in 1918; most of the rest died in September, 1914. No. 371459 Rfn. Alec Edward Goodin, 8th (City of London) Bn., (Post Office Rifles). Died of Wounds 25th February 1918. Commemorated: Chauny Communal Cemetery British Extension. Ref: 1. F. 5.

GOODIN, Percy Walter Born in Newmarket in 1891 to Jonathan and Mary Goodin, of 2 Winifred Villa, High Street, Newmarket. He enlisted in Bury St Edmunds. Le Touret Memorial is located at the east end of Le Touret Military Cemetery, on the south side of the Bethune- Armentieres main road. Over 13,000 names are listed on the memorial of men who fell in this area before 25 September 1915 and who have no known grave. No. 15487 Pte. Percy Walter Goodin, 1st Bn. Grenadier Guards. Killed in Action 10th March 1915, age 24. Commemorated: Le Touret Memorial. Ref: Panel 2.

GOODY, James Born in Kirtling in 1890 to James and Rachel Goody, of 2 Brighton Terrace, Queen Street, Newmarket. He enlisted in Wisbech. Ypres (now leper) is a town in the Province of West Flanders, with the Memorial situated at the eastern side of the town on the road to Menin (Menen) and Courtrai (Kortrijk). Each night at 8 pm the traffic is stopped at the Menin Gate while members of the local Fire Brigade sound the Last Post in the roadway under the Memorial's arches. Because of the high number of casualties in the salient it quickly became clear that the commemoration of members of the Commonwealth forces with no known grave would have to be divided between several different sites, and the Menin Gate is one of four memorials to the missing in Belgian Flanders which cover the area known as the Ypres Salient. The site of the Menin Gate was chosen because of the hundreds of thousands of men who passed through it on their way to the battlefields, and the YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL now bears the names of more than 54,000 officers and men whose graves are not known. No. 7661 Pte. James Goody, 1st Bn. Suffolk Regiment. Killed in Action 18th February 1915, age 25. Commemorated: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Ref: Panel 21.

GLYDE, John Lawrence Born in 1897 to John Solomon and Priscilla Glyde, of 7 Baker’s Row, Newmarket. The Beirut War Cemetery is located on Hassan Khaled Street in Assas Area which is to the west of El Horg Street and to the west of Forest of Pines. Beirut War Cemetery is in two sections. One section, originally known as Beirut British War Cemetery, was begun in October 1918 and was later enlarged when graves were brought in from other burial grounds in the area. The older part of the adjoining section was later extended for Second World War burials, and the two sections combined under the name of Beirut War Cemetery. Commonwealth burials and commemorations now total 628 for the First World War. No. 240264 Pte. John Lawrence Glyde, 1st/5th Bn. Suffolk Regiment. Died 25th November 1918, age 21. Commemorated: Beirut War Cemetery. Ref: 302.

GRUBB, James Born in Dullingham in 1889 to Thomas and Jane Grubb. He enlisted in Newmarket. Ypres (now leper) is a town in the Province of West Flanders, with the Memorial situated at the eastern side of the town on the road to Menin (Menen) and Courtrai (Kortrijk). Each night at 8 pm the traffic is stopped at the Menin Gate while members of the local Fire Brigade sound the Last Post in the roadway under the Memorial's arches. Because of the high number of casualties in the salient it quickly became clear that the commemoration of members of the Commonwealth forces with no known grave would have to be divided between several different sites, and the Menin Gate is one of four memorials to the missing in Belgian Flanders which cover the area known as the Ypres Salient. The site of the Menin Gate was chosen because of the hundreds of thousands of men who passed through it on their way to the battlefields, and the YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL now bears the names of more than 54,000 officers and men whose graves are not known. No. 12784 Pte. James Grubb, 1st Bn. Suffolk Regiment. Killed in Action 24th April 1915, age 26. Commemorated: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Ref: Panel 21.

 GILLINGHAM, George Frederick Born in Newmarket in 1891 to George William and Harriet Gillingham, of Railway Cottages, Stoke Ferry Station, Norfolk. George enlisted in Exeter but lived in Stoke Ferry. Bazentin is a village in the Department of the Somme, to the north-east of Albert, containing the villages of Bazentin-le- Grand and Bazentin-le-Petit. The COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION was begun in July 1916 and used until December 1916 as a front-line cemetery, and was enlarged after the Armistice when 50 graves were brought in from the battlefields of Bazentin and Contalmaison. It now contains 185 burials and commemorations of the First World War, of which 53 are unidentified. No. R/20456 Rfn. George Frederick Gillingham, 2nd Bn. King’s Royal Rifle Corps. Killed in Action 9th August 1916, age 25. Commemorated: Bazentin-Le-Petit Communal Cemetery Extension. Ref: J. 5.

GREY, Charles One of four casualties of the same name. None of whom have any obvious link to Newmarket

GRIFFITHS, Lawrence George Henry Born in Newmarket in 1897 to Mr and Mrs Albert Griffiths, of Glen Cottage, Bath Terrace, Newmarket. Enlisted in Newmarket as No. 3668, Suffolk Yeomanry. The Peronne communal cemetery extension was begun by the 48th (South Midland) Division in March 1917. At the Armistice it contained 177 graves, now in Plots I and II. It was then enlarged when graves were brought in from the battlefields north and east of Peronne and from a number of small cemeteries in the area. There are now 1,579 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated in the extension of which 220 are unidentified. No. 5434 Pte. Lawrence George Henry Griffiths, 4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment. Killed in Action 14th February 1917, age 20. Commemorated: Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension. Ref: IV. O. 10.

HAMMOND, Edward Sidney Born in Newmarket, but enlisted as No. 2596, Suffolk Regiment in Bury St Edmunds. Meaulte is a village just south of Albert. In September 1916, the 34th and 2/2nd London Casualty Clearing Stations were established at this point, known to the troops as Grove Town, to deal with casualties from the Somme battlefields. They were moved in April 1917 and, except for a few burials in August and September 1918, the cemetery was closed. Grove Town Cemetery contains 1,395 First World War burials. No. 35419 L/Cpl. Edward Sidney Hammond, 12th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Died of Wounds 29th September 1916. Commemorated: Grove Town Cemetery, Meaulte. Ref: I. K. 28.

HEWISH, William John Born in Cambridge in 1882 to Frederick Henry and Mary Ann Hewish. Husband of Ethel Maud Hewish of 5 Foulden Terrace, Exning Road, Newmarket. He enlisted in Woodbridge as No. 1882, Suffolk Yeomanry. Villers-Faucon is a large village in the Department of the Somme, about 17 kilometres north-east of Peronne. The cemetery extension was begun in April 1917. Further Commonwealth graves were brought in after the Armistice from a wide area round Villers-Faucon. The extension contains 459 Commonwealth burials and commemorations of the First World War of which 144 are unidentified. No. 320181 Pte. William John Hewish, 15th Bn. Suffolk Regiment. Killed in Action 13th September 1918, age 36. Commemorated: Villers-Faucon Communal Cemetery Extension. Ref: II. B. 2.

HUMAN, Victor Born in Isleham to Mrs A M Human, of 2 Field Terrace, Exning Road, Newmarket. He enlisted in Bury St Edmunds. The Buffs Road cemetery is located to the North East of the town of leper (Ypres), in Hogeziekenweg. Buffs Road was the name given to a small lane, which ran between Boundary Road and Admiral's Road, just to the north of the hamlet of Wieltje. The cemetery was made and used by fighting units (in particular by the 12th, 13th and 14th Royal Sussex and the Royal Artillery) between July 1917 and March 1918, and after the Armistice further graves were brought into it from the battlefields. There are now 289 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated in the cemetery, of which 86 are unidentified. No. G/11236 Pte. Victor Human, 13th Bn. Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in Action 1st August 1917. Commemorated: Buffs Road Cemetery. Ref: D. 39.

HAYHOE, Alfred Charles Born in 1889 to Alfred and Harriette Hayhoe, of Newmarket.  The Thiepval Memorial, the Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, bears the names of more than 72,000 officers and men of the United Kingdom and South African forces who died in the Somme sector before 20 March 1918 and have no known grave. Over 90% of those commemorated died between July and November 1916. 2nd Lt. Alfred Charles Hayhoe, 1st Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in Action 27th July 1916, age 27. Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial. Ref: Pier and Face 2 C.

HUMM, Albert Walter Born and lived in Newmarket. Enlisted at Hackney Baths, London. Foncquevillers is a village about 18 kilometres south-west of Arras. Gommecourt Wood New Cemetery was made, after the Armistice, when graves were brought in from the battlefields of July 1916, March 1917, and March, April and August 1918, and from other smaller burial grounds in the area. There are now nearly 750 WW1 casualties commemorated in this site, of which nearly two-thirds are unidentified. No. 252446 Pte. Albert Walter Humm, 3rd (City of London) Bn. (Royal Fusiliers). Killed in Action 3rd March 1917. Commemorated: Gommecourt Wood New Cemetery, Foncquevillers. Ref: IV. C. 1.

HALSEY, William H Born in 1894. At the time of his death he was married to K. Halsey. No. 206436 Dvr. William H Halsey, 8th Reserve Bde. Royal Horse Artillery. Died 26th April 1917, age 23. Commemorated: Newmarket Cemetery. Ref: H. 646.

HANCY, Charles Born in Bungay in 1878 to George and Eliza Hancy, of Broad Street, Bungay. Husband of Sarah Hancy, of 24 Lowther Street, Newmarket. Hadra is a district on the eastern side of Alexandria. This cemetery was begun in April 1916 when it was realised that the cemetery at Chatby would not be large enough. Most of the burials were made from the Alexandria hospitals, and there are now 1,700 First World War burials in the cemetery. No. 66686 Spr. Charles Hancy, Corps of Royal Engineers, 14th Army Troops Company. Died 3rd December 1917, age 39. Commemorated: Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery. Ref: D. 247.

HARPER, William Albert Born in Newmarket in 1898 to William J and Laura Ann Harper, of Wellington Street, Newmarket. He enlisted as No. 166768, Royal Field Artillery. Pozieres is a village 6 kilometres north-east of the town of Albert. The Memorial encloses Pozieres British Cemetery which is south-west of the village on the road to Albert. The POZIERES MEMORIAL relates to the period of crisis in March and April 1918 when the Allied Fifth Army was driven back by overwhelming numbers across the former Somme battlefields. The Memorial commemorates over 14,000 commonwealth casualties who have no known grave and who died on the Somme from 21 March to 7 August 1918. No. 61954 Pte. William Albert Harper, Z Company, 15th Bn. Cheshire Regiment. Killed in Action 24th March 1918, age 20. Commemorated: Pozieres Memorial. Ref: Panels 35 and 36.

HOLMES, Harry Born in Mildenhall but enlisted in Newmarket. No obvious Newmarket connection, but could be related to Albert Holmes, shown below, who was born in Newmarket. Pieta Military Cemetery is located in Triq Id-Duluri (Our Lady of Sorrows Street), 2 kilometres south-west of Valletta on the road to Sliema. From the spring of 1915, the hospitals and convalescent depots established on the islands of Malta and Gozo dealt with over 135,000 sick and wounded, chiefly from the campaigns in Gallipoli and Salonika. There are 1,303 Commonwealth casualties of the First World War buried or commemorated at Pieta Military Cemetery. No. 318878 Pte. Harry Holmes, 1st Bn. Suffolk Regiment. Died 4th May 1917. Commemorated: Pieta Military Cemetery. Ref: C. XIII. 4.

