HITCHIN,
BEDFORD ROAD, WAR MEMORIAL
World
War 1 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © Martin Edwards 2015
The
Hitchin memorial to No 4 Company, 1st Battalion, Hertfordshire Regiment
is to be found outside the Territorial Army Drill Hall in Bedford Road,
Hitchin. It takes the form of a free standing tablet topped by the regimental
badge on three-stepped plinth. There are 74 names listed for World War
1. The memorial was unveiled in July 1920 and cost £180. Around
2004 the memorial was moved further north along Bedford Road as the
land was sold for redevelopment, but remains in grounds of the Territorial
Army Centre. The memorial lists the names in rank order but has been
sorted into alphabetical order here for ease of reading and research.
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Photographs
Copyright © Declan Hoare 2015 |
TO
THE UNDYING MEMORY OF OUR COMRADES OF NO 4 COMPANY,
THE 1ST BATTALION, THE HERTFORDSHIRE REGIMENT,
WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR
ALBONE |
C
V W |
Private |
ANSELL |
F |
Serjeant |
ARNOLD |
T |
Private |
BAINES |
F |
Private |
BAVINGTON,
DCM |
H
L |
Corporal |
BENNETT |
E
W |
Private |
BENTLEY |
F |
Private |
BIGG |
B
R |
Corporal |
BIGG |
S
A |
Private |
BISHOP |
A |
Private |
BRYANT |
A
W |
Private |
BUCK |
P |
Private |
BUTTS |
W |
Private |
CAIN |
H
V |
Private |
CARTER |
R |
Private |
CHALKLEY |
W |
Private |
COLE |
L
J |
Private |
CORDELL |
G
J |
Private |
COUSINS |
H |
Private |
CURRELL |
H |
Lance
Corporal |
DARBY |
W
H |
Private |
DENNISS |
C
J |
Private |
EDWARDS |
G
H |
Private |
FAREY |
M |
Private |
FARROW |
G
W A |
Serjeant |
GARROD |
H
G |
Serjeant |
GATES |
G |
Private |
GILBERT |
O
W |
Private |
GINGER |
G |
Private |
GRAY |
G |
Serjeant |
GREEN |
H
J |
Serjeant |
HAGGER |
G |
Private |
HARPER |
W
C |
Serjeant |
HARWOOD |
R |
Private |
HOLLIDAY |
W
W |
Private |
JEFFERIES |
A |
Private |
JEFFREYS |
O
H |
Private |
KEEN |
G
H |
Private |
KNIGHT |
W
G |
Private |
LANGFORD |
A
P |
Company
Serjeant major |
MARCHANT |
H
W |
Private |
MARLOW |
B
G |
Private |
MATTHEWS |
B
J |
Private |
MATTHEWS |
O |
Private |
MONK |
A
J |
Private |
MOSS |
J
H |
Serjeant |
MUNCEY |
A |
Private |
MUNT |
T
R |
Corporal |
NEWBERRY |
B
R |
Corporal |
NEWBERRY |
M
A |
Private |
PARCELL |
J |
Private |
PARCELL |
J
F |
Private |
PAYNE |
C
H |
Private |
PEACOCK |
P |
Private |
REYNOLDS |
W |
Private |
SAPSED |
W
C |
Private |
SATHERTHWAITE |
J |
Company
Quartermaster Serjeant |
SAUNDERS |
B |
Private |
SELL,
MM |
W
J |
Private |
SEWELL |
J |
Private |
SHEPHERD |
A |
Private |
SIMMONS |
S |
Private |
SMITH |
H |
Corporal |
SMITH |
J
O |
Private |
SNELGROVE |
P
H |
Serjeant |
SPICER |
C |
Private |
TEW |
W
H |
Private |
THOMPSON |
F
J |
Private |
TOMLIN |
A
C |
Private |
WALKER |
A |
Private |
WELCH,
MM |
J |
Corporal |
WILSON |
W
C |
Private |
WORBEY |
A
W |
Private |
YOUNG,
V.C. |
F
E |
Second
Lieutenant~[Extract from Wikipedia - Frank Edward Young (VC)~https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Edward_Young_(VC)
]
Frank Edward Young VC (2 October 1895 – 18 September 1918) was a
recipient of the Victoria Cross. The son of a serving soldier in
the Bedfordshire Regiment, Frank Young was born in Cherat, British
India, in October 1895. Having returned to Britain for his schooling,
he joined the Hitchin Company of the Hertfordshire Regiment as a
Boy Bugler in November 1909, serving as a part-time territorial soldier.
Following the outbreak of war, Young was found medically unfit for
overseas service and had to undergo an operation. In January 1915
he was passed fit and was posted with a reinforcement draft to 1/1st
battalion Hertfordshire Regiment, then serving as part of the British
Expeditionary Force on the Western Front. His father had rejoined
the army and was serving as the battalion's Regimental Sergeant
Major. Both father and son saw service through successive engagements
in 1915, including the Battles of Festubert and Loos and during
this period the latter was promoted to Sergeant. In 1916 he was
appointed as a bombing instructor at the RouenCentral Bombing School,
but was wounded in an accident. After a period of recovery Young
was selected for officer training and was subsequently commissioned
as a Second Lieutenant on 27 April 1917, being posted to a reserve
battalion of the Bedfordshire Regiment in Britain. Following an
interlude training with the Royal Flying Corps, Young returned to
the infantry and was sent to rejoin the 1/1st Hertfordshires in France on
12 September 1918, being appointed commander of No. 4 Company on
arrival. The action for which Second Lieutenant Young was to be
awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross occurred in the aftermath of
Allied success at the Battle of Havrincourt. Soon after he rejoined
1/1st battalion, it was moved into the front-lines south east of Havrincourt,
near a copse named Triangle Wood. In the late afternoon of 18 September
1918, after an intense artillery barrage, German troops launched
an assault against this position. Although the enemy gained an initial
foothold, ultimately the battalion's line held and they were forced
to withdraw.[3] Young's actions and leadership in the successful
defence resulted in his award of the medal, the full citation for
which was published in the London Gazette on 14 December 1918 and
read:
"2nd Lt. Frank Edward Young, late 1st Bn., Herts. R. (T.F.).
For most conspicuous bravery, determination and exceptional devotion
to duty on 18th September, 1918, south-east of Havrincourt, when
during an enemy counter-attack and throughout an extremely intense
enemy barrage he visited all posts, warned the garrisons and encouraged
the men. In the early stages of the attack he rescued two of his
men who had been captured, and bombed and silenced an enemy machinegun.
Although surrounded by the enemy, 2nd Lt. Young fought his way back
to the main barricade and drove out a party of the enemy who were
assembling there. By his further exertions the battalion was able
to maintain a line of great tactical value, the loss of which would
have meant serious delay to future operations. Throughout four hours
of intense hand-to-hand fighting 2nd Lt. Young displayed the utmost
valour and devotion to duty, and set an example to which the company
gallantly responded.
He was last seen fighting hand to hand against a considerable number
of the enemy."
Initially Young was listed as missing, however his body was found
by a British patrol on 27 September at the edge of Havrincourt Wood. He
was subsequently reburied nearby in Hermies Hill British Cemetery, Hermies. |
1914-1919
ERECTED
BY MEMBERS OF HITCHIN TERRITORIAL CLUB
AND FRIENDS OF THE REG
Last updated
31 August, 2015
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