It is a great privilege to have the village war memorial in the graveyard, commemorating those who fell in the both world wars defending our country, and reminding us of others who have fallen in violent conflict. They are all known by God - may they rest in peace and rise in glory. This Roll of Honour, researched by Ron Gibson, is published with his kind permission. More information is available by clicking on each of the names below.
Pte. Albon, Basil William No. 25861
10th Bn., The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regt.)
Enlisted: Sudbury
Born and lived Long Melford. Son of John and Adelaide Albon, of St Catherine’s Road, Long Melford.
Died of wounds 22/4/18 Age 19
Commemorated: Haringhe (Bandaghem) Military Cemetery, Poperinge, Belgium. III, E. 34.
L/Sgt. Albon, Ephraim John No. 1500
1st/5th Bn. Suffolk Regiment
Enlisted: Long Melford
Born Long Melford.
Died 1/10/15
Commemorated: Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta. B. XVII. 2.
Pte. Allen, William Canalis No. 16217
11th Bn., Suffolk Regiment
Enlisted: Bury St Edmunds
Born Long Melford.
Killed in Action 28/4/17
Commemorated: Roeux British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. A. 48.
Pte. Allen, William George No. 12851
15th Bn., The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regt.)
Enlisted: Sudbury
Born Long Melford. Son of Alfred and Sophia, of Hall Street, Long Melford.
Killed in Action 21/9/17 Age 30
Commemorated: La Clytte Military Cemetery, Heuvelland, Belgium. III. A. 21.
Pte. Ambrose, George No. 1755
1st/5th Bn. Suffolk Regiment
Enlisted: Long Melford
Born Long Melford. Son of W. I. Ambrose of High Street, Long Melford.
Killed in Action 20/9/15 Age 23
Commemorated: Hill 60 Cemetery.Turkey.II. E. 2
Pte. Andrews, Launcelot Charles Victor No. 45052
11th Bn., Suffolk Regiment
Enlisted: Warley, Essex.
Born Long Melford. Son of Charles and Sarah of Bull Lane, Long Melford.
Died of Wounds 17/10/17 Age 20
Commemorated: Dozinghem Military Cemetery, Poperinge, Belgium. X. G. 11.
Pte. Beales, Edward James No. 425878
2nd/10th Bn. London Regiment (Hackney)
Enlisted: Ipswich, Suffolk
Lived Long Melford.
Died of Wounds 6/5/18
Commemorated: Longpre-Les-Corps Saints British Cemetery. Somme, France. B. 21.
Cpl. Belsham, Horace No. 26973
2nd Garrison Bn., Northumberland Fusiliers
Enlisted: Bury St Edmunds
Born Long Melford. Son of Charles Belsham of Wells Hall, Great Cornard.
Died 8/7/15 Age 31
Commemorated: Basra War Cemetery. Iraq. IV. G. 6.
A/B. Bigg, Spencer No. VR/5372
Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve
Son of William Bigg of Borley Place, Sudbury.
Died 10/10/18
Commemorated: Sydney (Hardwood Hill) Cemetery, Nova Scotia, Canada. 1st toward gate.
Lt. Bigg, Walter
8th Bn. Durham Light Infantry
Born Long Melford. Son of William and the late Mary Bigg of Long Melford
Killed in Action 27/5/18 Age 22
Commemorated: La Ville-Aux-Bois British Cemetery, Aisne, France. I. J. 8.
Pte. Bixby, William No. 491862
13th Bn. London Regt. (Princess Louise’s Kensington Bn.)
Enlisted: Romford, Essex.
Lived St. James’ Park
Died of Wounds 15/4/17
Commemorated: Warlincourt Halte British Cemetery. Pas De Calais, France. VIII. G. 10.
L/Cpl. Boreham, William Charles No. 7503
7th Bn., Suffolk Regiment
Enlisted: Sudbury, Suffolk
Born Long Melford.
Killed in Action 3/7/16
Commemorated: Ovillers Military Cemetery, Somme, France. I. E. 29.
Sgt. Boulden, Frank No. 12150
7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment
Enlisted: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Born Felthorpe, Norfolk. Son of Frank and Beatrice of Mersea House, Church Row, Long Melford.