HOLMES, Albert Born and enlisted in Newmarket. Possibly related to Harry Holmes, shown above. Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery is located in the Waziriah Area of the Al-Russafa district of Baghdad. The North Gate Cemetery was begun in April 1917 and has been greatly enlarged since the end of the First World War by graves brought in from other burial grounds in Baghdad and northern Iraq, and from battlefields and cemeteries in Anatolia where Commonwealth prisoners of war were buried by the Turks. There are 4,160 Commonwealth casualties of WW1 in the cemetery, of which 2,729 are unidentified. No. 20001 Pte. Albert Holmes, 2nd Bn. Norfolk Regiment. Died 6th August 1918.  Commemorated: Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery. Ref: IV. D. 6.

HEAD, John Insufficient information to determine which of the casualties with the same name and initial is commemorated on the Newmarket

HOSKINS, Arthur John Born in Battersea, London, but lived in Newmarket. He enlisted in Bury St Edmunds as No. 2552, Suffolk Yeomanry. Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, one of the town cemeteries, lies in the district of St Martin Boulogne, just beyond the eastern (Chateau) corner of the Citadel (Haute-Ville). Until June 1918, the dead from the hospitals at Boulogne itself were buried in the Cimetiere de L'Est, the Commonwealth graves forming a long, narrow strip along the right hand edge of the cemetery. Boulogne Eastern Cemetery contains 5,577 Commonwealth burials of the First World War. No. G/18127 Pte. Arthur John Hoskins, 7th Bn. Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). Died of Wounds 17th October 1916. Commemorated: Boulogne Eastern Cemetery. Ref: VIII. D. 143.

HODGKINS, John William Born and lived in Newmarket, but enlisted in Ipswich. Rieux-en-Canbresis is a village 9 kilometres north-east of Cambrai. The village was captured in October 1918 in the Pursuit to the Selle; and the cemetery was made by battalions of the Duke of Wellington's Regiment immediately after. It was then increased by the concentration of graves from a wide area, mainly South of Rieux. There are now over 300 WW1 casualties commemorated in this cemetery, and over 80 are unidentified. No. 33736 Pte. John William Hodgkins, 1st/7th Bn. Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment). Killed in Action 11th October 1918. Commemorated: Wellington Cemetery, Rieux-En-Canbresis, Nord. Ref: II. B. 3.

HAYLOCK, William Born in Exning in 1889 to Mr and Mrs William Haylock. He enlisted in Newmarket. The Arras Memorial is in the Faubourg-d' Amiens Cemetery, in the western part of the town of Arras. The ARRAS MEMORIAL commemorates almost 35,000 servicemen from the United Kingdom, South Africa and New Zealand who died in the Arras sector between the spring of 1916 and 7 August 1918, and have no known grave. No. 14850 Pte. William Haylock, X Company, 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment. Killed in Action 18th June 1917, age 28. Commemorated: Arras Memorial. Ref: Bay 4.

HIBBERD, George Robert Born in Newmarket, lived in Burwell and enlisted in Maidstone, Kent. The small village of Louverval is 13 kilometres north-east of Bapaume and 16 kilometres south-west of Cambrai. The Memorial is situated in Louverval Military Cemetery, south of Louverval village. The CAMBRAI MEMORIAL commemorates more than 7,000 servicemen of the United Kingdom and South Africa who died in the Battle of Cambrai in November and December 1917 and whose graves are not known. No. 235432 Pte. George Robert Hibberd, 2nd/5th Bn. Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment). Killed in Action 26th November 1917. Commemorated: Cambrai Memorial, Louverval. Ref: Panels 6 and 7.

HARRIS, Daryl Leslie Born in Stansted, Essex, in 1891 to Alfred and Evangeline Harris, of Grosvenor House, Westgate, Hunstanton, Norfolk. Husband of Dorothea Jannie Harris. He enlisted in Newmarket and is the only man of this name to have died in WW1. Zuydcoote is a village in the Department of the Nord about 10 kilometres north-east of Dunkirk. In the autumn of 1917 while XV Corps was holding the Nieuport section, the 34th and 36th Casualty Clearing Stations were posted to Zuydcoote, and the Military Cemetery contains, mostly, the graves of officers and men who died in these hospitals. There are over 300 WW1 casualties commemorated in this cemetery. No. 282404 Pnr. Daryl Leslie Harris, Corps of Royal Engineers, 4th Army H.Q. Signal Company. Died 3rd November 1917, age 26. Commemorated: Zuydcoote Military Cemetery. Ref: II. C. 24.

JEFFERY, Benjamin M Born in 1890 to Harry Jeffery, of 2 Stamford Terrace, Newmarket. Husband of Ellen Rebecca Jeffery. No. GS/35377 L/Cpl. Benjamin M Jeffery, 4th Bn. Royal Fusiliers. Died 26th October 1919, age 29. Commemorated: Newmarket Cemetery. Ref: I. 711.

 JEFFERY, Albert Born in Newmarket in 1890 to Benjamin Colin Jeffery, of Market Street, Newmarket. Husband of Annie R Jeffery who returned to her parents in Burton-on-Trent, England after her husband’s death and subsequently re-married. He enlisted in Melbourne, Australia on 4th September 1915. He was a groom, height 5ft 6 ¾ inches, 10st 10lb, 34/36 inch chest, fresh complexion, brown eyes, with dark brown hair. He had several tattoos and was considered fit for active service. Bellicourt is a village 13 kilometres north of St. Quentin and 28 kilometres south of Cambrai. On 29 September - 2 October 1918, the Battle of the St. Quentin Canal was fought. The 46th (North Midland) Division stormed the Hindenburg Line at Bellenglise and captured 4,000 prisoners and 70 guns. The 30th United States Division captured Bellicourt and Nauroy, which were cleared by the 5th Australian Division. The North Midland and Australian dead of this engagement fill most of the graves in Bellicourt British Cemetery. The cemetery was made after the battle and was greatly enlarged after the Armistice, when graves were brought from the surrounding battlefields smaller cemeteries in the area. Bellicourt British Cemetery now contains 1,204 WW1 burials, of which 313 are unidentified. No. 3555 Pte. Albert Jeffery, 24th Bn. Australian Infantry, (Australian Imperial Forces). Killed in Action 5th October 1918, age 28. Commemorated: Bellicourt British Cemetery. Ref: VI. Q. 5.

JAGGARD, David Born in Woodditton in 1895. Husband of Alice Catherine Jaggard, of Vine Cottage, Stetchworth, Newmarket. He enlisted in Newmarket. Brookwood is 30 miles from London not far from the village of Pirbright. BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY is owned by the CWGC and is the largest Commonwealth war cemetery in the United Kingdom. The BROOKWOOD (UNITED KINGDOM 1914-18) MEMORIAL was created in 2004. It commemorates more than 200 Commonwealth casualties who died in the United Kingdom during the First World War but for whom no graves could be found. Please note: Many of the casualties commemorated by this Memorial were only recently notified to and accepted for commemoration by the Commission, therefore it may not be possible to view all names on this Memorial immediately. There are also names engraved here where the burial place has since been discovered. Their commemoration details are now recorded correctly under the appropriate Cemetery Register. No. 50512 Gnr. David Jaggard, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died 7th May 1917, age 22. Commemorated: Brookwood (United Kingdom 1914-1918) Memorial.

JENNINGS, Thomas Insufficient information to determine which of the casualties with the same name and initial is commemorated on the Newmarket Memorial.

KING William J Born in Colchester to Mr G King, of 44 Church Lane, Cheveley, Newmarket. He enlisted in Newmarket. Awoingt is a village some 3 kilometres east-south-east of Cambrai and a little south of the main road from Cambrai to Le Cateau. Awoingt British Cemetery was begun in the latter half of October 1918 and used until the middle of December; the village had been captured on 9/10 October. By 28 October, the 38th, 45th and 59th Casualty Clearing Stations were posted in the neighbourhood, and the great majority of the burials were made from those hospitals. The Cemetery contains 653 Commonwealth burials and commemorations of WW1. No. 14669 Pte. William J King, 11th Bn. Suffolk Regiment. Died of Wounds 2nd November 1918. Commemorated: Awoingt British Cemetery. Ref: III. A. 13.

KENT, Frederick James Born in Newmarket in 1897 to Mrs Alice Kent, of 10 Falmouth Street, Newmarket. He enlisted in Newmarket and must have given a false age at the time. The Helles Memorial stands on the tip of the Gallipoli Peninsula. It takes the form of an obelisk over 30 metres high that can be seen by ships passing through the Dardanelles. The Helles Memorial serves the dual function of Commonwealth battle memorial for the whole Gallipoli campaign and place of commemoration for many of those Commonwealth servicemen who died there and have no known grave, and bears more than 21,000 names. No. 1936 Pte. Frederick James Kent, 5th Bn. Suffolk Regiment. Killed in Action 21st August 1915, age 18. Commemorated: Helles Memorial. Ref: Panels 46 and 47.

KIRBY, Rupert George Born in Norwich in 1897 to Charles Kirby, of Norwich. He enlisted in Newmarket as No. T4/277266, Royal Army Service Corps. The only casualty of this name in WW1. Terlincthun British Cemetery is situated on the northern outskirts of Boulogne. The cemetery at Terlincthun was begun in June 1918 when the space available for service burials in the civil cemeteries of Boulogne and Wimereux was exhausted. It  was used chiefly for burials from the base hospitals, and in July 1920 the cemetery contained more than 3,300 burials, but for many years Terlincthun remained an 'open' cemetery and graves continued to be brought into it from isolated sites and other burial grounds throughout France. The cemetery now contains 4,378 Commonwealth burials of WW1. No. 106307 Pte. Rupert George Kirby, 23rd Company (Infantry), Machine Gun Corps. Died of Wounds 9th July 1918, age 21. Commemorated: Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille. Ref: I. E. 23.

KELLY, Robert J Insufficient information to determine which of the casualties with the same name and initial is commemorated on the Newmarket Memorial. LEONARD, Walter Edward Born in Newmarket in 1894 to Arthur W and Florence E Leonard, of 6 Falmouth Street, Newmarket. He enlisted in Newmarket. The Thiepval Memorial, the Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, bears the names of more than 72,000 officers and men of the United Kingdom and South African forces who died in the Somme sector before 20 March 1918 and have no known grave. Over 90% of those commemorated died between July and November 1916. No. 12345 L/Sgt. Walter Edward Leonard, 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment. Killed in Action 3rd July 1916, age 22. Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial. Ref: Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A.

LEACH, Robert Edward Born in 1887 to E H and H A Leach, of ‘The Chestnuts’, Newmarket. Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery is located 5 kilometres west of Ieper town centre and to the south of the village of Vlamertinge (Vlamertinge is the modern spelling of Vlamertinghe). The New Military Cemetery was begun in June 1917 in anticipation of the Allied offensive launched on this part of the front in July. The cemetery continued in use until October 1918, but most of the burials are from July to December 1917. The cemetery now contains 1,813 Commonwealth burials of WW1. Capt. Robert Edward Leach, Army Veterinary Corps, attd. 64th Bde., Royal Field Artillery. Died of Wounds 29th November 1917, age 30. Commemorated: Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery. Ref: IX. A. 19.

