Soldiers - The Great War, 1914-1919

Below are the soldiers we have traced to having a connection to Wickford, and for all those we have pictures for we have added, for those we don't we have used a picture of their grave or memorial. We are always looking to fill in the gaps, so please if you do have any photos of any of the 'missing' men we would love to get copies for the archive.

ALEN, Arthur Henry
30040 Private, 9th Battalion Norfolk Regiment
Killed In Action, France & Flanders, March 9, 1917, Age 38

Buried Vermelles British Cemetery, France

BALL, William

S2SR/02994 Staff Quartermaster Sergeant, Army Service Corps (Line of Communications Section)

Died Mesopotamia February 23, 1918, Age 33.

Buried Baghdad (North Gate) Cemetery, Iraq.

BARTLETT, Richard James

12564 Private, 2nd Battalion Essex Regiment

Killed in Action, France & Flanders, October 13, 1916, Age 22

Commemorated; Thiepval Memorial France.

BEATWELL, Arthur George

7855 Private, 2nd Battalion Essex Regiment

Killed in Action, France & Flanders, November 18, 1914 Age 28.

Buried; Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Belgium.

BEATWELL, Ernest

RMA/14398 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery

Killed in Action, Jutland, May 31, 1915 Age 21.

Commemorated; Portsmouth Naval Memorial.

BEWERS, Henry Robert

26502 Private, 2nd Battalion Suffolk Regiment

Killed in Action, France & Flanders August 18, 1916, Age 38.

Commemorated; Thiepval Memorial, France

BEWERS William John Cornelius

280241 Chief Petty Officer, Royal Navy (serving on Submarine E22)

Killed in Action, North Sea, April 25, 1916 Age 39.

Commemorated; Chatham Naval Memorial

BIRD, Ronald Stanley

200807 Private 1/4th Battalion Norfolk Regiment

Died Palestine, December 18, 1917 Age 23

Buried: Haidar Pasha Cemetery, Istanbul

BUNN Arthur James

276041 Private 6th Battalion Essex Regiment

Died Palestine, September 12, 1917

Buried; Baghdad (North Gate) Cemetery, Iraq.

BURNETT, George

7591 Lance Corporal, 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards

Killed in Action, France & Flanders, October 29, 1914 Age 25.

Commemorated; Menin Gate Memorial, Belgium

BUSH, Herbert John

40137 Private, 2nd Battalion Essex Regiment

Killed in Action, France & Flanders, October 15, 1916 Age 31.

Commemorated; Thiepval Memorial, France.

BUTLER, Thornton

R/18040 Rifleman, 7th Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps.

Killed in Action, France & Flanders, April 11, 1917, Age 21.

Buried; Hibers Trench Cemetery, France

CLARKE, Edwin

8101 Private, 17th Battalion Manchester Regiment

Killed in Action France & Flanders. July 1, 1916 Age 21.

Commemorated; Thiepval Memorial, France

CORKE William

18394 Private, 2nd Battalion Norfolk Regiment

Died Mesopotamia, September 4, 1916 Age 36

Buried; Amara War Cemetery Iraq.

COX Albert Charles

19563 Private, 7th Battalion Norfolk Regiment

Killed in Action, France & Flanders, October 12, 1916

Commemorated; Thiepval Memorial France.

COX Frederick William

CH/410(S) Private, 1st Battalion Royal Marine Light Infantry.

Killed in Action, France & Flanders, April 28, 1917, Age 27.

Buried; Canadian Cemetery No. 2, France.

COX James Edward

12653 Private 9th Battalion Essex Regiment

Killed in Action France & Flanders, September 25, 1915 Age 24.

Buried; Gunners Farm Cemetery, Belgium.

DRIVER James

43546 Private, 9th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fus (formerly 3559 6th London Regiment)

Killed in Action, France & Flanders, September 30, 1918

Commemorated; Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.

ELSON, Ernest

T/084481 Driver, 34 Division Train, Army Service Corps

Died UK October 24, 1915 Age 49

Commemorated; North Acton Cemetery Memorial, England

ENGLAND, Ernest Walter Henry

548040 Private, 15th Battalion London Regiment (Civil Service Rifles) formerly 305625 5/London Reg

Died of Wounds, France & Flanders, September 4, 1918, Age 19.

Buried; Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe France.

EVE, Arthur

G/442 Private, 17th Battalion Middlesex Regiment

Killed in Action, France & Flanders, April 28, 1917 Age 29.

Commemorated; Arras Memorial, France

FAIRWEATHER, John Henry

625491 Driver, 2/B Battery, Honourable Artillery Company

Died Germany, February 28, 1919, Age 21.

Buried; Cologne Southern Cemetery, Germany

FARLEY, John Thomas

TF2381 Private, 1/7th Battalion Middlesex Regiment

Killed in Action, France & Flanders, May 26, 1916, Age 23.

Buried; Hebuterne Military Cemetery, France

FISCHER, Carl

Lieutenant, 7th Bayerisches Feldartillerie Regiment, German Army

Killed in Action, Deniecourt France, September 29-30, 1914.