Killed in Action 18/10/18 Age 20
Commemorated: Arras Road Cemetery, Roclincourt, France. II. P. 16.
Mjr. Braithwaite, Francis Joseph
2nd Bn., The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Son of Rev. F. J. Braithwaite, of Waldingfield, husband of Norah, of Kingsley, Southwold.
Killed in Action 4/11/14 Age 42
Commemorated: Tanga Memorial Cemetery, Tanzania.
2nd Lt. Braithwaite, Humphrey Layland
Corps of Royal Engineers
Son of the late Rev. H. J. and Mary Braithwaite of Brook House, Long Melford
Killed in Action 10/7/16 Age 31
Commemorated: Berks Cemetery Extension, Ploegsteert, Belgium. E. 6.
Miss Braithwaite, Margaret Dorothea
Asst. Nurse, Voluntary Aid
Died 3/3/19
No Other Information
Pte. Branwhite, Eric Reginald No. 6154
1st Bn. London Regt. (Queen’s Westminster Rifles)
Enlisted: Long Melford
Born Long Melford. Son of F. W. and the late Mrs F. E. Branwhite, of Long Melford.
Killed in Action 10/9/16 Age 21
Commemorated: Serre Road Cemetery No. 2, Somme, France. XXXI. H. 11.
Pte. Brown, Basil James No. 28246
15th Bn. Hampshire Yeomanry
Enlisted: Sudbury, Suffolk.
Born Long Melford.
Killed in Action 23/3/18
Commemorated: Arras Memorial, Pas De Calais, France. Bay 6.
L/Cpl. Butcher, Samuel Thomas No. 43070
7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment
Enlisted: Sudbury, Suffolk.
Died of Wounds 14/10/16
Commemorated: Heilly Station Cemetery, Somme, France. III. C. 25.
Pte. Byford, Hubert George No. 19990
11th Bn. Suffolk Regiment
Enlisted: Bury St Edmunds
Born Long Melford. Son of Arthur William and Sarah, of Chestnut Cottage, Hall St., Long Melford.
Killed in Action 31/5/17 Age 19
Commemorated: Arras Memorial, Pas De Calais, France. Bay 4.
Pte. Cansdale, Frederick George No. 40456
8th Bn. Suffolk Regiment
Enlisted: Long Melford.
Killed in Action 12/10/17
Commemorated: Cement House Cemetery, Langemarck, Belgium. IX. C. 13.
Pte. Codling, Leonard No. 240830
1st/5th Bn. Suffolk Regiment
Born Long Melford. Son of Edward Walter and Beatrice Elizabeth, of ‘The Laurels’, St. Catherines Road, Long Melford.
Died 7/7/19 Age 22
Commemorated: Long Melford (Holy Trinity) Churchyard.
2nd Lt. Coe, George
1st Bn. attd. 11th Bn. Border Regiment
Son of George John and Rosa, of 2 Westgate Terrace, Long Melford.
Killed in Action 1/7/16 Age 30
Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 6 A and 7 C.
Pte. Coe, William Charles No. 26799
2nd Bn. Essex Regiment
Enlisted: Colchester, Essex.
Born Long Melford, lived Harwich. Son of the late Henry James and Ellen Mary Coe.
Killed in Action 23/10/16 Age 25
Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 10 D.
Pte. Coote, Albert Charles No. 493903
1st/13th London Regiment (Princess Louise’s Kensington Battalion)
Enlisted: Sudbury, Suffolk.
Born Sudbury, lived Long Melford. Son of James and Florence S. Prigg, of Smaley Meadow, Long Melford.
Killed in Action 4/5/17 Age 18
Commemorated: Wancourt British Cemetery, Pas De Calais, France. Special Memorial 66
Pte. Death, Arthur William No. 203147
15th Bn. Suffolk Yeomanry, Suffolk Regiment.
Enlisted: Bury St Edmunds.
Died 4/5/17
Commemorated: Savona Memorial, Italy
Cpl. Deeks, Walter No. 8755
1st Bn. Cheshire Regiment
Enlisted: Bury St Edmunds.