LAMBTON, The Hon. Francis Born in 1871, the son of second Earl and Countess of Durham. Ypres (now leper) is a town in the Province of West Flanders, with the Memorial situated at the eastern side of the town on the road to Menin (Menen) and Courtrai (Kortrijk). Each night at 8 pm the traffic is stopped at the Menin Gate while members of the local Fire Brigade sound the Last Post in the roadway under the Memorial's arches. Because of the high number of casualties in the salient it quickly became clear that the commemoration of members of the Commonwealth forces with no known grave would have to be divided between several different sites, and the Menin Gate is one of four memorials to the missing in Belgian Flanders which cover the area known as the Ypres Salient. The site of the Menin Gate was chosen because of the hundreds of thousands of men who passed through it on their way to the battlefields, and the YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL now bears the names of more than 54,000 officers and men whose graves are not known. 2nd Lt. The Hon. Francis Lambton, Royal Horse Guards (The Blues). Killed in Action 30th October 1914, age 43. Commemorated: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Ref: Panel 3.

LEWINGDON, Albert George Born in Peckham, London, in 1881. Husband of Annie M S Lewingdon, of Palace Cottage, Palace Street, Newmarket. Lived in Newmarket and enlisted as No. 19752, Suffolk Regiment. Ypres (now leper) is a town in the Province of West Flanders, with the Memorial situated at the eastern side of the town on the road to Menin (Menen) and Courtrai (Kortrijk). Each night at 8 pm the traffic is stopped at the Menin Gate while members of the local Fire Brigade sound the Last Post in the roadway under the Memorial's arches. Because of the high number of casualties in the salient it quickly became clear that the commemoration of members of the Commonwealth forces with no known grave would have to be divided between several different sites, and the Menin Gate is one of four memorials to the missing in Belgian Flanders which cover the area known as the Ypres Salient. The site of the Menin Gate was chosen because of the hundreds of thousands of men who passed through it on their way to the battlefields, and the YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL now bears the names of more than 54,000 officers and men whose graves are not known. No. 235073 Rfn. Albert George Lewingdon, 1st/5th Bn. The King’s (Liverpool Regiment). Killed in Action 31st July 1917, age 36. Commemorated: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Ref: Panels 4 and 6.

 LEADER, John William (Jack) Born in Wroughton, Wiltshire in 1893 to William Leader. Enlisted in Churt, but lived in Newmarket. Gaza is 3 kilometres inland from the Mediterranean coast, 65 kilometres south-east of Tel Aviv. The Second Battle of Gaza, 17-19 April 1917, left the Turks in possession and the Third Battle of Gaza, begun on 27 October, ended with the capture of the ruined and deserted city on 7 November. Casualty clearing stations arrived later that month and general and stationary hospitals in 1918. Some of the earliest burials were made by the troops that captured the city, and about two- thirds of the total were brought into the cemetery from the battlefields after the Armistice. The remainder were made by medical units during the occupation. Gaza War Cemetery contains 3,217 Commonwealth burials of WW1, 781 of them unidentified. No. 205263 L/Cpl. John William Leader, Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars. Died of Wounds 20th April 1917, age 24. Commemorated: Gaza War Cemetery. Ref: XX. D. 10.

LANGLEY, Albert Edward Born in Newmarket in 1887. Husband of Alice Mildred Langley, of 32 Little’s Crescent, Stoke, Ipswich. He enlisted in Norwich and lived in King’s Lynn. The Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing forms the north-eastern boundary of Tyne Cot Cemetery, which is located 9 kilometres north east of leper (Ypres) town centre, and is one of four memorials to the missing in Belgian Flanders, which cover the area known as the Ypres Salient. The TYNE COT MEMORIAL now bears the names of almost 35,000 officers and men whose graves are not known. No. 204372 Pte. Albert Edward Langley, 12th Bn. East Surrey Regiment. Killed in Action 20th September 1917, age 30. Commemorated: Tyne Cot Memorial. Ref: Panels 79 to 80 and 163A.

LAZELL, Clifford Stanley Born in Upminster, Essex in 1887. Husband of Nellie Lazell, of 5 King Edward Road, Exning, Newmarket. He enlisted and lived in Newmarket. Ypres (now leper) is a town in the Province of West Flanders, with the Memorial situated at the eastern side of the town on the road to Menin (Menen) and Courtrai (Kortrijk). Each night at 8 pm the traffic is stopped at the Menin Gate while members of the local Fire Brigade sound the Last Post in the roadway under the Memorial's arches. Because of the high number of casualties in the salient it quickly became clear that the commemoration of members of the Commonwealth forces with no known grave would have to be divided between several different sites, and the Menin Gate is one of four memorials to the missing in Belgian Flanders which cover the area known as the Ypres Salient. The site of the Menin Gate was chosen because of the hundreds of thousands of men who passed through it on their way to the battlefields, and the YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL now bears the names of more than 54,000 officers and men whose graves are not known. No. 49149 Pte. Clifford Stanley Lazell, 32nd Bn. Royal Fusiliers. Killed in Action 27th June 1917, age 30. Commemorated: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Ref: Panels 6 and 8.

LAKE, Philip Born in Warrington, Lancashire, lived in Kirkdale, Lancashire. He enlisted in Newmarket, but appears to have no other connection to the town. He is the only casualty of this name in WW1. The Thiepval Memorial, the Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, bears the names of more than 72,000 officers and men of the United Kingdom and South African forces who died in the Somme sector before 20 March 1918 and have no known grave. Over 90% of those commemorated died between July and November 1916. No. 21405 L/Sgt. Philip Lake, 16th Bn. Cheshire Regiment. Killed in Action 19th July 1916. Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial. Ref: Pier and Face 3 C and 4 A.

LANCASTER, Alfred James Born in Hampton, Middx., and lived in Stanwell Moor, Middx. Born in 1893 to William Edward and Lydia Annie Lancaster, of “L’Autre” Bungalow, Stanwell Moor, Middx. He enlisted in London as No. 14597, Hussars, and this is the only apparent connection with Newmarket. He may have worked in Newmarket, but gave his parent’s address when he joined the colours. Godewaersvelde is a village near the Belgian border, about 16 kilometres south-west of Ieper (Ypres). The cemetery was begun in July 1917 when three casualty clearing stations were moved to Godewaersvelde. The 37th and the 41st used it until November 1917, the 11th until April 1918. After the Armistice more graves were brought into the cemetery. The Cemetery now contains 972 Commonwealth burials of WW1. No. 16859 Pte. Alfred James Lancaster, 14th Bn. Hampshire Regiment. Died of Wounds 29th September 1917, age 24. Commemorated: Godewaersvelde British Cemetery. Ref: I. J. 25.

LAND, Clifford Born in Birstall, Yorkshire, he enlisted and lived in Newmarket.  Pozieres is a village 6 kilometres north-east of the town of Albert. The Memorial encloses Pozieres British Cemetery which is south-west of the village on the road to Albert. The POZIERES MEMORIAL relates to the period of crisis in March and April 1918 when the Allied Fifth Army was driven back by overwhelming numbers across the former Somme battlefields. The Memorial commemorates over 14,000 commonwealth casualties who have no known grave and who died on the Somme from 21 March to 7 August 1918. No. S/37297 Rfn. Clifford Land, 2nd Bn. Rifle Brigade. Killed in Action 23rd March 1918. Commemorated: Pozieres Memorial. Panels 81 to 84.

MILNE, George Sidney Born in Exning in 1895 to Frank and Bertha Milne, of King Edward Road, Newmarket. He lived in Newmarket, but enlisted in Hertford as No. 21316, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry. The Thiepval Memorial, the Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, bears the names of more than 72,000 officers and men of the United Kingdom and South African forces who died in the Somme sector before 20 March 1918 and have no known grave. Over 90% of those commemorated died between July and November 1916. No. 652576 Rfn. George Sidney Milne, 21st (County of London) Bn. (1st Surrey Rifles). Killed in Action 15th September 1916, age 21. Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial. Ref: Pier and Face 13 C.

MANN, Frederick John Born in Soham in 1896 to Frederick James and Harriet Mann, of 81 King’s Street, Plymouth. Husband of Lydia Jane Mann, of Victory Lane, Newmarket. He lived in Ashley, Cambridgeshire, but enlisted in Newmarket as No. 32991, Suffolk Regiment. Pozieres is a village 6 kilometres north-east of the town of Albert. The Memorial encloses Pozieres British Cemetery which is south-west of the village on the road to Albert. The POZIERES MEMORIAL relates to the period of crisis in March and April 1918 when the Allied Fifth Army was driven back by overwhelming numbers across the former Somme battlefields. The Memorial commemorates over 14,000 commonwealth casualties who have no known grave and who died on the Somme from 21 March to 7 August 1918. No. 20762 Pte. Frederick John Mann, 6th Bn. King’s Shropshire Light Infantry. Killed in Action 31st March 1918, age 22. Commemorated: Pozieres Memorial. Ref: Panel 60.

MANNING, Albert George Walter Born in Newmarket in 1899 to Albert Samuel and Mary Manning, of Esthlon, Newmarket. He lived in Newmarket and enlisted in Newmarket as No. 10965, Officers Training Corps. Etaples is a town about 27 kilometres south of Boulogne. The Military Cemetery is to the north of the town, on the west side of the road to Boulogne. During the First World War, the area around Etaples was the scene of immense concentrations of Commonwealth reinforcement camps and hospitals. It was remote from attack, except from aircraft, and accessible by railway from both the northern or the southern battlefields. In 1917, 100,000 troops were camped among the sand dunes and the hospitals, which included eleven general, one stationary, four Red Cross hospitals and a convalescent depot, could deal with 22,000 wounded or sick. The cemetery contains 10,773 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, and 35 of these burials are unidentified. The cemetery is the largest Commission cemetery in France. No. S/37515 Rfn. Albert George Walter Manning, 1st/28th (County of London) Bn. (Artist’s Rifles). Died of Wounds 30th September 1918, age 19. Commemorated: Etaples Military Cemetery. Ref: XXV. G. 20.

MARSHALL, Victor One of six casualties, none of whom appear to have any connection with Newmarket. Could he be related to Glen, shown below?

MARSHALL, Glen Born in Ashley, Cambridgeshire, enlisted in Newmarket. There are a large number of casualties with the same name and initial, this casualty has a tenuous connection to Newmarket. Could he be related to Victor, above? The Thiepval Memorial, the Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, bears the names of more than 72,000 officers and men of the United Kingdom and South African forces who died in the Somme sector before 20 March 1918 and have no known grave. Over 90% of those commemorated died between July and November 1916. No. 26651 Pte. Glen Marshall, 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment. Killed in Action 9th August 1916. Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial. Ref: Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A.

MOODY, Richard Born and enlisted in Newmarket.  Loos-en-Gohelle is a village 5 kilometres north-west of Lens, and Dud Corner Cemetery is located about 1 kilometre west of the village. The Loos Memorial forms the side and back of Dud Corner Cemetery, and commemorates over 20,000 officers and men who have no known grave. Dud Corner Cemetery stands almost on the site of a German strong point, the Lens Road Redoubt, captured by the 15th (Scottish) Division, and the name "Dud Corner" is believed to be due to the large number of unexploded enemy shells found in the neighbourhood after the Armistice. No. 9125 Pte. Richard Moody, 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment. Killed in Action 1st October 1915. Commemorated: Loos Memorial. Panels 37 and 38.

MORRIS, Harry Insufficient information to determine which of the casualties with the same name and initial is commemorated on the Newmarket Memorial.

MYSON, Charles Born in Kentford, enlisted in Newmarket. He is the only casualty of this name in WW1. The White House Cemetery is located north-east of leper (Ypres) in the direction of Roeselare/Brugge. It was begun in March 1915 and used until April 1918 by units holding this part of the line. After the Armistice graves were brought in from the battlefields around Ypres and from a number of small burial grounds in the area. There are now 1,163 WW1 servicemen buried or commemorated in this cemetery, of which 323 are unidentified. No. 15444 Pte Charles Myson, 9th Bn. Suffolk Regiment. Killed in Action 10th March 1916. Commemorated: White House Cemetery, St Jean-Les-Ypres. Ref: I. B. 4.