FRANKLIN, Herbert Edward

202304 Private, 2/4th Battalion (City of Bristol) Gloucester Regiment (formerly 2791 4th Battalion Essex Regiment)

Killed in Action, France & Flanders, July 5, 1916 Age 21

Commemorated; Loos Memorial, France.

FRENCH Frank Arthur

1923 Private, 59th Battalion, 15th Infantry Brigade, Australian Imperial Forces

Died of Wounds, France & Flanders, March 19, 1917 Age 26.

Buried; Pozieres British Cemetery, Ovillers-La-Boiselle, France

GIGNEY, Reginald Arthur

69091 Gunner, 20th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery

Died, Balkans, September 23, 1916 Age 27.

Buried; Karasouli Military Cemetery, Greece.

GILLSON, Frank Ingram

R/35208 Rifleman, 12th Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps

Died of Wounds, France & Flanders, August 16, 1917 Age 29.

Commemorated; Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.

GOODMAN, Ernest William

17555 Private, 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards

Killed in Action, France & Flanders, February 25, 1917, Age 24.

Commemorated; Thiepval Memorial France.

GRAVES, Edward Basil

Lieutenant-Commander, Royal Naval Reserve

Died UK, February 17, 1919 Age 36.

Buried; Wickford Parish Church.

GREEN, Arthur

12595 Private, 9th Battalion Essex Regiment

Died of Wounds, France & Flanders, October 18, 1915 Age 20.

Buried; St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France

GREEN William

20846 Private, 1st Battalion East Surrey Regiment

Died of Wounds, France & Flanders, September 26, 1916 Age 19.

Buried; Peronne Road Cemetety, Maricourt, France.

GROUND, John

13468 Corporal, 105th Battery, Royal Field Artillery

Died UK, October 31, 1917 Age 36.

Buried; St Catherines Church Wickford.

HANCOCK, Robert David

Second Lieutenant, 24th Battalion (Infantry) Machine Gun Corps

Killed in Action, France & Flanders, March 21, 1918 Age 25

Commemorated; Pozieres Memorial, France

HART, Percy Edward

37829 Private, 1st Battalion Essex Regiment

Died of Wounds, France & Flanders, November 30, 1917, Age 23.

Commemorated; Cambrai Memorial, France

HEARD, Albert William

60275 Lance Corporal, 26th Battalion Royal Fusiliers (formerly 40510 Essex Regiment)

Killed in Action, France & Flanders, September 30, 1917 Age 21

Commemorated; Tyne Cot Memorial

HEARD, Richard George

5771 Private, 23rd Battalion London Regiment (formerly 24444 Essex Regiment)

Killed in Action, France & Flanders, September 16, 1916 Age 23

Commemorated; Thiepval Memorial, France

HICKSON Horace Grant

Second Lieutenant, 6th Battalion Leinster Regiment

Killed in Action, Gallipoli August 6-12, 1915, Age 21.

Commemorated; Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey

HILLEARD, Paul James

2518 Rifleman, 12th Battalion London Regiment (The Rangers)

Killed in Action, France & Flanders, April 24, 1915 Age 21.

Commemorated; Menin Gate Memorial, Belgium.

HUGHES, Charles

3472 Private, 1st Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers

Killed in Action, France & Flanders, October 8, 1918 Age 21

Buried' Forenville Military Cemetery, France

HULL Alfred Davis

514994 Private, 14th Battalion London Regiment (London Scottish)

Killed in Action, France & Flanders, October 16, 1917 Age 34

Buried; Morchies Military Cemetery, France.

JENKINS Joseph

54603 Private, 15th Battalion Hampshire Regiment (formerly 22751 Royal Engineers)

Killed in Action, France & Flanders October 2, 1918 Age 27

Buried; Hooge Crater Cemetery, Belgium.

JENKINS, Joseph Henry

21249 Lance Corporal, 7th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment (formerly 99565 Royal Horse Artillery)

Killed in Action, Mesopotamia April 21, 1916 Age 41.

Commemorated; Basra Memorial, Iraq

KIMBERLEY, Frederick John

56869 Private, 11th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers (formerly 205429 Norfolk Regiment)

Killed in Action, France & Flanders, April 20, 1918

Buried; Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, France

KING, Henry Edward

14692 Private, 11th Battalion Essex Regiment

Killed in Action, France & Flanders, September 26, 1915 Age 19.

Commemorated; Loos Memorial, France

LARK, Arthur Frank

L/10077 Private, 1st Battalion Queens Royal west Surrey Regiment

Killed in Action, France & Flanders, September 16, 1914 Age 20.