Born Sudbury. Son of Ellen Elizabeth Stanhope of 60 High Street, Long Melford.
Died of Wounds 20/3/16 Age 27
Commemorated: Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No. 1, Somme, France. II. E. 14.
Capt. Drake, Robert Edward
1st Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment
Born Great Wratting, Suffolk. Son of John and Ellen Louisa Drake of The Chestnuts, Long Melford
Died of Wounds 8/9/14 Age 36
Commemorated: Bezu-Le-Guery Communal Cemetery, Aisne, France.
Pte. Duce, Bert No. 2263
5th Bn. Suffolk Regiment
Died 3/9/16
Commemorated: Holy Trinity Churchyard, Long Melford.
Sgt. Duce, Walter No. 240625
1st/5th Bn. Suffolk Regiment
Enlisted: Colchester, Essex. Original No. 2507.
Son of Mrs Emily Jane Duce, of Westgate Street, Long Melford.
Killed in Action 3/11/17 Age 26
Commemorated: Gaza War Cemetery, Israel. VIII. F. 10.
Pte. Eady, William Thomas No. 5954
16th Bn. Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge’s Own)
Enlisted Bury St Edmunds.
Born Waldingfield, lived Long Melford. Son of Thomas and Ellen Eady, of Hall Street, Long Melford.
Killed in Action 17/4/17 Age 40
Commemorated: Monchy British Cemetery, Pas De Calais, France. I. F. 22.
Pte. Finch, John Patrick No. 50229
54th Div. Bn., Machine Gun Corps (Inf)
Son of Mr and Mrs Finch, of Southgate Street, Long Melford.
Died 7/12/18 Age 24
Commemorated: Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. H. 12.
2nd Lt. Finlay, Kenneth Neil
26th Training Squadron, Royal Air Force
Son of Florence Seely and the late George Neil Finlay, of Ye Olde House, Long Melford.
Commemorated: Liston (or Lyston) Churchyard, Essex.
Pte. Fitch, Herbert Edward No. 32164
6th Bn. Northamptonshire Regiment
Enlisted: Sudbury, Suffolk.
Born Linton, Cambridgeshire.
Died of Wounds 13/1/18
Commemorated: Dozinghem Military Cemetery, Poperinge, Belgium. XV. H. 22.
Pte. Ford, James No. G/80938
1st Bn. Royal Fusiliers
Died 7/6/19 Age 38
Commemorated: Holy Trinity Churchyard, Long Melford.
Pte. French, Charles William No. 26735
7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment
Enlisted: Bury St Edmunds
Born Long Melford. Son of Charles and Mary Ann French, of Bull Lane, Long Melford.
Killed in Action 9/8/16 Age 32
Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A.
RSM Goody, Walter M.C. No. 3/9691
M.M. Order of Leopold II. (Belgium)
7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment
Enlisted: Long Melford.
Born Glemsford. Son of George and Elizabeth Goody; husband of Harriet Mary Goody, of Southgate Street, Long Melford.
Died of Wounds 6/4/18 Age 32
Commemorated: Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No. 1. Somme, France. VI. D. 50.
Pte. Grice, George Frederick No. 27478
9th Bn. Norfolk Regiment
Enlisted: Sudbury.
Born Long Melford.
Killed in Action 11/10/18
Commemorated: Vis-En-Artois Memorial. Pas De Calais, France. Panel 4.
Pte. Gridley, Bertie No. G/60077
3rd/4th Bn. The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
Enlisted: Sudbury.
Born and lived Long Melford.
Killed in Action 5/11/17
Commemorated: Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium. Panel 14 to 17 and 162 to 162A.
Pte. Grimes, Archibald Edward No. E/1165
17th Bn. Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regt.)
Enlisted: Whyteleafe.
Born Hedley, lived Ipswich. Son of Frederick and Lizzie Mary Grimes, of Lodge Gates, Brettenham, Ipswich.
Killed in Action 8/7/16 Age 22
Commemorated: Arras Memorial, Pas De Calais, France. Bay 3.
Pte. Hardy, Sidney No. 26293
11th Bn. Suffolk Regiment
Enlisted: Bury St Edmunds.