McMANUS, James He enlisted in Newmarket and is one of over forty casualties of the same name. A tenuous connection to Newmarket. Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery is located 5 kilometres west of leper town centre and to the south of the village of Vlamertinge (Vlamertinge is the modern spelling of Vlamertinghe). The New Military Cemetery was begun in June 1917 in anticipation of the Allied offensive launched on this part of the front in July. The cemetery continued in use until October 1918, but most of the burials are from July to December 1917. The cemetery now contains 1,813 Commonwealth burials of WW1. No. S/15302 Pte. James McManus, 9th Bn. Gordon Highlanders. Died of Wounds 9th July 1917. Commemorated: Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery. Ref: IV. G. 7.

MOXON, Hugh Cecil Born in 1897 to Rev. E A Moxon, Vicar of All Saints, Newmarket, and Maud M Moxon. Bethune is a town 29 kilometres north of Arras. For much of the First World War, Bethune was comparatively free from bombardment and remained an important railway and hospital centre, as well as a corps and divisional headquarters. The 33rd Casualty Clearing Station was in the town until December 1917. Bethune Town Cemetery contains 3,004 Commonwealth burials of the First World War. 2nd Lt. Hugh Cecil Moxon, 5th Bn. (attached 8th Bn.) Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of Wounds 19th July 1917, age 20. Commemorated: Bethune Town Cemetery. Ref: III. J. 11.

MASON, Basil Raymond Born in Ashley, Cambridgeshire, in 1884. He enlisted in Newmarket as No. S/4/157432, Royal Army Service Corps. He is one of only two casualties of this name, and the only one with even a tenuous connection to Newmarket. Husband of Lillian Mason, of 165 Treport Street, Garrett Lane, Wandsworth, London. Somer Farm Cemetery is located 6.5 kilometres south of Ieper the road to Wijtschate. Somer Farm Cemetery (also known as Somer Farm Cemetery No.1 - the burials in Somer Farm No.2 were removed to Wytschaete Military Cemetery) was begun in June 1917. It was used until March 1918 and again in October 1918. The cemetery contains 91 WW1 burials. No. 45773 Rfn. Basil Raymond Mason, 2nd/15th (County of London Regiment) Bn. (Prince of Wales’ Own Civil Service Rifles), Affiliated to King’s Royal Rifle Corps. Killed in Action 14th October 1918, age 34. Commemorated: Somer Farm Cemetery. Ref: C. 4.

MARKHAM, George Edward Born in Exning in 1894 to Walter and Ellen Mary Markham, of 22 Nat Flatman Street, Newmarket. He enlisted in Newmarket as No.19770, Suffolk Regiment. Vis-en-Artois is a village on the road from Arras to Cambrai about 10 kilometres south-east of Arras. The Vis-En-Artois Memorial bears the names of over 9,000 men who fell in the period from 8 August 1918 to the date of the Armistice in the Advance to Victory in Picardy and Artois, between the Somme and Loos, and who have no known grave. No. 320753 Pte. George Edward Markham, 15th Bn. Suffolk Regiment. Killed in Action 5th September 1918, age 24. Commemorated: Vis-En-Artois Memorial. Ref: Panel 4.

 MAY, William Born in Newmarket in 1896 to Mr and Mrs A May, of Southfield Road, Newmarket. He enlisted in Bury St Edmunds. Ypres (now leper) is a town in the Province of West Flanders, with the Memorial situated at the eastern side of the town on the road to Menin (Menen) and Courtrai (Kortrijk). Each night at 8 pm the traffic is stopped at the Menin Gate while members of the local Fire Brigade sound the Last Post in the roadway under the Memorial's arches. Because of the high number of casualties in the salient it quickly became clear that the commemoration of members of the Commonwealth forces with no known grave would have to be divided between several different sites, and the Menin Gate is one of four memorials to the missing in Belgian Flanders which cover the area known as the Ypres Salient. The site of the Menin Gate was chosen because of the hundreds of thousands of men who passed through it on their way to the battlefields, and the YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL now bears the names of more than 54,000 officers and men whose graves are not known. No. 3/8945 Pte. William May, 1st Bn. Suffolk Regiment. Died of Wounds 29th April 1915, age 19. Commemorated: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Ref: Panel 21.

MOORE M.M., Arthur Born in Newmarket in 1896 to Harriet Moore, of The Mount, Icewell Hill, Newmarket. He lived in Icewell Hill, Newmarket, but enlisted in Woolwich, London, as No. 178349, Royal Field Artillery. Awarded the Military Medal. Meaulte is a village just south of Albert. In September 1916, the 34th and 2/2nd London Casualty Clearing Stations were established at this point, known to the troops as Grove Town, to deal with casualties from the Somme battlefields. They were moved in April 1917 and, except for a few burials in August and September 1918, the cemetery was closed. Grove Town Cemetery contains 1,395 First World War burials. No. 33753 Pte. Arthur Moore, 1st Bn. Border Regiment. Died 23rd February 1917, age 21. Commemorated: Grove Town Cemetery, Meaulte. Ref: IV. B. 26.

MUNNS, Thomas James Born in Newmarket and enlisted in Chelmsford. The only casualty of this name in WW1. Loos-en-Gohelle is a village 5 kilometres north-west of Lens, and Dud Corner Cemetery is located about 1 kilometre west of the village. The Loos Memorial forms the side and back of Dud Corner Cemetery, and commemorates over 20,000 officers and men who have no known grave. Dud Corner Cemetery stands almost on the site of a German strong point, the Lens Road Redoubt, captured by the 15th (Scottish) Division, and the name "Dud Corner" is believed to be due to the large number of unexploded enemy shells found in the neighbourhood after the Armistice. No. S/11371 Pte. Thomas James Munns, 9th Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders). Killed in Action 27th April 1916. Commemorated: Loos Memorial. Ref: Panels 78 to 83.

MOORE, Thomas Sidney Born in Great Thurlow, Suffolk, to Mrs S Dyer, of 21 Links Cottage, Dullingham Road, Newmarket. He enlisted in Bury St Edmunds. Gunners Farm Military Cemetery is located 16 kilometres from leper on the road to Wijtschate. Gunners Farm Cemetery took its name from a farm which stood on the opposite side of the road and is an example of a regimental cemetery, many of which were made in 1914 and 1915. The cemetery was begun in July 1915 by the 9th Essex and 7th Suffolk Regiments (Rows A to C). There are now 175 Commonwealth burials of WW1. No. 9036 Pte. Thomas Sidney Moore, 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment. Killed in Action 5th September 1915. Commemorated: Gunners Farm Military Cemetery. Ref: C. 7.

MASON, Charles Born in Woodditton in 1874 to John and Matilda Mason, of 7 Jubilee Cottages, Park Lane, Newmarket. He enlisted in Bury St Edmunds. Lindenhoek Chalet Military Cemetery is located 9 kilometres south-west of Ieper on the road to Kemmel. The first burials were made in the cemetery in March 1915 and it continued to be used by fighting units and field ambulances until October 1917. It was enlarged after the Armistice when over 100 graves were brought in from the battlefields surrounding Kemmel. There are now 315 servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated in the cemetery, of which 67 are unidentified. No. 3894 Pte. Charles Mason, 1st Bn. Suffolk Regiment. Killed in Action 2nd April 1915, age 41. Commemorated: Lindenhoek Chalet Military Cemetery. Ref: I. A. 11.

NEAL, Harry Edward Born in Exning in 1899 to Mr and Sarah A Neal, of Mill Hill, Exning. He enlisted in Newmarket. Bully is approximately 20 kilometres north of Arras. Bully-Grenay is the name of the railway station serving this village and Grenay, but the double name was generally applied to the village and the communal cemetery of Bully by the troops.  The BRITISH EXTENSION was begun at the end of April 1916, and at the Armistice the cemetery contained 595 graves. After the Armistice graves were brought in from isolated positions and small cemeteries on the battlefields east of Grenay. There are now 803 Commonwealth burials and commemorations of WW1, of which 141 are unidentified. No. G/19185 Pte. Harry Edward Neal, 9th Bn. Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in Action 20th May 1918, age 19. Commemorated: Bully-Grenay Communal Cemetery, British Extension. Ref: V. D. 1.

NOBLE, George Charles Born in Newmarket in 1886 to George and Amy Noble, of 1 Turf Terrace, All Saints Road, Newmarket. He enlisted in Newmarket as No. 31043, Essex Regiment. Ypres (now leper) is a town in the Province of West Flanders, with the Memorial situated at the eastern side of the town on the road to Menin (Menen) and Courtrai (Kortrijk). Each night at 8 pm the traffic is stopped at the Menin Gate while members of the local Fire Brigade sound the Last Post in the roadway under the Memorial's arches. Because of the high number of casualties in the salient it quickly became clear that the commemoration of members of the Commonwealth forces with no known grave would have to be divided between several different sites, and the Menin Gate is one of four memorials to the missing in Belgian Flanders which cover the area known as the Ypres Salient. The site of the Menin Gate was chosen because of the hundreds of thousands of men who passed through it on their way to the battlefields, and the YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL now bears the names of more than 54,000 officers and men whose graves are not known. No. 55798 Cpl. George Charles Noble, 25th Company (Infantry) Machine Gun Corps. Killed in Action 31st July 1917, age 31. Commemorated: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Ref: Panel 56.

NOBLE, Charles Insufficient information to determine which of the casualties with the same name and initial is commemorated on the Newmarket Memorial.

NORTH, Albert Henry James Born in Corsham, Wiltshire. He gave Corsham as his place of residence when joining, so presumably he moved to Newmarket at the time of his marriage. He enlisted in Whitehall, London. Son of George North, of Corsham. Husband of Caroline North (nee Coe), of Regent Cottage, Regent Street, Newmarket. No. M2/270257 Pte. Albert Henry James North, 52nd Motor Transport Company, Army Service Corps. Died 20th November 1917, age 28. Commemorated: Newmarket Cemetery. Ref: H. 658.

NICHOLLS, Harry Thomas Frederick (Tom) Born and enlisted in Newmarket. Ypres (now leper) is a town in the Province of West Flanders, with the Memorial situated at the eastern side of the town on the road to Menin (Menen) and Courtrai (Kortrijk). Each night at 8 pm the traffic is stopped at the Menin Gate while members of the local Fire Brigade sound the Last Post in the roadway under the Memorial's arches. Because of the high number of casualties in the salient it quickly became clear that the commemoration of members of the Commonwealth forces with no known grave would have to be divided between several different sites, and the Menin Gate is one of four memorials to the missing in Belgian Flanders which cover the area known as the Ypres Salient. The site of the Menin Gate was chosen because of the hundreds of thousands of men who passed through it on their way to the battlefields, and the YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL now bears the names of more than 54,000 officers and men whose graves are not known. No. 16508 L/Cpl. Harry Thomas Frederick Nicholls, 1st Bn. Suffolk Regiment. Killed in Action 8th May 1915. Commemorated: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Ref: Panel 21.

NEWMAN, Thomas Harold Born in Denham, Suffolk, in 1891 to James and Julia Newman, of 2 Railway Crossing, Newmarket. He enlisted and lived in Newmarket. Bancourt is a village which lies approximately 4 kilometres due east of Bapaume. The cemetery was begun by the New Zealand Division in September 1918, and the original cemetery is now Plot I, Rows A and B. The remainder of the cemetery was made after the Armistice when graves were brought in from the battlefields east and south of Bancourt and from other cemeteries. Bancourt British Cemetery now contains 2,480 burials and commemorations of WW1, of which 1,462 are unidentified. No. 21261 Pte. Thomas Harold Newman, 11th Bn. Essex Regiment. Killed in Action 10th October 1916, age 25. Commemorated: Bancourt British Cemetery. Ref: VIII. H. 1.