Commemorated; La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial, France

LEETE, Sydney John

Second Lieutenant, Royal Flying Corps (formerly Worcestershire Regiment)

Killed in Action, France & Flanders, July 28, 1917 Age 24

Buried; Harlebeke British Cemetery, Belgium

LOOS, Cecil George Bertram

Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment

Killed in Action, France & Flanders, March 13, 1915 Age 30

Buried; Kemmel Chateau Cemetery, Belgium

MARSHALL William

80038 Driver 'G' Battery, 5th Brigade Royal Horse Artillery

Died France & Flanders, October 21, 1918 Age 30

Buried; Roisel Cemetery, France

MCQUADE John MM

6282 Sergeant 2nd Battalion Essex Regiment

Killed in Action, France & Flanders July 1, 1916

Buried; Pargny British Cemetery, France

MOON, James Thomas Baughan

7036 Lance Corporal, 76th Company (Infantry) Machine Gun Corps

Killed in Action, France & Flanders, July 22, 1916 Age 21.

Buried; Sucererie Military Cemetery Colincamps, France

MOTT, Herbert Thomas

G/21421 Private, Queens Royal West Surrey Regiment (formerly 21239 East Surrey Regiment)

Killed in Action, France & Flanders, August 10, 1917 Age 23.

Commemorated Menin Gate Memorial, Belgium

MOTT Stanley Willis

87653 Gunner 'Q' Battery Royal Horse Artillery

Killed in Action, France & Flanders, November 26, 1917 Age 24.

Buried; Villers-Plouich Cemetery, France.

NEVILLE George

13297 Private, 4th Battalion Coldstream Guards

Died UK, May 7, 1915 Age 25

Buried; St Catherines Church Wickford, England

NEVILLE William Arthur

48513 Private 25th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers (Tyneside Irish) formerly 068010 ASC

Died of Wounds in German hands, France & Flanders, March 21, 1918 Age 35

Commemorated; Arras Memorial, France

PARMENTER, Astor Gilbert

Baker HMS Queen Mary, Royal Navy

Killed in Action, Jutland May 31, 1916 Age 27.

Portsmouth Memorial, England

RAVEN Frederick Walter

26695 Private, 10th Battalion Essex Regiment

Died of Wounds as prisoner, France & Flanders September 13, 1917 Age 25

Buried; Denain Cemetery, France

REED, Samuel

49795 Private 9th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, formerly STK/2503 31st Royal Fusiliers

Killed in Action, France & Flanders April 9, 1917 Age 27.

Commemorated; Arras Memorial France.

ROBERTS William Edward

805 Trooper Household Cavalry/Essex Yeomanry

Killed in Action, France & Flanders February 8, 1915 Age 24

Commemorated; Menin Gate Memorial, Belgium.

SMITH, Leonard George

Second Lieutenant, 2nd Battalion Essex Regiment

Killed in Action, France & Flanders July 1, 1916 Age 20

Commemorated; Thiepval Memorial, France

TAYLOR, Edward

T/21290 Driver, Army Service Corps, attached 3rd Cavalry Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps

Killed in Action, France & Flanders August 9, 1918 Age 33.

Buried; Caix Cemetery, France.

TERRY, Percy George

34586 Private 2nd Battalion Essex Regiment

Killed in Action, France & Flanders, May 3, 1917 Age 38.

Commemorated; Arras Memorial, France.

TRIGG Herbert,

45823 Private 8th Battalion Suffolk Regiment

Died of Wounds, France & Flanders, October 21, 1917 Age 19.

Commemorated; Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.

TUCKETT, Arthur Leonard

35519 Private, 10th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment (formerly 3564 Devon Regiment(

Killed in Action France & Flanders, April 19, 1918 Age 40

Commemorated; Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.

TWEED, Edward Thomas

10572 Private, 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards

Killed in Action France & Flanders February 16, 1915 Age 20

Commemorated; Le Touret, France

TWEEN Jonathan

SR/1615 Gunner, 18th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery

Died, France & Flanders, October 9, 1916 Age 39

Buried; Beacourt Military Cemetery, France.

VALENTINE, William John

G/11972 Corporal 7th Battalion The Queens Royal west Surrey Regiment

Killed in Action, France & Flanders, August 8, 1918.

Buried; Beacon Cemetery, Sailly-Laurette, France.

VAN, Bernard William

Private 2nd Battalion Essex Regiment

Died UK September 11, 1914 Age 28.

VAN Stephen Frederick

7546 Acting sergeant 2nd Battalion Essex Regiment

Killed in action, France & Flanders May 13, 1915 Age 30

Commemorated Menin Gate Memorial, Belgium.

WHALLEY, William

300082 Corporal 7th Battalion Essex Regiment

Died of Wounds, Palestine May 5, 1917.

Commemorated; Jerusalem Memorial, Israel.

WILSHER John Edward

31113 Private 1st Battalion Essex Regiment

Killed in Action France & Flanders, July 28, 1917 Age 36.

Commemorated; Menin Gate Memorial, Belgium.

WINTERTON, Frank Walpole

608553 Rifleman, 18th Battalion London Regiment (London Irish) formerly 35063 5th Battalion London Regiment

Killed in Action, France & Flanders, April 7, 1918 Age 39.

Buried; Bouzincourt Cemetery, France.