Born Long Melford.
Killed in Action 28/4/17
Commemorated: Arras Memorial, Pas De Calais, France. Bay 4.
Pte. Harrison, Frank No. 242532
1st5th Bn. Suffolk Regiment
Enlisted: Sudbury.
Born Sudbury.
Killed in Action 2/11/17
Commemorated: Gaza War Cemetery. Israel. VIII. G. 1.
Pte. Honeyball, Frederick No. 21608
12th Bn. Suffolk Regiment
Enlisted: Deptford, London.
Born Wickhambrook. Brother of Mrs S. A. Woodhouse, of Park Terrace, Long Melford.
Died of Wounds 23/7/16 Age 38
Commemorated: Philosophe British Cemetery. Pas De Calais, France. I. J. 38.
Pte. Howard, William No. E/2200
17th Bn. Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regt.)
Enlisted: Kensington, London.
Born Long Melford.
Killed in Action 28/6/16
Commemorated: Canadian Cemetery No. 2. Pas De Calais, France. 7. A. 14.
Pte. Howard, William No. 13248
12th Bn. Machine Gun Corps (Inf)
Enlisted:Sudbury.
Born and lived Long Melford
Died of Wounds 6/9/18
Commemorated: Rancourt Military Cemetery. Somme, France. D. I.
Pte. Hurrell, Bertie No. 5174
4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment
Enlisted: Long Melford.
Born Long Melford.
Killed in Action 25/1/17.
Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial. Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A.
Pte. Johnson, James No. 21327
6th Bn. Queen’s Own ( Royal West Kent Regiment)
Enlisted: Bury St Edmunds.
Lived Long Melford. Son of Charles and Emma Johnson, of Bullymores Farm, Long Melford.
Died of Wounds 27/3/18 Age 24
Commemorated: Merville Communal Cemetery Extension. Nord, France. III. C. 12.
Pte. Last, Joseph No. G/34202
11th Bn. Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge’s Own)
Enlisted: Chelmsford, Essex.
Born Long Melford. Son of Lucy and the late William Last, of 123 Springfield Road, Chelmsford.
Died of Wounds 21/11/17 Age 25
Commemorated: Tincourt New British Cemetery. Somme, France. II. G. 3. 43.
Spr. Lawrance, Hugh Rippin No. 43126
72nd Field Company, Royal Engineers
Enlisted: Redhill, Surrey.
Born Long Melford. Son of William Clyatt and Laura S. Lawrance, of Hall Street, Long Melford.
Died 1/9/15 Age 22
Commemorated: Helles Memorial. Turkey. Panel 23 to 25 or 325 to 328.
Pte. Lilley, Albert No. 7590
7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment
Enlisted: Bury St Edmunds.
Born Long Melford.
Killed in Action 3/7/16
Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial. Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A.
Rflm. Lilley, Bertie John No. S/15765
1st Bn. Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own)
Enlisted: Whitehall, London
Born Marylebone, lived Shoreditch, London.
Killed in Action 8/8/16
Commemorated: Essex Farm Cemetery. Ieper (Ypres), Belgium. III. C. 13.
Rflm. Lilly, William George No. 1121
1st/18th Bn. London Regt. (London Irish Rifles)
Enlisted: Chelsea, London.
Born Long Melford. Son of G. and Harriet Lilly of 22 Warsill Street, Battersea.
Killed in Action 4/10/16 Age 31
Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial. Somme, France. Pier and Face 13 C.
Pte. Mackinder, William Robert No. T/207933
2nd Bn. The Queen’s (Royal West Kent Regt.)
Enlisted: Canterbury, Kent.
Lived Canterbury, Kent.
Killed in Action 26/10/17
Commemorated: Tyne Cot Memorial. Belgium. Panel 14 to 17 and 162 to 162A.
Pte. March, William No. 20627
7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment
Enlisted: Sudbury, Suffolk.
Born Long Melford. Son of Mr and Mrs H. March, of St Catherines Road, Long Melford.
Killed in Action 12/10/16 Age 35
Commemorated: Ovillers Military Cemetery. Somme, France. XIV. T. 5.