NEWMAN, Frank Percy Born in Denham and enlisted in Bury St Edmunds. The only WW1 casualty of this name and initial.  Kut War Cemetery is on the northern edge of the town. Kut War Cemetery was made by the 6th (Poona) Division between October 1915 and May 1916 and was increased in size when graves were brought in from other sites after the Armistice. The cemetery now contains 420 WW1 burials. No. 34864 Gnr. Frank Percy Newman, 86th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died of Wounds 24th December 1915. Commemorated: Kut War Cemetery. Ref: P. 20.

NICKSON, Bruce Born in Woodditton, Cambridgeshire, enlisted in Newmarket. The only WW1 casualty of this name and initial. Embarkation Pier is on the north side of the mouth of Chailak Dere, at the north end of Ocean Beach (or North Beach). The cemetery is a little way inland, between the beach and the road from Anzac to Suvla. Apart from five original burials, the cemetery is made up of burials brought in after the Armistice from other cemeteries and isolated graves. There are now 944 Commonwealth servicemen buried or commemorated in the cemetery. There are special memorials to 262 casualties known or believed to be buried among them but 662 of the burials are unidentified. No. 1582 Bugler Bruce Nickson, 5th Bn. Suffolk Regiment. Died of Wounds 31st October 1915. Commemorated: Special Memorial, Embarkation Pier Cemetery. Ref: Sp. Mem. C. 68.

NORMAN, Arthur William Born in Acton, London, in 1898 to Arthur and Clara Norman, of 35 Browneker Road, Acton, London. He enlisted in Ealing, and gave his home address as Acton, which may have been his parent’s home. He is the only WW1 casualty of this name and initial. Warlincourt and Saulty are villages on either side of the main road between Arras and Doullens. The site of the cemetery was chosen in May 1916. It was used by the 20th, 43rd and 32nd Casualty Clearing Stations, during the months of the Battles of Arras. After the Armistice the cemetery was increased by graves brought in from small military cemeteries in the area. The cemetery now contains 1,266 WW1 burials. No. 205316 Pte. Arthur William Norman, 7th Bn. Middlesex Regiment. Died of Wounds 11th April 1917, age 19. Commemorated:: Warlincourt Halte British Cemetery, Saulty. Ref: VII. B. 8.

NASH, Arthur Born in Newmarket, enlisted in Bury St Edmunds. Born 1895 in Newmarket to Mr and Mrs A. Aley of 71 St. Philip’s Road, Newmarket. The Thiepval Memorial, the Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, bears the names of more than 72,000 officers and men of the United Kingdom and South African forces who died in the Somme sector before 20 March 1918 and have no known grave. Over 90% of those commemorated died between July and November 1916. No. 26632 Pte. Arthur Nash, 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment. Killed in Action 9th August 1916. Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial. Ref: Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A.

NADEN, Thomas Henry Born in Liverpool in 1891 to James Henry and Mary Ann Naden, of 48 Hankin Street, Stanley Road, Liverpool. He gave his home address as Liverpool, but enlisted in Newmarket. He is the only WW1 casualty of this name. Doullens is a town in the Department of the Somme, approximately 30 kilometres north of Amiens on the road to Arras. The COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION No 1 contains 1,335 Commonwealth burials of the First World War. No. T1/733 Dvr. Thomas Henry Naden, 33rd Division Train, Army Service Corps. Died 7th October 1916, age 25. Commemorated: Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No. 1. Ref: III. F. 2.

ORBELL, Aubery Archibald Born in Newmarket in 1893 to Thomas and Emily Orbell, of 30 Lowther Street, Newmarket. He lived in Newmarket, but enlisted in Hereford. La Clytte Military Cemetery is located 8 kilometres west of Ieper on the road to Dikkebus. The first burial in the cemetery took place on the 1st November 1914, and after the Armistice the cemetery was increased in size by the concentration of isolated graves and small graveyards from the area. There are now 1,082 casualties of WW1 buried or commemorated in this cemetery, of which 238 are unidentified. No. 15896 Pte. Aubery Archibald Orbell, 7th Bn. King’s Shropshire Light Infantry. Killed in Action 11th May 1916, age 23. Commemorated: La Clytte Military Cemetery. Ref: II. D. 33.

OVERTON, Ethelbert (Shown as Edward on Newmarket memorial) Born in 1896 to Robert John and Ethel Maud Overton, of 3A Loke Road, King’s Lynn. He enlisted and lived in Newmarket. The Helles Memorial stands on the tip of the Gallipoli Peninsula. It takes the form of an obelisk over 30 metres high that can be seen by ships passing through the Dardanelles. The Helles Memorial serves the dual function of Commonwealth  battle memorial for the whole Gallipoli campaign and place of commemoration for many of those Commonwealth servicemen who died there and have no known grave, and bears more than 21,000 names. No. 4932 Pte. Ethelbert Overton, 5th Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in Action 15th August 1915, age 19. Commemorated: Helles Memorial. Ref: Panels 54 and 218.

O’BRIEN, Walter Born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, in 1894 to Robert Thomas and Amelia O’Brien. He enlisted in Ashford, Kent, but lived in Newmarket. Amara is a town on the left bank of the Tigris some 520 kilometres from the sea. Amara War Cemetery contains 4,621 burials of the First World War, more than 3,000 of which were brought into the cemetery after the Armistice, and 925 of the graves are unidentified. No. T/1737 Pte. Walter O’Brien, ‘E’ Company, 5th Bn. The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Killed in Action 7th January 1916, age 22. Commemorated: Amara War Cemetery. Ref: XXXI. D. 4.

PLUMMER, Henry Born on 30th April 1892 in Moulton to Mrs Annie Plummer , of Newmarket. He joined the 79th Overseas Bn. on 5th August 1915 and was posted to 43rd Bn. Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment). He was 5ft 6ins tall, 32in chest, fair complexion, grey eyes and light hair. He was missing the first finger of his left hand, and had a brown birthmark above his left ankle. Although Regina Trench Cemetery is in the commune of Grandcourt, the cemetery is actually about 1.5 kilometres north- west of the village of Courcelette about 1.5 kilometres down a single track lane (not suitable for cars). The original part of the cemetery was made in the winter of 1916-1917. The cemetery was completed after the Armistice when graves were brought in from the battlefields and other cemeteries in the area. Regina Trench Cemetery now contains 2,279 burials and commemorations of the First World War, of which 1,077 are unidentified. No. 151883 Pte. Harry Plummer, 43rd Bn. Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment). Killed in Action 8th October 1916, age 24. Commemorated: Regina Trench Cemetery, Grandcourt. Ref: IV. B. 7.

PAINE, Frank Douglas He enlisted in Northampton. He is the only WW1 casualty of this name. Pozieres is a village 6 kilometres north-east of the town of Albert. The Memorial encloses Pozieres British Cemetery which is south-west of the village on the road to Albert. The POZIERES MEMORIAL relates to the period of crisis in March and April 1918 when the Allied Fifth Army was driven back by overwhelming numbers across the former Somme battlefields. The Memorial commemorates over 14,000 commonwealth casualties who have no known grave and who died on the Somme from 21 March to 7 August 1918. No. 31309 L/Cpl. Frank Douglas Paine, 2nd Bn. Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed in Action 28th March 1918. Commemorated: Pozieres Memorial. Ref: Panels 54 to 56.

POND, Harry Charles Born in Exning in 1876 to Charles and Elizabeth Pond, of 5 Foulden Terrace, Exning Road, Newmarket. He enlisted in Newmarket as No. 4215, Suffolk Regiment. The cemetery is located to the north-west of Poperinge near Krombeke. Westvleteren was outside the front held by Commonwealth forces in Belgium during the First World War, but in July 1917, in readiness for the forthcoming offensive, groups of casualty clearing stations were placed at three positions called by the troops Mendinghem, Dozinghem and Bandaghem. The 4th, 47th and 61st Casualty Clearing Stations were posted at Dozinghem and the military cemetery was used by them until early in 1918. There are now 3,174 WW1 burials in the cemetery. No. 33319 Pte. Harry Charles Pond, 6th Bn. Yorkshire Regiment. Died of Wounds 27th September 1917, age 41. Commemorated: Dozinghem Military Cemetery. Ref: V. F. 2.

PRYKE, George Born and lived in Newmarket. He enlisted in Bury St Edmunds. Le Cateau is a small town approximately 27 kilometres east-south-east of Cambrai. Le Cateau military cemetery was laid out in February 1916, with separate plots for the Commonwealth and German dead. The Commonwealth plots contain 698 WW1 burials and commemorations, of which 187 are unidentified. No. 59344 Pte. George Pryke, 1st/8th Bn. Worcestershire Regiment. Died of Wounds 4th November 1918. Commemorated: Le Cateau Military Cemetery. Ref: V. H. 13.

PASK, George Ernest Born in Wickhambrook in 1867. Husband of Rose Pask, of 10 Field Terrace Road, Newmarket. He enlisted in Newmarket.  Roclincourt is a village a little to the east of the road from Arras to Lens. The cemetery was begun by the 51st (Highland) and 34th Divisions in April 1917, and continued in use, as a front-line cemetery, until October 1918. After the Armistice further graves, mostly from the battlefield north of Roclincourt, were brought into it. Roclincourt Military Cemetery contains 916 WW1 burials, of which 32 are unidentified. No. 1720 Sgt. Ernest George Pask, Army Veterinary Corps, attached 170th Bde. Royal Field Artillery. Died 5th June 1917, age 50. Commemorated: Roclincourt Military Cemetery. Ref: I. C. 21.

PURVEY, Joseph William Born in Newmarket and lived in Old Chesterton. He enlisted in Cambridge as No. 39358, Northamptonshire Regiment. The Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing forms the north-eastern boundary of Tyne Cot Cemetery, which is located 9 kilometres north east of Ieper (Ypres) town centre, and is one of four memorials to the missing in Belgian Flanders, which cover the area known as the Ypres Salient. The TYNE COT MEMORIAL now bears the names of almost 35,000 officers and men whose graves are not known. No. 40898 Pte. Joseph William Purvey, 1st/1st Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment, posted to Hertfordshire Regiment. Killed in Action 27th September 1917. Commemorated: Tyne Cot Memorial. Ref: Panels 48 to 50 and 162A.

PILFORD, Henry Born in Newmarket on 14th March 1886 to James and Elizabeth Pilford, of Nelson Cottage, Newmarket. He enlisted in Canada on 20th September 1914. His height was 5ft 8.5ins, chest 38ins, fair complexion, blue eyes, black hair. He had several tattoos. No. 1444 Pte. Henry Pilford, 8th Bn. Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment). Died 15th November 1915, age 29. Commemorated: Newmarket Cemetery. Ref: G. 586.

PAMMENT, Edgar T The only WW1 casualty of this name. During both wars, Gosport was a significant sea port and Naval depot, with many government factories and installations based there, as well as the Haslar Naval Hospital. HMS Victory was an administrative unit. No. M/4344 SBA (Sick Berth Attendant) Edgar T Pamment, HMS Victory, Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve. Died 9th February 1916, age 23. Commemorated: Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery. Ref: E. 9. 1. PYMAN, Spence Spence is not shown on either the CWGC Debt of Honour Roll, nor within the pages of ‘Soldiers Died in the Great War’. This may be for several reasons, he could have died of a Great War wound or illness after having been discharged from the Armed Services, or he may have died after the qualifying period for inclusion, but before the Newmarket memorial was erected. If suitable evidence was available he could still be entered onto the CWGC Debt of Honour Roll. Commemorated: Presumed buried in Newmarket Cemetery.

