BACTON
WAR MEMORIAL
World
War 1 - Detailed Information Compiled and Copyright © Transcribed
by David Rudram; Researched by Lynda Smith - 2003 Bacton
is situated on the North Norfolk Coast. The
War Memorial is a stone cross in the Churchyard. It gives full name, and ranks
of Officers.
1914
1918
ALLISON
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Henry
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Probably:
Henry John Allison. Private G/20235. 6th Battalion,, The
Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Killed in action Monday 9 April 1917.
Born Trunch. Lived Eaton. Enlisted Norwich. Commemorated: ARRAS
MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 2.
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BARNES
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Jack
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Possibly:
Jack Clixby Barnes. Lieutenant. Plymouth Battalion, R.N. Div, Royal
Marines. Died Tuesday 11 May 1915. Commemorated: HELLES MEMORIAL,
Turkey. Panel 1 and 2.
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BEAN
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Arthur
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Private
1366. 10th Battalion,, Lincolnshire Regiment. Died Thursday
1 June 1916. Age 31. Born and lived Bacton-on-Sea. Enlisted Grimsby.
Son of James and Sarah Ann Bean, of Bacton-on-Sea, Norfolk. Buried:
LONDON CEMETERY AND EXTENSION, LONGUEVAL, Somme, France. Ref. 1.K.14.
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COZENS
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Harold
Stanley Frederick
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[Spelt
COSENS on CWGC and SDGW] Lieutenant. 1st Battalion,, East Yorkshire Regiment.
Killed in action Tuesday 27 October 1914. Age 25. Son of Mr. F.
G. Cosens, of Kensington, London. Commemorated: RATION FARM MILITARY
CEMETERY, LA CHAPELLE-D'ARMENTIERES, Nord, France. Special Memorial
at the back of.VI. L, left of entrance.
From
Andy Pay's research into the Marquis de Ruvigny' s Roll of Honour
the following:
Volume
1 Part 1, Page 95. COSENS, Harold Stanley Frederick. Lieutenant,
1st Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment.
Only
son of Frederick George Cosens of Bacton cou Norfolk and 7 observatory
gardens, Kensington W, by his wife Fanny Louisa Elizabeth dau of
Thomas Henry Ambrose of Copford, Essex and Manchester Square London.
Born
Kensington 2-12-1889, educated St Pauls school and the Royal Military
College, Sandhurst. Gazetted to the East Yorkshire Regiment 18-9-1909
and promoted to Lieut 28-2-1912.
He
was killed in action at Neuve Chapelle 28-10-1914. Major m Boyle
wrote "He was my subaltern and I never want a better, always
cheery and ready for any work that came in his way, and to take
on any hard job, even when out of his turn, as so often happened
when I wanted a man I could trust to do any difficult or jumpy piece
of work. I could not want for a nicer , more cheery and hard working
officer to soldier with ....... The exact circumstances are these.
He had led his men to retake some trenches from the Germans and
had carried out his work successfully, and was actually in the trench,
doing a kindly act to one of the enemy, who wanted to surrender,
when a sniper shot him from another direction. It is extremely painful
to write thus, as it was sheer bad luck!. My company are very cut
up indeed. He died a gallant gentleman."
He
was very keen on the boy scout movement and the vicar of St Agathas
(the Rev Everard Digby) records in St Agathas Messenger for Dec
1911 "the year before last he gave up every evening of his
two months leave to go down to different troops in East London to
teach our scouts signalling. To give up every evening, to forego
such luxuries as dining out, theatres etc for the whole of his furlough,
involved no little self sacrifice. but he never missed once, and
he was so thoroughly good tempered and patient that even the stupidest
boys managed to learn a good deal from him.The fruit of all is seen
in the number of our lads serving with the colours today. Several
of the fellows he taught are now Army or Navy signallers, and one
or two are wearing the stripes of an n.c.o. as a result of his self
scrificing labours. One thing was certain, whether they picked up
more quickly or not, every boy scout he taught was a better chap
for knowing him."
Lieut
Cosens had been on several occasions employed with the mounted infantry
and had passed with distinction throught the schools of signalling
and musketry.
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DANIELS
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William
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No
further information available at present.
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DENTON
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Edward
Hamilton
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Private
M2/156221. 905th M.T. Coy., Army Service Corps. Died at sea Friday
4 May 1917. Born Tunbridge Wells. Lived Bacton-on-Sea. Enlisted
Norwich. Commemorated: SAVONA MEMORIAL, Italy.
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GOTTS
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Marshall
Fred
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Private
15156. 9th Battalion,, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action Friday 15 September
1916. Born Bacton. Enlisted Norwich. Buried: GUILLEMONT ROAD CEMETERY,
GUILLEMONT, Somme, France. Ref. V. N. 6.
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LEATHES
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Cyril
Robert
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Probably:
Cyril Robert Leathers. Serjeant 15077. 9th Battalion,, Norfolk Regiment.
Died at sea Wednesday 17 November 1915. Born Gissing. Enlisted Norwich.
Commemorated: HOLLYBROOK MEMORIAL, SOUTHAMPTON, Hampshire, United
Kingdom.
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MACK
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Arthur
Paston
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Lieutenant
Colonel. 9th Battalion,, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action Friday 15 September
1916. Age 53. Son of John Mack, of Paston, Norwich; husband of Laura
Mack, of Manor House, Bacton, Norwich. Buried: GUILLEMONT ROAD CEMETERY,
GUILLEMONT, Somme, France. Ref. IX. A. 2.
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NOAD
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Arthur
Walter
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Private
8674. 2nd Battalion,, Lincolnshire Regiment. Died of wounds Thursday 13
May 1915. Age 22. Born Willesdon according to CD, West Ealing according
to CWGC. Lived Bacton. Enlisted London. Son of John Henry and Ellen
Noad, of "Melrose," Bacton-on-Sea, North Walsham, Norfolk. Buried:
GREENWICH CEMETERY, London, United Kingdom. Ref. I. "C." B. 1139.
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PUNCHARD
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Charles
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Gunner
153454. 291st Siege Bty., Royal Garrison Artillery. Died of wounds
Tuesday 30 October 1917. Age 31. Born Denton. Enlisted Norwich.
Son of William and Caroline Punchard, of Topcroft, Norfolk; husband
of Phyllis M. Punchard, of Bacton, North Walsham, Norfolk. Buried:
NINE ELMS BRITISH CEMETERY, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Ref. VI. B. 5.
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WEST
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Christopher
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Possibly:
Deck Hand 10184DA. H.M. Drifter "Tuberose.", Royal Naval Reserve.
Died Thursday 31 August 1916. Commemorated: CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL,
Kent, United Kingdom. Ref. 19.
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1 February 2004
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