Pte. Martin, Arthur No. S/42253
1st Bn. Gordon Highlanders
Enlisted: Clare, Suffolk.
Son of George Martin, of 6 Windmill Hill, Long Melford. Brother of Frederick.
Killed in Action 23/8/18 Age 23
Commemorated: Warry Copse Cemetery. Pas De Calais, France. A. 36.
Pte. Martin, Frederick No. 229485
1st Bn. Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regt.)
Enlisted: Sudbury, Suffolk.
Lived Poslingford. Son of George Martin, of 6 Windmill Hill, Long Melford. Brother of Arthur.
Died 16/7/18 Age 21
Commemorated: Holy Trinity Churchyard, Long Melford.
Pte. Matthews, William Hyham No. 10130
2nd Bn. Essex Regiment
Enlisted: Halstead, Essex.
Born and lived Long Melford. Son of George and Phoebe Matthews, of Bull Lane, Long Melford.
Died 20/4/15 Age 21
Commemorated: Berlin South-Western Cemetery. Brandenberg, Germany. XIV. A. 2.
Pte. Messenger, Charles No. G/14922
1st Bn. The Queen’s (Royal West Kent Regt.)
Enlisted: Sudbury, Suffolk.
Born and lived Long Melford.
Killed in Action 25/9/17
Commemorated: Tyne Cot Memorial. Belgium. Panel 14 to 17 and 162 to 162A.
Pte. Middleditch, Frederick Charles No. 241209
1st/5th Bn. Suffolk Regiment
Died 18/8/19
Commemorated: Holy Trinity Churchyard, Long Melford.
Pte. Neave, Leonard Jarvis No. 534766
1st 15th Bn. London Regiment (Prince of Wales’ Own Civil Service Rifles)
Enlisted: Bury St Edmunds.
Born Long Melford.
Killed in Action 2/9/18
Commemorated: Vis-En-Artois Memorial. Pas De Calais, France. Panel 10.
Pte. Palmer, Austin Jarvis No. 17409
1st Bn. Scots Guards
Enlisted: Sudbury, Suffolk.
Born and lived Long Melford.
Killed in Action 27/9/18
Commemorated: Flesquieres Hill British Cemetery. Nord, France. VIII. B. 10.
Spr. Parmenter, Harry No. 180137
Corps of Royal Engineers
Enlisted: Long Melford.
Born Long Melford. Son of John Duce and his wife Harriet Moss; husband of Margaret Ellen Parmenter of St Catherines Road Long Melford.
Died 21/8/17 Age 34
Commemorated: Holy Trinity Churchyard, Long Melford.
L.Cpl. Perkins, Maurice Stanley No. 78215
4th Bn. Durham Light Infantry
Husband of Emma Perkins, of 2 Ennismore Road, Stanley, Liverpool.
Died 26/11/18 Age 29
Commemorated: Liverpool (Anfield) Cemetery. Lancashire. IX. C. E. 502.
Pte. Perry, Edward Thomas No. 19335
Royal Army Pay Corps.
Born Long Melford. Son of Eliza Frost (formerly Perry) and the late John Thomas Perry, of Hall Street, Long Melford.
Died 3/12/18 Age 33
Commemorated: Holy Trinity Churchyard, Long Melford.
Pte. Pettitt, Harry No. 7118
2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment
Enlisted: Sudbury, Suffolk.
Born Long Melford. Son of George and Lettia Pettitt.
Killed in Action 26/8/14 Age 36
Commemorated: La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial. Marne, France.
Pte. Piper, Bert No. PO/1170
Royal Marine Light Infantry
Died 1/4/18
Commemorated: Etaples Military Cemetery. Pas De Calais, France. XXXII. A. 9.
A.B. Potter, Walter John No. J/43893
H.M.S. Surprise, Royal Navy
Son of Arthur Robert and Lucy Potter, of Westgate Street, Long Melford.
Died 23/12/17 Age 21
Commemorated: Chatham Naval Memorial. Kent. 22.
Pte. Ranson, Clifford No. 53975
15th/17th Bn. West Yorkshire Regt. (Prince of Wales’s Own)
Enlisted: Bury St Edmunds.