PENGILLY, John (shown as Clode Pengilly on Newmarket Memorial) Born in 1882. Lived and enlisted in Newmarket. Husband of Maud Mary Pengilly, of 2 Nursery Cottages, Queen’s Street, Newmarket. Ste. Marie Cemetery is one of the town cemeteries, but it is actually situated in the commune of Graville-St. Honorine, overlooking Le Havre from the north. During the First World War, Le Havre was one of the ports at which the British Expeditionary Force disembarked in August 1914, and by the end of May 1917, it contained three general and two stationary hospitals, and four convalescent depots. The first Commonwealth burials took place in mid August 1914, and in all 1,689 WW1 casualties are buried or commemorated in the cemetery. No. 264071 Dvr. John Pengilly, Base Detail, Royal Horse Artillery. Died 11th November 1918, age 36. Commemorated: Ste. Marie Cemetery, Le Havre. Ref: Div. 62. IV. A. 6.

PRETTY, Sidney Thomas Born and lived in Newmarket. He enlisted in Norwich as No. TR/10/180318, 53rd T.R. Bn. Vis-en-Artois is a village on the road from Arras to Cambrai about 10 kilometres south-east of Arras. The Vis-En-Artois Memorial bears the names of over 9,000 men who fell in the period from 8 August 1918 to the date of the Armistice in the Advance to Victory in Picardy and Artois, between the Somme and Loos, and who have no known grave. No. G/78999 Pte. Sidney Thomas Pretty, 23rd Bn. (City of London Regiment) Royal Fusiliers. Killed in Action 7th September 1918. Commemorated: Vis-En-Artois Memorial. Ref: Panel 3.

 PRINCE, Alfred George Born in Newmarket, he enlisted in Lewisham, London and lived in Peckham. Thiepval is a village about 8 kilometres north-east of Albert, and the Cemetery is on the edge of Thiepval Wood near the Ulster Tower. Connaught Cemetery was begun during the early autumn of 1916 and at the Armistice it contained 228 burials, but it was then very greatly increased when graves were brought in from battlefields and smaller cemeteries in the immediate area. There are now 1,268 WW1 casualties buried or commemorated in the cemetery, of which half are unidentified. No. 2664 Cpl. Alfred George Prince, 7th Bn. The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Killed in Action 28th September 1916. Commemorated: Connaught Cemetery, Thiepval. Ref: X. H. 3.

PERRY, Joseph Born and enlisted in Newmarket. Husband of Matilda Maud Perry, of Brickfield Cottages, Exning, Newmarket. Tincourt is a village about 7 kilometres east of Peronne and Tincourt New British Cemetery is on the west side of the village. The cemetery was begun in June, 1917, and used until September, 1919. After the Armistice it was used for the reburial of soldiers found on the battlefield, or buried in small French or German cemeteries. There are now nearly 2,000 WW1 casualties commemorated in this site, of which over 250 are unidentified. No. 12461 Pte. Joseph Perry, 11th Bn. Suffolk Regiment. Died of Wounds 18th September 1917, age 31. Commemorated: Tincourt New British Cemetery. Ref: II. B. 3.

PINCHEON, Sidney Born in Hull, Yorkshire, enlisted in Newmarket. The only WW1 casualty of this name. The Arras Memorial is in the Faubourg-d' Amiens Cemetery, in the western part of the town of Arras. The ARRAS MEMORIAL commemorates almost 35,000 servicemen from the United Kingdom, South Africa and New Zealand who died in the Arras sector between the spring of 1916 and 7 August 1918, and have no known grave. No. 204011 Pte. Sidney Pincheon, 9th Bn. Norfolk Regiment. Killed in Action 21st March 1918. Commemorated: Arras Memorial. Ref: Bay 3.

RANNER, Ernest John Born in Cheveley and enlisted in Newmarket. Could he be related to William, shown below? The cemetery is located to the North-East of the town of leper. La Brique is a small hamlet named from an old brick works that used to stand nearby before the First World War. LA BRIQUE CEMETERY No.2 was begun in February 1915 and used until March 1918. The original cemetery consisted of 383 burials but after the Armistice, graves were brought in from the battlefields and there are now 840 WW1 burials, of which 400 are unidentified. No. 17922 Pte. Ernest John Ranner, 9th Bn. Suffolk Regiment. Killed in Action 24th October 1915. Commemorated: La Brique Military Cemetery No. 2. Ref: I. P. 25.

RANNER, William Edward Born in Cheveley in 1900 to Mrs Laura Elizabeth Ranner, of 3 Ruses Cottages, Exning Road, Newmarket. He enlisted in Bury St Edmunds as No. 9652, Suffolk Regiment. Could be related to Ernest, shown above. He was under age for overseas service when he joined. The Thiepval Memorial, the Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, bears the names of more than 72,000 officers and men of the United Kingdom and South African forces who died in the Somme sector before 20 March 1918 and have no known grave. Over 90% of those commemorated died between July and November 1916. No. 123009 Pte. William Edward Ranner, 58th Company (Infantry) Machine Gun Corps. Killed in action 12th March 1918, age 18. Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial. Ref: Pier and Face 5 C and 12 C.

ROLFE, Edward Claude Born in Bury St Edmunds in 1898 to Thomas and Alice Rolfe, of The Street, Woolpit, Suffolk. He lived in Newmarket but enlisted in Cambridge as No. 4028, Cambridgeshire Regiment. The small village of Louverval is 13 kilometres north-east of Bapaume and 16 kilometres south-west of Cambrai. The Memorial is situated in Louverval Military Cemetery, south of Louverval village. The CAMBRAI MEMORIAL commemorates more than 7,000 servicemen of the United Kingdom and South Africa who died in the Battle of Cambrai in November and December 1917 and whose graves are not known. No. 302390 Pte. Edward Claude Rolfe, 1st Bn. Essex Regiment. Killed in Action 30th November 1917, age 19. Commemorated: Cambrai Memorial, Louverval. Ref: Panels 7 and 8.

 RICKABY, Frederick Lester Born in Newmarket in 1895 to Fred Rickaby, of Newmarket. Husband of Grace R Rickaby, of La Hogue Hall, Chippenham, Ely. He was a Jockey and he enlisted in Newmarket as No. 17566, Army Veterinary Corps. Doingt is a small village on the eastern outskirts of Peronne. Doingt was captured by the 5th Australian Division on 5th September 1918, and in the same month, the 20th, 41st and 55th Casualty Clearing Stations arrived, remaining until October, when the cemetery was closed. Doingt Communal Cemetery Extension contains 416 WW1 burials. No. 309841 Pte. Frederick Lester Rickaby, 1st Bn. Tank Corps. Died of Wounds 11th October 1918, age 23. Commemorated: Doingt Communal Cemetery Extension. Ref: I. F. 22.

RIPPINGTON, Frederick Born in Newmarket in 1889 to William and Eliza Rippington, of 2 Burleigh Cottages, Park Avenue, Newmarket. Awoingt is a village some 3 kilometres east-south-east of Cambrai and a little south of the main road from Cambrai to Le Cateau. Awoingt British Cemetery was begun in the latter half of October 1918 and used until the middle of December; the village had been captured on 9/10 October. By 28 October, the 38th, 45th and 59th Casualty Clearing Stations were posted in the neighbourhood, and the great majority of the burials were made from those hospitals. The Cemetery contains 653 Commonwealth burials and commemorations of WW1. No. 281850 Dvr. Frederick Rippington, 19th Divisional Signal Company, Royal Corps of Engineers. Died of Wounds 17th November 1918. Commemorated: Awoingt British Cemetery. Ref: III. G. 21.

ROBINSON, William Born in Lincoln. Enlisted in Newmarket. Les Baraques Military Cemetery is on the western side of Calais. The 30th, 35th and 38th General Hospitals, No.9 British Red Cross Hospital and No.10 Canadian Stationary Hospital were stationed in Calais, providing about 2,500 beds. For three years, Commonwealth burials were made in Calais Southern Cemetery, but it later became necessary to start a new cemetery, and in September 1917 the first burials took place at Les Baraques. The cemetery continued in use until 1921 and now contains 1,303 WW1 burials. No. SE/ 10882 Pte. William Robinson, 19th Veterinary Hospital, Army Veterinary Corps. Died 29th June 1918. Commemorated: Les Baraques Military Cemetery, Sangatte. Ref: IV. B. 8A.

RYAN, Michael Insufficient information to determine which of the casualties with the same name and initial is commemorated on the Newmarket Memorial.

SMITHSON, Harold Geoffrey Born in Newmarket in 1895 to Mrs A L Smithson, of 5 Fern Villas, Exning Road, Newmarket. He lived in Newmarket, but enlisted in London as No. T4/159833, Royal Army Service Corps. Younger brother of Henry, shown below. Ypres (now Leper) is a town in the Province of West Flanders, with the Memorial situated at the eastern side of the town on the road to Menin (Menen) and Courtrai (Kortrijk). Each night at 8 pm the traffic is stopped at the Menin Gate while members of the local Fire Brigade sound the Last Post in the roadway under the Memorial's arches. Because of the high number of casualties in the salient it quickly became clear that the commemoration of members of the Commonwealth forces with no known grave would have to be divided between several different sites, and the Menin Gate is one of four memorials to the missing in Belgian Flanders which cover the area known as the Ypres Salient. The site of the Menin Gate was chosen because of the hundreds of thousands of men who passed through it on their way to the battlefields, and the YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL now bears the names of more than 54,000 officers and men whose graves are not known. No. 42178 L/Cpl. Harold Geoffrey Smithson, 17th Bn. Manchester Regiment. Killed in Action 31st July 1917, age 22. Commemorated: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Ref: Panels 53 and 55.

SMITHSON, Henry Robinson Born in London in 1893 to Mrs A L Smithson, of 5 Fern Villas, Exning Road, Newmarket. He enlisted in Fulham, London, as No. 1510, London Regiment. Elder brother of Harold, shown above. Pozieres is a village 6 kilometres north-east of the town of Albert. The Memorial encloses Pozieres British Cemetery which is south-west of the village on the road to Albert. The POZIERES MEMORIAL relates to the period of crisis in March and April 1918 when the Allied Fifth Army was driven back by overwhelming numbers across the former Somme battlefields. The Memorial commemorates over 14,000 commonwealth casualties who have no known grave and who died on the Somme from 21 March to 7 August 1918. No. 44764 L/Cpl. Henry Robinson Smithson, 12th Bn. Royal Irish Rifles. Killed in Action 21st March 1918, age 25. Commemorated: Pozieres Memorial. Ref: Panels 74 to 76.

 SINGLETON, William Henry Born in Newmarket in 1897 to William Henry and Mary Ann Singleton, of Melton Cottage, Park Lane, Newmarket. He enlisted in Southport, Lancashire. The town of Abbeville is on the main road from Paris to Boulogne, about 80 kilometres south of Boulogne. For much of the First World War, Abbeville was headquarters of the Commonwealth lines of communication and No.3 BRCS, No.5 and No.2 Stationary Hospitals were stationed there variously from October 1914 to January 1920. The Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension was begun in September 1916, and contains 1,754 WW1 burials. No. 267127 Pte. William Henry Singleton, 25th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Died of Wounds 4th October 1918, age 21. Commemorated: Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension. Ref: IV. G. 13.

SPENCER, Robert Born in 1896 to Robert and Elizabeth Spencer, of “Avondale”, Newmarket. He enlisted in Bury St Edmunds as No. 1587, Suffolk Cyclist Bn. Ste. Marie Cemetery is one of the town cemeteries, but it is actually situated in the commune of Graville-St. Honorine, overlooking Le Havre from the north. During the First World War, Le Havre was one of the ports at which the British Expeditionary Force disembarked in August 1914, and by the end of May 1917, it contained three general and two stationary hospitals, and four convalescent depots. The first Commonwealth burials took place in mid August 1914, and in all 1,689 WW1 casualties are buried or commemorated in the cemetery. No. 43791 L/Cpl. Robert Spencer, 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment. Died of Wounds 19th November 1916, age 20. Commemorated: Ste. Marie Cemetery, Le Havre. Ref: Div. 3. P. 1.

STACEY, Frank Born and enlisted in Newmarket. Embarkation Pier is on the north side of the mouth of Chailak Dere, at the north end of Ocean Beach (or North Beach). The cemetery is a little way inland, between the beach and the road from Anzac to Suvla. Apart from five original burials, the cemetery is made up of burials brought in after the Armistice from other cemeteries and isolated graves. There are now 944 Commonwealth servicemen buried or commemorated in the cemetery. There are special memorials to 262 casualties known or believed to be buried among them but 662 of the burials are unidentified. No. 1529 Pte. Frank Stacey, 1st/5th Bn. Suffolk Regiment. Died of Wounds 3rd September 1915. Commemorated: Special Memorial, Embarkation Pier Cemetery. Ref: Sp. Mem. D. 35.

STERRY, George Born and lived in Newmarket. He enlisted in Kingston-on-Thames as No. 1245, Northumberland Fusiliers. Le Touret Memorial is located at the east end of Le Touret Military Cemetery, on the south side of the Bethune- Armentieres main road. Over 13,000 names are listed on the memorial of men who fell in this area before 25 September 1915 and who have no known grave. No. 8999 Pte. George Sterry, 2nd Bn. Border Regiment. Killed in Action 12th March 1915. Commemorated: Le Touret Memorial. Ref: Panels 19 and 20.

SAMUELS, John Insufficient information to determine which of the casualties with the same name and initial is commemorated on the Newmarket Memorial. SHEPHERD, Herbert No. R/463 AB Herbert Shepherd, Nelson Bn. R.N. Division. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Died 22nd July 1917. Commemorated: Newmarket Cemetery. Ref: A. 45. SADLER, Stephen Born in Borley, Suffolk, in 1876 to William D and Mrs S Sadler, of 34 Coates Corner, Assington, Suffolk. Husband of Annie Rose Sadler, of 52 Stanley Road, Newmarket. He enlisted in Newmarket as No. 154704, Royal Field Artillery. Foreste is a village in the Department of the Aisne, situated approximately 14 kilometres west of St. Quentin. Foreste Communal Cemetery was used by the 92nd Field Ambulance in April 1917 and later by the 61st (South Midland) Division. The cemetery contains 117 Commonwealth burials and commemorations of WW1, of which 22 are unidentified. No. 31436 Pte. Stephen Sadler, 16th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers. Died of Wounds 1st April 1917, age 41. Commemorated: Foreste Communal Cemetery. Ref: II. A. 28.

SYMONDS, William Charles Born and enlisted in Newmarket. Ste. Marie Cemetery is one of the town cemeteries, but it is actually situated in the commune of Graville-St. Honorine, overlooking Le Havre from the north. During the First World War, Le Havre was one of the ports at which the British  Expeditionary Force disembarked in August 1914, and by the end of May 1917, it contained three general and two stationary hospitals, and four convalescent depots. The first Commonwealth burials took place in mid August 1914, and in all 1,689 WW1 casualties are buried or commemorated in the cemetery. No. 146179 Gnr. William Charles Symonds, Royal Field Artillery. Died 7th February 1918. Commemorated: Ste. Marie Cemetery, Le Havre. Ref: Div. 62. I. P. 1.

BEATTY D.S.O., Charles Harold Longfield He was the ADC at Canadian Corps H.Q. Major Charles Harold Longfield Beatty D.S.O., Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Died of Wounds 17th May 1917, age 47. Commemorated: Atherstone Cemetery, Warwickshire. Ref: Old Ground, 1952.

SHIPP, George Alfred Born in Ickleton in 1899 to Fred and Fanny Shipp, of 7 Warrington Street, Newmarket. Steenwerck is a village approximately 5 kilometres south-west of Armentieres. Croix-du-Bac cemetery was begun in July 1916 and used by field ambulances and fighting units until March 1918. After the Armistice 328 British graves were brought in from the surrounding battlefields. There are now 554 WW1 casualties buried or commemorated in the cemetery, of which 263 are unidentified. No. G/60215 Pte. George Alfred Shipp, 11th Bn. Middlesex Regiment. Killed in Action 5th February 1918, age 19. Commemorated: Croix-Du-Bac British Cemetery, Steenwerck. Ref: I. E. 2.

STAGG, Frank D Insufficient information to determine which of the casualties with the same name and initial is commemorated on the Newmarket Memorial.

STRANGWARD, George Born in Bedford and enlisted in Bury St Edmunds. No obvious connection with Newmarket, but the only WW1 casualty of this name. Pozieres is a village 6 kilometres north-east of the town of Albert. The Memorial encloses Pozieres British Cemetery which is south-west of the village on the road to Albert. The POZIERES MEMORIAL relates to the period of crisis in March and April 1918 when the Allied Fifth Army was driven back by overwhelming numbers across the former Somme battlefields. The Memorial commemorates over 14,000 commonwealth casualties who have no known grave and who died on the Somme from 21 March to 7 August 1918. No. 97344 Gnr. George Strangward, “D” Battery 93rd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Killed in Action 22nd March 1918. Commemorated: Pozieres Memorial. Ref: Panels 7 to 10.

SIMPSON, Herbert Insufficient information to determine which of the casualties with the same name and initial is commemorated on the Newmarket Memorial.

SEAL, William Ernest Born in Aldershot in 1889 to Ernest and Julia Seal, of 141 Lansdowne Road, Seven Kings, Ilford, Essex. He enlisted in Bury St Edmunds. No obvious connection with Newmarket, but the only WW1 casualty of this name. Perth Cemetery (China Wall) is located 3 kilometres east of Ieper town centre, on the road from Ieper to Menen. The cemetery was begun by French troops in November 1914 (the French graves were removed after the Armistice) and adopted by the 2nd Scottish Rifles in June 1917. It was called Perth (as the predecessors of the 2nd Scottish Rifles were raised in Perth), China Wall (from the communication trench known as the Great Wall of China). The cemetery contained 130 graves at the time of the Armistice, when graves were brought in from the battlefields around Ypres and from smaller cemeteries in the area. There are now 2,791 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated in this cemetery, of which 1,369 are unidentified. No. 6829 Sgt. William Ernest Seal, 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment. Killed in Action 30th September 1915, age 26. Commemorated: Perth Cemetery (China Wall). Ref: XII. A. 6.

SWANN, Herbert Born and enlisted in Newmarket. He almost certainly died whilst a Prisoner of War. The city of Köln lies in the west of Germany approx 30kms to the north of Bonn. Cologne Southern Cemetery is located within the civilian cemetery, Südfriedhof Köln. COLOGNE SOUTHERN CEMETERY was used during the war for the burial of more than 1,000 Allied prisoners, and after the Armistice it was used by the occupying garrison. In 1922 it was decided that the graves of Commonwealth servicemen who had died all over Germany should be brought together into four permanent cemeteries. Cologne Southern was one of those chosen and the following year, graves were brought in from 183 burial grounds. There are now 2,482 First World War servicemen buried or commemorated in the Commonwealth plots at Cologne.  No. 66578 Pte. Herbert Swann, 1st/6th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Died 26th June 1918. Commemorated: Cologne Southern Cemetery. Ref: VIII. D. 16.

TILLEY, Albert Joseph Born in Snailwell in 1898 to Reburn and Ann Tilley, of 1 Victoria Cottages, Newmarket. He enlisted in Newmarket. Hargicourt is a village about 16 kilometres north-west of St Quentin. Hargicourt British Cemetery was begun in May 1917, and used by fighting units until March 1918; some further burials were made in September and October 1918, and three British graves were brought in after the Armistice. It was largely used by the 34th Division, under the name of Hargicourt Quarry Cemetery (derived from the quarry across the railway line). There are now over 300 WW1 casualties commemorated in this cemetery, of which over 30 are unidentified. No. 19811 Pte. Albert Joseph Tilley, 11th Bn. Suffolk Regiment. Killed in Action 26th August 1917, age 19. Commemorated: Hargicourt British Cemetery. Ref: I. C. 26.

TURNER, Alfred James Born in Isleham. He enlisted in Newmarket as No. 6757, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Ypres (now leper) is a town in the Province of West Flanders, with the Memorial situated at the eastern side of the town on the road to Menin (Menen) and Courtrai (Kortrijk). Each night at 8 pm the traffic is stopped at the Menin Gate while members of the local Fire Brigade sound the Last Post in the roadway under the Memorial's arches. Because of the high number of casualties in the salient it quickly became clear that the commemoration of members of the Commonwealth forces with no known grave would have to be divided between several different sites, and the Menin Gate is one of four memorials to the missing in Belgian Flanders which cover the area known as the Ypres Salient. The site of the Menin Gate was chosen because of the hundreds of thousands of men who passed through it on their way to the battlefields, and the YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL now bears the names of more than 54,000 officers and men whose graves are not known. No. 328079 Pte. Alfred James Turner, 1st Bn. Cambridgeshire Regiment. Killed in Action 31st July 1917. Commemorated: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Ref: Panels 50 and 52.

TURNER Bertram S Born in Exning, enlisted in Walthamstow. No. 374066 Pte. Bertram S Turner, 301st (Welsh) Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Died 4th July 1918. Commemorated: Newmarket Cemetery. Ref: H. 684.

TURNER, Ernest Arthur Born in Newmarket in 1885 to John and Elizabeth Turner, of 10 Turf Terrace, Newmarket. Husband of Mrs Turner, of Lees, Oldham. He enlisted in Newmarket. Etaples is a town about 27 kilometres south of Boulogne. The Military Cemetery is to the north of the town, on the west side of the road to Boulogne. During the First World War, the area around Etaples was the scene of immense concentrations of Commonwealth reinforcement camps and hospitals. It was remote from attack, except from aircraft, and accessible by railway from both the northern or the southern battlefields. In 1917, 100,000 troops were camped among the sand dunes and the hospitals, which included eleven general, one stationary, four Red Cross hospitals and a convalescent depot, could deal with 22,000 wounded or sick. The cemetery contains 10,773 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, and 35 of these burials are unidentified. The cemetery is the largest Commission cemetery in France. No. 24874 Pte. Ernest Arthur Turner, 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment. Died of Wounds 11th April 1917, age 32. Commemorated: Etaples Military Cemetery. Ref: XXII. F. 17A.

TIPLADY, Frederick Samuel Born in Newmarket in 1881 to Samuel Tiplady, of Newmarket. He enlisted in Bury St Edmunds. No. 24615 Pte. Frederick Samuel Tiplady, 10th Bn. Suffolk Regiment. Died 27th February 1916, age 35. Commemorated: Newmarket Cemetery. Ref: N. 96.