Born Long Melford. Son of Herbert and Emma Ranson, of 121 Eastgate Street, Bury St Edmunds.
Killed in Action 28/6/18 Age 19
Commemorated: Ploegsteert Memorial. Belgium. Panel 3 and 4.
Pte. Ranson, Sidney No. 7140
2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment
Enlisted: Long Melford.
Born Long Melford.
Killed in Action 19/3/16
Commemorated: Spoilbank Cemetery. Ieper (Ypres), Belgium. I. D. 18.
Pte. Reynolds, Arthur Charles No. 56719
17th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
Enlisted: Sudbury, Suffolk.
Born Long Melford. Nephew of Rose Reynolds, of Hall Street, Long Melford.
Died of Wounds 2/6/18 Age 19
Commemorated: Bagneux British Cemetery. Somme, France. II. C. 25.
Pte. Rising, Frederick No. 40920
12th Bn. Suffolk Regiment
Enlisted: Long Melford.
Born Long Melford.
Died 4/12/18
Commemorated: Berlin South-Western Cemetery. Brandenburg, Germany. V. G. 8.
A.B. Salisbury, Gordon Jack No. J/3924/CH
H.M.S. Greenwich, Royal Navy
Husband of Lizzie Dorothy Salisbury, of 218 Hertford Road, Lower Edmonton, London.
Died 3/10/18 Age 27
Commemorated: Sudbury Cemetery. RR. 217.
Pte. Salter, Harry Henry William Joseph No. 511892
14th Bn. London Regiment (London Scottish)
Enlisted: London.
Lived Sudbury, Suffolk.
Killed in Action 7/5/17
Commemorated: Tank Cemetery. Pas De Calais, France. C. 22.
Rflm. Salter, William No. 44805
King’s Royal Rifle Corps, attd. 13th Kensington Bn. , London Regiment
Enlisted: Sudbury, Suffolk
Born and lived Long Melford. Son of Rosina and the late William Salter, of Little St Mary’s, Long Melford.
Killed in Action 6/11/18 Age 19
Commemorated: Denain Communal Cemetery. Nord, France. D. 26.
Pte. Sarnsum, George No. 15999
8th Bn. Suffolk Regiment
Enlisted: Sudbury, Suffolk.
Born Long Melford.
Killed in Action 27/6/16
Commemorated: Carnoy Military Cemetery. Somme, France. F. 26.
Pte. Sansum, George Henry No. 27387
7th Bn. Royal Fusiliers
Son of Henry and Elizabeth Sansum, of The Green, Long Melford.
Died 9/2/18 Age 24
Commemorated: Holy Trinity Churchyard, Long Melford
L/Cpl. Sansum, George No. 8415
2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment
Enlisted: Sudbury, Suffolk.
Born Long Melford. Son of Alfred and Ellen Turner, of Westgate Street, Long Melford.
Killed in Action 20/7/15 Age 21
Commemorated: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Belgium. Panel 21.
Pte. Sansum, George William No. PW/ 6566
2nd Bn. Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge’s Own)
Enlisted: Bury St Edmunds.
Born and lived Long Melford.
Killed in Action 24/4/18
Commemorated: Pozieres Memorial. Somme, France. Panel 60 and 61.
Pte. Sansum, Sidney Charles No. 30406
9th Bn. The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Enlisted Sudbury, Suffolk.
Born and lived Long Melford.
Died 29/10/18
Commemorated: Berlin South-Western Cemetery. Brandenburg, Germany. XVIII. C. 3.
Cpl. Sewell, Owen Charles No. 27407
7th Bn. Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regt.)
Enlisted: Sudbury.
Born and lived Long Melford. Son of Robert Arthur and Mary Ann Sewell, of Long Melford.
Killed in Action 30/12/17 Age 21
Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial. Somme, France. Pier and Face 8 C 9 A and 16 A
Pte. Shelley, Sidney Arnold No. 6595
15th Bn. London Regiment, (Prince of Wales’s Own Civil Service Rifles)
Enlisted: Long Melford.