TOMLIN, Albert Born in Farnham, Surrey, in 1872. Adopted son of H P Lamb, of Baigents Cottages, Badshot Lea, Farnham. Previously served 12 years in 1st and 2nd Bn. The Queen’s. Also served on the North West Frontier of India. He enlisted in Guildford, Surrey as No. 329, Royal West Surrey Regiment, he is shown as transferring as No. G/82868 to 29th Bn. and then re- transferring as No 162822 17th Company, Labour Corps. However, the CWGC shows him as a casualty of The Queen’s, whilst SDGW shows him as a casualty of the Labour Corps. The only casualty of this name, but no apparent connection with Newmarket. Railway Chateau Cemetery is located 2 kilometres west of Ieper town centre, on the road leading from Ieper to Poperinge. The Cemetery (also known as "Augustine Street Cabaret", and "L.4 Post") was begun in November 1914 and contains 105 First World War burials, six of which are unidentified.  No. G/329 Pte. Albert Tomlin, 2nd Bn. The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Killed in Action 26th September 1917, age 45. Commemorated: Railway Chateau Cemetery. Ref: A. 16.

TAYLOR, Ernest Born in Hartest, enlisted in Newmarket. There are numerous casualties of this name and initial, and the connection to Newmarket is tenuous. Roeux is a village about 8 kilometres east of Arras. The cemetery is named from a small copse (the Bois Rossignol) on the east side. Plots I to IV are composed almost entirely of graves cleared from the battlefield in the summer of 1917. After the Armistice 850 graves were brought in from a wide area north and east of Arras and the cemetery now contains 2,069 burials and commemorations of WW1, of which 859 are unidentified. No. 23748 Pte. Ernest Taylor, 11th Bn. Suffolk Regiment. Killed in Action 28th April 1917. Commemorated: Brown’s Copse Cemetery, Roeux. Ref: I. C. 13.

TIMMINS, John Caswell Born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire and enlisted in Arundel. The only WW1 casualty of this name, but no apparent connection to Newmarket. The Thiepval Memorial, the Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, bears the names of more than 72,000 officers and men of the United Kingdom and South African forces who died in the Somme sector before 20 March 1918 and have no known grave. Over 90% of those commemorated died between July and November 1916. No. G/8727 Pte. John Caswell Timmins, 7th Bn. Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in action 7th July 1916. Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial. Ref: Pier and Face 7 C.

THOMPSON, Hilary Born in Newmarket in 1892 to Sam and Martha Thompson, of 20 London Road, Newmarket. He lived in Marylebone and enlisted as No. 27263 Norfolk Regiment in Westminster, London. Younger brother of Edward Romaine Thompson. Ypres (now leper) is a town in the Province of West Flanders, with the Memorial situated at the eastern side of the town on the road to Menin (Menen) and Courtrai (Kortrijk). Each night at 8 pm the traffic is stopped at the Menin Gate while members of the local Fire Brigade sound the Last Post in the roadway under the Memorial's arches. Because of the high number of casualties in the salient it quickly became clear that the commemoration of members of the Commonwealth forces with no known grave would have to be divided between several different sites, and the Menin Gate is one of four memorials to the missing in Belgian Flanders which cover the area known as the Ypres Salient. The site of the Menin Gate was chosen because of the hundreds of thousands of men who passed through it on their way to the battlefields, and the YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL now bears the names of more than 54,000 officers and men whose graves are not known. No. 41964 L/Cpl. Hilary Thompson, 1st Bn. Essex Regiment. Killed in Action 9th August 1917, age 25. Commemorated: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Ref: Panel 39.

THOMPSON, Edward Romaine Born in Newmarket in 1888 to Sam and Martha Thompson, of 20 London Road, Newmarket. He lived in Newmarket, but enlisted in Colchester as No. 2674, Royal Horse Guards. Elder brother of Hilary Thompson. Bray-sur-Somme is a village about 9 kilometres south-east of Albert. Bray Military Cemetery is north of the village, a little west of the road to Maricourt. The cemetery was begun in April 1916 by fighting units and field ambulances. After the Armistice graves were brought in from the battlefields immediately north and south of the village and in 1924, further isolated graves were brought in. Bray Military Cemetery now contains 874 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, of which 127 are unidentified. No. 888 Tpr. Edward Romaine Thompson, Household Bn. Royal Horse Guards. Died of Wounds 22nd February 1917, age 29. Commemorated: Bray Military Cemetery. Ref: II. C. 42.

TOON, William One of three casualties, none has any obvious connection to Newmarket.

TRATTHEN, Herman Born in 1890 to Mary Tratthen, of 4 Harwood Cottages, Newmarket. Not shown in SDGW. St. Sever Cemetery Extension is located within a large communal cemetery situated on the eastern edge of the southern Rouen suburbs of Le Grand Quevilly and Le Petit Quevilly. During the First World War, Commonwealth camps and hospitals were stationed on the southern outskirts of Rouen. Almost all of the hospitals at Rouen remained there for practically the whole of the war. They included eight general, five stationary, one British Red Cross and one labour hospital, and No. 2 Convalescent Depot. A number of the dead from these hospitals were buried in other cemeteries, but  the great majority were taken to the city cemetery of St. Sever. In September 1916, it was found necessary to begin an extension, where the last burial took place in April 1920. The cemetery extension contains 8,346 WW1 burials, of which ten are unidentified. No. 9114 Sgt. Herman Tratthen, Army Veterinary Corps, attached “A” Battery, 124th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Died 19th November 1918, age 28. Commemorated: St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen. Ref: S. III. J. 17.

WILLIS, James Vickers Born in Exning in 1875. Husband of Kate Willis, of 3 Oxborough Terrace, King Edward Road, Newmarket. He enlisted in Bury St Edmunds as No. 22844, Suffolk Regiment. The Arras Memorial is in the Faubourg-d' Amiens Cemetery, in the western part of the town of Arras. The ARRAS MEMORIAL commemorates almost 35,000 servicemen from the United Kingdom, South Africa and New Zealand who died in the Arras sector between the spring of 1916 and 7 August 1918, and have no known grave. No. 202817 Pte. James Vickers Willis. Killed in Action 28th April 1917, age 42. Commemorated: Arras Memorial. Ref: Bay 4.

WATTS, Harry Alexander Born in Newmarket in 1891 to John and Annie Watts, of Newmarket. He lived in Newmarket but enlisted in London. The cemetery is located to the North-West of leper. Ypres Reservoir Cemetery was begun in October 1915 and used by fighting units and field ambulances until after the Armistice, when it contained 1,099 graves. The cemetery was later enlarged when graves were brought in from the battlefields of the salient and smaller burial grounds in the area. There are now 2,613 WW1 burials, of which 1,034 are unidentified. No. M2/132158 Pte. Harry Alexander Watts, Army Service Corps, attached to XXII Corps “Y” Ammunition Park. Died 3rd January 1918, age 27. Commemorated: Ypres Reservoir Cemetery. Ref: IV. A. 11.

WILLIAMS, Clarence Born in Newmarket in 1895 to Edward and Katherine Williams. Husband of Margaret Sophia Emma Williams, of 5 Barton’s Place, Exning Road, Newmarket. He enlisted in Newmarket as No. 4170, Suffolk Regiment. Meaulte is a village just south of Albert. In September 1916, the 34th and 2/2nd London Casualty Clearing Stations were established at this point, known to the troops as Grove Town, to deal with casualties from the Somme battlefields. They were moved in April 1917 and, except for a few burials in August and September 1918, the cemetery was closed. Grove Town Cemetery contains 1,395 First World War burials. No. 6104 Pte. Clarence Williams, 4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment. Died of Wounds 30th October 1916, age 21. Commemorated: Grove Town Cemetery, Meaulte. Ref: II. D. 8.

WRIGHT, Ernest Born in Newmarket in 1896 to Charles and Ada Wright, of “Ingleside”, Park Lane, Newmarket. He enlisted in Newmarket. The cemetery is located to the north-west of Poperinge near Krombeke. Westvleteren was outside the front held by Commonwealth forces in Belgium during the First World War, but in July 1917, in readiness for the forthcoming offensive, groups of casualty clearing stations were placed at three positions called by the troops Mendinghem, Dozinghem and Bandaghem. The 4th, 47th and 61st Casualty Clearing Stations were posted at Dozinghem and the military cemetery was used by them until early in 1918. There are now 3,174 WW1 burials in the cemetery. No. 23465 Pte. Ernest Wright, 11th Bn. Suffolk Regiment. Died of Wounds 20th October 1917, age 21. Commemorated: Dozinghem Military Cemetery. Ref: XI. G. 22.

WIGG, Sydney Harold Born in 1889 to Mr A S Wigg, of Fairfield House, Newmarket. Ramillies is a village approximately 3 kilometres north-east of Cambrai. The original cemetery contained 93 graves dating from 30 September to 17 October 1918, but after the Armistice further graves were brought into the cemetery from other small burial grounds in the area, and Ramillies British Cemetery now contains 180 First World War burials. Capt. Sydney Harold Wigg, “C” Battery, 255th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Killed in Action 13th October 1918. Age 29. Commemorated: Ramillies British Cemetery. Ref: D. 10.

WOODS, Cyril Cyril is not shown on either the CWGC Debt of Honour Roll, nor within the pages of ‘Soldiers Died in the Great War’. This may be for several reasons, he could have died of a Great War wound or illness after having been discharged from the Armed Services, or he may have died after the qualifying period for inclusion, but before the Newmarket memorial was erected. If suitable evidence was available he could still be entered onto the CWGC Debt of Honour Roll.  Commemorated: Presumed buried in Newmarket Cemetery.

WILLSON, Edward Roland Born in Newmarket, he enlisted in Chesterfield. Couin is a village 15 kilometres east of Doullens. The BRITISH CEMETERY was begun in May 1916 by the field ambulances of the 48th (South Midland) Division, and was used by units and field ambulances during the Battle of the Somme in 1916. It was closed at the end of January 1917 because further extension was not possible, and now contains 401 WW1 burials. No. 18853 Pte. Edward Roland Willson, 3rd Bn. Grenadier Guards. Died of Wounds 16th August 1916. Commemorated: Couin British Cemetery. Ref: II. C. 8.

WHITAKER, Thomas Redvers Born in Bradford, Yorkshire, in 1900 to Mrs Edith Whitaker, of 13 Buckingham Street, Bolton Road, Bradford. He enlisted in Ipswich but lived in Newmarket. The Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing forms the north-eastern boundary of Tyne Cot Cemetery, which is located 9 kilometres north east of leper (Ypres) town centre, and is one of four memorials to the missing in Belgian Flanders, which cover the area known as the Ypres Salient. The TYNE COT MEMORIAL now bears the names of almost 35,000 officers and men whose graves are not known. No. G/ 70360 Pte. Thomas Redvers Whitaker, 2nd/4th Bn. The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Commemorated: Tyne Cot Memorial. Ref Panels 14 to 17 and 162-162A.

WOOD, Arthur Born in Newmarket, enlisted in Chelsea and lived in Acton, London. Loos-en-Gohelle is a village 5 kilometres north-west of Lens, and Dud Corner Cemetery is located about 1 kilometre west of the village. The Loos Memorial forms the side and back of Dud Corner Cemetery, and commemorates over 20,000 officers and men who have no known grave. Dud Corner Cemetery stands almost on the site of a German strong point, the Lens Road Redoubt, captured by the 15th (Scottish) Division, and the name "Dud Corner" is believed to be due to the large number of unexploded enemy shells found in the neighbourhood after the Armistice. No. 3495 Rfn. Arthur Wood, 1st/18th (County of London) Bn. (London Irish Rifles). Killed in Action 24th December 1915. Commemorated: Loos Memorial. Ref: Panel 133.

CUFFE, Albert One of two casualties, neither has any obvious connection to Newmarket.

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