Born Sudbury, Suffolk. Son of Aylmer and Rose Shelley, of High Street, Long Melford.
Killed in Action 7/10/16 Age 20
Commemorated: Warlencourt British Cemetery. Pas De Calais, France. I. J. 37.
L/Cpl. Shinn, Richard No. G/21849
23rd Bn. Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge’s Own)
Enlisted: London.
Born Needing Tye, lived Walworth, Surrey. Son ofAlfred and Harriet Shinn, of Church Row, Long Melford.
Killed in Action 29/9/18 Age 25
Commemorated: Tyne Cot Memorial. Belgium. Panel 113 to 115.
Pte. Snell, Oswald No. 6641
1st Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment
Enlisted: Bury St Edmunds.
Born and lived Long Melford. Son of Frances and Sarah Snell, of St Catherines Road, Long Melford.
Killed in Action 21/4/15 Age 41
Commemorated: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Belgium. Panel 31 and 33.
Pte. Stanhope, James No. 3/9742
8th Bn. Suffolk Regiment
Enlisted: Bury St Edmunds.
Born Long Melford. Son of the late George and Emma Stanhope; husband of Harriet Ann Stanhope, of Hall Street, Long Melford.
Killed in Action 21/7/16 Age 31
Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial. Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A.
Dvr. Stebbing, Charles William No. T4/211968
662nd Horse Transport Company, Royal Army Service Corps
Enlisted: Ballingdon.
Born and lived Long Melford. Son of George William and Rachel Stebbing, of Station Road, Long Melford.
Died 30/10/18 Age 24
Commemorated: Terlincthun British Cemetery. Pas De Calais, France. IX. A. 4.
Pte. Tatum, Alfred No. G/30082
2nd Bn. The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regt.)
Enlisted: Sudbury, Suffolk.
Born and lived Long Melford.
Killed in Action 29/10/18
Commemorated: Tezze British Cemetery. Italy. Plot 4. Row B. Grave II.
Pte. Tatum, Charles No. 42502
2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment
Enlisted: Sudbury.
Born Long Melford.
Died of Wounds 22/8/18
Commemorated: Bagneux British Cemetery. Somme, France. VI. A. 9.
Pte. Thompson, Tom No. 5438
C Company 1st Bn. Suffolk Regiment
Enlisted: Sudbury.
Born Glemsford, Suffolk. Son of Charles and the late Gilly Thompson, of 258 High Street, Sutton, Surrey. Elder Brother of William
Killed in Action 3/10/15 Age 38
Commemorated: Loos Memorial. Pas De Calais, France. Panel 37 and 38.
Pte. Thompson, William M.M. No. 139526
3rd Bn. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Enlisted: Sudbury, Suffolk.
Born and lived Long Melford. Son of Charles and the late Gilly Thompson of 13 Golden Crescent, Hayes, Middx. Younger Brother of Tom.
Killed in Action 21/3/18 Age 23
Commemorated: Arras Memorial. Pas De Calais, France. Bay 10.
Pte. Tolchard, Leslie Arthur No. 270707
1st Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment
Enlisted: Sudbury, Suffolk.
Born Hitchin, Herts. lived Long Melford.
Killed in Action 23/8/18
Commemorated: Achiet-Le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension. Pas De Calais, France. IV. S. 7.
Pte. Totman, Edward John No. 202129
4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment
Enlisted: Long Melford.
Born Long Melford. Son of Edward Totman, of 2 St. Catherines Road, Long Melford.
Killed in Action 14/2/17 Age 19
Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial. Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A.
Pte. Turner, Arthur James No. 3894
3rd Bn. Coldstream Guards
Enlisted: Sudbury, Suffolk.
Born Sudbury. Son of William and Susan Turner, of Rectory Cottages, Lyston, Long Melford; husband of Jessie Emma Turner, of 15 School Street, Sudbury. Regular soldier, veteran of the South African Campaign.
Died 12/11/14 Age 32
Commemorated: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Belgium. Panel 11.
Pte. Whent, Reginald Victor No. 31488
1st/4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment
Enlisted: Ipswich.
Born Long Melford.
Died of Wounds 24/9/17
Commemorated: Locre Hospice Cemetery. Heuvelland, Belgium. III. A. 5.
Pte. Wright, George No. G/39458
1st Bn. The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regt.)
Enlisted: Sudbury, Suffolk.
Born Cork, Eire, lived Long Melford. Son of William Wright, of Queen’s Road, Sudbury; husband of Edith Wright, of 10 Church Street, Sudbury.
Killed in Action 25/9/17 Age 28
Commemorated: Tyne Cot Memorial. Belgium. Panel 14 to 17 and 162 to 162A.
Sgt. Younger, Harry No. A/24251
5th Bn. Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regt.)
Husband of Rose Younger, of 28 Connaught Terrace, Hove. Native of Suffolk.
Died 15/8/17 Age 41
Commemorated: Loos British Cemetery. Pas De Calais, France. III. C. II.
1939 – 1945
Stkr 1st Cl. Andrews, Ralph No. C/K 61758
H.M.S. Martin, Royal Navy
Son of Henry John and Jane Andrews.
Died 10/11/42 Age 43
Commemorated: Chatham Naval Memorial. Kent. 61. 3.
Flt. Sgt. Barnes, Roy Haywood No. 1337287
Air Gunner, 9 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Son of Hubert Roy and Phyllis Barnes, of Long Melford.
Died 21/7/44 Age 20
Commemorated: Wevelgem Communal Cemetery. Belgium. Grave E. 479.
Sgt. Starkie-Bence, Richmond Douglas No. 957734
48 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Son of Charles Douglas Bunbury and Maithal Gertrude Starkie-Bence, of Long Melford.
Died 5/9/41 Age 25
Commemorated: Runnymede Memorial. Surrey. Panel 52.
Pte. Boreham, Alfred Eric No. 5116823
1st Bn. Hampshire Regiment
Son of Alfred and Sarah Ann Boreham, of Long Melford.
Died 29/7/43 Age 28
Commemorated: Catania War Cemetery. Sicily, Italy. I. J. 10.
Pte. Codling, Thomas Edward No. 5832534
1st Bn. Cambridgeshire Regiment (Suffolk Regt.)
Died 6/6/43 Age 29
Commemorated: Kanchanaburi War Cemetery. Thailand. 2. M. 9.
Pte. Cox, Frederick William Isaac No. 5833741
5th Bn. Suffolk Regiment
Son of Mr and Mrs W. Cox.
Died 15/2/42 Age 20
Commemorated: Kranji War Cemetery. Singapore. 11. B. 14.
LAC Howard, Arthur Thomas No. 645529
84 Squadron, Royal Air Force
Son of William and Sarah Maud Howard, of Long Melford.
Died 25/5/43 Age 24
Commemorated: Ambon War Cemetery. Indonesia. 6. C. 7.
LAC Kemp, Donald Charles No. FAA/FX. 86773
H.M.S. Vulture, Royal Naval Air Service
Son of Charles William and Alice Kemp, of Long Melford.
Died 23/5/44 Age 20
Commemorated: Lee-On-Solent Memorial. Hampshire. Bay 5. Panel 2.
Pte. Mott, Cyril George Douglas No. 14545245
2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment
Son of John Burton and Elizabeth Jessie Mott, of Long Melford.
Died 15/4/44 Age 20
Commemorated: Imphal War Cemetery. India. 6. F. 17.
P.O. Ridpath, Frederick George No. C/JX 140124
H.M.S. Harvester, Royal Navy
Son of George and Ada Ridpath; husband of Tressie Alice Ridpath, of Long Melford.
Died 11/3/43 Age 25
Commemorated: Chatham Naval Memorial. Kent. 68. 1.
Sgt. Trott, Albert Edward No. 959891
97 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Died 13/11/42
Commemorated: St John The Baptist Churchyard. Scampton, Lincolnshire. Grave 15.
Cpl. Watkinson, Hugh Rowland No. 642004
119 Squadron, Royal Air Force
Son of Mr and Mrs A. R. Watkinson, of Long Melford.
Died 15/12/42 Age 21
Commemorated: Runnymede Memorial. Surrey. Panel 97.